Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 381

Xia Kingdom Jinling City, the imperial palace is in the hall.

Yu Zhaoling put down the ink brush in his hand, looked at the memorials piled high beside him, and couldn't help but sigh.The good mood originally gained from the relatively smooth battles in Xiangzhou and Jiangyang counties on the southwest front was swept away in an instant.

He opened his mouth, then looked at the old eunuch Sixi who was waiting in front of the palace, and said with a trace of emotion:
"My friend, everyone in the world yearns for the throne, but who knows that this emperor is really not easy to be! The daily political affairs of the country give me a headache, so I can only stay in the palace of the body all the time..."

Having said that, Yu Zhaoling patted his thigh, shook his head and smiled wryly:
"Leaving the army and not riding a horse for a long time, this feeling of growing flesh really makes me feel a lot of emotion!"

Hearing the words, the old eunuch Sixi bowed slightly, and said:
"Your Majesty, ordinary people only know the power of the emperor. How do you know that your majesty shoulders the burden of a country, and tens of millions of people in the world are tied to one body, and the hard work of daily food and clothing?"

Perhaps it was because there were only a few confidant eunuchs in the Jinshen Palace at this time, Yu Zhaoling didn't have much scruples, his mood suddenly fell, he sighed again, shook his head and said:
"If there is a choice, I'd still like to be my king Qi. Leave all these messy state affairs to the father, or the fourth brother..."

In this sentence, Yu Zhaoling even changed his name, obviously subconsciously expressing his thoughts.

Sixi lowered her head slightly and stopped answering the conversation.

Jin Wang Yu Zhaoli was the rebellious son appointed by the previous emperor. Although he still left a trace of blood in the world, the names and generations of the Jin Wang family have been removed from the clan roster.

Such a sensitive person, with the old eunuch's cautious temperament, naturally wouldn't say a word...

Yu Zhaoling also knew that he had made a slip of the tongue, coughed lightly, changed the subject, and said:
"I heard that the emperor of Yun Kingdom is setting up an organization called the cabinet, and he selects young and capable officials from the court to fill it. Moreover, the cabinet officials are not high-ranking. They only participate in government affairs and help the Emperor Yun handle state affairs. Such a system can reduce the burden on the emperor. It can also train young officials in the court, which is worth learning from. When the imperial examinations in the court are over, I should also select people to form them!"

Although he suffered repeated setbacks in Yunguo's hands, with Yu Zhaoling's temperament, he would not deliberately shy away from talking about Yunguo's brilliance.

Hearing this, the old eunuch answered quickly:

"Your Majesty is able to take the essence of the court system of Yun Kingdom and discard its dross. After His Majesty makes a drastic move to sweep away the corruption in the Qing Dynasty, with our profound background in Great Xia, why should Yun Kingdom worry?"

Yu Zhaoling smiled slightly when he heard this.

Obviously, he thought so too.

As long as the officials in the court cheer up and stop fighting each other and falling into the predicament of consuming national power, no matter how heroic and powerful the Emperor Yun is, he will not be able to hold back the national power of Yun State, the population of the people, the number of talents in the country, etc., which are all different from Great Xia Too far!
Just like the current situation in the southwest, even though Xia Guo lost the four counties in the southwest, its strength was greatly reduced, and the Turks were still eyeing the north.But as long as he took a breath of relief, Xia Guo would be able to mobilize and form enough soldiers and horses to guard the southwest, forcing Yun Guo to mobilize all the troops in the country and fight with all his might!

And at this moment, a eunuch hurried into the hall, bowed down and saluted, and said anxiously:
"Your Majesty Qizuo, Commander of Yipin Embroidered Clothes, Master Feng Chu is out to see you, and there is an urgent report from the Southwest Army!"

Obviously, the news that Jinling had received before was that the situation in the Southwest was very good.But for some reason, when Yu Zhaoling heard the urgent report of the Southwest Army at this time, he didn't think about it at all. The first reaction was a sudden feeling of uneasiness in his heart.

"Hurry up!"

"Yes!"

After a while, Feng Chu, with an ugly face, walked quickly into the hall, bowed to Yu Zhaoling to salute, raised the memorial in his hand, and said anxiously:
"Your Majesty, urgent reports are coming from several places in the southwest! The left general of Jiangyang County, Qiu Tianlu, was stopped by the Yun Army and stopped under the Jianzhou Pass."

"Among Xiangzhou County, Yunguo's northward general Cheng did not know how to use his troops and was extremely cautious. He gathered an army of [-] to defend Longnan, and our army could not advance an inch."

"In Shaoyang County, General Di Qing of Yunguo Wuxiang was defeated first and then won. He sent a surprise army to raid Lingzhou, the barrier in the south of Yongzhou. The situation in Yongzhou is critical!"

"There is also Leizhou! Previously, the Yunguo Navy and our Leizhou Navy fought each other, and each had a victory or defeat. But seven days ago, the main force of the Yunguo Navy met the forward of our Leizhou Navy, relying on its tall, strong, fast warship Hurry up, storm the forward of our navy, causing more than a hundred warships to be wiped out. The main force of the navy failed to go to the rescue, and the Yunguo navy Henghai battalion looted and burned the camp when Leizhou was empty."

"As soon as I heard the news, I embroidered the clothes and sent them back on a fast horse. The detailed military reports from all over the country will be delivered in the same day!"

With four bad news in a row, the situation in the Southwest, which had been gradually improving, was now stagnant.

Yu Zhaoling was stunned for a moment, before he realized, his brows were furrowed, and he hurriedly asked:

"What about Wuling County?"

Confronting the Xia Army of Wuling County was the army commanded by General Yun Wu Zixu.Wu Zixu's annihilation of tens of thousands of frontier troops in the Southwest in the first battle was caused by many factors, but in the end, his reputation was too great, which made everyone in the Xia Kingdom afraid of him.

"Tianmenfu's cloud army has increased its troops again and again, and has made frequent changes, but it has not yet mobilized troops."

Speaking of this, perhaps because he was worried that Yu Zhaoling was too worried, Feng Chu said again:

"Your Majesty, General Sun Qianfang is the most calm in his military operations. The Zongyun Army has been provoking again and again, and they are only concentrating on strengthening the defense line. There should be nothing to worry about..."

Yu Zhaoling pondered for a moment, then nodded, and said:
"Wuling Mansion is located in the southwest direction. As long as Yongzhou and Xingyuan Mansions are not lost, the Yun Army will not dare to go deep into Anshun and Shaoyang counties!"

"The most important thing now is Yongzhou!"

Hearing this, Feng Chu said in a deep voice:

"Yes! General Yun Di Qing was born as a confidant of Emperor Yun, a ninth-rank master in the army. It is said that he once invaded our Great Xia Kingdom with Emperor Yun. Although this person did not make great military exploits like Wu Zixu, Wuzhou During the battle, even though the Marquis of Deyang had the Leizhou navy to help him, he did not get any advantage, which shows his ability to lead the army!"

"Now that Di Qing is showing his talents, in the land of Yongzhou, please make preparations early!"

Hearing this, Yu Zhaoling suddenly felt a headache, and supported his forehead and said:

"The land and population of the Yun Kingdom are not as large as my Great Xia's, but why can the Emperor Yun get so many powerful generals to serve under his command? And Wu Zixu, was it really wrong for me to eradicate the Southwest General?"

Feng Chu pursed his lips, lowered his head and said in a deep voice:

"Your Majesty, please prepare early!"

Yu Zhaoling gritted his teeth, raised his head and said:
"Here's an order to transfer [-] soldiers from the Xiangzhou army to the left general Qiu Tianlu's command, and also pass on my oral order, ordering him to take the Jianzhou Pass no matter what the cost!"

"Marquis Qimo of Deyang, personally go to Yongzhou to sit in town, allow him to act cheaply, and dispatch local county soldiers from nine counties in the south of the Yangtze River to assist in the defense. We must die to protect Yongzhou!"

"Leizhou Navy should not start the battle lightly, so the Jinling Navy will go to Leizhou for support!"

Hearing this, Feng Bao clasped his fists in salute, and said in a deep voice:
"Yes!"
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Jiangyang County, under Jianzhou Pass.

But when Qiu Tianlu led his soldiers and horses to come here again, he saw from a distance above the Jianzhou pass, there were already dozens of crossbows on the bed, huge arrows shining with cold light, Just looking at it makes people feel uneasy.

Qiu Tianlu's always gloomy face became even uglier now.

The extra war weapon bed crossbow above the pass does not just mean that it has become more difficult to conquer Jianzhou pass.And it also means that during the time when they were tricked back to Guangyuan Mansion by the suspected soldiers of the Yun Army, the supplies of the Yun Army had already been sent over by the rear!

The Yun army is backed by Jiangyang County, but the food and supplies consumed by the Qiutian Road Department have to be transported from Xingyuan Mansion by manpower, and the consumption on the two roads is not at the same level at all.

Not to mention, there will be a steady stream of soldiers and horses coming to Yunguo in the future.If it can't be captured by force in a short time, I'm afraid there will be no chance to get involved in Jiangyang County again!

Thinking of this, Qiu Tianlu's eyes sharpened.

There must be no delay!

Qiu Tianlu turned his head abruptly, looking around at the generals behind him.

A group of generals felt Qiu Tianlu's sharp eyes sweeping towards him, and remembered that they were the ones who tried their best to persuade Qiu Tianlu to return to help before, all of them suddenly felt guilty, and all lowered their heads not daring to look directly.

Qiu Tianlu didn't take the opportunity to explode, but said coldly:

"Order the whole army to make meals immediately. Once the application time is over, you will lead your troops and horses, and take turns to attack Jianzhou Pass day and night, at all costs, to take down Jianzhou Pass!"

Although at this time Qiu Tianlu didn't have much confidence in whether he could win the Jianzhou Pass.But Jiangyang County is related to the situation in the southwest and the general situation between Xia and Yun, so he can't leave so easily!

The generals didn't dare to refute at this time, they quickly clasped their fists together and responded:
"The last will obey!"

Qiu Tianlu waved away the generals, looked up at Jianzhou Pass in the distance, his face was heavy.

At this time, above Jianzhou Pass, Zhuge Liang waved a feather fan, accompanied by Jiang Wei, climbed above the pass, and looked at the incoming Xia army from a distance.

"My lord, the Xia army is about to attack the city, please go back as soon as possible!" Jiang Wei persuaded.

Zhuge Liang felt that he was a literati without the power to restrain a chicken, so he nodded immediately, and when he was about to turn around and leave, he suddenly stopped, turned his head to look at Jiang Wei, and said in a deep voice:

"Bo Yue, Xia's army is now on the defensive, and the strategy of night attack is no longer advisable, so you must not attack rashly! I have another plan. If you want to wipe out the enemy army in front of you, you must not startle the enemy!"

The reason why Zhuge Liang still has to explain such a sentence at this time is probably because Jiang Wei dared to attack the summer camp with [-] cavalry before, which is too bold.

Xia Jun has suffered a loss, and now he must be on guard, and this plan must never be done again!

Jiang Wei nodded solemnly when he heard this, and said:

"Please don't worry, my lord, you will know in the end!"

Now Zhuge Liang was ordered by Xiao Cheng to be in charge of Jiangyang County's military affairs, and Jiang Wei naturally had to obey his orders.Moreover, Jiang Wei had an inexplicably fond impression of Zhuge Liang, so he did not disobey his orders.

It's just that Jiang Wei at this time couldn't bear the curiosity in his heart, and said:

"It's just that the last general is daring. I don't know how my lord wants to wipe out the invading Xia army?"

Zhuge Liang heard the words, and said softly to Jiang Wei:
"Divide the troops into Jiangyou and march along the Yinping trail. The front of the soldiers will point directly at Xingyuan Mansion, and cut off the back of the Xia army!"

When Jiang Wei heard this, his eyes shrank suddenly, and he said in shock:
"Yinping Trail? However, Yinping Road is dangerous and rugged, and the Motian Ridge it passes through is almost all cliffs and there is no road. The army can't get through this place at all... Even though Xia Jun was trapped under the Jianzhou Pass, he never thought about it. Enter from here!"

Zhuge Liang heard the words, waved the feather fan slightly in his hand, nodded and said:
"If it had been before, I would not have dared to use this risky strategy. But before leaving Beijing, His Majesty ordered me to lead the Wudang Flying Army, all of whom were the people of the Nanjun tribe. They walked in the mountains as usual. They are the elite of the world and can help I will do this!"

Jiang Wei had never seen Wudang Feijun, but he couldn't judge and measure it.But the inexplicable trust in Zhuge Liang in his heart made him choose to believe in Zhuge Liang's plan.

"I just hope that everything will be as planned by your lord!" Jiang Wei said in a deep voice.
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At this time, on the Yinping Trail, the mountain road is like a vertical Motianling mountain road. Three thousand Wudang flying troops have abandoned their war horses. They only wear light armor and carry long knives, bows and crossbows. Under the leadership of Zhao Yun and Yang Zaixing, Climb over this dangerous Motian Ridge, which makes locals avoid it, and military strategists and generals of all dynasties can only ignore the existence of Yinping Road.

Zhao Yun and Yang Zaixing are both rank nine fighters, even though they are on the cliffs that can barely be called the mountain path, they are walking on flat ground.

When climbing, the two of them were even able to keep waving their spears in their hands, and the spears were fired, leaving countless gun marks on the cliff for subsequent soldiers and horses to use their strength to climb.

The Wudang Flying Army is also a third-tier unit, with special blessings.If you can't reach it, but it's not too difficult.With Zhao Yun and Yang Zaixing clearing the way ahead, the speed is not even slow, barely able to keep up with the pace of the two.

Motian Ridge is just a dangerous mountain road, so it is difficult to climb, but it is not a high peak. In one day, a group of soldiers and horses have already reached the mountain peak.

The next mountain road down the mountain is not as difficult and rugged as it was when going up the mountain, and the slope is slightly gentler.And above this mountain, there happened to be a platform for soldiers to repair.

Standing on the mountain peak, a group of soldiers who were extremely exhausted all let out a long breath and sat down on the ground.

"General, don't worry, there will be no more difficult roads on this Yinping road from now on!" The guide who was found was sitting on the ground, panting, and said to Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun nodded and subconsciously looked into the distance.

Climbing to a high place and looking far away, you can see that the Yinping Trail is still rough and difficult to walk, but as far as the naked eye can see, there is indeed no such difficult road as Motianling.

Bearing Zhuge Liang's great trust, Zhao Yun, who shoulders the Jianzhou Guan garrison to wipe out the invading Xia army and completely relieve the danger of Jiangyang County, is not insignificant.Along the way, he was full of worries.

It wasn't until now that the army was flipping through Motian Ridge, and the plan was more than half completed, Zhao Yun's face softened a little at this time, and his eyes became more determined.

　Tactical Guidance: Deng Ai (Battle to Destroy Shu)

　　
　
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