The three armies agreed to meet at the foot of Xingzhou City and then decide on the candidate for the General Festival of the Xia Dynasty.

It is also a strange thing that Wang Zhongzheng and Gao Zunyu, an eunuch and a relative, became the supreme commanders of two armies in the war to break the country. In name, Wang Zhongzheng and Gao Zunyu were controlled by the Zhongshu and the Privy Council, but in fact they were directly controlled by the Central Secretary and the Privy Council.

Obey the emperor's orders.

Before issuing the imperial edict to advance the army, the emperor used the traditional art of the Zhao family to "present the formation map" to the various generals, stipulating that future army marches must be performed once a day, and the frontline generals must request orders from the emperor if they encounter major events.

Even Gao Zunyu and Zhonge applauded this. Zhang Yue had not yet laid the postal route along Fuyan Road, which made it beyond the reach of the government.

But Shen Kuo suffered a lot, and Zhang Zhi had two troops.

However, there are also advantages to the direct command of the officials, that is, they do not dare to neglect money, food, ordnance, ordnance, and officials from the Zhongshu and Privy Council as well as from Shaanxi and Hedong are supplying and replenishing them regardless of the cost, and their work is extremely efficient.

In the past, it took a long time to get 10,000 shi of military rations to the front line, and a 30% discount was required. Now, for the sake of the official family, all of them are only 10% off, so don't miss it if you are just passing by.

The missing horses and chariots of various armies should be supplied.

As far as the Song Dynasty was concerned, within ten years of the reform, the treasury was piled up like a mountain. The officials themselves were frugal and frugal, and they were reluctant to wear their clothes. When their dragon robes were torn, they had to patch them up, they were not allowed to add another dish to the table, and their daily diet was limited to three or five items.

The royal kitchen was not allowed to serve delicacies as side dishes, and the concubines were restrained from competing with each other.

The emperor did not travel around or build palaces, so he was stingy to the extreme.

However, he was extremely generous in the expedition against Xia, and all the insufficient military supplies were allocated from the sealed pile warehouse.

Zhang Yue said several times that the people in Shaanxi were poor and exhausted, and the officials were also awakened. On the basis of exempting the fifth-class household service money in the first year of Yuanfeng, half of the two taxes were exempted this year, and at the same time, they took money from the sealing treasury.

The money was used to subsidize civilian service in the army, and officials were required to personally deliver the money to the civilian service members' homes. Anyone who dared to enrich their own pockets would be exiled for three thousand miles.

Officials issued edicts three times and five times, prohibiting officials from mistreating the people through conscription and transfer of civilian services.

The official's expedition to the summer was a desperate one. A vast map slowly unfolded in front of him, with a series of names of enemy soldiers, numbers of soldiers and horses crisscrossing the map, all under his gaze.

Behind them are the hundreds of thousands of civil servants and millions of civilians on the Hedong Second Road in Shaanxi, like powerfully pulsating arteries, continuously transporting money, grain and baggage forward, slowly tilting towards the northwest corner with the force of Mount Tai!

With the ambition of reviving China, following the remnants of the Six Saints, and restoring the homeland of the Han and Tang Dynasties, they all looked forward to this battle.

In May of the second year of Yuanfeng.

When the imperial edict was sent to Xihe Road, it was delivered personally by Tong Guan, who also brought rewards for Dong Zhan, Wen Xixin and other officials from the Qing and Tang Dynasties. Of course, the money also came from the sealing treasury, and promised that in the future

Liangzhou and Qingtang were captured, and the Uighur tribes shared them.

Dong Zhan and Wen Xixin were also very helpful and said that the Qing and Tang tribes plus the Ganzhou Uighurs would send a total of 80,000 troops to besiege Ganliang from two directions.

As for Li Xian, Li Hao, Wang Gan, Miao Shuo, Zhao Sizhong, Bao Shun and others, they will lead more than 100,000 Han soldiers and horses who have completed mobilization to besiege Lanzhou City.

Zhang Zhi and Wang Hou led four generals and 20,000 troops into Huizhou City.

Just like the battle against Xia in the third year of Xining, Xihe Road will be used as an assist to attack Liangzhou and Lanzhou one month in advance with troops from Jingyuan Road and Yanyan Road.

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The Song army mobilized greatly this time. Not only everyone in Shaanxi Province knew about it, but even Xixia heard the news that the Song Dynasty was going to launch a large-scale expedition to Xia as early as March and April.

Xixia was in Shaanxi and there were a lot of spies in Hedong. For Li Bingchang, the Empress Dowager Liang and the Prime Minister Liang Yimi, they already had a rough understanding of the Song army's troop build-up and the general directions of sending troops.

On the contrary, the Zhongshu and the Privy Council of the Song Dynasty were kept secret by the officials, and they knew nothing about it.

When the news of the Song Dynasty's massive campaign against Xia reached the Xia Kingdom, the court halls were shaken, and the city of Xingzhou was shocked overnight.

Once a big country is mobilized, it is very scary. The ministers of Xixia seemed to hear the earth-shattering sound of war drums, horns and horse hooves coming from the distance, and seemed to see the beacon smoke falling in all directions, the red military flag and a glance.

A boundless military formation.

In the blink of an eye, the Song Army's divine arm bow shot out a rain of arrows that covered the sky, and the Song Army's cavalry, who were also members of the party, launched a stormy attack on their tribesmen!

The war is really coming!

After the defeat of Taoshui and the surrender of the Qing and Tang Dynasties to the Song Dynasty, there was a loud voice throughout the country of Xixia. Today, Xixia's national power is not as strong as it was at the time of Li Liangzuo, let alone at the time of Li Yuanhao.

In the Song Dynasty, there were a cloud of famous generals and a rain of advisers, such as Zhang Yue, Cai Ting, Zhong E, Wang Shao, Zhong Shi Dao, etc. Their deeds were familiar to Xixia people, and Zhang Kai's name could make children stop crying.

At this moment, Xixia realized from top to bottom that the Xia Kingdom seemed to be on the verge of survival?

When encountering this kind of situation within the court, from ancient times to the present, there have always been two factions, one faction leading peace and the other faction leading war.

The peace faction was headed by Xia Lords Li Bingchang and Li Qing, while the other faction was the war faction headed by Empress Dowager Liang and Liang Yimi.

Xixia Xingqing Mansion.

This is the destination where the two armies of the Song Army will meet this time.

In the first year of Baoyuan, Li Yuanhao established his capital here and proclaimed himself emperor. He renamed Xingzhou Xingqingfu and it became the capital of the Xixia Kingdom from then on.

In Yuanhao Palace.

Li Bingchang, who had been in power for a short time, was still a little thin. He still wore traditional Dangxiang clothes when he was outside the court, but when he returned to the court, he changed into Han clothes.

It is well known that Li Bingchang wanted to change the Han system and befriend the Song Dynasty.

"In the Eastern Dynasty, troops and horses were mobilized on Fuyan Road, Jingyuan Road, and Xihe Road. At the same time, according to reports from our leaders in the Qingtang Dynasty, Dong Fei was generously rewarded by the Song envoys, and the Golden Arrow Order was sent to all the ministries to gather!"

Li Qingdao: "Your Majesty, after the defeat of Taoshui, Dong Fei and Ali Gu surrendered. Now the Song Dynasty is not comparable to the past. It cannot fight, and it will be defeated!"

When he heard about the defeat of Taoshui, Liang Yi, the Prime Minister of Xixia, turned pale. This was the shame of his life. He was defeated at the hands of Song general Zhang Kai.

"I think we should ask for peace from the Song Dynasty on the condition that we cut off the five troubled states!"

As soon as this statement came out, the civil and military officials of the Xixia and Manchu dynasties changed their colors.

The five Dingnan prefectures are Xiazhou, Suizhou, Jingzhou, Youzhou and Yinzhou. They are the land of Longxing in Xixia. The leader of Dangxiang was named the governor of the Dingnan Army by the Tang Dynasty because of his meritorious service in attacking Huangchao. These five prefectures have always been

It is something that party members must fight for.

It was once recovered during the Song Dynasty, but Song Zhenzong ceded the Five Dingnan Prefectures to Xixia in order to avoid the Liao and Xia attacks. Xixia was also in great difficulty because of this.

To Xixia, the Five Prefectures of Difficulty were comparable to the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun in the Liao Kingdom. Will they now be ceded to the Song Dynasty by a word from the Han minister Li Qing?

As soon as Li Qing said this, the officials were talking a lot.

There is indeed panic and fear, but more often than not there is anger and shame.

"Li Qing is a traitor!"

Li Qingzhi's words were opposed by the tribal chiefs of the Liang family. Not only were many young generals not afraid of the Song Dynasty, but they asked the Liang family for war.

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