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At the end of July of the sixth year of Xining, the weather had just turned cool, and the country in Western Xia was surging. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Since the defeat of the imperial driver, Li Bingchang, the young lord of the Western Xia Dynasty, has been greatly hit, and his prestige has fallen at the same time, and his physical condition has also deteriorated. The government affairs of the Western Xia Kingdom were mostly supported by the Empress Dowager Liang and the Minister of State Liang Yiburi.

Perhaps, this is what Li Bingchang himself meant. But the Western Xia officials and party nobles didn't think so, especially those who had defected to the lord of the country before and didn't deal well with Liang Yiburi, and they had a lot of suspicions in their hearts.

Some people questioned that Empress Dowager Liang and Liang Yi had imprisoned the lord of the country, Li Chengcheng, and some even said that Li Bingchang had been killed. For a time, rumors spread everywhere, and the situation in Western Xia was turbulent, and there was no stability at all.

Seeing this situation, Zhiqingjian Cheng sent a report to the official Zhao Ji and Zhao Zhao, the king of Qin, writing: The Khitan has long coveted the heart of Western Xia, and now the party is in civil strife, and the Khitan is afraid of striking first. If the Khitan gets to the northwest, it will endanger the Great Song Dynasty. Therefore, this matter is a matter of whether the court does or not, whether it is decided or not, the so-called Chu is victorious, and Han is victorious. If the Western Xia frontier returns to the Great Song Dynasty, the Khitan will be lonely. He is lonely, then Xu is what I want!

A grand argument won the applause of the Manchu Dynasty, and Zhao Ji also had such a grand ambition, thinking that this was a good opportunity to recover the northwest land. At the same time, I hope that Zhao Zhao will raise troops as soon as possible, so that the western army will fall into the quagmire of the Lingxia War and be unable to look eastward. So he readily approved it and ordered the Western Army to attack and crusade against Western Xia.

Subsequently, Zhao Zhao, the king of the Great Song Dynasty and Qin, swore in Chang'an, and raised troops to attack the Western Xia on charges of setting fire to the Yongchang Mausoleum of Taizu, assassinating members of the royal family, sneaking up on the Great Song camp, and not paying tribute.

This battle was nominally a foreign war of the Great Song Dynasty, but in fact it was completely a performance of the Western Army, and Zhao Zhao was the director and starring. The last battle of the river was a famous work, and this time it is a work of foundation rise, and this battle is also about success or failure. It's a matter of life and death.

For Zhao Zhao, the pressure is really not small.

He could deploy all the troops in the northwest, but the supplies were very limited. Zhao Ji used the excuse that the Great Song Dynasty suffered from floods and droughts year after year. The grain harvest is poor, and there is not much money and food to be provided. It is clear that it is difficult for Zhao Zhao. Create obstacles.

Fortunately, over the years, Guanlong's war readiness materials have been sufficient, and they can last for a year or two. Although efforts have been made to restore agricultural production in Guanzhong, Longxi and Huangshui, the output is limited and may take a long time.

As a result, Zhao Zhao had to face a tricky situation and had to fight quickly. If you want to kill Western Xia within a year or two, you can't lose your vitality. Otherwise, how to deal with Zhao Ji in Bianjing?

Zhao Zhao knew very well that Zhao Ji of Bianjing was looking forward to losing both himself and the Tangut people, and then reaping the benefits of the fisherman.

Any outcome seems to be what he likes, and it fails. He has an excuse to deal with himself; If he wins miserably, he must also smile and stab himself in the back.

Zhao Zhao didn't want to make wedding clothes for him, let alone let him sit on the profits of the fisherman.

Therefore, this battle can only be won and cannot be defeated!

It has to be done quickly. And win beautifully at a small price!

It's hard! Since the era of the five states of Dingyan, the Western Xia has accumulated a lot and has a deep foundation. Especially after the expansion of Li Jiqian and Li Yuanhao, where is it so easy to deal with?

It's just that the situation is like this now, and there is no way back. We can only rise to the challenge.

Zhao Zhao immediately made arrangements, and the three-way army crusaded against Western Xia.

In the original history, in the fourth year of Yuanfeng (1081), Zhao Ji of Song Shenzong mobilized the five-way army to attack Western Xia. Now that the war has advanced by seven years, the commander has been replaced by Zhao Zhao.

Zhao Zhao felt that there were too many armies on the five routes, and it was good to attack separately, but it was more troublesome to involve coordination. And then the power is easy to disperse, and the offensive effect will be reduced. The three-way army was sufficient, and launched an attack on Western Xia from three directions.

The East Route Army was led by Fuzhou Zhekexing, with the cooperation of Zhiqingjian City, a total of 60,000 troops, attacking Suizhou, Jingzhou, and Xiazhou from the Hengshan line.

The Western Route Army, with Seed Master Dao as the main general, led an army of 30,000 to launch an attack on Western Xia from Hehuang to Qinzhou. At the same time, Gao Zunyu, the general of Huanzhou, the main commander of Yuanfeng Vaxia in history, was transferred by Zhao Zhao to guard Qingtang City. A person who is not open-minded enough and only knows how to fight for merit is not worthy of the head coach, let alone dare to let him participate in the attack.

In contrast, Zhao Zhao is more optimistic about the Seed Master Dao, even if he is still very young. But Zhao Zhao believes that he has the ability and potential, and hopes that he can shine and surprise himself. From now on, it is necessary to train young people and strengthen the talent pool. At the same time, this is also a compensation for the breeders, after all, they are only cooperating on the Eastern Front, and they are subordinate to Zhekexing.

The Middle Route Army was led by Liu Changzuo, the newly appointed commander of the Jingyuan Road March, and Jing Siyi, the general of Gyeongju, as his deputy general, leading an army of 80,000 to attack Western Xia from the area around Huanqing Road.

As for the remaining troops, as well as the arrangements of the King of Qin himself, they have not been announced, and outsiders have no way of knowing.

In addition to this, the King of Qin issued several orders to the soldiers of the Western Army:

First, all the soldiers participating in the battle must listen to moderation, bravely kill the enemy, reward those who have made meritorious contributions, and those who dare to retreat from the battle must sit together with their families. Zhao Zhao also knew that this method was inhumane, but he was helpless.

The King of Qin now has a high prestige among the Western Army, and the soldiers are willing to fight with the King of Qin. In particular, the news that the King of Qin built a monument to the heroes of the Great Song Dynasty under the Big Wild Goose Pagoda also spread, and the soldiers sighed in their hearts that even if they died on the battlefield in the future, they would be admired by the people, which had a good effect on promoting morale.

Second, if the people of Western Xia, or other tribes in Western Xia, help the Song army, they will be rewarded for their merits and even given titles. This is undoubtedly very attractive, and there were many other tribes in the Western Xia country, such as the Hengshan Zhuqiang. When the leaders of many clans heard the news, they were ready to move. Because of his service to Zhao Zhao, Qu Zha changed from a homeless man who was hunted down to the leader of the Hehuang Qiang people, so a living example is right in front of him.

Third, the soldiers and horses of all walks of life should respond to each other, and in case of danger, they should be rescued in principle. However, it must be judged according to the actual situation, whether to rescue or not, everything is based on the overall situation.

There is a rule in the military discipline of the Song army that those who do not save the enemy will be beheaded. But Zhao Zhao felt that everything could not be so rigid, and mutual rescue should be done. However, it is not good to delay the overall situation by delaying the fighter plane for the sake of rescue. The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and the strategy of luring the enemy with more reinforcements cannot be dogmatic.

Fourth, they must not be greedy for merit, let alone compete with each other for merit and mess up. In the four-year expedition of Yuanfeng, Gao Zunyu and Liu Changzuo fought for merit, which was one of the reasons for the failure. Zhao Zhao did not want history to repeat itself, and while transferring Gao Zunyu away, he also had to strictly order other generals to prevent similar tragedies from happening.

Fifth, and most importantly, this is the point. The three-way army attacked Lingxia with all its might, and its core was Xingqing Mansion, the capital of Western Xia.

On July 28, the Third Route Army set out from different directions and headed directly for Xingqing Mansion.

When the news came out, there was a panic in Western Xia.

Many people woke up from the infighting, looked at the powerful soldiers of the Song army, panicked, and began to feel a little worried.

In the years of the Song and Xia battles, there has never been such a formation, and the Song Dynasty has initially mobilized 170,000 troops this time. There is a posture of the Western army pouring out, is this going to be a decisive battle?

If the Song army wins, what will be the result? There will be a disaster of the destruction of the country in Western Xia!

In an instant, the Western Xia Kingdom was in a storm, and it felt like it was crumbling!

The disaster of the country? Is it really that serious? When she received the news, Empress Dowager Liang was also shocked.

"It's possible, the Song Dynasty is not guilty of planting with us, and mobilizing more than 100,000 troops to attack, this is an unprecedented situation." Liang Yibury is also worried.

"What Yongchang Mausoleum fire? What does the fire in the cemetery of their own ancestors have to do with us? Empress Dowager Liang said angrily: "The people of the Song Dynasty are too despicable to frame us like this." ”

"Sister, these are no longer important, even if you know that this is an excuse for the people of the Song Dynasty, you can't explain it at all, everything is in vain, the people of the Song Dynasty are determined to start a war with us!" Liang Yi said: "Actually, a few days ago, when they deliberately provoked disputes in Wudinghe, they should have paid attention, but ...... Alas! ”

Recently, there has been chaos in the Western Xia, and the situation is very bad, and Liang Yibury is also tired of coping, and he feels exhausted. Therefore, I didn't care about these things, and now it suddenly broke out, and I was a little caught off guard.

"Afraid of what? Since the people of the Song Dynasty are here, then we will fight with all our might, and they will not attack once or twice, but which one has succeeded? Only we in the Western Xia invaded the Song Dynasty, how can there be any reason for the Song Dynasty to crusade against us? Empress Dowager Liang was full of anger and had a very tough attitude.

"Sister, this time is not the same as before, this time the situation is very bad...... In addition to the many soldiers and horses mobilized by the Song Dynasty, the commander also ......" Liang Yi sighed: "The commander is Zhao Zhao, he is the king of Qin, and he mobilized all the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty in the northwest, which is menacing, and the situation is very bad!" ”

"Zhao Zhao?" When she heard this name, Empress Dowager Liang was also stunned. They had already fought several times, and they had never bargained for Zhao Zhao. In the past, he was just a general, just a Xuanfu envoy, but now he is the king of Qin, isn't it even more powerful?

"Last time, you were careless, and you didn't fight him personally...... Are you afraid of him? This is your chance to make a comeback! Empress Dowager Liang looked at her younger brother quietly, and her tone was gloomy.

"After a few years, it's useless to hold grudges, and I don't care about it anymore. It's good to be ashamed before the snow, but the first task is to protect the family and defend the country......" Liang Yi buried his words, his expression was indifferent, and he was no longer the impulsive and reckless person he was back then.

"Very good, I am relieved that you can have such a mentality!" Empress Dowager Liang said: "This time Western Xia depends on you!" ”

"Sister, before fighting foreign enemies, you have to settle down inside!" Liang Yibury is most worried about this matter now, the enemy is current, and the top and bottom cannot be united, how to resist the enemy?