The earth is vast, the sky is blue, a few white clouds move slowly, and as far as the eye can see, there is an incomparably vast Gobi Desert, with camel thorns, boron gray grass, and sand onions covering the entire Gobi Desert. Occasionally, you can see cattle and sheep grazing, as well as one or two camels, the mountains are green, the breeze is gentle, dry and pleasant, and it makes people feel refreshed.

The goshawks soared high in the sky, and suddenly swooped down with a scream, scattering wild dogs, and began to peck at the dead corpses on the ground, bringing many invisible killings to the land west of the river.

On the official road, countless officials and soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty went west, and countless birds and beasts were frightened. The Song army unfurled the flag, the vehicles were heavy, there were many mules and horses, the flags covered the sky and the sun, the knights were fierce, and the black and vast were boundless, breaking the dead silence in the sky.

After a long journey, you have to bury the corpses all over the ground to avoid the plague caused by the heat. Despite this, the morale of the Song army was still high. The vision of the future, as well as the curiosity about Hexi, masked the tedium and toil of the march.

Since the former army of the Song army entered Hexi and occupied the city of Liangzhou, Qiu did not commit any crimes, gave porridge and grain, buried the bodies of the victims, and reclaimed the tuntian, which quickly won the hearts of the people of Hexi. To Yu Jue led most of the people into Hexi, all the way to the west, along the way to the broken towns, eating pot pulp, in order to welcome the king. Even many Hexi people took the initiative to lead the way and act as guides.

The invasion of the Tatar army shattered all the illusions of the people of Hexi about the Western Xia court, and also made these hard-working people who lived after the catastrophe eager for peace.

The arrival of the Song army can be said to be the right time and just right.

Compared with the Mongolian army that burned, killed and looted, the Song army had already won the hearts of the people in Hexi just by not disturbing the people and invading the people along the way, burying the corpses, giving porridge and releasing grain.

At least, before arriving in Ganzhou, the harmony between the military and the people was maintained for hundreds of miles in Hexi, and the atmosphere was harmonious, and there were no civil uprisings and civil unrest.

With the dragon-like towering city wall in front of him, Yu Jue muttered in his heart.

Ganzhou City, no, Zhangye County, one of the four counties in Hexi, has arrived.

"General, we have arrived at the boundary of Ganzhou, and this piece to the south is the horse farm in Ganzhou!"

The scout came back with the guide to report it, and Yu Jue nodded, reined in his horse, put his hand on the pergola, and looked ahead.

Qilian Mountain stands in the south, undulating, Yanzhi Mountain is located in the east, Longshou Mountain barrier is in the north, the mountains in the north are undulating, the ravines are vertical and horizontal, the terrain in the south and east is flat, the water and grass are abundant, the river flows slowly, there are some horses and sheep wandering in the meantime, leisurely, it is indeed the holy land of raising horses.

This time, the army marched westward for the horse farm, and by the way, it also recovered the surrounding Zhangye County, Jiuquan County, and even Dunhuang County, Yangguan and Yumen Pass, which are at the junction of Hexi and the Western Regions.

"General, the horse farm in Ganzhou accounts for half of the ground in Ganzhou, and it is no longer suitable to raise horses, not to mention tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands!"

The guide Li Er, the son of Li Laohan, a refugee from Western Xia, is now dressed in new clothes, full of energy, as if he has changed as a person. He enthusiastically introduced the situation of the Ganzhou Horse Farm to Yu Jue, and saliva flew everywhere.

From life is better than death to life, life is very different, of course, I am excited.

"Second Brother Li, you're right. Since the Han Dynasty, Zhangye has been famous for the local horse breeds and the good horses of the Western Regions, and the war horses bred by the world, and it has also become the royal military horse breeding base of the Central Plains Dynasty in the past dynasties, which has endured for a long time. ”

Yu Yu said it slowly.

"The general is right. Hexi horses are well-proportioned, stout and sturdy, strong and tough, easy to raise, and have good speed and endurance. With the horse farm in Ganzhou, my Song Dynasty official army can dominate the world! ”

Li Er pointed to the north and south and carefully introduced.

"General, in addition to being a place for raising horses, Ganzhou also has coal and iron mines. Longshou Mountain in the north is a carboniferous mine, and at the foot of Qilian Mountain in the south, there are iron ores everywhere. The "Iron Work Institute" in Ganzhou was located in the east of Ganzhou, but after the Mongolian army came, it was destroyed! ”

Yu Jue nodded again and again, and her heart was much brighter.

Hexi horse and Xixia sword, by the Song people praised as the first in the world, the Song Dynasty's imperial court and literati are proud to wear the extremely sharp Xia sword, even the Song Qinzong is wearing the Xia sword, the court awarded the minister of the Qin mission to exercise the imperial power when the sword of Shang Fang, is also the sword of the Xia country.

Originally, it was thought that only Xiazhou had an "Iron Work Institute", which was responsible for the mining and smelting of iron ore to make various agricultural tools and weapons. Now it seems that there are also in Hexi.

What he didn't know was that more than 90 percent of Gansu's iron ore mines were located in Zhangye and Jiuquan, and they were also extremely rich in coal. In Zhangye, there are coal and iron smelting institutions, which is also common.

As for saying that the "Iron Works Institute" was destroyed and rebuilt. When the Song army came to Hexi, it was not to turn around, but to maintain peace and stability for a long time.

"Li Er, do you know that you can find experts in raising and taming horses there?"

Yu Jue's gaze turned to the "ground snake" Li Er.

"General, there are many horse breeders in Hexi. Most of the people of Shazhou and Suzhou were killed, and only Ganzhou City was spared. As long as Ganzhou City is captured, there are many people who raise horses! ”

Li Er replied with a smile on his face.

The Mongol army invaded Hexi, Guazhou, Shazhou, and Suzhou were basically slaughtered, and only 108 families of the Xili tribe of the Western Xia general under the command of Genghis Khan were spared. As for Ganzhou City, it was because of the dissuasion of Chahan, another Western Xia general under the command of Genghis Khan, after the city was broken, only 36 people including the recalcitrant deputy general were killed, and the people of Ganzhou City were spared.

The Daru Huachi (palm print) of Suzhou and Ganzhou is the family heir of the Lizhan tribe, Asha, and is a military and political, civil and judicial officer representing Mongolia.

These wall-to-wall grasses that see the wind and make the rudder!

"Go straight to Ganzhou City, no, go straight to Zhangye County! First fire a few shots, and then send someone to send a message to that Daru Huachi Asha and give him an hour. If you don't fall for an hour, attack the city immediately! ”

Yu Jue sneered and passed the military order.

No matter how strong the city wall is, it can blast it open.

"General, the villain also wants to join the army, please accept the next person!"

Li Er pleaded with Yu Jue.

"Second Brother Li, do you know how to speak about the party?"

"The villain has grown up here, how could it not? In addition to the party's words, villains also speak Tibetan dialect! ”

Li Er was in good spirits and patted his chest and said.

"Well, from now on, you will serve as the general officer in the army."

Yu Jue nodded and said.

If you want to gain a foothold in Hexi, you have to rely on these local snakes who are familiar with the local people.

A few cannons rang out, the city gate fell to the east, and the Ganzhou officials knelt outside the city gate. They knelt on their knees, and did not dare to lift their heads.

"Asha, the guard general of Ganzhou and Suzhou, leads the officials of the whole city to kneel to welcome the Great Song Dynasty!"

Asha grabbed the ground with his head and said in a trembling voice, respectfully.

Although he is bald, he is fluent in Chinese, no different from ordinary Han people.

"Get up, Daru Huachi!"

Yu Jue smiled and stepped forward to help Asha up.

When the soldiers came to the city, they surrendered without opening the city gates, and they had no choice but to surrender

"No, no, no! From now on, Asha and his subordinates will only be the general! ”

Asha was taken aback, and was about to kneel down again, but was supported by Yu Jue.

"Song and Xia are one, not distinguishing each other. From now on, we will be a family. Rise up, everybody! ”

Yu Jue beckoned everyone to get up, and took Asha's arm with a gentle expression.

"Asha, let's go into the city together!"

There is no need to embarrass them. With these guys here, at least there is a smooth transition and you don't have to do everything yourself.

"General, call me Li Asha!"

Li is Asha's Han surname. It seems that this gentleman has a flexible head and is exquisite.

Entering the yamen of Ganzhou City, Yu Jue sat in the right position, and Asha and Song were separated.

Yu Jue put away her smile and suddenly straightened her face.

"Li Asha, you are a Xia person, but you are driven by the Tatars and enslaved the Xia people, what crime should you be guilty of?"

Yu Jue's scolding made Asha feel frightened, and immediately knelt down, kowtowed repeatedly, and touched the ground with a sound.

"General, the Tatars are powerful, the small manpower has surrendered, and he has never killed the people of Great Xia. Please also ask the general to be clear! ”

Asha knelt down and kowtowed, and the other former Ganzhou City officials all knelt down one after another, and the lobby was full of kowtowing and bumping into heads.

"Don't panic, get up! Ben just wants to see who is loyal and who is traitorous, so you don't have to make a fuss. ”

Yu Jue's eyes signaled, and the generals in the hall helped the officials up.

"Li Asha, I would like to ask, where are the Tatar officials and soldiers in the city? It won't be just you Western Xia officials, right? ”

Yu Jue had something in his words, which made Asha, who had just been helped up, pale and replied in a trembling voice.

"Will ...... Army, Tatar ...... The officials were all tied up and are now in Ganzhou prison. Only 200 cavalry remained in the Tatars, and now the military camp in the city has been forced inside by the soldiers in the city. Despite...... General disposal! ”

Yu Jue smiled slightly, if he didn't ask, I was afraid that after the incident, these officials would be sent away by Asha and others.

This slippery wall grass is afraid of death.

"Asha, this official gave you two choices, you listened carefully."

Yu Jue's words made Asha kneel and kowtow again.

"General, please speak, the villain listens."

"First, if you leave with your people, I will never stop you, and I will entangle you and send you out of the country as a gift."

Yu Jue said it loudly.

Those who are not of my race will have different hearts. What's more, he really doesn't feel at ease to stay by his side with such a two-faced and three-edged stab that can even betray his motherland.

"General, what about the second?"

Asha asked weakly.

In this way, I am afraid that his hidden gold and silver treasures will not be able to be taken away.

"Second, you led your men to kill the Tatar officials and cavalry in the city. Ben will definitely report to my Great Song Tianzi and ask for credit for you. ”

Yu Jue said it unhurriedly.

Asha and the officials who surrendered looked at each other and were speechless for a moment.

This general of the Great Song Dynasty is forcing them to vote for their names!

"General, you'd better leave it down."

Asha sighed and bowed.

The fear of the Tatar army made him make a helpless choice.

"Zhang Zhongxia, you lead the army of your headquarters and go west with Asha to send his people out of the country until the west of Yumen Pass. Get rid of the remnants of the army in the city, and I will issue a notice to the people, and wait for Fan Xianggong to receive it. ”

Yu Jue looked at Zhang Zhongxia with a gloomy gaze.

"Zhang Zhongxia, the three places of Yumen Pass are the west gates of Hexi, do you understand what Ben Jiang means?"

"General rest assured, within half a month, Dunhuang County, as well as Yumen Pass and Yangguan, will be placed under the rule of my Great Song Dynasty!"

Zhang Zhongxia knew it well and generously accepted the order.

"Good!"

Yu Jue slapped the table, and his palms hurt.

"Zhang Zhongxia, take Dunhuang, Yumen Pass, and Yangguan, and the defense of these places will be handed over to you!"

Zhang Zhongxia is the old man of the emperor's time, he is calm and ambitious, and if he doesn't reuse it, the emperor can't say it.

"Thank you for the promotion!"

Zhang Zhongxia's heart was stirred and he bowed.

Zhang Zhongxia and the others left, and Yu Jue looked at the other uneasy officials, and his face was full of smiles.

"May I ask you, who is the official in charge of Ma Zheng? Who are the best horse breeders in the city? There will be important matters to discuss. ”

Facing the Han officials in the city, Yu Jue asked with a smile.

From beginning to end, Ma Zheng was his first priority.

As for the reclamation of the barren tuntian, that was Fan Zhong's business, so he didn't bother to care.

"Kill!"

In the Qing Dynasty, the Jade Gate was closed, thousands of horsemen rushed forward, the sound of iron hooves was thrilling, rolling up the smoke and dust and yellow sand, and the Mongolian cavalry rushed wildly, and went straight to the Song army cavalry outside the pass.

"Ready!"

The Mongolian iron horseman came like a fierce god, Zhang Zhongxia remained silent, and Wang Gui on the side shouted loudly. The artillerymen immediately stepped forward, and they quickly adjusted the angle of the guns, and soon one by one the guns were loaded into the barrels.

"Puffy Puff!"

The artillery fired in unison, the violent explosions were one after another, the galloping Mongolian cavalry continued to fall into the yellow sand, as the grenadiers of the Song army smashed out the earth-shattering thunder, as the Song army's crossbow arrows were fired in unison, when the gunpowder smoke dissipated, the ground was full of corpses and blood......

"Enter! Raise the flag! ”

Zhang Zhongxia's face was slightly red, and with an order, thousands of troops and horses poured into this Xiongguan fortress, the hometown of the Han family.

When the jade gate was closed, the battle flag of the Mongolian army was thrown down, and the banner of the Great Song Dynasty court was erected high, waving in the wind under the rising sun, facing the distant and boundless Western Regions, facing the endless Gobi oasis on the desert, as if announcing to heaven and earth that the cool land was already under the rule of the Great Song Dynasty.