Chapter 449: The military situation is like fire
Although the Liao State was hit hard, its strength still existed, with nearly 100,000 elite cavalry and two or three million troops, not to mention that Yunzhou was still in the hands of the Liao State. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Youzhou has just been recovered, and a lot of things are messy, but Zhao Zhen couldn't wait to summon Wang Ning'an.
There are only two possibilities, the first is that he is worried that Wang Ning'an will be shocked and wants to eradicate him, and the second is that the situation is really bad, Zhao Zhen can't hold it anymore, and he must find a capable help.
Zhao Zhen, who had just won the battle of Youzhou, was in high spirits, and would never do anything to unload and kill donkeys, Wang Ningan's heart couldn't help but hang.
It doesn't look good!
In a hurry, he rushed to Luoyang.
At this moment, Luoyang is still a large construction site, and the project of expanding the new capital is still busy, but it can be found that the carriages that constantly transport materials from the outside have disappeared, replaced by truckloads of grain, grass and ordnance, and many forbidden soldiers have gathered in the Luoyang area, not knowing what they plan to do.
Is the situation so bad that it is too bad to manage?
Wang Ningan didn't care about resting, and went directly to the palace to meet Zhao Zhen.
As soon as he arrived, he happened to meet Wen Yanbo, who had arrived in a hurry.
These two goods were opponents before, and after several confrontations, Wang Ningan couldn't wait to kill Wen Yanbo, and Lao Wen was also full of knives, so that Wang Ningan could take a good look.
It turned out to be a cement business, which shoehorned two people into a boat.
It stands to reason that there will be such a big feud in the past, and it will definitely be a little embarrassing to meet at this moment.
If you think so, you would be underestimating the skill of these two.
Needless to say, Wang Ningan is a man in two lives, not very old, and a full actor-level character.
What about the old text?
This is a genius performing artist, if he has no ability, how can he dominate the four dynasties, and how can he be the prime minister for 50 years without falling!
Wen Yanbo is definitely a character who has become a fine character, as soon as the two of them met, they did not hesitate at all, just like old friends for many years, Wen Yanbo asked with concern: "Lord Wang, I heard that Shanhaiguan fought very hard, how is it?" ”
Wang Ningan also smiled and said: "Relying on the blessing of the Son of Heaven, the princes have given great support, and the soldiers and people have served the country, regardless of life and death, they have repelled Yelu Hongji's offensive, and beheaded more than 20,000 people, but the Liao soldiers are not reconciled, and some of them are fighting!" ”
Wen Yanbo was surprised, "More than 20,000 miles!" This is enough for Yelu Hongji to feel distressed, Lord Wang is really a god with soldiers, the pillar of my Great Song Dynasty, amazing, amazing! ”
Wang Ningan said: "The younger generation just acts according to the will, just an errand runner, and he can't afford to be praised by the minister." ”
"Hahaha, Lord Wang thinks he is an errand runner, and the old man is just a flag-waving and shouting."
These two goods tout each other, and they can get diabetes if they listen to it too much. Wen Yanbo must let Wang Ningan go first, but Wang Ningan insisted on following Wen Yanbo.
In the end, the two of them went to Zhao Zhen's bedroom hand in hand.
Entering the palace gate, the faces of these two were solemn.
Zhao Zhen was wearing civilian clothes and was staring intently at the map in front of the dragon book case.
He is not snubbing the two important ministers in this dress, but wearing civilian clothes, which is easy to discuss and communicate. When he was in Youzhou, Zhao Zhen often worked with Wang Ningan in the middle of the night to formulate governance strategies, both in civilian clothes.
After arriving in Luoyang, he also brought this habit with him.
Zhao Zhen glanced at Wang Ning'an and found that he had lost a lot of weight compared to a few months ago, with wind-blown wounds on his face, sideburns and dead skin.
Zhao Zhen sighed, "Wang Qing, thank you for your hard work...... It's just that those who can work harder have to call you over. ”
Wang Ningan hurriedly said: "Thank you Your Majesty for your concern, the minister is young and strong, and there is nothing to do." ”
"Hmm!"
Although Zhao Zhen nodded, he asked people to take a big bowl of white fungus lotus seed soup first, and asked Wang Ningan to drink it while asking.
"How's the situation in Youzhou?"
"It can only be said that it is a mixed blessing." Wang Ning'an took a big sip, and then said: "Yelu Hongji has changed his tactics, from the current point of view, he is powerless to counterattack Youzhou, my Great Song Dynasty has gained a firm foothold, and in the spring of next year, the work of dividing the fields will be fully completed, and then 4 million Youzhou fathers and elders will stand on the side of the imperial court, and Youzhou will be as stable as Mount Tai." ”
Zhao Zhen said: "Wang Qing, is the role of dividing the field really so big? ”
"The minister didn't dare to conceal it, this time the 200,000 horses of the Liao State were divided into multiple roads and grass valleys, taking Gubeikou as an example, there were only 5,000 people of Murong Qingchen, but there were 10,000 righteous people to help defend the city, as for the people who served for free, more as 300,000, they just used wheelbarrows to push grain and grass, ordnance, regardless of the cost, if there was no assistance from the people, I am afraid that the Liao soldiers would have entered the Great Wall long ago."
Zhao Zhen sighed, "Those who win the hearts of the people win the world, Wang Qing, your idea is good-what are you worried about?" ”
"Your Majesty, the minister just said that Yelu Hongji adjusted his strategy, he should strengthen the attack, and from then on, there will be no peace on the northern border. And after giving up Youzhou, Yelu Hongji relied more on the Khitan 20 department, as a nomadic people, they were ferocious and warlike, and the ministers were afraid that one day, the Khitan would be to the Great Song Dynasty, just like the Huns were to the Han Dynasty, and it would take decades or more than a hundred years. ”
Zhao Zhen nodded, it is easy to fight the country, but it is difficult to defend the country, and it will be more difficult in the future.
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But fortunately, the Khitan is far-sighted, so let's look at the immediate worries!
Zhao Zhen asked Wen Yanbo to explain the recent situation, and he added on the side, Wang Ningan only then figured out that there was indeed trouble in the northwest, and it was not small.
Everything has to start with Yelu Hongji courting the Western Xia, and now the power of the Western Xia is still in the hands of the Minister of State, and the little emperor Li Liangzuo is just a puppet.
I didn't hide it, and when I saw Yelu Hongji asking for a kiss, I was very proud in my heart.
After all, among the Three Kingdoms, the Great Liao is the strongest, don't look at the Western Xia can get the New Year's coin from the Great Song Dynasty every year, but this money will be dedicated to the Liao State when it changes hands.
Now that the Liao State has taken the initiative to cancel the New Year's coin, and wants the princess of Western Xia to be the queen, it all shows a problem, Yelu Hongji is very miserable, very miserable!
On the other hand, that is, the Great Song Dynasty took advantage, not only took back Youzhou, but also severely damaged the old enemy, and the morale of the army reached its peak.
Although there are contradictions between Western Xia and Great Liao, but as two bandit groups with similar natures, the Great Song Dynasty is their common prey, and suddenly this prey grows sharp teeth and fangs, and becomes hideous and terrifying, not only does not eat meat, but on the contrary, it will be swallowed by the Great Song Dynasty, can Western Xia be indifferent?
He didn't hide that Pang felt that it was necessary to marry with the Liao State and deal with the Great Song Dynasty together, but as a mature conspirator, he would not be in a hurry to show his attitude.
didn't hide Pang and knocked the Khitan hard, as for how to use troops against the Great Song Dynasty, he still had to think about it.
It's just that two things happened at this time, which made Wuzang Pang suddenly emboldened.
The first thing is that the commander of the Fuzhou Zhejia Army, Zhi Jimin, died of illness, and an old enemy died, and Western Xia breathed a sigh of relief.
As for the second thing, it involves a famous person, his name is Sima Guang!
That's right, it was the big bull who smashed the cylinder when he was young, wrote "Zizhi Tongjian" in middle age, and overthrew the law of reversing the public change in his later years!
At this time, Sima Guang was not very old, and he was still far from cultivating into an old goblin.
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Sima Guang is a famous family, their ancestors can be traced back to the Jin Dynasty Anping King Sima Fu, his father Sima Chi once served as the imperial history, the deputy envoy of the three divisions and other positions, Sima Guang is born with a golden spoon of the son's brother, but he did not have the habit of being a gentleman, since he was a child, regardless of cold and summer, study hard.
Because of smashing the cylinder to save people, he became a famous prodigy.
At the age of 20, Sima Guang was admitted to the Jinshi, and then served as an official in the local and imperial courts, and kept filial piety for his father for three years.
But the problem lies with Wang Ningan!
How did Wang Ning'an, the harmful spirit, get into Sima Guang again?
It turned out that Sima Guang's father, Sima Chi, was friends with Pang Ji, and Pang Ji appreciated Sima Guang very much and focused on cultivating this junior with infinite potential.
As a result, because of the peace with Liao, Wen Yanbo and Pang were both demoted.
At that time, the light was too weak to mix with this kind of thing, and he was deeply favored by Pang Ji, and he couldn't ignore it. Guangguang decided to resign from his position in Beijing and go to the northwest to eat sand with Pang Ji!
I don't know if Guangguang really has deep feelings for Pang Xianggong, or if he has a small calculation in his heart, after all, this guy's character is unreliable......
Xia Zhu, Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi, Fu Bi, Pang Ji, these people all rose from the northwest, including Di Qing, of course!
Sima Guang may have felt that he could follow the example of his predecessors, also make contributions in the northwest, and then return to the capital. Wang Ning'an, how can he be a deed, he is not even a jinshi, he is younger than himself, he is in a high position, what does he rely on, it is not military merit! The Great Song Dynasty suppressed the martial arts, the more so, the more precious the military merits became, especially the civil officials with military merits, who simply became the savior!
Both the government and the opposition have high prestige, great fame, and are deeply admired.
Guangguang wanted to replicate the success, at that time the Great Song Dynasty and Western Xia were bounded by the Quye River, the east of the river was the Great Song Dynasty, and the west of the river was the Western Xia. Sima Guang was appointed as the governor of the state, and was ordered by Pang to inspect the border, and when he arrived at the Quye River, Sima Guang raised his eyes and looked at the fertile field in the west of the river, with beautiful water, fertilizer and grass, and there were no Xixia people.
Guangguang immediately decided to seize the land of Hexi, this kind of thing has not been done by anyone, such as the founder of the Chongjia Army, the old general Chong Shiheng, he led a group of people back then, ran to the northeast of Yanzhou 200 miles, went deep into the border of Western Xia, and built Qingjian City as the front line of resistance to Western Xia.
It's just that Guangguang misestimated his vision, Guo En, the general in charge of the soldiers and horses in Linzhou, took advantage of the wine and led more than 1,000 people to cross the river, and before the city was built, the Western Xia people killed, Guo En was forced to commit suicide, and the people and horses he brought with him were all wiped out.
This is not a big deal, due to the discord between the seed family and the Pang family, after the seed E received the military report, he was worried that Sima Guang would be in trouble, and the Pang family would think that the seed army was deliberately not rescued, and sat back and watched the success or failure, and became angry with the seed family.
Chong'e had to send 8,000 men and horses to rescue Linzhou quickly, but who knew that he had no intention of using force against the Great Song Dynasty, so he set up an ambush halfway, and the Chongjia army lost more than 5,000 people, and only fled back with less than 2,000 people.
With the fiasco of the seed army, the northwest gate was opened, and even Luoyang was not stable......