Fu Song

Chapter 152 Returning
Xiao Ding waited for Li Xu's massive counterattack with his Guangrui Army, Tie Yaozi, and Bu Bazi, but to his surprise, although the spies reported that there was a large-scale mobilization of troops and horses in the Xingqing Mansion, But these soldiers and horses have no tendency to march towards Yanzhou.

The loss of Yanzhou should be an unbearable pain for the Dingnan army. The other party has not responded for a long time, not because the other party doesn't care, it must be because the other party is planning a bigger and more certain action, preparing to kill Xiao Xiao in one fell swoop. Definitely take it.

Although Xiao Ding raised his vigilance about this, he didn't care.

Time is equal for both parties.

The opponent can formulate a better plan and mobilize more soldiers and horses, but he can also arrange a perfect defense system in Yanzhou and store more combat materials.

Xiao Ding and his Guangrui Army are stationed in Yanzhou City, while Tieyaozi and Bubazi are camping outside, combining inside and outside, and relying on each other. I dare not say that it is impenetrable, but it will definitely make any enemy who invades pay a very heavy price. .

It was so serious that the opponent would voluntarily give up the opportunity to attack Yanzhou City.

Every day that passes, Xiao Ding's strength becomes stronger.

The more than a hundred workshops scattered in Hengshan are producing more and more materials every day, and most of them are now distributed to the army.

Only the army that has just captured Yanzhou City has sufficient financial resources to purchase these supplies.

After Xiao Ding took Yanzhou City, he took over the treasury somewhere, and wiped out the official system of the Dingnan Army in the entire Yanzhou City. The family fortunes of these people also fell into the hands of Guangrui Army in the pocket.

And the money, after being transferred to Guangruijun's pockets, finally fell into the pockets of Hengshan Trading.

For Xiao Ding, this is just a game of left-handed and right-handed, but for others, it is not the same thing at all.

In layman's terms, state-owned assets are being lost on a large scale.

The money falling into the hands of Hengshan Trading is rapidly turning into workshops, and these rapidly expanding workshops have produced more materials, and the silent growth of these invisible strengths , it is the greater confidence of the Xiao brothers.

Time passed day by day, and in a blink of an eye, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month had arrived.

Although it was in the remote Shentang Fort, there was still some excitement on the last day of the Chinese New Year.

Countless lanterns of various kinds were lit up in Shentangbao and various reclamation sites. Although compared with Bianliang, one is in the sky and the other is underground, but standing on Tanziling, you can see the piece of land between the mountains. When the lights were bright, the two brothers still felt a thousand emotions in their hearts.

In a few months, they changed the world here.

The former Shentang Fort was only stationed with hundreds of soldiers, and there were hundreds of families scattered nearby, but now, the old Shentang Fort has become a large fortress that can accommodate thousands of soldiers, and it is still expanding. Among them, and in the surrounding areas, there are tens of thousands of people in several settlements.

Moreover, these villages are still increasing step by step. Under Xiao Cheng's promotion, party members who are good at planting in the mountains are moving out one after another.Here is the intersection of two big rivers. As long as the fertile land on both sides is reclaimed, it will be enough to feed no less than one hundred thousand people.

In Xiao Cheng's plan, the party members in Hengshan will all move out in the future, and there will be enough fertile land and lush pastures outside to house them, as long as Li Xu is defeated.In Hengshan, it is only necessary to leave military fortresses and station enough troops at some key nodes.

"After going back this time, I have to calm down and study hard. I have to raise people and get Jinshi one by one." Patting his brother on the shoulder, Xiao Ding said with a smile: "When we come back to the northwest again, we brothers are of the same heart, and other Profit breaks the gold."

"I hope so!" Xiao Cheng said: "However, where I go in the end is not up to me. But as long as everything goes well here, brother, it doesn't matter where I go."

"With your talent, no matter where you go, you can make a big career out of it." Xiao Ding said with emotion: "Just looking at what you have done in Hengshan during this period of time, I am full of confidence. Our Xiao family, in the future Ultimately it’s up to you.”

"Brother, even if I have confidence, it will be decades later." Xiao Cheng sighed: "Civilian officials are not promoted as fast as military generals, and they have to work through seniority. Those who keep their word will have to be thirty or forty years old, and before that, the Xiao family will have to rely on you to support them."

"Don't worry!" Xiao Ding nodded and said, "I will implement your arrangements step by step. No one can deal with us as they like, not even the officials."

Having said that, he lowered his voice, and glanced at Luo Gang, Xiao Qi and others who were watching the lights with them on the other side.

"Brother, to tell you the truth, I have never been optimistic about King Jing. He is too rigid, and if he is too rigid, he will be easily broken." Xiao Cheng sighed: "If it is really my misfortune to say, whether the Xiao family can exist or not will depend on it." Look at you, the stronger you are, the safer we will be. Brother, you must remember, never put down the knife in your hand at any time, only when your knife can easily chop anything, those things you care about Only things can be preserved. If you put down the knife, these will be easily lost. No one's guarantee is more convincing than the knife in your hand."

"I understand what you mean!" Hearing this, Xiao Ding was a little depressed. "However, I still don't want all the things you are worried about to happen. I still believe that King Jing can control the situation. As long as King Jing is in power, nothing will happen to our Xiao family."

"I hope so too. But there are always things to do to prepare for the rainy day. If you are prepared, you will never be in trouble. It is better to prepare than not to use. When it is not available, there is nothing." Xiao Cheng said.

"You're leaving tomorrow, and I'm going back to Yanzhou City. Li Xu hasn't made any further moves. It's really worrying." Xiao Ding said.

"Something will happen. For Li Xu, he can't afford to lose Yanzhou." Xiao Cheng said: "Li Xu's two ruling cores, one is in Xingqing Mansion and the other is in Xiazhou. Yanzhou is like a The wedge was hit in the middle, and the two centers were separated, and everyone had thorns on their backs and felt uncomfortable."

"I think so too, so I've been waiting for him carefully."

"Maybe Li Xu's first attack this time is not at the elder brother's place." Xiao Cheng said: "After planning for such a long time, Li Xu must be ready to do something big."

Xiao Ding was stunned and said immediately, "Do you think Xia Zhou will attack first?"

"I don't know." Xiao Cheng said: "The attackers always hold the initiative, on such a long front, any point may become the opponent's breakthrough point, but in the end, they still have to land on Yanzhou. It’s enough for the elder brother to understand this.”

"You're right. No matter what Li Xu did in the early stage, his ultimate goal is to drive us away." Xiao Ding grinned and said, "Then my life is not as good as he wants, just like a star Nails are firmly nailed here, and Yanzhou is mine."

"In the future, Xingqing Mansion will also be yours." Xiao Cheng said in a low voice: "The entire Northwest will be shrouded in your brilliance."

On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, Xiao Cheng, Luo Gang and their party are finally about to embark on their return journey.

In the blink of an eye, it has been nearly half a year since they left Bianliang. During these six months, Xiao Cheng has already engraved his name deeply in this mountain.

"Xiao Xianxing, you are the benefactor of our party members." Tuoba clasped his fists solemnly and bowed to the ground.Xiao Cheng asked him to start creating a text that belonged exclusively to the party members. Tuoba Yangwei was well aware of the powerful relationship and far-reaching influence here. For these days, he has been trying his best to find those knowledgeable and thoughtful people among the party members. , His letters have even been sent to Qingtang, to the Western Regions.Now, people who are relatively close have arrived in Tuoba City.

Xiao Cheng gave a solution. It can be said that this solution reduced the difficulty of this project by at least half.Everything is difficult at the beginning, when Xiao Cheng's plan has given specific methods, then the rest of the matter, just need to follow the diagram step by step and follow the step by step.

"We are now partners, peers, and comrades-in-arms." Xiao Cheng returned the gift seriously: "I hope this relationship will continue forever."

"At any time, as long as Xiao Xianxing needs our party members somewhere, we will definitely go through fire and water, and we will not hesitate." Tuoba Yangwei said seriously: "I hope to see Xiao Xianxing come back again soon. The northwest is vast and the scenery is unique. , not necessarily inferior to Bianliang's splendor."

"Each has its own advantages, each has its own advantages!" Xiao Cheng clasped his fists and saluted.

Northwest is just a pawn he plays just in case, the center of this world, there is no doubt that it is still the Bianliang of the Song Dynasty.He is the largest city in the world, the largest economy, and the place where the most new things are invented. Similarly, he is also the political center of the world.

In this regard, even Beiliao cannot compare.

In order to rule a larger territory, the emperor of the Northern Liao Dynasty effectively strengthened his rule with four seasons of Nabo in spring, summer, autumn and winter, but it also made the Liao Kingdom lack a real political center.As for the economy, the Liao Kingdom is not worthy of carrying shoes for the Emperor Song.

If you really want to do something and really want to change the world, there is no better place than Bianliang.

Of course, when he goes back this time, the first thing he has to do is to pass the examination of candidates and Jinshi, and he cannot enter the bureaucratic system of the Song Dynasty. Any thoughts are superfluous.

And it is even more difficult to stand out in the group that gathers the most intelligent people in the entire Song Dynasty.

"Let's go!" Xiao Cheng got on his horse, looked at Xiao Qi who was crying, sister-in-law Fang Qi, and Luo Gang who had red eyes beside him, and shouted loudly.

(End of this chapter)