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Chapter 1266: Anjuping 5th Road
Chapter 1266: Anju Pingwu Road
Only in the mountains.
The Dangxiang troops gathered here.
If we consider the three factors of time, place and people, there is no doubt that the geographical advantage is on the side of the Dangxiang.
The Dangxiang took advantage of the geographical location to defeat the Song and Liao armies many times.
The vast deserts, turbulent river valleys, rolling mountains, etc. are all naturally favorable to the Dangxiang people. They appear and disappear without a trace in these places.
The enemy army is often confused by this, but the Dangxiang people are well aware of the pros and cons.
Among them, Weijing Mountain is one of the geographical advantages held by the Dangxiang.
However, the canyons in the Jing Mountains are high and deep, and the currents are turbulent, so it is impossible to sail hastily. The Dangxiang troops strictly guarded here, constantly blocking the river with large logs, iron chains and reefs, making it impossible for the Song army to go down the Yanhe River from Lanzhou to Huizhou.
Especially along the banks of Weijing River at the foot of the mountain, the Dangxiang people set up many outposts to prevent the Song army from crossing the river from Huizhou and heading south.
Therefore, until now, the Song army had never been able to build ships in Lanzhou and sail down the river to attack Xingling, which made Zhang Yue's plan fail.
Shen Kuo and other border generals sent spies back and forth many times in an attempt to detect the water conditions and river flow, but the Dangxiang were very strict in guarding against the spies and never managed to detect the true situation at Weijing Mountain.
Now, for many Song army generals, Weijing Mountain is just a place name. They are not clear about its details, and some people don’t even know its approximate location.
This shows how strict the Dangxiang’s defenses were.
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Now in the Western Xia military camp, the commanders of the army are Li Bingchang and Empress Dowager Liang.
It has always been the custom of the Weiming family for the king to lead the army in person.
Not only since Li Yuanhao and Li Liangzuo, but also Li Jiqian and other kings have always had the habit of leading the army to fight in person, and this time, it is also a consistent tradition that Empress Dowager Liang and Li Bingchang will lead the army in person at the same time.
Why not keep Empress Dowager Liang in the harem?
Because Li Bingchang was afraid that his own expedition would lead to trouble, he insisted on bringing Empress Dowager Liang with him. He even brought the former prime minister Liang Yibu, who had been under house arrest, with him.
At the same time, it was Li Bingchang who ordered the death of Queen Liang. After becoming the son-in-law of the Liao Kingdom, he completely held the military power in his hands. He needed to test the power in his hands.
Not only did Empress Dowager Liang come with the army, but also a group of veteran and important officials came with the army.
Now the Dangxiang troops have been hiding in the Weijing Mountains for several days.
In the military tent, Li Bingchang hosted a banquet for his confidants.
Everyone was chewing meat. Empress Dowager Liang was too weak to eat meat. She ate a few bites and said, "This is Jingshan. The former emperor stationed troops here in the past. It can guard Huizhou and spy on Huanqing in the south."
"After I acquired Tiandu Mountain, I was no longer happy here."
Empress Dowager Liang's words made Li Bingchang somewhat unhappy.
Tiandu Mountain has abundant water resources and pastures. In the past, Li Yuanhao and Liang Yimai often gathered troops here and marched south.
Tiandu Mountain had been lost since last year due to the comprehensive construction of the Song army, and this year even the nearby foreign tribes no longer came to participate in the Dangxiang gathering.
But how can humans and horses live well if they live in this mountain?
But there is no way.
Li Bingchang took a handkerchief and wiped the fat around his mouth, then said to Empress Dowager Liang: "This time I am going to take back Tiandu Mountain!"
Queen Mother Liang said: "There is no need to call up the troops of each clan. Now we are using the prestige of the late emperor and the respect that the tribal leaders have shown us for decades. This is why we can barely command so many troops."
Liang Yibu said: "Your Majesty, the Song army is in Nanmuchuan (Xi'an Prefecture), fighting in the Shengchuan area, building a fortress to connect Jingyuan Road and Xihe Road. If the two roads are united, their momentum will be unstoppable."
"If we send troops to capture Tiandu Mountain from here, we can cut off the north-south passage of the Song army. This will be a great victory."
Li Bingchang said: "No, the Song army has deployed heavy troops in Nanmuchuan, and the Song army's elite troops in Xihe Road can cross the river to Lanzhou and Liangzhou at any time to attack us from the front and back."
During the Song Dynasty, a heavy military group of nearly 100,000 soldiers was stationed in Liangzhou and Lanzhou.
There were also two great fighters, Aligu and Wen Xixin. The army was so strong that everyone in the Dangxiang couldn't sleep well at night after hearing about it.
Once Liangzhou was lost, the Dangxiang tribe became cautious and wait-and-see.
The commander Nita Hosotada said, "Your Majesty, in fact, the Wijeongcheon River is enough for our army to supply. In the past, when we marched out from Hwamachi, we often rested here."
Queen Mother Liang shook her head upon hearing this, walked out of the tent and looked up to the sky, saying: "My Great Bai Gao Kingdom is going to perish."
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Everyone discussed it for a while, but still to no avail.
Renduo Baozhong stepped forward and whispered, "Your Majesty, the leaders are now in a state of panic because of their successive defeats in Lanzhou, Liangzhou and other places."
"Once it fails, the situation will be over."
Li Bingchang said: "I thank you for your honest advice. They all opposed me in public, but you spoke to me from the bottom of your heart in private."
Renduo Baozhong said: "My father lost Liangzhou, but Your Majesty still treats my family well as before."
Li Bingchang said: "Before, Ren Duo and Chu Qing rebelled against me. Thanks to your warning, I did not fall into the trap. Their scheme could not succeed."
Previously, the Chief Censor Ren Duochuqing intended to rebel and assassinate Li Bingchang. Thanks to Ren Duobaozhong's determination to sacrifice his own family for the sake of justice, he was finally forced to flee the Song Dynasty.
It was for this reason that Renda Baozhong was very trusted by Li Bingchang. Although he was not given the position of general, he was trusted by him when he entered and left the palace.
Li Bingchang said: "You know this. I wanted to withdraw my troops, but so many old ministers are against it. If I withdraw my troops, I will lose face."
"Besides, the Song army has already advanced to Xiaoguan. After crossing Lingzhouchuan, it will be Lingzhou in another 200 miles. Liangzhou has been lost, and our Great Baigao Kingdom has lost Hexi. If Lingzhou is lost again, our Great Baigao Kingdom will be gone."
Renda Baozhong asked: "Your Majesty, why don't you ask Liao for reinforcements?"
Li Bingchang said: "What do you think the Liao Kingdom is thinking? They have already been negotiating with the Song people. According to my guess, the Song Dynasty will definitely make concessions to the Liao Kingdom in exchange for the land of Liangzhou."
"And the Liao Kingdom will not push the Song Dynasty too hard."
"So I have to find a way out for myself! But I know that you should consider failure before considering victory. If this expedition fails, what are your plans?"
Renda Baozhong said: "Your Majesty, if we cannot win this time, please temporarily make Shengwei City the northern capital. We swear to fight the Southern Dynasty to the end."
Li Bingchang said to himself: "Yes, Shengwei City is located between Shengwei Mountain and Helan Mountain, west of the big river in the northeast of Lingzhou. Although it is poor, it has always been the northern gate for the Dangxiang to communicate with the northern tribes."
"It is indeed as many ministers have said. We can get better help from Liao here."
Renduo Baozhong said: "This place was originally Dingyuan Army in the Tang Dynasty, and the Dangxiang changed it to Dingzhou. The Song Dynasty called it Tianzhou, and now it is the Beidizhong Supervisory Office of the Dangxiang."
"Shengwei City is a good place for farming and animal husbandry, and has a lot of business. It is a perfect place for a prison city."
"But Shengwei City has no defenses?"
Renduo Baozhong lowered his head and said, "As long as we are in harmony with the Liao Kingdom, Your Majesty does not need to worry about this! Otherwise, if the Song people seize Lingzhou in the future, then... I dare to say this!"
Li Bingchang certainly had no doubts about Ren Da Baozhong's loyalty, and this was now the only way out.
At the same time, for the emperor, moving the capital can also enhance internal cohesion.
Li Bingchang said: "I am desperate to survive, this is the only way to fight!"
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In Bianjing.
Zhang Yue was sick and sat at home watching the fish.
This time it was not intentional pretending to be sick, but Zhang Yue really had a cold.
He has been so sick these days that he is unable to get out of bed.
In the time-travel novels he had read in the past, it seemed that the protagonists did not eat any grains and never seemed to get sick.
Now that Zhang Yue's illness has recovered a little, he feels relieved to have to lie in bed all the time. Even though it is a very hot day, he was asked by Shiqi Niang to put on an extra piece of clothing.
There is no other way to do this. The first method the ancients used to fight disease was to avoid being exposed to the wind.
In fact, Zhang Yue has recovered a lot after Qian Yi's treatment.
Now Zhang Yue was sitting by the pond, watching the fishes swimming around, which somewhat relieved the boredom of being locked up in the house for the past few days.
Although he was not in the phase these days, various information was gathered from all directions.
During the negotiation, Xiao Xi, the Liao envoy, suddenly raised the price. At the same time, the Liao Kingdom also sent heavy troops to Yunzhong and Xijing.
According to intelligence obtained from Hedong and Shaanxi, the Dangxiang troops were gathering at the right time and were rushing through Huamachi, but their intention to attack was unclear.
Although Aligu attacked Shazhou and other places in the Hexi Corridor of Dangxiang, he was still worried. While fighting here, Aligu found an excuse to go back and fight with the Qingtang tribe there. Not only did he not work hard, he even had the intention of stabbing in the back.
Wang Gui was a little anxious. He was overwhelmed by so many things and kept urging Zhang Yue to return to the Secretariat.
The emperor also sent imperial doctors and eunuchs to visit three times a day.
At this time they really didn't want to leave Zhang Yue.
Cai Que and Xing Shu have been quite active these days, seemingly communicating with each other.
Zhang Yue heard a lot of rumors and learned from history.
The Song Dynasty had a tradition of using the prime minister who lost the battle to take the blame.
For example, Cai Jing in history, and later Han Tuozhou.
Zhang Yue was calm at this moment.
He sat by the pool and looked at the floating clouds in the sky, with the artistic conception of "watching the clouds rise and fall, watching the wind sweep away the clouds, the rise and fall of fate, and watching the flowers bloom and fall".
After going through a lot of things and experiencing many storms, Zhang Yue felt that he could deal with everything in front of him with a normal mind.
Anyway, the chess pieces have been placed and the layout has been completed, so he can just sit back and watch how things develop. He knows what to do next.
Let him travel around without any hesitation, and just watch me settle down in Pingwu Road!