The struggle of the reborn prince

"High-end, grand, high-grade, the battle was fought beautifully! Haha..." Zhao Tong laughed loudly.

"Second Lord, why are you so happy?" Jian Xi asked in surprise as he looked at the dancing emperor. He hadn't seen the emperor so happy for a long time.

"We have news from the Western Expeditionary Army. They have defeated the Western Liao Army, conquered Beiting, and captured all the north of the Tianshan Mountains!" Zhao Tang said with a smile, taking a sip of tea from the table.

"Second Lord, this is really good news..." Jianxi looked at the tea in the emperor's hand, then looked at the emperor and said absently. The few little yellow gates who served him were driven away because of some small things such as hot tea, cold water, and the table was not wiped clean. Even Wangfu was "distributed" by the emperor because he lit two extra candles I went to the inner garden to sweep leaves.In the end, Jianxi, the veteran, had to go out in person. Fortunately, nothing happened, but just dozed off and forgot to change the tea to let the emperor drink herbal tea. He didn't know what would happen to him?

"Well, Gao Chong and Zhao Li fought a good battle, and the matter was handled satisfactorily. It has made me worry for so long!" Zhao Tang lowered his head and looked at the battle report of the Western Expedition Army, as if he didn't notice the tea. It's cold.

"Second Master, the two of them are too ignorant, which makes you worry!" Jian Xi said, turned his body slightly and quickly replaced the herbal tea.

"Hey, I can't say that. That day I let them stay in Zhenzhou and delayed the trip, and the Jin army failed to go as planned. But they took the risk of crossing the Altai Mountains after defeating the Naimans. It took two months to go through a lot of hardships." It's hard work to reach Gaochang!" Zhao Tun shook his head and said.

"Then they should send back the news earlier to reassure the second master. Isn't this delay for several months too much!" Jianxi was a little jealous, and Gao Chong and the others could 'do whatever they want'.It's too unfair for me to be reprimanded by the emperor for some trivial things.

"Hey, you used to hang out in the army, so you should know some common sense!" Zhao Tong patted Jianxi on the head and said, "The Western Regions are no better than the Central Plains. People who are not paying attention will get lost and freeze to death in the mountains. , How to send a messenger. And the desert is beyond the mountain, and the desert that stretches for thousands of miles is difficult to fly even for pigeons. This is because they encountered a caravan. They sent it back through the intelligence station after passing through Xixia, and the journey was too difficult!"

"It's really biased. I don't know who is cursing in anger these days, but now they are speaking well for them!" Jianxi muttered in a low voice.

"What are you muttering about?" Zhao Tang suddenly raised his head and saw Xi's mouth move but was silent, asked in bewilderment.

"Second Lord, I mean how can it be considered a big victory for them to let go of the West Liao army!" Jian Xi glanced at the words on the letter paper and hurriedly replied.

"You don't know the details. This catch and release Cao and the others sang wonderfully..." Zhao Tang waved his hands and said, dipping his hands in the tea, he drew a picture of the situation on the long table to teach Jianxi, and of course he had to add His own analysis and guesswork.

Let me first say that after Zhao Li repelled the attack of the Xiliao army with artillery, they failed to persuade them to surrender again, so they rushed into the battle with cavalry, and repeated the old trick of relying on their own good bows to bully the Xiliao army.But this time they learned from the previous experience and no longer panicked.The use of tactics has also matured a lot. As long as the formation of the Liao army is not chaotic, they will not rush into the formation and take a feint.

But this time the West Liao army wanted to protect such a large camp, and the former army lost again.Feeling that the troops were insufficient, they dared not send out heavy troops to expel them like last time, and they were also worried that they would be lured into the artillery range by the Song army and suffer losses.They can only constantly adjust the deployment of troops to make up for the gaps. This will cause a lot of casualties, and if the replacement is not enough, there will be a danger of being broken through, but they dare not retreat easily, and they are very useless.

When the Liao army was in a hurry, the two infantry brigades of the Song army in the south also began to form an attack. They lined up in several rows and marched forward in unison.The Liao Army, who was still in fear of the failure of the attack just now, did not know how to deal with the coming Song Army for a while, and the bullets passing over their heads from time to time deepened their fear. When the army suddenly stopped and took aim, they couldn't bear it anymore, turned around and rushed back to the camp.

The right wing collapsed, and the flank of the Xiliao army was exposed to the attack of the Song army. Xiao Hanli had to shrink his formation and retreat slowly to the high ground behind.However, what they were worried about was that the Song Army took the opportunity to rush into the battle, but it didn't happen. The Song Army's cavalry just kept cruising around it and watched it retreat to the camp. Escape with your life.

"Second Lord, the Xiliao soldiers should surrender this time, otherwise you will be too thick-skinned!" Jian Xi was dubious about the emperor's story, feeling that the battle was fought too easily.

"Hey, it's not that easy, trapped beasts are still fighting, not to mention they still have the power to fight!" said Zhao Tong.

"Really? They all retreated to the high ground. Aren't they surrounded on all sides, and it's hard to run away. We just need to set up a cannon and blast them to wipe them out!" Jianxi said 'with great interest'.

"You're half right!" Zhao Tang said with a smile, "Zhao Li pushed the Xiliao army up to the high ground step by step. Think about how big the mountain top might be, even though it is flat, with [-] soldiers and tens of thousands of horses and livestock. , that’s not like carrots next to each other. If it’s covered by artillery fire, even if you close your eyes, you won’t miss it. But Zhao Li didn’t bombard the battalion, but just hit a round against the cliff, causing landslides. The ground is cracked, the gravel is flying randomly, and they claim that if they don't fall tomorrow, they will attack with artillery..."

"The Xiliao army just tasted the power of our firearms, and they must have been scared to pee, and they didn't surrender right away!" Jianxi joked.

"Although it's not as mysterious as what you said, it can be the same. Of course Xiao Han refused, but after dark, the soldiers of the Xiliao army secretly went down the mountain to ask for surrender. In one night, nearly [-] Liao troops ran away six out of ten. Seventh, Zhao Li broke the enemy's fighting spirit in this tense and relaxed manner." Zhao Tong said with relief.

"Then Xiao Hanli is still unwilling to surrender?" Seeing Xi asked as if it was a real matter, but in fact he has no interest in military affairs, and he did this just to make the emperor happy.

"Hey, Xiao Hanli is the king of the Sixth Academy of Xiliao, equivalent to our Privy Council envoy, wouldn't it be shameful to go down the mountain and surrender, even if you want to surrender, you have to find a way to go down!" Zhao Tong said to Jianxi He was very dissatisfied with his lack of enlightenment, and said with hatred.

"Second Lord, Zhao Li won't go up the mountain to persuade Xiao Hanli to surrender, will he?" Seeing that the emperor was enthusiastically teaching a lesson to himself, an inexperienced servant, he felt sorry for the emperor.

This year, the Great Song Dynasty assisted Goryeo in the north and conquered Gaochang in the west, and the water and land were tossing with joy, but the emperor could only look at these dry battle reports, compare the map and the ministers to discuss the war, and guess what happened on the battlefield. Everything, analyzing the situation between the enemy and ourselves.It can be seen that Xi believes that the emperor's calm face must be full of passion. He is eager to return to the barracks of the soldiers and iron horses, and hopes to lead the army to gallop the battlefield to kill the enemy and the enemy, instead of listening to the endless arguments of the courtiers in the palace every day. Dealing with every trivial matter that happened in the country, reviewing countless memorials, and living a life that seemed tasteless to him.

Now the emperor often gets angry, restless, and restless for no reason. The imperial physician can't find out the problem after several consultations, so he can only prescribe some medicines to soothe the liver and replenish qi.And Jianxi knew that the emperor was not sick at all, he was just suffering from depression in the palace.Life in the palace is still too lonely for the emperor, the brothers in the past were all leading the army, and the ministers were respectful when they saw each other. No matter what the emperor said, the answer was always "Shengming" and "Long live", which is no fun As far as he is concerned, he doesn't even have anyone who can talk, so he can only vent his anger on these wooden servants who are always with him for a long time...

"This time you are right, Zhao Li went to the meeting alone to negotiate, and Xiao Hanli was moved by him and led the army down the mountain, but it does not count as his surrender!" Zhao Tong said with a smile.

"Could it be that Zhao Li sent him out of the country?" Jian Xi asked with a ruthless face.

"It's even more perfect than this. He negotiated with him only saying that he didn't want to fight against Xiliao, but that he wanted to destroy the gold together. He didn't mention surrender. Then he not only released all the people from the Xiliao army, but also took away the captured weapons and armor. Return them all, not even a single wounded soldier or dead body, and then withdraw and let them go!" Zhao Tong slapped the table and said.

"That's fine. If the Xiliao army refuses to leave, or sneak attack on our army, wouldn't it be a big loss? Besides, even if he is willing to stop fighting, then Yelu Dashi will not let him go. We are not in vain!" Seeing joy and surprise.

"Hmph, you are as shameless as everyone else. Xiao Hanli is also a veteran in the battlefield. He will not understand the mystery. We only used a miscellaneous brand consisting of a supply team and various ministries to beat them. They have no power to fight back, and they have only tens of thousands of soldiers in the whole country. Continuing to fight against us is nothing more than self-destruction. As for Yelu Dashi, we repeatedly refused to fight with him, and sent his defeated army back unconditionally. He should have sensed our sincerity, and after all the battle has ended like this, does he still have the face to continue using troops against us? Is this the truth, Mr. Xi!" Zhao Tong said with a smile on his face.

"Second Master, you can't call that, or the little one will be killed by a headshot!" Jian Xi was frightened by the sound of Xi Ye, and he turned over and knelt down and said.

"Hey, you are my partner who has been with me since I was a child and has become like this. What's the fun of being an emperor, get up!" Zhao Tuo raised his hand to make Jianxi up, and said with a sigh.

"Second Master, the villain understands that you are a nostalgic person, but now you are the Ninth Five-Year Lord, and if you want to control the officials, it will be messy if you don't have any dignity!" Seeing the emperor with a sad expression, he kowtowed and persuaded .

"I'm hungry, let's go to the dining room to see what to eat!" Zhao Tang lost all interest in talking, and waved his hand...