I don’t know if Zhong Yi’s persuasion worked. Anyway, during the tour of the camp, Gao Zunyu returned to his complacent state and encouraged everyone one by one.
Also, after Ji Yiwen counted the number of soldiers swept away, Gao Zunyu knew that this time the Xixia people deliberately dug up the Yellow River and only swept away less than two thousand soldiers, so he was not so worried.
The army of 60,000 soldiers suffered less than 2,000 casualties. Although they were non-combat casualties, such a result would not be punished by the officials.
Will Zhao Xi punish him? Really not. The reason why he doesn't punish him is not because of the number of casualties among Gao Zunyu's troops, but because he feels that he has cheated Gao Zunyu a little too hard this time.
In fact, the current predicament of Gao Zunyu's ministry was what Zhao Xi had expected and what Zhao Xi had planned from the beginning. Fu Bi knew it, Wen Yanbo knew it, Di Qing knew it, and Zhong Jia also knew it. Everyone who knew the big layout knew it.
Waiting for this moment to arrive.
The annihilation of Xixia does not mean simply attacking Xingqing Mansion. It does not mean that Xixia is destroyed by a large army attacking the royal city of Xixia.
During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, no matter who was in power in the Central Plains, the Li family would "submit themselves" in exchange for the dominance of the area and a large number of rewards. During this period, Xixia was very cautious in handling the affairs with the Later Tang, Later Jin, and Later Han Dynasties.
Tuo regime.
Later, they maintained quite good relations with the Northern Liao Dynasty established by Yelu Abaoji and with the Song Dynasty.
After more than two hundred years of construction, the Pingxia region is very fertile. The fertile pastures with the Dijinze area as the core, and the agricultural area represented by Qiliping at the junction of the Xia and Song Dynasties have provided Xixia with a large amount of cattle and sheep food and grass.
It is also rich in fine green salt, so the power of the Pingxia tribe has gradually expanded.
Taizu deprived the military power of the vassal towns, but he still showed leniency to the ethnic minorities in the northwest, and "Xu's family members were hereditary." When Li Jipeng, the governor of Xiazhou, came to power, the situation changed.
Because Li Jipeng could not resolve the internal conflicts within the family, in the seventh year of Taiping's rejuvenation of the country, he personally led his clan members to Beijing to meet the Song Emperor and voluntarily donated silver, Xia, Sui, and eight counties in four prefectures. Li Jipeng's younger brother was named Li Jiqian.
He refused to enter Beijing and fled with some excuse.
They fled to Dijinze, three hundred miles northeast of Xiazhou, to gather forces, which led to many events in the Song Dynasty and Xixia.
The so-called annihilation this time is the true meaning of annihilation. We must ensure that no party members have the strength, no party members have nobility, no party members have the power to rely on, and no party members can gather into groups!
Therefore, Wang Shao was in the northwest, Li Xian was in the northeast, Guo Kui was in the east, Zhong Jia was in the southeast, Di Qing was in the south, and Min was in the southwest, forming a real strategic encirclement of the entire Xixia.
And Gao Zunyu was actually the bait thrown out by the imperial court!
The chariot was made by Zhao Xi under the guidance of Workshop City, so how could he not know the advantages and disadvantages? The trench was Zhao Xi's tactic against cavalry, so how could he not know that trenches were also effective against chariots?
As a king who is good at planning and is accustomed to big plans and strategies, he needs to consider every detail in promoting the war to destroy the Xixia country with all the strength of the country, not to mention these contents that belong to his own system?
During the entire strategic consideration of the annihilation of Xixia, Zhao Xi was most worried about Xixia concentrating all their forces to attack one point of the country. It would be difficult for any team along the way to resist the full attack of Xixia, and a gap would inevitably open.
As for the party members, in Zhao Xi's opinion, they cannot be given any chance to make a comeback, especially the aristocratic class. Therefore, at the beginning of the plan, Zhao Xi's purpose was to absolutely encircle and annihilate them.
However, in order to achieve the goal of absolute encirclement and annihilation, Zhao Xi and even Fu Bi and others had been thinking about how to attract the Xixia people to join the army three years ago.
Therefore, Gao Zunyu's troops suddenly advanced and approached Xiping Prefecture.
At the time of the discussion, the possibility that the Xixia people dug up the banks of the Yellow River was not actually considered. It was later deduced by Zhao Xi and Shen Kuo and others who continued to study the terrain. This was also the reason why Fu Bi was anxious at that time. He was really anxious.
, not for other cabinet ministers to see.
Releasing the bait does not mean giving up the bait. The role of the bait must always exist to attract more Xixia troops to encircle and suppress. Only in this way can the entire encirclement situation be formed, and then slowly compressed until the established strategic goals are achieved.
Once Gao Zunyu's troops were submerged by the Xixia people digging up the banks of the Yellow River, or were defeated, or even the entire army was destroyed, the Xixia people could choose to break through before the encirclement of the state and dynasty formed a closing trend... they could still break through any road.
Team. Because the armies from all directions do not form an encirclement, they cannot respond to each other.
"Gao Zunyu's ministry is quite decisive. The casualties of two thousand soldiers, under the power of God when the Yellow River burst its banks, are within the acceptable range of the imperial court."
Although Wen Yanbo's words don't sound good, they are indeed true. This is another cabinet meeting of the imperial court after Gao Zunyu's ministry was blocked. In fact, during this period, the imperial court's deliberations have not stopped. Not only the cabinet, but also some political affairs are on standby at any time.
To prepare for official consultation.
"This is not important. The most important thing now is, under such a blow, how long can Gao Zunyu's department hold on in the center of the storm? After all, the situation of encirclement and suppression has not yet been formed, and the advancement of all teams is not satisfactory.
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"What's more, after adjusting the strategy, the partial division belongs to the labor expedition. It is still uncertain when we can join forces with Li Xian's troops and block the northern part of Xingqing Mansion. I'm afraid it won't be possible this year."
At this time, it was a cabinet-wide discussion. Whether the general layout was known in advance or it was still unclear, the discussion was based on the current situation, which did not appear to be out of the ordinary. What Han Qi said did not specifically indicate that this was the case in the early days.
's plan.
"Should the officials, Di Qing tribe, and Zhongja tribe show their support for Gao Zunyu's tribe? If the imperial court does not support Gao Zunyu's tribe at all, it may have a blow to Gao Zunyu's military morale and confidence. I am afraid it will be difficult to withstand the pressure of being surrounded for a long time."
Gao Zunyu's department is the core of the entire current war situation, and it is also the sticking point between the two sides. In other words, the performance of Gao Zunyu's department determines whether the entire strategic goal can ultimately be achieved.
"Prime Minister Fu, everyone, the imperial court must ensure the logistics support channel between the country and Gao Zunyu's troops, and allow Gao Zunyu's troops to retreat across the board when they lose more than 30% of their troops."
"The Di Qing Department and the Zhong Jaw Department are ordered to support the Gao Zunyu Department in order to ensure the strategic mission of the team on this route. As for the extent of support, it is left to Di Qing and Zhong Jia to decide on their own."
"Inform all armies to be prepared for a protracted war. Although I hope to end the war within this year, such a request will definitely make the generals at the front impatient, which is not conducive to combat."
"Order the scouts of all armies to be as far away as possible. The Imperial City Department will increase the detection of Xixia's territory and borders. They must pay attention to the deployment of the Xixia people at all times and monitor them closely to prevent the Xixia people from choosing to break out."
It has come to this point, and the acting has to be done. This time, with such a large-scale mobilization of troops, if Xixia still cannot be annihilated, I am afraid that the matter will be shelved within a few years. This is not what Zhao Xi wants to see.