Qian Song

Chapter 59 Chen Kuopong's Bold Suggestion (Read More!)
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Li Cun confided to Chen Kuutong his plan to go north to attack along the Yangtze River, and even told him that he planned to send a large army to lock down Xiuzhou City and that he had found suitable internal agents in Suzhou and Huzhou. Chen hoop barrel.

Although Li Cun is very clear, if the ruler does not keep secrets, he will lose his country, if his ministers do not keep secrets, he will lose his status, and if he does not keep a few things secret, his success will be harmed.

But looking at the history, it can be easily analyzed that Chen Kuutong is at best a spy sent by Fang La, and it is absolutely impossible to be a spy sent by Zhao Song.

And Li Cun has already sent someone to tell Fang La that Zhao Song has stockpiled 15 Western troops in the Daming Mansion in Beijing, and asked Fang La to go west to occupy Xiangyang as soon as possible, and block the possibility of the Song army going south from the middle road.

In this case, Li Cun would definitely not be afraid to tell Chen Kuutong his plan and ask Chen Kuutong to help him pick up what was left and make up for it.

Moreover, this will allow Li Cun to further win the heart of Chen Kuutong, a very strategic counselor.

really!

Seeing that Li Cun trusted him so much, and discussed the most confidential matters with him as soon as he came up, Chen Kuutong was very moved!
In order to repay Li Cun's kindness, after listening to Li Cun's plan, Chen Kuutong thought for a while and suggested: "The invincible must defend; the victor must attack. If the law is not enough, the attack must be More than enough."

Speaking of this, Chen Kuutong pointed out the many places along the Yangtze River that needed to be defended one by one, and then said: "If you want to defend the river, you must have hundreds of thousands of troops."

Chen Kuutong pointed at Xiangyang again: "If Xiangyang does not exist." Then he swipe his finger along the Yangtze River: "This line is hard to defend."

Speaking of this, Chen Kuutong suddenly stretched out his two stubby index fingers.

Then, one index finger went upstream along the Yangtze River, arrived at Xiangyang, and then went straight up to Zhao Song's Beijing Daming Mansion; while the other index finger went directly from Zhenjiang and went directly north along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, aiming directly at the capital of Zhao Song Tokyo Bianliang City.

Finally, Chen Kuutong clasped his hands together, accepting the momentum of encircling the Central Plains.

Seeing Chen Kuutong's suggestion that the best defense is to attack, instead of guarding along the Yangtze River, it is better to lead an army across the river to attack Huanglong, and lead the war directly to the north of the Yangtze River and to the Central Plains. I admire him, and even feel that he, who likes to take a slanted sword, may have a strategic vision that is still higher than that of General Lu.

The point is, if Li Cunzhen can bring the flames of war to the Central Plains, even if he can't take down Bianliang City in Tokyo, or even the Daming Mansion in Beijing, it will definitely cause chaos for Zhao Songjun and his ministers, and then he will do his best to extinguish the flames of war in the Central Plains.

At that time, Li Cun and Fang La only needed to take the opportunity to push the defense line to the Huaihe-Qinling line, and deploy a small number of defenders. The Song army would definitely not be able to go south in a short time.

In this way, Li Cun can buy precious time for development. Li Cun can unify the Jiangnan area in one fell swoop, or even destroy Fang La and unify the entire south.

It has to be said that Chen Kuutong's plan was so tempting that Li Cun couldn't help but move his index finger.

But in the end Li Cun shook his head lightly.

Seeing that Li Cun disagreed with his plan, Chen Goutong couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, and even couldn't help thinking: "Am I wrong, the general is not the one who will make a big deal?"

Li Cun did not look at the change in Chen Kuutong's expression, but directly poked his finger at the Daming Mansion in Beijing: "I have reliable news that there are 15 Western troops ready to go here. You can reach Zhenjiang, and you can reach Xiangyang in ten days."

"what?!"

Chen Kuutong's pupils shrank instantly!
All of Chen Kuutong's previous plans were based on Zhao Song's unprepared situation.

Just like Fang La said during the uprising.

After the Zhao and Song courts received the report, it was impossible to immediately decide to send troops. It is expected that it will take at least more than a month to gather and discuss; and then mobilize and train the army and adjust the food and salary. It is impossible to send out the army within half a year.

At that time, the situation on Li Cun's side should have been basically stable, and he could calmly deal with all Zhao Song's strategic strategies.

Moreover, without the financial support from the Jiangnan area, Zhao Song had neither the money and food to maintain operations nor the money and food to support the army.

In this way, whether Zhao Song can send out an army is still a problem.

In addition, if the financial supply in the south is cut off, it is impossible for Zhao Song to pay tribute to Liao and Xixia. In that case, it is impossible for Liao and Xixia to send troops to attack Zhao Song.

At that time, Li Cun will raise troops from the south again, and the three families will attack, and Zhao Song will surely perish.

As long as Li Cun takes the Yangtze River as the boundary, guards the south, reduces labor, reduces taxes, and restores and develops the people's human and material resources, he will definitely be able to unify the world.

But all of this is based on the premise that Zhao Song cannot send out a large army in a short time.

On the contrary, if it is true as Li Cun said, 15 Western troops ready to go can fight to the south of the Yangtze River in half a month, then all of Chen Kuutong's plans will be fantasy, because there is not enough time.

Don't forget, Li Cun hasn't sent troops yet.

Also, if Li Cun and Zhao Song send troops at the same time now, even though the distance between Li Cun and Zhao Song is much shorter, and they can also travel by water, it is really hard to say whether Li Cun will arrive along the Yangtze River first. There was no need to fight, and Li Cun could not tell what kind of resisting army would appear to delay Li Cun's marching speed.

Chen Kuutong thought a little bit unwillingly: "Perhaps the general's news was wrong, how could the Song Dynasty hoard western troops in Beijing?"

But Chen Kuutong immediately thought of one thing, that is, Li Cun knew in advance that he was coming to vote, so he could prepare such a big welcome ceremony.

Chen Kuutong carefully recalled the details of his journey along the way, and finally locked the picture on the tea stand: "The tea house is an information collection center!"

Chen Kuutong glanced at Li Cun: "It's loose on the outside and tight on the inside, it doesn't leak, it's amazing!"

This time, Chen Kuutong no longer doubted Li Cun's news, because he had already confirmed that Li Cun attached great importance to the collection of news, so it was impossible for him to make mistakes in such a big matter.

At this time, Li Cun also told Chen Kuutong that Zhao Song had stationed the western army in Beijing's Daming Mansion because he was preparing to go north to recover Yanyun.

It was only then that Chen Kuutong suddenly realized, and he couldn't help secretly complaining that Fang Laxuan's uprising time was not good. If it was a few months later, after Song and Liao started fighting, and then revolted, it would be impossible for Zhao Song not to perish.

now...

Chen Kuutong looked at Li Cun: "Since the general knows that the Western Army will go south in a few days, and he is confident, he must have something to rely on. There should be a chance for the uprising."

Thinking of this, Chen Kuutong couldn't help looking at the Jingxiang area.

Li Cun understood that Chen Kuutong was asking himself why he didn't go to Jingxiang, but asked Fang La to go to Jingxiang?
It's no wonder that Chen Kuutong has this question. In fact, compared with Southeast, Jingxiang's strategic location is more important, and it is more suitable as a place to make a fortune.

After all, if you get Jingxiang, you can fight wherever you want, and you can rely on various natural dangers to stick to it. The canal goes straight to Hangzhou.

Regarding this, Li Cun could only smile wryly: "Fang Laye is the variable."

Li Cun can go to Jingxiang.

But if Li Cun went to Jingxiang, Fang La would definitely come to Liangzhe.

History has proved that Fang La can't keep the two Zhejiang provinces.

If Zhao Song is allowed to regain Jiangnan, then Zhao Song can pinch Li Cun from the west, north, and east. At that time, Li Cun will face the dead end in history when La is finally besieged and has no place to escape. .

And Li Cun came to Jiangnan, Fang La went to Jingxiang, if the situation really got to the point of no return, Li Cun could still retreat to Taiwan, and then develop silently for a few years, and then find a chance to fight back.

Moreover, from the perspective of Li Cun, a later generation, Jingxiang, who can only plan food in the soil, is doomed to be a poor place. Even Li Cun may have to save for ten or eight years to unify the world. However, it is different in the southeast where maritime trade can be carried out. In at most three years, Li Cun will definitely be able to earn enough money to unify the world.

in fact--

After all, Li Cun still doesn't have a single general in his hands who can act alone.

If Li Cun really had a capable and reliable general in his hands, Li Cun could have divided his troops directly, sent the general to Jingxiang, and came to Jiangnan by himself, and now Li Cun can also partly adopt Chen Kuutong's suggestion and send a partial division Go to the Central Plains to ignite the flames of war and share your own pressure.

But the question is, among the people under Li Cun, who can take on this important task?

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(End of this chapter)