Fu Song

Chapter 331 No one wants to do this

Li Du was killed, Zhang Yunsheng surrendered, tens of thousands of Dingnan troops and young and strong peasants were all captured, and the West Road and Beihu Cave were opened.

Xin Jian, a general of the Western Army, led his troops out of Siwu Pass, which is now Luowu City, and stabbed directly at Suide.

Poor Suide had just been ravaged by Li Du's troops two years ago, and before he recovered, he suffered another military disaster.

On the East Road, Yuzang Huama led an army of tens of thousands to invade Qinfeng Road. Qinfeng Road's pacifier Li Chun used all his might and mobilized all the resources and troops he could get. Barely withstood Yuzang Huama's attack.

Although Qinfeng Road was safe for a while, Li Chun didn't have the strength to support Shaanxi Road anymore. If he could protect himself, the court would thank God and praise Li Chun as a capable minister.

And the middle road, which looks calm at the moment, is actually a huge wave brewing under the calm.

At the end of March, Xiao Ding took Luowu City and completely brought the north of Hengshan under his rule. However, he led his main force out of Hengshan and went straight to Shentangbao and Dingbian City. Castanopsis Village, an important military base, was completely abandoned after Xiao Ding left Hengshan.

If you don't leave, more than [-]% will become Xiao Ding's captive.

Using Yuzang Huama to restrain Qinfeng Road, and Xin Jian to restrain Hedong Road, Xiao Ding led the main force to fight Zhang Chao on Shaanxi Road, which was clearly laid out.

But at this moment, Zhang Chao only gathered [-] soldiers from Gyeonggi Road and [-] soldiers from Bianliang, totaling [-] forbidden troops.

Bianliang, the side hall of Yanqing Hall, Zhao Suo's face was as heavy as water, Xia Jie and Chen Gui's faces were solemn.

No one expected that the situation would deteriorate to such an extent.

"Zhang Chao has [-] forbidden troops in his hands, and he has urgently recruited [-] regiments on Shaanxi Road to practice. Is the Xiang army so unbearable?" Zhao Suo's tone was full of anger. "You are so cowardly, only guarding the big cities and important roads, and giving the countryside and villages to the thieves to wreak havoc?"

Zhao Suo was angry!

In Zhao Suo's view, Zhang Chao's strategy in the letter was just one sentence: You can't win, you can only defend.

All the people were evacuated to the dangerous pass of the big city, and then sat and watched the opponent show off their power. As long as they didn't attack the city, everything would be fine.In Zhang Chao's words, regardless of the strength of the Western Army, their troops are fierce, but their weak financial resources cannot withstand a long stalemate in any case.Now it's spring, and the Western Army tried to grab it, but they couldn't get anything. After a long time, the Western Army naturally retreated.

This made Zhao Suo feel extremely depressed!
Master Wang was put in this position by the traitors, so what face does he have as an official?
"Officials, Zhang Taiwei's policy is a mature and prudent policy." Xia Jie supported Zhang Chao's method: "Whether it is the Jingji Road or the Bianliang garrison, how many years have there been no major battles? This point, The gap can be seen from the several battles between the frontier army and the forbidden army. And the western army led by Xiao thief, has there ever been a day when he stopped fighting? Although the two sides are now similar in strength, their combat effectiveness is too poor Far."

Chen Gui nodded in agreement: "It's not like Zhang Taiwei doesn't fight at all, he still sends troops and horses to fight against the rebels every time. Over time, these troops gradually adapted to war and developed their skills."

"More importantly, we far surpass each other in terms of financial resources!" Luo Song continued: "Although the area controlled by the Western Army is vast, it is sparsely populated. They all need troops to guard them. If the war is delayed for a long time, the logistics will inevitably be insufficient, and the troops will inevitably retreat. Since the opponent can be forced to retreat by fighting for money, it is really inappropriate to take the risk of sending troops. Li Du is a good example. "

Hearing this, Zhao Suo's face turned ashen.

Zhang Chao actually disagreed with Li Du's rash attack.

After Li Dan's surprise attack plan to take down Shentangbao failed, Zhang Chao was planning to wait until the other roads on Shaanxi Road had arrived. Qinfeng Road, Hedong Road, Shaanxi Road, and Li Du's Yinxia Road sent troops at the same time. The army responded to each other from a distance, and ran over with the momentum of Mount Tai.

But a decree from Bianliang made Li Du leave Zhang Chao alone and send troops.

Zhang Chao was so angry that he went crazy, and wrote a letter to question Xia Jie's outdated rules. Only then did he realize that it was the officials who bypassed the Eastern and Western Governments and gave Li Du orders and promises in the name of Zhongzhi, which made Li Du go crazy.

Li Du's entire army was destroyed, making all Zhang Chao's plans come to nothing.

The lack of Li Du's tens of thousands of soldiers and horses is second, and the most important thing is to let the imperial court's army attack without a support point.And lack of echo, Zhang Chao didn't think that the army at hand could defeat Xiao Ding's Western Army in a frontal confrontation.

Dragging Xiao Ding down and forcing the opponent to withdraw their troops has become Zhang Chao's only choice right now.

When Xiao Ding retreated, the imperial court came back to plan calmly and gather more soldiers and horses little by little.

To fight against a force like the Western Army, one must never show one's enthusiasm for a while, one can only suppress it with force, consume it with strong national strength, and squeeze the opponent's living space bit by bit.

"Officials, Thief Xiao said that he controlled [-] strings, but in fact, the number of soldiers and horses that can cross Hengshan is at most [-] to [-]. The area under his rule is even less peaceful, and it is completely incomparable with the imperial court. As long as you have patience , It will take some time, victory is inevitable, and it is the best strategy to attack the enemy without fighting!" Xia Jie advised.

Xia Jie understood the deepest thoughts of the official in front of him, Xiao Ding slapped him in the face, it is best to catch or kill this guy quickly, otherwise this person will live another day, his official The family will lose face for another day.

The problem is, the current Xiao Ding has turned into an evil dragon, which can be easily taken down there.

"We are willing to waste money, but won't the Liao people take advantage of the fire to rob?" Zhao Suo collapsed, leaning on the back of his chair a little weakly, "If you don't hurry up and end the battle on the Shaanxi road, there will be troubles in Hebei and north. Zensheng is a good thing? The horses on Hebei Road have received information, and the Liao people are beginning to gather again on a large scale."

"This is just a way for Yelujun to compromise with us!" Luo Song said disapprovingly.

"Who can tell the truth?" Zhao Jing, the King of Chu, was very worried: "Everyone, the change from fiction to reality is just an idea of ​​the Liao people. Back then, Li Xuneng rebelled for the title of Pingxia King. Now how do you know that Xiao Ding will not follow in his footsteps?"

Everyone is silent.

Yes, false and true, all in one thought.

Isn't it because the imperial court wants to solve the Shaanxi problem quickly because of the biggest enemy of Liao on the Hebei Road?

But who knows, the Shaanxi problem, which was thought to be solved quickly, has now become a big problem.

If it really happened that Xiao Ding and the Liao people joined forces to attack the Great Song Dynasty, then the Huahua River and Mountains of the Great Song Dynasty would really be about to fall far away.

Can the negotiations with the Liao people be compromised?

Whoever dares to agree to the request of the Liao people will be a sinner through the ages.

The husbands sitting here, one counts as one, they are all top-notch, how can they let themselves have such a stigma?
The matter of death is trivial, and the matter of injustice is serious. If you write a stroke on it, it will be infamous for thousands of years.

Everyone fell silent.

After a long while, Xia Jie said: "The officials and ministers really can't get away."

"Shaanxi's military affairs are extremely complicated, and the ministers are so distracted and incompetent!" Chen Gui immediately got up to avoid it.

"As soon as Xiao Yu left, the three divisions were in chaos, and it happened that the current situation was chaotic. I was in charge of the third division temporarily, and my head was in a mess. I was afraid that I would miss a major event and be at a loss!" Luo Song coughed dryly and shook his head again and again.

Li Guang on the side glanced at the evasive ministers, stood up, and said stiffly: "I don't want to talk about it. If I talk about it, I'm afraid it will spoil the important affairs of the court."

Several people looked at Li Guang. This guy was born as a censor, he hated evil, and he was a bit stubborn in reading. He really wanted to negotiate, but everyone was still worried.

"Officials, why don't His Royal Highness King Chu come forward!" Xia Jie bowed again.

Zhao Jing immediately looked at Xia Jie as if he had eaten a pile of shit, his eyes were full of anger.

Well, this infamy, you don't want to recite it, do you want to dump it on me?

What kind of courtiers are you?
Where is loyalty?

Xia Jie and the others looked at King Chu without guilt.

You are not an official yet!Even if you become an official, am I afraid of you?

This is your Zhao family's business, whether it's land or compensation, it's best for you to do it yourself.

Don't you feel sorry for the cub selling his father's land!

Besides, if you want to be a prince, you must have the filial piety to take the blame for the officials.

To put it bluntly, those of us really don't want to do it anymore, so we pat our butts to resign and go back to the countryside to retire.

Where can you go?

"Resignation!" A group of ministers bowed to Zhao Suo under Zhao Jing's gnashing of teeth gaze, and walked away one by one.

Xiao Ding is just a disease of mustard ringworm, no matter how much he can make a fuss on Shaanxi Road, you really let him hit Bianliang, he doesn't have the strength yet!

Liao talents are a fatal confidant.

In fact, by now, the smart people have also understood that bowing to the Liao people is something they have to do.Not to mention the matter of letting the Liao people help fight Xiao Ding, just to prevent the Liao people from taking advantage of the fire to loot, and launching a new war in Hebei at this time, the price to be paid must not be small.

If there is a compromise, there must be a compromise. Anyway, it is not that the ancestors of the Zhao family have never signed the alliance under the city!In the future, when I recover, I'll just get back my face.

Anyway, this is how everyone has come over these years.

But no one wants to recite the name of a traitor.

"It's up to you to handle this matter!" Zhao Suo left behind a word, and walked away with a flick of his sleeves.

He couldn't do without these ministers doing things for him.

But son, there are many.

Even if the most outstanding one is dead, the current one seems to be carrying a black cauldron, but why worry?

This is called sharing your worries.

If you don't even want to do this, why would you want to be the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace!

I am still young, and I only have time to train a few.

Zhao Jing is not a fool, so he can naturally guess everyone's thoughts. If he really wants to sign this treaty, he is afraid that everyone in Song Dynasty will scold him to death.I have always had a bad reputation among the people, and if I come back like this all of a sudden, I will really stink on the street.

A prince with a bad reputation still has a chance to inherit the throne.

Glancing at the inner palace, a disrespectful thought came to mind.

Unless some people are dead now, those guys who just threw themselves out as scapegoats have no choice but to support themselves.

But he immediately suppressed the thought.

Returning to the mansion in a daze, he immediately found his military advisor, Zhao Yuan.

"Ziyu, what should I do? I absolutely cannot do this!" Zhao Jing said angrily.

Zhao Yuan was very relaxed: "Of course His Highness can't do it."

"But this matter requires a person with sufficient status to do it. Those husbands are very cunning, so they throw this matter on Gu's head!" Zhao Jing said angrily.

"Your Highness, don't you just throw it to someone else?" Zhao Yuan laughed.

"Who are you throwing it at? How could anyone with good eyesight be fooled by such a mess?" Zhao Jing sighed.

"Yes, yes!" Zhao Yuan laughed loudly, "Has Your Highness forgotten the man who just returned to Bianliang from the west?"

"Cui Ang, Cui Huaiyuan!" Zhao Jing jumped up.

"That's right!" The corner of Zhao Yuan's mouth curled up into a smile: "Cui Zhongcheng was suspended from his post after returning to Bianliang, and the things about him in the west are unknown, but they have already spread in Bianliang. If there are no other accidents , it is certain that he will not be able to get his recovery. Several gentlemen from the eastern and western mansions have the ambition to put him to death this time. Naturally, they will not let him return to his post. They will only trouble him and make him irreparable. At this time, Your Highness Stretch out your hand to pull him, let alone sign the peace treaty, let him kowtow to Yelujun, I'm afraid he can do it too."

"Really?" Zhao Jing was dubious: "After all, he was a husband too!"

"This person has no integrity for a long time!" Zhao Yuan sneered: "Now his heart is full of hatred, and he only thinks about revenge and destruction. People like Xiao Ding, Xia Jie, and Chen Gui are all He is a sworn enemy. Therefore, Your Highness, you only need to persuade the officials to restore this official to his post, and he will naturally be able to do these things."

Zhao Jing suddenly stood up: "Okay, I will enter the palace now, and recommend Cui Ang to be the accompanying envoy of this embassy."

Cui Ang's residence.

Cui Jin limped into his father's study room, and now Cui Jin was already heartbroken.Not only was he crippled, but his face was also disfigured. There was no hope for his official career, and now, even the mountain of his father had fallen. He was kicked out of the colorful world of Bianliang like a dog.

Stepping into the study, Cui Jin was startled, the floor was covered with sheets of rice paper.

On each piece of paper, there is only one large character.

The killing word overflowing with murderous intent.

Seeing Cui Jin coming in, Cui Ang turned his head and said with a smile: "Li Du's entire army was wiped out, and the whole line of Shaanxi was corrupted. Your father and I have a place to fight again."

(End of this chapter)