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Volume 1: Yan Yun Chaos Volume 3: Bending the Sky Chapter 143: The Legend of Golden Watch (7)

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    The seat of Hehe County, located in the southwest of Lanzhou, got its name because the Weishui River flows under the city and merges with the Yellow River.  The ancient name was Linjin, and it got its current name in the first year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty.  This county city is almost the same size as Loufan City. They are both earthen cities less than three miles long and have not been covered with bricks.  However, the Song army's good defense and equipment were enough for the army to rely on for defense.  Liu Anshi and Yang Keshi's troops joined forces and launched a powerful attack straight to the foot of Hehe County. Along the way, they encountered only a few Jurchen sentries and cavalry, but they turned eastward without resistance.  After arriving at Hehe City, they only found about a thousand Jurchen defenders in the city who opened the east gate and left. Each man was equipped with two horses and ran very fast.  In fact, Yang Keshi wanted to use a force of Qingqi to pursue him and capture a few Jurchen Tatars alive to inquire about the military situation, but he was unable to catch up.  But the Fanqi under Liu Anshi were too lazy to care where the Jurchen Tatars were fleeing and what their plans were.  Thousands of men and horses rushed into the city with strange whistling and roaring, and unexpectedly captured the biggest target, Hehe County, within ten days of the expedition!  In Hehe City, when Liu Anshi's Fan cavalry rushed in, thick smoke was already everywhere. When the Jurchen Tatars abandoned the city and left, they set a fire and burned the few grain stores in the city.  However, the wealth in the city was still piled up like a mountain, and thousands of Han people were running around the city, wailing and crying.  When Liu Anshi and his subordinates saw the wealth in the city like this, their eyes were red and they didn't care about the fire spreading and black smoke filling the sky.  He was already running around the city, fighting for +, ww¨Iw. and looting property. For a while, even Liu Anshi couldn't restrain him!  In the end, Yang Keshi's troops rushed into the city, put out the fire, and gathered the scattered Han people.  And try their best to maintain order in the city.  And sent out sentry Qingqi to the east.  And Liu Anshi didn¡¯t wait for the situation to stabilize.  He has already dispatched personal guards.  He flew back to report his victory to his brother, saying that after a bloody battle, the Hehe County seat was already under his feet!  Liu Guangshi was overjoyed after learning such a good news. He immediately mobilized the Chinese army to come west quickly, and ordered the follow-up troops to speed up their journey.  Meet the Hehe line.  With a large army concentrated and a city to support them, even if the Jurchen Tatars had any plans, they would not be able to defeat the entire Yanyan army!  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Golden Drum  The sound of thunder rang in the west of Hehe County. The large group of cavalry had already rushed out of the city and put on their best armor.  Flags of various colors fluttered and danced in the summer sunshine, and countless pieces of armor flashed with golden light in the sunshine, turning the Hehe City into a metal ocean.  An unprecedentedly majestic army.  The cavalry troops of Yang Keshi and Liu Anshi, as well as the infantry troops who arrived in Hehe County earlier, are now in such a lineup.  It was to welcome Liu Guangshi's arrival.  At this moment, Hehe County has completely changed.  It turned out that the Jurchen West Route Army was attacking the city and occupying the city.  Although it didn't last long, it was already a lot of damage.  Every day, they used the plundered raw materials to go up to the city and demolish the fortresses, walls and other defensive facilities.  Every day, a large number of people died, so they filled the trenches, spread a thick layer of soil, and almost completely filled up the already crumbling trenches.  As for the government offices, temples, common people's houses, etc. in the city, they were even worse and were in disgrace.  Finally, a fire was set off, which burned the whole city to black.  In the past two days, not only Yang Keshi valued the restoration of city defense, but even Liu Anshi did not dare to neglect it.  After all, Yan Yan's army went deep into the east for more than a hundred miles, and the mountains were continuous and the paths were divergent.  Hehe County is the most important support for Yan Yan's army.  With this, and with the Zhejia Army keeping their retreat clear, the Yan Yan Army can gain a foothold closest to the battlefields of Zong Han and Xiao Yan. Once the situation is favorable, they can make a large-scale protrusion, go straight to the direction of Taiyuan Prefecture, and welcome back the Second Army.  Holy, re-maintain the direction of the dynasty.  In fact, it is related to the safety of the entire Yan Yan Army and the future prosperity of the Liu family for a hundred years!  Before Liu Guangshi arrived, the two men had already mobilized their troops to repair the city defense.  The battle walls that had been demolished by the Jurchen army were restored as much as possible. If materials were insufficient, the remaining buildings were demolished, trenches were dug again, and the rescued people were organized to immediately build a military stronghold outside the city.  When the follow-up troops came in a hurry under Liu Guangshi's strict order, they were immediately sent to set up the stronghold and construct the work.  These officers and soldiers, who had been marching hard for nearly ten days and were half-starved and half-full, originally thought they could take a breather when they arrived at Hehe City. Who knew they would have to work hard, and they all complained incessantly, but they could only work hard.  .  Everyone from top to bottom of the Yan Yan Army knows how important this foothold is to this army!  Today, when they lined up outside the city to welcome Liu Guangshi, the city defense was already in rough shape.  The original gaps in the city wall are now filled with earth and rocks, and the newly built sheep and horse wall surrounding the city is already less than half a person tall.  Along the military strongholds outside the city, half of the fences were erected, and the trenches also took shape.  Various tents already rely on these cities.The military stronghold was laid out, with flags and flags standing in many places, and the battles were strict. Compared with the chaotic atmosphere when advancing cautiously on the mountain road, it had already changed.  "As long as you have confidence in your heart and the general's command is a little more reliable, the Western Army, even if most of the backbone of the Yanyan Army has withered, has its own heritage, and it can still fight!  It was early in the morning, and nearly 10,000 troops and horses from Yuyan were arriving near Hehe County. At this moment, most of them were in formation, looking towards the direction of the road to the west, waiting for Liu Guangshi's arrival.  The morale of the army was much higher than at the beginning. When the people and horses lined up and waited, the scene was very majestic, and it was as good as it was compared to a few days ago.  According to the military order passed by Liu Guangshi, he was about to rush to the vicinity of Hehe River. He personally led the Chinese army, mainly based on infantry, with a small number of Tibetan cavalry.  There are also tens of thousands of soldiers. With Hehe County as the center, a solid camp spread out for several miles from east to west along the river valley road, firmly anchored to the west of Yifang.  In the rear, there are nearly 20,000 Liu Guangshi's remaining troops and horses, plus a section of the Zhejia Army, to protect the rear, cover the flanks, and maintain a steady stream of relief.  Once there is a gap.  You can mobilize your troops at any time.  The strategic situation can be said to be extremely favorable.  In short, after taking Hehe County lightly, no matter what the Jurchen Tatars planned, the battle situation has already taken the initiative for the Yan Yan army, so the morale of the army will naturally be high.  All the soldiers couldn't help but have some self-doubts about whether their views on their generals were wrong.  General Liu seems to have a very good vision, and he is very aware of the movements of the Jurchen Tatar army.  He caught it very accurately!  Thinking about the slander against the general along the way and the poor performance of the various troops during the march.  The army horses that lined up at this moment, although they have been waiting for more than an hour, are still in good spirits. They are arranged neatly with their chests and bellies raised, and no one is heard in the team. It seems that they just want to show off in front of the general and compare the previous ones.  All the misfortunes can be undone!  Time passed little by little, suddenly.  On the west road, the sound of horse hooves could be heard.  Under the gaze of thousands of people, dozens of Fanqi figures suddenly appeared.  "These dozens of cavalrymen are all skilled in equestrian skills. They are also riding good horses from Hexi. Their brocade clothes are brilliant and their armor is cold.  Everyone sat upright on horseback and held a big flag.  These large flags are all square in shape, which is different from the triangular flag commonly used in the military.  The flags are all plain brocade, and all have the character Liu sewn with gold thread!  The first flag was bigger and wider than the other flags. There were four zigzags sewn with gold thread on it. The official name of the general of the Yan Yan Army was clearly written on it. From the smoke, a dazzling general came out.  Liu Guangshi has arrived!  Dozens of Tibetan cavalry roared in. Smoke and dust rose behind them, and the army gradually appeared.  The smoke and dust rose so high that there were countless soldiers and horses marching towards Hehe County.  The first group was composed of Liu Guangshi's personal guards and Tibetan cavalry, with about a thousand cavalry.  Dressed in brocade and iron armor, the flag is clear.  And Liu Guangshi was among them. A carefully selected tall white river horse with flying mane and four hooves moved briskly. Liu Guangshi was sitting on the horse, looking at himself like a god.  Yang Keshi, who was about to greet the front of the team, was dumbfounded by such a scene.  But Liu Anshi, who was beside him, suddenly raised his arms and shouted: "Wan Sheng!" As soon as the sound came out, thousands of people responded, and the voice of Wan Sheng resounded through the sky!  Under the guard of thousands of knights, under the guidance of countless flying banners, especially the big flag with gold stitching.  Liu Guangshi finally arrived on a white horse.  I heard the sound of the leaves colliding loudly, and the generals who were waiting in front of the welcoming team got off their horses, knelt on one knee, clasped their fists and bowed their heads, and paid homage with a big salute: "The general will be waiting to welcome the general, the tiger!" With Yang Keshi  Status does not have to be so complicated.  But Yang Keshi is still an honest man after all. If he becomes Beacon Mountain today, his relationship with Yan Yanjun will not be very good.  He was not allowed to give orders to Xianggong Xiaozhong, and he had to obey orders under Liu Guangshi.  And now Yang Keshi is also hesitant. Liu Guangshi has achieved such a result, overwhelming the Jurchen army to the east, forcing the Jurchen army to turn around and fight to the death with Xiao Yan. Is this a situation that Mr. Xiao Zhong likes to see?  Is it in the best interest of the Western Army?  At the end, Yang Keshi could only sigh in his heart, reluctantly nodded on one knee, clasped his fists and lowered his head.  Liu Guangshi proudly received the salute from all the generals in the army, twisted his beard and said with a smile: "As soon as we join the river, the situation is in our hands! The thieves in the east, no matter Jurchens or whoever they are, are all under our command.  Come on! The generals have contributed so much to the country, so why should I be generous with the rewards? All the officers and soldiers in the army will be rewarded. Each general has his or her own merits, and the rewards will be doubled when the situation is clear!  When the pay comes, I will never break my promise!" Liu Anshi took the lead in cheering, and the generals responded, and then tens of thousands of people shouted at the top of their lungs, "The blue water rolled back and the mountains roared!  Liu Guangshi looked left and right, and after enjoying the cheers of the entire army, he gave a brief signal to the Chinese generals to settle the next trivial matters, such as arranging the various departments of the Chinese army to camp, taking over the defense of Hehe City, and most importantly, the generals under his command Liu Guangshi.  The camp is set.  The houses that the Jurchen Tatars had ruined must have been stinking and bloody. Even if the Jurchen Tatars had not ruined them, Liu Guangshi would not have looked down upon the residences in the remote counties in the east of Hedong. He still used his houses to occupy the capacity of the army.  All the belongings Ku brought along.  He jumped off his horse, helped Yang Keshi and Liu Anshi with one hand in each hand, and walked toward the city at a leisurely pace surrounded by hundreds of dismounted guards.  There¡¯s no need to be too polite to your brothers, just nodding your head is enough.  But he was very attentive to Yang Keshi. Maybe Yang Keshi bowed his head and bowed down today, which made Liu Guangshi think that he had conquered him.  "General Yang worked hard all the way forward and conquered the Fuhe River. It is a great achievement that the Western Army has not achieved in recent years. I will definitely recommend General Yang he has been fighting for the Western Army for many years. General Yang has not yet had his own floods.  I wonder how the deputy general manager of Fu Yanjun will be appointed in the future. I don¡¯t know. After decades, Fu Yan will not be the commander of the Yang family. "This is a naked woo.  Moreover, Liu Guangshi's current assignment is the deputy general manager of Yan Yanjun, so he must protect Liu Guangshi's assignment.  It is obvious that he has put his family in a higher position, which must be in his mind.  If he can achieve great success in the end, the Shaanxi Sixth Route Comfort Envoy and the like will not be in his eyes.  Let's talk about guarantees, it seems that the person in charge of the Western Army at the moment is Liu Guangshi.  The imperial court or anything else would not refute his future Guo Ziyi's face!  Yang Keshi was silent for a while, then coughed dryly: "The general is too stupid to dare to be treated so favorably by the general" Moreover, a large number of troops are hanging in the Hehe River. Even though we have support for the battle and defense, the most important thing is to ensure a way out.  If the Jurchen Tatars side attack and cut off the support, I am afraid that with the strength of the army, it will not be able to sustain it for too long" Yang Keshi did not accept his words.  A trace of hesitation suddenly flashed across Liu Guangshi's face.  Hearing Yang Keshi's words about worrying about his future, he smiled faintly: "Xiao Yan stirred up trouble in Bianliang, bullying the saint for a while, and monopolizing power. The Western Army was cramped in Shaanxi, waiting and hesitating, and could not come up with an idea.  The Western Army made plans and stepped forward to create such a situation. Should the Western Army still miss this opportunity?  You won't be confused like this. As long as the army is coming, what's the point of retreat? Even if only Yan Yan's army is here, how can the Jurchen Tatars dare to come? " These words are even more arrogant, it turns out.  Mr. Xiaozhong suddenly became a Xiaozhong.  Yang Keshi's face turned red when he heard this, but in the end he still restrained himself from exploding.  Liu Anshi was also laughing beside him: "How can my brother not worry about the rear route when he sees it clearly? There are tens of thousands of Yanyan troops deployed on the rear route. Seeing such a situation, the Zhejia army should do their best, and Zhe Ke can  I beg the old prisoner, if he sees that he has the credit ahead of him, won't he dare to let us lose our way? Even if the Jurchen Tatars attack from the side of the mountain pass, how can we be afraid of them?  Just fight them, you can rely on them to advance or retreat. The Jurchen Tatars can't even defeat the new army of the Xiao thieves, but they still want to swallow up our Yan Yan army. Isn't this a joke? "Both brothers have this attitude, Yang?  Ke Shi has nothing to say anymore.  In his heart, he breathed a sigh of relief after taking the seat of Hehe County.  The Yanyan Army has fully deployed along the river valley road, and is supported by the Hehe County Government. The Zhejia Army is behind to provide cover and support, and the Western Army Brigade will indeed be launched one after another to respond.  It would indeed not be that easy for the Jurchen Tatars to emerge from the numerous mountain paths and intercept the long snake formation of the Yan Yan Army with a side attack.  He might really be forced to go east to find Xiao Yan and risk his life.  He fought tooth and nail for the vanguard, but he couldn't bear to see the Yan Yan army suffer defeat. Now that the situation has improved a bit.  Then that thief is willing to deal with these two brothers more often.  There is nothing unusual about the deputy general manager of Yan Yanjun.  Yang Keshi felt that he was just an old soldier going into battle, and his family was just the entire Western Army.  As long as the Western Army can survive, it will be enough for Yu Yuan.  At that moment, Yang Keshi stood still and bowed his hands to Liu Guangshi: "The general is a rough man and can do nothing but fight. Now that the army is not allowed to march eastward to fight with the Jurchen Tatars for the time being, the general please return to the vicinity of Black Tea Mountain to prepare for the war."  The army is covering the flanks, please give me your permission." Hearing Yang Keshi's words of keeping a distance, Liu Anshi sneered and turned his head disdainfully.  The smile that Liu Guangshi maintained on his face also froze, and he finally waved his hands and said: "Since you are willing to take on the responsibility of protecting the flanks, it is naturally up to you. Please lead your troops to garrison in the Black Tea Mountain area, and at the same time ensure a continuous flow of relief from the rear.  . This is an important task. If you make a mistake, even if someone wants to tolerate you, the military law will not tolerate you!" Yang Keshi was speechless.Just clasping fists and taking orders.  Liu Guangshi smiled faintly and strode away with his brother.  Hundreds of personal guards gathered around, leaving Yang Keshi alone in the blink of an eye.  The army is on the side, with bright clothes and armor, and flags and streamers blocking out the sun.  Such a magnificent military appearance can be said to be the largest since the army was launched.  But Yang Keshi still felt a little uneasy in his heart, standing there and looking east.  Where are the Jurchen Tatars under Zong Han hiding, and what are their plans?  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  ~ More than a hundred miles west of Hehe County, hundreds of horsemen and horses were walking down the road to the edge of Weishui, drinking and washing their horses.  Take a short break.  It has been quite hot these two days.  It has not rained for a long time.  The large convoy of soldiers and civilians passed by on the road, kicking up countless smoke and dust. After marching for only an hour or two, even the inside of the mouth and nose was filled with dust, and the war horses were quite restless.  After going to the river to wash and drink the horses, everyone was refreshed. Many soldiers even took off their armor and soaked in the water with their shirtless bodies on.  Shouting loudly, looking extremely comfortable.  Zhe Keqiu was among the hundreds of riders, and he was also shirtless and licking his body. He was already in his forties this year, but his muscles were as strong as those of a teenager, and his body was covered with large and small scars.  It also shows how much experience the head of the Zhe family has spent half his life fighting.  A general came over and said, "General, you have almost rested. Do you want to continue on your way?" Zhe Keqiu still wiped himself unhurriedly.  He glanced sideways at him: "What? Are you anxious to get close to Liu Guangshi to ask for credit?" The general laughed sarcastically: "Who knew that the Jurchen Tatars were so helpless that Liu Guangshi scared him back."  We have captured Hehe County! Now that Yan Yan's army has been deployed, and has a basis for advance and retreat, even if the Jurchen Tatars attack from the mountains, they can really gain a foothold.  If we don't get together to get some benefits, how long will it take? Anyway, we made our fortune by killing Tatars for the Song Dynasty. Killing Party Xiang Tatars and Jurchen Tatars is just average. We always fight against Han. No.  If you rely on fighting, what else can you rely on?" Zhe Keqiu sneered.  Liu Guangshi took over Hehe County at once, which was quite unexpected.  It was originally thought that the Jurchen Tatars were deliberately showing weakness to let the Yan Yan army go deeper, and then made a side attack. It was estimated that the Yan Yan army would be defeated and fled back to the Yellow River in embarrassment.  At that time, both the Western Army and Xiao Yan will have no choice but to rely more heavily on Hewai Zhejia.  It is possible for both sides to gain more benefits, and Zhe Keqiu even plans to take advantage of the defeat of Yan Yan's army to absorb more troops, horses and baggage to expand the strength of the Zhe family army.  Now he finally understands the world. A strong army and a strong horse means that you have the capital to obtain the maximum benefit!  But the Jurchen Tatars lightly missed this opportunity to intercept and retreated deeply to the east.  Now even if we have to take action on the flank, it is not that easy.  After receiving the news that Hehe County had been restored, Zhe Keqiu immediately released the baggage convoys that had been stopped by him.  He also led his personal guards and rushed to Liu Guangshi's army.  From any perspective, now is the time to strive for credit.  Liu Guangshi still needs wings to strengthen his own strength.  However, Zhe Keqiu, who had been fighting for a long time, always felt some inexplicable worries, so Yu Tu's march was slower than before. Now he was still far away from the Hehe County seat and was slowly moving forward.  The soldiers of the Zhejia Army under the general's command were so anxious that they were furious.  Earlier, I abandoned the army of Lan Lan, and the house had no abdomen.  Isn't it just by killing the Tatars that the family's reputation has not declined for more than a hundred years?  Although they are also from a different race, the Zhe family has long regarded themselves as Han children and no longer feels any difference.  Zhe Keqiu acted in this war, although everyone knew that he was thinking about preserving and even developing the strength of the Zhe family.  But if this continues, will the Zhe Family Army still be the original Zhe Family Army?  However, in front of Zhe Keqiu, with his cold glance, no matter who had an idea in his mind, he just couldn't say it out loud and could only lower his head and wait for Zhe Keqiu to arrange everything.  You can ask your family to pull out a dry cloth from the horse's bag and dry yourself.  He let out a long breath: "It's going to rain heavily" The general's bodyguards, who had come all the way because it was dry and hot and were furious, looked blankly at the chance to find a way out, and then looked at the sky. The sun was hanging high like a fireball.  There is no cloud in the sky, where does it look like it is going to rain heavily?  Zhe Keqiu shook his head: "When you get old from fighting, you will be covered in wounds. Once the weather changes, you will know. My whole body is so sore that I wish my mother-in-law would cut me twice" He nodded heavily: "  It smells wrong, I can smell it!" After saying this, he got on his horse with his shirt off and gave the order decisively: "Go back!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  To the east of Hehe River, on the top of the mountains, Zong Han stood on the top of the mountains with only a few dozen riders, looking westward for a long time.  Looking back, you can see the county seat of Yifang, where the main force of the Jurchen West Route Army, tens of thousands of people, is gathered here.  Tens of thousands of Jurchen troops and horses were stationed in simple camps throughout the city and outside the city, silently waiting for Zong Han's order to launch a massive counterattack.  With tens of thousands of people gathered in a small area, drinking water and food are difficult.  Moreover, the room for maneuver is small. Once attacked from all sides, tens of thousands of people will disrupt themselves. I am afraid that even 10% of their combat power will not be used, and the entire army will be annihilated!  But the Jurchen army still endured everything and retreated far east.  Because they firmly believe from top to bottom that Zong Han will only bring them a huge victory!  Further to the east, Xiao Yan's troops were already in action. They were launching an attack westward along two roads. Their combat power was as strong as ever, and their attack was as determined as ever.  The Jurchen defenders only relied on defense systems such as military forts in the mountains to support themselves.  To the west, tens of thousands of Yanyan troops swarmed in and have already established a firm foothold.  It has become not so easy to repel them head-on.  But what Zonghan wanted was never to defeat the southern army advancing eastward, but to destroy them all!  In this way, the Jurchen West Route Army can truly get rid of the strategic dilemma of being attacked on both sides, gain more room for maneuver, and then fight on the move until it crushes the southern army of King Yan who killed his son and beloved general!  Zong Han suddenly turned his head and asked the guard beside him: "Is it time for Lou Shi to set off?" The guard looked at the sun, wiped his sweat, and nodded decisively: "Lou Shi should have moved!" At this moment  , in the clear summer sky east of Hedong, the sound of drought thunder suddenly sounded!  PS: I feel helpless and continue to ask for monthly tickets!  !  !  !  !  
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