1319. Clouds moving in all directions

Li Xiushu hurriedly dispersed the court, and then took Zhongsun Qifu, He Liandong and other ministers to the imperial study room.

There were actually extremely powerful people in the Great Xia army, which made them not feel like they were on their backs, but were burning with their eyebrows.

Even in the entire Xixia, there is no way to pick someone who can withstand such masters.

If the Daxia army does not have firearms, it would be fine. Even if there is an extreme state, it would be difficult to reverse the overall situation. But now the Daxia army is equipped with firearms, and the power of the extreme state is essential. Although it is no longer a time when soldiers and generals are used to fight against generals, the existence of the extreme state can deeply affect the morale of both sides.

After arriving in the imperial study, Li Xiushu did not intend to discuss with Zhongsun Qifu and others, and directly issued an order: "Taishi, Helian's beloved minister, you will immediately dispatch Gansu and Xiangqing's two military officers to defend the imperial city!"

While speaking, she picked up the brush on the desk and wrote quickly on the paper.

Two letters took shape soon.

Li Xiushu handed the letter to the old eunuch next to him and said, "Transfer these two letters to Zhongsun Guge and Chengdu Prefecture of the Song Dynasty respectively!"

The old eunuch hurriedly took the letter and ran outside.

Zhongsun Qifu couldn't help but ask: "The emperor wants to defend... Zhongxing Mansion?"

Li Xiushu asked back, "Does the Grand Master want me to avoid his edge and escape from the imperial city?"

Zhongsun Qifu said: "The enemy's army is powerful, and the old minister thinks... it is not the most comprehensive way to avoid its edge for the time being. As long as the emperor is still there, then our Xixia will not perish."

"No."

Li Xiushu shook her head gently, "Although I am a woman, I must not do such a thing. If I abandon the millions of people in Zhongxing Prefecture, it will only make the people in the world feel disappointed and disappointed with the court. In this way, if Xixia does not perish, it will be no different from perishing..."

At this moment, she actually thought of Zhao Dongting.

Since Zhao Dongting led his army from Leizhou to repel the Yuan army, he has never fled again.

The emperor guards the country's gates.

The people's hearts are the most important thing for the country.

She remembered a saying that Zhao Dongting once said to her that the country will be destroyed and the people's hearts will be restored. If the country is destroyed and the people's hearts will be lost, it will sooner or later.

Li Xiushu is not an ordinary woman who can firmly sit in the position of the Empress of Xixia. At this moment, she once again showed her extremely strong side.

Zhongsun Qifu and others were moved when they heard this, and there was admiration in their eyes when they looked at Li Xiushu.

Although Li Xiushu is a woman, her character is indeed beyond the comparison of his brother Li Wangyuan.

At the same time, the ministers seemed to have a passionate heart.

So what if you defend Zhongxing Mansion?

Even if Zhongxing Mansion was destroyed, they would die. Even if they died, they could still straighten their backs to the underworld and face the previous emperors.

And the result of escaping is really unpredictable.

In the past, the Northern Song Dynasty dominated the universe, but when facing the Jin Dynasty, he sent half of the country and fled to the south to establish the Southern Song Dynasty.

When the Southern Song Dynasty met the cavalry of the Yuan Dynasty again, they retreated step by step. The emperor was chased and fled around, and eventually fled to the island of Juzhou and almost destroyed the country.

If Zhao Dongting hadn't emerged, there would have been no Song Dynasty in the world at this time.

This is a bloody example.

Although Zhongsun Qifu said that withdrawing from Zhongxing Prefecture was a comprehensive plan, he actually understood in his heart that this could only delay the destruction of Xixia.

And it is still hard to say how long it can be delayed.

After a little silence, Zhongsun Qifu asked Li Xiushu again, "Does the emperor send a letter to Song State to ask for help from Song State?"

Li Xiushu nodded and sighed, "It is just a helpless move to defend Zhongxing Mansion to the death. It is difficult for the war to make any mistakes. Only the Song Dynasty may be able to stop these enemy troops..."

"Can……"

Zhongsun Qifu frowned and said, "Your Majesty can really confirm that those arms were not provided by the State of Song?"

He Liandong and others were all frowning deeply without saying a word.

The sudden deterioration of the situation made them no time to check where the firearms in the Daxia army came from. They also made them unable to determine what the position of the Song State was.

Perhaps it can be said that the only one who still believes in the Song Dynasty in the entire Xixia court was the only one who believed in the Song Dynasty.

Even under such circumstances, Li Xiushu still chose to believe in Zhao Dongting unswervingly.

She said in a deep voice: "I believe in him."

Zhongsun Qifu and others could only stop talking. Then they took the initiative to leave the imperial study room.

Some words are meaningless to say.

Li Xiushu bet on the entire Xixia capital.

Just bet that Da Song was their real ally, and bet that Zhao Dongting would not betray her.

Although Zhongsun Qifu and others knew that if Li Xiushu believed Emperor Song wrongly, Xixia would be a terrible end, what else could they say?

At this time, they had no other choice except to place their hopes on the Song Dynasty.

Time has only passed two days.

Zhongsun Zhouting led the remnants of troops to retreat to Shunzhou City on the southwest of Zhongxing Prefecture.

The frontline defeat followed.

People in Shunzhou were in panic.

In Gansu, which was originally in Dingzhou and Xiangqing Army, the soldiers of the Xiangqing Army hurriedly gathered at Zhongxing Prefecture.

Xixia wanted to give up all the lands and guard Zhongxing Prefecture alone.

Although it is obvious that this is abandoning the people of all over the country, it is not actually the case. Instead, it is necessary to attract all the military power of Daxia to Zhongxing Prefecture.

After all, the various places without troops guarding were actually useless to the Daxia Army.

Since the Xixia army gathered in Zhongxing Prefecture, they just need to take down the entire Zhongxing Prefecture, which is equivalent to destroying Xixia.

Perhaps this mobilization of the Western Xia army was just in line with the wishes of those in the Daxia army.

After Zhongsun Zhouting led his army to Shunzhou City, the magistrate of Shunzhou went out to greet him.

The original 80,000 imperial guards have only more than 40,000 left.

Moreover, these soldiers have not received food in three days.

Their food was abandoned in the camp, and when they fled in a hurry, they had no time to transport the food and grass to export it.

Fortunately, because the Great Wall is not far from Zhongxing Mansion, they did not accumulate too much food there. Xixia, which has been in a long rest, will not be at risk of being out of food.

This is their territory, and the logistics are still fully guaranteed.

After entering the city, the governor of Shunzhou immediately opened a warehouse to release grain.

The soldiers of the imperial guards, full of misery, were finally able to have a full meal.

I don’t know how many people in the army were crying while eating dry food.

The lifeless escape these days may be a painful memory that they will never forget in their entire lives.

Originally, he vowed to attack Hengshan Du, but no one expected that he would fall into such a situation in a short period of time.

The next day.

An envoy from Zhongxing Prefecture arrived and ordered Zhongsun Zhouting to lead his army back to Zhongxing Prefecture.

Zhongsun Zhouting did not dare to hesitate, and immediately led him to leave Shunzhou and go to Zhongxing Prefecture. Following him, countless Shunzhou people and officials were also walking.

At this time, there was already another movement from the Great Wall.

After the Daxia army quickly reorganized its troops, it was already pressing towards the Shunzhou city.

In Zhongxing Prefecture, Li Xiushu and others received emergency military information again.

To the north of Xiazhou, there was a large army of 20,000 troops heading south in the Weifu Army Division of Heishan.

Obviously, Daxia is going to encircle Zhongxing Prefecture.

Perhaps, there should be some movement in the Yan Army and Xiping Army Office of Heishui Town at this time, but the news has not reached Zhongxing Prefecture yet.

In the Chengdu Prefecture of the Song Dynasty.

Deputy Commander Zhang Guangbao is in charge of Chengdu Prefecture.

at night.

A Xixia merchant Ke Shuyuan asked for a meeting in the city.

Ke Shuyuan's identity is actually not a secret in Chengdu Prefecture. Although he is a wealthy businessman, he is actually an "envoy" arranged by Xixia in Chengdu Prefecture.

At this time, Zhang Guangbao didn't know the defeat of the Western Xia Imperial Army Great Wall. He did not turn him out because he had had several dealings with Ke Shuyuan.

What he didn't expect was that Ke Shuyuan actually brought Li Xiushu's secret letter.

Just when he arrived at the government office, he saw Zhang Guangbao. Ke Shuyuan begged with red eyes: "I would like to ask Marshal Zhang to solve my Western Xia trap..."

I almost cried.

Zhang Guangbao was surprised when he looked at the letter in his hand. After he took it, his color changed.

The Western Xia imperial guards, with the firearms provided by the Song Dynasty, were even beaten so miserably by the army of the Baimaqiang Town Army. This... this is really unexpected.

Although Zhang Guangbao knew that the Western Xia and the Song Dynasty were ally, he did not dare to agree to Ke Shuyuan easily.

This is not something he can decide hastily.

After a little silence, Zhang Guangbao said to Ke Shuyuan: "This matter... I'm afraid it will take the emperor's order."

Ke Shuyuan said repeatedly: "The emperor of our dynasty has sent letters to Changsha for help! We should ask Marshal Zhang to make a decision first. Otherwise, our Xixia Zhongxing Mansion will be in danger..."

Zhang Guangbao frowned slightly.
Chapter completed!