As Kou Ji expected.
The Liao State was able to stabilize against Xiao, and both soldiers and horses deployed Yang Xiangshi, led the 200,000 elite soldiers of the Liao State, went to the capital, traveled west along the Shangjing Road, and rushed to Zhaisangpo under the rule of the Nianbage Tribe.
Nianba Gebuji is adjacent to Heikhan.
Zhaisangbo is the intersection of the Liao and Heihan territories.
After learning that the King of the Black Khan Yusufu had arrived in Zhaisangbo with 200,000 elite soldiers led by Xiangwen Xiao, the king of the Black Khan, he commanded an army of 500,000 and rushed to the northern frontiers of the Black Khan territory.
The two sides joined forces in Tacheng in Zhaisangbo.
After negotiation, the Black Khan King Yusufu led an army of millions of people to invade the Xizhou Uighurs from Bataling, attacking the Xizhou Uighurs, such as Wochi, Moman, Baiyin, and Qiuci.
In the Liao State, Xiao Pienei led the 200,000 elite soldiers of the Liao State to go south along Zhai Sang and attacked the Xizhou Uighurs, Yangjibali, Zhangbali and other places.
The two sides will finally converge their troops in Gaochang, and then over Jinling, to fight against the Beiting of the Uighurs in Xizhou and do not lose sight of it.
Later, the Liao State Xiangwen Xiao competed against the Xizhou Uighurs, Yidu, and Yizhou.
The two sides finally divided the Xizhou Uighurs with the Tianshan Mountains as the boundary.
After the two parties reached an agreement, the Black Khan King Yusufu led his army back to the Black Khan Capital City of Bala Shagun.
Subsequently, the two sides attacked the Xizhou Huihu in accordance with the agreed plan.
After the advancement route of the Black Khan Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom was passed back to the Great Song Dynasty, Zhao Zhen immediately summoned Kou Ji into the imperial palace, and was summoned together with Li Zhaoliang, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and Lu Yijian.
Shishitang.
In the center, there is a vermilion lacquer wooden table seven feet long and four feet wide, and a detailed map of the Western Regions is spread on the table.
Since Kou Ji took control of the army, he has refined the map for the march.
The military map of the Song Dynasty has broken away from the situation that outlines the landscape and the city in a few strokes, and has become extremely detailed.
Therefore, Kou Ji and others looked at the detailed map of the Western Regions on the table and were not surprised.
Under the gaze of Kou Ji and others, Zhao Zhen held the ink pen and drew two bright red lines on the map. Pointing to the red lines, he said to Kou Ji and others: "It is the soldiers and horses of the Black Khan who marched from Bataling. , The soldiers and horses of Liao State marched from Zhaisang."
Kou Ji and others looked at each other after watching the two marching routes.
Kou Ji and Li Zhaoliang didn't need to say much, they could see the problems on the two marching routes at a glance.
The three of Lu Yijian can be regarded as those who have supervised military affairs. Although they are not very proficient in military strategy and marching methods, they know a little bit about them.
The three of them also saw the problems on the two marching routes.
Lu Yijian couldn't help saying: "After the Liao soldiers have taken Zhangbali, they should go all the way east, and directly take the Beiting of Xizhou Uighurs without losing Bali, and then march all the way east and meet the soldiers and horses of the Black Khan Dynasty at Guigukou , Qing suppressed the other territories of the Uighurs in Xizhou.
After the Liao soldiers had taken Zhangbali, they had to rush to Gaochang and cross the Tianshan Mountains. After the two sides joined forces, they rushed from Gaochang to Xizhou Uighur Beiting without losing eight miles. They also had to cross the Tianshan Mountains again, plus a golden ridge. "
Wang Zeng said solemnly: "They crossed the Tianshan Mountains twice, and they estimated that they would lose a lot of soldiers and horses."
The weather on the Tianshan Mountains is harsh and the roads are difficult to navigate.
The Liao soldiers and the Black Khan soldiers were mostly cavalry. Not only people had to pass through the Tianshan Mountains, but also horses had to pass through the Tianshan Mountains. The difficulty of marching would be greatly increased.
During the march, the number of lost soldiers and horses will probably rise linearly.
Li Zhaoliang said on the side: "They may not cross the Tianshan Mountains twice. After the Liao soldiers have taken Zhangbali, they should send some soldiers and horses to cross the Tianshan Mountains and join the Black Khan soldiers and horses.
The two sides joined forces to overcome Gaochang.
After taking Gaochang, he should go all the way east, pass Guigukou, and fight back against Beiting of the Xizhou Uighur.
Therefore, only a part of the Liao soldiers will bear the risk of crossing the Tianshan Mountains.
So they should not lose too many soldiers. "
After hearing the words, the three of Lu Yijian nodded after thinking about it.
Within the Uighurs of Xizhou, the most powerful place is Gaochang and Beiting.
The two sides joined forces to fight Gaochang and Beiting together, and it was reasonable.
Just doing so, the Liaobing must bear the risk of crossing the Tianshan Mountains.
Lu Yijian, Kou Ji and others knew why the Liao soldiers took huge risks to cross the Tianshan Mountains.
All problems on the battlefield that go against common sense and increase consumption are rooted in interests.
Gaochang and Beiting are the two places where the Uighurs in Xizhou have the strongest forces, and they are also the two places where the Uighurs in Xizhou gather their wealth.
Once the two cities are breached, a large amount of cattle, sheep, and money will inevitably be seized.
Neither the Liao Kingdom Xiangwen Xiao rival nor the Black Khan King Yusufu were willing to let the other party enjoy one of the benefits exclusively.
That's why it went against common sense and chose to let the soldiers and horses bear huge risks to cross the Tianshan Mountains.
"The Liao soldiers took the risks they shouldn't take, and the Black Khan King Yusufu should have made some compensation, otherwise the Liao Kingdom's detailed stability and Xiao Biene would never agree to send soldiers and horses across the Tianshan Mountains."
Zhang Zhibai said affirmatively.
Zhao Zhen nodded and said: "According to the spy's return, the Black Khan King Yusufu gave up the fight for the three cities of taking employment, Yidu, and Yizhou. Presumably these three cities are compensated to Liao.
Lu Yijian snorted coldly, and said disdainfully: "The Liao Kingdom doesn't even understand its own existing places. What's the use of occupying so many places."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhen, Kou Ji, Wang Zeng and others shook their heads dumbfounded.
The Liao Kingdom has developed Sinicization for many years, and some areas have been thoroughly Sinicized and implemented the Han system, but in some places, the prairie people's unique governance methods are still used.
In Lu Yijian's eyes, the prairie people's unique way of governance is no different from extinction.
That's why he said this contemptuously.
Zhao Zhen and others knew exactly what Lu Yijian said, so they couldn't laugh or cry.
Kou Ji smiled and said, "No one has too many territories. Although I have not completely digested Dali, I will certainly not let it go if I have the opportunity to occupy some territories from other places."
Lu Yijian said indifferently: "Can the Liao Kingdom compare to my Da Song? Even if my Da Song captures more territory, sooner or later it will be sinicized. After the Liao Kingdom has seized the post of Xizhou Huihu, Yidu and other places, It must not be well managed.
It is nothing more than Cao Gui Xiaosui, who followed the practice of using the grassland people to govern the place.
The easier it is to take the job, Yidu, etc., the easier it will be to throw it away in the future. "
Zhao Zhen glanced at Lu Yijian, and said, "Is it time to say this?"
Lu Yijian smiled dryly.
Zhao Zhen continued: "The spies reported that the envoy of the Xizhou Huihu for help is on the way, and it will not be long before they will arrive in Bianjing. If the Xizhou Huihu asks my Song for help, will we help or not."
When Lu Yijian heard the words, he frowned and remained silent.
Wang Zeng said in a deep voice: "The Yongxing and Peng Japanese armies are still in Dali. At the end of the year, the Yongxing Army will be dispatched back to Xining Prefecture. The only soldiers and horses that can be mobilized to the west are the Zhenxi Army.
But the Zhenxi Army still has to guard the west. Once transferred away, there will be no heavy guards on the west.
Whether it's Qingtang or the Liao people taking the opportunity to attack, we can't stop it.
So we can't help. "
Lu Yijian agreed: "The Liao State sent troops to help the Black Khan Dynasty deal with the Uighurs in Xizhou. It was probably a plan to move the tiger away from the mountain. Perhaps the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu was hiding quietly outside the western border of the Song Dynasty with his soldiers and horses.
Once I was transferred from the Western Army in Da Song, he would take the opportunity to attack. "
Zhao Zhen hesitated for a while and said, "Liao Emperor Yelulongxu is still in the capital."
Lv Yijian froze for a moment, and said in thought: "That can't take a risk... I am in the northern border of Song Dynasty, adjacent to Northwest Road and Southwest Road of Liao State. Liao State has recruiting divisions on Northwest Road and Southwest Road.
Each has twelve squads.
Previously in the northwest, our Great Song defeated the 12th squad army on the Northwest Road of Liao.
But after renovations in recent years, the 12th squad army on the Northwest Road of Liao State has regained its vitality.
There are a total of 24 squads in the northwest and southwest, with more than 200,000 soldiers and horses.
If they converge their troops and invade from the northwest of the Song Dynasty, the Zhenbei Army alone may not be able to stop it.
In addition, there are still many Xixia survivors in Xingqing Mansion who have a grudge against my Da Song.
Once the Zhenbei Army and the Northwestern and Southwestern Liaoning squad forces took over, those Xixia survivors would lose their deterrence and might cause trouble behind them. "
Wang Zeng frowned and said: "Liao State can dispatch troops and generals, so can we. Yongxing Army will return to Xining Prefecture later, and we can dispatch Yongxing Army to help.
Coupled with the assistance of local soldiers and horses, it would definitely be able to shut out the Liao State. "
"After the Yongxing Army returned to Xining Prefecture, they had to guard Qingtang."
Lv Yijian shouted: "Although Qingtang has been attached to my Song Dynasty in recent years, the Qingtang king has also respected the officials, but it does not mean that he has no ambition.
In recent years, the king of Qingtang Jiao Si Luo has suppressed all the Tubo tribes in Qingtang, and has gradually incorporated all the Tubo forces into his own hands. The power in his hand is no less than that of Xixia in the past, and even stronger than Xixia by three points. .
If we were transferred from the Yongxing Army, he would take the opportunity to turn back.
It is not impossible to hit Bianjing all the way. "
When Wang Zeng heard this, he frowned and stopped speaking.
What Lu Yijian said is not without reason.
Outsiders can't believe it, let alone expect that outsiders will treat you kindly when you are attacked.
Yuanshan was loyal to the Song Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty even arranged 10,000 elite troops in Shazhou to guard, not to mention the ambitious Qingtang.
When the Song Dynasty reformed the military system, he specially dispatched the Yongxing Army from Yongxing Junlu to Xining Prefecture in order to guard against Qingtang.
After Lu Yijian persuaded Wang Zeng, no one opposed Lu Yijian's words.
Lu Yijian immediately asked Zhao Zhen, "Officials, officials thought that if Xizhou Uighurs ask my Song for help, I should ignore it."
Zhao Zhen smiled, did not respond to Lu Yijian's words, but looked at Kou Ji and said, "What do you think of Brother Si?"
The eyes of everyone in Shishitang fell on Kou Ji.
Kou Ji said frankly: "Gong Lu is right. If Xizhou Huihu asks my Song for help, I really should not send heavy troops out. My Song is at a critical moment for the replacement of arms.
It is easy to be exploited by dispatching heavy troops to leave the country.
However, you should understand the truth about the death of the lips and the coldness of the teeth.
Once the Xizhou Uighurs are destroyed, our Song will face the tyrannical Black Khan dynasty.
The Liao Kingdom can help the Black Khan Dynasty attack the Uighurs in Xizhou.
The Black Khan Dynasty could also help the Liao Kingdom to attack my Da Song.
Therefore, I still have to help Xizhou Huihu.
Although it is not possible to send heavy soldiers, it is possible to send a force of no more than 10,000 soldiers to help. "
Lu Yijian frowned suddenly and turned into a Chinese character, "The Black Khan Dynasty has a million troops, and the Liao State has dispatched 200,000 elite soldiers. What is the difference between sending a soldier and horse of no more than 10,000 men and women?"
Kou Ji smiled and said, "You can't say that. I sent soldiers and horses to the Song Dynasty. I didn't help the Xizhou Uighurs to confront the heavy forces of the Black Han Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom, so the number of soldiers and horses is not the key.
The key is how to help the Xizhou Uighurs fight after the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty arrived in the Xizhou Uighurs, so as to prolong the life of the Xizhou Uighurs. "
Lu Yijian felt that Kou Ji was a little fanciful.
The opponent is a strong enemy with 1.2 million heavy soldiers.
Even if Da Song faced a strong enemy of 1.2 million heavy soldiers, he had to deal with it cautiously.
Kou Ji dispatched less than 10,000 soldiers and horses to Xizhou Uighurs, and wanted to help Xizhou Uighurs continue their lives
Wang Zeng and Zhang Zhibai also felt the same.
Only Li Zhaoliang's eyes lit up and said, "Do you want to send someone to lay ambush under Guigukou to block the time for the Black Han Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom to enter troops?"
Want to use less than 10,000 soldiers and horses to help Xizhou Uighurs continue their lives.
The only thing that can be done is to make a surprise.
Guigukou is the only place where the Heihan Dynasty and the Liao State soldiers and horses marched through, and it is also a very suitable place for ambushes.
Kou Ji smiled and nodded.
The three of Lu Yijian glanced at each other without saying a word, and began to speculate about the possibility of delaying time at Guigukou.
Li Zhaoliang didn’t need to think carefully. He said after nodding in Kou Ji: “Guigukou is certainly a good place to ambush, but the enemy has 1.2 million soldiers and horses. There are at least 800,000 soldiers and horses at Guigukou.
Ten thousand people can't help the enemy of eight hundred thousand.
Even if it is an ambush, it can only delay the time of the enemy's march, and it can't play a surprising role in winning. "
Kou Ji smiled and said: "It is impossible for us to send hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses to Xizhou Uighurs to help Xizhou Uighurs. Therefore, Xizhou Uighurs will die in the face of 1.2 million soldiers and horses.
I asked Gui Taniguchi to ambush, and the purpose is not to come back.
Ten thousand people face eight hundred thousand people, and it is impossible to come back.
Unless God blesses, drop the fireball.
But Xizhou Uyghur Khan, obviously did not have the luck of Emperor Guangwu of Han, so it was impossible for God to drop a fireball.
Therefore, I sent people to ambush at Guitaniguchi in order to delay time. The longer the delay, the better. "
"But the situation cannot be changed, the final result is still the same."
"Different… "
Kou Ji smiled and shook his head, "It's very different. Once the soldiers and horses of the Black Khan Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom conquered Gaochang, then Xizhou Uighurs will be exhausted.
If Xizhou Uighur Khan stayed in Beiting, he would only die.
If he wants to survive, he can only escape.
I sent people from Da Song to help him defend against the enemy at Guigukou. One is to delay the enemy's march, and the other is to give him time to escape.
Xizhou Uyghur Khan, going west, north, and south, there is no way to escape.
So in the end, he could only bring soldiers and horses, as well as the Xizhou Uighur's hundreds of years of accumulation, and fled east to my Da Song. "
Lu Yijian and others were taken aback.
Wang Zeng said in astonishment: "You sent less than 10,000 people to help the Uighurs in Xizhou, you are thinking of the soldiers and money of the Uighurs in Xizhou?"
Kou Ji nodded and said: "Once the Xizhou Uighur Khan flees to my Da Song. Then he, and his people and money are my Da Song's. He sent someone to the fence, and many things have to follow my Da Song's mind. do.
With his help, Da Song can quickly digest the people in his hands and swallow the money in his hands.
At that time, we can integrate the soldiers and horses of the Uighurs in Xizhou, and then send the Zhenxi Army to Shazhou to fight against the soldiers and horses of the Black Khan Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom.
It would take several months for the Black Khan Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom to digest the territory of the Uighurs in Xizhou.
Therefore, within a few months, they will never clashed with the Zhenxi Army in Shazhou. "
Wang Zeng exclaimed: "The Black Khan Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom sent 1.2 million soldiers and horses to destroy the Xizhou Uighurs. In the end, the one who got the biggest deal will be my Da Song."
Kou Ji nodded slowly.
Lu Yijian said solemnly: "But once we take the people and money from the Xizhou Uighurs, the Black Khan Dynasty has enough reasons to start a war with me. The Liao Kingdom will definitely not attack me with the Black Khan Dynasty. Song.
I will be the enemy. "
Kou Ji sighed and said quietly: "What do you think the purpose of the Liao Kingdom helping the Black Khan Dynasty is? Is it just for the Uighurs in Xizhou?"
Lu Yijian's pupils shrank.
"You mean... The Liao Kingdom and the Black Khan Dynasty have formed an alliance? The attack on the Uighurs in Xizhou is just to graze the rabbits. Their real purpose is us?"
Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji had guessed their ultimate goal after the envoy of the Liao Kingdom and the king of the Black Khan Yusufu had caught up before, but they did not tell Lu Yijian and others about the matter to prevent them from leaking the wind and causing panic.
Therefore, Lu Yijian and others did not know that the Liao Kingdom had completely formed an alliance with the Black Khan Dynasty, and its purpose was for the Song Dynasty.
Kou Ji heard Lu Yijian’s words and nodded and said: "Yes, their real purpose is to Da Song. So we take in Xizhou Uighur Khan or not, and the result is the same."
Lu Yijian said with an ugly expression: "Once the Black Khan Dynasty has annexed the Xizhou Uighurs, its strength will probably exceed one million. An unprecedented number of horrors.
If they attacked my Da Song together, how would my Da Song respond? "
The black khan dynasty's warfare with soldiers and horses is like locusts.
They support war by fighting, and don't need to carry luggage.
How many soldiers and horses you have, how many soldiers and horses will appear on the battlefield at that time.
Except for the Pishi Army and some of the soldiers and horses that have been Chineseized, the other combat methods of the soldiers and horses in the Liao Kingdom are actually similar to those of the Black Khan Dynasty.
The Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu is dying. In order to pave the way for his son, he will spare no effort to dispatch all the soldiers and horses to fight with the Song Dynasty.
The combination of the Black Khan Dynasty and the Liao State soldiers and horses would be an amazing number.
Da Song will face an unprecedented bad situation.
Kou Ji added another sentence after Lu Yijian’s voice came down, "Qingtang will not be on the sidelines then."
Lu Yijian's face turned pale for a moment, and her voice trembling slightly: "Yes... Qingtang will not let this opportunity pass."
Wang Zeng's face was very ugly and muttered: "The number of enemies that Da Song will face is likely to exceed two million..."
Kou Ji saw that the three of Lu Yijian's faces were very ugly, so he comforted: "The three of you don't have to worry. There are many enemies, but in fact there are not many that can be fought.
Take the Black Khan Dynasty.
The Black Khan Dynasty has millions of soldiers and horses, but the number of soldiers and horses that can really fight tough battles should be around 300,000.
Otherwise, the Black Khan Dynasty would not be able to conquer the Xizhou Uighurs for so many years, and still could not take the Xizhou Uighurs, and eventually they would have to use the soldiers and horses of the Liao State to conquer the Xizhou Uighurs.
Although the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu recruited a lot of soldiers and horses in recent years, most of them were new soldiers, and their combat effectiveness was not tyrannical.
The Liao Kingdom had previously been defeated by Xixia and consumed a lot of elites.
Then I lost to the hands of my Da Song, which consumed a lot of elites.
Nowadays, there are a lot of soldiers and horses in Liao, but there are not many who can really fight tough battles.
The King of Qingtang Jiao Si Luo has just conquered the Tubo tribe in Qingtang, and is still running in, so there are not many soldiers and horses under his command that can fight tough battles.
Counting it down carefully, the number of enemy troops is very strong, but only less than one-third of them can really fight. "
"One third, there are nearly 700,000 soldiers and horses..."
Zhang Zhibai whispered with an ugly face.
Kou Ji solemnly said: "We have 600,000 carefully selected forbidden troops in the Song Dynasty, and then 60,000 troops have been added. Secondly, the total number of soldiers and horses in the Song Dynasty has reached 60 or 70. Million."
Lu Yijian gritted his teeth and said: "There is still a huge gap..."
Kou Ji said solemnly: "We still have firearms they don't have! We have much more money than them!"
When the three of Lu Yijian heard this, their expressions were slightly better.
They have seen the power of firearms and know that firearms can play a big role on the battlefield and can make up part of the gap in military strength.
Naturally, there is no need to say more about money.
In the past, when there was an empty mouse running in the Treasury of the Song Dynasty, it was recognized as a rich and prosperous country in the world.
Now the money accumulated in the Great Song State Treasury exceeds ten million, and Zhao Zhen's small treasury is full of piles.
There is also the Yizijiaozipu, where the deposits are even more appalling.
The financial resources of the Song Dynasty are probably several times richer than that of the Liao Kingdom, the Black Khan Dynasty, and Qingtang combined.
In the war of attrition, Da Song has sufficient financial advantages.
"We have money, and we can drag them to death!"
Kou Ji said loudly.
The three of Lu Yijian looked at each other and were silent.
Seeing this, Kou Ji continued: "The three only saw the disadvantages of fighting with Heikhan, Liao Kingdom, and Qingtang, but didn't see the advantages of fighting with them."
Kou Ji looked at the three of them, and said with a heavy voice: "This battle! My Da Song Ruosheng! Looking around, I will let Da Song take permission for all the territory I see!"
The three of Lu Yijian were shocked.
As Kou Ji said, after this victory, look at all the territories, let Song take permission.
The land of Yanyun must be returned to Song Dynasty.
It's just a battle of millions of soldiers and horses, they haven't experienced it.
There is no corresponding example in the history books to learn from.
The three of Lu Yijian didn't know whether to gamble or not.
When the ancients fought, in order to frighten the enemy, they called a Xuanhu.
With ten to twenty thousand soldiers and horses, they dare to say that they have one hundred thousand elite soldiers.
With two or three hundred thousand soldiers and horses, it can claim to have an army of eight hundred thousand.
If Da Song Zhen went to war with the Black Khan Dynasty, Qingtang, and Liao Kingdom, it would be a real battle with millions of soldiers and horses.
Not the kind of bragging.
"Can... Can you win?"