Chapter 115 Yanchuankou

"When will the king see this Seljuk princess?"

Tie Xinyuan said lightly: "Two days later." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

Zema bowed and retreated, and Zhao Wan said with a smile: "Zema is jealous, and it's obvious." ”

"Jealous of what?"

"I'm jealous of your kindness to me."

Tie Xinyuan put Zhao Wan's feet down, patted her legs and said, "I saw your uncomfortable appearance last night."

Giving birth to a child for a woman is tantamount to passing through the ghost gate, especially in this part of the Western Regions, where there is a lack of medical treatment and medicine, there is no comprehensive method.

I've heard that many witch doctors in the Western Regions use a stick to crush their stomachs when they help women give birth......"

Zhao Wan smiled: "The more uncomfortable I am now, the more I will love our children in the future."

Husband, I have a good life in Hami, I have never been happy, and I have the final say on what kind of life I want to live here.

A-Niang spoil me, you spoil me, the subordinates around respect me, I have everything a woman wants, and I won't be depressed.

Hami has just embarked on the road, and everything is complicated, so there is no need for you to leave the government and come to accompany me.

I'm afraid that there are too many good days like this afternoon, and I will be reluctant. ”

Tie Xinyuan patted Zhao Wan's face and said: "You are pregnant and have a hard time every day, I will accompany you more, and you will be able to live more comfortably."

As for the government affairs, the civil affairs are handled by Ouyang Xiu, and the military affairs are handled by Ah Da, so I don't need to ask too much, and it is best to leave the special matters to the experts.

Your husband is now a signboard, a signboard of Hami Kingdom, it is now the winter break, there are not many things to deal with throughout the day, and accompanying you is the biggest thing. ”

Zhao Wan smiled and nodded, and snuggled her body into her husband's arms again, the cold winter of Hami was about to pass, and another month would be a good day for spring flowers to bloom.

Compared with the Hami Kingdom, the land of the Great Song Dynasty has begun to recover, and even in the war-torn Qingtang, the grass has slowly drilled out of the earth.

Fu Bi's mood was very bad, in the battle of Yanchuankou, the Great Song Dynasty did not take any advantage, but was taken by the army that did not hide the false Pang to occupy Hanchuan, and I don't know what benefits the blind felt promised to the unhidden false Pang, and now, the situation of the three armies has been formed.

As long as the Yanchuan Mouth is broken, the opposite side of the army will be the boundless Hehuang hometown, and the Qingtang Department will be able to resist the army of the Great Song Dynasty except for a few cities, and the rest will become the racecourse of the Great Song cavalry.

Yang Huaiyu fought hard at Yanchuankou, losing more than 1,600 soldiers, and still only took half of Yanchuankou, and he couldn't attack for a long time, so he had to lead his troops to set up a village in Yanchuankou to confront Blind Felt.

Yanchuankou has become a barren land, the Great Song Dynasty army threw no less than 6,000 catties of fierce fire oil here, the entire mountain pass was scorched black by the flames, and even some boulders in the valley mouth were burned a little crispy, and a large piece could be broken off with a grasp of it.

Yang Wenguang is Fu Bi's deputy general, and Yang Huaiyu can only become a pioneer.

After attacking Yanchuankou for a long time, not only Fu Bi was anxious, but Yang Huaiyu was even more anxious, as long as the 300,000 army stayed here for one more day, the grain and silver money consumed was a huge number.

Just yesterday, Liu Che, the envoy of Sun Xinfengxiang, the envoy of the Xijing treasury, had already sent an urgent report, the supply of military rations could last for two months at most, and beyond this time, the army would have to return to Lintao and eat nearby.

After looking at the map again, Yang Huaiyu regretfully knocked on Lanzhou City and said to the deputy general: "At the beginning, we had the opportunity to wedge a nail here, but because of some messy things, the Western Xia people occupied this place.

If our grain and grass transfer starts from Lanzhou City, which is less than three hundred miles away from us, we will not have any worries no matter what. “

The deputy general frowned and said: "Lanzhou City is located at the junction of the Qingtang, Western Xia, and Great Song Kingdoms, and it may not be easy to gain a firm foothold here."

The city can be barren or dilapidated, but it cannot be occupied, and whichever country occupies it will be attacked by the other two.

He only took advantage of the fact that we and Qingtang had no time to take care of Lanzhou City, and once the battle situation returned to before, he couldn't hold Lanzhou City. “

Yang Huaiyu slammed his fist on the table with hatred and said, "If others can't keep it, he will definitely hold it." ”

The deputy general didn't understand who Yang Huaiyu was talking about, and when he saw that he was angry, he had to close his mouth but was a little disapproving.

He took his leave and prepared to receive some supplies from the merchants.

The current war has undergone some subtle changes from the past, and this change began when the army marched south.

In the past, when the army went out, the merchants could run as far as they could, and since they tasted the sweetness in the process of the southern expedition, as long as the Great Song army went out, they would always be followed by caravans.

This time, the number of caravans that followed Qingtang was particularly terrifying.

They will not only help the army transport grain, but also bring a lot of goods to Qingtang to do exchange business with the army.

Grain, cloth, oil, and even iron tools could be found in the caravans as long as the army needed them.

In the previous wars, they had already exchanged these things with the army for cattle and sheep and various Qingtang native products, and made a lot of profits.

Now, the army is stuck at the mouth of Yanchuan, and the merchants are in the same hurry.

The purpose of the adjutant general's visit to Shang Jia was to calm their anger and tell them that the army would soon break through the Yanchuan Pass and that there would soon be captures to pay for the supplies they had previously owed to the army.

Tie Dan was also among these merchants, watching the merchants roar angrily at a general, but he had a warm smile on his face.

Ten days ago, he once offered to help Yang Huaiyu break through the Yanchuan Pass, but he was rejected by others, if he proposed it again now, Yang Huaiyu should not refuse again, right?

The initial goal of the Great Song Dynasty was to occupy Qingtang and Hehuang, and then form an encirclement of the Western Xia, and the ultimate goal was to push the border to the area of the Hexi Corridor, so as to end the threat of the Western Xia to the Great Song Dynasty, and prepare for the next step of pacifying the Western Xia.

The Hami Kingdom needed a convenient and safe passage through which Hami and the Great Song Dynasty could be connected, and ultimately ensure the smooth flow of trade routes in the Western Regions.

The deputy general came back sweaty, arched his hand to Yang Huaiyu, who was looking at the map, and sat on the stool and drank water.

The merchants who could follow the army all the way to Qingtang did not have a fuel-efficient lamp, and there was a shadow of a powerful person looming behind every caravan.

Yang Huaiyu glanced at the adjutant general and said, "They are in a hurry? ”

The adjutant general smiled bitterly: "It's even more difficult to deal with than the Qingtang people." ”

Yang Huaiyu dropped the charcoal pen in his hand and said with a smile: "It's right to be in a hurry, the army is busy expanding the territory outside, but they are busy drinking the blood of the soldiers, even if they drink the blood of the soldiers, I don't have much opinion, it's just that if you don't pay enough price, you can't do it." ”

The deputy general pointed to the Yanchuan Pass outside the military village and said: "The terrain is steep, the city is high and the moat is deep, the people are condescending, and the Qingtang people are good at shooting, so it is difficult to break through here." ”

Yang Huaiyu smiled: "There is always a way." ”

The adjutant general frowned and said, "Fire oil? We have already tried, but here only the wind blows from the west to the east, and it does not stop all the year round, we have been burning for three days, and the effect is not good, the enemy has not burned much, but we have wounded many soldiers. ”

Yang Huaiyu pointed to the outside of the military tent and said with a smile: "Bohou, you go outside the tent and tell those merchants that as long as they can give me five thousand pieces of gold and silver, I will take Yanchuankou within three days." ”

The adjutant general frowned and said, "General, is there anything I don't know?" ”

Yang Huaiyu laughed and said: "No way, if you meet a dead master who wants money, if you don't give him money, he won't help us break through Yanchuankou." ”

Adjutant General Huo Ran got up and said, "General, since they are here and have a way, we don't need to spend money." ”

Yang Huaiyu smiled bitterly: "I tried, it's really not good if you don't have money, we can't afford to mess with the master behind him." ”

The adjutant general's eyes were a little red, and he said astringently: "General, do those people really value money more than us soldiers?" ”

Yang Huaiyu patted the deputy general's shoulder and said: "Don't be sad, if that guy is from my Great Song Dynasty, no matter who is behind him, I will ask him to help us take Yanchuankou, but it's a pity that he is not from the Great Song Dynasty, and he is still here to help us."

According to other people's words, if you want to break through the Yanchuan Pass, you must spend 5,000 yuan in materials, and they don't make money, but we can't help but compensate them for the material money. ”

Seeing that Yang Huaiyu was unwilling to tell the real reason, the adjutant general had to go out of the military tent to raise 5,000 yuan in disbelief.

He believed that these merchants had already invested so much money in the army, and it should not be worse than the last 5,000 yuan.

Tie Dan entered Yang Huaiyu's military tent again, still smiling, Yang Huaiyu resisted the idea of beating this guy and said lightly: "Give you money, and open Yanchuan Pass for me tomorrow." ”

Tie Dan smiled: "It's not me who opened the Yanchuan Pass, it's you who opened the Yanchuan Pass, and I am only responsible for providing supplies." ”

Yang Huaiyu leaned back in his chair and said with a smile: "What materials?" ”

Tie Dan looked at Yang Huaiyu and said, "Gunpowder!" ”

"Gunpowder is in our army."

"The gunpowder in your army can only be used to set off fireworks, and you want to break through the fortified fortress of Yanchuankou. We need gunpowder from Hami. ”

Yang Huaiyu frowned and said, "Why haven't I seen Brother Yuan use gunpowder?" ”

Tie Dan smiled: "Didn't you see it now?" ”

"How do you use this thing?"

"It's simple, just use your trebuchet to throw it out of range of the Qingtang people's bows and arrows.

Don't worry, with a pack of ten pounds of gunpowder, your trebuchet can throw about 300 paces. ”

Yang Huaiyu, your Tie Xinyuan's character is still very confident, since Tie Dan thinks that gunpowder can tear apart the fortified city, he believes that this result will not be worse there, but he doesn't understand why Tie Xinyuan, who has always been generous, insisted that Da Song use money to buy gunpowder this time.

Tie Dan knew why he was silent, and sighed: "This is the limit of what Hami can do, this gunpowder will be finished when it runs out, even if you want to buy it in the future, Hami Country will not sell it." ”

Yang Huaiyu keenly noticed that Tie Dan's words had other meanings, and hurriedly asked, "Brother Yuan'er is not a man of his word in Hami City, is he?" (To be continued.) )