Traveling through Tianlong: Starting from the Zhenlong chess game

Chapter 344: The chess pieces are still "abandoned pieces"

Zhao Mu looked at Murong Fu with a blank expression.

Murong Fu felt a little displeased when he saw his cousin humiliating Zhao Mu. But he showed no emotion or anger, and then smiled and said: "My cousin is feeling a little unwell today, please forgive me, His Highness King Qi."

Zhao Mu knew that Murong Fu was trying to smooth things over, so he simply stopped asking further.

He didn't care at all whether Wang Yuyan had a good temper or not. He is not Duan Yu who rushes to comfort a beauty when he sees her unhappy.

Besides, Zhao Mu didn't love Wang Yuyan, he just coveted her beauty and wanted to keep her in his room as a plaything between the bed and a pet that could be played with at any time. Who cares if a pet is happy?
And now Zhao Mu has a replacement beside her, Li Qinglu, who sounds and looks almost exactly like her. Now that he has mastered the unique skill of free wind control, the knowledge of martial arts classics in Wang Yuyan's chest is no longer important to him.

Zhao Mu then said: "I came to see Mr. Murong today to talk about business. Now that I have learned about my new title, Mr. Murong must have already understood what happened recently. I don't need to say it again."

Murong Fu asked: "So, the time has come as His Highness Prince Qi said before?"

Zhao Mu nodded and said: "Yes. The time has come. I led the Song Dynasty army to fight against the Liao Kingdom once before. King Zhongxiao and I captured the two states. After stabilizing the position, the Liao Kingdom just strengthened They were on defensive alert and did not launch an attack on us. This has been the case for more than a month. Presumably the Liao Kingdom does not want to start a full-scale war now. "

"I think that in the near future, the negotiators from the Liao Kingdom will arrive in Bianjing to discuss peace with me, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. However, the Liao people have always been ambitious, and I don't think they will give up. Even if the peace talks are successful, Then it is just to buy time for the two countries to prepare for war. Once the food, grass and ordnance are accumulated, it will be a full-scale war."

War is not a child's play, and the same is true for ancient wars. You can't just give people a weapon and go straight to fight.

The Liao army was defeated too quickly. When King Zhongxiao attacked Yingzhou, there were less than two thousand defenders in the city and could not withstand the attack of the 80,000 Song troops who were pursuing them. Before the Liao soldiers could burn the warehouse, Yingzhou City was breached. And this Yingzhou was where the Liao army's supplies were stored. The Song army gained a lot, and directly seized all the grain and grass used by the Liao Kingdom for the southern expedition.

If the Liao soldiers want to go south, in addition to soldiers, they also need to raise food.

Therefore, King Zhongxiao and Zhao Mu concluded that the Liao Kingdom would not have the strength to move south on a large scale to invade the Song Dynasty within at least one or two years. The Song Dynasty had enough time to innovate military systems and equipment.

Zhao Mu's words were completely intended to deceive Murong Fu.

After hearing this, Murong Fu couldn't help but nodded.

This time Zhao Mu killed one hundred thousand soldiers and horses under Nanyuan's command in one go. When the 200,000 Song army took advantage of the victory to cover up the killing, they also beheaded many civilians who joined the army. Counting the siege this time, the Liao soldiers lost hundreds of thousands.

Zhao Mu did well in his history class. The history books said that even at its peak when Empress Dowager Xiao was in charge, the Liao Kingdom only had a standing force of more than 300,000 troops. And this also includes the frontier troops and the imperial troops from the northern and southern chambers.

This can be said to have directly cut off one-third of the Liao Kingdom's standing military strength.

The soldiers and horses moved ahead without moving the food and grass. The biggest gain of the Song army this time was not the victory of defeating 100,000 enemies, but the seizure of the Liao army's food.

Even if it is a general mobilization, it will take some time to train the new recruits.

He said this to Murong Fu just to prevent the pawn from becoming suspicious.

The world is a chess game, and everyone is a chess piece. In Zhao Mu's eyes, the two countries Song and Liao were the two sides competing on the chessboard.

And Murong Fu was the "abandoned child" in his hand that he used to take risks to test the opponent's methods and could be sacrificed at any time. If Murong Fu is lucky and his little pawn crosses the river, then he will be half a rook, and Zhao Mu will reconsider his position according to the changes in the chess game.

But if Murong Fu, a little pawn, is unlucky, Zhao Mu can sacrifice him at any time. At that time, we can only accept his "legacy" with "tears". Not to mention Mantuo Villa and Wang Yuyan, even Abi and Yanziwu will have to have the surname "Zhao".

However, before letting him "cross the river", he must let this little pawn build his own boat and build a bridge, so that it is worthy of crossing the river.

Murong Fu nodded thoughtfully and asked, "Then what do you need me to do? His Majesty King Qi, just give me your orders."

Zhao Mu replied: "It's not about giving orders. I just ask Master Murong to make preparations immediately. I feel that the next stage of the war between Song and Liao will start again in the near future. Now is the time for Master Murong to show his value." . How much money does Mr. Murong still have on hand?"

Murong Fu answered without reservation this time: "Taking into account the family's property and the gift from His Highness King Qi last time, we can almost make up five million taels."

Zhao Mu murmured: "Five million taels?"

To be honest, Murong Fu's money was quite a lot. Only a small family could afford five million taels of silver.

Murong Fu asked: "I know there is still a lot to be done. It's just..."

Before Murong Fu finished speaking, Zhao Mu asked: "Not counting the land and real estate for now, how much cash does Mr. Murong have in hand?"

Murong Fu sighed and said, "More than three million taels."

Zhao Mu nodded and continued: "That's enough. By the way! This time I, the Song Dynasty, defeated the Liao soldiers and gained a lot. Among them were many ordnances abandoned by the Liao people. Although these ordnances were old, they It's better than bare-handed. Now I also hold the position of Minister of War. I can take advantage of my authority and sell some of the weapons and weapons to Mr. Murong for the purpose of starting an army."

Murong Fu raised his hands and said, "Thank you so much, Your Highness King Qi. But how many are these weapons and how much are they worth?"

Zhao Mu replied: "Armor and all kinds of weapons combined should be able to arm tens of thousands of troops. I think these materials should be more than two million taels of silver."

Although Zhao Mu clearly planned to use those rags to trick Murong Fu, Murong Fu was filled with gratitude to Zhao Mu.

This is because of the "legality" issue. If he secretly purchases weapons and makes armor privately, this is the crime of "Nine Groups of Xiao Xiao Le". But if these things were approved by Zhao Mu, the Minister of War, then these things were legal materials sold to him by the Song Dynasty court. Even if the price is more expensive than the construction cost, it is still a good deal.

Murong Fu hurriedly thanked him: "That's enough, that's enough."

Zhao Mu nodded, then looked at A'Zhu and said: "Well! A'Zhu, you can take Mr. Murong back to the capital first. I will give you a letter, and you can ask Mr. Young Master allocates ordnance."

Zhao Mu looked at Murong Fu again and said: "Afterwards, Mr. Murong paid the money at the Ministry of Household Affairs according to my arrangement. With the approval from the Ministry of Household Affairs, he can go to the armory of the Ministry of War to collect the ordnance. A'Zhu will help you prepare it in the capital. of."

Murong Fu asked: "Won't His Highness King Qi return to Beijing with us?"

Zhao Mu shook his head and said: "No. I have urgent matters to go to Dali to meet His Majesty the Emperor Baoding. I won't go back to the capital with you. After Master Murong received the ordnance from the Ministry of War, he placed it in Deng Prefecture. Then Mr. Murong will organize and train the soldiers, and wait for me to inform you of the next plan."

(End of this chapter)