"The Liao army has invaded Henan, Bianliang!"

This news shocked the entire Guardian Mansion. For hundreds of years, the Liao cavalry invaded Hebei more than once, and once again fought to Chanzhou, but they were all deterred in the face of the natural danger of the Dahe River. The Khitans were not good at water battles, and after crossing the Dahe River, they were in danger of being cut off by the Song army. Therefore, all the powerful generals of the Liao Dynasty were deterred in the surging Dahe River. Who could have expected that when there were still more than 100,000 Song troops in Daming Prefecture, a large group of Liao troops crossed the Yellow River. The Liao cavalry seemed to be everywhere, and even the Xia Military Information Department could not figure out how many Liao troops were outside the city of Bianliang. There were rumors in the Song Dynasty, and countless people instinctively fled to Bianliang every day. However, the city gates were closed during the day, and on the grounds of worrying that the spies of the Liao Kingdom had to let any people enter the city. These people had to go around the city and continue to flee south with the elderly and the young.

Under the threat of the balance of strength that might instantly lose balance, the Guanzhong Captain who opposed intervening in the battle between Liao and Song dynasties changed his attitude. The Guardian Mansion decided to prepare to send troops, and the General's Office decided how to intervene.

Compared with other lieutenants, the shock in Zhao Xingde's heart was Judas. "It's the third year of Jingkang." He clenched his fists. Zhao Xingde only remembered the three words "Jingkang Shame", but he didn't know which year it was. Just thinking of these three words made people feel extremely angry and humiliated. After the meeting, many lieutenants greeted Zhao Xingde, and Zhao Xingde did not care about being polite. He came out of the Guguo Mansion and immediately went to the General's Mansion to ask to meet Zhang Shanfu, the General of the Marine Department.

The entire general's mansion was filled with a tense atmosphere. The so-called disaster did not go alone, and the old enemies on both sides of the Xia Kingdom seemed to have made an appointment together. The Roma Turks and the Ross people made trouble in the north and south of the river, and the Liao Kingdom attacked the Song Kingdom as if it were flowing. The Front Army Office, the Package Office, and the Military Information Office sent military letters like flowing water, and all kinds of files were piled up like mountains. After the marching Sima first sorted it out, he submitted it to the chief of the house. The chief of the secretary reported to the superior general Zhang Shanfu. After receiving Zhang Shanfu's instructions, he made a detailed strategy. Despite the busyness, Zhang Shanfu summoned Zhao Xingde immediately.

"General Zhang," Zhao Xingde saluted after entering the door and said in a deep voice, "The Guguo Mansion decided to send troops to Guandong, and the last general asked for a fight."

"Oh?" Zhang Shanfu closed the file he was reading. He had not had time to send troops to the Marine Department. However, Zhang Shanfu did not feel suddenly in this decision. If he could not annex the Liao and Song dynasties, he would have to maintain the balance between the two countries. This was the consensus of the five governments. The Song State was in danger and had to intervene. The Guardian State Administration only focused on major issues. How to intervene and which army to send to fight will be proposed by the Marine Department. Therefore, Zhao Xingde would come to Zhang Shanfu immediately to ask for battle.

Zhang Shanfu was silent for a while and said slowly: "Although the general idea of ​​sending troops to Guandong is determined, how to send troops is the most beneficial to our dynasty, and the pros and cons need to be weighed. The main force of hundreds of thousands of imperial guards in the Song Dynasty is still intact, and the situation of the Liao and Song Dynasty is still unclear, so the Dragon Ya army should not go out easily." He looked at Zhao Xingde thoughtfully.

"Can the last general be transferred to another army?" Zhao Xingde immediately said, "When the Liao and Song dynasties fought, there were 100,000 troops, and we would not have few troops to fight eastward. The general should lead the troops. If the last general is not talented, he is willing to recommend himself to work as the shogunate." With the military system of the Xia State, all centurions and above were recommended by soldiers, and it was impossible for the military camp to be launched on the expedition to arrange a military officer out of thin air, so Zhao Xingde was willing to give up leading the troops and follow the army eastward as an aide. The most common staff was the marching chief, who was also considered a member of the marching department.

"You are willing to be transferred from the Longya Army to the Chief of the Army?" Zhang Shanfu's eyes flashed with a strange look. Although the Chief of the Army is equivalent to the Chief of the Army, he has neither military power nor the honor of the National Guard. He is one level shorter than the Chief of the Longya Army's Chief of the Army. Many wise and brave marching Sima would rather be transformed into a centurion and strive to be elected as Chief of the Army by the soldiers, but would rather be promoted to Chief of the Army. Therefore, most of the Chief of the Army, engaged in the Chief of the Army, are extremely intelligent, but slightly inferior. There are very few people like Zhao Xingde who are both brave and strategic.

After a moment of silence, Zhang Shanfu said lightly: "Personnel Zhao, I will consider your request. Let's retreat first."

"General..." Before Zhao Xingde could speak, Zhang Shanfu said in a deep voice: "Get back—"

The momentum of being powerful without anger made Zhao Xingde bow and said, "I will leave." He turned around and retreated.

Zhang Shanfu looked at his back, his eyebrows slightly frowned, thinking. He turned on the file in front of him again, which was a strategy of the Eastern Expedition made by the Marine Department, and planned to contact the Song court. If the Song army was defeated and Bianliang fell, he would send elite troops to advance east to help the Song army stabilize the situation. At the same time, Guanzhong began to accumulate supplies and prepare to mobilize retired soldiers and regiment training. When the war in the west ended, Liao and Song countries in the east were almost the same, and then sent a steady stream of troops to Guandong. The Longya Arms and Arms under Zhao De's command was a place for the regiment training officers to train firearms. Although he might not necessarily participate in the Eastern Expedition in person, his role was extremely important. Zhang Shanfu considered it again and again and circled Zhao De's name and changed it to the Marine Department for a waiter. In the evening, several strategies of advance were presented to Prime Minister Liu Yi.

Liu Yi first read the strategy of the marching department. The marching department was about to assemble 100,000 troops in the west to fight the rebellion. Guanzhong sent 30,000 troops from the east to Hangu Pass to help the Song State support the situation. He also requested the Guguo Mansion to recruit 50,000 retired soldiers in the river and 30,000 retired soldiers in Guanzhong, and allowed Guanzhong to expand the red firearm training camp, and asked the Prime Minister's Office to hoard military supplies in Guanzhong as much as possible. After closing the file, Liu Yi pondered for a moment and asked: "Ross' rebellion is obviously weaker than the Liao army. However, the arrangement of the marching department is to focus on the west and down. Why is this?"

Zhang Shanfu explained: "The Prince and Duke Ros colluded with the Western barbarians, but they were afraid that the more they were getting bigger and bigger. In the end, the court would have to pay an exponential price. In addition, the Roma Turks faced me in the south of Hezhong and had to fight quickly, so victory was important, not long-term. The west had to gather heavy troops to eliminate the disaster with a thunderous force. However, the Song State was still doubtful about us. There were more troops from the east, and most of the Song State would not agree. Even if they agreed, they would be wary of our army, which would be unfavorable to join the Song Dynasty to resist Liao. In the future, our wars in the west were pacified, and our court would have no worries. The national strength of the Liao and Song State was almost exhausted. Our army advanced eastward, and neither of these countries could stop them."

Liu Yi nodded. He had always known the plan of the Marine Department. The battle situation in Liao and Song dynasties took a sharp turn. The Guguo Mansion was worried that the Khitan would easily obtain the land, manpower and wealth of Song State, and the evil was even worse, which affected Guanzhong, so he decided to send troops to help Song fight against Liao. Liu Yi read the military pay and military supplies calculated by the logistics department and recruited 80,000 soldiers. The annual salary alone cost more than 4 million guan, and the corresponding purchase of more than 3 million guan. These require the Prime Minister's Office to find a way to seize the enemy's supplies.

The distribution of the victorious sergeants and the minerals and land in the rebellion areas can probably be filled in the cost of the expedition. Let the State of Song pay some remuneration for the military? The Guanzhong Musket Battalion is gradually being trained and trained, and the accumulation of military supplies for the future army will be more like a bottomless pit. If it cannot unify the world, it may not be able to fill this big sum. While Liu Yi was thinking, he suddenly saw that at the end of the strategy, Zhao De was removed from his post as a captain of the Longya Army and changed to the Marine Department to serve as the chief officer, but he had no specific responsibilities.

"Zhao De is a talent," he frowned and said, "How come he threw him idle."

"He would rather be transferred from the Longya Army to the Marine Department as the Chief Secretary than to go to Kanto to fight." Zhang Shanfu sighed, "How honorable is the Longya Army Captain? Is it difficult to force others? But the general who led the Eastern Expedition has not yet made a decision, so he cannot arrange the Chief Secretary now." Liu Yi was a little surprised. He closed the file, sighed, and did not speak anymore.

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In the wilderness outside Daming Mansion, countless Liao cavalry appeared, but in general, the number of Liao troops fell into the eyes of the Song army on the city was getting smaller and smaller. However, just dozens of miles away, more than 100,000 Liao troops were concentrated in the camp, and groups of cavalry were patrolling back and forth. When they saw the people of Song, they rode their horses to chase them, either shot and killed them on the spot, or captured them back to the camp as signing troops.

In the imperial tent, Yelu Tiege, the Privy Councilor of the Northern Court, Yelu Baoyi, the Han army commander, Yelu Yanshan, the palace army commander, Yelu Bijie, the left army commander, Urgon, the right army commander, and Xiao Chalaa, the infantry commander, all stood respectfully around. In the middle of the tent, the light cast from the opening of the divine tilt was shining on the huge map, and Yelu Dashi was leaning over to look at the positions of the various troops of the Song State. His face was as deep as water, and when his eyes fell on the Liyangjin floating bridge, he was rarely moved, and his eyes moved slightly. These days, the Song army not only did not strengthen Liyangjin's defense, but instead shrank the Song army in Henan to Bianliang as much as possible. Now, the 20,000 troops defending the north of Liyangjin Bridge are still Zhang Shuye's 20,000 troops.

"Your Majesty, do you want to send troops to capture Li Yangjin?" Yelu Yanshan asked. The other generals also looked expectant.

"No hurry," Yelu Dashi shook his head and said in a deep voice, "Leave this floating bridge to Wang Yan."

"But..." Although the generals did not dare to question Yelu Dashi's decision, they were worried. Will the army in Hebei camp really come out of Daming Mansion to return to Bianliang? Yelu Dashi has been confining more than 100,000 elite soldiers and generals in the camp for more than ten days. The Liao army has been fighting to the bank of the Yellow River, Henan is known as the most prosperous place in the Song Dynasty, and Bianliang seems to be within reach, but the army stopped moving forward. Not to mention the huge daily food and grass consumption of more than 100,000 people, the Khitans, Xi people, Jurchens, and Meerbo people came to the Southern Dynasty Flower World, and could not go out to hunt grass valleys, and they were extremely uncomfortable in the camp every day.
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