Your majesty is awesome

Chapter 723 As long as we win...

In the Dongsheng Fort, General Xiao Ming of the Liao Kingdom was here with Duolamu, the former supervisor of the Xixia Xiangyou Army Division.

In front of them, there was a letter, stamped with the seal of Gao Zhang, the deputy envoy of the Song Dynasty Jinglue.

The content of this letter is very simple, expressing strong anger against the Liao Kingdom for violating the border, and stating that the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom had been at peace with each other for more than 100 years.

Now, you, the Liao Kingdom, have invaded our territory of the Song Dynasty without any reason. What is your motive? If you are more sensible, you should quickly retreat to the Liao territory.

I may forget about it, but if you are so ignorant, I will definitely report it to the court and report it to the Emperor of the Song Dynasty.

At that time, you guys, the little brats of the Liao border army, will definitely not be able to afford to offend me, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty.

Looking at such an official note, it was clear that he did not dare to take action and only dared to talk.

Xiao Ming, the commander of the Heqing Army, almost burst into laughter. He couldn't help but glance at the Xixia man next to him who had followed him to persuade the defenders of Dongsheng Fort to surrender, allowing him to capture this important Xixia border town without any effort. Reduced general.

"The commander-in-chief of the Song Army who defeated your Xixia King's Capital is clearly a timid person."

"Generals should not underestimate the enemy. The Song army commander's move may be to paralyze Daliao."

Dolamudu also took a look at this unintimidating official document and couldn't help but feel a toothache.

I always feel that this attitude is more suitable for Song State's normal diplomatic style.

But when they thought that the king was gone and the king was captured alive, the Song army went crazy and broke through the Liao stronghold like a bamboo.

Especially when the defeated troops from various forts fled to the Xiangyou Army Division, they brought bad news one after another.

When it was known that both the Jianing Army Commander and the Zuoxiang Shenyong Commandery had surrendered to the Song Dynasty, the entire Xiangyou Army Commander was thrown into chaos.

After discussion with the military generals in Dolamdu, they all felt that instead of staying here and becoming a surrendered general, it would be better to directly surrender to the Liao Kingdom.

At any rate, the relationship between Liao and Xixia was not as hostile as Xixia and Song.

Moreover, if they surrendered to the Liao Kingdom, they could also use their advantage as a high-level leader in Xixia to lure the Liao Kingdom into the Xia Kingdom and assist the Liao Kingdom in conquering the Song Dynasty.

It is far better than being treated as a prisoner of war by the Song people.

"Paralyze our Daliao, haha... Our Daliao generals are like clouds, and there are millions of people who can control the strings. How dare the Song Dynasty dare to compete with our Daliao?"

Xiao Ming sneered several times, threw the official document aside, and gave instructions to the general who came to report.

"Tell the Song people who sent the letter that Xixia is a vassal of our country, Liao. If Song invades Xixia, it is violating our territory of Liao."

"Let them exit the Xia Kingdom quickly and respectfully send the Xixia King here, otherwise, be careful of our Daliao cavalry and flatten the Song Kingdom."

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Zheng Juzhong, the pacification envoy of the Shaanxi Road of the Great Song Dynasty, and his party had just arrived in Qingzhou. Less than an hour after entering the city, they received news from Gao Zhang, the deputy envoy.

Zheng Ji watched these days with helpless eyes. The face of Zheng Juzhong, who was full of high spirits and glowing red, and was about to go to regain the old land and show off his skills, gradually turned gray and white.

Immediately he shook and slowly sat down. Zheng Ji quickly stretched out his hand to support him and asked.

"Master, what happened? But what happened in the north?"

"The Liao Kingdom raised troops to enter Xia and captured more than ten fortresses in a row. Gao Zhang sent envoys to blame him, but the Liao general scolded him back."

"He also said that Xixia is a vassal of the Liao Kingdom, and ordered Gao Zhang to withdraw his troops quickly and hand over the Xixia leader. Otherwise, a large army will definitely go south..."

When Zheng Juzhong said this, his eyes began to turn red. Why should he recover? Isn't it good to continue to stay in Jingzhao Mansion?
Just as he was about to head north, the Liao Kingdom, whose strength was ten times that of Xixia, began to raise troops.

If you go by yourself, isn’t that just a gift?
"Master, what should we do? Do you want to rush to Xingqing Mansion to take charge of the overall situation?"

When Zheng Juzhong faced his distant nephew and confidant, he looked up to the sky with despair and sighed.

"I have old arms and legs. It's not easy to go north. What's more, the Liao Kingdom is now raising troops to invade the country. It can be said that the comers are evil."

"If I go to Xingqing Mansion to take charge of the overall situation, what if the Western Army cannot stop it?"

By that time, that kid Gao Zhang had actually made the effort to destroy Xia, and when he arrived at Xingqing Mansion, the Liao soldiers arrived.

If nothing can be done to stop him, then wouldn't he, the Shaanxi Road Manager and the envoy of comfort, become the best and most appropriate scapegoat?
A scapegoat is now hanging high in the sky above Xingqing Mansion. I obviously want to give credit to this horse rider, not take the blame, okay?
"Hiss... Master, what should we do? We have arrived in Qingzhou now, passed Huanzhou, and entered the summer realm."

"Even if you want to delay, I'm afraid there is no reason..." After hearing this, Zheng Juzhong pondered for a while with an extremely ugly expression.Then he raised his hand to his forehead and said feebly.

"I suddenly feel heart palpitations. It can't be done. Hurry up and call the doctor over. I need to rest."

"Master is wise, ah no... Master, please lie down first, I will go and call the doctor right now..."

The governor of Shaanxi Province fell ill again and had no choice but to stay in Gyeongju to recuperate.

However, this does not affect the spread of bad news back to Tokyo Bianliang.

The ministers in the court were deeply angry when they heard that the Liao Kingdom was so unethical and dared to take the opportunity to go south and seize the fruits of the Song Dynasty's victory.

They all expressed their indignation and strongly requested the court to immediately send envoys to the Liao Kingdom to meet the Liao Emperor.

The Song Dynasty must be upright and reason properly with the Liao Kingdom, and cannot let the Liao Kingdom's soldiers and horses act like this.

In addition, I hope that the officials can issue an order to order the Song army occupying the Xia territory to shrink its defenses and be sure to defend to the death and not allow the Liao Kingdom to take advantage of the situation and move south.

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Liu Fa carefully looked at the warrant sent by the messenger. After looking at it carefully for a long time, he showed a relieved smile.

"General, what did Commander Gao say?" Yao Pingzhong, Liu Qi and other generals came forward to ask.

"Commander Gao has a destiny. Since the Liao Kingdom has sent troops to invade the Song Dynasty, it should be used to attack the enemy. If there is a chance, it can first destroy the Tiande Army's city defenses, then retreat to the south bank of the Yellow River, and go south to meet up with Commander Gao.

As long as we can seize the Ha Qing Army, Jin Su Army and Yongbyon Prefecture before the Yellow River thaws..."

When spring thaws, the Liao soldiers and horses will be completely cut off on the other side of the river, and they can only stare at the Song Dynasty operating the south bank of the Yellow River.

With the territory of Xixia, the Song Dynasty had a large area of ​​land to raise horses.

Today alone, there are hundreds of thousands of war horses captured from Xixia. As long as the Song Dynasty's border troops have enough time to train, they will definitely be able to obtain a powerful cavalry unit.

Wait until next year, even if the Yellow River freezes again, will the Song Dynasty, which has already accumulated strength and prepared itself, still allow the Liao Kingdom to easily attack the city and evict it?

Not to mention, Gao Zhang was already secretly flirting with the Nvzhi tribe, and he would come as soon as the Liao Kingdom prospered with a large army.

Presumably the adventurous Wanyan Aguda would not be able to just watch the good opportunity pass by.

As for Gao Zhang's attack on Liao's cities and troops on the south bank of the Yellow River, Gao Zhang already had sufficient reasons and excuses by now.

Just to Tokyo Bianliang, several letters of memorial were sent.

The first memorial already stated that the Liao State was unreasonable and had raised troops to attack and occupy the territory that had belonged to the Song Dynasty.

The second letter also told the court that the Liao generals ignored Gao Zhang's warnings to retreat, and even went too far and took the initiative to continue the attack and captured many forts.

They even sent a messenger, threatening that if Gao Zhang did not hand over the Xixia king and other members of the Xixia royal family and soldiers, they would attack the Song army...

Immediately afterwards, the third memorial letter informed the court that the vanguard troops of the three states of the Liao Kingdom were no longer operating within the territory of the original Xixia Kingdom, but had even invaded the Song Dynasty's Volcano Army and entered the territory of Linzhou.

Therefore, in order to protect the safety of the people in the old lands restored by the Song Dynasty and to maintain the face of the Song Dynasty, I have no choice but to fight back...

"Alright, Zhongguan Liang, could you please come over and sign for custody..."

Gao Zhang looked at his memorial with satisfaction, which could be described as tearful and touching.

He turned his head and raised his fingers towards Liang Shicheng.

Liang Shicheng came closer. Seeing that at least two-thirds of the entire memorial was far-fetched, his eyelids jumped and he couldn't help but look at Gao Zhang hesitantly.

"Master Zhuangyuan, if you do this, if the imperial court sends someone over to verify it, then..."

"If I lose, then naturally all the responsibilities will be borne by me. More or less responsibility will have no impact."

"But if we, the Song Dynasty, win this battle, do you think the court will investigate these minor flaws?"

"..."

(End of this chapter)