Fu Song

Chapter 327 The key place
Be careful Liao people!

Cheng Gui's simple four words fully explained the embarrassing situation Xiao Ding was facing.

There is no doubt that the current Da Song is an extremely shocking behemoth to Xiao Ding. You can defeat him, but you can't hurt his fundamentals.

In the battle between Xiao Ding and Da Song, Xiao Ding may be able to win one after another, but the result of the war is just the opposite. Every major war will inevitably end with relatively more losses for Xiao Ding.

Because Da Song's foundation is strong, while Xiao Ding's foundation is weak, that's all.

Back then, Li Xu was able to submit to the Liao people, and he even got the title of King Pingxia.Even though the Liao people didn't give him much practical help, at least they didn't hold Li Xu back.

The reason why Li Xu failed was because he stretched his hips too much, and it was because Xiao Ding was too aggressive.

But will Xiao Ding bow his head to the Liao people?

of course not.

He has a deep hatred with the Liao people!
Take the present as an example, he just beat the North Zubu Bubu, the claws protruding from Yeluhuan of Xijing Road, to almost annihilation.

In the past, when Xiao Ding beat Yeluhuan, there was the giant Song Da Song behind him.

What now?
The backer behind has become an enemy, do you think the Liao people have any ideas?

Yeluhuan will definitely have some ideas. In the past two years, he has suffered misfortune from Xiao Ding. If he is bitten here today, he will be bitten tomorrow. Every once in a while, some tribes under his command will go to Yeluhuan to complain about their grievances and be killed by Xiao again. Sure to grab it.

Now that the opportunity has come, do you think Yeluhuan will take the opportunity to counterattack?

You can know the result even if you think about it with your butt.

As long as Yeluhuan is still a qualified leader, he will not give up such an opportunity.

Yeluhuan has been coveting the fat pastures under the Montenegro for a long time.

"Boss, as long as you can defeat Li Du outside Yanzhou, the dangerous situation can be stabilized!" Standing in front of the huge sand table, Zhang Yuan held a small stick in his hand and pointed at the one representing Yanzhou. A small city. "According to the advancing speed of Li Du's army, the decisive battle between the general manager and him should be in Yanzhou."

"Defeat him, and then follow up to take down Siwu Pass. This Hengshan natural danger will eventually be unique to us!" Xiao Ding said.

Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "I have confidence in the manager. Once Li Du is defeated, other directions will be as stable as Mount Tai! At that time, the manager will be able to spare himself to deal with the attack of the Liao people."

The two walked to a small table on one side and sat down. Zhang Yuan poured a glass of wine for Xiao Ding and handed it over.

As far as Xiao Ding is concerned, it is difficult to say that he is loyal to him no matter whether it is a party member, a Tubo person, or other tribes.

In fact, Xiao Ding had never expected such a thing.

Lihe gathers together!

It was a matter that Xiao Cheng and Xiao Ding had repeatedly discussed back then.

At the very beginning, Xiao Ding did not take it seriously. He firmly believed in brotherly loyalty, family and country feelings, and comrade-in-arms affection. Xiao Cheng did not deny that these things do exist, but he also said that people who possess these things are rare.

More, it is an interest aggregate.

Wang Jun's departure was a heavy blow to Xiao Ding.

The imperial court used the position of commander to lure away Xiao Ding's lieutenant general.

However, people like Tuoba Yangwei and Yuzang Huama gathered around Xiao Ding for other reasons.

Xiao Ding can give them what they want, or they are expecting Xiao Ding to do something for them.

Once Xiao Ding can't achieve their goals, can't do what they want, will they still gather around Xiao Ding?
I'm afraid there will be a big question mark.

If Xiao Ding really had a hard time, I'm afraid they would abandon Xiao Ding without hesitation, or even betray him.

The arrangement of the entire Western Army this time shows the painstaking efforts of Xiao Ding and Zhang Yuan.

In the direction facing the Liao people in the west, there are all Han people.Chen Qiao, Cao Can and others are all old generals of the Guangrui Army. Those stationed in the Central Shoucheng City and the East Shoucheng City are also mainly Han Chinese troops.

Because both Xiao Ding and Zhang Yuan were worried that the Liao people would seduce the Dangxiang people, Tubo people or others.

Xiao Ding didn't ask Chen Qiao, Cao Can and others to defeat the Liao people, he only asked them to delay the opponent's actions.

For this reason, Chen Qiao, who is currently under construction in the Surrendered City, really doesn't treat the captured Beizhubu people as human beings.

Chen He needed to set up the Zhongshou surrendered city as quickly as possible, because the more work was done, the more he would be able to resist the attack of the Liao people for a while longer.

Yuzang Huama went to Weizhou to deal with the Song army in the direction of Qinfeng Road, but his subordinates were diverse. In addition to the main force being the Tubo people, there were also the Dangxiang army and the Huihe army. Ma's lieutenant.

But in the direction of Shentangbao and Dingbian City, Tuoba Yangwei is the main general, but Li Yi is Xiao Ding's direct descendant.

But in Xingqing Mansion, a central place of the Western Army, it was Zhang Yuan who held all the financial power in one hand, and the deployment of materials was firmly held in Zhang Yuan's hands.

But all these arrangements, all checks and balances must be based on a major premise, Xiao Ding, who controls the core and main side of the Western Army, must continue to win on the battlefield.

The first step, of course, is to completely defeat Li Du's troops, who are the most threatening right now.

Li Du holds Siwu Pass, through which the Song Army can easily enter and exit Hengshan. If he is not completely defeated, even in the future, he will become a poisonous thorn in the ribs of the Western Army.

After taking his heir to Wuguan, Hengshan became an extremely insurmountable natural danger for the Song Dynasty. If Hengshan was guarded, Xingqing Mansion would be as stable as Mount Tai.

"Li Du came out in full force!" Zhang Yuan took a sip of his wine and said, "Not only the soldiers from Xiazhou, Shizhou, Yinzhou and other places, Lan Sixin also gave him the Suide army, [-] people! Ten thousand of them were cavalry."

"Li Du deeply hates me for defeating Li Xu and ruining his chance for the Li family to dominate. Now he is going to make trouble, and he will fight me again regardless of everything!" Xiao Ding smiled wryly: "It's only been a few years. His roles are completely reversed."

"However, the situation is completely different. You are not comparable to Li Xu!" Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "Li Du wants to take Yanzhou, and then cut off our relationship with Hengshan. It is very possible to rebel. As long as you defeat Li Du outside Yanzhou City and beat the dog in the water, Da Song will no longer be able to attack us for at least a year. For the Liao people to fight, it is enough to have a good talk with the Liao people."

"The Liao people's first attack must be fierce and swift!" Xiao Ding walked back to the sand table and said, "They are also eager to beg for our current territory! Because in their view, if they hold this A piece of land can pose a greater threat to Da Song, but if they miss a single blow and suffer a lot of losses, they probably don't have the determination to fight us for a long time."

"Yes!" Zhang Yuan walked to the sand table with a wine glass in his hand, and said with a smile: "At that time, they will probably win us over. Because our existence will involve Da Song's energy, for their relationship with Da Song Fighting for world hegemony is of great benefit."

"From now on, we will have to survive between the two giants!"

"The giants are all old, but we are just like the rising sun!" Zhang Yuandao: "Whether it is Liao or Song Dynasty, they are all terminally ill, but because they are too big, they just don't show it. There is no chance, maybe one day, we, who seem to be the weakest, will become the final winners!"

Xiao Ding drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, put the wine glass heavily on the wooden side of the sand table, and strode out.

"I'm leaving!"

When he reached the door, he turned around again, looked at Zhang Yuan and said, "The palace built by Li Du has been empty all the time, it's too wasteful, you can help Madam move the house there!"

Zhang Yuan clasped his fists together and bowed deeply to the ground.

He knew that with the matter at this point, Xiao Ding had finally made his final decision.

What Li Xu built was no ordinary palace.

Bianliang, Yanqing side hall of the imperial palace.

There was a deathly silence in the room, and the head eunuch Quan Quan, who had just risen up, lowered his head, not even daring to take a breath.His predecessor, Grand Chief and Commander of the Imperial City Division, Quan Gong committed suicide half a month ago.

Quan Gong has been by his side since the official family was still a prince.

His suicide was probably the last decency given to him by the officials.

Today's power does not have the face of power in front of officials.

If he had done his errands like Quan Gong, he would have been beaten to death by the chaotic couch on the spot!

Today's officials were furious, and several of the best sets of priceless porcelain were smashed by the officials, and it was considered completely destroyed.This is an orphan set from Tang Dynasty, if it is destroyed, it is really gone.

But no matter how expensive this set of porcelain is, how can it withstand the wrath of the officials?

On the Shanxi Road, horses traveled eight hundred miles and the report was sent urgently. The officers and troops were defeated at Shentangbao, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were exhausted, and none of the generals who went to the expedition came back.

Zhao Suo didn't have any images of the others, but Li Dan had a deep memory.

At the beginning of Li Xu's rebellion, Li Du led his troops to the Hot Spring City, which was only one step away from the Yan'an Mansion where Ma Xing's appeasement mansion was located. The turning point was won, and the war was finally won.

Such a general died so easily?

What made it even more difficult for Zhao Suo to accept was that his opponent was actually a general who was a soldier beside Xiao Ding.

"More than [-] villages were burnt to the ground, and only one Castanopsis village is still struggling to support it. The scouts of the Dangxiang people have all arrived in Qingzhou. They also said that even Yan'an Mansion saw the cavalry of the Dangxiang people. Shaanxi Road, I was in shock every day, what did Zhang Chao do?" Zhao Suo patted the table, furious.

"Officials, you really can't blame Zhang Taiwei for this matter!" Xia Jie said: "The matter has also been found out. Zhang Taiwei originally wanted to sneak attack and take down the important place of Shentangbao, but he didn't expect to appease the emissary. The mansion has been infiltrated by rebels, which led to the leakage of information, and was ambushed by the enemy in a dangerous place in advance. Officials, although Zhang Chao and Lan Sixin were both guilty of neglecting investigations, but right now is the time for employing people, Your Majesty still To appease the Lord."

Zhao Suo looked up to the sky and let out a long sigh: "Pease is naturally necessary, but how to solve the current predicament in Shaanxi?"

"You don't need to worry too much about this official. Although Zhang Taiwei lost a game first, the army is currently gathering on Shaanxi Road. You can see that although the Western Army has won a big victory, they dare not take a step out of Shentangbao. There are many so-called scouts. Apart from causing panic, it is actually useless. As long as the local government pays compensation, it will be fine. Right now, if Li Du can succeed in Yanzhou, then the situation will be great!"

"Two traitors duel!" Zhao Suo sneered.

"Officials, Li Du is now under the jurisdiction of Shaanxi Road!" Chen Gui interrupted and said, "The soldiers are working hard on the front line!"

Zhao Suo snorted for the outmoded critics, and said, "The front line has been defeated, and today's negotiations with the Liao people must have been very difficult. Luo Xiang, tell me about it!"

Luo Song, who was sitting at the bottom, had a frowning face. Hearing the words, he sighed and said, "Officials, today Yelujun proposed to use Xiongzhou as the boundary, and all the land north of Xiongzhou must be ceded to the Liao people!"

"How can there be such a gift!" Zhao Suo's face became distorted with anger: "Such a lion opened his mouth, is Yelujun crazy?"

"He's not crazy, he just knows that we lost in Shentangbao!" Luo Song said: "I hope Li Du can win in Yanzhou next, otherwise I don't know what more exaggerated demands Yelujun will make! Home, we can’t win the battle ahead. The minister and the king of Chu have no confidence in talking at the negotiating table. Do you know how the other party threatened us? Then Yelujun just said clearly that if these places are not ceded to He, he will send himself to fetch it!"

"Old rule, old rule, mobilize the forbidden army from all over the world, go to Hebei, go to Shaanxi, issue royal orders, order officials from all over the place to raise food and grass, and recruit soldiers!" Zhao Suo was so angry that his lips trembled, his face was pale, and he pointed at Luo Song, unable to say a complete sentence. Out.

"Officials, this is nothing more than an intrigue at the negotiating table!" Xia Jie stood up and said, "Yelujun is just asking for a lot of money, waiting for us to pay back the money on the spot. We must not mess up, as long as we No chaos, no matter whether it is the Liao people or the rebels, they can't shake the ground in our hearts. Be stable, we must be stable, the world is watching Bianliang! If there is a little panic here, the whole world will be in chaos."

Such an order, apart from causing panic and panic in the world, will not have any effect at all. Instead, it will make people with ulterior motives see the weakness of the imperial court. Some things that were suppressed before may take advantage of the opportunity to resurface.Naturally, Xia Jie and the others would never agree. At present, they have not reached this point yet!If the people of Liao came with a large army from all over the country, it would be almost the same. Even if Xiao Ding raised [-] people to cross Hengshan, the Song Dynasty would not be able to mobilize the whole country like this.

(End of this chapter)