After the war the liquidation began.
All the fortresses in the northwest where Li Yuanhao passed were turned into ashes. The Song Dynasty's many years of management in the northwest collapsed, and all defenses had to be torn down again.
The reason why Li Yuanhao left a great and evil name in history is really due to the stupid idiots in the northwest, and the rigid system of the Song Dynasty is even more important!
This battle was the achievement of Li Yuanhao's unparalleled martial arts. Li Yuanhao had won many battles against the Song Dynasty so far without losing a single defeat. Therefore, Li Yuanhao dared to proclaim himself emperor and attack the hinterland of the Song Dynasty. He had his own confidence and displayed his own murderous intent. ! After three defeats in three battles, tens of thousands of dead souls were added to the northwest, and hundreds of thousands of families were displaced. Babies in the northwest would stop crying at night when they heard Li Yuanhao's name.
As Li Yuanhao himself said, the name of Liang Chuan will not be left in history, only the name of his hero will be left.
Li Yuanhao's new country was unstable and urgently needed a great victory to establish his supreme authority. After three battles and three victories, his prestige was at its peak, and he finally became a god and king among the people of Xixia. Another era of three-legged confrontation in Chinese history finally came.
Yang Qi was worried that Li Yuanhao was scheming and was using a blind method to kill someone who was coming back with a carbine, but the city gate was still closed. In fact, a Dingchuan Village was not of much value to Li Yuanhao. In this battle, his deterrence against the Song Dynasty was enough. A Dingchuan Village had no impact on the battle situation. He was anxious to go home to stabilize the domestic situation. , accept the respectful welcome of the subjects.
The well continued to be dug.
The thickness of the soil layer beneath the vast loess in the northwest exceeds ordinary estimates. Some are even tens of meters thick, followed by hard rock layers. Through the rock layers is the aquifer. Sometimes the sweet water comes out after digging for less than a few meters, and sometimes even after digging through the ground there is still not a drop of water.
At that time, the ground engineer who chose Dingchuan Village had already surveyed it. There were thick rock formations under Dingchuan Village to prevent the enemy from entering Dingchuan Village through tunnels and other methods. Now it is difficult to dig out the water through the rock formations. Like ascending to heaven!
Li Yuanhao is a suspicious person, and it is most appropriate to use blindness to deal with suspicious people. It was also Liang Chuan's good luck that he met Li Yuanhao who didn't want to stay, which made his plan come true!
Xia Song came to Dingchuan Village.
He couldn't believe his eyes, there were still solitary eggs under the overturned nest.
Dingchuan Village suffered heavy casualties, and two out of three people in the city were killed. Those who survived were also frightened, and looked at the Song army who came to rescue them with dull eyes.
Xia Song was wearing a purple scarlet robe, and the two futou on his head moved around. His bright appearance formed a sharp contrast with the soldiers who had just escaped from hell.
Xia Song held Yang Qi's hand and felt sad for the soldiers who died in the city. The politician's expression was in place, allowing these servants who had never seen the world to fully feel the superior's care for them.
"General Yang is worthy of being a general's son. The northwest is a scorched land and the general is the only one who has not lost his territory! I will tell you that the general has been tired for days. Please go drink, bathe and change clothes first. I want to hear the general's war report!"
How could Yang Qi expect to achieve anything?
His legs are still trembling now, and if he hadn't been wearing armor and couldn't tell, his pants would have been fucking soaked!
The rebels in the city cooperated with the party members in plotting to seize Sichuan Village. It was a mercy not to accuse him of lax governance and forcing people to rebel. He also learned the methods of these civil servants from his father. By the time I got there, I already had a plan in my mind.
Xia Song was an opportunist, and he didn't dare not take his father, Yang Chongxun, into consideration if he didn't take Yang Qi seriously.
Lao Yang's Lao Duan was no worse than his. If he operated on his son, it would be easy for him to operate on himself.
Someone has long reported that there is a traitor in Sichuan Village. The reason why this traitor rebelled and betrayed the village has not yet been verified. Everyone is dead. Who can you confront? You can't ask Li Yuanhao to ask if someone from within our company is having an affair with you. OK?
The most taboo thing in the officialdom is to make false accusations without any evidence. Not only can it not bring people down, but it also offends them in vain and attracts political enemies to themselves. Xia Song has gradually risen to the position of a high-ranking military and political official in the northwest. He will never do such a stupid thing. Won't do it.
What's more important is that this time Northwest's defeat was too disastrous and ugly. He had to give an explanation to the court. If he couldn't deliver any results, he couldn't do it on paper no matter what. He, Xia Song, would not assume this leadership responsibility foolishly, but he would pass the responsibility on to that dead guy Ge Huaimin, and he would have something to prove that he was not at fault.
Dingchuanzhai persisted and it was his own 'right'.
The defeat of the West is a foregone conclusion. Now how to describe this defeat in a nice way? You can imagine how those civil servants with swords in their mouths will add insult to injury. Yang Chongxun wanted to get his son back. This time, Yang Qi happened to have made a contribution. Even if he was in the court for his own son, he would say a few good words. A defeat can be said to be a victory. This is why he must protect his son. Yang Qi.
Yang Qi thanked Xia Song again and again. This was no different from a renewed kindness. She thought that life was already the worst, but she actually got a good one?
Yang Qi resigned, and Xia Song walked over to Liang Chuan. Liang Chuan's clothes were all in tatters. If it weren't for his figure, he would have been nowhere to be found in the crowd.
"I heard that you worked under Mr. Ding?"
Master Ding refers to Ding Wei.
"Did you kill two generals from the Western Bandits in this battle?"
In Xia Song's eyes, killing two generals was not worth mentioning. It was not as prominent as the aura of Ding Wei's disciples.
Liang Chuan didn't answer any of the questions, and Xia Song didn't need him to answer. Before coming, he checked the inside and outside of Dingchuan Village. Killing two enemy generals was no ordinary feat. He looked at Liang Chuan's explanation again. , this guy’s background is not small.
"You are very good. It is the time for the imperial court to employ people. I intend to recommend you to be the imperial mazhi, and temporarily monitor the Sichuan village. What do you think?"
Liang Chuan's identity is to serve in the army, and it is not always possible to make a comeback in the army. They can also rely on military merit to change their identities after joining the army. Yang Chongxun hopes to use this way to help his son escape from the northwest.
There was another great figure in history who also changed his destiny in this way.
Back then, Di Qing was also a military officer. Later, he achieved outstanding military exploits. Lei Qian finally reached the high position of deputy privy envoy. He was almost ready to become a minister, but it was a pity that the literati in the court were too powerful to accommodate this general.
The old beggar saved himself twice with his own life. If he wants to avenge him, he will spend his whole life building a city wall to avenge him. He must have capital, someone and soldiers to avenge him!
"Thank you, sir!"
"It's a pity, Mr. Ding. You are implicated in Mr. Ding's case. I am not a person who doesn't know the difference between right and wrong. Don't worry about doing things here. I do things differently than people!"
Liang Chuan was well-known in Bianjing City for his poem "Linjiang Immortal" and the Forbidden City. When Liang Chuan was in Bianjing, many low-level officials hoped to take the Liangchuan line and board Ding Wei's boat to seek a promotion. His name also came into the sight of these frontier officials.
Xia Song and Ding Wei are the same type of people. This kind of people are not very popular among people in the political arena. To put it bluntly, they love speculation in politics and have extremely bad character. They like to flatter people at all costs, but they are extremely smart in politics. As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together, he is very fond of political people. Ding Wei is a figure that he admires very much. In his opinion, Ding Wei's subordinates will not deviate too much from his own ideas and can definitely be used by him!
"Sir, I have some ideas and I don't know whether to express them or not."
Liang Chuan's eyes suddenly lit up, and Xia Song understood. When their eyes met, he immediately knew that Liang Chuan wanted to say something he wanted to know.
He signaled to Liang Chuan and backed away, and the two of them went to the big tent alone.
Seeing that there was no one around him, Liang Chuan bent down and spoke word by word: "Sir, Li Yuanhao may want to negotiate peace with the Song Dynasty."
Xia Song was suffering from his new defeat and was worried about how the court would deal with him. The court would not be able to escape from holding him accountable. What he was worried about was how long he would have to stay in this position and whether he would lose all his wealth and suffer a lot. After being defeated, he was demoted to one level. After two more defeats, he would have to go back to his grandma's house to farm.
Xia Song hurriedly verified the authenticity of the news with Liang Chuan: "How did you learn about this news? How reliable is it?"
This is recorded in history books. Li Yuanhao used three force victories to force the Song Dynasty to recognize his legal status as Xixia, but Xia Song had not received nine years of compulsory education!
It's time to test your ability to tell lies again.
"There are some businessmen in the villages outside. They rely on fighting to do business. Some of them are brave enough to go to Xingqing Mansion to do business. When they come back, they say that the Dangxiang people melted the pots to cast horseshoes for the sake of fighting. This The war left their country in dire straits and the people were complaining. During this war, Li Yuanhao promised several big tribes in the country that they would stop fighting if they won. Those businessmen also secretly snooped out the information."
If Liang Chuan had said it with certainty, Xia Song would have dismissed it as a joke. However, such folk rumors, which are based on rumors and influence, are often political signals deliberately released by the higher authorities, with the purpose of stabilizing people's hearts.
What if this is really a possibility? The imperial court was shaken by three major defeats. The Western thieves defeated the Song Dynasty in a small way. Because of these three wars, the Song Dynasty spent countless national funds, and the officials even lost face. Furthermore, the Li family occupied the northwest Decades have passed since then. Although the Song Dynasty did not recognize their independence, it could only acquiesce in their existence. Instead of fighting again, peace talks are really the best way out!
Various possibilities were being considered in Xia Song's mind. What good would it do to Liang Chuan if this was false news? If he deceives himself that he can kill him before the court deals with him, he shouldn't play with his own life.
Thinking about his former master again, Ding Wei was not an ordinary person. No matter how stupid he was, he would not do thankless things.
What if it's true? What was he trying to do by telling himself this information?
"Why did you tell me this news...?"
Liang Chuan said in a low voice: "The villain is just sharing the worries of the adults. If this news is secretly reported to the emperor in Bianjing and makes the officials have concerns, the officials will have already prepared for the day when the Western thieves come to Bianjing to negotiate. Isn't this a great achievement? One piece!”
What Liang Chuan was thinking instead was, if I interfere with your peace talks, how can I avenge the old beggar in this battle?
He needs a big tree right now, a big tree that can accommodate him and cover him. Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi, and Ding Wei are not from the same place, so naturally they can't accommodate him. The only way out is the fat man in front of him. ——Xia Song!
Xia Song pondered for a moment, looking at the trends in several surrounding countries in recent years, it is not impossible. In the war with the Song Dynasty, it seemed that the Song Dynasty defeated Xixia and had a small victory, but in fact it was not the case. If the battle continued, Xixia would either be defeated by the Song Dynasty and be dragged to death, or civil strife would break out in the country itself. Neither of these was controlled by Li Yuanhao, who was in power. Would love to see it!
If things turned into peace talks as Liang Chuan said, knowing the other party's movements and requirements would allow them to occupy a favorable position during the peace talks, which would be a great achievement for the Song Dynasty.
