On June 23 of the fourth year of Shaoxi, Ye Qing led the army of the Flower Planter from Chang'an City, Jingzhao Prefecture to Yanzhou, the administrative office of Yanyan Road, and joined Liu Minxing, Wang Chong, and Xie Lun, and at the same time, Yu Yunwen, Li Heng, and even Li An'an also received Ye Qing's secret letter almost at the same time.

"Wai Wei to save Zhao?" This was the first reaction that appeared in Yu Yunwen's mind after receiving Ye Qing's secret letter.

The secret letter mentioned Ye Luyue, the princess of Liao, and also mentioned the practical problem of attacking Xia at the moment, that is, now the 200,000 army cannot eat the entire Xia country, not to mention that now the Jin people are about to arrive on the other side of the Yellow River, facing Ye Qing across the river.

Under such circumstances, it is extremely difficult for Yu Yunwen and them to maintain their current advantage, if they want to fight against Jin and Xia at the same time, for all the armies in the entire northern land, it is very likely that they will fall into a predicament because of this.

"It is said ......." Heng Qiao looked at Yu Yunwen, who was frowning, and after hesitating, he still asked cautiously: "It is said that the relationship between Lord Ye and the princess of Liao is extraordinary?" ”

Yu Yunwen glanced at Hengqiao, who was guarding Lanzhou with him, and now there is no way to retreat since this cargo came out of Dasanguan, especially after Zhao Fang's Jiangyin army and Sima Jian's Anfeng army arrived at Dasanguan, Hengqiao and his 20,000 horses were like homeless orphans, and they even had charges of rebellion against the imperial court on their heads.

But even so, Hengqiao still acts with a big grin on weekdays, and he doesn't care whether the imperial court will hold him accountable for leading his troops out of Dasanguan without permission in the future, and completely regards himself as a member of the Northland army.

Naturally, Heng Qiao's words and deeds now make Yu Yunwen quite satisfied and reassured, at least from the contact in this short period of time, he can believe that Heng Qiao has admired Ye Qing's various actions in the Northland over the years, so this thing has made him regard himself as a member of the Northland, and he will be a general under Ye Qing, not a general of the court.

"Yes, Lord Ye and the princess of Liao are ......." Yu Yunwen was speechless for a while, and he didn't know how to describe the relationship between Ye Qing and Yeluyu, and after holding back for a long time, he said slowly: "Quan should be a friend for many years." In short, Lord Ye is now asking us to attack Xia on a large scale, so that Li Heng can change his defense to attack and start to focus on Xingqing Mansion, which is enough to show that Lord Ye either intends to force Li An'an to go to aid Liao, or ...... It was planned to release an irresistible bait to Temujin, and he had to turn around and attack Xia at this time, so as to join forces with Lord Ye to eat the entire Xia Kingdom. ”

In this way, the pressure on the princess of Liao will be drastically reduced, so that it is possible to win a glimmer of life. But...... Will Temujin not see this kind of trick? Hengqiao asked with some confusion.

"Of course, I can see that Temujin and Lord Ye have also been friends for many years, and their understanding of Lord Ye is no worse than mine. Even if he knew that Lord Ye's move was to lure him into attacking Xia, but in the face of such a big temptation, would you refuse? Yu Yunwen asked with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

"The Liao State is now in Temujin's bag, early and late." Hengqiao thought for a while and continued: "And the reason why Temujin did not attack Xia at the beginning, but chose to conquer Liao, must have been to see that Liao was easier to bully than Xia. Now that Lord Ye has diverted most of the attention of the Xia Kingdom, if he gives up the conquest of Liao at this time, or just mobilizes a part of his troops to attack Xia, it is indeed not in line with the ambitions of the Mongols. ”

"Lord Ye has already set an example for him, and Temujin will not lose his courageous morale in front of Lord Ye. Now we are attacking summer and gold

Perhaps in the eyes of others, this is our self-indulgence and arrogance. But in Temujin's eyes, I'm afraid...... It won't be that simple. Lord Ye once said that Temujin had already regarded him as his great enemy in his life, so now Lord Ye has the courage to use troops against Jin and Xia at the same time. The Mongols, who had just established a state, would never sit idly by and watch us take all the territory and wealth of the Xia Kingdom as their own, and they would inevitably come to get a piece of the pie. Yu Yunwen put down the letter in his hand, glanced at Hengqiao, who was still thinking, and sighed: "So right now, you can't guard Lanzhou with me, and you will lead the army to Jinzhou in the Hexi Corridor early tomorrow morning." ”

"Liangzhou is broken?" Hengqiao looked surprised and blurted out a question.

The Hexi Corridor has a total of seven states in the Xia Kingdom, and among the seven states, led by Liangzhou, it is also Tian Lin, Zhong Silkworm, and Mo Xiaobao, who rushed to the aid a few days ago, who want to win the first checkpoint of the Hexi Corridor, and then be able to come to Jinzhou City.

"Yes, Liangzhou has been broken by Mo Xiaobao, and now they are attacking Jinzhou, and then there are Ganzhou, Suzhou, Yumen, Shazhou and Xiping Five Prefectures, Lord Ye means to let us step up the offensive, but in this way, the Xia people will inevitably send more troops to help, and the pressure is all on Li Heng and Li Zhongfang's side." Yu Yunwen said with some worry in his heart.

"Lord Ye is by no means comparable to ordinary people, I believe that Lord Ye must have a perfect strategy, otherwise, how could he attack the Xia Kingdom so recklessly." Hengqiao is still quite optimistic, which is quite negative with his usual big swagger.

Yu Yunwen shook his head speechlessly and smiled, if Ye Qing was really as powerful as Hengqiao said, then he would not have personally evacuated from Guguan to prevent the Jin people from attacking.

What's more, now even in the war of the Xia Kingdom, the three-way army is already overstretched, after Hengqiao leaves Lanzhou, he is left with Yu Yunwen alone, and he guesses that even Jia She, who is guarding Pingliang Town, will lead his troops to help Li Heng and Li Zhongfang and Liu Keshi at this time, right?

In this way, he Yu Yunwen is the only one left in the entire defense, but he still has to guard against his own people behind him, that is, Han Yanxuan, who has arrived at Lizhou Road, will secretly obstruct.

And Li Heng, who was in the central defender, instantly became frowning after receiving Ye Qing's secret letter, and muttered in his mouth: "Ye Qing, is this crazy?" Didn't he know that Li An'an was about to ascend the throne as emperor at this time? ”

"Maybe it's because I knew about this that I decided to switch from defense to offense, right?" Even on the way to the aid of Li Heng, Liu Keshi encountered many small units of Xia people who wanted to return to Li Heng's rear, and all of them won a complete victory without exception, but since arriving at Zhongwei, Liu Keshi has been extremely conscious, and has never had any finger-pointing actions in the use of troops, but completely handed over to Li Heng to command the whole army.

"Even so, it shouldn't be sent over Jia She, who is guarding Pingliang, in this way, let alone Pingliang, even Guanshan has no soldiers to defend. Yu Yunwen lives in Lanzhou, and like us, he is beyond the reach of Guanshan, if once a Xia people bypass us and take Guanshan directly, then the next battle will not have to be fought again. Li Heng shook his head, not agreeing with Liu Keshi's speculation.

Moreover, Li Heng has always been steady and cautious in the use of troops, and he is best at making it difficult for the enemy to cross his level when there is a disparity in troops, and this is why Ye Qing let him capture Jingtai and guard the central guard from the beginning.

Ye Qing now let Li Heng turn defense into offense, which naturally made Li Heng a little confused, and he didn't know why Ye Qing was suddenly abrupt

Contrary to the norm, the original two-way army of one attack and one defense has become a two-way offensive trend.

In the initial combat strategy, Li Heng and Li Zhongfang mainly defended in the central guard, while Mo Xiaobao, Zhong Silkworm, and Tian Lin mainly attacked in the Hexi Corridor, so that it was a balanced use of troops, and it could also reduce their own pressure in the face of Xia Guobiao's fierce force, so as not to fall into the next strategy of rushing forward.

"But Lord Ye will never rush forward and commit a taboo, there must be a reason for doing this, or it is an unspeakable hardship." Liu Keshi heard Li Heng say that there was no soldier in Guanshan to be punctual, and he actually had a feeling of chill down his spine, and he couldn't help but look back behind him, and then continued to ponder: "But does Lord Ye have another purpose, or do you have other intentions?" ”

"Whether it is offensive or defensive, our battle line should not be stretched too wide, so as not to give Xia Ren the opportunity to attack my defense. So now that Ye Qing has asked us to attack Xingqing Mansion, even if Jia Shi is added, I am afraid it will be difficult to block the Xia people in the open terrain and bypass us and take Guanshan directly. The only way to do this is to attack, so we can only make a desperate bet and gather all our forces to suppress Xingqing Mansion, so that the Xia army cannot withdraw from ....... Li Heng bit his lip and said with difficulty with red and bloodshot eyes.

"Or ...... Or when Jia Shi arrives, the lower officials will retreat to Pingliang first? As long as Liu Keshi thought of the empty Guanshan, he would immediately feel a chill in the back of his neck, and he didn't dare to imagine that if it was really as Li Heng said, once a small force of the Xia people bypassed their defense line and directly took Guanshan.

"To defend Pingliang is to defend Guanshan, but ......." Li Heng looked at Liu Keshi, who looked a little dazed, and wanted to ask you if you were okay, but when the words came to his mouth, he still held back stiffly.

Liu Keshi smiled indifferently, in his opinion, Li Heng's contempt for him in military affairs did not make him angry, but felt that it should be so.

After all, he had never been complacent and pretentious because he had annihilated a few small groups of Xia people along the way, thinking that he was already both civil and military, comparable to Yu Yunwen, Xin Qiji and others.

On the contrary, he has always maintained a humble attitude in the matter of using troops, otherwise, he would not have once pointed a finger in front of Li Heng in the matter of commanding troops since he arrived at the central guard.

Of course, there is also Ye Qing's advice before sending him to Zhongwei, the Song army has always lost more than won in the Northern Expedition over the years, and it is because of the coexistence of Chinese officers and generals in the army, making Ling Duomen a reason why the Song army has never been able to exert its maximum strength.

"Xiaguan has always had good luck, you see that Xiaguan has come all the way, and he has also repelled a lot of Xia troops. Although the subordinate officer does not know how to use soldiers, the subordinate believes that as long as the officers and soldiers under his command can be used to resist the enemy, then the subordinate officer is happy to be a military ornament. In short, as long as he can win the battle and can reassure Lord Ye, Xia Guan doesn't care whether he can play a role in the army, after all, Xia Guan's duty should have been in Pingliang Town. Liu Keshi said calmly.

"I'm afraid it's too late to inform Ye Qing now, since that's the case, then as soon as Jia Shi arrives, you will lead 10,000 elite soldiers to withdraw to Pingliang." Li Heng frowned and thought for a long time before he said, "Lord Ye asked me to start turning defense into offense, so I can allocate your troops right now...... Ten thousand is already the limit. ”

"This subordinate understands, don't worry, unless it's me Liu Keshi who dies, otherwise, I will never let the Xia people enter Guanshan one step." Liu Keshi looked at Li Heng and nodded firmly.