The top officials of the Liao Kingdom were in panic and had to lift Xiao Zhiqiong's house arrest, hoping that she and Yunzheng could reach an understanding and restore peace.
At this time, Luoyang, the imperial city of the Wei Dynasty, was also in a quarrel.
The Liao Kingdom was in dire straits, and the Wei court was no different. There were bandits in the east and south, and Yunzheng in the north was not honest. He sent an army of 150,000 to attack the Liao Kingdom without saying a word, and he didn't even bother to say hello to the court. This
How should the court handle itself? Can it not issue orders and give orders? If it does not give orders, where is the face of the court? Where is the majesty of the court?
But it happened that Marshal Yun, who was good at provocations, was so unstoppable all the way. The Liao Kingdom, which had suppressed the Wei Dynasty for more than a hundred years, was beaten by him and was almost unable to fight back! How could the imperial court get out of this?
What? Does it mean that he should not have fought against the great enemy Liao? Or that he should not have won a great victory?
It's really annoying
Since the emperor vomited blood and fell into coma in public a few days ago, he has been recuperating these days. He rarely comes out to ask questions about government matters. Most of the major affairs of the government are handled by the cabinet.
Since Qiu Linjiang replaced Shen Cheng, the new party now has the upper hand in the cabinet. In the past, the situation of the famous families suppressing the poor families has been reversed. Now, any resolutions wanted by the famous families will definitely not be passed. On the contrary, any resolutions wanted by the poor families will not be passed.
Passed by four votes
As expected, the emperor still did not show up for this morning's discussion, so everyone could only discuss it in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
The first thing I want to talk about is that the battle plan for Cao Rui's army to gather on the Jiangning-Suzhou front line has been reported to the imperial court and requested for approval. Qiu Linjiang knew that he was a pure scholar, and he was still a group of civil servants and generals in the imperial court who did not get involved in such things as war.
You and I have been saying each other for a long time, and Qiu Linjiang's head is spinning.
Basically, in his opinion, the imperial court's suppression of bandits now consists of two strategies and tactics. One is Cao Rui's method, which is to concentrate troops and gradually advance, and then look for and destroy the main force of the bandit army, strive to defeat the main force of the enemy in one or two battles, and then fully advance.
, quell the rebellion
The second is the method proposed by some generals. Although the imperial army is slightly inferior in numbers, after all, the imperial army is a regular army, and its combat effectiveness cannot be compared with the rebel army. It should still be surrounded on all sides, gradually shrink the space of the rebel army, and finally besiege it to one or two strongholds.
in the city
The third strategy is not without suggestions, but most people shake their heads when they hear it: these generals require the mobilization of elite troops to directly attack the areas occupied by the rebels to suppress them, and the external armies will follow up.
The method of dividing the bandits, surrounding them, and then annihilating them sounds good, but unfortunately the maneuverability is too low. The first question is where do the "elite troops" come from? If you want to be able to rush into the bandit-occupied areas like a blade, not only can you not be annihilated, but you can also
To make the rebel army miserable, which unit of the Central Army can do it? Secondly, it is impossible for the external army to follow immediately. There are more than 200,000 external troops, and more than 200,000 troops are following a group of running around.
Elites are running around, how can they communicate with each other? This is nonsense
The generals of the Central Army are not like the Yun Family Army when fighting. The characteristic of the Northern Xinjiang Army is that as long as the leader of the army sets off, all the operations of this army outside are handed over to the chief general. Both the chief general and the supervisor consider the situation to be urgent.
The general can give orders directly without asking Yanjing or the commander-in-chief for instructions. There is only one point: if the unit is in a front-line defense circle and there is a commander-in-chief behind him, the commander-in-chief's effective order must not include retreat.
The Central Army is different. Under combat conditions, if the guard commander wants to mobilize troops more than a hundred miles away, he must apply to the capital commander for approval. If the capital commander wants to mobilize more than three guards over a distance of more than 100 miles, he must apply for approval.
The authority of the highest military commander in the jurisdiction to approve the highest military commander in the jurisdiction is not wide enough. After determining the tactics, it must be submitted to the imperial court for approval, and then the half-army talisman in the emperor's hand and the half-army in the Ministry of War are combined and ordered. After receiving the clear decree,
Only the military commander can formally exercise his command authority. If the troops are not in full order, the commander will be helpless. Therefore, although the tiger-shaped command talisman is not large, it is extremely effective.
The reason why the military talisman is in the shape of a tiger is closely related to people's worship of the tiger image in ancient times. The tiger talisman first appeared in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and was popular in the Warring States, Qin, and Han Dynasties. There are also festivals, cards, etc. that have similar properties to the tiger talisman.
The earliest extant tiger-shaped talisman festivals are the "Pi Dafu Tiger Festival" and "Han Jiangshu Tiger Festival" from the Warring States Period. Their shape and function are the same as the tiger talisman. They can be regarded as the predecessors of the tiger talisman.
One place, one talisman. It is absolutely impossible to use one military talisman to mobilize the armies of two places at the same time.
In history, there have been many major changes in the shape, quantity, inscriptions and status of the tiger talisman. From the Han Dynasty to the Sui Dynasty, the tiger talismans were all made of copper.
To hide the tiger, fish talisman or rabbit talisman was used instead, and later the turtle talisman was used. During the Wei Dynasty, the tiger talisman was restored. As for Yunzheng's original world, because the Yuan Dynasty used the tiger head talisman, later generations evolved into the bronze medal.
Another point is that the tiger talisman must be used at the same time as the edict, and there is no geographical restriction on the use of the festival. The yuxi was once independently used as a token to send troops, indicating that the situation was urgent and asking for assistance. The central government in the Western Han Dynasty had strong control over the local area, and the power to mobilize troops was in the hands of the emperor.
, the local military power in the Eastern Han Dynasty was gradually unified, the Hufu system of sending troops was largely destroyed, and the festival continued to become popular.
The Tiger Talisman played an important role in ancient wars, and there were many stories related to it. It is recorded in "Historical Records" that in 257 BC, the Qin State sent troops to besiege Handan, the capital of Zhao State. Lord Zhao Pingyuan's wife was the sister of Lord Xinling of Wei.
, so he asked the King of Wei and Lord Xinling for help. The King of Wei sent the veteran general Jin Bi to lead an army of 100,000 to rescue Zhao. However, he later feared the power of Qin and ordered the garrison to wait and see. In order to rush to the aid of Handan, Lord Xinling Wuji and
The wife of the King of Wei, Ru Ji, conspired to steal the Tiger Talisman from the King of Wei's bedroom, and used the Tiger Talisman to seize Jin Bi's army, defeat the Qin army, and save the State of Zhao.
The folklore is even more powerful. In Chapter 51 of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Cao Cao retreated due to his defeat at the Battle of Chibi. Zhuge Liang took advantage of the emptiness in Nanjun and ordered Zhao Yun to successfully seize the city and capture the defender Chen Jiao.
Tiger Talisman, and then used the Tiger Talisman to trick the Jingzhou defenders into rescuing Nanjun. Taking advantage of the situation, Zhang Fei attacked Jingzhou. Then he used the same method to mobilize the Xiangyang defenders, and Guan Yu took the opportunity to attack Xiangyang. Zhuge Liang only used a small Tiger Talisman.
, he mobilized Cao's troops and captured three cities without a single blow. However, Zhou Yu of Soochow, who had spent a lot of money and food, and soldiers and horses, got nothing. How could he not be angry?
It can be seen that although the tiger talisman is small, it is powerful. Half of the tiger talisman limits the independent combat ability of the leading general. Although it is very effective in preventing rebellion, its independent ability and ability to respond immediately are also reduced by an unknown amount.
At this time, Qiu Linjiang heard about the lawsuit, and when he saw that people below were still noisy, he couldn't help but said: "You are all important ministers of the country, how can you be so noisy?"
Qiu Linjiang is now extremely authoritative. As soon as he said these words, everyone below them shut up and looked at him one by one to see how he would choose.
Qiu Linjiang, however, stood opposite the generals at the head of the military generals. Yun Lan, who almost never spoke in the court hall, cupped his hands and said: "Master Taiwei, you are a famous general in our Wei Dynasty. You have a family background, are proficient in the art of war, and have experienced many battles."
The formation will never fail. Linjiang, I would like to ask Taiwei, which of these three methods can be successful in wiping out the rebels and returning the clear sky to the east of the river??"
There was an immediate silence in the court hall, everyone wanted to hear Yun Lan’s opinion.
Unexpectedly, Yun Lan said calmly: "As a general, you must know yourself and the enemy, so that you can fight in a hundred battles without defeat. Yun Lan doesn't know how strong the enemy's bandit army is. Yun Lan doesn't know how strong the enemy's bandit army is. Yun Lan doesn't know either. The left prime minister asked me about the method of suppressing bandits.
It is no different from asking a blind question... Although Yun Lan has the desire to serve the country, but he has no ability to serve the country, he is afraid that he will disappoint the Prime Minister Zuo."
All the civil and military officials in the court were stunned, but after thinking about it, Yun Lan's words were really watertight. From the perspective of the Yun family, he showed that as a border town commander, he never inquired about the strength of the Central Army. This is
The second reason for saying that he has absolutely no different intentions is that as a border town, his attitude towards the imperial court's suppression of rebellious parties is very simple. In eight words: it has nothing to do with him, just ignore it.
Listening to some whispers in the audience, Qiu Linjiang rarely scolded Yun Lan for his humiliating words. He didn't refute anything, just smiled slightly: "Yunshan is always victorious in every battle.
If there is a reason, Linjiang is taught.”
He touched the fluorene board in his hand and suddenly asked: "So, Linjiang has a digression that I would like to ask Lord Taiwei... I wonder what Lord Taiwei's attitude is towards Prince Yun's expedition to the Liao Kingdom? Based on Yunshan
Shuai’s opinion, what do you think Prince Yun’s chances of winning this time are?”
Yun Lan chuckled, as if he didn't feel the difficulty of such a problem at all, and said with a smile: "My son's expedition to the Liao Kingdom is actually my son's wish for many years. First of all, the timing was chosen very well, and the Liao Kingdom was in the right situation.
In the battle with the Jurchens, most of their military strength was contained. In this Northern Expedition, my son will definitely face fewer Liao troops than ever before, so the winning rate will naturally be greater. Secondly, my son has achieved certain results in this battle.
, First of all, I have to thank His Majesty the Emperor. If it were not for the new Ying Yang Guard army that was trained this year, my son would not have dared to send troops easily this time. As for the third one, my son has successfully trained into the Ying Yang Guard before.
All the new and old generals in our northern Xinjiang army are convinced. With such a combination of old and new, and the whole team working together, we can achieve today's victory. However, the final result will depend on the specific situation on the front line. However, there are many unforeseen things about my military talk on paper.
, I won’t comment too much.”
After Yun Lan said these words, Qiu Linjiang felt for the first time that Yun Lan must have been hiding his clumsiness before! With his eloquence, he was no worse than his brother Yun Dai!
