Back to the Song Dynasty as a tyrant

Those people immediately rushed towards this side with cavalry, there were a total of [-] cavalry, moving fast, like wolves on the grassland.

Those sheep were thrown aside, and they were going to kill the Song army first.

Of course, they thought that this Song army was Xixia cavalry. Although the attire was different from the past, they could only meet Xixia cavalry here.

When encountering Xixia cavalry, there is a high probability that they will ride and shoot each other.

But the Song army didn't play horseback riding and archery. The Han people used to be good farmers who cultivated the land, and they didn't usually shoot arrows.

An army composed of farmers from good families has one characteristic, they are hard-working, disciplined, and dare to charge.

This has been the case since the Han Dynasty.

Those barbarian cavalry rushed up quickly, and they started riding and shooting.

Song Jun immediately fought back, and rushed out with a spear.

The opponent did not understand the cavalry tactics of the Song Dynasty at all, and dared to fight the cavalry of the Song Army at close range.

As a result, as soon as he came up, he had just pulled two arrows, but he didn't give a chance to the third arrow, and several of them were killed suddenly.

Seeing that something was wrong, these people were aggressive just now, but they turned around and scattered away in a blink of an eye.

But the Song army has formed a momentum, how can they let them go?

In less than a stick of incense, more than 300 people were killed by this group of mysterious barbarian cavalry, and more than 200 cavalry were about to escape, and their rear was cut off.

In the end, only a dozen people escaped.

At noon, Li Yanxian's main force arrived.

Liu He reported the situation of the battle.

This record is nothing, the most important thing is to get more than 1000 sheep!

This is a delicious meal for the marching army!

He Weiming, who joined the army, was in charge of interrogating these barbarians.

However, no one could understand what these people said, and the interrogation immediately reached a deadlock.

Guan Shigu suddenly said: "Li Shuai, why do I hear these people speak Turkic language?"

"Turkic?"

"It's very similar to what those Uighur merchants in our army usually say."

Li Yanxian immediately said: "Go and find those Uighurs!"

Soon, several Uyghurs who were traveling with the army were found.

The leader of the Uyghurs was Ashnabud.

He asked the tall and strong barbarian on the opposite side: "Who are you?"

"We are warriors from the Naiman tribe, you'd better let us go right now, otherwise you won't be able to stop my Naiman army from going south!"

Ashinabud said in Chinese: "Li Shuai, he is from their Naiman tribe!"

"Naiman Department?" Li Yanxian and Guan Shigu looked at each other.

Guan Shigu asked: "What is the Naiman tribe?"

"The Naiman tribe lives in Mobei, and they belong to the Turkic descendants like us Uyghurs." Ashinabud said, "More precisely, the Naiman tribe is a tribe formed after the Uighurs stayed in Mobei."

"What are they doing here?"

"The Naiman tribe often went south to hunt, and occasionally clashed with the Xixia people. The Yanjun Division of Heishui Town of the Xixia people was established to prevent the Mobei people from going south."

Ashnabud questioned these people carefully again, and it turned out to be similar to his guess, that they simply came to hunt.

But the Naimans did not expect to meet the Song army, let alone being defeated so quickly in close combat.

Li Yanxian didn't continue to pay attention to this matter. The Naiman tribe was hundreds of miles north of Yanjun Division in Heishui Town, and Li Yanxian's goal this time was the Yumen Pass in Guazhou in the south, so there was no need to work hard on the Naiman tribe.

Today, however, the army slaughtered all the captured sheep, and then ate a delicious meal.

September [-], Gaochang.

"Khan, His Royal Highness Kyle is back." Prime Minister Salti said.

"Where is the man!" Bielege suddenly stood up, his expression excited.

"Outside the palace."

"Let him in!"

When Kyle walked in, his steps were erratic, as if he was about to fall at any moment.

"Father Khan!"

Bi Lege rushed over, hugged his son, and asked eagerly, "Why didn't you come back until now!"

"Father Khan, I'm guilty, I was defeated by the people of Song Dynasty!"

"Don't talk about this yet, it's good that you come back!" Bi Lege eagerly touched his son, and found that his hands were intact and there was no injury, so he felt relieved.

"Father Khan, the people of Song Dynasty are stronger than we imagined, this time I underestimated the enemy."

"Your Highness, where is my son Vals?"

"Vals was captured by the Song people."

"What!" The prime minister was taken aback, "Then is he dead or alive now?"

"I don't know."

"Khan, you must rescue Vals!"

"Okay, okay, don't be in a hurry, I will tell Juerhan about this matter, and I will send an envoy to Song State to get your son back!"

"Father, the Song people are arrogant and rude, and they threatened to destroy me, Gaochang. There is nothing to talk to them about!" Zaiker said with a sullen expression, "I suggest that before the Song people have established a firm foothold in Hexi, immediately Conscript another large army to attack the Song army!"

"It's absolutely impossible, now is not the time to act too hastily." Sarti said, "We have no enmity with the Song Kingdom, and there is no need to push the relationship further into the abyss."

Bi Lege nodded and said, "The Prime Minister is right."

"But this time we are at war with the Song Army, even if we don't offend the Song State, the Song State will definitely not let us go." Said Kyle.

"The Central Plains is thousands of miles away from here, so it's not easy to send troops to attack us!" Bi Lege said confidently, "I'm afraid the Song Army has the courage to come, and they will die to go back!"

Chapter 1179 Wang Boyan's Instigation (Part [-])

Bielego is not arrogant.

Gaochang Wangcheng is more than 4000 miles away from Chang'an City, and at least [-] miles away from Bianjing.

The ancient army normally marched 4000 miles a day, and it took more than [-] days and more than two months to travel more than [-] miles.

This is the most ideal situation. It is impossible for soldiers to march every day for more than two months, and they will be postponed when encountering mountain roads and rainy days.

When Li Shimin sent Hou Junji to conquer Gaochang, 30 people set off from Chang'an and walked for five months.

Of course, the history books will only record that Emperor Taizong resisted all opinions, appointed Hou Junji as the general manager of the river march, and commanded an army of 30 to destroy Xichang.

What a simple sentence, future generations will inevitably simplify history.

So that I often make a mistake: Is it so complicated?Didn't the mere barbarians disappear with a wave of their hand?Couldn't it be that the Western Regions would be wiped out with a single order from the Supreme Co-Lord of the Celestial Dynasty?

So the Western Regions can't be destroyed?

No!

This emperor is too bad!

No way! No way!

Hou Junji has gone for five months, and the mighty Tang Jun has gone for five months!

This is the fundamental reason why Bi Lege dared to send troops to Hexi and Song Dynasty to challenge him, and he was confident after the defeat.

The huge depth and the barrier to the westward advance of the Song army were not something that the theoreticians who sat in the academy could personally feel.

Bi Lege said: "This matter should be discussed in the long run."

Kyle didn't say much anymore, but he had already made up his mind that he must push Gaochang to continue to use troops against Hexi.

It's not that Kyle is more ambitious, but that his prestige will inevitably be affected by his defeat this time. It will become more difficult for him to inherit the Khan position of Gaochang Kingdom in the future, and the number of ministers who support him will inevitably decrease.

For example, the prime minister's change of attitude at this time illustrates the problem.

Generally speaking, in the 12th year of Jingkang, the situation in the entire Eastern world tended to be stable.

The war between the super empires of the Song and Jin Dynasties ceased, and among the tribes of the grassland, only the Mughals began to formally stand in line.

The Naiman Turkic who met Li Yanxian had no intention of being involved in the expansion of the Song Dynasty at this time.

As for the war between the Song Army and Gaochang that took place this year, compared to the past Song-Jin Wars, Song-Xia Wars, and Song-Li Wars, it was pitifully small, so small that historians would not describe the process in detail.

However, historians will definitely emphasize the significance of the Battle of Liangzhou: it was the trigger for the Song Dynasty to conquer the Western Regions.

On September [-]th, after the announcement of the appointment of Liaodong's latest commander-in-chief and guardian, it still caused quite a shock in Bianjing.

Li Gang, who was ordered, also returned to Bianjing to meet Zhao Guan's house on this day.

No one knows what Zhao Guanjia discussed with Li Gang.

Everyone only knew that after the discussion, Li Gang went home to pack his bags and prepare to go to Liaodong.

In the evening, Wang Boyan's carriage stopped at the gate of Li Gang's mansion.

"Li Xianggong, Wang Boyan, the servant of the household department, is outside the door and said he wants to visit you."

"Wang Boyan?" Li Gang was a little surprised, "What is he doing here?"

"I didn't say anything, I just said something important."

"Let him in." Li Gang just said lightly.

Li Gang is not familiar with Wang Boyan. Li Gang is a person who does not like to make friends with other people in the officialdom.

He has a thin face, dark skin, and looks like an old farmer. He doesn't seem to have the aura of officialdom, but his eyes are bright and firm.

This is also the fundamental reason why Zhao Ning wanted him to go to Liaodong this time.

Liaodong is now a huge field of interest.

Once countless money flows there, various factions will inevitably form quickly.

According to the law of power extension, power will definitely gather in the field of interests, and quickly form local hills.

A lonely minister like Li Gang is most suitable for Liaodong at this time.

Wang Boyan walked in quickly, and when he saw Li Gang, Wang Boyan showed great respect: "Your Majesty has met Li Xianggong."

"What is Wang Shilang doing?"

"Don't dare." Wang Boyan seemed to always have a faint smile on his face, giving people an amiable feeling, "I heard that Li Xianggong is going to Liaodong, and the official came to see him off. By the way, there are some important things. Report it to Li Xianggong."

"what's up?"

"It's about a man named Lu Qingliu."

"Lu Qingliu?" Li Gang asked suspiciously, "Who is he?"

"He is a businessman from the Song Dynasty, a native of Yingtianfu. He did business in Yingtianfu in the early years, and later went to Liaodong to do business. Over the years, he has provided a lot of food for the Liaodong army."

"Is there anything strange about a businessman?" Li Gang asked again.

"This businessman is famous for smuggling with Jin people in Liaodong."

Li Gang was startled, and asked: "Really?"

"That Zhu Jiancheng had contacts with him in the past."

"That Zhu Jiancheng, the deputy of the Third Battalion of the First Army of the Dragon Guard?"

"Yes, that's him." Wang Boyan said, "It is said that Zhu Jiancheng was found smuggling with the gold man, and it was reported by Lu Qingliu."

"Why did Lu Qingliu report on Zhu Jiancheng?"

"This subordinate is unknown."

Li Gang asked again: "How did you know such details about this matter?"

"Last year, Cao, the householder of the Protectorate of Andong, reported this Lu Qingliu to the household department. Hucao reported him for tax evasion. The local officials wanted to examine him, but not only did Lu Qingliu not be investigated, the householder who reported Lu Qingliu Cao Zhangzhong was transferred away for dereliction of duty."

"Do you still have the documents to report Lu Qingliu?"