The generals in the tent were happy together.

Yeli also knows that he will be humiliated, what should he do? Although Yuan Hao said that my son doesn't want it, you have to fight this battle for me, otherwise I can't afford to lose this face. When Zhen Yuanhao doesn't want a son?

This battle can only be won and not lost, in order to win this battle, even if you slap him a few times, you are happy.

Zheng Lang was also amused and said: "I agree with you to build the three villages of Wuyan, and I will not send troops to attack before it is built." I can't guarantee it once it's built. As for Koubian, I'm sorry, it's your Xixia people's side first, I have the ability to continue to Kou's side, you have the ability, Shimenchuan can also fight our side. ”

Send the messenger away.

Neither side took it seriously, nor did it take the other seriously.

Yeli Yuqi would not think that Zheng Lang really fought him in this village, there must be a conspiracy. Zheng Lang also knew that he would not let go of his rear.

As for who wins and who loses, the eight immortals cross the sea, each showing their magical powers.

But with the prince in his hand, he has the biggest hole cards.

There is also a better hole card that I didn't play.

As soon as the envoy left, Zheng Lang ordered all the soldiers to go to Zhenrong Village to move supplies.

The cost of war is staggering.

Jingyuan Road City easy income is not high, the factor of the season, winter comes, all livestock after the autumn shepherding, it is the time to be fat, but in winter, into the pen, not only lean meat, but also need a lot of forage. The Jingyuan Road trade road was opened, and the people of all ethnic groups exchanged materials for the Central Plains by taking the autumn fertilizer of livestock.

During this time, the market is the most profitable.

The accession of the Tangut people was carried out for several months, and the Huizhou, Lanzhou region, and Liangzhou controlled by the Tangut people also secretly joined. Otherwise, it can only be transported to the north and traded with the Khitans, and the price of selling it to the Khitans is very cheap, and then there is a distant transportation loss, how much is left?

At first, the blind felt wanted to make a fortune in a muffled voice, but there was no sound. After all, it was necessary to transfer a procedure from their hands, and then the amount was large, so I didn't dare to keep silent, so I sent someone to ask for instructions, and Zheng Lang said it was accurate. However, it is not allowed to be publicized, and when it is suspended, it must be arranged by oneself.

This has also become an important factor.

Really made a lot of money.

But when a battle is fought, the money comes and goes faster.

Weapons, armor and most of the materials were provided by the imperial court, and only for rewards and pensions, military training, the purchase of some equipment, winter clothes, etc., the market could not make ends meet.

But we should not underestimate the role of the market.

If you don't have this money, you can only forcibly train the army, and your morale is not high. Because there are many deaths and injuries, the people will have some resentment. I don't have money to reward and compensate, and the court must also come up with money, which is equivalent to invisibly reducing the burden on the court.

To start a war on the Shimen River, it is necessary to prepare grain, grass, weapons, and various materials, including large urns and vats, to prevent the enemy from cutting off the water of the Shimen River.

Far from the rear, the construction was stopped and the soldiers went to the rear to carry the supplies over.

But he left five thousand elite soldiers.

When night came, Zheng Lang ordered all 5,000 people to get up and start digging the mud, not digging in Shimen Village, but digging in front of the village, digging a little deeper, and then putting down some things, covering the soil again, and ordering not to leak it, otherwise it would be killed.

After the arrangement, the next afternoon, the material resources continued to be delivered.

Continue to build the city, it should still be a fence.

The city wall is best built with polished and smooth bluestone strips, so it can't be hit by hitting the wood and the car, so it can only be attacked, and it is strong and expensive. The second point is rammed with loess, and most of the villages in the northwest are of this type. There is a strict emphasis on height and width, at least up to two zhang, up to four or five zhang wide, without this height, the enemy is easy to climb, without this width, people can not stand at the head of the city to defend the city, it is easier to be knocked down by the wood. The most common is to build a wooden fence with wood in the ground, or to build a wall with stones indiscriminately. Most of them are used in temporary military camps, and the defense is far from enough.

The first kind of city is extravagant, the second kind of city is also extravagant, time is too late, the third kind of village can not be made, the defense ability is too poor.

That's it, the height of the wall is only a little more than a zhang, less than four meters. If it's big, you can climb it by taking a ladder. The width is only more than two feet. It is less than the height and width of the palace wall of the Xixia Palace.

The envoy sent by Yeli Yu beggar once glanced at him with his eyes, and the appearance of a thief made Zheng Lang think of a character in a historical novel, Jiang Gan.

I was almost amused by him again.

Look, with this width and height, if you have the ability, you can break it.

Then good news came, Han Qi surprised Zheng Lang again, and immediately promised to send 10,000 elite soldiers to Jingyuan Road to support, Fan Zhongyan also said that after the decisive battle came, he would send troops to cooperate with Jingyuan Road.

Hearing the news, everyone was overjoyed.

In addition to the sacrificed soldiers, there are more than 60,000 soldiers on Jingyuan Road, and at least 10,000 archers, 10,000 Fan Zhongyan, and 10,000 Han Qi can be drawn out when it is critical, with a total strength of more than 90,000 people. It is impossible to use all of them, but at least more than 60,000 soldiers can be used.

The scale of the army was the largest in the Song Dynasty since the Battle of Lanyuan.

Thinking about the appearance of the 10,000 and thousands of Song troops on Fulin Road struggling in the hundreds of thousands of Western Xia army, I also feel happy.

But the enemy will not have fewer forces.

Zheng Lang and Lao Chong stood on the city wall, looking at Qianchuan, Lao Chong sighed: "If this battle is successful, the four-way army will attack together, and it is possible to beat the Western Xia people back to their original form." ”

Let them be like Li Jiqian again, and go to the Nanhetao Desert to be bandits!

Zheng Lang shook his head.

This is a theory and a fantasy that cannot be realized in practice.

Just like if the Song Dynasty attacked in several directions, plus the Tubo and Uighurs attacked at the same time, the Western Xia would also be destroyed.

Or the Western Xia and the Khitan joined forces to launch an attack on the Song Dynasty, which could at least make the Song Dynasty lose half of its country. But can we do it together?

Even the four roads of the Song Dynasty are not good.

It is good to let Fan Zhongyan and Pang Ji put aside their conservative military views and make a small cooperation. Han Qi is very radical, he is a resolute advocate of using force against Western Xia, but like Pang Ji, he is too selfish. If selfishness is heavy, you can't cooperate well.

The four-way army does not move, and the tragedy of the five-way army of Song Shenzong will be staged in advance.

As soon as he thought Han Qi, Han Qi arrived.

Zheng Lang was a little dizzy when he heard this, why are you here, this little ancestor, you still have to greet it.

Ying came out of the camp and said, "Brother Zhigui, how did you come here?" ”

It doesn't conform to the rules of the imperial court, you are the boss of Qin Fenglu, and you are not allowed to cross the border.

"It's Xingzhi's call, how dare I not come?" Han Qi said.

"When will I ......"

"Xingzhi, I was misunderstood by the people in Qinzhou, and it was Xingzhi who spoke for me fairly above the temple, so Xingzhi gave the order, and I personally commanded the army to come to Jingyuan Road."

Zheng Lang's body almost trembled, Han Qi, you are too shameless.

I just borrowed troops from you, and I didn't call you to come, but in turn it not only became my summons, but also repaid the favor!

It is no wonder that when Fu Bi served as Han Qi's boss in history, he was abused by Han Qi to the point of incompleteness, which was too tough.

Han Qi didn't consider Zheng Lang's thoughts, and directly began to greet the generals.

He turned out to be the boss of Jingyuan Road, and some generals were strictly speaking, and they had also been his subordinates. When they saw Han Qi, they saluted respectfully one by one.

Zheng Lang hurriedly invited him to the tent, and he had to arrange this great god, otherwise he would not be able to come and take over the host.

Coming to the big tent, Han Qi looked at Di Qing and said with a smile: "Di Qing, I heard about your deeds on Qinfeng Road, and you performed well in this battle. ”

Zheng Lang was dizzy again.

The Song people continued to refer to Lang and Lang Jun as they did in the Tang Dynasty, but rarely used Lang in officialdom, which would impeach one for the crime of flattery. In the officialdom, officials call each other more official positions, affectionately call words, and then affectionately add a brother and a younger brother.

also call the name, for example, when discussing business, even if it is Lu Yijian, you can directly say how Lu Yijian is, and it is even more directly called the name on the fold, but not the word, otherwise there is a suspicion of friendship. There is also a situation where the difference between the two is too great, and they can also be called by name.

Now that Di Qing is a knowledgeable army, after the immediate battle, he may be knighted and then called by name, which is an extreme contempt.

Sure enough, Di Qing's face darkened, and he didn't make a sound.

Han Qi doesn't care, a small military general, can still jump out of the sky.

Zheng Lang was even more anxious, thinking in his heart about how to invite this great god out of Jingyuan.

So guessing his intention and fighting with the Xixia people was Han Qi's inner thought, and he also wanted to avenge Shuichuan's sword, and at the same time, he did not rule out the suspicion of contending.

After Zheng Lang thought about it for a while, he said, "Brother Zhigui, since you are here, let me tell you about my battle plan." ”

"Okay, listen up."

Zheng Lang's forehead was sweating slightly, he would rather fight against Yuan Hao than work with this person. But I had to go on, said the original plan again, and said: "Originally, I wanted to send troops to Tiandu Mountain after the previous battle, attract the enemy's main force, and then attack Weizhou and Mingsha City, with the goal of destroying them, increasing the financial pressure on the Western Xia, the country is poor and the people are lacking, and I can appease the various ethnic groups in the enemy territory and weaken the strength of the Western Xia." I didn't expect to capture their prince, so I put this battle in the territory of our court first. ”

"It should be so," talking about the matter, Han Qi finally got serious.

After the defeat of Haoshuichuan, he grew a lot, in his own territory, what's the matter, the location is advantageous and the people are occupied.

In fact, when he heard Zheng Lang's various practices, he was often frustrated in his heart, he knew that he would spread scouts and transfer the clans in front to the rear, without the cooperation of these hostile tribes, Yuan Hao would not have been able to sneak into Haoshuichuan, and his army would not have noticed.

But he was not very convinced, Zheng Lang seemed to have done a good job and absorbed his lesson. I carried the tree, and Zheng Xingzhi came in the shade!

"It's better to attract the enemy's main forces to this wall."

"Why?"

"I made some arrangements."

"No wonder that walled wall is low and narrow, what arrangement?"

"A new weapon."

"By the way, can you lend me a batch of that horse axe gun in the future?"

"Brother Zhigui, ask the imperial court, after this battle, the imperial court will definitely attach importance to these three weapons." There is also the broadsword, but that kind of broadsword is not affordable for ordinary soldiers, and it is far less effective than the chopping axes and hook sickles used in the battle of Shimenxia.

Zheng Lang's voice changed and asked, "Since Brother Zhigui is here, what are you going to do?" ”

"Whatever the guest wants."

Don't, it's fine if you don't disturb me, I dare to command you as a great god.

Besides, what do you want Han Qi to do? Plotting the military? It's good among the civil servants, but can it really come in handy? It's better to use your historical knowledge to think about it slowly.

Leading troops into battle? Is it possible?

How can I send him away?

Zheng Lang thought about it for a while, thought about it, and didn't come up with any way. finally changed his mind and said: "Brother Zhigui, the enemy's attack this time is nothing more than to draw troops from Lingzhou and Xingqing Mansion, and it will not be less. There are two ways to attack, one is to take this village as the main direction of attack, and the prince is here. However, it is difficult to say that this prince is weak, Yuan Hao does not like it, and it is possible to take advantage of the main force of our army in this village, attack other villages, and force me to divide troops to rescue, as before, use the speed of cavalry, gather superior forces, and encircle the point to help. ”

Han Qi nodded.

This is what he hates the most.

For example, Yuan Hao wanted to attack Jingyuan Road, he attacked Dingchuan Village, and if he didn't save the village, the court would blame. Save, he can withdraw his troops and fight more and less in the field, but the Song army still failed. It seems to have become an unsolvable problem.

The Western Xia people care about this prince, there are cards to play, they don't care, they will still be like before, the Song army wins first and then loses.

In particular, the sad environment of Jingyuan Road made it easier for the Tangut people to implement this tactic.

Zheng Lang said: "Therefore, at the beginning of this battle, I will let the villages increase their troops, implement strong walls and clear the fields in the field, and reduce the supply of enemy invaders. In this village to show weakness, only 15,000 troops remained, and I and the prince of Western Xia will personally stay in this city to attract the enemy to concentrate the main army in Shimenchuan. I wonder if Brother Zhigui is willing to accompany me to take this risk? ”

I couldn't get rid of him, so I had to keep him by my side.

Otherwise, if you go to other places and meddle in the command, you will ruin your own big things, so Zheng Lang used the radical method.

"Since Xingzhi is staying in this village, why don't I dare?" Han Qi didn't think about it, and replied directly.

Zheng Lang didn't know what to say.

I have to admit that he is a person who is not afraid of death.

"Xingzhi, what is the layout of this village?"

Zheng Lang said about it, what the effect is, and now Zheng Lang doesn't know.

Han Qi was skeptical, and asked again, "What about the prince?" ”

"I'll take you."

Brought to a tent, to Li Lingming, Zheng Lang did not slack off, but unfortunately when Di Qing retreated, he thought that those maids were in the way along the way, and made a shield to let Yeli meet the beggars to shoot them to death with arrows. Zheng Lang called the two noble ladies he had captured and said to them, "You should serve your prince."

not only let them serve, but also ordered them to sleep with them at night, as for these three people sleeping in the same bed, whether there is anything ambiguous in mind, Zheng Lang definitely did not send anyone to peep.

Usually, Zheng Lang also came to take a look occasionally and talked to him about Confucianism.

However, Li Lingming has not been in a good mood.

Zheng Lang also discovered a secret, although he defeated the Western Xia army, Li Lingming did not have much hatred, just entanglement and contradictions.

Ling, Ling, this era is full of demons, and the emperor of the Song Dynasty is a real gentleman.

The emperor and the gentleman are equated, is it strange or not?

The Khitan Emperor, who was born as a nomad, liked the Central Plains culture, liked Buddhism, liked calligraphy and painting, and liked the text, strange or not?

Yuan Hao, as the monarch of the big country, dared to be an enemy of the Song Dynasty and dare to attack the Khitan, is it strange?

And this prince.

Zheng Lang sometimes can't think about it.

But I also feel that Yuan Hao is blessed to meet these two good babies, otherwise it will succeed?

Li Lingming is reading with a book in his hand, and Yuan Hao is creating characters, but the characters that the Tangut people read a lot are still Chinese characters, including various books. It is a collection of poetry annotations, a collection of annotations by Zheng Lang, which has many unique insights.

Li Lingming liked it, so Zheng Lang gave it to Li Lingming.

But Zheng Lang killed many Western Xia warriors, and Li Lingming didn't like Zheng Lang either, raised his head, lowered his head again, and continued to read. The two eldest ladies glanced at each other and lowered their heads, and some hatred flashed in their eyes.

Zheng Lang ignored them and said to Li Lingming: "His Royal Highness the Prince, I will make an introduction for you, this is Han Qi, my envoy to Qin Fenglu to appease the scriptures." ”

Li Lingming put down the book and nodded indifferently.

Han Qi asked, "Your Highness, is it customary to be here?" ”

Li Lingming did not answer.

Han Qi asked a few more words, but still ignored it, Han Qi was bored and could only leave.

Zheng Lang smiled in the back.

If you have to deal with Han Qi like Li Lingming, Han Qi has no choice.

Han Qi suddenly turned his head and asked, "Why can you stand on the lotus leaf?" ”

This question puzzled him for a long time.

But now I can talk about it, Zheng Lang said the principle.

"Cao Chong called the elephant?"

"The surname is almost the same, it's all the principle of buoyancy, it's not difficult. It's just that those few Buddha statues are not easy to make. ”

"You mean it can take people into the air?"

"Yes, it's a pity that the load capacity is limited and cannot be used militarily."

"God," Han Qi muttered as he looked at the sky.

But it sounds awkward.

…… The next day, a Western Xia army entered Shimenxia and did not dare to come to Shimenchuan, Zheng Lang said to build a village for them, and did not promise not to fight in Shimenchuan.

Yeli was still not at ease when he met the beggars, and sent soldiers to guard the peaks on both sides of Shimen Gorge, and then began to build the village.

There are a total of three temporary stockades, at least the traffic arteries of Shimen Gorge and Wuyan Gorge will be tightly grasped by Yeli Yuqi.

Zheng Lang did not relax, and also sent people to guard.

The word credit, for the Tangut people, is like a fart.

If they were lax, the Tanguts would not mind sending people to attack the camp.

The two sides are rushing to build the wall.

The Tangut people had a shorter time, but they only built a village in the canyon, and the area of the village was small, and the speed could make up for it.

When the stockade was built and the main road was grabbed in their hands, that is, when the Tangut people started! Of course, it was also the time for Zheng Lang to do it.

The two sides are scrambling for speed, and the speed of the Xixia people this time is so fast that it is not incredible.

Only a few days later, the three stockades were repaired.

In fact, the two sides are already working, the Song Dynasty has widely spread scouts, and Yeli Yu beggar has also widely spread scouts. It cannot be said that the scouts of the Song Dynasty were weak, but the opposing cavalry was numerous.

The two sides kept moving in the field, and some casualties were produced one after another, and Zheng Lang had to order the scouts to be moved to the southern line of Wuyan Gorge and the northern line to be moved out due to the number of enemies.

It seems that the Tanguts had the upper hand first.

After the stockade was built, about 30,000 people came out of Shimenxia and began to set up a large camp.

The cold wind of winter is blowing tightly, and the real decisive battle is about to break out with the howling cold wind.