The rise of the prince
Chapter 836 He Xuzhang Returns + Xia Guo's Plan
Chapter 836 He Xu's Return + Xia Guo's Plan
The army stayed outside Jiangzhou City for a period of time, waiting for Yang Wenguang and Zhe Weizhong.
Finally, at the end of October, he waited for Yang Wenguang and Zhe Weizhong, along with Mr. Xin, the leader of the rebel army.
It was only after being introduced by the two that Mr. Xin was actually a young man in his 25s. His original name was Xin Zan, his ancestral home was in Xiongzhou, and he moved to Datong with his parents and became an official.
After the meeting, Xin Zan talked well, and he could see that he had read a lot of books, but his words and deeds were not as bookish as Xie Linjiang's, but gave people a sense of determination.
After all, he grew up in the war-torn lands in the north, Liao, Jin, and Jing, and fought fiercely in those areas.
After meeting Li Xingzhou, he had a very good impression of him, but felt that the name seemed familiar.
The other is a wave of dividends brought to the people of Jiangzhou by the army stationed outside the city.
After all, these soldiers who came back from the front line have a lot of money in their pockets.
And Li Xingzhou had nothing to hang out in Jiangzhou. He had governed Jiangzhou before and was very familiar with it.
Li Xingzhou was fine anyway, so he took her around, and his surprise at the southern city was also expected.
Given the difficult conditions in the north, coupled with perennial wars, peaceful development is impossible.
For ancient China, people have two completely different views. Some people think that the Chinese are the real fighting nation. There are wars almost every year, and there is no time to stop.
Some people think, how is it possible, it is obviously peaceful and there is no war.
In fact, the reason is very simple, because most of the time in history, China has a large land area and a large strategic depth. This has led to the fact that even if the border is fighting every day, the mainland, especially the southern region, can always enjoy peace and develop the economy. .
Just like Jingguo, Kaiyuan, and Ningjiangfu have been peaceful for hundreds of years, and generations of people don't know what war is.
Is Jingguo peaceful as a whole?
Of course not, before the frontiers and the Liao Kingdom had constant friction, and there were small fights every now and then. Apart from these frictions, for hundreds of years, Jingguo and Xiaguo, Liaoguo, Baiyi, and Jiaozhi have all fought wars, scattered. Counting large and small, there are hundreds of battles, and on average, there is a large-scale battle every year.
But do the people of Jiangzhou feel it?Do people in Kaiyuan feel it?
No, they generally still lead a peaceful and stable life.
Internally, it is because of the great integration of nationalities, the unity of the world, and the unity of values.
Otherwise, like today's North, even if it is possible to form a deep and unified country and protect internal development with the periphery, no one can do it, and it will not last long.
The reason is that there are many ethnic groups and tribes, and the religious beliefs and values are messy. They cannot form a community of interests and can only attack and fight each other in canine teeth. In this environment, economic and cultural prosperity cannot be produced.
In fact, the downfall of the Mongol Empire was due to the fact that the mainstream cultural values were not strong enough, and they still accounted for a large part.
The rise of Mongolia is unprecedented, a miracle in the history of human warfare, and its decline is also rapid. One of the important reasons is that its own culture and values are not strong enough. Even if it conquers and controls an area by force, it will soon be assimilated by local religion and culture.
Fortunately, in the East, the values are relatively unified, and the most magical thing is that the Mongolian khanates in Central Asia, Arabia, Eastern Europe and other places actually started religious wars because of differences in beliefs!
If Temujin came back to life, he would be laughed to death by his funny children and grandchildren. After all, Temujin's march was so smooth, the most important point of which was that he allowed religious freedom.
However, the concept of "we are the destiny" of Chinese civilization and culture is subtly influenced and deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, which also creates a stable environment for the people behind.
As people often say, it’s not that there is no darkness in this world, it’s just that someone is carrying the burden for you. This sentence is also appropriate in today’s Jingguo.
The people in the depths of the country's territory have enjoyed prosperity and peace for hundreds of years, but in fact, friction and fighting have continued for hundreds of years on the border.
Pu Chaling doesn't understand this kind of situation, so she is probably very surprised. In the past few years, Jingguo has been fighting almost all the time, suppressing rebellion, fighting against the remnants of the Northern Han Dynasty, fighting against the Liao Kingdom, and fighting against the Jin Kingdom. Why are the cities in the country still so prosperous? peaceful.
After Li Xingzhou's enlightenment and temptation, Pu Chaling finally let go of her psychological burden, and dared to meet people openly, and even told him about the past.
She is like a curious baby, full of curiosity about all the prosperity of Jiangzhou. Officials and common people were also full of curiosity about her at the beginning. The matter spread too widely. .
Gradually, her reputation is getting bigger and bigger day by day. She is famous for being beautiful and beautiful, and she is even praised as the most beautiful woman in the world. After all, the grandson of Emperor Jing Guo can force someone to be important when negotiating peace with Jin Guo, regardless of the risk of the two countries tearing apart. , is enough to prove its beauty.
Adding all kinds of embellished and embellished sayings, it is even more miraculous. The storyteller in the Goulan Wine Shop added a lot of small stories to her, such as when she was admiring flowers in the garden when she was a child, and the colorful butterflies fell on her. beautiful flowers etc.
Hearing this, Li Xingzhou was taken aback for a while. This story is like a farmer saying: "The emperor must use a golden hoe to farm the land".
As far as her house is concerned, it is always ice and snow, and people are not so leisurely and elegant.
Pu Chaling is indeed beautiful, but you also have to consider your own state at that time, this is like a hungry man who has been hungry for three days, whatever he eats is delicious.
Pu Chaling is beautiful, but she and Gillian in Shiyu can only say that they have their own merits.
However, Pu Chaling was very shy when she heard it. She learned quickly, and now that she takes him out, even if the people in Jiangzhou speak Chinese with an accent, she can understand the general meaning.
Originally, Yang Wenguang and Zhe Weizhong were going to enter Beijing after they arrived, but unexpected people came again, Xia Guo's envoy and He Xu's caravan.
When He Xu saw him in the residence compound, he was full of guilt. The envoy of Xia Kingdom next to him wanted to speak, but Li Xingzhou didn't give him a chance at all: "Take the envoy down to rest. We can talk tomorrow if we have anything to say." Then he turned and went into the room.
Xia Guo's envoy looked anxious and was also taken away.
Li Xingzhou understood what the envoy wanted to say, it was just to justify the seizure of Jingguo's caravan, but he preferred to listen to what his own people said first.
"We just entered the territory of Xia Kingdom and felt that something was wrong. We always felt that someone was watching"
"One night at the beginning of summer, we were camping in the wild. When we woke up in the middle of the night, we saw a fire on the opposite mountain. At first, we didn't pay attention to it. We just thought it was a fellow camper, and only a few people stared at it.
But later, this happened for several nights in a row. One morning, a brother went out for convenience, and found a burnt fire behind the mountain where he camped.
At that time, I was sure that we might be targeted by someone. Our caravan has a great reputation in the north and there are many people. There are also lieutenants and soldiers of the new army. Ordinary bandits would not dare to provoke them. At that time, I thought it might have something to do with Xia Guo .
After thinking about it for two days, I felt that I couldn’t take risks, so I wanted to slow down, walk more, bypass Xia Guo from the west, go north, and then go to the desert, without getting entangled with Xia Guo.”
He Xu looked resentful, and told what happened to them in chronological order. Li Xingzhou listened quietly in the room, and Wei Yubai happened to be there.
Ever since he snatched Pu Chaling from the Kingdom of Jin, Wei Yubai would come to him from time to time to "discuss things".
Li Xingzhou is also irritable sometimes, but he is not stupid for not sending her away. Wei Yubai and Gillian Shiyu have a good relationship, and are even best with Qifang.
On the other side, He Xu continued to speak.
"I took them to take a detour from Shilijing out of Xiaguo, and then across the north, without going along the lines of Longzhou, Niuxinting, and Yinzhou.
Unexpectedly, we were surrounded by thousands of cavalry just as we reached the valley to the west of Shilijing. The leading officer said that we are distinguished guests from Jingguo, and Xia Guoguo invited us to Xiazhou as guests! "
Speaking of this, He Xu was very angry: "At first we politely declined, but in the end they didn't give us the chance at all, saying that if we can't go north, no one will want to leave the valley! It's not an invitation at all, but a threat!
In desperation, we had no choice but to go north with them. The Xixia military officer who took the lead originally planned to go to Xiazhou, but it turned out to be Xingqing! "
Xiazhou is an important state to the east of Xia Kingdom, located to the west of Yinzhou and Yongle City, separated by a tributary of the Dahe River.
And Xingqing Mansion is further west, on the west bank of the Yellow River, beside Jiancheng City, it is the capital of the Xia Kingdom.
"After that, did they hurt or kill people?" Li Xingzhou asked.
"That's not true. When I arrived at Xingqing Mansion, the people in Dangxiang were very polite to me. They arranged for me to eat, drink and stay, but they were not allowed to leave." He Xu was very annoyed, but he couldn't express his anger. After all, the people of Xia Guo were very polite. Treat them as honored guests, entertain them with food and accommodation.
Li Xingzhou put down his teacup, basically ruling out the possibility of Xia Guo seeing Cai's motives.
This kind of interception and killing of caravans is not uncommon in history. The fuse of Temujin's first western expedition was that local officials intercepted and killed Mongolian caravans because of their money.
But if the people of Xia Guo wanted to make money, they would do it in Shilijing. Why such twists and turns, and their attitude towards He Xu and others, Li Xingzhou guessed that Xia Guozao found out that He Xu was not an ordinary businessman, but his confidant.
He also knew about the transaction between Jingguo and the Bumongols. After all, there were so many horses every time, and it couldn't be covered up.
The Xia people knew that they were still detaining He Xu and the others, but what Li Xingzhou was thinking in his mind could already be guessed at least to eighty percent.
Probably because they wanted to detain He Xu, a confidant, and use it to strengthen the relationship with Jin Guo in the future.
At the beginning, the battle of Jin Jing was still unclear, and the army had just marched north. Many people were not optimistic about Jing Guo, thinking that Jing Guo would either lose or return without success.
Seeing this posture, Xixia was obviously ready to get rid of Jingguo at any time and go to Jinguo's side. He Xu and others were the certificates they prepared.
In history, Xixia also resolutely united with Jin. At first, it united with Jin to resist Song Dynasty, and later it united with Jin to resist Mongolia. Finally, it was slaughtered by Mongols.
Geographically speaking, it is wiser for Xixia to choose to join the Jin Dynasty. Both Song and Mongolia have many borders with Xixia and have many disputes, while Jin has few borders. The strategic center of gravity is still in the east and is not interested in the west.
It means "distance and close attack", which is a smart approach, but unfortunately they didn't expect that the weak Mongols could fight so well later.
And for Li Xingzhou today, it is impossible for Xia Guo to let him go.
Jingguo's first step is to protect himself and eliminate external threats.
For this step, Li Xingzhou has done three major things over the years.
One is to focus on business, in order to obtain a large amount of wealth to support sending troops in a short period of time.
The second is to take back the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, so that the north can be defended, and it is no longer naked.
The third is to disable Jin Guo, the most powerful enemy in the north at the moment.
After you stabilize yourself, you should think about how to "go out" and radiate influence outward.
The first step has been completed by the way, which is to regain Liaodong. The Liaodong Plain is a big horse farm, which can greatly strengthen Jingguo's national strength. The important towns along the Bohai Sea can deter the north from two directions. The influence radiation in the east is enough.
The second step is the Hetao area!
The Hetao area was one of the strategic bases for the Han Dynasty to attack the Huns in the north. Simply put, it is the area inside the "Ji" shape in the middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River. There are fertile water and grass, and the animal husbandry is developed. The north can directly threaten the Mobei grassland. It is a strategic location.
Now that the Hetao area is in the hands of Xixia, Jing Guo once wanted to take it back, but the military exchange ended in failure.
The third step is the Hexi Corridor. On both sides of the Hexi Corridor are the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the Mongolian Plateau. It passes through the Yumen Pass and connects to the Western Regions. It was also a strategic location for the Han Dynasty to manage the Western Regions.
Now it is also in the hands of Xia Guo
Li Xingzhou shook his head inwardly, Xia Guo would have to clean up sooner or later, originally there was no excuse, but now Xia Guo gave it all himself.
He thought about it, the country of Xia was easier to fight than the country of Jin, and the country of Xia was already weaker than the country of Jin, and the population was even more incomparable.
Secondly, the navy of the Kingdom of Jin can only play a role when it is fighting Liaodong, and the Kingdom of Xia is completely different!
Almost all major cities in Xia Kingdom are on the banks of the Yellow River!
The current Yellow River is not the Yellow River that has been diverted several times in later generations, the sediment content has exploded due to soil erosion, and the riverbed has been continuously puffed up by the accumulation of sediment for thousands of years.
Although there is a saying of the Yellow River, the mainstream is still called the Dahe, because it is not so yellow and the sediment content is not so high.
In the Yellow River Basin, the new army fleet is completely passable!
This means that they can advance by land and water, and fight all the way along the Yellow River. He does not believe that there are a few cities that can withstand the attack from the naval fleet.
Of course, those are years away, it's too early.
Li Xingzhou asked about the current domestic situation in Xia Kingdom.
He Xu told him that although Li Ji, the lord of the Xia Kingdom, had defeated the rebels, he was also ostracized by his uncle who performed well in the fight against the rebellion.
The uncle of the lord Li Ji is Li Yuanchang, the fourth younger brother of the former lord. He has made outstanding achievements in countering the rebellion and has a high prestige in the army and among the people.
After the war, he mastered the three main armies of the Xia Kingdom's left wing, the Jinsu Army, and the Heqing Army, and controlled three-quarters of the country's army.
Although the lord Li Ji is still the lord of the country, he is completely unable to compete with his uncle Li Yuanchang. Even Li Yuanchang has the final say on all matters in the court, and Li Yuanchang is not like his nephew Li Ji, he is a man of artifice and ambition.
Talking about late at night with He Xu that night, Li Xingzhou understood what Xia Guo's envoy would say.
It was nothing more than justifying himself, and he had thought of the reasons for the justification, "We are protecting the merchants in your country, and the Tatars in the north are attacking each other, it is very dangerous, and it is not suitable to go north" and other reasons.
Temujin in the north may indeed be fighting at this time, but the Xia people must also know that their business with Temujin, how could it be in danger?Just pretend not to know.
Li Xingzhou was not going to listen to Xia Guo's envoy's excuses, and he was not going to release any words of forgiveness. Instead of coming forward, he directly sent someone to send Xia Guo's envoy away with ambiguous words.
It's a pity that his plan to assassinate the third princess was cut off by the Xia people.
Most importantly, if you let go now, where will you find such a legitimate and reasonable reason to declare war in the future?
(End of this chapter)
The army stayed outside Jiangzhou City for a period of time, waiting for Yang Wenguang and Zhe Weizhong.
Finally, at the end of October, he waited for Yang Wenguang and Zhe Weizhong, along with Mr. Xin, the leader of the rebel army.
It was only after being introduced by the two that Mr. Xin was actually a young man in his 25s. His original name was Xin Zan, his ancestral home was in Xiongzhou, and he moved to Datong with his parents and became an official.
After the meeting, Xin Zan talked well, and he could see that he had read a lot of books, but his words and deeds were not as bookish as Xie Linjiang's, but gave people a sense of determination.
After all, he grew up in the war-torn lands in the north, Liao, Jin, and Jing, and fought fiercely in those areas.
After meeting Li Xingzhou, he had a very good impression of him, but felt that the name seemed familiar.
The other is a wave of dividends brought to the people of Jiangzhou by the army stationed outside the city.
After all, these soldiers who came back from the front line have a lot of money in their pockets.
And Li Xingzhou had nothing to hang out in Jiangzhou. He had governed Jiangzhou before and was very familiar with it.
Li Xingzhou was fine anyway, so he took her around, and his surprise at the southern city was also expected.
Given the difficult conditions in the north, coupled with perennial wars, peaceful development is impossible.
For ancient China, people have two completely different views. Some people think that the Chinese are the real fighting nation. There are wars almost every year, and there is no time to stop.
Some people think, how is it possible, it is obviously peaceful and there is no war.
In fact, the reason is very simple, because most of the time in history, China has a large land area and a large strategic depth. This has led to the fact that even if the border is fighting every day, the mainland, especially the southern region, can always enjoy peace and develop the economy. .
Just like Jingguo, Kaiyuan, and Ningjiangfu have been peaceful for hundreds of years, and generations of people don't know what war is.
Is Jingguo peaceful as a whole?
Of course not, before the frontiers and the Liao Kingdom had constant friction, and there were small fights every now and then. Apart from these frictions, for hundreds of years, Jingguo and Xiaguo, Liaoguo, Baiyi, and Jiaozhi have all fought wars, scattered. Counting large and small, there are hundreds of battles, and on average, there is a large-scale battle every year.
But do the people of Jiangzhou feel it?Do people in Kaiyuan feel it?
No, they generally still lead a peaceful and stable life.
Internally, it is because of the great integration of nationalities, the unity of the world, and the unity of values.
Otherwise, like today's North, even if it is possible to form a deep and unified country and protect internal development with the periphery, no one can do it, and it will not last long.
The reason is that there are many ethnic groups and tribes, and the religious beliefs and values are messy. They cannot form a community of interests and can only attack and fight each other in canine teeth. In this environment, economic and cultural prosperity cannot be produced.
In fact, the downfall of the Mongol Empire was due to the fact that the mainstream cultural values were not strong enough, and they still accounted for a large part.
The rise of Mongolia is unprecedented, a miracle in the history of human warfare, and its decline is also rapid. One of the important reasons is that its own culture and values are not strong enough. Even if it conquers and controls an area by force, it will soon be assimilated by local religion and culture.
Fortunately, in the East, the values are relatively unified, and the most magical thing is that the Mongolian khanates in Central Asia, Arabia, Eastern Europe and other places actually started religious wars because of differences in beliefs!
If Temujin came back to life, he would be laughed to death by his funny children and grandchildren. After all, Temujin's march was so smooth, the most important point of which was that he allowed religious freedom.
However, the concept of "we are the destiny" of Chinese civilization and culture is subtly influenced and deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, which also creates a stable environment for the people behind.
As people often say, it’s not that there is no darkness in this world, it’s just that someone is carrying the burden for you. This sentence is also appropriate in today’s Jingguo.
The people in the depths of the country's territory have enjoyed prosperity and peace for hundreds of years, but in fact, friction and fighting have continued for hundreds of years on the border.
Pu Chaling doesn't understand this kind of situation, so she is probably very surprised. In the past few years, Jingguo has been fighting almost all the time, suppressing rebellion, fighting against the remnants of the Northern Han Dynasty, fighting against the Liao Kingdom, and fighting against the Jin Kingdom. Why are the cities in the country still so prosperous? peaceful.
After Li Xingzhou's enlightenment and temptation, Pu Chaling finally let go of her psychological burden, and dared to meet people openly, and even told him about the past.
She is like a curious baby, full of curiosity about all the prosperity of Jiangzhou. Officials and common people were also full of curiosity about her at the beginning. The matter spread too widely. .
Gradually, her reputation is getting bigger and bigger day by day. She is famous for being beautiful and beautiful, and she is even praised as the most beautiful woman in the world. After all, the grandson of Emperor Jing Guo can force someone to be important when negotiating peace with Jin Guo, regardless of the risk of the two countries tearing apart. , is enough to prove its beauty.
Adding all kinds of embellished and embellished sayings, it is even more miraculous. The storyteller in the Goulan Wine Shop added a lot of small stories to her, such as when she was admiring flowers in the garden when she was a child, and the colorful butterflies fell on her. beautiful flowers etc.
Hearing this, Li Xingzhou was taken aback for a while. This story is like a farmer saying: "The emperor must use a golden hoe to farm the land".
As far as her house is concerned, it is always ice and snow, and people are not so leisurely and elegant.
Pu Chaling is indeed beautiful, but you also have to consider your own state at that time, this is like a hungry man who has been hungry for three days, whatever he eats is delicious.
Pu Chaling is beautiful, but she and Gillian in Shiyu can only say that they have their own merits.
However, Pu Chaling was very shy when she heard it. She learned quickly, and now that she takes him out, even if the people in Jiangzhou speak Chinese with an accent, she can understand the general meaning.
Originally, Yang Wenguang and Zhe Weizhong were going to enter Beijing after they arrived, but unexpected people came again, Xia Guo's envoy and He Xu's caravan.
When He Xu saw him in the residence compound, he was full of guilt. The envoy of Xia Kingdom next to him wanted to speak, but Li Xingzhou didn't give him a chance at all: "Take the envoy down to rest. We can talk tomorrow if we have anything to say." Then he turned and went into the room.
Xia Guo's envoy looked anxious and was also taken away.
Li Xingzhou understood what the envoy wanted to say, it was just to justify the seizure of Jingguo's caravan, but he preferred to listen to what his own people said first.
"We just entered the territory of Xia Kingdom and felt that something was wrong. We always felt that someone was watching"
"One night at the beginning of summer, we were camping in the wild. When we woke up in the middle of the night, we saw a fire on the opposite mountain. At first, we didn't pay attention to it. We just thought it was a fellow camper, and only a few people stared at it.
But later, this happened for several nights in a row. One morning, a brother went out for convenience, and found a burnt fire behind the mountain where he camped.
At that time, I was sure that we might be targeted by someone. Our caravan has a great reputation in the north and there are many people. There are also lieutenants and soldiers of the new army. Ordinary bandits would not dare to provoke them. At that time, I thought it might have something to do with Xia Guo .
After thinking about it for two days, I felt that I couldn’t take risks, so I wanted to slow down, walk more, bypass Xia Guo from the west, go north, and then go to the desert, without getting entangled with Xia Guo.”
He Xu looked resentful, and told what happened to them in chronological order. Li Xingzhou listened quietly in the room, and Wei Yubai happened to be there.
Ever since he snatched Pu Chaling from the Kingdom of Jin, Wei Yubai would come to him from time to time to "discuss things".
Li Xingzhou is also irritable sometimes, but he is not stupid for not sending her away. Wei Yubai and Gillian Shiyu have a good relationship, and are even best with Qifang.
On the other side, He Xu continued to speak.
"I took them to take a detour from Shilijing out of Xiaguo, and then across the north, without going along the lines of Longzhou, Niuxinting, and Yinzhou.
Unexpectedly, we were surrounded by thousands of cavalry just as we reached the valley to the west of Shilijing. The leading officer said that we are distinguished guests from Jingguo, and Xia Guoguo invited us to Xiazhou as guests! "
Speaking of this, He Xu was very angry: "At first we politely declined, but in the end they didn't give us the chance at all, saying that if we can't go north, no one will want to leave the valley! It's not an invitation at all, but a threat!
In desperation, we had no choice but to go north with them. The Xixia military officer who took the lead originally planned to go to Xiazhou, but it turned out to be Xingqing! "
Xiazhou is an important state to the east of Xia Kingdom, located to the west of Yinzhou and Yongle City, separated by a tributary of the Dahe River.
And Xingqing Mansion is further west, on the west bank of the Yellow River, beside Jiancheng City, it is the capital of the Xia Kingdom.
"After that, did they hurt or kill people?" Li Xingzhou asked.
"That's not true. When I arrived at Xingqing Mansion, the people in Dangxiang were very polite to me. They arranged for me to eat, drink and stay, but they were not allowed to leave." He Xu was very annoyed, but he couldn't express his anger. After all, the people of Xia Guo were very polite. Treat them as honored guests, entertain them with food and accommodation.
Li Xingzhou put down his teacup, basically ruling out the possibility of Xia Guo seeing Cai's motives.
This kind of interception and killing of caravans is not uncommon in history. The fuse of Temujin's first western expedition was that local officials intercepted and killed Mongolian caravans because of their money.
But if the people of Xia Guo wanted to make money, they would do it in Shilijing. Why such twists and turns, and their attitude towards He Xu and others, Li Xingzhou guessed that Xia Guozao found out that He Xu was not an ordinary businessman, but his confidant.
He also knew about the transaction between Jingguo and the Bumongols. After all, there were so many horses every time, and it couldn't be covered up.
The Xia people knew that they were still detaining He Xu and the others, but what Li Xingzhou was thinking in his mind could already be guessed at least to eighty percent.
Probably because they wanted to detain He Xu, a confidant, and use it to strengthen the relationship with Jin Guo in the future.
At the beginning, the battle of Jin Jing was still unclear, and the army had just marched north. Many people were not optimistic about Jing Guo, thinking that Jing Guo would either lose or return without success.
Seeing this posture, Xixia was obviously ready to get rid of Jingguo at any time and go to Jinguo's side. He Xu and others were the certificates they prepared.
In history, Xixia also resolutely united with Jin. At first, it united with Jin to resist Song Dynasty, and later it united with Jin to resist Mongolia. Finally, it was slaughtered by Mongols.
Geographically speaking, it is wiser for Xixia to choose to join the Jin Dynasty. Both Song and Mongolia have many borders with Xixia and have many disputes, while Jin has few borders. The strategic center of gravity is still in the east and is not interested in the west.
It means "distance and close attack", which is a smart approach, but unfortunately they didn't expect that the weak Mongols could fight so well later.
And for Li Xingzhou today, it is impossible for Xia Guo to let him go.
Jingguo's first step is to protect himself and eliminate external threats.
For this step, Li Xingzhou has done three major things over the years.
One is to focus on business, in order to obtain a large amount of wealth to support sending troops in a short period of time.
The second is to take back the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, so that the north can be defended, and it is no longer naked.
The third is to disable Jin Guo, the most powerful enemy in the north at the moment.
After you stabilize yourself, you should think about how to "go out" and radiate influence outward.
The first step has been completed by the way, which is to regain Liaodong. The Liaodong Plain is a big horse farm, which can greatly strengthen Jingguo's national strength. The important towns along the Bohai Sea can deter the north from two directions. The influence radiation in the east is enough.
The second step is the Hetao area!
The Hetao area was one of the strategic bases for the Han Dynasty to attack the Huns in the north. Simply put, it is the area inside the "Ji" shape in the middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River. There are fertile water and grass, and the animal husbandry is developed. The north can directly threaten the Mobei grassland. It is a strategic location.
Now that the Hetao area is in the hands of Xixia, Jing Guo once wanted to take it back, but the military exchange ended in failure.
The third step is the Hexi Corridor. On both sides of the Hexi Corridor are the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the Mongolian Plateau. It passes through the Yumen Pass and connects to the Western Regions. It was also a strategic location for the Han Dynasty to manage the Western Regions.
Now it is also in the hands of Xia Guo
Li Xingzhou shook his head inwardly, Xia Guo would have to clean up sooner or later, originally there was no excuse, but now Xia Guo gave it all himself.
He thought about it, the country of Xia was easier to fight than the country of Jin, and the country of Xia was already weaker than the country of Jin, and the population was even more incomparable.
Secondly, the navy of the Kingdom of Jin can only play a role when it is fighting Liaodong, and the Kingdom of Xia is completely different!
Almost all major cities in Xia Kingdom are on the banks of the Yellow River!
The current Yellow River is not the Yellow River that has been diverted several times in later generations, the sediment content has exploded due to soil erosion, and the riverbed has been continuously puffed up by the accumulation of sediment for thousands of years.
Although there is a saying of the Yellow River, the mainstream is still called the Dahe, because it is not so yellow and the sediment content is not so high.
In the Yellow River Basin, the new army fleet is completely passable!
This means that they can advance by land and water, and fight all the way along the Yellow River. He does not believe that there are a few cities that can withstand the attack from the naval fleet.
Of course, those are years away, it's too early.
Li Xingzhou asked about the current domestic situation in Xia Kingdom.
He Xu told him that although Li Ji, the lord of the Xia Kingdom, had defeated the rebels, he was also ostracized by his uncle who performed well in the fight against the rebellion.
The uncle of the lord Li Ji is Li Yuanchang, the fourth younger brother of the former lord. He has made outstanding achievements in countering the rebellion and has a high prestige in the army and among the people.
After the war, he mastered the three main armies of the Xia Kingdom's left wing, the Jinsu Army, and the Heqing Army, and controlled three-quarters of the country's army.
Although the lord Li Ji is still the lord of the country, he is completely unable to compete with his uncle Li Yuanchang. Even Li Yuanchang has the final say on all matters in the court, and Li Yuanchang is not like his nephew Li Ji, he is a man of artifice and ambition.
Talking about late at night with He Xu that night, Li Xingzhou understood what Xia Guo's envoy would say.
It was nothing more than justifying himself, and he had thought of the reasons for the justification, "We are protecting the merchants in your country, and the Tatars in the north are attacking each other, it is very dangerous, and it is not suitable to go north" and other reasons.
Temujin in the north may indeed be fighting at this time, but the Xia people must also know that their business with Temujin, how could it be in danger?Just pretend not to know.
Li Xingzhou was not going to listen to Xia Guo's envoy's excuses, and he was not going to release any words of forgiveness. Instead of coming forward, he directly sent someone to send Xia Guo's envoy away with ambiguous words.
It's a pity that his plan to assassinate the third princess was cut off by the Xia people.
Most importantly, if you let go now, where will you find such a legitimate and reasonable reason to declare war in the future?
(End of this chapter)
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