As soon as the main general left, the other Western Xia soldiers had no intention of fighting, and they all fought out of the camp and fled in all directions.

At this time, the sky was bright, and Yang Yan and Zhao Yueru took more than a dozen soldiers and horses to stand on a small dirt slope, watching the Song army busy cleaning the battlefield.

This time, the Song army successively broke through the two large camps of Gaizhu City and Gaolan in Western Xia in one day, and both won a complete victory, beheading more than 22,000 people and capturing more than 13,000 people. The spoils obtained are extremely rich, there are nearly 20,000 war horses alone, you must know that the three imperial garrisons of Sichuan in the Great Song Dynasty add up to only 11,000 cavalry, for the Great Song Dynasty, which has always lacked war horses, this is a great harvest. As for other soldiers, guns, and weapons, gongs, drums, banners, and armor, there are countless of them.

In this battle, the Song army lost more than 3,000 people, and more than 1,400 soldiers were wounded. Not only can the results be regarded as Huihuang's. Moreover, after this battle, the Song army will be able to completely get rid of the containment of the Western Xia army and can deal with the Jin army with all its might.

After Yang Yan read the statistical results, he said: "I can't imagine that the Western Xia Army is so vulnerable, if Li Yuanhao knows underground, I don't know how he will feel." ”

Zhao Yueru also nodded, although the Song army was successful in a sneak attack this time, but after all, there was a huge disparity in strength, if the commander of the Western Xia army commanded the law and the soldiers were not chaotic, the Song army might not be able to win a big victory. If this battle was replaced by the Jin army, even if the Song army could still win in the end, the losses would be greatly increased. Thinking of this, Zhao Yueru couldn't help but smile and said, "It's really strange that you are here, isn't it bad that the enemy is weak?" ”

Yang Yan also smiled and said, "Naturally, it's good, but I'm thinking, if we want to go north to the Central Plains in the future and regain the lost territory, can we start with Youxia first?" ”

Zhao Yueru was stunned, obviously unable to keep up with Yang Yan's thinking. Said: "It is the Jin State that has an enmity with our Great Song Dynasty, not the Western Xia, why should the good end fight the Western Xia." ”

Yang Yan explained: "Western Xia has always been a vassal of the Jin State, won't this time help the Jin State to attack our Great Song Dynasty?" If we go north to the Central Plains in the future, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not send troops to help the Jin country. Therefore, destroying Western Xia first is equivalent to dismantling an arm of the Jin Kingdom. What's more, now that the monarch in the Western Xia is weak and the ministers are strong, the national situation will inevitably be more than internal friction, and it is a good time to destroy the Western Xia. ”

After a pause, Yang Yan said again: "What's more, the Jin soldiers have always been good at riding and shooting, and my Great Song Dynasty has never had a place to produce horses, and if I want to fight the cavalry with foot soldiers, I am afraid it will be too difficult to win." Xixia is rich in horses, once the land of Xixia is obtained, within ten years, our Great Song Dynasty can form a group of more than 100,000 elite cavalry, and then carry out the Northern Expedition, there is no need to be afraid of the iron cavalry of the Jin Kingdom. ”

Only then did Zhao Yueru understand what Yang Yan meant, Yang Yan could see that it was a long-term view, and couldn't help but think thoughtfully: "What you said makes sense." ”

Yang Yan continued: "I heard that there is a country called Western Liao in the northwest of Western Xia, which was built by Yelu Dashi, a descendant of the Liao State who was destroyed by the Jin State, and they also have a grudge against the Jin State. ”

Zhao Yueru shook her head and said, "I don't think so, have you forgotten?" Back then, it was the Great Song Dynasty and the Jin State that jointly destroyed the Liao State, and the Western Liao was a descendant of the Liao State, so how could they join forces with the Great Song Dynasty to attack the Jin State again? ”

At this time, Ali heard their conversation on the side and interjected: "Your Excellency, Your Royal Highness the Princess, I know that there is a tribe called Mongolia in the northeast of Western Xia, and they also have a feud with the Jin State, and the location is in the north of the Jin State. ”

When Yang Yan and Zhao Yueru heard this, their eyes lit up, and Yang Yan said, "Ali, is what you said true?" ”

Ali nodded and said, "Of course it's true, more than ten years ago, when I first came to the Great Song Dynasty, I went to Mongolia and did business with them, but I don't know how it is now?" However, according to my fellow businessmen, the Mongols seem to have produced a very good leader, and now the strength is much stronger than it was back then. ”

At this time, Wei Jiao urged the horse to come to the mound and said, "My lord, the battlefield has been recovered. What do we do next? ”

Yang Yan nodded and said, "Don't stay here for a long time, pass the order, and the people and horses will immediately withdraw to the territory of the Great Song Dynasty." ”

Wei Jiao said: "The last general will respect the order." Then he rode down.

Yang Yan turned to Ali and said, "Ali, if you have time, you might as well collect more information about Mongolia, the more detailed the better." ”

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The spring rain is like silk and dripping. But it is as dense as a gossamer, falling on people's faces, wet dew, cool and swishing, refreshing.

Lin'an has been occupied by Jin soldiers for almost half a year. Now the gates are open as usual, and people from the surrounding towns come into the city every day to make a living. Moreover, the Jin army guarding the city inspected the personnel entering and leaving the city less strictly, some trading shops were also open for business, the Goolan tile shops were also open as usual, there were tourists in the West Lake, and the wharf also had boats mooring, although it was less than half of the previous prosperity, but the order in Lin'an City basically returned to normal.

Hearing only the sound of horses' hooves, a group of hundreds of cavalry galloped through the royal street, and the pedestrians on the street gave way, which was no longer surprising. The people didn't care who was sitting in the palace, they just wanted to live.

The cavalry followed the royal street until they came to Chaotianmen before they stopped and dismounted together. Here is the periphery of the palace,

The first general walked into the gate, and the guard on duty saw it, and hurriedly saluted him, saying, "Wanyan Jian Jun, you are here." ”

Wanyan Changzhi nodded and said, "I am returning to Lin'an with an edict, and now I want to meet Your Majesty." ”

The guard said: "Your Majesty is waiting for your lord, please follow the villain into the palace." ”

Wanyan Changzhi left the soldiers behind and followed the two guards along the royal street into the palace. All the way through the Baomin visit, the Taiyi Bureau, Wufu, Taimiao, three provinces and six departments, Xiaorenfang, until the arrival of Heningmen. This is the inner part of the Imperial Palace. The attendants on duty went in to report, and the two guards also quit and went back to duty, leaving only Wan Yan Changzhi to wait in front of the door of Hening.

After finishing his eyes, the figure of the chamberlain disappeared into the heavy palace shadows, and a strange feeling suddenly appeared in his heart. Here is the imperial palace after the Song Dynasty crossed to the south, after more than 30 years of repair, now with the mountains and water, Qiongtai Yuyu with the surrounding mountains stacked green, scattered and magnificent, dazzling. It symbolizes the prosperity and civilization of this land.

It is not the first time that Wanyan has entered the palace, but every time he enters the palace, he can't help but be attracted by this beautiful palace. Even this beautiful palace, and even this beautiful city, was possessed by Daikin, but Wan Yan Nagayuki had a hint of excitement about conquest at first, but then he felt that this beautiful palace brought him more and more heavy pressure.

In fact, there seems to be no change in the palace except for the change of emperor. The chamberlain who went in just now was the one who originally served the emperor of the Song Dynasty in the palace, but now he is serving the emperor of the Jin Dynasty, and all the etiquette and rules are the same as before.

Wan Yan Changzhi sighed in his heart, not only here, but also in Dajin's capital, in fact, Yijing is no different from the Southern Dynasty. Although there were still a few people, including the emperor, who wanted to maintain the independence of the Jurchen people as much as possible, more and more Jurchen nobles were completely sinicized. Not only did he not have the enterprising martial spirit of Emperor Taizong when he founded the country, but he also began to believe in science, respected the way of Confucius and Mencius, and regarded himself as a state of etiquette. There are even many Jurchen aristocrats who have abandoned the Jurchen horseman's riding and archery skills with scriptures, and replaced them with poems, singing and lyrics. Even Wan Yan Changzhi had doubts in his heart, whether it was the Jurchen who conquered the Han people, or the Han people who conquered the Jurchen people.

In the past, when he was studying art, Wanyan Changzhi often argued with Wanyan Chen about the issue of sinicization, and Wanyan Changzhi firmly believed that the Jurchens still had to maintain their national identity. But as he spent more time as an official and expanded his knowledge, he found that the sinicization of the Jurchen people was almost an irreversible trend. Although the Jurchens may be able to conquer the Han people by force, in the face of the Han civilization's more than 1,000-year-old tradition, the Jurchens' history of only more than 100 years is vulnerable.

It's easy to destroy a civilization, just kill everyone and burn it all with a fire. However, if you want to inherit a civilization, or even dominate a civilization, you cannot do it by force. It is for this reason that although the Central Plains has been invaded by foreign races several times, the Han people can still support it strongly, until a new dynasty emerges and drives out the foreign races. And every alien race that invaded the Central Plains could only choose to accept the full sinicization in the end, and eventually became a part of the Han nationality.

But can everything be fine if you accept the full sinicization? The experience of history tells Wanyan Changzhi that once he accepts the full sinicization, the speed of corruption and degeneration of those alien races is even faster than that of the Han people, not to mention, it is the Great Liao established by the Khitan people and the Western Xia established by the Dangxiang people, their ancestors are the same as the ancestors of Dajin, advocating martial arts and being rich in pioneering, but after the gradual sinicization, it is weakening step by step. This is how the Liao State went to extinction, and the Western Xia had long since lost the courage to open the country and became a vassal of Dajin. And now Daikin, can he get rid of this fate?

Because this is not facing thousands of troops, nor a country, but a civilization formed by thousands of years of precipitation. This power may seem so small at times that it is almost impossible to hold on, but at other times it is so powerful that it is almost invincible. Thinking of this, Wan Yan Changzhi couldn't help but smile bitterly, and there really wasn't any promise in his heart.

At this time, the chamberlain who went in to report turned back and said, "Lord Wanyan, the emperor has summoned you to see you." ”

Wanyan Chang's heart sank, and he came back to his senses from his contemplation and followed the chamberlain into the palace.

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