Lu Qiu turned his eyes and raised his face and replied: "We did not come from Liao territory, we came through the Mu Usu Desert!"

Tang Wufeng rolled his eyes: "Boat - Did the Song army carry the boat through the Mu Usu Sea?"

The "sea" mentioned by Tang Wufeng means sand sea.

Lu Qiuguan pretended not to hear this and stood up and left.

After he left, Tang Wufeng squatted down and took out a few glass bottles from the cloth bag. Through the glass bottle, he observed the cans in the bottle. He sighed with emotion: "The wealth of the Song Dynasty is beyond our imagination of the small country and the people of the small country. Look at this glass bottle, I remember that a bottle can be exchanged for a sheep, but they just use a cloth bag. Look at the appearance of this officer, and they don't cherish it at all, as if these things are just weeds on the roadside."

Zhang Cong nodded weakly, and he followed him, picked up a can, and said, "This is Dongpo pork, this is frosted yellow peach... I don't know if these things are ordinary Song army food or specially prepared for us... Alas, how can you know the good or bad luck!"

Tang Wufeng stared at the canned food for a while and suddenly said: "My Lord Zhang doesn't know. Actually, my ancestors were also Han people. Our surname was Yang, and we were pure Central Plains people. Later, after being trapped in Liangzhou for a long time, we had to change it to the surname Hu... Well, when I go back this time, I will definitely change our surname back."

This time it was Zhang Cong's turn to roll his eyes. He thought to himself, "Come on, your ancestors have been Hu people for dozens of generations, why did he suddenly become Han people?"

In the command cabin, Zhao Xing looked at the route map with a gloomy expression. Luqiuguan pushed the door in. Zhao Xing looked up and asked: "How is the water level? Just on the spot survey, I found that the actual water level seemed to be different from the one on the map?"

Lu Qiuguan widened his eyes in surprise: "How could this happen? I have personally verified the results of each survey, and I have been here in this place?"

Zhao Xing pondered for a moment and ordered: "Call Zhang Cong and Tang Wufeng to come."

As soon as Tang Wufeng entered the door, he said first: "Sir. Xiaguan was originally a Han Chinese, but was a Han Chinese. During the Tang Dynasty, my clan's surname was Yang. Later, he fell into Liangzhou and broke off his news from his home country. He had to change it to the Hu family. I asked him not to call me Tang Wufeng anymore, my name was Yang Feng and a person from Puyang."

Zhao Xing nodded: "It's rare that you still know Puyang... How was the situation in Xia Kingdom last year? Is the harvest good?"

Zhang Cong immediately replied: "No, the country's fortunes in the summer have gradually declined in recent years. The grasslands were plump and dense forages, but now they are either snow disasters or summer droughts. The grasslands are drying up on a large area and become saline-alkali lands where no grass grows. There are frequent droughts - last year was a severe drought, and the year before yesterday was also a severe drought, and there were snow disasters in winter."

Zhao Xing waved his hand: "The large-scale desertification of the grassland is not caused by the ups and downs of national fortune, and it is caused by excessive grazing... Forget it, you don't understand this principle."

Zhao Xing turned to Luqiuguan and asked: "Did you send someone to survey last year?"

Lu Qiuguan shook his head: "We conducted a full survey the year before yesterday, and later confirmed that the water in Hue Fort was shallow. Last year, because the Xixia king looked for our traces everywhere to avoid disturbing them, we did not continue to send people last year."

Zhao Xing sighed: "One move is different, it's all passive - have you heard it? Here is a severe drought for two consecutive years."

Luqiuguan said tentatively: "It's spring now, and it's the time for the strongest water. Maybe we can get through it smoothly, but it's unknown."

Zhao Xing replied: "There is no problem with the assault boat, and maybe the troop transport boat is no problem, but I will definitely not be able to get through the boat. The material ship carrying cannon powder is more draught, so I'm afraid it won't get through the water either."

Luqiuguan's annoyed blow to the forehead. Zhang Cong and Yang Feng were confused and found that there was silence in the cabin. Zhang Cong tentatively said: "The surface of the Hue Fort River is extremely wide, so the water there is slow, suitable for ferrying. Locals often use sheepskin rafts to cross the river. It is a key way for merchants to travel. The population is large, and if adults are worried that the boat cannot pass, it is better to recruit people from the local area..."

Zhao Xing shook his head: "It's too late. We must pass Hue Fort as soon as possible. But now, the local methods are either too large to have a lot of engineering, and it takes a lot of manpower. We don't have time or manpower."

The officers entered the cabin and reported: "Taiwei, you are about to arrive at Hetaokou in front."

At the mouth of Hetao, the branches of the Yellow River separated by the branch flowed again. Zhao Xing pondered for a moment and said slowly: "There is only a few ridges along the way, and the towering river banks are continuously blown up, allowing the soil to block the river channel, so as to raise the water level of the Hue Fort. However, the water level of the Yellow River is surging, so using this method is likely to cause the Yellow River to divert its route or even the downstream dam to break."

Lu Qiuguan was shocked and quickly persuaded: "Tai Shi, no, Bianliang City is also on the edge of the Yellow River."

The words that Luqiuguan blurted out also made Zhao Xingdi's identity finally clear. Zhang Cong and Yang Feng exchanged gazes with each other. Yang Feng quickly said: "Sir, I have some forces here to recruit some tribe members. If the following officials do not land in the first place, they will lead the tribe members to fill the river in Hue Fort and tie the dikes to raise the water level."

Luqiuguan whispered to remind: "The Hue Fort River is more than ten miles wide."

Zhao Xing shook his head: "After such a wide river surface, it may not be possible to recruit 10,000 people to work for several months. It may not be possible to achieve the goal. I hope Wen Xixing is ready in Hue Fort."

Zhang Cong was startled and blurted out: "Wen Xixing, is Wen Xixing, the big merchant who returned from the Western Regions? It is rumored that he returned to his hometown from the Western Regions two years ago. Later, he settled in Hue Fort, recruited thousands of people, and built a large house in Hue Fort. It turned out that he was yours."

Zhao Xing glanced at Yang Feng and explained lightly: "No need to hide it now. Wen Xixing is the brother of the fifth general of Huanqing. Yes, he is a Dangxiang native. He was entrusted to take root in Hue Fort two years ago to do a good job in supporting us... Lord Yang, I appoint you as the stay-attachment of Hue Fort and serve as the commander of Hue Fort. You will take your tribe and my intelligence officer, Lord Luqiu, to land first, meet Wen Xixing by land, and ask him to prepare for the support."

Zhao Xing suddenly appointed Yang Feng because he understood from Yang Feng's confession just now that the latter had planned to sell himself and even changed his surname, which showed that this person had strengthened his confidence.

Since he heard Luqiuguan call Zhao Xing "Tai Shi", Yang Feng is glad that he made his statement in time. In fact, he cannot blame him for his unstable position. When Yang Feng made his statement, Ma Zhi, a member of Liaodong, was also expressing his loyalty to Tong Guan. In the eyes of these aliens, the Song Dynasty was already a holy place in their minds. At this time, the Song Dynasty created unimaginable cultural achievements and technological achievements. The whole Asia looked up at the Song Dynasty, so Yang Feng and Ma Zhi's resolute resignation was not worth making a fuss.

The Song army warships lowered their boats and were close to Hue Fort. The river water seemed slow. The soldiers paddled the boats on the boats. Yang Feng summoned his tribesmen and said aloofly talk. Lu Qiu observed coldly and found that Yang Feng's subordinates were overjoyed when they heard the news announced by him. Several excited soldiers turned around and hugged the Song soldiers beside them. Previously, due to the massacre of Wushuhai, there was still a faint hostility between Yang Feng's subordinates and the Song soldiers.

"Brother, we are brothers!" Dang Xiangbing muttered in clumsy Chinese: "My surname is Yang, and I am also a Han Chinese!"

Luqiuguan nodded slightly.

Yang Feng did not tell his subordinates the truth. He made a legend. He claimed that this was the highest secret retained by the patriarch of the Tangwu clan in all dynasties. After seeing the power of the Song army and the ruthlessness, the people on the grassland immediately recognized the identity of the master of the Song army out of respect for the strong, and knew that he was also one of the masters. Many party soldiers had no time to distinguish the authenticity and were only excited.

After the whole team was completed, the Tangwu tribe's subordinates were full of high fighting spirit. Without the need for the Song army soldiers, they sang the Song army songs they had heard in the city and happily moved their feet to rush to Hue Fort.

In Huhua Fort, a long cement pier has been built on the wide river surface. A few lamps were lit lonely on the pier, and several idle men were still wandering under the lights. After a while, a strong man in Dangxiang dress rushed over. He waved his hand to greet the man wandering under the lights and disappeared into the darkness. Soon, a large group of people appeared outside the Huhua Fort, and they rushed to a manor near the pier. Before they could approach the high wall of the manor, the lights in the manor were brightly lit. On the wall of the manor, the Dangxiang man was wearing a cloak and shouted outside the wall with a gloomy face: "Who is here? Stop!"

A fat man ran out of the team. He walked up to the wall with a torch, letting the torch light up his face, and shouted in a deep voice: "Chaolu!"

The man on the village wall was delighted and immediately replied loudly: "Good Star!"

Immediately, the people on the village wall shouted: "Open the door and open the door immediately!"

The gate opened, and these people climbed up the wall of the village without hesitation and took over the defense of the whole village. The village heads were a little dissatisfied, but the owner of the village heads didn't care at all. He ordered the village heads to walk down the wall and gather together in a courtyard.

When everything in the village stabilized, the owner of the village met the chubby man and whispered: "Master Luqiu, has the Grand Tutor arrived? I thought the original plan was just a joke, but I didn't expect you to really come."

Luqiu Guan once pulled someone and introduced: "Wen Observation, this is Yang Feng, the new commander of Shunhuadun, and he will take over the defense of Hunhuadun in the future."

Wen Zhan was stunned for a moment, and he grinned at Yang Feng: "Isn't this Lord Tang Wufeng? I remember you took a few horses away, why?..."

Luqiuguan interrupted the other party: "Stop talking nonsense, Lord Yang, this is Wen Xixing, Lord Wen, Lord Wen, how about the war horse preparation place? What are the supplies?"

Wen Xixing replied: "I have collected a few times and stored about 3,000 war horses, but these war horses are far less than those of the Nanyang Yamen. I don't understand why you don't have to put good horses on the ground and have to look for war horses in the local area?"

Yang Feng interrupted: "My subordinates are all cavalrymen. They don't have horses now. Three thousand war horses are not enough, so there are more."

Lu Qiuguan frowned and replied: "With warships, each ship can only carry three or five war horses, and you have to be afraid that war horses will become turbulent and difficult to control. Dragoons need war horses, and these three thousand are far from enough."

Yang Feng slapped his chest: "I'll give it to me. First, I'll match these horses for me. If my subordinates have war horses, they will get more war horses for you! The military town near Hue Dun still doesn't know about me. I put on the Xixia official uniform and went directly to the nearby horse farm to lead the horses to see who dares to stop me."

Wen Xixing gave a thumbs up: "The Nanyang Yamen is amazing. Even the Zhaowu General of Xia State and the Xuanwei Envoy of Suzhou (Gansu) are all spies you have installed, which is amazing."

Luqiuguan did not explain, and he immediately asked in a low voice: "Is your Zhuang Ding reliable?"

Wen Xixing replied: "There are ten people I brought over. If I command them to fight against the looting of Xia officials, I believe they dare to fight, but let them surrender to the Song Dynasty. I am not sure."

After a while, Wen Guan asked again: "Where is the Grand Master? Are you really here? A few days ago, beacon fire came from Liao territory. I thought the Grand Master had been dispatched and sent people to guard the pier every day. Why haven't you arrived yet?"

Luqiuguan replied: "The Xia Kingdom has been drought for years, and the water level of Hue Dun has dropped sharply. Our fleet stayed outside Hue Dun and dared not get close. We came by land."

Wen Xixing pointed behind him: "In recent years, I have tried my best to purchase it. I have stored about 100,000 stones of grain in the warehouse, which is enough for the army to supply. There are also some cloths. I have hired about 100,000 civilians in the warehouse. They are still building a manor for me. If Yang commands Lord Yang to come forward, it would be even better. The villagers are ignorant and confused and ask them to help pull the fibers, they will definitely drag the warships across the river."

Lu Qiuguan asked in surprise: "Didn't you ask you to build a hard road?"

Wen Xixing smiled: "It's too unrealistic to build a hard road in Hue. All the limes here have to be purchased from the Song Dynasty. They are transported here from thousands of miles away, and the price is more expensive than imagined. I asked. The bottom of the Yellow River is full of mud. Although the water level is shallow, the bottom of the water is soft. As long as there are enough boatmen, they can pull the boatman over."

Lu Qiuguan thought for a while and replied: "It's good that way. The Taiwei was worried that the ship's wheels were not strong. We thought that the Hue Dun would destroy at least one-third of the ship. If it could be dragged over, the Taiwei would be more satisfied."

Wen Xixing pointed to the warehouse behind him and said, "Hundreds of thousands of cloths have been sewn into cloth bags. This is also your explanation in advance. I still don't understand what to do with cloth bags?"

Luqiu Temple reveals the answer: "Put the soil, and then fill the riverbed with a bag of earth!"

After hearing the two of them talking for a long time, Yang Feng urged impatiently: "Give me the horses quickly. Most of our men and horses will come to Hue Dun, and they will not be able to hide them from the local officials for long. We must start quickly."

Wen Xixing looked at Luqiuguan, Luqiuguan nodded, Wen Xixing waved his hand: "Follow me."

Yang Feng's subordinates had just completed the horse-mounting action. The local officials of Hue Dun had already rushed to the entrance of the manor with all the yamen runners. He stood outside the range of the bow and arrow and shouted loudly: "Master Wen, at an extraordinary moment, there are suddenly so many people coming from your country, but where are the guests?"

Yang Feng urged his horse to come out, showed off his official seal of Xixia, and replied loudly: "General Zhaowu, the Xuanwei envoy of Suzhou (Gansu) Tang Wufeng came from the Weifu Army Division of Heishan, and was preparing to recruit ships across the river and go to the capital to report the news."

A yamen run over, checked Tang Wufeng's seal, turned around and nodded at the Hue Dun official. The Hue Dun official ran over with a flattering smile and asked worriedly: "General Tang Wu came from Heishan, don't know what the situation is going on in the east? The beacon has been on fire for five or six days, and the news on the east is cut off. We are panic. If General Tang Wu doesn't come again, I guess the people from the capital will also arrive in Hue Dun."

The official approached Tang Wufeng's horse and asked worriedly: "Are they from Liao? Is their harassment large?

Tang Wufeng nodded casually: "A little harassment is not necessary. I am about to go to the capital to report, but the people on the border made a fuss and called the police by mistake. I have already killed them. I am planning to transition to the capital to report."

The local officials breathed a long sigh and replied: "The officials will go and recruit the people overnight..."

The local official from Huhuadu was at peace. It was not until dawn that he realized that Yanqin had given the wrong partner.

The next day, the recruited civilians towed the first large ship to Huhuadu. In front of the large ship were ten small assault boats. The officials of Huhuadudu narrowed their eyes and looked at the boat on the river in surprise. They whispered to Tang Wufeng next to them: "It's so strange, what kind of ship is this? When did our Xia Kingdom build such a large number of warships... Wushuhai City... Aye!"

The local official was about to ask if Yang Feng's warship was made by Wuzhihai City, but suddenly he remembered the beacon fire from the east. He realized something was wrong and turned over and wanted to escape. Yang Feng was quick and had not waited for him to run a few steps, but he had already cut over the local official with a knife.

There was a riot on the dock. The yamen runners were a little at a loss when they saw the chief being killed. They were waiting for Yang Feng to explain... When Zhao Xing's boat was towed to the Hue Ferry, the riots in the Hue Ferry had subsided. Wen Xixing's Zhuang Ding replaced the yamen runners to maintain order, and Yang Feng searched for young and strong people everywhere. While filling the river, they drove them to tow the warships.

Zhao Xing took a boat and led the guards to the Hue Ferry. He glanced at the scene and several corpses fell on the scene. In order to shock the villagers, Yang Feng deliberately did not clean up the massacre scene. The noon sunlight caused many flies to gather next to the body, and the local Xixia people looked at Zhao Xing who was coming off the boat in fear.

Zhao Xing waved at Yang Feng. Yang Feng walked over with a flattering smile on his face. Zhao Xing took off the knife on his waist and handed it to Yang Feng while praising: "What a quick knife, I hope you can keep it sharp for me, Song Dynasty."

Yang Feng was flattered. He took Zhao Xing's sword and his lips were trembling to express his gratitude, but Zhao Xing did not give him a chance to speak. He turned over and untied the cloak outside, revealing the red Song army uniform on his body. Then he threw the cloak to the guards and said boldly: "We have walked halfway through Hue Du. There will be no way to stop us in front. We order the entire army to take off our disguise. We will attack the capital of Xixia with the upright army of the Song Dynasty."

Before Yang Feng could evaluate Zhao Xing's behavior, the Xixia civil servant who was forcibly expeditioned had already exclaimed. Some people were panicking and didn't know where to escape, but some people rushed out of the team and kowtowed to Zhao Xing repeatedly: "Song Army, the army of the home country, look, I'm right, our army is here to rescue us, they will come. I finally waited for this day."

The guards had already rushed over and pulled away several excited people. They advised the people. Zhao Xing had no time to talk to them. He just waved his hand to the people, counting it as saying hello, and then turned around and asked Yang Feng: "It will take about three days for the army to pass through the Hue Pass. These three days. Are we safe?"

Yang Feng thought about it and replied seriously: "Taiwei. I said we can't hide it for a day - Hue Dudu is no better than my Heishan Weifu Army Division. My Heishan Weifu Army Division is just a remote place. After crossing the Yellow River, the Urat Desert to the south, and then the Mu Us Desert. There are only some residents on the north bank of the river. If the army wants to hide it, as long as it passes quickly, the people behind cannot catch up with it, and the news cannot be conveyed.

Hue Du, the south of Hue Du, is an excellent pasture, which is the ranch of Renduo people. Shunhe further south is the Baima Qiang Town Military Office of the Renduo people, and the Wei Ming tribe's right wing. These two military offices are different from the Weifu Army Office of Heishan, and only have a report function. They are a strong town, a strong town with 70,000 cavalry.

When the beacon came that day, the Tiande Army should send a reporter to inform us of the Heishan Weifu Army Division. When our Heishan Weifu Army Division saw the beacon, we would start mobilizing. After receiving the news from the Tiande Army, we would send a letter to the Baimaqiang Town Army Division in the rear and the Shun Army Division in the right wing, while blocking the Liao people, slowing down the advance speed of the Liao people. The Baimaqiang Town Army Division in the back and the Shun Army Division in the right wing, the Shun Army Division in the right wing, were responsible for formally fighting.

Sir, Tiande Army did not send out the news. My Heishan Weifu Army Office has also sent the news in the past few days, but we did not send it. Generally speaking, in such a situation, it means that the invading Khitans are very powerful, so we cannot send out the news. In this case, the Baima Qiangzhen Military Office and the Right Chau Shun Army Office will immediately mobilize, and they will come to Huhuadu, and they will not come alone, but bring the army.

I guess that in the past or two days, if we move fast, half of the soldiers can be transported through Hue Du. If it is slow, our entire army may be blocked on Hue Du..."

Zhao Xing waved his hand, and the staff officers took a map. Zhao Xing gestured on this relatively accurate map, raised his head, and thought, "Since the Tiande Army came out, we have not waste time. Now you have arrived in Huedu. Then the Baimaqiang Town Military Office, the closest to Huedu, will wait for another day. If he doesn't receive your news tomorrow, he will send a pioneer to test and conduct armed reconnaissance in the direction of the Heishan Weifu Army Office. The day after tomorrow, the right wing of the Shun Army Office will also take action, but we must stay here for three days."

Yang Feng continued to add: "I am not good at playing with water. Now it is the spring flood. Most herders dare not approach the river. They are afraid that the spring flood will overflow, so they will be swept away by the river when they are not careful. The Yellow River frequently changes its route, and such things are common, but Hue Du is different. The water flows here, and there are often herders along the river. When we drive on the river, maybe there are herders peeping in the valley far away. Therefore, I think the Baimaqiang Town Military Office will be able to be dispatched today and tomorrow at the earliest."

Zhao Xing looked back at Wen Xixing. Wen Xixing nodded: "That's right, the residents of Huedu live very scattered. This place is not like the strong town of Songjing. Everyone lives next to each other. Here, many people like to live in groups. They may live twenty miles from the pier, and some even live a hundred miles from the pier. After leaving the pier, you will not even see people for a day.

There is no fixed road here, and villagers like to take shortcuts when walking. There are roads everywhere on this large plain. I have tried my best to intercept the people in Huedu, but the territory is too large and I cannot count the number of people without three or five days.

That is to say, the officials cannot guarantee whether anyone will escape. The villagers here have horses. They ride horses. You can't block them on the grassland, so you can only watch him run away. Maybe someone has already sent a letter now."
To be continued...