Fu Song

Chapter 701 The premise of convincing people with virtue

Patting Xiao Jing on the shoulder, Xiao Cheng said: "The land in the northwest is quite different from Qianzhou and its subordinate 49 Jimizhou at that time. To be honest, it is much more difficult."

"Now our power in the northwest should be much greater than when the second uncle was in Qianzhou, right?" Xiao Jing laughed.

"Those Jiyi prefectures have their own way, but on the whole, they still recognize that the Song Dynasty is their suzerain state." Xiao Cheng knocked on the table and said: "So I can sign a contract with a mere sixth-rank, and I can be in Qianzhou Even the powerful factions like Sizhou Tian and Bozhou Yang are willing to cooperate with me. But in the northwest, is that so?"

Xiao Jing couldn't help being dumbfounded.

In the northwest, many ethnic groups are now planning to establish an independent country, wanting to put his Xiao family on the throne, and he, Xiao Jing, had such an idea before!
For Da Song, how did they ever have more than half of their approval?
Hengshan Dangxiang doesn't even have the slightest respect for the Song Dynasty, let alone Tubo above the Qingtang and the various ethnic groups and countries in the Western Regions who have been far away from the Central Plains for many years?

In the Northwest, the reason why the Xiao family can secure the top spot lies in the outstanding combat power of Iron Harrier and Bubazi, and in uniting the forces of various ethnic groups.

It is not a stable alliance if it is beneficial to the near, but it is not a stable alliance.

"So where should we start?"

"First of all, what you need is a strong backing, and there is no doubt that this backing is our Great Song Dynasty!" Xiao Cheng said directly: "Why did Tuoba Yangwei come to take a look this time? Song's current strength, so I also told the people below that we can show him whatever he wants to see. In front of him, we not only don't need to hide it, but let him see us openly. Strength."

Xiao Jing nodded slightly.

"For the north of Hengshan, for the Western Regions, and for Qingtang, the first thing we need to do now is to subdue them, let them see our powerful strength, and then we can deter them from reckless actions. In this way, you can slowly In the picture, step by step, steadily start to teach the power!" Xiao Cheng said with a smile.

"If Da Song can continuously defeat the enemy on the border, then my nephew will surely have a smoother time in the northwest!"

"On the battlefield, no one can say for sure. Advance and retreat, victory and defeat are all conceivable. The two countries are fighting each other, and sometimes they are not in the same place. This will inevitably be a protracted confrontation. "

"The four words protracted are enough!" Xiao Jing said with a smile: "With your ability to govern, Second Uncle, even in the midst of war, you will definitely be able to make Da Song move forward step by step, but This is not necessarily the case in the Liao Kingdom. The master said that the Daliao is fishing in a dry lake, and the Empress Dowager Chengtian is squeezing all the potential of the Liao Kingdom. It seems that she wants to defeat the Song Dynasty in one fell swoop with the momentum of Mount Tai. If it fails, the Song Dynasty will counterattack It can be expected.”

"Your master still has vision!" Xiao Cheng nodded. "Of course, the next step is the second step. Now that Li Chun has been destroyed, we have taken back most of Qinfeng Road and Shanxi Road. In this way, the land in the northwest will be connected with our Great Song Dynasty without any obstacles. Now, without these barriers, we can be more fully connected economically, so the next thing to do is to make me in you and you in me."

"My nephew is worried about Zhang Cheng and Zhang Ziming, whether he can really put state affairs first!" Xiao Jing was a little worried: "Second uncle, the old Taiwei Zhang died at the hands of my father, although my father said at that time, The old Taiwei Zhang already wanted to die with all his heart, he was just fulfilling the wish of the old Taiwei Zhang, rather than letting the old Taiwei Zhang die in the hands of an unknown person, it would be better to die in his hands. On the contrary, Zhang Cheng's future can be a helping hand. But how can we talk about such things with Zhang Ziming?"

Speaking of this matter, Xiao Cheng was also a little distressed.

Anyway, the Zhang family and the Xiao family will never go back to the past.

"Zhang Ziming will not be a person who does not distinguish between public and private!" Xiao Cheng waved his hand: "He will not set up obstacles when it comes to official business."

"But let's see!" Xiao Jing said, "Second Uncle, can't we transfer that Zhang Cheng away?"

Xiao Cheng glanced at Xiao Jing, "Having taken Zhang Cheng away, who can control Shaanxi Road and Qinfeng Road now? Who has the qualifications to overwhelm Zhang Ziming? In a short period of time, Zhang Ziming can make Qinfeng Road He has already proved his worth. Now Shanxi Road and Qinfeng Road are too poor to become a transfer station connecting the Western Regions and our south. I think Zhang Ziming will be very happy to do this. The thing is, because he can follow the light. Moreover, it is not that we have no arrangements there. Zhang Ziming has military and political power in one body, but the important position below is the person we sent. Zhang Ziming has been a lot in the Qinling Mountains. There is no lack of military force for the bandits of the [-]s, but there are not many people in politics."

Speaking of this, Xiao Cheng couldn't help laughing: "If Zhang Ziming wants to make some achievements on Shaanxi Road and Qinfeng Road, he cannot do without the support of the imperial court. He is already preparing to fully implement the imperial court's political policies in these two places. If these policies can be implemented in the two places, then the two places will be truly integrated into the big family of Xinsong Dynasty.”

Xiao Jing understood the unspoken meaning hidden in Xiao Cheng's words.

He has regarded Xiao Cheng as his idol since he was a child, so he has never been afraid to analyze this second uncle's behavior carefully.

Don't look at Xiao Cheng talking about convincing people with virtue, in fact, he always convinces people with strength first.

After beating people half to death with a big stick, honey is used to seduce you, and benefits are used to kidnap you. When the two are completed, the so-called "convincing people with virtue" begins.

It was the same in the Northwest back then, and it was the same in the Southwest later. Even on Shaanxi Road and Qinfeng Road, why not?
Convincing people with virtue has always been guaranteed and backed by strength.

A lonely weak scholar talking to a burly man about convincing others with virtue will most likely be beaten to the ground.

But when there are a group of burly men standing behind this weak scholar, his theory of convincing people with virtue will become very attractive.

This is what Xiao Cheng likes to do the most.

There are 49 Jimi prefectures under Qianzhou, and now more than a dozen local snakes have disappeared.

Where did it go?

Isn't it because Xiao Cheng was unconvinced in the process of convincing others with virtue, so he disappeared in the long river of history?
The land in the northwest has always been afraid of power and not obeying virtue.

The process of the Western Army ruling the vast area of ​​​​the Northwest actually relied on fists and knives.

Therefore, when the strength displayed by Jiangning Xinsong makes those forces in the Northwest fearful one by one, the idea of ​​building an independent country will naturally be thrown into the corner by them.

There will be a better way to live with thick thighs.

The land of the Western Regions, the land of Qingtang, has been here for so many years.

Tuoba Yangwei, Han Hong and those in the mission all watched in silence the young master of the Western Army, Xiao Jing, who was in front of them, using a weapon called a revolver to easily kill the armored man. The dummy fell to the ground.

The revolver was placed on the table, and the blue light seemed to burn everyone's eyes.

"In this world, there is such a weapon?" Han Hong wanted to reach out to touch the gun, but he stretched his hand halfway, but retracted it.

"Uncle Jiu, with this gun, you can easily kill Tuan Lianshi!" Xiao Jing laughed.

Tuoba Yangwei looks gentle and gentle, which is very different from ordinary party members, but his force value is also well-known among the Western Army, and Han Hong, as a descendant of the Han family in Xinyang, is really a master A scholar who has no strength to restrain a chicken.

Tuoba Yangwei can lift Han Hong up for fun with one hand, but even if Han Hong tries his best, he can never touch Tuoba Yangwei's edge, let alone kill him.

But with the help of this device in front of him, everything is possible.

"When will this kind of weapon be mass-produced?" Tuoba Yangwei mentioned this rather heavy weapon, which is not light.

Xiao Jing shook his head: "Second Uncle said, this is a gift specially given to me. It is all handmade, and there is no condition for mass production at all. But Second Uncle also said that such firearms must be the direction of future development. , maybe five or ten years, maybe longer, but it is not impossible to complete it in a very short period of time."

"As long as you have the first one, the others will not be far away." Tuoba Yangwei murmured: "Since his possibility has been proved, there is always a way to produce it later."

It seemed that his heart was very heavy.

"It takes at least ten years for a warrior to grow up, but if someone holds this kind of weapon, ten years of painstaking efforts can be drained in an instant. Just like what Jing An said, Brother Han also You can kill me with ease!" Tuoba looked at everyone arrogantly, and said: "The mode of war, in the next few years, will inevitably have a change that will make us dumbfounded."

"Yes!" Xiao Jing said: "Jiang Ning is indeed unable to mass-produce such guns, but they have already been able to mass-produce matchlock guns. The speed of fire of this kind of matchlock guns is not as fast as that of bows and arrows, but their power is greater." It’s not bad. And our strongest archer, shooting five arrows in a row, his arm strength is already at the limit, but the one with this kind of matchlock can shoot all the time.”

Tuoba Yangwei sat down and said with a wry smile: "Honglu Temple has arranged a martial arts tour tomorrow, probably to show us these things!"

"It should be!" Xiao Jing said.

"Jing'an, it seems that our Western Army doesn't have many choices!" Tuoba said arrogantly: "Your master's estimation is not very accurate this time. In fact, we don't have the capital to swing between Song and Liao. If If Jiang Ning really has such technology, then in the next few years, they will definitely gain an advantage in the war, and the waves caused by the Liao Kingdom will only be in the first few waves. Do you think they can break the Song Dynasty? line of defense?"

"Maybe there will be breakthroughs in some parts, but on the whole, I'm afraid it won't be able to shake the overall situation." Xiao Jing said with certainty.

"As long as the Great Song guards the Jianghuai River, and then uses the Yangtze River as a link to flexibly mobilize troops and supplies, the war can be delayed. If my guess is correct, the second uncle is planning to turn the Jianghuai River into a flesh and blood mill. There, Continue to consume the manpower and material resources of the Liao Kingdom until the power of both sides reverses."

"In the south, the water network is criss-crossed, cutting the area into sevens and eights, which is not conducive to large-scale cavalry maneuvers. Above the water army, Song Dynasty has the upper hand. Now there are so many gunpowder weapons. As long as Song Dynasty Humans make no mistakes, and it is almost impossible for the Liao people to break through this line of defense."

"With the second uncle in charge of the court, I'm afraid that Da Song would not be able to make mistakes on major issues."

"So, our choice is very clear!"

In the martial arts arena, a battalion of the Jiangning garrison fully equipped with firearms is making the final preparations for the drill. Yang Wanfu, the left servant of the Ministry of War, and Han Kai, the commander of the Jiangning garrison, all came to the scene in person. Not all of them were there to accompany Xiao Jing and Tuo Ba Yangwei and others also want to test the ability of full gunpowder weapons on the battlefield.

Before the emergence of weapons like the flintlock revolver in Xiao Jing's hand, the performance of gunpowder weapons in many cases was not even as good as cold weapons such as bows and arrows. This also made many people not optimistic about large-scale equipment. .

Of course, after Yang Wanfu and others have seen the next generation of gunpowder weapons, their determination to develop gunpowder weapons has long been irreversible.

As long as it can be mass-produced on a large scale, then based on the current population base of the Xin Song Dynasty, it is easy to organize a large number of troops, instead of training a strong army that can fight against the Liao people as it is now. difficult.

This battalion was named the Shenji Battalion.

The whole battalion was equipped with ten bronze cannons, two hundred matchlock guns, and one hundred cavalry, holding another gunpowder weapon, the four-eyed blunderbuss.

This kind of four-eyed blunderbuss is much more brutal than arquebus guns. The whole body is made of wrought iron, and the overall weight has reached more than ten kilograms. The four-eyed blunderbuss can shoot four shots in a row. After the four shots are fired, the thing can be swung up and used as a hammer again.No matter what kind of armor you have, it's not easy to be hit by an iron guy weighing more than ten kilograms. These four-eyed guns are a perfect combination of gunpowder weapons and cold weapons.

In addition to these, the Shenji Battalion is also equipped with a large number of hand cannons.

There are usually two to three hand cannons pinned to the belt buckle on each soldier's waist.

An officer from the audience approached at the pace of dragons and tigers, walked up to him, and saluted with crossed hands: "Jiangning Garrison Shenji Battalion is ready, please start the drill!"

Han Yan glanced at Yang Wanfu, Yang Wanfu nodded, and Han Yan said sharply, "Start the drill!"

"Obey!" The officer turned around and trotted all the way to the front of the army formation.

The drums sounded suddenly.

(End of this chapter)