Chapter 1,259 Two Letters

In fact, the chariot army can also be a horse-mounted infantry. In addition to vehicles, their weapons include magic guns and engineer shovels. They also have a "company" of one hundred people, but each company is equipped with five more powerful ambush mortars.

As for the thunder cannons with better performance, Su You gathered them together and equipped them in the artillery corps, forming an independent command.

This unit is the most important department among the 3,000 people. The 500-man unit is equipped with 25 thunderbolt cannons. In addition to cannons, the artillery weapons also include engineer shovels and revolver guns.

In addition to the three thousand regular troops, there should actually be a large number of attachments. However, Su You wanted to test the mobility of the cadet soldiers, so he directly ordered an urgent march with all the baggage to Weizhou, and the ammunition was resupplied at Xingluo warehouse.

It is exactly five hundred miles from Zhengzhou to Xingluocang, and it is exactly fifteen hundred miles from Xingluocang to Weizhou.

Today, the Bianjing-Zhengzhou-Xingluo-Weizhou trunk line has been completed, and the asphalt road can accommodate four vans in parallel.

On such a road, the maximum speed of a cavalry army can reach 300 miles a day, and a military vehicle can reach a speed of 150 miles.

Except for the occasional two days when Su You ordered the entire army to march 200 kilometers to test the effectiveness of the training, the troops' advance speed was usually limited to 100 kilometers.

In four days, the troops arrived at Xingluo Dacang.

The first thing he did when he arrived at Xingluocang was that while Zhang Kai, the envoy to Changpingcang, and Wu Anchi, the envoy to Xingluocang, were both there, Su You sent a report to the Military Aircraft Department in the name of the Sixth Route Capital Strategy Department, requesting that

The Sixth Route was transferred to a state of wartime readiness and logistics was transferred to military control.

Zhang Dun is still on the road, and the Military Aircraft Department has no leader. Cai Jing can only temporarily assume the post of chief secretary, and Zhao Xu can directly command.

It can be said that telegrams gave Zhao Xu his addiction to commanding on the spot. Soon Luocang received a reply from the Military Aircraft Department, agreeing to Su You's request, and at the same time announced the appointment, with Wu Anzhi promoted to the six-pronged capital manager.

Logistics manager.

The troops received a large amount of baggage, equipment, and ammunition at Xingluocang, then turned north and rushed to Weizhou along the road along the Jing River.

Liang Yiduo was happily waiting for Su You's arrival, but Shen Kuo suddenly changed his face and showed him the belt edict of the Xixia leader Liang Zuo, as well as the Xixia Jingsai Army Prince-in-law Dutong Yu Zanghuama and the exiled minister Fuping

Hou, Tiandu summoned the Si Du Guan Li Wenzhao to write a blood letter asking for help!

Shen Kuo Tongxiao severely condemned the rebellious behavior of the Xixia officials, imprisoned the monarch, and deceived the suzerain, and demanded that Xixia immediately release Liang Zuo and punish the usurper Liang Yimi.

At the same time, he stated righteously and sternly that the Song Dynasty, as the suzerain state, must shoulder the heaven-given responsibility of protecting the clan of the vassal state; it must fulfill its sacred obligation to correct chaos in order to survive or perish.

If the powerful ministers and relatives of Xixia did not listen to the loyal advice and continued to act against the will, the Song Dynasty would have no choice but to invade Xia with arms and intervene!

The situation between the two countries suddenly became extremely tense.

Since Liang Yiduobi was also a member of the Liang family, Shen Kuo continued to announce: Liang's evil deeds and long-term concealment of the aftermath had caused the Song Dynasty to completely lose trust in him. Liang Yiduobi was also a member of the Liang family, so he was no longer suitable to be a member of the Song Dynasty.

Negotiating representative.

Please ask him to leave Ningxia City immediately and let Xixia appoint another Xixia official who is not from the Liang family to negotiate.

Liang Yiduo was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. Although he was expelled, he still lingered outside Ningxia City. At the same time, he sent a private message to Shen Kuo, asking him to forward it to Su You.

In Su You's reply, he was very concerned about his old friend's situation, told him the difference between personal relationships and justice, and in turn advised him to put righteousness first.

He was asked to unite all the pro-imperial forces in Xixia and even within the Liang family, and overthrow the Liang family and Liang Yimi, who were already so powerful.

The right way to resolve this crisis is for the Queen Mother to withdraw the curtain, return the government to the emperor, and return peace to Xixia.

I reminded Brother Liang at that time that using deceit to hide one's mistakes is in itself an act of adding more mistakes to each other.

I once hoped that Brother Liang would be candid and sincere, and do his part to correct the signs of chaos in his country.

I also asked Brother Liang to remind the people in power in your dynasty that if the development of the situation is not stopped immediately, the situation in Xixia will eventually slide into the foreseeable abyss.

Now it seems that the people in power in Xixia are so stupid that they did not listen to our suggestion.

Although I sympathize with Xixia and can even protect Brother Liang, these are only in the realm of personal feelings.

I want to tell Brother Liang again now, just as I told Brother Liang at the Daxiangguo Temple at the beginning of the year, if no changes are made at the fundamental level, the situation will definitely get worse.

There were signs of this crisis years ago, but due to Xixia's reasons, it evolved into what it is now.

All this was not caused by the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty was just fulfilling the responsibilities of a suzerain state in accordance with etiquette, law and righteousness.

So the key now is to return power. If Xixia returns power to Bingchang immediately, there will still be some hope for peace.

This letter was written openly and flawlessly. After receiving it, Liang Yiduomo could not help but sigh with emotion at the kindness and righteousness of Yixi Weishe.

However, out of luck, Liang Yi Duomi still wrote another threatening letter to Su You, saying that the Xia State was ready. If the Song State must continue to interfere in the internal affairs of Xixia, there is no need to blame Xixia for using the power of the whole country.

Soldiers, invasion and revenge.

Su You's reply was not harsh at all because of Liang Yiduo's contempt and provocation. It was still the same sincere admonishment and comfort as always.

Brother Liang, you need to calm down, especially in Xixia today, we need people who can think calmly.

Governing a big country is like cooking a small one. Every move made by the decision-maker must be carefully considered. Otherwise, although it may prosper, it will surely fail.

The Song Dynasty could not interfere with what Xixia wanted to do, but it would definitely take equivalent measures.

Everyone will face many choices in their life. Just like when Brother Xian came to Dun'anzhai to persuade him to surrender, I told Brother Xian about my choice.

I am incompetent, so I can only sincerely wish Brother Liang that at the turning point of the fate of the country, family, and individual, you can think carefully and make the right choice to stabilize the country, bring peace to the people, bring glory to the family, and give you a clear conscience.

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In order to avoid suspicion, Su You submitted both letters to the Military Supervision Department for review in advance. After confirming that there were no problems, he forwarded them to Shen Kuo for delivery.

Therefore, the four letters exchanged between these two were seen by reporters from the Bianjing Times and Bianjing Commercial News who were accompanying the army.

The reporter immediately sent the letter to Bianjing, and two newspapers published the full text.

The two letters "Letter to Young Master Fu" and "Letter to Return to Xia" completely revealed the ugly face of Xixia's seemingly submissive but actually wolfish ambition. At the same time, they also showed Su You's mind, temperament, wisdom, character and cultivation, which immediately attracted the attention of Bianjing.

It aroused heated discussion.

Such an attitude of Xixia allowed the subjects of the Song Dynasty to see clearly the true face of the so-called "paying tribute to other countries and giving gold and silk every year".

The trend first started from Taixue. The students of the Imperial College and Taixue immediately began to put up big-character posters in Bianjing City, and knocked on the palace to plead for orders, asking the court to cut off the annual coins, punish disobedient officials, survive and perish, and rebuild the Xixia Gangchang!

However, although Suyou exchanged telegrams and letters very frequently, his pace became slower once he passed Huayin.

Royal military cadets met here with the five new armies commanded by Gao Zunyu, and then began joint military exercises to accept the results.

In August, when Shaanxi is ripe for harvest, various departments begin to frantically reserve and process military rations.

Su You finally arrived in Weizhou and summoned various military officials to discuss the matter in person.

From the Xixia side, new envoys were sent again.

The Song Dynasty required diplomats not to be named Liang, not to have too many connections with the Liang family, to maintain a certain degree of loyalty to the royal family, and to be familiar with diplomatic etiquette. This person was really difficult to choose.

In the end, after picking and choosing, I actually picked out Xixia Privy Deputy Envoy and Jiashi Army Jiedushi Envoy Jialiang.

Damn it... Shen Kuo, an envoy of this level, couldn't handle it. After Su You heard about this, he immediately rushed to Ningxia City and met the Xia envoy in Gue City outside the city.

This is the highest-level political consultation between the two countries to date. It can also be said to be the final negotiation and the last hope for peace.

Once it breaks down, the most brutal war between Song and Xia will surely usher in.

The negotiations started at the banquet where they first met. Both Su You and Jialiang were extremely excited. The two sides argued endlessly, quoting scriptures and arguments, and the members of the diplomatic corps of both sides were stunned by their talk in minutes.

In the end, Liang Yizheng told Su You sternly that if the Song Dynasty was determined to interfere in the internal affairs of Xixia, the Xixia subjects would have to raise their troops to fight. History has told the great Xixia people that any aggression against Xixia will not end well.

Su You sneered. Mr. Jia Jia did not understand that the Song Dynasty had never launched an unjust war of aggression against foreign countries. As a responsible big country, the Song Dynasty had always had the duty of its soldiers to defend its homeland and resist foreign aggression.

Humiliation, saving the people of other countries from fire and water, and being invited by the monarch of the vassal country to help people survive and perish, and help people out of danger.

Jialiang also analyzed the national strength of Xixia. The five major military divisions along the border had hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses. Xingqing Mansion and Xiping Mansion still had considerable troops. He hoped that the Song Dynasty would consider the strength of the Xia Dynasty clearly and not lose both sides, and finally take advantage of the Liao Kingdom.

Su You analyzed it from a moral point of view, saying that the right should defeat the unjust, and there is no need to say more about the power of strength and weakness; the reason for justice cannot be shied away by the Song Dynasty.
Chapter completed!