[Southern Song Dynasty] Splendid mountains and rivers

"Reversely?" Zhao Kai was puzzled, "What does Huanhuan mean?"

Zhao Yuan smiled sweetly: "Then I have to ask this 'Princess Xixia'."

The Xixia princess she was talking about staggered back two steps, her face was pale, she fell to the ground, and gradually closed her eyes.Gradually, her face turned black, and a trace of black blood leaked from the corner of her lips, as if she had bitten some poisonous pill.

"It's a dead man."

Zhong Yi said lightly, with a hint of sullenness in his eyes.

"Immediately send people twenty miles away from Shuozhou to investigate. If there is a Xixia army pressing down on the border, ignore it; if someone shouts and declares war, ignore it; if there is anyone who takes the lead in making trouble, behead!"

All the soldiers around said yes.

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In the summer of the third year of Jingkang, a mysterious Xixia princess went to Liao Kingdom.

In the autumn of the third year of Jingkang, Liao sent envoys to Xixia, rushed straight to the palace, knelt in front of the empty East Palace, and wailed loudly.

In the autumn of the third year of Jingkang, the envoy of the Liao Kingdom angrily reprimanded the king of Xixia, "The prince is young and powerful, so why do you say 'worry becomes sick'?" Prince.

In the autumn of the third year of Jingkang, Liao sent secret envoys to the Song Dynasty to discuss the encirclement of Xixia.

In the winter of the third year of Jingkang...

The swirling goose feather snow covered the whole world, and even the spirit was refreshed.Zhao Yuan no longer knows how many Yanyun maps he has spent on drawing, and now he smiles very happily facing the new maps every day.Since this summer, the news of "the army of Western Xia is suppressing the border", the aborigines in the west of Yanyun have flocked to the east, and there is no need for her to divert them; and the large number of abandoned fields west of Yanyun are gradually It was used as a military field, and after a year of intensive cultivation, the harvest was quite fruitful.

As for the taxes in Yanyun area, Zhao Yuan stated openly that there were only gold, silver, pearls and jade, nothing else.

The small official of the household department who was in charge of tax collection was so angry that she had to convert Yanyun's tax revenue into gold and silver, and hand over the bill to Zhao Yuan.Zhao Yuan paid more than [-] million tax bills without hesitation, and by the way, gathered some officials of Yanyun into the princess mansion, under the supervision of Chang Shi.One is to find something for them to do, and the other is to save them from having trouble with the people below when they are idle.

The new wind blew heavy snow into the tent, and even the breath became cold.

Zhao Yuan rubbed his hands and studied the ink for a while, and drew up an order again. Those who can double the power of black powder will receive a reward of tens of millions; those who can increase the power by ten times will receive a reward of tens of millions...There must be a brave man under serious injuries Well, she has used these gold and silver to buy many high-quality seeds this year, as well as a lot of improved black powder.If the Liao Kingdom and Xixia can carry on for a while longer, they can try to make Tu Lei in the spring of next year.

A young man in silver armor strode into the tent, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, but with a bit of cold and chilling intent.He walked directly to the case table, leaned over to look at Zhao Yuan, and said in a low voice, "This morning there are people from the Liao Kingdom again."

"Eh?"

Zhao Yuan put down his pen and looked at him in surprise.He habitually pursed his thin lips, and there was a bit of hatred in his deep eyes.Every time the Liao Kingdom came to envoy, or when there was news from the Xixia Kingdom, he always looked like this, holding back, waiting for the day when it finally broke out.

"Sit down for a while." She moved to the side, and said gently, "I'm afraid the Liao Kingdom is really impatient this time. The King of Xixia has been rebellious, and he has long been hated by the Liao Kingdom. But the Liao Kingdom can really bear it." , I have been sending messages there since the summer, and they have not sent troops until now."

"Because Yelu Dashi refused."

"Him?..." Zhao Yuan was a little surprised.

Zhong Yi closed his eyes and nodded slowly: "It is indeed because of Yelu Dashi. He didn't want to send troops to Xixia, saying it was thankless."

"Um……"

Zhao Yuan nodded, actually somewhat agreeing, "The Liao Kingdom is squeezed into such a small place, it is really not suitable for fighting. If I say it, they should go west, to the Ganges and Euphrates Rivers, where is the most extensive land. Yelu Dashi—very discerning.”

"Even you think so?" Zhong Yi was slightly surprised, and at the same time, a trace of imperceptible hatred flashed in his eyes, "I have tried it many times. Emperor Liao hated Xixia Kingdom deeply, and he wanted to get rid of it quickly. But now Liao It is Yelu Dashi who is in charge of the army. Yelu Dashi has always been unwilling to go east, but wants to go west. Now the officials of the Liao Kingdom have been divided into two factions, and the Liao Emperor can no longer hold back."

"...I always feel that Yelu Dashi will rebel."

"Looking at the current situation, there are nine out of ten chances that it will be reversed." He slightly lowered his voice and said, "But now is not the time to tear yourself apart. He decided to send Xiao Ori to lead [-] Liao troops to obey the Liao Emperor. command to march eastward. However, we have to go through Mongolia."

"Mongolia..." It was Mongolia again.Zhao Yuan grabbed the map and drew a circle on the place marked Mongolia.

"Yuan Yuan." Zhong Yi looked down at her, rubbing his slender knuckles on the map, his eyes deepened, "Do you think we should do it?"

Zhao Yuan pursed his lips and smiled: "You have so many generals and advisors under your command, but you still want to come to ask me?"

"Don't mess around, I'm serious." He said in a low voice, reached out to hold her pen holder, and said word by word, "This battle must be won and never lost. If you lose, there will be no second chance." Second chance."

"Don't put too much pressure on yourself..."

"You know, I'm not scaremongering."

"I... okay." She gave up her plan to argue with him, and said with some distress, "I can't let Yan Yun go."

"Yan Yun?"

"Yes." She stood up, tore down a huge map with a clatter, pointed to it and said, "If you really want to fight, you need backup, manpower, morale, and contingency strategies. If If you really want to go, I...do you think I will obediently stay in Yanyun and wait for you to come back?"

Zhong Yi was startled, and then gradually laughed out loud: "Zi Shi, no."

"Yes." She asked again, "Then who will restrain Yanyun Sixteen States for me?"

The sixteen prefectures of Yanyun are the backing of the entire Western Army.

If the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun are in chaos, then the backup, food roads, and supply lines of the Western Army...

"I originally thought to use this year's time to let the entire Yanyun Sixteen States fall into an optimal virtuous circle, and then rely on inertia to support it. But it turns out that I was thinking too much..."

"'Inertia'?" He repeated the new word with some difficulty.

"Also, just in case, I said just in case, in this war, if Shuozhou or Daizhou is lost, it will definitely affect the whole body. Although there are not many aboriginal people in the west of Yanyun, there will be some people who are not fully preserved. A person who hinders you. What if the Privy Council trips you again, what should you do?"

She rambled on for a while, then suddenly became a little irritable again.In fact, this matter has been brewing for a long time.Ever since Zhao Huan issued the imperial decree to "eliminate the disaster at the border", from the royal family to the Privy Council, they have been opening the back door to the Western Army.The new army has been drilled and trained for a long time, and with a batch of fine-bred hard-earned BMWs, it already has the ability to fight the First World War.The most annoying thing today is winter, winter!

Going to war in winter is the worst of the taboos.

But this time, the Liao Kingdom might not be able to hold back anymore.

"Emperor Liao needs a victory to wash away the humiliation of being captured, and also stabilize his position." Zhao Yuan looked at the flickering fire and said in a daze, "Since this is the case, let's give him a hand first. .”

"Oh?" Zhong Yi suddenly became interested, "How to help?"

"Contain the Xixia people, but don't really do it." She looked at the huge map and said slowly, "After the beginning of spring, the snow will melt and it will be easier to march. Then deal with it. However, you must find a reason in advance."

"Reason?" Zhong Yi smiled lightly, "The Western Xia has encroached on so much land in the Song Dynasty in these years. Do you still need to deliberately find the reason?"

"Eh?"

"Look here." Zhong Yi stood up, picked up a pen, and slowly sketched lines on the huge map, and said while sketching, "This place is the place that Xixia invaded nine years ago; this place is the The place that Xixia forcibly occupied more than [-] years ago; this place was during Renzong's reign..."

He painted with great care, while Zhao Yuan was shocked to see it.

Finally, after Zhong Yi finished sketching, the map was already densely packed, and he couldn't see it anymore.He put down his pen and shook his head helplessly, "I can find thousands of reasons for sending troops against Xixia, and all of them have real evidence. What I am worried about is that the Liao people will stab their knives in the back, and Xixia Wang... Do you remember, what the Xixia king is best at is telling what he says and what he says."

Zhao Yuan nodded, and gave a soft "hmm": "Of course I remember."

What the King of Xixia is best at is denying what he says.

But what she is best at is surprise.

Zhao Yuan thought quietly for a moment, stood on tiptoe, and whispered a few words into Zhong Yi's ear.