Qian Song

Chapter 453 Xixia!Western Xia! (Ask for a monthly pass!)

Chapter 453 Xixia!Western Xia! (Ask for a monthly pass!)

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How could Li Cun, the most powerful emperor in the world, stare at and torture Wan Yanliang, a man who was destined to never be emperor again, every day?

The main reason is that Li Cun, who is about to completely relieve the northern Hu troubles, has been really busy recently.

Not to mention anything else, just say that Li Cun had just thrown Wan Yanliang to Zhongshan as an observer, when Li Cun received Wu Jie's "Ping Xia Policy" on his back.

Wu Jie said in "Pingxia Ce":

The Hulu lived without a fixed place, came and went without a trace, robbed them when they were missing, and ran away when they were robbed. The Central Plains Dynasty had always been very helpless about this, and at one time they could only accept this bullying by paying tribute with their relatives.

Your majesty is more talented than Tang Zong, Wu of the Han Dynasty. If your majesty can't completely solve the northern Hulu troubles, the later emperor may not have the determination to conquer the Hulu. Therefore, this is a major event that is related to my future generations, and must not be left to others. Future generations, otherwise we Han people may lose this only chance to get rid of the misery once and for all.

I'm going to do it, the ear of the big country in the East.To the west of Chang'an is the Hexi Corridor for thousands of miles; to the west, there are dozens of countries in the Western Regions and Tubo, where there is also a vast land and rich resources, and its territory is not inferior to ours; across the Congling Mountains, there is a wider world.

Although I have made great efforts to contact and trade with countries all over the world on the sea, the sea is variable, and the connection of land is the long-term solution.

If you want to completely eradicate the Hu troubles, you must have the Hexi Corridor, otherwise you will not be able to trap the Hu captives on the Mongolian plateau; if you want to open up the road to the Western Regions and restore the diplomacy that has been broken for hundreds of years with the countries in the Western Regions and the countries west of Congling, The Hexi Corridor must also be obtained.

Wuwei, promotes China’s martial arts and military might;

Zhangye, open up our China's tuck, break the arm of the barbarians;

Jiuquan, where Huo Qubing poured the fine wine bestowed on him by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty into the spring water, and drank with the soldiers of the three armies;

Dunhuang, the broad mind of China's opening to the West.

These four counties were captured by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty for the descendants of our Han people. It shows that our Han people open their arms to expand their military power into the distance and spread fine wine and nectar. How can they be occupied by a small party for a long time...

Li Cun knew very well that the reason why Wu Jie gave him the "Pingxia Policy" was probably mainly because the soldiers of the Northwest Army were jealous of the Northeast Army's illustrious military exploits and were unwilling to be left alone, so they gathered together to attack Xixia, showing that their Northwest Army was not there. Under the Northeast Army.

Li Cun could even guess that Wu Jie might not have the idea of ​​sealing the wolf as a servant before Yue Fei.

But then again, Wu Jie is right.

Xixia controls the diplomatic lifeline of the Chinese nation - the Hexi Corridor.

The point is, if we don't seize the Hexi Corridor and cut off the back roads of the grassland tribes, there will be no way to kill the soon-to-be-born Mongolia in its cradle.

Furthermore, Li Cun's general direction for the Daqian Dynasty is to develop not only into a sea power country, but also into a land power country. Therefore, the Daqian Dynasty must not only control the Maritime Silk Road, but also use the railway Connect the northwest region of the Dagan Dynasty with the Western Regions, Central Asia, and West Asia, and influence or even control all countries along the road from land.

Moreover, although the Dagan Dynasty is also very powerful now, in fact, to some extent, the Dagan Dynasty still has not reached the height of the Han and Tang Dynasties.

At least the Daqian Dynasty did not reopen the Silk Road on land.

The thousand years from the Han Dynasty to the Sui and Tang Dynasties was the period of development and prosperity of the Silk Road.

After Tang Taizong Li Shimin conquered the Eastern Turks, he was honored as "Heavenly Khan" by the countries of the Western Regions.Tang Gaozong and Li Zhi also destroyed the Western Turks, and set up Anxi and Beiting as guards.With the developed economy of the Tang Dynasty, the Silk Road became more prosperous and busy.

It was not until around the time of the Anshi Rebellion that the Silk Road became intermittently connected.

In the Song Dynasty, due to the southward movement of the political center of the Zhao Song Dynasty and the relative weakness of the Zhao Song Dynasty in terms of military affairs, the Silk Road on land began to completely lose its former glory. Later, because of the independence of Xixia, the land on land was completely interrupted. of the Silk Road.

If the Dagan Dynasty could not regain Xixia and completely restore the Silk Road on land, how could it compare with the Han and Tang, the two most powerful dynasties in Chinese history, and how was it different from the Zhao and Song dynasties?

In short, Wu Jie's "Pingxia Ce", although the motivation is a bit impure, but when the Northeast has been basically pacified, it is still very impressive to those who want to strangle Mongolia in the cradle and use railways to reopen the land. Li Cun of the Silk Road.

Therefore, Li Cun first put aside Wan Yanliang, a small toy to pass the boring time, and ordered Wu Jie, Wu Lin, Liu Qi and other generals of the Northwest Army to go to Beijing immediately to discuss the recovery of Xixia.

After Wu Jie, Wu Lin, Liu Kai and other generals of the Northwest Army entered Beijing, they immediately gave Li Cun a general strategic direction of "take the Hengshan area first, and then destroy Xixia".

Speaking of the Hengshan area, we have to mention the wars between Song and Xia over the years.

The most inescapable focus of the wars between Song and Xia in these years was the dispute over Hengshan.

Hengshan is located in the northern part of Shaanxi, spanning more than a thousand miles, and the terrain is dangerous. The two countries use Hengshan as the dividing line. Generally speaking, the north of Hengshan belongs to Xixia, and the south belongs to the Song Dynasty. The Hengshan area is also the final point of Xixia's attack on the Zhao and Song Dynasties. forward base.

At the beginning, after Song Zhenzong foolishly gave Hengshan, Lingzhou and Xiazhou to Li Deming, the leader of the party members, the party members really had the foundation of the country.

The Hengshan area is important to Xixia mainly because:

First of all, the Hengshan area is not only criss-crossed by mountains, but also rich in water power. The Wuding, Dali, Tuyan, and Baima rivers criss-cross each other, making the Hengshan area the most fertile place in Xixia besides Lingzhou, Liangzhou, and Suzhou. Animal husbandry and agriculture here are very developed, and it was the main grain-producing area where Xixia attacked the Zhao and Song Dynasties. In other words, with the Hengshan area, Xixia did not have to transport grain, grass, and luggage all the way to the battlefield to fight like the Zhao and Song Dynasties.

Secondly, Chashan and Lilu Mountain in the east of Hengshan Mountain are the main production areas of Xixia salt and iron, which allows Xixia not to transport soldiers and salt to the battlefield.

Thirdly, the Hengshan Qiang, who lived in the Hengshan area for a long time, were an important source of Xixia soldiers.

Secondly, the terrain of the Hengshan area is steep, very easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Since Xixia built more than [-] fortresses in the dangerous mountains on the edge of the Han border, the Hengshan area has become the first and most insurmountable obstacle for the Song army to enter Lingzhou northward.

However, Xixia relied on the danger of Hengshan to directly block the transportation route from Tianshui to Datong in the Zhao and Song Dynasties.

At the same time, after the Xia army gathered from the Hengshan area, the long Song-Xia border line could become the target of its breakthrough anytime and anywhere.

Before the large increase of troops in Qingli, the Zhao Song Dynasty's troubles in the Northwest Fourth Road were not unrelated to the favorable terrain occupied by Xixia in addition to poor mobility.

To put it simply, the Hengshan area is as important to Xixia as Youyun Sixteen Prefectures are to Liao. It can be attacked and defended, and it is also an important agricultural and economic base.

The Zhao Song Dynasty, which lost the Hengshan area, was extremely passive strategically, and counties such as Fu, Yan, Huan, Qing, Jing, Yuan, Qin, and Long were always under the threat of the Xia army.

Due to poor mobility and poor rescue, the Zhao and Song Dynasty could only divide their troops to garrison.

In this way, the Zhao Song Dynasty gave the Xia army the opportunity to defeat them one by one. The three defeats of the Song army at Sanchuankou, Haoshuichuan, and Dingchuanzhai were all caused by Li Yuanhao's advantage of mobility to surround the few.

On the offensive, Song Jun's passivity was even more obvious.

After losing the natural front-line supply base in the Hengshan area, when the Song army attacked Xixia, it could only rely on civilian husbands to cross the [-]-mile vast sea to supply supplies. Once the logistics support was not available, they had to retreat without fighting.

"It would be an extraordinary feat to gain access to Hengshan and Tiandu. When the imperial court leaves, it is often troubled by the Westerners. If they leave the border, they will enter the desert. For seven or eight miles, as far as Lingzhou, there is no water, grass, and no human habitation. When we see the enemy, our division is already trapped. When the Westerners come, they have already waded through the sand and are in their territory. Every time they gather troops at Hengshan to get food, they are trapped and invade the fortress. If they enter our territory a little bit, they will definitely gain something. This That’s why Westerners often profit.”

These words of Zeng Bu during Zhe Zong's Yuanfu period undoubtedly fully express the importance of the Hengshan area to the strategic initiative between Song and Xia.

In view of the unique geographical environment of the Hengshan area, it can be said that the Hengshan area is not only the boundary line between Song and Xia, but also the boundary line between the two countries.

In other words, those who own the Hengshan area can be invincible.

Later, Zhao Song Dynasty gradually understood this point, so Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi and others first discussed and started the "Hengshan Raiders", that is, building fortresses in the Hengshan area step by step, and encroaching on the Hengshan area bit by bit.

During the Yuanfeng period, the Song army launched a massive campaign against Xia and captured a large number of fortresses in Xixia.

Then, Li Xian entered the building according to the danger.

In the year of Zhezong, it was further improved by Zhang Yi to shallow attack and advanced construction.

This decades-long strategic evolution, every improvement is an adjustment and revision made by the Song Army after paying a painful price.

In the end, it also proved that the Hengshan Raiders after continuous improvement were devastating blows to Xixia time and time again.

The "Hengshan Raiders" of the Zhao and Song Dynasties on Xixia, from the beginning of the Song Renzong Dynasty to the end of the Song Huizong Dynasty, lasted for decades.

In the past few decades, the Zhao and Song Dynasties have built hundreds of front-line fortresses tit for tat, and captured a large number of fortresses built by Xixia.

After Zhao Ji, who wanted to restore his father and brother's aspirations, came to the throne, Zhao Ji appointed Tong Guan as the commander-in-chief of Yongxing, Yanyan, Huanqing, Qinfeng, Jingyuan, and Xihe six side affairs.

Tong Guan, who was taught by Li Xianzhi, continued to implement the strategy of shallow attack and garrison, gradually encroaching on Hengshan.

In April of the first year of Xuanhe, Tong Guan took Zhong Shidao and Liu Kai's father Liu Zhongwu as generals, and led two groups of soldiers from Fuyan and Huanqing to leave Xiaoguan and attack Hengshan area. Xia's army was defeated and the field elite was wiped out. , The Hengshan area was completely captured by the Song army.

Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi, Li Xian, Zhang Wei and others planted the seeds, and Zhao Ji and Tong Guan finally plucked the fruits during the Huizong Dynasty.

The Hengshan Raiders of the Zhao and Song Dynasties achieved a perfect success.

After the defeat of Xuanhe, Xixia was already on the verge of subjugation. Although the core area Lingxia and other places did not suffer losses, the loss of the Hengshan area had completely deprived Xixia of its geographical advantage and strategic initiative. Just work harder, and you can enter Xingqing Mansion.

But at this time, Yelu Yanxi threatened to send troops to force Zhao Song Dynasty to give up destroying Xixia, and Xixia, who was frightened by Zhao Song Dynasty, also expressed surrender to Zhao Song Dynasty.

Due to the situation, Zhao Ji and Tong Guan had to suspend the extermination of Xixia.

To be fair, this is actually one of the reasons why the Zhao and Song Dynasties tore up the alliance between Tanyuan and Jin to destroy Liao.

Then, chaos broke out in the southeast, and the Zhao Song court mobilized the Western Army to quell the rebellion.

Immediately afterwards, the Zhao Song Dynasty came up with the idea of ​​recovering the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, and annihilated the Liao Kingdom together with the Jin Kingdom.

If not, in the battle of Hengshan, the Song army completely conquered the Hengshan area, causing Xixia to lose its barrier. The Zhao and Song Dynasty should have wiped out Xixia, completely quelled the chaos in the northwest, and had no worries about the future in the west. They might fully defend against the threat of Liao and Jin in the north. ...

Think about it.

Historically, if the Zhao and Song Dynasties put down the Fangla uprising, they did not implement the strategic strategy of uniting Jin to destroy Liao and recover the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun. Implement the strategy to the end.

Then, it is entirely possible that Xixia, which had only one breath left, would be destroyed by the Zhao Song Dynasty.

After the Zhao and Song Dynasties perished in Xixia, they could achieve stability in the Northwest, and they could also obtain a coveted horse production land, and their strength would undoubtedly be strengthened.

On the other hand, the Zhao Song Dynasty gave up the Battle of Yanyun. What's more, the Zhao Song Dynasty could lend some troops to the Northern Liao to resist the invasion of the Jin Kingdom. If space is used as a barrier, the worst result would be that the Kingdom of Jin defeats the Northern Liao Dynasty, the Yanyun area is occupied by the Kingdom of Jin, and the Kingdom of Jin takes the place of the Kingdom of Liao.

After the unification of the Northwest, the Zhao Song Dynasty could sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, whoever is weak will help whom, and when the Khitans, Jurchens, and Mongols are all injured, they can slowly make plans...

If that is the case, maybe not only the situation of the Zhao and Song Dynasties is different, but also the situation of the Han people, and maybe the situation of the whole world at that time will be different.

It's a pity that Zhao Ji doesn't have this kind of vision, and he doesn't have such talents under his command.

To say the least, even if they had such talents, they would not be reused by Zhao Ji and his son.

Li Cun is not Zhao Ji's father and son. Knowing the general trend of history, he will never make such a low-level mistake.

Li Cun would never fail to take action when it was time to take action.

Therefore, Li Cun agreed to the strategic goal of recovering Xixia proposed by Wu Jie and others.

Moreover, Li Cun happily appointed Wu Jie as the capital marshal of the Western Expeditionary Army, Liu Kai as the capital supervisor of the Western Expeditionary Army, and Wu Lin as the deputy marshal of the Western Expeditionary Army, and let the three be fully responsible for the military operations to recover Xixia .

In addition, Li Cun sent Wang Chi, Wang Yan, Zhai Xing, Zhe Yanzhi, Fan Qiong and other generals capable of recruiting and fighting to obey the command of Wu Jie, Liu Kai, Wu Lin and other commanders.

In terms of civil servants, Li Cun transferred Chen Yun, who had been stationed in the southernmost part of the Daqian Dynasty for more than ten years, to serve as the Northwest Propaganda Envoy, and ordered Chen Kangbo, Zhan Du, Qiu Xi, Tang Zhong, Lin Shiyi, Zhang Kejian, Capable officials such as Zhang Suo, Xu Huiyan, and Xiong An served as deputies and staff to Chen Yun, and asked them to use political, economic, diplomatic, and military means to organize the soldiers and civilians in Sichuan, Shaanxi, Hedong, and Yundi to recover Xixia.

From Li Cun's arrangement, it is not difficult to see that Li Cun attaches as much importance to the recovery of Xixia as he does to the recovery of Northeast China.

The two sets of civil and military teams selected by Li Cun to recover Xixia, after full discussion and communication, gave Li Cun an ultimate plan to recover Xixia, which is to restart the Hengshan strategy of the Zhao and Song Dynasties.

At the beginning, Xixia took advantage of the decisive battle between the Qian and Song Dynasties and when the Daqian Dynasty had no time to attend to others, they took back all the Hengshan area.

Moreover, because Ren Dejing, Du Chong and others surrendered to Xixia, Xixia also took back Xiazhou, Dingzhou and other places.

In other words, today's Xixia has recovered its peak strength.

Wu Jie's ultimate strategic strategy to regain Xixia is to follow the old path of the Song army and gradually erode the Hengshan area.

Of course, the Daqian Dynasty would not spend several generations and decades encroaching on the Hengshan area like the Zhao and Song Dynasties.

This is not only because the military strength of the Dagan Dynasty is many times stronger than that of the Zhao and Song Dynasty, but also because the Dagan Dynasty has trains with extremely strong ability to transport troops and grain, and better mobility.

In fact, in recent years, the Daqian Dynasty has not been idle in the northwest region.

For Li Cun, who was bound to win Xixia, he had sent the Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Transport, and Ministry of Households to overhaul the railway in the Northwest region.

After so many years of operation, the Dagan Dynasty not only built the major trunk lines in the northwest region, but also, the railway had already crossed the seven hundred miles of vast sea and reached the Hengshan area.

In other words, the Dagan Dynasty no longer had the dilemma that when the Song army attacked Xixia, it could only rely on civilian husbands to cross the [-]-mile vast sea for supplies, and there would be no logistical shortage.

In addition, in order to cope with the Xia Army's mobility, the Daqian Dynasty also built a ring line in the Hengshan area. At the same time, Li Cun mobilized 20 Han cavalry from the northeastern region to the Western Army area to ensure that the Qian Army's mobility was far away. Stronger than Xia Jun.

Now, as long as the Qian army is fighting the Xia army normally, while annexing the Hengshan area step by step, and then the railways repaired by the Ministry of Railways, the Ministry of Transportation, and the Ministry of Households keep up in time, the Daqian Dynasty should be able to realize the fast-forward version of Zhao Song Dynasty's Hengshan Raiders.

Once the Daqian Dynasty captures the Hengshan area, Xixia will be in the possession of the Daqian Dynasty...

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