Wen Tong got on the carriage. He didn't know whether Gan Liang could carry out the new policy in a drastic way and completely abandon the old customs of the Song Dynasty as Ye An described.
But he still set off on the road resolutely. The carriage followed the convoy of Puhui Company, and there would be people from Puhui Company taking care of him along the way, which made it much easier for him.
He spent this time hiding in the carriage and reading, especially the notebook that Ye An gave him, which he read with great interest and even became addicted to it.
He never thought that there was another system, a management system that gathered the wisdom of the people, called the "People's Conference."
Ganliang has now begun to implement this system, but the progress is slow from Ye An's description. He needs someone who can preside over important events to go to Ganliang to help him implement this, and the laws of Ganliang also need to be changed.
Seeing Xie Ye'an's attitude when he spoke, he felt vaguely different. He even dared not think about it, but for some reason he was looking forward to going to Ganliang, and even more looking forward to seeing the prosperous scene described by Ye An...
Everyone likes to take risks, and this is the same whether it is Wen Tong, Ye An or Zhao Zhen.
Zhao Zhen's adventure was even greater, seeking to seize Xiazhou's iron smelting business!
Xixia's ironware was excellent, and armor was mostly forged by cold forging. In order to meet the supply, Li Yuanhao set up an iron smelting business in Xiazhou to specialize in manufacturing weapons.
The Xiazhou area is rich in iron ore, but Xiazhou is relatively close to Linzhou and Fuzhou in the Song Dynasty. The Linfu Prefecture in the Song Dynasty deployed Ge Huaimin to set out from the Baoan Army, defeat the Xixia army and go straight to Xiazhou, and then evacuated on his own initiative.
After obtaining everything, Fan Zhongyan planned to capture the Xiazhou iron industry to cut off the source of weapons for the Xixia army. This was a good idea, but it was not easy to implement.
Fan Zhongyan is now the person in charge of the northwest of the Song Dynasty, in charge of the military and political power along the Shaanxi Province, and Zhao Zhen hopes to win the war against Xia by using him, so naturally no one among his subordinates will object.
So Fan Zhongyan ordered Ge Huaimin and Lin Mansion Superintendent Zhu Guan to lead the army in six directions to attack Xixia. Zhu Guan and others broke through eleven Xixia forts and reached Hongzhou.
The army retreated, Ge Huaimin and others were defeated and were forced to evacuate the Xixia mainland.
When the news reached the people of Tokyo City, they jumped for joy. In any case, this was also a victory for the Song Dynasty against Xixia. If the previous Battle of Sanchuankou was considered a defeat, then this time it was a complete victory.
Even if Ge Huaimin and Zhu Guan did not capture Xiazhou, even if they did not destroy Xiazhou's iron smelting business, they could still break through the eleven fortresses of Xixia and kill countless enemies with very little damage. This is the greatest victory!
In the city of Tokyo, the people were happy, but Ye An was the only one with a sad face. He knew that with Li Yuanhao's character, he would never swallow his anger, and would definitely retaliate with more violent means.
The Song Dynasty was not prepared for an organized and planned attack at all. This action, which could only be called a battle, failed to achieve its goal, let alone a battle.
Contrary to the Song Dynasty, Dangxiang went to war every year. Now Xixia has gradually developed the mature war mechanism of the Han family. Food, armor, weapons, and equipment are all complete, and the efficiency of offense has also been greatly improved.
Under this situation, the war situation between the Song Dynasty and Xixia is likely to reverse in a period of time. At this time, the Song Dynasty should not think about how to attack the Xixia homeland, but should prepare for active defense.
But the people of Song Dynasty were still complacent in the joy of conquering the Xixia fortress. Ye An was too lazy to go to school now, and he didn't do it at all, and Qin Mumu didn't try to persuade him. They both hugged each other and watched the sunset, feeling incomparable.
desolate.
What was desolate was not their lives, but their powerlessness towards the Song Dynasty. They had tried hard before, but no matter how hard they tried, they could not wake up a person who was "pretending to sleep".
"Master Hou! Something happened!"
"I'm fine!" Ye An rolled his eyes at Tieniu, who rolled and climbed into the backyard. He has become more sensitive recently.
"Li Yuanhao led his army to invade the border, and Sanchuan Village was lost!"
Following Tieniu's words, Ye An stood up suddenly, stared at him and said word by word: "Are you sure it's Sanchuan Village?! No matter how powerful the Dangxiang people are, they can't defeat the entire Huaide Army. Besides, Sanchuan Village is the Zhenrong where Cao Yi is located.
Army, if Li Yuanhao can break through Sanchuan Village, Cao Yi can hold his head and go back to the court to take the blame!"
Tieniu smiled bitterly and raised his head and said: "Master Hou, the news is true. Last month, the Xixia army entered Huaide's army from Duoling. Huaide's army was afraid of the enemy and refused to fight. They clung to the fortress and city and did not come out. The Xixia army's soldiers were sharp and marched southward.
Entering Sanchuan Village, General Cao sent troops to block the attack. He also sent troops to patrol the capital of Xinhuaide Army to inspect Liu Rui to cut off the retreat route of Xixia. He made a surprise attack on the Xixia rear army, but the fast cavalry did not arrive. Yang Baoji, the commander of Zhenrong Army to patrol the west road, died in the battle.
Unexpectedly, on the next day, Liu Jizong, Li Wei, Wang Bing and other generals who were stationed in Jingyuan Road led their troops to fight and returned in defeat. Liu Jizong was also wounded by a bow and arrow. Wang Gui, the stationed commander in Jingzhou, commanded three thousand border troops.
After rescuing Sanchuan Village and arriving at Lion Castle from Wating Village, they were surrounded by the Xixia army. Wang Gui led the entire army in a bloody battle and went into battle in person. His collarbone was broken by a sharp blade but he still refused to retreat. He killed two Xixia generals with his own hands. Only then did the army
The position was stabilized, but in the end they were outnumbered. Wang Gui's mount was injured and had to evacuate the battlefield. After the Xixia army broke through Sanchuan Village, they looted for three days. Afterwards, Jingyuan Road was under the jurisdiction of Qiao Ju, and Weizhou Zhizhou Guo Zhigao led the army to arrive.
The Xixia army retreated on flying cavalry, with very few battle losses. General Cao ordered the army not to move rashly or to pursue the enemy..."
"Liu Rui just let Li Yuanhao's army evacuate from Huaide's army safely?! What did Cao Yi do? He actually missed such an opportunity? This is impossible!"
Ye An didn't believe what he heard at all. No matter how stupid Cao Yi was, he couldn't let Li Yuanhao leave. Xixia's army looted near Sanchuan Village for three days, not to mention that they had three days to prepare.
The property they looted will also slow down the army. This is the best opportunity to block the attack. How can the Xixia army withdraw safely? As for Liu Rui of Huaide Army, he must be killed without mercy!
Tieniu took out the secret message from his arms and said: "Master Hou, Duke Fan has the following document to strictly investigate the defeat of Sanchuan Village, and deputy envoy Han Qi has rushed to suppress the Rong army."
"Sure enough, you are right. There are huge problems in the border defense of the Song Dynasty, and such a failure may happen again!" Qin Mumu did not shy away from the side. Tieniu has become accustomed to her existence, and the military aircraft matter has never stopped.
Nothing to hide.
Ye An let out a long breath, first going to Sanchuankou of Yanzhou, and then to the Sanchuan Village of Zhenrong Army. This was no longer a simple march south to plunder, but a demonstration to the Song Dynasty. It was a demonstration of his Li Yuanhao and Dabai Gaoguo's
It was so powerful that it threatened the Song Dynasty and had to recognize the status of Xixia.
There was also news in the secret letter that shocked Ye An. There was another important reason for the Song army's defeat at Sanchuan Village. A type of crossbow with extremely long range and powerful power appeared in the Xixia army.
Qin Mumu asked curiously: "Is it the Divine Arm Bow?"
"The divine arm bow should be the divine arm crossbow. As expected, Li Yuanhao still got such a magical weapon, but the Song Dynasty is about to get it. Some people will offer this kind of magical weapon in exchange for wealth and glory."
Ye An knew that such a sharp weapon would appear sooner or later, but he didn't expect that the Xixia people would get it first. Qin Mumu was a little worried: "Will it pose a threat to firearms?"
This was not something Ye An worried about, he smiled and said: "The difference between cloud and mud."