At the suggestion of Wang Jinghui, the arsenal on Tianfei Island outside Biandu had increased the production of powerful firearms such as Zhentian Thunder, and also accelerated the production of new formula gunpowder to provide other firearms for the original soldiers in the Song Dynasty. In addition to continuing to supplement the supply of weapons from the defense areas around Biandu, all of them were transported to the northwest battlefield and the northern Song and Liao defense line.

According to Wang Jinghui's vision, the idea of ​​Xixia exporting conflicts must be brought back in this military conflict in the Western Xia. The more violent the military strike against the Dangxiang people, the calmer the northwest front will be in the future, creating a relatively peaceful space for the reform and reform of the Song Dynasty. Strengthening the defense of the Song-Liao border is mainly to deter the Liao Kingdom from acts rashly. For this reason, all the weapons sent to the northern Song-Liao border are transported over with great fanfare. In contrast to the past, they cover up thousands of things, which is obviously for the spies of the Liao Kingdom to show back the news from the Song-Liao Kingdom so that the top leaders of the Liao Kingdom should not be dazed and take advantage of the situation.

Speaking of the relationship between the Song, Xia and Liao Kingdom, there is still some historical meaning of the Romance of Wei, Shu and Wu Kingdom. However, the difference between the two is too much. In comparison, the Western Xia is more like a sum of numbers. The real game is only Song and Liao. Although there have been few military conflicts since the alliance between the Song and Liao Kingdom, and Liao Kingdom has become the main supplier of the Song Dynasty horses, it does not mean that the two countries are really peaceful. The dirty things in private are still coming and going. Especially Wang Jinghui promoted his cultural and economic invasion to the senior leaders of the Song Dynasty, which made the Liao Kingdom extremely difficult.

Although the Liao Kingdom is still in its glory on a broad scale, there are also many visionary people from Liao Kingdom pointing out that the trade between the Song and Liao Kingdom is very unbalanced, but these people are not the mainstream comments of the Liao Kingdom. However, when these comments were heard in Wang Jinghui, they couldn't help but praise the Liao Kingdom that was not without capable people. It is rare to have such a vision to detect the harm of economic aggression in this era. After all, this thing is a means of confrontation between major powers in later generations. However, he was not ruthless. Instead, he suggested that the Privy Council collect the information of these people through the "monks" in the Liao Kingdom, or frame them, or kill them directly. These people are a disaster. Although their remarks may not affect the senior management of the Liao Kingdom at this time, it will be a hidden danger in the long run. For these "elites" of the Liao Kingdom, they will never be ruthless.

Although the Privy Council was very strange about Wang Jinghui's suggestions, they received such instructions after reporting to Emperor Zhao Xu, so they had to secretly arrange the execution. Fortunately, these people are now unknown people, and it is very easy to make them disappear. But it will take some trouble.

The Song Dynasty secretly gave the Liao Kingdom a stir, which did not mean that the Liao Kingdom was so easy to bully. On the one hand, the Liao Kingdom attacked the Song Dynasty by supporting the Western Xia and consumed the Song Dynasty's national strength; on the other hand, it took action in person to force the Song Dynasty to not be able to transfer its strength to the northwest battlefield. This is not the first time that the Liao Kingdom is doing such a thing. Every time the Song and Xia wars reached a climax. When the Song Dynasty army was the upper hand, that is, when the Liao Kingdom increased its troops in the north to create a tense atmosphere on the border between the two countries. Di Wuxiang was then

When fighting with the Western Xia, the Liao Kingdom did this. Due to the Liao Kingdom's actions, the Song Dynasty has been deploying no less than 500,000 imperial guards around the capital's important areas since the alliance of the Great Song Dynasty. They have the most excellent weapons in this era. They receive the most stringent training, except for the weak cavalry, and are definitely the most powerful military force in this era. However, because of the Liao Kingdom's restraint, these troops could not move, for fear that the Liao Kingdom would reappear in the scene of the Yellow River pressing against the Biandu during the Zhenzong era.

In order to deal with threats that may come from the northern Liao Kingdom, Wang Jinghui suggested that Emperor Zhao Xu, Privy Councilor Wen Yanbo, Chief of Staff Guo Kui, Wang Anshi, Sima Guang and others be dispatched to all the elite troops of the imperial guards to the Hebei routes. To maintain Suizhou, in addition to attacking the retaliation of the Dangxiang people, we must deal with the threats from the Khitans from the side. Since the Song Dynasty had made up its mind, although Sima Guang did not agree to force the Xixia and Liao Kingdoms, this strategy was the best response at present, so he agreed. The other people were all pro-war factions, and their persuasion was indispensable.

Now 100,000 imperial guards have moved the defense line northward and are ready to deal with the military threat from the Liao Kingdom at any time. If it weren't for the fact that the Hebei routes had just suffered drought this year and the local area could not have entered a large number of troops, otherwise the dispatched troops would have far more than 100,000 imperial guards. However, the 100,000 imperial guards sent to Hebei were the essence of the well-deserved Song Dynasty military force. It was equipped with a large number of firearms and large crossbows, but also three rectangular infantry formations of 10,000 heavy infantrymen, which were deployed on the front lines of Zhending Prefecture, Dingzhou, and Hejian Prefecture, plus the original local garrisons, could withstand the southern invasion of 200,000 Liao troops.

Of course, such an offensive is a threatening nature. Of course, the Song Dynasty cannot have the strength to attack the Liao Kingdom's Northern Expedition, nor does it have the strength to win two local wars at the same time. Although the Liao Kingdom is in a slow decline stage, the lean camel is bigger than a horse. For a hundred years, the Song Dynasty has always suppressed the Song Dynasty, except for the founding of Taizu Taizong's Northern Expedition and the Alliance of Heiyuan, the Song Dynasty has always suppressed the Song Dynasty. Although the Song Dynasty shouted to recover Yan Yun, the strength of both sides was there, and the shadow created by the millions of Liao Kingdom's military fronts could not be eliminated in a short time.

Wang Jinghui also vowed to explain to everyone that these 100,000 elite soldiers of the imperial guards would not be stationed in Hebei for a long time. As long as they complete the task of restraining the Liao Kingdom, they would return to the original defense line as soon as possible and would not provoke the Liao Kingdom actively, but would definitely fight back against any Liao Kingdom's tentative behavior.

"Change it, can this really contain the Liao Kingdom?" Sima Guang asked.

"Mr. Junshi, there are more than 400,000 combat troops in all the Hebei territories, and the Liao Kingdom deploys no more than 150,000 troops on the border, and it has not been fully in place. To gain an advantage in the north, the Liao Kingdom's army must exceed 300,000. If we want to reappear in the Zhenzong period, there are no more than 400,000 troops in the area without more than 400,000 troops! Now, unlike the Zhenzong era, there are large bows and crossbows along the way to defend the city. It is also equipped with powerful firearms such as the thunder and the Yellow River. Not to mention the Yellow River, once the Liao army penetrates deep into Hebei, their edge will be weakened. The most important thing is that the Liao Kingdom now does not have the talented and generous people like Empress Xiao back then, and there is no time to gather 400,000 troops to threaten the Song Dynasty. Even if they have this strength, by the time they set off the border of the Song Dynasty, the northwest has already set a world!"

Wang Jinghui spared no effort to cheer up Sima Guang. This old boy had a "criminal record" in history of ceding the enemy country's land. In military terms, Wang Jinghui never remembered that Sima Guang stood on the side of the pro-war faction. Even if Wang Shao proposed a strategic plan like "Three Strategies for Pacifying Rong", he was indifferent and was really a famous conservative. However, ideas like Sima Guang were common among the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty. The "sweet Song" mentioned in later generations was not unreasonable. In the end, the military achievements of the Song Dynasty were really terrible. The confidence established on this basis was really fragile.

Although there was a big gap in cavalry, this did not prevent Wang Jinghui from re-establishing the military confidence of the Song Dynasty, because later generations knew that cavalry was not a gunpowder opponent. As long as suitable firearms could be developed, the threat of cavalry would be greatly reduced. It is a historical necessity for cavalry to withdraw from the stage of history!

Although Wang Jinghui was unable to build muskets and artillery in this era, in history, even the Mongolian cavalry had lost troops and generals in Xiangyang City again and again, and even the emperor's life was spent. Wang Jinghui could not think of any reason why the Liao cavalry, which was far inferior to the Mongolian cavalry, was invincible. The key was to rely on human factors. In the later Korean War, the Communist Party did not have atomic bombs, jet fighters, and enough heavy weapons. It still made the number one superpower sign on the negotiating table?! In this comparison, what are the Khitan cavalry?!

Wang Jinghui has greatly improved the formula of gunpowder, and has also brought about the use of Jingzhu hooks that were not used in this era for large city guard crossbows, which has been very powerful, so that the Song Dynasty bed crossbow, which was originally very powerful, made up for the shortcomings of long launch preparation time and large number of people. He also combined the individual armor manufacturing technology of this era to resurrect the Qin battle formation. As long as he resisted to the end, he did not believe that he could not resist the offensive of the Liao Kingdom.

In addition to the support of the Song Dynasty's own military strength, the Liao Kingdom's national strength in history is in a period of rapid decline. In the next few decades, except for the severe drought in Hebei a few years later, which could threaten the Song Dynasty to make territorial demands under the unstable political situation of the Song Dynasty. It was not that the Liao Kingdom did not want to fight, but that its strength declined was too serious.

There is no basis for launching a large-scale war, which means taking advantage of small fuss. Moreover, in the next few years, the senior officials of the Song Dynasty sent a large number of "borers" to the Liao Kingdom in the next few years. With a series of economic exploitation, the Liao Kingdom's foundation was only worse than in history, which was also the bargaining chip in Wang Jinghui's hands. If the Liao Kingdom did not know how to attack, then he would fight for the Song Dynasty's economy to reappear in the financial deficit, and he would also attack the Liao Kingdom's arrogance and accelerate its decline. Anyway, the overseas trade of the Song Dynasty has begun to develop. Even if there is a temporary financial problem, with the economic foundation of the Song Dynasty and the cooperation of Shanghai's foreign trade, the speed of restoring vitality must be much faster than any dynasty in history.

Just when the Song Dynasty was busy guarding against the revenge of the people of Xixia, Yang Ding's memorial suddenly came. When Emperor Zhao Xu handed Yang Ding's memorial to Wang Jinghui for reading, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth - it was this guy who threw the security guard in history, which made the northwest gate of the Song Dynasty open, allowing the Dangxiang people to attack the surrounding areas with security guards as the base, causing unscrupulous smoke to spread in the northwest.

"Change it, what do you think of Yang Ding's memorial?" Emperor Zhao Xu sat opposite him, holding the teacup lid and slowly brushing the tea leaves floating inside the teacup. He is gradually liking this action more and more, but he doesn't know that this action is influenced by Wang Jinghui in his subconscious mind.

Sima Guang and Wang Anshi were there to accompany him. Such a leisurely and relaxed conversation environment was hard to imagine in the past. After all, Wang Anshi and Sima Guang were two powder kegs. When they sat together, if they discussed knowledge, they would definitely be quotations. Even if they could not go together, it would increase friendship. However, the two people discussed state affairs, which would be a disaster. The explosive power was constantly accumulated between their tongues and lips, and until the final ignition of the powder keg, the two of them were mostly gone. However, Wang Jinghui was the last trump card in the hands of Emperor Zhao Xu. After several months of running-in, Zhao Xu also realized that only Wang Jinghui could discuss state affairs calmly when they were there, because the prince consort could meet any requirements of both parties and make them speechless.

However, what Emperor Zhao Xu could hardly imagine was that Sima Guang admired Wang Jinghui's talent and the open-mindedness of the prince-consort. Not everyone could give up the Hanlin Bachelor's Place, nor was it that every rich man was willing to use his wealth to do so many good things. Wang Anshi's feelings for the prince-consort was the most complicated. The prince-consort had blocked his reform policies at the door of his house many times, intentionally or unintentionally. However, even he himself could not be moved by the proposed policies. Every time he opened the various policy and memorials of the prince-consort in the middle of the night, he could gain different results, but the prince-consort's uncertain attitude made him feel difficult to focus on.

Wang Anshi and Sima Guang had read this memorial just now, and then it was passed to Wang Jinghui's hands. He closed the memorial and placed his hands on the table in front of Zhao Xu, and said with a smile: "This Yang Ding can be regarded as a utilitarian. The treasure mirror and sword have been sent to the court, but he has left something himself!"

Sima Guang still clearly opposed Yang Ding's memorial to provoke Xixia as always. Not to mention that he opposed it, even Wang Anshi voted against it without hesitation. If Zhong Yan lured Wei Mingshan to obtain Suizhou, Yang Ding's memorial would be even more bold. He actually wanted to have the whole country! Even if Wang Anshi was wary, he would not have such an idea in the current environment in the Song Dynasty. This is simply a dream.

Wang Jinghui's words made Sima Guang and Wang Anshi feel that the prince-consort seemed to agree with Yang Ding's plan very much. This should not be the prince-consort's steady style!

"Mr. Prince Concubine, no matter what Yang Ding left behind, just this memorial is simply nonsense! I want to take the opportunity to return the land of a familiar neighbor to attack Xingqing Mansion. This is simply a delusion!" Sima Guang's words revealed a hint of dissatisfaction with him, and Wang Anshi next to him also nodded, but said nothing.

Emperor Zhao Xu was not very concerned about Sima Guang's words, because such a arrogant memorial must have been denied, and the prince-consort would not do such a fool. The two had already communicated and had put it aside from Wang Shao's actions. There would be no major actions. He asked with great interest: "Love, what do you think Yang Ding will leave behind?"

Wang Jinghui smiled and said, "This Yang Ding's hand is not clean. Returning it to a familiar household is the plan of the Dangxiang Barbarians. The so-called offering of the treasure mirror and the sword is just a trick to paralyze the monarch and ministers of the Song Dynasty, which is to deceive people who are short-sighted like Yang Ding. Yang Ding said that Xixia was so weak in the memorial. Didn't Di Wuxiang and the soldiers in the northwest of the Song Dynasty become idle? It was just because he accepted the wealth of Xixia. Liang Yi buried his brothers and sisters too much in his eyes!"

Wang Jinghui's words amused all the other three people, and Emperor Zhao Xu said: "Has Yang Ding not received my order?! It's time to change the place so mediocre!"

Wang Jinghui smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. Yang Ding's idiot is also useful for him!"

Sima Guang frowned slightly after hearing this. He felt that the prince-consort seemed to have something to do with Xixia again, which made him nervous again. Zhao Xu asked peacefully: "Can you come out with a plan?"

"This is just a shameless plan for Liang Yi to bury his children. I guess Dangxiang people are also like General Zhong Yan, who is learning from General Zhong Yan to lure Wei Mingshan. However, Yang Ding is not Wei Mingshan. He does not have such good luck. Wei Mingshan has a way to survive in the Song Dynasty, but Yang Ding will definitely die! Dangxiang people wanted to station troops near the security guard when Yang Ding came to Xixia to discuss returning the familiar households. Once Yang Ding is killed, the Dangxiang people will definitely launch a surprise attack while the security guards are not in the guards. If they occupy the security guards, they can advance and retreat in moderation. Then it will be a trouble for our Song Dynasty, and it will be just right to avenge Zhong Yan's revenge!"

Wang Anshi said, "Does the prince consort want to use the trick to design the Xixia?"

Wang Jinghui smiled and said, "The two husbands have already known this. The subordinates are just talking about the matter. However, Xixia must retaliate against Zhong Yan and seize the revenge of Suizhou. Our Song Dynasty has been in a difficult position to prevent the tiger from taking advantage of the situation. As the saying goes, when the tiger is still dozing, it is difficult to guarantee that the Dangxiang people will take advantage of the loopholes."

"Does the prince-consort want to use this to eliminate the dispute between Song and Xia? I'm afraid the revenge is getting deeper and deeper!" Sima Guang said with a frown.

"Otherwise! As far as I know, after Liang Zuo died at the foot of Dashun City three years ago, Liang Yi buried his brother and sister took the opportunity to usurp the Western Xia regime. However, Liang Zuo's followers were not willing to be merciless of Liang Yi buried his brother and sister. The two factions fought and thought that they were about to come to an end. According to the secret report of the Privy Council, it was already a sure thing for Liang brother and sister to have the advantage, but the unity within the Western Xia is a trouble for our Song Dynasty. The strength of these two factions must be in a comparable state to the interests of the Song Dynasty!"
Chapter completed!