Back to the Song Dynasty as a tyrant

The situation at this time naturally became very delicate.

No one knows what will happen next.

Even Zhao Ning, a time traveler, didn't know about it.

It can only be said that Jin Guo's trick to instigate Goryeo's conspiracy is really high!

It set off a series of chain reactions.

Especially let Xixia act.

As a regional power in the northwest, Xixia's actions will have a great impact on the pattern of the entire eastern continent.

Lu Zhi suddenly said: "If the war between Song and Xia breaks out in an all-round way, it will still be the Kingdom of Jin that will benefit."

"No, the situation has changed." Zhang Jun said, "Since the imperial court won the battle of Koryo, the situation in Liaodong and Koryo has undergone earth-shaking changes. Jin Guo will be forced to invest more heavy troops on the eastern front."

What Zhang Jun said is already very simple.

The two great powers, Song and Jin, have entered the era of strategic confrontation from tactical confrontation.

The so-called tactical duel is to see whose army can fight better.

For example, in the first year of Jingkang, the Jin Army swept across Hebei and Hedong, achieved great tactical victories many times, and looted Hebei and Hedong.

The first battle of Tokyo City also forced the Song Dynasty to pay a huge sum of money.

However, with the development of the situation, the prominence of internal conflicts in the Jin Kingdom, and the opening of the Liaodong Army Town, the confrontation between Song and Jin is no longer a one-city-one-pool victory.

Instead, the two sides deployed elite soldiers on the border to dominate the big battlefield of defense in depth and attack.

This is no longer just a tactical confrontation, but a series of confrontations against the country's comprehensive strength, including treasury revenue, population management, bureaucratic system, and military system.

The reason why the situation became like this was naturally driven by Zhao Ning.

He stretched the front of the Song and Jin Dynasties from Hebei and Hedong in the past to Liaodong and Goryeo.

The unprecedented increase in the length of the entire battle line directly dispersed the deployment of Jin's troops, which naturally weakened the ability of the Jin army to deal with the Song Dynasty's single-point breakthrough at the tactical level.

The strongest thing about Jin Guo is its ability at the tactical level.

Zhang Jun also said: "Xixia has been secretly preparing for the war for the past two years. This time, in order to be sure, we must not take it lightly. We must maintain close communication with Liu Qi. Yanyan Road, Jingyuan Road, and Huanqing Road will all enter the battle. We must be prepared to increase troops in Yinzhou at any time, and we must also prepare for the Xixia people's surprise attack from Huanqing Road."

In early November, the first snow fell in Yinzhou.

The fire in the house was raging, Liu Kai took the letter sent from Chang'an and read it carefully, showing a genuine smile.

Not long after, Liu Rui, the commander of the Tianwu Army, hurried in: "Shuai Liu, what's the matter?"

"How many of your cavalry can be put into the battlefield?"

Liu Rui was stunned for a moment, and said, "Three thousand cavalry is no problem."

"If the commander-in-chief sends you out to fight a surprise battle now, are you sure?"

"Are you going to do it?" Liu Rui said in surprise.

As Liu Kai's younger brother, Liu Rui is very aware of his elder brother's calm demeanor.

The biggest characteristic of Liu Kai is honesty, he is the kind of person who is really honest and kind.

He never disobeyed the orders of his superiors easily.

Why are you going to do it all of a sudden?

"Are you sure?"

Liu Rui asked: "Which team raided Xixia?"

"I don't know which one is handsome." Liu Kai shook his head, "Don't you need to find the target and kill the target?"

"Why do you want to do this?" Liu Rui couldn't help but continued to ask, "Isn't this an unprepared battle?"

"Who said there was no preparation, the Xixia people have been staying in Weirong Village for almost a month, and the scouts have thoroughly investigated the Xixia army's station."

"Why did you suddenly want to fight?"

"It's an order from the government."

"Understood!" Liu Rui regained his spirit immediately.

"The Xixia people probably don't know that we have a cavalry. I have sent an order to Liu Xi to act immediately to attack the Xixia barracks north of Weirongzhai. It's the main force! The Xixia people's coach camp is in the west of the city."

Liu Kai pointed to the map and said: "You start from Yinzhou, go south, take this small mountain road, it is not suitable to be discovered, it is best to make a detour here."

"This road is very difficult!" Liu Rui took a deep breath, "The cavalry are all wearing armor, and it's snowing, so it's not easy to walk."

"The Xixia people also know that it is not easy to walk. They must have deployed defenses on some other avenues, while ignoring this curved and longer road, or there are not many defenders."

"If you want to defeat the enemy as quickly as possible, you must take a surprise!" Liu Kai's tone was very calm, "Aren't the Xixia people testing us, this commander will give the Xixia people a surprise."

"The last general takes orders!"

Liu Rui left the commander's mansion excitedly, and took the general's seal to lead the army.

This cavalry battalion, which was formed last year, received their first mission at this moment: to raid the Xixia Commander's Battalion.

This is a medium-sized armored cavalry imitating the kidnappers of the Jin Dynasty. They have both powerful impact and high mobility.

But in fact, they were built according to the model of Yue Fei's Shenwu Army Iron Cavalry Corps.

Liu Rui also made a special trip to the Tokyo Lecture Hall, and in Yinzhou, there were some cavalry officers transferred from Yue Fei's department to guide the training of the Yinzhou Tianwu Army cavalry.

On the fifth day of November, there was moderate snowfall, and the rolling Hengshan Mountains were covered with a layer of white snow, and the world was silent.

Around Weirong Village, sixty miles northwest of Yinzhou City, the tents of the Xixia people stretched up and down.

The Song Army barracks were more than ten miles away.

On this day, Ye Cirong arrived at Liu Xi's barracks again.

Ye Cirong said: "General, the two armies have been facing each other for more than half a month, and our army's momentum is like a rainbow!"

"Then why don't you do it?" Wang Fu on the side said with a smile, "Go and attack Weirong Village, go."

"You can fight anytime you want!" Ye Cirong said, "But after all, our court is a friendly country with your Song Dynasty. My Majesty does not want to hurt the peace between the two countries. It is true that you arrested us, and now the two armies are confronting each other. Really, if there is a real fight, both sides will be injured, and the one who will take advantage in the end will be the Jinren."

"As long as you know."

Ye Cirong said again: "I have a plan, which can avoid the war between the two countries and turn the war into jade."

"You can say it anyway."

"As long as your country returns Yinzhou to us, we will withdraw our troops immediately!"

Chapter 620 Start the war! (Second more)

Liu Xi glanced at Wang Fu, he did not expect to be hit by Wang Fu.

Sure enough, the Xixia people didn't want to fight either, they just put the army here, disgusting the Song Dynasty, and put pressure on Zhao Guanjia.

However, Liu Xi had just received Liu Qi's order in the morning, and was going to pretend to attack the Xixia army in the north of Weirongzhai.

Liu Xi said: "This is a big matter, and it's not something I can decide."

Ye Cirong said: "The general can give feedback, and our request is not too much. As long as your country can return Yinzhou, the previous conflicts will be cancelled."

"Okay, we promise you to give feedback." Wang Fu on the side said, "You are right, war between the two countries is really not beneficial to anyone, and we have always upheld the idea of ​​​​peace between the two countries."

Hearing what Wang Fu said, Ye Cirong was overjoyed, he didn't expect Song Jun to let go so soon.

It seems that Song Jun is indeed afraid.

After Ye Cirong left, Liu Xi said excitedly: "Rectify the army immediately!"

Ye Cirong returned to the commander's camp and reported the truthful report to King Shu Li Renli and the general Li Liangfu of the negotiation that went to the Song military camp today.

Li Liangfu said: "Song Jun agreed to give feedback so easily, is it the Song Jun's plan to slow down the army?"

Li Renli shook his head: "How long can the Song State delay its conquest of Goryeo? Now that this matter has been brought up, we boldly urged the Song Army and told them that as long as Yinzhou is returned to us, we will withdraw our troops immediately! I don't believe they dare to do it!"

"What if you really do it?"

"If we really do it, we will continue to increase our troops. There are still [-] elite soldiers in Xiazhou, [-] in Youzhou, and [-] soldiers in Wangcheng. Let Song Guo see our determination and see how far they can go. step!"

Li Liangfu murmured: "This is not an all-out war with Song."

"You don't understand, this is called continuously increasing the chips to deter the current state of Song!"

Li Renli felt as if he was standing on the top of a mountain overlooking all living beings.

It feels so good to be in control of the whole situation!

On the morning of the sixth day of November, the sky was still dark, and there was darkness between the sky and the earth, only the sound of wind and snow.

The sentries are still standing guard around, while the Song army in the barracks has already moved.

Liu Xi came out of the tent and looked at the soldiers who were quickly lining up around them.

Wang Fu walked over and said, "The Xixia people have about 3 horses in the north of Weirong Village, and the number of regular troops is estimated to be [-]."

"The Xixia people can't make a fortune, I have long wanted to teach them a lesson!"

"Don't take it lightly. The intelligence shows that the armament of the Xixia people has been greatly improved in the past two years." Wang Fu said, "Liu Shuai is asking us to create momentum in the north of Weirongzhai to attract some of the main force of Xixia to the north of the city. The former army goes to lead the battle."

Liu Xi said impatiently: "I know!"

When it was dawn, Song Jun began to act.

The ground was dyed pure white, and the whole world seemed to be clean.

Everyone was wearing thick clothes, walking silently and quietly in the snow, with a "creaking" sound under their feet, leaving a long footprint.

In the morning, the scouts ran to the camp of Vice General Xixia in the north of Weirong Village and reported an urgent message: the Song army was approaching here quickly.

This news immediately lifted the spirits of the Xixia generals who had been sleeping here for half a month.

Not long after, horns sounded in the Xixia barracks.

The whole army began to assemble.

When Li Rongan came out of the camp, he put on a brand new armor, which was a heavy iron armor, imitating Song's infantry armor, but with obvious rest.

In the past, Xixia people did not have the money to make such iron armor, but in the past few years, Li Qianshun has made a lot of money doing border trade with Song Dynasty.

Not only did the generals have iron armor, but Xixia's armor rate has also increased significantly.

At this time, at a glance, the assembled Xixia soldiers were all wearing armor.

Moreover, according to the different military camps, the styles of iron armor are also different.

There are heavy armor and light armor.

Xiang Li Rong'an got on his horse and walked towards the cavalry regiment of the Xixia people.

There is a cavalry of a thousand men here, and it is an iron cavalry, each of whom is matched with three horses.

Although it is not as good as the heavy armored cavalry like the iron harrier, the equipment of this kind of iron cavalry is almost close to that of the golden horse.

Thinking about it, Li Qianshun has invested heavily in military equipment in recent years.

The military strength of the Xixia people has increased significantly!

At this time, the thousand-scale cavalry had already lined up. They wore black armor, helmets, axes, iron bones, and spears, and they were murderous.

"Song Dog is here!" Xiang Li Rong'an shouted, and drew out his knife, "Let them taste the power of our iron hooves!"

Everyone immediately shouted: "Kill Song Dog! Kill Song Dog! Kill Song Dog..."

The sound rolled in the wind and snow, and the Xixia infantry and crossbowmen who had assembled around, including the logistics army and civilians also shouted loudly in strange Xixia language.

Song Junmin in Weirong Village heard such a voice and immediately took action. Teams of Song troops climbed to the top of the city and immediately began to strengthen their defenses.

Not long after, the scouts came to report: "Report! The main force of the Song army has arrived five miles away!"

"How about the array?"

The adjutant on one side said: "Reporting to the general, the forward formation has been completed, the left wing has also been completed, and the right wing is still short of a cup of tea."

Climb up the hillside to Li Rong'an, and at a glance, there are [-] troops lined up on the snow field.

The former army is a heavy armored corps.

They have lined up neatly, forming a cohesive steel in that area.

As for the iron cavalry of the Xixia people, they were hidden behind the hillside.

At this time, the Song Army's army had also approached Weirong Village.