As Kou Ji expected.

The Liao State was stable and Xiao matched the enemy, and the soldiers and horses were deployed Yang Shenshi, leading the 200,000 elite soldiers of the Liao State out of the capital, along the Shangjing Road all the way west, and rushed to Zhaisangbo under the rule of the Sticky Bage Department.

The Sticky Bagabu Governance Office is adjacent to Black Khan.

Jaisangbo is the intersection of the Liao and Black Khan territories.

After learning that the Liao State was in charge of 200,000 elite soldiers led by Xiao to Zhaisangbo, Yu Sufu, the king of the Black Khan, personally commanded an army of 500,000 and rushed to the northern part of the territory of the Black Khan.

The two sides converged at Tacheng in Jaisangbo.

After consultation, the Black Khan king Yu Sufu personally led an army of one million to invade the Uighurs of Xizhou from Badaling, and attacked the Uighur cities of Uighurs in Xizhou, such as Uighur Uighurs, such as Uchi, Moman, Pengyin, and Qiuzi.

The Liao State led 200,000 elite soldiers of the Liao State to the south along Zhaisang, attacking the Uighurs Yangji Bali and Zhangbali in Xizhou.

The two sides would eventually converge at Gaochang and then cross the Jinling Mountains to attack the Uighur Beiting in Western Prefecture.

Subsequently, the Liao State was able to sweep away the remaining Uighur territories of Xizhou, Yidu, and Yizhou.

The two sides were finally bounded by the Tien Shan Mountains and divided the Western Uighurs.

After the two sides agreed, the Black Khan King Yu Sufu led his army back to the Black Khan's capital city of Barasagon.

Subsequently, the two sides attacked the Western Uighurs according to the agreed plan.

After the march routes of the Black Khan Dynasty and the Liao State were transmitted back to the Great Song Dynasty, Zhao Zhen immediately summoned Kou Ji into the palace, and was summoned together with Li Zhaoliang, the secretary of the military department, and Lü Yijian.

Shishido.

In the center, there is a seven-foot-long and four-foot-wide vermilion lacquered wooden table, on which is a fine map of the Western Regions.

Ever since Kou Ji took charge of the army, he has refined the map for the march.

The military map of the Great Song Dynasty has departed from the situation of outlining the mountains and rivers and cities with a few strokes, and has become extremely detailed.

Therefore, Kou Ji and the others looked at the fine map of the Western Regions on the table, and they were not surprised.

Under the gaze of Kou Ji and others, Zhao Zhen picked up the red pen, drew two blood-red red lines on the map, and pointed to the red line to Kou Ji and the others: "It is the soldiers and horses of the Black Khan who march from Badaling, and the soldiers and horses of the Liao State who march from Zhaisang. ”

After Kou Ji and the others looked at each other after seeing the two marching routes.

Kou Ji and Li Zhaoliang didn't need to say much, and they could see the problems on the two marching routes at a glance.

Lu Yijian and the three of them can be regarded as people who have supervised military affairs, although they are not very proficient in the art of war, strategy, and the way of marching, but they also know some more or less.

The three of them also saw problems in the two marching routes.

Lü Yijian couldn't help but say: "After the Liao soldiers take Zhangbali, they should go all the way east, directly take the Northern Court of the Uighurs in Xizhou, and then march all the way east, join the soldiers and horses of the Black Khan Dynasty at the mouth of the Guigu, and clear the other territories of the Uighurs in Xizhou."

After the Liao soldiers took Zhangbali, they had to rush to Gaochang and cross the Tianshan Mountains. After the two sides joined forces, they rushed from Gaochang to the northern Uighur court in Xizhou, and had to cross the Tianshan Mountains again, plus a golden ridge. ”

Wang Zeng said in a deep voice: "Crossing the Tianshan Mountains twice, they estimated that they would lose a lot of soldiers and horses. ”

The climate in the Tianshan Mountains is harsh, and the roads are difficult to navigate.

The Liao soldiers and the Black Khan soldiers were mostly cavalry, and not only the people had to pass through the Tianshan Mountains, but also the horses had to follow through the Tianshan Mountains, and the difficulty of marching would be greatly increased.

During the march, the number of lost soldiers and horses may skyrocket.

Li Zhaoliang said on the side: "They may not cross the Tianshan Mountains twice. After the Liao soldiers took Zhangbali, they should have sent a part of the soldiers and horses to cross the Tianshan Mountains to join the Black Khan soldiers and horses.

The two sides joined forces to conquer Gaochang together.

After taking Gaochang, he should have marched all the way east, crossed the Guigukou, and fought back against the Beiting of the Uighurs in Xizhou.

Therefore, the risk of crossing the Tianshan Mountains is only borne by a part of the Liao soldiers.

Therefore, they should not lose too many soldiers and horses. ”

When Lu Yijian heard this, he thought about it for a while and nodded one after another.

In the territory of the Western Uighurs, the places with the highest military strength were Gaochang and Beiting Bessanbali.

The two sides joined forces and attacked Gaochang and Beiting together, which is reasonable.

Just by doing so, the Liao soldiers had to take the risk of crossing the Tianshan Mountains.

Why did the Liao soldiers take a huge risk to cross the Tianshan Mountains, Lu Yijian, Kou Ji and others were very clear in their hearts.

All problems on the battlefield that go against common sense and increase consumption in vain stem from interests.

Gaochang and Beiting were the two places where the Uighur forces in Western China were the most powerful, and they were also the two places where the wealth of the Uighurs in Western China gathered.

Once the two cities are breached, a large number of cattle, sheep, and money will inevitably be seized.

Whether it is the Liao State or the Black Khan King Yu Sufu, they are unwilling to let the other party enjoy the benefits of one of them.

That's why it defied common sense and chose to let the soldiers and horses bear huge risks across the Tianshan Mountains.

"The Liao soldiers have taken risks that they shouldn't have taken, and the Black Khan King Yusufu should be compensated, otherwise the Liao State will never agree to send soldiers and horses across the Tianshan Mountains."

Zhang Zhibai said affirmatively.

Zhao Zhen nodded and said: "According to the report of the spies, the Black Khan King Yu Sufu gave up the competition for the three cities of Nazhi, Yidu, and Yizhou. Presumably, these three cities were compensated to the Liao State. ”

Lu Yijian snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "The Liao State doesn't even understand the governance of its own existing places, what's the use of occupying so many places." ”

Zhao Zhen, Kou Ji, Wang Zeng and others shook their heads in tears and laughter when they heard this.

Liao has developed sinicization for many years, and some places have been completely sinicized and implemented the Han system, but there are still some places that still follow the unique governance method of the grassland people.

In Lu Yijian's eyes, the unique governance method of the grassland people is no different from incurability.

That's why he said this with disdain.

Zhao Zhen and the others knew the meaning of Lu Yi's words, so they couldn't cry or laugh.

Kou Ji smiled and said, "No one will have too much territory. Although my Great Song Dynasty has not completely digested Dali, if there is a chance to occupy some more territory from other places, I will definitely not let it go. ”

Lu Yijian said indifferently: "Can the Liao Kingdom compare with my Great Song Dynasty?" Even if my Great Song Dynasty takes more territory, sooner or later it will be sinicized. After the Liao State seized the Naizhi and Yidu places of the Uighurs in Western Prefecture, it would certainly not govern it well.

It is nothing more than Cao Gui Xiao Sui, following the set of grassland people to govern the place.

The easier it is to take the job, the easier it is to lose it later. ”

Zhao Zhen glanced at Lu Yijian and said, "Is now the time to talk about this?" ”

Lu Yijian smiled dryly.

Zhao Zhen continued: "The spies reported that the envoys of the Xizhou Uighurs asking for help have arrived on their way, or they will arrive in Bianjing City soon. If the Western Uighurs ask for help from our Great Song Dynasty, will we help or not. ”

When Lu Yijian heard this, he frowned and remained silent.

Wang Zeng said in a deep voice: "The Yongxing and Baori armies are still in Dali, and the Yongxing army will be transferred back to Xining Prefecture at the end of the year." The only soldiers and horses that can be mobilized in the west are the Zhenxi Army.

But the Zhenxi Army still has to guard the west, and once it is transferred, there will be no heavy troops to guard the west.

Whether it is Qingtang or the Liao people taking the opportunity to attack, we can't stop it.

So we can't help. ”

Lü Yijian agreed: "The Liao State sent troops to help the Black Khan Dynasty deal with the Uighurs in Xizhou, which is not a plan to divert the tiger from the mountain. Perhaps the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu is quietly hiding outside the western border of my Great Song Dynasty with his soldiers and horses.

Once my Great Song is transferred out of the Zhenxi Army, he will take the opportunity to attack. ”

Zhao Zhen hesitated for a moment and said, "The Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu is still in the capital. ”

Lu Yijian was stunned for a moment, and muttered, "That can't be risky...... I am in the northern part of the Song Dynasty, adjacent to the northwest road and southwest road of Liaoguo. Liaoguo has recruitment divisions on the Northwest Road and Southwest Road.

Each has twelve squads.

Previously, in the northwest, our Great Song Dynasty defeated the 12th squad army on the northwest road of Liaoguo.

But after repairs in recent years, the 12th squad army on the northwest road of Liaoguo has recovered its vitality.

There are 24 squads in the northwest and southwest, with more than 200,000 soldiers and horses.

If they gather their troops in one place, if they invade from the northwest of our Great Song Dynasty, they may not be able to stop it with only the Zhenbei army.

In addition, in the territory of Xingqing Mansion, there are still many remnants of Western Xia who hold a grudge against my Great Song Dynasty.

Once the Zhenbei Army and the northwest and southwest armies of the Liao State are handed over, those remnants of the Western Xia will lose their heavy military deterrence, and they will probably make trouble behind their backs. ”

Wang Zeng frowned and said: "The Liao State can dispatch troops, and so can we." The Yongxing army will then return to Xining Prefecture, and then we can send the Yongxing army to help.

Coupled with the assistance of local soldiers and horses, it will definitely be able to keep the Liao State out. ”

"After the Yongxing Army returned to Xining Prefecture, it had to guard against Qingtang."

Lu Yijian shouted: "Although Qingtang has been attached to my Great Song Dynasty in recent years, and the king of Qingtang is also filial to the official family, it does not mean that he has no ambitions.

In recent years, Qingtang Wang Jiaoluo has suppressed all the Tibetan ethnic groups in Qingtang, and has gradually brought all the Tibetan forces under his control, and the power in his hands is not inferior to the former Western Xia, and even three points stronger than the Western Xia.

If we were to transfer out of the Yongxing Army, he would take the opportunity to turn back.

It is not impossible to drive all the way to Bianjing City. ”

When the king heard this, he frowned and said no more.

What Lu Yijian said is not unreasonable.

Outsiders can't believe it, and they can't expect it to be merciful to you when you're being attacked on your back.

The Yuanshan Department was loyal to the Great Song Dynasty, and the Great Song Dynasty still arranged 10,000 elite soldiers in Shazhou to defend it, not to mention the ambitious Qingtang.

When the Great Song Dynasty reformed the military system, it specially transferred the Yongxing Army from the Yongxing Military Road to Xining Prefecture, just to prevent Qingtang.

After Lü Yijian persuaded Wang Zeng, no one objected to Lü Yijian's words.

Lü Yijian immediately asked Zhao Zhen, "Official, the minister thinks that if the Uighurs of Xizhou ask for help from my Great Song Dynasty, my Great Song Dynasty should ignore it. ”

Zhao Zhen smiled, did not respond to Lu Yijian's words, but looked at Kou Ji and said, "What does the fourth brother think?" ”

The eyes of everyone in the Shishido fell on Kou Ji.

Kou Ji said frankly: "What Lu Gong said is reasonable, if the Uighurs of Xizhou ask for help from our Great Song Dynasty, my Great Song Dynasty should indeed not send heavy troops out. Our Great Song Dynasty is at a critical juncture in the replacement of armaments.

Dispatching heavy troops to leave the country is easy to be exploited.

However, you should understand the truth of cold lips and teeth.

Once the Western Uighurs were destroyed, our Great Song Dynasty would have to face the tyrannical Black Khan Dynasty.

The Liao State could help the Black Khan Dynasty to attack the Western Uighurs.

The Black Khan Dynasty can also help the Liao State attack our Great Song Dynasty.

Therefore, I still have to help the Uighurs in Xizhou.

Although it is not possible to send heavy troops, it is possible to send a force of no more than 10,000 troops to help. ”

Lu Yijian's brows furrowed suddenly, "The Black Khan Dynasty has a million troops, and the Liao State has sent 200,000 elite soldiers. What is the difference between sending a force of no more than 10,000 troops and horses over and looking for death? ”

Kou Ji said with a smile: "I can't say that, my Great Song Dynasty sent soldiers and horses over, not to help the Xizhou Uighurs to fight the heavy troops of the Black Han Dynasty and the Liao State head-on, so the number of soldiers and horses is not the key.

The key is how to help the Uighurs of the Western Prefecture to fight after the soldiers and horses of the Great Song Dynasty arrived in the Western Uighurs, so as to prolong the life of the Western Uighurs. ”

Lu Yijian felt that Kou Ji was a little whimsical.

The opponent is a fierce opponent with 1.2 million heavy troops.

Even if the Great Song Dynasty faced a fierce enemy with 1.2 million heavy troops, it had to be dealt with cautiously.

Kou Ji sent less than 10,000 soldiers and horses to the Western Uighurs, and he wanted to help the Western Uighurs continue their lives?

Wang Zeng and Zhang Zhibai also felt the same way.

Only Li Zhaoliang's eyes lit up, and he said: "Do you want to send people to Guigukou to set up an ambush to block the time for the Black Han Dynasty and the Liao State to advance their troops?" ”

With the help of less than 10,000 soldiers and horses, he wanted to help the Uighurs in Xizhou continue their lives.

The only thing that can be done is to make a surprise move.

Guigukou is a necessary place for the soldiers and horses of the Black Han Dynasty and the Liao State to march, and it is also a place that is very suitable for ambushes.

Kou Ji smiled and nodded.

Lu Yijian and the three of them glanced at each other, without saying a word, and began to speculate on the possibility of delaying time in Guigukou.

Li Zhaoliang didn't need to think about it, he nodded after Kou Ji and said, "Guigukou is certainly a good place for ambush, but the enemy has 1.2 million soldiers and horses. After removing the soldiers and horses left behind in Qiuzi and other places, the soldiers and horses gathered at the mouth of Guigukou were at least 800,000.

10,000 people, but 800,000 enemies.

Even if it is an ambush, it can only delay the enemy's march for a while, and it cannot play a surprising role. ”

Kou Ji said with a smile: "It is impossible for my Great Song Dynasty to send hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses to the Western Uighurs to rush to the aid of the Western Uighurs. Therefore, the Western Uighurs were bound to die in the face of 1.2 million soldiers and horses.

I asked people to go to Guigukou to ambush, and the purpose was not to turn the tables.

10,000 people against 800,000 people, it is impossible to turn the tables.

Unless the heavens are blessed and the fireball is lowered.

However, the Uighur Khan of Xizhou obviously did not have the luck of Emperor Guangwu of Han, so it was impossible for a fireball to fall from above.

Therefore, I sent people to Guigukou to lay an ambush, the purpose is to delay time, and the longer the delay, the better. ”

"But you can't change the situation, the end result is still the same."

"Different ......"

Kou Ji smiled and shook his head, "It's very different. Once the soldiers and horses of the Black Khan Dynasty and the soldiers and horses of the Liao State conquered Gaochang, then the strength of the Western Uighurs was exhausted.

If the Uighur Khan of Xizhou stuck to Beibei and lost Bali, he would end up with only death.

If he wants to survive, he can only flee.

My Great Song sent people over to help him defend against the enemy at Guigukou, firstly, to delay the enemy's march, and secondly, to buy him time to flee for his life.

The Uighur Khans of Western Prefecture had no way to escape to the west, north, and south.

Therefore, in the end, he could only take his soldiers and horses, as well as the accumulation of hundreds of years of accumulation of the Uighurs in Xizhou, and flee east to our Great Song Dynasty. ”

Lu Yijian and the others were stunned.

Wang Zeng was stunned and said, "You sent less than 10,000 men to the aid of the Xizhou Uighurs, because you were worried about the soldiers, horses, and money of the Xizhou Uighurs?" ”

Kou Ji nodded and said, "Once the Uighur Khan of Xizhou fled to my Great Song Dynasty with his people. Then he, as well as his people and money, is my Da Song's. He sent people under the fence, and many things had to be done according to my Da Song's thoughts.

With him coming forward to help, my Da Song can quickly digest the people in his hands and swallow the money in his hands.

When the time comes, we can integrate the Uighur soldiers and horses of Xizhou, and then send the Zhenxi army to Shazhou to defend against the soldiers and horses of the Black Khan Dynasty and the Liao State.

It would take months for the Black Khan Dynasty and the Liao State to digest the territory of the Western Uighurs.

Therefore, for several months, they will never clash with the Zhenxi army sitting in Shazhou. ”

Wang Zeng exclaimed: "The Black Khan Dynasty and the Liao State sent 1.2 million soldiers and horses to destroy the Uighurs in Xizhou, and in the end the biggest bargain will be my Great Song Dynasty." ”

Kou Ji nodded slowly.

Lu Yijian said in a deep voice: "But once we take the people and money of the Uighurs in Xizhou. The Black Khan Dynasty has enough reason to go to war with our Great Song. The Liao State will definitely not follow the Black Khan Dynasty to attack our Great Song Dynasty at that time.

My Great Song will be attacked on his back. ”

Kou Ji sighed and said faintly: "What do you think is the purpose of the Liao State helping the Black Khan Dynasty?" Is it just for that little bit of the Western Uighurs? ”

Lu Yijian's pupils shrank.

"You mean...... The Liao State and the Black Khan Dynasty have formed an alliance? Attacking the Uighurs in Western China is just a grass and a rabbit, and their real purpose is us? ”

Previously, after the envoys of the Liao State and the Black Khan King Yu Sufu got aboard, Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji guessed their ultimate purpose, but they did not tell Lu Yijian and the others about it, so as to prevent them from leaking the news and causing panic.

Therefore, Lü Yijian and others did not know that the Liao State had completely formed an alliance with the Black Khan Dynasty, and its purpose was for the Great Song Dynasty.

Kou Ji heard Lu Yijian's words, nodded and said, "Yes, their real purpose is my Great Song." So we took in the Uighur Khans of Western Prefecture or not, and the result was the same. ”

Lu Yijian's face was ugly and said, "Once the Black Khan Dynasty annexes the Xizhou Uighurs, I am afraid that the number of troops will exceed one million by then. Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu has been recruiting troops vigorously in recent years, and his soldiers and horses have also reached an unprecedented terrifying number.

If they attack my Great Song together, then how should my Great Song respond? ”

The Black Khan's soldiers and horses fought like locusts.

They feed their wars on war, and they don't need to carry baggage.

How many soldiers and horses there are in hand, how many soldiers and horses will appear on the battlefield at that time.

In addition to the leather room army and some soldiers and horses that have been sinicized, the other soldiers and horses are actually similar to the Black Khan Dynasty.

Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu was dying, and in order to pave the way for his son, he would definitely spare no effort to dispatch all his soldiers and horses to fight with the Great Song Dynasty.

The Black Khan Dynasty and the Liao State combined, that would be a staggering number.

The Great Song Dynasty will face an unprecedented and bad situation.

After Lu Yijian's voice landed, Kou Ji added, "Qingtang will not be on the wall at that time." ”

Lu Yijian's face turned pale for a moment, and his voice trembled slightly: "Yes...... Qingtang will not let go of this opportunity. ”

Wang Zeng muttered with a very ugly face: "The number of enemies that my Great Song will face is likely to exceed two million ......."

Kou Ji saw that Lu Yijian's faces were very ugly, so he comforted: "The three of them don't have to worry. It sounds like there are a lot of enemies, but in fact there aren't many that can really be fought.

Take the Black Khan dynasty, for example.

The Black Khan Dynasty had millions of soldiers and horses, but the soldiers and horses that could really fight tough battles should be around 300,000.

Otherwise, the Black Khan Dynasty would not have been able to conquer the Xizhou Uighurs for so many years, and still could not take the Xizhou Uighurs, and finally had to use the soldiers and horses of the Liao State to conquer the Xizhou Uighurs.

Although the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu has recruited a lot of soldiers and horses in recent years, most of them are new pawns, and their combat effectiveness is not strong.

The Liao State had previously been defeated at the hands of the Western Xia and had consumed a lot of elites.

Then he was defeated in the hands of my Great Song, and a lot of elites were consumed.

Nowadays, there are a lot of soldiers and horses in Liao, but there are not many who can really fight tough battles.

Qingtang Wang Jiaoluo has just conquered the Tubo clan in Qingtang not long ago, and now it is still running-in, so there are not many soldiers and horses under his command who can fight tough battles.

Calculated carefully, the number of enemy troops is very strong, but only less than one-third of them can really fight. ”

"One-third, that's nearly 700,000 soldiers and horses......"

Zhang Zhibai whispered with an ugly face.

Kou Ji said solemnly: "My Great Song Dynasty has 600,000 carefully selected forbidden troops, and then 60,000 forbidden troops will be added. Secondly, the total number of soldiers and horses in our Great Song Dynasty is as high as six or seven hundred thousand. ”

Lu Yijian gritted his teeth and said: "There is still a huge gap......

Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "We still have firearms that they don't have!" We're going to be far more than they have money! ”

When Lu Yijian and the others heard this, their faces looked a little better.

They have seen the power of firearms and know that firearms can play a great role on the battlefield and can make up for part of the gap in strength.

Money naturally doesn't need to be said.

In the past, when the Great Song Dynasty treasury was empty and could run rats, it was recognized as a rich country in the world.

Now the money accumulated in the treasury of the Great Song Dynasty has exceeded 10,000,000 yuan, and Zhao Zhen's small treasury is even fuller.

There is also a word shop, and the amount of money in it is even more appalling.

The financial resources of the Great Song Dynasty are probably several times richer than those of the Liao State, the Black Khan Dynasty, and the Qingtang Dynasty combined.

If there is a war of attrition, the Great Song Dynasty has enough financial advantages.

"We have money, and we can drag them to death!"

Kou Ji said loudly.

Lu Yijian and the three of them glanced at each other and were silent.

Seeing this, Kou Ji continued: "The three of us only saw the disadvantages of our war with Black Khan, Liao, and Qingtang, but they didn't see the benefits of our war with them. ”

Kou Ji looked at the three of them and said in a deep voice: "This battle! I'm a big Song Ruosheng! Looking around, all the territories you see, let me take advantage of the Great Song Dynasty! ”

Lu Yijian and the three of them were shocked.

If it is really as Kou Ji said, after this victory, look at all the territory, let the Great Song Dynasty take it.

The land of Yanyun will inevitably return to the Song Dynasty.

It's just a big war of millions of soldiers and horses, which they haven't experienced.

There are no corresponding examples in the history books to draw on.

Lu Yijian and the three of them didn't know whether to gamble or not.

When the ancients were fighting, in order to deter the enemy, the blow was called a hanging.

One or two thousand soldiers and horses dared to say that they had 100,000 elite soldiers.

With 200,000 or 300,000 soldiers and horses, you can claim to have an army of 800,000.

If the Great Song Dynasty really started a war with the Black Khan Dynasty, Qingtang, and Liao, it would be a real battle of millions of soldiers and horses.

Not the kind that comes out of the way to boast.

"Yes...... Can you win? ”