Zhao Jia's face immediately showed surprise when he heard Ning Xiaofan's words.
Obviously, although he could give up many things for the throne, if the Yuan soldiers really captured Linyang City, it would definitely be a heavy blow to the entire Song Kingdom.
Ning Xiaofan said with a smile: "You heard me right, what I mean is to let Linyang City be captured. Only in this way can Brother Zhao have a greater chance of ascending to the throne. After all, although you are a prince of the royal family now,
, but what contribution have you made to the Song Dynasty? Without great contributions, what qualifications do you have to be the king of Song Dynasty?"
When Zhao Jia heard this, he immediately fell silent.
Obviously, what Ning Xiaofan said is not wrong at all. Although he is said to be a prince of the royal family, so far, he has really not made any contributions to the Song Dynasty. Although he has been cultivating his own power, if those
If he really had a decisive advantage in power, he would have driven his eldest brother off the throne long ago.
Zhao Jia looked at Ning Xiaofan and said, "General Ning, do you have any good ideas?"
Ning Xiaofan took two maps from the side.
These two maps, one is from the Yuan Kingdom and the other is from the Song Kingdom, have marked various important cities in the Song and Yuan Dynasties, and there are also dots on them.
After Zhao Jia saw these two maps, his face was full of surprise.
It is not particularly difficult to have maps of the Song and Yuan Dynasties, at least the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce can easily obtain them, but the dots marked on the map are surprising.
They are all very important city defense passes in both countries, as well as major granaries.
In fact, the large granaries of each country are not too secret, because every autumn harvest grain is stored in specific locations, and these locations are generally inland of each country. If other countries want to attack their granaries,
Note that I am afraid that at least half of the country will have to be defeated. After all, there will be many cities passing through. If you march in large numbers, you will have to attack one city after another. Otherwise, you will be trapped in a pincer attack from both front and rear.
An embarrassing situation.
Ning Xiaofan pointed to the circled place on the Yuan Kingdom map that was closest to the border.
"This is the 'Dongcang' of the Yuan Dynasty. Brother Zhao must be very familiar with it."
"Dongcang is one of the four major granaries of the Yuan Dynasty."
"That's right, then in the current war between Song and Yuan Dynasties, the nearest Dongcang must be the one supplying the Yuan army with food and grass."
Zhao Jia looked at the map, nodded slightly, and said, "Yes, it is true."
"What if a fire turns this Dongcang into ashes?"
When Zhao Jia heard this, he was immediately shocked.
"What are you talking about? How is this possible?" He said: "Not to mention that Dongcang is about three hundred miles away from the border of Song and Yuan Dynasties. There are also four large and small cities in the middle. Among them, Mengcheng, which is closest to Linyang, is even more military.
This important town has one hundred thousand elite soldiers. The main force in attacking Linyang this time is the one hundred thousand elite soldiers from Mengcheng. If you want to burn Dongcang under the nose of these one hundred thousand elite soldiers, it is simply impossible to reach the sky."
Ning Xiaofan chuckled and said, "Yes, if these 100,000 elite soldiers are still in Mengcheng, Dongcang will be absolutely foolproof, but what about Linyang City's destruction?"
Zhao Jia's expression suddenly brightened.
"The Yuan Kingdom is now preparing for an overall attack on the Song Kingdom. The reason why they have not yet brought all 100,000 elite soldiers to the station is because Linyang City has not yet been conquered. Once it is breached, they will inevitably push the battle line into the Song Kingdom. The 100,000 elite soldiers
, enough to devastate all life in the Yuan Kingdom."
Ning Xiaofan said: "You are absolutely right, and I think the Yuan Kingdom did not start a real war to destroy the Song Dynasty. This time the Yuan Kingdom went to war against the Song Dynasty, I think it was completely a war to expand the territory. They wanted to use this
This war was used to capture many cities in the Song Kingdom. If you think about the cities that are relatively close to the Chinese border, which one is the goal of the Yuan Kingdom?"
Zhao Jia immediately looked at the map of Song Dynasty.
Suddenly his eyes fell on a city about 500 miles away from Linyang City.
"Anfeng?"
Zhao Jia then said very seriously: "It must be Anfeng City. Anfeng City was the former royal capital of the Song Dynasty and is also the current companion capital. If the Yuan Dynasty captured Anfeng City, it would be equivalent to winning half of it."
Song Dynasty."
Ning Xiaofan nodded and said: "That's exactly it."
Zhao Jia frowned and said: "But if he really takes Anfeng City, it will be really troublesome. Half of the Song Kingdom will be taken away by the Yuan Kingdom."
"This is not necessarily true. If his 100,000 elite soldiers had just arrived at Anfeng City, and news immediately came that Dongcang was burned to the ground, do you think these 100,000 elite soldiers should continue to stay to attack the city, or should they immediately return to support?
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"We will definitely come back for help," Zhao Jia said.
"Yes, these 100,000 elite soldiers will definitely return to support. However, if we want to quickly return reinforcements, we must pass through Sifang Valley. At this time, we have set up an ambush in Sifang Valley. Not to mention his 100,000 elite soldiers, even if he comes with another 100,000, we can let him go.
He never comes back."
When Zhao Jia listened to Ning Xiaofan's plan, a look of shock appeared on his face.
He really didn't expect that Ning Xiaofan could come up with such a clever plan.
More importantly, if he really followed this strategy, he might be able to eliminate those 100,000 elite soldiers. If he really eliminated those 100,000 elite soldiers, his status and reputation in the Song Kingdom would definitely rise sharply.
but……
Despite being shocked, Zhao Jia was still a little worried.
Because this strategy is clearly a bet on the fate of the Song Dynasty. Once the bet is won, it may be a heavy blow to the Yuan Kingdom, and not only that, it can also win him enough reputation.
But what if you lose.
Half of the Song Dynasty was lost, and he would inevitably become the sinner of the Song Dynasty.
It is even possible to become the leader of the country's subjugation.
This is definitely a big gamble.
And whether they win or lose the bet, the people of Song State will be devastated to a certain extent.
Zhao Jia frowned slightly, hesitant.
Ning Xiaofan's eyes were always looking at him.
Ying Xiaofan knew that the strategy he came up with was indeed a bit damaging, especially for the Song State. It was really damaging to the extreme. It could be said that this was entirely using Song State's territory and Song State's citizens to increase Zhao Jia's prestige.
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And more importantly, if it fails, the Song Dynasty will definitely suffer huge losses.
For a vassal state like the Song Dynasty, which was not very powerful to begin with, the status of the 11 vassal states within this great empire would definitely decline.
In this era of strong predators, once the national power of a certain vassal state drops significantly, the surrounding countries will pounce on you like wolves and tigers, trying to destroy you individually.
Not even the bones are left.
Of course, this strategy is best for one person, and that person is none other than Ning Xiaofan.
Because no matter whether this strategy is successful or not, Ning Xiaofan and his Ning family army will become famous because of this war. If the strategy is carried out perfectly and smoothly and succeeds, Zhao Jia's prestige will be greatly increased, but this
The Ning family army will definitely become famous in one battle.
"I need to think about this matter carefully," Zhao Jia looked at Ning Xiaofan and said.
Ning Xiaofan said: "Of course there is no problem with this, but I really can't think of any other way to quickly increase Brother Zhao's prestige in the Song Dynasty, and Brother Zhao should also understand very well.
If the 100,000 elite soldiers of the Yuan State were really sent, then the Song State would not surrender even if they wanted to
I'm afraid there will be huge losses, and Anfeng City will probably be difficult to defend. Since things like that will happen anyway, it's better for us to take advantage of this matter and make it more effective.
Meaning, of course it can serve the styling, I think it’s also an honor.”
Zhao Jia listened to Ning Xiaofan's words and kept thinking about this matter. It was obvious that what Ning Xiaofan said was not unreasonable. After all, Yuan Guo's 100,000 elite soldiers were available at any time.
It is possible that troops have really been sent to the country. Now the war between the Song and Yuan Dynasties has become more and more intense, and the friction between the two sides has become more and more serious. 100,000 elite soldiers are all equipped with eggs. Although it is said that no troops have been sent yet, but who can guarantee it?
, how long can it be delayed?
Zhao Jia finally gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, General Ning, I believe you, and we will follow your plan."
When Ning Xiaofan heard what he said, he felt a little different in his heart. In fact, if he and Zhao Jia changed their positions, Ning Xiaofan would never agree. The reason is very simple. After all, it is holding the power of Song State.
The lives of citizens are a joke. This kind of thing cannot happen no matter what.
After all, if you want to be the king of a vassal state, you must also shoulder the responsibility of the king of this vassal state. It does not mean that this person can be a king if he can add the title of king.
A true king must care about the people.
That is to consider for the vassal states under your control at all times.
But what Zhao Jia was thinking about in front of him was how he could become the king.
It was obvious that in Ning Xiaofan's eyes, he was not a competent king.
Ning Xiaofan felt that it was absolutely correct that Wang Wei, the former king of the Song Dynasty, did not pass it on to Zhao Jia.
"What's wrong? General Ning."
When Zhao Jia saw Ning Xiaofan, he looked at him with strange eyes, and he looked confused.
Ning Xiaofan laughed and said: "It's nothing, I just think Brother Zhao's choice is right. I think Brother Zhao is one step closer to ascending to the throne. The Song Kingdom will soon become Brother Zhao's bag."
It’s a thing.”
Zhao Jia listened to Ning Xiaofan's words with a smile on his face and in his heart. He was extremely happy. He dreamed of becoming the King of Song as soon as possible. He had always resented his father for not passing the throne to him.
Since his father did not choose him, he must choose himself, and he must use his own means to seize the throne that should belong to him.