Han Shizu

Chapter 470 Playing a Conspiracy

Shouchun, the camp of the Huai army in the Northern Han Dynasty, and the imperial tent.

In the stove, the charcoal fire was blazing. Liu Chengyou was warming on the fire with one hand, while holding the secret report from Jinling in the other hand, he read it carefully. Interest gradually appeared on his calm face.Li Shaoyou, envoy of Wude, Tao Gu and Murong Yanzhao from Zhongshushe stood quietly by the side.

"This Song Qiqiu is worthy of being the number one counselor in the Southern Kingdom. He really has some insights and strategies!" After a long time, Liu Chengyou passed the letter to several people, and said with emotion: "If the false Tang Dynasty can really follow his strategy and implement it, we can deal with it." Our army, then, I will really have a headache!"

The secret report in Liu Chengyou's hand comes from Jinling, which is the details of the Southern Tang Dynasty's palace meeting.For the Southern Expedition, Liu Chengyou's preparations were basically comprehensive in all aspects, including the spying on the news.Several times before and after the envoys came and went, plus the dispatches on weekdays, the Wude and Military Intelligence Departments sent nearly a hundred spies to Jinling and Huainan states, specializing in buying and spying on his military and political news.

The emperors and ministers of the Southern Tang Dynasty would never have imagined that their discussion in the Golden Palace was the only one, and all the content of the discussion would be presented in front of Liu Chengyou.

A few people looked at it, and there was not much solemnity in their expressions.Murong Yanzhao said to Liu Chengyou: "This Song Qiqiu's strategy is to maximize strengths and avoid weaknesses. Of course, it is aimed at our army. But the development of the war situation is not based on his considerations, and our army will not follow his wishes! Moreover, now Guo Jinglue has taken Chu , the lower reaches of the Huai River are all in my hands. The states in Huainan can be used by me. No matter how unparalleled their strategy is, it is only a desperate struggle. It will only delay the progress of our army's attack, and it will not hinder the overall situation!"

Murong Yanzhao's opinion can be said to hit the nail on the head.Nodding his head, Liu Chengyou said: "I have to order Guo Rong and Zhao Kuangyin to guard Shanyang firmly to consolidate the results of the battle, so as not to be taken advantage of by Yao Fengjun in Gaoyou!"

In fact, the capture of Chuzhou was a shock to Nantang, and it was also a surprise to Liu Chengyou.Originally, Liu Chengyou's Guo Rong's expectation was only to make progress after the beginning of spring next year.

Unexpectedly, Guo Rong and Zhao Kuangyin teamed up to do the opposite. They took advantage of the winter to march by surprise, and attacked for two hundred miles, breaking Shanyang in one fell swoop.The situation in Huainan, which was supposed to be in a stalemate, suddenly became clear.As Murong Yanzhao said, the Huainan states can be taken calmly.

"However, the war potential of the Puppet Tang Dynasty is still considerable. After losing troops and horses, in a short period of time, one hundred thousand troops can still be mobilized to resist our army! Such strength is really eye-catching!" Liu Chengyou said: "Today With me, if you don't take it, you may be punished by heaven!"

"Pseudo-Tangkong has many people, but their combat power is low, so why fear?" Tao Gu stood up and said.

Liu Chengyou nodded lightly, and said to himself: "We have to think about how to eat up the 100,000 people of Puppet Tang! If they lose more, then there is no way to stop our army!"

Facing Liu Chengyou's gaze, Murong Yanzhao said: "The minister has two suggestions! One, it was discussed before, to implement the strategy of besieging the city and fighting for aid, using Shouchun as bait to continue to lure the puppet Tang army to the north. However, in the battle of Xiacai In the future, Tang Jun will definitely not be so unprepared, and will be more careful. Moreover, now that Hao and Chu have fallen into our court, Sizhou is also the flesh of his lips. Tang Jun may not dare to continue to invest in the army, and come to Shouchun to support !"

"It makes sense!" Liu Chengyou agreed with Murong Yanzhao's consideration, and then asked: "What about the other one?"

"Concentrate our forces, break through Shouzhou and Sizhou first, clear the obstacles in our rear, and make our army go south and go deep into the land along the river without any worries!" Murong Yanzhao walked to the map, pointed at Luzhou, and said seriously: "Hefei! I It is absolutely impossible for the puppet Tang Dynasty to remain indifferent to the soldiers entering Hefei and threatening the areas along the river. Let Hefei be used as a bait to lure reinforcements!"

After a pause, Murong Yanzhao said: "However, if this happens, our army's battle line will be greatly stretched, the pressure on supply and demand will increase, and the troubles of the Huainan navy should be placed in front of our army!"

"This is not a big problem!" After thinking about it for a while, Liu Chengyou said in a confident tone: "The Huainan is difficult to attack, and the Huai River is the only defense! The pseudo-Tang Huai River has been lost, and the huge land of Jiangbei and Huainan will not be left behind." I am a big man with iron cavalry?"

"Your Majesty's pride, I admire you!" Murong Yanzhao said with a slight smile.

It was rare to hear Murong Yanzhao's compliment, and Liu Chengyou couldn't help being amused.

He picked up the Jinling Secret Report again, looked at it, and raised his eyebrows. Liu Chengyou told Li Fang who was waiting in the palace: "Li Fang, send the draft edict to Song Yanwo of Yongxing Army, Zhao Hui of Fengxiang Army, and Shi Kuangyi of Zhangyi Army. Let them take strict precautions against the Shu army! I still remember that in the year of Guoxing, they marched in winter and had to guard against it!"

"Yes!" Li Fang complied and got busy immediately.

Seeing this, Tao Gu asked: "Your Majesty, the Dingnan Army and the Khitan side should also take precautions!"

"Hehe!" Liu Chengyou laughed coldly: "Before I leave Beijing, I have made arrangements. I have endured Xia Zhou's small actions for a long time, so I have to see if he, Li Yiyin, dares to take the opportunity to make trouble this time. !"

"The Khitan side, do you want to send envoys to contact again, in order to stabilize the enemy?" Tao Gu asked again.

Liu Chengyou was even more calm, and said: "How about Khitan, we cannot control it, we can only do our best to strengthen our defenses! The peace talks have been less than a month, and they took the initiative to send envoys, which seems guilty!"

"The general trend of the world is in His Majesty's heart, if it can be done! How can it be impossible for a great man to succeed!" Hearing this, Tao Gu immediately praised with a smile on his face.

Ignoring Tao Gu's "licking", Liu Chengyou said in a cold tone: "However, the puppet Tang wants to make trouble behind our court, how can I make it easy for him! Send an order to Hunan to let the soldiers of Li and Lang delay the withdrawal of the Tang army , Tell Wang Kui and Zhou Xingfeng that I don't need them to fight the Tang army to the death, just pester and harass them! In addition, if they capture the false Tangzhou county, I will reward them all!"

"Wang and Zhou's generation must be driven by interests and used by His Majesty!"

"Continue to contact Gao Baorong and Qian Hongchu, let them send troops to attack Tang! Especially Qian Hongchu, as my in-laws, Wu Yue should also do something!"

"Yes!"

"Wu Desi did a good job this time. This information is very valuable!" After speaking, Liu Chengyou tilted his head and praised Li Shaoyou, affirming the work of Wu Desi.

Li Shaoyou immediately beamed with joy, and the beard on his lips twitched. For a long time, he hadn't been praised by the emperor's cousin.For such a major event as the Southern Expedition, it was Li Shaoyou who overwhelmed Wang Jingchong this time, so he got the opportunity to accompany him on the expedition.

Having lived comfortably in Tokyo for several years, he was in charge of the Take Toku Division, and also experienced a high position and great power.This is rare for Li Shaoyou, who is self-motivated again, and feels that he can no longer rest on his laurels, and Liu Chengyou also gave him this opportunity. Since the start of the expedition, the spies on Jianghuai news have been in place in time.In this regard, Liu Chengyou is still satisfied.

"Your Majesty, the second son of the puppet Tang lord Li Jing died of a sudden illness. Li Jing was so sad that he fainted. He has appointed the emperor's younger brother Li Jingsui to supervise the country, and he also used Song Qiqiu, Feng Yansi and others to assist the military administration. What happened!" Li Shaoyou said again, his tone full of gloating.

"Oh?" Liu Chengyou couldn't help being a little surprised when he heard the news, and then he said, "When the country is rising and falling, and the country is ups and downs, this Li Jing actually avoids state affairs because of selfishness. Such an opponent is really, very gratifying!"

Tao Gu then said: "I see the puppet Tang lord, although he is not a tyrannical king, he is cowardly in nature. Although this behavior is astonishing, there is no need to be too surprised!"

Looking at Tao Gu's appearance, he despises Li Jing very much.

"Your Majesty, there is another matter that needs attention!" Li Shaoyou said again: "Li Jingsui, the eldest brother of the false Tang Emperor, has a calm personality and has no right to fight for desires. Although he is in charge of the country, he is actually not very reasonable! The military and political power is entrusted to Song Qiqiu and other ministers. "Li Shaoyou added.

Liu Chengyou was keenly aware of the problem, and his expression turned a little pale: "If this is true, Song Qiqiu is in charge of the puppet Tang state affairs, and the military and political orders are involved, then it will be an obstacle to our army's attack!"

"You two envoys to Jinling, do you know anything about Song Qiqiu?" Liu Chengyou looked at Tao Gu.

Tao Gu shook his head honestly, but after thinking about it, a sinister smile appeared on his old face: "Your Majesty, I have never met Song Qiqiu, but in Jinling, I also learned that this gentleman was in the puppet Tang Dynasty and had a great reputation. He is quite tall and powerful. During the puppet Tang party struggle, he is the leader of a party! The political dispute a few years ago was exiled to Hongzhou by Li Jing!"

"This time, Song Qiqiu would not have been called back to Jinling if I hadn't launched a massive military campaign in Huainan."

Listening to his words, Liu Chengyou's eyes also brightened, a similar smile bloomed on the corner of his mouth, his eyes flashed, and he pointed at Li Shaoyou and said: "The puppet Tang has won the minister of the tripod country, the talent of the sky, how can I not congratulate you! , send people to promote this Song Gong in Jinling, and create a great momentum for him. Without Song Gong, how can there be a fake Tang. I am not afraid of others when I am going to the south, but I only worry about Song Gong, and I wish I could work with him!"

(End of this chapter)