King of Song

Chapter 667 The Rise of the Song Dynasty
Although it is already April, there is still a slight chill in the northwest morning, which makes people subconsciously wrap up their clothes.

Fog shrouded the river, making it hazy.

The opposite bank completely disappeared from sight, and even the water flow in the center of the river was invisible, and only the slight sound of water flow and the sound of rowing oars could be heard vaguely.

Dozens of ships set sail from Lanzhou, covered by the fog, and headed for the west bank of the Yellow River.

The battle of crossing the river began, and the Song army launched another round of attacks on Xixia.

Jing Sili has been preparing for a year, Zhao Zhao has never played this trump card, just because he lacked a chance.

Now, the opportunity finally came.

On the other side of Lanzhou, Mi Kedi, a general of the Xixia Zhuoluo Army Division, quietly came to surrender.

Mi Kedi was born in a party aristocrat, the failure of Lingxia, and the sudden death of the lord Li Bingchang led to serious internal struggles in Xixia, and various tribes and factions fought against each other.

The strength of the tribe where Mikdi belonged was not considered tyrannical, and it became a victim of internal fighting, and almost the entire army was wiped out.Mikdi was temporarily spared because he was in Zoro's army.After receiving the news, he knew that he could escape the first day of the junior high school, but not the fifteenth day. The reason why he was still alive must be the negligence of the opponents in the Xingqing Mansion, and he would not let him go after all.

The left and right are dead, Mi Kedi put his heart on the line, pretended to commit suicide, and surrendered to the Song Dynasty.In today's northwest land, only with the protection of the Song Dynasty people's wings can they save their lives.

As a general who is familiar with Zhuo Luo's army and Xixia's defense along the river, Mi Kedi was warmly welcomed by Jing Sili.

After learning about the deployment of the Xixia Army, Jing Sili felt that this was a good opportunity and immediately reported it to the King of Qin.

It just so happened that Zhao Zhao needed to leave Chang'an to avoid suspicion, so he set off for Lanzhou.

When I arrived, I realized that the situation was better than expected, and it really was a very good opportunity.

So everything is ready, only the thick fog is owed!

After all, the number of ships is limited, and if they forcefully cross the river and land on the beach, if they are discovered by the Xixia people and block the defense in time, the Song army will pay a more painful price.

It would be the best if it can be covered by dense fog like Zhuge Kongming's grass boat borrowing arrows.

Fortunately, after a few days, the spring fog will be thick, and the big river will be full of water vapor, and the fog will cover both sides of the river, and the visibility will not be more than ten feet.

Under such circumstances, the ships of the Song Army came out of the hidden harbor and carried thousands of soldiers to cross the river first.Their destination was Dagou on the west bank of the Yellow River, just at the foot of Xushan Mountain, where the Yellow River happened to have a small bend.

Occupying this place first can intercept the Xixia reinforcements coming from the east, hold on for a long time, and buy time for the Song army to cross the river later.Most importantly, according to Mikdi's information, Xixia's defense here is weak, and there are conditions for landing on the beach.

Of course, Zhao Zhao would not blindly believe the words of a Xixia person. In the past few days, capable scouts have floated across the river to investigate, and the situation is true.

A good opportunity, coupled with sufficient preparation, the effect will only be beyond imagination.

In the dense fog, when the Song Army's ships were docking, the few Xixia defenders discovered it, although they launched an interception in time.But they don't have many troops, and their defense is too weak. How can they be the opponent of the Song army?

The Song army successfully landed at a low cost, seized the Dagou area, and launched a defense with Xushan behind.Dozens of ships traveled to and from the banks of the Yellow River, and more and more Song troops landed on the west bank of the Yellow River.

It was too late when Zhuo Luojun's Xixia army arrived.They tried to launch an attack, trying to drive the Song army back to the other side, or into the water of the Yellow River.

However, the fighting power of the Song Army was strong, and after a whole year of frustration, they finally had the opportunity to fight, and the morale of the soldiers of the Song Army was even higher.Under such circumstances, the defense is an iron wall, and the Xixia people cannot be shaken at all.As more and more soldiers of the Song Army came ashore, the Xixia people's defense line along the river was completely torn apart, and the Song Army gained a firm foothold.

Jing Sili made a decisive decision and launched an attack on Zhuo Luojun.Unexpectedly, the Song army suddenly crossed the river, and many of Xixia's troops were still scattered at various pass defenses on the banks of the Yellow River.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so Jing Sili would not miss it, and launched an attack immediately.On the same day, the camp of Xixia Zhuoluo Army Division was conquered, and the Xixia defenders retreated hastily.

The camp was lost, and the Xixia defenders who had withdrawn from various places for reinforcements also panicked. Without a backbone, how could they continue to defend?There is no point in insisting, lest I be chased by the Song army.Therefore, they retreated in a hurry, and did not gain a firm foothold until Yingli (the name of the city).

The Song army opened a gap on the opposite bank of Lanzhou and occupied the Zhuoluo Army Division. Waiting for Ruoshi to have a huge stronghold on the west bank of the Yellow River, they established a firm foothold.

When the news reached Xingqing Mansion, there was another uproar.The Song Army is about to cross the river and launch a general offensive. Their goal must be the Ningxia Plain, and they want to completely destroy Xixia.

Since Lingxia was defeated last time, Xixia failed to counterattack in time to regain its glory. Xixia has lost its courage in the past, and both its strength and morale have suffered a heavy blow.Now it can be said that it is like a frightened bird. Hearing that the Song army is about to attack, people are immediately panicked.

One by one, they jumped out and asked the two empress dowagers to strengthen their defenses.In particular, Yingli and the generation of Mingsha who might cross the river are heavily guarded to prevent Xixia people from entering the Ningxia Plain.The most important thing to be wary of is Lingzhou. After all, it is the closest to Xingqing Mansion. If necessary, it is best to seek help from Liao State as soon as possible.

All of a sudden, there was a lot of turmoil in Xixia's country, and the grass and trees were full of soldiers. The scene was simply horrible.

But Liang Yibu always felt that Zhao Zhao's temporary goal might not be Xingqing Mansion.

It has to be said that Liang Yibu, who has been an opponent for a long time, has also begun to touch the threshold of knowing himself and the enemy, and he can somewhat guess Zhao Zhao's thoughts.

That's right, Zhao Zhao's goal is indeed not the Xingqing Mansion.

At this moment, standing in Lanzhou City, looking at the huge sand table in front of him, Zhao Zhao couldn't help but look west along the Yellow River.

Hexi Corridor!

What Zhao Zhao cares about is this area!
At this moment, the Ningxia Plain must be tightly defended. In order to preserve the last foundation, as well as their lives, the people of Xixia will definitely risk their lives.Zhao Zhao is still recuperating and does not have enough troops and complete preparations to capture the Xingqing Mansion, and he is not willing to sacrifice the lives of soldiers in vain and pay a painful price that is not worthwhile.

Lanzhou is located in the middle of the Xixia Kingdom, with the Ningxia Plain to the east and the Hexi Corridor to the west.

There are Ganzhou, Suzhou, Shazhou, Guazhou, as well as the Xiping Army Division in Xixia and the Yan Army Division in Heishui Town, which is the entire Hexi Corridor.

Irrigated by the snow water of Qilian Mountains, this area is the most fertile place in the Northwest.However, since the end of the Tang Dynasty, the land of Hexi had been cut off from the Central Plains Dynasty and was once occupied by the Tubo people.Fortunately, Zhang Yichao led the Guiyi Army to recapture Hexi, but the Central Plains were torn apart, and Hexi was out of reach.

In the end, the Hexi Corridor was occupied by local armed forces, Uighurs, Tubo and Dangxiang.After the establishment of Xixia, several generations of kings continued to expand westward, and finally brought the Hexi Corridor into the rule of Xixia.

Hexi has been far away from the Central Plains for a long time, and now Zhao Zhao wants to take it back!
Lanzhou and Zhuoluo Army Division are under the control of the Song Army. If Xixia and others are blocked into east and west sections, most of their superior forces will be in the Ningxia Plain. Relatively speaking, Hexi's defense is empty.Taking advantage of this opportunity, it is relatively easy to regain Hexi.

The more land lost, the less living space the Xixia people will have, and they will eventually be surrounded by that corner of the Ningxia Plain.Furthermore, the Hexi Corridor is a passage, like an open arm, extending to the west.After passing here, you can reach the Western Regions and have the opportunity to regain control of the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains.

Wang Anshi often talked about restoring the old environment of the Han and Tang Dynasties. How could it be done without the Western Regions?In the future, the Song Dynasty will also set up the Western Regions Protectorate and Beiting Protectorate in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains.The first is to seize the Hexi Corridor and control the roads.Furthermore, there are Uyghurs and many local forces in Hexi, and when the Western Xia cannot reach them and there is a power vacuum, they will be ready to move again.

Zhao Zhao doesn't want Hexi to be torn apart again and become a mess.Therefore, I plan to take this opportunity to send troops earlier to re-establish the absolute control of the Central Plains Dynasty over the Hexi Corridor.

The rise of the Great Song Dynasty begins here!
Zhao Zhao did not go there in person, but sent Jing Sili and Zhong Shizhong to lead an army of [-] to march into the Hexi Corridor.The Quzha troops in the Hehuang area cooperated in operations.

Surprisingly, the Tubo Dong Zhanpu who was in Lijing City took the initiative to send troops to help the Song army clean up the Dangxiang people and Tubo people in the northwest.

The Song army became stronger and stronger, which made Dong Zhan fully understand that his family no longer had the strength to contend with the Song Dynasty.It won't be long before the people of the Song Dynasty will become the masters of the entire Northwest.

It is not a good thing to continue to confront the Song Dynasty. The days of Xixia are numbered. In the future, the Hexi Corridor and even the entire Western Region will fall into the hands of the Song people.

At that time, they will be in the hands of the Song people to encourage the city of Tubo to survive the Silk Trade Road.For the sake of survival and the development of the tribe, it is self-evident how to choose.Building a good relationship with the Song Dynasty as soon as possible is to protect oneself and to seek benefits.

The participation of the Tubo people has added a lot of support and help to the plan to enter the Hexi Corridor, and I believe it will be much smoother.

Zhao Zhao was in Lanzhou for Jing Sili and Zhuang Zhongzhuang, and then transferred Shen Kuo to station in Lanzhou, waiting for the good news!
The news of the great victory of Zhuo Luo's army quickly spread to Bianjing.

In Baoci Palace, Han Qi was stunned. In this case, wouldn't the strategy just made be all nonsense?
In the Chuigong Palace, Zhao Xu sneered again and again, his face flushed.Immediately, a bright yellow handkerchief was covered over his mouth, and when he took it off, there was faint blood red!

After a long while, Zhao Xu said, "It's a great victory, since that's the case, King Pu will go to the Northwest to work in the northwest on behalf of me!"

King Pu Zhao Zongcheng stood there in astonishment, beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, and he wanted to die for a moment.

Under Zhao Xu's dark and cold gaze, after pondering for a long time, Zhao Zongcheng had no choice but to open his mouth to accept the order!
(End of this chapter)