Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 169 Thinking about the future

The road back to Daliang is very long and flat. Take the land route to Chenzhou first, and then to Daliang.

Chenzhou is the garrison of Xiang Xun's Zhen'an army. Here, Xiang Xun generously hosted a banquet for everyone, and Shi Congyun went.

After a day's delay, continue north.

This time, Shi Congyun said he was not feeling well, so he no longer rode a horse on the way north, but got into Zhou Xian's carriage.

Everyone laughed, and they all said that Brother Yun was not in poor health, but very good.

On the way north, Shi Congyun lay on Zhou Xian's lap and thought about many things.

This battle was an indelible shadow for the Southern Tang Dynasty. The defense line of the Huaihe River was lost, and nearly half of the country was lost. Since then, Zhou Guobing Chen Dajiang's north bank has always threatened Jinling.

It is also of great significance to Dazhou, which has increased by almost one-third of the country's land, and it is all fertile and rich land.The most important thing is that they are all in the south and will not be disturbed by war.

Before the Great Zhou Dynasty, there was actually only Guanzhong, half of Hebei, Shandong, and Henan.

Guanzhong has been dilapidated and deserted after the chaos in the late Tang Dynasty. Half of Hebei and Shandong have to face the invasion of the Northern Han Dynasty and Khitan at any time. They need to store a large number of soldiers at any time to prepare for war. It is difficult for the people to recuperate. Only Henan can be at peace.

This is also one of the important reasons why Wang Pu proposed the strategy of first going south and then going north. The entire state of Zhou lacked strategic depth and lacked the capital to fight big and protracted wars.

It is okay to fight for a few months or a few years, but if you want to fight a national war, such as a war with the Liao Kingdom, it is absolutely impossible for a few battles or a few years to determine the final result.

Fights may last for more than ten years or decades. For example, when the Han Dynasty fought against the Huns, the Tang Dynasty fought against the Turks, the Northern Song Dynasty fought against Xixia, and Mongolia fought against the Southern Song Dynasty. People may only remember a few big battles. The final result, but in fact, the war was very long For decades, the number of wars, large and small, is endless. Without the support of national strength, such wars cannot be fought by small countries.

And today's state of Zhou doesn't have the capital to fight such a war.

With Huainan, the situation will be much better. Huainan is rich and flat, and it is in the south, blocked by the Yellow River and Huaihe River. There is no need to worry about the invasion from the north, and it can become a stable rear.

In the south of Huainan, facing the Southern Tang, Wuyue, Jingchu, Southern Han, etc., there is nothing to be afraid of.

Both Wu Yue and Jing Chu surrendered to the Great Zhou. When the Southern Tang Dynasty was fought, both countries sent troops to help. The Southern Tang Dynasty was respectful to the Great Zhou. Now that Jing Shi Congyun is fighting like this, he must be trembling and respectful.

In the southern Han Dynasty, there is no need to worry.

To put it bluntly, there is no one in the south who can fight, and no force can threaten Da Zhou.

Shi Congyun also sighed in his heart. In fact, there were not many opportunities for the South to fight against the North in history.

Like the Three Kingdoms that people are familiar with, why is Soochow praised so much, because it is one of the few bright moments in history when the south resisted the north.

Although people's eyes were drawn to Shu by the novels, the real battlefield was always in the east.

After the Battle of Chibi and before the destruction of Shu, the only time Wei State took the initiative to attack Shu State was when Cao Zhen wanted to fight on a whim, but the result was not successful. Besides, he had been fighting against Sun Wu, so the Three Kingdoms, in fact, mainly The battle between Wei and Wu.

In the three major battles, Guandu, Chibi, and Yiling, Wu won two, defeated Cao Cao, and defeated Liu Bei; until Shu and Cao Wei perished one after another, Wu still resisted.

This is a highlight moment that belongs to the few Jiangnan regimes, and it is rare in the entire history.

At present, it is absolutely impossible. There are no figures like the Sun family and his son in the whole south to integrate them, and the top leaders of all countries have no ambitions, sit and wait for death, and indulge in luxury and pleasure.

But facing the north, Da Zhou began to have more than enough heart but not enough energy.

Compared with the current state of Zhou and Liao, it can only be said that the difference is too far, whether it is military strength, economic strength, or even political strength.

The Northern Han Dynasty was actually insignificant, a single Li Yun could make them scream, the key was that there was a Liao father behind them.

The Liao Kingdom also understands that Taiyuan is their bridgehead and cannot be lost.

In history, Zhao Kuangyin fought twice in the Northern Han Dynasty, and each time he sent troops, the Liao Kingdom would send a large army to rescue quickly.

Later, there was basically no resistance for Zhao Guangyi to destroy the Northern Han Dynasty. Although Zhao Kuangyin sent troops twice and failed to capture Taiyuan, he frightened the reinforcements of the Liao Kingdom.

Therefore, it is temporarily unrealistic for Dazhou to take back the Northern Han Dynasty. Taiyuan and Youzhou (Beijing) are of equal value to the Liao Kingdom, and they are the two bridgeheads in the east and the west.

If you are not prepared to face the main Khitan army, don't think about destroying the Northern Han Dynasty.

However, it is still possible to take back the lands in the northern part of the Guanbei, such as Bazhou, Xiongzhou, Yizhou, Zhuozhou and other places, because the Liao Kingdom did not pay that much attention.

He remembered that in history, Guo Rong's Northern Expedition to Khitan, the Lord of the Liao Kingdom only ordered reinforcements from the Northern Han Dynasty, and did nothing. He indulged himself in hunting, fun and sex.

It was almost as if they were giving each other away. The leader of the Liao Kingdom was in a daze. At that time, it was indeed a good opportunity, and the elite soldiers of the Liao Kingdom's North Academy did not provide reinforcements.

However, it is not a long-term solution to expect the opponent's ruler to be fatuous.

No matter what, Shi Congyun tried his best to warn himself that he must quickly regain his senses from the joy of victory in the Battle of Huainan.

His achievements seem to be great, and he has captured the [-] states in Jiangbei, but it is nothing compared to many famous generals in history.

Such as Bai Qi, Wang Jian, Han Xin, Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, Li Jing, Su Lie, etc., he can think of dozens of them at random.

Indeed, he was invincible against Southern Tang, but what about Khitan, Liao, which was several times stronger than Zhou?
At that time, it's no joke. The further north you go, the flatter the terrain will be, which is suitable for cavalry to maneuver on a large scale, and the battle will become more complicated in an instant.

Thinking of this, he buried his face deeply between Zhou Xian's soft legs, thinking that after going back this time, where will the officials focus?
Attacking the south must be the focus of strategy. Many people in later generations were led astray by some messy hearsay, thinking that Guo Rong first went north and then went south.

In fact, they are all the same. Whether it is Guo Rong or Zhao Kuangyin, the strategy is to go south and north, and to be in Khitan.

It means to take the south first, and then the north. The biggest enemy is Liao.

But strategy is not equal to specific tactics. This is the case with grand strategy, and the implementation of specific arrangements must be flexible. Guo Rong just thought there was an opportunity between fighting in the south, so he made a sudden one.

It's the same reason that Zhao Kuangyin suddenly turned around and beat the Northern Han Dynasty in the middle of his attack on the South.

The strategic center of gravity is in the south.

To be honest, Congyun is willing to fight Southern Shi Congyun. All the way to the present, he is considered a veteran of hundreds of battles and has rich experience in war. If he is asked to fight Houshu, Southern Tang, and Southern Han, he feels full of confidence. not afraid.

But if he was allowed to fight Liao, he would still feel guilty.

It is certain that the Liao soldiers are better at fighting, because the Liao Kingdom has been working hard to wipe out the tribes on the northern grasslands for these years, and some countries in the Liaodong land continue to fight against the Central Plains, Hedong and other places in the south.

For decades, they have been attacking from all directions and constantly opening up borders. The elites of the North Academy are all elite soldiers, most of whom are cavalry, and the generals are also experienced warriors. The country of China is completely different, and the tactics and methods of warfare will be completely different.

Once matched, he was actually not sure.

He couldn't even imagine the scene of tens of thousands of cavalry duels, because fighting in the south, even if the two sides invested 10,000+ troops, that kind of situation would not happen.

But it would be completely different if they started a war with the Liao Kingdom. Fighting cavalry and fighting infantry were completely different things. The huge cavalry army was not only different in tactics, but also in strategy.

A large-scale infantry march can be considered a well-disciplined army if it can walk fifty miles a day.

However, if the nomadic cavalry go all out to attack, it is not difficult to walk one or two hundred miles a day, which will create a huge gap. To put it bluntly, they have complete control over the battlefield. If you don't want to fight, you can't run when you can't fight.

Fighting with the southern army, if you can't fight, you don't have to worry about it. At most, you just run away. Most of the time, everyone has two legs. What else can you do?At that time, as long as the hearts of the people are not scattered, the remnant soldiers can be gathered to fight again.

But it is not that easy to fight against the army in the north. If you are not careful, it will become a war of annihilation!A man cannot run a horse.
This is an important reason why soldiers and generals are more afraid and careful of the threat from the north.

"What are you thinking about?" Zhou Xian's voice suddenly came from next to his ear, Shi Congyun came back to his senses, turned over, looked at Zhou Xian's pretty face, and said, "I'm thinking about some ancient generals."

"Ok?"

After talking with his father, Zhou Xian probably looked away and didn't resist him so much anymore.

"I was thinking about people like Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, and Su Lie, how they fought against large-scale cavalry in the first place. Sometimes when I think about it, I feel scalp numb. The defense is good, and it seems that there is no reason to win.

In particular, they are still fighting on the Gobi grassland, cavalry against cavalry?Wei Qing and Su Lie also have a lot of infantry."

Zhou Xian frowned beautifully, "I don't understand what you said."

Shi Congyun laughed, "I'm just complaining, thinking about things that I can't get away with."

He was comforting Zhou Xian, and he didn't want her to worry. In fact, he knew in his heart that this was not an impossible matter. Maybe in a year or two, the officials would attack the Liao Kingdom. Conflict with Khitan.

It is useless to escape from many things, and there is no way out for a shrinking turtle.

Daliang was getting closer and closer, Zhou Xian asked him suddenly, "That...the Chongyang Ci"

"What double ninth word?"

"It's 'Life is easy and the sky is hard to grow old, every year is the Double Ninth Festival. Today is the Double Ninth Festival, and the yellow flowers on the battlefield are extraordinarily fragrant.

The annual autumn wind is strong, not like spring.Better than the spring, the boundless river and the sky are covered with frost. '" Zhou Xian read slowly, his eyes full of different emotions.

Shi Congyun sat up straight immediately: "I'm not sleepy if you say this, did you listen to Luqiu Zhongqing and the others?"

"Yeah..." Zhou Xian blushed and said, "I didn't eavesdrop on purpose, I... I didn't know you had such a talent for writing, it's really... people can't be judged by appearances."

Shi Congyun's face turned dark. What is it to say that people should not be judged by their appearance? Does Lao Tzu look like Li Kui?

However, he finally had the opportunity to pretend to be aggressive, and he didn't have time to worry about it. He even told Zhou Xian how he had clever calculations and strategies when he was attacking Shu, so that the Shu army ran away, and when the flag was victorious, his poetry flourished. This is a famous word through the ages.

Of course, it was he himself who left his name through the ages. Zhou Xian's eyes were blurred when he heard it, his face was flushed, and the way he looked at him was different from before.

"Actually, since I was a child, I have been a good reader and a person who likes writing and ink. I have a lot of talent in my heart! It's just that I grew up in the north, and I am used to seeing wars and the disintegration of countries. , A manly man will benefit the people of the world, pacify the sea, clean up the world, and create a peaceful and prosperous world for future generations!

So I abandoned literature and turned to martial arts, and followed my father to fight everywhere. In fact, I also have a heart to study hard, but outsiders don't know it. "Shi Congyun said with emotion.

"Hmm..." Zhou Xian saw that his eyes were full of light, Shi Congyun was overjoyed, and said with a smile, "Thinking about world affairs all day is exhausting me, so take good care of me at night."

Zhou Xian blushed, but did not refute.

At the beginning of September, the weather turned cold, and the mighty army had returned to Henan. Shi Congyun also saw a tributary of the Yellow River.

From a distance, I can see the majestic Daliang City in the distance.

Compared with Jinling, it is less exquisite and more majestic. The armies from all walks of life stopped advancing dozens of miles outside the city, and officials and generals sent by the Privy Council came to arrange the garrison.

At this time, Shi Congyun held the military talisman in his hand, and Huainan's duty of recruiting was not relieved, so the army was returned to him for dispatch, and the officials from the Privy Council directly handed over to him first.

The two sides solemnly handed over the garrison map of the Privy Council. At the same time, Shi Congyun summoned the generals and opened the wax-sealed garrison map in front of everyone to show that it had never been opened before.

Then he checked with everyone, and made arrangements in front of the officials of the Privy Council, and asked all the troops to garrison at the arranged garrisons.

After all these arrangements were made, he sent the officials of the Privy Council out of the big tent. The other party was flattered and told him, "Shi Zhaojuo should not enter the city today, but stay outside the city for the time being. The officials have ordered that tomorrow he will personally lead all the civil and military officials." , welcome the general triumphantly at Chenqiaoyi, and the officials from the Ministry of Rites should come later."

"The officials are here to welcome you!" Shi Congyun was a little surprised: "How did someone receive such a big gift!"

The official said with a full face of admiration: "Shi Zhaozhuo won the fourteen prefectures in Jiangbei within half a year, which greatly increased the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the officials are also doing this because of their great achievements. People inside and outside Beijing are discussing this matter. "

Shi Congyun thanked him for telling him the news, and then sent him out of the tent.

After a while, officials from the Ministry of Rituals came to look for him. Compared with officials from the Privy Council, the officials from the Ministry of Rites were more submissive. They probably had never seen the scene in the barracks. After seeing him, they also said that the officials would welcome him in a grand way tomorrow. .

At the same time, teach him some cutscenes and etiquette. If he is at a loss, it will be embarrassing. He also said that there will definitely be people from Daliang to watch, so he should not be rude.

The official from the Ministry of Rituals was submissive at first, teaching and teaching, probably because Shi Congyun obeyed, but he became more flamboyant, and his words were not so polite, and he even pointed fingers from time to time.

Shi Congyun frowned, and slapped the knife row on his waist on the table, which woke him up immediately. He understood what kind of person he was facing, and immediately became submissive again.

Shi Congyun shook his head, he was never stingy with respect for others, even if the other party was a small official, after all, everyone was just responsible, so there was no need to show off.

But there are some people, if you give him some sunshine, he will be so bright that he will forget himself
(End of this chapter)