With the change of hands of the sixteen states of Yanyun and the rise of a strange country, the general trend of the world fell into an eerie calm.

Liao Emperor Yelu Hongji did not want to watch his large area of land pass away, but now he has just experienced the rebellion of Yelu Chongyuan, and the national strength has been severely depleted, coupled with Xiao Feng, who was excellent and almost invincible in the battle with Yelu Chongyuan in the past, was tied up in the face of this newly rising country.

People are determined, the people and even the soldiers who have just experienced a war have begun to have a sense of war weariness psychologically, which has a sense of crisis for Yelu Chongyuan, who is bent on recovering the sixteen states of Yanyun in one go, not because of the current shape, but this character who used to be as famous as Xiao Feng in the martial arts of the Song Dynasty, and now renamed Li Xuan, the entry point chosen by the other party is really too good, if it is unintentional, if it has been calculated early in the morning, then this character is really terrible.

Although unwilling, but after the initial anger, in the face of domestic pressure from all sides, Yelu Hongji also had to temporarily extinguish the idea of sending troops immediately, as a king, especially in foreign issues, there are undoubtedly many things to worry about, especially the current situation of the Liao State, there is not much for him to squander.

As for the Great Song Dynasty, as the first powerful country in terms of comprehensive strength today, it is naturally happy to see the division of the Liao State from within, but this new country also gives them a huge sense of crisis. But now, there is another one, although in principle, people's land is snatched from the Liao people, and it has little to do with the Song Dynasty. But it is a signal to the Han people in the world that is very dangerous in the eyes of the Song Dynasty court.

In this world, the Song Dynasty is not the only one who is orthodox in the Han Dynasty.

This kind of situation is not too strict among the people, but in the rivers and lakes, because the series of actions against the rivers and lakes before the imperial court has become particularly prominent, and on the emperor's dragon case, there will be a twist and turn similar to the move of a certain sect to the sixteen states of Yanyun every day, and with the northward migration of these martial arts sects. Naturally, it is impossible to be at peace with the officials along the way, and the final result is that in the near future, almost all the city officials in the Yanmen Pass area have been purged by the martial arts people.

The loss of gold and silver property was naturally not worth mentioning to the Song Dynasty, even if those things were enough to be called rich and rival the country if they were put in the hands of one person, but for the Song Dynasty, the annual coins sent out were more than this amount.

But what is really annoying is that this kind of killing of officials is tantamount to rebellion, and it is a large-scale move, which has never happened in the entire history of the Song Dynasty. Such an approach is undoubtedly a provocation to the entire class of scholars. But what is helpless is that from the moment people step out of the country, such things will be raised to the level of politics and diplomacy.

No matter how small things are between countries and countries, they are still the scholars of the Song Dynasty, and in the case of this newly established country, they are there. In fact, it is not much different from ordinary people.

And the attitude of the other party is also very clear, for the Song Dynasty handed over the letter of state without even reading it and threw it back, this situation undoubtedly made the Manchu Dynasty scholar extremely angry, and for the first time in the attitude towards the outside world to obtain a unified opinion. One word - war!

Although the Song Dynasty has always been at a disadvantage in the battle against the Liao State, losing more and winning less, and even if it is lucky to win a few games, the final result is still a land reparation, but in the face of an emerging force, the court is very confident, and even some radical scholars are ready to take this opportunity to destroy this emerging country in one fell swoop, recapture the sixteen states of Yanyun, and complete the feat that the two generations of Song emperors failed to complete.

However, even in this kind of unanimous opinion of the court, it was already three months after the order to send troops was issued, and there were 100,000 soldiers and horses gathered from various states and counties, such a lineup was no less than the scale of a big war with Liao in the past.

In the Song Dynasty, almost everyone firmly believed that this battle was won and undefeated, whether in terms of equipment or quantity, this newly established country did not have enough means and capital to shake the 100,000 army that was enough to make the Liao Emperor change his color, and even within Bianliang, there were already many dignitaries and dignitaries who began to celebrate each other, discussing how to divide the huge cake of Yanyun's sixteen states.

But the excitement didn't last long, and it was lost in the bad news that followed.

The famous general of the Great Song Dynasty, who was assigned by the imperial court and entrusted with important tasks and high hopes, died inexplicably among his battalion commanders not long after leading his troops out of Yanmen Pass.

Under the ensuing various blows, provocations and dazzling offensives, the 100,000 army has not even touched the other party's city, and the people have been disheartened, and in the end, the other party only sent a horse, and the army that was placed on too many expectations was defeated, and finally fled back to Yanmen Pass.

From beginning to end, this huge and well-equipped Song army, in this battle that can barely be called a campaign, what it did was to march, split, fight, escape, and surrender, and in the end, in addition to providing the other side with countless grains, grass, baggage, and sophisticated equipment, even the city of others was not touched, and the main general, who was pinned on high hopes, died directly in the big tent of his Chinese army.

The fiery passion was incomplete, and a defeat was like a resounding slap in the face, which slammed into the faces of the entire Song Dynasty scholar class.

It's just that no matter how the Song Dynasty's scholar class felt that face was irrelevant, this battle quickly consolidated the originally not solid foundation of the newly established Great Han State.

Although in terms of national strength and military strength, the Great Han State is now hanging behind the Great Song Dynasty, the Great Liao and even the Western Xia, but looking at the world, no one dares to underestimate this newly established country, and the Song Dynasty used the defeat of 100,000 troops to teach everyone a lesson.

Of course, there is an element of luck in this battle, but it is not accidental, Li Xuan has already made a lot of deductions for similar situations when he was in the Song Realm, the reaction to the Song Dynasty, and the generals who may lead the army. In Li Xuan's heart, he had already made up his mind, and all the generals who could lead the army were more or less surrounded by Li Xuan's eyes.

However, although the Song Dynasty emphasized literature over military force, the Song Dynasty has not yet eroded to the point where there are no generals available, and it is qualified to become the main general of the first army. Naturally, he also has a certain strength, and even if he has gained enough trust, ordinary dark hall killers do not have enough ability to kill the opponent's main general unknowingly under heavy protection.

But Li Xuan still has in his hands the sad breeze captured by the extermination of the Xixia Yipintang in the past, although on the real battlefield, these means on the rivers and lakes can not play a big role, but if they are used well, they can also play a miraculous effect, plus it is Mu Qingya who personally took action, with his current strength and internal response, such a well-prepared condition. It is more than enough to accomplish this task.

A confrontation with the Song Dynasty allowed Li Xuan to successfully step on the face of the Song Dynasty, lay his foundation in this plane, and made the two major economic and military powers of the Great Song Dynasty and the Great Liao acquiesce in his existence with a tough attitude, and at the same time establish confidence for the Han people under the rule today.

As for Western Xia, the current attitude is ambiguous, as for what happened inside Western Xia, although it has begun to infiltrate the dark hall. But the information obtained so far is not enough to speculate on the current situation of Western Xia, but on the surface. At the moment, Xixia seems too calm, whether it is secretly brewing some earth-shattering plans or whether it is really tied up by something, it is still unknown.

However, according to Li Qiushui's words in the deaf and dumb valley at the beginning, the Western Xia side should also have its own people's existence, such as Xiao Zhao. It's just that the other party has not contacted him, and it is unknown who it is.

Therefore, Li Xuan of the Vulture Palace did not use it, it is regarded as a shadow that he has planted in Western Xia and even the rivers and lakes now, as for when and how to use it. At present, there is no specific plan, and it is necessary to wait for the people hidden in Western Xia to surface before making arrangements, and at the moment, what Li Xuan has to do is more to restore the people's livelihood in the territory and deal with the Liao State.

Although the tiger's mouth is powerful, but it has to think about how to deal with the tiger that has recovered from the pain, although the Liao State has experienced the rebellion of the King of Chu of Yelu Chongyuan, the national strength has been greatly damaged, but it has also allowed Yelu Hongji to re-consolidate his position, and he has obtained peerless generals such as Xiao Feng, it is certain that the Liao State after recuperation will definitely not let himself jump under their noses easily and happily, but for the Liao State, Li Xuan already has a belly case, In the later generations, the founding ancestor of the Jin Kingdom, Wanyan Aguta, had already made contact with Li Xuan, and the two sides had several secret talks and reached a secret agreement.

Although this so-called agreement may not be as reliable as a piece of waste paper in many cases, but at present, the Jurchen tribe of Wanyan Agu has reached its limit under the oppression of the Liao State, even if he has a good relationship with Xiao Feng, the new king of the Southern Courtyard of the Liao State, and will not be destroyed, but there is not much room for development, if you want to reverse this situation, you can only find another way, and cooperate with Li Xuan, which is obviously a good choice.

After a few contacts, it is not difficult to find that this is a man with enough ambitions, especially when today's Wanyan Aguda doesn't know how to hide his ambitions.

This ambition, if it is not properly controlled, if it is not careful, it is likely to backfire on itself, but at the moment, the Jurchen tribe is the best sword to deal with the Liao State, but the scale is a little difficult to grasp, and it cannot make Wanyan Aguda feel his own vigilance, and it also cannot let the Jurchen tribe take the opportunity to deal with the Liao State to gain enough growth.

However, this kind of thing is what the emperor needs to do every day, although it is dangerous, but Li Xuan has already made a few records, and the time is not yet ripe, and it is not the time to use these means.

Dali and Tibet...... One is in a corner of peace, and the other is outside, although in the past it was ranked among the five countries with Song, Liao, and Western Xia, but obviously did not have the ability and qualification to influence the situation in the world, even if the Dali royal family had the intention of revenge now, they could only choose to support Li Xuan in terms of momentum.

In short, under such a strange balance, spring has been spent quietly. (To be continued......)