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Chapter 901 The unlucky Xixia is already stretched thin (first update)
Chapter 910

It was clear that he was going to be heartbroken, but he felt that there was no loophole in his words. The old driver glanced around for help.

However, all the colleagues can only look at themselves with an expression of "Young man, what a blessing you are" at this moment, and the mouths of one or two are as if they are on a horse's bit, so tight.

"If Your Majesty does not despise my humble minister for being dull, I will naturally be willing to do my best for Your Majesty..." Well, since no one is helping him, the old driver can only help himself now.

"Okay, then I'm going to ask the Qing family for advice. What exactly do you mean by the ancestor's success? I can't remember it for a while. Since the Qing family mentioned it, they must know it. Please tell me about it.”

"...The ancestral law that Weichen Cai said just now naturally refers to the gift of yearly coins agreed by Emperor Zhenzong during the "Chanyuan Alliance" with the Liao Kingdom."

"Oh? It turns out that this is what the Qing family was referring to, so what does it have to do with Emperor Renzong?" Emperor Zhao Xu, like a curious baby who is ignorant and eager to learn, kept asking.

The minister could only bite the bullet and continue to explain. "My Great Song Dynasty and Xixia passed the 'Qingli Peace Agreement' to give Xixia a yearly gift."

"So that's the case. Then, the Qing family, do you think the two emperors Zhenzong and Renzong did the right thing, or the two emperors Taizu and Taizong did the right thing?"

Next, Zhao Xu's seemingly light words made the minister freeze on the spot.

Not only him, but all the civil and military people present, none of them dared to say anything at the moment, they looked at each other, and they had no idea at all. Zhao Xu would choose such an example to make the courtier speechless.

But don't tell me, if you want to find fault, you can't find fault with the emperor of the Song Dynasty. Why, the two emperors Zhenzong and Renzong brought peace to the Song Dynasty.

However, without Taizu, the two emperors Taizong and Taizong expanded their territory, how could there be the Song Dynasty today?But when these two were there, how could there be any Tanyuan alliance, Qingli peace talks?

Who dares to come out and pick up this stubble?No one dares, no one dares...

Even an old driver like Liu Zhi, who has experienced several emperors, is now like a clay carving and a wooden tire. He doesn't dare to fart. He really doesn't dare to fart. No matter how far he farts, it will be wrong.

The minister froze on the spot and remained silent for a long time. At this moment, he was begging the heavens to give him a hole in the ground, so that he could get in quietly, and then bury himself in with soil with a shovel, so as not to stay here and be ashamed.

Fortunately, Emperor Zhao Xu seemed to think that he had had enough fun, or that it was pointless to tease such a defeated general, so he turned his head and landed on the deputy privy envoy Zhang Xi.

"Zhang Qing's family, you have lived on Shaanxi Road for more than twenty years, and now you are serving in the Privy Council. You should know the most about things in the northwest. In your opinion, what should we do?"

"Your Majesty, I think that since the Liao Kingdom has increased its troops again, it proves one thing. The previous victories of the Song Dynasty in the northwest have made the Liao Kingdom unable to sit still..."

"They have to strengthen their forces on Shaanxi Road, otherwise, they will not be able to suppress our Great Song's forces in the three states north of Shaanxi Road.

In addition, presumably the confident emperor of the Liao Kingdom is now very angry that the Liao-Xia coalition's offensive is so sluggish. For more than a month, a city has not been captured, so this increase in troops is also for the purpose of obtaining a battle that will make the world look up. In order to show that the Liao Kingdom is still a powerful country, it can shock all the tribes in the world. "

Zhang Xi's analysis made Zhao Xu nod his head in deep agreement. What he said was indeed very reasonable. From another perspective, if he were the emperor of the Liao Kingdom, he would have dispatched hundreds of thousands of troops, and he would be confident to vent his anger on the little brother around him. place.

As a result, he kicked him so fucking hard that he couldn't even open the door of the enemy's house. Instead, his toe was broken, and the little brother was even drenched in the feces thrown from behind the door.

At this time, there is still a group of melon-eating people who are enjoying watching the show with relish.At such a time, as a big boss, if he didn't do anything, he would just lead his younger brother to retreat in a limping and despondent way.

Then, he will definitely become the object of ridicule by the people who eat melons, and the younger brother will definitely have different ambitions.Therefore, whether it is for the sake of face or to regain the status, even if the emperor of the Liao Kingdom is biting the bullet, he must dispatch troops and continue to be stubborn to the end.

With Zhang Chen's words, several ministers stood up and advocated for reinforcements. Although most of the important ministers did not take it seriously, it was hard to object at this time.

The emperor issued an edict to dispatch another [-] forbidden troops to Shaanxi Road for reinforcements. In addition, the troops in the south of Shaanxi Road were ordered to speed up their efforts to help the north.

Once Liaoxia's reinforcements arrive, it may be another long-lasting battle.But having said that, the war has been fought from last year to this summer, and now it seems that it will continue to fight without stopping.

The Liao Kingdom and the Great Song Dynasty, relying on their strong family background, can still support it, but the unlucky Xixia is already a little stretched.

Xixia was not rich to begin with. It was a country that relied on years of wars and plundering to make a living. This was precisely because it did not need too many production personnel and could always obtain enough living supplies by simply plundering the surrounding areas.

In this way, with a population of three to four million, more than 400 troops can be supported. But now, the army has suffered heavy losses and lost a lot of land, which has led to Xixia's lack of means of making a living.

Plus the time when Zhe Keshi rushed to the hinterland of Xingqing Mansion to make a fuss before, Xixia still hasn't recovered from it.

Today, both the east and the west have to face the pressure of the Song army. Almost all the young and strong of Xixia have gone to the battlefield. Nowadays, even grazing and farming can only rely on women, children, the elderly and the weak.

It is expected that the harvest of Xixia this year will be nearly halved compared to previous years.Before, the burning of the Xingqing warehouse had already made Xixia feel heavy pressure.

But now, after the news of another increase in troops from the Liao Kingdom came, the monarchs and ministers of Xixia breathed a sigh of relief, but their expressions became even uglier...

Although the Liao Kingdom did not lose many soldiers and horses in the defeat of Youzhou, this move of the Song Kingdom completely angered the emperor of the Liao Kingdom.

It is not a joke to anger the emperor of the largest country in the world. When the emperor of Liao was angry, 20 troops would march into the land of the three states from Nanjing Road.

As a result, the Liaoxia coalition army suddenly swelled to 50, far surpassing the entire army of Xixia, and at the same time, far exceeding the bearing capacity of Xixia, which has suffered heavy losses.

"If those 20 troops arrive, Daxia, I am afraid, will not be able to support such a large number of troops, because the loss of transporting grain, grass and baggage alone is an astronomical figure that is difficult to count."

(End of this chapter)