At three o'clock in the afternoon of the next day, Zhang Ji finally received a good report from the 10,000 cavalry pursuing the enemy: more than 5,000 enemies were killed and countless enemies were wounded. Then he received good news from Yao Xiong's front and rear feet: Yao Xiong and Yao Gu led 20,000 Song troops to set up an ambush, ambushed the Dangxiang army, won a great victory, killed more than 10,000 enemies, wounded countless enemies, and the Empress Dowager Xiaoliang and Li Qianshun led the remnants of the defeated army to flee in a hurry.

Zhang Qi looked at the two good news in his hand, it was indeed good news, especially the ambush of the two brothers Yao Xiong and Yao Gu, which was a big victory, but Zhang Qi couldn't be happy in his heart. Worry has become a reality, Empress Dowager Xiaoliang and Li Qianshun finally escaped with most of the party army, and when they make a comeback, it will be a big trouble for the Song Dynasty again!

At the very moment of this day, Zhang Qi was sitting in the hall of the Jingyuan Road Department, looking at the sand table in a daze, and he was still annoyed that he had missed the opportunity. Suddenly, there was a rush of footsteps outside the hall, and a sweaty scout rushed into the hall while raising the object in his hand, panting and shouting, "Great handsome! Handsome! Great victory! What a victory! ”

"What a big victory? Where did the big victory come from? Hugh! Zhang Qi glared at the scout angrily and reprimanded, he thought that the battle had been over, and there was still any great victory.

"It's not! Handsome! The subordinate ......" scout was so frightened by his shouting that he hurriedly silenced and timidly raised the object in his hand, but then muttered unconvinced: "It is indeed a great success!" ”

Seeing this, Zhang Qi's face turned slightly pale, and he took the object in the scout's hand in confusion, and when he got his hands, he found that it was a good news from Wu Zhi. Zhang Qi opened it carelessly, glanced at it casually, and suddenly bounced up in shock, and didn't care about the chair that he knocked over to the ground, his eyes widened and he hurriedly read the good news, and then read it carefully, instantly surging with blood and blood, his heart beat faster, his whole body trembled, and the good news in his hand was like a flat thunder, so shocked that he almost stopped breathing, and he couldn't believe his eyes. After a while, Zhang Qi recovered from the shock, and then a burst of ecstasy surged into his heart, laughing, and exclaiming: "Great! That's great! ”

The subordinate officials next to him looked at each other, wondering why the boss could be so ecstatic. When Zhang Kai threw the good news in his hand to them for circulation, everyone stood on the spot as if they had been hit by thunder at first, and then they broke out into thunderous cheers, jumping and rejoicing, and the entire office hall was jubilant.

Wu Zhi wrote in the good news: "Wu Zhi, Liu Zhongwu, Chong Pu, Wang Shunchen, Lin Chong and Wang Jin and other generals led the Left Route Army to set up an ambush in Wuyan Gorge, and on October 28, they defeated the Dangxiang army that withdrew to the territory of Western Xia, wounding countless enemies, killing more than 80,000 enemies, capturing more than 5,000 people, the enemy army was scattered, the Empress Dowager Xiaoliang was killed on the spot, Li Qianshun, the lord of Western Xia, was captured, more than 20,000 war horses, and countless cattle and sheep; The Northwest Forbidden Army killed more than 500 people, wounded more than 1,000 people, and lost more than 300 horses! ”

The reason why Zhang Qi and his subordinate officials were shocked beyond can be overjoyed is completely unexpected! Wu Zhi's unauthorized actions can be described as a stroke of genius, and the courage of the Left Route Army can be described as amazing, solving all the things that Zhang Ji was most worried about, killing the Empress Dowager Xiaoliang, and capturing Li Qianshun, the lord of Western Xia, this is a great achievement!

Zhang Qi was excited, picked up a big red flag, and inserted it on the sand road on the sand table representing the smokeless canyon road, and then looked at it fixedly, smiling happily.

Subsequently, the letters from Liu Zhongwu and the generals such as Chong Pu and Wang Sunchen also confirmed the authenticity of the victory in Wuyanxia one by one, so Zhang Qi praised and rewarded this scout heavily, and decided that he and another scout would continue to send the four good news in their hands and the letters of the generals to the capital, promising to promote and appoint them after completing the task, and the two scouts took the order with joy.

Wu Zhi's unpredictable ambush in Wuyan Gorge can be regarded as the real finalization of this war in Song Xia. It is no exaggeration to say that it has broken the backbone of the party members, basically eliminated the threat of the party members to the Great Song Dynasty, solved a major problem in the Great Song Dynasty in the past 60 years, and made great contributions, and also helped Zhang Kai fulfill his lifelong wish.

After calming down a little, Zhang Qi finally really regarded Wu Zhi as the object of his peers' friendship, at first he may just think of it as a snake, but now he is convinced.

At the beginning of the next day, when Zhang Ji was sitting in front of the sand table in the hall of the office and thinking about how to operate next, he received a military merit roster and a letter from Wu Zhi from the scout. When he took the letter suspiciously, opened it and looked at it, he couldn't help but high-five, and was amazed by Wu Zhi's thoughts and plans. Yes, according to Wu Zhi's plan, it is really effortless to take advantage of the empty Western Xia forces to take over Tiandu Mountain, Yanzi Mountain, and Wuyan Gorge, and then move westward to pacify the Hehuang region, connect these places together, and seek tens of thousands of miles of rivers and mountains for the Great Song Dynasty, and the timing is just right. If it succeeds, it will be a great achievement!

Zhang Ji read Wu Zhi's letter, very moved, he thought twice, decided to act according to Wu Zhi's plan, especially Wu Zhi at the end of the letter written at the end of the four big words "cut first and then play" The meaning of the four big words, this is exactly his mind, will be the life of the foreign monarch, the opportunity is fleeting. He is now the commander of the four armies of Xihe Road, Jingyuan Road, Huanqing Road, and Yanyan Road.

So, Zhang Kai issued a series of instructions.

First of all, Liu Zhongwu of the Left Route Army was ordered to lead nearly 5,000 cavalry of the headquarters to immediately go north to defend Tiandu Mountain, set up camp, build a castle military fortress, and draw more than 10,000 infantry from Pingxia City to the north and stationed in Tiandu Mountain, all the soldiers and horses in Tiandu Mountain were under the command of Liu Zhongwu, and the vast area west of Tiandu Mountain was attacked and stationed by the cavalry of the Xihe Road headquarters led by Chong Pu and Wang Sunchen, and was garrisoned by Wang Wenyu, the commander of Xihe Road.

Secondly, he ordered Zhong Fu and Miao Lu of the Right Route Army to lead the cavalry of the headquarters to defend the Yanzi Mountain on the spot, build a city and fort, and draw more than 12,000 infantry from the Zhenrong Army to the north and stationed in the Yanzi Mountain, all the soldiers and horses of the Yanzi Mountain were under the command of Zhong Fu, and the area around the east of the Yanzi Mountain was defended by Wang Shu and You Shixiong of the Yanyan Road leading the men and horses of the headquarters to conquer it, and Lu Huiqing, the commander of the Yanyan Road, drew enough troops to garrison it.

Third, he ordered Zhi Keshi to lead the 3,000 soldiers and horses of Pingxia City to cross the Wuyan Gorge first, garrison in the north of the Wuyan Gorge, and begin to build a castle and military fortress in the north of the Wuyan Gorge, and ordered Yang Weizhong to immediately rush back to the Deshun army Wang En, lead 2,000 cavalry and 10,000 foot soldiers, and rush to the Wuyan Gorge to assist Zhi Keshi in garrisoning, and Guo Cheng led the remaining more than 6,000 people to garrison Pingxia City in situ.

Finally, he ordered Wang Zhen and Wei Zhao of Huanqing Road to lead the cavalry of their headquarters to move westward near the Xihe area, cooperate with Wang Wenyu, the commander of Xihe Road, to attack the Pingding Hehuang area together, and then forge ahead to the east, and be sure to connect the Hehuang area and Tiandu Mountain.

In his directive, Zhang Qi demanded that several large armies march together, and that they must be swift and swift to pacify and occupy these areas, and that they must be able to hold them.

As for Li Zhongjie, a general who made meritorious contributions, Zhang Kai ordered him to return to the garrison of the vassal army immediately, and then make arrangements after the imperial court was rewarded for his meritorious deeds. Wu Zhi and the Red Guard Battalion were ordered to return to Weizhou to await further orders from the imperial court.

Just when the northwest border was in the midst of the excitement of celebrating victory, Xingqing Mansion, the capital of the Western Xia Kingdom, was full of gloomy clouds and bleak scenes, mourning and panic.

The Tangut people had learned that the war between their country and the Song Dynasty was over, and they returned defeated, more than half of the 400,000 troops were killed and wounded, the army was scattered, the Empress Dowager Xiaoliang died, and even the lord of the country became a prisoner! In the Western Xia Palace, there were even more rumors, and all parties were playing, and bloody conflicts continued. In the end, it was Li Qianshun's younger brother, Li Chage, the king of Jin, who won the throne with great difficulty and controlled the Western Xia under the support of the royal family Renduo Baozhong, the imperial ministers Wei Ming Awu, Wei Baoxu, and Yu Yu. But now the vitality of the Western Xia is seriously injured, and it is estimated that it will not be able to recover for more than ten years, and it has lost the sharpness and sharpness of competing with the Song Dynasty in the world.

After getting the victory of Tiandu Mountain, Bianliang in the capital has been in a state of excitement for more than ten days. The literati, gentry, businessmen and ordinary people in Bianliang City are still hotly discussed, and there are still people in the restaurants and tea shops who are setting up wine to celebrate, and everyone is still praising the names of Wuzhi and Chiweiying, and even the champion series of wine has become a more sought-after item. In the palace, the official Zhao Xu was still thinking about how to reward Wu Zhi and the officers and soldiers.

At the beginning of November, the weather is getting cooler. In the early morning of this day, before dawn, at the west gate of Bianliang City, when the gatekeeper was sprinkling water to clean the street to avoid dust, two fast horses carrying red flags galloped all the way and rushed straight into the city gate, causing pedestrians on both sides of the road to scold bitterly.

These two horsemen were the scouts sent by Zhang Kai to deliver good news, and when they rushed to the front of the left door, the two hurriedly flew off their horses, raised the briefcase in their hands, and shouted in a panting voice: "Good news!" Northwest victory! ”

Seeing this, the guards of the Imperial City Division stationed at the city gate immediately stepped forward to take the briefcase in the hands of the two people, turned around and rushed into the palace.

A moment later, Zhao Xu, who was in the court, got the four good news and letters sent by Zhang Qi. Interestingly, the four good news chapters were stacked together in chronological order, and Zhao Xu first picked up the good news sent by Zhong Fu, that is, the great victory of Yanzi Mountain. followed by the successful report of the pursuit of 10,000 pursuers, and the results were not bad, and Zhao Xu was also happy. Secondly, the good news of Yao Xiong and Yao Gu's halfway ambush was also a great success, and Zhao Xu was even happier. When he finally picked it up and saw that it was the good news sent by Wu Zhi, he was even more interested. But when he opened the good news and read it, the more he looked at it, the more frightened he became, and the more he looked at it, the more excited he became, and when he saw the words "Empress Dowager Xiaoliang died on the spot, Li Qianshun was captured", he screamed "ah", and he was so shocked that he jumped up, his face was red, his breath was short, and he stood on the spot like a god of thunder.

His Majesty Dan's civil and military officials were all startled when they saw this, and looking at Zhao Xu on the spot, everyone was also inexplicable and frightened, they thought that something was wrong with this official's family.

After a while, Zhao Xu, who was holding the good news in his hand, burst out laughing out loud, laughing wildly. Everyone looked at him in shock, and they were even more inexplicable, looking at each other, and becoming even more worried.

"What a martial artist! What a Red Guard battalion! God bless me Da Song! Zhao Xu was still immersed in surprise and inexplicable, and he was so excited that he could hardly find the north.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Zhang Chun was also frightened, and hurriedly shouted at Zhao Xu, he was really afraid that something would happen to Zhao Xu.

"Oh!" Zhao Xu, who was still immersed in ecstasy, was suddenly awakened by Zhang Chun, and looking at the shocked and worried looks of everyone below, he suddenly realized, and hurriedly explained: "Zhongqing don't need to worry, I'm fine!" ”

After hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and put their hearts at ease, but they still couldn't help but wonder in their hearts, what kind of good news could make the emperor so shocked?

Zhao Xu looked at the puzzled look of everyone, and then instructed Hao Sui to read the good news to them one by one, but after listening to the first three good news, although everyone was also happy that the three of the Song Dynasty had won the battle, the doubts in their hearts still could not be solved: such good news would not make the official family look like this?

But with the fourth good news slowly read, the more everyone listened, the more excited they became, the more they listened, the more frightened they became, and when they heard that "the Empress Dowager Xiaoliang died on the spot, and Li Qianshun was captured", the vertical arch hall was like a thunderstorm in an instant, and everyone was stunned at first, and let out an exclamation, "Ah? "What?" "Won't it?" All kinds of exclamations and questions came one after another, and the entire hall instantly fell into chaos and noise, so that everyone could hardly hear what Hao Sui was reading.

The civil and military officials were also shocked by the good news of the great victory in Wuyanxia sent by Wu Zhi, which is also too incredible to believe!

In desperation, Hao Sui had no choice but to re-read Wu Zhi's good news, and everyone gradually recovered from the shock, and let out a thunderous cheer, smiling, and congratulating Zhao Xu one after another, they finally understood why Zhao Xu was so out of shape just now!

It is a great good thing to defeat the Western Xia army, kill the Empress Dowager Xiaoliang, and capture Li Qianshun alive. As a person from the Song Dynasty, can you not be excited, can you not lose your temper?

The ensuing letters of the generals in the northwest and the secret recitals of the Zhongjian army of the Jingyuan Road Army also confirmed the authenticity of the four good news.

The Northwest Forbidden Army has made great contributions to the Great Song Dynasty, especially the soldiers of Wuzhi and the Red Guard Battalion, whose contributions are too great to be overstated.

Therefore, Zhao Xu drafted an edict and ordered Zhang Ji, Wu Zhi and others and the soldiers and soldiers of the Red Guard Battalion to return to the court, and set off immediately after receiving the decree, and escorted Li Qianshun and other important prisoners into Beijing, and chose a day to reward meritorious deeds.

With the announcement of the four good news lists, the capital Bianliang was instantly detonated by surprises, and the entire Bianliang City became a sea of joy. The city was full of lights and celebrations, and the restaurants and tea shops were full, and more than 500 bottles of the champion series of wine were sold in one day, and the daimyo of Wu Zhi and Chiwei Camp were once again praised by the whole city.

Wu Xiu, Feng Niang, Jin Lian, Xiao'e, Suo Yanqing, Li Wanchun and others were also very happy when they heard that Wu Zhi was not only safe and sound, but also made great achievements again, and they also celebrated lively at home.