Of course, with the development and development of maritime trade in the Song Dynasty, the economic value of the Xia region has slowed down, but in military and political terms, the region of Xia is still mouth-watering.

The reason why the Xia State was able to stand between the Liao, Jin, Song, and Tatars without falling was that in addition to the strategic advantages in the terrain, it was the Hexi Corridor it occupied, which gave it strong economic capabilities, so that it could survive strongly in the cracks of the four countries.

The Hexi Corridor is a golden economic and military artery, and as long as it occupies this road, chokes the throat between East and West, and adds a political system that does not require much wisdom, then it is enough to make it invincible among the great powers.

Therefore, such a region with huge advantages in politics, economy, and especially military strategy, Ye Qing, after starting from Xingqing Mansion, was eager to immediately take these as his own when he looked at the continuous Qilian Mountain in the distance, as well as the Longshou and Horsehair Mountains in the north.

As 5,000 people from Song, Jin, and Xia each began to march west along the Hexi Corridor, whether it was the Jin or the Song people, as the brigade advanced westward, they began to show an expression that in the eyes of the Xia people, they could be called dirt buns who had never seen the world.

Different from the terrain and mountains of the Central Plains, and different from the vast and vast grasslands, the world like mountains dotted in the distance, now the world in front of them is enough to make everyone feel deeply shocked, and the saying that there are mountains outside the mountains is also so appropriate at this moment.

The endless mountains on both sides lie low on both sides, stretching towards the farthest skyline, and the scene with no end in sight and no end in sight makes people's hearts seem to be broadened.

From time to time, you can hear the soldiers on horseback, roaring like nomads under the high sky and the cloudy sun, expressing the irrepressible and inexpressible emotions for nature and the vast wilderness.

This is the two extremes of the world, and it is more like the delicate and graceful world from the south, into the other end of the rough and unrestrained world, the sky is pure and clean white clouds, the winding rivers on the ground, like jade belts embedded in the green grassland, a large number of camels, cattle and sheep, horses galloping on the grassland, originally in the south enough to be called a large-scale shocking scene, now it seems so small here.

In the quiet sky, the clouds like cotton seem to be plucked with one hand, reflecting a huge shadow on the ground, the white tent, the young man galloping on the horse, the girl standing on the high post singing affectionately, the scene in front of you seems to be able to purify the soul and cultivate sentiments, making people want to wander in such a pure environment forever.

Xingqing Mansion and other cities on the way, on Ye Qing's way through the Hexi Corridor, at this time in retrospect, it seems so abrupt, as if it has destroyed the beauty of nature, and it should not appear in this pure and beautiful picture.

And the white tents, in the eyes of everyone at the moment, seem so harmonious, as if they should grow at the foot of the mountain, as if they are the most natural part of the beautiful picture.

At that time, the city wall of Yumen Pass had already lost its protective role, and white tents abounded in the city wall with gaps everywhere, and in addition to Yumen Pass, the rest of the fortresses they traveled all the way were already the same as the Yumen Pass in front of them, and they had already lost the military definition of these fortresses of the Central Plains nation.

But it is such a scene that can be called a dilapidated scene in words, and when it is really presented in front of people's eyes, it will be found that those fortresses are so abrupt in the wildness of nature, far less harmonious and beautiful than those tents.

All the way to the west, tents have become the most common buildings along the way, and the dilapidated city of the four city walls, in the hands of the Xia people, has finally completely lost the original meaning of the Central Plains people.

Just like the Xia people's current learning of the Central Plains culture, it is just a few cities that maintain a powerful country, and the real foundation is still their unique tents and so on, which are more convenient national cultural products in their opinion.

Ye Qing traveled all the way, and the cities built when the Central Plains Dynasty was strong are now in a state of half-ruin, and they have completely become business travelers who travel from east to west, or post stations when the people of the Xia Kingdom travel.

After losing the military role given by the Central Plains Dynasty back then, it was like a service area on the highway in later generations, and became a supply station for Xia people's business travelers, or other countries' business travelers.

As you go wester, the more rare the city you can see, even if you finally see a city every two or three days, you will find that the buildings in the city have been damaged, and instead of them, they are still tents, replacing the role of houses.

While seeing the beauty of nature along the way, nature can also deeply feel that the civilization that human beings are striving to develop is also regressing more and more as they go westward and westward.

It is hard to imagine what will happen to the land of China and how many years will human civilization regress once it occupies the beautiful buildings of the Central Plains Dynasty. Will it really destroy the prosperity of all the cultures created by the Chinese nation, generations of ancestors and thousands of years of hard work?

Mo Xiaobao, who had completely broken free from the natural beauty and scenery that cultivated his sentiments and could cleanse his soul, looked at a dark-complexed, dark-colored woman at the door of the tent, breast-hugging the child and breastfeeding, with a pair of dark eyes, and at this time he was also looking coldly at the army they passed.

couldn't help but murmur: "I can't imagine that if the Xia people and the Jin people really occupy the territory of our Great Song Dynasty, will those graceful and gentle women by the West Lake become like this, if so, wouldn't the literati in Jiangnan have to commit suicide by throwing themselves into the river?" The water of the West Lake must not flood Lin'an City. ”

"Compared with your Song women, they are much stronger, they can not only give birth to children, but also hunt wolves and herd sheep, how can they be like you Song women, a weak gust of wind can blow down, and it is not easy to feed, and it is difficult to give birth to a male baby." In the past few days, the begging stone martyrs have gradually become familiar with Ye Qing, Mo Xiaobao and others.

Therefore, this is not the first time they have quarreled, along the way, the begging stone martyrs and Mo Xiaobao have quarreled a lot, in addition to their views on the people of the Xia Kingdom, they naturally also include their views on the various customs and habits of the Xia Kingdom.

Compared with Mo Xiaobao, the begging Shilie gods and slaves are still more acceptable to everything in the Xia Kingdom, after all, before the Jin people entered the Central Plains, their lives were basically the same as those of the Xia people, but now, especially in the Central Plains, including their capital Yanjing and the emperor, they have now been sinicized too much.

"Who told you that all the women in the Southern Song Dynasty are delicate? What's wrong with giving birth to a boy, my Da Song women can do the same, if they all give birth to girls, where do we come from? Mo Xiaobao retorted without giving an inch, and finally looked at the cold expressions of the begging stone martyrs, and snorted: "Hmph, I originally thought that such a beautiful natural scenery could cultivate a true, kind and beautiful nation, but I didn't expect that people and the environment are so different, it's a world of difference." ”

"You ......." The begging stone lie gods and slaves watched Mo Xiaobao launch a territorial attack again, and also snorted: "It's better than you guys playing tricks and tricks every day. Just like your Song people's buildings, gardens, clothing, food, etc., they are all things that are not useful, and your mind is full of fancy intestines, and you will only secretly use some intrigues ......and tricks. ”

"Laughing to death, that's a belly full of flowery intestines, okay, and full of brains? Do you have intestines in your head? Mo Xiaobao exaggeratedly mocked the begging Shilie gods and slaves: "It can only mean that you are too stupid, others can deceive you with a little trick, you don't admit that you are stupid, but you rely on others to be smart, which is ridiculous." ”

But he also had to admit that there was a certain truth in what the gods and slaves of Qishilie said, as the so-called one side of the water and soil to support one side of the people, compared with the Jin, Xia, and Tatar people, the Song people did work too hard in terms of intrigue and conspiracy design.

But fortunately, in terms of cruelty and ruthlessness, the Song people are not like them barbarians, who can't be reasonable, and can only speak with their fists are much stronger.

Ye Qing smiled and didn't speak, just listened to Mo Xiaobao and the begging stone lie gods and slaves arguing there, which could be regarded as adding a touch of fun to their boring itinerary.

"Does Lord Ye think so?" Su Dao, the general of the Xia people, looked at Ye Qing and asked with a smile.

"What is your relationship with Su Zhiyi?" Ye Qing looked at Su Dao and asked, when the hot Gongji went to Lin'an, Su Dao was one of the entourage, so after all these days of getting along, everyone couldn't talk about how unfamiliar they were.

"That's my father." Su Dao replied with a smile.

At the age of thirty, as a Han Chinese, it is already commendable to be able to lead all the soldiers and horses in the Xia State, of course, among them, I am afraid that it is also inseparable from his father, the help of Shangshu Su Zhiyi of the Xia State Military Department.

"Looks like I guessed." Ye Qing smiled and said.

As the road under his feet became more and more solid and wide, the original green mountains and green waters were gradually replaced by the Gobi and hills, and in the distance, on the horizon, a hazy gray-brown city wall could be faintly seen, which was the Xiping Mansion of the Xia people that he and Temujin planned to meet.

The scene in the city is the same as the city of different sizes that I passed along the way, and the city gate has become an ornament, and even if I want to close it, I am afraid that it will have to be repaired for half a day before it can be closed smoothly. The lively cries of the camels and sheep on both sides of the city gate, as well as the strong smell of the peculiar animals, made the people choke with some spicy eyes, but the people who were locked in the camels or sheep had obviously adapted to all this, and did not feel uncomfortable at all.

After entering the city, it is a familiar scene, the tents are also banning the original rows of houses, some of the demolished ruins and broken walls, are still in the corners of the wall, and the wooden rafters that were demolished back then are now also scattered on the ground, obviously becoming firewood for the people of Xia to burn and cook.

There are a lot of camel teams, a lot of sheep, very few horse teams, and a lot of cattle, so Ye Qing had to be glad that he was still riding on horseback, and he didn't come out to greet them because the prefect of Xiping Mansion came out to greet them, and then led the horse all the way into the city, otherwise, Ye Qing didn't dare to imagine how he would walk on this street full of dung.