The Reborn Lao Tzu Is the Emperor

Chapter 1318
Li Xiushu left the court in a hurry, and then took Zhongsun Qifu, He Liandong and other ministers to the imperial study.

There are actually extremely strong men in the Great Xia Army, which already makes them not only anxious, but impatient.

Even in the entire Xixia, there is no one who can resist such a master.

If the Great Xia army doesn't have firearms, then that's fine, even if there is an extreme situation, it will be difficult to reverse the overall situation.But now that the Great Xia army is well equipped with weapons, the power of the extreme realm is pretty much the only one.Although it is no longer the era of soldiers against soldiers and generals against generals, the existence of extreme conditions can deeply affect the morale of both sides.

After arriving in the imperial study room, Li Xiushu had no intention of discussing with Zhongsun Qifu and others, and directly issued orders: "Grand Master, Helian Aiqing, you immediately dispatch the two major military commanders of Gansu and Xiangqing to defend the imperial city!"

While speaking, she picked up the writing brush on the desk and wrote vigorously on the paper.

Two letters quickly took shape.

Li Xiushu handed the letter to the old eunuch and said, "Send these two letters to Zhongsun Guge and the Chengdu Mansion of the Song Dynasty respectively!"

The old eunuch hurriedly took the letter and ran outside.

Zhongsun Qifu couldn't help asking: "The emperor wants to guard... Zhongxing Mansion?"

Li Xiushu asked back: "Could it be that the grand master wants me to avoid his edge and escape from the imperial city?"

Zhongsun Qifu said: "The enemy army is powerful, and the veteran thinks that it is not the most comprehensive way to avoid it for the time being. As long as the emperor is still there, then our Western Xia will not perish."

"Do not."

Li Xiushu shook her head lightly, "Although I am a woman, I can never do such a thing. If I abandon the tens of thousands of people in Zhongxing Mansion, it will only chill the hearts of the people in the world and make them disappointed in the court. So , Xixia is not dead, and it is no different from death..."

At this moment, she actually thought of Zhao Dongting.

Since Zhao Dongting led his army to repel the Yuan army from Leizhou, he never fled again.

The Son of Heaven guards the country.

The hearts of the people are the most important thing in the country.

She remembered what Zhao Dongting once said to her, the country is broken and the people's hearts are there, You Kefu.If the country loses the hearts of the people, it will perish sooner or later.

Li Xiushu was not an ordinary woman to be able to secure her position as the Empress of Xixia.At this moment, she once again revealed her extremely strong side.

Zhongsun Qifu and others were all moved when they heard the words, and they looked at Li Xiushu with admiration in their eyes.

Although Li Xiushu is a woman, her character is not comparable to that of her brother Li Wangyuan.

At the same time, the hearts of all the ministers seemed to be full of enthusiasm.

So what if you stick to Zhongxing Mansion?

Even if the Zhongxing Mansion is destroyed, they deserve to die.Even if he died, he would still be able to straighten his spine and face the previous emperors in the underworld.

But fleeing, the result is also unpredictable.

In the past, the Northern Song Dynasty dominated Yunei, but when facing the Jin Dynasty, they sent half of the country and fled to the south to establish the Southern Song Dynasty.

The Southern Song Dynasty met the iron cavalry of the Yuan Dynasty again, and they retreated steadily.The emperor was chased away and fled westward. In the end, he fled to Naozhou Island and almost perished the country.

If it hadn't been for the birth of Zhao Dongting, there would have been no Great Song Dynasty in the world at this time.

This is a bloody example.

Although Zhongsun Qifu said that withdrawing from the Zhongxing Mansion was a comprehensive strategy, he actually knew in his heart that this could only delay the time when Xixia was destroyed.

And how long it can be delayed is still hard to say.

After a short silence, Zhongsun Qifu only asked Li Xiushu again, "The emperor sent a letter to the Song State, is he asking for help from the Song State?"

Li Xiushu nodded and sighed softly, "Defending the Zhongxing Mansion to the death is just a helpless move, and it is difficult to change the situation of the battle. Only the Great Song Dynasty may be able to stop these enemy troops..."

"Can……"

Zhongsun Qifu frowned and said, "Your Majesty can really be sure that those arms were not provided by Song?"

He Liandong and the others frowned deeply and remained silent.

The sudden deterioration of the situation left them no time to find out where the firearms in the Great Xia Army came from.It also made them uncertain what Song Guo's position was.

Perhaps it can be said that in the entire Western Xia court, the only one who still firmly believes in the Song Dynasty is the empress Li Xiushu.

Even under such circumstances, Li Xiushu still chose to believe in Zhao Dongting unswervingly.

She said in a deep voice, "I trust him."

Zhongsun Qifu and others could only shut up.Then, he resigned and left the imperial study.

There is no point in saying some words.

Li Xiushu bet the entire Western Xia.

Just bet that Da Song is their true ally, and bet that Zhao Dongting will not break his promise to her.

Although Zhongsun Qifu and the others clearly knew that if Li Xiushu had wrongly believed in Song Emperor, then Xixia would be doomed forever, but what else could they say?

At this time, they had no other choice except to pin their hopes on Da Song.

Only two days have passed.

Zhongsun Zhouting led the remnant army to retreat to Shunzhou City on the southwest side of Zhongxing Mansion.

The defeat of the front line followed.

People in Shunzhou City were panicked.

The soldiers of the Gansu and Xiangqing armies, which were originally located in the territory of Dingzhou and Xiangqing military divisions, hurriedly gathered at Zhongxing Mansion.

Xixia is going to give up the land and guard the Zhongxing Mansion alone.

Although on the surface it seems that this is abandoning the people from all over the country, but in fact it is not the case. It is to attract all the military power of Daxia to Zhongxing Mansion.

After all, places without troops guarding them are actually useless to the Great Xia Army.

Since the Xixia army gathered in Zhongxing Mansion, they only need to take down the entire Zhongxing Mansion, which is tantamount to destroying Xixia.

Perhaps this mobilization of the Xixia army is just in line with the wishes of those in the Great Xia army.

After Zhongsun Zhouting led the army to Shunzhou City, the governor of Shunzhou came out of the city to meet him.

Originally there were [-] Imperial Guard soldiers, but now, there are only more than [-] soldiers left.

Moreover, these soldiers have not eaten food for three days.

All their food was abandoned in the big camp, and when they fled in a hurry, they had no time to transport the food out.

Fortunately, since the Great Wall is not far from Zhongxing Mansion, they didn't accumulate too much food there.Xixia, who has been recuperating for a long time, is not in danger of running out of food.

This is their territory, and the logistics are still fully guaranteed.

After entering the city, the magistrate of Shunzhou immediately opened a warehouse to release grain.

The soldiers of the Forbidden Army who were full of desolation finally had a full meal.

I don't know how many people in the army were crying while eating dry food.

These few days of running away without their lives may be a painful memory that they will never forget in their entire lives.

Originally vowed to attack Hengshandu, no one thought that in a short period of time, they would fall into such a situation.

The next day.

Envoys from Zhongxing Mansion arrived and ordered Zhongsun Zhouting to lead the army back to Zhongxing Mansion.

Zhongsun Zhouting didn't dare to hesitate, and immediately led him to leave Shunzhou and go to Zhongxing Mansion.Along with them, there are countless Shunzhou people and officials.

At this time, there was already another movement from the Great Wall.

After the Great Xia Army hastily regrouped, it was already pressing towards Shunzhou City.

In Zhongxing Mansion, Li Xiushu and others received urgent military information.

To the north of Xiazhou, a large army of [-] in Weifu Army Division of Heishan marched southward.

Obviously, Da Xia wanted to encircle Zhongxing Mansion.

Perhaps, there should be some movement from the Yan Junsi and Xiping Junsi in Heishui Town at this time, but the news has not yet reached the Zhongxing Mansion.

In the Chengdu Mansion of the Great Song Dynasty.

Deputy Marshal Zhang Guangbao sits in Chengdu Mansion.

at night.

Ke Shuyuan, a Xixia businessman in the city, asked to see him.

Ke Shuyuan's identity is actually not a secret in Chengdu Mansion.Although he is a wealthy businessman, he is actually an "envoy" arranged by Xixia in the Chengdu mansion.

Zhang Guangbao didn't know about the defeat of the Great Wall by the Xixia Forbidden Army at this time, but because he had dealt with Ke Shuyuan several times, he never turned him away.

What he didn't expect was that Ke Shuyuan brought Li Xiushu's secret letter.

Just when he saw Zhang Guangbao in the government office, Ke Shuyuan begged with red eyes: "Please also ask Marshal Zhang to relieve me of the difficulties in Xixia..."

I almost didn't cry.

Zhang Guangbao looked at the letter in his hand, he was surprised.After receiving the letter and reading it, it also changed color.

Even with the firearms provided by the Great Song Dynasty, the Xixia Forbidden Army was beaten so miserably by the army of the Baimaqiang Town Army Division.This... this is really unexpected.

Although Zhang Guangbao knew that Xixia and Song Dynasty were allies, he did not dare to agree to Ke Shuyuan easily.

This is not something he can make a hasty decision on.

After being silent for a while, Zhang Guangbao said to Ke Shuyuan: "This matter... I'm afraid the emperor will order it."

Ke Shuyuan continued: "I have already sent a letter to Changsha to ask for help from the emperor! Please ask Marshal Zhang to make a decision first. Otherwise, my Xixia Zhongxing Mansion is in danger..."

Zhang Guangbao frowned slightly.

(End of this chapter)