Chapter 31 Family matters are more important than state affairs
Until now, Yun Zheng felt powerless for the first time. In the past, he led his subordinates to fight independently. As long as he was responsible for himself, it was possible to win the battle and conquer everything.
But now, the trouble is serious. The battle to attack Liao is almost a battle that will overwhelm the country. With the 100,000 troops of the Jingxi Army, there is no way to defeat the Liao Kingdom. Even if they capture a few military states, in the subsequent protracted battle They will also be forced to retreat by the Liao Kingdom. Unless they press forward fully and break through at multiple points, it is simply a delusion to capture Yanyun.
Song Taizong's lesson was really profound. None of his generals such as Lao Cao, Lao Wang and others were cheap lamps. They were easily copied because they did not form a comprehensive oppression of the Liao Kingdom. In the end, he almost died in the Liao Kingdom.
Seeing that Yun Zheng was in a bad mood, Chen Lin and Su Xun sighed and left the Chinese army tent, giving him a quiet space. Neither Chen Lin nor Su Xun had any binding force on Fu Bi and Zhong E. In other words, Even the imperial power had very limited restraint on these two feudal officials.
Fu Bi, the governor of Qingtang Jiedu, almost governed the vast land from Qinzhou to Fengxiang to Huangshui and even Qinghai Lake. It is no exaggeration to call him the king of the northwest.
Zhong E has been running Huanzhou since his grandfather's generation. By his generation, Huanzhou has become the fundamental place of the Zhong family. The locals only know that there is Mr. Zhong, but they don't know that there is an emperor.
If this situation continues for several decades, Yun Zheng dares to say that Fu Bi and Zhong E will definitely become the second and third Li Jiqian. Even if they are both loyal ministers of the Song Dynasty, once the conditions for these two places to stand on their own are After they begin to mature, they will become self-reliant, and this change will not develop according to personal wishes at all.
Yun Zheng could even imagine that once Zhao Zhen died and Zhao Xu succeeded to the throne, the most important task before him would be to reduce the vassal status.
During the later Qing Dynasty, a little pockmarked emperor also had such a need, but in the end he had to rely on brutal wars to achieve his goal. I just don't know if Zhao Xu had the courage of that little pockmarked man.
Both Zhao Zhen and Pang Ji saw the signs of this, so they took more precautions against themselves. At the same time, they asked Fu Bi and Zhong E to take over each other's defense, hoping to cause unhappiness between the two and destroy them. The reason why they sent Zhao Min to lead the Qingtang Cavalry in their possible alliance was to add sand to it.
The court's approach cannot be said to be wrong, but it is very difficult for the commander-in-chief Yun Zheng. No matter what methods Fubi and Zhonge have to fight back, the trouble will definitely be reflected on their own desks in the end, and they can only solve it. Only by getting rid of these troubles can it be possible to truly defeat the Liao people and achieve supreme achievements.
Only Yun Er's letter among the chicken feathers on the ground could calm Yun Zheng down. That gentle young man has now become a nightmare for everyone on the sea. Yun Zheng could not imagine that he was barefoot with his toes spread open and holding a short spear in his hand. With a long knife in his mouth and a red ribbon tied to his head, he looks like a skeleton ship crisscrossing the sea.
The construction of Yelu Island has been completed. As a production base for overseas islands, it is very close to Dengzhou. It is very convenient whether it is to obtain supplies from the Song Dynasty or to plunder people from the Liao Kingdom. It only takes two days to get there. It's just a water journey.
Yun Er just briefly talked about his situation in the East China Sea, and he said it very easily. It seemed that the pirates there were all made of mud and would break with the slightest touch. He said that he was extremely brave and capable.
What a pity in the world is the state of being invincible.
Kui Mulang obviously didn't see it this way. Yun Yue in his secret report seemed extremely difficult. This year, not only the navy of Korea participated in the battle at sea, but even Japan, which was enjoying poverty in the Heian Era, also had ships disembark.
The sea participated in this maritime competition.
The Korean people do not eat meat, but they are more ferocious than wolves at sea. Those short Japanese people who like to send their women to the Song Dynasty to improve the human race also broke out with extremely powerful aggression at sea.
If Yun Yue's subordinates had no absolute advantage in weapons, they would not have been able to take advantage of the Koryo and Japanese people. At least on the desperate journey, the wealthy pirates of the Song Dynasty would never have performed as well as the Koryo and Japanese people.
So desperate.
Yun Yue once had an encounter where he killed everyone on the other side's ship. The remaining three or five fish that slipped through the net actually scuttled the ship themselves and followed the ship to the bottom of the sea, unwilling to let the Song people take any advantage.
Cheap.
After seeing this kind of thing too many times, when Yun Yue starts to seize the ship again, he will kill everyone on the ship as soon as possible, otherwise his work will be in vain.
It seems that none of the Yun brothers have been injured since they came to the Song Dynasty, but since Yun Yue went to the sea, he has never had fewer injuries. Although he is wearing strong soft armor, his arms and legs are now covered with scars.
, so much so that Qin sent a letter begging his eldest brother, hoping that the Yun family could stop expanding at sea. If this continues, Yun Yue will die...
It is common to kill ten thousand enemies and lose three thousand. Yun Zheng was extremely angry about Yun Yue's injury. He did not need to be injured, let alone take the lead and fight desperately. The Yun brothers are just two chess players, not
They are two chess pieces that can be sacrificed at will.
This was all the fault of handing Yun Yue to Xiao Lin Xuewu, which made him feel the pride of a warrior. He could only send people to solve things, but he had to personally go into battle to encourage his subordinates to fight bravely. This was the last step.
A primitive leader, the most helpless choice, but Yun Zheng also admitted that this is also the most effective way of leadership.
It seems that Yun Yue is really enjoying the life of being a pirate. He even wants to experience his supreme glory from countless battles. This is wrong. Any leader will only participate in the battle at the beginning, etc.
After your own army is formed, it will immediately move behind the scenes, no longer charging, and it is not suitable to charge on the front line...
The life of a leader is precious, even very precious. Chen Sheng and Wu Guang did not understand this truth back then, so they only served as leader for a few months and died without a burial place.
Young people's enthusiasm and pride are taboos for being a good leader. Yun Zheng is basically able to do it now, but Yun Yue cannot do it. In later generations, he was influenced by patriotic education for seven or eight years.
Years later, when he was fighting against the Koreans and Japanese, he would unconsciously pile all the bad things they had not done on their ancestors. This was a meaningless counterattack.
Yun Zheng didn't sleep all night. He spent the whole night telling Yun Yue in a letter how to be a good leader, a general, and a good pirate must take robbing property as the first priority, rather than looking for any psychology in this era.
In order to balance the situation, Yun Yue was finally asked in the most stern tone not to board the ship to fight again! Although doing so was indeed full of heroism, it was not allowed!
Seeing that the lights in Yun Zheng's tent had been on all night, Chen Lin walked in and saw Yun Zheng putting a thick stack of paper into a huge envelope. She couldn't help but feel warm in her heart and said, "Commander, Fu Bi, Zhong E They all have some selfish motives in their hearts, but I promise that they will never hold back the commander-in-chief in this battle.
This is a national war. Even if they have great courage, they dare not not try their best. Impeaching the two of them at this time will only create a gap between us and is not good for the war. Please put the current war first and do not There’s going to be another wave.”
Yun Zheng was stunned for a moment, then handed the bulging envelope to Monkey and asked him to seal it. Without explaining that he was writing a private letter, he knocked on the table and said: "Watch Zhao Min and Li Dongchu. If they dare to violate the law, the knife in my hand will never Show mercy!”
Chen Lin smiled and said: "What the commander is saying is that since the commander wants to defeat Xiao Dahu at Baishan Mountain, I will naturally give his full support. If these two people are suspected of delaying the military plane, I will not need the commander's marching rules." Put them in a dilemma of life and death!"
Yun Zheng nodded and said: "It's a pity that in the field battle, they can only defeat Xiao Dahu but not annihilate this person. It would be great if they could retreat to Xijing after Baishan Mountain is defeated."
Chen Lin was shocked when she heard this and quickly asked: "Commander, are you sure we can really defeat Xiao Dahu at Baishan Mountain?"
Yun Zheng smiled and said: "I, a merchant from the Song Dynasty, have been doing business around Xijing for more than ten years. Before Xiao Dahu came to Xijing, I had already completed all the necessary arrangements there. So far, Xijing City Do you know who the largest Liao businessman is, the Liao businessman who has the closest relationship with Xiao Dahu?"
Chen Lin quickly came to Yun Zheng's side and asked in a low voice: "I haven't asked for advice..."
"You also know that person, his name is Cui Da!" (To be continued)