Cao Wei looked at Lu Yijian in astonishment, with a question on his face.
Lu Yijian pointed to the direction of Bianjing City and said with emotion: "With the protection of the true dragon, it is omnipotent and pervasive, isn't it like the gods and Buddhas in the sky?"
Cao Wei pursed his lips and said, "I can't envy you."
Lu Yijian stared, "Who is envious of him! When he sees me, he has to bow politely!"
Cao Wei smiled and said: "In ten years, you will see who gives gifts to whom."
Lu Yijian's face suddenly turned dark.
In another ten years, he, Lu Yijian, will definitely leave the center.
Even if he has the ability and energy to continue to serve as Tong Zhongshu's subordinate, he must find a way to move his position.
If you occupy that place for a long time without making room for others, you will be impeached.
The four words "covet for power and position" will be firmly pinned on his head.
Tong Zhongshu's family is in charge of affairs, and he is involved in political affairs. These two positions are like a feng shui wheel in the court.
It cannot be occupied by anyone, everyone must take turns to sit.
If you hold on to it, you will become a thorn in other people's eyes and a thorn in their flesh.
You must know that those who can care about the position under Tong Zhongshu's sect are all important officials in the court who have status, status, qualifications, and a lot of disciples, including two people who are in the center and want to make further progress.
Participate in political affairs.
If they join forces to deal with you, you will suffer.
Lu Yijian remained silent with a dark face. Cao Wei chuckled lightly and told the soldiers: "Go down. If I, the Song Dynasty, win this battle, you will no longer have to risk your lives to deliver the news.
When the time comes, we can deliver it openly and openly, and the Liao people will not dare to stop it."
The soldier chuckled softly, bowed his hands, and exited the city gate building.
Cao Wei is qualified to say this, but he is not qualified to agree.
He is the servant of the official family, the eagle dog of the official family, and can only obey the words of one person in the official family.
After the soldiers exited the city gate building, Cao Wei gave an order, and the soldiers who delivered the order entered the city gate building.
Cao Wei ordered: "Transmit my military order. From now on, all soldiers and horses in the Yanyun area are not allowed to move out without authorization. They only defend but not attack. I will send the general order again when we attack."
"Here..."
The soldiers who conveyed the order quickly conveyed Cao Wei's order to the ears of the Song army in the land of Yanyun.
After Cao Wei learned the truth about Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu's abnormal behavior, he became much more calm when facing the Liao soldiers' attack.
The Liao soldiers attacked Tongtai Pass for several days but failed to capture Tongtai Pass.
After several days of self-consolation, Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty seemed to have improved a lot and began to appear on the battlefield to command the Liao soldiers in battle.
During the battle commanded by Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty, the Liao soldiers bravely rushed to the top of Tongtaiguan, but were quickly repelled.
Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty knew that Tongtai Pass was a hard nut and he had no choice but to bite it hard.
However, when he attacked Tongtai Pass, he quietly dispatched some troops to Yanmen Pass.
Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty sent people to Ruzhou, Tanshan and other places to dispatch troops and horses to Yanmen Pass, but did not use the troops and horses in front of Tongtai Pass, so Cao Wei and others did not notice it.
Just when Cao Wei and Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu were fighting each other.
In the distant city of Xiazhou.
Kou Ji, Zhao Zhen, Kou Zhun, Liu Heng, Zhong Shiheng and others gathered together.
After more than a month of sorting out and governing, Xiazhou City and other places were completely controlled by the Song Dynasty.
Zhao Zhen didn't have to worry about being assassinated in Xiazhou City, so he led his troops to Xiazhou City.
Zhao Zhen sat in the lobby of the Xixia Zuoxiang Army Division, which had been renamed Xiazhou Zhizhou Yamen, and said solemnly: "The news from Yanyun, Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty, learned that I led a heavy army to attack
After Xixia, they really couldn't stand it any longer and launched a fierce attack on Yanmen Pass.
Huanzhou, which I occupied during the Song Dynasty, changed hands twice and was captured again twice.
After discussing with Kou Ji, I dispatched 50,000 soldiers and horses from the troops I led and dispatched them to Yanmen Pass to rush to Yanmen Pass.
I believe that with the help of the soldiers and horses I sent, Yang Wenguang and Li Zhaoliang will be able to defend Huanzhou.
Today, there are no changes in the war in Yanyun Land, and Cao Wei has not asked me for help.
This shows that Cao Wei can handle the war in Yanyun Land.
The land of Yanyun is worry-free, so our war against Xixia cannot be delayed any longer.
I sent people to recruit Li Deming to surrender.
Li Deming only agreed to pay tribute to me as a vassal of the Song Dynasty, but did not agree to move his family to Bianjing City.
This person insisted not to live in Bianjing City, probably because he wanted to stay in Xixia and other places and continue to covet the territory of the Song Dynasty.
As the emperor of the Song Dynasty, I have the responsibility to protect the land, and I will never allow people like this who have disloyal intentions towards the Song Dynasty to live in the world."
Zhao Zhen stood up slowly and said loudly: "All the soldiers and horses in the northwest area, immediately go north to destroy Xixia for me! Whoever captures Li Deming alive will be awarded the title of first-class Duke! Whoever presents Li Deming's head will be awarded the title of second-class Duke!"
The one who conquers the most Xixia cities will be awarded the title of third-class Duke!
I will not be stingy with the remaining sons and daughters of Hou Bo!
After the war, I will discuss your merits and reward them!
If I can capture Xixia, I will treat the Xixia Palace as a palace on New Year's Eve this year and entertain all the ministers there.
When the time comes, I will personally praise you!
If Xixia cannot be captured, I will prepare a prison car. Please tie your hands, enter the prison car, and accompany me back to Bianjing City to be scolded!"
Kou Ji, Liu Heng, Zhong Shiheng and others stood up and saluted.
"I will not return the throne until Xixia is conquered!"
Zhao Zhen nodded with satisfaction and ordered: "Kou Ji?"
"I'm here!"
"You pass the order on my behalf and order the whole army to march out!"
"Here!"
Kou Ji bowed his hands and began to give orders.
Only Zhong Shiheng and Liu Heng took the order.
Because Zhu Neng, Wang Kai and others have now led their troops and horses into Xixia. They are beginning to attack the city from the east and west sides of Xixia. They lead tens of thousands of people. It is impossible to leave their troops and rush to Xixia.
Zhoucheng came to receive the order.
But Kou Ji will still convey the corresponding orders, and there will be messengers who will deliver the orders conveyed by Kou Ji to their hands as soon as possible.
Kou Ji replaced Zhao Zhen and issued orders one after another.
The content of the order was roughly the same as what he had told Zhao Zhen before.
Zhu Neng, Wang Kai, Liu Heng, Zhong Shiheng, as well as Gao Chugong, Liu Qi, Guo Yi and others who secretly helped, led 450,000 troops along the three sides to attack Xixia together, and finally in Xingqing Mansion
Convergence.
Kou Ji himself led a part of the troops to mop up the troops.
Zhao Zhen led the remaining troops as soldiers to calm and govern the people.
The mission is very clear.
The soldiers and horses led by each person have their own tasks.
It can be seen at once who is wrong or who has a problem.
After Kou Ji gave the order.
Zhong Shiheng and Liu Heng saluted Kou Ji, took the command arrows and left the hall.
Beyond the lobby is the school grounds.
On the school field, 150,000 soldiers and horses stood.
After Zhong Shiheng and Liu Heng arrived, they showed their command arrows and 150,000 soldiers and horses saluted in unison.
"Leave!"
Following the two men's orders, 150,000 soldiers and horses set off in a mighty manner and left Xiazhou.
The reason why it was 150,000 and not 200,000 was because the Zhong family army under Zhong Shiheng was already standing on the edge of their scheduled battlefield.
Zhong Shiheng rushed to Xiazhou because 50,000 of the 150,000 troops were under his command.
In addition, there are some firearms sent from the equipment workshop in Ruian Town outside Bianjing City, which need to be signed by Zhong Shiheng in person.
The two men, leading 150,000 troops, will leave Xiazhou, pass through Yanzhou, and arrive in Lingzhou. They will clear Qingtongxia, Shunzhou, Jingzhou and other places near Lingzhou, preparing for the encirclement of Xingqing Mansion by a large army. Prepare.
After Zhong Shiheng and Liu Heng left, Kou Ji did not stop in Xiazhou. He led his soldiers and horses, escorted the firearms, and passed through Qiliping, Anqingze, Dahengshui, and Ziheyi, bypassing half of the road. Di Jinze, rush to where Wula Ou Mountain is.
Zhao Zhen led the remaining soldiers and horses and continued to stay in Xiazhou City.
Among all the soldiers and horses, the ones led by Kou Ji had the longest distance to go.
Wula Ou Mountain is at the easternmost point of Xixia. Kou Ji had to go around an arc and walk thousands of miles to reach it.
The reason why Kou Ji led his troops and horses to Wulaou Mountain was to help Wang Kai's tribe clear out the remnants and deliver firearms to them.
The place where Wang Kai's troops attacked should be regarded as the place with the longest detour and the most difficult task among all the soldiers and horses this time.
The troops assigned by Kou Ji and Zhao Zhen to Wang Kai and Zhu Neng were on the road a month ago. Now they have arrived under their command and have begun to help them fight.
When Wang Kai led 150,000 troops into battle for the first time, Kou Ji was afraid that something might happen to Wang Kai, so he chose to follow Wang Kai's troops.
Only a few days after Kou Ji left Xiazhou City, someone delivered the good news to Kou Ji.
Zhu Neng in Hexi had previously captured Xixia's Mati Mountain, Heluochuan and other places near Hexi, and cleared all the Xixia territory in the southwest of the Badain Jaran Desert. After the imperial troops arrived, Zhu Neng divided his troops into two groups and went all the way. Attacking the Xixia territory in Shiyang River and other places, they rushed all the way to the Nalin River to attack the Heishui Town Yan Army Division sent by Xixia to garrison on the Nalin River.
Now, all the Xixia territory in Shiyanghe generation has been conquered by Zhu Neng's troops.
The more Kou Ji walked all the way to Wulaou Mountain, the more good news he would get.
First, Zhu Neng conquered the Yan Army Division in Heishui Town, then Zhong Shiheng defeated Qingtongxia, and then there was news that Wang Kai's troops conquered Wuyuan and forced Weifu Army Division in Heishan, Xixia.
By the time Kou Ji led his men to arrive at Wula Ou Mountain.
Zhu Neng's troops had already led their troops to attack the Military Division of Baimaqiang Town in Xixia and occupied another salt-producing land in Xixia.
Zhong Shiheng and Liu Heng took Jingzhou and Shunzhou successively and stationed troops at the borders of the two states. Jing waited for the other two armies to join together and invaded Xingqing Mansion together.
It can be said that the soldiers of the Song Dynasty pressed forward and attacked the city and territory in Xixia with the strongest attitude. They were so powerful that Xixia did not have much power to fight back.
Of course, this does not mean that Xixia is weak and vulnerable.
Rather, Li Deming had voluntarily given up many places and gave them to the Song Dynasty for occupation.
He withdrew most of the strong troops in Xixia to Xingqing Mansion and Huaizhou, preparing for a desperate fight with the Song Dynasty in Xingqing Mansion.
Without a place for strong soldiers to guard, it was naturally no match for the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty.
Kou Ji left Xiazhou City when the mountains were covered with red leaves, and when the mountains were covered with red leaves, he followed Wang Kai and arrived at the Black Mountain Weifu Army Division.
It was only after Kou Ji arrived that he learned that Wang Kai had left a small number of troops to guard the Weifu Army Division in Black Mountain, and he led the remaining troops south along the Yellow River to attack Hue Crossing.
Most of the elite troops of the Black Mountain Weifu Army Division were withdrawn by Li Deming, so when Wang Kai attacked the Black Mountain Weifu Army Division, he actually did not spend much effort.
But Hue crossing is different.
Hue Cross is an important military location.
It is a must-pass route from Heishan Weifu Army Division southward to Xingqing Prefecture.
Next to the ferry, there is a huge military fortress.
Even if Li Deming mobilized strong troops from all over Xixia, he would still leave some troops in the military fortress at the ferry to deal with the Song Dynasty.
Because the terrain is favorable, we can take advantage of the terrain to hit more with fewer hits and severely damage the Song army.
After Kou Ji helped the Song Dynasty defenders stationed in the Weifu Army Division in Heishan to clear away the remaining enemies, he left some men behind to wait for Zhao Zhen to send people to manage the Weifu Army Division in Heishan, and then rushed to the Weifu Army Division with the others.
Crossed Hue.
Hue Crossing is sandwiched between two deserts, with the Yellow River flowing slowly through it.
There is very little dead grass along the river.
The strong wind raged wildly between the desert and the river.
The wind is like a sharp knife, blowing on people.
When Kou Ji arrived at a place not far from Hue Crossing, it was not winter yet, but heavy snow was already falling.
There is a poem that says: The north wind blows the white grass on the ground and breaks it, and the sky is full of snow in August.
This is not an exaggerated description, but a fact.
The further north you go, the earlier it gets cold, and the further north you look, the earlier it snows.
The strict three-month cycle of seasons does not apply here.
The heavy snow, blown by the wind knife, got into people's collars and cuffs, making people feel cold all over their bodies.
Some soldiers began to have cracks on their hands, feet, cheeks, and ears.
While Kou Ji led his troops and horses to march quickly, he also had to find ways to help them avoid freezing.
When Ko Ji was crossing thirty miles from Hue, more and more frostbite appeared in the army. He had to stop and stay in place to rest for a night and help the soldiers deal with frostbite.
When frostbite occurs, it must be treated as soon as possible. Once the treatment is completed, amputation is the only option.
When Zhao Zhen first ascended the throne, Xixia and Liao were raising troops in the winter, and Kou Ji was forced to rush to Baozhou to take charge.
In Kouji, Baozhou, I saw many soldiers whose limbs were amputated due to frostbite.
The imperial doctor accompanying the army scolded Kou Ji so much that Kou Ji did not dare to reply.
Because he knew that when the soldiers suffered widespread frostbite and began to amputate their limbs in large numbers, it was the imperial court's fault.
Bank of the Yellow River.
The cold wind howled like a ghost.
The person who shaved was very frightened.
Kou Ji had no intention of paying attention to the ghostly howling wind.
After the soldiers went to bed, he took the doctor who accompanied the army and went from tent to tent to check the soldiers for frostbite.
Among the soldiers and horses led by Kou Ji, except for the Tiger Wing Army, the other soldiers and horses were all Xiang Army soldiers.
The officers and soldiers of the Xiang Army have never received any favor from the imperial court, nor have they enjoyed any good treatment. They are all so stupid that they make people cry.
Even though he suffered from frostbite, he didn’t shout or say anything.
Each one uses his or her own methods or the methods he heard from others to diagnose and treat himself.
If it's cured, everything will be fine. If it's not cured, the only option is amputation.
Kou Ji had previously followed the imperial doctor to cut off the toes of a soldier whose toes were frozen and had no feeling. The soldier's immediate expression was not sadness.
But feeling uncomfortable.
It seems that he is worried that Kou Ji will abandon him because of this.