Chapter 255: The smoke rises from Longyou
Half a month later, the Spring Festival is approaching, and the Longyou Duhufu is lit up with lights, and it is very lively. The two captains of the pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info Shi Lance and Shi Zong were in the palace, with a solemn face, which was in stark contrast to this festive atmosphere.
"Brother Lance, do you think this yellow-headed Uighur will sneak in with us?" Shi Zong asked with a solemn face while holding the tea bowl.
After driving out the Song army and taking control of Longyou, Shi Zong and Shi Lance did not make a move against the Yellow Head Uighurs for the sake of the overall situation, but for the sake of safety, the surveillance soldiers sent out never stopped.
Half a month ago, the guards in charge of surveillance came back to report that the yellow-headed Uighurs had welcomed a group of nobles, but they did not know who these nobles were and which force they belonged to.
After these nobles left, the various tribes of the Yellow Head Uighurs began to assemble and sharpen their swords, as if in preparation for the expedition.
After these news came back, Shi Lance and Shi Zong were no longer at ease. And just now, the investigating soldiers brought back the latest news, and the nobles who had left had returned, and they had also brought tens of thousands of soldiers and horses.
At this moment, Shi Zong, who was already unsteady, was even more restless.
"Our army has just gone through a big war, and now the top priority is to rest, and the prince's tax policy has just been promulgated and implemented, if there is a war at this moment, it is not a good thing!" Shi Lance said sullenly.
"Brother Lance, it's not that we want to fight now, it's that this yellow-headed Uighur is restless." Shi Zong put the tea bowl to his mouth and took a sip, he really couldn't drink it anymore.
Syllable~!
With a crisp sound, Shi Zong threw the tea bowl to the ground. "If I had tens of thousands of soldiers like the Zhejia Army, I would have wiped out this yellow-headed Uighur a long time ago, and I would have been restless by these barbarians like now."
"Brother Zong!" Because Shi Lance and Shi Zong both have the surname Shi, Shi Zong is called Shi Lance Brother, and Shi Lance also calls Shi Zong Sect Brother. "Let's think about what to do now!"
"Listening to Brother Lance's tone, does this yellow-headed Uighur really dare to attack us?" Shi Zong got up, came to Shi Lance's side, and asked suspiciously.
"It's hard to say!" Stone Lance frowned. "Since we entered Longyou, although the well water with the Huangtou Uighurs does not interfere with the river water, their place of residence is, after all, the boundary belonging to the Song king. Just because we don't attack doesn't mean they don't have ideas. To the west was the Uighurs of Gaochang, where a powerful state had been built, and now our army had just arrived and had not yet gained a firm foothold. It's not impossible for this yellow-headed Uighur to take a risk! ”
"So, they're going to attack us!" Shi Zong clenched his fists. "I'm going to gather my troops and prepare for battle."
"How do you want to fight?" Shi Lance said helplessly. "The yellow-headed Uighurs belong to a nomadic people, they are very good at kung fu immediately, they come and go like the wind, and most of our infantry are recruits."
Bang~!
With that, the stone lance slammed his fist on the table. "If they really come to attack us, all we can do is hold on!"
"This~!" Shi Zong was speechless for a while.
Think about it, the best way for infantry to fight cavalry is to defend the city, which is also the only chance for infantry to win. If the infantry confronts the cavalry in the field, it will surely be defeated. Not to mention, after fighting, even the impact of cavalry horses is enough for the infantry to drink a pot.
"Longyou can be a capital protection mansion like a little bit!" Shi Zong scratched his head and continued. "If we only do defense, when the time comes, once the Yellow-headed Uighurs are killed, all the land that Longyou has managed to subdue except for the Protectorate will be occupied by the Yellow-headed Uighurs?"
After walking around the house twice, Shi Zong said again. "The prince said that Longyou is a strategic place, and it must not be lost."
"There's no way around it!" Lance shook his head. "Our army has no cavalry, and if we reluctantly go out of the city to meet the battle, it will only increase the losses of our army in vain!"
"Captain 20,000, it's not good, it's not good, the yellow-headed Uighur leader Baye Gu Siqi has entangled the leader of the Qiangtang tribe, Qiang Hu'er, the leader of the Subi tribe, Suyang Po Nata, and the leader of the Duomi tribe, Mi Mou, who has rebelled." At this time, a soldier stumbled in and hurriedly reported.
"What?" The stone lance was shocked. One yellow-headed Uighur was difficult enough, and now there were more Qiangtang, Subi, and Duomi, and the situation was much more than Shi Lance expected.
"How many soldiers do they have?" Shi Zong walked a few steps to the soldier, grabbed the soldier and asked.
"The four major tribes have gathered about 50,000 cavalry, and they are menacing, and it is estimated that they will be killed in the city in three days at most." The soldier stammered a little.
"That's a big deal!" As soon as he heard this, Shi Zong, who was already not calm, was even more calm. He waved his hand, sent the soldiers away, and then, after a few turns, looked at the stone lance. "Brother Lance, what do you say you should do?"
"What a big deal, we have to inform the prince first!" The stone lance exhaled a few turbid breaths. "Now it is estimated that only the prince can solve this crisis."
"Then I'll send someone to Chang'an and report the matter here to the prince!" Shi Zong said that he was about to leave.
"Wait, wait!" Shi Lance stopped Shi Zong. "Transfer all the people who can be notified in Longyou to Longyou City, and all the soldiers will assemble and prepare to defend the city."
"Okay, okay, I'll arrange it!" Shi Zong answered as he left the hall.
"Lord Wang, my net worth and life depend on you." After Shi Zong left, Shi Lance muttered to himself.
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Chang'an City, this time has been preparing for the arrival of the New Year. With Zhao Shuo of taxation, life during this period is also comfortable. Coupled with the four beauties of Fang Yunsheng, Zhe Yueying, Fluttershy, and Yan Wu, the small day is extremely comfortable.
In front of people, Zhao Shuo was smiling and proud. However, behind the people, his face was solemn and his heart was heavy.
It has been several months since the people of all walks of life who sent out to find the war horses that were sent out to find them. But whether it was Western Xia, Western Liao, or those tribes who were oppressed by Jin and Liao, there was no news at all, which made him really uneasy.
In this era, without war horses, there would be no ability to run long distances, and there would be no possibility for cities to support each other. This is a rather fatal problem for Zhao Shuo. Especially in the face of nomads, without cavalry, Zhao Shuo can only be constantly harassed by them, but there is no way.
Just when Zhao Shuo was sad, Father-in-law Feng ran in with small steps. "Lord Wang, Lord Wang, Longyou is urgent."
After Zhao Shuo took it, he opened it and only glanced at it, then stood up from his seat.
"Lord Wang~!" Gonggong Feng shouted in a low voice.
"Immediately gather all the generals in Chang'an City, and send someone to Qinling to summon Zheyan back." Zhao Shuo's face was gloomy and he said to Gonggong Feng.
"Yes, the old slave will do it!" Looking at Zhao Shuo's reaction, Gonggong Feng knew that the matter was urgent, so he turned around and walked towards the door.
"By the way, summon Wu Yashi from Yan'an Mansion back as well." Zhao Shuo stopped Gonggong Feng, who was leaving, and added. (To be continued.) )