Water Margin: The opening scene involves assassinating Emperor Huizong of Song and forcibly taking L

But it was as if they were hearing celestial music.

An expression of enjoyment appeared on his face.

A person knelt on the ground and cried out.

"Thank you, General, for avenging us."

The other two also quickly knelt down.

Zhao Yuan helped the three of them up.

"No need to be so polite, we are all Han Chinese,"

"Soon the Han people of Western Xia will no longer have to suffer."

The three of them also sensed the firmness in Zhao Yuan's words.

A man said excitedly,

"We've been waiting for this day and night,"

"Finally, the imperial army has arrived."

Zhao Yuan knew that they were mostly unaware that the Great Liang had already replaced the Song Dynasty, and nodded.

"The Central Plains have already seen a change of dynasties,"

"The Song Dynasty has fallen, and we are now soldiers of the Great Liang."

The man suddenly realized, "So that's how it is!"

"I thought the imperial court had just changed the color of its armor."

"When I get back, I will definitely set up a longevity tablet for the Emperor of Liang."

Zhao Yuan's conversation with them took place amidst the screams echoing from the city walls.

After listening for a while, Zhao Yuan felt he had listened enough.

"No need to torture them anymore, just kill them all."

The people on the city wall also vented a great deal of their hatred.

Upon hearing the king's order,

Only then did they send the Western Xia soldiers on their way.

Zhao Yuan asked, "Are there only a few dozen soldiers in this stone fortress?"

"There were originally five hundred people, but they were all transferred away a few days ago,"

"They said they went to Shaanxi to plunder again,"

"Those who stayed behind were quite envious."

Zhao Yuan sneered, "Those who went to the Central Plains are probably mostly dead by now."

Are there still stone fortresses on Qingtongxia Gorge?

"No, there's only one at the gorge entrance."

"Then you should come with us."

"If we stay here, the Western Xia soldiers might come looking for us."

Standing on the stone fortress wall, looking down,

You can then see the surging river water dozens of feet below.

After looking at it for a few more seconds, I felt a little dizzy.

Looking to the northeast, all you can see are steep canyons.

The cliff face is uneven.

If we want to get across the cliff

I wonder how many detours we'll have to take.

Zhao Yuan gazed into the distance,

No more stone fortresses were seen.

They then withdrew their troops and descended the mountain.

.....

When everyone descended the mountain,

The people by the river had already lit many bonfires.

The aroma of rice porridge wafted from the iron pot hanging over the fire.

Zhang Qing and the others came forward to greet them.

They were all drawn to the three Han Chinese behind Zhao Yuan.

Ruan Xiaoqi asked, "Who are they?"

"How did you get beaten up like this?"

Li Kui said irritably, "Han Chinese captured by the Western Xia."

“Those sons of bitches from the Western Xia treat them like slaves.”

Upon hearing that the person was Han Chinese, Ruan Xiaoqi couldn't help but retort angrily.

"That bald thief dares to slap the face of us Han people!"

"When we catch Li Ren'ai, Grandpa will beat his face to a pulp."

Zhao Yuan nodded and said, "Let's eat."

"After eating, we'll set off. We'll spend the night in Xingqing Prefecture."

The crowd watched as the Han people were being treated so cruelly.

They wished they could sprout wings and fly to Xingqing Prefecture.

Regardless of whether the porridge on the fire was ready or not,

He then called out to everyone to start eating.

Soon, everyone reported back.

Everyone has already had breakfast.

Zhao Yuan watched as the soldiers were cleaning up the iron pots and shouted,

"No need to bring the iron pot anymore,"

"We'll eat dry rations on the boat at noon,"

"Dinner will be at Xingqing Prefecture."

Upon hearing this, Li Kui

He immediately kicked a pot into the river and shouted,

"Hurry up and get on the ship, get to Xingqing Prefecture as soon as possible to kill the Western Xia dogs."

The fleet on the army

The navy also increased the speed of the boat.

After entering Qingtongxia,

The steep cliffs on both sides and the whistling wind in the canyon,

It's even more terrifying.

Ruan Xiaoer's boat quickly caught up with Zhao Yuan's flagship.

We must be the first to explore the path.

Zhao Yuan waved his hand to stop Ruan Xiaoer's actions.

Tell Li Jun to drive at full speed.

Under the leadership of the flagship,

The fleet passed through Qingtongxia at top speed.

Zhao Yuan kept his eyes glued to the steep cliffs on both sides of the river the entire time.

Fearing that Western Xia soldiers might suddenly appear above,

Fortunately, nothing went wrong along the way.

If Qingtongxia is attacked

Whether the fleet charged forward or retreated...

There will inevitably be casualties.

Li Jun also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Qingtongxia truly possesses the strategic advantage of being a place where one man can hold off ten thousand."

"If the Western Xia people built more stone fortresses on it,"

"It will probably take a lot of effort just to take down the stone fortress on top."

Han Shizhong laughed and said, "The Western Xia people know that the Western Army dares not launch a surprise attack by water."

"Naturally, we won't waste any more effort on the waterways."

Li Jun asked, "What do you mean?"

Han Shizhong said, "The First Western Army is not accustomed to naval warfare."

"Secondly, even if the Western Xia people let their Western Army advance unimpeded, the Western Army would not dare to do so."

"Most of the Western Xia troops are stationed in various military commanderies along the border,"

"The Xingqing Prefecture and Lingzhou area has only about 100,000 troops."

Chapter 1880 Search Ship

Even when the Western Army reached the walls of Xingqing Prefecture,

It might take ten days to half a month to breach the city walls.

Then we will be surrounded by the Western Xia army.

The Western Army wanted to destroy the Western Xia.

We can only proceed cautiously and steadily.

Zhao Yuan nodded and said, "Han Shizhong is right."

"The key lies in whether or not we can breach the city walls."

"Our dynasty has gunpowder to breach cities,"

"Only then can a surprise attack on Xingqing Prefecture be carried out,"

"Otherwise, once we reach the city walls, we'll only be waiting to be surrounded and killed by the Western Xia army."

After leaving Qingtongxia,

Then everything became clear.

There are countless irrigation canals of all sizes.

Without someone familiar with the road to guide you...

The chances of getting lost are still quite high.

Because of the separation of irrigation canals of different sizes,

The surging river also calmed down.

The fleet's speed also slowed down.

Sailing along the Tanglai Canal,