The Song army wanted to delay time, and the Xia army wanted to provoke the Song army into war.

This is the current thinking of both parties.

Being comforted by Liu Qi, the Xixia envoy's anger subsided a little, and he said: "When will the Song army withdraw?"

Liu Rui wanted to say something more, but was stopped by Liu Qi. Liu Qi said: "This time you sent troops to us first. The emperor was furious. In order not to affect the later peace between the two countries, I have a suggestion."

The Xixia envoy said: "It's still clear."

"Why don't Lord Xia submit a letter of credence and apologize to the emperor? If the emperor's anger subsides, he will definitely withdraw his troops."

The Xixia envoy said: "If the Song army really wants to retreat, why is it building Yinzhou City now?"

Liu Qi said: "This is a normal military defense. If you are unwilling to apologize with your credentials, we can only continue to fight."

"I will go back and tell my lord about Liu Shuai's proposal." The Xixia envoy said no more. No matter how much he said, he could not explain the reason.

When the envoy returned, he told Li Qianshun what he saw and heard in Yinzhou City and what Liu Qi said.

Before Li Qianshun could speak, Weiming Anhui spoke up: "Your Majesty, the Song people are cunning, this must be a tactic to delay the attack!"

King Shu Li Renli said: "Not necessarily."

Li Qianshun looked at Li Renli and said, "How can King Shu say this?"

Li Renli said: "Song State probably doesn't want to fight with us for a long time."

"Why?"

Li Renli said: "They are as afraid of the Jin Kingdom as we are and are not willing to waste military power in the northwest."

Weiming Anhui retorted: "Then why did the Emperor of Song mobilize all the troops in Shaanxi to fight us?"

Li Renli said: "That was just deliberately shown to us to make us worry."

Weiming Anhui said: "In this case, the Song army is unwilling to fight, so we should fight decisively with the Song army!"

"If we really want to fight, the Song Dynasty will indeed mobilize all its troops to fight us." Li Renli continued, "This is the brilliance of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, which makes us unable to let go."

Li Qianshun thought for a moment and asked: "What should we do now?"

Obviously, Li Qianshun was not willing to use all his troops to fight.

If you use all your troops, you only have one chance. If you lose, you will be waiting for the country to be destroyed.

Even if the Song Dynasty cannot swallow him in a short time, the Jin Kingdom will take the opportunity to swallow him up.

This is inevitable.

The Jin Kingdom squatting in the northeast dreamed of killing Xixia.

The hinterland of Xixia is located in Houtao, which is known as the "fortress to the south of the Yangtze River". If the Jin Kingdom gets it, it will completely change the situation in the northwest.

Xingqing Mansion will become the material supply point for the Jin Kingdom's war against the Song Dynasty, and the strategy can be compressed directly to the Shaanxi border.

What is more terrifying is that the Jin Kingdom may obtain the Hexi Corridor and the largest horse breeding farm in the world, which will greatly increase the number of domestic war horses.

This was even more powerful for the Jin Army, which was good at using cavalry.

Li Qianshun believed that at this moment, the Kingdom of Jin must be paying close attention to the battle between Song and Xia.

It is quietly hiding nearby, waiting for the most critical opportunity. Once the time is right, Jin Guo will definitely take action.

Therefore, although Li Qianshun now has a large number of elite troops, he is not willing to take this risk.

This is why he sent a small team to test it out yesterday.

Li Renli said: "If writing a letter of apology can make the Song army retreat, I think there is no problem at all."

This is how a small country is, without the baggage of idols, everything is pragmatic.

This is what Xixia is like. Apologize?

I, Xixia, have not only apologized, professed surrender, and pretended to surrender in history, I have done everything.

Apologizing is really not a big deal to Xixia people.

This kind of country itself survives in the cracks. Xia Jun will run away if he can't win on the battlefield, and he will surrender if he can't run. You tell him that he can't apologize or lose face?

That doesn't exist!

Weiming Anhui said: "Your Majesty, you can't be fooled! This is the Song army's delaying strategy. Once we write the letter of credence to Tokyo, it will definitely take more than half a month, and it will take more than half a month for the Song Emperor to reply. In one month, the Song army will be able to mobilize More resources.”

Li Qianshun asked angrily: "Then what do you think we should do now?"

"The army is besieging Yinzhou!"

"Besieging Yinzhou? When can we capture it? What should we do if the Song army continues to reinforce it?"

"Siege the city and call for reinforcements?"

"How long can it last?" Li Qianshun asked with a dark face.

He has now lost patience with Wei Ming Anhui. He thinks in his heart that this incident was instigated by Wei Ming Anhui. If Song Dynasty did not use troops, he would still be lying in Xingqing Mansion to make a lot of money from the Song Dynasty.

Now I can no longer make any money, and I am faced with the most painful choice.

How long can it last?

Weiming Anhui was unable to respond to this question, because the Song Dynasty was already mobilizing all the troops in Shaanxi.

If the situation continues to develop, this will be a war involving unprecedented input from both sides, with consequences that no one can imagine.

Even if Yinzhou is besieged and cannot be captured in a short time, it will definitely be a war of attrition.

Under the deterrent situation of the Three Kingdoms, Xixia cannot afford to fight a war of attrition.

"I have sent a letter to the Kingdom of Jin, and the Kingdom of Jin has also promised that I will raise an army to go south and use troops against the Song Dynasty!"

Li Qianshun lowered his voice and said angrily: "Liu Yu was defeated in Hebei. Don't think that I don't know about it. The Jin Kingdom and Song Dynasty have an armistice agreement, and the Jin Dynasty court is busy with the Western Expedition. Don't think that I don't know about these things either. "

"In my opinion, the Song and Jin Dynasties may live in peace for a long time like the Song and Liao Dynasties."

"Your Majesty, the Kingdom of Jin has promised to send troops!"

Li Qianshun sneered, obviously not believing what Weiming Anhui said.

Jin Guo agrees?

Every pig knows that it is best to wait for Song Xia to bite first, and then reap the benefits after finishing the bite.

Waiting for the Jin Kingdom to send troops?

"No need to say any more, I can write a letter of apology to Tokyo."

Li Qianshun began to write a letter.

"Your Majesty! This is the Song Army's delaying strategy! Your Majesty must not fall into the trap!" Weiming Anhui pulled Li Qianshun's sleeves anxiously.

Li Qianshun threw Wei Ming Anhui away with one hand: "Prime Minister, pay attention to your identity!"

After saying that, Li Renli hurriedly went to prepare pen and ink for Li Qianshun.

From this point of view, many people in history books made seemingly stupid decisions at critical moments, but they were not.

Behind those decisions there must be helplessness after weighing the pros and cons.

The background of history is not happiness, but the underlying logic of social operation.

Under the shackles of the vastness of history and the pattern of the times, any person will fall into a helpless situation and make decisions that seem ridiculous and generous.

Future generations will laugh at it, and future generations will also imitate it in the confusion, making future generations laugh at it.

Li Qianshun may also know that Song Jun may be suspected of delaying time, but after weighing it, what can he do?

Fight with Song Jun?

The country next to it is no longer the gentle Liao Kingdom, but the wolf-like and tiger-like Jin Kingdom.
Chapter completed!