The young scout was thinking about his little Jiujiu.
Kou Ji has already ordered Zhang Yuan, the leader of the patrolling horse guards, to prepare for the return journey.
A group of several people walked along the slope halfway up the Snow Mountain and went down the slope from the other side.
By the time they came down the mountain, it was already bright.
After returning to the place where the horses were tied, the group of people rode their horses and quickly returned to the camp where the patrolling horse guards and others were stationed. They did not return to the camp until after noon.
Since Kou Ji was not in the camp, Liu Heng did not order the soldiers to continue their journey, but continued to stay where they were to rest.
The journey lasted for fifteen days.
The soldiers can still endure it, but the civilians are already exhausted physically and mentally.
They seized the few resting moments and rested in the tent.
After Kou Ji returned to the camp, he entered the tent with his head down, followed by Zhang Yuan and the leader of the patrolling horse guards.
Not long after, Liu Heng hurried to the tent.
As soon as Liu Heng entered the tent, he saw Zhang Yuan. The leader of the patrolling horse guard stared at Kou Ji with burning eyes.
Liu Heng asked suspiciously: "What's the situation?"
Zhang Yuan, the leader of the patrolling horse guards, did not speak, but just stared at Kou Ji.
Liu Heng didn't know why, but he followed the gaze of Zhang Yuan, the leader of the patrolling horse guards, and looked at Kou Ji.
Kou Ji sat on the seat in the Chinese army's tent with a golden sword, rolled his eyes and said, "Why are you all looking at me?"
The leader of the patrolling horse guards chuckled and rubbed his hands, "Young Master, that thing you are talking about..."
Halfway through the words of the patrolling horse guard leader, Zhang Yuan added from the side: "Young master, if you don't take a look at that thing, you can't arrange it in the valley.
As the art of war goes, if you know yourself and your enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger..."
Kou Ji rolled his eyes and snorted: "Go to Kou Cheng, the steward of the horse team here, and tell him that I asked you to pick up the things in the carriage marked one hundred and one to one hundred and nine.
Kou Cheng’s son can use that thing, so let him take you to find a place ten miles away to try it.”
Zhang Yuan, the two leaders of the patrolling horse guards, heard Kou Ji's words and walked out excitedly.
"Wait a minute..."
Kou Ji's voice sounded from behind the two of them.
Zhang Yuan, the leader of the patrolling horse guards, was stopped at his feet.
The leader of the patrolling horse guard stared at Kou Ji, thinking that Kou Ji was going to regret it.
Just listen to Kou Ji continue to say: "By the way, tell Kou Cheng, let him prepare the things on the carriage marked with ninety-one to one hundred. If you want to see those things, you can also see them, but you have to go further.
.”
The leader of the patrol horse guard said nonchalantly: "We can just try it directly in the camp. Why do we have to go so far away?"
Kou Ji stared and said, "If you are asked to go, just go. Where does all this nonsense come from? If you find it troublesome, I don't want to give it to you."
When Zhang Yuan heard this, he hurriedly said to the leader of the patrolling horse guards: "The young master's move must have a profound meaning. Before we see the power of that thing, we must obey the young master's instructions."
The leader of the patrol horse guards nodded.
Zhang Yuan dragged the leader of the patrol horse guards and walked out quickly.
Went to the tent door.
Then I heard Kou Ji's voice ringing again.
"return!"
The two of them paused again and looked at Kou Ji with doubtful expressions.
Kou Ji snorted coldly: "Did I forget something?"
Zhang Yuan was the first to react, bowing and saying: "I'll take my leave..."
The leader of the patrolling horse guard saw Zhang Yuan's actions, understood the meaning of Kou Ji's words, and hurriedly saluted.
After giving the gift.
The two of them rushed out of the tent impatiently.
Only Liu Heng and Kou Ji were left in the tent.
From beginning to end, Liu Heng looked confused.
He had no idea what Kou Ji and Zhang Yuan, the leaders of the patrolling horse guards, were talking about.
"Fourth brother, what are you doing?"
Liu Heng stared at Kou Ji with a puzzled face and asked.
Kou Ji said calmly: "I'm not doing anything... I'm just preparing to meet Huangtou Huihe Khan for a while."
Liu Heng was stunned and his eyes widened.
"Are you going to send Huangtou Huihe as the envoy of Song Dynasty?"
Kou Ji shook his head and said: "I am going to test the strength of the heavy troops led by Huangtou Huihe Khan Naye."
Liu Heng opened his mouth in shock and exclaimed: "Are you crazy?!"
Before Kou Ji could speak, Liu Heng said in horror: "We have hundreds of thousands of troops, and all of them are cavalrymen who are proficient in riding skills. What do we have? A motley group of soldiers and horses, less than 15,000."
number.
How to compete with others?
One of them can drown us with just a drop of spit."
Kou Ji stared at Liu Heng and said solemnly: "You have been involved in military formations. You should understand that it is not just the number of people who determine the outcome of a war."
Liu Heng glared and said, "But numbers are the key to victory in most wars. Our rabble of less than 15,000 people faced the hundreds of thousands of Huangtou Huihe's elite cavalry. It's basically like hitting a stone with an egg."
Kou Ji looked sideways at Liu Heng and asked, "So...are you admonishing me?"
Liu Heng said seriously: "No...I am stopping you from doing stupid things."
Kou Ji pondered: "What if I have already made up my mind?"
Liu Heng turned around and left without saying a word.
Kou Ji stood up and shouted: "What are you going to do?"
Liu Heng said without looking back: "Send someone to tell Li Zhaoliang to go faster. When he gets here, he might be able to catch up and help you collect the body."
Kou Ji sighed: "Don't be so pessimistic, we still have a chance of winning."
Liu Heng left the tent as if he had not heard Kou Ji's words.
Kou Ji stood alone in the tent, dumbfounded.
"Although Huangtou Huihe has many soldiers and horses, I am not weak either. Otherwise, how could I dare to leave the large army and lead a lone army to Shazhou?"
Kou Ji murmured in a low voice.
In order to deal with the situation in the Western Region, Kou Ji secretly prepared a lot of things.
After Liu Heng left the tent and ordered the spies from the Imperial City Department to go back and send a message to Li Zhaoliang, he returned to his tent alone, put on heavy armor, appeared in Kou Ji's tent, and guarded Kou Ji's tent.
beside.
Kou Ji asked suspiciously: "What are you doing?"
Liu Heng glanced at Kou Ji and said nothing.
Liu Heng remained silent for two hours.
No matter how many questions Kou Ji asked, Liu Heng did not speak.
In the evening.
Zhang Yuan and the two leaders of the patrolling horse guards rushed to Kou Ji's tent in a dusty state and approached Kou Ji with excitement on their faces.
"Little...young master, the things you prepared are really..."
"It's really amazing..."
The two of them have already tried the killer weapon prepared by Kou Ji.
The shock caused by the mass murderer was obviously not light, so the two of them stuttered a bit when they spoke.
Liu Heng was very curious about what the two of them mentioned.
But he didn't ask any questions. He just listened quietly, trying to understand the truth of the matter from the words of the three people's conversation.
Zhang Yuan excitedly stood in front of Kou Ji, patted his chest and said, "Young Master, if those two things can be opened up and supplied to this villain, I can assure you that within three years, everyone in the Western Region will surrender.
At your feet."
When Kou Ji heard this, the corner of his mouth twitched, and he snorted: "Don't talk about useless things, let's get through the difficulties in front of you first. You have already seen the things, so you should believe what I said, right?"
Zhang Yuan, the leader of the patrolling horse guards, nodded vigorously.
Kou Ji continued: "I don't understand the layout of the battlefield very well. So the two of you need to arrange the following things. I will give you the things and manpower as you please. Act quickly.
We only have one night to make arrangements. After tonight, Huangtou Huihe's troops will cross the valley road and arrive at the place where we are stationed."
Zhang Yuan, the leader of the patrolling horse guards, knelt down on one knee and solemnly said to Kou Ji: "Don't worry, young master, leave the rest to us."
Kou Ji slowly stood up and said solemnly: "In this battle, we must win and not lose. If we win, we will step on the enemy's bones, eat meat and drink wine. If we lose, you will have to die with me."
"Here..."
"Go ahead..."
Zhang Yuan, the leader of the patrolling horse guards, saluted again, stood up and exited the Chinese army's tent.
Kou Ji looked at Liu Heng and said in a deep voice: "You should also go and help."
Liu Heng stared at Kou Ji without saying a word.
Kou Ji sighed and said: "I understand why you stay by my side. You are worried about my safety, so you plan to take me away immediately if something goes wrong in the battle ahead."
Liu Heng still stared at Kou Ji without saying anything.
Kou Ji continued: "You can rest assured that I will not set foot on the battlefield, nor will I put myself in danger. If nothing can be done, I will immediately take people thousands of miles away."
Liu Heng still didn't speak.
Kou Ji let out a long sigh and said with a wry smile: "This battle is very important to us. Although the leader of the patrol horse guard has experienced many battles, his vision is always limited.
Zhang Yuan has vision and strategy.
But it was his first time to control such a large-scale war, so it was inevitable that he would make some mistakes.
If you go, you can help them check for leaks and fill in the gaps."
After listening to Kou Ji's words, Liu Heng finally responded. He stared at Kou Ji and said seriously: "Fourth brother, we can all die, but you can't die. We are all dead, but there are just a few more graves."
Just a pile.
If you die, I, the Song Dynasty, will probably die with you.
Muskets, heavy armored cavalry, these things you made with your own hands, only you can defend them.
The civil and military officials in the court could not hold on.
If something happens to you, your muskets and heavy armored cavalry will probably be sold to other places.
When the time comes, the things you made with your own hands will most likely become a weapon to destroy our Song Dynasty."
Kou Ji nodded slowly, "I understand..."
Liu Heng cupped his fist and saluted Kou Ji, and said, "Then I will go to the battlefield."
Kou Ji warned: "Never confront the enemy head-on. Our goal is to defeat the enemy and force them to retreat, not to destroy them."
"clear……"
Liu Heng agreed and left the Chinese army's tent.
Just as Kou Ji was about to go out and take a look, he saw a group of people from the Imperial City Division pouring into the tent and blocking Kou Ji inside.
Kou Ji stared blankly at the people from the Imperial City Department and said in astonishment: "What are you doing?"
The leading Imperial City Secretary said in a deep voice: "I am ordered by the superior officer to protect your safety."
Kou Ji said dumbfounded: "But you blocked my way."
The Imperial City Secretary said: "Shangguan said, let the lowly officials and others watch you and never leave."
Kou Ji said angrily: "But you are blocking my way now."
The Imperial City Secretary General continued: "The Shangguan also said that I would let the humble officials and others guard you and not leave the tent. If he cannot come back within two days, or if a strong enemy arrives, I would ask the inferior officials and others to guard you.
Someone will escort you back to Bianjing City."
"What is this? House arrest?"
Kou Ji stared with disbelief on his face.
The people from the Imperial City Department kept their mouths shut and did not speak again.
Kou Ji wanted to take a walk around the battlefield after the battlefield was arranged, but now the people from the Imperial City Department blocked him and refused to let him leave, which made him a little unhappy.
"Liu Heng has no right to imprison me!"
Kou Ji stared at the Imperial City Division's men and shouted loudly.
The Imperial City Secretary did not speak, but silently took out a yellow scroll from his arms and handed it to Kou Ji.
"Imperial decree?!"
The lines on the yellow scroll were very familiar to Kou Ji.
In the whole world, only the imperial edicts of the Song Dynasty would use that kind of pattern.
Kou Ji unfolded the imperial edict, took a look, and stood there in a daze.
After a long time, he closed the imperial edict and handed it to the Imperial City Secretary General. He said with a bitter face: "Isn't this official nonsense?"
Kou Ji can be sure that since he came to the Song Dynasty, he has never seen such a ridiculous imperial edict.
From the time Zhao Zhen ascended the throne to the present, there has never been such an absurd and overbearing imperial edict.
There is only one sentence in the imperial edict.
A word that spread could drive all the officials of the Song Dynasty crazy.
"Whenever you are in danger, you will protect Kou Ji at all costs. Those who do not obey this edict will be punished by the nine tribes."
Overbearing and absurd.
What's even more ridiculous is that there are nine seals stamped on it.
There are three national seals and six private seals: "The Emperor's Mandated Treasure", "The Emperor's Sacred Treasure", and "The Emperor's Mandated Treasure".
The imperial edict of passing the throne was merely stamped with three national seals.
But this imperial edict has nine pieces in total.
The marks of the nine seals represent Zhao Zhen's determination.
It represents his determination to protect Kou Ji at all costs.
It represents the determination that no one can shake his will.
After seeing such an overbearing and absurd imperial edict, Kou Ji knew that he would not be able to get out of the Chinese army's tent.
Kou Jiwei gave a wry smile and returned to his seat to sit down.
Not long after Kou Jigang sat down, several men from the horse guard entered the tent with knives in their hands.
After seeing the personnel of the Imperial City Division, he was slightly startled.
Kou Jigang was about to ask the men on patrol to help him get out of the siege.
The man who patrolled the horse guard smiled at the people from the Imperial City Department, "I didn't expect you to arrive one step ahead... Then you stay in the tent and we stay outside the tent..."
Obviously.
The men from the horse guard also came to protect Kou Ji.
Before Kou Ji could speak, the men on patrol hugged Kou Ji and exited the tent.
Kou Ji's words could only turn into a deep sigh in the end.
I could hear the sound of horse hooves outside the camp.
Kou Ji knew that Zhang Yuan, the leader of the patrol horse guards, and Liu Heng had already begun to dispatch their men and rushed to the valley road.
The sound of horse hoofbeats lasted for half an hour.
Half an hour later.
There were less than a thousand people left in the camp, guarding Koji and the empty camp.
Five thousand two hundred patrolling horse guards were dispatched, and a total of five thousand people were dispatched, leaving only two hundred.
More than four thousand horse thieves were dispatched.
Three thousand Japanese soldiers were dispatched, and 2,200 were dispatched.
More than 10,000 civilians were mobilized.
A total of more than 20,000 people rushed to the valley road under the moonlight.