The Struggle of the Reborn Prince

After defeating the Naiman tribe, the Western Expedition Army of the Song Dynasty entered Mount Altai. The road was rugged and difficult to walk. I don’t know how many people failed to get out. And God seemed to be standing on the side of the enemy, and heavy snow fell from the sky overnight.

The passing valley was filled with snow, and it was difficult for cars and horses to move forward. There were two roads in front of them. One was to exit the same road and wait for the ice and snow to melt next year before going forward; the other was to take the risk and continue moving forward.

Climbing the mountains before the coldest time comes, but no one can successfully cross the mountains when the snow is blocked. This is a road with uncertain future.

Gao Chong and Zhao Li summoned the generals to discuss where to go. The generals thought it was too embarrassing to return so carelessly, and they were unanimously determined to take the risk of traveling through time. But soon they realized how difficult it was to choose one.

When they marched and opened roads, they would definitely not be able to speed up. In order to lighten the load, they only carried weapons, ammunition and food, and they decomposed heavy weapons such as artillery and horses to carry them, and discarded the carts and tents. It was really

Climbing ice and lying on snow and camping in the open air every day.

The army moved in the mountains for two months before walking out of the mountains. At the same time, it also paid a heavy price. Most of the livestock in the baggage team was lost, and they had to use war horses as carriers, and the food and grass were almost exhausted. At the same time, they were frozen to death.

Nearly a thousand officers and soldiers died of illness and fell off the cliff, and the injured were even multiples. Their fierce battles were not as large as this number, which made Gao Chong and others heartbroken. These soldiers followed them thousands of miles of expedition and did not die in the enemy.

Under the swords and guns of the army, they died in the hands of bad weather.

"Master General, our army has just come out of the mountain and is exhausted. It is urgent to rest and replenish food and fodder, so it is not easy to rush to fight!" This was the first night when the army came out of the mountain. The troops camped on the spot, and Zhao Li and Gao Chong discussed.

"Well, but this is the edge of the Gurbantonggut Desert, with few people, and it is difficult to collect the needs of the army. We need to choose another camp!" Gao Chong nodded at the map.

The army is located on the southern foot of the Altai Mountains, on the northwest edge of the Junggar Basin. The terrain is oblique, long from north to south, narrow from east to west. It is next to the Gayer Mountain in the northwest, and the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains in the south, and the east to binggurbantonggut

The desert. The terrain is open and flat in the middle and eastern part, but most of it is the Gobi Desert, and there is no sufficient water source and pasture for grazing. This place is even more difficult to maintain the cost of nearly 100,000 people even if it is scraped three feet away.

"We have been wandering around the mountains for more than two months and have missed the time and place to meet with the caravan. At the same time, we have cut off news from the country, and we don't know the emperor's next arrangement. It's difficult to raise so much food and grass with our strength.

!” Zhao Li sighed. The sudden heavy snow disrupted their plans and put them in trouble.

"Gaochang is a wealthy place, and there is no need to worry about not being able to find food. The most important thing is the replenishment of ammunition, so we must contact the people in the hall to solve the problem!" Gao Chong said, and his eyes never left the map.

"Well. The general said, we have soldiers in our hands and guns in our hands. We are afraid that there will be no food and drink. At worst, we can steal his mother!" Zhao Li understood as soon as he heard this and said with a smile.

"Haha, we are really worthy of being taught by the emperor. When we think of it, let's take the enemy country, and the court officials can't say anything!" Gao Chong laughed. The emperor who conquered Xixia relied on this back then

Zhaoer solved the problem of food shortage and used the remaining grain to recruit a large number of refugees.

"The Grand Marshal must have chosen the place!" Zhao Li and the others hit it off. He must have had a clear idea in his heart when he looked at Gao Chong's appearance.

"It's here!" Gao Chong pointed on the map and said.

"Lake Eric, this is indeed a good place, but we still travel through a hundred miles of desert. And the enemy's situation is unknown!" Zhao Li said with a stubble on his face.

Lake Eric is the only freshwater lake in this area. There are large grasslands around the basin. Many nomadic tribes have reproduced here in history. In the Qin Dynasty, Karamay's jurisdiction was the nomadic land of Saizhong and others; in the early Han Dynasty,

, the jurisdiction was controlled by the Dayuezhi people who moved westward; during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the jurisdiction was Gaoche, the nomadic land of the Turkic tribes, and later the jurisdiction of the Turkic Khanate; in the Sui Dynasty, the jurisdiction was controlled by the Western Turkic Tiel, etc.

In the early Tang Dynasty, it became a nomadic land of Hu Luwu, the Wudulu tribe of the Western Turks.

After the Tang Dynasty pacified the Western Turkic Khanate, Yanbo Governor's Office was established here, which first came to the jurisdiction of Kunling Governor's Office under the Anxi Dadu Protectorate. Later, it was under the jurisdiction of Beiting Governor's Office. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, this area became Geluo.

Lu and other Uighurs nomadic lands, later became the northeastern territory of the Karakhan Dynasty. When Yelu Dashi led his troops to move westward to Yemi, it was once designated as his territory, where it could be pastored and cultivated, and it was a must for caravans to go to Beiting.

The land is relatively developed and has become a blessed land in the sea of ​​sand.

"The Gobi and the desert are not exactly the same. There are still a small amount of grass and trees on the Gobi Desert. Good places may be inhabited. Our food storage can completely support the army to get there. And there will not be too many troops there, and we are by no means our opponent.

Isn’t the cattle and sheep everywhere enough for us to eat? And the caravans that come and go also make it easier for us to find out about Gaochang and the country!” Gao Chong said.

After the agreement, the army set out again to march southward. No one expected that the Song army would cross the Alatai Mountains in this season. When they marched into the Eric Basin for three days, the Goryeo troops stationed here were not prepared at all and only gathered in a hurry.

More than three thousand people were raised. When they saw the huge Song army brigade pouring in, they dared not fight. They scattered without a single arrow. The Western Expedition Army easily captured Yanbo City and quickly controlled the entire area.

Although Gao Chong claimed to rob Gaochang, he knew in his heart that it would not solve the problem by blind killing. Therefore, he restricted the army from killing indiscriminately, and traded fairly when collecting military rations and paid at the price. However, he did not cooperate or hoarded.

Those who are reluctant to sell will inevitably have forced purchases. In just five days, the Western Expedition Army bought 300,000 stones of grain and more than 50,000 livestock, and swept away all the felt and fur produced in the local area. At the same time, they also requisitioned.

With a large number of vehicles, the shortage of materials has been alleviated to a certain extent.

While the Western Expedition Army was buying supplies, they also visited merchants from the Great Song Dynasty to find out the news and sent a scout cavalry to learn about Gaochang's defense situation, but they got no more information than they knew. Just when they were at a loss, they suddenly had a kiss.

When the Bing came to report someone to visit him, Gao Chong and Zhao Li were both stunned. Now the merchants in the city were afraid of avoiding it, so why would they come to the door and invite them in quickly?

"This... isn't this the shopkeeper Zhang?" Looking at a fat man who rushed in, both of them were surprised. The person coming was Zhang Que, the big shopkeeper of Sheng Hetang. Gao Chong said and hurriedly got up to greet him.

"Ship, you've been waiting for you!" Zhang Que was also excited when he saw the two of them and said politely.

"Shopkeeper Zhang, how dare you come in person and send someone to contact us!" Gao Chong replied with kindness. He and Zhang Que are both old people in the mansion, but at this time, Zhang Que was not the only one who was running that day.

A caravan with a thousand taels of money and a hundred and ten people is in charge of the super shopkeeper who has traveled across the Western Regions with tens of millions of wealth. He can affect a country's economy with just one word, and no one dares to do so.

Underestimate.

"Everyone is working for the emperor, how can we distinguish each other? This war is of great importance. The emperor has personally asked me, how dare I be negligent!" Zhang Que said with a slight anger, deeply dissatisfied with Gao Chong treating him as an "outsider"

.

"Shopkeeper Zhang, the domestic affairs have been settled, how can the emperor be fine?" Zhao Li said, pouring tea for Zhang Que himself.

"The affairs in the middle of the country have been calm, and Yong Ge'er has led a large army back to China. They not only occupied Helandian, but also deceived Bao and Yuanzhou from the Goryeo people, forcing the Jin Dynasty to seek peace and return the captured Jingkang Nian.

Most of the court officials, but there was no news for more than two months after you defeated the Naiman tribe, which made the emperor worried. He issued several orders to urge all parties to inquire!" Zhang Que briefly talked about domestic affairs.

"Alas, as soon as we entered the mountain, we encountered heavy snow and had to set up another road. The heavy snow blocked the mountain and couldn't send the news, which made Your Majesty and everyone worried!" Gao Chong said with a sigh.

"Talk about it, you two are brave enough. Since ancient times, no one has dared to cross Altai Mountain when the snow is blocking the mountain. No one can come out of it. You can be said to be the first person in history!" Zhang Queyan said

"I heard from Master Xi that the emperor heard that the army of the Western Expedition entered the mountains with snow, and could not sleep or eat, and was worried day and night. How could we subordinates not share the worries of His Majesty? The Intelligence Department, Military Information Department and the caravans in the northwest,

Even the special combat brigade dispatched a search team to search for your whereabouts!"

"Haha, our action was indeed reckless, which disturbed everyone. However, if we didn't take risks, we would have to wait for the coming year. More than 100,000 people were stranded in the northwest to consume money and food. We also had to bear the emperor's trust!" Zhao Li heard that

After Zhang Que's resentment, he quickly explained that they did not expect that a decision would cause the emperor to make a big fuss, and they were still very moved.

"The emperor thought that you might want to enter Gaochang as soon as possible, so he suppressed all the impeachment of the court officials. However, you were also a blessing in disguise when you took the risk of marching, otherwise you would not have arrived here so smoothly!" Zhang Que just complained, he knew

As for his identity, he understands that military affairs are not something he can do too much, so he complained and took the opportunity to change the topic.

"What do you say about Manager Zhang?" Gao Chong was indeed attracted and leaned over and asked.

"Supervis Gao won consecutive battles in the northern part of the desert, defeated the Zubu tribe and captured Zhenzhou. The news soon spread throughout the desert, and naturally Gaochang also knew about it. Bilege hurriedly asked for help from Yelu Dashi, and the Western Liao mobilized a large army.

The troops left the Alah Pass, blocked all the access roads to and from Altai Mountain, and set up ambush troops in the mountains to wait for you to enter the ambush circle!" Zhang Que said...