Chapter 1,262 Preparation

Jia Liang frowned: "This kid is unparalleled in his cleverness, and there is only one way to defeat him."

Liang Yongneng picked at the mud cracks in the crenellations of the city wall: "The wheat is ripe in the south of the mountain, and the harvest is about to begin in the north of the mountain. The Song people must be coveting my river, so they should send troops from Huanqing!"

Jialiang said: "The only way to defeat it is to not be disturbed by the enemy situation, and only focus on preserving the ripe wheat in our Hetao, and deploy our military strength..."

"Brother Liang, I want to return to the court immediately and ask the Queen Mother to issue an edict to harvest millet and wheat. I don't care whether it is ripe or not."

Liang Yongneng nodded: "Wait until dawn, I will go to Mo Nai Pass to arrange the arrangements."

At dawn, the two members of the mission who were monitoring Linchuan Fort came back. They said that shortly after the mission left, another troop came from the south. The leader scolded Zhizhai for not intercepting the Xia delegation.

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Zhizhai vowed that it had been quiet and no one passed by under the fort, and the two of them even quarreled loudly about this.

One of the Xia people was so bold that he touched the outside of the village wall and overheard Zhizhai pleading with the commander. However, the commander was very angry. He said that after Mr. Jinglue let Jialiang go, he regretted it and thought that Jialiang was extremely clever.

If you don't fall into the trap, it's better to intercept and kill him.

Not to mention begging for mercy, the blame for not being able to catch up with Jialiang is unavoidable.

Seeing that the sky was getting brighter, the two of them did not dare to stay any longer and hurried back to Xiaoguan.

After Liang Yongneng got this information, he decided not to hesitate and immediately ordered 80,000 troops to assemble towards the Baima River and Guidechuan, where he was ready to intercept the Song army invading from Huanqing.

On August 16, news of the breakdown of the Song-Xia peace talks reached Bianjing City, and Zhao Xu immediately issued a message criticizing Xia.

"Zhi said: The royal way is like a stone, it is based on human feelings and comes from etiquette and justice.

Ritual, music, punishment, and government are spread out in all directions without fear. This is called preparation.

There is a country called Xia, which has been stumbling for many generations, only surviving in the grass, taking advantage of the time.

The territory is based on the old territory of China, and the people are a mixture of Han and Tibetan people.

Emperor Xinren of the Song Dynasty was concerned about the dangers of the people, so he was awarded a title and silk and ordered to educate him.

Unexpectedly, Zhongshan is cunning and treacherous; Liang Guo is in panic, but the owl's eyes are full of kindness!

Cutting off tribute roads, brutalizing neighbors; scorning the clan leader, brutalizing the people.

When Master Wang went to punish him, he was strong and arrogant and fearful of mourning. He always wore new shoes and bowed his head to hear more.

It was then that the Han system was established and the principles were established. Only then did we realize that human ethics were established.

However, in the early days of civilized governance, powerful ministers compiled orders; but before the barbarians were able to change their ways, the hen-roosters were in the early morning.

Wang Xu shook his head, and left the Chu palace weeping in his clothes; his ministers were loyal and respectful, and sent letters of condolences in blood to the Qin court.

A disobedient act will shock the sea; a disobedient act will make the hall noisy!

The imperial outline is only preface, and the emperor's career is benevolent; he cultivates virtue and responsibility clearly and bears the burden of the people.

The righteousness of the suzerain shall be continued through life and death. The order of the outline shall be clearly defined between the upper and lower parts.

We are not afraid of the poverty and insignificance of the Western Kingdom, but we are afraid of the unparalleled sacrifices of the officials and the Fan.

Be especially careful about the unbridled evil of rebellious ministers, and do not be afraid of conquering distant places and dangers!

The chariots and cavalry are driving forward, the thunder and lightning are roaring; the banners are mighty, the sun and the clouds are moving.

The commander-in-chief declares justice and does not infringe upon the enemy; the chief only punishes the leader and does not abuse the people.

Or they may eat the pulp from the pot and turn against the enemy.

Or you can wait quietly behind closed doors and stay in your quiet home.

If you act wildly and wildly, you will be like a mayfly in a day; don't rush and lose your courage, you will be riddled with ants!

This news!"

The proclamation was issued in the form of an imperial edict, which meant that the Song Dynasty would launch a national war with Xixia!

The exchange of messages between Bianjing and the Sixth Route Capital Economic and Strategy Department suddenly became frequent.

Su You was uncharacteristic this time. He no longer fought together like in the past and stayed silent for more than a month. Instead, he telegraphed for instructions no matter how big or small he could.

In the end, Zhao Xu was forced to order the newly arrived Zhang Dun to quickly perform his duties of promoting the military aircraft department, and transferred Cai Jing to the telegraph class to deal with "military intelligence summaries" and select important matters to report first every day.

On August 17, Zhao Xu personally visited the Military Aircraft Department, chaired the meeting and formulated the final plan.

The plan was agreed upon: Xihe Road Economic Envoy Li Xian would lead Xihe and Qin Feng's army of about 100,000 to attack Lanzhou. Xiping Jiedushi Dong Xiang would send General Duqiao Grandpa to lead 30,000 Tibetan soldiers to accompany him on this road;

The Chinese army mobilized the new army of Dun'an to defend and form the core force. General Su Lie of the Dun'an army and Wang Hou joined the army.

Gao Zunyu, the general manager of Huanqing Road, led 87,000 troops and left Qingzhou together with the Huanqing Fan troops; Liu Changzuo, the deputy general manager of Jingyuan Road, led 50,000 troops out of Yuanzhou and was subordinate to Gao Zunyu. The two groups would attack Lingzhou.

This road is the most important middle army. The core Chinese army is defended by the Ganyi, Zhenguo and Dingguo armies. Among them, the new Ganyi army is led by Gao Zunyu, and the Ding and Zhen armies are commanded by Liu Shiheng and Cao Nan;

Behind this road, there are Su You, Li Ruoyu, and Zhong Ji personally leading three thousand academy troops to the rear.

Wang Zhongzheng, the governor of Jingyuan Road, signed a letter and led 60,000 Hedong Road troops out of Linfu. He secretly ordered to pay attention to the defense of Liao reinforcements. The 12th Route Army generals from the capital added new troops from the mainland to accompany this road;

This route has the weakest military strength, but also has the smallest combat target. Su You still assigned Wang Zhongzhenggao with a new army to control the crane, with Su Chihuo as the commander-in-chief and Sun Neng as the ally.

Zhong'e from the route of Yanyan led 93,000 troops of the Yanyan army out of the Suide army to attack Mizhi and seize Yin and Xia, which were controlled by Wang Zhongzheng.

Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses from the Linfu Zhejia Army and the Zhejia Fan Tribe also attached themselves to this road;

Shen Kuo, the governor of Yanzhou, was stationed in Yanzhou to provide general dispatch for the army on the right.

Wu Anchi, the military envoy of Jingyuan Road, was stationed in Weizhou to transport grain and grass for the armies on the middle and left roads.

This is the total force of the attack on Xixia, totaling five groups and more than 400,000 troops!

The Privy Council issued the "Five-Road Opposition Map". According to the strategic plan, the ultimate goal of all armies was to attack Lingzhou. At that time, the eunuch Li Ruoyu, who claimed to replace Zhao Xu in the expedition, would be under the unified command.

After the final goal of capturing Xingling was achieved, Su You, the military envoy of the Sixth Route Capital, represented the imperial court, Gao Zunyu, the general manager of the Huanqing Route Capital, represented the military, and Li Ruoyu, the deputy governor of the inner city, represented the emperor. They announced the fall of Xixia and held a surrender ceremony.

When this edict came out, Su You couldn't laugh or cry. Zhao Xu's wishful thinking was that he still ignored his body.

Fortunately, there were telegrams, and the exchange was very fast, so Su You immediately wrote back, stating that this was not an option, insisting that troops are impermanent, water is impermanent, and that he insisted on the syllogism of strategic objectives.

As for the "Five-Road Situation Map" issued by the Privy Council, Su You first spoke highly of it, but pointed out that there were still some flaws.

It is a delusion to go deep into the enemy's territory, meet up with troops thousands of miles away, and still have to meet at a scheduled date.

You can have plans and goals, but the completion rate cannot be strictly required to be 100%, but should be flexible and moderate.

There is a 60% completion rate, which means that three of the five groups can make up for it, and everyone can go to Daxiangguo Temple to burn incense.

Therefore, Su You requested that all generals under his command be granted maximum autonomy to deal with the situation on an ad hoc basis.

As long as the strategic planning goals in the five-way map are communicated to subordinates, and they can achieve them before the deadline, the task is considered completed, and it does not require absolute agreement on the timetable of each road.

Also, Wang Zhongzheng's mission was to protect Zhong'e's rear and flanks and guard against the Liao people, which was completely different from Zhong'e's strategic goals along the way, and the attack areas were also completely different.

Or Zhong'e should be regarded as his own army, and should not be controlled by Wang Zhongzheng. Or Zhong'e could be the commander, Wang Zhongzheng could supervise the army, and the two of them could work together, and let other generals be selected to take on the combat tasks of Lin's group.

After several exchanges and discussions, the Military Aircraft Department finally determined that Su You's plan was slightly different from the Privy Council's, but was obviously more reasonable, and the order was followed.

He also ordered Zhonge to form his own army, with Tong Guan as the supervisor, and the new army of Konghe to defend him.

Wang Zhongzheng's mission remains unchanged, and he is placed under the control of the Sixth Route Army's General Administration Department.

On August 17, the Sixth Route City Economics and Strategy Department reported: "Beggars are preparing for the army in Beijing, and the general will serve as a supervisor. The Royal Institute of Technology, Zhengzhou Institute of Technology, Meishan Institute of Technology, and Sitong Commercial Building Department will see the strong soldiers of the Xiang army in the repair camp. Miscellaneous

A total of 10,000 people were recruited, and they were joined by Chongsheng, Fenghua, Chanzhou, Hebei and 15,000 people in Qinghe. Together with the Yanyan, Huanqing, and Xihe Road Transfer Departments, they also worked together to make money and profit, such as horse armor and so on.

Subsidy in batches and various errands."

This is the labor of building roads across mountains and filling bridges in floods in preparation for the march, and at the same time taking over all the six military warehouses.

The soldiers and horses must go ahead without using food and fodder. After entering the summer realm, the road will definitely be difficult. Even if there is a van to help, the deployment will definitely be troublesome. Only the medical workers will play a huge role.

Again: "Command the Dajingzhi Department of Xihe Road and lead the troops to take the opportunity to attack the bandit's nest, or go north to Huzhou to meet with Dong Fe's soldiers. They will first build the city wall, let alone build it. Order report

Instruct Dong Fei to inform you."

Again: "When we entered Western Tibet to appease the envoys, we were told by Li Yong, the Director of Strategic Planning, and others. We had already asked Dong Fei to gather 130,000 soldiers and horses from the six tribes, and on August 20th, we divided them into three groups to meet with Li Xianguan's army.

We have already gone to Jingyuan, Huanqing, and Yanyan Road, and received a note from Wang Zhongzheng."
Chapter completed!