If we consider the favorable weather, location, and people, there is no doubt that the favorable location favors the party.
Dangxiang took advantage of the geographical advantages to defeat the Song and Liao armies many times.
Vast deserts, rapid river valleys, rolling mountains, etc. are all naturally conducive to the party people, and they can come and go without a trace.
For the enemy, they are often confused by this, but for the party, they are fully aware of the interests and dangers.
Among them, Weijing Mountain is one of the geographical advantages held by Dangxiang.
In the Wei Jing Mountains, the canyons are deep and the currents are turbulent, so it is impossible to rush the boat. The party's soldiers and horses are strictly guarded here, and they are constantly intercepting the river with large trees, iron cables and rocks, so that the Song Army's plan to extend the river from Lanzhou to Huizhou cannot be realized.
Especially along the Weijing River at the foot of the mountain, party members set up many outposts to prevent the Song army from crossing the river from Huizhou and going south.
So until now, the Song army was building ships in Lanzhou and moving down the river, but its attack on Xingling has never been successful. Zhang Yue's plan came to nothing.
Shen Kuo and other border generals sent several expeditions back and forth in an attempt to detect the water conditions and river potential. However, Dang Xiang was very strict with the expeditions and never measured the actual situation in Weijing Mountain.
Nowadays, for many generals of the Song Army, Weijing Mountain is just a place name, and the details are never clear. Some even don't know the general location.
It can be seen that party items are strictly guarded.
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Now in the Xixia military tent, the people commanding the army are Li Bingchang and the Queen Mother Liang.
It has always been the custom of the famous Wei family to conduct military expeditions in person.
Not only since Li Yuanhao and Li Liangzuo, but also state leaders such as Li Jiqian have always had the habit of leading troops to conquer in person, and this time it is also a tradition for the Empress Dowager Liang and Li Bingchang to personally conquer at the same time.
Why not keep Empress Dowager Liang in the harem?
Because Li Bingchang was afraid that there would be a fire in the backyard after his personal expedition this time, he insisted on taking Empress Dowager Liang with him. Even the former prime minister Liang Yibu, who had been under house arrest, was also taken with him.
At the same time, it was Li Bingchang who ordered the death of Empress Liang. After becoming the son-in-law of the Liao Kingdom, he completely took the military power in his hands. He needed to test the power in his hands.
Not only the Empress Dowager Liang was accompanying the army, but also a group of veteran and important ministers also came with the army.
Party troops and horses have been dormant in Weijing Mountain for several days now.
Li Bingchang gave banquets to his confidants in the military tent.
Everyone munched on the meat, but the Empress Dowager Liang was too weak to eat meat. She ate a few mouthfuls and said, "This is the Jingshan Mountain where the late emperor stationed his troops in the past. It can not only guard against Huizhou, but also peek southward at Huanqing."
"After I got Tiandu Mountain, I was no longer happy about it."
Empress Dowager Liang said this, which made Li Bingchang a little unhappy.
Tiandu Mountain's water source and pasture are abundant. In the past, Li Yuanhao and Liang Yimi often gathered their troops at this point to march south.
Tiandu Mountain has been lost since last year due to the comprehensive advance of the Song Army, and this year even the nearby Tibetan tribes have stopped coming to participate in party gatherings.
But how can humans and horses live well in the mountains?
But there is no way.
Li Bingchang picked up a kerchief and wiped the fat from his mouth, and then said to Empress Dowager Liang: "This time I am going to take back Tiandu Mountain!"
Empress Dowager Liang said: "There is no need to gather the soldiers and horses of each family. Now we are using the reputation of the late emperor and the awe of the tribal leaders for us for decades. This is why we here can reluctantly command so many soldiers and horses."
Liang Yibu said: "Your Majesty, the Song army is in Nanmuchuan (Xi'an Prefecture) and the Shengchuan area, building a walled city to connect Jingyuan Road and Xihe Road. If the two roads join forces, the power will be unstoppable."
"If we send troops to capture Tiandu Mountain from now on and cut off the north-south passage of the Song Army, this will truly be a great victory."
Li Bingchang said: "No, the Song Army has deployed heavy troops in Nanmuchuan, and the Song Army's elite troops on Xihe Road can cross the rivers in Lanzhou and Liangzhou to attack me at any time."
In the Song Dynasty, a heavy military group of nearly 100,000 troops was stationed in Liangzhou and Lanzhou.
There are also two big thugs, Ali Gu and Wen Xixin. The soldiers and horses are so strong that everyone in the party can't sleep well at night after hearing about it.
Once Liangzhou was lost, everyone in the Dangxiang tribe had a wait-and-see mentality.
The commander of the army on the side, Nendo Baozhong, said: "Your Majesty, in fact, only Jingchuan is enough for our army's supply. In the past, we sent troops from Huamachi and often rested here."
The Empress Dowager Liang shook her head when she heard this, walked out of the tent and looked up to the sky and said, "I understand that the Gao Kingdom is going to perish."
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Everyone discussed it for a while, but to no avail.
Renduo Baozhong stepped forward and whispered: "Your Majesty, the leaders are really in panic now that they have been defeated in Lanzhou, Liangzhou and other places."
"Once it fails, the situation will be over."
Li Bingchang said: "I am very grateful to the Qing family for their loyal advice. They all only oppose me superficially. Only you speak to me from the bottom of your heart in private."
Renduo Baozhong said: "My father has lost Liangzhou, but your majesty still treats my Renduo family as kindly as before."
Li Bingchang said: "Previously, Ren Duo and Chu Qing betrayed me. Thanks to Ai Qing's reminder, I did not fall into the treacherous plot by mistake. His plot could not succeed."
Previously, Renduo, the imperial censor, wanted to rebel against Chu Qing and assassinate Li Bingchang. Thanks to Renduo's loyalty and righteousness, he killed his relatives and was finally forced to flee the Song Dynasty.
Because of this, Ren Duo Baozhong gained Li Bingchang's trust very much. Although he was not given the post of general of the army, he gained his trust when he visited the court.
Li Bingchang said: "You don't know this. I was ready to withdraw my troops, but so many veterans are against it. Once I withdraw my troops, I will lose all face."
"Besides, the Song army has already advanced to Xiaoguan. After crossing Lingzhouchuan, we will reach Lingzhou two hundred miles away. Liangzhou has been lost, and I understand that Gaoguo has lost Hexi. If Lingzhou is lost again,
I understand that there is no such thing as Gao Guo."
Ren Duobozhong said: "Your Majesty, why don't you pray for reinforcements from the Liao Kingdom?"
Li Bingchang said: "What do you think of the Liao Kingdom? They are already talking to the Song people. According to my guess, the Song Dynasty will definitely give benefits to the Liao Kingdom in exchange for the land of Liangzhou."
"And the Liao Kingdom will not press the Song Dynasty too hard."
"So I have to find my own way out! But I know the principle of thinking about defeat before winning. What are your plans if this time the attack is unfavorable?"
Renduobao Zhong said: "Your Majesty, if we are defeated this time, please make the city of Shengwei the northern capital for the time being. I will vow to fight with the Southern Dynasty to the end."
Li Bingchang said to himself: "Yes, Shengwei City is located between Shengwei Mountain and Helan Mountain, to the west of the river in the northeast of Lingzhou. Although it is barren, it has always been the northern gate for the party to communicate with the northern Tibetan tribes."
"Indeed, as many ministers said, we can get better help from the Liao Kingdom here."
Renduo Baozhong said: "This was originally the Dingyuan Army of the Tang Dynasty. Dangxiang was changed to Dingzhou. In the Song Dynasty, it was called Tianzhou. Now it is the Northland Central Supervisory Department of Dangxiang."
"The city of Shengwei is quite prosperous in terms of farming and animal husbandry. Caravans come and go frequently. It is the place where the capital is overseen."
"But there is no danger to defend Shengwei City?"
Renduo Baozhong lowered his head and said: "As long as there is peace with the Liao Kingdom, Your Majesty does not need to worry about this! Otherwise, if the Song Dynasty takes over Lingzhou in the future, then... I dare to say this!"
Of course, Li Bingchang has no doubts about Ren Duo Baozhong's loyalty. Now this is the only way out.
At the same time, for the emperor, moving the capital could also increase internal cohesion.
Li Bingchang said: "I am desperate to survive, and this is the only way I can survive!"
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Among Bianjing.
Zhang Yue complained and sat at home watching fish.
This time it was not that he was pretending to be sick, but that Zhang Yue really had a cold.
He had been feeling dizzy with illness these past few days and could not get out of bed.
In the past, when he read time-travel novels, it seemed as if the protagonists did not eat whole grains and never seemed to get sick.
Now that Zhang Yue's condition has slightly recovered, he feels that even though he has been lying in bed on a hot day, he was asked by Seventeenth Mother to put on more clothes.
There is no way around this. The ancients’ method of fighting diseases was to avoid exposure to wind.
In fact, Zhang Yue got much better after Qian Yi's diagnosis and treatment.
Now Zhang Yue is sitting leisurely by the pond, watching the fish swimming around in the pond, which has slightly relieved the boredom of being locked up in the house for the past few days.
Although he is out of phase these days, all kinds of information are gathered from all directions.
During the negotiation, the Liao envoy Xiao Xi suddenly raised his voice and temporarily increased the price. At the same time, the Liao State also pressed heavy troops in the direction of Yunzhong and Xijing.
The intelligence received from Hedong and Shaanxi was that Dangxiang was on time to gather his troops and horses and they were coming through Huamachi one after another. As for the intention to attack, it was unclear.
Although Aligu attacked Shazhou and other places in Dangxiang's Hexi Corridor, he was still careless. Aligu attacked here and found excuses to fight back with the Qingtang Department there. Not only did he not work hard, he even fainted.
There is also a plan to backstab him.
Wang Gui was a little anxious, unable to cope with so many things, and kept urging Zhang Yue to return to Zhongshu.
The official family also sent imperial doctors and chamberlains to visit the family three times a day.
They really didn't want to leave Zhang Yue at this time.
As for Cai Que and Xing Shu, they were quite active these days, as if they were in contact with each other.
Zhang Yue heard a lot of rumors, and he can draw lessons from history.
The Song Dynasty had always had a tradition of taking the blame for defeating prime ministers.
For example, Cai Jing in history, and Han Zhouzhou later.
Zhang Yue was in a calm mood at the moment.
He sat by the pool and looked at the floating clouds on the horizon. He had plenty of time to appreciate the artistic conception of "the clouds are rising, the clouds are relaxing, the wind is rolling, the clouds are rising and falling, and the flowers are blooming and falling".
Having experienced many things and many storms, Zhang Yue felt that he could deal with everything in front of him with a normal mind.
Anyway, the chess pieces have fallen down and the layout has been completed, so he just sits back and watches the development of the situation. He knows in his heart what the next move will be.
Let him wander around in the wind, and watch me live peacefully on the fifth road!