One Piece of Song Dynasty

This is actually a process of constant utilization and consumption. Of course, betraying your own kind will bring huge rewards.

For an individual, this is a smooth future. But for the nation, this is a way to spend time. Seventy-eight percent of the people died, and the others enjoyed wealth and became big landowners with hordes of slaves and great wealth. They transformed into Han people. In this way, the barbarians who had been troubled for many years , it will naturally be controllable.

In fact, the core of this policy is one sentence: sincerely reward the Eight Banners generously, never be stingy with military titles and military rewards, and never lose sight of land, gold and silver. It is not about burning bridges across rivers, not about power, but about sincerity and iron law.

Anyone who can kill a member of the same clan will be rewarded generously, making them rich in gold and jade, high in rank, and hereditary. They will also be guaranteed to live longer, have more descendants, and be more prosperous from generation to generation. They will never be reckoned with afterwards.

In this way, a large number of foreign races will be attracted to join the Eight Banners. The Manchu and Qing Dynasties are all Han Eight Banners and Mongolian Eight Banners. Why can't Li Xin have the Khitan Eight Banners, the Dangxiang Eight Banners, the Tubo Eight Banners, and the Western Regions Eight Banners?

Divide and rule, let the contradiction between the foreigners and the Han people be transformed into the contradiction between the wealth distribution between the nobles and the common people of the foreign races, maintain a balance, and finally implement the reform and return.

Zhao Ding nodded and said: "Well, then there will be no problem."

Li Xin said: "Then let Hunan and Guangxi each recruit barbarians. After Lu Deng has trained them, they will be handed over to the Yunnan Xuanfu envoy Yang Yicong to command and gradually pacify the barbarians in Yunnan. The commanders of the eight banners of the barbarians and hundreds of households will The brave men were selected through competitions. The barbarian soldiers must be strictly trained. The standards of food, pay, and treatment are the same as those of the army. They must also be taught how to read. A military police department should be established in the barbarian army, and Lu Deng should recruit a thousand people from the army. Military Police Department, the role of the military police is to enforce military discipline. Those who dare to violate military discipline will be punished with sticks or beheaded. The military police will be rewarded with one hundred Chinese dollars as long as they find a violation of discipline. This time, the military police will first test the water among the barbarians. If the effect is good, we will promote it throughout the army.”

Zhao Ding bowed and said, "I will prepare the decree right now."

Just as Zhao Ding and others were about to leave, they saw Cao Biao coming in to report: "Your Majesty, the Jin army outside the city has sent a letter today."

Li Xin took the letter and read it with a sneer: "Everyone, take a look, Jin Wushu has issued a challenge."

Zhang Jun looked at it and said: "Jin Wushu is now in a dilemma. He cannot attack or retreat, so he can only ask for a battle."

Li Xin thought for a while and said: "I don't know what happened to Zhe Yanzhi and Qu Duan. If we include the enemies on Zhe Yanzhi's side, the enemy's Central Army still has more than people. I don't think there will be any news about the fall of Yanjing." The top officials of the country should already know that I really want to delay this for a while, and every extension of time will be more beneficial to us."

Wang Shu sighed and said: "There is no way. The siege of Luzhou City was only lifted yesterday. We can contact various places. It will take at least two or three days for information to be transmitted from various places."

Currently, for Li Xin, Jin Wushu is at his weakest. Li Xin is mainly unsure whether Zhe Yanzhi can contain Wanyan Zongxian's -strong army. If Wanyan Zongxian is allowed to join Jin Wushu, then Li Xin will want to severely damage Jin Wushu. But it’s difficult.

After thinking for a while, Li Xin decided not to wait any longer. He would deal with Jin Wushu first and then, even if he couldn't eat Jin Wushu, he could still be seriously injured, in case Wanyan Zongxian got rid of Zhe Yanzhi and came to join Jin Wushu. , that’s not good.

After making up his mind, Li Xin said: "I have decided not to wait any longer. I agree to Jin Wushu's letter of challenge and go out to fight against Jin Wushu."

Zhao Ding frowned and said: "Your Majesty, is this too hasty? Although the Jin Wushu Department has suffered heavy losses in the siege of the city for more than half a month, I see that the enemy's elite cavalry is still intact. If they go out to fight in the city, our army's The odds are not very good.”

Li Xin shook his head and said: "No, I am mainly worried about something happening to Zhe Yanzhi. If Wanyan Zongxian gets rid of Zhe Yanzhi and comes to join Jin Wushu, it will be bad for our subsequent battles. As for Jin Army cavalry, I think Han Shizhong should be fine, okay, that’s it, you guys go down first, I will call Han Shizhong right away.”

After everyone dispersed, Li Xin called Han Shizhong and said: "Han Shuai, Jin Wushu just sent a letter of war. I have already agreed. I will go out of the city to fight against Jin Wushu tomorrow. Is there anything wrong with Han Shuai?"

Han Shizhong asked: "Your Majesty, how many squatting cannons are currently available in the city?"

Li Xin replied: "Before the battle in Luzhou City, there were a thousand Crouching Tiger Cannons. After so many fierce battles, one hundred of them were destroyed one after another, and there are still nine hundred that can be used."

Han Shizhong said: "I brought five hundred gates when I came here, so please ask the prince to allocate another five hundred gates."

Li Xin nodded and said: "Okay, no problem. In addition to the Tiger Crouching Cannon, Han Shuai also has other requirements."

Han Shizhong clasped his fists and said, "No, I have no problem anymore."

Li Xin's worry is correct. In fact, Wanyan Zongxian's main force has been quietly transferred to Shou. Wanyan Zongxian only left old and weak people in Guangzhou to pretend. However, Zheyanzhi didn't know this and thought Wanyan Zongxian was in Guangzhou. .

At this time in the Jin Army camp, Jin Wushu had already received a letter from Wanyan Zongxian and breathed a sigh of relief: "After all, it is the veteran who makes people worry-free. Now we don't have to worry about our future at all."

Han Chang echoed: "Yes, let's see how Song Jun responds."

Jin Wushu nodded and said, "Well, if the Song army dares to fight, we will fight. If they don't dare, then we will quietly withdraw."

Just then, the messenger came in and shouted: "Report, Marshal, the Song Army has sent a reply."

Jin Wushu laughed loudly after reading the reply and said: "Haha, this Li Xin really dares to challenge, Han Chang, Li Xin promised Song Jun to fight tomorrow, you go and inform the generals to get them ready, and I have five thousand elites." Tie Fu Tu, after holding it back for so long, it’s time for them to make some achievements.”

Han Chang cupped his fists and said, "Yes, Marshal."

After the generals dispersed, Li Xin wrote another secret letter to Ma Kuo and others in Shandong. After Han Shizhong received the military order and returned to the camp outside the city, he called Yue Yun and others: "This commander-in-chief. Just back from the prince, Jin Wushu has already issued a declaration of war, and the prince also agreed. The whole army of the Ming Dynasty went out to fight against Jin Wushu. At present, the elite cavalry of the Jin Army are still retained, especially the heavy cavalry of the Jin Army, Tiefutu. The Jin army must be dominated by cavalry, and Tiefutu will definitely fight. Yang Zaixing, from now on in the middle of the night, you can send people to quietly dig some horse traps in front of our army's formation. As long as the horse's legs can step in, remember to do it after digging. Disguise, remember not to let Jin Jun find out."

Yang Zaixing cupped his fists and said, "Yes, Marshal."

Han Shizhong ordered again: "Yue Yun and Li Shifu, please understand that your two cavalry are located on both sides of the battle formation. After the battle begins, just contain the enemy's light cavalry. Jieyuan, you must command the artillery in the rear. As long as Tie Fu Tu Once you enter the process, open fire on me, and the others will follow my lead and act accordingly."

The generals clasped their fists and said, "Yes, Commander."