Chapter 500 Boldly Ideas
Xijing City
Yelu Yixin, accompanied by a group of generals, inspected the defense on the city.
Looking at the Great Song Army Camp that was faintly visible for more than ten miles away, Yelu Yixin asked, "How has the morale recovered?"
"Go back to Your Majesty!"
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A general came out and said, "Morans have recovered, but if we cannot find out what the Song Dynasty used, the soldiers are still a little scared!"
The reason why Yelu Yixin has been defending is even greater The reason is due to morale issues.
The Song Dynasty used gunpowder to explode the city wall. The Liao Kingdom had no idea what the Song Dynasty used, let alone those ordinary soldiers.
When the defenders of various cities retreated to Xijing, various rumors spread among the army.
Some say that the Song Dynasty learned immortal methods, and there are even rumors that Yelu Yixin’s rebellion caused the punishment of the immortals and helped the Song Dynasty explode the city wall.
In short, there are all kinds of rumors, and the more they spread, the more mysterious it becomes.
After learning about it, Yelu Yixin ordered people to investigate the rumors strictly and prohibit soldiers from discussing.
After killing many soldiers who spread the rumors, the spread of the rumors was controlled.
But due to the rumors and the Liao Kingdom lost so many cities, the morale in the army was very low.
During this period, every morning and evening, he would personally go up to the city to patrol the morale.
Yelu Yixin nodded, looked at Yelu Qi, and asked, "How are the precautions for the Song army camp these days?"
"Go back to my father!"
Yelu bowed and said : "The Song army camp is still very strict in its defense!"
"The British Duke of the Song Dynasty is really difficult. It seems that the plan has failed again." Yelu Yixin sighed.
The Song army did not take much effort and ended in dozens of cities in a row. The soldiers in the army were so proud that he could not notice it.
At that time, he intended to attack the Song army camp.
I just sent someone to monitor and found out that although the Song army was a arrogant soldier, the British Duke was very sober and would patrol the camp several times every night. The camp was still very prepared for it.
If the morale of the Liao army was not hit, he could also take a gamble and send troops to rob the camp.
The Song army was still very strict in preventing the camp, and there was no clear grasp of the success of the camp.
Once failure occurs, the Liao army's already low morale will be hit again.
Therefore, he has not robbed the camp for a long time. "But the plan has not completely failed. The intensity of the siege in the Song Dynasty has been reduced a lot in the past few days. It seems that I already know that I have a supporter in Shuozhou City." Yelu Yixin sneered.
Zhao Xing's guess was good, and the news Li Ge was indeed revealed on purpose.
But Li Ge, or Nerugu, didn't know about it.
Nelugu is under semi-house arrest. As long as he doesn't want to know about this kind of news, how could he know about it?
Yelu Yixin saw that there was little chance of robbing the camp, so he deliberately revealed that he had hidden a soldier in Shuozhou City to Nelugu.
He even knew the news that Li Ge went to the Song Dynasty. "Father, although it is beneficial to our Liao Kingdom to drag it on like this, the Song Dynasty has such a strange thing as cement. If the city is raised, it will not be easy to retreat until the winter of the Song Dynasty. "Yelu Qi said worriedly.
"Hmph!"
Yelu Yixin snorted coldly: "Li Liangzuo was called the Lord of Zhongxing by Xixia, but in fact he was a short-sighted person!"
Although he was angry that the Song Dynasty sent troops at this time, he hated Li Liangzuo the most.
Li Liangzuo took the initiative to contact the Liao Kingdom, saying that the Western Xia would pretend to jointly send troops with the Song Dynasty. When the war between the Song and Liao Dynasty began, he would fight back from the northwest.
Yelu Yixin arranged reinforcements in Shuozhou City to avoid alarming the enemy. After waiting for the Xixia side to take action, the Song Dynasty withdrew some of its troops and fought a decisive battle with the Song Dynasty.
Who thought that Xixia went to fight Hehuang and had no intention of sneaking into the Song Dynasty.
Don't Xixia know that as long as the Song Dynasty was severely damaged, the Song Dynasty would be unable to interfere with the Western Xia's annexation of Hehuang?
"Your Majesty, our Liao Kingdom is not afraid of the Song Dynasty. Even if Xixia does not send troops, with the courage of our Liao soldiers, we can fight against the Song Dynasty!" said a general. "That's right, there are only 400,000 Song troops outside the city now, plus the troops in Shuozhou City, our Liao Kingdom also has 300,000 troops. It is possible to fight the Song Dynasty!" A general agreed.
Then many generals spoke out for the decisive battle with the Song Dynasty.
The soldiers of the Liao army were afraid of the mysterious things used in the Song Dynasty, but the generals of the Liao army were much more knowledgeable than the soldiers.
Although they don’t know what it is, their power is definitely not different from each other.
As long as the two armies were mixed together, the Song Dynasty would not be able to use it.
The Great Song Dynasty put dozens of cities in a row, and the soldiers were proud.
But when the generals of the Liao Kingdom faced the Song Dynasty, they naturally had pride and did not take the Song Dynasty seriously.
The 300,000 Liao troops, against 400,000 Song troops, even if the number is less than that of the Song Dynasty, the advantage lies in my eyes in the eyes of the Liao generals. "Let's discuss the issue of sending troops again." Yelu Yixin said lightly.
He didn't take the 400,000 soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty seriously.
But he didn't want to fight the decisive battle with the Song Dynasty.
The time he ascended the throne was short, and neither Yelu Chongyuan's soldiers nor the soldiers who had originally obeyed Empress Xiao, he could not fully control it.
He dares not use these soldiers now.
Not only can it not be used, but also some soldiers and horses must be left to monitor them.
The only 300,000 troops he could use was only 300,000.
Even if he can win the decisive battle with the Song Dynasty, once his own losses are huge, he will not be enough to suppress the internal discord.
However, he could not say these things, nor could he directly reject the general's request for battle, and to hit the general's morale. "Okay, it's getting late. I ordered someone to prepare a banquet. My dear friends will accompany me to have a few drinks. Now it's time for war, so everyone can enjoy the alcohol. Don't be greedy! If you let me give up I know, whoever drinks privately, don’t blame me for being rude!” Yelu Yixin’s eyes patrolled everyone and said lightly.
The bitter cold in the north caused the generals of the Liao Kingdom to love drinking.
Many people did not fully implement the orders that cannot be drunk in the army and did not drink a lot of secretly.
Yelu Yixin also knew that it was better to be loose than to block. He ordered people to conduct strict inspections and occasionally held banquets to entertain the generals and let them drink a little.
These generals won't be able to endure it and find a way to get wine. "Thank you Your Majesty!" When the generals heard that they could drink, they smiled and thanked them.
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After the banquet ended, Yelu Yixin sent the generals away, and looked at his son and said, "Tomorrow, you go to Xixia in person, let him stop using troops against Hehuang and attack the Song Dynasty from the northwest!"
"Father Emperor, I heard that Xixia had entered the hinterland of Hehuang. At this time, Xixia would not agree to let Xixia retreat. "Yelu Qi said. "If you don't agree, you have to agree. Tell Li Liangzuo that if Xixia does not come as agreed, then Liao will send troops to help Hehuang!" Yelu Yixin said lightly. "Will this anger Xixia?" Yelu Qi said worriedly.
"If you are angry, you are angry. Could it be that I am still afraid that Xixia will not succeed?"
Yelu Yixin sneered: "Li Liangzuo is very scheming. I am fighting with the Song Dynasty, and he takes the opportunity to take Hehuang. At that time, we can decide whether to send troops to the Song Dynasty or the Liao Kingdom depending on the situation."
" With the current situation, Hehuang may not be able to reach the end of winter. Once the Western Xia occupy Hehuang, Xixia sees Liao Kingdom at a disadvantage, and maybe it will launch troops against Liao Kingdom instead of against Song Dynasty." "Aren't Xixia afraid that the Song Dynasty will become a big shot?" Yelu Qi said inexplicably.
"Hmph!"
Yelu Yixin sneered: "In terms of population and taxes, the Western Xia of Liao cannot compare to the Song Dynasty. However, the Song Dynasty cannot defeat the Liao Dynasty, even the Western Xia Dynasty. Even if you can't beat it, do you think Xixia will be afraid? ”
"The Han people have a saying that the world is hustle and bustle, and they are all for profit. Xixia and the Song Dynasty sent troops to the Liao Kingdom together. After gaining benefits, they can also contact the Liao Kingdom to send troops to the Song Dynasty. Do you think we had the possibility of rejection at that time? "
"Hiss~"
Yelu Qi took a breath after hearing this.
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If the Western Xia annexed Hehuang, then the Liao Kingdom would be launched.
Even though the Western Xia occupied some cities of the Liao Kingdom, the Liao Kingdom could only agree to cooperate with the Western Xia.
Because the Liao Kingdom could not withstand the joint attack of the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom, if you don’t want to destroy the country, you can only agree. "My son understand, I will leave tomorrow morning!" Yelu Qi responded. "Yes."
Yelu Yixin nodded and continued to give some advice.
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"Zhonghuai, what are you looking at?"
Wang Shao walked up the city wall and came behind Gu Tingye. Seeing that he had been looking at the north, he said with some confusion.
"Just thinking that Your Majesty is in charge, I can't charge for Your Majesty and live a stable life here."
Gu Tingye shook his head and asked, "But Dong Wen sent him again." People come, are we asking us to send troops to support us? ”
Xixia attacked Hehuang, but did not attack the city guarded by Gu Tingye.
When Xixia invaded the hinterland of Hehuang, Dong Jin sent people to ask Gu Tingye to send troops many times.
Although Gu Tingye only had 30,000 soldiers and horses, according to the conditions proposed in the Song Dynasty, he needed to provide war horses to Gu Tingye and train these 30,000 soldiers and horses into cavalry.
Under Gu Tingye's training, these 30,000 soldiers were already an elite cavalry.
The only disadvantage is that it has not been baptized by war and cannot be called a true elite.
The hinterland of Hehuang is full of plains, with the help of 30,000 cavalrymen, which can greatly relieve Dong Wen's pressure.
But Dong Wen accepted Empress Dowager Xiao and others without the consent of the Song Dynasty.
Also concealed his identity and sent Empress Dowager Xiao and others to the Song Dynasty, but he was unwilling to hand over the little emperor of Liao, which was full of evil intentions.
In addition, the Song Dynasty was going to war with the Liao Kingdom at this time, how could he provoke Xixia at this time?
"No!"
Wang Shao shook his head and said, "Xixia suddenly stopped siege the city the day before yesterday, and has not launched another attack until now. The camp is under strict precautions, and some changes are likely to occur. It's just that there is too little news, so I can't tell it."
"Suddenly stop siege?"
Gu Tingye said in surprise: "Will Xixia see His Majesty reach dozens of cities in a row, and want to stop attacking Hehuang and attack the border of the Song Dynasty?" br>
"I also have this kind of suspicion, but Xixia stopped attacking the day before yesterday. If I really want to attack the Song Dynasty, I should have some action. Otherwise, if I delay it for a long time, it will lead to doubt. But Xixia Camp There was no abnormal movement there, but there was no siege in the city, which was really puzzling!” Wang Shao frowned.
Gu Tingye pondered for a while, but couldn't guess what happened. He shook his head and said, "Don't talk about this for now. You are here just right. Your Majesty has already replied. Let's adapt to the situation." br>
After Xixia mobilized troops against Hehuang, they wrote a letter to ask Zhao Xing for instructions.
Inquiry if Hehuang loses to Western Xia, should we send troops to help or retreat to the Song Dynasty.
Zhao Xing was still very relieved about Gu Tingye and Wang Shao, and replied that they were adaptable to the situation.
It is okay to help Hehuang, or retreat to the Song Dynasty, so that they can grasp it themselves according to the situation. "It's so good. If the situation is wrong, we can also lead troops back to the Song Dynasty. Dong Wen should not dare to break up with the Song Dynasty at this time. With these 30,000 soldiers, even if Xixia invades, It can also resist for some time and wait for reinforcements." Wang Shao said with a smile.
Gu Tingye shook his head and said, "Zichun, do you think the Song Dynasty can still mobilize reinforcements now? There are soldiers and horses, but what about food and grass? There are nearly 600,000 soldiers and horses in the north now. If the war begins again in the northwest, where will the court come from. So much food and grass? "
"Zhonghuai, do you have any plans?"
Wang Shao and Gu Tingye have worked together for so long, and they have already understood Gu Tingye's personality.
Gu Tingye told him this, not about discussing the issue of food and grass, but about having other plans. "Zichun, whether the Western Xia occupied Hehuang or the Song Dynasty, it would affect Your Majesty's Northern Expedition."
Gu Tingye said: "I will not send troops to help Dong Wen. In addition to the fact that this person is too ambitious, there is another reason that we have too few soldiers and horses. This little soldiers and horses have little influence. At most, we can only suspend the offensive of Xixia. . "
"I have been thinking about how to solve the unstable factor of Xixia these days. After thinking about it, I thought of a solution, and you can help me summarize."
" What's the solution? "Wang Shao said curiously. "Follow me!" Gu Tingye brought Wang Shao to the city tower, where there was a huge sand table.
When the two arrived at the sand table, Gu Tingye pointed to the sand table and said, "This is a sand table based on the information collected by the spies."
"This is the city where we are now, and this is the capital of the Xixia."
Gu Tingye pointed to two locations on the sand table and said, "We are only more than 600 miles from the capital of Xixia, and there are no major passes along the way."
"You are crazy!"
Wang Shao had already heard Gu Tingye's meaning and exclaimed: "That is the capital of Xixia. Even if Xixia attacks Hehuang, there are many defenders in Xixia. How can we defeat the capital of Xixia just rely on 30,000 cavalry? ? ”
"What's more, it's more than 600 miles apart, even if they are all cavalry, they will have to arrive for several days. There are all Xixia cities along the way, and there are a large number of villages outside the city, which cannot be hidden at all!"
" Zichun, don’t worry, listen to me! "
Gu Tingye said, "Of course I won’t joke about the lives of the soldiers. The total force of Xixia is more than 500,000, including some local soldiers , only 600,000. "
"This time Xixia dispatched 400,000 troops, which means that Xixia only has 200,000 troops in total."
"But Xixia is still there Facing the border of the Song Dynasty, many soldiers were arranged. Putting aside these, there were only a maximum of more than 100,000 soldiers in Xixia. These more than 100,000 soldiers were scattered into various cities, how many soldiers could the country have? ”
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"In my estimate, it will not exceed 50,000 at most. As long as you hide your whereabouts, launch a sudden raid and attack the city, even if you cannot capture the Western Xia royal family and officials, you can force the Western Xia to retreat."
"Once the Western Xia retreats, Hehuang will be safe, and it will take time for Xixia to send troops again, and Xixia will not dare to use so many troops anymore. In this way, the pressure on the northwest defense line will be much smaller. "
(This chapter End)