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The Western Xia captured the five cities of Anding, and the situation in Shaanzhou was critical, so Song Shenzong issued an order to Wu Ji, asking him to choose the opportunity to send troops to relieve the siege of Shaanzhou, which was the top priority. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoThe reason why Wang Shao didn't talk about this first, but introduced some situations to Wu Ji first, is to let Wu Ji have a comprehensive understanding of the entire situation, so that he can make the most correct judgment.

After Wang Shao's concise briefing, Wu Ji had a comprehensive understanding of the current situation in the Song Dynasty, and it was the most important matter to solve it.

"Well, I think it's better to send troops as soon as possible!" Wu Ji raised his eyebrows and said: "The five cities of Shaanzhou have been reduced to ruins, and the Chengda Song Dynasty has never had a tragic disaster. Blood debt and blood repayment, I must make Xixia pay the price of blood! ”

When it comes to the tragedy of stability, Wu Ji is heart is tight, it is a slaughter city, a bloody slaughter city, and it is difficult to feel at ease if he does not seek justice.

"Justice is inevitable." Wang Shao clenched his fist with his right hand, shook it fiercely, gritted his teeth, and said hatefully: "The Xixia people have committed a heinous crime this time, if they are not severely punished, they will not be able to apply for the majesty of the Great Song Dynasty, and they must be severely punished!" We must make Xixia pay the price of blood! Don't be soft! ”

The Song Dynasty has been weak for a hundred years, its prestige is unassuming, and the alien races do not know the majesty of China, do whatever they want, do all kinds of evil, and do not take the Song Dynasty in their eyes. At present, although the Song Dynasty broke the Liao State and recovered Yanyun soon, it was still not enough to terrify the alien race.

"The prestige of the Great Song Dynasty has begun to appear, and the alien races still don't know that the Great Song Dynasty is powerful, and this act of prestige must be carried out. And then there is stability, and this is justified. This time, I will go to Xixia, and I must let Xixia blood flow like a river! I want to make the party change color when I mention my name! "Wu Ji knows that Liwei's important surname, if there is no prestige, no matter how much grace is useless, it will give people the impression that it is weak and can be bullied.

And at this point, the Song Dynasty has been weak for a hundred years, losing the New Year's currency today, and paying tribute tomorrow, so that the Khitan and Dangxiang people think that the Song Dynasty is easy to bully, attack today, attack tomorrow, and treat the Song Dynasty as a warehouse for giving and taking. In the past, the national strength of the Song Dynasty was weak, and it was impossible to let other races know the prestige of the Song Dynasty.

Think about the world of the Han and Tang Dynasties, which alien race would dare to do this? If you do this, you will inevitably be requisitioned by the Han and Tang armies.

Not to mention anything else, just the rhetoric of "those who commit strong men will be punished even if they are far away" is enough to deter other races. In the era of the strong Han Dynasty, no matter how far you are from the Han Dynasty, as long as you offend the Han Dynasty, you will be requisitioned by the Han Dynasty. In the face of the strength of the Han Dynasty, who dares to offend the Han Dynasty without opening their eyes?

"Hmm!" Wang Shao agreed with this matter, raised his eyebrows, and said, "Brother Wu, this matter is necessary. But I thought that it would be better to slow down the period of sending troops to Western Xia, and when the land of Yanyun was recovered, I would give my brothers a little time to rest. Since we sent our troops a few years ago, we have been fighting hard, fighting in the snow and ice, and we are so tired that it is necessary for them to rest. ”

In order to capture Zhuozhou in one fell swoop, the Song army did not even have a year, and launched a surprise attack on Zhuozhou on the Chinese New Year's Eve, defeating Zhuozhou in one fell swoop, allowing the Song Dynasty to stand at a higher starting point. It's just that the war continues, and it has been going on for more than a month now, and the soldiers are indeed too tired, and it is too necessary for them to rest.

Wang Shao is worthy of being a person who knows the soldiers, and his words are to the point.

The brothers were very tired, and it was necessary for them to rest. But time is running out! Wu Ji frowned, turned into a Sichuan character, and pondered: "If we don't send troops immediately, but send troops after resting and recuperating, it is likely that we will miss the opportunity!" Missed a good opportunity to solve the Western Xia in one fell swoop! ”

"Opportunity?" Wang Shaowei felt strange, raised his eyebrows, and asked, "What do you mean by this?" ”

"After the Western Xia captured Shaanzhou, it was their best opportunity to attack Guanzhong. Shaanzhou is high, overlooking Guanzhong, if you send troops from Shaanzhou, you can go down to Guanzhong in one fell swoop. Wu Ji's brows kept jumping, and he said: "This is if the Liao State is not defeated, the Great Song Dynasty and the Liao State are holding each other, and the war has been indecisive for a long time." In this way, it is most beneficial to Western Xia. Now, it's impossible. The Great Song Dynasty broke the Liao State, the elite of the Liao State was lost, Yelu Hongji fled in panic, the Liao State almost became an empty city, Yanyun was about to recover, and the road from the land of Yanyun to attack Western Xia returned to the hands of the Great Song Dynasty. With this route of march, the Western Xia was completely exposed to the attack of the Great Song Dynasty, and Shaanzhou was no longer important, even if the Western Xia occupied all Shaanzhou and Guanzhong, it would be useless in the overall situation. ”

Wu Ji's analysis is very reasonable, and he hit the nail on the head and told the situation in Western Xia. For the Western Xia, for decades, they were bent on getting Guanzhong. Guanzhong is not only a rich land, but also a famous warrior "production area", if you get Guanzhong, get eight hundred miles of Qinchuan, it will make the strength of Western Xia skyrocket several times, get rid of the current situation of being so poor that you are going crazy.

The premise is that the Liao State will drag the Song Dynasty and not return the traditional march route to the Song Dynasty. Otherwise, even if the Western Xia occupied all Shaanzhou and Guanzhong, it would be useless. Because the route of the march from the land of Yanyun was the most beneficial to the Song Dynasty, one is to facilitate the movement of the army, and the other is to facilitate logistics and transportation, unlike Shaanxi, which always cut off the grain route to the Western Xia because of the complex terrain.

"Yes!" Wang Shao sighed and said: "Throughout the ancient and modern times, up and down for thousands of years, since Huo Qubing attacked the Hexi Corridor, Huaxia's march to the land of Western Xia was to go to the land of Yanyun, not from Shaanzhou. The Great Song Dynasty lost the land of Yanyun, and this best way to march was not in the hands of the Great Song Dynasty, but was owned by the Khitans, and the Great Song Dynasty had to march from Shaanzhou. Knowing that the march from Shaanzhou faced many inconveniences, the terrain was complex, the terrain was dangerous, it was difficult to coordinate with each other, and the various departments could not reinforce each other, and it was easy for the Western Xia to break through. What's even more uncomfortable is that he knew that every time he sent troops, he would face the danger of having his grain route cut off, but he always cut off the grain route for Western Xia and had to withdraw from the army. ”

The hand of cutting off the grain road is the trump card of the Western Xia, and it could not be sharper against the Song Dynasty, and it has worked for decades after decades, which makes the Song people very annoyed. However, limited to the terrain of Shaanzhou, there is nothing to be done.

This created a phenomenon that whenever the Song Dynasty marched on a large scale and victory was in sight, the news came that the grain route was cut off and had to retreat.

This kind of thing was repeated in the war between the Song Dynasty and the Western Xia, but it could not be prevented, and the Song Dynasty suffered enough.

"Yanyun is recovered, and it has become inevitable to march from the land of Yanyun, even if Western Xia fights well in Shaanzhou and captures more cities, it is meaningless." Wu Ji frowned, and said in thought: "Their best disposition is to withdraw from Shaanzhou before our army advances from Yanyun. Otherwise, the elite of Western Xia fell into Shaanzhou, which is equivalent to the emptiness of the whole country, and our army advanced from the land of Yanyun, which caught Western Xia off guard. ”

Speaking of this, Wu Ji stopped, sighed slightly, and said, "Hey! I hope that the greed of Western Xia will rise and that they will not withdraw their troops from Shaanzhou, but will march into Guanzhong. In that case, the elite of Western Xia will not be able to withdraw for a while, and I will enter Western Xia as soon as possible, attack the city and seize the land, and defeat Western Xia in one fell swoop. In that case, we will pacify the Western Xia in one fell swoop and solve this great disaster. But I knew it wasn't possible. Li Zongbao and Liang Xi are good generals, and they will not fail to think of this. Therefore, we must send troops as soon as possible, compare with them, and see who can attack faster! ”

In order to attack the Song Dynasty this time, the Western Xia is the elite is exhausted, and even the Iron Harrier has been dispatched, you can imagine how many troops the Western Xia has invested, the soldiers of the whole country, and the ** of the ten is in Shaanzhou. The Western Xia is empty in the country, if Wu Ji's actions are fast enough, quickly approaching the Western Xia, taking it by surprise, attacking in a big way, and entering Xingqing Mansion before the elite of the Western Xia withdraws, then the Western Xia will no longer exist.

However, this can only be a good wish. Although Wu Ji didn't want to say it, he had to admit that Li Zongbao and Liang Xi were both good generals and would not fail to see this kind of crisis. They will definitely withdraw their troops as soon as possible, and they will return to defend Western Xia before the Song army attacks in a big way.

Otherwise, once the Song Dynasty army pressed the border, it would be too late.

In the final analysis, it is faster than Wu Ji and Li Zongbao. Whoever arrives first in Western Xia will have the first opportunity. If Li Zongbao and the others withdrew first, Western Xia would be stable. If Wu Ji arrives first, he can attack the city on a large scale, go straight to Xingqing Mansion, and destroy Western Xia in one fell swoop.

"Reasonable! Reasonable! Wang Shao couldn't help nodding and said, "Although we hate the Xixia people, we have to admit that there are capable people in the Xixia." Li Zongbao and Liang Xi are two good generals, and they will definitely think of this and withdraw their troops as soon as possible. If they are given to withdraw to Western Xia, there will be endless troubles. ”

Wu Ji couldn't help shaking his head and said, "They are good generals, but it is not so easy to retreat safely from Shaanzhou." You must know that the terrain of Shaanzhou is complex, the terrain is dangerous, and the roads are rugged, which makes it inconvenient for the army to move, and it is not easy for the Western Xia army to withdraw safely. The Seed Family Army and the Yao Family Army will not let them go, and will cause them a lot of trouble. ”

"That's right! Chong Ge, Yao Gu, and that Li Xian are all good generals. Wang Shao couldn't help nodding his head, expressing his deep approval, and said: "Shaanzhou is defeated, they will definitely be ashamed and brave, and they will definitely find ways to drag down the Western Xia army and buy us time." ”

Chong Ge, Yao Gu, and Li Xian are all good generals, and they will not fail to see this. They must take advantage of the retreat of the Western Xia army to make a big move, and they want to create great trouble for the Western Xia army. It is better to hold back the Western Xia army and prevent it from retreating from the Western Xia.

"I can only buy some time, and it is unlikely that I want to drag the Western Xia army in Shaanzhou." Wu Ji was very sober and said, "Yes, I want to set off as soon as possible, the sooner the better!" Time is running out! ”

Sending troops at this time was by no means a good time for the Song army. However, the timing waited for no one, and they had to be dispatched.

"Okay!" Wang Shao, who is proficient in the way of war, once he understands the situation, immediately makes a decision, and says: "This time, you are still leading the most elite army of the Great Song Dynasty, and the Guixin Army, the Xiongzhou Army, the Baoding Army, the Ansu Army, the Huangfu Song, and the Qi Dabao are all at your disposal. ”

(To be continued)