Chapter 675 Beating him like this is quite a bit of a victory
Gift? Everyone was surprised.
Advisor Wen You asked out of curiosity: "The Governor wants to give Meng Shanming a gift?"
Luo Zhao smiled and asked, "Can't you give it away? It's really admirable that he still drags his body into battle at such an old age. We might as well be more open-minded."
Everyone, look at me, I look at you, there is something strange hidden in his smile, I always feel that things are not that simple.
Su Yuanbai, the elder of Lingxiao Pavilion, drove his horse forward and asked with a smile: "What gift are you planning to give the Governor?"
The monks here are in a good mood. Since Luo Zhao commanded the army to invade the territory of Yan State, a series of battles have indeed been fought beautifully. The destruction of Yan is just around the corner, so the monks from all sides are extremely polite to him.
"Horse! I have heard that Meng Shanming loves horses, so I should go and fetch the horse that General Lian sent me!"
Luo Zhao shouted, and someone immediately obeyed. After a while, a divine white horse was brought. It was muscular and white, with not a hair on it. It was the gift given to Luo Zhao by Lian Anshan, the guard of Iron Gate Gate, after he surrendered.
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Having a horse was not enough, Luo Zhao also ordered someone to simply sew a coat for the horse on the spot.
The horse was sewn with white cloth and was draped with a hood, giving people the feeling of wearing sackcloth and mourning. Everyone looked strange.
Wen You smiled and said: "This gift from the Governor is quite auspicious."
This statement made everyone burst into laughter, and everyone knew that what he said was ironic.
"Meng Shanming is not convinced, let me provoke him!" Luo Zhao said, jumped off the horse, asked for pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and wrote a letter to Meng Shanming in his own handwriting.
Others came closer to take a look at the contents of the letter, and they all laughed non-stop. People on the periphery raised their heads, wondering what the governor had written.
Ma Hexin arranged for someone to send him off.
Luo Zhao then came to the map and summoned the generals to rearrange the battle plan. After the generals agreed, they each received orders to make preparations again.
The senior officials of the three major factions of the Song Dynasty looked on and were puzzled. Su Yuanbai tried to ask, "The governor changed the battle plan?"
Luo Zhao nodded and explained to several people: "Teasing is teasing, what should be taken seriously must not be underestimated. Mengshan's reputation as a famous general is by no means wasted. In terms of battlefield experience, he is better than us, and his military tactics are more sophisticated and changeable.
We can see from capturing Nanzhou and attacking Dingzhou that this man's sword never grows old. Once we let him straighten out the people of Yan State, it will be very easy for us to suffer losses if we continue to deal with him. It is really inappropriate to continue to use the method of dealing with ordinary people to fight against him, and we must make timely adjustments.
. Since ancient times, there have been countless things that have failed due to negligence. How can we follow in those footsteps and regret it? We, the Song Dynasty, attack with the strength of the whole country. If we are negligent and lose, how can we have the face to go back to Jiangdong to see our elders?"
Wen You nodded in agreement.
Su Yuanbai, the elder of Lingxiao Pavilion, Dong Ying, the elder of Blood Temple, and Chang Fei, the elder of Split Heaven Palace, looked at each other. Unexpectedly, the appearance of Meng Shanming made Luo Zhao completely change his battle plan.
The previous plan was very simple, which was to defeat the Yan army. The key point was how to deploy troops and generals to fight against the Yan army to win.
The current plan is to give up fighting with the people of Yan State, and only need to overcome the obstacles in front along the way, and go straight to the capital of Yan State!
Dong Yinglai was a little puzzled and asked for advice: "If you don't defeat the Yan people and horses, what's the use of taking Yanjing? If you turn around, won't you have to fight with the Yan people?"
Luo Zhao waved his hand and said: "No! This is the safest way to fight. Meng Shanming has taken action. How can we continue to let South Korea watch the fun? It's time to force South Korea to take action."
The three elders looked at each other again, still a little confused and didn't understand what it meant.
After Wen You thought about it for a moment, he nodded and said, "I think I understand the Governor's intention."
"Oh!" Luo Zhao said with a smile on his face, as if he wanted to hear it.
The three elders also looked at Wen You, and Chang Fei, the elder of Split Heaven Palace, said: "I would like to hear your advice."
Wen You paced back and forth in front of the map for a while. After sorting out his thoughts, he pointed at the map and said in detail: "As the Governor said, even though we have the chance to win, we still cannot underestimate Meng Shanming. Meng Shanming
If we unite the army to fight, no one can guarantee that there will be no accidents in fighting with them. It is not wise to fight with them. Even if we win, the damage to our side will be difficult to estimate. Even if Meng Shanming loses, I am afraid that it will not happen.
They will find a way to bite us hard. Once our strength is seriously damaged, we will be at a disadvantage when we carve up the Yan Kingdom with South Korea."
He pointed to the westward route to Yanjing and said, "The Yan army is facing a dilemma in terms of food and grass. Meng Shanming must want to make a quick victory. We cannot let him succeed. Going west, the Yan army has almost no danger to defend. It is difficult to defend."
To block the overwhelming momentum of our army, our army can go west in one go and not interfere with the surrounding harassment. Once Yanjing is in danger, the whole country of Yan will panic. How can the capital be lost? People from all sides will be ordered to rush to the rescue. No matter how hard Meng Shanming can,
What can we do if we fight? If we are powerless, we can only chase after our army."
"Meng Shanming's troops are already in dire straits of food and supplies. If he slips away like this, it will take a lot of time. Even if he catches up with us, how long will it take? At this time, our army can compete with Meng Shanming's troops.
Deal with it, wait until he runs out of food, and you will be defeated without a fight. And if Yanjing is in danger, there are still people all around who can't even think about it."
He raised his hand again and pointed to the area around Yan State's Beizhou, "Yanjing is in danger, and the troops in the east are blocked by me. Seeing that Mengshan Ming's troops are unable to save the emergency, they will be defeated sooner or later, so they must urgently urge the troops from the north to come to help. Once the northern defense line of Yan State is loosened, South Korea
How can we miss this good opportunity? When the time comes, we will definitely send troops to attack!"
Dong Yinglai hesitated and said: "What if the upper echelons of the Yan Kingdom abandoned the capital and fled?"
Wen You: "How can we let him get to this point? It's the idea of all the mages to come and go easily. If you abandon the capital and flee, can you leave all the courtiers behind? How many officials are there in the capital? How many family members are there? Where are they?
If you can escape, you will definitely be surrounded by our army, and you will have to recruit people from the north to help. Even if you can escape, it will not be possible for some monks to take some high-level officials to escape. It will definitely require the capital's army to escort a group of people to escape.
If you leave the capital's troops behind, if you dare to run away, our troops will pursue you, and the other side will still need to urgently mobilize troops from the north for rescue."
"Ten thousand steps back, even if the monks of Yan State escape with the high-ranking officials of the imperial court, where can they escape? The people in the east are imminent in defeat, and it is not safe to come here. They can only escape to the northern part where heavy troops are gathered. I will not care about it then.
After he has finished what he is doing, he can directly enclose the territory in Yan State and draw the boundary. How can South Korea sit back and watch Song Dynasty enjoy such a feast? It will definitely send troops to attack the northern defense line of Yan State in order to participate in the carving up. "
"So the Governor's move is extremely clever and the most reliable method. The senior officials of Yan State will not care about Meng Shanming's life and death. They will only worry about their own life and death. They must be urging them to death. Our army can also kill him! Therefore!
Not only can we win, but we can also win reliably with little loss, so why bother taking that risk by stalking Meng Shanming, so what if we are afraid of him?"
"Haha..." Luo Zhao laughed heartily, raised his hand and patted Wen You on the shoulder, "The one who knows me is Wen You!"
Wen You smiled, bowed and held his hands in humility.
The three elders suddenly realized that victory was certain, and all of them looked surprised.
Su Yuanbai touched his palms and praised: "The Governor is really a genius in strategizing! Once the Governor defeats Meng Shanming in this battle, he will surely achieve the immortal name of the Governor!"
Luo Zhao waved his hands and sighed: "I really want to have a head-on confrontation with Meng Shanming. To beat him like this is quite a bit of a defeat."
"Eh!" Chang Fei said disapprovingly: "On the battlefield, there is no need to compromise on means. How come there is so much emphasis on it? Don't you hear that soldiers are not tired of deceit? Victory is victory. There is no victory without force on the battlefield. We are lucky enough to join the army.
Witnessing with your own eyes the great governor’s extraordinary achievements is truly a blessing in this life!”
Luo Zhao handed over his hand: "I hope you will cooperate fully in the future!"
The three elders raised their hands in return and said in unison: "We must go all out to ensure that the war effort will not be missed!"
Luo Zhao thanked him and looked back into the distance, "I wonder if Meng Shanming will be able to inspire his passion to fight me to the death after receiving my gift?"
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Outside the Changzhou army tent, everyone finally arrived. Xu Jingyue, An Xianzhao, Su Qitong, and Shi Xinmao entered together.
Before everyone arrived, Meng Shanming, who was inside the tent, disappeared, and those who came first had to stand outside the tent and wait.
When the four of them entered, they saw Meng Shanming sitting upright in a wheelchair. They all had mixed feelings and bowed together, "See you, Marshal!"
Meng Shanming: "We are all feudal lords. There is no need to be so polite to a crippled old man like me. I told Zhang Hu before that he is really old and has blind eyes. I really can't see what you are fighting in this battle."
I understand, so I specially ask you to come and ask for advice. I hope you can forgive me for being so abrupt and reckless."
Including Zhang Hu, the five princes secretly exchanged words with each other in shame.
The elders of the three major sects on the side all looked uncomfortable. It was really obvious that the five princes were as honest as anything in front of Meng Shanming. They didn't dare to breathe. They seemed to be more honest than when they met them.
It makes people feel uncomfortable.
Xu Jingyue laughed dryly and tried to say: "The commander-in-chief said this, and the five of us are really embarrassed."
Meng Shanming sat motionless, only his mouth moved: "Beizhou Shao Dengyun guarded the important area of Beizhou to guard against South Korea and could not escape. Bozhou Chen Jiu, Banner Wu Kang'an's troops and the imperial people were mixed together and could not escape. Cangzhou Wu Gongshan is probably
He died at the hands of his younger brother. Now you should see why I suppressed Wu Gongling back then. It was because I was soft-hearted."
An Xianzhao said weakly: "You can't blame the commander-in-chief. It was the prince who stopped the commander-in-chief because he saw Wu Gongshan's face."
Meng Shanming ignored his words, "Back then, I had eighteen generals, and only eight of you are still alive. Shao Dengyun, Chen Jiu, and Wu Kang'an are, first of all, troubled, and secondly, I don't dare to
You have all greeted me. Now, after all, each of you is a prince, your wings are hardened, and you are used to making waves in your own territory. How can you still take me, a crippled old man, in your eyes? But the prince appointed me.
As the general of the Eastern Expedition, I really have no idea. How dare I, a crippled old man, command you princes? So I called you five here to give it a try. I just want to ask you, what will I do in this Eastern Expedition?
Is a general suitable?"
PS: I was celebrating the Chinese New Year, so I wanted to be lazy, but then I saw that there was a new leader, so I felt ashamed and wrote another chapter to get rid of the commotion, thanking the new leader for "being under the sycamore tree" to support him!