Seeing the fires soaring into the sky, Yao Shouxin said to Zhang Ji: "This is the last fort in Dangxiang in this area. After it is burned, we will turn around the Zhuilun River. Most of the Dangxiang people who escaped from here have gone to Shizhou and Xiazhou. I heard that there have been troops there and should not be left for a long time."

Zhang Ku nodded: "We are here to destroy this fortress. Since the matter has been done, we should turn around. This place is not far from Hengrong Fort in Linzhou. We should stay for one more day and give them some military rations. It is useless to bring so much corn back."

Corn is a high-end product in the military rations of Dangxiang. The ones seized along the way were not burned. It was really a lot of accumulation. But in the Song army, corn was just ordinary military rations, and it was not very meaningful to take them back. The railway had already reached the Volcanic Army, and there was no shortage of supplies on Hequ Road, so I really didn't look down on these things.

At this moment, a quick horse came over and dismounted and said, "General, the Song army is coming three miles away to meet the general!"

Zhang Ke said: "Since you are here, you should see me naturally. I wonder who is coming?"

"Yi Yong said: "It is said that it is the commander and the commander of the Goulin Mansion's Ma Si Su Anjing."

Zhang Ji was surprised: "Su Qian is above us, and he is an internal minister who leads the troops outside. We will come forward."

The Ma Si of the Army of Goulin Mansion was appointed as the commander of the Goulin Mansion, and was appointed as the General Secretary of the Hedong Road. Of course, the position of the commander along the way was not comparable to that of Zhang Ji and Yao Shouxin. Moreover, Zhang Ji was originally the governor of Lin Fu Road, and Su Anjing was his immediate superior and dared not neglect it.

With his personal entourage, Zhang Ke and Yao Shouxin came east. Not far away, they met the troops from Linfu Road that were coming.

Turning over and dismounting, Zhang Ji and Yao Shouxin greeted him and went to Su Anjing's horse to cross his hands: "We have seen Chief Su!"

Su Anjing hurriedly dismounted and stepped forward to grab Zhang Ji's hand and said, "How dare you do it? The two led their troops to travel hundreds of miles, break Zhuolun Village within a few days, and burned more than 20 Western thieves' fortresses. This is a great achievement. I have to take charge of the military order of my husband, lead the troops to guard the border strictly, and guard against the Western thieves' defeated troops. Today I got the news that the two have broken through the nearby thieves' fortresses and brought wine to celebrate with you!"

After saying that, he ordered his subordinates to carry the wine. He took out a large bowl, poured two bowls for Zhang Ji and Yao Shouxin, brought one bowl himself, and raised it high: "This bowl of wine is for the two generals! The thief fortress in the west is destroyed, and Lin Mansion will be worry-free from now on!"

The three of them drank wine, the entourage collected the bowl, Zhang Ji thanked him, and ordered the soldiers to come and carry the wine away.

There are not many soldiers and horses in this area. The most important role is to serve as a base for Dangxiang to attack Linfu Road. Dangxiang's army came from Xingqing Prefecture and passed through the thousand-mile desert. There was no village fort rest and rest, and there was no attack ability. Without these village forts, Linfu Road would be safe from then on and no longer be threatened by Dangxiang's army.

Linzhou is located at the intersection of the Loess Plateau and the desert. The land is gradually flattening to the west. Where rivers pass by, cultivated land can be reclaimed. According to the custom of the Song Dynasty, the junction of the two countries was set up as a forbidden area, and it was not cultivated or planted. Dangxiang invaded and cultivated these forts for many years, which became a major threat to Linfu Road. The food and salary of Linfu Road was transported from Hedong Road. The terrain along the road was rugged and the loss was huge, and it could only support a small number of garrisons to defend the danger. Since the war with Dangxiang, there have been many motions to abandon the three states of Hewai. This time, the complete destruction of Dangxiang's forts was truly safe.

It is obvious that it is convenient for Linfu Road to attack this area. However, they could not use field artillery and had no choice but to send troops from Hequ Road to attack. This was not easy to say directly. Han Qi's order was just to make Su Anjing guard it.

The three of them returned to the headquarters of the Hequ Road Army. Su Anjing looked at the raging fire in the abandoned fortress and sighed: "It's a pity. A good fortress can only be abandoned after it is captured. The terrain here is flat and cannot defend against the Western thieves."

Zhang Ku said: "What the commander said is that these thieves in the fortress can occupy, but we cannot. The thieves in Shizhou can come over and disturb them."

The Song army cannot station large troops here, and reinforcements are not easy, so it is a useless place.

The three of them sat down on the chair. Su Anjing asked Zhang Ji about the battle situation over the past few days. When he heard that all the food dug out of the cellar had been burned, he couldn't help but sigh: "It's a pity. All the military rations in Linzhou are transported by the Gang, and the price is expensive. It's better to give them to Linzhou."

Zhang Ke said: "The burned military rations are all barley, green pox seeds, etc., and only cooperate with horse materials. The corn obtained will be taken back as your military rations. We will have hundreds of miles back to the Jinsu army, which is inconvenient."

Su Anjing was overjoyed when she heard this: "I thank you two for this. It is inconvenient to transport grain in the cold weather. Linzhou has not had enough food these days." As she said, she felt a pity that the food she burned. What's wrong with the horse material? The horse material from Linzhou was also transported from other states.

When the two armies met, Su Anjing brought wine again. Zhang Ji ordered the army to take out the beef and mutton they brought on the way, cooked it in a big pot, and share it with Su Anjing's soldiers. The war was over, and the officers and soldiers enjoyed the wine and meat.

Zhang Ke, Yao Shouxin and Su Sanjing surrounded a large stone, counted as a table, with wine and two large meat plates on it. After drinking a sip of wine, Zhang Ke ordered the dough cake to come over and distributed it to Su Anjing, and said, "This is the military ration on our way, made of white flour, baked thoroughly, and can be kept for 10 or 20 days without rotting. But the war went smoothly, and I could get food every time I passed the fort, but I didn't use it until today, so I had already dried it thoroughly. The commander, this cake was so delicious in the broth, so you can try it together."

Su Anjing took the dough cake, held it in her hand like a stone, and said, "Why do you have to be so troublesome? This cake is so dry and hard, it is better to bring corn on the road. Wouldn't it be much easier to swallow if it is cooked?"

Zhang Ke said: "These military rations are for emergency road trips and there is no time to bury rice. Add salt to it and you can eat it after soaking it. It is actually very convenient. By the way, we also bring jerky meat, which is the same. I don't want to have fresh meat along the way, so I have to take it back as it is."

The cattle and sheep were slaughtered as they slowed down. Every night, they were cooked into sauce meat and sauce bones. Only horses and camels were used as camel animals to transport seized materials. At least one fort was attacked every day, and four or five were captured a day. Zhang Ke and Yao Shouxin's army had fresh meat every day, the jerky meat they brought and the sauce meat made on the road were all in stock.

Soaked the dried cakes in the soup, and the two of them drank wine, took them up and put them in their mouths. The cakes were resistant to soaking, and the soup was still chewy, and the taste was unexpectedly good. Su Anjing ate it and said, "I don't want this dried cakes to be in the mouth, but after soaking, it's very delicious."

Yao Shouxin smiled and said, "This is called mutton soaking buns, which are delicious. In fact, it is not only delicious when soaked mutton, but also delicious when soaked in beef soup. But this dynasty has forbidden to kill oxen, and beef soup can only be sold as mutton soup."

Several people laughed together, ate meat and drank wine.

The Song Dynasty not only banned the killing of plowing oxen, but also banned the large livestock. Cattle, horses, donkeys, and camels cannot be eaten as ordinary meat. However, there has never been a shortage of beef in the world. Horse meat is sold in the capital publicly, and horses and donkeys are not as strict as plowing oxen.

At night, countless bonfires were set up at the base, and the soldiers assigned guards, while the rest of them enjoyed the wine and meat around the fire. After the high-intensity battle, the time for relaxation finally came.

Li Sangou was covered with a small hill not far away, looking at the joyous Song army not far away, and said to Liang Sanchu beside him: "I don't want the soldiers and horses on Hequ Road to be so strong, the Xia Kingdom Fortress is like mud, and it is not hindering them. We brought our tribesmen to Xia Kingdom. Without the land here, how can we live in the future? It would be better to endure the moment and be happy on Hequ Road!"

Liang Sanchu said: "What's the use of saying this? Don't forget that you once plundered the Han people as slaves and stayed on Hequ Road either dead or flowing! Now you can only come and be at peace. Don't mention the past. It's important to overcome the difficulties now. You brought your tribe members to Xiazhou, but the guards there asked us to come back to observe the movements of the Song army, obviously uneasy. Let's not reveal our hiding, just watch the Song army retreat and report back when we go back!"

Li Gou'er said: "I also feel that the Xia State Guard is uneasy and just can't think of the truth."

Liang Sanchu snorted coldly: "What can't be thought of? We are here, it's best if something happens on the road and lose our lives. When we go back safely, he may have to make some other crimes to kill our lives. We are gone, and we annex our tribe members. This is not obvious!"

The Song Dynasty was a household registration of Qi people and had no interest in the population of the Dangxiang tribe. The Dangxiang in the Xia State was different. Population is wealth, and they were of different ethnic groups. They removed the leaders and annexed the population. I don’t know how many people had such an idea.

Li Gou'er sighed and looked at the beating bonfire in the distance, feeling mixed feelings. It's too late to regret now and can't go back. Before he came out, he might have sued him, but now he can't escape the crime of treason when he goes back. This manager, Hequlu, is too ruthless to take action and doesn't even leave any thoughts for others.

After a while of silence, Li Gou'er said to Liang Sanchu: "Anyway, will we have no way to live this time?"

Liang Sanchu said: "Now we cannot help us. We just hope that the Prime Minister will not be able to bear the grain collected in this area every year and will ignite a large army. A large army came from Xingqing Prefecture, and the nearby guards did not dare to do anything to us. The forts have been demolished. The Prime Minister wants to find someone to farm, so he uses us."

After hearing this, Li Gou'er breathed a sigh of relief and patted Sha Dui and said, "So much food is collected in a year! How can the Prime Minister let go? He will definitely not let go! We will definitely use it if you open the land there again! You said, right?"

While saying that, he pushed Liang Sanchu's shoulder beside him.

Liang Sanchui didn't say anything, with his eyes staring at Song Jun who was drinking and eating meat around the fire.
Chapter completed!