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    A flag that never sets flies over Helan Mountain and Xingqing Mansion.

    Ten days ago, no one thought that this scene would happen, but it did happen.

    This battle was really dramatic from beginning to end. There were too many accidents, but this last battle was definitely the most dramatic.

    The Dangxiang Empire in the cracks has survived for more than a hundred years, but who could have imagined that it would end like this again, and that the country would be destroyed in ten days. Not to mention Li Qianshun, even Zhao Kai himself did not expect it, because in the original strategic design  In Dingzhong, no one proposed to destroy Xixia. They were all thinking about how to consolidate the alliance with Xixia, defeat the Jin army, and regain the Yanyun area. This was really a stroke of genius.

    But I have to say, this battle is really beautiful.

    The elimination of Xixia not only recaptured the Hetao area, but also eliminated a potential threat. The benefits cannot be explained clearly. It can even be said that the benefits of this battle are far greater than the recovery of Yunzhou, but all  The resources and manpower consumed were less than one-tenth of the Yanyun War, and Zhao Kai was laughing in his dreams.

    But having said that, this is all thanks to Wanyan Zongwang. It took Wanyan Zongwang two years to eliminate nearly 70% of Xixia's main force, and the remaining 30% was also lured north by Wanyan Zongwang, and then the Song Dynasty picked it up.  Everyone in the Song Dynasty unanimously believed that the first victory in this battle should be attributed to Wanyan Zongwang, so although they won Xingqing Mansion, no one from Wu Jie and others took credit for it, because there was really nothing worthy of taking credit.  Yes, it¡¯s too simple.

    Li Qianshun regretted that he drove away the tiger, but forgot that there was a wolf crouching next to him. At that time, he should have thought that the Zhennan Army and the Zhenxi Army of the Song Dynasty were now beside his Xingqing Mansion.  , the main force should not be sent to pursue Wanyan Zongwang, which would lead to bitter consequences.

    He wanted to see Zhao Kai, and he wanted to find out.  He wanted to see if Zhao Kai still had a conscience.

    "It's a pity that Zhao Kai didn't plan to see Li Qianshun immediately. He was very busy now and had no time to see a prisoner. He just asked Wu Lin to escort the Li clan members to Bianjing and wait for him to return to discuss things slowly.

    After regaining Yanyun, the Song Dynasty regained the Hetao area and became a veritable winner of the First World War. The national power increased rapidly compared with those lost.  This is almost negligible.

    But you can't say that. After all, tens of thousands of soldiers died in this battle. If Zhao Kai turned a blind eye to this, it would probably chill the hearts of the soldiers, so Zhao Kai allocated a sum of money from the military pay.  One million yuan came as a consolation fee for the relatives of the dead soldiers and exempted them from personal taxes for ten years. In addition, he also erected sixteen stone tablets in the Yanyun area and engraved the names of these fallen soldiers on them.  They were placed in the sixteen states of Yanyun.

    The next thing to do is how to take over Xixia.

    There is another problem here. Now that Xixia has perished, should the Hexi Corridor be handed over to the Gaochang Uighurs?

    Zhao Kai smiled and said: "Now that Xixia no longer exists, their Gaochang Uighurs cannot exist as a vassal state. This is contrary to our national policy of the Song Dynasty. Dear friends, how should we deal with the Gaochang Uighurs."

    The situation is different now, and he naturally has a different look.

    Zongze frowned and said, "Could it be that the emperor wants to send troops against the Gaochang Uighurs?"

    You have just added insult to injury by betraying your trust and killing Xixia.  Now you turn around and go after the Gaochang Uighurs. This is simply crazy. Besides, the Gaochang Uighurs made great contributions in this battle.  They are trying their best to help us.

    Zhao Kai shook his head and said: "I definitely don't think so, but this problem must be solved as soon as possible. How should we get along with the Gaochang Uighurs?"

    Li Qidao: "Your Majesty, in fact, whether it is a vassal state or not is just a statement. It does not matter. The key lies in our Song Dynasty's control over the Gaochang Uighurs. This is the key. In the opinion of a humble minister, some help should be given to the Gaochang Uighurs for the time being, but there are  One condition is that troops must be stationed in the Gaochang Uighurs. Without an army, there is no control. We can learn from the Tang Dynasty and set up the Northwest Xuanfu Division in the Gaochang Uighurs, station troops in their country, and then use the system to slowly assimilate them.  As long as they adopt our Song Dynasty system, then this vassal state will naturally cease to exist."

    Zhao Kai nodded and asked the others: "What do you all think?"

    Zongze and the others nodded one after another. Not beating them did not mean leaving them alone. But just after discussing the issue of the Gaochang Uighurs, news came from Gaoli in the east and Heishui City in the northwest. Yelu Dashi was defeated by Wanyan Xi in Mobei.  In the hands of Yin and Kelie, Goryeo suffered a huge defeat in Changbai Mountain. The entire army of 100,000 troops was wiped out, and even the leader of Goryeo was almost captured by Wanyan Zongpan.

    ?From the perspective of allies, this is definitely two pieces of bad news.

    But for the Song Dynasty, both of these are definitely good news, because in this way, there will be only one winner in this battle, and that is the Song Dynasty. Those who want to fish in troubled waters have suffered heavy defeats one after another.

    Today, Zhao Kai came to the Yunzhou City Wall again. Almost every day at sunset, he ran here to see the scenery. How could he see enough of the beautiful scenery that he had longed for for a hundred years in one day.

    "Your Majesty, you are looking for me."

    After a while, Li Qi suddenly came over.

    Zhao Kai turned around, hummed, and said straight to the point: "You should have heard about the news about Yelu Dashi and Goryeo."

    Li Qi smiled and said: "It seems that the battle in Xixia gave the emperor a taste of the sweetness, and he seems to have another idea."

    Zhao Kai rolled his eyes and said: "Xixia is indeed unexpected, but Goryeo was planned by us earlier." He sighed softly and said: "Without the Jin Kingdom, Goryeo's remote area would not be enough."  To attract my attention, however, as long as the Jin Kingdom is not destroyed, the importance of Goryeo to us is self-evident. Before the war started, Goryeo's face has been fully exposed. If this continues, we will still be unable to oppress him next time.  Goryeo does anything, but now is a great opportunity.¡±

    Li Qi nodded and said: "Yes, the entire Goryeo army has been wiped out, and everyone in the country must be very panicked. This is the best time for our army to enter Goryeo."

    Zhao Kai laughed and said: "You can always think of me together."

    Li Qidao: "Actually, I have asked Han Shizhong to order the navy to stand by. Once there is an opportunity, he will immediately send more troops to the Yalu River to at least control Baozhou. At the same time, I have also sent more troops to the islands near Goryeo.  In this way, Goryeo will be surrounded by us. Once we destroy the Jin Kingdom, Goryeo will naturally surrender to the Song Dynasty."

    Zhao Kai chuckled and said, "If I had known you had made such arrangements, I wouldn't have to worry about this."

    Li Qi nodded slightly and said: "It is the duty of a humble minister to share your worries for the king."

    Zhao Kai smiled and said: "But there is one more thing I need you to share my worries with."

    Li Qidao: "The emperor is referring to Yelu Dashi?"

    Zhao Kai nodded and said: "You should also know what Yelu Dashi did in the Western Regions. He is by no means an ordinary person, and he has always wanted to regain Daliao, but how could I let him do this? Here  The Kingdom of Jin can only die in the hands of one person in this world, and that is in my hands. I will never allow the Khitan Empire to rise again. They must become my people. This is only one of the reasons. The second is that even if Yelu Dashi is no longer there,  When he comes back, he will grow stronger day by day in the Western Region, which will also cause a great obstacle to our power in the Western Region. So."

    Li Qidao: "The emperor will definitely not let Yelu Dashi go. Besides, we don't need Yelu Dashi to contain the Jin Kingdom now."

    Zhao Kai hummed and said, "Although this is a bit callous, it is the fact."

    Li Qi pondered for a moment.  Cai Dao said: "The emperor wants me to write a letter to Yelu Dashi to lure Yelu Dashi to come to the Central Plains and then get rid of him."

    Zhao Kai said: "As long as Yelu Dashi behaves himself, I won't have to kill him."

    Li Qi shook his head and said: "I'm really sorry about this. I'm afraid that I have more than enough intentions but not enough power."

    "Why?"

    "Your Majesty, Gu Yu is also a member of the royal family. Does she really not understand the relationship between Da Song and Yelu Dashi? So I made an agreement with Gu Yu in advance. She will not help each other in this matter, so she will never  I will not interfere in this matter, and I will never let her get involved, so please forgive me, Your Majesty."

    Zhao Kai smiled and said: "I have expected that you might say this, and I also understand that I will not force you. So, let Wu Jie write a letter to Yelu Dashi."

    Li Qiwu shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, I think it would be very inappropriate for you to do this."

    Zhao Kaicuo said in astonishment: "How can you say this?"

    Li Qi said: "Wei Chen once met Yelu Dashi once. Although it was only once, Wei Chen saw that this person is cautious and extremely smart. He is by no means an ordinary person. If the emperor sends someone to deliver this letter at this time,  To lure him to the Central Plains, I predict that he will definitely realize that the emperor has murderous intentions for him. Then he will not only run back to the Western Regions immediately, but will also be wary of our Song Dynasty from now on. If this is the case, for us in the Western Regions  strategy will actually hinder it."

    Zhao Kai thought for a while and felt that he was a little too anxious, so he asked: "In your opinion, what should we do?"

    Li Qidao: "To fulfill the responsibilities of allies, now that Yelu Dashi is defeated, we should provide them with support. As for him,What the plan is, let him go first, but if we don't send troops, it will be difficult for him to stir up any trouble. He will definitely go back. Although this is a return to the mountain, there is nothing we can do about it. For the time being, we  We can't stop him yet, but this is not a bad thing for us. We can clearly identify our opponents in the Western Regions and formulate a strategic plan on how to suppress Yelu Dashi. After the Jin Kingdom is eliminated, we can then make another plan.  Intend.  "

    Zhao Kai pondered for a while and felt that for now, this seemed to be the only way. For the time being, he could only show his kindness to Yelu Dashi and stabilize everyone's relationship. When the focus of the Song Dynasty shifted to the Western Regions, we would settle the matter again, so he nodded and said  : "Okay then, let's do it like this, I'll leave this matter to you."

    "Follow your orders."

    "Now that the war is over, the Yelv Stone has retreated, and Goryeo is dying, the Jin Kingdom should turn its attention back to us. What do you think they will do?"

    Li Qi smiled and said: "The Kingdom of Jin suffered such a heavy blow, and it will be difficult to recover in ten or eight years. If we didn't continue to attack, they would have to burn incense. How could they dare to counterattack? Besides, they don't have the ability.  , the burning of food and grass in Huanglong Mansion means that they are destined to be unable to continue the war, so I am sure that they will send people to negotiate with us and continue the exchanges between the two countries. They really need our help now."

    "I thought so too."

    Zhao Kai nodded and said: "But do you think it is necessary for us to continue to communicate with the Kingdom of Jin?"

    Li Qidao: "I think it is extremely necessary. Your Majesty, have you ever heard of the Cunning Rabbit's Three Caves? If the Jin Kingdom is on the verge of desperation and does not get our help, but is suppressed by us everywhere, they will definitely fight to the death. And we have just recovered Xixia, so we must  The longer we go on consolidating the defense of the Hetao area and how to get along with the northern grassland tribes, the more beneficial it will be to us. With our help in the past ten years, the Jin Kingdom has indeed become much stronger, but we have  Theirs is growing tenfold, so why don¡¯t we continue this strategy until the Jin Kingdom is destroyed.¡±

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