The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 460

But why Mu Xu is not worried that the Song Dynasty will occupy Youzhou for a long time, the reason is actually very simple.

As far as the current combat effectiveness of the Song army is concerned, they can't even match the Liao Kingdom, which is declining in the western mountains. What's more, after going to the Liao Kingdom, there is a more powerful Jin Kingdom eyeing it.

Although judging from the series of events that happened in the original history, Jin Taizu Wanyan Aguda had no intention of breaking the alliance, but the Song Dynasty was too disappointing, which gave the Jin people an excuse to attack.

But in the final analysis, it was the Song Army who was so vulnerable during the Northern Expedition that Jin Guo discovered the ostentation of the Song Dynasty.This is like a child walking in a busy city with gold in his arms. If he doesn't attract people's covets, he will die.

In addition, Zhao Ji and his ministers did not have any compulsion in their hearts, and made all kinds of ironic actions, just like the incident of breaching the contract and surrendering Zhang Jue, which gave the Jinren an excuse to go south.

Therefore, Mu Xu was not afraid at all that the Song Dynasty would occupy Youzhou and other places.For him, the Song Dynasty was much easier to deal with than Liao and Jin.

Moreover, the alliance with the Song Dynasty to attack Youji will benefit Mu Xu a lot.

One, it can share the pressure for him and solve Mu Xu's current plight of insufficient troops.It can also ease the conflict between the two sides, so that the southern line will not be disturbed by Song soldiers.Let him have enough time to stabilize the situation in Yunzhou and other places, take a break from internal affairs, and recruit troops.

Both of them can let the Han people all over the world see how unbearable the Song Dynasty was.And he can use the righteousness of regaining Youyun to win the hearts of the people and reduce resistance for the future southward attack on the Song Dynasty.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this matter had a lot to offer, and Mu Xu immediately said, "The idea of ​​the military division is good, but in the negotiation, it must be agreed in advance, how many troops each side will send, and where to attack each other."

Xu Guanzhong agreed with this statement, and did not forget to remind Mu Xu, "If the two families are placed on an equal footing, the Song Dynasty monarchs and ministers may not be willing, and they may not be willing to share the land of secluded Ji with us."

Mu Xu laughed when he heard this, and said, "I promised before that I would submit to Zhao Song, and I would be treated as a Zhe family. Today I changed my mind. I only want to be a minister, and I have to follow the old rules of King Qian in the early Song Dynasty. "

Xu Guanzhong was dumbfounded when he heard this, he didn't know why Mu Xu gave such harsh conditions, and was about to speak to persuade him, when Mu Xu said again,

"As long as Emperor Zhao Song agrees to my request, I can make concessions in other places. For example, I can promise that the Song Dynasty will attack Youzhou first, and we will send troops to Guizhou and Juyongguan to contain the main force of the Liao people in the north for them.

Of course, there must be a prerequisite for this, that is, there is only one year. If Song Dynasty cannot attack Youzhou during this period, then no wonder I went to take it myself. "

Xu Guanzhong saw that Mu Xu was so confident, he was a little puzzled and said, "Why is the village master so sure that Song Dynasty can't take Youzhou within a year?"

Mu Xu couldn't say it clearly, this is the conclusion he drew from the history books, so he could only excuse himself, "The military master must have forgotten that the battle between Liao and Jin will be over when we reach an alliance with Song Ting.

At that time, I think the Liao Dynasty will have enough soldiers and horses to support Youzhou.In this way, even if I wait to contain the main force of the Liao army on the northern line, the Song army may not be able to defeat the Liao army. "

Xu Guanzhong nodded involuntarily, and felt that it made sense. He thought that Mu Xu's move was to take advantage of the Song Dynasty to consume Liao's troops.

However, no one could have imagined how miserable the Lord of Liao's personal conquest would be, and how fierce the Jin Kingdom's offensive would be in the next two years, the energy of the Liao people would be attracted by places such as Zhongjing outside the Guan, and they would not care about Nanjing at all.

Xu Guanzhong would never have imagined how incompetent the Song army would be under the command of Tong Guan, and an army of more than [-] was defeated by more than [-] people in Yelu Dashi.

As for whether there will be a butterfly effect, making Tong Guan and Song Jun's performance very different from the official history, then there is no need to worry.

Because some things happen without manpower.In the original history, the Song Dynasty had the Jin Kingdom as a partner, and they fought like that.

Today, with Mu Xu's demonstration in Yunzhou, it will only make the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty who claim to be the top country to despise the Liao Kingdom even more. It is impossible to say that they will lose even more tragically than in history.

"Who is the village master planning to send as an envoy?"

Faced with this question, Mu Xu was also scratching his head a little. It stands to reason that it would be most appropriate to send Xu Guanzhong to this matter.But now that the land of Xinde several states has not yet been overheated, it is the time when there is a shortage of manpower to manage it. At this time, Xu Guanzhong must not be let go.

Xu Guanzhong saw Mu Xu's embarrassment, and immediately said with a smile, "How can the village master forget Brother Lehe? He is currently in Taiyuan. Isn't it perfect for him to be the leader?"

Mu Xu patted his forehead and said, "Look at my memory, how can I forget him! Okay, I'll fix a book immediately and send him to Kaifeng Mansion?"

Then, the two discussed the conquest of Confucian state.Mu Xu decided to use Sun Yi as the general and Zhe Yanwen as the vanguard. Letting the two take charge of this battle is also a test for them.

……

Jiangnan East Road, in Qingxi County.

Compared with Mu Xu's happy troubles, Fang La and his gang have come to a dead end.

It turned out that half a month ago the Song Army captured the Wulongling Fortress after a hard battle, and now they are attacking Muzhou by themselves. The defenders Fang Fei and Lou Minzhong have repeatedly sent letters asking for help, asking Fang La to send troops to support them.

It's just that Fang La can't even protect himself now, so how can there be reinforcements?

The reason why he has come to this point, apart from Fang La's failure to choose a good foundation for his career, is that his biggest failure is that he has lost both internal and external support.

It is said that when Fang La started his army last year, his power developed extremely fast, and influencers gathered in the Jiangnan area, and swept the Liangzhe Road in just a few days.

But it was precisely for this reason that Fang La's demise was accelerated.

It was because Fang La relied on his Manicheans from the day he rebelled.

But later, because the rebellion went so smoothly, Fang La was a little carried away. He only cared about capturing the city, and incorporated the rebels who defected to him into the army originally composed of Manichaeists.

This seems to make Fang La's soldiers and horses more and more like a snowball, but it also weakens the combat effectiveness of the original army. It is okay to deal with the local defenders.

In addition, after Fang La's success in the uprising, the suspicion in his temperament became more and more serious, and he was very headstrong.His subordinates like Wang Yin, Li Tianrun, Deng Yuanjue, Pang Wanchun, Shi Bao and others became more and more alienated, and they only trusted their own brothers and nephews.

More importantly, Fang La condoned his subordinates to kill officials and wealthy families.The captives are indiscriminate, and their flesh and body must be cut off, their lungs and intestines taken, or boiled into ointment, and arrows will be pierced through their bodies. They will be tortured in various ways, and the blood debt will be paid to relieve the hatred in their hearts. .

Fang La's above-mentioned actions can be said to be gone forever on the road to death.

But even in such a situation, Fang La still refused to give up in the face of the advice of his subordinates to cut off their tails to survive, as well as the earnest persuasion of his sister Fang Baihua.

He vowed that even if the Song army captured Qingxi County, he would never submit to him. He would rather retreat to the back mountain to help Yuandong and the Song army fight guerrillas than run away.

Wang Yin and others said a few words of persuasion, but it was fine when Fang La refused to listen.It's just that they inevitably got together in private and secretly found a way out.

These people, who can do such a big thing with Fang La, are of course not idle people, and they can see the current situation and their own situation very clearly.

Lou Minzhong said, "Shenggong has gone mad, and even Princess Baihua can't persuade him at all. Instead of annoying him, let's think about our own way out. We can't just let it go."

Hearing the words, Shi Bao, who was covered in wounds, immediately complained, "When Master Deng and I were guarding Oolong Ridge before, I told Sheng Gong several times that although Oolong Ridge is a first-class dangerous place, if you keep it for a long time, you will lose it. Find another way out.

But what happened?Shenggong not only refused to listen, but also forced the two of us to guard the place, otherwise we would never let him go lightly. In the end, Master Deng lost his life. "

Wang Yin sighed, "Oh, Master Deng seeks benevolence, so it's better for Brother Shi to say a few words less."

After comforting Shi Bao, Wang Yin cast his eyes on Bao Kang and said, "Duke Bao, what good strategy do you have, please let me know, so that you can find a way out for all brothers."

Bao Kang, born in Hefei, Anhui.Bao Qingtian, a famous minister in the Northern Song Dynasty, is the fifth grandson of Bao Zheng. His father, Bao Hui, is the great-grandson of Duke Bao.

When he was young, he moved to Zhenshan, Jing County with his father. He had a different ambition since he was a child. He expressed extreme dissatisfaction with the political corruption of the Song Dynasty, rampant corrupt officials, and heavy taxes.

When I was young, I traveled far away to give lectures and made many friends. I met Fang La at that time, and the two hit it off.Since then, they have made up their minds to overthrow the decadent rule of the Song Dynasty as their mission.

At the beginning of the Fang La uprising, Bao Kang was the military adviser and the deputy commander of the rebel army, and he was the veritable number two figure of the Fang La Group.It wasn't until Fang La proclaimed himself emperor and reused his own family that he was forced to leave the center of power.

Hearing Wang Yin's inquiry at this time, Bao Kang said helplessly, "What else can we say now! We have only two choices, either accompany Shenggong to fight to the end, or get out of this right and wrong as soon as possible."

All the people fell silent, they knew very well that if they chose the first path, it must be a dead end.As far as what Fang La's army did to those officials, the imperial court would not let any of them go.

Li Tianrun suddenly said, "My lord, what kind of man is Mu Xu? Can we follow Princess Baihua to join him?"

Wang Yin thought for a moment, and replied honestly, "Compared to Shenggong, Mu Xu is wise and powerful, with great foresight and savvy, and he is a first-class hero in the world. You may not know it, but I found out from Princess Baihua yesterday. , Mu Xu has sent troops to attack Yunzhou."

"What, is this true?" Bao Kang stood up abruptly, apparently extremely shocked by the news.

Wang Yin said with a wry smile, "Yes, I was also surprised when I first heard about it. When I was still stuck in the south of the Yangtze River, they had already gone to take back You Yun."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was even more sour and incomprehensible. They were also fighting against the imperial court. Why was there such a big gap?Several people thought of an answer at the same time, that is, the difference between their leaders.

Because of Deng Yuanjue's death in battle, Shi Bao had already harbored a grudge against Fang La. After hearing this, he got up abruptly and walked outside. Pang Wanchun hurriedly pulled him back and asked in puzzlement,

"Brother Shi, we had a good discussion, why are you leaving all of a sudden?"

Shi Bao glanced around the crowd and said, "What are we discussing? Do we have a way out? Others may rebel or recruit security, but once we fall into the hands of the court, even our family will be implicated.

If I were the only one in the family, it would be a big deal that I would die, or escape into the mountains and forests for the rest of my life.However, there is still an old mother in the church in a certain family, how can such unfilial things be done? "

After finishing speaking, Shi Bao left alone, leaving Wang Yin and the others staring at each other.

After a while, Li Tianrun also got up and said, "Brother Shi Bao said just now, and what he said was not harsh. I still have a couple of children in my family. I really can't bear their suffering. I will go find the princess and leave Jiangnan with her."

With Shi Bao and the other two leading the way, the rest of the people could still sit still, and they started clamoring one after another. In the end, it was agreed that Wang Yin and Bao Kang would take the lead and go to meet Fang Baihua together.

It's just that when everyone found Fang Baihua, they saw her sitting in the main hall of Fangla Palace, weeping inwardly, while Shi Bao and Li Tianrun, who had arrived one step earlier, stood at the bottom helplessly.In addition, Lou Minzhong, who was supposed to be in Muzhou, was by his side.

Bao Kang couldn't care about Fang Baihua's behavior, and asked Lou Minzhong when he saw him, "Why are you here? What happened to Muzhou?"

Lou Minzhong said dejectedly, "Fang Fei and I defended for seven days, but the enemy's attack was too fierce, and we never saw reinforcements, so we had to abandon the city and leave."

"In this way, I'm afraid the imperial army will arrive soon." Bao Kang took a breath and hurriedly asked, "Where is Shenggong, does he know about this?"

Shi Bao replied with a strange face, "Shenggong took the remaining [-] elite soldiers and retreated to the back mountain to help Yuandong."

Bao Kang's eyes widened, and he couldn't help looking at Fang Baihua, only to see Fang Baihua nodded slightly, and said with a sob in his mouth, "Brother entrusted his sister-in-law, nephew, and niece to Tianding and me, and said that he wanted to stay and talk to the court. The army will never die!"

These words sounded extraordinary, but everyone was not a fool, so how could they not know that Fang La had made up his mind to die.

After all, it has been a master-servant match for many years, no matter how dirty it was, when they thought that they would never see each other again in this life, everyone felt uneasy, and the scene was extremely quiet for a while.

I don't know how long it has passed, Wang Yin said softly, "Princess, the imperial army will arrive soon, I should have made a plan earlier. There are only less than a thousand troops in the city now, once they are besieged, they will never be able to get away .”

After all, Fang Baihua is a heroine, after only a short while, she has already adjusted her mood, but seeing her wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, she ordered decisively,

"General Shi, you can go to the city to gather the remaining troops and wait in the west city!
Mr. Wang, you will be in charge of convening the evacuation of family members.Remember, order to go down, try to pack as lightly as possible, and don't bring superfluous things.

Master Bao, you and I are going to see my sister-in-law, I'm afraid God will not be able to persuade her to leave with me. "

With Fang Baihua stepping up to take charge of the overall situation, the entire Qingxi County immediately began to operate in an orderly manner.

Everyone performed their duties, and soon everything was ready, and then before the arrival of the imperial court's counter-insurgency army, they left the city in one step, went all the way north along the border of Xuanzhou to Dajiang, met Li Jun's boat, and went straight to the north.

Therefore, when Tong Guan led the army to Qingxi County in high spirits, he only saw an unguarded city.

(End of this chapter)