"It is not a good idea to all the farmland near Hequguan to migrate in. Originally, there were farmers near Hequguan and a small number of small merchants. Their lives were originally peaceful, but the arrival of 300,000 refugees in Qinzhou completely messed up the fragile survival relationship here, and doing so would not be worth the effort.

The new refugees have nothing and cannot be self-sufficient in a short period of time. In this case, they will not only not be able to grow more food for the border troops, but will instead consume the food of the Hequ natives. Brother Jiefu, I really want to know what the big guys in the court think?

Are they here to help me in the northern expedition or to drag me back?”

The reason why Yun Zheng spoke sarcastically was that Pang Ji sent him 300,000 extremely poor Guanzhong refugees.

In recent years, the droughts in Guanzhong have continued, and the heavy taxes have led to a large number of people with land in Guanzhong fleeing. I heard that there are many exiled savages in the Qinling Mountains. Because they do not eat salt and hide in the mountains all year round, there are many people covered in white hair.

God knows how Pang Ji found these people from the deep mountains and sent them to Hequ.

Wang Anshi sighed to the sky: "People say that this is all my fault caused by my reform, so they naturally sent it to me!"

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"The war in Hequguan is fierce, and Pang Xiang and the others have indeed made a mistake." Chen Lin's face turned pale. At noon today, he saw the refugees, and the situation was so miserable that he could hardly bear to see them.

"Now, the place with the most food in the Song Dynasty is Hequ... The grain stored here is almost more than the two warehouses in the north and south of Tokyo. If they don't send it here, they will send it there?

Furthermore, Yun Shuai is going to march north, so why do you store so much food in Hequ? Why not let these refugees finish eating him? This is called eating!"

Yun Zheng tapped the table with his knuckles and said expressionlessly: "Pang Xiang and the others are giving me the death order. This battle can only be won but not defeated. If you win, you will have everything. If you fail, you will be killed and the clan will be destroyed."

"Hequ?"

Yun Zheng looked back at the worried Chen Lin and said, "Hequ Pass has been in Hedong in recent years. Although only 6,000 troops from the headquarters of the army, Gongning Ling, were still dreaming about capturing it.

After Liang Ji's army arrived, it was the time when the entire army was wiped out. So, don't worry, Hequguan, you just need to think more about how to place these 300,000 refugees to be serious. Pang Xiang played a good chess. No matter how high and powerful we are, if we starve these 300,000 refugees to death, we will definitely not be able to escape the word "traitor" in the future."

Wang Anshi suddenly laughed and said, "Since they said that it was my fault, I will bear it. Yunshuai. He applied for a military farm in the Moon River."

Yun Zheng said to Wang Anshi with pity: "You can't do anything alone now."

Wang Anshi laughed to the sky and said, "There are three kilograms of nails on the rotten ship. Although Yun Shuai was in the north, Wang Anshi stayed in the Yueliang River to farm. When the general returned to the north, he would definitely be able to turn this place into a Jiangnan in the north!"

Seeing that Wang Anshi's face was so red, Yun Zheng knew that this was not caused by excitement. Just look at his tight fists, he knew how angry this guy was at this time.

"The cold winter is nine times. Those people are short of food and clothing. If they stay in the wild for a few more days, they may all freeze to death. Forget it, there is no time to build a house now. Let's just let these people dig some caves and live in first. When my army leaves, they will free up the military camp for them. The purpose of sending these people is to force me to go out to the Teng military camp as soon as possible."

The politician's heart is made of iron and stone. Yun Zheng finally verified this point, so he threw the completed memorial into the brazier. Nothing was useful at this time, and he could even imagine that as long as his army came out of Yanmen Pass, Li Dongchu's White Horse Army would immediately block the city pass, and Ningwu Pass guarded by Jiang Zhe and Hequ Pass guarded by Lang Tan would also be closed to the country.

In this battle, like the pawns crossing the river, there was absolutely no room for retreat except to rush forward. If you want to return to the Song Dynasty, you would return from Hebei, which was guarded by the army.

"After Liang Ji returned to the army, we left immediately, but the White Horse Army had to drive forward for me, and my power was still a little weaker. Once we were in a long battle, I needed a reserve army to supplement the troops." Yun Zheng looked at Chen Lin and said slowly.

Chen Lin discovered that Yun Zheng's eyes were so gloomy for the first time. She wanted to refute it, but she still swallowed it after talking for a long time. He suspected that if he said that Li Dongchu's white horse army would not allow him to come out of seclusion, Yun Zheng would probably turn against him in court.

Verge Ning Ling burst into tears, and his throat made a beast-like roar. His face, which was originally pretty, was now twisted into a ball, and his hands were trapped in the soil on the river bank.

The three thousand most elite Western Xia warriors fell on the ice in various strange postures. The originally smooth ice surface was now covered with thick layers by the siege crossbow. Before the blood even spread, it was solidified into a ball by the cold north wind, which looked particularly bright.

Zhang He's mouth trembled for a long time before saying, "Where do they have so many Eight-Nuo Crossbows?"

This sentence also wanted to know that although eight or nine years ago, the existence of the Eight Niu Crossbow was indispensable in the Song army, there were not many weapons that required eight people to operate in the Song army. First, the Eight Niu Crossbow was expensive, and secondly, this thing required a large number of people to control, so it could only exist as a deterrent weapon in the army, and it was impossible to use it universally.

They simply couldn't understand how the general manager improved these super weapons in recent years. Because with the addition of a ratchet device, the weapon that originally required eight warriors to use could be easily used by two people.

Also because after the Song Dynasty owned the grassland, the elastic material of cow tendon was easily obtained. In addition, the wooden bonded bow arms were gradually replaced by mild steel produced by the Eagle's Nest. Therefore, at the initiative of Yun Zheng, the Song Dynasty used this precious long-range weapon and equipment everywhere, especially in important passes like Hequ, which was a disaster area where the eight-niu crossbow equipment was flooded.

Today, the value of the individual equipment of the Song army has increased from three jin and four hundred cents during the Qingli period to seven hundred cents. In recent years, because the Xiang army has been continuously laid off, the number of troops has decreased by 60% but its combat power has increased by at least three times compared with the past.

Especially the Beijing West Army under Yun Zheng's command, the luxury of equipment was the greatest of the Song Dynasty.

Tan Wei waited for a long time but did not wait for the Xixia people to attack again. Seeing the Xixia people standing on the river bank looking at the corpses on the ice, they were a little bored when they left. Seeing that it was getting late, it was really not a good thing for the army to camp outside the city, so he ordered the army's back team to turn into front teams and slowly retreat into Hequ City with Baniu Crossbow.

Verghning Ling did not order a pursuit. When the scout reported that all the Song army had returned to the city, he took his personal soldiers to the ice and pulled out a siege crossbow from the corpse of the soldiers. He turned around and asked Zhang He: "Your uncle had fought with Yun Zheng's subordinates back then. You are the only one from the right wing of the army that could go out of the bell. Let me tell me, were they equipped with these eight-ox crossbows at that time?"

Zhang He said confusedly: "My uncle never mentioned it, but instead mentioned a weapon called gunpowder bullet. He also said that once this weapon is used, it will sound like thunder, land like thunder, and people and horses will be broken when touched."

Vergil Ning Lingcan smiled and said, "It seems that with our ability, it is not enough to let others use that kind of weapon! Mozang Epang imprisoned us for ten years and made us disconnected from the battlefield for ten years. It seems that the combat methods of the Song State in the past ten years have changed a lot, but we don't know anything."

"Master, are we still attacking the city?" Zhang He was worried and couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

Wei Ge Ning Ling shook his head and said, "No need, it's better not to attack before we figure out the real combat power of the Song army."

Zhang He said unanimously: "It may be a dead end to stay in the military camp. After the great commander dismembered the envoy Song, we have no way out. If the spirit gradually turns cold today, we will not be able to survive in such weather."

Wei Gening ordered his personal soldiers to collect all the siege crossbows scattered on the river. There were also eight ox crossbows in his army, but there were few siege crossbows. Although the Song army killed three thousand soldiers, they also left behind a lot of weapons. Although the price of obtaining these weapons was a bit heavier.

"We have already contacted the Song army, so we might as well contact the Khitans again. The Song army has changed a lot over the years, but I wonder if the Khitans have become equally invincible?"

Seeing his subordinates lifting bundles of crossbow arrows into the tent, Verge Ning Ling reached out to the fire and thoughtfully said to Zhang Hedao.

Zhang He didn't understand why Wei Ge Ning Ling thought this way, so hesitated and asked: "Master General, since we have broken up with the Song army, we should form an alliance with the Khitans. Why do we still have to turn against the Khitans? If we do that, we will be attacked on both sides."

Wei Gening Ling rudely interrupted Zhang He and said, "We are enemies. Who told you that we must attack one side and then win over another side?

Haven't you understood it yet? No matter whether it is the Song people or the Liao people, we have no possibility of making peace with them. Although we came out to fight for the alliance between the Daxia and the Khitans, do you see, do the Khitans really treat us as allies?

Zhang He, Yun Zheng is the enemy, Xiao Dahu is also the enemy, and Wu Zang Epang is also the enemy. We can no longer have allies in this world, and death in battle is our only end!

When Muzang Epang released us from the bell, I thought we might have a glimmer of hope, but after today's battle, I finally understood that we had missed ten years with this world. Muzang Epang knew from the day he was released that we were dead."

Zhang He was frightened by the words of Vergil Ning Ling and said aloud: "Where should we go?" (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!