Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 661 This should be considered good news, right?
Yelu Bishe looked at Zhao Kuangyi solemnly, and said, "What do you mean by that?"

Zhao Kuangyi said: "The king of Nanyuan wants to withdraw to Shangjing because of his own clan. For him, the existence of Dading Mansion is dispensable, and he doesn't want to fight with the Southern Dynasty again. And King Qin is originally staying in Zhongjing. Wei Guogong, Yue Guogong and the others also have deep roots in Dading Mansion, so of course they are unwilling to give up their own foundation. What they say seems to be reasonable, but they are actually thinking for themselves."

Yelu Bishe looked at Zhao Kuangyi, who was upright and stern, and felt pain in his heart. Why couldn't he see the relationship of interest?It's just that without Yeluwuzhi's control over the officials, his prestige as the emperor has been greatly reduced, and he sighed helplessly: "The family and the country are in the autumn, but all the ministers have their own thoughts, which really makes me feel chilling."

Zhao Kuangyi said: "The pursuit of profit is a human instinct, and it is unavoidable. Although it is not beneficial to the family and the country, it is reasonable for the princes to act out of profit. Your Majesty should use their selfishness to achieve their goals, rather than blindly obstructing them. "

Yelu Bishe suddenly realized that it made sense, and praised: "The general's words are deeply in my heart." He paused, and asked: "General, what about you? Do you also have selfish intentions?"

Zhao Kuangyi smiled wryly and bowed: "I have to be qualified to have selfish intentions... Luo Youdu, a bastard, has a sworn hatred against me. In this world, except for Your Majesty, who else has the courage to take him in? If Your Majesty is well, I will be well. If His Majesty is ill, others may be able to surrender in exchange for a way out, but this minister... only dies."

Yelu must be moved when he heard that, thinking about Zhao Kuangyi's situation, he also knew that what he said was true, and said: "General, don't worry, you and my monarch and ministers share the same honor and disgrace, I don't believe it, and I won't be able to overcome the current difficulties. If the current situation is broken, I will general Dingfu has entrusted Yuqing to avenge the general if there is a chance to go south."

Of course Zhao Kuangyi knew that this was a big cake for himself, but he still happily accepted it and said excitedly, "I am willing to die for Your Majesty."

Yelu Bishe nodded in satisfaction. The passing of Yelu Wuzhi and Handerang made him lack a trustworthy confidant to discuss matters.It's not that there are capable people in the court, but they have their own ideas and cannot be fully trusted.On the other hand, Zhao Kuangyi has a blood feud with the Central Plains, and he has no foundation in Khitan. Don't worry about his selfishness, he is one of the best candidates.

"But you'll have to try his hand at it."

Yelu Bishe thought to himself, and asked directly: "What do you think, the general, about retreating to Shangjing or staying in Zhongjing?"

Zhao Kuangyi said: "Anyone can retreat to Shangjing, except Your Majesty. If you stay in Dading Mansion, the whole army will know that no matter how dangerous the situation is, there is still a way out. Once you retreat to Shangjing, it means there is no way out. Facing the situation of life and death, Your Majesty thinks that there are more people who are willing to fight to the death with His Majesty, or are there more people who are seeking a way out?"

Yelu Bishe remained silent. Khitan Sinicization was successful, but there were serious problems in the law of succession.

Many times, even the Central Plains can't understand the succession of this country, let alone Khitan?
So far, since the founding of Yelu Abaoji in Khitan, no emperor has ascended the throne normally.

If it is not sequential inheritance, there will inevitably be conflicts.

At the moment of life and death, Yelu Bishe really can't guarantee how many people are willing to follow him to the end.

Yelv Bishe agreed with his point of view, and continued to ask: "Tell me your opinion?"

Zhao Kuangyi said loudly: "When the temple is safe, all the officials submit. It is the old husband who wants to fight against the outside world, he must first get inside."

Yelu Bishe was very excited, and hurriedly said: "General, tell me quickly!"

Zhao Kuangyi said: "The king of Nanyuan is unwilling to fight. It's not that he doesn't have great Liao in his heart, and he doesn't want to contribute to the country. It's all because of a bad heart. There are eight Khitan clans, and the Yaozhan clan is the second. In recent years, the Yaozhan clan has no successors. The one who came, Yelu Sha, who was the only one who could lead the army in battle, was also killed. As long as His Majesty regains his trust in King Nanyuan, he will use his son Yelu Amili to promote the descendants of Yaoni family in the army. King Nanyuan is the leader of the temple. The only old man has calmed him down, and there will be no chaos on the Khitan side."

Yelu Bishe nodded slightly.

Zhao Kuangyi continued: "Actually, the real hidden danger is not the king of Nanyuan. The king of Nanyuan has Khitan in his heart. In his opinion, Khitan can return to nomadic life hundreds of years ago at most, and would not choose Nantou. However, the Han, Kang, Gao And many Han ministers are different, they may return to the south."

Yelu Bishe looked serious, this was what he was most worried about.

Gao Xun was a minister of Jin back then, and he followed Du Chongwei to surrender to the Liao Dynasty.

As for Han Kuangmei, Han Deshu, and Kang Yanshou, it is true that their ancestors were the founding heroes of Khitan, but no one can guarantee whether they will use their identities to sell Khitan and become a ladder for their own promotion.

This situation has happened frequently in history.

As for the other Hanchens, it was even more so.

Over the years, Yelu Bishe has been deeply aware of the Southern Dynasty's infiltration of Khitan. Even the heir to the throne, Yeluxian, has defected to the Southern Dynasty. How much is there to trust?
Zhao Kuangyi's words said that Yelu must have gone to his heart.

The more dangerous their Khitan is, the more unreliable the Hanchens who are of Han blood.

There are not a few Han people who have surrendered to the Southern Dynasty in these years, especially Yao Neibin and Song Xiong. These two have done very well in the Southern Dynasty. One became one of the commanders of the Guards and Infantry Division. Controlling the newspapers of the Southern Dynasties and controlling the mouthpiece are all resounding existences, which undoubtedly gave great encouragement to the rebels.

What Yelu Bishe is most worried about now is this place. Facing the current crisis, if there is a large-scale defection inside, they will only have to hide in the deep mountains and old forests.

Zhao Kuangyi said: "If you want to stabilize the Hanchens, you must give them enough power. Especially at this critical moment, you must use extraordinary methods. The Khitan people are good at attacking, and the Han people are good at defending. Building a fort around Dading Mansion for defense is the top priority. The strategy, but their countermeasures are really worrying, and they are completely unable to exert the power that the fortress should have. Let the Khitan people assist in the attack, and let the Han generals be in charge of the defense. By reusing Hanchen, give Hanchen appropriate military power to deal with the current situation .”

Yelu Bishe frowned and said: "But I'm worried, I gave them military power, if they defect directly, the loss outweighs the gain."

Zhao Kuangyi said: "Therefore, we must pay more attention to the selection of candidates, choose trustworthy Hanchens who have a handle, reuse them, and give others hope as an example."

Yelu Bishe silently nodded.

Zhao Kuangyi said with a serious face: "All these are the methods of stabilizing the interior. When implemented, they can cure the symptoms, but not the root cause. Our army suffered a big defeat and morale was low. All the reasons are caused by this. If you want to cure the root cause, you have to come Only one victory can sweep away the gloom and restore confidence in Daliao."

When Yelubi heard this, he regained his spirit.Zhao Kuangyi's remarks really won his heart, and he valued him more and more, he hurriedly said: "It's just that the Luo bandits in the Southern Dynasty were really good at using troops, and we fought against them many times in the Dynasty, but they didn't take advantage of it."

He's said it very politely.

It's not just that they didn't take advantage of it, it's no exaggeration to lose troops.Even figures like the Great King of the Northern Court and the Prime Minister of the Southern Mansion were killed.

Zhao Kuangyi also became more and more excited as he talked about it. Political tricks are just his small tricks, and military strategy is his specialty: "Your Majesty, the morale of the Southern Dynasty is now in full swing, and our army is newly defeated. We must not face the front. In my opinion, first Defend according to the city and avoid the enemy's sharp edge. Use the strength of the castle and fortress to weaken the enemy's spirit. When the enemy's spirit dissipates and the weather turns cold, we can fight against him again. We can also take this opportunity to rectify internal affairs."

Yelu Bishe was a little disappointed, but he also knew that given the current situation, if Zhao Kuangyi could really turn the tide in an instant, then he would not be called Zhao Kuangyi but Wu Qi, Bai Qi, Han Xin, and Li Jing.

Yelu Bishe sighed slightly, and said, "That's the only way to go."

Zhao Kuangyi said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I have been in the Northeast for many years, and I know that the Khitan soldiers are not weaker than the Southern Dynasty. However, the field battles have repeatedly failed, and all the reasons are because the Khitan soldiers do not know the battle formation. There is no brute force, but it is impossible to fight." Flexible use. On the contrary, in the Southern Dynasties, they were well-trained. On the battlefield, among the soldiers, among the arms, and between the soldiers, they cooperated with each other, often forming a situation of fighting more with less. Therefore, the field cavalry and shooting that Khitan is proud of They are all restrained by the Southern Dynasty. In this regard, if there is no change, it will be difficult to defeat the Southern Dynasty head-on."

Zhao Kuangyi saw the hesitation on Yelubi's face, and stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, I have a little understanding of the formation plan. If Your Majesty trusts me, I would like to take this opportunity to grant our army the method of battle formation to make up for our shortage."

Yelu Bishe always thought that the Khitan warriors were the best in the world, but every time they fought, they couldn't win.Khitan's lack of battle formation is indeed a major weakness.However, Yeluwuzhi could still hear Zhao Kuangyi's evaluation of the Wanquan position, so he didn't dare to try it rashly, but he made up his mind when he saw Zhao Kuangyi's expectant eyes, and said, "I have no doubts about the general's talent. It's just that the general's qualifications are not high enough." Qian, if you hand over the army to the generals for training, I'm afraid you won't be able to convince the crowd. Well, just right, I want to promote some Han people to fill the vacancies. Instead of slowly selecting suitable and credible ones, it is better to let the generals be in charge of training the capital of Dading Mansion. The state army. If you have achieved results in training, it is not impossible for me to let the Pishi army cooperate with the general in training."

Zhao Kuangyi was a little disappointed at first, but after hearing the end, his spirits were lifted.

The Jingzhou Army is an army composed of Han people, Bohai and others.

Most of the Jingzhou Army in Liaoyang Prefecture are Bohai people, but the Jingzhou Army in Dading Prefecture is mainly composed of Han Chinese, and the number is not small, as many as [-].

Zhao Kuangyi said in a high voice: "Your Majesty will not be disappointed."

There is one thing to say, Zhao Kuangyi's political talent is extremely strong.

Aiming at the petty thoughts of Yelu Haili, the king of the Southern Academy, and the selfish interests of the Khitan Han ministers.

Yelu Bishe promoted many generals of the Yaozhe family to make up for the vacancies lost in the war.Especially Yelu Haili's son, Yelu Amili, took the place of Yelu Xiezhen.

Sure enough, Yelu Haili stopped talking about returning to Shangjing.

And Hanchen, who has never been in touch with military power, has also received a lot of profit distribution.

The Khitan dynasty, which was originally thought to be in turmoil due to Yelu Yuzhi's death, was stabilized under Zhao Kuangyi's plan.

Yelu Bishe paid more attention to Zhao Kuangyi and became the new favorite.

Moreover, under Zhao Kuangyi's proposal, the Han people would guard the fortress instead. This proposal did indeed slow down the Central Plains' offensive.

Compared with Khitan generals, the Han people are indeed more talented in defense.

The outstanding performance has stabilized Zhao Kuangyi's position.

Dayu Military Camp in the south of Dading Prefecture.

Luo Youdu was listening to Han Wei's report on the delivery of supplies.

It's the end of summer and it's about to fall.

Winter on the grassland came early and lasted for a long time. The imperial court had already started to arrange warm clothes and quilts to avoid being affected by the harsh environment and had to withdraw its troops.

Han Wei said: "Your Majesty, the cotton-padded clothes and quilts of our department and Cao Bin's department have been delivered normally. The supplies of Lin Renzhao and Chen Decheng's department are also transported to Japan and Haidong Peninsula through the Jiangnan waterway. Only General Xiao's department, Going deep into Monan, you can't find any trace for a while."

Luo Youdu pondered for a while, and said: "Let's send it to Zhangjiakou. If they really need it, they will definitely send someone to contact them."

Xiao Hunian's combat style is completely different from theirs.

After long-term development in Monan, Xiao Hunian's tribe has already owned its own cattle and sheep.

This time she led the troops to the Northern Expedition, and that was with a small amount of food and cattle, sheep and horses.

In their case, when they are hungry, they drink a large bowl of milk, goat's milk or mare's milk, with some fried noodles, fried rice or highland barley, which is both nutritious and full.

Cow's milk and goat's milk are readily available every day. They only need to bring some dry food and goat's milk, and they can fight continuously on the grassland for a year and a half.

This unique talent is far beyond the reach of the farming peoples of the Central Plains. Even if the Han people are not used to similar diets, they may not be able to use cow's and goat's milk as food for a long time.

The Muzhang led by Xiao Hunian attacked Mongolia, and the two sides were nomadic in the north while looking for opportunities to fight.

In the first one or two months, Luo Youdu was able to accurately grasp Xiao Hunian's movements, but in the last few months, he did not know the exact location.

It's not that Xiao Hunian didn't send someone to send news, after half a month or a month, he can still receive news from Xiao Hunian.

But the direction Xiao Hunian described in the letter was beyond Luo Youdu's comprehension.

In the same place, the gap between the two places can vary by hundreds of miles.

Only relying on the map, it is impossible to know the detailed location, only a rough idea.

If you really want to look for this approximate seat, you will probably not be able to find it.

So Luo Youdu himself didn't know where it was.

However, they have lived in the north for many years and know the environment there very well.

Luo Youdu believes that with Xiao Hunian's ability, he should not ignore the weather factor.

Even though Luo Youdu said so, he couldn't help feeling a little worried.After all, the other party is already his own, and he has been hanging out with big men for a long time, and he misses it a little...

"Your Majesty!" The news of Zhang Jin's request for an audience interrupted his thoughts.

"Come in!"

Luo Youdu glanced left and right, seeing that Lu Duoxun and Han Wei didn't notice any abnormalities, put away the little embarrassment, it's really like being a sow for three years in the army compared to Diaochan.

Just thinking about it, the little brother is restless, no wonder Brother Ah San will attack the lizard.

"This is news from Dading Mansion!"

Zhang Jin handed the information in his hand to Qin Han.

Luo Youdu reached out to take it, and seeing the news of Zhao Kuangyi's favor and rise, a thought came to his mind: This should be considered good news, right?
(End of this chapter)