The illiterate life in the Northern Song Dynasty

Finally, on the day of leaving, Wei Shiyi took a look at Zongze.Whether it was because Zongze would become a famous general in the Song Dynasty in the future, or he was the person who introduced Zongze and Zhou Tong, he had to take a look at Zongze.

So, before leaving the next day, Wei Shiyi went to see Zongze and Zhou Tong, and told them about his upcoming departure to Hezhou.

Zhou Tong will not go to Hezhou. He is the same as last time in Wenxian County this time. He came to Xizhou to help guard the weapons. Zhou Tong has his own business in Bianliang, and the Yuquan Gym also needs him to be in charge. In a few days, he will return to Bianliang.

Zong Ze will not go to Hezhou either, he is a soldier stationed in Xizhou, if the higher authorities do not arrange for them to assist, he will stay here until the end of his service period.

Knowing that Wei Shiyi and Zhou Yun were going to leave Xizhou, Zhou Tong and Zong Ze were stunned for a moment, but soon, everyone in the barracks knew some military arrangements, so they quickly came back to their senses.

The two said some auspicious words, and Wei Shiyi also expressed concern to Zhou Tong and Zong Ze, and the conversation ended.

At noon, Xizhou's army set out, led by General Lin.Before General Lin, General Wang Shao had already led his people to Hezhou. Hezhou is still the territory of Tubo. It is not easy to regain Hezhou.

I don't know when this battle will end.

General Lin's army walked for three days before entering Hezhou. The city they reached was called Muxiang City, which was occupied by Wang Shao's leaders.Here, they will rest for two days, and then set off again, and hand over the weapons in their hands to Wang Shao until this mission is considered to be over.

But not long after Wei Shiyi and the others arrived, they heard a commotion outside Muxiang City. Zhou Yun and other high-level troops went to inquire about what happened, while Wei Shiyi, the Langzhong and other soldiers settled down in Muxiang City as soon as possible.

It was afternoon when they arrived at Muxiang City, and it was not until evening that Zhou Yun and General Yun came back from outside the city.After returning, they just took a quick look at how the soldiers brought from Xizhou were settled, and then left again. This time they were going to discuss with the generals who stayed in Xizhou.

This discussion lasted until late at night.

When Zhou Yun came out of the mansion where the general lived temporarily, it was already completely dark.Thinking of Wei Shiyi who had just arrived in Hezhou, he bid farewell to the others and returned to the military camp as quickly as possible.

By that afternoon he had known where their tent was, and now he was heading for it.Opening the tent, Zhou Yun walked in lightly, but as soon as he entered, a candle was lit inside, and it lit up, and Wei Shiyi didn't sleep.

Wei Shiyi, with dark eyes, was propped on the bed with one elbow, and kept lighting candles with his arms outstretched.At the same time, he turned his head to Zhou Yun who was standing at the door: "Come in, I've been simmering hot water for you, you go wash your face and tidy up, go to bed quickly, the bed will be warm."

It was winter now, and the nights were very cold.When sleeping, it will be much more comfortable if you have a warm bed.

Zhou Yun stood at the door for quite a while, staring at the young man on the bed, his eyes were very dark.He didn't move until Wei Shiyi got into the bed again, then went in, and then began to wash his face. A few minutes later, he followed Wei Shiyi into his warm blanket.

"What happened outside Muxiang City this afternoon?" After Zhou Yun came in, Wei Shiyi asked about the afternoon.

Zhou Yun hugged Wei Shiyi into his arms, his heart was warm, but his eyes were frighteningly dark, "It was the leader of the Qiang tribe who escaped before who led people back to plunder our Song Dynasty's weapons, food, grass and other supplies. They succeeded and then escaped."

The Qiang people were in Xizhou before. When Wang Shao attacked Xizhou, the leaders of the Qiang people fled, but now they came back to attack Muxiang City. It was really dead but not stiff.

"And then?" Wei Shiyi became nervous.

Zhou Yun patted Wei Shiyi's shoulder reassuringly, "The servant Tian Qiong has led more than 700 people to pursue him."

"Will it succeed?" Wei Shiyi was very concerned.

Zhou Yun shook his head slightly, "It's not easy."

What Zhou Yun said was correct. Wei Shiyi heard about last night's battle after getting up early the next morning.Tian Qiong led seven hundred elite soldiers to pursue the Qiang people. When they arrived in Niujinggu, they were ambushed and killed by the Qiang people, and finally fled back to Muxiang City.

More than 700 people went there, and only 300 came back. This battle was lost.

But Zhou Yun and the others didn't seem to be too worried. Wei Shiyi felt it when he heard Zhou Yun say that last night. Today, seeing Zhou Yun and General Yun and the others arranging big guns is even more direct.

Wei Shiyi was very curious. After he healed the injured soldiers, he asked them why they were not worried. Zhou Yun said, "There are many soldiers guarding Muxiang City. Yesterday Tian Qiong chased them out. It seemed timely, but in fact they were prepared Incomplete. When we were discussing last night, two generals decided to lead their soldiers to pursue the encirclement and suppression. Not surprisingly, we will have the answer this afternoon."

"What we need to do now is to prepare the weapons and send them to General Wang Shao. General Wang Shao is about to attack Kangle City now. After the attack on Kangle City is finished, there will be Conuo City, and then General Wang Shao will return. In Xizhou, re-establish these captured cities there to form a defense line, and connect several cities together, that is to open up the payment road and make it solid inside and out."

In other words, the Qiang people's remnants and defeats are nothing to worry about.Compared with the larger plan, this small problem can be solved by Mu Xiangcheng himself.

Wei Shiyi understood, so he stopped asking, and continued to do his own thing.

Next, Wei Shiyi didn't specifically inquire about the battle in Muxiang City, he just seized the time to save people, and at the same time helped the Bureau of Supervision make more bombs.

The time soon came and two days later, everyone set off again.Because they were pulling the cannon, the speed of the crowd was not fast, so they had to get on the road early. If it weren't for the repair this time, they might not have stopped.

When leaving the city, Wei Shiyi saw several troops coming back from the outside. Behind the troops, there was a large group of foreigners in rough clothes—the Qiang people.

It was really solved.

Wei Shiyi looked at Zhou Yun and the other generals who didn't change their expressions strangely, and had to admit that they were very good at military affairs.And it has to be admitted that although the soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty are criticized in reality, not all the soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty are bad.

They can also be great.

After leaving Muxiang City, everyone embarked on the journey to Leisure City.

Kangle City is still the territory of Tubo, so it has not been captured.It is said that General Wang Shao had already led his soldiers across the Tao River to Kangle City, but because Kangle City was well defended and it was the last few cities of Tubo, the defensive resistance was very strong, and they did not reach Kangle City for many days. Can hit it down.

The longer the delay in attacking the city, the more difficult it will be to conquer it.

There are about three reasons, one is insufficient food and grass supplies, the other is lack of morale, and the third is that the weather is getting colder and colder. If they don't conquer Kangle City earlier, then after the cold winter really comes, they will have to return without success this year. It will only be more difficult to overcome the cultivation of a cold winter next year.

Then, after Wang Shao received that Bianjing had sent the big guns and other powerful weapons, he wrote to Xizhou and asked them to send the big guns. He wanted to use this new type of weapon to bring Kangle City to Attack down.

As a result, Zhou Yun and others, who only needed to stay in Xizhou for a while, re-delivered weapons.

Of course, they didn't find it strange. After all, this weapon was originally used for war. Now that Xizhou is relatively safe, the weapon should be sent to places where it is more needed.

This is also because there are relatively few forts produced in Bianjing. Otherwise, two forts can be installed in one city. If you don’t need it here, you can move the fort here, and you can move the fort there if you need it. It’s just a brick. Where does it need to be moved, although this brick is a gold brick.

But despite this, since parts of Xizhou and Hezhou have become the territory of the Song Dynasty, although they traveled more places, overall it was relatively smooth.

But... three days later, when Wei Shiyi saw a large river in front of him, he was stunned.

How can such a wide river pass?Not to mention that they still have heavy weapons like turrets in their hands.

The Tao River is a tributary of a large river in the Yellow River Basin. It is said that it was not navigable in modern times. In the Song Dynasty, where the construction capacity was relatively low, how could they get across?I don't know how General Wang Shao and the others passed by some time ago.

Not only Wei Shiyi was dumbfounded, but some soldiers were also dumbfounded, especially those soldiers pulling the fort.Because they not only have to transport the fort, but also have to be careful not to let the fort enter the water, otherwise, when will they bring the fort there?

Suddenly, the dark crowd made a thin noise, and everyone was thinking about how to get there.Not only that, but General Yun's face was also sullen, as were Zhou Yun and Master Lin.

At this moment, Zhou Yun seemed to remember something, his eyes suddenly changed, he walked to General Yun's side, and whispered a few words to him.

The distance was too far, Wei Shiyi couldn't hear what they said, but then he saw General Yun's face showing joy, then he raised his hand to press down, and raised his voice: "Soldiers, put down the fort and the bombs. , and then you stay here to guard, and you follow me to the surrounding cities."

General Yun divided the soldiers into two parts, one part stayed behind, and the other part followed him.

Where is he taking people?

Many people had this idea in their hearts, and so did Wei Shiyi, but the situation at this time forced him to ask.He was assigned to the left-behind part of the soldiers, and he could only stay here.

Fortunately, General Yun is not an arbitrary person. After he arranged the people, he smiled and said to the crowd: "After the capture of Muxiang City, the imperial court has already ordered the Zhentao Army to build ships and provide sailors. And Zhuangcheng soldiers, a total of 500 people. Therefore, the Taoshui River will flow down from Beiguan to Xiangzicheng, where it can be connected to the canal."

"But because the order was not long, we didn't know it yet, so we didn't know how to cross the Taohe River. If the Deputy Commander Zhou hadn't known the news before departure, we would have been blocked here dryly. With that said, General Yun patted Zhou Yun on the shoulder, very grateful.

"That is to say, there are sailors who are good at sailing in the cities around the Tao River. When we go to the city and borrow a manned boat, we will be able to cross the Tao River!"

After finishing speaking, General Yun swallowed his anger, raised his hand and waved at those assigned to follow him, saying: "Soldiers, let's go and borrow a boat!"