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Although the soldiers are noble and fast, they can be dispatched together with the decayed Central Forbidden Army, and they can't be fast at all - this encirclement and suppression is not the business of the Jin Wujun family, and the Privy Council decided to use two theoretical nearly 30,000 troops with a total of 60 commands in order to exterminate Song Jiang and his gang on the Jingbei Road once and for all, and prevent Song Jiang and his gang from escaping back to Jingdong East Road, where the waterway is developed.

In this case, it is not that Jin Wujun's family can be fast.

In addition, it also took some time for Zhao Kai to prepare the people's husbands, grain and grass, divine arm bows, and horses.

In the end, everyone discussed and decided, and Cai still led the army to Puzhou ten days later.

After deciding to send troops, Cai still did not return to the Jinwu army garrison, but went to Bianliang City in Tokyo early the next morning.

Nowadays, soap seems to have become Cai Ying's lifeblood.

Therefore, if something happens to the soap, not to mention that Cai will still lose his efforts, but it will definitely hurt Cai Zhen's vitality, the key is that Cai still has to distract himself and then get other money-making businesses.

Therefore, it is urgent to solve your worries!

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Nothing to say all the way.

It was only said that after returning to Bianliang City, Cai still went straight to Mingluan Hall.

People must see their hole cards clearly, and understand what is their greatest reliance.

In this way, you can not play a good hand of cards in stink.

Applied to Cai Ying, as of now, Cai Ying's biggest reliance still comes from the Cai family, so Cai still has to maintain his biggest reliance, so as soon as Cai still returns to Bianliang City, he comes to Mingluan Hall and comes to meet his uncle Cai Jing.

This time, Cai still didn't come empty-handed, he took a lot of effort to find a Tang Dynasty rubbing copy of Ouyang Xun's "Zhongni Dream Laying Post".

Although it is only a rubbing, not a genuine work, it is also a very rare good thing.

So much so that he had seen so many good things as Cai Jing that he couldn't help but take a few more looks, and praised: "The Book of True Deeds, out of the Tailing, is not a whole, Sen Sen Yan is like an arsenal of spears, the wind god is stricter than Zhiyong, and the polish is less than Yu Shinan." Looking at the famous masters of the Tang Dynasty, Yan Zhenqing and Ouyang Xun have the best words. ”

As soon as he saw Cai Jing's appearance, Cai still knew that his gift was the right one.

Cai still didn't speak, and kept standing honestly on the side.

Cai Jing admired it for a while before putting down the calligraphy and said, "It cost you a lot of money to buy this calligraphy, right?" ”

Cai still replied truthfully: "It cost some money, but my little nephew has recently made some money selling soap, so my uncle doesn't need to worry about me." ”

Cai Jing said: "Your soap, I have also heard, although there are huge profits, but you don't indulge in it, life is a lifetime, you can't fly and dog, you have to do something." ”

Cai still said: "No, the little nephew remembers his uncle's teachings. ”

Cai Jing said again: "I heard that you abandoned literature and martial arts?" ”

Cai still said: "Yes, compared with Wentu, the little nephew prefers Wutu, and now that the country is in an eventful season, the little nephew secretly thinks that the martial artist may be able to do more." ”

Cai Jing said: "Oh? Why do you say that? ”

Cai still replied: "Most of the area of Hengshan has fallen into the hands of my Great Song Dynasty, and in the near future, there will be a national war between Song and Xia......"

One of the most unavoidable focuses of the war between the Song and Xia countries was the Hengshan dispute.

It can be said that the "Hengshan-Tiandu Mountain" line is the "fate dividing line" between the two countries.

Hengshan is located in the north of Shaanxi Province in the later generations, spanning more than 1,000 miles, the terrain is dangerous, and it is the forefront base of the Western Xia's attack on the Great Song Dynasty.

The two countries of Song and Xia took Hengshan as the dividing line, and in general, the north of Hengshan belonged to Western Xia, and the south belonged to the Song Dynasty.

Since Song Zhenzong gave Hengshan and Lingxia Erzhou to Western Xia, the party members actually really had the foundation for the founding of the country.

Let's put it this way, there would be no Western Xia without Hengshan.

The importance of Hengshan to Western Xia is mainly reflected in several aspects:

1. The Hengshan area is not only vertical and horizontal, but also rich in water power, and the rivers such as Wuding, Dali, Tuyan, and Baima crisscross and crisscross, making Hengshan the most fertile place in Western Xia in addition to Lingzhou, Liangzhou, and Suzhou, where animal husbandry and agriculture are very developed, and it is the most important grain supply area for Western Xia to attack the Great Song Dynasty.

2. The tea mountain and the Lushan mountain in the east of Hengshan are the main production areas of salt and iron in the Western Xia, and it can provide weapons for the Western Xia continuously.

3. Hengshan Qiang, who lives in the Hengshan area, is an important source of Western Xia soldiers, and its courage and good fighting are the best in Western Xia.

Fourth, the Hengshan area, the terrain is steep and very difficult to attack. After the Western Xia built more than 300 fortresses on the border between the Song and Xia countries, Hengshan became the first and most insurmountable obstacle for the Song army to enter Lingzhou in the north. At the same time, after the Western Xia army gathered from Hengshan, the long Song-Xia border line could become the target of its breakthrough at any time and anywhere.

To put it simply, Hengshan was as important to Western Xia as the sixteen states of Yanyun were to Liao, which could be attacked and defended, and it was also an important agricultural and economic base.

The Great Song Dynasty, which lost Hengshan, was extremely passive strategically, and the prefectures and counties of Dun, Yan, Huan, Qing, Jing, Yuan, Qin, and Long were always under the threat of the Western Xia Army, and due to poor mobility, the Song Dynasty could only divide troops to garrison, which greatly increased the burden of the Great Song Dynasty.

In this way, the Western Xia army was given the opportunity to break through one by one, and the defeat of the Song army in Sanchuankou, Haoshuichuan, and Dingchuanzhai was all caused by Li Yuanhao's use of mobility advantages to surround and outnumber.

In terms of offense, the passivity of the Song army was more obvious - after losing Hengshan, a natural front-line supply base, the Song army could only rely on the people to carry grain across the 700 miles of Hanhai for supply when attacking Western Xia.

After many years of war between the two countries, the Song Dynasty clearly realized the importance of the Hengshan area, therefore, since the beginning of the Renzong Dynasty, the Great Song Dynasty began to implement the strategy and tactics of "building fortresses and camping step by step" to encroach on the Hengshan area.

At the beginning of this year, after Liu Fa's defeat, Tong Guan took the Seed Master Dao and Liu Zhongwu as generals, and led the troops and horses of Yan Yan and Huanqing out of Xiaoguan and attacked Hengshan.

After a great war, the Western Xia army was defeated, the field elite was annihilated, and most of Hengshan was captured by the Song army.

The seeds planted by Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi, Li Xian and Zhang Qi during the Renzong Dynasty were finally picked by Tong Guan during the Huizong Dynasty.

The Song Dynasty's Hengshan Raiders were a perfect success.

This decades-long strategic evolution, each improvement was an adjustment and correction made by the Song army after paying a heavy price, and in the end it also proved that the Hengshan strategy after continuous improvement was a devastating blow again and again for the Western Xia.

Now, although Lingxia and other places in the core area of Western Xia have not suffered losses, the loss of Hengshan has completely made Western Xia completely lose its geographical advantage and strategic initiative.

Therefore, Cai still said that there must be a national war between Song and Xia, although it was against his will, but it was recognized by Cai Jing.

Cai still suddenly said without being shocked: "Ma Zheng and others went to the Jin Kingdom to buy horses, and the Jin envoy came to visit Song again, if the little nephew did not guess wrong, the official family should be preparing to join Jin to attack Liao, so I am afraid that there will be a battle between Song and Liao." ”

Cai Jing raised his eyelids and asked, "How did you know about this?" ”

Cai still replied: "It's not difficult to guess, it's not been a year or two that the official family has had this thought." ”

Yes.

In fact, Zhao Ji has long wanted to cut Liao.

Three years ago, after Zhao Liangsi (that is, Ma Zhi, whom Tong Guan met from Liao) offered Zhao Ji a plan to destroy Liao, Zhao Ji began to be moved by the recovery of Yanyun.

Zhao Ji thought to himself: "The Qingtang region has been trapped in Tibet for more than 300 years, and it can be recovered by sending troops, and Yanyun has fallen into the Khitan for less than 200 years. ”

So, Zhao Ji brought his two important ministers, Cai Jing and Tong Guan, to discuss the matter.

Tong Guan meant at the time that if the Liao State was indeed destroyed by the Jurchens as Zhao Liangsi said, then it would not be impossible for the Great Song Dynasty to go on a separate Northern Expedition and recover Yanyun in one fell swoop.

Cai Jing's attitude at that time was more cautious, he believed that the current situation in Liao was not very clear and clear, and just based on Zhao Liangsi's words, he hastily decided to send troops, which was suspected of being hasty, and he should order the border commanders of Hebei and Hedong to further inquire into the movements of Liao and find out the situation before making a claim.

Later, after receiving Zhao Ji's secret decree, Xiongzhou Zhizhou and Xu speculated that the imperial court might have a plot against Yan Yun.

Therefore, He Shu spared no expense to recruit the heroes of the Liao State in many ways, and vigorously collected all kinds of information about the Liao State.

Soon, a Liao merchant presented a map of Yanshan to Hexu, including mountains and plains, forests, rivers, avenues and paths, cities, villages and towns in the Yanjing region.

He Xuru got the treasure, went to Beijing in person, and presented the map to Zhao Ji.

Zhao Ji hung this map of Yanshan in the Chongzheng Palace, and often looked at it obsessively.

In this way, the desire to recover Yanyun's hometown became stronger and stronger in Zhao Ji's heart.

After another period of time, Zhao Ji received a recital from Wang Ji, the minister of Daizhou on Hedong Road, saying that Wang Shizhong, the governor of Yingzhou in Liao, led his family to Daizhou to surrender.

Zhao Ji was overjoyed and immediately ordered Wang Ji to send someone to escort Wang Shizhong's family to Beijing as soon as possible.

It was also in Yanqing Hall that Zhao Ji met with Wang Shizhong.

When asked about the situation in Liao at that time, Wang Shizhong's statement was basically the same as that of Zhao Liangsi.

Zhao Ji asked Wang Shizhong to talk about his views on the strategic concept of "Lianjin to destroy Liao and recover Yanyun".

Wang Shizhong thought this was a good strategy, saying: "Now the Liao State is declining, and the Jurchen is just the opposite, like the sunrise in the east. If the Great Song Dynasty can seize this opportunity of the civil strife in Liao, it will be as easy as exploring the bag to recover Yanyun, and Lianjin will destroy Liao, which will definitely accelerate this process, which is really the best policy. ”

Later, Dong Pang'er, a native of Laishui in Yizhou, Liao, gathered people to rise up and captured the city, with great momentum.

Soon, Dong Pang'er sent people to the Song Dynasty, sent a surrender table, expressing his willingness to submit to the Great Song Dynasty, in the surrender table, he called himself "Fu Song Dynasty Breaking the Great General Dong Cai", determined to capture the old land of Yanyun, serve the Great Song Dynasty, and asked the Great Song Dynasty to send troops to support.

At that time, Cai Jing and Tong Guan both suggested that Zhao Ji accept Dong Pang'er.

Cai Jing believes that recovering Yanyun with the help of the Liao people is the best policy, and Dong Pang'er's incident is an excellent opportunity that cannot be missed.

Tong Guan advocated that on the grounds of supporting Dong Pang'er, he directly sent troops north to recover Yanyun.

Zhao Ji then agreed to recruit Dong Pang'er, and promised: If Dong Pang'er can help the Great Song Dynasty recover Yanyun, he can be named the king of Yan in the future.

Cai Jing then ordered the relevant departments to secretly make battle robes and belts for Dong Pang'er's army, and once they were received, they were included in the establishment of the Song army.

In those days, Zhao Ji was very excited, he ordered Tong Guan to draw a part of the elite from the central forbidden army to form a front army, and at the same time, ordered all roads in Hebei to prepare for wartime logistics support, and also planned to secretly drive the main force of the Western Army to the Hebei border to assemble in the name of changing defenses.

Soon, the former army of the Northern Expedition quietly set off from Tokyo - Tong Guan planned to lead the Chinese army of the Northern Expedition to dispatch in early March.

Deng Xunwu, who was the Privy Council at the time, hurriedly entered the palace after hearing the news and asked to face the saint, and before he was approved, he broke into the Chongzheng Hall in a hurry, and handed over a piece of "Northern Expedition Questioning" that strongly opposed to Fa Yan directly to Zhao Ji, and asked Zhao Ji to order Cai Jing to come and discuss it in person.

Deng Xunwu's piece is very long, and it states a total of 27 matters concerning the interests and disadvantages of the Northern Expedition, and each article is annotated in detail.

For example, he commented: Relying on the Song and Liao oath, there has never been a war between the two countries for a hundred years, and now they suddenly want to send troops to attack Liao and destroy the oath, why? What is the reason to inform the people of the world? And what reason to inform Liao? The teacher is unknown.

At the end of the recital, Deng Xunwu wrote affectionately: "Official, please take a look at today's court, is there anything comparable to Zhao Pu?" The handsome handsome, is there anything comparable to Cao Bin and Pan Mei? Can the essence of the armor be compared to the beginning of the founding of the country? At that time, with Taizong's Shenwu, Zhao Pu's strategy, Cao Bin, and Pan Mei's generals, they won all battles and conquered all directions, but only for Yan Yun, several attacks ended in failure. If it didn't work then, can it do it today? And don't take it lightly. A hundred years of vow, once abandoned, I am afraid that once the military revolution moves, Chinese insects, plants and trees will not be allowed to rest! ”

After reading Deng Xunwu's recital, Zhao Ji couldn't help but waver: "Isn't it a bit hasty to send troops to the Northern Expedition?" ”

Zhao Ji thought to himself: "Khitan is different from Tubo, and it is also different from Western Xia. The Khitan is a grassland empire, it swept the entire grassland back then, invincible, once they invaded the Central Plains, maybe they will crush the mountains and rivers! ”

Zhao Ji told Cai Jing about his concerns, and said: "Violating the oath of the ancestors, I am afraid that it will cause ominousness, so it is better to stop the Northern Expedition." ”

Zhao Ji suddenly decided to stop the Northern Expedition, which surprised Cai Jing, he thought to himself: "The official family is simply taking the war as a child's play, how can there be soldiers who have already come out, and the national war is about to start, and then regret it?" ”

Tong Guan, who was already preparing to go to war, didn't expect that Zhao Ji would suddenly change his mind, so he personally returned to Bianliang City, Tokyo, and persuaded Zhao Ji to change his mind.

But at that time, Zhao Ji was already inclined to wait and see.

As a result, the matter of recovering Yanyun was shelved.

To be honest, if the Northern Song Dynasty sent troops at that time, there was still a great chance.

Because at that time, when the bandits in the Liao State were swarming, the Jin army also defeated the Liao army, and more importantly, at that time, the economy of the Northern Song Dynasty was at its peak, and the Song army could also fight a war and withstand a big war, even if it was a national war.

It's a pity that because of Zhao Ji's hesitation, the Northern Song Dynasty missed a good opportunity to recover Yanyun.

Now, as the situation in the Liao State has further deteriorated, and even the state of the country has been revealed, Zhao Ji has moved the idea of recovering the sixteen states of Yanyun, and has begun to hook up with the Jin State.

The destruction of Liao by Lianjin is a secret, but in fact, as long as the status reaches a certain level, you know a little bit.

In other words, it's a secret that isn't a secret.

Therefore, Cai Jing didn't let go of how Cai still knew about Lianjin's destruction of Liao, but asked Cai still as if very casually: "What do you think about this, do you agree with Lianjin to destroy Liao and recover the sixteen states of Yanyun?" ”

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