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    Song Jiu looked at the front line with wide eyes.  After the Battle of Suicheng, Wang Xian asked to become an official. Lao Wang was indeed old and a man of Benqi.  It's cold in the north and the body can't bear it, so it's not about retreating in order to advance.  So the court replaced Lao Wang with his deputy Wang Chao.  Song Jiu had a vague feeling that something was wrong.  Although it stands to reason that Wang Chao can fight better than Lao Wang, but Lao Wang¡¯s emphasis is on seniority. If he can fight, there should not be too many generals in Hebei who can fight. At least ten generals have defeated Wang Chao.  There are two other changes.  Because of Wei Neng's talents, Zhao Heng ordered Wei Neng to be transferred back to the Polu Army and asked Li Chonggui to guard Zijingguan in his place.  This man is Wang Shenqi's grandson-in-law, and he can be regarded as a wise and courageous general.  There is nothing wrong with this choice.  But the next candidate made Song Jiu a little worried.  Wang Xian, Wang Chao cannot be like Wang Xian and take charge of the deployment of Zhen, Ding and Gaoyangguan. In that case, the generals may be angry and jealous and rebel.  Therefore, Gaoyang Guandu's deployment position became vacant, so Lu Mengzheng proposed that he should be appointed as the envoy of Xuanhui.  The two envoys of Xuanhui were Zhou Ying and Wang Jiying.  Zhao Heng thought about it and concluded that Zhou Ying was more familiar with the military, so he appointed Yongqing Army Jiedu Envoy and Gaoyang Guandu Deployment Envoy, and then served as the Three-Way Array Envoy.  It was this appointment that made Song Jiu have doubts, and he didn't know what the problem was.  I can¡¯t figure it out, but I still have to prepare.  Starting from the winter break, the imperial court selected 50,000 men from the Cao, Dan, Song, Bo, Chen, Cai, Ru, Ying and other regions of the capital to be incorporated into the Forbidden Army.  This brought the number of the Forbidden Army to more than 510,000.  After selecting them, they were immediately sent to the northwest for training.  Even in the spring, Tian Xi wrote a letter saying that since autumn, the rain has been heavy.  Floods in various places in Kinki have caused disasters. Although the purpose of this project is to check for the damage caused by the disaster, it is just a false name, that is, it is a relief loan, and it is not a real thing.  again.  The country prepared the border for Que soldiers, so they selected the strong ones among Cao, Dan, Song, Bo, Chen, Cai, Ru, and Ying, and escorted them to the northwest.  If you break your promise like this, the people would rather have no regrets!  In ancient times, the people were the foundation of the country, and food was the livelihood of the people. Today, the country recruits strong men as its soldiers.  The country has lost its foundation, and it is better to have a people and a better future by taking advantage of disasters and injuries!  Fifty thousand people have left the farmland at the same time. After the disaster, if bandits and robbers arise, they will be the sharp ears of foreign enemies. Laotian cannot be blamed.  Lao Tian doesn¡¯t know the truth.  Not only go to the northwest to practice.  Even the greening of Nanhetao this year is gone. The money saved will be used to buy cattle, sheep and pork from various ethnic groups in Shaanxi and northwest, and then pickled. In addition, there are a large number of livestock that were originally farmed and raised in Dingmu, which led to soldiers eating  After practicing, eating almost every meal is meat.  Eating meat is a good thing, but if you eat it every day without careful cooking, 90% of the soldiers will vomit after eating it.  ¡°However, practice is practice, and even because of the training that is close to actual combat, dozens of people were injured or killed during the training.  This again led to the impeachment of Yan Chen.  However, what surprised them was that no matter what they said, Zhao Heng remained indifferent, and Chen Shu, the third minister in charge of finance, never expressed his stance.  Although he almost fell down from exhaustion trying to manage his finances.  The fifth year of Xianping.  Except for Song Jiu who was spending money like crazy, the border was quiet.  The only thing that moved was the northwest. When Cao Wei arrived in the northwest, he now did not have his old friend Li Jiqian to be his opponent.  However, there were many Tubo, Qiang and Dangxiang people living in the Weizhou area, and some began to express their allegiance to the Song Dynasty.  Some were indifferent, including the most important Huluchuan Road and Shimenxia Road from Weizhou to Lingzhou.  When he went to Song Jiu, he deliberately called him to Zhongshu, mainly to form Qin Weiling and Yuan Qing into a whole for easy defense.  Therefore, as soon as Cao Wei went to Weizhou, he took the initiative to write letters to the leaders of various tribes, informing them of their interests and benefits, and giving them both kindness and power.  Most tribes expressed their allegiance to the Song Dynasty.  But many tribes still turn a deaf ear.  It happened that Qin Han had made meritorious service in Hebei and went to the northwest as a governor. So the two began to use troops and quickly wiped out many rebellious tribes.  In just one year, all the tribes reached Quwu Mountain in the northwest, Longshan in the southwest, and Shaniuling in the north.  But it can't be said that it has truly obtained such a vast territory, but it can be said that it forms a whole with Lingzhou.  Compared to his father Cao Bin, many people reported that he was harsh in using troops.  There is an example: Jia Tong, a famous scholar from Shandong, went to the northwest to visit Cao Wei, and Cao Wei came to visit him.  Jia Tong was very surprised why he came to my house without any bodyguards.  It wasn't until Cao Wei was sent out that he discovered that there were actually three thousand armored troops deployed outside the door. However, the three thousand armored troops were silent, from people to horses, as quiet as if there was no one there.  However, after Song Jiu received the news, he greatly appreciated it.  As a general, it is better not to imitate Li Guang, but to imitate Cheng.  Look at the famous generals of ancient and modern times, from Li Jingcheng and others in the past to Yue Fei and Qi Jiguang in later generations. Which general does not pay attention to military discipline?  Precisely becauseIn response to Wei Wei's fierce fighting performance, the leader of the Liugu tribe, Baaljie, sent a Tibetan official to pay tribute and express his sincerity.  Zhao Heng appointed Ba Lejie as the military envoy to Shuofang and the patrol envoy to the west of Lingzhou.  From then on, Lanzhou and Liangzhou nominally belonged to the Song Dynasty.  ?This is not easy.  Historically, although Baalge expressed his sincerity, he was forced by Li Jiqian.  Now that Li Jiqian is gone, without Cao Wei's performance, they might have unnecessary friction and hostility with the Song Dynasty.  So Zhao Heng reassigned Cao Wei to the position of knowing Qinzhou and serving as the envoy to appease the border areas of Jing, Yuanyi, Wei, and Zhenrong.  The country's number one enemy now is the Liao Kingdom, and its second enemy is still the Liao Kingdom. All things like Cochin and Dali must be placed behind, and the southern Dong barbarians who are so easy to deal with must also be placed behind.  However, we cannot say that everything is fine in the northwest. The north must continue to appease and prevent the Liao people from inciting rebellion, and Lingzhou must not relax to prevent the Liao country from suddenly going around the back of the Yin Mountain to the Helan Mountain to launch an attack.  But the most important thing is in the southwest, where there is a piece of land called Hehuang. There is a group of people called Tubo people living on Hehuang, and their power is not small. It is said that the number of people reaches more than 500,000 households.  In April of the sixth year of Xianping, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.  At this time, the weather was gradually getting hotter, and the Liao army would not go south again.  Therefore, Xifu issued orders one after another, changing the defense when it was necessary to change the defense, and taking a rest when necessary.  Especially for many cavalry, there are no good pastures on the Hebei border, so they must be replaced, or go to the northwest for training, or rest in the capital.  Of course, tree planting also stopped.  This tree planting also has a great confusing effect.  If the Song Dynasty was enterprising, why did it spend so much money on planting trees in Hebei? The South Loop was pretty much the same. Wherever there was desertification, the soil needed to be stabilized.  But at this moment.  The Liao army went south again.  It has nothing to do with Xiao Yanyan, but a general offensive jointly launched by Xiao Dalin, the Nanjing commander-in-chief, and Yelu Guanu, the prime minister of Nanjing.  When Wang Chao heard the news, he gathered 60,000 troops to wait in Weilu Military City.  However, Wang Chao was not expecting it again. When they arrived at the entrance of the Great Wall, the Liao army suddenly detoured and rushed towards Wangdu along the west side.  This made Wang Chao feel a little depressed. He didn't have many cavalry in his hands.  We went to the northwest or rested in the capital together.  So they had to pull out the poor two thousand cavalry from the army and engage the Liao army first to prevent them from going south.  He led the army into formation and then followed.  But he was still not at ease. Just after the garrison, half of the army was new soldiers, even if they were not new soldiers.  Everyone is also a bit unfamiliar and it is not easy to cooperate.  Furthermore, the tens of thousands of troops of our own are infantry. When we rush from Polu Military City to Wangdu, we will inevitably feel a little tired. The troops are not as strong as the opponent, and most of them are infantry, plus the tired army.  The outlook is a bit grim.  So he asked Gaoyang Guan Zhouying for help.  Song Jiu¡¯s worried question came up, and Zhou Ying quickly gave an answer. I must have an order from the Privy Council before I can lead the troops into battle.  Is what he did right? It's wrong.  First of all, according to his official position, Wang Chao is his superior and has the right to transfer him.  Moreover, the military reform initiated by Song Jiu since Zhao Kuangyi has clearly stipulated the right of frontline commanders to obey the authority urgently and act expediently.  Wait until we get to the Privy Council to discuss it.  Then when they were sent to the front line, the day lily was also cold.  However, Zhou Ying used her old age to show off her old age, and Wang Chao had no choice but to fight alone.  The two armies started fighting in the northern suburbs of Wangdu. The Liao army wanted to take advantage of the Song army when it was slightly tired.  He launched an attack, but both attacks failed, and instead he was beheaded by more than 2,000 people.  Xiao Talin quickly led the main force attacking Wangdu back to rescue and consolidate the formation.  The battle continued the next day, but the Liao army still could not defeat the Song army.  However, although Wang Chao can fight, he is not a wizard and is no better than Xiao Taolin.  Therefore, although the Liao army was unable to attack, Wang Chao led the relatively weaker Song army and did not know how to take advantage of the situation to win.  But in general, Xiao Taolin should be smarter. This change of route made all Wang Chao's arrangements wasted.  Therefore, Wang Chao had to order the rear to send grain and grass.  So Wang Chao made another mistake. There was nothing wrong with sending food and grass. So many people needed to eat.  However, when he ordered food and grass to be sent over, he did not order many soldiers to protect them.  Therefore, Xiao Talin successfully robbed the food and grass.  Sixty thousand Song troops were stationed in a very long camp. On the east side was Wang Jizhong. He was the first to get the news that the food and grass had been robbed. He was not very far away, so he led his troops to investigate.  Xiao Talin immediately saw that this was a fighter plane, and immediately sent Yeluguanu to intercept it and surrounded Wang Jizhong.  At this time, Wang Jizhong was out of touch with the main force of the Song army, so he had to break through to the Xishan Mountains and try to escape to the Polu army, where there were still several famous generals and some soldiers and horses.  However, the Liao army tightly surrounded him, so Wang Jizhong had no choice but to fight and flee. When they arrived at Xishan, Zhenzhou deputy generals Li Fu and Li Sheng saw that the situation was not good and took the lead in escaping. However, Wang Jizhong was outnumbered and was finally captured alive due to exhaustion.  Wang Chao saw that Wang Jizhong was defeated and his food and grass were burned, so he had to retreat.??Dingzhou.  Xiao Taolin took the opportunity to go south and plunder various states and counties.  However, at this time, Wei Neng, Yang Yanzhao, Li Jixuan and other generals took the initiative to step forward and sent troops to respond. However, Li Jixuan may not have understood the situation. His army was stationed on the line of Xu River, not far away. However, the army was slow and somewhat timid.  .  Cowardice is impossible. Maybe he is thinking about how to win in this situation, or whether he can win.  Therefore, when Wei Neng arrived, he was fighting alone. However, he showed no fear and sent Wei Zheng and Liu Zhixun to outflank him from a small road, and then attacked him head-on.  The Liao army suffered heavy casualties in this battle. Even though the strength gap between the two sides was too big, Wei Neng could not defeat the Liao army. However, Xiao Taolin saw Li Jixuan and other Song troops coming one after another, so he took it easy and withdrew.  When Xiao Talin's entire army retreated to the Liao Kingdom, Zhou Ying came belatedly with the imperial edict.  Wang Chao definitely made mistakes in this battle, but he was not completely defeated like Cao Bin.  As for the initial beheading of more than 2,000 people, it was more than 2,000. For example, in the Battle of Sandu Valley, the Song army said that they beheaded thousands of people. It was not until the battlefield was taken down that tens of thousands of Tibetan corpses were counted.  At that time, the battlefield was under the control of the Liao army, so this number was also reduced.  Coupled with Wang Jizhong's bloody battle and Wei Neng's defeat, the Liao army also sacrificed nearly 10,000 people. Of course, the Song army was even worse, with more than 15,000 soldiers sacrificed.  However, this battle greatly boosted the morale of the Liao State. Moreover, the capture of high-ranking generals like Wang Jizhong also gave Xiao Yanyan confidence and courage.  After the war, Zhao Heng sent people to find out the truth and demoted Li Fu and Wang Sheng to Lingnan, but Zhou Ying was not asked.  Song Jiu didn't say anything else, but brought a financial statement, which marked the amount of money spent on military expansion and training and preparation for war in recent years, and then said: "Your Majesty, if this money is put on the people, the world will be  "How?" Zhao Heng was helpless and asked, "What should I do with Song Jiu?" "Let's transfer him to Chuzhou." Chuzhou is a good place and has become prosperous in recent years. It is no longer the same place as before after being massacred by Chai Rong.  ghost town.  The actual purpose is to keep this cowardly general away from the main battlefield in the future.  It was not a serious punishment, but after the edict was issued, Zhou Ying was reluctant.  Such frequent intrusions are already very abnormal.  So Song Jiu once again proposed to allocate part of the money and silk to build or expand the cities in Hebei, and then allocate some money and silk to reward soldiers from the villages in Hedong and Hebei, as well as provide excellent standard weapons.  In fact, since Song Jiu reformed the military system in the hands of Zhao Kuangyi, rural soldiers have been regarded as auxiliary arms. Their treatment is not as good as that of forbidden soldiers, but they are similar to Xiang soldiers. In addition, the division of farmland for their family members to cultivate is similar to that of Xiang soldiers.  But the difference is that rural soldiers will enter the battlefield as auxiliary troops, while Xiang soldiers provide labor.  However, this time was different. The imperial court issued a large subsidy to strengthen their training and train them on how to evacuate the people to various cities or fortresses in time when the Liao invaded.  The cost this time is more, not the subsidies and the distribution of standard weapons to the rural soldiers, but the cost of building the city and fortress.  But on the surface it¡¯s still precautionary.  But at this moment, something happened to a person.
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