In the eighth year of Kaiyuan in the Tang Dynasty, Puzhou was promoted to the prefecture. It was named Hezhong Prefecture because it was located in the middle of the Yellow River. Its capital was Hedong County.

The Xixia army and the Song army confronted each other across the river in Hedong County.

Lin Tong and Yang Dechang were stopped after arriving in Yuxiang. The Song army did not allow anyone to cross the defense line, saying that they were afraid that someone would be spies.

Yang Dechang and Lin Tong had no choice but to stay in Yuxiang for a while.

There are also many people stranded in Yuxiang who escaped from the sixth route in Shaanxi. The Song army seemed to be powerful. They stayed here just to watch and see if the Song army could repel the Western Xia army as before.

If they can repel the Song army, they will be able to return to their hometown. After all, leaving their hometowns is easy to leave their hometowns. The key is that most of their families have large tracts of land, and they really can't bear to leave them.

What Lin Tong and Yang Dechang heard were the curses of these landlords from various places on the Western Xia army, especially Ouyang Bian, calling Ouyang Bian a traitor, a lackey, and a devil who was killed by heaven.

Like before, there were very few farmers who fled, and basically no one was found.

The things Lin Tong and Yang Dechang brought were all daily consumables, which happened to be very popular here. Most of the people who escaped only brought yellow and white items, and there were very few daily necessities. The products from the Qingzhou Industrial Park were not available, so Lin Tong and Yang Dechang simply sold the things here and paid close attention to the situation on the front line.

The Song army passes by every day. At first, most of them go to Hedong County. Then a few days later, a large number of soldiers were defeated, one by one, and one by one, and one by one, was as if they were scattered.

For the people, defeated soldiers is terrible. Lin Tong and Yang Dechang saw with their own eyes that a team of defeated soldiers snatched a convoy of fleeing landlords. The big landlord shouted loudly, which made the team upset, so they simply killed the people.

This was like a signal. The defeated soldiers who retreated then gathered together to carry out organized and large-scale looting of the landlords who stayed in Yuxiang. The local people could rely on the forts to fight against the defeated soldiers, but these fled landlords had no support. Many of them were killed and the property they brought were looted.

Lin Tong and Yang Dechang were also frightened, but fortunately they were taken in and hid in the fortress to escape.

The situation outside is getting more and more chaotic. There are troops coming from the mainland, troops scattered from the line, and then the logistics teams collecting grain come more and more frequently, and even there are situations where people are being forced to be strengthened on the spot.

The fortress where Lin Tong and Yang Dechang were hiding was opened by the army. Most of the young people were pulled out to be strong. Lin Tong was younger and was also requisitioned. Yang Dechang didn't want to stay in this place because staying here might mean death, so he simply joined together, but he knew finance and could serve as a document of the army.

Lin Tong and Yang Dechang followed the army into Hedong County, which had completely become a large military camp.

Because Yang Dechang showed the quality of top accounting personnel, he was quickly transferred to the central army's logistics department and was appointed as the chief financial officer by Li Xian, and was able to know the various situations of the Song army.

When Yang Dechang took over the money and food, he couldn't help but feel shocked. The army here had gathered to a total of 300,000 yuan. The food and grass in the rear were continuous, but the quantity was insufficient.

This is very unreasonable.

Nowadays, the roads of the Song Dynasty are well developed, and logistics are just money after all. The Shiyisi, hosted by Cai Jing, is crazily acquiring money. There is definitely no shortage of money, and the road can also quickly transport money and grain.

But according to Yang Dechang's calculations, the support from the rear is not enough now, so what is Zhao Xu doing?

The war is about logistics. Li Xian was extremely concerned about logistics. He summoned Yang Dechang several times to ask questions. It can be seen that Li Xian was also extremely dissatisfied with the support from the rear and cursed several times.

Because as a master of money and grain, many generals also came to curry favor with Yang Dechang in order to get their own money and grain, and Yang Dechang also learned about the situation on the front line.

"...The Xixia army did not launch a large-scale attack, it should be just tentative. The Xixia army pulled it very quickly and relied on the continuous invasion of cavalry. Although we are many people, there are loopholes everywhere.

After all, our place is not the original front line, and there is no such fortress to defend. Once you face them in the wild, you may collapse directly. Most of the defeated soldiers before were dispersed because of this.

Now the pressure ahead is getting stronger and stronger, and I don’t know what the Xixia army is doing, so I suspect that they are concentrating their troops and may have a decisive battle.

When Hedong County is broken, the sky will collapse. Mr. Yang, you must be prepared. Give me the full amount of this food and grass. When the time comes, I can protect you..."

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"...Mr. Yang, prepare early. We will take you with us when we run away and will definitely send you to Bianjing... Oh, no, I guess I can't go to Bianjing anymore, it's not safe anymore. Haha, the official family is probably preparing for a southern tour. Now when we go to Bianjing, it's better to stay here..."

"...For some reason, the Xixia army suddenly attacked more and more. It is said that the Xixia army had crossed the Rong River and occupied Sanyi Mountain and looked down at Jincheng.

Once Jincheng is lost, the Xixia army descends down the river to capture Yuncheng, and the logistics roads of our Hedong County will be occupied, and the Hedong City will become an isolated city.

By then, the 300,000 troops will be jailed in this small place, and they will be just pigs and sheep to be slaughtered... General Manager Li should retreat, and Hedong Prefecture will not be able to defend it!"

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Yang Dechang did not dare to neglect, so he quickly asked someone to find Lin Tong. The two discussed leaving the Song army, otherwise they would probably not be able to save their lives in the chaos.

Yang Dechang secretly used some food and grass to bribe the defenders of Yongle Town, and then escaped from Yongle Town and entered the control of the Xixia Army.

As soon as they entered the control of the Western Xia army, Yang Dechang and Lin Tong were discovered by the Western Xia army and arrested by the scouts.

Yang Dechang and Lin Tong quickly informed their identity, saying that they were Ouyang Bian's old acquaintance and came to join Ouyang Bian. The scouts were skeptical and quickly reported it.

Yang Dechang and Lin Tong still have identities. After waiting for a day, they were rushed to the front line of Hedong County.

In the Central Army camp, Yang Dechang and Lin Tong met Zhong Yi and Di Hu.

They are all old acquaintances.

"Boss Yang, Boss Lin, why are you here?"

Zhong Yi was also very happy to see his old friend.

Lin Tongsai smiled: "The Song Dynasty could not survive anymore, so he could only come to find Shuai Zhong and Shuai Di to have a meal."

Zhong Yi quickly waved his hand: "Don't say that, I'm not qualified. Are you two here to find the prime minister, right?"

Yang Dechang also became energetic: "We just want to see if there is any one that can play a role. We have been favored by the prime minister a long time ago. Now that the prime minister wants to succeed, we must play a role!"

Zhong Yixi said: "The two of you came in just the right time. Daxia does need business talents. Both of them are top entrepreneurs. I believe the prime minister is welcome to be able to build Daxia."

Yang Dechang smiled and said, "I have been a money and grain master in the Song army for so many days. There are some situations that I can refer to for Zhongyi."

Zhong Yi's eyes lit up: "Is that so, Mr. Yang, then tell me quickly."

Yang Dechang quickly explained what he knew one by one, and Zhong Yi and Di Hu kept asking for advice. After a long time, the two stopped smiling.

"The situation is almost done, Brother Di."

Zhong Yi and Di Hu said.

Di Hu laughed: "Mr. Yang's news came very timely. According to the confirmation of your news, you can launch a general attack."

Lin Tong and Yang Dechang looked at Zhong Yi, and Zhong Yi smiled and said, "Actually, there is nothing strange. We were going to launch a general attack in these few days. There is a ceremony of abdication in Chang'an. I will find someone to send you there later. If you can hurry up, we can also take down Hezhong Prefecture as a gift for the prime minister to ascend the throne, haha!"

Yang Dechang and Lin Tong looked at each other and asked in unison: "Does the Prime Minister want to be the emperor?"

Zhong Yi and Di Hu smiled at each other: "Of course, although we are traitors, we cannot be the ministers of Dangxiang people. Naturally, we must have our own emperors.

Since a long time ago, we were trained by the Prime Minister and were the direct descendants of the Prime Minister. Otherwise, we would not have betrayed the Song Dynasty. However, we are also fighting for the unification of the country, so we are not really a traitor."

Yang Dechang and Lin Tong saw the surprise in each other's eyes.

This was a big surprise.

If Ouyang Bian can become emperor, then with their relationship with Ouyang Bian, they will have the greatest backer in Daxia.

Moreover, Ouyang Bian has always attached importance to business, so in the future, the business environment of Daxia will definitely be better than that of the Song Dynasty in the past.

They are very confident in themselves, and as long as they have a good environment, they can still make a comeback!

Di Hu smiled and said, "Don't go so early. I will tell you about the news from Chang'an. Then you will wait for two days. We will take down Hezhong Mansion, and then you will go back with the news. It happens to be a ceremony. You can attend the ceremony as representatives of the surrendered merchants of the Song Dynasty, which is also worthy of being."

Lin Tong and Yang Dechang looked at each other, and Yang Dechang nodded and said, "Okay, then we'll see the two marshals."

Zhong Yi and Di Hu laughed.

Zhong Yi smiled and said, "Well, you just follow me, it can be considered an eye-opener and see how we conquer the city."

Yang Dechang nodded repeatedly: "It's just about to see the style of the two marshals."

Sure enough, Zhong Yi and Di Hu did not avoid the two of them and directly asked them to participate in the combat deployment.

Yang Dechang and Lin Tong were both merchants and did not know much about military affairs. However, after staying in the Song army for a while, the military appearance and discipline of the Western Xia army were obviously more than better than that of the Song army, or in other words, the two armies were simply incomparable!
Chapter completed!