Doctor of the Great Song Dynasty: In the beginning, Li Qingzhao and Li Qingzhao made a private decis

"Fan Aiqing found a way to alleviate the population crisis for the Song Dynasty, which was indeed a remarkable achievement!"

In Chui Gong Hall, Zhao Xu said excitedly.

Although this method used by doctors is quite indecent, and in the eyes of outsiders, it is the most evil prescription among evil prescriptions. However, for Zhao Xu, as long as it can solve the crisis of the Song Dynasty, it is a good prescription.

Fan Zheng smiled bitterly and said: "Wei Chen has no choice but to do this. This time, Wei Chen has issued a notice prohibiting scholar-bureaucrats from sleeping in brothels at night. I am afraid that I will offend all the courtiers."

"The brothel disease is prevalent. Fan Taicheng's move is also for the good of the scholar-bureaucrats. I believe they will understand Fan Taicheng's painstaking efforts." Zhao Xu consoled him.

As an emperor, Zhao Xu is well versed in the art of balance. Fan Zheng has now directly offended all the scholar-bureaucrats and has directly become a lonely minister. This makes Zhao Xu feel more confident in using Fan Zheng.

"No! Since ministers don't go to brothels, and officials don't go to brothels, then no one should go to brothels!" Fan Zheng said with a sly look on his face.

"Hahaha!"

Zhao Xu felt very happy when he thought that he and Fan Zheng would co-act in a play, which would directly interrupt the scholar-bureaucrat's path to a brothel.

When the monarch and his ministers thought of the dissatisfied but helpless expressions of the scholar-bureaucrats in the dynasty, they felt like two teenagers who had succeeded in their prank, feeling proud and secretly happy in their hearts.

At this moment, the friendship between the monarch and his ministers unknowingly took another step forward.

After a long time, Zhao Xu talked to Fan Zheng about the Battle of Dali, which was of concern to both the government and the public.

"Although Gao Shengtai helped Duan Zhengchun ascend the throne, the Gao family and his son still control the military and political power of Dali. The conditions of the Song Dynasty were flatly rejected by Dali." Zhao Xu frowned.

Fan Zheng sneered: "The Gao family father and son are traitors and traitors. Naturally, they will not let go of power easily. They dare not entrust their lives in Duan Zhengchun's hands. Naturally, they are not willing to rely on the Song Dynasty to give up a horse.

Zhao Xu nodded in agreement. As an emperor, he naturally had a deep understanding of this, not to mention that Gao Wentai also usurped the throne and became an emperor.

The struggle for imperial power was a matter of life and death, and there was no room for mercy. He believed that once Duan Zhengchun was allowed to take control of the power, not only would the Gao family and his son die, but the entire Gao family would also be uprooted.

"If the Song Dynasty had not intervened, Gao Shengtai might have been able to use his kindness to abdicate and control the Duan family court to preserve the Gao family. However, the Song Dynasty actively intervened in the struggle for imperial power in Dali, cutting off Gao Shengtai's last escape route. " Zhao Xu said.

Fan Zheng nodded and said: "Now Gao Shengtai has only one way to go, and that is to refuse the request of the Song Dynasty and repel the Song army! This is also the situation that the Song Dynasty wants to see. Only in this way can the Song Dynasty be justified. Attack Dali."

"However, the Gao family and the Duan family in Dali have been running Dali for two hundred years, and their cities have long been as solid as gold. Especially Dali City is said to be impregnable. Now, although the Song Dynasty is attacking from two fronts, the Gao family is quite determined to resist. The Song Dynasty I'm afraid the army won't be able to attack for a long time." Zhao Xu said worriedly.

Fan Zheng said firmly: "If you can't attack it, you have to attack it. Dali City is indeed difficult to attack. What about Xingqing Mansion? What about Liao State's Shangjing? Is it easy to attack it?"

Dali City is the capital of the Dali Kingdom, and Xingqing Mansion is the kingdom of Xixia, not to mention the capital city of the Liao Kingdom. In terms of national strength, Dali is the weakest party.

As Fan Zheng said, if the Song Dynasty could not even defeat the city of Dali, then there would be no point in destroying Xixia, defeating the Liao Kingdom and regaining the sixteen states of Yanyun, or even finally destroying the Liao Dynasty.

"Yes, the Song Dynasty must win this battle! Dali must be destroyed." Zhao Xu said firmly at the moment.

Just as the Gao family has no retreat, the Song Dynasty also has no retreat. This is a time of civil strife in Dali. If the Song Dynasty cannot destroy Dali in this battle, it may be difficult to find good opportunities in the future, and the roundabout strategy will suffer a disastrous defeat.

"I have a plan to defeat Dali." Fan Zheng said solemnly.

"Really?" Zhao Xu said in surprise. Fan Zheng's evil methods have never failed. He believed that with Fan Zheng's methods, attacking Dali would be more effective with half the effort.

Fan Zheng solemnly said: "This plan is called the "teaching plan." "

"A plan to help others?"

Zhao Xu frowned and suddenly said in confusion.

Fan Zheng explained: "The good office plan is a strategy of destroying weakness. The implication is to use surprise troops to attack the weak points in the enemy's rear. By attacking from the front and back, we can catch the enemy by surprise, attack him unprepared, and defeat the enemy in one fell swoop."

Zhao Xu couldn't help but think deeply.

"Wei Chen is a doctor, and he knows that the abdomen is the weak point of the human body. This is true for people, and it is also true for the country. Nowadays, most of the main forces in Dali are sent by the Song Dynasty to block the West and North armies. It is like punching with two fists, and the abdomen is empty. Big open. Now the rear of Dali must be empty. If the Song Dynasty has a surprise army on the east road to attack the hinterland of Dali, it will definitely defeat Dali." Fan Zheng said loudly.

"Eastern route?" Zhao Xu frowned. He followed Fan Zheng's suggestion and concentrated the forces of the Song Dynasty. He assembled a large number of troops and finally defeated the Liao and Xia. But now Fan Zheng once again proposed the strategy of dividing the troops.

Fan Zheng nodded and said: "Yes, the current east road is the weakest point of Dali, which is like the weakest abdomen of the human body. This is a conspiracy to relieve the abdomen."

Although the inspiration for the "good office" proposed by Fan Zheng came from the Mongolian technique of destroying the Yuan Dynasty, although the attack on Dali was aimed at the Southern Song Dynasty, it was just right for Fan Zheng to use it to deal with Dali.

Zhao Xu solemnly said: "Do you know that the Song Dynasty has surrounded Dali on three sides, so why the imperial court only decided to send troops from Sichuan, Shu and Tubo."

"That's because from Tubo, you can advance, attack, retreat or defend. Sichuan and Shu are close to Tubo, so food and grass are convenient. Although the east road is convenient, it is blocked by hundreds of thousands of mountains, making transportation inconvenient and food supply difficult." Fan Zheng personally participated. When formulating a great roundabout strategy to the south, we naturally understand the disadvantages of advancing from the east.

"Then why do you still want to..." Zhao Xu asked puzzledly.

Fan Zheng said solemnly: "It is precisely because it is extremely difficult to march from the east that Dali is unprepared. Since it is a surprise force, it naturally does not rely on food and grass from the rear. This is the magic of the conspiracy. Once successful, it will be enough to open the door." The Dilemma of the Battle of Dali.”

Zhao Xu's heart was pounding, but he said distressedly: "Although this plan is magical, there is no elite army in the south of the Song Dynasty!"

This time, the Song Dynasty focused its attack on the North Route Army and the West Route Army. There was no adequate preparation for the East Route and there were no elite imperial troops at all.

Fan Zheng shook his head and said: "Although there are few troops in the south, there are quite a lot of troops from the southwestern barbarian tribes. In addition, the original plan to set up a sugarcane farm in the south required a total of 30,000 troops, most of which were distributed near Dali. In this area, if tens of thousands of cavalry are mobilized from Kaifeng and a large amount of gunpowder weapons are brought from the firearms inspection department, it will be enough to form a surprise army."

"Qi Bing, I think they are just a ragtag group! Who dares to guarantee that he will lead this ragtag group to complete the conspiracy." Zhao Xu said with a bitter smile.

Fan Zheng's face became solemn and he said solemnly: "I am willing to lead this army to help your majesty decide the truth for the next battle."

"Fan Aiqing!"

Zhao Xu was shocked and looked at Fan Zheng in disbelief.

Fan Zheng was not incompetent in military affairs. Fan Zheng originally proposed to build Pingxia City and personally served as the supervisor of Pingxia City. In the end, he defeated Xixia in a battle and reversed the Song Dynasty's offensive and defensive trend against Xixia.

Fan Zheng once again offered his help and took the initiative to serve as the head coach, which shows Fan Zheng's determination.

"In the battle of Pingxia City, the Song Dynasty was in danger, so I let Fan Taicheng put himself in danger. But now that the Song Dynasty's reform is in the ascendant, I would rather not have Dali than lose Fan Taicheng." Zhao Xu was worried about gain and loss.

Fan Zheng shook his head and said: "It is the tradition of doctors to test medicine with one's own body. Just like in the Battle of Pingxia City, the humble ministers had to go. Today's plan of providing medical services was contributed by Fan. Only Fan knows this plan best. , it is also most appropriate for Wei Chen to complete it in person."

There was a hint of reluctance on Zhao Xu's face. The soldiers were in danger. In the original battle of Pingxia City, Xixia almost wanted to break the city. If Pingxia City had been broken, Fan Zheng would have lost his life, and the Song Dynasty would probably not be as glorious as it is today. . What should we do if Fan Zheng makes a mistake in the southwest? You must know that the famous Tang Dynasty was completely wiped out in Dali.

Upon seeing this, Fan Zheng advised again: "The Battle of Dali is not only the most important part of the southward detour strategy, but also a crucial battle for the future of the Song Dynasty. There is absolutely no room for failure in this battle. The only way to end the Battle of Dali as soon as possible is Only by fighting can the Song Dynasty be completely free from worries."

Hearing this, a trace of determination suddenly appeared on Zhao Xu's face. Only by capturing Dali could the Song Dynasty complete the first stage of the Great Detour Strategy. In the future, it would be possible to open up the Western Ocean and fully develop the Maritime Silk Road.

Only by defeating Dali, the weakest, could the Song Dynasty become weak first and then become strong, destroying Xixia and Liao. In this battle, as Fan Zheng said, the Song Dynasty could not be defeated at all.

"Okay! I order you to be fully responsible for the attack on Dali on the east road, and all the southwestern roads are at your disposal!" Zhao Xu said as expected.

Fan Zheng finally agreed to Fan Zheng's request and gave Fan Zheng greater authority. This time, he not only wanted the country of Dali, but also supported Fan Zheng as much as possible so that Fan Zheng could return safely.

"I will definitely live up to my mission!"

Fan Zheng solemnly promised.

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"What, my husband is going to attack Dali!"

In Fan's mansion, Li Qingzhao was shocked when he learned that Fan Zheng was going to lead the East Route Army to attack Dali.

"The plan to serve as a counselor is for the husband, so it naturally needs to be carried out by the husband himself." Fan Zhengdao.

"You are a doctor, why do you need to go to war every time?" Ma couldn't help crying. The last time Fan Zheng went to Pingxia City, she worried day and night. Fortunately, Fan Zheng returned safely. Now the Song Dynasty has strong soldiers and horses. It was Fan Zheng's turn to go to the battlefield.

"Fighting for the country is the unshirkable responsibility of every man of the Song Dynasty. Children from other families can fight, and the children of my Fan family can also fight on the battlefield." Fan Chunli snorted coldly.

Ma's expression turned sarcastic and she said, "Aren't I worried about Zheng'er?"

Fan Zheng consoled him: "This surprise attack on Dali is not as worrying as Pingxia City. The main purpose is to make Dali divide its troops and focus on one at the expense of the other. Besides, how can Dali's troops compare to the Xixia Iron Harrier? The child is not that big." risk."

Ma and Li Qingzhao were half convinced. Fan Zheng comforted his mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and then he and Fan Chunli came to the study to discuss.

"The plan to serve as a mediator is a strange plan. Since it is a strange plan, if it succeeds, it can achieve extraordinary feats. If it fails, I am afraid that it will be a complete defeat. You must be cautious in this trip alone!" Fan Chunli said solemnly.

"Soldiers are dangerous! Who can say that victory is guaranteed? Even a 50% chance is worth fighting for. Not to mention that Dali's troops and horses are currently restrained on the northern and western fronts. The eastern front is empty. How can the child not fight? Take a shot." Fan Zheng said firmly.

Fan Chunli was silent for a moment, then stood up and looked at Fan Zheng, who had grown up. He patted Fan Zheng on the shoulder and said forcefully: "You must come back safely!"

Fan Zheng nodded solemnly.

At this moment, Fan Zheng said goodbye to his family and immediately came to the firearms prison.

Outside the firearms prison, a Song general and his cavalry were waiting.

"The last general, Yang Bangyi, has met General Fan!" General Song saw Fan Zheng arriving, and immediately stepped forward and cupped his hands.

"Yang Bangyi! Descendants of the Yang family?"

Fan Zheng raised his eyebrows. Yang Bangyi was the father of Yang Zaixing, a famous anti-Jin general in later generations. It was said that he was a descendant of the Yang family general.

Yang Bangyi cupped his hands and said: "The last general is a branch of the Yang family. Thank you Fan Taicheng for making the Yang family famous!"

Fan Zheng suddenly understood. No wonder later generations proved that Yang Bangyi was not a general of the Yang family, but a direct line of the generals of the Yang family. The number of casualties was heavy and the population was not prosperous. His descendants were also highly valued by the Yang family.

"You immediately lead the soldiers, carry as many gunpowder weapons as possible, and rush to Juzhou!" Fan Zheng ordered.

"I will obey your orders!"

Yang Bangyi nodded solemnly.

At that moment, the firearms supervisor's treasury was wide open. Yang Bangyi led tens of thousands of cavalry and immediately stepped forward, carrying as much gunpowder weapons as possible.

Immediately the army set off, and tens of thousands of cavalry rushed southward.

Since they were in the territory of the Song Dynasty, the tens of thousands of cavalry led by Fan Zheng did not need to bear the burden of baggage and food. They marched very quickly and arrived in Juzhou in just twenty days, which was later known as Guiyang. It was the nearest large city to Dali. .

"I'll wait to see General Fan!"

Twenty thousand soldiers have already received orders and are waiting here.

Although there are 30,000 soldiers on the sugar cane farms of the Song Dynasty, many of them are old and weak. In addition, some of them are still needed to stay on the sugar cane farms, so being able to mobilize 20,000 people is already the limit.

"Ten thousand elite cavalry and 20,000 side soldiers."

Fan Zheng looked at his most direct subordinates and couldn't help but frown. Although 30,000 soldiers were a considerable force, they were still far behind in carrying out the plan.

"Come here, please invite the Shuixi Luo clan, Shuidong Song clan, Sizhou Tian clan, Bozhou Yang clan, and the heads of the Wumeng tribe to come and discuss important matters." Fan Zheng waved his hand.

"Yes!"

Yang Bangyi solemnly accepted the order.

After Yang Bangyi passed on the news, the heads of the four major families closest to Juzhou, the Shuixi Luo family, Shuidong Song family, Sizhou Tian family and Bozhou Yang family, came one after another.

When Nong Zhigao rebelled, the Song army slaughtered blood everywhere in the southwest. Now, fifty years later, the Song Dynasty army once again gathered in Juzhou. Naturally, the four major families in Juzhou were frightened and had come to inquire about the news.

After receiving Fan Zheng's order, he rushed over immediately.

"I've seen General Fan before!"

For the celebrities around the officials of the Song Dynasty, the name of the evil doctor Fan Zheng has been heard for a long time even in the southwest. Not to mention that Fan Zheng now holds a large army and has control over the power of all the southwest.

Although they were the local emperors of the Juzhou generation, after all, the four major families were fighting among themselves, not to mention that the Song Dynasty had strong soldiers and horses and repeatedly defeated Liao and Xia, which made them dare not have the slightest intention of rebellion. (End of chapter)