Du Zhongxiao ate a piece of meat and said, "Now for us, there is only one road westward for us. The Sixteen Prefectures in Youyun are southward and can fight in winter. Juyan County west of winter, there is blizzard and cold wind, and even roads cannot be done, let alone combat."

Zhang Sheng said: "Jie Shuai is talking about the bitter and cold land in the northwest. It is difficult to walk after September, and it is already a daunting road by December."

Fu Bi first came to Hequ Road and did not know the local climate. He listened and said, "Since that's the case, the soldiers from the military academy had to supply Zhao Zi's troops first. He had a neat manpower and could use all his troops in the Western Regions next year."

Du Zhongxiao shook his head after hearing this: "Guanwen, it's already snowing down, and the personnel supplying Zhao Zi is not a big deal. In the past few months, the personnel from the military academy will first supply Zhang Ji from Shengzhou. After the New Year, everything will be normal, and the personnel will supply him. By then, middle and lower-level officers should enter the army. Logically speaking, there are officials and soldiers, and the combat power of each unit should return to normal."

Hearing this, Zhang Sheng shook his head with a smile, and said nothing. Du Zhongxiao saw it, drank a glass of wine, but said nothing.

The new personnel in the military academy, especially the middle and lower classes, were really far from Du Zhongxiao when he came north. Everyone knew about this, and they pretended not to know it, so they let them go. They did not fight against Dangxiang and Khitan for the time being, and the military strength was a little worse and the impact was not great.

Fu Bixin arrived, and he didn't know much about the qualities of the personnel of various departments of Hequ Road, so he only knew a rough idea.

After using the wine and meat for a while, Du Zhongxiao said: "It's September now, and it's getting colder here. Fengzhou and Juyan areas will only be even colder. There is no special thing in the army, so there is no need to disturb them anymore. Let them spend the winter with peace of mind. When the Khitan fights, Yang Wenguang's troops can move westward and use Fengzhou as the garrison. To deal with the Khitan, you can just have Zhang Ji troops."

Zhang Sheng was surprised when he heard this: "Jingshou, to the east is the Khitan Xijing Road, with many troops and a large number of troops. If Yang Wenguang's troops were transferred to Fengzhou, there would be no large army facing Xijing Road. Is it a bit arrogant?"

Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "As long as the two Khitan emperors fight and fight each other, there will be no big trouble. How capable is Yelu Chongyuan, and he dares to provoke us when he fights Hong Ji? When the Khitan civil war is together, the threat can be put aside, and there is no need to worry about them. The most important thing in Hequ Road now is to improve the line between Langshan and Yinshan, send additional personnel to station Chongcheng."

Zhang Sheng and Fu Bi nodded, but felt a little worried. Unlike Dangxiang, the Khitan could set up an army of 100,000 to attack with all their might. The Song army could not occupy the favorable terrain. When the Khitan army attacked, there were many things that were not at ease.

Du Zhongxiao said: "You don't have to worry. There is a railway leading to Shazhou. Even if the Khitan raises troops, we will have enough time to arrange it."

After drinking with the two, Du Zhongxiao said, "There is a railway now, and it is convenient to transport troops. Do you think that Zhang Ji's army has too few troops to defend Shengzhou and Fengzhou. In fact, if there is no railway, Zhang Ji's army has the largest number of troops in the entire Hequ Road. The number of troops and horses in various places is the most common. We must consider whether there are more or less soldiers in various places. If the three states of Linfu Road are marked into Hequ Road, there will be more than 10,000 or 20,000 more people. Whether it is for Dangxiang in the south or Khitan in the west, it is enough. According to the news that Dangxiang is unable to start a war in a short time, and the Khitan will have to fight with the two emperors. Our area is very safe. Now the entire army must concentrate all its strength and advance westward. As long as the road reaches Yizhou and controls the power of the Western Regions, it will become another situation. Everyone, drink a drink and wish Zhao Zi's troops will not be able to fight. They will occupy Yizhou without bloodshed!"

Zhang Sheng and Fu Bi bowed together and raised their glasses and drank a glass of wine with Du Zhongxiao.

Du Zhongxiao put down his wine glass and ate meat silently. On the Khitan side, Yelu Chongyuan's army left Fengsheng Prefecture and attacked Khan Prefecture and Ruzhou. Zhongjing Road had fewer troops to attack Nanjing Road, and Yelu Hongji guarded Tanzhou, and a war was about to break out. What was the result of the battle, it would affect the situation in Hequ Road.

Zhuang Langbeibao brought the food, said goodbye to Du Zhongxiao, and led the brigade out of Shengzhou. Not far from the city, he entered the vast sky and went west along the Yellow River. He walked west along the Yellow River, arrived at Wushuhai City, and then advanced northward, entering his own station.

According to Du Zhongxiao, Zhuanglang tribe guarded north of Langshan. The station where Zhuanglang tribes were built is in a small depression north of the mountain, and the place is not large. Most of the families in the tribes are stationed in various places, and the surrounding areas are all Tatar tribes. However, the place is vast and there are no places where the Tatar tribes are.

Walking on the road, Zhuang Lang Guangling, who was following Zhuang Lang, beside Zhuang Lang, said: "King, look at how comfortable the people in Shengzhou City are! We are going to escort goods and walk in the wind and snow all over the sky-"

Zhuang Langmabao said, "Shut up. Look at the people in Shengzhou City, but I don't know that Bingzhou in the south, and the people in the capital city are even more comfortable. The last time I fought with the Song army, I didn't surrender in time, so how could I have today? I saw that the White Horse Military Supervisor Office had not been? After the battle of Hue, they were wiped out. Now most of the people are building roads. The huge military supervisor office was gone, but there is no trace of people within thousands of miles."

Zhuang Langguangling said: "After that being said, we did not have a big battle and surrendered directly. How can we compare with them!"

Zhuang Langmabao shook his head: "It's only less than a year. How do you think the Song army will treat us? Only by truly occupying the territory and the Tatars cannot be shaken can it be considered a true success. At that time, it was not impossible to think of the mainland nomads."

Zhuang Langguangling sighed: "According to the king's wishes, we have to endure hard in the north in the past two years."

"What's the solution?" Zhuang Langmabao looked at the sky. "If I had known that the Song army could fight so well, it would have been better than surrendered at that time. The territory is better now. The sky is a bit bad, so I urged others to go faster!"

After hearing this, Zhuang Lang Guangling hurriedly ordered everyone to speed up and go forward. Along the way, he could only rest in Huyan Valley and Hemu Army, and then flowed north along the Yellow River to rest until Zhuang Lang Benbao's station. The road was sparsely populated and it was difficult to walk.

The Xiang army and the people arranged by the Song Dynasty to Yingtian in Fengzhou were mostly arranged between the north and south of the Yellow River. Zhuang Lang Cangbao and others were traveling north along the Yellow River, and it was difficult to have the opportunity to meet them. If they didn't go far, the wind would blew. Although it was not too big, the team was particularly difficult to walk.

A few days later, when they arrived at Huyan Valley, the soldiers on the city wall saw it from afar and hurriedly sent soldiers. The two sides contacted them and took Zhuang Langbeibao and his group into the valley and arranged them in the inn.

The grain and grass officer He Sanlang came over and met Zhuang Langmabao. He said, "The king is so unfortunate today. General Cao, the general here, went to the Hemu Army in the west, and it will take three days to come back. If there is anything, just tell me."

Zhuang Langmabao said: "This is the last trip this year. What's the matter? I just need to stay here for a day or two. When the weather is good, I will take the team west. If there is anything that is easy to cause fire in the valley, I can send me some, so it's easy to use on the road."

He Sandao: "There are some people who cause fire, but everything is hard, and it is inappropriate to send the king for free. What is the best way to exchange for the king? If not, then write an IOU and ship things to the next year."

Zhuang Langmabao said, "Let's just write an IOU. I've come north, where can I get anything to change to you!"

He Sanlang nodded, looked up at the black wind in the distance, and couldn't help but shake his head. This ghost place is much more dangerous than last year. He has not returned to his hometown without being discharged from the army and has been working in the army. He doesn't know whether the choice is right or wrong.

He ordered his subordinates to take some dry grass and hand it over to Zhuang Lang for protection, and asked him to write an IOU. As everything was right, He Sanlang said, "King, please drink in the village. Your arrangements are made properly, and I will wait for you in the village."

(Sorry, I have been in poor health these days and have any problems writing. Please forgive me.)
Chapter completed!