Qiming 1158

Chapter 277 Zhao Kaishan's Kaifeng Strategy

Zhao Kaishan couldn't think of a solution to the problem, so he wanted to ask Zhao Zuoliang.

In the end, when he was about to call Zhao Zuoliang over, he remembered that Zhao Zuoliang had been dismissed because of his eldest son's mistake, and he went back to his hometown to be idle.

There is no reliable planner around, and Zhao Xiang is a dog-headed military advisor. What can we do?

But before he could figure out how to fight Su Yonglin, news suddenly came from the rear.

Caozhou and Shanzhou, which he had previously captured, fell again, the defenders were routed, and the two states had returned to the control of the Jin army.

It is said that Kong Yanzhou, the Nanjing left-behind of Jinting, led [-] troops to retake Caozhou and Shanzhou. In this way, Jeju, which was a major logistics hub, was directly exposed to the Jin army, and the situation was urgent.

Jeju is an important logistics channel for Zhao Kaishan’s Western Expedition Army. Most of the food and grain needed by the Western Expedition Army are transported from Jeju. Once an accident occurs in Jeju, the problem will be bigger.

The army would have no food to eat.

The Daming Mansion they just conquered didn't have much food to keep them full.

It is with this in mind, and because Caozhou and Shanzhou are on the side of the diverted Yellow River, Zhao Kaishan took the opportunity to capture Caozhou and Shanzhou as the barrier of Jeju's grain route, and tried to use the Yellow River as the boundary to block the golden road of Nanjing Road. Army border guards.

Moreover, he believed that across the Yellow River, it was very difficult for the Jin army to attack the two states, so they did not leave too many troops to guard.

As a result, the Jin army really crossed the Yellow River, recaptured Caozhou and Shanzhou, and had a great deterrent posture to Jeju. The situation was very bad.

Zhao Kaishan was almost out of breath.

He just wanted to do something to Su Yonglin, but you gang of gold thieves came to do something?
Are you a gang?
"Who is Caozhou and Shanzhou defending? Why are they so incompetent? I'm going to kill him!"

Zhao Kaishan was very angry.

Then I learned that the guards of Caozhou and Shanzhou were also from the Zhao family, and that he personally appointed them and that the people had already died in Shanzhou, and Jinren had already helped him kill them in advance.

The main reason is that he left too few soldiers in Caozhou and Danzhou, a total of only 2000 people. The Jin army started fighting as soon as they crossed the river.

Zhao Yuanwang, who was in charge of guarding Caozhou and Shanzhou, was a little bit stubborn. His subordinates told him to escape. He said that he had no face to escape. When he fled back to meet Zhao Kaishan, he didn’t know what to say.

This is good, Zhao Kaishan is very embarrassed.

After the embarrassment, he had no choice but to realize that he had to return to the army to protect Jeju, and fought against the Jin army in the area of ​​Caozhou and Shanzhou, otherwise the logistics supply for the Western Expedition would not be guaranteed.

Then Zhao Kaishan further felt that it was a big hidden danger to put Nanjing Road on the side.

The ghost knows what kind of moths will come up on Nanjing Road when he is on the westward expedition, and how it will threaten his logistics. Instead of going west, it is better to go south.

To directly capture Kaifeng and defeat Ginting's Nanjing Road troops and horses, in order to create a more stable and secure logistics, this time is the best situation for him.

And it should be said or not, Kaifeng is one of the five capitals of Jinting's Nanjing, and the political significance of capturing Kaifeng will be far greater than the actual military significance.

Daming Mansion is not enough to prove my strength, Kaifeng Mansion is always enough, right?

Hmm, that's a good idea.

However, since there was such a plan, Zhao Kaishan started to think again.

The fighting strength of this Golden Army seems to be quite strong. If it is only by himself, it is estimated that the previous situation will be repeated. He cannot afford to lose now and must keep winning. Then the best way is to find a teammate to come. share risk.

Who is the most suitable teammate?

Southern Song Dynasty.

Zhao Kaishan called Zhao Xiang and had some discussions with him, wanting to explore the possibility of uniting the Southern Song Dynasty to attack Nanjing Road from the north and the south.

"Nanjing Road was originally the land of the Song Dynasty, and Kaifeng was the old capital of the Song Dynasty. I thought that the Song Dynasty would not reject our proposal. Don't they want to take back the old capital?"

Zhao Kaishan thinks so.

In this regard, Zhao Xiang is not so sure.

"If Song wanted to restore the Central Plains, he would not have killed Yue Fei back then. In the end, whether Song wanted to restore the Central Plains or not has always been a question. We don't know what the Zhao Guan family thought, and the two countries signed the agreement. If there is peace, will they really help us?"

Zhao Zuoliang was gone, but Zhao Xiang remembered Zhao Zuoliang's previous worries at this time, and felt inexplicably worried.

He felt that the Southern Song Dynasty had huge uncertainties, and it might not be so reliable to use it as a teammate of the Restoration Army, and he couldn't really count on it like this.

"That's right, but Kaifeng is the old capital of the Song Dynasty. Zhao Guan's family was born in Kaifeng, doesn't he want to go back to the place where he was born to see? Isn't this normal?"

Zhao Kaishan looked at Zhao Xiang.

Zhao Xiang pondered for a moment, but could not think of any reason to oppose it, and felt that if the Southern Song Dynasty agreed to attack from the north and the south, it would undoubtedly be a great benefit for the Restoration Army.

"If that's the case, of course it's good, then we might as well try to get in touch and have a look. If Song Guo has such an idea, it's naturally a good thing for us."

Zhao Kaishan got a satisfactory answer, so he immediately wrote a letter to Chen Chengzhi, the Privy Council member in charge of contacting Song Ting, and sent the letter through the secret channels of both parties and handed it over to Chen Chengzhi, so that the Southern Song Dynasty could have a good discussion. some time.

And he couldn't wait to go out.

It is necessary to stabilize the food route of Jeju before the Jin army threatens Jeju, and to curb the possibility of the Jin army entering his rear and destroying it at will.

At this time, in late February, Kong Yanzhou led a mixed army of [-] Jin Army troops in Caozhou and Shanzhou to massacre the soldiers of the Liberation Army and the Han landlords who supported the Liberation Army, and carried out no hesitation against the local landlords who betrayed the Jin Kingdom. Punishment".

Anyway, killing a few traitors is nothing to him, and if you kill these people, you can also raid your home, eat a good meal, and laugh at all their property and land, isn't it beautiful?

It is precisely because of this idea that even some landlords with a neutral attitude were targeted by Kong Yanzhou because of their wealth and land, and they were framed as traitors and killed.

After the annihilation, the money, land, and houses owned by these people naturally belonged to Kong Yanzhou.

Kong Yanzhou selected a small number of rewards to give to his old subordinates who have followed him for many years, or to young people who have made contributions, in order to win over people's hearts and let these people do things for him.

The effect is good, and everyone happily enjoys the joy of looting and destruction.

Of course, the ones who were killed were men, the elderly and young children, and Kong Yanzhou's favorites were juicy girls in their teens and charming young women in their 20s.

If anyone has them at home, they must be allowed to survive and become their own playthings.

This is what Kong Yanzhou planned.

Therefore, the landlords and tyrants in the land of Caozhou, single state and two states are considered to be bloody mildew.

Of course, Kong Yanzhou is a pure bastard with no moral concept. Whether it is official business or private life, he does everything he can to do evil and enjoy.

He even became lustful because he found out that the daughter of a maid was beautiful, so he threatened the maid so that he could stretch out his dirty hands to the maid's daughter.

The maid was originally unwilling to cooperate, but after being abused by him in many ways, she had a nervous breakdown and finally let go, so Kong Yanzhou got his wish and took the maid's daughter as his concubine.

Those who knew about this matter all despised what Kong Yanzhou did.

However, he has a keen sense of politics and stands in a good line. He has held real power for decades because of the rebel Song Guijin, so people hate and despise him as a person, but no one really dares to judge him.

Although he is old now, he still has the same wickedness as he used to do. He still enjoys everything he can do. His gray hair does not forget to kidnap Erba Mei Jiao Niang and stage a performance of [One Tree Pear Blossoms Press Begonia].

On February 23rd, when he was enjoying Meijiaoniang, a news came suddenly.

The news said that the main force of the Restoration Army is heading south, has arrived in Jeju, and is sending a small group of troops to the south for testing, and there are still large groups of main forces behind.

Kong Yanzhou suppressed his exuberant lust, got out of bed, and gathered a group of generals who were enjoying the bliss of the world with him to discuss countermeasures.

(End of this chapter)