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"Let him train a cavalry."

"A total of more than 20,000 warhorses were captured,"

"Some supplies were added to each army."

"The remaining ten thousand warhorses have been sent to Tokyo."

"Tokyo can also train a cavalry force."

"Lu Junyi, Zhang Qing, Guan Sheng, and Han Cunbao, with a combined force of 40,000, have already broken camp and marched south,"

"I plan to take them to assist General Zhong."

Wen Huanzhang pondered,

"Your Majesty, have the Liao troops retreated?"

Zhao Yuan nodded and said, "After the Liao army's defeat yesterday,"

"The Liao emperor ransomed the captured soldiers,"

"Then he went to Heli."

"That was where the Liao emperors held their summer hunting expeditions,"

"It was also a place where Yelü Yanxi would escape the summer heat and go hunting."

"The Liao troops have also returned to their respective territories."

"They probably won't be heading south in the short term,"

"In a while,"

"I'm afraid they'll be even less able to head south."

Zhu Wu nodded and said, "In that case, leaving 10,000 troops should be enough."

"The situation in the Northwest is probably not good."

"I never imagined that the small Western Xia could mobilize 400,000 troops,"

"The Western Army has gradually arrived at Qinfeng Road."

"The old strategist Zhong is persuading them to submit to our dynasty,"

“Some of Tong Guan’s confidants were preparing to defect to the Southern Song Dynasty.”

"However, their soldiers are all commoners from the northwestern states,"

"Some prefectures have already fallen into the hands of the Western Xia,"

"The rest are also in dire straits."

"Only our Great Liang can send troops to aid them,"

"Therefore, there is still a high possibility that General Zhong can persuade them."

"Those generals wanted to defect to Tong Guan,"

"They can't take many Western troops with them either."

"However, these Western troops have marched more than a thousand li in a forced march,"

"In addition to the long-standing war with Manichaeism,"

"The army is exhausted and has lost its fighting strength."

"They can only recuperate in Weizhou and restore their fighting strength."

"We still have to give up on the prefectures west of Weizhou."

Zhao Yuan nodded and said, "Rest assured, both of you, after the army marches south,"

"After a day of rest, I will lead my troops to the Northwest,"

"However, now the imperial court is spending money and grain to reward the three armies and boost morale,"

"Otherwise, they would have to travel thousands of miles continuously,"

"The soldiers are going to have to complain too."

"Your Majesty, after they march south,"

Wen Huanzhang nodded.

"We will personally go and reward the troops."

Zhao Yuan asked, "By the way, where are Wang Qing and Tian Hu?"

Chapter 1800 Surprise

What are they doing?

Zhu Wu shook his head and said, "The two haven't made any moves yet."

"However, the message may have just been relayed back."

"After the king left, he delayed their messengers for two more days,"

"That's when we made our stance clear to them."

"It's only been five days now."

"The message was relayed back, and they made their decision,"

"It will take some time before the message reaches the front lines."

"I didn't expect Your Majesty to defeat the Liao Kingdom so quickly,"

"It seems we should have the official gazette do its utmost to publicize the fight against the Western Xia."

Zhao Yuan nodded and said, "The strategist is right."

"We have always been on the side of righteousness,"

"They should consider the hearts of the people before they attack my Great Liang."

Zhu Wu thought for a moment,

"Your Majesty, do you think we could ask them to join us in resisting the Western Xia?"

"If they refuse,"

"They will lose even more popular support;"

"If they agree, they can also share some of the pressure with you."

Zhao Yuan shook his head and said, "Absolutely not."

"It would be better if they didn't agree,"

"If they agree and then go to the front lines to ambush us,"

"Or take the opportunity to seize territory in Yongxing Army and Qinfeng Road,"

"On the contrary, we should be wary of them,"

"Unable to deploy troops at full strength."

"Or they suffered casualties on the battlefield,"

"They later said we deliberately weakened their forces,"

"That's hard to say."

Zhu Wu also hated these kinds of backstabbing and intrigue, and nodded in agreement.

“What the king says is true,”

"One should not harbor thoughts of harming others."

"Defenses can not do without."

"It's just that the Western Xia mobilized 400,000 troops,"

"And we have 50,000 troops in Weizhou,"

"General Zhong commands 50,000 men,"

"One hundred thousand troops from all the Western armies,"

"Adding the 40,000 reinforcements you brought,"

"It's only two hundred and forty thousand,"

"It seems that it will be difficult to repel the Western Xia."

Zhao Yuan said, "Although we have fewer troops,"

"But we have gunpowder,"

“It is not difficult to defeat the Western Xia.”

"I'm afraid Wang Qing and Tian Hu will cause trouble from behind,"

"We easily repelled the Liao Kingdom,"

"If we can achieve some more victories in the Northwest,"

"Wang Qing and Tian Hu must be afraid that our Great Liang will wipe them out with the momentum of a great victory,"

"To unify the world. At that time, they would probably defy the world's will."

"Cut off my supply lines directly,"

"Or they might send troops to harass us."

Zhu Wu nodded and said, "Your Majesty's concerns are not without merit."

"Tokyo has no shortage of food supplies,"

"Let's do this before they completely break off relations,"

"Have the navy transport more grain and fodder to Qinfeng Road."

"You won't have to worry about the supply lines being cut off then."

Zhao Yuan said, "Yes, the supplies are continuous."

"The morale of the army will not be shaken,"

"Sweeping away the villains is as easy as turning one's hand."

"I'm afraid Wang Qing and Tian Hu will use this as an excuse to send troops to help us fight against the Western Xia and seize our territory."

"Or they might be plotting against us from behind."

"If they really intend to send troops,"

"Father, you must not agree to them."

Wen Huanzhang nodded and said, "Your Majesty, rest assured, but given Wang Qing and Tian Hu's limited perspectives..."

"They will most likely take the opportunity to seize the prefectures and cities in the Central Plains,"

"They probably won't look that far."

Zhao Yuan laughed and said, "Those two are naturally short-sighted."

"But I'm afraid they might have a highly skilled person under their command."

"By the way, the two armies attacking the capital region and the eastern part of the capital,"

Where are we now?

Zhu Wudao said, "Jingdong is where we started our rebellion."

"In addition to having already captured half of JD.com,"

"Luan Tingyu and Qin Ming have already conquered all the prefectures in Jingdong."

"Actually, there wasn't much fighting,"

"Zhao Ji's imperial edict and our army will work together,"

“All the prefectures surrendered without a second thought.”