By dawn, all the food and supplies filled with more than 800 rafts disappeared into the Yellow River, and together with thousands of soldiers, they all died in the Yellow River. Some soldiers grabbed the sheepskin bag and swam on the shore, becoming the lucky ones for the Song army's water ghost raid this time.

Thousands of Xixia soldiers stood on the shore, staring blankly at the rafts that were circling on the water. All the rafts were broken at the bottom and the materials fell into the Yellow River. In just over an hour, all the materials, including 200,000 stones of grain, were completely lost.

The fall of the Yellow River material falls into the water became the last straw that overwhelmed the Xixia. It is no longer realistic to raise the war. Unless the Xixia plundered the cattle and sheep of the Qiang people in an all-round way, they could not rely on the food of the Han people on Xihe Road to support the army. However, the consequences of plundering the Qiang people's cattle and sheep were also very serious, which means that even if the Xixia seized the Xihe Road, it would not be able to gain a foothold. This is the national policy of Xixia, to fight for the Qiang people and plunder the Han people.

The food and supplies transported from Xixia were also destroyed by the Song army, and the food of the Xixia army could only last for ten days at most. Brother Richard was helpless and had to order the troops to withdraw north. This was not just his intention. Before that, the emperor had ordered the troops to retreat north twice to deal with the crisis in Xiping Prefecture.

However, Brother Richard was reluctant to take over the large area of ​​land he occupied, but now he had no food supplement, so he had to retreat. However, even if he retreated, he still ordered 10,000 troops to occupy Lanzhou and Huizhou. If he retreated unsuccessfully, Brother Richard would be unwilling to accept it.

As the Xixia army retreated northward, Li Yanqing also gave up the idea of ​​occupying Xiping Prefecture, and instead ordered Zhang Wei to defend the Weicheng and the Tachouzhai. Li Yanqing was not too greedy in Xixia, but left 8,000 people to defend the three strategic areas including Weicheng-Tachouzhai-Guangyikou, and then led other troops to retreat unscathed. As for the Baimachuan, Xiazhou and other places with empty troops in the Western Xia, he gave up without hesitation.

Li Yanqing knew very well that their real enemy at this stage was the Jin Kingdom, not the Xixia. Only by stabilizing the Xixia can they devote themselves to the great cause of resisting the Jin Dynasty.

In early September, Jiao Yanjian, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue of the Western Xia, came to Jingzhao Prefecture as the special envoy of Li Qianshun, and negotiated with Li Yanqing about the withdrawal of troops and the exchange of people.

"The governor, Li Qianshun is very pragmatic and directly sent someone to Jingzhao to negotiate with the governor."

The person who spoke was the lord Tang Kai. Since Mo Jun became the magistrate of Pingjiang, Li Yanqing has always lacked a capable aide by Li Yanqing. Zhong Shidao recommended his aide Tang Kai to him. Li Yanqing appointed Tang Kai as the chief clerk of the Jinglifu. Tang Kai was very sensible and a native of Jingzhao Prefecture. Li Yanqing also followed his advice more.

Li Yanqing smiled and nodded, "Although we say that, we still need to contact the court in time, report to the officials, and obtain the authority of the officials in order to negotiate with Xixia."

Wang Gui next to him put down the tea bowl and said, "Don't the official trust the governor very much? He obeys the governor's words."

Wang Gui said this, and when Li Yanqing entered Jingzhao Prefecture, he wrote a letter to Emperor Zhao Gou, suggesting that the Kaifeng Prefecture Prefecture Du Chong be transferred and appointed Zong Ze as the left-behind Tokyo and the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture. Zhao Gou immediately approved Li Yanqing's request and transferred Du Chong to Lin'an to serve as the Minister of Taichang Temple.

Li Yanqing also suggested that Li Gang go to the two routes of Jingxi to serve as the pacification envoy, and stay in Shandong. Zhao Gou also followed suit and approved Li Yanqing's advice, and appointed Li Gang as the censor and the pacification envoy of Jingxi to the two routes of Jingxi to the Jinan Prefecture to organize the people of Jingxi to defend against the invasion of Jin soldiers.

It was these two suggestions that made all the officials of the court think that Li Yanqing was favored, and Wang Gui certainly believed that there was no need to spend any time and effort to report to the emperor.

Tang Kai next to him smiled and said, "General Wang, although it is time-consuming to report to the emperor, this matter cannot be surpassed by the emperor. After all, it is a negotiation between countries. We negotiate without the authorization of the emperor. In fact, it is an usurpation. Li Ganshun sent Jiao Yanjian to Jingzhao Prefecture to negotiate with the governor. There may not be no unpredictable ideas and provoke the relationship between the governor and the government. At this time, we need to be more calm and not let the court have the intention to seize the governor's handle."

Wang Gui waved his hand quickly, "I'm just giving a suggestion casually. Don't ask me about such a brain-consuming matter, you can decide for yourself."

Li Yanqing said to Tang Kai: "If you go and receive Jiao Yanjian well, I won't come forward. Tell Jiao Yanjian that he would wait patiently. At most ten days, the imperial court's authorization letter will arrive. If he really can't wait, he can also go to Lin'an for negotiations."

"I understand, so I'll go to receive Jiao Yanjian."

Li Yanqing instructed again: "Remember, no matter what suggestions Jiao Yanjian makes, you don't answer, just say that the attitude of the court is needed and don't be misled by him."

"I know what I know, please don't worry!" Tang Kai bowed and hurried away.

Li Yanqing sat down and took a sip of tea, then smiled and said to Wang Gui: "What's the matter with me?"

"It's about training the new army."

Wang Gui said with a bitter face: "The morale of the army is a little unstable now. The soldiers are worried about their family's lives. Can the generals be resettled as soon as possible?"

The new army that Wang Gui mentioned was the Song Nu Army. This time the Song army rescued 300,000 Song Nu in Xiping Prefecture and returned to the Song Dynasty. He recruited 30,000 young and strong new troops from the miners, and Wang Gui was fully responsible. However, the families of these 30,000 new troops currently have no fixed place and are temporarily placed in several refugee camps in the north of Jingzhao Prefecture. It is reasonable that the new soldiers are uneasy to train.

Li Yanqing thought for a while and said, "You go back and tell the new army soldiers that I plan to resettle the group of Song people who rescued the south in Yaozhou, Huazhou and Tongzhou. The government is currently measuring the land. A specific plan will be issued soon to allow them to train with peace of mind. The government will not let their families suffer any more."

Wang Gui quickly stood up and saluted, "I understand, so I will go back and tell the soldiers."

Wang Gui said goodbye and left, Li Yanqing walked back and forth in the lobby with his hands behind his back. The war in Xixia has gradually come to an end, but many troubles caused by the war in Xixia have also surfaced. The most troublesome thing at present is the resettlement of refugees. Some refugees escaped from Xihe Road and Qinfeng Road, with about 400,000 or 500,000 people living in Fengxiang Prefecture. These refugees have little problem. When Xixia withdraws troops, they will naturally return to their hometown.

The key is that Song Nu rescued from Xixia. Now there are more than 340,000 Song Nu rescued from Xiping Prefecture alone. They will exchange civilians with Xixia, and at least 200,000. These more than 500,000 people are naturally valuable resources. However, they must be managed well to give full play to the resource advantages of the population, otherwise it will backfire and become a long-term unstable factor.

This requires that the preliminary arrangements should not be careless, nor should they be cut off in one piece. For those who are willing to return to their hometown, the local government must first have a plan for proper resettlement. Whether it is to open up land or rent official fields, it is necessary to give refugees a way out. In addition, housing problems must also be solved. All of this must be set up.

Now Li Yanqing deeply feels that what he lacks now is not military generals, but effective local officials, especially the prefect of Jingzhao. Although the current prefect Ma Shan has a good relationship with him, to be fair, Ma Shan's ability is still too poor, especially in dealing with the people of Hedong, which has caused many tragedies, and has left many sequelae.

For example, many open spaces in Jingzhao City were occupied by Hedong immigrants, resulting in frequent armed fights for land, which led to the people of Jingzhao Prefecture who were extremely disgusted with Hedong refugees and had many contradictions. This is the specific manifestation of Ma Shan’s inaction.

When Li Yanqing gained a foothold in Jingzhao, transferring Ma Shan was inevitable. Li Yanqing had already written to the emperor Zhao Gou, suggesting that Ma Shan be transferred back to the court as an official. I believe that Zhao Gou would not disappoint him, but the successor made it difficult for Li Yanqing to decide for a while.

According to the agreement reached by Li Yanqing and the court, Li Yanqing, a local official from the Northwest Third Road, had the right to recommend it, which was generally recommended by Li Yanqing and then appointed by the Ministry of Personnel. Now there is the right to recommend it, and the key is to find a suitable new magistrate.

At this time, soldiers in the hall reported, "Report to the general of the Wu rank of Yan'an Prefecture to ask for a visit!"

Li Yanqing quickly put aside other thoughts for a while, nodded and said, "Please come in!"

After a moment, Wu Jie, wearing military uniform, quickly walked into the lobby, knelt down on one knee and said, "I am in charge of the official position of the Li Dutong!"

"General Wu, please give up the gift, sit down and talk." Li Yanqing asked Wu Jie to sit down with a smile on his face, and asked the soldiers to serve tea.

Wu Jie sat down and smiled and said, "President Li led the commander to shock the Western Xia, making my Song Dynasty proud. I only regretted that I did not participate in it myself."

Li Yanqing smiled and waved his hand, "Xixia is empty, we just seized the opportunity. How about it? I heard that the Jin soldiers attacked Yan'an Prefecture?"

Wu Jie shook his head, "It's not a question of attack, it's just harassment. The two thousand so-called Jin soldiers were actually the Song wing army that surrendered to the Jin Kingdom before. They had very weak combat power. They crossed the Yellow River on a raft at night, trying to raid the Yan'an Prefecture, but were surrounded by us. None of the two thousand people fled back and threw them into the Yellow River to feed the fish."

"How are the casualties of brothers?"

"More than 30 casualties, Deputy Supervisor Zhang said, this is the first time in many years that there are such small casualties."
Chapter completed!