When Yang Qi's wife and children were hot at home, the four northwestern mansions were extraordinarily quiet.

Since a group of useful talents came from Da Song Keng, everything in the four northwestern provinces has been carried out in an orderly manner.

Not counting the harvest, the population alone has doubled.

In ancient times, there was no entertainment, and at night, the husband and wife hid at home to create people.

The lack of medical care has resulted in a very low survival rate of newborns.

Kou Zhun attached great importance to this matter, he asked for a handwritten letter from Yang Qi, personally selected a team of thousands of old women, and sent them to the medical school of Datong Academy for training.

At present, more than 600 stable women have been trained, and they have been distributed to various prefectures and counties.

These women not only have first-class delivery skills, but also know some simple obstetrics and gynecology surgeries, as well as some medical skills.

Medical problems have kept up, and the survival rate of newborns has begun to skyrocket.

In addition, the four northwestern provinces have policies to encourage childbirth, as well as free education policies.

It doesn't cost much to raise a child, and there is even money to be made.

There was a woman who gave birth to quadruplets and received a big red envelope of 100 taels of silver directly in the yamen.

The family got rid of poverty and became rich in one fell swoop.

All in all, the number of newborns in the four northwestern provinces is rising in a straight line.

According to Kou Zhun's statistics, the number of newborns has reached 2 million, and it is expected that by the end of the year, it will catch up with the total population of the four northwestern provinces.

Kou Zhun once tentatively handed a letter to Yang Qi, asking Yang Qi if he wanted to stop the policy of encouraging childbirth, but Yang Qi vetoed it.

Yang Qi's reply to Kou Zhun was very direct.

"How many people are there? Inadequate! Far from enough! We have a long-term vision, and our goal is to give birth to 100 million. ”

Kou Zhun was shocked by Yang Qi's goal.

You must know that now, the population of the Great Song Dynasty has barely reached 50 million.

Yang Qi's mouth is twice that of the Great Song Dynasty.

When the population is large, it is natural to grab territory.

Rob whom?

Kou Zhun didn't care.

As long as Yang Qi has the intention of grabbing territory, Kou Zhun has infinite motivation.

Kou Zhun was also counting on Yang Qi to grab an imperial throne to sit on.

In short, under the spur of the howling Kou Zhun, the officials of the four northwestern provinces are also working with a roar.

Everything in the four northwestern provinces is booming just like the population of the four northwestern provinces.

There is a thriving side everywhere.

In comparison, the border between Song and Liao is a bit depressed.

It was obviously the height of summer, but the border between Song and Liao seemed very barren.

There is no one in the desert for thousands of miles, and it seems that it has been baptized by drought.

The barren grass has been baptized by the great war, and it has become like a dog has gnawed it, one less here and one less there.

Anyone who turns over the bare ground will surely be able to see the white bones of the forest.

The only exception is a reed swing outside the camp of Datong Mansion in Liao.

The river that runs through Datong Mansion of Liao State is not turbulent, like a wild horse being pacified, slowly moving forward on the flat ground.

The river divides into countless strands on the uneven ground, nourishing the reeds along the river, forming a reed swing covering an area of tens of thousands of acres.

The grass chickens are criss-crossed in the reeds, the fish and shrimp are jumping on the surface of the river, and the wild ducks are connected on the surface of the river, as if covering the river with a quilt.

On the meadows on the shore, wild duck eggs, bird eggs, and wild eggs can be seen everywhere.

This is a treasure trove of abundant products, fish and shrimp.

The Liao people rarely excavated it, and even avoided it intentionally or unintentionally.

It is rumored that there are immortals living in it, and anyone who goes in and disturbs the immortals' retreat will not end well.

Liao people rumored that there was a demon god who betrayed the immortal heaven buried inside, and although the demon god died, the power of the demon god was thrown there. Anyone who touches this place will be devoured by the Demon God.

In general, this is a forbidden place and cannot be approached.

However, there are more than a dozen hungry and crazy Liao people who want to break into this forbidden place.

Both left and right are dead, and instead of starving to death, it is better to be a full ghost before temporary.

They are a group of outlaws who have been routed on the battlefield.

"Big brother, I heard that there is a demon god buried here, do we really want to go in?"

The timid Liao man held a knife in his hand and stood outside the reeds trembling.

The Liao people led by him had a black face and scolded: "What are you afraid of? The Han people have a saying that the head has a scar the size of a bowl. We're all starving to death, so we might as well go in and break in, maybe we can find a way out. If there is no demon god in it, we can occupy this place, have children here, and occupy the mountain as the king. ”

The rest of the Liao people supported the idea of the Liao people led by them.

"Big brother is right......"

"Listen to the eldest brother, if it weren't for the eldest brother, we would have died in the hands of the Song people in Lingqiu."

“……”

The timid Liao said timidly: "This place is not far from Datong Mansion, we don't need to take risks, maybe we can go to Datong Mansion to guard the general......

"Phew! I've heard that the general of Datong Mansion turned out to be a Song man, and he only accepted those Han slaves under his hands, and hated us Liao people the most. We are deserters, and if we go to him, how can we be better. ”

The Liao people led by him slapsed the timid Liao people with the scimitar in their hands, "You go ahead and open the way in front." ”

"Big brother!"

"Let's go!"

Under the coercion of the Liao people led by them, the timid Liao people trembled and walked towards the reeds.

More than a dozen people slowly disappeared into the reeds.

"Puff Ling~"

"Ahh Ghosts! ”

"the hell! That's pheasant. Come on! ”

"I ...... I'm scared ......."

"If you don't leave, I'll kill you."

“……”

"That's ...... up front One road ......"

More than a dozen Liao people went deep into the reed swing for more than a mile and found a six-foot-wide avenue in the reed.

The reeds on the avenue had clearly been artificially cleared, and they were hard to trample on.

The Liao people led by him groped around the avenue, and the corners of his mouth hooked up a sneer, "This place is obviously inhabited...... Hey, hey, hey...... It seems that the legend of the demon god is deceiving.

Kill along the avenue, kill the people inside, and we will occupy this place in the future. When the time comes, go and grab a few more women, and you can live a free life inside.

No one can control us anymore. ”

More than a dozen Liao people nodded excitedly.

This time, it was replaced by the Liao people who led the way.

The group groped their way to the end of the avenue.

After a dozen turns along the avenue, a large expanse of wide land appeared in front of them.

In the middle of the open field, there is a majestic building.

"Temple?"

The Liao people led by him looked at the palace-like building in front of him in shock and muttered to themselves.

The reason why the Liao people led by them will characterize the palace in front of them as a temple is because the palace in front of them has obvious religious overtones.

The architectural style is a bit weird, with a boulder base, giant wood as columns, and a dome.

The buildings are mostly red and white.

The white ones are the base, and the red ones are mostly decorative.

And many of these red decorations are flaming.

The palace is very clean, but there is not a trace of incense in sight.

Not a single living creature is to be seen.

The closer you are to the palace, the more you can smell the smell of blood.

"Big brother?"

"What's wrong?"

"I'm a little scared."

"Afraid of what?"

"There's no one here ......"

"No talent is good! If there were people, we would have to fight. I smell blood, and someone must have helped us deal with the people here. Hey, hey, hey...... We can take this palace without blowing a blow and use it as our big tent in the future. ”

When the group had said this, they arrived at the gate of the palace.

"Bang!"

The Liao people led by him kicked the timid Liao people.

The timid Liao rolled on the ground several times and rolled into the palace.

The rest of the merfolk rushed in.

The crowd entered the palace and were stunned by the luxury inside.

All the decorations in the palace are basically golden and yellow.

Pounce on it and take a bite.

From the taste, they can be sure that everything in it is forged with real money.

The Liao people are going crazy with excitement.

Not only was there a big palace, but there was also a large amount of gold and silver, and happiness came so fast that they couldn't believe it.

"Hahaha...... With all this gold and silver, even if we don't stay here, we can become human beings when we go outside. ”

"Rejoice!"

More than a dozen Liao people gathered together for a carnival of singing and dancing.

It was as if they had seen a happy and happy life beckoning to them.

They seem to have seen the wind blowing the grass and seeing the cattle and sheep, and the white flock of sheep is like the clouds in the sky.

That's their flock, that's their property, that's the symbol of their landlord's status.

However, they didn't see that in the place where people entered the palace, a group of ironclad soldiers quietly appeared in the palace.

"Kill!"

"Puff~"

A series of powerful crossbows burst out.

Arrow after arrow overshadowed.

More than a dozen Liao people fell to the ground one after another.

The smile on their faces had not yet melted, and it was still hanging on their cheeks.

"Dragged out and buried."

Yue Sheng lifted his armor, revealing a resolute countenance, and coldly ordered.

The Iron Cavalry soldiers did not hesitate and resolutely carried out Yue Sheng's order.

Meng Liang and Du Qing stepped forward, and when they arrived in front of Yue Sheng, Du Qing lowered his voice and said, "Let's kill these people, will they be exposed?" ”

Meng Liang shook his head and said, "No!" These people must have strayed into this place. There are rumors spread by Manichaeans, and ordinary people dare not approach this place. ”

Yue Sheng frowned and said coldly: "This should be a general altar of Manichaeism, and Manichaean people should often send people over. Let's clean up the Manichaeans here, and it's hard to guarantee that the Manichaeans who come in from the outside won't find out. Therefore, vigilance must be strengthened.

Send out all the scouts, guard the exits everywhere, and kill them all if anyone approaches. Until our mission is completed, it must not be exposed. ”

"Understood!"

"Send someone to the Datong Mansion of Liao State again, ask General Yang Si, and see when his plan will start. We can't stay here for long. ”

"Understood!"

"Has the person sent to inform Huhou come back?"

Meng Liang nodded and said, "Just came back." Huhou means that we should scavenge all the gold and silver here and transport it back. According to the rules of the army, 30% of the captured is ours. As for this Manichaean altar, Huhou told us not to destroy it, and he will send someone to receive it when he returns. ”

Yue Sheng said: "Then do as Huhou instructs." ”

Next, Meng Liang began to take the soldiers of the Iron Cavalry and the soldiers of the Iron Cavalry Reserve to start searching for gold and silver in the temple.

The gold and silver treasures that were piled up in the storehouse had been packed up and sent back.

All that remained was the gold and silver that adorned the temple.

When the Manichaeans built this temple, they must have ulterior motives, so they used a lot of gold and silver in it.

The gold and silver alone are a huge fortune.

And when it was dark, Du Qing led a team of people to quietly go out of the reeds and run towards the Datong Mansion of Liaoguo.

The group took advantage of the moonlight to arrive at Datong Mansion in Liao.

The garrison of Datong Mansion of Liao State was stationed three miles outside the city.

It covers a large area and has an extremely large horse farm.

Not far from the racecourse, there is a boulder with a secret cave behind the boulder.

After Du Qing led people to hide the horse, he went into the secret cave.

There was already someone waiting in the secret cave, it was the man with the scarred face.

"Du Yingzheng!"

The scar-faced man saw Du Qing and hurriedly got up to give a salute.

Du Qing waved his hand, sat down in front of the scar-faced man, and said in a deep voice: "Don't talk about those false courtesies, I'm here to talk to you about business." How's your preparation? When will it be activated?

Someone has broken into our hidden reeds today, and there is no guarantee that there will be no more in the future. Once we are exposed, all your plans will be in vain. Your generals will be in danger at any time. ”

The scar-faced man nodded solemnly and said, "I came here today to tell you about this." Everything in the camp is in place. Tomorrow will be able to attack. ”

"When?"

"Tomorrow night!"

"Where do we get in from?"

The scar-faced man said: "At the east gate of the camp, Han Derang's soldiers and horses are all stationed at the east gate. Once we start a fire, all eyes will be drawn to us. When the time comes, you can enter from the east gate, enter from behind them, and take them by surprise. ”

"Tomorrow night, the East Gate?!"

Du Qing confirmed again.

The scar-faced man nodded.

Du Qing got up, clenched his fists and said, "I'll bring the news back." ”

The scar-faced man stood up and returned the salute.

As soon as Du Qing left, the scar-faced man crawled out of the secret cave silently.

Then he looked in the right direction, quietly returned to the camp, and finally got into a large tent.

In the big tent, Yang Sima was sitting with a golden knife, and when he saw the scar-faced man, he hurriedly asked, "How is it?" ”

The scar-faced man bowed and said, "The news has been handed over." Tomorrow night, they will enter through the east gate. ”

"That's good......"

Yang Si slowly stood up, clenched his fists, and said excitedly: "Lao He, after tomorrow night, this Datong Mansion garrison will truly belong to us." ”

The scar-faced man nodded equally excitedly.

Nothing was said all night.

Following.

After getting up, the Liao army belonging to Han Derang was arrogant and domineering in the camp as usual.

Yang Si and the people under his command were also bullied as usual.

Especially those Liao Han slaves who followed Yang Si.

Although they have become soldiers under Yang Si, their status as slaves has not been shaken off.

Everything was as usual, without a single wave.

The day flies.

The night is near.

The sun was setting in the west, reflecting a red glow on the horizon.

Before the red glow dissipated, a troop of soldiers and horses appeared on the horizon.

Yang Si and the others saw this group of soldiers and horses, and their pupils suddenly shrank.

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