Chapter 698: Expedition to Liao (3)
"If the general captures Yunzhou at this time, I am afraid that the Liao dog will jump over the wall in a hurry, and on the Beijing Road in western Liaoning, unify the seven counties of the two states: Hongzhou, Dezhou, Datong County, Yunzhong, Tiancheng, Changqing, Fengyi, Huairen, and Huai'an County. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Ulzhou, governing Ulzhou, Tonglingxian, Ding'an, Flying Fox, Lingqiu, Guangling. Yingzhou, Zhijincheng, Tongjincheng, Hunyuan, Heyang. Shuozhou, governing Shanyang, Tongshanyang, Wuzhou, Ningyuan, Mayi, Shenwu. The subordinates don't know how many soldiers and horses there are, but if you want to capture Datong, the 100,000 army must all go north, general, are you ready? Wang Pu couldn't help but say.
Li Jing nodded, what Wang Pu said made sense, although the Liao State was basically vulnerable in the face of Wanyan Aguda, but for the Han people in the Central Plains, the Liao army was still very strong, for so many years, the Central Plains army had never taken advantage of the grassland people, and even had a natural sense of fear, to seize Yunzhou, the army under his command may have to be used all to ensure the smooth operation of the war, and it can only be a blitzkrieg, in order to quickly seize Yunzhou before the court notices. But what about after the capture of Yunzhou? Li Jing patted his head when he thought of this.
"General, there is still grain and grass, I'm afraid it will take a month to harvest the grain and grass in all parts of Hedong Road, although Hedong Road has been smooth this year, but the destruction of Tian Hu, the southern part of Hedong Road has a poor harvest, and there is relatively little grain and grass that can support the army, so I can only use the Chamber of Commerce to buy it all over the country." Zhao Ding also continued.
"In this way, a large-scale military dispatch is no longer possible." Li Jing nodded, the foundation of the entire Hedong Road is still too poor, and the imperial court's finances are in deficit every year, but there is still a lot of food, and it is still possible to fight a war.
"This, I'm afraid it can only be like this, it is impossible to solve the problem of Yunzhou with a small number of troops." Gongsun Sheng shook his head and said.
"General, it's better to send troops to harass Yunzhou at all times, destroy everything in Yunzhou, and wait until next year when the time is ripe, and then attack Yunzhou and seize Yunzhou in one fell swoop." Zhu Wu said.
Li Jing shook his head and said: "Wanyan Agu will not give us too much time, at this time, we have already attacked Linhuang Mansion, and the next step is to attack Youzhou and Yunzhou, and gradually encroach on the grassland." Li Jing is not worried about anything else, but is worried about Wanyan Aguda, this is a very powerful character, a small tribe, and finally devoured the world and swallowed the Liao country cleanly, not even letting go of the Central Plains.
"Then only the army will attack suddenly, and before the imperial court can react, seize Yunzhou." Zhao Ding gritted his teeth and said: "The 100,000 army must capture Yunzhou within half a month, otherwise, my Hedong Road will definitely face the suppression of the imperial court." ”
"What the subordinates are worried about is that even if we don't do this, the court will force us to do so, don't forget, the court has already sent someone to contact Yan Agu." Li Fu shook his head and said.
Li Jing nodded and said: "The affairs of Yunzhou must be moved immediately, there is not much time left for us, although we have Yanmen in hand, but the depth is still much smaller, only by taking Yunzhou, can we have the capital to compete with the Jin army, even if the imperial court comes, it is not easy to deal with us." Li Jing thought for a while and said, "The secret guard must go to Yunzhou immediately to spy on the military situation in Yunzhou, and it is best to prepare for the army to attack Yunzhou." ”
"Yes." Duchenne didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly responded. Even in the hall, everyone else looked at it with a straight face, this is a big deal, it means that the Northern Expeditionary Army led by Li Jing has set its sights on Yunzhou, what a big deal it is to recover Yanyun, none of those scholars in the Central Plains are not looking forward to this matter, this matter is finally going to be realized. It's just ridiculous that this matter was not led by the imperial court, but by Li Jing, a traitor.
"After the autumn harvest, it is a good time to divide the fields, and the armies must do it around this matter, General Li Han, at the end of the year, the land of the entire Hedong Road must be redistributed, those who are willing to collect money will be given money, and those who are unwilling to collect money can be used in other ways, they can be officials or officials, but if they do not cooperate, they will destroy their families, in the face of this matter, no one can enjoy special treatment, and the same is true for you. After we have seized the entire grassland, are we still afraid that there will be no land? Li Jing's eyes flickered, and he looked at everyone and said.
He knows that when a force withdraws from the stage of history, a new force must rise, and those who follow him are like this, they are the new vested interests, but there are some things that no one can touch.
"Obey the general's orders." Everyone was stunned and hurriedly said.
"Alright. That's it for today, let's all disperse! Li Jing shook his head and let everyone retreat, Gongsun Sheng and the others glanced at each other, knowing that Li Jing was still hesitating how to deal with Yunzhou, according to their understanding of Li Jing, Li Jing is not the kind of person who gives up when he sees difficulties, but according to Li Jing's arrangement, at the end of the year, Li Jing is probably concerned about the affairs of Hedong Road, that is, he will not deal with Yunzhou until next year.
"Go and call the county lord." Li Jing sat on the chair and said to Li Daniu beside him.
Li Daniu was stunned for a moment, and finally understood who the county lord was, and he didn't dare to slack off, so he hurriedly asked people to ask Pu Suwan, who had his own residence in Taiyuan Mansion, but it was not far from Li Jing's general's mansion.
"What? Why did the general think of me today? In less than a moment, I saw Pu Suwan wearing red pony boots and a small pony whip in his hand, and saw Li Jing sitting there with a frown, and immediately quipped.
"Wanyan Aguda has captured Linhuang Mansion, and it is estimated that he will attack Youzhou next year." Li Jing looked at the woman in front of him, after being in the Central Plains for so long, Pu Suwan had grown up, her face was ruddy, exquisite, and full of mature charm.
"What do you want to do? Do you want to capture Yunzhou? Pu Suwan was stunned for a moment, but soon understood what Li Jing meant, his face was not good-looking, he found a brocade stool and sat down, and said, "You came to me to ask how to capture Yunzhou?" You are really bold, what kind of place is Xijing, that is my Daliao town, non-princes can't guard it, there are more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, you are looking for death at all. ”
"If it's that easy to deal with, what am I going to do with you?" Li Jing said indifferently: "I also know that it is Yelu Yali, the king of Liang, who is now sitting in Xijing Datong Mansion, and his soldiers and horses should be 120,000 people, strong soldiers and horses, and I also know that Xijing Datong is different, the south is mountainous, but the north is plain, our army is out of Yanmen, it is very difficult to attack Xijing, and as long as the other party guards the pass, it is difficult for me to capture Xijing." ”
"So what are you looking for me to do?" Pu Suwan looked at Li Jing with some curiosity, since he knew that Xijing Datong Mansion was so difficult to deal with, what was it to look for her?
"The Liao State is about to perish, and as far as I know, the imperial court has decided to cooperate with Wanyan Aguta to attack the Liao State together, how long do you think the Liao State can support it, less than two years, the Liao State will definitely perish, at that time, what treatment you and your people will be treated I don't need to say, I remember that your Liao State likes to implement the policy of reducing Ding on the grassland, and I believe that once Wanyan Aguda defeats the Liao State, it will also adopt the same policy to treat your Khitan." Li Jing looked at Pu Suwan and told a fact.
After listening to this, Pu Su's face changed, the policy of reducing the number of people is very popular in the grassland, because these ethnic groups cannot be like the Han people, they have huge technology, and the tribes on the grassland are only a few million people at most, and they cannot occupy the absolute majority, so they will adopt a cruel policy of reducing the number of people, this kind of policy has existed since ancient times, that is, later, when I was in the Qing Dynasty, such a policy was still adopted on the grassland.
"You Han people are really stupid, Ah Guda is a group of white-eyed wolves who can't be fed, and uniting with him is just seeking skin with the tiger, if your Great Song is very strong, forget it, but it's just a paper tiger, he will attack your Great Song sooner or later, it's a joke." Pu Suwan couldn't help but say disdainfully: "Although my Da Liao has declined, but there are still hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, even if it is defeated, it can support more than ten years, how can it be wiped out within a few years, if the Central Plains join this war now, my Da Liao will certainly be very defeated, but your Great Song Dynasty will not get any benefits, and it will even cause Wan Yan Agu to make up his mind to deal with your Central Plains." ”
"Even you can see things clearly, but unfortunately, the imperial court can't see clearly." After Li Jing heard this, he smiled dumbly, shook his head, and said: "However, this matter has become a foregone conclusion, the imperial court has asked Zhao Liangsi to go to see Ah Gu to fight, either this year or next year, the imperial court will definitely attack Youzhou, so there is not much time left for me." ”
"What do you want to do? Do you also want to capture Yunzhou? Anger flashed on Pu Suwan's face, and there was a trace of sadness in the depths of his eyes, and his whole heart seemed to be in pain, as if it had been broken.
"County Lord, even if I don't capture Yunzhou, there are others, on the contrary, I take Yunzhou, with you, at least the Khitan people will get preferential treatment. If Ah Gu wins Yunzhou, what kind of experience will happen to the Khitan people in the city, you also know. Li Jing shook his head and said: "Not to mention that Yunzhou has been the territory of the Central Plains since ancient times, it's just that Shi Jingjiao's thief ceded the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun to you back then, and now that it's in the hands of my Li Jing, it should be taken back." ”
"What do you want me to do? Tell you, I can't speak on Xijing Road, King Liang may not have given me face, you want to sneak attack, it's almost impossible to cheat. Pu Suwan raised his proud head and looked at Li Jing with disdainful eyes.
"Going out of Yanmen to attack Yunzhou, I'm not stupid enough to be like that." Li Jing shook his head, the geographical environment of Yunzhou determines that it is very difficult to attack from the south to the north, and the cost is very high, Li Jing has other calculations, but this plan has not yet been finalized, he looked at Pu Suwan and said: "I decided to go to the grassland, are you willing to go with me?" ”
"Prairie?" Hearing this, Pu Suwan's face changed, and he hesitated for a while, but soon understood Li Jing's calculations and said, "Do you want to start from the grassland?" After occupying the steppe, attack Yunzhou from the rear? ”
Li Jing nodded, and had to admit that this grassland woman was so smart, she just mentioned it casually, and the other party knew her calculations, no wonder she could be the emperor's figure, this kind of political wisdom is still shocking.
"You, you're so vicious." Pu Suwan looked at Li Jing with horrified eyes, he didn't expect Li Jing to seize Yunzhou in this way, and he suddenly hesitated in his heart, you must know that at this time, because the forbidden army attacked Liao, Liaoguo was repeatedly defeated, and the army was chaotic, coupled with the corruption of the court in Liao over the years, the people were detached, and the entire grassland was actually in a state of chaos.
"It is better for me to occupy the grassland than to be occupied by others, what do you think?" Li Jing stood up and sighed: "It has been the case throughout the ages, the big fist is the truth, if I hurry up now, everything I will be seized by others in the future, Hedong Road lacks depth, and I will definitely face the imperial court and the Jin army in the future, I can only seize the grassland to make the Jin army jealous and protect everything I have." ”
"What do you want me to do?" Pu Su's face was bitter, she didn't know what Li Jing asked her to do, did she let herself betray her motherland? Pu Su looked at Li Jing deadly, waiting for Li Jing's answer.
"I'm not familiar with the grassland, and I need you to lead the way. Be a guide! Li Jing suddenly felt that his approach was a little cruel, and sighed: "If you don't want to, forget it!" ”
"Let me think about it." A trace of tenderness flashed in Pu Suwan's eyes, Li Jing was still thinking about his own good, and after thinking about it for a while, he turned around and walked out of the General's Mansion.
Li Jing shook her head, Pu Suwan is the daughter of the Khitan royal family, and he asked him to do this, that is, betraying his own country is indeed embarrassing her, but it is precisely because he is a member of the royal family that he should accept the facts, the Khitan tribe back then did not know how many tribes were eliminated, so there was today's Da Liao, and now Da Liao is not eliminated by himself, and it will definitely be wiped out by the Jin State.
Li Jing thought of this, so he walked out of the hall and turned to the back, there were some things he needed to discuss with the people behind, Li Jing's plan was too terrifying, that is, he himself was a little frightened, and if he didn't pay attention to it, the huge foundation he had created would collapse.
"Father, I want to go to the grassland." In the back garden, Li Ying sat by the pond, but he was holding a fishing rod in his hand, a hat on his head, and a cloth coat on his body.
"How many soldiers and horses do you bring?" Li Ying asked indifferently. Now he doesn't care about anything, fishing when he has nothing to do, or looking at the flowers he raises, and teasing his grandson is what he does at his age.
"Three thousand cavalry." Li Jing thought for a while and said.
"Nope." Li Ying's right hand trembled, and the fish that had already been hooked instantly unhooked, but he couldn't care about it, and couldn't help but throw the fishing rod in his hand aside, and said: "Three thousand cavalry just want to shake the grassland, did you grow up eating when you were a Liao countryman?" ”