Xixia, Xingqing Prefecture, Xixia Imperial Palace.

Emperor Li Bingchang of the Western Xia Dynasty had a banquet with a group of ministers, eating meat and drinking wine in big bowls, making him happy and happy.

The New Year is a time of joy. It is a matter of gathering together to eat meat and drink wine and celebrate the arrival of the New Year. Not to mention, this year was a year full of hope for Xixia, and the most promising year in the history of Xixia!

It was a foregone conclusion that the Song Dynasty and Liao Kingdom went to war, and once this battle was fought, it would never stop and would not stop easily. The two countries fought to the death, so they would be cheaper to the Xixia fisherman.

Song, Liao, and Xixia were originally the three kingdoms to compete for the world, and each showed their ability. Among these three kingdoms, Xixia was the weakest, and did not have the strength to compete with the two countries in terms of military and economic terms. For Xixia, the best outcome was the battle between Song and Liao, and Xixia gained benefits.

This has been verified in history. After the founding of the Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty fought against the Liao Kingdom to the death. Xixia profited from it, and both sides were pleased. Finally, it went out independently and established the Xixia Kingdom.

The territory occupied by Xixia is very small, but the Song Dynasty's three or two "roads" were as big as that, but it was not destroyed by the Song Dynasty. Instead, it was a miracle. The reason why this miracle was born was largely because of the war between Song and Liao, which made the Western Xia cheaper.

Since the Zhenyuan Alliance, although the Song and Liao countries have Mocha at times, they are generally relatively restrained and no longer fought as hard as before, which allowed the Song Dynasty to concentrate a large number of troops to deal with Xixia, making Xixia difficult. At the same time, the Liao Kingdom also had no good face to Xixia to a certain extent, which made Xixia very dissatisfied. He hoped that these two countries would fight to the death as before, and Xixia could do whatever they wanted.

Last year, the Liao Kingdom suffered a great loss and was embarrassed. According to Yelu Hongji's temperament, he would never give up. He would definitely send troops to retaliate. Moreover, his revenge will be unprecedented. Once this battle starts, it will inevitably be endless, life and death.

Once the Song and Liao dynasties fought, the Xixia would definitely benefit. For this reason, Li Bingchang sent someone to discuss with Yelu Hongji and prepared to form an alliance. Although his plan was good, he was very depressed. Yelu Hongji was too smart and did not actively send someone to discuss with him. Instead, he sent someone to come and made a statement for Yelu Hongji.

According to his idea, in order to stabilize the frontier and have a stable rear, Yelu Hongji must have an alliance with him and jointly deal with the Song Dynasty. In that case, he could raise the price and blackmail Yelu Hong a lot of things. However, he could not find it, Yelu Hongji didn't send anyone at all. He couldn't wait, so he had to send someone to his door and ask Yelu Hongji to get a lot of money.

If he lost his part in the Liao Kingdom, he could still find it back from the Song Dynasty. So Li Bingchang sent someone to Bianjing to meet Song Shenzong, asking for a price everywhere, and preparing to kill the Song Dynasty. However, Song Shenzong was even more straightforward and did not even see the envoy. The envoy could not wait, so he had to return to Xixia.

Song Shenzong knew exactly how Xixia would choose. If he gave Xixia wealth, he would use his own money to ask the enemy to beat him. That would be a shame. How could Song Shenzong let Li Bingchang be so happy?

Li Bingchang did not get the money he wanted from the Song and Liao countries at all, and was very depressed. However, this was just a trivial matter. Overall, the situation still made him happy. There must be a war between the Song and Liao countries, and that would be enough.

As long as the two countries fight, Xixia can send troops to Shanzhou, go straight to Guanzhong, and seize 800 miles of Qinchuan. As long as Guanzhong is occupied, Xixia's strength will double, which is much stronger than now. The facts also prove his judgment that the Song Dynasty transferred a large number of Western soldiers to the north, and Shanzhou is empty. As long as the north fights, he will send troops.

The emptiness of Shaanxi is an opportunity that Xixia has been waiting for for decades, and no one will miss it. It is impossible to make Li Bingchang feel unhappy. Therefore, he planned to have a good banquet with a group of ministers in the New Year and celebrate in advance. From the beginning, Xixia's monarchs and ministers have always kept their cups and meat, and have eaten and drunk for several days and nights, but they still haven't had the fun.

"Sizi!" Li Bingchang put down his glass happily and smacked his lips. He felt that this was the most delicious wine he had ever drunk in his life: "This wine is so beautiful!"

"Haha!" The ministers burst into laughter.

"Your Majesty, what you drink is fun. If you are in a good mood, you will naturally have good interest!" Li Zongbao stood up, raised the wine glass in his hand, and said, "I wish the emperor a victory in his army and a supreme cause!"

"Haha!" Li Bingchang naturally understood what he meant, looked up at the sky, and laughed happily.

Xixia is about to send troops to Shanzhou and go straight to Guanzhong. Once Guanzhong is captured, Xixia's strength will increase sharply, and it is possible to win the Central Plains. By then, the strength of Xixia and Song and Liao will be greatly shortened, and more things can be done, unlike now, who are very careful in calculations.

"Your Majesty, this year's battle, Daxia is sure to win Guanzhong. The Qinchuan in Guanzhong is 800 miles away, and it is so fat that it requires people and money." Liang Xi smiled and said, "As long as Guanzhong gets it, Daxia's strength will be much stronger."

"Well!" Li Bingchang nodded and said, "There are two things in the 800-li Qinchuan in Guanzhong that are the most urgently needed by Daxia. One is that the 800-li Qinchuan is rich and one of the best granaries in the world. The other is that the people there are strong people and there are many warriors. Although the Qin State has been in danger for more than a thousand years, the Qin Feng still exists. After Guanzhong, Daxia has endless food and countless warriors."

Qin Feng is strong, and the people of Qinchuan, 800 miles from Guanzhong are born warriors. They dare to fight and fight, and are the best source of soldiers.

"This battle will definitely win in Daxia!" Li Zongbao was full of confidence, took over the conversation and said, "As we expected, Emperor Song had drained the troops of Shanzhou. It can be said that Shanzhou is now empty. If it weren't for Yelu Hongji to take action first, I would have led the army to kill him."

"The strongest soldiers in Shanzhou are the Zhong Family Army and the Yao Family Army. As long as these two troops are transferred away, it is inevitable that Daxia will take down Shanzhou." Liang Xi nodded in a high tone and said, "This time, Emperor Song not only transferred the Zhong Family Army and the Yao Family Army, but also transferred the soldiers from other places. It is impossible to not be empty in Shanzhou."

"Haha!" The king and his ministers laughed again, thinking about the bright future.

The Shanzhou soldiers were known as the elite in the world and were the most capable army of the Song Dynasty. It was expected to be transferred to Song Shenzong to the north to resist the attack of the Liao Kingdom, and it was also the thing that Xixia hoped most. Not to mention transferring so many soldiers, just need to transfer the most elite army of the Shanzhou army, the Zhong family and the Yao family army, to the Xixia would no longer have any scruples and could completely sweep away Shanzhou.

Of course they wouldn't know that this was a trap. Zhong Shidao and Yao Youzhong were both smart people, so they naturally understood how to confuse Xixia. Therefore, at the moment, Xixia didn't know that it had fallen into Wu Ji's plot.

"You said, when will Yelu Hongji take action?" Li Bingchang put down the wine glass in his hand, stopped eating, and looked at the ministers.

It is inevitable that the Liao Kingdom will send troops, but it is still unclear when it will be used. If you don’t know the time, it will be a bit troublesome for the Xixia and may not be able to deal with it.

"Your Majesty, I think Yelu Hongji will use troops after the New Year." Li Zongbao pondered slightly, and without waiting for Li Bingchang to ask, he told the whole story: "The reason why I made such a conclusion is that, first, the Liao soldiers like cold but not heat, and even if they start fighting in the snow and ice, it will not affect the combat effectiveness of the Liao army. Second, Yelu Hongji had long wanted to attack Zhao Xu, but hundreds of thousands of troops were dispatched. There were too many preparations and they had to be delayed until after the New Year. If the preparations were completed before the New Year, I dare to say that with Yelu Hongji's temperament, the battle would have started before the New Year."

"I think so too!" Liang Xi hurriedly agreed.

"Haha!" Li Bingchang said with a smile: "I think so too!"

"No matter when the Liao Kingdom will send troops, we have been prepared long ago and can be dispatched at any time!" Li Zongbao and Liang Xi were full of confidence.

However, as soon as their voices were finished, an urgent voice came: "Report to the emperor, Wu Ji suddenly appeared under the city of Zhuozhou on Dadong and took Zhuozhou in one fell swoop!"

"nonsense!"

"Who will use troops in the big wing? I'm full!"

"From ancient times, no one has been able to use military force in the great world!"

The ministers didn't believe it at all, and shouted in unison, with contempt on their faces.

"Report to the emperor, Wu Ji attacked Zhuozhou in a surprise attack and wiped out tens of thousands of Liao troops stationed in Zhuozhou in one fell swoop!" Just as the shouts of the ministers, the same army reported one after another.

These military newspapers came too densely. The ones in front just finished reporting, and before they could breathe a sigh of relief, the military newspapers behind arrived. If there were three or two identical military newspapers, no one would believe them, and they would be treated as jokes. However, in a row, nearly ten identical military newspapers were different. The ministers were petrified on the spot.

"This..." Li Bingchang opened his mouth wide and his eyes wide. It was no different from a stone sculpture. The wine that had just drunk into his mouth flowed out along the corners of his mouth, wetting the imperial robe.

Quiet! Deathly silence!

From Emperor Li Bingchang to the ministers, they all looked like stone sculptures. If their chests were not undulating, they would have regarded them as stone sculptures!

"Gugu!" Li Bingchang wanted to speak, but a strange sound came from his throat.

"Gugu!" Not only Li Bingchang, but who is not like this among the ministers?

For a moment, strange noises rang out in the house, no different from thunder.

"Li Zongbao, Liang Xi, have you ever thought that Wu Ji would do it in Dada?" Li Bingchang finally calmed down and asked loudly.

Li Zongbao and Liang Xi looked ashamed, and their heads were lowered and said, "Your Majesty, I am incompetent!"

"When you use troops in a big way, you can't find them even if you read through the history books. This Wu Ji is so cruel! Sun Wu is just like this!" Li Bingchang took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down, saying, "Are you really ready to send troops?"

"It's true!" Can you say that this feeling is not true? Li Zongbao and Liang Xi gritted their teeth and answered in unison.
Chapter completed!