Xiao Heda is still alive today, and his Liao Kingdom is still alive today. It is even called New Liao to distinguish it from the Liao Kingdom founded by Nayelu Dashi.
Of course, Zhao Huan and others have also become accustomed to calling the other side Xiliao...
The significance of Xiao Heda's existence is to help the Song Dynasty go through the most difficult stage of raising horses, and at the same time help the Song Dynasty control the Hetao Grassland.
After all, this place has been lost for hundreds of years, and there are many tribes. If the Song Dynasty directly appointed officials to govern it, it would more or less cause some bad things.
In order to prevent this kind of thing, we find someone who can be controlled to form a new force, and then help Da Song make a transfer and transition.
At the same time, it can also guard against the Xixia and Jin people, so why not do it.
But now that Xixia has been destroyed, although Liu Qi still doesn't know that the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun has been gradually controlled by Han Shizhong.
But he knew that Xiao Heda no longer had any need to exist. After conquering or annihilating them, he could directly send troops to attack Yinshan from Hetao.
Afterwards, not only did they attack from both sides and capture the old homeland of the Liao Kingdom, they were able to completely expand the territory of the Song Dynasty.
This is the wish of all of them, and of course it is also the wish of Zhao Huan.
When Zhao Huan saw the battle report on the letter, he immediately understood Liu Qi's thoughts, but he began to think deeply.
"Report, General Yao Pingzhong wants to see you." The voice of a soldier came from outside the tent. Yao Pingzhong came to visit as a routine today.
"Cough cough cough...cough cough...let him...cough cough...let him come in!" Zhao Huan was just thinking about something when he was suddenly interrupted, which directly caused him to have trouble breathing, and suddenly there was a violent burst. cough.
After hearing this voice, Yao Pingzhong immediately ran in with big strides after receiving permission, and then walked directly behind Zhao Huan to help him smooth his back.
"Your Majesty, why are you so sick?" Yao Pingzhong looked at Zhao Huan, who was getting paler, and couldn't help but worry, "What did the people at the Tai Hospital say?"
"Ha, the doctor has already seen it, and it is true that he has been infected with the plague, but fortunately, the plague is not so hopeless now.
It's just that my body is relatively weak. Although the plague did not make me seriously ill this time, it did leave some root causes of the disease.
This body's bones...haha..."
Zhao Huan spoke easily and casually, and then he coughed violently again. This time he talked too much, and his throat became dry and unbearable.
After coughing for a while, Zhao Huan, who finally managed to catch his breath, asked again.
"Has the situation in Yecheng been under control?"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, everything is under control." Yao Pingzhong bowed and said, taking out an account book from his arms, "This is the loss in this battle of Yecheng, including subsequent statistics..."
Looking at Yao Pingzhong's face, Zhao Huan couldn't help but sigh, "It must be very tragic."
Yao Pingzhong nodded helplessly, and Zhao Huan took the account book over. His heart twitched after just one glance.
"....General Zhao Bingyuan died in battle."
On the battle damage list, Zhao Bingyuan's name was listed at the top.
With him were many lieutenant generals who died in the battle.
The following are the specific figures. In this battle, the Song army suffered more than 70,000 casualties, most of which were young men recruited in Yecheng.
After this battle, almost every household in Yecheng was filled with Suhao, and countless people wailed in unison.
Yao Pingzhong was selected by the plague. If her body and bones were not strong enough, I am afraid that Yao Pingzhong would not be serving the emperor Zhao Huan here now.
It was time for Zhao Huan to lead people to pay homage to this guy.
After adjusting his mood again, Zhao Huan continued to look at the account book in his hand. At this time, he no longer had the mood to lose money.
After all, Zhao Bingyuan was a fierce general who had followed him for many years and charged into battle for him.
Li Zhenqi, his personal guard for many years, an unknown guard who protected him for more than ten years.
Chen Gou'er, a veteran who happily told everyone in the military camp all day long that when the war was over, he would marry a wife and have a lot of children.
....
There are too many people, they are not numbers one by one, they are not the resources and capital in Zhao Huan's hands, they are people, real people, people of flesh and blood.
Facing these people, he thought about what a great thing it would be if these people didn't die.
After reading every word carefully, he stared at the heaviness in his chest, suppressed his coughing, and then personally approved the document, asking Zhao Ding at the rear to find their family members according to the list, and make arrangements for post-war pensions and reward.
At the same time, he also ordered the central government to prepare officials to come and take over the land of Hebei and the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun to ensure the follow-up problems and not to delay the people's livelihood and success.
After these things were done, he got up again. After the doctor from Tai Hospital came to find out that he was just too weak and not because of the plague, he was ready to set off.
"Xiao Heda and I used each other in those days. This man is talented and loyal. I will personally persuade him to surrender.
For so many years, I, the Song Dynasty, used grain and heavy goods to open roads, and used merchants to induce and spread the news.
The soldiers and people under his command did not dislike the Song Dynasty. As long as he nodded, there would be no such power in the world.
There is no need for us to fight this one.
I decided to do this myself. "
After Zhao Huan finished speaking, Yao Pingzhong wanted to object, but Zhao Huan raised his hand to stop him.
"Not only Xiao Heda, but also the thief Nahebule. Although Mongolia does not seem to be as powerful as the Jin people, Hebule is very talented, and his descendants are also very talented and brave.
This kind of enemy is not something we can underestimate.
I also want to take a look when I go this time. It would be great if I can win a battle.
But if it can't...my body, you also know. "
Seeing Zhao Huan who was already a little lonely, Yao Pingzhong couldn't help but comfort him.
"Your Majesty, with the blessing of God, will definitely..."
Yao Pingzhong's persuasion was interrupted by a violent cough just as he started, followed by a surge in his chest, and a mouthful of black blood came out of his mouth.
Seeing this scene, the doctor was startled, and he repeatedly persuaded Zhao Huan not to be impulsive and to take a good rest.
It's just that his words are not as effective as Yao Pingzhong's.
"Don't say any more. The matter in Jizhou is not over yet. Nianhan underestimated Li Xianzhong's ability and now asked him to separate it.
Daming Mansion's last line of defense has been completely loosened.
I think it won't be long before we can break through the defense line and enter the land of Yanyun to join Han Shizhong.
We still need manpower here. "
Zhao Huan interrupted the endless chatter between the two people, and then started to give orders directly.
"Yao Pingzhong, you continue to deal with the matter in Yecheng, there is no other meaning in leaving you here.
Na Nianhan and I are old friends. He is not a person who suddenly comes back and puts himself in danger just to reminisce with me.
What he did before leaving must have its own meaning. You will be nailed here to me in Yecheng.
Nianhan must not be allowed to occupy Yecheng again. It is connected to Bingzhou and has Taihang Mountain as a barrier, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.
If he takes root here, it will be very difficult! "
After hearing these words, Yao Pingzhong could only bow down and accept the order, speaking extremely solemnly.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. As long as a certain family is still alive, Nianhan will definitely not be allowed to attack Ye City. Even if a certain family dies, they will definitely destroy Ye City and Nianhan together."
Seeing Yao Pingzhong like this, Zhao Huan once again had a bad feeling in his heart, but at this time he could only nod solemnly.
"Take care of yourself."
"Your Majesty, don't worry!"
"Tell Han Chang to lead his troops to attack the Jin people in the Bohai Sea, and not to let them join Nianhan.
The current situation has reached the decisive moment. As long as they are not allowed to join together, Nianhan's hope of survival will be slim.
Once Nianhan dies, the fall of the Jin Kingdom will only be a matter of time. Even if there are some problems with the emperors after me in the Song Dynasty, it doesn't matter. There are many ministers and enough descendants.
Suppressing the emergence of powerful ministers can achieve success with the help of these juniors.
The only thing to do now is to stop the Jin people in Bohai and join forces with Li Bao and Wei Sheng to encircle them.
In order to divide Jizhou, the Yue Family Army had to clear away the Jin troops from all over the country. Now Han Chang could only do this.
You tell him, be extremely careful, that golden man is not incompetent and should not be underestimated. "
There was no time to tell Han Chang these instructions in person, so Yao Pingzhong could only do it for him. After Zhao Huan continued to give some instructions, he took his personal guards and rode away.
Regardless of everyone's final obstruction, he headed directly towards Huguan, and entered the Hetao from Bingzhou to look for Xiao Heda and talk to him. This is the general trend of the world!
As for Yao Pingzhong, who organized his troops and horses for defense, Han Chang also immediately mobilized thousands of elites to rush directly to Jizhou. The Yue family troops in various places along the way helped them open the way to stop the retreating Jin people in the Bohai Sea.
Everything is moving firmly towards the final moment.
After Zhao Huan entered the Hetao, he immediately saw Liu Qi and others who came to meet him. Regardless of the surprised look of Liu Qi and others, he started to do his business.
"If you invite Xiao Heda to a banquet, tell him that I will personally entertain him!"
One sentence made people busy immediately. At the same time, Xiao Heda couldn't help but smile after receiving the invitation and looking at the invitation written by Zhao Huan himself.
Faced with the dissuasion from his confidants, he just calmly shook his head.
"This is just because he wants a certain family to conform to the general trend of the world."
"General, here goes..."
"There are always some fools in this world." Xiao Heda did not answer his question, but simply said, "If a certain family was willing to conform to this world, how could things happen today?"
