"Li Chanjun thinks we are sure of this trip?"

Li Yanqing smiled and said, "I know nothing about the enemy's situation now, so I have no confidence. However, I believe our strategy is correct. As long as we can seize the opportunity, we still have a chance to succeed."

After a moment of silence, Liu Qi asked, "How much does Li Zongjun know about the people of Xixia?"

"I know very little. I have only dealt with Xixia before and have almost no knowledge of their army. General Liu has been stationed in the frontier for a long time, so I want to know about General Liu."

Li Yanqing has not had dealt with the Xixia army. He was ambushed by the Xixia cavalry before and almost lost his life. But since Liu Qi took the initiative to ask him, of course he would give this right to Liu Qi.

Liu Qi nodded and said, "Actually, I don't know much, but I have accumulated some sporadically. I know that the biggest feature of the Xixia army is that they will not retreat when they fight to the death and do not surrender. We should not have any idea of ​​capturing prisoners of war, nor do we expect them to surrender. Therefore, if we want to win, we can completely annihilate them, and kill all the Xixia soldiers, they will naturally be defeated. I hope that Li will remember this."

Li Yanqing also had a deep understanding that the two hundred Xixia soldiers ended the battle with all their deaths. They were completely consistent with Liu Qi. He smiled slightly, "Yanqing remembers General Liu's experience."

It was not far from the Song army camp to Siwu Village, only forty miles apart. At the fourth hour, the army arrived at Siwu Village. Siwu Village was named Ding Yuan, who was over 40 years old and was very familiar with Liu Qi. He went out to welcome the arrival of the army himself.

Liu Qi introduced Li Yanqing to him, "This is Li Ganjun of the Intelligence Department. Ding Zhizhai should know!"

Ding Yuan quickly bowed and said, "Of course it's very familiar. All the information of our spies has to be sent to the Intelligence Department. Li Chengjun should have learned from my information that the Western Xia army built a dam."

“That’s right!”

Li Yanqing smiled and replied with a smile: "The information from Dingzhizhai came very timely. A few days ago, my subordinates should have passed by your village!"

"There is indeed a passing pass. Their horses are still in our village. Judging from the distance, I think we should be back soon."

After everyone said a few more words, Ding Yuan invited 1,300 soldiers into the Dazhai. He arranged for the deputy general to take the soldiers to rest and have dinner, and invited Li Yanqing and Liu Qi into his official room.

At this time, Li Yanqing took out Zhong Shidao's military orders and once the intelligence battalion army occupied the dam, he must immediately lead the army to respond.

After reading the military order, Ding Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "After the water storage of Hu Xiao Gorge, the dam is about five meters high. If the water is not released, the army's baggage will not be able to pass. I think it is still necessary to release the water. As for rinsing the ground, it will be a big trouble. Or wait until the ice is frozen in winter before leaving."

Liu Qi frowned, "Isn't there another canyon three miles in front of Hu Xiao Gorge? You can bypass Hu Xiao Gorge and walk directly out of Hengshan, right?"

"You are talking about taking the ancient world road. That road is feasible, but you should also know that the end of the canyon is Yinchuan City, which is a famous dangerous city. One man is the pass, and tens of thousands of men cannot open it. If you can't break it, you have to return the same way."

Yinchuan City is not Yinchuan today, but a famous city on the border of Song and Xia. The two sides have changed hands a little and are currently controlled by the Western Xia army. The Song Dynasty called it Yinchuan City, while the Western Xia called it Zangdicheng, which is the throat city of Xixia. If you seize it, the Western Xia army will lose its geographical advantage.

Li Yanqing only knew this city very well on the map, but he knew that since the Western Xia army built a dam in Huxiao Gorge and flooded the gorge north of Huxiao Gorge, he must be wary of the Song army taking another passage out of Hengshan, and they will inevitably gather heavy troops in Yinchuan City.

For the Song army, the capture of the Hu Xiaoxia waterway was only to prevent the Xixia people from flooding the Song army, but if they wanted to pass through Hengshan, they still had to fight a hard battle to capture Yinchuan City.

At this moment, a soldier rushed over and reported: "Qi Bizhizhai, the brothers who had gone to explore the way before have returned."

Li Yanqing was overjoyed. His subordinates finally came back. He quickly said to Ding Yuan and Liu Qi: "Let's talk about Yinchuan City in the future. Let's listen to the information about the dam first."

Soon, the soldiers of the intelligence battalion led came in. He did not expect to meet the commander here. He was really happy and knelt down on one knee to salute, "Wang Ping meets the commander!"

"Thank you for your hard work this time, let's talk about the situation of the dam."

Wang Ping took out a hand-drawn map from his arms and hung it on a wooden board. "This is a simple map drawn by Bei Zhi. There is indeed a small path leading directly above the Hu Xiaoxiao Dam. This path is difficult to walk. You need to make a rope ladder to climb the cliff and pass through a huge crevicle of stone."

Ding Yuan next to him exclaimed, "You are talking about Daoxia!"

Wang Ping nodded, "It looks like a canyon like a knife."

“Is there a big rock on the top of the valley that looks shaky?”

“That’s right!”

"That's right!"

Ding Yuan smiled at Li Yanqing and Liu Qi and said, "There is indeed a slender canyon that lasts one mile long on the head of Hu Xiaoxiao. It is clearly visible standing below Hu Xiaoxiao. We call it Daoxia. You can climb up from the back of Hu Xiaoxiaoxia, but there is no way to go from the front. It is really strange that they can actually walk to Daoxia. There is a cliff that is as high as twenty feet above. Could it be that you climbed up the cliff?"

Wang Ping shook his head, "The cliff is empty, there is a cave below. When climbing to the top of the cliff, it is Dao Gorge."

"I haven't heard of it. It seems that God has blessed us and we have found a new secret path."

Li Yanqing said to Wang Ping: "You go and have a rest and have a good meal, and we will set off when the weather is dark!"

When night fell quietly again, Li Yanqing and Liu Qi led 1,300 soldiers to set off again. This area was controlled by the Song army, and there were no Western Xia spies, but they were still cautious and set off under the cover of night.

The journey is actually not far, only a fifty-mile mountain road, but Wang Ping and his team are looking for a road, so it took a lot of time.

The Song army struggled to walk in the mountains and valleys, especially after walking twenty miles, the road was cut off, and there was a three-meter-high cliff in front of them. At this time, they had to use rope ladders to climb up the cliff, which was also the most difficult section of the road.

However, more than 1,300 people were elite selected by the Song army. They were not frightened by the difficult roads and marched hard all the way. When dawn was approaching, they arrived at the bottom of Dao Gorge, which was only one mile away from the Huxiao Gorge Dam. Although the dam could not be seen, they obviously felt that the air had become wet.

Li Yanqing found Liu Qi, "The target of 1,300 people is too big and easy to be discovered. According to the original plan, I will lead 300 brothers from the intelligence camp to take action first, and you will lead 1,000 soldiers to help."

This is the original plan they had agreed on before, and Liu Qi nodded, "Then you should be careful!"

Li Yanqing patted him on the shoulder and waved to the soldiers of the intelligence battalion, "Follow me!"

They crawled into a dark stone cave below the cliff and climbed step by step towards the top of the cliff.

"Old Li, do you think this Liu Qi is reliable?" Wang Gui asked in a low voice.

"Why would you ask such a question?" Li Yanqing glanced at him in confusion.

"Because I think his deputy Du Yong is unreliable."

Wang Gui lowered his voice and said, "This person complained all the way, saying that the credit was all from our intelligence camp. They were just foilings and could not get any benefits."

Li Yanqing frowned, "He really said that?"

Wang Gui nodded, "Not only that, he is still trying to find out your background along the way, and I am too lazy to pay attention to him."

Li Yanqing was a little uneasy. None of them had a large-scale actual combat with the Xixia Army. He just hoped that this experienced Du Yong would not be able to fight this battle if he could not be on the same path with everyone.
Chapter completed!