The rise of the prince

Chapter 853 They Are Here + Xia Guo's Scheduling

The coastal restructuring is carried out in an orderly manner under the promotion of ginseng forests. Each household counts the number of acres of land and reports it to the government. From next year, taxation will be calculated according to the number of acres of land. People with more and fewer fields pay less tax.

But when Shen Lin, Fang Xin, Wu Huisheng and others were vigorously promoting the restructuring, Li Xingzhou on the other side was particularly leisurely.

Shuzhong was originally a good place for health preservation, and after the Yuan family was driven away, they immediately became more relaxed.

The younger sisters of the Wu family often flirted with him. Logically speaking, these people are related to him, but in this era, this is common, and it is nothing. Except for brothers and sisters, there is no need to be so taboo, but Li Xingzhou Can't get over that hurdle.

Besides, Wei Yubai was full of resentment, and Qifang was staring at him, would he dare to move.

The comfortable days in central Sichuan passed quickly, and before I knew it, it was the beginning of April.

On this day, a quick report came suddenly from the north. It was from the direction of Xia Guo. The person was from the palace, Fang Xin's subordinates, and it must be a big deal to send it directly to him.

Going north from central Shu, there are two roads to reach the territory of Xia Kingdom, one of which is the famous Jianmen Road. Jianmen Pass was built by Zhuge Liang's order, and the real one man guards the gate and ten thousand men cannot open it.

The other is the side road taken by Deng Ai Mieshu. Although it is difficult to walk, it can reach Chengdu directly.

Both of them lead to the boundary of Gansu Province in later generations, which belonged to Xia Kingdom at this time. During the Han Dynasty, Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan, and Dunhuang were established as four prefectures.

This letter came from Kendo.

Li Xingzhou couldn't calm down for a long time after watching it, and then let Qifang and Wei Yubai watch it again.

The letter is the information compiled by Xia Guo's Jing Guo spies after gathering the intelligence from all parties.

Almost all of the content is about the movements on the northern grasslands.

The various tribes of Mongolia united, and Temujin called a meeting of tribal leaders to formally establish the Great Mongol Kingdom, which was recognized by all grassland people, and Temujin's title of Genghis Khan resounded throughout the grassland.

What is even more disturbing is that after the spring of this year, Temujin gathered the grassland army and began to attack in two directions.

One is in the direction of Wushabao of Jin Kingdom in the east, and the other is in the direction of Xia Kingdom in the south.

According to rumors, there is still a large army going west, but I don't know whether it is true or not.

The most shocking thing is that this time, the two armies on the grassland to the east and south are estimated to have exceeded [-]!

10 people!The grassland used to be a mess, but it was never possible to gather so many people. What's even more frightening is that in the later stage, the Great Mongolia will be complicated by absorbing troops from various countries and ethnic groups. There are all kinds of arms, but not now!

Only then did they raise troops, almost all of them were Mongols, which meant that more than [-] people were light and heavy cavalry troops!
This is very scary, 10,000+ troops, Jing Guo can take it out, and Xia Guo can make it together, but you have to say hundreds of thousands of cavalry
Li Xingzhou had to pay attention to it. Although at this time they were separated from the Mongols by the Kingdom of Xia to the west and the Kingdom of Jin to the east, he knew that neither the Kingdom of Xia nor the Kingdom of Jin could resist the Mongols.

However, he also found that some details had changed from the history he knew.

For example, there was no Jebe in the main force attacking the Kingdom of Jin. It stands to reason that Jebie was a general who conquered the Kingdom of Jin.
But Zhebie was transferred to harass the border of Xia Kingdom. The people of Xia Kingdom are difficult to fight, but they always give people the feeling that they are overqualified and useless.

According to the letter, the Mongols have successively attacked the tribes in the north of the Xia Kingdom, causing heavy losses to the Xia Kingdom.

A small group of soldiers on the border of Xia Kingdom have fought against the Mongols one after another, but the results are not very good.

Most of the northern Xia Kingdom are also nomadic tribes, but they are also nomadic tribes, but they are not the opponents of the Mongols. Many tribes have been attacked and plundered.

King Xia has already sent envoys to Beijing, wanting Jing Guo to support them as the suzerain state.

On the other hand, the Kingdom of Jin also sent people to ask for help, because Chen Bing, with an army of [-] Mongols, marched to the northwest of the Kingdom of Jin and threatened to go to Beijing.

In this case, Jingguo is not allowed to do multiple choice questions. Xia Guo will most likely not care about whether to help or not. Xia Guo is not beneficial to Jingguo, and it is too far away to support, but Jin Guo has some troubles.

Not to mention that the graphite vein that Li Xingzhou was thinking about was in Shangjing, if he just sat and watched the Mongols destroy the Kingdom of Jin, then the Mongols could drive straight in and threaten the north, especially the safety of the Liaoxi Corridor.

As for this matter, the imperial court did not give an accurate answer, obviously uncertain.

Li Xingzhou attaches great importance to this matter, but he can't leave for a while.

I sigh in my heart, what should come is always coming.

Wei Yubai and Qifang didn't think it was too serious after watching it.

"There is the Kingdom of Jin in the east, and the Kingdom of Xia in the west. Let them take it easy first, and we will reap the benefits." This is Wei Yubai's opinion.

"Barbarians and foreigners, why should we care about people who even buy salt and iron from us? I don't think they can make a climate. The Xia Kingdom is a country that is good at war. The Jin people and the Tatars have enmity. They will not wait to perish. They should rise up." Fighting back, I don’t think we should take it too seriously.” This is Qifang’s view.

They all had a point, but they didn't know that this time was different.

After reading the information, Li Xingzhou immediately had the intention of returning to Beijing, and immediately sent people to the coast to see what Shenlin was up to.

Half a month later, the person sent out came back and told Li Xingzhou the progress. He immediately understood that it might take half a year. At this time, he couldn't leave no matter how worried he was.

Otherwise, if the Wu family reacts and goes to see the queen, it may fall short.

At the moment, I had no choice but to hold back and do one thing to the end.

"My lord, those Tatars burned, killed, looted, killed our frontier soldiers and people, and their lives are devastated. You must be the masters of our Xia Kingdom!" Li Ji complained to Di Zhi and Yelu Dashi in the Mingwang Palace of the Xia Kingdom's palace.

Xia Guo advocated Buddhism, and many pagodas were built in the palace. Even the palace where the emperor lived was round.

Yelu Dashi continued to drink tea without saying a word, while Di Zhi said seriously: "I will report to the emperor one by one what the lord has said."

"My small country implores the big country to send troops to attack the barbarians in the north, and to be the masters of our subordinate small countries, and let the people of the world know that they have done kindness and know who is the master of the world!" Li Ji said with emotion, almost crying.

Di Zhi just nodded and didn't promise anything more, just trying to appease King Xia.

Their trip to the Xia Kingdom has ended, and this trip is to say goodbye.

They read some of the mountains, rivers and hydrology of Xia Guo, but Xia Guo was very cautious, and they were not allowed to see important military sites where heavy troops were stationed.

But the most important thing about this trip is to look at the situation of the peers in the middle and upper reaches of the river, and this goal has been achieved.

Afterwards, Di Zhiye and Yelu Dashi resigned, and outside the palace, many Xia Guo ministers had prepared expensive gifts to see them off.

After the two had left completely, Li Ji stopped crying, and beckoned three people from the side hall, they were the people who had been envoys to Jingguo back then.

"You really have to find out, does Xia Guo have the intention of killing me? It doesn't seem like I'm talking to them?"

The oldest one stroked his beard and said: "Your Majesty, since they are going to attack our country, how could they let us know in advance, surprise is the best way to use troops!
Your Highness thinks about these two people. They came to my Xia Kingdom to escort valuables as envoys in return, but the leader was a soldier. When Li Xingzhou was cutting gold, he was the commander of the East Army. Although he didn’t say it, the minister recognized it. .

At the beginning, he led the Jingguo East Route Army to defeat Liaoyang, and more than ten surrounding states, and also defeated the main force of the Jin army. He was an extraordinary figure.

What can Jing Guo send him to our country for?It's nothing more than finding out our internal reality. It's better to find out some troops to be deployed to prepare for the future use of force.

If he hadn't been accompanied by elite soldiers from the Siying Jingguo's new army, the ministers would have suggested that the king should kill him. "

Li Ji nodded after listening: "It makes sense, he was going to see the Chaoshun army camp in the right wing, but luckily he wasn't allowed to go."

"Wang Shangyingming, let's talk about the information we got in the lobby, the three people we bribed.

One is Li Xingzhou's neighbor. He said that he heard it when he chatted with the steward of the palace once while playing chess. Li Xingzhou himself said that he would use troops against our country.

The other is a senior official from the Ministry of War. We spent a lot of money and managed to bribe him. He said that in the Jingguo court, using troops against our country is no secret, almost everyone knows about it.

The last one is Li Xingzhou's concubine's natal family, which was also heard at the family banquet.

We spent a lot of money to buy different people through many channels, but the results we got were exactly the same.

The Jingguo court has decided to use troops against our country. The army will use the Hezhong Mansion as the rear and send troops to the north. First attack Niuxinling and Shilijing area in the south of our country, and then go north and west to cross the river to attack Zhongxing Mansion.

Your Highness, these people have different identities and positions, and their words and expressions are different, but the general meaning expressed is this, which is enough to explain the problem! "

Li Ji was also a little panicked.

"We honestly profess our ministers and pay tribute, but Jingguo is a country of tigers and wolves. They have been plotting against us for a long time. Everyone in the court knows it, but outsiders don't know it yet." All three of them tried their best to persuade them.

"So, the army must be transferred south." Li Ji sighed.

"To plan ahead, according to the old minister, most of the Chaoshun army should also be transferred to the south. Only by stationing troops on the south line can the people of Jingguo be caught off guard."

Li Ji nodded, but he was still a little melancholy: "What if Jingguo not only marches all the way from the south, but also marches from the east, the area around Yongle City is also important."

"Hey, Your Majesty is worrying too much. Isn't there a brave army on the left side of Yongle City? The left side is the most capable army in our Xia Kingdom, and there are iron kites sitting in the city. Don't worry at all."

Having said that, Li Ji nodded and felt that it made sense. Although he still hesitated, he finally ordered: "Then let the Chaoshun army move south."

A few days later, Di Zhiye and Yelu Dashi led four battalions of new troops to the crossing of the river, waiting for the convoy from the opposite bank to gather and cross the river together.

Yelu Dashi rode on his horse and said, "General Di, did you gain anything from this trip?"

Di Zhi didn't trust Yelu Dashi very much, so he nodded, "There are some. After finding out some of the garrison situation in Xia Kingdom, it seems that Xia Kingdom's cities are not as strong as I thought. It's a problem for them to avoid fighting."

Yelu Dashi looked at the river in the distance, "I remember that the Xia Kingdom's main force, the right wing, was stationed in Yongle City, but I passed by it twice on this trip, and there was no sign of the army. I think they may have transferred the army to other places. "

"Go north to deal with the Tatars?" Di Zhi asked.

Yelu Dashi shook his head: "It's unlikely. General Di doesn't know much about the situation in Xia's country."

Di Zhi nodded. This is not surprising, and there is nothing shameful about it. It is strange that he, a courtier of Jing Guo, understands the situation of Xia Guo.

"The old man knows a little bit. The northern part of Xia Kingdom is still controlled by some tribal leaders. Most of these people don't obey the imperial court's restraint. Whether they come to fight or not depends on their mood. King Xia is also difficult to restrain.

Therefore, the court of the Xia Kingdom did not care about them, and they were unwilling to collude with the royal family too much.

Don't look at the fact that King Xia cried there before and said that the Tatars were killing the northern people. He might not be happy in his heart. " Yelu Dashi said slowly, Di Zhi was a little surprised.

"That's why the old man thinks that the brave army from the left wing can't go north, King Xia won't save them, and nine out of ten they went south." Yelu Dashi said firmly.

"Go south? Your Highness's plan has succeeded!" Di Zhi's eyes lit up.

"Probably yes, it's not completely sure, we need to observe again." Yelu Dashi said, "How about the water channel observation?"

Di Zhi shook his head: "It's not very good, the traffic conditions in many places upstream are not good, and there is a risk of running aground on large ships."

"I think it is possible to change to a smaller ship, let the soldiers go by land, transform the whole ship into a gunboat, and provide fire support by the river." Yelu Dashi suggested.

After thinking about it, Di Zhi felt that it made sense: "In the past, our large ships of the new army always had to transport troops and fight battles, and the people on board were mixed, which could easily lead to chaos, and the most important problem was that.

If the battle is urgent and the warship needs to attack the enemy immediately with firepower, it must adjust its posture, catch fire on the side, stabilize the hull to facilitate the gunner's aiming, and the infantry will not be able to disembark in time. enemy.

So I also thought that the new army navy needs two kinds of ships, one is smaller in size but more flexible, and all of them are equipped with artillery, so that they can quickly adjust their posture on the rivers and coasts and strike the enemy with powerful firepower.

The other type does not need artillery, it is completely a troop carrier. The combination of the two ships can not only perform their duties, the personnel are not chaotic, but also can cooperate with each other. On the one hand, the firepower of the small ship can suppress the enemy, and on the other hand, the large ship can send our soldiers to the ground. , Siege the city and pull out the stronghold. "

Yelu Dashi heard him finish, and immediately said: "Do you think His Highness will support you? Building a new ship requires money."

Di Zhi shook his head, "We don't need too many new ships. Large ships are enough for transporting troops. We just need to build a new type of smaller ship, which is flexible and fast. It doesn't need many people to carry it. All the artillery can be moved to it."

The two were talking enthusiastically when all the ferries on the other side arrived.

Di Zhi stopped talking, and began to organize everyone to cross the river to the other side.

In fact, this place is already the boundary of Tanglong Town controlled by Jingguo, and it is also a stronghold of Jingguo protruding to the west of the river.

Soon, the four camps were crossing the river, and Di Zhi looked at the sparkling river and said, "After I go back, I will tell His Highness our proposal."

Yelu Dashi immediately understood his kindness, and cupped his hands: "Thank you, General Di."

(End of this chapter)