"The party item must be fought, and Li Qianshun's invasion of the border is expected, but it is a few years earlier than expected. The imperial court has no excuse for going west, and the so-called sins made by heaven are forgivable, and they cannot live if they do their own sins. Don't care about the escort army of Wushu, immediately mobilize Shaanxi, and order the front division of the palace to train the 38th Brigade Town, quickly reinforce the Western Servant Army, and carry out training, and must stabilize the defense line before mobilization. ”

Regardless of the southward march of the Jin army, it was difficult for the ministers present to accept, they would rather hear about the defeat in the northwest than accept the defeat in the north, this is not reserved but habitual.

Some people even think that Wang Xiu has the taste of compromise, and some people feel very wrong, and can't help but be confused, you must know that the Jurchens are the real threat, and the party members have always been clowns.

"Once the war starts, the Wushu excuses to raise troops to cross the river, so what can I do" Tan Shiji couldn't understand, and immediately objected, in his opinion, Wang Xiu was putting the cart before the horse, the Jin army claimed to be 400,000, but in fact, there were more than 100,000, enough to launch a large-scale invasion.

Qin Hui also immediately echoed and said: "The imperial court is the time to rest and recuperate, once the west and north sides start a war, the outcome is unpredictable, and the treasury cannot support it." "I can't help but say that his position is neutral, and he is also the table of the slippery head.

Tan Shiji glanced at Wang Xiu, shook his head and twisted his beard and said: "Hengshan can resist the enemy, if you want to say that the conquest of the party, it must be done by mobilizing the power of the country, and the Jurchens will inevitably take advantage of the weakness, this is not done by a wise man, Lord Wang should think twice." ”

Shen Mo glanced at everyone, he also felt that Wang Xiu Meng Lang, but his trust in Wang Xiu for more than ten years made him still cautious: "The imperial court is conquering the South China Sea, and the sea frontier is unpredictable, and it must not be lightly provoked. ”

"Dang Xiang Shengqiang has always loved to take advantage, so he simply let them get some sweetness, and when the situation in the north is stabilized, the western army can gradually recover."

Qin Hui saw that Shen Mo didn't quite agree with Wang Xiu, so he was a little bolder, and said hesitantly: "With the defense of Hengshan Pass, Shaanxi will definitely be able to retreat from the enemy, but to exterminate the rebels, I am afraid it will not take one or two years, or the north is the most important." ”

The two prefectures and the six Shangshu almost all require respect, which is a unique situation. After all, fighting on two fronts is a taboo for soldiers, not to mention that if there is something in the north to start a war in the northwest, it is equivalent to a three-front battle, Wang Xiu can't help but sigh, Zhang Qiyuan's clever play and naked plotting make everyone have to throw a rat bogey.

However, when Zhao Chen saw Wang Xiu's isolation, he seemed to grasp a glimmer of hope, and there was a comfortable smile in his eyes.

Wang Xiu didn't feel pressure, but said calmly: "Three-front battle, a fool did it." ”

Li Gang, Xu Han, and even Cai Yi and Shen Mo were stunned, Wang Xiu's words were too contradictory. The conquest of the South China Sea has mobilized a lot of troops to weaken the local forces of the defending naval army and weaken the sea threat against Yanshan.

From the construction of Pingqiang City, it was destined to start a war with the party, as long as the party members were not of a bad breed, no one wanted to see an offensive position at the doorstep.

Everyone was not deeply impressed by the conquest of the South China Sea, but they were deeply impressed by the party's project, and the successive defeats showed that once the war started, it would be a long time, and the lofty ambition to recover Hexi in two years seemed to be a little unbelievable.

It is true that the Jurchens are restrained and blackmailed, but there is no absolute in everything, once the Great Song Dynasty falls into the northwest to fight, the Jurchens will definitely show their fangs, and the Northern Servant Army without the reinforcements of the Western Attendant Army will have to face the powerful Jin Army independently, and it makes people feel empty when they think about it.

It seems that Wang Xiu's decision-making is too Meng Lang

Li Gang thought of Wang Xiu's plan, although the attack on the party was for the Northern Expedition, and the prospect was very good, but the intervention of the Jurchens made the world a little bad, and he hesitated.

Thinking that the party raised more than 500,000 soldiers, it is true that the army is reckless, but people also have strength. Judging from the strength of the Great Song Dynasty, it could deal with the Northwest War during the Southern Expedition, but it was no longer able to fight with the Jurchens.

However, the northern army gritted its teeth and defended, it seemed that it was still possible, he thought about it for a while, made his own decision, and said: "The defense system of Pingqiang City is perfect, and there are brigade guards, but it is difficult to capture the party with 100,000 people. Since the captives are to contain the imperial court, then the plan will be calculated, the northern army will not move, mobilize the two armies of the palace and the front division to move westward, and unite the soldiers and horses of the western army from all walks of life, which is completely worthy of a battle. ”

Wang Xiu was very relieved and stunned, Li Gang actually supported him, and said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the captives are already unbearable to fight, they are just seeing the wind and making the rudder." The traitor Zhang Qiyuan is still in the party, they are obviously waiting for an opportunity, the imperial army is like a tiger, they will inevitably fall into the ground, as long as they send a capable minister, they will be able to welcome back the Zi Palace. ”

"Who can send an envoy" Zhao Chen gasped heavily, although Wang Xiu had grievances, he was unwilling to give up the opportunity.

Wang Xiu did not answer directly, but said: "Your Majesty, the country must first take the military first, and you should call all of them to join the army." ”

Zhao Chen was very dissatisfied, feeling that he had been refuted by Wang Xiu, and his face was very ugly.

In the northwest, even if Zhang Qiyuan clearly said that the Jurchens would really take advantage of the fire to rob, his honesty won Li Qianshun's favor, and it was very logical.

As long as the normal people in power understand that diplomatic relations are nothing more than this, they just use each other, there is nothing else new, if you are valuable, then help, if you are worthless, people will not mind dividing you, it's that simple and clear.

Zhang Qiyuan's honesty has won trust, and not every envoy can deal with it calmly.

The value of Xia Cun zài, as determined in the era of Li Deming, survives in the gap between the north and the south. Even if Li Yuanhao insisted on calling the Western Dynasty, he could not change the true shape and seek a glimmer of life between the balance of power between the north and the south. The reason why Xia was not destroyed by the Song Dynasty and could frequently counteract on a large scale was that the powerful military oppression in the north made it impossible for the Great Song to concentrate its forces.

The reason why the Great Song Dynasty gained a strategic advantage over Xia was the decline of the northern regime, which gave the Great Song a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to carry out military deployment in an orderly manner. It's a pity that this advantage was broken by the rise of the Jurchens, giving the party members a chance to breathe and let them come back to life again.

Li Qianshun was very decisive, and after judging the intentions of the Jurchens, he immediately took the Great Song Dynasty as the leader, and Ren Dejing, who was originally known as Xi'an Prefecture, as the leader, and Li Liangfu as the commander, gathered an army of 100,000 and marched to the periphery of Pingqiang City.

Of course, Ren Dejing was just a guide and did not really reach the front line, but the 100,000 Xia army was real. According to the military system of the Xia army, there are 50,000 or 60,000 regular soldiers in the 100,000 army, which can be said to be quite grandiose, that is, the Empress Dowager Liang sent 500,000 troops, and it seems that the city can be filled with corpses.

Zhang Qiyuan gave Li Qianshun a free move, which made Li Qianshun very happy, and treated him like a guest, but he didn't know that he happened to be set up and was used as a gun.