"In the future, the battle against Longyou can only be controlled quickly with lightning tactics. Otherwise, if the war is in a stalemate and the Song Dynasty reacts, we will be in a dilemma. Put Li Jijun and Ye Luohe in Longyou,
Send Wang Rufeng and others to sneak into the enemy's interior, let Chief Luo Dan and Chi Bangsong restrain Shang Boqian openly and covertly, and transfer the elite Bashu rebels to Guanzhong so that they can easily enter Longyou at any time, and attack Shang Boqian in a coordinated attack from the north and south.
All of these, all arrangements are to prepare for the future battle of Longyou. When the time comes, it can be determined in one fell swoop. If you want to capture Longyou, you must capture Xiao Pass. This dangerous pass has been painstakingly managed by Shangbo Qianbu for dozens of years.
The foundation of the year is heavily guarded. The terrain here is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the troops cannot be manipulated. If we attack by force, it will only be possible with ten times the military strength. We cannot afford such consumption. How can we use the minimum force to attack?
I want to take this dangerous pass as my own at a price, and I hope the three of you will come up with a proper solution."
This was a conversation that Yang Hao had when he secretly summoned Zhang Pu, Zhong Fang, and Yang Jiye before proclaiming himself king and establishing the country.
Immediately afterwards, Zhong Fang became the cabinet bachelor. The actions of Zhang Pu and Zhong Fang outside the Meridian Gate gradually formed a rumor in Xingzhou City: Governor Zhang had great achievements in siege and field battles, but he was second to Zhong who only worked with words.
After letting go, the generals were at odds. Many people who were also dissatisfied with Yang Hao's power distribution immediately saw the opportunity and began to move closer to Zhang Pu.
At this time, Zhong Fang successively used surprise attacks, assassinations, alienation and other tactics against Xiaoguan, but they failed in vain and lost troops and generals. The war in Xiaoguan made no progress. Yang Hao was very dissatisfied and turned the matter over to Zhang Pu.
Zhang Pu, who always likes to take the wrong approach and use surprise troops to win, this time used a very sophisticated method. He asked the army to mobilize the tribal troops near Xiazhou to move to Duoling. Although Xiaoguan is steep, it cannot be arranged well.
It is difficult for a large army to use surprise attacks to tear apart the light and dark beacons that the Tibetans have built for decades. There are fortresses everywhere. However, if a tribe that is both a people and an army is brought in, in a long-term confrontation, it may not be impossible to compare the Xia Kingdom to Shangbo.
Qian Geng's powerful strength penetrates into it in a cannibalizing way.
Yang Hao had "no intention of invading the south", but he was angry that little Shang Boqian dared to provoke him. He also needed a decent way to prevent Xia Guo from entangled too much in Xiaoguan, so he agreed to Zhang Pu's proposal and ordered the university scholars to
Get started immediately.
Zhong Fang got what he wanted and immediately transferred the Wei Military Department to Douling.
The Weiwu tribe is the tribe of the two brothers Tuoba Hanchan and Tuoba Heshao. The Weiwu tribe is a relatively powerful tribe among the Tuoba tribes in Dangxiang, and their pastures are around Xiazhou, close to Duoling
, it is logical to transfer them there. However, although the area near Douling is at the foot of the Qilian Mountains, with rich water and grass suitable for grazing, it is the closest place to where Xia State and Longyou Huyan Aobo are stationed. When there is no obvious hostility between the two sides, there is no obvious hostility between the two sides.
Disputes often arise, and now is the time for hostilities.
Zhong Fang transferred Wei Wu Bu to him, which was obviously an act of borrowing money to kill someone. The two brothers of Wei Wu Bu had always been resistant to his decrees, and now they were close to Zhang Pu. Zhong Fang transferred them so that they could be rehabilitated in Xia Dynasty.
State, it is convenient for him to control Xiazhou, and at the same time, he can use Huyan Aobo to consume the strength of their tribe. It can be said that he kills two birds with one stone.
The imperial court had the right to mobilize tribal troops, so the two Tuoba brothers naturally could not disobey. While they led their tribesmen to migrate to Duoling, they also sent people to complain to Zhang Pu with heavy gifts. However, the reasons for the release were high-sounding, and Zhang Pu could not object.
So Zhang Pu used the method of retaliating with the enemy's attack, and proposed to Yang Hao that with the power of the Weiwu tribe, it would be difficult to defeat Xiaoguan and defend the enemy, and requested to transfer 12,000 troops from the Supi tribe to supplement it.
Under the control of the Wei Military Department.
The Subi tribe is the tribe of Tuoba Cangmu, which is also the tribe of Tuoba Haofeng, the young chief of the Subi tribe who is now highly regarded by Yang Hao. When Zhong was guarding Xiazhou, Tuoba Cangmu and his son were very close to him.
, now regarded as a close confidant of the Great Scholar Sect, Zhang Pu transferred some of his tribe to Douling, and were controlled by the Weiwu Department. The Weiwu Department would naturally place them in front of their own tribe, using them as a buffer to avoid the Weiwu Department.
Direct contact with Huyan Aobo, a big-headed man from Tufan.
Although everyone in Xingzhou and even the entire Xia Kingdom was aware of the overt and covert struggle between the Grand Scholar and the Grand Governor, it seemed that no one dared to tell Yang Hao about the discord between the two great figures. Yang Hao responded to this
It seemed that he was totally unaware of this, so he immediately agreed to Zhang Pu's request. Zhongfang shot himself in the foot and suffered a big and secret loss in this overt and covert fight.
Of course, not everyone thinks that Yang Hao doesn't understand all his ministers, such as Mu Yuqiao, the daily servant who always sticks to Yang Hao like candy. But the way of checks and balances is the power of the emperor, and Zhong Fang and
Both Zhang and Pu have great power, and their discord obviously takes advantage of the stability of Yang Hao's rule more than their closeness to each other, so even those who think they have seen Yang Hao's true intentions dare not point it out.
The Subi tribe is naturally unwilling to be the pawn of the Weiwu tribe, and it is inevitable to be passive and lazy in the war. However, the Weiwu tribe and the Subi tribe do not get along, and now it is rare to have control over them, and they intend to use Huyan Aobo's hand to weaken them.
However, despite their strength, they are constantly provoking wars with Huyan Aobo. The pastures of the Subi tribe and the Weiwu tribe are both near Xiazhou. If the Subi tribe is defeated like this, it will of course be beneficial to the Weiwu tribe.
The disagreement between the two tribes was already a taboo among military strategists, but behind these two tribes stood two big figures who were secretly fighting each other. They were stumbling upon each other and holding back each other. The internal friction was severe, and the results of the battle ahead could be imagined.
The Subi tribe was unwilling to be used as a spearman by the Weiwu tribe, but could not get rid of the control of the Weiwu tribe, so they were forced to have direct contact with Huyan Aobo. As a result, not only did they fail to complete Zhang Pu's step-by-step plan, but they also undertook Huyan Aobo's control.
He suffered a series of defeats before him.
At first, Huyan Aobo's tribal troops often invaded the north, and it was difficult for the Subi tribe to form a decent resistance. A large number of cattle, sheep and tribesmen were kidnapped. Tuoba Hanchan and Tuoba He Shao blindly forced the Subi tribe to step up their attack on Huyan'ao.
Bo's attack, and when the Subi tribe encountered the enemy attack, they either arrived late, or pretended to respond, bluffed and then retreated, leaving the Subi tribe to bear the attack of the Tibetan army head-on.
The morale of the Subi tribe was greatly reduced, and they had no intention of responding to the enemy. Whenever the enemy attacked, they collapsed at the first touch, shouting: "The golden gun is invincible, run away quickly!" They were immediately defeated.
Huyan Aobo used a gilt gun and was known as Jinqian Aobo. The two sides fought for a long time, and even the Subi tribe knew his nickname. Tuoba Han Chan used the help of the Tubo people to weaken Benbi and the others.
The more powerful Supi tribe was very proud of themselves. On the one hand, they praised the small victory as a big victory, and on the other hand, they described the big defeat as a small defeat. They asked Xingzhou for credit, and at the same time they kept exerting pressure to force the Supi in front of them.
The tribe took the initiative to invite Huyan Aobo to fight.
Although the power of Zhongfang is heavier than that of Zhangpu, in terms of military matters, the county magistrates are always not as good as the current ones, and they can only provide limited support to the Subi tribe.
The troops of the Subi tribe began to surrender to Huyan Aobo. Although Huyan Aobo was arrogant and arrogant, he was not a reckless man who only relied on force. When he saw the troops of the Subi tribe begging for surrender, he immediately received him in a grand manner and made
They entertained them with good wine and meat, so that those who were highly virtuous among the tribesmen went back to spread the word to other tribes in the Subi tribe.
The way to use soldiers is to attack the heart first. This hand is indeed sharper than the sword. More and more Subi tribes defected to Huyan Aobo angrily. In turn, they became Huyan Aobo's pawns, which was better than when they fought against Huyan Aobo.
He was even more diligent in fighting. This move of "using barbarians to control barbarians" was a great success. Shang Boqian was overjoyed when he heard the news. He sent an order to reward the Xixia generals generously. He also secretly ordered Hu Yan'ao and Bo Enwei to use them together to strengthen control and prevent these old party members from being recruited by Li Jiyun.
go.
As soon as the surrendered people from the Subi tribe came over, Li Jiyun took action and recruited them as his old master, but also brought some tribes to his side. As soon as Huyan Aobo received Shang Boqian's order, he took action immediately to bring the surrendered people to his side.
The Dangxiang people who originally set up separate camps and controlled them were integrated into the various forts of the Tubo people, and they completely changed the banner of the Tubo people. As a result, no matter how long Li Jijun's hand was, he could not reach their camp.
Zhao Guangyi, who was far away in Bianliang, knew everything that happened in Longyou, Hexi Province.
Yang Hao's conspiracy succeeded several times. If Zhao Guangyi could have been alert in advance, he would have been able to nip it in the bud. Zhao Guangyi's failure was not due to Yang Hao's wisdom and martial prowess to a large extent, but because the court did not pay enough attention to Hexi in the past.
After learning from the pain, Zhao Guangyi ordered the Imperial City Division to invest enough scouts and detective horses to strengthen the collection of intelligence on Hexi.
As for Longyou, he has also strengthened his control over Longyou since he knew that the jade seal of the Chuanguo was obtained from Shang Boqian. Now, he is aware of every move of Xixia, and Yang Hao is content with the status quo and establishes the country.
After that, he was greatly satisfied with the intrigues among the various tribes and the overt and covert fights between the generals and ministers. Longyou Li Jijun and Ye Luohe recruited troops aggressively to divide Shang Boqian's power, plus another leader of Tubo who had great appeal.
Luo Dan had to look up to the Song Dynasty in almost every aspect to contain Shang Boqian, which even made Zhao Guangyi satisfied.
It seemed that everything was developing in a good direction, but he did not notice that under his nose, the dispute between the two prime ministers, Lu Duoxun and Zhang Jie, had gradually become heated, but many people
You can see everything happening far away, but you are completely ignorant of what is happening around you. This is the so-called "darkness under the light".
Zhang Ji helped Xixia to beg for surrender, and since then he has been used more seriously by Zhao Guangyi. After that, Luo Kedi sent his troops into Shu, and the Bashu bandits were uncertain. The old and young fled into the mountains. The main force escaped from Bashu, stormed Tongguan, and entered Guanzhong.
After paying a heavy price, they fled into the Qinling Mountains and left their base. Moreover, there were not as many dangerous mountains as cover in Bashu. It seemed much easier to annihilate them than before. To trace the root cause, naturally it was still inseparable from Zhang Jie's talk about surrendering Yang Haozhi.
As a result, Zhang Jie's power is now more than ten thousand people below the two men. Except for Lu Duoxun, no one can be above him. The two prime ministers Xue Juzheng and Lu Yuqing also have to be below him.
Zhang Ji's rapid rise aroused Lu Duoxun's fear. He firmly controlled many government affairs in his hands. Sometimes he was so busy that he could only sleep for two hours a day, and he would never share these things with Zhang Ji. Zhang Ji felt this
Lu Duoxun's hostility towards him made him understand that Lu Duoxun had now become a stumbling block to his success. However, even though he had been favored by officials, he was still far from able to bring Lu Duoxun down.
Lu Duoxun was tactful and good at figuring out what was going on. He had been the prime minister for several years and had many wings. If there were no serious mistakes that Zhao Guangyi could not tolerate, he would not be able to defeat him as the newly appointed deputy prime minister. If he acted hastily and alerted the enemy,
On the contrary, it was even more detrimental to him, so Zhang Jie became more careful. Every time he saw Lu Duoxun, he was respectful and behaved, and seemed to have no ambition at all, so as to dispel his warning.
"Alas! I have reached the rank of deputy prime minister, but I am more careful than before. Really..., but Lu Duosun has many wings and has deep roots in the court. He cannot be easily touched. Especially when Luo Gongming resigned from office.
The third envoy has also changed his people, and I don’t know how long I can endure it. Lu Duosun is about the same age as me. If he never makes a big mistake, wouldn’t I have no chance?"
Listening to Xue Ruoan's beautiful singing and graceful dance, and in front of him were the delicacies carefully prepared by Baiweifang, Zhang Ji couldn't understand the taste of the food and was in a trance.
Ever since Xue Ruoan introduced him to the Xixia secret envoy, who first connected with Yang Hao, and advocated the completion of the important recruitment task, he came to Yixiaolou more frequently. Everyone knows that Qianjin Yixiaolou
Liu Duo'er is a forbidden prostitute of the official family, and Miss Xue Ruanan is the lover of Prime Minister Zhang. All the kings and prime ministers are staying in Yixiao Tower. The price of Qianjin Yixiao Tower is rising, and the powerful and wealthy people are flocking to it. They come to Yixiao Tower.
Qianjin Yixiaolou spends money not just for pleasure, but as a status symbol.
"Xiang Zhang, I'm so out of breath from dancing, but you look so absent-minded. It's really discouraging."
Xue Ruoan stopped singing and dancing, came to his side, and said coquettishly.
"Huh? Ah, haha..." Zhang Ji came back to his senses and said with a smile: "It's my fault. The government is busy with government affairs. It's rare to take time out. I still can't let it go. Haha, come on, come on,
This glass of wine I will give to the beauty to make amends."
Xue Ruoan took the cup in her hand, smiled sweetly at him, lightly opened her red lips, took half a sip of the wine, and then moved towards his lips. She smiled and hugged the beauty's slender waist, took the leather cup, and
She took a sip of wine from Tan's mouth and put it into her mouth and swallowed it. Xue Ruoan clung to his arms, played with his beard, and said softly: "Hexi has descended, and the Bashu rebellious army has fled into Guanzhong. Their destruction is imminent, and the world is at peace."
Okay, is there anything else that Prime Minister Zhang needs to worry about? Ah! By the way, I heard that Prime Minister Zhang made a statement a few days ago that the Khitan of the Northern Dynasty should train troops and gather in the valley, and divide the troops into border fortresses.
Be prepared to defend yourself, and don't chase after you go, and you have been praised by the officials."
Zhang Jie smiled and said: "Haha, your information is quite good..."
He raised his glass and said: "As a prime minister, what I care about is not just the military. Besides, even if it is just the military, the world is not at peace now. The Bashu bandits have entered the pass, although they are easy to destroy if they are far away from their base.
, but Guanzhong is barren and has not always been the focus of the imperial court's management. If there is a drought or flood this year and the people's livelihood is at stake, the disaster may become worse and worse. There are many things that must be taken into consideration and cannot be prepared for chaos.
Treat it."
Xue Ruoan's eyes turned and she wondered: "The government has sent King Qi to take charge of Chang'an. With King Qi guarding it, can't we put down these bandits? Are these bandits really that powerful?"
Zhang Ji laughed, pressed the tip of her nose, and said with a smile: "Don't underestimate these rabble. A rabble can also become an elite soldier in a hundred battles. Most of the collapse of a country starts from these rabble."
Xue Ruoan wrinkled her nose and said: "The Nu family doesn't understand the important national affairs. These matters are the most important things for you adults. Well... I mean, His Highness the King of Qi is also so cautious about his affairs. Why? I sent people to visit Prime Minister Zhao, and I thought they were going to ask Prime Minister Zhao for advice."
"Haha, of course. If you also understand national affairs, what else do you want us to do after ten years of hard work... huh? Prime Minister Zhao, which Prime Minister Zhao?"
Xue Ruoan laughed and covered her mouth and said: "Why is Prime Minister Zhang confused? There is no other Prime Minister Zhao, naturally it is Zhao Pu and Prime Minister Zhao."
A strange light flashed in Zhang Ji's eyes. He turned around, held up his sleeves and chopsticks to grab the duck breast, to hide his strange look, and smiled: "Haha, King Qi sent people to visit Prime Minister Zhao, how could he make such a big show of it? Can you also know this?"
Xue Ruoan curled her lips and proudly showed off: "That is to say, in front of you, Prime Minister Zhang, people have to be careful to please you. Even if the people next to you are paying filial piety with gold and jewels, whether you want to see him or not depends on how tall they are." I'm not happy. A scholar wants to see me, so he goes to great lengths to show off his talents. A gentry official naturally wants to show off his status."
"Oh, although Prime Minister Zhao is old, we are far behind when it comes to running the country, managing military affairs, and handling the central government. However..., the King of Qi sent people to visit Prime Minister Zhao to ask for advice on how to quell the chaos. Thing, this... was also what your guest told you?"
Xue Ruoan smiled and said: "That's not true. No matter what, he won't say everything. But...His Royal Highness King Qi is a very popular minister, and his official salary is higher than that of the prime minister. If it weren't for this matter, Why does a prince like him need to fawn over and visit a prime minister who has already left the central government? Now it happens that the Bashu bandits have fled into Guanzhong. I think it is because of this reason."
"Haha, Miss Xue is indeed as smart as ice and snow. Ice and snow are so smart..." Zhang Jie burst out laughing, looking indescribably happy.
"The King of Qi stayed in Chang'an and was basically demoted. What does he want to do to make friends with Zhao Pu? No, I have to investigate this matter. If it is true, I must report it to the officials immediately."
The sedan chair was long and leisurely. Zhang Ji, who had left Yixiao Tower, was sitting in the sedan chair, thinking nervously.
"Boom! Boom!" Suddenly he heard the sound of the gong clearing the way ahead, and the sedan suddenly stopped at the roadside. Zhang Ji frowned slightly, opened the sedan curtain and looked outside. He saw the gong, the flag, and a full guard of honor behind him. It was Prime Minister Lu Duoxun passing by on the official road.
Zhang Ji's eyes suddenly became dark. When the guard of honor passed by, his sedan chair returned to the main road. Zhang Ji put down the curtain of the sedan chair and twirled his beard in thought for a long time. When he was approaching the gate of the mansion, an idea flashed in his mind, and he suddenly thought of A clever plan that kills two birds with one stone...