Chapter 1,231 The war begins again

Yongxing Military Road, Huanzhou.

If we talk about the Hengshan line and the Shaanxi Road section, which are now tightly squeezed by the Song Dynasty, the strength of the Yongxing Army line is relatively weaker. The fastest update on the PC::/

This also has historical reasons.

There are few Han people in this area and many Tibetan people. It is their past tradition that the Tibetan people in Huanzhou and Xixia used information as spies and actively led the way when the Xia people attacked.

This situation lasted until the fourth year of Qingli Dynasty, when Zhong Shiheng managed Qingjian City, was appointed magistrate of Huanzhou, and took good care of the Tibetan people, and then it improved.

At that time, Zhong Shiheng inspected the territory and went deep into the Qiang people to provide advice.

The leader of the Huanzhou Fan tribe, Nu You, was stubborn and arrogant. Zhong Shiheng contacted him and said that he would go to his tribe to express condolences the next day.

It was snowing heavily at night, and Nuhe thought that Zhong Shiheng would definitely not go. As a result, Zhong Shiheng kept his promise and came to Nuyou's tent despite the heavy snowstorm.

The slaves were moved and frightened, and gathered their clansmen to obey his orders.

From then on, the Tibetan tribes around Huanzhou began to submit to the Song Dynasty and gradually became the decisive force in defending the Yongxing military route.

As a result, during the Zhao Xu period, the situation changed again.

At that time, Su You and Han Zhen decentralized power and each guarded one side. Han Zhen trusted the Xia spies on the Yongxing military road, used the wrong strategy, created conflicts between Han and Tibetan people, discriminated against the Tibetan people, and created the elite Fan cavalry Guangrui army in Huanqing.

The rebellion brought serious setbacks to the military of Yongxing Military Road.

Although Su You took active measures to remedy the situation afterwards, the Yongxing Military Road still lagged behind compared with Shaanxi, which had been developing vigorously.

Another important reason is the geographical location.

Today's Shaanxi Road, the Song Army has completely occupied all the watersheds and gained a commanding advantage.

As for Huanzhou, the terrain has begun to become low and flat, and overall it is still higher in the north and lower in the south.

Huanzhou is located at the mouth of the lower reaches of the confluence of Baima River and Guide River. When the Xia people attack, they can freely choose two river valleys and come from a high position. From a geographical point of view, it is actually somewhat disadvantageous for the defenders.

This is the front line of Yongxing Military Road facing Xixia. To the north of Huanzhou, there are Shubo and some Han volunteers and archers living between Baimaguide.

After Di Yong took office, the total number of troops here was only 2,000.

So Di Yong first recruited Tibetan tribes to establish farmland between the two rivers, and then established Hongde Village and Guangen Village in the dangerous valleys further north of the camp to consolidate border defenses.

After receiving Zhao Xu's order, Di Yong organized the Xiafan Brave Troops around Huanzhou into several units, drilled on time, and promoted brave men from them. Finally, he got an army with a mixture of Tibetan and Chinese, and a mixture of cavalry and foot, totaling five troops.

thousand.

Zhao Xu was very happy and ordered Di Yong to comfort his subordinates and gave them the treatment of the old-style forbidden army.

The April wheat seedlings had just begun to sprout and had entered a period of vigorous growth when Di Yong received reports from scouts that Xia State General Geng Mengyou had come to attack Huanzhou with 20,000 people.

The leader of the cooked Tibetan people in Huanzhou, Ling Nie, was reluctant to part with the wheat in the field, and he was quite arrogant after the successful looting, so he sent troops to challenge the former army of Gong Meng Nie. However, he was lured into the encirclement and ambushed by Gong Meng Nie. Five hundred Tibetan cavalry

completely annihilated.

After winning the first battle, Gong Meng's flying troops broke through the unguarded Hongde Village and immediately led the army southward along the Baima River.

On the other side, the young general Jia Ji who was guarding Guang'en Village in Guidechuan was shocked to hear that Hongde Village had been captured. He was afraid that his retreat would be raided, so he reacted very quickly. He led the 500 defenders to retreat from Guidechuan and seize the opportunity in Mengmeng.

He had crossed the Baima River before and continued guerrilla harassment on Mengmeng's march route to slow down Mengmeng's advance and buy time for the two Sichuan and Tibetan tribes to retreat into Huanzhou.

The Song-Xia War broke out suddenly and inexplicably in Huanzhou!

In the Song Dynasty, no one from the court to the border ministers, including Su You, expected that Liang Yongneng would dare to suddenly provoke him at this time. Zhao Xu urgently recalled Su You, who was still in Zhongmou with his children catching hedgehogs in the melon fields, to discuss countermeasures.

In the side hall, Sun Gu had a strong and stubborn look on his face: "Wars are easy to start, but disasters are hard to end! Di Yong in Huanzhou, when he raised his troops after the autumn last year, he should have anticipated the Xia people's revenge today!"

Sun Gu is an old man in Zhao Xufan's residence. When Zhao Xu was still King Ying, Sun Gu was his minister. Later he became the crown prince and also his minister. He was famous for his determination when he was young. He read "The Analects of Confucius" at the age of nine.

Said: "I can do this."

After becoming an official, he joined the team of die-hard conservatives, but both conservatives and reformers admired his character. He was said to be "sincere and sincere, not fond of exaggeration, and benefit from living with others for a long time."

Faithful. Therefore, he has gone through dangers and dangers without being harmed by others."

Belongs to the "people can't bear to be bullied" variety.

Therefore, he talked to Zhao Xu relatively casually and dared to speak out and give advice.

Zhao Xu said: "When Zhong'e took Suizhou, Sun Weng advised me to warn people in advance. He told me that I should show my faith to those who are far away. Raising troops without a name is not a plan. He also told me that soldiers are dangerous weapons.

Also, don’t act rashly. If you act rashly, you will regret it.”

"But now the chaos in Xixia has emerged. The day before yesterday, Miao Xue responded and said that what Yu Zanghuama said is generally true. The Lord of Xia has been imprisoned by the Queen Mother. This is a good opportunity for progress. How can we forget the aspirations of our ancestors?"

Sun Gu said: "Miao's words are still between two ends. There is chaos in Xixia. No one can see it and there is no way to prove it."

"However, Hongde and Guang'en villages were lost one after another, Huanzhou was in danger, and the Song Dynasty was in danger of overthrowing the city. This was a real disaster that was already happening."

"Your Majesty, if the Western Army was well prepared, how could it have made this mistake? Since we made such a mistake, it means that we have not made sufficient preparations and our defense is insufficient, but how can we talk about making progress?"

"Also, Gao Zunyu is the minister of Huanqing. Where is he now? He keeps saying that he is preparing elites for the country, and the enemy has committed serious crimes. Until now, there has been no report. The ministers have accused him of dereliction of duty."

Zhao Xu pretended to be stupid: "Prime Minister, now is the time to talk about solutions. Even if what you just said makes sense, don't you have to hurry first and then slow down? Solve the immediate problem before we talk?"

Sun Gu said angrily: "I'm afraid if I don't negotiate first, emergencies will come one after another, one after another!"

Zhao Xu was helpless: "What do you think of the Prime Minister?"

Sun Gu said: "The current plan is to stick to Huanzhou, order Fan Chunchu on the Shaanxi road, and Li Ji on the Yongxing military road to send generals to rescue them, and then send envoys to Xia to test the truth and wait for their return before revealing the truth.

Bing Chang's book is spread throughout the world, and the king's troops are sent to conquer it!"

Zhao Xu couldn't help but laugh: "Shu Xiang is really an honest man. He must know that military tactics are deceitful. If Su Mingrun were here, he would definitely disagree with this statement."

Sun Gu was so anxious that his face turned red: "Your Majesty, can you still laugh? Although I know that I am not as capable as Su You, I have repeatedly recommended him to replace Feng Jing. As a result, although Your Majesty went to Feng Jing, he ordered his ministers to succeed him."

"Back then, Bao Zheng impeached Zhang Fangping and resigned, but he succeeded him and was ridiculed by Ouyang Wenzhong. Your Majesty... Your Majesty, you are setting your ministers up for injustice!"

After saying that, he took off his futou and said, "I will ask you to go out again today. If your majesty must march westward, please appoint Su You as the prime minister. I am very lucky that your majesty has chosen this person. I have no complaints at all!"

"Ouch! What are you doing, Mr. Sun?" A voice sounded at the door: "Your Majesty, Mr. Sun is a minister of Qiandi. Your Majesty wants to pay more attention to Mr. Sun's integrity, good intentions and graceful appearance. How can you force him to take off the futou?"

As if seeing a savior, Zhao Xu stood up and said: "The Duke of Fu is here. You and Sun Gong will discuss the situation of the Huanzhou war. After you have agreed, you will report to me. I have other things to do here..."

Sun Gu grabbed Zhao Xu's sleeve and said, "Your Majesty can't leave. What can be bigger than an enemy invasion?"

Zhao Xu couldn't argue with the old man, so he had to say: "Okay, Sun Weng, please let go first. I won't be able to walk anymore, right?"

Su You took out a stack of documents and maps from his leather bag: "Mr. Sun, Your Majesty, this is just a small disturbance from the Xia people. It has nothing to do with the overall situation, so don't worry."

Now Zhao Xu really didn't want to leave: "The Xia people came with great force and captured two villages in a row. Di Yong lost 500 fine cavalry. Why did Duke Fu say this?"

Su You said: "I just sorted out the memorial text at the Military Aircraft Department. Di Yong's memorial did not include any request for reinforcements, which shows that he is still very confident about holding Huanzhou."

Sun Gu disagreed: "The generals were afraid of being held accountable by the court, so they often relied on force and arrogance. Didn't Ren Fu think that Li Yuanhao would be easy to get along with?"
Chapter completed!