Chapter 353 Looking northwest, shooting at Sirius (3)
It was June 27, the second year of Xuanhe in the Song Dynasty.
The border between Song and Xia.
Early in the morning, the Song army was on the east and west fronts. Liu Yanqing and Wu Jie and Wu Ga suddenly led their troops to launch a fierce attack on the Xixia soldiers and horses.
Nearly 200,000 troops killed everyone in Xixia territory, and blood flowed into rivers.
June 28th.
Yue Fei led 40,000 iron cavalry from Lingwu to assist the Song army. Under attacks from both inside and outside, the Xixia army was in disarray and collapsed.
On June 29, Liu Yanqing killed more than 4,000 enemies, and Wu Jie and Wu Gao's regiment destroyed nearly 10,000 troops from two command divisions of the Xixia Army and headed straight for Weizhou.
On June 30, Liu Yanqing sent troops to capture three small towns south of Lingwu.
The Xixia soldiers and horses were defeated, and they retreated back to the Xixia country and retreated to the front line of the Xixia royal city.
The Song army pursued in three directions and joined forces at Lingwu.
At the same time, on June 29, with the support of Wang Lin, Li Renai's youngest son Li Chengjun, who was only one and a half years old, ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor in Lingwu.
Yelu Nanxian supervised the affairs of the country in the name of the Empress Dowager.
On that day, Yelu Nanxian ordered the execution of 275 Xixia royal dignitaries, courtiers, clan members, and concubines such as Li Renxiao, Li Renyou, and Cao Kun.
Since then, the military power and political power of Xixia were firmly in the hands of Yelu Nanxian.
It is not unprecedented for women to be in power in Xixia.
Li Qianshun's mother, Liang, had been in charge of the country for twenty years.
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Facts have once again verified how correct Ms. Zhang Ailing’s words are.
Yelu Nanxian was conquered by Wang Lin for two consecutive nights, and her whole body softened into a puddle of water. Seeing Wang Lin madly attacking her while sighing, "Women are indeed made of water," Yelu Nanxian said angrily: "
You... are so shameless!"
Wang Lin laughed loudly and said, "Empress Dowager, I know I was wrong."
However, Yelu Nanxian held back his shame and anger and said: "The land you occupied in Xixia must be returned to Xixia, otherwise I will not be able to suppress the material debate in the country."
She was actually talking about Lingwu.
It was just a small city that stretched across the Gobi Desert, and had no strategic value in Wang Lin's eyes.
But Wang Lin really didn't want to talk to Yelu Nanxian about the territorial dispute between the two countries under such circumstances, so he casually said: "Lingwu will be returned to you, but Weizhou will return to the Song Dynasty, and the border of the Song Dynasty will be pushed forward fifty miles.
"
Yelu Nanxian was shocked and turned pale. He immediately pushed Wang Lin away and said angrily: "You went back on your word. How can you regret what you promised me?"
Wang Lin's face turned cold and he said calmly: "Xixia provoked first, and my army conquered behind. Now I can destroy you Xixia with just a backhand, but you come to negotiate terms with me?"
Yelu Nanxian held his snow-white goose neck, and his eyes were filled with mist.
Wang Lin had no thoughts of pity and just said lightly: "You should be lucky that you met me. You should also be lucky that the biggest enemy of the Song Dynasty is the Kingdom of Jin."
"Otherwise, Xixia would have ceased to exist long ago."
"Stop asking me for conditions. You should actually understand that you and I share the same enemy. Our enemies are all Jin people, not you and me."
"The day after tomorrow, after the Song and Xia signed an alliance, I will lead my army back to the country. If you think about it carefully, our two countries are now in a close relationship. If the Song Dynasty is destroyed, you, Xixia, cannot survive alone."
"Okay, don't say it again, otherwise I will kidnap you back to the Song Dynasty and let you stay with Xiao Duolilai and Yelu Yuliyan day and night."
"You...shameless!"
"Haha, it's never me who's shameless, it's the world."
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It was the third day of July in the second year of Xuanhe in the Song Dynasty.
Wang Lin led his army slowly back to the Song Dynasty, and the border of the Song Dynasty was pushed forward fifty miles.
Liu Yanqing led his troops back to Linfu, and Wu Jie and Wu Gadu led their troops to Weizhou.
Vast sea.
Li Lan sat astride a maroon horse, took off the veil she always wore, and looked at Yan Qing.
Yanqing's complexion was slightly red.
"General Yan, I don't know when it will be time to see you again. Please take care of me, General!"
Yan Qing sighed, cupped her fists and returned the greeting: "Thank you, Mrs. Li, for helping me capture the Xixia Royal City. I will thank you when we meet again in the future!"
Li Lan suddenly smiled coquettishly and said: "General Yan, don't forget, you still owe me a favor."
Yan Qing was speechless.
Li Lan said again: "General Yan, say goodbye now, we have a long life ahead!"
After saying that, Li Lan looked deeply at Yan Qing, a trace of silent emotion flashed in his eyes, turned his horse's head and galloped away.
Not far away, Liang Hongyu and Hu Sanniang were walking side by side with Wang Lin. Liang Hongyu glanced at Yan Qing and smiled softly: "Your Majesty, this daughter of a Xixia merchant seems to have taken a liking to our handsome man.
General Yan."
Wang Lin smiled: "Lovers will eventually get married, and they will still have a chance..."
In front of Wang Lin's eyes, Murong Wan'er's charming face appeared, as well as her peerless grace in flowing white clothes.
He did not expect that this Li Lan was actually a powerful force in the Murong family in Xixia.
The reason why Li Lan was willing to use family power to help the Song army was not because of Li Shishi's face, but because of Murong Wan'er's order.
Hundreds of years of accumulation and inheritance... the Murong family really should not be underestimated.
The fifth day of July.
The army arrived in Weizhou.
In this attack on Xixia, the Song Dynasty won a complete victory, and the border was pushed forward fifty miles. Although it was all barren Gobi land, it had great strategic significance.
Wu Jie and Wu Ku held a banquet for Wang Lin in Weizhou to celebrate his success.
At the celebration banquet, Yan Qing delivered a piece of bad news that was earth-shattering to Wang Lin.
A few months ago, Emperor Aguda of the Jin Kingdom passed away.
The prince Wu Qi bought the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.
Half a month ago, when Wang Lin's army was still in Xixia, the Jin troops divided into two groups and went south to invade the Song Dynasty.
The east route was led by Wanyan Zongwang, who went south from Hebei and defeated Zhang Shuye's Hebei army at Baihe.
It was Guo Yaoshi's ever-victorious army who led the Jin soldiers to attack the Song Dynasty. The Jin people successively conquered Dingzhou, Zhending and Xinde Prefecture, and were about to cross the Yellow River south to attack Tokyo.
The West Road was commanded by Wanyan Zonghan.
Since Datong attacked Taiyuan, it was stopped by Zhong Shidao and the main force of the Western Army. Taiyuan is still besieged today.
Yan Qing's military reports came from the special channels of the Tiger God Guard, so they were naturally faster than official channels.
Wang Lin's face was gloomy, and his heart was filled with huge waves.
He had made preparations for the Jin to invade the south in advance, but he did not expect that the Jin would arrive so early and so quickly.
They had just destroyed Liao, so it didn’t take time to stabilize the territory of Liao...
Wang Lin climbed to the Weizhou City Tower and looked at the distant land of Henan.
There is a lag in the news of this year. I am afraid that the Jin people are already preparing to cross the Yellow River at this moment, right?
In the hot summer, Wang Lin felt a chill in his heart.
Although he believed that the Hebei Army could not withstand the Jin people, he did not expect that the Hebei Army would be so vulnerable.
In just ten months, the Jin soldiers and cavalry marched straight in and swept across Hebei and Henan.
There is no doubt that the Jin people took advantage of Wang Lin's army to conquer Xixia and made a temporary invasion plan.
The worst outcome that Wang Lin had judged at the beginning finally came to pass.
Wang Lin sighed and said: "Xiao Yi, how is Captain Zhang doing now?"
Yan Qing bowed and said: "Back to the prince, Taiwei Zhang led his army and was defeated at Baihe. Then he fought with the Jin soldiers in Dingzhou and was defeated again. He fought with the Jin soldiers in Zhending and was defeated again."
"More than half of the Hebei army was damaged, and Taiwei Zhang had no choice but to lead his army across the river and retreat to Huazhou, Henan. But judging from the future, Taiwei Zhang should not be able to defend Huazhou."
Wang Lin's expression condensed.
After a long time, he waved his hand decisively and said: "Xiao Yi, pass on my military order. Early tomorrow morning, the entire army will set off to rescue the capital!"
"Order Wu Jie and Wu Gao to lead their troops to guard the western fortress of Ganlong and guard against any movement of Xixia soldiers and horses. Liu Yanqing leads the soldiers and horses of Linfu to rush to support the Taiyuan Zhongshi Road."
"Order Hua Rong to lead the remaining troops from Qingzhou to Jinan Prefecture. The entire Jingdong Road is urgently prepared for war, to be on guard against the Jin people's invasion of Shandong."
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Huazhou.
Zhang Shuye led 20,000 Hebei remnants to retreat to Huazhou, built a strong wall outside the city to clear the fields, built Lianzhu Village, connected Hedong and Hebei loyal militia, and prepared for a decisive battle with the Jin soldiers.
Jin Wushu is now in Hebei, preparing to cross the river.
Zhang Shuye had gray hair and a haggard look. In just one month, he seemed to have aged ten years.
But his body is still tall and straight.
On the tower of Huazhou City, Zhang Shuye looked towards the direction of the Yellow River with solemn eyes.
Yao Pingzhong said solemnly behind him: "Lieutenant, once the Jin people cross the river, I may not be able to defend Huazhou, and once Huazhou is lost, Tokyo will be surrounded."
Zhang Shuye was silent for a long time before saying: "That's why, General Yao, you and I are going to fight to the death in Huazhou. We would rather die than take another half step back, otherwise the Song Dynasty will be destroyed."
Zhang Shuye asked again: "Can King Qi's troops return from Xixia now?"
Yao Pingzhong shook his head and said worriedly: "I don't know, but the king of Qi led fifty thousand cavalry in late spring to conquer Xixia in the name of marriage. I'm afraid that now, the war will not be resolved."
Zhang Shuye stamped his feet, looked up to the sky and sighed: "Is God going to destroy our Song Dynasty?"
Zhang Shuye spat out a mouthful of blood on his back and fell straight down.
Yao Pingzhong was shocked and immediately ordered people to help Zhang Shuye down and sent military doctors to take care of him.
Zhang Shuye was exhausted mentally and physically and fell asleep all day and night.
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Tokyo.
The Jin people invaded south and had passed Hebei. They were about to cross the river, and the capital was shaken.
Many nobles are already preparing to flee south.
If Wang Lin had not killed all the surrender factions in the Great Song Dynasty in advance, and the main war factions such as Li Gang, Wu Min, and Zongze were dominant at the moment, Song Huizong and Zhao Ji would have been frightened out of fear, just like the original trajectory of history.
Fleeed from Nanjing.
Even so, he still proposed peace with the Jin people in the court, and the conditions for the peace were nothing more than to cede land and pay compensation and then give away women.
This aroused strong opposition from Li Gang and others.
Zhao Ji had no choice but to retreat to Yanfu Palace and ignore the government affairs.
At this time, there was a sudden wave of crusade against Wang Lin in the court, believing that the reason why the Jin invaded was entirely because Wang Lin suddenly led his army to conquer Xixia, allowing the Jin to take advantage of the opportunity.
Otherwise, Wang Lin's 100,000-strong army would not have allowed the Jin people to capture the entire Hebei Province in such a short period of time if they were encircling and resisting.
Memorials to impeach Wang Lin poured into the Yanfu Palace like a tide, and most of them asked the official Zhao Ji to seize Wang Lin's military power and demote him to a commoner.
Zhao Ji ignored these so-called impeachments, but in his heart he had the idea of abdicating the throne.
The curtain has opened, and the trajectory of history is slowly overlapping its original path.