King of Song

Chapter 546 Allies
The imperial edict came down soon, Weiyuan Hou Lin Zhao was appointed General Xuanwei, and went to the northwest to participate in the war against Hezhou.

Zhao Xu attached great importance to Lin Zhao himself. Lin Zhao's military talent and understanding of Hehuang Tubo all showed that he was qualified for this position.

With Wang Shao, Lin Zhao, and two capable confidantes, it is sure to get twice the result with half the effort.

For this, Lin Zhao naturally wished for it.

Going to the northwest is not only about military exploits, but more importantly, it is to further control the Western Army.The relationship between the Zhe family and the Zhong family is only a part, and he has to control it himself.

Knowing that Lin Zhao was going to the battlefield, the female family members were naturally a little worried.

Needless to say Cao and Zhao Fukang, many wives are even more reluctant, among which Mu Sihong is the strongest.According to this rhythm, when I gave birth, my husband must not be by my side, which is somewhat regrettable.

However, after they learned of Lin Zhao's true identity, they all understood that her husband was the one who did important things, so they would not interfere with any decision and would strongly support it.

It was because of this that Lin Zhao felt relieved and left Bianjing safely.

Before leaving, Zhao Xu deliberately announced Lin Zhao into the palace, and gave him some instructions.

"Dongyang, Hezhou is a trivial matter, you know the key point!"

Lin Zhao nodded and said, "The matter of Hehuang, the minister and General Wang are both concerned, and they will take care of it!"

"En!" Zhao Xu nodded and said, "I have high hopes for the matter of Hehuang, Dongyang must not let me down!"

"Yes!"

Zhao Xu said with a smile: "Dongyang, this battle is very important. I hope you will join hands with me to make great achievements, and your name will go down in history!"

"I will definitely cherish this honor, and I promise not to disappoint His Majesty!" Lin Zhao thought to himself: Zhao Xu, don't worry, I will definitely surprise you.

"Okay, I'll wait!"

At the beginning of July, when Bianjing was just a little cool, Lin Zhao set off with many generals.

Lin Zhao is a marquis and a general of Xuanwei, so his official rank is high.Zhao Xu also specially decreed that for this battle, Wang Shao will be the commander in chief, and Lin Zhao will be the deputy commander in charge of military affairs in the Northwest.

Commanders in their 20s were rare in the Song Dynasty, but no one said anything.After all, it was the official who spoke in person, and General Lin's ability is obvious to all.The battle of Wuding River was well planned, and the Xixia people suffered so many losses, and there was also a legendary experience of capturing the Xixia Prime Minister.These are enough to explain the problem, otherwise it would not be possible to be named a Marquis at a young age.

Under the gazes of the wives and family members, Lin Zhao rode a little white dragon and disappeared outside Bianjing City, heading for the northwest front.

Before that, Di Qing took a large number of Ming Yuezong's subordinates to the northwest to stand in front of Lin Zhao and collect intelligence.As for Jiang Leiting, he stayed in Bianjing. After all, there are still many family members and affairs that need to be dealt with.Especially the safety of the young master's family members must not be ignored.

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While the army of the Song Dynasty was mobilized, the pressure was on Tubo in Hezhou.

Mu Zheng hasn't had a good night's sleep recently. His father, Xia Zhan, just passed away. On the one hand, he has to take care of the funeral, and on the other hand, he has to stabilize Hezhou and consolidate his position.Also beware of uncle Dong Zhan, or the Song Dynasty and Xixia taking advantage of the fire.

I thought I did a good job, but unfortunately things backfired, and I was still afraid of what would happen.The generals in the outskirts of Hezhou actually took this opportunity to act recklessly, robbing the caravans of the Song Dynasty and killing some Song people.

Once the truth is made, it cannot be changed!

When Mu Zheng received the news, he knew that the situation was not good. In order to control the further deterioration of the situation, he acted immediately.All the generals who participated in the evil deeds were arrested and sent to Xizhou to be disposed of by the Song Dynasty garrison.He also prepared generous gifts and sent people to apologize to the local officials of the Song Dynasty.

This can be regarded as the best of benevolence and righteousness, but it is a pity that before their gifts are delivered, Wang Shao has already responded. It was not until this moment that Mu Zheng knew that things were far worse than imagined.

Wang Shao was the first to send out troops, and the army overwhelmed the country, wanting to seek justice for the dead Song Dynasty people.With his mouth blocked, Mu Zheng had no chance to apologize at all.

Everything is unnecessary!
Mu Zheng is very smart, he immediately realized the purpose of the Song Dynasty people.It doesn't matter if the caravan was robbed or the people of Song Dynasty were killed.If the Song Dynasty was unintentional, it only needs to apologize and compensate for trivial matters.

But obviously, this time the Song Dynasty didn't want to let it go, this matter was an excuse for them, an excuse to send troops.

The day has finally come!
Hezhou was originally a deformed existence, and the basis of its existence was to maintain a stable balance between the Song Dynasty, Xixia and Hehuang Tubo.

In the battle of Song and Xia last year, Xixia was defeated, and its influence on Northwest affairs is weakening.Then only the Song Dynasty and Hehuang Tubo were left to confront each other.

In the past, they maintained a good relationship with each other and used each other.The Song Dynasty hoped to use Hehuang to contain Xixia, but now this kind of containment is temporarily useless, and the people of the Song Dynasty will definitely have the heart to seek Hehuang.

Especially last year, during the battle between Song and Xia, the Song Dynasty asked Tubo to send troops to help.But in fact, the two brothers Dong Zhan and Xia Zhan tacitly maintained their neutrality and watched ineffectively.This incident alone laid the groundwork for the rift between the Song Dynasty and Tubo.

The friendship between Tubo and the Song Dynasty is itself seeking skin from a tiger.The people of the Song Dynasty had long coveted Hehuang, and now they just revealed it and gave them a reason to send troops.

Once the war breaks out, Hezhou must bear the brunt.

Mu Zheng is very aware of his own strength. After all, Hezhou is too small, a tiny place, and his strength is very limited.As long as the power of any party has the heart, it can break through Hezhou.

Hezhou does not have the capital to hold on and the strength to fight!

What should I do?
Capture without a fight and surrender to the Song Dynasty?
Mu Zheng is not that kind of person. An ambitious person is absolutely unwilling to sit and wait for death. What would happen if he surrendered to the Song Dynasty.Maybe there will be so-called courtesies, knighthoods and rewards. It seems that the honor and favor are unlimited, but then what?
Nominally rewarding a huge mansion!

Actually?Isn't it just house arrest? There will be no freedom at all in the future, and maybe she will die suddenly and inexplicably, and this life will be completely over.How is it different from Lord of Subjugation?There is no dignity in living like that!
Therefore, no matter what, they cannot surrender to the Song Dynasty, and they cannot be so cheap.

war!Must fight!
It's just that Hezhou's strength is too weak, and it doesn't have the strength to fight fiercely with the Song people!
Although there is an advantage in location, the number of troops is too small to support a big battle.

So you must find an ally for yourself!
Who else but him?Mu Zheng had such an awareness a long time ago, and now it is inevitable that it will become a reality!
Even if there were conflicts before, but now that the enemy is at hand, Mu Zheng believes that he will put the overall situation first.

(End of this chapter)