In the Hetao General's Mansion in Dongshengzhou, Ji La Siyi was discussing with Gao Wei how to deal with Yelu Mu's letter of help, Ji La Siyi originally had no good impression of Ye Lu Mu, so he always thought it was a trap, when Ji La Siyi knew from Gao Wei that this was not a trap, Ji La Siyi's first thought was to watch the two brothers Yelu Mu and Yelu Nerugu fight each other, and then sit and reap the benefits of the fisherman.
But it was obvious that Gao Wei didn't see it that way, and Gao Wei said to Ji Lasiyi: "General, according to the opinion of the lower officials, we must not only rescue Yelumu but also dispatch all our troops to save him. ” As soon as Ji La Siyi heard Gao Wei say this, he immediately became angry, and said to Gao Wei: "What do you mean by this, sir, do you want my Xia army soldiers to go and die for the former enemy?"
Gao Wei was angry when he saw Ji Lai Siyi, so he immediately explained: "The general has misunderstood, please listen to the lower official slowly." ” "If there is anything to say, sir say it as soon as possible."
Ji Lai Siyi said with a cold face.
Gao Wei immediately said to Ji La Siyi: "General, now Yelu Mu is asking us for help, this is a chance for God to give us, we can use the banner of rescuing Ye Lu Mu, and station troops at will on the territory of Liao State in an open and honest manner, and when our army enters Datong City, Ye Lu Mu will become a doll in our hands, is it not at our mercy Ye Lu Mu This is to give us a chance to become famous; Once we reject Yelumu, Yelumu will inevitably take refuge in the Great Song Dynasty, once the Song army intervenes in the situation of Youyan, it will be even more difficult to say, according to the information we have now, the Song army is gathering forces in the Hebei region, it is possible to prepare for the Northern Expedition, once Youyun falls into the hands of the Song army, it will greatly affect Your Majesty's follow-up strategic plan" Gao Wei crackled and said it, completely convincing Ji Spicy Siyi; To be honest, Gao Wei's strategy is indeed very clever, just like when the Xia army invaded Shuozhou in the name of assisting in defense, this time the Xia army can also take over the remaining territory of Yelu Mu in the name of rescuing Yelu Mu and legalize it.
A few days later, when the Hetao army under the command of Ji La Siyi had made all the preparations, it began to implement the established strategy formulated by Li Liangzuo that year, and the troops marched to Datong by two routes, with the north and south armies each divided into 50,000 troops, the north route army went out of Xuande to Datong via Jiaoshan, and the south route army went out of Shuozhou and Huairen to Datong.
According to people's common sense thinking, since Yelumu's request for help is true, the Hetao army led by Ji Lai Siyi can enter Datong very calmly, and there is no need to spend a lot of effort to attack on both sides; In fact, Jila Siyi also has his own considerations for doing this, if Yelu Mu repents, the Xia army can still attack Datong according to his original plan, the difference between the two is not very big, one is peaceful acceptance, the other is military occupation, for the Western Xia Kingdom and Jila Siyi, Datong is already in the bag.
The Xia army has already sent troops under the absolute dictatorship of Li Liangzuo, and the Great Song Dynasty, which was rumored to send troops earlier than the Western Xia, is still thundering and raining at this time, and the reason why the Great Song Dynasty has not sent troops for a long time is that it is ripping off, and the Great Song Dynasty at this time is still divided into two factions: the main battle and the main peace; The main battle faction is dominated by Ouyang Xiu, Wang Anshi, Xu Xi and others, and the main peace faction is dominated by Changwang Zhao Hao, Lu Gongzhu, Fu Bi and others; In fact, whether it is the main battle or the main peace, both sides have their own considerations.
In the Zichen Hall above the Great Song Dynasty, a new day has begun, and the contest has also begun, after the completion of various etiquettes in the early dynasty, all the ministers stood step by step, Song Shenzong sat on the dragon chair and looked down at the ministers, the matter of sending troops to the Northern Expedition has been raised for several days, and the ministers below have been blushing for several days, but Song Shenzong has not yet made a decision, and Song Shenzong has fallen into a dilemma in the face of the opinions of both sides.
At the beginning of the Great Dynasty Meeting, the main battle faction launched the attack first, and Wang Anshi first stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the situation in Liao is chaotic now, according to what Wei Chen has learned, the royal family of Liao has been split into three major forces, namely Yelu Hongji, Yelu Nerugu and Yelu Mu; They attacked each other and plunged thousands of people into dire straits, and the Jurchen tribe under the rule of the Liao State also rebelled, at this moment the Liao State has been in turmoil, officially the best time for the Great Song Dynasty to send troops to rescue the people and subdue Youyan, Weichen please think twice. ” As soon as Wang Anshi's words fell, Zhao Hao, the king of Chang, stood up and objected: "Your Majesty, my brother thinks that he should not start a big army at this time, my Great Song Dynasty and the Great Liao have been in peace for decades, and the two countries have been living in peace for decades, and have never raised swords again, and the Great Liao is my ally, at this time, we not only do not help, but also stab people in the back, this is not harmful to the prestige of our Heavenly Empire." ” "His Royal Highness King Chang is right, Your Majesty's treasury is empty now, and it is really not easy to raise a sword, please think twice."
Fu Bi also stood up and said.
"Your Majesty."
Xu Xi stood up and said; "Since the time of Taizu Taizong, there have been several northern expeditions, in order to recover Youyan, Youyan support is the northern Central Plains to resist the southward invasion of the grassland people, only to occupy the power of Youyan, in order to better protect the land of the north of the Great Song River, better ensure the safety of Bianliang, the capital of the Great Song Dynasty; Just now, His Royal Highness the King of Chang said that my Great Song Dynasty has been living together peacefully for decades, but His Royal Highness can know that my Great Song Dynasty was almost in danger of losing the country, when more than 200,000 Liao troops went south from Youzhou, all the way into the Yellow River of Yinma, and the soldiers pointed directly at Bianliang, if it wasn't for the Emperor Zhenzong's personal expedition, how could I still have my Great Song Dynasty today; The land of Youyan is related to the national fortune of my Great Song Dynasty, for the thousands of years of my Great Song Dynasty, please make a quick decision, the fighter plane is fleeting, once the opportunity is missed, it will be too late. ” As soon as the ministers at the head began, the ministers at the bottom began, and the entire court became a vegetable market, the ministers attacked each other, and the entire Zichen Hall became a pot of porridge for a while, Song Shenzong looked at the noisy ministers below and had a headache for a while, and the two bigwigs led by the main peace faction and the main battle faction, Ouyang Xiu and Lu Gongzhu, were old and dozing off while standing aside.
Looking at such a scene, Song Shenzong angrily slapped the dragon case and said angrily: "Enough, all of them are shut up, I have decided to send troops to the Northern Expedition from now on; With Wang Anshi as the commander and Xu Xi as the vanguard, the army of 200,000 people went to the Northern Expedition to Youyan. ” When the ministers saw that the emperor was furious, they immediately shut up, knelt on the ground neatly and shouted: "The ministers obey Your Majesty's holy decree. ” Since the emperor ordered the Northern Expedition to be sent, let's hurry up and prepare, but the mobilization of the Song army was too slow, unlike the Xia army and the Liao army, most of the Song army was infantry; Like the Xia army and the Liao army, the troops are generally very fast, and it can be prepared for two or three days, and they set off on horseback and chewing jerky.
Although Song Shenzong ordered the Northern Expedition of 200,000 troops, the real combat strength was more than 100,000 people, and the rest were mostly logistics soldiers, and a large number of people had to be recruited from the people, to ensure the food supply of more than 100,000 troops, there must be 300,000 people to transport grain and grass for them; All food, clothing, and supplies had to be transported from the Central Plains and even the Jiangnan region to the front line of the war.
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