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Chapter 247 Attacking Xixia (2)

Looking at the depressed expressions of everyone, Zhu Qi said with a smile: "The Xixia Empire is a barbarian tribe on the grassland. If the empire wants to maintain long-term peace and stability on the grassland in the future, it must conquer Xixia and kill the barbarians! Therefore, the Western Expedition army must advance in an upright manner, one city at a time. Seizing of land!”

"In addition, you don't have to worry about the loss of the army. Wei Guogong is reorganizing the army in the territory of the Song Dynasty, and reinforcements will be sent in a steady stream. I will replenish the number of troops and horses you lose! I have only one request, Completely destroy the Xixia Empire and subdue the grassland barbarians!"

There are many knowledgeable people in the big account, and they are also well aware of Zhu Qi's purpose of consuming the Song Dynasty's surrender troops!But no one dares to say it clearly!Therefore, we can only accept Zhu Qi’s explanation!
However, the kings of Qin and Yan, who were familiar with Zhu Qi, knew that Zhu Qi's scheme might not end there!
Zhu Qi's calculations have always been intertwined!

With Zhu Qi's wisdom, even if it consumes the Song Empire's surrendered troops and completely conquers the grassland, there will be a better way and he will never choose a frontal attack!

You must know that there are five countries in the Western Grassland, and the Xixia Empire is only the weakest!No matter how many troops the Song Empire surrenders, they can all be used in the conquest of the five grassland countries in the future!Why rush now?
Since Zhu Qi didn't say anything, he must have his own plan. Although King Qin and others were confused, they didn't dare to get to the bottom of it!

"The Ming Empire is marching west? Isn't the Ming Empire attacking the Song Empire? Why is it marching west to the grasslands to attack the empire!" An old voice shouted in the hall!
Emperor Xixia Li Dewang couldn't help but tremble when he heard the old man's angry voice: "Ancestor, the Ming Empire was indeed attacking the Song Empire before, but the Song Empire actually couldn't afford the weapons and the whole country surrendered!"

"The whole country surrenders!" the old man asked with some confusion!

The Emperor of Xixia said: "Yes! Ancestor, the entire Song Empire has indeed surrendered. The Ming Emperor arrived at the Song Imperial Capital a month ago! Now the entire Song Dynasty has fallen into the hands of the Ming Empire!"

"Hey! The royal family of Zhao and Song Dynasties are still so cowardly, poor Zhao Kuangyin's great reputation!" The old man looked up to the sky and sighed!

The Emperor of Xixia's expression froze. Although he suspected that his ancestor was conniving at him, he had no evidence!

"Ancestor, when the Ming Empire's army marched north, the empire prepared to strengthen the troops on the eastern border. But the Song Empire surrendered too quickly. In less than two months, the entire Song Dynasty territory was turned into Ming Dynasty!" Emperor Xixia Look at the old man saying cautiously!

The old man also knows the situation of the Xixia Empire!In the past few years, the Xixia Empire's national strength has been declining. Seeing the chaos in China, the imperial court must have wanted to strengthen its military and take advantage of the war between the two countries!

This kind of thinking was not only shared by the court officials of the Xixia Empire, but also by Tuoba Sigong when he first learned about the Ming Empire's attack on the Song Empire!
But the Song Empire actually surrendered!And he surrendered so simply!
Although the national power of the Song Empire was sluggish, it was compared with the Middle-earth Empire!When it comes to national strength, the Xixia Empire can't even keep up with the Song Empire!Under normal circumstances, a conflict breaks out between the two empires, and there is no way to determine the winner without several years of fierce fighting!

But the Ming Empire was able to occupy the territory of the Song Dynasty within two months, which only shows that the Song Empire did not make any resistance to the invasion of the Ming Empire!

This makes the old man (Tuoba Sigong) really unbelievable!
Not only was the Song Empire not weak in national power, even that old guy Xiaoyaozi was not easy to deal with!Decades ago, the Five Prairie Kingdoms were wreaking havoc on the Middle Earth, and it was Xiaoyaozi who came forward to make a contract with them, thus averting the conflict between the Song Empire and the Five Prairie Kingdoms.Although he has never fought against Xiaoyaozi, he knows Xiaoyaozi's strength!
Nowadays, the Song Empire is being swallowed up by the Ming Empire without any problems, and what about Xiaoyaozi!Did he die or give up on the Song Empire?
If so, Xiaoyaozi is won over by the Ming Empire and gives up the Song Empire. But if Xiaoyaozi encounters something unexpected, then the Ming Empire will be really scary!

Back then, when the Ming Empire was founded, a land god died in the capital of the Ming Dynasty. Every time I think of the old man, I still feel scared!If Xiaoyaozi was suppressed and killed by the Ming Empire, how terrifying would the Ming Empire be?Now that the Ming Empire's army is marching westward to the grasslands, what should I do?

This old man's name is Tuoba Sigong. He is the core figure who led Dangxiang from tribe to empire. He is also the land immortal of the Xixia Empire!

It's a pity that this old man who led the Dangxiang clan to its peak and protected the Xixia Empire for hundreds of years has not long left to live!
Looking at his ancestor who was deep in thought, the Emperor of Xixia did not dare to disturb him at all!
I don’t know how long it took, but an old voice sounded again in the palace: “Emperor, the Ming Empire’s army is attacking the empire, what is the situation in the empire now!”

The emperor gathered his thoughts and said: "Ancestor, the Ming army's offensive was extremely fierce. Every time they attacked the city, it was one wave after another, not giving the imperial defenders a chance to breathe! Xining, Yancheng, and Yinzhou on the borders of the empire The three important military towns were captured by the Ming army's fierce attacks day and night, regardless of casualties!"

He glanced at his ancestor cautiously and saw that he did not blame the empire for the military defeat. The Emperor of Xixia continued: "Ancestor, the strategy of the Ming army is very strange. According to the Ming army's great victory, the three-pronged army will They can march straight into the heart of the empire. But the Ming army marched forward unhurriedly and did not seem to worry about the empire deploying a large army to intercept them."

Tuoba Sigong nodded and said: "The Ming army attacked the city regardless of casualties. It must be to consume the surrendered troops of the Song Empire. The Ming Empire swallowed up the territory of the Song Dynasty, and it must have received a lot of surrendered troops. In addition, the Ming Empire wanted to completely Conquer the grasslands!”

"Completely conquer the grassland." The emperor exclaimed: "Ancestor, doesn't it mean that the Ming Empire wants to learn how to mourn the king of heaven in martial arts?"

Tuoba Sigong sighed and said: "King Wu Yao slaughtered the grasslands and issued a 'Kill Hu Order' to the world. He killed the grasslands so that they did not dare to move eastwards for hundreds of years. Zhu Hongwu started from a young age, and his talents are hard to find in the world. If the Ming Empire were If you really want to rule the grassland, you must learn from King Wu Dao."

The emperor calmed down and said: "Ancestor, if the Ming Empire really wants to rule the grassland, then the empire may be afraid this time."

Tuoba Sigong closed his eyes and thought for a moment and said: "The purpose of the Ming Empire is unknown at this time. The Ming Empire's move may be to rule the grassland; or it may be to intimidate the grassland and buy time for the Ming Dynasty to stabilize the Song Dynasty. But in any case, the empire We can’t ignore it!”

The emperor thought for a while and realized that it was really possible for the Ming Empire to use offense instead of defense to deter the Three Kingdoms of the Grassland from marching eastward to harass the territory of the Song Dynasty!
But why did the Ming Empire choose our Xixia Empire?

In fact, the emperor also understood the answer. Who made the Xixia Empire the weakest among the five grassland countries?The weak have no right to speak!
"Ancestor, in this case, the empire will send a large army to challenge the Ming army. The empire must not be bullied by others!" the emperor said with anger.

(End of this chapter)