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Wang Shen's words are all right, and they are also prudent and persistent. Perhaps, according to his train of thought, he can indeed stabilize the situation in Guanzhong. However, this is nothing more than pure military affairs. And now the Great Song Dynasty is like the Guanzhong Economic Strategy War that is about to start, but it has more political significance, otherwise it is impossible for the official family to send him to Guanzhong to sit in the town.

Last year, the Jurchens went south on two roads, wanting to arrest the official family and the Empress Dowager Yulong, and destroy the Great Song Dynasty. Jiangnan has been beaten to the ground, and at this moment it can be said that thieves are everywhere, and the majesty of the imperial court does not exist. In such a chaotic situation, it is also a lie to say that people's hearts do not fluctuate.

In various parts of the Yangtze River, not only have the condemned army become outcasts, but many non-governmental cult organizations and associations, Taoism, and sects are also ready to move. The official family urgently needs a big victory to stabilize the situation and make the thieves all over the south afraid of Huaide.

Moreover, Guanzhong is too important, if the Jurchen is there for a day, Bashu will not have a day of peace. If Bashu is not protected, the southeast is in danger, and where will the Great Song Dynasty go in the future?

It's really a hair that moves the whole body!

Therefore, after the Jurchen army returned to the north, the official family and the imperial court, in view of the current dangerous situation, reversed the original blind peace with the Jurchens, blindly fled, and determined to fight the enemy in Shaanxi. After all, there is still the remnant of the Western Army with a complete system there, and the imperial court still has strong confidence in the Western Army of the Great Song Dynasty.

The reason why the Western Army lost in the Northern Expedition to Khitan, the Battle of Taiyuan, and the Battle of Tokyo in the past few years was not a crime of war, but more of a man-made disaster. If there weren't so many people at that time, maybe history would have been different, right?

All in all, since the fourth year of Jianyan, the imperial court and the official family have been forced by the situation to become the main battle faction.

Not only that, but they are also the main battle faction that is aggressive, and they want to see a victory in the short term that is enough to stabilize the northwest and stabilize the morale of the people at home.

Zhao Gou talked with Zhang Jun for a long time when he left Beijing, and came up with a detailed battle plan with the Privy Council: mobilize all available troops in Sichuan and Shaanxi, take southern Shaanxi as the foundation, and first divide troops to capture Tongzhou, Linzhou, and Yanzhou. That is, Shaanxi Dali, Fuxian, and Yan'an in later generations. Occupy a place in northern Shaanxi, condescendingly, cut off the connection between Shanxi and Shaanxi, compress the power of Allah in the Weihe Plain and the narrow area of Huaxian and Tongguan, and then fight a decisive battle with it, pacifying the northwest in one fell swoop.

The official family is so careful, how can he, the Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu envoy, not be in a hurry.

Thinking carefully about what Wang Shen said, Zhang Jun suddenly realized that he had recovered the lost territory in Guanzhong in the short term, and that driving the Jurchens to the east of Tongguan was just wishful thinking and had no basis in reality.

After a long time, he put the tea bowl in his hand on the table, and sighed heavily: "Dao Si is reasonable, and things are simpler when I think about it." ”

Seeing that he had already said that he was tempted, and there was no rush to fight a decisive battle with the Jurchens, Wang Shen was very happy in his heart. According to real historical records, after the Battle of Fuping, the last bit of the Western Army was annihilated, and since then, the whole territory of Shaanxi has fallen, the Southern Song Dynasty has lost all in the northwest, and the battle against Jin has completely fallen into passivity.

For a long time in the future, the Southern Song Dynasty was no longer able to wage war against Jin, and only devoted all its energy to quelling the civil strife in the south. After the Yuejia army grew stronger, it began the Northern Expedition again.

But after the major blow of the First World War in Shaanxi, Zhao Gou's thinking has undergone a major change. From the young man who could open a hard bow and was dedicated to restoring the field, he changed to a cowardly person who was dedicated to defending half of the south of the Yangtze River and was tired of war.

As long as Zhang Jun gave up the idea of a quick victory, naturally there would be no later Battle of Fuping, and he would naturally be able to keep the Western Army, a relatively complete field corps, and keep the southern Shaanxi and northwestern Shaanxi.

To be selfish, if the Song army in Shaanxi fights well and puts strong pressure on the Jin army in Henan and Shanxi, he and the Sizhou army can calmly rest and recuperate in Jingchu, and the feeling of being on the front line of national defense for a long time is really very bad. It was difficult to punch Kong Yanzhou, Zhang Yong, and Cao Chengdu by themselves. It is impossible to see what the situation will be like once the Jurchen tens of thousands of main forces go south.

The Battle of Jiankang was nothing more than an encounter with a small force, and it was also a matter of luck that the victory was achieved. Now to fight hard with Allah, to be honest, Wang Shen has no confidence.

Zhang Jun said again: "It seems that this passage through Shaanxi cannot be too urgent." ”

Wang Shen: "In ancient times, there was a lesson from the ten years of the Yue King's life and ten years, and the population and wealth of my Great Song Dynasty were ten times and a hundred times that of the Jurchens, as long as the confrontation continued for a long time, the victory would always belong to us." ”

"It's easy to say." Zhang Jun sighed and said, "Daosi, your words are right. The idea of a quick battle with the Jurchens was not a whim, and there were unavoidable hardships in it. Now, the anointed land of Guanzhong has been completely lost to the enemy. If you don't recapture the Weihe Plain, what will you rely on to raise troops? ”

Yes, the wealth of Shaanxi is concentrated in the Guanzhong Plain, and this place is the battlefield where the Jin people galloped on iron horses, which has long been occupied by the Jurchens, and the rest are mountains and wilderness, which cannot feed an army of 100,000 at all.

Wang Shen couldn't help but ask: "What about Hanzhong and Bashu?" ”

Zhang Jun only shook his head bitterly.

Only then did Wang Shen realize that Hanzhong in this era had not been thoroughly developed and was poor. Moreover, the production of Hanzhong is always limited. As for Sichuan, the situation is not very good, and it is difficult to maintain the Xuanfu Division just by relying on the annual summer and autumn grain supply.

His heart suddenly moved: "Zhang Xiang, speaking of food, the last general also had a headache when he first arrived in Huangzhou, this place is too poor to support soldiers." At this time, a scholar named Yan Yumeng under the command of the last general gave me an idea, so that my Sizhou army could successfully pass the difficulties, and then I had the money and food for the later Battle of Qichun, and I felt that this idea was good. ”

Zhang Jun: "Let's talk about it. ”

Wang Shen explained in detail the matter of Yan and Meng's pre-borrowing of taxes from the people of Qi and Huang Prefectures in the next few years.

After hearing this, Zhang Junhuo stood up, with a look of ecstasy on his face, and shouted: "This method is good, and it can be pre-enlisted in Sichuan for the next three years." No, no, no, if you want to maintain the daily use of the Sichuan and Shaanxi Xuanfu Division, and be able to organize a 100,000-strong horse campaign, you must advance the campaign for at least five years. With money and food in hand, why worry about big things. ”

He was so excited that he didn't care about the majesty of the Xuanfu envoy, and walked quickly in the tent barefoot: "Why can't the old man think of this? When Tong Guan went north to Yanyun, Cai Jing printed millions of banknotes, and he forced enough military funds. Cai Yuanchang is a traitor, but his means of managing money are really good. Xuanhe is such a big mess, he can maintain it for so many years. ”

As he spoke, he grabbed Wang Shen's shoulder, his eyes were full of essence: "Dao Si is really talented, just one sentence straightened out and cut off the mess in Shaanxi." If the old man has one day to calm Shaanxi and regain the lost land, it is all because of your strategy today. ”

When has Wang Shen been praised like this, he hurriedly stood up: "The public praises falsely, and the general can't afford it." In real history, the reason why Zhang Jun gained a foothold in Shaanxi was this method. He pre-levied taxes in Sichuan and Hanzhong for the next five years, which stabilized the morale of the soldiers and horses in Sichuan and Shaanxi and held Sichuan.

Of course, there are also big troubles. After the Battle of Fuping, all military resources were lost, and the Western Army was completely annihilated. From then on, Zhang Jun could only take a defensive position in Sichuan, and he did not make any achievements on the battlefield. Without him, Sichuan's oil and water would have been drained by his pre-conscription, and there would be no war potential.

"How can you not afford it, you can afford it, you can afford it." Zhang Jun laughed: "The old man can have a protégé like you, and he also has a light on his face!" There is a sense of ridicule in these words.

Hearing this, Wang Shen couldn't hold it even if he was thick-skinned.

To tell the truth, he still admires Zhang Jun's character and personality very much. Although this person later did a few slanderous things, the flaws are not hidden, no matter how you look at it, Zhang Deyuan is still worthy of the four words of national hero.

This person is broad-minded and skilled, and there is no need to play in front of him.

Thinking of this, Wang Shen hurriedly explained why he pretended to be Zhang Shujun's protégé and recruited Li Cheng in the first place. Naturally, he concealed the verse of his own forgery of the Holy Decree. Just kidding, forging the holy decree is an unforgivable sin for the three clans, he doesn't want to make trouble for himself, and he doesn't want to put this big handle in Zhang Jun's hands.

only said that he had heard that the Privy Council had obtained the will of the official family and sent someone across the river to announce the decree, and he could only pretend to be an angel in a hurry, and asked Zhang Xianggong to forgive his sins.

"Good!" Suddenly, Zhang Jun applauded: "What a Wang Daosi, resourceful, means, responsible, really an unborn character, I didn't mistake you." The old man has a protégé like you, and he is honored, how can he blame you? ”

Seeing that this problem was successfully solved, Wang Shen was happy in his heart and hurriedly bowed: "Thank you, Xianggong." ”

"Hurry up, please." Zhang Jun helped him up and asked with a smile: "Daosi, I'm afraid that you didn't come to see the old man today because of the war in Shaanxi, right?" If you have something, you might as well say it explicitly. ”

Wang Shen nodded: "Yes, the last general came here today, and he did have something to ask to come to the prime minister." Unlike the uncontrollable situation in Shaanxi, the battle of Jingchu must end as soon as possible. To tell the truth, if the Sizhou army led by the last general marches westward, the military rations will only be enough for more than ten days. However, the Anlu thief flame is blazing, and it is difficult to get down urgently, and if it is not good, it will be fought for a long time. If you want to successfully solve the thief army, you should use both suppression and appeasement, and divide and disintegrate. ”

As he spoke, he probably told Zhang Shujun the meaning of Lu Benzhong's words. continued: "The last general has an uninvited feeling, and wants to ask the prime minister to stay in Jianghan temporarily and preside over the overall situation." ”

"How long does it take to preside over the overall situation of Jianghan?" Zhang Jun frowned and asked, "January, February, or March?" ”