The national letter came again, and this time even Xiao Hu didn't come, so he sent someone to Xiongzhou quickly.

There may be such a thing as a national book, and Gan Qi may be the only one in the world who dares to keep it in his hand and not send it to the capital.

The Liao State really began to mobilize troops and horses along the Xiongzhou line.

Along the Xiongzhou line, to Xi'an Su Army, Guangxin Army, these places belong to the later Baoding, in fact, the name of Baoding, also from the war, is to defend the meaning of stability. Further west, it is the territory of Baozhou.

To the east of Xiongzhou, there is the Baoding Army and the Xin'an Army, and there is a Bazhou in the middle, which is the Baxian County of later generations. The Baoding army here is very small, and it is a city fortress.

That is to say, the vicinity of Xiongzhou in the Northern Song Dynasty were all military states, all of which were administrative regions established for the purpose of fighting wars.

Even if it is a place name, it has nothing to do with the war, An, Guang, Bao, Xiong, Ding......

Here, it is the Liao-Song front. There are two main fronts in the Liao and Song dynasties, from Xiongzhou to the west, which is the famous Yanmen Pass, and there are countless stories of the Liao and Song Dynasty that have this place name. The Yanmen Pass side is centered on Taiyuan, and the Hebei side is centered on Zhending Mansion and Hejian Mansion.

This was the entire defense line of the Northern Song Dynasty against the Liao State.

The junction of Xiongzhou and Liao is the Juma River, perhaps it is more appropriate to call it the Juma River, which is the Juma River, and on the other side of the river is the Guiyi City of Liao, which is also the advance base of Liao.

The army of the Liao State had already appeared on the other side of the river. It stands to reason that when the two armies face each other, it is most reasonable to occupy the city to mobilize. However, the Liao army did not enter the city, but came and went on the other side of the river, probably to let the Song people see the majesty of the Liao army.

Intimidation, there has to be a posture of intimidation.

Gan Qi also frequently went to the bank of the river to overlook the Liao army on the opposite side, the Liao army on the opposite side, the cavalry came and went, and the infantry also came to the river from time to time to show their faces, and the number was really quite a lot.

The layman looks at the lively, and the insider looks at the doorway.

Gan Qi naturally had to ask Di Qing, who was the most expert: "What does Di Xianggong think of these Liao troops?" ”

"The Leather Chamber Army is not as big as it used to be, it has expanded too much, and it is far less than before. When there were originally 30,000 elites, the armor was equipped with equipment, and there was no opponent in coming. Now there are more than 300,000 leather rooms, and the horses are not matched, let alone the iron armor, this army is not as good as the Western Xia Iron Harrier. Di Qing replied.

The Pi Room Army was the most elite army in the Liao State, with only 30,000 men at the beginning, which was the heavy cavalry. Later, it expanded countless times, reaching as many as 300,000, not to mention the most elite, but became a general name, just like the army of the Northern Song Dynasty was called the forbidden army.

However, the Western Xia Iron Harrier has always maintained its tradition, and it was originally only 3,000 people, heavy armored cavalry. Now the number of people is about the same, and they are still very elite.

Gan Qi nodded, understood what Di Qing meant, and asked, "Then the combat strength of the Liao army should be average." ”

Di Qing did not refute, but said: "Yanyun Liao Army, if you think about it, is also very corrupt, and it is almost inseparable from my forbidden army. However, if you transfer troops and horses from Linhuang Mansion, it will be different. And look, if there is an army with such armor and ordinary armor, but it is all dressed as a beard, it must be solemn. ”

In Linhuang Mansion in Beijing, there are also many real Khitan troops, as well as some grassland troops.

Gan Qi frowned slightly, and said softly, "I have to send someone over to find out the number of enemy troops." ”

"It's not difficult. Send some spies to keep an eye on it, it's still early, and it will take two months to really know how many people the Liao people have mobilized this time. ”

It is really not difficult for Liao Song to find out the news. Both sides are inhabited by Han Chinese, and it is very simple to inquire about each other's news.

Zhao Zi, who was beside him, opened his mouth: "According to me, if the two countries really go to war, at this time, we will raid the past, catch him by surprise, and occupy a few cities." It's a pity, it's just another martial arts exercise......"

If the two countries really want to go to war, it is best to attack at this time, and the Liao people do not enter the city, they are all coming and going outside the city, and the number is not much, so it is the best time.

But Zhao Zi obviously also knew that if he couldn't fight, he was playing tricks.

As soon as Zhizhou Zhang Li heard Zhao Zi's words, he hurriedly said: "Harmony is precious, harmony is precious!" ”

Gan Qi smiled when he heard this, and said, "Yes, harmony is precious. ”

After seeing the enemy formation, Gan Qi took his horse back to the state office.

When Di Qing came to see him, he had some doubts in his heart and wanted to ask clearly.

The first sentence at the beginning is: "Don't Dao Jianmo really want to go to war?" ”

There was no one around, and Gan Qi didn't have to hide with Di Qing at this time, nodded and replied, "Well, I want to take back the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun." ”

Di Qing's eyes lit up, but he said: "If the confrontation continues like this, when the Liao people send troops to come, it will definitely be no less than 100,000, and I am afraid it will be difficult to win." ”

Obviously, Di Qing, like Zhao Zi, has ideas about the battle formation, if he really wants to fight, he should suddenly attack now. This is the right way to war.

"Don't worry, just wait for them to gather troops and horses, and before the war starts, I have my own way to let them transfer the soldiers and horses again." Gan Qi said.

Di Qing was shocked and asked, "How big is Dao Jian's game of chess?" ”

"It's big, so big that no one can imagine it." Gan Qi said confidently.

"Are you really sure that the Liao people will mobilize troops to come, and then they will mobilize troops and send generals away?" Di Qing was a little skeptical.

"The Liao people don't want to fight, and the Liao people know that my Great Song doesn't want to fight either, they are defenseless, and my Song Dynasty is not defenseless. If they want to use force to intimidate, then let them intimidate, and as for how to mobilize them, I have already made up my mind. Gan Qi has already said more bluntly, no one wants to fight, no one expects it.

If the Liao State is defenseless, that is the best thing.

Di Qing pondered for a moment, and then said: "If Dao Jian really wants to fight, then he has to show the enemy to be weak, so that the Liao people are completely defenseless." ”

"Di Shumi's words are reasonable, and if there is a Liao envoy, he should show weakness." Ginger is still old and spicy, so he has to show weakness. The Liao people can't be allowed to send troops in vain.

Di Qing heard Gan Qi's words, probably knowing that Gan Qi had a lot of plans in his heart, and he was also relieved: "It's good if you have thoughts in your heart, I will help you do it properly when it comes to military training, the new soldiers are trained, and the armaments are complete, as long as you defeat them, the soldiers and horses can be used." ”

The way of military training, no matter how good the training is, it is only practice, and it is necessary to really fight and win a battle, so that these soldiers can really build self-confidence and be truly useful.

Di Qing's meaning is also simple, that is, when the war starts, you must win a battle, otherwise the 25,000 men and horses who have worked hard will be in vain. If the first battle is lost, this soldier and horse that Di Qing has worked so hard to train will be wasted.

Gan Qi nodded seriously: "Don't worry, Di Xianggong will win the first battle." ”

"Okay, then the old man won't say much, I think you have your own plans in your heart." Di Qing said everything he had to say, and Gan Qi listened to it, and there was nothing more comfortable than this feeling.

Di Qing is full of experience in this life, as long as the commander can listen to his words, the war will be half stable, if he is given the power to command the battle, then it will be nine times out of ten.

Once the commander thinks that he will not listen to his old Di Qing, then the problem is big.

There are more and more fleets on the coast of Cangzhou, and they are getting busier and busier, transporting iron and ordnance from Quanzhou, and returning to Quanzhou with the money given by Ganqi.

When it comes to preparing for war, Gan Qi is fighting, and he will not hesitate to do his best. Fighting fate on the sea, going to Zhending Mansion and Hejian Mansion, all the blacksmith shops received orders, not from the government, but from Ganqi. Zhou Tong and Gan Ba were already so busy that their feet didn't touch the ground, and there were a group of people brought out by Bianliang who escorted money everywhere every day.

Gan Qi is trying every way to krypton gold, but he is afraid that the time is too short and the money will not be spent.

In the eastern veins of the Yanshan Mountain Range, in the mountains and forests, Di Yong has been lurking for several months, and in recent times, the manpower under Ma Niu has been gathering more and more, from a few hundred to several thousand, and now it is about to break 10,000. If it weren't for the blockade of the Yanyun government in various major roads, Ma Niu would have gathered tens of thousands of people long ago.

Being able to gather people so quickly, firstly, the reputation of Ma Niu this time, many people who robbed for their lives took Ma Niu as the head of the horse and tried to come to meet Ma Niu. There are also many traitors, murder and arson who are wanted by the government, and even some rivers and lakes and green forests, which are even more flocking to them.

Because the hemp ox has money and food, and even has fine weapons and armor.

As for where Ma Niu got the money, where the food came from, and where the weapons and armor came from, most people only thought that the money that Ma Niu did in Yanjing City was too big and made a fortune.

Only those who really know know that the vote is really not that big, and it runs away after it is done, and there is not much food to take away. Getting rich is far from talking. Or on the coast at the end of the mountain range, there are often big ships coming at night, and that is the gold lord of Ma Niu.

Even some people faintly know that the owner of Ma Niu is by his side, and the Di Gongzi in the cottage is the person that Ma Niu really relies on. Now the people in the village call Di Gongzi a military advisor, and the owner of the Ma village also respects this military advisor.

There is a righteous hall in the cottage, from time to time meetings are held, sometimes it is a big meeting, many heroes and leaders will go to the meeting, what rules will the owner of Maniu Mazhai promulgate some rules and the like, things in black and white, this thing is not something that the master of Mazhai can write at a glance, but no one dares to object, the master of Mazhai is righteous, and he is willing to give money, but if he really wants to kill people, it is also unambiguous.

Sometimes it is a small discussion, and few people come to the small discussion, mainly because the owner of Mazhai has some henchmen to discuss with Di Junshi.

Today is a small discussion, Di Junshi said: "There are so many people this time, and it is difficult to raise them, it's time for us to think of something by ourselves." ”

Ma Niu was very happy when he heard this: "I have been waiting for the words of the military advisor for a long time, we have so many brothers, if we don't do something, just rely on help, when will we be a head?" The brothers ate and drank every day, and did not work, and sooner or later they had trouble. What is the trick of the strategist? ”

Di Junshi nodded, took out a map from his arms, that is, a map, and stunned everyone.

Ma Niu also smiled: "It's still the military advisor who has the ability, and he can even get the map." ”

Di Qing smiled and pointed: "If we don't do the things of looting the township, the people have nothing to rob." ”

"The military advisor is ...... Going to fight the city? ”

"Yes, hit the city." Di Junshi has already spread out the map.

"The city is not so easy to fight, can the military advisor think about it?" Ma Niu is still a little worried.

"Yingzhou, let's not go first, there is the state city, let's hit Anxi County first, Anxi County, there are only more than 1,000 generals, I heard that the imperial court has recently sent troops everywhere to the south, and I want to come to Anxi County, at this time, I am afraid that it is only three or five hundred old and weak, so we will break Anxi County, and rob all the officials and big households in the city." Di Junshi arranged.

The owner of Mazhai is still worried: "I'm afraid that the army from Luanzhou will come to help, and there are still heavy troops guarding against us." ”

"Before, there were still 10,000 or 20,000 troops from Yanjing, but now I'm afraid there are only a few thousand people, don't worry, let's fight quickly, grab it when we enter the city, and leave after grabbing."

"It's just that the high wall is not easy to fight, we haven't fought such a city, if you don't go on the high wall, I'm afraid that it will ...... when the time comes."

"It's still early, the snow stops before it starts, during this time I will personally train the men and horses, mainly against the high wall, first build a high ladder, and then train hundreds of archers, when the time comes, I will personally put on armor to climb the wall, take the lead, the brothers follow me, and it is not a problem to break the city." Di Junshi is very confident. He is good at this kind of thing, but these rabbles are not very good at it.

I have to practice it myself, at least there is a queue and a cooperation. Some people climb high walls, and some people have to "cover with fire" under the city.

"It's not difficult to shoot a man, there are many brothers who were born to hunt tigers, and some brothers from the green forest have also practiced archery, but the brothers' bows and crossbows are too bad, and it is not difficult to shoot some roe deer, but I am afraid that it is ...... to shoot the armored soldiers."

"Since there are archers, there will naturally be bows and crossbows. But the brothers who climbed the wall with me had to be carefully selected and rewarded with a lot of money. ”

"Don't worry, the military advisor is going to take the lead, and I will naturally not be left behind by that brother, and I will also climb the wall with the military advisor." Ma Niu is a little brave, otherwise he would not dare to gather people to set fire to Bianliang City to grab grain.

I have to practice it myself, at least there is a queue and a cooperation. Some people climb high walls, and some people have to "cover with fire" under the city.

"It's not difficult to shoot a man, there are many brothers who were born to hunt tigers, and some brothers from the green forest have also practiced archery, but the brothers' bows and crossbows are too bad, and it is not difficult to shoot some roe deer, but I am afraid that it is ...... to shoot the armored soldiers."

"Since there are archers, there will naturally be bows and crossbows. But the brothers who climbed the wall with me had to be carefully selected and rewarded with a lot of money. ”

"Don't worry, the military advisor is going to take the lead, and I will naturally not be left behind by that brother, and I will also climb the wall with the military advisor." Ma Niu is a little brave, otherwise he would not dare to gather people to set fire to Bianliang City to grab grain.