King of Song

Chapter 638 Chapter [-]
When Zheng Xia was busy contacting Lu Huiqing, Xu Rong came to a secret mansion, went up to the attic, bowed and said, "Duke, it's done!"

"Well, very good!" Di Qing nodded and said: "Lu Huiqing is very restless. He not only has bad intentions for Wang Anshi, but also has bad intentions for His Highness, so we must be careful. It is not easy to put someone beside him. Zheng Xia is a good candidate."

"Yes, after all, Zheng Xia and Lu Huiqing are from the same family, and now they are also grasshoppers on the same rope!" Xu Rong said: "Lu Huiqing is also in the midst of employing people, so they should be able to hit it off right away."

"Well, you don't have to do anything, just concentrate on supporting Zheng Xia!" Di Qing said in a low voice, "If you can dig out some important news from Lu Huiqing, you've done a great job."

"Yes, this subordinate will definitely live up to expectations!"

Xu Rong was originally a very peripheral person, and he didn't even know the existence of Zhao Zhao and Di Qing before.Later, because the Zheng Xia he was with was very important and he performed well, he was recruited by Di Qing and became the core member of Mingyue Sect.

Di Qing has been very careful recently. He is paying attention to checking out those who may threaten Zhao Zhao, and Lu Huiqing is the first to bear the brunt.Arranging a pawn beside him now might be of great use in the future.

Speaking of the biggest trouble, it is undoubtedly Zhao Xu.The purpose of Wang Zhongzheng and Liu Rengui going to Linzhou is obvious.

How much power can they gain in the Northwest, and what serious impact can they cause?Di Qing didn't think so.What he was afraid of was that these two people disrupted King Qin's deployment.As a commander who has led troops for many years, he is too aware of how bad consequences a general who does not listen to dispatch and an army with chaotic command will cause on the battlefield.

Abandoning previous efforts is considered light, and the most serious may lead to a complete defeat and the entire army is wiped out.This battle is very important to King Qin, if there is any mistake, the consequences will be disastrous!
Zhao Xu is really shameless. In order to attack political opponents, he even disregarded the national security of Song Dynasty, which is really despicable.The situation has been settled, Wang Zhongzheng is afraid that he has already crossed the Yellow River, and he is beyond his reach.The king of Qin can only deal with it himself, and I hope there will be no trouble...

Di Qing could only pray silently. For the present, all he could do was to make him feel at ease.I heard that the King of Qin married another concubine in Chang'an, who is also Su Shi's wife and sister, and her background is not bad, so she is worthy of His Highness King Qin.That's fine, if you can give birth to a prince, that would be the best.

King Qin's wife and children are all in Bianjing. Although he has made a guarantee and has the ability to guarantee their safety and freedom, there are still risks in the end, and it is best to be safe.

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Liupan Mountain is located in the southwest of the Ning/Xia Plain and the east of Longyou.The southern section is Longshan, which extends to the vicinity of Dashan Pass in the west of Guanzhong.It also happens to be a watershed. Although they all belong to the Yellow River Basin, the Jing River flows to the south and enters the Yellow River after being injected into the Wei River.

The Hulu River also originates here, flows north through Lingzhou, and finally flows into the Yellow River.Obviously, Liupan Mountain also happens to be the natural dividing line between Hexi, Longyou and Guanzhong.To be precise, it is the barrier in Guanzhong.Especially nowadays, the north of Liupan Mountain is Xixia, and the south is Song Dynasty, so the significance is even more important.

The Qin Palace by the Qujiang Pool created some false appearances, so many people thought that Zhao Zhao, the King of Qin, was strategizing in Chang'an.In fact, Zhao Zhao is now in Liupanshan.

Liu Changzuo's unit of the Central Route Army advanced northward through the nearby Hulu River to attack Lingzhou.The division of the West Route Army is not very far away.

Zhao Zhao came here to supervise the war?

There is consideration in this aspect, but apart from this, Zhao Zhao is more concerned about another place - Xiaoguan!
Guanzhong has always been known as the land of four fortresses, and there are gates in the southeast and northwest, known as the four keys of Guanzhong!There is Tongguan in the east, Wuguan in the south, Dashanguan in the west, and Xiaoguan in the north.

The rolling mountains of Liupan Mountain separate Hexi, Ning/Xia Plain, Helan Mountain and Guanzhong.To travel directly, one must either climb over the mountains, or walk along the valleys between the mountains, and the most convenient road is Xiaoguan.

Xiaoguan is the northern gate of Guanzhong. It was heavily guarded in the Han and Tang dynasties, so be careful now.All the troops have been mobilized to the front line, and the hinterland of Guanzhong is relatively empty, so we must be careful of Xixia's sneak attack.

In the battle of Zhu Dijing in the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Jianwen had so many troops fighting in front, and as a result, Nanjing was empty, and Zhu Di seized the opportunity.Ran thousands of miles, took down Nan/Jingcheng, and achieved the great cause of emperor.

Zhao Zhao knew very well that he was the Great Song Emperor's uncle and Zhao Xu's uncle in name.In the history of that time and space in the previous life, the only successful precedent for an uncle to seize the throne from his nephew was Zhu Di's battle of Jingnan, which was also his teaching material. How can we not guard against "lessons learned from others"?After all, Liang Yibu is not a simple character.

Especially in the past two years, I heard that his temperament has become more and more stable, and he is no longer the frizzy Wuxia Amon of the past.Facing his aggressive attack, doesn't he have any countermeasures?

For so many days, Xixia has not launched a decent counterattack.After suffering such a big loss in Suizhou, how could he keep his face?Lingzhou has been sticking to it, but it also means fighting hard.

unusual!What exactly is Liang Yibu doing?What do you want to do?

Zhao Zhao carefully checked all the places and found that Xiao Guan was a loophole.If you have nothing to do with yourself, come to Liupan Mountain to enjoy the autumn scenery.It is said that Genghis Khan stayed here all those years ago, which shows that it is a good place.

Not to mention, this made Zhao Zhao guess right, Liang Yibu also noticed Xiao Guan!
With the development of the war to the present state, Xixia is at a disadvantage, blindly resisting passively will only be led by the nose by the people of the Song Dynasty.Moreover, Xixia's morale is getting worse and worse. How can they resist the Song army who is showing their sharpness?The defense line has been torn apart, and the Xixia army had to stick to some of the more important cities.

Liang Yibu was under a lot of pressure, and he didn't want this situation to continue!

He wanted a word - offense is the best defense.In extraordinary times, only extraordinary methods can be used to defeat the enemy by surprise.

The Western Army of the Song Dynasty was powerful, but now their border defense lines are too long, and their forces are inevitably scattered.This time, another 17 troops were mobilized to attack Xixia.Then the defenses in the hinterland of Longyou and Guanzhong will definitely be very empty. If Xixia soldiers and horses suddenly appear at this time, what will be the result?
And among them, there is a convenient passage—Xiaoguan!
Liang Yibu moved quickly and deliberately resisted passively, focusing all the Song Army's attention on Lingzhou and Xiazhou.Then secretly deployed, assembled a cavalry of 8000 men, and launched an attack on Xiaoguan while it was dark.Prepare to pass Liupan Mountain and directly attack Guanzhong.

The initial operations were successful. The Song Army had defenders in Xiaoguan, but the guards were not strict enough after all.Both the number of defenders and poor equipment, and the Xixia people's attack was so sudden that the Song army was too weak to defend, and the gate of Xiaoguan fell like this.

The tense nerves of the Xixia people relaxed a little, but the Song Dynasty people still ignored it after all.After opening the Xiaoguan passage, the Xixia people acted immediately, and the cavalry went south along the bottom of the Jing River valley.

At dawn, they will be able to appear in Guanzhong, and they may be able to come to Chang'an soon.No matter how many troops there are, no matter what the result is, as long as they appear in Guanzhong, it is a huge victory.

The soldiers in the front were fighting, but the enemy army appeared in the hinterland. There would be chaos in the northwest of the Song Dynasty, and the soldiers were also unstable and unwilling to fight.For them, the elders at home are also the most important, and the crusade is after all secondary.

The commander-in-chief of this Xixia cavalry is Liang He, a member of Liang Yibu's clan, loyal and capable.Liang He was very aware of the importance of this mission, and also knew that there was a possibility that there would be no return, and that this might be an expedition with no return.

But as long as they can reach the city of Chang'an, it will be a huge victory.The most serious crisis in the history of Xixia may be resolved, and this matter is also related to the life and death of the Liang family, so Liang He is very calm and regards death as home.

Breaking through Xiaoguan is the first step, and the next step is to drive straight in.According to this rhythm, the possibility of success is very high.

Liang He was full of confidence. If he was fast enough, with the mobility of the Xixia cavalry, he would move as planned before the Song army could react.Perhaps in the midst of raging customs, they can retreat calmly.Even if they all die in battle in the end, the goal of attacking Guanzhong can be achieved, which is enough.

Chang'an seemed to be right in front of him, Liang He urged the cavalry to speed up!
The terrain in this section is ups and downs, and the Jinghe River is rushing and the sound is loud.In the distance, there is the roar of the waterfall falling into the deep pool, which just covers up the sound of horseshoes, allowing you to speed up calmly.

But after walking for a long time, the pioneer who opened the way suddenly stopped and found that there were rocks falling in the middle of the valley, blocking the way.Why is it so unfortunate?
Liang He thought to himself, he heard that the southern foot of Liupan Mountain was more rainy than the north, and now it is the autumn rain season.It may be rainwater or mountain torrents, which washed away the stones and blocked the road!

Without saying a word, Liang He immediately ordered the soldiers to clear the road.Time is of the essence to them and there is no room for delay.

In order to facilitate cleaning, Xixia soldiers lit torches!

When they walked towards the rock, they unexpectedly discovered that there were words engraved on it!

Have words?Liang He's heart tightened, and an ominous premonition filled his heart.But still subconsciously walked forward, looking at the handwriting on the rock with the light of the torch.

He is a member of the Liang clan. He has a good family education and can read Chinese characters.Under the light of the fire, he could clearly see that there was a writing on the rock: "Wait for a long time, waiting for the Xixia soldiers to drive!"
ah!Liang He exclaimed, and realized that this was not an accident, but a deliberate act by the Song Army, and they had fallen into an ambush by the Song Army.

"Quick, go back the same way, retreat!" Liang He still wanted to make a final struggle, hoping to have a chance to escape.

It's a pity that it was too late, and at the moment when Xixia soldiers turned around, the sky was full of arrows raining oncoming!

(End of this chapter)