Chapter 98 Liu Yuanfu asks for an audience

"Sir, that is the main force of the Hu tribe, and it is currently setting up camp twenty miles northeast!"

Song Dashan came to Yang Zhengshan and reported.

Yang Zhengshan was shocked, it turned out to be the main force of the Hu tribe!

"How many soldiers and horses are there?"

"It's too dark to see clearly, but their camp is very large, with at least 50,000 people!" Yang Mingwu said.

Yang Zhengshan was thoughtful.

"Do they have many scouts?"

"A lot!" Song Dashan said solemnly: "We met four scouts along the way."

Yang Zhengshan glanced at the blood on his body and said, "Then let's take this opportunity to train our scouts!"

Since it is the main force of the Hu tribe, he has nothing to worry about.

The main force of the Hu people will not come to Yinghe Fort. Yinghe Fort is just a fort, not a strategic location. For the Hu people, attacking Yinghe Fort has no meaning.

However, Yang Zhengshan did not intend to just give up. Now that the other party is here, they will naturally want to take a piece of flesh from the other party.

Each of the enemy's heads was a real achievement in battle, and Yang Zhengshan naturally did not want to miss such a good opportunity.

The winter nights were extremely cold, and even though the scouts were wrapped in thick leather armor, they still felt frozen.

The cold wind surged across the desolate and empty wilderness, as if everything in the world was about to be frozen.

Under the chilly moonlight, the sound of horse hooves was accompanied by figures slowly moving forward.

Suddenly, a shrill scream broke the dead silence of the cold night.

The shadowy figures kept crisscrossing and colliding under the cold moonlight.

War horses neighed, weapons clashed, accompanied by bursts of roars and screams.

The noise lasted for a few breaths and then ended quickly.

Song Dashan looked down at the corpse at his feet. His blood-stained face looked like an evil ghost crawling out of the land under the moonlight.

"Clean up and let's leave quickly!"

"Here!"

This is the third group of scouts they have dealt with. Each group of Hu tribe's scouts has five to ten people. They are scattered around the camp to take charge of security.

Song Dashan and the others acted in groups with small flags, taking advantage of the darkness to look for and hunt the other party's scouts.

This is a night hunt.

Song Dashan and the others are both hunters and prey.

Who is the hunter? It all depends on who is stronger and who is more patient.

When dawn fell, Song Dashan and the others returned to Yinghe Fort with several heads.

"How was the harvest?"

Yang Zhengshan, who had just slept for a while, was woken up by Yang Minghao and came to the government office study.

"Not bad, we harvested one hundred and thirty-two heads!" Song Dashan grinned.

"Where are our casualties?" Yang Zhengshan did not smile, but asked indifferently.

The smile on Song Dashan's face faded and he said: "Thirteen people died and eight people were seriously injured!"

Yang Zhengshan nodded calmly.

This battle loss ratio is already very good, but this is also because the Hu tribe did not expect that they would sneak attack the scouts, so they can achieve such a big gain.

Yang Zhengshan has never underestimated the fighting power of the Hu people, especially when fighting head-on.

In the battle against the river during the day yesterday, they had almost all the advantages, but even though the number of cavalry on both sides was about the same, their casualties were still nearly half.

But now Yang Zhengshan is no longer as concerned about life and death as before.

One general succeeds and ten thousand bones wither.

Yang Zhengshan has become accustomed to the casualties of his soldiers. Perhaps in the future, these casualties will be just numbers in his eyes.

Of course, you still need to care about those who need to be cared about, and he will try his best to arrange treatment for those who need treatment.

He had prepared spiritual spring water for the wounded and wounded soldiers, and also invited Doctor Niu to take charge.

"You go and rest first!"

Yang Zhengshan said to Song Dashan.

Song Dashan and the others had not slept all day and night, and were already exhausted.

"Here!" Song Dashan responded.

After he left, Yang Zhengshan thought for a while and called Yang Mingwu and Yang Mingzhi again.

"Mingwu, go to Jianning Guard and ask General Zhou if he has any orders!"

"Mingzhi, you immediately go to the forts, Huo Lu Dun and Feng Sui to mobilize two hundred soldiers!"

There are ten hundred households under his command, including three cavalry households and two infantry households in Yinghe Fort. The other three mountain forts, Xiangyuan Fort and Linguan Fort are each guarded by one hundred households. The remaining two hundred households are dispersed. Among more than twenty fire piers and beacons.

After yesterday's battle, only two hundred of the three hundred cavalry were left to fight, while the two hundred infantry suffered little loss.

He was worried about Linguan Fort, which was too close to Guancheng.

The Hu army will arrive at Guancheng soon. Although Linguan Fort is not a strategic location, who knows if the Hu army will be bored and take the opportunity to capture Linguan Fort.

In front of the Hu army, Linguan Fort is at best a stumbling block.

Just as Yang Mingwu and Yang Mingzhi left, Yang Minghao came to report again: "Dad, Mr. Liu wants to see you!"

"Mr. Liu!" Yang Zhengshan was stunned, and for a moment he didn't remember who Mr. Liu was.

"It's that stubborn old man from the Liu family!" Yang Minghao said with a wink.

Yang Zhengshan was surprised, why was this old man looking for him, but it was rare that this old man was willing to come to the door, so he couldn't turn him away.

"Please come here!"

After a while, Yang Minghao brought Liu Yuanfu to the study.

"I have met Mr. Liu!"

Although Yang Zhengshan disliked the smelly and stubborn old man in his heart, on the surface he still showed great respect.

There is no way, who makes this old man come from an extraordinary place.

Although this old man is an exiled prisoner now, many convicted veterans in Da Rong can be rehabilitated.

The Liu family experienced three ups and downs, and the Liu Yuan Mansion also experienced three ups and downs.

If Liu Yuanfu is restored again, he will still be a great god in the court.

Liu Yuanfu raised his eyelids, glanced at Yang Zhengshan, and then sat at the tea table minding his own business.

"I came here to ask you, is there anything you need my help with?"

Yang Zhengshan was stunned. He really didn't expect Liu Yuanfu to take the initiative to help.

But then he came to his senses, what help could Liu Yuanfu do?

He pondered for a moment, not even thinking about what Liu Yuanfu could do.

This is not a court, this is a border town.

Liu Yuanfu is just an ordinary bad old man, and the Liu family is just a group of scholars.

Let them go into battle to kill the enemy!

It would be better to find a farmer.

At least the farmer still has some strength.

But it was rare for this old man to take the initiative to speak, and Yang Zhengshan could not refuse his kindness.

"I would like to ask the old gentleman to help me look after the government office!"

"What's so good about the government office?" Liu Yuanfu said dissatisfied.

He really wanted to help. It wasn't that he looked down on Yang Zhengshan before, but he just didn't want to get involved with a border town military attaché like Yang Zhengshan.

As a civil servant, it is very taboo to have too much involvement with military attachés.

Especially for a person like him who has a very high status in the court, he must stick to his duty and not go too far.

However, during this period, Yang Zhengshan's actions were recognized by him.

Let him see that Yang Zhengshan is a capable and conscientious official.

In particular, Yang Zhengshan renovated houses for military households and helped them earn household income, which broke his previous stereotype of officials in border towns.

There is no need to say much about what Chongshan Town was like in the past, but as the Youdu Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Liu Yuanfu hated the inaction of border town officials.

Coupled with the current invasion of the Hu tribe, he let go of his worries, so he took the initiative to come to see if he could help.

As for what to do specifically, he himself had no idea.

He is a civil servant and has been in a high position for a long time. He does not have much experience or understanding of the affairs in Tunpu.

He thought he could help, but in fact Yang Zhengshan felt that he really couldn't help.

"Xiaguan is about to go to Linguan Fort. Please ask the old gentleman to take charge of Yinghe Fort!" Yang Zhengshan said seriously.

Regardless of whether Liu Yuanfu is a clay Bodhisattva or a real Bodhisattva, Yang Zhengshan plans to put him up first.

Liu Yuanfu raised his head and glanced at Yang Zhengshan, "Okay, you can call your people over and let me meet you!"

Yang Zhengshan was self-conscious and immediately called Lu Wenchun, Lu Wenhua and Lao Litou over.

At present, there are more than a dozen civil servants in the government office, but the main ones are Lu Wenchun, Lu Wenhua and Lao Li Tou.

After Lu Wenchun and others arrived, Yang Zhengshan introduced them to Liu Yuanfu. In fact, they already knew each other. Although Liu Yuanfu rarely went out, because of Yang Zhengshan's special care for the Liu family, everyone in the government office knew about the Liu family. It is an official family in Kyoto, and Liu Yuanfu was originally a high official in the court.

"After I leave, you must obey the old gentleman's arrangements in everything!"

"Old sir, I will leave Mingzhi in Tunpu to take charge of the defense. If you have any instructions, you can find him!"

Yang Zhengshan explained.

"Yes." Liu Yuanfu responded briefly.

In the afternoon, Yang Mingwu returned from Jianning Guard and brought back Zhou Lan's order.

In fact, it is not a special task. The main responsibility of the defensive officer is to guard the fort under his command. Even if Zhou Lan leads the troops into battle, she will not call on the soldiers from the fort. She also has Jianning Guards under her command. The strength of a thousand households.

"How is the situation in Jianningwei?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

"Everything is fine. The Hu cavalry did not attack the Acropolis, but many Hu cavalry have entered through the gaps between the forts. General Zhou is mobilizing troops and generals to besiege the Hu cavalry entering!"

Yang Mingwu replied.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, "You go back and have a rest first. We will go to Linguan Fort early tomorrow morning."

"Here!"

Around dusk, Yang Mingzhi also came back with two hundred infantry. These two hundred infantry were drawn from three forts and several fire road piers in difficult terrain.

So many soldiers came to Yinghe Fort, which put a lot of pressure on Yinghe Fort.

It was cold and freezing, and the houses in the fort were already full of people, and there were some cavalry living in the camp outside the fort. Yang Zhengshan had no choice but to build some temporary tents to make ends meet.

Although the accommodation was poor, fortunately there was no shortage of charcoal or food in Yinghe Fort, so these soldiers did not suffer from cold and hunger.

But tomorrow he will take all these soldiers to Linguan Fort. Linguan Fort is not as big as Yinghe Fort, and its supplies are far inferior to the reserves of Yinghe Fort.

So this time when they go to Linguan Fort, they have to be fully prepared.

The matter of preparing supplies fell on Liu Yuanfu.

The old man was still capable and in good spirits. Perhaps because he had been idle for too long, he suddenly found something to do. The old man burst out with enthusiasm, commanding Lu Wenchun, Lu Wenhua and others to circle around.

After Yang Zhengshan confirmed that the old man was not giving blind orders, he handed over the task of preparing supplies to him and went back to the backyard to have a good sleep.