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Chapter 604 Kickbacks play a role

Gengxu (25) in August of the first year of Yuanyou in the Song Dynasty

The front of the Song-Xia border on Huanqing Road is the place where countless heroes shed blood and where countless heroes died.

Decades of war have caused all the forests around the Song-Xia border to be cut down.

Looking around, all you can see are bare mountain peaks, as well as small outposts and stone forts built on those hills by both Song and Xia.

Therefore, in this area, both the Song army and the Dangxiang people.

They can't hide their actions.

Any large-scale action by either party will inevitably be discovered by the other party.

Therefore, the enemy is rarely seen on the front of Dashun City.

Both the Song army and Xixia began to choose roundabout tactics.

Ren Duo alone, leading his elite cavalry, wanted to mobilize the Song army through the attack on Jingbian Village, thereby creating a fighter opportunity and seeking to annihilate or severely damage a main force of the Song army in the field.

He turned his head and looked at Zhe Keshi beside him.

Forming one to the east and one to the west, the two fists, like iron pincers, attacked the fortification area with Huaiyuan Village as the core.

The demolished outposts and stone forts will also be put to good use.

After doing this, retreat immediately.

Zhang Kai from Huanzhou had already climbed to the top of Huanzhou City and saw the smoke rising from the distance.

Among them, the soldiers and horses of Houqiao Village followed the ancient river course and approached Xigu Village, the Song army's fort outside Huai'an Village.

Dang Xiang did not pursue them, but only sent women to demolish those outposts and stone forts, and collect materials abandoned by the defenders from these outposts and stone forts.

Then, he was sold.

After the sweep, they began to approach Donggu Village.

From the surveillance blind spots of both sides, start to go around behind or on the flanks to cause trouble.

Zhang Kai didn't know why, but he was a little excited at this moment!

Therefore, this time, they directly chose to force themselves.

It was Zhao Xi who struck east and west with one move, capturing the prince's consort alive.

As a result, Ren Duoling became the highest-ranking Xixia general who was beheaded by Song generals on the battlefield during the Song-Xia war.

Well, this seventh general will be a formation that only appeared after Zhe Keshi came.

Bricks, stones, wood, and tiles will all be hauled away.

And Dangxiang people are also very skilled in doing these things.

At noon that day, Youzhou's party troops and horses came out from Baibao, Jintang and Houqiao villages respectively.

The more soldiers are on the front line, the more they know what choices to make in order to survive at a time like this.

The Song army guarding the local area naturally quickly discovered the movements of these people, and the forward post immediately lit up the smoke and called for emergency.

Therefore, an ambush was set up under Jingbian Village. Ren Duo's eight thousand cavalrymen were divided and surrounded by tens of thousands of Western troops, and were eventually beheaded by Peng Sun's formation.

After suffering two losses in a row, Dangxiang people are certainly not fools.

Song and Xia have been at war for decades, and each side already knows the strengths and weaknesses of the other.

The battle of Jingbianzhai the year before last was like this.

These things can be used to attack cities and make fires.

Lines of smoke had already shot straight into the sky, and along the defense system, warned Qingzhou and Huanzhou behind them.

Last year, Liao Jue Weiming gathered troops in Helanyuan, also using a roundabout way to break through on the flanks.

In just an hour, they demolished all the outposts and stone forts on the Song-Xia border, not even a hair was left behind.

"Zunzheng!" Zhang Kai licked his tongue and said, "This is the opportunity for you and me to make contributions!"

It's a pity that he didn't expect that Zhao Xi was a better player than him.

The first general of Qingzhou who transferred Peng Sun in advance entered Jingbian Village and borrowed soldiers and horses from Fuyan Road.

Before that, in the fortification area centered on Huai'an Town.

The soldiers and horses coming out of Baibao City rushed directly to the outposts on the Song-Xia border.

Its main force is the 1,500 selected forward cavalry of the No. 1 general in Hedong brought by Zhe Keshi from Fuzhou.

They did not retreat to Donggu and Xiguzhai, but ran straight towards Huai'an Town.

Therefore, the party members have not yet demolished the outposts and stone forts on the border.

But in March of this year, he was transferred from Hedong to Huanqing Road by a transfer order, and was appointed as Quanfa's commander of the Zhenrong Army and the seventh general of Huanqing Road.

No more flanking and detours.

Zhe Keshi was originally from Hedong and was Lu Huiqing's capable general.

They also want copper coins, weapons, armor, cloth, and even horse dung and cow dung.

Zhe Keshi suppressed the excitement in his heart and bowed: "I will only obey the orders of Mr. Jinglue!"

"Good!" Zhang Qi stroked his beard.

More than ten days ago, he and Fan Chunchun slowly perfected the shallow attack tactics after brainstorming with the generals in Huanzhou, echoing in their minds.

"Zunzheng, what's the point of shallow attack?" Zhang Kai asked.

"Returning to Mr. Xian..." Zhe Keshi bowed and said, "It's important not to defend to the death, especially not to be trapped in a fortified city!"

"The key to defending the city lies in field operations, and the key to field operations is that our army must have a mobile elite available at all times!"

"In this way, when the thieves and soldiers come, the generals, envoys and Tibetan officials are ordered to separate their troops and troops, and they are stationed in Zha at a high risk. They are far away and do not gather in one place. The thieves and horses are chasing after them, and they are ordered to avoid them!"

"In this way, the thieves cannot advance or retreat, while our army relies on the fortified city to hold on to the thieves. When the thieves are tired, we will use our best cavalry to attack behind them with selected fronts, cut off their food routes, and attack their vital points, just like attacking them. The snake is seven inches long and can suffocate it overnight!”

"Good!" Zhang Kai looked at Zhe Keshi with satisfaction, feeling deeply that the boy was teachable.

Zhang Kai would not know that in another time and space.

A few years later, he would also meet Zhe Keshi on Huanqing Road.

Then, they shocked the world by fighting at Humdeborg.

Defeating the many with less, and defeating the enemy with weakness and strength are not the key words of the Battle of Humdeborg.

The key word of the Battle of Humdeborg is - the Iron Kite was defeated!

For the first time, the Song Army's cavalry defeated the main force of the Party's arrogant Iron Kites on the front.

Moreover, they were fighting the Iron Kites who were guarding the Central Army of the Queen Mother of Xixia!
Three hundred and sixty-one beheaded!

The Empress Dowager of Xixia lost all her flags and seals to Zhe Keshi, and she could almost be described as running away with her tail between her legs.

The Song-Xia war entered a turning point after Humdeburg.

From then on, the Song army was no longer afraid of iron kites when they encountered them in the field.

Now, Zhang Kai and Zhe Keshi meet in advance.

Although neither of them knew yet, this set of tactics was terrifying.

However, they are all confident people.

Therefore, Zhang Kai looked at Zhe Keshi and asked, "Zunzheng, would you like to take the lead in carrying out the shallow attack method for me on Huanqing Road?"

"Yes!" Zhe Keshi bowed and said.

"Good!" Zhang Kai held Zhe Keshi's hand: "I am in Huanzhou City, waiting for the general's good news!"

"only!"

At this time, new smoke rose from the mountains and rivers in the distance.

That's the direction of Dashun City!
The Western bandit soldiers and horses coming out of Jintang City are approaching Anjiang Village on the outskirts of Dashun City.

Judging from the number of beacon fires, the Western Bandits' Youzhou soldiers and horses are probably all out this time!
The total strength is more than 40,000!

And the follow-ups are still coming.

Of course, everyone knows how much water there is in Xixia's so-called tens of thousands of troops.

Those who can really fight in the field are probably only ten or twenty thousand.

The others were all young women and children, as well as Qiang people who had arrived.

Zhang Kai turned around and looked at Zhe Keshi, cupping his hands and saying, "I leave matters on the front line to the general!"

With that said, he walked down the tower. He still needed to talk to other generals.

These people need to be encouraged to go out of the city and into the wilds to harass the Western thieves.

They are not required to fight hand-to-hand in the field.

As long as they exist in the wild, that's a victory.

If you can also bully the women and children of the Western thieves, they will be brave soldiers.

If you dare to flank and fight with it, you will be the victor.

In this way, he can figure out the combat strength of the armies on Huanqing Road and select those generals and warriors who dare to fight and can fight.

Of course, this is not necessary for Peng Sun, the absolute elite of Huanqing Road and the number one field ace.

However, Peng Sun's soldiers and horses need to defend Jingbian Village and cannot be mobilized for the time being.

Therefore, what he can rely on now is actually the three thousand elite cavalry based on the 1,500 forwards selected from Hedong.

There are seven generals on Huanqing Road, nearly 50,000 troops.

But there may only be less than 10,000 field troops. Is this ridiculous?
No, this is reality!

There is no way, elites need money to support them.

Training, rewards, and armaments all cost money.

Just to maintain a striker may require more than ten rounds every month!
If you choose a war horse for the front, you will spend more money!

As for ordinary soldiers, the total amount of tribute money, salt and vegetable money, etc., is only two or three dollars a month.

I can barely support myself.

With such a small amount of money, these soldiers are allowed to fight hand-to-hand with the Western thieves with their heads raised?

How can it be? !
Two or three times a month, if the soldiers can hold on to the city, they have done their duty faithfully. No one will judge them harshly.

Fortunately, the officials have issued a reward order for Yuanyou's troops, raising the reward standards for the border troops along the border to the standards for the forbidden troops in Beijing.

So, there is hope!

……

Hedong.

Jialu Village.

Lu Huiqing was riding a horse, cruising below the fortified city.

In front of him, a total of 20,000 Hedong elite soldiers were already lined up.

He learned about the police incident on Xihe Road the day before yesterday.

The anxious horses from Bianjing killed seven horses in two days and brought him the news.

Lu Huiqing's first reaction at that time was: God bless!
why?
Because the Western thieves tore up the peace agreement!
This means that the restraints imposed on Lu Jifu by the capital since last year are no longer effective from now on.

He can attack again!
Who could know how uncomfortable it felt for him, Lu Jifu, who had been forced to stay in Taiyuan City since last year and could no longer come out to lead troops and carry out the tasks of disturbing the farming that the late emperor had assigned him?
it's good now!

The Western thieves broke the peace agreement first.

Then it makes sense for him to take the initiative.

What's more, he also received an imperial edict from the officials - you should join forces with the troops from the east of the river and leave Jialu Village to attack the left wing of the Western bandits and contain them!
it is good!
Very good!
The official decree is like sweet rain!

Lu Huiqing instantly became more than ten years younger, and her whole person was full of energy.

Harassment? contain?
Yeah!
But...but...

If I am not careful, I will capture the important town of the Western Bandits and even annihilate the main force of the Western Bandits in the left wing.

That can't be my fault! Right?
So, he couldn't wait to come to Jialu Village. He first sent out the soldiers of Jialu Village, and then mobilized the cavalry of Xing Zuochen, the third general of Hedong whom he carefully trained, as well as the soldiers and horses of Zhejia from Linzhou and Fuzhou, and gathered 20,000 soldiers. Soldiers, including 8,000 forwards.

It's a pity that Zhe Keshi took away the 1,500 selected forwards of Hedong's number one general...

Otherwise, he would have at least 10,000 strikers in his hands now!

With such a mood, Lu Huiqing rode up to his army.

His close confidants were reading and explaining the Yuanyou Army Reward Order issued by the government this year to the Han and Tibetan soldiers from all over Hedong.

The generous rewards made these Hedong soldiers excited.

And Lu Huiqing has only done one thing in the military during these years in Hedong, and that is to practice what he preaches!
Every time he goes into battle, the reward he promised will always be paid out in the end!

As a result, these soldiers were furious. Lu Huiqing looked at this scene and nodded with satisfaction.

He knew very well that the Hedong Army was a powerful army that once dominated the world in the late Tang and Five Dynasties.

Already stimulated by generous rewards, it is recovering.

Although, as a civil servant, he should be vigilant about this.

but……

He is Lu Huiqing! Lu Huiqing was driven out of Bianjing City and could never go back!
and so……

He's not worried!

In fact, he has been doing this all these years in Hedong.

Let Hedong Xiongfeng return again!

Let the whole world once again feel the power of the invincible army in the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties that repeatedly swept through the world's powerful armies and defeated the Khitans and Dangxiang!
As for what happens next?
That is a headache for the governors of Bianjing City.

Unless those people are willing to invite him back.

Otherwise, this is not something Lu Jifu should worry about!
Therefore, wait until Yuanyou's military reward order is read out and explained.

When the morale of the entire army reached its peak, Lu Huiqing drew his sword and pointed it at Hengshan: "Move on!"

He would not just wait for the Western bandits to come to Jialuzhai.

Because what if the Western thief doesn't come?
It would be better to take the initiative to go to Ningxifeng, cross the Kuye River, go to the Mingtang River, and go to the Wuding River to find trouble for the Western Bandits.

Last year, I had already been to Mingdangchuan once.

I went there again this year, and I am already familiar with the place.

I hope that the Western thieves will not run away and wait for him at Mingtang River.

……

Liao, Nanjing.

The old emperor Yelu Hongji squinted his eyes and read the memorial sent from Datong Mansion in Xijing.

Dang Xiang sent envoys to beg Daliao!
Yelu Hongji snorted twice: "What kind of bad intentions does the brat of a famous family have?"

He looked at Yeluju in front of him and asked, "Did you hear any rumors in the Southern Dynasties?"

Yeluju lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, I think it is the party members who are going to fight with the Southern Dynasty again!"

This is not a difficult thing for the Khitan people to guess.

Because every time the party members began to send envoys to the DPRK frequently, it was the time when they went to war with the Southern Dynasty.

The Khitan people were very clear and well aware of the Dangxiang people's actions.

Therefore, Yelu Hongji glanced at Yeluju and said, "How could I not know?"

"Why am I asking?"

Yeluju thought of his beloved wife's mansion in Bianjing, the house of Bianjing Academy given to him by the Southern Dynasty, and the kickbacks from the Jiaozi trade between Song and Liao Dynasties.

So he lowered his head and replied: "I was in Bianjing and heard that the Dangxiang people wanted to sign a Jiaozi trade treaty with the Nanman people like ours, but the Southern Dynasty refused."

"I thought it was a party item that I wanted but couldn't get, so I used force to get it."

When Yelu Hongji heard this, he snorted coldly: "Does the son of a famous family deserve to be on an equal footing with me?"

He stood up, looked at the ministers in the palace, and asked, "Which of you would like to take a trip to Xijing on my behalf to scare the son of the famous Wei family?"

Xiao Wuna, the privy envoy of the South Courtyard, immediately came out to pay homage: "Your Majesty, think twice!"

"The Southern Dynasty and Dangxiang are consuming each other, which is a blessing for our Dynasty..."

Yelu Hongji raised his hand and interrupted Xiao Wuna's spell casting: "I know!"

"So, just to scare you! Just for show!"

"Lest outsiders say that the Song-Liao Alliance is good, it's just superficial."

Xiao Wuna bowed his head and said: "Even so, Your Majesty is not allowed to mobilize troops at the border."

"Just in case...just in case..."

The other ministers looked at each other and nodded.

Yes, what if because of my actions, the Dangxiang people were frightened, and the Dangxiang people fell to their knees directly in the Southern Dynasty?
Even if this is not the case, this is something that is beneficial to the Southern Dynasty!

How could this be?

The tradition of Daliao was to try every means to cause fires in the Southern Dynasties.

No matter who is in trouble with Nanchao, Daliao will definitely help!

That is to say, Jiaozhi is too far away and separated by an ocean, making it difficult to contact him. Otherwise, he would have sent someone long ago.

Of course, Nan Chao was not a kind person either.

Over the years, many fortune tellers on the grassland have been seduced by them.

The straight women in the old land of Bohai also flirted with them.

In addition, the exchanges between Goryeo and the Southern Dynasties were open and honest.

There must be an unknown conspiracy behind it!
Do you really think Daliao doesn’t know?

Just pretend not to know!

Yelu Hongji looked at his ministers and snorted, feeling a little dissatisfied.

At this time, Yelu Ju stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, I would like to go to Xijing on your behalf!"

Yelu Hongji looked at him with doubts and vigilance in his eyes.

What kind of heel is Yeluju? Of course he knows!
People from Yelu Yixin!
Since last year, he has been controlling the matter of sending envoys to the Southern Dynasties and made a lot of money from it - of course Yelu Hongji knew it.

He even knew that Queen Xiao's family wanted benefits from Yeluju.

Just too lazy to care.

If the water is clear, there will be no fish!
However, Yeluju volunteered to go to Xijing to take charge, scaring the party members into alerting them.

What do you want to do?
Have you already heard about Song Dynasty?
Yeluju immediately paid his respects and said, "Your Majesty, I am going to Xijing for your Majesty's sake, for the sake of the country, for the sake of the country, and especially for the sake of making friends with the Southern Dynasties."

"Ok?"

"If I go to Xijing, I will definitely shock the party!"

"Dang Xiang will inevitably be distracted. In this case, the monarchs and ministers of the Southern Dynasty will owe me Daliao, and even more owe you Your Majesty!"

"For this reason, the next time I go to the Southern Dynasty, I can put pressure on the Southern Dynasty and force it to agree to increase the number of Jiaozi!"

"One year old and one million pounds should be enough!"

When Yelu Hongji heard this, his eyes immediately lit up, and he immediately clapped his hands and praised: "Good!"

He said to Yeluju: "Your Majesty, I am your buttocks!"

As long as you can make money for him, you are a good minister!

Moreover, he is indeed short of money!
Three million yuan a year is simply not enough money.

What's more, they are still fighting against Korea.

Hundreds of thousands of troops marched on expeditions, burning the national treasury every day.

Although there are treasures, gold, silver, grain, and cloth obtained from the Goryeo treasury, which can restore a mouthful of blood.

But still unable to make ends meet.

Therefore, Yeluju's words simply spoke to his heart.

So he immediately appointed Yeluju as the deputy privy envoy to the north of Datong Mansion in Xijing and the general manager of Datong troops.

(End of this chapter)