It's nearly mid-March, and the dried willow branches are already full of fresh green, and the vivid colors show the vividness and beauty of the world.
However, the northwest border is already covered with war clouds, and armies from all walks of life have gathered, creating a fierce atmosphere.
Outside Yuanzhou City, inside the military camp.
Mrs. She looked at the energetic female general under the tent, turned around and asked:
"Guiying, are all the food, grass and equipment ready?"
Mu Guiying nodded and said: "Don't worry, old lady, everything is ready!"
Taijun She nodded with satisfaction and said enthusiastically:
"Okay! This time the imperial court wants to destroy Xia in one battle. This is an opportunity for my Yang family to establish its achievements!"
"Zongbao's title was downgraded to the third level due to our implication. This time we will earn it back for him!"
Auntie Yang nodded and said:
"Don't worry, old lady, we will fight bravely to kill the enemy and serve our country loyally!"
Mrs. She turned to look at Sanniang of the Yang family again and said:
"You must pay attention to collecting information, and report any orders from Marshal Zhang in a timely manner."
Sanniang of the Yang family said:
"We are moving fastest. The other groups are still integrating soldiers and will not be able to go out for a while."
As she spoke, she laughed and said:
"The busiest one is Yanyan Road. I heard that Cao Bin was already fighting with local officials there, which even gave the court a headache."
"The supervisors in his army personally went to the transfer envoy's house to throw excrement and water, smashed the windows, and caused a disturbance."
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other, feeling both amused and speechless.
They were all dignitaries in the court, but they had never heard of anyone using this method. Cao Bin was an eye-opener for them.
However, the supervisor followed Cao Bin's advice, which made them envious.
The generals of the Yang family have always been very wary and taboo about people like the Supervisory Army...
Mrs. She shook her head helplessly and said:
"Hey, the army is about to go on an expedition, how can we escape like this? Wouldn't this delay important events?"
The aunt nodded and said:
"Old lady, it's better not to expect cooperation from other groups. We have 100,000 soldiers and horses, which is enough to invade Xixia."
Sister Yang was also speechless, but she couldn't help but ask:
"What did the court say? Did they punish him?"
Sanniang glanced at her and saw everyone looking at her curiously, and said with a smile:
"It's not his fault this time."
"The transport envoy refused to give good food to Yan Yan's army, and also wanted to reduce his army's food supply, so the quarrel broke out."
"It is said that it almost caused a mutiny among the soldiers, but Cao Bin suppressed it before calming down..."
"Now the imperial court has demoted the Yan Road transfer envoy, and the Liandu branch envoy Cai Jingdu has been reprimanded."
"In addition, the generals and lieutenants of Cao Bin's army all recorded a small attack and were rewarded with a hundred thousand silver coins to appease the soldiers."
The female general of the Yang family who was speechless just now suddenly became envious:
"I didn't expect that Cao Bin was really lucky. He made great achievements without going on an expedition."
Mu Guiying shook her head helplessly. She didn't believe that Yan Yanjun would mutiny after just eating old grain for a few days.
This is probably Cao Bin making a fuss out of a molehill to frighten the court and deliberately buy people's hearts.
But the court didn't investigate it carefully, and she didn't intend to tell her.
Five days later, Yanzhou camp.
Zhong Shiheng and his son were reporting the situation of the army to Cao Bin, when Shi Qian suddenly came to report:
"Uncle, the Xunsiluo army has been dispatched and captured Lanzhou in the first battle. Several other armies have also set off one after another."
Hearing this, Zhong Er quickly said:
"Marshal, the Tibetan friendly forces have achieved their first victory. We cannot fall behind. Let's march immediately."
When the generals heard this, they immediately became eager to try and asked for battle.
Now that the Song Dynasty has the advantage, the opportunity is rare. Who doesn’t want to take advantage of the opportunity to make military exploits and make his wife and son?
A few days ago, Cao Bin not only solved the army ration problem, but also allowed all the generals in the army to receive money and merit as compensation from the court.
This further aroused their enthusiasm and eagerness to fight.
Cao Bin also felt that his title and official position should be promoted.
Destroying Xixia is a trivial matter, meritorious service and promotion are the main task.
If he could attack the Xixia capital first, there would be no problem in making him a duke, not to mention a marquis.
As for Xixia not hiding the Queen Mother, he had already forgotten it.
So he didn't want to delay, nodded and said:
"Okay, all the generals will prepare their own preparations. We will set off tomorrow and drive directly to Mizhi City."
Zhong Shiheng asked: "Marshal, how much food and grass should we bring with the army?"
The transport envoy who was previously responsible for supplying food has been demoted and met a miserable end. Now the new transport envoy no longer dares to provoke Cao Bin.
Therefore, there have been restrictions on lending for grain and grass.
Cao Bin waved his hand and said, "Bring as much food as you can... for three months."
Zhong Shiheng said hurriedly:
"Marshal, bringing too much food and fodder will easily slow down the march."
"Once attacked, it's not easy to defend. It's better to have a month's worth of food and grass."
"The next step is to transport food and fodder."
Cao Bin shook his head and said:
"I don't believe those local officials. Just slow down. Why are you in such a hurry?"
Zhong Shiheng saw that Cao Bin was already in a daze, and then looked at the Xixia beauty who was rubbing his shoulders, and shook his head helplessly.
This Uncle Cao is very surprising sometimes, but his thoughts are hard to figure out... He is different from ordinary people, and they don't know whether this battle is a blessing or a curse.
At this time, Cao Bin had focused his attention on the system panel.
A few days ago, he once again gained twelve thousand points by using rogue means to rectify the transporter.
Including previous accumulation, it has reached 33,000 points.
He thought about using points to refresh. Although it was a waste of points, it was still more refreshing than waiting for automatic refresh.
So, he couldn't help but spend a hundred points, and saw a flash of colorful light, and a new type of card appeared in front of him.
"Silver wishing card?"
In the court hall of Xingqing Mansion in Xixia.
Empress Dowager Wu Zang held the two-year-old little emperor in her arms and asked with a frown on her face:
"Everyone, the Song Dynasty is coming now. Is there anything you can do?"
He left the class without hiding anything and said:
"Don't worry, Queen Mother. I will personally lead the troops to block it. Our Daxia cavalry is invincible..."
Before he could finish speaking, Brother Wei Mingwei had already sneered:
"Xiu Xiu wants to bully others. I, the iron kite of Xixia, was defeated by Cao Bin last year. He has only been training for a year and has not fully recovered his combat power."
"He can defeat the Iron Kites led by the First Lord, but it's just you. What qualifications do you have to stop him?"
Today, Brother Wei Mingwei seems to be a different person, with a thick and neat short beard. He stands in the Xixia court with great power.
When Song was sent back to the country last year, he not only lost the Song Dynasty coins, but also ruined the prestige of the Xixia country, and was almost scolded to death by the Xixia government and the public.
He locked himself in the house and did not dare to go out for a month.
Dreaming back at midnight, every time he thought about his cowardice when facing Cao Bin, he felt deeply ashamed and ashamed to the bone.
If Bu Zang Heiyun hadn't personally come to persuade him and withstood the pressure of hundreds of officials to appoint him as the political king, I'm afraid he would have sunk to death.
A year has passed, and he has grown a lot. Perhaps the only thing that has not changed is his obsession with the Queen Mother.
Now that he holds great power and his power has skyrocketed, he can actually compete with Wu Zang and Pang in the court without falling behind.
The idea of covering up the sky with one hand failed to come true.
After being blocked by Brother Wei Mingwei, Wu Zangying Pang sneered:
"Cao Bin scares you so much, King Yi Zheng? How ridiculous!"
"Not to mention that the First Lord was poorly prepared and was attacked by surprise. The Song general who led the army was not Cao Bin, right?"
As he said that, he glanced at the Queen Mother who was deep in thought. He could no longer hold back his emotions and cursed angrily:
"Cao Bin is a shameless villain. Sooner or later, the truth will catch him and kill him with a thousand cuts!"
He thought again of the time when he was tricked by Cao Bin.
Hearing Wu Zangying's words, Brother Wei Mingwei couldn't help but change his expression.
Even though he had regained his confidence, the fear of being dominated by Cao Bin still left him with lingering fears.
He could only cough, pretending that he didn't hear anything, and said to himself:
"Our territory in Xixia is covered with deserts and grasslands. We can implement the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the wilderness, gathering all the people and horses from Hedong to Lingzhou, Xingqing's second mansion, and then using light cavalry to attack the enemy's food routes."
"When the time comes, I will use my cutting-edge divisions to fight against his famished army. I can attack Zhang Shanfu, Cao Bin and others in one fell swoop..."
