Xiao Siyuan hurriedly came to the school field, and saw Duo'er and Qin Fei watching the sergeant's drill, so he said: "County Lord, Fang has just sent people to Liaodong to buy war horses. Now that the war is going to war in Xiazhou, the horse traders dare not drive their horses south, so they can only buy good horses from Liaodong. ”

Duo'er said: "The horses of Liaodong and the Northwest Horse Farm are all good horses. And the horses produced in Liaodong are more cold-resistant, I heard that there are several large horse farms in the Aguta tribe in Liaodong, and there are no less than 5,000 horses a year. ”

"Exactly, Liaodong horses are more suitable for heavy armored cavalry, hardy and heavy-loaded, and can also run long distances. However, it is more expensive than the Northwest Horse Farm, a heavy riding horse costs eighty taels of silver, and a light riding horse costs fifty taels of silver. If the cottage buys 500 heavy horses at a time, but it costs 40,000 taels of silver, it is necessary for the county lord to decide. ”

"There were not many cavalry in the cottage, and there were many horses that could not carry the weight to travel far away, so it was time to buy some heavy horses. Uncle Xiao, in the future, you can decide these matters for yourself, and you don't have to ask me about everything. If you talk about marching and fighting, soldiers' drills, and weapon redeployment, you are all experts, but how do I understand?"

Duo'er has never liked to run military affairs, and has always been handled by Xiao Siyuan, but now with Qin Fei, she just wants to travel with Qin Fei in the sword rivers and lakes, smiling at the mountains and rivers, and only wants to accompany Qin Fei Luanfeng and Ming for the rest of her life, and be the fairy couple.

Xiao Siyuan watched Duo'er grow up, and he understood the thoughts of this cousin and niece, and knew that if he followed Duo'er's thoughts, he would have left thousands of people in the cottage and followed Qin Fei like a shadow, and flew away with both sides.

Although Xiao Siyuan is Duo'er's distant uncle, he treats Duo'er like his own daughter in his heart, and he can't bear it when he sees Duo'er depressed. Then he said: "County lord, the Liao soldiers and the Western Xia are at war in Xiazhou, but the Western Xia is the eastern barrier of my Uighurs, if the Liao people really take the Western Xia, it will be very unfavorable to my Uighurs, and then they will directly confront the Liao." ”

"Prince Ruimang of Xixia is the righteous brother of Prince Qin, and he can't sit idly by. There is no external trouble in the cottage now, and the new Dazhai is also easy to defend and difficult to attack, so it is better for us to pick some good hands and rush to Xiazhou to help Prince Ruimang. ”

Duo'er's eyes lit up, and she looked at Qin Fei and said, "Brother Qin, this is a good idea. In this way, you can not only help your brother-in-law, but also investigate the traces of Helian Tengbao, wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone?"

Qin Fei knew that Duo'er didn't want to go to Xiazhou alone, and thought to himself that it was okay, although there were not many cottagers, they were all athletes who were accustomed to fighting on the battlefield, and the two armies could indeed help the righteous brother against each other. immediately said: "It's so good, it's just that the burden of the cottage is going to fall on Uncle Xiao again, but I can't bear it." ”

Xiao Siyuan waved his hand: "Some little things, why worry about it, I have survived the hard times before, but now I am strong and strong, and there is enough money and food, what is the difficulty?"

Duo'er also smiled, so she wanted to lead the cottage people, and she also had to go to Xiazhou. The sorrow was swept away, and it was immediately like a different person, Xiao Siyuan smiled at Qin Fei.

Xiao Siyuan immediately gathered all the war horses in the village, about 500 horses, and selected 500 nimble soldiers, led by Sun Erniang, Shen'er, and Mo'er, and rushed to Xiazhou with Qin Fei and Duo'er.

Early the next morning, the team went down the mountain, and Xiao Siyuan and other leaders were sent to the bottom of the mountain.

Rushing from Lianyun Peak to Xiazhou, the road is not close, in the middle of which is to pass through the territory of the Liao people, but also through the state of the Song Dynasty, in order not to attract attention, Qin Fei decided to walk day and night, leaving Lianyun Peak for more than 50 miles, when he was about to walk out of the mountains, Qin Fei ordered Erniang to camp in the mountains, rest the people and horses, and wait until the evening to continue to hurry.

Erniang gave the order, the men and horses were stationed, the sergeants buried the pot to cook, the horses were also led to the river to scrub, wash, drink and walk, and the sergeants set up simple wooden fences around the camp, everything was in order, and there was a law. Qin Fei couldn't help nodding secretly, he had been stationed in the cottage for many years, but he was still well-trained, and he was worthy of being a trusted soldier of the King of Yanping.

At the foot of the mountain, Shen'er and Mo'er hit a few pheasants and hares with hidden weapons, and then went to the river to clean up, and made a fire in the camp to roast them.

Everyone rested in the camp in the afternoon, and it was not until the sky was about to get dark that Qin Fei ordered the soldiers to pull out the camp and start the village, and everyone hurried away at night.

A flash has been on the road for more than ten days, this day has passed Taiyuan Mansion, and in three or four days, you can reach Xiazhou. Calculating the time, the Liao people have been raising troops for more than 20 days, and they think they have arrived at the city of Xiazhou, but they don't know how the war is.

Everyone cheered up, and then went west may meet the Liao soldiers and horses at any time, Erniang will release the outpost for thirty miles, and the left and right posts will also be released for ten miles, and the team of men and horses is no longer day and night, but will rush during the day, and slowly approach the direction of Xiazhou all the way.

After two more days, the team stopped, not daring to move forward, Qin Fei looked at the terrain, chose a leeward place, and ordered everyone to settle down in Dazhai. This time it is not necessarily a temporary camp, so Erniang deliberately let people erect the wall, set up a deer outside the wall, reject horses, and set up four arrow towers on both sides of the wall, and the sergeants are on duty in the camp in three shifts.

In the evening, Qin Fei and Duo'er stopped and ordered Erniang, Shen'er, and Mo'er to guard the camp, and the two went to Xiazhou to investigate the war.

The two of them did not ride horses, but spread out their bodies and galloped in the direction of Xiazhou, and after walking for more than 30 miles, they began to see traces of the battlefield, with more messy horseshoe prints on the ground, and discarded dilapidated military tents and uniforms on the roadside, as well as blackened earth and charred trees.

Further ahead, there is a dirt mountain, the mountain is not high, the trees are sparse, but there are many ditches and ridges, which can be hidden. After the two quietly came to the earth mountain, they went up the earth mountain from the back, and there was a watchtower at the highest point of the mountain, with lights on the tower, and the Liao army flag could be faintly seen.

The two did not intend to alarm the Liao, so they circled around the front halfway up the mountain. Turning over the mountainside, the eyes were instantly cheerful, and I saw that Xiazhou City was right now, and outside the city gate was a dense company camp, and the lights were flickering.

Xiazhou is the largest city in the eastern part of the Western Xia Kingdom, with more than 500,000 household registrations, and its prosperity is not inferior to the capital Xingqing Mansion. The city was built at the intersection of the Qinling Mountains, with mountains on both sides and behind it. The mountain is extremely steep, Mo said that the team of people and horses could not pass, that is, climbed the peaks on both sides, and there were hundreds of cliffs from the city below, so guarding the gate of Xiazhou city seemed to be stuck in the throat of the west.

Looking at the Liao army under the city, in the face of Xiazhou, they could not besiege the city, so they could only line up a company camp five miles away from the city gate, and the dense camp tents could not be seen at a glance, and the near place was extended to the hill at the foot of Qin Fei and the others, I am afraid that there are not millions of people.

Qin Fei looked at Xiazhou City, while thinking in his heart, if five hundred people climb the mountain peak next to Xiazhou City and fall down with ropes, they can enter the city, but the horses and baggage cannot be brought in.

Thinking of this, he had a plan in his heart, and made a gesture to Duo'er, and the two quietly came to the foot of the mountain and walked in the direction of Xiazhou City. The effort is not big, came to the root of the outer wall of the city, and hid his figure in the corner of a battlement, Qin Fei grabbed Duo'er's waist, and when he raised his breath, he had already flown up more than five feet high, and when his body was about to fall, he stretched out his palm and pulled out his body shape after pressing it on the city wall, and fell lightly on the city wall.

The soldiers defending the city were looking at the Liao military camp under the city without blinking, and suddenly there was a cold wind in front of them, and the two figures had fallen in front of them, and they hurriedly shouted in shock, and the soldiers of the nearby city wall immediately rushed up, and dozens of swords and guns were aimed at Qin Fei and the others.

Qin Fei went up to the city wall and didn't intend to hide his figure, otherwise how could these soldiers find the two. Qin Fei faced the Western Xia soldiers and shouted: "Wait!" Reaching out and taking out the waist card given by Li Yuangong from his arms, he shook it in front of the eyes of a small leader. After seeing the iron plate clearly, he hurriedly turned over and knelt down, and said: "The centurion of the subordinate outpost camp is Daorong, see the prince's envoy!" Seeing him kneeling, the soldiers next to him hurriedly put down the swords and guns in their hands, and knelt down to salute.

Qin Fei withdrew the iron card and raised his hand: "Everyone, where is the prince now?" ”

Qin Fei said: "Okay, you can take the two of me to the Marshal's Mansion to see the prince now." ”

"Yes!" replied Daorong. stood up, bowed down and let Qin Fei and the two go to the city wall, a few people went down the city wall along the horse road, Hu Daorong waved his hand, someone brought a few mounts, Hu Daorong invited the two to get on the horse, and he also got on the mount, leading the way in front and going to the Marshal's Mansion.