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- Gao Zunyu's eyes gleamed, and he whispered: "Mr. Zheng, either eat them."
The west wind is blowing slowly, and although the land of Lingxing Erzhou is known as Jiangnan beyond the Great Wall, the wind has brought bursts of coolness, but the hearts of the generals are burning. Zhang Kai believes that Wang En and other generals can be ranked among the forty generals. In fact, in terms of military ability, Gao Zunyu and Li Xianruo can also be ranked among the forty generals, at least among the twenty generals. Moreover, although they are distinguished His relative is different from other relatives in that he can endure hardships. He stays on the front line outside the Great Wall for many years and never complains. Even Zheng Lang values ????him very much.
You can¡¯t look at people on one side. For example, Zhao Gou was not evil to the people and was frugal. If the Jin people hadn¡¯t invaded the Central Plains, and there was no monster like Qin Hui, he might still have been a more suitable Shucheng king. But his shortcomings are more serious than breeding, and he cannot be a good coach. Coupled with his identity, Zheng Lang was afraid that another historical story would appear, so he did not include Gao Zunyu in the ranking. Of course, it will be Zheng Lang who ranks them, such as Zhong Pu and Wang Hou. In terms of historical deeds, Zhong Pu is ranked above Wang Hou, which is somewhat unfair.
But the problem is not big now. These young generals have not grown up yet. Now they are listed as generals, mainly for training. In addition, after this battle, some new generals will emerge to replace the veteran generals like He Bin. , then after Zheng Lang passes away, the Song Dynasty will also have a standard for using generals, and there will be no stories about using Ge Huaimin as the main general for at least twenty years.
The successive great victories inflated Gao Zunyu's confidence, and he wanted to test the Khitan's fighting power.
Zheng Lang smiled and couldn't say that Gao Zunyu's suggestion was not good.
When the Song Army fought with the Xixia people, as long as the court ministers refused to make peace, even if they did not show up, the Song Army would have the upper hand, and the situation would be reversed against the Khitan. However, the Xixia people and the Khitans fought vigorously. The Khitans came to Xixia and lost their home field advantage. By calmly capturing these 30,000 Khitans, we will have the confidence to face the Khitans in the future. However, Zheng Lang still shook his head and said: "It's not appropriate. If the Khitans send 100,000 troops and horses, it's still worth eating them. But if they only send 30,000 troops and horses, it's not appropriate to eat them."
"Why?"
"Gao Gong, if you eat 100,000 soldiers and horses, the Khitan people will be afraid, and their national strength will be seriously damaged. They will not use troops against our court in one or two years. Thirty thousand soldiers and horses. It will not have much impact on the Khitans. I am worried about Hebei Over there. There are many troops stationed in Hedong, Hebei, and there are many cities to defend them. Even if the Khitans invade Hedong, Hebei, they cannot shake the security of the capital. But after all, all the elite soldiers and brave generals have been transferred to Hedong, Hebei. With the current situation in the two areas, If the Khitan invades the whole country and cannot defend the enemy outside the country's gates, then the Khitan army will go south, shaking Hebei and Hedong. The people will be displaced. Besides, this war has already suffered for the people, and the treasury will be empty, and the vitality will not be restored within a year or two. Again. The damage caused by the Khitan will be very serious and may even shake the governance of the entire Xixia region in the future."
Xining was drought in seven years, and the country was under the exiles of droughts and cultivated civil engineering. Many reservoirs, dams and roads were built.
These roads include some roads in Luliang Mountain and Taihang Mountain, but they can only be said to be a little better. The roads were wider and paved than before. With current technology, the Song Dynasty could not turn the sea into mulberry fields and the mountains into plains, let alone forcefully open up these two mountain ranges and open new roads.
If the Song Army wants to go from Shaanxi to Hebei, it is better to go to Linzhou first, then cross the Yellow River, then go to Taiyuan, and then go step by step from Taiyuan to the Taihang Mountains, cross the Taihang Mountains, and go to Hebei. It has seven twists and turns, at least three to four thousand miles, which means that if there is a police force in Hebei, the Western forces will not be able to provide timely support.
Gao Zunyu fell silent. War requires troops, but it also requires the command of generals who understand military affairs. Are there any generals who understand military affairs in Hebei and Hedong now?
Li Xian said: "It's a pity that the turmoil continues in the rear, otherwise it wouldn't matter if 30,000 Khitan people came."
"Zifan, don't mention this matter again."
The main reason why Xixia is in constant turmoil is that Zheng Lang used cruel methods to suppress it this time.
Those who obey will be rewarded with food, money and silk, but it is not easy for those who obey. They must cooperate with the court in conducting military operations to suppress the rebellious tribes. Those who disobey will be suppressed immediately. This will inevitably arouse more tribal resistance.
But first, it is difficult to suppress most of the unruly tribes, and then governance will be easier.
"Otherwise, even if we get Xixia, it may not be easy to manage in the future. In the past, Li Jiqian only had a larger territory. In the end, a war broke out. Once Xixia lost control, there would be new turmoil in Tubo, and it would be a big deal.
With Xixia under control, there will be peace. Without reliance, there will be no major chaos in Tubo. Don't think that Hehuang has been calmed down now and has been won over by Fanhou, but there are still many tribes with ulterior motives.
So Zheng Lang would rather time go slower.??, and also eliminated some unruly tribes with bloody means to reduce future unrest.
But only Zheng Lang knew this. In history, the Song Dynasty's expedition to Xia was not so serious, and various containment policies had not been implemented before. However, there were many mistakes in the history of sending troops. The first is to obtain Xixia. There will definitely be many unstable factors in the future. The second is the issue of season.
Historically, the Song Dynasty launched a general offensive in August. After Li Xianxian captured Lanzhou in September, the Liang family was horrified and sent an envoy to ask for help from Khitan. But Xixia also had concerns. Although Khitan no longer used troops against Xixia, it had repeatedly used the name of worshiping pagodas to spy on roads and Xixia intelligence. Just as Xixia had ambitions for Hezhou, Khitan also had ambitions for Xixia. What happened to the Khitan is not recorded in the history books, but the Song army was defeated in November.
This season is not right. Since Xixia is a large area, it is impossible to conquer Xixia in a month or two with the force of the Song Dynasty. Moreover, the military strength in history is not as good as it is now, the weapons are not as good as now, and the preparation of supplies and food is not as good as now. Nowadays, the appointment of generals is even worse than it is now. If we send troops in August, as long as we delay, it will soon enter the twelfth lunar month of winter. In the coldest place, attacking the core of Xixia is looking for death.
If the Song army really won that time, no one can say whether the Khitan would send troops, but the Khitan would never sit back and watch the Song Dynasty get Xixia easily. The most direct action was to send envoys to Xixia to poison the Liang family's daughter, Empress Dowager Huizong, to death, which gave Li Bingshun a chance to reconcile with the Song Dynasty and win Xixia's life.
Therefore, Zheng Lang had some doubts in his heart. Could it be that some of his actions were superfluous?
Zheng Lang thought for a while and asked the scout: "Who is the Khitan coach?"
"This is Mr. Zheng, Brother Yeluyan, Prime Minister of Khitannan Mansion."
"Brother Yeluyan?" Zheng Lang's eyebrows twitched. This man was trying to curry favor with Yelu Yixin.
In the autumn of the year before last, Yelu Hongji went hunting in Jia Mountain. Yelu Yixin saw that Yelu Hongji had been childless for a long time. This was very important. If Yelu Hongji had a son, Yelu Yixin only needed to instigate it. Yelu Jun's son, Yelu Yanxi, Yelu Hongji's grandson, would not come to power. , Yelu Yixin will not be liquidated by Yelu Yanxi in the future.
Therefore, Yelu Yixin came to advise him not to bring the emperor's grandson with him because he wanted to harm Yelu Yanxi. Khitan minister Xiao Wuna repeatedly objected, saying: "I have heard that the car is traveling. The emperor's grandson will be left behind to protect him, and he is afraid that something will happen to him. If he stays, I will please be with you."
This may have other variations, it is very interesting.
Yelu Hongji suddenly came to his senses at this time and became alert, but he did not immediately take action against Yelu Yixin, and even followed Yelu Yixin's suggestion. Let Zhang Xiaojie take over. It was not until last year, when the Song Dynasty was discussing the marriage between Yelu Jun and Princess Shushou, that Yelu Hongji began to release Yelu Yixin. This is a helpless solution. After all, Yelu Yixin has become a leader. If you take action immediately and completely, something will change. This situation is just like Zhao Gou's treatment of Qin Hui in later generations. Zhao Gou was dissatisfied with Qin Hui, but he did not dare to take action against Qin Hui. It wasn't until Qin Hui was about to die that Zhao Gou expressed his disgust and even gave his adopted son Song Xiaozong permission to bury Yue Fei again. Posthumous gift to Wu Mu. Perhaps Zhao Gou felt some regret at that time. After all, there were only a few brave and loyal ministers like Yue Fei in the entire history of China.
It should be said that Yelu Hongji's approach was very wise, but Zheng Lang estimated that this was not Yelu Hongji's idea, but someone else's advice.
Who exactly he is, Zheng Lang doesn¡¯t know.
But this Brother Yeluyan is a very cunning character.
The Khitan began to prepare to liquidate Yelu Yixin, but Brother Yeluyan was not affected much. Even in the history of Yelujun's death, Brother Yeluyan was one of the culprits. Now that Yelujun was rescued in the Song Dynasty, he has nothing to do with Brother Yeluyan. , coupled with his timely defection, he also took the position of Prime Minister of Nanfu.
After thinking for a long time, Zheng Lang said to his soldiers: "Go and invite Guo Kui and Wang Shao to discuss matters."
When the soldiers went down, Zheng Lang sat in the meeting hall and thought deeply.
The two of them came back from the front line cavalry. When they heard this situation, they also felt a headache.
Thirty thousand soldiers and horses are difficult to move, but this force is enough to shake the situation in Xixia. At least when the Khitan army arrived, the wave of resistance from behind became even more inspiring.
Wang Shao said: "Why did the Khitan only send 30,000 soldiers and horses? Is it because they just learned the situation and will not have time to prepare food and grass in the future, or is there a dispute within the Khitan?"
These are two completely different situations. The former proves that the Khitan is ready to take action against the Song Dynasty. Now 30,000 people have come to Xixia, and in the future, 130,000 people may have gone to Hebei. When this happens, even Gao Zunyu knows how bad the consequences will be. If it's the latter, the problem doesn't matter. By the time the Khitan dispute is over, the Song Dynasty will have already captured Xixia, and all the troops will be in their respective positions. The longer it takes, the more beneficial it will be to the Song Dynasty. Once the Song Dynasty conquered Xixia,After the war, no tribe rebelled, and even the 200,000 forbidden troops stationed in Shaanxi every year were gathered together to deal with the Khitan with all their strength.
Gao Zunyu said: "It's a pity that the Khitan spies can't get any strong information."
There are many Han people in Khitan, but those who dominate Khitan politics are mostly wealthy Khitan Han families. It is difficult for Han people from poor families to rise to the top. Xixia is different. It was founded in the early days and various tribes were mixed. Therefore, starting from the time of Li Deming, it began to absorb a large number of Han landowners and declining literati. , or soldiers and craftsmen of all kinds, brought civilization and technology to Xixia, and assisted the court in establishing systems. Therefore, it was easy for scouts to penetrate into Xixia and obtain secret information.
And for fear of alarming the Khitan, the spy battalion did not send scouts deep into the Khitan before, but later they did, but the time was very short and they could not find out the core information.
Guo Kui said: "I'm still worried about the food and grass issue."
Western Xia had strong walls and clear fields, and half of the autumn harvest within the territory was almost destroyed. They also dug up embankments of the Yellow River in an attempt to flood the Song army. Although they failed to succeed, they lost the support of the people, but caused the displacement of people within hundreds of miles and the destruction of their families. Since the Song Dynasty wanted to run Xixia, it couldn't ignore it.
Zheng Lang sent people to organize these people, and some of them stayed to divert the river water and sow winter wheat. The rest organized together and rushed to Jingzhao Mansion to eat in Chang'an. The young and middle-aged people among them were organized as soldiers to assist the Song Dynasty in suppressing the rebellious tribes. Or as a civilian husband, he assisted the Song Dynasty in escorting grain and grass to the front line.
Eating in Chang'an saved most of the transportation costs, but this year Shaanxi mobilized hundreds of thousands of soldiers and more than 200,000 laborers, which also destroyed agricultural production. In the early stage, the court prepared a large amount of grain, and since the first year of Yuanfeng Just starting to prepare, I prepared the most last year.
But so many soldiers need food and grass, and the people of Xixia need relief. The food and fodder prepared in the early stage were simply not enough. Suppression is a measure, and appeasement is the main method. In order to appease the people, they could only distribute military rations and provide relief to some people who were short of food and clothing.
This caused the army to stop by the Yellow River.
At the same time, it also brings greater difficulties and pressure to the rear.
Zheng Lang said: "Zhongtong, don't worry about food and grass. I have already written a memorial asking your Majesty to borrow 30 million yuan of silk from the bank. Use the money to urgently requisition food and grass from all over the country."
Then he said to Li Xian: "Zifan, you draft an order for me. Use cloth, tea and other materials to separate grain and grass from some rich grain households. After two months, the court will repay them one by one. Use these grain and grass to resettle People."
"good."
Li Xian is writing a draft order, while the other four are meditating.
Zheng Lang said: "Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst. It's best to send a few generals back to Hebei and Hedong."
It¡¯s over. Looking at Wang Shao and Guo Kui.
It is not enough to have generals, but also to have handsome men, among these two. No matter which person is in charge of Hebei, because of his great reputation and the cooperation of several brave generals, the Khitan will not dare to lightly invade Hebei and Hedong.
However, both of them lowered their heads.
At this moment, no one wants to leave the front line. Zhong E was anxious, but Zhang Kai didn't want to. It was Zheng Lang who tried to persuade him, saying that he had remonstrated with Zhao Xu and that if the Khitans went to conquer Khitan in the future, he would serve as the commander-in-chief. Zhang Kai was reluctant to confront Zhong E. Change.
Zheng Lang opened his mouth, and Guo Kui and Wang Shao suddenly raised their heads and looked at each other. He didn't say anything, but Zheng Lang understood. Guo Kui's eyes undoubtedly said to Wang Shao that you have the merits of Hehuang, why bother competing with me for the merits of destroying Xia. Wang Shao meant, what ability can you compare with me?
Both of them were unconvinced, so they lowered their heads silently.
Zheng Lang shook his head.
The success of destroying Xia is no small matter. But having a lot of credit may not be a good thing.
Zheng Lang did not want to go back to serve as prime minister, otherwise he would be the target of attack by all the scholar-bureaucrats because of his great achievements. The same is true for several other people. Wang Shao and Guo Kui are destined to be hidden in the snow. Gao Zunyu is already the Duke of the country and will no longer be rewarded. And he is a relative. Even with Gao Taotao, he will definitely be in the cold palace after he returns, but the three People are not as miserable as Li Xian. Li Xian was an eunuch, and the palace change was particularly harmful. The greater the contribution this time, the more powerful the scholar-bureaucrats would attack him in the future, and they might even not be allowed to stay in the capital.
In fact, if you go to Bei Loop or Hebei to avoid this great achievement, your career will be smoother in the future. Especially Wang Shao, who was born as a civil servant and was a Jinshi.
Zheng Lang has this idea, but Wang Guo doesn't think so. So what if Xue Zang is not guilty of death? However, this achievement is real and will be remembered in history in the future.
Neither of them spoke. Zheng Lang was helpless and finally said: "Let's do this. To prevent any eventuality, let Zhong Yi and Zhang Yu lead the two armies to Linzhou to stand by."
Because of their pure and kind personalities, these two people asked Zheng Lang to be transferred to Hedong, Hebei at the end of the year before last to train rural soldiers and breed them.In Hedong and Zhang Yu in Hebei, the two generals attacked Baibao Jintang and other cities in succession, and their respective rural soldiers also received actual combat training.
But the main reason is that they have good personalities and are obedient, so they are easy to mobilize.
Zheng Lang thought it was not enough, so he added: "Let Qu Zhen and Yao Lin lead the cavalry to Linzhou to wait for orders."
The two bravely defeated the three armies, and their men were all cavalry battalions. They were fast. If they were not going to Linzhou, Zheng Lang's authority only covered Shaanxi and Hehuang, plus Linfu Road in the war zone. Hebei and Hedong were not within his authority, so he first The memorial was written and delivered quickly to the capital, and then the imperial edict was sent directly to Linzhou. The army started to attack, but the speed could not be increased. When the imperial edict reached Linzhou, even the cavalry might not reach Linzhou. Then Qu and Yao quickly crossed the Yellow River and went from Hedong to Hebei.
As for Hedong, with the 20,000 Zhongyi soldiers who have been trained and experienced actual combat, and it is close to Xixia, the problem will not be serious.
After giving this order, Zheng Lang's eyes flashed with humiliation and unwillingness.
The Khitans came in a big way and immediately withdrew their troops. Although the 40,000 rural soldiers and 10,000 cavalry were transferred back, it would not have much impact on the battlefield. At most, the four generals Zhang, Qu and Yao were unwilling to do so. But Zheng Lang's move was somewhat like a threat to everyone.
Although he has been a prime minister for nearly twenty years and knows that he has to eat one bite at a time, how can he not feel humiliated in his heart.
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Brother Yeluyan's army is faster and has not left Fuzhou. Fuzhou is the territory of the Song Dynasty. If it leaves Fuzhou, it will give the Song people an excuse to take action. He is also afraid.
He led an army of 30,000 people. In fact, we cannot say 30,000 troops, only 20,000 troops, and 10,000 civilians escorting grain and grass. From Jin Su's army, he went west, turned to the southwest, crossed the Quye River, and continued along the original border of Fengzhou. Turning towards the ancient Great Wall, we headed straight to Xiazhou, the core area of ??Xixia.
It has nothing to do with arrogance. This is the result of the usual weakness of the Song Dynasty. For example, the Khitan envoys came to the Song Dynasty to jump on the horse street in Tokyo. However, the Song envoys to the Khitan often had to submit to compromise without losing the etiquette of a great country. Therefore, many poems by envoys from the Liao Dynasty The atmosphere was extremely depressing.
But this time it¡¯s different.
Brother Yeluyan came to Mingtangchuan, but before crossing the Mingtangchuan River, he met Zhongyi's 50,000 Song troops who were retreating to Linzhou.
Brother Yeluyan was very dissatisfied and sent an envoy to Zhongyi Camp to ask what it meant.
Zhongyi replied that they were ordered to withdraw to Hedong and Hebei.
The purpose of going to Hedong and Hebei is not to fight. It is best not to start a war with the Khitan now. The reason why we are transferred to Hedong and Hebei is to intimidate, and there is no need to hide it.
Of course, it will take some time to get to Hebei. However, Brother Yeluyan fed back the news to Khitan and made arrangements. Zhang Yu had already brought the army to Hebei.
????????? Then Zhong Yi said: "Hearing that the Liao army came to cooperate with the Song Dynasty to serve the king, Zheng Gong was extremely happy. Let the subordinates stand in Mingtangchuan to welcome the arrival of your army."
The envoy goes back.
Zhongyi began to welcome the Khitan army.
First, two thousand artillery pieces were mobilized, which were transferred to Hebei to prepare for war.
Rather than targeting the Khitan barracks for bombing, they aimed at the Pingchuan area on the left and fired two thousand artillery pieces together. Three consecutive rounds of bombing stunned the Khitan army. Then 20,000 soldiers came out holding divine arm bows and divided into three teams to shoot in turns.
Bows and arrows are the specialty of the Khitan, but the range of the Khitan bows and arrows is only a hundred steps away. The distance of the elephant-god arm bow is almost two hundred steps. In this cold weapon battle, there is a difference of one hundred steps, and that is a fatal hundred steps.
With the sound of the horn, the Song army formed square formations, holding weapons, and practiced in the west of Mingtang River.
When it comes to formations, the Song Dynasty ranks first among the Three Kingdoms. These soldiers have gone through actual combat, and the square formations are constantly changing, and murderous intent seems to be rising into the sky.
Brother Yeluyan was a little dumbfounded. Is this a welcome ceremony?
With Zhong Yi leading 40,000 local soldiers, 10,000 cavalry, and nearly 20,000 civilian men from Hedong, who were repatriated and escorting supplies, they also crossed the Mingtangchuan River under the eyes of the Khitans.
Brother Yeluyan didn¡¯t dare to move yet. Not to mention that the Song Army had the upper hand in terms of military strength. If the Song Army had just used those two thousand artillery pieces and twenty thousand divine arm bows to fire a single salvo, he would have lost more than half of his men.
Whether it was a welcome or a demonstration, Zheng Lang didn't care too much. What he wanted to win was these three or two years. After this period, the Song Dynasty could no longer show weakness to the Khitan.
He was waiting for news to see Brother Yeluyan¡¯s reaction after the welcome ceremony. (To be continued) - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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