King of Song

Chapter 348 Chapter Thirty-fifty
"Haha, Dongyang is really a fantastic idea!" Wang Shao, who was in Gyeongju, was full of praise after seeing the sand table. "This is a good thing. The mountains and rivers inside and outside can be seen at a glance, very intuitive and clear!"

Wang Shao, who has a lot of military research and plans to develop in this field, can see the role and value of the sand table at a glance.Marching formations and combat command are very important and very practical.

Especially in places like the Northwest, where the terrain is rugged and the mountains and rivers are messy, it is difficult to record clearly with the brain alone.As for the maps, Wang Shao is too aware of the detail of their military maps, and their usefulness is really limited.In particular, Xihe and Tubo have lost contact with the Central Plains since the end of the Tang Dynasty, and there is too little information.Therefore, Wang Shao collected information and prepared for a long time, but the progress was very slow.
In particular, the northwest forces are intricate and will change in a short period of time. How can the map update be so fast.

It would be great if there was a sand table. This thing only needs to adjust the labels on it and change a few small flags of different colors, and everything will be in order.The most rare thing is that the terrain displayed on the sand table is three-dimensional, which is more intuitive.

Just looking at the map, you only know that there is a mountain and a river there, and there is always a gap in the imagination in your mind.On the sand table, it is clear at a glance, and the positioning is more accurate, so that mistakes will not be caused by mistakes in understanding.

All in all, this is definitely a good thing!

Wang Shao was already thinking about it, the officials asked him to collect information about Tubo, and prepare to fight against Tubo and recover Xihe in the future.However, the Song Dynasty's understanding of the situation there was really limited.

Lin Zhao's sand table gave him an idea. It seems that he should pay attention to the mountains and rivers on the Tubo side in the future.Especially let the scouts sneak in secretly earlier, explore the terrain, and make a detailed sand table, which will be useful sooner or later in the future.

Wang Shao just thought about it, and he didn't know the final result.Lin Zhao also didn't know that he unintentionally planted a foreshadowing for Xihe's war, a foreshadowing of victory.He didn't think about it carefully, there might be more than one foreshadowing laid by Lin Zhao inadvertently on Xihe's side.

As a result, the turning point of history has become a little more variable. What will it mean for the Song Dynasty and this era...

"Dongyang is saying, send this item to Han Xuan Fushi?" Wang Shao asked the captain who came from Dashun City in a low voice. It stands to reason that such a good item must be handed over to Han Jiang, the commander of the Northwest War. is the most practical.Of course, it is best to contribute to the imperial court and promote it in the entire Song army.

"Commander Lin said that Han Xuanfu will definitely send it there. But before that, it's best to send it to Yanzhou first, and ask Master Shen Kuo there to improve it." The captain conveyed it unchanged. Lin Zhao's opinion.

Wang Shao was surprised and said, "The manager of Yanzhou joined the army, Shen Kuo?"

"Yes!" said the captain, "Commander Lin said that the current sand table is still far from standard. Mr. Shen Kuo is good at geography, so it can definitely be perfected."

"Okay!" Wang Shao didn't know Shen Kuo well, but he thought that since Lin Zhao personally recommended the candidate, he must be right.

Wang Shao had just sent the sand table to Yanzhou, and he wanted Lin Zhao to come to Qingzhou to communicate some military opinions.Wang Zhizhou always felt that Lin Zhao was hiding something, and there must be many more unexpected things.Whether it is the current Xixia battle or the future battle against Tubo, it will be of great benefit.

But he didn't expect that at this moment, he received news that the Xixia army had come to invade and stormed Dashun City.

Li Fugui's strategy of "killing people with a borrowed knife" succeeded, Liang Yibu couldn't hold back the hatred and expectation in his heart, and immediately led his army straight to Dashun City.

Since Lin Zhao clearly sent troops to fight back and sent troops to the border, Xixia has been silent for a while.On the one hand, it was waiting for Song Jun's response, and on the other hand, it was because their sneak attack failed.The information provided by Li Fugui allowed them to sneak attack when the Song army was caught off guard. Now that the Song army was prepared, the success rate naturally dropped a lot.

Xixia will not withdraw easily, and will eventually attack again.Many people are predicting where their next attack point will be, but unfortunately there is no conclusive news at all.As a result, the Song army on the border was all on the alert, taking precautions, and even a little nervous.

Now it is finally confirmed that Xixia's breakthrough is Gyeongju, specifically Dashun City.

For many people, it may be a temporary relief, but for the entire northwest frontier defense, it is a big problem.

Xixia came here, and the momentum is really huge.

Liang Yibu, Prime Minister of the Xixia Kingdom, personally led an army of 5000 troops, and rushed directly to Dashun City.Most of them are Xixia elites. The small Dashun City guards were originally only [-]. After the last bloody incident, Wang Shao increased his troops to [-].

5000 people, although there are two thousand more people.But what they have to face is ten times the Xixia army, and it still feels like a drop in the bucket.Dashun City suddenly looked like some flat boats floating on the stormy sea. With the continuous ups and downs of the wind and waves, it was very dangerous, and it made people feel a little worried.

The current strength of Xixia is 5, what about the future?The leader of the army was Liang Yibu, the prime minister and uncle of the country. His status and influence in Xixia were self-evident, and increasing troops was only a matter of time.The pressure that Dashun City will have to bear will be even greater, and the situation will be even more critical.

But when the news reached Qingzhou, Wang Shao was not as anxious as he imagined, and he didn't even have a bit of surprise on his face, as if everything was expected.Relatively speaking, he was very calm.He didn't even rush to mobilize the army to rescue immediately. Wang Zhizhou seemed to have great confidence in Lin Zhao and Jing Sili in Dashun City.

"Dongyang, Sili, you have to hold on!" Wang Shao looked at the direction of Dashun City and sighed softly, then turned around and wrote quickly, then stamped the seal letter and wax seal, and then sent out his cronies to order: " Hurry up, send Han Xuanfu envoy immediately!"

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Liang Yibu's dispatch of troops to Dashun City quickly attracted the attention of all parties, and there was even a bit of an uproar.

In Xingqing Mansion, Empress Dowager Liang shook her head repeatedly when she heard the news.

She is the Empress Dowager Xixia, currently the number one person with real power, and she knows all the news like the back of her hand.She knew exactly who was in Dashun City almost immediately, and it was self-evident who Liang Yibu was rushing to.

Empress Dowager Liang was a little helpless, why was her younger brother still so reckless?Are the previous lessons not enough?Why is it still so forgetful?When will he grow up!Empress Dowager Liang was really distressed, she lacked a good helper by her side, and it was not easy for orphans and widows to gain a firm foothold.

To be honest, Empress Dowager Liang was a little worried.

This time when troops were sent to attack the Song Dynasty, the Empress Dowager Liang gave Liang Yibu a lot of power and convenience, just hoping that he could act cheaply and be less restrained.You can make achievements in this battle, wash away the previous shame, and re-establish your status and prestige.

Unexpectedly, Liang Yibu still chose Gyeongju as the breakthrough point, Dashun City.

Obviously, his target was Lin Zhao, the young man from the Song Dynasty who had made him deeply humiliated.If you do this, avenging your personal revenge, maybe some party aristocrats will jump out and question it immediately!
Has the hatred in my brother's heart reached this level?Empress Dowager Liang did not understand.Is it because my younger brother is too narrow-minded, or is this Lin Zhao's humiliation to him too deep...

Inadvertently, Empress Dowager Liang suddenly became curious about what kind of young man Liang Yibu could bear so much grudges about?What's so special about it?
It's a pity that I can't see him in the Xingqing Mansion, the Xixia Palace.Unless it is a personal conquest by the imperial driver, go to the border battlefield in person.But right now, the party aristocrats have not yet fully obeyed, and the Empress Dowager Liang dare not leave the capital easily.

Now I can only hope that my younger brother will take it easy and nothing will happen again, especially if he falls short because of recklessness, or even appears in a major failure.In that case, the pressure you have to bear will be greater.It is not easy to keep his younger brother and status, as well as the beautiful scenery of the Liang family.
Just when Queen Mother Liang was worried, Liang Yibu sent her a letter.After explaining the reason for his attack on Dashun City, Liang Yibu did not conceal his desire to take revenge and to be ashamed.This point cannot be hidden from his queen mother and sister, and it is not necessary at all.
At the same time, Liang Yibu explained the significance of Gyeongju and Dashun City. After the attack, there will be a series of consequences, and he made his strategic intentions clear.After the Empress Dowager Liang saw it, she felt much more at ease. It turned out that her younger brother also had the same considerations, at least not completely reckless.

Empress Dowager Liang was relieved a lot, but she also underestimated Liang Yi's character of vengeance.

But fortunately, Empress Dowager Liang felt that it was still necessary to take preventive measures.What the younger brother said in his heart is that he needs to appease Hehuang Tubo and prevent Tubo from participating in the war.If Tubo stabbed them in the back at this time, the consequences would be unimaginable.What Xixia needs is not that Tubo is biased to his side, but only needs to be kept neutral.

In any case, there is a marriage contract between Princess Jinshan of Xixia and Prince Lin Bubi of Tubo.With this level of in-law relationship, communication is much easier!

At the same time, Empress Dowager Liang felt that since Xixia was going to war against the Song Dynasty in an all-round way, how could it be enough to just attack Dashun City?Other places have to find a way too.

Lin Zhao!For some reason, Empress Dowager Liang remembered this name again.Interesting young man, Empress Dowager Liang became more and more curious, and involuntarily read Lin Zhao's information.

Empress Dowager Liang didn't care about the powerful background behind Lin Zhao, nor did she lament how lucky this guy was.Instead, I saw it at a glance: the monogamous wife is the daughter of the Fuzhou Zhe family, and she is the younger sister of the Fuzhou Zhizhou Zhekexing!

The son-in-law of the Fuzhou Zhe family?Empress Dowager Liang twitched her eyebrows. Under her glamorous appearance, she seemed to be harboring evil intentions again!

(End of this chapter)