Liu Lin touched it and found that his hand was sticky. When he looked at it again, he was frightened.

Then, Liu Lin fell to the ground and twitched several times.

The brains were mixed with the melted mud of snow water.

Liu Lin is dead.

He never knew why he failed until his death.

The main force of Qi State dispersed in a rush and was vulnerable to a single blow.

Li San'er was also killed in the rebellion, and the puppet Qi army was completely disintegrated.

From the first day of the first lunar month to now, it has only been forty-seven days.

Shenzhou, Qizhou, Jizhou, and other counties had great power before, but no one had ever imagined that they would be defeated so quickly.

At this time, Liu Yu was still preparing to raid Wuqiao County and then invade Dezhou with an elite force.

His confidence was that his son used most of the troops to attract the Song army, while he himself used surprise troops.

His extraordinary force of 10,000 came from the regular Jin Army and was composed of Han, Bohai, Khitan and a small number of Jurchens. Its combat effectiveness was no less than that of the Shenwu Army.

But he didn't know his son was so fast.

Once Liu Lin was defeated, Liu Yu was left alone.

Of course, Zong Wang didn't know yet that Liu Lin's main force had been defeated.

The Battle of Qinghe on February 17th was a unilateral crushing, resulting in the collapse of 90,000 troops, which undoubtedly set the tone for the Battle of Hebei in the fifth year of Jingkang's reign.

At this time, Zong Wang's reply to Weiming Anhui had just arrived at Xingqing Mansion.

After Weiming Anhui received the letter, he hurried to tell Li Qianshun: "Your Majesty, Liu Yu has sent out troops! He secretly sent out troops on the first day of the first lunar month!"

After Li Qianshun heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as Liu Yu sends troops and the battle lines are opened, the Song Dynasty will face a two-front battle. The Song Dynasty will definitely protect Hebei, because Hebei is undefeated. Once Hebei is defeated, Kaifeng Mansion will be in danger.

Li Qianshun asked: "Does Li Liangfu have any new military reports?"

"Yes! It just came here today! It's good news!"

"What good news?"

"Xihe Road Manager Wang Yi sent a secret letter to Li Liangfu, saying he is willing to surrender to us!"

As soon as he said this, Li Qianshun was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Seriously?"

"Absolutely true!"

"Is there any conspiracy?" Li Qianshun looked at Ren Dejing and asked.

Ren Dejing said: "Wang Yi must have received a lot of pension and was worried that the Dog Emperor would investigate him, so he kept doing nothing!"

Now Li Qianshun was relieved. With the precedent of Ren Dejing, Wang Yi's surrender should not be a problem.

The commander-in-chief of Xihe Road surrendered, which undoubtedly gave Xihe Road to Xixia.

"As long as our army captures Xihe Road, the land of Hehuang will be within easy reach!" Weiming Anhui said excitedly, as if Xixia had already occupied Xihe Road and the land of Hehuang.

Brother Richard on the side fell into deep thought, is Song Jun really so vulnerable?

He has fought against the Song Army, and the Song Army has no shortage of people who can fight.

Li Qianshun said: "Now do you want to send a letter of credence to Bianjing to investigate?"

"Yes!" Weiming Anhui said immediately, "Now we have the absolute advantage and can issue the incriminating letter!"

By the way, Li Qian asked someone to start drafting a confession.

"By the way, how is Li Liangfu's battle situation?"

"Still attacking Lanzhou."

"Still in Lanzhou!" Li Qianshun immediately lost his composure, "After twenty days of fighting, he's still in Lanzhou! Didn't he say that he would be captured within a few days?"

Weiming Anhui quickly explained: "Your Majesty, the Lanzhou city wall is strong and not easy to defeat!"

"But you told me that you could capture Lanzhou in three days and then march south! You were still in Lanzhou in twenty days, why didn't you tell me before?"

Faced with Li Qianshun's questioning, Weiming Anhui broke into cold sweat on his forehead, and he quickly said: "Your Majesty, since Wang Yi is willing to surrender, then Xihe Road is no longer a problem. Lanzhou is isolated and helpless, and it will only be a matter of time before our army captures it! "

Li Qianshun lost some of his anger and said: "We must ensure that Wang Yi surrenders as soon as possible to avoid changes!"

"Yes, I will give Li Liangfu a secret message right now!"

Weiming Anhui continued: "By the way, Your Majesty, the Song envoy can also be arrested!"

Li Qianshun hesitated for a moment and said, "Let's take care of it for now."

On this day, Sun Fu was placed under house arrest.

Only then did Sun Fu know that Xixia had secretly sent troops. He cursed Xixia in the embassy: "Shameless barbarians! Shameless barbarians! Waiting for the emperor's army to attack you!"

It is said that Li Liangfu besieged Lanzhou City for nearly twenty days, but he still did not conquer the city.

But he received a secret message sent by Wang Yi.

On this day, Wang Yi led his army to approach Lanzhou.

Wang Yi sent Xu Chongyan and his men to meet Li Liangfu secretly.

He first introduced himself, and then explained why Wang Yi was willing to surrender.

Li Liangfu said: "How to ensure that it is not a false surrender?"

"We, Wang Shuai, are willing to bring a group of people to disarm and come to see Li Shuai in person."

"Aren't you afraid that my commander will kill you?"

"Commander Wang knows the military situation on Xihe Road and the internal situation of the Song Dynasty. If the leader of the Xixia Kingdom can get our help, let alone Xihe Road, it will not be difficult to capture Shaanxi. By then, most of the credit will go to you, Li handsome!"

Li Liangfu's expression softened, and he laughed and said, "Okay! I will trust you just once!"

On the afternoon of February 17th, Jingzhao Mansion.

Zhang Jun received information from Li Yanxian in Xi'an Prefecture, thousands of miles away.

After reading the information, Zhang Jun quickly convened a meeting.

"I originally thought that the Western Bandits would go out of Huanqing Road from Hengshan, or go south from Weizhou to Jingyuan, and that the Western Bandits would go south to Xihe Road. Everything was beyond my expectation!"

Lu Zhi said: "Xiangong Zhang, the Western Bandits obviously want to go to Xihe and Huangshui, but it is not ruled out that the Western Bandits will send troops here first, and then move south from Hengshan Mountain!"

"Who is the general guarding the Dingbian Army?"

"This is Li Yongqi. This man is brave and good at fighting. With him here, we won't have to worry about the border troops."

"Do you think we should support Xihe Road now?"

"We don't see any movement in the current situation, but we need to notify Jingyuan Road, Huanqing Road, and Yanyan Road for border defense."

"Xihe Road is located in the western border and has always relied on the mainland for support. I am worried that after this winter, the strength of Xihe Road will be damaged."

The Xihe Road was conquered by Wang Shao during the Shenzong era. The land of Xizhou and Taozhou were all Qiang people in the Qing and Tang Dynasties, some nomadic and some farming. However, it was not until the Huizong era of the Song Dynasty that the turmoil there was completely resolved.

Generally speaking, it is a money-burning place, and the taxes generated are not enough to provide supplies, and blood transfusions from other sources in Shaanxi are needed.

It was early spring again at this time, and the ice and snow in the northwest had not yet melted, which was when Xihe Road was at its weakest.

Zhang Jun's concerns are also justified.

Everyone deliberated for a while, but did not decide on a specific result. Zhang Jun said: "First notify Li Yongqi on Jingyuan Road, Liu Qi on Fuyan Road, and Wu Lin on Huanqing Road to guard the border and keep an eye on the movements of the western thieves!"

"yes!"

Zhang Jun immediately began to write a memorial to the capital, reporting the invasion of the Western Bandits.

On February 17, Li Yanxian in Xi'an Prefecture received another report from the scouts.

Wang Yi finally sent troops.

But this made Li Yanxian very confused. He had sent people to notify Wang Yi twenty days ago, but why did Wang Yi only send troops now?

Lanzhou is an important gateway to the north, and Wang Yi knows it better than anyone else.
Chapter completed!