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Li Hu can guess Li Ganshun’s purpose of peace talks. He wants to accumulate energy and achieve his ambitions.

Li Ganshun was not an ordinary emperor. Since he had great talents and strategies, he certainly had extraordinary ambitions. When he knew that the Song Dynasty was intending to fight the Northern Expedition to regain his hometown, he must have realized that the opportunity for the people of Xixia came. When the Song and Liao battled fiercely, when the Khitans were attacked from both sides, the Dangxiang people could take action. They could fight the Song Dynasty and the East could fight the Liao Dynasty. No matter which end they fought, the Daxia Kingdom would have great gains.

In comparison, fighting the Da Liao now is most in line with his interests and needs. The Song Dynasty is too powerful, and the Da Liao is about to overthrow. Of course, persimmons have to pick up soft ones. Who else can they beat without hitting the Khitans?

The Tiande Army on the Liaoxia border and Yunneizhou are all west of Hetao. The water and grass are plump and are a good place for animal husbandry. Dongshengzhou covers the Yellow River and the east and west places, with grasslands and arable land. More importantly, it is a must-pass way to attack Datong and Jiuzhou behind Shanhou. After taking Dongshengzhou, the people of Xixia can fight Datong and go south to Shuozhou, heading straight to Taiyuan, and attacking the prosperous Hedong Road of the Song Dynasty.

Once the Xixia army enters Hedong Road and attacks the fourth route of Shaanxi with one army, the Song Dynasty will definitely lose sight of the other. At this moment, the main force of the Song army is on the battlefield of the Northern Expedition and cannot return to support, so the Xixia people are very likely to conquer Chang'an and occupy a large area of ​​territory of the Song Dynasty. Taking a step back, even if the Xixia people cannot conquer Chang'an, they will greatly expand their territory by taking over Datong and the Jiuzhou behind Shanhou. One step back, even if the Xixia people cannot conquer Datong, they can at least ensure the Tiande Army, Yunneizhou and Dongshengzhou, which is also very good.

In short, Li Ganshun took the initiative to reconcile with the Song Dynasty at a critical moment, and bought himself three years of rest and recuperation. This was enough for the Xixia army. They were ready to go and probably had already set off.

Yuwen Xuzhong's analysis is similar to Li Hu's guess.

"In my memorial against the Northern Expedition, I mentioned the peace talks between the people of Xixia, and advised the officials to be careful not to fight against the snipe and clams, and took a big advantage for the fisherman Li Ganshun. But the officials ignored it and ignored it, believing that the Western Xia had been dragged down by the Song Dynasty and could not recover its vitality for five or ten years." Yuwen Xuzhong smiled bitterly, "The officials were completely wrong, and he would not have thought of it. On the battlefield in the northwest, we were the ones who lost the most."

"We won't talk about the losses of military strength. Let's talk about transportation consumption. Because of frequent wars in the northwest, there are few people, barren fields, and very little taxes. Most of the front-line troops and the northwest prefectures and counties are transported from the south to the north. The loss of food and grass transportation is very amazing for every battle. On the contrary, the Xixia people did not have this problem. Their transportation routes were very close, from the capital Xingqing Prefecture to the front line. The distance was more than a thousand miles away, while the nearest one was only hundreds, or even one or two hundred miles. They were mainly horse army, and the soldiers brought dry food with them, and they came and went quickly and could return to replenish them at any time. This greatly saved transportation consumption and thus saved a lot of money and grain."

"The officials and the prime ministers believed that the Song Dynasty had money and could afford this war. They fished for the Northern Expedition and to recover their hometowns, and they did not do anything."

Yuwen Xuzhong sighed to the sky, "Maybe one day, they will find that the Northwest War launched for the Northern Expedition did not actually drag down the Xixia people, but to ourselves. At that moment, can we still make up for the loss of sheep and buy a pair of regret medicine to take?"

Li Gang coughed lightly twice, then forced a smile out, and said slowly: "The current terrain is still beneficial to the Song Dynasty." He pointed to Li Hu. "I have taken over Datong and recovered the Jiuzhou in the mountains. I have already taken the lead. As long as we strive to ensure that Datong is not lost, defending the Jiuzhou in the mountains. Whether it is the Jurchens or the Dangxiang people, they will not be able to achieve their goal."

"There are too many enemies." Yuwen Xuzhong sighed. "Now Datong is like a piece of bloody fat. The bloody smell of it attracted evil wolves on the desert. The battle next time was very cruel. Even if the emperor had three heads and six arms, if the Song Dynasty had no assistance to money, grain and weapons, it would be a lot of danger."

Li Hu suddenly shuddered in his heart. He couldn't help but fight a cold war. The story of Daddy was indeed correct. I thought I had fought to Daibei and jumped from dead to living. Unexpectedly, I chose the wrong place at a wrong time. Not only did I not take the rebels out of the way, but I was completely in a desperate situation. If I had known this, I would rather stay in western Liaoning. At least there would be no disaster.

"For several years, the Prime Minister was a bandit. He killed and grabbed that. So he could maintain a large army. In western Liaoning, the Song Dynasty opened the border. He used war horses to exchange for aid. In addition, Shanghai's last relocation income, the Prime Minister barely supported it for more than two years." Yuwen Xuzhong looked at Li Hu with a worried look. "In Yunshuo, the Prime Minister obtained a large amount of money and food because he occupied Xijing. It could still support it. But now the Prime Minister was to lead more than 100,000 troops to fight. After several months of local wars, it was amazing. How could the Prime Minister support it?"

"So. Do you mean to join forces with Xia and resist Jin?" Li Gang asked. "But what is the identity of the envoy? Should we join forces with the Dangxiang people? As the King of the Great Song Dynasty, the ambassador of the Yunzhonglu, or as the chief commander of the Liaodong Yijun? Now the emperor of the Great Liao is on the grassland. Li Qianshun is his son-in-law. The two countries have an alliance. If they join forces, how could the Xixia people form an alliance with the Xixia people? Even if the Xixia people are willing to form an alliance, then their local conditions must be to represent the western prefectures and counties in the north. Can the envoy agree?"

Li Hu suddenly thought of something, and his scalp suddenly became numb. The Emperor of the Great Liao might not be willing to cede the land, nor did he agree to this condition. But the Jurchens were willing. If the Jurchens sent envoys to form an alliance with Xixia, the two countries joined forces to drive the Emperor of the Great Liao to Mobei first, and then drive themselves into Hedong Road. That Daibei is their land. The two countries can divide the Daibei and each take advantage of their own.

"If you don't agree, you have to agree." Yuwen Xuzhong said, "If the Jurchens form an alliance with Xixia, the situation in the north will be completely out of control, and Datong will inevitably be lost. Datong will lose. Even if the Jurchens stop attacking because they are concerned about Yanyun's battlefield, the Xixia people will not. They will take the opportunity to go south to Taiyuan and attack Hedong Road."

Yuwen Xuzhong finally said what he said. He wanted Li Hu to join forces with Xia to resist Jin, not for Li Hu or to protect Datong, but to ensure the safety of Hedong Road and ensure that the people of Xixia will not go south to plunder. This is probably one of the reasons why he opposed the Northern Expedition. Perhaps in his opinion, only by joining Liao to resist Jin, only by maintaining the great Liao Dynasty, can the alliance between Song and Liao and Song and Xia be maintained, the three-legged pattern of the world, and then ensure the safety of Shaanxi and Hedong, and the safety of Hebei and Central Plains.

As for the life and death of Li Hu and the Liaodong Rebel Army, as for whether Dai Bei can defend it, it is actually not his consideration.

Yuwen Xuzhong judged that Xixia took the initiative to reconcile was buried three years ago. This conspiracy came from the Northern Expedition in the Song Dynasty, but the Emperor of the Song Dynasty ignored his warnings, and the prime ministers of Bian Jing even sneered at his prophecy. The prime ministers of the Song Dynasty not only did not listen to him, but drove him out of Bian Jing. Yuwen Xu was worried, but fortunately, there was no way out, Tong Guan kicked him to Daibei, and the current development of the situation in Daibei just affected.

The changes in the world pattern, so Yuwen Xuzhong couldn't wait to come, and when he saw Li Hu, he immediately said something that could attract Li Hu's attention. Li Hu noticed, summoned him, and understood his words. Like Ma Kuo, he was loyal to the Song Dynasty and vowed to fight for the Song Dynasty to the death. In order to achieve this goal, they could sacrifice everything. For example, the Liaodong Yijun and Daibei were tools for him to be loyal to the Song Dynasty and could be sacrificed unconditionally.

Li Hu laughed, "Union of Xia and anti-Jin Jin, the earth is indeed a good idea to ensure Datong, but in my opinion, you are late. When you sit here and tell me that you want to unite Xia and anti-Jin Jin, the army of the Dangxiang people may be moving into the Tiande Army, or it may be approaching the Yellow River."

"Respond to all changes with the unchanging." Yuwen Xuzhong said without hesitation, "You have occupied Datong and taken the lead. If you don't attack them, they will come to attack you. Whether it is the Khitans, Jurchens, or Dangxiang people, they will come to attack you. If you take the initiative to go north, wouldn't it be just right to send it to the door and the sheep enter the tiger's mouth? On the contrary, if you stick to Datong, the situation will completely change."

"Your army is mainly infantry. If you defend Datong to the death, it is equivalent to using your strengths to attack the enemy's shortcomings, and it is equivalent to firmly controlling the initiative of the Daibei battlefield. If you don't move, your enemy will move. There are three enemies, and they are enemies of each other. If they start fighting each other, your chance will come. As long as you find the right opportunity, you will fight one by one. After the fight, you will come back, defend Datong again, find another opportunity, and fight them again. Over time, the strength of all parties will increase and decrease, and your initiative will be even greater. At this time, for their own interests and needs, they will take the initiative to form an alliance, and the prime minister can form an alliance with the Dangxiang people and the Khitans first defeat the Jurchens, and then join forces with the Dangxiang people to drive the Khitan emperor to the Mobei. Finally, you can divide Daibei equally."

"At that time, the Northern Expedition of the Song Dynasty was over and Youyan got it. Next, it was the Dangxiang people's turn to be in trouble. Unless Li Qianshun maintained the alliance, the prime minister could cross the Yellow River west, and the Northwest Army of the Fourth Shaanxi Routes could go out of Hengshan. The two groups would attack him severely, which would definitely damage the Xixia."

Li Hu admired him extremely and was taught humbly.

"Preserving Datong can also solve the problem that the prime minister is most worried about, that is, the money and food support of the Song Dynasty." Yuwen Xuzhong continued, "Datong is only more than 700 miles away from Taiyuan. If the enemy troops attack Datong fiercely, the prime minister can take the opportunity to ask for help from the Song Dynasty. On the one hand, he can use this crisis to solve the problem of the Liaodong rebel army as a whole and the overall support of the Song Dynasty. On the other hand, he can get the full support of Hedong Road. Money, grain and weapons can be continuously transported to Datong, so as to kill two birds with one stone."
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