Chapter 1,260 Public secret meeting

In the end, the dispute was difficult to resolve. In order to ease the atmosphere, Su You invited Liang Tong to climb the Ningxia Chengguan Tower to enjoy the magnificent scenery of rivers and mountains, play the piano and drink, and relax.

In everyone's minds, this was Su You's intention to show off the military power of the Song Dynasty to Jialiang and increase his bargaining chips.

The two of them were drinking tea and chatting on the top of the watchtower, while the Song and Xia military and civilian envoys were watching from below the city, and were immediately struck by the two men's extraordinary grace.

Ningxia City is two hundred miles north of Weizhou, located at the northern end of Shimen Gorge, an important gorge to the east of Tiandu Mountain and to the west of Hengshan Mountain.

After Su You obtained this place, he directly closed the north and south entrances of Shimen Gorge and built a long and narrow city. It was initially named Pingxia City. However, the court thought it was too irritating to the Xia people, so it was renamed Ningxia.

According to Suyou's consistent view of the depth defense system, Ningxia City and the surrounding valleys and highlands are full of tunnels, bunkers, towers, and waterways. More than 20 miles north of the city, they are all within the range of cascade defense in depth.

After more than ten years of repeated management and consolidation by the successors, this important channel for the Xia people to invade the Song Dynasty was now impregnable.

There are even vegetable fields, livestock sheds, and water sources in the city. Even if the Xia people gathered an army of 800,000 people, they would never be able to capture it in a short time.

Jialiang watched this terrifying defense project from the city tower: "The most powerful pass in the world...the national power of the Song Dynasty is indeed the highest in the world."

Su You gave Jia Liang some tea, his expression was excited, and his hands were trembling a little when he handed the cup over: "Brother Chao..."

A smile appeared on Chaogu's resolute face: "The bright expression just now almost betrayed the secret agent of Tianzihao."

Su You felt ashamed: "My mind was too agitated. If Brother Chao hadn't used 'old things from Meishan' to cover it up, it would have been exposed."

Chaogu said with a smile: "This shows that although Mingrun has become a prince, he still retains the heart of a child, which is gratifying and congratulatory."

Su You picked up his cup and said: "The situation is suitable, so I have to drink tea instead of wine. Brother Chao, you are a well-deserved great hero and hero of the Chinese clan. I would like to give you a drink."

Chaogu took it with both hands, saluted Su You, and then took a sip: "Mingrun is joking, I heard about Mingrun's great achievements in Xixia, they are so wonderful, especially with Wang Shao's occupation

The one in the city is simply a stroke of genius."

"Twenty-two years, like lightning, Mingrun has grown from a young boy to a pillar of the country, but you, Brother Chao, are getting old..."

Su You's voice was choked with sobs: "Your Majesty said that after this incident, when the eldest brother returns to the court, whether he will enter the liberal arts class or the martial arts class will only depend on the wishes of the eldest brother Chao."

"If you want to join the left class, then you should be the Grand Scholar of Guanwen Palace and the Minister of the Ministry of War; if you want to be in the right class, then you should be the Duke of the State and the Jiedu Envoy."

Chaogu shook his head: "If it were really for these reasons, Chaogu wouldn't be able to hold on now."

Su You poured another glass for Chao Gu: "Brother Chao, don't refuse. The imperial court rewards you for your merits, not just for you, but also to inspire patriotism among the people of the world. For the sake of the family, my sister-in-law, and Guodong, eldest brother should also accept it.

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"After much thought, if Brother Chao doesn't want to join the court, it would be best to guard him where he is now."

"I will report to the imperial court that Xu Tu's cadres will be guarding Wuwei County for a long time, and Brother Chao will be appointed as Wuwei Jiedushi. Firstly, they can guard the important roads in the Western Regions, so they can continue to serve the imperial court; secondly, the circulation of merchants will be developed, and it will be very easy for the family to prosper."

Chaogu smiled and said, "Mingrun is very confident, right?"

Su You smiled and said: "Decades of planning are just for today. If Su You is not prepared, wouldn't it be a disgrace to an old friend?"

After saying that, he started to dip his fingers in tea and draw a map: "The war will start soon. After the wheat in the north of the mountain is ripe, the Song Dynasty will definitely send troops. I don't know exactly where to start now, but I have authorized several groups of armies to attack at the right time.

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Chaogu said: "Xia Ting's strategy has been set. They want to keep Hetao, Millet and Mai, so they will definitely focus on organizing defenses in Huanqing and Yanyan. If necessary, they may also use iron kites. Mingrun can't be careless.

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Su You said: "Brother Chao, don't worry, the iron kite has been defeated, so there is no need to worry. The most troublesome thing is that after the Qingqi disperses, they will plunder my back road."

Chao Gu nodded: "This requires you to fight harder. If the three passes are taken away, Xia Ting's next step is to strengthen the wall and clear the country, and retreat to Xingling."

"Mingrun, you must prepare enough grain. If the Xia people cannot protect the three passes, even if it is too late to harvest the grain, they will be burned. So you must not make any plans to use grain to defeat the enemy."

"I will secretly hide a million military rations for you in Mingsha City, enough to support you all the way, but the prerequisite is that you must first send troops out of Qingtang and capture Lanzhou."

Su You nodded: "That's the same way. Once we get to Lanzhou, Brother Chao will have completed his mission and can lead everyone back to the Song Dynasty. Just leave the rest to us."

After speaking, he raised his cup again and said, "Brother Chao, thank you for your hard work. Victory is in sight, so you must take care of yourself and be cautious."

Chaogu picked up the cup and walked away with Su You: "That won't work. You have to arrange the timing more cleverly to give me a chance to leave the Shalan area in the name of King Qin."

Su You was surprised: "Why is this?"

Chaogu said: "The Xia people are still wary of those who surrender. The war between Song and Xia is about to begin, and the arrangement for me to guard against the Qing and Tang Dynasties is proof of this."

"How could Tianzihao's spies fail to work at the last moment? The best way for the Song Dynasty was to obtain the homeland of the Han and Tang Dynasties without any flaws and to control Bingchang or his son."

Su You advised: "We have set strategic goals for the Great Wall, Hetao and Monan respectively. The specific step to which we can implement them depends on the evolution of the situation."

After speaking, he looked at Chao Gu seriously: "Brother Chao, I don't want you to take any more risks."

Chao Gu shook his head: "If this happens, then I have to go back. If there is no complete victory, I can continue to deliver Xia's military aircraft."

"Otherwise." Su You insisted: "As long as the second strategic goal can be achieved, Lingzhou will be a lonely city and will fall into our hands sooner or later; by then there will be only one Xingqing Mansion left on the west bank of the Yellow River."

"If the Liang family follows the Huns and escapes to Mobei, there is still a glimmer of hope, otherwise they will perish."

Chaogu's eyes were deep: "Do you think your reliance is a firearm?"

Su You nodded.

Chaogu smiled and said: "I know you have powerful firearms, but I want to tell you, don't think that Xixia has no generals."

"There are ditches and ditches under Lingzhou City, so we need to be careful about water attacks."

The platform was very high, and everyone in the city could only see the upper bodies of Su You and Chao Gu. Su You took out an object from his bag and pushed it over a few times: "This is a wheel gun. It can fire six rounds instantly, but the range is

It’s shorter, it’s only accurate within fifteen steps.”

"The power is pretty good, and there's no problem with Iron Harrier's steel armor. Brother insists on being in the enemy's cave, so keep this for self-defense."

Chaogu's eyes were sharp: "So powerful? I thought you relied on chariot formations and sky-shattering thunder to break the iron kite."

Su You smiled and said: "Brother Chao is really looking down on people. Wei'er has used this thing outside Dun'an Village, you should know."

Chaogu finally changed his color: "The palm thunder of Tianshi Dao?"

Su You nodded: "It can be understood that way. The instructions are in the bag. You study it slowly and then try the power in a place where no one is around."

Chaogu smiled, with a very happy smile on his weather-beaten face: "You have given me all these things. Mingrun is not afraid that I have really surrendered to the Xia Kingdom. Am I here to take your life?"

Su You also laughed: "I have made you live in the enemy's camp for twenty-two years without humans or ghosts. If Brother Chao wants to take my life, then I deserve it."

"But now the plan has been decided. Even if Su You dies, the situation will continue to evolve as usual, and the Xia Kingdom will still be hopeless. On the contrary, the Song Dynasty will definitely retaliate with greater intensity."

"When the time comes, the imperial court will order Wang Shao, Zhang Kai, or Zong Er to be the commander. I'm afraid there will be no survivors among the three million Xia people."

Chaogu put away the wheel gun: "Is there anything you need me to do over there?"
Chapter completed!