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"Of course, Mandarin Duck Luo is not the place to make a bowl in the summer."

Zhao Ji's face was gloomy. He asked Han Gang to enter the palace, but he didn't come to listen to him gloating.

"Your Majesty, don't worry." Han Gang comforted the Son of Heaven, "The Liao people have not yet made up their minds to break the alliance of abandoning the Yuanyuan. ”

"How so?!" Zhao Ji immediately asked.

"With soldiers Guiqi, if the Liao people have the intention to destroy the alliance and fight again, they will not be so fanfare. What's more, Guo Kui has arrived in Hebei, so there is no need to worry about Your Majesty. ”

Han Gang's relaxation made Zhao Kui feel a little relieved, and then remembered that Guo Kui had gone to Hebei, and there was a famous handsome man in charge, so he could ensure that Hebei was safe.

Guo Kui went to Hebei, this personnel arrangement was recommended by Han Gang, and it was also Guo Kui's voluntariness. In addition to the two of them, in the court, there are also the deacons led by Wang Qi who fully support this appointment. However, the support of Wang Qi and Yuan Jiang is mostly because they are in the way of the court, and they are not as good as Han Gang and Guo Kui, who are really worried about the movements of the Liao.

Han Gang seemed to be relaxed outside, but the evaluation of Yelu Yixin in his heart was also raised by one level.

Ever since Lord Liao fell off the spaceship, the movements of the Liao Kingdom have been murky. The news that the Great Song Dynasty found here, one is that it is confirmed that the spring bowl went to the Yazi River as in previous years, and the second is that there is no civil strife in the Liao Kingdom in the near future.

And during this time, the hot topic inside and outside the government and the opposition, in addition to the imminent war, was about Su Shi in the Imperial History Tower. Not many people even cared about the movements of the Liao State, believing that the Liao State would definitely fall into civil strife sooner or later, and the current calm was just that all parties were preparing for a decisive battle.

The day before, Wang Anli also specially visited Hangang for Su Shi. Han Gang had to say, 'The initiator, there is no aftermath?' If Su Shi offends with poetry, who will dare to write poetry in the future? Who will dare to speak up if they sin with words? '' nonsense to prevaricate.

In Han Gang's thoughts, he only cared about whether Su Shi was convicted by poetry and words, if it was other crimes, he would not intervene, anyway, other crimes that might be imposed on him would not cost Su Shi's life. But judging from the news coming out of the current Yushi Taizhong, Su Shi almost admitted to the charges imposed on him by Li Ding and others, that is to say, the evidence of the crime of slandering the government is conclusive, and even the confession is available, and the end of the crime by words seems to be doomed - in this case, Han Gang can only try to save Su Shi's life.

However, the development of the situation in Liao was unexpected, and almost no one expected that Yelu Yixin would settle down the domestic situation so quickly. It can be inferred from this incident that either his ability is indeed superior, or he has made all the preparations when he asked the previous Liao lord Long Yubintian...... Maybe both.

In any case, the previous judgments and predictions of the Liao State had to be abandoned, and when crusading against the Western Xia, the possible interference of the Liao people must be calculated. As for Su Shi, let him continue to stay in the Yushitai, for the time being, no one will have extra energy to punish Su Shi or run for him.

"In Han Qing's opinion, what is the matter with the Liao people's Xia Bowl?" Zhao Ji asked Han Gang for his opinion.

"Geographically speaking, the 200,000 cavalry Liao troops stationed in Yuanyang Luo, whether they go south to Datong or east to Yanji, the distance is not far, only a few days."

The location of Mandarin Duck Luo is roughly located in the north of Zhangjiakou in later generations, and Han Gang has been there in his previous life and knows something about it. The Liao people's southern expedition was mostly in thousands of miles of mandarin ducks, and the Great Song Dynasty monarchs and ministers knew more about this point.

However, from the perspective of the ministers, the Liao people were unwilling to sit back and watch the Western Xia be destroyed, so they made a big noise. But to say that the Liao people are preparing to invade the south, it is not enough. If the Liao people really want to support Western Xia, they only need to secretly send tens of thousands of troops into the Xia realm, and if they are caught off guard, it is possible that the entire official army will be wiped out, and there is no need to stop the bowl in Mandarin Duck with great fanfare...... Even though Yelu Yixin successfully put down the rebellion in Tokyo Province, it was inevitable that the people in his country would not be convinced. Once he sent his troops south to confront the official army, no matter whether he won or lost, there was a risk of fire behind him. ”

Zhao Ji nodded, with a little relief in his expression.

Han Gang is against the rapid attack on Xingling, and his attitude has not changed to this day. However, from his judgment of the Liao State, it can be seen that his character is upright, otherwise he will inevitably use the Liao Chen Bing Mandarin Duck to intimidate himself, in order to change the imperial court's policy and strategy towards the Western Xia.

That's what Lu Huiqing said before...... It can be said that he is a person of insight and sees the same thing. ”

Han Gang's eyes became a little darker, and it seemed that Lu Huiqing was completely on Wang Jue's side this time. Not surprisingly, though. In recent months, the implementation of the Hand Practice Law in Gyeonggi and the west of Beijing has been extremely smooth, and although there is opposition from the southern roads, the government affairs hall has been forced, and in exchange for interests, it is inevitable that Lu Huiqing will help Wang Qi speak.

"But Weichen, this is just a common theory." Han Gang's words suddenly changed, "Once the demise of Western Xia is imminent, what will the Liao people who are worried about their lips and teeth doing, but it is inconvenient to make a conclusion." ”

Zhao Ji glanced at Han Gang, and his voice was a little colder: "I understand what Han Qing meant, and I really should be careful." ”

Han Gang's heart is exquisite, Zhao Ji's mood changes, and he can't feel it. What do you understand, I'm afraid that when I oppose the rapid attack on Xingling, I will make a fuss about the current actions of the Liao State.

"The so-called preparedness, just like Guo Kui guarded Hebei before, Hedong also has to strengthen its defenses. Although the chances of the Liao people sending troops are small, they must not be unprepared. ”

Zhao Ji's expression softened a little, "In order to guard against the Liao, Hedong Road didn't send many troops at the beginning. It's okay to subtract a little more. ”

The Son of Heaven only wanted to hear what he wanted to hear, and Han Gang sighed in his heart, "This is not easy." ’

After reading too many history books, how many events that happened in history are telling Han Gang that strategic advantages can be offset by the stupidity and greed of leaders, and tactical strengths can also be wiped out due to logistics and other problems. The current situation seems to be developing in the direction of confirming this.

The two countries of Liaoxia have not yet made a move, and it is just an internal problem that has made the advantages of the Song army wear off little by little. Recalling that back then, the Battle of Hehuang and the Battle of the Southern Expedition, if it weren't for the support of Wang Anshi in the court, it would never have been possible to win so neatly.

Especially when Hehuang opened the border, without Wang Anshi's help suppressing the interference of Li Shizhong, Dou Shunqing and Xiang Bao, Wang Shao and Han Gang couldn't even get started, where could they have today's scenery.

It's a pity that none of the two governments can suppress the generals who can suppress the merit of all walks of life, but let the contradictions surface, and it will be difficult for them to cooperate with each other. Although such a war cannot be said to be defeated, the internal consumption is too great, and the probability of defeat will inevitably increase a lot.

Even Zhao Ji, the son of heaven, can definitely see this, but Han Gang knows that since he ascended the throne, he has not suffered a single painful defeat, which has given Zhao Ji too much confidence.

Everything is unstoppable.

On the twenty-first day of April in the second year of Yuanfeng, from Hedong to Xihe, nearly 4,000 miles of the national border, more than 300,000 Song troops invaded the territory of Western Xia.

Since the alliance of the Yuanyuan, the war in which the Great Song Dynasty mobilized the largest number of troops and had the widest scope of war finally kicked off on this day.

Chong Ge re-entered Yinzhou City, but behind him was the Yan Yan army, which was less than half of the original spirit, and the 30,000 Jingying forbidden army who did not obey the call. However, relying on the huge advantage in troops, half a month after the troops were dispatched, they successfully attacked the city of Xiazhou.

Li Xian sent troops from Hedong, and the troops behind him were a full thirty commanders less than when Ji Lu was originally scheduled. But no one knew what he said, and he was even relieved about it. Now the problem of grain and grass is much easier. Anyway, from a geographical point of view, the role of the Hedong Army is the smallest of the six routes. So he led the army unhurriedly in the direction of Yinxia. However, Li Xian did not give up his military exploits, he did not forget to divide his troops to attack the oasis in the desert [now Mu Us Desert]. A hundred years ago, when Taizu of Western Xia moved to the end of the road, he fled into the earth and Jinze several times to escape, and turned over in one fell swoop. And this time, the officers and soldiers will not give them a chance.

After Gao Zunyu sent troops from Huanzhou, he led the Huanqing army to the north along the Baima River, an upstream tributary of Malingshui, and soon broke through the Qingyuan Military City, the last checkpoint in Hengshan, and entered the territory of Western Xia at the northern foot of Hengshan. Next, we will cross the Hanhai Sea along the Lingzhou River and take Lingzhou directly. Of course, he didn't forget Yinxia either. It happened that he had no shortage of soldiers in his hands, so he divided 10,000 horses and horses to advance to the northeast, broke through the toad village in Qinggang Gorge, and approached Yanzhou. I plan to rush before planting and grab half of the credit for restoring Yinxia.

Miao Zhu of Jingyuan Road honestly went north along the valley of the Hulu River, captured the dangerous pass in the Douling Ridge in one fell swoop, and then laid down the reward pass, and the hinterland of Western Xia was in front of him.

As for the Qinfeng and Xihe coalition armies, it was equally smooth. Following the advice of Han Gang and the generals of Xihe Road, Wang Zhongzheng focused the first phase on Lanzhou. All the way north, I soon heard the sound of the surging Yellow River. Wang Sunchen's triumphant first prancing horse rushed into the city of Lanzhou. Before that, Yu Zang Hua Ma had already cleaned the courtyard and waited for the arrival of the official army. Relying on the abundant financial resources after participating in the economic system of Xihe Road, as well as the grim situation in front of him, Yu Zang Huama used the means of bribery and intimidation to collect most of the three thousand iron harriers stationed in Lanzhou in Xingqing Prefecture. The official army seized Lanzhou, and the soldiers were bloodless.

The good news on the front line is frequent, and the capital in mid-May is full of joy. In the restaurant and tea shop in the city, how many people raised their glasses to the high songs of the officials and soldiers and cheered, and poems and articles were one after another.

But there was a strange voice in the Han Mansion. Han Gang asked Wang Yi under the lamp: "Do you know how many beheadings have been reported so far?" ”

Seeing his wife shaking his head blankly, Han Gang sighed: "It doesn't add up to two thousand, and the strategy of clearing the wilderness and luring the enemy deep is already obvious." ”

In terms of time, the fastest two roads of Huanqing and Jingyuan should be about to enter Lingzhou City. That's when the real rigors of the battle begin.