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Chapter 197 Robbery

When Liang Gewei ordered the army of Hongzhou to go to the security army, Wuxin, who had been traveling through Baiyu Mountain for three days, finally walked out of Baiyu Mountain under the guidance of the guide, ran horizontally for 600 miles to the grassland two hundred miles west of Hongzhou. On the way, they also met a pair of Xixia soldiers and several tribes who had lived in Baiyu Mountain for a long time, but the tribes could go around and if they could go around, they would kill them mercilessly when they encountered the Xixia patrol team, they cleaned the battlefield and continued to move forward. After walking out of Baiyu Mountain, the army had repaired for a day, Wuxin's team had only two days of dry food left.

Hongzhou is now a large military camp. Wuxin is not so stupid that he can dig out the enemy's nest at this time. However, the few cavalry sent out have all responded that since last night, all the military camps in Hongzhou began to set off the camps and move towards the Song Dynasty. After Wuxin got the news, he calculated silently and summoned all the captains of the hundred people.

Although Wuxin is very young, he has arranged the advance and retreat in the past few days and is very kind to the soldiers. Because the number of patrols in Xixia is only a few dozen people, and the scale of the battles they encountered is not large, but Wuxin is brave and skilled in fighting. Every time he is the first to attack the Western Xia cavalry team. It is very easy to fight by one person to fight seven or eight Dangxiang soldiers. Not to mention anything else, this martial art alone convinces everyone. After everyone came, they sat on the grass. There was a big stone in front of Wuxin with a map on it.

"We are only 200 miles away from Hongzhou now. If we want to march quickly, we will not take a long time to arrive. However, Hongzhou is the frontier of the confrontation between the Western Xia and the Song Dynasty. Not to mention the strict garrison, there are almost 100,000 new troops there. The scout cavalry sent out today came back to report that the 100,000 new Dangxiang army that had newly added to Hongzhou had begun to advance towards our Song Dynasty, and we did not have much dry food. The two-day food rations are only three or four days, so we summoned everyone to see what we should do next!" Wu Xin also sat on the grass and introduced the general situation now.

After hearing this, the twenty team leaders whispered to each other. They didn't care about the 100,000 Xixia army that was close to each other. At worst, they would scatter ducks and run away when they were discovered. Anyway, they were all cavalrymen. As long as they drilled into the ravine, the Dangxiang people would not be able to do anything to them. However, the food problem was imminent. They all knew that it was impossible to get supplies from the Song Dynasty at this position. It was okay for the horse to say that it was enough to eat grass on the grassland, but what did people eat?

Wuxin looked at his subordinates. He knew that they had no good idea, so he shook his horse whip and said, "Everyone is quiet first! It is impossible to get supplies here. Even if we hunt, we cannot catch enough food. Besides, this is the territory of the Dangxiang people, and it is easy for the enemy to discover our existence. My suggestion is to rob it!"

"Go and grab it?" After listening to the unintentional suggestion, everyone did not say it, but they were all wondering. This is the border of Song Xia. Although the Dangxiang people were not good at defending the city, they built cities as if they were decent to avoid the attack from the Song Dynasty. Only the solitary herders would live on the grassland to build tents. Although there were not many two thousand people, the food consumed every day was also considerable. Even if the shepherds left alone robbed them, they would not have much food. If they went to grab the town, the city that was not too high would be their cavalry's nightmare.

"General, we are all cavalrymen, and we didn't bring any tools to attack the city when we came out. Attacking the city will cause us to encounter great trouble. If the Dangxiang people report to Hongzhou and we can't conquer it for a short time, it will be troublesome!" said a small team leader.

Wuxin smiled and said, "We don't need to attack the city with real swords and guns, but go to cheat the city! When we came out, we didn't wear the librarians of the Song army. We just chose thirty or forty brothers with good martial arts, and brought hundreds of horses to pretend to be horse dealers and sneaked into the city. We could wait until the night to quietly occupy the city gate and let others enter the city! Of course, the target we chose could not be a big city like Hongzhou. As long as it was a small village, as long as there was food, who could do anything to us on this prairie?!"

It was a good idea for everyone to hear that. They were all hunters. If they fought in a regular battle, they would definitely lose to regular soldiers. But if they were to pieces and compare their personal martial arts, the single soldiers would definitely not be their opponents. If they could really get into forty or fifty people, it would be no problem to seize the city gate in the middle of the night.

"Haha, don't forget that we have attacked several patrol teams in Xixia these days and seized many clothes from Dangxiang soldiers. The horse dealers of thirty or forty people only brought a hundred horses, but in the middle part, it was perfect. In the past, the Song Dynasty had more defenses and fewer attacks, but since Di Wuxiang, the soldiers of the Song Dynasty rarely went deep into the inner realm of Xixia. It was not a matter of relaxation in the city's defense. No one would have thought that we could actually come here!" Wuxin said with a smile.

Long before Wuxin came to the northwest, Wang Jinghui had instilled some concepts of "guerrilla warfare" in him. However, if he went deep into the enemy country to carry out destruction in this era, it would be unrealistic to copy the guerrilla theory of later generations. In this case, Wang Jinghui felt that the Mongols' tactics were more suitable for entering the country like locusts. Only by raising wars would it be more in line with the characteristics of this era. However, Wang Jinghui's sect Wuxin was as cruel as the Mongols. Wherever he went, he was killing and destroying. In fact, in the past few days, Wuxin and others only killed the soldiers of the Western Xia, and the tribes they encountered had never taken action, but just bypassed and did not expose themselves.

When Wuxin attacked the Xixia patrol soldiers on the road, he thought of using the clothes of Xixia soldiers to deceive. The main task of this team is to go to the rear of the enemy to carry out damage. You cannot count on this army to attack cities and villages, but if you want to obtain supplies by robbing, the remaining method is to rely on fraud.

After Wuxin's proposal was approved by everyone, they surrounded him and selected suitable targets on the map. Of course, they captured the city this time to obtain supplies, and the target they chose was of course smaller cities. With the help of the guide, Wuxin and others finally determined a small city called "Wulun Village" as their supply target. This small city usually has more than 1,000 troops, and as long as Wuxin and others can trick the city gate, the rest will be much easier for them.

In this way, at noon the next day, a group of horse dealers with about thirty people entered Wulun Village. When the city gate was about to be closed in the evening, another Xixia army of forty people entered the city. It was much easier than Wuxin and others imagined. It was easy to enter the city, and it didn't take much effort to seize the city gate. In the middle of the night that night, Wuxin led more than 70 people who had been infiltrated into the city and seized the city gate very quickly. After receiving the large troops outside the city into the city, they seized several other city gates, surrounded the barracks in the city. A rocket was released, and the barracks became a sea of ​​fire. Wuxin's cavalry took the opportunity to harvest the lives of the opponent.

There was no suspense in this battle, and not only did the defenders of Wulun Village kill a piece of armor.

They also received a large amount of supply. After the battle, Wuxin's subordinates loaded all the food and supplies they received, and destroyed all the crossbows, catapults and other machinery used to guard the city. What made Wuxin and others happy was that there were three or four hundred war horses in the small Wulun Village. They were not polite and took them all away. They left Wulun Village before dawn, leaving the Dangxiang people who arrived later in a mess.

With a "bang!" Wang Jinghui put a white character on the chessboard. Emperor Zhao Xu, who was wearing casual clothes, couldn't help but frown. After thinking for a long time, he grabbed a chess piece with his hand and placed it on the chessboard to admit defeat. Recently, Emperor Zhao Xu was very depressed - no matter how any chess player in this era meets Wang Jinghui, it is very depressing, but Emperor Zhao Xu has something even more depressed - the Battle of Song Xia.

The letters of Duke Han Qi of Wei State have arrived in Biandu, and the powerful increase in Xixia's troops has been confirmed by the Song Dynasty. Now 300,000 Dangxiang soldiers are putting pressure on the Song Dynasty on the border. The most pressure is the security army, because there are 100,000 elite troops led by Liang Gewei. Emperor Zhao Xu is very worried about this. Although Duke Han Qi of Wei State is not worried about this at all, he doubts whether the Song Dynasty can withstand this time. If the battle situation is corrupt, he doesn't mind fighting as a consumption station, and as long as he wins in the end, he will be content.

From the beginning of this conflict between Song and Xia, Wang Jinghui was fully grasped. The first person that Emperor Zhao Xu thought of at this time was him. Looking at the letters of Duke Wei, the son-in-law sent his book children to the front line. This made Emperor Zhao Xu feel a little funny. He also knew that although they were all good talents, how much effect could such a few people go to the northwest?

"The Master, don't worry about the military affairs in the northwest. Just watch the changes in Biandu. I believe that with the ability of the Duke of Wei, it is not necessary to deal with the only Dangxiang barbarians! In the past, the Lord of Xia Liangzuo led an army of 200,000 to attack Dashun City, and even he himself died under Dashun City. Now the Duke of Wei is in charge of the northwest, and Lu Shi is in charge of the security army. What else does the Master have to worry about?" Wang Jinghui said with a smile to the frowning Zhao Xu while packing up the chess pieces.

"The Duke of Wei has a long reputation, but I have to report that the Prime Minister of Xixia Liang Yi was also opposite the Duke of Wei. He was either in charge of Hongzhou or the Jianing Military Office. I am just a little worried!"

"Not to mention that the 200,000 army that had become 100,000, the security army today is not comparable to Dashun City in the past. My Song Dynasty has been prepared for a long time. Today, the commander of Western Xia, Liang Gewei, is far from the talent of Xia, Liang Zuo! Whether in terms of military preparation or commander, my Song Dynasty has surpassed the barbarians of Dangxiang everywhere. What else can the emperor worry about? Now the court's talent ceremonies are about to begin. The emperor might as well put the matter in the northwest first and care about the matter of selecting materials for the country!"

"Your dear said it is so easy. I am not as good as you, so I can be free everywhere. But I heard that you have many students taking this Jinshi exam?" Emperor Zhao Xu said jokingly.

"What qualifications do you have to be a teacher?! I just found a few good seedlings and trained them as much as I can. However, the contributions of Su Zizhan and his sons are indispensable. Of course, Mr. Ouyang Yongshu and others are working hard. However, whether they can pass this competition depends on whether they are really talented!"

Emperor Zhao Xu smiled and picked up a cup of tea and said, "Your dear, don't be humble anymore. How are you preparing for the imperial examinations? Wang Xiang and Sima Xianggong were both busy during this period, so you have to do these trivial things!"

"The imperial examination has been almost ready. The scholars from all over the country who came to the exam have completed their registration and have all stayed in the inn in Biandu. If they are poor students, I also asked Huaying Academy to accept them at one time to ensure that no scholar who took the exam has any worries!" Wang Jinghui said with a smile: "Wang Xiang and the others are now living in the Secretariat, and they can deal with the news from Xixia at any time to react. I am much more relaxed than them!"

After hearing this, Emperor Zhao Xu nodded and asked, "Your dear is so confident in the Northwest?"

Wang Jinghui said: "The ministers who should have done it have already done it. Since Liangzuo died in Dashun City three years ago. If it weren't for the Dangxiang people who had injured their vitality, and the internal struggle between the rear and the imperialists and the internal struggles with the imperialists, Xixia would have tried every means to retaliate. This time, Zhong Yan lured Wei Mingshan to get Suizhou, which only triggered new and old hatreds! However, the Song Dynasty has not been idle for the past three years, and there is no huge foreign military expenditure. The remaining money is spent on Tianfei Island, and a large number of firearms are used in addition to supplementing the imperial guards. Eight out of ten were sent to the northwest front line. It has accumulated over such a long time. In comparison, the defense of the northwest city is only stronger than three years ago. Now Xixia has only 200,000 soldiers and horses are in the forefront, which is far from being as good as before. What I think is that the Duke of Wei is in charge of the northwest, and it is safe to be safe!"

After hearing this, Emperor Zhao Xu nodded and said, "Your dear sent the children under your command to the Duke of Wei in the Northwest. You are considered to be your dear!"

"Although they are still children, they have already obtained three or four points of their ability after years of training. Now that the court has something to do, I cannot leave Biandu, so I have to send my disciples to work for me. I also have some industries in the northwest and let them take care of them in the past. If the Duke of Wei has any needs, he can cooperate in time!"

Emperor Zhao Xu knew that what the prince-consort said was just a scene. From Han Qi's letter, he learned that the prince-consort had not only sent a few disciples to the northwest to serve. At the same time, he also sent many doctors and craftsmen to ensure the war in the northwest, and donated a lot of land, food, grass, and silver as a supplement. Not to mention anything else, the five thousand war horses helped Han Qi a lot. These contributions were easily taken over by the prince-consort. This ability to take weight was also very impressed by Emperor Zhao Xu. If anyone else had been busy asking for me, he would have been busy asking for me.

"I will not forget what I have done in the northwest, nor will I treat you badly!" Emperor Zhao Xu knew that it would not work if he said more now. Wang Jinghui had nothing to lack and did not like to be an official, so he thought that after the northwest settled down, he would set a piece of land there to reward the prince-consort.

"Thank you, the priest, but the priest still doesn't have to be distracted by the ministers. What I donate is nothing but the proceeds from the trade between bottles and jars and the Western Xia. It's not worth much money. It's just that the industries under my name can be produced, so I can take advantage of it! Now that the court has something to do in the northwest, it's time to use money and materials. I just donate it to do something good for the people!"

Emperor Zhao Xu smiled after hearing this: "The prince-in-law is good at asking for money, and even I have to follow your brother-in-law to benefit from it. But this is your personal property after all, and the court will not treat you badly!" Zhao Xu knew that the real estate industries under Wang Jinghui's name are extremely profitable industries. The Commercial Press is simply more profitable than the imperial coin workshop. The profit of the glass workshop is even more amazing. If it is transported to the workshop in the palace, it is plated with silver to make glass mirrors, just one piece will be worth tens of thousands of yuan, and it will be filled with windfalls from the sky.

"My dear knowledge is well known to all over the world. I think the students you teach will not be missing there. I will make an exception. If your students do not pass the exam, I will also reward them with a Jinshi and give them a job based on what they have learned!" Emperor Zhao Xu has been worried about any changes in the northwest these days. Today, Wang Jinghui resolved most of his concerns in a few words, and it was rare to be happy. He simply promised to the prince-consort with generous help. This is indeed a great reward.

Wang Jinghui stood up and bowed to Emperor Zhao Xu and said, "Thank you for your kindness, but I dare not accept such rewards! The emperor will definitely attract opposition from the censors and ministers, and try to add trouble to the emperor. However, this example can be imitated by later generations, and it will be a major hidden danger in the court in the future! Moreover, I also believe that the three fathers and sons of the Su family, Mr. Ouyang Yongshu, Mr. Sima Junshi and others have good teachings. If these children cannot achieve fame and fortune in the examination hall, there is nothing to say. If the emperor gives them fame, it will probably only embarrass the few gentlemen! I must not accept this favor!"
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