Chapter 1,307 Liang Yimi’s concerns

After learning that the Song army had captured Yingli, Weizhou, Yaode, Pule, and Yanzhou, Weiming Jingsi of Xingqing Prefecture suddenly stopped his advance. A mouthful of blood immediately spurted out, and he was bedridden from then on.

What happened next, just like what Weiming Jingsi least wanted to happen, happened.

The Song army used its powerful new army to hold on to several front forts, and then used its large number of old troops to sweep the rear and eliminate the remaining enemies.

Several hidden teams arranged by Weiming Jingsi in the rear of the Song army were quickly discovered by the Song army, besieged, eliminated, forced into a desperate situation, and then destroyed.

The Xia people had no time to evacuate, so the food they could only hide in secret places was searched out by the Song army one by one.

In half a month, the situation south of the dry sea sandbank has changed drastically.

All the passes were blocked and dangerous, so the Song people sent all their troops to garrison, recruited and persuaded them to surrender, and the Tibetan people came to seek refuge one after another.

I heard that by now, the Song people had sent three cadres and countless officials to govern the local area with the assistance of the military.

The surrender of the Privy Council's case officer Ma Nu Luang Duoge uprooted all the Xia people's arrangements between Hanhai and Hengshan - hidden troops, food hoards, and spy networks... one by one!

Of course, these are mostly due to Jialiang's contribution, but in order to protect him, the Sixth Route Army Director Ji Yisi put the blame on Ma Nuyang Duoge's head.

Even if there are still generals and soldiers loyal to Xixia who persist in resisting, without information transmission and unified command, they can only fight independently like a piece of scattered sand, and one can imagine the fate that awaits them.

The effect of the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the country was offset by more than half because the Song people suddenly marched two hundred miles, then reorganized the rear, transported grain and fodder, and searched and suppressed the remnants of the army and spies.

The Song people built several bases south of the Dry Sea, and the Xia people retreated to two-fifths of the depth, leaving only three hundred miles of the Dry Sea!

In the Xixia Privy Council, Weiming Jingsi was already haggard, lying on his side on the couch with his eyes closed, listening to Jia Liang and Liang Yi's military plans.

Both of them kept their voices very low, fearing to disturb Weiming Jingsi, but they didn't know that Weiming Jingsi was not asleep at all.

Jialiang frowned and looked at the military map: "Can we withdraw Lingzhou's military strength and confront the Song army across the river?"

Liang Yimi said: "In this case, wouldn't the strategy of strengthening the wall and clearing the wilderness be completely in vain? If we surrender Monan without a fight, how will the Chinese treat us?"

Weiming Jingsi suddenly opened his eyes: "Is the Yellow River frozen?"

Jia Liang saw that Wei Ming Jing Si had woken up. He stood up and helped him sit down on the couch. He tucked his fur and brought him a cup of hot milk tea: "Elder Guo, the weather is warm this year. The Yellow River flows from Xingqing Mansion to above. In previous years,

When there is a freeze, Japan rarely comes, and there is no sign of a freeze this year.”

Weiming Jingsi was a little confused: "The Yingli army came by flying?"

Jia Liang said: "I guess he sneaked across from Mingsha. The prime minister has sent Liang Yibu over to test the truth."

"Why don't you send Weiming Awu or Renduo to protect your loyalty? Yibu has never experienced military affairs..." Weiming Jingsi was a little anxious.

Seeing Liang Yimi lowering his head and saying nothing, and seeing the look in Liang's eyes secretly coming towards him, Wei Mingjing Si just finished speaking and already understood.

Is it because the reason is unclear? Neither of those two people had the surname Liang.

Sighing, Weiming Jingsi said: "At this point, it is too late for the army to withdraw across the Yellow River. Su Mingrun is too stable and does not give any opportunity..."

Jia Liang said: "Actually, there is still a chance. Didn't General Manager Liang kill nearly 20,000 people from Liu Changzuo and dampen the spirit of the Song army? Fortunately, this was the reason why the Song people stopped and gave us restraint.

Defeat the army and give it some time to deploy its military strength."

Weiming Jingsi regretted: "If there hadn't been that battle, and the Song army had been released to the foot of Lingzhou City and encircled again, the situation might have been different."

Jia Liang said: "The military situation is also fickle. Liu Changzuo's army does not listen to orders. If we have to follow Su Mingrun's arrangements, we don't even have a chance. General Manager Liang's handling of the situation is impeccable."

"And that battle also gave us important information. That is, the Song army now has chariots and horses, and fighting on the plains, our army may not have much advantage."

"Only by keeping the chariots and horses separated and separated can our army have a chance to attack and encircle them."

"Oh? Do you have an idea?" Weiming Jingsi asked.

Jialiang pointed to the many rivers and canals outside Xiazhou City: "I have been thinking about it for days, and I have some ideas... Prime Minister, Elder, please look here."

On the military map, there are some vertical and horizontal dividing lines outside Lingzhou City.

Jia Liang said: "This is the water conservancy project dug by Jing Xun. After Jing Xun's rebellion and execution, these canals were abandoned."

"If we redirect water from the gorges in the upper reaches of the Yellow River and pour it into these canals, the Song people will have to spend a lot of time to attack Lingzhou. The chariots will be separated by the canals, and it will be difficult to form formations. It is more likely that they will

Detach from the cavalry."

"When the time comes, our opportunity will come!"

Liang Yi said happily: "It's better to build a dyke upstream. When the Song people storm the city, we will break the dykes and release water, so that all the Song troops will be reduced to fish and turtles!"

Jialiang was a little worried: "The Prime Minister's plan is certainly clever, but if we can do the first grade of junior high school, the people of Song Dynasty can do the fifteenth grade."

"Mingsha is now in the enemy's hands. If the Song army attacks all the way from the Yellow River, the mouth of the gorge will be their final destination, and they can block it by then."

"We can even block the branch canals under Lingzhou City, leaving only the main canal to drain water into Lingzhou. When the time comes... it will be my Lingzhou army's turn to turn into fish and turtles."

Jialiang's worry is not unreasonable. Wei Mingjing thought for a long time: "Yes, Jialiang's strategy is more secure. Prime Minister, I think it is better to release the water now. In this way, even if the Song army comes from Mingsha, they may not be able to get it."

The function of the canal at the mouth of the gorge."

"It wasn't until their middle army arrived at the river that they realized this. It was a violent attack on the field, like an arrow on the string, and they had to take action."

Liang Yimi looked at the military map and was quite reluctant to give up on his plan: "But the Song army may not have really come from Mingsha. Didn't they attack Yaode just to get the shortest way to advance? Moreover,

The road along the Yinzhou River and across the Hanhai is the widest and can lead to large armies. And all our intelligence says that there is a large amount of Song people's military supplies stored there."

"If they set out from Mingsha City without dividing their armies, or even if they divide their armies, and the army in the middle arrives first, and when they garrison under the city, we break the dikes and release water to submerge and divide them, then don't we have a good chance of winning this battle?

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"The situation is already so ugly. How can we make a comeback without taking a gamble?"

Jialiang gently tapped the military map with a wooden pen and pondered for a long time: "The prime minister's thinking is also reasonable. If the Song army falls into the trap, it is entirely possible for us to win a great victory under Lingzhou City!"

"I invite you to cross the Yellow River at night and come to the front line in person to guard Lingzhou!"

Liang Yibiao shook his head: "There are Ren Duo and Liang Yongneng on the other side, and the troops are sufficient. Mr. Jia should stay in the center of the town."

Jialiang was a little anxious: "The war is about to begin, but all my tribes and troops are in the Western Region. Now the road is blocked, and the army on the west route is completely useless. I am guilty."

"If you are not allowed to go to Lingzhou, can you let Guodong lead the people from the west route to Beijing to serve the king?"

Liang Yi's eyes flickered, obviously he had doubts.

Now the army loyal to the Liang family has been severely defeated by the Song people. They have lost several generals and hundreds of thousands of troops. Two-fifths of the entire Xia Kingdom's military strength has been wiped out!

The total number of remaining troops in Xingqing Prefecture and Xiping Prefecture is only 300,000. If nearly 100,000 troops from the Western Route Army, whose family members are not damaged at all, are added, the situation will of course be greatly improved.

But the problem is that although Jialiang has always been loyal to the country, even if Li Qing was killed and Empress Dowager Liang acquiesced in imprisoning Bingchang, it was because the actions of Bingchang and Li Qing were very detrimental to the Xia Kingdom.

But if the Liang family no longer has the emperor, will Jia Liang still listen to the Liang family's orders?

Not only does Jialiang have this problem, Weiming Jingsi also has this problem, and even many tribes that are still fighting for Xixia also have this problem!

There are currently 300,000 troops in Xingqing and Xiping, and those who are truly loyal to the Liang family are probably at most 150,000.

If Jialiang's army arrives and cannot be used by the Liang family, the balance of political power in Xia will be reversed immediately!

Jia Liang's character is admired by everyone in the Xia Kingdom, but everyone knows that Mr. Jia Liang is only loyal to the Xia Kingdom and to the orthodoxy of the emperor. However, he has always insisted on his own position and is not that of some powerful ministers.

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