King of Song

Chapter 589
No matter what, it's only half of the country!
Dong felt deliberation for a long time, this is a cruel choice, no matter how he chooses, his heart is bleeding.

Lin Zhao is simply stealing and stealing, he is desperately trying to drag He Huang down by returning empty-handed, as long as he does this, his previous efforts will not be considered in vain.

This was an unfair transaction. Lin Zhao didn't pay the exchange capital, but only controlled Hehuang's profit and loss. This alone determined that he could be a white wolf with nothing.

The fact is that no one can change it!
Ali Gu was unwilling, but he couldn't think of a better way.Qing Yijie Guizhang was worried that it was a scam, and Lin Zhao said that the Qingtang Song army could retreat for [-] miles, let them detour to Lijing City, then let go of Lin Bubi, and retreated to garrison Qingtang City.

Qingtang City and Li Jingcheng are doomed to choose one of the two!

The choice between an isolated city and half a country, which is more important?Know it at a glance.

Li Cheng negotiated with the Tubo people on behalf of Lin Zhao, saying that after Tubo retreated to Lijing City, the Silk Road could be restored, so as to ensure the prosperity of Hehuang.And suppress Miaochuan, so that half of his country remains stable.

"Let's go, lose Lijing City, Qingtang is a lonely city, sooner or later it will be defeated!" Dong felt helpless and made a painful decision.

"Zanpu, how can you take advantage of the people of the Song Dynasty?" Ali Gu was very reconciled and angry.

Dong felt shook his head and said: "Otherwise, what can we do? Even if we consume it and the people of the Song Dynasty retreat, they just have no profit, not a loss; but we are almost losing everything. Only this point, we have nothing to do. "

From the moment Lin Bubi was sent to Lijing City, it was doomed to be a mistake and cannot be changed.Up to now, all the actions have been exhausted, and they can only let it go.

There was also a lot of unwillingness in Qing Yijie Guizhang's eyes, but he was calmer, thinking over and over again, wondering if he could find a way to change the situation.But unfortunately, after thinking for a long time, I have no clue.The East Gorge was besieged, and Hehuang was divided into two, as if the throat and lifeline of Tubo were choked.

Bypass rescue?Qing Yijie Guizhang lightly shook his head, not to mention the trouble, how many troops can Qingtang City allocate?He believed that as long as he sent out a soldier, he would be wiped out by Lin Zhao in the end, until Zanpu agreed to his conditions.

Lin Zhao was powerful in the end, and he didn't want to return without success in the battle of Hehuang, probably because of his ingenious strategy to create a favorable situation.It was almost bloodless, and half of Hehuang was taken down without any effort. There are really not many such cheap things in the world.

You are right, between Qingtang City and Li Jingcheng, you can only choose one or the other.If the element of Lin Bubi is added, it is self-evident that the balance will fall.

"Let's go, the sky in Hehuang is about to change!" Dong felt wryly smiled and said, "This Lin Zhao is too powerful, you see, Xixia will definitely not be cheap. Maybe he is right, Hehuang's living space has become more and more It's getting smaller and smaller, so why do you have to follow in the footsteps of Hezhou? The Qiang people in Hehuang have all been recovered by Lin Zhao. I don't know if you have noticed. The strength of the Qiang people in the entire east must not be underestimated, even if the Song army retreats , Our foundations have also been shaken.

Go to Lijing City, that is our foundation, Qingtang to Kangu is a prison sky, we have no freedom at all.Lijing City is different, as Lin Zhao said, there are trade routes to Gaochang, Qiuci, and the entire Western Regions in the north.In the south, it is easy to conquer the Yellow-headed Uighur and Caotou Tatar (in the Qaidam Basin) with our strength? "

Ali Gu knew that Zanpu had already wavered, and leaving might have become a foregone conclusion. No matter how unwilling he was, Qingtang City would eventually fall into the hands of the Song people.

Dong Zhan continued: "My father's title is Buddha's son (the meaning of Jiaosi Luo's name), and all the ministries in Tubo honor me as Zanpu. The descendants of the Zanpu royal family, they invited great virtuous monks from Tianzhu, if they are allowed to develop, they will overtake us sooner or later.

Maybe what we should care about is not Hehuang, this place does not belong to us, maybe our eyes should be on the plateau, walking towards the source of the Yellow River, or even logically, to see the Potala built by the ancestor Songtsan Gampo Palace, Jokhang Temple..."

Once a decision was made, Dong felt thought of a lot, this was what he thought of when he was helpless.When there is no way to go, if you change the direction, you will have a different sky. "

Qing Yijie Guizhang was much relieved when he heard what Zanpu said.At least he is not completely helpless. While Zanpu cares about his son, he is more concerned about the overall situation of Tubo.The words that the Han people said are right. Keeping the green hills is not afraid of no firewood, leaving a country, leaving soldiers, and fighting for a little living space. Half of the country can still develop and grow again.

"Let's go!" Gui Zhang and Ali Gu agreed, and Dong felt nothing to hesitate.After making an agreement with Lin Zhao, they started to act.They have been very careful, and must be careful of Lin Zhao's attack before safely retreating to Lijing City.If this is a colossal plan, the consequences will be disastrous.

Simply, Lin Zhao kept his promise, and they were able to retreat calmly!Before leaving, Ali was full of anger and unwillingness, and he vowed that one day he would make a comeback.But Qing Yijie Guizhang lightly shook his head, now this piece of sky is dominated by a man named Lin Zhao, once he leaves, it is almost impossible to come back.

Farewell, Qingtang City!
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"General, Tubo has already started to withdraw from Qingtang City!" Li Cheng hurriedly came back to report the results of the mission to Lin Zhao.

"Ah Cheng, well done, I didn't misjudge you!" Lin Zhaolian praised him. Before he came back, the news had already been delivered. He knew Li Cheng's performance in Qingtang City.

"Thanks to the master's careful planning, Li Cheng was able to get away with his mission!" Li Cheng was very modest, but although this matter was dangerous, he still felt very rewarding and fulfilled after going there.

"Young master is well trained, Li Cheng has become a talent!" Di Qing who was present also appreciated it very much, but what he appreciated more was Lin Zhao's courage and means.

"Exchanging Qingtang City for half of Hehuang, this is a great move, it can be regarded as something out of nothing, otherwise this time it would have failed."

"Mr. Di, this statement is wrong. It was not made out of nothing. It was Dong Zhan who sent his son to the door himself." Lin Zhao said with a smile, "I feel like a kidnapper, blackmailing Dong Zhan!"

"Hey, so what? They caused the situation themselves." Di Qing sighed: "His son's matter is minor, but the situation in Tubo is more important. For the sake of the overall situation, he rescued his son by the way. A strong man broke his wrist. Your courage is commendable!"

"Hmph, after this battle, Lijing City is still Hehuang City, but Qingtang City..." Lin Zhao shook his head and said with a smile, "Quzha and the others are integrating the Qiang people in Hehuang. It is also a big force. Now is the time when they are needed, otherwise our strength alone may not be enough to stabilize Hehuang. But we must guard against them, I don’t want to leave the Tibetans and strengthen the Qiang people.”

"This is what it should be, the son is extremely worried!"

"A Cheng, is there nothing wrong with their retreat?" Lin Zhao was very concerned about this.

"No, Dong Zhan kept his promise and moved very quickly, especially when he heard that Miaochuan was making moves, he was even more impatient! They evacuated in two groups, Aligu and Qingyijieguizhang respectively. , afraid that we will sneak attack..."

"What are they doing in a sneak attack?" Lin Zhao said with a smile, "We can't swallow the whole of Hehuang in one breath. Under the current situation, we can't get our hands on Li Jingcheng, and we don't want Mo felt corner to take advantage of it. Let the two brothers fight!"

Di Qing said: "That is, the situation is changing too fast, time is running out on Bianjing, so we must speed up! This time the troops are limited, and there is not enough energy to spend in Hehuang, but we can take Qingtang City , taking half of Hehuang is already a great merit, and it is very appropriate for the young master to do so."

"Ah Cheng, tell me to go down, after Dong Zhan's army enters Lijing City, withdraw the ambush soldiers in the middle of the East Gorge, and let Lin Bubi go." Lin Zhao said: "Being a man must be honest, and it involves the army. This matter is very important. Make sure nothing goes wrong."

"Okay!" When Li Cheng answered, he asked in a low voice: "My lord, what should we do next? Teacher go back?"

"I want to go back, but there is one big thing to do before going back!"

"What's the big deal?"

Lin Zhao said in a deep voice: "This time the army only occupied half of Hehuang. It is inevitable that there is a fly in the ointment. There is still some gap in the amazing feats we expected, so we must make up for it!"

"make up?"

"Yes, otherwise, what would I do to end the war with Tubo in a hurry?" Lin Zhao smiled, a little unfathomable.

"Where does the young master plan to make up for it?"

"here!"

Li Cheng followed the direction of Lin Zhao's finger, and his eyes fell on the sand table. When he saw the city on the bank of the Yellow River clearly, he suddenly laughed.

"Young master is really brilliant!"

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Lanzhou, located on the bank of the Yellow River, is an extremely important city in Gansu and Liangzhou.

It connects Longyou and Guanzhong in the east, and passes through the Hexi Corridor in the west to enter the Western Regions.To the northeast is the land of Xixia, especially not far from the Ning/Xia Plain in the core hinterland of Xixia, and to the south is the Hehuang Valley, which is far away from Qingtang City and Miaochuan.It is definitely a strategic place.

The city is built along the Yellow River, which is not particularly majestic, but it is of great significance.With this place, most of the northwest can be controlled, occupying an absolute strategic initiative.

Lanzhou was originally a territory of the Song Dynasty, but since the reign of Song Zhenzong, the Song Dynasty made a series of strategic mistakes in the northwest, which led to the continuous growth of the Li family in Dingnan Wuzhou, and finally established itself as the Xixia Kingdom.

First, Lingxia Road was lost, and in the third year of Renzong Jingyou, Li Yuanhao captured Ganzhou and Liangzhou, and Lanzhou fell into the hands of Xixia until today.

In the original history, until the fourth year of Song Shenzong Yuanfeng, the five armies of the Song Dynasty attacked Xixia, and General Li Xian took the opportunity to take back Lanzhou.

Lin Zhao can't wait that long, he wants to do it now, and take this opportunity to take back Lanzhou.

"The general is busy with the truce with Tubo, not just to preserve the results of the war in Hehuang, but to rush back to Bianjing?" Li Cheng finally understood the son's long-term plan.

"The results of Hehuang's battle are nothing. If we bring back Lanzhou, it will be different. This is a great side achievement, which is of great significance!" Lin Zhao pondered for a moment, then said in a low voice: "Furthermore, Lanzhou is The emperor lost it when his father was in power, and getting it back this time can be regarded as a birthday gift for him."

"My son has such a heart, the late emperor's spirit in heaven must be deeply comforted!" Di Qing was very pleased, and Lin Zhao's filial piety and outstanding performance made him very satisfied.

Lin Zhao said indifferently: "It just happened to be an opportunity. With Li Bingchang making such a fuss, Xixia's country is unstable, Liang Yibu's attention, and Xixia's army are all concentrated to the east. Lanzhou must be empty. I just took this opportunity to win Lanzhou. It’s really important, not only can it threaten to attack Xixia, but it’s also a way to deter Hehuang and maintain the current results.”

Di Qing agrees very much: "What you said is that Xixia started the war anyway, and you can take Lanzhou first. As long as you are fast enough, you can take the city. It's too late for Liang Yibu to react. When he arrives with the army, The spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, and the Yellow River has thawed, and his army can only look at the river and sigh, but cannot cross the river!"

"That's what I mean, I'm going to be caught off guard against Xixia!" Lin Zhao had been planning for a long time, and the temporary results of the Battle of Hehuang were very limited.He wanted to retreat, but in his original plan, he had no intention of going to war with Xixia temporarily.It's just that he accidentally discovered that Lanzhou's key defense is so empty, it's rare to have such an opportunity, how can he miss it?

With Qingtang City, it can be regarded as the achievement of stabilizing Hehuang, and taking Lanzhou, it is completely stabilized.I believe that even if Li Jingcheng's Dong Zhan intends to make a comeback, he will think about it, and it will also be a good deterrent to Miao Chuan's grinding felt corner.Especially for Xixia, it will be a heavy blow.

Originally, when the Song army entered Hehuang, it had already threatened Xixia's back. If they took Lanzhou again, Ruyi would stab Xixia in the back.There will be no more peace in the hinterland of Xixia, and it will threaten the capital Xingqing Mansion, just like driving a nail into the northwest, completely grasping the initiative.

It will be of great benefit to the next step to start the Pingxia War, and it will also be an introduction. He plans to return to Bianjing again.Afterwards, how to return to the northwest in a logical manner, it all falls on Lanzhou.

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On the 24th of the first month of the sixth year of Xining, General Lin Zhao of the Song Army reached an agreement with Tubo Zanpu.

The Tubo army retreated to Lijing City, and the eastern part of Hehuang, including Qingtang City, was brought under the rule of the Song Dynasty and achieved a major victory.

Lin Zhao then ordered that Zhong Shidao be the main general, Zhao Yuankai be the deputy general, and 4 people be stationed in Qingtang City, and 3000 people be stationed in Dongxiakou.At the same time, the Qiang people headed by Quzha also quickly moved closer to the people of the Song Dynasty and took on the important task of guarding Hehuang.

At the same time, a transportation line along the Huangshui River has been established, and some sections of the river with gentle water flow can also be transported by water, so as to facilitate the transportation of grain and grass.Lin Zhao gave an order to ensure the supply to Qingtang City no matter how much the cost was. This city is really too important.

Of course, this is not a long-term solution.Lin Zhao ordered Quzha to gather the Qiang people and Tubo people, and began to farm at the bottom of the Hehuang Valley.This is a section of river valley, the terrain is flat, warm and humid, and there are abundant water sources for irrigation. If it is well utilized, it will be a good farming area.

As long as it develops properly, it will be self-sufficient in a few years.Lin Zhao also planned to find some farmers from Guanzhong who were good at farming and immigrate to Hehuang to speed up the development of agriculture.After all, it is already almost February, and after the ice and snow melt, the short spring and summer in Hehuang will come.When the crops are growing well, don't miss it.

As for the matter of sending officials to come to govern, we will talk about it later. Hehuang has made an initial decision, and there are many things to do, so don't rush it.As for Hehuang's situation, he did not report to Bianjing for the time being. Although it was good news, it still had an element of self-assertion after all, and Lin Zhao didn't want to be hindered by Zhao Xu.After taking Lanzhou and reporting it together, the situation is completely different.

Afterwards, Lin Zhao left with [-] cavalrymen without stopping.

Lin Zhao's destination is Maxian Mountain!

This place is located in the northwest of Kangu. After Li Yuanhao expanded and occupied Ganzhou and Liangzhou, he threatened Hehuang Tubo and the Song Dynasty.

Maxian Mountain is a boundary line. The north side of the mountain is Xixia, and the south side has now all fallen into the hands of the Song army.

Some time ago, Maxian Mountain was very peaceful. Although Song troops came and went, they mainly went to Hehuang.Although the Song Dynasty and Xixia were also fighting fiercely, they were mainly concentrated in the Huanqing Road area.

Where Maxian Mountain is located, there is almost silence.However, recently, some changes have taken place in the dense forest in the south of the mountain. The army has been quietly coming and stationed here, and the action is extremely tight.It looked like he was waiting for someone, but no one knew what he was going to do.

Until one day, the sound of rumbling horseshoes broke the tranquility of the valley!

The first person, dressed in armor, is very mighty and extraordinary, and the group of white horses sitting down are even more extraordinary, it is undoubtedly Lin Zhao!Tai led an army of [-] troops to Maxian Mountain in a hurry, and someone had already been waiting for him here.

This person is Jing Sili!

After repelling the Xixia invasion, Jing Si immediately received an order from Lin Zhao to lead troops here secretly.As for what to do, he didn't know, but General Lin repeatedly told him to lie to others, and he needed to be extremely careful in his actions.Jing Sili guessed that General Lin would definitely do something big, some things really make people wait and see.

He handed over the defense of Qingzhou City to his younger brother Jing Siyi, and after bluffing, he quietly came to Maxian Mountain with an army of [-].Because Jing Sili moved carefully, the army was mobilized in batches. Even if the Xixia people noticed it, they would subconsciously think that it was to support the Hehuang battlefield.

Now, Jing Sili had been waiting at the foot of the mountain for two days, and Lin Zhao finally arrived!
"General Lin, is the battle in Hehuang going well?"

"Very well, Qingtang City has been captured!" Lin Zhao nodded and said, "You are also doing very well on Huanqing Road!"

"It should be!" Hearing that the situation is going well, Jingsi smiled more on the facade.

Lin Zhao said with a smile, "The war has just ended, and you should be allowed to rest for a few days, but right now, there is an important thing to do!"

"What's the matter? But General Lin please order!"

Lin Zhao smiled and said, "I asked you to gather troops in Maxian Mountain, and you probably guessed what you want to do?"

"Could it be true..." Jing Sili was suddenly excited.

"That's right, it's there, Lanzhou!"

(End of this chapter)