Water Margin: The opening scene involves assassinating Emperor Huizong of Song and forcibly taking L

After confirming with Lu Zhishen that the King of Liang possessed invincible superhuman strength,

They then planned to use the divine power of the King of Liang and gunpowder to create a story of a god descending to earth.

Most of these barbarian people were tribal leaders from the Jingyuan Road area.

There were also some tribal leaders from Qinfeng Road.

Most of these indigenous tribes had already learned agriculture.

The Song Dynasty allocated land to these non-Han people.

Two hectares of land per person

If there are warhorses, then an additional fifty acres will be allocated.

The price they paid was that they became archers on the borders of the Song Dynasty.

They must have their own weapons, so that the imperial court can use them when needed.

They can be directly conscripted to the battlefield.

Except when we win,

The imperial court needs to give some rewards.

Normally, you don't have to spend a single penny.

They could even levy taxes on them.

Originally, archers along the border were exempt from taxes.

But not many years later...

The Song Dynasty then began to levy taxes on them.

When Cai Jing was in power,

Furthermore, taxes were increased several times over.

Chapter 1835 Gods

The Jingyuan Road section of the Sixth Route in Shaanxi had the most archers.

The situation at the front is critical.

However, Zhong Shidao did not summon archers to support the front lines.

Instead, they were tasked with protecting their homeland.

The news of the change of dynasty has now spread throughout the world.

The Han people are all fickle-minded.

If there had been no Western Xia invasion,

These barbarian people then followed Zhong Shidao and submitted to the Great Liang.

However, the Western Xia army was pressing in.

Daliang is clearly the weaker party.

Zhong Shidao couldn't guarantee that the barbarians wouldn't defect to the enemy during the battle.

Therefore, Zhong Shidao dared not send the barbarians to the front lines.

They dared not allow them to gather.

Until he came up with the Celestial Plan,

That's why we invited these tribal leaders.

We're going to show them why the Great Liang Dynasty could overthrow the Song Dynasty overnight.

It was because of this Celestial Plan that

Zhong Shidao held back from ordering the use of gunpowder to relieve the second city.

These tribal leaders will come.

It was entirely because of the integrity that the Zhong family had maintained for decades.

Otherwise, there would be chaos and turmoil.

No one will easily leave their home base.

Zhao Yuan was quite supportive of this plan.

As long as he becomes a "god" in the eyes of the barbarians.

Not only do we not have to worry about rebellions by the barbarians,

He could also make barbarians work for him.

Help him conquer the world.

It has only benefits and no drawbacks.

He also needs to become a god in the Central Plains.

I might as well become the god of the whole world.

It's a bit harder to fool the Han people.

But it's much easier to deceive people who like to watch anime.

Inhuman skills,

Add gunpowder,

It was enough to amaze the barbarians as if they were gods.

"What is the situation with the Deshun Army and the Zhenrong Army?"

"The Western Xia army severed the city's connection with the outside world,"

"However, the situations in both places should be similar,"

"Deshun Army's city walls are more fortified,"

"But Xi'an Prefecture surrendered without a fight,"

"Li Qianshun's troops are advancing faster."

"The conditions in Zhenrong Army's city are somewhat worse,"

"However, the Huai De army held out for more than ten days,"

"This allowed them to fortify the city."

"However, the Zhenrong Army has already been besieged for twenty days,"

"Fortunately, the Western Xia army was not good at attacking cities,"

"That's what has kept them going until now."

Zhao Yuan could also imagine the brutality of holding out for twenty days, and frowned,

"Which area should we save first?"

Zhong Shidao had already considered this issue.

Without hesitation, he said,

"This old minister believes that we should first rescue the Zhenrong Army,"

"Chage of the Western Xia led troops for over twenty years,"

"Liu Fa also died at his hands."

"General Liu was able to hold out for more than twenty days,"

"This is truly a rare opportunity; any further delay would be unacceptable,"

"I'm afraid the Zhenrong Army may suffer a loss."

Zhao Yuan thought for a moment,

"The one besieging De Shun's army is Li Qianshun, the ruler of Western Xia."

"If we rescue De Shunjun first, Brother Cha will probably send troops to support him as well."

"Could it be that the reason why you are so concerned is because the man guarding Deshun Army is General Zhong?"

Zhong Shidao shook his head and said, "With the nation in peril, this old minister can no longer concern himself with personal gain or loss."

"If it benefits the court and the people,"

"A little bit of fame is not worth having."

"We have divine thunder to help us,"

"To relieve the siege of the two cities,"

"It wouldn't be difficult to repel the Western Xia people,"

"But it would be difficult to completely annihilate the Western Xia people."

"If we attack Deshun Army first,"

"I'm afraid Li Qianshun will be defeated and flee,"

"But it can't fundamentally harm the Western Xia people,"

"They could come back at any time,"

"So I had an idea. Let's get a map."

The guards brought the map.

Everyone gathered around.

Master Zhong pointed to the map and said,

"Your Majesty, let's first lift the siege of Zhenrong Army,"

"Then you can cross the Liupan Mountains from Sanchuanzhai,"

"Go around to the rear of De Shunjun."

"If we can capture or kill Li Qianshun,"

"The Western Xia army will inevitably be thrown into chaos."

"Li Ganshun's Prince Liang, Li Ren'ai, was only thirteen years old at this time,"

"Prince Jin, Chage, held military power for over twenty years,"

"It's hard to guarantee that internal strife won't occur."

"Even without internal strife,"

"We could also create an internal conflict."

"If everything goes well,"

"We need not worry about the Western Xia invading our borders for more than ten years."

The Zhenrong Army was besieged for twenty days.

De Shun's army had been besieged for a month.

Although the Deshun army is still holding out...

It's probably on the verge of collapse.

The main army first rescued the Zhenrong army.

Then go around to the back of Deshun Army,

Cut off the Western Xia people's retreat route.

The journey alone will take six or seven days.

It's still unknown how many days it will take to defeat Chage's army.

Zhong Shidao's choice undoubtedly placed his brother, Zhong Shizhong, in the most dangerous situation.