Chapter 14 Meeting in Hexi (Part 1)

At this time, Wu Ji was resting in Xiazhou and did not lead his army to Xingqing Prefecture. This shocked Li Bingchang did not expect it.

Xiazhou is the east gate of Xingqing Prefecture. Wu Ji took Xiazhou, which was like pointing at Xingqing Prefecture with a sword. In just a few days, he could reach Xingqing Prefecture and make the last blow to Xixia.

If Xingqing Prefecture is taken down, Xixia will be over. Although Xixia is powerful and has been fighting the Song Dynasty for decades, it is just a small place, lacking strategic depth and unable to detour. Once Xingqing Prefecture is lost, it will be completely finished.

It is precisely because of this that after confirming that Xiazhou was thrown away, Li Bingchang was particularly frightened and frightened.

Not only Li Bingchang could not have imagined this matter, but also Zhou Wei and the others. They were extremely unaware of why Wu Ji suddenly ordered a rest and no longer moved forward after occupying Xiazhou.

Xiazhou and Li Yan’s mansion are very spacious, with luxurious decorations and extremely gorgeous. Unfortunately, they have now become Wu Ji’s residence. Due to too many rooms, Wu Ji must have lived alone, and Zhou Wei and the others are not polite, so they live here.

Wu Ji held the teacup and took a beautiful sip. He put down the teacup comfortably and glanced at Zhou Wei and the others. They all looked like they wanted to speak but they stopped, but hesitated and didn't say it out.

"We have a good harvest in this battle." Wu Ji said with a smile as if he had not seen their expressions: "Xixia has stored a large amount of food, grass and weapons in Xiazhou, which has been used for us for several years. Xixia is just a small place, poor mountains and rivers, and can actually collect so much food, grass and weapons, which is really unexpected!"

Xixia was too small, and Xiazhou stored countless grains and grass, which was enough for a hundred thousand troops to use for three or five years. Wu Ji was shocked when he learned the news. Xixia was too capable of collecting.

"Isn't it from our Song Dynasty?" Zhou Wei put the teacup in his hand heavily and said angrily: "The Song Dynasty has to collect annual tributes to Xixia every year. This is the enemy. With these annual quotas, the Xixia dogs can recruit soldiers and horses, and raise strong soldiers and horses. Then turn around and fight the Song Dynasty. The Xixia dogs plunder countless times, and a large part of them are stored in Xiazhou. I recognize a lot. Needless to say, silk and satin, some gold and silver are still stamped with the mark of the Song Dynasty. Humph!"

He was telling the truth. After taking down Xiazhou, Wu Ji ordered the Qing treasury to investigate, and found that many annual tributes given to Xixia by the Song Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty mark on it was still there. At that time, when he saw these silver, Zhou Wei and the others were angry and cursed Xixia viciously.

Although Wu Ji did not curse, he was full of emotion. Although the Song Dynasty was highly developed and was a peak in ancient China, even the strong Tang Dynasty could not compare, but it lost annual monies this year and paid tribute next year, and made a wedding dress for others.

This is the capital of the enemy. After the foreign race got these wealth, they recruited soldiers and horses, and raised strong soldiers and horses. Then they turned around to fight the Song Dynasty. The more they fought, the more they bowed their heads, the more annual monies they gave. In the end, the foreign race simply was not satisfied with the annual monies and started a military campaign to destroy the Song Dynasty. This is how the Jurchens and the *** people did it.

In the eyes of alien races, the Song Dynasty was just a piece of fat meat that everyone could eat. Who would miss it?

In the past, Wu Ji could only imagine this kind of harm. Now, he has seen the annual monies he lost to foreign races with his own eyes. The feeling is far beyond the description of his writing.

"The Song Dynasty received decades of annual monies for Liao Gou and lost decades of annual monies for Xixia Gou. In the end, it not only did not exchange for the peace of the border, but was the iron hoof of the alien race!" Huangfu Song was also angry and his tone turned higher, saying: "The Song Dynasty exported so many annual monies every year, just to use its own money to make itself uncomfortable!"

When these words came to the hearts of the generals, they all agreed with each other and echoed them.

"Fortunately, now that we have defeated the Khitan and taken Xiazhou, this kind of harm no longer exists!" Wu Ji waved his hand to stop the generals from talking.

If they don’t stop it, let them continue to say it, but I don’t know when it will be said? The loss of annual monies is so infuriating. Moreover, the Song Dynasty has been losing for decades, and it is not a problem for them to scold for three days and three nights.

"Commander Wu, there is a question I have always wanted to ask, but it is hard to ask." Zhou Wei looked at Wu Ji, his eyes full of anticipation, and he said with a smile: "Commander Wu, why do you want us to rest in Xiazhou?"

This question was exactly what the generals thought, and they had wanted to ask for it for a long time, but they had never been easy to ask. They had always been convinced by Wu Ji. Wu Ji did whatever he wanted them to do, and he had nothing to say. Although they couldn't figure it out, they kept holding it over. It was really rare to endure it until now before asking questions.

"Yes!" the generals agreed in unison: "It will take only a few days from Xingqing Prefecture to take down Xiazhou. As long as we work harder, we can take down Xingqing Prefecture in one go. Taking down Xingqing Prefecture will destroy Western Xia and the northwest will be pacified. We can all see such a simple matter. Wu Du commands you to be wise and powerful, and you won't even be able to see this. What are your intentions?"

The generals did not dare to think about Wu Ji's order and thought about it. Instead, they guessed that Wu Ji must have another intention. However, they had gathered together and discussed it many times, but they couldn't figure it out.

Every step of Wu Ji has a deep meaning. It will not lead to a mess, and it will not be without deep meaning. If anyone thinks about Wu Ji's dizziness, he will definitely drown the generals.

Wu Ji did not answer immediately, but glanced at the generals, saw the curious look of the generals, shook his head slightly, and said, "You are so curious."

"Commander Wu, who can't be curious about such an abnormal thing?" Qi Dabao said it on behalf of the generals.

"Okay!" Wu Ji understood their thoughts very well and said, "I don't want you to know this, but you are all people who have been on the battlefield for a long time. I believe your mouth is tied up and you must keep the secret! If anyone leaks a word, I will do military law!"

Wu Ji's words are not very high, but they are unquestionable.

"Please rest assured, commander Wu Du, we must keep the secret!" The generals were very happy and said in unison, in an orderly manner.

"Actually, it's not a secret after all. You can think of it just by thinking more." Wu Ji raised his eyebrows and said, "Although Xixia is a small land and its territory is not vast enough, as long as you take down Xingqing Prefecture, Xixia will be over. However, because of this, trouble will come. Xixia must be destroyed, but it must be destroyed without any future troubles."

"The future trouble?" The generals became more and more confused as they heard it, their eyes widened, and they were confused.

"Commander of Wu, if the capital of Xixia is destroyed, what kind of future troubles will there be?" The generals were puzzled and asked in unison.

"Xixia is poor, mountains and rivers, high mountains and dense forests, which makes Xixia very poor, with few mouths and few wealth. Therefore, although Xixia has been fighting for the Song Dynasty for decades, it can only cause harm in Shanzhou and cannot enter Guanzhong." Wu Ji stood up, raised his eyebrows, and said, "If you only want to destroy Xixia, it is a good opportunity now. The elite Xixia leaders led by Li Zongbao and Liang Xi have not returned to Xixia yet. Xingqing Prefecture is empty. As soon as our army arrives, we can fight down with one move."

"Yes!" The generals agreed in unison: "The country of Xixia is empty, and most of the elites are in Shanzhou. If we arrive at Xingqing Prefecture, Xixia will undoubtedly be destroyed, and it will be destroyed very quickly!"

"This is the problem!" Wu Ji paced, frowned, and said, "If we destroy Xixia like this, what would you say, Li Zongbao, Liang Xi and others do? Surrender? Even if they surrender, will the elites they led surrender to the Song Dynasty? I don't expect that a considerable number of people would not surrender to the Song Dynasty. Once they enter Hengshan, even if they do not go to Hengshan, but go to other mountains, it will be a huge problem."

Speaking of this, after a brief pause, the tone suddenly turned higher: "You should know that there are not many other Western Xia, and the mountains are densest. You can just go wherever you want to take the mountain as the king and become the enemy of the Song Dynasty. How do you think the Song Dynasty deal with it? Is this a huge trouble?"

"This..." The generals were speechless and answered speechlessly.

Wu Ji's concerns are very reasonable. If the elites led by Xixia, Li Zongbao, Liang Xi and others are destroyed, there will definitely be some people who will surrender to the Song Dynasty. Of course, many people will also go into the dense mountains and forests to become mountain kings and become enemies with the Song Dynasty. By then, the Song Dynasty would have a headache.

The northwest land is mostly full of mountains and steep mountains. Even if the Song Dynasty sent hundreds of thousands of troops, it would not be useful. There was no battlefield where the army galloped, but instead it would be a trap.

"This is just one of two major dangers." Just as the generals were surprised, Wu Ji said another shocking thing to them: "In addition to military affairs, I have read historical books and know that the land of Xixia is unique. There is no flat ground here, there are only mountains and dense forests. Since ancient times, it has been a troubled place for China. Although the desert is a big trouble for China, the desert is flat and convenient for the action of the army. As long as China is determined, it shows its courage and sends a large army, it can be defeated! Isn't this how the Huns and Turks defeated?"

After a turn of conversation, he said, "The northwest is different. Even if he is as strong as Qin Shihuang, Emperor Wu of Han, and Emperor Taizong of Tang, he still encounters big trouble in the northwest. The army is useless and has little force and is powerless. The Qin army, Han army, and Tang army have all suffered."

"Yes!" Huangfu Song felt enlightened and said, "After Qin Shihuang wiped out the six kingdoms, he used troops to attack the Qiang entrenched here, but it did not work very well. After the Hanwu defeated the Huns, the Han army also used troops here. Zhao Chongguo, Duan Jiong and Zhang Huan all achieved good military achievements, but they could only severely damage the Qiang people, but could not completely eliminate them. It is because once the Qiang people penetrated into the mountains, the army would not be useful."

The Northwest land does not have much threat to China. Apart from the rise of Tubo and Western Xia, there has been no great threat to all dynasties. However, no matter how hard China works, it cannot completely solve this problem.

On the desert, the powerful nomadic peoples such as the Huns and Turks were killed by the Han and Tang dynasties one after another, while the Qiang people entrenched in the northwest were still there.

The reason is that the terrain there is high mountains and dense forests, dangerous terrain, complex terrain, easy to defend and difficult to attack, making China powerful even if it is not powerful.

There have been many bandits in the northwest since ancient times, and the whole story is here.

"In the mountains and ridges, there must be many Qiang people. If we destroy the Western Xia, some of them will surrender to the Song Dynasty, and some of them will become enemies with the Song Dynasty. This is another big trouble." Wu Ji's eyes flashed and he said, "So, the destruction of the Western Xia must be just right! No future troubles can be left!"
Chapter completed!