Qingshi River, one hundred and twenty miles away from Erdao River. Because bluestone is produced here, it gets its name.

The defense line of the Sidwa people actually started from here. Erdaojiang, in the entire defensive posture of the Sidwa people, is just an outpost.

The reason why Xi Meirui put down the two thousand people here is mainly because the strategic position of Aoishikawa is very important.

It is one of the main traffic arteries in the South Vendura grasslands.

From here, to the east is the Erdao River, which can lead directly to Bukui.

To the south is the Three Eyes Well, which is also a strategic location. It is the most important commercial center in the South Wendu grassland.

In the past, the alliance of the four major tribes of the South Wendura grassland was often held in Sanyanjing.

To the north leads to the North Peak Pass of the Wendura Mountain, and after the North Peak Pass, there is the vast North Wendura Grassland.

To the west, through the Xiaobei River, the Red Stone Ridge, and the Baoyin Hill, it leads to the Horseshoe Mountain.

Horseshoe Mountain, in the heart of the South Vendura grasslands, is the nest of the Sidewa people. The head of the tribe of Sidewa, Simari, led the main force of the Sidewah with 5,000 men, and was stationed there.

Further west beyond the Horseshoe Mountains is the western hinterland of the South Windula grassland, which is already close to the desert area, because it is relatively arid, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and there is basically no decent defensive force.

The first battle to recover South Windula was chosen at the Aoishigawa.

First of all, if you destroy the enemy of Aoishikawa, you will have the living power to annihilate the enemy.

These two thousand-man teams are the elite of the Sidwa people, and they belong to the strongest part of the combat effectiveness.

Second, it has controlled this strategic route, which can effectively block the information communication channel between Beifengkou, Sanyanjing and Xiaobeihe and the most convenient reinforcement route.

Of course, the terrain on the grassland is flat, and other places can be walked. However, the road conditions are much worse.

Especially under heavy snow cover, the markers are not obvious, and the terrain under the snow is unknown, which is easy to get lost and easy to cause obstacles to marching. The speed and efficiency of the march will be greatly reduced.

The task of attacking Qingshichuan was undertaken by Jia Lian's first regiment.

The first regiment has three battalions under the jurisdiction of Jia Qiang, Jia Yun and Qin Zhong, and Wei Ruoshui's direct detachment has 240 people, which are temporarily assigned to the first regiment, adding up to a total of 1,800 people.

The snow had been falling, and there was no moonlight in the sky, only the slight reflection of the snow was struggling to identify the road.

Although the prefectural corps often conducts night and snow marching training, it is still not easy to actually walk.

Heavy snowfall, cold weather, and difficulty in identifying the road were factors that made it difficult to march. Heavy burden is also a factor.

In addition to sleeping bags, food, drinking water, individual weapons and ammunition, Franco's cannons, chain guns, spray cans, auxiliary ammunition, fire oil, and forage for livestock are all large burden-bearing households.

In order to carry these supplies, horses had to climb and pull them with plows. This greatly reduces the speed of marching in the snow.

Despite this, the marching speed still reached twenty miles per hour. This is already a relatively desirable effect, basically meeting the original expectations.

Since the beginning of winter, night patrols in the grasslands of South Windula have stopped, and now that it is snowing so much, no one has come out to patrol, so the march has been relatively smooth, although it has been difficult.

Jia Lian and Wei Ruoshui are now in the middle of the team.

"Second Brother Lian, Batu and Meng Ge, the two old boys, are probably dreaming at this time, right? I wonder if when they dream, will they dream that we are on our way to ask for their lives? ”

"Hmph, we didn't expect it before, where would they have thought that we would come at this time?"

"Second Brother Lian, a march like this to fight, in the entire Dade Empire, I think we are the only one."

"I think it's about the same, if you don't say anything else, just by enduring this hardship, others can't stand it. Those old soldiers, who is willing to endure this hardship? ”

"That's also why they don't understand, according to Chief Min's words, this is not called suffering, it is called taking advantage of the situation."

"Isn't it just the borrowing of power in Sun Tzu's Art of War? We are borrowing three major trends. One is the momentum of the night, the second is the wind and snow, and the third is the fire. ”

"This is the snow and fire in the dark night, enough for Batu and Mungo to drink a pot."

While the two were talking, Niu Jizong, the deputy commander of the first battalion, turned back.

"Report to the head of the group, it has reached the third stream."

"Give the order to go down, and camp on the spot and rest. Eat, fetch water, feed the horses, check and tidy up the equipment, check the baggage, and distribute three cigarettes to each person. Be on guard, eat and sleep, and start on time at two o'clock. ”

Niu Jizong agreed and went back to convey the order.

Jia Lian and Wei Ruo got off the horse, took out their sleeping bags from their backpacks, spread them on the snow on the side of the road, and sat on them.

Jia Lian took out the fire fold, uncovered his coat, blocked the wind, and lit a cigarette.

This year, Cervante's tobacco cultivation and roasting has been a success. This year, a batch of cigarettes was produced, which was distributed to soldiers during the battle. If there are soldiers who smoke, they can get over the addiction to smoking.

Three streams, is the confluence of three small rivers. I chose this place as a resting place because there is a water source, and you can dig ice to get water and drink horses.

It's not just people who need food, but horses too. After such a march, the horse's physical strength is also greatly consumed.

It is now eleven o'clock in the evening, and it has been more than five hours since the departure from Erdaojiang, and it is less than 20 miles away from Qingshichuan. After resting here, arrive at the Aoishi River at around three o'clock and launch an attack.

At that time, it was the time when people slept deepest.

Qingshichuan is close to the Luosun tribe, and there are more than 40 miles of land, which is the territory of the original Luosun tribe.

Now, of course, it's all the territory of the Sidwan.

As the conqueror of the South Wendura grassland, it seems that he has the power to kill and kill the people of this land.

Those who hold this power will not be stingy with the opportunity to use it.

Batu and Mungo are no exception.

They were the commanders of the two Tatar thousand-man troops stationed in the Qingshigawa.

Just yesterday they went to the Rasunites. In order to curry favor with them, the Rasun people sent two courtesans.

The Luosun woman has always been known for her ability to sing and dance, and these two courtesans are the best of them.

Snowy nights are a great time for the powerful to have fun.

Batu and Möngke were drinking and having fun in the yurt at this time. Even though it was the beginning of their time, they still enjoyed it.

The liquor sold here by Bukui is much stronger than the previous wine, and it tastes very strong.

There is the most delicious lamb in the South Vendura grasslands, which is soft and delicious.

Batu and Meng Ge have been friends for many years, and they are stationed together at this time, and they are friends of life and death who have nothing to say.

"Meng Ge, the people of Wattel are really a waste, so many people went into the mountains to search, and they just told the prince to run away, and recently called Princess Chang'an to run away. If we had gone, we would have caught them a long time ago. ”

"The arrest of the prince and the princess was originally the business of our Sidwa people, but later we insisted that the Wattel people rob this beauty difference. I wanted to catch two big fish, but I didn't expect that people didn't catch them, and I lost my soldiers. Now, it's a shame. Next year's alliance, I think they will explain? ”

"This time, the head of Ximairui wants to raid Bukui, just for the princess of Chang'an, right?"

Batu said, a lewd smile on his face.

"Naturally, it's for that woman. It is said that Princess Chang'an is beautiful and beautiful, and our Ximairui head is naturally unwilling to let go of this good opportunity. ”

"Alas, attacking Bukui at this time, I'm afraid that the best opportunity will be lost. Now that Jia Min has returned to Bukui, Wang Ziteng has more than 7,000 people, and it will be much more difficult to succeed. ”

"Don't worry, after all, there are few of them, and we will be able to kill people and set fire to them when the time comes, and we can also succeed in robbing people while they are in chaos."

"I'm not optimistic. The firearms of the Bukui people are too powerful, and the last time we caught the prince, we suffered a big loss, and it was difficult. It's better to take Princess Chang'an back to the imperial capital, intercept and kill halfway, but the chance of winning is better. ”

"Xi Mairuitou also thought about this plan, but Chang'an stayed in Bukui and didn't leave. There's no chance to start. Now the envoy is negotiating with the imperial court in the imperial capital, and the longer it drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for us. ”

"Alas, with this heavy snowfall, I am afraid that it will be delayed for another ten days and eight days. If Chang'an is gone in the past few days, it will be empty of joy. ”

"Hugh should be worried, if it snows here, it won't snow there? With such heavy snowfall, it is difficult to walk on the official road. Sooner or later, Chang'an will be the lamb in our hands. ”

"Is there a letter from Liu Lun?"

"No, I guess it's coming in the next two days. Alas, forget it, this matter is handled by the head of Simari, so we don't have to worry about it. It was getting late, so I went to check the sentry and went back to sleep by the way. ”

"What else is there to check? With such heavy snowfall, who will come? When I went out just now, the children went to sleep, so go back to sleep. ”

"Also, with such a heavy snowfall, the wolves won't come out, will the Bukui people come? Borrowing his two guts, he didn't dare to come. ”

"That is, even if he dares to come, how can he come?"

With that, Batu staggered away.

At 3:10 in the second half of the night, Jia Lian's first regiment secretly arrived at Qingshichuan.

It turned out that he had captured Sitre in Erdaojiang in order to ask him to lead the way and deal with the sentinels. When they arrived, they found that there were no sentries in the entire camp.

At half past three, the 1st Regiment completed the encirclement of Batu and Mönggo, two thousand-strong troops.

Back then, in order to prevent Jia Min from appearing in the Golden Palace, Jia Qiao was once hired by Niu Jizong and Ma Shangde to intercept Jia Min on the road. Therefore, he was sentenced to exile and went to Bukui.

Later, he joined the government corps and served under Qin Zhong.

The last time he rescued the prince, because of his bravery and outstanding performance, he was promoted to company commander and transferred to Jia Qiang.

Now Niu Jizong is the deputy battalion commander under Jia Qiang, and the two have become comrades-in-arms again in this situation.

This time, the task of the two of them was to lead a company into the stables and expel more than 2,000 war horses to the grassland area.

More than a hundred people crept into the stables and began to cut the reins. Ten minutes later, personnel withdrew. Twelve Pyros approached the stables with spray cans on their backs.

"Spitfire!"

Jia Qiao gave an order, and the stable was immediately in flames.

The horses were frightened and rushed out of the stables in a frenzy and ran in all directions.

As the fire rose, the battle of encircling and annihilating the two thousand-man teams of Qingishichuan officially began.