Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 46
Looking at Wang Pu's "Ping Bian Ce", he saw the threat of the Khitan shortly after Guo Rong came to the throne, so he avoided the real and attacked the false, first easy and then difficult, from south to north, intending to use the power of the whole country to fight the Khitan decisively .

Overall, there is nothing wrong with this strategy.

Very far-sighted and brilliant, five generations of talents, Wang Pu is the crown, and it is not in vain.

It's just that Wang Pu can't imagine that Khitan will usher in his peak moment 20 years later.

There are virtuous monarchs above, famous ministers among, and good generals below.

The Liao Kingdom is united as one, the monarch and his ministers are united, and they work hard to govern.What pays attention to farming and mulberry, builds water conservancy, reduces taxes, rectifies the administration of officials, trains the army, these methods of governing and strengthening the country, Liao has completely learned them.

Facing such a Liao Kingdom, the difficulty of attacking has suddenly risen to the level of a nightmare.

Therefore, "Ping Bian Ce" is not wrong from the perspective of this era, but when analyzed from Luo Youdu's perspective, there are huge hidden dangers.

If you really want to unify the south, destroy the Southern Tang, the Later Shu, and the Southern Han, it will take too long for Khitan to recuperate.

It grew until they sorted out the civil strife, cultivated famous ministers and generals, and absorbed the culture of the Central Plains, transforming into a country that can confront the Central Plains.

Guo Rong said in a deep voice: "Sir, you know that Nanping was the first to recognize the existence of my Great Zhou, and has always respected and respected my Great Zhou."

Luo Youdu nodded and said, "Of course I know."

Nanping, also known as Jingnan, was one of the smallest regimes in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.

When I was the youngest, there was only Jiangling.

Nanping Gao's ability to survive in this chaos relies on a face that can be used as a city wall.

No matter who it is, as long as he proclaims himself emperor, he will congratulate happily, and then express his surrender in order to get rewards.During the peak period, with the land of one country, they proclaimed their vassals to the Southern Han Dynasty, Fujian Kingdom, Southern Tang Dynasty, and Houshu respectively, and shamelessly begged for rewards, and they were regarded as "high lairs" by the powerful surrounding forces.

The current king of Nanping is Gao Baorong, the son of "Gao Laizi".

It is recorded in the history books that Gao Baorong was pedantic and stupid, and had no ability to govern the country, so he entrusted his younger brother Gao Baoxu to handle all matters, big or small, and he only knew how to eat, drink and play.

Luo Youdu didn't think so, Gao Baorong was definitely hiding his clumsiness.

As a small country sandwiched between Hou Zhou, Hou Shu, Southern Han, and Southern Tang, there is no room for development at all.

Therefore, after Gao Baorong came to the throne, he hugged Hou Zhou's thigh, kept showing his favor, and from time to time persuaded Hou Shu and Southern Tang to submit to Hou Zhou, the three good courtiers who were proper.

Dazhou was also very happy with this three-good minister, and he continued to reward him. At first, he was the grand master of the school and concurrently served as a servant. After a while.

When Guo Rong attacked the Southern Tang Dynasty, Gao Baorong sent troops in response, and commanded Wei Lin to lead [-] troops, and he went out of Xiakou to respond.

Then it's gone, just for show.

It can be clearly seen that Gao Baorong hugged Hou Zhou's thigh and kept calling him daddy, and he kept doing his best for him, but he didn't do a single thing for him.

He is essentially a warlord who listens to the tune but does not listen to the propaganda, and does not hope that Hou Zhou can dominate the world at all.

As long as the later Zhou Dynasty is not unified, he will be able to secure the seat of Nanping King.

The next Zhou Dynasty is really about to be unified, how can Nanping be preserved?
Guo Rong remained silent, he was not stupid.

Luo Youdu accentuated his tone and said: "I think that the purpose of destroying the Southern Tang and Mengshu should not be the goal. The Southern Tang and Mengshu are impoverished, and given them ten or twenty years of development, they will not be able to threaten me at all. But given Khitan has been developing for 20 years, and what I will face in Dazhou will be a giant beast. Your Majesty, the chaos in Khitan is temporary, we cannot give them too much time to let them grow comfortably."

Wang Pu's face changed slightly, realizing the problem he had overlooked.

Conquering the Southern Tang Dynasty and Mengshu would take national strength and time. The more time it takes, the stronger the Khitan will be.

It is easy to defeat Mengshu and Nantang, but if you really want to destroy them, it will not be solved in a year or two.

Guo Rong closed his eyes and pondered for a while, before he said: "When do you think it's better to stop?"

Luo Youdu said: "As long as the four prefectures of Qin, Cheng, Jie, and Feng are taken down, Meng Shu doesn't have to worry about him. Trapping them in Shu, with Meng Chang's ability, let them go, but let them perish themselves. In the Southern Tang Dynasty, It is desirable to take the rich land of the Jianghuai River to strengthen our Dazhou economy, and then draw the river with the Southern Tang Dynasty to rule. Use force to force the Nantang to lose the country name and belong to our Dazhou. Let him pay us tribute money and food every year to help us conquer Khitan in the north. "

Historically, when Guo Rong won the fourteen prefectures in Jiangbei and Huainan, he was keenly aware of the shortcomings of "Ping Bian Ce".

Therefore, he did not follow the policy of "Pingbian Policy" and continued to march south.Instead, he chose to change his strategy for the Northern Expedition to Khitan, with the intention of collecting Yanyun sixteen prefectures.

It was only after the capture of Sanguan and Sanzhou that Guo Rong suddenly fell ill and had to return to Kaifeng, where he died soon after.

Some people say that if Guo Rong is not dead, he will be able to recover the Sixteen States of Yanyun.

Luo Youdu would not believe it if he only refers to this Northern Expedition.

Early death often brings regrets and pity, so the possibilities are endless.

But the reality is cruel, Yanyun sixteen states, the first seven states and the last nine states, a big game of chess.It was nothing to win three or five states at the beginning.

Take the Gaoliang River Chariot God as an example. Zhao Kuangyi led the exhausted soldiers who attacked the Northern Han Dynasty, and also went down to the five states in one breath, and hit the city of Youzhou.

If Zhao Kuangyi died of illness at this time, without the legend of the car god, would he be more awesome than Guo Rong?
The deeper you go into the hinterland, the more difficult it is to attack.If at this time, the Southern Tang Dynasty came to a backstab, Guo Rong's situation during the first Northern Expedition, the chance of success is not high.

But there is still great hope for Guo Rong to live another ten or twenty years, and of course Zhao Kuangyin is the same.

Guo Rong frowned and said, "It's okay to talk about Meng Shu, there are natural dangers in the way of Shu. The Southern Tang Dynasty will not be destroyed, who can guarantee that he can keep his own place on the way to the Northern Expedition?"

Wang Pu said in admiration: "So we need to seek Nanping. Our army's capture of Jiangbei cannot control the defense line of the Yangtze River, but it is easily controlled by the natural moat. But if we hold Nanping and Jiangling in our hands, we will completely occupy the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Practice in Jiangling A naval force, running across the Yangtze River, can take advantage of the natural moat of the Yangtze River. If the Southern Tang Dynasty dares to mobilize troops, the Jiangling navy can go down the south of the Yangtze River anytime and anywhere, and go straight to Jiangning, the capital of the Southern Tang Dynasty."

As he said that, he bowed to Luo Youdu sincerely, and then said to Guo Rong: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, Mr. Luo's talent is ten times that of Pu's. Your Highness, with Mr.'s help, most of the world will be in power."

Luo Youdu hurriedly returned the gift and said that he didn't dare!
Guo Rong laughed loudly: "You two gentlemen don't need to be humble. Uncle Wen is my Xiao He, and Youdu is my Zhang Liang. They each have their own strengths. In the future, you will conquer the world, and you will follow me. Uncle Wen will be in charge of the rear. Our monarchs and ministers are united, so why worry about the uncertainty of the world!"

(End of this chapter)