"Now prick up your ears and listen to me. The Battle of Song and Liao is about to begin. I have long coveted the title of General Zhengbei. Before the war begins, I don't expect you to give me much help.
I only hope that you can ensure the safety of the country, especially the stability of Tokyo.
Do you think I made a giant sandbox just to please the prince?
This is the military essence summarized by our 15th Route Army in the West of Beijing after ten years of campaign. If you cannot win in a simulation on the sand table, you will probably not be able to win in a real war.
Don't think that the wooden figures in your hands are dolls. Let me tell you, on the sand table, they are living soldiers, the embodiment of real war.
I know you hate me very much now. It doesn't matter. Then use this energy to fight the war. I will tell you that if the city is destroyed by Yunzheng, the city will be slaughtered for three days. Will the people of Tokyo survive? Will your wives and concubines survive?
Being humiliated, everything depends on your performance on the sandbox.
Defeat me and I will kowtow and apologize!"
What Yun Zheng said was very arrogant, unreasonable and rude.
Pang Ji's eyes were gleaming, and he had no intention of living his life when he said these words to these great Song warriors in the Golden Palace.
Offending everyone for a trivial matter is not something that a smart man like Yun Zheng can do.
At this moment, Pang Ji discovered for the first time that there was such a violent side in Yun Zheng's temper.
Chen Lin opened her mouth wide. There was still some anger in her heart, but it was all gone with Yun Zheng's roar. He never expected that such a big thing would get out of hand like this.
The queen was very happy. She sat behind the bead curtain with the corners of her mouth turned up sharply. It was said that if God wants to kill someone, he must first make him crazy. No matter how powerful Yun Zheng is, if he continues to be crazy like this, the queen doesn't think he can do anything good.
end.
The emperor was not surprised. Ever since he found out that he had become a living dead, nothing in the world could shock him.
Because he couldn't move or speak, he had thought about many things over the years and considered every important minister in the political hall.
Among them, the most profound efforts have been made to Yun Zheng.
He vaguely felt Yun Zheng's irritability. In fact, such irritability was unreasonable. He became a second-rank official of the Song Dynasty before he was thirty years old. Ronglu even reached the respected status of the crown prince and Taibao. This is basically
An official can reach the pinnacle in his life. There is really no reason for him to do such an irrational thing at this time.
Unless, unless he really wants to leave, really wants to be a pirate at sea...
A long time ago, Yun Zheng announced his plan to ask the royal family for an island and plan to move his family to the island to live like a savage.
Zhao Zhen did not want to believe these words. He thought that this was Yun Zheng's statement to him, saying that he would never threaten the imperial power of Zhao Song. This was even a way of self-protection, so Zhao Zhen followed suit.
After he left, all he had to do was not allow Yun Zheng to go overseas at the right time. Zhao Zhen would have to pay his own way to ensure that the king is affectionate and the ministers are friends.
However, Yun Zheng's behavior today was really a bit shabby. He seemed to be impatient to fight with those stupid nobles, and seemed to be impatient to do things according to the inherent rules of the court.
In other words, he seems to be a little tired of the entire Song Dynasty.
Zou Tong confirmed the emperor's intention and said, "Then let's start teaching!"
The emperor didn't say anything about fighting, he only said to start teaching, which meant that he still didn't agree with Yun Zheng's current approach, which offended everyone and did not bring any benefit to the Yun family or the Song Dynasty.
No one wanted to mess with Yun Zheng who was in a rage. Hou Zhitan, Lin Guang and others just snorted and stepped aside. It was OK if they didn't like Yun Zheng, but no one was willing to form a deadly feud with him.
Yun Zheng led the prince to the "Illustrated Map of the Imperial Song Dynasty" in the main hall, and pointed to the largest map of the Imperial Song Dynasty in the world and said to Zhao Xu.
"Your Highness, today's lesson is very important. You must listen carefully. Even if you don't understand it yet, you must remember it well."
Zhao Xu cupped his hands and said, "Students are all ears."
When Yun Zheng saw that Sima Guang, who had arrived at an unknown time, had already picked up a pen and was about to record it, he took a long breath and said: "First of all, you must keep in mind that the Jinou of the Song Dynasty is incomplete."
Zhao Xu raised his head and said bitterly: "Emperor Shi Jingtang..."
Yun Zheng interrupted him and said, "Don't complain to anyone! It's his business that Shi Jingtang will be remembered forever, and it's our business that Yan Yun can't take it back.
As long as you are strong enough, even if Shi Jingtang dedicates all the land of the Northern Han Dynasty to the Liao Kingdom, you can still take it back. It is precisely because we cannot take Yan Yun back now that we hate Shi Jingtang with such gnashing of teeth!
As a general, you must remember that strength is strength. Hatred cannot make the Liao Kingdom lose a single hair. Therefore, a strong general will not hate anyone, because in his eyes, those people are nothing but victims in the tomb.
They are just withered bones, and mobilizing your emotions to face these people will only burden you with more thoughts, and will not help you defeat the enemy in the slightest."
Zhao Xu looked at the Song generals in the palace and nodded thoughtfully. No wonder the Taibao scolded those people so mercilessly, because the Taibao didn't care about these people at all.
"In the fourth year of Taiping and Xingguo's reign, Emperor Taizong, after destroying the Northern Han Dynasty, launched a large-scale attack on the Liao Dynasty to regain the territory of the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun. However, he was defeated in the Battle of Gaoliang River.
In the third year of Yongxi's reign, the Song army suffered another disastrous defeat in the battles of Qiguan and Shuozhou. From then on, Taizong and his ministers gradually turned from offense to defense against the Liao Dynasty, and the following principle emerged: when they come, defend them, and when they leave, do not drive them passively.
situation.
Since there is no hope of regaining the homeland of Youyun, the most important line of defense of the Great Wall in the Song Dynasty against the Liao Dynasty was lost. The northern gateway was completely opened to the Khitan cavalry, and there appeared: South of Yanji, thousands of miles away from Pyongyang, blocked by nameless mountains and rivers, the Tibetan and Han Dynasties
the situation.
Moreover, the North China Plain was militarily conducive to the galloping Liao cavalry, but it put the Song army, which was dominated by infantry, at a disadvantage. These unfavorable factors put the capital city of Kaifeng into an objective situation: a disorganized situation and difficult defense and maintenance."
When Yun Zheng said this, he looked at the nobles and sighed: "You may think what I just said is very rude, but you don't know how high the anger in my chest was!
When my 50,000-strong army reaches the bank of the Yellow River and faces the city of Tokyo across the river, it means that all the land north of Tokyo has fallen, and Tokyo has become the front line of the war.
Under this situation, you are so brazen that you want to fight me in Tokyo! Do you know that when 50,000 troops appear in Tokyo's sight, you have actually lost."
Hou Zhitan said angrily: "It's impossible. The northern defense line is heavily guarded by our Song Dynasty. How could we allow the Liao cavalry to go all the way south?"
Yun Zheng ignored Hou Zhitan and continued: "In the third year of Qingli, Fu Bi, the deputy envoy to the Privy Council, wrote in a letter: The capital is not in danger now. The so-called being attacked on all sides means one battlefield since ancient times. If there are big thieves in each direction,
The imperial power was unable to control it, and it was gradually approaching the capital. I didn't know what the plan was. Every time I thought of this, I fought without fear.
I very much agree with what Fu Bi said. This is also the biggest reason why I don’t like Tokyo, because as long as I live in the city, I feel frightened every day.
Our city of Tokyo has always been known as the Eight Wastelands that compete with each other, and the salty gateway of all nations.
The fact that the Song Dynasty was able to establish its capital in Kaifeng did have transportation advantages that were unmatched by ancient Chang'an and Luoyang at that time. Among them, it was inseparable from the convenient water transportation of rivers such as the Bianhe River and the abundant water resources brought by the Yellow River.
The Bian River, Cai River, Jinshui River, Wuzhang River and other rivers run through the entire city of Tokyo, continuously transporting materials from all over the country, especially the southeastern area, to Kyoto, thus placing Kaifeng in a favorable position as the "hub of the world".
Every advantage has a disadvantage. In the past, Wang Ben destroyed the Wei State by digging water into Daliang. In the same way, when the Yellow River has abundant water in summer and autumn, he can dig up the Yellow River and let the Yellow River flow back into Tokyo.
The city of Tokyo is protected by tall city walls. Floods will not destroy the city, but it will definitely turn Tokyo into a swamp on all sides.
At this point, I can firmly surround Tokyo City without spending a single soldier.
General Lin just said that he would confront me across the river. The banks of the Yellow River are high in the north and low in the south. Why do you have to confront me? As long as I dig open the Yellow River, you will only become fish and turtles."
Pang Ji spoke up: "Marquis Yun, you and Fu Bi are not the only ones who have seen the shortcomings of Tokyo. As early as the fourth year of Qingli, Deputy Privy Envoy Han Qi and Councilor Fan Zhongyan proposed four strategies: to build the outer city of the capital.
Later Tang Dynasty was unprepared, and the Khitan fell into Luoyang in one fell swoop; Shi Jin was unprepared, and the Khitan fell into Luoyang in one fell swoop. ...The capital is frank and unprepared, and once it becomes an army, it will surely go deep. I believe that the capital is unprepared, and it will surely promote Heshuo.
Use heavy troops to fight with them.
If the battle may be won, he will not care anymore and go straight to Chanyuan to attack the que. When the time comes, he will send an envoy to invite me to use the river as the boundary. How can I defend it? The capital cannot be unprepared. If the capital is strong,
After that, warn Heshuo's soldiers not to fight with them. If they are unable to fight, they will not have the spirit to win.
If you want to plan to penetrate deeply, if you have a strong city in front and a heavy army behind you, you will be frustrated and retreat. If you retreat without stopping, you will be able to attack them all. Therefore, those who build the capital are not just trying to control the invaders, but are sincerely planning to attack and penetrate deeper.
...It will take about two years for the city to be built, and the people will benefit greatly without having to work, so we must plan ahead."
Yun Zheng smiled and said: "Therefore, on the eleventh day of the first month of the fourth year of Jiayou's reign, the imperial court gave money for the construction of Jingxin and the old city, as well as military campaigns. The four walls of the trench outside Jingxin City were opened fifty paces and closed back forty paces.
It is one to five feet deep, and if the earth veins do not reach it, it will stop at the spring.
He also gave a dedicated person in charge of manufacturing ordnance, which cost him 1,500 yuan, bought wood to build the four royal gates of the capital and various urn gates, and sealed off the enemies and horses of the regiment. No wonder the Song Dynasty has always been short of money in these years.
A huge, monster-like city just stands in a place where it shouldn’t stand. It’s fundamentally wrong. Can you still expect these things to protect the millions of people in the city?” (To be continued)