Looking at the flames, Yao Shouxin said to Zhang: "This is the last dock fort in this area, after it is burned, we will turn around along the turbidity wheel river." Most of the party members who fled from here went to Shizhou and Xiazhou, and heard that troops had been ordered there and could not stay for a long time. ”

Zhang nodded: "Let's destroy the fortress in this area, now that the matter is done, it is time to turn around." This place is not far from Linzhou Hengrong Fort, so I should stay for one more day and give them some military rations. With so much corn, it's useless to bring it back. ”

Corn is a high-grade commodity in the party's military rations, and what was captured along the way was not burned. That's a lot of savings. But in the Song army, corn was just ordinary military food, and it didn't make much sense to bring it back. The railway has arrived at the Volcano Army, and there is no shortage of materials on the river meandering road, so I really can't look down on these things.

At this moment, a utility fast horse came over, dismounted and said: "General, there is a Song army coming three miles away, I want to meet the general!" ”

Zhang Dao: "Since you are here, you should naturally see you." I don't know who it is? ”

Utility said: "It is said that it is said that it is the same as the jurisdiction of the Xuan, and the army of the Goulin Mansion Road is quiet." ”

Zhang was taken aback: "Su Chan is above us, and it is the ministers who are leading the troops outside, so we will meet us." ”

Guan Goulin Mansion Road Military Horse Division is concurrently under the jurisdiction of Hedong Road, and belongs to the Hedong Road Economic and Strategic Envoy Division, and the status of the jurisdiction of the road is certainly not comparable to Zhang and Yao Shouxin. Moreover, Zhang Ben is the governor of Linfu Road, and Su Jingjing is his top boss, so he doesn't dare to slack off.

With their relatives, Zhang and Yao Shouxin came east, and not far away, they met the soldiers and horses on Linfu Road.

Turning over and dismounting, Zhang and Yao Shouxin stepped forward and forked their hands in front of Su Jing's horse: "I'll see Su Xuan!" ”

Su Jing hurriedly dismounted, stepped forward and grabbed Zhang's hand and said, "How dare you be?" The two led the troops to travel hundreds of miles, broke the turbidity wheel village within a few days, and burned more than 20 fortresses in the west thief village, which was a great achievement. I have to go through the military order of the prime minister and lead the troops to strictly guard the border to prevent the western thieves from breaking the army. Today, I got the news that the two have broken through the nearby thief fort, and they brought wine to celebrate with the two! ”

After saying that, he ordered his subordinates to bring wine. took out the big bowl, poured two bowls for Zhang and Yao Shouxin, served one to himself, and raised it high: "This bowl of wine is for the two generals!" The thieves in the west have been destroyed, and the Lin Mansion has no worries from now on! ”

The three of them drank the wine, and the attendants took the bowls, thanked them, and ordered the soldiers to come and carry the wine away.

There are more than 20 walled forts in this area, and there are not many soldiers and horses stationed in ordinary times, and the most important role is to serve as a base for the party to attack Linfu Road. The party army came from Xingqing Mansion and passed through thousands of miles of desert, there was no walled fort to rest, and the people were sleepy and there was no offensive ability. Without these forts, Linfu Road will be safe from now on and will no longer be threatened by the party's army.

Linzhou is located at the junction of the Loess Plateau and the desert, and the land is gradually flattened to the west, where there is a river passing through, and cultivated land can be cultivated. In the Song Dynasty, according to the convention, the junction of the two countries was set as a forbidden area, and the party had invaded and cultivated these forts for many years, which became a major problem for Linfu Road. The food and salary of Linfu Road were transported from Hedong Road, and the terrain along the road was rugged and the losses were huge, so it could only support a small number of garrisons to defend in danger. From the beginning of the war with the party, there were many motions to abandon the three states outside the river. This time, the party's fortress was completely destroyed, so that Linfu Road could really be safe.

Attacking this area is obviously convenient for Linfu Road to send troops. It's just that they don't need field artillery, and they have no way to deal with the walled forts, so they send troops from the meandering road. It's not easy to say this directly, Han Qi's order just asked Su Jing to be cautious.

The three of them returned to the garrison of the Hequ Road army, Su Jing looked at the raging fire in the abandoned fortress, and sighed: "It's a pity, it's a good fortress, and it can only be abandoned if you capture it." The terrain here is flat, and it cannot defend against thieves. ”

Zhang Dao: "That's what he said. These fortresses are possessed by thieves, but we cannot possess them. Shizhou thieves are too easy to come over and disturb. ”

The Song army could not garrison a large army here, and it was not easy to reinforce, so it was a place of chicken ribs.

The three of them sat down on the chairs, and Su Jing asked Zhang about the battle situation in the past few days, and heard that all the grain dug out of the cellar had been burned, and he couldn't help sighing: "It's a pity." The military rations in Linzhou were all transported by He, and the price was expensive, so it was better to send them to Linzhou. ”

Zhang Dao: "The burned military rations are all barley, green hemp seeds, etc., and only cooperate with horse feed. And the corn that he had obtained was brought back to him as food for your army. We still have hundreds of miles to go back to Jinsu Army, and it is inconvenient. ”

Su Jing was overjoyed when she heard this: "Thank you so much." It is inconvenient to transport grain in the cold weather, and there is not enough food in Linzhou these days. As he spoke, he felt sorry for the food that had been burned. What happened to the horses? Linzhou's horse feed was also transported from other states.

When the two armies met, Su Jingjing brought wine again, and Zhang ordered the army to take out the beef and mutton brought on the road, cook it in a cauldron, and share it with Su Jingning's soldiers. The war is over, and the officers and soldiers enjoy wine and meat to their heart's content.

Zhang, Yao Shouxin and Su Sanjing surrounded a large stone, which was counted as a table, on which wine and two large meat plates were placed. After taking a sip of wine, Zhang ordered to take the dough cake over, distributed it to Su Jingning, and said: "This is the military ration on our road, made of white flour, baked very thoroughly, and can be left for one or twenty days without rotting." It's just that the war went well, and you could get food every time you crossed the walled fort, and it was not used until today, and it was already thoroughly dried. This cake is very delicious when soaked in broth, so you can try it too. ”

Su Jing took the dough cake, held it in his hand like a stone, and said, "Why bother so much? This bread is so dry and hard, it is better to bring corn on the road, and it is much easier to swallow when boiled? ”

Zhang Dao: "These military rations are in case of urgency, and there is no time to bury the pot for rice." There is salt in it, and it can be eaten when it is boiled, which is actually very convenient. By the way, we also brought jerky, and they all mean the same thing. I didn't want to have fresh meat all the way, so I had to bring it back as it was. ”

The cattle and sheep drove to slow down, and all the seizures on the road were slaughtered, and every night there were skilled hands to make sauce meat and sauce bones. Only livestock such as horses and camels, which were used as camel animals, transported the captured goods. At least one walled fort was attacked every day, and four or five were broken in a day, and the two armies of Zhang and Yao Shouxin had fresh meat every day, and the jerky they brought and the sauce meat made on the road all became inventory.

Soak the dry cake in the soup, and the two drank the wine, scooped it up and put it in their mouths. The cake is simmering, full of soup, still chewy, and tastes surprisingly good. Su Jing was surprised and said: "I don't want this dry cake, it looks difficult to eat, but after soaking, it is very delicious." ”

Yao Shouxin said with a smile: "This has a name, which is briefly called mutton steamed bun, which is delicious." In fact, it is not only delicious when the mutton is soaked, but also delicious when soaked in beef soup. It's just that the killing of cultivated cattle has been banned since this dynasty, and the beef soup can only be sold as mutton soup. ”

Several people laughed together, ate meat and drank alcohol.

The Song Dynasty not only forbade the killing of cultivated cattle, but also banned all large livestock, and cattle, horses, donkeys, and camels could not be used as ordinary meat. However, there is never a shortage of beef sellers in the world, and horse meat is openly sold in the capital, and horses and donkeys are not as strict as ploughing cattle.

In the evening, numerous bonfires were set up at the station, and the soldiers assigned guards to the guards, and the rest of the people enjoyed wine and meat around the fires. After a high-intensity battle, it was finally time to relax.

On the hill not far away, Li Sangou looked at the cheerful Song army not far away, and said to Liang Sanhammer beside him: "I don't want the soldiers and horses on Hequ Road to be so strong, and the fortress of Xia Kingdom is like mud, and there is no obstacle to them." We brought our people to the Xia Kingdom, and without the land here, how will we live in the future? It's better to endure the anger of the moment at that time and be happy on the meandering road! ”

Liang San hammered and said: "What's the use of saying this? Don't forget that you once plundered the Han people as slaves, and stayed on the meandering road to die! Now we can only be at peace with what we have come, don't mention the past, and it is important to tide over the current difficulties. I took my people to Xiazhou, but the guards there asked us to come back to observe the movements of the Song army, obviously uneasy. Let's not hide it, just watch Song Jun retreat and report back! ”

Li Gou'er said: "I also think that the Xia Guoshou general is uneasy and kind, but I can't think of a reason." ”

Liang Sanzhu snorted coldly: "What can't you think of?" We are here, it is best to lose our lives if there is an accident on the road, go back safely, he may have to settle some crime and harm our lives. We're gone, and we've swallowed up our people, it's not clear! ”

The Song Dynasty was a household of Qi people, and there was no interest in the party item tribal population, but the party item in the Xia State was different. Population is wealth, and they are different races, get rid of the chief, annex the population, I don't know how many people have such an idea.

Li Gou'er sighed, looking at the campfire beating in the distance, and his heart was mixed. It's too late to regret it now, and I can't go back. Before he came out, he just might have suffered a lawsuit, but now he can't escape the crime of treason when he goes back. Hequ Road, the master of the road, is too ruthless, and he doesn't even leave people with any thoughts.

After being silent for a while, Li Gou'er said to Liang Sanzhu: "In this way, won't we have no way to live this time?" ”

Liang Sanhammer said: "Now we can't help it, I just hope that the minister of the country will be reluctant to collect the grain in this area every year, and bring up the army." There was a large army coming from Xingqing Mansion, and the nearby guards did not dare to help us. The walled forts have been demolished, and the prime minister wants to find someone to Tuntian again, so he will use us. ”

Hearing this, Li Gou'er breathed a sigh of relief, patted the sand pile and said: "With so much land, how much grain is harvested in a year!" How does the Prime Minister let go? He won't let go! When the land is reopened there, we will be used! You say, yes and no? ”

As he spoke, he pushed Liang Sanhammer's shoulder beside him.

Liang Sanzhu didn't speak, and his eyes stared at Song Jun who was drinking and eating meat around the fire below.

Who knows that the prime minister is not hiding what Pang thinks? This is his private wealth, of course, he is not willing to give it up, but it is not easy to dispatch a large army. What's more, this is his private property, and there are also his clans near Xiazhou in the south, who knows what he will do.