After the news reached Xingqing Mansion, the ministers of Western Xia couldn't help but be surprised, because it was expected that the Song army would not launch an attack until October at the earliest, but they never expected that the Song army would start a month in advance. Moreover, the border cities of Liangzhou, Xishou Baotai Military Division, Xi'an Prefecture and other cities have been lost one after another, and now the Song army can drive straight into the territory of Western Xia.

Therefore, Li Renxiao hurriedly summoned the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs to discuss how to deal with it. After the Western Xia ministers discussed, they thought that now that the Song army was pressing, they could no longer continue to attack Ren Dejing, and they should concentrate their forces, go all out to deal with the Song army, try to buy as much time as possible, and then ask for help from the Jin State, and wait for the Jin State to send troops to support.

After the discussion was confirmed, Li Renxiao hurriedly issued an edict, ordering the Western Xia army to abandon the attack on Lingzhou and Jingsai Military Division, and immediately concentrate men and horses to deploy defenses on the line from the mouth of the Yellow River Gorge to Jingzhou to resist the attack of the Song army. Then he ordered Lang Jinzhong to send an envoy to Jin Guo again, asking Jin Guo to send troops to rescue.

After the edict was issued, Li Renxiao's heart also settled down a little, thinking that this could basically temporarily block the attack of the Song army, and as long as the Jin State sent reinforcements, Western Xia would be saved. But at this time, the Western Xia court received an emergency from the north, and the Mongolian tribes in the northern steppe also launched an attack on the Western Xia, dispatching an army of more than 70,000 people, not only defeating the defenders of the Yan Military Division in Heishui Town, but also seizing the city of Arahai, which was preparing to go south along the Yellow River.

This news really shocked the Western Xia court. Because the attack of the Song Dynasty was basically still expected by the Western Xia monarchs, there were also psychological preparations, and there were also several sets of response plans, although the Song army sent troops a little earlier than expected, but it was also able to respond in time. And at this time, the Mongols suddenly launched an attack from the north, which was indeed something that everyone did not expect. Moreover, this time Mongolia actually dispatched 60,000 or 70,000 troops, which is not a small number.

Moreover, the Song Dynasty and the Mongols attacked Western Xia from the north and south almost at the same time, which cannot help but make one wonder whether they could have been premeditated. But now the Western Xia did not have time to explore how the Song Dynasty and the Mongols were connected, and what kind of agreement was reached between the two sides, and a question of Guan Jian was placed in front of the Western Xia monarchs, that is, with the current strength of the Western Xia, whether they were capable of resisting the simultaneous attack of the Song Dynasty and the Mongols until the reinforcements of the Jin State arrived. This time, the Western Xia monarchs and ministers had no bottom in their hearts.

But now he could not ignore the Mongol army, and Li Renxiao summoned the ministers of civil and military affairs for urgent consultation. It was decided to block the Mongol army at the military division of Baimaqiang Town and the military division of Chaoshun in the right wing. The military division of Baimaqiang Town is located in Lou Bobei City, and the military division of the right chamber Chaoshun is located in the city of Keyimun, all of which are on the west bank of the Yellow River, of which the military division of the right chamber Chaoshun is located at the north end of Helan Mountain, and the military division of Baimaqiang Town is located in the northwest of Helan Mountain, which is the only way for the Mongolian army to attack Xingqing Mansion from Alahai City, and the two military divisions each have 20,000 defenders, and also have very solid city walls, grain and grass, and military supplies are also very sufficient, and it is also a very suitable place to block the Mongolian army here.

After discussing and deciding, Li Renxiao was still not at ease, and appointed two generals, Xibihe and Gao Yi, to lead 30,000 horses to reinforce the two places and block the attack of the Mongol army. At the same time, he sent someone to urgently know that Lang Jinzhong, who was on the way to the Jin State, and told him that he was facing the situation in the country now, and that he must ask the Jin State to send troops to rescue Western Xia as soon as possible.

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After the Song army defeated the Western Xia army on the border and captured the Xishou Baotai Military Division and Xi'an Prefecture, Yang Yan and Gao Zhen divided their troops and continued to march while they were victorious. Yang Yan's middle route army, about 85,000 men, marched along the east bank of the Yellow River to Lingzhou. Gao Zhen's East Route Army, with about 730,000 horses, led the army eastward along the Killing Cow Ridge, crossed the Hulu River, and marched to the Jingsai Military Division.

Wei Mu Yanping, who was facing Ren Decong in the Jingsai Military Division, received an order from Xingqing Mansion and immediately abandoned the Jingsai Military Division and retreated to Xiakou Pass to garrison the pass. At the same time, Gaoshandu, who attacked Lingzhou, also withdrew to the Xiangqing army, organized a defensive line on the east bank of the Yellow River, and prepared to meet the Song army. And the chief general of the Jin army, Naheban, also led the army to evacuate from the city of Lingzhou and retreated to Yanzhou.

Because the Western Xia army retreated without a fight, the march of the Song army on both roads was very smooth, and Gao Zhen's army marched all the way east, and successively captured the place of cutting and stepping on the village, and rewarding the port. Arrived in Weizhou, where the Jingsai Military Division was located. And Yang Yan led the Middle Route Army along the way without much hindrance, and after successively capturing Shatuo, Liying, Mingsha and other places, he went north along the Lingzhou River and arrived in Lingzhou. At this time, it was less than twenty days before the Song army officially attacked Western Xia. The combat objectives of the first stage were completed by the scriptures.

As soon as the Song army sent troops, the siege of Lingzhou and Weizhou was relieved, and the crisis of the Ren clan was lifted. At the same time, he also prepared cattle and sheep wine to reward all the men and horses of the Song army.

When Ren Dejing went to Xingzhou to negotiate peace with the Great Song Dynasty, he passed through the Song army camp and had a meeting with Yang Yan, but at that time he thought that Yang Yan was only an ordinary general, although he had the identity of a concubine, but it was not Yang Yan who presided over the peace talks at that time, so he did not have a deep friendship with Yang Yan. After the Western Xia and the Song Dynasty successfully negotiated peace, Ren Dejing began to inquire carefully about the situation of the Song Dynasty, and only then did he know that Yang Yan's status in the Song Dynasty was extraordinary, and he had considerable influence on the emperors of the Great Song Dynasty, and the strategy of attacking the Western Xia back then was basically planned by Yang Yan, so his opinion of Yang Yan had also changed greatly.

And this time, Yang Yan was the commander of the Song army attacking Western Xia, and personally relieved the siege of Lingzhou, Ren Dejing naturally thanked Yang Yan for his kindness, invited them to Lingzhou City, and then set up a feast to entertain the main generals of the Song army.

After three rounds of drinking, Ren Dejing got up and went to each table to salute the Song generals who were present one by one. After walking around, Ren Dejing returned to a small pavilion set up separately from Yang Yan, toasted Yang Yan, and thanked him repeatedly.

Yang Yan said with a smile: "Ren Xiangguo is too polite, he is just acting on orders, and he is not thankful." ”

Ren Dejing hurriedly said: "There, there, the Great Song Dynasty is not far away, and the army is dispatched just to rescue me Ren Dejing, although it is the holy virtue of the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, but the horses and the people of the Great Song Dynasty are working tirelessly in the general, risking their lives, Ren is also deeply remembered, this move is just a slight expression, it is really insincere respect, insincere respect!" ”

After the two of them drank a drink, Ren Dejing said again: "I don't know if the horse is leading the army here, what are you going to do next?" ”

Yang Yan smiled slightly, and said: "Then it depends on the meaning of Xiangguo, my Great Song Dynasty sent troops this time, just for the monarch of your country to listen to the slander of the ministers and harm Xiangguo for no reason, so he sent troops to rescue Xiangguo, hoping that Xiangguo can get back to the old good with the monarch, and now the siege of Lingzhou is resolved, if Xiangguo thinks that the scriptures are enough, then he will withdraw his troops immediately." ”

Ren Dejing hurriedly said: "No, no, now there are still many vain ministers around our monarch, as the so-called 'Qing Father is not dead, Lu is not over', before the vain ministers are cleared, the horses must not withdraw now." ”

Yang Yan smiled again and said, "Then everything is as Xiangguo wishes." ”

Ren Dejing also smiled, raised his wine glass, and said, "Come, Ren Mou will give another glass to the horse." ”

In fact, of course Ren Dejing would not believe that the Song Dynasty sent troops to rescue himself. Therefore, I want to test it, what is the goal of the Song Dynasty this time? It was intended to completely destroy the Western Xia and annex the territory of the Western Xia to the Great Song Dynasty; Or do you just plan to occupy more land and get more compensation coins?

For Ren Dejing, the ideal outcome was naturally for the Song army to defeat the monarch's army, drive out the Jin army, and then force the monarch to negotiate peace with the Song dynasty, cede some land to the Great Song Dynasty, and pay more tribute to the Great Song every year. Then he can still use the power of the Great Song Dynasty to continue to be the prime minister of Western Xia, and control the government of Western Xia. And if the Song Dynasty annexed Western Xia, it would have nothing left, and all the power and status it has now will no longer exist. Therefore, he did not want such an outcome.

But Ren Dejing also knew in his heart that if the Song Dynasty really planned to annex Western Xia, he probably didn't have much ability to stop it. Even if there is, Ren Dejing can't show it, because now he and the Song Dynasty are tightly tied to the scriptures, and without the support of the Song Dynasty, he can't gain a foothold in Western Xia at all. Not to mention, although the siege of Lingzhou has been solved now, as long as the Song army withdraws, the Western Xia and Jin armies will immediately come back, and they are powerless to resist at all.

However, Ren Dejing also thought that if he really got to that point, then he could only try to strive for a good result. After the Song Dynasty conquered Western Xia, there was always a need for locals to help them rule the area. He used to be the Xiangguo of Western Xia, and he also had a considerable foundation in the Western Xia Kingdom, and he has always been inclined to the Song Dynasty, so he is naturally a suitable candidate. If you operate again and take the door, maybe you can be like Liu Yu in the past, and it is not bad to be an emperor in Western Xia, although he is a puppet, but he is also an emperor. Take 10,000 steps back, even if you can't do this, then transfer your property as soon as possible, and you can ensure that you will be a rich man for the rest of your life.

Therefore, it is better to understand the ultimate goal of the Song army as soon as possible, and to be prepared as early as possible, so as to seek the greatest benefits for yourself and the Ren family. But although Yang Yan looks young, he is also very old-fashioned, not only speaking ambiguously and not leaking, but pushing everything on himself. And Ren Dejing didn't dare to say it too bluntly, so he had to raise a toast.

And Yang Yan did not intend to reveal the strategic purpose of this attack on Western Xia prematurely before he completely controlled Ren Dejing, and he was happy to be so vague and congratulated. This reception banquet was also dispersed.