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Chapter 353 Looking Northwest, Shooting Sirius (3)
Chapter 353 Looking Northwest, Shooting Sirius (3)
The second year of Xuanhe in the Song Dynasty, June 27.
Song Xia border.
Early in the morning, the Song army was on the east and west fronts, and Liu Yanqing's and Wu Jie's and Wu Yu's troops suddenly led their troops to launch a fierce attack on Xixia soldiers and horses.
Nearly 20 troops killed a bloody river in the territory of Xixia.
June 28.
Yue Fei led [-] iron cavalry from Lingwu to aid the Song army. Under the internal and external attacks, the Xixia army was in a state of confusion and was defeated.
On June 29, Liu Yanqing beheaded more than [-] enemies, and the Wu Jie and Wu Yu regiments wiped out nearly [-] troops from the two command divisions of the Xixia Army, and went straight to Weizhou.
On June [-], Liu Yanqing sent troops to capture three small towns south of Lingwu.
The Xixia soldiers and horses were defeated, retreated back to Xixia's country, and retreated to the front line of the Xixia King City.
The Song army pursued in three directions, and joined forces in Lingwu.
At the same time, on June 29th, with Wang Lin's support, Li Renai's youngest son, Li Chengjun, who was only one and a half years old, became emperor in Lingwu.
Yelu Nanxian supervised the country and listened to the government in the name of the Empress Dowager.
On that day, Yelu Nanxian ordered the execution of 275 people including Li Renxiao, Li Renyou, Cao Kun and other dignitaries, courtiers, clan members and concubines of the Xixia royal family.
Since then, Xixia's military power and political power have been firmly in the hands of Yelu Nanxian.
It is not without precedent for a woman to be in power in Xixia.
Li Qianshun's mother, the Liang family, had supervised the country for 20 years.
……
Facts have once again verified how correct Ms. Zhang Ailing's words are.
Yelu Nanxian was conquered by Wang Lin for two consecutive nights, and her whole body softened into a puddle of water. Seeing Wang Lin crazily aggressing on her, while feeling "women are really made of water", Yelu Nanxian said angrily: " You... are so shameless!"
Wang Lin laughed loudly, "Empress Dowager, I know I was wrong."
Yelu Nanxian held back her embarrassment and anger and said: "You have occupied my Xixia territory this time, and you must return it to Xixia, otherwise this palace will not be able to suppress the domestic material discussions."
What she was talking about was actually Lingwu.
It was just a small city across the Gobi, and it had no strategic value in Wang Lin's eyes.
It's just that Wang Lin really didn't want to talk about the territorial dispute between the two countries with Yelu Nanxian under this situation, so he casually said: "The Lingwu will be returned to you, but Weizhou will return to the Song Dynasty, and the border of the Great Song Dynasty will be pushed forward by fifty miles. "
Yelu Nanxian turned pale in shock, immediately pushed Wang Lin away and said angrily, "You backtracked on what you promised me, how can you go back on your word?"
Wang Lin's expression became indifferent, and he said indifferently: "Xixia provoked first, and my army conquered later. Now I can kill you Xixia but backhanded, but you come to negotiate terms with me?"
Yelu Nanxian had a snow-white gooseneck, and mist appeared in his eyes.
Wang Lin didn't have any thoughts of sympathy, and just said lightly: "You should be lucky, you met me. You should also be lucky, the biggest enemy of the Song Dynasty is the Kingdom of Jin."
"Otherwise, Xixia would have ceased to exist long ago."
"Don't talk to me about the conditions again. You should understand that you and I share the same hatred. Our enemies are Jin people, not you and me."
"In the day after tomorrow, after the two countries of Song and Xia signed the covenant, the king will lead his army back to the country. Think about it carefully, the relationship between you and me is now a deadlock. If the Song Dynasty is destroyed, you, Xixia, will not be able to survive alone."
"Okay, don't say any more, or I will take you back to Song Dynasty, and make you and Xiao Duo Lilai and Yelu Yu Liyan your companions day and night."
"You... shameless!"
"Hehe, it's never me who is shameless, but this world."
……
The second year of Xuanhe in the Song Dynasty, the third day of July.
Wang Lin led the army back to the Great Song Dynasty slowly, and the border of the Great Song Dynasty was pushed forward fifty miles.
Liu Yanqing led his troops back to Linfu, and Wu Jie and Wu Lin all led their troops to Weizhou.
vast sea.
Li Lan straddled a bay red horse, took off the veil she always wore, and looked at Yan Qing.
Yan Qing's complexion was reddish.
"General Yan, I don't know when will be the time to see you again, please take care of me, General!"
Yan Qing sighed, cupped her fists in return and said: "Thank you, Mrs. Li's family, for helping me take down the Xixia King City, and I will thank you when I see you in the future!"
Li Lan suddenly smiled coquettishly and said, "General Yan, don't forget that you still owe me a favor."
Yan Qing was speechless.
Li Lan said again: "General Yan, let's leave now, we will have a long life!"
After finishing speaking, Li Lan gave Yan Qing a deep look, a trace of speechless emotion flashed in his eyes, and he turned the horse's head and galloped away.
Not far away, Liang Hongyu and Hu Sanniang walked side by side with Wang Lin, Liang Hongyu glanced at Yanqing, smiled softly and said, "My lord, the daughter of a Western Xia merchant, seems to have taken a fancy to our handsome and handsome woman." General Yan."
Wang Lin smiled: "When lovers get married, they will still have a chance..."
In front of Wang Lin's eyes, Murong Wan'er's delicate face and her peerless demeanor in a white dress fluttered like a fairy.
He didn't expect that this Li Lan was actually a major power buried in Xixia by the Murong family.
And the reason why Li Lan was willing to use his family power to help Song Jun was not because of Li Shishi's face, but because of Murong Wan'er's orders.
Hundreds of years of accumulation and inheritance... The Murong family really should not be underestimated.
The fifth day of July.
The army arrived in Weizhou.
This time, the Song Dynasty won a complete victory in the attack on Xixia, and the border was pushed forward by fifty miles. Although it was all barren land in the Gobi, it had great strategic significance.
Wu Jie and Wu Lin held a banquet to celebrate Wang Lin in Weizhou.
At the celebration banquet, Yan Qing sent a piece of bad news that could be described as earth-shattering to Wang Lin.
A month ago, Emperor Aguda of the Kingdom of Jin died.
Prince Wu Qimai ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.
Half a month ago, when Wang Lin's army was still in the territory of Xixia, the Jin soldiers invaded the Song Dynasty southward in two ways.
In the east, under the command of Wanyan Zongwang, he went south from Hebei and defeated Zhang Shuye's Hebei army at Baihe.
It was Guo Yaoshi's ever-victorious army who led the Jin soldiers to attack the Song Dynasty. The Jin people successively conquered Dingzhou, Zhending and Xindefu, and were about to cross the Yellow River south to attack Tokyo.
The West Road was led by Wanyan Zonghan.
Since Datong attacked Taiyuan, it was stopped by the main force of the Western Army led by Zhong Shidao, and Taiyuan is still under siege.
Yan Qing's military report comes from the special channel of Tiger God Guard, which is naturally faster than the official channel.
Wang Lin's face was gloomy, his heart was overwhelmed, and there was a huge wave.
He had already made preparations for the Jin people to invade the south in advance, but he did not expect that the Jin people would come so early and so fast.
It wasn't long before they destroyed Liao, so it didn't take time to stabilize the territory of Liao...
Wang Lin boarded the Weizhou City Tower and looked at the distant land of Henan.
The news of this year is lagging behind. I am afraid that the Jin people are ready to cross the Yellow River at this moment, right?
In the scorching summer, Wang Lin felt a chill in his heart.
Although he believed that the Hebei Army could not stand up to the Jinren, he did not expect that the Hebei Army was so vulnerable.
In just ten months, the golden soldiers and iron cavalry were allowed to drive straight in, sweeping Hebei and Henan.
There is no doubt that the Jin people made a temporary invasion plan while Wang Lin led the army to conquer Xixia.
The worst result that Wang Lin judged at the beginning finally came out.
Wang Lin sighed and said, "Xiaoyi, how is Taiwei Zhang?"
Yan Qing bowed and said: "Go back to the lord, Zhang Taiwei led the army and was defeated in Baihe, and then fought with the Jin soldiers in Dingzhou, lost again, and fought with the Jin soldiers in Zhending, and was defeated again."
"More than half of the army in Hebei was injured, and Taiwei Zhang had no choice but to lead his army across the river and retreat to Huazhou, Henan. But in the future, Taiwei Zhang should not be able to defend Huazhou."
Wang Lin's expression froze.
After a long time, he waved his hand decisively and said: "Xiaoyi, pass on our military order. In the morning of tomorrow, the whole army will be dispatched to help the capital!"
"Order Wu Jie and Wu Yu to lead his troops to guard Ganlong Xisai, and beware of any changes in Xixia soldiers and horses. Liu Yanqing led the soldiers and horses of Linfu to rush to help Taiyuan Zhongshi Dao."
"Order Huarong to lead the rest of Qingzhou's troops to Jinan Prefecture, and make emergency preparations along the Jingdong road, and be alert to the Jin people's division of troops to invade Shandong."
……
slippery state.
Zhang Shuye led [-] Hebei remnant soldiers to retreat to Huazhou, built a strong wall outside the city to clear the fields, built Lianzhuzhai, connected Hedong and Hebei Zhongyi militia, and prepared to fight to the death with the Jin soldiers.
Jin Wushu is now in Hebei, ready to cross the river.
Zhang Shuye had gray hair and a haggard complexion. In just one month, he seemed to have aged ten years.
But the figure is still tall and straight.
On the Huazhou city tower, Zhang Shuye looked towards the direction of the Yellow River, his eyes were serious.
Yao Pingzhong said in a concentrated voice behind him: "Taiwei, once the golden man crosses the river, we may not be able to defend Huazhou, but once Huazhou falls, Tokyo will be surrounded."
Zhang Shuye was silent for a long time before he said: "That's why, General Yao, you and I are going to fight to the death in Huazhou. I would rather die than take half a step back. Otherwise, the Great Song Dynasty will perish."
Zhang Shuye said again: "Can King Qi's soldiers and horses return from Xixia now?"
Yao Pingzhong shook his head and said worriedly: "I don't know what the general will be. At the end of spring, King Qi led [-] cavalry to conquer Xixia in the name of marriage. I'm afraid that the battle will not be resolved now."
Zhang Shuye stomped his feet, looked up to the sky and let out a long sigh: "Is the sky going to destroy me, Da Song?"
Zhang Shuye spat out a mouthful of blood on his back, and fell straight down.
Yao Pingzhong was shocked, and immediately ordered someone to help Zhang Shuye down, and sent the military doctor to take care of him.
Zhang Shuye was exhausted physically and mentally, and fell asleep for a day and a night.
……
Tokyo.
The Jin people invaded south, had passed Hebei, and were about to cross the river, the capital was shaken.
Many nobles are already preparing to flee south.
If it weren't for the surrender faction in the Great Song Dynasty Hall being killed by Wang Lin in advance, and the main combat factions such as Li Gang and Wu Min Zongze are dominant at this moment, I am afraid that Song Huizong Zhao Ji would have been scared out of his wits, just like the original historical track. He fled to Nanjing.
Even so, he still proposed to negotiate a peace with the Jinren in the court. The condition of the peace is nothing more than cede the land and pay compensation before sending the woman.
This aroused strong opposition from Li Gang et al.
Zhao Ji had no choice but to retreat to Yanfu Palace and ignore the government.
At this time, there was a sudden wave of crusade against Wang Lin in the court, thinking that the reason why the Jin people invaded was because Wang Lin suddenly led an army to conquer Xixia, allowing the Jin people to take advantage of it.
Otherwise, Wang Lin's [-] troops surrounded and resisted, and it would not be possible for the Jin people to take over the entire Hebei in such a short period of time.
The memorials to impeach Wang Lin poured into the Yanfu Palace like a tide, most of which demanded that the official Zhao Ji seize Wang Lin's military power and demote him to a commoner.
Zhao Ji ignored these so-called impeachments, but he had the idea of abdicating the throne in his heart.
The curtain is opened, and the trajectory of history is slowly overlapping the original route.
(End of this chapter)
The second year of Xuanhe in the Song Dynasty, June 27.
Song Xia border.
Early in the morning, the Song army was on the east and west fronts, and Liu Yanqing's and Wu Jie's and Wu Yu's troops suddenly led their troops to launch a fierce attack on Xixia soldiers and horses.
Nearly 20 troops killed a bloody river in the territory of Xixia.
June 28.
Yue Fei led [-] iron cavalry from Lingwu to aid the Song army. Under the internal and external attacks, the Xixia army was in a state of confusion and was defeated.
On June 29, Liu Yanqing beheaded more than [-] enemies, and the Wu Jie and Wu Yu regiments wiped out nearly [-] troops from the two command divisions of the Xixia Army, and went straight to Weizhou.
On June [-], Liu Yanqing sent troops to capture three small towns south of Lingwu.
The Xixia soldiers and horses were defeated, retreated back to Xixia's country, and retreated to the front line of the Xixia King City.
The Song army pursued in three directions, and joined forces in Lingwu.
At the same time, on June 29th, with Wang Lin's support, Li Renai's youngest son, Li Chengjun, who was only one and a half years old, became emperor in Lingwu.
Yelu Nanxian supervised the country and listened to the government in the name of the Empress Dowager.
On that day, Yelu Nanxian ordered the execution of 275 people including Li Renxiao, Li Renyou, Cao Kun and other dignitaries, courtiers, clan members and concubines of the Xixia royal family.
Since then, Xixia's military power and political power have been firmly in the hands of Yelu Nanxian.
It is not without precedent for a woman to be in power in Xixia.
Li Qianshun's mother, the Liang family, had supervised the country for 20 years.
……
Facts have once again verified how correct Ms. Zhang Ailing's words are.
Yelu Nanxian was conquered by Wang Lin for two consecutive nights, and her whole body softened into a puddle of water. Seeing Wang Lin crazily aggressing on her, while feeling "women are really made of water", Yelu Nanxian said angrily: " You... are so shameless!"
Wang Lin laughed loudly, "Empress Dowager, I know I was wrong."
Yelu Nanxian held back her embarrassment and anger and said: "You have occupied my Xixia territory this time, and you must return it to Xixia, otherwise this palace will not be able to suppress the domestic material discussions."
What she was talking about was actually Lingwu.
It was just a small city across the Gobi, and it had no strategic value in Wang Lin's eyes.
It's just that Wang Lin really didn't want to talk about the territorial dispute between the two countries with Yelu Nanxian under this situation, so he casually said: "The Lingwu will be returned to you, but Weizhou will return to the Song Dynasty, and the border of the Great Song Dynasty will be pushed forward by fifty miles. "
Yelu Nanxian turned pale in shock, immediately pushed Wang Lin away and said angrily, "You backtracked on what you promised me, how can you go back on your word?"
Wang Lin's expression became indifferent, and he said indifferently: "Xixia provoked first, and my army conquered later. Now I can kill you Xixia but backhanded, but you come to negotiate terms with me?"
Yelu Nanxian had a snow-white gooseneck, and mist appeared in his eyes.
Wang Lin didn't have any thoughts of sympathy, and just said lightly: "You should be lucky, you met me. You should also be lucky, the biggest enemy of the Song Dynasty is the Kingdom of Jin."
"Otherwise, Xixia would have ceased to exist long ago."
"Don't talk to me about the conditions again. You should understand that you and I share the same hatred. Our enemies are Jin people, not you and me."
"In the day after tomorrow, after the two countries of Song and Xia signed the covenant, the king will lead his army back to the country. Think about it carefully, the relationship between you and me is now a deadlock. If the Song Dynasty is destroyed, you, Xixia, will not be able to survive alone."
"Okay, don't say any more, or I will take you back to Song Dynasty, and make you and Xiao Duo Lilai and Yelu Yu Liyan your companions day and night."
"You... shameless!"
"Hehe, it's never me who is shameless, but this world."
……
The second year of Xuanhe in the Song Dynasty, the third day of July.
Wang Lin led the army back to the Great Song Dynasty slowly, and the border of the Great Song Dynasty was pushed forward fifty miles.
Liu Yanqing led his troops back to Linfu, and Wu Jie and Wu Lin all led their troops to Weizhou.
vast sea.
Li Lan straddled a bay red horse, took off the veil she always wore, and looked at Yan Qing.
Yan Qing's complexion was reddish.
"General Yan, I don't know when will be the time to see you again, please take care of me, General!"
Yan Qing sighed, cupped her fists in return and said: "Thank you, Mrs. Li's family, for helping me take down the Xixia King City, and I will thank you when I see you in the future!"
Li Lan suddenly smiled coquettishly and said, "General Yan, don't forget that you still owe me a favor."
Yan Qing was speechless.
Li Lan said again: "General Yan, let's leave now, we will have a long life!"
After finishing speaking, Li Lan gave Yan Qing a deep look, a trace of speechless emotion flashed in his eyes, and he turned the horse's head and galloped away.
Not far away, Liang Hongyu and Hu Sanniang walked side by side with Wang Lin, Liang Hongyu glanced at Yanqing, smiled softly and said, "My lord, the daughter of a Western Xia merchant, seems to have taken a fancy to our handsome and handsome woman." General Yan."
Wang Lin smiled: "When lovers get married, they will still have a chance..."
In front of Wang Lin's eyes, Murong Wan'er's delicate face and her peerless demeanor in a white dress fluttered like a fairy.
He didn't expect that this Li Lan was actually a major power buried in Xixia by the Murong family.
And the reason why Li Lan was willing to use his family power to help Song Jun was not because of Li Shishi's face, but because of Murong Wan'er's orders.
Hundreds of years of accumulation and inheritance... The Murong family really should not be underestimated.
The fifth day of July.
The army arrived in Weizhou.
This time, the Song Dynasty won a complete victory in the attack on Xixia, and the border was pushed forward by fifty miles. Although it was all barren land in the Gobi, it had great strategic significance.
Wu Jie and Wu Lin held a banquet to celebrate Wang Lin in Weizhou.
At the celebration banquet, Yan Qing sent a piece of bad news that could be described as earth-shattering to Wang Lin.
A month ago, Emperor Aguda of the Kingdom of Jin died.
Prince Wu Qimai ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.
Half a month ago, when Wang Lin's army was still in the territory of Xixia, the Jin soldiers invaded the Song Dynasty southward in two ways.
In the east, under the command of Wanyan Zongwang, he went south from Hebei and defeated Zhang Shuye's Hebei army at Baihe.
It was Guo Yaoshi's ever-victorious army who led the Jin soldiers to attack the Song Dynasty. The Jin people successively conquered Dingzhou, Zhending and Xindefu, and were about to cross the Yellow River south to attack Tokyo.
The West Road was led by Wanyan Zonghan.
Since Datong attacked Taiyuan, it was stopped by the main force of the Western Army led by Zhong Shidao, and Taiyuan is still under siege.
Yan Qing's military report comes from the special channel of Tiger God Guard, which is naturally faster than the official channel.
Wang Lin's face was gloomy, his heart was overwhelmed, and there was a huge wave.
He had already made preparations for the Jin people to invade the south in advance, but he did not expect that the Jin people would come so early and so fast.
It wasn't long before they destroyed Liao, so it didn't take time to stabilize the territory of Liao...
Wang Lin boarded the Weizhou City Tower and looked at the distant land of Henan.
The news of this year is lagging behind. I am afraid that the Jin people are ready to cross the Yellow River at this moment, right?
In the scorching summer, Wang Lin felt a chill in his heart.
Although he believed that the Hebei Army could not stand up to the Jinren, he did not expect that the Hebei Army was so vulnerable.
In just ten months, the golden soldiers and iron cavalry were allowed to drive straight in, sweeping Hebei and Henan.
There is no doubt that the Jin people made a temporary invasion plan while Wang Lin led the army to conquer Xixia.
The worst result that Wang Lin judged at the beginning finally came out.
Wang Lin sighed and said, "Xiaoyi, how is Taiwei Zhang?"
Yan Qing bowed and said: "Go back to the lord, Zhang Taiwei led the army and was defeated in Baihe, and then fought with the Jin soldiers in Dingzhou, lost again, and fought with the Jin soldiers in Zhending, and was defeated again."
"More than half of the army in Hebei was injured, and Taiwei Zhang had no choice but to lead his army across the river and retreat to Huazhou, Henan. But in the future, Taiwei Zhang should not be able to defend Huazhou."
Wang Lin's expression froze.
After a long time, he waved his hand decisively and said: "Xiaoyi, pass on our military order. In the morning of tomorrow, the whole army will be dispatched to help the capital!"
"Order Wu Jie and Wu Yu to lead his troops to guard Ganlong Xisai, and beware of any changes in Xixia soldiers and horses. Liu Yanqing led the soldiers and horses of Linfu to rush to help Taiyuan Zhongshi Dao."
"Order Huarong to lead the rest of Qingzhou's troops to Jinan Prefecture, and make emergency preparations along the Jingdong road, and be alert to the Jin people's division of troops to invade Shandong."
……
slippery state.
Zhang Shuye led [-] Hebei remnant soldiers to retreat to Huazhou, built a strong wall outside the city to clear the fields, built Lianzhuzhai, connected Hedong and Hebei Zhongyi militia, and prepared to fight to the death with the Jin soldiers.
Jin Wushu is now in Hebei, ready to cross the river.
Zhang Shuye had gray hair and a haggard complexion. In just one month, he seemed to have aged ten years.
But the figure is still tall and straight.
On the Huazhou city tower, Zhang Shuye looked towards the direction of the Yellow River, his eyes were serious.
Yao Pingzhong said in a concentrated voice behind him: "Taiwei, once the golden man crosses the river, we may not be able to defend Huazhou, but once Huazhou falls, Tokyo will be surrounded."
Zhang Shuye was silent for a long time before he said: "That's why, General Yao, you and I are going to fight to the death in Huazhou. I would rather die than take half a step back. Otherwise, the Great Song Dynasty will perish."
Zhang Shuye said again: "Can King Qi's soldiers and horses return from Xixia now?"
Yao Pingzhong shook his head and said worriedly: "I don't know what the general will be. At the end of spring, King Qi led [-] cavalry to conquer Xixia in the name of marriage. I'm afraid that the battle will not be resolved now."
Zhang Shuye stomped his feet, looked up to the sky and let out a long sigh: "Is the sky going to destroy me, Da Song?"
Zhang Shuye spat out a mouthful of blood on his back, and fell straight down.
Yao Pingzhong was shocked, and immediately ordered someone to help Zhang Shuye down, and sent the military doctor to take care of him.
Zhang Shuye was exhausted physically and mentally, and fell asleep for a day and a night.
……
Tokyo.
The Jin people invaded south, had passed Hebei, and were about to cross the river, the capital was shaken.
Many nobles are already preparing to flee south.
If it weren't for the surrender faction in the Great Song Dynasty Hall being killed by Wang Lin in advance, and the main combat factions such as Li Gang and Wu Min Zongze are dominant at this moment, I am afraid that Song Huizong Zhao Ji would have been scared out of his wits, just like the original historical track. He fled to Nanjing.
Even so, he still proposed to negotiate a peace with the Jinren in the court. The condition of the peace is nothing more than cede the land and pay compensation before sending the woman.
This aroused strong opposition from Li Gang et al.
Zhao Ji had no choice but to retreat to Yanfu Palace and ignore the government.
At this time, there was a sudden wave of crusade against Wang Lin in the court, thinking that the reason why the Jin people invaded was because Wang Lin suddenly led an army to conquer Xixia, allowing the Jin people to take advantage of it.
Otherwise, Wang Lin's [-] troops surrounded and resisted, and it would not be possible for the Jin people to take over the entire Hebei in such a short period of time.
The memorials to impeach Wang Lin poured into the Yanfu Palace like a tide, most of which demanded that the official Zhao Ji seize Wang Lin's military power and demote him to a commoner.
Zhao Ji ignored these so-called impeachments, but he had the idea of abdicating the throne in his heart.
The curtain is opened, and the trajectory of history is slowly overlapping the original route.
(End of this chapter)
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