The base camp of the Song army in Jingzhao Mansion, since the war with the Great Xia Empire, the base camp of the Song army has been moved from Bianliang to Jingzhao Mansion; Jingzhao Mansion is actually Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty, which has been the ruling center of China before the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, because of the unique geographical location of Jingzhao Mansion; Jingzhao Mansion is located in the Guanzhong Plain, Weishui flows through here to give birth to 800 miles of Qinchuan, Guanzhong Basin has Longshan Mountain in the west, Hangu Pass and Tongguan in the east, the Loess Plateau on the back, and the long Qinling Mountains in the south.
Its unique conditions made Jingzhaofu the general logistics base of the Xia army, and it was also the location of the base camp of the Song army, which set up the base camp here, but made the grain, grass, weapons, armor and other important strategic resources in the east of the Song Empire and the south of the Yangtze River continue to be transported from the rear through the Grand Canal, the Yellow River, and Weishui to Jingzhaofu, and then transported from here to the front line of the Song army by land.
In order to be able to destroy the Great Xia Empire in one fell swoop, Song Shenzong not only made a bloody investment this time, but also drove a personal expedition, which is extremely rare among the emperors of the Song Dynasty; Although Song Shenzong Zhao Xuan did not come to the front line in person, it was already very good to be able to move Guanzhong, which shows how determined Song Shenzong Zhao Xuan was to destroy Xia.
Jingzhao Mansion, in the palace of Song Shenzong, at this time Song Shenzong was discussing the war on the front line with Wang Anshi, originally Wang Anshi should have hung up in this year, but due to Li Liangzuo's butterfly effect, this guy is still alive in the world, the Song Liao coalition army is the result of Wang Anshi's active promotion, since Wang Anshi implemented the law in the Great Song Empire, the treasury of the Great Song Empire has become increasingly full, and before the war with the Great Xia Empire, the Great Song Empire has accumulated a lot of wealth, And in recent years, a large amount of grain, grass, weapons, and armor have been hoarded in various parts of Guanzhong, all of which are in preparation for the summer war.
Let's put it this way, the wealth accumulated by the Great Song Empire since Wang Anshi's reform is no longer measured by how much money, first of all, the Great Song Empire has newly compiled 500,000 elite troops for the Great Song Empire, and secondly, the Great Song Empire has hoarded a large amount of grain and grass throughout the country after the change, which is enough for the people of the whole country to consume for three years without eating or drinking, you must know that the population of the Great Song Dynasty during this period has been close to 100 million people, in addition to grain and grass, there are also a large number of silk, gold and silver, porcelain and so on.
"Your Majesty, the latest battle report ahead."
Wang Anshi took an urgent letter and handed it to Song Shenzong; Now Wang Anshi can be said to be above 10,000 people under one person in the Great Song Empire, Wang Anshi's current official position is the false title of Prime Minister Zuo, no real power, and the privy envoy holds real power, which is equivalent to the prime minister, the hussar general, and the Duke of Wei; In today's terms, Wang Anshi's official position of real power is equivalent to that of the commander-in-chief of the army; For Wang Anshi, Song Shenzong at this time can be said to be obedient.
After Song Shenzong received the secret letter, Wang Anshi continued: "Your Majesty, now the progress of the Xia army is rapid, Xu Xi has led an army of 150,000 to Yanzhou, and the next step is Xiping Mansion, Liu Changzuo's 100,000 army has captured Yinzhou, Shizhou, Xiazhou and other places, and is leading the army to Xiping Mansion to join Xu Xi's army; The old general of the seed master Dao led an army of 150,000 to take Weizhou, and was thinking about marching into Xiping Mansion; Only General Zhang Dunli's 100,000-strong army was still blocked in Lanzhou, and General Li Xian's 100,000-strong army was making slow progress. ” Song Shenzong looked at the map and said: "Where is Li Xian I let his side attack speed, at this time the Liao army is advancing westward, the Xia army will definitely block it with all its might, at this time although we can achieve unexpected results, but it is likely to clash with the Liao army, this is not what I want to see, the sixteen states of Youyun must be recovered, this is the wish of Taizu Taizong; But we must not act recklessly, and we will do it after the Xia and Song armies are both defeated. ” "Your Majesty."
Wang Anshi patted his ass.
"Aiqing, according to the current battle situation, the first phase of our army's strategy has been completed, and the next step should be to capture Xingqing Mansion in one go."
"Exactly, but Your Majesty, although our army is making rapid progress, there are also many problems exposed, although our army has captured all the important towns in the southern frontier of the Great Xia Emperor, but the Xia army has nothing left when it evacuates, and in some places even burned the city, and now all the armies on our front line are facing the danger of running out of food; As the so-called soldiers and horses have not moved, grain and grass go first; Let the soldiers fight on an empty stomach, I'm afraid it's not appropriate, it's not good, and there will be a mutiny, Weichen means that our first phase of the strategy has been completed, Your Majesty will see if you should temporarily let the army rest for a while, so as to replenish the grain, grass and ordnance, and prepare for the destruction of Xia in one fell swoop.
Wang Anshi suggested to Song Shenzong.
"Aiqing's words are reasonable, I can order all armies to stop marching, camp on the spot to defend, and wait for the army to replenish food, grass and ordnance before fighting."
Song Shenzong immediately agreed.
"Your Majesty, Wechen has a new suggestion, it is too far to supply grain and grass to the front-line army from Jingzhao Mansion, Wechen suggests building a new city at the junction of Yinzhou, Youzhou, and Xiazhou, where to temporarily store the grain and grass needed by my front-line army, this has become the hinterland of our Song army, and it is extremely suitable to set up a grain and grass camp here."
"Okay, according to what Aiqing said, this matter will be handled by Xu Xi."
"Yes, Wechen obeys."
Song Shenzong looked at the map and asked Wang Anshi: "Aiqing just said that the 100,000 army led by Zhang Dunli has not captured Lanzhou yet?"
"The terrain of Lanzhou is complicated, and in addition, this is the garrison of the Xia Army's Hehuang Border Army, so there are many defenders, so General Zhang has not been able to break through Lanzhou."
"The herald ordered Zhang Dunli to give up the attack on Lanzhou, leaving some soldiers and horses to monitor Lanzhou's every move to prevent the attack of the Xia army, Zhang Dunli led the main army north to join the old general of the Daoist Division, and prepared to destroy the Xia campaign."
"Yes, Wechen immediately sent someone to deliver the decree; However, Your Majesty transferred General Zhang's 100,000 troops away, so if the Hehuang Army marched eastward, how could Weichen think that for the sake of insurance, His Majesty could drop the surrounding Western Army and go to the surrounding areas of Lanzhou to garrison, after all, it was found that only 100,000 elite Western Army was used this time, and there were 200,000 Western troops stationed in various places, and there were not many soldiers and horses in the Hehuang Army, and there were 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers and horses to block them in Lanzhou City. ” "Okay, this matter will be done according to what Aiqing said."
At this moment, a guard came in and reported: "Your Majesty, the envoy of the Liao State has arrived. ” "What are the envoys of the Liao Kingdom doing at this time," Song Shenzong said with a frown.
Wang Anshi smiled and said, "It's just that I want some grain and grass." ” "Hmph" Song Shenzong snorted coldly and said: "Yelu Hongji is really a good calculation, I have spent a lot of money to buy war horses from Liao over the years, but you look at what I have bought, take inferior horses as war horses, he will be blind and wait for me to destroy Xia, and then come back and clean them up." ” "Take the Great Xia Empire, Your Majesty can get a large horse farm in the Hexi Corridor and the Monan Grassland, and when the time comes, my Song army will definitely be able to form a majestic iron cavalry, and Weichen is here to congratulate Your Majesty first."
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