Troubled Times: Start with 800 Dead Soldiers

After the conversation with Yuan Wenjing ended, Su Xia hurriedly asked about Xiong Hui on the side. Looking at the wrinkles on his face, she couldn't help but feel that Xiong Hui was a bit old. He had been following her for several years. She thought I couldn't help but sigh with emotion, and suddenly ordered: "Come here, prepare wine and food." ’

Not long after, the hot food and wine were served.

He greeted Xiong Hui, and the two of them sat down. In the past few years of Mie Song, this seemed to be the first time that the two of them sat together and talked about something.

Su Xia spoke first: "How are Li Dong and the others doing around Ryukyu Island?"

"Back to my lord, they have recently returned and built a navigation base there. Just now you and Yuan Wenjing were talking about Japan. Your subordinates are thinking that if you attack Japan directly from the Ryukyu Islands to the north, it will be a long journey, and you must first occupy Korea. , expedition from Korea to Japan."

Su Xia felt a little emotional in her heart. When the uprising first started, Xiong Hui and herself took the lead and acted personally. Now that their status is getting higher and higher, there is no chance to fight anymore.

Su Xia just thought about it for herself and looked at Xiong Hui, "Don't think about things in the north anymore. Let's talk about the south, Dali."

The territory of Dali State occupied the entire Yunnan and even places such as Laos and southwest Guizhou today.

Of course this is a piece of fat for Su Xia, how could he give it up?

Xiong Hui was thinking that in the past, it was Song Huizong Zhao Ji who rebelled against the Song Dynasty because of his stupidity and ignorance, but after all, Dali was not the same country as the Song Dynasty. Although Dali had had many exchanges with the Central Plains in the past, it was completely different after all.

While he was still thinking about this, Su Xia asked again: "The intelligence personnel at your special agent headquarters did not find any information that Zhao Ji might have fled to Dali. In addition, since we wiped out all the forbidden troops in Xichuan, no trace of him has been found. I think maybe Dali The country is where he fled."

Xiong Hui was stunned for a moment, but soon understood Su Xia's attitude.

He paused and quickly said: "The current monarch of Dali Kingdom, Gao Taixiang, has a good relationship with Zhao Ji. Gao Taixiang, the usurper, has never expressed his stance to us since we destroyed the Song Dynasty. He has never treated our national defense army at all. Take it seriously. I think they might take Zhao Ji in."

"What do you mean?"

"Since the soldiers and horses have already reached the south, why don't we expand our territory? However, the best way is to defeat the enemy without fighting. Gao Taixiang gave him three conditions. If he agrees, I can make him king. If not, From now on, our Chinese National Guard Army will crush the Dali Kingdom."

After Su Xia finished speaking, she took another sip of wine.

Xiong Hui was not sure whether Su Xia had drunk too much, so he had to ask: "But my lord, are we doing this because of our reputation? Dali and we have always been in conflict with each other."

"The small country of Dali has nothing to fear, but if we don't destroy it, it will definitely become a serious problem for us. Telling Gao Taixiang now is to give him a chance. Come here, I will draft a general edict and tell him that if Gao Taixiang is willing to surrender, I, he can retain Wang Wei's acupuncture point, and at the same time retain his administrative officials and part of the Dali army, and the other troops will submit to our command."

Xiong Hui asked back: "He is the emperor now. I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to agree to asking him to withdraw from the land and become the king."

"Try it and order the southern armies to attack decisively!"

ten days later.

In the palace of Yao An of Dali Kingdom, Gao Taixiang looked at Su Xia Zhao in front of him and slapped the table in a bookish tone: "Su Xia, you are a young boy and you don't even take us seriously. Our army of [-] in Dali Kingdom is not a vegetarian."

However, as soon as these words came out, the aides on the side quickly asked: "Your Majesty, what did Su Xia say?"

Gao Taixiang was furious and threw away the edict Su Xia sent him: "See for yourselves, let us submit to him as his vassal counties, otherwise he will overthrow us. Su Xia is very ambitious. Isn't it enough for him to destroy Song Dynasty? He also wants to attack our country of Dali."

Having said this, the staff on the side said hurriedly: But Song's 80 imperial army and Xiang army are no match for him. How can we defeat him with our 110,000+ soldiers and horses? Now they have defeated the most elite Song army in Jingjiang City. Even Zhao Wuji is no match for them. How many of our troops did Zhao Wuji damage in the fierce battle with us a few years ago? "

Besides, their tactics are not completely unfavorable to us. How can our tens of thousands of troops be their opponents? I think their conditions are just a bottom line for us. We can discuss it again and let them retain some We want to build our own private army, and it will be autonomous. At the same time, we hope that if it is really established, they will give us more money. These things can be negotiated. Even if he does not agree and the negotiation is not completed in the end, we can prepare for war. "

Gao Taixiang thought for a long time, and two days later, he agreed with his staff's decision.

One month later, the Dali Kingdom announced its submission to the Huaxia Kingdom. The Dali Kingdom declared itself a vassal state, and Gao Taixiang became the King of Dali.

However, compared to the conditions proposed by Su Xia, Gao Taixiang made a choice, but won the change that the original officials would not make too many adjustments.

In fact, Gao Taixiang's conditions, in addition to reducing the number of some troops and allowing Huaxia to garrison troops, retained a high degree of autonomy.

However, this still avoids war between the two countries and avoids bloodshed. Su Xia immediately ordered his troops to dispatch and mobilized [-] elite national defense troops to occupy Dali Kingdom.

In addition, he ordered that even if all the officials remained unchanged, all county and county officials of Dali Junior High School would be recommended for appointment, but the appointment letter must be approved by the Huaxia Kingdom. At the same time, he ordered to do more trade with Dali Kingdom. , allowing them to do more trade with the mainland. In addition, all emergencies must be made, and the Guangnan West Road and the Huaxia garrison in Dali should be closely connected to prevent them from causing trouble.

After less than half a year of streamlining, the number of troops that Dali King Gao Taixiang could mobilize was less than [-], and he was basically unable to fight against the National Guard Army.

In addition, Su Xia began to order Zongze again: "I think southern Hunan and other places should be restored to Changsha. At the same time, the Jingchu New Army should be adjusted to Guangnan West Road, and the officers should be strictly trained, and a group of additional new troops should be selected from our ranks to join us. The school established is temporarily called the Huaxia Military Academy. At the same time, the people of Dali can take the imperial examination at the same time. The imperial examination will be changed to once a year. The examiners need to be rotated. In particular, candidates from the border areas of Dali cannot return to their place of origin during the examination. After taking office, he can be given a settlement allowance to serve in the north, and at the same time, he is ordered to actively prepare for war and prepare for an expedition to Goryeo."

At this point, Su Xia completely completed the nominal rule of Huaxia and Dali.