Chapter 367 Controversy between Han Liangchen and Tongque Terrace
Chapter 367: Tongquetai, Han Liangchen debates
The Song family owned two floors of Tongque Building. The first floor is a banquet hall. It is decorated with simple decoration and only has bright red wool carpets. However, the furnishings are simple and there are many cases, all made of Huanghuali wood, which can give a glimpse of the strength of the Song family.
On the second floor, it is the apartment where the Song family entertains distinguished guests, which is extremely luxurious, beautiful and comfortable.
Tonight, Wang Lin will stay here.
The Song family held a banquet.
Considering that it is wartime, there are no delicacies at the banquet, only a pot of meat, a pot of vegetables, and a pot of strong wine.
Wang Lin could see at a glance that this was the spirit liquor operated by Bohai Business Company that was purified after secondary distillation.
Wang Lin was in Zhengzhong, Yue Fei, Hua Rong, Yan Qing and other generals were at the left, Huang Qishan was in the same position as Song Pengran and his third son, and set up a case to accompany him on the right.
Everyone in the hall basically represents the major forces that are currently fighting against the Jin Dynasty.
Military general.
Guardian.
Gentleman.
From the beginning of the banquet, from the generals, even Huang Qishan and others began to line up to toast Wang Lin, praising Wang Lin's great victory in three battles and the imposing achievements of destroying the Jin people, and calling him the mainstay of the Song Dynasty's resistance to the Jin Dynasty.
My subordinates flatter, but it is not harmful to them anyway, so Wang Lin naturally would not refuse.
But his mind always remains a strangely clear-headed and will never be confused because of this and will not know why.
He always knows who he is, what he wants to do, and what he will do.
The victory of Liyang, the victory of the Battle of Huazhou, and the victory of the Xiangzhou Battle. The victory of the three battles greatly boosted the confidence of the soldiers and civilians of the Song Dynasty.
But at the same time it also seemed to bring some illusion that the so-called Jin people were vulnerable, and the Song Dynasty was about to win a complete victory, and even could destroy the Jin Kingdom.
As a powerful enemy of the Song Dynasty, in fact, the Jin people who had successfully destroyed the Northern Song Dynasty in history were not too much attention.
This northern nomad people who grew up on horseback have the current combat effectiveness of the Mongols at the moment.
Because he won several victories, he made the Jin people worthless, which seemed very absurd to him.
After several major wars, the Fuhu Army suffered heavy injuries and reduced personnel.
But the foundation of the Jin people is still solid.
Although Wanyan Zonghan, who attacked Taiyuan, was fruitless, the main elite were still there.
In the Jin Dynasty, the army was still in the Liao territory and was eyeing it.
With the current military and national strength of the Song Dynasty, the battle with the Jin people was destined to be a repeated tug-of-war.
The war has just begun, and it is ridiculous to say that victory is absurd.
Moreover, Wang Lin’s ultimate goal was to destroy the Jin Kingdom to eliminate future troubles.
In fact, as long as the Jin Kingdom is not destroyed, their desire to destroy the Han Dynasty will never die. Even if they suffer heavy damage, they will recover in just ten years.
Later, the death of the Jin Dynasty on the Mongolian iron hoof is actually a replica of today's Song and Jin War.
Just imagine, if the Jin people had not occupied the Central Plains and enjoyed themselves as comfortable and enjoyed themselves as the Song Dynasty and sought wealth, it would not have been so easy for the Mongolians to destroy the Jin Dynasty.
The same is true for the Khitan.
To think more deeply, the Yuan Dynasty established by the Mongols was basically similar in principle.
So the historical dramas are always being staged one after another, and you and I will appear after singing, but the roles you and I play are different.
Since he noticed that there was a certain kind of arrogance and excessive contempt of the Jin people in the army, Wang Lin knew that it was time to remind the generals.
It is necessary to pour cold water into a basin.
Otherwise, the fate of the Fuhu Army will be worrying in the next battle.
Wang Lin drank by himself, and heard that except Yue Fei and Han Shizhong, all the generals were chatting in the Heat, discussing war, and even flattering each other with Huang Qishan and others, as if they were destroying the Jin people before the Mid-Autumn Festival. He rubbed his eyebrows and the corners of his mouth.
smoke.
Wang Lin waved his hand and everyone fell silent.
Wang Lin turned his head and looked at Yue Fei who was sitting calmly and said, "Pengju, do you think our army can carry the momentum of great victory and drive straight into Beijing?"
Yue Fei shook his head, stood up and bowed, "Master, the students think that although our army has a victory, the main force of the Jin cavalry is actually in the Liao territory and its foundation has not moved. And I am the Song Dynasty..."
"The Western Army defended Hedong, and the Hebei Army was defeated and scattered. Our Huhu Army almost attacked with all its strength. After several battles, it was seriously injured and needed to recuperate. As for Jiangnan, the troops in Huainan were still in their prime, which took some time, so the students thought it was time to talk about it at this time.
It is too early to defeat the Jin people or not.”
Yue Fei was consistently calm and mature. He was like this when he was young.
Wang Lin felt that since he took Yue Fei, the young man was entrusted with important tasks in advance and controlled the army. The young man's personality should be more concise and thoughtful than the original in history.
In other words, Wang Lin's trust shortened Yue Fei's growth time, and some of Wang Lin's epoch-making ideas and advanced thinking have brought Yue Fei a completely different perspective. These new things are accompanying Yue Fei's growth and actual combat, step by step
Turn it into one's own.
Wang Lin nodded slowly and looked at Han Shizhong again: "Good minister, what do you think?"
Han Shizhong stood up and bowed and said, "Prince, the last general thinks that in the battle of Liyang, our army will win more than less. The Battle of Huazhou will be a surprise attack for our army. As for the Battle of Xiangzhou, it actually depends on the prince's strategy. Our army is moving.
The enemy was annihilated, and the guerrilla tactics made up for some lack of combat power."
"Therefore, in terms of combat power, our army is slightly short of what the Jin people are."
Han Shizhong's words aroused strong dissatisfaction among the generals.
They can accept Yue Fei's old and conspiring theory of the country, and accept that they should not be despised by the Jin people, but they can slowly take it.
But we must never accept that our own combat power is weaker than that of the Jin people.
Hu Yanzhuo was like a fire, and he sneered when he heard this, "General Han's words are wrong. The Jin people live for nomadic life, and everyone is on horseback to fight. This is the strength of the Jin people. But our Song army, especially my Fuhu Army, was the Huhu Army.
Since its establishment, the military discipline has been stricter, far more than that of the Jin people.”
"Our army is never inferior to the Jin people, these three battles are proof."
Liu Guangshi also stood up: "I have a million imperial guards in the Song Dynasty. In addition to my Fuhu Army, there are hundreds of thousands of elite Western troops. They have guarded the border for a hundred years, which has also made the Liao people scared. The Liao people and Jin people have transformed into foreign barbarians.
, Even if the Jin people are stronger than the Khitan wolf cavalry, how much stronger can they be?”
"Han Liangchen, are you not trying to destroy your own power by increasing the momentum of the enemy country?"
Han Shizhong said calmly: "General Liu, you and I are both from the Western Army. In General Liu's opinion, which is stronger than the Western Army and the Fuhu Army?"
Liu Guangshi's face froze. He pondered for a while, and said fairly: "In terms of overall combat strength and strength, it should be between the same. Judging from combat experience, the Western Army is stronger than our army."
Han Shizhong chuckled: "Since that's the case, why did our army defeat the Jin people one after another, destroying most of the 100,000 invading enemies, but Mr. Zhong was in Taiyuan, and with 200,000 Western troops, he was still 100,000 gold.
People are besieging Taiyuan and unable to leave?"
"I am defending, while Jin is attacking. We are numerous, but there are few enemies. If we follow common sense, shouldn't Wanyan Zonghan be defeated at this moment?"
"So, although the Jin people could not conquer Taiyuan, the main force of our Western Army was still trapped and unable to get out. This is not that the Western Army is too weak, but that the Jin people are too strong."
"And our army won one after another, it was not that the Jin people were too weak, but that our army's plan was appropriate, and it was up to the prince's command and the strategy of using more surprise troops."
Han Shizhong deserves to be a famous general in the world. He refuted Liu Guangshi speechlessly in just a few words, and all the generals were silent.
Hua Rong and others thought about it and realized that what Han Shizhong said was reasonable.
As for the Xiangzhou Battle, if they had not been determined to implement Wang Lin's mobile warfare and guerrilla tactics and caught Wanyan Zongwang off guard, even if they won this battle, they would have suffered heavy casualties.
Han Shizhong slowly stood up and looked around everyone, his eyes sharp and bright: "The ancients said that those who rely on the greatness of the country and respect the masses of the people and want to see the power of the enemy are called arrogant soldiers, and those who are arrogant will be destroyed."
"If you think that our army has won several battles, you are proud and complacent, and treat the Jin people as if nothing is there, that would be a big mistake."
"Everyone, the strength of the Jin people lies in the fact that they can fight with all the whole country. If they can fight with horses, they will not be afraid of death. The weakness of our Song Dynasty lies in the large population, several times that of the Jin people, but the country lacks good horses and many military horses.
It is mainly infantry.”
"Although our Song Dynasty is known as one million imperial guards, most of them are local wing soldiers and infantrymen who are open to military equipment. How many cavalry in the Western Army are? There are only 10,000 or 20,000 people."
"The Western Army defended the city, but Jin could not capture it for a long time. If we did not defend the city, with the strength of the Western Army, we would definitely not be able to stop the 100,000 Jin soldiers and cavalry."
"Where did my 50,000 cavalry in the Huhu Army come from? The prince worked hard and planned a good horse from the enemy country. It can be said that most of the soldiers that I can fight in the Song Dynasty are in my Huhu Army."
"And the Jin people's iron cavalry is at least 200,000, and there are also Khitan surrendered soldiers. In addition, the Liao and Jin places produce good horses. In just a few months, the Jin people's injured soldiers can be replenished."
Liu Guangshi sneered: "Good minister, if you say what you say, my Song Dynasty will be destroyed by the Jin people. Why do you and I fight to the death today?"
Hu Yanzhuo slapped the table and said angrily: "Han Shizhong, how dare you destroy your might?"
Hua Rong and other generals also looked at Han Shizhong coldly, thinking that this man is so ambitious and powerful that he is a true traitor.
Han Shizhong clapped his hands and said, "It has not been uncommon for the weak to defeat the strong in ancient times. The battle of our army is to defend our country and not to fear war because of the strong enemy... But, you should not underestimate the enemy because of the war!"
Wang Lin applauded gently.
"Good minister said it well."
Han Shizhong's face turned slightly red and bowed, "Your Majesty, I have been so arrogant. My personal opinion is not to praise the enemy and destroy myself, nor to underestimate myself."
Wang Lin nodded slowly: "Good minister, according to your opinion, what strategy should be between our army and the Jin people? How can we defeat the strong with the weak and win by fighting?"
Han Shizhong pondered for a while and said: "Prince, everyone, Han thought that in the battle between our army and the Jin people, we should use more strategies, relying on the right time and place, and the people of our Song Dynasty's desire to resist the Jin Dynasty, accumulate small victories and strive for strength...
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Wang Lin was amazed in his heart.
With personal force, Han Shizhong would not be as good as Lu Junyi, Hu Yanzhuo, Qin Ming, and Guan Sheng, even Yan Qing, but in terms of strategy and overall strategic perspective, only Yue Fei can compare with him.
During the Battle of Huang Tiandang, Han Shizhong besieged the Jin army, known as 100,000 with 8,000 troops for 48 days, and his deeds spread throughout the Yangtze and Huaihe River.
Han Shizhong is unique in designing weapons and has improved weapons such as anti-enemy bows and chain mail.
Based on his combat experience, Han Shizhong also proposed combat methods such as riding horses and jumping into streams, cave targets and archery.
Therefore, in Wang Lin's eyes, Han Shizhong and Yue Fei are the ones who can truly command and fight independently. All the generals under his command are slightly inferior.