The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

The actual situation in the southern battlefield is not difficult to find out. Under the deliberate inquiring of Liao scouts, it was quickly exposed to the world, and the news quickly spread to the Liao army camp at the foot of Helan Mountain.

Although there have been various tests, when the news was really confirmed, Liao Xingzong Yeluzong was really angry and almost spewed old blood. The cunning and cunning of the Song people exceeded his imagination. People have ulterior motives to join forces to attack Xia, but the Liao State has always followed the principle of 'stricter to others than self-discipline', and there are some things that Song State can never do.

In the golden tent, Yeluzong really called a group of ministers to discuss countermeasures. The current situation is not optimistic. Originally, Song and Liao attacked Xia, but now it has become Song and Xia jointly resisting Liao. With confidence, there is no guarantee of victory.

"Qi Zou the emperor, the people of the Song Dynasty betrayed their faith and were in cahoots with Xia Guo. The old minister thought that if this war had to be fought, the most sensible thing to do now would be to retreat as soon as possible. Although our army suffered a small loss, its strength did not have much influence. It is used for defense. There should be more than enough between Song and Xia." Zhang Jian said.

"Master Zhang is right. Logically speaking, the military strength of the Song and Xia countries combined is not as strong as our Daliao army, but although our Daliao army has millions of troops, they cannot all be used to attack Xia. The battle within the country is still at a disadvantage, so it is better to retreat and mobilize a large army of Chen soldiers in Bazhou to take revenge on the Song people; the Song people can help Xia, but the Xia people may not help Song, because I think carefully, the Song people must have seen through us. Daliao's strategy is not willing to lose the northwest barrier, so it has cast a shadow on us. For Xia, they are weapons in the hands of the Song people. The two sides are only using each other. How can there be a strong alliance?" Nanya Shangshu Liuzi Asked to play. [

Yelu Zongzhen let out a long sigh and said: "What both of you said is reasonable, but I really don't want to be reconciled to being tricked by the Song and Xia countries on top of the applause, and I have to withdraw the army before I have a piece of land. How can I swallow it?" This bad breath."

"Brother Huang, since you can't swallow this breath, why do you want to retreat? At worst, another 20 troops will be sent to Xia for reinforcements. Isn't it all the way? Although the people of Song Dynasty are cunning, they only played tricks behind their backs, but they didn't directly attack me in the open. Daliao is the enemy, which shows that they are afraid, so the only ones fighting us are the hungry, skinny and useless Xia Guo. We can do the opposite. Instead of withdrawing, they will increase their troops, and they will be caught off guard." Yelu Chongyuan, the emperor's younger brother, said impassionedly.

Xingzong's eyes lit up, Yelu Chongyuan's words were not unreasonable, maybe a surprise move might have a miraculous effect, completely defeating the Xia army with superior force, the Song people would be in an embarrassing situation instead, Daliao could pretend not to know the Song people The trick is not to turn against the people of Song directly, but to settle the score with the people of Song after defeating the country of Xia.

"Xiao Aiqing, what do you think?" Even though he is a defeated general, Xiao Hui is still the most trusted person of Yelu Zongzhen. Because this gentleman just lost all his troops and became a polished commander, he felt ashamed, so he stood aside and did not make a sound. .

"Your Majesty, what Zhang Shangfu and His Royal Highness have said has their own reasons. The risk of the Emperor's suggestion lies in the fact that they want to send troops from the country to crush the Xia army secretly supported by the Song people. I'm afraid that's not what His Highness said. 20 is enough."

"Hmph, 20 plus 17 here, nearly 40 troops can't destroy the country of Xia? King Xiao must be scared out of his wits." Yelu Zhongyuan said contemptuously.

Xiao Hui explained patiently: "Although Xia Guo's army is only about 30, the Song people have not yet revealed their treacherous face at that time. With the support of Song Guo, Xia Guo's shortage of weapons, food and other materials will be replenished. We all know that the party members are all soldiers. As long as there is enough armor, weapons and food, they may all become soldiers in front of the battle overnight. At that time, we will not be dealing with 30, maybe 50, or 80 or even 100. Ten thousand, even if their combat power is not strong, the consumption of this sea of ​​​​people tactics is not something we can afford."

"So what about 100 million? My 40 Daliao elite will be no match for a mob? Soldiers are more expensive than elites. Isn't this what you often say?"

"Your Highness, I didn't say that I couldn't fight, I said that I couldn't afford it. After winning the battle, the world will not be peaceful. We still have a bigger opponent who hasn't been exhausted at all, and we are going to fight the Xia people with all our strength. After experiencing huge consumption, it is still the opponent of the Song Dynasty, this is the key; Your Majesty, we can't mess up the overall situation because of the small intolerance in front of us. The minister's opinion is inclined to Zhang Shangfu's suggestion, set up camp and retreat immediately domestic."

Yeluzong said: "But even if we retreat, Song Xia has formed an alliance, and there will be serious troubles in the future. How should we deal with it?"

Xiao Hui thought for a while and said, "It's okay to have a long-term plan. If the emperor is eager to get rid of the situation of being isolated, I suggest that you send someone to repair it with the Xia Guoye Li family, and then say that I, Daliao, were bewitched by the Song people to attack. Promise not to attack Xia again, and give them some benefits and sweetness; I believe that Xia Guo has more favorable feelings towards me, Daliao, than Song people. As long as we stretch out our hands, Xia Guo will definitely invest in Daliao. The country believes that if they don't attack them again, their army will be re-armed. The south of Xia country is now in a state of defense. We withdraw our troops. I don't know if the Song people can resist the temptation and retreat. If they can't resist the temptation, they will become If we want to become a direct enemy of Xia Guo, there will be a good show at that time."

Everyone nodded, thinking that Xiao Hui's analysis was very reasonable, but Yelu Chongyuan said: "What if the Song people also withdraw their troops immediately? Wouldn't it be that the Song people played us for nothing?"

Xiao Hui said: "The Song people are not all exhausted. This time they sent 20 troops and secretly aided Xia Guo's bottom hole. The loss must have been not small, but they actually got nothing. On the contrary, raising tigers as a trouble made the Xia people benefit from it; If they retreat decisively, the troubles in the northwest will still be worse than before the war. If they take the opportunity to capture the southern state capital of the Xia Kingdom, besides becoming direct enemies with the Xia people, our Daliao will be able to fight immediately. The alliance with the Xia Kingdom has turned into a Liao and Xia joint attack on the Song Dynasty this time, and the situation is immediately promising."

Yeluzong really smiled and said: "It makes sense, it makes sense. If you say it like this, I hope they can capture several state capitals of the Xia Kingdom. It seems that we have to bear it for a while and wait and see how the situation changes."

Zhang Jian said: "The commander-in-chief of the Song Army is Su Jin, the appeasement envoy of the Northwest Four Routes Economic Strategy. It has made Xiao Te come back at the end, and also blinded his eyes because of it, so the old minister suggests not to place any hope that Song Jun will follow the routine we imagined, but to think of ways."

Everyone nodded in agreement. Su Jin's name had been passed down in the Liao Kingdom for a long time. Liao people's impression of Su Jin was that of a cunning, sharp-mouthed, monkey-cheeked, deer-headed mouse, with extremely sophisticated methods. The Xia people are enemies, it seems that there is no need to think about it.

The plan has been decided, and the withdrawal of the army is almost a foregone conclusion. Yelu Zongzhen discussed with the ministers the plan after the withdrawal of the army, how to retaliate against the Song Dynasty and other matters. When the discussion was raging, the servant hurried into the big tent and whispered in Yelu Zongzhen's ear "A military pigeon conveys an urgent military situation in the south!"

"Hurry up, bring it up quickly." Yeluzong said hurriedly, thinking about what kind of military situation there would be in the south.

A soldier walked in quickly with a bamboo cage in his hand, and when he had finished knocking, he took out a silver-gray carrier pigeon from the cage, took off the bamboo tube tied to the carrier pigeon's leg, and held it up with both hands; the bamboo tube The red and white lacquer is a sign of the most urgent military situation. Yelu Zongzhen pulled out the cork and poured out the parchment scroll inside, looked at it quickly, and stood up impressively. [

The officials were startled, they didn't know what was written on the parchment, the emperor was so surprised, looked at each other, and heard Yelu Zongzhen burst into laughter, stretched out his hand on the parchment and said loudly: "God help me, God help me!" My Daliao and the people of Song Dynasty can't resist the temptation after all, we have a lot to do."

The parchment was circulated in the hands of the officials. There were only a few words on the small piece of paper, but it made all the princes and ministers of Daliao smile. Zhengbei is approaching the area of ​​Longzhou and Xiazhou, which seems to have the meaning of taking Longzhou and Xiazhou.

Song Jun started!This Su Jin was smart but was misunderstood by his cleverness. Just when the king and ministers of Daliao couldn't find a chance, he stretched his neck over.