Wuchen in the third month of the first year of Yuanyou (the eleventh day).

Liu Qi, the son of Liu Yin, the magistrate of Silang Prefecture in Jiaozhi, went to Xiping Prefecture again, met with Zhang Dun, and presented the map of Silang Prefecture, the household register, and the official seals of the magistrate and governor of Silang Prefecture, the governor of Silang Prefecture, and the governor of Silang Prefecture given by Jiaozhi.

Liu Qi offered all this and knelt respectfully in front of Zhang Dun: "The barbarian people do not know the destiny and the righteousness. Fortunately, my husband came to teach me in person, which made me think about Langzhou and suddenly realized where the righteousness lies... Begging to return to the Song Dynasty , will always be Song Chen!"

Zhang Dun stepped forward with a smile on his face, helped Liu Qi up, and said, "If you and your son can understand the righteousness of the imperial court, wake up and lead everyone back to the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court will not treat you badly."

"I will go to the Emperor to confer on your father the title of magistrate of Silang Prefecture, general of Yulin, and governor of Silang Prefecture. I will also grant you the title of Third Class Leniency."

Liu Qi was overjoyed and immediately paid his respects again: "My father and my son have already received such great love from the Prime Minister without even making any achievements. The court's kindness is as deep as the sea! I really don't know how to repay him!"

As he spoke, his eyes turned red.

These Dongxi chieftains on the border have always believed that those with milk are their mothers.

Or to put it simply - whoever is stronger will be helped.

After the southern expedition in Xining, the King of the Song Dynasty became famous.

Today, the Western Army of the Song Dynasty appears on the border again.

Zhang Dun showed his kindness and surrendered, and even promised to show that his family would still inherit his original position, and at the same time, the imperial court would give him a large reward.

Any fool knows how to choose.

Therefore, not only the Liu family has completely turned to the Song Dynasty.

On the other side, Zhang Xun, the magistrate of Sumao Prefecture in Jiaozhi, which borders Lianzhou and Qinzhou, also sent his son Zhang Mao to Lianzhou to proclaim himself a minister, saying - we have long been looking forward to King Wang's attack! We and the Jiaozhi people Damn it! Please send troops early to save us from the cruel rule of the Jiaozhi thieves.

And yesterday, another big family in the north of Jiaozhi, Wang Jing, the governor of Jiaozhimen Prefecture, also sent a representative to Xiping Prefecture, saying - Mr. Wang, our Wang family wanted to join the Song Dynasty as early as the time of Taizu of the Song Dynasty. Sir, as long as the emperor appoints us as governors and governors of Menzhou, we will follow the Song Dynasty wholeheartedly.

At this point, on the border between Song Dynasty and Jiaozhi people, three of the five border bondage states set up by the Jiaozhi people had already turned against the Song Dynasty before the war began.

Only Qiyuan Prefecture and Guangyuan Prefecture are still loyal to Shenglong Prefecture.

The border gate of Cochin suddenly opened.

The Liu family in Silang Prefecture was the first family to submit a map and household registration.

Zhang Dun helped Liu Qi up and said softly: "Liu Sanban, you have worked hard all the way."

"Let's go down and rest first."

If a third class borrows his post, Zhang Dun can remove himself from the position.

This is his power!

Liu Qi was overjoyed and said: "Thank you for your kindness. Please accept the general's bow."

Yo!

He is also a master who knows how to kill snakes and follow the stick.

Zhang Dun laughed and did not deny the other party's title.

After all, aren't the people he teaches are his disciples? It's only natural to call him 'enxiang'.

After settling Liu Qi, Zhang Dun came to the White Tiger Festival Hall.

When he arrived, Di Yong, Su Ziyuan, Tian Shiru and others were in front of a prepared sand table, deducing the situation between the enemy and ourselves.

This sand table was made by several craftsmen brought by Yan Chen. After arriving in Xiping Prefecture, they consulted local chieftains and merchants.

Although it may not be detailed, the general geographical terrain and the situation between ourselves and the enemy are clear.

For the Song Army, with this sand table, they could deduce the situation between ourselves and the enemy as much as possible before the war, and at the same time have a rough impression of the local geography in their minds.

Zhang Dun walked in, and everyone saluted collectively: "Welcome to you, Marshal."

Zhang Dun nodded, walked to the sand table, and ordered someone to send the map of Silangzhou presented by Liu Qi to the craftsmen in order to enrich the details of the sand table.

After doing this, Zhang Dun looked at the situation on the sand table. Di Yong and others had planted small flags on it. It was obvious that they had just deduced another war.

The banner of the First General Yulong, who represents the main force of the Song Dynasty, has been planted behind Jiaozhi Qiyuan Prefecture and Guangyuan Prefecture - Beizhi City, cutting off the connection between Jiaozhi Taiyuan and Qiyuan Prefecture and Guangyuan Prefecture.

As a result, the entire north of Jiaozhi will form a huge protrusion.

This protruding part, like a piece of snack, fell into the encirclement and attack of the chieftains of the Song Dynasty.

The First General of Yulong plus Su Ziyuan's Yongzhou troops of 2,000 troops, Tian Shiru's Sizhou troops of 1,500 troops, and 2,000 elite troops selected from the Guangxi main road will deal with the main force of Jiaozhi coming to the north.

When Jiaozhi troops leave Taiyuan and head north, they must go north.

This is to force the main force of Jiaozhi into a decisive battle with the Song army.

In this way, the main force stationed in Taiyuan in Cochin was eliminated in one battle.

It is no exaggeration to say that as long as the Battle of Beizhuang is won, the war in northern Cochin will be over.

The Yang family in Guangyuan Prefecture and the Li family in Qiyuan Prefecture have limited military strength, and their fighting determination is also limited.

Once it fell into siege, the Song army also hung the head of the commander of the Jiaozhi reinforcements.

Of course they will surrender.

Zhang Dun looked at Di Yong and said: "According to various sources, Li Qiande of Jiaozhi has sent his lieutenant Li Changjie to the town of Taiyuan to serve as the governor of the states in the north of the Yangtze River."

"He has more than 20,000 soldiers and generals under his command!"

"If we recruit young and strong civilian men, our army will reach tens of thousands."

"If the whole army comes from Taiyuan, will the general have the confidence to defeat it in Beijuan?"

Di Yong raised his head and said with great confidence: "Thanks sir, please rest assured that our army is fully prepared."

"The general has already discussed this with Su Zhizhou and Tian Inspector."

As he spoke, he began to explain the combat arrangements discussed with other generals on the sand table.

Di Yong is experienced in battles and has rich military experience and resume.

Moreover, it has also undergone the most intense military test in border areas in the world today.

Naturally, his arrangements were extremely detailed.

Even the preset battlefields were selected in several places.

Zhang Dun's eyes gradually brightened as he listened.

He is a knowledgeable soldier and knows that the arrangements and arrangements made by Di Yong and others are reasonable and appropriate.

only……

"The strength of our army is only over ten thousand. If the whole army comes from Jiaozhi, will it be enough?"

"In addition, Liu Yin, Zhang Xun, Wang Jing and others all said that Li Changjie, the commander-in-chief of Jiaozhi, led his army to station in Taiyuan this time and also brought elephant soldiers. It is said that there are twenty war elephants."

Zhang Dun frowned: "It's hard to deal with!"

Zhang Dun had never seen an elephant, but he had heard that elephants were raised in Yujin Garden in Bianjing during the era of Taizu, Taizong and Zhenmiao.

Legend has it that an elephant is so huge and powerful that even a dozen people can't stop it when it gets angry.

The war elephants used by the Cochin people to fight would only be bigger, stronger and more powerful than the tame elephants in Yujin Garden.

If they charge into formation, they may easily tear through an infantry defense line.

Di Yong laughed and said to Zhang Dun: "Please rest assured, Mr. Jinglue, Yulong Zuozhi is the special soldier sent by the official to deal with the possible war elephants of the Jiaozhi people!"

"Huh?" Zhang Dun didn't quite understand.

Yulong Zuozhi is the bodyguard of the military doctors who protect Yan Chen.

These days, I have also been staying at Yongping Village, which is stationed in Yanchen and is specially used for the recuperation of wounded soldiers in the rear.

Zhang Dun visited them and was deeply impressed.

In particular, I was deeply impressed by the renovated hospital for wounded soldiers in the village and the trained female doctors.

But those more than a hundred people who guarded the dragon from the left?

Zhang Dun remembered that they would practice throwing with some clay pots filled with stones in the open space of Yongping Village every day.

Compete to see who can throw farther and more accurately.

Yan Chen will even reward those who can throw it far and accurately.

Zhang Dun looked puzzled, but Yan Chen told him that this was the only thing Yulong Zuozhi had to do on the battlefield.

This puzzled Zhang Dun, but he didn't think much about it.

After all, Yulong Nao always has a lot of quirks, and no one can control them.

But now, I heard that these Yulongzhi are still special soldiers who deal with war elephants?

Zhang Dun didn't quite believe it.

How do they fight war elephants?

By throwing clay pots?

But considering the special nature of Yu Longzhi and the information revealed by Di Yong, Zhang Dun did not ask any more questions.

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To be continued...