Chapter 0656 The way to force the Xixia people to take the initiative to provoke war
Although Cao Wei has the upper hand most of the time.
But the Liao Kingdom's military strength was becoming more and more depleted.
The Song Dynasty's military strength became less and less as it was consumed.
As the orders of Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu were continuously conveyed to various small tribes, each small tribe also led their troops and horses to the outside of Tongtai Pass.
The Liao State's military strength was consumed and replenished at the same time, so there were more and more troops.
On the other hand, in the Song Dynasty, the troops were constantly being depleted and not replenished, so the troops and horses were consumed less and less.
Cao Wei fought with Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu for more than a month.
Tens of thousands of people died at Tongtai Pass, and both parties had no intention of giving up.
There is no intention of deciding the outcome in a happy battle.
The news spread back to the Song Dynasty, and everyone in the Song Dynasty was shocked. Few people knew what Cao Wei and Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu were doing.
The news spread to the northwest and reached Kou Ji, who was also confused.
Kou Ji held the war report from Yanyun Land in his hand and said suspiciously: "Wouldn't it be over with a quick fight? It would be no good for anyone to go on and on like this. Why are they doing this?
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On the one hand, fighting is a competition of wisdom, strategy, and strength of soldiers and horses; on the other hand, it is a competition of financial resources.
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses are hoarded in one place, and the food consumed every day is a huge number.
The longer the time, the more consumed.
More importantly, the longer the baggage supply line, the greater the consumption.
Often when the granary in one place is empty, the grain in the granary in another place has to be transferred.
In the process of escorting food, the civilians even consumed more food than the army officers and soldiers.
For example, if 100,000 shi of grain were transported out of Bianjing City to Tongtai Pass, the common people might have to eat half of it along the way.
If there is a rainy season, the people will eat more food.
Even if the Song Dynasty court had a full treasury, it could not withstand such consumption.
"Do you think they don't want to have a good fight? They don't want to decide the outcome in one fight? The reason why they don't have a good fight is because they don't dare."
Gao Chugong sat under Kou Ji, looking through the military documents sent from various places in the northwest, and curled his lips and said something.
Hearing Gao Chugong's words, Kou Ji obviously knew the inside story and would not let him go.
Immediately, Kou Ji chased Gao Chugong and asked, "What do you mean?"
Gao Chugong said frankly: "Both sides are not sure of winning, and they don't dare to lose this game, so they don't dare to take action without permission. Therefore, they can only determine the outcome through consumption and competition of national strength.
In the past, when we, the Song Dynasty, conquered Yanyun, we pressed forward step by step, and there were countless people who were greedy for power and advanced rashly.
Naturally, the Liao people could take the opportunity to make plans and win the war.
But this time, Cao Wei's campaign against Yanyun was steady and steady, moving forward step by step.
The Liao people could not find any opportunity to take advantage of them.
So I can only choose to confront Cao Wei head-on."
Kou Ji understood the connection and snorted coldly, saying: "The national power of our Song Dynasty is several times higher than that of the Liao Kingdom. The Liao Kingdom is seeking death if it competes with us in terms of national strength."
Gao Chugong dropped the document in his hand and curled his lips and said: "The national power of the Song Dynasty is higher than that of the Liao Kingdom. We may not be able to win, but it's hard to say."
Kou Ji frowned, looked at Gao Guang and said respectfully: "What do you mean by this?"
Gao Chugong sighed and said: "We, the Song Dynasty, are not the sole proprietors of anyone. When something happens, we need to discuss it with the civil and military officials of the court. If there are too many people, the thoughts will be complicated.
Some people will support Cao Wei and the Liao people, while others will naturally not support it.
As Cao Wei consumed more money from the treasury, the opposition grew louder.
When the voice of opposition completely overwhelms the voice of support.
I'm afraid Cao Wei won't be able to continue fighting with the Liao people.
Looking back at the Liao Kingdom, although its national strength is not as good as ours, the Song Dynasty.
But Emperor Yelu Longxu of Liao could decide all affairs of Liao Kingdom.
As long as it is something he believes in, no one can refute it.
As long as he concentrates on being with Cao Wei, the whole Liao Kingdom will have to support him even if they try to sell it."
When Kou Ji heard Gao Chugong's words, his brows furrowed even more.
He knew that Gao Shanggong was not being alarmist.
He has been in the court for many years and knows to some extent the virtues of the officials in the court.
There are always some people in the court who like to be independent and like to go against others.
In order to gain fame and merit, some people just like to do something eye-catching, and they just like to do something different from others.
For example, when everyone in the government and the public felt that only a decisive battle with the Liao Kingdom would make the Song Dynasty prosperous and strong.
Some people will have different ideas.
They may think that stopping the war, seeking peace, and letting go of Nanshan will make the Song Dynasty richer and stronger.
As long as someone stands up and raises his voice, some people who want to pursue fame and fortune will follow closely behind him.
This is where the four words "political disagreement" come from.
This is also why most party disputes occur.
Some people advocate war, some advocate peace, some people think that the old system cannot be changed, some people think that a new system must be implemented, some people think that only by safeguarding the interests of a few people can the rule of the Song Dynasty be strengthened, and naturally some people think that only by safeguarding the interests of the majority can the rule of the Song Dynasty be strengthened.
The rule of Song Dynasty.
The reason why they do this is to compete for fame and profit.
Seeing Kou Ji frowning and falling into silence, Gao Guanggong asked: "After you arrived in Yinzhou, you have been constantly dispatching troops and generals, and you obviously have plans for Xixia.
You have been in Yinzhou for more than a month and have been standing still. You must be waiting for the outcome of the Yanyun war.
Now that the Yanyun war has reached a stalemate, what are you going to do?
If we continue to plot Xixia here, we should return to the court with our troops to help Cao Wei suppress those different voices."
When Kou Ji heard this, he glanced at Gao Chugong and said nothing.
Gao Chugong is right.
After he arrived in Yinzhou, he kept his troops stationary just to wait for the outcome of the Yanyun battlefield.
The war he started in Yinzhou will definitely have an impact on the Yanyun battlefield.
If Cao Wei led his men to achieve great results on the Yanyun battlefield, then if he started a war in Yinzhou, even if it had some impact, the impact would not be too great.
But if Cao Wei loses the battle at Yanyun, then he starts a war in Yinzhou, which will have a huge impression and he will have to make new plans.
The Yanyun War is of vital importance.
Kou Ji didn't want him to start a war in Yinzhou and affect the Yanyun battlefield.
If things go wrong on the Yanyun battlefield and Kou Ji starts a war with Xixia in Yinzhou, then all the officials in the court will fall into a kind of panic.
All the officials in the court will definitely write a letter asking the court to stop the war.
The fighting on the Yanyun battlefield will most likely be stopped at the request of the officials.
Kou Ji won the battle in the northwest and Cao Wei lost the battle in Yanyun. The officials would definitely ask the court to temporarily stop the war in Yanyun and negotiate peace with Liao.
The chance that the court will agree is very high.
Because Cao Wei kept spending money and consuming the treasury in the land of Yanyun, but Kou Ji did not in the northwest.
Not only did it not consume the national treasury, but it also helped the court obtain huge war dividends.
"Shuai Cao's war in Yanyun cannot be affected. I am in the northwest and cannot let Xixia off easily."
Kou Ji said in a deep voice.
Gao Chugong stared at Kou Ji and said very seriously: "You should understand that once you start a war in the northwest, it is impossible for Cao Wei's side to not be affected."
Kou Ji lowered his head and thought for a long time, gritted his teeth and said: "Since I can't take the initiative to start a war, then I will force Xixia to take the initiative to start a war. Xixia took the initiative to start a war against me, the Song Dynasty. As the northwest manager, I have no reason not to defend the Song Dynasty.
Territory?
We are passively defensive, not proactively offensive.
Even if a war broke out, the officials in the court would have nothing to say.
They can't let me hold a heavy army and let the Xixia people hang me up and fight with my hands tied, right?"
Gao Chugong was stunned and stared at Kou Ji in astonishment: "Since you led the army to defeat the 150,000 elite soldiers of the Liao Kingdom, Xixia immediately reduced its troops on the border and sent people to Bianjing City to find the officials to cry out.
If you don't start a fight with us, how can they start a war?"
Xixia now looks like it is cowed to the end in front of the Song Dynasty.
The envoy sent by Xixia to Bianjing City would not fight back when beaten or scolded, which made it difficult for the officials of Honglu Temple to bully him.
The same is true for the border areas bordering Xixia and Song Dynasty.
When Xixia soldiers and horses were patrolling the border, they met Song soldiers, so they took a detour.
Many Song soldiers in the northwest border often went to see the wonders in their free time, and many showed off their power on the Song-Xia border.
In the past, on the border between Song and Xia, Song soldiers would take a detour when they saw Xixia soldiers and horses. People dared to provoke Song soldiers, but Song soldiers did not dare to provoke others.
Now that it was finally reversed, Song Bing naturally wanted to find the Xixia people, find a place, and show off their power.
Xixia, who used to be arrogant and domineering in the past, has kept a low profile to this extent. I am afraid that if Kou Ji takes the initiative to provoke, Xixia will avoid it, let alone let them initiate a war.
After Gao Chugong pondered for a while, he said to Kou Ji: "Even if you send people over to ask them to start a war, they won't start a war. It is simply impossible to want them to start a war on their own initiative."
Kou Ji sneered, "I already have a way to prevent them from starting a war with us."
Gao Chugong looked at Kou Ji and asked suspiciously: "What can I do?"
Kou Ji narrowed his eyes, "Aren't the newly formed Hengshan Army envious of those Hengshan Army officers who were the first to follow us and make great achievements?"
Gao Chugong was stunned for a moment, frowned and said: "You want to allocate land to them? But we have no land to divide. The land inside and outside the city wall has now been divided by you."
Kou Ji stared at the height and chuckled, "Who said we don't have land?"
Gao Chugong stared at Kou Ji doubtfully.
Kou Ji smiled and said: "The huge Xixia is our land."
Gao Shang Gong said in astonishment: "Aren't you actively provoking a war?"
Kou Ji shook his head and said with a smile: "It's different, very different... When the Xixia people let the Liao people enter, there was no clear statement that that area belonged to the Liao people.
Now that the Liao people have been driven away, isn't it right for us to take back our loot?
As for which part of Xixia's territory was occupied by the Liao people and which part was not, does Xixia have the final say?"
Gao Chugong stared at Kou Ji blankly, as if he had heard something unbelievable.
Kou Ji continued: "The Xixia people are in the same den as the Liao people. Naturally, we cannot believe what they say. Therefore, we have the final say in those places that the Liao people occupied in Xixia. Those places are our spoils of war, and we have the final say. "
The corners of Gao Chugong's mouth twitched and he said: "You said that Xingqing Mansion is yours, can Li Deming still give you Xingqing Mansion?"
After a pause, Gao Shanggong said in a dumbfounded voice, "Aren't you just being a rogue?"
Kou Ji smiled calmly and said, "If he doesn't let you, that's even better. Come and beat me."
Gao Chukong really didn't know what to say.
Kou Ji had an idea in his mind and immediately put it into action.
Kou Ji left the Yinzhou City Government Office and ordered Liu Heng to summon the Hengshan Army.
Two hours later, the Hengshan Army, totaling 50,000 men, appeared in front of Kou Ji.
Kou Ji stood on the general point platform and faced all the Hengshan Army officers and said: "I heard that many of you have been complaining about me recently."
The officers and soldiers of the Hengshan Army stood quietly, no one dared to speak.
Seeing this, Kou Ji continued: "You don't have to admit that the rumors have reached my ears. It must be true. You blame me for allocating land to the old Hengshan Army officers and soldiers, but not to you. They say that I, Kou Ji, am unfair in my handling of affairs and that I am not worthy of the Northwest Strategy."
When the officers and soldiers of the Hengshan Army heard this, they were stunned.
They discussed excessive matters in private.
But they didn't complain.
The Hengshan Army officers and soldiers who were the first to follow Kou Ji were able to divide the territory because they relied on the enemy's brains. They obtained it with actual military exploits, not as a free reward from Kou Ji.
Every moment the enemy's head is on their head, that's what they are risking their lives to fight for.
It didn't fall out of thin air.
The credit they exchanged with their lives was exchanged for land, so what right do they have to complain?
As for complaining that Kou Ji acted unfairly and was not worthy of being the leader of the Northwest Strategy, that is even more nonsense.
Now most of the soldiers in the Hengshan Army, all the soldiers in the Zhenbei Army stationed outside Linzhou City, and all the soldiers in the Yongbian Army stationed in Yongbyon Prefecture, all regard Kou Ji as the Buddha of all families.
Everyone regarded Kou Ji as a benefactor and respected him like a Buddha. Anyone who dared to complain about Kou Ji was an enemy of these people.
If anyone really complained about Kou Ji, they would definitely be dragged out in the middle of the night and beaten up, and isolated by everyone.
When I get home, I might even get a severe beating from my parents.
Some of the soldiers who had been assigned land to resettle their families, before leaving home, received numerous instructions from their parents and elders, telling them to listen to Kou Ji and not hesitate to sacrifice their lives for Kou Ji when necessary.
Kou Ji gave them wealth and honor that they could enjoy for generations. They had nothing to repay Kou Ji but their lives.
Therefore, no one in the army dared to complain about Kou Ji.
Even if there is any complaint, it is only because he did not catch up with the good times, did not catch up with the war between Kou Ji and the Liao people, and missed the opportunity to become rich.