Chapter 553

After leaving Song Huizong Zhao Ji's palace, Huang Shang sighed long and hard.

If he only relied on God's will, the Northern Song would never get through this difficulty.

Huang Shang wanted to go to the neighboring countries that were still relatively calm to seek help.

"The Great Sui and the Great Tang are both relatively calm now."

"Their national strength and high-end combat power are also quite impressive."

"The Great Sui has two supreme treasures that can reach the Divine Weapon Ranking, and also has experts like Yuwen Tuo and Xiao Meiniang who have received Heavenly Dao rewards."

"And although the Great Tang doesn't have people or objects that can reach the Heaven Ranking and receive Heavenly Dao rewards, it has two peak perfected experts of the Land Immortal*Heavenly Man Realm, and the Great Tang's comprehensive national strength is also very powerful among the several major countries."

"As long as we seek support from either the Great Sui or the Great Tang."

"Whether it is Liang Shan, Fang La, or the Great Liao, the Great Jin, they will all be unable to continue threatening the Northern Song."

"Only in this way can the Northern Song truly get through the difficulty!"

Huang Shang looked at the ranking list hanging in the air and said involuntarily.

Now Huang Shang had made a very big determination in his heart.

As long as he could successfully win over the Great Tang or the Great Sui to help the Northern Song get through this catastrophe.

Even if Huang Shang had to learn from the Southern Song, provide annual tribute to the Great Tang or the Great Sui every year, or cede a certain amount of land, he must win over the Great Sui or the Great Tang to come to the Northern Song to help them.

"No matter how many benefits are sacrificed, we must let the Great Sui or the Great Tang send troops to help the Northern Song."

"Otherwise, let alone paying these small costs, the entire Northern Song might become history under the division of many forces!"

At this moment, Huang Shang's eyes were full of fatigue.

As a minister's duty, Huang Shang could be said to have done his best.

It was just that over these years, Huang Shang was indeed too tired.

For the sake of winning over the Great Sui and the Great Tang, and ceding land or providing annual tribute, Huang Shang did not intend to ask Song Huizong Zhao Ji.

Huang Shang understood in his heart that his Emperor Majesty, Song Huizong Zhao Ji, had too short a vision.

As long as the enemy army hadn't reached the foot of Bianjing, Zhao Ji would definitely not be willing to cede land or provide a large amount of annual tribute every year to win over some allies.

Especially since Zhao Ji had always looked down on Zhao Gou of the Southern Song for paying annual tribute to other forces every year in exchange for peace.

Now, as long as Huang Shang mentioned paying annual tribute to Song Huizong Zhao Ji, Zhao Ji would definitely change his face immediately.

For Song Huizong Zhao Ji, Huang Shang had long been completely disappointed in him.

If Huang Shang succeeded in winning over the Great Tang or the Great Sui this time, and let the Great Tang successfully get through this crisis.

Even if Song Huizong Zhao Ji blamed Huang Shang for acting on his own in the future, Huang Shang could take the opportunity to directly submit a request to return to his hometown.

As for whether Zhao Ji would follow the agreement Huang Shang made to cede land or pay annual tribute in the future, that was not something Huang Shang should think about.

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After the Jianzhou Jurchens, the Oirats, and the Great Yuan formed an alliance.

According to the plan of their three forces, the Great Yuan and the Oirats attacked directly toward the northwest border of the Great Ming.

Because the Great Yuan had no obvious signs of attacking the Great Ming before this.

So the commander Cao Xiong did not prepare in advance for the possibility of the Great Yuan attacking.

Cao Xiong only prepared in advance for the relevant preparations for the Oirats' invasion.

However, now, the Great Yuan and the Oirats launched an attack on the northwest border area of the Great Ming together, which made Cao Xiong flustered for a while.

On the battlefield, all kinds of information changed in an instant.

Cao Xiong also made one mistake after another.

After losing several cities in a row, Cao Xiong led his troops to barely resist the offensive of the Great Yuan and the Oirats.

Although the offensive was temporarily resisted, in order to stop the advance of the Great Yuan and the Oirats, Cao Xiong probably paid 70% of his own troops to achieve the current effect.

Judging from the remaining troops, Cao Xiong definitely couldn't hold the northwest border, which was a very important strategic location for the Great Ming.

"Damn it!! Damn it!!! Damn it!!!"

"Why did the people of the Great Yuan also come to join the fun with the Oirats!"

"Do they really think my Great Ming is as weak as the Southern Song!"

At this moment, Cao Xiong looked at the information on the sand table, and countless flames of anger erupted in his eyes.

After Cao Xiong vented, the anger in his eyes turned into endless gloom.

Because of the deviation in the information he obtained, with the current situation, this area of theirs would definitely not be able to be held.

It wouldn't be long before the Great Yuan and the Oirats would break through their defense and directly trample the cities with their horses.