After walking 50 miles north from Xingqing Mansion, you will reach Dingzhou. Further north from Dingzhou, there are basically no cities. You have to walk more than 500 miles to Heishan, which is the Hetao area at the top of the Yellow River shape.
, it was developed on a large scale by the Central Plains dynasty during the Han Dynasty, with a population of hundreds of thousands at its peak. Later, it fell silent. During the Tang Dynasty, three surrender cities were built, and military reclamation was briefly resumed. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, it became a pasture for the Hu people.
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At present, the Heishan area is the northernmost territory of Xixia. It is mainly used to exile prisoners. In addition, after Xixia destroyed the Uighurs in Ganzhou, some Uighurs were also resettled here and became sheep slaves of Xixia. They raised cattle and sheep instead of Xixia.
Three thousand garrison troops were responsible for guarding them.
It is precisely because Heishan is far away from the hinterland of Xixia that the Xixia dignitaries decided to use it as a transfer station for wealth. They would first transfer the wealth to Heishan and then wait and see how the situation develops. If the situation can improve and the Song army withdraws from Xixia, then they will return to Xingqing Mansion.
, but if the situation is over, they will quickly transfer their wealth to Datong Mansion.
For several days, the wealth transfers of the powerful began one after another. Some were transported by camels, some were transported by ships, and some were transported by rafts. Brother Richard went to Xiping Mansion. Emperor Li Qianshun did not dare to offend the public.
Just turn a blind eye and let them go.
That morning, a Song Army scout cavalry galloped in from a distance. Except for the Yellow River, the Gobi Desert was completely deserted. In the distance, there were the remnants of Henan Mountain.
The corpses were chewed to pieces by a pack of wolves. These people had just been massacred and were buried directly in the sand, only to be picked out by the wolves that came after smelling the blood.
Liu Xiang, deputy commander of the scouts, shook his head. This was the seventh batch of victims they encountered. They all died in the same way, with their heads brutally beheaded.
"Pile them up and burn them all!"
The soldiers worked together to pile up the corpses, burn them on fire, and then bury them deeply. This was also to prevent the spread of the epidemic.
The scout cavalry then turned around and ran northward...
The mountains in this area belong to the remnants of the Henan Mountains. They are not high, but have many branches and are relatively broken. In a large valley, Liu Qiong and Tang Qian led 10,000 cavalry and were stationed here.
Another valley twenty miles away from them was the home of Li Hanzhong, the second son of Brother Richard, and his men. The cavalry of the Song Army knew Li Hanzhong's every move, but Li Hanzhong did not know the existence of the Song Army.
In the evening, Liu Xiang returned to the canyon, clasped his fists to Liu Qiong and said: "Report, I have been searching for the whole team today and found seven murdered teams."
Liu Qiong nodded, "They returned to the canyon very early today. Judging from the number, they have exceeded a hundred transportation teams. All ten major families have been killed. There should be no big fish behind. You have worked hard today. Go first.
have a rest!"
Liu Xiang bowed and retreated.
Two more hours later, as the night deepened, a scout rushed back to report, "General, they are setting off!"
Liu Qiong was waiting for this news. He suddenly became energetic and asked quickly: "How many people and horses?"
"There were three hundred men in total, and they brought with them three thousand camels, all loaded with heavy cargo."
Three thousand camels, Liu Qiong and Tang Qian looked at each other, both shocked, how much wealth would this bring?
But now they have no time to think too much. If the other party sets out at night, it must be Li Hanzhong who takes his confidants to hide the wealth. Of course, it is impossible to take all 2,000 people with him, only the confidants of his confidants.
Liu Qiong didn't know how many teams would come from Xingqing Mansion, but Li Hanzhong and the others knew that in just seven days, a total of 107 batches of goods were massacred, thousands of people were killed, and Li Hanzhong finally stopped.
Liu Qiong and Tang Qian immediately divided their forces into two groups. Tang Qian led 3,000 cavalry to intercept and kill Li Hanzhong, while Liu Qiong led 7,000 cavalry to clean up the remaining 1,700 soldiers in the canyon.
Under the cover of night, 10,000 cavalrymen left the canyon silently. They were afraid that the sound of horse hooves would alert the other party, so they did not rush, but slowed down their horses and walked slowly twenty miles away...
In an unknown canyon, Li Hanzhong led 300 confidants and walked slowly with 3,000 camels loaded with large boxes. They had already discovered a cave two miles deep, and they needed to collect all the intercepted wealth.
Stack them in a cave and seal the cave.
They themselves couldn't tell how much wealth there was in the big box carried by three thousand camels.
But now that the people of Xixia are impoverished, where has the wealth accumulated over the past century gone? It goes without saying that it has all been scooped up by more than a hundred powerful families in Xixia.
Of course, not all the wealth they plan to transport to Montenegro this time is not easy to transport. It is difficult to transport a large amount of copper coins, and there are also bulk items, such as wood, sheepskins, utensils, etc., which cannot be transported away.
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What can be transported are gold, silver, jewelry, jade, silk, spices and other high-value small items, but these small items require three thousand camels to transport.
There were knife-shaped cliffs on both sides. The night was dark and somewhat eerie and depressing. The team finally arrived in front of the cave. Several soldiers walked in with torches and came out and said: "Everything is normal!"
Li Hanzhong immediately ordered, "Unload all the goods!"
Each camel carries more than 300 kilograms of cargo. There are 3,000 camels and only 300 people can unload the cargo. You can imagine how difficult it is, but it’s impossible not to do it. It took a full hour of work to unload the 1,000 camels.
The soldiers were so exhausted that they collapsed on the ground and could no longer move.
"Wow!"
A large box accidentally fell to the ground. The box broke into pieces, and hundreds of white coins rolled out from it.
"Useless bastard!"
Li Hanzhong was so angry that he cursed, rushed forward and whipped him.
At this moment, a cold arrow came with a "whoosh!" at a very fast speed. Li Hanzhong had no defense and was unable to dodge. He was hit in the throat by the arrow. He groaned and fell down on his back.
Immediately afterwards, a volley of arrows was fired in the darkness, hitting more than two hundred soldiers who were sitting at the entrance of the cave to rest. Thousands of arrows were shot like a storm. The soldiers were too tired to move. Their minds reacted, but their bodies did not listen.
The summons were shot like hedgehogs in the blink of an eye, but dozens of soldiers still rolled and crawled away into the cave.
Three thousand Song troops came from all directions. In order not to alarm the enemy, their horses stayed outside the canyon. The remaining dozens of people were unable to resist and were all killed. Even the dozens of people who fled into the cave were killed by Song.
Every one of them was rounded up and put to death.
After disposing of the body, Song Jun put the big wooden box back on the camel and left with the camel.
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The battle in the canyon of the Tibetan army ended soon. The Song army blocked the entrance of the canyon and shot more than 700 Xixia soldiers who tried to break out. The remaining 1,000 Xixia soldiers hid in the valley and confronted the Song army.
The Song army cut down a large number of thorns. This kind of thorns is called black wolf thorn. It is a local specialty. When burned, it will produce a lot of poisonous smoke. The Song army burned several thousand loads of this kind of black wolf thorn, filling the canyon with thick smoke. More than a thousand people died.
All Xixia soldiers were knocked down by the thick smoke.
At dawn, the Song army began to enter the valley and executed all the Xixia soldiers who were still alive.
At this time, it no longer mattered whether there were any powerful families transporting wealth to Montenegro. The 10,000 Song cavalrymen, along with 3,000 camels and 20 large ships, quickly headed south, taking away the hopes of more than a hundred Xixia dignitaries.
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In the main camp of Mingsha County, thousands of craftsmen were working overnight to make simple siege ladders and chariots.
The simple siege ladder is made of the fir wood that Chen Qing likes. This kind of fir wood is straight and strong, and two iron hooks are installed on the front end. Although it is not as sophisticated as the standard siege ladder, it is still enough for use.
Then began to build a chariot. This chariot is actually a four-wheeled human-powered cart, two feet long and eight feet wide. It is placed on a large ship when it goes north. It is pushed to the bottom of the city wall by manpower during the last part of the way. The four walls and roof are all
It is thick enough to reach the opponent's bow and arrow, and if a false top is added, it can even withstand the impact of thrown boulders.
Thirty people could be crammed into each cart, and some twenty soldiers were used as cover, hiding around the cart and responsible for pushing the cart.
The reason why this kind of large vehicle is called a chariot is of course used on the battlefield. The first is to transport soldiers directly to the city. The second purpose is the method Chen Qing plans to use this time, to put the fierce oil into the fire cabinet.
and a small trebuchet are placed on the cart, so the top of the chariot can be opened. For the fierce oil fire cabinet, even only one opening needs to be exposed.
At night, the lights in the camp were still bright, and the craftsmen were still working hard all night. They had already made three hundred siege ladders, which basically met the demand. They were now going all out to make chariots, and had completed forty chariots.
Just twenty can be made. Of course, in addition to building the chariot, it also needs to be installed and debugged. This is the matter of another group of craftsmen.
Tomorrow dawn is the deadline, and no matter how tired the craftsmen are, they must finish it overnight. The leader of the craftsmen shouted to everyone: "Everyone has to work hard all night, and you can rest tomorrow morning."