【First Update】

Han Gang stayed at the Funingbao construction site for two days, and only helped Ji Jishi to prepare the basic medical treatment and rescue system, and he did not intervene in other affairs, in his opinion, the situation in Funingbao was hopeless. For Funing Fort, which was only one-tenth of the construction volume of Luowu City before February, Han Gang had a deep pessimistic attitude, and he was already thankful that he could complete the city wall.

After returning to Luo Wu, Han Gang found that the situation here was much better. There is no gate in the west city, and the other three city gates have been completed, the walls of the city wall have begun to take shape, and the moat outside the city wall has been almost completed, and the buildings in the city have also taken shape. From the perspective of shape, the old fort built by the Tangut people will become the core of the inner city, and the city wall built now is the outer city. The city guarded by the double city wall, coupled with the superior geographical conditions, can be regarded as one of the few fortified cities among the many military cities on the edge of Shaanxi.

Riding a horse, Han Gang walked towards the city where the sound of the trumpet spread to the sky.

Just at the south gate of the outer city, a large group of pack horses and two-wheeled carts were parked in a disorderly manner, blocking the city gate. The goods on the horseback and carriage were piled up high, and before Han Gang left, Luo Wu didn't have so many carriages and horses here. And with the grain reserves in Luowu City, Suide City still can't use Suide City to transport grain and grass here for the time being.

"Go and ask what's going on?" Han Gang asked the guards to ask what was going on.

When the soldiers came back, they didn't come back with a reply, but with a kind of Jianzhong.

Chong Jianzhong was probably at the gate of the city to deal with this group of chariots and horses, and when he got the news of Han Gang's return, he immediately rode out on horseback. After meeting, he didn't say anything else, but praised with a smile: "Yukun, your idea is really useful!" Only the progress of the construction of the city was announced, and the team with the most effective work was rewarded with the lump sum method, and the morale was immediately boosted. Three days of work, two days to complete. It looks like it will be completed by the end of the month. ”

Han Gang didn't get excited about the cultivation of the Shang Jianzhong, and nodded, looking like a matter of course. But he said: "Where is Funing Fort......"

Chong Jianzhong waved his hand vigorously and directly interrupted Han Gang's words, "Funing Fort can only be hastily completed, and it is too late to complete it all, and this point is already known." As long as there is no problem with the city wall, there are no other requirements. As for the garrison, Uncle Jia has already said that one commander will be left in the fort first. The other 3,000 people scheduled to be temporarily stationed in Xifutu City, fifteen miles southwest of Funing Fort, if the western thieves divide their troops to attack Funing, they will send troops directly from Xifutu City to rescue, there will be no problems. ”

The city of fine futu is fifteen miles southwest of Funing, because there is a small tower in the city, so it is named - the Sanskrit sound of the pagoda is Futu (Futu). Han Gang felt that something was wrong when he heard this, if Xifutu City could protect the communication line behind Luo Wu City, what would he do to build Funing Fort. Moreover, the strategic place is used as a stronghold in the front, but the rear is a slightly less important walled city to garrison a large army,

"Isn't this the same as the military arrangement of the Western Xia people in Luowu and Yinzhou in the past?!" Han Gang asked in surprise.

"How can it be the same, Funing Fort is now backed by Luo Wu City!" Chong Jianzhong didn't look worried, shook his head, as if he was laughing at Han Gang for thinking too much, "When the Western Xia people guard Luo Wu, if there is a big city in the south, Luo Wu City can't be lost." ”

The ease of planting and building made Han Gang even more surprised: "Funing Fort is in front of several valley passes, and there are many roads. As long as the western thieves put a little effort into it, they can bypass Luo Wu from the north and directly enter Funing Fort! ”

"At that time, the Suide army went north, the Luo Wu army went south, and Xifutu City sent troops again to gather and annihilate the western thieves under Funing Fort, such a great achievement, but people can't wait." Chong Jianzhong patted Han Gang's back vigorously and smiled: "Alas, Yukun, you are just a person who loves to worry about the sky!" I've been facing the sand table for a long time, and the plan in the plan has been prepared, and it will be fine......"

He twisted a few short whiskers on his chin, "It's still Yukun's credit, if you just look at the map, the plans you come up with are very simple, and you can only rely on improvisation." However, with the sand table, the military situation and geography are clear at a glance, and the response plans for various situations come out without effort. Put a hundred hearts! There is no just case! ”

Chong Jianzhong said this, and Han Gang didn't say anything more, just when he walked to the city gate, Han Gang turned the conversation and asked what this team of carriages and horses was for. After listening to the explanation of Chong Jianzhong, Fang Zhilu said that Li Nangong, the Shaanxi transfer judge, personally escorted a batch of materials from Suide, and of course what he escorted was not grain and grass, but all kinds of military materials used to defend the city.

The armament to defend the city also came, and the preparations before the battle were completed step by step, and the war was getting closer and closer. Han Gang could almost hear in a trance, from the wasteland on the north side of Hengshan, the whimpering horn, and the overwhelming sound of horses' hooves shaking the ground like summer thunder.

As Chong Jianzhong entered the city, Han Gang suddenly felt that there seemed to be a lot less people in the city, at least thirty percent less, and even the camp tents of the garrison were missing.

"Uncle Yi! Why is there so much less people in the city and fewer troops......"

Chong Jianzhong led Han Gang to the inner city built on the Dripping Cliff, and replied: "The wall of Luo Wucheng has been built to a height of one zhang, and it already has a certain defensive ability, so there is no need for 20,000 troops to squat outside to guard, it is enough to leave 8,000." ”

"What about them?"

"A team went to the mountain pass in the north, entered the village of Xiangling, and guarded the Mato River and Lixiangping." He stopped on the ramp leading to the inner city, crossed the outer city below, and pointed to the valley diagonally opposite the Wuding River, about two miles away, "Look there, the other team is over there,"

Han Gang followed the gesture of Chong Jianzhong and looked over. The scene two miles away was already very blurry, and it was hidden in the valley, and he didn't pay attention when he came, but now that he was pointed at by the plant, he immediately found that there was also a construction site spread out over there.

"Yongle River?"

"That's right, it's Yongle Chuan Castle!" Chong Jianzhong nodded.

Han Gang squinted and looked at it. That valley is the outlet of the Yongle River, a tributary of the Wuding River, and from the topography, building a stockade there can indeed be a horn with Luo Wucheng. The newly built Yongle River and the two villages of Xiangling are all part of the Luowu defense line, and it seems that the defense ability of Luowu City is indeed becoming more and more stable.

"It's also thanks to you Yukun, originally Yongle River and Xiangling only counted the time, and it was only enough to hastily set up two small villages. But now, it is time to build a formal walled fort according to the shape. ”

Han Gang was a little numb when he was praised, and he said a few words modestly, and looked down at the construction site below. Another question came to mind: "It's just to build two walled forts, and you don't need to divide so many troops to go out, right?" ”

"The rest are going to meet the Hedong Army. It has dragged on the Hedong side for almost half a month, and there is no news so far. The fifth uncle had already passed the book to Yanzhou a few days ago, and asked Han Xianggong to hurry up. With the troops sent from Hedong, Luo Wucheng will be more stable. ”

Han Gang patted his head, and he forgot everything about everything. The capture of Luo Wu was not the business of the Yan Yan Lu family. Shaanxi Rim 4 Road, as well as Hedong Road, are all to be done. Otherwise, Han Jiang would not have the title of Shaanxi and Hedong Xuanfu envoys.

Hedong, as the name suggests, is east of the Yellow River, which is the east side of the Yellow River in a zigzag shape. However, the Hedong Road of the Great Song Dynasty is west of the Yellow River, and it also has a piece of territory. That is the Hedongbei Theater centered on Linzhou Fuzhou, which was now the control area of the Linfu Zhejia before the establishment of the Song Dynasty.

The junction between Hedong and Western Xia is parallel to the north-south longitudinal of the Yellow River, while the division between Shaanxi and Western Xia is east-west horizontally dominated by Hengshan. At the intersection of the Western Xia border between Shaanxi and Hedong, the area where the right angle formed by one horizontal and one vertical is like a wedge cutting off the connection between Hedong and Yanyan Road, which is the Shenyong Left Wing Military Division with Yinzhou and the core of the southwest defense of the Western Xia Kingdom.

The direct purpose of capturing Luo Wu was Hengshan, and the significance of capturing Hengshan was Yinxia. At the same time as capturing Luowu, Yanyan Road and Hedong Road marched together, and they could uproot the wedge of the Shenyong Left Wing Military Division. Once the communication line between Linfu and Yanyan was opened for the Song people, and the two places were connected into a line, the Luowu defense line was completed, and the Yinxia region would be at your fingertips.

In the advance plan, Hedong Road also had to send troops to build a city to consolidate the Luowu defense line. On this side of Yanyan Road are Luowu, Funing, Yongle Chuan, and the walled cities of Xiangling. And belonging to the east side of the river are the four walled forts of Huangdui Sanquan, Tuhun River, Kaiguangling and Jialuchuan. Once these forts are built, a strong Luowu defensive line will be able to stabilize the line of communication between Yanyan and Hedong.

"But it may be a little difficult to get there in Hedong. A few days ago, Yinzhou was like this, and all of them were defeated again and again, and the left wing of the Divine Warrior Army did not dispatch a single soldier. "In order to guard against the 20,000 troops arranged by the Divine Warrior Division in the left wing, the 20,000 troops were all waiting in fear at first, and they didn't even dare to close their eyes at night. Now the troops are sent to respond, also to make it a little smoother. ”

While speaking, Chong Jianzhong and Han Gang had already entered the inner city. Sending Han Gang outside the main tent, Chong Jianzhong said with a smile: "Okay, Fifth Uncle is waiting for your reply from Yukun, so I will go down first to dispose of the things sent today." ”

Seeing Chong Jianzhong leave, Han Gang was named outside the tent and was immediately recruited.

Three days passed in a flash, the city walls of Luo Wucheng were successfully increased to high school, and Han Gang's work was also very stable, the number of patients and self-harm was much less, and the people were in a hurry to finish it and return early. It looks like everything is going well.

But on the evening of the twentieth day of the first lunar month, a troop of cavalry rushed into the city of Luowu. Soon, the soldiers of the cultivator scattered and gathered the officials of the city. Sitting in the big tent, his face was full of anger, and he gritted his teeth as if he was about to eat people.

Everyone had a bad premonition in their hearts, and sure enough, after waiting for a while, Chong Ge finally said a bad news:

"Hedong is defeated!"