Li Liangzuo did not give a correct answer to Li Yue's suggestion, Li Liangzuo just said to Li Yue: "Train this new army first, and I will consider the rest."
"Yes, the sons obey; He also asked his father to give the new army a name. ” Li Liangzuo thought for a while and said: "Let's call the Praetorian Guard, first train in the camp outside the city, and then move to other places after the firearms are equipped." ” "It's the Father" The next day, Li Yue officially took over the Praetorian Guard, and began training, which is a major opportunity for Li Yue's life, the Praetorian Guard as a new army of the Great Xia Empire, its future status in the Xia Army can be imagined, and at the same time, as the first commander of the army, Li Yue's influence on this army must also be very huge, because a large number of junior officers are promoted through Li Yue's instructions, which is a very common phenomenon in this era.
After the defeat of the Liao State in the battle of the Daimyofu, its southward pace was curbed, due to the serious losses in the troops, the Liao army began to shrink its forces to implement key defenses, the Liao army shrank all its forces in the center of Anling Town, within a radius of one hundred and fifty miles, and transferred a large number of trough ships and chariots and horses from Luanzhou, and began to transport a large number of looted materials back to the territory of the Liao State by sea.
Yongjing Military Town, in the base camp of the Liao army, Yelu Yanxi said to Yelu Renxian and Yelu Yixin: "The defeat of the two of you is a great responsibility, I have reported this matter to the imperial grandfather, the imperial grandfather means that there is no extra reinforcement in the country now, let us figure out our own way." ” "King Yu, at this time, there are still 60,000 remaining troops in our army, although the attack is insufficient, but there is more than enough self-preservation, as long as we can hold the area with Anling Town as the core of a hundred and fifty miles, we can continue to compete with the Great Song Dynasty; In addition, we must make a long-term plan, that is, to fight a protracted war with the Great Song Dynasty; In order to do this, it was necessary to have the support of the Great Xia Empire. ” "Why do you want the support of the Great Xia Empire," Yelu Yanxi asked incomprehensibly.
"The land of the Great Song Dynasty that we have captured is equivalent to an enclave for my Great Liao, and it will cost a lot of money to fight with the Great Song Dynasty for a long time in the future, and we need a lot of weapons, armor, grain and grass, etc., which cannot all be transported from the Great Liao, and can only be purchased from the Great Xia Empire, so if our army wants to hold on here, it must earn the support of the Great Xia Empire."
Yeluren said first.
"Okay, this matter will be handled by the King of Ruyang."
Yelu Yanxi said.
"Yes, Weichen takes the order."
Yeluren took the military order first.
Today's Southern Expedition Liao Army has undergone internal changes, Yelu Renxian and Yelu Yixin have not many troops in their hands, and naturally the right to speak is not as big as Yelu Yanxi, but the power in Yelu Yanxi's hands has increased a lot invisibly, since the hands of Yelu Renxian and Yelu Yixin dug up 30,000 troops, Yelu Yanxi has been very high-profile to buy officers in the army, and improve the treatment of ordinary soldiers, so in these few months, Yelu Yanxi has successfully obtained the support of the 30,000 army, In fact, the reason why Yelu Yanxi was able to do all this was Yelu Hongji's idea behind his back.
Inside the palace of King Changshan in Hejian Prefecture.
This time, Yelu Renxian did not go directly to Xingqing Mansion to meet Li Liangzuo, but came to meet Li Liangzuo's son Li Ke, as the saying goes, a good county official is not as good as the current management; Although Li Liangzuo is the emperor of the Great Xia Empire, it is impossible to manage all aspects of things, and Li Liangzuo may not agree to such a resale of important strategic resources, not to mention that in the eyes of outsiders, the Song and Xia are now in the honeymoon period, and the trade between the two countries is frequent, so Yeluren first judged that Li Liangzuo could not destroy the friendly situation with the Great Song Dynasty in order to help the Liao State.
"Lord Wang, the minister came here this time because he wanted to ask the prince for help."
Yeluren said without hesitation.
Li Ke drank ginseng tea and looked at the several large boxes placed in the hall and said: "If the king of Ruyang has anything to say, as long as this king can help, he will definitely help you." ” "Thank you, Lord Wang."
Jeruren arched his hand first; "The foreign minister wants to ask the prince to provide weapons, grain and grass, clothing, salt and other things for our Liao army going south when necessary, although the prince can rest assured, we will buy all these things at market prices."
Li Ke did not give an answer immediately, but drank tea quietly on the side, in fact, Li Ke has been thinking about the pros and cons, if this matter is not operated properly, it is likely that Li Liangzuo will be suspicious and dissatisfied, Li Ke has not yet been so bold to call the shots, in addition, once the camp Yelu Ren first, then the trade volume will definitely not be small, after all, it is 60,000 troops who need a lot of materials, not Li Ke alone can solve it.
Li Ke thought for a long time and said: "This matter is not for this king to decide alone, and he will send someone to inform you immediately when there is news."
"Then bother the prince, please accept these small profits."
Yeluren first said to Li Ke: "The foreign minister has a reluctant request, I want to stay in Hejian Mansion for a few more days, and I hope that the prince will allow it." ” "That's no problem, you can stay as long as you want."
Li Ke said with a smile.
"Then thank you, Lord Wang."
Yeluren got up first and then arched his hand.
After Yeluren left first, Li Ke instructed the steward Wang Mansion Governor Shi: "Immediately send someone to Xijin Mansion and Zhending Mansion to invite the two princes, and another Wang Xiu book, and immediately send 800 li to Xingqing Mansion to present his father to the emperor." ” "Yes, lowly command."
Two days later, the summer palace of Xingqing Mansion.
Li Liangzuo received a recital from Li Ke, the king of Changshan, and had an answer to whether to support the Liao State to continue to invade the Song Dynasty, in fact, Li Liangzuo had already had an answer, but Li Liangzuo did not immediately give instructions, but convened the cabinet ministers to inquire, at this time the cabinet of the Great Xia Empire has made some adjustments, Yang Shousu has been transferred to the Andong Dadu Protectorate as the Dadu Protector, and Gao Wei has been transferred back to the imperial court as a deputy military envoy.
Li Liangzuo asked everyone: "Let's talk about it, do you support this matter or not?"
Gao Wei first said to Li Liangzuo: "Your Majesty, Weichen suggests support, but you must support it secretly, and the specific operation will be operated by the three princes of Hebei Province." ” Li Xiaoren, the king of Chu, also said: "Weichen reconsiders" "Your Majesty, Wechen is against it."
Zhou Wentai said; "Once this matter is leaked and known by the Great Song Dynasty, it will inevitably affect the trade between us and the Great Song Dynasty, and even cause us to have a new war with the Great Song Dynasty; Your Majesty is now in a period of recovery in China, what we need is stability, please think twice. ” The rest of the Wenchen also reconsidered, on this matter, the cabinet officials of the Great Xia Empire had a disagreement, and the Wenchen generals were divided into two factions, and instead of having an atmosphere, Li Liangzuo was very happy in his heart; For an emperor, at some times, he does not want his ministers to work together, at this time the emperor needs checks and balances, but at some times he needs his ministers to work together, this is the art of the emperor.
Li Liangzuo glanced at the ministers and said, "This matter is over here, and it is not being discussed; Let's all go back."
After the ministers left, Li Liangzuo made a one-word instruction on Li Ke's recital.
The first one is offered, and there will be another one later, asking for recommendations and support: