Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 47 Nightmare Mission

Luo Youdu sat in a low chair, his face was calm, but his heart was a little turbulent.

Since the last talk with Zhao Kuangyin, Luo Youdu thought of Wang Pu's "Planning Boundary Policy".

There is no reason why Luo Youdu should not be sure about this promotion opportunity that came to him.

Therefore, since then, I have been secretly studying "Ping Bian Ce" based on the memory in my mind, thinking about how to make rectifications on the basis of "Ping Bian Ce".

Luo Youdu still has self-knowledge, his greatest advantage is knowing the past and the present, knowing the before and after and the future.There is a certain gap between Wang Pu and someone who truly has a grand strategic vision.

Let him write it himself, and he will definitely not be able to write a strategic idea that surpasses or is comparable to "Ping Bian Ce".

Therefore, I have been researching and amending the deficiencies of the "Ping Bian Ce" after it was implemented in history, and made the revised "Ping Bian Ce" my own.

The most difficult part of the improved "Pingbian Policy" is how to prevent Southern Tang from giving you a backstab during the Northern Expedition when the Southern Tang is not destroyed?
The capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty was in Kaifeng. Once the Southern Tang Dynasty succeeded in backstabbing, as long as they crossed the Jianghuai River, they could directly reach the city.

Without solving this worry, the Northern Expedition will never be able to let go of the battle happily.

Khitan is not an enemy that can be easily defeated, how can we succeed if we don't try our best to fight?

Luo Youdu constantly reviewed the thousand-year history of China, the rise and fall of a place in the south of the Yangtze River, and found a coincidence that was not a coincidence.

The key to the survival of the separatists in the south of the Yangtze River in the past dynasties is not the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, but Jiangling in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.

The battle between Jin and Wu, the battle of Sui against Chen, the battle of Tang against Gong Er, the battle of Song against Southern Tang, and even the battle of Yuan against Southern Song all took the first step to control the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.Then the battleship went down the river, destroying all the defense lines of the Yangtze River, and thus entered the south of the Yangtze River.

This is definitely not an accidental coincidence.

Therefore, he put forward the idea of ​​seeking Nanping, but he is not fully sure whether it is feasible.

It must be extremely feasible to be recognized by a strategist with strategic foresight like Wang Pu.

The results of my own research feel different.

Luo Youdu said confidently: "There is no rush to seek Nanping. We just need to control Jiangling before the Northern Expedition. We have enough time to catch Nanping Wang Gao Baorong. When the critical moment comes, we still have no excuses. Then If you come hard, use excuses as an excuse to take it forcibly. Of course, your Majesty's reputation will be slightly damaged, and the next strategy will be followed. But as long as your Majesty can end this troubled world and treat the King of Nanping kindly, no one will gossip."

In history, Zhao Kuangyin used this method to forcibly take Nanping, and then took the initiative to attack Nantang.

Guo Rong is not a pedantic person either. He raised doubts before because he did not realize Jiang Ling's role.Now that I know the key, I don't care about reputation and morality.

An honest gentleman cannot take over the world.

"Okay!" Guo Rong concluded the case and said: "If there are no major changes, my Da Zhou will take the strategy set by Mr. as the development direction. The first thing is to recover the four prefectures of Qin, Cheng, Jie, and Feng, and drive Meng Chang back to Sichuan and Shu. "

Wang Pu is also a proud and arrogant person, and strategically let Luo Youdu take the lead, not to be outdone, he said: "Not long after the Yellow River broke its embankment, the refugees outside Kaifeng City have not dispersed yet. Your Majesty's proposal to mobilize troops at this moment, I am afraid that it will cause trouble for all the ministers." We strongly oppose it. We can secretly send people posing as Qinchuan people outside the Kaifeng Imperial City to criticize Meng Chang for his immorality, and ask His Majesty to go out to reclaim the lost land. In this way, we can block the mouths of the ministers and at the same time get the name of being a teacher."

Guo Rong immediately said: "Just do it like this! Uncle Wen, you can arrange this."

He looked at Luo Youdu as he spoke, hesitating for a while at first, and finally said: "For this expedition, I plan to send you as the capital supervisor, can you be sure that you will take on this important task?"

A trace of surprise flashed in Luo Youdu's eyes, and there was also a trace of joy in his heart, but more of it was heaviness.

There is another name for the capital prison called Jianjun.

The power of the supervising army is flexible. The supervising army in the Tang Dynasty was the pinnacle of power, even surpassing the commanders of the three armies.However, with the chaos of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, generals became more and more powerful and independent, and the supervisory army lost its meaning of existence.

Guo Rong arranged to supervise the army at this time, which obviously began to limit the unscrupulous power of generals outside.

"Your Majesty, try your best!"

Luo Youdu got up to take the order, not daring to promise it at all.

In this era where soldiers bully generals, generals overpower handsome, handsome and strong despise emperors, and it is normal for subordinates to overpower superiors, a civilian supervising the army, not to mention generals, even a small soldier will not care about you.

If you really want to be like the supervisor of the Tang Dynasty, there are five people and six people, and they will be stabbed by you in minutes.

Pay attention to take you to the battlefield for a walk, let you die by the enemy.

If you don't pay attention, I will charge you with a crime, direct and act out a small mutiny, and kill the supervising army in front of the battle, so as to correct the morale of the army.

The army is out, what can't the arrogant soldiers do?
Moreover, there has never been a precedent for supervising the army in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and I will be the first supervising army in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

That is to say, Guo Rong's first-hand use of literature to suppress martial arts, if he allowed himself, the supervising army, to confirm his status.

After that, when generals send troops, they will inevitably be checked and balanced.

No general can stand this.

It is conceivable that as long as the order is communicated, all the generals of the Great Zhou Dynasty will point their finger at themselves.

Originally, he angered many military officials because he killed Wang Jixun, and now he will become the target of public criticism.

Thinking of all this, Luo Youdu's heart shuddered.

Guo Rong also felt that this task was a bit embarrassing for Luo Youdu, but he knew that no one except Luo Youdu could break the situation.

If it were someone else, the army might die for no apparent reason before reaching the front line.

Luo Youdu at least had Fu Yanqing's recommendation, relying on Fu Yanqing's prestige in the army, he would not be directly killed.

Even though he felt uncomfortable, Guo Rong had to admit that his father-in-law's prestige in the army was stronger than his emperor's.

And today's meeting, Luo Youdu also proved his ability.

Compared with the zero success of others and the risk of death, Luo Youdu has at least [-]-[-]% hope here.

Wang Pu looked at Luo Youdu, who had been entrusted with such a heavy responsibility, with a hint of envy in his eyes.

The military commander is too strong, and the limelight can even overshadow the emperor.

Suppression is inevitable. Whoever can bestow such a heavy burden, once successful, will go down in history and get a heavy responsibility.

If I hadn't been weak since I was a child and couldn't bear the bumps and turbulence of the army, I would have borne this heavy burden by myself.

Guo Rong said softly: "The appointment of Mr. as the supervisor is just an attempt. It doesn't matter whether it succeeds or not. You don't have to pay too much attention to the results."

Luo Youdu got up and made a bow and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I know the importance of it, so I will do my best."

Great risk brings great rewards.

There is no military prestige in this world, and there is no military power in the hands, only to be controlled.

Supervising the army is undoubtedly an opportunity.

It's just that the difficulty is a little scary!
(End of this chapter)