Chapter 73: Mutual calculations

Since the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun were cedeed to the Liao Kingdom, countless people of lofty ideals have worked hard to recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, sacrificed their lives and shed their blood, but failed. To this day, the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun are still in the hands of foreign races, which is heartbreaking.

As long as the Chinese are thinking about this matter, they have never forgotten it. According to Wu Ji's plan, after conquering Zhuozhou, they will point to the core and important land of Yanyun, Youzhou. If they do not recover the Sixteen State of Yanyun, no one will be willing to do so.

Furthermore, according to Wu Ji's plan, Yelu Hongji will counterattack, and the two armies will fight a battle under Zhuozhou. After the Song army seized Zhuozhou, they will rely on this to fight against the Liao army in Zhuozhou. If they can defeat the Liao army, the success of taking back Youzhou will be even greater.

Youzhou is the core of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. If Youzhou is recovered, the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun will basically be recovered. Even if it has not been recovered, it is only a matter of time.

It can be said that Wu Ji's plan was not only to defeat the Liao army and survive the current difficulties, but also to recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun.

After Wang Shao asked, his eyes were bright and bright, just like the scorching sun above the nine heavens, staring at Wu Ji tightly.

"This... although I really want to say yes, I have to tell the truth. I don't know." Wu Ji pondered for a while before he slowly said.

"You don't know?" Wang Shao was particularly surprised: "Brother Wu, what are you saying? You have hit Zhuozhou, can't you still know if you can take Youzhou?"

"Wang Shumi, this matter is not decided by you or me, nor is it the government's decision, nor is it the government's decision, let alone Yelu Hongji's decision. It has to be decided by the Western soldiers." Wu Ji thought for a while and then said: "If you think so, even if we fight well, if the Western soldiers are not attacking well and give Xixia a way out, can we still recover the land of Yanyun?"

"That's true!" Wang Shao pondered for a long time.

Wu Ji was right. What determines the situation will be the Western Army and the situation in Shanzhou. You should know that the next battle will be the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" carried out by the Song, Liao and Western Xia. The Three Kingdoms Gaming, and you will fight back and forth.

Liao and Xixia will unite to deal with the Song Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty will face two fronts. No matter how well one front is fought and the other front is not fought well and suffered a crushing defeat, the impact on the entire situation will be huge, and it can even be said that the results of the other front will be wiped out.

Xixia was determined to win Guanzhong. After waiting for decades of opportunity, Xixia would definitely make every effort. All the elites of Xixia were released and fought in Shanzhou. Although the Western soldiers were known as the elites of the world, it was still a matter of whether they could stop the elites of Xixia. Furthermore, Xixia was condescending and possessing a good position, which was extremely unfavorable to the Song Dynasty.

If Shanzhou loses and suffers a crushing defeat, the Xixia army goes straight to Guanzhong and seizes Guanzhong. This will be a disaster and a political earthquake for the Song Dynasty. The consequences are quite serious. Wang Anshi's rescinding the prestigious prefecture and the new law will be killed. Secondly, Wang Shao and Wu Ji and other generals of the war faction will definitely be punished, which is not very important.

The most serious thing is that Song Shenzong could be abolished because of this.

As long as this situation occurs, no matter how good the battle is in the north, even if Wu Ji and his friends fight to the city of Youzhou or even take Youzhou back, the opposition in the court will also find many excuses to erase Wu Ji and his friends' contributions. If Empress Dowager Cao intervenes, it is hard to tell whether Song Shenzong's throne can be preserved.

So, after all, the key point of this battlefield is Shanzhou. If Shanzhou fights well, Wu Ji and the others will have no worries. They can let go of the battle, attack Youzhou, and recover Yanyun's land.

If the Xixia fights poorly, in order to stabilize the situation, Song Shenzong had to transfer troops from the north to Shanzhou. In this way, no matter how good the results Wu Ji and his friends achieved, they might be gone.

"Oh!" Wang Shao sighed and said unwillingly: "Hengshan! If Hengshan is in hand, there would be no such concerns. There is no need to be afraid of anything."

Hengshan is a natural danger. Whoever controls Hengshan will have the initiative. Although the Song Dynasty has always wanted to seize Hengshan and lock Xixia on the northwest plateau, it has never been successful.

The Xixia controls Hengshan, which means that Xixia has the initiative, can attack, retreat and defend, and can advance and retreat freely. Xixia can completely use this convenience to create the biggest trouble for the Song Dynasty.

"Yes! Very unwilling to give up!" Wu Ji nodded and said, "If we fight Yelu Hongji and the Western soldiers are defeated, we will have to divide our troops to Xixia. In that case, the situation will be extremely unfavorable to us."

Wang Shao sighed and said nothing.

"The situation may not be as bad as I thought, and it may be possible to make a turnaround." Wu Ji comforted Wang Shao and said, "If we don't draw the Western soldiers, we will take this opportunity to set up an ambush and give Xixia a ruthless person. Maybe there will be good news."

"Brother Wu, you have a good idea, but you don't understand the situation in Shanzhou." Wang Shao shook his head and said, "The troops in Shanzhou are scattered, without the command of the general. They are mainly the Yao family of the Zong family, and there are several armies. They are scattered, unable to coordinate, unable to rush to each other to help each other. They fight on their own, and it is easy to defeat Xixia individually!"

The troops were dispersed, they were disorganized, and they could not help each other. This was a taboo in military strategists. Wu Ji was frightened and said, "Can't the court send a general to command the various troops?"

"Brother Wu, you don't know about Shanzhou, so you said so. It's not that the officials don't want it, but that there is no way." Wang Shao shook his head and said, "The northern part of Shanzhou is mountainous, with complex terrain, rugged roads, extremely inconvenient traffic, and slow military orders. Even if there is a general commander, it is difficult to coordinate and help each other. Therefore, the court can only hand over the Western soldiers to everyone to command. This is impossible."

Speaking of this, Wang Shao sighed and said, "This is completely different from the north. Although there are mountains in the north, it is a small witch compared to Shanzhou and cannot be compared. Therefore, the court can completely send a general in the north, but not in Shanzhou."

Wang Shao knew the situation in Shanzhou very well. He said it was right. There were many mountains in northern Shaanxi and the terrain was complex. Not to mention that in the Song Dynasty, where information was underdeveloped, it was not so easy to fight even in modern times. This is a very typical case of war. During the Liberation War, General Peng had only more than 20,000 people in the northwest field army, but he dealt with more than 200,000 elite troops of Hu Zongnan, which made Hu Zongnan lose his temper. The reason was that General Peng used these terrain to drill into the valleys and jumped out to fight hard whenever he had the chance.

"According to this, we can only hope for the good luck of the soldiers in the western Shaanxi province." Wu Ji had nothing to say. This is a fact. No matter how talented the general is, he may not be able to recover it if he is placed there.

"That's all." Wang Shao said worriedly: "If Xixia concentrates its troops, sets up an ambush, and defeats them one by one, the situation is really hard to say."

"Since that's the case, we won't leave too much time. Once we start fighting, we must be fierce and ruthless, and achieve the greatest results in the shortest time." Wu Ji pondered for a long time and came to a conclusion.

"That's all!" Wang Shao nodded and agreed.

The situation in Shanzhou is difficult to control, no one can say whether it is good or bad. The sooner the war in the north is the best method. This adds a lot of pressure to Wu Ji and the others.

"Brother Wu, this matter is too serious, so I will not write a memorial to the official family. I will go back to Bianjing to meet the official family and report the situation in person. The matter here will be left to Brother Wu, and I will come back as soon as possible." This fact is too serious. If the memorial is submitted, Song Shenzong may not agree to their plan. It is better for Wang Shao to return to Bianjing once.

Of course, Wu Ji would not stop this matter and agreed very much. The two discussed it for a long time and discussed various situations. Wang Shao immediately set off and rushed back to Bianjing.

In Youzhou, Yelu Hongji had recovered and his anger was calmed down. He vomited blood for Wu Ji at that time, and his anger was so angry that he couldn't stand it. However, Yelu Hongji was Yelu Hongji after all, and he soon realized that no matter how angry or annoyed it was, it would be useless. The important thing at present is to gather the army, revitalize morale, mobilize the army, and prepare to come again.

Yelu Hongji is not a person who suffers losses. If he suffers losses, he must get them back. Otherwise, he will not give up. He mobilized a large army and prepared to come again, which was expected by the ministers.

Yelu Hongji sent an imperial edict to mobilize all the troops that could be mobilized and rushed south. This time, Yelu Hongji learned his lesson. He did not scatter the army, but instead garrisoned in Zhuozhou. He could not garrison the city of Zhuozhou, so he garrisoned outside the city.

Under his command, the ministers were busy and busy.

"Emperor, according to my opinion, the Great Liao might as well take advantage of the situation." Xiao Lu took a step forward and offered advice to Yelu Hongji: "Li Bingchang has always coveted the land of Guanzhong. This time, the Great Liao and the Southern people will definitely send troops. If we can let the Western Xia send troops and restrain the Western troops, our chances of victory will be much greater."

It is not a secret that Xixia covets the land of Guanzhong, and all the people who plan to plan the country know it. Xixia has been waiting for this opportunity for decades and will never let it go no matter what. She will definitely send troops. If the Liao Kingdom asks it again, everything will come naturally.

"Yes!" The ministers were busy meeting.

"No!" Han Ju strongly opposed it.

"Mr. Han, what do you mean? If Xixia sends troops, it will be beneficial to the Liao Dynasty without any harm. Why do you say that it is impossible?" Xiao Lu was very disgusted with Han Ju. He would object to such obvious things. It's really a pig's brain.

"Han'er has no good things. She is in Cao's camp and is in Han. Lord Han, do you think the Southern Dynasties are your home?" A minister immediately attacked viciously.

"Shut up!" Yelu Hongji shouted loudly, and the ministers had to shut up. Yelu Hongji said to Han Ju, "Is there any explanation?"

"Emperor, Xixia is coveting Guanzhong, which is something that the world knows. Even if the Great Liao does not take advantage of this power, Li Bingchang will send troops." Han Ju said calmly: "Instead of giving him this cheap, it is better to let Li Bingchang come to his door by himself. If the Great Liao sends people to Xixia, they will definitely blackmail the Western Xia and ask for the east and west. If the Western Xia sends people to the Great Liao, then give the cheap to the Great Liao. At that time, the emperor can make Li Bingchang bleed heavily."
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