Chapter 0535 will be outside, military orders are not subject to
"The Shazhou Uighurs are gone, but there are still Huangtou Uighurs, Guazhou, Suzhou, Ganzhou..."
Kou Ji said with a smile.
Li Zhaoliang was stunned for a moment, his eyes moved, and he was thinking about the deep meaning of Kou Ji's words.
After a long time, he raised his eyebrows, glanced at Kou Ji, and muttered: "The imperial court gave us an order to rescue the Shazhou Uighurs and rescue the Song Dynasty soldiers who were trapped in the Shazhou Uighur territory. We were not asked to do anything else...
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Kou Ji and Zhu Neng looked at each other and saw a hint of smile in each other's eyes.
Li Zhaoliang obviously heard the deep meaning of Kou Ji's words. He was obviously moved, so he did not refuse. Instead, he asked Kou Ji to solve the obstacles set by the court.
Li Zhaoliang's move was also expected by Kou Ji and Zhu Neng.
Li Zhaoliang led a hundred thousand elite soldiers of the Forbidden Army and traveled day and night for more than a full month before they arrived at the Shazhou Uighurs.
The battle was not big, and no benefits were gained at all. How could he be willing to go back?
Kou Ji raised his eyebrows at Li Zhaoliang, sighed exaggeratedly, and said, "If you didn't mention this, I almost forgot. When you mentioned this, I remembered that thousands of soldiers in our Song Dynasty were captured by Xixia."
He was captured and is now being held in Guazhou.
There are still hundreds of soldiers in the Song Dynasty who were captured by Huangtou Uighur and have been escorted back to Huangtou Uighur territory.
They shed blood and tears for our great Song Dynasty, and now they still have to stay in the hands of the enemy and suffer torture.
Every time I think about this, I feel so sad that I can’t sleep all night.”
When Li Zhaoliang heard this, he was shocked and said exaggeratedly: "How could this happen? Thousands of our soldiers from the Song Dynasty were actually captured by others and tortured day and night. Is this really a big deal?!
Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, successive officials have valued the lives of the people more than themselves.
If the officials know that there are still soldiers in the Song Dynasty who are suffering at the hands of the enemy.
You will definitely be heartbroken and unable to sleep at night.
If the officials know that we have the power to save those soldiers but do nothing, they will definitely reprimand us severely."
Kou Ji nodded solemnly, "So we must point our troops back to Hehe and Guazhou to rescue those suffering soldiers."
Li Zhaoliang said seriously: "For the sake of the lives of our Song Dynasty soldiers, Liang is willing to be driven by the imperial envoy."
Kou Ji and Li Zhaoliang acted meticulously.
During the acting process, Kou Ji had already convinced Li Zhaoliang to attack Hexi together.
It stands to reason.
We are all our own people in the palace, so there is no need to act, and everything can be discussed openly and honestly.
But Li Zhaoliang and Kou Ji still chose to act.
And he was going to report the acting process to the court and show it to Zhao Zhen.
The purpose is to silence some people in the court.
Once the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty impeached them for sending troops privately, they could also evade one or two things in the name of implementing Zhao Zhen's order to save the Song Dynasty soldiers.
Kou Ji has a lot of lice on his body, so he doesn't need to worry about the civil and military impeachment of the Manchu Dynasty.
But Li Zhaoliang was different. He needed an excuse to get out of the quagmire. He needed an excuse to make himself famous.
After the two finished the play, they immediately ordered the clerk accompanying the army to write the conversation between the two into a memorial and sent it back to Bianjing City.
As for the imperial court's reaction after seeing their memorial, they didn't care at all.
Even if a horse is galloping, it will take more than half a month to get from Shazhou to Bianjing.
By the time the imperial court's reply was sent to Shazhou, it was already more than a month later.
More than a month was enough for them to have a hard time in the Western Region.
The biggest advantage of Kou Ji and his party rushing to the Western Region this time is that because of Kou Ji's existence, the imperial court did not implement the method of having a central center to guide the frontline army in operations.
Kou Ji and his party have great autonomy.
That's why they dared to make trouble in the Western Regions.
If the method used by Emperor Taizong in his Northern Expedition to the Liao Kingdom was used to guide the frontline army in battle, it is estimated that they are still within the territory of Huangtou Huihe.
Emperor Taizong Zhao Guangyi was a man of great talent and great strategy.
After he ascended the throne, in order to better control the army and better demonstrate his military talents.
In the Song Dynasty, when the communication method was still passed down by word of mouth and by faith, a command method was implemented in which orders were sent from a central point, and the central command remotely commanded soldiers thousands of miles away to fight.
After the army leaves Beijing, the deployment of troops and horses of more than 10,000 people, and the battle plans of more than 10,000 people, must be dispatched in advance to Bianjing City, and can only be implemented after informing the central government.
Zhao Zhen was a very self-aware emperor, so when Kou Ji led his troops and horses to leave the capital, he decisively gave the Emperor's Sword to Kou Ji, allowing Kou Ji to replace him and have full authority to handle many matters in the Western Regions.
The reason why Kou Ji dared to plot Hexi and Huangtou Huihe was because Zhao Zhen gave him great autonomy.
Kou Ji accompanied Li Zhaoliang to finish the play and write the memorial, and they sat down at the dining table in the north of the side hall.
After sitting down, Li Zhaoliang picked up the wine jug on the table without any image, poured Zhang Yuan a glass of grape wine, made a gesture of invitation, then held the wine jug himself and took a few sips.
Among the people sitting at the table.
Kou Ji and Zhu Neng both know Zhang Yuan's identity, so there is no need to be polite to Zhang Yuan.
Li Zhaoliang and Yang Wenguang did not know Zhang Yuan's true identity, they only regarded him as an outsider, so they were very polite and polite to him.
After taking a few sips of wine, Li Zhaoliang grabbed a piece of mutton from the table and stuffed it into his mouth. He glanced at Kou Ji and Zhu Neng asked, "Did you two have a plan for a long time? Are you planning to plot Guazhou?"
,Huangtou Huihe?"
After Kou Ji entered the palace, he hinted both inside and outside his words that he wanted to continue fighting.
Li Zhaoliang was not stupid, so he naturally guessed that Kou Ji had something in mind.
Kou Ji picked up the wine glass in front of him and poured a glass of wine for himself, Zhu Neng, and Yang Wenguang. While sipping the wine, he smiled and said, "Aren't you the same?"
Li Zhaoliang dropped a piece of sheep bone, stared and shouted: "Am I the kind of person who ignores the orders of the imperial court?"
Kou Ji raised his eyebrows and glanced at Li Zhaoliang, "There are no outsiders here, why are you pretending? If you didn't have the intention to continue fighting, why did you act with me just now?"
Li Zhaoliang said nothing and glanced at Zhang Yuan without any trace.
Seeing this, Kou Ji grinned and said: "Yuanshan is also one of our own... The Yuanshan tribe still has no place to live, even if we don't fight, they will continue to fight.
Therefore, Yuan Shan's desire to continue fighting is far stronger than yours and mine.
You don’t have to worry that he will betray us."
Li Zhaoliang nodded doubtfully and looked at Zhang Yuandao: "Brother Yuanshan is interested in that part of the Western Region?"
Zhang Yuan said decisively: "Qingtang is attacking the southeastern region of Huangtou Uihe. I am planning to attack from the north of Huangtou Uihe and get a piece of the pie from Huangtou Uihe. However, my tribe does not have many people, and I still need to rely on the power of the Celestial Empire.
The heavenly host helps.”
"oh?!"
Li Zhaoliang exclaimed and asked tentatively: "Is it considered a reward for me to have soldiers and horses from the Song Dynasty help you?"
This time Kou Ji and his entourage rushed to the Western Regions, and the Yuanshan tribe tried their best.
The Song Dynasty had enough energy to help the Yuanshan tribe, so naturally it had to return the favor.
It's just that the favor owed by Song Dynasty has nothing to do with Li Zhaoliang.
When he asked Zhang Yuan like this, he was asking Zhang Yuan if he had any other opportunities to make money.
Zhang Yuan naturally understood what Li Zhaoliang was thinking, and he said in a deep voice: "There are a lot of minerals in Huangtou Huihe. My people are good at herding horses and sheep, but not good at mining minerals, and we have to rely on the help of the heaven.
In addition, the horses, cattle and sheep that my people herd need to be exchanged for goods through the hands of the heaven."
When Li Zhaoliang heard this, his eyes lit up.
If it helps the Yuanshan tribe control the territory of Huangtou Huihe, it will allow the Yuanshan tribe to gain a firm foothold.
Then the businessmen in his house don't need to make small fuss in Xining City.
It is entirely possible to move to the territory controlled by the Yuanshan tribe and trade with everyone in the Western Region.
The income from the Western Region should increase exponentially every year.
Li Zhaoliang's eyes subconsciously fell on Kou Ji and Zhu Neng.
Kou Ji and Zhu Neng were willing to tie the Yuanshan tribe to a chariot even though the Song Dynasty had an absolute advantage in military strength in the Western Regions, probably in order to use the Yuanshan tribe to do business in the Western Regions.
Li Zhaoliang never thought that after discovering the treasure land, he would occupy it alone.
As a person who has been brought up in the field of profit since childhood, what will happen if he even eats alone?
Li Zhaoliang thought of this and stared at Kou Ji. Zhu Neng and Zhu Neng pondered: "Do you think the same as me?"
Kou Ji and Zhu Neng smiled and said nothing, acquiescing to Li Zhaoliang's words.
Seeing this, Li Zhaoliang smiled heartily, "Since we all have a common purpose, let's discuss together how to act in the Western Regions?"
Kou Ji saw that Li Zhaoliang had no more doubts and said with a smile: "You also know that I don't understand the war, so I have to rely on the three of you for the war. Leave the rest to me and I will help you handle it properly.
Post it."
After listening to Kou Ji's words, Zhu Neng, Li Zhaoliang, and Yang Wenguang looked very strange.
If Kou Ji had never been to the Western Regions and he said this, Zhu Neng, Li Zhaoliang, and Yang Wenguang would definitely nod in agreement.
But Kou Ji is now in the Western Regions, and has successively planned the Battle of Deshengchuan, the battle to defeat Tie Yaozi outside Shazhou City, and the battle to destroy the city inside Shazhou City.
In every battle, the number of enemies killed and the military exploits achieved were enough to shock everyone's attention.
Kou Ji would be fine if he didn't fight, but he would achieve such results when he did.
He said he didn't understand military matters, but Zhu Neng and the others didn't believe him.
Kou Ji saw the expressions of the three people and roughly guessed what they were thinking.
He didn't want to admit that he was inferior to others, so he could only say quietly: "You also know that I am a civil servant, so it is useless to ask for so many military achievements."
Zhu Neng and the other three were stunned.
Li Zhaoliang was the first to clasp his fists and said, "I'll remember your favor!"
In Li Zhaoliang's view, the wars that followed were just one battle after another to grab credit.
Kou Ji was unwilling to intervene and instead gave the credit to them. Naturally, they owed Kou Ji a favor.
After Zhu Neng and Yang Wenguang heard what Li Zhaoliang said, they also reacted and saluted Kou Ji one after another.
Kou Ji smiled and waved his hand, saying: "Okay, no more polite words. Let's discuss together how to fight the war in the future."
Li Zhaoliang glanced at Kou Ji and Zhu Neng and asked: "I have just arrived, and I don't know the situation in the Western Region as thoroughly as you two. Tell me first what you think."
Kou Ji was the first to speak: "What I mean is that Yang Wenguang will lead 40,000 troops, together with more than 10,000 troops from the Yuanshan tribe, and go south to the territory of Huangtou Uihe to attack Huangtou Uihe.
Previously, Huangtou Huihe's troops suffered a big loss in Deshengchuan. Their vitality had been reduced by 30%, and their strength had dropped a lot.
In addition, Qingtang is attacking the southeastern region of Huangtou Uighur and has contained most of Huangtou Uighur's elite troops, so there should not be too many elite troops left in the northern region of Huangtou Uighur.
Yang Wenguang and Yuan Shan led more than 50,000 troops, which were enough to cope with all difficulties.
After entering the territory of Huangtou Huihe, I will not go into details about how to fight.
After Yang Wenguang and Yuan Shan entered the territory of Huangtou Huihe, they made their own decision.
The remaining 120,000 troops were divided into three parts.
I will lead 20,000 people to clean up the remnants in Shazhou, and sit in Shazhou City to provide you with sufficient supplies and supplies.
Zhu Neng led 50,000 elite troops out of the north of Shazhou City, along the northeastern line, and attacked Guazhou.
Li Zhaoliang led 50,000 elite troops out of the south of Shazhou City, along the southeast line, and attacked Guazhou.
In a pincer attack from the north and south, they were forced towards Guazhou.
As far as I know.
This time Xixia sent troops to attack the Ganzhou Uighurs, but the Shazhou Uighurs did not have many troops.
There are only three thousand iron kites and tens of thousands of servants.
Now Tie Yaozi has been beaten to half a disability, and the servant army has also suffered many casualties.
As long as our troops press the border and use a little intimidation, Li Yuanhao will most likely abandon Guazhou and retreat to Yumen Pass.
We have a chance to take Guazhou without a fight."
Yang Wenguang and Yuan Shan had no objections to Kou Ji's arrangements.
After hearing what Kou Ji said, they nodded slowly in agreement.
Zhu Neng was thoughtful, and Li Zhaoliang frowned and said, "What should we do if reinforcements arrive from Xixia?"
Kou Ji smiled and said: "Even if Li Yuanhao asks Li Deming for help, he won't be able to get many reinforcements. Li Deming must keep enough troops to guard against Zhong Shiheng and Zhe Weizhong on the front line of the Great Wall. At the same time, he must keep
We have enough troops and horses to defend the Liao Kingdom.
With Xixia's current military strength, the number of soldiers and horses that can be dispatched to the Western Region will not exceed 50,000.
Even if Li Yuanhao adds another 50,000 troops, the number will still be smaller than ours.
So you don't have to worry about being trapped.
In addition, even if Li Deming got mad and sent a large army to the Western Regions, it would still take more than half a month to travel day and night.
If everything goes well, we will reach Xiliang in half a month.
If Li Yuanhao is smart enough, he will withdraw from Hexi when we attack Xiliang."
Li Zhaoliang said in shock: "Xiliang is very important to Xixia. Will Li Deming, Li Yuanhao and his son give up on Xiliang?"
Kou Ji smiled knowingly and said faintly: "If the father and son feel that Xixia is now capable of protecting Xiliang under attack from three sides, they don't need to withdraw."