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"If the Jin Dynasty is defeated, it will submit to the Ming Dynasty."

"Take advantage of the opportunity to seize the land of the Eight Halls."

"If the Ming Dynasty is defeated, it will submit to the Jin Dynasty."

"Take advantage of the opportunity to seize Hengshan and Hehuang."

After thinking it over, Li Renzhong nodded and said...

"That's all."

"The power of the Great Xia Kingdom is declining day by day,"

"We must act in accordance with the times,"

"We must not confront the two countries of Kim and Ming head-on."

Richard shouted sternly, "Regardless of which country wins!"

"Once they start fighting,"

"Send troops immediately to deal with Xiao Heda!"

Li Qianshun said, "If we take action, he will definitely defect to the Ming Dynasty."

Richard said, "As long as we quickly mobilize a large army to suppress it,"

"Before the battle between the Jin and Ming dynasties is decided,"

"Aren't you afraid he might choose which country to side with later on?"

Ma Kuo sowed discord between the Western Xia rulers and their ministers.

This could lead to Xiao Heda's potential rebellion at any time.

That is its greatest achievement.

This can avoid the occurrence of a major war.

The Western Xia suddenly sent troops to aid the Jin dynasty.

They must first deal with Xiao Heda.

Only then did they dare to act rashly and attack the Ming Dynasty.

...

Peace talks in the summer of 1940

The negotiations dragged on until late autumn before finally concluding.

First, the territory that the Western Xia seized by taking advantage of the situation.

Everything has to be vomited up.

The situation was restored to the state it was in at the end of the Xuanhe era of Emperor Huizong of Song.

Chapter 1779 The Land of Father and Son

Secondly, the Ming army occupied Henan Military Commandery and the Karuo River Valley.

There's also Zhenwu City and the Haomen River Valley.

This is indisputably Chinese territory.

Third, the two countries are bound by a father-son relationship.

The Ming Dynasty was the father, and the Western Xia Dynasty was the son.

The ruler of Western Xia,

The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty should be addressed as "Father".

Fourth, the two countries resumed trade relations.

The Ming Dynasty must not obstruct the Western Xia from selling bluish-white salt to Han territories.

The Western Xia could not prevent tribes within its territory from selling horses to Han lands.

The treaty consists of these four points.

Very concise and clear.

What about the country of fathers and sons, or the country of brothers?

If an overwhelming victory cannot be achieved,

In reality, it's just a matter of gaining some verbal advantage.

But if it develops to the point of destroying a country,

For example, the Ming Dynasty destroyed the Western Xia Dynasty.

Then many places can take advantage of this situation!

Outside of the treaty,

There is another situation.

Western Xia agreed to return Yinzhou.

Xiao Heda, however, still occupies Yinzhou.

This is quite subtle.

The territory belongs to the Ming Dynasty.

The soldiers belonged to the Western Xia army.

Xiao Heda was torn between staying and leaving.

Unfortunately, the Western Xia still needed to be supplied with provisions.

Fearing that the food supply would be cut off,

Xiao Heda directly led his troops to surrender to the Ming Dynasty.

Compared to the situation in the Northwest,

Zhao Yuan was more concerned about the situation in the south.

"What is Li Bao up to now?"

Zhao Yuan had a headache.

He threw the letter from Wang Yuan on the table.

Zhang Tang had already returned from Shandong.

Currently serving as Vice Minister of War.

Briefly explain the situation to everyone attending the meeting.

"After the floodwaters receded in the Jingjiang River,"

"Our navy has fought against the puppet Chu navy many times."

"Due to the superior firearms, our navy won several battles,"

"The remnants of the pseudo-Chu navy dare not leave Dongting Lake..."

"After our navy controlled the Yangtze River,"

"General Li first captured Yidu and Baishui Town,"

"Then we will use artillery to launch a strong attack and capture Songzi,"

"To thoroughly ensure the safe transport of supplies from Sichuan to the east..."

"They then launched an attack on Gong'an,"

"Although we have captured this city,"

"But the soldiers of the pseudo-Chu fought desperately in the streets,"

"Our army suffered more than 4,000 casualties."

"Among them, more than 600 were killed or seriously wounded,"

"General Li then ordered a halt to the southern campaign."

"His Majesty's thousand heavily armored guards,"

"There are also six thousand soldiers from Kuizhou,"

"They were transported to Haimen in batches,"

"Practicing riding on a sea vessel..."

Grand Secretary Zhong Shidao, who had already returned to the capital,

They were also invited to the meeting.

After listening to the contents of the letter, he said:

"It seems the morale on the side of the pseudo-Chu is high."

"After General Li captured Yidu, Songzi, and Gong'an,"

"They believed that continuing the offensive would result in too many casualties,"

"The plan is to secretly conquer the southeast first."

Wang Bing said, "But what about all the grain, fodder, and supplies?"

"They have all been transported to Jingzhou and Xiangyang."

"Even the Lianghuai New Army,"

"Besides some stationed in Huainan,"

"The rest were also transferred to the Jingjiang area."

"He said he would attack the southeast, so he attacked the southeast,"

"Shouldn't the soldiers and supplies all be flown over there?"

Zhao Yuan rubbed his temples and said,

"It is precisely because we have mobilized troops and transported grain on a large scale,"

"Both Prime Minister Zhong and Emperor Huizong's attention were drawn to it,"

"No one would have imagined that Li Bao would go to fight in the southeast."

Zhang Tang asked doubtfully, "General Li only dispatched seven thousand troops to Haimen."

"Another large-scale troop supply transport,"

"It will inevitably attract the enemy's attention."

"How can he possibly conquer the southeast with only seven thousand soldiers?"

Zhao Yuan said, "Judging from the messages sent back by the spies,"

"The soldiers under Zhao Ji's command,"

"A portion of them were deployed to suppress bandits in Fujian and Jiangxi."

"Some were deployed towards Jiangzhou,"

"We may send troops to help Prime Minister Zhong fight at any time."

"Some of them were deployed to defend south of the Yangtze River."

"On the contrary, it's Hangzhou,"

"Only the three thousand imperial guards newly formed by Emperor Huizong of Song."

"He's going to take a sea voyage straight to Hangzhou?" Shi Yuangong exclaimed in surprise.

"Definitely." Zhao Yuan said, both amused and exasperated.

Li Bao from another time and space,

They traveled directly from Hangzhou by boat to Shandong.