Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 641
In the two battles, the [-] Xixia army was wiped out. This is a disastrous defeat that has never been seen since the founding of Xixia. , and was angrily criticized by the Xixia people, who asked her to step down one after another.

In order to restore her reputation and quell the anger of the ruling and opposition parties, the Empress Dowager Liang decreed that Wang Mengyu, who had fled back to Xingqing Mansion, would be executed in a bus in the downtown area, and at the same time, Li Xinliang, a general of the rear army who was weak in defending the logistics fleet, would be beheaded.

But it was not enough to execute Wang Mengyue, and the Empress Dowager Liang immediately decided to reconcile with the Xixia royal family, and sent people to Suzhou to invite the famous Xixia general Wei Minglang back to discuss state affairs together.

Weiming Ronin has not yet returned to Xingqing Mansion, but his letter has already arrived in the capital first. In his letter, he pointed out that the reason for Xixia’s disastrous defeat was that the court misjudged the strategic intention of the Song Army, and the Song Army’s occupation of Hetao was by no means a mistake. It is as simple as finding a place to raise horses, but to use Hetao as the foundation and attack Xixia from north to south.

The defense line built by Xixia for hundreds of years has completely failed. Xixia is now facing the danger of destroying the country, and the whole country must be mobilized to resist the Song army.

Wei Minglang secretly wrote another letter to Queen Mother Liang, advising her to send someone to Tokyo, the capital of the Song Dynasty, to seek peace with the Song Emperor, hand in the obedience form, go to the emperor's title, give up the old coins, and buy time with grievances.

At the same time, he sent people to the Liao State to ask for help, and on the condition that the princess of the Liao State was made the queen, he begged the Liao State to send troops to Hetao.

Wei Minglang deserves to be the No. 1 general of Xixia. He has found a solution to the current crisis of Xixia through a three-pronged approach. He set up the Song Dynasty in the east, seeks the Liao Kingdom in the north, and concentrates the resources of the whole country to fight against the Song army from Hetao to the south.

Just after the Song army wiped out the Xixia army, the second batch of 18 troops arrived in Wuyuan City under the leadership of Di Qing, and 150 ships carrying grain and grass arrived at the same time, making the Song army in Wuyuan City as high as 28. .

At the same time, 20 militiamen transferred from various places in the Song Dynasty also arrived in Yan'an Prefecture and Gyeongju, and joined forces with the [-] frontier troops. Han Jiang, the political adviser, was the commander of the South Road, and Zhong Er was the deputy general.

The Song Dynasty's 60 troops gathered from the north and the south, forming a situation in which two Xiangguo were the commanders of the north and the south, and Chong Er and Di Qing were the deputy commanders.

After several days of traveling, Liang Yibu finally arrived in Bianliang, Tokyo. He came here to seek peace with the Song Dynasty under the order of the Queen Mother Liang.

As soon as you enter the city, you will be greeted by a bustling and prosperous atmosphere, and there is a festive color in the prosperity. There are lights and festoons everywhere, and everyone's face is beaming.

Liang Yibu looked out of the car window and saw a huge banner that made his face livid with anger, 'Celebrate the Song Army's complete annihilation of the [-] Xixia Army'.

He snorted heavily, pulled down the curtain of the car, and said bitterly: "Go to Xia Guoguan!"

Like Liao Kingdom, Xixia also has its own resident embassy in the capital of the Great Song Dynasty. At present, there is only a deputy envoy in the Xia Guoguan. The envoy was transferred back to China and dismissed by the Empress Dowager Liang because of poor transmission of information. The new envoy has not yet taken office.

The deputy envoy welcomed Xiangguo Liang Yibu into the building. He wanted to introduce information about the building to Liang Yibu, but Liang Yibu waved his hand, "I don't care about these things. Have you contacted the officials of the Song Dynasty? They know When will the government hall meet with me?"

"The humble job has already contacted the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple."

"Why do you want to contact Shaoqing, can't you just contact their chief officer?" Liang Yibu was a little dissatisfied. He was a majestic Xiangguo of Xixia, and he wanted to contact a Honglu Shaoqing. Is this standard equal?
The deputy envoy quickly explained: "The humble post is a deputy post, and you can only contact Shaoqing. It is not Shaoqing who came to receive Xiangguo. He will report to the higher authorities, and then the Song Dynasty will make arrangements."

At this time, someone came running outside the door to report, "The Minister of Honglu Temple is here!"

The deputy envoy said again in a low voice: "This Honglu Temple Minister Zhu Xiaoyun is Fan Ning's father-in-law."

Liang Yi buried his face and suddenly became ugly. They already knew that the defeat of the Xixia army in Hetao was at the hands of Fan Ning.

At this time, Zhu Xiaoyun, Minister of Honghe Temple, walked in quickly, and said with a smile: "Welcome Liang Xiangguo to the Great Song Dynasty!"

Liang Yibu was also of the Han nationality and was born in a wealthy Liangzhou family. When Li Yuanhao annexed the Hexi Corridor, in order to stabilize his rule, he made his son marry the daughter of the Liang family by way of marriage. This is the Empress Dowager Liang.

Liang Yibu also clasped his fists slightly and said with a smile: "I didn't report in advance, and I caused trouble for the Zhu officials."

"It's okay, it's my duty to receive distinguished guests. I'm afraid I'll neglect Liang Xiangguo if I don't do so well."

Liang Yibu took out a copy of the credential and a letter and handed it to Zhu Xiaoyun, "This is the credential and letter from my empress dowager to the emperor of your country. The official credential is here with me. I hope I can see the emperor of your country as soon as possible. "

Zhu Xiaoyun nodded, "I will submit it for Liang Xiangguo now, and I believe there will be news soon."

"Then I'll leave it to you, my lord!"

An hour later, Xixia's letter of credence was placed on the imperial case of the emperor Zhao Xu, and Zhao Xu immediately called the Zhizheng Hall to discuss matters.

Everyone read the letter of state and letter, Fu Bi said: "The so-called obedience form, go to the emperor's title, just listen to it, don't take it seriously, I know that their going to the emperor's title is only for the Song Dynasty, but within Xixia, it is still It’s the Emperor of Heaven, and he’s completely fooling the Song Dynasty. As for canceling the old coins, last year’s old coins haven’t been given yet! It’s estimated that they won’t be given this year.”

Wen Yuanbo smiled slightly and said: "Fu Xianggong is right. The reason why Xixia asked for peace was because we sent troops from Hetao and caught them by surprise. They never thought that we would attack from the north. They did not have any defensive preparations. Kill them and go directly to the city of Xingqing Prefecture, making them at a loss, so they must buy time to build a northern defense line. This is the fundamental purpose of Xixia's peace. To buy time, if we agree to negotiate a peace, it means that we have lost a I think we will deeply regret the century-old opportunity to conquer Xixia in the future."

Wang Anshi also sighed: "If we lose this opportunity, future generations will not forgive us!"

Zhao Xu asked a little excitedly: "Maybe we have a chance to destroy Xixia this time?"

Fu Bi pondered for a while and said: "I can only say that it is possible. If the strategy and tactics are used properly, it is indeed possible to destroy Xixia."

At this time, Sima Guang was a little worried and said, "I'm afraid that the Liao Congress will interfere."

Everyone was silent. The Song Dynasty did defeat Xixia a few times, and they were all supported by the Liao State by encircling Wei and saving Zhao. From historical experience, the possibility of Liao State interfering is very high.

Zhao Xu hesitated and said: "A few days ago, Mr. Fan wrote me a letter, mentioning this issue."

Everyone cheered up and quickly asked: "Your Majesty, what did the letter say?"

"The letter was forwarded to the Queen Mother. The meaning of Mr. Fan is that to prevent the Liao Kingdom from rescuing Xixia, we must show our swords behind the Liao Kingdom and let Yelu Hongji understand the consequences of supporting Xixia?"

"Is there any specific plan?" Fu Bi asked anxiously.

"There are four specific plans. The first is to let the navy approach Juehua Island in a large scale. The second is to let the Liao Kingdom know that we have deployed heavy troops at the mouth of the Yalu River. The third is to let the Jurchen detonate an iron fire mine, directly To deter the Liao army, the fourth thing is to let Yelu Yixin and Zhang Xiaojie stir up troubles within the Liao Kingdom and cause civil strife in Liao."

Wang Anshi was a little worried: "Will this be regarded as tearing up the armistice agreement?"

Sima Guang shook his head, "I don't think this violated the armistice agreement. The army approached Juehua Island and did not attack Juehua Island. Song and Liao did not demarcate the border in the Bohai Sea. The army just passed Juehua Island routinely. The Liao Kingdom cannot blame us. To attack Juehua Island, secondly, the area where the troops stationed at the mouth of the Yalu River is not within the scope of the armistice agreement, and they have no way to blame Song Dynasty. As for the Jurchen detonating an iron fire mine, we can completely deny it. I bought it privately, but I actually think that as long as these three points can be achieved, the Liao Kingdom will not dare to act rashly."

Everyone agreed with Sima Guang's analysis, and Zhao Xu laughed again: "Then how should we deal with Xixia's peace request?"

"Your Majesty, as long as the etiquette is sufficient and the substance is avoided, the matter of seeking peace will naturally come to nothing."

When everyone retreated, Zhao Xu left Fu Bi alone again. He asked in a deep voice: "I am very concerned about whether we can destroy Xixia this time. What does Fu Gong mean by proper strategy and tactics?"

Fu Bi smiled slightly and said: "I am afraid that the most important thing here is to employ people. Since His Majesty appoints Fan Ning as the commander-in-chief, then don't change easily. Maybe there will be various rumors against Fan Ning soon. It is very likely that Xixia or We must not be fooled by the countermeasures of the Liao Kingdom, and we must continue to trust him."

Zhao Xu nodded, "Fan Ning defeated the Xixia army this time because he implemented the strategy of utilizing strengths and avoiding weaknesses, making full use of the advantages of the navy and Song army defending the city, and not engaging in ground contact with Xixia. I will not change generals just before the battle."

Fu Bi laughed and said, "As long as Your Majesty and the Queen Mother insist on this point, then Xixia's demise can be expected."

(End of this chapter)