Before dark, Yang and his son fled back in embarrassment.

But he never mentioned that he was defeated, but claimed that he was attacked by the Song army, resulting in the loss of a small number of people.

That night, Yang Zhixing summoned the powerful local rich and powerful people to sit together to discuss the matters they encountered today.

"A few days ago, an order was sent from Huichuan Mansion to summon the young men to gather in Dongchuan. I heard that the Song army was in the Wumeng Mountain area." A local dignitary named He Yishen said, "We, Weichu, are far away from Huichuan.

There are still hundreds of miles away, and it is even further away from Wumeng Mountain. You are talking about the Song Army. Could it be that the Song Army bypassed the Wumeng Mountains and penetrated deep into our hinterland from the east?"

"It's impossible. To the east is Luo Dianguo. The Song army came from there. It's impossible for Luo Dianguo not to have any news, and it's absolutely impossible for the Prime Minister to not know about it." Another man named Yang Zhisheng, who is Yang Zhixing's younger brother, said.

He Yishen said: "And I heard that the Prime Minister has asked Luo Dianguo to mobilize troops. If the Song army wants to cross the vast mountains there, it is almost impossible to reach Weichu without knowing it."

"unless……"

"Unless what?" Yang Zhixing looked stunned and asked.

"Unless it's the Song army coming from Jiaozhou."

As soon as Yang Zhisheng said these words, everyone present was very surprised.

"Jiaozhou?"

Yang Zhisheng said: "Didn't the king send a message the year before last, saying that the Song Army had recaptured Jiaozhou?"

"Then Jiaozhou is nearly a thousand miles away from Weichu, and it is blocked by mountains. How could the Song army..."

"Don't forget there are many rivers."

Everyone fell into deep thought.

Yang Yuyan spoke reluctantly: "Even if there is a river, it would be very difficult to cross the vast mountains and get here."

Yang Zhixing said: "Don't worry about this anymore. It is now an established fact that the Song Army has arrived in Weichu. We should no longer waste time on unimportant issues. We must immediately recruit manpower to stop the Song Army."

He Yishen said: "Prefect Yang is right. The most important thing now is not where the Song army came from, but how we should deal with the situation. The Prime Minister did not send anyone to inform us, which means that the Prime Minister may not know about it. If we let it go,

The Song army continues to advance westward and will soon reach the royal city."

Yang Zhisheng sighed and said: "Now the Prime Minister has to gather young people from all over the country. How can I have so many people in Weichu!"

"Yes!" Yang Zhixing stood up, "I'm going to give you the order now and gather people overnight. Those who are over fifteen years old and under fifty years old must obey unconditionally. They must go to Weichu City immediately! Everyone separates and takes action without any delay!"

"Yes!" Everyone stood up.

The population of Dali is still larger than that of Xixia.

Xixia has about three million people, and Dali is in its heyday, with better natural conditions than Xixia, and its total population is more than five million.

When Gao Liangcheng recruited hundreds of thousands of young men to join the army, they were not recruited centrally in one place, but selected separately from various places.

Weichu now needs to urgently recruit manpower, and it can be done very quickly.

Moreover, there are many hunters among the people in Dali. They have bows, arrows and knives. They are active in the mountains all year round and are very strong. They can quickly form a fighting force by just gathering people.

Weichu is one of the few large cities in Dali Kingdom, and it still has some strength.

June 16, early in the morning, Song camp.

The Song army had a big meal last night, and the soldiers are in high spirits today.

Wu Lin was having breakfast in the camp when the scouts came.

"Wu Shuai, I have heard that last night, the Dali people in Weichu were recruiting troops overnight. Everyone within a radius of more than ten miles received the notice. All those over fifteen years old and under fifty years old were enlisted. There are many hunters among these people.

Bring your own weapons, and as of half an hour ago, tens of thousands of people have gathered in Weichu City."

The scout's report was concise and concise, and all he picked out were important news.

"Have the people in Weichu City heard about it?"

"There are originally about 50,000 people in Weichu City, but the young people in the city can still raise more than 10,000 people."

Yan Pei said: "So it seems that the opponent currently has more than 20,000 young men gathered?"

"Yes."

Yan Pei said: "Wu Shuai, why don't we bypass Weichu and go directly to the King's Capital of Dali? Our goal is to go to the King's Capital, so why bother again."

Wu Lin said: "No, our army must replenish part of its military supplies here. Otherwise, before it reaches the royal capital, its morale may be low due to military supplies. That would be dangerous."

"That……"

"Send people to Weichu and tell them that the emperor's royal division has arrived, and ask them to open the city to welcome the king's division and jointly attack the Gao family!"

"yes!"

Wu Lin stood up and said: "Gather all the troops and get close to Weichu. If they are unwilling to open the city, I will teach them the correct posture to open the city!"

In the morning, the Song army was assembled. After resting and recuperating, the soldiers regained their energy and quickly moved towards Weichu.

At this time, Yan Pei sent a guide named Apu to Weichu and met Yang Zhixing.

"Are you talking about the Master Wang of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty?" Yang Zhixing asked knowingly.

Apu said: "Yes."

"How did they get here?"

"Prefect Yang, I just came into contact with them not long ago, so I don't know anything about it."

"Then why did you come to my place?"

"They asked me to bring the message. The emperor has raised troops to bring order to the chaos. The emperor's army is the righteous king's army. I hope Magistrate Yang can cooperate with the court."

"If you cooperate with the imperial court, the Song Dynasty raises troops to attack our Dali! How can you be the righteous king's master!"

"The villain also said something, and I don't know about the rest, but I heard from Song Jun that it was..." Apu faltered.

"What is it?"

"It was Gao Xiangguo who was so authoritarian and domineering that he offended the emperor, made Long Yan furious, and broke the etiquette of monarchs and ministers. That's why the emperor's army went south!"

Everyone looked at each other.

Yang Yuyan said angrily: "You are talking nonsense! How can you do this if you are a virtuous prime minister!"

"The villain just conveyed Song Jun's words and had no other meaning."

"Then what do they want?" Yang Yuyan said coldly.

"The commander-in-chief of the Song Army said that he hopes you, Magistrate Yang, can open the city gate, welcome Master Wang, and go to the capital with Master Wang to fight against the thieves!"

"Nonsense!" Yang Yuyan said angrily, "Someone, push this guy out and chop him up!"

Apu quickly knelt down and begged for mercy: "Spare your life, the villain is just conveying Song Jun's wishes, these are not the villain's decisions!"

Someone was about to come in outside, and Yang Zhixing said, "Wait a minute."

He looked at Apu and said: "You go back and send a message, saying that our Dali country is not that easy to bully, and let them retreat quickly, otherwise they will never come back!"

Apu left the city in shock. Only after he left the city did he realize that the Song army was already heading towards Weichu.

He rushed over quickly, fearing that Yang Zhixing and others would regret it.

"Wu Shuai!" Apu cried, with tears streaming down his face, which was aggrieved.

"How?" Yan Pei asked.

"Prefect Yang is unwilling to open the door. He also said that you should leave Dali as soon as possible, otherwise you will never come back."
Chapter completed!