Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 220 Contradictions
Liu Ziyu looked at the crowd, and said in a deep voice: "When this battle starts, it will startle the world. The Privy Councilor is not a reckless person. I am here to discuss with you to see if it is feasible. If it is feasible, when is the right time to start the war. Mobilizing troops and horses is no small matter."

Zhai Xingdao: "In the battle of Shanzhou, the Jin army mobilized nearly half of the troops from the west road, and Li Guan and I could not deal with it. If Wang Fangwei hadn't come from Dengzhou, Shanzhou would have been destroyed. Wang Fang's troops and horses were all Relying on the supply from Dengzhou, the distance is too far—”

"You and Li Guan can't provide food and pay for Dengzhou soldiers?" Liu Ziyu looked at Zhai Xing with piercing eyes.

Zhai Xing smiled wryly: "Counselor, it is very difficult for my subordinates to supply food and grass. Where can I supply the Dengzhou army? Needless to say, Shanzhou, this battle was fought so hard, and the surrounding counties were robbed by the Jin army, let alone Leftovers."

Liu Ziyu nodded, looked at Wang Xiaolie and said, "Wang Fangfang, what do you think?"

Wang Xiaolie thought for a while, and said: "Sensei, I speak bluntly, so it's no wonder that I offended you. The battle in Shanzhou was too difficult. Now it's a relief, and the Fuzhou soldiers who were disabled, who can be saved, Wanyan Lousu’s soldiers and horses did not lose much. I counted, there are more than 5000 soldiers and horses directly under Lousu’s subordinates in Longmen, and Xiao Haohu’s Khitan soldiers are more than [-], a total of about two thousand. Thousands of soldiers and horses. The army I brought to Shanzhou was about [-] in total, and the advantage was not great. If Lou Su fought a trapped beast and the whole army came to attack, the outcome is hard to say. If the Privy Council wants to initiate I'm afraid I won't be able to help you during the war. Besides, it's too far to transport food from Dengzhou to here. Let's say now, with my army of more than [-], plus the tens of thousands of captives, food and drink are very problematic. We can only Before the start of spring plowing, move the signing army to Dengzhou as soon as possible. If it is too late, I am afraid that there will not be enough food."

Liu Ziyu waved his hand: "Why do you need to consider signing the army! They are all working for the Jin army, and it is not surprising that they starved to death!"

Wang Xiaolie said: "The signing army was forced to join the army by the Jin army and suffered all kinds of oppression. How can we ignore them? I don't care about them today, I'm afraid it will cool the hearts of the people, and it will be even more difficult in the future. Now the mountains and rivers along the Yellow River are broken, The people are living in hardship, and the imperial court must find a way for these people."

Liu Ziyu looked at Wang Xiaolie, and after a while, he said, "It's true, the people along the Yellow River have suffered too much, and the people have been displaced. But it is also because of this, that if the army wants to go forward to fight the Jin army, it must transport food from the rear. The road is long and the manpower is too much!"

Wang Xiaolie said: "These days I have discussed with Li Guan, and I want to move all the people in the Shanzhou area to the south. Guan has many doubts. Today, I will discuss it here, so I will make my words clear for everyone to consider. Since the difficulty of Jingkang , The soldiers of the Jin people reached the Qinling Mountains in the west and the Yangtze River in the south. This year, they crossed the Yangtze River and went south, and a large area of ​​the country was devastated by the Jin soldiers. If you want to fight against the Jin army, you must have a solid foundation that can provide money and food. Now it can be the foundation of the country Yes, except for the southeast, there are only Jingxiang in the middle and Sichuan and Shu in the west. If you want to establish a solid foundation in these places, you must prevent the Jin army from invading. My idea is to use Jingxiang and Guanzhong as the foundation and build defenses outside The defense line of the Jin people. After waiting for three to five years, reorganize the army and fight the Jin army in the Central Plains. The outer defense line is the Yellow River as the outermost periphery. Try to move the people to the south. If the Jin army goes south, it must be from the south. Grain and grass came from the rear. The rear of the Jin army is nothing more than the east road. There are many mountains on the east road, and there are rebels everywhere. It is not easy for the Jin army to collect food and people from there. Even if the Jin army crosses the Yellow River, except for the road of Shanzhou , the rest of the area is mountainous. As long as it is properly arranged, it is not difficult for the imperial court to contain the Jin people with a small force. In this way, after three to five years, Jingxiang and Guanzhong can be restored, and the imperial court will have the confidence to fight the Jin people."

"Relocate the people along the Yellow River to the south?" Liu Ziyu pondered for a long time.

Due to the severe invasion by the Jin army, the people in these places were also moving south at this time.It's just that there is no imperial organization, and the people's bones are everywhere on the way to the south.But if the southward relocation is organized by the government, it is tantamount to showing weakness. How can Zhang Jun agree?

Before arriving in Sichuan and Shaanxi, many generals and officials advised Zhang Jun not to rush for success, but to rest and recuperate first.Wait until the strength is restored, and then go to war with the Jin army.Zhang Jun agreed.But as soon as he arrived in Shaanxi, Zhang Jun's intentions were revealed.He said that he was not in a hurry to attack, but he urged his subordinates everywhere, eager to start a war with the Jin army.By this time, everyone could see that it was not Zhang Jun's style to wait with peace of mind.

Thinking of this, Liu Ziyu shook his head helplessly.Zhang Jun wanted to launch an offensive, but many of his generals did not support him.Especially his general Wang Shu, who has been very unhappy recently.Liu Ziyu originally advocated conservatism, but the recent battle in Shanzhou was too smooth, so he agreed with Zhang Jun.

After thinking for a long time, Liu Ziyu said: "Let's not talk about the long-term, just talk about the present. If the Privy Council mobilizes the Shanxi army to advance eastward, can Wang Fang participate in the battle? If so, where is the best place?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "Now my military rations are very tight, and there is no surplus in other places. If there is a war, I can only guarantee to hold Jiangzhou for two or three months. Jiangzhou is on the way to the north. If I don't leave, neither will Lou Su." Dare to withdraw. If the Privy Council sends troops, it will just surround Lou Su."

Liu Ziyu said to Zhai Xing again: "I wonder if Zhai Guan can go north? If Zezhou and Longde Mansion can be captured, the rest of the Jin army will be restrained, and no one will be able to support Lou Su. When the Shaanxi army will come out together, how can we encircle and wipe out Lou Su?" ?”

Zhai Xing was a little embarrassed.After thinking for a while, he said, "Sensei, I can only have more than [-] troops in the battle. Going north and crossing the river is really difficult. Although the Jin army has not many troops in the south of the river, I still have to prevent them from stealing my way. .”

Liu Ziyu said: "At this time, Zhang Qi led three thousand soldiers at the front, and Dong Xian still had nearly ten thousand soldiers. It is not difficult for you to join forces with him and go northward to cross the river to take Zezhou. At this time Zezhou has no army, as long as you It is not difficult to dismount soldiers and horses there.”

After hearing this, Zhai Xing looked at Li Yanxian and shook his head.He said: "To tell you the truth, although Dong Xian is under my name, he has always acted alone. I am afraid that I will mobilize his troops."

Seeing Liu Ziyu looking at him, Li Yanxian said: "Dong Watch is stationed near Yongning, which is quite close to me on Xiaoshan Mountain. There have been many conflicts in the past two years. This time Shanzhou City was besieged, until Wang Defense sent troops Come, Dong Xian sent Zhang Qi to fight."

Liu Ziyu knew in his heart that Dong Xian did not have a good relationship with everyone based on what these two people said.Yongning is already a mountainous area, and Dong Xian's [-] to [-] troops are stationed there, and his life is very poor.But to the south is Zhai Xing, and to the north is Li Yanxian, so there is no room for development.If it is to the west, it happens to be Guozhou and Lushi County, both of which are garrisoned by Li Yanxian's subordinates.Caught in the middle of these forces, Dong Xian is not a person who is willing to be subordinate to others, so he does not know how many conflicts have occurred.When Zhang Jun arrived near Yongning, Dong Xian sent Zhang Qi to help, largely because he had a good impression of Wang Xiaolie when they met last time.

When Wang Xiaolie arrived, Zhang Qi led troops to aid Shanzhou, and actively pursued the attack. One is to make military exploits, and the other is to expand the territory outward.This has little impact on Wang Xiaolie, but Zhai Xing and Li Yanxian are different.

Knowing this, Liu Ziyu just felt overwhelmed.These army chiefs occupy a lot of land to raise a large army, and they are too independent.There is not only a common anti-gold side, but also the contradiction of competing for territory.Use them as the main force, I don't know what will happen

At this time, Zhang Jun's general, Qu Duan, was greedy for fame and fortune, and he was self-willed, so he was not easy to dispatch.Wang Shu and Zhang Jun have different opinions, and Zhang Jun doesn't want to use it anymore.This time he took a fancy to Wang Xiaolie, who can fight, but who knows that he is also a person with his own ideas.As for the other generals, although they are obedient, whether they can fight has not yet been verified.In this situation, it is really difficult to launch an offensive.

After thinking for a long time, Liu Ziyu said: "It is not a matter of one day and one night to gather the army. This time I am here to listen to your opinions and see if there are any difficulties. How about this, you will prepare separately in the next few months. Wait until the Shaanxi army is assembled, don't worry about it." Mistake."

(End of this chapter)