October 15th.
Zhu Neng and Wang Kai broke through the Keyi Gate.
Xixia general Yeli led the remnants of the begging, and escaped to Danliang City after passing the Labao Da Valley.
October 23rd.
Zhu Neng and Wang Kai broke the province Weicheng.
After the Shengwei city was broken, the two men were divided into two groups.
Go all the way to attack Danliang City, all the way to attack Dingzhou.
The fourth day of November.
Zhu Neng broke through Danliang City, and Wang Kai broke through Dingzhou.
The ninth day of November.
The Helian tribe in Hue Dunet asked to surrender. Kou Ji took their weapons and sent them to Xiazhou and other places to prepare for land reclamation next year.
November 20th.
Zhu Neng, Wang Kai, Chong Shiheng, Liu Heng, Kou Ji, and even Zhao Zhen led hundreds of thousands of troops and besieged Xingqing Mansion and Huaizhou.
Outside Xingqing Mansion.
Snow is all over the sky.
White a tent.
In the Great Tent of the Chinese Army, Zhao Zhen, Kou Ji, Liu Heng and others, who had been away for several months, gathered together again.
Unlike the last time when troops were dispatched, there were many more people gathered this time.
For example, Zhu Neng, Wang Kai, Guo Yi, Liu Qi and others.
Zhao Zhen sits in the middle of the tent, holding a stove in his arms, and in front of him is a table. There is a small red clay stove on the table which is raging on the table. There is a casserole on the small stove. Of lamb.
The things placed in front of Kou Ji and others were similar to those placed in front of Zhao Zhen.
The only difference is that Kou Ji, Zhu Neng, and Chong Shiheng held the hand warmer in their arms, while Wang Kai, Guo Yi, and Liu Qi held nothing in their hands.
It's not that the three of them resist freezing.
It was the first time that the three of them met with you, and they didn't dare to be too free and easy.
All three of them were wearing armor and straightened their waists, as if waiting for Zhao Zhen to review.
Zhao Zhen roughly guessed that the three of them wanted to behave in front of him, so he smiled at the three of them.
In an instant, the backs of the three people straightened up.
Zhu Neng looked at Wang Kai, Guo Yi, and Liu Qi with their waists upright, like wooden piles, and bit their ears with Kou Ji, "Look at them three..."
Kou Ji glanced at the three of Wang Kai and said in a low voice: "Are you laughing at others?"
Zhu Neng held back his smile, "I don't usually smile unless I can't help it."
Kou Ji rolled his eyes and said, "I remember my grandfather said that when you first met you, it was worse than the three of them. My grandfather said that you didn't know the manners of the king at the time, so we met. The Emperor Xian, knelt down on the ground like a quail, with his hips so high that all the civil and military men present laughed.
If it weren't for my grandfather to speak for you, you might be laughed at forever. "
The smile on Zhu Neng's face was a little stiff, and he whispered: "Can we not mention the past? Besides, it was a special situation. On the battlefield, I made meritorious service. When the Emperor Xiandi summoned me, Shangguan specially reminded me. , Our military minister was about to kneel when we saw the emperor on the battlefield. So when I went to see the first emperor, I knelt upright."
"I didn't tell you, is it one knee, not two knees?"
"Could you please stop mentioning this, why did Lord Kou even tell you this kind of thing... It's really..."
"What is it?"
"It's nothing… "
"..."
"What are you two whispering about?"
When Kou Ji and Zhu Neng were talking trivialities, Zhao Zhen suddenly spoke.
The two hurriedly looked at Zhao Zhen, and then they saw everyone looking at them with strange eyes.
Kou Ji glared at Zhu Neng undisguisedly, and then handed over to Zhao Zhen: "Back to the official's house, the minister was discussing the battle against Xingqing Mansion with General Zhu just now. General Zhu claimed that he was given a hundred thousand soldiers and horses. Willing to be the vanguard to remove Li Deming's head for the officials."
Zhu Neng was a little anxious when he heard this, but Zhao Zhen stared at Zhu Neng with great interest: "Zhu Aiqing really wants to be a pioneer?"
Zhao Zhen asked in person, and Zhu Neng naturally couldn't admit counsel, so he could only hold his fist and said, "Going back to the official house, the minister is willing to be the vanguard."
When Zhu Neng said this, Chong Shiheng, Liu Heng, and Wang Kai looked at Zhu Neng with admiration. Guo Yi and Liu Qi breathed a sigh of relief.
The reason why Zhong Shiheng and others reacted in this way was because the vanguard general who attacked Xingqing Mansion was not easy to be considered.
Regardless of the fact that Zhu Neng and Wang Kai had attacked cities and land in other places in Xixia, they felt that Xingqing Mansion was easy to fight as if they had entered the land of no one.
In fact, Xingqing Mansion is very difficult to fight.
The reason why Zhu Neng and Wang Kai attacked the city and land was easy because the lord of Xixia Li Deming dispatched other soldiers and horses in Xixia to Xingqing Mansion and Huaizhou.
Today, the number of soldiers and horses stationed in Xingqing Mansion is as large as 300,000.
Although only one hundred thousand of them are elites, Xixia accounts for the benefits of the city. The other two hundred thousand soldiers and horses have the city as a support, and their combat power will also double. In addition, Li Deming opened the Xixia Armory and equipped those soldiers and horses with sophisticated equipment. They can also be regarded as elite weapons today.
Three hundred thousand soldiers and horses, stick to a city.
It's not easy to win.
If Zhu Neng was the vanguard and led the troops to attack first, he would surely suffer the fiercest counterattack.
The heavy crossbows, bed crossbows and other objects on the head of Xingqing Mansion are enough for Zhu to drink a pot.
Chong Shiheng and others knew that the General Vanguard was not easy to be, so when discussing the attack on Xingqing Mansion, no one was vying for the General Vanguard.
Now that Zhu Neng took the lead in grabbing the position of the vanguard general, the three of Zhong Shiheng naturally looked in admiration, and Guo Yi and Liu Qi naturally breathed a sigh of relief.
Guo Yi and Liu Qi breathed a sigh of relief because if no one took the initiative to ask Ying to be the vanguard general, then they are highly likely to be appointed by Zhao Zhen as the vanguard general.
Zhao Zhen nodded in satisfaction when he heard Zhu Neng's words, "Zhu Aiqing is indeed the pillar of the country. Since Zhu Aiqing has taken the initiative to ask for help, Zhu Aiqing must be the vanguard general."
Since Zhu Neng agreed, he was unambiguous. After hearing what Zhao Zhen said, he clasped his fist decisively and said: "The minister is willing to die for the official family."
"Good good..."
Zhao Zhenlian said three good things, and instructed Chen Lin next to him: "Send my wine to Zhu Aiqing for a taste."
Chen Lin agreed, took a pot of Zhao Zhen's royal wine, and took it to Zhu Neng to blanch it.
The position of General Vanguard was taken over by Zhu Neng, and others began to grab other positions.
In the end, Zhao Zhen served as the coach, leading Zhong Shiheng, Liu Heng, Kou Ji and others to attack Xingqing Mansion.
Wang Kai served as the chief general of the Zuo Army and led Guo Yi and Liu Qi to attack Huaizhou.
After all the arrangements were in place, Zhao Zhen raised his glass and said loudly: "This time we millions of soldiers and civilians conquered Xixia together. Now most of the territory of Xixia has been reduced to the territory of the Song Dynasty. Only Xingqing Mansion and Huai State.
If Xingqing Mansion and Huaizhou were breached this time, then I would have achieved full success in the battle to destroy Xixia in the Great Song Dynasty.
I respect all Aiqing a cup, and hope that all Aiqing can triumph.
If this battle is won, I will be knighted in Xingqing Mansion. "
"please!"
"please!"
"..."
Kou Ji and others got up, raised their glasses very boldly, and drank a drink with Zhao Zhen.
After a cup, Zhao Zhen still toasted, and saw a small eunuch rushing into the door.
The eyes of everyone fell on the eunuch.
The little eunuch was stared at by everyone, and he was not afraid. He saluted Zhao Zhen and said softly: "Officials, there are eight hundred li urgent soldiers who have rushed over from the land of Yanyun to see you."
When Kou Ji and others heard this, their hearts were shaken, and they looked at Zhao Zhen silently one by one.
Zhao Zhen's face is not pretty.
Because at this time, news came from the land of Yanyun, which is likely to be bad news.
Zhao Zhen put down the wine glass, sat down on the couch slowly, and said in a deep voice, "Pass!"
Kou Ji and others also sat down one after another, without the boldness on their faces, staring quietly outside the tent.
The little eunuch got Zhao Zhen's order and got out of the tent. Not long after, he showed up in the tent with an urgent soldier of 800 miles.
After the eight hundred li expedited soldiers appeared in the tent, they saluted Zhao Zhen first, and then raised the letterbox on his back above his head.
Zhao Zhen instructed Chen Lin to open the letter box and take out the letter inside. After reviewing the ten lines at a glance, her expression became extremely complicated.
Kou Ji and others stared at Zhao Zhen nervously, for fear that Zhao Zhen would say something bad.
Zhao Zhen pondered for a long time and seemed to be brewing emotions.
After a long time, Zhao Zhen looked at Kou Ji and others, and whispered: "The Emperor of Liao requested peace..."
Kou Ji and others were shocked when they heard this, as if they had heard something unbelievable.
"Haha..."
Zhao Zhen suddenly laughed, and said vigorously: "Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu actually asked me for peace... Haha... Hahahaha..."
Zhao Zhen's smile was presumptuous and arrogant, and there was something unprecedented in it.
Since the Alliance of Tanyuan, Da Song has been oppressed by the Liao Kingdom for more than 20 years.
Da Song held a sigh of breath in his chest and held it for more than 20 years.
Now that I have finally turned over, I naturally feel an unprecedented invigoration.
After Kou Ji and others confirmed that Zhao Zhen was not telling lies, a cheerful smile appeared on their faces.
The monarchs laughed extraordinarily in the Great Tent of the Chinese Army.
After laughing for a long time, Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "Pass the decree to Lu Yijian, let him preside over the peace talks. Pass the decree to Wang Zeng and ask him to send Zhang Zhibai, plus officials from Hongyu Temple, to Tongtai. Guan, peace talks with the Liao people.
Tell them that their responsibility is to abolish the Tanyuan alliance and conclude another alliance.
As the price of the peace talks, in addition to Zhuozhou, Huanzhou, and Shuozhou, the Liao State had to ceded me the land of the two states of Song Dynasty.
In addition, the Liao State must tribute 400,000 copper coins to our Song Dynasty every year.
For other conditions, let Lu Yijian and Zhang Zhibai watch and talk, and I will not make any concessions on these two items. "
As soon as Zhao Zhen said this, the people in the tent looked different.
"Officials..."
Kou Ji hurriedly spoke.
Zhao Zhen took a deep look at Kou Ji and shook his head.
Kou Ji was taken aback for a moment, and did not speak again.
Through the look Zhao Zhen gave him, he learned that there might be other hidden reasons why Zhao Zhen agreed to the Liao Kingdom's request for peace.
Zhao Zhen did not announce it to the public, explaining the hidden inconvenience.
Through Zhao Zhen's eyes, Zhong Shiheng and others also saw that Zhao Zhen had something to say to Kou Ji alone.
Zhong Shiheng smiled and said: "Officials, the Liao Kingdom asks me for peace from the Song Dynasty. This is great news. It's a big banquet."
When Zhao Zhen heard what Zhong Shiheng said, he smiled and nodded and said: "Zhong Qing has a reasonable word, spread my will, kill sheep and cattle, and feast all the soldiers."
"Here!"
Chong Shiheng and the others agreed with their hands, and left the Chinese army's account one by one under the pretext of passing the good news to the soldiers.
Zhao Zhen, Kou Ji, and Chen Lin were left in the Great Account of the Chinese Army.
Zhao Zhen sat on the couch and stared at Kou Ji and said, "Fourth brother has any doubts, I can say."
Kou Ji hurriedly said: "Since the Liao Emperor asks for peace from the Song Dynasty, it means that the Emperor Liao may not be able to support it. Why didn't my Song Dynasty take advantage of the victory and pursue it, but instead agreed to the Emperor Liao for peace?"
Zhao Zhen handed Chen Lin the letter paper that had just been sent by the rushing officer of 800 miles.
Chen Lin took the letter paper and handed it to Kou Ji.
Kou Ji took the letter paper, reviewed it at a glance, and then slowly frowned.
Zhao Zhen sighed and said: "After a year of fierce fighting, the 300,000 soldiers led by Cao Wei, and the 50,000 soldiers and horses sent by me, if they can fight, there are less than 100,000 left. One hundred thousand soldiers, hold on. Zhuozhou, Huanzhou, and Shuozhou are still acceptable, but they have no more power to counterattack the Liao people.
If I didn't reach Xingqing Mansion, I could send troops and horses to help them.
But Xingqing Mansion, which I had already hit, destroyed Xixia right now.
It is impossible for me to lay down and attack Xingqing Mansion and lead soldiers and horses to fight the Liao people, right? "
Kou Ji frowned and said nothing.
If Zhao Zhen assigned a team of partial teachers to assist Cao Wei, he would be able to do it.
But now all the soldiers and horses in the northwest are in Xingqing Mansion.
It would take one and a half months to march from Xingqing Mansion to Tongtai Pass.
If Zhao Zhen did not agree to the Liao Emperor Yelulongxu's request for peace, Cao Wei and others might not be able to hold on for a month and a half.
Nearly one hundred thousand of the 350,000 soldiers and horses led by Cao Wei were damaged on the battlefields on both sides of Tongtai Pass and Yanmen Pass. Among them, Yanmen Pass suffered the most damage on the first-line battlefield.
In the battle at Yanmen Pass, 200,000 troops were put in front and back.
Sixty thousand tragically died on the battlefield.
15,000 died of multiple injuries.
There are seventy-five thousand wounded being treated.
The remaining 50,000 soldiers and horses were stationed in Shuozhou and Huanzhou.
If the cotton clothes donated by Xiang Yan and Empress Cao hadn't been delivered in time, I'm afraid there would be more casualties.
Cao Wei didn't have many dead soldiers and horses, but there were surprisingly many wounded soldiers.
There were as many as 50,000 soldiers with minor injuries, as many as 20,000 soldiers with severe injuries, more than 20,000 died on the battlefield, and thousands more died of serious injuries.
The reason why Cao Wei's soldiers and horses have so many wounded soldiers is because the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu was outside the Tongtai Pass, and he did a bloody battle at all costs.
Under the command of Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu, the Liao soldiers attacked Tongtai Pass several times, but failed to break it.
The Liao emperor simply ordered people to build a catapult, and madly threw stones into Tongtai Pass.
The huge boulders in the sky are like rain, and even if the soldiers in the city hide in a place that can be blocked in advance, they are likely to be injured by the gravel that the stone blasted out.
In addition, the Liao Emperor seemed to be inspired by artillery, and threw fireballs and fierce fire oil into Tongtaiguan.
In short, everything that could hurt Song soldiers was thrown into Tongtaiguan by the Liao Emperor.
And it is throwing while attacking the city.
It's a completely lose-lose style of play.
Song soldiers suffered heavy damage, and the soldiers and horses under the Liao Emperor were also seriously injured.
But the Emperor of Liao could continue to transfer troops from the territory of Liao, but Cao Wei could not.
After Cao Wei learned of the death of the Liao Emperor because of the Liao Dynasty, he also vowed to say that the future victory or defeat of the war will be decided by the Song Dynasty.
Unexpectedly, the Liao Emperor would be so crazy that he couldn't hurt him, and he would abruptly turn the pawn in his hand into a remnant soldier.
The reason why the Liao Emperor did not send heavy troops from the territory of the Liao State, continued to consume Cao Wei and kill Cao Wei, was because the capital of Liao State suffered a white disaster.
Also known as the snow disaster.
The snow disaster not only caused huge casualties in the upper capital, but also caused great damage to the tribes of the small tribes in the extreme north.
The tribes couldn't bear the snow disaster, so they could only attack the cities in the Liao Kingdom, and liked the environment that could improve their lives.
The most brave performer is Sheng Jurchen, who lives in the north of Liao State, between the white mountains and the black waters.
(As I said before, the naturalized Jurchens who belonged to the Liao State were called mature Jurchens by the Liao people, and those who had no plans were the Jurchens.
After they came out of the mountain, they were like bandits crossing the border.
Sheng Jurchen rioted in the territory of Liao.
Women from other tribes also started riots. Together, they joined forces and frantically plundered cattle and sheep everywhere in Liao.
The reason why they dare to be so presumptuous is because most of the men in their clan died on the battlefield of Song and Liao Dynasty.
There are still a group of women and children in their clan. If they don't want to get food, the children in the family may not survive the snow disaster, freeze to death or starve to death in the snow disaster.
As for whether the Liao people would settle accounts after the fall, they didn't care at all.
Without a man in the clan, they have lost most of their hope. They live a day without tomorrow. As long as they are full today, who cares if they will die tomorrow.
In short, the territory of Liao is now messed up.
The Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu originally wanted to use the battle between Song and Liao to weaken the power of the small tribes to the lowest level.
Unexpectedly, a snow disaster would put his plan to the torch.
He weakened the strength of the various tribes through the war between Song and Liao.
But because of this, it laid the roots of the domestic riots.
Now that the rear of the Liao Kingdom has become a chaos, the Liao emperor has no choice but to keep trying to survive, choosing to seek peace from the Song Dynasty.
If the Liao Emperor continued to fight, he might win.
But from the defense of Cao Wei, Yang Wenguang and Li Zhaoliang, it is not so easy to get back Zhuozhou, Huanzhou, Shuozhou and other places.
After he finished fighting in Zhuozhou, Huanzhou, Shuozhou and other places, I was afraid that all the rebel forces in the Liao Kingdom would become the grass head kings.
I am afraid that part of the territory of the Liao Kingdom will also be carved up and become the foundation of others.
Although there are soldiers and horses fighting the rebellion everywhere in Liao.
But there are too many rebellions, and they are too busy.
More importantly, there are no heavy soldiers to sit on the town, no heavy soldiers to encircle and suppress, those rebellious people, like gophers, are suppressed once and come out once.
And it's the kind that gets more and more.
Some Liao people were also silently mingled in the middle, burning, killing, looting.
The snow disaster targeted the entire northern border of Liao State, not a particular ethnic group.
Those born between the white mountains and the black water really couldn't survive, and the Liao people who lived near them naturally couldn't survive either.
It was like disasters such as floods and droughts in the Song Dynasty.
The people can't live anymore. As long as someone takes the lead and someone incites, they will rebel.
The snow disaster was a terrible disaster in the Song Dynasty.
In the cold Liao country, as well as in places farther north, it is even more terrifying.
The people of the small tribes who have suffered from the snow disaster dare to do anything.
They would rather die by someone else's knife if they choose between dying in a snowstorm or dying under someone else's knife.
"People's will, after all, it's hard to beat God's will..."
Seeing that Kou Ji hadn't spoken, Zhao Zhen sighed.
Kou Ji did not agree with Zhao Zhen's words, but sighed: "In the land of Yanyun, there is no battle to determine the universe. After all, it is a great regret..."
Zhao Zhen looked at Kou Ji and said seriously: "But we are the winner in the end. We can not only win five of the sixteen states of Yanyun, but also the entire Xixia region.
Liao State has experienced this civil strife, and I am afraid it will take a long time to get over.
But if we take Xixia, we can free up our hands to clean up the Liao Kingdom. "
Kou Ji smiled bitterly and said, "That's right, there is no perfect thing in the world, I am too greedy."
Seeing that Kou Ji had nothing against the peace talks, Zhao Zhen ordered Chen Lin to prepare the pen and ink and begin to draft the will.
Kou Ji whispered when Zhao Zhen drafted his will: "Cao Wei is afraid that he is going to blame the two of me..."
Zhao Zhen was taken aback, and said in a dubious voice: "If you and I don't fight Xixia, he will have enough troops to consume the Liao Emperor Yelulongxu, and he can use this white disaster to get the entire Yanyun back. Sixteen states.
He didn't get back the Sixteenth State of Yanyun in the first battle, so he would naturally blame us. "
After a pause, Zhao Zhen said again: "But I can be sure that he will never complain about us on the face."
Kou Ji let out a laugh.
Zhao Zhen said this, so he didn't know what to say.
If Cao Wei dares to complain about you on the face, it is called slandering the lord, he will be convicted, and there are relevant regulations in the national law.
After Zhao Zhen finished writing his decree, he sent people to Bianjingcheng and Tongtaiguan respectively.
After the will was sent out, Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji went out of the tent.
Pigs and sheep have already been slaughtered in the barracks.
The soldiers celebrated.
Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji walked among the soldiers with a smile, but their smiles were a little stiff.
Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji walked around among the soldiers and encouraged them during the big banquet.
The soldiers shouted one by one, wishing to rush into Xingqing Mansion after eating the meat.
Of course, it is mainly due to Zhao Zhen's work.
As long as Zhao Zhen stops and says nothing, the soldiers will yell.
As a later generation, it is difficult for Kou Ji to understand the blind respect of the king.
But Kou Ji knows that the power of a leader is infinite.
A leader is willing to suffer with them, willing to stand with them in the most dangerous front line, so many powerful enemies, no matter how difficult they are, they will not be afraid.
After Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji walked around for a while, Zhao Zhen returned to the army account.
Kou Ji was dragged into a military tent by Zhu Neng.
As soon as he entered the military account, Zhu Neng couldn't wait to say: "Why did you harm me?"