Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 249 Stealing it directly
"The combined garrison force of the seven states of Hebei and Yanmen Pass has exceeded 40,000 people. The King of Han has been garrisoning troops in Hebei. If Hebei goes to war with the imperial court, he can immediately take the opportunity to go south and march straight in like he did a few years ago, fighting all the way across the Yellow River."

Chen Dong looked at the maps and military reports on the table and thought quickly in his mind, while Qu Duan next to him laughed meaningfully.

"Even if you can think of something, do you think Zhang Xiaochun and all the princes in the court are fools? Wouldn't they have thought of it? When the King of Han really marches like this, it will reunite the two rivers and the court. Wouldn't it be self-defeating?"

"Then let's just let them fight first?"

Chen Dong replied somewhat unconvincedly. He had carefully studied the many wars fought by the Han people over the years and discovered a pattern. That is, starting from a few years ago, every time before the Han army went to war, the enemy forces opposite them would almost never be in the same position. At its peak, many problems would often be exposed before the Han army's offensive.

Just like the Jin Kingdom, Xixia, and even today's Song Dynasty.

The King of Han's fighting style was not limited to simple fighting. His sword killed people without bloodshed. In Chen Dong's imagination, the King of Han would probably mobilize the men he deployed in the Song Dynasty Hall to urge the Song Dynasty Imperial Guards to go into battle and break the deadlock. Forcing Hebei into the quagmire of war.

Alternatively, middle and low-level military officers from both Hebei and the imperial court could be bribed, allowing them to falsely claim their missions, lead troops to initiate provocations, and cause war.

As long as civil war breaks out among the Song people, the King of Han will have an opportunity to take advantage of it. This is everyone's consensus.

"So I said you can't lead troops to fight." Qu Duan laughed at Chen Dong's idea and replied sarcastically: "Let me remind you, there are already more than 40,000 to 50,000 troops stationed in Hebei and Hedong, but that's not the case there. In order to fight, they must defend the city to prevent the Song Dynasty from suddenly rushing north to attack.

In terms of military strength, the Han army was always on par with the enemy, or did not have an advantage, but it could often get a considerable amount of compensation from other places, allowing the Han to gain the upper hand in local battlefields.

For example, when conquering the grassland, we used Liao soldiers who had withdrawn from Kedun City and surrendered Song soldiers; when we attacked Xia, we used Yunzhong soldiers and Xia soldiers; when we attacked the Great Wall in the Northern Expedition to the Jin Kingdom, The soldiers from the Yan region and the soldiers from the Song Dynasty were used. "

Although Yan Yun has been fighting for many years and has more than 100,000 soldiers, the King of Han will dispatch at most 10,000 to 20,000 soldiers each time, and the rest are auxiliary soldiers and civilians to make up the number. If a war really breaks out, the King of Han will most likely not lead his troops into a head-on collision. Beware of our army's Song people. "

Ten Han soldiers versus ten Song soldiers, the two sides may be evenly matched.

He had been in the Han army for a long time without knowing it. After experiencing several battles, he knew the strength of his own soldiers and horses very well.

Chen Dong glanced at the map and frowned.

One hundred Han soldiers versus one hundred Song soldiers, it would take some time for both sides to decide the winner.

This is equivalent to the rotation of troops and horses everywhere. No matter where you lead the battle, there will definitely be a larger number of reserve troops in the rear. This will help other troops and horses to rest and recuperate. If the troops and horses in the battle fail, the King of Han can still Immediately mobilize troops from other places for reinforcements.

A thousand Han soldiers may face a similar situation against a thousand Song soldiers, but as long as the strength of both sides reaches more than 10,000, the Song people will definitely lose.

"The system of Luzhou and counties in the Song Dynasty was perfected by Emperor Taizong, with 'Lu' as the first place, followed by 'fu, prefecture, military, and prison', and the last level is county.

Taking "Lu" as an example, there are four supervisors under the rule of Lu, who are referred to as Shuai, Cao, Xian and Cang. They refer to the Lu Fu envoy, the transfer envoy, the punishment envoy and the Changping envoy. Each is in charge of some local affairs. As for the Song Dynasty court, all military power was returned to the court, and then financial power. Therefore, the place remained in difficulty on weekdays, and was suddenly unprepared when encountering an incident.

Take the previous Han army's attack all the way to Bianjing City as an example. At that time, no matter the two rivers, Jingdong, Jingxi, Jiangnan and other places, almost everything was already in turmoil. As long as Bianjing was defeated, most of the country would be difficult to hold on. "

Chen Dong said to himself that he once wondered why the Tang Dynasty could persist in persisting despite the capital being lost several times since the Anshi Rebellion. During the Anshi Rebellion, the Anlushan rebels were even more ferocious than today's Han army and also captured the capital. , but the Tang Dynasty could still survive for more than a hundred years.

"Could it be that the King of Han has seen this clearly a long time ago, so..."

Chen Dong quickly ran through some things in his mind, and suddenly realized something.

Therefore, the reason why the King of Han personally led troops to battle many times was also found. The measures he took were completely opposite to those of the Song Dynasty, and were closer to the local system of the Tang Dynasty. However, in order to prevent local forces from becoming bigger, he did not directly adopt decentralization methods. , but to suppress it.

There are soldiers and generals everywhere who have been led by the King of Han, so there is no need to worry about generals causing rebellion in a short period of time.

"So, this time we will not use troops against Hebei anyway. However, important towns such as Taiyuan Prefecture in Hedong have high and thick cities. As long as the Song people are prepared, it will be difficult to attack them in a short time. It is somewhat useless."

Chen Dong's eyes stayed on the map. Since he knew that he would use troops against the Song Dynasty next, and after excluding the two rivers, there was only one place left.

There were teams all over the official roads in Xia Kingdom. From the Yellow River to Yinzhou, many teams even crossed half of the desert, loaded with food. They attracted a lot of coveted eyes along the way. However, because of the flags carried by those teams, they all No one dared to flirt with me on the road.

A major misunderstanding of the Song people's thinking is that they believe too much in maps. Many people know that the King of Han led his army to capture Wu Lahai City and took back the Houtao area to the Han Dynasty. Therefore, they take it for granted that the Xia Kingdom is now hostile to the Han Kingdom. .

But in fact, there was no force in the Xia Kingdom that dared to face the Han army head-on.

Plus.
"Born, born!"

Several nuns nearby shouted excitedly, not only because a child was successfully born, but also because it was a boy.

Originally, as the Queen Mother, even Master Xia would wait for her to give birth in the past, but the man who sowed the seeds was never by her side. The Queen Mother took over her son and saw her in a trance all those years ago. The appearance of the eldest son just after birth.

Liu Ling took her eldest son away, and now he gave her another son. It's not necessarily true that Yelu Nanxian had any feelings for him, but now, touching the child's little face, she felt relieved a lot. , after all, the former is not bad to her, and she still has to live her life.

The baby curled up in her arms, and the Queen Mother lowered her head and kissed the child's hand, murmuring: "Your father is coming soon."

(End of this chapter)