Chapter 582 Victory

Xingqing Mansion was shocked three times a day. Even Ma Kui, also known as Jianfu Camp, had gone to Mingsha City to defend. Liang Yongneng rode his light horse and rushed into Weizhou day and night, and then began to expel the Liangchuan that was raging on the Hetao Plain.

Fan.

Zhongjie's Zhenrong Army easily broke into the Yongxing Army and successfully joined forces with the Huanzhou garrison. The crisis in Huanqing was resolved.

Due to Liang Yongneng's hasty retreat, a large amount of baggage collected had no time to be destroyed. At least 50% of the harvest in Huanqing and Qingzhou was saved.

You are in the first grade and I am in the fifteenth grade. In order to stop Liang Yongneng's counterattack, Su You directly set fire to a large number of wheat fields in Hanoi, forming an insurmountable arson zone, covering the three internal officials and the familiar people to calmly evacuate.

After death, the officials were reluctant to part with their wealth, and they truly sacrificed their lives.

Wang Zhongzheng rushed into the ruins of Xiaoguan with smoke and fire, rolled off his horse, and the gold and silver in his sleeves and trousers fell to the ground. The first thing he said was: "Mingrun, this one is hairy."

! Damn it! From now on, who will say that the poor Xixia man is in a hurry with him!"

Su You touched his nose. This was a subconscious action whenever he felt guilty.

Also, there are now 4,000 good horses under the names of three internal officials, all of which are more than twenty horses.

The Yellow River is full of dangers and only benefits one group. The Xixia people's largest farming area and decades of accumulation cannot be underestimated.

Su You picked up a small golden Buddha on the ground and said: "You can kill even the temple! You are not afraid of divine punishment! You have a share in hunting down birds on the mountain. I will help you eliminate disasters!"

Wang Zhongzheng didn't take it seriously. He wanted to wave but couldn't do it: "Forget it, I won't argue with you. Let me tell you, the temple is the richest place for Xia Gou!"

After saying this, I felt regretful and stood up: "The top of the tower is made of gold, but it's a pity that I didn't bring a demolition team! I can only look at the wonderful sounds above with greedy eyes!"

Su You looked at Li Ruoyu and Tong Guan who looked excited, and wondered whether Tong Guan's interest in military affairs might have started because of this incident.

The first time I participated in a war, even if I won the battle, it was so satisfying to go deep into the enemy's territory, burn, kill and loot.

He shook his head and threw away this mixed parallel space: "Retreat, you are really good at it. Even Qidi Tian Shouzhong is back, how dare you wander outside!"

"You are the last group. Retreat to the north gate of Shimen Gorge and then negotiate terms with the Xixia people."

Su You's mind was very clear.

This battle was actually a cruel battle. Half of the harvest of Huanqing in the Song Dynasty was compared with half of the harvest in the grain-producing area of ​​Hanoi in Xixia. Both sides suffered huge losses.

However, it was a good deal for the Song Dynasty. The reason was very simple. For the Song Dynasty, the same loss was skin and bones, while for Xixia, it was bones and muscles.

Moreover, Tiandu Mountain was still under siege and Shimen Gorge fell into the hands of the Song Dynasty.

Compared with these two gains, the gains made by Wang Zhongzheng and Liang Sichuan Fan can only be regarded as trivial.

In this battle, except for the blockade of Tiandu Mountain and the night attack on Shimen Village, there was actually nothing to show for it.

Fan Longshan complained to Yao Si that if he continued to play like this, he would not be a hero.

Wang Wenyu said you should just have some fun, but I was so stunned that I didn’t fire even one arrow from the beginning to the end!

None of them realized that the way war was actually fought was gradually changing.

This is a competition of national strength, or in other words, a competition of economic strength.

Moreover, the senior officials of the Song Army, at least the senior officials of Weizhou, under the guidance of Su You, have learned to consider the overall situation.

To put it bluntly, this battle was a victory for Weizhou’s economic strength, not a victory for the Song Dynasty’s military strength.

Judging from the military losses, the losses of the two armies were similar. The Song army only had more than 10,000 people in the Huanqing battle. Especially in the early and late stages, the Tibetan army and volunteers suffered huge losses.

Tiandu Mountain, which was heavily garrisoned by Xixia troops, was completely useless and could not retreat after losing 5,000 men; Shimenzhai had only 3,000 troops and was completely wiped out by surprise; Xiaoguan had a large standing army, but it was destroyed by the big explosion.

It was not only Guancheng, but also half of the city, as well as the determination of the defenders to resist.

Of the 30,000 people and the 6,000 elite troops at the top of the city, they were all wiped out. The rest were either blown away or turned into ducks by Tian Shouzhong's cavalry and became the prey of Yao Si and Fan Longshan.

This military report is a bit difficult to write.

Su You was the strategic envoy for the Shaanxi Military Road. In theory, he should be in charge of the soldiers on the Yongxing Military Road and the Shaanxi Road.

Han Jiang is the transfer envoy and the Xuanfu envoy of the Shaanxi Military Road. In theory, he should be in charge of the finances of the Yongxing Military Road and the Shaanxi Road.

But in practice, the two formed a silent tacit understanding. Su You and Shaanxi military and political affairs were in control, and Han Jiang and Yongxing were in control of military and political affairs. They did not interfere with each other.

This is also a routine operation for capable border ministers. Instead of involving each other on the big pie, it is better to divide it into two small pies. On the small pie, you are the supreme commander and can decide everything with one word. Don't be too happy.

But the situation on Huanqing Road was so miserable. Hundreds of thousands of people trampled it, and the good years turned into famine in a blink of an eye.

So Han Jiang quit, and the Yongxing Military Road had to share in the war dividends.

Su You was also afraid. Huanqing's soldiers were okay externally, but they were also arrogant internally. You can tell by looking at the five virtues.

So we quickly mobilized grain, cattle and horses to support Huanqing through this winter.

The first winter snow has fallen, and following the winter snow, there are also Xixia envoys.

The Xixia people demanded a return to the pre-war status quo on the grounds that the Song Dynasty was entirely responsible for the war between the two countries due to provocation by the Song army.

Tiandu Mountain withdrew from the siege and returned Shimen Village. The two villages captured by the Song army were exchanged for Suizhou captured by Zhong'e. The Song Dynasty compensated 1.2 million guan for the loss south of Xixia Xiping Prefecture, and exchanged the plundered population of 12 people from the south.

Ten thousand.

Su You was tit for tat. It was the Xixia people who first provoked this war. They massacred the familiar Han people who defected to the Song Dynasty and built two cities, seriously threatening the security of Huanqing. After that, they raised 200,000 troops and ravaged the two states, killing soldiers and civilians.

No calculation.

It is recommended that Zhongshu take a tough stance, stop the Sui coins, order Xixia to apologize, compensate the two states of the Song Dynasty for 900,000 guan, compensate Shaanxi for 600,000 guan for the military expenditure of this operation, and withdraw troops from Tiandu Mountain, but the Xixia people need to provide 500,000 guan.

It must be redeemed. Considering the economic difficulties of Xixia, the above amount is allowed to be paid off with annual coins until it is paid off.

Shimen Gorge was the inherent territory of the Song Dynasty. It had been occupied by Xixia for decades. Now that the Song Dynasty has taken it back, there is no need to discuss the issue of territorial ownership.

Not only did they not discuss it, in order to eliminate the side threat to Shimen Gorge from Tiandu Mountain, Suyou also built forts at several exits of Tiandu Mountain to block the access to Shimen Gorge from Tiandu Mountain.

As for the population, because the northern land is about to fall into bitter cold and war, the area west of Weizhou in Western Xia and south of Mingsha City has become a red land.

The two countries were at war and the people were innocent. The Song Dynasty was a responsible and ceremonial state. It had always upheld a noble humanitarian spirit and had the responsibility to provide comfort and relief to the refugees after the war in Xixia. We cannot let the Song Dynasty be allowed to do so just because the Xixia people ignored them.

Are hundreds of thousands of Xia people on the border freezing to death and starving to death?

If they want to hand it back, that's fine. Then the Song Dynasty must first send a humanitarian observation team to inspect Xixia's relief measures and implementation of the refugees in the country. After making an assessment, they can then decide whether the refugees should stay or leave. Otherwise, it will be murder and injustice!

The Xixia envoy was about to cry. Tanhua Lang’s words were better than his singing. You stole the grain, drove the horses, cattle and sheep, and burned the pastures and wheat fields. Now you are talking to me about the humanitarian spirit!

Anyway, it’s just relief, so give us the relief food and we’ll make arrangements. Do you dare?!

Su You is very humble, I'm sorry but I don't dare.

In the court hall, the discussion about this battle was also very loud.

Political science is not science, Su You has a clear understanding of this.

Even a thousand years later, when technology has rapidly developed to that level, political ethics will still be the same.

So what should come will come sooner or later.

Taiwan remonstrates impeachment.

After Su You took office as the military envoy, instead of remedying the situation, rescuing Huanqing, and expelling the invaders, he instead raised troops to invade other countries and escalate the situation in order to gain great credit for himself. This is a replica of Li Fugui's beheading for taking credit. !

How does he know he can win? If he can't win, will the Guanzhong of the Song Dynasty still exist?

This is taking risks with the national destiny!

If he was right, then what was wrong with Li Fugui before sending troops to regain the lost territory? Just because one won and the other lost?

Xiang Yu was victorious in every battle, but died in the final defeat. Can Su You guarantee victory in every battle?

Soon, another voice resounded in Bianjing City, and an article became popular - "On the Morality of Scholars".

The article has elegant diction, strict logic, and frequent golden sentences. It is definitely written by a great master, and for a time, paper in Luoyang was expensive.

I don’t know who the author is. Some said it was Su You, another said it was Su Shi, and some even said it was Sima Guang or Wang Anshi, but no one recognized it.
Chapter completed!