"Haha---if it's as the general said, there's nothing better. This party member will really reap the consequences!"
Yao Kelong couldn't help laughing after hearing this.
The other soldiers also showed signs of gloating over the misfortune.
Zhuang Xiang, with a frown on his face, asked Wu Jie, "What is the general's plan?"
Wu Jie was silent.
Yao Kelong said again: "What is there to say? Of course we should do our own thing well. His party members are ungrateful, so why should we care about what they do?"
Wu Jie frowned slightly and said: "Personally, I am also angry that Xixia did not go to rescue Xining Prefecture, but we must take the overall situation into consideration. Wanyan Zongwang's move also means to sow discord."
Zhuang Xiang breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid that Wu Jie would act on his own initiative, so he nodded and said, "What the general said is true. Wanyan Zongwang calculated that the quasi-party members would not dare to leave Helan Mountain to rescue Xining Prefecture. This would inevitably arouse our dissatisfaction and lead to destruction." Our alliance, if we do nothing to save it, will play into Wanyan Zongwang's plan. Once Xixia is destroyed, our situation will also be very dangerous. We and Xixia will be at loggerheads."
Wu Jie hummed and said, "We must put the overall situation first."
Yao Kelong was surprised and said: "Is it possible that the general is still planning to send troops to rescue?"
Wu Jie shook his head and said: "I'm afraid it's too late to send troops to rescue now. We must quickly send people to inform the Xixia king and let them prepare as soon as possible. In addition, let Wu Lin lead the Zhennan army to rescue ."
Although some soldiers were dissatisfied, they did not dare to disobey Wu Jie.
At this moment, a major general suddenly walked in and whispered a few words in Wu Jie's ear.
Wu Jie opened his eyes and said, "Seriously?"
The major general nodded.
Zhuang Xiang saw Wu Jie's expression was different and asked hurriedly: "General, what happened?"
Wu Jie was startled and said: "Nothing's wrong, you guys just stay put for now. I'll go out and do some errands first."
After saying that, he left quickly.
Wu Jie returned to his house. He saw a man in a black cloak standing in the back hall. Because his back was turned to him, his face could not be seen. He only knew that the man was tall.
Hearing the movement behind him, the man turned around and said with a smile: "General Wu, long time no see."
Wu Jie was stunned for a moment, then he raised his hands and said, "I really didn't expect that Prince Yelu would come in person."
This person is none other than the Khitan orphan ---Yelü Dashi.
Yelu Dashi said: "The matter is very important. I had to act rashly. The general will not blame me for not telling the truth just now."
It turns out that he did not say that he was Yelu Dashi just now, but that he was Yelu Dashi's envoy.
"How could it be so? It's a mixed bag here now, so it's better to be careful." Wu Jie smiled and stretched out his hand: "Prince Yelu, please sit down."
"Thank you."
After the two sat down, Wu Jie got straight to the point and said, "I wonder why Prince Yelu suddenly visited?"
Yelu Dashi said: "I heard that your country has declared war on the Jin Kingdom?"
Wu Jie chuckled and said: "It seems that Prince Yelu still has many people left in Shule."
Yelu Dashi smiled and said: "The general probably won't care about this."
Wu Jie said: "Of course, after all, we are also allies, so I don't have to send someone to inform the prince."
"If the general can say that, I feel relieved."
Yelu Dashi suddenly said seriously: "I came here today to ask the general for help."
"What's up?"
"I want revenge."
Xining Prefecture. It is also Xining City in later generations. It is located in the eastern part of Qinghai Province and is the provincial capital of Qinghai. The valley basin in the upper reaches of the Huangshui River is the eastern gateway of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the only route for the ancient "Silk Road" South Road and the "Tang-Tibet Ancient Road"
Since ancient times, it has been an important transportation route and military center in the northwest. It is known as the "Key to the West Sea" and the "Throat of the Sea". It is also one of the world's high-altitude cities.
Although the great eunuch Tong Guan did many evil things, in any case, he also made a very significant contribution to the Song Dynasty, that is, he recovered the Hehuang area. He also recovered Xining Prefecture, thus opening up the southern route of the Silk Road. Also
It laid the foundation for Li Qi to later open up the trade market in the Western Regions. It can be said that he made an indispensable contribution.
Xining Prefecture is located right at the source of the Yellow River, the Yangtze River, and the Lancang River. The territory is crisscrossed by rivers, with steep river beds and narrow valleys, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is also located on the border of Xixia, so it has always been heavily guarded. Since the reform of the military system in the Song Dynasty,
, the Western Military Region arranged 20,000 elite troops to guard Xining Prefecture, and the general guarding the place had a surname of Tang and Chong.
Tang Zhong was also a good general in history, but his ability to guard this place had nothing to do with Li Qi. He was recommended by Zhong Shidao. When Zhong Shidao led the troops to rescue Kaifeng, Tang Zhong was among them, and during the Yellow River War,
He led his troops to attack the enemy and made great contributions. After the war, Zhong Shidao recommended Tang Zhong to guard Xining Prefecture.
When the Jin State attacked Xiliang Prefecture, Tang Zhong once suggested that Xiliang Prefecture should be assisted. Otherwise, the Hehuang area would be dangerous. Because with Xiliang Prefecture in front, it would be difficult for the Jin army to attack Hehuang. However, due to political reasons,
Zhao Kai did not adopt it, and as expected, Wanyan Zongwang suddenly transferred to Hehuang.
Originally, Tang Zhong deployed his troops at the forefront. Firstly, he could rescue Xixia at any time and attack Yan Zongwang with Xixia. Secondly, he could also contain the Jin army and make it fearful. This containment required the tacit understanding of both parties, but
The main force of the Jin army suddenly moved south, but the Dangxiang people ignored it. This was a very good opportunity to counterattack. Tang Zhong was very angry. He never expected that the Dangxiang people would do this. At least you have to contain the Jin army.
Yeah, the Jin army has thousands of troops, but you have blocked more than a dozen troops in Helan Mountain. If you tell me, people will probably laugh at you.
As a result, Tang Zhong's troops were deployed too far forward. As soon as Liu Yanzong's army arrived, he caught Tang Zhong's troops off guard and successfully advanced into Xining Prefecture.
We are not afraid of god-like opponents, but we are afraid of pig-like teammates.
In desperation, Tang Zhong could only defend Xining Prefecture with all his strength. On the one hand, he rescued the Zhenxi Army, and on the other hand, he sent people to condemn Xixia. We have just formed an alliance, and you are doing this. It is really abominable.
At first, Liu Yanzong's vanguard did not pose a fatal threat to Xining Prefecture. Tang Zhong personally went into battle and led his troops to defend the city. Liu Yanzong tentatively attacked once or twice and then gave up. But then Wanyan Zongwang led all the main forces southward.
Xining Prefecture was immediately surrounded, and Wanyan Zongwang sent people to lure Tang Chong to surrender.
However, Tang Zhong was a Jinshi and had both civil and military skills. He had read a lot of books and was very upright. Seeing that Xining Prefecture was besieged, he was ready to die. Surrender was impossible anyway, so he would rather die in battle.
It was he who responded with determination to die, so he repeatedly blocked Wanyan Zongwang's fierce attacks.
"I didn't expect that there were so many good generals in the Southern Dynasty."
Wanyan Zongwang looked at the city with copper and iron walls from a distance and couldn't help but sigh.
Liu Yanzong on the side asked: "Then shall we continue to attack?"
"I originally thought I could easily capture Xining Prefecture, but I didn't expect that the opponent would be so tough. If our target was Xining Prefecture, no matter how powerful the opponent was, I wouldn't need half a month to defeat this city. But now the situation in Yanyun is unknown.
We must end the war here quickly, Xining Prefecture is of little use to us."
Having said this, Wanyan Zongwang chuckled and said, "Our goal is always Xingqing Mansion."
Liu Yanzong said disdainfully: "The party members were really short-sighted and lost the best opportunity to attack us. We will win this battle."
Wanyan Zongwang sneered and said: "Southerners, Koreans, Khitans, Dangxiang people, Uighurs, and Tubo people, the most untrustworthy among them are Dangxiang people. Dangxiang people are extremely selfish. They always think about themselves and for themselves.
They can betray all their allies for their own interests, and this is how they have always survived. Whoever gives them more benefits will go to them. Since our Western Expedition, both us and the party members have suffered heavy losses, but the Southern Dynasty took advantage of the opportunity.
Taking over Tubo, or even Shule, and growing stronger, the Dangxiang people will definitely feel uneasy, so he hopes that we will fight head-on with the Southern Dynasty, while he sits on the mountain and watches the tigers fight, this is the reason why they do not counterattack."
Liu Yanzong chuckled and said: "Not everyone is qualified to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. If they are also a tiger, they can indeed benefit from it. Unfortunately, they are just a dog. Even if two tigers fight and both lose, it is not
Dogs can bully you.”
Wanyan Zongwang nodded and said: "Yes, the Dangxiang people who think they are cunning still seem to be proud of their cleverness, but they don't know that they are just prey in the game between us and the Southern Dynasty. The fate of the Dangxiang people is not in their own hands.
It's in the hands of us and the Southern Dynasty. He can survive only because there are two hunters nearby. Don't think that the Southern Dynasty always calls itself a country of gentlemen, but the ambition of the little emperor of the Southern Dynasty is greater than ours. Once there is a chance,
They will definitely destroy Xixia, I have always believed in this, but I just don’t know who will win.”
As he spoke, he suddenly asked seriously: "How are you preparing for crossing the river?"
Liu Yanzong said: "The river here has been occupied by us, and the ships are ready. You can go ahead with the main force, and I will take the rear."
Wanyan Zongwang nodded and said, "Well, please be careful. Before that, we must surround Xining Prefecture to prevent any leaks."
"I see."
It turned out that Wanyan Zongwang chose to attack Xining Prefecture mainly because Xining Prefecture's waterways were developed and there were enough ships for him to cross the river. Therefore, he surrounded Xining Prefecture as soon as he came up, and then all the rivers in Xining Prefecture fell into their hands.
In this way, they could cross the river calmly, return to the back of Helan Mountain, and continue the final step of their western expedition.
On the second day, Wanyan Zongwang led his army to secretly cross the Yellow River.
The poor party members are still kept in the dark, dreaming of sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight, but they don't know that disaster has already come.
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