Ren Pingsheng

Li Zunxu, as a top student in the exam, although the gold content of this top student is a bit low due to the size of Xixia, he is a top student after all.Even with high scores and low abilities, there is always something shining in him.As a school bully who beat the boss's own school, there are not very few shining points in him.The last conversation between father and son reflects his wisdom.

Wei Mingshi is still there, Li Deren died first, and died in a counterattack.Xixia also showed signs of danger.Li Deren originally returned to Xingqing Mansion to send the emperor to heaven, and then he took the opportunity to clean up the disobedient forces again.He has always been careful in doing this kind of thing, it was the same last time, and it will be the same this time.

However, people's requirements and standards are always different. The tolerance that Li Deren believes is not the same thing in the eyes of others.Damage to rights and interests is a fact before us.The last purge did not cause such a big backlash, because Gein was fighting among his father and son, and the Kingdom of Jin never sent troops directly.This time it was the volunteer army who appeared in Xingqing Mansion.

How can it be convincing?

Whether or not other countries appear directly also represents a fact: the strength of the winning side.Relying on the help of others to win means that your strength is not strong.Today's Xixia, in terms of strength, is much better than when Li Deren succeeded to the throne, that is from the perspective of the whole.Separately speaking, the growth of strength must be shared with the tribe.The power of the clan is also growing!

What's more, Mongolians are not vegetarians.

Simplicity does not mean stupidity, and since Temujin started his army, he has also gathered people from all ethnic groups to defect to him and want to do something big.So many years have passed, and the teaching has also been taught.Temujin is a man with a city in his chest, who can understand the art of war after watching the eagles fight, let alone someone who offers advice and advice?Long before there were no staff of various ethnic groups, he adopted the son of the Western Xia clan and named him Chahan.What is it for, isn't it plotting against Xi Xia?

His layout was much earlier than that of Wanyan Kang.

If you don't take advantage of the chaos at this time, you won't be Temujin.

Therefore, the battle to attack Xia was put on the agenda again after being postponed because Wanyankang disturbed the north.The Mongolian army passed through the middle of the two mountains, and the front of the soldiers pointed directly at Xingqing Mansion.At this time, Xingqing Mansion was still in chaos.

Li Dewang could see the general situation clearly, but his temperament was not strong. After Li Deren's death, he barely controlled the situation in Xingqing Mansion, but he did not stop some tribes from fleeing.The fleeing tribe, because of the close relationship between the Li Dewang brothers and the state of Zhou, did not choose to go east, but went west, and defected to the Mongols!

Yes, who is not voting?Wan Yankang had a pretty good idea, Li Deren would eventually throw himself into himself because of the Mongols' pressing every step of the way, but what about the others?

At that time Ma Yu had just left Xingqing Mansion, and heard about changes in Xingqing Manor along the way, so he hurried back to give Li Dewang a reassurance.Li Dewang reorganized his forces to support him, barely maintained the situation, and sent an envoy flying horse to Shaanxi to report the news.

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"Trash! Trash!" Tu Shanheng thumped the table angrily!I thought that Xixia had stabilized, and I could free up my hands.Well now, life is going to be tight again.

Wan Yankang smiled: "I always seem to encounter accidents. But it's nothing. Didn't we say that? In the end, we still have to rely on ourselves."

Tu Shanheng stroked his chest: "I didn't want to rely on them, but it would be too messy."

Wan Yankang said: "It's not too messy, at least, Xixia is almost here. If you don't get one, you can get half of it."

Tu Shanheng stabbed him and said, "What about the princess of Xixia?"

Wanyan Kang lowered his eyelids: "Are you willing to guard Xixia for her?"

Tu Shanheng was choked, and after a long while, Fang said: "It should be done better in terms of morality."

Wan Yankang said: "If the Xingqing government wants to reinforce the army, we have to let us cross the border. After the Xixia civil strife, the Xingqing government will be stronger after all. After the Mongols intervene, the Xingqing government will be weaker. This is a war to destroy the country, and the Xingqing government will fight desperately , it will be delayed for a long time. However, once we intervene, the result will be to divide Xixia and then stalemate."

Tu Danheng regained his composure: "I knew Xixia would end, but I didn't expect it to end so quickly! Your Highness, beat the drums and summon the generals."

"it is good."

When the drums sounded, most of the generals were both excited and confused.What is exciting is that there is a battle to fight and meritorious service to make, but the one who is confused does not know what battle to fight, and is obviously negotiating peace with everyone.

Dress in a hurry and gather in the shogunate.

Wan Yankang took the chief seat without mentioning it, but Tu Shanheng also came.Tu Shanheng has a comment in Generals: wherever there is trouble, there is him.It seems that he is maintaining the normal operation of the country, but for some reason, he always feels that he has thorns all over his body.Wherever he is, it is not reassuring. There must be conspiracy besides the military deployment, so it is difficult for His Highness to use him.

Everyone had their own concerns, the generals sat down, and Tu Shanheng introduced the situation to them.In the end, Wanyan Kang only asked, "What do you guys want to say?"

Chie Da was the first to stand up and go to help Li Deren. This was the first time he presided over such a big independent matter. When he came back, he was overturned. He was annoyed, so he asked for orders: "Please go to Xixia again, this time, If there is any prickly head, I will shave it first! No one will be left!"

Wan Yankang said: "I have a place to use you, so be quiet." Then I asked everyone what they thought.

What do you think?By comparison, the territory of the Kingdom of Jin is not bigger than that of Xixia, but in everyone's hearts, it is immediately ranked - Xixia must be finished first.The trend of the world, united for a long time, will be divided, and divided for a long time, will be united. All the big empires have reached their twilight years. We are honored and happy to send them to die.

Yelu Awang said first: "The last general is willing to go!"

With the two of them taking the lead, the rest followed suit.With a good momentum, Wan Yankang first reviewed himself: "It was my mistake not to estimate the matter of Xingqing Mansion well." Putting on a modest attitude, let's discuss the matter of Xixia.No one pursued him, nor could he be pursued.After finishing the posture, discuss Xingqing Mansion.

Even Zhang Rou agreed to take the opportunity to annex Xixia at this time.The more developed side of Xixia agriculture is closer to Shaanxi, where the economy is relatively prosperous.What is to be worried about is that Mongolia is also attacking Xixia on the other side, and the final result may be a carve-up.Once divided, the delineation of the territory has become a big problem.Not the boundaries on the map, but the Line of Actual Control.Whether it is a stalemate across mountains, rivers, or plains has a great impact on subsequent development.Sometimes, in order to save effort during the stalemate, they even take the initiative to retreat to a place that is beneficial to them.

Everyone studied for a while, but found that the Xingqing Mansion must be brought under control, and looked at each other for a while.Mongolia's goal is also pointing to Xingqing Mansion, which is a tough battle.

Yelu Awang lowered his face and said, "It's a bit difficult to fight like this."

Tu Shanheng also made up his mind: "Do you want to make a wedding dress for someone? Your Highness, you can't rush or delay in dispatching troops. If you are in a hurry, you will save Xixia. If you are slow, you will give Xixia to Mongolia." He was still worried. Yan Kang will be bewildered by Princess Xixia.

Wanyan Kang agreed with his point of view: "Okay."

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Li Dewang did not put all his hopes on Zhou Guo, it was not his own country, and it was impossible for him to come and go as soon as he came.Like his deceased elder brother, he also had two plans in mind: [-]. To maintain his independence as much as possible;

For Xixia, if all votes are cast, Wanyan Kang's vote rate may be even higher.The reason is simple. Compared with the level of civilization of the two sides, under Zhou's rule, they can live more comfortably.

However, those are the worst choices after being desperate, no one likes subjugation!

Li Dewang actively prepared for the battle, and did not take the initiative to invite the volunteers to help at the first time.The Volunteer Army is not in a hurry, and they are not willing to do it now if they are asked to send troops.Wan Yankang even re-divided the headquarters at this time, and divided them into six branches according to different defense areas, each with a place name.The branch close to Xixia uses the name "Anxi" with a long history.

He attaches great importance to this opportunity. His site is now a bit oblique and long, slanted from the coast of Shangjing Road, and it has been gnawed into a bit of potholes.There is a long strip indented on the border with Mongolia, which is a historical problem left by the Kingdom of Jin.As far as Shaanxi, it is also squeezed from the Xixia side, which is also a problem left over from history.It is inconvenient to start a war with Mongolia on all fronts now, so it is still possible to get some from Xixia.

It's just right that Li Dewang won't let him make a move now.It doesn't matter whether Li Dewang voted for himself or went elsewhere.He occupied the Hetao area!

Wan Yankang agreed to the request of Chae Da and Shi Tianni, and ordered them to divide their troops into two groups. When the time is right, they will lead the troops into the summer, one from the south and the other from the north.The two waited and waited, but they only waited for the news that Xixia lost two important towns in a row. Li Dewang was still gritting his teeth.

Li Dewang can be so tough, partly because he has no way to retreat, and partly because of Li Dexin's influence.After Li Dexin returned to China, her mood was always very complicated. On the one hand, she admitted that Wanyankang was a good choice when Xixia was desperate.On the one hand, his heart is hard to calm down, Wan Yankang looks at the world, how can he allow Xixia to survive alone?She encouraged her brother to hold on for a while, perhaps until the Mongols could not withstand the exhaustion and retreated.

Just like the anxious waiting of Chai Da and Shi Tianni, what Xingqing Mansion waited for was not the retreat of the Mongols, but the news that all the resisters were massacred except for those who colluded.In the next city, the brothers and sisters could see Temujin's big tent from afar on the top of the city of Xingqing Mansion.

If there is no way out, there will be more people who are determined to resist. After knowing that there is a way out, there will be fewer people who resist stubbornly.The morale of the army in Xingqing Mansion has been shaken. Some of them secretly contacted the Mongols, and some tried to escape to the east.Li Dewang struggled to support and did not want to admit defeat. He only knew that if he let go this time, his ancestors' legacy would be over.I can't stand up to the Mongolian army, and when Zhou Bing comes, it is impossible to fight with Mongolia, and it is more of a stalemate.Once a large number of Zhou soldiers poured in, with the population and national strength of Xixia, it would be difficult to withstand their assimilation!

Li Dewang persisted for another three months, and news of Temujin's next attack came. At this time, nearly a year had passed since Mongolia sent troops to Xixia.In fear, Li Dewang finally sent a messenger to rescue Zhou Guo.

Kai Da breathed a sigh of relief, and picked up the saber from the shelf.

Anxi's army set off.

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There had already been a march, so this time it went quite smoothly, and the people along the way were friendlier than the last one.Ke Da was suffocating in his heart, thinking that he hadn't dealt with it properly last time, that's why he had trouble this time.Otherwise, Xixia is stable, and everyone should be looking at the scenery in Bianjing at this time!

However, Wanyankang did not send him to go north to Xingqing Mansion this time, but sent him to the south to confront another Mongolian army.It was Shi Tianni who went north to Xingqing Mansion.It's not enough for the two of them to fight against a generation of Tianjiao, at least not enough immediately.

In the surrounding area, Wanyan Kang was preparing for a personal conquest, and Wanyan Kang dared not be negligent in the face of Temujin's army.The reason why the echelons are divided is to prepare 20 troops at the same time. It is very stressful for Zhou Guo now, and it needs to be divided into batches.Furthermore, the slight interval is also a pressure on the Xingqing government. Perhaps between the two batches, the Xingqing government will make more concessions.

Finally, there is a small thought that can't be said - you can also consume Xixia a bit more.This is a country that has been established for more than a hundred years. It is difficult to assimilate it in a short period of time without weakening it.

The timing had to be right, and Temujin couldn't have time to severely injure Anxi's army before reinforcements arrived.When necessary, it would be better to hurry and give up further weakening Xixia than to damage the Anxi Army.

After making arrangements, Wanyan Kang went to Xingqing Mansion with ease.

Under the Xingqing Mansion, Shi Tianni had already had a brief confrontation with the Mongolian army.Shi Tianni is full of pride, but the Mongolian army is extremely cautious. They have suffered at the hands of Zhou Bing, and the most abominable thing is the firearms battalion.Seeing that Shi Tianni was also bringing the firearm battalion into battle, Temujin ordered the Mongolian soldiers to retreat and spread a small pocket to attract the Zhou soldiers to pursue.

Shi Tianni chased halfway, and suddenly woke up—this was different from the legendary Mongolian soldiers. If Temuzhen relied on such an army to smash the domineering Jin Kingdom, it would be a joke!It is true that he continued to pursue after defeating the two thousand-man teams, and the two thousand-man teams were not weak, but this should not be the strength of Temujin's imperial army!

Shi Tianni was in a cold sweat, and retreated hastily.Seeing this, the Mongolian army turned to hide and kill. Shi Tianni called up the crossbowmen and firearms team to stabilize his position. When he came back to count the number of people, he found that nearly a thousand soldiers had been lost.The number of people is not very large, but a small team of the firearms team was lost.Shi Tianni's cold sweat really came down!He didn't need to be reminded, the moment he saw the Firearms Camp, he knew the importance of the Firearms Camp.Now that a team of ten people is lost, including the weapons in their hands, if they fall into the hands of the Mongols, the consequences will be disastrous!

The room was leaking and it was raining continuously. Seeing him "repelling" the Mongolian soldiers, the gate of Xingqing mansion opened, and a cavalry team rushed out. Li Dewang even called out the Poxi army to help out.The three soldiers and horses outside the city of Xingqing Mansion did not understand each other's language, and their uniforms were too jumbled to be recognized.Where else can the lost few be found?

Shi Tianni went back to the city dumbfounded. When he saw Li Dewang, he was flustered. He finally knew how powerful the Mongolian army was.You thought he was just brave, but who knew he was quite smart!Shi Tianni didn't dare to reveal to Li Dewang that the firearms might have been obtained by the Mongols, so he reasoned that the troops should be rectified, and rushed out to report to Wanyankang.

Wanyan Kang was walking on the road, when he heard that the firearm was taken away by Temujin's tricks, the corner of his mouth twitched.He didn't expect to keep this weapon that would appear on the battlefield a secret for too long, especially if the opponent was Temujin, it would be abnormal if he couldn't get rid of it or learn it.What he is worried about now is instead the psychological blow to Shi Tianni because of this incident. If he loses his behavior for a while, it will be broken.Putting down the paper in his hand, Wanyan Kang gently asked the nervous messenger: "Where is Shi Tianni now?"

"In, in, in... already, already entered Xingqing Mansion."

Hearing this answer, Wanyan Kang heaved a sigh of relief, as long as he entered Xingqing Mansion, he was afraid that he would try to find a way to get back the lost weapon outside the city and be ambushed again.After Wanyan Kang comforted the messenger with kind words, he ordered the troops to speed up their march so as to reach Xingqing Mansion as soon as possible.

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In the Mongolian camp, there were only three intact firearms in Temujin's tent.What Zhou Bing lost does not mean that all of them were won by the opponent.Temujin and the Mongolian generals have studied for a long time, and they specialize in art, so they can only see that this is different from the firearms in their cognition.Temujin pondered for a while, then ordered: "Gather all the craftsmen together, whoever can make such a firearm will be rewarded with a hundred taels of gold, and a hundred taels each for cattle and sheep." .

Zhebie said: "The firearms battalion is here, and the son of the dog king is not far away." In the Mongolian army, some people still called Wanyan Kang "the son of the dog king".

But Temujin remembered that this person was called Wang Na: "It would be better if Wang Na came."

All the generals became excited and clamored together: "Capture him alive."

Temujin smiled and said: "I'm afraid it will not be easy. I didn't think that Xixia would be annexed in this battle. Xixia is his close neighbor. How could he sit idly by? I want to make another agreement with him to delineate the border. Place the new lands in my hands forever."

The second son, Chagatai, said: "Why do we have to give in when we meet him? He has blocked us many times, and this kind of enemy needs to be eliminated."

Temujin pointed to the firearms on the table and replied: "Then our losses will be great. Once the losses are too large, we will face counterattacks. This time we have such a harvest. It is very good. The Han people who defected to us also said, Song Guo also used firearms, although not as good as Wang Na's. Gunpowder is very powerful, we need to prepare first. He blocked us many times, and our footsteps never stopped."

Tuo Lei said: "What happens after the boundary is drawn? We have agreed with him not to attack each other. Where will we conquer next? Zhou and Xia are placed there. I am neither happy nor safe."

Temujin said: "I originally wanted to advance from north to south, but now that I think about it, going from west to east is also good."

Chagatai laughed: "Push them into the sea!"

Tuo Lei thought for a while, and asked tentatively, "Dali?"

Temujin said: "Not bad."

Big roundabout outflank!Although Xixia is always defeated, his bones are tough, not to mention Wang Na, not only tough, but also angry.but!Dali is a weak chicken, and the Southern Song Dynasty is also a weak chicken. Jin Guo is now a sick chicken!This is the Mongolian assessment.First stew the three weak chickens, and then push the isolated Zhou country into the sea from three sides to destroy it.Xixia has been ignored, and has been carved up in their hearts.

Among the five kingdoms, Xixia died first!

The fact is also the same, Temujin and Wanyan Kang finally met again, but this time it seemed very harmonious.The men of the two men were talking with each other, with knives flying in their eyes, but Temujin always had a smile on his face, and Wanyan Kang was also polite.While saying: "You and I have an agreement, we will not attack each other, but here we are at war if we don't want to." Watching Temujin's complexion.He hadn't forgotten all the medical skills he had learned, and it was obvious that Temujin's energy and blood were insufficient, but it was a pity that he couldn't check his pulse carefully.

Temujin said kindly: "We Mongolians have always kept our promises, this is not your land."

Wan Yankang said: "I want to teach you to know, now it is." When he arrived in Xingqing Mansion, Li Dewang went out of the city to meet him, and at the same time he attached a letter of credence willing to be a vassal of Zhou Guova.Wan Yankang rejected it sternly at that time, to show that he is not the type to take advantage of the fire.He even made a gesture of "If you don't take back the preface, I won't enter the city", so as to avoid the melon fields and plums.

Before Temujin asked for an interview with Wanyan Kang, the camp of the Zhou army outside the Xingqing Mansion had already performed another scene of "three requests and three concessions".Wan Yankang accepted Li Dewang's "good intentions", but did not immediately take over the power, but first claimed a title: "It is good for negotiating with Mongolia."

In the big tent, the voices of many Mongolian generals were about to come out: he is worthy of being the son raised by the dog king, he is really insidious and cunning!

Temujin looked as expected, nodded and said, "Whoever owns it belongs to him."

Wanyankang knew that this was negotiating the price, nodded and said: "Yes, whoever occupies it belongs to him, such as Tubo, such as Xixia." Not nodding is to start a war, and both sides will suffer, and then the land won, for Wanyan For now, Yan Kang doesn't have much value.Especially the occupied places in the west of Xixia are already on the plateau, why go to take the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau if you have nothing to do now?Purify the mind?

Temujin said: "It's not good for you to talk, it's not good. If you speak clearly, you will be clear in your actions in the future."

Wan Yankang said: "You are old and have experienced many things. The experience must be very reasonable. Please explain clearly."

Temujin directly proposed resetting the border, and Wanyan Kang did not object.Both of them knew that this non-aggression was temporary. Mongolia had enmity with the Kingdom of Jin, so did they have any deep hatred with Xixia?How did Xiliao invade Mongolia?Not to mention many Western Region forces that do not originally border Mongolia.As long as the strength is enough, there will always be excuses.

The two demarcated the boundary without any delay, separated Xixia from east to west, each got a share, and it seemed that Wanyan Kang got more.However, thinking that the Mongolian army got the firearm he developed in this way, his heart ached. Fortunately, there was a subsidy from Xixia.

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Li Dewang was a little apprehensive, because Wanyankang seemed to really only want a nominal suzerainty, and had no plans to send people to stay in Xingqing Mansion.Neither send people nor troops.It is a good thing not to send officials, but if Mongolia comes to attack again.The result is without a doubt, the Xingqing Mansion will definitely fall!At that time, Wanyan Kang might wait until he was beaten to death before avenging himself.

Li Dewang once again convened the famous clan. During the nearly one year of stalemate with Mongolia, the capable members of the clan withered away, and the rest were not as good as Li Dewang.They were confused for a long time, but they could only choke out one sentence: "Let Your Majesty decide."

"I'm not Your Majesty anymore," Li Dewang sighed, "I will ask for internal support, and going to Shaanxi is not bad."