Youzhou, in the later generations of Inner Mongolia Etuoke Qianqi, is already considered the grassland land, the Dangxiang people were originally nomadic people, probably from the Tang Dynasty, it has become a semi-nomadic and semi-settled state, and today's Dangxiang people, settled should be more than nomadic people, settlement naturally needs to be cultivated.

Therefore, outside the city of Youzhou, there are large areas of farmland, but the crop yield here is really not high, far less than the Central Plains, and even less than the fertile soil in the south.

Gan Qi has an impression, as if Gansu and Shaanxi can also grow rice, this impression does not come from nowhere, but it is deeply imprinted in his mind, it stands to reason that the temperature here is cold, not a place to grow rice, but in the impression, on the bank of the Yellow River in the Hetao area, it seems that countless rice fields have been seen. But I think this impression is a bit contrary to common sense.

Gan Qi thought about this question, analyzed it himself, and suddenly thought of one thing, that is, the Liaodong region seems to also produce rice? Cold doesn't seem to be the enemy of rice?

Thinking of this, Gan Qi figured out that the water system near the Yellow River could really become a high-yield rice area, and his impression was not wrong.

That......

Gan Qi's heart turned upside down, it seemed that many problems had been solved, and some big strategies suddenly appeared in his heart.

The Han and Tang dynasties ruled the Western Regions, relying on grain production near Chang'an, relying on the capital in the northwest, and Hetao as a place for horse grazing. The Ming Dynasty controlled Liaodong, and even Nuer Gandusi and other places, relying on the capital in Beijing and the output of the Central Plains.

If we can directly turn the Hetao into a granary and the Heilongjiang into a granary, then the situation is completely different; the Chinese fight wars by relying on grain, and the Chinese's combat effectiveness mainly comes from grain.

Gan Qi was thinking about it outside Youzhou City, what kind of thing did he seem to have laid for this thought?

Gan Qi was overjoyed and excited, and became more ambitious about attacking the city and plundering the land, and ordered left and right: "Start cutting wood and prepare siege equipment." ”

The equipment is about to be prepared, and it is not necessarily used to attack Youzhou City, but in the several military divisions in the east of Western Xia, it is essential to attack the city, and it should be prepared as early as possible.

Gan Qi wrote back to Bianliang and asked Bianliang to bring a large amount of rice, and Gan Qi wanted to test it here to see if he could grow rice. At this time, he seemed to firmly believe that his impression was not wrong, that there were indeed countless rice fields in the upper reaches of the Yellow River system, and that the Chinese had really grown rice here, at least in future generations.

The party's reinforcements are finally coming, seven or eight thousand today, one or two thousand tomorrow, and a steady stream of twenty thirty thousand, forty and fifty thousand......

However, these party armies did not enter the city, but camped more than ten miles outside the city, and did not approach.

As soon as the party reinforcements came, the siege of Ganqi also shrank, and it was definitely not possible to put the army on all sides of Youzhou City, and it was inevitable that the enemy would be attacked on the back, so in addition to the necessary rangers, more than 30,000 people all shrank in the barracks.

Li Liangzuo also went out of the city steadily.

The decisive moment is coming.

Li Liangzuo is gearing up, ordering the school, and is also waiting for the last 20,000 or 30,000 people to arrive, and there will really be 100,000 at that time. After the middle of the Northern Song Dynasty, that is, after the death of Li Liangzuo, the party members often went south to attack the Song Dynasty with an army of four or five hundred thousand, but this was only the party members themselves claimed to be four or five hundred thousand, in fact, the party was devoted to the country, and there were more than 100,000 horses.

How can a country with a population of more than two million have an army of four or five hundred thousand? More than 100,000 people and horses have almost all the young and strong people in the whole country been recruited.

At this time, the 100,000 troops of Li Liangzuo and others were almost all the main forces of the active troops in Western Xia.

Everyone knows that the party is poor, and even the party members know that their country is poor. For thousands of years in China, it seems that except for the Central Plains Dynasty, there are no rich people next to it, and the Liao State has lost Yanyun and has become a poor country.

Therefore, the party and the army are also poor, and at a glance, the blades and armor are all made in the Great Song Dynasty. Of course, it was not sold to them by the Great Song Dynasty, but it was captured by them when they were in the good water in the past.

Speaking of which, none of the enemies of the Central Plains Dynasty for thousands of years can be underestimated, none of them are not strong, and none of them are not smart.

It is not wrong to say that the Celestial Empire is superior, but once anyone underestimates any enemy around him, and really treats others as barbarian fools, he will pay a heavy price.

Gan Qi also began to calculate, and when it was really time for a decisive battle, Gan Qi's brain began to run wildly again.

Gan Qi began to give orders, the battalion retreated fifty miles, and before the decisive battle began, the army of more than 30,000 people panicked and began to retreat.

It doesn't matter if this retreat, Li Liangzuo was in a hurry, and when he heard the report, he hurriedly asked, "Song Gou escaped?" ”

Wu Zong stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Gan Qi is not Erer, he really ran away from the wind." ”

Liang Yi buried and said: "Song Gou actually escaped like this, so what is it?" Your Majesty, what should I do? ”

At this time, someone rushed in to report: "Report, Your Majesty, the Song people have retreated fifty miles south, stopped, and it looks like they are camping again." ”

"It's okay, it's okay, it's not really escaped." Li Liangzuo's heart was a little calmer, if Gan Qi really escaped, he would regret it very much, and he didn't have a bad breath everywhere.

Wu Zong was disappointed, frowned and said: "What a bold man, he didn't even retreat, it seems that Gan Qi really doesn't know the power of my party's army." ”

Li Liangzuo said again: "Quick, send someone to urge the follow-up people, and order the troops to pull out the camp and go forward, fifty miles forward to the village." ”

This time it was Li Liangzuo who asked for battle, the whole army gathered, and even the men and horses of the Xiping Military Division were on the way here. He was afraid that Gan Qi would be instigated, and he would shrink into the city. If you want to say that the city fortress of the Song people is really difficult to fight, Li Liangzuo has personally experienced it several times, and even he himself has been hit by a feather arrow in the battle array, but he still has not captured the city of the Song people.

Gan Qi retreated fifty miles, and Li Liangzuo went forward fifty miles, and to fight a decisive battle, it was necessary to narrow the distance between the two sides, bite the enemy, and not let the enemy be outside the range of the horse's pursuit, that is, not to let the enemy retreat easily.

But if this decisive battle wants to start, it is not so simple, it is impossible for the two sides to agree to set up an array of people and horses, and then face each other through.

Fighting a war is never so simple, it's just that it's too simple in the book. How to fight, there are not many options, either take the initiative to attack and attack the enemy's camp. But the camp is also like a city, even if it is a wooden high village, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the horses can't rush in, so they have to rely on people to climb, and the reason is similar to the siege, which is more than worth the loss for the party members.

Attacking the village is the next policy, and the middle strategy is to besiege, trap, cut off food and water, and slowly figure it out. The best strategy is to lure the snake out of the hole, that is, to find a way to sell the flaws and find a way to lure the enemy out.

But no matter which strategy, if you really want to succeed, it is even more difficult, even if it is the scheduling of people, you must be cautious, the more you have to prepare all parties, do a good job of all arrangements and plans, the most important thing to avoid is not to fight yet, your own people will be messed up into a pot of porridge first.

The centralized dispatch of 100,000 horses also requires extremely high organizational ability, and the work must be meticulous.

Li Liangzuo hurriedly pulled out the camp and moved forward fifty miles, trying to shorten the distance between himself and the enemy army within a dozen miles, which was also within the best foot strength of the horses.

It's just that Li Liangzuo didn't expect that Gan Qi had retreated again, and he had already retreated to Longzhou City.

Li Liangzuo heard the news, he was anxious, he didn't think about what to do without a fight and surrender the idea of soldiers, he just wanted to fight a battle and surrender the soldiers, he wanted to fight a big victory, to hurt the Song people, to play a prestige, so that in the future, the party army can dominate the Western Regions, come and go freely everywhere, and even speak to the Liao people in the future.

This victory is not only a victory for Li Liangzuo, but also a strategic level. Now that he has won another victory, the party has since determined the hegemony of the West, and even the Song people have lost their courage, and Li Liangzuo can still attack the city and build a greater land of prosperity.

Li Liangzuo once again ordered the camp to move forward, all the way to the city of Longzhou.

Gan Qi looked at the intelligence, stood up, and beckoned: "Retreat, retreat again." ”

Many generals looked at Gan Qi, all of them were surprised, and they were stunned that he was a cautious person, but at this time he said: "Xianggong, if you want to say that you retreated before, it was to show that the enemy was weak, and to retreat to Poqiang City was to rely on the city, and it was prudent to be safe." Then this is ...... Why? ”

"Yes, Xianggong, this ruined city was finally defeated, I don't know how many brothers were killed and injured, so I just let it go?"

Di Yong also said: "Big brother, if you easily let out Poqiang City, won't you make this city become a party item Longzhou?" When the time comes, I am afraid that the brothers in the army will also be angry in their hearts. ”

Gan Qi shook his head: "This city, not guarded. ”

He stepped forward and said: "Xianggong, it's not easy to take a city......

Gan Qi didn't say much to everyone, sat down and wrote at the desk, stamped it with a big seal, and said: "The military order has been issued, and I will do it." ”

Dozens of generals in the audience all shook their heads and sighed, saying that Gan Xianggong was greedy for life and afraid of death, and no one in the audience had the courage to do this, but what did Gan Xianggong do in front of him and explain it?

Everyone ordered, and they walked out of the state hall of the Broken Qiang City in frustration.

Then some people exchanged heads: "Gan Xianggong Mo was not frightened by the party's 100,000 army, right?" ”

"I think so."

"Probably not, right? It stands to reason that Gan Xianggong is not even afraid of the Khitans, and Yan Yun can get it back, so he will not be frightened by the 100,000 people in the party. ”

"Alas...... The morale of the army is rising, and the soldiers are seeking to fight, but Gan Xianggong retreats again and again, I am afraid that those people under my command will scold and scold. ”

Di Yong vaguely heard it, and stepped forward a few steps forward to scold: "Don't talk nonsense behind your back, the wisdom of the public is unparalleled in the world, if you don't understand, just do it." ”

When everyone heard this, they all bowed their heads and hurried back to the camp.

Di Yong said so, but in fact, he was also wondering, not that he suspected Gan Qi of anything, but he couldn't figure it out. He knows Gan Qi very well, how could Gan Qi ever do something to retreat from the battle? In the past, the Juma River, how mighty was Gan Qi? In Yanyun, wasn't that battle a pioneer?

It's just that now this retreat is really puzzling, it stands to reason that the mighty army should have arrived, why did they retreat?

Mighty Army? Thinking of the mighty army, Di Yong wondered again, the mighty army should have arrived two days ago?

Could it be that something happened to the mighty army?

Di Yong thought slowly, thought of some clues, the clue was on the mighty army, but he didn't completely think through, when he took the army out of the Broken Qiang City, Di Yong also stopped under the city for a while, and looked back at this small border city, the stone tablet that had just been replaced under the city tower said that the Broken Qiang City was changed in vain, and it would be changed to Longzhou by the party tomorrow.

Let's go, Di Yong grabbed the horse's belly, broke the Qiang City, and gave it to others.

When Li Liangzuo was about to arrive in Longzhou with a large army, the rangers came to report again: "Your Majesty, the Song people have retreated again." ”

"What?" Li Liangzuo was surprised, there was a feeling that he clenched his fists and had nowhere to exert his strength, and his big fist punched the cotton several times, all in vain. He said again: "Song Dog is so timid? Don't want the city that you finally built? ”

Liang Yi also said: "Your Majesty, this time Song Gou is afraid that he will really not start a war with us, and he is bent on escaping." ”

"Siege the city." These were the words of Hanchen Wu Zong, and he couldn't laugh anymore, and said, "Your Majesty, do you want to chase after it?" ”

Li Liangzuo almost said a word of pursuit and killing, but he still held back, hesitated a few times, and shook his head: "You can't chase easily, the horsepower will go all the way, and if you are counterattacked when you are exhausted, you will suffer a loss." ”

Liang Yi scolded: "Song Gou is very good at escaping. ”

"Let's go to Longzhou first." Li Liangzuo was a little helpless, walked for two hours, and finally arrived at the Longzhou City where he had the memory of humiliation, looking at the words on Longzhou City, he was angry and scolded: "Song Dog bullied, Song Dog bullied!" ”

"Your Majesty is angry, Your Majesty is angry." Wu Zong hurriedly said.

Gan Qi is also too deceitful, Li Liangzuo was defeated in Longzhou City for a while, but there is no need to engrave this matter on the city, broken, how can Li Liangzuo not be angry when he sees it? If this city is really ruined in the future, won't it let future generations remember that the Western Xia Emperor Li Liangzuo was defeated here?

Li Liangzuo was angry, and Wu Zong also said again and again: "Your Majesty, the minister will teach people to re-chisel a stele and inlay it, this is still the Longzhou City of Western Xia." ”

Liang Yibury also said again and again: "Quick, hurry up and do it." ”

"Let's go to Longzhou first." Li Liangzuo was a little helpless, walked for two hours, and finally arrived at the Longzhou City where he had the memory of humiliation, looking at the words on Longzhou City, he was angry and scolded: "Song Dog bullied, Song Dog bullied!" "Your Majesty is angry, Your Majesty is angry." Wu Zong hurriedly said.

Gan Qi is also too deceitful, Li Liangzuo was defeated in Longzhou City for a while, but there is no need to engrave this matter on the city, broken, how can Li Liangzuo not be angry when he sees it? If this city is really ruined in the future, won't it let future generations remember that the Western Xia Emperor Li Liangzuo was defeated here?

Li Liangzuo was angry, and Wu Zong also said again and again: "Your Majesty, the minister will teach people to re-chisel a stele and inlay it, this is still the Longzhou City of Western Xia." ”

Liang Yibury also said again and again: "Quick, hurry up and do it." ”