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The northwest of the Great Song Dynasty was temporarily in a state of calm, and after the Song army won the battle of Tabaicheng, it stopped in the Niche Valley and stopped moving. The commander Lin Zhao was busy rectifying the military affairs of the Western Army, and the Western Xia agreed to Tubo's request for help, and the lord Li Bingchang personally led the army, using the strategy of encircling Wei to save Zhao, and approaching the three states of the Great Song Dynasty, Lin, and Qing.

Lin Zhao immediately reacted, and as the Xuanfu envoy of Shaanxi Road, he mobilized the three generals of Fuzhou Zhekexing, Zhiqingjian Cheng, and Xizhou Tongju Jing Sili to defend the border. The focus of this battle was on Hehuang, so the battle against Western Xia did not seek victory, but only to drag down the Western Xia army. The opponent is not the maturing Liang Yiburi, but the young and vigorous Li Bingchang, Lin Zhao believes that the three generals will definitely not disappoint.

However, Lin Zhao still did not immediately attack Hehuang, after all, there is a very realistic situation, that is, snowfall! The cold winter wax moon, the bitter cold in the northwest, and the snow is abundant, such weather is not conducive to combat at all. Especially the soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty are definitely not as hardy as the Tubo soldiers, so Lin Zhao is ready to slow down a little, and at the same time, he is also considering whether he can use some auxiliary tactical means to find another way.

In contrast to the calm of the northwest, the southeastern frontier of the Great Song Dynasty was turbulent - there was a rebellion in Jiaozhi.

Taking advantage of the fact that the Great Song Dynasty was first harmed by drought and the northwest land was fighting with Tibet, the vassal Jiaozhi of the Great Song Dynasty began to be restless.

Since the Taizu period, Pan Mei led the army to destroy the Southern Han Dynasty, the Great Song Dynasty's attention to the southeast has declined. Coupled with the threat of Liao and Western Xia, the army of the Great Song Dynasty was mainly concentrated in the north, and the number of garrisons and the combat strength of the army in the south were relatively weak. The Song Dynasty adopted the method of strong cadres and weak branches, the forbidden army was strong, and the local box army was really not good.

Under the current situation of poverty and weakness, over the past hundred years, the military of the southern part of the Great Song Dynasty has gradually eroded. During the reign of Renzong, Nong Zhigao in the southwest rebelled, and the army of several roads in the south was mobilized, but it was helpless. There is no choice, this is the best proof. In the end, it was Di Qing who led the Western Army to the south, and the Kunlun Pass was victorious, so that the rebellion was successfully quelled.

There are pros and cons to everything, and the fall of Nong Chi Gao represents the end of the rebellion, but the balance of power in the south has also changed. After the rebellion, the western army withdrew northward, and the Song army in the south was still erosive, and its strength was somewhat empty, so that another force in the south continued to rise and grow. That's -- Cochin!

Since the Qin and Han dynasties. Cochin either existed as a county of the Central Plains Dynasty. Either someone set himself up as a king and became a vassal state of the Central Plains Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty, Li Heng, a native of Jiaozhi, established the Li Dynasty. Zhenzong Dazhong auspicious charm for three years, that is, Jiaozhi Jingrui for three years. Li Gongyun expected the Li clan to become the king of Cochin, establish the Li Dynasty, and move the capital to the Thang Long River/Nei, and Cochin began to enter a relatively strong period.

During this period, Jiaozhi continued to invade northward, plundering the Great Song Dynasty, especially the adjacent Guangyuan Prefecture, and suffered greatly. And the Nong Zhigao family here is brave and good at fighting. It has resisted the invasion of the Jiaozhi people many times, and has been suppressing the development of the Jiaozhi country to the north.

During the reign of Renzong, the Nong Zhigao rebellion was suppressed, and the military deterrent power of the Song army in the southeast region was not enough, and Jiaozhi lost its suppression. The power is expanding more and more, and it is gradually becoming stronger.

In this case, the ruler of Jiaozhi was no longer willing to continue to be a vassal of the Central Plains Dynasty, and it was no longer rare for Song Taizu to canonize the title of Jiaozhi County King. They wanted to get rid of the Central Plains, and even wanted to expand their territory, invade the land of the Great Song Dynasty, and dominate the south.

However, although Jiaozhi is ready to move, Da Song is a behemoth after all, and the emaciated camel is bigger than a horse, and Jiaozhi does not dare to act rashly.

It wasn't until the fifth year of Xining that they saw an opportunity!

The Great Song Dynasty fell into an unprecedented drought and domestic instability. The Liao State took advantage of the fire to rob and redraw the border, and the Song army went to war with Tubo in the northwest, and the Western Xia also had the intention of participating in the war.

In this case, the Song Dynasty naturally had no time to take care of the south, and the Jiaozhi people seized the opportunity to send troops.

Li Changjie, the commander of Jiaozhi Fuguo, led an army of 100,000 to invade the Great Song Dynasty, and the target was the Guangnan West Road of the Great Song Dynasty. Li Changjie's troops were divided into three routes, first capturing Qinzhou, and then capturing Lianzhou three days later, and the two important towns of the Great Song Dynasty in the south were broken by Jiaozhi. After that, the brutal Jiaozhi people did heinous things, they slaughtered the people of the Great Song Dynasty, even the monks, and it was unbearable to see.

Subsequently, the Jiaozhi army has advanced into the territory of Yongzhou, Taiping, Yongping, Qianlu, Guwan four villages, if conquered, then the Jiaozhi army will directly threaten the first largest city of Yongzhou Nan/Ning on the Guangnan West Road of the Great Song Dynasty.

The Guangnan West Road transfer envoy who was in Guizhou immediately reported the news to Bianjing, and the Great Song Dynasty was immediately panicked.

Zhao Ji sighed, Xining's five-year destined year is unfavorable, I thought that the bad luck in the first half of the year had passed, and the second half of the year would be easier. Lin Zhao's victory in Tabaicheng had just changed the atmosphere, and he had only been happy for a few days, when something happened in the south again.

Yongzhou is located on the bank of the Yongjiang River, the land is fertile, it is a rare rich place in Guangnan West Road, there are nearly 60,000 residents in the city, and it is already one of the best cities in Guangnan Road. In addition, Yongzhou also controls more than 40 prefectures today, among which Guangyuan Prefecture, the source of the Yujiang River, is particularly rich, with many gold mines, known as "one or two real estate gold, straight one." ”

It can be seen that the geographical location of Yongzhou is very important. If the Song army occupied Yongzhou, almost all of the Guangnan West Road would be lost. With such a rich land and gold mines, Jiaozhi's strength will continue to expand, and the threat to the Great Song Dynasty will be further expanded. Half of the South is in turmoil.

The northern frontier of the Great Song Dynasty is chaotic enough, and there must be no more problems in the south, otherwise the Great Song Dynasty will suffer from the enemy on its back and the country will not be a country. Therefore, we must not sit idly by and watch Jiaozhi occupy Yongzhou.

In addition to national security and strategic considerations, care for the people is also crucial. The Jiaozhi people were brutal, and since the invasion of the Great Song Dynasty, they have a habit of killing, and the crime of slaughtering cities in Qinzhou and Lianzhou is still vivid. God knows if they will commit violence again after they take Yongzhou. There are 60,000 Song Dynasty people in Yongzhou City, how can they watch them die under the butcher's knife of the Jiaozhi people?

In fact, in history, after Jiaozhi captured Yongzhou, it did carry out a large-scale massacre, killing more than 50,000 officials, locals, and residents, which was simply miserable. They also demolished the city of Yongzhou and threw bricks and stones into the river in a vain attempt to block the Yongjiang River.

The Cochin people are really hateful!

Zhao Ji slammed his fist on the royal case, his eyes almost wanted to breathe fire, not to mention how much he hated! The vassal states of the southern projectile land dared to raise troops to rebel and invade the kingdom, has the Great Song Dynasty fallen to such a state? was invaded by a beam-jumping clown like Jiaozhi. What are you kidding, it's tolerable, it's unbearable!

How could the Great Song Dynasty tolerate a cat or dog like Jiaozhi urinating on his head? Requisition, must be requisitioned!

Recapture the land of Quang Nam West Road, drive out the Jiaozhi people, and teach a hard lesson. The Great Song Dynasty quickly reached a consensus, and the tradition of the great power has been deeply rooted in the marrow of scholars, so naturally this situation cannot be seen.

It's just that it backfired, and the southern army of the Great Song Dynasty was really too erosive, and they didn't learn the lessons of Nong Zhigao's rebellion. The equipment and combat effectiveness of the army are simply not worth mentioning. There were even many magistrates and generals who paid for their salaries. It turned out that the number of people was needed. The number of soldiers is not enough, most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled, how to compete with the murderous Jiaozhi people?

Coupled with some mistakes in the initial strategy, it gave Jiaozhi an opportunity to take advantage of. Soon the Taiping, Yongping, Qianlu, and Guwan four military important places near Yongzhou were lost one after another. The Jiaozhi army surrounded the city of Yongzhou, and the west road of Guangnan was in danger.

When the news reached Bianjing, in addition to being shocked again, the monarchs and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty were thinking about a question, what should I do?

In the face of failure, they really realized the horror of the Jiaozhi people and realized the seriousness of the situation. Relying on the rotten army in the south is simply not enough to quell the rebellion, and at this moment, the courtiers invariably think of the forbidden army!

Compared to the fragility of the Xiang army. The forbidden army has always been known for its strong soldiers and strong fighting effectiveness. If the forbidden army is dispatched, it should be able to defeat the Cochin people easily! Just like when Di Qing led the Western Army to quell the rebellion, he easily dealt with Nong Zhigao.

Let the Western Army go south again?

I'm afraid it won't work this time, Xihe Road is fighting fiercely with Tubo. The Western Xia side also put on a posture, Chen Bing border, eyeing the tiger. Huanqing Road, Linzhou, and Fuzhou are in an emergency, and in this case, the northwest itself is too busy to take care of itself, where can a soldier be dispatched to the south to quell the rebellion?

The Great Song Forbidden Army was mainly divided into three parts, the Western Army to guard against Western Xia, the Hebei Army to defend against Liao, and the Beijing Forbidden Army stationed in Bianjing.

Although the border with the Liao State has been redrawn, the Liao State is still eyeing the tiger, whether it is the king of Zhao Yelu Yixin or the crown prince Yelu Jun has the heart to go south. In this case, the garrison on Hebei Road did not dare to move easily. Xuanfu envoy Wen Yanbo said that Hebei has no danger to defend, and it all depends on the army to wait for the day and go all out to garrison.

The Western Army can't move, the Hebei Army can't move, so the only thing that can be transferred is the Jingying Forbidden Army.

But when it came to this issue, the courtiers all shut up and did not dare to express their opinions casually. This is no longer a question of counterinsurgency, but a question of the safety of the capital of the Great Song Dynasty.

In the five dynasties and ten kingdoms before the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, the emperor was replaced like a marquee, and the generals often rebelled and established themselves as emperors. Therefore, the rulers of the Zhao and Song dynasties adopted a policy of emphasizing literature over military force, focusing on guarding against military generals, and at the same time strengthening weak branches. The capital city of Bianjing is home to half of the country's troops, and they are all elite forbidden troops.

It is to keep the dynasty strong and the local area weak, so that there will be no rebellion and endanger the rule. No matter where there was a rebellion, it was difficult to conquer the capital city of Bianjing. The imperial court also had enough troops to be sent out to quell the rebellion.

This national policy has been implemented for 100 years and has never changed! Many times, when there is a local rebellion, it is basically the Western Army that is transferred to quell the rebellion, which was the case with Nong Zhi. Originally, in history, the main force to defeat the invasion of Jiaozhi still came from the Western Army

But this time, because of the problems of Tibet and Western Xia, the Western Army could not be transferred. The Hebei army did not dare to act rashly, and the only one who could mobilize was the Beijing Forbidden Army.

Cochin's claim to have an army of 100,000 may be an exaggeration, but at least 80,000 is certain. In order to quell the rebellion, the Great Song Dynasty had to mobilize at least 100,000 troops. The dispatch of 100,000 troops from the border meant that Bianjing's military defense strength had dropped considerably.

The capital is the core of the feudal dynasty, and often there is a problem in the capital, which means the destruction of the whole country, so no one dares to take it lightly.

Although Bianjing is located in the middle of the Great Song Dynasty, with Hebei Road garrisoned in the north and the Western Army in the west, the capital Bianjing will not be invaded by foreign enemies. The only unstable factor can only come from within, and the only ones that can threaten Bianjing are the Hebei Army and the Western Army.

The two armies were now in the hands of Wen Yanbo and Lin Zhao respectively, and of course, the Privy Council of the imperial court had control over the generals of each state and county. It is difficult for a Xuanfu envoy to completely master a large army, and it does not seem to threaten Bianjing. Moreover, Wen Yanbo is a veteran of the Three Dynasties, and Lin Zhao is a rising star, but both seem to be loyal ministers. There should be no problem!

But after all, the stakes are high, and no one dares to say anything easily. Han Jiang of the Privy Council also took a cautious attitude and put the final decision in the hands of Zhao Ji.

Although Zhao Ji was very angry about Jiaozhi's behavior, he had to consider the safety of Bianjing, and the social foundation of the Great Song Dynasty was much more important than a Guangnan West Road.

Isn't Yongzhou still holding on? The army in the south is not completely vulnerable, and no matter how many troops are transferred over, it may be able to solve the crisis in Yongzhou! As for the forbidden army in Beijing, don't make up your mind for the time being.

Zhao Ji pretended to be deaf and dumb, and the ministers were not good at saying anything! Everyone decided that if the Great Song could defeat Tubo and Western Xia as soon as possible. Then the heavens are terrifying. Cochins must be afraid. Retreat in the face of difficulties!

So, the heavy pressure fell on Lin Zhao's shoulders again! The emperor's decree was sent to Qinzhou along with the wishes of many ministers, asking Lin Zhao to capture Hehuang as soon as possible and raise the prestige of our country!

Lin Zhao was helpless. I didn't expect such a thing to happen!

However, Di Qing was excited after seeing it, this is an extremely rare opportunity!

"Childe, if you let the Beijing camp transfer 100,000 troops to the south, then Bianjing's strength will be weakened, and the western army will be in hand, and Childe will have the capital to compete with Zhao Ji."

Lin Zhao said dumbly: "Di Gong shouldn't be planning to take Bianjing by force, right?" That's ......"

"Of course not!" Di Qing shook his head and said: "The eldest princess has the heart to disclose the identity of the son, if the Jingying army goes south, the prince will control the western army and return to Bianjing." After revealing his identity, Zhao Ji even had any thoughts. It's also a rat bogey! Childe's safety is more secure, and he can be more calm. ”

"That's right!" Before, he thought that if he controlled the Western Army, he would be able to compete with Zhao Ji. Now it is possible to have a slight advantage, and if you can't win immediately, you can win more time and space to set up. The chances of winning the next competition are even greater.

"But it's not up to us to decide whether the Beijing camp will be dispatched or not!" Di Qing said worriedly: "It seems that we have to find a way to make Bianjing's side move, and write a book to promote this matter......"

"Di Gong Mo wants to be like this, the Beijing camp is very important, and it can't be promoted by a book, so as not to be suspected of motives." Lin Zhao said: "The decision is in the hands of Zhao Ji, but whether to send troops or not, it is not he who has the final say, and the Jiaozhi people also have the right to decide." ”

"Childe mean ......?"

"That's right, if Yongzhou loses, can Zhao Ji continue to sit idly by?" Lin Zhao had read relevant reports in his previous life, and this period was the most powerful time for Jiaozhi, and Yongzhou was indeed conquered by them. More than 50,000 Song soldiers and civilians died tragically under the butcher's knife, and the blood stained the Yongjiang River, which was unbearable.

The same plot may still be staged, but he can't stop it at all, but Zhao Ji delayed sending troops for the sake of social stability. If Beijing does not come out, the end of Yongzhou may be doomed. It's a pity that there are more than 50,000 soldiers and civilians in the city, and I can't do anything myself, but I still want to use them as part of the plan, and I feel a little uncomfortable.

Sometimes, the reality is just that!

"Yongzhou's city defense is not as solid as imagined, Nong Zhigao occupied it back then, the southern Xiang army is rotten, and it can't resist Jiaozhi at all, if there are no reinforcements, the city is only a matter of time." Di Qing was the general who pacified Nong Zhigao that year, and he was particularly familiar with the situation of the Song army in the south.

"Da Song has reached this point, and even Jiaozhi dares to break ground on Tai Sui's head!" Lin Zhao was a little indignant.

Di Qing said: "Don't worry, if Yongzhou is lost, Zhao Ji's prestige will definitely be greatly reduced, and Jingying will still go south, and Childe's opportunity will come." Let Da Song be rich and strong, he can't do it, but the old man believes that Gongzi will be able to do it. ”

"You should live up to your expectations!" Lin Zhao nodded firmly.

"The trouble over there also has an impact on us." Di Qing said: "The first one is that we must win, whether it is to boost morale or to increase the prestige of the son, it is very necessary. However, this victory could not be too fast, and it had to be delayed until after the Beijing camp went south, otherwise Zhao Ji would prefer to transfer the western army to quell the rebellion. ”

"yes!" Lin Zhao said: "So this time really has to be grasped well, it's not too fast, it's not too slow!" ”

"Xixia doesn't have to worry, Li Bingchang is still a child, and the three generals sent by Gongzi are all battle-hardened generals, and there must be no problem in defense." Di Qing said: "If it's possible, maybe you can beat a rake and achieve a lot of results!" It is also good to make a start on the Western Xia side, and then the prince will have an excuse to return to the northwest at any time. ”

"That's right!" Lin Zhao agreed: "Western Xia is a cancer of the Great Song Dynasty, how can they be allowed to continue to exist?" The five states of Dingyan were originally the land of the Great Song Dynasty, and the land of Heshuo would have to be recovered sooner or later. ”

Di Qing said: "Xixia doesn't have to be too careful, the key is Tubo, that Qingyi ghost chapter is not a good stubble, I am afraid that it will be a heavy price to fight hard, so the prince might as well consider other means......"

Di Gong said...... That person? ”

"It seems that the son has a good plan, and the old man is too worried!" Di Qing and Lin Zhao glanced at each other, laughing, tacitly.