Wang Shun didn't have so much time to think about defeating the Tiande Army. If he had done it now, he would give the Liao Kingdom an excuse to send troops. Now he was so busy moving everything from the Hetao Plain back to the Song Dynasty. This time he came to the Hetao Plain, which was really gaining a lot for the Dingxi Army. The Poxi Army was very familiar with the various regions of the Western Xia. The Dingxi Army, based on this, also inherited the characteristics of being very familiar with the geography of the Western Xia. The captured horses were too numerous to count. The Dingxi Army simply did not count their own results, but transported them to Huedu and slowly counted their number.

Dading Prefecture of Liao Kingdom.

When the news of the Song Dynasty reached the reconciliation with Xixia reached Dading Prefecture, Yelu Hongji just sighed and felt very worthless for Xiao Youdan's death. Unfortunately, this peace also made the Liao Kingdom lose the excuse to send troops to Xixia. When the Song Dynasty issued a manifesto to pacify Xixia in a short time, Yelu Hongji woke up as if he was dreaming. While sending envoys to the Song Dynasty to conduct moral criticism and attacks, he also concentrated his troops on Nanjing Road and Xijing Road, and put military pressure on the Hebei routes of the Song Dynasty so that he could not put all his energy on Xixia, and was ready to send troops from Xijing Road at any time.

However, it was very difficult for Yelu Hongji to raise the army's food and grass in a hurry. It required strong financial resources to send troops to fight. The Liao Kingdom's economy was already in a decay. After being invaded by the Song Dynasty, not only did the circulating currency decrease greatly (although the Liao Kingdom also minted currency, the strong economy of the Song Dynasty made the Liao people themselves unwilling to use the Liao Kingdom's own currency. Usually the transactions were settled with Song coins, and at this point, the US dollar in later generations could not catch up with it). A large number of Liao vendors went bankrupt due to the competition for commodity in the Song Dynasty, which caused the already very fragile economic system of Liao Kingdom to be severely hit. What annoyed the Khitans was that copper coins were smuggled and trafficked back to the Song Dynasty through various channels. This made the Liao Kingdom's economy even more difficult. If it weren't for the hasty time that the Liao Lord was preparing to mobilize the army, he would never have expected that he would have become poor like this.

There is no way, now it is too late to make up for this loophole. The most important thing is to send troops to Xixia. If the situation is good, the Song Dynasty would not really destroy Xixia. In addition, no matter what happens, the Hetao Plain near Tiande Army must be occupied to make up for the agricultural level of the Liao Kingdom. In order to shock the Song army, Yelu Hongji's head was not in a mess. Han Qi, the various roads in Hebei, conducts military exercises at the junction of Nanjing Road and Hebei every day. This makes Nanjing Taoists panic-Song Dynasty has used practical actions to prove that their military operations in Xixia will not be interrupted by the Liao Kingdom's intimidation!

Yelu Hongji regretted that he did not prepare early as Xiao Youdan suggested, and believed too much about the so-called peace agreement between Song and Xia. This was simply a piece of waste paper. The Song people had already held the trump card before the peace talks but did not play it out. In order to confuse the high-level rulers of Western Xia. They turned their energy to restore the national strength and did not take any warning to the Song army that was close at hand. This was also a lesson for decades of peace between Song and Liao countries. Although there was a dispute between Song and Liao, the Song and Liao Kingdom stopped after the alliance of Fengyuan, and even the Liao Kingdom sold war horses to Song!

After arriving at Tiande Army, the Liao army discovered that the Hetao Plain had been controlled by the Song army, but the general was the Liao general Xiao Taowei. Xiao Taowei was named Wugulin and was the sixth-generation grandson of Xiao Haite, a famous prime minister of the Liao Kingdom. He was upright and prestigious. In the early years of Xianyong, he served as the Taibao of Ma Qun, and curated the livestock industry of the Liao Kingdom in an orderly manner. During the Dakang period, he was transferred many times and was deployed by the Khitan Palace. Yelu Hongji once asked: "The Northern Privy Council is responsible for the important military and national responsibility, and has long lacked competent talents. Yelu Asi and Xiao Wu

Which one is better if you are special to stab the two people?" The ministers only knew how to flatter the two people, but only Xiao Taowei was silent. Yelu Hongji asked him and he replied, "Xiao Ou was cowardly and defeated. Yelu Asi was talented but greedy, and will become the root of disaster in the future. If you have to pick one out of it, the place of defeat is better than the root of disaster!" Yelu Hongji was silent for a long time after hearing this: "Xiao Taowei was not as good as Wei Zheng in time, and I just regret that I could not catch up with Emperor Taizong of Tang!" But in the end, Yelu Asi was appointed as the Privy Councilor.

As soon as the Liao army moved, the spies planted in the Liao Kingdom here in the Song Dynasty reported Xiao Taowei's life and deeds as quickly as possible to the Information Bureau of the Biandu of the Song Dynasty. When Xiao Taowei arrived at the Tiande Army, Wang Shun had already received the information sent from the Biandu.

"Xiao Taowei is very arrogant. Even if we want to give up the Hetao Plain, we will still defeat the 'Wei Zheng' of the Liao Kingdom!" Ji Cheng said silently with the information in his hand.

"What good advice do Brother Seven has?!" Bingfeng asked.

"It's a pity that Yansheng and Nirhin are not here, so I can't think of any good way. However, judging from the information from Biandu, it's just a sentence that 'The failure is better than the root of disaster'. I think Yelu Asi must hate him to death. I think Yelu Asi must not be a good person. He must have the right to suggest if he can enter the Northern Privy Council of Liao Kingdom. Xiao Taowei, who once offended him, can still be the trap set by the great Xia Dynasty. This is likely to be a trap set by Yelu Asi! In addition to having another set of suggestions, Xiao Taowei has no outstanding military presence. He has only 70,000 or 80,000 troops. Even if the five thousand wastes in the Tiande Army are added, it will not pose any threat to us. If we waste him, maybe this. Xiao Taowei may be killed by their own people!" Ji Cheng said slowly.

"No matter whether it is Yelu Asi who has designed a trap to harm Xiao Taowei, we cannot retreat without fighting. Tell the people behind them to speed up the transfer and take away whatever they can take away. The entire army will lead the way to Muna Mountain. As long as the Liao army dares to cross the Yellow River and step onto the Hetao Plain, we will try whether the Liao army is really as hard as a stone!" Bingfeng said hatefully.

After hearing this, the brothers Ding Cheng and Pei Cheng took the order to execute, while Bingfeng and Jicheng sat in the tent, with the light and dark candles flashing on their faces, both of which were determined - a century-long confrontation between the Song and Liao. However, the Song Dynasty had never gained the upper hand. They had now left the teacher and set up their own business, and they had to try to build their prestige with the Liao army. The most important thing is that the teacher once told them that the Liao Kingdom is now different from the past, and it would not hinder the overall situation if it touched. The Hetao Plain was originally going to give up. But if the Liao people took it in vain, not only would they not be able to pass the negotiations, but the foundation they had worked hard to establish would be destroyed. As long as the Liao army hit a wall, it would be a victory. With the emperor's heart and mind, as long as they retreated from the Hetao Plain without defeat, it would be a great victory!

The news of the Liao Kingdom sending troops was a very shocking thing for the top leaders of the Song Dynasty. Although the various routes in Hebei were fully prepared in the Song Dynasty, and the smooth progress of the northwest military operations made everyone excited, once they really faced this century-old evil neighbor, the ministers of the Zhengshi Hall and the Privy Council were still a little uneasy, while Emperor Zhao Xu was both uneasy and excited. All kinds of moods were mixed together to make him feel weak. Unlike the somewhat shaky group appearance in the Political Affairs Hall, Wang Jinghui stood in the cool Curie beside Jingyuan Pool, and the breeze blew across the pond. The lotus leaves in the land in several acres of lotus ponds were swaying, but he was not worried about the upcoming Song-Liao confrontation, but the emperor Zhao Xu next to him was not in such a good mood.

When Emperor Zhao Xu learned that the Liao Kingdom finally made up his mind to send troops to Xixia, he was almost restless. The anxious expressions in the eyes of the important ministers in the court did not hide from his eyes. Although Wang Anshi and other new party factions insisted on fighting to protect the Hetao Plain, in fact, there was a hint of hesitation in Wang Anshi's eyes. Instead of looking at the important ministers staring at him, Emperor Zhao Xu remembered his brother-in-law who was free and easy outside the capital of Bian. In his memory, Wang Jinghui was always calm, and there was always a solution to any difficulties that came to his hands.

The emperor's departure from the palace is unimaginable in the later generations' perception, but that was also the emperor of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Once he entered the palace, it would be difficult to come out again. In the Tang and Song dynasties, the royal family would leave the palace and enjoy the people every Spring Festival and the Shangyuan Festival. This tradition was passed down from Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, and the Song Dynasty emperors were relatively difficult to leave the palace. The most famous one was Song Zhezong who dug up the tunnel to meet Li Shishi. However, with Wang Jinghui's current prominent status, it was possible for the emperor to come to his home, and of course this was also a secret visit.

Wang Jinghui's Jingyuan was indeed a resounding response. Even Emperor Zhao Xu was amazed when he saw him, especially Qingliangju made him feel relaxed and envious. Although there were ice cubes in the palace to cool down in this hot summer, it was too far from the Qingliangju of the Prince-Consort. He also secretly felt relieved that his sister had entrusted Wang Jinghui to Wang Jinghui. From this Qingliangju, it can be seen that the Prince-Consort had hollowed out his mind to please his sister. This residence was not even in the palace. Fortunately, the Prince-Consort rarely interacted with the officials of the Censorate, otherwise the Qingliangju would be a bullet-making chapter. The princess was pregnant and was inconvenient to walk. Moreover, even if Emperor Zhao Xu wanted to consult the Prince-Consort about state affairs, the Prince-Consort would definitely not move his wife to another place, and Emperor Zhao Xu did not think it would be acceptable.

"The Liao Kingdom sent troops just to pick up the cheap, and the troops were in a hurry and were not prepared. They probably were still worried about Xiao Taowei's 50,000 soldiers' mouths. How could they have the ability to fight the Dingxi Army?! If a reckless man came to the scene, he might take the initiative to attack the Dingxi Army, but Xiao Taowei was very arrogant, but he still had a sense of what kind of battle he could fight. Such people were determined and then acted. Once they decided, they could not pull back. He naturally understood in his heart!" Wang Jinghui looked at his wife who was playing the piano beside him and said casually.

Seeing that the prince-consort's expression was not at all panic or pretentious, Emperor Zhao Xu felt at ease: "But the Liao Kingdom's dispatch of troops is not a good thing after all. Since Xiao Taowei's combat power is not as good as the Dingxi Army, he can let the Dingxi Army cross the Yellow River and attack the Tiande Army directly!"

Wang Jinghui shook his head and smiled and sat on the railing and said lightly: "The peace of the Song and Liao Dynasties for decades will be completely destroyed by a small Tiande Army. This is a pity. Besides, once the Dingxi Army crosses the Yellow River to capture the Tiande Army, there is no military suspense to say. Victory is certain, but it makes me take the blame for the Song Dynasty and be ridiculed by the people of the world. This is not a good deal!"

"What a pity for the Elderly Alliance?! I handed over hundreds of thousands of dollars of financial resources to the Khitan every year, and I had to treat the Khitan with my brother. Where can I put my face on?" Emperor Zhao Xu said angrily.

"This is not a good thing for your Zhao family to do. You didn't need annual monies, but Emperor Zhenzong was cowardly and incompetent. For this reason, he even created a farce of "The God of Heaven's Books". The statements of a famous prime minister Wang Dan were destroyed by Zhenzong!" Although Wang Jinghui was angry with Zhenzong's incompetence, he still dared not say such words to Emperor Zhao Xu.

"The Liao Kingdom has not yet been weakened to its ideal level, and its army still has very strong combat power. Although the Song Dynasty had firearms to help, the outcome of the battle between the two was still not absolutely certain. Besides, if we got the Western Xia, we were equivalent to having sufficient horse resources. This cavalry could not be built in one day. The troops needed training to become mature. After a few years, the cavalry of the Song Dynasty formed combat power, Your Majesty would have to fulfill his wish!" Wang Jinghui said lightly.

"How many years do I have to wait for my dear intentions?!" Emperor Zhao Xu held Wang Jinghui's words tightly. At the beginning, the prince-consort told him that it would take only five or six years to pacify the Xia. But now it was only more than four years after making a wish and bet, and the Song Dynasty destroyed Xixia. This naturally made him trust Wang Jinghui's "predictive" ability.

Wang Jinghui was also choked by the question from Emperor Zhao Xu - if he said that he could destroy Liao in a few years, how could he stay here?! The clash between the two countries, especially the conflict between two equally powerful countries, could it be easily predicted. Liao is not the Western Xia. The Song Dynasty launched a "small knife" to Xixia in a few years to almost kill Xixia to win. However, Liao has been accepted for nearly a hundred years of sinicization and has rich resources to support its national strength. It is not as simple as Xixia to slowly consume Liao.

"The Liao Kingdom is different from the Western Xia. It is not difficult to get the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. If Your Majesty can develop with peace of mind for ten years, the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun are just ripe apples and hang their hands!" Wang Jinghui made a rough estimate in his mind before giving this conclusion--the artillery will be completed in ten years, and the muskets will be almost the same. Faced with such a powerful combination of earth-fire weapons, he still can't think of anything that can stop the army of the Song Dynasty; if things go well in ten years, the southern part of the Song Dynasty and the Nanyang will be developed in the south of the Song Dynasty and the Nanyang in ten years. It should be a little effective. A large amount of food, copper, gold, silver, etc. poured into the Song Dynasty, and the economic system would undergo profound changes. The agricultural tax ratio would be further reduced to a surprising level, with a very abundant material foundation. Just imagine that any country would want to engage in a protracted war with the Song Dynasty, and the result would be very tragic. Moreover, in Wang Jinghui's eyes, economic means should also be considered one of the means of war, especially malicious economic invasions, which would achieve more effective results than iron and blood.

"Your dear, dare you make a bet with me again?" Emperor Zhao Xu said with a smile.

"The old account of the emperor has not yet been paid off. Now I want me to make a bet with the emperor. I am afraid of losing!" Wang Jinghui said with a faint smile.

Wang Jinghui saw the expression of Hao Ran on Emperor Zhao Xu's face, and said, "The Hetao Plain itself is intended to give up, but with the greed of Liao, the Song Dynasty cannot give it easily. It is necessary to let Liao suffer some trouble! The result of the war is nothing more than a victory or defeat. If the Dingxi Army loses, it will not suffer any loss with its own strength. If you withdraw from the Hetao Plain and guard the Shunhua Pass, the Liao Kingdom will have no inch of progress. If you win, you can station the Dingxi Army at

In the Hetao Plain, the 20,000-fang army moved from the Song Dynasty to settle down, and the Dingxi Army was stationed on site, so there was no problem to meet daily needs. Therefore, from any perspective, the Liao Kingdom sent troops to the Song Dynasty was not very important, but in Hebei, heavy troops must be strengthened. If the attacking posture can be made in a timely manner, the Liao Kingdom will not dare to act rashly. On the contrary, it will send envoys to the Song Dynasty for peace talks. The emperor can take the opportunity to erase the annual tribute, and the Liao Kingdom can do nothing. What!"

"You are so scheming!" Emperor Zhao Xu said with a smile.

"The Lord praised it!"

"The emperor went to Jingyuan today and talked with the princess for several hours before leaving. It is said that there was not even an eunuch in the venue except for the princess of Shu. There was no way to know the content of the secret talk. However, the emperor was very in good spirits after returning to the palace!" Such content was circulated among several ministers in the Political Affairs Hall. They were naturally very clear about the emperor's whereabouts. As for the issue of the secret discussion between the princess and the emperor, they could think of it even with their toes. Although all the prime ministers were not feeling a little bit, over the years, they had begun to get used to the situation where the princess came forward at critical moments, and everyone remained silent about it. No matter what the princess had for the emperor, the problem had been solved from the last sentence "The princess was very in good spirits after returning to the palace" and the emperor would definitely mention it in the future court discussion. But now I don't know how the princess' attitude towards the Liao Dynasty was to send troops, and all insiders were always itchy.
Chapter completed!