Wu Haogu looked at the black armor and selected the front horses, and they were also the same as the 1000 horsemen of the royal horse, and they discharged a fairly neat formation, but they did not dismount, but sat on the back of the horse and watched the high war horses beside the knights.

In addition, there were about 500 auxiliaries who pinned down the donkeys, followed by Gao Yu's 500 knights.

Wu Haogu smiled, nodded and said, "Not bad, not bad......" He took two steps forward and pointed to the empty field around him, "Do you see it?" This is the Hetao prairie, the land of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and after this battle, it will belong to our Great Song Dynasty. When the herdsmen moved their horses here, the freed land was used to house the knights! You all give Captain Gao a good fight, will you be able to have one knight per person at that time? ”

"Good!"

Thunderous cheers!

Wu Haogu smiled and said to Gao Yu: "Brother Gao, you really have a set, in a short time, you can bring out a fine horse." ”

Gao Yu laughed, he really had a little bit of the arrogance of a famous general, he pulled Wu Haogu's wrist, "There are not only 500 cavalry who came with a certain horse, but a full 5500 cavalry, and they are all cavalry with horses."

Let's wait a while, the 2,000 cavalry of the Zhejia family in the Zheya are behind. ”

"2,000 folded soldiers?" Wu Haogu said with a smile, "The Zhe family has also made a bloody investment this time. ”

Gao Yu smiled and said, "That's right, maybe the West Thief will be destroyed this time." Can the folded family not be hot? Not only did the Zhe family come, but even Yang Zongmin of the Yang family in Linzhou also brought 500 horsemen and horses, which belonged to the Zhe family. ”

The Yang family in Linzhou is the Yang family, and the Yang family was the warlord of Linzhou in the fifth generation, and the Fuzhou family and the Fengzhou Wang family formed a three-family alliance. When they first entered the Northern Song Dynasty, the three families were hereditary state affairs. However, the only thing that has really been inherited is the Fuzhou Fold family. And the situation of the Yang family in Linzhou is more strange, and the hereditary Zhilinzhou affair has been lost. But in the fourth year of Yuanfeng, Yang Zongmin of the Yang family in Linzhou became the general of Linzhou under the promotion of Zhe Kexing. In the first year of Yuanfu, Yang Zongmin got the official of Zhilin Prefecture again, and became the fourth generation of the Yang family of Linzhou Prefecture.

However, the power of the Yang family in Linzhou still cannot be compared with the Fuzhou Folding Family, and can only be used as an existence dependent on the Folding Family. Therefore, the 500 horses of the Yang family came to Yinzhou under the leadership of the Zhe Keda of the Fuzhou family.

"It's coming!"

Brother Zhao Zhong shouted at this time, Wu Haogu hurriedly stretched his neck to look, and saw the mighty cavalry, one person, one horse and one donkey, flying more than a dozen flags, marching in formation. From a distance, it is also neatly armored, and the halberd is Gosensen.

Gao Yu muttered in Wu Haogu's ear at this time: "The cavalry of Fuzhou is equipped with double auxiliary soldiers, and there are more than 600 cavalry in the main army, which can be filled with armor and remote blockades. ”

"Okay!"

Wu Haogu nodded and said with a smile: "That's the 2100 armor ride...... Brother Gao, this meadow between the rivers is ours! When you turn around, let Brother Zhong go with you, grab a handful, and replace your cavalry with one man and two horses. ”

Gao Yu said with a smile: "Don't worry, let's settle the army first, and then let's go to Yan'an Mansion together...... Tong Daofu asked someone to send a letter to a certain person, saying that he would go directly to Yan'an Mansion and let us rush over. ”

"What are you going to Yan'an for?"

Wu Haogu is anxious to send troops to the steppe - nomadic tribes can wander! When the weather warms up and the grasslands are green, the cattle, sheep and horses will be able to eat and run at the same time.

"Go for credit!" Gao Yu said, "I know you don't want to fight...... Anyway, the credit is enough, and the festival will be sooner or later. But in the officialdom, if you don't fight, people will bully you. Therefore, we must fight for it, not for merit, but also for profit! Even if you don't want to fight, you have to fight for my brother and me, and for Tong Daofu! ”

……

On the third day of Gao Yu's arrival at Mida Cave, Tao Jiefu's general order was also delivered, ordering Wu Haogu and Gao Yu to immediately leave for Yan'an to participate in the military conference.

At this time, Wu Haogu didn't want to go, so he had to ride a fast horse with Gao Yu and his entourage to Yan'an Fucheng.

Tong Guan, who was reappointed as the pacification envoy of Shuofang Lu Jingluo, had already arrived in Yan'an Mansion, and he stood at the gate of Fusi with Tao Jiefu, the old military strategist Wang En, and several subordinate officials.

"Shiyan, Chongdao, hard work all the way!" Tao Jiefu's face was unhappy, but he forced a smile to greet Gao Yu and Wu Haogu.

Wu Haogu and Gao Yu felt strange, but they still returned the salute, and greeted Tong Guan and Wang En, who were also frowning. Everyone entered the lobby, and after the idlers and others retreated, Gao Yu asked: "Minister, you know, what's going on?" ”

Tao Jiefu had a calm face: "Zhe Keshi has sent troops!" ”

"Can it be folded?" Gao Yu was stunned for a moment, "Isn't he Jingyuan Lu Jinglu to appease the deputy envoy?" How did he send troops?

Didn't Jingyuan and Xihe pass through the two roads to appease Lu Jifu and advocate being serious? Could it be that Zhi Zunzheng disobeyed Lu Jifu's order and sent troops? ”

Zhi Keshi is also a member of the Fuzhou family, but he does not serve in the Fuzhou army, but fights in the Northern Song Dynasty forbidden army. And it is also a rare tiger general, performed great contributions, in the first year of the Yuan Fu Hengshan battle, but also led the army to attack the Tiandu Mountain, captured the name of the burial, the Du. Therefore, he was promoted to the deputy envoy of Jingyuan Road, the governor of Xi'an Prefecture. Now he is the main general under Lu Huiqing.

Wu Haogu also asked: "Where did Zhi Zunzheng send troops to fight?" ”

Tong Guan said: "Zhezun was ordered by Lu Jifu to lead the elite cavalry of Jingyuan Road out of Xiaoguan and enter the Lingzhou River outside Lingzhou City, defeating the western thieves who came to meet in a hurry, beheading more than 1,500, and also plundering a large number of people and livestock controlled by the western thieves. ”

"It's still a surprise to hit the thief!" Wu Haogu shook his head and said, "Now the Western Thief will definitely transfer the troops of Xia and You Erzhou to strengthen Lingzhou." We're going to have a good fight! ”

It's easy to fight, but the credit has to be given to Lu Huiqing again - during the third battle of Hehuang before, Lu Huiqing made a big contribution without doing anything. Now it's raiding Lingzhou again!

No need to ask, this is a clear attempt to take credit.

"To the south of Lingzhou, there are Weizhou and Jingsai Military Divisions of the Western Thieves," Gao Yu said, "If Jingyuan Road is allowed to attack here, it will also be conducive to our advance into Xingling, and maybe we can fight a three-way attack." ”

"Don't even think about it!" Wang En interjected, "Lu Jifu won't go to Jingsai Military Division!" At least it won't be before we defeat Yanzhou and Zhong Xiaoweng will send troops in a big way before we defeat Qin Wangchuan. ”

Will it?

Wu Haogu looked at Tong Guan, and Tong Guan said: "Lu Jifu is worthy of being a veteran of the army, and his means of grabbing credit are clever enough...... Rushed to Lingzhou River before we and the Hexi Army started, and it was enough to be in the limelight. In the future, he will not take any more risks, and will only wait for us and the Hexi army to suck the western thieves over, and then send troops to fight Weizhou and the Jingsai army. With the strength of the Jingyuan Army, it should be foolproof.

If we and the Hexi army win and approach Lingzhou, he will let the Jingyuan army continue to advance to Lingzhou City. Why do you have to share a big credit with him when the time comes? ”

What a calculation!

Wu Haogu thought to himself: This is probably the problem of not setting up a coach, right? Now the four marshals are each making small calculations. It seems that there are three armies cooperating, but in fact, they are fighting on their own. To win such a battle, you must have an overwhelming advantage! I just don't know if this time, Song Jun's advantage is big enough?

"Then let's hurry up and send troops!" Gao Yu said, "You don't have to wait for all the roads to gather...... Anyway, I don't need to have a lot of soldiers. What matters now is to lay some ground as soon as possible and get a little beheading. Otherwise, it won't look good to lose to Zhong Xiaoweng again, after all, we are the ones with the most soldiers and horses along the way. ”

The Eastern Route Army presided over by Tao Jiefu brought together a total of four routes of soldiers and horses from Yanyan, Hedong, Huanqing and Yuqian Sanzhi, and also received the support of Qin Feng and Yongxing Army. It's an absolute workhorse!

In contrast, Zhong Fu's Hexi Army and Lu Huiqing's Jingyuan Army were relatively weak.

"Shi Yan, how many troops can you send now?" Tao Jiefu asked.

"I have 5,500 cavalry and have arrived at Mida Cave." Gao Yu said, "There are still 3,000 cavalry in Chongdao...... There are a total of 8,500 rides, of which 2,100 can be used as armor rides. Enough to sweep the river grasslands! ”

Tong Guan immediately said: "You can first besiege Tongwan City with a large army, and then divide your troops to the north to sweep the Hanhai Oasis and the meadows between the rivers, and loot cattle, sheep and horses for military use." ”

Tongwancheng is the seat of Xiazhou governance, located in the north of Wuding River, west of the Heishui River, and is a strong city built by Helian Bobo, the Xia lord of the Northern and Southern Dynasties in the past. In the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, it was based on the party. It was later briefly recovered by the Great Song Dynasty. Song Taizong, who liked to "demolish" the city, ordered the destruction of the city and the relocation of the people, and destroyed the outer city of Tongwan City. However, the inner city of Tongwan still exists, and after being recovered by the party, it became the seat of Xiazhou again. However, the party members did not repair the outer outline of Tongwan City, but only used the east and west cities of the inner city as a stronghold and garrisoned them.

In addition, Tongwan City is also an important iron-smelting town for Western thieves, and there is an iron-smelting office in the city, and at least half of the iron materials in Western Xia are supplied by Tongwan.

Tao Jiefu glanced at Wang En, and Wang En said: "According to careful investigation, the Left Wing Divine Warrior Division of the Western Thieves has been moved to Tongwan City, and the defenders in the city should be more than 15,000 people. And since last autumn, the two cities of Tongwan East and West have been reinforced, and the horse face and the edge of the city wall are all full of tiger falls. In addition, the trees in a radius of 100 miles around Tongwan were cut down by the Western Thieves, and it was difficult for our army to find wood to build siege equipment.

I'm afraid that this city will be difficult to attack, so it can only be besieged for a long time. Therefore, the last general suggested digging a long trench around Tongwan to make a plan for a protracted siege. At the same time, the connection between Tongwancheng and Wuding River and Heishui River was cut off, and its water source was cut off. ”

"Good!" Tao Jiefu said, "Then build a long trench to besiege Tongwan City!" He paused, nodded and said, "Wu Chongdao!" ”

Wu Haogu immediately got up: "The last general." ”

"Your department is good at construction projects, and the matter of digging trenches and besieging the city will be handed over to you! When the army reaches the city, will the long trench be completed within fifteen days? ”