The reinforcements of the Song Dynasty continued to gather. Because of the rapid speed of horse-drawn carriages and cement roads, Fan Zhongyan, the deputy general in charge of road affairs, was very busy. He wanted to transport the soldiers of the Song Dynasty to Hongzhou, Yanzhou as quickly as possible.

The transportation of the Song Dynasty suffered such a great test for the first time. The number of horse-drawn carriages was far from enough, so they could only recruit donkey carts and mule carts. The states and governments in various places also actively cooperated to find all the vehicles they could find. The county transported soldiers to the prefecture and the prefecture to the northwest.

Because this is the first time this happens, the Road Office has accumulated rich experience and at least they will not have any chaos again next time.

Zhao Zhen listened to Fan Zhongyan's memorial while checking the map. Fortunately, although it was an emergency, Fan Zhongyan did a good job. The prefectures and prefectures in various places also actively cooperated and did not waste much time. Once all the soldiers arrived at the Northwest Prefecture, they would be dispatched by special officials.

What surprised Zhao Zhen the most was that the officials of the Road Institution were afraid that the speed of the road would be different, so they would let the slightly slower donkey carts leave first, and the carts would be one or two days in the evening, so that they could arrive together.

The former veterans were still in charge, and they could quickly find out who belonged to Hejun and He camp, and there were special street signs responsible for guiding them to where they should go, and did not cause chaos in the two states.

This is the best situation. Even Zhao Zhen has no place to criticize. The weapons and weapons needed by the soldiers also arrive in the northwest early. As long as they receive them in an established army, they can ensure that they have something to use. This is a very impressive and efficient service.

In addition to Fan Zhongyan, the road administration envoy, there is also Bao Zheng, a three-secret envoy who is the planner. This is a feat of the two working together to work with the road administration and the three-secret forces. The difficulty and the cumbersome process are far superior to the Western Expedition to Xixia.

"Is there any problem with the military's cost?"

Zhao Zhen's words made Bao Zheng leave the shift quickly and said, "Your Majesty, the three departments have already prepared. When the troops were dispatched, they had already sent the required fees to the northwest overnight. The military supervisor Xia Shu will be dispatched, so there will be no mistakes."

Zhao Zhen nodded slightly. Xia Shu would not have any problems. He turned to Fan Zhongyan and said, "Soldiers can arrive on time. Are there any accidents along the way?"

"Report to the government, the county government offices in various places have good cooperation with the road administration. Although the number of carriages is insufficient, other carriages are available. Now more than 280,000 people have been gathered, and the number can reach 300,000 in a short time."

Fan Zhongyan's answer satisfied Zhao Zhen. This was already very good. It took only ten days to complete something that took one or two months to complete. The difficulty was no less than a war!

The most important thing is that Zhao Zhen wanted to advance west as soon as possible to promote peace. The so-called peace and surrender were not caused by words but by real swords and guns, but by flesh and blood. If the people of Xixia surrendered, they had to hurt him, fear him, and make him discolored when he smelled the war.

Only in this way can the Dangxiang people surrender, and only in this way can they be honestly integrated into China.

Zhao Zhen completely disbelief of the current Xixia Qihe. Mozang Epang held nearly 500,000 troops in his hand. With such a powerful force, Mozang Epang sent someone to Qaiwan, Zhao Zhen would never agree, so he put forward harsh conditions. If Mozang Epang could agree to move inward, then there would be a ghost!

From the beginning to the end, Zhao Zhen had to do was to force the people of Xixia to fight against the Song Dynasty. Eliminating the main force of Xixia has always been Di Qing's primary task. Since Di Qing led the Southern Army into Xixia, it has been stimulated by the nerves of Xixia, and even killed the young and strong in Xixia for the first time to achieve the goal of forcing the main force of Xixia to fight.

But Xixia has always hidden its strength. From Li Yuanhao to the present, Mozang Epang has not fought a decisive battle with the Song Dynasty.

Obviously they all knew that letting the Song Dynasty alone go deeper and continuously consume the Song Dynasty was the most critical rule of victory. Over the years, the people of the Western Xia used to use this trick, and it has been tried and tested. The Liao Dynasty fell into a big flaw in this path.

But the Song Dynasty is completely different now. It seems as fast as thunder, but don’t forget that the Song Dynasty, as the Han Dynasty in the Central Plains, is best at steady progress. Every time it takes a city, it transforms it at the fastest speed. Not only does it arm its teeth, but also food and grass are transported continuously.

The Song Dynasty's preparations for this Western Expedition were extremely sufficient, because the Song Dynasty adopted the method of fighting to support war. The land in the south of Xixia had basically become the granary of the Song Dynasty. Because the people in the Central Plains came to farm, the land was not abandoned. It was exactly beyond the expectations of the Xixia people that these lands became grain supply stations for the army.

Zhao Zhen had already made the opportunity to fight for a protracted war and wanted the Song Dynasty to make the mistakes of the past again? Don’t you know that a person would not fall twice in the same pit?

On the side of the Song Dynasty, there was sufficient food and supplies, and the cities were strong. Ironically, these cities were stolen from the hands of the Xixia people and became stronger in the hands of the Song Dynasty.

The reinforcements of the Song Dynasty quietly entered the city late at night to take over the important matters of city defense. Their role was to defend the city and transfer the original Southern and Eastern Army.

For the Song Dynasty, these two armies were the backbone of the war, and the role of reinforcements was to replace them to guard the city and give the army a stable rear, so as to prevent the Dangxiang people from cutting off their retreat.

This is the advancement step by step, this is the steady progress, and the Song Dynasty fully utilized its numerical advantage. The army of 300,000 people, plus the reinforcements of 300,000 people, the base of the total 600,000 people has far exceeded the 500,000 people in Xixia.

Everyone knows that the 500,000 people in Xixia are just known, and at most 400,000 people will be overwhelmed. Among them, there are tens of thousands of people who go to the Gansu Military Office to support, as well as the soldiers stationed in the Danliang City, the Shun Military Office and the Baimaqiang Town Military Office.

The number of defenders in Xingqing Prefecture is the largest. The number of defenders of 300,000 against the 300,000 Song Dynasty did not have an advantage in terms of number of people. Although the Song Dynasty did not have an advantage, its victory was stable in the rear and its advanced combat power was amazing.

Compared with the people of Xixia, the Song army was better at siege and fighting on the plains. The Song Dynasty had already trained the two armies of Beiwei and Tabai to become a powerful brigade that adapted to grassland combat. It can be said that the current Song cavalry is not weaker than the Dangxiang people or even the Liao people.

Originally, the Song Dynasty regarded cavalry as treasures and was reluctant to use them easily, but now it is different. The war horses in the Song Dynasty are no longer as rare as before. The land of horses shedding is no longer less than thousands of miles away. Fengshengzhou and Yanhong prefectures have land for horses. Why not worry about horses?

The cavalry of the Song Dynasty experienced countless wars, large and small, and recovered Yan Yun and fought against Xixia in the west. Didn’t that test their ability? The current cavalry of the Song Dynasty would not worry at all when facing the Dangxiang people and the Khitans, but would only fight for the victory and defeat in an unyielding manner. This is their current mentality.

At the same time, it is also the mentality of all the soldiers of the Song army. The Song army has changed from fear of war and fear of war to the current courage and good at fighting! This is a change in the mentality of the army, and it is also a change in the mentality of the Song army. Now the Song Dynasty is more confident.

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