Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 221
Luo residence, study room.

Luo Youdu was lying on the Hu bed in an unsightly but most comfortable posture, and in front of him was a topographic map of the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun.

He stared fixedly at the map, and there were sheets of frontline information about Khitan scattered around him.

It includes the governors of the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, the names and news of the generals.

There is still at least half a year before the Northern Expedition of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Luo Youdu doesn't know exactly when the expedition will start, and whether there will be a war.

On the one hand, it is to wait for a fighter opportunity, and on the other hand, it is to see the harvest.

If the harvest is good and there is a lot of food, then we will definitely send troops next year.

Luo Youdu was anxious, and Guo Rong, the emperor, was even more anxious.

If it is the same as the third year of Zhenguan, God has eyes, and the northern grasslands have continuous frost and drought natural disasters, which make the people tired and livestock thin, and many sheep and horses freeze to death and starve to death, then it must be like the Tang Dynasty destroying the Eastern Turks. He ordered.

On the other hand, the grasslands in the north are smooth and the weather is good, and disasters are frequent in the south. Even if you are in a hurry, you have to hold back.

This war is fighting for money and food. If there is no money and no food, what kind of war is it?

However, this does not prevent Luo Youdu from "flying the stupid bird first", deducing the situation of the battle half a year in advance, and making preparations in advance.

Other people's deduction of the war situation is a fantasy, but Luo Youdu's deduction of the war situation has a certain basis.

Because of Guo Rong's experience in the Northern Expedition as a benchmark, part of Khitan's reaction can be inferred.

In history, Guo Rong's Northern Expedition had a perfect start. He led his troops out, and in only 42 days, the soldiers were bloodless, and they conquered three passes, three states, and seventeen counties in a row.

"Why is it so smooth?"

Luo Youdu asked himself a question.

With the battlefield experience accumulated over the years and the military books he read over the years, Luo Youdu summed up three points.

First, Guo Rong is awesome.

Luo Youdu had to brag about his boss, Zhou Jun's tactics were in place, and his secrecy was too good.

During the Northern Expedition of the Great Zhou Dynasty, both water and land advanced. The prefectures and counties north of the Yellow River were not where Guo Rong's chariots and horses passed.

Khitan was completely deceived by Dazhou's false news about the Southern Expedition.

They didn't react until Zhou Bing entered the country.

Second, the sleeping emperor of Khitan is indeed unpopular. An emperor who does not go to court all day long, is not good at women but likes to stay up late, hunts excessively, and kills people at every turn has ghosts in the hearts of the emperor.

Third, the system of Khitan.

Khitan's national policy is stupid and clever.

The biggest difference between Khitan and Jurchen and Mongolia is that Khitan strictly guarded the bottom line of the dual-track official system, that is, "govern Khitan with the system of the clan, and treat Han people with the system of Han".In the north, the officials governed the palace accounts, tribes, and state affairs, and in the south, the officials governed the Han people's prefectures, counties, rents, and military horses. They were governed by customs.

That is to say, the Han people ruled the Han, and the Liao people ruled the Liao.

In the later stage of this policy, the people of Yanyun land completely returned to their hearts, and they couldn't even stand the pressure of the scholar-bureaucrats in the Song Dynasty. Many Song people fled north to Yanyun land, and they fled collectively from village to village, which is very ironic.

But now this national policy is very stupid.

The emperor is fatuous, and the policy is not implemented properly, which is equivalent to empty words.

But also because of this policy, many Han people held high positions and even held military power.

Therefore, during the large-scale attack of the Great Zhou Dynasty, many assassins and generals of the Han people surrendered together with their troops.

Only then did the miracle of taking over three passes and three states in a row without bloodshed, or even with a single arrow, come about.

Then Guo Rong had to suspend the Northern Expedition due to sudden illness, which became a great pity.

Luo Youdu looked at the map and said to himself: "The appearance of me may make the situation a little different. But the three cores can be used. If they are used well, they will be king bombs. It depends on how to use them."

Luo Youdu knew that the situation he was facing now was a once-in-a-lifetime situation, once he failed, Khitan would be prepared, and after sending heavy troops to guard it, the difficulty of conquering Youzhou would increase by more than ten times.

This solves Li Chongjin, Zhang Yongde, and Luo Youdu's plan to use the long time in the future until the start of the war to figure out how to play this good hand.

"Master, the commander of Gaodu in the hall is asking to see you."

The voice of Fengzhu girl came from outside the house.

"coming!"

Luo Youdu got up and put away the map and information, and locked it with a key, then hid the key in "Historical Records", and then went out.

Seeing that Fengzhu was still waiting outside the study, Luo Youdu lifted her chin, kissed her, and strode towards the front hall.

The little girl blushed and giggled foolishly.

Coming to the hall, seeing Gao Huaide standing in the hall, Luo Youdu said with a smile: "Brother Gao, what's the matter, is there another good song?"

Gao Huaide's talent in melody is extremely high, and from time to time he pops up a few melodies for him to evaluate.

Luo Youdu's rhythm is indeed a layman, but he knows how to evaluate.

Who stipulated that the judges must be experts?
As long as it is not the so-called experts' nonsense, if you listen carefully to the good and the bad, you can say a thing or two.

Isn't that true for Boya Zhong Ziqi?

However, in order not to reveal his secrets, he still stole Wang Anshi's "Plum Blossoms" in response to the inspiration that emerged when Gao Huaide admired plum blossoms.

Then Gao Huaide became a little autistic. Wang Anshi's "Plum Blossom" seems simple, but it is restrained, reserved and deep.

Gao Huaide has no so-called inspiration so far.

Gao Huaide made a bow and said, "The eighteenth of this month is my mother's [-]th birthday. I want to invite Brother Luo to participate. I wonder if I can find the time."

Sixteen, seventeen, eighteen...

Luo Youdu counted the time, and said in surprise: "My mother's [-]th birthday, why didn't I mention such an important matter earlier. I didn't prepare at all..."

Gao Huaide said: "You don't need to prepare much, I don't have many friends, just ask for a few thoughts."

"This is impossible!" Luo Youdu said with a serious face: "If it's an ordinary birthday, then it's up to you. The [-]th birthday, it can't be shabby, it must be exquisite, it's up to you."

Luo Youdu seemed more excited than Gao Huaide, walked two steps back and forth, and said: "Fortunately, there are still two days, if you talk about this matter tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, you will be caught blind. I will let Zhao Pu go to your house to take over the matter later." If you are careless, don't worry about it, I promise to let our mother live this day happily."

"You are only responsible for inviting people. Don't miss Cao Bin, Pan Mei, Chang Side, and Liu Fu who are in the imperial camp. We are all friends. You can't favor one person over another. You have to invite everyone. There are Kang family father and son in the military camp. Look, it's going to be okay."

Luo Youdu pays great attention to the internal environment. From time to time, he holds some dinner parties and organizes team building, and they are very familiar with each other.

But Kang's father and son came late, so they are not listed here.

Seeing that Luo Youdu was more anxious than himself, Gao Huaide was moved and said, "Thank you Brother Luo!"

He has a weird personality and is used to doing things his own way. He is really not good at dealing with this kind of communication.

If he didn't know Luo Youdu, he would have less than ten friends who could talk to him.

Luo Youdu complained: "You and I are so polite, but next time we have something to inform you earlier, I still have to choose a gift for our mother, this time is a bit tight, what should I choose!"

Looking at Luo Youdu who was frowning in front of him, Gao Huaide had a thought: With such a brother, it is worth dying for him.

(End of this chapter)