Chapter 321: Great Power Game

A large number of elite troops are grouped, this is a problem, facing a mortal situation, the battle of trapped beasts will also make the Liao army suffer considerable losses, it may be 20,000, it may be 30,000.

But for the Liao State, which occupies a vast territory and has a large population, this is not a problem, otherwise, when he was in the desert before, Liao Xingzong would not refuse Xiao Hui's suggestion, 100,000 troops, as long as they are not dead, can still mobilize a large number of them from the territory of the Liao State.

The main heavy cavalry of the Liao State, the Tielin Army and the Leather Room Army, are all hundreds of thousands of establishments, and the reason why they did not come to Western Xia is only because of logistics.

The reason why Liao Xingzong has to consider it is because of other meanings.

That's right, Liao Xingzong is thinking about the Northern Song Dynasty, and the most vigilant thing in the Liao State is always the Northern Song Dynasty, and the two sides started from the alliance of Lanyuan, and stationed millions of troops in the Hebei region for a long time, the reason is to release each other.

Although, for a long time, the Liao State has occupied a considerable initiative, and every time there is something, it will take the army as a threat, but every time it has not been put into action.

It's the cheapness of the Northern Song Dynasty that the Liao State doesn't want to occupy, it's definitely not, the Western Xia is in the northwest, and the food is full of pots, and once the country can't go on, it's going to trouble the Northern Song Dynasty.

However, the Liao State knows better that the defense of the Northern Song Dynasty in Hebei, a Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, directly makes the pressure of logistics no longer exist, and a Hebei with enough logistics to mobilize troops in the entire elite area is not something that the Liao State can shake.

Now, whether it is an accident or an outrage, the Western Xia has taken it, and the Liao State has also paid a huge price, among them, if the Northern Song Dynasty did not appear, this is very perfect, but the Northern Song Dynasty not only dispatched, but also occupied the greatest result.

Lingzhou, this more critical state, even if the Liao State doesn't care, but doesn't want the Northern Song Dynasty to take it, as long as it is taken, it will be like Hebei in the north, if the transportation problem is solved, it will be a big trouble.

As soon as he thought of the benefits that Han Qi proudly won from him, Liao Xingzong couldn't help but want to get angry, and when this problem was considered with the question of surrender, suddenly, Liao Xingzong had a new idea.

The Western Xia tried to tremble when Liao Xingzong was silent, the status of the two sides was not equal, they almost took a desperate blow and a fish to the death of the net, in order to finally exchange for the leniency of the Liao State, this consideration, like hell, lived like a year.

But finally, Liao Xingzong spoke up and said calmly: "Yes!" ”

These two words, as if they were the sound of heaven, sounded in the ears of the messenger, and all of a sudden, all worries, all doubts, no longer existed, and his only thought was to be safe.

"Your Majesty!" Xiao Hui, who was next to him, was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly dissuaded him.

"King Han doesn't need to say much, I know it in my heart!" Liao Xingzong said coldly.

Xiao Hui glanced at Liao Xingzong silently, this young, somewhat stubborn emperor, if he could listen to persuasion, there would be no current Western Xia War.

The first battle of Western Xia, up to now, has almost been won, but there are still hidden dangers, according to the Western Xia envoy, Yuan Hao fled with 1,000 personal guards.

For this person, before, maybe there was not much feeling, a Western Xia, the king of the kingdom who did not enter the stream at all, if it were not for the Liao State to contain the Northern Song Dynasty, he would have been destroyed long ago.

But this war can be said to be thrilling, in Xiao Hui's opinion, if it weren't for the coincidence, if it wasn't for Zhou Wenxiu's preparation and performance, let alone taking Xingqing Mansion, it would be difficult to break into the territory of Western Xia.

Xiao Hui inevitably foresaw the result of the Liao State's attack on Xia, if it wasn't for the Northern Song Dynasty sending Zhou Wenxiu, if it wasn't for the full support of the Northern Song Dynasty, how could there be such a result.

But Liao Xingzong didn't know at all, even Xiao Hui, he just felt that the Zhou family had made a lot of preparations for Zhou Wenxiu's ascension, and he didn't want to think about it, could this preparation be done by the Zhou family?

After Liao Xingzong stopped Xiao Hui, he said his request, which was also carefully considered by him.

The envoy also knew very well that it was already very good to be able to let Liao Xingzong win their surrender requirements, and he also accepted the conditions proposed by Liao Xingzong in full, of course, Liao Xingzong did not put forward a lot of conditions, but only put forward one, that is, to send 30,000 elite troops out to ensure his weapons and equipment, and to break through and go east.

Liao Xingzong proposed it in the court meeting, Xiao Hui was stunned for a moment, and then he understood, he wanted to say something, but he didn't say much, as the privy envoy of the Northern Court, most of the management was the nomads in the north, and it was the king of the Southern Court who really fought against the Song Dynasty, but all along, the threat of the Northern Song Dynasty to the Liao State was very big.

This time, the Liao State destroyed Xia and got the biggest benefit, but the Northern Song Dynasty also took advantage of the chaos to get Lingzhou, and had a stable foundation in the Western Regions, which was good and bad, not to mention for the time being, it was definitely not a good thing for the Liao State, leaving a part of the Western Xia Liukou to attack the Northern Song Dynasty and even disturb the northwest of the Northern Song Dynasty, which was a good choice.

Although Liao Xingzong was a little hasty and reckless, his starting point and strategic intentions were good.

The other ministers of civil and military affairs of the Liao State did not see so far as Xiao Hui, but the Northern Song Dynasty was so out, and there was still resentment in their hearts, the Liao State and the Northern Song Dynasty stood in a higher position, they worked hard, but the Northern Song Dynasty got benefits, how could this kind of thing be let go.

In this way, with the cooperation of both sides, such a conclusion was reached, and it was approved by Liao Xingzong and the plenipotentiary envoy and could not be changed.

In the excited crowd, Zhou Wenxiu's expression was the most complicated, after hearing it, he remained calm on the surface, but the waves in his heart were turbulent, what does this mean, this is not for them to attack the Song army and cause trouble for Lingzhou.

The 30,000 people selected from the most elite troops of Western Xia are also guaranteed to have enough equipment and weapons, isn't this the elite of Western Xia.

The Liao State took Xingqing Mansion, which was equivalent to the destruction of the Western Xia as a whole, but in so many wars with the Western Xia along the way, especially in the war of Xingqing Mansion, it was very clear that the strength of the Western Xia army, the peak army, and the main force of the Liao State were almost the same, not to mention the heavy cavalry.

At this time, half of the Song army returned with a division of troops, and the rest were 30 miles away, stationed, Liao Xingzong would definitely give enough livestock, 20,000 people, and 450,000 head of cattle according to what he said before, and then encountered an attack of 30,000, which was unimaginable.

The envoys of Western Xia, after a little thought, agreed, and now they have surrendered to the Liao State, to a certain extent, they are more in awe of the Liao State, and they can defeat them and capture Xingqing Mansion, which can no longer be changed, and surrender is the first choice.

The appearance of the Northern Song Dynasty attacked Lingzhou and blew up their city walls at once, which they considered humiliating, and it was okay to send 30,000 people.

Soon, after the two sides reached an agreement, Xingqing Mansion fell, the last soldiers and civilians of Western Xia surrendered, and the Liao State took the complete Western Xia and obtained all the treasures in the royal city.

Yuan Hao's painstaking management of the Western Xia, a large number of grain and grass materials, as well as many livestock, at that time, near Xingqing Mansion, most of the large tribes were concentrated in Xingqing Mansion, just 1 million cattle and horses, not to mention more sheep.

The materials needed by Liao Xingzong were also obtained, and some of them were quickly transferred from the middle, ready to be handed over to the Northern Song Dynasty when the plan was completed.

Although Liao Guo will not do it, it will create the best time to do it, and Liao Xingzong is ready for this, and he is looking forward to the next result.

However, in order to confuse the Northern Song Dynasty, the necessary cooperation still has to be done, and the Liao army that actually occupies Xingqing Mansion is still acting like the surrendered Western Xia army, and the houses have been burned, and the smoke is not broken, which is impossible to know for the Song army 30 miles away.

The team of 30,000 people, with the cooperation of each other, raided from the north gate, the two sides were just for show, and there was not even the most basic feint, when the 30,000 people disappeared from the north gate on the grassland, the preparations of the Liao State also began.

Without waiting for the Song army's request, the Liao State also took the initiative to reach the previous agreement with the Northern Song Dynasty and send the materials to the camp of the Northern Song Dynasty.

The mighty livestock team made the Northern Song Dynasty, which had never been in contact with so many livestock, a little overwhelmed, but it took most of the day to surround these livestock.

Even if it was surrounded, the cattle were intricate, defecating and defecating everywhere, and constantly shuttling and running, turning the Song army camp upside down.

The Liao army, who was responsible for transporting the cattle over, looked at everything in front of him with a good idea, this is not even a basic camp, how can they fight, if it is not for the Liao lord to make other arrangements, but they sent a group of 5,000 heavy horses, it will make them look good.

The Liao officials in charge of the handover had completed the handover procedures with the seed record, and determined that after the 450,000 head of livestock had been handed over completely, they did not stay longer, but only urged the Northern Song Dynasty to leave immediately and retreat to a certain demarcated border line in accordance with the provisions of the previous contract.

The envoys of the Liao State walked away, leaving behind a mess of the military camp, where the cattle and horses were barking, and the sheep were running, which was really a mess.

Even in some places, even the camp tents were washed into by cattle and sheep, and the doves occupied the magpie's nests, constantly sprinkling joy, and the seemingly complete and neat camp tents became the most ordinary and ordinary kind of nomadic settlements in an instant, and became chaotic.

The envoy was very disdainful, these people of the Northern Song Dynasty knew that they wanted things, did they know how to raise these livestock, even if these were some interest, and those who were sent out had to be taken back.

It's just that the envoys of the Liao State don't know that the chaos is only the cattle and horses on the outside, and on the inside, in the hands of some Song soldiers who are wearing Song army clothes and riding horses with sheep whips in their hands, most of the livestock are arranged in different categories, and even quiet.

The appearance, what everyone sees, is just an appearance, the game between the big powers, who will not leave a hand with whom, who did the actions of the Northern Song Dynasty to see?