Just when the Shanxi nobles decided to continue to march west to seize the Hetao Plain, the ** team also drove into Hengzhou.

Don't think you can leave if you want to, I have killed so many people in my Tang Youzhou territory, can I let you go if you want to?

Apparently impossible.

Hengzhou.

"Oh, General Shi, we are really looking forward to the stars and the moon, and we have finally brought you here." When Hengzhou Assassin Shi saw Shi Xiong's army marching into the city, he hurriedly stepped forward and said to Shi Xiong, "Please follow me into the mansion." ”

A man about fifty years old, dressed in a dark crimson official mansion, led a group of officials in green and cyan clothes to step forward and bow to Shi Xiong and the others.

The crimson color of the Tang Dynasty was red. From the clothes of these people, Zhang Wei could see that his level should be the fourth grade or from the fourth grade. Because the color of the clothes of officials above the third rank is purple. The color of the clothes of the fourth- and fifth-grade officials is crimson, and the clothes below the sixth-grade are green or cyan.

The Tang Dynasty stipulated that the history of Shangzhou Thorn was from the third grade, the history of Zhongzhou Thorn was the fourth grade, and the history of Xiazhou Thorn was from the fourth grade.

The history of large states such as Youzhou and Yangzhou may be from Sanpin, because there are smaller states and counties under these states; When you arrive in Hengzhou and Danzhou, the history of these states can only be four-grade officials, as for whether it is the fourth grade or from the fourth grade, it depends on the individual's cultivation and the importance of the state in which it is located.

After all, they are all on an errand in the same section, and of course Hengzhou Thorn Shi knows Shi Xiong, but as for Zhang Wei, he may not be able to know him.

Shi Xiong dismounted and took Zhang Wei and others into the Hengzhou Thorn History Mansion.

"This is my lieutenant Zhang Wei." Walking into the hall, Shi Xiong introduced to Hengzhou Thorn History.

Zhang Wei?

Hengzhou Thorn Shi looked at the young man in front of him, "Oh, what a hero!" General Zhang was able to serve as General Shi's deputy at such a young age, and his future is limitless! ”

In the face of such a young man as Zhang Wei, although Hengzhou Thorn Shi was surprised, his brain speed was still very fast, and he quickly adjusted his emotions and praised him repeatedly.

People are floating in the rivers and lakes, praise is indispensable, everyone likes to listen to good words, Zhang Wei is no exception, hearing the praise of Hengzhou Thorn History, he hurriedly gave his hand and said: "Zhang took on a heavy responsibility for the first time to assist General Shi in chasing and suppressing the enemy in Shanxi, things are complicated, there are too many things, it is inevitable to trouble adults, and please give me more advice in the future." "After all, I have been in Datang for some time, and I not only have to deal with things on the scene, but also have to be able to speak.

In order to be able to succeed quickly in chasing down major events, Zhang Wei must of course pay attention to the officials here, and be even more polite.

Seeing that Zhang Wei was so polite, Hengzhou Assassin Shi said with a smile: "General Zhang is so polite, the old man is very pleased, if I can go to a place in the future, I hope to remind me that I will do my best to serve the army." The two generals, please sit down and speak, and I will report the latest situation to the two generals. ”

Shi Xiong and Zhang Wei sat down, and Hengzhou Thorn Shi began to report the situation here.

"About ten days ago, King Shanxi personally led the army to attack and kill all the way from east to west, and slaughtered the people of Hengzhou. Because it was the spring ploughing season at this time, the people were working in the fields, and nearly 10,000 people were killed by the thieves along the way. There were heavy casualties and corpses all over the field, which was really terrible. If I hadn't ordered the defenders to close the city gate in time, the city of Hengzhou would be in danger! ”

Along the way, nearly 10,000 people were killed in Hengzhou, and it seems that these mountain thieves who were taken out of their nests are completely crazy and have no scruples.

"Have there been any similar actions since this massacre?" After listening to the report of the history of the Hengzhou assassin, Zhang Wei asked.

"How can you not do so? Hengzhou was originally located at the junction of the Central Plains and the frontier, and since then, the Shanxi army has also carried out many raids and killings on several prefectures and counties in our north. However, because the state and county officials closed the city gates after receiving the order of Ben Thorn Shi, the damage caused by the Shanxi army was not great. ”

"After the enemy attacked and killed the people of Hengzhou, in which direction did they flee?"

"Northwest." Hengzhou Assassin Shi said firmly, "The enemy attacked and killed all the way from east to west, and after killing my people in Hengzhou, he went all the way to the west." ”

From east to west.

The enemy's attack has a clear line, that is, it will never change from east to west.

"So after the enemy army marched west, it never appeared around Hengzhou again?"

"Hengzhou has not appeared, but several states and counties west of Hengzhou have appeared several times."

After attacking and killing the people around Hengzhou, the Shanxi army also appeared many times west of Hengzhou.

What does this mean?

It fully shows that the enemy of Shanxi is staying somewhere west of Hengzhou, and he also comes out from time to time to harass the local people.

After listening to the report of Hengzhou's assassin history, Zhang Wei glanced at Shi Xiong and said, "General Shi, the enemy of Shanxi must be in Yinshan." ”

"General Zhang is right, I also feel that the enemy of Shanxi is hiding in the mountains near Hengzhou, otherwise why would they attack the people of Hengzhou one after another?" After listening to Zhang Wei's words, Hengzhou Thorn Shi said.

Shi Xiong is not stupid, of course he can know that the Shanxi army is around Hengzhou, "What day was the last time the Shanxi thieves attacked the counties under the jurisdiction of Hengzhou?" ”

"Just two days ago, their army attacked a county town near Yinshan, and because the gate of the county town was closed, the enemy only killed a few people in the fields."

The gates were closed, and the people were killed, which only meant that they were attacking the villages outside the city.

Two days ago, the enemy also attacked the people of Hengzhou, so the enemy did not leave Hengzhou, and is still here.

Zhang Wei couldn't help but be happy in his heart when he heard this, "General, according to the meaning of the assassination, the enemy should still be around Hengzhou." ”

Shi Xiong looked at Zhang Wei and said, "I know that the enemy is still in Hengzhou, maybe in the Yin Mountain." But have you ever thought about how our army should rush from Hengzhou to Yinshan? This place is different from Youzhou, and it is also different from the cities and fields we came all the way over, and it can hide tens of thousands of troops. It's close to the desert, not to mention that so many armies walk in the wilderness, even a bird flying over here will leave a mark. ”

yes!

Coming all the way from Youzhou, Zhang Wei's biggest feeling is that he is getting more and more desolate. When you come from the east, it is still full of life, but the further west you go, the lower the trees become, and the further west you go, there are still crops in the fields, but they are all about to wither and lack water.

Although he has not yet entered the Yin Mountain Realm, Zhang Wei can imagine that it must be a desert or the Gobi.

But whether it is the Gobi or the desert, there is no way to hide people.

Since you can't even hide a single person, let alone an army of tens of thousands of people? As long as the action or trace of ** is discovered by the army of Shanxi, the plan of ** surprise attack on Shanxi will be frustrated.

Not only that, but once the Shanxi army learned of the marching route of the Tang Dynasty, it was not impossible to raid ** while they were drowsy.

If you really want to say that you are attacking the Shanxi army at that time, you may be attacked by the Shanxi army and fail.

Old problems are still there, and new ones are coming.

Why isn't this a worry-free thing at all?

Zhang Wei didn't expect that leading troops to fight was not fun at all, and things were far more complicated and difficult than he imagined. The army has obviously come to Hengzhou, and the enemy is not far away, how to get there?

It is obviously not possible to know the past, and even if you get to the enemy, you will not be able to catch up with the enemy; It's not okay to take advantage of the darkness of the night to pass by, because these soldiers and horses brought by Shi Xiong are mainly from Youzhou, and they are unfamiliar with Hengzhou, and they can't even find the road during the day, let alone at night? How do you get there?

Zhang Wei's head was really big, he thought that the ancient march and war was a very majestic thing, wearing golden armor, leading tens of thousands of soldiers behind him, when the time was ripe, he pulled out his sword and waved it forward, shouting "Rush, ———" and then the soldiers rushed to the enemy with their own, and finally annihilated all the enemies.

It's really majestic when you think about it!

But when he really came to the Tang Dynasty, he found that the war in ancient China was not at all the same as he imagined.

Not only is it complicated, but it is also costly, and even life-threatening.

It's like now that I have led my troops to the border of Hengzhou, how to get to Yinshan?

This seemingly simple matter actually stumped myself and all the Datang officials here.

What to do?

After coming to the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Wei, who has always regarded himself as a modern resourceful, also felt embarrassed this time.

From the expressions of these people, Hengzhou Thorn Shi saw their embarrassment, so he smiled faintly and said: "If there is really no way to eliminate Shanxi, why don't we directly lead our troops to the northwest with great fanfare?" Even if you can't destroy the Shanxi army, at least you can scare the enemy away! ”

Scare away?

If it is to scare the enemy away, do you still use such a mobilization to mobilize the people?

Zhang Wei didn't want to do this, and Shi Xiong, who was the chief general with the troops, didn't want to do it either, since he had brought the troops over, who wanted to go back with the troops without doing anything? Finally, there is a chance to lead troops to fight, and who doesn't want to build a little merit?

I don't dare to say that I want to leave a name in history, but at least I should make a difference!

After listening to Hengzhou's words, Shi Xiong glanced at him coldly, and then looked at Zhang Wei. The current meaning is self-evident, you and I are both leading soldiers, don't let people look down on us.

Zhang Wei said to Hengzhou's assassin Shi knowingly: "Your lord's subordinates may speak Uighur?" ”

Uighur-speaking men?

When the Tang Dynasty had a good relationship with the Uighurs in the past, the people in the city often traded with the Uighurs, not to mention that they could speak Uighur dialect, and many people were still Uighurs to marry?" I wonder what General Zhang meant by asking? ”

"So very good, so very good. You will find me dozens of shrewd soldiers, disguised as Uighurs, and go with me to Yinshan. I'm going to go to Yinshan to see it for myself. ”