Back to the Song Dynasty as a tyrant

I'm afraid this is unlikely.

After listening to Hu Quan's report, Zhao Ning nodded with satisfaction.

He didn't want to destroy Xixia, and Shaanxi's economy collapsed.

After all, after Mi Xia, there are still too many follow-up things to do.

"Your Majesty, there is one thing, I don't know if I should say it or not?"

"Say."

Hu Quan then told about Liu Hu.

Zhao Ning asked: "What is the background of this Tsing Yi club?"

"The Tsing Yi Club is a non-governmental business company. It has a private loan business. It is located in Jingzhao Mansion. It does have an official background. The minister inquired about the people from the Chief Secretary's Yamen on Yongxing Army Road."

"Who?"

"At present, I heard that you are counselor Wang Qun. His father is Wang Xiang, the former general manager of the West Road. Wang Xiang was an official in Shaanxi during the Xuanhe period. He has a lot of contacts in the local area. However, I feel that there may be someone behind this matter. "

"Go and investigate this matter, don't startle the enemy, and don't affect Shaanxi's logistics." Zhao Guanjia said, "As for Liu Hu you mentioned, are you worried that he will go to the front to find his brother and affect his brother's fight?"

"It's not just the impact. This matter is indeed very bad. The ministers have found out that the Tsingyi Club killed the entire Liu family. After Liu Feng learned about it, he must want revenge."

"Then have you arranged for someone to chase after you?"

"arranged."

"You continue to follow up on this matter."

"Yes."

After dinner, Zhang Jun sent the latest information on the front line.

"Your Majesty, do you want to attack Xiazhou now?"

Zhao Ning had a smile on his face: "Don't worry, Li Ganshun has the trump card in his hand, but he can't immediately think that I'm going to kill him. Besides, Xiazhou has us."

Chapter 1022 Da Song: I am self-defense (first update)

Zhang Jun has not figured out how to use that person so far.

Although Zhao Guanjia mentioned it, he didn't answer it.

Zhao Guanjia seemed to see what he was thinking, and said: "There is no need to deliberately instruct this person. When the battle reaches a certain level, he will know what to do."

"What the officials said is true." Zhang Jun said, "However, the information sent back from Shizhou this time has already shown that the armor rate of the Xixia people is far higher than before. This just proves our conjecture."

"There is no way around this." Zhao Guanjia said, "Next, wait for the Xixia people to act. Only by letting the enemy act can we find their weak points."

On August [-]th, Yinzhou City.

The Xixia envoy from Yuzhou met Liu Kai, the envoy of Jinglue on Yanyan Road.

"In Yongfu below, under the order of Li Yu, the commander of Jinglue, come to Yinzhou to meet Liu Shuai."

"Oh, what's the matter with you?" Liu Kai sat on the main seat with a serious expression on his face.

Wen Yongfu said in a cold voice: "My Daxia and your country have friendly business and trade to create peace together. Why did the Song army fight without declaring this time?"

"War without declaration?" It was not Liu Kai who spoke, but Li Yanqi, the staff next to Liu Kai, "Well said, why did you Xixia fight without declaration?"

Regarding Li Yanqi's behavior of biting back in public, Wen Yongfu was furious. He pointed to Li Yanqi and said, "Your great Song Gui made rituals for the heaven and the country, why is he so brazen and not afraid of ridicule by the world?"

Li Yanqi laughed loudly: "Be ridiculed by the people of the world? Well said! Since you know you will be ridiculed by the people of the world, why do you want to do something to me, Da Song?"

"This..." Wen Yongfu was a little dazed, now it was clearly you who made the first move, why did it become me who made the first move?

"Do you want to say that we fought Shizhou first?" Li Yanqi continued to ask.

Wen Yongfu nodded.

"That's because you sent people to strike at my Dasong Anbei Mansion first!" Li Yanqi said, "We are fighting back now!"

Wen Yongfu is even more confused?

Anbei Mansion?

He hadn't heard of it at all.

He belongs to the Jianing Military Division of Youzhou, under Li Yu's command, and has been leading the Hengshan defense line. The military and government in other places are not something he can casually inquire about at his level.

"It's impossible!" Wen Yongfu replied immediately.

If this kind of thing really happened, Li Yu would not have told him before he went on an envoy.

"Impossible, you go and ask Lord Xia Li Gan to find out by the way."

"This……"

"Anything else?"

Wen Yongfu said: "When will your country withdraw its troops from Shizhou?"

"Withdraw troops?" Li Yanqi said, "We are fighting now, why talk about withdrawing troops?"

"Then how will your country be willing to withdraw its troops?"

Li Yanqi said: "It's very simple, hand over the person who attacked our Anbei Mansion in the Great Song Dynasty, and pay another 500 million guan, and Shizhou will return it with both hands."

"This... this is impossible!"

"If it's impossible, please come back."

Wen Yongfu said angrily: "Farewell!"

He turned and left, and when he got to the door, he didn't forget to turn around and said: "You will pay the price for what you did today, and when my Daxia soldiers arrive in Shizhou, you will be ashamed!"

After Wen Yongfu left, Li Yanqi asked Liu Kai: "Liu Shuai, what should we do now?"

Liu Kai said: "Wait for the Xixia people's actions."

"Could it be that we have to wait until all the Xixia people are ready before doing anything?" Li Yanqi asked puzzled.

"Xixia is heavily guarded in Xiazhou, Youzhou, and Yanzhou. The biggest problem now is that we don't know the real strength of the Xixia people, and the Xixia people are defending the front line of Hengshan tightly, let alone Chang'an. Let's start, besides taking down a Shizhou, with our strength, can we continue to gnaw at Xiazhou?"

"Then when the Xixia people are ready, won't we be more passive?" Li Yanqi asked.

"The Divine Guard has already taken action. Our task is to attract the main force of Xixia to come to Xiazhou. Now it is not as simple as laying down a city and a pool!"

Li Yanqi asked doubtfully, "Then this time?"

"This time it's going to Xingqing Mansion."

On the first day of September, Yinzhou began to increase its troops to Shizhou. Liu Kai added another [-] troops in one breath.

On the second day of September, Wen Yongfu returned to Youzhou, and he reported the situation of the mission.

It happened that the envoy sent from Xingqing Mansion was also there.

This envoy was not low in rank, and he was King Pu Li Renzhong, which showed that Li Qianshun attached great importance to the Battle of Shizhou this time.

Li Yu asked in surprise, "Anbei Mansion?"

"Yes, the Song people insisted that we attacked Anbei Mansion."

Li Yu looked at Li Renzhong, and Li Renzhong said: "It is true. Since last year, the Song army built a city in Henan. His Majesty thought it was inappropriate, so he sent envoys to go. Unexpectedly, he was insulted by the Song people and returned. Hui proposed to attack the Song Dynasty with the Jin Dynasty, attacking the Song people's Anbei Mansion by the Yellow River."

Li Yu was furious: "Since we have already done something, why don't we know about it at all, at least tell us to prevent the Song army from attacking!"

Li Yu finally knew who the hell he should blame.

It's Li Liangfu again!

"Things are not that simple." Li Renzhong said with a sigh, "At that time, we had resumed business with the Great Song Dynasty, and King Jin did not approve of going to war with Song State, but Song State's deployment in Henan did threaten me. The military commander, the King of Jin came up with a compromise strategy and ordered Li Liangfu to lead the troops there, but not to do anything."

"Then did Li Liangfu do anything?" Li Yu asked hastily.

"This..." Li Renzhong hesitated and said, "The information he sent back several times said that he never did anything."

"So, the Song people's reason for starting the war is not valid?" Li Yu asked again.

"According to what Li Liangfu said, the Song people really had no reason to go to war."

Li Yu said suddenly: "It seems that I have an idea."

"What's the idea?"

"Since the Jin people have reached an alliance with us, why not send people to the Jin country now, let the Jin people take this opportunity to increase troops to attack Hebei in the Song country, put pressure on the Song country, and relieve our war pressure?"

"Your Majesty didn't think of what you said?" Li Renzhong said distressed, "Li Liangfu has sent information many times that the Song Army has repeatedly lost in Henan, and the Jin Army has won a complete victory. We're doing it."

"You mean, after Song was defeated by the Jin people, he came to attack us again?"

"Correct!"

"Crazy! Crazy! Are they crazy?"

"I'm just as confused as you. Not only us, but His Majesty and King Jin also couldn't figure it out, so this king came to you in person."

"Then what are you going to do?"

"As an envoy to Chang'an."

"You go to Chang'an now, can you come back?"

"You have 17 troops in Hengshan. This is the confidence I can come back to. Unless you are all defeated, the Song army will come to Xingqing mansion!"

"Then don't worry!" Li Yu immediately promised.

At this time, the voice of scouts came from outside: "Report! Commander, the Song army has increased its troops in Shizhou, intending to attack my Xiazhou!"

Chapter 1023 Two Ways Conquer Xiazhou (Second Change)

Li Yu asked, "How much more troops?"

"Say it's one hundred thousand!"

"Fart!" Li Yu scolded, "Shizhou can pretend to hold 10 people? Think I'm a stupid pig?"

Li Renzhong said: "I didn't say that there is only Shizhou, isn't there tens of thousands of horses in Yinzhou?"

"So, Song Jun not only doesn't want to sit down and talk, but also plans to expand the front line?"

"I have to go to Chang'an immediately, and I can't let the situation escalate." Li Renzhong said, "You must not rashly fight with Song Jun."

After speaking, Li Renzhong left in a hurry.

After Li Renzhong left, the top management of Youzhou was caught in controversy.

Mainly divided into two factions, one faction thinks that it is time to mobilize heavy troops to Shizhou to fight the Song army, and the other faction thinks that it should wait for King Pu to come back.

Li Yu looked at Li Yuyi and asked, "What do you think?"

"Now the Song army is only stationed in Shizhou, and has not yet attacked Xiazhou, and the southern scouts have not yet sent back any information. Now it should be safer. Xiazhou is an important place for iron mines in our dynasty. There are [-] defenders, and we should deploy another three." Tens of thousands of soldiers rushed to Xiazhou, although they did not take the initiative to fight, they were able to defend Xiazhou."

"What if the Song army attacks Hongzhou and Longzhou?"

"Hongzhou has [-] defenses, Longzhou also has [-] troops, and Youzhou has [-] troops. The distance between the three places is less than a hundred miles, and it takes less than two days for each other to help each other. If something unexpected happens, we can adapt accordingly."

Li Yu nodded and said, "In this case, we will dispatch [-] troops to Xiazhou to confront the Song army."

On the third day of September, the weather in the northwest has turned cold.

Zhao Ning invited Zhang Jun and Fan Zhixu to drink mutton soup in the palace.

"Fan Qing."

"His Majesty."

"You have stayed in Chang'an for many years, what do you think of the business between the land of Hehuang and Guanzhong?"

Fan Zhixu said: "There have been civil strife among the Tubo tribes for many years, and the Qingtang tribe has already belonged to our Great Song Dynasty. If there is a military threat from the Tubo people to Hehuang, it is true, but it is not a worry. Now it is more hopeful to fight with us. Chao Neng bought and sold tea and pottery. There were many Tubo merchants in Chang’an City, and some came from Gaochang. The minister thinks that after Xixia is wiped out, money can be handed over in the Western Regions."

"The Western Regions have been cut off from the Central Plains for many years, can it still be implemented?"

"As long as my big Song's iron hooves step on it, is there any reason why I can't?"

Zhao Ning smiled and said, "Well said!"

He was very happy to see Zhao Guan's family, and Fan Zhixu heaved a sigh of relief.

Zhao Guanjia changed the subject and asked, "But I heard that the usury in Shaanxi is extremely bad?"

"There are indeed some lawbreakers among the people who gather in private to lend usury. I heard that the local government is investigating, but these thieves are too cunning, and it is really difficult to wipe them out completely."

It seemed that Fan Zhixu also knew something about it.