Tang Dynasty Mingyue Song Dynasty Pass

Chapter 349
At this moment, Meng Xuanyu sincerely begged Su Chen to give advice and preach, and he had no doubts about his talent and insight.

Just now, Meng Xuanyu felt that Su Chen was just a talented literati who knew how to write poems. This kind of humanities are often ignorant of politics.

However, after listening to Su Chen's remarks, he had a deeper understanding of Su Chen's abilities. This person is definitely an all-rounder in both civil and military affairs, and a person who knows practical strategies. Pragmatic wit.

Su Chen hesitated, and said: "I don't know anything about the specific situation, national strength, etc., so it's not easy to come up with countermeasures immediately. Brother Meng can answer some questions, such as the military strength of Shu, food and grass , the generals in the army, etc., how long can they withstand the state of Song?"

Hearing this, Meng Xuanyu frowned, pondered for a moment, and said: "The army of Shu has 20 horses, not many outstanding generals, and enough food and grass, but the fighting spirit in the army is not high. The army, the division of tigers and wolves, has been fighting all year round, and it is simply not something that the Shu army can compete with!"

Su Chen nodded. According to historical records, the Song army attacked Houshu in an all-round way in November after winter, and it was like a broken bamboo.In January of the following year, when soldiers approached the city, Meng Chang gave up resistance and surrendered to the Song Dynasty, without making much resistance at all.

Thus, in the Five Dynasties period, there was the famous "Poem on the Decline of the Country" written by Mrs. Huarui of Houshu: "The flag was raised and lowered on the king's city, and the concubine learned it in the deep palace? 14 people were disarmed, and none of them was boy!"

This poem is written with passion, showing Mrs. Huarui's deep sorrow for the subjugation of the country and her deep feelings for those who have wronged the country; it also writes with personality, vividly showing the image of a talented woman who knows shame and has character.

Su Chen looked at his pale complexion, and said, "Actually, although the number of soldiers of the Kingdom of Shu cannot confront the army of the Kingdom of Song head-on, the mountains in the Kingdom of Shu are high and the roads are far away, the terrain is special, the forest is dense, there are many rivers, and there is a lot of malaria. Therefore, as long as the Shu army can't hold on, they can hold some mountain and river fortresses and the places they must pass through, and hold back the Song army who travels far away and goes deep alone. It may not be impossible to drag on."

After Meng Xuanyu heard this, he nodded slightly. Some of his counselors had also raised these points. It seems feasible, but the key is that the Shu army has lived in peace for too long and has no fighting power. , didn't have the guts to resist at all.

"To be honest, the fighting spirit of the Shu army is weak, and the Shu army alone cannot fight against the Song army. Therefore, this time the envoys came to Jinling City, and they also wanted to meet the officials of the Tang Dynasty. I implore Nian to send troops to aid Shu in the country of brothers. Kingdom, strengthen the confidence of the Shu army, and unite to save the misfortune of Shu." Meng Xuanyu said worriedly.

Su Chen nodded slightly, and understood what he meant. However, in history, Li Yu did not send troops to rescue the Kingdom of Shu, because he himself was already afraid of the Kingdom of Song, and did not dare to make extravagant problems. Desperation sees death and refuses to save it, and in the end, his lips die and his teeth are cold, and it is Nan Tang's turn to be swallowed up.

There is a saying that during an avalanche, no snowflake is innocent.

Su Chen suddenly said: "Actually, it's not impossible to change the fighting spirit of the Shu army in a short period of time!"

"Oh, what way?" Meng Xuanyu asked a little excitedly.

Su Chen said very calmly: "Brother Meng, sit down first, let me talk."

"Okay, I will listen carefully." Meng Xuanyu cupped his hands and said.

"First, do a good job of controlling public opinion. Through the printing methods controlled by the imperial court, publish newspapers and periodicals to exaggerate how brutal the Song army was, killing innocent people in the land of Jingchu, digging the graves of officials and generals' ancestors, and even opening coffins and robbing graves. Burning, killing, looting, etc. in Jiangbei, etc., vigorously publicize these. If the soldiers of the Shu army cannot defend their homes and the country, all the Shu soldiers will be killed by the Song army, and women and children will be bullied by the Song army.

"Is this possible?" Meng Xuanyu was a little surprised. He had never thought of this kind of method of manipulating public opinion, let alone tried it.

Su Chen smiled and said: "Of course it is useful. Don't forget that when Linzi was besieged in Qi State, General Tian Dan of Qi State used this public opinion strategy to spread hatred, stimulate the soldiers of the Qi army, and even lure the Yan army to dig graves outside the city. , so that the Qi army was united and united, and the Yan army was driven away."

Meng Xuanyu pondered for a while, nodded slowly and said: "It makes sense!"

"Second, in the use of generals, use more generals from the tiger and cardinals, capable people with lofty ideals, and heroes from all over the world, and mobilize the heroes of Shu to join the army to improve their combat effectiveness. As far as I know, the governor of Wenzhou has all the heroes, and Lv Han, Inspector of Jiazhou, Song Dewei, Inspector of Guozhou, and Wang Keliao, Inspector of Suizhou are all people who can break mountains and rivers and be of great use. If they are mobilized in advance, lead troops to serve the king, or be transferred to the fortress of Guanjian Pass to defend the pass, It is not so easy for the Song army to drive straight into the capital of Shu Kingdom."

Su Chen talked eloquently, with a calm expression and well-founded reasons. As for these generals of the Shu Kingdom, Su Chen saw it when he was reading history books. The abuse of Houshu soldiers led to continuous uprisings in various places. Among them, Quan Shixiong, Lu Han and others were the leaders of the uprising army and were recorded in the Qing History.

Meng Xuanyu was a little surprised. As the second prince of the Shu Kingdom, he didn't know all of these provincial governors, even two of them were unfamiliar, and he didn't know where they were governors, but Su Chen could He was shocked to say the names of the four local governors of Shu so accurately.

This is exactly the same as Zhuge Wolong's ability to know the affairs of the world without leaving Longzhong!

The way he looked at Su Chen changed even more, and he was shocked by admiration again. Those red phoenix eyes shone brightly, making him even more charming.

Su Chen was a little distracted, but he quickly recovered and reminded himself that there was a man in front of him, not a woman, and if he couldn't be fascinated by his "beauty", then he would be too useless.

"Young Master Su really has the talent for governing the country, and now Meng is convinced." Meng Xuanyu sighed softly, showing a look of great admiration.

Su Chen shook his head and said, "It's just talk on paper. Whether it's useful or not will only be known after the Shu Kingdom tries it. Besides, even if you know, it's still unknown whether you can persuade the Emperor of the Shu Kingdom to follow suit."

Meng Xuanyu nodded again when he heard the words, agreed with Su Chen's analysis, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you Mr. Su for your advice, the thousand taels of gold will be delivered to Peng's residence in the afternoon."

A thousand taels of gold is equivalent to ten thousand taels of silver, which is by no means a small amount. There are no silver bills in this era, so it is impossible to carry it with you, so you can only send it to your home.

"I toast Mr. Su!" Meng Xuanyu raised his jadeite luminous cup and toasted Su Chen.

Su Chen lowered his head and took a look at his wine glass, it was just an ordinary porcelain cup, he immediately got more thoughtful, and said with a smile: "Brother Meng's wine glass is of high-quality jade, it's not like ordinary things, can you borrow it for a look?"

"Oh, of course!" Meng Xuanyu handed over the wine glass in his hand.

Su Chen took it over, looked at it for a while, praised the luminous cup a few times, then drank the wine in the cup, chuckled and said, "The cup is a good cup, and the wine is also a good wine. I'll finish this cup of wine. But next time I have something to do in the Peng Mansion, I won’t be drinking with Brother Meng any more, so I’m leaving!”

Meng Xuanyu's expression froze, he glanced at Su Chen, then at his own wine glass, already stunned.

(End of this chapter)