Chapter 173: Sunburn under Eight Hundred Miles (3)
Dong Xiulie's eyes were as round as a bull's eye.
He looked fiercely at the friend of life and death, He Qifan, and penetrated his chest with sharp eyes, searching inside to find out whether the words he just said to himself were true or a lie.
He Qifan seemed to have seen through the movements in his eyes. He smiled, turned to his subordinates and said: "Go and tell Qu Qianhu, the officer on duty, tonight I want to eat roasted whole lamb with cumin. Please tell him to the chief executive."
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"Okay!"
The retinue raised its hooves, and the horse ran lightly across a short distance and came to Qu Kechang, who was chatting with Li Jian, Bo Ji Changkong and others.
After Balabala finished speaking, Qu Kechang, who had been so elated just now, suddenly turned down his face, said something angrily, and then waved his hand impatiently.
The servant ran back again and said with a smile: "Qianhu, Qu Qianhu said, you can make roasted whole sheep, but you have to pay for the cumin yourself."
"What a thief! Yesterday, when I was on duty, I asked for pepper, Sichuan peppercorns, star anise, and valuable nutmeg. He said that he wanted to add it to the mutton soup. What did I say? The clerk settled accounts with me. Die.
I paid for all the expensive spices. Now he dares to calculate all this with me!"
He Qifan shouted loudly, deliberately letting Qu Kechang hear him in the distance.
It's just that people are deaf and dumb now. No matter how loud you, He Qifan, he still can't hear you.
Dong Xiulie saw the two Andas shouting and playing, and he immediately understood, and the boredom in his heart was swept away.
Yes, what is there to worry about now? If you join the Song Dynasty, just work hard.
In case the Song people failed, ordinary herdsmen would kneel on the ground and change their masters. But people like me would most likely be used to kill chickens, scare monkeys, and clean up the legacy.
That being said, do your best!
In the afternoon, He Guan came back with his horse exploration team, and behind him were two people who looked like they were members of the caravan on the grassland.
During this expedition, He Qifan, Dong Xiulie, and Qu Kechang each led a thousand-man team from their own headquarters and a thousand-man team from other households. Li Jian and He Guan each led two thousand-man teams.
He Qifan is the chief general, He Guan is the deputy general, Li Jian is the commander of the army, Bo Ji Changkong and Yan Wanshi are the forward hundred households, Dong Xiulie and Qu Kechang are the left and right coordinators.
Seeing that He Guan was back, He Qifan quickly put back his formal appearance, called everyone together, and held an impromptu meeting on a hill somewhere.
He Guan first introduced the two guests.
"These two are Liu Kai and Wang Yun, the traveling stewards of Fengtaiyu Company in Taiyuan. They specialize in Taiyuan, Datong, Yunzhong, and go straight out of Yinshan to Hening's Yinshan West Commercial Road."
Li Jian's eyes lit up and he asked: "Feng Taiyu, is Fengheng Yuhang's trading company in Hedong? Are you two affiliated with Yali Lane or Yangzhou Street?"
Liu Kai cupped his hands and asked cautiously: "What do you call me, brother?"
"I am Li Jian and Li Shaoyi, known as Li Shilang."
"It turns out to be Li Shilang. I have admired the name of my senior for a long time." Liu Kai and Wang Yun showed joy on their faces and stepped forward to greet them. "The juniors belong to Yali Lane and graduated from the third phase of Yujin Park's special training class."
"That's really one of our own."
Li Jian looked at each other and smiled, saying nothing.
He Qifan and others were confused, but He Guan knew what was going on.
Yali Lane is the external investigation office of the Military Intelligence Bureau, which is responsible for intelligence work on foreign vassals such as Xixia, Northern Liao, and Goryeo.
Yangzhou Street is the external liaison office of China News Agency.
These two offices are the two generals of the Song Dynasty's external intelligence department, Heng Ha. One belongs to the Privy Council and the other belongs to the Secretariat. Everyone in the industry knows some rumors.
He Guan didn't ask any more questions and helped change the topic to prevent the curious Bo Ji Changkong from asking further questions.
"Yinshan West Road is where Guixian came from, right?"
"Yes, it was our Fengtai Yuhang who spent two or three years on the basis of the caravan exchanges from the Liao Kingdom. Po Simu and Dalidi also wanted to take this road this time and attack Heningcheng.
So we spent a lot of money to hire a guy from our firm to lead the way."
Wang Yun's words made everyone feel incredible and funny, and they felt relaxed.
The grassland looks flat and vast, and you can walk wherever you want, but that's not necessarily the case. The real situation is that traveling on the grassland is also very dangerous. The key is not to be too far away from the water.
Cows, horses and sheep can eat grass to replenish some of their water and help them survive for a few more days. People can't eat grass to replenish water. If they are away from the water source, something will happen in three to five days. Especially for a team of hundreds or thousands of people, water is a big problem.
The demand is even greater.
There is grass everywhere on the grassland, but there is no water everywhere. If there is no water to drink, you can't dig three feet into the ground to dig a well.
Moreover, there is a large stretch of Gobi in the middle of this long road from Yinshan Mountain to the hinterland of the grassland. It is dry and dead, and even grass is scarce - Mobei means the north of the desert.
If you accidentally get lost inside, you will be dead.
The trade route Liu Kai and Wang Yun talked about was to check out the water sources such as wells, rivers, and small pools along the way, and then find the safest route along them.
Bath Simu and Dali Didi have also lived in the north and south of Yinshan Mountain for so many years. They also know the dangers of the Gobi Desert between Yinshan Mountain and Lingbei. They dare not risk their lives without someone who knows the route to lead them.
But the people leading the way were the Song caravans, so this was a big deal!
But there was nothing that could be done. With the support of Zhao Si, the trade routes around the Song State were almost completely controlled by the Song caravans - the Song State was the largest supplier of commodities and had a strong monopoly. Now another one is on the line.
Shameless officials who only wanted to be practical and profitable resorted to various means. In just two or three years, caravans from other countries would of course go bankrupt or be "merged".
Their talents were either absorbed by Song caravans or disappeared.
So if Bath Simu and Dali Di wanted to find a guide, they could only find people from the Song caravan.
"Where are they now?" He Qifan asked.
Liu Kai took out a simple map from his arms, with a line drawn on it and full of black circles.
"According to the itinerary, they should rest here today," Liu Kai pointed to a circle and said, "Taolimu, there are three wells there and a pool with a radius of 60 meters, which is enough for them."
"Taolimu, how far are you from us?"
"We are here, a little north of Ikozar Mountain. Taolimu is about one hundred and forty miles away from us."
"How many are there?" He Qifan continued to ask.
"The combined forces of Bath Simu and Dalidi, numbered between 13,000 and 15,000. We can see some of the Liao army's standard armor. However, they often invaded Daozhou County, Xijing, Liao Kingdom, and fought against the Liao army many times.
It is not surprising that there are Liao army standard soldiers and armors during the fight."
After listening to Wang Yun's words, He Qifan thought for a while and said: "Ten thousand versus fifteen thousand, our military strength is not superior. Moreover, Ba Simu and Dalidi dare to invade the Liao Kingdom. They are not kind. This will be
A tough and bloody battle. In addition to fighting hard, you also need to use some strategies."
Use a plan? Everyone began to think hard.
Li Jian was the first to speak, "Why don't we do this..."
He recounted the plan, while others were still considering it. Boji Changkong looked disgusted.
"Is this the same thing again?"
"It doesn't matter if it's old-fashioned, as long as it works!" Li Jian responded.
Boji Changkong curled his lips, but stopped refuting.
He Qifan looked at Dong Xiulie and Qu Kechang, and his questioning eyes received a positive response.
"Li Canjun is right. It doesn't matter if it's old-fashioned, as long as it works." He Qifan turned to Liu Kai and Wang Yun, and asked: "Two of you, Bath Simu and Dali Di, which one do you think we should concentrate our forces on?"
More suitable?"
Liu Kai and Wang Yun discussed in low voices for a while, and then Wang Yun answered loudly: "From the leader to the whole tribe, the Basimu tribe is unruly and fierce. The leader of Dali Di is greedy and selfish. Thousands of households attack Dali Di.
The Basimu Tribe will fight to the death to save them. If they attack the Basimu Tribe urgently, most of the time Dali Di will just watch. If anything goes wrong, he may abandon his friends and run away."
He Qifan was overjoyed.
"Then we will concentrate our forces to defeat the Simu tribe! Send the order and the army will camp at the foot of Yikozak Mountain. Then Vice General He will take Lao Dong and Lao Qu to arrange for the troops to mobilize before the war. Li and I will join the army, and Liu and Wang will
A strong man went to survey the terrain."
"Here!"
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