Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 664 As expected
Now that this level is mentioned, Wang Xiu suddenly understands what Tang Ge's intentions are. It can be said that the princes have really worked hard for his son!

In all fairness, Sun Fu, Tang Ge and other scholar-bureaucrats were out of selfishness, because they were afraid that the Privy Council would have too much power during the war, especially Li Gang, who was staunch, and Zhang Shuye, who was determined to fight, would control the Privy Council and advocate the Northern Expedition without hesitation.

With the dilapidated economic situation of the Song Dynasty and relatively weak military power, it will undoubtedly fail, and the harm to the world will be even greater.

It has to be said that they basically accepted his proposition, thinking that limited alliances to buy time are the most beneficial strategy for the Great Song Dynasty.

At that time, he was also very pessimistic about the Northern Expedition. Don't think that the majestic mountains and rivers in the textbooks meant that the captives fell apart.

He has been involved in this era for more than [-] years, has experienced a lot, and has a very deep understanding of the strength of the Jurchens and the persistence of the scholars of the Great Song Dynasty.

No one knew the Jurchens better than him. Tens of thousands of cavalry were overwhelming, often back and forth for dozens of rounds, and their attack power was several times that of the Khitans. The heavy infantry of the Song army was no match at all.Even if there is a way to restrain the Jurchen heavy cavalry now, there is no way to deal with large-scale confrontation, and the soldiers completely disintegrate the Jurchen heavy cavalry strategy.

In the history of later generations, Yue Wumu, who must be admired in the Northern Expedition, was really majestic. He did not deny Yue Fei's achievements, let alone think that Yue Fei's tactics were right or wrong.

However, Yue Fei, who has been fighting with Qi all the year round, formed an army of [-] horses. He fought the main force of the Jin army against Yancheng for the first time. But it is disastrous.

After the war, the copper, iron and cowhide confiscated by the Song army made the local people almost unbearable. This is the huge consumption caused by the war.

Even if the replenishment is completed, entering Hebei with the infantry formation and facing more than [-] elite cavalry troops, the result may not be too good.

What's more, the Great Song Dynasty's state-building ideology decided that it would rather lose the land than let the courtiers grow bigger. This is the most fundamental reason, and it is also the fundamental reason why he uses retreat as his advancement.When the court situation changed and the original balance was broken, he returned to the court and became the vice minister of the two governments, and sooner or later the post of prime minister was his.

Now, Zhu Lian has begun to abandon Tang Ge and rely on him when he is dealing with important military affairs.With his prestige and power, once he becomes a prime minister, the decision-making body with the imperial capital as the core of power will inevitably firmly control the Privy Council. From the combination of the power of the two governments, it is inevitable to control the military power.

To put it bluntly, there may be a power minister in troubled times, which poses a great threat to the imperial power. This is something that scholar-officials absolutely do not want to see, and it is also a situation that they try their best to avoid.

From trying his best to weaken the power of the shufu to balance the two governments, Tang Ge really had good intentions for the royal family, and he couldn't help but feel sincere emotion and helpless sigh.For the benefit of their family and country, they gave up the general trend of the world. Not only is it good, but it is also sad!

Now that Tang Ge has made a bargaining chip, he must make a deal with him. Unfortunately, what Tang Ge protects is exactly what he wants to protect, whether it is his family, country or the world, it does not violate his philosophy.

Thinking about it, he couldn't help joking: "Before Master Sun invited the county, the Dutang participated in the military aircraft, but he also organized the borders in an orderly manner. What's more, soon after the Lord Sun invited the county, he began to ban the Dutang from intervening in the military aircraft of the Shufu. This will cause others to criticize me as the deputy prime minister of the two governments, and I am afraid that I will be framed by others."

Tang Ge thought that the prime minister would pay a visit in person, and Wang Xiu had to be tactful at least. How could he have thought that this guy would refuse directly, without any tact or tact, which made him very angry.However, why didn't he understand that he didn't have much bargaining chips, and Wang Xiu was gaining momentum, so how could he give up enormous power for a trivial matter?
Besides, he and Sun Fu were the ones who suppressed the Privy Council back then, and now they will turn to support the Privy Council.

"However, Mr. Li's presiding over the shufu is indeed quite promising." Seeing Tang Ge's wonderful face, Wang Xiu didn't want to go too far. After all, he had the intention of fulfilling him, and a man knows that it's best to give in.

"Li Boji is indeed a rare handsome talent!" Tang Ge was keenly aware of Wang Xiu's transformation, not clear but very clear, and he couldn't help feeling a little bit more energetic.

At the same time, Wang Xiu and Li Gang were recalled. This is the balance of power. After Li Gang regained control of the Privy Council, he would never tolerate Wang Xiu interfering in the Privy Council.

However, worry came again. Sun Fu asked the county to leave. He was unable to suppress Wang Xiu in Dutang. Whether Li Gang could check and balance Wang Xiu was still a question. Although Wang Xiuyi expressed enough goodwill, people were unpredictable!

"In all fairness, compared with Bo Ji, Wen Shi is more capable of serving as a soldier."

Wang Xiu had a toothache. He didn't want to be in charge of the Privy Council, but he understood Tang Ge a little bit. Although these people check and balance him, there is nothing wrong with the system. They did not go too far. He couldn't help but sighed deeply. Said: "The most important thing is to beat back the captives, everything else is for later."

Tang Ge shook his head. Why didn't he understand that the momentum of the Jin army's southward march was so violent that even the Huai River was a little nervous, so he said helplessly, "I would like to hear more about it."

Wang Xiu shook his head, and said with a funny smile: "Your Excellency is in charge of the army, so you don't have to worry."

The corner of Tang Ge's mouth twitched. Just now he asked Wang Xiu not to interfere with the Privy Council. Now he would ask others to intervene unconsciously and be robbed by others. It's really ugly!

Wang Xiu saw that Tang Ge couldn't hold back his old face anymore, and he didn't want to make people feel embarrassed, so he took the initiative to say: "The most feasible route for the northerners to march south is to capture the Hulao and divide the Central Plains, and then concentrate their forces to attack the Sixth Route of Shaanxi to complete the stability of the flanks. Then Concentrate forces to attack the upper reaches of the river, and go down the river, breaking the east of the river in one fell swoop. However, to capture Xiangfan, you must take the west of Beijing and Shaanxi, and the captives have used troops in the river several times for this purpose."

"However, the soldiers of Helu suffered repeated defeats and could not successfully seize an inch of land. I guess Wushu's southward movement was not to seize the line, but to wreak havoc. It would be deadly for a lone army to go deep into the Jianghuai. Road, today they lost the best time."

"The two governments ordered the northern servants to gather in Xuzhou. Wushu's offensive has come to an end. Your Excellency, you don't need to worry at all."

Tang Ge was refreshed, and hurriedly said: "The captives have arrived in Huaishang, and Jingdong is fighting hard. Wenshi suggested to fight Xuzhou, just to break Wushu's retreat."

Wang Xiu shook her head and said with a smile: "I'm saying, even if they don't send troops to Xuzhou, they will at most reach Jiangbei. National strength determines everything."

"Could it be that Huibing Xuzhou..." Tang Ge didn't quite believe Wang Xiu's statement, but he couldn't save face when he asked in depth.

(End of this chapter)