Xiao Hui was confused, he had just left, it stands to reason that the next thing is for Liao Xingzong to think about the issue of retreating, no matter which answer Liao Xingzong makes, there will be nothing to do with him, but how long has it been, it is called like this, there must be something, what happened. But it must be a big deal, otherwise, there would be no need for Liao Xingzong to call him.

Fortunately, Zhou Wenxiu's side has already finished answering, Zhou Wenxiu has been with him as a counselor in military affairs during this time, and he has no time to show his face in Liaoxingzong.

Since Liao Xingzong was called, he still wanted to go, Xiao Hui said goodbye to Zhou Wenxiu, asked Zhou Wenxiu to continue to do a good job of defense, and was ready to leave at any time, and then left.

Watching Xiao Hui leave, Zhou Wenxiu was also at a loss, what happened.

At this juncture, being in such a hurry must be related to the Northern Song Dynasty, not that it is already going to stop, what are you doing to make Liao Xingzong move so much?

When Xiao Hui arrived, he found Liao Xingzong holding a letter with a strange expression.

"Your Majesty, what the hell is going on?"

It turned out that not long after Xiao Hui left, the people below reported that Han Qi sent a letter.

Liao Xingzong took the letter very curiously, but his heart was churning, he was very uncomfortable, and said before that he would not be scared away by a performance, but the actual situation now is not much different from being scared away.

He couldn't just fill all his strength into this, even if he hesitated now, retreating was almost the only option.

However, after opening the letter, it was not a shame or ridicule, but a request, and Han Qi wanted to meet him face-to-face, and his tone was quite polite.

Liao Xingzong was stunned, and couldn't help laughing, could it be that this Han Qi is really not afraid of him killing him.

This is a big deal, he immediately called Xiao Hui over and threw the letter to Xiao Hui, Liao Xingzong also said indignantly: "Are you really not afraid of killing him?" ”

Xiao Hui saw this letter, and after reading the content carefully, especially every detail, some of the previous confusion was explained.

Why does Han Qi obviously have considerable strength, as long as he doesn't say it, if he attacks unprepared, he will definitely make the Liao State suffer a big loss, but the other party just didn't do this, but deliberately accepted it.

Han Qi's goal is bigger, what Han Qi wants to say when he comes over, Xiao Hui has already understood, but there is no need for him to block it, this is also a good thing for Liao.

He sorted out his language and asked Liao Xingzong: "Your Majesty, we have no contradiction with the Northern Song Dynasty in this battle!" ”

As soon as this sentence came out, Liao Xingzong was stunned, and he hit the city of the fortress and attacked within the border line, more than 50 miles, is there no contradiction?

Just as he was about to refute, a thought suddenly turned, their friendship was just because of the annihilation of 30,000 iron harriers, there was no direct conflict between the Liao State and the Northern Song Dynasty, and the reason for Liao Xingzong was more that the rise of the Northern Song Dynasty made him see a threat, a huge threat, and it was a natural reflection.

If the two sides start a war under the city, no matter how big the scale of the war is, as long as there is a substantial attack, it means that the two sides are at odds with each other, but now, there is no ah at all, and the army has entered the agreed range, which has not yet been finalized, this cannot be regarded as an invasion, at most it is just a drill under the city.

"What do you mean?" Liao Xingzong asked from ear to ear.

"Check it out!" Xiao Hui said calmly: "How much can we get from the middle!" ”

Since Han Qi is willing, he must have a purpose in risking to come to Liao Xingzong alone, what this purpose is, it is not known for the time being, but his posture is determined, he puts it very low, so it is still possible for Liao to get benefits, or even good returns.

The soldiers are coming, the water is coming to cover the earth, for the time being, Xiao Hui doesn't know what Han Qi's purpose is, but he has this heart, it's okay to take a look.

After Liao Xingzong and Xiao Hui made this decision, a few hundred meters away, in the Twenty Forts, Han Qi was ready to set off.

This kind of request does not need to wait for Liao Xingzong to agree, as long as he expresses his intention and lets Liao Guo know that he is coming, he will naturally enjoy the corresponding treatment, which Han Qi still knows.

However, Han Qi's approach was opposed by the generals, especially the seed record, and to this extent, he couldn't help but persuade: "Han Xiang, don't think about it anymore, don't lose a big one because of a small one!" ”

"Don't think about it, Liao Xingzong is not a reckless person, besides, if Liao Xingzong really dares to attack me, I'm afraid he will usher in endless wars." Han Qi had made up his mind and said calmly.

That's right, before the change, Han Qi would never do such a radical thing, the Western Xia is finished, even if the Liao State and Yuan Hao get back together, it is the same, a broken Western Xia can't support the ability to put pressure on the Northern Song Dynasty at all.

Before the change, even if he took down Han Qi and killed him to vent his anger, he couldn't affect the others, and the Northern Song Dynasty faced the iron cavalry of the Liao State, and there was not much way to do it, so he could only watch this iron cavalry rage all the way.

But now, the appearance of longbows, heavy longbows, and explosives, especially now, under the premise of almost the same number, even if some preparations were made, using the method of ambush, 40,000 Song troops, killed 30,000 iron harriers, just the same level of heavy cavalry as the Liao State, their annihilation, proved the correctness of a previous idea.

The longbow can really change everything, this is Han Qi's biggest gain this time, even greater than the capture from the Liao State and Western Xia.

The acquisition of a large number of livestock, cattle and sheep represents a huge amount of money, which is indeed somewhat eye-catching, and even a huge harvest, but the greater gain is the combat effectiveness of the new army, whether it is under the city of Xingqing Mansion, or in the siege battle afterward, plus the annihilation of 30,000 iron harriers this time.

These real combat power proves the advantage of the longbow and the cooperation of other arms of the Northern Song Dynasty, it can be said that the Northern Song Dynasty can have a terrible team as long as it changes slightly, which is the key.

If it is said that the cost of the longbow is expensive, like the crossbow of the divine arm, if it is not popularized, maybe the Privy Council will hesitate, but now, when a longbow is mass-produced, it may not even be 100 asked, is there a cheaper weapon than this!

Although the Northern Song Dynasty emphasized literature and light martial arts, military merit was always the heaviest, Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, this is the eternal pain of the Northern Song Dynasty, and it is definitely impossible not to take it back.

It's a pity that for a long time, from Zhenzong to Renzong, I can't see this hope, this land lost before, like an iron wall, remains in the hands of Liao, and now, the hope is getting slimmer and slimmer.

The appearance of the longbow seems to have solved this problem, and the killing of Western Xia has made this problem full of light.

The longbow will inevitably become the main force of the Northern Song Dynasty Forbidden Army, and it was Han Qi who was persuaded before, and Han Qi took the initiative to adjust it in the northwest march.

Now, with a real example in front of me, I am afraid that in less than a year, the 800,000 forbidden troops of the Northern Song Dynasty will become 600,000 longbowmen, 150,000 heavy infantry and 50,000 cavalry options, it seems that the adjustment is not big, mobility, combat effectiveness, will be greatly increased, at this juncture, as long as the Liao State dares to start, the Northern Song Dynasty can take advantage of this opportunity to tear up the alliance of the Yuanyuan, and when the time comes, the powerful Song army will let the Liao State know that the archers are terrible.

Tan Ji also knew that Han Qi's purpose was to stabilize the northwest and let the northwest get a steady stream of benefits, but this was too dangerous.

Going to Liao Xingzong's side alone is equivalent to putting all life and death above Liao Xingzong's likes and dislikes, in case Liao Xingzong gets angry, I'm afraid that there will be a lack of commanders in the northwest.

What Han Qi had already decided, it couldn't be changed, he sighed, and had to equip the guard force as much as possible.

was rejected by Han Qi again, if Liao Xingzong wanted to kill him, it was useless to bring as many guards as he wanted, and only three or four guards were brought with him, which could be regarded as a pomp.

The reason why Han Qi wanted to see Liao Xingzong was mainly for two reasons.

On the one hand, to further obtain benefits from the hands of Liao, can not be mentioned as a winner, Liao crossed the border between the two sides and entered the territory of Lingzhou.

They have already gained the upper hand, and there is no way to do anything about Liao for the time being, after showing their strength, can they go one step further, use their strength to promote the smooth progress of the negotiations, and even go beyond the previous tacit understanding and put forward higher conditions.

Han Qi mainly wants to talk about the issue of mutual market, which has always been the core issue between Liao and Song, and between Liao and Song, there are various restrictions on each other.

For example, the Liao State and the Western Xia were more restricted to large livestock and horses on the Northern Song Dynasty's side, while the Northern Song Dynasty restricted steel, and both sides were stuck at each other's key points.

However, it is still the Liao State and the Western Xia State that have the upper hand, their smelting level is not high, and the output is limited, but the basic ones are still understood, from the Liao State and the Western Xia, they are equipped with a large number of heavy cavalry, it can be seen that they are okay in this regard, to the Northern Song Dynasty, directly restricted, so that the famous Jingsai Army disappeared directly, which shows the terrible control.

Now, it seems that this aspect has little effect, after seeing the cheapness of the iron in the blacksmith's workshop, Han Qi moved his mind, if it can form a mutual market in the northwest, or even Hebei, and carry out large-scale trade in livestock, this is also a great thing for the Northern Song Dynasty.

In this case, the steel of the Northern Song Dynasty will get better and better, and now the blacksmith workshop of the Daimyo Mansion can already produce refined iron in batches, and this quantity is getting larger and larger.

These are all thoughts in Han Qi's heart, how to deal with the specifics, he still needs to have an interview with Liao Guo, but with the conditions he summed up, it seems that the possibility of success is very high, so he decided to go over in person.