At this time, the commander-in-chief of the Xixia border is called Li Lingde. This man is a descendant of the Xixia royal family. He has guarded the border for decades and is now 60 years old!
Li Lingde's hair was gray and he looked a little weak. When he got the news, he was shocked!
Now the Xixia people have only 50,000 troops garrisoning the southern border! If you want to rely on 50,000 people to block an army of 100,000 people, I'm afraid you can't!
And in the past hundred years, although Xixia and the Song Dynasty have only seen endless battles, the Song Dynasty invested heavily in troops from the beginning, and there were very few wars on the border that stretched for hundreds of miles! The Song soldiers were slowly testing the waters at the beginning.
, or a heavy force to attack a certain stronghold on the border! He secretly guessed in his heart, is it possible that Liangshan will launch a war of annihilation against Xixia this time? Is it just a vanguard in the past ten years, and the Song Dynasty will invest more troops in the future?
"Commander, we have just received news! This time, almost all the Liu Jiajun and Zhejia troops in the northwest have been dispatched! Especially the Liu Jiajun, they are unstoppable! The fortress of Wulun Village on Huanqing Road has been captured by them!" A general reported below.
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"What? Wulun Village has been conquered? How is it possible? That is the strongest military camp on Huanqing Road, and the number of troops stationed there has reached 15,000! If you want to conquer Wulun Village, you don't have 30,000 troops, no
It's impossible to conquer in dozens of days! Is your news wrong?" Li Lingde asked hurriedly.
"The news should be correct! Ulun Village has really been conquered! This time the Liu Jiajun was extremely ferocious, and we were no match at all! It took them just three days to conquer Ulun Village! According to reports
Those soldiers who escaped said that the Liu family's army was not afraid of death. They did not rest for three days and three nights and attacked continuously. We have never seen such a crazy army before!" the general reported.
It was Liu Guangshi's 20,000 Liangshan infantrymen who were ordered to attack Wulunzhai. These Liangshan infantrymen were far more ferocious than the Western Army, and their combat effectiveness was also far greater than that of the Western Army! They fought day and night, and the Xixia people
It is impossible to resist! The quality of this Xixia army is not far different from that of the Western Army. In the past, when they fought with the Western Army, both sides fought during the day and rested at night. They had never seen an army like the Liangshan Infantry.
Been there.
"Now that Wulun Village has been captured, they can go all the way north and outflank and attack our remaining fortresses and Bingzhai from behind. By that time, the entire Huanqing Road is in danger of being opened up!" Li Lingde frowned.
"Commander, we need to notify the country immediately and ask them to mobilize troops!" the general pleaded.
"I have notified the country, and the domestic army will be mobilized soon! In the past two years, we suffered a big loss in Liangshan, and now we are somewhat short of troops! Now only Xiazhou, Lingzhou, Pingliang Mansion and other places have some
Garrison, the total number of these garrisons is more than 200,000
! The Song people seem to know that we are short of troops, so they want to take the opportunity to destroy Xixia! Damn it! They are really confused, don’t they know how powerful Liangshan is now? We fought hard for each other, but in the end we could only take advantage of Liangshan!"
Li Lingde cursed.
"Commander, I think it would be better to write a letter to the commander of the Western Army and ask the commander to stop! That kind of commander has always been wise, how could he be so confused this time?" said the general.
"Okay! I will write a letter to Zhongshi Dao and explain to him how powerful he is! After I finish writing the letter, I will go to the front line with you! Hum, before the arrival of the 200,000 troops, I will definitely defend this border area!"
Li Lingde gritted his teeth and said.
Soon, Li Lingde's letter was written, and he sent an envoy to Zhongshi Road in Jingyuan, northwest! Then, he took his generals to leave their base, Tiandu Mountain, and headed for the front line! There was also Li Lingde beside him.
There are three thousand soldiers. These three thousand soldiers are elite and will be put into the battlefield when the time comes! In addition, he has mobilized the people on the border to let the people also participate in the battle!
The people in the Xixia border area are different from the people in other places. The people here are quite brave, and many people here have weapons at home and can become warriors when needed! Although the Tanguts and Han people live together in Xixia, in the border area
But it is entirely composed of Dangxiang people. These Dangxiang people are loyal to Xixia and will never betray Xixia! Moreover, the Xixia people on the border all know that if the border is broken by the Song army, they will all be in danger of being massacred by the Song army, so they will use all their strength to
Go and help the army fight!
"We have 50,000 defenders! In addition, there are more than 100,000 civilians on the border who can use weapons! Once our 200,000 troops arrive, there will be no more danger!" Li Lingde said secretly.
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When troops were sent to the northwest, it was not only the Xixia people who were shocked, but also the people within the Western Army were shocked!
The first one to get the news was Zhongshi Dao!
Zhongshidao led the Zhongjia army to guard Jingyuan Road, which is not far from the border of Xixia! Zhenrongzhou, Huanqing Road, etc. are all to the east of Jingyuan Road. Whenever there is a war in these two places, someone will immediately spread the news
Got to him.
Zhong Shidao was originally playing chess with Qu Duan. After hearing the news, he suddenly stayed there!
"How could this happen? I am the northwest economic envoy. I have never ordered troops to be sent to Xixia. Why would they do this?" After a while, Zhong Shidao murmured.
"Commander, could it be Lord Tong Guan who ordered them to send troops?" Qu Duan also asked in surprise.
"Impossible! Isn't there any reason for Tong Guan to order troops to be sent out? What benefit does it bring to him to attack Xixia now? Xixia's national strength is not weak. We have been at a stalemate with Xixia for almost 200 years, and we can't conquer Xixia. He thinks that this is the only way to defeat Xixia.
Liu Jiajun, Zhejia
Can the army defeat Xixia? Moreover, Tong Guan and I have always had a good relationship. If he really wants to send troops, there is no way he will not notify me! How could this happen? How could this happen?" Zhong Shidao frowned, and he
I was worried and my back started to sweat.
"Sir, Xixia is my feud with the Song Dynasty! Even if we start a war now, it's nothing!" Qu Duan said.
"Nonsense! Now is the time to start a war? Do you know how powerful Liangshan is now? They are constantly destroying the country in the north. They are our biggest enemies in the Song Dynasty! I heard that Liangshan and Xixia are also enemies. We should fight
Xixia has formed an alliance to deal with Liangshan together, how can we start a war now?" Master Zhong said.
As he spoke, he stood up and walked around the room, thinking about the matter.
"Sir, what should we do now?" Qu Duan thought for a while and said.
"Send my military order to stop them immediately! Also, send someone to ask them why they are using troops against Xixia?" Zhong Shidao said coldly.
At that moment, Qu Duan immediately went to pass on the military order of the Master!
After more than ten days, Liu Yanqing finally replied that there was no way to stop the war! As for the reason for starting the war, Liu Yanqing reported that the Xixia people were ready to move south, so they wanted to strike first!
"Nonsense!" Zhong Shidao gritted his teeth as he read the two people's replies.
"Sir, these two people deceived you like this! We just received a letter from Li Lingde of Xixia. Li Lingde said that Xixia and the Song Dynasty are family friends. In the past few years, there has been no conflict between Xixia and the Song Dynasty. He asked us why we started the war! It can be seen that the Xixia people have no conflicts at all.
No
The idea of starting a war! Moreover, I sent people to inquire. The number of Xixia troops stationed in the south has been getting smaller and smaller in recent years. They are now on the defensive and it is not the time to start a war! Why do these two people want to send troops to Xixia?
"Qu Duan also said angrily.
"I don't know either!" Zhong Shidao shook his head.
He was extremely depressed now, and he really couldn't figure out the reason why the two people started fighting! He felt that there seemed to be a huge conspiracy hidden in it, but he couldn't guess what the conspiracy was!
"Sir, they are unwilling to cease the war now! Seeing that Xixia is mobilizing troops from the country, there will really be a war on the northwest border. What should we do now?" Qu Duan said.
"Send someone to inform Mr. Tong Guan and Mr. Huang Qianshan. Together with me, Tong Guan and Huang Qianshan, we will jointly give the order. I don't believe they dare to disobey it!" Master Zhong said coldly.
He is the northwest economic envoy, Tong Guan is the northwest supervisor of the army, the emperor invades, and Huang Qianshan is the northwest propaganda envoy, the head of the civil servants. If these three people unite, if it were in the past, Liu Yanqing, Zhe Keqiu and others will definitely obey the orders.
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"Sir, I think we need to report to the imperial court! Let the imperial court issue an edict and order them to withdraw their troops immediately!" Qu Duan said.
"Report to the imperial court? I'm afraid the imperial court won't make a decision at all!" Zhong Shidao said with a bitter smile.
Although he is in the northwest, news from the court is still coming! Now Emperor Daojun only cares about cultivating Taoism and becoming an immortal every day, while those ministers only care about pleasing the emperor, and are busy building new palaces every day! Now!
For example, the war on their border could not be reported to the central government at all. The emperor would not listen, and neither would Cai Jing and other traitorous ministers! Therefore, they had to rely on themselves for everything!
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Liu Guangshi and Zhe Yanzhi are staying in Wulun Village at this time!
The weather is gradually getting cooler, and it seems that the Mid-Autumn Festival is not far away! Liu Guangshi is there at the moment. This is a textbook for the military academy. He will study it when he has nothing to do!
"Brother Liu, we have been here for more than 20 days! In these 20 days, you have not been to the front line once, and your 10,000 cavalry have not been dispatched yet! What on earth are you going to do?" Orihiko said fiercely.
Liu Guangshi pushed open the door and said angrily.
"Oh, I have a clever plan!" Liu Guangshi said calmly without even looking at Zhe Yanzhi.
"What a clever idea? Did you know that Xixia has increased its troops by 200,000, and those 200,000 have already come from all over the country, and are not far from the border!" Zheyan questioned.
"It's good that they're here!" Liu Guangshi said with a smile.
"After they come, we only have 130,000 people, how can we resist them?" Orihiko asked.
"It doesn't matter if we can't resist. In the worst case, we can just withdraw to Fuzhou!" Liu Guangshi said.
"You...you actually said such a thing? Since you came here, you haven't fought a single battle, and you haven't killed anyone! You still brag about how powerful Liangshan is, and how many achievements you have made! It turns out that you are all here
Nonsense, you are simply a courageless person!" Zhe Yanzhi's face changed, and he cursed angrily.
"Don't worry, sooner or later we will kill the enemy!" Liu Guangshi said.
"Hmph, I can't be with a courageous person like you! I want to return to the Zhe family army and kill the enemy now!" Zhe Yanzhi said angrily.
He turned around and was about to leave, but at this moment, several soldiers at the door reached out and stopped him.
"Liu Guangshi, what on earth are you going to do?" Zhe Yanzhi turned around and said angrily.
"Since you have entered our Liangshan Army, you can't just leave!" Liu Guangshi said.
"What do you want?" Orihiko asked.
"I want you to stay with me." Liu Guangshi laughed.
Zhe Yanzhi was stopped at that moment. In the next few days, Zhe Yanzhi tried to escape several times, but the Liangshan army was strictly disciplined and guarded tightly. He was captured several times just after leaving!
Zhe Yanzhi had no choice but to stay in the army! He stayed in the room all day and was extremely bored! When it was getting dark, the door was suddenly pushed open and Liu Guangshi was standing in front of him.
in front of.
"Humph, you cowardless man, are you finally willing to see me today?" Zhe Yanzhi immediately turned over and cursed.
"It's time for us to go out and stretch our muscles!" Liu Guangshi said with a wry smile.
"Move your muscles and bones?" Orihiko asked in surprise.
"Yes! We are going to send troops!" Liu Guangshi said.