Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 800

Suide Army, originally Suizhou in Tang Dynasty, was changed to a city after Xining recovered from Xixia in the second year.In the second year of Yuanfu, it was changed to the army and became the northern border of the Song Dynasty.

Sa Lihe brought more than 50 cavalry from Yan'an Mansion.From a distance, Li Yongqi, the Zhijun, brought the officials of the Manchu army and greeted him outside the city.

When he arrived, Li Yongqi stepped forward to salute.

Sally nodded immediately and said, "No need to be too polite! Go to the city!"

After finishing speaking, he turned his horse's head and headed towards the city.

Behind Li Yongqi, Li Shifu saw that Sa Lihou was so rude, his eyes were about to burst into flames.

Seeing that Sariha had already entered the city, Li Yongqi hurriedly got on his horse and followed closely behind.Suide is a border town, and the officials are all military generals. Fortunately, there are horses around.They got on their horses one after another, followed by Li Yongqi and filed in.

Suide was originally a military city, and there were very few people in the city, only a few shops.The owner of the shop was leaning at the door of the shop, watching these people filing into the city with a lazy expression on his face.It has been several years since the war happened, but there is no war in this small town, and the people's mentality is peaceful.

When he arrived in front of the military office, Sa Li got off his horse and strode inside.When I arrived at the official hall, I sat down on it.

Li Yongqi came in with all the officials, so he had no choice but to go up to see him.

Sa Li shouted: "Recently, Wang Xiao, the Xuanfu envoy of the Song Army, hunted to Shizhou. He can threaten Fuzhou in the north, and look at Suide in the west. If he doesn't destroy his prestige, how can we rest in peace in the future! I mobilized thousands of soldiers and horses. Gather in Suide City and fight to the death with the Song Army!"

After finishing speaking, he said to Li Yongqi below: "Li Zhijun, you have to prepare food and grass, so that the army will not suffer from cold and starvation!"

Li Yongqi hastily complained: "Wanhu, Suide is a border town. There are not many people under its rule, and there is also a lack of land to grow food. Where can we get food? It used to be transported from Yan'an, so the soldiers and civilians here will not go hungry. .”

Sa Li shouted angrily: "Raise soldiers for a thousand days, use them for a short time! Now the army is gathered, but let you prepare food and grass, that's all!"

Li Yongqi said: "Calm down the anger of thousands of households! Just preparing food and grass for thousands of people, Suide really has nothing to do."

Sa Li waved his hand: "We will discuss this after the fact! How many soldiers and horses does the Suide army have? If there is a battle, how many people can join the battle?"

Li Yongqi said: "The Suide army has a total strength of 800 people, all of whom are capable of fighting and have no idlers."

Sari nodded and nodded: "Very good! Although you don't have much food and grass, you can still raise troops. Let's go down and gather soldiers and horses, waiting for dispatch!"

Li Yongqi said yes, and withdrew, thinking in his heart that he was lucky.

Sa Liyue just wanted to give Li Yongqi a bad impression, and he didn't want to make things too difficult for him.After asking a few words about the situation in the city, he ordered a banquet to welcome the wind.

Li Yongqi let out a sigh of relief and left the official hall.As soon as he turned the corner, his son Li Shifu said: "Sa Li and this guy came here to show off his prestige, he didn't blind him! He brought no more than five or sixty people, and I will count 60 people to capture this guy!"

Li Yongqi said: "Just wait a moment! Sally said that thousands of people were mobilized to Suide. Do you know if it is true or not? Don't you rob Sally, the army will follow you to the city. At that time, our family will rest Hey! Now you send people out to search overnight to see if there is any army within dozens of miles. If there is no army, wait until night to start. Let's try to persuade them to drink more tonight, and when they are drunk, it will not be easy!"

Li Shifu nodded.Said: "What Dad said is true. I will send people to investigate the surrounding area! A few days ago, the news came, and Sa Lihe said that there were 3000 people, and there was no shadow today. Could it be that he is guilty and intentionally scares us? "

Li Yongqi said: "It's better to believe what is there than to believe what is not, it is better to be careful."

After asking his son repeatedly, Li Yongqi let him go.On the other hand, he went to the military office and directed people to prepare for the evening banquet.

In Wubaozhai, Zhang Chi was ordered by Wang Xiaolie to respond to Li Shifu's order, and it was already dark.Immediately ordered the whole army to prepare, set off early tomorrow morning, and rest at Yihe Village at night.It took another day from Yihe Village to arrive at Suide Army.

In the evening, Zhang Chi summoned all the commanders of the army to his camp to discuss matters and determine the travel plan for tomorrow.

Looking at the crowd, Zhang Chi said: "The general of the Suide army, Li Shifu, said that if Sally got to the Suide army, he would lead his men to rob him and join our army. It is estimated that Saliha may have already arrived at the Suide army. To go west to meet them. Tomorrow morning, Zhang Zhen will lead the troops of the headquarters first, and set up camp at Yihezhai to prepare the camp for the rest of the troops. Dai Yuchang and Zhong Ci set off one after another, and the latest is when the sun rises."

Three people cross hands and say yes.

Zhang Chi said: "When we arrived at Yihe Village, there should be news from the Suide Army. If Li Shifu catches Sa Liyao, let's stop talking about it and just kill him. If not, just wait in Yihe Village for two days and see if everything goes well." What are your orders?"

Zhang Zhendao: "Our three regiments have [-] soldiers and horses. We have an absolute advantage in strength, so why wait in Yihe Village? Soldiers are precious and fast, why not go straight to the Suide army! No matter what Li Shifu does, let's talk about occupying the city!"

Zhang Chi shook his head: "Because there is Li Shifu in the middle, it is not easy to kill him directly. The Suide Army knows that the army is Li Yongqi, but he asked his son Li Shifu to contact us. Why? To put it bluntly, there may be some people who have their homeland in their hearts, but they are still wavering. If things don't go well, it can be turned around. But Suide is a border town, and the Li family's hereditary Suwei and nine clans all patrol and inspect, so they have great influence in the local area. After Suide is recovered, they have to use their strength to guard against Xixia, so they have to wait a while wait."

Speaking of this, Zhang Chi said seriously: "When you arrive in Suide, you must treat the members of the Li family with courtesy. Whoever commits a crime will be severely punished!"

Seeing Zhang Chi's serious expression, all the generals hurriedly crossed their hands and said yes.

Zhang Chi nodded and said, "If you have any comments, feel free to ask."

Zhang Zhendao: "After we arrive at Yihe Village, if the guards refuse to open the gate and insist on fighting with us, what should we do?"

Zhang Chi said: "There are three hundred soldiers and horses guarding the Yihe Village. It is said that they should surrender as soon as the army arrives. However, if the general of the village is in a daze and must fight with us, then the only way is to fight. Fight as quickly as possible. Speed ​​up, break through the stockade, and prepare for the army behind. However, try to avoid too many casualties."

Zhang Zhen hurriedly crossed his hands and said yes.

Cao Yu on one side said: "In a place like Suide, it can be said that all the people are soldiers. When we passed by, what if the people formed a village soldier and attacked us? If we don't fight back, I'm afraid we will sacrifice too much."

Zhang Chi said: "Of course we have to fight back. If you are attacked, what else can you say? Whether it is a regular army or a village soldier, if you are attacked, you should immediately fight back. Our soldiers cannot be lost for nothing. But after occupying a place, try to use the local army as much as possible. Maintain law and order, don’t interfere. How to govern, wait for the civil officials to be sent later, and the generals should not make their own decisions. Special attention should be paid to this kind of border area.”

(End of this chapter)