When the war really started, Shen Long also joined in the fun. He sneaked into the territory of Xixia and used bows and arrows to kill the three Xixia Empress Dowagers, Xixia leader Bingchang, Xiang Guo, and Liang Yimi, the younger brother of the Empress Dowager Liang. They were the pillars of the country. Once these three people died, Xixia fell into chaos.

After years of development, the Song Army's combat effectiveness had surpassed that of Xixia. Now coupled with the civil strife in Xixia, they were unable to resist the Song Army's attack. People from all walks of life were defeated one after another, and even those who surrendered were ignored. Its number.

With the help of drones, Wang Shao personally led his troops all the way to Lingzhou City with great momentum. He was the first to arrive at Lingzhou City. He first used artillery to suppress the city defenses, and then with the help of Shen Long's students, he used gunpowder to collapse the Lingzhou City Wall. He invaded Lingzhou in one fell swoop and won the first victory in the battle against Xia, which made the other generals furious.

The Liao Kingdom originally planned to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight and profit from it, but they did not expect that the Song Dynasty would win so cleanly. Before they could react, Xixia fell to their knees.

After the recovery of the Xingling Land, Zhao Xu and Wang Anshi were overjoyed and immediately went to the Ancestral Temple to claim victory. People in the new party were overjoyed and regarded this as the contribution of the new law. Wang Anshi was instantly famous.

Wang Shao was soon recalled to the capital as deputy privy envoy. Shen Long took the opportunity to mention the staff system to him and Wang Anshi. The Song Dynasty's management method of the army also needed to be reformed. It was already enough to rely solely on the personal abilities of generals to lead the army. It is out of date and cannot keep up with the development of the times.

Especially with the popularization of muskets and artillery, the requirements for leading officers are getting higher and higher, without the cooperation of staff officers. After discussion with Wang Anshi and Wang Shao, they felt that this plan could not only improve the combat effectiveness of the army, but also prevent The leading general wanted to make his army bigger, so he approached Zhao Xu to propose this suggestion.

After careful consideration, Zhao Xu agreed to this plan. After discussions in the court, the Song Dynasty made changes to its military system and officer training system.

After wiping out Xixia, the Song Dynasty was quiet for a few years. It did not continue to use troops in the northwest and north, but focused on the south; Shen Long also continued to protect the growth of the budding capitalism of the Song Dynasty.

A few years later, as the Song Dynasty became more and more powerful, Zhao Xu could no longer restrain his desire for the Sixteen States of Yanyun and decided to send his army northward. The Song Dynasty sent troops from Shanxi, Hebei and the sea. Invaded the territory of Liao Kingdom.

The Liao Kingdom focused its main efforts on the Shanxi and Hebei roads, but ignored the Song Dynasty's more advantageous navy. Zhang Dun personally led the navy northward, entering the inland from the Haihe River, and approaching Nanjing's Jin Prefecture. At this time, the Liao Dynasty The internal forces in the country were empty, and there was no spare power to resist Zhang Dun's attack. The Xijin Mansion was captured in one fell swoop, and the connection between Beijing and the southern battlefield was also cut off.

Seeing that the situation was not going well, the Han nobles in the sixteen states of Yanyun surrendered to the Song Dynasty one after another. With their help, the Khitan army was almost wiped out, and the rest had no choice but to flee back to the north in panic. The Liao Kingdom lost a large area of ​​territory.

After this battle, the Central Plains swept away the fatigue after the Anshi Rebellion and returned to rule East Asia. The Liao Kingdom was no longer able to compete with the Song Dynasty and could only send envoys to ask for the surrender of the Song Dynasty.

Just after the Song Dynasty accepted the surrender of the Liao Kingdom, Wang Anshi chose to retreat bravely. He had stayed in power for too long and was not suitable to continue to be in power no matter what aspect he considered.

Moreover, his wish to make the Song Dynasty prosperous and powerful can be said to have been realized, and now he can live a leisurely life in peace and contentment. In the past few years, he was busy with political affairs, and the research on oracle bone inscriptions was left behind. Now he can spend the rest of his life on this. !

The day he made his decision, he came to the school outside the city and talked about it with Shen Long. Shen Long smiled and said, "Jiefu's wish is over. It's almost time for me to leave Da Song. In the future, this school will How about leaving it to Yuan Ze?"

Just as Wang Anshi was speaking, Shen Long's mind heard the sound of the mission being completed, and he was finally leaving the Song Dynasty.

Hearing that Shen Long was leaving and would not come back, Wang Anshi was relieved but regretful. As a politician, he didn't like such uncontrollable factors. "I'm afraid Yuanze will live up to the Taoist priest's expectations."

Wang Anshi didn't have much objection to this arrangement. Wang Yu now has a prominent official position, but he has been in charge of the government for so many years. In a short period of time, there is a high probability that Wang Yu will not be able to hold a high position, otherwise it will be two generations of father and son in charge of the government. Well, many people probably don’t want to see this, so it would be appropriate to stay dormant and teach and educate people for the time being.

"Yuanze has made rapid progress in recent years. I believe he can do well." Shen Long said with a smile. After so many years, Wang Yu has been brought up by himself to be a pure science student, and there are also old people like Su Song and Shen Kuo in the school. Help, nothing will happen.

As for the court, he is not worried. After Wang Anshi retired, people like Zhang Dun and Lu Huiqing came up. They are still the forces of the new party. In recent years, they have become a new interest group, gaining profits from technological development and outward expansion. There are countless interests, and they will definitely continue to safeguard their own interests.

Nothing makes people more loyal than interests. Shen Long has fostered new interest groups over the years. Their power is enough to resist the old interest groups. Even if he leaves and Wang Anshi retires, the wheel of history will still be there. Move forward driven by inertia.

Now that steam engines have begun to be used, more and more people are being deprived of their land. Even if someone wants to reverse the car, it is impossible, so Shen Long can leave with peace of mind.

After talking to some key figures in turn, Shen Long packed the famous calligraphy, painting, Song Dynasty porcelain and other artworks he had collected over the years into his portable space, and then chose to return.

He had spent many years in the mission world, but when he returned to the real world, he found that he had not aged at all and was still in his twenties. It was as if he had spent ten years in the mission world instead of more than ten years. Many days are common.

The memory of the real world became clear again, and the memory of the Song Dynasty gradually hid in the depths of his mind. Shen Long took out calligraphy, paintings, and porcelain from his personal space, and walked around the room. Maybe he should prepare a few more treasure shelves. Let’s place these porcelains, and then think about where the paintings and calligraphy should be hung.

After you wake up tomorrow, find a more reliable Chinese style designer to come over and have a chat. I have invited such a person to dinner before. You can find it when you wake up and look at the business card. I don’t know if he has seen these paintings and calligraphy of mine. It would be interesting to think about how porcelain would react.
Chapter completed!