() The Song and Qing Dynasties treated Xixia and the Jin Kingdom in two completely different ways.

The Kingdom of Jin has a vast territory, and it would take a lot of financial and material resources to destroy it. Liangshan's current strength is not suitable for launching such a large-scale campaign, so for now, let it continue to be chaotic indefinitely.

Good.

But Xixia was different. The Song and Qing Dynasties wanted to completely occupy it, open the road to the Western Regions, and take the Hexi Corridor into their hands. With Liangshan's current military strength, it was actually not impossible to attack it with a barrage of artillery.

No matter what kind of people you keep, you can't resist it.

But what about after the war? No nation has ever been completely wiped out through war, so if Xixia is conquered by force alone, what will be obtained will definitely be a chaotic enclave, let alone long-term peace and stability.

It is true that Li Renai killed his father, but very few people knew about it, and he succeeded to the throne as the prince, so it was justified. Except for Li Renzhong, Li Renli and his brothers almost all supported it.

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Li Renzhong was killed by Li Renai on the day he usurped the throne. Although Li Renli escaped, his life was not easy, and it is said that he is now living like a primitive man.

Based on various information, the Song and Qing Dynasties decided to adopt a multi-pronged strategy to conquer Xixia.

First, Yan Qing and his wife looked for a breakthrough internally, and tried their best to instigate tribes in Xixia who were dissatisfied with Li Ren'ai on the grounds that Li Ren'ai had killed his father.

On the other hand, Song Qing wrote to Tubo Living Buddha Zhuo Puba, requesting Tubo to send troops to coordinate the war against Xixia. There was a precedent for this kind of thing in the early Song Dynasty. In addition, Xixia is also a Buddhist country, and Tubo living Buddhas still have no idea about it.

Have some influence.

Zhuopuba has sent someone to reply to the Song and Qing Dynasties, and will persuade the Tibetan nobles to gather troops to help Liangshan conquer Xixia.

Finally, there is Yue Fei's frontal troops. In order to win this battle, the Song and Qing Dynasties will gradually increase their troops to Linzhou, with the initial set total strength being around 300,000.

This battle can be called the largest battle launched by Liangshan after taking control of the Central Plains, because this is no longer a simple recovery of lost territory. In the eyes of the Xixia people, it can be regarded as an invasion.

The army was led by Yue Fei, Hua Rong and Yang Yizhong.

However, the specific date for dispatching troops has not been determined, because it depends on what kind of momentum Yan Qing and his wife can create. Only when there is chaos over there, Yue Fei will have an excuse to send troops.

Although Luoyang has not announced to the world that it will send troops to Xixia, the various unusual behaviors of the Liangshan troops still attracted the attention of Li Renai of Xixia.

In fact, after failing to retain Zhu Wu last time, Li Renai had been guarding against Liangshan's revenge, and at the same time wanted to find an opportunity to reconcile with Liangshan. After all, Liangshan's firearms were not something they could withstand the enemy.

It's a pity that Song Qing's eyes were set on Xixia, so he ignored him at all and sent a lot of spies.

After feeling that Liangshan might use troops against him, Li Renai mobilized troops to defend the front line of Hengshan, and at the same time sent envoys to Luoyang, not only to test Liangshan, but also to hope that Liangshan would be able to take back his life at the last moment.

Li Renai shouted that he was not afraid of Liangshan's troops, but in fact he was still deeply afraid of Liangshan's sharp firearms.

At this time, Yan Qing and his wife had arrived in Heishan. Although there is a mountain in the place name, there is no mountain here, but the headquarters of the Xixia Weifu Army.

In fact, after Li Renai ascended the throne as emperor, there was already a purge, and the chief generals of each major military department were replaced by his direct descendants, but of course nothing is absolute.

The garrison of the Weifu Military Division is located in the Hetao Plain. The Yellow River is full of dangers and only benefits. So this place can be said to be one of the main grain-producing areas of Xixia.

But this is also the closest place to the Kingdom of Jin. Because of the important geographical location, the generals guarding here must be from the royal family, and there are also heavy troops stationed here.

The commander-in-chief of Weifu Military Division is Li Xueer's uncle, Li Qianjing.

Li Qianjing paid homage to the King of Zhao. He had been staying in the capital, but he didn't know if he didn't want to serve his nephew emperor, so he took the initiative to transfer Weifu Army Chief.

Li Renai also had a headache for this imperial uncle, because this imperial uncle had a high prestige among the Dangxiang clan, so he couldn't use it or defend him.

So he readily agreed to the emperor's uncle's request, for no other reason than to keep his eyes out of sight and his mind out of mind.

Li Qianjing was very kind to Li Xue'er. Li Xue'er had contacted him before, but the old prince's attitude was a bit confusing, so after Yan Qing and Li Xue'er sneaked into Xixia, they went directly to him.

Although Li Xueer has become Yan Qing's wife, she has not learned any of the experience in Liangshan. When she arrived in Heishan, she was about to see her uncle Li Qianjing, but Yan Qing held her back.

Li Xueer looked at her husband with confusion, obviously wanting to ask, we are here to see him, we are already at the place, why don't we go to see him?

Yan Qing didn't know how to explain to his wife. People's hearts are separated from each other. After such a long time, who knows whether Li Qianjing will change? Moreover, this old guy's attitude has always been very interesting. He went so recklessly, don't Let him sell it.

Yan Qing could understand his wife's eagerness to see her relatives, so she had no choice but to say: "Don't worry, there are some of our people here too. Let's go and make contact first, and then find a place to rest and recuperate before going to see them." It’s not too late, uncle”

The young couple has disappeared since entering Xixia territory. How can one word describe it? Especially Li Xueer, who has been pampered since she was a child.

Hearing what Yan Qing said, Li Xueer thought it was her husband who felt sorry for her, so she couldn't help but smile sweetly and agreed to Yan Qing's request.

Liangshan's spies had special contact points in various places. Long before the Song and Qing Dynasties decided to invade Xixia, Liangshan's spies had already integrated into all walks of life in Xixia.

Yan Qing followed Zhu Wu's instructions and easily found an inn run by a Liangshan spy.

Heishan is a typical military town. The town is mostly populated by Tuoba people who are half soldiers and half herders. There are also residents of Tubo, Han, and Uighur ethnic groups. However, most of the outside residents come here for profit and run various businesses that the Tuoba people do not want to do. business done.

After settling his wife, Yan Qing called the local spy leader to find out what changes had occurred in Li Qianjing recently.

Because they knew Yan Qing was coming, the local spies also worked hard.

The leader of the spy pondered for a moment and then said: "I haven't found anything else, but recently a leader of the Mongolian Kle tribe visited him as a guest. The Mongolian seemed to have come to seek refuge, and he brought a lot of people with him."

It doesn't matter what kind of guests Li Qianjing comes to him, the main thing is whether he means to help him or not.

Yan Qing let An TanTou go ahead, pondered for a moment, got up and went outside, telling his wife not to disturb his wife first, and then walked to Li Qianjing's house alone.

Yan Qing is cautious by nature, especially with his wife by his side. He will not put his wife in danger.

At this time, Yan Qing was completely dressed as a Xixia man, wearing a long white robe and a bamboo hat on his head that covered most of his face.

When he arrived outside Li Qianjing's mansion, he told the guards that he was a distant relative of King Zhao and asked the guards to report him quickly.

Yan Qing was handsome, with a short beard on his chin, and he looked quite powerful. So the guard did not dare to neglect him, and quickly reported him in. However, after reporting him, he thought of asking, what is the name of this prince's relative?

Li Qianjing was currently receiving Tuoli from the Mongolian Kelie tribe in his mansion.

This Tuoli was originally the Great Khan of the Mongol Kelei Tribe. After inheriting the throne of his father, he always felt that his other brothers wanted to care about his position, so he raised his butcher knife and killed them all. .

His uncle Ju'erhan couldn't bear it anymore, so he raised an army and defeated him in one fell swoop, and drove him out of the Kelie tribe.

With nowhere to go, Tuoli had to take refuge in Xixia, but he had already sent his only remaining brother to the Naiman tribe to borrow troops. According to his words, sooner or later he would fight back and regain what he had lost.

Li Qianjing certainly had his own little plans for entertaining Tuoli so warmly.

In fact, he knew very well about Li Renai's murder of his brother Li Qianshun, but he always pretended not to know anything. This was not only to confuse Li Renai, but also to better hide his ambitions.

Who doesn’t want to be the emperor? Why does it have to be that little beast Li Renai?

Li Qianjing had long known that the niece who became Liangshan's daughter-in-law would never give up. In order to achieve his own goals with the help of Liangshan, he was vague on this matter, hoping that Liangshan would give him satisfaction. 's reply.

As long as Liang Shan promises to kill Li Renai and the position in Xingqing Mansion belongs to him, he will fully assist Liang Shan. Tuo Li will also join as his ally.

This is the world, there is never a free lunch.

Li Qianjing was having a drink with Tuoli when he suddenly heard that he had a distant relative. He couldn't help but be startled. He had so many relatives. The Tuoba surname had blossomed and spread over the years. There were so many relatives that they didn't even know they had. Already.

He thought he was here to beat the autumn wind, and was about to order someone to send him away, when something suddenly occurred in his heart. After asking the visitor's appearance in detail, Li Qianjing knew that he was probably his niece-in-law, because he knew Yan Qing.

He confessed his crime to Tuoli and found two dancers to accompany Tuoli. He went to the side hall and asked his men to invite Yan Qing in.

Li Qianjing's acting skills are very good. When he saw that it was really Yan Qing, his face suddenly showed a look of surprise. He took two steps and grabbed Yan Qing's arm and said excitedly: "It's really you. How have you spent these two years?" Okay? Where's Xue'er? Why didn't you come together? You don't know! I've been thinking about you all the time in the past two years. It's great to see you again."

Yan Qing was so enthusiastic that she couldn't accept it. She bowed and saluted: "I haven't given my uncle a gift yet. Don't blame me. Xue'er came with me. She's just tired from the journey. She's resting in the inn now. I'll bring her back tomorrow." Meet uncle"

Li Qianjing pretended to be angry and said: "Why are you still staying in an inn when you get here? Do you still think of me as an uncle? Tell me where she is? I will send someone to pick her up right now."

"My uncle's kindness, my nephew-in-law appreciates it, but Xue'er has already gone to bed, it's still tomorrow!"

"Oh! That's right, that's good! I'll send someone to pick you up tomorrow. So why are you here this time...?"
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