Chapter 1687: Convince Shen Tang first? Return to Lintao Mansion
Chapter 1687: Convince Shen Tang first?
Return to Lintao Prefecture
"It would be fine if it were someone else, but His Majesty should also know Shen Tang's position in the heart of the Song Emperor, and he also controls the army. Once he strongly opposes it, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty may be in trouble, and this matter is also prone to changes! "
"If we can convince Shen Tang first, and with his support, this matter will almost fall into place."
"Furthermore, after the matter is completed, if we borrow troops from the Song Dynasty, the soldiers and horses under Shen Tang's command are the most elite! Without anything else, Shen Tang leads tens of thousands of elites to the north to help, and it will be easy to resolve this crisis! If Shen Tang No, even if this matter was accomplished, where would the Song Dynasty have any elite troops?
If we send some other troops here, they probably won't be enough to cause chaos."
"Shen Tang?"
Wan Yanyong thought for a while, then sneered, "This kid wants to escape from my grasp?
Just go ahead with peace of mind! Here in Shen Tang, I will make him agree."
Pu Sanzhuo immediately said, "In this case, I will go and prepare immediately to go south tomorrow.
I hope your Majesty will take care of you, and I will try to facilitate this matter as quickly as possible."
Wan Yanyong nodded. In the past nearly a year, almost hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses have been mobilized, which has also put a huge pressure on the finances of the imperial court. Fortunately, there was some wealth before, but now it is almost unbearable. .
Otherwise, given his temperament, he would rather drag it out than agree to such a cession of territory.
"I'll give you two and a half months! If you still can't make this happen, I will personally conquer it!"
It's July now. If a peace agreement is reached within two and a half months and the Song Dynasty sends troops in September, the war can be resolved this year!
If not, it will be too late this year.
And the imperial court's finances may not last until next spring.
Therefore, no matter what, the battle situation must be finalized before this year's New Year!
Pusanzhuo nodded solemnly, "I will do my best!"
After walking out of the hall, Pusanzhuo breathed a sigh of relief, and then said to himself, "I exchanged an unimportant enclave for the current method to break the situation, and also brought hundreds of thousands of silver to me. , there is simply nothing more cost-effective than this..."
On the third day of July, Pusanzhuo said goodbye to Wanyanyong, took the envoy and rushed to Lin'an at high speed.
In the battle of Shen Tang, tens of thousands of Tibetan elites under the command of King Pibo were defeated, and then Shi Shiran returned to Lintao Road through Jingyuguan. The Xia Liao garrison at Jingyuguan did not face any difficulties, and even held a victory for the Song army. Triumphal ceremony.
After returning to Lanzhou, Xin Qiji and Shao Hongyuan rested in Bian Xi's camp for two days and then led their troops back to Jishi and Hezhou!
Two days later, Shen Tang also said goodbye to Bian Xi and led the soldiers and horses back to Lintao Prefecture where the soldiers and horses were stationed.
"Welcome to the victorious return of the commander-in-chief!"
Wen Chao led the generals out of the camp. Bi Zaiyu grinned and winked at Wen Chao and the others. This time, he was the only general following him out of the camp.
Wen Chaozhong was naturally gnashing his teeth as he was proud of meeting Bi again, and sent Shen Tang back to the camp first. "The commander is tired after all the way back. Let's rest for a while. The general has prepared a banquet and will welcome the commander in the evening."
A moment later, there was a loud shout outside the camp, "Brothers, this guy went with the commander this time. Not only did he serve in the war, but he dared to show off when he came back."
Brothers said, what should we do?"
"beat him!"
At least a dozen people shouted in unison.
"Then what are you waiting for? Come on shoulder to shoulder!"
So, when it was time for the dinner party, Bi met again this young general who had participated in several battles without being seriously injured. This time, he came with two big black eyes and bruises on his face...
After getting up on the second day, the generals gathered in the Chinese military tent and told Shen Tang what happened during this period.
"Since the commander-in-chief left, we have followed the commander-in-chief's orders to close up the camp. Except for the exploration horses, the other troops and horses have not moved lightly, and the Xia Liao side's troops and horses have not shown any signs of attacking us!"
"After Tu Shan Kening and Zhang Hua deployed their troops to test the Watingzhai area many times, they fought two battles on June 20th and 28th, but there was no winner or loser.
Each time, both sides suffered thousands of casualties and retreated.
In recent days, the two sides have once again returned to the stage of confrontation and mutual testing."
"According to the information we investigated, about half a month ago, the Xiang troops at Kaiyuan Fort raided the border of Anguo Town, trying to enter Pingliang Mansion.
However, the Jin general Wu Gu Lunda personally led the troops to charge and set up an ambush in advance. The party's troops were defeated and thousands of troops were damaged.
After the war, the party's troops once again returned to the Kaiyuan Fort area."
"Wugu Lunda lost Gu Xiao Pass before, which was more due to carelessness, but this person is extremely brave. He was well prepared for the battle on the border of Pingliang Prefecture this time, and he was also familiar with the terrain. It is not surprising that he defeated the party's soldiers and horses! After all, , Although the troops and horses of Dangxiang's side are slightly better than that of Ugulunda, the gap is not big!"
"Whether it's a calculation or not, Wu Gu Lunda can be regarded as taking revenge on Gu Xiaoguan!"
In fact, looking back at the war between the Xia and Liao soldiers and horses and the Jin people, although Tu Dankening has been defeated all the way to the east of Longshan, it is more about the overall situation and the disadvantage of the overall situation. Tu Dankening's use of troops has not appeared. The fatal mistake, including the fact that his generals were able to suppress the Song Dynasty soldiers and horses in the Lizhou area but could not go north for many years, is enough to prove the elite of the West Route Army.
However, Tu Dankening did not have many soldiers and horses at his disposal, and even the supply of military pay and food was not timely. This was because Tu Dankening had been in charge of the West Route Army for many years, and everyone from the general to the soldiers was almost united.
Otherwise, I am afraid that I will be defeated first without the need for others to attack.
"Is Mr. Chen still safe?"
Shen Tang asked.
Wen Chao chuckled and said, "Don't worry, Commander! We will take good care of all food and clothing expenses. He sent people to deliver letters to Lin'an, and we didn't stop him! Military newspapers from various places were also sent to him on time."
"In the two days since the Marshal left, many letters were sent.
However, when the news of the commander-in-chief's victory came back, Mr. Chen calmed down."
"According to the words of the brother who 'protected' Mr. Chen, Mr. Chen may have some regrets now! After all, if he hadn't insisted on interfering randomly before, he would have had some credit for this victory.
But now, he has not interfered at all, so there is no need to take credit."
"hehe!"
Shen Tang smiled faintly. This was almost expected, but he, Shen Tang, did not have a holy mother's heart. If he offended him, then he would be offended. Unless this guy wanted to repent of Lin'an, would he let him out and cause trouble for himself?
Or give him some credit for peace of mind?
It's simply overthinking.
"Have you received any response to the report to the imperial court?"