Standing at the top of the city and looking at the vastness, Du Zhongxiao said to Han Qi: "This is the former place of Jiuyuan, located between the north and south of the Yellow River. The land is fertile and easy to irrigate, and it is full of fertile fields. Now it is a piece of weeds and it is hard to see people."

Han Qi said: "The ancient city of Jiuyuan should be not far from here. If you have time, you should send someone to look for it. If the imperial court gets this place, it will definitely build a city. The location chosen by the ancients has its own profound meaning. Building a city on the old site should be more convenient."

Du Zhongxiao said: "It may not be so. It has changed a lot for thousands of years, and I don't know how many times the Yellow River is changing. The suitable place in the past may not be suitable now. It is better to build a railway from Dongshengzhou to get here, and it is better to go north of the Yellow River. If you build a city here, try to go north as much as possible."

After seeing Zhuang Lang's master, Du Zhongxiao and Han Qi brought their men here to command the subsequent war on the southern front. The northern front only attacked the Heishan Military Supervisor Office. Unexpectedly, there was no large-scale battle, and it was mainly composed of a large number of small-scale wars. The southern front was different. The White Horse Military Supervisor Office and the Helanshan Guards both began to gather troops and might also come from Xingqing Prefecture to reinforcements. They should be taken seriously.

There was not much population between the north and south of the Yellow River. The cavalry swept it all and all concentrated on the other side of the Yellow River.

While the two were watching the scenery, a large group of cavalry came from the Yellow River, which were Shisanlang's men.

Han Qi said: "When the cavalry returned, is it because the Wushuhai war ended?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "It's best to end there. The infantry went south quickly to seize the Hue Du and arrange defense lines. We attacked in front, and then we became the guard. From Tanglong Town to here, all the troops did not have effective rest and guarding, so it would be easier."

Han Qi said: "I've been thinking too much. I see that in these wars, the army suffered few casualties, less than 2,000 people. Such a big victory only lost these men and horses, which is unprecedented! Now the armies are in full swing, why not be afraid of the Dangxiang Army coming!"

Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "Your Majesty, Yingtianxiang Army is different from other troops. The combat power cannot only be based on the number of people, but also on the weapons. The war has been continuous for several months, with few casualties, but the military weapons are consumed severely. Especially the artillery and transportation vehicles, which have lost more than 20% of the losses and will not last much for many days."

Han Qi was surprised: "The loss is so great? I saw that there are people in the army who specialize in repairing military weapons and have more staff, so I will repair it quickly."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Where is so easy to repair? Those who can be repaired have already tried their best. If they are repaired, it will be considered a loss. There are few intact weapons in the army. Especially the cannons and large chariots, which one has not been broken? If it is not repaired now, it will either take a long time or wait for the rear to transport the repaired devices. Moreover, not everyone can do the repairs, it is practiced before."

Han Qi was a little surprised when he heard this: "I saw that the muskets and cannons are so powerful, but they are so useless? I didn't expect this."

"How can I not use it? My husband thinks, in such a few battles, I don't know how many broken swords and guns are, and it will not be less broken than guns and cannons. It's just that it's easy to repair swords and guns, and it's good to sharpen them. It doesn't take much effort to replace them. Guns and cannons are different. Each one is precious. Many times it's broken, and it's impossible to repair the front line. The Yingtianxiang Army lacks foundation, and it's only time to fight to the point where it's done. It's already a blessing."

For ordinary military weapons, swords, guns, bows and crossbows, tens of thousands of people defeated several times the enemy, and more broken than guns and cannons, it is nothing more than repairing and replacing them. Guns and cannons are different from cars. Once they are broken, it will be much more complicated to repair. Especially guns and large chariots, the front line cannot be repaired at all, so they can only be installed and dismantled and used. Up to now, the weapons of the Yingtianxiang Army have a lot of losses. Especially guns and barrels have problems, the barrel bore cannot be cleaned, and the gun truck and aiming mechanism are broken, which is close to 30%. In addition, the loss of transportation vehicles is the limit to Hue Du.

Of course, the enemy didn't know that the Song army won and failed all the way from Tanglong Town, and they were exaggerated several times. Not so. If the Heishan Military Supervisor Office fought to the death, the White Horse Military Supervisor Office and the Helan Mountain Guards fought with all their might, and Du Zhongxiao would have a hard time fighting the Hunhua Pass.

It was beyond Du Zhongxiao's surprise to conquer the Heishan Military Supervision Office at a slight cost and fight against the two reinforcements with all their might.

At this moment, a soldier came to report that Shisanlang took Zhuang Langbeibao, the governor of the Heishan Military Supervisor, to ask for a visit.

Du Zhongxiao heard this and said happily: "Zhuanglangbei has been protected, Wu Tuhaihai must have offered the city. It's such a help from God! My husband, let's meet!"

Zhuang Langmangbao followed the soldiers into the official hall and saw two officials sitting inside. The one sitting in the upper position was in his forties or fifties, with two black beards, and the one sitting in his lower position was 20 or 30 years old, with a white face and no beard. He didn't know what to call him for a moment.

He hesitated for a while and bowed, "Zhuang Lang, the governor of the Heishan Military Supervisor, is here to meet Du Jingluo."

Du Zhongxiao stood up: "In the lower Du Zhongxiao, the Hequ Road Commander. This is the Hedong Road Commander, Xianggong Han, and the governor has come to see him."

Zhuang Langmabao didn't expect Han Qi to be here, so he hurriedly bowed and said, "Go to Mr. Han."

Han Qi said: "The governor doesn't have to be too polite, please sit down."

Sitting in the guest seat, Han Qi said, "The governor worked hard all the way. The back yamen prepared a banquet to welcome the governor tonight! From now on, I will submit to the court. If you have anything to do, it's okay to say it. Whether it's the governor's own business or the tribe's business, the court will make every effort to make the decision for you!"

Zhuang Lang chaibao hurriedly said, "At noon today, I have already offered Wushuhai City--"

Han Qi waved his hand: "Since the governor has left there, there is no need to worry. Yang Wenguang and the generals in the city will deal with it. The governor, please rest for a while and think more about the future. If you need the court's help, just tell me more."

When Zhuang Langmabao saw that Han Qi didn't want to talk about Wutuhai City, he stopped talking. It seemed that in the eyes of Song Jun, Wutuhai City was not very important, but in their eyes, his governor, was much more important.

After a few polite words, Du Zhongxiao said: "It's not early, so how about we go to Houya to drink a few glasses of wine?"

Zhuang Langmai Baohui, and went to the Houya with Du Zhongxiao and Han Qi.

There was a lantern in the yard, and a big poplar tree was placed in a banquet. This was used by Du Zhongxiao and Han Qi tonight. When Zhuanglangbeibao came, he welcomed him. There were no vegetables in this season, but they were cooked, fried, and fried meat. Only a roast duck was hard to see in the local area. However, the fruits on the table, such as citrus, pears, etc., seemed particularly precious.

Everyone sat down, and the soldiers poured the wine. Du Zhongxiao said, "Before the first time, I steamed wine at home to make a living. These bottles of wine were specially brought by someone a few days ago. They were the wine I steamed and hidden in the present. The wine was aged fragrance, so the governor tasted it."

Zhuang Langchabao said: "In the past two years, there have been white wine sold in Xingqing Mansion. It is the first time I heard that the wine is aging fragrance. Jingwei is an expert in winemaking. Since that's what he said, I'll see it tonight."

Shisanlang said: "Jiangwei is not just an expert in brewing wine, but the methods of steaming wine are created by Jingwei. Dangxiang is far away and it is not surprising that the wine is aging fragrance. To be honest, these bottles of wine were sold in the capital, and even a hundred taels of silver were sold."

Zhuang Langmabao was surprised: "I don't want this thing to be so precious, thank you for your advice."

The wine was brought by Han Yueniang a few days ago. It was originally a time to entertain Han Qi, but Zhuang Lang and Mabao were just a coincidence. Shisanlang was even more coincidental. He knew the Du family and knew that this wine was rare and he could drink it last time.

Han Qi raised his glass and said, "Governor Zhuang Lang surrendered to the court today, and he will be a minister in the same palace from now on. Let's drink this cup full!"

After drinking the wine, Zhuanglangbeibao felt soft and mellow, leaving a lingering fragrance. After drinking it, I felt hot all over. Compared with the white wine sold by Dangxiang, it was not so choking and had more fragrance, but it was less refreshing as if the charcoal fire had rolled over.

Shisanlang took a glass of wine, closed his eyes, and was intoxicated by the mellow taste. From the northwest, he hadn't drunk such a truly good wine from the Du family for a long time. There were official wines in the army, mostly from the capital city, and lambs, etc., used as tonics, but they lost the mellow fragrance of the wine.

Du Zhongxiao said: "The governor uses some vegetables. Now in early spring, everything has just woken up and there is no good thing. When the vegetables can be grown in a few months, it will be rich. This fat duck was shot from the nearby army today. The stove was just right. The governor tasted it."

Zhuang Langbeibao saw that the meat cut from the duck was shiny and the meat inside was fat and tender, which was something he had never seen before. There were chopped green onions next to it and a plate of sauce. I don’t know how to eat it. The guests and several of them were waiting for them to move first, regardless of the amount, and they picked up a piece of meat.

As soon as the duck meat was in his mouth, a fragrance rushed onto his nose. The crispy and tender duck skin was extremely beautiful and his tongue was about to melt.

Zhuang Langmabao had never eaten this kind of fine food? He swallowed it a few mouthfuls and praised: "It is indeed a delicacy in the Central Plains, and it is never seen in the northern part. I have lived for decades and have eaten such a good thing for the first time. It is crispy, tender, fragrant, good! Good!"

Shisanlang said: "This duck is a bit greasy. The governor can relieve the greasy after eating two pieces of green onion."

After saying that, he demonstrated the flat-chihu section, dipped it in the sauce, and put it in his mouth.

Zhuang Langbeibao learned that after eating the onion dipped sauce, he felt a sweet taste in his mouth. It really felt different.

Du Zhongxiao and Han Qi looked at each other and smiled. Tonight was too hasty and there was no precious food, but for Zhuanglang Beibao, it was a delicious food that he had never seen before. Dangxiang was already behind. After Yuan Hao founded the country, he deliberately advocated Hu Feng and his diet was deteriorated. The Zhuanglang tribe was in the north of Heishan and in Dangxiang, and Zhuanglang Beibao did eat relatively poorly.

After drinking a few glasses of wine, Zhuang Langbei tasted the food on the table and thought it was wise to offer the city. Even ordinary people made it much better here than what they had eaten before. The simple piece of meat, wrapped in noodles and fried in oil, was crispy and delicious, without any odor. Unlike before, I only knew that boiled meat in white water and dipped it in some salt, which was not the same as before.
Chapter completed!