On the evening of February 29th, the night when Li Yanxian had just beheaded Wang Yi and Liu Qi's troops on Yanyan Road were pointing directly at Hengshan in Xixia, the news of Xixia's troops was rushed from Jingzhao Mansion to Zhao Ning's desk. superior.

On Zhao Ning's left hand side is the report of Yue Fei's victory, and on the right hand side is the report of the Xixia people's attack.

The governors were all present.

"The Xixia people have used troops against us." Zhao Ning's tone was calm, but underneath this calmness there was anger, "Tell me, what should we do next?"

The governors immediately divided into two factions.

Xu Han, the right minister of Shangshu, said: "Your Majesty, Shaanxi has just undergone a rotation and is still undergoing a large-scale inspection. People must be panicked. It is not appropriate to start a war with the Western bandits at this time."

Cai Mao also said: "I second the proposal. The Western Bandits are a vassal state of the Song Dynasty. The two countries have negotiated peace and mutual trade. Now the Western Bandits have rashly used troops against our dynasty, which has exposed the world. We can send people to question Xia first. Lord Li Qianshun, ask them to stop their troops and apologize!"

Zhao Ning asked: "What if they don't stop?"

"Military strategists have a saying that the best policy is to subjugate the enemy's troops without fighting." Cai Mao continued to insist on his statement, "Forcing the Xia Lord to withdraw his troops with profit. If he does not withdraw his troops, all Xixia people's trade in the Song Dynasty will be cut off and Huizhou will be closed. Forbidden interrogation field.”

Cai Mao obviously wanted to be polite first and then attack with force. This strategy was more common in ancient times. It was to avoid making the situation completely out of control before sending people over to test the situation and see if other methods could be used to ease the situation.

After all, the Song Dynasty is currently undergoing internal rectification, and it is not the time to launch a large-scale military expansion.

And Sun Tzu also said in The Art of War that fighting a war costs thousands of gold every day.

The war between countries is not a battle between passionate young people in the village, nor is it a battle between scholars holding pens and scolding each other.

War will inevitably involve politics, people's livelihood and many other issues, and behind them are families one after another.

But Zhang Shuye said: "No, by the time we send people to Xixia to question, it will be too late. By the time Zhang Jun started writing the report, the war in the northwest may have been very serious, beyond our imagination!"

People like Zhang Shuye who have led the Northwest know very well how urgent the situation will be once the war in the Northwest breaks out.

It is impossible to give you time to negotiate again.

He Li said: "What Mr. Uncle Ye said is reasonable, but now that Shaanxi is internally unstable, how can we fight against the Western thieves?"

In the final analysis, everyone understands the truth, but the situation is not satisfactory.

Zhao Ding said: "We can fight, but we must provide follow-up comfort and ensure people's livelihood. If the comfort cannot be done in time, Shaanxi will not last long!"

After everyone spoke, their eyes fell on Zhao Guan's family.

In the troubled autumn of the Song Dynasty, the war in Hebei was not over yet, but the western front was burning again.

In fact, it boils down to one word: money!

Not only money is needed to fight a war, but money is also needed to quickly stabilize people's livelihood after the war.

This is what Zhao Ding calls comfort, which is particularly important.

This means that the imperial court has to spend a large amount of money again.

The governors still didn't quite understand their emperor.

The battle in Hebei even exceeded Zhao Ning's expectations.

It was the time when Zhao Ning was in high spirits.

As for the Xixia people, Boss Zhao has long wanted to have a fucking fight with them!

Boss Zhao spoke: "There are many things between countries that cannot be explained by reason, and real swords and guns must be used!"

"The Western thieves tore up the peace contract between the two parties and invaded the Song Dynasty. If I don't fully respond to the war and act timidly, wouldn't it mean that the Jin people have seen through our current reality?"

"The Western thieves can tear up the peace contract today, and the golden thieves can tear up the Song-Jin armistice contract without any worries tomorrow!"

"In my opinion, this battle must be fought, and it must be fought! Fight for the biggest one!"

"Send the order to Zhang Jun, Shaanxi counterattack across the board. Send as many troops as you can. If there are not enough, we will recruit more troops!"

"Money is not an issue! Whatever Zhang Jun wants, the court will give him!"

"I don't care what method he uses, I only want one result, which is to fight the Western traitor until he surrenders!"

It is definitely impossible to destroy the country now.

The current situation in Shaanxi is relatively chaotic, but the foundation and strength of the entire Shaanxi Sixth Route still exist. If we want to fight, we can definitely fight, but the risks are very high, and the consequences are difficult to estimate.

The Battle of Chang'an itself resulted in the death of many people, but during the two-year recovery period, some blood was finally recovered.

If it is scrapped again, an unimaginable number will be used to fill it.

As soon as the governors heard this, they felt stressed again.

This big boss likes to play stud and gamble a lot, but there are only so many chips on the table!

Hebei and Hedong have tax exemptions, disaster relief, and many military defenses, which is a big hole.

The imperial court invests at least tens of millions of dollars every year.

Now Shaanxi is going to turn into a big hole again. Who can bear this!

There are also Xihe and Longyou, both of which are large blood-sucking holes. If the court wants to maintain control there, it must invest a huge amount of money in development.

The total annual investment in Xihe Road alone exceeds 4 million yuan, not counting the Hehuang area in Longyou.

Moreover, Dengzhou on the eastern front is also establishing a secret military town, and the investment is also huge.

But no one could refute what Zhao Guanjia said.

Whether it is the war between Xixia or the puppet Qi, there is the shadow of the Jin Kingdom behind it.

In addition to consumption, there is also testing of reality.

Do not hit?

Is it possible that you won't fight a war if you don't want to?

"Zhang Shuye, you will fully assist Zhang Jun in logistics and military pay arrangements. The specific decisions about Shaanxi will be left to Zhang Jun!"

"I accept the decree!"

Also on February 29th, the military report of the Battle of Hebei was placed on Wanyan Zongwang's desk.

Wanyan Zongwang's face looked ugly.

It should be described as solemn. His mood has never been so solemn.

"When did Liu Lin capture Hengshui?"

Liu Yanzong replied: "The second day of February."

Zong Wang continued to ask: "When was Liu Lin defeated?"

"February seventeenth."

"What is Liu Lin's actual total military strength?"

"Considering logistics military and civilian strength, the actual total strength reaches 200,000."

"How many of Liu Lin's people are supported by us?"

"We have eight thousand men and horses supporting us."

"Fifteen days." Zong Wang's tone was a little heavy. "It took Yue Fei fifteen days to defeat Liu Lin's 200,000 troops, from Shenzhou to Qinghe County, more than 200 miles north and south! No, no, Yue Fei really took action.

, it only took five days!”

Wan Yanjing said: "That Liu Lin is really stupid, he lost so quickly!"

Liu Yanzong said: "No! This Yue Fei's strength cannot be underestimated. After Yongxi's Northern Expedition, the Song Army never fought a large-scale long-distance cavalry attack again."

This was clearly the tactic used by the Jin army to defeat the Liao and Song armies.

The cavalry spread across Liaodong and Hebei, attacking the enemy's forces with overwhelming force, and then scattered large-scale infantry into the enemy's territory that had lost its defensive capabilities, deeply destroying the enemy's last defensive capabilities.

The Song Dynasty has always been passively beaten because it is unable to fight in the field, let alone engage in long-distance raids and other highly maneuverable tactics.

After hundreds of years of internal defense strategy, no general in the Song army had such ability.

Zong Wang suddenly said: "This Yue Fei greatly exceeded our expectations, but I also see the determination of the emperor of the Song Dynasty in military affairs!"

yes!

It was Wei Qing and Huo Qubing who beat the Xiongnu until they cried for their fathers, but without Emperor Wu selling iron for equipment, strong internal mobilization orders, and a military merit system with clear rewards and punishments, how could Wei Qing and Huo Qubing have appeared?

Liu Che and Wei Qing, Huo Qubing and Li Shimin and Li Jing both succeeded.

Indispensable!
Chapter completed!