"The Shazhou Uighurs are gone, and there are Huangtou Huihe, Guazhou, Suzhou, Ganzhou..."
Kou Ji said with a smile.
Li Zhaoliang was taken aback, his eyes moved, thinking about the deep meaning of Kou Ji's words.
After a long time, he raised his eyebrows, glanced at Kou Ji, and muttered: "The order given to us by the imperial court is to rescue the Shazhou Uighurs and rescue the soldiers of the Song Dynasty who were trapped in the Shazhou Uighurs, but we didn't let us do anything else... "
Kou Ji and Zhu Neng glanced at each other, and both saw a smile in each other's eyes.
Li Zhaoliang obviously heard the deep meaning of Kou Ji's words. He was obviously a little moved, so instead of rejecting it, he asked Kou Ji now to solve the obstacles set by the court.
Li Zhaoliang knew how to move, which was also expected by Kou Ji and Zhu Neng.
Li Zhaoliang led a full 100,000 elite troops, working day and night, and rushing around for more than a full month before he rushed to the Shazhou Uighur.
A battle is not big, and no benefits have been gained, so why is he willing to go back
Kou Ji raised his eyebrows at Li Zhaoliang, exaggeratedly sighed, and said: "If you don't mention it, I almost forgot. When you mentioned it, I remembered that there were thousands of soldiers in my Da Song Dynasty who were taken by Xixia. The prisoner is now detained in Guazhou.
There are hundreds of soldiers in my Da Song Dynasty who were captured by Huangtouhuihe and have been taken back to the territory of Huangtouhuihe.
They shed blood and tears for my Song, and now they still remain in the hands of the enemy and suffer torment.
Whenever I think of this, I feel heartbroken and can't sleep all night. "
When Li Zhaoliang heard this, he was shocked and exaggerated: "What happened? My Dasong soldiers have been captured by thousands of people, and they have been tortured day and night. Is it worth it?!
Since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, I have served as officials and regarded the lives of the people more seriously than myself.
If we let the officials know that I, Da Song, and soldiers are suffering at the hands of the enemy.
It will be heartbroken and sleepless at night.
If we let the officials know that we have spare capacity to save the soldiers, but are indifferent, they will definitely reprimand us severely. "
Kou Ji nodded solemnly, "So we must refer soldiers to Huangtouhuihe and Guazhou to rescue those soldiers who have suffered."
Li Zhaoliang said solemnly: "For the life of my Dasong soldiers, Liang is willing to be driven by imperial envoys."
Kou Ji and Li Zhaoliang acted sternly.
In the process of acting, Kou Ji has persuaded Li Zhaoliang to attack Hexi together.
It stands to reason.
All people in the hall are their own people, there is no need for acting, and all candid talks are okay.
But Li Zhaoliang and Kou Ji chose to act.
And prepared to report the process of acting to the court to show Zhao Zhen.
The purpose is to use this to block the mouths of some people in the court.
Once the Manchu civil and military impeach them because of their private use, they can also shirk one or two in the name of implementing Zhao Zhen's order to save the soldiers of the Song Dynasty.
Kou Ji has a lot of lice, so he doesn't need to worry about impeachment of Manchu civil and military.
But Li Zhaoliang is different. He needs an excuse to get rid of the quagmire. He needs an excuse to make himself famous.
After the two performed the play, they immediately ordered the documents to be accompanied by the army to write the dialogue between the two into a memorandum and sent it back to Bianjing.
As for how the court reacted after seeing their memorial, they didn't care at all.
From Shazhou to Bianjing, even if the horse is galloping, it will take more than half a month to say nothing.
By the time the documents replied by the imperial court were sent to Shazhou, it was already more than a month later.
More than a month, enough for them to toss in the Western Regions.
The biggest advantage of Kou Ji and his party's rush to the Western Regions is that because of Kou Ji's existence, the court has not implemented the method of having a center to guide the frontline army.
Kou Ji and his party have great autonomy.
That's why they dared to toss in the Western Regions.
If Emperor Taizong used the method of guiding the frontline army to fight when the Emperor Taizong expeditioned the Liao Kingdom to the north, then it is estimated that they are still in the territory of Huangtouhuihe.
Emperor Taizong, Zhao Guangyi, was a man who possessed a talented talent.
After he took the throne, in order to better control the army, in order to better show his military talents.
In the Song Dynasty, when the communication method was still spread by word of mouth and letter and letter, a set of command methods was implemented in which the command was sent from the center and the soldiers were remotely commanded by the center.
After the army leaves Beijing, the dispatch of soldiers and horses with more than 10,000 people, and the battle plan with more than 10,000 people, must be dispatched in advance to rush to the city of Bianjing and the center can be implemented.
Zhao Zhen was a very self-aware emperor, so when Kou Ji led the soldiers and horses to leave Beijing, he decisively gave Kou Ji the Sword of Heaven, let Kou Ji replace him, and have full authority to handle many matters in the Western Regions.
The reason why Kou Ji dared to plot Hexi and Huangtou Huihe was also because Zhao Zhen gave him great autonomy.
Kou Ji accompanied Li Zhaoliang to finish the play and write the memo. Several people went to the dining table in the north of the Piandian and sat down.
After sitting down, Li Zhaoliang picked up the jug on the table without any image, poured a glass of grape wine for Zhang Yuan, made a gesture of please, and then he held the jug by himself and used to take a few mouthfuls.
Among the people sitting at the table.
Both Kou Ji and Zhu Neng know Zhang Yuan's identity, so there is no need to be polite to Zhang Yuan.
Li Zhaoliang and Yang Wenguang didn't know Zhang Yuan's true identity. They only regarded him as an outsider, so they were very polite and respectful to him.
After Li Zhaoliang got used to a few sips of wine and grapes, he grabbed a piece of lamb from the table, stuffed it into his mouth, and glanced at Kou Ji and Zhu Neng and said, "Did you two have plans? Are you ready to plot Guazhou? , Huangtouhuihe?"
After Kou Ji entered the hall, everything in his words hinted that he wanted to continue fighting.
Li Zhaoliang is not stupid, so naturally guessed that Kou Ji had thoughts a long time ago.
Kou Ji picked up the wine glass in front of him, poured himself, Zhu Neng, and Yang Wenguang a glass of wine. While tasting the wine, he smiled and said, "Aren't you the same?"
Li Zhaoliang dropped a piece of sheep bone and shouted with staring eyes: "Am I the kind of person who ignores court orders?"
Kou Ji raised his eyebrows and glanced at Li Zhaoliang, "There are no outsiders here, so you still pretend? If you didn't want to continue fighting, why did you act with me just now?"
Li Zhaoliang didn't speak, and glanced at Zhang Yuan without a trace.
Seeing this, Kou Ji grinned and said: "Yuanshan is also his own... Yuanshan has no shelter yet, even if we don't fight, they will continue to fight.
Therefore, Yuanshan's mind to continue fighting is far stronger than you and me.
You don't have to worry that he will betray us. "
Li Zhaoliang nodded suspiciously, and looked at Zhang Yuandao: "Brother Yuanshan took a fancy to that place in the Western Regions?"
Zhang Yuan decisively said: "Qingtang is attacking the southeastern region of Huangtouhuihe. I am going to fight from the north of Huangtouhuihe and get a piece of the pie from Huangtouhuihe. But there are not many people in my tribe, and I still need to rely on the heavens. The heavenly forces help each other."
"Oh?!"
Li Zhaoliang exclaimed and tentatively said, "Is it a reward for the soldiers and horses of Song Dynasty to help you?"
This time Kou Ji and his entourage rushed to the Western Regions, but the Yuanshan Tribe did their best.
Da Song had spare capacity to help Yuanshan Tribe, and naturally he had to repay this favor.
It's just the favor that Song owes, and it doesn't have much to do with Li Zhaoliang.
When he asked Zhang Yuan in this way, he was asking Zhang Yuan if he had any other oil and water fishing.
Zhang Yuan naturally understood Li Zhaoliang's thoughts, and he said solemnly: "Huangtou returns to He territory, but there are a lot of minerals. My people are good at herding horses and sheep, not good at mining minerals, and rely on the power of the heavens.
In addition, the horses, cattle and sheep grazing by our people also need to be exchanged for goods through the hands of the Heavenly Kingdom. "
Li Zhaoliang's eyes lit up when he heard this.
If it helps Yuanshan tribe to control the territory of Huangtouhuihe, let Yuanshan tribe gain a firm foothold.
Then those merchants in his mansion don't need to make a fuss in Xining City.
It is completely possible to move to the territory controlled by the Yuanshan Department and trade with the owners of the Western Regions.
The annual income in the Western Regions should increase exponentially.
Li Zhaoliang's eyes fell on Kou Ji and Zhu Neng subconsciously.
Kou Ji and Zhu Neng were willing to tie the Yuanshan Tribe to the chariot when the Song Dynasty had an absolute advantage in the Western Regions. I am afraid that they were also willing to do business in the Western Regions through the Yuanshan Tribe.
Li Zhaoliang never thought that after discovering the treasure, he would occupy it alone.
As a person who has been nurtured in the field of interests since he was a child, he even eats alone, what will happen to him.
When Li Zhaoliang thought of this, he stared at Kou Ji and Zhu Neng and muttered: "Your thoughts are the same as mine, right?"
Kou Ji and Zhu Neng laughed but did not say a word, which is considered to have acquiesced to Li Zhaoliang.
Seeing this, Li Zhaoliang smiled heartily, "Since everyone has a common purpose, let's discuss together, how to act in the Western Regions?"
Seeing that Li Zhaoliang had no doubts, Kou Ji smiled and said: "You also know that I don't understand the war, so I have to rely on the three of you for the war. Leave the rest to me, and I will help you handle it properly. Post it."
After hearing Kou Ji's words, Zhu Neng, Li Zhaoliang, and Yang Wenguang looked very strange.
If Kou Ji had never been to the Western Regions, Zhu Neng, Li Zhaoliang, and Yang Wenguang would definitely nod their heads in agreement when he said this.
But Kou Ji is now in the Western Regions, and has planned the battle to win over Sichuan, the battle to defeat the Iron Harrier outside Shazhou City, and the battle to destroy the city inside Shazhou City.
In each battle, the number of enemies killed and the achievements created are enough to shock everyone's attention.
Kou Ji didn't fight, and he had such a record as soon as he fought.
Zhu Neng didn't believe that he didn't understand military affairs.
Kou Ji saw the faces of the three of them, and roughly guessed their thoughts.
He didn't want to admit that he was inferior to others, so he could only say quietly: "As you know, I am a civil official and it is useless to require so much military skills."
The three of Zhu Neng were taken aback.
Li Zhaoliang took the lead in holding a fist and said: "I have written down your favor!"
In Li Zhaoliang's view, the subsequent wars were one after another to grab credit.
Kou Ji was unwilling to intervene, but instead gave them the credit, and they naturally owed Kou Ji a favor.
After Zhu Neng and Yang Wenguang heard Li Zhaoliang's words, they also reacted to Kou Ji.
Kou Ji smiled and waved his hand, and said, "Okay, no more polite remarks. Let's discuss together how to fight future wars."
Li Zhaoliang glanced at Kou Ji and Zhu Neng, and asked: "I just arrived, and I don't have a thorough understanding of the situation in the Western Regions than you two. Let me talk about what you think first."
Kou Ji took the lead and said: "I mean, Yang Wenguang led 40,000 horses, together with more than 10,000 horses from the Yuanshan Tribe, went south to Huangtou and returned to the territory of Huangtouhuihe to attack Huangtouhuihe.
Prior to this, the soldiers and horses of Huangtou Huihe suffered a big loss in Victory River, their vitality has been lost by 30%, and their strength has dropped a lot.
In addition, Qingtang is attacking the southeastern region of Huangtouhuihe, which has contained most of the elite of Huangtouhuihe, so there should not be too many elite soldiers in the northern region of Huangtouhuihe.
Yang Wenguang and Yuanshan, led by more than 50,000 people, are enough to deal with all difficulties.
After entering the territory of Huangtouhuihe, I won't say specifically how to fight.
After Yang Wenguang and Yuanshan entered the territory of Huangtouhuihe, they decided on their own.
The remaining 120,000 soldiers and horses are divided into three parts.
I led 20,000 to clean up the remnants of Shazhou and sit in Shazhou City to provide you with sufficient security.
Zhu Neng led fifty thousand elite soldiers to the north of Shazhou city, along the northeast line, to Guazhou.
Li Zhaoliang led fifty thousand elite soldiers to the south of Shazhou city, along the southeast line, to Guazhou.
It was in a state of attack from north to south, and was approaching Guazhou.
as far as I know.
This time Xixia sent few soldiers and horses to attack the Ganzhou Uighurs and Shazhou Uighurs.
There are only three thousand iron harriers and tens of thousands of servants.
Now the Iron Harrier has been beaten and half disabled, and the servant army has also suffered a lot of deaths and injuries.
As long as our soldiers suppress the border and threaten for a while, Li Yuanhao is likely to abandon Guazhou and return to Yumen Pass.
We have the opportunity to win Guazhou without a bloodshed. "
Yang Wenguang and Yuanshan had no opinion on Kou Ji's arrangement.
After hearing Kou Ji's words, they nodded slowly and agreed.
Zhu Neng was thoughtful, and Li Zhaoliang frowned and said, "If there are reinforcements in Xixia, what should I do?"
Kou Ji smiled and said: "Even if Li Yuanhao asks Li Deming for help, he won't have too many reinforcements. Li Deming must keep enough troops to guard against the great strength and loyalty of the Great Wall. At the same time, he must stay. Enough soldiers and horses to guard against Liao.
With Xixia's current strength, the number of soldiers and horses that can be dispatched to the Western Regions will not exceed fifty thousand.
Even if Li Yuanhao added another 50,000 soldiers and horses, the number would be smaller than ours.
So you don’t have to worry about getting caught in a siege.
In addition, even if Li Deming's brain gets hot and sends a large army to the Western Regions, it will take more than half a month to travel day and night.
If it goes well, we will be in Xiliang for most of the month.
If Li Yuanhao is smart enough, when we hit Xiliang, he will withdraw from Hexi. "
Li Zhaoliang said in amazement: "Xiliang is very important to Xixia. Will Li Deming, Li Yuanhao and his son give up Xiliang?"
Kou Ji smiled knowingly, and said faintly: "If their father and son feel that Xixia now has the ability to fight on three sides and can still keep Xiliang, they don't need to withdraw."