Li Qi knew that in this context, only by giving the people enough benefits, enough dignity, and enough care could the people living in Yanshan Mansion be temporarily appeased. If at this time, Li Qi could go for a walk among the people twice more and treat the people
If you say a few nice words, his reputation will probably soar.
It's a pity that he really doesn't have time to do this now.
Because the two countries of Song and Jin are still at war.
The next day after the notice was posted, Yue Fei and others led their troops back. This was not Kaifeng. Song soldiers were everywhere. The Yanyun area here was full of Jin soldiers. Li Qi did not dare to put an army outside.
, if you are surrounded by people, it will be really disastrous!
But when Li Qi heard that he was just a little short of capturing Wanyan Zongwang, he felt very regretful, but he comforted Yue Fei and the others a few words, telling them not to worry about it. The monk who ran away could not escape from the temple.
While Li Qi was discussing the war with Master Zhong, Zongze and others, Master Zhong sent someone to tell Li Qi in detail about the war in Taiyuan.
Li Qi learned that not only did Wanyan Zonghan's army fail to be wiped out, but the Zhe family army suffered heavy losses, he silently wrote down the name Wanyan Xiyin in his heart, thinking to himself, there are indeed many talents in this Jin army formation.
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I also heard that Wanyan Zonghan had retreated to Yunzhou. Although Zhongshi Zhonghe Zhekecun recovered the towns and lands in the northwest that were lost in this battle, including Shuozhou, Daizhou, and part of Yingzhou,
But there is no way to attack Yunzhou anymore.
The failure to capture Wanyan Zongwang did not affect the overall situation, but the failure to annihilate Wanyan Zonghan's main force cast a shadow on Li Qi's plan to seize Yunzhou.
After Zongze learned the details, he said: "Ming Guogong, the main force of the Jin Kingdom is now in Yunzhou, and Wanyan Zongwang and Wanyan Zonghan are both stationed in Yunzhou. If we go to capture Yunzhou, we will probably have to pay a heavy price, and
It may not be successful yet.”
Li Qi nodded and said: "The Zong Zongzhifu's words are reasonable, but I don't know what the Zongzhi Zhifu has a clever plan."
Zongze pondered for a moment and said: "It's not a clever plan, but why do we have to capture Yunzhou? Wanyan Zongwang's main force is lost, and the defense in the northeast is weak. Why not take advantage of the fact that the main force of the Jin army is in Yunzhou to concentrate our forces?
Continue the Northern Expedition, and under the cover of the navy, directly capture Dadingfu, or camp, and Pingzhou. If Yunzhou dares to separate its troops to rescue, then let the Zhejia army and Zhongjia army go to capture Yunzhou."
When you attack Dadingfu, you do it vertically. When you attack Yunzhou, you do it horizontally. These are two completely different concepts on the battlefield. The former is obviously much more difficult.
"this---."
Li Qi's face looked a little weird when he heard this. He thought, as expected of Zongze, you really dare to think about it, but you should consider it at least. Do we have enough backing to support us to continue fighting like this? Once the supplies are insufficient
, then we are all doomed.
In fact, Zongze's plan would be feasible if he had sufficient preparations when the country was stable. It might be able to catch the Jin Kingdom off guard, because the Jin Kingdom certainly did not expect that you would dare to attack like this. But the problem is that it seems now
, this plan is simply impossible to achieve.
All in all, with Tokyo still undecided for just one day, Li Qi would never dare to risk more than 100,000,000 or 200,000 people. He couldn't afford to lose this battle. If he attacked Dading Mansion, then the war would probably be out of control.
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But so far, Zongze doesn't know what happened in Tokyo, nor does he know that there are so many stories in it. Li Qi doesn't want to let Zongze know, because Zongze went to Dengzhou to take office, but it was recommended by Prince Zhao Huan
.Also, Zong Ze was loyal and courageous, and Li Qi was afraid of causing unnecessary trouble.
Zhong Shidao knows the basics. In fact, he has always felt that this expedition is going against the will of heaven, because your country has just suffered a major disaster, the country is in chaos, and there are heavy losses. It is impossible to support more than 100,000 troops to go on an expedition.
Recovering the lost territory in the north and eliminating the effective strength of the Jin Army is already the limit. If we can capture Yunzhou, that would be the best, but if we cannot capture it, there is nothing we can do.
Moreover, the Kingdom of Jin is now very powerful, especially militarily, and they are very stable internally, which can support them in their fight.
However, Zhong Shidao also knew that Li Qi's purpose in sending troops this time was Zhao Kai, saying: "Although there is some truth in what Zong Zhifu said, if we continue the Northern Expedition, then the Jin soldiers may also send troops to the northwest again.
, Moreover, there is a Xixia in the northwest. I am afraid that General Zhe and the others in the division may not be able to resist it. I think we should focus our strategy on the Yanyun area."
Li Qi nodded quickly and said: "Yes, yes, what the breeder said makes perfect sense."
When Zongze heard this, he thought it was right. If the Jin army used the tactic of encircling Wei to rescue Zhao, there would be too many variables. After all, the Jin army's cavalry came and went quickly, and a large-scale battle would put his side in trouble. This was unacceptable.
No defense, and the further north you fight, the more golden soldiers you will encounter. If you capture those towns, you must be able to defend them. He asked, "What do you mean by Ignorance?
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This is not a simple march and fight. There are too many factors involved and it is too complicated. Zhong Shidao is also not sure. He can't help but look at Li Qi and said: "Li Qi, you are the commander-in-chief, you have to do this."
make a decision."
Li Qi pondered for a while, then breathed out softly and said: "I think we should try our best to control the battlefield within the Yanyun area and strive to regain Yunzhou, Yuzhou and other places. At the end, we must maintain the pre-war status.
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He said that he wanted to maintain the status quo before the war, but everyone understood that Li Qi meant that if the fight was really impossible, peace would have to be negotiated. Otherwise, how could the two countries maintain the state of war?
Yang Zaixing stood up and said: "Commander Bu, you don't want to negotiate a peace, do you?"
Yue Fei, Wu Jie and others also looked at Li Qi with strange eyes. They were military generals and of course they wanted to fight.
These guys are really unworthy, and they don’t know how expensive oil, rice, firewood, and salt are. Li Qi rolled his eyes and said: "Do you think this battle is about who has more people and who has stronger force? When a war is fought on this scale, the fight is
The country has become powerful. Do you think these hundreds of thousands of people don’t want to eat? Where does this food come from? It doesn’t come from the people. Do you know how much burden we will bring to the people when we go out? Please, you
Don't always think about killing people, think about the overall situation. Why did the Tang Dynasty collapse in the first place? It was because of the war. The Jin Kingdom is different. Everything in their country is cheap now. There are more slaves than ordinary people, and they can consume them.
Come on, we can’t afford it.”
After being scolded by Li Qi, Yang Zaixing immediately withered and sat down obediently.
Zongze nodded and said: "What Duke Ming Guo said makes sense, but Zongmou didn't think about it just now. Although we surrounded and annihilated Wanyan Zongwang's main force, it was not fatal to the Jin Kingdom, and it was not even fatal.
Huge losses, on the other hand, our Song Dynasty suffered heavy losses due to this war, and the people's lives were devastated. The people are in dire straits, and the Hebei region is now deserted. If the war continues for a long time, I am afraid that our Song Dynasty will also be dragged down by this."
This is actually a very simple truth. When the Jin Kingdom sent troops, it was to fight the rich with the poor. Their soldiers plundered everywhere. They could take back a lot of wealth from the Song Dynasty, but if you go to the Jin Kingdom, the Jin Kingdom is now extremely poor.
, most of them were slaves, and even the emperor had to go down to the river to bathe, and what he got back was not enough to cover 10% of the consumption.
Moreover, today's imperial court is so poor that the Hebei region may have to ask the imperial court to allocate money. Jiangnan has not recovered yet. You have hundreds of thousands of people here. The imperial court cannot provide food, so you have to ask for it from the people.
, if you fight for one more day, you will not know how many people will starve to death, and the population will drop sharply. Whether it is agriculture or commerce, it will be affected, and the losses will double. When you win, I am afraid that the people will starve to death.
Moreover, with the current strength of the Song Dynasty and this army, it is impossible for them to destroy the Jin Kingdom and fight to the rear. Even if they achieve partial victory, peace talks will not be necessary in the end.
Yue Fei also understood this, frowned and said: "But this is not our decision, it has to be agreed by the Kingdom of Jin. Based on the greed of the Jin people, I think they must be talking like a lion again."
The other generals also nodded, this matter is really difficult to handle.
Li Qi smiled and said: "We know our true and falsehoods, but the Jin Kingdom does not. In the eyes of the Jurchens, our Song Dynasty seems to have endless food and endless money to spend, but I know the true and falsehoods of the Jin Kingdom. They
There have been many obstacles to sending troops this time. These people are all rich people in their country and have contributed to the founding of the country. After these people have become rich, they don’t want to fight. It’s just Wanyan Zongwang who forced them to submit. If they send troops to fight this time,
If they win, then it's easy to say anything, but if they don't gain anything and suffer heavy losses, then they will definitely not be able to live in peace in the country."
Master Zhong said: "In that case, are you still prepared to ---?"
"Fight! Keep fighting. We must fight according to the strategic guidelines we originally formulated. We must control the initiative in the Yanyun area. This is the main purpose of our trip, and it will not change from beginning to end."
Li Qidao: "We must show the prestige of our Song Dynasty army, force them to constantly mobilize troops, drag their main force to the Yanyun area, and fight us in a war of attrition, without giving them any time to breathe. We
We have to show an attitude of beating them to death for money. They don't know our situation, but they will be very aware of their own situation. The Kingdom of Jin has just been established. It is said that the palace is not as good as a prefect's mansion like ours. Money is needed in many aspects.
, such a large-scale war of attrition, with no gains, they cannot sustain it for long, and when they can no longer bear it, the war will naturally be forced to stop."
Zhong Shidao strongly agreed with Li Qi's statement and said: "Are you sure?"
Li Qi raised the corner of his mouth and said: "The losses of the Jin Kingdom in this battle are not small. Although Wanyan Zongwang fled to Yunzhou, he had no soldiers around him. He had to mobilize his troops. Now the troops in Yunzhou are more than enough to defend.
But if we attack, I'm afraid it won't be enough, and the weather is getting warmer. As we all know, the Jurchens are not suitable for fighting in the hot summer. This is our opportunity. When both parties can't afford it, negotiation is the only way to solve the problem.
As long as they compete with me at the negotiating table, we have the initiative."
"Well, that's all we can do now." Zhong Shidao nodded and said: "However, we can't be too desperate. First, we must consolidate the defense of Yanshan Mansion. I estimate that the Jin Army will definitely find ways to capture Yanshan Mansion.
, Therefore, we must take advantage of the present moment to consolidate the six prefectures of Yanshan Prefecture and never allow them to be lost again."
Li Qi smiled at Zong Ze and said, "This depends on Zong Zhifu."
Zongze cupped his hands and said, "Please rest assured, Zong will definitely not let Yanshan Mansion suffer any loss."