Chapter 57
Nanjing, the Liao State, is actually the Beijing of the later generations, but in the chaotic Three Kingdoms plane, there is no existence of the city, and the right Beiping currently occupied by Gongsun Zan is not the same thing as the Beijing City of the later generations, and Beiping is only a county seat under the rule of Yuyang County at present, not even a place of governance.
It's September, and if it's in the south, you should still be enjoying the poison of the autumn tiger at the moment, but in the north, there is already a slight chill in the air.
The fifth day of the ninth lunar month, for the Han people living under this sky, it is not a big day, especially in this year, most of the Han people living in the north have no human rights, even if it is a New Year's holiday, under the oppression of the Liao people, there is little celebration, but for the Liao people, this day is a big day.
In order to show their strong force, the Liao royal family will hold a hunting conference on this day, demarcating an area for hunting, in order to highlight the bravery and soldiers of the Liao people, which was originally just a tradition of the royal family, and the fifth day of the ninth month also symbolizes the dignity of the Ninth Five, but with the passage of time, this tradition, which originally belonged only to the royal family, has unconsciously flowed into the people.
Even if the family is in dire straits, on this day, the men of the Liao Kingdom will put down the work at hand, go out with a hunting bow on their backs, and choose a direction to hunt.
Since ancient times, the north has been a place where the people are still martial, and the Liao country is a military country, for the folk to imitate the royal festival, not only did not stop, but was happy to see this scene, after a long time, this originally only belonged to the Liao royal family's festival, but also became a festival of the Liao country itself.
"Lord, now that the garrison of Nanjing City is empty, the king of Chu has almost all the elites of Nanjing City in order to participate in this hunting conference, and we are raising troops at this time. It will definitely be able to capture the city of Nanjing in one fell swoop. On the street, Li Xuan took Li Shan and Li Huo to wander around the bustling and lively streets at will, feeling the festive atmosphere of the Liao people.
"And then?" Li Xuan turned his head, looked at Li Shan, and asked rhetorically.
"Uh......" Li Shan was stunned, and said as a matter of course: "Then I will defend the city." Develop people's livelihood, accumulate strength, internal security and people's livelihood, and externally connect with the Song Dynasty ......"
"If we raise troops at this time, with the strength in our hands, it is indeed not difficult to occupy this empty city of Nanjing." Li Xuan nodded, looked back at Li Shan and said, "But what is facing us is the strong counterattack of the entire Liao State, with the weakness of the Song Dynasty in diplomacy in the past, are you sure they will send troops to help me?" ”
"This ......" Li Shan frowned and thought for a while, "The Song army is in the battle with the Liao State. I believe that the Song Dynasty also hopes that there will be a hostile country in the hinterland of the Liao State, and it will not sit idly by and watch us be destroyed by the Liao people, and it should send troops. ”
"It's a bit of a matter of course." Li Xuan shook his head, the current Li Shan has a certain attainment in tactics, and he can be regarded as a brave general. It also has a certain strategy, and the two armies are engaged in local wars. He already has the qualities that an excellent general should have, but in terms of the overall situation, there are still some deficiencies, which cannot be made up for in a short period of time.
"Please teach me." Li Shan's expression moved, compared to the state of turning his hands into clouds and covering his hands into rain in the world of Yitian, now since his lord came to this world. Although it can be regarded as making a name for itself in the rivers and lakes, compared to the Yitian world, it is a bit mediocre, and the rivers and lakes are fighting. In Li Shan's opinion, it is really just a small fight, compared to the magnificence of the Yitian world, it is a little bland, but in this case, as a subordinate, Li Shan is not easy to say.
"Three o'clock!" Li Xuan stretched out three fingers, looked at the crowd around him who were indulging in the festive atmosphere, and said slowly.
"First, the Song Dynasty has always adopted a soft policy to the outside world, and at the moment between the five countries, there is nothing to do, although the interior is complicated, but in terms of the general trend, if there is no major event that affects the pattern of the world, even if there is a personal grudge between Dali and the Great Song Dynasty, but in the face of national interests, with a small Dali, even if it has been married to the Western Xia, it is not enough to pry the general trend of the world, at this time, the Song Dynasty seeks stability internally, even if we successfully occupy the city of Nanjing, the Great Song Dynasty is more likely to not help each other, Even if we secretly give some assistance, unless we can gain a firm foothold here, it will be impossible to get the Song Dynasty to openly support. ”
"Second, although the king of Chu has a rebellion, but now this objection has not surfaced, the Liao State is still a monolith, if we raise troops at this time, the final result will only attract the king of Chu and the royal family of Liao to attack, the final result, is just to let the king of Chu's rebellion plan stillborn, the strength of the king of Chu is not too much trouble for the royal family, and at present, our strength, occupying Nanjing, is already the limit, want to rely on these forces to meet the joint attack of the king of Chu and the royal family, it can be said to hit the stone with an egg."
"Third, which is the most important point, the people's hearts are back, and now the Liao State is still monolithic on the surface, even if it is the Han people under the rule, even if they have received a lot of favors from us, but these are not enough for them to take risks to support us, the time and place are favorable, and the people are not waiting for us, once something happens at this time, it will definitely fail."
Li Shan nodded as if he didn't understand, he didn't know much about people's hearts or anything.
"But my lord, the second general of the wind forest has now begun to march towards Nanjing City, and our men and horses are ready, is it ......?" A touch of curiosity flashed in Li Huo's eyes, these days, the power that belongs to them is basically ready with Li Xuan's order, and they can do it at any time, but Li Xuan is slow to do anything, in this case, even if the loyalty of the four generals of the Wind Forest Volcano to Li Xuan has already reached the level of loyalty, but the people below will inevitably have some affection, but at this moment, Li Xuan's appearance is like a bamboo in his chest, which makes Li Huo inevitably have a little more thoughts.
"Wait, this hunting conference is probably our biggest opportunity." Li Xuan's eyes flashed with an inexplicable smile and said: "Most of the Liao territories are bitter cold places, and the royal family of Liao has always resisted extravagance, but a hunting conference, the king of Chu dispatched almost all the horses, this hunting conference, I believe it will be worth looking forward to." ”
"The lord is saying that there is civil strife in the Liao Kingdom!?" Li Shan's eyes lit up and he suddenly realized.
"Well, by the side of King Chu, I have already planted spies, and I can basically confirm that it will not be long before the Liao Kingdom will fall into civil strife, and at that time, it is the best time for us to send troops." Li Xuan nodded, a smile flashed in his eyes, Murong Bo had now gained the trust of the King of Chu, if it weren't for his secret help, even if Li Xuan had made enough preparations, it would be impossible to arrange more than a thousand martial arts masters under him who had survived hundreds of battles into Nanjing without being noticed. (To be continued......)