However, the Jingshan Mountain was barren and not enough for the party's more than 200,000 troops to gather supplies, so the troops and horses were divided into three groups.
Li Bingchang divided one group of troops to attack Tiandu Mountain with his sister Le Dubu, and the other group of troops was led by Weiming Amian.
Weiming Amian marched along the Huanling Avenue and rested for a few days at Puluo River. In the past, when Li Jiqian besieged Lingzhou many times, he had ambushed the grain and grass transported by the Song army to Lingzhou here many times.
During the reign of Zhenzong in the past, he planned to build Bole City here to connect Huanzhou, Qingyuan Army, and Lingzhou.
But gave up because it cost too much.
Lingzhou was lost during Zhenzong's reign, and now the Song army has to spend ten times the effort to regain it.
Now Huanqing Road and Xi'an Prefecture have received warnings from the Dangxiang army, but they don't know their intentions.
Li Bingchang finally led the army and set off from Weijing Mountain, which was a familiar place where Dangxiang had been operating for a long time. He thought that the Song army would not be aware of his movements. Didn't he know that his every move was under the surveillance of the Song army.
Li Bingchang felt like a thorn in his heart when the Song army entered Xiaoguan, but in fact he didn't really care. Pingxia City was the thorn in his heart.
As long as the Song army continues to build the city in Pingxia City, they can try to build the city in Xiaoguan many times and reach Lingzhou.
Therefore, Xiao Guan just made a false shot. As long as he destroyed Pingxia City, all the fortresses built by the Song army to the north of Pingxia City would be destroyed without attack.
So Li Bingchang sent out a group of troops to surround Xiao Guan.
He personally led the army southward.
Liang Yibu also went south with the army.
He was very conceited and indeed talented. Previously, if the Song army had captured Liangzhou a month later, he was sure that the Song army would be defeated at the foot of Liangzhou city and return.
Unfortunately, the Song army's troops and horses were too rich in money and food, causing him to fall short of success.
Otherwise, he is really sure to turn the tide.
Liang Yibu controlled his horse and walked in the army. He had walked too many roads on this road.
At that time, he followed Liang Yimi of Jingyuan Road and walked through this passage many times, which was different from the party members who came to rob them with bags on their backs.
He, Liang Yibu, has seen a lot, and he has seen a lot.
Although he was deprived of his military power, he still had freedom. He traveled south along the Huluchuan River and observed the farming fields in the valley.
In the past, these people practiced slash-and-burn farming, scattering grains along the river, and then carrying bags to collect grain the following year.
That's how it is harvested once a year.
He calculated that if one kilogram of seeds were harvested, five kilograms of harvest would be considered a good year. Therefore, the people here were often hungry and well-fed. Every time the party gathered to go south, these people would voluntarily follow and plunder.
But this time when he arrived at the river, he found that it was completely different. The people here actually started to know how to farm.
The crops here began to be planted on ridges, with high ridges and low furrows, and the ridges were spaced a certain distance apart.
This scene may have been commonplace within the Song Dynasty, but in Liang Yibu's view, it was outrageous. This was the Monopoly practice of the Song people.
In the second year of farming like this, the ridges can be shoveled into furrows, and the furrows become ridges, thus maintaining the fertility of the land.
But why didn’t people use this method before? Because the ridge farming method requires plowing, and plowing requires cattle, and most importantly, plowing.
Liang Yibu carefully inspected the land and confirmed that the soil had been plowed.
Only iron plows can plow deeply, dig soil into furrows, and bulldoze soil into ridges.
The iron smelting skills of the Ban people were very poor. Only the Han people could provide plows.
He asked his soldiers to check nearby villages, and sure enough they found plows and oxen. He also checked the harnesses on the oxen, knowing that if these harnesses were not tied properly, it would be easy to strangle the cattle and horses.
These Han people taught their farming techniques to the local Ban people.
No wonder this time when their party's army came, all the people nearby disappeared and all went to the mountains.
There was no one to lead the way and ask questions, leaving Dangxiang completely blind to the military situation of the nearby Song army.
Liang Yibu visited several villages, but all the people disappeared.
Moreover, he also visited several Banren tribe villages and towns, and what was surprising was that the places that used to be dirty and messy were actually extremely clean.
The people of the Song Dynasty now naturally taught them how to accumulate manure and let them collect manure for irrigation.
By doing this, the Han people could kill two birds with one stone. They could not only purchase food from the Fan people, but also win people's hearts.
Now the Dangxiang soldiers and horses are a group of blind men, and the Song army can know their movements at any time.
Yes, in the past Dangxiang could always take advantage of geographical advantages to defeat the Han people, but now the peace has completely turned on the Han people.
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The party troops arrived very quickly.
The nearby fire piers were already lit with beacon smoke warning signs.
Why is it better than the Qiang village?
A new soldier named Zhang Awu walked up to the city with a bundle of arrows. He put down the arrows and immediately saw the party soldiers and horses sweeping under the city like waves.
Zhang Ah Wu glanced at it and let out an ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh, he dropped the arrow on the ground.
The old soldier on the side glanced at Zhang Ahwu and cursed: "You don't have eyesight!"
Zhang Awu covered his crotch and felt something cold and cold spread all over his pants.
Zhang Awu couldn't help but blush. Seeing this, the old soldier turned his anger into a smile and said: "Look at your virtue, I was like this when I first went into battle."
Zhang Ahwu sat down tremblingly and asked, "Master, why aren't you afraid?"
The old soldier snorted: "Afraid, I am certainly afraid, but I have seen too much."
Zhang Awu trembled and said: "I heard last night that the number of the Western thieves this time is a million!"
The old soldier said disdainfully: "One million! When we attacked Lanzhou, it was said that there were 800,000, but well, there are not one million, but there are two or three hundred thousand."
"But there are only five commanders and two thousand troops in our village." Zhang Ahwu lowered his head and said.
The old soldier pointed to the party soldiers and horses like mountains and seas below the city and said: "So what?"
"Let me tell you, I was so scared this time, but later I saw it clearly."
"Master, can you tell me something? Let me drink this wine for you!"
The other party took out the wine gourd, uncorked it and handed it over. The old soldier took a sip and returned it, saying, "I don't want to take advantage of you, so I'll tell you."
"I saw this at the gate of Dashun City back then. Although these party troops seemed to be numerous, they dispersed due to the large number of people. There were not many elite soldiers of 20,000 to 30,000 miles, and they were left to suppress other tribes, so they were not easily dispatched."
"Although we have few soldiers in the Song Dynasty, our equipment is well-equipped. Look at the eight-oxen crossbows at the top of the city, as well as ballistae, etc., as well as divine arm bows. How can we be those Fan people whose whole bodies are covered with pieces of rotten iron?
comparable."
Zhang Awu nodded in agreement.
The old soldier said: "There is another one, we are guarding the city! Being at a high position has the advantage of geographical advantage."
"Let me tell you, the party troops and horses are like this. They seem to be very powerful. Especially in the first few days, it is a bit difficult to defend with a strong attack."
"But the further we hit the back, the more power we can lose. The troops and horses are scattered, and everyone is not united. This is the reason why there is a loose sand."
"It's okay for us to survive the first few days. The more they fight later, the more powerless they become. They are short of food and grass, and they certainly can't surround our small village to fight, so they must have left."
"You see, although this group of people is very powerful, they are probably not coming for our village. They will scare us for a while and then leave if we don't surrender."
"Are you serious?" Zhang Ahwu asked.
The old pawn said: "Can I still lie to you after I drink your wine? Look, we have fought a lot with Dangxiang in recent years. Their offensive was very fierce in the first few days, but it became less and less effective later on, and the more they fought, the more they fought.
It’s boring. This is just like how we behave as human beings. As long as our anger is gone, we can’t accomplish anything.”
"On the contrary, we have fought more in recent years, and the more we defend, the more we win. The more confident we are, and we know that we will definitely win if we defend to a certain step. If it doesn't work, we will grit our teeth and hold on, and hold on a few more times and we will get through it. And Dangxiang
People have not survived these years, and they have dispersed after a long time. We all know how to fight, look at the old soldiers in the city who are afraid of them, and who have not experienced so many years of fighting against the Western thieves."
"What tricks do they have? They can't get out. We know it very well. It's only you new recruits who have weak legs."