Xiaoman finished the meal in three or two mouthfuls, so he wiped his hand on Brother Chun's body and said, "Where are the children? Does Xiaolin have any milk to drink? The child can only eat milk for three meals at most. After the fourth meal, no matter what
None of them can eat.
But I’m pregnant again, and my milk supply will gradually disappear. What do you think about giving the baby goat’s milk instead of cow’s milk?”
Brother Chun looked at the relaxed Xiaoman and said, "I think the biggest crisis for my son now is not whether he has milk to drink, but that he has a mother who doesn't take them seriously at all.
Hei Hu'er is the most powerful soldier in the world, and they never fail to attack a city or seize territory. They are cruel and violent, and wherever they go, there are mountains of corpses and seas of blood..."
Xiaoman smiled and interrupted Brother Chun's words: "The most powerful soldier in the world is my Jiaziying of the Great Song Dynasty. This is recognized by all countries. When will it be the turn of Huer? Husband, you have been staying in Lanzhou these years.
This tiny place spoils your vision."
Brother Chun looked at the two soldiers coming from behind the mountain bag and said, "I'll arrange an escape route for the children. When they are all safe, I will go find you again."
After saying this, he returned to the bean field. After passing through the bean field, his figure disappeared under a small cliff.
"Mrs. Lin, why did your husband leave in such a hurry?" retired captain Chen Shu put his hand on the handle of the knife and asked coldly.
Xiaoman said expressionlessly: "He can't trust you."
Chen Shu said angrily: "Everyone is working for the commander-in-chief, there is nothing you can't believe."
Xiaoman got on the horse, reined in the reins, and looked in the direction where Brother Chun was leaving. Then he said to Chen Shu, "It's me who works for the marshal, not my husband! Now that he has been found, the danger of being betrayed is gone. We
Now we should think more about how to deal with Hai Hu'er, which is a big deal."
Chen Shu sneered and said: "Fortunately, madam, she remembered that we have important matters. Your behavior in the past two days made me think that you had forgotten your responsibilities."
Xiaoman smiled and said: "In fact, I am the spy leader in Longzhong. Are you very dissatisfied with being suppressed by a woman like me in the past few years?"
Chen Shu nodded and said: "I'm really not satisfied, because you were appointed by the commander himself, so I had to hold my nose and endure it. If you continue to be like this without prioritizing, I will immediately replace you in the command position. This is my job in Jingxi
There is no precedent in the military."
"I'm not from your Jingxi Army, so you don't need to use the same tricks on me as the Jingxi Army. I'm just a little woman who took this job to repay a favor. If you think I'm not suitable, then
Tell me immediately that my husband and I have just left to find a good place to live, so as not to annoy you and avoid me being court-martialed."
Seeing that Xiaoman was unhappy, Chen Shu scratched his head and said, "I believe in the commander-in-chief!"
Xiaoman said angrily: "This means that the only reason why you are listening to my orders now is because you think Yun Zheng will not give wrong orders?"
Chen Shu smiled and ran away. Hai Hu'er came. It was inappropriate for them to be out of the city at this time.
Although it is still unclear why Hai Huer and his group entered the Song Dynasty so unscrupulously, Chen Shu is still qualified as a soldier because he feels a strong murderous aura. In the past, only on the eve of a war could he
It will feel like this.
Li Qing drank a large bowl of medicinal soup, grinned sadly, opened his mouth and ate the preserved fruit handed over by the mute mother, chewed a few mouthfuls and spat it out, and said to the mute mother: "Give me a bowl of wine."
Although she knew it was taboo to drink alcohol after taking the medicine, the mute mother still poured him a bowl of wine as Li Qing said, but this time it was just a bowl of grape wine.
Li Qing mumbled something and drank the whole bowl of wine in one breath. Then he got up and sat on a huge felt, staring at the map in front of him in a daze.
The terrain of Lanzhou is really not worth studying. There is a ditch between two mountains, and there is a Yellow River in the ditch. It is said that in ancient times, the water volume of the Yellow River was much larger than it is now, otherwise it would not be able to break through the thick loess and finally reach the coast of the East China Sea.
Create a fertile downstream plain.
Naturally, what Li Qing was thinking about was not the historical significance of the Yellow River. He just wanted to find out whether the Yellow River was suitable to become a river for transporting troops.
The national policy of the Prime Minister is a strategy that has never been used by predecessors. In the past, all attacks from the north were launched from the land. But this time, after summarizing the reasons for the failure of his southern expedition, the Prime Minister
It is believed that the Yellow River, a natural waterway, has great potential.
It is now impossible to march from the land. Fu Bi took over Qingtang and used the six tribes of Yuanzhai to defend the Huangshui line, making the Xixia army's attempt to invade Qingzhou again a beautiful failure.
Although the six tribes of Yuanzhai were Xixia people before, they now hate the Xixia Prime Minister even more than the Song people.
The Queen of Xixia took advantage of the will of Xixia King Liang Zuo and wanted to recruit the six tribes of Yuanzhai to surrender again, and promised generous rewards for this. However, the six tribes of Yuanzhai were deeply hurt by Wu Zang's fraud, and the only answer they received was to recruit the envoys to surrender.
's head.
It is very difficult to attack from low to high. Now, the six tribes of Yuanzhai have been firmly bound to the chariot of the Song Dynasty by Fu Bi. If there are no subversive changes, the six tribes of Yuanzhai will become the main force between the Song Dynasty and Xixia.
The barrier between them cannot be shaken in a short period of time.
Li Qing looked at the intertwined topographic map of the border between Song and Xixia. He sighed and covered the map. As the commander of Xixia's capture army, there was no vague obstacle to peace in front of his eyes. From the Prime Minister and the
On the first day the Song Dynasty signed the alliance, he knew that peace between Xixia and the Song Dynasty did not exist at all. Even if the alliance was concluded, it would only be for the next more violent collision. Unless one of the two countries perished, there would be no peace.
Something peaceful might happen.
The bad war between the Prime Minister and Yun Zheng became a dead end. After Yun Zheng arrived in Qingtang, he was no longer able to march into the Xixia territory. Unless he had at least 300,000 real cavalry in his hands, he would not want to
If he wants to fight the Xixia Kingdom in the Gobi, he can only end up with a complete defeat, even if he has the big weapon of gunpowder, he will end up with the same end.
If the Prime Minister led his troops on an expedition, the end result would be similar to Yunzheng's initiative to attack Xixia. Yunzheng only had to hold off the Xixia army and fight a few positional battles that cost astonishingly, and Wu Zang Pang's last failure would be repeated.
In fact, Li Qing did not agree with the idea of the Prime Minister insisting on fighting the Song Dynasty to the death. He believed that the main force of Xixia should continue to move westward. Since it had already reached the river, it might as well push further, whether it was Huala on the Aral Sea.
Zimo, or the Seljuqs directly to the west, although they are not as rich as the Song Dynasty, they are even better in terms of territory, population, and the fertility of the land.
Although the people of Khorezm are now accepting the rule of the Seljuks, the rule of the Seljuks is not successful. The fat governor only knows how to obtain huge amounts of wealth from the people of Khorezm, and never thinks about it.
How to give back to the subjects there, so the people of Khorezm have never stopped demanding independence.
During the two Western Expeditions of the Xixia Kingdom, when the army's footprints reached the river, wealthy businessmen from Khorezm had already come to the Xixia military camp to discuss the possibility of borrowing troops to expel the Seljuk people.
In Li Qing's view, such an opportunity is a rare opportunity in a thousand years. Someone inviting him to Khorezm is simply inviting the wolf into the sheepfold. As long as the army occupies Khorezm and supports a puppet emperor, then
As we control the military and political power, shouldn’t it be up to us to decide what kind of country we want Khorezm to be?
If possible, it is not impossible to move the country to the river. In this way, a big country spanning thousands of miles will emerge.
Instead of arranging the limited troops in the south and wasting the elite Song army in vain, it is better to send them to the west. The brave Xixia warriors will definitely establish a great dynasty for the descendants of the Xixia Kingdom.
Although the Song Kingdom was rich, it had a hard shell. It was almost impossible for the Xixia Kingdom to break through this shell without paying a huge price.
Song people have made a living by farming for generations, and their living habits are completely different from those of Xixia people. Li Qing, who was born as a Han Chinese, understands the saying of the Song Dynasty very well - people who are not of my race must have different hearts!
There is no possibility that they can surrender to the Xixia people with peace of mind. The Neo-Confucianism of the Song Dynasty has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. They will integrate with the Xixia people, and there is no way they can be assimilated by the Xixia people.
The countries to the west are different. They are more barbaric and backward than the Xixia Kingdom. Compared with the Seljuks and the Khorezm people, the Xixia people are the Song Dynasty in the eyes of the Xixia people. By the same token, they
They will only be assimilated by Xixia people, but will not assimilate Xixia people.
Thinking of the meaningful instructions he made when leaving, Li Qing had to sigh once again. He really couldn't figure out why the Prime Minister was still thinking about how to manage the Song Dynasty instead of rushing to the Liao Kingdom.
Rob a handful of people, and then lead the clansmen on a westward expedition. If the westward expedition succeeds, even if it means abandoning Yinxia's hometown, it will still be worth it.
The last time he passed through Qinzhou, the scene of failure is still an indispensable nightmare element for Li Qing. What will be the end of this time when he passes through the Yellow River? Will Yun Zheng sail down from Lanzhou to attack Yinxia?
This is simply incredible.
During the wet season, the Yellow River's rapid flow is not suitable for boating at all. During the dry season, the water volume drops sharply and forms dense shoals. The only areas on this river suitable for boating are in Xixia. This is what the Baimaqiang Town Military Division does.
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Li Qing murmured to himself: "Prime Minister, why do you want me to bring five hundred people to this city that is not suitable for us to live at all? In less than three days, there will be a violent reaction in the Song Dynasty.
Should I continue to stay in Lanzhou, or go back disgraced?" (To be continued)