Falling leaves could be heard in the Chui Gong Hall. The emperor said nothing. Prime Minister Pang Ji had his eyes closed and only his left hand that kept twitching showed his inner peace. Wen Yanbo was reading the document sent by Yu Jing word by word. Han Qi simply stood there.
He walked to the huge window, pushed open the closed window, and gasped for air. The atmosphere in the hall made him feel uncomfortable all over, and it felt like a huge stone was pressing on his heart.
"Too reckless, too thoughtless."
Pang Ji opened his eyes and said slowly: "Originally, I thought that Yunzheng would stick to Wuchao and confront Li Rizun, which was the best way. I didn't expect that he would dare to bypass Li Rizun and go to Linmang. Linmang is as terrifying as the desert and Gobi.
Even worse. Since ancient times, those who enter Linmang to sneak attack on the enemy are partial troops, and there is a reason for the whole army to attack."
"During the Three Kingdoms period, Deng Ai took advantage of Jiang Wei being restrained by Zhong Hui in Jiange, and led his army from Yinping along the Jinggu Road east to south, leaving Jiange for more than 200 miles south. Zhong Hui also sent his general Tian Zhang and others to follow up. Deng Ai
Ai led his army to climb the trail, cut mountains to open roads, build trestles and bridges, and marched forward, crossing more than 700 miles of uninhabited and dangerous territory. The mountains were high and the valleys were deep, making it extremely difficult and dangerous. On the way, the food transportation was not continued, and they were in trouble many times.
When the troops reached Mage Mountain, the road was cut off and they could not advance or retreat for a while. Deng Ai took the lead and rolled down the hillside wrapped in felt. Deng Ai led his troops unexpectedly to Jiangyou and made an emergency landing at Ma Miao.
Although this kind of battle was successful, the price paid was also very high, and it was extremely random. In the final analysis, war still depends on the strength of each party. Sneak attacks with partial divisions are already a taboo for military strategists. If you can't do it, you won't do it. And the whole army assault
, it is indeed too risky.
As long as Yun Zheng sticks to Wuchao and confronts Li Rizun, he can help Di Qing win the three Dali mansions, which will greatly increase the strength of our Song Dynasty. If he is greedy for merit and advances recklessly, the great war situation will be ruined. Yun Zheng should be killed!"
Han Qi faced outside and said fierce words, but his whole body was trembling. What he was worried about at this moment was whether Di Qing would be attacked by Gao Zhisheng and Li Rizun.
Wen Yanbo raised his head and waved the memorial in his hand and said: "Where is Di Shuai's battle report? When Yun Zheng entered Linmang, it happened to be when Di Shuai turned around and attacked north. Wei Chen thought there must be a tacit understanding between them. We are thousands of miles apart.
In addition, the situation of the front enemy is unclear, so it is a bit premature to make a decision.
Wei Chen thought there was another possibility, that is, Yun Zheng knew that his 10,000-strong army was not enough to contain Li Rizun's 80,000-strong army, so he implemented the strategy of encircling Wei and rescuing Han, forcing Li Rizun to return to save Shenglong City.
This is the most thorough way to help Di Shuai. Regardless of whether Yun Zheng can capture Shenglong City, the task of containing Li Rizun will be completed. Otherwise, with the wisdom Yun Zheng has shown in the past, it is impossible to make such a confused decision."
After hearing Wen Yanbo's words, Zhao Zhen perked up and immediately ordered Zou Tong to ask Chen Lin to come over and take out all the memorials that Di Qing and Yun Zheng had relied on the Secret Intelligence Department to send over the past few days. At this time, there was really no need to continue
Don't worry about the red tape.
Wen Yanbo spread out these memorials one by one according to time, and after reading them carefully for a long time, he said to the emperor with a smile: "Your Majesty, as expected, the minister was right, the Dali Campaign and the Jiaozhi Campaign have indeed been integrated into one.
Look, Prime Minister Pang, on February 15th, Yunzheng's troops will send 13,000 tons of grain and grass, 6,800 jins of gunpowder, 110,000 crossbow arrows, and 600 sets of special locks to Di Shuai.
Four hundred pounds of alcohol.
On February 18, Di Shuai abandoned Gao Zhisheng, who was confronting him, and turned around to go south. In three battles and three victory formations, he killed three barbarians in Malipo.
Looking at Yunzheng's actions again, on February 8, the dispatch department will mobilize 3,000 cavalry to raid Guangyuan Prefecture as far as Mingjiang, and tentatively attack Li Rizun's three chai ridges, capture two, and burn one.
As a result, the 20,000 people Li Rizun transferred to the Dali border had to turn back to Mingjiang. They did not return to the Dali border until the eighth day of March, but at this time they only took a defensive stance.
On March 2nd, the army under Yunzheng's command was dispatched in an empty group, carrying more than 120 war elephants, 5,000 war horses, and 16,000 mules and horses. They crossed the natural chasm of Wuchao City and marched westward into Linmang.
trace.
At the same time, on the fifth day of March, Di Shuai's army began to turn around and head north. At Yanshan, they began to fight against Gao Zhisheng, who had left the protection of the high barrier and deep ditch. The formation defeated 11,000 levels and completed the great victory of Yanshan that made the whole Song Dynasty rejoice.
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One conclusion can be drawn from the above battle report, that is, Yunzheng and Di Shuai have supported and cooperated with each other from the beginning. The two armies have clear war goals and a very obvious division of labor. One is mainly attacking Dali Kingdom, and the other is attacking Shenglong.
City, this shows that Yun Zheng left Wuchao and headed west to Linmang and Di Qing knew about it and had no objection.
I am a civil servant and am not familiar with the art of battle formation, but I clearly understand that a battle plan that neither of the two famous generals can object to must be a feasible battle plan, and it should not be as simple as leaving one's post without permission and greedy for merit.
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Pang Ji took a deep breath after carefully watching these battle reports and said: "Your Majesty, please deliver these battle reports to the Privy Council as soon as possible. The Ministry of War's report is too slow. If I knew about these military aircraft, I would not be unable to sleep for days.
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The old eunuch Chen Lin, who never spoke in the hall, suddenly said: "Pang Taiwei, the Secret Intelligence Department is the direct leader of the royal family, and the royal secret weapons have always been kept secret. Today, the officials want you to watch the Tianzihao Memorial of the Secret Intelligence Department.
It’s already out of line, how can you ask for more.”
Han Qi said angrily: "The affairs of the Tian family are all state affairs. How can there be so much privacy? You should hand over the Secret Intelligence Department to the prime minister, so that you will not miss the important national events!"
Chen Lin narrowed her eyes and glanced at Han Qi and said: "The Secret Intelligence Department was taken over by the old slave from the late emperor, and the order he received was to only obey the official. Furthermore, everyone in the Secret Intelligence Department is
Royal servant, what do you want to know about Han Shenzhen's political affairs? Tell me, and I will explain it to you personally."
If it were any other eunuch, Han Qi would not say a word even if he cursed the emperor a few times, but when it came to Chen Lin, Han Qi finally suppressed his anger and could not get angry. This old eunuch even respected the emperor.
Furthermore, the only one who could make him bend down and salute was the Empress Dowager. Now that she knew that he was making sarcastic remarks, she had to swallow her bad breath.
When Chen Lin saw that the memorials had been read, she walked forward tremblingly, put the memorials away in a blue wooden box, saluted the emperor, and left without looking angry.
The red Pang Ji and others.
Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "This old servant is rude to Han Qing because of his age. I will help Han Qing on his behalf. The Secret Intelligence Department is my eyes and ears. It is really not appropriate to entrust it to others."
Pang Ji shook his head and said: "That's not the case. The reason why I wanted to report from the Secret Intelligence Department is not to pry into the privacy of His Majesty and your ministers. I just want to quickly understand the progress of the war ahead. For example, this time
, If Wei Chen had these secret reports, he would not misunderstand Yun Zheng.
To take a step back, Yunzheng led more than 10,000 people into Linmang, and still no one is alive or dead. His strategic goals are not known without the veteran. If there is a convenient and fast communication channel, the veteran and others can't know.
Make a correct judgment as soon as possible, so that you won’t be in trouble everywhere and have no way to start.”
Han Qi cupped his hands and said to the emperor: "I would like to ask your majesty to allow me to rectify the Kuai Ma Courier. Such a delay is really not a blessing to the Song Dynasty. I will formally submit a memorial to Your Majesty to explain the details after Wei Chen has sorted out a detailed strategy.
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Zhao Zhen nodded with a smile, and several important ministers took the opportunity to salute and say goodbye, preparing to continue waiting for the next military report from Yunzheng and Di Qing.
After leaving the Chui Gong Hall, Wen Yanbo put his hands in his sleeves and looked at the sunset outside and said: "The officials of the Secret Intelligence Department do not allow us to interfere. What the old servant Chen Lin said is actually what the officials want to say.
Yes, I’m afraid we still have a long way to go before we can achieve three generations of rule.”
Han Qi said angrily: "The era when the three generations of virtuous kings Yao, Shun and Yu ruled the world is fundamentally different from ours now. Confucius's teachings without distinction are naturally good, but the idea of King Fa is unacceptable. In the era of virtuous sages,
However, Jizhou in the Central Plains has only a million people. How can it be compared with the Song Dynasty, which has tens of thousands of people and covers an area of 100,000 miles.
We, the descendants of our generation, are the first of their kind to live up to what we have learned in our hearts. Since Your Majesty is unwilling to share the Secret Service with scholar-bureaucrats like us, we will build a new express delivery company. I don’t believe in my talents.
He can't compare to an old slave."
Seeing Han Qi and Wen Yanbo arguing again, Pang Ji shook his head and took the lead to walk towards his official office. The two of them had not seen the emperor's thoughts until now. Now the emperor's desire to celebrate success has been completely overwhelmed by Di Qing and Yun Zheng.
The victory achieved by these two men inspired them.
The reason why he asked about the government today was actually to see what the central minister was thinking. He didn't believe that no one from the Secret Service would review the secret report and then give the emperor an accurate answer. Wen Yanbo said that the emperor should have known it for a long time.
If Yunzheng succeeds in his sneak attack on Shenglong City, the southern part of the Song Dynasty will be completely stabilized. Once the south is stabilized, the pressure on the Song Dynasty will be much less. It only needs to do its best to manage the west and north, and as long as the wealth center is gone
Worrying about the future, the emperor might take action against Xixia. Yun Zheng made a big fuss in Xixia and gave the emperor a lot of confidence. How to stop the emperor from having such a great success is what he needs to do now, rather than fighting for some secret with the emperor.
Spy.
Disasters have occurred frequently in the Song Dynasty in recent years, and the number of refugees has increased rapidly. He will never tolerate the court's method of incorporating refugees into the Xiang army, which is a method of drinking poison to quench thirst. If the emperor wants to be brave and expand his territory, he needs to wait for the treasury
After replenishment, weapons can be restarted when the people are at peace. This time, the troops were transported to the south, and the treasury of the Song Dynasty was completely emptied. There must be no more military disasters. (To be continued)