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Chapter 249 0246 [Public Opinion War]

"Liang Fangping ran away?"

Han Zhen looked weird.

The scout nodded and said: "Yes, according to the news from Qiu Dutou, Liang Fangping fled without fighting. He and Xin Xingzong led [-] infantry and [-] cavalry and fled back to Yucheng overnight!"

Lao Jiu curled his lips and said, "I was actually beaten up by this guy."

Han Zhen's original plan was to divide his forces and capture Yucheng after capturing Zhang Jun. This nail stuck in the rear of the Western Army was enough to make Yang Weizhong sleepless and uneasy.

At the same time, it can also harass the Western Army's logistical equipment.

In addition, Yu Jun was guarding Jieshou Town and blocking the passage from Dongping and Xiqing Prefectures to Jinan Prefecture, making it difficult to transport grain and grass from the south.

Without the supply of food and grass, the Western Army will collapse.

As a result, Liang Fangping unexpectedly led his troops and ran back to Yucheng.

It was a mistake that disrupted his strategic intentions.

"County Magistrate, although the strategic intention has been disrupted, it is not all bad for us. Liang Fangping took away [-] infantry and only [-] cavalry. Now there are less than five Western troops stationed in Licheng. Thousands, and [-] to [-] prisoners of war.”

Zhang He's eyes were full of blazing fighting spirit, and he said confidently: "Now that Wei Dutong has captured Zhangqiu, we just need to rectify the Western Army's prisoners of war, and then we can gather our troops and go south to Licheng to fight the main force of the Western Army!"

Hearing this, Han Zhen fell into deep thought.

In fact, in the original plan, he did not want to fight the main force of the Western Army prematurely.

When the strength of the two sides is about the same, a large-scale legion fights head-on. There are not so many bells and whistles. What matters is discipline and morale.

Even if he had firearms in hand, Han Zhen would pay a heavy price if he wanted to swallow up the main force of the Western Army.

Therefore, the most ideal situation is to delay the decisive battle as much as possible, use the Western Army's food, grass and baggage supplies as bait, force the Western Army to engage in small-scale encounters with itself, and eliminate as much of the Western Army's effective strength as possible.

With the advantages of the scout battalion, heavy armored cavalry at hand, and large weapons such as firearms, the Western Army had no chance of winning in a small-scale encounter.

After the strength and morale of the Western Army have been depleted to a certain extent, they can then work together to take the main force of the Western Army.

In this way, strength can be preserved to the greatest extent.

After all, Zhao Song had been a country for more than 160 years and had a profound foundation. But there were more than just these [-] Western troops. If Song Huizong was really anxious, he could gather dozens or millions of troops all over the country in an instant.

At that time, even if the Western army is repulsed, there will only be three to five thousand remaining soldiers. How can they stop an army of dozens or millions?

However, war is so unpredictable and unpredictable, and it will never proceed according to the most ideal situation.

If this is the case, then there is no need to fight. The generals of both sides can directly deduce each other on the sand table and decide the outcome.

Yang Weizhong was not a mediocre person. Even if Liang Fangping hadn't come, he would have realized the importance of Yucheng and sent troops to garrison it.

Seeing his silence, Xiao Wu reminded: "County magistrate, it would be best if we could drag the Western Army into a small-scale encounter. However, no one can say whether the Black Mountain bandits can last that long. Once Licheng is captured by the Western Army, it will immediately be able to confront Yucheng, and the war situation will then reach a stalemate."

Han Zhen took a deep breath, nodded and said: "You are right, this battle cannot be delayed!"

Soldiers are very fast!
What they played was a blitzkrieg, and the core was the word "quick"!
Before the state machine of Zhao Song was fully operational, victory was established in one fell swoop.

Otherwise, once it slows down and falls into a protracted battle, Han Zhen will definitely lose.

Because in a protracted war, the comparison is not just about military strength, but strategic depth, total population, grain output, iron ore, coal mines and other strategic material reserves.

If one soldier died in the Zhao and Song army, ten or hundreds of them could be recruited immediately.

How could Jiqing and Zizhou consume more material and manpower than the entire Zhao and Song dynasties?
The Liao Kingdom was completely consumed by the Song Kingdom, and Xixia was about to die, let alone Han Zhen, who only had two states?

Therefore, Han Zhen must be fast.

Before Zhao Song could react, he defeated the Western Army and captured Shandong.

Only by winning Shandong can he truly have the capital to compete with Zhao Song.

In addition, it has become an established fact. No matter how angry Song Huizong is, he will eventually have to hold his nose and admit it.

At that time, whether it is negotiation or fighting, the initiative will be in Han Zhen's hands.

After clearing his thoughts, Han Zhen ordered: "You will step up preparations for war in the next few days and notify Nie Dong. After capturing Zhang Jun, reorganize the Western Army prisoners of war and immediately go south to join me."

Zhang He asked: "What if the Black Mountain bandits in the new town don't surrender?"

"It doesn't matter!"

Han Zhen waved his hand and said coldly: "After the Western Army is defeated, I will have plenty of time to deal with them!"

"Order!"

Everyone shouted in unison.

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But it was said that after Liang Fangping fled back to Yucheng overnight, he had not felt comfortable for two days when the noble man who delivered the oral message came and asked him to submit another battle report, which must be detailed.

This left Liang Fangping a little confused. Didn't he just submit a good report a few days ago?
After doing some research, he was able to extract the inside information from the middle-class nobleman.

The original theory was that a small newspaper published news about the defeat of the Western Army, and the officials came to verify the authenticity.

Thinking of this, Liang Fangping's mind changed rapidly.

After two major defeats in succession, even generals such as Wang Yuan and Liu Guangshi were captured, so it was definitely impossible to hide it.

But you can't write it truthfully, otherwise the officials will definitely blame you.After thinking for a long time, Liang Fangping played a Spring and Autumn style of writing and brushed off the two major defeats, describing it only as "frustration" and by the way shifting the blame to Yang Weizhong.

At the same time, the military exploits were exaggerated.

It’s eloquent and contains thousands of words.

To sum up in just a few words, the Western Army did suffer a setback, but it was not a major defeat. It was all due to Yang Weizhong's stubbornness. Fortunately, Liang Fangping led his troops to rush to the rescue and stopped the losses in time.The overall situation is excellent. Licheng is about to be captured. The Qingzhou Army that suddenly appears is not worth mentioning and can be suppressed in an instant.

The next day, the noble man hurried back to Kaifeng Mansion with this battle report.

After seeing this battle report, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty breathed a long sigh of relief and couldn't help but smile: "Ai Qing is right. In order to make profits, these private tabloids often make unremarkable statements, exaggerate and talk nonsense."

In fact, during this period, Qingzhou Daily published news about the war every day.

It's just that Li Bangyan received an errand to arrest newspaper vendors throughout Kaifeng Prefecture, so the people of Tokyo, including Song Huizong, were kept in the dark.

Cai You also laughed and said: "Businessmen pursue profit, and there is no morality at all."

"Ok!"

Song Huizong nodded in agreement, then turned to look at Li Bangyan and asked: "Li Qing, how is the fight against tabloids going?"

Li Bangyan rolled his eyes and replied: "Your Majesty, some results have been achieved. There are no more newspaper vendors in Tokyo. However, Wei Chen received the news that no one is selling newspapers openly, but privately they still do. In circulation.”

Since he got this job, he has made a lot of money.

In just a few days, he has made hundreds of thousands of dollars.

How could he let go of such a cash cow so easily.

Song Huizong looked satisfied and warned: "Ai Qing, you have to work harder these days. You must catch up all the tabloids and put an end to them completely!"

"I must do my best!"

Li Bangyan responded loudly.

Song Huizong waved his hand: "Just step back."

In a few days, it will be the New Year's Day. During every New Year's Day, the court will hold a grand Zhengdan Dynasty meeting, and Song Huizong pays special attention to this.

Because just this year, he completed the unfinished ambition of his ancestors, expanded the territory, and regained the land of Yanyun.

He wanted to express his achievements to heaven when he paid tribute to heaven.

What Song Huizong didn't know was that following the propaganda in Di Bao, the Western Army was defeated twice in succession, causing people in all prefectures and counties to panic.

Although various prefectures and counties have also received orders from the imperial court to put an end to tabloids, there is no way they can put an end to them.

Even if you can't sell it on the surface, you can still sell it privately.

Han Zhen's name gradually became familiar to people all over the world with the spread of Di Bao.

Moreover, Ma Yundi was inspired by Su Zhaode and applied what he learned now.

He placed some ghosts and strange things on Han Zhen's body, adapted them into some short stories, and published them in Di Bao.

For example, when Han Zhen was eight years old, he was herding cattle in the mountains and met a slovenly old Taoist priest.

After the old Taoist priest saw Han Zhen's face clearly, he bowed his head and said, "The old Taoist has been sleeping for more than a hundred years, but he didn't expect that when he opened his eyes, he ran into a real dragon!"

This little story will make people smile knowingly in future generations.

But the people at this moment believed it without a doubt.

Moreover, the story was very poorly written, deliberately not mentioning the name of the veteran, but leaving clues.

I have been sleeping for more than a hundred years, and I am unkempt. If you think about it carefully, who else could it be?
The famous sleeping fairy, Chen Tuan.

The people have a sense of participation and are more convinced of it.

He also said that when Han Zhen got a tattoo, he originally wanted to get a wolf tattoo, but after the tattoo was done, he discovered that it was a colorful tiger.

Han Zhen was furious and was about to beat the opponent violently, but to his surprise, the tattoo artist said calmly: When two tigers meet, they fly into the sky.

Later, Han Zhen went to the mountains and actually encountered a big insect. When the big insect saw him, he immediately knelt down and surrendered, willing to be his mount.

Short stories like this will be published every day.

The common people liked to read these, but the scholars scorned them. They preferred to read the news and articles section of Di Bao.

Especially in the article section, there are articles from different schools of thought in one issue every day, alternating between Luo School, Xin School, and Shu School, each one more radical than the other.

We accept submissions from scholars from all over the world, no matter how radical they are. If you dare to submit, I will publish it.

The most important thing is to return the royalties.

Although it was not much, it made the scholars feel good.

In just over a month, Qingzhou Daily relied on its low price, exquisite edition, and non-stop surprising content to successfully break out from the official newspapers and numerous tabloids, stand out, and quickly seize [-]% of the market share. market.

Today, the sales volume of Qingzhou Daily is as high as [-] to [-] copies per day.

Don't underestimate these [-] to [-] copies. Unlike in later generations, a Di newspaper was often circulated by dozens or even hundreds of people.

For example, ordinary people, often dozens of people, would spend a penny each to buy a tabloid, and then use the remaining money to hire a scholar to read to them.

In a county with tens of thousands of people, two to three hundred copies of the newspaper are enough to completely cover it.

　Sorry, my sister is getting married today and I'm late.There’s another chapter later!
　　
　
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