Chapter 1402 The Strategy of the Ghost Chapter

"Take the Qingtang into your hands, and then drive the yellow-headed Uighurs to Gaochang, the Great Song Dynasty only needs a small number of troops, stationed in Tiewei Pass, Yumen, and Biandu respectively, and can occupy the entire Shengsheng land."

"Then set up post stations along the way and recruit farmers, so that you can complete the protection of small countries in the Western Regions such as Khotan, Shule, Qiuzi, Yanshi, Gaochang, and Yizhou."

"I have asked the Living Buddha of Gido to send monks to these countries to recruit monks to Dunhuang in Shazhou to translate the scriptures, and we want to transform the influence of Buddhism into the influence of our Great Song Dynasty in the Western Regions."

Zhao Yu tapped his fingers on the map on the desktop and fell into deep thought, and after a while he asked, "Does Your Majesty know?" ”

Su You looked at Zhao Yu, and it took a while before he said seriously: "If Zhao Gong succeeds, this is what Your Majesty means; If Zhao Gong fails, then you and I are responsible. ”

Zhao Yu pursed his lips: "This area is twice the size of Hexi, and it is a little difficult to rely on only six thousand new troops. ”

Su You said: "If Zhao Gong goes to Miaochuan, the three departments of the Qingtang Dynasty can join; You take Qingtang City and force Ali Gu through Biandukou, and Chaogu will be able to join; If they are forced to cross Guasha again, Tong Guan will be able to join. ”

"But this road is very long, and where you can go depends on the evolution of the battle situation, so let's take the first step first."

Zhao Yu thought of another question: "How do you know that Xinmu Qinyu will definitely block Ali Gu's back road?" Force him to turn to the northeast? ”

Su You said: "Because Wen Xixin is in Yak City now. ”

Zhao Yu was surprised: "Wen Xixin? Wasn't Wen Xixin forced into Qingtang City by Ali Gu, and the father and son were imprisoned, and then killed? ”

Su You nodded: "I entered Qingtang City, and everyone saw it when I entered, but then I disappeared...... Of course, that's another story, and we can't make it public yet. ”

Zhao Yu finally had some aftertaste, the entire Qingtang Dynasty change was secretly operated by someone, and it was not the situation at all!

Shocked: "Guogong, what did you plan?" ”

Su You shook his head: "No, this is the strategy developed by Wang Chudao after taking over the results of Master Wang's plan." The long-term strategic goal is to control the Western Regions and influence Tibet; The short-term strategy is to collect all Qingtang. ”

"As for me, it's just a few tactical details."

Li Xian is not too worried, he knows how rich Lanzhou is hoarding now, the defenders of Lanzhou are wearing sweaters, cotton robes, tweed cloaks, and the officers also have down vests and tweed coats, and the whole army is also issued with a dogskin hat.

Leather boots, leather gloves, fur leg guards, Hexi horses, a full set of standard cowhide leather goods, is stronger than the previous hard Western army equipment, not a star and a half.

What's more, now there are 6,000 new troops under Wang Hou and Liu Shiheng, and Miaochuan Lin Bi and Wen Xixin have recruited 40,000 troops, and Li Xian feels that there is no problem in fighting.

Su You said: "After Miaochuan, it will be difficult to transport supplies, you have to bring more yaks and camels, and I am afraid that you will not be able to count on the vans." ”

"In winter, when there is little rain, the thunderbolt cannon will use a narrow-wheeled frame, and it will be easy to do it when you have beaten Biandukou, and the nest will receive your supplies over there."

Li Xian said with a smile: "Don't worry, this battle is actually not difficult to fight. ”

After speaking, he pointed to the map: "But after this battle is over, I will run to Tong Guan?" ”

Su You nodded: "If you can finally take Yochang City and connect it to Khotan, you will be 1,600 miles west than Shazhou, where Tong Guan is located." ”

General Zhao Yu rolled up the picture and put it back in the leather tube: "Step by step, you can't rush forward." ”

The general map was handed over to the staff, and Zhao Yu handed over his hand to Su You: "This achievement is no less than the recovery of Hexi, Zhao Yu thanks the Guogong for his success." ”

Su You said meaningfully: "Duke Zhao remembered to collect more evidence of the Yellow Head Uighurs plundering merchants, so as not to make a quiet noise in the court and miss a great opportunity. ”

Zhao Yu nodded: "I understand." ”

……

In December of the sixth year of Yuanfeng, Zhao Yu, Li Xian, Wang Hou, and Liu Shiheng entered Miaochuan, Dong Yu's sister-in-law Lin Xiaobi, Miaochuan's eldest son Wen Xixin's youngest son Ba Wen, and his nephew Wen Nawen Chengcheng, complained to the Song Dynasty that Ali Gu was unreasonable, and asked Wang Shi to punish him.

Hearing that the Heavenly Army had arrived in Miaochuan, the chiefs of the Qingtang South Road came one after another, asking the Great Song Dynasty to wave the army to Qingtang City and ask Ali Gu for his guilt.

Zhao Yu sent an envoy to Ali Gu, asking him to defend himself against a series of crimes such as Dong Yu's life and death, the imprisonment of Wen Xixin's father and son, the assassination of his brother and the deception of Si Wen, the forced removal of his younger brother Lin Qibi, the occupation of the former princess of the Xia Kingdom, the unauthorized killing of the auxiliary minister Sunan Dangzheng, and the slaughter of his subordinates.

At the same time, Li Xian gathered teachers in Miaochuan.

In addition to the 6,000 new troops brought this time, there are 40,000 troops in Miaochuan and Wen Xixin.

Soon, Xibawen brought 30,000 tribal troops from Liuling, 20,000 from Jishi City, and 10,000 from Kuozhou.

The Qingtang War is about to break out.

……

Qingtang City, the old palace of the Uh's family.

Blind Zheng came in with a bloody human head and threw it on the ground: "The Song people and the traitors are in the army in Miaochuan, and my father is still hesitating, except for a battle!" What is there to hesitate about? ”

Ali Gu was shocked: "You rebel! You killed the Song envoy?! ”

Blind Zheng knelt down: "Father! The Song people are menacing, and the piles and piles they say are clearly asking for their father's life, can they still give them away? ”

Ali Gu was angry and anxious: "You know a fart! The Great Song Dynasty is now strong and strong! Xia Guo is a good match? The army of 500,000 and the twenty-six counties were all wiped out by Yixi Weishe, how dare you make such a mistake?! ”

Qing Yi said faintly: "Lord, the little prince is actually right. ”

"What?!" Ali Gu turned around: "Now the Great Song Dynasty will inevitably raise an army to fight, how to deal with it?" ”

Qingyi Jiejie said: "It is the middle of winter now, it is snowing heavily, the time and place are in our hands, do the Song people dare to fight?" ”

"According to what the last general saw, Zhao Yu and Li Xian are just bluffing, in order to unify Michuan and Henan."

Ali Gu asked: "Then when they have gathered Xibawen and the people who have formed the medicine, and come back in the spring, how will we deal with it?" ”

Qing Yi knotted the ghost chapter and fiddled with the horse whip in his hand: "Now send the head back to the Song people, won't it just provoke the Song people to attack?" ”

"What the tribes rely on is nothing more than the Song people to support them, and it just happened that a battle broke their waists!"

Ali Gu frowned: "We can know, and the Song people must also know, what if they don't come?" ”

Qing Yi Jiejie Ghost Zhang smiled: "If you don't come, the Song Dynasty will be a coward." My Qing Tang Erlang advocates heroes, and the envoy is killed, and he doesn't dare to pursue it, how can he clean up people's hearts? ”

"It's not that there is no old grudge between the tribes, and when the Great Song Dynasty loses its prestige and can't hold the tribes, we can divide it."

"Therefore, the little prince killed the envoy, not only did he have no fault, but he had merit. This time, my Qingtang 40,000 strong team was able to change their clothes, and no one was lost, and now the combat power is equivalent to the Song people, where did they come from? ”

Qingyi Jieguizhang and Duqiao Agong returned before Lanzhou this time, Li Xian was still in command of the old army at that time, and Qingyijieguizhang had not seen the power of the new army of the Great Song Dynasty with his own eyes.

In fact, according to the analysis of the strength of the old army of the Great Song Dynasty, it is not wrong for Qingyi to tie the ghost chapter, the six thousand western army with 100,000 rabble, attacking Qingtang City in the middle of winter, thinking about it is the way to die.

Therefore, in the eyes of Qingyi Jiejie Ghost Chapter, the possibility of the Great Song Dynasty attacking is extremely small, it is just a false threat.

If they really lose their minds and dare to come, Qingyi Jiegui Chapter is also happy to clean up this group of local chickens and dogs.

Ali Gu still felt uneasy: "What about Yak City?" ”

Qingyi Jiegui Zhang sneered: "Xin Mu Qinyu has always had different aspirations, and the matter of the party levy in southern Jiangsu is impossible without his plan." ”

"But now we can't spare our hands, and when we finish dealing with Da Song, it will naturally be his turn."

Ali thought for a while: "This battle is not easy to fight, I am most afraid of a long delay, this year's merchants in Qingtang, but there are a lot less." ”

Qingyi also sighed: "Yes, Yixi Weishe takes three percent of the goods, and the people in the Western Regions are still rushing to it, but we only take one percent, and they are still reluctant to come." Now that the Miaochuan passage has been cut off, the Song people will no longer trade with us, and it will be even more difficult in the future. ”

"There are only two plans for today, one is to attack strongly, regain control of Qingtang, and then condescendingly threaten the Song people to reopen the city."

"One is that the people moved westward, and we went to Khotan to seek benefits. It is the hometown of the king, and as long as the source of the trade route is controlled, even Yixi Weishe can only compromise. ”