Chapter 185: Conspiracy

"Yes!" Liu Qi pointed to the map and said: "After Great Qin is divided into two parts, if Great Qin in the northwest wants to attack Persia, Great Qin in the southwest will not be able to provide support at all due to the Song block. I think there should be no problem for Persia to deal with Daqin, who is only forty percent strong. And if Great Qin wanted to attack Song Tu, Persia could take the opportunity to invade and occupy it north. This bureau is called the Praying Mantis Cicada Trapping Bureau, and no one dares to act rashly except for Persia. With such a blockage, even if the crusaders wanted to come again, they would not be able to reach Persia. The greatest advantage is that there are no enemies in the west of Persia, and no one dares to disagree with the territory it has taken over. Because you are the land that you have taken from the Song army or the crusaders. ”

"Good, very good." The Persian prince was very pleased with the situation and asked, "I wonder what we can do?" ”

"There's nothing you need to do." Ouyang Dao: "You only need to sort out the territory you occupy." The remnants of the crusaders, as well as the disgruntled clans of Great Qin, can be eliminated. ”

"Yes!" The Persian prince said, "If this is the case, I beg my father to give me these fiefs." ”

Ouyang said: "As soon as I saw the prince, I felt quite in love, I heard that your prince has a lot of princes, if you need to use money to dredge up the relationship, even if you open your mouth, I, Ouyang, am willing to insert myself twice in my friend." ”

The Persian prince stood up and saluted: "Then I will thank you." "There are too many princes, this prince is smart, go get a fief and do it yourself. Moreover, with the help of the powerful ally of the Great Song Dynasty in the future, it is not impossible to take the throne.

Then came the third one, the Great Food Emissary.

Ouyang apologized for saying that he was busy with military affairs and neglected the envoys, and the two countries were brothers, so please forgive me. The Great Emissary was polite, and dealing with the evil crusaders was a priority for all the Islamic people and their friends.

When the politeness is over, it's the main topic. Ouyang Dao: "Your envoy should know that this Great Qin and the Crusaders are actually a little related. ”

"That's known." The messenger said, "I don't know why, they suddenly got out of harmony." ”

Ouyang nodded: "So I think that even if there is no crusade, this Great Qin is a fish bone that eats the throat." ”

"Well, in fact, there have been many conflicts and wars over the years. But this Great Qin's cavalry is extremely sharp, and we are very passive. ”

This Ouyang knew that after playing the Age of Empires, the cavalry of Byzantium was not ordinary fierce. Think about it a thousand years later, the era of empires is China's special arms and firearms. Ouyang Dao: "So we are expelling the crusaders at the same time. I also hope that Da Shi will make a move against Daqin. General Liu. ”

Liu Qi said: "According to our plan, once our Song and the Crusaders clash head-on, Da Shi can use the excuse of exterminating the Crusaders to enter Daqin and occupy the southwest of Daqin. There are several benefits to this. First, it weakened the strength of Great Qin, and second, it could force the Crusaders to withdraw westward from the sea. In this way, the Crusaders who were completely cut off from the north and south echoed and headed for Jerusalem became alone. ”

The envoy nodded, but thought about it and said, "Actually, my king hopes that the Song army can expel the crusaders from our country with us. ”

Liu Qi: "Of course, as long as Da Shi attacks in the northeast direction, he can be connected with the Song army." As a country of brothers, if brothers are in trouble, we naturally want to help. ”

The messenger was satisfied: "Thank you very much, Allah will bless you." ”

After listening to Liu Qi's report in private, Han Shizhong was very satisfied after careful analysis for a long time: "Master Ou is really a masterpiece. In this way, the strength of the Great Qin that surrounded us could be weakened to the minimum. And then they will cling to us in turn. In addition, the Great Food helps, the Great Qin people are willing to work hard, this expels the crusaders, and our Northwest Army only needs to contribute three points of strength. ”

Liu Qi smiled and said: "When did Lord Ou suffer. Once we are set in Constantinople. This land Silk Road can be fully opened. After the development of shipping, it was not impossible for Song Hai to go directly to this place, although Constantinople was isolated overseas, but it was free to advance and retreat. This account, Lord Ou is really shrewd. ”

Han Shizhong: "I still admire Ou Daren's heart for the country the most. In the two wars in the northwest, the European people had no selfish interests, no matter what means were used, the great benefit of the Song Dynasty. ”

"It's just ......," Liu Qi sighed and said, "Talented people are taboo." This northwest military route, the Hangzhou fleet is the top priority of the Great Song Dynasty. Needless to say, you and I. The Hangzhou fleet was almost entirely composed of students from the European University. Among the three leaders, Liang Hongyu is the previous wife of Lord Ou. I'm just worried that if this kind of development continues, it will not be a good thing for Ou people. ”

"The current emperor ...... Mingming"

"The two generalissimos of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Taizu's cup of wine released military power, and Emperor Gaozong's Di Qing was demoted......"

"Shut up!" Han Shizhong said: "I treat you like a brother, but you can't talk nonsense in private." Otherwise, it will be more difficult for the people of Europe to gain a foothold. ”

Liu Qi knows, in fact, many people know. Since the Hangzhou fleet, the people of the court have thought that Ouyang will be in trouble. I didn't think about it, but I stayed quietly in Yangping for more than a year, and it was fine. There are two voices that think that Ouyang is not taboo, one is that Zhao Yu has a high prestige and can completely accommodate the next Ouyang. On the other hand, he believes that Ouyang only does things, and does not have personal friendships with the generals, and has very little contact with the people in the imperial court. Moreover, the road that Ouyang made friends with was the northwest, and the whole road was the fleet. Although both of them are elites, the Western Army, the Eastern Army, and the Central Forbidden Army are all in the hands of the imperial court, and it is difficult to find a few acquaintances of Ouyang, so it is impossible for them to be suspected by the imperial court.

And everyone didn't know what Zhao Yu was thinking, and Zhao Yu was neither. Zhao Yu's idea is much smarter, and Ouyang can't go against it. Han Shizhong's triangular policy has *** died, and Ouyang is anti-Song. Where is the power of the Northwest Army and the Hangzhou Fleet? It is a firearm, once Ouyang rebels, the Tokyo Forbidden Army can immediately seal the Yangping Military Factory. Then cut off the grain road in the northwest, although there are grain, grass and horses in the northwest, but there is no iron and no gunpowder, and the sergeants' hometowns are in the Great Song Dynasty, how can it be reversed? Besides, the Northwest Military Road is still Li Gang, a loyal minister, not just do whatever you want. As for the fleet...... Zhao Yu didn't worry about where Ouyang would be a king, what *** king, *** king. Including logistics, there are only 30,000 people, what can the fleet do? The combat effectiveness of the shore is not even as good as that of the Xiang army. It's not that Zhao Yu didn't do anything about the fleet, Liang Hongyu was able to become the three leaders in the era of male power, and Zhao Yu pushed it up. With Liang Hongyu here, Yue Fei wants to go with someone, and he has to weigh it. Zhao Yu has a lot of ideas about the ability to control the army.

To strengthen the centralization of military power in the central government, Zhao Yu is already very good at playing.

Li Gang arrived soon after bringing more than a dozen civil officials, and then Ouyang was very idle. According to Ouyang's concept, Li Gang cooperated with Liu Qi to launch a diplomatic strategy against Daqin. Unlike Ouyang, these civil servants were professionals, and they began to compile local household registers, assess productivity, and measure soil climate. Folklore and folk customs are understood, etc.

A month and a half after the clash between the Song army and the crusaders, a new bishop of Great Qin was finally born, and on the first day of his reign, the bishop demanded that the soldiers and horses of the nobles be scattered in the name of religion. Form a relatively strong force and hand it over to a general to lead. The army was named the Byzantine Guard***.

Almost at the same time, a certain Persian army suddenly attacked the Song army, occupied 20 small and medium-sized cities in a row, and completely drove the Song army to the territory of Constantinople. The Song army immediately negotiated with the Persian state through diplomatic channels. The king of Persia responded that this was a private act of the tribe, and after the specific matters were investigated, he would definitely give Song an explanation. As a sign of sincerity, the Persians sent troops to escort the Song reinforcements, and demanded that the tribe refrain from attacking the Song army until the matter was investigated.

The Great Qin side was also very dissatisfied with the Persian occupation of their land, but the Song army affirmed that the biggest enemy at present was the Crusaders, and local conflicts could be ignored for the time being, so there was no conflict. The Persian side also sincerely apologized, saying that it had sent the tribal head to prison, and in order to make up for the friction between the two countries, it specially sent 5,000 camel soldiers for the Song army to deploy.

The Great Eclipse also began to echo the expulsion of the Crusaders, gathering a large number of troops to attack the southwestern Crusader occupation of Great Qin.

These three oppressions made De Froey very devastated. The Song army had already assembled in the southeast direction of the main city of Constantinople, and the Great Food army approached from the southwest. And the remnants of the Great Qin resistance in the northwest are gathering. War is on the verge of breaking out. The biggest headache for De Froois was that he could not divide his troops, so he could only watch the big food encroach on his southwestern territory, and the lords kept leading the defeated army to flee to Constantinople.

This battle can't be fought, and the Song people are dealt with with all their might, so what about Daqin and Da Shi? But those who draw troops to deal with Daqin or Da Shi can't stop the Song people at all. In the battle with the Song people, De Frooy still has lingering palpitations. And at this time, the envoy of the Song army sent a letter.

The letter, written by Ouyang, stated that the Great Food, Great Qin, Great Song, and Persia would launch a full-scale attack and occupation of the Crusaders' hoarding of Constantinople and the surrounding area in six days. It is recommended to immediately prepare ships and evacuate westward through the Strait of Marmara to leave the Great Qin State. If the Crusaders were willing to negotiate with the Song army, the Song army would take Constantinople peacefully. The Song army will make a passive pursuit of the Crusaders' westward retreat.

De Frooy almost immediately agreed to Ouyang's proposal, and wrote back on the same day to explain the time and date, as well as the way to take over.

Why is De Fryoy so crisp? Ouyang explained to Han Shizhong: "If we attack on three sides plus the Persian quad at the same time. Our Song army must be the main force. And the crusaders still have lingering fears about the Song army, and it can be said that they don't understand the tactics of our Song army at all, and they don't know it at all. Together, the strength of the Quartet exceeded twice that of the Crusaders, and evacuation was already their only way to survive. ”

Liu Qi said on the side: "Lord Ou, the last general thinks that General Han is wondering why he generously ceded Constantinople to the Song army, and whether there will be any fraud in it." ”

"Of course there is a fraud, but my letter to him is a fraud." Ouyang explained: "We did not promise the other three parties whether the Song army would actively pursue after the Crusaders retreated. And I believe that De Froey misunderstood the agreement between us. Assuming that our Quartet has such an agreement, once our Song army releases the Crusaders after they get Constantinople, it will inevitably arouse the dissatisfaction of Da Shi and Da Qin. In this way, it is likely that after the departure of the common enemy, the internal disintegration will continue to start the war. This is something that De Froey would love to see. My proposal can keep him from losing soldiers and horses, and it also provokes relations between our Quartet, why doesn't he do it? ”

Han Shizhong suddenly said: "It turns out that Master Ou has also set up such a bureau. In this way, we can occupy Constantinople without a single soldier. And at the same time, because of our Song army to complete the goal. Great Qin and Great Food naturally wanted to fight for it, competing to occupy the territory that the Crusaders once occupied, and to compete for the territory abandoned by the Crusaders. Lord Ou, this is a letter that kills three birds with one stone. The most important point is that Da Shi and Da Qin will inevitably have a discord due to territorial disputes. And now, and even in the long future, the Song army can benefit from both sides. This is a brilliant hand. ”

Ouyang smiled and waved his hand: "Actually, you don't know the Europeans. At present, the strength is completely inferior, and they will not trap the beast and fight again and suffer indifferent losses. And we showed him a way to go without damage. Otherwise, the crusaders would have to think about defending on the one hand, and retreating on the other, which would be very difficult to arrange. And before leaving, to provoke the relationship between our allies, in fact, can only be regarded as a lottery. The most important thing is that among the parties, we are the only ones who talk about interests, not hatred, so we are of course the best collaborators. ”

Li Gang asked worriedly: "Lord Ou, in this way, will we be at odds with the surrounding tribes as the crusaders think?" "Song is to establish territory, if the neighbors are not friendly, no matter how strong the strength is, I am afraid that it will not stay long.

"So, the first is to keep it secret. Second, the Song army was regarded as the main leader by the Allies, and it was inevitable that the Song army became the main force in the attack on Constantinople. Let the brothers fight the empty city a little more lively. There is another key point...... Ouyang pondered for a while: "I'm not too easy to say. ”

Han Shizhong asked cautiously: "Do you mean that the inhabitants of the city are regarded as crusaders, and then the crusaders are framed to slaughter the city?" When my Song army arrived, it was already ......."

"The Crusaders occupied Constantinople for many years, and the inhabitants of the city were more or less influential. Some may also be members of the Crusader diaspora, if not loyal to the Orthodox Church. One, we need to fight fiercely, and the battle must have corpses. Second, it was necessary to cover the mouth, and it was impossible for the people in the city not to know about the withdrawal of the Crusaders. Thirdly, the inhabitants of this area are very wealthy. Fourth, the brothers are a little inexplicably not highly motivated to fight, so it can also boost morale. Fifth, for the sake of future rule, the inhabitants of the main city must at least not oppose our rule. Sixth, we can reserve some grain in case there is a problem in the grain route. ”

There was silence, and Li Gang spoke first: "What the adults said is very reasonable. There are only two inhabitants of this city, one is Catholic and the other is Orthodox. If you want to manage it for a long time, believers in Taoism or Chinese Buddhism must live in this place at least 30%. Otherwise......"

Liu Qi asked: "Where to find Sancheng Song people?" ”

Li Gangfu replied: "The 80,000 Xiang troops are disarmed and returned to the field. ”

The Xiang army was naturally the rule of the Song Dynasty, and they were all powerful people. In order to maintain this grain route, as many as 300,000 troops were mobilized from the Northwest Military Road and other roads. This reduction of 80,000 troops will inevitably cause considerable logistical problems. But it was of great benefit to the long reign of the Song Dynasty.

"Get married and have children, Yongzhen Daqin." Ouyang looked at the people in the account: "But this matter can be concealed for a while, and in the future, or history, it will definitely not be hidden." And when this matter spread to China, several of us also wanted to be disarmed, and maybe even return to heaven. ”

Han Shizhong said with a long sigh: "The last general is responsible for finding a replacement for the dead ghost. ”

Ouyang said to Li Gang: "Lord Li, I know that you are loyal to the Great Song. I also know that you will do it as it is. However, this matter can only be known to the emperor alone. Otherwise, the achievements of hundreds of thousands of soldiers who have worked hard for half a year may be completely wiped out. ”

Li Gang arched his hand: "Lord Ou, the lower officials are measured." "Fortunately, the Central Plains and ethnic minorities often occupy each other, and they are deeply influenced by the Central Plains culture, and the local people are relatively easy to accept. Even so, there were occasional tribal anti-Song incidents. Now this land is lonely overseas, ruling people with completely different beliefs and customs, and the ratio of 3 to 7 is actually very low.

Ouyang nodded: "It's so decided, trouble Lord Li to prepare to move the box army and relocate the surrounding residents to supplement the city." On the other hand, it is better to keep the siege soldiers, and it is better to keep the Golden Chamberlain. General Han worked hard, please make a battle plan overnight, and don't write some things in it. ”

Seeing Ouyang and Li Gang leaving. On the other hand, Zhang Liang hurriedly said: "General Han, why don't you stop it, I'm the ...... of the Great Song Dynasty."

Liu Qi interrupted and asked: "Zhang Lan, do you know that Cao *** used human flesh as military food?" Do you know why Wuhu messed up China after the Three Kingdoms? The massacre of the city, even in the history of the Central Plains, is not uncommon. You have to reflect on yourself, if it weren't for the heroes of your subordinates to save the United States, why would we be hoarding heavy troops here, and why would there be all these troubles? ”

Han Shizhong nodded: "This is not as good as the Central Plains, their beliefs are completely different from ours. If we don't slaughter the city, we can't really occupy it, and if we don't occupy it, we can't assimilate, and if we can't assimilate, we won't be standing for long. Chapter column, call your subordinate lieutenant who ignored orders and heroically saved the beauty. ”

“…… Be! Zhang Liang hesitated for a while, and finally agreed.

The chapter column came out, but he saw that Ouyang did not leave outside the tent, but leaned against the earthen wall to look west. Zhang Liang stepped forward and greeted: "My lord? ”

"Do you think I'm no longer the Northwest Overseer?"

“…… Kindness. Zhang Column nodded.

"One will make ten thousand bones wither." Ouyang reluctantly smiled: "Remember, you don't bully others while you are strong and then strengthen yourself." You will be bullied when others are strong. This land is on the edge of the Mediterranean, and it is the import of the Black Sea, pinching Europe on the left and Asia on the right. If Song can occupy this place for a hundred years, Song Keqiang will be strong for one hundred and fifty years. Occupy this place for 500 years, Song Keqiang 800 years. If it can occupy it for a thousand years, it will shade the descendants of the Great Song Dynasty. Zhanglan, what we take and spend is the money of the Song people, and there are some things that we still have to do even if we don't want to do them. Maybe they won't know what the benefits are for the time being, or they may think it's for the Silk Road, but in the future they will know that this place is far from being as simple as the Silk Road. ”

"I understand that if it's just for the Silk Road, adults still have ten thousand ways to choose." Zhang Liang said: "For the general, it is natural to serve the country and the people, and to serve the country loyally." Rest assured, even if you have doubts, but the military order is like a mountain, the chapter column will still do it. ”

Ouyang waved his hand: "You go." ”