I became the son of Renzong

Chapter 953 The situation is improving
The means of judging the grassland, the first is armament, which is aimed at assisting and recruiting Fanqi.The second is food, which will target all forces in the entire grassland.Without Yanyun, the food of those nomads is bound to go into a situation of scarcity and shortage.The third is commerce. Whether it is salt, iron or wool, it can play a role in adjusting the entire grassland.

Zhao Xi had already planned this before the great battle to destroy the Northern Liao Dynasty.

In the era of cold weapons and backward technology, Zhao Xi had long considered the issue of the rule of the grassland, or the issue of restraint.I really can't think of any better way.

Zhao Xi finally had to adopt this method of raising tigers and leopards in captivity...

Are tigers a problem?The question is whether you keep a tiger or not, the tiger will eventually grow.Such problems have persisted for a long time in later generations.

Captivity, at the very least, can control the strength of tigers and leopards, and to a certain extent, it is beneficial to Song Dynasty's control over the grasslands, and I dare not say absolute rule.

Can understand the minds of officials.I have to admit that this is a real foresight by the officials.

The loopholes left by the army on the Northwest Road are simply a stroke of genius.

As we all know, the emperor of the Northern Liao Dynasty fled earlier, which must have caused complaints from all parties in the Northern Liao court.The reason why the Beiliao emperor ran away was because he wanted to continue his career as an emperor.

Therefore, the escape route of the Beiliao Emperor could never be northwestward... At that time, perhaps the Beiliao Emperor knew that the Northwest Army of the Great Song Dynasty had launched.Whether it is from the idea of ​​continuing the emperor's career or the worry about the Northwest Army of the Great Song Dynasty, the emperor of Beiliao would only choose Dading Mansion or Linhuang Mansion in Zhongjing in Beiliao.

As for the gap in the northwest, the Beiliao escaped when they were released. At the moment they chose to flee westward, there was a basis for breaking with the Beiliao court.

Regardless of whether the power of the Emperor of the Northern Liao Dynasty can be completely wiped out in the end, from now on, a force that opposes the court of the Northern Liao Dynasty will be established.

In addition to the assistant Fanqi who is about to enter the grassland, the recruitment of Fanqi... the grassland in the future will definitely be a situation of melee.The imperial court kept the fan cavalry team, this cavalry team received the teaching of the martial arts hall, coupled with the related non-military forces to contain the grassland... Obviously, the imperial court can completely influence the future direction of the entire grassland to a certain extent.

"Officials, did you already think that Yelu Hongji would run away early?"

Shocked.After the official's whole plan was clarified, all the ministers were shocked.

Although Wen Yanbo was still a teenager in the official family, he had experienced the astonishment of the official's strategy, but like today, it is too amazing... This is almost a prophet!

"No. I can't judge that the Emperor of Beiliao will escape early. When I drew up the big encirclement, my purpose was to annihilate the Emperor of Beiliao in the encirclement."

"The reason why the gap in the northwest encirclement is left is to let the troops of Beiliao escape through this gap, so as to establish a certain force in the northwest area of ​​Beiliao, so as to be in harmony with the northeast of Beiliao, that is, the ancestors of Beiliao. separated."

"After the imperial court completely wiped out the entire Nanjing Road, it sent a large army to cross Yanshan Mountain and go directly northward, cut off the connection between the eastern and western forces of the Northern Liao Dynasty from the middle, and finally smashed them one by one as much as possible."

"My intention is to calm down the Northern Liao and Liaodong areas first, and then consider the northwest. We can even let the Xizhou Uighurs carry the power of the Northern Liao in the northwest for the court..."

In the current situation, the official strategy should still be implemented, right?It should be possible to continue to push east and then west to calm the grassland.

Beiliao will always release information in conjunction with Song's strategy...

Just when the front-line headquarters of the Xijin Mansion of the Great Song Dynasty was planning the specific implementation rules for the next strategy of first east and then west, the news came from the Dading Mansion of the Beiliao Dynasty: the emperor of the Beiliao Dynasty summoned the old troops in the Dading Mansion, and vowed to defend the glory of the Khitan people to the death , To ensure that the ancestral land of the Khitan people is not lost, and block the Song Dynasty to the south of Yanshan Mountain.

It has to be said that the emperor of the Northern Liao Dynasty was also a good hand at propaganda work.

Under such circumstances, even though he abandoned all the soldiers and fled first, he could still find an excuse to call on the entire Khitan people.

It seems that he fled ahead of time just to arrange the defense of the ancestral land of the Khitan people earlier...

"Yelu Hongji is going to drag the Khitan people on his back when he is about to die!"

Perhaps only the king can understand the king's intentions.Zhao Xi is ashamed of Yelu Hongji's tricks!
"Officials, the appeal of an emperor should not be underestimated. Although he has abandoned all forces, he is still the only king in Beiliao, and the entire Khitan ethnic group still respects him."

"At this time, Yelu Hongji, using the life and death of the Khitan tribe as an excuse, should still be able to gather the remnants of the Beiliao army, and even the army will be more cohesive than before, and the combat power will also increase. Even those tribes will give all they have. Support Yelu Hongji to continue fighting."

"The centripetal force of the ethnic group cannot be ignored by officials. No matter in the Song Dynasty or the Northern Liao Dynasty, the cohesion of the ethnic group is stronger than a dynasty!"

How could Zhao Xi not understand what Wang Anshi said?It was precisely because of this that he was not ashamed of Yelu Hongji's actions.He is not gathering the Khitan ethnic group, he is going to pull the entire Khitan ethnic group into the abyss!

"The purpose of my Great Song's expedition this time is to destroy the Northern Liao Dynasty. The life and death of the emperor of the Northern Liao Dynasty determines whether we will succeed in this war. That is to say, for my Great Song Dynasty, the king of the Northern Liao Dynasty must die."

"Not to mention Dading Mansion of Zhongjing Road, even Linhuang Mansion of Shangjing Road, as long as Yelu Hongji survives, our army will not stop attacking for a day."

"At this time, Yelu Hongji united the Khitan ethnic group, isn't it just to let all the Khitan people die with him?"

"In the Battle of Hebei Road, could it be possible that Yelu Hongji couldn't see that Beiliao was vulnerable to the current Song Dynasty? Since it was destined to die, why bother? If it is really for the Khitan ethnic group, Yelu Hongji's most correct approach At that time, he took his royal descendants and surrendered directly to Song Dynasty."

"However, he did this because he thought of what my Great Song thought, and was anxious about what my Great Song was anxious about. Originally, the goal of this battle was to wipe out as much as possible the vital forces of the Northern Liao Dynasty, that is, to wipe out the Khitan ethnic group and the eight ancient tribes of Khitan extended power."

"Yelu Hongji gathered the Khitan people, which saved me the trouble of rushing towards the army..."

But that's it.Just thinking about Beiliao's once again condensed combat power, but forgetting that Beiliao's combat power is in front of the current imposing Song Dynasty team, that is, a chicken and a dog, vulnerable to a single blow.

The boringness of the suppression campaign has long since bored the soldiers, and they wish there would be a big battle at any time... Especially after the imperial court announced the rewards for this big war, all the armies of the entire Song Dynasty are screaming. It's time to smash Linhuang Mansion.

Especially those cavalry who recruited and assisted the cavalry.

Relying on such a superior force from the Great Song Dynasty, and the never-ending supply of new armaments and food, their ambitions are not even limited to the three hundred miles north of Yanshan...

The vastness of the Northern Liao region is still a prairie. For those Dangxiang people and Tubo people, it is all wealth and territory.

The soldiers of the Song Dynasty belonged to the Central Plains ethnic group. They were farming people and were not good at herding.In other words, it is very likely that the huge Beiliao will eventually fall into their auxiliary teams...
Not to mention all of it, even [-] to [-]% is reserved for them, which is not comparable to the small space of Xixia.

Most people have a feeling that the demise of Xixia does not seem to be a bad thing for Dangxiang...
When Yelu Hong called on the Khitan people to unite to resist the Song Dynasty's attack based on the Linhuang Mansion, Xiao Dai also arrived at the Jiedushi area of ​​the collapsed mountain in the Northern Liao Dynasty...
"Marshal, are we going back to Linhuang Mansion?"

"Go back? Why go back? Plead guilty to His Majesty? Admit that we killed Da Liao's Collapse Ridge Envoy? Ask His Majesty to punish? Or go back and accompany His Majesty to fight against the Song Dynasty, and then let His Majesty abandon it again?"

Isn't Xiao Dai also a discerning person, he is very clear about the current comparison of Song and Liao's combat power... that is not on the same level at all, how to fight against it?

If His Majesty wants to seek death, His Majesty must die too, but the entire Khitan cannot be allowed to die with him.This cannot be said now, but he knows in his heart that he not only knows the fate of the emperor of Daliao, but also understands Song's determination to go out this time.

"Master, what shall we do next?"

"Before the war, didn't the Xizhou Uyghurs plunder my Daliao's Dingkou livestock? Now let's get them back!"

The lieutenant general didn't understand what the commander-in-chief was thinking.Song State occupied the entire Yanyun, and even continued to go north to occupy more land in Daliao.

The commander-in-chief didn't consider attacking the state of Song, but asked the Uighurs in Xizhou to get those animals back...
The lieutenant general didn't understand Xiao Dai... Xiao Dai didn't have a choice.

Continuing to fight against Song at this time is simply asking for a beating.He brought out only [-] uruduo, and the less than [-] war horses in the Jiedu Mansion of Collapsing Ridge were not enough for the Song Dynasty to cook in one pot.

As for what His Majesty did in Linhuang Mansion, it would only make it easier for Da Song to annihilate more Khitans.

Now, since he, Xiao Da, had arrived in the northwest first, opening a way of life for the Khitan people had become a top priority.

According to the records of the clan, whenever the Central Plains dynasty was strong, it was the day when their nomads turned to war.

The ancestors also traveled all the way west when the Central Plains Dynasty was strong.At this time, it is better for me to open the westward journey for the Khitan people and leave a back road instead of fighting against the mighty Song State like His Majesty.

"Isn't it Xiao Da?"

When Xiao Daibuye led his army to march towards Xizhou Uyghur, Zhao Xi also received a report.

"Official family, Xiao Ta Bu Ye, word Wo Li Duan, the grandson of Guojiu Jun Wang Gao Jiu. He is upright. In Xianyongzhong, he was only waiting for Lang Jun. In the first year of Dakang, he was the envoy of Zhangmin Palace, and the princess of Zhao State. Worship the Prince-in-Law as the Captain. In three years, he will be assigned to the Palace of the Han Dynasty.”

"When Yelu Yixin planned the Northern Liao emperor's grandson, Xiao Da did not also advise him, so he was valued by the Northern Liao emperor. He made outstanding contributions in the battle of destroying Yelu Yixin's rebellion in Northern Liaoping. It is the key point of this Hebei Road War Deputy Marshal."

The clerk who accompanied the army told about Xiao Dabuye's experience.

"This Xiao Da is not a smart person."

Zhao Xi praised Xiao Dabuye's behavior and couldn't deny it.It doesn't matter, Zhao Xi never thought of expanding the territory of the Song Dynasty to the extent that it spanned the Eurasian continent in his life.

The strength of a dynasty is not just reflected in its territory.With such a huge territory, the governance ability cannot keep up, and the final result will only be a rapid disintegration.

Not to mention the cases of blindly expanding enterprises in later generations, but in the former dynasty, the vastness of the territory did not match the governance ability, which was the root of its demise.

"Officials, how should we deal with Xiao Da? Not deal with it?"

Wang Anshi also felt that he couldn't deal with it, but he couldn't figure out how ambitious the officials were.

"How to deal with it? Fight in the past? Not to mention that the number of troops in the imperial court is not enough for an expedition. Even if an expeditionary army of [-] or [-] can be defeated, so what? Can the imperial court reform the entire Western Region? Can the imperial court send out officials who are competent enough to serve in the Western Regions?"

"If the final result of sending troops to the expedition is the governance form of Jiyi Prefecture, why should the imperial court conquest? As long as the great Song Dynasty is strong and strong, there will be more forces in the surrounding areas in the future requesting to be attached."

"Now, the top priority of the imperial court is to consider how to make the Northern Liao Dynasty disappear. Xiao Dabuye's intention may be able to divide the various forces within the Khitan ethnic group, which is beneficial and not harmful to our goal of destroying the Northern Liao Dynasty."

Indeed, in the original plan, Zhao Xi was worried that the Beiliao troops who had fled to the northwest would respond to Yelu Hongji's call and lead the army to assemble from the northwest to Linhuang Mansion.

If so, the Great Song Dynasty must send a large army from Bei'an Prefecture directly northward to intercept the reinforcements from the northwest of the Northern Liao Dynasty, or to avoid being harassed by the Liao Army in the Northwest when attacking Linhuang Mansion.

For the distant northwest, the strength of the Imperial City Division has not been taken into account, and it is impossible to know the real number of soldiers and combat power.

It's all right now, Da Song can completely ignore the Northwest, and just need to concentrate on attacking Linhuang Mansion.

"Officials, Gao Yongchang sent an envoy to Bianliang and asked the imperial court to give him support. He said that when he received the imperial court's support, he would go north from Suzhou, Kechenzhou, and soldiers to Liaoyang to help us make peace in Song Dynasty. Destroy the Northern Liao."

"At the same time, Gao Yongchang promised that after the destruction of the Northern Liao Dynasty, he only needs to restore the territory of the original Bohai State, and he will be under the control of the court forever..."

This kind of negotiation in the name of request, even Wang Anshi saw it and thought Gao Yongchang was extremely ridiculous.He has no idea of ​​his own weight.

"Give that Gao Yongchang a call and ask him if he still wants to take all the Tokyo Road in Beiliao? I really don't know what it means."

"Tell the fourth son that from now on, block the entire shipping channel in Suzhou, prohibit any maritime merchants from trading with Gao Yongchang, and especially prohibit the arrival of food and other necessary materials in Suzhou."

"Tell those maritime merchants who have come from afar that if anyone trades with Gao Yongchang, they will be listed as enemies of the Great Song Dynasty. In the entire ocean, no matter whether it is the navy of the Great Song Dynasty or the maritime merchants of the Great Song Dynasty, they will have the obligation to deal with them. its attack."

I really don't know what to say.Gathered three or five thousand mobs, and just talked about conditions with Da Song without shame?Send an envoy?Really treat yourself as a character.

This makes you beg for death not to go!
(End of this chapter)