"I haven't thought about it yet, but Aiqing can listen to the opinions of the two Xiangguo."

Zhao Ji said to Fu Bi and Wen Yanbo: "Two Xiangguo, explain it!" “

Fu Bi and Wen Yanbo glanced at each other, and Fu Bi said slowly: "This issue has been discussed in the Zhizheng Hall for two days, of course, this is only a preliminary opinion, if Xiao Fan Xianggong and Han Xianggong agree, then the plan can be passed in the Zhizheng Hall." ”

Fan Ning then remembered that he was also a member of the Zhizheng Hall, and he smiled bitterly and said, "The two prime ministers, please speak." ”

Fu Bi said: "The Zhizheng Tang agrees in principle to negotiate peace with the Liao State, but whether to reach a new alliance depends on the sincerity of the Liao State, first of all, the exchange of prisoners of war, the Liao State must release all the people of the Song Dynasty who have been captured in the past twenty years, I estimate that this problem is not big, the Liaoyang Mansion caught the Liao officials are all nobles, they are definitely willing, this is one of the three premises, secondly, cancel the New Year's coin, must cancel the New Year's coin, and then secondly, we hope to exchange Yizhou for Datong Mansion, and finally we can sign a ten-year covenant, and then use ten years to develop national strength, Zhizheng Tang is almost this opinion, at present, I agree with Wen Xianggong and Ouyang Xianggong, Wang Xianggong and Sun Xianggong oppose, three to two. ”

"What is the opinion of Wang Xianggong and Sun Xianggong?"

"The two of them opposed the peace talks and demanded to continue fighting the Liao army."

Fan Ning probably understood, he smiled slightly: "Actually, my opinion is similar to that of Fu Xiangwen Xianggong, and I am also in favor of talking to Liao Guo, but there is a slight difference in the specific plan." ”

Zhao Ji was a little strange and said: "Didn't Fan Aiqing oppose peace talks before?" ”

"Your Majesty, Wechen is still against the alliance, but Wechen is in favor of an armistice."

Fan Ning said unhurriedly: "I estimate that there is no problem in exchanging prisoners of war, and then there will definitely be no negotiation on the New Year's coin, the Liao State will promise to maintain the amount of the Tanyuan Alliance at most, as for the exchange of Yizhou for Datong Prefecture, now the Liao State is far from being exhausted, they will never exchange such a strategic place as Datong Mansion, it is absolutely impossible for Yizhou to exchange for Datong Mansion, so if you want to reach an alliance, unless the Great Song Dynasty makes concessions, the covenant will definitely not be completed, but I hope that the two sides can reach a two-to-three-year armistice agreement, preferably three years, Let us concentrate on fighting Western Xia. ”

"Can you defeat Western Xia in three years?"

Fu Bi was a little suspicious, he participated in the battle with the Western Xia, the mountain soldiers of the Western Xia were extremely strong, and all kinds of fortresses were built dangerously strong, and it was difficult for the Song army to win them, let alone solve the Western Xia in two years.

Fan Ning smiled faintly, "Fu Xianggong, I have completely annihilated the 100,000 Liao army, occupied Yizhou, and broken through Liaoyang Mansion, can the former Song army do it?" ”

Wen Yanbo said with a smile: "Brother Yanguo, don't underestimate him, his strategy of naval warfare and national strength warfare has really succeeded, and it is estimated that he will still use this set to deal with Western Xia." ”

"Wen Xianggong is right, our warships will go north along the Yellow River, and they will directly attack the capital of Western Xia, and if the wheat harvest period passes, they can also cut off their wheat-producing areas on the east bank of the Yellow River and cause famine in Western Xia next year."

Fu Bi shook his head and said: "This method has been tried before, but the ships that can be used are too small, and the rafts of Western Xia are very powerful, and our warships cannot have the upper hand." ”

Fan Ning retorted: "The reason why the other party's raft is so powerful is because our warships are too weak, we are fighting in the sea of Juehua Island, and dealing with the Liao army's raft is simply crushing, if our 200,000 troops are stationed on the other side of the Yellow River in Xingqing Mansion, and the huge fleet of warships cuts off the connection between Xingqing Mansion and the other side of the Yellow River, what is the point of the Western Xia army defending the border fortress at this time?" ”

Fu Bi and Wen Yanbo had both participated in the Western Xia Campaign, and Fan Ning's plan was so unbelievable that they looked at each other and were speechless for a while.

Fu Bi retorted: "You mean to build ships in Lanzhou, but we have never built a big ship on the Yellow River at all, everything has to start again, what year and month can we build hundreds of 5,000 stone ships?" ”

"Don't go upstream, go north from the downstream to Western Xia, since the Sui and Tang dynasties, the Yellow River channel between Shaanxi and Jin has been very developed, even Hukou has found a way to sail on dry land, and the grain and grass of the northern border army are transported through the Yellow River, I believe it is feasible today."

"At that time, it was possible to pull fiber, and now the north is occupied by Liao, how to pull fiber?"

"There are steam engine ships and fortune ships, and I don't think there is a need to pull fiber."

"This ......," Fu Bi was speechless for a moment.

Zhao Ji was full of interest, and asked with a smile: "The two Xianggong, Xiao Fan Xianggong's plan may be successful?" ”

Fu Bi said with a blank face: "I've never thought about it over there, and I haven't done it, Weichen really doesn't know." ”

Wen Yanbo pondered and said: "The strength of Western Xia is still very strong, especially the Iron Harrier, which can be described as invincible in the world, and Fan Xianggong is a little underestimated. ”

Fan Ning shook his head, "The Iron Harrier is nothing more than a heavy armored cavalry, with the national strength of Western Xia, how much can it support?" At most, three thousand people are incredible, no matter how powerful the heavy armored cavalry is, it can withstand the power of iron fire and thunder? Are they afraid of burning with oil? Are you afraid of getting into a pit? There are many ways to deal with it, the Western Xia is only two million people, the national strength is weak, all the young and strong men are in the army, at most 300,000 people, but also to defend the capital, they call themselves 500,000 armor soldiers, we have seen a lot of this trick, now the new king of the Western Xia ascended the throne, the queen mother is in the dynasty, the domestic turmoil is unstable, it is when we attack the Western Xia, Your Majesty, send 500,000 troops, can destroy the Western Xia. ”

"Five hundred thousand!"

Fu Bi and Wen Yanbo exclaimed at the same time, "Where are there so many troops? ”

Fanning smiled slightly: "There are at least one million militias!" Training for a year, can be requisitioned. ”

The two of them woke up like a dream, they forgot about the militia, Fu Bi hurriedly said: "600,000 militiamen, I'm afraid 100,000 cavalry will defeat them." ”

"Fu Xianggong forgot that the Liao army's 100,000 troops went south, but we were completely annihilated, and our total loss of troops did not exceed 3,000 people, what is the reason for this."

"That's right!"

Zhao Ji pounded the table excitedly, and quickly came to the east wall, this is a map of Western Xia, he pointed to the map with a wooden pole and said: "The important cities of Western Xia are on both sides of the Yellow River, we don't need to fight against them, but to fight the offensive and defensive battles of the city, step by step to the north, sooner or later we can swallow Xingqing Mansion." ”

Fu Bi and Wen Yanbo smiled bitterly, the Son of Heaven was too naïve, how could it be so easy.

Fan Ning was not in a hurry, "Even if we can't win the Western Xia in this battle next year, we will definitely be able to seize the Hexi Corridor, the central area of the Western Xia is facing a crisis, and the 50,000 troops stationed in the Hexi Corridor will inevitably come to the rescue, and our opportunity to seize the Hexi Corridor will come." ”

At this time, Zhao Ji, the Son of Heaven, resolutely said: "If you don't try, how do you know that you can't succeed?" Xiao Fan Xianggong's plan was feasible, and I decided to give it a try. ”

Fu Bi and Wen Yanbo didn't quite agree with Fan Ning's risky plan, but they didn't know how to refute it, and finally Fu Bi said: "That's it! If the fleet can reach Yan'an Mansion, then I agree that it can be tried. ”

In fact, the Yellow River shipping has always been very busy from the Qin Dynasty to the Sui and Tang dynasties, and the Northern Song Dynasty is because the capital is in Bianliang and the economy is in the south, and the Yellow River shipping has no economic value, so there is not much shipping on the Yellow River.

Not to mention the Southern Song Dynasty, even the edge of the Yellow River could not be touched, and in the Yuan Dynasty and the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the main reason was that the Yellow River was too large in sediment and silted up the river, so that the Yellow River lost its shipping value.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, the Yellow River was still completely navigable, and Fu Bi also knew that the most difficult section of the Yellow River was the Qin-Jin Grand Canyon.

"What about the 200,000 troops?" Wen Yanbo suddenly thought of this key question.

Fan Ning smiled slightly: "Isn't there Yizhou?" With Yizhou for Datongfu, Liao will never agree, but what if Yizhou is exchanged for Dongshengzhou? Liao State in Dongshengzhou garrison less than 1,000 people, the territory is full of vast desert, only along the banks of the Yellow River a little land, the strategic location is far less than Yizhou, I believe that the Liao State promised, once take Dongshengzhou, our Great Song Dynasty territory can go to the Hetao, directly seize the Hetao of Western Xia, and then establish a military foundation in the Hetao, we are afraid that we will not be able to take the Western Xia? ”

Dongshengzhou is today's Yulin area, located in the east of the Hetao Plain, and is also one of the sixteen states of Youyun occupied by the Liao State, if the Liao State knows Fanning's plan, it may not be willing to exchange, but they don't know, Dongshengzhou is a chicken rib to the Liao State, and the Liao State goes to the West Xia to go to the north of Yunzhou, and will not go to the Dongsheng Prefecture separated by the desert.

The three of them were dumbfounded, and they finally understood Fanning's plan to attack Western Xia, which turned out to be not to take the lofty mountains and mountains of Longyou, but to go north to occupy the Hetao, and use the Hetao as the foundation to carry out an empowerment attack from the north.

This is a very creative plan, even Fu Bi and Wen Yanbo are thrilled, the two of them nodded slowly, the key to this plan is to get Dongsheng Prefecture, first establish the first logistics center in Yulin City.