"Fourth Brother, hurry up and make two copies of this secret letter at night and send it to the White Army as quickly as possible."
"Second brother, don't worry, I will take care of it now."
Wu Laosi nodded, took the information, and began to carefully copy it down on two pieces of silk cloth with a very thin pen.
Then he stuffed it into two small empty tubes, sealed the mouths of the tubes with wax, and walked away quickly.
Not long after, two gray pigeons flew up from the house, leaped up with flapping wings, and then flew towards the south as fast as lightning...
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Among the forts of Xixia Xishou Baotai Military Division, the three forts in the north have the smallest number of troops. The three forts together have less than 2,000 troops.
There are also many six forts in the south, plus the reinforcements sent.
However, what the Xixia people were guarding against was Huizhou and Xi'an Prefecture, and they never thought that they would one day be blocked by the Song army.
After all, in the battle of Jingyuan Fort, the commander-in-chief Mele Dubu only had time to send an envoy for help to the royal capital Xingqing Mansion. After that, Jingyuan Fort was gone.
So much so that the forts in the south have not yet received news of the attack on Jingyuan Fort.
The point is that this time, those who led the army to take the retreat with murderous intent were all the most outstanding generals of the Western Army of the Song Dynasty.
Not only did he have cavalry, but he also had a weapon to break the city, and a telescope that could detect the enemy's opportunities.
When the Xixia forts encountered the Song army coming to kill them, their first thought was naturally to retreat into the forts and defend with strong force. The result was, haha...
This allowed the Song army to calmly surround the fort and then blast it with thunder cannons...
Five days later, the entire territory of Xishou Baotai Military Division had been captured by the armies of the Song Dynasty.
Most of the soldiers and horses in Zhubaozhai were afraid of the power of the new weapons of the Song Dynasty, and surrendered in fear.
The news spread back to Jingyuan Fort immediately, and at this moment, Huizhou and Xi'an Prefecture soldiers in the south.
In the midst of surprises, they drove into the territory of the Taijun Division of Xishou Fort.
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In Jingyuan Fort, the heroic and high-spirited generals of the Song Dynasty, who were leading the army back, all looked high-spirited at this moment.
I have been a soldier for half of my life, but this is the only time I fought, and the fight was so hearty, it was so satisfying that I almost trembled.
Captured the entire Taijun Division of Xishou Fort, killed nearly 3,000 enemies, captured nearly 20,000 enemies, and captured 8,000 troops and horses.
Moreover, the number of casualties among the soldiers of the Song Dynasty was only a few hundred so far. What a miracle is this?
The person who brought about all these changes was the handsome purple-robed young man standing in the lobby of the Jingyuan Fort Dutongjun Mansion, Gao Zhang, who won the first prize at the age of eleven.
At this moment, those pairs of fiery and appreciative, even adoring eyes were enough to express the love and trust of these famous generals of the Forbidden Army and the Western Army for Gao Zhang.
Along with the victory of these three armies, three thousand soldiers and horses from Huizhou and two thousand soldiers and horses from Xi'an Prefecture also arrived at the Jingyuan Fort.
And on this day, the emperor's edict, which had been urgently delivered for 800 miles, also arrived at Jingyuan Fort.
The emperor gave Shang Fang a sword and gave Gao Zhang the exclusive power to oversee the military affairs of Shaanxi Province.
Such news reached the ears of the generals of the Forbidden Army and the Western Army. They felt a little surprised and at the same time took it for granted.
Naturally, the reason for the surprise was that Gao Zhang was only the deputy envoy of Shaanxi Road Economic Strategy and Comfort, but now with this imperial edict, it is equivalent to the military power directly appointing the deputy envoy who has not yet been crowned as a young man in front of him.
As for the envoy Zheng Juzhong, who was still walking slowly towards Shaanxi Road, he probably looked confused and confused at this moment.
But this is not over yet. After hearing the imperial edict, the High Privy Council gave permission to recover the old land as a reward for the warriors who made great contributions.
The expressions of all the Imperial Guards and Western Army generals present changed and they were in an uproar.
Of course I don’t want to fall out, but it feels like I’ve won a million dollars.
After becoming a great Confucian, he first became a civil servant and then joined the army through Confucianism. He couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
"The meritorious land granting system during the Qin and Han Dynasties... this time, the officials really made a big move. Can the imperial court be accurate?"
Yao Gu on the side looked excited and excited.
"It must be the fault of our commander-in-chief. It seems to be mentioned in the imperial edict that this is the request of the commander-in-chief."
"If this is the case, and with the powerful weapon invented by the commander-in-chief to destroy cities and strongholds, and to detect the enemy's advance, our 600,000 frontier troops in the northwest of the Song Dynasty will be like tigers and wolves, and Xixia will be conquered..."
Looking at those pairs of eyes that suddenly became fiery, Gao Zhang felt like a little sheep thrown into a tiger garden.
After coughing twice and receiving the order from Xie En, he turned his head.
Over there, Orihiko couldn't wait to stand up.
"I dare to ask the commander-in-chief, what is said in the edict is to imitate the system of conferring land for military merit in the Qin and Han Dynasties to reward the border troops for their meritorious service."
"Exactly. But it's not just the border army officers and soldiers, there are also these Forbidden Army brothers who came to the northwest with me."
Gao Zhang tilted his lips, raised his finger and pointed at Liu Fa and others over there and smiled.
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere became more and more heated.
There is a saying in the Song Dynasty that soldiers eat food just to make a living and to make money.
But if they were really willing to use their land and fields to reward military merit, this would be enough to drive the Song Dynasty's northwest frontier army crazy.
After all, the population of the Song Dynasty was expanding, and there were many people who had no livelihood. Why, the land that could be cultivated had already been cultivated.
Even though Shaanxi Road is said to be vast and sparsely populated, in fact, the population density is only relative to that of the Central Plains.
The northwest armies alone, including the Xiang army, numbered 600,000, probably more than 600,000.
An army of more than 600,000 people faced Xixia with a population of two million, but they were often beaten until they screamed and screamed. This is why the Song Dynasty was often mentioned as sneaking out to whip corpses and ridiculed, and became a laughing stock.
This also illustrates a problem. While the Song Dynasty restrained its military power, it was also afraid of foreign enemies and frantically exploded its troops, but it also threatened them everywhere.
However, Gao Zhang felt that these problems were nothing to do with me. Now as long as I lick my master well, nothing would matter.
Just like this system of conferring land for military merit, it was definitely the best treasure that could inspire the soldiers of the Western Army of the Song Dynasty.
Just looking at the eager faces of these generals, Gao Zhang understood why the Qin and Han Dynasties were so brave. The system of conferring military merit on land must be one of the important reasons.
The land of Xixia is enough for the millions of fierce warriors of the Song Dynasty to pay for their service in ten years. Within ten years, I will take the sixteen states of Yanyun.
While some people were so excited that they couldn't help themselves, others were still listening to others explain the benefits that the military merit-authorized land system would bring to them.
A fast horse galloped to a stop in front of the former capital commander's palace. The cavalry on horseback shouted an "800-mile emergency" and ran straight towards the mansion.
In the hall where everyone was silent and staring, Gao Zhang finished reading the urgent message that had just arrived and spoke slowly.
"This is information from Xingqing Mansion, the capital of Xixia..."
(End of chapter)
