Di Qing didn't notice that when he told these words, everyone was paying attention to him, even his expression was watched carefully.
"Hanchen, do you have any unfinished words? We are just bystanders at this time, and we are just chatting. This is not a formal performance, nor is it in the court."
Although what he said was just small talk, the fact that Fu Bi was the only one asking questions and no one else interrupted was simply the rule of questioning in the court.
Di Qing looked at everyone, focusing on Lu Gong's face...
Lu Gongzhu nodded indifferently... He understood that Di Qing had guessed the result. But it didn't matter, it would be revealed in just three days.
If you let your husband know it one day earlier, you can also make preparations one day earlier.
"Back to Mr. Qing, I judge that the soldiers of the guard camp will most likely annihilate the Xixia warriors on the third day, or within three days!"
This should be certain, or this is the strategy set by His Highness the Crown Prince.
In fact, Zhao Xi did not ask for this. He just asked for more insults to Xixia. As for the means, leave them directly to the people below... It is time for them to take responsibility.
To completely annihilate the Xixia warriors was a strategy jointly formulated by the instructors and commanders of the escort battalion.
this……
Whether it was Fu Bi or Han Qi, or Zeng Gongliang, Ouyang Xiu, and Bao Zheng, when they heard the word "annihilation", they all became serious and no longer wanted to watch the fun.
The imperial court fought against Xixia and annihilated fifty Xixia warriors. This was to be reported as a great victory...
The key is that now, although the imperial court is preparing to fight against the Xixia bandits, it is still in the preparatory stage after all. And once the post house annihilates all fifty Xixia warriors, it means that the war against Xixia is about to start.
"Where is Your Highness?"
Han Qi's voice rose a little.
"Go back to your husband, he is in the East Palace."
No matter what, or there is no need to worry about it anymore, His Highness must tell everything at this time.
His Royal Highness actually planned such a big matter alone, and then gradually dragged the court into the situation he needed, and had to respond according to his wishes...
Duan gave birth, and mother and daughter were safe. As long as Zhao Xi was in Bianliang, he would stay in the inner garden when his wife gave birth.
Can't help much, that's all.
He already has four or five sons, but no girl yet. When he heard that Mr. Duan had given birth to a daughter, he felt extremely happy... He had always envied having a daughter from his previous life.
"Your Highness, the officials have summoned Your Highness to Chui Gong Hall... Your Highness, the ministers seem to have rushed from the post house in a hurry, but according to the report from the Imperial City Division, there have been no casualties so far."
The little eunuch who delivers the message is quite interesting...
"May I have your name?"
"Go back to your highness, little Yang Jian."
Zhao Xi didn't say anything. The princes came back from the post house without any casualties, but they came back in a hurry... What does this mean?
"Your Highness, are you planning to annihilate all the Xixia warriors in a duel at the post house?"
What do you mean? Zhao Xi really wanted to ask, if all the soldiers in the guard camp were wiped out in a duel, or if the Forbidden Army was wiped out in a duel, would Han Qi be so anxious?
Isn't it just killing dozens of Xixia warriors?
"Xianggong Han, Xi is not sure. Since the fight involves life and death, is there any difference between annihilating them all and killing one or two?"
"The soldiers of the guard camp are fifty to fifty. If we can't completely annihilate them, I'll have to ask Gao Jingxian and Zhongyi what they have been doing all these years!"
Even if it wasn't the strategy set by Zhao Xi, he still accepted it. He didn't think there was anything inappropriate about total annihilation.
"Your Highness, you are confused! In this way, there is no room for maneuver in the relations with Xixia, and the war is about to break out. Among the fifty Xixia warriors, the majority are descendants of Xixia nobles, and even the Xixia royal family, descendants, and Yeli clan are not
The Zang family all have..."
This is a common practice. Coming to the Song Dynasty as an envoy is an opportunity to see the prosperity of the Song Dynasty. It has always been the noble descendants of Xixia.
It is said that it is knowledge, most likely to stimulate their desire to plunder.
"Oh... Mr. Han, with his high respect for the virtuous and his friendship and friendship, can he be regarded as a noble honor of the country? If there are casualties among the soldiers of the country, will the court also declare war on Xixia?"
Han Qi couldn't answer this question. Obviously, even if all fifty soldiers of the guard camp were wiped out, as usual, the court would not declare war on Xixia because of this. Because only some soldiers died.
Even if it is different now and there will be a war, it will only happen after everything is prepared.
As for Xixia... when they learned that their soldiers had been wiped out, they gathered their troops and marched to the border... They were accustomed to plundering, giving food to the enemy, and even plundering their own people and tribes.
He, Han Qi, would not lie to His Highness the Crown Prince...
"Not sure, right? Then I want to ask clearly, in the same situation, why did Guochao and Xixia make different choices?"
"Your Highness, Zhigui's words are not about the military soldiers of Xixia, but because the imperial court is insufficiently prepared. Once the war starts, the people in Linfu, Qinfeng, Huanqing and other places will be suddenly affected..."
Fu Bi helped explain. It's not that Han Qi didn't have any excuses to deal with Zhao Xi, but he himself knew the real reason why he said these things.
He clearly remembered that after the Battle of Haoshuichuan, when he returned to Qinzhou, the old woman on the roadside asked him: You are back, where is my son?
He still can't forget that question, that is, he can't forget the war in which nearly 100,000 soldiers died tragically.
In a sense, the person in the entire court who fears Xia the most is Han Qi!
"Your Highness, the war against Xia is no small matter. We agree with His Highness's plan and are actively preparing for it. However, the appointment of a fight is likely to lead to a hasty war..."
Han Qi seemed to have calmed down. After all, in the political hall, a consensus had been reached on the war against Xia, and the recent section was also busy with it.
"Mr. Han, gentlemen, Xi has something to say that you don't know whether to say or not?"
"Your Highness, please speak frankly."
"Now that the imperial court is preparing for war, it has only reached a small-scale strategy for the war against Xia. I dare to ask, once many affairs of the imperial court are ready and the war is discussed in the court, what is the possibility of reaching an agreement quickly? How can it be done?
How long does it take to reach a consensus?”
"To be honest, given the current court's discussion model, Xi thought it would be quick to delay making a decision for a month or two."
"Everyone knows the principle of making great efforts and then failing. So, if the court delays for a month or two before deciding to go on an expedition, for the soldiers, does it count as failure again or failure in three attempts?"
"It's even possible that after a long discussion at court, Xixia declared itself a vassal, or did some other low-profile act, causing the entire declaration of war to be aborted."
"Guochao is used to fighting passively, and is used to fighting back reasonably when others are looking for trouble. Therefore, under the premise of already preparing for war, Xi did not want to weaken the hearts of the soldiers of Guochao again and again, so he had to take this strategy to fight against everyone.
The annihilation angered Xixia, thus achieving the apparent fact that the country and the DPRK were once again passive in fighting."
Zhao Xi was a little impulsive today, which was also a change in his mentality.
At the moment when his daughter was born, Zhao Xi suddenly thought that according to the historical process, in a few decades, his descendants, those clan women, young and old, would be taken away by the Northerners as war compensation...
He has a sense of urgency that time and time cannot wait.