In a word, Cha Ge was also a little stunned by the shock of this news.

But it doesn’t matter, Cha Ge soon realized that he no longer had to make decisions.

"What do you mean?"

In the evening, Cha Ge, who was almost having a splitting headache, was asked by his trusted subordinates to leave the best house in Tiemenguan, but he was immediately furious because no less than a hundred officers had gathered in the yard in front of his residence. "Want to rebel?"

"Prince Jin, no one wants to rebel!" An old general who was obviously elected led everyone to kneel down, then he knelt forward, hugged Cha Ge's legs and spoke earnestly. "Prince Jin, we just want to ask, since Xingqing Prefecture has been occupied by the Song people, why do we have to stay here? Shouldn't we go back to rescue the emperor?! Our tribe, children, savings, and property are all in our hometown! Even if the king and the prince are not here, shouldn't they be in the west?"

At the end of his words, his eyes were red, tears were starting to fall from his eyes, his voice became sobbing, and he started rubbing his hands against Cha Ge's legs.

Cha Ge stared at this person in a daze, his heart was churning for a moment, but he suddenly realized:

The man who was holding his legs was in his fifties. Although he was older, he was promoted by himself, so his loyalty was of course not a problem. However, at the same time, this man who was the commander of Jingzhou was also the "Zu Ru (big leader)" in the local Fanguan system of Jingzhou. His tribe was in Jingzhou next to Xingqing Prefecture!

This man and his tribe had land awarded to them in Jingzhou, a Buddhist temple that the tribe had long worshipped, a large house belonging to his tribe in Xingqing Prefecture, and a cemetery exclusively for his tribe at the foot of the Helan Mountains... How could such a man, such a core backbone of the army, agree to let himself stay in Hengshan?

And if even this kind of person is unwilling to stay in Hengshan with me, what about others?

Thinking of this, Cha Ge could not help but glance around the yard, and he had an idea in his mind - there was no other reason. Among the 30,000 Tangut troops at Tiemenguan at this time, more than 20,000 were brought from Xingling. Most of them were from Xingling, and a few were even from Hexi and Yinshan. There were also thousands of troops from Hengshan, but they were undoubtedly a minority.

"Prince of Jin." Just when Cha Ge was relaxed, the general looked up at Cha Ge's silence and looked at him with tears in his eyes. "Let me say this again. You must not make a fool of yourself at this moment... We have just discussed that the king has been in office for nearly fifty years and people are attached to him. If you think about the position of king at this moment, it will only make people lose heart. But then again, if something really happens to the king and the prince, even if you don't take this position, we will definitely not be convinced! As for the fact that only the prince or the king of Yue is still alive, isn't it inevitable that you will be the Shangfu or the Grand Tutor? What is there to hesitate about?"

Hearing this, Cha Ge completely relaxed... Isn't it? At this time, the officials who fled to the west and the frightened refugees had already appeared in large numbers, and the news could not be concealed at all. Since the news could not be concealed, with people's hearts in turmoil, how could he have the final say?

He is not some powerful official! He is just a general from the royal family who is good at fighting and a bit greedy and lustful!

Although Cha Ge had his confidants in the army, confidants were not good enough. Just like the man under his feet, on the one hand, he was his confidant, but on the other hand, he was also the direct confidant of his brother, Li Ganshun, the ruler of Xixia who had been in power for nearly fifty years... Even Cha Ge was Li Ganshun's confidant, wasn't he?

You have to know that the army is a living thing. It has 30,000 people, with layers of organization, and everyone has his or her own ideas!

Of course, the more important point is that Wei Mingcha Ge himself grew up in Xingqing Prefecture and was loyal to his brother, so he was in a dilemma.

At this point, it would be more accurate to say that they were going with the flow rather than being coerced.

Thinking of this, Cha Ge no longer hesitated, wiped his tears and sighed: "What are you thinking about? When has my loyalty to the king changed? I was worried about my brother's whereabouts, and I was worried that you would have second thoughts after knowing the news, so I was scared and dared not come out... Now Lingzhou is still in our hands, and you are all so loyal, so let's not wait any longer, and set off quickly, according to the original plan, go to Lingzhou, then cross the river to recapture Xingqing Prefecture, and then find the king and the prince! Drive all the Song dogs out!"

Everyone was in an uproar and cheered in unison, showing an attitude of returning to their teacher.

However, things could not end like this. Cha Ge reached an agreement with most of the army and walked out of the yard. However, he saw more than a dozen officers who looked terrified but had not dared to enter the yard before. He felt helpless.

After Weiming Chage learned the news, in order to increase the efficiency of the rescue, he ordered the nearest Yanzhou Army to rush west, and then ordered the Iron Harriers to follow quickly, but at the same time he forced several thousand troops out from the Hengshan front. Otherwise, how could he gather 30,000 people so quickly?

The small group of officers outside the yard were the leaders of the local troops in Hengshan.

"I won't make it difficult for you." Cha Ge gritted his teeth. "It's difficult here in Hengshan too, so don't go there. Go to the front line in Yanzhou first to support, and then listen to the orders of Renli, the military supervisor of Yuzhou, and listen to his unified dispatch... Before I left yesterday, I had him recruit civilians over 16 and under 60 from the seven states... You try your best to hold on, and I will come back to rescue you when I recapture Xingqing Prefecture."

These officers also felt relieved for a moment, just like Cha Ge.

After sending these officers away, Cha Ge knew that if the news continued to spread, it would inevitably cause turmoil in Hengshan. However, since he had made up his mind, he could not change it. He had to write a special military order to the military supervisor Weiming Renli who stayed in Youzhou, explaining the situation in advance so that the other party could calm the people, especially control Weiming Heda... This man was too dangerous at this time.

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