Chapter 211 Talent Awakening
After hearing this, Yelu Mawu himself didn't believe it.

Seeing Yelu Yudu's amused expression, and thinking that they were both surrendered generals of the Liao Kingdom, Ma Wu asked in a low voice: "It seems that Yang Chang is really in Qinzhou? This battle will be difficult to fight. How are you going to deal with it?"

"how?"

Yelu Yudu smiled bitterly and said, "Yang Chang is brave and good at fighting, and he is also cunning. Moreover, he occupies a favorable position at this time. With him in Qinzhou, I don't think I can take it. Isn't Tuhesu coming? I will give the command to him."

"How can this be possible? You are the Marshal's Right Supervisor, and Tuhesu is only Meng'an."

"But I can't do anything to Chief Yang. I can't risk my life for his son just because of what Lou Shi said."

"This"

As a fellow tribesman, Yelu Mawu felt the same way, so he stopped trying to persuade him and comforted him: "Facts speak louder than words. Why don't you discuss it with Tuhesu again? You'd better send someone to verify it. What if Gao Qingyi was wrong? Lou Shi said he saw it with his own eyes, but you didn't."

"Gao Qingyi is also a Liao person, why would he lie to me?"

After Yelu Yu finished speaking, he came out of the tent and sent someone to summon Gao Qingyi for questioning.

After Gao Qingyi arrived, he swore an oath, so Yelu Mawu suspected that Lou Shi was eager to save his son and used this method to make Nianhan send troops.

Half an hour later, Tuhesu arrived at Pantuo.

Inside the central army tent, not only was there no welcoming banquet, there wasn't even any greetings. Instead, there were questions from everyone.

After Tu Hesu understood the whole story, his pair of messy thick eyebrows bulged in the middle.

Facing the three Liao people, Yelu Yudu, Yelu Mawu and Gao Qingyi, Tuhesu made suggestions with a smile.

"Don't worry, Commander. I will send out scouts tomorrow to verify whether Commander Yang is here, and then report to the Marshal."

"There are outposts and garrisons in Gu Nan, and our scouts can't get through at all. If we spend a few more days to verify, we will have time to go back and forth to Pingyang. Who can tell by then?"

"Well, that makes sense."

Seeing that Yelu Yudu was upset, Tuhesu immediately came up with another idea: "Gao Tongshi will return to Yangqu tomorrow, and we will hurry up to verify it?"

"Forget it." Yelu Yudu frowned and shook his head: "Gao Qingyi and I will go back together. All military affairs here will be in the hands of the general."

"Me? That's inappropriate."

"Suitable."

Yelu Yudu waved his hand and stood up without saying anything.

"We will rush back to Yangqu overnight. The commander's camp is now in your hands. I suggest you don't rush in rashly. Yang Chang is really difficult to deal with."

"Uh yes."

Wanyan Tuhesu, later called "Dragon and Tiger King" by the people of the Song Dynasty, was a brave and warlike man who liked to charge into battle. He was rather disgusted with political struggles.

Although he didn't believe Lou Shi was lying, seeing that Yelu Yu was so concerned, Tuhesu couldn't stop him, nor did he have the right to stop him.

Yelu Yudu and dozens of his followers set off for the Yangqu camp overnight.

On the afternoon of February 17, Yelu Yudu returned to the Jin army camp.

Nianhan and Loushi were both shocked when they saw it.

Yelu Yudu went straight to the point and asked Gao Qingyi to testify for him, which stunned both Nianhan and Lou Shi.

Lou Shi had met Gao Qingyi before, so after hearing what he said, he stepped forward and asked excitedly, "Are you sure that was really Yang Chang? Is it possible that you were mistaken?"

"I have a deep impression of Chief Yang. I cannot be wrong about him. I am willing to guarantee it with my whole family's lives."

“That’s weird.”

Lou Shi didn't think as much as Yelu Yudu. He pinched his beard and muttered to himself while thinking:
"Before I left Lingshi Camp, I sent people to take a look at Yangliang North Pass. At that time, Yang Chang was at the pass. Even if he left on the same day, it would be impossible for him to arrive in two days because of the long journey along the mountain road."

Nianhan sat back in his original position and said quietly, "Yang Chang relied only on the soldiers of Qinzhou to not only defend against the two-front attack, but also defeated our Jin army? Qinzhou relied on the terrain, but what did he rely on in Pingyang?"

"What happened to Pingyang?"

Yelu Yudu looked confused, and Lou Shi immediately took the initiative to explain: "Yang Chang was at the northern pass of Yangliang, boasting that he defeated Yin Shuke, and the 30,000 troops he brought with him were wiped out without a single one left."

"How is it possible? How can Chief Yang do that? I can't figure it out."

"Yeah, why does he do that? I can't figure it out."

Nianhan looked at Yelu Yudu, then his eyes fell on Gao Qingyi's face, as if trying to find the answer from him.

Gao Qingyi had an innocent look on his face and thought to himself, "Don't look at me. I, a mere idiot, can't figure it out. The only thing I can confirm is that I saw Yang Chang with my own eyes in the valley."

At this time, the central army tent was covered by dark clouds.

Everyone frowned, but no one expressed an opinion.

"Gao Tongshi, please tell me in more detail what Yang looked like when you saw him that day, what kind of horse and weapon he used."

"Huh? Oh"

Lou Shi suddenly asked again. Gao Qingyi didn't know what his intention was, but he still answered truthfully.

"That day, Yang Chang seemed to be wearing no armor, riding a yellow horse, and holding a long-handled machete."

“That’s right, that’s right.”

"how?"

The thin man slapped his forehead, quickly stood up and walked towards him.

"I spent all day hunting geese, but was blinded by a goose. I may have fallen into his trap. Alas."

"Yang Chang is full of tricks"

"Don't interrupt, let him speak clearly!"

Yelu Yudu thought that Lou Shi had "admitted his mistake" and took the initiative to step forward to "plead for him", but was sternly stopped by Nianhan.

Lou Shi nodded slightly to Nianhan, pinching his chin and analyzing:
"If my guess is correct, Yang Chang should have been at the northern gate of Yangliang first. I don't know what method he used to return to Qinzhou for defense in two days."

"how do I say this?"

"I once asked someone about it. Yang Chang was always dressed in white horse and golden armor, and his weapon was a golden halberd with phoenix wings. He left his armor and weapons at Yangliang Pass, so he didn't wear armor when he arrived in Qinzhou, and his weapon was also changed to a broadsword."

"Makes sense."

Nianhan nodded and stroked his beard, then he muttered to himself: "From Yangliang North Pass to Qinzhou, the distance is nearly a thousand miles, and half of it is through canyons and mountain roads. How did he get there in two days? And how did he defeat Yin Shu? This is what I can't figure out the most."

"marshal."

"Huh? You know? Tell me!"

The speaker was He Quan, the former defender of Xinzhou. He had not made any achievements since his surrender. He had just been listening in the tent for a long time and finally wanted to find a sense of existence.

After getting Nianhan's permission, He Quan stood up, clasped his fists, and replied, "Yang Chang was born in Liangshanpo and is one of the 108 leaders under Song Jiang. Many of these 108 leaders have special skills. Among them is a man called the God of Speed ​​named Dai Zong. It is said that he has the ability to travel a thousand miles a day. Is it possible that Yang Chang is helped by this man?"

"General He is right. I have also heard similar rumors."

Geng Shouzhong, the leader of the Yisheng Army, also stood up and echoed the sentiment, which made Nianhan's frown even harder to dispel.

"Traveling a thousand miles a day? There is such a magical skill? How can we fight against it?"

"Yin Shu has 30,000 elite soldiers. Even if the magic of speed can detect and send messages, Yang Chang cannot rely on it to repel the enemy. The key is that Yin Shu is a cautious person. His defeat is the most incredible."

"General Lou Shi, there are many people in Liangshan who know strange magic. I heard there is a Taoist priest who can turn beans into soldiers and call the wind and rain."

"That would be troublesome"

Geng Shouzhong's rumor made the usually calm Lou Shi look uneasy.

Nianhan's Western Army started off very quickly and captured a large area of ​​land in the north. Then it encountered stubborn resistance from the Taiyuan defenders and is now blocked by Yang Chang to the north of Taiyue Mountain.

This is like a young boy who tastes the forbidden fruit for the first time. At first he feels like he has endless energy, but then he becomes weak due to lack of endurance.

Yang Chang controlled the important road to Qinzhou and occupied the alternative route of Pingyang. Nianhan had to either attack by force or take a detour. It was obviously not a wise move to attack the pass by force without taking Taiyuan.

In addition to the nearest Qinzhou and the next closest Pingyang, there are two other routes to go south.

One is Liaozhou, which is adjacent to Qinzhou in the northeast. This prefecture is parallel to the south of Taiyue Mountain. The terrain is mainly undulating mountains, and the official road leading to Taiyuan is narrow and difficult to travel. The most terrible thing is that if Nianhan is willing to spend a lot of effort to cross the mountains and ridges and go south from Liaozhou, he will eventually have to pass through Wuxiang County.

This county is a large county in the eastern part of Qinzhou, less than 50 miles away from the government seat Tongdi.

In other words, after going in circles, Nianhan still has to fight with Yang Chang. Once Wuxiang is heavily defended, the Jin army in the west will be trapped in Liaozhou again.

The last route is from the east of Taiyuan to Pingding, and then through Jingjing to Zhending Prefecture.

This is equivalent to completely bypassing Shanxi and taking the Hebei route taken by Olib, but this would be an insult to Nianhan, and he would not choose to take this route.

The Jin army had been attacking the Song Dynasty for two months, but due to the barrier of the Taihang Mountains, the two routes in the east and west were unaware of each other's news.

Even if Nianhan was unwilling to take the old route of Zhending, he had to send people to contact the Eastern Army to understand the situation, so that the two armies could fight together. Otherwise, there would be no need to attack at the same time.

Taking advantage of Yang Chang blocking the way, Nianhan slowed down the tempo of the war. On the one hand, he consolidated the occupied land, on the other hand, he concentrated on attacking Taiyuan and sent people to contact the Eastern Route Army.

Yelu Yudu returned and stayed in the camp, and Wanyan Tuhe took over to guard Pantuo to prevent the Qinzhou soldiers from invading and causing trouble.

Yang Chang will take Taiyuan in the future, but he does not have the strength to go north now. The day after defeating Yelu Yudu, he hurried back to Tongdi. He wanted to select someone to take office in Pingyang as soon as possible.

This is like playing a game and opening a branch mine. To guard the intersection, you have to focus on development first.

Xiao Rang was originally the county lieutenant of Qinyuan, but he was always loaned out to work in the provincial government office.

This time, Yang Chang allowed him to skip several levels and become the governor of a state.

In addition, tens of thousands of refugees poured in last year and it was difficult to resettle them all in Qinzhou, and Pingyang happened to have a large amount of vacant land.

Yang Chang wanted to relocate a group of people, but these people had just settled down and felt a rare sense of security in Qinzhou. Most of them would rather be tenant farmers than travel to Pingyang to start a new life.

As the saying goes, a forced melon is not sweet. Yang Chang did not want to force the people to migrate. Moreover, although the remaining land in Qinzhou was poor, they could still survive as long as they were diligent and hardworking.

In late February, spring comes back to the earth.

At that time, the Qinzhou border crisis was resolved and officials and people returned to normal life.

Yang Chang and Zhao Fujin returned from their inspection of Pingyang and saw the people busy with spring plowing and sowing on the way.

When they reached the western suburbs of Tongdi City, Zhao Fujin saw someone greeting him from afar on the slope by the road, so he withdrew his magical powers and stopped.

"Yang Lang, someone is waving at us from the hill."

"Yes, it's Yang Jian."

Yang Chang nodded happily and said in a positive tone: "After being taught a lesson by me last time, he finally knew to go to the fields and help with housework. He is a potential talent that can be cultivated."

"Did Yang Jian teach his uncle a lesson?"

Zhao Fujin was surprised to hear this and couldn't help but complain, "They helped you a lot, especially Xiao Rang went to Pingyang, and he was the one who helped you with the government affairs."

"How many important government affairs are there? They are all trivial matters, mostly local officials looking for trouble. Fortunately, the officials in Qinzhou are very obedient and do their jobs in a law-abiding manner without causing trouble."

"Isn't it because of your power? You can do this now because the situation is unstable. You must be careful and restrained in the future. I heard that my father has passed the throne to the crown prince. As the saying goes, a new emperor appoints new ministers."

"Princess, have you forgotten?"

Yang Chang smiled leisurely and said jokingly: "Your husband is going to rebel against your father, and you are now my wife."

"No, my uncle is here."

When Zhao Fujin saw Yang Chang dealing with the Jin army, she did not believe that her man wanted to rebel. She thought to herself, how could a rebel help the imperial court?

Yang Chang didn't explain much and walked towards Yang Jian.

"What is Uncle Wu planting again? Why doesn't he stop for a whole season?"

"Hi."

Yang Jian spread his hands and sighed, "Dad is planting soybeans. Don't you understand him, brother? He never has time to rest." (The main crop in Qinzhou is winter wheat, and beans and other supplementary crops are planted in spring.)
"Uncle Wu has been working so hard for decades. Maybe he is saving money for you to marry a wife."

"No, that's not the case. Qinzhou has been taking in refugees these past few months, and my father has donated most of the family's food. He said that the stability of Qinzhou was hard-won, and he wanted to help his brother."

"Uncle Wu is such a nice guy."

Zhao Fujin was standing by the roadside, but when he came over and heard what Yang Jian said, he sighed that Yang De was as good as his name.

"Sister-in-law."

"Ah."

"Fifth uncle is not bad, right? Yang Jian is actually not bad either, but it's a pity that I stole the princess out of the palace. If I had married her openly, I would have let you choose a girl from an official family as your wife."

"You're talking nonsense again."

Several people were talking on the hillside and were seen by Mrs. Lu who was working not far away.

Lu walked forward a few steps and suddenly saw Yang Chang and the princess. She hurriedly brushed the dust off her hands and deliberately tidied them up before stepping forward to greet them.

"Sanlang, Princess, why are you here?"

"Auntie."

"We just happened to pass by, and Jiandi said you were planting soybeans. What stage are you at now?"

"what?"

Lu then remembered that her hands were dirty, so she hurriedly turned sideways and lifted her clothes to wipe her hands that were covered with ash. She then smiled and replied, "Your fifth uncle is digging the soil in front, and I will follow and spread the ash."

"Aren't you growing soybeans? Wood ash is..."

Zhao Fujin had lived in the deep palace for a long time and had no idea where the rice on the plates came from, so the questions she asked were very ignorant.

"Wood ash is fertilizer, providing nutrients for crops."

As soon as Lu finished her explanation, Zhao Fujin raised another question.

"Do crops need nutrients? Aren't sunlight and water enough?"

"This"

"Crops are like people. They will not starve to death if they only eat and drink water. But if they want to grow strong and tall, they need to eat some meat and eggs."

Yang Chang took over the conversation and answered, and finally Zhao Fujin understood.

“So that’s how it is”

"It's still Sanlang. It's no problem for me to do the work, but it's difficult to explain it clearly."

As soon as Mrs. Lu finished speaking, Yang Chang suddenly rolled up his sleeves.

"It's rare for me to come to the fields. Since I met you today, I will help my uncle and aunt with the work. Yang Jian, bring me a hoe."

"No, you are now the governor of Qinzhou, you can't lower your status!"

"So what if he's an inspector? If you don't believe me, ask the princess. Every year the emperor goes to the fields to encourage farmers to cultivate crops."

"What Yang Lang said is very true."

Seeing that Zhao Fujin agreed, Lu used the excuse that she didn't have many hoes and politely refused Yang Chang's request to work.

But this did not pose a problem for Yang, who then suggested laying wood ash on the ground, with a look of astonishment.

Seeing this, Mrs. Lu shook her head and said, "It's hard to wash clothes if they get dirty from spreading the dust. If Sanlang really wants to help, he can sow the seeds with Jian'er."

"Also."

"Is it difficult to sow seeds? Can I try it too?"

"It's not difficult. I'll teach you."

Yang Chang held a basket of seeds and sowed them while demonstrating to Zhao Fujin: "Princess, remember to do as I did. Sow them evenly at every spot."

The two were being affectionate with each other when a prompt suddenly popped up in Yang Chang's mind.

[Grandmaster Farmer's random talent, 'Sowing Beans, Reaping Beans' has been triggered and awakened]

(End of this chapter)