Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 862

"Dangxiang is definitely going to fight. Li Qianshun's invasion of the country is also expected, but it was a few years earlier than expected. The imperial court has no excuse to go west. As the saying goes, evil committed by heaven is forgiven, but evil committed by oneself is unforgivable." Live. Don’t worry about Wushu’s escort army, immediately mobilize Shaanxi, order the Dianqian Division to experience the No. 30 Eighth Brigade Town, quickly reinforce the Western Guards, and carry out training. We must stabilize the defense line before mobilization.”

Regardless of the Jin army going south, it was difficult for the ministers present to accept. They would rather hear the defeat in the northwest than accept the defeat in the north. This is not reserved but a habit.

Some people even think that Wang Xiu has a taste of compromise, and some people feel that something is wrong and can't help being puzzled. You must know that the Jurchens are the real threat, and the party members have always been clowns.

"Once the war starts, what can Wushu do to raise troops across the river under the pretext?" Tan Shiji couldn't understand, and immediately expressed his opposition. In his opinion, Wang Xiu was putting the cart before the horse. The Jin army claimed to be 40, but in fact there were more than [-], which was enough to launch a large-scale war. invasion.

Qin Hui also immediately nodded in agreement, saying: "The imperial court is just recuperating. Once the west and the north go to war, the outcome is unpredictable, and the treasury can't support it." I have to say that his stance is moderate, which is also a slippery expression. .

Tan Shiji glanced at Wang Xiu, shook his head and twirled his beard and said: "Hengshan is enough to defend against the enemy. If you want to conquer the party, it must be done with all the power of the country. Jurchen will definitely take advantage of the vacancy. This is not what a wise man does. Mr. Wang Think twice."

Silently glanced at the crowd, he also felt that Wang Xiu was Menglang, but his trust in Wang Xiu for more than ten years made him cautiously say: "The imperial court is conquering the South China Sea, and the thousands of miles of sea are dangerous and unpredictable. Wushu has come to Taishang Zigong, so please be sympathetic and let them retreat, the war in the northwest is not a dead end."

"Dangxiang Shengqiang has always liked to take advantage of it, so he simply let them get some sweetness. After the situation in the north is stabilized, the Western Army can gradually recover."

Seeing silence, Qin Hui didn't quite agree with Wang Xiu, so he became more courageous, and said hesitantly: "With the defense of Hengshan Pass, Shaanxi will definitely be able to retreat from the enemy, but it may not take a year or two to wipe out the rebel Qiang, and the north should be the most important."

The two governments and the six ministers almost all require prudence, which is a unique situation.After all, fighting on two fronts is a big taboo for military strategists, not to mention fighting in the northwest and then fighting in the north, which is equivalent to fighting on the third front. Wang Xiu couldn't help but sigh. Zhang Qiyuan's clever play and blatant conspiracy made everyone have to be wary.

However, seeing Wang Xiu isolated, Zhao Chen seemed to catch a glimmer of hope, and there was a comfortable smile in his eyes.

Wang Xiu didn't feel any pressure, but said calmly, "Fighting on the third front is a fool's work."

Li Gang, Xu Han and even Cai Yi and Shen Mo were all stunned. Wang Xiu's words were too contradictory.The conquest of the South China Sea has already used a lot of troops to weaken the local power of the bodyguard navy and weaken the sea threat to Yanshan.

Since the construction of Pingqiang City, it was destined to go to war with Dangxiang. As long as Dangxiang is not a coward, no one wants to see an offensive position at their doorstep.

Everyone is not deeply impressed by the conquest of the South China Sea, but they are deeply impressed by Dangxiang. The previous failures show that once the war starts, it will be a long time.

It is true that the Jurchens are restraining and blackmailing, but there are no absolutes in everything. Once the Song Dynasty is trapped in the Northwest War, the Jurchens will definitely show their fangs. Without the reinforcements of the Western Guards, the Northern Guards have to face the mighty Jin Army independently. Think about it It makes people feel faint.

It seems that Wang Xiu's decision is too aggressive!

Li Gang thought of Wang Xiu's plan. Although he said that the attack on Dangxiang was for the Northern Expedition, it seemed that the prospect was very good, but the intervention of the Jurchens made the situation of the world a little bit bad, so he hesitated.

Considering that the party has raised more than [-] soldiers, it is true that they are militaristic, but they also have strength.Judging from the strength of the Great Song Xing Dynasty, it can cope with the Northwest War during the Southern Expedition, but it is no longer able to fight the Jurchens.

However, the northern servants gritted their teeth and defended, and it seemed that it was still possible. After a little consideration, he made his own decision, saying: "Pingqiang City has a complete defense system, and there are guards from the upper brigade, but it is difficult to capture the party with 10 people. .Since the captives want to contain the imperial court, they will use their tactics, and the northern guards will not move, and they will mobilize the two armies in front of the hall to march westward, and unite the western guards with all kinds of troops, which is completely worthy of a battle."

Wang Xiu was very pleased and surprised that Li Gang actually supported him, nodded and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the captives are already vulnerable, they are just playing around with the wind. The traitor Zhang Qiyuan is still in the party. They are obviously waiting for an opportunity. The imperial army If they are as imposing as a tiger, they will definitely make trouble, and as long as they send a capable minister, they will be able to welcome back Zigong."

"Who can go on a mission?" Zhao Chen was panting heavily. Although Wang Xiu had resentment, he was unwilling to give up the opportunity.

Wang Xiu didn't answer directly, but said: "Your Majesty, when you go to the kingdom to cut diplomatic relations, you must put the military first, and you should call everyone to join the army."

Zhao Chen was very dissatisfied, feeling that Wang Xiu had refuted his face, and his face was very ugly.

In the northwest, even if Zhang Qiyuan said clearly that the Jurchens would really take advantage of the fire, his frankness won Li Qianshun's favor, which was very logical.

As long as normal people in power understand that diplomatic relations are nothing more than mutual use, there is nothing new, if you have value, then help, if you have no value, people will not mind dividing you, it is that simple and clear.

Zhang Qiyuan's frankness won his trust, and not every envoy could deal with it calmly.

The value of Xia's existence, just as determined in Li Deming's time, exists in the gap between the north and the south.Even if Li Yuanhao insisted on calling the Western Dynasty, he could not change the real situation, seeking a chance of survival between the north and the south.The reason why Xia was not destroyed by Song Dynasty and was able to counterattack frequently and on a large scale was that the powerful military oppression in the north prevented Song Dynasty from concentrating its forces.

The reason why the Song Dynasty gained a strategic advantage over Xia was the decline of the northern regime, which gave the Song Dynasty a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to conduct military deployment in an orderly manner.It is a pity that this advantage was broken by the rise of the Jurchens, which gave the party members a chance to breathe and revive them again.

Li Qianshun was very decisive. After judging the Jurchen's intentions, he immediately assembled a [-]-strong army and marched towards the outskirts of Pingqiang City with Ren Dejing, a former acquaintance of Xi'an Prefecture, as the leader and Li Liangfu as the commander.

Of course, Ren Dejing was just a guide, and he didn't really reach the front line, but the 50 Xia army was real.According to the military system of the Xia army, there are [-] to [-] regular soldiers in the [-] army, which can be said to be quite grandiose when they are used to flatten the Qiang city. That is, the Empress Dowager Liang sent [-] troops. It seems that the city can be filled with corpses .

However, Zhang Qiyuan gave Li Qianshun a free move, which made Li Qianshun very happy. He treated him like a guest, but he didn't know that he was tricked by someone.

(End of this chapter)