Chapter 40 Defending the Enemy from the Frontier
Regarding the Great Song Dynasty's renegade on the covenant, the ministers were particularly angry. It's not because of anything else, but once the Great Song Dynasty breaks the contract, the food here in the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun will be tight.
Although the sixteen states of Youyun are large, they are not grain-producing areas. Moreover, the population here is far less dense than that of the Central Plains, and if you want to feed an army of 300,000, you really can't afford it. Fortunately, he had just defeated the Liao State and seized the food of the Liao army, and there was no shortage of food in a short time.
Once the war with the Liao and Song Dynasty started, not to mention the enemy, once the war dragged on, they couldn't buy food when they wanted, which was what the ministers were most worried about.
Feng Ye really wants to develop people's livelihood now, but the helpless thing is that others are not stupid, so they don't give him the opportunity to develop and grow.
"Your Majesty, Song is weak and Liao is strong, and the minister advises and endures the anger for a while. Negotiate peace with Zhao Song, even if you don't want to pay tribute, you must first stabilize Zhao Song. When we defeat the Liao State with all our might, it's not too late to turn back and clean up Zhao Song. There is a saying: It is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge. Zhu Wu calmly analyzed.
The generals were naturally angry and embarrassed, and they were not angry about negotiating peace with Zhao Song, who betrayed the alliance. In their opinion, Zhao Song had just been stabbed in the back, and they had to take the initiative to negotiate peace with the other party. This kind of thing feels aggrieved when you think about it.
However, now Lu Zhishen, Wu Song, Shi Jin and others, who are comparable to Zhu Wu in terms of qualifications, are all guarding the Quartet at the moment, not in the court. And Zhu Wugui is the prime minister, and he is the earliest minister of Conglong, in terms of qualifications and official positions, other generals have no way to question Zhu Wu's proposal.
Although Ma Ling is also a newcomer, after all, he is the deputy admiral of the Sanpin Supervision Guard, and he can also be called a high-ranking authority, so he didn't dare to stand up and refute Zhu Wu openly, but said in a slightly worried tone: "Now that Zhao Song Junchen feels threatened, they are not stupid, how can they agree to negotiate peace." I'm afraid that if I go, I will bring humiliation on myself. In vain, I lost the prestige of my big gold. ”
Zhu Wu retorted: "Although there are many people in the Zhao and Song dynasties, Zhao Song is now in charge of the traitorous ministers. As long as someone is sent to bribe, I believe that it will not be difficult to negotiate peace. ”
Under normal circumstances, Zhu Wu's proposal is indeed Lao Cheng's strategy to seek the country. The strength of the Liao State has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Although Feng Ye has already defeated the Liao State twice. But no one thinks that Dajin is now stronger than Liao.
In the face of Liao's imminent counterattack, they still showed enough concern. Especially Zhao Song has also come to get involved now, ready to take advantage of the fire to rob. In the face of the attack of the two great powers in the world, their worries are also reasonable.
Only Feng Ye knew that the two countries of Liao and Song Dynasty were now decayed and only an empty shelf remained, a paper tiger.
"Yang Chun, Lu Junyi, Yan Qing. Feng Ye said. As soon as he spoke, the civil and military officials below suddenly fell silent.
"Minister, here. Yang Chun, Lu Junyi, and Yan Qing came out to respond to the ceremony.
"Order the three of you to lead 50,000 Praetorian Guard cavalry, attack from Cangzhou, and go straight to the Daimyo's Mansion. Yang Chun is the main general, and Lu Junyi and Yan Qing are the deputy generals. Feng Ye ordered.
Although Yang Chun is relatively weak, he is cautious enough. If you can't win a big battle, at least you won't suffer a big loss. There are also Hebei jade unicorns, Lu Junyi and Yan Qing, two locals who are familiar with the terrain to assist. I don't think it's going to be a big problem.
Feng Ye felt that instead of passively defending, it was better to defend against the enemy outside the country and take the lead in attacking Zhao Song. Offense is the best defense. Moreover, Feng Ye now has enough war horses under his command, and there are many horse troops. Beat Zhao Song's infantry, even if they can't beat it, they can run away. It's time for military training. At least it can also serve the purpose of dragging Zhao Song down.
It also happened to give Lu Junyi a chance to make meritorious contributions. Now is not the time to just establish power, at that time, whoever has the ability can lead the army when he comes. Now it's different, the white flower snake Yang Chun from the dragon time is earlier, not to mention, just in the war with the Liao State also made a meritorious service.
You can't let a person who doesn't have any credit be the coach, right? How can it be convincing? Although Feng Ye knows that Lu Junyi's ability must be above Yang Chun. But now it can only be a position of deputy general for Lu Junyi.
Feng Ye's order made the generals below suddenly excited. One by one, they smiled. For them, only by fighting a war can they have a chance to be promoted and get rich.
"Your Majesty, once a war with Zhao Song starts, the Liao State will inevitably attack. When the time comes, our Dajin will be attacked on the back of the abdomen!" Zhu Wu persuaded bitterly.
Feng Ye said arrogantly: "It's okay, it's just a little Liao State, and there are just dry bones in the mound, so what's the point? I am ready to drive the personal expedition this time and wipe out the Liao State in one fell swoop." ”
"Your Majesty, is this inflated after defeating the Liao army twice with fewer victories and more victories?" Zhu Wu was suspicious in his heart. Just when he hesitated to admonish.
Feng Ye ordered again: "Order the mighty general Lin Chong to lead 50,000 elite soldiers out of Liaoyang Mansion and sweep Liaodong for me." Ordered Ruan Xiaoer and Ruan Xiaowu to lead the Youyun Water Division and cooperate with Lin Chong to attack Liaodong. ”
"I personally led 3,000 Youyun Iron Cavalry, 30,000 Praetorian Guards, and then transferred 10,000 troops from Shanhaiguan. Attack the Dading Mansion in Zhongjing. ”
Zhu Wu originally planned to advise, but when he heard Feng Ye's firm tone, he gave up again. He understood that it was useless to stand up and stop it at this time, because Feng Ye's imperial orders had already been issued. You can't let the emperor go back on his word, right?
Zhu Wu could only retreat silently and prepare remedies in case of defeat. Those who are good at fighting have no great feats.
Feng Ye ordered, and the whole of Kyoto moved, and the 100,000 Praetorian Guards transferred 80,000 to fight. But the soldiers who went out on the expedition were smiling one by one, but the 20,000 people who stayed behind sighed one by one.
In the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, military merit can be exchanged for land, plus two battles with the Liao State, both of which were victorious, and the soldiers who participated in the war were allocated a few acres of land. Countless soldiers are looking forward to fighting again. Now that the opportunity has come, how can you not be excited.
Ma Ling came to report that Yelu Yanxi, the current emperor of the Liao State, was angry and rushed to the crown, and now the dog jumped over the wall in a hurry, and raised 700,000 troops to march in person, preparing to extinguish the Jin State that Feng Ye had just established in one fell swoop.
Feng Ye was overjoyed when he heard that Yelu Yanxi had led an army of 700,000. Many people don't know how to fight, and think that of course the more people, the better. Actually, no, it depends on how much command the manager has.
There is a saying that Han Xin's more soldiers are better. The more capable the commander is, the more soldiers he can command. On the contrary, the commander's ability is not enough, and the more soldiers, the more chaotic the command will be. On the contrary, it does not exert much combat effectiveness.
As far as Feng Ye knew, Yelu Yanxi, the emperor of the Liao State, was a faint monarch with the same reputation as Zhao Ji of Song Huizong. However, Zhao Ji is a painter, good at writing and painting, and his life is as luxurious as he lives.
Yelu Yanxi is a professional hunter, he doesn't do his job every day, and his days are either hunting or on the way to hunting.
The degree of defeat of these two people, one south and one north, one literature and one martial arts, can be called a moment of brightness and a double masterpiece.
Just such an incompetent person, let alone leading an army of 700,000 that had just been recruited, even if he led an army of 1 million, what could he do? In Feng Ye's eyes, it was just a food delivery.
To say that the family foundation of this Liao country is really thick, even if Feng Ye destroys an army of 400,000, he can still gather an army of 700,000 again in a short period of time.
Feng Ye's side had just left Shanhaiguan, and the Liao soldiers had already rushed up under the leadership of Yelu Yanxi.
When the two armies were opposed, Yelu Yanxi might have hunted too much, maybe it was to boost morale, or maybe it was because he had an army of 700,000 behind him. There was enough distance from Feng Ye's army. actually rode a horse with many Liao nobles, stopped in front of the Liao National Formation, and looked at Feng Ye's side.
The Liao army on both sides rushed towards Feng Ye like a tide. Where would Feng Ye be polite to him, and shouted: "The Youyun Iron Cavalry will charge with me, and the others will attack later when they see the enemy army in chaos." ”
After speaking, Feng Ye directly led the Youyun Iron Horse to charge.
The camps of the two sides were only ten miles apart. For ordinary cavalry, it may take a while. But for Feng Ye's Youyun Iron Horse, it was only a matter of a few minutes.
Youyun Iron Cavalry quickly interspersed under the leadership of Feng Ye, and went straight to Yelu Yanxi, although Feng Ye didn't know Yelu Yanxi, but he knew his handsome banner.
Yelu Yanxi was under the banner of Shuai, riding on a tall horse, and when he saw Feng Ye's charge, he said contemptuously: "Who took down Feng Ye, a traitor, for me?"
Immediately, seven or eight generals came out to fight. In their eyes, this was a great opportunity to make meritorious contributions in front of the emperor. And how can you miss it? Just when a few people were arguing with each other, Feng Ye had already fallen and killed the Youyun Iron Horse in front of him.
A golden turtle appeared behind Feng Ye, and the spear in his hand flew up and down, with his current strength, it was really just a rubbing to death, and touching it to death. When those Liao generals saw that Feng Ye was powerful, they immediately didn't care about the fight, and reflexively joined the battle group, wanting to block Feng Ye.
It's a pity that what is standing behind Feng Ye now is not the kind of Star God Phantom they know, but the real Star Sky War Beast. As soon as Jin Ao appeared, the light flashed between his eyes. Shrouded in Feng Ye's body, it was the Guanghua method obtained from Ma Ling.
All the arrows fired by the Liao army at Feng Ye were deflected. The seven Liao generals who faced the battle failed to stop Feng Ye at all, but were killed by Feng Ye with one charge. He didn't entangle with the remaining generals, but went straight to the emperor.
Feng Ye's strength he just saw very clearly, none of the seven generals could stop the other party, with such strength, once he got close, he would definitely die. Although Yelu Yanxi is arrogant, he is not an idiot.
Yelu Yanxi, who was afraid of death, hurriedly led people to retreat. I want to retreat into the army. But Feng Ye had already taken the genetic war beast and killed it in front of him. The golden ao behind him roared in the sky.