[I broke off for a few days before, and today I made up for the third watch. This is the first update]

When the Liao army retreated to the line of Shiling Pass and Baijingzhai, the Song army that went north also arrived outside Baijingzhai one after another.

On the way from Taiyuan to Shiling Pass, the chariots, horses, soldiers and civilians flowed endlessly, transporting the grain and ordnance accumulated in Taiyuan Mansion to the front line, until they arrived at the big camp five or six miles away from Baijing Village.

"It's hard for the prince to do a good job." Holding the thick ledger in his hand, Zhang Qi watched a carriage full of hay stop outside the forage field in a corner of the camp. The grain hoards and haystacks everywhere in the camp were all delivered in the past few days, "It has only been a few days, and it has already been filled with half a month's worth of rations." ”

Huang Shang, who was standing side by side, said with a smile: "It's better to make a merit than to do it." Wang Tianzhang is just waiting for the crime to make meritorious contributions, where does he dare to slack off? ”

Zhang Qi glanced at Huang Shang, this tone is really big enough.

As a close confidant of the privy deputy envoy, the Tianzhang Pavilion service system was certainly not enough to make Huang Sheng much afraid. But Zhang Qi also knew another thing, before the king. In order to get rid of his crimes, Kechen once sent someone to take the door of Huang Shang with a generous gift. Huang Shang's tone is like this, and I don't know how much it is because of this matter.

"However, everyone has their strengths, although the prince is a little short of military affairs, but the transportation and management of the people are his strengths, and the privy council is well used, leaving him a way, but it adds a help."

Zhang Qi is even, does not agree with it, and does not deny it. But Huang Sheng didn't think much about it, but nodded, and watched as he and Zhang Qi watched teams of small carts loaded with all kinds of materials enter the camp.

In three days, preparations were made for the attack on Baijing Village, and even the Liao army of Shiling, Chitang, and Baijing was wiped out.

"At this moment, the privy can also breathe a little sigh of relief."

"Perhaps." Huang Shang sighed.

Han Gang himself was also under a lot of pressure, and the person was also very tense. Although on the surface he tried not to let people see it, the staff who followed him knew how much risk Han Gang had taken by choosing the path of actively pursuing the Liao army.

In fact, now that the official army has expelled the Liao people from Taiyuan Mansion, the remaining problems can be completely resolved through negotiations. In exchange for Xingling back to Daizhou, if another 50,000 yuan of coins are added, Yelu Yixin is very likely to agree to this deal. And now the official army continues to pursue the Liao army north, mainly because of Han Gang's insistence, and he cannot tolerate the robbers. Once he fails, let alone exchange Xingling for Daizhou, the Liao army may even return to Taiyuan.

Even though the Liao people began to become war-weary because they had already grabbed enough money, this did not mean that the Song army could easily win. At any time, a small accident can turn the tide of battle in an instant. Therefore, the preparation before the war is always insufficient, and no amount is enough.

"Oh, the bounty has been delivered, too!" Huang Sheng was even more relieved when he saw two carriages slowly coming from the south, and the four-wheeled carts left deep ravines on the road.

This is a reward given to the Song army who once held out in Taigu County, and the reinforcements who followed Zhang Qi, although they actually played a great role in the Battle of Taigu, but since there were no actual military exploits, of course there would not be many rewards. A reasonable reward can motivate more soldiers to use their lives.

This is the last preparation, and the rest is to test how useful these preparations are on the battlefield.

Han Gang was in the former army camp at this time, only a little more than a mile away from Baijing Village.

It was the forward who had arrived in advance that after a fierce battle, the defenders of the village were forced to retreat to the wall, and then the former army camp was stationed here. After that, if you want to attack Baijingzhai, you can directly organize the army here, instead of from the Chinese army camp five or six miles away.

However, the distance of one mile still felt a little far away for Han Gang, who was holding a telescope in his hand. He still wanted to get closer to see the layout of the Liao army at the head of the city, as well as the morale of the defenders in the wall.

It's just that Han Gang just ordered people to go down and prepare for the trip, and he was immediately stopped.

Chen Feng stood in front of the tent door and stopped Han Gang from leaving: "Privy, don't do it!" ”

"It's okay." Han Gang shook his head and smiled, "I won't wear armor that is too dazzling. ”

But Chen Feng still stopped in front of him strongly: "Privy, the Liao people have eight bull crossbows in their hands, and they are in Baijing Village!" The privy councillor has the high hopes of the government and the opposition, how can he commit this danger with the body of a daughter? ”

"When did Baijingzhai have eight ox crossbows?"

According to Han Gang's memory, there were a few large and small cicada crossbows that were once distributed in Baijing Village, but there were no heavy three-bow bed crossbows - such as the Eight Ox Crossbow - in Baijing Village, and the results of previous investigations also reported that they were not found on the city wall, not only three-bow bed crossbows, but also ordinary two-bow bed crossbows.

"But Shiling Pass and Chitang Pass have both!"

"If it had really been transported to Baijing Village, it would have been moved to the city a long time ago. What's more, wasn't it discussed before, and it is more likely that the bed crossbow will be transported to Xinzhou City. ”

"As long as there is a possibility, you can't go to the privy!"

Although under Han Gang's unpleasant gaze, Chen Feng broke out in a cold sweat like meeting a tiger in the mountains, he still insisted on stopping in front of Han Gang and preventing Han Gang from getting closer to the wall of Baijing Village.

It's really troublesome. In other words, ten years ago, Ban Chao did it, and the number of births and deaths is countless, what is this small battle now? Where to worry about the possible bed crossbow.

But now the identity is indeed different. Han Gang shook his head helplessly, giving up the idea of checking the enemy's situation.

It's just that he wanted to go to the city on a whim, otherwise Han Gang wouldn't have given up so simply. The specific tactical arrangements have been assigned, and he doesn't plan to interfere more, which makes Han Gang very idle now. I had just inspected the camp in the morning, and I had finished approving the official documents, but now I had nothing else to do except face the sand table.

Although because of the stone ridge and Chitang two passes on the left, the layout of Baijingzhai is far less than the border pass of Guanxi - the border fortress of Guanxi is often a main village with six or seven sub-forts, plus the lookouts on the highlands of various key points in the vicinity, only to interweave a solid and tight in-depth defense line - but the layout of Baijingzhai is not bad, it stands by the mountain, looks at the official road, there are high walls and deep bases outside, and there is no shortage of water, grain and grass inside - especially the water source, although the name of Baijingzhai is exaggerated, but the underground is indeed a lot of water veins, There are many springs inside and outside, too.

And on the top of the mountain peak where it is located, a subordinate village has also been set up, and soldiers and horses are stationed to prevent the enemy from climbing to the top of the peak. The mountain is not high, but it is not so easy to climb. If you attack hard, you have to be prepared for heavy casualties.

Chen Feng was relieved to see that Han Gang didn't think about running forward anymore. When I calmed down, I found that the underwear on my body was already soaked with sweat.

The courtiers of the court, the prestige is self-sufficient, just being glared at by Han Gang, he felt that the whole person was frozen. People say that meeting the emperor once is the same as passing through the ghost gate. Now it's just that the ministers are so frightened in front of them, and when they really get to the Wende Palace, the officials frown, aren't they all scared to death? !

Walking behind Han Gang lightly, Chen Feng cast his eyes on the sand table in front of him. Through the questioning of the officers and soldiers in the original Baijing Village, as well as the reconnaissance of the spaceship, the detailed maps of the interior of the Baijing Village were displayed on the sand table, and every barracks, every well, every watchtower, and even the location of several secret posts placed on the mountain range were marked on the sand table.

However, Han Gang was not looking at Baijing Village, but a little further north on the sand table.

Under the command of Han Gang, the Song army that attacked Baijing Village was still preparing in an orderly manner, just sending rangers to patrol the city to find a place where the garrison was empty, and was not in a hurry to attack the city on a large scale.

Han Gang's goal was to besiege the city and send reinforcements, and what he hoped most was to use Baijing Village to transfer the defenders in Shiling Pass or Chitang Pass. Even though he knew that Xinzhou was in danger, the preparations for the capture of Baijingzhai were still unhurried.

The high platform of the eight-ox crossbow was placed, and the wooden fence of the reinforcements of Shiling and Chitang Erguan was formed outside the city at a rapid speed. The defenders in the walled city did not even go out of the city to interfere, but only shot with the bow of the divine arm.

Baijingzhai does not have many troops, but since there are Shiling and Chitang passes behind for Olympic aid, they really shouldn't wait to be beaten like this.

The Liao army's lack of knowledge of the offensive and defensive tactics of the city allowed Han Gang to calmly arrange. The pressure is getting heavier and heavier, and it is pressing on the defenders of Baijing Village little by little with time. Han Gang believed that the nerves of the Liao army in Baijing Village could not be tense for too long.

Habitually bending his fingers and tapping on the frame of the sand table, Han Gang exhaled lightly. With a maximum of two more days of arrangement, you can attack the city, and when the time comes, you may be able to break through the three levels in one fell swoop.

Han Gang was calculating left and right in front of the sand table, but he felt a gust of wind behind him, and the tent also lit up. He turned his head in surprise, how could someone enter his tent without reporting? saw that it was a happy face, and the two soldiers guarding the door followed him in a panic, holding him one on the left and one on the right.

"What's the matter?" Motioning for the two negligent soldiers to retreat, Han Gang turned around and asked.

Zhe Ke looked so excited that he couldn't help himself, and he even forgot to ask for guilt, "Privy, the reinforcements from the Lin Mansion have arrived!" ”

"What?!" But it was Chen Feng who couldn't hold his breath and shouted.

"The leader is Zhefu Prefecture?" Han Gangan sat down steadily, but his brows were slightly furrowed.

The soldiers and horses of the Ori family came too quickly, several days earlier than expected.

From Fuzhou to Xinzhou, although the distance between east and west is only four or five hundred miles in a straight line, it is impossible for a normal march to go like this. Usually go south to Linzhou first, then cross the river through Lanzhou to Taiyuan, and then go north from Taiyuan, which is a route that is less traveled on mountain roads. This time, the Linfu army directly killed to the north of Shiling Pass, naturally it was not this road, but a little north through the path of the Lan army.

And the soldiers and horses of the brigade can't run so fast, and it's difficult to copy the path, so I know that Lu Dao will never be the main force, but can only be a striker. I don't know how many people there are, don't send people for three or four hundred, even if it must be elite, it is inevitably too few.

At this time, Zhi Keda finally knew that Lu Dao was in a correct manner, and bowed down and said, "Privy Secret, the Zhi Keren Department of the Lin Mansion has arrived at the boundary of Xinzhou, and has joined Qin Wan's Department, and the person sent to report the news is waiting outside the camp. ”

"Oh? Is it sixteen?! The speculation was confirmed, but Han Gang was surprised.

He knows the situation of the Zhi family very well, although Zhi Keren's official position is not high, but in the past two years, he has controlled nearly one-third of the Zhi family's subordinate soldiers, and if he can run so fast, he will also be in charge of the elite headquarters, and it will not be the men and horses temporarily assigned to him. It's just that I don't know if it's all the soldiers and horses he has.

"It's Uncle Jia." Zhi Ke nodded and said, "The seven hundred people led by my uncle are all Mabu people, so they are pioneers. I was ordered by my father to lead the troops to help, and the soldiers and horses led by my father would take a few days. In addition, the person who came here is also the person next to my uncle, and he will know him in the end, so there will be no fake. ”

Han Gang also bowed his head slightly, which was quite satisfied.

Seven hundred horsemen is not less. Moreover, the elite soldiers of the children of the Zhe family are not inferior to the selection of the Western Army, and in terms of conquest, they are even better than the four armies. Combined with Qin Wan's three or five thousand people, it can be stuck in the throat of the Liao people like a hard bone.

The messenger was quickly led in, and Han Gang took the secret letter wrapped in wax pills and written in plain silk, unfolded it and read it, the text on it was almost the same as what Zhi Ke Dafang had just said, and it seemed that Zhi Ke Da had asked in detail outside just now.

"What are you going to do with Sixteen?!" Putting down the silk silk, Han Gang asked.

The messenger lowered his head a little: "My general ordered the villain to kneel to the privy: Zhe Keren has already reorganized his troops and horses, and is only waiting for the privy's orders." ”