Xingqing Mansion, the royal city of Western Xia, Huaiyuan County to which Lingzhou belonged in the Later Zhou Dynasty, and the county was abolished as a town in the early years of the Great Song Dynasty. In 1020 A.D., Li Deming, the emperor of Western Xia, sent his minister He Chengzhen to lead the servants, crossed the Yellow River to the north to build a city, built a city palace and a sect of the community, and set the capital here, named Xingzhou.

After Li Deming's son Li Yuanhao succeeded to the throne, he built a palace city, built a palace, and promoted Xingzhou to Xingqing Mansion. and formally established a civil and military class here; Establishment of the Western Xia ruling body. Zhutai south of the city, in the first year of the Heavenly Rite Law Yanzuo (1038) October 11 here to be canonized, that is, the emperor's throne. Later emperors of Western Xia used it as their capital.

Xingqing Mansion "controls Heshuo in the north, leads Qingliang in the south, according to the upstream of the road, chokes the key points in the west", the water and grass are abundant, the land is rich and the grains are abundant, the alluvial plain at the eastern foot of Helan Mountain is water concentrative, and it is one of the grain bases and important pastures in the territory of Xixia.

An autumn rain and a cold. The scorching heat of the past has faded, the coolness of autumn is gradually coming, and Xingqing Mansion is also in a cool autumn.

For advocating Sinology, "the journey of scholars is nothing more than filial piety; The model of the country, nothing more important than Confucianism", said Li Qianshun, the king of Western Xia, this year's autumn day is especially quiet and gloomy, and the autumn mood is terrifying, which makes him feel a little cold in his bones.

Since the first year of Jingkang, the Jin people invaded the Song Dynasty in the south, the Western Xia Emperor Li Qianshun took the opportunity to send troops to capture the castles originally built by the Song Dynasty on the Xia border. Subsequently, he captured Xi'an Prefecture, Huaide Army, Tianduzhai and other places in the Song Dynasty. The Xia army once besieged Lanzhou, and after plundering it, it withdrew and returned, leaving a ruin along the way.

In the past few years, the Xia army has been busy attacking cities and conquering cities on the Song-Xia border, seizing a large number of military fortresses, and greatly expanding the territory area.

Just when the Xia army was eating step by step, and Li Qianshun was trying to restore the old heroic plan of his great-grandfather Li Yuanhao's rule, the pace of the Xia army's advance had to stop.

In the Great Xia, there is now a popular thing called a newspaper, which was brought back by the merchants from the Song Realm, and soon spread in the Western Xia.

All military affairs, people's livelihood and trade, etc., will be published in this kind of newspaper. Because of this, this Huaxia Daily quickly became the favor of these upper-class nobles and civil and military officials in Western Xia.

With the passage of time, now in the Western Xia country, not only in the temples, but also in the streets and alleys, in the poor countryside, almost all the officials and people know that an inevitable war is coming.

In recent years, the people of the Western Xia people learned from the newspaper about the Loyal and Righteous Army, the battle between the Jin and the Loyal Army, and the large and small battles, which many Western Xia people are familiar with.

The iron cavalry was crisscrossed, and the invincible Jurchen army suffered setbacks everywhere. In the Battle of Fuzhou a few years ago, the most elite Lou Room army of the Jurchens suffered heavy casualties and suffered great losses; In the battle of the Daimyo's Mansion, the Jurchen royal family Wanyan Yanmu and Wanyan Zongfu's army were defeated, and the two were beheaded; In the Shaanxi War the year before last, the Jurchen army of 100,000 was almost lost, and Wanyan Lou, known as the god of war, was also killed.

And all of this is related to a team of the Song people called the Loyal and Righteous Army.

Now, this team has controlled the Great Song Lianghe, Shaanxi, Henan, Huaibei, and large areas of Shandong.

And the most terrifying thing is that this army is coming to Western Xia.

"The Western Xia Kingdom, but a county in the Song Dynasty is also ...... For example, the party and the Fan people, although they are not of the Chinese race, but between the same heaven and earth, there are those who can know the Chinese etiquette and righteousness, and are willing to be subjects, which is no different from the Chinese people. ”

Staring at the newspaper in front of him, Li Qianshun's face turned blue, his lips turned white, and his hand holding the newspaper was bruised, and he couldn't help but tremble.

"He Who Will Be a Subject ......"

He threw the newspaper out violently, his brows furrowed tightly, and he said angrily: "Wang Songxiao'er, do you really want this king to be captured and become a marquis!"

Li Qianshun's voice echoed in the main hall, and the civil and military officials below lowered their heads one by one, and no one dared to say a word more.

Since the three years of Yong'an, the imperial court "Fan Xue" and "Guoxue" coexist, all of which are provided by the government with food, set up professors, and cultivated, and now 30 years have passed, and the Xia people are also like the Song Dynasty in general, emphasizing literature and light martial arts, only long Wenzhi, and not cultivating military equipment.

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Now above the main hall of the court, the Huanghuang scholars occupy the court, and the brave and warlike generals seem to have had their teeth pulled out, their backbones removed, and they have become unscrupulous.

The hall is full of Zhu Zi, all of whom are scholars, famous generals in the court, except for the Great Xia clan, Li Qianshun's younger brother Wei Mingchage, and Li Qianshun's two cousins, Pu Wang Renzhong and Shu Wang Renli still have some skills, and the other generals are basically not worth mentioning.

At this time, Li Qianshun's heart secretly gave birth to a trace of regret. If you can cultivate martial arts earlier, it will not be that the country will reach a critical moment, and you will not be able to find one or two war futures.

But......

Even if there are a few generals, what can it be? The golden man rode across the world, and he was invincible, and he was not deflated in front of the loyal army.

"Your Majesty, my left wing Shenyong Army Division was defeated by the Song army, our army suffered heavy casualties, and the Song army occupied the Great Wall fortress ......"

The eunuch's voice trembled, and Li Qianshun's heart trembled on the high seat.

"On the Jin side, has there been any news?"

The party minister of the royal family, Wei Ming Anhui, stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the Jin people Wanyan Xiyin led 50,000 troops, hoarded Fengzhou, and kept urging our army to send troops to attack the three states outside the river together. Wanyan Zonghan, the commander of the Jinren West Route Army, commanded 100,000 troops and had arrived in Yizhou, and Keri went south; Wanyan Zongbi of the Eastern Route Army also led 100,000 people, and he had already arrived at the Juma River and confronted the Song people across the bank. ”

"With so many soldiers and horses, this is a battle!"

Li Qianshun took a deep breath, and the civil and military officials who were facing up also shook their heads one by one, discussing a lot. This time, the Jin people seem to be ruthless and come from all over the country. I am afraid that this big war will change the national situation of several countries.

"Zhengxian Wang, how many people are there in the loyal army of the Song people?"

Li Qianshun retracted his shock, suppressed the noisy voices of the courtiers, and asked eagerly.

"After listening to Yan Xiyin's meaning, Wang Song gathered more than 100,000 people in Hebei, 70,000 people in Hebei, 30,000 in the three states outside the river, 50,000 troops in the Hulu River Valley, 20,000 in Lanzhou, and 50,000 in Hedong to fight against my Great Xia and Jurchens."

Wei Ming Anhui continued: "On Hedong Road, the Song army has Shiling Pass, Tianmen Pass, and Chitang Pass that can be defended, and the land of the Hebei Plain is not dangerous to defend. Wang Song's use of troops in this way is naturally based on local conditions. ”

"In this way, on the border of Song and Xia, Wang Song has already deployed 100,000 people, Wang Song is ambitious, and he will not die if he destroys my heart of Great Xia!"

Li Qianshun's face turned pale and trembled.

The loyal and righteous army is warlike and strong, and they are not inferior in numbers, do they really want to ......

"Your Majesty, the Song army is assembled in Weizhou, with 50,000 people, strong soldiers and strong horses, and the Zhenrong army is the first to bear the brunt."

There was silence in the hall, and after a while, Li Qianshun raised his head and broke the dullness.

"Zhenrong Army...... To Xingqing Mansion, less than five ...... 100 miles, cavalry attack, one day can ...... Arrive. But what?"

Li Qianshun trembled, and the ministers in the hall looked at each other again, silent.

Once the Song army occupied the Zhenrong army and Pingxia City, they advanced all the way along the flat Huluchuan River valley, without worrying about the mountain blocking, not worrying about the Gobi troubles, and not worrying about the lack of water and food.

Hanchen Gao Shouzhong played: "Your Majesty, the Jurchens are arrogant and arrogant, and they can't afford to be early, besides, the Song army is cut off from the east, Wanyan Zonghan will not come to help, as long as our army holds the fortress in the Hulu River Valley, there is no need to worry about the invasion of the Song army."

The ministers nodded one after another, and someone said loudly: "What Gao Xianggong said is very true.

I, the Xishou Baotai Military Division and the Jingsai Military Division, 100,000 horses, plus the Zhenrong Army and Xiaoguan fortresses, no less than 200,000 horses, are they guarding the city, can't they deal with the 50,000 Song Army?"

The ministers nodded in agreement. Li Qianshun also bowed his head slightly and calmed down.

There is a brave and warlike emperor Cha Ge to lead the army, with many enemies and outnumbered, according to the city, and he is afraid that his Song army will not succeed.

"The 50,000 loyal and righteous army dares to be so arrogant! Could it be that Wang Song really thinks that my Great Xia is really vulnerable? It's disgusting! It's ridiculous!"

The emperor's loud shouting made the ministers in the court refreshed, but Gao Shouzhong sighed secretly. The emperor used disdain to hide his inner uneasiness, which can be described as strong on the outside and dry on the inside.

"Your Majesty, the minister has something to do."

Wei Ming Anhui stepped forward and bowed: "Recently, a large number of Han people have fled on the border and sneaked back to the Song Realm.

Since it was published in the newspapers that the Song people recruited Han and Tibetan people to return to the Song Dynasty regardless of their previous suspicions, many people on the border have returned to the Song Dynasty one after another. The local government could not help, and although some fugitives were arrested, they did not know how to settle them.

"Your Majesty, these Han people are all bewitched by the newspapers, and they should not be severely punished, they only need to be educated and appeased."

Imperial Doctor Mou Ningke hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty loves the people like a son, and the people are also grateful to Your Majesty."

As a Han minister, Mou Ningke naturally had to stand up and speak for the fleeing Han people, otherwise if he was severely punished and punished, I don't know how many people would suffer again.

"I love the people like sons, why do these people abandon me like a shoe, and make my heart cold!"

Li Qianshun said hatefully. Maybe on weekdays, he wouldn't be so out of shape and resentful. But under the pressure of foreign enemy soldiers, he finally broke out.

"The edict orders the government at all levels that anyone who finds anyone who has absconded and escaped will be punished as collaborating with the enemy and treason, and there will be no mercy!"

"Your Majesty is cautious!"

Gao Shouzhong was shocked, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty's move may cause turmoil in the border area. The country wretched man is not worthy of His Majesty's anger. Your Majesty should issue an edict to appease, and blindly killing will backfire! Your Majesty thinks twice!"

Li Qianshun's face became ugly, and he said coldly: "Han Xianggong, are you teaching me how to do things?" Do you want this son to let you sit down and see how you govern the people of Great Xia?"

Gao Shouzhong broke out in a cold sweat, and quickly knelt down and said: "The minister lost his words, and the minister deserved to die!"

As soon as he knelt, the Hanchen below were silent one by one. In the past, Li Qianshun talked with them about poetry and lyrics, and they were happy, but when it came to military affairs, Li Qianshun did not save face for the Hanchen at all.

"Han Xianggong, I see that you have been in the court for a long time, and I don't know how difficult the people's livelihood is!"

Li Qianshun said coldly: "You just go to Lingzhou and be a parent official for a few days."

Gao Shouzhong thanked him again and again, and withdrew from the hall in embarrassment.

"Brother Cha has led a large army and rushed to the Hulu River Valley in the starry night, preparing for a decisive battle with the Song people!"

Li Qianshun said with a straight face: "All ministers must fulfill their duties and do their jobs well. I want to see what kind of Song army can withstand the iron harriers of my Great Xia Kingdom!"

As soon as Li Qianshun's words fell, the famous An Hui stepped forward and bowed: "Your Majesty is wise and martial, and you will be able to make the country peaceful and the people live and work in peace and contentment." My Great Xia official army will also be able to defeat the Song army and defeat the Song people!"

The courtiers had different thoughts, but they all bowed in unison: "I will win in Great Xia!"

Gao Shouzhong walked out of the main hall, and seeing that there was no one around, he sighed and shook his head.

The emperor was very suspicious of Hanchen, and he talked about poetry and lyrics on weekdays, admiring the style of China, but he was just a vassal and elegant, and he was just wooing Hanchen. If you are not of my race, your heart will be different, and in my bones, Li Qianshun is still a party member first, and the Han people are always outsiders.