The ambush battle continued until the sun set, and the Xia people's footsteps were indeed elite, and they did not panic even in the case of sudden disasters.

The first wave of seven or eight people who came back just watched from a distance, and finally sent three people to check. However, they still did not escape Jiang Erlang's team, and they were all shot into a hornet's nest by the scorpion crossbow.

From noon to night, a total of seven sets of foot soldiers returned, a total of more than 50 people, and only four were caught, and all of them were wounded.

The special forces lost three more team members, no rut, these foot soldiers also have bows and crossbows, and they are on good marks. The scorpion crossbow is invincible in close combat, and it is a waste if it is far away, and it can only be slowly consumed by relying on the advantage of more people.

Before dawn, another 100 special combat personnel at the No. 1 receiving the news also came from the east, and ambushed a five-man infantry detachment along the way, and then no small group of enemies appeared.

The same was true of the captives, who were no more than fifteen miles away from each party, and it was enough to come back for one night. Hong Tao is a chicken thief, he doesn't fully trust these prisoners, and insists on lying in ambush until noon before starting to clean up the battlefield.

The target was mainly the camp tent of those officers, which contained many letters from the Xia people in addition to daily necessities, weapons, and armor. Writing in Tangut is naturally incomprehensible, but many are written in Chinese characters. The captives said that the Xia nobles had the habit of writing Chinese, and only the Xia who were not nobles would only write Western Xia.

"Liang Daochu, yes, it's still a peer. Pack these things up and take them away, and send them back to your majesty to see. ”

Tossed until dark, Hong Tao finally figured out the approximate deployment of troops here, and also knew that the person who was buried alive by himself was also a relative, and he felt sorry for him. You said that the good royal family why didn't you stay in the imperial city, and ran away blindly without a few brushes of your own, and as a result, your life was gone.

"My lord, this city is really good, it is full of large stones, and there are two wells in it, and you only need to build a barracks and warehouses to garrison troops. There is a valley path from here to the Ancient Bone Dragon City, which can be passed by a horse-drawn carriage as soon as the spring season begins. ”

Jiang Erlang didn't care who the enemy leader was, but he was very concerned about this city. He led the people to search for the remnants of the enemy while carefully inspecting the entire city, and he was very satisfied.

"This is the first enemy city you've attacked, right?" Jiang Erlang's mood is understandable, as a professional soldier, it is a supreme honor to attack cities and plunder villages on the enemy's land. It's a pity that he has been a soldier for more than ten years and has never obtained it, and now he has finally made up for it.

"Hey, hey, hey...... It's all up to the adults to strategize, and Erlang is fortunate to follow. "In fact, Jiang Erlang is quite inward-looking, not only has enthusiasm and ability to learn new skills, but also has obvious progress in the technique of patting sycophants, and he knows that he will give credit to the leader first.

"When the younger brother has made meritorious contributions, how can Da Lang do nothing. The official handed over this city to the guards of Dalang, do you think he can do it? Hong Tao naturally won't be stunned by sycophants, he thinks longer. Now that the city has been saved, it must be used to prevent the blood of its own efforts and warriors from being wasted.

“…… Da Lang is not good at attacking but good at defending, and he can be regarded as making the best use of people. However, there is no supply here, so I hope that the Lord will make it clear how to guard it. "Jiang Erlang naturally wants to find a better errand for his brother, guarding a walled city is at least the level of the capital, which is indeed considered a high promotion.

At present, his brother and Shi Tong are still in charge of the caravan with the shopkeeper, and they have a lot of money but no chance to make meritorious contributions. It's just that it's not easy to defend this Mawei City, and it will be very dangerous if the logistics can't keep up.

"The supply problem will be solved by the official, and I will ensure that your brother will not go hungry...... Why, don't believe it? Come on, the official will reassure you first, and then go and explain it clearly to Da Lang, which also saves the official from grinding with him. Your brother is full of flowers, and he doesn't believe anyone's words. ”

Logistics supply is indeed a big problem, if Mawei City does not get effective supplies, not to mention the Western Xia people to attack, just the low temperature and wind and snow can kill the defenders, and the more people, the faster they will die.

However, when this matter was caused by an avalanche on the top of the mountain, Hong Tao had already come up with a solution, in fact, the ancients already had a very similar tool, but they had not yet made full use of it, so they would simply improve it for them.

"Trojan?! Do you know about Uighur Trojan horses? "What kind of tool? It has to be said that Hong Tao's knowledge is so extensive that he even knows the unique skills of the Uighurs living near the Altai Mountains to hunt in winter. But this is not something that can be obtained from a wide range of books, it is all based on his broken mouth to catch who to talk to and whom, and hearsay.

There were many Tibetans in the special forces, not only Tibetans, but also Uighurs, Dangxiang, and Baye. These peoples all live in the north and live on nomadism and hunting.

As the saying goes, each village has its own tricks, and some tribes have been using very primitive skis in their long-term production and life. The Song people in the north did not have this need, but they had also seen the Tibetan people running on the snow with this kind of thing, so they called it a wooden horse, because this kind of board was cut from wood.

"This official is the same palace of seven stars, and he knows everything in the world." When he can blow, Hong Tao is definitely not humble, and the rumor of the Seven Stars in the same palace is now about to come true, and even he himself came with his mouth open.

"The Trojan horse alone can't transport goods, it only works well when going downhill, and it still depends on manpower when going uphill." Jiang Erlang haunts the northern grasslands all the year round, so he naturally knows such things as Trojan horses, and he knows more clearly than others, and even understands how to use them.

"Trojan horses alone naturally don't work, do you know that there is a kind of ice frolic in Jinming Pond called Ling Bed?" Jiang Erlang is right, Trojan horses alone can't solve the logistics and transportation problems when the snow closes the mountain, but Hong Tao still has nothing to say later.

Broken mouth is not good, I like to leave half a cut when I speak, I have to let others guess, and then look at the expression that people can't guess, and I feel a beauty in my heart.

"I've never seen ...... What is a cross bed? Jiang Erlang was dumbfounded, he knew a lot more about the northern grasslands than Kaifeng City, which was also the main reason why he lived aggrieved after retiring, he didn't understand anything like a fool in the city.

"You don't understand, this is royal entertainment. What is a bed? It is to put a square wooden board on the ice, with two or three wooden strips under the board, and lay fur cushions on the board. Pulled by people, His Majesty and the concubines sat on the board and slid for fun. ”

Speaking of Ling Bed, Hong Tao was full of contempt, what a thing, it was not as good as the ice car he played with when he was a child, but the emperor and the concubines were quite happy.

I have encountered this kind of scene when I was in Jinmingchi, and I have never rewarded my uncle for his gift once, and I don't want to go to that broken wooden board to play chess with the emperor or something, it's too stupid.

"What does the frolicking of the official family have to do with Dalang?" I don't know if Jiang Erlang understood Hong Tao's description, blinking his eyes and still struggling with logistics and transportation.

"If the official puts a wooden horse under the bed and drags it in front of the camel and the dog, will it be able to pass on the snow?" Seeing that Jiang Erlang was so unreasonable, Hong Tao could only say the answer, and this feeling was far less enjoyable than the other party's sudden realization.

What Trojan horses and beds are all inspirations, what Hong Tao really wants to get is a sled, which is called a climbing plow in China. This kind of tool that can travel long distances in the snow and carry goods is not yet available, and after getting it, it can be used not only as a logistics box truck in winter, but also equipped with special forces. With it, the radius of activity of the special forces is at least twice as large.

As for the sled dogs...... No, but most of the Tibetan people will raise a kind of giant dog on the plateau when grazing, which is a bit similar to the Tibetan mastiff in later generations. It is estimated that the training training can also be used as a sled dog, not only as a sled dog, but also as a tracking dog and a hunting dog. With the addition of special forces and a pack of ferocious hounds, the combat effectiveness can be increased a lot.

It's just that they can't be trained in the short term, so it doesn't matter, the plateau horses of the Tubo people are not afraid of the cold and can travel in the snow. If you don't change the camel, it's not just a desert ship, it's also a snowy boat, and it's much better than a horse.

“…… Wouldn't it be better to put a Trojan horse under the boxcart? Jiang Erlang really understood this time, and immediately opened his mouth, not only recognized this method, but also played it himself, preparing to get a sleigh with a larger load.

"You go back and discuss with Peng Da, as long as the official can use the sled, it doesn't matter what it looks like. Anyway, it's your brother who needs supplies, and he's the one who starves to death in the future! ”

It's really uncertain whether the snowboard under the box car can be used as a sled, but he doesn't need to say whether it will be successful or not, he just needs to put forward an idea and let others implement it.

If you succeed, you can count yourself as far-sighted and magical, and if you fail, others are too stupid. Credits cannot be lost, mistakes are not touched, this is the basic skill of being a leader.