Weizhou City

Lu Junyi held a cup of tea and took a sip from time to time. (Baidu Search Born in a wealthy family, Lu Junyi has completely different living habits from the Liangshan leaders. Even in the army, tea is indispensable.

Yan Qing saw that the tea in Lu Junyi's hand had already passed the tea time, and said: "Brother's army has captured Mingsha and headed for Lingzhou. Renzhong's 200,000 soldiers and horses were blocked on Huanqing Road, and the army also

There is no need for us to guard the flanks. Xiao Yi thinks that the master can lead troops to attack Yanzhou. There are two important places in Xixia, one is Xingqing Mansion, the Lingzhou area, and the other is Xingqing Mansion.

The first is the area around Yanzhou and Xiazhou. When the prince takes over Xingqing Mansion, once the brood army arrives, Lingzhou and Jingzhou will definitely be like soup and snow, and it will rain day and night. The master will lead the troops and rush there, too.

Just to share some of the credit with the others, it would be better to send troops east to attack Yanzhou. Western Xia green and white salt is produced in Yanzhou, so the master’s contribution to conquering Yanzhou should be no less than that of Kelingzhou.”

Lu Junyi also knew that Yan Qing had seen through his thoughts, so he did not hide it. He nodded and said: "You are right, but there is a vast sea between Weizhou and Yanzhou. It is more than two hundred miles of desert, and we have never walked through it.

In the desert, I am afraid that I will get lost like Li Guang and make fun of others."

Yan Qing pulled out a sewing needle from her clothes, put it on her fingernail, and turned it gently. The sewing needle began to spin on the smooth fingernail. When the sewing needle slowly stopped, the tip of the needle was right.

Pointing to the south.

The compass has long been popularized. People in the Song Dynasty relied on the compass to navigate the sea. The compass was commonly used in the military.

"Wu Jing Zong Yao" contains the method of making and using guide fish: cut it with a thin iron leaf, two inches long and five minutes wide, with the head and tail sharp like a fish shape, place it in a charcoal fire, burn it, and use iron to make it red.

Put the fish's head out of the fire, with its tail facing the fish, dip it into the basin of water until the tail is divided, and collect it with a tight container. When using it, place the water bowl flat in a windless place, and let the fish float on the water surface.

The head always faces noon.

However, there is a more convenient magnetization method among the people. Rubbing a sewing needle with a magnet can make the sewing needle magnetic and act as a compass.

There are many ways to use it:

Water floatation method - put a few rushes through a magnetic needle and float it on the water to indicate the direction.

Bowl lip rotation method - place the magnetic needle on the edge of the bowl, and the magnetic needle can rotate to indicate the direction.

Nail rotation method - place the magnetic needle on the fingernail. Since the nail surface is smooth, the magnetic needle can rotate freely and indicate the direction.

Wire hanging method - apply some wax to the middle of the magnetic needle, stick a piece of silk on it, and hang it in a windless place to indicate the direction.

It is recorded in Shen Kuo's "Mengxi Bi Tan" that there are only two types of compasses in later generations: water needles and drought arrays.

Naturally, the ingenious Yan Qing does not need other tools. He can put it on his nails and turn it dozens of times without falling off.

Yan Qing played with the compass and said with a smile: "With a compass, the general direction will not be wrong. Find a few people in the city who have walked across the vast sea, compare the two, and there will be no problem in raiding Yanzhou. Jianing Military Division, Xiang

All the soldiers and horses of Youjun Division have been transferred by Renzhong. The master just wants to wipe out Yanzhou, and I am afraid it will not be difficult for all the state capitals in Xiazhou."

When Chao Yong sent out troops, the general order given to Lu Junyi was to follow closely, seize the reward entrance, cut off Ta stronghold, and ensure that Zhongshidao's army could pass through Moyan Gorge.

Both forts had been captured by Chao Yong in a surprise attack, and soldiers and horses were left to guard them. After the Weizhou soldiers and horses received reports of the two defeats, they did not dare to send troops to seize the city. Instead, they reported to Xingqing Mansion for help and strengthened the defense.

, afraid that Daliang soldiers and horses would attack Weizhou.

The rapid defeat of the armies of Li Qianshun and Chage made the Xixia soldiers fearful of the Daliang soldiers and horses.

Weizhou did not send troops, and Lu Junyi completed the task without spending a single soldier.

When Zhong Shidao's army arrived at Geeta Village, the Zhong family's mastermind brought news from Xingqing Mansion, and the prince captured Xingqing Mansion with almost no damage.

Based on the city defense of Xingqing Prefecture, five thousand people could defend it for ten days without much casualties this month. Therefore, Zhong Shidao decided to lead his troops to attack Mingsha, and then take Lingzhou, Shunzhou, and Jingzhou to capture the states along the way.

Lu Junyi originally wanted to go north with the army, but Yan Qing persuaded him to go east and raid Weizhou.

The soldiers and horses from the Yinchuan Plain rushed to King Qin of Xingqing Prefecture. Instead of following the army to capture a few empty cities, it was better to lead the army alone to capture an important border town.

Lu Junyi also felt that what Yan Qing said was reasonable, so he led his soldiers and horses over the mountains and ridges, and marched eastward to raid Weizhou. However, he did not expect that most of Weizhou's soldiers and horses actually went north to King Qin. Lu Junyi's five thousand soldiers and horses easily captured Weizhou.

This made Lu Junyi feel like he had defeated everything with one punch. Just like when he conquered Hebei, he captured many state capitals effortlessly. Although Chao Gai also gave many rewards, Lu Junyi still wanted to gain some military exploits through fighting. The military exploits obtained are not the military exploits that come easily.

Lu Junyi said: "I heard that the desert is very hot during the day and very cold at night, and it is difficult to find water. The soldiers traveled thousands of miles from Hebei to get here, and they only rested for a few days at Deshun Army on the way. I don't know. Their physical strength can still support them across the vast sea."

Yan Qing smiled and said: "Xiao Yi has also thought about this problem. When the master was arranging matters in the city, I went around outside the city and discovered the boat in the vast sea."

"You mean camel, right?"

Yan Qing nodded and said: "Master is indeed knowledgeable. Xiao Yi has asked the shepherds that camels can easily cross the desert, and they are much more stable when walking than horses. Even people who cannot ride horses can ride camels. The most important thing is What’s more, the camels can go without food or water for two or three days, and we can go without food for the camels.”

Lu Junyi became interested when he heard that camels had such benefits, and asked: "How many miles can a camel travel in one day?"

Yan Qing said: "Seventy or eighty miles a day is no problem. It takes less than three days to cross the vast sea and reach Yanzhou."

Lu Junyi asked: "Can we find so many camels?"

Yan Qing said with a smile: "What Xixia is not short of is camels. There are probably more camels than horses. Xixia equips the main army with one horse and one camel."

Lu Junyi couldn't help but rejoiced when he heard that the time and place were so favorable: "Okay, then prepare to attack Yanzhou. Invite five thousand captains to come."

Yan Qing said again: "The camels outside the city belong to all the tribes in Dangxiang. Now that the Xixia is over, many tribes want to please my Daliang court. I leave the camel matter to Xiao Yi, who finds several tribes to rent camels, so as not to hurt the soldiers. We will have conflicts with the Dangxiang tribe, which will be detrimental to the future rule of the imperial court."

Lu Junyi nodded and said: "Okay, I'll leave this matter to you. How long do you need?"

Yan Qing smiled and said: "Half a day is enough. Master can prepare to leave tomorrow."
Chapter completed!