Fu Song

Chapter 153 Another picture

The reason why Li Xu became the confidant of the Song Dynasty was because the Dingnan Army under his command had developed into an out-and-out local Fanzhen.The disaster of the Tibetan town at the end of the Tang Dynasty was a typical lesson for the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty.

In fact, the imperial court had long wanted to get rid of this disaster, but unfortunately, the imperial court was trapped in the confrontation with the Liao people over the years, and a large amount of real money was invested on the border of Song and Liao.Secondly, because of the natural dangers of Hengshan and the obstruction of the Dangxiang Qiang people, it was very difficult to send troops.Thirdly, it is Li Xu's bribery of some important officials of the Song Dynasty, so that every time the court starts to discuss this strategy, there will always be different voices of one kind or another, and there will always be people who will obstruct it for various reasons .

Time just slipped away day by day.

In this way, opportunities slipped away from the hands of emperors and ministers of the Song Dynasty time and time again.

When he suddenly looked back, Li Xu had already become a giant.

Right now, the area controlled by Li Xu has two core areas, one is Xiazhou as the core, and it governs Youzhou, Hongzhou, Longzhou, Shizhou, Yinzhou and other places under it, and the other is Ganzhou. It was directly renamed Xingqing Mansion by Li Xu.Li Xu personally took charge of this place, united with the tribes of Tubo, and his forces penetrated into the land of Qingtang.Three years ago, troops were directly dispatched to capture Liangzhou, Lingzhou and other places in the northwest of the Song Dynasty, cut off the tribute from the Western Regions to the Song Dynasty, and controlled the trade with the Western Regions, and no longer allowed the Western Regions to sell to the Song Dynasty horses.

An important source of war horses was cut off, and the Song Dynasty, which lacked horse breeding areas, immediately fell into a predicament because of the equipment of war horses. When fighting the Liao people, they could only defend by relying on infantry. To fight the Liao people decisively on the battlefield, cavalry is indispensable.

It can be said that if it weren't for the vacillation of Hengshan's party, Li Xu would have set up a banner and called himself a lonely man.

Now even though Hengshan's party has completely fallen to the Song court, for Li Xu, it is just missing a powerful arm, and his strength is still extremely strong.

With the sound of hooves, more than a hundred war horses galloped in from the official road. Seeing the Li character banner hunting and facing the wind, the soldiers guarding the city gate hurriedly dragged away the horses and other objects placed at the gate. Directly control the horse into the city.

This team of knights came from Youzhou, and the leader was Li Hao, the young commander of the Dingnan Army.

At this moment, Xiazhou City has been turned into a large barracks. Soldiers and horses from all over the country are gathering, young and strong peasants can be seen everywhere, and the tense atmosphere spreads everywhere in the city.

Li Hao was ordered to come to Xiazhou to attend the military conference.

The Guangrui Army Xiao Ding suddenly attacked Yanzhou unexpectedly. Li Hao went out of the city at night to go to Youzhou and other places to call in rescue soldiers. Come.

Yanzhou has been lost, and in this weather, only taking these thousands of cavalry to recapture Yanzhou City is just to send Xiao Ding's head and military exploits, Li Hao returned to Youzhou bitterly.

Next, he wanted to reorganize the soldiers and horses in Youzhou, Hongzhou, Longzhou and other places to attack again, but this plan was stranded again, because the security army on Shaanxi Road in the Song Dynasty, the Suide army changed frequently, Hongzhou, Longzhou The generals of the two places did not agree with Li Hao mobilizing their troops at all.

Although they also believed that the two troops on Shaanxi Road were probably bluffing.

But the soldiers are tricky, and no one can tell the truth. What if it is true?After all, the two Song armies were indeed gathering, and the information collected from various sources, including the information from inside the Shanxi Anshifu, clearly showed that Ma Xing's order was for these two troops to attack Hong Kong. State, Longzhou.

Li Hao waited anxiously for half a month.

Finally, the order to let him go to Xiazhou to attend the military meeting came.

"Second uncle, what is father thinking?" Upon entering the room, Li Hao threw the whip heavily on the table and asked Li Du, who was reviewing the memorial after the big case. "Could it be possible to make Xiao Ding's kid proud? Besides, Yanzhou is a very important place for us. After the news of Yanzhou's fall, the price of salt in Youzhou doubled by three times." There is more than double, I'm afraid Xiazhou is the same, right?"

Li Du chuckled, put down the pen in his hand, walked out from the big case, and patted Li Hao on the shoulder, "Didn't you rest much this way?"

"How can I sleep, just hurry to Second Uncle and see what kind of regulations it is!" Li Hao said with some dissatisfaction: "Second Uncle, what kind of regulations are you here? Tens of thousands of troops have arrived, and my father wants to stay in Xingling to control and frighten the other party, lest the other party make any tricks, but you won't just watch Yanzhou fall and let it go, will you?"

"Why don't you care?" Li Du pointed to the fire pit on one side, and said, "Sit down, drink some hot tea, let's talk slowly."

Li Hao took a deep breath, sat down patiently, took the tea handed over by Li Du, took a sip, and asked, "What kind of constitution is the second uncle?"

"What kind of regulations?" Li Du said: "Since the Guangrui army has already attacked us, we naturally don't have to hide it anymore. Your father has decided to raise the banner and fight a big battle." gone."

"Whenever we counterattack Yanzhou, I would like to be the vanguard." Hearing this, Li Hao was overjoyed.

Li Du chuckled: "Jing'an, you are the young commander of the Dingnan Army, and you will also be the successor of this huge territory in the future. Is Xiao Ding the only one in your eyes?"

Li Hao froze, feeling a little hot on his face.

Xiao Ding is of course the idol worshiped by all the young generals at this time, or the object they want to chase after. No matter if they are Song people or Liao people, they all respect Xiao Ding from the bottom of their hearts.

Surpassing Xiao Ding is naturally the subconscious goal of people like Li Hao.

"What's your father's goal?" Li Du smiled and said, "And Xiao Ding is just a mere commander, with only a few thousand soldiers under him. Counting those foreign soldiers, there can be tens of thousands of them, right? What do you think?" Can you lower your self-worth and put yourself on the same level as him?"

Li Hao coughed lightly: "Second Uncle, it's not that I look down on Xiao Ding, but because he has occupied Yanzhou, the harm to us is too great, no matter what we do, we have to pull out this nail first?"

Li Du shook his head lightly: "Jing'an, your vision is narrow. This time, we are going to fight the people of Song Dynasty. If we win, our Li family will be able to gain a firm foothold in the northwest from now on. In time, we will be able to compete with Song and Liao. Maybe, if you lose, you can't save your life, even if you can live, I'm afraid you will die."

"Just relying on their soldiers on Shaanxi Road?" Li Hao said disdainfully: "Xiao Ding succeeded, but it was just a shameless sneak attack. If I can gather the soldiers and horses from Youzhou, Hongzhou, and Longzhou, it will be easy. Then you can get it back. And besides the Guangrui Army, is there anyone else on Shaanxi Road that can fight?"

"For our Li family, this is a major event that concerns the life and death of the whole family, and we cannot slack off in the slightest." Li Du said solemnly: "Because Song can afford to lose, but we cannot afford to lose. So Even if we are facing a rabbit, we have to treat each other as a lion. Jing'an, you know, the Song Dynasty is rich and prosperous, with a large population. Among them, the population of a county is more than the population of a state here. Ding is much more."

"I was frivolous, Second Uncle. Then tell me, what are we going to do this time?" Li Hao said.

"Your father has been planning for many years, but it's a pity that the Hengshan party finally favored the people of the Song Dynasty. This has added a lot of difficulty to our great cause, but now we have a countermeasure." Li Du said.

"What is it?" Li Hao asked in surprise.

Li Du got up, walked to a map hanging on the wall, pointed to a location, and said: "Here, this time, we are going to break through here, take this place, and control this place. From then on, Hengshan Natural danger, for us, has lost most of its meaning, and if we win here, we can not only threaten Shaanxi Road, but also directly hit East Road."

"Siwu Village?" Li Hao exclaimed: "There can be a large number of Song troops stationed here, but the road is difficult and dangerous, and it is extremely difficult to fight!"

"It was difficult to fight in the past, but now, it is an opportunity." Li Du waved his hand vigorously: "Xiao Ding's conquest of Yanzhou has attracted almost everyone's attention, and many people think that we must do our best to regain Yanzhou. Ma Xing even ordered the Suide Army to make strategic maneuvers to ensure Xiao Ding's victory. The current Siwu Village is at its most vulnerable!"

"They transferred the elite?" Li Hao's eyes widened.

"According to the detailed report, Li Dan transferred about [-] people from various fortresses including Siwu Village. These [-] people are the elite of the Suide Army. And the missing personnel in these places, he actually used them Xiang Jun came to make up for it."

"What does Li Dan want to do?"

"He either just wanted to satisfy Ma Xing's orders, or he wanted to follow Xiao Ding's example of winning Longzhou to gain merit. In short, we have a chance to win Siwu Village." Li Du said with a smile: "Once we win Si Wuzhai, the initiative is in my hands, when the time comes, Li Dan or Ma Xing, I'm afraid they will panic? As long as they panic, we will have a lot to do."

"Not bad!" Li Hao said excitedly: "If Tian Congren is willing, maybe we can go to Yan'an Mansion for a stroll, and it would be good to see the panicked appearance of the beheaded horse."

"So, what is the little Yanzhou? What is the little Xiaoding?" Li Du said: "Your father is planning the overall situation. After playing this game, Yanzhou can still fly to the sky? When the time comes, You can get back without a single soldier. How about Jing'an, do you want to personally command the attack on Siwu Village?"

"Of course, thank you Second Uncle for giving me this opportunity." Li Hao was overjoyed.

"Jing'an, take down Siwu stronghold, and no one can shake your position!" Li Du laughed.

(End of this chapter)