A knife in love

Chapter 646

Although Li Qiufeng is good at reading military books, he has never thought about these things. Hearing what Sun Guangming said, he was quite moved.

Sun Guangming said: "What's even more strange is that after Yongxi's Northern Expedition, soldiers and horses from all walks of life suffered heavy casualties. Zhao Guangyi was so angry that he issued an edict to reprimand General Pan Mei and demote him from his official position. At that time, Pan Mei was a famous general in the Song Army. Since then, Pan Mei has never done anything amazing. Most of the generals in the Northern Expedition were convicted. However, Cao Bin, as the commander of the Eastern Route Army, although He was demoted to General You Xiaowei, but only half a year later, he was reinstated as Shizhong and Wuning Army Jiedu. In the fifth year of Chunhua, he was moved to Pinglu Army Jiedu. In the third year of Zhidao, Song Zhenzong Zhao Heng Ascended the throne, and resumed Cao Bin’s post of inspector, grand teacher, and Tongping Zhangshi. A few months later, he was recalled to the court and appointed as a privy envoy, becoming the supreme commander of the Song army under the emperor.”

When Sun Guangming said this, a strange smile suddenly appeared on his face, he paused for a moment, and then continued: "Hero Li, don't you think this is strange?"

Li Qiufeng pondered for a moment, and said: "Li has very little knowledge, and he only knows a little bit about Cao Bin leading troops to fight. As for what happened after Yongxi's Northern Expedition, he doesn't know much. Listen to Mr. Sun today. Words, quite a sense of sudden enlightenment."

Sun Guangming said: "Hero Li is too modest. As the commander of the Song Army, Cao Bin was not completely suppressed because of the defeat. It was because he took the blame for one person. And this person is Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi."

Li Qiufeng said: "Li has read the history of the Song Dynasty compiled by the Yuan people in Da Nei, and it is full of records of Zhao Guangyi's foresight and command. During the Yongxi Northern Expedition, although Zhao Guangyi was in the capital, he was very concerned about the confrontation between the Song and Liao armies. The situation is as if I saw it personally, and the planning is very appropriate. If Cao Bin obeyed Zhao Guangyi's command, there would be no defeat at Qigouguan."

Sun Guangming smiled slightly and said, "Tartars can't even read all the characters. What good history books can they compile? The Song Dynasty has always respected scholars and officials since the founding of the country. The battle at Yashan destroyed the Great Song Dynasty, and almost all the educated people with lofty ideals Martyred in the national calamity, most of the literati left behind are just weak bones with little knowledge. These people were summoned by the Yuan people to compile the history of the Song Dynasty, and they could only make up random things according to the meaning of the Yuan people. No. They got some notes on daily life when Zhao Guangyi was in power, and compiled history books according to the notes on daily life. However, after Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty, it has become an open secret that the emperor tampered with daily life notes. Yuan people relied on daily life notes, Naturally, I want to brag about Zhao Guangyi."

When Sun Guangming said this, he sighed and said: "Zhao Guangyi's position is not right, and he was very afraid of daily life notes. He not only changed his daily life notes, but also changed his elder brother Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin's daily life notes. It seems that Zhao Kuangyin intended to pass on the throne to him long ago. In fact, Zhao Kuangyin always wanted to pass on the throne to his son, but he was killed by Zhao Guangyi, and the candlelight and ax shadow left an eternal mystery. These things go a long way , we don't need to study it carefully. It's just that Yongxi's Northern Expedition and Cao Bin's defeat have a great connection with the thing I'm looking for."

Li Qiufeng's heart trembled, thinking to himself that he finally got to the point.Immediately said in a deep voice: "I would like to hear the details."

Sun Guangming said: "After Zhao Guangyi killed Zhao Kuangyin and became the emperor of the Song Dynasty, those ministers were not fools. Many people saw that he was not in the right position. For example, Prime Minister Zhao Pu and others were secretly not convinced by Zhao Guangyi. The commander of the army Most of the generals were also sent by Zhao Kuangyin, who looked down upon Zhao Guangyi, an emperor who had never been on a battlefield. In order to subdue civil servants and generals, Zhao Guangyi thought of going to war with the Liao Kingdom. If he could win, these people naturally would not dare to disagree.

"But Li Daxia might as well think about it. Zhao Kuangyin is the emperor on horseback. First, he fought with Zhou Shizong Chai Rong. He has gone through hundreds of battles. After Chen Qiao's mutiny, he was dressed in a yellow robe. Although he did not have a personal conquest, he conquered Shu, conquered the Northern Han and destroyed the South. Tang, everything was planned by him in the middle, and then handed over to Wang Quanbin, Cao Bin, Pan Mei and others for execution. Zhao Guangyi has always been a civil servant, has never led troops to fight, and he is not a reckless person. Willing to take the odd risk, personally conquest of the Northern Han Dynasty does not count, and actually take the initiative to challenge the Liao Kingdom?"

Li Qiufeng said: "When Zhao Kuangyin was alive, there was only Jinyang, an isolated city left in the Northern Han Dynasty, and the Yang family and his son were the only generals who could win battles. It's like a broken house. If you kick it, the whole house will be destroyed. To collapse. Zhao Kuangyin failed to surrender the Northern Han Dynasty, but was afraid of the Liao Kingdom, which occupied the sixteen prefectures of Youyun. Because the Northern Han Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom formed an alliance, if the Song Army besieged Jinyang and the Liao Army took the opportunity to go south, the Song Army would inevitably fall into a passive position. However, after Zhao Kuangyin's death, civil strife also broke out in the Liao Kingdom. Zhao Guangyi wanted to attack Jinyang and subdue the Yang family father and son, so he thought of taking this opportunity to seize the sixteen prefectures of Youyun in one go. Although the Song army was defeated in the battle of Gaolianghe , but the muscles and bones were not injured, and this was the reason for the later Yongxi Northern Expedition."

Sun Guangming said: "What Li Daxia said is not without reason, but there is another key point, I'm afraid Li Daxia doesn't know it."

Li Qiufeng was startled, not knowing what Sun Guangming said.But Sun Guangming went on to say: "Zhao Kuangyin followed Zhou Shizong Chai Rong to conquer the Quartet. Although he has many military exploits, he has always only served as Chai Rong's commander-in-chief to protect the emperor's safety. Before he added the yellow robe, he hardly commanded a big battle alone. A precedent. Zhou Shizong, as the emperor, is also a famous general who has never been born in the world. Zhao Kuangyin has never had the opportunity to show his talents under the command of Zhou Shizong. It was not until he became emperor that he showed his demeanor. After the Song army was wiped out, there were two battles in Shu and Southern Tang Although Wang Quanbin, Cao Bin, Pan Mei and other generals led the troops to fight the war, it was Zhao Kuangyin who formulated the strategy before the war. That is to say, these few battles have not yet started, and Zhao Kuangyin has already made a plan to win. Everyone in the world I thought that Zhao Kuangyin's ability was bestowed on him by God, but Zhao Guangyi, as his younger brother, had other thoughts."

"The origin of this matter was when the Song army conquered Houshu. Cao Bin entered Sichuan and obtained a formation map from an old man..."

When Sun Guangming said this, Li Qiufeng's heart trembled, and suddenly he remembered something, and blurted out: "Marquis Wu's legacy?!"

Sun Guangming was startled when he heard Li Qiufeng speak suddenly, and turned to look at Li Qiufeng with an uncertain expression on his face.After a while, he said in a deep voice: "I originally thought that Hero Li didn't know about this, but it seems that I'm too conceited."

Li Qiufeng shook his head and said, "I'm ashamed. I just heard from Situ Qiao that Zhuge Wuhou left a formation diagram back then. It is said that this formation diagram captures the fortune of the world, invades the mystery of the sun and the moon, and can drive ghosts and gods." , and even bring people back to life..."

When he said this, he was startled and cursed himself to be damned.It turned out that he remembered that when Situ Qiao elaborated on the origin of this array, he said that Cao Bin conquered Shu and got this array by chance.Although what Situ Qiao said about Cao Bin's experience in obtaining the map is quite different from what Sun Guangming said, it is certain that the map fell into Cao Bin's hands.

When Sun Guangming heard that it was Situ Qiao who said it, not that Li Qiufeng had been looking for the formation map, he was relieved, and said: "Situ Qiao is proficient in agency information, and he has been looking for this formation map all these years. To be honest Well, when I arrived at Hutouyan that day, it was because I found the disciples of the Hua family in the capital lurking among the heroes that I knew that Situ Qiao had other plans."

Li Qiufeng's heart was clear, and he thought to himself: "You and Situ Qiao both want to get this map into your own hands. I'm afraid they have been spying on each other for a long time all these years. Otherwise, how could it be so coincidental to gather together in Hutouyansha In the castle?"

Sun Guangming went on to say: "Since Situ Qiao and Li Daxia have talked about this matter, I don't need to say more about the origin of this picture. After Cao Bin got the map, it was like a treasure. When the army returned to Bianliang, he dedicated the map to Bianliang. It was given to Zhao Kuangyin. It is said that the two asked Zhao Pu to discuss secretly, and combined the power of the three, according to the Wuhou army formation, with additional changes, a set of formations was deduced. This formation was used in the battles of the Northern Han Dynasty and the Southern Tang Dynasty It has been used before, and it beat the armies of the Northern Han and Southern Tang to pieces, and it was extremely powerful."

Li Qiufeng shook his head when he heard this, and said: "I'm afraid this is a bit exaggerated. Although Li has never joined the army, he has no experience of fighting the enemy before the battle. It's just that when Jin Yiwei was on duty I have seen the military and guards practice many times. I have heard some generals say that formations are only used for defense. If you want to deploy an army formation when you attack, you are undoubtedly self-defeating. The Song army conquered the Northern Han Dynasty and destroyed the Southern Tang Dynasty. Actively attacking, how can you set up a formation? From Li's point of view, this is just a legend, and it is not credible."

Sun Guangming nodded and said, "That's where the strange thing happened. After Zhao Kuangyin became the emperor, although Zhao Guangyi was granted the Jinyang Order, he was never asked to lead soldiers, and he never took Zhao Guangyi with him when he went out to fight. Therefore, Zhao Guangyi is unparalleled in the world in playing tricks and tricks. If he wants to lead troops to fight, he is probably not as good as a big soldier. But after he became emperor, he dared to attack the Liao Kingdom. This is one of Zhao Kuangyin's relics In the middle, I got the formation map of Marquis Wu's legacy."

Li Qiufeng was stunned, and said: "According to Mr. Sun, Zhao Guangyi took the initiative to attack the Liao Kingdom twice because after he got the battle map, he thought he could be invincible and invincible, so he rashly attacked the Liao Kingdom. ?”

Sun Guangming smiled and said: "Hero Li is right. After Zhao Guangyi obtained the formation map, he felt like a treasure. He thought that Zhao Kuangyin was invincible because of this formation map. Nothing is impossible. Now that the map is in his hands, as long as he commands the Song army according to the map, he will naturally be invincible like Zhao Kuangyin. When the Battle of Gaoliang River happened, he hadn't studied the map carefully. Before Yongxi's Northern Expedition, he had already mastered the formation plan by heart, and asked the soldiers of the Song Army to practice it proficiently according to the formation plan. He thought that with this formation plan, he could beat the Liao army behind closed doors like Zhuge Wuhou attacked Cao Wei. out."

Sun Guangming sighed at this point, and then continued: "Zhao Guangyi saw that the soldiers of the Song Army had practiced this formation very skillfully, and he was quite conceited in his heart. He thought that everything was ready and he only owed the east wind, so he planned to command Go north, and then attack the Liao Kingdom. He also named this formation, called the Pingrong Wanquan formation. As a result, this formation not only deceived Cao Bin, Pan Mei and other famous generals of the Song Dynasty, but also harmed the successive dynasties after Song Taizong The emperor of the Song Dynasty, the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty, has a great relationship with this formation."

(End of this chapter)