The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Chapter 407
Zhao Xu, the official family of the Great Song Dynasty, paced back and forth in the Funing Palace with an uneasy expression on his face.

Zhao Xu hasn't had a good night's sleep since Daliao and Xixia committed crimes at the same time.

At Yanmen Pass, the 30 troops of the Liao Dynasty and the 40 troops of the Song Dynasty have been facing each other for several months. The two sides have fought several times, and each has won or lost.

According to Wang Gang's plan, Zhao Xu has already sent envoys to negotiate, trying to delay the time as much as possible. Even if the negotiation fails, the 40 Song troops will not be able to hold out, and it should not be a problem to hold Daliao for a few months and a half.

What made Zhao Xu really anxious was the battle on the western front. Wang Gang had been supporting the western front with flying arrows for almost half a year, but he didn't use a single arrow.

Battle reports from the west came back to Bianjing one after another, but there was no good news.

Many of the courtiers wrote to withdraw Wang Gang and send more experienced generals to meet Xixia.

Those memorials were all suppressed by Zhao Xu, but after a long time, he couldn't hold it anymore.

Zhao Xu hadn't received the battle report on the western front for ten days, and he didn't know anything about the war, which made Zhao Xu very irritable, and locked himself in the room alone without seeing anyone.

At this time, the gate of Funing Hall was opened, and Zhao Xu roared angrily: "Didn't I tell you not to disturb me?"

Zhao Xu just wanted to use someone to vent his anger, but found that the person who came in turned out to be Empress Sheng Minglan.

"Your Majesty, you haven't had any water or rice all day, and my concubine is worried about your health, so I specially cooked a bowl of porridge." Sheng Minglan walked in with a big belly, carrying a bowl of porridge.

"Queen, you are pregnant, let the maids do these trivial things!" Zhao Xu hurried over to support Sheng Minglan.

Sheng Minglan is pregnant again, already seven months old.

"Your Majesty is worried about the war and has to eat and damage the dragon's body." Sheng Minglan brought the porridge to Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu had no choice but to take two sips.

"I also know that you are also worried about your third brother."

Sheng Minglan shook her head and said: "The concubine is never worried about the third brother, the concubine knows that the third brother never fights uncertain battles."

Zhao Xu raised his eyebrows, knowing that Sheng Minglan was comforting him.

"The battle report from the British public said that your third brother was so brave in battle that he killed 13 Xixia generals in a row. Many courtiers questioned the authenticity of the battle report. They all said that Changfeng is a civil servant, how could he go to battle and kill the general."

Sheng Minglan said proudly: "My third brother has been both civil and military since he was young, and he spends more time holding a knife than a pen."

Zhao Xu shook his head amusedly, and didn't know why Sheng Minglan was so confident in her third brother.

"Okay, okay, I know, your third brother is the most powerful, nothing can trouble him." Zhao Xu said to Sheng Minglan like coaxing a child.

Since Sheng Minglan married Zhao Xu, she quickly won Zhao Xu's favor by virtue of her appearance and methods. Coupled with her strong stomach, she gave birth to the eldest prince in her first child. Zhao Xu's love for her has increased. No subtraction.

Sheng Minglan is also a very good and virtuous housemate, who manages the harem in an orderly manner, making Zhao Xu gradually unable to do without her.

"Ming Lan, your cooking skills have improved again. A bowl of clear porridge can whet my appetite. If I don't eat your cooking now, the food will not taste good." Zhao Xu drank the porridge cooked by Ming Lan Erjing, people are also sober.

At this time, a voice sounded.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Northwest War Report is here."

Zhao Xu stood up abruptly, knocking over the porridge bowls, and then saw the eunuch who reported the letter holding a bamboo tube and ran into the Funing Hall crazily.

"How about the battle in the Northwest?" Zhao Xu was a little nervous and didn't dare to take the battle report.

Sheng Minglan walked over first, opened the bamboo tube and took out the battle report inside to read first.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, our army beat the Xixia army in the Hulu Canyon, wiped out [-] enemies and captured [-] prisoners, and won a big victory!" Sheng Minglan said happily after reading the battle report.

"Really." Zhao Xu was ecstatic, snatched the battle report from Minglan's hand three by two, and read it carefully.

"That's great, that's great, Da Song has won, Da Song has won!" Zhao Xu shouted excitedly, the corners of his eyes were moist.

No wonder Zhao Xu was so happy that he wanted to cry. Since the rise of Xixia, the two countries have fought four times in the past few decades.

In the last battle of Dashun City, Da Song rarely won a small victory, but in the end, he paid a huge price.

This time Daliao and Xixia invaded the frontier at the same time. Zhao Xu was under tremendous pressure and fought on two fronts. If he could not win, his throne might not be stable.

Zhao Xu can finally breathe a sigh of relief now, the Northwest has won a big victory, not only wiped out [-] enemies, but also captured [-], and most of the rest of the Xia soldiers fled.
"Preach my will, spread the news of Xixia's defeat to the world, and I want the people of the Great Song Dynasty to know that I have won!" Zhao Xu said excitedly, pulling the eunuch who sent the letter.

"Your Majesty, although the war in the northwest has stabilized, the Xia army has not completely withdrawn from the Song Dynasty." Sheng Minglan reminded in a low voice.

Zhao Xu slapped his head and said: "Yes, yes, I am overwhelmed with complacency. The British official battle report said that the victory over the Xixia army this time depends entirely on your third brother who lured the enemy into the Hulu Canyon. When Changfeng comes back, I will take it hard." Reward him."

"Third brother is a subject of His Majesty, it is right to share your worries, what reward do you want?" Sheng Minglan said with a smile.

"Haha, Chang Feng researched the Flying Explosive Arrow, and defeated Xixia again. If such a great contribution is not rewarded, it is not fair for the emperor to reward and punish him."

Zhao Xu was very happy, and even wanted to award Wang Gang with an imperial decree immediately, but was stopped by Sheng Minglan.

"Your Majesty, why be impatient, it won't be too late to reward my third brother when he comes back!" Sheng Minglan's appearance as a worthy empress made Zhao Xu more and more satisfied.

"Okay, let's not reward Chang Feng first, I will reward the Sheng family first." Zhao Xu took Sheng Minglan's hand and said:
"I remember that Changfeng's biological mother has not given an order yet, so let's give one first!"

Lin Sushuang probably didn't expect that, sitting at home, she would get a body of imperial destiny, and it is true that a mother is more valuable than a child.

At this time, Wang Gang did not stop after defeating the Xia army in the Hulu Canyon. Instead, he took advantage of the victory and pursued. Not only did he drive all the Xia army out of the Song Dynasty, but he also brought [-] Song troops into the Xia soil.

The British Duke was worried that he would go too deep into the enemy's territory to ambush him, so he issued three orders to call him back.

But Wang Gang had already set off and did not receive the order, and he would not take it seriously.

Because he only discovered his fighting ability after fighting with Xixia.

Wang Gang's own foresight of danger is simply born for the battlefield.

Wherever he leads people to go, he will go by feeling, and he will take a detour wherever it is dangerous, directly avoiding Xixia's main force, and attack wherever it is weak.

As Wang Gang's enemy, Xia Jun soon couldn't stand it anymore. Anyone who encountered such an opponent who couldn't beat him, couldn't catch him, and found his weak point even if he didn't pay attention, wouldn't be in a good mood.

After Wang Gang counterattacked Xia Jing, his premonition was more effective. He could always foresee the danger in advance, and led [-] Song troops to fight guerrillas everywhere, and even took down three cities in a row.

When the British official received the news, he was stunned, but he also made the correct arrangements, sending people to take over the three cities of Xixia, and then let Wang Gang play freely.

Then Wang Gang went crazy. He regarded Xixia as his back garden, wherever he wanted to go, wherever he wanted to go safely.

The Xixia Emperor soon suffered from a headache. First, he lost nearly 30 troops, but now such a bad guest came to his house, and he couldn't be driven away or beaten.

After Wang Gang captured the seventh weakly defended Xixia city, Emperor Xia finally sent people to the Song Dynasty to seek peace.

Emperor Xia didn't dare to ask Da Song for the New Year's coin this time, so he just begged Zhao Xu to transfer Wang Gang back as soon as possible.

Zhao Xu saw that his uncle was so powerful, how could he accept Xixia's peace, but instead increased the investment of troops in the Northwest, vowing to bite Xixia's two pieces of meat.

Wang Gang was happy now, and led [-] Song troops to run around the land of Xixia. Unknowingly, they played for two months and captured [-] cities in a row.

Every time he wins a city, the British Duke will send a large army to take it in. The target that was originally invaded is now completely reversed.

Xia Di saw that his land was being eroded by Song Dynasty little by little, and organized another 15 troops, almost taking out all the old people.

The two sides fought several more battles in the land of Xixia. Zhao Xu gathered skilled craftsmen from all over the country to rush out a batch of flying explosive arrows and send them to the northwest.

This time, Wang Gang's cavalry were all equipped with flying explosive arrows, and the Xixia army who exploded on the battlefield cried for their father and mother.

In Wang Gang's opinion, although the explosive arrow is not a real hot weapon, in the era of cold weapons, its lethality is so great, especially the iron fragments splashed when it explodes, it is enough to penetrate the armor of heavy armored infantry.

The sound made by the exploding arrow was even more bluffing. Many Xixia soldiers who had never seen it before thought that the sky thunder had come to the world, and they dropped their weapons and fled in fright.

In this battle, the Song army defeated the Xixia army on the frontal battlefield with flying explosive arrows, and completely disabled Xixia.

After the [-]th army was dispersed, Wang Gang led his army straight into the country of Xixia and fought all the way to the foot of Helan Mountain.

Emperor Xia couldn't hold it any longer, and submitted a letter of surrender to Song Dynasty, bowing his head and proclaiming himself a minister.

(End of this chapter)