After the first northern expedition to the grassland, in order to strengthen its deterrence to the grassland.

Zhao Huan not only invested heavily in establishing the Northern Prefecture on the grassland, but also dispatched 100,000 elite troops to station.

In addition, a wide highway was built between Heishui City and Beifu, which crossed the grassland directly, making the transportation of grain and grass more convenient.

At the same time, the highway from Liangzhou to Heishui City has also been completed.

This highway runs through the desert, connecting the originally isolated Heishui City in the north with the Xuanhua Prefecture, Liangzhou and Pingxi Prefecture in the south.

This also strengthened the connection between the North Prefecture and the South.

With highways as a guarantee, the construction of Beifu also drove the entire economy from Heishui City to Beifu, forming an economic belt.

Since Heishui City is a must-pass place on the Silk Road, the business here is more dynamic. Many Western Region merchants chose to open trading houses in the North Prefecture, which also attracted caravans in the south.

Therefore, every day, there are endless caravans heading north from Xuanhua Prefecture and Liangzhou in the south, arrive in Heishui City, and then sell the goods to Beifu.

But in recent times, caravans have been retracing.

The road to the north of Heishui City was blocked by the army, and all caravans were not allowed to pass.

The caravan headed south with concern.

A few days later, rumors broke out in the towns south of Hedao Road.

The originally peaceful people began to get restless.

The news that the barbarians in the north were in a hurry were like winged pigeons, spreading everywhere in Hedao.

For a time, it caused panic among the people, and everyone in Hetao was in danger.

Just a few years after the war, Hetao finally resumed production in the original trauma, and the court also invested a lot of money in Hetao to build roads, schools, and granaries.

The fertile fields destroyed in the Battle of Xia were also slowly recovered.

Men all have jobs, go to build roads, build houses, and cut down trees, and have at least two cents of money every month.

When the child has new clothes, the woman who cooks without rice will no longer worry about not having rice in the rice jar.

Wangcai at the village entrance can sleep soundly.

But all of this became uncertain after the news of the barbarian army approaching.

The clouds of war floated over the river routine.

Caravans have stopped transporting goods to the north, and people have found that the government has recently purchased more food among the people.

On the main road, you can see the vans transporting large trucks and small trucks of grain to Heishui City.

There are also many people on the streets of Xingqing Prefecture discussing the barbarians going south.

Behind the courtyard of the Shuaifu Courtyard in Xingqing Prefecture, there is an antique elegant garden, and the spring breeze in May blew green the pond shore.

The He routine strategy made Tang Ke hang dark circles, and he hasn't had a good sleep in the past few days.

The barbarian army is approaching and besieging the Northern Prefecture. The military situation in front is urgent!

Yue Fei was not in Xingqing Prefecture at this time, so he had no right to mobilize the troops of Xingqing Prefecture and Heishan City.

Fan Chunren, the Heluo Transport Author, said: "Grandpa Tang, why not transfer Liu Qi's army from Xuanhua Prefecture to support the Northern Prefecture?"

"Liu Qi is already on standby and advancing westward." Tang Ke sighed, "The power to mobilize troops is not in my hands, and it is up to Yue Fei to decide."

"Will there be a reply from Mr. Yue?"

"Shi Shuai Yue said in his letter: Don't worry, keep the walls clear and the country."

Fan Chunren's face changed on the spot: "What do you mean? The 500,000 barbarian troops are in danger, and the Northern Palace is in danger! Now all the heavy troops of Hetao are transferred to Xichui. If the Northern Palace falls and Heishui City is in danger, the barbarian army will march straight into the sky. The Hetao, which the court has worked hard to manage, will give up people. In this way, Longyou will also expose the barbarian cavalry, and the court's efforts in the northwest will fail!"

Tang Ke was so upset by Fan Chunren that he was so upset that if this matter was really so serious, he would be unreasonable.

Tang Ke hesitated for a while, picked up his pen and started writing a memorial, bringing this matter to Tokyo, and letting Tokyo make a decision.

As soon as I wrote a few words, a voice came from outside: "Report! Report! The great victory of Beiyuanzhai! The great victory of Beiyuanzhai! The third army of Beifu defeated the 120,000 barbarian army, killed 70,000, and captured 30,000!"

The guards at the door did not dare to stop the messenger wearing the uniform of the Imperial City Division, and the messenger rushed over in one breath.

In his hand is Gu Changting’s report.

Tang Ke and Fan Chunren looked at each other and saw shock in each other's eyes.

Tang Ke picked up Gu Changting's report and took a quick look. The original anxiety on his face turned into shock.

This This This This...

Tang Ke couldn't help but tremble.

"Okay! This young man is not simple! OK!"

The Beiyuan Village had only 10,000 troops garrisoned, but it actually defeated the 120,000 barbarian army to the point of being dismantled.

Those who don’t know the matter thought that this battle was fought by Yue Fei.

Fan Chunren took the report from Tang Ke, and the expression on his face completely changed.

Tang Ke quickly smeared the memorial he had just been preparing to write to the emperor, and then began to write the battle report of Beiyuanzhai.

"6 Zha raised a good son, not only can he write a pen to make a poem, but he can also take the enemy general level among all the troops!"

After writing the battle report, Tang Ke's anxiety was gone, but instead became bolder.

This battle report naturally contains the merits of the entire army of the Third Army of the Northern Prefecture, and also the merits of 6 You, but it is not lacking in the merits of Tang Ke.

The barbarian army is approaching, and Tang Ke is calm and composed, commanding orderly behind the scenes, stabilizing the logistics and morale of the army, so that he can win in the front!

Of course, writing letters to the emperor cannot be so direct, it must be a little more implicit.

I roughly wrote about how brave Gu Changting and others were, and then half of the article was about how all the military and civilians of the Heyao cooperated with each other, calmly and calmly, stabilized the overall situation, and fully guaranteed the front.

In short, I don’t mention my contribution, but every word in half of the article is about my contribution.

After finishing writing, Tang Ke suddenly became less anxious.

"Come!"

The people below took small steps.

"Prepare mutton hotpot."

"yes."

Fan Chunren was speechless. Mr. Tang, it’s not the time to eat mutton hotpot!

The victory of Beiyuanzhai is certainly a good thing, but the siege of Beifu has not been lifted yet.

"That...Grandmaster Tang, although this Beiyuan Village has a great victory, 500,000 barbarian troops gathered outside the Beifu City!"

"Shi Shuai Yue said no, why are we in a hurry!"

Tang Ke not only started to eat hot pot, but also listened to Su Su's piano sound.

The mutton from the northwest is indeed much better than that in the Central Plains.

After only a few months of coming, Tang Ke gained weight again.

This food is much better than in Shangjing City.

Tang Ke has been away from the center for more than two years, and he suddenly appears and is very good at local conditions.

There is no need to fight with this or that person on weekdays.

In the Northwest officialdom, all officials of all sizes were promoted by him to a greater or lesser extent.

When you come here, you can say that you are like fish in water.

Although there is still a great governor Yue Fei above, Yue Fei is not a greedy person. He only cares about military and political affairs. Yue Fei basically doesn't care about civil affairs and logistics.

Tang Ke was full of oil, and Fan Chunren was anxious: "If it was true..."

"Now it seems that I think the barbarians on the grassland have very strong combat power..." Tang Ke thought for a while, and suddenly remembered a word the emperor used, "The combat power is very dirty!"

The Northern Palace was surrounded by a army of 500,000 barbarians, which seemed really shocking news.

The news reached Tokyo City, and those people were afraid they couldn't sleep again.

They can't sleep, so they will run to bother the emperor.

Hehe, this matter seems quite explosive, but when I think about it, it is actually not very serious.

The barbarians have become accustomed to living on the grassland, and their advantage is to fight wild battles on the grassland.

Siege is their biggest weakness.

The Beiyuanzhai incident is very telling.

The 120,000 army could not capture Beiyuan Village, but was pressed to the ground and rubbed by Beiyuan Village.

As for the Northern Prefecture, it was a giant city on the grassland that the imperial court spent a lot of money to build.

The city wall there is 30 meters high, with 100 cannons, 20,000 muskets, and 400,000 bows and arrows.

There are 100,000 elite troops, and there are 200,000 reserve troops, and they can be drawn from Heishui City at any time.

The barbarian army is in a 500,000 army, which sounds really stressful.

But if we really want to open it, the barbarians will not be able to break through the Northern Prefecture.

With the great victory in Beiyuanzhai, Tang Ke was already full of confidence.

He understood why Yue Fei wrote back and told him not to worry too much.

Tang Ke suddenly realized another problem: the combat effectiveness of the Song army seemed to have exceeded the imagination of those civil officials. The military reform over the years has indeed played a great role!

This is certainly a good thing when facing foreign enemies, but if someone has a disobedient heart, then...

This thought flashed through Tang Ke's mind and he didn't think about it anymore.

"Yaofu, I have also written this memorial." Tang Ke thought for a while and said, "The most important thing at the moment is to take all the food and people into the prefectures, and the prefectures will close the city gates."

"Although we cannot mobilize troops, as Yue Shuai said, we can strengthen the walls and clear the fields, fight a protracted war with the barbarians, and consume the barbarians' combat power."
Chapter completed!