Wanyan Zongbi, who was stationed in Pingzhou, immediately rejected any request from Laizhou and did not even give Laizhou the qualifications to negotiate, because this was just a trivial matter after all. Therefore, the Song Dynasty first requested Pingzhou for entry investigation in the name of Laizhou. Unfortunately,
, was sternly rejected by the other party. △￠
Although the Song army defeated the Jin army in the Battle of the Yellow River, the Jurchens still looked down on the Han people from the bottom of their hearts. They all felt that the defeat in the Battle of the Yellow River was not due to strength, but to Li Qi's cunning.
Not only that, the Jurchens also regarded the Yunsang Alliance as a shame.
The two most important representatives are Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongbi. Both of them looked down on the Han people from the bottom of their hearts, and they never stopped advocating the use of force against the Song Dynasty.
This Pingzhou was originally Wanyan Zongwang's base camp. During Wanyan Zongwang's western expedition, Pingzhou and Yingzhou were handed over to Wanyan Zongbi.
In fact, this fleet was robbed by Wanyan Zongbi's men, but this plan was not from Wanyan Zongbi, but from Wanyan Zongwang. The purpose of Wanyan Zongwang's move was to destroy the connection between Goryeo and the Song Dynasty, and use pirates to
Disrupting their trade and forcing Goryeo to abandon the waterway and take the land route, Goryeo would have to rely on the Jin Kingdom.
However, Wanyan Zongwang's strategy was to fight in small quarrels and try not to have direct conflicts with the other party.
However, since Wanyan Zongbi took charge of Pingzhou, he began to train the navy, because during the Yanyun War, it was precisely because Han Shizhong's navy was like no one in the Jin Kingdom that Wanyan Zongwang's plan to attack Yanshan Mansion ended in failure.
Therefore, Wanyan Zongbi felt that our Jin Empire should also have a powerful navy, and this was approved by the imperial court.
Yingzhou Navy was born.
But after all, the quality of the Jurchens is not very high, and the soldiers do not know how to do business. Apart from hunting, they only know how to rob. This pirate is very suitable for them. They themselves feel that it is a seamless connection. After several successful robberies, their
The ambition becomes bigger and bigger, and the more you want to get, the more you want.
However, the autumn harvest is the time when trade between the two sides is most intensive.
The navy in Yingzhou came up with this idea after hearing the news that a caravan would be heading to Goryeo. So they also imitated the tactics of the Song Army and dispatched the navy to rob the entire fleet in the name of going to sea for exercises.
Only caravans.
This is why Zhao Kai and Li Qi are both sure that this was done by the Kingdom of Jin. Because of such a huge fleet, how can you rob it without dozens of warships?
But how could pirates have so many warships? It must be the work of the Jin Kingdom.
Goryeo doesn't have the guts.
Wanyan Zongbi naturally knew about this news, but he didn't care. For the Song Dynasty, this little loss was just a drop in the bucket. When we opened our mouths, you gave us one million yuan, so this is a gift.
our.
But who would have thought that the magistrate of Laizhou would actually send people to Pingzhou to request entry investigation. This made Wanyan Zongbi very angry. Did you people from the Southern Dynasties not understand the target? You even talked about entry investigation. How many do you have?
If you are brave enough, if I allow you, I, Dajin, will have no face to speak of.
It can be seen from this that strength is the last word!
It's obviously their fault, but when it comes to talking about it, it seems like they are reasonable.
The news soon spread to Bianjing.
Long Yan was furious!
Zhao Kai angrily scolded Wanyan Zongbi for being arrogant and arrogant in front of the civil and military officials of the court, and shouted, "This matter must not stop here."
Of course, this news quickly spread to the people, further intensifying public anger. Only hatred, humiliation, and injustice can unite the people.
The hatred of Jin among the people of the Song Dynasty seemed to have reached its peak.
However, at this time, news came from Xixia that Wanyan Zongwang had conquered Ganzhou in less than three days, which meant that he had gained an important town as soon as he left. This was actually closely related to the policies of the Xixia court.
Yue has not sent troops to rescue, which is undoubtedly to abandon the car to protect the commander. The Xingqing Mansion, the capital of Xixia, felt that Suzhou was lost, and the Jin soldiers had pushed the battle line to the gate of Ganzhou. It would be futile to rescue them again, so they took a decisive step.
The tactics of Qingbiye were to shrink the defense line in an all-round way and deploy heavy troops in Helan Mountain.
This Helan Mountain is the last line of defense for Xingqing Mansion. If Helan Mountain is lost, Xingqing Mansion will be in danger.
After Wanyan Zongwang captured Ganzhou, he went non-stop and attacked Xiliang Mansion with his entire army. This was a very important military town in Xixia. The soldiers and horses of Xiliang Mansion were famous for being good at conquering and fighting.
At the same time, Wanyan Xiyin, who was gathered in Heishui City in the north of Xixia, also led an army to attack the Hetao area in the northeast of Xixia.
This is very similar to the situation when the Jin army went south, except that the Song Dynasty was a large country and lost Kaifeng and Jiangnan, but Xixia lost Xingqing Mansion, and everything was over.
Royal study room!
Faced with such an urgent military situation, Zhao Kai immediately convened a confidential meeting, including Qin Hui, Li Qi, Zheng Yi and other central ministers.
"Concerning the war in Xixia, I believe you are all very clear. Once Xixia is destroyed, the next target of the Jin Kingdom must be me, the Song Dynasty. Instead of waiting to be passively beaten, it is better to take the initiative now."
This time, Zhao Kai made a straightforward decision to declare war on Jin for the first time in front of these central ministers. In the past, his attitude was all about how to defend, but today, he finally spoke out what was in his heart, because he was waiting for
One day is too long to wait.
The emperor had already made his decision, and Qin Hui and others had nothing to say, and they also supported sending troops.
Because the Song Dynasty is in urgent need of a war. Over the years, the Song Dynasty has been recuperating and recuperating. Although there are wars in the west, north, and east, due to the proper use of policies, the Song Dynasty has always gained benefits rather than losses in the war. Now
The country is well equipped with sufficient food and supplies. It has hoarded so much food, recruited so many soldiers, and manufactured so many weapons. What would you do if you didn't fight? There is no place for the money in the national treasury to be used, and it can only be consumed by war.
Moreover, there is no room for two tigers in one mountain. The Jin Kingdom cannot tolerate the Song Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty cannot tolerate the Jin Kingdom. In the past, the Song Dynasty could not defeat the Jin Kingdom. It could only compromise and use low-priced goods in exchange for peace. But it is different now. The national power of the Song Dynasty is increasing day by day.
, Zhao Kai felt that it was time to discuss the position of overlord with the Kingdom of Jin and see who would win.
Qin Hui asked cautiously: "But Your Majesty, how should we send troops? Should we send troops to assist Xixia, or directly attack the Kingdom of Jin?"
Zhao Kai said: "I am also hesitating about this. Li Qi, what do you think?"
Li Qidao: "Your Majesty, whether to rescue or fight depends on the situation. If Xixia cannot resist, then we must send troops to rescue. But at the same time as rescue, we can also send troops to Yanyun. In fact, the strategy and tactics should always be
Let the people from the General Staff find a way. But now the staff of the General Staff are all in Yanyun, northwest, so I thought I should ask their opinions first and then make the final plan."
The Privy Council is now only responsible for dispatching troops and generals. As for how to fight this battle, it is no longer within the scope of the Privy Council's responsibility.
Zhao Kai nodded, Li Qi was not omnipotent after all, and asked again: "How many elite soldiers can be mobilized now?"
Li Qidao: "The Northern Military Region, Central Military Region and Western Military Region alone can dispatch at least 200,000 elite troops."
Due to the reform of the military system, except for some special places, such as the Yanyun area, most areas have abolished the rural soldiers, Xiang soldiers, and vassal soldiers.
Today, there are only two types of soldiers in the Song Dynasty, one is the forbidden army, and the other is the logistics army. And due to year-round exercises and fighting in these years, these soldiers are all elite soldiers, and they are no longer the losers and rice sacks of the past. This is also the reason why Zhao Kai
Why do you have the confidence to fight this battle?
Zhao Kai nodded and said, "Where are the food and military pay?"
Zheng Yi immediately said: "Report to the emperor, Guangtaiyuan, Hejian, Zhongshan, Yanyun, Deng, Lai and other places. We can mobilize 20 million stones of grain and grass. If it is not enough, we can transport grain from Daming Mansion, and then
Grain and grass will be slowly transported from the south of the Yangtze River to fill these granaries, and the treasury for military pay can allocate 20 million guan."
Because grain and grass will be lost a lot during transportation, especially when you are on the road, Zheng Yi does not recommend transporting grain from the south of the Yangtze River immediately. Instead, you should open up the grain from the north first, with 20 million stones of grain and grass to feed 200,000 people.
The army has more than enough, and there is no need to mobilize food from Daming Prefecture, let alone Bianjing. But when you use it up, you must make up for it immediately. These local granaries must be maintained at a certain amount, but,
We can slowly transfer grain from Jiangnan, so that it will not affect the prices in Jiangnan.
In fact, in normal times, what Li Qi did was to hoard grain from the north and transfer grain from the south. This was also to balance the military grains in various places, because it was difficult for the war to reach the south. If he wanted to fight, he would fight in the north. If he waited until the time of war,
How long will it take to transport food from the south of the Yangtze River? Not to mention the losses involved. This battle is all about logistics. Since Li Qi and Zhao Kai both know that there will be a battle sooner or later, of course they have been making preparations for a long time.
Store food in these important towns.
You must know that Zheng Yi only said that it can be transferred, that is, it does not affect the livelihood of the people in these places, and it is not a violent expropriation of grain like Wang Fu.
After all, there is too much food in Jiangnan. If agriculture is developed, it can feed the entire Song Dynasty. Moreover, due to the liquidation method, the food is being replaced. The old food is sold, the price is balanced, and the new food is hoarded. Therefore, all this food is
It's top quality, but even so, Jiangnan still can't finish the food, and they are still expanding the granary, because since Fangla's rebellion, Jiangnan has never experienced war again. In recent years, the weather has been good and the harvests have been good every year, so Jiangnan
The people are all very wealthy.
You must know that the cultivated land in the Song Dynasty has already exceeded one billion acres. This does not include Tubo. What is this concept? Moreover, farming technology has received a very large commission. On average, each mu of land can produce more than three shi of grain. However,
There was little currency, and the people paid taxes with grain, so the court collected all the grain from taxes, causing the granaries to overflow instantly. In fact, the grain from the private sector alone was enough to support the little Xixia, and this actually did not require any input from the court.
Of course, the reason for all this is the system. Corrupt officials have dropped sharply, internal consumption is relatively small, and the stepped taxation has also maximized the interests of the court to a certain extent. Moreover, the people have started doing business with the court. Although there is a lot of food, there is still a lot of food. It is in the hands of merchants or landowners, but in view of the liquidation law, everyone knows that the court has hoarded a lot of food, so they are unwilling to hoard goods, try to exchange currency, and then do other business, instead of just knowing it as before After playing this trick of hoarding goods and hoarding money, whoever wants to use the cellar to hoard money now will be regarded as a fool in the eyes of others.
The idea that if the people are prosperous, the country will be prosperous is very concretely reflected in these figures.
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