From Qingzhou to Zhenrong Army, the nearest road is to travel north along the Maling River, to Huanzhou and then west along its tributaries, and to Tiansheng Village and Ganxing Village north of Zhenrong Army. These two villages were built during the Tiansheng and Ganxing periods, and were named after the year names.

The only problem with this road is that the Mingzhu is separated by the three tribes of Mingzhu and the Zhenrong Army. The three tribes of Dezang and Kangnu have produced Qiang. The residences of these three tribes are connected to the Dangxiang territory through the Puchuan Valley and have been secretly connected to the Kuanqu area. This place connecting the three tribes has an ancient city called Xiyao City and the other is called Huluquan. Dangxiang has always had troops stationed.

To get from Huanzhou to Zhenrong Army, you must pass Xiyao City and Huluquan. The first battle on Jingyuan Road this year was launched here.

Before Ge Huaimin returned to Qingzhou, he had already informed Wang Yan with a fast horse. In order to gain time, Wang Yan ordered the capital's commander Li Zhihe to take the troops of the state as the pioneer and set out before Ge Huaimin. The place where the two met was the Thin Waist City, which had just been defeated by Li Zhihe.

Looking at the ruins, Ge Huaimin frowned and said to Li Zhihe: "It has always been said that Xiyao City is a key place, why does it look so broken? The thieves have heavy troops stationed here. Haven't the city been renovated?"

Li Zhihe crossed his hands: "The rumors may not be credible when the deputy deployment is returned. There are actually no big thieves here. When the last general arrived here, there were only a thousand soldiers, most of whom were old and weak, and they dispersed in a battle. This is the case in the city. It is said that it is an ancient city built in unknown years and has long been destroyed. The people of the country lived in water and grass, and were used to living in tents, but did not rebuild it."

Ge Huaimin stepped forward and looked at the ruins covered with dry grass, shook his head repeatedly: "The thieves are so deceitful, so the commander should not be careless! If this is the thieves' arrogance of soldiers, we will be able to go here and cut off the way back, which is really worrying!"

Li Zhihe said helplessly: "We are going to Tiansheng and Ganxing Village this time. As long as we get there, we have our own supply of food and grass, why not be afraid that the thieves will cut off my way back? As long as the thieves are destroyed this time, the overall situation will be decided, and foreign soldiers will cut off their way back. When the time comes, the troops will kill and disperse. Before leaving, the call for consultations repeatedly reminded that the battle in Tiandu Mountain is not a small matter, and our army will have to travel day and night."

"No, no, no!" Ge Huaimin shook his head repeatedly. "There is a military strategy. If you don't want to win, you should first be invincible. You must first stand in an invincible place before you can win. This place is blocking the Urakawa road. The Mingzhu below, the three clans of Konnu have tens of thousands of elite soldiers. If you chase them from behind, wouldn't it be terrifying! Let's stay here for a day or two, investigate clearly, and leave the elite soldiers to guard them before you can move forward!"

The general led his troops to fight to the dictatorship. After leaving Qingzhou, Wang Yan was out of reach and could not control the team. As the deputy chief, Ge Huaimin took over the power, and Li Zhihe was reluctant to do so, so he had to obey Ge Huaimin's orders.

The situation facing Huanqing Road is different from that of Jingyuan Road. Tiandu Mountain does not have a road here, so it cannot threaten them. As for the Weizhou Military Supervision Office, it is hard to say how many soldiers are left there. It is just that they can draw out large troops to go south. Since there is no supply along the way, they cannot go deep into the Song Dynasty. Since Xiyao City and Huluquan cut off the connection between Huanzhou and Zhenrong Army, there is no Song fort in this key place, and Dangxiang has no habit of storing food and grass in these places, so the army cannot reach here. The three tribes that Ge Huamin said were purely unnecessary. If they can launch such a war of one or two hundred miles away, it is not Fanluo, but another Dangxiang. Their so-called tens of thousands of elite soldiers are only useful in their territory, just like Yu Zanghuama who was laughed at by Xu Ping.

Therefore, when Li Zhihe sent troops, Wang Yan repeatedly reminded them to go all out and rush to the Zhenrong Army as quickly as possible. The retreat did not need to be considered. Xia Shouyun's tens of thousands of elite imperial guards slowly retreated to Qingzhou, which was enough to ensure the safety of this area.

Ge Huaimin was born into a general and had a smooth life. He did not get promoted to this position by relying on his military achievements. He really was far inferior to Ren Fu when leading troops to fight. He had already made up his mind that he would be able to get the credit for going to Tiandu Mountain this time and could not take any risks. He just needed to seize the opportunity to get the greatest result. He insisted on staying in Xiyao City, not because he was deliberately delaying time, but because he was really afraid that the three tribes downstream would come from behind.

In history, under the leadership of Fan Zhongyan, it was a big event for Zhong Shiheng to build the Xiyao City here. The significance of this city is actually not its role on Dangxiang, but cut off the connection between the three tribes who had been swaying downstream and had not always been rebellious and submissive. The two cities of Xiyao and Huluquan were built. From then on, the Mingzhu, Zang and Kangnu clans had no foreign aid and could no longer cause any waves.

According to Wang Yan's deployment, Ge Huaimin's army should arrive at Tiansheng and Ganxing Village as soon as possible, and cut off the road to Weizhou when Yuan Hao left Tiandu Mountain and headed east along the mountain road northward. There is still nearly a hundred miles away from here, so he should not stay here.

After lunch, Li Zhihe repeatedly emphasized to Ge Huaimin the importance of marching as soon as possible. Even if he temporarily stationed in Xiyao City, he should send a vanguard force to get in touch with Tiansheng Village.

Ge Huaimin was not an idea-making person. In the past, he didn't have to take the initiative under Xia Shouyun. Everything was fine, but now he came out alone to lead the troops alone and couldn't adapt. Seeing Li Zhihe insisted, Ge Huaimin called Zhang Jianhou, the commander of this road and said to him: "It's still two days away to go to Ganxing Village. Most of the roads are Shengqiang, and the roads are not stable. Later, you will lead the headquarters first and make a way to get the passageway. Let's inform the leader of Ganxing Village Wang Wen and Tiansheng Village to hold tribute. We have tens of thousands of people, so let them deal with food and grass early."

Zhang Jianhou Yingnui, after taking a short rest, he ordered more than 3,000 people from the headquarters and went ahead along the way.

Li Zhihe said to Ge Huaimin: "Master General, our army is stationed here because we are afraid that the three Mingzhu tribes in the south will invite me to retreat. Since this is the case, it is better to send troops and horses to patrol south along Puchuan. If there is no danger, we can pull the village to advance east without wasting food and grass."

Ge Huaimin shook his head: "It's not just that! This area was not the land of this dynasty, and it was not easy to be careless. Not only should the Mingzhu tribes in the south be guarded, but the Weizhou Military Supervisory Office in the north be guarded even more!"

Li Hehe said helplessly: "There is no road from Weizhou to here. The mountains and rivers in this area are broken. Where can the army come from?"

"Sir, look at the surrounding ravines, who knows where they lead? If there are paths we don't know, and the thieves come along the way and attack my side with their backs, what should we do?"

Li Zhihe only felt that he was fighting: "It is precisely because of the ravines that the roads in the mountains here must be along the river. Even the valleys without water were dry and washed out by the rivers in the early years. If there are roads here for hundreds of miles, there must be a river flowing through. There is really no road here in Weizhou, and their roads can only reach Ganxingzhai!"

Ge Huaimin shook his head repeatedly. No matter what Li Zhihe said, he refused to move forward.

Li Zhihe had no choice but to say, "Since we are afraid that there will be thieves in the north, then this will be the case. Each north and south will send an army to investigate whether there is any thieves. The south will naturally look at the movements of the three tribes of the Mingzhu tribes. As for the north, just look at whether there is a road. How about it? Grandmaster, we can only stay here for one day at most. If the relocation lasts for a long time, Tiandu Mountain will be run away by Yuan Hao, and the blame will be great!"

Ge Huaimin thought about it, so he called General Liu He and Chief Li Chengliang, each carrying 2,000 troops and horses to investigate north and south respectively. With a limit of fifty miles, we will go today and return tomorrow. If it is safe, the army will set off the day after tomorrow.
Chapter completed!