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Leisurely, I pick up my pen to record my drunken ramblings.
The following day, he went to the Eastern Palace to report in person.
"Brother Richard holds military power,"
"And now the Jurchens are backing them up,"
"Increasingly arrogant and domineering."
"Those two Western Xia envoys,"
"Everyone thinks the deaths of the Western Xia Empress and the Prince of Liang were suspicious."
"It is suspected that Richard ordered the eunuchs and palace maids to do it."
"The Western Xia are sincerely here to negotiate peace,"
"But with Richard's obstruction, there might be some twists and turns."
"Is Li Qianshun's throne unstable?" Zhao Yuan asked.
Shi Qian shook his head: "Brother Richard wouldn't dare to murder the emperor and usurp power."
"They will be attacked by the Western Xia nobles and officials."
"In the past, the Western Xia raided across the border,"
"They can seize a lot of wealth,"
"Therefore, all the officials and soldiers respected him."
"But in the past two years, the Han people in the border areas have become increasingly impoverished,"
"Even the border fortresses have few grain reserves,"
"Richard is getting less and less stuff."
"Especially those who walk on foot,"
"They are all weary of war,"
“Every time the Western Xia launched an attack, they had to forcibly conscript troops.”
The core elite of Western Xia.
Naturally, it should be the Iron Falcon.
Men wore strong armor, but horses wore no armor.
They cannot be considered armored cavalry.
They can only be described as heavily armored cavalry.
Secondly, there was the Capture the Life Army.
That is, the regular domestic troops.
These are the same people who usually carry out cross-border robberies.
They frequently arrested Han Chinese.
They were taken to Guazhou, Shazhou, and other places for cultivation.
This was to replenish the population that the Western Xia was constantly losing.
Next was Bu Bazi.
Recruited from young and strong men in mountainous areas
They belong to the elite mountain infantry.
They come from all races.
Even most of them were Han Chinese in their ancestry.
More like impoverished part-time mercenaries.
The Song Dynasty in the newly occupied territories,
They also like to recruit these people.
They were incorporated into the ranks of the Western Army's foreign soldiers.
Finally, it was about hitting your son.
Han Chinese who were captured and forced to farm for several years
I feel like they won't run away anymore.
That is, to conscript and enlist your son.
Definitely cannon fodder.
Although your son is Han Chinese,
However, they were forced to wear Western Xia clothing and have Western Xia hairstyles.
They had to fight desperately on the battlefield.
Because fleeing back to your hometown would also mean death.
The Song army enjoyed cutting off their heads for rewards!
According to military intelligence leaked by Cao Changyong,
The number of Han Chinese captured by the Qinsheng Army has been decreasing in recent years.
Due to insufficient military pay
Even if you try to steal it, you won't get much.
Even able-bodied young people in the mountainous areas are unwilling to walk.
They often need to be forcibly conscripted into the army.
In addition, the Iron Falcon's armor,
It's gotten worse and worse over the past two decades!
This was no longer the powerful army of Western Xia during the time of Fan Zhongyan and Wang Anshi.
The Northern Song, Liao, and Western Xia dynasties all declined together.
"Furthermore, the Western Xia are short of food and cannot sustain a prolonged war."
Shi Qian said,
"Even within the Western Xia army, opinions were not unified."
"Most of the Western Xia army generals,"
"They intend to abandon the Han territories they newly occupied last year,"
"They took people and goods and then left."
"Richard and a few generals,"
"They refused to withdraw their troops despite strong opposition,"
"It is also forbidden to abduct local Han Chinese in large numbers."
Zhao Yuan said, "Then we should fight a battle first and then talk."
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Shi Qian also said, "The Western Xia could hardly support themselves through farming and herding."
"To earn money and food through business,"
"The Song and Xia armies fought on and off for more than ten years,"
"Business has declined and is no longer what it used to be."
"Now Richard has reignited the war,"
“There was a lot of opposition throughout the Western Xia dynasty.”
"It's just that Richard's prestige in the army is too high,"
“Countless generals were loyal to him to the death.”
"Even when he entered the city alone,"
"Even the emperor of Western Xia didn't dare to make a move,"
"I'm afraid that after killing this person,"
"The army outside the city will rebel directly."
These are all conclusions drawn by Shi Qian.
Zhao Yuan took the notes of his drunken ramblings and read them himself.
It was mentioned that the Jin state sent tens of thousands of troops.
Heading to the site of the Eight Halls
This left Zhao Yuan both worried and happy.
The area of the Eight Halls is located in northern Shanxi and Shaanxi.
For example, Yulin is one of the museums.
After the Jin dynasty destroyed the Liao dynasty,
They did not effectively govern those areas.
The Liao civil and military officials who had surrendered were still allowed to govern.
It's enough to just pay a certain amount of tax each year.
The same situation exists in the vast grasslands of Inner Mongolia.
All that is required is a pledge of loyalty to the Jin emperor.
Now, 10,000 troops have been dispatched to garrison the eight pavilions.
They probably even sent troops to the grasslands.
The Jin dynasty was clearly having difficulty attacking the Song dynasty.
They wanted to digest the former territory of the Liao Dynasty.
Once digested, the Jin Kingdom will greatly increase its strength!
The only thing to be happy about is that
The Jin army dispatched troops there.
Even if they move south this year, the scale won't be too large.
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Li Renli and Cao Changyong
That night I drank myself into oblivion.
When I woke up, I had no idea what had happened.
Their last memories
He chatted with Xu Kangzong about the Jin and Liao dynasties.
For the next few days, he was accompanied by officials from the Court of State Ceremonial.
First, go to the nearest temple, Daxiangguo Temple.
Burning incense to worship Buddha, practicing meditation and Zen.
Then they went to the lake in the west of the city to listen to music.
Then head to Fanlou for a high-end experience.
They also went to the lively entertainment district to enjoy themselves with the people.
They're all so happy they've forgotten all about home!