The Song State suddenly raised troops and attacked the overseas territories that had long been regarded as the official of Dunhuang. At the same time, the decisive battle of Liaoyang ended in the defeat of the Jin State, and Liaodong was in an emergency, and the two captains of the Chengying Army, Zhao Xingde and Li Sihai, jointly wrote a letter, asking the Protectorate to send troops to attack the Xijing Road of the Liao State, so as to contain Yelu Dashi and not be able to level Liaodong with all his might.

It was getting late, and the lights were still bright in the Dunhuang Protector's Mansion. Attacking Liao or attacking the Song Dynasty, the captains of the Protectorate Mansion were agitated and argued. Captain Yu Zangyun of the Tiger Wing Military Academy believed that the remaining Jin and Han armies were important arms to contain the Liao State, and coupled with the emptiness of Xijing Road, it was a good opportunity to take advantage of the opportunity. Otherwise, after the Liao State pacifies Liaodong, its ambitions will inevitably become bigger and bigger, and sooner or later it will become a great disaster for the military and people in Guanzhong and Mobei. Kang Deming, the captain of the Flower Hat Military Academy, thought that Liaodong was far away, and the Jin army and the Han army were weak, so it was not of much use to the Xia State, but it was the Song State that brazenly attacked the territory of the dynasty, which was a naked provocation and must be counterattacked. The position of Yang Ren, the captain of the White Feather Military Academy, was in between, but he insisted that he must not fight with the Liao and Song dynasties at the same time, otherwise it was likely to shake the fundamental balance of the strategy of the east and west fronts of the Xia State, and the elite of the Xia army would all be contained on the eastern front, and if there was another war in the west, it would shake the river.

It wasn't until late at night that the deliberations came to an end. The Protectorate still decided to only target the Liao State for the time being. The soldiers are fast, the Andong Military Division and the Anbei Military Division jointly dispatched an army of 50,000 to attack the Xijing Road of the Liao State, if the Liao State is unprepared, then take advantage of the situation to capture Datong Mansion, if the Liao State is prepared, and the fortified city is difficult to overcome, then divide the troops to plunder the prefectures and counties, bluff, and even harass the Shangjing Road with partial divisions, forcing Yelu Dashi to retreat from Liaodong. For the Song State, in the name of Emperor Chen Xuan, the Prime Minister's Office drafted a letter of state, which was forwarded by the envoy Xiao to the Great Song Emperor Zhao Ke, asking the Great Song Dynasty to restrain the Guangzhou City Bosi and the Heng Navy.

After the deliberations of the Protectorate Mansion were over, Prime Minister Liu Yi, General Zhang Shanfu, Wu Ting, Li Qing, and Changshi Cui Chunyou entered the palace to meet His Majesty. Hearing the decision of the Protectorate Mansion, Emperor Chen Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

"Zhongqing has worked." Chen Xuan rubbed his forehead with his right hand and said.

Although he did not visit the Protectorate Mansion in person, Chen Xuan had always been worried about falling into the dilemma of fighting on both sides of the Eastern Front against the Liao and Song Dynasties, but as the Ninth Five-Year Emperor, he could not easily intervene in the decision of the Protectorate Mansion until he had to do so, so as not to arouse the disgust of the captains. For the Five Mansions, the transcendent dignity of the royal family is accumulated by countless rules, habits, and details. Ruling by doing nothing is actually much more difficult than doing things yourself.

"It's all the captains' decision, and the ministers are just on the side for consultation." Zhang Shanfu said with a smile, Liu Yi also bowed slightly, this time, Yu Zangyun, who was born in Guanzhong, desperately opposed the war with the Great Song Dynasty, and even said, "My Great Xia founded the country to control the sea by land, and the overseas vassals are just some people of the Qin and Twilight Chu dynasties, and they only pay a penny of tribute every year, so they go to war with the Song Dynasty, is the blood of my Great Xia soldiers so cheaply sold?" Such angry words.

The Protectorate Mansion has made a decision, and it is the power and responsibility of the General's Mansion to implement it, and Zhang Shanfu has already made a plan. The place of the Anbei Military Division is barren, and it has long wanted to conquer Datong Mansion as an important town for the Anbei Army in the south. business. Zhu Yanheng was promoted to general of Anbei the year before last, and he was in full swing, and he had already had the idea of making meritorious contributions again. This time, the Anbei Military Division will be the main force, not only dispatching the three armies of hussars, Tongqiu and Duhan, but also requisitioning and training 30,000 cavalry, a total of 45,000 troops to the south. The Andong military division was cautious about the Song Liao operation, unwilling to easily mobilize regimental training, and unwilling to lead the disaster to Guanzhong, so only the two armies of Baiyu and Tiegu were dispatched to the expedition and were responsible for preparing siege equipment, but the grain and grass needed for the war were mainly transported eastward by the Guanzhong. Datong Mansion, also known as Yunzhou, is the hub of the Kyushu in the mountains of the sixteen states of Youyun, and the Anton Military Department must also be strictly vigilant against the movements of the Xijing camp and the Hedong camp of the Song State, so as not to send troops to the Song State to take advantage of the fire.

Zhang Shanfu reported in detail the affairs of the attack on Xijing Province in Liaoguo. In addition to the preparations of the armies themselves, the Xuande army stationed near Datong Mansion of the Liao State was a Han army, and the commander made Liu Qutong have a different intention, and he could lure him with money and persuade him to act as an internal response to facilitate the Xia army's sneak attack on Datong Mansion. From the perspective of local distance, it was more convenient for the Anton Army to attack Xijing Road from Guanzhong, but the enthusiasm and longing of the Mobei herdsmen for Xijing Road exceeded that of the people of Guanzhong by more than ten times. Chen Xuan, who had trained in the hussars, was deeply touched by this. Therefore, there was no objection to the Anbei Military Division's main attack on Xijing Province, and while listening attentively, he bowed his head in approval.

After Zhang Shanfu finished speaking, Chen Xuan casually flipped through the minutes of the Protectorate Mansion handed over by Cui Chunyou. There was a temporary silence in the Hanguang Palace, and the atmosphere seemed a little strange. Liu Yi and Zhang Shanfu glanced at each other, and their eyes fell on Li Qing, the general of the Department of Military Justice at the same time.

Li Qing's face was expressionless, and it wasn't until Chen Xuan raised his head after reading the record that Li Qing said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Zhao De instructed the Song State to train the Fire Gun Battalion, and the Military Justice Department thought that the art of the Fire Gun Camp drill was this son's personal mental method, and since the military government had not included it in the military aircraft, Zhao De did not violate the military law. ”

In the court of the Xia Kingdom, there were only a few people who knew that Zhao De was Zhao Xingde, and even the person who made the first accusation also did the plan of "Li Dai Taozhuang", and he didn't really think that it was Zhao De who instructed Chen Dong to train the gun battalion. However, for several people in the palace, Zhao De's secret assistance to the Song people indirectly led to the loss of the overseas vassals of the Xia Kingdom, but it was something that must be investigated. Therefore, although Chen Xuan kept the matter a secret, he also handed it over to the Military Judge Advocate General's Department for disposal.

General Li Qing is selfless and fair, and although he does not have many personal friends, his prestige in the army is not inferior to that of several other generals. Since the day he presided over the Judge Advocate General's Division, he has even severed ties with his old friends. There was once an old friend who came to visit the house and pleaded for something. Li Qing closed the door and thanked the guests, and ordered his family to inform him that the general of the Judge Advocate General's Department living in the mansion now, the deceased Li Qing is dead, and if there is something that must be said, he can burn paper to tell him. Therefore, although Zhao Xingde is a junior valued by Liu Yi and Zhang Shanfu, this matter fell into the hands of the Department of Military Justice, and neither of them went to Li Qing to find their own interest.

Hearing this, Liu Yi and Zhang Shanfu breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, and even the expression on Chen Xuan's face was a lot soothed, but they heard Li Qing say again: "However, this person has a lot of entanglements with important ministers in the Kwantung region, and he will teach the method of using soldiers privately. "This is not a military ruling, but his own opinion.

After Li Qing finished speaking, he returned to that expressionless look. Military law is like a mountain, although his words are few, but the weight in the court is extremely heavy. Chen Chong frowned and thought about it, did not express his opinion, and only looked at Zhang Shanfu. It is the duty of the marching department to dispatch troops, and Li Qing has already warned that if Zhang Shanfu insists on leaving Zhao Xingde in Liaodong, in the future, if this son really connects with the Song Kingdom, and even leads the lone army in Liaodong to serve the Great Song Dynasty, Zhang Shanfu will be unable to escape the blame.

Zhang Shanfu pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice: "The minister thinks that this person is quite talented and has made many meritorious achievements. It's just that I was born in Kanto, and I can't help but think more about the feelings of the old people. Since he did not violate the military law this time and made a big mistake, he might as well be punished with a small punishment and a big commandment, and he will be trained in the Tiance Academy of the Academy, and after he truly returns to our court, he will be entrusted with the post in the future. However, Zhao De has presided over the war in Liaodong for a long time, and he has won the hearts of the army, and the war is fierce, so he still can't be moved. It is necessary to wait for the situation in Liaodong to stabilize before he can be transferred back to Dunhuang. ”

Chen Xuan nodded slightly, entering the Tiance Academy for training is a good way for young officials to be promoted, but in this way, Zhao Xingde may be about to turn into a civil official, he turned his head to look at Liu Yi and asked: "General Zhang has the heart to cherish talents for the country, what does the prime minister think?" ”

Liu Yi smiled and said, "Zhao De is indeed a talent. He was born in Kanto and had a heart for the country, so he went into exile in our dynasty because of the exposé case. I have lived in Kanto for more than 20 years, and in my dynasty for only a few years, some old people can't let go of their feelings, which is also human nature. Moreover, in the past few years, he has been in charge of military affairs, and he has always fought in the west and in the east, and I am afraid that he does not have much real feelings about the customs and people of our dynasty, so it would be strange if he did not miss the homeland of Kanto in his heart. He said a bunch of things around the bend, and then paused, and said in a deep voice: "What General Zhang said, the minister has no objection. ”

Seeing that no one objected, Chen Xuan nodded, and agreed to the disposition of the marching division. Outside the window, a bright moon has risen to the middle of the sky, and in the bright moon disk, there are faint shadows, and there are dark clouds drifting by. Dunhuang is a rare city in the Xia country to set up a curfew, but this night, there are countless night pigeon wings flapping sound alarmed the calm night sky, this is the rotation of the flight of the pigeon station, one day and night can transmit the fastest military aircraft three thousand miles, the general's palace military order sent to the four directions.

The last quarter moon seems to have one eye hanging in the sky, condescendingly looking at the increasingly cold land of Liaodong. In the Evil Tiger Mountain north of Suzhou, several Han army scouts hid in a shed made of birch bark to avoid the cold wind, and some people snorted and scolded: "His grandmother's, aren't the Jurchen soldiers quite capable of fighting, how can they become like this bear after Yan Agu is killed?" ”

Since the death of the Jin army, they have been defeated in successive battles. There are still more than 50,000 horses left under Wanyan Xian's command, and they are surrounded by more than 200,000 Liao troops in Liaoyang City, and they can't even send messengers for help. The food was quickly eaten up, and the Jin soldiers began to kill horses and cook food, and the news from the city came that the morale of the Jin army was becoming more and more sluggish day by day. And Wan Yan, who led the army to break through to the north, also fell out with Wan Yan Wu Qimai. Wanyan Wu Qimai has established himself as the emperor of the Jin State, and after Wanyan resigned, he led the army to retreat to the lower reaches of the Tongtong River, although he respected Wanyan Wu Qimai as the capital Bo Jilie, but he was unwilling to return to Huanglong Mansion, and the Jin army in the north was also demoralized, and the Liao army's raids and attacks were carried out as if facing a great enemy.

The impact of the outcome of the decisive battle of Jinliao on the psychology of the Han army is obvious, and the generals of the Han village are still smiling on their faces outside, and as soon as they step into the tent of the Chinese army, their faces become solemn.