Zhou Wenxiu is under Xiao Hui's command, but he knows his identity very well, as a dead room, a secret agent of the Northern Song Dynasty on a mission, his purpose is not to kill and injure many people in the Western Xia, but in the final victory or defeat of this battle, or even whether it is the outcome or defeat, as long as it creates opportunities for the Northern Song Dynasty.

On the battlefield, Zhou Wenxiu did not have any relaxation, and it was also a good choice to kill more Western Xia troops if he had the opportunity.

Under the battlefield, he has to do more, with the help of this battle, he has made great achievements, which may not let him enter the decision-making level, and then affect Xiao Hui, but this is the foundation, and victory after victory will inevitably change Xiao Hui's mind.

If he had to make a choice between killing the entire course of the war and killing enough enemies, he would rather choose the latter one.

A Zhou Wenxiu, no matter how brave he is, what can he do, 1000 horses, 2000 horses, or even 5000 horses, even if he masters 5000 elites, how much impact can he bring to Western Xia.

Only by affecting the 100,000 troops of the Liao State, at least, affecting Xiao Hui's 60,000 people, can he bring changes to the battlefield, use 100,000 people to inflict greater losses on the Western Xia, or put the main force of the Western Xia in Helan Mountain to lay the foundation for Han Qi's actions, this is what he should do.

Zhou Wenxiu didn't know that his status in Xiao Hui's heart was already quite high, this battle was Xiao Hui's test for him, in this battle, it had been vividly revealed, Zhou Wenxiu, not only met his requirements, but also overfulfilled the task, and shortened the day's battle to less than 1 hour, and, except for the cavalry who escaped early at the opportunity, the rest were all left.

The reason why he is just a miscellaneous general, and not a higher-ranking general, is not because Xiao Hui doesn't pay attention to him, but because he attaches too much importance to him.

Now, in terms of merit, Zhou Wenxiu's merit is enough for him to be promoted to the level of a full-fledged general, or even a general, but that is too much.

A Han person, among the Khitan nobles, became a miscellaneous general because of his huge exploits, which may not arouse everyone's resentment, but at a higher level, it will definitely be so.

The Han people, themselves in the Liao State, are a special category, although there are many high-ranking officials, but it is an example, in Xiao Hui's view, rashly promoting Zhou Wenxiu to a high position is not only not good for him, but also the biggest disadvantage.

Xiao Hui's expectations for him, Zhou Wenxiu didn't know at all, he was happy at this time.

The previous thousand cavalry commanders did not seem to be low, but in fact, it didn't make much sense, and he finally became a miscellaneous general.

Don't underestimate this miscellaneous general, in fact, this is already one of Zhou Wenxiu's short-term goals.

At the beginning, the arrogant Zhou Wenxiu was deliberate, and the initial purpose was to enter the command level of Liao Xingzong, at least in the eyes of Liao Xingzong, and even affect Liao Xingzong, and then affect the outcome of the entire war.

As a young man, no matter how good a young man is, it is very difficult for him to do this.

Obviously, no, Liao Xingzong is the emperor of Liao, and he is surrounded by generals and nobles, although the Zhou family is in the local area, it can be regarded as a strong and powerful family, but in the entire scope of Liao, it is nothing, even if it pays tribute to something good, it is impossible to enter the eyes of Liao Xingzong.

Even if it is entered, what does it matter, Liao Xingzong's stubbornness, it is famous, even if the Northern Song Dynasty relied on a huge price to push Zhou Wenxiu to that point, it would be difficult to influence Liao Xingzong.

Through careful investigation, especially the intelligence analysis of the Imperial City Division, they chose Xiao Hui, on the one hand, Xiao Hui is in a high position, and on the other hand, Xiao Hui has the wisdom of knowing people, for so many years, through his recommendation, he has entered the center, and even the generals who command the side, there are at least dozens of people.

The most important thing is that, according to the analysis, Xiao Hui is very likely to go on the expedition as a general, even if it does not affect Liao Xingzong and Xiao Hui, it is also a good choice, at least it can make a part, or even a large part of the Liao army, operate normally, which can already change the situation of the war.

The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, although Yuan Hao defeated the Liao State in the war and won the first Liaoxia War, but he was not happy, otherwise, after capturing many civil and military ministers of Liao Xingzong, he would not take the initiative to return it, and no benefit would have fallen.

Under such a premise, with such a strong and important weight, it is simply unimaginable for the entire war, and this station is destined to be different.

Xiao Hui discovered the problem of grain and grass, a large number of oases were destroyed, he had to cross the vast sand sea first, it was impossible not to pay a certain price, what he had to do now was to pay as little as possible and make the accumulation a little stronger.

Zhou Wenxiu was fortunate to join the discussion of the issue of supply in this promotion, which was also Zhou Wenxiu's expectation.

In fact, the preparation of the Northern Song Dynasty was far more than when Zhao Xin made a temporary decision before.

The Northern Song Dynasty actually had much more strength than they estimated, especially with the strength of the whole country and the power mobilized, it had the effect of turning decay into magic.

Not only in the key possible war zones, prepared enough logistics and supplies, but also on these oases to choose, with a road with the most supplies, in the middle of the critical 150 miles, also placed a large number of temporary supplies, these supplies are not much, but can allow at least more than half of the army of the Liao State to pass the desert without damage.

This is not generally good, all of Yuan Hao's preparations are based on weakening the vast majority of the combat effectiveness of the Liao State through the clear field of the strong wall, and now, at least some of the elites, more than half of them have absolute combat effectiveness, and there are 2000 new heavy cavalry and sharp knives like Zhou Wenxiu, in the war, the role played will change significantly.

A meeting was opened with Zhou Wenxiu as the protagonist, Zhou Wenxiu informed Xiao Hui that the Zhou family had made preparations in advance, detected the oases that Xixia had done and toyed with, and found another way, although it was a little rugged and detoured a lot, but it could pass relatively comfortably, the oasis along the way, the replenishment of grass and water, greatly guaranteed their combat effectiveness, and some temporary supplies could also enhance their strength.

As soon as this sentence was finished, let alone the generals in the account, even Xiao Hui didn't expect it, he knew that the Zhou family would make a lot of preparations in order to promote Zhou Wenxiu, but thousands of miles away, making so many was not an ordinary investment.

Xiao Hui was a little surprised, looking at Zhou Wenxiu's feelings, it was a little different, the reason is very simple, it seems that Zhou Wenxiu is also a caring person, and at the same time, the Zhou family spared no effort for him.

Faintly, Xiao Hui felt that this matter was not so simple, the conspiracy was impossible, the roots of the Zhou family were in the Liao Kingdom, and it was impossible for a person like a family to defect to the Northern Song Dynasty to Western Xia, besides, these oases and things were all placed there, what kind of conspiracy and tricks.

As for ambushes and the like, they don't exist in these places in the desert.

Some people say that it is not okay to hide under the sand, that is a person who has never seen the desert, the vast yellow sand, the temperature during the day is extremely high, the temperature at night is extremely low, in some specific places, there are quicksand and sandstorms, at this time to hide in the sand, not to mention whether the patience is enough, just say, the occasional problem, it is possible, so that the people hiding under the desert, the whole army is wiped out.

Because of this, even if Xiao Hui felt a little strange, what did the Zhou family think, but Xiao Hui, there was no choice, the two armies were fighting, many things, for the front line, it was not a secret, the wall was clear, as long as dozens of oases were investigated, it would be known that these oases were just on their way forward, this is an indisputable fact, even if Zhou Wenxiu had other purposes, he could only let it go, because there was no other choice.

If they refuse all this, they will have to risk the complete loss of logistics and pass through this desert, unless they withdraw their troops, they can only accept it.

Xiao Hui is very cautious, even if he is very optimistic about Zhou Wenxiu now, he will also investigate it.

In fact, Zhou Wenxiu did not have any conspiracy or trap on this, Xiao Hui sent a huge exploration horse, explored at least 200 miles, investigated no less than forty oases, and finally concluded that on this road, there are many oases, in addition to consumption, and even be able to accumulate some things, for example, some licorice and the like, as well as food that can be obtained sporadically.

At the same time, in some special places, I found the marks proposed by Zhou Wenxiu, and sure enough, I found supplies, mainly food.

For the army, don't underestimate such a little, even such a little bit is enough for them to get enough supplies, at least, the 60,000 people under Xiao Hui's command are no problem.

Even if they don't use the supplies of the Zhou family, simply relying on these materials in the North Courtyard, as well as the grass and some food provided by the oasis, it is enough to support them to get through this oasis, and with these supplies, it is better.

Xiao Hui also informed Liao Xingzong of this information, in his opinion, although Liao Xingzong did not carry enough supplies, with these oases, plus some of the materials he had accumulated, he could also support the desert without damage.

Liao Xingzong did not do what Xiao Hui said, he still stubbornly chose the original path.

Xiao Hui, who knew all this, sighed, and in the same way, Zhou Wenxiu, who was qualified to know all this, was also extremely happy, he lost no way to death, if he insisted on influencing Liao Xingzong, I am afraid that he would hit his head and bleed, and it would be useless at all, watching this battle sink into the abyss.