Hue Crossing is an important ferry crossing in the Yellow River, one of the key nodes from the northwest to the Central Plains. It was once extremely prosperous. After Dangxiang occupied Hexi, it cut off the route from the Western Regions to the Central Plains, and it also declined here.

Jiao Wuli, Jianzhen, sat in a chair, looking at the ferry on the river, closing his eyes slightly. The Yellow River was freezing, and pedestrians who had been holding in winter came here to cross the river to deal with various things. The business route from the Western Regions to the Central Plains was broken, and there were still some small merchants in Dangxiang.

A follower whispered behind him: "Sir, it's been rumored that the Song army is coming recently, and there are Song army rangers everywhere. Are you worried?"

Jiao Wuli buried his eyelids without raising his eyelids, and said, "What are you worried about? I am only one of you twenty subordinates, and you dare to go against Song Jun?"

The follower said, "The ministry needs to think of a solution. Otherwise, the Song army is really here, what should we do?"

Jiao Wuli said, "What can we do? We will do whatever we want. I advise you, if your family is here, send them away quickly. If there are any valuables of gold and silver, let them take them. When the army comes, don't regret it."

The entourage nodded repeatedly: "What the sir said is. The day before yesterday, I had asked the mother family to take the children and go back to her parents' home. Their family had been transferred to the mountain ranch, and it should be fine. If the Song army could fight, could they still attack Xingqing Mansion?"

At this moment, a follower rushed over and bowed: "Sir, go quickly, Song Jun is coming!"

Jiao Wuli said, "How do you know? It's been rumored that the Song army is coming every day, isn't it good yet?"

The follower said anxiously: "This time is different. Sir, I heard from the people from the north that the Song army was camping ten miles away last night, and today we must be here. Get the fine and soft work quickly and let's go together!"

Jiao Wuli said, "The Song army was still attacking the Heishan Military Supervisory Office a few days ago. The mountains were moving around, so where did you come so soon!"

"I don't know that Lord Zhuang Lang, the governor of Heishan, has surrendered to the city. Now the Song army is enjoying the blessing! The Song army turned to the mountain and rushed forward, but it was almost near the ferry. After packing up the fine and fleeing south, why bother here to stay!"

Jiao Wulim sighed: "It's a pity that I'm just a prison town and I have no city to offer, otherwise I would have learned from the governor of Zhuanglang and live a good life in the Song army. Although the prison town is small, it is finally a court official. If you escape, you are afraid of being punished. Who do you believe that the Song army will arrive soon? Let's leave quickly."

The two entourages discussed and thought it was important to escape. They said goodbye and went home to clean up the fine lines and went south with the crowd.

At this time, the news that Yang Wenguang's troops were about to arrive had spread. When the ferry arrived on the other side, he refused to come back. Many people fled south with their children.

No one knows what will happen when the Song army comes. It is an instinct to escape from war, so let's talk about it. As for whether the road to fleeing south is safe, I don't care.

The sun was rising high, and Yang Wenguang rode on his horse and looked at the ferry in front. There was no city here, it was a grass market, with one or two hundred families. In this sparsely populated place, it was a prosperous place.

The rafts were widely distributed and captured strong horses and camels from the nomadic tribes, which caused rumors to spread. The Dangxiang households in this area have been fleeing these days. The Song army was not allowed to obtain wealth by the people, although there were always soldiers who violated military orders, only a few did not cause any big panic.

A personal soldier came and bowed to Yang Wenguang: "General, there is no strange phenomenon in the ferry ahead except for the people and households. The ranger came to report that Dangxiang Castle, five miles south, did not send troops, as if he had given up here."

Yang Wenguang said: "I ordered the entire army to occupy the Dudu of Huhua! The troops set up camps and set up positions according to the military orders!"

The personal soldiers agreed and turned around.

There was no obstacle on the road, so Yang Wenguang led the army into Hue Dui in the morning.

There was no official office here, and the official office in the town was too small. The Song army requisitioned the yard of a local rich man, and Yang Wenguang collapsed. The rich man and his family had already escaped, leaving only a few servants, and were arranged by the soldiers to other places.

Sitting in the main hall, after a while, the soldier brought Jiao Wuli to bury it in and said, "General, this is the local prison town."

Jiao Wulimian hurriedly stepped forward and bowed: "The little Jiao Wulimian is here to build a prison town. I have seen him."

Yang Wenguang saw his body and appearance, like a rich man, and asked, "Many people here have escaped, why don't you escape?"

Jiao Wuli said, "The youngest is an imperial official. If the army comes and leaves the city and flees, they will be severely punished in the future. Compared with being punished by the official law, the youngest can only bet that the general is strict in governing the army and will not make things difficult for a small person like me."

After hearing this, Yang Wenguang smiled and said, "You are smart. Yes, you are from the imperial army and the benevolent and righteous army. How can you harass the people? You can follow the soldiers. When you use them, you will obey your orders and will not make things difficult for you."

Jiao Wulim bowed repeatedly and thanked Yang Wenguang. He was a chief official in charge of the town, but he had no soldiers in his hands, and ran to the law. Dangxiang is certainly not a place where the law is strict. It is nothing big for a big man to abandon the city. A small man like Jiao Wulim can only depend on his luck. If he is lucky, no one will pursue it, and everything will be the same after the war. If he is not lucky, the war is not good, and it is not surprising that he will be punished for abandoning the city and pay his life. Compared with Dangxiang, Jiao Wulim still chose the integrity of the Song army. Since entering Hequ Road, Du Zhongxiao has always been strict in military discipline.

After sending away, Jiao Wuliu buried it. After a while, the situation of the people and households in the town was sent over.

There were 162 households in Shuhua, and more than 100 households had fled, leaving only less than 60 households in the town, most of which were Han people. The Song army entered Dangxiang, and although they did not burn, kill, loot, and severely punished and sold Han slaves and took away large livestock, they could not scare the courage of the few Dangxiang people.

There were originally three ferry boats at the ferry, but when they heard the news of the Song army coming, they all came to the east bank, so they didn't dare to come. However, the Song army on the east bank arrived soon and walked with the ships coming from the south, and wanted to set up a floating bridge on the river.

The terrain here is flat, all of which are plains rushing out of the Yellow River, and even the commanding heights cannot be found. According to Du Zhongxiao's deployment, a defense line should be set up between the Yellow River and Langshan, and the cavalry guarded Langshan to ensure the safety of the flanks of the army. Dou Shunqing's troops guard the southern line and were also responsible for the front line of the Yellow River. Yang Wenguang's troops were responsible for the western line and cooperated with the cavalry to ensure the safety of Langshan. Zhao Zi's troops acted as mobile forces and invested according to the situation on the battlefield.

In this era, nearly a hundred miles of defense line was too long for less than 10,000 soldiers. Yang Wenguang had to go west ten miles, set up positions, and wait for the White Horse Supervisor to form a horn with Zhao Zi's troops stationed at the ferry. The better Yang Wenguang defended, the more opportunities it could create for Zhao Zi. When the veterans of the Dangxiang Army and Horse Teacher were tired, they would seize the opportunity to destroy the enemy.

After capturing the Hue Du, the Song army occupied the favorable terrain and occupied most of the Hequ land. After that, whether it was attacking Xingqing Prefecture or Xiliang Prefecture westward, it was unobstructed. Moreover, the occupied area was vast and sparsely populated, which was an undeveloped virgin land, which was beneficial to the Song army camps.

Du Zhongxiao aimed at Hue Du from the beginning, and was attracted by the mountains and rivers here, which was conducive to the defense of the army. Moreover, there was a road to Xiliang Prefecture to the west, which could face the Hexi area. Going south along the Yellow River, you could attack Xingqing Prefecture, threatening the two Xingling prefectures, the core of Dangxiang.
Chapter completed!