Chapter 288: Helpless Lao Gao (I)
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"You say, since Yang Yunxian has returned to Moutong, what are you waiting for?" Wang Han also began to pay attention to the situation in Dali after learning about Nong Zhigao's whereabouts at the beginning of the year. Although the information is endless, it is inevitable that it will still be foggy and will eventually be separated.
"It should be waiting for Gao Zhisheng to show his attitude." Chen Ke's understanding of Dali is much more profound: "Originally, he didn't have to pay attention to the Gao family, but Duan Silian asked the Great Song Dynasty for help, which made him scruples, and he wanted Gao Zhisheng to also raise troops, one to attack Dali City, and the other to take the Mansion." ”
Hearing his words, as if he had seen it in person, Wang Han couldn't help but believe him for seven points, and asked, "How will Gao Zhisheng express his position?" ”
"The attitude of the Gao family is very subtle," Chen Ke took a sip of tea and said: "Their original plan was to first provoke the Yang family to rebel, and then wait for the Duan family to beg for themselves, and then the lion opened his mouth, and then raised the army and the king again, and the inside was a double harvest of face." After a pause, he said: "Who knew that Duan Silian was going to hug Da Song's thighs halfway, and the Gao family suddenly lost his calculations." ”
"Will the Gao family support the Yang family instead?" Wang Han asked.
"I won't do this unless I have to, it's too much to lose." Chen Ke said: "And my Great Song 200,000 army is assembled at the border, how dare Gao Zhisheng act rashly?" ”
"If you can't wait for Gao Zhisheng to respond, will Yang Yunxian go it alone?" Wang Han said: "It is said that Tubo is also gathering troops on the border, will it become the foreign aid of the Yang family." ”
"It's possible, but don't worry too much." Chen Ke said lightly: "The official family has issued an order to Tubo Zanpu to restrain all ministries from sending troops to Dali. "Today's Tibet. It has long been in name only. Tibet itself is torn apart, and there are constant wars and killings. Most Tibetans moved to Qinghai for refuge, and even the capital moved from Lhasa to Qingtang.
Although the princes who stayed in Lhasa were not convinced by Zampu in Qingtang. But he had 100,000 elite soldiers in his hands, and the strongest princes in Lhasa had only 18,000 men under his command. And it's in full bloom. He defeated the southern invasion of Western Xia several times, defended the Tibetan tribes, and became famous for a while. The ministries were at least nominally subservient to him. As long as he speaks, those little princes will not dare to mess around. ”
"Will you help us?" If it is not my race, its heart will be different, this is the most painful lesson left to the Han people after the fall of the Tang Dynasty.
"Yes, definitely." Chen Ke nodded and said: "Last month, the Tubo Luo Department led his subordinates to defect to Western Xia, and Xixia Nazhi was given an official position, so that he could live on the border to control Western Tibet. Month. The prime minister of Western Xia did not hide his favors, and Ling A served as a guide to attack Tubo. He needs the containment of the Great Song Dynasty, and he also needs the weapon supplies provided by the Great Song Dynasty, and he will definitely not let the bastards in Lhasa mess around. ”
"It's a dog-tooth mix." Wang Han couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this: "If there is no Western Xia to attack Tubo. It's really hard to do. ”
"This is the fire of the fire!" Chen Ke sighed and said, "I hope that in a few years, the imperial court will be able to speak with the army, and there is no need to plan so carefully." Whoever is not convinced, just fight! Why bother with all the time? ”
"If you hear this, General Yang will definitely be furious." Wang Han said with a smile: "He can be very proud of his old Western Army." ”
"The sword is sharpened. The court won't let it be used, so what's the point? Chen Ke sighed: "The commander of the troops this time has never been in contact with the military Fan Zhihe, and with the lesson of Yu Wenshuai at the beginning, I am afraid that he will not cross the thunder pool by half a step." ”
"You don't have to worry about that." Wang Han is an old fritter, and said with a smile: "The general will be outside, and the king's order will not be affected." Unless Fan Zhen can tie us all to the waistband of his trousers, he can only stare at us by beating drums and buying candy, and doing our own things. ”
"With the words of the old man, I am relieved." Chen Ke smiled and said: "If you want to achieve the goal of the imperial court, the only way to resolve the crisis in Dali is to immediately resolve the crisis in Dali, and you must send troops quickly, the sooner the better." It's best to wait for the manager to arrive and start immediately. "...,"The army has been ready for a long time, since the beginning of spring, my Guangxi civil and military forces have been preparing to march into Temo Dao," Wang Han smiled and said: "However, the Dali Kingdom has not yet started, and Gao Zhisheng has already killed Nong Zhigao, what excuse do you use to enter the Dali Kingdom?" ”
"It's too late to fight." Chen Ke pouted and said, "As for the messenger who came to send the head of Gao Zhisheng, bother the old man to make them disappear." We haven't seen any messengers. We must destroy the Nongbu! ”
"Shameless, but I like it." Wang Han laughed and said: "However, the imperial court has not allocated the army's food and salary for a long time, I don't know what the situation is?" "Among Chen Ke's dispatches, there is a matter called the management of the transportation of military rations, which means that he is responsible for the logistics of the dispatched army, so Wang Han asked this question.
"The imperial court means that the Guangxi side will pay in advance to avoid delays." Chen Ke said: "As for the food and salary prepared for the army, it has been loaded from Suzhou, but it will take time to arrive. As soon as the boat arrives, it will be repaid immediately on Quang Nam West Road. ”
"The Lingqu is congested, and I'm afraid it won't be able to reach it in two or three months." Wang Han frowned and said: "The army is marching, but it can hollow out Guangxi, how can the old man deal with it in these two or three months?" ”
"Don't take the Lingqu, take the sea." Chen Ke said in a deep voice: "At most, it will be shipped directly to Qinzhou in half a month." ”
"That's ......" Wang Han said: "But there is no wharf in Qinzhou, how to unload the ship?" ”
"This is handed over to the subordinates." Chen Ke said: "The old man allocated 2,000 people to them, and they will not make mistakes." ”
"Are you sure it's going to take ten days to build a dock?" Wang Han's eyes widened.
"Is this a joke?" The corners of Chen Ke's mouth hung with a wry smile and said: "Uncle is not at ease, I can make a military order." ”
"Then I'll see." Wang Han said with a smile.
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After visiting the wharf, Chen Ke rushed to Yongzhou to meet with Yang Wenguang, the main general of the army. Yang Wenguang's appearance has basically not changed, but his sideburns are dyed white, and he looks older, but he is still heroic and majestic. Presumably, Yang Huaiyu mentioned Chen Ke's deeds in his family letters, so the old general was very kind when he saw him.
After setting up a banquet to entertain Chen Ke in the big tent of the Chinese army, the two turned to the back account to talk.
"Although I said to the officials, the ministers, and Master Fan, I will definitely not fight." Chen Ke was flushed, but he was very sober and said: "However, if the army thinks the same, it will definitely be wiped out." ”
"Hahaha......" Yang Wenguang stroked his old beard and laughed loudly: "Zhong Fang is too worried, the old man has been fighting in the south and the north for forty years, how can he not know this truth?" Saying that, he said in a low voice: "If you don't fight elsewhere, you must also fight Temo Village, right?" ”
"Of course, if you want to bluff the people of Dali, you have to stand up. This battle must not only be won, but also won, so I specified that the old general should go out of the army. ”
"That's right." This sycophant made Lao Yang very comfortable and said: "You just look at it." ”
When Fan Zhen arrived in Guizhou, Yang Wenguang had already gathered his 30,000 troops and was ready to march lightly.
Fan Zhen Fan Fuzi, although he is an authentic scholar, does not dare to take the responsibility of this coach lightly. Before leaving, he repeatedly asked Yang Wenguang, Chen Ke and others if they were ready. I am afraid that something will go wrong and ruin the major affairs of the imperial court.
"I heard that in order to travel lightly," he asked and asked, and he really found a problem: "The army doesn't bring cooking utensils and doesn't cook, so what do the soldiers eat?" ”
"So that the coach knows," Yang Wenguang's appearance has basically not changed, but his sideburns are dyed white, and he looks older, he smiled: "This southwest is full of mountains, and the march can't carry baggage at all. Although this time we advanced by land and water, and some places were stocked, there was really no more convenient food to eat when we marched and fought, so we still only brought 'champion noodles'. "...," "Champion face?" Fan Zhen was curious: "What kind of noodles is that?" ”
Yang Wenguang said with a smile: "It is a kind of fried noodles invented by Chen Zhuangyuan when he followed Marshal Di to exterminate Nong Zhigao. At first, we called it Ke Mian, but we just changed it to Champion Mian. Saying that, he ordered someone to take a 'intestine cloth bag' and said: "This cloth bag was also invented by Chen Zhuangyuan back then. It is sewn with white cloth, thin and long, very similar to horse intestines, so we call it 'intestinal cloth bag'. Put the fried noodles in this intestine cloth bag, and tie the ends together, so that the infantry can carry it on their backs, and the cavalry can be tied to the saddle frame. ”
As he spoke, he untied one end of the intestinal cloth bag, poured half a bowl of fried noodles, poured in half a bowl of water, and used a small spoon to make thick porridge and said, "Please taste it." ”
Fan Zhen did as he said, scooped a mouthful with a small spoon and put it in his mouth, smacked it twice, and couldn't help nodding and praising it: "This fried noodles are quite delicious, I don't know how to make them?" ”
"The preparation method is very simple: grind millet, soybeans, black beans, rice and other military rations into flour, mix well, stir-fry, and then mix some oil and sugar. When you are hungry, mix some water, stir well and eat it, which is very hungry. If the march is too urgent, you can eat it directly, and then drink some water. Yang Wenguang replied: "Such a bag of grain can be eaten for a day, and each person carries four intestinal cloth bags, which is enough to walk to the mansion." ”
"Not bad, not bad." Fan Zhen nodded with satisfaction and said, "It can save a lot of things." Then he asked, "It's June, the heat is unbearable, and there is miasma, how to prevent it?" ”
"Don't worry, the soldiers all have elixirs, which were also prepared for us by Chen Zhuangyuan at that time, and they have been using it all these years, and the effect is very good."
"Chen Zhongfang is really a guy with a way." Fan Fuzi was convinced.
Now that they are ready, the army will be drawn immediately. In fact, Fan Zhen's heart is full of ...... How difficult it was for Zhuge Liang to capture Meng seven back then! Now I'm going to face those fierce and barbaric Fanyi, and I don't know what kind of situation I'll encounter......
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