Ye An led the Anhua Army all the way to Tongyuan City, constantly recruiting soldiers from the fortress along the way, which caused Chen Lin to panic.
Even though Ye An had revealed his plan, the fear deep in his heart about Ye An's methods was still gnawing at him, causing him to gradually make Ye An's guesses in the most terrifying direction.
But Chen Lin also expected Ye An to use a great victory over the Dangxiang people to calm down the northwest of the Song Dynasty, so that the Dangxiang people would no longer have second thoughts.
However, Ye An felt that after Cao Yi left, the army lost some fun, especially when Chen Lin stared at her with a resentful expression all day long.
Fortunately, after passing Mubo Town, Tongyuan City was reached soon. Ye An vaguely remembered that this place later became Junzhou. Later generations even unearthed the Tongyuan Military City defense seal in archeology, but these are all for later.
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Obviously, the current Dangxiang people have rarely invaded the northwest of the Song Dynasty, otherwise Tongyuan would not have been promoted to a military prefecture.
What does it mean to reach far and wide? It means to reach far and high places!
This is the last big city that left the Song Dynasty and headed west. It has a special status. The connection between the Song Dynasty and the Western Regions has not been severed. The Silk Road in the Tang Dynasty still tenaciously retained its mark of prosperity.
But Ye An knew that soon the connection between the Song Dynasty and the Western Regions would be completely severed, and the Xixia people would play the role of "second-road traffickers."
In the early days of the Xixia Dynasty, they were thinking about the business of "middlemen earning the price difference". All the wars against the Song Dynasty undoubtedly forced the Song Dynasty to open a sales market. No matter how expensive the goods in the sales market were, they could always make profits from it, because this was
Monopoly!
Only the Song Dynasty had the ability to make exquisite utensils, and its strong productivity made the Han family's products the best, with no other products.
So when the Song Dynasty monopolized the manufacturing industry, the Xixia people wanted to monopolize trade in order to build up national power and strengthen themselves to continuously devour the territory of the Han family and expand their own power.
Ye An glanced at Chen Lin, who was on horseback like a falcon, and it was obvious that he was not aware of the problem.
"Cui Jien, what are you going to do with it? Could it be that you cut it down like a white horse in the rising sun?" Chen Lin saw Ye An's eyes and spoke with some worry. After getting along with him for such a long time, he knew Ye An's character too well.
Ye An would definitely deal with the scum like Cui Jien who tortured the Xiqiang people. Of course, it was impossible to kill him. After all, he was an official of the imperial court. Ye An had no such right even as a temporary pacifier.
"Why do you want to kill him? After all, he is a scholar who survived ten years of hard work, and finally reached the position of governor of the state. He is also a civil servant. Wouldn't it be an advantage for him to kill him?"
Chen Lin breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that Ye An would still spare Cui Jien's life out of the friendship between colleagues. Life and death were all for the sake of his own good. Cui Jien would have to die no matter what. Maybe the saint official had decreed that it would not be his turn to kill Ye An.
Members know state affairs.
"Report!!"
A fast horse galloped from the roadside path. Li Er, who was on the horse, said even more excitedly: "Master Hou, Tongyuan City is five miles away. Brother Zhao has already seen that there are no Xiqiang rebels around!"
Ye An nodded: "Return to the team."
"Here!"
Chen Lin asked curiously: "Why didn't the Xiqiang people attack Tongyuan City?"
"Try to attack one? Unless the Xiqiang people want to be completely destroyed, attacking Tongyuan City is asking for death. Tongyuan City comes to Huanzhou Governance, with well-equipped soldiers and more than 10,000 civilians. Once the war breaks out,
Even if the Dangxiang people want to conquer it, it will take several months, but the Xiqiang people? It’s not enough!”
Ye An couldn't master the wars of this era, but he was familiar with the nature of offense and defense on the battlefield.
Although Chen Lin was used to it, he was still amazed by Ye An's calm and calm analysis: "No wonder Cao Yi said that your boy is born to lead troops in war, and he is very familiar with the situation of the battle!"
Ye An shook his head gently: "No, this has something to do with Changsheng Family Studies. Ye An's Family Studies are the best at analysis. As long as there is enough information, he can make inferences and dialectics. He knows the situation in Tongyuan City well, and the Xiqiang people
The combat power is there, so what’s the difficulty in inferring it from this?”
Chen Lin was stunned. He didn't know what to say at this moment. He was telling the truth, but being able to deduce the battle situation so easily was not as simple as it seemed... Otherwise, wouldn't everyone become a far-sighted general?
At this moment, Chen Lin discovered that Ye An's family education was terrible. It was difficult for him to understand scientific analysis, and even more difficult to understand pioneering thinking. This was a long time ago, and Ye An did not find it strange.
Just wave the whip lightly to drive the horses towards Tongyuan City...
A fast horse passed through Tongyuan City and headed north. Unlike others, this single fast horse bypassed most of the Huanzhou forts. Even when passing through Xiamao Village, which was the only way to pass,
The knight on horseback remains low-key.
With no companions, no goods, and no servants, this is just a horse riding alone, but it is not eye-catching in Huanzhou. There are too many such lonely travelers on the road, either because of war, livelihood, or because of the owner’s family.
Instructions and so on.
It's just that the veteran of Xiamaozhai frowned slightly when he looked at the knight on horseback in front of him. It was a bit weird to have his fur on his head in the hot weather. However, the veteran didn't think much and let him leave after checking the passing documents.
Because it says on it that he is a Uighur from the Western Regions. Thinking about the messy customs of the Uighurs, the veteran no longer cares about it.
After leaving Xiamao Village, the knights on horseback rushed all the way to Qintuokou, which was a fortress occupied by the Dangxiang people and was also a pass similar to Xiamao Village.
As soon as the knight entered the village gate at Qintuokou, a party member immediately stepped forward to hold the horse and whispered: "Gu Lepout, you are finally back. The master is waiting for you in the tent!"
At this time, Gu Lepiao took off the leather cap on his head, revealing the unique hairstyle of a party member. He quickly walked into an inconspicuous small tent in the village, knelt down on one knee and said, "Gu Lepiao has seen the king."
superior!"
The middle-aged man in a broad robe and long sleeves, who looked like a merchant, smiled and said, "Gu Lai has come back. Has my eagle in the northwest brought bad news about the land of the Han family?"
Gu Lepu shook his head slightly and said: "Your Majesty, the Song people have begun to fight back against the bad news brought by Gu Lepu, and the speed is beyond our expectations!"
The middle-aged man who is like a merchant is none other than Li Deming. If Ye An were here, he would not believe the heroes of the northwest. The leader of the party members would actually look like a merchant.
"Oh? I didn't expect Fan Yong to be quite capable. It seems that the Song Dynasty chose the right person this time! I heard that the people from QuiltHe's tribe in Pingyuan Village were plundered, and thousands of soldiers and civilians of the Song Kingdom were killed or injured. Mubo Town
Being surrounded by the White Horse Tribe and in danger, how come they were all pacified by Fan Yong?"
Gu Lepu raised his head slightly, looked at Li Deming's curious expression, and said after a while: "It's not Fan Yong who is the body pacifier, but..."
Before Gu Lai could finish speaking, Li Deming nodded and said: "Oh! It's Cao Yi, so there's nothing surprising. This person is a descendant of the general Cao family. After the founding general Cao Bin, if he hadn't written about his abilities,
It’s a bit surprising.”
"It's not Cao Yi either!"
"Huh? Who is that? Chen Lin doesn't have that ability!"