In history, Wen Yanbo's reputation was pretty good, but that was only because the Song Dynasty had no powerful enemies at that time, and the Song Dynasty's roots were still rotten, so ministers like him were always at home.
But if a powerful enemy appears in advance, his approach will have no benefit except helping the Song Dynasty to accelerate its demise.
Such people are sometimes even more terrifying than their enemies.
Fortunately, Gu Le surrendered to Su Shi in advance. Of course, without this prerequisite, he would not be able to leave the northern border alive.
Gu Le returned to Xixia first and was treated like a returning hero. This was because of Li Yuanhao's glory. He wanted to use this matter to tell his warriors that even if you lose to the Song people on the battlefield, you will be defeated.
Don't be afraid if they capture you. As your king, I will find a way to rescue you.
Look, isn't Gule the best example?
Of course, the premise is that you cannot surrender at will, at least you must fight until you are exhausted.
As long as you are willing to contribute enough strength to Xixia's strength, as the king, I can protect you from death.
If Li Yuanhao wants to achieve his goal, he must infinitely exaggerate Gu Le's achievements. This can be regarded as a blessing in disguise. After Gu Le returned to Xixia, his status increased, so he got to know many important figures in Xixia.
It was Gu Le who inquired about Xixia's secret reinforcement of troops to the north. He felt that the matter was serious, so he found the liaison person arranged by Su Shi and spread the news.
It's a long way from Xixia to Xincheng, and a base station is required to transmit it in between. But Su Shi had attached great importance to Gu Le before and arranged for the Black Cavalry to contact him thousands of miles apart in advance.
Personnel, they hold walkie-talkies in their hands and have them turned on at any time, which allows the news to be transmitted to Su Shi at the speed of radio waves.
This is the benefit of powerful technology. The information that originally took six or seven days to expedite was delivered to Su Shi in just one stick of incense.
Su Shi was too lazy to comment on Wen Yanbo, a licker. He was now thinking about Xixia sending troops to the north.
When two sides are fighting, it is normal for either side to provide support. But this time, what is abnormal is that it sends troops secretly.
Just send out troops, why keep it secret?
Are you afraid of who knows?
Su Shi fell into deep thought.
It's a pity that this is Gu Le's first contact with those important figures in Xixia. Some information can only be roughly obtained. He doesn't want to ask more about the details, otherwise it may arouse some people's suspicions.
"The Mongolian army will send troops, and Xixia will also send troops. If I am not guarding here in Xincheng, will the Liao Kingdom also send troops?"
"The three countries have to increase reinforcements, and the goal is just to capture Xincheng?"
"If no reinforcements appear in Xincheng now, it will be a matter of time before it is captured."
"Why do we need to send additional reinforcements if we already have what we have?"
"When a lion fights a rabbit, should he use all his strength?"
"Bullshit, the three tribes are so proud. They don't worry about what kind of trouble Xincheng will cause without reinforcements. In other words, they shouldn't be worried about Wang Deyong and Wang Xin in Xincheng."
"What we are worried about is not Xincheng, then we can only worry about reinforcements coming from outside."
"Foreign aid? From the direction of Bianliang City?"
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"No, one of Fan Zhongyan's new policies was disarmament, and he first tested it around Bianliang City. After Huang Gaoyi took away 100,000 reinforcements, he couldn't mobilize too many reinforcements in a short time.
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Su Shi was sitting in a wheelchair, his mind constantly flashing as he analyzed the possible outcomes.
The reinforcements were not from Bianliang City, so Su Shi was thinking, could it be to deal with him?
But soon, he rejected it again.
If they want to deal with themselves, the Mongolian reinforcements should not go to the west of the northern border, but should go directly to the east and kill them.
If it’s not Bianliang, and it’s not myself, then where can it be?
Western Army!
Yes, it must be the Western Army.
At this moment, Su Shi suddenly figured out that only if the target was the most elite Western Army of the Song Dynasty, could he explain why the Mongols sent an additional 30,000 reinforcements and why Xixia chose a secret method when sending troops.
This is to kill the Western Army.
This was to push the Song Dynasty towards its demise.
The most powerful forces in the Song Dynasty were not only the 300,000 Imperial Guards, but also the 400,000 Western Army, and then the 300,000 Northern Army.
Of course, there are half a million Song troops facing the sea in the east, and millions of Song troops in various places in the south.
This is the distribution map of the more than two million troops of the Song Dynasty today.
Now, the 300,000 troops in the north have been completely dispersed. There are still more than 100,000 Song troops in Baozhou and other places to the east, but they are all a carrot pit and cannot be moved at will. They remain
Staying in place was also to prevent the Liao army from going south.
The west of the northern border is now destroyed. The original army of more than 100,000 is now only tens of thousands, and they are all trapped in Xincheng.
Can't play.
The Northern Army is now entangled, and the 300,000 forbidden troops in Bianliang City cannot move.
Besides, the combat effectiveness of the 300,000 forbidden troops is also unknown.
At least, the tens of thousands of reserve imperial troops sent this time did not perform very well.
In addition, based on Su Shi's understanding of the big men in the court, unless Bianliang City is in danger, the 300,000 forbidden troops will not be mobilized.
In other words, the Northern Territory was crippled and dispersed; the 300,000 forbidden troops were also frightened and unable to move. You can see all this yourself, and there are also some far-sighted people among the three tribes. They can also see it.
arrive.
Therefore, they set their sights on the 400,000 Western troops.
Yes, that must be the case. This is how the Mongols increased their troops by 30,000, and Xixia secretly sent reinforcements.
Like peeling off a cocoon, Su Shi integrated all the information and finally came to his own conclusion.
Reminiscent of the news that Wen Yanbo had gone to the West in order to reach an agreement with Xixia and temporarily stop their troops. Only in this way can the Western Army have enough strength to send troops northward to solve the siege of Xincheng with confidence and boldness.
Haha, it’s so ridiculous to say it. They are fighting with Xixia in the north, but negotiating with Xixia in the west. Do you really think that the Xixia people are stupid, and they will agree to these unreasonable demands?
This was Su Shi's idea before, but now he had to change.
Don't tell me, Wen Yanbo might have done it.
This is not to say that Wen Yanbo is very good at talking, but this result is what Xixia needs.
Xixia has always been watching over the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty was vast in land, rich in resources, prosperous and rich.
It makes Xixia people salivate.
Wanting to swallow the elephant with a snake, wanting to conquer the Song Dynasty and strengthen themselves, this is the purpose of the Xixia people, and they have been working hard these years.
For this reason, the two sides did not know how many wars took place.
But they were all blocked out by the elite Western Army.
Regarding the Western Army, Xixia must be eager to peel off their skin and eat their flesh, but their strength is inferior to others, and there is nothing they can do.
After trying many times, I couldn't defeat the Western Army, so I had to think of other ways. For example, how about using the power of the Mongolian and Liao armies to defeat the Western Army?
Just like this time, they agreed to a truce, which allowed the Western Army to go to the North with peace of mind to relieve the siege of Xincheng. Then at this time, the three tribes would launch a fierce attack on the reinforcing Western Army.
Once the Western Army of the Song Dynasty was defeated, there would be no obstacles for Xixia to enter the Song Dynasty. This should be the reason why they agreed to peace talks.
"Okay, the idea is good, and the idea is really beautiful. And there are people like Wen Yanbo taking the initiative to cooperate. Not to mention, there is really a 80% chance of things coming true. And if the Western Army is also severely damaged, I'm afraid history will
If it is rewritten, it is not impossible that the Song Dynasty will become the Southern Song Dynasty and it will appear one step ahead of schedule."
Su Shi said with a sigh, but then murmured to himself, "It's just that you take me, Su Shi, seriously. If you ignore me, you will pay a heavy price."
At this moment, a smile appeared on Su Shi's face, and then he saw him shouting, "Lou Yang, notify the generals to assemble."
Su Shi decided to get involved.
Here comes a mantis catching the cicada and the oriole behind it.
Su Shi now has no ability to change some people's decisions, even if he reports his analysis results now
If you give it to the court, I'm afraid you won't be able to get any results for a while.
By the time those gentlemen make a decision, I'm afraid the day lilies will be cold.
If you can't change the process, then change the results.
Su Shi wanted to join the war, and he wanted to fight back outside Xincheng to join the war.
Just imagine, when the three tribes used Xincheng as bait to lure the Western Army of the Song Dynasty to appear, and surrounded them to severely injure them, Su Shi suddenly came out from behind and killed them. What a scene it would be like.
At this moment, Su Shi was looking forward to it.
Before that, Su Shi had to settle the matter at hand first, which was to make the Liao army doubt their life and not dare to go south.
This is equivalent to solving a major problem first.
Su Shiming knew before that Zhang Jian's headquarters was outside Qigou Pass, but he did not order the army to attack. He only thought that he could entangle more Liao troops here and prevent them from increasing their troops in Song Dynasty. This could be regarded as his own contribution.
Then we were looking for fighter planes.
Now that the fighter plane has appeared, of course he will not hesitate anymore.
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Qigou Pass.
It rained continuously for three days.
During this period, it also rained moderately for a while, making the road muddy and making it difficult for vehicles and horses to move.
Just yesterday afternoon, the rain finally stopped.
Zhang Jian, who was hiding in Qigou Pass, also breathed a sigh of relief.
After an afternoon, a night and a morning of exposure to the sun and strong winds, when it was finally possible for carriages and horses to pass on the road, Zhang Jian took the lead and rushed straight to Fan Yangcheng.
A batch of emergency military rations from Zhongjing City has been delivered to the city, and he is rushing to receive it.
Before leaving, Zhang Jian called the leading general Sun Wenfu. "I will rush to Fanyang City to receive supplies today. Now that the heavy rain has stopped, you have to give instructions next."
Let the army retreat in an orderly manner. It is best to leave at night so as not to be discovered by Su Shi. There are still 30,000 troops left, and we must bring them all back to Fanyang City safely."