Chapter 0228 Three parties attack summer, Liao people invade south
Kou Ji was also stunned, and said with a wry smile: "Grandpa, you have put your life on the line for the war in Xixia. If I don't rack my brains to find a way for my Song Dynasty to defeat Xixia, wouldn't it be unfilial?
I also thought that you would live a long life.
I don’t want you to risk your life for the Xixia war.”
Hearing this, Kou Zhun pointed at Kou Ji with a dumbfounded expression.
The reason why he was shocked just now was simply because he was shocked by Kou Ji's good words about governing the country.
He originally thought it was a warning from God, but he didn't expect that Kou Ji realized it on his own, which made him even more surprised.
He didn't expect that Kou Ji, who was only seventeen years old, could actually say such kind words.
It seems that Kou Ji has grown a lot during his time as an official.
Facts prove.
The military generals of the Song Dynasty were not unable to fight, nor were they incapable of fighting.
After risking their heads and losing the restraints of the supervisory army, Gao Chugong, Zhong Shiheng, and Zhe Weizhong completely let go of their hands.
The 300,000 troops led by Li Deming, plus the 100,000 troops led by Li Yuanhao, a total of 400,000 troops, attacked Yaode City for a month, but surprisingly they failed to capture Yaode City.
Not only did they fail to capture Yaode City, but they suffered frequent defeats at the hands of Gong and Gao Gong.
While Zhe Weizhong was adhering to the Great Wall and rushing to the aid of Gao Chuanggong, he also sent out a partial division of about 5,000 men, all the way along Anqingze, Huangyangping, across the Dijinze Desert, and detoured behind Li Deming.
Stirring up wind and rain in the territory of Xixia.
The area south of the Dijinze Desert had just been severely beaten by Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu, and the Liao army withdrew from Xixia. Before the Xixia people could recover, Zhe Weizhong sent people to beat them severely again.
Li Deming's backyard caught fire again, and he was so angry that he had to detach a force to wipe out the partial division sent by Zhe Weizhong.
The partial troops sent out by Zhe Weizhong gave full play to the style of the Xixia people, plundering and looting everywhere without stopping in one place.
This kind of fighting method, which is similar to that of horse bandits, would definitely not be allowed if it were restricted by the supervisory army.
Now that there is no restraint from the supervisory army, they naturally let go of their hands and beat them at will.
After encountering this group of people, the soldiers and horses sent out by Li Deming finally experienced the pain that the Song people had experienced for many years.
In previous years, the Xixia people secretly invaded the Song Dynasty and plundered everywhere. This is what they did.
They were able to rob a large amount of things from the Song Dynasty every time, but the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty could not catch them.
For this reason, they also ridiculed the Song Dynasty for its military incompetence.
Now, the Song Dynasty has used this trick on Xixia. They are so angry that they want to slap themselves in the face.
They felt that the Song people had secretly learned their tactics.
Compared with Zhe Weizhong, Zhong Shiheng's methods are even more clever.
Zhong Shiheng was accustomed to using strategies, so when he learned that Kou Zhun was using his head as a guarantee and would fight to the end, he decisively threw a memorial to Kou Zhun.
The general meaning is to tell Kou Zhun that Xixia has made many enemies in recent years.
It is better to invite them to come to Xixia for alliance.
Kou Zhun thought it right, and immediately formed two envoys with the people from Honglu Temple, one went to Qingtang and the other went to Ganzhou.
After meeting the envoys of the Song Dynasty and knowing their purpose, Qingtang Zanpujiao Siluo almost cried.
Brother, you are finally willing to fight Xixia with me!
Brother, do you know how many years I have been looking forward to this day?
In the past, when Zhao Heng was in power, Qingtang Zanpujiaosiluo often sent people to the Song Dynasty, hoping to join forces with the Song Dynasty and teach Xixia how to behave.
But Zhao Heng loved peace and did not want to conflict with Xixia, so he refused many invitations from Qingtang Zanpujiao.
The guys in Zanpujiao in Qingtang often scolded Zhao Heng behind his back for this.
Now that the Song Dynasty is willing to join forces with them to fight Xixia, Qingtang Zanpujiao Siluo finally stopped scolding Zhao Heng behind his back.
Not only did he stop scolding Zhao Heng, but he also wrote a memorial in which he specifically expressed two views.
First, I, Qingtang, will always follow the Song Dynasty. From now on, you will be my eldest brother, my dear eldest brother. I will beat anyone who disobeys you.
Secondly, I have a daughter who is very beautiful, like a fairy. I hope to marry my eldest brother and become a concubine.
Seeing that Qingtang was so knowledgeable, Kou Zhun gave Qingtang Zanpujiao Siluo the title of Anyuan Army Jiedu Envoy.
Qingtang Zanpujiao Siluo got the imperial edict of the Song Dynasty canonizing him. Without saying a word, he asked his general An Ziluo to lead 200,000 Qingtang troops to attack Xixia.
The Uighur Khan of Ganzhou met the Song envoys and heard that the Song Dynasty wanted them to attack Xixia. He heard that the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty had been fighting fiercely with Xixia for a long time. Without saying a word, he left his sandcastle and led ten soldiers. Thousands of soldiers and horses attacked Xixia.
When it comes to fighting Xixia, who can compare with them, the Ganzhou Uighurs?
From the moment they were established until their demise, the battle with Xixia never stopped.
In order to fight against Xixia, Ganzhou Uighur Khan sent envoys to the Song Dynasty many times and invited the Song Dynasty to fight against Xixia. To this end, he even formed an alliance with the Song Dynasty to fight against Xixia.
But before that, Zhao Heng loved peace and had been dealing with the Ganzhou Uighur Khan.
This made Ganzhou Uighur Khan a little frustrated.
Now the Song Dynasty was not only willing to attack Xixia, but also chose to take the lead.
So as a member of the anti-Xixia alliance, how can you watch?
Ganzhou Uighur Khan led 100,000 Uighur soldiers and horses, marched out of Xiliang Prefecture, attacked the city and plundered the land, and fought to Lingbo Mountain. From Lingbo Mountain, they moved to Yingli, and returned to Yingli with Zhong Shiheng's soldiers and horses. .
An Ziluo led 200,000 Qingtang troops, defeated the Xixia defenders in Renduoquan City, and moved to Zhuoluo City at the junction of Xixia and Song Dynasty.
Since then, except for Ling, Shun and Jing prefectures, all the territory of Xixia south of the Great Wall was captured.
The 200,000 Qingtang Army led by An Ziluo and Gao Chugong's troops met in Yaode City.
With the addition of these 300,000 fresh troops, Xixia's troops south of the Great Wall were completely crippled.
Li Deming saw the Song, Qingtang, and Uighur allied forces coming to attack, so he had to retreat to Lingzhou City.
While he defended Lingzhou City, he sent envoys to the Song Dynasty to ask for mercy and peace.
Kou Zhun specially brought the Xixia envoys to Wang Qinruo and other officials who strongly advocated for peace, and humiliated them.
Wang Qinruo and others were ashamed and hid back in the mansion, never to be seen again.
Kou Zhun's reply to the Xixia envoy's request for mercy and peace was simple.
He asked Li Deming to cancel his imperial title, and the Song Dynasty court would confer Li Deming as a disobedient prince. From then on, when Li Deming faced the Song Dynasty, he could only treat him as a guilty minister.
At the same time, Li Deming was asked to allocate all the Xixia territory south of the Great Wall to the Song Dynasty.
After Li Deming learned about the conditions of the Song Dynasty court, he felt that the Song Dynasty court was humiliating him. He rejected the Song Dynasty court's request and chose to fight to the death with the three-party coalition.
After Kou Zhun learned the news, he ordered the three-party coalition forces to leave Yaode City and march directly to Lingzhou in Xixia.
After the three-party coalition troops left Yaode City, Li Deming adopted the original strategy of dealing with the Song army and sent out cavalry to harass the three-party coalition forces' food, grass and baggage supplies.
If it were done in the past, his method would naturally be hopeless and unfavorable.
But now Xixia was attacked by troops from three parties.
The cavalry was a weakness of the Song Dynasty, but it was a strength for the Qingtang and Ganzhou Uighurs.
An Ziluo volunteered to lead the Qingtang Army to attack, and repeatedly intercepted the cavalry sent by Li Deming to attack the Song Army's supplies.
Li Deming's newly extended claw was forced back to Lingzhou.
After the three-party coalition forces reached the gates of Lingzhou City, they stayed there for seven days.
The reason why I stayed for seven days.
That's because these seven days are the days when Zhao Heng's coffin will be buried.
Wait until Zhao Heng's coffin is buried.
Gao Chugong led the three-party coalition forces to launch a fierce attack on Lingzhou.
Li Deming and the three-party coalition fought fiercely under Lingzhou City for more than a month. Finally, they ran out of food and fodder and had to withdraw from Lingzhou and retreat to Xingqing Mansion.
Gao Chugong led the three-party coalition forces to attack the city and captured Jingzhou and Shunzhou successively.
Since then, all the Xixia territory south of the Great Wall has been conquered.
Seeing that the three-party coalition had no intention of giving up, and the defeat of Xixia was imminent, Li Deming had to surrender to the Liao Kingdom again and asked the Liao Kingdom to send troops for assistance.
Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty was deeply aware of the threat from the Song, Qingtang, and Ganzhou Uighur coalition forces. He felt that once Xixia was destroyed by the attack of the three coalition forces, the three coalition forces would most likely pose a threat to the Liao Kingdom.
Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty and Li Deming demanded the land of the two states as a condition for sending troops. Before the first heavy snowfall in winter, they led 300,000 troops southward and forced the Song Dynasty.
After the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu's 300,000 troops arrived at Zhongjing City in the Liao Kingdom, they divided into two groups, marching all the way down Yunzhou, approaching Yanmen Pass in the Song Dynasty, and heading south from Youzhou City to Damingfu in the Song Dynasty.
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A huge dark cloud once again enveloped the Song Dynasty.
On the Chui Gong Hall.
Wang Qinruo jumped out again and shouted: "The Liao people are invading south and their momentum is overwhelming. At this moment, we should give up attacking Xixia, negotiate peace with Xixia, and then withdraw our troops to resist the Liao people."
Kou Zhun stared at Wang Qinruo coldly and said in a cold voice: "Xixia is about to be destroyed. You asked me to negotiate peace with Xixia at this time to give the Xixia people a chance to breathe. Have you been kicked in the head by a donkey?"
In the past six months, Kou Zhun has gone further and further down the path of becoming a powerful official.
As Gao Zhanggong and his three men won successive victories in the Xixia battlefield, Kou Zhun, who strongly advocated war with Xixia, became more and more powerful with the help of the achievements of the three of them.
Liu E was living in Zishitang, and Kou Zhun was like a decisive overlord in the court.
His words cannot be doubted.
Wang Qinruo still wanted to speak, but Kou Zhun ignored him.
Kou Zhun's eyes fell on Cao Wei and said solemnly: "Cao's Ministry of War will inevitably let you go to the Song and Liao border areas."
Cao Wei bowed and said solemnly: "Wei, I will not give up even if I die!"
Kou Zhun nodded and said to Cao Wei: "I allow you to lead Tianwu and the Japanese armies to the north. Together with the six Xiang armies around Daming Mansion, a total of 400,000 people, I will keep the Liao people out of our Song Dynasty."
Cao Wei solemnly nodded and said: "Even if Wei dies, he will not let the Liao people invade south."
After a pause, Cao Wei said in a deep voice: "It's just that there is still a lack of a vanguard general in front of the Wei tent."
Although the vanguard general is not as powerful as the commander-in-chief, he is still very important in the army.
The vanguard generals who used to follow Cao Wei were old and unable to lead troops on expeditions.
Cao Xu has led troops for many years and has enough experience, but his temper is rather arrogant and he is not suitable to be a vanguard general.
That's why Cao Wei asked the court for a vanguard general.
Kou Zhun heard Cao Wei's words, hesitated for a moment, and whispered: "This candidate for the vanguard general..."
Kou Zhun hesitated.
Almost all the people in the DPRK who can fight have been sent out.
I really couldn't think of a suitable candidate for a while.
Just as Kou Zhun was thinking deeply.
Kou Ji slowly left the class and said: "My minister, Kou Ji, recommends one person."
Kou Zhun raised his eyebrows, looked at Kou Ji, and asked, "Who is it?"
Kou Ji said slowly: "Deputy envoy of Jingling Palace, Yang Wenguang."
Kou Zhun frowned, "Yang Wenguang?"
Kou Zhun carefully searched Yang Wenguang's resume and frowned: "Yang Wenguang has been doing things quite well since he became an official, but he has never established any military exploits. I'm afraid there is something wrong with him being the vanguard general."
Kou Ji said seriously: "I am willing to guarantee Yang Wenguang."
Kou Zhun raised his brows slowly, stared at Kou Ji, and said in a deep voice: "Do you know that if you vouch for a general, if he loses the battle, you will be unlucky with him?"
Kou Ji nodded heavily.
Kou Zhun frowned, stared at Kou Ji and said: "Since you are willing to guarantee Yang Wenguang, I will grant Yang Wenguang the position of vanguard general."
Kou Zhun just finished speaking.
The old Lin Te slowly left work and said in a deep voice: "I am willing to serve as the supervisor of the army."
As soon as Lint said these words.
Cao Wei and Kou Ji frowned at the same time.
Lin Te, this old man, is dying of old age.
In recent days, I often take sick leave and stay in bed.
With his body and bones, if he serves as a supervisor and travels long distances with the army, he may die on the road.
At that time, not only will it not be a help to Cao Wei, but it will become a burden to Cao Wei.
Cao Wei frowned and said: "The forestry department is old and in poor health. I'm afraid it's inappropriate to serve in the army."
Lin Te heard this and said stiffly: "I'm in good health and I'm not afraid of death."
Kou Ji said quietly: "I'm afraid that instead of being able to help Cao Bingbu, you will actually hinder Cao Bingbu."
Lin Te glared and shouted: "If I don't follow the army and keep an eye on it, who knows what trouble the army will cause after they leave Beijing."
Cao Wei's brows furrowed into the character "Sichuan".
Lin Te has already shown signs of looking for trouble even before he has successfully served as a supervisor. If he is really allowed to become a supervisor, who knows what kind of trouble will happen.
Kou Zhun allowed Gao Chugong and the others to let go of the beatings and restrained the supervisors, judges and others under them.
As a result, Gao Chugong and the others made great achievements in Xixia.
Naturally, Cao Wei was not to be outdone and wanted to take the opportunity to establish some meritorious deeds.
But if there is another Lin Te who interferes with the situation, it will be difficult for him to let go.
When the time comes, let alone making achievements, whether we can stop the Liao people is still a question.
With this concern, Cao Wei looked at Kou Zhun.
He hoped that Kou Zhun could treat him the same way he treated Gao Zhonggong and the others.
Kou Zhun passed Cao Wei's gaze and understood Cao Wei's meaning. He said solemnly: "I still have to think carefully about the selection of supervisors."