The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

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That night, Zhao Zhen summoned Su Jin urgently. Before the summons, Yan Shu, Du Yan and others informed him of the sudden news.

Just a month ago, the Liao Kingdom withdrew all the 25 troops on the border of Xia and Liao, and mobilized them to the border of Song and Liao in Datong Prefecture, Xijing. They were distributed in Ningyuan, Wuzhou, Shuozhou, and Weizhou from west to east. The 35 troops deployed in the Yizhou Zhuozhou area in the south of Daoxijin Prefecture, Nanjing, and the total strength of the Liao Army deployed on the border of the Liao and Song Dynasties have reached 60, which is almost the whole country.

Obviously the Liao people wanted to take action. Such a large-scale military operation would not be just for show. After a year of "licking" the wound, the Khitan wolf was finally going to do it.

After Su Jin heard the news, he was also very surprised. It was originally estimated that the Liao people would not dare to provoke easily within two years. Unexpectedly, in one year and four months, the Liao people could no longer bear it. [

"Su Aiqing, I have heard the opinions of all the ministers. All the ministers think that the Liao people are not acting like this time, and they may offend me on the East Road of the Great Song Dynasty and the East and West Roads of Hebei. I want to hear your opinion. "Zhao Zhen frowned, obviously a little panicked.

Su Jin got up, took a few steps and stood still: "Your Majesty, I agree with your lords' views. It is not a child's play to mobilize such a large-scale army; and it can be seen that the Liao people know that Xia Guo will not intervene. So all the soldiers and horses on the border of Xia and Liao have withdrawn, it seems that the Liao people have a very clear judgment on the situation."

Zhao Zhen said: "Are you saying that Xia Guo will stand down? Didn't I conclude a treaty of friendship with the Xia people? Since Xia Guo is a vassal state of the Great Song Dynasty, why should I order them to attack from the flank?"

Su Jin had some words, and Zhao Zhen sometimes seemed a little cute. The purpose of the friendly treaty was to keep Xia Guo from causing trouble, not to be driven by Song Dynasty. I don't know what Zhao Zhen is thinking about talking about it again.

"Your Majesty, it is better to rely on your own strength for the affairs of the Song Dynasty. It is difficult to rely on others to fulfill your wish. It can be seen that the Liao people have done a detailed study. I am busy with domestic construction in the Song Dynasty, and I am really caught off guard; but the Liao people are too big. Over-arrogance, on the front line of Bazhou, Ninghua, Daizhou and Fengzhou, our officers and soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty did not slack off at all, but the difference in strength is huge, and I am not too clear about the specific deployment, can Du Shumi introduce it."

Du Yan hurriedly spread out the map and pointed to the direction and introduced: "Hebei East and West Roads from Caoqiaoguan to Waqiaoguan and Yijinguan have my five armies stationed in Yongning, Shun'an, Ansu, Baoding, and Xin'an. Behind us are Guangxin, Suiyuan and Guangning are supported by the three armies, with a total force of about 18; the line from Daizhou on Hedong Road to Debao and Ninghua is guarded by the five armies of Yasukuni, Yongkang, Anyuan, Liaohua, and Rongsu, with a total force of 12 , Originally, the Liao people had only 35 troops on our border, and I used 30 against 35 to stand firm in case of failure. Now that the number of troops has doubled, I am afraid it will be unbearable."

Yan Shu said: "If you just stick to the city, maybe it won't be so difficult."

Su Jin waved his hand and said: "No, the Liao people are not Xia people. The siege equipment of the Liao people is not the same as that of the Xia people. In the past, when I was in the Xia army, I heard their generals say that they had seen the Liao people. The ladders, siege vehicles, trebuchets, bed crossbows and other heavy machinery, in the Xia Liao war the year before last, the Xia army captured a lot of these things in the first battle of Kedun City, and now even the Xia country will imitate them, and they can no longer be used Look at them with old eyes."

Yan Shu crossed his hands and said, "That's true. If you want to keep this stuff secret, you can't keep it secret. Since the Liao people raised their troops, they must be fully prepared."

Su Jin turned his head and asked Du Yan, "Private Du, knowing that the enemy's army outnumbered me, did you ever respond? Where did the reinforcements go?"

Du Yanqi Ai Ai said: "This...has not yet made a decision, so the order to increase troops has not yet been issued."

Su Jin was taken aback, reached out and knocked on the case: "Isn't this nonsense? Knowing that the enemy army is gathering, but not responding quickly, what is this?"

Du Yan was sweating all over his head, he hesitated and didn't know what to say, he completely forgot that he was Su Jin's superior, and he looked like a primary school student being scolded in front of Su Jin, Yan Shu sighed in his heart, Su Jin has gradually become powerful, Du Yan and his like are no longer His opponent is gone, and maybe soon, he will also give up the aspect. Thinking of this, he can't help but feel relieved and a little sad.

Zhao Zhen smoothed things over and said, "Su Aiqing, I want to listen to your opinion to make a decision. Du Aiqing mentioned the matter of increasing troops; according to what you say, will the Liao army start attacking immediately?"

Su Jin breathed a sigh of relief, stared at the map for a while and said: "Generally speaking, if an army of 60 is to launch an attack, it will take at least two or three months to prepare, but it cannot be ruled out that the preparations will be completed within a month. Assemble, if there are no accidents, an attack will be launched within a month. It is still too late to mobilize troops and horses from various states to go to the front line. The problem is that except for the 20 imperial troops in the capital, the rest of us are irregular Xiang troops. Di Qing in the south The general is still fighting Nong Zhigao, our troops are stretched."

Yan Shu said: "The 20 troops in the northwest are the closest, can they be mobilized to move east immediately? Now Xia Guo should not take the opportunity to turn against the water."

Su Jin's eyes lit up, he was nagging and didn't know what to say, frowning, he slid his fingers back and forth on the map, and suddenly slapped his thigh and said: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Yan, Privy Du, I have a count."

The three of them were taken aback by him, and Zhao Zhen hurriedly asked, "Is there a way to retreat from the enemy?"

Su Jin shook his head and said, "It's not a strategy to retreat from the enemy."

Zhao Zhen's face showed disappointment, but he heard Su Jin say: "But there is a strategy to wipe out the enemy."

The three of them were startled, their hearts beating wildly. Su Jin stretched out his hand and drew a line on the map: "The old people said that the most taboo thing to beat a wolf is to face him face to face. A wolf has a copper head and an iron mouth." Tofu's "hip", since the Khitan wolf is coming aggressively, it's not like we can't beat him hard, but even if we win, we will only lose both sides, and at most we will retreat from the enemy; but if we go around behind him and explode his chrysanthemum, we will teach him not to look at each other from head to tail , Is he still majestic? When the time comes, we will be unable to advance or retreat, and our army will surely gain great benefits."

"Explode...explode...chrysanthemum?" Zhao Zhenjun and his ministers were stunned.

Su Jin hurriedly scolded himself for being frivolous, and when he was happy, even the slang of later generations popped up. He pointed to the northwest direction and said, "Naturally, the 20 troops from the Northwest can march eastward to Hebei Road or Hedong and Hexi Road, but there is another choice." , is going north.”

"Going north? Isn't that entering the territory of Xia Kingdom?" Zhao Zhen asked in confusion.

Su Jindao: "It is precisely through the territory of Xia Kingdom, from the Helan Mountain Pass to the east, that the Liao capital is approaching Beijing. The Liao army is assembled in the south. The east, west, north, and inland areas must be defenseless. Our army is like a stick of shit. ...No... It's like a sharp knife being drawn in the belly of a wolf. Let's see if his 60 troops can attack our Song Dynasty with peace of mind. As long as they have the tendency to return, our frontier army must bravely pursue them and hold them back Don't let go, once the capital is lost, the Liao people will have no fighting spirit, and by then the overall situation will basically be in our hands."

Zhao Zhen and the other three were breathless in shock, what a strange place this is, they actually gave up the front and inserted from the flanks, and went straight to the capital; if it really succeeds, maybe... maybe the Liao Kingdom will be angry Luck is cut off.

"But... the pressure from the front will be great. If the Liao people ignore the rear and adopt a strategy of losing both sides and blindly attack southward, approaching the capital, wouldn't it be bad?" Yan Shu saw the danger in it.

Su Jin nodded and said: "This is the most difficult part of the plan. It is necessary to block the progress of the Liao people at all costs. If a war breaks out, I suggest that the emperor temporarily avoid the Jiangning Mansion. If you need to make a statement, just say that the southern tour is just; The 20 imperial troops must also be mobilized to the front; in addition, the defensive battle requires a suitable leader, and only one person can take on this position."

"Fan Xiwen?" Du Yan blurted out.

Su Jin nodded and said: "It's him, and Han Qi is the deputy. Han and Fan have rich experience in defending the border, and they are quite good at dealing with Xia Liao. As long as the two of them work together, the Liao army may not be so easy to fight in."

Zhao Zhen remained silent. For such a proposal, he could not only consider the outcome, but also the impact. Using Han and Fan would negate the previous conclusions about the two, and it was equivalent to slapping himself in disguise. As the emperor, you always have to think about things that others don't.

"Your Majesty, the country is more important than Mount Tai. Even if Han and Fan have done it, we should give them a chance to make meritorious deeds. Fan Xiwen is old, and he may retire soon after this battle. Why should the Emperor remember his things? Please." Think twice, Your Majesty." Su Jin said sincerely.

Zhao Zhen hesitated again and again, looked at Yan Shu and the others, Yan Shu nodded slightly, Zhao Zhen finally sighed and said, "Forget it, let's use Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi."

Du Yan said: "Who will lead the 20 troops that broke into Liao Kingdom?"

Su Jin smiled and said: "If the emperor and your lords think that I, Su Jin, can still be used, then naturally I will be in charge, and the plan I proposed, can I stand still?

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