At another court meeting, some issues were only passed in a procedural manner.
The imperial court did not disclose the plan for Xixia, but because everyone from the officials to the cabinet ministers and some political parties were thinking about Xixia, this political meeting was a bit dull.
Everything was ready. When the first batch of pathfinders set out, the time was probably the end of May, according to the current calendar. Zhao Xi could not accurately compare it with the calendar of later generations, so he probably estimated the time to be late June.
This is also the time the guide requested to set off. After all, in that area, only at this time can humans come out and move around.
It took nearly a month for all the expedition teams to set off.
There is no contact with each other, especially no connection between the guides. This is the Hu Shang guide selected by the Imperial City Department after many investigations.
The income given by the Imperial City Division to the guides of Hu merchants was enough to allow these Hu merchants to live happily for a lifetime. As for whether it was a life-giving flower, they didn't think about it, and no one thought about it for them.
After Zhao Xi's expedition team set off, he kept estimating their marching time and sometimes looked northwest.
In fact, in this era, the most suitable person to explore the road is himself, but this is impossible. Not to mention that he is in power now, even when he was the prince, it was impossible for him to explore the road.
For such a pioneer, in this era, it is a narrow escape. Zhao Xi knew that if he took care of it well, he would definitely be able to come back without any losses.
Therefore, Zhao Xi's interview before leaving was just to assess the homework given to them... In the words of later generations, it was called a strategy.
The rest is up to them.
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Qingtang City has not been conquered yet, nor has it been captured.
In fact, since the death of Su Siluo and the Song Dynasty's conquest of Hehuang, Qingtang is no longer the same Qingtang it used to be. None of Susiluo's three sons obeyed the others and relied on each other. As a result, Wang Shao took some advantage.
, it was also Guochao who took some advantage.
Only Dong Xiang was the most powerful. After Wang Shao successively recaptured Xizhou, Hezhou, and Miaochuan City, Dong Xiang was still holding on to the Qingtang area.
Since the imperial dynasty defeated the Liao-Xia coalition, the surrounding tribes continued to request annexation to the governor of Hehuang. Wang Shao was busy digesting these annexed tribes and was not in a hurry to capture Qingtang City.
Wang Shao didn't think that an isolated Qingtang City could persist forever, so he slowly cut off the wings of Qingtang City. This strategy was also approved by the court.
Leave it in Qingtang City and you can get it back at any time.
During this period, Dong Fei sent his general Gui Zhang to harass him once. It was the second year after the implementation of the military service system. As a result, the newly recruited soldiers were only subjected to a baptism of blood and fire.
Guizhang led more than 50,000 so-called Qingtang elites, and almost the entire army was wiped out.
During this period, Dong Fei also proposed marriage to Xixia and wanted to contact Xixia to fight against the Song Dynasty through marriage. At that time, Xixia was at war with Northern Liao. The Liang family of Xixia was not polite and directly borrowed troops from Dong Fei.
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Originally, I wanted to take advantage of the power of Xixia, but it didn't work out. Instead, I had to provide subsidies to Xixia. Therefore, Dong Xiang's marriage did not work out.
Later, according to the information obtained by Xizuo and the scouts, Dong Fei was also connected with Huangtou Huihe. They were trying to survive.
This time the pathfinder team went westward without exposing anything. They paid Dong Xiang the money to buy the way.
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"School Wang... Shopkeeper Wang, this is the Cuowenbu the guide said. I think it is more similar to the Qinghai Lake mentioned by the boss."
The first pathfinder team has arrived at Qinghai Lake. For the Central Plains people who are used to seeing the mire water of the Yellow River, when they see Qinghai Lake, their first impression is really cyan, just like dyed cyan. It is still full of cyan, which is basically
Boundless.
Looking around, it looks like the cyan curtain is hanging upwards in a gentle slope.
I was a little excited for a moment and almost called out Wang Shunchen's title. At this time, the guide had not moved. Wang Shunchen checked with Sinan and found that the route guided by the guide was roughly the same as the direction given by the official. Therefore, a guide was still needed at this time.
In fact, according to Wang Shunchen's wishes, since they had the general direction given by the officials and Sinan, there was no need for a guide at all. The gold coins given to the guide were enough for a year's salary of the new army in the capital.
It was only after the official carefully explained that he was allowed to endure it for now. The official must have other intentions. He is a rough guy and doesn't understand. He just needs to obey his orders.
There are five of them, five exploration teams, whoever gets the first one will definitely get the most credit.
In the end, it was Di Shuai and Ouyang Gong who upheld justice. On the grounds of the Jiangwu Hall, Wang Shunchen successfully got the first team assignment.
However, so far, this mission is almost not dangerous. It is just that it is colder at night and hotter during the day.
The guide seems to be talking about it. At this time, he is telling one by one not to drink the water from Tso Wenbu... You know nothing! With the distillation methods taught by Su and the methods taught by the officials, we can drink any water.
for drink!
However, in view of the responsible attitude of the guide, Wang Shunchen still ordered the brothers to obey.
Regardless of whether the guide is responsible or not, he must be killed in the end. This is a major matter involving the military formation of the country and North Korea, and there is no room for any mistakes.
We will spend the night around Cuowenbu tonight. The guide said that this is a gift from God and will protect those who travel far. Wang Shunchen is really annoyed by the humid atmosphere... People from the northwest, who can bear this
Got this feeling?
Wrap the noodle cloak with oil paper cloth. This thing is waterproof. It is a new product from Gongfangcheng and is very warm. At night, put it in a sleeping bag and wrap it in the noodle cloak. You can have a good sleep.
The guide controlled the journey every day, and the officials also told them not to make people tired. That was it, as long as the second team was not allowed to catch up, Wang Shunchen listened and followed suit.
Wang Shunchen was almost the son of the Zhe family, and he was very familiar with the tactics of generals. He was the first on duty and never left the night watch.
Nothing happened. It lasted for two days in a row. It had been three or four days since I left Qingtang. In addition to rushing on the road and taking a rest every day, I also had a rest on the road.
Yesterday Wang Shunchen also shot a sheep, which was very delicious. Even the guide kept complimenting it, saying that all the martial arts in the Song Dynasty were excellent.
It was not possible to reveal the firearms at this time, but this was not difficult for Wang Shunchen, who was already good at riding and shooting.
Going forward, going back, going left, going right, Wang Shunchen couldn't see any difference. At this time, Wang Shunchen remembered that the official lectures were really useful.
Take another look at the direction map given by the government and compare it with Simon... to make sure it's correct. Continue to follow the guide. Who knows what direction it is!
No! Wang Shunchen was walking slowly forward with the team under the scorching sun, but a familiar voice came to his ears... This was the sound of a war horse, at least thirty riders! It must be a horse
Bandit?
Wang Shunchen suddenly became excited. He looked around at his brothers and seemed to be aware of it. There should still be some distance.