(There was a BUG in the previous chapter, which has been corrected. Now the leader of Xixia, Li Qianshun, is in power, not the Queen Mother Xiaoliang. I have corrected the previous one and tried to make it as round as possible.)
When Han Fang arrived in Xixia, he also met Li Qianshun, the leader of Xixia, but neither of them looked so relaxed now.
Many kings and ministers of Xixia are now looking at the Jin envoy in front of them in their Xixia palace. Han Fang, who has now been promoted to Jin Guo Weiqing, knows Zhigao, and serves as Goryeo messenger.
It's just that their faces don't seem to be very good-looking.
Looking at Han Fang with a smile on his face, especially the face of the Xixia King Li Qianshun, who was known as a talented man, did not look very good.
Because the person in front of them was giving them gifts, but he was also embarrassing them.
"Xixia has been really lonely these years. A certain family still remembers that after Li Yuanhao became emperor, he worked hard and became heroic.
They fought four consecutive battles with the Song people. The Battle of Sanchuankou, the Battle of Haoshuichuan, the Battle of Linfufeng, and the Battle of Dingchuanzhai annihilated tens of thousands of Song army's northwest elites.
He even defeated Yelv Zongzhen, who brought 100,000 elite chariots to the battle in the Battle of Hequ.
Xixia was really brave back then. He punched the Song Dynasty and kicked the Liao Dynasty. His appearance of being invincible in the world amazed countless people.
Who would have thought that things would change at this time, and Xixia, which was invincible back then, would actually become the king of Xixia in a blink of an eye.
I really don’t know if Li Yuanhao knew about it, would he be angry to death again by you unfilial descendants. "
As the saying goes, you don't slap people in the face when you hit them, and you don't expose others when you scold them. Now Han Fang, the envoy of the Jin Kingdom, slapped them in the face one after another.
But now the situation is not as good as others. Many kings and ministers of Xixia have seen it in the previous series of battles. The Song army has risen, and the Jin people are as strong as ever. She can't afford to offend either of these two forces.
It’s not that they are cowards, they have already gone through enough trouble over the years.
From the time of Emperor Zhezong of the Song Dynasty, when Zhang Dun came to power, Zhang Kai, the magistrate of Weizhou, imposed economic sanctions on Xixia and carried out fortress and submarine offensive operations, which directly cut off Xixia from its roots.
Then the Liang family was in charge of the court at that time.
Empress Dowager Xiaoliang felt that she might be possessed by Li Yuanhao, and immediately began to violently attack Song Junping and Xia Cheng.
As a result... Empress Dowager Xiaoliang and Li Qianshun led a 300,000-strong army to attack Pingxia City and suffered a disastrous defeat. Generals Wei Ming A Mi and Mei Le Du Bu were both captured.
Later, the remaining defeated generals were ambushed and annihilated by Zhang Kai, and Empress Dowager Xiaoliang was almost captured. The Song army then built Xi'an Prefecture and Tiandu Village, opened up Jingyuan Road and Xihe Road, and Qinzhou became inland.
In the end, the Liao Kingdom was forced to take action, threatening and saying good things, and with Song Huizong coming to power, the two sides started peace talks again, giving Xixia a chance to breathe.
But Empress Dowager Xiaoliang may feel that although she can't defeat Song Dynasty, she can still deal with Liao Dynasty.
Then he didn't know where the courage came from, and the Liao Kingdom who had just helped him gave him a violent meal, and was beaten until he ran away with his head in his arms.
Just like that, the two of them still had the nerve to tell the people of Xixia that they had made great contributions and that the Song army and the Liao army did not dare to invade the country easily...
In the end, the emperor who was the remnant of the Liao Kingdom in the west couldn't stand it anymore. Seeing the chaos in Xixia, the Liang family started fighting among themselves, and finally took action to deal with the Queen Mother Xiaoliang.
The rights were returned to the Xixia emperor.
Although this process was delayed for a long time due to the appearance of Zhao Huan, it was finally back on track. The successive failures caused the conflicts among the Xixia people to completely break out, and the Liang family, which had no ability but only luck, became a thing of the past.
At this time, Han Fang didn't give them any face at all. He ripped off their face and told them unceremoniously.
"Although your current predicament is not unrelated to the fact that Li Yuanhao was in a coma in his later years, you have also seen that neither I nor the Song people care about you anymore.
The reason why you are not destroyed now is because the place where you are is not worthy of our war.
However, when you were independent, you trampled on the face of the Song Dynasty. The Emperor of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Huan, was not willing to deceive himself and others. When the Song people came to their senses, they would definitely not let it go.
Since you have surrendered to me, Daijin, we will not ignore you.
Today, a certain family is here to give you many craftsmen and catalog techniques of the Song Dynasty. You must study them carefully, and then create better armors and weapons as soon as possible, as well as many enemy-killing equipment.
In the future, you can fight on the battlefield so that you can help me, Daijin! "
Han Fang's words first made everyone in Xixia look ugly, and then his words made them feel happy.
Looking at the appearance of many monarchs and ministers in Xixia, although the smile on Han Fang's face remained unchanged, he couldn't help but sneer in his heart. He never believed that these guys would really regard him as a subordinate of the Jin Kingdom.
They are just a bunch of white-eyed wolves who choose people to eat.
Of course, this is not important. Giving these things to them is just to induce the Mongolian tribes to go south. These guys have stayed in this barren land for too long.
It's time for them to disappear.
After rejecting the warm hospitality of Xixia leader Li Qianshun and formally handing over everything to them, Han Fang said goodbye and left. Of course, he also observed the Xixia army well before leaving.
Despite successive failures, although the leader of the Xixia Kingdom Wei Ming Qianshun, or Li Qianshun, has gradually taken over the rights of Xixia, and has worked hard over the years to give up his military development and vigorously develop people's livelihood.
But Xixia still has some strength.
In addition to the central guard army, the capture army and most of the local army, Han Fang also saw the long-famous elite soldiers such as Tie Yao Zi, Bu Ba Zi and Po Xi.
Looking at these people, Han Fang nodded inwardly. He knew that these elite troops would definitely give Mongolia a big surprise.
What the final outcome will be depends on their methods.
As for Xixia... The Song people will not miss this opportunity. The destruction of Xixia is something the Song people must do. After all, this should have been the land of the Song people.
Han Fang quickly left Xixia territory. He did not want to put himself in danger. The rest of the matter had nothing to do with him or Dajin behind him.
Xixia received craftsmen and illustrated equipment from the Kingdom of Jin, and the ancestors of the Xixia people also received many inheritances from the Central Plains.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for elite troops such as Tieyaozi, Bubazi and Poxi to appear in a remote place like theirs.
But after all, those things were from the late Tang Dynasty, such as the flying fire now in the hands of the Song Army that everyone is afraid of, and the navy warships that have gradually come to the fore.
There are also armors, city wall technology, and many other things that are far superior to them and stronger than them. They don't have them yet.
Of course, the Jin Kingdom does not have illustrations such as flying fire and warships, but there are still iron smelting, siege equipment, and city defense equipment. The Jin Kingdom has really spent a lot of money this time.
After getting many catalogs and books, he immediately mobilized all the craftsmen to start imitating them and began to improve their many existing technologies.
But before they could achieve anything, news from the border area came back.
"There is news from the Klie tribe in Mobei that Mongolia is invading in a large scale. We hope that we will send troops to rescue!"
There is actually a piece of grassland between Mongolia and Xixia. This is the grassland of the Kle tribe in Mobei, and the area is quite vast.
The Kelie tribe in Mobei is very friendly with Xixia. It has always been Xixia's neighbor and frontier, guarding Xixia from many enemies.
Not only Mongolia, but also Tatars, as well as the remnants of the Liao Kingdom and even the Jin people who fled to the west.
Now the Kelie tribe in Mobei suddenly warned them, and even told them that the Mongolian army had bypassed the Kelie tribe's army and came directly towards them in Xixia. This time it was obvious that they were coming towards them.
When everyone in Xixia heard the news, countless people were surprised and inexplicable, and Li Qianshun couldn't help but become nervous.
To be honest, he has done a good job. Since he took office, he has reduced taxes, focused on farming and mulberry cultivation, built water conservancy, taught Chinese studies in the country, and trained officials. A law was enacted to appoint officials based on qualifications, and special rewards were given to those with literary excellence.
For a time, Xixia's chaotic court became clear again, but even so, they still did not get out of the shadow of previous consecutive failures.
At this time, he heard that the Mongolian tribes that had won successive victories in the Jin Kingdom had invaded directly, which made him completely frightened.
However, Li Qianshun was not incompetent to be able to reach this point. He took a quick breath and forced himself to calm down.
"Where is Li Liangfu?"
"The general is here!"
"With Li Liangfu as the chief general and Ren Dejing as the deputy general, we will lead 30,000 troops to rush to the border immediately."
"Where is the censor, Dr. Bari Zuren?"
"Wei Chen is here."
"Go to Liao Kingdom immediately and ask General Yelu Dashi to send troops to support us, immediately!"
"Immediately raise food and fodder, and contact many tribes in Mobei, mainly the Kle tribe, and unite many tribes to attack the Mongolian army on the flanks. We must let them collapse at our Xixia border!"
"I'll obey!"
These arrangements can only be said to be quite satisfactory. They are not very good methods, but they have to be said to be very effective.
In recent years, the most proud thing that Li Qianshun, the leader of Xixia, has done is to have both sides.
On the one hand, he made peace with the Song State, on the other hand, he rescued the Liao State, which was almost destroyed, and then made way for the Liao State to survive. Finally, he went to the Jin State to surrender and sue for peace, making himself extremely pitiful.
At that time, the Jin Kingdom of the Jurchen tribe was established, and they went south to attack the Liao Dynasty, captured the central capital of Liao Dynasty, and then advanced to Xijing.
After Li Qianshun learned about this incident, he did not hesitate to send five thousand troops to rescue Xijing. However, before they could reach Xijing, they heard that Xijing had been lost.
In desperation, they could only withdraw their troops to Xixia again.
Afterwards, Li Qianshun learned that Emperor Tianzuo of the Liao Dynasty had fled into the Yinshan Mountains, and immediately asked General Li Liangfu to lead tens of thousands of elites to rescue him. As a result, Xixia, which could not even defeat the Liao Kingdom, faced the Jin Kingdom, which was in full swing. The result was naturally useless. Say more.
Li Liangfu was really unlucky. He met Wanyan Loushi, who was very famous at that time, and then the two sides had a big battle on the bank of Yichuan River. In the end, Li Liangfu was defeated and returned.
Until this point, Li Qianshun still did not give up. He was still respectful to Emperor Tianzuo of the Liao Kingdom, and even continued to bring food and supplies.
After that, Li Qianshun once again sent troops to rescue the Liao Dynasty, but was blocked by the Jin army and could not advance. Then Emperor Tianzuo pretended to surrender to the Jin Dynasty and fled to Yunneizhou in the west. Li Qianshun sent an envoy to meet him at the Xia border and invited Emperor Tianzuo to enter Xia.
If it ends here, Li Qianshun is also loyal.
But no, this guy is very, very talented. He single-handedly turned himself into the Emperor of Xia again with the help of Emperor Tianzuo of Liao Kingdom.
Then the news was passed to the Kingdom of Jin, and Emperor Tianzuo was exchanged for the northwest area of the Kingdom of Jin. Of course, he once again bowed his head and paid tribute to apologize.
However, the land is real, and it is quite enjoyable to take advantage of it.
Finally, he "released" Emperor Tianzuo who had finished using him, and then went to apologize to the Jin people and made a lot of guarantees.
At this moment, everyone seemed to have discovered the biggest problem, that is, after struggling for so long, what is Xixia's strength like?
The 5,000 proton troops in the central guard army, known as the "six straight squads within the imperial siege", did not appear at all.
If the Central Guards were the emperor's personal troops and could not be moved lightly, the captured soldiers numbered about 100,000 and were also elite troops of Xixia. Li Liangfu was not leading these.
What Li Liangfu brought with him were local armies commanded by various supervisory military divisions, and the local army... consisted of half a million people.
How much did Li Liangfu bring in total?
But what does it matter? No one could stop the demise of the Liao Kingdom at that time, and the new Liao Kingdom also needed a place like Xixia to help them block the Jin Kingdom's military front and give them enough breathing space.
Similarly, the Jin people need stability, and Xixia's strength is uncertain. They cannot just make enemies like this, and they also need to appease him.
Song... In good conscience, Xixia didn't like Song Ting very much at that time.
From then on, he seemed to be the grandson of everyone around him, especially after suffering a loss under Zhao Huan. Not only did he send tens of thousands of azurite and white salt, but he also had good words to say.
He showed great respect to the current leader of the Liao Kingdom, Yelu Dashi, and showed great respect to Wanyan Sheng of the Jin Kingdom. He even showed his kindness to the Ke Lie tribe countless times.
The word "grandson" was almost engraved on his face.
The reason why he wants to be this grandson is simply because Xixia can only be his grandson now.
Li Qianshun always believed that as long as he could persevere, as long as he could appease the people's livelihood in Xixia, and calm down Xixia's situation, he would be able to conquer the world again.
"This time, we really have to use all our strength."
