Northern Song Dynasty: Starting from the son of Song Renzong

Chapter 229 I will definitely not let His Royal Highness Prince Yu down!

It is possible to kill Wei Mingshan, but what if he can recruit the opponent and his clan members for his own use?

Then in the future, there will be at least 10,000 more people working on city construction, which can shorten the construction period a lot.

Before deciding whether to persuade the other party to surrender, Zhao Xin must have understood the other party's character.

Weimingshan is the kind of person who is quite loyal to his people.

I also have some general knowledge.

Knowing who to turn to is the best way to benefit yourself.

The strength of the previous Song Dynasty was well known. If he had not sided with Western Xia, but instead with the weak Song Dynasty.

Then his people might be killed by Xixia at any moment.

And tell the truth!
As a Tangut, he really didn't want to surrender to the Han people.

He cannot form a national identity with the Han people.

It’s a pity that nowadays, others are the butchers and we are the meat.

You have no choice but to surrender now.

and……

People have spent so much time and effort just to give him a way out.

There is nothing shameful in surrendering to the Han people for the sake of your people.

I saw that the other party seemed to be interested.

Zhao Xin also continued: "In fact, the disloyal person is Li Yuanhao, your Xixia."

"Xixia was originally a vassal of the Song Dynasty, but it led its troops to attack the Song Dynasty."

"Do you think... this is reasonable? Is it appropriate?"

"I think you are a reasonable person, so I told you so much."

"Ten counts. If you don't surrender, I'll kill you!"

After saying that, Zhao Xin turned around and walked away, and started counting down as he walked.

At this time, Wei Mingshan finally lowered his head and said, "I am willing to surrender!"

Only then did Zhao Xin stop.

"That's more like it! Well, I'll give you some time to send someone to gather the clansmen who have not returned. Next, we will build a city in Suizhou."

……

As for things like building a city, naturally, the task would be handed over to Zhong Yan.

in the afternoon.

Li Yuan's army arrived in Suizhou.

The next step is to set up camp.

at the same time……

Zhao Xin also sent out scouts to keep a close eye on the Wudingchuan and Dalihe directions.

At the same time, all passing business travelers were detained.

By the time Xixia reacted, it was already ten days later.

And Suizhou, a brand new city, is almost half completed.

The capital of Xixia.

Xingqing Mansion.

Mei Zang had just returned from a trip with his friends, and when he heard the news, he became panic-stricken.

After all, no matter what, she is just a fickle woman who only knows how to eat, drink and have fun. What does she know about fighting?

only……

After a moment of panic, she quickly calmed down.

After all, she was very clear about the strength of the Song Dynasty and the Western Xia.

The uncle of the emperor, Mei Zang Epang, was fanning the flames at the side, saying with a look of indignation: "I said that the Song Kingdom is not a good country. Look, they have sent people to attack us directly!"

"Isn't this a slap in the face of our Xixia country?"

The confidants around Mo Zang Epang also said: "I suggest that we must teach the State of Song a lesson."

After the confidant said this, the remaining Xixia officials also started to make a fuss.

"This battle must be fought!"

"Correct!"

Of course, Mei Zang was not fooled by this atmosphere.

After all, she is the ruler of a country now, and she has the final say on everything.

and so……

Mei Zang was a little skeptical about the authenticity of the war at first. She wondered if her brother had failed to gain any benefits from the Song Dynasty and had made up such a story to deceive her.

Judging from her brother's personality, she felt that he was similar.

Then...

She said to her lover, "Baobao has eaten too much!"

Bao Bao ate a lot and said, "I am here."

"Go and confirm whether this is true first, and then explain the pros and cons to the other party. It would be great if the other party can return our land and the people of Weimingshan tribe in time. Otherwise, Xixia will launch a massive attack on Yanzhou!"

Baobao had eaten too much: "Yes!"

Then this delay would last at least several more days.

Zhao Xin was not in a hurry either. Anyway, it was better to just drag it out like this!
If we delay for a few more days, his Suizhou City will be almost completed.

Bao Baochiduo had already brought people with him, and then he came to see Zhao Xin.

Zhao Xin replied: "You Xixia invaded our Qizhou land, this is my revenge. Unless you send me the head of your Mei Zang Epang, my Song land will not be invaded by anyone!"

Bao Bao had eaten too much, so he threatened: "Prince Yu of the Song Dynasty, aren't you afraid of our 500,000 Xixia cavalry?"

Zhao Xin replied: "Is everyone in Xixia like you, a gigolo? Then I'm not afraid! I heard that you had an affair with your queen mother! I also heard that your queen mother is very beautiful."

Baobao had eaten too much: "You!"

Zhao Xin added: "I didn't say anything else. I just said she's pretty. But I really want to meet her. When the time comes, I'll take her to Tokyo City. Um... keep her! Go back and tell Mei Zang that if she's obedient, just surrender on her own. I'll treat her well!"

Baobao had already eaten a lot, so he couldn't stand hearing this.

He immediately stood up in anger, his eyes like a sharp blade, sharp and cold: "You will pay the price for what you said today, we will see you on the battlefield!"

After saying that, he led his men out of the tent.

Zhang Kang waited until the other party left, and then asked, "Your Highness Prince Yu, isn't that a bit too much?"

Zhao Xin was helpless and replied: "If I hadn't said that, the Zang clan wouldn't have fought with us. I can see that she is actually a little afraid to fight."

When Zhang Kang heard what Zhao Xin said, he thought about it and it made sense.

Because if it were based on Xixia's past temper, there would be no need to send anyone.

Zhang Kang asked again, "Your Highness, you don't really mean this, do you?"

Zhao Xin said, "What are you thinking about? I have no interest in women who keep male lovers. I really hope to meet the Iron Harriers of Xixia. If the other party does not personally lead the expedition, the Iron Harriers should not be dispatched, right?"

Zhang Kang also replied: "Not necessarily. But I think, since Your Highness has said so, if she doesn't lead the army in person, then it is probably impossible."

After a few more days, Suizhou City was initially built.

This city is located at the intersection of Wuding River and Dali River, and can be said to be controlling the main transportation route for Western Xia to go south.

After the city is built, we can continue to move north to attack Mizhi Village in the upper reaches of Wuding River.

Mizhi Village also received the news that Weimingshan had surrendered to the Song Dynasty early on.

These mountain strongholds are really difficult to attack by force. It feels like each one of them is like the mountain cities of Goguryeo.

only……

Compared with most of Goguryeo's mountain cities, its area is certainly much smaller.

Zhao Xin directly ordered Zhong Yan to surround Mizhi Village and pretend to attack.

Then he calculated the date and waited for the arrival of the Western Xia army.

After Bao Baochiduo met with Zhao Xin, he quickly passed the news back to Xixia.

I first talked to Mo Zang secretly about it. After all, this was related to the reputation of their Queen Mother of Western Xia.

However, even Zhao Xin probably couldn't have imagined that Mei Zang's first reaction was to think about whether the second son of the Song Dynasty official was good-looking or not.

of course!

It just flashed by.

Then he said, "This is really too much! What do you think we should do next?"

Bao Bao ate a lot and said, "We must fight. If we don't, the other party will become even more unscrupulous!" But...

Why didn't Li Yuanhao fight at the beginning?
Isn't it just that there is no benefit in fighting?
Although the Western Xia killed many of the Song Dynasty's imperial guards, they did not capture a single city.

On the contrary, it was because of the war with the Song Dynasty that the people in the country were living in misery.

If we start a war again at this time, I am afraid...

Immediately afterwards...

Mei Zang then asked about Zhao Xin's situation again.

Hearing that Zhao Xin was only in his teens, Mei Zang seemed even more excited!

of course!

She hid it well.

And what Zhao Xin said was too arrogant! He was really disrespectful!

Then she called her brother and others to a meeting overnight.

The next day, the next day...

Then, one after another, the military headquarters of Western Xia in Yanzhou, Youzhou, Longzhou, Xiazhou, Shizhou and Yinzhou received news of the attack on the Song Dynasty.

can only say……

The Western Xia army was mobilized very quickly.

After all, Yanzhou, Youzhou, Longzhou, Xiazhou, Shizhou and Yinzhou were originally their territories.

Many herdsmen live and graze here.

If Western Xia wanted to send troops to attack the Song Dynasty, it only needed to send a part of the troops from the capital, and then it could directly gather soldiers from other military divisions stationed in Yanzhou, Youzhou, Longzhou, Xiazhou, Shizhou, and Yinzhou, which would be enough to form a force of hundreds of thousands or even millions of troops in an instant.

The key point is that the distance between these states is indeed not too long.

The total distance is estimated to be only about six or seven hundred miles.

Even if it is an urgent military situation.

In about two days at most, all the chiefs of the Xixia tribes along the Hengshan line would probably know that they were going to have a war.

And Mei Zang also trusted her lover Bao Baochiduoyi very much.

This directly gave the opponent the opportunity to lead the troops into battle as a vanguard.

However, it can be seen that this is probably a helpless move.

Although it is true that Mei Zang Epang is her brother, who doesn't like power?
In fact, Mo Zang had already vaguely sensed that Mo Zang Epang had ulterior motives.

therefore……

She can only use Baobao to eat more.

The night before departure, Mei Zang told Bao Bao Chi Duoyi: "This time, you must fight a good battle! Don't embarrass me!"

Baobao, who had eaten too much, naturally understood the situation and wanted to touch Mei Zang, but Mei Zang dodged him.

After all, Bao Bao will have to play as a forward next.

If my legs become weak, how can I fight?

Although Mo Zang herself had never fought in a war, she was once the wife of the Western Xia general Yeli Yuqi.

Even if you haven't eaten pork, have you seen a pig run?

Baobao had eaten too much and saw that the other party didn't let him touch her, so he didn't take any further action.

Next…

He just wanted to tear Zhao Xin apart as soon as possible, and then have a good time with her.

This battle.

Xixia naturally chose to come out in full force.

Almost all the Xixia soldiers along the Hengshan line, including those from Yanzhou, Youzhou, Longzhou, Xiazhou, Shizhou and Yinzhou, were mobilized.

Adding the Helan Mountains and the capital Xingqing Prefecture, the number of soldiers is at least 300,000!
of course!

When the Western Xia army went to war, it was certain that all 300,000 of them would not be crowded into one place.

They would continue to divide their troops and surround the various forts of the Song Dynasty along the passages heading south.

Anyway...

You can rob if you can, but you can’t rob if you can. And you are not allowed to support each other in your forts.

We will surround you. If you come out, we will attack you. If you don’t come out, we will just waste time here, or see if we can find an opportunity to attack the city.

Therefore, the number of people actually assigned to Wudingchuan may be at most 80,000.

but……

No matter what.

Since Zhao Xin is in Suizhou at this moment, the main force of Western Xia will definitely come to Suizhou.

Other miscellaneous soldiers and small fry might harass other routes of the Song Dynasty.

or……

Send a cavalry unit from the small road to see if we can cut off Zhao Xin's way back.

For example, Zhao Xin went from Qingjian City, out of Huaining Village, and then to Suizhou.

Then the Western Xia army can try to surround Huaining Village and cut off the possibility of subsequent support from the Song army.

Unless Zhao Xin has sufficient food and grass in Suizhou, Zhao Xin will definitely be in danger.

But it is obvious that Baobao doesn't seem to care about these things.

Anyway...

With three thousand iron kites in his hands, Bao Baochiduo could not imagine any possibility of failure.

The spy soon brought the news that the Song army was besieging Mizhi Village to Baobao Chiduoyi.

Bao Bao had seen a lot and said, "Our army will be there in less than two days!"

Immediately afterwards...

So he ordered the army to move forward quickly.

As for Zhao Xin...

Naturally, he was also staying in front of Mizhi Village.

In front of Mizhi Village, deep trenches were dug to make it difficult for the enemy to come out for reinforcements.

Then, he ordered General Zhong Yan, Wei Mingshan and others to take their men to hide in the ravines, waiting for the sound of artillery fire from Zhao Xin's side, and then rush out of the valley.

The elite troops of Western Xia, the Iron Harriers, were heavy cavalry and were used to break through enemy formations.

Therefore, they will definitely be placed at the forefront by Xixia.

The goal of the Li Yuan army now is to withstand the attack of the Iron Harriers. If they dare, they will wait until the Iron Harriers are dispersed.

The next step was to bombard the Xixia infantry, and then fight all the way northward until they joined up with Zhongyan and Weimingshan.

Zhong Yan was a little worried that Weiming Mountain might rebel again.

Moreover, would it be too risky to assign such a task to the other party?
Faced with questions like this.

Zhao Xin could only say that the families of the other party, as well as the families of the other party's soldiers, were all in their hands, and had been moved to a safer place in the rear.

Now, the only ones left on the battlefield are Wei Mingshan and his soldiers. How could the other side rebel again?

of course!

In order to avoid such a situation, Zhao Xin still found Wei Mingshan and explained the situation to him.

Zhao Xin said, "Zhong Yan said he doesn't trust you."

Then Wei Mingshan seemed a little anxious and looked at Zhao Xin.

He replied: "Since I have already surrendered to Your Highness, I will never have second thoughts towards Your Highness."

Zhao Xin also replied: "I haven't finished speaking yet, but... I believe in you! I hope you can perform well next time! Become a person like Ashina She'er and Qibi Heli in history."

it's over...

Zhao Xin also had to tell the other party their story.

Anyway...

Ashina She'er and Qibi Heli both have statues in Zhaoling Mausoleum, and both of them are people whose names are worthy of being recorded in history.

Although Weimingshan doesn't attach much importance to these.

I don’t know whether what Zhao Xin said is true or false.

However, it can still be seen from the fact that the other party said he wanted to emulate Emperor Taizong of Tang.

The person in front of me is a man with great ambitions and is worthy of trust.

He immediately said, "I will definitely not let His Royal Highness Prince Yu down!"

(End of this chapter)