Tiantang Splendid

4151 - Marine Deterrence
Cheng Yaojin also straightened up. He was talking about internal affairs and public security earlier, but he was able to maintain a tacit understanding with the prince and not to break the relationship between the two parties. Jin can't avoid it even if he wants to.

Of course, he didn't want to avoid it either.

Li Jing was dressed in military attire, with a helmet on his head, walked briskly into the hall, first knelt down on one knee and gave a military salute to the prince, then got up and nodded to the crowd one by one, his eyes fell on Cheng Yaojin's face when he met his four eyes, Slightly squinted.

He was over seventy years old, but his back was still straight without any hunched posture, his three long beards were white and neat, his face was clear and his eyes were piercing, and he looked like a fairy. Like those alchemists in Zhongnan Mountain who asked for immortality...

Li Jing took his seat, before he could ask any questions, he immediately opened his mouth to report the situation of the battle: "You Houwei's entire army has already withdrawn, and when he retreated, he retreated without chaos, obviously premeditated, the veteran dare not send troops to pursue too closely, lest they fall into an ambush. "

In "Zuo Zhuan", there was Cao GUI's discussion about the battle of Changshao, in which there was a sentence "I see its chaos and its flags, so I chased it", which means that when the enemy retreats, beware of its ambush, Only when its ruts are messy and its flag is down can it be pursued, otherwise it must be handled with caution.

And Youhou Wei retreated without chaos, obviously he had prepared himself for it, if he pursued rashly, he might fall into the opponent's ambush circle and lead to a big defeat.

The reason is extremely sufficient, but the real reason is Li Jing's order not to pursue...

Li Chengqian nodded, and said: "It is true that the pheasant slaves were not filial and rebelled before the funeral of the late emperor, but Gu couldn't ignore the peace of the soul of the late emperor, so at present, the funeral ceremony is the first priority, and other things are temporarily slowed down. Today, the world is peaceful. , Huanghuang in the prosperous age, Gu is the crown prince conferred by his father's golden canon, where his righteousness lies. How can one or two people who are greedy for profit be able to shake the country's foundation by perverse actions? Let him retreat to Tongguan, just to strictly guard the important places in the capital. We must not allow them to flee to Guanzhong and cause harm to the people."

Li Jing said solemnly: "That's right. Your Highness is justified. He will ascend the throne only after the funeral. Why did the clown change his fate against the sky? The old minister must strictly guard the pass, stabilize the capital, and prevent the contemptible people from succeeding."

Li Chengqian looked at Cheng Yaojin again, and said solemnly: "The capital is an important place, and Lu Guogong needs to pay more attention to it. Don't make the capital chaotic and thieves breed. Otherwise, we will be ashamed of the late emperor, and we will have no face to the old master of the capital."

The atmosphere is a little weird.

Cheng Yaojin just opened the gates of the city and let the guards of the right guard enter the city to attack the Taiji Palace. He is obviously inclined to the king of Jin. Is to hand over my own lifeline...

Cheng Yaojin was also taken aback for a moment, paused for a while, and nodded heavily: "Don't worry, Your Highness, as long as the veteran is alive, he will definitely guard Chang'an and prevent bandits from causing trouble."

Besides lamenting the prince's open-mindedness, what else can he say?
Is it possible that he really thinks the prince is a fool?

It's just that he sees that he will only benefit from the fisherman, but he will never become one of the snipe and clam...

If the crown prince was held accountable for letting You Hou Wei enter the city, he would refute it on the grounds that "the king of Jin held the photo of the late emperor". After all, who knows whether the photo of the king of Jin is true or not?And afterwards, he can also blame the prince for being narrow-minded and venting his anger on others.

But now that it's like this, if he does something unfavorable to Donggong behind his back, he will feel embarrassed...

The "feudal world" is indeed very tempting, but it is not enough to make him willing to fight against the prince of the East Palace, and be scolded by the world as a "rebel" all his life.

Li Chengqian hit Cheng Yaojin with a few sentences, and gave him full respect. Seeing that Cheng Yaojin had understood it, he nodded in satisfaction, and asked: "The reason why the pheasant slave retreated to Tongguan must be to stick to the dangerous pass and wait for reinforcements. Since the clans in Shandong and Jiangnan dared to trick him into rebelling, they must have made preparations in advance. Perhaps at this moment, the reinforcements and supplies organized by the clans in the two places are continuously advancing towards Guanzhong. I wonder if you have any good strategies to retreat from the enemy?"

The crowd was silent.

During the prosperous times, the clans hoarded wealth and manipulated politics, and in the troubled times, they recruited troops to occupy one side. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the clans in Shandong and Jiangnan were dishonest, and many families participated in the struggle for hegemony.

With the profound foundations of the elites of these two places, it is not a problem to form an army of more than [-] people, and the amount of food, fodder and supplies is endless.

It must be known that when Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was oppressed by the Guanzhong clan, he took the initiative to go to Jiangnan to ask for help from the Jiangnan clan. The strength of Jiangnan can be seen...

Now that he dared to support King Jin in seizing the heir apparent, he would definitely do his best.

Previously, His Majesty Li Er personally drove to Goguryeo. Although he claimed to mobilize millions of soldiers and horses from all over the world, the main force was still the sixteen guards stationed in various places in Guanzhong. This battle was very difficult and the losses were extremely heavy. Great wear and tear.

And just after Dongzheng returned to the court, the mutiny of the Guanlong clan broke out again. After repeated vicious battles, Guanlong was defeated, and more and more of Guanzhong's vitality was consumed.

How to recover in a short time?
Right now, the guard of the right Marquis swears allegiance to the king of Jin, the guard of the left guard watches from across the bank, and most of the other sixteen guards stand by and watch... With the six rate of the East Palace alone, how to resist the guards of the right marquis and the reinforcements formed by the clans of Shandong and Jiangnan is almost a constant challenge. supply?

If you are not careful, the empire will fall into a situation of confrontation and separatism between the east and the west. This is by no means as simple as dividing the country into two, but it means that from now on, with Tongguan as the center, the east and west will start an endless war. How much food, fodder, army and horses have been consumed, and I don't know how many Chinese sons and daughters have shed blood.

The situation is precarious.

Li Chengqian glanced at Li Ji who was silent, and asked Fang Jun, "What does Erlang think?"

At such a critical time, all the civil and military officials were present, but the prince was called so affectionately, which showed Fang Jun's position in the prince's mind, and it inevitably caused everyone present to have different thoughts.But of course there is envy, but there is not much jealousy, because the reason why Fang Jun is so valued and close to the prince is that he has spared no effort and went through life and death several times in exchange for it.

This is what Fang Jun deserves. On the contrary, if the prince had never been so close to Fang Jun and obeyed his words, it would make others feel chilling...

Fang Jun looked relaxed, and said with a smile: "Your Highness, don't worry, even if the clans of these two places fully support King Jin, they may not be able to mobilize too many resources. Even if they send a soldier, it is equivalent to giving the humble minister an excuse. All the goods piled up in the warehouses of Huating Town will be confiscated by the ministers, and His Highness can make a fortune, just to fill the shortage of the national treasury."

Everyone suddenly realized that the elites in Shandong and Jiangnan have been escorted by the navy these years, and the sea trade between the east and the south is getting bigger and bigger, making huge profits every year.But the foundation of maritime trade lies in Huating Town, a port open to the outside world, and Huating Town, that is Fang Jun's territory.

Li Xiaogong reminded: "Shandong and Jiangnan are rich and prosperous. Although the sea trade goods are confiscated and confiscated by you, you will lose a lot of money, but the family is well-off. If you bite your teeth and squeeze, you can still spend a lot of money and food. And the biggest threat right now is Once the coalition forces formed by the clans of the two places join forces at Tongguan and then join forces to attack Chang'an, I'm afraid we may not be able to stop it."

If you can't stop the opponent's first wave of offensive, everything will stop, even if you evacuate the warehouses of the two powerful families, so what?
As long as they assist the King of Jin to ascend to the throne, those people will definitely get extremely generous returns in politics. As long as they have political power, the money, food, gold and silver lost now will be earned back ten times and a hundred times in a few years.

Cen Wenwen also frowned and said: "As long as King Jin once again sends his troops into the customs after receiving the reinforcements and gains the upper hand, those sixteen guards who are waiting and watching now will definitely respond one after another, making their strength expand in a short period of time, which cannot be ignored."

The so-called influence of the whole body, any change in the current situation may suddenly lead to unexpected changes.

Fang Jun nodded slightly, calmly: "Don't worry, everyone, the Shandong family has been hit hard since the end of the Sui Dynasty, and their strength has been seriously damaged, especially the population of each family has dropped sharply. Even if they are squeezed together, how many people can be squeezed out to help King Jin ? As for the Jiangnan clan... They want to arrive at Tongguan with all their beards and tails, I am afraid it is wishful thinking."

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then they suddenly became enlightened. Cheng Yaojin also gave Fang Jun a complicated look.

Why did Fang Jun dare to say such "crazy words"?
Because of the sailor!

The Jiangnan area has many rivers and abundant water conservancy. This was originally an advantage of the Jiangnan clan. The newly formed army and supplies and supplies can be transported to Tongguan along the Grand Canal quickly and with minimal loss.

But because of the existence of the navy, the criss-crossing rivers may instead become nooses around the necks of the Jiangnan clan.

The navy is not just an invincible force that wreaks havoc on the ocean, but also transfers those arrogant soldiers to flat-bottomed light river boats, relying on their unique boat maneuvering skills, supplemented by powerful guns and artillery, how can those hastily formed elite private armies adversary?

Cheng Yaojin asked: "The main force of the navy is currently stationed in various ports in Dongyang and Nanyang. How long will it take if we want to send the main force back to Huating Town to attack the private army of the Jiangnan clan?"

He asked a key question. Nanyang Annan, Johor and other countries are thousands of miles away from the Tang Dynasty. The wind and waves on the ocean are not as unpredictable as on land. Long-distance sailing takes time and energy. The formed private army has already arrived at Tongguan, so even if the navy can really block the main rivers in the south of the Yangtze River, what's the use?
It's just that based on his position of standing on the sidelines before, it is inevitable that he will be suspected of "spying on the military situation" when he is asking questions like this...

Fang Jun was full of confidence in the navy he built, and said with a smile: "But there is a mob, even if there are [-] or [-] people, why do you need to mobilize the main force of the navy? A partial division, changing to a flat-bottomed river boat, is enough. It is raging in the south of the Yangtze River, from Huating Town to the Yangtze River in the south of the Yangtze River, and if there is a boat in the water, it will sink one."

(End of this chapter)