Ling Yun heard Cai Hongyuan's voice, got up and walked out of the living room.
"Master Cai..."
"General Ling, I finally see you."
Cai Hongyuan came over panting heavily. He looked up and found sweat on his forehead, which showed how anxious he was.
Ling Yun's guess was correct. After Cai Hongyuan learned that he had entered the city, he hurried over because he was afraid that he would be late and not see the others.
The two met and edited each other.
Then Ling Yun welcomed him in and served him some tea.
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Cai Hongyuan took a short rest. Because he had run too fast just now, his body was a little overwhelmed, so he sat down and did not speak immediately. Instead, he sat for a while, drank a cup of tea, and then said slowly, "I dare to ask General Ling if he has any good ideas in mind.
When will we attack Xixia?"
Cai Hongyuan did not beat around the bush, but got straight to the point.
This time he didn't want to be like last time, the two of them sat and talked, but in the end they got nothing and returned without success.
So this time I simply cut to the chase and directly explained my purpose.
Hearing this, Ling Yun pretended to frown, saying, "To be honest with Mr. Cai, I haven't thought of a good offensive strategy for the time being."
"This..." Cai Hongyuan saw this and his heart sank inexplicably.
Just when he was about to speak, Ling Yun took the lead and said, "Master Cai should know that Xixia has deployed a total of 30,000 people in Xingyuan Mansion, and the number of Xixia troops in Jingzhao Mansion is unknown. Under the banner, there are only 30,000 people with the same strength.
Go attack the city... I have been thinking hard these past few days, but I really can’t think of any good way to break the city.”
"Hey!" After saying that, he looked up to the sky and sighed.
Cai Hongyuan heard the implication. Ling Yun's move was nothing more than asking him for soldiers and horses. He had already said this once before.
There are 40,000 garrison troops in Jinzhou Prefecture, but Ling Yun is interested in the 10,000 cavalry stationed outside the city. How could Cai Hongyuan let him go?
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Cavalry is a good thing. A cavalry force of more than 10,000 people can withstand a role that 20,000 to 30,000 or even more infantry cannot achieve.
Cai Hongyuan had no choice but to ask Ling Yun to let the 10,000 cavalry assist, but he was still unwilling to hand over the command.
How could Ling Yun start a war if he couldn't get the command right?
If he leads his army to break the city, but the cavalry rushes into Xingyuan Mansion when the city is broken, someone will definitely make a false report and claim that they broke the city, and then he will have no choice but to drink soup.
Of course, this situation is almost impossible to occur.
Ling Yun's move was to prevent trouble before it happened. In fact, the most important thing was the lack of cavalry in the army, so he wanted to pay attention to that cavalry.
Cai Hongyuan couldn't let go, Ling Yun didn't want to give in, and the conversation between the two gradually entered a stalemate from being relaxed at the beginning.
"General Ling, if the army is too late to move, I'm afraid your Majesty will have a hard time explaining it!"
If you can't persuade him, you can only threaten him.
Although Cai Hongyuan is not willing to stalemate the relationship, he can only do this under the current situation, otherwise he will not be able to communicate.
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Ling Yun smiled slightly, with a trace of disdain flashing in his eyes, and then said in a leisurely manner, "Master Cai may not know that His Majesty had an edict when he came here. If I am not completely sure of my destiny, I should not easily start a war with the Xixia Kingdom, and go to He Qiru.
old road."
Cai Hongyuan's face froze, but he was unable to refute.
So he straightened himself up and said seriously, "Does the general intend to just waste it like this?"
"There is nothing we can do about this." Ling Yun said helplessly.
"Unless Mr. Cai is willing to cooperate..." Ling Yun dropped a meaningful sentence and smiled sincerely at Cai Hongyuan.
"This matter is too involved and I can't make the decision." Cai Hongyuan finally changed his mind and said that he couldn't make the decision about the cavalry.
He paused and then said, "If General Ling agrees, I can order the 10,000 cavalry to assist the general in attacking the city."
Afraid of Ling Yun's unwillingness, Cai Hongyuan continued to add, "If the general is worried, he can add 10,000 infantry. The command of the 10,000 infantry can be handed over to the general..."
"I wonder if the general is willing?"
"Master Cai, this tea is really good!"
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After thinking for a moment, Ling Yun went into the room to rest.
In Xingyuan Mansion, because of Ling Yun's arrival, Xixia started a fierce debate.
It turned out that there were two voices in the Xixia army.
Some people think that the sun has set in the Daqian Dynasty, the army is decayed, and the soldiers have no fighting spirit. They suggest that the army seizes the opportunity to pursue the victory and capture Jinzhou and Lizhou cities. With these four city fortresses, Yongyuan Province can be completely occupied, and Yongyuan Province can also be conquered. Good for defense.
Some people think that we should stop as soon as possible. Taking Jingzhao Mansion and Xingyuan Mansion is a surprise. The army should stop and stabilize the two mansions. If we continue to attack, it will only attract more troops. If the resistance is based on an unstable foundation, it may be counterattacked. The best example is the continuous increase of troops in Daqian.
The top military officials had different opinions, so the Xixia Kingdom took no other action for a long time, which also gave Da Gan a chance to breathe.
Especially the army in Lizhou City, facing the menacing Xixia army, everyone was afraid and timid before fighting. If the governor Fan Zizhen had not been personally in charge, the soldiers guarding the city would have been afraid before the enemy came in. He was about to abandon the city and flee.
It's ridiculous to think about it. Fan Zizhen directly mobilized 50,000 troops, plus at least 100,000 troops from other cities and towns. However, this guy did nothing and didn't even dare to take the initiative to attack, which led to the current situation. situation.
It's a shame for the governor to do this.
When I think about it carefully, I think it's normal, mainly because the Daqian governor system has great drawbacks.
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The governor was a civilian official, and Daqian put civilian officials in charge of the army, which greatly limited the combat effectiveness of the army.
No matter whether they can fight or not, whether they can win or not, the civil servants dare not take the initiative to attack and are timid before fighting. How can they win this battle?
If the military and political affairs are separated, allowing civilian officials to manage finances, while military generals are in charge of the army, and the power of war is given to military generals, this can greatly improve the combat effectiveness of the army, and military generals can seize the opportunity to attack the enemy and will not remain passive. state.
Ling Yun also had such a suggestion at the beginning, but it was a pity that the Ministry of War did not adopt it, let alone Emperor Qianxi.
Since that day, Cai Hongyuan stopped looking for Ling Yun, and the relationship between the two became estranged.
In response, Ling Yun just smiled and said nothing.
In short, whoever can survive to the end is the real winner.
Although he was not in a hurry to start a war, Ling Yun had been thinking about ways to break the city, because he boasted about Haikou when he came, not only to defeat the Xixia army, but also to take back Xingyuan Mansion.
Only in this way can the class teacher see Zhao Ningxue when he returns to court.
Otherwise, even if he blocked Xixia's attack, Ling Yun would still not be able to see Zhao Ningxue. This was Xiao Lizi's exact words.
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After careful consideration, Ling Yun thought of other countermeasures.
Since it didn't work for Cai Hongyuan, he thought of a change and tried to work on Fan Zizhen's side.
Cai Hongyuan refused, so Fan Zizhen was not sure.
Ling Yun also thought about it. If it doesn't work with Fan Zizhen this time, then he will go to He Yushan and the Ministry of War...
He didn't believe it. These 10,000 cavalrymen couldn't be taken down.
As soon as he said it was done, Ling Yun immediately wrote a letter and sent someone to send it to Fan Zizhen as quickly as possible.
Lizhou Prefecture.
Fan Zizhen was sitting in the study, with the letter sent by Cai Hongyuan in front of him. After reading the content clearly, he frowned deeply.
It states Ling Yun's requirements for the attack. If he is not given the command of the 10,000 cavalry, then Ling Yun will not move.
Although Fan Zizhen was not a general and could not fight, he also knew the importance of cavalry. If he gave away the command of these 10,000 cavalry, it was foreseeable that Ling Yun would never return it.
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In fact, this is not the point. What Fan Zizhen is worried about is that if this cavalry falls into the hands of Ling Yun, Ling Yun will not only fail to capture Xingyuan Mansion and rescue He Qirui, but will also exhaust the cavalry.
He lost his wife and lost his troops.
Due to this concern, Fan Zizhen became worried.
If ten thousand cavalry can capture Xingyuan Mansion, Fan Zizhen will definitely hand over the command of the cavalry without saying a word.
Anyway, although he can mobilize this cavalry, it is not trained by him personally, nor is it a close confidant...he doesn't care.
