This is their homeland, not to mention the Western Xia people, even if Wang Shu comes with the imperial forbidden army, don't want to take the land that belongs to them easily.

It's okay to die, as long as you can beat the enemy away, your family can still get the land back, and life can still go on. The land is gone, and the people are still driven everywhere.

Since they became pioneers, they have tied their whole family's lives to these lands, and people are in the land! Didn't the Shuai Si say at the beginning that everything in this world has to be robbed by yourself, and if you don't play with your life, no one will come to help!

In addition to Wang Hou's forbidden army and the spontaneously organized militia, there was also a more combat-ready force that was ready to join the ranks of the Tanguts, and their leader was called Xi Luosa.

Since Daxi Luosa became the leader, the good days of the Qingtang people have come. This leader not only led troops to fight and rob the cattle and sheep of other tribes, but also did business with the Han Chinese, tripling the territory of Qingtang and doubling the population in more than a decade.

If the Tangut people come back, I am afraid that this kind of good life will not be able to continue. Because the Tangut people did not like business as much as the Han people, and they could not produce so many goods. The reason why the trade routes to the countries of the Western Regions are endlessly crowded is that the two sides are communicating with each other.

Cut off the end of the Great Song Dynasty, and the merchants of the Western Regions will not come again. If they don't come to the Song Dynasty merchants, they can't sell their goods, and if the Song Dynasty merchants can't sell their goods, they won't come to buy a lot of Qingtang people's goods, and then Qingtang people should be poor.

There is no need for Xi Luosa to say this account, most Qingtang people can calculate it by themselves. If they don't have a good life, they are afraid that they don't have any big feelings, and after a small ten years, they are reluctant to throw it away, and they must work hard to protect it.

Wang Hou had more than 30,000 forbidden troops and more than 20,000 servants, stationed in the five cities of Huangzhou, Maweicheng, Liangzhou, Ganzhou, and Suzhou, but the main combat forces were concentrated in Liangzhou and Ganzhou.

With the Wusheling moat, it was difficult for Maweicheng and Huangzhou to enter, and Suzhou was too far away and so close to the territory of the Uighurs and Qingtangs, and none of the three parties sent too many troops, which was a tacit understanding.

Can these forbidden troops, militias, and Qingtang people stop the attack of the Tanguts? Hong Tao thinks that it is okay for a short time, but it is not safe for a long time. It is true that Wang Hou is good at defensive warfare, but the forbidden army he led still uses the old combat methods and cannot fully exert the power of new weapons.

The enemy who came this time was no longer the Western Xia cavalry that they had dealt with at the beginning, they were also equipped with steel plate crossbows and siege crossbows, and it is not known whether there were rockets or not. Even if there is no combat effectiveness, it will be greatly improved, and the ability and means to attack the fortification will not be the same.

The militia and Qingtang soldiers can indeed play a role in harassment, but don't forget that it is not only the Tangut people who come, but also the obstruction cavalry.

At this time, it is unknown whether the Divination Blockers had the fighting power of the Mongols, but everything should be thought of as bad, what if there really is? In that case, the militia and Qingtang soldiers will not be able to play a big role, and it will be very difficult to rely on the forbidden army scattered in the five cities to hold on for a long time.

What's even more troublesome is the battle on Qin Fenglu, if the forbidden army here can withstand the enemy's attack, the overall battle situation is not too bad. If Lanzhou can't even hold on, the situation will take a sharp turn for the worse.

Losing Lanzhou is equivalent to shining the soft underbelly of Ganliang Road to the enemy, and along the Road to Heaven, the enemy can quickly reinforce Liangzhou, and can also go west over the mountains to pose a threat to Mawei City and Wusheling Ridge. Once there is a problem in these two places, Huangzhou will become a lamb to the slaughter.

Therefore, it is no longer possible to wait for the imperial court to issue an order while training troops according to the original plan, let alone slowly reinforcing the front line step by step.

"Many people have never used a soul chasing gun, and the loading is not good, let alone fired, so it is difficult to achieve the expected combat effectiveness in such a hurry." Wang Da and Wang San, who were in charge of the assembly and training of the new army, did not quite understand why they were in such a hurry.

"If you haven't used a gun, you can use a crossbow first, and you don't need them to operate the artillery, and when your second uncle Jiang comes, some of them will be qualified gunners." Hong Tao didn't find these problems difficult to handle, could it be that he wouldn't have fought without a musket? A living person cannot be suffocated to death.

"There is a serious shortage of pulley crossbows, even fewer rockets and siege crossbows. The Daimyo's Mansion and Weiqiao Town have inventory, and the tall people can also make the main allocation, but there is no imperial decree, and I am afraid that these equipment will not be released when I see them at the checkpoints along the way. Wang Da spread his hands and pouted Hong Tao's method again.

“…… That's right, how did you forget the water tiger wings of the crown. When I was there, I didn't show the mountains and water, and I felt that it was important when I wasn't there! When it comes to logistics and transportation, Hong Tao can't help but think of the crown who has long been disarmed and returned to the field, and he doesn't know how he mixed up in Nanyang.

The experience of this kid and Miao Kui is similar, and everyone who is close to the New Army basically ends up like this. However, he is much more oily than Miao Kui, and when he is left out, he will be left out in the cold, and he will do whatever he wants, and he will not say anything if he is not allowed to do it.

After getting Wang Hao's guidance, he simply spent a sum of money and left the forbidden army, and also abducted the 100 Water Tiger Wing's subordinates who were also squeezed.

After returning to Zhangzhou, he was not decadent, and took advantage of the fact that he had also learned the navigation skills of the sextant, and bought two armed cargo ships to run the Nanyang route, which is said to be very good, and he also asked Wang Er to send gems to Yangzi Town, a large box of red, red, green and green.

With Hong Tao's connoisseurship, he felt that these gems were probably obtained from Sri Lanka, which means that the crown could already cross the Bay of Bengal, which was a qualitative leap.

"Then let's go to Weiqiao Town to get it ourselves! Third, you stay at the academy to continue to select the right people from among the recruits to intensify their training, and the armed cargo ships and sailors on Jeju Island are also under your command. In addition to training recruits, it is also necessary to protect the safety of the academy and the eldest princess. Discuss with Lao Shi when you encounter something, and don't use force easily if you can. Boss, go and get ready, your second uncle will set off as soon as he arrives! ”

Without the Water Tiger Wing and the will of the imperial court, I have to go to the northwest this time, and the military supplies that should be obtained must be obtained. That's when the killer feature you've been hiding for years comes into play, musketeers!

Compared with the new army and the use of cold weapons, the logistics supply of musketeers is easier, and the gap is mainly reflected in weapons.

The weight and volume of a crossbow arrow must be many times greater than that of a lead bullet, and with the same weight of equipment, the combat durability of the musketeer is also many times higher than that of a crossbow arrow. In this way, Hong Tao will be able to plan a longer marching route, and it will be more unexpected.

"Jin Qing is in a hurry, so there is more suspicion of coercing the court, why bother!"

Before Jiang Erlang came, Su Dawenhao came with a holy decree, and he didn't even bother to say hello when he got off the boat, and he complained about it. It can be seen that he feels sorry for this old friend from the bottom of his heart, even if he has rarely been able to urinate in a pot for more than ten years.

"State affairs are important, so let's skip the section. Since the new army will be restored sooner or later, and the military situation is like fire, it may be possible to avoid the suffering of thousands of people if they go north one day earlier. It's just that your movements are too slow, coming and going for more than two decades, and I don't know if the Western Xia cavalry will also wait slowly. ”

Su Shi's mood was clear, but he was resolutely unconvinced. You don't have to go out to fight for the country, and you still have to be so slow to send a military power, but it is your mistake to beat a rake. Is this country picked up, aren't you in a hurry?

"The commander of the army is the important weapon of the country, how can it be a child's play! It's time for you to reap your temperament, those who have achieved great things must stand the grind, and they will ...... in just a few days."

Su Shi felt that Wang Shu was very immature politically, and he didn't straighten out the relationship between the court and the court, so he was busy running to the front line, a bit putting the cart before the horse, and he inevitably had to educate a few more words.

"Hey, stop, let's break up unhappily. Today, I respect you as the messenger of the decree, and this king will not care much. Come on, remember the king's new official position, if it is not glamorous enough, don't blame me for my delay in sending troops! ”

This is the source of the contradiction between Hong Tao and Su Shi, the butts of the two people don't sit together at all, and they are not even on the same platform. Su Shi will always put class nature in front when considering problems, and only when his class nature is satisfied will he think about the country and the people again.

It cannot be said that he is selfish, which is the consistent way of thinking of ancient scholars. They pay special attention to the realization of their personal ambitions and stubbornly maintain the interests of their families. As for the emperor and the state, they are just tools for them to realize their ambitions and obtain benefits.

Can it be changed? Some people can do it and some people can't. The higher the status and the more powerful the person, the more difficult it is, and the opposite will be relatively easy.

Su Shi is the former, I don't know how many times this kind of mouth fight, now Hong Tao really doesn't have time to grind his teeth with him, let's say something that can make people happy.

"Rotten wood cannot be carved...... See for yourself! Can the little girl be in the house? Su Shi definitely wouldn't obediently recite the holy decree, and the high-ranking officials of this era didn't have too much reverence for the holy decree, so they threw it directly at Hong Tao. said that he couldn't move the adults, just go and bewitch other people's daughters, Su Shi also learned badly.

"Hey, hey, hey...... I'm afraid that Su Xiang will be disappointed again, Xiaoya took the children to go to Guangzhou to play for a few days, and by the way, I also enjoyed the scenery of the Great Song Dynasty, maybe I can draw a good work, but then you, the gentleman, can show off. ”

Hong Tao didn't even raise his head, shaking his head and teasing while untying the holy decree. I just don't want Su Shi to stay for a long time, put down the holy decree and get out of here, I'm too busy here to entertain, and I don't have anything to talk to about you.

"Sure enough! There is a way that there is no wind and no waves, and there are rumors in the court that King Liang dismissed his family and supported heavy troops in an attempt to do wrong, could it be that Jin Qing really wanted to take this step? It's a pity that Su Shi didn't mean to leave at all, and came over to continue to accuse.