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    Chapter 285 The Change of Owners of Xixia 2 "Look, everyone, this is the news from Zhongxing Mansion." Han Zhongwei called everyone to a meeting again. When everyone was gathered, he took out a piece of paper two fingers wide and handed it to  Zhang Zhongtong next to him.  There were not many words on the note, but the meaning was astonishing: Wanyan Xun conspired with Li An'an to send troops to deal with King Xia. "Li An'an is going to take action. Okay, I'm itching." Soon, everyone  After reading it, Du Gao said angrily.  ¡°Let¡¯s talk about how to deal with the current situation.¡± Han Zhongwei said.  "Unify Xixia, the prince will be the emperor," Li Tian suddenly said. When he was in Heifeng Village, he often said such words as "unifying the world and dominating the martial arts world". Now after a slight change, he feels that it is still so catchy.  .  "Unify Xixia? Xixia is dominated by party members and there are not many Han people. It is not difficult to oust Li An'an, but it may not be easy to win his kingdom." Han Zhongwei's heart skipped a beat. He really  Unexpectedly, Li Tian would dare to say such treacherous words. His original plan was to stimulate Li An'an, consume his strength, and encroach on his territory step by step. As for the emperor of Xixia, Li An'an would still be in charge.  "Yes, we will unify Xixia, and the prince will be the emperor," Du Gao also said loudly.  "Unify Xixia, the prince will be proclaimed emperor." The rest of the people also shouted in unison. With Han Zhongwei's current strength, it is not difficult to unify Xixia. Even if he really wanted to proclaim himself emperor, those party members would not dare to say anything. After all, in front of powerful firearms  , their so-called riding iron is not worth mentioning.  "Stop, stop, stop. There is no problem in unifying Xixia, but I really have no interest in this emperor. I started out as a businessman, and I like to settle accounts in everything I do. If Xixia becomes emperor, it will do more harm than good. This kind of loss  I don't know how to do business." Han Zhongwei pressed his hands and said slowly.  Zhang Zhongtong, Du Gao, Li Tian and others were extremely enthusiastic. They looked at each other and understood the meaning in each other's eyes.  Wasn't it true that the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty had to become emperor because his subordinates wore yellow robes?  We can also imitate others, but Han Zhongwei will not agree when the time comes.  "Actually, Li An'an doesn't have any usable troops now. Except for the 100,000-strong army that captures the living, it can be said that it is capable of fighting. As for the 350,000 or so soldiers in the Zuoxiang Army, they are simply vulnerable." Du Gao, who is  The current top military officer is very familiar with Xixia's military strength. He knows how many soldiers Xixia has available and the important generals in the army.  The Emperor's Guard of Zhongxing Mansion and Du Gao, the capital's garrison, are not included. These two armies are the most elite armies of Xixia, and they are also the basis for Li Ping'an to dare to take action.  Especially the Emperor's Guards, all the heavily armored cavalry, if they really fought with them on the plains, it would be impossible to capture them without suffering more than twenty times the loss.  But I'm afraid Li An'an never dreamed that his emperor's guard was actually still under the control of Han Zhongwei. Even the capital garrison, as long as Han Zhongwei gave an order, at least half of them would leave the military camp and join his command.  "We can't just focus on Li An'an. Since the Jin Kingdom sent Wanyan Xunxun to conspire with him, there must be benefits for him. The detailed information is still on the way, but I believe that even if the Jin Kingdom does not send troops, it will cause Li An'an  The greatest convenience allows him to take advantage of it," Han Zhongwei said. Now Ding Chuan has gone to Fengxiang Road, which will be another important base for Han Zhongwei in the future. It is necessary for intelligence personnel to enter first.  "It would be easy to deal with Li Ping'an alone, but if you add the Jin Kingdom, it would be a bit troublesome." Zhang Zhongtong said slowly. Although the Jin Kingdom is weak now, the skinny camel is bigger than the horse, and it is especially powerful.  The important thing is that the Jin Kingdom also has firearms, although there are not many, but if the guards encounter firearms produced by themselves, they will suffer great losses.  "The Kingdom of Jin would never dare to blatantly support Li An'an. This can be seen from the fact that Wanyan Xun only dared to conspire with Li An'an. Therefore, the most that the Kingdom of Jin could do was to support him with a batch of firearms produced by us. In addition, in those seven  It will cause some trouble in the reception of the state capital," Han Zhongwei said with a smile.  "But if the Xixia army has firearms, it will be a bad thing for us." Du Gao said with some worry.  "It doesn't matter. I can tell how many times Li An'an turns over at night. Once he has firearms, I will put them to use? What a joke. As for Jin Guo, this time we must get evidence of collusion between Jin Guo and Li An'an.  We will settle the score with him then. Not only will Li An'an lose his troops this time, but the Kingdom of Jin will also shoot himself in the foot." Han Zhongwei said firmly, although it was not like what Han Zhongwei said.  So terrifying, at least Han Zhongwei could keep track of everything happening around Li Ping'an at any time.  Therefore, if the Jin Kingdom does not send that batch of firearms, once they are transported into Xixia territory, they will be sent to Han Zhongwei again.??Even if it cannot be accepted, a small move can destroy that batch of firearms.  Han Zhongwei discussed how to deal with Li An'an in the palace in Heicheng, while Li An'an, who was far away in Zhongxing Mansion, also summoned the important ministers of the court to discuss how to deal with Han Zhongwei.  Now Han Zhongwei not only holds heavy troops, but also occupies the land of seven states in Daxia. If Li An'an is the great emperor, Han Zhongwei can be said to be a little emperor.  His Prince's Palace in Black City is simply more luxurious than the emperor in Beijing. The orders he issues in Black City are like the imperial edicts issued by Li An'an in Zhongxing Mansion.  The most excited person in the palace right now is Li Zhiguo, Privy Councilor of Great Xia. Hearing that the emperor was finally going to recruit troops from Han Zhongwei, he was even happier than if he had eaten the fairy fruit. When he spoke, even his fingers were trembling slightly involuntarily, which showed that he was filled with excitement in his heart.  How excited.  "Your Majesty, if we want to use troops against this little thief Han Zhongwei, I am willing to be the vanguard." Li Zhiguo shouted excitedly.  "Master Li, as the privy envoy, how can you be a vanguard? Don't worry, Han Zhongwei is not weak. This battle will not be finished in an hour or three. You have plenty of opportunities." Li Ping'an was rarely in a good mood.  After Yan Xun's secret conversation, his mood began to improve.  Wanyan Xun told him that in fact, the Kingdom of Jin had no choice but to temporarily hand over the seven state capitals to Han Zhongwei. Each family has its own scriptures that are difficult to recite. Now that Han Zhongwei has joined forces with Mongolian Jamukha, if he cannot gain enough benefits,  , I am afraid that Han Zhongwei will not let go of Mongolia.  Fortunately, Han Zhongwei was so unrighteous that he turned around and sold Jamuhe after getting the benefits from the Kingdom of Jin.  This gave Jin Guo and Li An'an an opportunity. Jin Guo could take this opportunity to regain control of the Mongol Khanate, and Li An'an could completely eliminate Han Zhongwei in one fell swoop.  Li Ping'an was deeply afraid of Han Zhongwei. This man was extremely capable. As long as he was given a chance, he would immediately do something astonishing.  At first, he just wanted him to set up a cement factory near Heicheng to provide cement for Heicheng.  Who would have thought that he would solve a huge problem for Li Chunyou just by coming to the capital.  His father's original arrangements were also disrupted by him, so Han Zhongwei became a prince.  The Black City was also awarded to him.  After acquiring the Black City, he immediately set up a guard team. Although the number was small, they possessed firearms that even the Kingdom of Jin was jealous of.  In order to obtain firearms, the Jin Kingdom paid hundreds of thousands of dollars. With just one weapon, it is not an exaggeration to say that Han Zhongwei has become the richest man in the world.  After that, he pretended to support himself to ascend to the throne of God. He was also blind at the time, so how could he collude with Han Zhongwei?  Although he has become the emperor now, he never sleeps peacefully.  For this throne, he also paid a heavy price.  Although none of the seven northern states can be called wealthy places, after falling to Han Zhongwei, half of their country was given to him.  After gaining a larger territory, Han Zhongwei was even more out of control and headed north to Mongolia.  Originally, Daxia's army was frightened by the Mongols, but in front of Han Zhongwei, he just supported a little Jamuka.  Not only did he defeat the most powerful Qiyan tribe on the Mongolian grassland and fled, but he later unified the Mongolian grassland and established the Mongol Khanate.  So much so that now even the Kingdom of Jin, the most powerful country in the world, is worried that Han Zhongwei's alliance with Mongolia will be detrimental to them.  Since the Jin Kingdom was so powerful, they could only give Han Zhongwei the land of seven state capitals to appease him, not to mention that Daxia's strength was not comparable to that of the Jin Kingdom.  Fortunately, Jin Guoyu now began to be wary of Han Zhongwei and wanted to join forces with him to deal with Han Zhongwei.  This may be the last chance to deal with Han Zhongwei.  If he was asked to renovate the seven state capitals of the Jin Kingdom, I am afraid that he, the emperor, is the most desperate for survival, and in the end he would have to beg him for a way out.  "Your Majesty, I just don't like that little thief Han Zhongwei. He is a Han. Now he not only owns the seven northern states, but he is also named the King of Xia. Such people must be eradicated as soon as possible, otherwise they will belong to me in Daxia in the future.  A big disaster. "Li Zhiguo has long disliked Han Zhongwei. As the highest military commander in Daxia, the entire army in Daxia should be under his command, but only in the north.  Han Zhongwei seemed to have established an independent kingdom. Not to mention the orders given to him, I am afraid that even the emperor's orders would be ignored.  "Sheep need to be fattened and then killed to eat. The same goes for people. Only when he has done too many bad things can he respond to the will of the people by launching an army and crusade and trample him under his feet in one fell swoop." Li An'an said with a smile.  "Is Han Zhongwei's little fat sheep almost done now?" Li Zhiguo asked.  "Killing a sheep not only requires skills, but also a sharp knife. Now that we have the skills, we can send troops as soon as we get the sharp knife. Mr. Li, you can prepare as soon as possible.  The troops and horses have not moved, but the food and grass go first," Li An'an said with a smile.  "A sharp knife? Please express it clearly, Your Majesty." Li Zhiguo didn't say anything for a moment.I understand what Li An'an means. Besides, a minister who is too smart may not be a happy thing for the emperor. The emperor's thoughts are guessed by the ministers, so he, the emperor, seems to be played by the ministers. Therefore,  , as a subordinate, it is necessary to act stupid occasionally.  "Everyone should know that the main reason why Han Zhongwei has become powerful in recent years is that he possesses some extremely powerful firearms. We also have some of these firearms in the captured army, but they are not many. Everyone knows about the Mongol Khanate.  You know, it was with the firearms provided by Han Zhongwei that Jamukha swept through all the Mongolian tribes in just a few months, and even killed the great hero Temujin on the Mongolian grasslands. Therefore, he and Han Zhongwei escaped.  Fighting is impossible without firearms." Li Ping'an had seen the power of grenades, but when Yan Xun said that the power of landmines was at least ten times more powerful than grenades, he was shocked and couldn't believe it.  But Wanyan Xun was so sure that he couldn't help but not believe it.  After hearing the news at that time, Li An'an was even willing to coexist peacefully with Han Zhongwei, but he was tempted again when Wanyan Xun proposed that the Jin Kingdom could support him with enough firearms to defeat Han Zhongwei's army.  ¡°Furthermore, Wanyan Xun also suggested that they had found the weakness of Han Zhongwei¡¯s firearms, and I¡¯m afraid even Han Zhongwei himself didn¡¯t notice it.  As long as they are caught by surprise, they can even take down Han Zhongwei's firearms workshop in one fell swoop. With those craftsmen and raw materials, a large number of firearms can be produced to deal with Han Zhongwei.  Although Han Zhongwei has the secret of the gunpowder formula, there will always be tens of thousands of firearms in stock in the workshop, right?  With those firearms, Han Zhongwei's complete elimination is just around the corner.  "The sharp knives the emperor mentioned are those firearms?" Li Zhiguo also knew a little about Han Zhongwei's firearms. He even ordered the capture army to send a few grenades to the Privy Council. He had seen it with his own eyes.  He never imagined that Han Zhongwei, a weak young man, could make such a powerful firearm.  It's just a pity that for some unknown reason, Daxia's army did not have many firearms, and only the captured soldiers had tens of thousands of them.  "Yes, there are ways to deal with firearms." Li Ping'an smiled confidently.  "Now that everything is ready, when will the batch of firearms arrive?" Li Zhiguo asked again.  "One month, one month later is the time when Jin Guo and Han Zhongwei agreed to take over Fengxiang Road. We took it by surprise, divided our forces into two groups, attacked Han Zhongwei's lair all the way, and killed all the way to Fengxiang Road. At that time, Jin Guoguo will actively cooperate with us  , with a two-pronged approach, Han Zhongwei's death is not far away," Li Ping'an laughed.  According to Li An'an's plan, Li Zhiguo quickly formulated a battle plan. This time, in order to defeat Han Zhongwei in one fell swoop, Li An'an had made a fortune.  All the emperor's guards in Zhongxing Mansion went out. This was a terrifying force.  Even if they encounter a guard with firearms, three thousand heavy armored cavalry can cause heavy losses to the guard.  Of the 25,000-strong capital garrison, only 5,000 remained, and the remaining 20,000 and 75,000 military servicemen also followed the army.  The other is the 100,000-capture army. Li Shizhen is now the commander-in-chief and will also serve as the main force.  The remaining troops are 200,000 Zuoxiang troops, which are of the nature of local troops.  Compared with the captured army, the combat effectiveness is two levels lower. As for the capital garrison and the emperor's guard, there is no comparison at all.  Li An'an can be said to have mobilized the entire country's military strength. He believes that with these nearly 300,000 troops, he can definitely defeat Han Zhongwei in one fell swoop, and may even capture Han Zhongwei.  When the time comes, it may not be impossible for him to serve as a soldier in the Capture Army.  Thinking of this, Li An'an couldn't help but have a smile on his face.  When that day comes, he must go to the capture army in person and take a good look at Han Zhongwei's miserable appearance.  "Your Majesty, the capital garrison can set out at any time, but the commander has not been appointed yet. The army has no generals, which may be disadvantageous in the battle." When Li Zhiguo heard that Li An'an wanted to use the capital garrison, although he was surprised, he did not dissuade him.  The strength is extraordinary. Not to mention that there are still five thousand people left. Even if no one is left, Li Zhiguo will not have any objection.  Against Han Zhongwei, we must show off the momentum of a lion fighting a rabbit, and the outcome will be decided in one battle.  "I have just designated that Dai Licheng, the commander of the six squadrons in the imperial siege, will also serve as the commander of the capital's garrison." Li An'an said. This was a decision that he regretted for the rest of his life, but now, he feels deeply proud.  Dai Licheng was right. For the commanders of the emperor's guards and the capital's garrison, talent was not the first priority, but loyalty was the first choice.  Dai Licheng was the best choice in terms of talent and loyalty. Although he had never led an army, he had a deputy commander under him. As long as he grasped the general direction, there would be no problem.  "But this time the capital garrison troops are fighting. Commander Dai has never led troops before, and now he is suddenly asked to command an army of 100,000. It would be" "What is it? Is it too childish? Humph" Li Ping'an couldn't help but became angry, Dai Licheng  In fact, when I learned that I was going to serve as the capital guard concurrently,When he was garrisoning the troops, he was determined not to accept it. He said that he had never led troops or fought in a war, so he might have failed the emperor's trust.  But the more Dai Licheng resigned, the more Li An'an valued him. There were not many such loyal ministers who could share the Lord's worries and were extremely loyal. Even if he was given great power, he would not want it.  Therefore, Li Ping'an and Qian Kun acted arbitrarily and personally issued an edict to force the capital's garrison to Dai Licheng.  Dai Licheng can't even think about it, otherwise it would be disrespectful.  "I don't dare," Li Zhiguo was so frightened that he quickly knelt down and cursed himself for being stupid. The emperor had already given the order, so why were he still shouting here?  Even if Dai Licheng never fights again, he is a first-class confidant of the emperor and the most popular person in the world. Wouldn't it be uncomfortable to say bad things about him?  "Even if Dai Licheng has no experience in leading troops, are all the deputy commanders useless? We have planned this battle in advance. As long as we act according to the plan, we will win. No matter how stupid Dai Licheng is, he will always follow the rules.  Right?" Li Anping sneered again and again.  "Commander Dai is indeed the best choice to lead the capital's garrison." Li Zhiguo broke into a cold sweat and said loudly. He was afraid that it would be too late. It was still unknown whether he, the Privy Councilor, could finish the job today.  "Humph" Li An'an's expression softened slightly.  Li Zhiguo did not dare to say anything. He took the battle plan and hurriedly implemented it. The mobilization of troops and horses cannot be completed overnight. It is a systematic and complicated job.  Although there is still a month left, this time the deployment of troops and horses must be guarded against being known by Han Zhongwei. Therefore, although one month is considered to be a long time, it is actually just enough. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
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