After listening to Cao Xiong's story, Kou Ji nodded thoughtfully.
Since Li Yuanhao made no other moves, it meant that he was executing exactly what he planned.
Nothing happened in the war that was beyond Kou Ji's control, so Kou Ji didn't need to worry too much.
Had a simple meal.
Kou Ji and others returned to the place where they stayed, and Kou Ji found Li Di who was thinking in the room and had now turned the wasteland into fertile land.
After Kou Ji found Li Di, he said straight to the point with a smile: "Grandpa Li, I'm afraid I have to trouble you to make a trip."
Li Di tugged on his beard and was stunned for a moment, "You took me to Guazhou just to let me run errands?"
Kou Ji smiled and nodded.
Li Di said gloomily: "I thought you wanted to hand over Guazhou to me to govern."
Kou Ji said dumbfounded: "To govern Guazhou, we have to wait until the time when Guazhou truly belongs to us. Now the Xixia cavalry is in Yumen Pass, and more Xixia soldiers and horses are coming to Hexi.
If we can drive the Xixia people out of Hexi, Hexi will be ours.
If the Xixia people drive us out of Hexi, then Hexi belongs to the Xixia people."
Li Di stroked his beard and nodded, "I understand the truth, but what I am good at is managing politics, not military affairs. A war is coming, what can I do?"
Li Di looked at Kou Ji suspiciously, "Do you want me to serve as a supervisor... But as far as I know, you are the person who hates the supervisor the most."
Kou Ji said frankly with a smile: "To be honest, I have taken a fancy to the power given to Grandpa Li by the officials to do things cheaply."
Li Di raised his eyebrows again and again, staring blankly at Kou Ji, "Do you want me to use the power given by the officials to mobilize troops?"
Kou Ji nodded with a smile and said: "Although the officials gave me the Emperor's Sword and the power to manage the affairs of the states in the Western Region, they did not give me the right to act on my own convenience.
I took the Emperor's Sword to mobilize soldiers and horses, but I was able to mobilize soldiers and horses.
It's just that it will inevitably attract some gossip.
Your right to act cheaply is different.
You go dispatch troops and horses, and within the permission of the officials, no one will gossip."
Li Di almost laughed out loud, "You forced me to bring me to Guazhou just for this? Are you, Kou Ji, the kind of person who is afraid of gossip? If you were really afraid of gossip, you wouldn't have gone past me and sent you to the Western Regions
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Kou Ji said frankly: "I'm not afraid... I'm worried about Zhong Shiheng..."
Li Di raised his eyebrows, "Do you want to use Shiheng's troops in Qingjian City?"
Kou Ji smiled and nodded.
Li Di pondered: "Poke Xixia in the butt?"
Kou Ji shook his head and said: "Now is not the time to poke Xixia in the eye. Once we start a war in Xixia, the Liao Kingdom will not sit still and wait for death. I am going to let Zhong Shiheng's troops come out of Qingjian City to cooperate with the soldiers and horses of Xining Prefecture.
The territory south of the Great Wall along the Hongshui River and east of Xiliang cuts off the retreat route of the Xixia troops entering Hexi."
When Li Di heard this, he already understood Kou Ji's purpose.
If we follow what Kou Ji said, then regardless of the war in Guazhou, Xiliang and other places, the Song Dynasty will steadily capture the huge territory east of Xiliang without any variables.
That's the territory of three states.
Kou Ji had given Zhong Shiheng, the defender of Xining Prefecture, a great achievement.
No wonder Kou Ji said with confidence that he could mobilize Zhong Shiheng's troops in Qingjian City.
As long as Zhong Shiheng is not stupid, he will definitely lead his army to attack.
As for the responsibility for attacking without permission from the central government, Tianzi Sword can bear half of it for Zhong Shiheng.
The remaining half can be settled just by relying on Zhong Shiheng's identity.
Zhong Shiheng was born in a Confucian family and was called a Confucian general by the officials of the Song Dynasty.
He was one of the few military ministers in the Song Dynasty who would not be criticized by civil servants, but would also be praised by them.
After the civil servants learned about Zhong Shiheng's great achievements, they would definitely try their best to help Zhong Shiheng get out of his troubles.
Then he used his identity as a member of the Confucian sect of Zhong Shiheng to praise the Confucian general for his great achievements.
Through Zhong Shiheng, he ridiculed those military officials.
Now that Kou Ji asked him to use his power to dispatch Zhong Shiheng, Shiheng's troubles were completely gone.
Zhong Shiheng can send troops with peace of mind, receive credit with peace of mind, and wait patiently for the government and the public to praise him.
Li Di figured out Kou Ji's plan and sincerely praised: "It's really a good plan... No matter whether the war in Guazhou or Xiliang succeeds or fails, I, the Song Dynasty, will never lose..."
Li Di glanced at Kou Ji and sighed: "You have given Zhong Shiheng a great contribution. With this contribution, it will not be a problem for Zhong Shiheng to become a general or prime minister in the future."
Kou Ji smiled calmly and said: "Everything I do is for the Song Dynasty. As for who gets the credit, I actually don't care much."
Li Di nodded slowly.
He knew that Kou Ji was not telling lies.
Because Kou Ji not only said this, but also did it.
"That's all... I'll just go to Qingjian City..."
Li Di let out a long sigh.
It is no small matter to dispatch troops and horses, especially heavy troops, without going through the center.
It's not like someone just sends a handwritten letter and the general leading the army has to obey it.
Even if Zhao Zhen wants to dispatch troops outside Bianjing City, he must have jade talismans.
The Song Dynasty had a very strict system for dispatching troops and horses.
Only when Li Di personally came forward and went to Qingjian City could he use his power to mobilize Zhong Shiheng's troops out of Qingjian City.
Kou Ji bowed his hand to Li Di and said, "Then I have to help Grandpa Li..."
Li Di nodded slowly and said hesitantly: "I am not very flexible in my legs and feet. If I am wasted on the road, will I miss your business?"
Kou Ji smiled and shook his head and said: "The purpose of dispatching Zhong Shiheng's troops is just to put pressure on the Xixia troops. As long as our troops in the Western Regions are not exhausted, it will not be too late.
Besides, I also invited a supporting army to wait at the east entrance of Daxue Mountain..."
Li Di pondered: "Qingtang soldiers and horses?"
Kou Ji nodded and said: "Yes, Qingtang soldiers and horses. Qingtang and Xixia have had a long-standing grudge. When Li Lizun, the elder monk, secretly took charge of Qingtang, he often fought with the Xixia people in disgust.
Now that Jiao Si Luo holds the green pond, he will naturally not miss it if he has the opportunity to disgust Xixia."
Li Di nodded thoughtfully and reminded Kou Jida: "You have a lot of troops now, so don't have too many close connections with soldiers and horses from other lands..."
Kou Ji smiled and said, "Of course I know the rules of the court."
Li Di nodded again and said nothing more.
Kou Ji and his party rested for a day in Guazhou City.
The next day.
Li Di held the Emperor's Sword in his hand and rushed to Yangguan under the escort of the Japanese soldiers, preparing to enter Yangguan and rush to Qingjian City.
Kou Ji took the remaining Japanese soldiers and horse guards and rushed to Yumen Pass.
After arriving at Yumen Pass, the smell of a battlefield hit my face.
Scenes mentioned in frontier fortress poems about the Western Regions can all be seen at Yumen Pass.
Camp for several miles.
The majestic pass stands tall.
Beacon tower.
Wolf smoke.
flag.
Soldiers and horses galloped freely.
Li Yuanhao led his army to retreat inside Yumen Pass.
Zhu Neng led a large army to besiege the city.
There are soldiers and horses inside and outside the pass.
Zhu Neng's army camp was set up three miles outside Yumen Pass.
After the news of Kou Ji's arrival spread to the military camp, Zhu Neng welcomed him out of the camp with a big smile.
When he saw Kou Ji, he gave Kou Ji a bear hug, and then pulled Kou Ji towards the camp while saying with a smile: "Boy, I recently learned from several Hu merchants who were doing business in the Western Regions.
After you try this technique of cooking eggs, you will definitely like it."
"Hu Shang? Cooking eggs?"
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment.
Zhu Neng didn't mention it, and Kou Ji almost forgot that he had never met Hu Shang in the Western Regions for so long.
It stands to reason that the Western Region is a place where Hu merchants are rampant. He has not met any Hu merchants. That is a very strange thing.
Now that he heard Zhu Neng mention Hu Shang, Kou Jida wanted to meet him.
As for the skill of cooking eggs mentioned by Zhu Neng, Kou Ji also wanted to see it.
As Zhu Neng entered the camp, Kou Ji saw several people with yellow hair and beards, wrapped in clothes, supporting a huge grill, which was constantly turning.
There is a huge camel on the grill.
Kou Ji was slightly stunned when he saw this, "Can this be cooked?"
Kou Ji asked Zhu Neng doubtfully.
Kou Ji vaguely remembered that in later generations, ovens were used to roast large animals such as camels, very huge ovens.
Zhu Neng smiled and said, "Yes, why not... bake it for a while and it will be cooked..."
Kou Ji looked at the still white camel and said thoughtfully: "I'm afraid it will take a long time to bake?"
Zhu Neng nodded and said: "Well..."
Kou Ji withdrew his gaze and said to Zhu Neng: "Then let's talk about business first?"
When business came up, Zhu Neng immediately put aside his cheerful expression and led Kou Ji into the Chinese army's tent.
After arriving and sitting down in the Chinese army's tent.
Kou Ji asked: "Li Yuanhao in Yumen Pass, has he done anything special recently?"
Zhu Neng thought for a while and said: "Recently, I always hear the heavy sound of horse hooves coming from Yumen Pass..."
Kou Ji asked: "How heavy is it?"
Zhu Neng muttered: "It's like when your horse guards put on heavy armor and attack."
Kou Ji stared at Zhu Neng and said, "Are you doubting that Li Yuanhao has already completed the iron kite under his command?"
Zhu Neng nodded and said: "When Tie Yaozi goes out to attack, he will bring many servants with him. Those servant armies are born to help Tie Yaozi fight.
In addition to helping Tie Yaozi fight, they also have the responsibility of taking Tie Yaozi's place after Tie Yaozi dies in battle.
Although you disabled Tie Yao outside Shazhou City, you did not collect Tie Yao's armor.
Li Yuanhao only needs to take back those armors, wear them with warriors from the servant army, and with a little training, he will become a new iron kite."
Kou Ji narrowed his eyes and said: "It seems that Xixia invested a lot of money in Tie Yaozi. Not only did it spend a lot of money to build Tie Yaozi, but it also made full preparations for Tieyao Zi to continue fighting on the battlefield.
This incident was unexpected, but I don’t need to worry too much.”
Zhu Neng raised his eyebrows and said with a little sparkle in his eyes: "Is your artillery usable again?"
Kou Ji smiled and nodded: "Not only artillery, I also made a lot of invincible mine cannons."
Zhu Neng said excitedly: "How many are there? Can you blow up Yumen Pass to the sky at once? If you can blow up Yumen Pass to the sky at once, we don't have to accompany Li Yuanhao to act here."
Kou Ji rolled his eyes.
He couldn't help but remember that when he was in Shazhou City, Zhu Neng had someone shoot out a million arrows in one go in order to resist Li Yuanhao.
Extremely luxurious.
Even a person like him who is not very proficient in military affairs would not do such a crazy thing on the battlefield.
It is really puzzling that Zhu Neng, a veteran general on the battlefield, could do such a crazy thing on the battlefield.
"Don't roll your eyes! You're actually talking!"
Seeing Kou Ji rolling his eyes, Zhu Neng couldn't help but urge.
Kou Ji glanced at Zhu Neng and said angrily: "You think the gunpowder is the sand in the Western Regions? You can blow out a piece of it with your mouth? I came to the Western Regions this time mainly to save your lives, so I didn't bring much luggage.
I didn’t bring much gunpowder, and only a few tools for making cannonballs and invincible mine cannons.
Materials in the Western Regions are extremely scarce.
I searched the entire Shazhou and asked the servants in the house to work day and night to make a little bit.
Barely able to cope with the battle at Yumen Pass.
Wanting to blow up Yumenguan into the sky is just a dream."
Zhu Neng heard the dissatisfaction in Kou Ji's tone, scratched his head and chuckled, "I just said it casually, don't take it to heart."
After a pause, Zhu Neng quickly changed the subject and said, "By the way, how are the arrangements in Xiliang?"
Kou Ji said frankly: "Li Gong is already on his way to Qingjian City, and Liu Heng's people rushed to Qingtang three days ago."
Zhu Neng pondered: "I'm not worried about the reinforcements from Qingjian City, but will Qingtang agree to help us deal with Xixia?"
Kou Ji said confidently: "It's inevitable that they won't agree."
"oh?!"
Zhu Neng was slightly surprised, approached Kou Ji, and asked in a deep voice: "How do you say it?"
Kou Ji said with a smile: "Qingtang and Xixia have deep grudges, as you know."
Zhu Neng nodded and said: "I know this. When I was stationed at Qinfeng Road, I often heard about the nonsense in Xixia and Qingtang. That guy Li Lizun really bullied others too much. He relied on his own power to bully others. Jiao Siluo.
It was not enough for him to bully Jiao Siluo, he also brought the Xixia people to bully Jiao Siluo.
Jiao Siluo already hated Xixia deeply.
When Jiao Si Luo was oppressed by Xixia, he often sent people to the Song Dynasty to ask the late emperor to send troops to help him get rid of Li Lizun.
It's just that Jiao Siluo is now the legitimate leader of one part.
What he wants to do must be considered from the perspective of a director.
There is nothing profitable for Qingtang in helping us deal with Xixia.
He cannot risk the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers for his own selfish gain."
Kou Ji said with a smile: "Who said there is no profit?"
Zhu Neng raised his eyebrows and looked like he was willing to hear the details.
Kou Ji smiled and said: "Xixia still oppresses Qingtang. If Qingtang can use this to rub the Xixia's spirit, won't everyone up and down Qingtang be inspired by it? Some people openly surrender to Jiao Siluo, but secretly After experiencing this incident, will the leader of a small tribe who engages in petty tricks truly surrender to Jiao Siluo?"