As the saying goes, plans can't catch up with changes, and Empress Dowager Xiaoliang's plan is quite good, but if she really wants to industrialize the production of these weapons, she soon found that the difficulty is not ordinarily high.

From coking to ironmaking to steelmaking, everything has to start from scratch, and if it's easy to solve it with just raw materials, the most troublesome thing is that there is no one. Without the right craftsmen, it's useless to rely on these five people to die of exhaustion.

However, it is much more convenient to be an emperor than Hong Tao if he wants to do anything, as long as he dares to do his best to do the whole country, there is nothing that cannot be done. Western Xia has not done anything in the past few years, and has only been reckless.

The effect of this is to let the seventy or eighty thousand main forces complete the redressing, but the side effects of forcibly getting on the horse are not small, the treasury has long been empty, and the nobles can't bear it, if there is no profit, they will have to fight first before the army goes south to the country.

In desperation, Empress Dowager Xiaoliang had to start the war in advance. If you don't say that this woman is a man, if she doesn't move, she has already moved amazingly, and she has gathered an army of 250,000 with all her might, together with 100,000 cavalry, and gambled her life and the national fortune of Western Xia.

In fact, at the beginning, Empress Dowager Xiaoliang was still a little hesitant, and did not dare to go south with the whole army, and only sent 10,000 Western Xia cavalry and 20,000 obstruction cavalry to invade Qinfeng Road on a small scale to test first.

If the Song Dynasty's forbidden army is not strong in combat, there is an opportunity to take advantage of the army to go south, and if the other party is still very strong and cannot be moved, the Song Dynasty will blame it and put the blame on the diviners, and there is still a way to retreat.

I didn't expect God to favor the Xixia people, and this test was a great opportunity. The combat effectiveness of the forbidden army of the Song Dynasty was not as good as before, not to mention, and a strange formation was arranged, and a king of Qi and less than 80,000 troops came out of the top, and the reinforcements of Yao Gu in the east were slow to see signs of rescue.

At this time, the Empress Dowager Xiaoliang still did not dare to press the whole army, for fear of falling into the Song Dynasty's scheme. But then the news from Kaifeng completely dispelled her concerns, not a ploy but infighting, and the Song emperor intended to use this opportunity to kill the future crown prince King Qi.

Whether this news is reliable or not, Empress Dowager Xiaoliang thinks it is very likely. The Song people love infighting, especially when it comes to the throne, not to mention one city and one place, it is very likely that the whole country will be destroyed. And she had no way to retreat at this time, so she could only gamble, so she waved the flag and rolled south with the main force.

Along the way, he basically did not encounter any decent resistance, and successfully defeated the main force of King Qi in Zhuo Luo City by relying on the superiority of troops. It's a pity that this King of Qi doesn't look at his age, and he doesn't have the merits of commanding troops to fight, but he is very cunning by nature.

Seeing that the momentum was not right, he immediately gave up the main force, retreated with the remaining more than 20,000 people in the starry night, and retreated into Lanzhou City before the outflanking cavalry. Then he didn't panic at all, and he didn't abandon the city and flee, but stuck to the city and prepared to resist.

At this time, the Empress Dowager Xiaoliang suddenly found that Lanzhou was no longer the original Lanzhou, the city wall was tall and thick and very hard, the grain and grass in the city were sufficient, and the forbidden army that was not good at field warfare immediately doubled its combat effectiveness as soon as it arrived on the city wall.

There is not much difference between the weapons of the two sides, and in comparison, the trebuchets and rockets in Lanzhou City are much stronger than the Western Xia army. After several days of attacking, even thunderbolts were used, and only a small hole was blown open in the city wall, and it did not fall or collapse.

If Lanzhou could not be defeated, the Western Xia army would not dare to go south with all its might. Empress Dowager Xiaoliang ordered to intensify the siege of the city, and at the same time asked the general Wei Mingbao to lead 100,000 soldiers and horses to the west, planning to take Liangzhou first and then go south to Huangzhou, opening up the second route of southern invasion.

Even if Lanzhou can't be captured in the end, it will be necessary to take back the lost territory, and then go around Liangzhou and Huangzhou, the richest in the northwest, it seems that it will not be a loss.

At this time, Kaifeng City sent back news, two, some good and some bad. Bad news: Empress Dowager Xiaoliang has always been mentally prepared, and sure enough, King Liang is heading north with a new army. The good news is that King Liang's new army was not formed by the imperial court, but was convened by King Liang, forcing the Great Song Dynasty court to pinch its nose and appoint.

What does the private placement of soldiers and horses represent Empress Dowager Xiao Liang knows too well, if her subordinate generals suddenly have an unknown strong army, she can only admit it first. But once you have the opportunity, you have to find a way to get rid of it quickly, even if you lose some benefits for it.

This move is to find death, whether he wins or loses, King Liang is dead, and from then on, the Xixia people will never have to mention Wang Shu and can't sleep at night. Through this news, Empress Dowager Xiaoliang also saw a deeper content.

Why is King Liang in such a hurry to go north? Find a minister who is familiar with the politics of the Great Song Dynasty and ask it, and it will be all clear. King Qi was a student of King Liang, or the quasi-prince of the year, because the emperor died suddenly, and others fought far away in Youzhou, so he was occupied by his uncle.

At that time, King Liang, who was still slightly pacified, did not resist, and many people did not understand the reason. It is said that with the prestige of the Liao Emperor, the new army can completely hit the Daimyo's Mansion in one go, and it is not difficult to overcome Kaifeng with the help of local workshops.

Now the Empress Dowager Xiaoliang understands that the reason why King Liang did not resist at the beginning is probably because he had a tacit understanding with the current Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, and he will still pass the throne to King Qi in the future.

But once the throne is seated, no one wants to come down, let alone a nephew, even if the son should be killed, even if it is just to sit for an extra year.

But King Liang was not happy, this time he had to personally rescue King Liang, and most people could guess the following things, when King Qi was rescued, it was the day of King Liang's rebellion.

Thinking about it like this, Empress Dowager Xiao Liang suddenly felt that King Liang was not so terrible. This invincible guardian of the Great Song Dynasty seemed to be weak in terms of scheming, and he took the initiative to jump into a battle situation where he was attacked by the enemy, and no qualified official would do this.

Now that King Liang has also entered the game, Empress Dowager Xiaoliang has a new strategic arrangement. Lanzhou is already in the bag, the important thing is how to kill this Liang King, as long as he can get rid of him, the Song Dynasty will be a lamb to be slaughtered, and his prestige in the Western Xia will also rise.

I don't dare to say that I will destroy this boss country in one fell swoop, anyway, the rich land of Ganliang Road and Qinfeng Road will belong to Western Xia. With the nourishment of these lands, the Western Xia Congress grew rapidly. When the population is sufficient, the grain and grass are abundant, and the weapons are complete, it will be the day of the fall of the Great Song Dynasty.

But how to get rid of this invincible Liang King? Empress Dowager Xiao Liang felt that Lanzhou City was a natural trap. As long as King Qi is still alive, King Liang will dive in without hesitation. He only needs to recuperate and keep an eye on the movements of the Song army on both sides, and this battle will be won.

100,000 Western Xia men against 10,000 Great Song New Army, it sounds like there is no advantage over the 60,000 Western Xia Iron Cavalry being annihilated by 3,000 Huangzhou New Army.

But at this time and that time, the new army of Huangzhou back then had steel plate crossbows, siege crossbows, rockets, thunderbolts, trebuchets, as well as the dangerous terrain of Liangzhou City and Wusheling Ridge to help, Xixia Erlang could only use his body to resist these vicious weapons. Now it's different, I also have these weapons, and the number of people is more than ten times that of the other party, there is no reason why I can't fight it.

Even so, Empress Dowager Xiao Liang didn't dare to be too big, she and her generals planned for a long time, and made a battle plan that seemed very meticulous, that is, a war of attrition.

Use the Qingshui River to confront the new army, and no matter how big the losses are, the weapons of the new army must be consumed. As long as it is not adequately supplied, the Forces nouvelles will become weaker and weaker.

All the Western Xia generals, including the Empress Dowager Xiao Liang, did not believe that the Great Song Emperor would support a Liang King who might one day oust him from the throne.

"Your Majesty can see clearly, across the river is the new army of King Liang who robbed our land and killed our people, as long as you defeat them, this anointed land will be under your control."

At this time, Empress Dowager Xiaoliang's chariot and horse were in the Chinese army, and she was holding a telescope and was watching the battle of the new army across the river. I couldn't help but admire in my heart that this new army was indeed well-trained.

Even in the face of an enemy several times his size, he still lined up in an orderly manner, and even had the leisure to cut down trees and prepare to build a bridge to cross the river, without the slightest timidity.

Although he couldn't see King Liang, Empress Dowager Xiao Liang was sure that he was among the soldiers dressed in colorful and short clothes. This King of Liang is really a strange man and a wonderful man, and the legend about him is not only spread in the Great Song Dynasty, but also familiar to the Western Xia people.

For example, when marching and fighting, they never wear flags, let alone armor, and always wear the same clothes as soldiers, even horses.

"Niangniang, can we beat the Seven Star King?" At this time, Li Qianshun was only twelve years old, younger than the Zhao maid who followed Hong Tao to fight in Xijin Mansion, a thin and weak little boy with a telescope in his hand.

"Not only to defeat him, but also to capture him for our use. With the Seven Star King, the Liao Kingdom in the west and the Great Song Dynasty in the south will all be subjugated to you in the future, and you are the only emperor in this land! ”

The Seven Star King, this is another name for the King of Liang in the Western Xia Kingdom. The Tangut people, who believed in gods and Buddhas, believed in the legend of the seven stars descending to earth more than the Song people, otherwise how could there be such an outstanding.

Empress Dowager Xiaoliang was not angry with her son for telling the myth of the enemy generals, and the Tangut people admired the strong and praised the enemy was not cowardly. Only by facing the enemy squarely can we defeat the enemy, not only to defeat it, but also to capture it alive and use it for our own use. With his own strategy, coupled with the Liang King who can conquer and fight, as well as his whimsical ideas, it is difficult for the Western Xia Kingdom to prosper.

"Queen Mother, the enemy is building a bridge!" The mother and son held the binoculars and chatted with me word by word, and the Western Xia privy envoy on the side couldn't help it. Although it is said that King Liang is alone this time, the prestige of the new army is still there, and it can't help but make people nervous.

"What's the panic, is it possible that the 100,000 army plus the fearless Hinder cavalry can't deal with the 10,000 new army! Tell the order to set up the trebuchet as soon as they begin to build bridges, and use up the enemy's strength here first, and then attack with all their troops when they know the difficulty and retreat, and this river is where the new army is buried! ”

For the performance of this confidant minister, Empress Dowager Xiao Liang felt that she was not very stable, everything was under control so far, and she was still so nervous, it would inevitably affect other people, and she had to be reprimanded slightly.