5. The emperor made three mistakes

Zheng Qi talked eloquently: "Chengde King Wujun has two major enemies, one is Zhang Shengyun, the envoy of the easy definition of the military army, Zhang's father Zhang Xiaozhong, was originally separated from Li Baochen because he was loyal to the imperial court, so the Yiwu Army is a nail in the throat of Chengde, Wang Wujun wants to pull it out day and night; The other is Youyan Lu Longjun, when Anshi Yu Li Huaixian was the envoy of the festival, for the soldiers and horses under his command Zhu Xicai and Zhu Taiwei (called the official position of the Taiwei to show respect) Zhu, Zhu Situ Tao brothers killed, Cheng Dejun Li Baochen once led the army to call Li Huaixian revenge, trying to annex Youyan, but was defeated by Zhu Xicai, and then Youyan and Hengji were on the same footing, although Zhu Xicai and Li Baochen died successively, but the grudge between the two towns has not been eliminated, Chengde Army Wang Wujun once scolded Zhu Taiwei and Zhu Situ Tao for ' Tian Shehan', absolutely looks down on this brother. ”

"Taiwei Zhu is hard to be loyal to the country, and he died fighting a thief with an elephant wat, but he was so scolded by Wang Wujun, it is really embarrassing!" Du Huangshang and the other prime ministers sighed.

Zheng Qi did not distract the topic, but continued, also known as Wang Wujun of the Chengde Army, in order to compete for the salt pond of De and Di Prefectures, and had a falling out with Ziqing Town, so although Chengde is as stable as Mount Tai internally, it can be regarded as "enemy on all sides" externally, when the imperial court uses troops, as long as it gives a little favor, draws Youyan and Yiding two square towns, and threatens Wang Wujun's back road, then Wang Wujun does not dare to rebel even if he does not go out to assist the imperial court.

"Good, what about Weber?" Du Huangshang continued to ask.

Zheng Qi said that if the Hengji Chengde Army could be called "Jiazhen", then Wei Botianxiong's Army could be called "Bingzhen". Wei Bo's first generation of Tian Chenghei died, passed on to his nephew Tian Yue, Tian Yue was later killed by Tian Xu, Tian Xu's death and passed on his son Ji An, pushing its rules, and found that it was different from Chengde:

In the replacement of Chengde's internal festival, the opinions of military generals occupy an absolute position;

And although there was an infighting in Weibo Town, it was always changed within the Tian family, why? The main source of the tooth army is the local peasants, turning the strong peasants who used to cultivate into the minions and soldiers who obey the orders of the marshal, and encompassing them through generous rewards, so Wei Bo's soldiers are the most unruly and the most divisive. Even if the Tian clan rebelled and left their relatives (such as Ma Sui and Li Baozhen had fought under the city of Weizhou before, and the Wei general Li Changchun, who guarded the gate, had to open the city gate for the official army, as long as Tian Yue took out his property and kowtowed to Wei Bo's soldiers, they would still gather around Tian without hesitation and continue to fight against the imperial court officials and soldiers, the most stubborn and fierce), as long as the Ya army was willing to follow Tian to continue walking, then Wei Bo would still have no peace.

"Even if the Tian clan is wiped out, the Ya Army can also elect a marshal at will to continue to divide Weibo." This is Zheng Qi's judgment.

Therefore, the enemy of the imperial court is not only the Tian family, but the entire Wei Boya army, which is very similar to Huaixi, and the so-called "Chang'an Emperor, Wei Mansion Tooth Soldiers" is by no means a joke.

"Then how do you eradicate the power of the Tooth Army?" The Prime Ministers continued to ask.

Zheng Qi said that Gao Yue has studied this point deeply over the years: "If the Tian family wants to sit firmly, they have to rely on the snort of the Ya Army, so they have to give everything they have to support and reward, and the financial resources are not enough to rely on the local production of Weibo Town, so there is a Hu Shang (Sogdian) group in Weibo Town." ”

"That is to say, in the Wei Botian clan is in charge of the festival, and the tooth army is in charge of the staff, and this Hu Shang is in charge of money."

"However, Hu Shang has a leader, and now he is an envoy to Wei Bozhong's army, named Shi Zhouluo, and he is the king of Beihai County." Immediately, Zheng Qi raised his fingers, "To deal with Wei Bozhen, you can use this group of Hu businessmen to make a fuss, the businessmen only pursue interests, as long as their interests can be guaranteed, then the existence of Wei Bo Military Mansion is not a fundamental matter for them." ”

The prime ministers all nodded in approval, Gao Yue and Zheng Qi studied Heshuofang Town deeply, and it was really in place, intelligence in the war is always the most important, and it is the same status as grain and grass.

Zheng Qi then said the whole plan:

Trap the king, earn Bian, fight Wei, and dismember Ziqing.

The so-called trapped king is to use Youyan Lu Longjun and Yi Definition Wu Army to trap Wang Wujun's hands and feet, so that he can't help Wei Bo or Ziqing freely, and can't be with him.

Earn Bian, that is, the four towns of Heshuo first, and the initial target is the Xuanwu Army of the Biansong Dynasty, "the backbone of the Xuanwu Army, for the Pinglu Army that entered Henan in the past, except for the occasional can also obey the orders of the imperial court, everything else is no different from Huaixi and Ziqing, if you want to succeed in using force against Wei Bo and Ziqing, you must first flatten Xuanwu." Zheng Qi said that he would immediately make an all-out raid on Xuanwu, so that Biansong, the hub of Cao Yun, would be completely in the hands of the imperial court, and then use troops against Wei Bo and Ziqing, it would be much easier and there would be no worries at all.

Then, the focus was not to attack Ziqing, but to besiege Ziqing, why? Zheng Qi explained: "Li Shigu and Li Shidao brothers occupy the twelve prefectures of Ziqing, and they all rely on the support of the generals, and the second Li is suspicious of the generals, so they all detain their wives and children in the palace as hostages. Therefore, there is no need to attack Ziqing, just rely on Biansong and Xu Si to trap Ziqing after the recovery of Biansong. Then ......"

"Then I will concentrate heavy troops and beat Wei Bo hard." Han Xun couldn't hold back and shouted.

Zheng Qi bowed his head and said that what Han Youshen said was extremely true, Wei Bo's Ya army must be crippled and abolished, then the Tian clan will inevitably shrink and beg for mercy, and Ziqing will see that Wei Bo can not protect himself when he sees his friends and aid, and he will definitely have internal strife, at that time, as long as the officials and armies from all walks of life exert a little force, they can recover the whole territory of Ziqing and establish a provincial administration, and in another two or three years, they will continue to oppress Wei Bo with the financial resources of the imperial court, and use the Hu Shang group within them to promote Wei Bo's coup, and the officials and troops who are waiting for a long time will drive straight into and flatten Wei Bo.

"Wei Bo is the remnants of Anshi, Ziqing is a line of Pinglu Army, the two are not of the same origin, they look like they are separated, as long as the method is appropriate, they can be broken each, as long as the two towns are razed, the rest of Hengji and Youyan are not to worry, what has not changed for fifty years, it is all a delaying tactic, take these places, the country will be reunified, and the important towns of the province will be built immediately, and the key points of the northern Xinjiang will be protected!" Zheng Qi waved his hand very strongly, as if he had made up his mind.

"Then how to avoid the failure of Emperor Taishang's use of troops against Heshuo during the Jianzhong period?" Lu Zhen asked.

After all, the hard lesson is still in sight.

Zheng Qi said that the Emperor Taishang used troops against Heshuo, and there were three mistakes:

Although there are Li Sheng, Li Huaiguang, Li Baozhen, Ma Sui and other famous generals gathered, but there is no person who sits in the overall situation, so that all parties are intrigued, military affairs are disordered, this use of force, there must be an old minister with high virtue and prestige, to control the overall situation, this monarch "must be a high three" (unanimously approved by all the ministers);

Secondly, in the past, the army was used against Heshuo, and it was not handled properly, after pacifying Li Weiyue, Tian Yue rebelled, and after defeating Tian Yue, Wang Wujun rebelled, and then Li Zhengji, Li Xilie, and Zhu Tao rebelled in turn, and the war raged all over the world, and the imperial court could not be pacified, but now Huaixi in the heart of the hinterland has been flattened, and the Western Tibet and Uighurs no longer pose a threat outside, and the imperial court can concentrate on leveling Heshuo;

Later, the imperial court was mainly out of the Taihang Fukou Huguan, the battlefield was in Xingciwei, and it was difficult to supply over the mountains, so that in the end, the official army was short of food and collapsed itself, and now as long as the Biansong Dynasty is occupied, it can use Caoyun, and the military needs are endless, "Then focus on attacking Wei Bo's stolen Xiang, Wei Erzhou, and fight a decisive battle here!" Zheng Qi made a loud noise.