Kou Ji suppressed the smile on his face and said, "Do you think they are cruel?"
Liu Heng frowned and said, "I don't know. On the one hand, I feel that they are very cruel, and on the other hand, I feel that they are doing the right thing. I have been weak externally for a long time, so I should be tougher and crueler. It makes people feel intimidated."
Kou Ji was taken aback, and laughed aloud: "It's pretty good that you understand this way. I thought you would ask me to have a theory because of their cruelty."
Liu Heng said in a dubious voice: "Being kind to the enemy is cruel to yourself. This is what you taught me by the fourth brother, how could I have forgotten it."
Kou Ji nodded in satisfaction and asked Liu Heng to sit down, "tell me about the pros and cons of this trip."
Liu Heng said in a serious tone: "On this trip, I injured nearly a hundred people, killed three people, and killed more than 4,000 people. It is impossible to calculate the details. The corpses in the forest are incomplete and it is difficult to give a specific number. .
A box of gold was seized with a total weight of 30 catties, a box and a half of agate, jade, etc., a thousand stones for grain, one thousand two hundred and twenty-three cows, nine thousand six hundred and thirty-one sheep, and four thousand five horses. One hundred horses. "
Kou Ji nodded slowly, "The harvest is quite fruitful."
Liu Heng nodded excitedly, "I didn't expect that a horse thief leader could be so rich."
Kou Ji glanced at Liu Heng, "He is not an ordinary horse thief leader. He has been entrenched in Koluk Lake for more than ten years, selling salt for more than ten years, and his family may be more than that.
I guess he is hiding a lot of money in Koluk Lake.
It's a pity that we don't have so much time to go to Koluk Lake, otherwise we can pay all of his money. "
Liu Heng was taken aback, scratching his head and said, "I didn't think about it."
Kou Ji smiled calmly: "You don't like doing business, so naturally you don't know how rich the benefits of selling salt in the Western Regions are.
Liu Heng hesitated: "I will learn later?"
Kou Ji shook his head, "No need... The main force in this battle is my men. They didn't die. Why did three people die?"
When talking about this, Liu Heng was a little helpless. "There was a soldier who supported the Japanese army. When he was galloping on his horse, he fell off his horse, hit a rock, and fell to his death.
Two horse thieves who were pretending to be killed were stabbed to death while cleaning the battlefield. "
Kou Ji frowned slightly, "When I send someone to clean the battlefield in the future, I will make up the knife first."
"Leave no prisoners?"
"Don't keep one."
Liu Heng hesitated: "If this matter is passed back to the Song Dynasty, it will be criticized..."
Kou Ji snorted coldly, "Whoever feels wrong, let someone try it in the Western Regions."
Liu Heng heard Kou Ji's words and stopped discussing this topic.
Kou Ji stared at Liu Heng and said, "Our people will come out?"
Liu Heng nodded, "It was a document from Yang Wenguang's army, who was ordered to spread the word in Xining City. After finally breaking through the blockade of Huangtou Huihe, he was caught by the horse thief leader.
The soldiers accompanying him were beheaded, leaving him alone. "
Kou Ji snorted coldly, "Dare to kill my Dasong soldiers, but just chop him down, it's cheap for him."
Liu Heng nodded in agreement.
Kou Ji said: "Bring people up, I want to cross-examine them."
Liu Heng immediately ordered the Imperial City Division's people to send the documents rescued from Kebi Neng to Kou Ji.
The clerk is a middle-aged person.
Some were thin, unkempt, and there were a lot of scars on the body.
Now when he is in the hands of Ke Bi Neng, he has been severely beaten.
The document saw Kou Ji and saluteed decisively.
"Yang Zongxian, a low-ranking post, has seen the Kou officials."
Kou Ji nodded slightly and asked, "You don't need to be polite, I will ask you to answer, why did Yang Wenguang send you to Xining City?"
Yang Zongxian arched his hands and said: "Ask the court for food and help."
"When did you break out of Shazhou City?"
"The third day of the twelfth lunar month."
"How much food is left in Shazhou City?"
"There is not much left."
"How is our army in Shazhou City?"
"Everyone regards our army as an enemy."
Kou Ji frowned and said solemnly: "How could the situation deteriorate to this point?"
Yang Zong had a bitter face and sighed: "It's all food troubles... The people in Shazhou City felt that there was food in our army barracks, but they refused to help them, and conflicts broke out with our army many times.
In order to defend the barracks, our army repelled the Shazhou people who had rioted several times.
Nowadays, the people of Shazhou, everyone regards us as enemies. "
Kou Ji narrowed his eyes slightly, "The Guiyi Army Jiedu made Cao Xianshun not come forward to help our army to relieve the siege?"
Yang Zongxian shook his head and said, "Cao Xianshun, the Jiedu Envoy of the Guiyi Army, has been huddled in the inner city of Shazhou when the Xixia and Huangtou Huihe coalition forces hit outside the city of Shazhou.
During this period, a team of envoys were sent to Gaochang. "
Kou Ji snorted: "Cao Xianshun felt that I could not save him from Da Song, so he left my Da Song soldiers and let them fend for themselves, and chose to hug Gao Chang's thigh.
Really a white-eyed wolf who is not familiar with. "'
Kou Ji set his eyes on Yang Zongxian and asked: "How much is my army's grain and grass?"
Yang Zongxian said solemnly, "When I left, there were still three thousand dan. Now I have probably finished eating."
Kou Ji slowly got up and said loudly, "Where is Liu Heng?"
Liu Heng was taken aback, hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "Subordinates are here."
Kou Ji said: "Go down and give my order. Today, the cattle and sheep were captured, and all the cattle and sheep were slaughtered and assigned to each vehicle. Starting today, all civilians and soldiers will be divided into two groups.
Rushing day and night, rushed to Shazhou. "
Liu Heng's eyes widened in amazement, "Did you wait for the Qingtang soldiers to start a war in the southeastern region of Huangtouhuihe?"
Kou Ji said coldly: "We can afford to wait, but the soldiers in Shazhou can't afford it."
Liu Heng hesitated: "But Qingtang soldiers and horses do not force Huangtouhuihe's soldiers and horses to withdraw from Shazhou. Once we intrude into the territory of Huangtouhuihe, we are likely to run into Huangtouhuihe's elite soldiers and horses.
With the little soldiers and horses in our hands, it is impossible to defeat the elite soldiers and horses of Huangtouhuihe and transport the food to Shazhou safely. "
"If you can't beat it, you have to beat it before you know."
"Four brother, can't take risks..."
"Excuting an order!"
"Hey..."
Liu Heng withdrew from the tent where Kou Ji was located, and immediately began to slaughter cattle and sheep with people.
The movement was very loud and attracted An Ziluo's attention.
An Ziluo got to know him a little bit, and when he knew that Kou Ji was about to march in a hurry, he immediately approached Kou Ji.
"Brother Kou Xian, what are you doing?"
"According to the plan set by both of us, it will take us three more days to reach the territory of Huangtouhuihe. If you step up the march, we may arrive in Huangtouhuihe before the stone army.
It is very likely that Huangtou will collide with them when the army returns to help. "
"Our soldiers and horses are not the opponent of the Huangtou Huihe army at all."
An Ziluo entered Kou Ji's tent and hurriedly talked a lot.
Kou Ji wrote the memorial to the Ming court, put it in an envelope, and smiled at An Ziluo: "My soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty and the army of Huangtou Huihe were the first to meet and kill their strength. Head back to the war in the southeastern region of Hehe, extremely favorable.
It can be said that the collision between our soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty and the army of Huangtouhuihe is very beneficial to your Qingtang attack on Huangtouhuihe.
Shouldn't Brother An rush to be happy
Why would you persuade me? "
An Ziluo heard Kou Ji's words, and stood there in a daze.
In recent days, he has taken great pains to please Kou Ji and to please the guardsman.
Unconsciously, everything began to think about Kou Ji and his party.
Now after Kou Ji reminded him, he realized that he was a Qingtang native.
Kou Ji's approach is of great benefit to Qingtang.
It can be said that it is exactly the same as Qingtang's original plan.
As a general of Qingtang, he should approve of Kou Ji's approach instead of admonishing Kou Ji to give up his approach.
But now that the words have been spoken, how can they be collected
Moreover, if the soldiers and horses led by Kou Ji suffered heavy casualties due to the yellow-headed Huihe army, they might be angry at Qingtang.
The muskets and heavy armored knights that Qingtang wanted to plan were nowhere in sight.
An Ziluo thought a lot.
He stared at Kou Ji and solemnly said: "As a member of the Celestial dynasty, Qingtang naturally has to consider it for the Celestial dynasty."
Kou Ji knew what An Ziluo was thinking, and said with a smile: "Brother An, don't have to say much, I have decided."
An Ziluo hesitated to speak but stopped.
Kou Ji said again: "In the territory of Huangtouhuihe, we will pass through Danshan City. It is said that Danshan City is occupied by horse thieves, and the strength is good. At that time, there will be a fierce battle.
At that time, brother An and the people under his command will be needed to help.
I hope Brother An will prepare as soon as possible. "
An Ziluo said solemnly: "The horse thieves of Danshan City are extraordinary. The city lord of Danshan City is a hero who has risen in the Western Regions in recent years. There are more than 30,000 people who control strings.
Invincible. "
Kou Ji stared at An Ziluo and said, "Brother An wants to say that our more than 13,000 regular soldiers can't beat a mob."
An Ziluo shook his head and said: "It can be defeated, but it will definitely lose a lot of manpower. Among the horse thieves in Danshan City, most of them are mobs. However, the Lord of Danshan City has thousands of elites in his hands.
Its combat effectiveness is no worse than my Qingtang elite.
It is said that the lord of Danshan City and Heiyunqi are still connected.
Heiyunqi is an extremely powerful force in the Western Regions, invincible in the Western Regions.
I, Qingtang and Huangtou Huihe, have dispatched soldiers and horses, wiped out the Black Cloud Cavalry, and defeated at the hands of the Black Cloud Cavalry.
When we sent an army to destroy Heiyunqi, Heiyunqi disappeared without a trace.
It can be said that the black cloud riding in the Western Regions is elusive and unpredictable.
Its combat effectiveness is much stronger than most of the soldiers and horses in Qingtang.
If the city lord of Danshan City and Black Cloud Cavalry join forces, then most of the soldiers and horses in our hands will probably be damaged in order to defeat Danshan City. "
Kou Ji said calmly: "Danshan City Lord, the leader of the horse thieves, don't be afraid. If he is interested, he shouldn't trouble me. If he troubles me, I will kill them."
An Ziluo smiled bitterly: "The iron armor in Kou Xian's hand is strong, but there are not many. Kou Xian is better to think twice."
Kou Ji waved his hand, "Brother An doesn't need to say much, I'm determined. If Brother An is willing to help me build a heavy armored ride, I can offer it with both hands. If Brother An refuses to help me, then I will go by myself."
An Ziluo opened his eyes for a moment, and was so excited that he couldn't help himself.
How did Kodikken build heavy armor for them? !
The kind worn by Kou Ji's men
"Really...really?"
An Ziluo asked uncertainly.
Kou Ji nodded slowly, "I can write down documents to you in the name of an official."
Upon hearing Kou Ji's words, An Ziluo knew that Kou Ji was not joking.
Because An Ziluo knew that in the eyes of Song people, the name of Zhao Zhen was very important.
An Ziluo solemnly handed over to Kou Ji: "The paperwork is unnecessary, I can trust Kou Xian brother. I will go down and tell the people below to prepare."
Kou Ji nodded slowly.
After An Ziluo left, Kou Ji shook his head.
Is the heavy cavalry so easy to build
The way to build heavy cavalry is not a rare thing.
There are both in Liao and Xixia.
But on the battlefield of the three major forces of Song, Xia, and Liao, why are there so few heavy cavalry
The reason is that it is very expensive to build heavy cavalry.
Xixia searched almost everything before reluctantly scraping the money to build three thousand heavy cavalry.
Qingtang wants to build heavy cavalry, and it will cost more money.
Xixia recruited many talents from the Song Dynasty, so Xixia has quite mature iron smelting craftsmanship and weapon building craftsmanship.
But Qingtang doesn't.
If Qingtang wanted to forge qualified heavy armor, he had to get the support of Da Song's iron smelting craftsmanship and weapon building craftsmanship.
These two items alone.
Kou Ji can make Qingtang spend more money and more time when building heavy armor.
After Qingtang builds the heavy armor, you will find that the heavy armor can no longer dominate the battlefield.
The only one who can really dominate the battlefield is the musket.
At that time, Qingtang will spend more money to study the musket.
Loop by loop.
Qingtang was destined to be hollowed out by Kou Ji.
The moment they missed the guns and heavy armor, they fell into Kou Ji's plan.
Naturally, Kou Ji would not tell Qingtang of his plan.
After nightfall.
The camp where Kou Ji and his entourage were stationed was filled with the smell of meat.
The seized cattle and sheep were collectively slaughtered. After they were roasted, they were cut into strips and hung in the wilderness. They were frozen in a short while.
The folks put the pieces of meat into the empty carriage.
Then tie it tightly with cowhide rope.
One of the tents has been dismantled and reinstalled on the carriage.
The soldiers and civilians who were in charge of driving the road during the day were already sitting on the shaft of the carriage, or tied themselves to the horseback and fell asleep.
The soldiers and civil servants who were in charge of driving the road at night began to drive the carriages and horses, against the sky of stars, and embarked on the journey.
At this moment, everyone can't wait to become Qingtang people.
Because those Qingtang people can fall asleep on horseback, and when they fall asleep, they will sway around, but they won't fall off.
Koj was sitting in a carriage, holding a box in his arms, and yawning.
The leader of the guard holding a pure gold scimitar approached Kou Ji. Kou Ji looked up and down, and said: "Only the scabbard and the hilt are gold. The price is three thousand. You carry it in your arms. Take out the ones together.