No one knows why Ye Anhui suddenly led his troops to leave Xiamao Village. This move made the Xiqiang people immediately panic and even thought that they had been abandoned by the Song Dynasty.
At this time, Zihe Changlin played an important role. He lobbied the ministries and announced Ye An's order, asking them to defend Xiamo Village together with the garrison of Xiamo Village.
The Xiqiang people were shocked, and the leaders of various tribes wanted to take the Xiqiang people south to escape. In their view, the Dangxiang troops were pressing down on the border, and if the Xiqiang people stayed in the village, they would definitely become cannon fodder for the Song army.
They surrendered to the Song Dynasty, but there was no need to become pawns of the Song Dynasty, right?
The current Xiqiang people are no match for the Dangxiang people at all. Once all the elites were lost in Qingping Pass, less than half of the young and strong people were left, and there were also a large number of old, weak, women and children. This was all the remaining capital of the Xiqiang people.
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Now letting them and the few Song troops garrison Xiamao Village is basically asking them to die!
Fortunately, the walls of Xiamo Village are strong, and there are still 5,000 Song troops stationed in the village. Otherwise, the Xiqiang people will immediately move south as a family. They will submit to the Song Dynasty again in order to obtain land and wealth. Otherwise, why take the risk?
of surrender again?
On the third day after Ye An left, officials from the Song Dynasty came to Xiamo Village. They were all civil servants, but they brought what the Xiqiang people needed most, a large number of daily necessities, farm tools, as well as grain and seeds.
Not only these, but also copper coins, silk cloth, and land deeds!
These things that the Xiqiang people could not even think about in the past were now placed in front of them. Zihe Changlin trembled and burst into tears as he looked at the mountains of iron tools. These things were real to them.
What a luxury!
Who would have thought that the Xiqiang people still use agricultural tools made of wood or even stone, and iron tools are out of reach for them.
Now Ye An has kept his promise and sent not only iron tools and farm tools, but also grain and seeds. As for the copper coins, silk cloth and land, he didn't even dare to expect it.
The civil servants of the Song Dynasty stood on the high platform and shouted loudly: "These are the rewards given by the Song Dynasty to the Xiqiang people. Iron tools and farm tools are for everyone's needs. As for the money, brocade, silk and land, you have to rely on yourself."
Obtain it, Ye Hou has an order: Since the Western Qiang tribes have surrendered to our Song Dynasty, they should contribute to our country. All these are rewards from our Song Dynasty, but if we cannot defend Xiamoo Village, everything will stop!"
Looking at the mountains of rewards in front of him, Zihe Changlin knew that this was Ye An asking the Xiqiang people to contribute to the Song Dynasty. Naturally, such many benefits would not be given to the Xiqiang people in vain. Not to mention anything else, the land deeds alone must be
Near Xiamaozhai......
It's just that this time there is no need for Zihe Changlin to lobby the various ministries. When the real benefits are put in front of them, the Xiqiang people themselves know how to choose.
The current Xiamo Village is no longer just the Xiamo Village of the Song Dynasty, it is also the Xiamo Village that the Xiqiang people want to protect. Ye An has firmly tied the Xiqiang people and Xiamo Village together through the land.
Excluding the elderly and children, there are more than 10,000 Xiqiang people in Xiamo Village. In addition to the 5,000 Song troops, it is not impossible to defend the place. Even the elderly and women are willing to go up the city wall to help the Song troops defend. They were temporarily
Sha Wentian, who was assigned as the capital commander, was confident of resisting the party's attack, provided that the reinforcements Ye An mentioned could arrive quickly.
Outside Xiamao Village, the Song army marched on the official road like a long dragon. The Imperial City Division's Luozu sent news that Li Deming's 5,000 Party Cavalry and even Guide Fort were less than thirty miles away from Xiamao Village.
This was within Ye An's expectation, and everything made sense at this point. Cao Yi looked towards the direction where Zhou Wenzhi and others were leaving and said, "So this game of chess has come to an end?"
Putting away the map in his hand, Ye An nodded and said: "The situation has become very clear today. Li Deming personally led five thousand party cavalry into our Huanzhou in order to disrupt the speed of our pacification of the Xiqiang rebellion. But he did not expect it.
By the time we led our troops to resist the Western Qiang attack at Qingping Pass for so long, we also waited for reinforcements from Zhou Wenzhi."
Gudu... Cao Yi swallowed his saliva. Only now did he remember that Ye An fought hard at Qingping Pass for a whole month, and also defended Qinggang Gorge for a month after joining forces with Zhou Wenzhi!
First they were the Xiqiang people and then the Dangxiang people. Cao Yi felt chills on the back of his neck just thinking about it, but he, Ye An, only had 3,000 people in his hands at first, and then only more than 5,000 people.
Even if there was a blow that caused the Qinggang Gorge to collapse and destroy the mountains, it was nothing more than an afterthought.
At this time, Cao Yi looked at Ye An's slightly childish face and smooth chin, and couldn't help but marvel in her heart, no one else could do this, right?
Fortunately, he focused on defense along the way and did not take the initiative to fight the enemy. Otherwise, the three thousand Anhua troops in his hands would have been swallowed up by the Xiqiang people.
Although I don't know how this guy managed to hold on at Qingping Pass for such a long time, it is not difficult to see that he is really capable of using troops. This is the last thing Cao Yi wants to see.
The civil servants were already very powerful in leading the troops. No one in the court wanted to see this happen in the Song Dynasty, but Ye An was not only able to lead the troops, he also used them like a god!
His deeds are praised everywhere in Huanzhou. The song "There is a Yelang in the Northwest" has spread throughout the Yongxing Military Road. Even when I was on Qinfeng Road, I could hear various "deeds" about him.
This also gave him a very high reputation in the army, and he was often called "Little Xianggong" by the soldiers.
Cao Yi brought 5,000 Zhenrong troops, but Ye An had 5,000 Anhua troops that had been reorganized. During this period of time in Xiamao Village, he did nothing else but vigorously train troops and
The original Anhua Army and Security Army were reintegrated.
All of this was reported to Chen Lin, who was the supervisor of the army, and to his immediate superior, Fan Yong. There was no other way, everything during wartime had to be done in accordance with wartime rules.
With the strengthening of training, these 5,000 soldiers of the Anhua Army can be considered well-trained, at least much better than the 5,000 security forces of Zhou Wenzhi.
Zhou Wenzhi "stealed" some military training methods from Ye An, but they were completely ineffective when used on the Baoan Army and Dingbian Army. Cao Yi knew why. The Baoan Army and Dingbian Army in his hands were each
There is a commander. Although he is the commander in name, he has no prestige in the army due to the mistakes of the commander-in-chief before.
A team of ten thousand people was a considerable force in the Song Dynasty, and it could only be assembled in the border states. The entire Yongxing army only had tens of thousands of soldiers and horses.
Cao Yi believed that this army of more than 10,000 people would be able to wipe out the 5,000 party cavalry. Unfortunately, Ye An thought this was a fantasy, and all he could think of was "beheading".
The Song army of more than 10,000 people may be able to defeat the 5,000 party cavalry with their numerical advantage, but the battlefield is not a numbers game. You can win with more people, and there are many unstable factors.
Even if he could defeat five thousand Party troops, it would only be a defeat rather than an encirclement or annihilation, because Li Deming had every chance and ability to escape, unless...unless he was trapped in the city!