The rise of the prince

Chapter 781 Iron Buddha Cannon
The courtroom was in chaos, Wan Yanli lost his decision for a while, and subconsciously looked at Liu Xu who was standing in the front row.

Liu Xu naturally felt His Majesty's gaze. As a prime minister, it was his duty to coordinate yin and yang, and he also had his own judgment in his heart.

In his opinion, Dajin's iron cavalry is indeed invincible.

In particular, after breaking through Shangjing of the Liao Kingdom, the armor obtained from the treasury of the Liao Kingdom was re-armed. The men and horses were armored, and the whole body was covered with iron armor.

The national religion of the Kingdom of Jin is Buddhism. Buddha means pagoda in Buddhist language, and iron pagoda is iron tower. The soldiers describe their appearance aptly.

If it was before, Liu Xu was confident that the cavalry of the Kingdom of Jin could break up any formation and crush any army.

But since the appearance of Li Xingzhou, the situation has changed. Jing Jun has a thing called a cannon, which can emit flames and smoke, make a loud sound, and can hit several kilograms of iron balls. It is very powerful and devastating.

Cannons also have weaknesses, powerful, but slow and heavy.

Liu Xu didn't know what would happen if the charge of the Tiefutu army met the Jingguo cannon, so he felt very uneasy, and there was another very big variable in the battle.

If it was before, he would not hesitate to support going south to Shanhaiguan to fight head-on with Jingguo's army. The elites brought out by Emperor Taizu fought all the way from Liaodong to Shangjing and Shanhaiguan. They were invincible and unbeatable. .

But now there is a change.
Regardless of the specific tactics, strategies, and deployments, if the invincible iron stupa of the Dajin Kingdom could not withstand the cannons of the Jing Kingdom, then it would be too dangerous to go south to Shanhaiguan.

The danger of Shanhaiguan is very dangerous to Jing Jun, but it is also very dangerous to them.

If a large number of troops leave Shanhaiguan and fail to withstand the cannons of the Jing army and retreat, then the formidable Shanhaiguan will also block their retreat. Shanhaiguan is different from other places, with mountains on one side and sea on the other. The road is too narrow, the passage of the army is very slow, and their retreat will be slow.

So he didn't want the army of the Great Jin Kingdom to go out of Shanhaiguan, the risk was too great.

With a conclusion in mind, Liu Xu stood up and said, "Everyone, please listen to me."

He spoke, and the court fell silent.

"Master Wulin's words are indeed reasonable. The mighty army left by the late emperor is invincible and unstoppable. However, the terrain near Shanhaiguan is narrow, and it is difficult for our army to deploy. In addition, Jingguo has artillery, so maybe it will suffer.

I think that Lord Pucha wants to fight steadily, and Lord Wulin wants to forge ahead. We can use Lord Pucha's plan first to deploy all the elite soldiers from Shangjing and Liaoyang to the Liaoxi Corridor, and try the depth of Jingjun first.

If Jing's army is elite and there is no certainty of victory, they will stick to the important towns of Shanhaiguan, Ningyuan, Jinzhou, and Bailangshan to prevent their advance. Jing's army is large and powerful, and supplies will run out over time, so they will naturally withdraw their troops.

If the Jing army is unbearable, we will gather our elite cavalry from the Kingdom of Jin and go south to Shanhaiguan Pass to attack them. There is a high probability that we can take Yanshan Mansion in one fell swoop. "

Liu Xu has a clear mind, speaks in an orderly manner, and has a good grasp of the general situation. With his thinking and deployment, Jin Guo will sit firmly on the Diaoyutai no matter what. Can go south to plot Yanshan Mansion.

Everyone nodded in agreement, neither Wu Linhuang nor Pu Chayi had any objections.

"Liu Gong is right, exactly what I want to say!" Wan Yanli was overjoyed.

Liu Xu then reminded: "However, the Datong Mansion area also needs to be strengthened. The Datong Mansion is solid, but there are mostly Liao and Han people in that area. In addition, when the Datong Mansion was captured, the troops burned, killed and looted. The people's hearts are unstable, and the risk of mutiny must be prevented. .”

After saying this, Wanyanli's face immediately turned ugly, because he was also involved in the massacre of the Datong Mansion back then, but now it seems that he is wrong.

"I will worry about this." Wan Yanli said a little displeased.

Liu Xu didn't say much.

Wan Yanli glanced at the crowd, "Since the general plan has been set, there must be someone in command of the army, please tell me who is suitable to be in command and control the three armies."

As soon as he opened his mouth to court, he started arguing with each other, and everyone had two opinions:
Pu Chayi is a veteran of many battles, Wu Linhuang is a rising star, the emperor's confidant, and the Minister of the Ministry of War.

There was no result in the quarrel, and finally everyone's eyes fell on Liu Xu again.

Seeing the eyes of the crowd and the emperor coming together, Liu Xu also understood what was going on. In fact, he had someone in mind, and that was Wanyan Zongbi, King of Liao, who was secretly placed under house arrest by the emperor in all likelihood.

King Wanyan Zongbi of the Liao Dynasty, he brought down half of the Great Jin Kingdom. He has rich combat experience. Although he is a little impulsive, he has experienced many battles and has the style of a general. If he can sit on the front line and command the three armies, then Liu Xu will be 1 Don't worry.

He has seen how powerful Li Xingzhou is, but he doesn't believe that Li Xingzhou can compete with a person who has won most of the Jin Kingdom.

Unfortunately, it is impossible for the emperor to let the king of Liao be in command. Now the prestige of the king of Liao has made the emperor restless. If he is in command and commanding the three armies, and his prestige goes up to a higher level, then the emperor will not be able to sleep at night and eat and sleep.
So he had to choose between Wu Linhuang and Pu Chayi.

Liu Xu naturally favored Pu Chayi, who had fought in the war.

But Liu Xu took a higher and farther view. Now that the commander-in-chief is not only a military issue, but also a political issue.

He can naturally express his opinion, and then rely on his prestige to determine who is the commander in chief, but if this causes discord within the court, the loss outweighs the gain. If so, how will he face the menacing Jingguo.

So he cupped his hands, walked forward and said: "Your Majesty, fellow colleagues, Jing Guo's army is already on the way, and they will reach Shanhaiguan in early June. The victory or defeat of this battle is related to the fate of our Dajin Kingdom and the future of future generations."

As he spoke, he turned and turned to face many royal relatives and officials: "I am here today, if Lord Wulin is called the commander in chief, those who support Lord Pucha must be dissatisfied;
If Mr. Pucha is considered handsome, then those who support Mr. Wulin will not accept it. No matter what, everyone will feel dissatisfied, and they will not be able to work together to fight against Jingguo.

Therefore, at this time of life and death, the old man suggests that all the adults spend a day to go back and think carefully, and then write the name of the commander in your heart on the note. Commander in Chief.

In this way, the commander-in-chief of the three armies is elected by you adults. No matter who it is, everyone must work together to fight against the Jing army. Don't have two hearts, how about it? "

After he finished speaking, he turned to the emperor Wanyanli above.

Wanyanli nodded in agreement, and then he turned around again. Many ministers looked at me, and I looked at you, and finally agreed.

Liu Xu breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, the sincere cooperation within the court was more important than anything else, and the Dajin Kingdom's twisting into one rope was more important than anything else, far more important than who was the commander in chief.

This is also his duty as a prime minister. After the court, everyone respected him more, but Liu Xu did not change much. He was just repaying the kindness of Taizu. It is more important than anything else, so that we can live up to the kindness of Taizu.

After going to court the next day, all the ministers handed over their choices.

In the end, it was probably because Wu Linhuang's remarks yesterday made people feel suspicious of Pu Chayi. Out of more than 100 votes, Wu Linhuang won more than 70 votes in support.

So Wu Linhuang, the servant of the Ministry of War, was named the commander-in-chief of the three armies by the emperor on the spot, and he was added as the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses.

Afterwards, he was given a military talisman, so that he could gather troops from Shangjing, Liaoyang, Jinzhou, Ningyuan, Shanhaiguan, etc. to be dispatched by him, and set up defenses in various important towns along the West Liaoning Corridor to prevent Jing's army from going north.

(End of this chapter)