Zheng Zhi led the army to the north, and after passing through Kaifeng Mansion, he basically entered Hebei, Bianliang City in Tokyo of the Great Song Dynasty, in fact, not far from the northern Song-Liao border, and the straight-line distance was only a thousand miles, and the distance of 500 kilometers was really not far.

This is also the reason why when the Jurchens went south, they were able to come to Tokyo in a short period of time, and if they won the battle, they could quickly increase their horses, and they could approach Bianliang from Yanyun within ten days.

Since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there is an ancient saying, Zhao is the land of a hundred battles, Zhao is not like other countries, there are dangers to defend, Zhao is a place of flat rivers. The state of Zhao is mainly Hebei, and also includes the northern part of Henan and Shanxi.

This is also the reason why King Wuling of Zhao wants to ride and shoot in Hufu, just because Zhao has no danger to defend, and only a strong army can protect itself. This is also the reason why Zhao Guoneng became the overlord of the Warring States. The biggest enemy of Qin in the early stage of unifying the world was Zhao. It wasn't until the Qin State produced a god of war Bai Qi and killed 400,000 soldiers of the Zhao State that the Zhao State went into decline.

Even so, even if the 400,000 elites of Zhao State were killed by Qin State, but Qin State was not able to eat Zhao State immediately, but also suffered a big loss of Zhao State later, after the Battle of Changping, Zhao State recruited men from all over the country, and ten-year-old children also brought armor into battle, but with the help of Wei State, they defeated Qin State after the big victory, and even caused most of the Qin State army to lose. It's just that the national strength of Zhao has declined since then, and it will no longer be the hegemon, and it will no longer be the opponent of Qin.

All this is just to illustrate. In the north of the Great Song Dynasty, in addition to the Yanmen Pass, it is still dangerous, and the Yanmen Pass is hundreds of miles to the east, and there is no danger to defend. Bianliang is not the best place to choose the national capital. This is also the reason why the Great Song Dynasty wanted to camp most of the main elite forbidden army in Bianliang, which is also the reason why the number of forbidden troops continued to expand. During the Northern Song Dynasty, the country's income was extremely high, but a large part of the income was paid for military expenses.

One of the important changes in Wang Anshi's reform is to reduce redundant soldiers, disband a large number of useless soldiers, retain the elite, and reduce military spending. There is also redundancy, which reduces the redundant officials and servants of government agencies. Another is redundancy, which basically prohibits unnecessary construction and the cost of building temples and Taoist temples. These three redundant people are also in crisis of the country.

When it came to the Huizong Zhao Ji Dynasty, although Huizong was a supporter of the change, most of these things were not inherited, and Zhao Ji's beautiful Genyue was the best proof of redundancy.

Tang established the country in Chang'an, Song Dynasty in Bianliang, and Ming Dynasty in Nanjing. Compared with the three, only Bianliang is the most unfavorable place to defend. Even if Ming Zhu Di moved the capital to Yanjing, it was much better than Bianliang, at least there was still the Great Wall in Yanjing at that time, for the northern nomads, the Great Wall was also extremely difficult to overcome, as long as people were not stupid, the Great Wall would definitely be able to keep the Ming Dynasty safe.

Zheng Zhi's army entered the rule of Hebei West Road, and the Anli army was Xiangzhou (now Anyang, Henan), and it only took three days to travel all the way.

Xiangzhou is also an extremely important place in the entire history of China, and it can also be regarded as the origin of Chinese civilization, the capital of the Shang Dynasty is here, and the Yin Ruins are also found here. The song mentioned in the "Fengshen List" is also one hundred and ten miles south of Xiangzhou. Zhou destroyed Shang, and Zhou Zhixiqi was in Qishan County, Shaanxi. Zhou went from Shaanxi to Xiangzhou to destroy Shang, and since then the world has been divided, and countless princes have been sealed, and the princes have developed the Spring and Autumn Warring States period by their respective conquests and annexations.

The ancestor of Qin was a feudal official who raised horses for the king of Zhou, which is why the Qin Kingdom rose in the northwest, and the northwest Hengshan and other places were the places to raise horses, and the ancestors of Qin probably raised horses for Zhou Tianzi in Lingzhou City and other places.

The Qin of Qin Fenglu is the Qin of the Qin State.

Xiangzhou Avenue is extremely wide, and there is naturally endless arable land on both sides of the road, and agricultural civilization always needs such flat land for production.

The further north you go, the cooler the temperature gets, and it's the end of autumn, and winter isn't far away.

Zheng Zhi went north this time, entered Xiangzhou, and when he arrived at the Daimyo's Mansion, he was going east to Shandong, and the land of Qizhou in Yunzhou is now under the jurisdiction of Zheng Zhi, and he will inevitably enter Cangzhou from Shandong, and will not enter Cangzhou from Hebei. After entering Cangzhou, he had to go to Hejian Mansion, and the Seed Master Dao also left a big stall in Hejian Mansion waiting for Zheng Zhi to receive it. Now the soldiers of Heshuo are all assembled in Hejian Mansion to go to school, and the seed master Dao has helped Zheng Zhi pave the way for the preliminary work, saving Zheng Zhi a lot of trouble.

The army went north on the wide official road in Xiangzhou, the sun was slowly setting westward, and the days at the end of autumn were still quite long.

After walking for a while, Zheng Zhi looked at the big man in front of him.

Why did Zheng Zhi pay attention to such a big man in a hurry? It was only because the big man carried a longbow on his back, a large knife at his waist, a quiver on the other side, and a fine iron spear on his shoulder.

Such a dress is extremely weird, Zheng Zhi thought at first glance that this person was a man who walked the rivers and lakes, but after thinking about it again, he felt that it was not, Zheng Zhi, a man in the rivers and lakes, had also seen a lot, and he had never seen a man in the rivers and lakes with a bow. Ordinary people in Hebei, where are the few people who can practice archery?

The more Zheng Zhi looked at it, the more weird he became, and said, "Niu Da, stop that man!" ”

Niu Da beat his horse out of the queue briskly, caught up a few steps, and said, "The man in front of the head, stop." ”

I saw that when the man turned around, he had a green face, and the corners of his mouth were only fluff. But he is extremely thoughtful, with a square face and angular. People are praised for being born from the heart, and the first feeling of this person is that he is a thoughtful person, not like a young person.

"You call me?" The young man replied, his face was already smiling, and he seemed to be in a very good mood when he saw the person in leather armor right away.

"It's to call you, my family officials are looking for you, and wait for a while." Niu Da said.

When the young man heard this, he looked back at the countless iron-armored horses coming from afar, and was overjoyed in his heart, and asked, "Where are the generals of your family?" Where did you come from and where are you going? ”

"Hugh asks more, and when my family officials come, they have their own plans. But in your later life, how can you carry such a set of equipment? But where are you going to commit murder? Niu Da asked while looking back at Zheng Zhi. I was also curious in my heart, how could I meet such a strange person in this Xiangzhou, he was full of swords, guns, bows and arrows, and he was not cumbersome to walk, the quiver on the left was swinging, the long knife was swinging on the right, there was a spear on his shoulder, and he was carrying a huge longbow on his back.

Walking like this is tinkling.

The young man was not angry, but grinned, looking extremely sunny, and replied, "Where is the murder, I am going to go into battle to kill the enemy." ”

Niu Da laughed when he heard this: "Haha... The hair has not grown and you have to kill the enemy, your body is clanging, more than 100 pounds, and you don't know how to find a mount. ”

Niu Da also knew that this young man did not seem to be a murderer, and when he saw this young man with a sunny smile on his face, he also had a good impression in his heart, so he was joking.

"I also want to find a mount, but there is no money left, these two knives and guns, both made of fine iron, have been spent and entangled, so I have to walk." The boy replied.

"Haha... Look at the weight of your gun, it's really not small, it costs a little silver, are you from this Xiangzhou? Niu Da asked.

"It's the people of Xiangzhou Tangyin." The young man replied, and saw that there was a water bladder hanging on the back of the cow's horse, and the young man said, "I have been on a long journey, and I am thirsty, and I beg for water." ”

Niu Da didn't care, took off the water bladder and threw it to the boy. The young man took it with one hand, and with the other hand he threw the spear he was carrying on his shoulder to the ground, but the tail of the spear, which had not been opened, was directly inserted into the soil and stood on the spot. The boy immediately untied the water bladder and drank several large sips, which showed that the boy was really thirsty.

Niu Da saw the young man's hand, even the round tail of the spear could be easily inserted into the soil, where did he not know that this young man had extraordinary martial arts, and praised it: "The future is a good skill." ”

The young man drank a few sips, relieved his dry mouth a little, and then covered the water bladder again and handed it to Niu Da on the horse, obviously the young man could also restrain himself, and he was embarrassed to drink all the water in the bag, but left most of the water for Niu Da.

"I have practiced martial arts since I was a child, I see a smile and a smile, thank you for your water." The young man obviously has a very good impression of Niu Da, a military man in iron armor.

The two chatted a few words, Zheng Zhi had already arrived, and seeing that this man was tall and tall, but his face was green, he opened his mouth and asked directly: "Housheng, where are you going with this sharp weapon?" ”

Niu Da also hurriedly introduced: "This is my family official... Xianggong, see it soon. ”

The young man arched his hand and replied: "I have seen Xianggong, the little one is about to go to the north to join the army, I heard that there is a Zheng Xiangcheng in Cangzhou who is recruiting troops, the little one has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and he heard that this Zheng Xianggong can fight well, so he wants to join it, and it is not in vain to waste this martial art." ”

When Zheng Zhi heard this, he saw that the young man had a long bow behind him, and asked, "How many stones does the bow on your back have?" ”

When the young man heard Zheng Zhi ask about his bow, he immediately looked proud, and said: "The three-stone strong bow can shoot more than two or three hundred steps." ”

When Zheng Zhi heard the three stones, he didn't believe it in his heart, it was a good crossbow used in the army, and it was only two stones, and Lao Hu used only more than two stones, so he said: "It's good to take off your bow and show me." ”

The young man smiled and took off the longbow, and said with a smile: "Xianggong, you can try it, a full three-stone hard bow, and the stone can shoot a few inches." ”

Zheng Zhi took the longbow and called out in his mouth: "Old Hu, let's try it!" ”

Lao Hu on his side took the longbow, pulled it with all his strength, and then quickly let go and said: "Good bow, good bow, three stones must be there, but it's not very practical, it takes me all my strength to open this bow, and it can't be long-lasting rapid fire." ”

The young man listened to Lao Hu's words and immediately said: "How impractical, it must be able to shoot quickly!" I shoot this bow rapidly every day, and I can fire dozens of arrows in a row. ”

Lao Hu naturally didn't believe it, so he handed the bow forward and said, "You can try it." ”

The young man didn't know where these people didn't believe his words, so he smiled, his face was slightly straight, he took the longbow, turned his head and stood with his legs crossed back and forth, and took the feather arrows from the quiver and put them on.

Just as he was about to open the bow, the young man suddenly put down the feather arrow again, and said only in his mouth: "This bow is very powerful, and there are many pedestrians on the road, so I will pull the bowstring and see with you." ”

After speaking, the young man grabbed the bowstring with his bare hands, and shouted loudly, only listening to the bowstring buzzing a few times, and it was full of seven or eight times in a moment, pulling and releasing it without dragging the mud and water.

Lao Hu was dumbfounded, and said straightly: "Good arm strength, really good arm strength." O young hero! ”