Fenghou

Chapter 1457 Borrowing a Knife
Chen Qing's fleet arrived in Huzhou, and the big ship was moored in Taihu Lake. Chen Qing personally led an army of 40 to Deqing County. This time to besiege Lin'an, Chen Qing mobilized nearly [-] troops. This is actually more of a deterrent. Let everyone see the strength comparison clearly.

Deqing County is only more than a hundred miles away from Lin'an, and is connected by the Guantang River through the canal, so it is very convenient to transport grain and grass materials.

Yang Zaixing, the northern commander who was stationed in Jiaxing, rushed to Deqing County to meet King Yong on the same day, and at the same time presented a letter from Lu Gang to Chen Qing.

In the big tent, Chen Qing read the letter and said with a smile: "This Zhu Shengfei is really caring. He actually recommended Wei Tong to be in charge of the military power. The last little army left by the imperial court will be lost in his hands."

Yang Zaixing also said: "The humble staff very much agrees with Special Envoy Lu's idea. First, we cannibalize the enemy army in pieces and remove Liu Kai, leaving only one experienced general in Yang Yizhong, and then alienate Yang Yizhong, plus 40 of us. The army is approaching the city, and I believe that the opponent's army will soon fall apart."

Chen Qing nodded, "Shock and awe are necessary, and what is more important is the combination of strength and softness in order to get the result I want."

Yang Zaixing was silent for a moment, and couldn't help but said: "Your Highness, we went all the way south, and what we felt was the warm support of the people. In fact, I feel that killing them directly will not have much impact."

Chen Qing smiled slightly: "Of course it won't have any impact now, but it may not be so in a few decades, so what I consider is to use the smallest cost to obtain the greatest benefit, which is why I support Queen Mother Wei's ascension to the throne." , Speaking of which, the Great Song Dynasty was not destroyed by my hands, and there was Queen Mother Wei who took the blame for me, so why not do it, that's why my army didn't enter Lin'an Mansion to create opportunities for her."

Yang Zaixing said shamelessly, "Your Highness has far-sighted considerations, not for a humble soldier with a humble job."

Chen Qing patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Soldiers have the duties of a soldier. The highest duty of a soldier is to obey the orders of the commander-in-chief and at the same time be able to unswervingly execute the orders. If he can do these two things, he is a qualified soldier."

"I'm afraid he won't obey my orders!"

These words are very reasonable, and they are actually true. What do scouts do, they are used for early warning. Who can I blame if I don’t use scouts?

"Are you preparing for next year?"

Wei Tong was shocked, and hurriedly called Sima Chun to discuss it. Sima Chun read the military newspaper and said with a smile: "God bless the commander, the commander can order Liu Kai to lead the army to stop the western army from crossing the river."

Seeing the disdainful expression on his face, Wei Tong burned with anger. He gritted his teeth and said, "I just got the information from the scouts that Liu Qiong's army is going to cross the Qiantang River north. The army goes to the Qiantang River to intercept the northward west army!"

After Yang Zaixing left, Chen Qing immediately gave Liu Qiong an order to pretend to cross the Qiantang River to create opportunities for Wei Tong.

Of course Liu Kai didn't want an excuse to send troops, he said again: "Since we know that there will be troops coming from the west and north, what's the point of sending troops to intercept them?"

Sima Chun immediately sneered back: "Since the city of Lin'an is incomplete and cannot be defended, why should it be defended? General Liu, what do you think?"

Wei Tong nodded again and again, "This is a good way!"

Wei Tong was happy in his heart, and he gave a thumbs up and praised: "Thanks, sir, for letting me out!"

Not long after, Liu Kai walked over quickly. Liu Kai had an upright personality and hated Wei Tong, who was ignorant and notorious. In addition, his backer Zhang Jun was dismissed by Queen Mother Wei, which made him very dissatisfied with Queen Mother Wei. But Zhang Jun advised him to focus on the overall situation and not to ruin his reputation at the last moment.

Sima Chun said: "Liu Kai just took the opportunity to leave, he won't send troops, the commander-in-chief has to go to the Queen Mother, and ask the Queen Mother to order him to send troops, he dare not refuse!"

Wei Tong didn't dare to see the eldest sister get angry, so he lowered his head and said, "It's just a rumor, I'm not sure!"

Empress Dowager Wei's face turned cold, "What do you mean?"

Yang Zaixing sighed and said, "Actually, I also suffered from old wounds when I attacked Xixia, and I also left the roots of my injuries when I attacked Luoyang. In fact, my greatest wish is to completely wipe out the Hulu. I will have no regrets in this life."

Empress Dowager Wei stared at Wei Tong for a while and said, "If you get rid of Liu Kai, you will be able to control the military power?"

Soon, Wei Tong found the Empress Dowager Wei and told him about Liu Kai's disobedience to his military orders and fighting against him all day long. A few words to appease the brother, but what Wei Tong said next almost made her furious.

"He often drank with Yang Yizhong, and sometimes went to Zhang Jun's residence. I actually wanted to use the hands of the Western Army to get rid of him. Otherwise, I would never be able to gain military power, and my eldest sister's wish would never come true."

Wei Tong happily said, "I'll go!"

"you--"

As Wei Tong expected, Liu Kai said to him: "Intercepting is a stupid idea. The opponent also has a large army in the west. If the retreat is cut off, wouldn't the entire army be wiped out?"

In the morning of the next day, Wei Tong received news from the scouts that Liu Qiong's army stationed in Xiaoshan began to move northward, and the vanguard of the army was already preparing to build a pontoon bridge on the Qiantang River.

He immediately ordered: "Hurry up and call General Liu Kai to see me!"

"This Liu Qi drinks with other generals all day long, and often goes to see Zhang Jun. I got some news that they gathered to discuss the cause of the emperor's death. They don't believe that it was the Xiang family."

"Who does Liu Kai often hang out with?"

"Except for Liu Kai, I have [-]% of the military power!"

Liu Kai gave Sima Chun a hard look, turned around and rushed away angrily.

"what!"

Liu Kai came to the commander's tent, clasped his fists in salute and said, "When will the commander-in-chief look for me?"

Wei Tong was speechless, but Sima Chun said from the side: "According to General Liu, any interception is dangerous, but why can other troops successfully intercept it? The key is intelligence. General Liu sent more scouts to keep an eye on the enemy army in the west." , Once the enemy army is found coming, they can immediately withdraw to the city, how could the entire army be wiped out?"

Empress Dowager Wei stood up abruptly, gritted her teeth and said, "Are they saying that Ai Jia is the murderer?"

"They said that the Queen Mother is the biggest beneficiary!"

Chen Qing nodded, "This day is coming soon, I might as well reveal a plan to you, I consider attacking Liaodong in the spring of the next year at the latest."

Liu Qi is almost 50 years old, and he can only endure the bad breath, but he has never had a good face towards Wei Tong, even if Wei Tong told him to stab his head, he didn't care.

"He's a thorny head, he definitely won't listen to the command of the commander in chief. The commander in chief can report to the queen mother, and he can tell the queen mother like this."

"That's right, next year we prepare for a year, and the year after next will be when we will be completely elated."

"What about [-]%?"

"The other [-]% comes from Yang Yizhong. He is loyal to Da Song and has a lot of experience. I can't control him!"

Empress Dowager Wei took two steps with her hands behind her back. She remembered what Zhu Shengfei said, civil officials are not afraid of opposition, just send a few cruel officials to solve it. The key is the military, which must firmly hold the military power in its own hands.

Thinking of this, Queen Mother Wei immediately said: "The Ai family ordered him to fight!"

(End of this chapter)