Everyone was thinking about it, and Li Yanqing continued: "According to my understanding, in the past, the Western Xia recruited troops from various tribes was not commanded by the tribes, and there was no tribal army at all, but the tribes were mixed together, and the imperial court was directly commanded by the court generals, and the Western Xia court was extremely strong, but this time it was different, it was actually formed by each tribe into its own army, plus Li Zhizong had no experience and lacked military prestige, so it led to today's consequence, a Western Xia army split into eight Western Xia armies.

But the fundamental reason is the decline of the Western Xia court, the ability of the court to control the tribes has been greatly reduced, before we send troops, the Western Xia court is confronting each other with the tribes for taxes, the contradictions between the two sides are very acute, although this time the army is a compromise with the court, to solve the tax contradiction, but the tribes will never hand over the military power to the court, on the contrary, they are more vigilant to the court, a dynasty appears between the court and the local mutual suspicion, up and down are not in unison, when the enemy comes, how can this dynasty be undefeated? ”

The analysis of the commander of the capital was very thorough, which made everyone suddenly realize that they were more confident in defeating the enemy army and destroying the Western Xia this time.

At this time, a soldier walked quickly to Li Yanqing's ear and whispered a few words, Li Yanqing's eyes lit up, "Where are the people now?" ”

"Just wait for the capital in the side tent!"

Li Yanqing thought about it and glanced at Liu Ziyu.

Li Yanqing asked everyone to continue eating and drinking, he got up and walked out, and after a while, Liu Ziyu also followed, "Dutong, what's wrong?" ”

"A tribe in Mobei has sent people to ask for help."

Liu Ziyu immediately understood, and said in surprise: "Dutong, this is an opportunity!" ”

"Let's see."

The two came to the side tent, and one person came out of the tent, it was Zhang Jiu, who was responsible for transporting goods and making money in Western Xia, and he hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "Xiaomin see the envoy of the scriptures!" ”

Li Yanqing was very familiar with him, so he asked, "Which tribe is from?" ”

Zhang Jiu was the matchmaker who came to ask for help from the northern part of the desert this time, and he hurriedly said: "It's the Murwei Department and the Naiman Department!" ”

Li Yanqing frowned, "Isn't Murwei in the Liaodong area?" ”

"Qi Yu Jing envoy, the Murwei Department is no longer in Liaodong, they were forced by the Khitan, has moved to the Mobei grassland, this time by the Jin soldiers attacked again, the Mobei war is tight, has lost several battles in a row, the Dadan Department has been destroyed, so they jointly let the Naiman Department of the Murwei Department come forward and ask for help from the Great Song Dynasty."

"Let's talk about it when we meet!"

Li Yanqing walked quickly towards the big tent, where sat two middle-aged people, dressed similarly, with shaved hair and black face, small pigtails, wide faces, and slender eyes.

"Two, this is Li Jing's envoy!"

The two looked at each other's case, and their hearts were overjoyed, Li Yanqing came to meet them in person, and the two bowed down together, "See Li Dutong!" ”

Both of them spoke Chinese, saving them the trouble of defense, and they immediately introduced themselves, one named Muruda and the other named Hanber, both important figures in their respective tribes. ”

Li Yanqing introduced Liu Ziyu to them again, and everyone sat down.

Muruda is the representative of the Naiban tribe and the brother of the current Great Chief Gule, and he was the first to speak: "The Jin Kingdom has been attacking Mobei since last autumn, and has already destroyed half of the tribes on the grassland, killing everywhere, the entire grassland is bleeding, we are trying our best to resist, but we always lose more and win less, and we have no choice but to ask for help from the Great Song Dynasty." ”

Li Yanqing nodded, "The purpose of the Jin soldiers is to conquer you, don't you even allow you to surrender?" ”

Muruda sighed, "The Dadan Department is the best example, they surrendered to the Jin State at the beginning, but the Jin State approved that their tax sheep are 800,000 sheep per year, which is half of the new lambs every year, the Dadan Department felt that the tax was too high, and rose up against them, and as a result, they lost five battles in a row, all the chiefs of the tribes were killed, the chief's women were sent to reward the soldiers, and the people of the tribe gave slaves to other surrendering tribes as a reward for surrender, the methods of the Jin State were brutal, and when he surrendered, he first levied extremely high taxes, so that his children and grandchildren were their slaves, If they resist, they will be exterminated, which is much more fierce than the Khitans. ”

Hanbel from the next room Wei Department added: "The strategy of the Jin people is obvious, they mainly dismember the big tribes after extermination, and then there are only countless small tribes left on the grassland, unable to resist them, and can only let them be enslaved, so after destroying the Dadan Ministry, he basically does not accept the surrender of the big tribes, and if they surrender, they will also be dismembered, and then controlled by high pressure and high taxes." ”

Li Yanqing probably understood, he muttered and said: "I am willing to help you fight against the Jin soldiers in principle, but how to help still needs to be discussed in detail, there is one thing I need to make clear, if it is necessary to tear up the armistice agreement between Song and Jin, this is not something I can decide, you need to go to Lin'an and discuss with the imperial court." ”

Muruda hurriedly shook his head, "The main reason for our failure is that the weapons and equipment are very backward, the armor can't block the arrows, and we can't shoot through the opponent's leather armor even if we shoot arrows, and we are very short of pig iron, so we even use wooden spears and rope nooses to fight the other party." ”

Seeing that Li Yanqing was a little puzzled, Zhang Jiu next to him explained: "The grassland departments were ruled by the Khitan before, and the Khitans were very protective of them, strictly prohibiting pig iron from flowing into the grassland, not allowing them to make armor, and only allowing anti-wolf bows and arrows to be made of soil, so the equipment of the grassland departments has always been very backward. ”

"Do you want me to help you with your armor?"

Muruda and Hanber glanced at each other and said in unison, "That's right! ”

Li Yanqing took a few steps, he captured a large number of Xixia people's armor, it is not impossible to support the various ethnic groups in the grassland to resist Jin, but there is a degree of problem in this, he must take precautions, such as a branch tribe under the Murwei Department, called the Mengwu Department, and later the famous Golden Family Tribe, which involves many aspects, such as the main balance and control, such as sending fish but not fishing, sending cold weapons and not sending firearms, in addition, they cannot be given in vain, they must also pay and so on.

Of course, it is certain to support them, and using their power to weaken the power of the Jin State is a wonderful way, and the more the Jurchens die, the easier it will be for the Song army to counterattack the Jin State in the future.

It's better to let them kill each other, it's hard to stop.

After pondering for a long time, Li Yanqing said with a smile: "We are all bullied by the Jin State, of course, we have to help each other and jointly resist the oppression of the Jin State, I can support you for free 10,000 pairs of armor, 10,000 sets of war knives, bows and arrows and spears, if you still need more, then exchange it with cattle and sheep or leather herbs, and the specific price will be a fair price that can be accepted by both of us, what do you think?" ”

Mu Luda nodded, they didn't think about taking the military supplies of the Song army for nothing, Mu Luda said: "There is no need for Li Jingluo to give it away for free, we will exchange it for cattle and sheep, but we want 100,000 sets of armor, a set of armor includes armor, bows and arrows, knives and spears, according to the price on the grassland, we will give a set of armor fifty big sheep, or ten healthy cattle, can Li Jingluo accept this price?" ”

At present, the price of a big sheep in the Song Dynasty is about ten guan yuan, and fifty sheep is five hundred guan money, and the cost price of a set of leather armor in the Song Dynasty is about three hundred guan yuan, and the quality of the Xixia military armor is slightly worse, so it is about two hundred and fifty guan yuan, which is not bad.

Li Yanqing quickly glanced at Zhang Jiu again, Zhang Jiu nodded lightly, this is indeed the fair price of the grassland, Li Yanqing smiled and said: "That's it!" We have a word, so how to deliver? ”

Mu Luda and Han Beier were overjoyed, and the two hurriedly said: "Li Jingluo can use a raft to transport the armor to the Hetao in the north, and we will make an appointment to deliver it in Haicheng in the Hetao in a month. ”

"This month, can you withstand the attack of the Jin soldiers?"

"We have retreated westward to the Jinshan area, and the Jin soldiers are currently attacking the Hanlang Department in Beihai, at least two or three months, and there should be time in time."

Li Yanqing also estimated that he would be able to destroy Western Xia within a month, so he nodded happily, "That's it!" ”

The two grassland envoys refused to stay and rest, they left in a hurry, and Li Yanqing asked Zhang Jiu again, "At present, in addition to the Muwei Department and the Naiman Department, which other tribes are fighting against the Jin soldiers in the Mobei Grassland?" ”

Zhang Jiu bowed and said: "These two people actually came on behalf of the four major tribes, including the Murowei Division, the Naiman Division, the Meriurgent Division, and the Jurisdiction of the Gansi Division, they were all defeated by the Jin Kingdom, and the personnel losses were very large, otherwise they would have bought more armor." ”

"What if they surrender to the Kingdom of Jin?" Li Yanqing asked again.

Zhang Jiu said with a smile: "They have been enslaved by the Khitan for more than a hundred years, and they are no longer willing to be enslaved, if they surrender to the Jin State, it is also because they really can't bear the loss, and the Dadan Nine Department was slaughtered and destroyed by the Jin soldiers, which angered them. ”

Li Yanqing nodded, turned back to Liu Ziyu and said, "After a month, the armor and cattle and sheep will be delivered, and I will leave this matter to you!" ”

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