Xianxia version of Water Margin

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"Divide Zhao and Song?"

After listening to this, Jiang Hongfei said calmly: "Speak."

Wu Yong quickly explained all the strategies and tactics he had thought up:

"There is a leader in our village named Duan Jingzhu, nicknamed Golden Retriever Dog, from Zhuozhou, who makes a living by stealing horses. Not long ago, he went to the Kingdom of Jin to steal the Zhaoye Jade Lion Horse from the Prince of the Kingdom of Jin, but was robbed by Zengtou City on the way. went, which resulted in the dispute between Chao and Song. He once told me that he heard something from the Jin people. The Song and Jin countries reached an agreement and prepared to join forces to destroy the Liao Kingdom in the near future.

If this news is true, at that time, as long as my family, Tian Hu, Wang Qing, and Fang La start an uprising at the same time, Zhao and Song will be destroyed.

Then, I captured Shandong, Hebei, the Central Plains, Jianghuai and other places; Tian Hu captured Hedong and Northwest Sixth Road; Wang Qing captured Huaixi, Jinghu, and Shu; and Fang La captured the southeast. The four of us will divide up Zhao and Song dynasties first, and then compete in the Central Plains..."

After listening to Wu Yong's suggestion, Jiang Hongfei thought to himself: "Wu Yong has put his heart into it, but his suggestion is not advisable..."

Wu Yong did not know that the political situation of the Zhao and Song Dynasties had undergone major changes.

Just in June not long ago, Cai Jing retired from office due to old age. Now all major affairs in the Zhao and Song Dynasty are handled by Wang Fu, the special prime minister and the minister of Zhongshu.

This is not a sudden incident.

Last year, Wang Fu was promoted to eight levels in a row, jumping from Tongyi doctor to Shaozai (deputy prime minister), which caused quite a stir within the Zhao and Song Dynasties.

You know, Wang Fu's promotion speed is so fast that he is definitely the first person since the founding of the Zhao and Song Dynasties.

In fact, the ministers of the Zhao and Song Dynasties understood Zhao Ji's intentions as early as that time - Zhao Ji was arranging for Wang Fu to succeed Cai Jing.

Wang Fu was just forty years old, three years older than Zhao Ji. He was very eloquent and had good literary talent. He was a Jinshi in the second year of Chongning. He is very good at being an official. When he first became an official, he worked with the son of He Zhizhong, the Minister of Civil Affairs. He tried every means to win He Zhizhong's favor and received He Zhizhong's recommendation, and was promoted along the way. Later, he closely followed Cai Jing's footsteps and was promoted by Cai Jing. It only took him two years to go from the school secretary to the censor Zhongcheng. Later, when he saw that the eunuch Liang Shicheng was very favored, he took refuge with Liang Shicheng and established a close relationship with him. He served him as his father and called him "Mr. Enfu".

The main reason why Zhao Ji asked Wang Fu to replace Cai Jing as the new prime minister of the Zhao and Song dynasties was that Cai Jing was 72 years old and was really not young anymore, while Wang Fu was young and strong. The main reason was that Wang Fu firmly supported Lianjin. The strategic concept was to destroy the Liao Dynasty and regain the sixteen states of Yanyun. Cai Jing, who had been in charge of the Zhao and Song dynasties for almost 20 years, may have realized that the Zhao and Song dynasties were already declining and it was not suitable to start a national war at this time, so he joined forces with Jin to destroy Liao's attitude towards the strategic concept of recovering Yanyun's Sixteen Prefectures became increasingly negative, and later even directly opposed this plan.

Zhao Ji felt that Cai Jing was old and no longer the capable and courageous prime minister he once was, so he ordered him to serve.

After Wang Fu took office, he vigorously implemented a series of reform measures such as streamlining the bureaucracy and reducing taxes and labor, which impressed people. At this time, everyone called him a wise prime minister.

Zhao Ji was also very satisfied with Wang Fu's performance and inscribed the four characters "Dexianzhiding" on the door of his residence.

In other words, although there are still some twists and turns, for example, because Zhao Ji was not familiar with the geography of the Yanyun area, in the autographed letter to Wanyan Agu, he only asked the Jin people for Yanjing and the administration of prefectures and counties (i.e. Yandi Seven Prefectures), Jiuzhou and three prefectures of Pingluanying, which did not want Yundi, laid a major hidden danger for the subsequent recovery of the Yanyun area, but the strategy of joining forces to destroy Liao and regain the Yanyun sixteen prefectures has indeed begun.

At this point, there is no problem with Wu Yong's information.

The problem is that Wu Yong didn't know at all that not long ago, Zhao Ji summoned Wang Fu, Tong Guan, Zhao Liangsi and other ministers who supported the recovery of the sixteen states of Yanyun to plan the Northern Expedition and prepare for sending troops.

At that meeting, Tong Guan reiterated his position, that is, his "Ping Yan Ce".

In this memorial, Tong Guan advocated taking Yundi first and then Yandi.

Tong Guan said: "I think it is better to send troops to capture Xijing in Liaoning first, and then attack Yanjing with the Jin army. The defense in Xijing in Liaoning is poor, and the probability of victory is greater, while Yanjing's city defense is strong and it is always heavily guarded by the Liao army. It is not easy to capture. We, the Song Dynasty, will win first to stabilize the morale of the army and the public, and then use the power of victory to destroy the Liao Kingdom in one fell swoop!"

This is a good strategy Tong Guan contributed from a military perspective.

But Zhao Ji wanted to attack Yandi first and seize Yanjing.

The military defense system in the north of the Zhao and Song Dynasties mainly consisted of two defense zones: Hebei and Hedong.

Hedong (i.e. Shanxi), with its mountains and rivers inside and outside, is full of dangers, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.

In this way, being able to obtain Yundi (that is, the area in Datong, Shanxi) would be the icing on the cake for the defense system of the Zhao and Song Dynasties.

Hebei is a vast plain, stretching as far as the eye can see, with no natural dangers to defend.

Therefore, the Hebei Defense Area has always been the top priority of the Zhao and Song Dynasty's northern defense.

In the early Song Dynasty, the Liao people said that if they go south, they can go south. If they go to Hebei, they can reach the Yellow River in three days. If they work harder, they can cross the Yellow River and reach the Bianliang City in Tokyo in two days.

The reason why the emperors of the Zhao and Song dynasties never forgot about recovering the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun was not only because the Zhao and Song Dynasty would not be considered a truly unified dynasty if they did not recover the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun, but also because there was no Yandi, the only one in the north. They suffered from the intrusion of the Liao people from the south due to the natural dangers (until the Song and Liao signed the "Chanyuan Alliance", the Zhao and Song Dynasties had to give annual coins to the Liao Kingdom every year, and the Zhao and Song Dynasties could barely maintain the security of the north), This made the successive emperors of the Zhao and Song Dynasties fearful of the Liao Kingdom, which occupied the Yan region, and they were eager to recapture the Yan region and plug the biggest defensive loophole of the Zhao and Song Dynasty.

Therefore, Zhao Ji made it clear: "I think it is better to attack Yanjing first."

Wang Fu agreed: "Your Majesty is right! To capture the thieves, capture the king first, and to attack the city, first break the fortress. If Yanjing is captured first, Liaoxi Capital will be destroyed without attacking it."

Although Zhao Ji spoke, Tong Guan still insisted on attacking Yundi first and then recovering Yandi.

Seeing that Tong Guan was stubborn, Zhao Ji said: "How about we let all the senior generals of the Western Army come to the capital for a meeting to jointly discuss the march route and come up with a detailed and feasible plan for dispatching troops."

Tong Guan smiled and said: "This is the best. Brainstorming is the way to win."

——Tong Guanman believed that all the senior generals in the army were his, and these senior generals in the army must also know that from a military point of view, Yundi should be attacked first.

But Tong Guan was wrong.

The king will always be the king, and the minister will always be the minister!

After receiving the order, generals of the Western Army such as Zhong Shidao and Liu Yanqing came to Bianliang City in Tokyo one after another and held a meeting in the Privy Council to discuss the plan for the Northern Expedition.

In the end two plans were born:

One plan advocated by Tong Guan was to concentrate troops and horses in Luoyang, Xijing, and then move to Daizhou. From Daizhou, go north, first take Wei, Ying, and Shuo prefectures, and then occupy Xijing, Liaoning.

The other plan, which Zhao Ji acquiesced to, was to concentrate the troops in Daming Prefecture in Beijing, then move the troops to the Xiongzhou-Bazhou line, then go north from Xiongzhou, cross the Baigou River, occupy Zhuozhou, and then capture Yanjing.

Regarding these two plans, the generals had different opinions at first and couldn't agree on one.

But strangely, after several days of discussion, the plan to capture Yanjing was supported by the majority of people.

Later, Tong Guan found out that it was Wang Fu who had done ideological work for a group of generals.

Zhao Ji was very satisfied with the result because it was exactly what he wanted.

This morning, Jiang Hongfei received news from Lehe that Zhao Ji had officially issued an edict: ordering the Northwest Forbidden Army on Huanqing Road and Fuyan Road to switch defenses with the Hebei Forbidden Army.

Huanqing and Fuyan are the main forces of the Western Army. Moving them to the front line of Hebei to assemble must be preparations for sending troops to the Northern Expedition.

Other troops that the Zhao and Song Dynasty could fight were also quietly moving to Hebei.

In other words, Hebei will soon gather the most elite troops of the Zhao and Song dynasties, and its total strength, even if it does not reach one million, will definitely be five to seven million.

Knowing this information, looking back at Wu Yong's strategies for Jiang Hongfei would be self-destruction.

Not to mention that the Liao State was almost crippled by the Jin State, and it could not hold back the Song Army. When the Song Army arrived on the battlefield, it was too late for the Liao Army to send Song Army off and it would certainly not stop the Song Army from leaving.

To take a step back, if Jiang Hongfei followed Wu Yong's strategy to start an uprising in Shuibo Liangshan, even if the Liao army stopped him, the Song army would have to withdraw its troops and return to Qinwang as soon as possible.

There was no way, in the eyes of the people of the Zhao and Song dynasties, if they did not regain the Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, they would at best remain as they were. However, if there was an uprising in Shuibo Liangshan, which is very close to Bianliang City in Tokyo, it would only take two or three days for the troops to arrive. How could the Song army not save people under Bianliang City in Tokyo?

If things develop to that point, it is likely to turn into a situation where Jiang Hongfei's family is fighting for Tian Hu, Wang Qing, and Fang La's family.

Let's put it this way, if Jiang Hongfei adopts Wu Yong's strategy, then all the dirty and tiring work will have to be done by the heroes of Liangshan, and Shuibo Liangshan will also lose the opportunity to continue to develop and grow, let alone become the ultimate winner of the Central Plains in the future. .

Therefore, Wu Yongxian's strategy itself is simply a bad strategy.

However, Jiang Hongfei doesn't think Wu Yong did it on purpose, because it cannot withstand scrutiny, and as the information is collected, anyone with an online IQ can see how wrong Wu Yong's strategy is. Even if Wu Yong has Any other thoughts would never be so stupid.

Jiang Hongfei estimated that the reason why Wu Yong offered this poor strategy was mainly because Wu Yong had insufficient information, Wu Yong was not good at formulating such an overall strategy, and he gave Wu Yong too much time. It was short, so short that in order to express himself, Wu Yong could only rely on the "exclusive information" Duan Jingzhu gave him to make a fuss.

Jiang Hongfei did not show any mercy to Wu Yong, but directly rejected it: "This strategy is not advisable."

When Wu Yong heard this, he felt a thud in his heart!

——Wu Yong knew that he lost the bet, and Jiang Hongfei must know the relevant information, and that information could easily overturn his claim.

Will Wu Yong suspect that Jiang Hongfei is targeting him?

Won't.

If Wu Yong had such thoughts, he would be insulting Jiang Hongfei and himself.

In fact, as soon as Jiang Hongfei opened his mouth, Wu Yong knew that the person with the problem must be him, because Jiang Hongfei would never make irresponsible remarks on such a major matter, otherwise Jiang Hongfei would not be a qualified tycoon, a qualified person who strives for hegemony in the world. .

Wu Yong bowed and said, "It's just a young man who is ignorant."

Jiang Hongfei did not blame Wu Yong.

Although Wu Yong has many shortcomings, he definitely still has abilities.

It was impossible for Jiang Hongfei to reject Wu Yong just because Wu Yongjin offered a wrong strategy.

Jiang Hongfei stood up and said, "You will report to Sun Jing later, and Dean Dai will follow me as a pro-military leader."

Although he didn't get the position of military advisor right away as he wished, how could Wu Yong not understand that Jiang Hongfei would give him a chance if he was so smart?

And Dai Zong, after listening to Jiang Hongfei's arrangements for him, finally put his heart back into his stomach.

Jiang Hongfei only stayed in Naitou Mountain for three days before returning to Shuibo Liangshan with relevant people.

The reason why Jiang Hongfei returned to Shuibo Liangshan so quickly was that firstly, the personnel here at Naitoushan had almost been settled, and the rest could be left to Chao Gai to finish; secondly, Fang La suddenly sent Fang Wei and Chen Houtong as envoys to Shuibo. Liang Shan claimed that he had important matters to discuss with Jiang Hongfei.

Jiang Hongfei counted the time and speculated on the current situation. He estimated that Fang La was about to revolt.

This is not only a big event for Fang La, but also a big event for Jiang Hongfei, and even a big event for the Zhao and Song Dynasties.

So Jiang Hongfei immediately returned to Shuibo Liangshan and met with Fang Wei and Chen Houtong in the Juyi Hall of Shuibo Liangshan.

Fang Wei is Fang La's uncle. When Jiang Hongfei was establishing the Refined Salt Alliance, he had contact with him. Needless to say, he had contact with him.

As for Chen Houtong, although his original occupation was just a barrel maker, Jiang Hongfei would never underestimate him because of this.

As far as Jiang Hongfei knew, Chen Houtong was imprisoned for stealing other people's dogs in his early years. His apprentices gathered some people to rob the prison and rescued him. So he went into exile, met Fang La, and then urged Fang La to gather a crowd to revolt. And became an important strategist and general under Fang La.

Jiang Hongfei also knew that in history, after Fang La was captured, Tong Guan interrogated Fang La who was the mastermind, and Fang La said that the mastermind was Chen Houtong.

After hearing this, Tong Guan sent someone to capture Chen Houtong.

Tong Guan interrogated Chen Houtong: "Why did you teach Fang La to rebel?"

Chen Houtong did not answer Tong Guan's question directly, but said: "Fang La didn't listen to me, so he was defeated."

Tong Guan asked: "What did you say?"

Chen Houtong replied: "Kill Hui, be strict in demonstration, drive across the river, win people's hearts, and enter Chang'an."

——Chen Houtong means to first occupy Huizhou and Yanzhou (i.e. Muzhou, renamed Yanzhou after the Fangla Uprising), suppress the local landlords and bureaucrats, establish military prestige, and then lead the uprising army directly to cross the Yangtze River northward, and implement the The policy won the support of the people, and then directly captured Bianliang City, Tokyo, the capital of the Zhao and Song Dynasties.

Chen Houtong's suggestions are very insightful and have far-reaching strategic vision.

Chen Houtong also analyzed the situation: "The world is like a barrel. If it can be hooped, it will be united; if it cannot be hooped, it will be separated."

That is to say, I advise Fang La to unify if there are conditions, and if there are no conditions, we might as well separate one side first and wait for the situation to develop.

It can be seen that although Chen Houtong was a cooper by background, he had great political and military vision.

Comparing the strategies Wu Yong presented to Jiang Hongfei, on the bright side, the two are good at different fields; on the other hand, on the bad side, what kind of overall view does Wu Yong have? How can he compare with Chen Houtong? Compare?

After the two parties exchanged greetings, Jiang Hongfei asked bluntly: "I wonder why you two are here?"

After hearing this, Fang Wei said with a smile: "I heard that the leader of Jiangzhai is not married yet. The leader of my family has a daughter who is sixteen years old and as beautiful as a flower. How about we get married?"

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