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Chapter 608 General Sachen is in bad shape (Part [-])
Chapter 617

"It's really taken off?" Han Zhongyan still didn't realize that the ink dripping from the tip of the brush in Han Zhongyan's hand dripped onto the document he was processing.

"Exactly, both Yanzhou and Qin Tuokou can be said to be almost intact, because it was a surprise attack to seize the city, so our army lost very little..." The messenger who was sent by Zhe Kexing to report excitedly replied.

"Killed more than 30 enemies, captured nearly [-] enemies, and the rest fled away. They got [-] iron armors, more than [-] horses, and about [-] dans of grain. In addition, there were [-] cattle and more than [-] sheep. In addition, there are [-] guan taxes to be paid to Xingqing Mansion this year in the treasury of Yanzhou Mansion, and more than [-] dans of high-quality green salt are still in the salt warehouses in the city..."

"I heard that Yanzhou produces a lot of salt, which is rare in the world. It can get 20 tons of salt a year. It seems that it is not a boast." Han Zhongyan noticed the huge drop of ink on the official document he was writing, and quickly took it. A piece of clean rice paper came to cover the ink.

"Let's put this good news here first, and you go and have a good rest. Someone, quickly copy two copies of this good news, send one to the general army of Zhongshi Daozhong, and send the other to Huanzhou. Hand it over to Bachelor Su."

"If such good news cannot be passed on in time, then Xueshi Su will definitely blame the old man."

Putting down his pen, he paced around the room for a few times, and Han Zhongyan issued another military order. Soon, among the [-] defenders stationed in the Dingbian Army, he dispatched [-] infantry and headed straight for the salt state.

Now that Yanzhou has been captured, there must be no room for loss, and a group of more viable forces, so that General Zhe and the others can attack from Yanzhou with peace of mind, and strive to control the entire Jianing Army Division in the Song Dynasty as soon as possible. hands.

When the messenger sent by Han Zhongyan delivered the good news to Zhong Shidao, at this moment, the 50 elite troops of the Song Dynasty led by Zhong Shidao could reach about [-] miles away from the south of the Great Wall. Already only more than [-] miles away.

For such news, all the generals of the Great Song Dynasty were all smiling, but at the same time, they couldn't help feeling a little bit more jealous towards the Zhe family's uncle and nephew who had won the battle.

My side is still on the march, but that side is fine. It only took one night and half a day to get Qin Tuokou and that Yanzhou into my pocket.

If it's on my side, if Hongzhou and Youzhou can't be taken down, wouldn't it mean that the Chong family army is not as numerous as the Zhe family army?
Seeing all the generals under his command staring at their eyeballs and biting their cheeks in a desperate posture, Zhong Shidao was both moved and quite helpless.

At this moment, I can't help feeling a little envious of Zhe's uncle and nephew. It seems that Mr. Xiao Wang is the lucky star of Song Huben, and he is really right. Last time, it was not because he followed Zhe Keshi together.

As a result, Nazhe Keshi got a lot of credit, and this time it was such a combination. Qin Tuokou, who was regarded as fearful by the frontier army of the Song Dynasty in the past, was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and took it down with ease. It wouldn't even take much to seize the entire Yanzhou, if it wasn't for Mr. Xiao Wang's luck.

Hmm... At least Zhong Shidao is more willing to think this way, after all, he will not admit that the Zhong family army is inferior to the Zhe family army.

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"Okay, generals, everyone must be very happy for the old generals, but we can't just be happy for them. After all, Hongzhou is not far away, and the Changchengling pass is now under Liang Yibu's command. Under my control, after passing Changcheng Ridge, we are only twenty miles away from Hongzhou. When that time comes, you have to cheer up for me..."

"Although Liang Yibu has agreed to surrender me to the Great Song Dynasty, before Liang Yibu puts down his weapons, you all have to be careful. If something happens, don't blame some kind of ruthless military law."

"No!" Dozens of generals in the tent were shocked. They bowed to Master Zhong in unison, and then quickly scattered and rushed to their respective teams.

After a short rest, the army continued to rush towards the Changchengling pass in the northeast, and it was necessary to arrive in the evening and take over the defense of Changchengling.

Finally, at the turn of midnight, the army arrived at the Changchengling pass, guarded by Liang Yibu's confidantes, and the army of the Song Dynasty was still ten miles away from the pass, and the guard of the pass had already led dozens of cavalry in the south of the pass. Welcome.

After being recommended by Liang Zuodai, the army continued to move forward. The [-] fine cavalry and [-] infantry under Zhong Shidao passed the Changchengling pass smoothly and set up camp to rest. After a long journey, the soldiers are exhausted. If they don't have a good rest, who knows what kind of accidents will happen when they arrive in Hongzhou.

And the pass defense of Changcheng Ridge was naturally handed over to the Song army, and the pass guard would lead his soldiers and horses, and would act together with the Song army.

But at this moment, two full days and two nights had passed since Sachen arrived at the foot of Hongzhou city and took care of the nearly ten thousand Tieguai Li.

The [-] reinforcements from Yanzhou have already arrived here, making Sa Chen's command, in addition to the original [-] Yanzhou army, become [-], plus [-] garrison troops, and more than [-] rout troops gathered along the way. The number of soldiers and horses under Chen's command has reached more than [-].

Hmm... This doesn't include the [-]-party bald version of Tieguai Li. If those guys are counted together, then there are more than [-] elites under Sa Chen's command, which is definitely the leader in his life. The largest army ever.

Then does it work?In the front of Hongzhou City, although Liang Yibu's soldiers and horses are inferior to his own in number, the problem is that he is still dragged down by [-] party members and bald Tieguai Li. Raided.

He was not prepared to fight a difficult siege battle at all, so he didn't have any decent siege weapons in his hands.

These problems that made Sa Chen feel painful, were solved at noon the next day when the reinforcements sent by Yanzhou arrived.

Well... This is actually an irony. What should be said is that all these problems are nothing compared to the bad news received at noon the next day, that is, more than two hours ago.

That was the place where he had garrisoned before, the most important place of wealth in the south of Xixia, and Yanzhou, the place of salt production, had already been captured by a group of Song troops from Qin Tuokou.

Remember, they are not including or attacking, but they have captured Yanzhou.When he first got the news, Sa Chen thought it was this group of idiots who were making bad jokes without nutrition.

But when the authenticity of this news was confirmed, Sachen was completely dumbfounded. That was Yanzhou. In the eyes of the Xixia court, its importance was almost as important as Yanzhou, a land of good horses in Hetao. .

It was as if in the blink of an eye, it was captured by the Song army.When he learned that Li Bing, the guard of Qin Tuokou, had surrendered to the Song Dynasty, and Ye Cibo, the governor of Yanzhou, had also surrendered to the Song Dynasty, Sa Chen immediately jumped up and cursed.

(End of this chapter)