Weizhou City is busy preparing for war, and Daxia Huizhou City, more than 180 miles north of Weizhou, is also a scene of war preparations.
The time goes back to twenty days ago. After Li Ningming, the crown prince of the Great Xia Kingdom, was captured by Su Jin, after Li Yuanhao received the report from Li Jiqian, he immediately summoned all the ministers of His Highness to discuss countermeasures. Li Yuanhao was not here to listen to people's opinions.
He came to give orders.
The first imperial edict was to immediately depose Li Ningming as the crown prince and replace him with his second son Li Ningling, completely crushing the Song Dynasty's attempt to use Li Ningming as a hostage or to make words or deeds unfavorable to Daxia; this point made everyone
I admire you very much. Very few people can abandon their biological sons so simply, because doing so is tantamount to sending Li Ningming to the guillotine with his own hands. He is a worthless son of an enemy. His fate can be imagined with his butt.
The main purpose of the second imperial edict is two words: revenge!
Li Yuanhao thought that he had suppressed the Song people until they could move. In the past six months, the Daxia cavalry had been a common sight in the Song Dynasty. He would lead his troops into the Song Dynasty for a walk when there was nothing wrong. The Song army would only hide in the walled city and watch. Although the Daxia cavalry
They also dare not attack the walled city easily. The Song army's walled cities are very strong, and the range of their bows and arrows is long and powerful. Attacking the city is tantamount to asking for trouble, but even if they don't fight, this sense of satisfaction is enough to boost morale.
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This is like a robber entering someone else's yard. The owner knows that the robbers are peeing and defecating in the yard, but can only hide in the house and watch. It is an unspeakable shame for the owner, but for the robbers
It is a kind of arrogant confidence.
The first order was approved by all the ministers, but as soon as the second order was issued, it immediately aroused opposition from most of the ministers. Among them, the most fierce opposition was undoubtedly the brothers Yeli, one of the two brothers, one named Yeli Yuqi and the other
Their names are Yeli Wangrong, and they are the two brothers of Queen Yeli. They are both the leaders of the most powerful Yeli tribe in the Dangxiang tribe. Most of the most brave and skilled soldiers in the Xixia army are from the Yeli tribe. They are also Yuan Hao.
A loyal supporter and the most reliable right-hand man, he is currently serving as the president of the left and right armies respectively, and is known as the two kings of Rensongyeli.
But today the opposition of these two people is the most fierce. The reason for their opposition is that since the emperor has appointed a new prince, the impact of Li Ningming's capture has been eliminated. It is really a sense of loyalty to raise troops to retaliate for Li Ningming, who has no effect.
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Moreover, the deeper reason is that the Kingdom of Daxia seems to be unable to withstand the consumption of a war. In the four years since the war, men from all tribes in Daxia have been drafted into the army, leaving only women, children and children in hardship in most parts of the country.
It was difficult to support production, countless fields were deserted, and the number of cattle, sheep, and horses was also declining sharply due to lack of manpower. The lives of the people of the entire Great Xia after these four years of war with the Song Dynasty not only did not lead to plundering more materials as expected, but they also lived longer.
Moisturizing, on the contrary, has regressed to the point where we can no longer even drink tea, a basic luxury product in life.
Tea and cloth were originally traded with the Song Dynasty. Nowadays, "no tea to drink, no clothes to wear", furs and green salt are piled up like mountains. However, due to the cut off of trade, the Song people switched to sea salt. Without furs, the Song people still have cotton clothes.
During the winter, when the Song Dynasty professed its vassalship, not only could they exchange furs, green salt, and other items for food, tea, cloth, and other items every year, but the Song court would also grant them 10,000 taels of silver, tens of thousands of guans, and 20,000 jins of tea every year. Nowadays, everything is available
Gone.
Faced with such a situation, Brother Yeli, as the leader of the tribe, naturally feels the pain. It is fine for the tribe's warriors to die on the battlefield. Warriors are born to fight, and they will be reborn after death. But the current situation, the army
The food supply is not guaranteed, and the women and children left behind do not have enough food or clothing to keep warm. After autumn and October, a heavy snowfall may freeze to death thousands of people. Even in the war, so many people died. If they starve to death
It would be a huge shame to freeze so many people to death.
So when they heard that Dayuan Hao was calling for a big war again, Brother Yeli was very angry. This brother-in-law was really too fond of success, and he just followed his own temper. He liked to bully men, dominate women, and kill people randomly.
That's fine, after all, this is not a fatal flaw for a man and a king, but completely ignoring the situation at home and going his own way is childish behavior.
Faced with the opposition of the Yeli brothers, Li Yuanhao was extremely angry, but he knew very well that half of his country was supported by Yeli Yuqi and Yeli Wangrong. If these two had not exhausted their human and financial resources to help him eliminate Daxia
In the whole territory, I will never be comfortable as the emperor in Xingqing Mansion. Even if I start a war with the Song Dynasty, the main army is still in the hands of these two people. If these two people don't agree, I can fight this battle if I want.
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Li Yuanhao wished he could loudly shout: "Who dares to object to immediate beheading." But no matter how much he wanted to say so in his heart, he still smiled and explained to the Yeli brothers.
"I understand both of you, and I also know what you are talking about. Last month you wrote a letter to release part of the army back to farming. This is the farming and grazing season, and we should really make our granaries full.
Let our cattle and sheep fatten up; both sides are actually tired after this battle. Someone has written a letter suggesting a truce and peace with the Song Dynasty. I have considered it again and again and feel that it is time."
Ye Liyu Qi cupped his hands and said: "In that case, why didn't the emperor send someone to the Song Dynasty to discuss the idea of ending the war and making peace? Since the emperor knows the situation in the country, how can you not feel worried? If this continues, this year
The winter will definitely be a winter of hunger and cold, and I am afraid that this will cause chaos, and it will be too late to regret it by then."
Li Yuanhao suppressed the urge to slam the table and sighed: "It's easy to say, but is it that easy to make peace? Making peace also requires timing and methods. The right time and the right method will benefit me Daxia a lot. Since we want to
With the ceasefire with the Song Dynasty, we have to squeeze something out of the Song Dynasty. Otherwise, making peace will mean surrendering to the Song people. I will never lose this face."
Yeli Wangrong said: "Your Majesty, what do you think is the right way to make peace? You want conditions, and you also want to gather troops to attack the Song Dynasty. Is this of any benefit to making peace?"
Li Yuanhao said: "You don't understand this. Talking about peace with the Song Dynasty is useless. You all know that the words of the Song people are better than thousands of troops. We party members can only speak with swords and guns. On the battlefield
Seeing the truth, you will lose if you talk to them, but how to make the Song people shut up obediently, accept our conditions and dare not bargain. Only an overwhelming victory can make the Song people understand that our peace with them is a charity, not a charity.
Helpless, this way we can obtain more favorable conditions, and I am also thinking about the interests of Daxia."
Brother Yeli thought thoughtfully. What Li Yuanhao said was not unreasonable. Talking about peace after a big victory would be more dignified and beneficial to Daxia. As the saying goes, in a fight, talk about who hits hard, and who is in charge.
The backbone of the negotiation table became even more straightened. Li Yuanhao took the opportunity to retaliate this time. In fact, he wanted to end the war between the two countries with a big victory and dignity. This was also a clever strategy.
Li Yuanhao saw that Brother Yeli seemed to be touched, and hurriedly struck while the iron was hot and said: "Two commanders, after this battle, I agree to your request to return to the army to farm, and I will immediately talk to the Song people. Let's rest for three to five years, and wait until the time is right.
When we attack the Song Dynasty again, I will make one of the two commanders the king of Bianliang and the other the king of Yingtian, so that you can enjoy the rest of your life."
Yeli Yuqi sighed and said: "My brothers and I don't dare to ask for anything from the King of Bianliang to Yingtian. If we can really complete the great cause of unification, we will naturally disarm and return to the fields and go back to herding cattle and sheep on horses."
It's very comfortable; anyway, what the emperor said is not unreasonable, let's vote for the Song people and hurt them, which will be more beneficial to the peace negotiation."
Li Yuanhao breathed a sigh of relief. The two people agreed, and the objections of others were meaningless. If anyone objected again, Li Yuanhao would chop off his head without hesitation; Li Yuanhao also secretly determined to find an opportunity to get rid of them.
These two people, these two people are indeed important to me, but they are also my biggest threats and obstacles. I must not let these two people influence my actions and manipulate me as a puppet.