Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Comparing the two superpowers in the future, country M and country S, both of them have sent troops to Central Asia, and their heads were broken. They are all naked aggression, but the difference is that country S is almost boycotted by the whole world, country M But there is not so much public opinion pressure.

why?

Because country S is stupid, it doesn't use its brain when doing things, and thinks that its armed forces are extremely powerful and invincible in the world.As a result, even the famous war excuses of a division were not bothering to find. As a result, the domestic people did not support it, and the morale of their soldiers was low and they did not want to fight.

And country M is very cunning, it is best to have a reason to go to war, and if there is no reason to create a reason, it must be "famous".

This is a bit like the reason why Jushou and Tian Feng dissuaded Yuan Shao from fighting Cao Cao in a hurry to fight Guandu. Our own strength is strong, but the emperor is still with Cao Cao. Can we become rebels once we fight?At that time, the outside world will criticize and criticize, and their morale may be low and unpopular. They should find a reasonable excuse to start the war.

As for the pretext for the Liao Kingdom's war, everyone discussed it all afternoon, and one of them was unquestionable, that is, to take back the Sixteen States of Yanyun.

In this way, they already have something to say to the outside world, which can reassure countries such as Southern Tang, Shu, Southern Han, Wuyue, and Northern Han.

But internally, how to appease the domestic people and soldiers still needs an excuse.

Their top leaders have ambitions, but the common people think differently.

At this time, there was no concept of the Chinese nation, nor any sense of historical responsibility or national responsibility.

Most of the common people do not know a single character, and it is difficult to live. How can they have the time to learn and understand these things from you.

Most people will only think that if you don’t fight, we will live a good life. Why do you want us to work hard, shed blood and tears, and our families are destroyed. Is there any benefit for us to fight down the sixteen states?Anyway, it's not a hard life.

It is indeed reasonable to think about this matter from the standpoint of every ordinary person, and many people have this kind of thinking at present.

Therefore, we also need an excuse for war internally. They proposed that the Liao Kingdom sent troops last year and before, looting their border people, killing hundreds of people, and looting thousands of people as an excuse. This kind of real hatred is necessary. .

In the afternoon, the officials also came, and they showed the officials the written proclamation they discussed, and the officials were very satisfied after reading it.

While everyone was discussing, the north sent an urgent battle report. In order not to disturb them, Wei Renpu went out to the outside room to listen to the battle report, but he came in with a smile after he went out for a while.

The official asked curiously: "Is there any good news from the front line?"

"It's not a good news, it's from Hebei. Xiao Siwen, who stayed behind in Nanjing of the Liao Kingdom, led his army to seize a county in the north of our Hebei."

Everyone was stunned, isn't this bad news? We Wei Renpu still laughed like this, but we quickly realized it.

"The teacher is famous now!" Wang Pu also stroked his beard and smiled.

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At the end of spring and March, Xiao Siwen, who stayed behind in Nanjing, Liao Kingdom, gave a pillow to Da Zhou, who was sleepy. He was probably eager to perform or get some military exploits to get promoted, or he might simply be cheap. Seeing that Zhou Jun was lax in defense I was moved.

No matter what it is, his approach has helped Da Zhou a lot. The imperial court was trying to arouse the enthusiasm of the people and soldiers for war and reduce conflicts. Xiao Siwen immediately did such a thing.

In the next few days, the officials ordered Tao Gu, Lu Duoxun, and Jurun of the Imperial Academy to immediately draft articles angrily denouncing the crimes of the Liao Kingdom. Many of them were exaggerated and then circulated, saying that the Liao Kingdom attacked the northern border town and captured the large In several counties in Zhou Dynasty, tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians were massacred.

For a time, the people of Da Zhou were full of grievances, and the capital and its surrounding counties were indignant. Many scholars went to Beijing to petition outside the Donghua Gate, hoping that the imperial court would send troops to severely punish the Liao Kingdom.

At most, there were as many as a thousand people, and the streets outside Donghuamen were full of people.

The officials then took Shi Congyun and Li Chongjin out to meet people under the protection of many Forbidden Army officers and soldiers, and at the same time assured them that they would severely punish the Liao Kingdom and seek justice for the people.

The matter spread quickly, and by the end of April, after more than a month of fermentation, the matter had spread widely in Zhou State, and the whole country of Zhou State began to support the Northern Expedition.

Unsurprisingly, the most suitable general in the minds of the common people and soldiers was Shi Congyun who had successively defeated the Northern Han Dynasty, Khitan (Xinkou had a small victory, blowing away), Shu Kingdom, Tang Kingdom, Nanping, and Wuping.

Officials also complied with the name, and at the Great Court Meeting on April 28, Tong Zhongshu was formally appointed as Pingzhangshi, the inspector of the school, and Shi Congyun in front of the hall was inspected as Hebei's envoy to recruit envoys to take charge of the Northern Expedition to Khitan.

Shi Congyun thought to himself, I'm afraid Xiao Siwen is still confused.

He probably thought that fighting a county would be the same as before, and it was not a year or two since they fought with Da Zhou on the border. He didn't expect that this time they would recruit a hundred thousand troops from Zhou!

Chapter 222, The Emperor's Meticulous Arrangement

At the beginning of April, Shi Congyun ran back and forth between the Ministry of War, the Privy Council, and the camp outside the city.

He didn't need to take care of these things before, but now he needs to worry about most of them.

However, he can also hand it over to his subordinates, but this time the situation is completely different. Shi Congyun needs to show [-]% energy to do everything well, get ready, and go all out.

But Shi Congyun is still worried about one thing, that is whether God will help or not.

It will be around May and June when the troops are dispatched. What Shi Congyun is most afraid of is that the Yellow River will flood again. This is not a joke. He has experienced three large-scale breaches of the Yellow River in just six years since he came to this world. .

The first time it was Li Gu who took action to calm it down. The next two times were not as serious as the first time, but the impact was not small. The last time was last year.

He doesn't need to think about these things when fighting in the south. Anyway, the prime ministers and officials in the DPRK will think about it. If they go to the north, they have to pay attention. They have to cross the Yellow River to fight in Hebei. will have a big impact.

Some scholars once suggested that the management of the Yellow River dragged down the Northern Song Dynasty. This statement is not comprehensive, but it is also reasonable.The management of the Yellow River did drag down the Northern Song Dynasty, but the reason why the management of the Yellow River was able to bring down the Northern Song Dynasty was not entirely due to the floods, but also because there were many factions in the imperial court, arguing with each other, opposing for the sake of opposing, and few who could really control the water.

At this time, the Yellow River had not been diverted. Flooding was a big problem, but the army was in turmoil, and the court didn't care about it. Regardless of whether the people live or die.

And his expedition this time is also good to see the situation. If there is no flood in the Yellow River, then the army can be dispatched on time. If there is a problem, the dispatch time may have to be postponed.

These days, Shi Congyun went around checking the material reserves, and Zhao Shijian changed into a man's clothes and followed him as the secretary, looking like a military secretary in charge.

She is very proficient in this area of ​​work, and Shi Congyun is so happy. His writing is slow and ugly. Sometimes he doesn't know how to write a small part of the characters, which is very troublesome.

The various materials of 10 people are not a small amount, and a reserve reserve needs to be prepared. He is afraid that if he does not go to the handover in person, many departments will be half-baked. , Send your subordinates, maybe some things can't be done directly.

After many days of busy work, he still feels helpless. The shortage of armor cannot be made up in a short period of time, not to mention the shortfall of about [-].

Fortunately, everyone is not required to wear armor in war, at least for the time being, the weapon reserve can ensure that most soldiers are armed.

Shi Congyun had never been in charge of so many trivial matters before, such as the overall plan for dispatching troops discussed with the Privy Council, the camp in the army, the promotion and scheduling of soldiers, the arrangement of generals, the inspection and coordination of the distribution of armor and weapons in the Ministry of War, and the arrangement of new clothing for soldiers when they went out for an expedition. He was overwhelmed with the distribution, logistics material estimation, preparation and scheduling, etc.

In the past, Li Gu was mainly responsible for these matters, with the assistance of Zhang Yongde and Li Chongjin. He only needed to lead soldiers to fight. Li Gu helped tens of thousands of people eat and drink, provide logistics, and resettle the wounded. deal with.

Now that he is the head of the bodyguard department, he finally understands that there is going to be a big battle, and the logistics may be more troublesome than the battle.

Because these 10 people must first arrange delicious food so that they don’t go hungry, and then they need to arrange clothes and shoes for all seasons. It is unrealistic for them to go to the north of Hebei barefoot. Prepare the armor, and wait until the food, drink, lodging, food, housing and transportation of 10 people are properly arranged, and the scheduling is understood, and then we can think about fighting.

It's just that before he only wanted to fight the war, and Li Gu helped him think about other things.

This time when he came by himself, he suddenly felt like his head was about to explode. His mind was filled with all kinds of trivial matters every day, and he was about to run away.

He dragged Zhao Shijian to Li Gu's house several times to complain, but Li Gu was quite kind, and saw through his tricks directly, and impatiently taught him a few words: "If you have something to say, just say it, don't complain to this old man."

Afterwards, he went out personally and helped him with many things, which greatly reduced Shi Congyun's workload.

At the beginning of April, Li Chongjin and Shi Congyun, who had just returned from Huainan, met in the Chuigong Palace. Shi Congyun cupped his hands, but Li Chongjin ignored him.

The officials summoned them to talk about the deployment of this war. The overall deployment officials have discussed with him, Wang Pu and others several times, and finally they are fully determined.

This time the officials directly gave the deployment order, with Li Chongjin as the commander of the vanguard capital, and Li Jixun, the governor of Heyang, as the commander of the vanguard and deputy capital. Ten thousand people, then went north and stationed the army in Dingzhou first.

The garrison then began to guard the mountain road to the west to prevent possible Northern Han or Khitan reinforcements from the west.

At the same time, it was ordered that Zhaoyi Army Jiedu envoy Li Yun send troops to the west to send heavy troops to guard Yushe County, Wuxiang County, and Lianghou Station, completely blocking the road from Jinyang to the east in the west, so that it is impossible for the Northern Han or Liao troops to enter. Hebei, outflank their rear.

Zhao Kuangyin was ordered to lead the elite troops of the Hujie Army to the northwest to help Cangzhou, so as to ensure that Han Tong would not be harassed by the Khitans when he dredged the river.

At the same time, Hezhong Jiedu envoys were ordered to station troops in the vicinity of Jinzhou in Beibei, which not only threatened the Northern Han Dynasty, but also frightened them from sending troops to the east.

All kinds of edicts were signed by the Privy Council, Zhongshu, Shangshu, and subordinate officials on the same day, and then they were sent to all parts of the country at high speed.

Shi Congyun sighed, in a sense, Guo Rong and Zhao Kuangyin are very similar. They are good at calculating and making careful arrangements in wars, and Zhao Kuangyin goes a step further, and even thinks about the defeat before fighting , If the battle is defeated, how to deal with the aftermath, how to properly evacuate and other issues must be arranged before fighting.

This is completely different from Zhao Guangyi, who later decided to attack the Liao Kingdom on the spur of the moment.

On the deployment of the war, the officials discussed a lot with them and made very detailed arrangements. Even though he might be a little swollen with the successive victories of the imperial army, this plan is very feasible.

First let Han Tong clear the waterway north of Cangzhou, and send Zhao Kuangyin to lead troops to protect him and his husband. Then let Li Chongjin and Li Jixun lead Heyang soldiers and Hu Jie troops to Dingzhou to block reinforcements that might come from Mengzhou in the Taihang Mountains.

Order Li Yun to block the Taihang Mountain Road to the west of Liaozhou, so that it is impossible for Northern Han soldiers or Liao soldiers to attack their rear.

At the same time, the Jiedu Envoy of Hezhong was ordered to lead his troops northward to pretend to be east, to contain the Northern Han Dynasty, so that the Northern Han Dynasty would not dare to act rashly.

These measures ensure that the battle can continue in the face of any kind of variables. If the Northern Han Dynasty aids the west, there will be arrangements to block aid, and if the Liao Kingdom wants to attack from their side, there will be arrangements and interception. Let the army know the news and withdraw south in time to avoid being outflanked.

In the north, we try our best to solve the logistical problems before the war, so as to ensure that the logistics will not become a burden to the army after the war.

This kind of deployment is very similar to Zhao Kuangyin's style of fighting against Li Yun, the Southern Tang Dynasty, and the Northern Han Dynasty. With such a careful deployment, even if unexpected situations occur or the battle ahead is unfavorable, the army can be retreated in time. , instead of rushing for thousands of miles like the sorghum river chariot.

With these precise arrangements by the officials, the back road was paved, and Shi Congyun felt that his chances of winning were greater.

Moreover, he also suggested to the officials to station [-] troops in Chanzhou. This is for the worst-case scenario, that is, the frontline battle is not good, and there are troops behind. The officials not only agree, but also plan to lead troops to sit in Chanzhou.

As long as Li Chongjin, Li Jun, Zhang Yongde, Li Jixun, and Zhao Kuangyin can carry out these meticulous deployments, it means that he only needs to think about how to fight Liao on the frontal battlefield, so there is no need to worry about unexpected situations and side battlefields.

This situation cured Shi Congyun's insomnia.

In mid-April, when Li Chongjin left the capital, Shi Congyun asked him to go to the Yellow River to see him off. The relationship was not good, and he still expected Li Chongjin to guard his side, otherwise he would not be able to fight.

If you want something from others, you can only go with a thick skin.

Li Chongjin didn't say anything nice or weird, he said on his horseback, "What the officials have told me will definitely be done."

After finishing speaking, he turned around and boarded the boat. The wind on the river was very strong, and the boat quickly disappeared from sight.

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By May, Shi Congyun's [-] troops had assembled and prepared, and the call to denounce the Liao Kingdom had been sent out for dozens of days, and it was time to send troops.

Chapter 223: The Army Goes North + Battle of Yangcheng

"When are you going to come back from the north this time?" Zhou Xian was dressed in a thin tulle dress, dripping with fragrance, lying softly on the side of the bed, strands of black hair stuck to his cheeks and snow-white back, his graceful figure seemed made in heaven, and he should be protruding Convex, should be concave, Xiao Shi wished he could yell "Help me up, I'm alright!"

"It's easy to go to Hebei Road, and it won't take long this time." Shi Congyun comforted, and embraced her from behind as he spoke.

Zhou Xian is very obedient, if Zhao Shijian thinks he is hot, the weather has indeed begun to gradually warm up.

"Then you have to worry, I heard that the Khitan people are very powerful."

Shi Congyun hugged her tighter: "Don't worry, it's as if your husband and I are not very good."

Zhou Xian really thought about it for a moment, then nodded: "My husband is the most powerful man I have ever seen."

She may not have expected that this sentence is like beating chicken blood to a man, Shi Congyun almost couldn't help Xiongqi to do her, but after thinking for a long time, he held back and just hugged her. "It's good that you know, there is nothing in the world that your husband can't handle, so don't worry."

Shi Congyun comforted him. He understood that Zhou Xian had no sense of security. After all, he was alone in the north and couldn't go home.

He thought that when Nantang was taken down and Jiangnan was taken back, the situation would get better, and Zhou Xian would be able to go home casually.

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At the beginning of May, when the army of the Northern Expedition was ready to fight, Shi Congyun began to select generals, and this time almost all of them were able to go.

Father Shi Yanchao, Gao Huaide, Shao Ji, Dong Zunhui, and Murong Yanzhao led the Long Jie Army and the Iron Cavalry Army with 4 elite cavalry. Wang Shenqi, Xiang Xun, Wang Zhong, Wang Quanbin, Shen Zhiyi, Luo Yanhuan, etc. There are [-] elites such as the Crane Control Army and Shenhuo.

Si Chao and Wang Huan led the Yulang Army with [-] sailors, and a total of [-] troops marched northward.

In the war in Hebei, the role of the navy has been greatly reduced. The main role of the navy has changed from the main combat force to logistics support, so the navy does not need to bring too much.

This arrangement of troops was Shi Congyun's deliberate decision, and it was also approved by officials and several prime ministers.

It seems that there are not as many soldiers and horses in Huainan, and even less than when they fought in Jingchu, but the troops are actually more elite, and Huainan is different from Hebei. There is no natural barrier like the Huaihe River.

This means that there is no need to spend a lot of troops, manpower and material resources to open up the way for the army to advance.

With so many troops in Huainan, many of them were spent in two places. One was to defend the pontoon bridge on the Huai River to ensure that the army retreated and the grain roads continued, and the other was to besiege Shouzhou.

These two occupied a lot of troops in Huainan. Huainan fought for two years, and for a long time, [-] to [-] troops were used to defend the pontoon bridge and besiege Shouzhou.

Otherwise, it would be useless to have too many soldiers, it would only drag down the logistics, and the two armies would not be able to spread out when they were fighting. Although Hebei was flat, many places in this era were covered with large forests.

On the sixth day of May, everything was in order.

Shi Congyun stayed at home all day, preparing some of his personal equipment, while saying goodbye to his three wives.

Recalling his first expedition, Shi Congyun was very moved. At that time, pots, pans and pans were clattering and he had to bring a lot of them. Although Wang Zhongshaoji helped him and a small mule carried him, he was very uncomfortable. easy.

Now that he has a battalion of soldiers specially assigned to him, these are not a problem at all, and he doesn't care that someone has already packed and prepared for him.

The little girl Wang Qiu picked up from Gaoping back then has also grown up and is directing the soldiers to pack his luggage.

Back and forth, his pots and pans, tent bedding, armor and weapons, as well as the clothes and shoes prepared for him by his three wives, mosquito nets for sleeping, delicious food, etc., were filled to the brim.

There were four cars piled up, and Shi Congyun was ashamed. If he hadn't stopped him, the three wives would have filled him with the basins and buckets he used to wash his face and feet.Zhou Xian and Zhao Shijian were still afraid that he would be bored, so they planned to take out a few books from their collection and ask him to take them to read on the road.

Shi Congyun didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he was a commander-in-chief, and he brought four big carts with him alone.

But although there are many things, it is still much worse than the emperor's driving. He had seen the temporary palaces of the officials in Shanxi and Huainan, and it was not as simple as four cars. There were twenty or thirty long dragons.

Moreover, the official family belongs to the relatively frugal category among the emperors.

But four carts of things are nothing to his five hundred soldiers. He is dignified to work with the Zhongshumen, and they are checked in front of the hall. Only these things will make people feel less, and the soldiers feel that they are worthy. Not his status as a handsome man.

You should bring the ceremonial utensils brought by Taicang, such as gongs and drums, painted halberds, brocade robes, etc., in order to show your prestige and prestige and be worthy of the status of a marshal.

Shi Congyun laughed and scolded them. I went to fight, not to show off.

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