From Huai County to the east along the river was Fu Hongzhi's march route.

Among them, we must first pass through the southern part of Wei County, where the most important defensive area is Qi County.

The place Qixian may sound strange to you, but it also has a name - Chaoge.

The capital of the late Shang Dynasty.

Therefore, Qixian County is also a city with a great background. The fact that it was chosen as the capital by the ancestors of the Yin and Shang Dynasties must have its merits.

The outstanding feature is naturally either the military advantage of pursuing security later, or the fertile land.

Although it is winter now, Fu Hongzhi can still tell from the traces of farmland that there was a bumper harvest here last year.

"That's not a good sign."

Hebei already has a large population and a vast land. Now if there is sufficient food, it would be a bit bad to confront the Song army.

Fu Hongzhi now has free rein and can do whatever he wants in Hebei. Seeing this scene now, Fu Hongzhi feels that he would be sorry for his mission if he doesn't do it here.

"Go and test the defense of the defenders."

It was impossible to siege the city, but it was not impossible to rely on cavalry to swallow up some of the military power of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Relying on their good horses, the Song army's scouts quickly captured a Northern Wei scout alive.

The Northern Wei Dynasty scouts were completely unprepared for meeting the Changning cavalry head-on.

Now that information is being transmitted slowly, the Northern Wei defenders in Qi County have no way of knowing what happened in Qingzhou.

They didn't even know that Wang Huilong led the Northern Wei cavalry across the river.

Therefore, he naturally had no idea that the Song Army had a cavalry.

They were still concerned about the Song army's movements when they conquered Huai County on the Tan Daoji Waterway, and they only knew to try not to fight the Song army close to the river bank.

Therefore, these Northern Wei scouts deliberately avoided waterways and walked through the wilderness to explore the news. They never expected to encounter such a powerful Song Army cavalry head-on.

Fu Hongzhi came to this scout, saw the other's face and asked curiously: "Han?"

"Um!"

Although there is a strong local accent, Fu Hongzhi's ancestral home is Guanzhong, and he has stayed in Guanzhong for two years, so there is no language barrier.

"How many defenders are there in Qi County?"

Fu Hongzhi didn't ask you, since you are Han people, why you didn't greet Master Wang with nothing to eat. If the war went so smoothly, there would be no need to cry and come to the Northern Expedition.

"Sir, there are almost three thousand."

It was the leader of the Northern Wei scouts who replied.

"My name is Li Ji. General, if you need anything, just give me your orders!"

Fu Hongzhi was a little surprised that the opponent was on the right track.

Li Ji was also an interesting person, and he frantically began to express his loyalty to Fu Hongzhi.

Not only did he tell the number of defenders in Qi County, but he even explained everything he knew about Qi County's defenses to Fu Hongzhi.

It's just that the other party's words were so clear-cut that Fu Hongzhi even doubted whether Li Ji was trying to trick him into surrendering.

"General!"

Li Ji's tone was extremely sincere.

"We are indeed sincerely surrendering to the general!"

"If the current magistrate of Qi County hadn't been a bastard of the Suolu gang and took us seriously, we would have tied up the bastard official Xiancheng and your Excellency long ago!"

Fu Hongzhi saw that Li Ji was in an excited mood and didn't seem to be hypocritical, so he believed his words a bit in his heart.

"You...you are really loyal and courageous."

"It's just that you don't need to wait for anything to offer the city now. Let me ask you, do you know where the granary in Qi County is?"

Except for some super big cities, such as Luoyang, Jiankang, and Tongwancheng, excess food is generally not stored in the city. After all, the city is so big, and it is impossible to use such a large piece of land specifically to store food, but in other places.

Re-select the site to build the granary.

Since Qi County had a bumper harvest last year, there must be other places to store grain.

The defenders at the granary are often no weaker than those inside the city, and they are at odds with the army defending the city. Therefore, it is bound to be a place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Now Fu Hongzhi focused his attention on the granary outside the city.

Li Jidang Fund stated that it was indeed aware of the incident.

"This year's food is stored in a dock in the north of the city!"

After seeing Fu Hongzhi's intention, Li Ji actually recommended himself and asked to be the vanguard to attack Wubao.

Looking at Li Ji's posture, those who knew he was a prisoner, but those who didn't knew thought he was a general in the Song army who was eager to make meritorious deeds.

Fu Hongzhi did not agree to Li Ji's overly enthusiastic request.

This kind of thing...it's safer to do it yourself.

After asking for the location, the Changning Cavalry turned around and headed towards Wubao.

The Wubao is not far from Fu Hongzhi. When Fu Hongzhi arrived here, he couldn't help frowning as he looked at the Wubao.

This Wubao gate has high walls and thick walls, and at first glance, it is not something that can be easily broken through.

At this time, Li Ji actually asked to see Fu Hongzhi again——

"General! The guard general of Wubao is also a Han, and he is very at odds with the magistrate of Qi County."

"If he knew that Master Wang was coming, he might surrender voluntarily!"

Fu Hongzhi had a stomachache at this time.

What's this?

Why is it that everyone is so ready to surrender?

Isn’t my purpose to disrupt Hebei? How come he wants to regain Hebei now?

The soldiers of the Northern Wei Dynasty in Wubao obviously saw the figure of Changning Cavalry, and instantly became commotion.

The Wubao guard soon arrived on the city wall, and when he saw the Changning cavalry, who was obviously an elite force, he suddenly had a thought in his mind.

Just when he hesitated, he saw a group of light cavalry breaking away from the Song army's cavalry.

But it was Li Ji.

When Fu Hongzhi saw how thick Wubao was, he no longer had the urge to do anything.

Sending Li Ji up now is like treating a dead horse as a live doctor.

If you fail, leave now and continue east.

But to succeed...

Not only can they get a large amount of food and grass, but they can also allow the Song army in Hebei to further expand their advantages and deter Xi Jin in Yecheng.

At this time, Fu Hongzhi just had the attitude of giving it a try, and he didn't have much hope for Li Ji.

I saw Li Ji running to the wall of Wubao without being attacked by bows and arrows. I only heard Li Ji shouting to the guard of Wubao.

Fu Hongzhi was afraid of being plotted, so he was a certain distance away from Wubao and did not get too close to Wubao, so he could not hear the conversation between the two clearly.

Just after the two negotiated with each other and burned a stick of incense, the Wubao guard on the city wall disappeared, and he didn't know what he was doing back there.

Fu Hongzhi thought it was all over, but unexpectedly Li Ji galloped up to him, panting, with an excited look on his face.

"General! It's done!"

"The guard of Wubao is willing to surrender! But there are still some troops in Wubao that do not belong to him. Once he clears out those people, he will naturally open the door to welcome the general!"

It actually happened?

Fu Hongzhi and other Song soldiers were somewhat doubtful about life.

This battle...can we still fight like this?

In the Northern Wei Dynasty, there were actually people who were eating pots of pulp to welcome the king!
Chapter completed!