"Report, Captain, prepare the urgent shipment of the Division. **"Outside the door, the sonorous voice of the pro-soldier sounded.

"Come in." Xu Wei was buried in the first desk room, and his bookcase was lined with books, maps, notes, and other items. The soldier entered, placed a wooden box on the table, and stepped back. Zijin Tiger glanced at it, and it was an urgent message from the Silver Express Horse. But he didn't rush to look at it, pressing the book with one hand and copying it with the other. After a long time, he put down the pen and raised his hands to move, and he could hear the crackling of the joints on his body.

Pick up the letter box and look at it, it is engraved with the words "Jinghu urgent, no entry into the shop". Sent by the Jinghu Xuanfu Division? Xu Wei guessed a few points, and took out the documents inside to take a look. This is an urgent letter sent to Sichuan by He Guan from Jinghu Xuanfu, which says that at the end of April, the Jin army sent a large army to attack the Xianghan region without declaring war, and it is hereby conveyed to Sichuan and Shaanxi to know.

Xu Wei looked at it, didn't blink his eyes, and casually threw the urgent item on the case. This was expected, and the Jurchens uncharacteristically gave the troops of Lin, Fu, Feng and Jinning to the party, which was nothing more than to let the Western Xia contain the Western army so that they could calmly attack Xianghan. Gotcha, you guys fight, I'll play with the Tibetan thieves in this northwest border.

Xianghan is now the first strategic place of the Great Song Dynasty, He Guan is a general in the battlefield, and Han Shizhong and Yue Fei and other generals are all 10,000 enemies, and there are also Zhejia male soldiers on Jiangnan West Road next to it, and there is a previous defeat of Wushu Yu Wei, this battle can be said to be evenly matched. This time, I was idle and witnessed the rise of Han Shizhong, Yue Fei and others.

"Humble Yao Bilong asks to see the captain." Just as he was thinking about it, someone outside the room said.

Xu Wei called him in and asked with a smile, "Yao Si, why did you come?" ”

Yao Bilong hugged his fists and saluted: "Captain Yu, the archers of the military and county soldiers of various states and counties, and the brave and strong township soldiers have all arrived at the assembly place, and the commander asks for instructions, when will the troops be dispatched?" ”

Xu Wei shook his head and said with a smile: "I said a long time ago that I am only here to supervise the battle, not to interfere with the command. If your brother thinks that everything is ready, he can send troops at any time. ####”

Yao Bilong heard this: "Shuai Si discussed, thinking that the thieves Kou Gu Gu Dragon City has not returned, and the Xihe army should take this opportunity to go straight to Renduoquan City!" I don't know what the captain thinks? ”

Xu Weiyi frowned and said with a smile: "Do you want me to say it again?" ”

Yao Bilong was stunned for a moment, and then smiled and said: "Then the humble position will return to the scriptures and be slightly fair." ”

"Go ahead." Xu Wei waved his hand, and Yao Bilong came out again.

On May 13, Yao Pingzhong, the commander of Xihe, sent 75,000 foot soldiers, including regular troops, soldiers, and archers, from Huangzhou, entered Xining Prefecture, and rushed to Renduoquan City. Xu Wei went with the army, just to supervise, not to command. At that time, Yi Shengren Long Zheng led a large group of men and horses to raid the area of the Ancient Bone Dragon City, and when he heard that the Western Army was marching in a big way, he hurriedly returned to the division to rescue.

Where the Xihe army passed, the Tubo people under the rule of Yi Shenglong fled in despair. The Ranxi River army did not loot and burn, but spread the news everywhere that the army was here to recover the city of Renduoquan, and the people did not need to panic. After marching for a few days, it was not far from Renduoquan City, and Xu Wei stayed along the way. This is a typical landform of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, with extremely high terrain and steep mountain forests. Tens of thousands of troops marched on winding paths, so the progress was slow. Along the way, I found that most of the Tibetan people in this place sought to live in a place with abundant water and grass, mainly relying on animal husbandry, but also engaged in farming, and there was still a big gap between its development and that of the interior of Shaanxi.

Fighting in such a place is probably the most troublesome thing for every troop leader. The terrain is complicated, the key is that the environment is too difficult, and often there is no figure for more than ten miles. Fortunately, the people of Xihe are carrying supplies behind, otherwise, logistics and supply are really a problem.

"Captain, one day further will be to Renduoquan City. We took this road, which was the old way when Liu Fa and Liu Zhongwu led the army to break the city. Now, the captain led us to come back, just in time to announce Welling to the western thieves, to show that the western army could not be offended! Yao Pingzhong said angrily. Since the recovery of the entire territory of Shaanxi, the Western Army has swept away the haze of more than ten years, and its morale has been high. ####

Xu Wei recently happened to collect some historical materials about the Great Song Dynasty and Shaanxi and the opening of the Xihe River, so he asked: "In the past, Li Jiqian rebelled against the Song Dynasty and established himself, laid the foundation of Western Xia, and repeatedly invaded the border. Our number and the battle, the loss is not small, and later Xiao Fan Laozi used the fortress strategy to defend, gradually compressed, and stabilized the situation. Your Yao family is a big clan in Xishan, and you have been in the army for a long time, should you be familiar with this past? ”

Hearing this, Yao Pingzhong couldn't help but sigh: "Although I haven't experienced the humble position, I am really helpless to listen to my father's words. In those years, the party members went out to attack the strategy, and our army could not defend against victory, and was tired of running for its life. When Dafan Laozi ran Shaanxi, the Western Army was very passive. However, as soon as Xiao Fan Laozi came, he set the strategy of 'selecting troops and training generals, gradually recovering across the mountain, and breaking the thief's arm', and brought the tactic of 'building a fort and approaching' to the extreme. It can be said that the victory of Shaosheng, Zhenghe, and Xuanhe in the three large-scale attacks on Xia was due to the contribution of Xiao Fan Laozi. ”

Xu Wei shook his head suddenly: "It can only be said that the party members are lucky, when the Hengshan sky has been lost and the barrier has been completely lost, the western army was transferred to attack Liao, and later, the Jurchens swept in again...... Otherwise, it's really hard to say whether there is Western Xia today. ”

Yao Pingzhong sneered: "Who said it wasn't? If it weren't for the attack on Liao, the Western Army would have already arrived in the summer capital, so how could there be any trouble now? Alas, the Jurchens really saved the lives of the party members. It is no wonder that it bowed down to the Jurchens and was willing to be a vassal. ”

Xu Wei fell silent for a while, Western Xia should have died, but he bumped into the Jurchens and swept the world. They took advantage of this opportunity to encroach on the land that had been occupied by the Western army in an attempt to restore the decline. The Western Army was tired of dealing with the Jurchens over the years and had no time to look north, which gradually lost its absolute advantage over Xia in the past. And now, if you want to deal with the Jurchens, you can't get around the Western Xia, which is a headache...... On May 19, after days of marching, the city of Rindo Springs finally appeared in front of it. What a fortress! The peaks in the north are towering, the mountains in the south are high and steep, a big river runs from west to east, and the city of Renduoquan is built in the valley area.

And what appeared in front of the Xihe soldiers was not only a fortified city, but also a cháo-like army in front of the city! The western thieves must have detected the whereabouts of the Song army a long time ago, and now they are in front of the city, putting on a posture of engaging in battle.

Yao Pingzhong asked Xu Wei to live in the rear for safety, and Zijin Tiger was not difficult for him. After all, it was Yao Pingzhong who commanded the battle, if he ran to the army, if there was any change, the soldiers would still have to worry about you, how could they fight with all their might?

"Captain, the tent has been set up, and the captain's belongings have been moved in." The guards came up to report.

Xu Wei replied and looked around. Beside him, heavily armed soldiers were marching forward one by one, and the shouts of the officers came and went, urging the regular army, soldiers, and archers to assemble and prepare for battle. And the brave men who transported the supplies began to set up camps in the rear.

Xu Wei led the troops in battle in the past, and he was always in the front, and this was the first time he looked at his back. However, he still had absolute confidence in General Xihe, so he was not in a hurry, so he threw himself into the tent and left. When he arrived at the tent, the soldiers had already brought water from the nearby Datong River for him to wash.

Wiping his face and washing his hands, he was rummaging through the box when he heard a louder and louder noise in front of him, probably in formation.

"Captain?" Ma Kuo's voice sounded outside the tent. After coming in, he saw Xu Wei rummaging through the cabinets there, and said with a smile: "I'm afraid the captain is not used to it, right?" ”

"Really." Xu Weidao. "In the past, when I led the army to the battle, I was either in command of the Chinese army, or I led the troops after the break, but I have never done anything like this, and I am in the same place as the logistics people! You came just in time, otherwise how would you pass the time? Have a seat. ”

Ma Kuo sat down and said casually: "I haven't settled down yet, so I came to the Taiwei to bother here." ”

"Huh?" Xu Wei seemed to have found some treasure in the box, and suddenly said in surprise. Ma Kuo looked over and saw that the captain was carrying a few paper bags in his hand, and as soon as he came over and put them on the table, he smiled.

"This must have been specially prepared by the lady for fear that the captain would not be able to take care of food and drink during the march."

That's a few packs of the famous shortbread in Qinzhou City, preserved fruits, and it seems that there is a bag of ròu dry? Xu Wei opened a packet and saw more than a dozen small round cakes neatly stacked, yellow and shiny, which made people salivate at a glance.

"It's just right, there's still a while for lunch, let's pad it first." Xu Wei sat down and smiled.

Ma Kuo was not polite, reached out and took a piece, and took a bite of it, half of it was gone. While chewing, he praised: "Don't hide it from the captain, it's good to be lowly, why didn't my Hun family think of preparing some for me." ”

Xu Wei also grabbed a big munch, and suddenly smiled: "What is this called, there is a battle ahead, you and I are here to feast." ”

The two laughed and gossiped for a while, when they suddenly heard the roar of all armies, and the sound shook the earth. Like a howling wind, deafening. Ma Kuo moved, wrapped his mouth full of food and said, "Hmm! It's time to call for battle! ”

"Okay, you and I are in this tent, waiting for the good news of the Xihe soldiers." Xu Weidao. While talking, the soldiers brought boiling hot water, and the two drank it. Ma Kuo looked up at Xu Wei from time to time, as if he had something to say.

And the Purple Gold Tiger seemed to have eyes on his forehead, and suddenly said: "Don't look at it, if you have something to say, just say it." ”

Ma Zichong smiled, swallowed the food in his mouth and said: "From the Wuma Mountain, from the first time I saw the Taiwei, I knew that the Taiwei was extraordinary. Over the years, Taiwei has conquered the east and the west, and his prestige has been violent in the north and south, and it has shocked the east and the west......"

Xu Wei raised his head: "Brother Zichong, between you and me, you don't need these politeness, right?" But if you have something to say, just say it. ”

"Then please forgive me for speaking bluntly, the day before yesterday, I discussed things with the Tai Lieutenant, and I understand that you have good intentions. wanted to let the people of Sichuan and Shaanxi recuperate, and also made the soldiers of the Western Army no longer go on expeditions to other lands. Of course, the truth of this is clear. After all, lowly duties have also been experienced. When I want to use you, I don't hesitate to be a high-ranking official and honorable, and when I don't need it, I will abandon it like a piece of me. But there is something unclear about the humble position, and I ask the captain to show it. ”

To be continued)