It is a good thing that the officers and troops are advancing vigorously, but Han Gang also found that once the battle line is lengthened, it is indeed a headache for the military transfer envoys, and at the same time, it will also hurt their legs.

Getting off the horse, Han Gang's legs trembled, and the inner thighs were hot, no need to look, the skin must have worn out - he has ridden a horse for the past two years, and the inner thighs are about to grow calluses, but no matter how thick the calluses are, they can't withstand the friction for a long time.

In two days, Han Gang surrounded Didao City and Kenuo Castle, and circled around a circle of 400 miles. He walked through the river valley, the mountain road, the two roads connecting Didao and Keno Fort, and also inspected the walled forts along the way.

Han Gang didn't know if the other military envoys in Lu Dao would be as diligent as him, but among the 30,000 troops who went to Hezhou at the moment, he should be regarded as the one who took the most.

Standing beside the horse as if nothing happened, the groom who came up to lead the horse chatted casually. In the horseman's sincere and frightened reply, Han Gang learned about the cavalry's battle situation and the dispatch rate of the war horses in the Keno Fort in the past few days—although the cavalry camp and the place where the Chinese army placed the horses were not together at all, but the forage was all received in one place, and he could hear a little accurate news.

However, there are still very few things that the horseman knows, and there are few chickens and dogs. The only thing that can be confirmed is that spring is really not a good time to dispatch cavalry, even if a certain amount of soybean meal is distributed to strengthen nutrition, but nearly one percent of the war horses have lost their combat effectiveness.

But on the bright side, the situation on the Tibetan side will only get worse. At least Han Gang was in front of Jing Sili, and the cavalry of the attacking Fan army saw that the situation of the war horses they were riding was not good. After observing for a while, several generals under Jing Sili who were well aware of horse nature said that these war horses of the Yu Zang family, if they could not rest and replenish food in time, would definitely kill a group of them after returning - if there was a problem with the war horses on both sides, it would obviously be more beneficial to the Song army, which was more dependent on infantry combat power.

After talking to the groom for a while, Han Gang's legs and feet finally stabilized. Walking towards Wang Shao's line in the castle, although outsiders couldn't see it, Han Gang felt it himself, and his legs were still fluttering when he walked.

"How's the situation going there with Jing Sili?"

Seeing Han Gang coming back, Wang Shao asked. Although he had already received the information before, Han Gang had seen the cavalry of the Yu Zang family with his own eyes after all, and the words in his mouth were more intuitive.

"When Xia Guan came back, the cavalry of the Yu Zang family was still harassing the construction site of Lintao City."

"Harassment?" Miao Zhu asked.

"It's just harassment." Han Gang nodded.

Two thousand cavalry came to attack the large camp garrisoned by 10,000 people, and the Tubo people did not go crazy, how could they fight hard. But their harassment also brought great trouble to the construction of Lintao Fort, and the estimated construction period must be delayed, at least at night they dare not let the people continue to work. Otherwise, send 180 cavalry around the mountains to attack at night, and the tired people will easily bombard the camp.

Gao Zunyu frowned when he heard this: "Then how many days will it take?" ”

"It will take seven to eight days, which is three days longer than the scheduled construction period." Han Gang paused for a moment and added, "But it won't affect Jing Sili to lead Qin Feng's army to report, and it is more than enough to have five thousand cavalry blocking the Yu Zang family." Even if Yu Zang Huama goes south in a big way, Yao Yao Lin, who has already arrived in Di Dao, it is easy to go to support. ”

Gao Zunyu and Miao Yu nodded with satisfaction, this is what they want to hear.

"What about here?" Han Gang asked.

"Xiangzi City has been captured."

Han Gang had already heard about this from Ma Fu, and when he heard this latest result, he didn't feel any surprise, and it should be so. "What about decapitation?"

"Twenty-four, the Tubo people are the Xiangzi City that took the initiative to give up...... Mu Zheng is definitely going to fight a decisive battle in Hezhou. Miao Zhu said affirmatively.

"The easier it is to give up Keno Fort, the easier it is to give up Xiangzi City, the more it proves that Mu Zheng will not give up Hezhou."

Wang Shao's judgment, Han Gang felt the same way: "If there is a fiasco, Mu Zheng can overwhelm all opposition, take the initiative to abandon Hezhou, and then try to drag us down among the mountains." But without a single fierce battle, he gave up Hezhou, and he would definitely fall into the end of the tree falling and scattering. ”

"Then everyone will think he's scared." This is a common judgment along with Gao Zunyu, "A timid leader, no one will follow him." ”

"The key is still in Hezhou City!"

Wang Shao made a summary statement, and the four chief officials of Xihe Road looked at each other and smiled, and the tacit understanding that they had cultivated over the past few years was all in plain sight. Since Mu Zheng set up a banquet in Hezhou City, they were disrespectful.

Summoned the generals of Keno Castle, as well as a staff member, and more than a dozen people gathered together.

Han Gang stepped forward and told the generals the judgments of several commanders, and then talked about the number of enemy troops that he might face under Hezhou City.

"With the number of accounts of the Tibetan tribes in Hezhou, if Mu Zheng mobilizes all the Tibetan troops under him, he should be able to organize an army of more than 100,000 people, not including the troops left behind by the various departments."

Han Gang's words did not cause a commotion among the generals, which they all knew in advance.

He continued: "Back then, Bao Shundu claimed that he had a total of 120,000 people in the Qingtang Dynasty and his subordinate departments, while Mu Zheng's Fan Department was only a lot more than him, and 100,000 was not surprising. But with the grain and horses of each department, Mu Zheng could only sustain a battle of about 30,000 to 50,000 men for a month at most—this number, including his reinforcements. ”

"Dong Yu or Yu Zang?" Zhao Long asked.

"Dong Yu has sent troops to help...... The people who led the army have found out clearly, it is the Qingyi Ghost Chapter. Han Gang said, his eyes turning to the wisdom behind Wang Shao.

Zhiyuan understood, and came out to introduce: "He is the new patriarch of the Ghost Chapter Department, and the poor monk has seen him once, and he is not a simple character. ”

"Just watch out for it." Gao Zunyu said indifferently.

"Is it possible to supply grain? Is there enough storage in Fort Kono? ”

Kenuo Fort will be the third transit station after Longxi and Didao, and its position is more important than the military stations along the way. Therefore, after the Song army captured Kenuo Fort, it took nearly half a month to transport grain and military materials to the fort to prepare for the needs of the Hezhou front. This is what all Xihe generals know. Wang Sunchen was a coarse man on the outside and fine on the inside, and in the military, he was most concerned about logistics.

"At present, the grain and straw of Fort Kono have been gradually prepared, so you can rest assured."

"What about safety?"

At this time, Miao Xu's son Miao Lu replied on behalf of Han Gang, who was in charge of the guard work of Keno Castle: "In the past few days, three hidden passages have been found, and they have all been filled, so don't worry about the safety of the fort." When it comes to civil engineering, the Tibetan people can't catch up with us Han people. ”

"What about the situation of the two armies of Qin Feng and Jingyuan?" Wang Sunsin continued to ask.

"The five thousand Qin Feng troops will be able to arrive at Kenuo Fort the day after tomorrow, and the Jingyuan army has already arrived at Di Dao yesterday and is waiting for Jing Luo's order."

All the questions were answered satisfactorily, and the hearts of the generals gradually swelled with the belief that they would win.

"All the soldiers and horses have been prepared, and we are still fifty miles away from Hezhou!" Wang Shao closed his eyes, opened them suddenly, and shouted, "There are only fifty miles left!" ”

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Listening to the same nonsense from the courtiers who were about to be appointed as officials outside His Highness, Zhao Ji resisted the desire to yawn.

These days, Zhao Ji has not slept well. Since the edict agreed to Xihelu's attack on Hezhou, he couldn't sleep at night, his food was unpleasant, and when he got to the morning, he naturally lost his spirit.

Zhao Ji was very worried about Xihe. From Didao to Hezhou, this step of more than two hundred miles is too far. In addition, it has to climb mountains and mountains, which is completely different from all previous wars.

Di Dao City is not very far from Weiyuan, last year to attack Di Dao, over the Bird and Mouse Mountain, through the Dalai Valley, almost no effort, and the sneak attack on Weiyuan by the Fan people made people startled, but it also brought good news that made Zhao Ji happy.

But now, as the 30,000 elites of Xihe, Qinfeng, and Jingyuan are going deeper and deeper into the barren land where the Tibetan people live together, the grain road behind him is dragging on longer and longer, and Zhao Ji can't help but worry about their safety. Once it fails, I don't know how many of them will come back safely,

Especially the day before yesterday, I heard that Wang Shao hurriedly sent troops in advance, which cast a shadow on Zhao Shao's heart. Is it to compete for meritorious service, or as Wang Shao said in the note sent with the good news, it is to catch Mu Zheng off guard. Zhao Ji didn't know which one was more realistic.

Fortunately, yesterday I heard the news of the capture of Kono Fort. Zhao Ji didn't know how many times he had seen the sand table model of Xihe Road, and the name of the important walled fort had long been familiar in his heart. Fort Kono is the gateway to Hezhou, and the official army occupies this place, and the battle against Hezhou has been successfully completed at least in the first half.

Another bit of shadow is that the Western Xia side has never reacted, and the other side of Hengshan has always been quiet. Zhao Ji even felt like walking in a lonely alley at night, always feeling that there was someone behind him, but when he looked back, it was empty. When he was a teenager, Zhao Ji had several such experiences, and now that he thinks about it, he still has some hair in his heart while laughing.

Will the party really sit idly by? He was worried.

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The palace of Xingqing Mansion is strict.

The courtiers had all retreated, and Bingchang was also brought into the apse, and only the Liang brothers and sisters sat and stood in the huge palace room.

"I heard that there was a fight in Hezhou?" Liang sat upright, and did not give his brother to sit down.

"Yes." Liang Yi buried his head. Due to the loss of troops in the battle of Luowu, the attention of the brother and sister has been on the country over the years, but it does not mean that he does not care about the changes around him, "Yesterday, Lanzhou Yuzang came to report that the Song army sent troops claiming to be 100,000, but in fact it was at least more than 20,000, led by Wang Shao, and the target was Hezhou. ”

"Can Mu Zheng resist it?"

"I'm afraid it's hard."

"Will Dong Yu help him?"

“…… Not at full strength. ”

"The Eastern Dynasty is aggressive, today it has conquered Hezhou, and tomorrow it should be Lanzhou......" Liang sighed gloomily, "Big brother, what do you say?" ”

"Yu Zang Huama is ready to send troops to aid Mu Zheng, and it will be temporarily handed over to him for the time being...... And at this time, it is inconvenient for me to leave Xingqing Mansion. ”

Liang Yibury can't leave the capital for the time being, and he must sit in the capital for a while. After a year of purging, in the Xingling area, the control of the Liang brothers and sisters has indeed increased a lot, but at present, the stability in Xingqing Mansion is still indispensable for him to maintain.

Liang was silent for a long time, "Then quickly recruit Ren Duo Lingding into Beijing, I want to hear his opinion." ”