"Liang Fangping ran away?"

Han Zhen looked weird.

The scout nodded and said: "That's right, according to the news from Qiu Dutou, Liang Fangping fled before a fight, and led 10,000 foot soldiers with Xin Xingzong, plus 3,000 cavalry to flee back to Yucheng overnight!" ”

Lao Jiu pouted and said, "I was beaten by this guy." ”

Originally, Han Zhen's plan was to divide his troops to capture Yucheng after taking Zhang Jun, and this nail was rooted in the rear of the Western Army, which was enough to make Yang Weizhong sleep.

At the same time, it can also attack and harass the logistics and baggage units of the Western Army.

In addition, Yu Jun Town guarded the first town of the border, blocking the passage of Dongping and Xiqing into Jinan Prefecture, and it was difficult to transport grain and grass from the south.

Without the supply of food and grass, the Western Army will collapse.

As a result, he didn't expect Liang Fangping to lead his troops back to Yucheng.

The crooked blow was right, disrupting his strategic intentions.

"County magistrate, although the strategic intentions are disrupted, it is not all bad for us. Liang Fangping took 10,000 foot soldiers and only 3,000 cavalry, and now there are less than 50,000 Western troops stationed in Licheng, as well as 80,000 or 90,000 prisoners of war. ”

Zhang He's eyes were full of blazing battle intent, and he said confidently: "Now that Wei Dutong has taken Zhangqiu, he only needs to rectify the prisoners of war of the Western Army, and then he can gather his troops and go south to Licheng to fight a decisive battle with the main force of the Western Army!" ”

Hearing this, Han Zhen fell into deep thought.

In fact, in the original plan, he did not want to fight the main force of the Western Army too early.

When the strength of the two sides is about the same, a large army fights head-on, there are not so many bells and whistles, and the fight is discipline and morale.

Even if he has a firearm in his hand, if he wants to swallow the main force of the Western Army, Han Zhen will pay a heavy price.

Therefore, the most ideal situation is to delay the decisive battle as much as possible, use the Western Army's food, grass, and heavy supplies as bait, force the Western Army to fight a small-scale encounter with itself, and destroy the Western Army's vital forces as much as possible.

With the advantage of the scout battalion, the heavy cavalry in hand, and the big killing weapons such as firearms, the Western army did not have the slightest chance of winning in small-scale encounters.

After the strength and morale of the Western Army have been worn out to a certain extent, they will go all out and hold the main force of the Western Army.

In this way, the strength can be preserved to the greatest extent.

After all, Zhao and Song have been established for more than 160 years, and they have a profound heritage, but there are more than 100,000 western troops, if Song Huizong is really anxious, he can make up tens of millions of troops all over the country in an instant.

At that time, even if the Western Army was repulsed, there were only three or five thousand remnants left, how could they stop the army of tens of millions?

However, war is so unpredictable and unpredictable, where it will be played according to the ideal situation.

If this is the case, then what kind of battle will be fought, the generals of both sides will directly deduce each other on the sand table, and it will be enough to decide the winner.

Yang Weizhong is not a mediocre talent, even if there is no Liang Fangping to come out like this, he will realize the importance of Yucheng, so he will send troops to garrison.

Seeing that he was silent, Xiao Wu reminded: "County magistrate, if you can pull the Western Army into a small-scale encounter, it will naturally be the best. However, no one can say whether the Montenegrin thieves can last that long. Once Licheng is taken by the Western Army, it will immediately be able to form a situation with Yucheng, and the battle will be at a stalemate. ”

Han Zhen took a deep breath and nodded, "You're right, this battle can't be delayed!" ”

Soldiers, you are fast!

What they fight is a blitzkrieg, and the core is a fast word!

Before the state apparatus of Zhao Song was fully operational, the victory was established in one fell swoop.

Otherwise, once it slows down and falls into a protracted war, Han Zhen will definitely lose.

Because a protracted war is not only about the combat strength of the army, but also about the strategic depth, the total population, the grain output, iron ore, coal mines, and other strategic material reserves.

If the Zhao and Song armies killed a soldier, they could immediately forcibly recruit ten, a hundred.

How can the material and manpower of Jiqing and Zierzhou exceed the energy consumption of the entire Zhao and Song Dynasty?

The Liao State was consumed by the Song State, and the Western Xia was also fast, let alone Han Zhen, who only had two states?

Therefore, Han Zhen must be fast.

Before Zhao Song could react, he defeated the Western Army and took Shandong.

As long as he wins Shandong, he really has the capital to wrestle with Zhao Song.

In addition, it caused the established facts, and even if Song Huizong was angry, he had to pinch his nose and admit it in the end.

At that time, whether it is talk or fight, the initiative will be in Han Zhen's hands.

After sorting out his thoughts, Han Zhen ordered: "You wait for the next few days to step up preparations for war, and inform Nie Dong that after taking Zhang Jun, reorganize the prisoners of war of the Western Army, and immediately go south to join me." ”

Zhang He asked, "What if the black mountain thieves in the new town don't descend?" ”

"It doesn't matter!"

Han Zhen waved his hand and said coldly: "When the Western army is repulsed, I have time to clean them up!" ”

"Order!"

The crowd chanted in unison.

……

……

However, it was said that after Liang Fangping fled back to Yucheng overnight, before he was comfortable for two days, the nobles who passed the message came, asking him to submit another battle report, which must be detailed.

This made Liang Fangping a little confused, didn't he just present a good news a few days ago?

After some dotting, he got the inside story out of the nobleman's mouth.

The original way is that a small newspaper published the news of the defeat of the Western Army, and the officials came to verify the authenticity.

Thinking of this, Liang Fangping's mind changed sharply.

There were two defeats in a row, and even generals such as Wang Yuan and Liu Guangshi were captured, and they must not be able to hide it.

But it can't be written truthfully, otherwise the official will be blamed.

After thinking about it for a long time, Liang Fangping played a Spring and Autumn penmanship, and passed the two defeats in one stroke, but he described it as frustration, and by the way, he put the blame on Yang Weizhong.

At the same time, the exploits of war are exaggerated.

There are thousands of words.

To sum up, in a few words, the Western Army was indeed frustrated, but it was not a big defeat, and it was all to blame Yang Weizhong for being stubborn and self-serving, but fortunately, he Liang Fangping led his troops to help and stopped the loss in time. The overall situation is very good, Licheng is about to be captured, and the Qingzhou army that suddenly appeared is not worth mentioning, and it can be suppressed in an instant.

On the second day, the nobles hurried back to Kaifeng Mansion with this war report.

When he saw this war report, Song Huizong breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help laughing: "Aiqing is right, in order to make profits, these folk tabloids often talk endlessly, exaggerate, and talk about it. ”

In fact, during this time, Qingzhou Daily would publish news about the war every day.

It's just that Li Bangyan received an errand to arrest the newspaper sellers in the entire Kaifeng Prefecture, so the people of Tokyo City, including Song Huizong, were kept in the dark.

Cai You also smiled: "Businessmen pursue profits, and there is no morality at all. ”

"Hmm!"

Song Huizong nodded thoughtfully, then turned his head to look at Li Bangyan and asked, "Li Qing, how is the crackdown on the tabloids?" ”

Li Bangyan rolled his eyes and replied: "Your Majesty, some results have been achieved, and there are no more newspaper vendors in Tokyo at present, but Weichen got the news that no one sells newspapers on the surface, but they are still circulating in private. ”

Since he won this errand, he has not lost money.

In just a few days, hundreds of thousands of dollars have been collected.

With such a cash cow, how could he let it go so easily.

Song Huizong looked satisfied, and advised: "Aiqing has been working hard these days, be sure to wipe out all the tabloids and put an end to them completely!" ”

"Ministers must be dedicated!"

Li Bangyan replied loudly.

Song Huizong waved his hand: "Let's step aside." ”

A few days later is the New Year's Festival, and every New Year's Day, the imperial court will hold a grand Zhengdan court, and Song Huizong attaches great importance to this.

Because just this year, he fulfilled the unfulfilled ambition of his ancestors, expanded his territory, and recovered the land of Yanyun.

He had to express his exploits to the heavens when he made a pilgrimage to the heavens.

What Song Huizong didn't know was that with the propaganda of the Di Bao, the Western Army was defeated twice in succession, which made people in all prefectures and counties panic.

Although all states and counties have also received an order from the imperial court to put an end to tabloids, where can they put an end to it.

Even if it can't be sold on the surface, it can still be sold in private.

Han Zhen's name has gradually become familiar to the people of the world with the spread of the Di newspaper.

Moreover, Ma Yundi was inspired by Su Zhaode and is now learning and using.

put some gods and ghosts on Han Zhen's body, adapted them into some short stories, and published them in the Di newspaper.

For example, when Han Zhen was eight years old, he was herding cattle in the mountains, and he met a sloppy old Taoist priest.

After the old Taoist priest saw Han Zhen's face clearly, he bowed his head and said: "The old Taoist has slept for more than 100 years, but I didn't expect to bump into the real dragon as soon as I opened my eyes!" ”

This little story, in later generations, people will only smile when they see it.

But the people here are convinced.

Moreover, this story is still a chicken thief, and he deliberately didn't say the name of the old way, but left a clue.

I've slept for more than 100 years, and I'm not kempt, think about it carefully, who else can it be?

The famous sleeping fairy, Chen Tuo.

People feel more involved and more convinced.

He also said that when Han Zhen got a tattoo, he wanted to tattoo a wolf, but after the tattoo, he found that it was a colorful tiger.

Han Zhen was furious and was about to beat the other party violently, but who would have thought, but the tattooed worker said unhurriedly: When the two tigers met, they soared into the sky.

Later, Han Zhen went to the mountains once, and he really encountered a big worm, and when the big worm saw him, he immediately knelt down and surrendered, willing to be a mount.

A short story like this is published every day.

The common people like to read this, and the readers scoff at it, and they prefer to read the current news and articles section of the newspaper.

Especially in the article section, there is an article of different schools every day, Luoxue, Xinxue, and Shuxue, each more radical than the other.

For the submissions of readers from all over the world, they will not refuse, no matter how radical they are, if you dare to vote, I will dare to board.

The most important thing is to pay back the manuscript fee.

Although it is not much, it makes the scholars feel good.

In just over a month, Qingzhou Daily has successfully broken out of the encirclement from the official newspapers and a number of tabloids by virtue of its low price, exquisite editions, and surprising content, and quickly seized 30% of the market.

Today, the sales volume of Qingzhou Daily is as high as 40,000 or 50,000 copies a day.

Don't underestimate these 40,000 or 50,000 copies, this time is different from later generations, and a newspaper is often circulated by dozens, or even hundreds of people.

For example, ordinary people, often dozens of people, each contribute a penny, pool money to buy a tabloid, and then ask a reader to read the rest of the money to them.

In a county town of tens of thousands of people, two or three hundred copies of the newspaper are enough to cover it thoroughly.

I'm sorry, my sister got married today and came back late. There's another chapter to follow!

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