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Chapter 469 His Majesty's wish is also the minister's ambition (first update)
Chapter 468

"What?!" Zhao Xu, who had been playing checkers with Wang Yang and Duan Wang Zhao Ji before, never thought that he would receive such a bad news.

Wang Yang couldn't help but be a little stunned. The Xixia Kingdom received Beiliao aid soldiers, food and grass, and the Empress Dowager Liang Yibu of Xixia sent another [-] troops to attack Suide City in the Song Dynasty. Suide City was destroyed, and over ten thousand soldiers were killed and injured. Looting around the city.

The Empress Dowager Liang, who was in charge of the Xixia Kingdom, couldn't help being overjoyed, and ordered Liang Yibu, who was looting, to garrison on the spot, and she even led an army of 20 to leave Xiadu and march towards Suide City. Come here all over the country and engage in a big battle, maybe the whole Huanqing Road will be in danger at that time.

"At the beginning of the year, Liang Yibu led his army to attack Suide City, and was defeated and returned. Now, with the help of the Northern Liao Dynasty, Suide City was finally destroyed, the lives of more than ten thousand tigers in our Song Dynasty were destroyed, and tens of thousands of people in our Song Dynasty were plundered. Xixia barbarian, you are really annoying and hateful!" Zhao Xu shouted fiercely, throwing the teacup in his hand on the floor with a livid face.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. The most important thing now is how to deal with Xi Xia's offensive against us." Wang Yang saw Zhao Xu's angry appearance that was about to smoke, so he quickly persuaded him.

"Yes, Your Majesty, you still have to take care of your health. The outcome of a war between two countries is unpredictable..." Meng Yaoniang's gentle voice rang out in time.

Glancing at Meng Yaoniang, whose face was full of concern, Zhao Xu's heart warmed up, and his eyes fell on Wang Yang. "Hey, this is the current situation of my Great Song Dynasty. Xixia and the Beiliao are in collusion, echoing from left to right. My Great Song Dynasty is really a bit hard to support..."

"I think my father has been in business for many years, and he has been eager to pacify the land of Xixia and restore the grandeur of the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, but in the end..."

Wang Yang looked at the young emperor who was complaining angrily, and couldn't help but rolled his eyes covertly. It's not that the current Song Dynasty has no fighting power, but it is because it needs to deal with the two powerful enemies of Xixia and Beiliao at the same time. It is hard to beat four hands with two fists.

Attacking Xixia, you are afraid of Northern Liao's invasion, and attacking Beiliao, you are also worried about that Xixia's invasion, so you can only stay on the defensive all year round, but the problem is that if you only defend, doesn't that mean giving the opponent a chance to attack calmly?

"...I'm afraid that when it comes time to discuss this matter, the officials in the DPRK will definitely speak up again. I hope that my Great Song Dynasty can uphold the attitude of calming down and giving more money and silk to Xixia in exchange for peace." After complaining for a long time Zhao Xu finally sighed helplessly.

"Your Majesty, I think this seems inappropriate, right?" Hearing Zhao Xu's words, even though Wang Yang was pretending to be deaf and dumb, he couldn't hold back at this moment. "Our Song Dynasty is not a soft persimmon, he is a small country in Xixia, why should my Song Dynasty let them flatten and round it?"

"The Song Dynasty still has millions of warriors, and the Xixia country has a population of only more than three million. I am afraid that it is not even as good as the Song Dynasty. Why should we let them be so arrogant and domineering?"

With a population of 300 million, even if all the people are soldiers and all the young and strong are pinched together, it may be 50 million at most. Does it mean that the entire Xixia Kingdom does not need production and grazing, and it is completely supported by war?
When Zhao Xu saw Wang Yang standing in front of him with an angry expression on his face, he couldn't help but feel a sense of confidant, yes, he thought so too.

"So what if you and I know? It is true that Xixia has never been engaged in production. It is like a robber who plunders and plunders for a living. In addition, in order to make it hard for me to start the Northern Expedition in the Great Song Dynasty, the Beiliao subsidizes Xixia soldiers, food and grass all the year round. This is hope. That Xixia has become a confidant of my Great Song."

"Since my father came to power, I have been refining my military armor, intending to wipe out the small country of Xixia, but God doesn't help me, Da Song, alas..."

Zhao Xu, who had been depressed for a long time, suddenly said something to Wang Yang. "Wang Qing, do you think we, the Song Dynasty, can defeat Xixia?"

"That's natural. In fact, it's not difficult to deal with a mere Xixia. The real problem is the alliance between Xixia and Beiliao." After Wang Yang nodded, he thought carefully before saying in a deep voice.

"However, the reason why Beiliao is willing to help Xixia is because Xixia can restrain part of my Great Song's energy, but that is at most under the condition that it does not harm its own interests, and it is certainly impossible to harm its own interests. Go down and help Xixia."

"And these years, after the Liang family came to power, Xixia has been militaristic, and the country has declined... and their frequent attacks on my Great Song, firstly, because of my Great Song's management in the Xia-Song border, Xixia felt the danger of subjugation Second, Beiliao's urging forced them to launch frequent attacks in order to survive..."

After listening to Wang Yang, Zhao Xu couldn't help but his eyes lit up. "I have never heard of Qing's views on Xixia. You mean that Xixia is now at the end of its battle?"

Wang Yang nodded and replied. "Even if it is not the end of the crossbow, it is not far away. Whether it is the Empress of the Great Liang of Xixia or the Empress of Xiaoliang today, they are all in the body of Han people and rule the party and government of Xixia. The contradictions in the country are extremely deep. In order to draw the contradictions out, This is also one of the reasons why they had to launch frequent attacks on my Great Song..."

"It's just that although Xixia has few major generals, they are different from my Great Song Dynasty. My Great Song Dynasty's territory is too vast and its defense area is too broad. Although Xixia is small, it can squeeze all its strength into a fist."

"If the defense of the Song Dynasty on the border between Song and Xia is an iron pot, then the Xixia army is like an iron nail. Although the overall quality of the iron pot is stronger than the iron nail, it will still be hit by the iron nail. When wearing it. For example, this battle in Suide City is a typical example."

"There is a folk proverb that is very appropriate. There is only a thousand days to be a thief, and there is no reason to guard against a thief for a thousand days. After all, people's hearts will eventually slack off..."

"That's right, an iron pot can make hundreds of iron nails, but the problem is, it's easy to be pierced by the iron nails... No matter who it is, it doesn't matter who it is." Zhao Xu thought deeply He nodded frequently.

After a long time, looking at Wang Yang's equally young face, Zhao Xu couldn't help saying with emotion. "It's a pity that Qing is only rank seven now, otherwise, I really want you to lead a tiger to take over Xixia Xiaoxiao on my behalf, and restore my old land in the Song Dynasty."

"Of course I don't want it. As long as your Majesty gives the order, I am willing to serve as your Majesty's frontline soldier." Wang Yang couldn't help but replied excitedly.To be honest, he really looked down on the small country of Xixia, which was like a piece of dog-skin plaster.

If Da Song hadn't had to face a formidable enemy like Beiliao, how could a bunch of jumping clowns be there to keep frightened.

"You are not a pawn, you are my minister. One day, you will join me in restoring the great Song Dynasty to the glory of China in the Han and Tang Dynasties."

"Your Majesty's wish is also the minister's ambition." Wang Yang looked at the agitated Son of Song and bowed deeply to the ground.

"Although my brother is not talented, I am willing to do the work of a dog and a horse!" Zhao Ji bowed down with the same expression of excitement, and said loudly.

Seeing this scene, Meng Yaoniang bowed gracefully. "The concubine wishes His Majesty's wishes to come true..."

Looking at the three people in front of him, Zhao Xu felt extremely happy, and couldn't help laughing loudly, as if the haze had been swept away.

(End of this chapter)