Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

For Zanpu Zangsiluo in Tubo, the significance of the Northern Expedition to the Xia Kingdom was of extraordinary importance.

Between Tubo and Dangxiang, the jurisdictions are adjacent, and the nomads are close to each other, and there has always been a long-standing feud between them.

But with the passage of time, the once powerful Tuyuhun gradually declined, while the once weak Xia Kingdom gradually rose.The national strengths of the two countries have ebbed and flowed, and now they can be said to be evenly matched. The kings are similar in age and both are ambitious.

Li Yuanhao, the lord of the Xia Kingdom who killed his mother and brother, and imprisoned his father to succeed him, was notorious.

On the other hand, Zong Siluo has been threatened by Li Lizun and Wen Buqi's arguments all the year round, and has survived in the cracks for many years. Once the photo is restored, it is time to rectify the government with pride.

Xia Jun, who took advantage of the vacancy and failed to enter before, became the best target for him to get rid of the bright sword-the only way to attack the city and seize the territory to revive the country's prestige.

When receiving Song Chen Fan Yong, who is the general leader of this round, Ji Siluo spoke fluent Chinese, and he was polite when discussing strategies. He never forgot to ask Fan Yong politely for every point he raised.

It was the first time for Fan Yong to see Zan Pu, who had become famous for repelling the Xia army not long ago, and he suddenly received such kind treatment from him, he was slightly surprised in his heart, and responded with a serious manner on his face.

According to Zongsiluo's plan, Zong Ke's party will use a large force to attack Rendoquan City, which is the nearest city in Xining Prefecture, which borders the two borders of Song and Fan. The Song army was mainly divided into three groups, one group followed the Fan army to storm Renduoquan City, the other group marched northward from Lanzhou to disturb Zhuoluo City;

Among these three cities, Zhuoluo City's geographical location is the deepest in the territory of the Song Dynasty. Therefore, although the deployment to disturb this city is the lightest of the three divisions, the number of troops can be adjusted according to the situation of the battle. Troops can be deployed from Huizhou, Huangzhou, and even Xixi and Hezhou in the south for temporary reinforcements.

The security army on the east side is not only for the purpose of diversion, so that Li Yuanhao dare not deploy too many soldiers from the east to the west, so as not to neglect the defense of the Yanzhou area; it can also be regarded as a test. As a result of the battle, you can increase your troops at any time, break through the eastern front of the Xia army, enter Helanyuan, and take Hongzhou directly.

As for the specific military strategy, it has been clearly determined in the many secret letters between the two monarchs before.Now Zhe Siluo personally told Fan Yong one by one, it was just a formal confirmation.

For the Song Army, which is mainly auxiliary, how to divide the three armies, Zong Siluo originally had no intention of intervening.

However, when he saw Fan Yongna's elegant gestures, pale hair, and the hesitation in his eyes from time to time, he couldn't help frowning.

Seeing that the discussion was over and the generals were about to leave, Ji Siluo said coldly: "To be honest with Mr. Fan, when I was still imprisoned by the Bandit Wen in the early years, I was rescued by Di Hanchen, which has a certain relationship. If Fan The Lord has not decided on the commander of Baoan's army, but as an outsider, I would like to recommend Di Hanchen to go."

Fan Yong couldn't help being taken aback, and subconsciously looked at Di Qing.

Di Qing was also a little bit astonished, but his expression was impeccable, and he just looked back at Fan Yong indifferently.

Fan Yong hesitated for a moment, and felt that there was something wrong, so he made the decision and nodded in agreement.

Gu Siluo smiled slightly, and made a further request: "...Since we parted that day, Hanchen and I haven't seen each other. I wonder if I can stay with Hanchen for a while and say a few words?"

Since the origin exists, and the alliance between Song and Fan and the joint army attacking Xia are imminent, it is impossible for Fan Yong to refuse.

He readily agreed, then gave Di Qing a slight nod, and then led the other Song officials back to the camp first, so as to discuss how to allocate the army and proceed to the next step.

As soon as Song Chen was gone, Ji Siluo waved his hand casually and drove all the Fanchen out, leaving only him and Di Qing in the hall.

"Since the day we left, it's the first time I've seen you. Looking at your appearance, I really look like Lu Yuyu." Without other people, Ji Siluo's expression was obviously much more relaxed. He smiled slightly and looked at you openly. Di Qing, who stood upright and had a heroic appearance, commented without hesitation: "My uncle, the emperor, is really strange. Why did you send an elegant and old civil servant to be the chief general when you are marching and fighting?"

Although Zong Ke is in the middle of the court, it is easy to judge seniority and inevitably hindered by some nepotism, but the division of labor between civil and military is always clear, and there will never be a joke about sending a docile lamb to lead the eagle.

"If you switch positions with that of Mr. Fan, I might still have some confidence in the Eastern Army." Ji Siluo shook his head, not concealing his disappointment and said: "Now, I only hope that he will not hang himself in a critical moment." The book bag is holding me back."

Di Qing turned a deaf ear to Zong Siluo's disdain for Fan Yong's leadership, just looked back indifferently, and asked straightforwardly: "Zanpu's expectations for Hongzhou are not just as simple as 'light attack' containment." ?”

"That's right." Ji Siluo said with a smile: "Only the crude containment skills on the surface, even Fan Gong, who has no military knowledge, can't hide it, let alone the treacherous and cunning Li Yuanhao?"

Due to the existence of the Chanyuan Covenant, the Lord of Liao could not openly tear up the covenant for the time being, and he would have to go through some high-sounding bargaining first.

Just because of this, it doesn't mean that he can't take a detour and secretly send troops to support the party - the best target is the Yanzhou area.

Gu Siluo said indifferently: "With Li Yuanhao's temperament, he will never sit still and wait for death. Even if he is in a desperate situation, he must find a way to survive. For sure, he will use offense instead of defense."

With Song Jun's meek, slow, and hard-to-get-together style, Li Yuanhao, who had some dealings with him, might be afraid of Cao Wei, but he would not be afraid to grab the first move, thus completely disrupting the plans of Song Jun, who is not good at adapting to the situation.

"As for Xia's army to attack Yanyan, they will definitely send troops to attack Bao'an to ensure the stability of the rear road. According to common sense, the road to attack Bao'an is mainly used as a diversionary force, and there are not many troops."

Speaking of this, Zong Siluo gave Di Qing a meaningful look.

Di Qing continued thoughtfully: "If the Liao soldiers get in, it won't be certain."

When the soldiers are mainly transferred to the western front to resist Tubo, the eastern front will definitely be much empty, but if there is the involvement of the Liao lord, I am afraid that it will be a situation of looseness on the outside and tightness on the inside, which will always knock the Song army who underestimates the enemy. Bloody head.

Ji Siluo nodded, and said with a casual smile: "Besides, Li Yuanhao, who has suffered some losses under your command, would not just want to rely on light soldiers to get things done, even for your 'face'. "

He suppressed all the main forces in Renduo Spring City, and he was determined to win the Xiliang Mansion after breaking through this gate as soon as possible. Therefore, the "light attack" of the Xia Army on the Eastern Front must be able to truly achieve certain results and make people happy. Li Yuanhao felt a heartache, or he might be able to keep a certain Xia army in check.

The Song court paid attention to seniority, but the enemy army only valued the battle results - in the eyes of the Xia people, a thousand well-spoken and highly respected Fan Yong was no match for the man wearing a terrifying bronze mask, fighting with his hair loose and almost capturing the lord Li Yuanhao alive Di Qing has a deterrent power.

Di Qing frowned slightly, noncommittal.

To avoid suspicion, Ji Siluo didn't leave Di Qing to talk for too long, and soon sent him back to the Song Army's barracks.

As soon as Di Qing left, Ji Siluo chuckled and asked, "I've seen it, what do you think?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a tall, tall and straight young man with a fierce face walked out from behind the curtain that had been motionless just now, and said concisely: "It will be a big disaster in the future."

This general who has been hiding behind the curtain and observing Di Qing without any trace is exactly the ghost that Lu Ci paid attention to.

Ji Siluo said lightly: "If my prediction is not bad, given time, he will become your strongest opponent."

Guizhang didn't say a word, he nodded after a long while, acknowledging his words.

After returning to the barracks, Di Qing was distracted by what Zanpu said just now while listening to Fan Yong's specific deployment.

Judging from the rational point of view, Zamp's analysis coincided with what he thought.

But in the dark, he always had a mysterious premonition, vaguely thinking that this trip would not be so smooth.

Half a month later, this unspeakable premonition really came true in a way that Di Qing did not expect.

——September, Qinzhou earthquake.

In all fairness, the magnitude of the earthquake this time was not considered large, only more than a hundred houses were damaged, and the damaged houses overwhelmed officials and civilians, resulting in more than [-] deaths and injuries.

After the disaster, Fan Zhongyan, who was newly appointed so far and had successfully handed over to Yan Shu, made timely and proper comfort and follow-up measures without causing more damage.

This small natural disaster that may not attract much attention on weekdays happened at the critical moment when the Allied forces had just entered the territory of the party and were about to confront the Xia soldiers guarding Rendo Spring City. The ominous omen it symbolized inevitably shook the hearts of the people .

Taking advantage of this gap, Liao general Xiao Zongyu, who had already infiltrated the Xia army's eastern front, made a decisive decision. Before the Song army whose morale was shaken regained its composure, he took the lead in dispatching troops and switched from defense to attack.

Xiao Zongyu could see clearly: Among the three roads of Huanyan, Huanqing, and Jingyuan adjacent to Song and Xia, Huanqing Lu Bianzhai had the largest number, and all of them were vital points. There are many soldiers in the town, most of them are archers, and the mountain roads are rugged and difficult to walk, so it is difficult to commit light crimes. It is the best breakthrough point for the seemingly indestructible Song army's defense line.

After Xiao Zongyu confirmed that this was an excellent time, he immediately set out with his army, leading a total of [-] troops, coercing Jiang Xia Hukou to be the vanguard, and galloped towards the more than [-]-mile-long border.

Before Xiao Zongyu dispatched troops, one summer general inquired about De Yan's garrison, Di Qing and Zhang Kang, and suddenly felt a little bit worried.

After much deliberation, he still couldn't help looking for Xiao Zongyu, but a tactful mention made this general who was related to the Lord of Liao sneer with disdain.

After all, Xiao Zongyu remembered that he was currently in the land of Xia. Although he was more or less influenced by the Lord of Liao, he looked down on these Xia soldiers who had spent money and troops but failed to accomplish anything from the bottom of his heart, and he still restrained himself on the surface.

But Na Xia will use Li Lizun's [-] Tubo soldiers and the ambush to explain Di Qingzhiyong's nonsense, and he doesn't believe a word.

He can clearly understand the virtues of civil servants in the Song Dynasty. How many of them can recite the art of war and really know how to fight?

If the general of Zhenguan was that Cao Wei, he would be a little afraid of the other party's nonsense, but if a mere child surnamed Di could scare him, it would not be a big joke in the world.