Shunzhou is a new party item, located between the Tanglai Canal and the Han Canal, the terrain is flat, and the water network is vertical and horizontal. The party placed Shunzhou in order to reclaim the fertile land here. Because it is located in the hinterland of the party, there is no fortified city, just a large town. Before the arrival of the Song army, the defenders fled here. Without much effort, the Song army occupied this place.

In the official hall, Han Qi, Liu Ji and Zhao Zi sat around a fire, discussing the recent war.

Han Qi said: "Tomorrow is the New Year, order all armies, stay still for the time being, and have a good New Year." After the New Year, we will occupy Jingzhou, and we will go back to Hequ Road. As soon as Shunzhou and Jingzhou were broken, the party was completely torn apart and powerless to oppose the DPRK. ”

Liu Jidao: "What the Taiwei said is true. Now it seems that the party can only hold on to the fortified city, and has no intention of fighting with us in the field. As long as we have sufficient logistical supplies, they will not have the slightest choice. Whether it is against the current dynasty or the Khitan, the method of party defense is to lure the enemy deep first, wait until the veteran soldiers of the division are tired, and then cut off the grain route, and find an opportunity to encircle and annihilate the first section with heavy troops. With trains, logistical flawlessness, they have no choice. ”

Zhao Zi said: "This battle is really not fun! Thousands of miles along the way, there was not a big battle, and the road was won. ”

Liu Ji smiled when he heard this: "It's not that the soldiers are good now, and there is no strong enemy." However, without the railway, the power of the army was halved. The offensive went smoothly thanks to the two railways. ”

Han Qi nodded: "Yes, there is no Zhenrong Army Railway, and now the army under Captain Di is already in chaos." And without the railway from Hezhou to Yizhou in the north, we would not be able to make a detour all the way to Hexi. In the future, the world will depend on the railway. ”

This war made Han Qi deeply realize the importance of the railway. As long as the railway was built, the Song army was almost invincible. Even if there was some hardship for a while, the follow-up strength would soon be able to catch up. Where is it like before, the front-line transportation is difficult, the army has no rear strength, and once it is defeated, it is irretrievable. It can be said that with the railway, even if the Song army still has such and such problems, it is basically in an invincible state.

After chatting about the front-line war for a while, Liu Jidao: "A few days ago, I read the morning newspaper, and the Khitan Yelu Chongyuan has retreated to Guihua Prefecture, and the decline is obvious. It seems that this winter, the struggle between the two Khitan emperors will also end. Chongyuan returns to Datong, how long can it keep? ”

Han Qi said: "Therefore, we must end the party's war as soon as possible and concentrate our troops on Hequ Road and Hedong Road." Once Yelu Chongyuan can't hold on, he can take advantage of the situation to send troops and seize Datong Mansion. Occupy Datong Mansion, it will be easy to take Youzhou in the future. ”

Zhao Zi said: "In my opinion, where is it so troublesome. Just like this battle with the party, the railroad was repaired, and then hundreds of thousands of troops joined forces all the way and ran straight forward. Just attack Youzhou from Hebei, what can the Khitan do to me! ”

Han Qi said: "You underestimated the Khitan. The party did not dare to fight in the field, but the Khitan did not dare to. Most of them were cavalry, and they came and whistled away on the plains, and it was difficult to catch them. If you want to fight the Khitan, it is not enough to have a railway, but also to have enough cavalry. ”

Liu Jidao: "Actually, the cavalry of the imperial court is not weak now. Captain Di had an army of 300,000 and 60,000 or 70,000 cavalry. It's just that the party doesn't fight with us in the field, and the cavalry is useless and can't be revealed. ”

Han Qi shook his head and did not speak. Di Qing had a problem with the use of troops, he was too conservative, and of course the cavalry was useless. If he set out from the Zhenrong army, and the army was quickly deployed, these cavalry would be useful.

While the three of them were gossiping, a personal soldier came in and said with a forked hand: "Tai Lieutenant, there is a party member from outside, I want to see Tai Wei." ”

Han Qi looked at Liu Ji and Zhao Zi and said, "What does the party mean by sending people?" ”

Zhao Zi smiled: "Didn't you see that there was no way out and came to surrender to us?" ”

Hearing this, several people laughed together. Now that the war is going well, everyone is in a good mood. Han Qi was different from Di Qing along the way, he did not encounter resistance all the way east, and almost fought at the speed of a march. Now it is only a hundred miles away from Xingqing Mansion, and the mood is relaxed.

Bidding farewell to Liu Ji and Zhao Zi, Han Qi went to the side hall next to him to meet with the party envoys.

A man wearing Fan Yang Lia stood in the hall, saw Han Qi coming in, and hurriedly bowed.

Han Qi sat down, looked at the man, and said with interest: "What is your identity?" Who sent it here? So what's going on? ”

The man crossed his hands: "Little Gu Yong, sent by Captain Babu, came to see Captain." ”

"Baa Bu is too comforting? Interesting. Han Qi nodded. Baa Bu is now the general of the party in charge of the Xingqing Mansion army, and he is a real powerful figure. He was born in a big party family, grew up in the military, and did not have much to do with the ruling Wuzang Pang.

Gu Yongdao: "During the Qingli period, Han Taiwei was handsome in Shaanxi, and there was a saying in this dynasty that 'there is a Han in the army, and the heart is cold'. Taiwei's prestige is well known to the women and children of the Xia Kingdom. This time, the handsome army attacked, and Captain Babu was very impressed. ”

Han Qi smiled and shook his head. When he was in charge of Shaanxi Road, he stabilized the battle with the party and left Fan Hanwei's name. But at that time, there was no way to defeat the party, and in the end there was only peace. In the final analysis, he and Fan Zhongyan only stabilized the battle with the party, but there was no way to turn defeat into victory. Now it's different, the Song army is like destroying the withered and decaying, invincible, and the party is about to destroy the country.

Ordering tea, Han Qi said: "Captain Babu is in charge of the party's soldiers and horses, and he sent you, I don't know what happened?" ”

Gu Yong said: "Taiwei came from Hexi, spanning more than 2,000 miles, and no one could stop him. Now with a large number of soldiers in the city of Xingqing Mansion, the captain wants to ask, what is the intention? If you want to attack Xingqing Mansion, the soldiers and horses brought by the captain are only afraid of being insufficient. ”

Han Qi said: "I have an army of 80,000, and there is no opponent around, how can I be insufficient?" ”

Gu Yong said: "Xingqing Mansion is a big city, since the first emperor moved the capital here, carefully built, the city is strong. Although there are many soldiers and horses, there is no supply in the rear, how can he capture this fortified city. Although the party is small, it is not so poor. ”

Han Qi said: "Now that the party is surrounded by me on all sides, it is already a turtle in an urn, and there is no way out." To tell the truth, no matter how you fight, this time you will have to recover these states. Xingqing Mansion is the meat on the board, if you want to take it, you can take it, and Captain Babu thinks too much. ”

Gu Yong listened and said nothing. In fact, after Du Zhongxiao took the Western Regions, he completed the encirclement of the party on all sides, and the party was already dead. Whether the Song army attacked in a hurry or took it slowly, the party items were not spared. This attack on the party was only because Di Qing's army was not thorough, so it dragged on for so long. This is the general strategic trend, and the party members can still see it clearly.

Seeing that Gu Yong didn't speak, Han Qi said: "At this time, the general trend is clear, and the party item is no longer defensible. Captain Baa Bu is an old man in the military and should see clearly. He should not have sent you for the benefit of his tongue, but for the sake of something. ”

Gu Yong forked his hand: "The captain has been in the army for many years, and there have been countless big battles and small battles. However, it is not a blessing in the world to lose souls, and it is a good thing not to be able to afford swords. ”

Han Qi nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, the sword soldier is not an auspicious thing after all. I don't know what Captain Babu sent you to say? ”

Gu Yong pondered for a while and said, "Taiwei wants to know, what is the purpose of Song Jun coming?" Whether it is to take the land of the party, or to destroy the country and the people, and leave no sack. The king of Xia was young and did not have any bad relations with the Song State. ”

Han Qi looked at Gu Yong and thought secretly in his heart. The party's national affairs are in the hands of the Wuzang family. did not hide Pang as the minister of state, and had the greatest power. The Empress Dowager did not hide the system, and reused Li Shougui and Baobao to eat a lot, and the two of them also had great power. However, most of the military strength of the party and the state is in the hands of Babu and other generals, but it has little impact on the government and government.

Gu Yong's words, Han Qi understood. Baa Bu these people began to find a way back for themselves, and they didn't want to work for the no collector. Their condition seems to be forgiveness, and if they give forgiveness Zuo's way back, their face will not be so ugly.