The illiterate life in the Northern Song Dynasty

"War?" Wei Shiyi asked back.

Zhou Yun nodded, "Yes."

"It should be said that they don't want to fight, but they have already fought."

Wei Shiyi sat up straight, with a puzzled expression on his face: "The borders of the Great Song Dynasty are unstable, and there should be many wars in the Great Song Dynasty. Why did you react so strongly to this war?"

"Brother Shi, Da Song has indeed been fighting all the time. Even if it's not a big war, there will be a lot of small fights." Zhou Yun said, his tone was a bit heavy, "But this time is different from the previous ones."

"what's going on?"

"Actually, in the year when the official family came to the throne, under Wang Shao's proposal and Mr. Wang's support, the official family had already agreed and organized the attack on the six prefectures such as Dang and Die to recover the lost ground." Zhou Yun said, "The six prefectures belong to the Since the Han and Tang Dynasties, the territory of Tubo, although the Central Plains dynasty has adopted a policy of confinement to them, it is actually not very important. And Taizong also said: Tubo language barrier, clothing different, I often use animals, for the time being Put it out of the way, save it and let it go."

Wei Shiyi raised his eyebrows slightly, "It means Taizong and the others actually look down on Tubo, and they don't plan to attack them?"

Zhou Yun nodded, "That's right, Tubo is vast and sparsely populated, with few resources. Even if it is conquered, no one will live there."

"It means that attacking Tubo is a thankless task?" Wei Shiyi pointed directly at the center, then he paused and said, "That's why you have such a big reaction to this war?"

Zhou Yun was silent for a while, then nodded harder, "Yes."

Zhou Yun seemed a little ashamed. After all, Wei Shiyi, who was not good at military affairs, could see the problem, but the court agreed to attack Tubo. Not only that, even the officials and Mr. Wang also agreed.

Zhou Yun thought for a while, and decided to tell Wei Shiyi the main reason for attacking Tubo, "Actually, the officials attacked Tubo not to recover Tubo, but to recover Xixia."

"Xixia?" Wei Shiyi was taken aback. He knew about Xixia, but he didn't understand why Song wanted to attack Xixia.

In fact, Xixia can’t win the Song Dynasty in general, and there is still some distance between Xixia and the Song Dynasty. There is a Tubo in the middle. , no wonder Zhou Yun felt annoyed.

"Then why did the government want to take back Xixia?" Zhou Yun definitely wouldn't say this for no reason, there must be other reasons.

Zhou Yun glanced at Wei Shiyi and said, "Because Xixia used to be the land of Song Dynasty."

"what?!"

Zhou Yun continued: "Song Renzong Jingyou five years, Li Yuanhao blatantly proclaimed himself emperor and established the Great Xia Kingdom. Xixia has always been the territory of our Great Song Dynasty. It was the treacherous Li Yuanhao who defected from the territory of the Great Song Dynasty. At that time The imperial court reacted immediately, broke the "diplomatic relations", stopped the mutual market, and launched a large army to crusade, but..."

"But we failed to bring down Xixia." Wei Shiyi added Zhou Yun's words.

The Xixia Capital still exists now, which shows that the conquest of the year has failed.

Zhou Yun nodded, his stern face was icy cold, "The result of the conquest was that Li Yuanhao was forced to cut off the throne, but Xixia failed to attack. Since then, the Song and Xia dynasties have formed such a confrontation situation."

With the prosperous economy of the Song Dynasty and millions of soldiers, how can we not do anything to a small Xixia country?This is not only hateful, it is simply shameful!

"It's fine if Xixia lives in peace, but every year it secretly attacks the border of the Great Song Dynasty. When our army rushes over, it retreats, making the people there miserable. It's very abominable."

"Therefore, when Wang Shao's "Ping Rong Ce" put forward the main central idea of ​​'If you want to take Xixia, restore Hehuang first', the officials agreed to attack Tubo and recover Hehuang without much consideration."

That's why Zhou Yun used the word "recovery" instead of subduing.It turns out that Xixia has always been the territory of Song Dynasty.

"Of course, apart from Song Xia's long-term hatred, there is another reason why the court wants to take back Hehuang." Zhou Yun said again, "The main reason why Song Dynasty lost to Daliao and Xixia is because our Song Dynasty did not have enough Cavalry. If Hehuang recovers, Da Song will be able to raise good horses and train well-trained cavalry.”

When he said this, Zhou Yun was also filled with anger. The reason why the Song Dynasty was weak was that there was no source of war horses. The horse farms in the northwest and northeast were occupied by Liao and Xixia. If the horse farm in Hehuang If it is occupied by Tubo again, then the Song Dynasty will have no source of war horses at all, so Hehuang must be recovered.

Due to geographical reasons, the Song Dynasty and the Xixia Daliao were at war, and the cavalry who were good at running and chasing the enemy was the key to the victory of the war.The Song Dynasty did not have excellent cavalry, so it lost the two countries on a basic basis.

Wei Shiyi understood a little bit, not only that, but he could give an example, such as which dynasty in Chinese history has the most extensive history, it must be the Yuan Dynasty.The reason why the Yuan Dynasty was able to conquer so far was because the cavalry of the Yuan Dynasty were powerful.

Although the example he gave is too broad, it also illustrates the importance of cavalry from a certain angle.The Song Dynasty was at war with the Liao Kingdom and Xixia. Think about the soldiers on both sides, running with their legs and chasing with their horses at the same time. Who can win and who can run fast?Even if they are one step ahead in the invention of gunpowder, there is no guarantee of defeating Liao and Xixia.

Wei Shiyi can almost imagine how the soldiers of the Song Dynasty fought...

The territory of Song Dynasty is quite vast, and there are many horses, but they lack war horses. War horses are different from ordinary horses. No matter in terms of physique and speed, ordinary horses are far inferior to war horses.

"Since this is the case, Hehuang must be recovered, so why are you bothering about this war?" Wei Shiyi didn't know much about military affairs, and Zhou Yun and the others had been immersed in military affairs for many years, so he didn't know how to play tricks and make random comments.

Zhou Yun closed his eyes, as if trying to calm the turmoil in his heart. After a long time, he said, "What worries me is not attacking Tubo and recovering Hehuang. For a long time, several monarchs of the Song Dynasty have adopted the The strategy of uniting Tibet to make Xia' is because Tubo has a vast land and few people, and if it wins the territory, not many people will go there, but if it can get the racecourse, then it doesn't matter if there are fewer people."

"However, several years have passed since the official's ascension to the throne. In those few years, although the Hehuang prefectures have regained some, they have not captured Tubo. Not only that, but they have also united Tubo and Xixia. If they were just resisting before, then thinking about it has turned into an active attack, and the source of our war horses in the Song Dynasty has completely destroyed the Qingtang Tubo trading market, so we can’t buy war horses.”

Wei Shiyi could understand some of Zhou Yun's concerns, which meant that Song Dynasty pushed Tubo to Xixia, and then they would face the combat power of the two countries.

And if he remembers correctly, the direction of the Liao Kingdom seems to be there too. Does Song Dynasty want to take down the Liao Kingdom after defeating Xixia?Not to mention whether they will have the strength to fight Daliao after defeating Xixia and Tubo. profit.

"and also……"

"and also?"

Zhou Yun took a deep breath, "The imperial court carried out the plan of expanding the frontier to the northwest. They wanted to attack Tubo, cut off Xixia's flanks, and take Xixia directly. If it continues for a long time, it will pull all the elite soldiers of the Song Dynasty to the northwest region. In this way, the defense of the eastern front with Hebei as the core will be empty. If there are restless people on the eastern front to attack Da Song at this time, then Da Song will definitely be defeated with its weak defense."

"Today I mentioned this matter to the officials in the court, but the ministers of the court counterattacked. They thought it was impossible. They felt that apart from Xixia and Daliao, there was no other country around that could threaten Song Dynasty." This is what worries Zhou Yun the most.

East Front... West Front... Wei Shiyi still doesn't know the meaning of these two words. If you don't know war, you don't know some key words, but what Zhou Yun said, he thought of one thing.

At the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, at the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, before the disappearance of the Great Song Dynasty and the establishment of the Yuan Dynasty, in the interlayer of time and space, there were many countries and many wars, and they were finally unified by the Mongolian Genghis Khan.

Before the rise of the Mongols, there was indeed a country, no, it should be a tribe that rose from it, and dealt a severe blow to the Northern Song Dynasty, causing the Northern Song Dynasty to be defeated and blowing the horn of the Northern Song Dynasty's demise.

The Jurchens established the Jin Dynasty, which first destroyed the Liao Dynasty and then the Northern Song Dynasty, and dominated the Central Plains for more than 100 years.

Zhou Yun talked about his troubles there, but he found that Wei Shiyi was immersed in his own thoughts instead.He calmed down his breath, gently rubbed the top of Wei Shiyi's head, and asked, "Brother Shi, what are you thinking?"

"Jurchen." Wei Shiyi replied reflexively.

"Jurchen?" Zhou Yun frowned slightly.

Seeing Zhou Yun's reaction, Wei Shiyi hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" Could it be that Jurchen has risen now?

Zhou Yun shook his head slightly, "Brother Shi, I've never heard of the Jurchen you're talking about, but... I think you're talking about Zhu Lizhen?"

"Zhu Lizhen?"

"Yeah." Zhou Yun nodded, "I don't know how you know about Zhu Lizhen's tribe. Zhu Lizhen is not a Song Dynasty dialect, but a Fan language. I have been to Tubo, and I heard that they live in the north. A group of people, people outside call that group of people Zhu Lizhen."

Zhu Lizhen?Could it be Jurchen?Jurchen originated in the north and originated from Changbai Mountain. If Fanyu says it is Zhu Lizhen, then it is not impossible to transliterate it to be called Jurchen.

"Then is Zhuli really strong in combat? Which direction is it in?" Wei Shiyi immediately asked the question he was most concerned about, regardless of Jurchen's real name.

Zhou Yun shook his head slightly, and said, "Zhu Lizhen is in the far north, separated by the Liao Dynasty. Even if it is a bit strong, it has nothing to do with our Great Song Dynasty."

The Liao Dynasty was separated in the middle, the Jurchen was powerful, and the Liao Dynasty was also powerful. The Jurchen destroyed the Liao Dynasty and then the Northern Song Dynasty, and established the Jin Dynasty.So will Jurchen attack Da Song while Da Song is at war with Xixia?Wait, no, Jurchen is just a small tribe. In this case, it will not cross the Song Dynasty that was attacked by the Liao Dynasty.

So what happened to the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty?

Could it be that the Song Dynasty was beaten when it attacked the Liao Dynasty?Without knowing the exact history, Wei Shiyi could only diverge his thinking and make bold guesses.

With a deep breath, Wei Shiyi asked Zhou Yun seriously, "When will the imperial court plan to attack Daliao?"

"Attack Daliao?" Zhou Yun asked back, and he said under Wei Shiyi's puzzled eyes because of his tone: "At present, the Song Dynasty will not attack the Liao Dynasty. Yuan Yuan Covenant, calling the Liao Dynasty a brother country."

Zhou Yun's face was full of anger and shame, "The Great Song Dynasty provides the Liao Dynasty with 'military assistance fees' every year for peace."

Wei Shiyi understood, this is also the origin of Suiyin.

He didn't care about shame and anger. From later generations, the 56 ethnic groups have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. In fact, he didn't have as much sense of nationality as the people of this dynasty. At this time, Wei Shiyi was thinking about another thing.

Since the Song and Liao dynasties were at peace, why did the Jurchen win?

Wait, Wei Shiyi is blessed to his heart. Could it be that after the Northern Song Dynasty defeated Xixia, he saw the rise of the Jurchen, and then wanted to join forces with the Jurchen to defeat the Daliao secretly?In the end, he was defeated by Jurchen instead?

Everyone in the Jurchen tribe is tough, and this result is not unexpected.

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In this chapter, I checked a lot of information, and I wanted to clarify the situation around the Northern Song Dynasty at that time. In fact, I don’t know if the author has really clarified it when I write here.Then the number of words in this chapter will be less, and the next chapter will continue with the plot, and the number of words will increase.