Chapter 1,257 Departure

A few days later, an edict was urgently delivered to Shen Kuo: "First, I ordered the troops of the seven generals of Su Wei to garrison Yanyan, and then I issued the imperial edict, and the troops who held the army were not rewarded."

"Those who guard the country's borders and do not fight for a long time are also responsible for suppressing the army. Uneven rewards and rewards are the way to provoke chaos."

"The Privy Council failed to issue the order, and I have to rely on you to check the situation. Otherwise, it will disturb the military and government."

"Those who have not been informed of this matter will be able to become dictatorial. Tibetan and Han generals, as well as those who have descended from the imperial city, will be able to take over and accept it."

As a result, Shen Kuo was promoted and transferred to the post of Yanyan Road Economic and Strategy Envoy. At the same time, he continued to preside over diplomatic negotiations with the Xixia people.

In Jiyou, the Military Aircraft Department issued an order to Shen Kuo: "Any envoy from the future will be in charge of the negotiations. As long as the city of Ningxia is stopped and there is no way to get out of the border, you can order the envoy from Xia to enter the border to discuss the border materials."

This was the last order issued by Su You through the Military Aircraft Department. He was afraid that Shen Kuo would be kidnapped by the Xia people after the war broke out, so he was not allowed to go to the Baotai Military Division again.

If the Xia people want to negotiate, they can come to the Song people themselves.

Ding Wei, who was appointed a bachelor of Tianzhang Pavilion, knew that Zhang Dun of Dingzhou had returned to the court, and was promoted to the Military Aircraft Department.

On the same day, Wai Lang, a merit examiner, was appointed as the envoy to Changping Cangcang, Shaanxi Road, by the official Zhang of Longtuge, and was ordered to go to the post together with Su You.

Zhang Kai is Zhang Dun's cousin and a good friend of Da Su. This poem is written in response to him.

Su You was a little worried about Zhang Dun's stubbornness, so he used the system of avoiding suspicion and brought Zhang Kai out as the person in charge of logistics and civil affairs. In fact, he was acting as a lubricant between himself and Zhang Dun.

Zhang Kai is a person Su You has always deliberately made friends with. The relationship between the two started when Su You first came to Beijing. Back then, he was often dragged to Su You's house in Yiqiumen for dinner, and he ate a lot of Su You's twice-cooked pork.

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This is a rare handsome man in the Song Dynasty. He has not yet appeared. In real history, he did not shine until the Zhezong Dynasty. Together with Zhang Dun, both inside and outside, he was only one breath away from annihilating Xixia.

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At the Jingzhou Bridge Pier in Bianjing, the flags and honor guards of the Sixth Route Governor's Envoy were brought onto the ship. Inside the cabin, Su You was talking to Sun Gu and Lu Gongzhu who had come to see him off.

Su You poured tea for the two of them and sighed: "Master Sun is putting me on the stove to roast..."

Sun Gu was still worried: "Mingrun, your Majesty is determined to conquer the west. Don't you think it's a little too optimistic? With dozens of states and a nomadic nature, how can it be wiped out?"

Lu Gongzhu said: "It's not that Sun Gong and I don't want Mingrun to stay in the center, but that we can't rest assured about Western affairs. Even if Gao Zunyu has Huo Qiaoqi, what will happen? Can't the Xia people also follow the Huns' example and retreat to the desert?

north?"

"Even if we, the Song Dynasty, occupy Monan, how much military power and how much money will we need to consolidate the newly acquired land? It is easy to raise the army, but I am afraid that after we raise the army, it will become a muddy place, which will involve us, the Song Dynasty, in more people.

If you put all your energy into it, it will end up damaging the fundamentals.”

"Therefore, I discussed with Mr. Sun that the overall situation must be clear and favorable. Otherwise, I will strongly recommend that your Majesty not send troops."

Sun Gu said: "Sima Junshi also wrote a letter specifically, explaining that Run Qingzong, even if it is not a full success, at least it can protect our Song Dynasty's Western Army from losing. The country's savings are not easy to come by, and the consumption of the war is very terrible.

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Su You said: "That's true. I don't think the results we can achieve in this war are too high."

"This Battle of Huanzhou has exposed the problems of the Western Army. We do not have all the favorable terrain along the Huanqing Road. This is the weakest shortcoming in the defense line of the Song Dynasty. Since Xixia is in chaos again, we, the Song Dynasty, must

With Xiao Pass, Mo Nai Pass, and Mizhi Village in hand, from now on, we will no longer be afraid of Xia people's invasion. This is the bottom line."

"If the war is favorable, then divide Xixia, further occupy the south of the Great Wall of Han, capture the Hetao, achieve self-sufficiency in military hoarding, consolidate the results of the war, and be able to advance to attack and retreat to defend."

"If there is still strength left, then attack Xiping Prefecture together and occupy all the areas on the south bank of the Yellow River. Of course, we dare not force this. We must ensure our army's military strength, morale, and logistics before we dare to try it."

"As for crossing the river to capture Xingqing Mansion, destroying the Li family temple, and cutting off the sacrifices of the Xia Kingdom, this is not something we can just dream about."

Sun Gu and Lu Gongzhu looked at each other and couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief: "I'm afraid that they are greedy for merit and rush forward, and they will lose their troops and generals. Mingrun should keep a close eye on them, supervise them strictly, and remember to be cautious."

Su You picked up the tea cup and toasted Sun Gu and Lu Gong with a cup: "This is natural. As the saying goes, shoes should be worn according to the size of your feet."

"I actually don't know how to fight. The reason why I can achieve those achievements in the past is just because I never try to get lucky or be greedy for false achievements."

"Second Duke thinks that if we consolidate the Song-Xia border and capture Xiao Pass, Mo Nai Pass, and Mizhi Village, can we give an explanation to His Majesty and the people of the world?"

Sun Gu said: "If Mingrun can capture these three places, plus the Xia Lord Tiandu camp, it will be a great achievement. I will definitely give Mingrun credit."

"One commander is incompetent and the three armies are exhausted. If you are not stubborn, Mingrun, look at the Western Front, the civil servants Fan Chunchun, Lu Huiqing, Li Ji, Shen Kuo, Xu Xi; the military ministers Gao Zunyu, Zhong E, Li Xian, Wang Zhongzheng, and Li Ruoyu. Who do you think is handsome?"

"I have no choice but to leave you alone. Don't worry, just tell me if you have any requests. I still have some respect for your majesty. I will go and beg your majesty, and your majesty will give me some respect no matter what."

Su You raised his hands in the air and said, "Your Majesty does not think that I am stupid. You have given me more trust this time. Su You can only shed tears of gratitude. I have no other requests, just four."

"First of all, the six-pronged military affairs department will not be fixed. First, I will set it up in Weizhou, then in Ningxia City, and then in Xiaoguan. In order to handle the military affairs without delay."

"Secondly, I want to bring the Royal Military Academy with me as the team and guard force of the Six-Road Military Envoy. Since there are three thousand people, enough for an army, I would like to ask your Majesty to send me a supervisor."

"Third, please Your Majesty to set up a telecommunications class in the palace. Today, the telegram transmission from Weizhou to Bianjing takes only an hour. The Suyouhui will report military details every day, please surrender to the command."

"Fourth are the veterans of the Military Aircraft Department. They are skilled in military formations and have discussed and rehearsed Xia's grand strategy many times. Your Majesty should listen more to their opinions and suggestions, as well as their intentions and explanations for the use of troops."

"We will definitely convey these on your behalf." Sun Gu said: "However, no matter how well-planned the military affairs are, accidents will inevitably happen. What tests the commander's ability to deal with the situation when the situation arises is what Uncle Ji and I must ask you to handle. The reason for staying. Mingrun, you must be more careful..."

After sending Sun Gu and Lu Gong off the boat, Zhang Qi looked at their backs and sneered: "It seems that the second master doesn't trust the young master's ability, and thinks that it is impossible to destroy Xia in one battle."

Su You frowned and said: "They were actually right. Your Majesty hoped to destroy Xia in one battle, but he forgot that the Xia Kingdom was not the Southern Tang, Northern Han and Hou Shu. It was actually more like the Xiongnu."

"It took the Han Dynasty to destroy the Xiongnu for a hundred years, and in the end it was Xianbei who accomplished it. We must have an absolutely clear understanding of the power of the nomadic regime."

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In Xixia, Xingqing Mansion, Liang Yiduo Mi was tremblingly bearing the wrath of Empress Dowager Liang.

"Is this the answer you want from the people of Song Dynasty?! Didn't you say that as long as you kill Zong Mengyou, the Song Dynasty will restore the Sui coins? Now tell me, where are the Sui coins?!"

Liang Yiduo said: "Auntie, the envoy Shen Kuo insisted that the format of the credentials was wrong, and said that after comparison, the signature on the credentials was not His Majesty's handwriting, and... they have been ambiguous about Li Qing's matter. They

Request to send envoys to Xingqing Mansion to meet with His Majesty and discuss state affairs directly with Your Majesty... His Majesty..."

The Empress Dowager Liang was furious: "Then tell them that Bingchang has lost his mind and we are ready to establish a new king! Li Qing attempted to rebel and has already been punished by the nine tribes! These are the internal affairs of our court. Don't bother them to interfere, just ask them

Do you want to give me the coins or not? If you don’t, I will definitely raise my troops and get them for myself to avenge Meng Meng and Nie!”

"You can't do it!" Liang Yi Duomi quickly knelt down: "Auntie, you raised an army without authorization and lost more than ten thousand soldiers and horses. Then you escaped from the battle and trapped the prince-in-law to death. His crime should be punished in the first place. How can he take revenge?

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"Raising an army without authorization?" Empress Dowager Liang sneered: "Without Liang Yongneng's command, he dared to lead 20,000 people to attack Huanzhou with just a simple trick? The city of Huanzhou was destroyed, but the main force of the Baotai Army was hundreds of miles away. This

It is clearly an act of the commander-in-chief borrowing a knife to kill someone!"
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