Doctor of the Great Song Dynasty: In the beginning, Li Qingzhao and Li Qingzhao made a private decis

Chapter 325: Transformation and Warfare
Xixia!

Xingqing Mansion!
Xixia and the Song Dynasty interrupted their negotiations, and the two countries almost cut off contact. Not only did they suffer heavy economic losses, but news from the two countries usually lagged far behind.

However, some hidden channels are still operating, quietly conveying news from the two countries.

"Make silver taels into silver coins!"

Xixia did not react much to the Song Dynasty's casting of silver coins. After all, there was not much silver in Xixia, and even if it was minted, it would not make much money. What really shocked Xixia was the Royal Bank.

"Tens of millions of dollars!"

When they learned that the Royal Bank of the Song Dynasty owned tens of millions of young people's money, the entire Xixia court became jealous.

Wan Wan Guan, what a concept this is.

Although Xixia is brave, its national power is weak. Even if the entire Xixia country's silver is added up, it may not be able to collect tens of millions. Such a huge wealth lies in the Song Dynasty, and how can Xixia, which has always been poor, not be jealous.

"The people of the Song Dynasty are so rich and Xixia is so miserable. How unfair is this!" Nendobao said in a hateful voice.

Wei Ming A Wu solemnly said: "Not only that, with the Royal Bank here, the Song Dynasty can easily use tens of millions of money, and even more in the future, and its national power will definitely become stronger day by day. However, the Song Dynasty has sinister intentions and is cold war with us in Xixia." , captured Qingtang, and won over the Liao Kingdom, causing Xixia to become increasingly impoverished. If this continues, Xixia will be in danger."

Since the Song Dynasty's reform, the Song Dynasty has become stronger to the naked eye, while Xixia suffered two disastrous defeats at Pingxia City. Coupled with the Cold War between the Song Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, the gap between Song Dynasty and Xia Dynasty will become wider and wider.

"Then I, Xixia, will use all our troops to go to Kaifeng to snatch back these tens of millions of dollars." Empress Dowager Xiaoliang said crazily.

Liang Yibu frowned and said: "The Queen Mother must not be reckless. You think the reason why the Song Dynasty dared to claim to have tens of millions of money is because it has thunder and the ability to protect itself. You have forgotten twice. Was Pingxia City defeated?"

Suddenly, there was a silence in the Xixia Palace.

Xixia has always had a strategic offensive against the Song Dynasty. However, after the Battle of Pingxia City, this advantage disappeared and no longer existed.

"No, it's just a sky-shaking thunder? It's just gunpowder and an iron shell! I, Xixia, can also make it." Nendo Baozhong gritted his teeth.

The structure of Zhentian Lei is simple, and the formula of gunpowder is not top secret. Not only the Liao Kingdom, but also Xixia can make it.

Liang Yibu sneered: "Xixia can indeed create thunder, but so what. Thunder is a weapon for defending the city, not a magic weapon for siege. It can exert great power with the help of the city wall from a high position. You have thunder under the city." What’s the use?”

"Master Prime Minister, don't let Song Wei Feng grow up and destroy our Xixia aspirations." Renduo Baozhong angrily rebuked.

Liang Yibu sneered and said, "The truth is true. I don't want my Xixia man to lose his life in vain again."

"Okay, this won't work, that won't work either! Could it be that Xixia just watched the Song Dynasty grow stronger and waited for death?" Empress Dowager Xiaoliang said angrily.

The ministers of Xixia fell silent. Naturally, they were not willing to sit still and wait for death. However, the Song Dynasty, which possessed the thunderous thunder, was like a hedgehog, causing Xixia's head to bleed every time he touched it.

"The Queen Mother is overjoyed! The Song Dynasty opened up the Maritime Silk Road and violated the Song-Liao alliance. The Liao Emperor was furious and stationed 20 troops in the sixteen states of Yanyun. He invited Xixia to jointly send troops."

"really?"

Queen Mother Xiaoliang was immediately overjoyed.

The ministers of Xixia also cheered. The Liao Kingdom finally realized the threat of the Song Dynasty and could no longer sit back and watch the Song Dynasty grow.

Empress Dowager Xiaoliang immediately said loudly: "Pass this order, the entire Xixia army will definitely defeat the Song Dynasty in one battle and restore the Song Dynasty coins. However, this time it will not be possible to stop the army with 30 guan."

The ministers of Xixia suddenly showed a trace of cruelty. Since the Song Dynasty was so rich, how could they easily get rid of 30 guan? A million guan was not enough.

At present, the two countries of Liao and Xia united, mobilized all their armies, and marched to the border of the Song Dynasty.

The two countries' intentions were mainly coercion, and they believed that they had a chance to win, so they would definitely make the Song Dynasty voluntarily surrender, and they did so with great fanfare and no secret.

"Liao and Xia jointly sent troops to the Song Dynasty!"

The Song Dynasty soon received a secret report of the dispatch of troops from the two countries, and Kaifeng was shocked.

"How dare Liao Xia do this?"

Zhao Xu said angrily.

Now that the Song Dynasty was in ruins and waiting to be revived, Zhao Xu had tried his best to avoid enmity with Liao and Xia, but he did not expect that the two countries would jointly send troops to threaten the Song Dynasty.

"The Liao Kingdom sent troops without any reason, and it was actually a betrayal of Tan Yuan's alliance!" Zhang Dun said angrily.

"Reporting to the officials, the Liao State stationed 20 troops in the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun on the grounds that the Song Dynasty destroyed the Silk Road in exchange for annual coins, and asked the Song Dynasty to stop the Maritime Silk Road!" Su Shi, the Minister of Rites, said with a solemn expression.

“Stop the Maritime Silk Road!”

The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were suddenly in an uproar. The profits from sea trade were the guarantee for the issuance of national bonds by the Song Dynasty. If it stopped, the issuance of national debt by the Song Dynasty would completely bring down the Song Dynasty.

"That's nonsense! The Silk Road controlled by the Liao Kingdom was for trading with the countries in the Western Regions. However, the Maritime Silk Road of the Song Dynasty is currently only going to the East and South Seas. There is no conflict of interest with the countries in the Western Regions." Minister of Rites Cai Bian said angrily.

The faces of all the officials in the court were unhappy. Goryeo and Fusang had trade relations with the Song Dynasty since ancient times, and the countries in Southeast Asia often paid homage to the Song Dynasty. Now Tong Guan's fleet is wandering in the Southeast Asia, passing through countries and land. Silk Road has nothing to do with it.

"Master Cai, please pass the order to the Liao envoy and explain it clearly to the Liao envoy." Lu Dafang frowned.

Cai Bian said with a wry smile: "How could I not have an explanation? However, the Liao envoys did not listen at all. They even said that if the Song Dynasty did not stop the Maritime Silk Road, they would increase the annual coins to 200 million guan!"

"200 sticks!"

As soon as Cai Bian finished speaking, the entire Chui Gong Hall was in an uproar.

What is the concept of 200 million guan? It suddenly increased the annual currency by four times. The 50 guan of the annual currency at that time overwhelmed the Song Dynasty. 200 million guan would have killed the Song Dynasty.

"The Liao Kingdom is really a lion's mouth!" No matter how steady Su Song was, he couldn't help but angrily yelled.

The Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom cooperated on the Silk Road. The huge profits have reached nearly one million yuan, and all of them have been owned by the Liao Kingdom. The Liao Kingdom is not satisfied yet, and even does not allow the Song Dynasty to open the Maritime Silk Road. What's more, the Liao Kingdom The big opening requires an increase of 200 million Guan Sui coins! "Not only that, Xixia also demands that the annual coin be increased to one million guan!" Su Shi said with an embarrassed expression.

"Xixia!"

The faces of all the officials in the court darkened, and they suddenly remembered that there was a vicious wolf like Xixia around the Song Dynasty. The cold war between the Song Dynasty and Xixia made this hungry wolf even hungrier, so naturally he would not miss this opportunity.

The Liao Kingdom had 200 million guan, Xixia had a million guan, and the Song Dynasty had to bear as much as 300 million guan, which was unbearable in any case.

However, if the Song Dynasty refuses, then the Song Dynasty will face a flanking attack from the Liao and Xia countries, and may be in danger of annihilation.

Cai Jing suddenly came out and said: "Your Majesty, the humble minister impeached Fan Zheng for his wanton and reckless actions. If he hadn't vigorously promoted the Royal Bank's young people's money, how could it have attracted Liaoxia's siege."

In an instant, all the ministers in the court looked at Fan Zheng with dissatisfaction.

Liao Xia just said that the lion opened his mouth and increased the annual coin to more than one million guan. I am afraid it was because Fan Zheng announced the tens of millions of guan for young crops in a high profile.

Fan Zheng sneered and retorted: "You are all the elites of the world. If you only have such knowledge, I am afraid that the world will laugh at you. Young people's money is just an excuse! The real reason is that Liaoxia does not want to see the Song Dynasty become powerful. At this moment, Liaoxia The joint intimidation of the Song Dynasty just proves that the Liao and Xia are determined to destroy the Song Dynasty. Let alone 200 million guan, even if they give tens of millions of guan to the Liao Xia, they still cannot satisfy the Liao Xia."

All the officials in the Manchu Dynasty were silent. In the past, they were proud to spend a small amount of Sui coins to maintain peace. Now, the Liao Kingdom has benefited from millions of dollars from the Silk Road, which is more than double the Sui coins.

However, the Liao Kingdom was still not satisfied and continued to demand another 200 million yuan in annual coins, which immediately exposed the Liao Kingdom's ambitions.

"What Fan Taicheng said is true! Liao Xia is as greedy as a hungry wolf, and no amount of coins can satisfy its appetite. He sent an order to the envoys of Liao and Xia to make it clear: the Song Dynasty will not pay any more coins to any country." Zhao Xu's expression He said decisively.

At the beginning, he made the oath not to cede the land and not to give up the money, but now it is natural
"Officials, think twice. The armies of Liao and Xia are pressing on the border. We, the Song Dynasty, are being attacked by both countries. I am afraid that we are in danger of destroying our country." Zeng Bu quickly advised.

Many conservative ministers also persuaded Zhao Xu to be patient for the time being.

Zhao Xu sneered and said: "Ministers, please don't forget that our Song Dynasty has thunder, so why should we be afraid of the alliance between Liao and Xia? Moreover, the imperial court has issued tens of millions of national bonds, and there is enough food and fodder for the troops and horses, so we will not be defeated."

"Sky Thunder!"

The three prime ministers were slightly shocked, and couldn't help but think of Fan Zheng's improved powerful thunder.

Although there is a secret report that Liao Xia already possesses the Thunderbolt, the Song Dynasty is on the defensive and has the advantage of the city. It also has new and more powerful Thunderbolts, plus the iron pagoda and cotton armor equipped with cold forged armor. Guaizima, the Song Dynasty may not lose this battle, but if it wants to win, it will be a miserable victory.

"But in this case, even if the Song Dynasty repels Liao Xia, the military expenditure will probably be far more than the annual coins." Lu Dafang frowned.

The officials in the court nodded slightly. The common idea in the Song Dynasty court was that instead of fighting an uncertain war, it would be better to spend some money to get the Liao and Xia troops to retreat. This idea of ​​spending money to buy peace has been popular in the Song Dynasty for nearly a hundred years. Nature prevails among officials.

"Even if I spend tens of millions of dollars on military expenses, I will not give Liao Xia a single penny." Zhao Xu said firmly.

With the thunder in the sky, all the three kingdoms will be damaged in the war. If the currency is agreed to, Liao and Xia will benefit, and the Song Dynasty will be harmed. If things go on like this, the Song Dynasty will surely destroy itself just like the six countries bribed Qin.

All the officials couldn't help but be shocked. They once thought that Zhao Xu's bold words of not ceding land and not paying old coins were just slogans to seize power. Now that Liao and Xia soldiers are pressing down on the border, Zhao Xu still has such determination. They can't help but let the officials shock.

The Liao and Xia armies were pressing forward step by step, and Zhao Xu refused to give in behind. The Song Dynasty suddenly fell into a deadlock.

Just when all the officials in the court were hesitating, Fan Zheng suddenly came out and said:

"I have one side that can defeat the Liao-Xia coalition."

"Does Fan Taicheng have any evil prescription?" Zhao Xu asked in surprise.

Immediately, all the ministers in the court looked at Fan Zheng. At this time, regardless of whether Fan Zheng's method was evil or not, as long as it could make Liao Xia retreat, it was a good method.

Fan Zheng looked around and said: "I have previously made suggestions to use the cold war to weaken Xixia. Now we can turn around and use hot war to deal with Xixia, directly launch troops against Xixia, and use the cold war to threaten Liao."

"A cold war with Liao and a hot war with Xia!"

All the ministers in the court couldn't help but frown, what kind of evil recipe is this?
"Why?" Zhao Xu asked puzzled.

Fan Zheng replied: "In recent years, the Cold War between the Song Dynasty and Xixia has greatly weakened the national power of Xixia. In addition, the Song Dynasty has now occupied Qingtang, which is enough to pose a huge threat to the hinterland of Xixia. This battle with Xixia seems The entire country's army must be divided to defend the Song Dynasty, and the strength of the troops must be insufficient. In the battle between Song and Xia, the Song Dynasty will definitely have an advantage. If the Song Dynasty takes the initiative to attack the Xia army, it will be able to defeat the Xia army with its advanced weapons and firearms."

"What about the Liao Kingdom? Do you still want to sit back and watch the war between Song and Xia?" Zeng Bu asked rhetorically.

Fan Zheng shook his head and said: "The Liao Kingdom will naturally not sit back and watch the war between Song and Xia, so the war between the two countries must be fought quickly. We in the Song Dynasty have Zhentian Lei to defend the city, and Xixia will definitely not attack by force. We will try to find the Song army to fight in the field. This will give me Great Song opportunity."

"As for the Liao Kingdom, Song and Liao have been at peace for a hundred years. The Song Dynasty does not want to go to war. I am afraid that the Liao Kingdom cannot afford the consequences of defeat and will not easily go to war. The Song Dynasty can make it clear that once the Song and Liao go to war, regardless of winning or losing, the century-old alliance will remain. It will be destroyed in one day, and the Song Dynasty will implement a cold war against the Liao Kingdom, completely interrupting the Silk Road, and the Liao Kingdom will lose millions of coins every year."

After hearing what Fan Zheng said, all the officials in the Manchu Dynasty were slightly moved. Now that the Overland Silk Road can bring millions of dollars in income to the Liao Kingdom every year, the Liao Kingdom will definitely not give it up easily.

"There is nothing to be gained by winning against the Liao Kingdom, and even more will be lost by defeating the Liao Kingdom. As long as good news comes from the battlefield between Song and Xia, and the Liao Kingdom knows the strength of the Song Dynasty, the threat of the Liao Kingdom will be defeated by itself. "Fan Zhengxin said.

"Cold war, hot war!"

The officials couldn't help but sigh. The Song Dynasty had always used money to buy peace in foreign wars, and Fan Zheng's concept of cold war and hot war directly refreshed the Song Dynasty officials' understanding of war.

"Send orders to the five northwest troops to defeat the Xixia invaders." Zhao Xu immediately ordered.

Fan Zheng frowned and said, "I have informed the officials that the Song Dynasty must learn from the disastrous failure of Shenzong's five-pronged attack on Xia, and it is time to change its military tactics."

"Transforming the art of war?"

Zhao Xu couldn't help but be stunned and looked at Fan Zheng in confusion.

Fan Zheng cupped his hands and said: "Wei Chen once went to the northwest front in person. The Song Dynasty had Fuyan Road, Huanqing Road, Qinfeng Road, Jingyuan Road, and Xihe Road in the northwest. They were not subordinate to each other. If Xixia invaded, they would support each other. However, this It also resulted in the dispersion of the troops of the five armies, while the Xixia army invaded with the whole country, while the Song army often stood firm and cleared the country, waiting for work and waiting for opportunities to counterattack."

The officials nodded slightly, this was indeed the most commonly used tactic in the Song Dynasty.

Fan Zheng shook his head and said: "However, this is not the case this time. The Song Dynasty wants to break the situation, and the battle against Xixia is the top priority. Only a quick victory can reverse the situation. I think it is time to change the military strategy and choose a general. Only by integrating the five routes into one, concentrating the superior forces of the Song Dynasty, and defeating the Xia army head-on can the world be shocked."

(End of this chapter)