One Piece of Song Dynasty

Three days after the conversation between Liang and Zhao, Li Xin received a secret letter from Liang Xing. Although he already knew the historical process, Li Xin still felt that Linhuang Mansion was lost too quickly. The key was that he only bought two thousand horses. Not nearly enough.

Li Xin thought about it. According to the historical process, the Jin army stopped advancing after conquering Liao and occupying Linhuang Mansion. It should still be a year and a half before the fall of Dading Mansion in Zhongjing. The year and a half before the fall of Dading Mansion should be You can still get a lot of horses, but you may need to take a detour.

So Li Xin wrote a letter to inform Liang Xing of his decision, and asked Liang Xing to hide the excess gold and silver except for necessary expenses to avoid being affected by the war.

After sending the secret letter to Liang Xing, Li Xin erased the matter of the war horses and went to the military camp to find Liu Fa with the secret letter.

Li Xin entered Liu Fa's handsome tent and saw Liu Fa and Zhai Jin playing chess: "Hey, General Zhai is here too."

Liu Fa asked with a smile: "My lord, why are you free to come to the handsome tent of a certain family today?"

Li Xin replied: "I have something to do with Liu Shuai. This is the news I got from the court. Let Liu Shuai take a look." After that, Li Xin handed the changed secret letter to Liu Fa.

Zhai Jin stood up after seeing this situation and said: "My lord, Liu Shuai's family will withdraw first."

Li Xin waved his hand: "It's okay, General Zhai can stay and take a look."

Liu Fa read the secret message and said: "General Zhai, you should also take a look. The Liao army was lost too quickly. Linhuang Mansion was lost in less than a month. 35xs"

Li Xin said: "Yes, the five capitals of the Liao Kingdom have lost Tokyo and Shangjing, and % of the land of the Liao Kingdom has been taken away by the Jin army."

Zhai Jin read the secret message and said: "The Liao army's combat power is so weak, doesn't it mean that the imperial court is very likely to succeed in uniting with Jin to attack Liao and regain Yanyun."

Li Xin and Liu Fa shook their heads when Zhai Jin said this.

Li Xin said: "General Zhai only saw that the Liao army was weak, so did he consider the combat effectiveness of the imperial army? According to his opinion, the combat effectiveness of the imperial army is only half as good as that of the Liao army." In fact, Li Xin wanted to say that Song Dynasty The Song army was worse than the Liao army. After all, this has been verified by history. The Song army was defeated by the remnants of the Liao army in both Northern Expeditions to Yanyun. However, considering that Liu Fa and Zhai Jin were both imperial generals in the past, Li Xin He didn't tell the truth.

Zhai Jin scratched his head and said, "Hey, lord, this family really hasn't considered this. It's because they didn't think it through well."

Liu Fa said: "As my lord said, what the court should consider now is how to recapture Yanyun from the Liao State beautifully. Don't let the Jin army underestimate the court. If the court is evenly matched with the Liao Army in the Northern Expedition or is defeated by the Liao Army, A disastrous defeat would be the end, and the imperial court would be in trouble. If the Jin army destroyed the Liao Kingdom, the weak imperial court would become the next target of the Jin army. 35xs”

Li Xin nodded and said: "Liu Shuai is right. Now that the Liao army was beaten so badly by the Jin army, it is not necessarily a good thing for the court. If the court does not improve its armaments, the next one to suffer will definitely be the Song Dynasty. In that case, we Han people The land of the Central Plains, which has survived for generations, will once again be trampled by the iron hoofs of aliens, and we Han people will also be ravaged by aliens again."

Zhai Jin frowned and said: "Then there is no way to prevent this?"

Li Xin replied: "No, the few of us cannot decide what the imperial court will do. Besides, we are actually rebels against the imperial court. Although on the surface we have not raised the flag of rebellion, so now we can only pray to the imperial court for the Northern Expedition." Being able to successfully recapture Yanyun will scare the Jin army."

Zhai Jin said: "My lord, I wonder if I can allow someone to ask a question boldly?"

Li Xin nodded and said: "Okay, General Zhai, please tell me."

Zhai Jin asked: "If the imperial court successfully defeats the Liao army and regains Yanyun, and then the imperial court and the Jin army negotiate peace and make peace, my lord, what are your plans?"

Li Xin said thoughtfully: "It seems that General Zhai is quite confident in the imperial army. If it is true as General Zhai said, General Zhai can rest assured that he will never go to war with the Song Dynasty or kill the Han people. A certain society will lead everyone to create a new world. Just like Xinghan Island, there are many unowned lands in the world. There are still many places waiting for us Han people to conquer. The purpose of a certain group of troops is for the rise of us Han people. , instead of killing each other."

Zhai Jin breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Thank you for telling the truth, my lord. A certain family just doesn't want to fight with colleagues." Li Xin thought to herself: You really think too much. The Song Dynasty can't withstand the Jin army at all. Even if it withstands the Jin army, Lu Song Island is still waiting for me, Li Xin, to develop it. Besides, a hundred years later there will be a Mongolia that is a hundred times more terrifying than the Jin army waiting for the Song Dynasty.

Li Xin smiled and said: "Don't worry, General Zhai, this kind of thing won't happen. But in the future, whether we are going to open up a new world or stand up when the Han people are suffering from catastrophe, we still need a strong army, so Liu Shuai and General Zhai, the training of this army must be stepped up."

The two clasped their fists and said, "Yes, lord, I have the order."

Li Xin said: "Okay, a certain family has left early, you can continue."

After Li Xin left, Liu Fa said: "Why did you ask that question?"

Zhai Jin replied: "A certain family just doesn't want to meet their former colleagues on the battlefield."

Liu Fa sighed: "It seems that you really have hope for the imperial court."

Zhai Jin said: "Although the other armies of the Song Dynasty are not useful, there are still hundreds of thousands of Western armies, and there are also generals such as the Zhong family, Zhe family, and Yao family in the Western army. There are many famous generals. I don't believe that a certain family has them." The hundreds of thousands of Western troops with many famous generals still cannot recapture Yanyun."

Liu Fa shook his head and said: "You still haven't considered it comprehensively. Can all the hundreds of thousands of Western troops be transferred? Xia Kingdom doesn't need to defend itself? There are many famous generals in the Western Army, but who will lead the Northern Expedition? I think it is probably Tong Guan. , what a great contribution to the recovery of Yanyun, the officials will definitely let Tong Guan lead the army. If Tong Guan leads the army, a certain family really is not very optimistic about the Song Army's Northern Expedition, what do you think, General Zhai!"

Zhai Jin replied: "It's really hard to say."

Liu Fa continued: "You have also missed two points. These two points were also mentioned by the lord to a certain family at the beginning. One point is the southeast. Didn't you go to the southeast to see it? You should know the situation there. If something happens in the southeast, the court will Can the Northern Expedition retake Yanyun with peace of mind? Another point is that you know the imperial court’s policy of using civil society to control military affairs. Do you think the imperial court will allow the most powerful Western Army to remain in the hands of those generals? So the imperial court itself It is possible to break an arm, and there are many people in the court who are eager to weaken the Western Army."

Zhai Jin sighed: "It seems like this court is really hopeless."

Liu Fa said: "These are not things we should consider, and they are not something we can control. We just need to train the army well now, so that when the lord needs it, he will have a strong army available."

Zhai Jin cupped his fists and said, "Yes, Liu Shuai, if a certain family knows about it, a certain family will definitely train the army well."