Lanzhou, since the Qin Dynasty, has a history of more than 2,000 years, since ancient times it is a transportation hub and military fortress of "connecting the four regions and bringing thousands of miles", named Jincheng with the meaning of "Jincheng soup pool", known as the reputation of "Pearl of the Yellow River". Thanks to the Silk Road, Lanzhou has become an important transportation artery and an important commercial port.

In the fourth year of Yuanfeng (1081), the Northern Song Dynasty took advantage of the civil strife in the Western Xia court, transferred troops to attack Xia, and recovered Lanzhou. After that, the Song and Xia confronted each other across the river, and attacked each other.

In the first year of Shaoxing (1131), Lanzhou was captured by the Jin general Wanyan Zongbi after half a century of rule by the Song court. After that, Lanzhou entered a new round of competition between Jin and Western Xia.

Genghis Khan's battle to destroy Xia, because of Zhao Hong's birth, the Western Xia was not destroyed, and Lanzhou, Lintaofu, Taozhou and other places that were broken and abandoned by the Mongol army were occupied by the Southern Song Dynasty army.

Moreover, looking at this posture, these "robbers" in the Southern Song Dynasty have no intention of giving up. On the contrary, they seem to want to expand outward through Lanzhou.

Zhao Hong stood on the bank, looking at the Yellow River rolling away, with a lot of thoughts.

The rolling Yangtze River is passing away, and the waves are sweeping away the heroes. Compared with the relatively peaceful war in the south, the rise and fall of dynasties, grand causes, and the vicissitudes of the Yellow River have experienced more.

The eagle strikes the sky, soars freely in the blue sky, overlooking the vast land and everything in the world. But it is still human beings who can scold Fang Xuan and change the world.

He came to the Yellow River, not in Lanzhou City, to welcome the soldiers returning from Western Xia. The reason why he went out of the city was also to show his kindness to the heroes. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a bribe of the military.

Speaking of military hearts, he gave the soldiers enough respect and improved their social status, and the soldiers should dig out their hearts and lungs for him.

"Your Majesty, it's too hot, why don't you go down and rest?"

Fan Zhong and Cao Youwen, directors of the Sichuan Anti-Corruption Division, walked up, the two glanced at each other, and Cao Youwen whispered beside Zhao Hong.

In fact, it was early in the morning, and although it was summer, the mountain breeze was gentle and the river was surging, and it was not very hot. However, Zhao Hong, as the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, has been waiting here for the return of the soldiers, which seems to be a bit too much.

"Has the Tatar army all withdrawn?"

Zhao Hong looked into the distance and asked softly.

"Back to Your Majesty, the rangers scattered more than 200 miles, all the way to the north of Zhongxing Mansion, and the entire Hexi has also been included. The Mongol army has all withdrawn. ”

Cao Youwen replied softly, and Zhao Hong nodded slightly.

As in history, the Mongol army transported Genghis Khan's coffin back to the Mongolian steppe, and it will not return for a while.

"What is the situation in Hexi?"

Zhao Hong continued to ask, his voice mixed with a sigh.

"Your Majesty, the Mongol army has retreated, and the west of the river is uninhabited for thousands of miles, full of corpses and bones, wild dogs and beasts are rampant. The state cities were only guarded by a few subordinate soldiers, and the defense was useless. ”

Cao Youwen frowned tightly and said it, cautiously.

"Genghis Khan's fifth son, the Uighur leader of Gaochang Balshu, led his army to retreat from Hexi, and he stayed there. Do you want to intercept him halfway and kill him? ”

The Western Xia military and civilians in the Hexi Corridor do not exist one in ten. The Gaochang Kingdom of Balshu is adjacent to Hexi, and once the Song army enters Hexi, a conflict with the Balshu Department is inevitable.

The Gaochang Uighur territory of Balshu was close to Hexi, and Zhao Hong was a little moved, but he still shook his head.

"Although our army has more than 10,000 war horses, it lacks experience in cavalry combat. The Uighurs were all cavalry, and if they missed a single blow, they could cause trouble. When the Balshu army withdrew from Hexi, he immediately sent troops to occupy it. When Bal comes back, it's a head-on attack. ”

The Gaochang Uighurs were in the Western Regions, and in the Hami area of Urumqi in later generations, the Great Song Dynasty wanted to become a real power, and the Western Regions must be restored.

Moreover, if the current interception of Balshu provokes a counterattack by the Mongol army in Ogedei, it will not be conducive to the army's recovery of Hexi. Seeing the stitches, one hit will be hit, this is the result he wants.

"The minister obeys the order!"

Cao Youwen was unwilling and stupidly received the order.

Can't beat the water dog and eliminate the hidden danger, it's really a little unwilling.

Cao Youwen said that the Uighurs in Gaochang were only 20,000 or 30,000 soldiers, and if they wanted to destroy it, they would have to wait a long time, and there was no need to rush for a while. You must have the least confidence in the strength of our Great Song Border Army. ”

Zhao Hong whispered softly, and Cao Youwen nodded again and again, and his old face was dark red.

In the Great Song Dynasty and Sichuan, tens of thousands of elite soldiers can be trained in a year, and how can they be compared to these sparsely populated small countries in the Western Regions.

"Cao Youwen, after the battle of Chuzhou City, the word "right" on your and Yu Jue's heads can be removed. ”

Zhao Hong didn't reply a word, Cao Youwen was solemn, quickly knelt down, kowtowed and thanked him.

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank Your Majesty for your trust, and the ministers will put on their hearts and souls to repay Your Majesty! ”

Jiezhou fell, and the emperor did not blame it, but because of his small military exploits, he let himself "turn positive", and the grace of heaven was mighty.

"Get up! In the future, you should be bold and have a more careful heart! After all, one negligence is likely to be the life of thousands of people. \"

Zhao Hong turned his head, and waited for Cao Youwen to get up, then he looked at the generals and ministers, full of emotion, but he changed the topic.

"Since the founding of the country, our dynasty has been plagued by constant troubles. First Liao, then Western Xia, Jin, and then Tatar. The imperial court governed the military with literature, established the country with Confucianism, emphasized the internal and light the outside, strengthened the weak branches, the civil ministers made up for the lack of feudal towns, and the strong soldiers in each state collected the forbidden army, and directly subordinated to the three ya. However, the border areas were slackened, and the forbidden army was useless, defeated again and again, like a lost dog, and fled to Jiangnan in embarrassment. ”

Zhao Hong said softly, all the generals were respectful, and everyone was solemn.

"Fled to the south of the Yangtze River, did not think about lying down to taste the courage and wash away the national shame, but instead killed the minister of the main war, and settled in the southeast corner, which can be described as groveling, incorruptible and shameful, and lost the face of my Han ancestors. Let's just say that this Yellow River, the people of the Great Song Dynasty, has not seen each other for many years? ”

The generals bowed their heads and listened, and everyone was drenched in joy, but no one dared to echo it.

As a king, Zhao Hong scolded his ancestors and his ancestors, but these courtiers did not dare or dare to express their opinions.

Even though they listened very well, they all agreed.

In fact, they don't know that Zhao Hong has no relationship with the Zhao Song royal family, not to mention scolding in front of them, and there is no ambiguity in front of the people of the world.

"Back to Your Majesty, since I have crossed to the south of the Great Song Dynasty, Wang Shi has been defeated in the first battle of Fuping, Shaanxi, and it has been nearly a hundred years!"

Cao Youwen cleaned up his mood and replied loudly.

"Nearly a hundred years! What a shame! How ridiculous! How ridiculous! ”

Zhao Hong pointed to the surging river, his face was ugly, and his mood was even worse.

"The Yellow River, the mother river of Chinese civilization, is just an inland river, and now you can't even see it. The land is ruined, a corner of peace, and there is no flesh at all. The minister only knows how to accumulate wealth, and when he mentions going north to recover the lost territory, he trembles and fears the enemy like a tiger. But I don't know that this world of great controversy is even more dangerous than the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. If you want to be comfortable and comfortable, others have long been eyeing you. For example, this invasion of the Tatar Iron Cavalry, this is a bloody lesson! Remember! ”

"Follow Your Majesty's teachings!"

The ministers all bowed and saluted, and some people pondered, but fortunately, the emperor took precautions and laid out in advance in the northwest to avoid a series of unwarranted disasters. Some people also secretly muttered whether it was the leakage of the news of the Song army's rescue of Western Xia that attracted the retaliation of the Mongol army.

Everyone has different thoughts, but the generals are passionate, and many people are enthusiastic and eager to try.

"Your Majesty, rest assured! If the Tatar army dares to come again, discipline him and never return, and the blood will flow like a river! ”

"Your Majesty, if the Tatars dare to invade the realm again, they will definitely let him fart and urine, knowing the strength of my Great Song Border Army!"

The generals spoke one after another, and everyone was generous and heroic.

"Good! You can say that again! Do you know what kind of Great Song I need? ”

Zhao Hong looked at the generals in front of him, his eyes swept over them, the generals were excited, and the ministers were relatively silent.

"Ma stepped on Yanran, sealed the wolf Juxu, and restored the old majesty of my Han and Tang Dynasties!"

Wang Jian couldn't help it and said it out loud.

"Not bad! Ma stepped on Yanran, sealed the wolf Juxu, and restored the glory of the old days of my Central Plains Dynasty! ”

Zhao Hong said categorically, and half of his face turned red.

"Your Majesty wants an empire as majestic and proud as the Han and Tang Dynasties, not a cowardly and bloodless small state in a corner of peace. What I want is a great country where all countries come to the court, the four Yi are uniformed, and the soldiers are in the world! The rivers and mountains are splendid, the soldiers are in the world, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the five lakes and the four seas are full of Han style! ”

"The ministers are willing to share the worries of His Majesty!"

Wang Jian was solemn and abnormal, and immediately came out to pay tribute.

"The ministers are willing to fight on the battlefield for Your Majesty, go to the soup and fight the fire, and never give up!"

"The ministers are willing to share the worries of His Majesty, do their best, and die!"

All the generals and ministers clasped their fists and saluted one after another, making generous statements.

The Han and Tang Empires are the same, there are thousands of ages, there are eight wildernesses, everyone in the hall, the descendants of Yan and Huang, which Han family does not want to?

"The great cause of recovery will not be done overnight, nor can it be accomplished by a few people. We need the cooperation of you and my monarchs and ministers, the lives of the six armies, and the support of the people of the world to see results. ”

The crowd was indignant, and Zhao Hong nodded with satisfaction.

Compared with the submissiveness of the generals and ministers in the southeast, the military and political officials in Sichuan are much more radical.

"Your Majesty is working hard, and the 70 million people of my Great Song Dynasty are the only ones who look forward to Your Majesty. In a few years, whether it is the Central Plains or the Western Regions, it will be under the rule of my Great Song Dynasty. The Yellow River will definitely become the inland river of my Great Song Dynasty! ”

Cao Youwen hugged his fists and said, his expression solemn.

"General Cao is right! Your Majesty, first occupy Hexi, and then restore the Central Plains, that is the prosperity of the country, the military power is coming, and the Western Regions can be taken in one fell swoop! Willing to be the striker! ”

Wang Jian immediately stepped forward and asked for help.

"Minister, please order!"

"The minister is willing to be the striker!"

The generals couldn't wait and stepped forward to ask for orders.

The horse stepped on Yanran, the wolf lived in Xu, and the Yellow River became the inland river of my Great Song Dynasty. These unfinished feats are about to go, and everyone is excited.

Especially after fighting with the Mongolian iron cavalry, I felt that the other party was not so terrifying, and the generals were more angry.