Faced with the unanimous request of hundreds of officials, Zhao Zhen was also a little fluttering...... He already had the heart to wipe out Western Xia, and the opportunity was rare, but Wang Ningan did not fight the main battle, which made Zhao Zhen a little difficult to do.

"Wen Xianggong, what do you think should be done?"

Wen Yanbo has a lot of slippery heads, of course he knows that Zhao Zhen wants to fight, but he also knows that Wang Ningan will not change his mind easily, not to mention that after the battle of Hengshan, the Great Song Dynasty also broke his muscles and bones, and continued to use troops, which is not a small risk.

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that the battle situation ahead will change three times a day, and it is inevitable that the capital will not be able to catch up with the changes, and he will not be able to get a glimpse of the whole picture. The old minister suggested that he immediately send an urgent delivery to Wang Xianggong and Di Xianggong to ask their opinions. ”

The old guy came to a beautiful Tai Chi again, Zhao Zhen pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Just follow what Wen Xianggong said!" ”

……

"What do you mean by that? What do you say that hundreds of officials seek war, and all the people look up, and ask us what we think? Didn't they all make up their minds and ask us what we were doing? ”

Di Qing's face was very ugly, even an idiot could see that the urgent delivery sent by the cabinet was in the name of asking for their opinions, but in fact, the imperial court had already made up its mind.

"Wen Yanbo doesn't have that much courage."

Wang Ningan's eyes were clear, and he sighed, "The battle went smoothly, and His Majesty's heart was raised, this is Your Majesty's meaning, the official family wants to cut off the trouble of Western Xia in one fell swoop." ”

Di Qing frowned slightly, looking very entangled.

First of all, they have had a lot of trouble in the past few days.

Because Li Liangzuo looted the front line of Hengshan before leaving, hundreds of thousands of people had no food rations, no livestock, and no place to live.

Of course, Da Song can ignore it and put these people to death as if there is no such thing.

But once he did this, Li Liangzuo would preach the brutality of the Great Song Dynasty, and the remaining Western Xia people would hug each other and fight to the end, which was not a good thing for the Great Song Dynasty.

And hundreds of thousands of people, not hundreds of thousands of pigs, how can it be said that they can be killed?

Again, even if you don't think about these people.

After the supply line was lengthened, the food and grass in the army were no longer sufficient.

If we continue to march, I am afraid that the difficulty of supply will increase several times!

The army of the Great Song Dynasty, under the rectification of Wang Ning'an, has undergone changes, and its combat effectiveness has been greatly improved, which is a good thing, but don't forget that whether it is fire oil, gunpowder, or bed crossbows, divine arm crossbows, and wall-mounted iron horses, they all need sufficient logistics guarantee in order to exert strong combat effectiveness.

If there is a problem with logistics, the supplies cannot keep up, and the weapons cannot be replenished, these weapons of mass destruction will become a waste and a burden in an instant!

Maybe Xixia is waiting for this moment!

Wang Ning'an suddenly remembered that in the original history, the Shenzong Dynasty had dispatched a five-way army to attack Western Xia.

At that time, Li Bingchang, the lord of Western Xia, had a conflict with the Empress Dowager Liang and was imprisoned.

As a result, because of the lack of support, it was beaten by the Western Xia, and a total of 400,000 people were lost before and after, which is not a heavy loss.

The situation at that time was actually very clear, and it was also the Divine Sect that was eager to alleviate the contradiction of changing the law, so he wanted to rely on military merits to suppress the voice of opposition, but the army was defeated like a mountain, and the situation was even more difficult.

Wang Ningan noticed that the situation at this time was not much better than in history.

Li Liangzuo's main force still exists, he has already withdrawn his strength, concentrated it into a fist, just waiting for Da Song to kill it, and then give Da Song a ruthless one!

At this time, troops must not be dispatched, and the back road must be pacified in order to make progress.

This is clear to both Wang Ningan and Di Qing.

But the people in the capital are not clear, or some people deliberately pretend to be confused, and some people cater to Zhao Zhen's eagerness to win.

Di Qing led troops in the local area and served as a privy envoy in the capital.

It wasn't stupid for a long time, he thought about it a little and found that the situation was not simple.

"Erlang, from a general's point of view, I am against sending troops, but as your friend, I think you should obey the order!"

Wang Ningan smiled slightly, "Brother Di, are you worried that those people will divide the feelings of the monarch and the minister?" ”

Di Qing didn't say much, but got up and paced, and after walking a few laps, he sighed: "The common people often say that if you are not afraid of no good things, you are afraid that there are no good people." Between you and Your Majesty, the monarch and the ministers have a deep affection, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince relies on you as a master, plus the recovery of Youzhou, the opening of the Qingtang Dynasty, and the capture of Western Xia...... With a lot of credit, I will say something unkind, Erlang is already full of flowers, cooking oil with fire...... However, everything is too much, you can be invincible, and your Majesty's holy family has a great relationship, now Your Majesty wants to fight, if you don't fight, someone will definitely take the opportunity to slander and divide the feelings of the monarch and the minister...... All mouths are golden, and the three of them become tigers! Erlang, you taught me this truth! ”

Wang Ning'an's body was shocked, yes, at this moment, he is afraid that he is countless times more dangerous than Di Qing back then.

Thinking back then, Di Qing returned to Beijing to serve as a privy envoy with the great merit of pacifying Nong Zhigao, but the civil officials were red-eyed, kept slandering, and all kinds of messy means were taken out, if it wasn't for Wang Ningan to find a way to help, and even bought Wen Yanbo, I am afraid that Di Qing would have been drowned by the saliva of these people.

People in Huanhai never do what they want.

The higher the status, the more constrained it is.

Layers of relationship networks, pressed on the shoulders, pulling the whole body.

There are too many helplessness, even for the emperor.

In the past, Wang Ningan and Zhao Zhen cooperated seamlessly, and outsiders couldn't do anything when they looked at it, but now that there is a disagreement, how can they let it go?

"Brother Di, you said that we should send troops, what are the odds of victory?"

Di Qing didn't answer directly, but muttered: "My Great Song Dynasty has excellent soldiers and horses, high morale, although Western Xia is not weak, but it is not invincible, I personally lead the troops, Erlang, you are responsible for grain and grass planning, let me fight with Western Xia!" ”

The more Di Qing spoke, the more excited he became, "Erlang, I started in Western Xia, and for decades, I have been injured and killed so many brothers, so let me be happy!" This battle to destroy the summer must be me! Jiro, you're just waiting for the celebration bar! ”

After finishing speaking, Di Qing turned his head and left.

When he got outside, Di Qing paused, put away the joy just now, and looked worried.

He returned to his lodgings, rested for a while, and then ordered the mobilization of men and horses, and he prepared to lead an army of 50,000 to take Xingqing Mansion directly.

The generals under his command have some opinions, 50,000 people are too few, Di Qing said with a calm face: "The soldiers are fine but not many, this time it is a surprise, there is no need for too many soldiers and horses, and if you dare to disobey the general's order, you will be severely punished!" ”

After many years of leading troops, Di Qing is still very majestic, and his subordinates dare not listen.

Rest for one night and play the next day.

On this night, Di Qing did not sleep, he read the military book for a while, and then asked his eldest son Di Zhen to come over. Di Qing had five sons, and except for the youngest son, who died young, the other sons all served in the army.

Di Tan is also a big handsome guy, who has been in the army all the year round, and looks a little sloppy and rude.

"Father, what are your orders?"

Di Qing looked at his son and said, "You stay!" ”

"What?" Di Zhen's face changed, "Father, the summer war, how can the child be left behind, the child must go!" ”

"You ......"

Di Qing was about to fight, but Di Qing puffed up his chest and looked stubborn......

"Alas, my son can't help it, it's just that, for my father to tell you the truth, do you think you can destroy Western Xia this time?"

"Why not?" Di Tan asked silently.

"Western Xia is different from the Great Song Dynasty, even if Xingqing Mansion is defeated, as long as Li Liangzuo escapes to the grassland, he can still claim to be the king and hegemon, and if he does not destroy his main force, no matter how much territory he occupies, it will be in vain. In this battle for his father, even if he wins Xingqing Mansion, he will not be able to win, on the contrary, he will be surrounded by many people, and life and death are unpredictable. ”

"Ahh

Di Zhen was shocked and cried out, "Father, in that case, why do you still want to go?" ”

"For loyalty, but also for righteousness!"

Di Qing patted his son on the shoulder, and said meaningfully: "Being a father is just a cheap child, but he can be promoted to the honor of the captain, thanks to His Majesty's success, His Majesty wants to fight today, Di Qing can't help but fight!" If you don't send troops, Di Qing is disloyal! Over the years for his father, he has been able to be safe and sound, thanks to Wang Erlang's protection, he has helped his father too much, this time Wang Erlang and His Majesty conflicted, if it broke out, it would be very unfavorable to Erlang. His position is too high, his power is too heavy, and he is young, he is really afraid of his father......" Di Qing didn't continue, he shook his head, "I thought about it for my father, there is only one way, that is, I will fight, fight hard, if I lose, Your Majesty will know that this battle cannot be fought, and he will change his course." As for Erlang, there is no need to be embarrassed, he can't win a fight for his father, and others won't say anything about him......"

Almost in an instant, tears rolled in Di Tan's eyes, and this man who was not even afraid of a knife and axe cried.

"Daddy! You're going to die! ”

Di Qing smiled slightly, "It's not bad for Wu'er to say that, but the eldest husband is shrouded in horse leather and dies well!" Daddy won't die so easily, I want the most painful lesson in Western Xia...... Kill, kill as much as you can! Destruction, the Hetao has been destroyed, and I have to dig up the Yellow River......" At this moment, Di Qing was like a demon coming out of hell.

"For my father, I want to weaken the power of Western Xia, and I want to prepare for Erlang's official attack on Xia. If Wu'er wants to conquer Western Xia, let's send troops with Wang Erlang! That time you will win, this time to the Father! ”

"No......" Di Zhen's eyes were red, "Dad, let the child follow you!" Our Di family has the second child to support, don't be afraid of anything, let the child serve his father, go into battle with father and son, if you don't let the child go, I am willing to kill myself! ”

Di Qing was very entangled, his face turned blue with anger, "You rebel son, you have to be angry to be your father!" ”

Di Tan didn't care, but smiled and said, "Dad, then you let the child go?" ”

Di Qing was even more helpless, "My father finally knew the helplessness of Pan Mei and Cao Bin back then." The Son of Heaven Shengming, as a general, if you want to be fully loyal, you can only sacrifice your life! That's it, go, go! ”

At this time, suddenly the outside door was pushed open, and Wang Ningan walked in with a smile.

"Brother Di, no one has to go, I have already written and opposed sending troops!"