Chapter 131: A Hundred Years Still Remembering Shuofang Town (3)
"Li Yansi (Li Miao), how is the situation in Hedong, Hebei?"
"Back to your majesty, Bei Liao mobilized an army outside Datong Prefecture in Xijing. There were not many changes. They sent envoys to question why our government sent troops to attack Xia for no reason. The messengers kept running back and forth between Kaifeng City and Xijin Prefecture. Bei Liao
He didn’t do anything extraordinary.”
Li Miaoyan replied concisely and concisely.
"It's not that Bei Liao didn't want to move, but that it couldn't move. The Military Intelligence Bureau spent three years getting to know the leaders of Shiwei, Bohai, and Nuzhi tribes in Tokyo Road, transporting soldiers and armor, fanning the wind and lighting fires. In addition, the Northern Liao monarchs and ministers
Vigorous cooperation resulted in frequent revolts among the Taoist tribes in Tokyo, which spread to the Taoist groups in Zhongjing, Nanjing and Xijing."
"The pillars of Bei Liao's rule in Mobei are nothing more than two, namely the so-called Northwest Road Recruitment Division on the Shangjing Road and the Ugu Enemy Lietong Army Division. The Northwest Road Recruitment Division was led by the Tatars led by Mogus, the great king of Kled.
, the Mongols were defeated and have never recovered. The main force of the Ugu Enemy Lieutenant Army Department is the Tatar tribe."
"I surrendered the Kelei and Tatar tribes in Mobei, and the pillars of Northern Liao's rule in Mobei were completely destroyed. There are hundreds of thousands of Tatars in Mobei, and the Mongols are ready to move, directly threatening the Longxing of the Khitans.
The place - Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing. It is precisely because of these that tied the hooves of the Khitan cavalry and gave the Khitan dignitaries who took our money an excuse to continue to maintain the 'good neighborly friendship between Song and Liao'."
Li Miao said sincerely: "It is precisely because your Majesty has insight into thousands of miles and made many clever moves early that he has the effect of suppressing the Khitan people everywhere today. Your Majesty has given me a vivid strategic lesson."
Zhao Si did not reply to Li Miao's compliment and continued to ask: "In other directions, are there any changes in the foreign vassals such as Goryeo, Dali, Li Yue and so on?"
"Returning to Your Majesty. On the Goryeo side, due to the large influx of cotton, tea, porcelain and other goods from our dynasty into the country, a large amount of gold, silver and copper flowed into our dynasty. The country issued the "Restriction on Trade with the Song Dynasty", which strictly prohibited the country from doing so.
Merchants directly purchase the goods trafficked by our country. The goods shipped to Goryeo by our sea merchants can only be sold to designated officials and merchants at the designated market by the government at the prescribed official price."
"The merchants on the sea suffered heavy losses, and the Donghai Chamber of Commerce jointly petitioned the Yubu and the Privy Council, requesting the imperial court to send military ships to patrol Goryeo and teach them to abide by their own trade rules."
When Zhao Si heard this, he was very shocked. How many years had he let go of his training? These maritime merchants from the Song Dynasty looked like living imperialists?
The principle of private trade? Imperialism, which has huge advantages in trade, likes its own trade the most.
But he remained silent and continued to listen.
"It's just that our navy is still in its infancy. The Pinghai and Chenghai armies in Dengzhou have been in a state of reorganization since they were renamed Beihai Navy. Even the new warships designed by the Navigation Institute are still in a state of reorganization.
In the trial stage, it has not been officially finalized. It is beyond our reach at the moment.”
"After the Dali Kingdom raised troops to conquer Xia, they sent three congratulations and donated five thousand ox horns, one hundred thousand arrow shafts...and ten thousand catties of raw copper. They were very respectful."
"Li Yue State complained that our merchants purchased too much grain from the country, causing their own people to lack food. This is completely unreasonable! The grain of Li Yue State was purchased from various places by the merchants of the country who colluded with the powerful, and then sold it to our merchants.
, in exchange for various goods. Now it is blamed on me for buying too much from the merchant..."
"In May, some people in Li Yue State incited hungry people to rob our merchants, stole some goods, and burned four warehouses. The Ministry of Rites sent envoys to question Li Yue, and they in turn accused our merchants of sending soldiers and armor to their old enemy, the Kingdom of Capture.
..."
"My maritime merchants traveled to Goryeo, Dongwa, Liyue, Champa and other countries in the East and South China Sea, and made a lot of profits. However, there will always be local wealthy businessmen and powerful people who are jealous and cause conflicts... The Privy Council feels that only by vigorously developing the navy can we
It can protect our country’s many interests in the East China Sea and the South China Sea.”
It's really good to have this awareness. Driven by interests, the officials and people of the Song Dynasty finally found a new way to become rich and powerful, and they also knew how to think of ways to protect their own interests.
When the theory doesn't make sense, I want to talk about physics.
...
Li Miao was talking eloquently. Zhao Si looked at the military consultant recommended by Sun Lu and suddenly asked: "Are you from Jiangxi County?"
"Invincibility starts with sacrificing the ancestor"
"Yes, Your Majesty. I am from Qingjiang, Jizhou, Jiangxi County."
"You are still young. To destroy Xia, and even the subsequent wars in the north...north and west, you should read more, think more, and experience it with your heart. In your spare time, read more about the geography and humanities information of Dali, Li Yue and other foreign vassals."
Li Miao was extremely smart and immediately understood the profound meaning of Zhao Si's words, and said excitedly: "I must bear in mind your Majesty's teachings."
Zhao Si, Li Miao said as he walked, and then walked back to the same place.
"Li Yansi, you go back and rest first."
"Here!"
Li Miao was about to turn around and leave. Suddenly, hundreds of torches were lit tens of meters outside the earth wall.
In these flashing lights, everyone saw trebuchets as tall as towers, neatly arranged in the open space. Countless figures were busy in the light.
"Start testing the stone cannon tonight?" Zhao Si turned around and asked.
"Yes, Your Majesty. The former enemy headquarters has decided to start test firing tonight to test the effect of night fire attack first. Then tomorrow we will test the effect of daytime fire attack."
Yao Lin replied.
"Well, let's see how it works first?"
After waiting for a while, I heard a series of commands coming from the trebuchet. It should be that a certain order was conveyed, and then the people below responded.
Then a sharp copper whistle was heard. Anyone with a little knowledge of the Song Army would know that this was a signaling method commonly used by the Song Army at night.
Soon, the dull sound of rumbling and the sound of creaking wooden equipment were heard. Fireballs were thrown out by the trebuchet, with long tails of fire, piercing the black sky, like a group of meteors heading towards Xingqing City.
Flying away.
From such a distance, everyone could hear the panicked shouts in the city, feeling extremely frightened and desperate.
A flaming bomb exploded somewhere in the city, erupting into a huge ball of fire. The city became even more panicked, with countless people shouting crazily and shrill cries floating in the sky above Xingqing City.
The trebuchet fired three rounds in batches and stopped after firing sixty flame bombs.
The response in Xingqing City was faster than that in Liangzhou City. After the trebuchets stopped, it was visible to the naked eye that the fire in the city gradually weakened. It should be that a large number of people were concentrated to put out the fire.
"Your Majesty, the west gate of Xingqing City is connected to the Tanglai Canal, and there is a water gate canal that diverts water directly into the city. Coupled with the large number of canals and wells in the city, Xingqing City has no shortage of water." Yao Lin explained to Zhao Si, and then proposed
suggestion.
"Your Majesty, I suggest that we block the Tanglai Canal and cut off one of the water sources in Xingqing City."
Yu Wenxuzhong tried to dissuade him from the side: "Your Majesty, Mr. Yao, the Tanglai Canal is an important water conservancy facility in the Lingwu area. Hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land are irrigated by it. It is easy to block it, but difficult to unblock it."
Zhao Si was silent for a while and said: "The environment and conditions of the old Lingwu land are very fragile. The Tanglai Canal, which has been benefiting the place for hundreds of years, cannot be destroyed in our hands. But... Mr. Yao, be prepared first.
, when we have no choice, we can only block it first and spend more effort to restore it after the war."
"Here!"
Zhao Si walked up to Li Xiangyao and said, "Xiangyao, come with me for a walk."
"yes."
"What happened in the palace?"
"The Queen of Chong'en Palace has died." Li Xiangyao replied carefully.
Zhao Si was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "Is she restless again?"
Li Xiangyao explained the details in detail. After Zhao Si heard this, he sneered: "Instigating the assassination of the empress dowager, the empress and the empress of Longyou Palace are so crazy! They are so stupid that they are hopelessly stupid! Who made the decision?"
Li Xiangyao's head lowered even further.
"Da Jian Li found the younger one and told the queen's secret decree. The younger one found two doses of medicine..."
"Forget it if you die, remember to be buried with your brother in the mausoleum according to the queen's specifications."
"The Queen has handed down the edict and has it handled by the Ministry of Rites."
"Well, is there anything else the Queen wants you to tell me?"
"The queen asked, all the ugliness is already in the palm of your hand, just waiting for an edict from your majesty. How should your highness, King Wu, deal with it?"
Zhao Si looked at Xingqing City, which was still burning, and said: "My eleventh brother has retreated from the battlefield time and time again, showing no responsibility. I hope all people with lofty ideals will fully understand what kind of thing he is.
.I can rest assured that I will keep such an incompetent brother. The Tian family sets an example for the world, and brothers should love each other. My only brothers are Ninth Brother and Eleventh Brother. Please keep him and continue to monitor him closely.
.”
In fact, Zhao Si still had something in his heart that he had not said out loud. He wanted his brother, who had caused the humiliation of Jingkang in another history, to see with his own eyes how he destroyed Xixia, regained Yanyun, and destroyed Khitan and Nuzhi.
.
His greatest value lies in this. This chapter has been completed!