The first thousand five hundred and seventy-six chapters outside the city of Hengluosi
"The anger is rushing to the crown, and the rain stops at the railing. Looking up at the sky, the long roar of awesomeness, the strong heart is fierce. Thirty fame, dust and soil, eight thousand miles of clouds and moon. Don't wait, the young man's head is white, and he is sad.
The shame of Chanyuan has not yet been avenged; when will the hatred of his ministers be destroyed? Driving a long cart and breaking through the Helan Mountains. Ambitions are hungry to eat the meat of the barbarians, laughing at the thirst and drinking the blood of the Huns. Waiting to stop, clean up the old mountains and rivers, and heading to the sky."
The soldiers of the Song army sang this song to the battlefield. The generous singing always inspires people, especially this song "Manjianghong" is a singular song that is passionate, defending the country, ambitions to eat the meat of the barbarians, laughing at the thirsty and drinking the blood of the Huns, how appropriate it is!
As the defenders of Bassat Shagun were completely finished, the entire Dong Khan was basically cleaned up, maintaining order, and expelling local people. This was the matter of 200,000 reserve troops. Di Qing led an army of 300,000 and rolling forward with the power of victory.
All the military merits of the soldiers were recorded in the book. Su Shi used a more direct method, not only recording them in his book, but also giving each person a sheepskin certificate. Although it was just a small sheepskin, it gave the soldiers thought about it, hoping that the beheadings on it would change from ten to fifteen or more.
Of course, the real massacre did not appear. Although Di Qing robbed the soldiers, the soldiers of the Song Dynasty did not attack the unarmed people, but instead killed many bullies... Who said that those people looked fierce and evil, and any one with fierce aura or murderous intent in their eyes was solved easily, and in the end they could only be attributed to the bullies' team.
As for looting, it is actually more like obtaining spoils. Although the fact of looting cannot be changed, the victor has the right to enjoy this kind of glory.
At the beginning, Su Shi was quite dissatisfied with this behavior, but Cai Boqi's words quickly relieved him.
"Where did their wealth come from? Not to mention that they were lucky enough to earn it, most of them were not exchanged for the trade routes of our Song Dynasty? They provoked our Song Dynasty Tianwei and attacked the border to kill the military and civilians of Khotan. Since these ungrateful wolves were not familiar with each other, they would have nothing to do."
Of course, Cai Boyi didn't say anything about it. The black khans divided into these creatures are like people fleeing famine. They drive them to the Western Khan. They are all of the same clan and tribe. What should we do?
Rescue is the burden of the Western Khan. If it is not rescued, it will be condemned in his heart. These East Khans who have nothing will become unstable existences in the pursuit of Western Khan.
Refugees often use any means to survive. They are used to death and are not even afraid of death... These people are not easy to provoke!
Most of the East Khan refugees were expelled from the East Khan territory, and now the East Khan's land has been renamed Xinjiang, which means a new territory.
The name is very appropriate, and Cai Boqi felt that after the Western Khan was conquered, the land where the entire Black Khan Dynasty destroyed their destruction should be called Xinjiang, which is considered perfect. Of course, his guess was correct, and Zhao Zhen thought so in his heart.
As for the Western Regions, sooner or later, they will become part of Xinjiang.
Hengluos City is a city standing on the edge of the Kyrgyz Mountain. To the north is an endless desert, to the east is a high Kyrgyz Mountain, and there is also a West River flowing out of the sea of thorns across the south of the city, making it a dangerous place.
If the Song army wanted to continue westward, they had to pass through Hengluos City. Safites was different from his brother Shabakle. He chose to lead heavy troops to defend Hengluos City directly. He hoped to defeat the Song army's progress under this dangerous pass.
Of course, he also had something his brother did not have, and the support of the Seljuk people. During this period, a lot of food and property was transported to the city of Hengluo through Seljuk. The property could inspire soldiers and food could make the hearts of the soldiers and people in the city stable.
In addition, there are weapons, a large number of good scimitars and shields, war horses, bows and arrows, and they are completely enough for them to use.
Sashik believed that even if he lost to the Song army, he would have the support of the Seljuks. Tugluk would not watch Black Sweat destruction. The Song people said that "the lips are dead and the teeth are cold"...
This gave Sashik confidence, he felt that the Seljuks would not give up on them, and with this strong backing, he felt full of "power" and fearless.
However, this kind of confidence built on others is like a mountain in the desert, and it will disappear without a trace in a flash.
The Song army had arrived outside Hengluos City. Standing on the city tower, you could see the dense Song army formation from afar. This time Di Qing invested all 300,000 people because this city located on the edge of the mountain was difficult to surround.
But it is not irresistible. In Di Qing's view, the defenders of Hengluos City made an extremely serious mistake and did not deploy troops on the mountain. The Song army could easily take down the highlands on the edge of Hengluos City.
Once the artillery is deployed on the high ground, it will pose a fatal threat to the city at the foot of the mountain.
Sashik didn't understand why the Song army set up camp after arriving, and was not in a hurry to attack. In his opinion, the supply line of the Song army was too long and the consumption on the road was amazing. If we could not fight quickly, it would only drag down this army.
On the other hand, under the leadership of Cai Boyi, the soldiers of the Song army were struggling to transport artillery to the mountain. When the artillery was transported to the mountainside, Cai Boyi understood why Sashik no longer deployed his troops on the mountain.
In fact, the Kyrgyz Mountain belongs to the western branch of the Tianshan Mountains. The terrain is steep and the mountains and rocks are broken. If you are not careful, you will be at risk of falling. It is very difficult to reach the best shooting location.
But compared with the losses of siege, the difficulty of transporting artillery is nothing.
Cai Boyi was not worried. The Song army had sharp tools for cutting mountains and digging stones. Although the speed was not very fast, it made progress every day. Di Qing gave him plenty of time, which happened to supplement the army during this period.
Carriages formed a long supply line like a dragon. From the beginning of the war, they continued to transport supplies to the East Khan and hoarded them in Shule City. With the demise of the East Khan, these supplies continued to advance westward and became a solid backing for the army.
Five days was the longest battle that the Song army had been delayed in the Western Expedition, but during these five days, the Song army received unprecedented supplements. A large amount of supplies were transported to the army by carriages. In this dry northwest region, it would not matter directly to the other party in the open air. It only needed to lay a layer of tarpaulin on it.
The mountain spring water left from the mountain also ensures the supply of water sources, and there is no need to worry about the food in the army. Di Qing lived a very comfortable life during this period. He read books, basks in the sun, drinks some mountain springs, watches the soldiers maintaining their weapons and practicing the military formation, which is simply a "paragraph on earth" for him.
However, Su Shi next to him was a little annoyed and kept speaking: "Ship Di, it has been five days since my uncle led his troops to the mountain..."
"Your uncle? Are you in the army? Why don't I know this?!"
"Zei Sima!"
"This is not something you should worry about. You don't know his ability yet? Just do what you should do, and it will be fine when it should be done!"
Chapter completed!