When the political center of the Song Dynasty was in a state of fanaticism, the messenger who fled from the northwest border rushed into the city of Bianjing like an arrow.

"What, the fall of Shaanxi Sixth Road?!"

Zhao Xu was extremely frightened and even made a sound like a woman.

But no one laughed at Zhao Xu because everyone felt their hearts tremble.

According to the messenger's report, the Xixia people did not do this to loot, but to occupy. The key is that Han Jiang is dead and the Zong family has rebelled!

This news made everyone's heart tremble.

Han Jiang died and only Han Wei was sad, but what did the rebellion of the Zong family mean? It means that the entire northwest has changed its flag!

The Zhong family has been operating in the northwest for so many years. It can almost be said that many of the middle and high-level generals of the Sixth Route in Shaanxi were trained by the Zong family. The rebellion of the Zhong family means that there are very few troops left in the Shaanxi Sixth Route to resist Xixia.

However, this is not the limit. The news keeps coming, and various news about what happened in the northwest keeps coming, shaping a rough outline, and some of the points are worth thinking about.

First of all, a new form of war has broken everyone's perception.

According to the messenger, the Western Xia army used explosives, whether it was fortresses or huge cities, but could not resist the great power of explosives. Under the power of explosives, even the strongest city was like mud-cup.

This means that the Song Dynasty's method of using the strong city to resist the Xixia people in the past was no longer effective. Once the Xixia people went west, as long as the Song Dynasty did not have the upper hand in the field, and still relying on the strong city to resist the strong city to resist, the Song Dynasty would inevitably face the risk of collapse.

Secondly, the rebellion of the Zhong family seems to have hidden information. It is said that the right army on the Xixia army raised the Zhong flag, which means that the Zhong family had long been betrayed the Song Dynasty and had been planning this matter.

The news is very amazing. The Zhong family has not only generals in the Western Army, but also many officers promoted by the Hedong Army. In this situation, can the officers of the Zhong family and the generals still trust?

This is a very big problem.

Third, the left-wing army of Xixia appeared in Qingzhou without realizing it, and with Qingzhou as the core, attacking everywhere, not only cut off the food route of the Western Army, but also attacking Chang'an.

Chang'an has natural dangers, but it may not be able to withstand the power of explosives. After all, Chang'an is not a front line anymore. The army is piled up on the border line, and the garrison power here is very limited. Facing the attack of a hundred thousand troops, it is very likely that it cannot be defended.

And we need to clarify one question here: how did the Xixia left army appear in Qingzhou? Why didn’t there be any news from Su Che, the strategic commander of Yongxing Army Road?

According to analysis, the Xixia left army did not break through the Hengshan area. According to the integration of some sporadic news, the biggest possibility is to break through from Lanzhou.

So there is another question here, what about Xihe Army?

Why didn’t there any news from Chang Lishan from Xihe Army come here?

Moreover, there is a quite amazing news that has not been ignored. The flag of the left army is the Di flag. According to the line report, the general of the left army may be a man named Di Hu.

Di Hu is not unfamiliar to many people, because the surname Di is very easy to remind people of Di Qing. Among the Di generals of Di Qing back then, there was a very outstanding young man named Di Hu!

As for the flag of the middle army, it is nothing extraordinary. After all, the prime minister of Xixia is called Ouyang Jun.

A lot of news was pieced together. Although there was a lot of news that were not easy to determine whether it was true or not, the critical situation of Shaanxi Sixth Road had reached a point where all officials and Zhao Xu were trembling.

Some people even thought about whether they should propose to let the officials go to the south? After all, if the six routes in Shaanxi are in trouble, the Central Plains will be in danger. Once the Xixia army stabilizes the six routes in Shaanxi and moves troops eastward, can the Hedong army resist the Xixia army?

This answer is actually well known to everyone.

With the combat effectiveness of the Western Xia Army, if the troops from the sixth routes of Shaanxi were led eastward, there would be no danger to defend along the way, and Bianjing would be in danger!

Zhao Xu naturally knew this truth. His face was pale, and his hands, hidden under his long sleeves, were trembling slightly.

"Dear brothers, can you deal with this situation now?"

Zhao Xu said loudly, with a tremolo inside his voice, but no one smiled.

Zhao Xu looked at the officials with his head down in disappointment, and even Zeng Bu, whom he trusted the most, did not have any eye contact with him.

Zhao Xu couldn't help but sigh in his heart. If Han Qi and the Xiangren were there, if Wang Anshi were still there, if Ji Mo was still there, it wouldn't be like this now. Oh, even if Sima Guangren was there, there would be a voice. No matter how good or bad the idea came out, it would be able to break the silence?

"His Majesty……"

A slightly older voice sounded, and Zhao Xu was delighted. It was Zhang Fangping.

Zhang Fangping is an old minister and Jia Younian's old minister. Although he has little say now, Zeng Bu has the final say. Zhang Fangping may not have expressed his opinion for a long time, but Zhao Xu knew that Zhang Fangping was a capable person.

In fact, whether you have the ability or not, being able to stand up and speak at this time is enough to break the current embarrassing situation.

"Please say it to the Grand Secretary!"

Zhang Fangping said: "In the current situation, we can only issue an order to order the troops of Lizhou Road, Jingxi South Road, Jingxi North Road and Hedong Road to arrange defense lines on the main roads with Shaanxi Sixth Road, and send a marshal to coordinate. We should stabilize the situation first and not let the current situation get bad. Give us time to organize the army and strive to recapture Shaanxi Sixth Road as soon as possible!"

After Zhang Fangping finished speaking, he returned to the train. At this time, the Chugong Hall became even quieter.

What Zhang Fangping said means to give up Shaanxi Sixth Road and build a defense line directly at the borders such as Hedong Road. It is said to be for the rear to gain time, but the meaning hidden below is quite intriguing.

Zhang Fangping said that it was for the rear to buy time to organize the army, but everyone heard the implication - if things were inconsistent, they would have to buy time for the court to cross the river!

At this time, even Zhao Xu became silent.

His heart was filled with sadness. Why did things suddenly come to this point?

He couldn't figure it out. Everything was going in a good direction. Now there are hundreds of millions of dollars in the treasury. As long as he is given time, he can build a million troops again. Why not be afraid of Xixia at that time!

But... Zhao Xu knew very well that the six routes in Shaanxi were lifelines for the Song Dynasty. Once they were lost, the hinterland of the Song Dynasty would be completely exposed under the military front of the Western Xia!

The prosperity of Bianjing City is always exposed to the blades of the Xixia people. For the sake of the present, either regaining the sixth route of Shaanxi or moving south. Only by relying on the danger of the Yangtze River can Zhao Xu sleep peacefully at night!

At this moment, he became in a daze and clearly remembered the scene of a conversation he had with Ouyang Bian when he was a teenager.

At that time, Ouyang Bian said: "The troubles of the Song Dynasty lies in the Liao Kingdom, and the Western Xia is just a problem of scabies. The Western Xia has a small positive territory and extremely low economic potential. We can only barely protect ourselves. Once the Song Dynasty rises, the Western Xia will only be a footnote!..."

Zhao Xu smiled bitterly and said to himself, Ji Mo, you are wrong this time!
Chapter completed!