Yi Song

Chapter 246 The most benevolent Liu Erlang
"War is a continuation of political struggle. Now that the Pingxia war is coming to an end, we must find ways to maximize our interests in this war." Liu Guozhang made a conclusion.

"This is necessary." Yu Wenxuanzhong shook his head and said, "Commander Ji knows how to advance and retreat, and his subordinates are very happy. To win the battle, it is enough to get six points. The way of heaven is to make up for the deficiencies by making up for the excess losses. If we gain a lot in one breath A total victory would be bad."

"Mr. Shutong's words are mysterious. Students are vulgar. They only know that the birds are hidden, and the rabbits are dead and the dogs are cooked. If Commander Jie wants to continue to be in charge of Hedong, Shaanxi, he must respect himself." Changsun Mo said hehey.

"You, the pattern is not enough." Liu Guozhang criticized him unceremoniously, "The truth is the same, but if you say it in different words, the effect is completely different. Mr. Shutong's words, we say go with the flow. Your words, We are just a bunch of rebellious officials and traitors.”

Everyone laughed.

"Li Qianshun, this clay Bodhisattva, must be put on display for another three years. During these three years, we will seize the time to manage Shaanxi Hedong well, gather the right location and people, and then wait for the right time." King Murong Ye's words made Yu Wenxuanzhong and Changsun Mo couldn't help but glance at him.

Yu Wenxuanzhong held a folding fan in his right hand, turning it back and forth in his hand until afterimages appeared.

Suddenly certain, he said to Changsun Mo: "Ke Ni, the recovery of Xingqing Mansion is just around the corner, and the Commander-in-Chief has given it a new name, Ningxia City.

You need to speed up your work there, especially the copying of letters. I’ve given you the list and handwriting. Xunzifang needs to hurry up and get things done. "

"Don't worry, Mr. Shutong, this is an important matter. We all take it to heart and are working hard to deal with it. In less than three days, all the secret letters on the list related to Xixia Kingdom will be forged."

"Yes."

"These officials in Hedong, Shaanxi, collude with aristocratic families and occupy the place, depriving the common people of food and oil. These people must be eradicated, otherwise the decrees of the commander-in-chief will not be able to circulate smoothly in Shaanxi and affect our great cause."

Yu Wenxuanzhong laughed loudly, pointed at Murong Yewang and said to Changsun Mo: "Kezhen, look at it, Yewang's style is higher than you and me, and it is worth your study."

"Xue Gongsu, the governor of Lingzhou? Xue, Liang, Cao, Zhang, Xie and Wang are the six major Han families in Xixia. The first Liang family has declined since the Empress Dowager Liang's rebellion.

Changsun Mo replied.

Changsun Mo smiled and replied: "Both gentlemen are worth learning from."

Murong Yewang said coldly.

The Cao family has been living in Liangzhou. The Xue family is now the head of the Han family in the Hexi family dynasty. Xue Gongsu is the contemporary head of the family. His father Xue Yuanren was once the right prime minister of the Hexi family, and his uncle Xue Yuanli was the censor Zhongcheng.

"Take this opportunity to pack it all at once. Anyway, these bastards, and the local families they are connected to, have colluded with the Xixia Kingdom in the past, smuggled contraband, leaked military aircraft, and done a lot of bad things.

"Jie Shuai!" Zhang Meng shouted outside the door.

"what's up?"

Yu Wenxuanzhong twirled the folding fan in his hand, shook his head and said: "This is natural. In the fourth year of Emperor Renzong's Qingli reign, Xingzong of the Northern Liao Dynasty raised his troops to invade Xia. At that time, the Hexi family was the most powerful when the Western thief Li Yuanhao was serving the country. However, the Liao army marched south from Hetao and attacked the city of Xingqing Mansion twice. After some looting, they were forced to retreat due to Li Yuanhao's scorched-earth strategy.

I think there is nothing we can do about them without evidence. Well, now the evidence is here! Damn it, these bastards in Shaanxi must be cleaned up. There can only be one tiger in Hedong, Shaanxi, and that is our commander. "

He actually sent me a secret letter, showing his intention to be content with it. It seems that the Battle of Yanzhou really dealt a severe blow to the Hexi family. "

"Someone claims to be a family member of Xue Gongsu, the governor of Lingzhou, and has a secret message to surrender to Commander Jie."

Liu Guozhang glanced at King Murong Ye and said, "Big Eyes, bring in the secret letter first."

At that time, Xingqing Mansion was in crisis, but the Hexi family's soldiers and horses did not suffer much losses. The Western thief Li Yuanhao later led his troops to turn defeat into victory in Hequ. However, in the two battles between Shenduiyi and Yanzhou, 210,000 troops and horses were lost.

In addition to the war losses in Weizhou, Yinzhou, Miwu and other places, nearly 300,000 soldiers and horses disappeared into thin air. This was an elite division mobilized by the Hexi family from all over.

Once everything was gone, the Hexi family was naturally devastated. People in both the government and the public know this, and naturally everyone is in danger. "The key to achieving this victory lies in the fact that each army's commanding officers do not care about the gains and losses of one city or one place. The key is to seize the enemy's effective forces and attack with all their strength." It is better to cut off one of his fingers than to injure ten of them. Any battle cannot be fought as a battle of defeat, but must be fought as a war of annihilation.

All war planning in the Staff Office stems from these two points. All military generals also keep these two points in mind. Although the Xingqing Mansion in Hexi has not yet been conquered, the morale of the soldiers and civilians has been completely lost. "

Yu Wenxuanzhong looked at Changsun Mo and said hehe, "Kezhen can be taught."

Zhang Meng presented Xue Gongsu's secret letter, and Liu Guozhang read it quickly.

"Xue Gongsu said three things in his letter. First, he confirmed that Li Qianshun decided to stay away from Liangzhou under the persuasion of his close ministers, trusted monks and others. Presumably the team was already on the road at this time.

The second is that he is willing to surrender the city, just to save the lives and property of the Xue family. Well, I am still willing to offer six women, haha, I have to use a beauty trap on this handsome man. "

Yu Wenxuanzhong closed the folding fan with a bang, holding it in the palm of his hand, "Jie Shuai, you have a good beauty trick. The Hexi family, the Xue family and the Cao family, are the best at giving birth to girls. The daughter of the Xue family is the most beautiful in the northwest, and the Cao family is the most beautiful." Female, famous in Hexi. The Xue family is the head of the sixth Han family in Hexi. If you stabilize him, you will stabilize the sixth family.

Once we stabilize the Sixth Family, we will stabilize the old land in Hexi, and we can calmly deal with it. Once the old land in Hexi is tidied up, it won't matter if the Sixth Family moves around and arranges it again. If you hire a woman, you can gain three years of interest-bearing time, which is a good deal. "

Liu Guozhang smiled, didn't care about the matter, and continued.

"Xue Gongsu said in the secret letter that he speculated that Brother Richard would escape, and that he would flee north."

The room was silent for a while, and Changsun Mo couldn't help but speak.

"Escape to the north? After passing the Hetao, it is Monan and Mobei. If Brother Richard escapes, he will enter the mountains and forests, which will be in trouble. If he stands firm, gathers a group of tribesmen, and constantly harasses the Hetao, There is no peace in the Helan Mountains, Henan region, and even Hedong.

Commander-in-Chief, since Governor Xue secretly told us the news, why not set up an ambush halfway and kill him! "

Yu Wenxuanzhong and Murong Yewang looked at each other and nodded.

"Ke Zhen's words are mature words and feasible."

Liu Guozhang smiled.

Am I still afraid that he will flee north to Monan and Mobei? What a joke.

I am much more familiar with that realm than he is!

"Brother Richard fled to the north and south of the desert, which is a good thing for me. I am worried that I have no excuse to use troops against Hetao. Brother Richard fled to the north and harassed Hetao, Hedong and other places. Don't I have a reason to send troops north? Did it go straight to Monan and Mobei?
Besides, there are remnants of the Western bandits in the north who are harassing us day and night. No one will care about the old Hexi areas such as Lingwu that we regained, and we can operate with peace of mind. Well, these two brothers, Li Qianshun and Brother Richard, are really good people.

One is in the west and the other is in the north. They call for the wind and rain, but they protect us from the wind and rain. With these two serious worries, the official family of Shaanxi Hedong Xuanfu Envoy on my head would be too embarrassed to dismiss him.

Ke Nai! "

"My subordinate is here!"

"The ministries in the north are secretly ordered to chase brother Richard and his party, but not to kill him. Of course, he can take his three to four hundred followers and family members away, but the rest of the Hexi family soldiers and horses are not allowed to take away any of them. .”

"Yes!"

Liu Guozhang turned to Murong Ye Wang and Yu Wenxuanzhong, and said sincerely: "I have shown my utmost benevolence and righteousness to Brother Cha."

The two nodded in agreement.

(End of this chapter)