Daming Zhu Di: Father, why aren't you dead? !

Chapter 238 Zhao Er: Brother, have you seen it?Zhao Da: I saw it.

In the time and space of Yongxi in the Song Dynasty, in the third year of Yongxi's reign, it was the eve of Song Taizong Zhao Jiong's second Northern Expedition.

Song Dynasty Palace, Long Live Hall.

The yellowish candlelight flickered, and the atmosphere in the entire hall was very solemn, as if something important was about to be decided.

The second speaker of the Song Dynasty Group is the distinguished Gaolianghe Car God, Ax Gang Leader, Breaking Bad, and Backyard Flower Master Mr. Zhao Jiong.

At this moment, he was dressed in a dignified and majestic brocade red dragon robe, with his hands on his hips, and his eyes as if they were floating over the river. He was standing in the center of the Long Live Palace, with his head raised, chest raised, and his weapons majestic. He looked like he was gazing at the world and swallowing mountains and rivers.

At the moment, the Zhao Jiong in the dragon robe is not the one who killed himself with an ax in Zhao Da Shikong.

Compared with Zhao Guangyi, who was killed by Zhao Da himself, Mr. Zhao Jiong has successfully ascended the throne for more than ten years. He is full of energy and has a rosy complexion. At first glance, he looks like Xiao Zhou who is serving him. Very moisturizing.

At this moment, under Mr. Zhao Jiong's feet, he is stepping on a large hand-drawn map covering an area of ​​three feet. The land drawn on it is the states of Yanyun's Sixteenth Prefecture.

The Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun are bounded by the Taihang Mountains and are divided into seven prefectures in front of the mountain and nine prefectures behind the mountain. The seven prefectures in front of the mountain are headed by Youzhou, and the nine prefectures in the back are dominated by Yunzhou, so they are simply called the Sixteenth Prefecture of Youyun. The Liao Kingdom changed Youzhou to Yanzhou, so later generations called it the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun.

At this moment, around Mr. Zhao Jiong, the armored generals such as Lu Duke Cao Bin, Han Gong Pan Mei, Inspector Cui Yanjin, Jiedushi Mi Xin, Jiedushi Tian Chongjin, and Observer Yang Wudi were all standing. They were all listening to the great pre-war tactical guidance drawn up by the second generation officials of the Song Dynasty.

Song Taizong's second Northern Expedition was intended to conquer the sixteen states of Yanyun in one fell swoop. The entire country mobilized a total of 20 troops, divided into three groups.

The Eastern Route Army was led by Duke Cao Bin of the State of Lu, who was appointed as the commander of the Daoxing Camp in Youzhou, with troops deployed on horseback, water and land, and Cui Yanjin, the inspector general, as deputy. He led more than [-] troops and marched north from the Xiongba area with flat and open terrain to Gu'an. , Zhuozhou.

In addition, Mi Xin was deployed as the camp, horse and infantry capital of the northwest route of Youzhou. As a support force for the east route army, he led a force through Xincheng and towards Zhuozhou.

On the middle road, Tian Chongjin was deployed as the capital of Dingzhou Road. He led tens of thousands of troops from the north of Dingzhou to Feihu and captured Yuzhou.

On the west route, Korean Gong Pan Mei was deployed as the cavalry and infantry commander on the Yun, Huan, Ying, and Shuo roads, and Invincible Yang Ye was deployed as the deputy commander. He led the army from Daizhou to Hengshan and out of Yanmen Pass to capture the Huan, Shuo, Ying, and Yun states.

The strategic intention set by Zhao Er was to launch a three-pronged attack. The Eastern Route Army would make a feint to seize control of the area and claim to be aggressive in Youzhou (today's Peiping). They would move cautiously and slowly to attract the main force of the Liao Army to the south of Youzhou and make it The main force had no time to look westward to ensure that the central and western routes captured the states behind the mountains (today's Taihang Mountains, Jundu Mountains, and Yanshan Mountains in Hebei), and then the three routes would attack Youzhou.

As long as the Song Army can successfully capture Youzhou, the seven states in front of the mountain will be in the bag, and after capturing the seven states in front of the mountain, the nine states in the back of the mountain will be just around the corner.

"The strategy decided by the officials is meticulous and seamless in advance and retreat. Our army will definitely win this battle. We will defeat the Khitan in one fell swoop and regain the sixteen states! This will determine the national prestige of our Great Song Dynasty!"

"Long live my emperor!"

The person who spoke was the current leader of the Privy Council, Privy Councilor Wang Xian.

Although the Privy Council was the highest military institution in the Song Dynasty and held real power in the early Song Dynasty, it was comparable to the central political prime minister. However, except for Cao Bin, a military general who served as privy envoy for a period of time during the Song Taizu period, Cao Bin was always served as the top leader by civilian officials, and military generals were no longer in charge. Even if you are awesome, you can only be a deputy.

Of course, by the middle and late Song Dynasty, the position of Privy Councilor had already become an empty honorary title like the Three Lords, and it was often awarded as a welfare package to meritorious generals.

For example, after Han Shizhong chose to give in and took the initiative to relieve himself of military power, Wanyan Gou was so happy that he promoted Han Shizhong to Privy Council with a wave of his hand.

When Han Shizhong saw Yue Fei's end, he was disheartened and no longer interested in government affairs. After drinking tea in the Privy Council for a few years, he resigned directly from the Privy Council and used his meritorious service to replace Wanyan as the Prince of Xian'an County and return home to retire. .

Wang Xian's flattery came out, and although the expressions on Cao Bin, Pan Mei, Yang Ye and others' faces did not change, their eyes were full of contempt for Wang Xian, a sycophant.

This Wang Xian was born as a small official in the front office of the palace in his early years. Later, he opportunistically entered the Jin Palace to serve the then Jin Wang Zhao Er.

He has neither fame nor success in the battlefield.

But for such an incompetent guy, after Zhao Er succeeded in taking office, he started to be promoted like a rocket. In just eight years, he went from a small front-officer to a central figure in the army. First in command.

Who said being a dog has no future? !
Wang Xian: Ah wow~ah wow~ah wow wow!

In fact, Zhao Er also knew in his heart that this guy had no ability at all. When Wang Xian was still the deputy privy envoy, Zhao Er specially summoned Wang Xian to see him and personally gave him three articles of "Military Commandments".

This means that Wang Xian should read a few military books after returning home to enrich his cultural knowledge. He should not be too embarrassed. Even if he goes through the back door, he must have some real ability.

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Er promoted Wang Xian to Privy Councilor that year.

This has been Zhao Er's consistent employment style since he took office, and it can also be said to be the employment method Zhao Er had to adopt.

After all, he was promoted through not-so-normal procedures. In order to ensure that he has the throne under his butt, of course, he must implement the adjustment policy of using his own people for all core positions.

For Zhao Er, whether you have the ability or not, a loyal dog is the first consideration.

After Zhao Er came to power, under a fierce and fierce operation, the seven prime ministers and three political advisors of the Zhongshu Province were appointed. Five of the prime ministers were Zhao Er's biological sons, and most of the others were confidants.

but.

Zhao Er himself knew one thing clearly in his heart.

Temples can be replaced, but generals cannot mess around.

The state has a powerful enemy outside, and strong generals are indispensable.

Therefore, confidants such as Cao Bin and Pan Mei who followed Zhao Da in the past were not replaced after Zhao Er came to power. Instead, they were treated with all possible preferential treatment. Because the Song Dynasty was going to war, no one could replace these people. .

This example also tells us a truth: no matter where you work, you must find an irreplaceable position and hold irreplaceable resources, so that the boss cannot easily touch you.

"The Liao army is strong and the officials must not be careless."

Pan Mei glanced at Wang Xian and spoke calmly.

Underestimating the enemy before a battle is a taboo for military strategists.

One more thing to say here, this guy Pan Mei was really disgraced by the novels of later generations.

The death of Yang Wudi of the West Route Army during the Second Northern Expedition was mostly due to the evil behavior of Wang Qian and Liu Wenyu, the supervisors of the West Route Army. As the commander-in-chief of the West Route Army, Pan Mei was rich and had certain leadership responsibilities, but she was by no means The painstaking design in later novels was to kill Yang Ye.

With Pan Mei's current worth and status, there is no need to hire Yang Ye as a Yunzhou observer.

"Although the new king of the Liao Kingdom has just been established, the real person in power is still Xiao Yanyan. Moreover, the Liao army is led by generals like Brother Yelvxiu. There is no sign of chaos in the country, so we must not underestimate it."

Korean Duke Cao Bin frowned and continued what Pan Mei said.

The Xiao Yanyan in his mouth, whose real name is Xiao Chuo, is also known as the Queen Mother Xiao of the Liao Kingdom, one of the most powerful women on the face of the earth.

Although Xiao Yanyan did not proclaim herself emperor directly like Wu Zhao, the power she held in her hands had reached its peak, and as a woman, Empress Dowager Xiao was not only capable of governing the country internally, but she was also outstanding in marching and fighting externally.

Moreover, she had another advantage over Wu Zhao. She personally trained a successor, her good son, Yelu Longxu, the Liao Shengzong.

"Ah."

"By saying this, the two princes think there is something wrong with the official arrangements?"

"The official family is here. If there is any problem, the two princes might as well speak up."

Wang Xian glanced at Cao Bin and Pan Mei, smiled coldly, and continued to add.

"I do remember."

"When the decision was made in front of Taizu's palace, the two princes never had such doubts. They only followed Taizu's orders."

The voice fell.

Cao Bin and Pan Mei's hearts skipped a beat. They wanted to kill Wang Xian one by one.

Damn, you are so weird.

In terms of marching and fighting, can Zhao Er compete with Zhao Dali? !
Hearing this, Zhao Er frowned.

Since he ascended the throne, he has been working on one thing over the years, which is to surpass his brother Zhao Da in all aspects, in order to tell everyone in the world that he, Zhao Lao Er, is the best child of the Zhao family. It is well deserved to sit on the chair of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty.

"Now that the military strategy for the Northern Expedition has been decided, all ministers should carefully abide by it."

Zhao Er's voice became obviously colder after Wang Xian's words came out.

As long as the word Taizu is mentioned in front of Zhao Er, the little reason in Zhao Er's mind will instantly disappear.

Cao Bin, Pan Mei, Cui Yanjin, Tian Chongjin and Yang Ye, the senior generals who followed Zhao Da back then, all frowned and saluted with cupped fists.

Since Zhao Er came to the throne, General Song has had more rules when marching and fighting. Everything must be reported first and approved before action can be taken. You must absolutely obey the leadership's command. Don't talk about generals not accepting military orders abroad. It's all bullshit. .

"According to the order."

at this time.

Beside Zhao Er, there are six figures that others cannot see, calmly watching this stormy night before the national war.

Especially Zhao Da, when he looked at Zhao Er wearing a dragon robe in front of him, he felt an indescribable and strange feeling in his heart.

After all, for Zhao Da, the time and space line he is in has not been drawn. In other words, an hour ago, Zhao Da just killed Zhao Guangyi in his own time and space with his own hands. Now he will see Zhao Da wearing a dragon robe. two.

In my heart, I always feel weird.

Fortunately, Zhao Da had already seen many of the time and space entities of the princes and princes of the Great Tomorrow in Zuixian Tower before, and after a little mental preparation, he was still able to accept it.

When Boss Chai saw Zhao Er in the dragon robe, he felt a lot more balanced in his heart. He thought to himself, you usurped my son, but you yourself were usurped by your little brother. God will reincarnate, no one will be spared.

"The three-pronged strategy of dividing the army is acceptable."

Zhao Da frowned and nodded slightly.

As the Taizu of the Song Dynasty, he immediately focused on the Song Army's Northern Expedition.

Lao Zhu and Li Er didn't say anything. Both of them were at the level of military masters, and it was rare to have one in hundreds of years. Naturally, we could see what Zhao Erding's strategy was like.I really have to give it a review. It's neither good nor bad. It's quite satisfactory. There's nothing to complain about and nothing outstanding.

"If we continue to fight according to this strategy and advance steadily along the way, even if our army cannot defeat Liao in one fell swoop, it will not be defeated, let alone lose the ability to attack Liao from now on."

Ji Boying glanced at Zhao Da who was speaking. Zhao Da obviously overestimated his Gaolianghe racing god who was good at micromanaging.

"Song Taizong's second Northern Expedition ended with the main force of the east route led by Cao Bin collapsing and being defeated at Qigou Pass. At this point, the Song Dynasty completely lost its offensive power against the Liao Dynasty. It switched from offense to defense and could never regain the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun. possible."

Hearing this, Zhao Day was stunned. The main force of the East Road collapsed? !

Just as he was about to ask, Ji Boying's voice came up again, interrupting him.

"The core of the defeat of the Eastern Route Army was that Cao Bin could not control his generals."

"Cao Bin, under the urging of the generals eager for success, rushed forward rashly and stretched his own front twice in succession. In the end, due to food and fodder problems, he turned back and ran back, creating an excellent fighting opportunity for the Liao army."

Let me briefly describe the entire process of the failure and collapse of the Eastern Route Army led by Cao Bin.

For the first time, the Song army made a sudden advance and the Liao army retreated wildly. When the Song army was in urgent pursuit and the front line stretched, the Liao army moved around and raided the Song army's food road. The Song army, without food and grass support, was forced to quickly retreat to Xiongzhou. During the retreat, He was chased and beaten like a dog by the Liao army. This was the first time he turned back.

The second time, the Song army was inexplicably frustrated and did not make any repairs. It completely ignored the problem of food and grass and continued to rush forward with only short-term food and grass. The Liao army retreated wildly again. The same drama happened twice in succession. When the Song army carried with them After all the rations were eaten, the Song army was forced to turn back again, but this time they were not so lucky. The Liao army, which had received reinforcements from the rear, attacked across the board. Under the frenzied pursuit of the Liao army, the exhausted Song army The army finally collapsed completely at Qigou Pass. With the collapse of the Eastern Route Army, which was the main force, the Northern Expedition was declared a failure.

This thing seems simple, but if you analyze it carefully, it is really strange.

"Cao Bin can't control his generals?!"

Zhao Da was stunned for a moment after hearing this, a little unable to react.

Who would believe this? !
Who is Cao Bin?
Born into a family of military generals since childhood, he was the nephew of Guo Wei, Taizu of the Later Zhou Dynasty. Despite such a prominent life experience, he was kind, respectful and kind by nature, and did not differentiate himself from others based on rank and power. During the process of the Song Dynasty unifying the north and south, one man destroyed two countries. country, and was praised by later generations as the best general of the Song Dynasty.

In the Taizu era, he was already the highest-ranking official in the military, such as the Privy Councilor, and the absolute top boss in the military.

From the perspective of military exploits, experience, seniority, and official rank, it really makes no sense to say that Cao Bin could not suppress his generals.

When the Song Dynasty destroyed Later Shu, Zhao Da said that he only wanted the land of Shu and wanted nothing else. This led to the army entering Shu to rush for it. Only the army under Cao Bin's command had strict military discipline and did not touch the people of Shu. Every cent.

A commander who attaches so much importance to military discipline and can lead his troops to such a level that he has nothing to do with the people, do you think he can't suppress his generals?

and.

Cao Bin always marched steadily and cautiously. He knew clearly that the person he was facing was Brother Yelvxiu, the number one god of war in the Liao Kingdom, so he should be more cautious. How could he still dare to rush forward with his eyes closed?Could he, Cao Bin, be a fool with no brains?

There is another thing that is also worth pondering.

After the Second Northern Expedition of the Song Army, Yang Wudi died due to Zhao Er's immigration decree and the mysterious manipulation of the West Route Army Supervisor. Pan Mei, as the commander-in-chief of the West Route Army, was naturally jointly and severally held responsible and was directly killed. He was downgraded three levels in a row and was completely excluded from the central core by Zhao Er.

However, the collapsed Eastern Route Army coach Cao Bin, who was nominally the culprit of the failure of the Second Northern Expedition, was only demoted two ranks by Zhao Er and was quickly promoted again a few months later. When he came back, he also received a reward.

In this routine, I ask you if you look like the younger brother who took the blame for his elder brother and stayed in the house for several months.

Cao Bin also has a very famous characteristic, that is, he is very obedient and resolutely implements any instructions from the leader, regardless of whether he thinks the instructions are right or wrong.

Zhao Dajiu, Taizu of the Song Dynasty, once said: Those who do not deceive their masters are the only Cao Bin'er.

Translated, this means that as long as it is an order from the emperor, no matter what it is, Cao Bin will obey it.

In this case, you might as well make a bold assumption.

During the Second Northern Expedition, the Song Army launched a three-pronged attack. Both the West Route Army and the Central Route Army, which were responsible for covering, worked vigorously and reported frequent successes.

These good news were continuously sent back to Kaifeng and sent to Zhao Er's office records. Every time a good news arrived, Zhao Er's adrenaline surged to a higher level, and his self-confidence directly exploded.

However, Zhao Er saw these reports of great victories in the middle and west roads, and waited over and over again. As the main force in the east road, there was no movement. Zhao Er, who was full of confidence, couldn't help it.

So the Gaoliang River Car God chose to take action himself. With a little manipulation and a wave of his hand, an imperial edict was rushed to Cao Bin's East Route Army for [-] miles.

Cao Bin took a look and realized that since his boss had ordered him to go up, he didn't care about the opportunity or not. As soon as he closed his eyes, it was over.

If you lose the fight, you will at best take the blame for the boss, but resisting the decree requires the whole family to finish.

After the East Route Army returned to Xiongzhou for the first time, the next urging edict from the God of Cars arrived, and Cao Bin could only bite the bullet and continue on.

A commander who has been fighting for decades would never be wrong twice in a row on this common sense issue unless he is mentally retarded.

As for how the history books were written.

For example, Taizong warned the generals to 'move cautiously and slowly, and do not be greedy for small gains to defeat the enemy.' For example, Taizong sent an edict to Cao Bin, ordering him not to advance, etc., to show that although Emperor Taizong was in the capital, he was still in control of the overall situation at all times. The failure of the Northern Expedition was indeed caused by these generals' disobedience to Taizong's wise orders, and they resolutely maintained the majestic and glorious positive image of Emperor Taizong in history.

But judging from the overall performance of Gaolianghe Che Shen in the First Northern Expedition, this doesn't look like something he can say.

And there is a saying that makes sense, people always make up for what they lack.

For example, Zhu Laosi married his own mother, and Li Er married his father into a mediocre old man.

Zhao Er smiled: Li Er of the Tang Dynasty is a role model for our generation.

Anyway, the emperor is definitely not wrong, and the ones who are wrong are definitely you guys who lead the troops.

In addition, Cao Bin is an obedient and honest man. Since he has willingly expressed his willingness to take the blame for his boss, it will not be a big problem to check the confession with the historian after returning to court.

"Xiao Zhao, just get used to it."

"Although your little brother is not good at external methods, he is still very good at internal methods, otherwise you would not have succeeded."

Lao Zhu smiled and patted Zhao Da on the shoulder, signaling Zhao Da to look away.

This is indeed very appropriate.

Looking at the series of internal measures implemented by Zhao Er after he came to power, it was a complete set of smooth flow, which was no less than Zhao Da's drinking of wine to release military power. From civil servants to military generals to the clan, no one was unconvinced.

Who is dissatisfied and poisoned to death in minutes? Is he really a white-collar person with the title of Breaking Bad?
Zhao Da ignored Lao Zhu, his eyes were slightly cold, and his eyes fell on Zhao Er in the hall.

The anger from Nicholas Lao Zhao is about to burst out.

At this moment, the second Zhao Laoer in the palace had his hands behind his back and his eyes swept over the generals with a look of disdain in his eyes.

"In this Northern Expedition, I have only one request for you."

"Recover the sixteen states of Yanyun, restore the unification of our Han family, and fulfill Taizu's last wish."

The voice fell.

All the generals in the palace saluted again.

At the same time, I thought to myself, how dare you get involved with Taizu in anything? !
I think so in my heart, but of course I can't say it with my mouth, it's all respectful.

Glancing at the group of generals who were about to go on an expedition, Zhao Er had a faint smile on his face.

Then, his face became solemn.

"At the beginning of my imperial reign, I took back Wuyue and Zhangquan."

"I personally went on a military expedition to defeat the Khitans in the north and pacify the traitors."

"The reason why my brother chose me back then was because he believed in me and entrusted me with the country and the country of the Song Dynasty. Today in the Central Plains, only Yan Yun is left. Day and night, all the time, I am not thinking about this matter. .”

"When the land of Yanyun returns to my territory of the Song Dynasty, I will go to the Yongchang Mausoleum in person to pay homage to my brother to comfort my brother's spirit in heaven!"

"If Taizu could see the Song Dynasty today, he would be pleased to see me today."

Zhao Er raised his head and looked long, with a look of nostalgia.

"Brother, have you seen it?"

The voice fell.

An indifferent voice followed closely in the Long Live Hall.

"I saw it."

'untie. '

With a thought in Ji Boying's mind, six figures (immortal master, Lao Zhu, Zu Long, Li Er, Zhao Da, Boss Chai) suddenly appeared in the Long Live Hall, in the eyes of Zhao Er and the Song officials.

Om~!

Their heads were buzzing, including Zhao Er, "?" ? ? '!
the same moment.

Hongwu Zuixian Tower, main hall.

The emperors and princes of the Ming Dynasty who were in the live broadcast of the holographic projection had undisguised excitement on their faces, and freshly cut bright red watermelons were placed on the tables in front of them.

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PS: Time flies. In the blink of an eye, the little demon has been born for two months and weighs eleven kilograms. Now I have to spare a few hours every day to take the little demon out to see the world. It is said that this is a reserve for children. vision.

PS: When the little demon is older and has more time, we will see if we can increase the number of words every day~!

(End of this chapter)