Prime Minister

Chapter 790 The Way to Success

After Qiao Zong met Zhang Yue, Cai Jing took him to a place where he met Mu Zheng's wife and children.When the Song army attacked Hezhou for the first time, Mu Zheng's wife and children fell into the hands of the Song people.

However, Zhang Yue has always taken good care of them, and even invited a Han teacher to teach Chinese to Mu Zheng's son.

Cai Jing told Qiao Zong that Zhang Longtu's promise to Mu Zheng remained unchanged, as long as he was willing to surrender, the treatment would remain the same.

Cai Jing spoke a few words with Mu Zheng's son very familiarly while talking, Qiao Zong could see that Mu Zheng's son was very close to Cai Jing.

Cai Jing gave Qiao Zong a newly transcribed Chinese letter by Mu Zheng's son.

Qiao Zong saw that the Chinese name was Peacock Flying Southeast.

Qiao Zong didn't know that it was a Yuefu poem.

Before Qiao Zong left Hezhou City, he saw the army of Song Dynasty marching continuously on the slope from the west, with countless red banners and horseshoes stepping over the white snow, like a fire burning on the frost.

The marching soldiers could be seen to be sturdy and brave men, and they were definitely elite soldiers.

Qiao Zong deliberately delayed the time to chat with Cai Jing, Xu Xi, Su Zhe and other scholars who were seeing him off, and also wanted to see the military appearance of the Song army.

Cai Jing showed displeasure and urged him repeatedly, but Qiao Zong just procrastinated.

At this time, the Song army's heavy carriages transported grain, grass and horse materials and dared to come from the west. The simple-looking civilian grooms pushed the carts and transported the carriages full of bags of grain and grass to the Hezhou army.

Qiao Zong saw so many soldiers and horses and countless fodder mobilized to Hezhou City, he couldn't help asking, "Is this from Xizhou, or from Qinzhou?"

Cai Jing smiled but did not answer.

Qiao Zong thought to himself, with so many elite soldiers and so much food and fodder, this is not something that a small tribe in a land of hundreds of miles can deploy, but the strength of a country with thousands of miles.

Not to mention the ghost chapter, even Dong felt is hard to come by.

It is indeed unwise to use a small country to fight against a big country.

Qiao Zong wanted to say something, but he still sighed, and he rode away with his followers immediately.He walked unhurriedly, turning his head three times.When he rode all the way to the mountain pass, Qiao Zong finally looked back at Hezhou City, which stands between mountains and rivers.

But seeing that the soldiers, horses and luggage of the Song army were still entering the city, there was no end to it.

"It doesn't matter how brave you are? The more we fight, the more you fight."

"As long as you refuse to accept it, we will continue to fight until you accept it!"

"Even if it lasts for a few years, decades, or even 100 years, as long as we Song people are alive, we will fight to the end!"

Looking at this scene, Qiao Zong remembered what Zhang Yue said before, and finally fully understood what he meant.

After Qiao Zong returned to Tabai City, he reported the news of Zhang Yue's refusal to negotiate with Gui Zhang and Mu Zheng.

The leaders of the Fan tribe below were all furious, thinking that Zhang Yue was arrogant, and declared that as long as he came to attack Baicheng, they would let the Song army come and go.

But after Qiao Zong relayed Zhang Yue's original words, the chiefs of these tribes fell silent collectively.

Gui Zhang smiled and didn't take it seriously, but Mu Zheng's expression became more and more serious. What he was most worried about finally happened.

The Song Dynasty is a big country. He was able to provoke you before because the Song Dynasty did not really regard you as an opponent. Once the Song Dynasty took you seriously and recognized you as his enemy, then the next step would be endless death.

Seeing Mu Zheng's expression, Gui Zhang asked, "Look at this, the Song Army is definitely going to attack Baicheng, should we go back to Anhua City first?"

Anhua City?
After hearing this, Mu Zheng was unhappy, and returned to Anhua City. He had completely lost Xizhou and Hezhou. There was no foundation for him. Would he have to listen to Dong Xun's words in the future? Dong felt, and even Gui Zhang's vassal.

But who is Gui Zhang?

How could Mu Zheng be subservient to Gui Zhang?

Mu Zheng immediately refused and said: "If you want to fight, you can fight in Tabai City. I won't go anywhere except here!"

Guizhang laughed and said, "Then it's up to you. If you want to beat me, I'll fight with you to the end!"

After Mu Zheng returned the account, Qiao Zong went to Mu Zheng alone and told him how his wife and children had been taken care of by Zhang Yue. At the same time, he told him that the emperor of the Song Dynasty promised to let Mu Zheng go.

Mu Zheng looked at the Chinese written by Qiao Zong handed over by his son. The peacock flying southeast was very meaningful. Thinking of his wife and children who fell into the hands of Song people, even a hard-hearted man like Mu Zheng sighed.

Qiao Zong looked at Mu Zheng silently for a long time before saying: "I treat Song like this, but Song always treats me well."

After a pause, Mu Zheng said: "However, I Mu Zheng did not attack Song Dynasty for my own wealth, but for the tribe that has followed me for many years. Unless the people of Song Dynasty are willing to withdraw from Xizhou and Hezhou, otherwise I, Mu Zheng, will never surrender to Song Dynasty."

Qiao Zong left with emotion after hearing the words, and the scene of Qiao Zong entering the wooden tent was seen by Gui Zhang's meticulous work, and then reported to Gui Zhang.

But in Hezhou City, supplies, food and grass piled up like a mountain.

After Gao Zunyu defeated the Xia army at Dingxi City, he relieved the worries of the Song army. Cai Yanqing, the transfer envoy of Qinfeng Road, and Zhang Shen, the envoy of Qinfeng Road, rushed to Hezhou City with a large number of luggage and soldiers.

With this batch of reinforcements, the Song army has gained a lot of confidence in the subsequent pacification of the entire Hezhou.

Zhang Yue knew that he was not good at using soldiers, so he learned Zeng Guofan's secrets of using soldiers, fortified the stronghold, and fought in a daze.

Don't covet big victories, but seek to accumulate small victories.

There is no saying that failure is the mother of success. The so-called success is a small success that eventually becomes a success.

When used on the battlefield, small victories will eventually accumulate into big victories, and small victories will accumulate into big victories, and quantitative changes will eventually lead to qualitative changes.

Therefore, no matter how Gui Zhang lures him to show weakness, how he invites peace and pretends to be defeated, Zhang Yue ignores it.

With my unlimited manpower and material resources, Poer's recklessness and ingenuity.

The enemy of a big country against a small country lies in a word of power. As long as the word of power is with me, don't worry.Hit you a little today, hit you a little tomorrow, grind you slowly, and constantly accumulate small victories as a psychological advantage. The longer the time drags on, the greater my advantage will be.

Absolutely don't rush forward lightly, wait until the situation changes, and then complete the work in one battle.

So as the army gathered, the generals kept asking Zhang Yue for a decisive battle.The generals thought that the time had come, but Zhang Yue ignored it.

And taking advantage of Mu Zheng, Gui Zhang gathered his troops under Tabai City, waiting for the time when he would send troops from Hezhou City for a decisive battle.

Zhang Yue continued to let Zhang Yi cultivate the way of teachers, and Wang Junwan continued to sweep, sweeping the entire Hezhou.

For the pacified Fan tribe, Zhang Yue also increased the conditions. From the original selection of elites to join the Song army, to the need to hand over the protons and provide military rations and horses, the conditions were increased step by step.

The tribes that have paid before will grit their teeth and continue to obey the requirements of the Song Dynasty due to the previous investment cost.

The tribes who were already unwilling would refuse to delay or even resist, and Zhang Yue's handling was also simple. Anyone who resisted would be regarded as dissatisfied, and only the iron cavalry of the Song Army were waiting for them.

Until February of the sixth year of Xining.

Spring is gradually blooming in Hezhou, and two-thirds of the tribes in Hezhou have completely surrendered to Song Dynasty.

As for Gui Zhang and Mu Zheng, the situation in Tabai City was even more difficult, and it became more and more difficult to collect rations and soldiers on the spot, and Zhang Yue continued to station troops and rations in Hezhou City without haste.

Gui Zhang and Mu Zheng didn't know when the Song army would dispatch troops from Hezhou City. They were all tempered by Zhang Yue's slow temper, but the officials were more anxious than Gui Zhang and Mu Zheng.

In fact, not only the wood sign, but also the ghost chapter can't be used up, and the officials can't be used up either.

In the city of Bianjing.

Looking at the location of Hezhou on the northwest map, the officials frowned.

On the side, Wang Anshi, Wu Chong, Wen Yanbo, Feng Jing, and officials from the third division all stood around the official house.

"Your Majesty, tens of thousands of troops are assembled in Hezhou City. It costs countless people to eat and chew horses every day, and the long journey from Qinzhou to Hezhou consumes manpower and material resources. It is not sustainable for a long time. "

The official frowned and said that although he had just given Zhang Yue 500 million guan before, he couldn't stand his spending.

Now Zhang Yue must either withdraw his troops, or immediately send troops to step into Baicheng, otherwise, if Mu Zheng and Gui Zhang do not collapse, the finances of the entire Qinfeng Transit Department will collapse first.

Before, the officials couldn't help but "arbitrarily decide" to issue an edict to ask Zhang Yue exactly when to enter the army, but Zhang Yue wrote a lot of words in the memorial. Why bother.

All in all, Zhang Yue's answer was full of nonsense, summed up in two words 'no hurry'.

This made the officials, who were as anxious as ants on a hot pot, almost vomit blood.

"Your Majesty, it is already the beginning of spring, but mobilizing so many manpower and material resources from Qinfeng Road to transport food, grass and supplies to the front line will definitely delay this year's spring plowing. Once the spring plowing is delayed, there may be a big famine on Qinfeng Road after autumn... At that time Millions of hungry people... the entire Qinfeng Road, and even the entire Northwest will be in chaos, Your Majesty!"

"Now the soldiers and horses on Xihe Road are stationed in Hezhou, but they don't advance, and they don't retreat... Even if we really win this battle, Qinfeng Road will still be disabled."

Wu Chong said: "Your Majesty, this is a war of destroying the country. How can it be child's play? Thousands of catties and thousands of catties are burdened here. The lives of millions of people and soldiers are tied here. It is not too much to be cautious."

"As Zhang Yue said before, we are struggling now, but aren't Gui Zhang and Mu Zheng also struggling? Aren't they in a more difficult situation than us?"

"Now it depends on who is the first to lose his temper. Please think twice, Your Majesty."

After hearing Wu Chong's words, the officials finally said: "Immediately inform Wang Zhongzheng to go to Hezhou, and let him take a camera to urge Zhang Yue to advance!"

Wang Zhongzheng, who was in Qinzhou, received an imperial edict from the government.

Wang Zhongzheng, who was originally ordered to bear the horse, stopped when he walked to Qinzhou City, because the government had previously withdrawn the order and granted Zhang Yue the right to make decisions on the fly, so he changed to be the director of Qinfeng's management and strategy.

But now he was transferred to Huixihe Economic Strategy Division to accept it, and was urged by the officials to go to Hezhou City to see what Zhang Yue was up to.

This made Wang Zhongzheng couldn't help but have one head and two big ones.

Wang Zhongzheng looked up to the sky and sighed, this is not a good job.

But now Wang Zhongzheng had no choice but to bite the bullet and go to Hezhou.

(End of this chapter)