Han Qi stood on the bank of the black water, raised his head to look north, and said to Zhao Zi beside him: "Along the north, it is Juyan County." In the future, you can go from here to send good news, and you don't have to go back to Xingxing Gorge. The last time I took Guazhou, the good news was sent back to Chaoli, and the holy decree arrived a month later, which was too slow. We are located in Hexi, and it is really inconvenient to go back to Beijing. ”

Zhao Zi said: "If there is a Taiwei dictatorship, you don't have to wait for the holy decree for everything." The party has no army in Hexi, and we go straight into the land of no one. ”

Han Qi shook his head: "You can't underestimate the enemy too much. One hundred and fifty miles ahead, there is Ganzhou, the location of the Gansu Military Division. The party's troops stationed in Hexi are all gathered there, waiting for us. Only after this battle is fought well can it be said that several counties in Hexi are like no one. ”

Zhao Zidao: "According to the report of the reconnaissance cavalry, the party is desperate to collect soldiers and horses. However, we have won a series of battles ahead of us, and many tribes have ignored the party and do not follow the point of collection. The soldiers and horses of the Ganzhou Department are claimed to be more than 30,000 people, but only more than 10,000 people are actually gathered. Our 30,000 troops come forward together, how can they stop it? If you take Ganzhou, you can go straight to Liangzhou, not far from Captain Di of the Zhenrong Army. ”

Han Qi nodded and did not speak. The court newspaper said that he had already arrived at the city of Suzhou, and Di Qing's army had not yet left Huluchuan. Xishou and Weizhou, the two military supervisors guarding Huluchuan, did not fight. Compared to myself, the movements over there are too slow.

Snowflakes fall gently, and reeds sway gently on the banks of the frozen Black Water River. The Song army brigade marched along the official road by the Heishui River and stepped on the frozen ground. In the small village in the distance, smoke rises from the cooking, like a landscape painting.

Han Qi said: "In six days, it will be the winter moon." I don't know if we can go to Liangzhou before the New Year. ”

Zhao Zi said with a smile: "Tai Lieutenant, the party has less than 20,000 soldiers and horses in several counties in Hexi. Our 30,000-strong army is coming, how are they opponents? Not to mention, the people under the rule are already focused on the Central Plains, saving countless troubles. Captain Di's army went straight out of Huluchuan, and the party did not dare to send reinforcements from Xingling and Xingling, and the road ahead was smooth. Although the road was too hasty to carry large artillery, it was enough to defeat the party army. ”

Han Qi said: "You can't be too optimistic, Ganzhou and Liangzhou are both big cities. If the party is closed and does not come out, it will not be easy to break through with the current artillery alone. Once blocked, it's not a matter of a day or two. ”

Zhao Zi said: "The captain is too worried. Although the artillery brought with it could not knock down the city wall, it was not difficult for the party members to dare not go to the city. At that time, it was the ants who attacked the city and also captured the city. In this battle, as long as we are fast enough, maybe Captain Di will attack Lingzhou, and we will attack Xingzhou. ”

Han Qi shook his head with a smile and stopped talking about it. Zhao Zi followed Du Zhongxiao from Suizhou all the way to the Western Regions, and after many major battles, he was invincible, invincible, and his spirit was very high. Attacking Hexi with 30,000 troops from Yizhou was not as spectacular as Di Qing's 300,000 army, and the number was already quite large. The party was forced by the Song army in Zhenrong, and there were not many soldiers and horses in Hexi, and they almost took Guazhou and Suzhou at the speed of marching.

Ganzhou in front is the location of the Gansu Military Supervision Department of the party, and most of the soldiers and horses in Hexi are there. Han Qi didn't dare to take it lightly, but wanted to go all out and fight the battle of Ganzhou. As long as Ganzhou is taken, the party's power in Hexi will be over.

The two got on their horses and walked more than ten miles, and a small town with fifty or sixty families appeared in front of them, which was where the handsome tent was. This was the former trade route in the Western Regions, although the party closed the road to the Great Song Dynasty, and there were still commercial activities in the country.

When they arrived at the selected courtyard, the guards at the gate hurriedly saluted. Han Qi and Zhao Zi entered the courtyard together.

An old man was lighting a fire in front of the stove in the courtyard, and when he saw Han Qi and Zhao Zi, he hurriedly got up and saluted.

Han Qi saw that he was about sixty years old, neatly dressed, and different from ordinary party members, and asked, "Who are you?" ”

The old man said: "Little Lao'er Jiang Liting is the master here. Prepare some food and drink every day, entertain guests passing by here, and earn some food and clothing. ”

Han Qi nodded: "Looking at you, you don't look like a party member." ”

Jiang Liting said: "What the official said is good. The younger ones are the Han people of the Central Plains, and their ancestors moved to Hexi in the Tang Dynasty and did not go back. When Tubo called, the little old man's family ran to the south of the mountains, and later came out of the mountains and came here to a small inn. ”

Han Qi said: "It's really pitiful. Since the Tang Dynasty, how many wives have been separated here in Hexi. The court is here, the past has passed, you just have to rest assured here, and you will have a good life in the future. ”

Jiang Liting said: "Xie Xianggong said auspiciously, the little old man is grateful." ”

After a few words of gossip, Han Qi and Zhao Zi entered the house. Several staff officers were hanging up maps, sorting out paperwork, and hurriedly got up to salute.

Han Qi arrived at the map on the table, looked at the map, and asked the staff officer on the side: "Where is the striker now?" ”

The staff officer pointed to the map and said: "The forward has arrived outside the city of Ganzhou and camped across the Heishui River. The party is in Ganzhou, and all the households within 20 miles of the surrounding area have entered the city, and there are no people outside the city. ”

Han Qi nodded and said, "Take the positions of each department in the past few days and mark them on the map." This battle should not be underestimated, and you should be cautious. ”

The staff officer said that it was, and together with several people, the location of the various units of the Song army was marked on the map. The Hexi Corridor is a long, east-west road along the Qilian Mountains and the river flowing down from the mountain. The Song army came from Suzhou, the vanguard had already arrived in Ganzhou, and the Chinese army was still more than 100 miles away. Zhao Zi's troops fought many times, and their strength was well preserved, and the field party army was not an opponent at all, and the troops along the road had been withdrawn.

Han Qi said to Zhao Zi, who came over: "If you want to scout the cavalry, you must find out whether the party has arranged an ambush in the southern mountains." Our army has only one supply route, and we must beware of being cut off by the party. At the same time, the follow-up troops were ordered to transport all the artillery that could be pulled to the front of Ganzhou City! ”

Zhao Zi forked his hand and said yes. The journey from Illinois to the east is very good, and large carts can be traveled, and ordinary cannons can be transported. Although the artillery lagged behind in comparison with the large army, it was always able to be delivered.

Sitting down, Han Qi said to Zhao Zi: "In the Han Dynasty, Huo Yan rode through the Huns, and the Huns sang: Lose my Qilian Mountain, so that my six animals will not rest." The loss of my self and the mountains have made my wife colorless. Ganzhou used to be Yanzhi Mountain, and if we won this battle, the credit was in the imperial court. Since the Han Dynasty, Ganzhou has been the center of Hexi County, not comparable to other places. The party's Gansu Military Supervision Department is located here, precisely to take care of the left and right. ”

Zhao Zi said: "The party soldiers are mainly based on their own ethnic groups and gather residents. Since we broke Guazhou, the people of Hexi have not obeyed the party, and the soldiers and horses have not been gathered. Although Ganzhou is a big city, because there are no big forces around, the party project is not repaired, and I heard that it is extremely dilapidated. In my estimation, when our artillery arrives here, the city will be besieged by a large army, and it will not be difficult to take it. ”

Han Qi said: "Although this is the case, you still can't be careless. Since the fiasco of Hue Dudang, the party has also cast a lot of cannons over the years, so be careful that there are artillery in Ganzhou City. The artillery on the city was captured above, and under the same circumstances, it was farther and had to be defended. ”

Zhao Zi smiled: "Taiwei is too worried. I have already sent someone to investigate, and the cannons cast by the party in the past few years are all in Xingling and Xingling, but there are none here in Ganzhou. Although you can't underestimate the party members, they don't have artillery, and they only rely on the city wall, how can they hold the city? I think that in this battle, it is more important to try to wipe out the party army in the city of Ganzhou and prevent it from escaping. If it does, it will be easy to fight later. ”

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