Fenghou

Chapter 660
Historically, Li Qianshun died two years later. He died after a terminal illness. This serious illness lasted for a year or two. At this time, his body was very weak, and his energy and physical strength could no longer support his control of Xixia.

Li Qianshun is also very aware of the internal and external troubles Xixia is facing. Over the years, they have failed to conquer Xihe Road several times, and they have been unfavorable in suppressing the rebellion and civil strife, which has led to a serious weakening of Xixia's national power. The royal family of Xixia is very dissatisfied with him. He even got news that some The royal family has been in secret contact, ready to support the new emperor.

Under such circumstances, how dare Li Qianshun reach out to ask the royal relatives for money and people, and he must provoke them.

Li Qianshun sighed and asked, "Aside from reaching out to the powerful, is there any other way?"

Brother Li Cha was very disappointed. He didn't expect that the emperor still couldn't make up his mind at this critical moment. He had no choice but to say: "There are still a few ways to solve this problem."

Li Qianshun lifted his spirits, and quickly said: "Is there any other good way?"

"The first is to abandon Shazhou and order Li Yanwu, the governor of the capital, to return to Xixia immediately with [-] troops; the second is to release [-] Khitan slaves and arm them; the third is to ask for help from the Kingdom of Jin; We buy food and supplies, the key to these four points is Jin Guo, if they are willing to support, we still have hope."

The Khitan slaves mentioned in the second point are Xiao Heda’s defeated soldiers. A total of more than [-] people surrendered to the court. Li Qianshun ordered the defeated soldiers and their families to be converted into slaves, called Khitan slaves, and escorted to mines to mine salt. In fact, they They are not Khitan people, basically they are Dangxiang people and Qiang people.

Liberating the [-] troops, plus the [-] troops from Shazhou and [-] of his own, there will be a [-] army, and Li Qianshun feels somewhat at ease.

Moreover, there is still [-] million taels of silver in the small treasury, which cannot be used unless it is absolutely necessary.

Since the relatives of the royal family are unwilling to take out food, grass and supplies, then use silver to buy them from them, so it will be okay!

In fact, Brother Licha is looking forward to the assistance of Jin Guo the most. He does not believe that Jin Guohui will watch Xixia destroy the country, and even the Liao Kingdom will die to protect Xixia, let alone Jin Guo.

"Brother Huang, is there any news from the Kingdom of Jin?" Brother Li Cha asked.

Li Qianshun shook his head, "There is no latest news. It is still the same as last time. They promised to support Xixia, but the method of support is still under discussion."

Brother Li Cha said bitterly: "They promised to give [-] shi of grain, but up to now, they haven't seen a single grain."

Li Qianshun sighed, "The Kingdom of Jin always pays lip service. We can't pin our hopes on them. I agree with all the points you just said, and we can implement them at dawn."

Brother Li Cha walked out of the palace, couldn't help but sighed up to the sky, "Could it be that Xixia is really going to destroy the country?"

At dusk, Brother Li Cha received a message from his son Li Hanzhong's Flying Eagle. A tens of thousands of Song troops of unknown origin captured Yingli County, and the [-] defenders were almost wiped out.

This news was a slap in the face, brother Li Cha was so dazed that he couldn't say a word while sitting in the study.

What he was most worried about finally happened. The Song Army must have gone north from Xiaoguan Road and attacked Yingli County.

He had actually considered this possibility. As an experienced veteran, Brother Li Cha also knew that it was not wise for Chen Qing to attack Xixia from Lanzhou. It was simply unrealistic to use the Yellow River to transport supplies. It is possible to transport materials.

In just a few months, Chen Qing stationed [-] troops in Lanzhou, [-] shi of grain, and countless military supplies. Even the military headquarters temporarily moved to Lanzhou, and Chen Qing himself was also in Lanzhou.

Brother Li Cha also believed that Chen Qing must have attacked Xixia from Lanzhou so that he could join forces with the Uyghurs. If he hadn't taken the new military road, he would have taken the old Hexi road. The surprise soldiers captured Yingli County, so all his previous deployments were useless.

Brother Li Cha was really a little frightened. Chen Qing actually used several months to do strategic deception, and he did not hesitate to mobilize hundreds of thousands of civilians, [-] troops, and countless food and supplies. All of these were fake, just to deceive Own.

Only now did he understand why the Xixia Army was defeated repeatedly by Chen Qing, but this person was so terrifying.

At this time, the staff member Han Feng stepped forward and said: "The Song army's surprise attack on Yingli County should only be an outpost for the main force, and will not go north for the time being. Your Highness must seize this time to implement the army and money. Your Highness actually needs to integrate the army. Time It will be even more tense, and I suggest sending an army south to garrison Mingsha County to contain the Song army and buy time for His Highness."

Brother Li Cha nodded, "Mr. Han is right. He really wants to send an army to the south, but now I am most worried about money and food. Those princes and nobles have money, food and slaves in their hands, but they just refuse to donate a penny to the court." , I really have a big head, sir, do you have a good plan?"

Han Feng was secretly contemptuous. In fact, Brother Li Cha was the nobleman with the most money and the most slaves in Xixia. He was talking about others, but he left out himself. It was a great irony.

Of course, Han Feng also understands Brother Li Cha's reason. Brother Li Cha is already fighting the Song army with all his strength, and he has already paid a lot, so he doesn't need to pay extra money, food and slaves. In the life of drunkenness and dreaming, of course they need to spend extra money, food and slaves to protect their homeland. After all, Han Feng also receives the [-] guan aide money that Brother Li Cha gave him every month. He understands even if he doesn't understand.

"Humble job has a way!"

Han Feng stepped forward and said a few words in a low voice, Brother Li Cha asked doubtfully, "Is this useful?"

Han Feng smiled wryly and said: "The Song army has occupied Yingli County, and the destruction of Xixia is just around the corner. Does Your Highness still have time to consider their feelings?"

Brother Li Cha took a few steps with his hands behind his back. Han Feng chose a good target. Tuoba Aqu was his biggest enemy in the first place. Taking him into surgery not only made him feel angry for many years, but he could also kill chickens and scare monkeys. He didn't believe those things The powerful are not afraid.

"Forget it, let's do it like this!" Brother Li Cha finally made up his mind.

At night, a riot erupted in Xingqing City. Hundreds of houses in the southeast corner were looted. Among them, more than a thousand rioting soldiers smashed into the mansion of Tuoba Aqu, king of Chu, and rushed in to kill and loot. Women were also ruined. , Tuoba Aqu and his family of about [-] people were all killed, and the wealth piled up in the warehouse was also looted.

When the news spread, the city was shocked, and the dignitaries asked Brother Li Cha for an explanation. Brother Li Cha told everyone that the Song Army had already invaded Xixia, and it was only three hundred miles away from Xingqing Mansion. There was no money to pay, and morale was low, so the riots broke out. He was worried that there would be more riots and asked everyone to be careful.

Everyone understood that this was clearly brother Li Cha who was threatening everyone with military chaos. If he didn't provide money and food, he would be robbed by soldiers, and he would be killed, and his wife and daughter would be abused.

These dignitaries are bullying the weak and fearing the strong. They saw that Brother Li Cha had murderous intentions, and immediately realized that saving his life was more important. They all expressed their willingness to spend money and food, and handed over the slaves to form an army. Within five days, Brother Li Cha forcibly recruited There are [-] shi of grain, [-] million guan of money, and [-] slaves who have undergone military training.

At the same time, [-] Khitan slave prisoners of war were released and reorganized into an army. In just three days, Brother Li Cha's army strength reached [-]. Shang Dongyan led [-] troops to Mingsha County to garrison.

He also sent messengers to Shazhou at once, ordering Li Yanwu, the governor of the capital, to lead [-] troops back to Xixia immediately, and temporarily abandon Shazhou.

But the hundreds of thousands of troops are far from enough. Brother Li Cha is still ordering the local government to recruit young and strong soldiers to join the army. At the same time, he is also collecting all the money and food in the country. Even if the people complain, it is better than Xixia destroying the country.

(End of this chapter)