The strong smell of medicine filled the air, and the stoves that had been cleaned and sterilized at high temperatures were endless, and the nurses in blue robes were busy.

The front has been a succession of victories, and the victories since the dispatch of troops have been glorious. But behind the victory, there was a nursing home in Didao City, which was full of wounded.

When Han Gang walked into the ward, Liu Yuan was shirtless, asking a nurse to change his dressing. Several arrow sores on his chest have been stitched up, and he is no longer in the same terrible condition as when he was taken to a field hospital. Now he was scrubbed white by the nurse with strong liquor, and coated with gold sore medicine to heal the wounds. Although Liu Yuan felt that the wound was stimulated by the strong liquor, he also knew that this was the safest treatment, and when he saw Han Gang coming, he still didn't dare to move.

Watching the nurse carefully rewrap Liu Yuan's wound with a clean fine linen cloth, Han Gang stepped forward: "Have you changed the medicine?" ”

The nurse got up and nodded: "It's changed." There were many things in the hospital, and he was not formal, and after he finished speaking, he took the old bandage that he had replaced and opened with interest.

Han Gang walked to the side of the bed, and Liu Yuan was busy standing up: "Thank you Han Jiyi for saving your life." ”

"Lie down......"

Liu Yuan reluctantly clasped his fists and saluted, and then lay down according to his words. There was no hindrance in the process of lying down, and it can be seen that there is not a single wound on his back. The injuries were all in front of him, and his martial bravery on the battlefield made Han Gang also admire.

Han Gang sat on the edge of the couch regardless of the bloodstains, silent, and finally turned into a long sigh: "I can't stand you." ”

“…… It has been prepared for a long time. Liu Yuan struggled to salute Han Gang again, and said in a low voice: "Thank you Han Jiyi." If it weren't for the opportunity to report some of our casualties, we rebels would have been instructed to go forward. ”

Liu Yuan smiled, there was no warmth in his smile: "Toss a few more times, Wang Jingluo can rest assured, and the Son of Heaven can also rest assured." ”

"Not really." Han Gang shook his head and raised his eyes to look at the dozens of beds in the ward that were occupied, "Even if you report it according to the actual number, Wang Jingluo may not be able to force you to go into battle again." ”

"Perhaps."

Three days ago, under the leadership of Liu Yuan, the general of the Guangrui Army paid the price of more than half of the casualties, and pulled out the strongholds in the mountains on the south side of Kenuo Fort one by one. The sacrifices of the generals of Guangrui were great. Fifty-three were killed, and under Liu Yuan, almost everyone was wounded, and thirty-two of them could not return to the battlefield for a while.

But for Wang Shao and Gao Zunyu, such an exchange could not be more cost-effective. In this battle, it all relied on General Guangrui to kill the enemy desperately. Otherwise, with the topography of the several walled forts conquered by Liu Yuan and them, ordinary Song soldiers would have to fill in at least 1,800 more people, and the Xihe army, which was not strong, would not be able to withstand such attrition. And Wang Shao didn't want Qin Feng and Jing Yuan's arrogant soldiers to become the main force under him.

It's just General Guangrui who was lying on the hospital bed, but he didn't like such an algorithm, and Han Gang walked around the ward. They were grateful to Han Gang, who was protecting every man, but they suppressed the anger in their hearts towards Wang Shao between their words. If Wang Shao or Gao Zunyu walked into the ward now, most of them would be determined to let them die in the battle.

Han Gang walked out of the ward and looked back, the feud between Wang Shao and Guangrui was settled.

can be replaced by Han Ganglai, and his choice should be the same as Wang Shao. At most, it's just a little more support and something nice. Love soldiers like children, no one does better than Wu Qi, and even goes. Sucking the poisonous sores of seriously ill soldiers, but his purpose is to make them die!

Han Gang walked down the stairs steadily.

On the fourth day of the expedition, Fort Kono was captured, and the first stage of the decisive battle of Hezhou was successfully completed, and the next step was to open and hold the river valley road, and at the same time, we had to see how Hezhou and the surrounding forces reacted.

Kangle, Dangchuan, Erzhai Fort, lost nothing to say. However, the key location of the Kono Fort fell quickly, and I am afraid that it was unexpected by the Great Wood Expedition.

Liu Yuan and his group captured the outer fort, and after losing the wings of the outer stronghold, when the Great Song Dynasty official army stepped on the morning light and appeared under Kenuo Fort, the Tibetan army in the fort had no longer the strength to resist. Miao Zhu personally beat the drum to help the battle, after a drum, the Song army has already attacked the city, the two drums did not fall, the city gate was lost. By the time Miao Zhu dropped his drumsticks and rode his horse into the fort, almost all the defenders in the fort had fled.

And Mu Zheng in Hezhou has not yet had time to rescue," or rather, he has no intention of rescuing. The Tibetans gave up Keno Fort too simply. Nearly 500 paces of the fortress, two drums fell, and before the thunderbolt cannon was used, it was not right to think about anything, and no food had been captured. ”

A day later, Han Gang appeared in Kenuo Castle, in front of Wang Shao, talking about his questions, Miao Zhi happened to be absent, and he didn't have to shy away from it. In order to determine the location of the military station, as well as the next strategy, he also needs to meet with Wang Shao.

"The city defense of Keno Fort, in this piece of land under Mu Zheng, is said to be second only to Hezhou City. It seems that even Xiangzi City is far inferior. Han Gang looked at Zhiyuan.

The old monk who was well versed in geography answered with interest, "The scale of Xiangzi City is actually larger than Kenuo Castle, but Kenuo Fort is located in an important place, and the place where the two rivers converge is more critical than Xiangzi City. Therefore, the walled wall of Xiangzi City is only more than one zhang high, while Kenuo Fort is two zhang high. ”

Zhiyuan's words were received beautifully, Han Gang nodded gratefully, turned his head to Wang Shao and Gao Zunyu and said: "Mu Zheng doesn't defend Kenuo Fort, with the level of Xiangzi City's city defense, he probably won't defend it." Maybe it's preparing for a decisive battle under the city of Hezhou! ”

"I'm afraid that he will be so bold that he won't even guard Hezhou and run to the mountains." Gao Zunyu looked down at the sand table, "Can we still chase him mountain by mountain?" ”

"But does Mu Zheng dare to give up Hezhou City?" Han Gang asked rhetorically, "Once Mu Zheng gives up, how much prestige will he have left in the Fan tribe around Hezhou?" ”

In fact, this is a fear at both ends.

Wang Shao and Gao Zunyu were afraid that Mu Zheng would start a guerrilla attack with them, making it difficult for the offensive to end smoothly. But Mu Zheng definitely didn't dare to give up Hezhou.

At a time when nationalist thought had not yet emerged in this era—at least not much Han Gang saw among the Tibetans—Mu Zheng's cohesion with the Tibetan tribes was by no means as solid as that of later nation-states.

Once the core of Hezhou City fell, the Song army was able to take advantage of the situation to sweep through the surrounding Tibetan provinces. They can force the many tribes that were originally gathered around Mu Zheng to leave their original owners and withdraw their clansmen who were recruited into Mu Zheng's army.

If they can stay in Hezhou for a long time, the Song army can even drive the newly annexed Fan army to seize the fields and pastures of the core people of the Mu Zheng. Without these, Mu Zheng only relied on the title of a Zampu bloodline, how could he still have the current appeal.

"And after Mu Zheng ran into the mountains, how long could he hold on?"

The two battles of Xizhou and Hezhou were not without reason when they chose to send troops in autumn and spring respectively. After two battles, the Song army with a stable rear can still support it, but the Fan Department of Hezhou is waiting to be hungry. Moreover, the war horses of the Song army had forage to replenish, but the war horses of the Tubo people who fought in the spring were all skinny. Mu Zheng's inability to organize a usable cavalry brigade is also one of the reasons why it was so smooth after this dispatch.

"But what do we do later?" Gao Zunyu asked. If Mu Zheng fights a decisive battle in Hezhou, it is inevitable to intercept the back road of the official army, and the key is to see whether he can hold the line of communication.

"Then it depends on Jing Sili and Er Yao." Wang Shao turned to Han Gang and smiled, "And Yukun." ”

……………………

When Cai Yanqing arrived in Longxi, he heard from Wang Hou that Jing Sili had led his troops north. The fort was ready to be built at a point to the north where the tributaries of the Kako Castle and Kono Castle join the Taoshui.

"Where's Lingzun?" Cai Yanqing asked anxiously.

"Jiayan is preparing to attack Xiangzi City, but now he is stockpiling military rations in Keno Fort just in case." Wang Hou had an answer in front of Cai Yanqing, and he pointed to a convoy in the distance that was preparing to go west, "This is the third batch." ”

"Step by step, it can be regarded as a steady job." Cai Yanqing was quite satisfied with Wang Shao's actions, pointed to Shen Kuo behind him, he and Wang Hou introduced each other, and said: "You and Cunzhong General understand the settlement of affairs,"

Wang Hou nodded in agreement, and as soon as his eyes turned, he fell on a green oil car behind Shen Kuo.

Cai Yanqing saw it, and said on behalf of Shen Kuo: "In the way, there are female dependents to be settled, you have to arrange it, don't disturb it." ”

"Ladies and daughters?"

Shen Kuo actually brought his family with him?! Wang Hou's heart is like lightning, is this preparing to serve in Xihe for a long time?

If Hezhou succeeds, it stands to reason that Wang Shao will enter Beijing and will not stay in Xihe for a long time, and he will definitely go with him. The officials below, not to mention anything else, Han Gang was preparing to be admitted to the Jinshi a few years ago, so he naturally had to lock the hall. As soon as the three of them went, the main officials of the Marginal Pacification Division were reduced by nearly one-third. Their vacant position must have been thought about. Shen Kuo even brought his family, maybe his location in Xihe has been determined.

It's just that this is a bit unreasonable. In addition to local officials such as Han Gang, the civil and military generals on Xihe Road are basically alone, at most they take a concubine to serve locally, and they will not bring their family members, whether it is Wang Shao or Gao Zunyu - Wang Hou is more like a capable assistant.

Wang Hou, who couldn't figure it out, asked Shen Kuo directly: "The battle in Xihe is urgent, and there is nothing to be seen. Why don't you leave Ling's dependents in Qinzhou, which can also be safer? ”

Shen Kuo's face suddenly became a little embarrassed, and he said, "Clumsy Jing has always been with you. ”

Wang Hou sighed, and asked Shen Kuo again: "Dare to ask Zhongyun, Ling Xuan, and Ling Lang and Ling Yanke's requirements, and the lower officials should order the people below to take measures?" ”

Shen Kuo was stunned for a moment and said, "Only clumsy Jing, Shen Kuo didn't bring the dogs this time, and they all stayed in the township to study." ”

Don't take your son, but take your family, what kind of rule is this? Wang Hou couldn't figure out why Shen Kuo did this, but it seemed that there were some personal factors. But he didn't intend to inquire in detail, Ha Luha laughed twice, sent a capable man to arrange, and didn't mention it.