Gao Zunyu's eyes were shining and he whispered: "Mr. Zheng, either eat them down."

The west wind blows gently. Although the two states of Lingxing are known as Jiangnan outside the border, the wind has brought coolness, the generals are in their hearts. Zhang Feng believes that Wang En and others can be ranked in the ranks of forty generals. In fact, Gao Zunyu and Li Xian can also be ranked in the ranks of forty generals in terms of military capabilities, and can be ranked in the ranks of forty generals at least twenty generals. Moreover, although this person is a noble relative of the foreign relatives, he is very capable of enduring hardships, staying on the front line outside the border for many years and never complaining. Even Zheng Lang attaches great importance to him.

On the one hand, Zhao Gou is not evil to the people and is frugal. If the Jin people invaded the Central Plains, if Qin Hui was not the monster, he might be a more suitable king. But his shortcomings are more serious than Zhong Yan, and he cannot be a good head coach. With his identity, Zheng Lang is afraid that the stories in history will appear again, so he did not rank Gao Zunyu in the rank. Of course, it would be Zheng Lang, such as Zhong Pu and Wang Hou. If it were the actions in history, Zhong Pu was ranked above Wang Hou, which was somewhat unfair.

However, the problem is not big now. These young generals have not yet grown up. Now they are listed as the lower generals, which is mainly to be tempered. In addition, after this battle, some new generals will emerge to replace veterans like Hebin. Then, Zheng Lang will die in the future, and the Song Dynasty also has a standard for using generals. There will be no story of using Ge Huaimin as the main general for at least twenty years.

The successive victory made Gao Zun's confidence a little bit, and he wanted to try the combat power of the Khitans.

Zheng Lang smiled, unable to say that Gao Zunyu's proposal was not good.

When the Song army fought with the Xixia people, as long as the court ministers were not friendly, even if they did not appear, the Song army would have the upper hand and would be reversed against the Khitans. However, the Xixia people fought with the Khitans in a good manner. The Khitans came to Xixia and lost their home advantage. They calmly won the 30,000 Khitans, and then they would have confidence in the future. However, Zheng Lang shook his head and said, "It's not appropriate. If the Khitans sent 100,000 troops, it's worth it to eat them. Only 30,000 troops, it's inappropriate to eat them."

“Why?”

"Gao Gong, if you eat 100,000 troops, the Khitans will be afraid. Their national strength will be seriously damaged. They will not use troops to our dynasty within one or two years. 30,000 troops will not have much impact on the Khitan. I am worried that there will be many troops stationed in Hedong, Hebei, and there will be many cities to guard. Even if the Khitans invade Hedong, they will not shake the safety of the capital. But after all, all the elite soldiers and generals have been transferred to Hedong, Hebei. Given the current situation in the two regions, if the Khitans attack the whole country, they will not be able to defend the enemy outside the national gate. Then the Khitan army will go south and Hebei and Hedong will shake. The people will be displaced. Besides, this battle will have suffered the people, and the national treasury will be even empty, and the vitality will not be restored within one or two years. If the damage brought by the Khitans will be very serious, and it will even shake the governance of the entire Xixia region in the future."

In the seventh year of Xining, there were droughts in the country, and the refugees who suffered drought were repaired, and many reservoirs, dams and roads were built.

These roads include some roads between Luliang Mountain and Taihang Mountain, but they can only be said to be better. They are widened and paved than the original roads. With current technology, the Song Dynasty could not turn the sea into mulberry fields, turn high mountains and ridges into plains, and could not forcefully open up these two major mountains and open up temporary new roads.

The Song army wanted to go to Hebei from Shaanxi, but it would go to Linzhou first, then cross the Yellow River, then go to Taiyuan, and then go to Taihang Mountain step by step from Taiyuan, cross the Taihang Mountain, and go to Hebei. There are at least three or four thousand miles of land, which means that if there are police in Hebei, the Western troops will not be able to provide timely support.

Gao Zunyu remained silent. War requires troops, but it also requires command from generals who understand military affairs. What are the generals who understand military affairs in Hedong, Hebei and Hedong now?

Li Xian said: "It's a pity that the chaos in the rear is endless, otherwise it wouldn't be a big deal if 30,000 Khitans come."

"Zi Fan, don't mention this matter again."

The reason why Xixia was in chaos was mainly because Zheng Lang used cruel means to suppress it this time.

Those who obey and submit will have food, money and silk, but those who obey will not be easy. They must cooperate with the court to carry out military operations to suppress the rebellious tribes. Those who disobey will immediately suppress them. This will inevitably arouse more tribes' resistance.

But it is difficult to first. If most of the unruly tribes are suppressed, it will be easier to manage them later.

Otherwise, even if you get the Western Xia, it may not be easy to manage in the future. In the past, Li Jiqian had a larger territory, and eventually the war broke out. Once the Western Xia lost control, new turmoil would arise with Tubo, and major events would be gone.

The Xixia has been governed and safe. Without relying on it, there will be no chaos in Tubo. Don’t think that Hehuang has been pacified and has been won by Fanhou, but there are still many tribes who still have ulterior motives.

Therefore, Zheng Langning would slow down his time and eliminated some unruly tribes by bloody means to reduce the uncertainty factors in the future.

But only Zheng Lang knew this. In history, the Song Dynasty attacked Xia, the turmoil was not so serious, and there were no various policies to win over before. However, the sending of troops in history was full of mistakes. The first was that the Western Xia was obtained, and there would inevitably be many unstable factors in the future. The second was the issue of the season.

In history, the Song Dynasty launched a general attack in August. After Li Xianfa captured Lanzhou in September, the Liang family was frightened and sent envoys to ask for help from the Khitan. However, Xixia also had some fears. Although the Khitan had no military force against the Western Xia, they repeatedly used the name of worshiping the pagoda to peek at the road and the information of the Western Xia. Just as Xixia had ambitions for Hezhou, the Khitan also had ambitions for the Western Xia. What was the dynamics of the Khitan, it was not recorded in history, but the Song army was defeated in November.

This is not the right time. Since the attack on Xia, it is impossible for Xixia to obtain Xixia in a place as big as the Song Dynasty's force. Moreover, the military strength in history is not as good as the present, the weapons are not as good as the present, the preparation of materials and supplies is not as good as the present, and the appointment of generals is not as good as the present. If you send troops in August, just drag it down, it will soon enter the twelfth month of winter. In the coldest place, attacking the core of Xixia is not seeking death?

If the Song army really won that time, it would be hard to say whether the Khitan would send troops, but the Khitan would never easily watch the Song Dynasty get the Western Xia. The most direct move was to send envoys to the Western Xia to poison the Liang family's daughter, Empress Liang, Empress Liang, Empress Huizong, to give Li Bingshun the opportunity to reconcile with the Song Dynasty and win the vitality of the Western Xia.

Therefore, Zheng Lang was a little confused. Could some of his actions be extravagant?

Zheng Lang thought for a while and asked the scout: "Who is the head coach of the Khitan?"

"Report to Duke Zheng, he is Yelu Yan, the prime minister of the Khitan Southern Prefecture."

"Brother Yelu Yan?" Zheng Lang's eyebrows jumped. This person was flattering Yelu Yixin to the top.

The autumn of the previous year, Yelu Hongji went to Jiashan to hunt. Yelu Yixin saw that Yelu Hongji had no son for a long time, which was very important. If Yelu Hongji had a son, Yelu Yixin would have instigated him, Yelu Jun's son, Yelu Hongji's grandson, Yelu Yanxi would not be promoted, and Yelu Yixin would not be liquidated by Yelu Yanxi in the future.

Therefore, Yelu Yixin advised not to bring the emperor's grandson with him, and wanted to harm Yelu Yanxi. Khitan minister Xiao Wuna repeatedly opposed it, saying: "I heard that the vehicle was driving on a trip. I will stay with the emperor's grandson. If I protect it, I may change it. If I stay, I will ask my servants to serve you."

This may change, and it is very interesting.

Yelu Hongji suddenly woke up and became alert, but he did not immediately attack Yelu Yixin, and even followed Yelu Yixin's advice and let Zhang Xiaojie take office. It was not until last year that when the Song Dynasty discussed the marriage between Yelu Jun and Princess Shushou that Yelu Hongji began to release Yelu Yixin. This was a helpless solution. Yelu Yixin had already become a powerful force after all. If he had taken action completely immediately, there would be changes. This situation was like Zhao Gou in later generations who was dissatisfied with Qin Hui. Zhao Gou was dissatisfied with Qin Hui and dared not attack Qin Hui. It was not until Qin Hui was about to die that Zhao Gou expressed this disgust and even inspired his adopted son Xiaozong of Song to bury Yue Fei again and give him Wu Mu. Perhaps Zhao Gou felt a little regretful at that time, after all, there were no loyal ministers like Yue Fei in the entire Chinese history.

It should be said that Yelu Hongji's approach is very wise, but Zheng Lang probably thought that this was not the solution that Yelu Hongji came up with, but was given guidance from other experts.

Zheng Lang doesn't know who it is.

But this Yelu Yan Ge is a very cunning figure.

The Khitan began to prepare to liquidate Yelu Yixin, but Yelu Yange was not affected much. Even in history, Yelu Jun's death, Yelu Yange was one of the culprits of sin. Now Yelu Jun rescued the Song Dynasty, which had nothing to do with Yelu Yange. In addition, he turned against him in time, so he also took the position of Prime Minister of the Southern Palace.

After thinking for a while, Zheng Lang said to his personal soldiers: "Go and invite Guo Kui and Wang Shao to discuss matters."

When the personal soldiers went down, Zheng Lang sat in the conference hall and thought deeply.

The two of them came back from the frontline cavalry and heard this, they also felt a headache.

Thirty thousand soldiers and horses are not easy to move. If they don’t move, this force is enough to shake the situation in Xixia. At least when you hear the arrival of the Khitan army, the wave of resistance in the rear is even more inspiring.

Wang Shao said: "Why did the Khitan only send 30,000 troops? Could it be that the situation was obtained and food was prepared in the future, or there was a dispute within the Khitan?"

These are two completely different situations. The former proves that the Khitan is ready to take action against the Song Dynasty. Now 30,000 people are coming to Xixia, and in the future, 130,000 people may go to Hebei. Even Gao Zunyu knows how bad the consequences are. If it were the latter, it wouldn't matter. When the Khitan disputes, the Song Dynasty would have taken down Xixia long ago, and all the troops will take over each other. The longer the time is delayed, the more beneficial it will be to the Song Dynasty. Once the Song Dynasty governs the Xixia, there will be no tribe rebellion, and even concentrates the 200,000 imperial guards stationed in Shaanxi every year to fight against the Khitan.

Gao Zunyu said: "It's a pity that the secret spies from the Khitan cannot get powerful news."

There were many Khitan Han people, but most of them were involved in Khitan politics, including the major wealthy families of the Khitan Han people. It was difficult for the poor Han people to be promoted. The Western Xia was different. It established a country and created a variety of tribes. Therefore, since the time of Li Deming, it began to absorb a large number of Han landlords, declining literati, or soldiers, and various craftsmen to bring civilization and technology to the Western Xia, and assist the court in creating systems. Therefore, scouts are also prone to break into the Western Xia and get secret information.

And I was afraid of disturbing the Khitan. In the past, the secret service camp did not send scouts to the Khitan. Later, it was sent. The time was very short and I could not find out the core information.

Guo Kui said: "I am also worried about food and grass."

The Xixia was firm and cleared the fields. Half of the autumn harvest in the territory was equivalent to being destroyed. The Yellow River embankment was dug and tried to flood the Song army. Although they did not achieve success, they lost the people's hearts, but caused the people to be displaced and their families to be destroyed. Since the Song Dynasty wanted to manage the Xixia, they could not ignore it.

Zheng Lang sent people to organize these people, some of them stayed, dredged the river water, sowed winter wheat, and others organized them together, rushed to Jingzhao Prefecture, and fed in Chang'an. They also organized the young and middle-aged people as soldiers to assist the Song Dynasty in suppressing the rebellious tribes, or as civilians, to assist the Song Dynasty in transporting food and grass to the front line.

When eating in Chang'an, it saved most of the transportation costs. However, Shaanxi used more than 100,000 soldiers and more than 200,000 laborers this year, which also destroyed farming production. In the early stage, the imperial court prepared a large amount of grain, and it started preparing since the first year of Yuanfeng, and the most prepared last year.

But so many soldiers need food and grass, and the people of Xixia need relief. The food and grass prepared in the early stage are not enough. Suppression is a measure, and comfort is the main means. In order to appease the people, military rations can only be distributed to provide relief to some people who are short of clothing and food.

This caused the army to stop by the Yellow River.

At the same time, it also brings greater difficulties and pressure to the rear.

Zheng Lang said: "Zhongtong, don't worry about food and grass. I have written a memorial. Please ask Your Majesty to borrow 30 million yuan from the bank and use this money to urgently repurchase food and grass from the whole country."

He also said to Li Xian: "Zi Fan, please write a letter of order for me. Use cloth, tea and other materials to separate the grain and grass from some rich grain households. After two months, the court will replenish it one by one. Use these grain and grass to resettle the people."

"good."

Li Xian was writing a scheming order, while the other four were pondering.

Zheng Lang said: "I'm not afraid of ten thousand, but I'm afraid of one. It's better to send a few generals back to Hebei and Hedong."

After saying that, he looked at Wang Shao and Guo Kui.

It’s not enough to have a general, but there must be a handsome man. Among these two people, no matter which one is in Hebei, because of his great reputation and the cooperation of a few brave generals, the Khitan dare not invade Hebei and Hedong lightly.

However, both of them lowered their heads.

At this moment, no one wanted to leave the front line. Zhong Yan was anxious, and Zhang Yan didn't want to. Zheng Lang insisted that he had advised Zhao Xu that if he went to Khitan in the future, he would be the head coach. Zhang Yan was reluctant to exchange with Zhong Yan.

Zheng Lang opened his mouth, and Guo Kui and Wang Shao suddenly looked up and looked at each other. Before he could speak, Zheng Lang understood. Guo Kui's eyes undoubtedly said to Wang Shao that you have the merits of Hehuang, why should you compete with me for the merits of destroying Xia? Wang Shao was saying, what abilities can you compare with me.

The two of them were dissatisfied, so they lowered their heads silently.

Zheng Lang shook his head.

The achievements of destroying Xia are not small. But the achievements of great achievements may not be a good thing.

Zheng Lang did not want to go back to serve as prime minister, otherwise he would be the target of attack by all the scholars and officials because of his great achievements. The same is true for several other people. Wang Shao and Guo Kui were destined to be hidden. Gao Zunyu was already a duke and no rewards were rewarded. He was also a relative of the foreigners. Even if Gao Taotao was there, he would definitely be invaded into the cold palace after he returned, but the three of them were not as sad as Li Xian. Li Xian was an eunuch, and the changes in the palace were very harmful. The greater the contribution this time, the more powerful the scholars and officials will attack in the future, and they may even be unable to stay in the capital.

In fact, if you go to Beihetao or Hebei, and avoid this great achievement, your career will be smoother in the future. Especially Wang Shao, who was a civil servant and a Jinshi.

Zheng Lang had this idea, but Wang Guo would not think so. So what if he hides it? It would not be a death sentence. This merit is real and will be recorded in history in the future.

The two of them didn't say anything, Zheng Lang had no choice but to say helplessly, "Let's do this, in order to prevent it, let Zhong Yi and Zhang Yu lead the two armies to Linzhou to standby."

Because of their pure and kind personality, Zheng Lang was transferred to Hedong, Hebei to train his village soldiers at the end of the year before yesterday. Zhong Yi was in Hedong and Zhang Yu was in Hebei. The two generals attacked Baibao Jintang and other cities, and the village soldiers under their respective troops also received practical training.

But the main reason is that they have good personalities and are obedient, so they are easy to mobilize.

Zheng Lang felt it was not enough and said, "Let Qu Zhen and Yao Lin lead the cavalry to Linzhou to stand by."

The two were bravest in the three armies, and their subordinates were all cavalry camps. They were fast, either to Linzhou, or to Zheng Lang's authority, which was Shaanxi and Hehuang. In addition, on the Linfu Road in the war zone, Hebei and Hedong were not within his authority. Therefore, they first wrote memorials and delivered them to the capital with fast feet, and then the imperial edict was sent directly to Linzhou. The army started to attack, but the speed was not fast. The imperial edict arrived in Linzhou, and even the cavalry might not reach Linzhou. Then Qu Yao and the other two quickly crossed the Yellow River and went from Hedong to Hebei.

As for Hedong, after 20,000 yuan of Zhongyi's training and actual combat troops, and the problem is not serious.

After giving this order, humiliation and reluctance flashed in Zheng Lang's eyes.

The Khitans came in a big swagger and immediately evacuated the army. Although 40,000 village soldiers and 10,000 cavalry were transferred back, they would not have much impact on the battlefield. They were a little unwilling to accept the situation. However, Zheng Lang's move was a bit like a soldier.

Although he had been a priest for nearly twenty years and knew that he had to eat one bite at a time, how could he not feel humiliated in his heart?

therefore……

...

Yelu Yange's army was relatively fast and he had not left the prefectures. The prefectures were in the Song Dynasty. If he left the prefectures, he could give the Song people an excuse to take action, and he was also afraid.

He led an army of 30,000. In fact, it cannot be said that 30,000 troops were only 20,000 troops, and 10,000 civilians who carried food and grass. They went west from the Jin Su army, turned southwest, crossed the Quye River, followed the original Fengzhou border and then towards the ancient Great Wall, and rushed straight to Xiazhou, the core area of ​​Xixia.

It has nothing to do with arrogance. This is the result of the usual weakness of the Song Dynasty. For example, the Khitan envoys came to the Song Dynasty to jump on the long street of the long horses in Tokyo, but the Khitan envoys often had to be wronged and not lose the etiquette of the great country. Therefore, the atmosphere in the poems of many Liao envoys was extremely depressed.

But this time is different.

Brother Yelu Yan came to Mingtangchuan, but had not crossed the Mingtangchuan River, and met the 50,000 Song troops who had retreated to Linzhou.

Brother Yelu Yan was very dissatisfied and sent an envoy to Zhongyi Camp to ask what it meant.

Zhong Yi replied that they were ordered to retreat to Hedong and Hebei.

Going to Hebei is not for war. It is best not to start a war with the Khitan now. The reason I was transferred to Hebei is to shock him and there is no need to hide it.
To be continued...