Fu Song

Chapter 46 The main battle is not equal to the battle now

Chapter 46 The main battle is not equal to the battle now

Chen Gui was smiling, but there was no smile on his face, and his eyes were even colder, staring at Xiao Ding.

Even if Xiao Ding was not an ordinary general, his heart felt empty and he lowered his head involuntarily.

"Changqing, tell me the truth, how many troops can the other Eleventh Army produce like your Guangrui Army!" Chen Gui said slowly: "After thinking about it clearly, you must know that what you said is very important. It may affect my judgment."

These almost threatening words made Xiao Ding fall into a long silence.

The status of Chen Gui is extraordinary. The head of the West Palace, his decision can indeed affect the direction of the political affairs above the court.

Cui Ang suddenly flashed in his heart.

Xiao Ding has already made a decision.

He raised his head and said, "The good teacher knows that I don't know the specific situation of the other Eleventh Army, but I infer that at least each army will not be less than [-] people."

Chen Gui closed his eyes, shook his head slowly, and said after a while: "The Twelfth Army of Hebei Road, these are all banned soldiers, and they get the first-class salary. But now, they can actually get it, and that's the only thing they can get. Order someone? No more than [-] can be on the table, right? The main force of the [-] banned army is actually less than one-third."

Xiao Ding was silent.

"Changqing, I can see that you are very contradictory. What made you suddenly decide to tell me the truth?" Chen Gui asked with a smile.

Xiao Dingdao: "Because of Shumi Cui. I'm afraid he will make a big move in Hebei."

"Haven't you Xiao Changqing always been a staunch main fighting faction?" Chen Gui was very interested: "Aren't people like Cui Huaiyuan going to Hebei right in your heart?"

"No!" Xiao Ding replied very firmly: "Xiao Ding is indeed a firm main battle faction, but he never wants Shumi Cui to be the commander of this battle. Because in the heart of Shumi Cui, it is not for the sake of National plans, he is too selfish."

Chen Gui laughed: "Well said, that is, you, Xiao Changqing, have the courage to say this. Are you not afraid that I will pass this word to Cui Huaiyuan?"

Xiao Ding was speechless.

Chen Gui leaned back on his chair, "Actually, if you don't say it, I can roughly guess it. Eating empty wages and drinking soldiers' blood are not only considered common things in northern Xinjiang, but all over the country, I'm afraid Northern Xinjiang is a little better. Officials walk with their soldiers to act as yamen, act as white bodies, and then swallow up the salaries of these people given by the court. Changqing, can the army of the Hebei Road have combat effectiveness?"

"It's enough to be an auxiliary soldier."

Chen Gui smiled sarcastically: "His Royal Highness King Jing is on Hebei Road, has he only done these things in the past few years?"

"It's not easy for His Royal Highness King Jing to achieve this level for so many years." Xiao Ding shook his head and said, "If His Royal Highness King Jing could stay on Hebei Road for ten years, the situation would be completely different."

"Frozen three feet, it's not a day's cold, if you want to solve the problem, you can't do it in a short time." Chen Gui said: "Unfortunately, the court will not allow His Royal Highness King Jing to live in Hebei for a long time, and His Royal Highness King Jing himself may not be able to do so. Don't want to stay on Hebei Road anymore?"

When it came to this topic, Xiao Ding did not answer.

According to his selfishness, of course, he hopes that King Jing will stay in Hebei and continue to operate the current situation until it changes completely.

But this is obviously impossible.

"If the Liao people make a big attack now, do we have a chance of winning?" Chen Gui asked.

"There is absolutely no problem in guarding the frontier, defending the family and the country." Xiao Ding said.

"In other words, it is impossible to counterattack at all, and the enemy is beyond the gate of the country." Chen Gui said indifferently.

"Yes!" Xiao Ding couldn't evade this question: "There is more than enough progress, but not enough progress."

Chen Gui sighed: "This is even the case with the elite Northern Imperial Army, so why are you Xiao Changqing still leading the battle?"

"Don't Chen Xianggong think that because of this, we should all fight?" Xiao Ding asked rhetorically.

"How do you say that?" Chen Gui asked in surprise.

"Chen Xianggong wouldn't think that the attack on Liao could be done with all the strength of Hebei Road?" Xiao Ding asked rhetorically.

Chen Gui laughed and nodded Xiao Ding: "Xiao Changqing, if another general dared to talk to me like this in front of me, I would definitely beat him out with a big stick."

Xiao Ding smiled embarrassedly: "The Prime Minister is the prime minister's honor, and the prime minister's stomach is easy to punt, so naturally he won't be angry with a rude person like me."

"Are you a rude person?" Chen Gui said: "Do you think that now, Hebei Road is supported by itself? You should have an idea of ​​how much money the imperial court invests in Hebei defense every year. I'll lie to you. This is not even counting the New Year coins! But how much of this money is really invested in the business, there are [-]%, [-]%, I, the secret envoy, should laugh. "

"It should be." Xiao Ding whispered.

"That's only when King Jing went!" Chen Gui said sharply.

"That's why Xianggong, the imperial court should set up major policies as soon as possible, and do everything in their power to implement them!" Xiao Ding said: "Such swaying will only make the people below disheartened, and it will only make the people below slack, and only by setting major policies , and then implement it earnestly, so that the whole country knows that the heart of our emperor's Northern Expedition is indestructible, then the soldiers and the people can use their hearts, and even those soldiers in the border areas will not dare to come again. At that time, let alone fifty thousand elites , even [-], [-] can be practiced.”

"I understand what you mean, you are the main battle, but you don't advocate fighting now." Chen Gui concluded: "Is that what you mean?"

"Yes, after ten years of reunion, opportunities will always come." Xiao Ding took a deep breath, "Also, the combat effectiveness of the Liao people is actually declining, which is why my army in the north has become stronger in recent years. Some, they can't take advantage of the reason why."

"Why?" Chen Gui said: "In the past few years, in the conflict between Song and Liao, the Liao people have the upper hand. Among our ten conflicts, we have suffered seven or eight times."

"That was in the past. Now, at least it can be leveled!" Xiao Ding said: "The border conflict is decreasing day by day, in fact, it is because of this reason. The Liao people feel that it is not worth it. In the past, robbing was faster than doing business, because they paid almost nothing. , but now, they feel that doing business is more cost-effective than robbing. Because every time they hit grass, they have to pay the price of blood.”

"Does this mean we're getting stronger?"

"The Liao people are also getting weaker!" Xiao Ding continued: "Especially the Liao people's subordinate army, the combat effectiveness has declined extremely rapidly in recent years. I have a deep understanding of this. Shi Jun, those under the leadership of the army, the last general can completely say that if you encounter one, destroy one of them."

"Why are they getting weaker?"

"Because they are rich!" Xiao Ding said.

Hearing this, Chen Ji laughed.

"I'm rich, it's because I'm rich!" After laughing for a while, Chen Gui sighed again: "I'm the Song Dynasty, why isn't that the case?"

Because of poverty, I want to live a good life, so I strive to make progress, although it is not a pity to pay the price of my life.Once you are rich and wealthy, and the good times have passed for a long time, your will will gradually be corroded, and you will no longer want to live with your head.

Whether it is from Liao or Song, it is the same!
"But Xianggong, the Liao people's overall foundation is better than ours." Xiao Ding whispered.

The foundation he said was the foundation of fighting qualities.No matter how corrupted and fallen, some of the Liao people's genes engraved in their bones are still there.

"When Cui Huaiyuan was approaching, in order to win my support, he had a long talk with me. He said that the Han people in Youyan were a big bargaining chip for us and could be used. Moreover, over the years, he has been running the business. Aspects!" Chen Ruo said.

Xiao Ding, however, shook his head categorically and vetoed: "Xianggong, do you know that Han'er from the north actually despise us southerners the most? They despise us more than the Liao people."

"How could this be?" Chen Gui was greatly surprised. "This is not the same as what was said in the memorial of the second king."

Looking at the old-fashioned smirk, Xiao Ding said honestly: "Xianggong, above all, it is natural to say this, this is righteousness, whether it is or not, it must be said. But in reality, it is Not so anymore."

"The Han people in the Liao Kingdom have always been oppressed! Could it be that they are born with cheap bones." Chen Gui was a little hard to accept what Xiao Ding said.

"That was many years ago." Xiao Ding said: "Since the Liao Kingdom began to imitate the political strategy of our emperor and Song Dynasty, and established the North and the South, and the Han and Liao ministers, the status of the Han people has actually been greatly improved. The local Han people, centered on noble families, have formed a powerful political group, and now they are a decisive force in the Liao state. These Han people are influenced by the Liao people and have been skilled in bowing and horses since childhood. We don’t want to run into these northern Han Chinese troops, they are much more difficult to deal with.”

Chen Gui was stunned for a while, before he said: "The same robes and flesh and blood have been separated for too long, and they have become enemies. This reminds me of the words of the old privy Xiao in the court. That is the old privy Xiao. Participated in the Xihuadian discussion for the last time."

"I wonder what my grandfather said?"

"If the Emperor Song did not expedition to the north as soon as possible, then the North China would be dressed in clothes, and sooner or later, they would be wearing Zuo ren, and they would regard me as an enemy bandit. It is for China to enter Diyi, then Diyi is also."

Xiao Ding could not help but be silent.

It has been more than ten years since Xiao Ding died, isn't that the case?
Seriously speaking, the sixteen states of Youyan and other places have never been in the hands of the Emperor Song. Although the Han people in those places read the same books and wrote the same words as the Song Dynasty, they are not aware of it. Above, there is no sense of identification with Huang Song.

Thinking of one of the Han generals in Liao and the southern barbarians he once captured, even if he became a prisoner, he was still full of contempt for Xiao Ding and others.

This filled Xiao Ding with a sense of humiliation.

After all, isn't it because of that damn old coin?
The Song and Liao kingdoms are about the state of brothers.

The current Liao emperor, in terms of seniority, the official family of the Song Dynasty has to call the other party uncle!

(End of this chapter)

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