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Cai Jing's words gave people the feeling of seeing the blue sky through the clouds. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Originally, Song Shenzong and they couldn't help but be shocked when they heard that Shaanzhou was defeated and lost five cities. This was a great defeat that had never been seen in the history of the Song Dynasty, although the Song Dynasty had been weak for more than a hundred years and had been pressed by foreign races for more than a hundred years. Who can not be shocked when they hear the news of this defeat?

Song Shenzong was not only shocked, but also a little panicked, faintly at a loss. The same is true for Wang Anshi, who is a minister who cares about his life, and what they are thinking about is how to recapture the five cities from the Western Xia as soon as possible and minimize the impact.

For decades, the Song Dynasty developed a habitual surname mentality, that is, when it came to fighting against the Western Xia, it was to fight in Shaanzhou, mobilize heavy troops in Shaanzhou, and fight to the death.

This habitual thinking made Song Shenzong forget one thing, that is, the current Song Dynasty is facing a completely different situation. Because the sixteen states of Yanyun were about to be recovered, the best route to deal with Western Xia was about to be in the hands of the Song Dynasty. Once this route of march returned to the Song Dynasty, it was completely unnecessary to fight with Western Xia in Shaanzhou.

Fighting with Western Xia in Shaanzhou was beneficial to Western Xia and very unfavorable to the Song Dynasty. The main reason is that the terrain here is extremely complex, the terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and Hengshan is not in the hands of the Song Dynasty, which puts the Song Dynasty in an extremely disadvantageous position. However, the Western Xia was in a favorable position of attacking and retreating, and it was free to advance and retreat.

This is the bitter conclusion drawn during the decades-long Song-Xia wars!

If the route from the land of Yanyun returned to the Song Dynasty, the status of Shaanzhou would be greatly reduced, and its role in the war against the Western Xia would be sharply reduced.

Starting from the land of Yanyun, marching westward and attacking the Hexi Corridor, since Huo Qubing took this place, it has become a traditional route to march, and it has been used in this way for more than a thousand years.

Like the Song Dynasty, the matter of not going to the land of Yanyun, but fighting with the Western Xia in Shaanzhou, this is a special case, because the traditional route of march was not in the hands of the Song Dynasty, and it had to be so.

At that time, the Song Dynasty was not unaware of the importance of the traditional route of marching, and once proposed to borrow the way from the Liao State to send troops from the Liao border to attack the Western Xia. For this proposal, as long as it is an individual, it will be refused, and the Liao State has the calculation of consuming the Song Dynasty to the greatest extent, so it is very unceremoniously refused.

Therefore, for decades, the Song Dynasty had to fight with Western Xia in Shaanzhou.

Cai Jing's words are very reasonable, he did not create it, but he just picked up the magic weapon that our ancestors once used. As soon as Song Shenzong and them understood, they were excited, and the traditional route of march was the best route to march to Western Xia. If you march from the land of Yanyun, there will be no difficulty in marching from Shaanzhou, and the roads here are smooth, and you can conduct a large army battle.

The terrain of Shaanzhou is complex, the terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, which is not conducive to the battle of the large army.

As soon as he realized this, Han Qi's heart sank, and he knew that the opportunity he had been waiting for to regain military power was about to be lost. As long as everyone understands the benefits of taking the traditional road of marching, who will transfer troops to Shaanzhou in a big way?

Sure enough, as soon as his thoughts came up, he heard Song Shenzong laugh and say, "Hehe! Fortunately, Cai Jing reminded us, otherwise, we would have made a big mistake! Well, the land of Yanyun is about to be recovered, and the Great Song Dynasty is facing huge changes, and we are still thinking about it as before, which is not good! It's not good! Very bad! Cai Jing, you initiated this proposal, tell me, how to deal with it? ”

This is the incomparable trust in Cai Jing, and the ministers are very envious, looking at Cai Jing, eager to replace him.

Although Cai Jing is a famous anniversary in Chinese history and one of the "Six Emperors" of Song Huizong, his life is divided into two completely different trajectories. In the first half of Cai Jing's life, he was full of enthusiasm, followed Wang Anshi to change the law, and became the right-hand man of the new law.

However, after the death of the new law, Wang Anshi resigned, and Song Shenzong was depressed and finally died. Cai Jing, as the right-hand man of the new law, is naturally the focus of suppression, he is degraded again and again, and after repeated suppression, he is depressed, and slowly, people change, and finally become a minister, becoming a famous minister in Chinese history.

However, during this period, he was full of enthusiasm and was willing to shed his blood for the common people, so he was especially valued by Song Shenzong. He plucked his head, and Song Shenzong's favor for him increased greatly, and he said a lot of intimacy.

"The official, the minister thinks that this matter only needs a will to be thrown." Cai Jing didn't say much, and said: "The official family only needs to pass on a will to Wang Shao and Wu Ji, asking them to choose an opportunity to send troops to Western Xia." ”

"Haha!" Song Shenzong let out a hearty laugh, pointed at Cai Jing, and said, "Cai Jing, you are really a bit cunning. However, this cunning is good! Well, the land of Yanyun is being recovered, although it is not far away, but it will also take a little time, I can't restrict Wu Ji and Wang Shao's actions too much, I should give them enough time, and it is best for them to choose the opportunity to send troops! ”

Speaking of this, Song Shenzong's smile became even stronger, and he said, "This Wu Ji, whenever I ask him to act cheaply, he will always give me a big surprise!" I asked him to act cheaply, and he came with a robbery coin. If I asked him to act cheaply, he came to a great captivity. This time, I also wanted him to act cheaply, so he knocked down Zhuozhou, and also broke the Liao State, chasing Yelu Hongji to the sky and the ground. ”

He came one by one, one by one, all of them were facts, and the ministers couldn't help laughing.

"This matter of sending troops to Western Xia should let him act cheaply! It's called, there is a beginning and an end! Song Shenzong was in a good mood, and he said very easily, and said: "However, there is one thing that cannot be done cheaply, and the matter of sending troops to Western Xia should be handed over to Wu Ji." As for Wang Shaomo, although he is my confidant general, fighting is not a problem, but Wu Ji is better at this kind of battle. The sharp weapon he was going to use to attack Zhuozhou had not yet been used, this time, let Xixia taste it! ”

Wang Shao is also a general, and it is definitely not a problem for him to lead the troops to fight Western Xia. The problem is that there are a lot of tough battles to be encountered. Speaking of tackling tough battles, it was a headache for the ancients, and Wu Ji was better at this.

In order to attack Zhuozhou, Wu Ji made all preparations, and Song Shenzong knew about this. It was precisely because Song Shenzong knew that Wu Ji was full of confidence and dared to make a military order, which allowed Wu Ji's bold plan and allowed him to have a good situation today.

It's just that it's so well prepared, but it hasn't had time to use it yet. There are also many cities in Western Xia, and if they are used to deal with Western Xia, it will be even better. No one is more suitable for this matter than Wu Ji.

"Official, what should be done about the matter in Shaanxi?" Han Qi was still unwilling, and asked: "Official, the minister is willing to go to Shaanzhou to deal with Western Xia and buy time for Wu Ji." ”

The land of Yanyun has not yet been recovered, even if Wu Ji sends troops as fast as possible, it will take a period of preparation to go, and it is impossible to complete it without a month or two. During this period of time, it is very necessary to stabilize the situation in Shaanzhou, and Han Qi's words were immediately agreed by Sima Guang: "Yes, the official family!" Although Yanyun's recovery is imminent, it is more appropriate to send troops from Yanyun to Western Xia, but if Western Xia takes the opportunity to fight, the situation in Shaanzhou is not good! ”

After decades of fighting, the Western Xia invaded Shaanzhou for the first time and captured five cities, which must be high morale, or take advantage of this rare opportunity to fight a big war and capture more cities, it would be too sorry for yourself.

If this is the case, the situation in Shaanzhou will be extremely bad.

"Huh!" Song Shenzong didn't care, shook his hand with a smile, and said, "Didn't you listen to Cai Jing?" Da Song is in control of the overall situation! What does it mean to be in control? As long as Yanyun recovers, it is inevitable to send troops to Western Xia, so even if Shaanzhou is lost, even if Guanzhong is occupied by Western Xia, Western Xia will not be able to turn over the storm! ”

If the Western Xia took this opportunity to send troops to Guanzhong and capture Guanzhong in one fell swoop, it would indeed create great trouble for the Song Dynasty in the short term and cause a huge impact. However, in the long run, it will be difficult to save the decline. Because, as soon as Yanyun recovered, the fundamental land of Western Xia was exposed to the blow of the Song Dynasty, and the Song army could completely ignore Shaanzhou, concentrate the elite and go straight to Xingqing Mansion, and put an end to the old nest of Western Xia.

In this way, even if Li Zongbao and Liang Xi were in Shaanzhou, no matter how much victory they won in Guanzhong, it would not be meaningful.

This is the best interpretation of the overall situation!

"Not to mention, there are still a kind of family army in Shaanzhou, Yao Anjun, and Li Xian, hundreds of thousands of elite Western soldiers, they will not let the Xixia people have a good time!" Song Shenzong was full of confidence and said: "The Western Xia won the five cities of Anding, but it was just a temporary gain. This time, if the Great Song Dynasty cooperates well, Western Xia will perish! ”

This is not Song Shenzong comforting himself, but a new situation in front of the Song Dynasty. Because, at this time, the elite of Western Xia was in Shaanzhou, if Wu Ji moved fast enough, he would send troops from the land of Yanyun and go straight to Xingqing Mansion. In the absence of the elite of Western Xia, it is likely to enter the hinterland of Western Xia, and it is possible to destroy Western Xia in one fell swoop.

"Huh!" The more Song Shenzong spoke, the more happy he became, and he smiled even more happily, and said: "If I expected it to be true, when the news of Yelu Hongji's defeat reached the hands of the Tangut people, the Tangut people would definitely be busy withdrawing their troops!" Otherwise, they will be enemies on both sides, and it will be difficult to echo, and the country will only be destroyed in the future! ”

Hundreds of thousands of elites are trapped in Shaanzhou, and Wu Ji is coming from the east, if the Western Xia people still want to seize Guanzhong, it is a self-deceptive idea, and it is impossible to achieve it. The best way is to abandon the victories that have been achieved and return to Western Xia.

"Official Shengming!"

Regarding this conclusion, the ministers did not dare to have the slightest doubt, and praised in unison.

In this way, the defeat of Western Xia did not have too much impact on the Song Dynasty, and the ministers were in a good mood.

Song Shenzong walked to the map, pointed his finger on the map, and said: "After recovering the land of Yanyun, the Great Song Dynasty can recover Liaodong, march into the desert, send troops to Western Xia, and recover the Western Regions, this is the overall situation!" Well, there are quite a few Han people in these places, who have split off since the fall of the previous dynasty, and they live under the iron hooves of alien races. Now, I want to recover these lost lands, and the Huaxia family is not far away! ”

The right hand slammed heavily on the map, making a "bang" sound.

At this moment, Song Shenzong held his head high, with a look of indignation in the world, majestic and heroic, swallowing Heyue!

(To be continued)