In the far northern desert, although it is already late autumn, the yellow sand is still billowing during the day. www
In such yellow sand, an army is marching forward bravely!
The number of soldiers in the army is so large that when viewed from a distance, they almost look like a long dragon.
All the soldiers were disgraced, and many had broken lips due to thirst.
The wind in front suddenly picked up, and the yellow sand covered the sky. This was a very common sandstorm in the desert! In such sandstorm weather, the army could no longer move forward. The army stopped in a hurry, and the soldiers held hands.
They hid behind the sand pile with their horses. There were other soldiers huddled together, leaning on each other, hoping to fight against the raging sandstorm.
The sandstorm lasted for two hours and did not stop until dusk.
At this time, the soldiers climbed up from the sand, spit out the sand in their mouths, and continued to move forward.
Walking behind the team were several military officers. Judging from the clothes of these people, they belonged to the army of Liangshan. At this moment, a soldier wearing regimental commander's clothes walked towards the back.
"Commander, the soldiers have not had water for more than two days! It doesn't matter if we can't drink water, but our horses, if they don't have water, they will probably fall in the desert!" the regiment leader reported.
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"Have you not found the water source yet?" said a gray-headed young man.
"I didn't find it... I'm afraid there is no water source here!" said the group leader.
"Hu Yanting, check the map and see how far it is from Keyi Gate!" the young man said.
There was a person standing next to the young man, it was Hu Yanting. At this moment, Hu Yanting was comparing the surrounding terrain, calculating the distance he had traveled, and looking at the map. After a long time, Hu Yanting said: "Commander, how far is it from Keyi Gate?"
There is still at least 200 miles away! According to the map, there is indeed no water source around here!"
The young man in front of him was naturally Yue Fei, the commander of the Third Army! Yue Fei frowned and said: "200 miles is not a long way! Let the soldiers not rest and go all the way south! If we go quickly, we can reach it in a day and a night
Keyimen! If we encounter another sandstorm, it may take us two days to reach Keyimen! As long as we get there, we will have clean water to drink!"
Hu Yanting nodded. The regiment leader had left at this moment, urging the soldiers to move forward.
The soldiers were already exhausted, but when the military order was issued, they continued to move forward without any hesitation. Because of thirst, many soldiers could not eat. But if they did not eat, they would have no physical strength, so they put the dry fried noodles
He stuffed it into his mouth, forcing himself to swallow it and increase his physical strength.
Yue Fei was also forcing himself to swallow the food. He looked at the army moving forward and felt very proud in his heart.
This is the army built by Yue Fei! This army is much stronger than the armies of Xixia and Song Dynasty, and even compared to other armies in Liangshan!
The difficulties they encountered while crossing the desert were beyond imagination! For a month, there were strong winds almost every day! Along the way, they often ran out of water! Even so, their trekking time was still more than ten hours a day! They
The daily rest time will not exceed two hours. They dare not rest for a long time because the desert is too big and the journey is too far. If the rest time is longer, they may not be able to get out of this vast desert.
desert!
If it were other armies, under such circumstances, they would have collapsed long ago! But his third group army, with a total of 50,000 cavalry, at this moment, apart from the physical fatigue of the soldiers, they did not relax in any way mentally.
The overall morale of the army remains extremely high!
"We will actually arrive in Xixia in one or two days! With this army here, we will definitely succeed in destroying Xixia in this battle!" Yue Fei said secretly.
He was also very excited! The area occupied by Xixia belonged to the Han people during the Han and Tang Dynasties. When the Northern Song Dynasty was first established, it also belonged to the Han people. It was only Li Yuanhao and his son who rebelled, and then they forcibly separated the northwest and became a party.
Human territory! Now, this territory finally belongs to the Han people again!
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200 miles south, this place is called "Keyi Gate"!
This place is the northern border of Xixia, and it is also the most important pass in the north of Xixia! This pass is built on the mountain, with Helan Mountain behind it. In terms of majesty and solidity, Keyi Gate is almost as good as the Xiongguan of the Han people. However, since its establishment, this pass has
never encountered
During the war, no army had ever invaded this place. The Song people could not reach this place, and the Khitans were allies of the Xixia people. Besides, even the Khitans could not come here. In the north is a vast desert, and that desert
It is simply not something that the military can survive.
At this moment, Nendo Baozhong, the guard of Keyi Gate, was reading the battle report, his brows furrowed tightly.
He is over 60 years old, his hair is completely white, he no longer has the strength he had in his prime, and his whole person looks like he is dying.
Standing next to him was a man who looked to be only in his 30s and had a similar face to him. It was his son Rendo Awu.
"Dad, what happened?" Seeing Ren Duo Baozhong's brows furrowed, Ren Duo Awu couldn't help but ask.
"The situation in the south is not good! The Western Army of the Song Dynasty invaded in a large scale. Your Majesty has sent 200,000 troops south, but something bad happened there." Nendo Baozhong said.
"What bad thing happened?" Rendo Awu asked.
"Tiandu Mountain was raided by the Song cavalry. Now the entire Tiandu Mountain has been burned, and all the military rations and ordnance have been destroyed in the sea of ​​fire." Renduo Baozhong said.
"Ah! All the military rations and ordnance we have stored for decades have been burned by fire? This... now our 200,000-strong army has no food to eat. Isn't this battle bound to be defeated?" Rendo Awu said in horror.
"We may not be defeated! We can ask the surrounding states and counties to provide food, but the surrounding states and counties may not have much food!" Nendo Baozhong frowned.
"Dad, that Li Lingde is really stupid and incompetent! If King Jin was still in Tiandu Mountain, presiding over border affairs, such a thing would never happen!" Renduo Awu said angrily.
"Yes! King Jin is a peerless genius, and his ability to use troops is unparalleled! Unfortunately, King Jin went to Beijing, but was defeated by Liangshan!" Nendo Baozhong sighed.
"Is Liangshan really as powerful as the legend says?" Renduo Awu said.
"I'm afraid it will be stronger than the legendary one!" Nendo Baozhong said.
"Liangshan is the public enemy of Xixia and the Song Dynasty. Xixia and the Song Dynasty should unite to fight against Liangshan. I really can't figure out why the Song Dynasty would attack us rashly?" Renduo'a Wu said.
"I can't figure out the reason! I can only say that the emperors and ministers of the Song Dynasty were too stupid! When our two countries fought, Liangshan was the winner in the end! If Liangshan's army comes, I'm afraid neither of us can stop it!" Renduo Baozhong
He smiled bitterly.
"We, father and son, stay here in Keyi Gate. It is really a useless place for heroes!" Renduo Awu said a little disappointed!
Although this Keyi Gate is the most powerful pass in the north, it has never encountered a war in more than a hundred years! Staying here as father and son is almost equivalent to exile! Over the years, Nendo Awu has been extremely depressed, and he can't wait to go south immediately.
Song Xia border!
"Hey! It's only my fault that I offended the emperor!" Nendo Baozhong shook his head and said.
More than ten years ago, Renduo Baozhong was the supervisor of the border between Song and Xia. However, Renduo Baozhong was loyal to the Queen Mother. After the Xixia Emperor took power, he appointed a large number of trusted generals. Renduo Baozhong and others were driven away without fighting.
To the north! Here, he can only take care of himself!
It was dusk, and Ren Duo Baozhong no longer spent time with his son. He strode outside!
Standing on Guancheng, I saw rolling yellow sand in the distance, blocking the sky and the sun. Renduo Baozhong said: "Looking at the weather, I'm afraid there will be a heavy rain!"
"Yes, heavy rain is coming! But whether it's windy or rainy, it has nothing to do with us! We are here in this damn place with nothing to do. It doesn't matter if it's windy or raining, we just go back and sleep!" Ren Duo
Ah Wu snorted coldly.
Chapter completed!