Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 248 Making trouble
Any general with some brains will try his best to avoid large-scale battles involving tens of thousands of people. A fight of hundreds of thousands against hundreds of thousands sounds majestic, but is actually extremely stupid. Every mistake in detail will be lost on this scale. will be infinitely magnified in the war, and may even lead to direct defeat.

But in the past half month, the Han army from Qizhou in Hebei, the "Zhang Jiajun" from Lianghe, and the Central Forbidden Army from Jingdong and Dongxi two roads have all gathered on a large scale. It is obvious that a war is about to break out.

The total number of troops deployed by the three parties has exceeded 200,000, and war is imminent - Hebei has never lacked war potential. Hundreds of years ago, when they launched an attack, they directly defeated the prosperous Tang Dynasty into the Mid-Tang Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty After all, the Central Forbidden Army is not all for free. The only uncertain factor is the Han army.

In mid-March, the troops deployed in the seven states of Hebei had reached more than 20,000, not including the defenders in various places. After Han Shizhong took over Gao Feng's defense, he carried out a purge of the seven states of Hebei, from the upper-level officials to the bottom. soldiers, and the Han troops he brought ensured that he had the ability to suppress any rebellion.

At this point, the Han army has sharpened its edge.

"It's ridiculous, the Song Dynasty can't wait for a civil strife despite the foreign enemies?" Liang Fangping roared at the military envoy in front of him. He didn't realize at all that he was largely responsible for the current situation.

"Zhang Xiaochun, this old dog, has he forgotten how kind the officials and the court were to him? He wants to rebel, but the court is still delaying!"

Ever since he was assigned by the officials to lead troops here, Liang Fangping had made up his mind to "share the worries" for his master. He knew very well that after Tong Guan died in Beidi, he and Tong Guan were both "castrated dogs". Not his successor, on the contrary, Zhang Xiaochun is, at least it can be seen on the surface.

Even though Zhang Xiaochun could not really control Lianghe, the officers and officers of Hebei and Hedong were happy to have a big figure representing their interests, so Lianghe now seemed to have a nominal leader.

But this is not the case with Liang Fangping. Most of the army generals mobilized from various places disdain him as a gelding. He does not have the prestige of Tong Guan to calm most people, so he can only maintain the current situation.

No, he was not grateful to Liang Fangping from the bottom of his heart, but he did not want to lose everything today.

You yourself are unwilling to make the first move to seize the opportunity, and then you want me to give you the idea of ​​"preventing the enemy by attacking later"?

how could I know?

"Du Gongmei," Liang Fangping looked at him and said coldly: "Don't forget who was able to ensure that you continue to be the governor of Cangzhou after you lost your position as the governor of Cangzhou."

Du Chong's eyes drifted to the map in front of him, and he began to think hard. He was not thinking of a solution at the first moment, but subconsciously remembered that Liang Fangping had indeed contributed a lot to the official position he had today.

After being urged by Du Chong, Liang Fangping calmed down.

"If I hadn't started the war first, no matter whether I win or lose in the future, I will be blamed." The eunuch's mind was spinning rapidly and he said without hesitation: "But if Zhang Nizhen raises his troops, I want you to give an answer." The idea can make it impossible for them to attack in the short term.”

"Your Majesty, Zhang Xiaochun and his gang of thieves are now heavily armed. If we don't take action, it will be too late!"

"Then don't live up to my high expectations for you."

Du Chong gritted his teeth and replied in a low voice: "It's Enxiang."

The huge map was unfolded. Liang Fangping looked at the location of Hebei and frowned. The thin man next to him was named Du Chong. He had sharp eyebrows and looked quite fierce like a military general.

Du Chong's fierce eyes immediately drooped, even showing a hint of confusion.

His hand suddenly clicked on a place on the map.

"Yellow River!"

"If Zhang Thief leads his troops south, we can attack the mouth of the river!" "I heard that the Yellow River is now well managed by the Han people. Is the King of Han there?"

The Queen Mother of Xia Kingdom asked casually while sitting on the imperial couch.

"Maybe. Over there."

The two female officials next to them looked at each other. The Queen Mother has not been in a good temper since last year. Not long ago, a personal letter came from the King of Han. The Queen Mother was nagging her every day, occasionally cursing at the King of Han. Such words, the female official said. How dare you accept it?

At this time, footsteps were heard outside, and a group of palace maids were chasing after them. The one running at the front of them was a child, jumping into the palace.

"Mother!"

A trace of love flashed in the Queen Mother's eyes. Even if the child in front of her was not of her blood, she still liked this son very much. Xia Master Li Renxiao came to the bed, bowed and saluted in a formal manner, then raised his head and curiously Looking at her mother's swollen belly.

Is the one inside a younger brother or a younger sister?

At the end of July last year, the Queen Mother had a stomachache. Although this was a bit shameful for the Xia people, it was more like a good thing.

After all, there is not a single person left in the Xia Kingdom who can compete with the Han people, and most Xia people have no sense of family and country. If people don't die in wars in the future, most people are still willing to accept the Queen Mother's rule behind the curtain.

Until April this year, it was almost time to give birth.

"Has my son studied hard?"

"If you go back to your mother, the master will still praise the child today."

"Yes." The Queen Mother nodded, said a few words lightly, and then ordered the female officer to get some dried fruit snacks, ready to chat with Li Renxiao for a while, but the moment the female officer turned around, the Queen Mother suddenly frowned, covered her abdomen, and said Intermittent sounds.

"The Royal Physician"

The palace suddenly became busy. Since last year, the Queen Mother of Xia Kingdom has not returned to Xingqing Mansion. She has stationed some of her troops and subordinate officials in Yinzhou, which is adjacent to the borders of Han and Song Dynasties. As for the west of Xia Kingdom, Xingqing Mansion is included. The Queen Mother did not hesitate to leave the large area within it to other tribes and chiefs in the country to compete for.

Yinzhou is actually not safe, because to the south is Qinfeng Road and Yongxing Military Road of the Song Dynasty, which are the so-called Western Army garrison of the Song Dynasty.

Before the imperial doctor arrived, a female official hurried in and shouted: "Your Majesty, the Han envoy is here!"

In the palace, the sounds of walking, noises, and cries of pain were intertwined for a while.

The Han envoy outside encountered this kind of cold treatment for the first time. He was left out and vented his anger to the deputy envoy next to him: "If it weren't for the friendship between the king and the so-called Queen Mother, our Han soldiers would have captured Xia Guoquan earlier. How could she stay in such a leisurely place?"

"Maybe something really happened," the deputy envoy next to him advised: "I heard that the Queen Mother has been pregnant since last year. Maybe she is pregnant now."

The Han envoy also thought of that possibility and immediately closed his mouth and looked at the palace door.

(End of this chapter)