I became the son of Renzong

The strength of a dynasty is not just reflected in its territory.With such a huge territory, the governance ability cannot keep up, and the final result will only be a rapid disintegration.

Not to mention the cases of blindly expanding enterprises in later generations, but in the former dynasty, the vastness of the territory did not match the governance ability, which was the root of its demise.

"Officials, how should we deal with Xiao Da? Not deal with it?"

Wang Anshi also felt that he couldn't deal with it, but he couldn't figure out how ambitious the officials were.

"How to deal with it? Fight in the past? Not to mention that the number of troops in the imperial court is not enough for an expedition. Even if an expeditionary army of [-] or [-] can be defeated, so what? Can the imperial court reform the entire Western Region? Can the imperial court send out officials who are competent enough to serve in the Western Regions?"

"If the final result of sending troops to the expedition is the governance form of Jiyi Prefecture, why should the imperial court conquest? As long as the great Song Dynasty is strong and strong, there will be more forces in the surrounding areas in the future requesting to be attached."

"Now, the top priority of the imperial court is to consider how to make the Northern Liao Dynasty disappear. Xiao Dabuye's intention may be able to divide the various forces within the Khitan ethnic group, which is beneficial and not harmful to our goal of destroying the Northern Liao Dynasty."

Indeed, in the original plan, Zhao Xi was worried that the Beiliao troops who had fled to the northwest would respond to Yelu Hongji's call and lead the army to assemble from the northwest to Linhuang Mansion.

If so, the Great Song Dynasty must send a large army from Bei'an Prefecture directly northward to intercept the reinforcements from the northwest of the Northern Liao Dynasty, or to avoid being harassed by the Liao Army in the Northwest when attacking Linhuang Mansion.

For the distant northwest, the strength of the Imperial City Division has not been taken into account, and it is impossible to know the real number of soldiers and combat power.

It's all right now, Da Song can completely ignore the Northwest, and just need to concentrate on attacking Linhuang Mansion.

"Officials, Gao Yongchang sent an envoy to Bianliang and asked the imperial court to give him support. He said that when he received the imperial court's support, he would go north from Suzhou, Kechenzhou, and soldiers to Liaoyang to help us make peace in Song Dynasty. Destroy the Northern Liao."

"At the same time, Gao Yongchang promised that after the destruction of the Northern Liao Dynasty, he only needs to restore the territory of the original Bohai State, and he will be under the control of the court forever..."

This kind of negotiation in the name of request, even Wang Anshi saw it and thought Gao Yongchang was extremely ridiculous.He has no idea of ​​his own weight.

"Give that Gao Yongchang a call and ask him if he still wants to take all the Tokyo Road in Beiliao? I really don't know what it means."

"Tell the fourth son that from now on, block the entire shipping channel in Suzhou, prohibit any maritime merchants from trading with Gao Yongchang, and especially prohibit the arrival of food and other necessary materials in Suzhou."

"Tell those maritime merchants who have come from afar that if anyone trades with Gao Yongchang, they will be listed as enemies of the Great Song Dynasty. In the entire ocean, no matter whether it is the navy of the Great Song Dynasty or the maritime merchants of the Great Song Dynasty, they will have the obligation to deal with them. its attack."

I really don't know what to say.Gathered three or five thousand mobs, and just talked about conditions with Da Song without shame?Send an envoy?Really treat yourself as a character.

This makes you beg for death not to go!

Chapter 954 Yelu Hongji's Bottomless Line

For Song Dynasty, Gao Yongchang was a real scabies disease, no one took him seriously, not to mention the front line, even in Bianliang, even the Honglu Temple did not assign officials to receive it, except to hand over the share to the Honglu Temple with the cheek The so-called credentials have nothing to say.

It's not that there is nothing to say, when the front line of the Song Dynasty was about to send troops to attack the Dading Mansion, there was intelligence that Gao Yongchang was ashamed of the Song Dynasty's disdain, and actually asked to be attached to the Northern Liao Dynasty again.Unfortunately, Yelu Hongji also ignored him.

It's like two adults fighting, a baby comes over, screaming...

The two adults, Da Song and Beiliao, were finally about to fight, and they couldn't care less about dealing with Gao Yongchang.

Beiliao learned a lesson this time, and did not plan to attack Da Song on the plain, but chose to defend the city... After all, the attacking side at this time is Da Song.

I thought this was a good way to target the Song Dynasty chariots, but unfortunately, such a strategy abandoned all the advantages of the Northern Liao cavalry.

Let the cavalry who are used to galloping horses defend the city... I don't know what Yelu Hongji thinks.

Of course, it is not that there are no infantry in Beiliao, but the treatment of infantry in Beiliao is not comparable to that of cavalry.

This time, Zhao Xi didn't even leave the Xijin Mansion, and would continue to complete the battle to destroy the Northern Liao Dynasty, completely letting go and handing it over to the generals.

Gao Jingting, Zhong Yi, Zhe Keshi, and Cao Lin from the old guard camp; Zhe Keshi, Zhong Jianzhong, Wang Shunchen, and Zhou Tong from the Guards.Anyone who pulls out is the coach along the way.

Zhao Xi didn't even listen to Wen Yanbo's suggestion of choosing a civil servant commander, and simply issued a task: Let Beiliao perish, and don't ask for anything else.

The various armies who don't know how to cooperate with each other, and the generals who don't know how to coordinate the operations of the various armies have no way out in the Song Dynasty.

They are all generals trained by Zhao Xi, and Zhao Xi trusts them.

"Beiliao is solid and clear!"

"As far as the current situation in Beiliao is concerned, is there a difference between hard walls and clear fields?"

Indeed, after two years of civil war and a war in the Northern Liao Dynasty, there is really nothing in the entire territory of the Northern Liao Dynasty that can make the Song Dynasty look up to it.

Even the army can't eat enough, let alone the common people?

It's hard to say whether Yelu Hongji wanted to increase the cannon fodder for defending the city, or to protect his people in Beiliao.

"I don't know what Yelu Hongji thinks. Bei'an Prefecture has left empty cities, and the Luan River is also unguarded. Even Zezhou, Yuzhou, and Songzhou, which guard Dading Mansion, are all empty cities."

No one expected that the army would advance so fast, almost without any obstacles.

In the original Northern Liao territory, there were no rail carriages responsible for transporting the army. However, this time the marching of the Song Dynasty was indeed full of infantry, chariots, and cavalry. The march of more than 30 troops was all carried by horses.

This needs to be thanked to the Crazy Horse Formation in Beiliao. Whether it was artillery fire or chariots, they did not kill all the horses whose tails were lit.

A war horse with a bald tail is also a war horse, and a war horse that is about to be scrapped can also travel.

Therefore, almost all of the entire 30 army has horses and cavalry, and there are absolutely three cavalry for one person.

Rich!Richer than ever before.Even though Beiliao is already quite poor, war horses can still meet the needs of the Song army.

As for other things, including food and daily necessities, no one in the Song Dynasty paid attention to them.In their eyes, even the things in Xijin Mansion in Beiliao are considered tattered.

Qiu did nothing wrong. In fact, the real reason was that none of these cities in Beiliao could match the rewards from the imperial court.

Even the original Dangxiang people and Tubo people are glad that they belong to the soldiers of the Song Dynasty, and they are not comparable to those who worked for Xixia.

including fighting.

"With so many people concentrated in Dading Mansion, doesn't Yelu Hongji consider the provision? Governance will also be quite difficult."

The important ministers accompanying the army were all discussing, and they didn't understand Yelu Hongji's actions.It seems that such an approach is even more detrimental to the continued existence of the Northern Liao court.

"Actually, I can understand Yelu Hongji's actions."

"How should I put it, by concentrating the surrounding people in Dading Mansion, all the supplies can be managed in a unified manner, and unified distribution can be implemented during wartime, whether it is based on needs or in accordance with the war, in short, under the current situation, It can solve the problem of material shortage to a certain extent.”

To put it bluntly, there is steel used on the blade, using the wartime situation as an excuse, and even saying that entering the city to receive protection is an excuse to gather the people around the entire Dading Mansion, and at the same time gather the only remaining food. ·····No matter what method is used, looting or confiscation can temporarily alleviate the food shortage in the army.

It's harsh, but it's a way.

"Officials, if this happens, it will inevitably cause more chaos. No one will voluntarily hand over the supplies that should belong to them, and this will lose the hearts of the people."

Wang Anshi's position was correct, but he couldn't consider Yelu Hongji's other thoughts.

"Unified deployment is Yelu Hongji's first goal. Another point is that he can use part of the rewards for joining the army during wartime while confiscating the supplies of the people. Let's take it from the people and use it from the people... ·hehe······"

Zhao Xi felt that this was very likely to be the case.

"Yelu Hongji's escape has disappointed some forces in Khitan. And Xiao Dabuye's behavior has given all parties in Khitan another choice. The distance between Dading Mansion and Xijin Mansion cannot be compared with that of Ketun City. Compared. At this time, the farther away from my Great Song Dynasty, the safer it is for the Khitan people."