At the beginning of September of the third year of the Great Song Jianyan, Shaanxi, Weizhou.

On the official road in the north of the city, the torrent of steel is endless, thousands of troops and horses are neat and solemn, the cold light is ironclad, the artillery is innumerable, the muzzle of the cannon is secluded, the swords and guns are like a forest, the flag covers the sun, the army is long, I don't know how much.

"Ah Weng, how can there be so many officers and soldiers?"

At the entrance of a village next to the official road, a yellow-mouthed child looked at the Song people who were rolling over the mountains and fields, and asked in surprise.

"Good grandson, this is the Loyal Army, it seems that this is going to fight with the Xia people!"

The old man sighed, and in his cloudy eyes, he couldn't hide his worry about the war.

"Ah Weng, can the loyal army defeat the Xia people?"

"Ah Weng didn't know. However, looking at the posture of the loyal and righteous army, the Xia people are probably choked enough. ”

On both sides of the official road, there were people in different costumes and coarse cloth and short brown. The border mountainous areas are crisscrossed, farming is not easy, and the water and soil are barren, which also makes the people's lives very difficult.

Everyone looked at the people, and many were dumbfounded. With so many officers and troops, it seems to be a big battle.

"This ...... Officers and soldiers, look so majestic! ”

In the crowd, someone couldn't help but exclaim.

"This is the Loyal Army, the Loyal Army, it's amazing!"

Someone was well-informed and immediately distinguished from the flag and the costume.

"Loyalty, is it powerful?"

"Fanzi is not an opponent, you say it's not powerful!"

The people talked a lot, and some people's hearts were swaying and full of emotion.

"Since the Chonghe period, today I see the majesty of my Han army, and it is really bitter!"

Endless soldiers of the loyal army marched forward, lined up in order, and their fighting spirit was high.

The Song and Xia fought a hundred years of war, you came and went, the soldiers and civilians of the border were killed and wounded, and all industries withered. Now that the elite of the Great Song Dynasty is coming, I don't know what kind of bloody storm it is.

It has been a full thirteen years since the last large-scale use of troops by the Great Song Dynasty against the Western Xia during the reign of Zhao Jizhonghe. And for about six years since the end of Xuanhe, the Song people have been aiming at Yanyun, and they have been in a faint move, almost wanting to lose the country. Only the Western Xia pressed forward step by step, encroaching on the whale swallow, and the Great Song Dynasty had no power to fight back.

Now, the world has been turned upside down, and the Great Song Dynasty has also begun to counterattack.

Zhang Tianmin was caught in the rolling torrent, and in his luggage on the horse, there were not only letters written by his wife to him, but also two pairs of cloth shoes made for him by his childhood sweetheart's wife.

Heavenly People,

got together for a short time, but unexpectedly, the war resumed, and you and I were separated again!

The moment of getting together is worth a thousand dollars. left in a hurry, the concubine's body and intestines were broken, and her heart ached; However, the northern captives are rampant, and they are bloody everywhere, how many people can be satisfied?

Soldiers should take it as their duty to defend their homes and the country and sacrifice loyally and bravely. The Huns have not been destroyed, why should they be at home? If you don't drive away all the jackals, how can the four seas come to Jingqing?

Thousands of mountains and rivers, I don't know when we will be able to meet. Don't think about everything in the family, the concubine will wait for the officials to come back. In the bag, there are two pairs of newly made shoes, seeing things like people, needles and threads, all of which are tied to the concubine's heart.

Know your original intention, crisscross the world, help all sentient beings, think of the people of the world, and seek well-being for the people of the world. The concubine will not be sad, but proud of her husband!

The mountains are long and the waters are wide, and the fish and Cambodia are vegetarian, and I am at home in Jingzhao Mansion, waiting for the triumphant return of the Prime Minister.

Zhang Tianmin touched the letter in his arms, sang a military song, and rode forward.

"Ninety-nine with a steel knife, kill all Hu Erfang.

I am a dignified man, what is a Tartar as a horse and a cow.

The strong man drank the wine in the bowl and did not look back on the journey of a thousand miles.

The golden drums roared in unison, and the yellow dragon swore endlessly. ”

Weizhou, named after Weishui. The seat of governance is in Xiangwu. After the Anshi Rebellion, Tubo took advantage of the situation to enter. The Tang and Tibetan Wars greatly damaged the national strength of the Tang Dynasty, and Pingliangjing became the border defense and battlefield of the Tang Dynasty. Due to the long-term occupation of Tibet, many Tibetans settled in the territory. This phenomenon has not been seen until the Song Dynasty

Change.

When the army arrived in Weizhou, the local parent official of a state, the former governor of Weizhou, and now the general judge Qu Zhong led the local officials to open the city gate and welcome the army into the city.

As a local official appointed by the Great Song Dynasty after its move to the south, Qu Zhong did not have much affection for the Great Song Dynasty. Speaking of which, he is still a distant relative of Quduan, who was originally a little envoy of Jingyuan Road, and naturally has a special affection for Wang Song and the Loyal and Righteous Army who appeased Quduan's family.

"Gong Li, the Loyal and Righteous Army is really a tiger and wolf army!"

At the north gate of Weizhou City, looking at the steel jungle rolling forward, the army was neat and solemn, silent, thousands of troops and horses, murderous, Qu Zhong was shocked, and said sincerely.

"Gong Li, these bronze round mouths are the artillery of the Loyal and Righteous Army, right?"

Another old minister and new official smacked his tongue and praised: "I heard that the soldiers under the command of Wang Xianggong are brave and brave, and everyone is brave and brave in battle, and they are also sharp in firearms, which is unparalleled in the world." Seeing it today is an eye-opener! ”

Everyone praised it because the Loyal and Righteous Army had killed all sides in recent years and had already made a name for itself. Even the invincible Jurchen Iron Cavalry is afraid of them, how can they take it to heart!

It can be said that their confidence in the Loyal Army is greater than that of the Loyal Army.

Unconsciously, the loyal and righteous army has become the banner of anti-Jin, the strong force to protect the country, and the blade of the enemy.

"If you can set foot on the homeland of the Han and Tang Dynasties in person, the old man will also have a wish in this life, and he will be worthy of his life!"

A white-haired official, muttering to himself, embarrassed.

He turned around suddenly, bowed to Li Ruoxu, and said in a trembling voice: "Li Gong, to restore the old land, you will rely on the army of loyalty and righteousness!"

"You don't have to be polite. You and I are both doing things for Wang Xianggong. As long as everyone works for the country and the people and works loyally, Wang Xianggong will not be able to lose you and me. ”

Picking up the white-haired old official who bowed to the end, Li Ruoxu's face was solemn, and his heart was solemn.

When the army marched north to the Western Xia, Weizhou would be the distribution center of the army, a place for the stacking of heavy grain and grass, and he also needed these local bureaucrats to maintain local law and order, pacify the people, and recruit farmers to transport grain and grass for the army and provide logistical support.

As for the future, it is to use the good and eliminate the inferior, which is no longer something he considers.

"Li Xianggong, Mo Ruo told Wang Lungong and asked him to speed up the transfer of grain and grass for later use."

Liu Zhao, the younger brother of Liu Qi, the commander of the Pingxia army, the new governor of Weizhou, said: "From Weizhou to Xiangyikou, Zhenrong Army, Pingxia City, Tongxia Village, Lingping Village, Xiaoguan, dozens of fortresses large and small, once occupied by our army, it is necessary to send troops to station, the government to settle in, proclaim and recruit, and exercise administrative power, this is a long-term policy."

Li Ruoxu nodded appreciatively. Sure enough, he is a child of a family who knows the need to restore the king's rule. It seems that this Liu family not only has Confucian generals like Liu Qi, who are both civil and military, but also civil servants like Liu Zhao, who strategizes and gives advice.

"What Liu Zhizhou said is very true!"

Li Ruoxu nodded and said: "The prime minister has already made arrangements, and the army's grain and grass are also on the way, so you don't have to worry."

In the midst of the army that was rushing forward and not seeing each other, Liu Xi looked at the tiger and wolf sergeants who were constantly moving forward, and his face was full of surprise.

"Brother Jiu, how can this sergeant be so majestic, how can there be so many horse troops?"

Although he knew the prestige of the Loyal Army, and also knew that it was brave and good at fighting, and was unstoppable, but after witnessing it with his own eyes, the shock in his heart was really extraordinary.

Liu Rui's eyes were also shining, and he couldn't help asking: "Brother Jiu, such elite soldiers and horses, such a fierce soldier, it seems that Wang Xianggong is going to fight a national war!"

A trace of pride flashed in Liu Qi's heart. After a few years away from home, he finally proved himself in front of his brothers.

"Big brother, eleventh brother, the soldiers you brought are not bad. You must remember that if you are in front of the generals, you and I must no longer call each other brothers!"

Liu Qi said: "The discipline of the loyal and righteous army is strict and strict

It is forbidden to form gangs and set up their own mountains. If others know, it will be detrimental to you and my brother, and it will be difficult for the team to prohibit it. ”

Liu Xi brother one.asxs. head, Liu Xi said: "Brother Jiu, don't worry, you and my brother have been in the army for a long time, and you know the rules of the army, you can rest assured!"

He led his troops to join the loyal army commanded by his younger brother. Like Li Yanxian, as the deputy commander of Zhengxia, he commanded Xihe and Qin Feng's subordinates, so he naturally had to do his best and not hinder his younger brother.

It is precisely because of the addition of the Song army of Xihe Road, the Song army of Qinfeng Road, and the local Shangxiang soldiers that the number of the loyal and righteous army has reached 50,000, which can be called a strong soldier.

"Big brother, you just need to understand the little brother's hardship!"

Liu Qi was grateful. His elder brother has already been a strategic envoy all the way, but he has to serve as his younger brother, which can be described as extremely aggrieved.

"Big brother, eleventh brother, this battle is a national war, which is related to the safety of the left wing of the Loyal and Righteous Army, and is closely related to the overall situation of resisting Jin and the great plan of westward expansion, and it must not be defeated!"

"It's just that it is not easy to wipe out the hundreds of thousands of troops of Western Xia with 50,000 people!"

Liu Xi frowned and said: "Let's just say that this Pingxia City is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but it is the throat of the south and the north." I'm afraid this first battle will take some twists and turns. ”

In November of the first year of Jingkang (1126 AD), the Xia army captured the Huaide army, killed Liu Quan, the military commander of the Song Dynasty, and sentenced Du Yi. The surrounding Xi'an Prefecture and Zhenrong armies were also reoccupied by the Western Xia.

Now that the army of loyalty and righteousness is coming, it has finally changed the situation of retreating step by step.

"Pingxia City is not worth mentioning, our army will win the first battle!"

Liu Qi said proudly: "Li Shifu led the army from the Jinning Army into Western Xia, controlled the Great Wall fortress, and involved several major military divisions on the East Road of Western Xia. If our army can't win, how can we have the face to see the king!"

"Brother Jiu, the army is moving forward, why don't you see the craftsmen following?"

Although Liu Rui had doubts about whether the loyal and righteous army could take Pingxia City, he still couldn't help but ask, and changed the topic: "The army fights, if the city is difficult to conquer, the food and grass are not enough, the retreat is too late, and the army is in danger. If you enter the fortress, you can protect the safety of the army. ”

If you don't repair it quickly, once the other party comes to attack reflexively, I'm afraid that it will be easy to break the city.

"Brother Eleven doesn't need to worry!"

Liu Qi smiled slightly and said softly: "The way of engagement in war has long been different from what it used to be. After a few battles, you understand. ”

With the current combat strength of the loyal and righteous army, he really doesn't know what kind of city he can't attack.

He looked at the long line of winding and undulating formations in the mountains behind him, and said loudly: "Pass the order, the whole army will speed up, and we must reach Zhenrong City within two days!"

The soldiers all quickened their pace, rolling steel torrents, all over the mountains, as if they were about to annihilate everything in the world.

"Where is the peach Taoist now, the former Liu Lang is here again."

Liu Zhengyan was caught in the torrent of the rolling forward team, looking at the rolling mountains in the distance, and couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in his heart.

"I can't imagine that I, Liu Zhengyan, a descendant, can go back to the bloody homeland of my ancestors!"

Yes, his father, Liu Fa, a generation of famous generals, fell on the battlefield of Zhengxia because of Tong Guan's incompetent command.

The Song army was defeated and his father was killed, but Tong Guan shirked the blame for the defeat on his father, which can be described as a strange injustice through the ages.

"Liu Fagong is a famous general, a leader in the Western Army!"

However, Wang Song admired his father's exploits and believed that he was the leader of the generals of the Western Army and could be called a generation of famous generals. This also made Liu Zhengyan grateful, and he wanted to repay the favor and kill himself.

However, looking at the military prestige of the loyal and righteous army, I am afraid that the chance of "killing yourself" is very small. Now the plan can only kill the enemy bravely, in order to repay Wang Songyang's father's grace in the world.

"Father, don't worry, the child will not fall into your reputation!"

Liu Zhengyan's heart was slightly sour, and he hit his horse and went forward, and the sergeant behind followed closely.