Turning around and looking at the mountains behind him, Han Qi said, "This is Mount Yanzhi. When I went there, it was the territory of Liangzhou. In the past, I saw this name many times in books and yearn for it. It is a blessing to see it today!"

Zhao Zi said: "The detective cavalry in front came to report that the Liangzhou garrison had abandoned the city and fled. I sent a team of cavalry to take over Liangzhou City. After occupying Liangzhou, you can send a team of troops to travel east to see if you can contact Taiwei Di. According to time, Taiwei Di's troops should arrive at the Yellow River."

Han Qi shook his head: "From the court report I received, Taiwei Di's marching was not going well and progressed slowly. It is a blessing that the army can leave Tiandu Mountain now. This time, there are no large groups of enemies on the road. We can go twice the way and get there as soon as possible."

Zhao Zi said: "I have defeated Ganzhou, but there is actually no Dangxiang army west of Helan Mountain. I got the news a few days ago that the defenders of Zhuola and Nanjunjian Office near Lanzhou have also abandoned the city and fled, and actually gave up there. The most important thing now is to send cavalry to open up the road to Zhenrong Army."

Han Qi nodded: "As soon as Zhuola and Nan fled, Dangxiang actually gave up Hexi and Hehuang and retreated back to Xingling states. We are in Hexi, and the army of Di Taiwei is in Hedong. At that time, the two routes are intersecting west and directly taking Xingling states!"

After saying that, he raised his head and looked at the rolling mountains around him, and said with emotion: "The court had initially decided on Dangxiang's strategy. At first, I was asked to lead the troops of Hequ Road, attack Shanhe Pass from the north and advance along with the Taiwei Di, the Rong Army in the south. When he met Du Zhongcheng, he proposed to send troops from Xingxingxia to come east. Although the road was far, it was the weak place of Dangxiang. Through the east, Ganzhou, which Dangxiang defended the most resolutely, was captured in just one day, and the rest of the places were not worth mentioning. Du Zhongxiao spread the Hequ Road, restored the Western Regions, and fought countless wars. He knew very well about these forces. Everything was as he had expected, and there was no big battle, just like a marching."

Zhao Zi said: "From Suizhou to save Tanglong Town, he fought tens of thousands of miles. The most important battle was the Battle of Hue Du. This dynasty fought against 60,000 people and wiped out its troops. There was no major war since then. Du Jingluo took the Western Regions, which was actually just a march. The so-called war, the Black Khan army could not fight back at all, so it was completely wiped out. We now use guns and cannons, and which of the surrounding countries is the opponent!"

Han Qi smiled and shook his head and said, "General, it's different. You have been with Du Zhongcheng since Suizhou. It has been like this for so many years. Even when the entire army is reorganized, your army has been the least affected. Do you think other troops are the same? If this were the case, the court would have destroyed Dangxiang and taken Youyun long ago. The 300,000 troops from Taiwei Di are actually the most difficult."

Zhao Zi was not willing to believe it. He was the first to be transferred to Du Zhongxiao and recruited people from Yingtianxiang Army and started to practice step by step. At that time, the entire army could be said to have nothing, and could have been trained to such a strong army, so why could the imperial guards not be able to do so?

Han Qi stopped talking, and headed straight towards Liangzhou. In the battle of Ganzhou, the Song army infantry climbed the city wall for the first time to attack and shot the Dangxiang people below on the city wall. Needless to say, the Dangxiang army quickly collapsed and fled out of the east gate. The Song army cavalry followed and chased after it, and all were annihilated within a hundred miles. The news spread, and the Dangxiang army in nearby prefectures and counties all fled, and they had no opponent until Helan Mountain.

Zhao Zi's army was not transferred out when the entire army was reorganized. They left behind the backbone and added soldiers. They were actually the strongest army in the Song Dynasty. Han Qi led them all the way east, and the Dangxiang people could not stop them at all. Due to the complete system and a complete command system, Han Qi did not need to work hard on specific command. This time, the attack on several counties in Hexi was really easy.

Three days later, he arrived in Liangzhou and had just cleaned up. As soon as Han Qi arrived at the official hall, Zhao Zi, who had already advanced there, said: "Taiwei, the detective cavalry came to report that Taiwei Liu has captured Yingli! The journey from Liangzhou to Yingli has been opened!"

Han Qi was overjoyed when he heard this: "So, then Taiwei Liu has already broken through the Xishou Military Supervisor and left Tiandu Mountain?"

Zhao Zi said: "Yes. Liu Taiwei and Di Taiwei divided their troops and led 50,000 troops to attack the Xishou Military Supervisor Division, and won in one battle. The army crossed Weijing Mountain and approached Guojiadu, and the troops came down without bloodshed. It is said that there was an order from the court that Liu Taiwei had 50,000 troops and horses, and he would no longer be under the Taiwei."

After hearing this, Han Qi was silent for a while and said, "Where is Taiwei Di? Has he destroyed Weizhou?"

Zhao Zi said: "According to the news of the detective cavalry, Taiwei Di has been besieging Weizhou for three days. I heard that the city will be broken soon. However, these are all news from a few days ago. I don't know what it is now. I think Taiwei Di has already broken Weizhou and it's time to attack Mingsha."

Han Qi nodded: "Di Taiwei has many soldiers and a wide range of generals, and he has no shortage of artillery in his hand. It is time to capture Weizhou. If you capture Weizhou, you can attack Mingsha with the Huluchuan army. Then you will be in a smooth road to Lingzhou. The army of 300,000 will be used to fight! Dangxiang will use the battle!"

Zhao Zi laughed and said, "Dangxiang's energy has been exhausted, and it is too late to make a comeback. There are 30,000 of us, thousands of miles from Xingxing Gorge, who can stop us? Liu Taiwei took the right reason and the future supplies can be relied on the Zhenrong Army without having to transfer thousands of miles."

Han Qi said: "This is too smooth, so you can underestimate the Dangxiang people. Indeed, with the current combat power of the two armies, Dangxiang cannot resist the enemy. So they tried to shrink their troops to Xingling and extend our front line. The Zhenrong army opened the railway, but it didn't make much sense to defend Tiandu Mountain again, so they were all defeated at once and all the troops were shrunk back. According to my estimate, they might be able to defend the dead in Lingzhou."

Zhao Zi said: "Our army has artillery, so what will Dangxiang use to defend Lingzhou? When he attacked Ganzhou, he saw that artillery fire bombarded the city, and the enemy could not stand on the city wall. He could fight in one battle! When we arrived in Lingzhou, so many troops surrounded it, what would we do?"

Han Qi said: "Don't forget that Dangxiang has been making artillery in recent years. Until now, I have never seen the artillery of the Dangxiang people. I think they are all located in Lingzhou and Shanheguan. The city is high and low, but it is farther than our artillery. So what if there is artillery?"

Zhao Zi said: "It is said that Dangxiang casts cannons in recent years, and all the iron pots in the people have been smashed. However, after we fought for two thousand miles, we did not see any of them. We really have to doubt whether Dangxiang's cannons were cast out."

Han Qi sighed: "How can this be false? I don't know much information from Dangxiang in recent years, and everyone says this. Even the people's iron pots were smashed to cast cannons, which shows the determination of the Dangxiang people. However, they don't think they have cast much, so they can only put them in a few key cities."

In fact, it was not only because of the few cannons, but also because of the few gunpowder, Dangxiang could only install cannons in the most important cities. There was no way for other places. The few counties in Hexi were far away, and the other was not so important, Dangxiang could only give up. The few states occupied by Han Qi and Zhao Zi were also few Dangxiang people among the people, mostly Han people and Uighurs. When the Song army came, the people rebelled first, and Dangxiang could not force them to defend there.

After passing Liangzhou, it was different. It entered the core area of ​​Dangxiang, and it was an area directly managed by the Dangxiang court. The city was stronger, the defense was more resolute, and the defense facilities were greatly strengthened. Next, it was the time for the real battle.

After understanding the situation nearby, Han Qi came back and walked a few steps and said, "The most important dispute is to ensure the safety of the road to Yingli. Zhuola and the Nanjunjian Office withdrew. The nearby Dangxiang Castle was no longer stationed, so they could send troops to occupy it. Stay in Liangzhou for a few days, and wait until the artillery and supplies behind us arrive, and then go to Yingli together. By the way, either I will go or Liu Taiwei comes, and I will meet him as soon as possible."

Zhao Zi said: "The body of a grand prince is a daughter of the Grand Marshal, and it should be that Grand Marshal Liu came to Liangzhou. It is okay, I will send some cavalry to clean up the road. It should be said that after more than 400 miles here, Grand Marshal Liu will bring more military troops. Who can do anything to him!"
Chapter completed!