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Volume 1: The country breaks through the mountains and rivers in Chapter 19: Good things happen one after another

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    Yu Yunwen did not resist the marriage arranged by his sister.  After confessing the matter to Yu Yunwen, the pregnant Yu Ruoran immediately arranged for the two to meet.  Yu Yunwen¡¯s tallness and prowess made Zheyue Xiuting satisfied, while Zheyuefang¡¯s dignified beauty and prowess also impressed Yu Yunwen. The two almost fell in love at first sight.  Soon, the marriage was decided and planned to be completed in the second half of the year.  And not long after finishing Yu Yunwen¡¯s marriage, Yu Ruoran also gave birth.  What is surprising is that Yu Ruoran gave birth to a fat boy for the first time, weighing a full nine pounds.  This not only made Yu Ruoran feel proud as a mother, but also made Wang Chen ecstatic.  He became a father, he had a son, and the excitement and happiness of becoming a father for the first time cannot be described in words.  Wang Chen was delighted to have his eldest son, which also alarmed many people. Many people came to the house to congratulate him. Even Emperor Zhao Chen, Concubine Shu Yueru, and important ministers such as Li Gang, Zhang Jun, and Zhang Suo all came to congratulate him.  Because of the joy of having a noble son, Wang Chen became more energetic when dealing with things, as if he didn't feel tired.  He personally read all the battle reports sent from the front, and also inquired about many things that he did not need to deal with personally.  He seemed to have been beaten with blood, and his whole body was filled with endless energy.  According to Wang Chen's own words, if such good news came when he was in the special training team, it would be no problem to insist on completing the devil's training of the special training team, and it would not be as painful as he remembered.  When Li Gang came to congratulate him, Wang Chen asked the most virtuous and respected veteran in the court to name his son.  Li Gang did not refuse and took Wang Yi for Wang Chen's son.  Although he was not very satisfied with the name Li Gang named his son, Wang Chen accepted Li Gang's kindness and named his son Wang Yi.  When Wang Chen held a banquet to celebrate the full moon birthday of his son, the first real battle report came from the north, and it was temporarily assigned to Qu Duan, the general under Han Shizhong.  Two hundred miles north of Fuzhou, they annihilated 5,000 Xixia troops and got a good start in the attack on Xixia.  According to the battle report that came back, the two military guards led by Qu Duan quickly surrounded about 6,000 Xixia troops, killed more than 2,000 people, and captured more than 3,000 people.  Less than a thousand people escaped.  The casualties paid by Qu Duanbu were less than 1,000 people.  The first battle was won, and the victory was achieved at a very small cost, which was naturally inspiring. The imperial court immediately issued an edict to reward Qu Duan and his soldiers for their meritorious service in this battle.  Qu Duanbu's victory in the first battle also made Han Shizhong, who commanded the frontal combat, less worried. When he ordered his troops to split up and attack north, he personally led his troops to attack Lingzhou.  Lingzhou is an important town in the Hetao area.  Location is very important.  When the famous Anshi Rebellion occurred in the Tang Dynasty, Li Heng, Emperor Suzong of the Tang Dynasty, ascended the throne in Lingwu, making Lingzhou in the far corner the largest military town in the Tang Dynasty and the political and military center of the Tang Dynasty during the counter-rebellion period. In Lingzhou  The assembled Tang army finally put an end to the Anshi Rebellion.  But this important northern town that saved the Tang Dynasty fell into the hands of Hu Yi for more than a hundred years and became the Xiangqing Army and Xiping Mansion of Xixia.  After recapturing Lingzhou, the Hetao can basically be mastered.  This was the most important battle in the northern attack on Xixia. Han Shizhong did not dare to be careless, so he personally took command and assembled 100,000 troops to attack, determined to win.  Because the Song Dynasty sent troops without any hesitation, there was only less than two months from the issuance of the edict to the start of the attack.  The transmission of information was extremely inconvenient. When Xixia learned that the Song Dynasty was about to conquer Xixia.  It has been about two months since the Song Dynasty court issued the edict for war.  While Xixia was busy mobilizing for war and preparing to send a mission to Kaifeng for negotiation, the Song army had already invaded Xixia.  The Song Dynasty changed its previous attitude and quickly launched a conquest on the grounds that Xixia harassed and robbed the border people of the Song Dynasty. This was something that no Xixia official had expected.  Everyone believes that even if the Song Dynasty wants to launch a military attack on "Great Xia".  Then he would definitely issue an edict to reprimand him first, and then issue a war mobilization order after doing enough superficial things, and then raise a large army to conquer.  It is impossible to send out a large army without spending the first half of a year.  You know, when the Jin people were marching south, the Song Dynasty was not so quick to organize a large army to resist, let alone go abroad to conquer neighboring countries.  After receiving the news that the Song army had invaded their country, all the upper-class Xixia nobles, including King Li Qianshun, were stunned. They knew that this was a long-planned invasion plan of the Song Dynasty, otherwise hundreds of thousands of troops would not be able to do this.  They quickly invaded the territory of "Daxia", leaving them with no chance of adequate preparation.  Before the war broke out, although the Xixia people were worried about the hundreds of thousands of Song troops stationed on the border between the two countries, they were relieved to learn that the Song Dynasty had no active invasion plan after sending a mission to question them.  Although they also carried out?Some war preparations, but not adequate preparations.  The Song army launched an attack at the end of February when the ice and snow in the north had not yet melted. They had no idea.  Under the emergency situation, the Xixia high-level officials could only make emergency preparations, send an army south to stop the attack, and sent envoys to Kaifeng to ask why the Song Dynasty broke its promises. They then sent envoys to the Jin Kingdom, Mongolian tribes, and Tubo to request  rescue.  Whether it is Xixia King Li Qianshun or his ministers, they all know that the current Song army, which can defeat the superior Jin army, is definitely not something that the Xixia people can compete with. Without assistance, the Xixia army will  He was completely defeated by the Song army.  Because of the lag in intelligence, the Xixia people thought that those attacking the front lines of Fu, Feng, and Linzhou were the main forces of the Song Dynasty, led by the commander Wu Jie himself, so they deployed the main forces in this direction.  What no one knew was that Wu Jie, the commander-in-chief of the Song Dynasty army, led 200,000 elite troops to attack from the east.  When Wu Jie's troops advanced from the east, it was almost as if they were entering uninhabited territory. They were so unstoppable that they encountered few resistance forces. ?? Continuous good news reached Kaifeng, which made Wang Chen, who had been waiting for the battle report all day, very happy.  Since the Xixia people were caught off guard, it is certain that the Xixia army suffered heavy losses at the beginning of the war. Our Song army will definitely achieve brilliant results in the following war.  However, the key point is whether our Song Dynasty army can continue to maintain this situation in the next war. When the Xixia people wake up and organize resistance, can they create glory again and continue to inflict heavy losses on Xixia's effective forces.  If these results can continue, the war will be over soon.  According to Wang Chen's estimation, as long as another 200,000 Xixia troops are annihilated, the Xixia people will definitely not be able to support it and will adopt a changed attitude in their policies. Maybe they will surrender.  But this is the most optimistic estimate. As for the final reaction of the Xixia people, no one can predict it.  Wang Chen also sternly ordered Yue Fei to pay close attention to the movements of the Jin people. If there was any change in the Jin army, he should respond as soon as possible and strike first.  Between countries, sometimes there is no need to pay attention to credit at all, especially when dealing with the Jin Kingdom established by the barbaric Jurchens.  The Jin people had done too many treacherous things before, so it was nothing to deal with them once in the same way.  It's just that now is not the best time to use troops against the Jin people. There is no big chaos in the Jin country. If our army takes the initiative to attack, then the various factions in the Jin country are likely to unite and jointly attack the outside world.  Therefore, Wang Chen was not in a hurry. He just asked Yue Fei to wait and act. If the Jin people had no special reaction, they would not take the initiative to attack for the time being.  After all, a two-pronged battle requires a much larger investment of military power than attacking just one target, and the manpower and material resources invested are not twice as much as usual. You are unlikely to run into trouble if you are not careful.  The northern part of the Yellow River has just regained some strength and cannot fully support the Northern Expedition of hundreds of thousands of troops.  For the subsequent troops invested, Wang Chen did not order them to rush to the Yanyun area, but to gather in the central Hebei area.  Relatively speaking, there was no urgency to attack Xixia. The Song Dynasty needed good horse ranching grounds in the Hetao and Qinghai areas.  Only by acquiring these Hetao, or Qinghai, can the war horses needed by the Song Dynasty cavalry be continuously provided.  Now, except for the horses captured on the battlefield, all the horses of the Song Dynasty cavalry were donated by the Jin people.  Although the number of these war horses is sufficient, except for the most recent batch, the quality of the other war horses cannot be complimented at all.  If there is a war with the Jin people, this source will be cut off immediately. The Song Dynasty cavalry cannot rely on Jin, a hostile country, to replenish its horses.  Wang Chen has helped realize one of the unfulfilled wishes of the Song Dynasty monarchs and ministers who have struggled for more than a hundred years - to recover Yanyun and retake the Hetao. He also wants to realize the other as soon as possible.  One day when reporting the situation to the young emperor Zhao Chen, Wang Chen also said this.  "Your Majesty, as long as the Hetao is recaptured, our Song Dynasty will have a lot less worries. By then, a powerful cavalry will be established. The time when our Song Dynasty cavalry will show off its power in the Tianshan Mountains and the desert will come soon!" Zhao Chen actually said to the DPRK!  The matter was still not completely clear, and he knew very little about the military aspect. He did not know the importance of Hetao and Yanyun to the Song Dynasty, but he knew that this was something that generations of emperors had been working hard for. In addition,  Wang Chen said so solemnly that he immediately agreed: "Xiaochu, you led the army to retake Yanyun and made great achievements for the Song Dynasty. I hope that under your leadership, the Song Dynasty can regain the Hetao. So.  , I will not be ashamed of my ancestors!" "Your Majesty, as long as Yanyun and Hetao are recovered, the achievements you made during your tenure will be unmatched by Emperor Taizu!" Wang Chen's  After a while, Zhao Chen was very happy and praised Wang Chen highly.  After exchanging compliments with the little emperor, Wang Chen left.Open and get ready to do your own business.  But just some distance away from the palace where Zhao Chen was staying, a little palace maid whom he had met several times ran up to him tremblingly, knelt down with a plop, put his head on the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "King Fu  Your Highness, Concubine Shu invites you!" Upon hearing what the little palace maid who stopped him said, and looking at the almost dark sky, Wang Chen hesitated, not knowing how to respond.  Seeing that Wang Chen didn't respond, the little palace maid became even more frightened. Her head fell completely to the ground and she didn't dare to raise her head.  After staying like this for a while, Wang Chen let out a long sigh and said back to the little palace maid: "Get up, take me to see Concubine Shu!"
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