Chapter 17: The Blind Thief Establishes His Faith
Wang Lixin, a native of Wuyuan, Jiangxi, moved to Lu'an, Anhui Province with his uncle when he was a child. Chunyou was admitted to the Jinshi in six years, and he was already 45 years old that year.
In the ninth year of Xianchun, that is, the year before Liu Yu began to cross, Xiangyang, which had been holding on for six years, finally fell.
The tired officer has been promoted to the secretary of the military department and the envoy of Jinghu pacification, and Wang Lixin, who knows Jiangling Mansion, has written to Jia and offered two strategies to defend the river. At this time, he was 72 years old.
These two strategies are generally speaking, either you Jia Xianggong will reorganize your troops and horses, fortify along the river, and actively prepare for war, or you will release the envoy Hao Jing, who has been detained for many years, and pay tribute to sue for peace.
At the end of the article, he said: If you don't do anything, it's better to simply surrender, and the people of Li will be able to suffer less military disasters.
And he directly pointed out at the beginning, "Today's downward trend is ten times, and the monarch and the ministers are not worried." I don't have hope for the country.
Regardless of whether the plan is effective or not, at least it shows a positive attitude towards doing things, and in Liu Yu's opinion, these strategies are quite pragmatic, which is why he came to visit.
Boyan, the prime minister of the Yuan Dynasty who led the army to destroy the Southern Song Dynasty, spoke highly of these two strategies: "Some of the Song Dynasty are people, and some are words!" So that the fruit will be used, and I will be safe here. ”
All in all, this is a typical example of a late bloomer of positive energy.
Looking at the gray hair of the 74-year-old man, Liu Yu considered the words in his heart, the will is likely to come at any time, he must make a deep impression before this, so as not to have the feeling of being inflammatory.
"Why did Ziqing teach me?" Wang Lixin stopped laughing and said slowly, this kid is interesting.
Wang Gong laughed, how dare he say anything before. "Liu Yu paused.
"Gong once said, 'The trend of the world is going to **', and now the Yuan people are moving south, and Jinghu has lost most of it, how much is this trend?"
"Jia Xianggong has already left Lin'an, Ziqing is not optimistic about this trip?" Sending troops to this kind of secret military has made the streets known in Lin'an Mansion.
"When I arrived in Lin'an yesterday, I already heard that there were not many Yuan army spies in this city, how could I be ignorant. Originally, there was a three-point chance of winning, but now it is only one percent. Liu Yu shook his head.
"Oh? Ziqing actually thought that there was still a chance of winning, where did it come from? Wang Lixin was interested.
"Please borrow this table." Liu Yu picked up a cylinder and walked to the large table in the middle, while moving the things on the table to the side.
Wang Lixin didn't know his intentions, so he ordered the waiting servants to help, and saw Liu Yu open the lid of the cylinder and take out a roll of paper.
"Is this a map?" Wang Lixin leaned closer to look at the unfolded side.
"Topographic map of Jinghu, Lianghuai, Liangjiang, and Liangzhejiang." This map was uploaded by Liu Yu from the Internet, specially looking for advertising printing, large and clear, and it was the first weapon he was ready to impress Wang Lixin.
"Wait, come with the old man." Wang Lixin hurriedly stopped Liu Yu's movements and led him inside.
Liu Yu didn't know what was going on, and followed the old man in, Wang Lixin walked very fast, and seemed to be a little anxious.
When I entered the room, I found that this was a study, with a long table next to the window on the left, full of pens and ink, and a tall bookcase along the wall to the roof.
On the wall behind the desk hung neither inscriptions nor calligraphy and paintings, but a large map, Liu Yu looked at it, and it was almost the scope of his own map.
"Go and carry a larger table, and use the table where you are waiting for dinner, quickly." Wang Lixin waved his hand and ordered to go down. A few domestic servants turned their heads and hurried away, their steps neat and unorganized.
After a short time, a large round table was carried into the study by four or five people, and it was placed in the open space, and Wang Lixin kept them outside the room, and no one was seen without his order.
Seeing his actions, Liu Yu praised him in his heart, he was rigorous, decisive and capable, no wonder he had to be reinstated by the court at such an age.
The map he brought was flattened on the round table, the colored lines, the dense annotations of place names, and the detailed topography immediately attracted Wang Lixin, and he almost lay on the map.
"Don't worry, Wang Gong will try this thing first." Liu Yu sighed and took out the second sharp weapon he had prepared, a reading glasses.
Although he doesn't know the specific reason, Liu Yu speculates that there are no more than two kinds, and he is old with presbyopia, which is the most likely considering Wang Lixin's advanced age. It is also possible to be highly myopia, for which Liu Yu also prepared two myopia glasses of 800 and 1000 degrees respectively.
"Hey, this thing" Wang Lixin took the reading glasses and held them up to look in front of him, and things seemed to be much clearer.
"This thing is called 'eyepiece', made of colorless crystal, which may be beneficial to the public's eyesight." Liu Yu began to preemptively register naming rights again, he has no interest in plagiarizing poetry, but he likes to do these things.
"Good things, good, great good!" Under the guidance of Liu Yu, Wang Lixin, who put on reading glasses, said happily, it can be seen that he has been tortured by this for too long.
Liu Yu wondered if the old man's suicide had a lot to do with this. Seeing the old man's expression now, he knew that he was really happy.
"It's worth a lot of money, just say it." After being happy, Wang Lixin thought that the other party was just meeting for the first time, and he didn't know what to ask for.
"It is specially made for Wang Gong, and when I came today, I really wanted something." Liu Yu looked solemn.
"Those who ask for it, only Wang Gong can cheer up, it is the luck of the court." Liu Yu said slowly, watching the old man's expression slowly change from solemn to helpless.
Wang Lixin was a little crying and laughing, and he had already thought that if he didn't have a big heart, it would be nothing to recommend to the court. Is there really nothing to ask for or is the one who is plotting big, and he is still an idler at the moment, what is there to seek for the other party?
"Wang Gong, please come and see." Liu Yu walked to the edge of the map, pointed to one place and said that he didn't expect people to let down their guard like this, and he was grateful.
Wang Lixin followed his hand and looked over, Ezhou, Wang Lixin once served as the pacification of Hubei and the envoy of the Jinghu system, and he was very familiar with this area.
"Boyan went out of the capital in July, and in September in Xiangyang, there were more than 300,000 people, more than 50,000 Mongolian and Semu troops, and more than 250,000 Han troops and new annexed troops. In October, the army approached Yingzhou, did not stop, and passed around the city.
Immediately Lian Ke Shayang, New Town. In November, Zhai Gui surrendered to the city. In December, it went straight to Hubei and Han. On the other hand, in the Great Song Dynasty, Huaixi made Xia Gui use 10,000 warships to control the key points, the king of the capital to guard Yangluo Fort, and Jinghu Xuanfu Zhu Qisun to strangle the middle stream with guerrilla troops.
The army is not prosperous, and the soldiers are not brave. The pioneer Cheng Pengfei was killed by Qichuangyou, and the king of the capital fought until he died in harmony with the city. But the generation of Xia Gui Zhu and his grandson fled in fear, and finally the whole line collapsed, and the situation was out of control.
Gengshen, Zhang Yanran, Zhihanyang Junwang Yi, and Zhide'an Mansion came to Xingguo, all surrendered with the city, and Cheng Pengfei surrendered with his army. The Jinghu defense line is open, and there is no danger to defend below Jianghan. ”
While explaining, Liu Yu sighed in his heart, before this, the Song soldiers could still defend the city and fight along the water. With the advent of the wave of large-scale surrenders, the Yuan soldiers have gained full superiority in all aspects.
"Xia Gui, the old man knows a lot, he contributed a lot to the battle of Xiangyang back then, and he can fight to the death, but unfortunately he is older than the old man now, and he is no longer brave back then." Wang Lixin said leisurely.
This Xia Gui is also a wonder, he lived for 83 years, and contributed to the Great Song Dynasty at the age of 80, and he lost the opportunity to become a hero in the last three years.
After the Battle of Ezhou, Boyan left Ali Hague to attack Jinghu Lake, and his army went east along the river. In the first month, Chen Yi, the deputy envoy of the system along the river and the governor of Huangzhou, surrendered to the city. Immediately, he sent a book to Qizhou to appease Guan Zongmo.
Lu Shikui, the secretary of the military department, Qian Zhensun of Zhijiang Prefecture, Ye Chang of Zhinan Kangjun, and Fan Wenhu of Zhi'an Qingfu in front of the palace also paid the money. Ding Wei, the Yuan army tended to Chizhou, and the city was surrendered, and the right to sentence the state affairs Zhao Yufa and his wife hanged themselves.
Wang Gong looked at it, it was only less than a month, and the Yuan army had already invaded Jiangdong. This kind of advance speed is simply the rhythm of all the soldiers and civilians eating pot pulp to welcome the king's division, Liu Yu is really speechless.
"That old man Chen Yi knew that he had different ambitions back then, but Jia Xianggong didn't allow it. As for the Guan Zongmo, Lu Shikui, Qian Zhensun, Ye Chang, and Fan Wenhu, they are all subordinates of the Lu family.
It's that Zhao Yufa, I only remember that he is quite diligent and is an operator, but he didn't expect to be loyal and righteous. Wang Lixin sighed.
"Once Jinghu is lost, the two rivers will be difficult to protect, Jia Xianggong came out handsome this time, I didn't expect this." Liu Yu's fingers moved down.
Wang Lixin saw that it was Wuhu, nodded and said: "The army should gather here, go up the river, and most of them will meet the Yuan people here." ”
Liu Yu looked at the place pointed by Wang Lixin, slapped his hand, and praised: "Wonderful! The place Wang Lixin refers to is Tongling, and the battle of Dingjiazhou recorded in history took place not far downstream.
"Ziqing just said that Jia Xianggong has a chance of winning, and he is willing to hear about it." Wang Lixin looked at Liu Yu.
"I heard that Boyan came here, only brought more than 100,000 people, as Wang Gong expected, the two armies should fight on the river, such as Jia Xianggong can personally supervise the army in front, and the generals will not hesitate to serve in the back. It is not known whether it can frustrate the spirit of the Yuanren. ”
Liu Yu has no confidence at all in what he said, even if the assumption is true, with Boyan's use of troops, this battle will undoubtedly be lost, and there is no comparison between generals and commanders.
"How did Ziqing know that Boyan only brought 100,000 people?" Wang Lixin stared at Liu Yu tightly.
"A certain merchant is all over the world, and this kind of news is not difficult to know." Liu Yu's expression was a little lonely, knowing the process but not being able to change the result.
"100,000, 100,000, alas. Guan Boyan uses soldiers, Qi Zheng complements each other, it is difficult to find flaws, and his subordinates can use their lives. Wang Lixin looked up and thought for a long time, and finally shook his head with a wry smile, there was no chance of winning.
"If Jia Xianggong is really defeated, how will the public be treated?" The 130,000 people led by Jia Yidao are the last elite of the Great Song Dynasty, and once they are lost, the country will only be lost.
"What else, Dead Country." Wang Lixin's voice was not loud, but there was a kind of firmness.
"So the kid will be useful, please allow Wang Gong, how about the kid want to find a clean place in the south of the Yangtze River for the boy?" Liu Yu looked at Wang Lixin with his fingers.
Wang Lixin was stunned, looked down at where Liu Yu was pointing, raised his eyes to look at each other, and the two laughed at the same time, and their voices echoed in the room for a long time.