Fu Song

The heavy barn door was slowly pushed open, and in the huge granary, each grain stack was in order.

Yeluzhen stepped forward slowly, and walked past more than a dozen grain stacks, then suddenly pulled out the saber at her waist, and plunged it into a grain stack beside her with a squeak. trickle out slowly.

He took a handful, brought it to his nose, sniffed it carefully, rubbed it with his palms, and finally threw it into his mouth to chew.

"My lord, it's all good food harvested just last year." Beside him, Qu Zhen bowed slightly, with a flattering smile on her face, and said, "How dare I miss the lord's instructions?"

Yeluzhen chuckled: "Are you making fewer mistakes?"

In a word, Qu Zhen's face turned red immediately after she said it.

In the past, Zhao State ruled Kaifeng Mansion and parts of Gyeonggi Road, Gyeonggi South Road, West Road, and Shaanxi Road, but now, it has been eaten away to the point where not much is left.

"However, King Zhao is still very dedicated this time." Yelu Longxu on the side smiled and rescued Qu Zhen: "The preparations for food and various materials are still very effective. At this speed, next year, Zhao Guo will The material reserves needed by the army will be completed ahead of schedule."

Qu Zhen glanced gratefully at this mountainous fat man.

Now Qu Zhen's position is somewhat delicate.

Because on his land, another king came.

king of song.

Although everyone is the king of the Liao people, but this Song king is the one who restrains Zhao Wang, Jin Wang, and Qi Wang in name.

Of course, Jin Wang Liu Quanyi has territory and an army, and Qi Wang Liu Yu is even more powerful. Even the Southern King of Daliao Town sells him a bit of face, but he is the only Zhao Wang whose strength has dropped sharply now, which is really embarrassing .

More importantly, this Song King's previous status was even more extraordinary, he was an existence that Qu Zhen needed to worship, and now he was under the same roof, so you felt uncomfortable with Qu Zhen.

The form is very bad!

The various armies recruited by the King of Song are rushing to Tokyo in a steady stream. The first few arrived, I went to contact them myself, and the other party clearly expressed their disdain. They are here to serve the Supreme Emperor, not you, the so-called King Zhao.

This made Qu Zhen's teeth itch with hatred, but there was nothing she could do.

Once King Song's military power exceeds his own, then he, King Zhao, will really become the deaf ear!
Therefore, Qu Zhen is now on top of the tasks entrusted by the Liao people, and she really spares no effort, desperate to do the best and the best.

He wants to compare Jin Wang Liu Quanyi and Qi Wang Liu Yu.

They have strength and territory, but they don't wholeheartedly treat Daliao.
Only myself, only I serve Daliao wholeheartedly, without any second thoughts.

Only in this way can he earn a glimmer of hope for himself!

Qu Zhen has seen too clearly in Cui Ang how miserable the abandoned people are.

Food, cloth, fodder, oil, and all kinds of war preparations are available in this forest of warehouses.Since the second half of last year, Qu Zhen has devoted almost all her energy to this.

"After this year's autumn grain harvest, all the storage warehouses will be fully filled." Qu Zhen said: "Storages like this will be built every hundred miles. Once they are all filled, there will be a million troops. Need nothing to worry about!"

Yeluzhen nodded with satisfaction: "That's right, King Zhao is indeed very hardworking. But..."

Qu Zhen's heart suddenly rose, "My lord please give instructions!"

"Those knives, guns, swords and halberds in the weapon warehouse, there are few new ones, and few good ones. Where did you buy these things? You don't want them anymore. Is it possible that they will be used when the Daliao army arrives in the future? All of them Move out of the warehouse and free up the warehouse."

Qu Zhen said with a bitter face: "My lord, where did the new weapons come from?"

"Next, a lot of weapons and equipment will be transported from the direction of Zhongjing, and these warehouses will be filled up soon. You can distribute these rags. Didn't the rebels arrive outside Tokyo one after another during this period of time? I heard from Longxu that some of them are like beggars, and they are really detrimental to the national prestige. Send them these things to make them look more energetic. Next, we must reorganize and train these people well, and the army must look like an army. Otherwise, what can they do when they go to the front line? Give the Song Army a head?"

"Your subordinate obeys!" Qu Zhen was overjoyed.

This is Yeluzhen opening a back door for him.

Knowing his current predicament, he allowed himself to use these things to recruit some followers.

Those who are famous can't be recruited by themselves, but can't they get the food, armor and weapons by themselves?
As long as you have real money in your hands, someone will definitely vote.

"In addition to the Bailiyi warehouse, the next step is to build a military depot!" Yeluzhen said: "During the war, the transfer of materials has always been the biggest trouble, and it is also the most vulnerable to enemy attacks. And the long-distance transfer, It is also easy to cause dissatisfaction among civilian husbands and young adults, causing public resentment, etc. In the next year, we will vigorously build military depots, and there must be one every thirty miles. These military depots can be used as transit places for personnel and materials. In the form of relay, the materials are transferred down, and one place is responsible for the distance."

"I don't know how many people need to be stationed in each of these military stations?"

"It varies from time to time and from place to place!" Yeluzhen said: "at the key nodes, military depots will naturally be built larger, and there will be more people stationed there. Naturally, there will be fewer people stationed in places where safety and security are guaranteed. There is no fixed rule for this. It’s all about being single-minded. It’s just a request, and the materials will be transported to the front where they are most needed quickly with the least loss.”

"The next official will start the arrangement right away!" Qu Zhen said.

"Also King Zhao!" Yeluzhen pondered for a moment, and then said: "Your loyalty to Daliao, we can naturally see it. Compared with Liu Quanyi and Liu Yu, you are still dedicated in doing things. But there is one thing you need Attention, people still need to be sympathetic, too much squeeze, sometimes it will be counterproductive, and more haste makes waste. Do you understand what I mean?"

"The lower official understands, the lower official understands!"

"Okay, go get busy! Governor Yelu and I wandered around casually. I haven't been to Tokyo for several years. Compared with the previous years, it has finally regained some of its old style." Yeluzhen waved Waved, said.

"Tokyo today is not the same as in the past." Yelu Longxu said with a smile: "Even today's Zhongjing is much more prosperous than him. My lord, when I first came to Tokyo, I really I was shocked, I really can't imagine how the government manages a city with a population of one million, to be honest, my mind was full of doubts at that time?"

"So, you have been studying in Tokyo for five years?"

"I just learned a little bit." Yelu Longxu shook his head and said, "You have to do everything yourself before you know how difficult it is. That's why I don't care when the Queen Mother uses a large number of Song officials to manage Zhongjing. The reason for the objection. Our own people really have no experience in managing such a big city. Now our Zhongjing is finally getting smoother, with a population several times larger than that of Shangjing, but in terms of management, it is worse than Shangjing should be much more orderly. I once suggested that Shangjing also learn the management methods of Zhongjing, but I was scolded by those old guys!"

Yeluzhen laughed loudly: "You, sooner or later you will become a mouse in a bellows, with both sides getting angry, and two sides being inhuman."

"I'm not right about people!" Yelu Longxu puffed up his chest and said loudly: "The Empress Dowager Chengtian has done a good job in many aspects, and made my Daliao nation flourish. It is obviously digging the roots of our Daliao and fishing in the dry marsh, so I naturally object."

Yeluzhen said indifferently: "The result is that the old guys don't want to see you anymore, and the Queen Mother is also tired of you. It's also thanks to the Queen Mother's magnanimity, otherwise you are afraid that you will go to Beihai to herd sheep! But Longxu, if you continue like this, you will really end up of."

Yelu Longxu laughed, but his face was disapproving, Yeluzhen raised her eyebrows, and said no more.

"Tell me, is Jiang Ning aware of our strategic intentions when we are making such a big move?" Yeluzhen asked.

"Xiao Erlang is as wicked as a ghost, doesn't he know what we mean?" Yelu Longxu said, "When our buttocks pop up, that guy probably knows what shit we're going to do, right?"

"Obviously he has the talent of Jinshi, but he wants to make himself so vulgar!" Yeluzhen gave him an angry look. "If Xiao Erlang has a clear insight into our strategic intentions, what kind of measures do you think he will take to deal with it?"

Yelu Longxu smiled and said, "Actually, he doesn't have too many choices! The difference in strength between the two sides lies here, so what he can do is to defend in an all-round way."

"Xiao Erlang's army is still capable of fighting!"

"If he really comes to a fight with us, then we really wish for it!" Yelu Longxu shrugged: "But how could Xiao Erlang do this? He must try to drag this battle down, slowly Wear down our strength and patience."

"In the case of a comprehensive defense, the initiative is still in our hands!" Yeluzhen took a deep breath and said, "As long as he fails to do well in one point and we break through, it will lead to the surface with a point, and it will easily lead to the collapse of the whole line. "

"However, if the northern army comes south in a big way, but they can't succeed in a hurry, and stay in the south for a long time, not to mention the expenditure of money and food, the morale of the army and the people's will are enough for us to drink a pot." Yelu Longxu shook his head: "The queen mother sees He seemed to be afraid of Xiao Erlang, and he always said that the longer the time, the harder it would be to win the Song Kingdom. This is actually the most difficult point for me to understand. The Daliao Kingdom is growing, and every day, the national strength will increase by one share. , we can also consume energy to kill them, why are we in such a hurry?"

"Because the Empress Dowager believes that the growth of Song State's strength every day exceeds the growth of our strength. Over time, one will disappear and the other will rise. The strength of both sides will be gradually equalized, and we will even fall behind."

"is it possible?"

"You have been in the position of governor of Hebei this year, and you have more contact with the south, what do you think?" Yeluzhen asked rhetorically.

Yelu Longxu's eyes flickered, he opened his mouth, but he didn't answer.

Yes, it seems to be nothing if I think about it roughly, but when I think about it carefully, I can see some clues from many places.

The speed of development in the Southern Song Dynasty is indeed a bit frightening.

"I heard that some people in the court want to earn the position of the commander of the Southern Expedition this time?" Yelu Longxu said, "Is it Xiao Siwen or who? Where did they get the confidence to earn this position with you?"

Yeluzhen laughed: "Why can't you compete with me? Longxu, what do you think, if we march south, should the main force take the eastern route or the central route?"

Yelu Longxu said without hesitation: "Of course we will take the eastern route, and take the Jianghuai River Basin first. As long as we win the Jianghuai River Basin, then we will win more than half of the victory. Jiang Huai is not sure, after all, he will not be able to defeat the opponent!"

"Some people think that it is too difficult to seize the Jianghuai River. It is better to take the center line and go straight to Jiangning!"

"Nonsense!" Yelu Longxu said: "If this is a mistake and goes deep into Jiangning's team, there is no need to come back."

Speaking of this, Yelu Longxu suddenly felt lost again: "It would be great if we didn't miss on Qinfeng Road. In that case, Li Shilong from Yizhou will probably fall to us. If we really want to do this, When the time comes, our army will march on the western front and go down the river, and we will be able to control the situation with just a few palms!"

"If you don't have anything, don't think too much about it, it hurts you!" Yeluzhen said: "In short, in the next few years, neither of us will have a good life, and you will bear the brunt of it. The queen mother threw you in this position Above, it’s not for you to enjoy the blessings. In the past two years, if you don’t lose a few catties, the queen mother may help you lose a few catties!”

Yelu Longxu sighed: "I'm going to trouble Liu Yu later, and if he tries to fool me like he fooled Lu Ben'an before, maybe I'll make him suffer a little bit. Do you really think we can't live without him in Daliao? Hehe, you think too highly of yourself."

"He's quite reliable!" Yeluzhen said, "Quzhen is a very useful dog, but Liu Yu is a tiger that can only bite people. How to tame this tiger is up to you .”

"The old ones are not easy to claw, so they use the young ones!" Yelu Longxu sneered: "They colluded with the Zhong family of Nansihu to smuggle goods from the south, and at the same time they used some of the strategies that we have banned from selling to the south. Supplies are also sold there, thinking they are doing it secretly, hehe, there is an impenetrable wall in the world!"

"Longxu, how long do you think the south can last when we are ready to attack?"

"Didn't the prince already have a prediction in his heart?"

"I do not have it!"

"Otherwise, why would you ask Qu Zhen to be sympathetic to the people's strength! This battle, the prince thinks there are still some people who can fight it, right?"