Ye Pu Duoge welcomed the burial of incense into the city, and when they arrived at the official hall, the two sat down separately. Bury Xiangre said: "The Song army has arrived at Hue, and the soldiers are approaching the Helan Pass, not far from Xingqing Mansion. At this critical time, why haven't the soldiers and horses of Helan Mountain been integrated into the army? ”

Ye Pu Duoge hurriedly surrendered his hand: "Ling Gong, now is the time to move the tent in the mountains, and it is really not easy to collect it." Song Jun Ke Wu stabbed Haicheng, it has only been five or six days so far, who would have thought that it would come so quickly? The subordinate has issued a military order, and within five days, those who cannot afford to collect will be severely punished according to military law! ”

Bury Xiangre said: "You are the gateway to Xingqing Mansion, you can't have the slightest mistake, it's not comparable to other places." Gather your troops and horses quickly, and I will bring 5,000 men to defend the city together. Since the Song army entered Tanglong Town, it has been several months, and the great war has continued. As long as they can't break through here, when the veterans of their division are tired, our army will counterattack, why worry about not regaining the lost territory! ”

Ye Pu Duoge said yes, but in his heart he didn't think so. is closed to the news, and now I know that the Song army is not good at coming this time, how can the occupied place be let out? The action of the Song army this time clearly showed that it was to abolish the Black Mountain Supervision Army Division and occupy the land at the top of the river meander. If not, he would not stop at Hue Ferry, and Baba waited for the party's White Horse Supervisor and Helan Mountain's soldiers and horses. The Song army has such a sharp weapon as the railway, and is not afraid of insufficient logistics at all, how can the party have a chance to counterattack? It's amazing to be able to hold this city.

This city is the north gate of Xingqing Mansion, and it is also the station of the Right Wing Supervision Military Division, between Kewei Mountain and the Yellow River, and the natural danger of Xingling in the south. Yepu Duoge served as the right wing supervisor of the military envoy, and the White Horse Supervisor and the Black Mountain Supervisor were all under his jurisdiction. When the Song army suddenly attacked, he immediately ordered these supervisors to gather troops and horses to prepare for defense and even counterattack. However, the season is not right, the nomadic tribes are migrating, and the soldiers and horses cannot be collected for a while.

Burying Xiangre was Yuan Hao's minister when he was dying, and later he did not hide Pang to control the government, and he both suppressed and wooed several of them, and his status in the court was very high. He did not hide the Pang and led the troops to Quye River, so he came from Burying Xiangre and commanded the defense of the Song army.

asked about the situation in the city, and buried Xiangre and said: "The soldiers and horses of Xingqing Mansion have been brought to Quye River by the Minister of State, and the Black Mountain Supervision and Military Division is broken, and there are only your soldiers and horses nearby." Once there is a loss, the spirit is in danger! This city is a country's security, and you must not slack off! ”

Ye Pu Doge said yes and said: "The Song army has not yet gained a firm foothold in Hue, so it is better to send some soldiers and horses."

Bury Xiangre waved his hand again and again: "No." This city must not be lost, and the defense of the city is the most important! In this battle, you led the soldiers and horses of Helan Mountain to defend the city, and the White Horse Supervisor Army Division attacked Xinghuadu. Wait until the White Horse army arrives, and then you can send troops and horses to help as you like! ”

Yepu Duoge said: "Since the Song army entered Tanglong Town, it has defeated the army under the command of the Khitan Emperor, killed the Khitan Emperor, defeated more than 200,000 Khitan people, occupied several states, and has not been defeated. Ling Gong, if this battle is unfavorable and Xinghuadu is occupied by the Song army, what should I do? ”

Bury Xiangre said: "The two states of Xingling in the south are the fundamental places of the country, if the Song army really occupies Xinghuadu, you must defend it here like an iron wall." Kewei Mountain to the Yellow River more than ten miles of road, in addition to this city, there are still many open land. After this battle, the nearby households were requisitioned and the city wall was built west to Kewei Mountain and east to the Yellow River. ”

Ye Pu Duoge asked cautiously: "What does Ling Gong mean, is it to turn the city into a gate?" Hundreds of miles to the north, wouldn't it be sent to the Song army? ”

Bury Xiangre sighed: "Otherwise, what should I do?" The Song army's guns are sharp, how can flesh and blood resist it? ”

Nopudoge nodded and said no more. This time it's not just the military, it's also about politics. The incident arose because the Quye River area recruited Song Realm households, where the prime minister did not hide the private wealth of Pang. During the war, he immediately led a large army to the rescue, resulting in the emptiness of Xingqing Mansion. If you don't hide and attack the Jinsu army, you can't even get close to the city. The main force of the Song army suddenly attacked the Black Mountain Supervisory Military Division, turned south, and approached Helan Mountain.

This time, he did not hide the false accusation that Pang was advancing and retreating, and because of private matters dragging down the government and government, it will inevitably cause a lot of criticism. It is doubtful how willing he is to fight with the Song army and recapture Hue Du. As long as he holds the Xingqing Mansion, it may not be a bad thing for him to let the Song army occupy the Black Mountain Supervision Division, and he can compete for power with Wuzang Pang because of this.

Yepu Duoge is an important minister of the imperial court, but he is still a little far from the power struggle at the highest level, so he does not dare to ask more. Many party ministers have clans, and once they are remembered, not only will they be unlucky, but the entire clan will be in danger of extinction. In the last few years of Yuan Hao, there were many tribes that were destroyed, and even the Yeli clan of most of the party was not spared. Exterminating the clan is not only to attack the opponent, but also to attack and annex and strengthen itself, and many people are keen on this.

Du Zhongxiao took his own soldiers and directly subordinate departments, and after following Yang Wen's vast army, he entered Hue Du.

Yang Wenguang welcomed Du Zhongxiao to the requisitioned rich man's courtyard and said, "This place is a big ferry, but it is a small place. There were only a few thatched huts in the prison town, and they couldn't settle down, so they requisitioned this courtyard. After resting here, the surrounding families have been requisitioned. ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded, and the two entered the living room together and sat down separately.

After serving tea, Du Zhongxiao said to Yang Wenguang: "What is the surrounding situation?" I heard that the party minister has gone to the right wing of the military city, did he send troops and horses to fight with our army's rangers? ”

Yang Wenguang shook his head: "No." According to the news from the south, the gate of the military city on the right side is closed, and pedestrians are no longer allowed to pass except for the nearby military camp and castle. Five miles away in the south of the Dangxiang military city, listening to the ranger newspaper, there seems to be a plan to withdraw the army. ”

Du Zhongxiao couldn't help frowning when he heard this: "What does the party mean by doing this?" Don't Hue cross, defend the military city of the right wing? To do so, it is to our heart's content. If even the soldiers and horses of the White Horse Supervision Division don't come, then it's the best. ”

Yang Wenguang said: "Probably not." The White Horse Supervision and Military Division is still gathering troops and horses, and there is no sign of giving up. According to the lower officials, the right wing should be waiting for the White Horse Supervisor Military Division. When they arrived there, the two armies went out together to capture Hue with our army. ”

Du Zhongxiao thought for a while and said, "It should be so." The military city on the right side is the gateway of Xingqing Mansion, sandwiched between mountains and rivers, and a dangerous place. If we break there, we will be under the city of Xingqingfu, and the party should be cautious. ”

The areas occupied by these Song armies were the main part of what later generations called the Hetao Plain. To the south of the military city of the right chamber, the area with the core of the two states of Xingling, later called the Yinchuan Plain, is the western set. To Hue, the area occupied by the Song army was Dongtao. The occupied Khitan prefectures were also called the former set in later generations, and the newly occupied party land was also called the back set. The Song Dynasty continued to use the ancient name of this place, which was Henan, also known as the Hequ area. The name of Henan has long been occupied by Xijing Henan Mansion and Nanjing Henan County, and there can be no more Henan Road, using the name Hequ. In addition to this, the meander also refers to the area of Jishi Army and Hezhou in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, which is also called Henan and is the territory of Tubo.

The Yellow River is full of harms, only one set of riches, there is geographical knowledge in memory, and then compared with reality, Du Zhongxiao can see the situation and key nodes in the northwest more clearly than people in this era. The two meanders, plus one Hexi Corridor, are the three major blocks in the northwest excluding the Western Regions. The key node of the connection between the three is Lanzhou, which is an inconspicuous small city at this time.

The reason why it is necessary to occupy Hue is because it is also a node.

To the south is the right side of the military city, in history the Mongols attacked the Western Xia, where the Great Wall was built, there is another name, called Keyi City. The Mongols destroyed the summer, and several times they were all Mobei troops, breaking through the Wuthorn Sea City and attacking the Keyi City. As soon as the city of Keyi was broken, the soldiers came to Zhongxing Mansion, which is now Xingqing Mansion, the capital of the party and the state in the south. The city of the Vultures Sea is an important place in the north of the desert, and the military city on the right side is an important place to defend Xingqing Mansion.

Hue crosses the Yellow River from east to west, and after crossing the Yellow River in the west, it can be along the west of Helan Mountain to Lanzhou, that is, the Zhuo and Nanjian Military Divisions of the party. The north can pass through the Wolf Mountain, along the northern edge of the desert to the Heishui Supervision and Military Division. The Montenegrin Military Supervision Division can trace Heishui to the south to Ganzhou and Suzhou, and to the west, it can bypass the entire Hexi Corridor to the countries of the Western Regions, that is, the northern route of the Silk Road.

With the occupation of Hue Du, the fertile land south of Montenegro, and the water transportation of the Yellow River, which can support more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, the pressure on the party is far from comparable to before. Not to mention that if troops are sent to occupy Heishui, they can stir up Hexi and the Western Regions.

The terrain of Xingling Prefecture is closed, and it is not easy to attack from the north. The right side of the military city is between Kewei Mountain and the Yellow River, several cities are connected, built into a long city, is a strong defense line. Even if this place is broken by artillery, there are dozens of miles between the rugged mountain road and the Yellow River. There are many palaces and nomadic tribes in the mountains to the south, which is not comparable to the empty Wolf Mountain and Montenegro. It is not advisable to fight the party's light cavalry with light cavalry in the mountains, and to attack the enemy's strength with one's own shortcomings.

What Du Zhongxiao wanted was to take Hue and station heavy troops to attract party troops. It is more prudent to wait until the railway in the south is repaired to the Zhenrong army, attack Lingzhou from there, contain it in the north, and advance on the two roads.

Yuan Hao founded the country, and most of his energy was spent in the area of Xingzhou and Lingzhou. The relocation of the population, the construction of water conservancy, and the reclamation of farmland have become the richest areas of the party. The strength and determination of the defense there is not comparable anywhere else.

Of course, relying on the railway and the Yellow River water transport, increasing the number of troops in the Hue crossing area, forcibly breaking through the Youxiang military city, and going south to Xingqing Province is also a way of fighting. In doing so, the party will be destroyed in the shortest possible time, and the cost will be relatively large, and it will be difficult to distinguish the advantages and disadvantages from the disadvantages.

What Du Zhongxiao hopes more is not to destroy the party for the time being. Instead, they first set up a foothold in the occupied area, set up camps, and reclaimed the fertile land in this area. At the same time, the wool industry was developed, and the nomadic herding in the territory was changed to fixed herding, and the problem was completely solved.

The Khitan two emperors are now standing side by side, and sooner or later they will be divided into winners and losers and reunified. At this time, the extermination of the party involves too much energy, and the land occupied at the beginning is unstable, which will cause chaos in the rear when it involves Khitan affairs.