The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 99 Pre-War Deployment
"Countries in the world are based on the same principle. Today, there are sons and daughters farming and weaving, and they toil all year round. There is little millet and silk, and the father and brother take it and spend it. If it is not satisfactory, they will be whipped and cruelly tortured until death. Is it willing for you?"

"Besides being slutty, I will give it to the enemy. The enemy relies on my capital to be rich, but if he sees the invasion, he will make his children respond to it. If the children are strong enough to support, they will condemn everything. If the things of the scorpion are not invaded and destroyed in the first place, is it safe for you?"

"Nowadays taxes and duties are heavy, officials invade fishing, farming and mulberry are not enough to supply, and the lacquer bamboo and fungus that we rely on for our lives, and we know that there is no money left behind. Husbands are born to support the people, and the tree's shepherd is originally to support the people; It is so tyrannical! How can the heart of heaven and man be free from resentment? In addition to spending money on sex, appearance, dogs and horses, civil engineering, prayer temples, armored soldiers, flowers and stones, millions of silver and silk were bribed to the two captives in the northwest every year. Also. The two captives won this, and they lightened China, and they invaded endlessly every year. The imperial court did not dare to abandon it, and the prime minister thought it was a long-term strategy to secure the border. Only my people work hard all the year round, and my wife is cold and starved. I can’t get enough food for a day. What do you think?"

"In the past 30 years, the elders and old ministers have been demoted to death. Those who are in charge are all filthy and evil, but they know how to appeal to their hearts with their sensuality, and they are sympathetic to all the major political affairs of the court. The ministers and guards outside the prison are also greedy and vulgar. , don’t care about the place. People in the southeast have been suffering from exploitation for a long time! The disturbance of flowers and stones in recent years is especially unbearable.”

"If the princes can stand up for righteousness, the four directions will hear the wind and respond; within ten days, thousands of people can gather. When the ministers hear about it, they will definitely invite people to discuss it, and it is not convenient to apply for it. I will plan it out and delay it for a month or two. The counties in the south of the Yangtze River can go down at once. The imperial court has received the report, but it has not yet made a decision to send troops, and it will take more than a month to delay the meeting; it will take half a year to adjust the military food, and it is the first and last month for me to raise the army."

"At this time, it should be settled, and there is nothing to worry about. What's more, the two captives in the northwest have millions of dollars, and the imperial military budget is [-], which is more than the southeast. Since I have the Jiangbiao, I will definitely take it from the Central Plains. The Central Plains are unbearable. There are internal changes. When the two captives hear about it, they will also take advantage of the opportunity to enter. Although there are Yi and Lu, they cannot plan against the enemy."

"I just plan to defend the river, lighten the tax and lighten the tax, and broaden the power of the people. Which one of the four will not come to the court? Within ten years, they will end up in chaos. Otherwise, they will die at the ears of corrupt officials. You should take care of it!"

Seeing this, Zhao Gou nodded appreciatively, and said, "It's really good eloquence, enough to be an orator. If people who don't know hear it, they will listen to what he said, and they will believe in his words. Hitting the key point must have been planned for a long time, and it really is hidden deep enough."

Looking at the thick pile of information, Zhao Gou didn't explain much, but there were many things. He even investigated Fang La's uprising oath and what he said.

He had to admire the ability of his thirteenth emperor uncle. Amber Villa really should not be underestimated. This ability is comparable to the intelligence agencies of later generations. It is pervasive. As long as you want to investigate, you can find out everything about that person, which is quite efficient. high.

"It can be inferred from this that Fang La is not the kind of brave and foolhardy person. Every step is carefully calculated and every step is done. Among them, the interests of the local people need to be considered, otherwise the only way to do it is to raise the butcher's knife."

Zhao Gou muttered to himself, and sent an order for everyone to gather in the tent to discuss the big plan again.All the generals came one after another, basically standing, Zhao Gou told all the information he got, and also the results of his analysis, and said in a deep voice: "Generals, what do you think of this matter?"

Song Jiang replied: "Marshal, we still need to think long-term about this matter. Sending troops rashly will only increase casualties, and will encounter resistance from the local people, which is not good for us."

"I also think so about this matter!" Zhao Gou nodded, looked at military advisor Wu Yong, and asked, "Advisor, what should you do in your opinion?"

Wu Yong replied: "Marshal, my subordinates think that this battle is absolutely invincible, and it should be wise to win."

Zhao Gou asked curiously: "Outsmart? How to outsmart?"

Wu Yong said: "Sun Tzu said: The law of the husband's army is that the whole country is the top, followed by breaking the country; the whole army is the top, and the breaking army is the second; The whole army is the highest, and the second is to break the army. Therefore, it is not a good man who wins a hundred battles; he who is good at defeating others without fighting is also a good man."

"Therefore, the first step is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the soldiers, and the second is to attack the city. The method of attacking the city is a last resort. Repairing the oars and equipment will take three months to complete, and the distance will be three months later. Those who cannot overcome their wrath and become attached to them, killing one-third of the soldiers and not pulling out the city, will suffer a disaster from this attack.”

"Therefore, those who make good use of soldiers subdue their soldiers instead of fighting, uproot their cities instead of attacking them, and destroy their kingdoms instead of perpetuity. The method of plotting an attack."

Yue Fei answered, "Military Master, what kind of method are you doing? It's basically reading military books. What's the use?"

Liu Qi also said: "Military Master, what Pengju said is right. What we want now is methods, not tactics of war. What's the use of telling us these things?"

Zhao Gou muttered to himself: "So the law of using troops is to encircle them if they are ten, attack them if they are five, divide them if they are twice as many, fight them if they are few, escape them if they are few, and avoid them if they are not strong. The strength of the enemy is the capture of the great enemy."

Wu Yong glanced at the crowd with a smile without saying a word, then looked at Zhao Gou, listened to him recite the following words, and praised: "As expected of the Marshal, this subordinate is exactly what I mean!"

Wang Gui was puzzled and said, "Military Master, what do you mean by that? It confuses me."

Lu Junyi said in a deep voice: "What does the military master mean, let me make it true but make it false, and make it false so that it is true, and attack the heart first?"

Wu Yong nodded, and said: "At this time, our army is far inferior to Fang Layi's army, and he has been praised by the local people. Simply put, the people trust them more than us. If we send troops to attack, I don't think Fang La will be needed to do it." Whatever happens, the common people will take the initiative to come to help, and then we will face the enemy."

"The current strategy is to encircle without attacking, cut off the enemy's food and follow-up materials, and fight a protracted war. However, this method needs to occupy all the surrounding cities little by little, otherwise the enemy's cities will be connected and occupy the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions. , the food and grass in these two places are sufficient, even if we fight a protracted war with us, we are not afraid."

"When our army cuts off the enemy's food and grass, we will attack the local people and let them have conflicts with Fang La, so as to force Fang La to fight with our army. At this time, our army's combat effectiveness is sufficient, and the enemy's army is weak. There is no reason to win. In this way, we are afraid that if we want to spend the cold winter outside Hangzhou, it must be a protracted battle."

Zhao Gou asked: "Then how should we form a siege, completely trap Fang La, isolate him, and leave him helpless?"

Wu Yong replied: "Marshal can mobilize the Yongxing Army, Tai'an Army, Jiangning Mansion and other armies to completely surround the enemy army, forming a situation of encirclement and suppression, and do our best. If they attack at the same time during the period, presumably the enemy army If we don't have time to deploy troops, we will definitely lose, we can nibble away at Fang La's power little by little, and then appease the people, and at that time the soldiers in Fang La's base camp will also be shaken."

"The reason why Fang La's army is invincible is that it has received the response of the local people, and there are other forces joining in, allowing them to travel unimpeded along the way. When these people begin to rely on the imperial court and trust our army, we will attack Fang La again. , that would be much simpler."

Zhao Gou thought about it, clapped his hands and praised: "This plan is very good. Just follow the advice of the military division, we can set off for Hangzhou without any delay on the way, and march quickly. Then, join the Tai'an army, and then we can work together to encircle and suppress Fangla. , so that he can't escape."

Therefore, Zhao Gou passed on the military order, and wrote a letter in his own hand, ordering people to go to various armies to convey his commander-in-chief.Moreover, let them wait for themselves to merge with the Tai'an army, and then launch an order to attack together. They should not attack rashly to prevent Fang La's rebels from finding out. If they take precautions in advance, they will fall short.

(End of this chapter)