Chapter 1066: The arrow is on the string and has to be fired
Chapter 1075 The arrow is on the string and has to be fired
Another sleepless night.
Zhang Yue felt what the ancients said was the feeling of "sighing at night".
I wrote and revised the memorial on my desk, revised and rewritten it, which was extremely difficult to write.
Since Zhang Yue's cheating skills gradually faded away in his dream, it has become increasingly difficult for Zhang Yue to write articles. The more things Guan Yue has on his mind, the harder it is to write articles well.
However, Su Shi's official career was not smooth, and the articles he wrote became better and better.
And "Fighting Xia" was not Zhang Yue's original intention, so it was extremely difficult to write a memorial that did not come from his heart.
The writing cannot express one's own ideas, and it makes people feel particularly uncomfortable if they say things they don't mean.
But it’s impossible not to write!
In a nutshell, it is "the king's kindness is profound".
Newcomers in the workplace always have the idea of waiting for their money and goods to be cleared.
I was able to get a promotion and a salary increase because I contributed to the company.
However, Zhang Yue's current appointment as official is due to his strategic achievements in slaying Gui Zhang, expanding the Xihe River, and regaining the Qingtang Dynasty. It has nothing to do with your emperor's kindness.
That's wrong. Nepotism is the essence of officialdom.
Taking a step back, Zhang Yue must treat people with kindness and justice in everything he does?
Not because he is a good person.
Only when you do everything with kindness and justice can you be ruthless and righteous.
Therefore, Zhang Yue proposed three strategies in addition to agreeing against his will with the emperor's expedition to Xia.
The first strategy is to use heavy rewards, and all captured items will be distributed among the generals and not be taken into account by the imperial court.
The feudal army's way of boosting morale in battle was by default to plunder.
They could freeze to death without demolishing their houses, or starve to death without looting. Only the Yue family army could do this when fighting on their own land.
When Zeng Guofan used Zeng Guoquan to pacify the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the military discipline was really...but the Hunan army was also really capable of fighting.
This time, the Tibetan and Han soldiers were mixed, and the restrictions on the Tibetan army were too strict, which would inevitably lead to dissatisfaction. However, the Tibetan army was good at fighting, so they could only put more effort into rewards.
This was the case with national strife in the feudal era, where there was no morality or justice at all.
The second strategy is to reorganize the inn and the express delivery shop.
Last year, Zhang Yue built a postal station from Bianjing to Luoyang, and then from Luoyang to Shaanxi Fifth Road.
The dispatch of hundreds of thousands of troops and horses, as well as the transportation of materials, all require central dispatch.
All the emperors of the Song Dynasty liked to "control from the center", and the officials were even known as "masters of micro-management". It took more than ten days to get news from Bianjing to the front line of Shaanxi.
Zhang Yue set up a post office for this purpose, specially repaired the post roads, and arranged them according to the eight-hundred-mile expedited schedule, which not only met the daily needs of commercial circulation, but also prepared for the official's future major conquests.
But unfortunately, the Shaanxi Fifth Road has only repaired Jingyuan Road, and the Yi Road, which is a little further up, has not yet been repaired.
Zhang Yue did not expect that the government would start fighting so early, otherwise he would have asked the post office to work harder.
However, further rectifying the post roads will definitely be beneficial to the manipulative officials, but it may not be a good thing for the generals on the front line.
Zhang Yue's idea can't stop you from micro-managing anyway, so I'll just let you do it to the end.
The third is to learn the lessons from the Battle of Luowucheng in the third year of Xining and prepare for the Liao Kingdom's intervention in the Song-Xia War.
The soldiers and horses on the Hedong Road must be on standby at the Song and Liao border to guard all key passages, while the soldiers and horses on the Huanqing Road should be kept as a general reserve team in case of emergencies.
Forget it if you lose. Once you win, if the Liao army intervenes, then the Song army must have the confidence to fight. Otherwise, it will fall short.
In addition to the steps for marching into the army, the details are written down one by one. It can be said that everything is known and explained.
After Zhang Yue wrote the memorial, he spent a day and a night, nearly ten thousand words, and almost exhausted all his energy.
Before the memorial was finished, Zhang Yue learned that five or six ministers including Lu Gongzhu, Sun Gu, and Huang Lu had come to the palace. When Zhang Yue asked Chen Guan, he found out that they were in the palace today, urging the emperor not to attack. Xia had no results. Now that he came to see Zhang Yue, he must have asked him to persuade the emperor not to attack Xia.
Zhang Yue had just finished writing the memorial. He was exhausted and looked very haggard, but he still agreed to meet everyone. When everyone saw Zhang Yue like this, Lu Gongzhu first asked: "Ms. Zhang is so seriously ill, I shouldn't bother you, but The national affairs are of vital importance, but the implication is that the time is imminent."
Zhang Yue asked: "I wonder what is so urgent?"
Sun Gudao said: "Prime Minister Wang, your Majesty Acong, who is in charge of the Yuan Dynasty, knows clearly that victory or defeat in this expedition to Xia will bring troubles in the future, but your Majesty still insists on going his own way. Today, only one person in the world can stop your Majesty from conquering Xia!"
Zhang Yue was silent after hearing this, and the other officials said the same thing, saying that the government would definitely fail in conquering Xia regardless of everyone's opposition.
Lu Gong said: "We all have this intention, and we would like to ask Zhang Gong to go up together to ask your Majesty to stop the troops!"
Zhang Yue said: "I understand what you all said. Now the officials' intention to attack Xia cannot be reversed! Our current strategy is to advance and retreat together with the country."
The ministers were surprised when they heard this.
All the ministers came forward and said: "Master, think twice! When we come to the door now, we will look at you like a horse."
Zhang Yue stretched out his hand and stopped. He knew that when he agreed to conquer Xia, he was betting his reputation with the emperor on the outcome of the battle against Xia.
Zhang Yue said: "My lords, if you oppose the expedition to Xia, you will never be defeated, because you never want to win."
"There will never be a shortage of sober and calm voices in the world, but there must also be a sincerity in doing things. Pessimistic people are always right, but the only ones who win everything are optimistic people."
"Now that the dispatch of troops is a foregone conclusion, the arrow has to be fired. I have warned you before and tried hard to persuade you that there is no way to stop His Majesty from attacking Xia, so we can only go all out."
"No matter how fierce the quarrel is before the temple reckoning, no one can argue too much after the temple reckoning."
"The military is a major matter for the country, a matter of life and death. The whole world only allows one will and one person can listen to it!"
As the classic saying goes, ‘When the gun fires, the whole regiment must listen to me’.
What we can do now is that if we lose, we will lose, and we can only stand with the officials. This is also the way to repay the emperor's kindness.
When Lu Gongzhu, Sun Gu and others heard what Zhang Yue said, they all sighed in silence and had no choice but to do so. They knew that what Zhang Yue said was indeed the truth.
Zhang Yue's memorial was sent to the imperial court.
Just because the ministers were opposed to officials who did not know how to eat, they suddenly heard that Zhang Yueshangshu immediately ordered people to withdraw the case and read it immediately.
On the side, Shi De couldn't help but worry when he saw that the officials had so little food and worked hard until late at night.
When the officials read Zhang Yue's memorial, they were immediately elated.
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Yanzhou.
Gao Zunyu, the strategic envoy of Fuyan Road, has received the emperor's secret order and ordered himself to lead the army of Fuyan Road to attack Xiazhou first, and then cross over to Huaizhou to conquer Xingzhou.
Then Jingyuan Road and Xihe Road sent troops to join Lingzhou Crossing, and the two armies met at the foot of Xingzhou City.
When Gao Zunyu received the order, just when Lu Huiqing, Lu Gongzhu and others were objecting to the army march, it can be seen that the officials had decided to kill first and report later. When the ministers knew the news and objected, the officials had already bypassed the Privy Council and issued the secret edict to the front line directly. In the hands of the general.
In the first year of the official's accession to the throne, in the fourth year of Zhiping, when Zhong'e captured Suide City, this was what the official did.
Gao Zunyu showed the letter to Zhong E and said, "Among the three routes, which one do you think is the main force?"
Zhong'e said: "The Xihe Road must guard against Lanzhou and Liangzhou, and the number of soldiers and horses it carries is only 20,000 or 30,000. The troops on the Jingyuan Road are only 50,000, and they also need to carry nearly 100,000 civilians to build the city."
"Only I, with 54,000 soldiers and horses on the Yanyan Road, and the 39,000 soldiers and horses in Jinei brought by Commander Jiecheng, are undoubtedly the main force in this peaceful summer."
Gao Zunyu said happily: "In this case, the other two approaches cannot compete with me."
After a pause, Gao Zunyu said: "The officials have repeatedly warned that the next step in conquering Xingling Prefecture in this expedition to Xia is to focus on the logistics and supplies."
Zhong E said: "I think this statement is wrong. The soldiers and horses are sharp and fighting quickly. They have brought too much food, grass and baggage, so the march will be slow. How to rectify the main force of Xixia and capture it in one battle? If the officials are not in front of the battle, they will inevitably not be able to observe clearly. And Marshal Jie is well versed in military matters. Who in the world knows that he was the first to conquer the Qing Tang Dynasty when he Ping Xihe!"
The generals below also flattered him after hearing this: "Who doesn't know that Commander-in-Chief is the white jade pillar that supports the sky and the purple gold beam that supports the sea?"
After hearing what Zhong E and the generals said, Gao Zunyu knew that the other party was flattering, but he couldn't help but feel elated.
Gao Zunyu said to Zhong'e: "You are the commander-in-chief of the march. You have to save as much food and grass as you can bring. However, since His Majesty has ordered the food and grass on Hedong Road, Fuyan Road, and Huanqing Road to be used exclusively for my use along the way, you can bring as much as you can." .”
Yes, in history, the Song Dynasty's expedition to Xia failed due to lack of logistical supplies, so Zhang Yue repeatedly used this to persuade the emperor. Zhang Yue advised the emperor to support the people first, but the officials had another idea. He believed that all five roads should be unified. If it is too extravagant, it is better to change it to two or three roads, and allocate all the food, grass and people's power from other roads to one road, so that there will be no logistical weakness.
Gao Zunyu listened to what the officials said. He thought that he would make a great contribution to farming and was unwilling to bring more grain and grass, so he brought more grain and grass himself. However, the speed was a little slow and he had to ask him to share the credit.
Gao Zunyu is the commander-in-chief, and his credit depends on his words.
This time, I brought hundreds of generals' disciples from the ban to join the army. Among them were nephews and nephews of the Gao family, as well as relatives from other families. This time I conquered the country and conquered Xia. It was an unparalleled achievement, so I had to make arrangements for my nephews to be rewarded.
This is the way to everlasting prosperity.
As for the matter of life and death, leave it to Zhonge.
After discussing the plan, Gao Zunyu left. The general below said to Zhonge: "This Gao Zunyu really has no talent. The reason why he was able to achieve great achievements in Xihe back then was because of Wang Shao and Erzhang."
Zhong E smiled and said: "It's just right. When I was under Zhang Xianggong, I was controlled by him and influenced by him. It doesn't work this way, and that doesn't work either."
"Of course that's not to say that Xianggong Zhang is not a good person. He didn't forget me at all for the contribution I made back then."
"But now that Gao Zunyu has been replaced, it is not that he has to rely more on me. We can make our own decisions in the future."
The generals laughed and said: "Exactly, with Gao Zunyu, our northwest generals can make their own decisions."
Zhong E laughed when he heard this.
A general said: "The commander-in-chief said that this time it was a great achievement to break up the country. When the Qingtang was defeated, there was a political minister and a privy councilor."
"And the Xia Kingdom is far ahead of the Qing and Tang Dynasties. If we break through the two states of Xingling, our lieutenant will be comparable to Grandpa Di!"
Zhong E smiled and became like Di Qing, who started from a small soldier and finally became a privy envoy. This is now the life wish of every soldier of the Western Army.
When the time came for Zhang Yue to become an official or a privy envoy, Gao Zunyu would look at his face and submit to him.
Thinking of this, Zhonge flicked his sleeves, clenched his fists and said to the generals: "I don't want to be granted the title of marquis or commander-in-chief, but I want to kill millions of Western thieves to avenge my brothers who have died at the hands of Western thieves over the years!
