"I was once forced to be a stray dog ​​by the situation, but I know that once you live under someone else's roof and have a little stability, it is difficult to have any ambition." Yelu Yu looked embarrassed and bowed his head to speak sincerely. "Even this time I fled, it was also designed and I was passively thrown out... Then I dare to ask the king and you, once you have a foothold in the Western Regions, and then you have 100,000 soldiers, and can send 70,000 to 80,000 to the east, then do you really have the courage to leave the life of wine and luminous cups, and fight with the Jurchens? Even if you two are willing, how many of your soldiers will still remember the Khitan? Will those local soldiers in the Western Regions be willing to be the vanguard for the king? And what will the relationship between the Han and the Jurchens be like at that time? Who can say for sure? King, opportunities are rare, and this matter is indeed the Han officials who invite the Khitan king, but for the Khitan, isn't it also a ray of hope that cannot be thrown away?"

Xiao Worila did not respond, but turned to look at Yelu Dashi.

But Dashi just sat there with his hand on his forehead, as if he was thinking about something.

"I fled to Western Xia, and the governor of Western Xia asked me how many soldiers I had. I said two or three hundred, but was mocked and refused. Then I could only seek the protection of the Song Dynasty." Seeing this, Yelu Yudu took another half step forward, almost passing Xiao Wulila, and came to Yelu Dashi, and then continued to ask earnestly. "Today, I am presumptuous to ask the king...how many soldiers does the king have?"

"Thirty thousand!"

Yelu Dashi suddenly spoke, staring at Hu Hongxiu who was standing motionless in the distance. "Including the newly surrendered Western Region Uighur tribes, there are only 30,000 of them at most! I want to keep some soldiers to guard Hamili!"

The generals in the camp were excited for a moment.

"It's almost the same as our officials resisting the Jurchens on Huaishang." Hu Hongxiu bowed. "Your Majesty, how are the exchanges between the Khitan and the Xixia people now?"

"It's quite frank."

"I would like to borrow an envoy to Xixia to send foreign ministers back to Lanzhou quickly through the Hexi Channel... According to the agreement, my emperor should first make a show of force to lure the enemy to the Hengshan line, and I will go to inform the emperor with 30,000 troops. If it fails, it will not work. If it succeeds, I will naturally send a large army to Hengshan. At that time, your envoy will send people and horses back here. Please don't forget the agreement of 30,000 today!" Hu Hongxiu looked at him seriously.

"Tell the emperor of Song Dynasty a message for me." Yelu Dashi suddenly smiled. "I am very satisfied with the gifts he sent, the words he brought, and the promised states and counties in Hexi... But those are just details. What touched me today is the four words 'a lost dog', because they are so appropriate!"

Hu Hongxiu rarely smiled: "Your Majesty, are you comparing yourself to Confucius? I will definitely bring you here."

After saying this, the man calmly left, but left Yelu Yudu here.

It was spring and flowers were blooming. There were still four days of holiday after the New Year's Day ceremony. But as soon as the holiday was over, on the fifth day of the first lunar month, Emperor Zhao suddenly abandoned his two concubines who were about to give birth and directly led the Imperial Camp Cavalry, part of the Imperial Camp Central Army, and the Imperial Camp Front Army that had arrived in Tokyo as early as during the New Year's Day, a total of 30,000 people, claiming to be 50,000, with Yue Fei as the chief commander, to march west to Chang'an... According to the court report, the Jin people have reached a deal with the Xixia people to cede Yan'an to Xixia... How could this be intolerable?

In response to this, the Song Dynasty would of course send a large army westward to punish Li Ganshun and retake Yan'an.

The emperor went west to Chang'an this time and took charge of Guanzhong, precisely to use the power of the emperor to intimidate the Western Xia and demand that the Western Xia ruler Li Ganshun come to apologize to avoid an unnecessary war with the Western Xia. For this reason, Zheng Zhichang, a senior official of Goryeo who happened to be attending the New Year's Day ceremony to congratulate the Song Dynasty on its recovery of Jingdong, was invited to go with him, supposedly to use the identity of this "international friend" to negotiate with the Western Xia people.

Of course, Zheng Zhichang was extremely happy about this kind of world-famous thing.

"Is there anything else?" On Yuetai in the west of the city, Zhao Jiu, dressed in military uniform, drank the farewell wine and once again faced the ministers who came to see him off.

Everyone from Zhao Ding down looked at each other in bewilderment. How could they say anything? Today's event was originally facilitated by Emperor Zhao, including dispatching 10,000 elite troops from Yue Fei's army to this place. He did it all personally, and his attitude of using his power for his own benefit was clearly revealed.

"There is one matter that the emperor has to decide." In silence, suddenly, Minister of Rites Zhai Ruwen finally remembered something. "If the emperor is in the west, and the imperial concubine gives birth to an heir..."

"Let's not make any arrangements for the title for now." Emperor Zhao said calmly. "I'll talk about it when I come back. But I've already thought of a name... If it's a boy, he'll be called Yuan Zuo or De Zuo, and if it's a girl, she'll be called Yuan You or De You... Yuan means "Yuan" in "Xue", and De means "De" in "Moral"... In the name of the father, I wish the power of Yuan Xue to be with my eldest son, that's all."

These words were full of flowery meanings, and one could tell at a glance that the emperor had spoken them correctly. However, the ministers still looked at each other in bewilderment, not knowing how to respond.

In response to this, Zhao Jiu, who was so excited that he had a seizure of his second-year syndrome, did not bother to say much. He just jumped on his horse and signaled to the densely packed row of generals on his side, namely Yue Fei, Qu Duan, Wang De, Yang Yi Zhong, Liu Qi, Liu Yan, Li Shifu, Qiao Zhongfu, Zhang Jing, Zhang Xian, Fu Xuan, Fu Qing, and Yang Zaixing. Then the army protected the dragon flag and went straight west.

It is not that the Jurchens did not pay attention to the news in the official newspaper, but because of the river, there was still some time difference, and they never thought that the Song people would attach so much importance to Yan'an. Therefore, in the first month of the year, as Emperor Zhao led 50,000 elite troops (actually only 30,000), including the Imperial Camp Cavalry, the Imperial Camp Front Army, and the Imperial Camp Central Army, to the west to enter the pass for assistance, the signs of the march were visible across the river... The Jin army in Hedong, Hebei heard the news, and then the Xixia people also received the news from Hedong, and they were shocked one after another.

When the Song Dynasty sent troops, the Jin Dynasty and Western Xia were shaken, and naturally the whole world was shaken as a result.

To be honest, Wanyan Wushu was a little confused.

He just tried it out according to Qin Hui's suggestion and had some contact with the Xixia people, but in essence he still wanted to force Huo Nu and her troops to return to Hedong in this way. He never seriously thought about the issue of Yan'an's ownership.

In fact, in the past two months, His Royal Highness the King of Wei of the Great Jin Dynasty has adopted many measures and successfully brought in Wanyan Salihe and Pucha Huzhan, in this way cutting off Wanyan Huonu's arms. Then, through Wanyan Mouyan (Huonu's younger brother), he persuaded Huonu to a certain extent, and Huonu stopped the military activities on the front line in Yan'an and returned to Yan'an Prefecture... It seemed that he was about to use political means to perfectly solve the problem of the division of the Western Route Army.

At this moment, the matter between Yan'an and Western Xia had actually been thrown to the Bohai Bay by Wuzhu long ago, but all of a sudden, the emperor of the Song Dynasty led a large army into the pass for this matter, ready to lead the army in person?

To fight or not to fight?

Send or not? !

PS: Thanks to the new leader Black Dantalin, and thanks to Xiahou Ningyuan for being so cute again.