Fu Song

Chapter 494 Godly Battle Plan

Zhang Cheng stared at Lan Sixin in front of him, his face was iron blue, but his eyes were full of uncontrollable anger.

Shaanxi Road appeasement envoy Lan Sixin is packing and preparing to return to Bianliang.

Cui Ang's visit this time is not just the military commander who attacked the Western Army, he will also serve as the appeasement envoy of the Shaanxi Road. In the words of the officials, he will gather all powers in one body so that no one will be able to overwhelm the Western Army and lead to defeat hang into.

For such an obvious expression of distrust, Lan Sixin didn't even fart.

Because he was promoted.

When a governor of the capital goes out of the capital, one of them will naturally enter the capital.

Lan Sixin came to Beijing and replaced Cui Ang's current position, becoming the husband of the capital of the Song Dynasty.

Years of long-cherished wishes come true!
What else is he dissatisfied with?

As for the battle on the Shaanxi Road, as for the plan to conquer Xiao Ding,
What does this have to do with Ta Lan Sixin?
Oh, and still relevant.

But that's not what he's considering as a pacifier of Shaanxi Road,

When considering this matter again, his position is that of Mr. Song.

We should look at the world, not just a corner of Shaanxi Road.

Zhang Cheng could not persuade Lan Sixin not to accept this order.

Not everyone has the courage to contradict the emperor, and not everyone can give up the power and position at their fingertips and insist on doing a certain thing.

In the end, he could only express his congratulations to Lan Sixin melancholy, and then went out dejectedly.

With Lan Sixin's departure, Zhang Cheng lost one of his most powerful and reliable political ally. With his identity and status, he couldn't compete with Cui Ang at all.

It's almost the same as his old man.

"Ziming!" Compared to Zhang Cheng who was listless, Cui Ang was full of vigor and energy. When he heard that Zhang Cheng was back, he went directly to the gate and waited for him to be demoted.

As soon as they met, before Zhang Cheng could open his mouth, he had already held Zhang Cheng's hands, shaking them again and again, "Ziming, we can finally realize our long-cherished wish and avenge Zhang Taiwei. This revenge has been in my heart for many years. Kill Xiao Ding, how can I go to this block!"

Zhang Cheng smiled wryly and bowed to express his thanks.

Does Cui Ang want to avenge Zhang Chao?

maybe!
But what he wants more is to avenge himself!

When the war broke out that year, Cui Ang was in Xingqing Mansion. Although the Western Army didn't publicize what happened in Xingqing Mansion that year, Zhang Cheng still heard a little bit.

As a senior member of the court, a grand minister of the Song Dynasty, it is indeed very embarrassing.

But aside from what I said before, this time Cui Ang came to attack the Western Army as the commander-in-chief of the army, and the Western Army might use these to publicize with great fanfare.

It doesn't matter if there is such a thing,
The important thing is that a great Song Xianggong, the commander-in-chief of the army, was once frightened by the enemy to piss his pants and get angry. Such an embarrassing incident is very gossipy and has the ability to spread. Ordinary people are quite happy to hear about such things. of.

If it really spreads, it might really have some impact on morale.

After all, it was no secret that Cui Xianggong was released by the Western Army back then.

"I've met Taiwei Qu!" Zhang Cheng cupped his hands to Qu Zhen.

Qu Zhen used to belong to his father's old department, so he can be regarded as his uncle.

Qu Zhen returned the salute with a smile, but also encouraged her with the attitude of an elder.

There were two other people who came out to greet Cui Ang.

One is Cui Ang's second son, Cui Jin. He is quite familiar with Zhang Cheng. That is, I live in seclusion, and I no longer meet with my former friends.

This time, after several years, the two met again.

Cui Jin was disfigured and limped, so it was impossible for her to go out to be an official.

In the selection of officials in the Song Dynasty, in addition to talent and learning, appearance and appearance were also an important part of it.

But Cui Jin has a fifth-rank official hat on her head.

Anyway, as long as Cui Ang is promoted, Cui Jin's shadow official will follow suit.

Or because of what happened back then, Cui Ang felt ashamed of this son, so the Cui family basically has good things now, and they all fall on Cui Jin, and the boss can't get half of it.

Of course, not going out to be an official does not mean that Cui Jin has no power.

On the contrary, as his Lao Tzu's staff officer, Cui Jin is now actually in charge of Gou Jiyi's writing, and this time even in charge of the logistics coordination of the entire army.

Cui Jin has done this kind of thing once, and she is no stranger to it.

When Cui Ang was in charge of Hebei, Cui Jin was in charge of all the logistics when he fought against Liao.

Cui Jin does not lack talent.

As long as there are enough things, Zhang Cheng is not worried that Cui Jin will make mistakes in this.

After the two exchanged a few simple greetings, Zhang Cheng cupped hands with another person. Compared with the previous two, the last person, although much inferior in status, was also Cui Ang's absolute confidant, Zhang Cheng I have a deep impression of this man. He has a tuft of hair on his face. His name is Tang Nu. He is a general with good skills.

"Ziming, I heard that you quelled a military riot on the way back. You are the only one who can convince the soldiers of both sides. There is nothing to say. Your uncle and I have no such ability! "The group sat down, but it was Qu Zhen who spoke first.

Zhang Cheng leaned slightly and looked at Qu Zhen with a smile. He knew that this person must have something to say, let's raise it first and then suppress it!
"However, the method was a little bit harsher. With one order, more than a dozen soldiers fell to the ground. These people can actually make meritorious deeds!"

Zhang Cheng said indifferently: "If it was changed to another place, you can turn a blind eye to this matter, but here, it won't work. I specially asked people to build that tea shed there for the purpose of Let the imperial soldiers who come and go keep in mind that they are loyal to state affairs and the king's affairs. This family is an example for all the imperial soldiers to follow. If these people dare to moles the woman of this family, they are courting death."

"Those who don't know are not guilty!" Tang Nu said aside.

Zhang Cheng didn't even raise his eyelids: "It can only be said that their fate is bad. Whether I know it or not, I will kill them and show them to all the soldiers of the Forbidden Army. It doesn't matter whether it is to kill chickens to warn monkeys or to appease the resentment of young and strong local soldiers. They ran into each other. That's a dead word."

Cui Jin leaned on the chair, looked at Zhang Cheng with a smile, but did not participate in the argument between Qu Zhen and Tang Nu and Zhang Cheng.

Seeing that the three of them got angry arguing, Cui Ang clapped his hands and said: "A group of big-headed soldiers will die when they die. This time, hundreds of thousands of troops gathered on the Shaanxi Road. The elite of the Song Dynasty, almost half of them are here Now that these black sheep are dead, there is nothing to discuss. Deputy Chief Qu, the military discipline of the Fourth Army should be rectified. When they were in Bianliang, everyone was disciplined. After arriving in the capital, the original shape was revealed. Let me tell you how many things like this have happened along the way. Just the papers received by the officials from the magistrates who participated in my performance weighed several kilograms, right?"

Zhang Cheng frowned. Did the Fourth Army start making trouble as soon as they left the capital?
His heart was heavy.

"Ziming, you just came back from the front line, let's talk about the battle in Shentangbao and Castanopsis Village!" After all, he is the supreme commander here, after saying a word, the room immediately became quiet, even Qu Zhen, who also bowed repeatedly nod.

"The Shentang Fort was built ten years ago. At the beginning, it was just a small military fortress that could accommodate five hundred people. However, after the continuous expansion of the Western Army over the years, the Shentang Fort has become a small military fort that can accommodate thousands of people. Because the purpose of its construction is purely for the military, Shentang Fort is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Behind it, there are Daqing River, Dasha River and other water transportation to provide it with an endless supply of supplies, so it is extremely difficult attack."

"Where is the Castanopsis village?"

"Kaokaizhai is easier to fight than Shentangbao, but there are more troops stationed there." Zhang Cheng said: "Basically, for these two places, we can only attack by force, consume slowly, and defeat the opponent bit by bit. wear out."

Cui Ang frowned: "Ziming, how long will it take?"

"The least is two or three months, and the most is four or five months!" Zhang Cheng said calmly. "In Shentangbao and Castanopsis Village, I have ordered civil engineering work to be carried out step by step."

Cui Ang smiled, and said: "If Ziming said, we have no other way to quickly take these two places and open the door to Hengshan."

"Yes!" Zhang Cheng said honestly: "When Xiao Dingxiao gathered in the northwest, he knew that sooner or later we would fight over, so he gave up most of the land he occupied on Shaanxi Road back then with great courage. Places like Sanchuankou are not wanted, but only three places, Shentangbao, Castanopsis, and Luowucheng, have been left behind, and they have been operating for many years, how can they be easily obtained?"

Cui Ang's face changed slightly, with a look of anger drifting away, but he immediately returned to normal.Glancing at the crowd, he said: "Everyone, we bear the trust of the officials, and we are entrusted with great trust. We should devote ourselves to the king's affairs and not slack off. Now, things have broken down on the Hedong Road, and the attack on Luowu City was abandoned halfway, and in Qinfeng On the road, Li Chun procrastinated, until now he has not even seen the boundary of Weizhou. It can be said that the heavy task of attacking the Western Army has almost fallen on our shoulders. Those two roads, the only meaning of existence now, It’s just that the western troops in these two places cannot come back to help.”

"My lord, there are nearly [-] forbidden troops on the Shaanxi Road. This time we brought another [-] to the Fourth Army. It is enough to flatten the Western Army. It would be better without these two roads." Qu Zhen stroked her beard.

"The deputy general manager should not underestimate the enemy." Zhang Cheng shook his head: "I have fought against the Western Army for many years, even if their iron kites and steppers are not here, the ordinary Western Army is also a well-trained generation."

"Ziming, don't build up other people's ambitions and destroy your own prestige!" Qu Zhen said.

Cui Ang waved his hand and said: "Ziming, I know you are a steady person, and you are also known for being steady when you lead troops, quite like the style of the Taiwei back then, but this time, we can't tolerate being steady. "

Zhang Cheng's heart skipped a beat, "How does Xianggong plan to fight?"

"In addition to military accounts, we also have to settle political accounts!" Cui Ang said: "Ziming, the latest information brought back by the spies of the Imperial City Division shows that the Western Army suffered a great loss in the battle with the Liao Kingdom in the north."

"How much did Xiao Ding lose?"

"Currently, Dongshoujiang City has completely collapsed. Tens of thousands of troops have been damaged in battle. Yeluhuan's troops have invaded Zhongshoucheng City. Its cavalry has completely cut off the connection between Zhongshoucheng City and the outside world. It's within ten days." Cui Jin on one side spread out a file, and said eloquently: "In the Yanjun Division of Heishui Town, Xiao Dingqin led his troops to confront Xiao Siwen. In the First World War, the iron kite lost more than Halfway through, Xiao Dingzheng led his army back."

"The iron kite lost more than half, is this true or not?"

"It's absolutely true!" Cui Jin nodded.

"So Ziming, if once the Liao Kingdom breaks through in the north, Xiao Ding's army is defeated, and the Liao army sweeps the entire northwest, occupying Xingqing and Xingpingping lands, and we are still trapped in the south of Hengshan, do you think it will be okay? Especially If Xiao Ding lost to the Liao Kingdom, he simply voted for the Liao people, and Hengshan was taken by the Liao Kingdom, wouldn't it be a catastrophe for our Song Dynasty?" Cui Ang said.

Liao's occupation of Hengshan is naturally different from Xiao Ding's occupation.

Xiao Ding's strength is not enough to shake Da Song, and he occupies Hengshan in order to resist Da Song's attack.

But once the Liao people occupy Hengshan and the army leaves Hengshan, the entire Shaanxi Road will be over.

"Therefore, we have to cross Hengshan, grab Yancheng, Xiazhou, Yinzhou, Shizhou and other places before the Liao people, and then threaten Xingping Mansion and Xingqing Mansion to build a barrier for our Song Dynasty in the northwest Only in this way can we ensure the continued confrontation with the Liao people." Cui Ang said: "Our covenant with the Liao people will inevitably end with Xiao Ding's demise, so we can't just look at the present, but also look at the future!"

Zhang Cheng took a deep breath and said, "Then tell me, sir, how will we fight this battle?"

Cui Ang smiled slightly, and glanced at Cui Jin.

Cui Jin stood up knowingly, walked to the wall, picked up a wooden pole, pointed to the huge map on the wall and said: "Generally speaking, it is to bypass places such as Shentangbao and Castanopsis, and the army will directly enter Hengshan."

This is a military plan carefully formulated by Cui Ang, Cui Jin, Qu Zhen and others.

The army will be divided into three groups, all the way through Huanqing to attack Yanzhou, all the way from Yan'an Mansion to Ansai, Chutumen, and after crossing Hengshan, attack Hongzhou.After the two armies succeeded, they were divided into two. The main force threatened Xingping, and the side attacked Yinzhou, and together with the reorganized Hedong army, they clamped down on the land of Yinxia.

As for Zhang Cheng, of course he is still leading his subordinates to a stalemate with the Western Army in Shentangbao and Castanopsis Village, in order to confuse the Western Army.

When the two armies make meritorious service, the enemies in these two places will probably surrender upon hearing the news.

Zhang Cheng stared dumbfounded at the few complacent people in the room, but was speechless.

What kind of person can formulate such a battle plan?

Before thinking about victory, think about defeat first. This is one of the most basic qualities of leading an army. A military plan like this, which is focused on winning and thinking that it will definitely win, came from the Song Dynasty, which commanded hundreds of thousands of troops. The commander's hand almost made him feel that he must be dreaming.

"Sir, it's good to win, but what if you lose?" Zhang Cheng felt that his words seemed to float out of the Nine Nether Hell, light and without any strength.

(End of this chapter)