[There is an event, but I came back late. There is a change a little later. 】

The Wuding River is an important river that runs through the Yokoyama Mountains.

The source is from the north foot of Hengshan, the upstream is from south to north, after passing Xiazhou, it turns eastward, crosses the land of Yinxia, and then turns to the south when it reaches Yinzhou. The turbid Wuding River cuts through Hengshan, runs all the way south in the territory of Yanyan Road, and flows into the Yellow River at the end.

Because it runs through Hengshan, the Wuding River valley has become an important passage connecting the Song and Xia countries. The wars that took place on the banks of the Wuding River have not stopped since ancient times. At the same time, because of the abundant water source, the Wuding River valley not only irrigates the thousands of hectares of farmland in the land of Yinxia, but also the granary of Yanyan Road.

Therefore, both the Song and Xia countries built hundreds of large and small walled forts on this river. Regardless of the walled fort with a circumference of only two or three hundred steps, it is a big city of eight or nine hundred steps or even more than a thousand steps, and in the Song realm, there are Suide City and Luowu City; In the Western Xia Kingdom, there are Yinzhou, Shizhou, Xiazhou, Youzhou and Hongzhou.

Once the entire Wuding River Valley was captured, it meant that the official army took control of the land of Yinxia and obtained half of the two core areas of Western Xia. Before crossing the Hanhai Sea and taking Xingling directly, the only city that still had to take some effort to attack was Yanzhou City, where Qingbai Yanchi was located, which was the only large stronghold in the entire Yinxia region that was not in the Wuding River Valley.

Yanzhou is directly north of Huanqing Road, and the Huanqing army on the west side of Yanyan Road only needs to capture the key pass toad village located on the Qinggang Gorge in Hengshan, and after passing through Hengshan, it is Yanzhou.

However, it is impossible for Gao Zunyu, the deputy commander of the soldiers and horses of Huanqing Road, to give up the first goal of Lingzhou, and the Huanqing army will only go to the northwest and attack the Qingyuan military city.

"It's much easier to cross the Hanhai Sea along the Lingzhou River than we do. It is not so easy to capture Lingzhou in front of the Huanqing Army. ”

"Since we have already sent troops in advance, the Huanqing Army will definitely not be able to bear it. At this time, the Lingzhou River is abundant, and the river water when the snow melts in spring is enough to supply the drinking needs of the Huanqing army...... We only have an oasis. ”

"The two oases in the Hanhai Sea must be taken down as soon as possible, at least after the Western Thieves, so that they do not have a chance to destroy the water source. Once you put the feces and urine in it, you won't want to use the oasis for a few years. ”

"In times of despair, thieves will not destroy the water in the oasis. Otherwise, even if they can escape, they won't be able to cross the Hanhai Sea in ten years. What's more, in order to prevent accidents, the captain also transferred ten well craftsmen to accompany the army, and it took two days to open the well, and there was no shortage of manpower. ”

What was placed in front of several young generals such as Chongpu and Seed Master was not the fine sand table in the White Tiger Festival Hall of the Yanzhou Governor's Mansion, but just a crude map. But around this map, several young generals are talking enthusiastically.

The early dispatch of troops by Yan Yanlu not only caught Tokyo off guard, but also gave the party members a blow to the head. The meticulous work throughout the five roads on the edge of the edge allowed the Western Xia high-level to grasp the timing of the Song army's scheduled dispatch of troops, but it was also planted and shaded.

The smooth entry of the army has made every general and colonel who went out on the expedition on Dunyan Road now look very relaxed.

After half a month of dispatching troops, the elite of Yan Yan Road followed the general banner of Chong Ge all the way through the pass and rushed along the Wuding River valley.

With the help of the pre-planted traitors, the Yan army only paid a small price of 200 men to break through the first pass after Hengshan and capture Yinzhou City.

After conquering Yinzhou, Chong Ge did not rush to attack Shizhou and Xiazhou along the Wuding River to the west, but counterattacked to the Mituo Cave in the northeast. It was the seat of the Shenyong Army Division of the Left Wing of Western Xia, and more than 10,000 Western thieves were stationed. You can't knock out the Left Wing Brave Army, and if you want to go west, you will be in danger of being cut off.

Moreover, the Left Wing Shenyong Military Division is like a wedge, nailed between Dunyan Road and Hedong, blocking the northern road connecting the two roads, making it inconvenient for the two sides to communicate, if you want to pass the news, you have to detour at least 100 miles to the south. If you want Hedong and Yanyan to join forces, this wedge must be pulled out.

The attack on Mida Cave was the first difficulty after the Yan Yan army set out on the expedition. After receiving the news of the fall of Yinzhou, the defenders of Mida Cave immediately raised their defense level. When the Yan army arrived at the city of Mida Cave, what appeared in front of them was a strong fortress with nearly 10,000 defenders.

However, the Song army attacked in advance, which made the morale of the defenders in the Mida Cave low. As long as you know a little bit of military knowledge, you can know the way, and if you want to capture the city, this is the best time. Once the siege is not overcome, the morale of the defenders will rise.

In order to capture this city as quickly as possible, Chong Ge sent a selection of troops who were carefully selected from the more than 50,000 forbidden troops on the Yan Yan Road as the sharp sword for the siege, and personally stood under the city to beat the drum and cheer.

One side is in high morale, the other side is demoralized, and the seed has already prepared a long ladder, and used thousands of divine arm bows to clean the defenders of the city for the selection of the front army. A fortified city that has made Hedong and Yanyan sigh for decades was broken in one go. When the defenders led the army to flee, the beheading skills given to the Yan Yan army had reached as many as 2,000, plus the wounded soldiers, even if the seed could not divide the troops to pursue, the elite cavalry of the Left Wing Divine Brave Army Division had lost most of their combat ability.

After stabilizing the back road and ensuring the connection with Hedong Road, the next move west along the Wuding River was logical. Today, the plant has stood at the head of Shizhou City, and the vanguard of 8,000 people has captured the iron smelting outside Xiazhou City, which is a small stronghold with hundreds of soldiers, that is, a workshop that produces iron, and also one of the outer defense lines of Xiazhou.

"How much grain and grass has been dug up in Shizhou City?" In one of the best mansions in Shizhou City, the seed man asked his nephew who was in the grain crop in the branch army.

Chong Jianzhong replied: "About 7,000 stones, if you can dig out a few more grain cellars, you should be able to have 8,000 stones." Enough for the whole army to eat for ten days. ”

He laughed loudly: "I can't imagine that there are so many left!" There is no problem in capturing Xiazhou City now! ”

Chong Jianzhong nodded: "Suide's grain should be able to come up soon, just in time to make up for it." ”

Because Chong Ge chose to attack Mida Cave first, he gave the defenders of Shizhou enough time. This allows them to transport all the people and resources of the city to the stronger city of Xiazhou. And the cleaning of grain and grass is the top priority, and no qualified general will leave a grain of rice or grass for the enemy.

It's just that no matter how well Jianbi Qingye's calculations are played, the people below must not be selfish.

The Shizhou guard wanted to clear the wilderness and not give the Song people a grain of grain. It's a pity that once there are many people in Shizhou City who don't have time to take away all the grain stored at home, they will never burn it, but will try to cover up the cellar where the grain is stored and gamble on luck.

And luck was on the side of the Song army. There is no shortage of all kinds of talents under the hands of the planters, and they are accustomed to grabbing food. It was extremely difficult to dig out enough grain from the cellar, but he found a few people at random, walked around the city twice, and took out most of the grain hidden in Shizhou.

The stock of seven or eight thousand stone was enough for the whole army to eat for ten days.

Although there may not be such good luck in the future, and the attack on Xiazhou City may not be as smooth as before, as long as Li Ji, who is in charge of the grain transfer, can transport the grain as soon as possible, it will be enough for the seed to capture Xiazhou City.

"Why don't I care about the time of sending troops out of the army? It's not that you have to hide it from the party. The Hanhai in summer is not something that the army can walk through at all, and it is difficult for the party to do it. It is Zhilu Dao that the official army will not go out until nearly May, and the Xingqing Mansion thinks that it can be delayed until autumn, so it is not in a hurry to fight, and it does not mobilize troops and horses from all over the country in advance. ”

He smiled very conceitedly: "If it is called early, the grain and grass will not be supplied, and the party members are now very poor, and the bottom of the warehouse is almost empty, and they can't afford to raise the army that has been requisitioned." If they want to fight hard with the officials and troops, they must have the right time, and only when they gather the soldiers and horses of the whole country at the right time will they not waste the only grain and grass in vain. ”

Chong Jianzhong complimented: "The fifth uncle's plan can be said to have seen through the internal organs of the western thief. ”

He twisted his beard and was very proud. This time, the first credit must be his. Although he offended the Son of Heaven, but there was already a fait accompli, could he still be allowed to go back?

"The Chinese army will rest in Shizhou for a day, and tomorrow, the troops will enter Xiazhou City! As long as Xiazhou City is laid, the land of Yinxia will be the Great Song Dynasty. ”

When it was almost nightfall, his cronies came in to report that Suide City had sent someone.

"Oh, there's finally someone from Suide City! Let him in. ”

He had been discussing the war situation with his generals all afternoon, and he was a little tired, but when he heard that someone had come to Suide City, where the Transshipment Division was stationed, he immediately cheered up.

Soon, the people sent by Suide City were ushered in, short and fat, with a pair of small eyes revealing shrewdness. He is the most powerful cronie under Li Ji and a grain official.

As soon as Chong Ge saw this fat man, there was a smile on his always majestic face: "Li Yun is really good, and Chong Ge still thinks that he wants to, how much grain has he escorted?" ”

The fat grain officer didn't answer, his face was a little ugly, and he took out a letter from his arms with a bitter face, "Captain, this is sent by the envoy to the villain overnight...... The angel is about to arrive, and the envoy wants the captain to have a bottom in his heart. ”

"Angel ......" A strong uneasiness swelled in Chong Ge's heart, and he took the letter and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"Captain, the Son of Heaven ordered you to return to the army." The fat grain officer confessed frankly.

A flush flashed across his face, and he swayed and nearly toppled over from his seat.

"Fifth uncle!" Chong Jianzhong hurriedly helped him up.

But he didn't pay attention to it, snatched the letterhead from his nephew's hand, tore it open and looked at it, and the more he looked at it, the more his hands trembled, "This is a chaotic life, this is a chaotic life." He shouted in a trembling voice.