Chapter 0121 The First Batch of War Horses
The two capitals were well equipped, Qian Heng and Dong Qing, following closely behind Han Shizhong, led the two teams of men and horses to leave the Yanzhou military city and set off for the Song-Liao border. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Follow the west bank of the Yellow River all the way to the north.
From Yanzhou to Datong Mansion, there is a long distance, and the straight-line distance is also thousands of miles. Even, if you go directly to the line of the Daimyo Mansion of Zhending Mansion, it will take a lot less time than a detour to Yanzhou.
It's just that Qian Heng had already instructed Dong Qing and Yang Zaixing to make a special detour and rush to Yanzhou with horses.
Out of the Yanzhou Military City, along the river bank to the north, only need to climb over a mountain, it no longer belongs to the territory of the Great Song Dynasty.
Han Shizhong pointed to the mountains in the distance, "Lord Qian, outside this mountain, it was originally the territory of my Great Song Dynasty, and it was later occupied by the Western Xia, but recently, it was taken over by the Liao, and now, we have to take over this Yang Zaixing, maybe we will meet the military horses of the Western Xia!" ”
Qian Heng also had a plan in mind at this time.
Looking at these two hundred Kaiming Jialiang sergeants, Qian Heng suddenly had an idea.
If you directly borrow these 200 sergeants to escort the horses, you don't need to make a big detour from Yanzhou.
"Liangchen, let me ask you, if you specially select two hundred soldiers to pick up and drop off in the Song-Liao border area, will it save a lot of time and energy?"
In last night, Dong Qing had already dealt with Qian Heng, at this time, the situation in Liao was turbulent, and the Jin State was pressing forward step by step, and the royal relatives and nobles of Liao were so panicked that they wanted to get rid of the wealth that could not be taken away as soon as possible, and horses were a big part of it.
The war horses of the Liao State can actually be taken away with the army, but once these horses are handed over, they will be directly expropriated by the Tianzuo Emperor, and they will not be exchanged for any money.
Therefore, these nobles of the Liao Kingdom would rather exchange the war horse for the wine and tea of the Great Song Dynasty than give the war horse in vain.
This kind of opportunity is very rare.
Qian Heng thought about it again and again before he told Han Shizhong about his plan.
Han Shizhong did not show any resistance to Qian Heng's plan, and even looked forward to it, hoping to use the assistance of his soldiers to get more horses in the territory of Liao.
However, Han Shizhong was extremely interested in Qian Heng's way of obtaining this information.
"Lord Qian, could it be that all this news was inquired by this shopkeeper Dong?"
Han Shizhong asked, his gaze swept over Dong Qing from time to time.
Facing Han Shizhong, who was in the Western Army, Qian Heng didn't want to reveal Dong Qing's identity too much, but Han Shizhong was thoughtful, and just deduced Dong Qing's identity from his own words, which also made Qian Heng think a little higher about Han Shizhong.
Qian Heng nodded slightly, "The momentum of the Liao people is gradually declining, and the Jin country that has replaced it is the time when the soldiers are strong and ambitious, so in order to prevent the invasion of the Jin people in advance, I will have this arrangement, and arrange some eyeliner in the Liao country and the Jin country, in order to protect my industry!" ”
Han Shizhong knew that Qian Heng had a lucrative soap shop under his hands, and the Erguotou Liquor Factory, which was already famous all over the country, no matter what industry it was, it was enough to make many rich people admire. What's more, under Qian Heng's estate, there are various industries such as pig farms and flower nurseries.
It's just that because of these worries, he arranged for meticulous work and lurked in the territory of Jin Liao and Liao to find out the news, and Han Shizhong would not believe this reason at all.
Han Shizhong smiled, "I know that Lord Qian knows the habits of the Jin people very well, but between us and the Jin people, after all, there is still a Liao country, even if the Liao country is weak, it will not collapse overnight." ”
Qian Heng said, "It's better to take precautions than to be at a loss when things come to an end!" ”
Han Shizhong agrees with Qian Heng's attitude and views on the Jin people, but if it is said that the Jin people will soon enter the Great Song Dynasty, Han Shizhong still has some doubts. However, Qian Heng was reluctant to mention Dong Qing's identity, so Han Shizhong didn't ask anything more.
On the way to travel, he didn't encounter any trouble, and Qian Heng was secretly happy.
When he came to the location of a mountain pass, Dong Qingcai pointed to the direction of the gap in the mountain pass, "Young master, if you enter from this mountain pass, you can find Zaixing!" ”
The mountains close to the banks of the Yellow River are not high, and on both sides of the gap in the mountains, the highest point is only a few hundred meters high, crossing the mountain pass, when he saw the house on the hillside, the corners of Qian Heng's mouth were slightly raised.
This place seems to have been built a long time ago, even in the last years of the Tang Dynasty, for merchants and officials to rest. It was only later that it was in a state of separation, and the Great Song Dynasty decree was beyond the reach of the whip, so it was impossible to take into account such a remote area, so it was gradually abandoned.
It was precisely with the buffer of this valley and the cover of this courtyard that Yang Zaixing and the more than 500 war horses were able to safely wait for Qian Heng and them to come to respond.
"Young Master!"
Yang Zaixing stepped forward to salute.
Qian Heng hugged him, "It's hard work again, I brought wine and food, you eat some to satisfy your hunger first, we shouldn't stay here for a long time, try to leave as soon as possible!" ”
Yang Zaixing should be Yang Zaixing, who has been hungry for more than a day, eats cured meat and bread, pours a sip of wine from time to time, and eats quickly.
After Yang Zaixing had eaten and drunk enough, Qian Heng asked, "Zaixing, have you encountered any other threats after Dong Qing left?" ”
Yang Zaixing scratched his head and laughed, "Back to the east, there are no Liao people around here, but my subordinates have encountered a scout from Western Xia and was solved by me!" ”
Qian Heng raised his eyebrows and looked back at Han Shizhong, "It seems that our trouble is coming!" ”
Han Shizhong laughed, "The military horses of Western Xia, many of our soldiers from the Western Army deal with them, Lord Qian doesn't have to care, against the patrols of Western Xia, we can directly defeat them!" ”
When facing the army of Western Xia, Han Shizhong was really not afraid, "Lord Qian, don't worry, if the people of Western Xia dare to make trouble, I will definitely let them have no return!" ”
Whether it is the Seed Army stationed in Yanzhou or the Zhejia Army in the Fuzhou area, they are all in the line of insisting on resisting foreign enemies, and Han Shizhong has even thought about how to deal with the provocation of the Western Xia Army.
This valley is only fifty miles away from Yanzhou City, and it is possible to kill it back on the same day.
For the sake of safety, Qian Heng still decided to rest overnight in this broken courtyard and wait for the next morning to return to Yanzhou.
In the afternoon of the same day, Qian Heng and Han Shizhong arranged for his subordinates to tap the war horses, and counted them three times before calculating the total number, a total of five hundred and twelve war horses, and most of them were young and strong war horses over the age of three.
Qian Heng was overjoyed, and summoned two army commanders from the Western Army and Han Shizhong at night to explain his plan and inventory.
"Generals, I have discussed with the old generals, I introduced war horses from the territory of Liao, half of which were handed over to the Western Army, but I need the soldiers of the Western Army to help me send the other half of the war horses to Yunzhou, who is willing to take over and find a messenger, you can ask me at any time."