Chapter 277 Private Interpretation

As a general Wu Jie, who Han Shizhong values ​​and Zhang Jun, recognized by Zhang Jun, does have considerable abilities. Before Ouyang conveyed Zhang Jun's words, Wu Jie had already arranged the first wave of attacks. His statement was similar to Zhang Jun. He believed that if the enemy did not retreat, he would definitely be planning a large-scale counterattack. Instead of waiting for the enemy to attack, it would be better to attack by yourself to disrupt the enemy's deployment.

Military operations require the approval of the military supervisor, but the military supervisor cannot oppose the deployment of troops that may be rebellious. When Zhao Yu comes, the military supervisor also has another task, which is to supervise whether the generals violate the strategic process. Therefore, all combat plans must be passed or notified Ouyang.

Ouyang was still very satisfied with the combat plan. The plan was very simple. He adopted the method of defense and attacking the south and north of the city with heavy artillery and water trucks piled on the city walls, driving the enemy to the east city or driving out of Huanglong Mansion.

But everyone misunderstood the Jurchens. The Jurchens did not intend to retreat, but because Zong Han was also injured. They rushed to the front line and did not have so many luck. Even if they were brave, there were not many ways to deal with long-range attacks. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhao Zilong fought with Changbanpo in seven and seven. Even in the novel, one condition was that Cao Cao ordered that arrows were not allowed to be fired, and that they would be caught alive.

Before the bombing was made, the scout reported that the three cities in the north and south east were in flames. Then they sent people to investigate. The Jurchen army, led by Wanyan Zongbi, evacuated from the north gate overnight. The evacuation was very hidden, and the Song army was injured and focused on setting up defenses, so it did not appear at all. As for the fire, it was because the Jurchens ignited the food, fodder and other military supplies that they could not take away.

A deputy general of Zhang Jun volunteered to Ying: "General Wu, the enemy has many injuries and illnesses, so he must not walk far. I beg for someone to pursue him."

"No," Wu Jie said: "After such a secret evacuation, we can escape our eyes and ears, the Jurgend will definitely be extraordinary."

The deputy general said politely: "General Wu, General Wu, the general teaches that generals should be enterprising and not attack the enemy's fatigue, that is, let the tiger return to the mountain."

Wu Jie was the same as him. Although he was a little annoyed, he was more helpless. In the past few hours, since he was the direct general of the Northwest Military Road, it was not very useful to issue orders to Zhang Jun, the direct subordinates of the Hebei Military Road. Ouyang knew this situation and smiled: "This general, General Zhang asked General Wu to temporarily take the lead instead of you, which means he trusted General Wu more. Of course, General Wu is the mastermind."

"Mr. Ou, you are young and don't understand military principles..."

"Boy, I'm giving you face now, don't force me to turn against you." Ouyang said in a low voice: "This military supervisor has participated in the Battle of Rongxian and the Battle of Yuzhou... Although he can't fight, he can at least look at people, so he decided that everything is up to General Wu's order."

The following Zhang Jun's direct descendants looked at each other and looked down on each other: "Yes" they knew that Ouyang was more difficult to mess with than Zhang Jun.

Ouyang breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, and at the same time he was helpless. Although Wu Jie was talented, his military achievements were not enough to convince the generals. Zhang Jun was injured and needed time to recover. It seemed that he could not step down as a military supervisor for the time being. At the same time, it was also obvious that Zhang Jun consciously downplayed the influence of his direct line. After the enclosure case, Zhang Jun became much more cautious about handling some things.

From this, the Jurchens had no strong resistance to the north, but the territory was still quite large, with an area larger than that of the Xixia, and it took a lot of time to clean it up. However, everyone believed that the Northern Jurchens had a low city and a low mountain, and it only took a matter of time. After some training, the imperial guards recruited by Zhao Yuxin had formed a combat force. The Song Dynasty's current troops were already very strong, and no country dared to confront them head-on.

This year's New Year Festival can only be spent in Huanglong Mansion, but it has a different flavor than Yangping New Year Festival. Han Shizhong and the Yongxing Army General Liu Qi not only came in person, but also brought a lot of high-quality wine and food to Hebei Army Road for the New Year together. When the Grand Marshal came, Wu Jie and Ouyang naturally had to welcome him. Han Shizhong was kind first and then climbed to the city to look down and praised: "A good place where military strategists must fight for."

Ouyang Xiao asked, "Did General Han recite poems?" He was used to calling him, and he never changed his words, and Han Shizhong didn't care.

"Just forget to recite poems." Han Shizhong said: "The collapse of Liao and Jin dynasties is just around the corner."

Liu Qi reminded: "The Grand Marshal, you should visit General Zhang first." This is the main purpose of their trip.

Han Shizhong nodded and smiled: "Huanglong Mansion has been famous for its eternal history, and it is known as the most solid city. Now it is under General Zhang's command and is in the hands of our imperial guards. I feel itchy. Let's go down the city."

This sentence is a very commendation to Zhang Jun. With his companionship, Han Shizhong visited Zhang Jun who was still on the bed. Zhang Jun's wounds have basically healed and he is in good spirits. However, when he saw Han Shizhong, he could only sit on the bed and hold his fists and salute: "Master Marshal, General Liu."

"General Zhang, don't be polite, be careful not to break the wound." Han Shizhong said: "Get wine."

A personal soldier from Zhang Jun said, "If you say back to the Grand Marshal, the general cannot drink."

Ouyang laughed: "I said it."

Zhang Jun said: "Then take a bowl of cold boiled water... I'm not afraid of laughing at you. I've been drinking cold boiled water for more than half a month, and my mouth fades out."

Han Shizhong exclaimed: "Mr. Ou is not only the top scholar, but also knows military affairs, but Han really didn't expect that Mr. He is also familiar with the art of Qihuang. I should first give you a bowl of wine and thank you for saving me, General Song's Imperial Army."

Han Shizhong said this with great utmost importance, and he respected Ouyang and Zhang Jun. Next, Han Shizhong was cruel and asked someone to set up a table of wine and food in the tent. Zhang Jun leaned against the bed and could only swallow his saliva. In front of him was the unchanging egg, chicken, meat, vegetables, and white porridge.

After three rounds of wine, Han Shizhong wiped his mouth with his hands and showed his true nature and said, "As soon as the Huanglong Mansion was opened, the three armies were united. However, the territory occupied by the Liao people and the Jurchens is still very large. The Liao people and the Jurchens do not want to confront our imperial guards head-on, and it will take a lot of time. However, there is good news on the Liao country."

"What news?" Ouyang asked.

"After receiving the news, Emperor Tianzuo is back. Yelu Chun wants to hand over the throne, but his wife Concubine De refused. So Emperor Tianzuo was surrendered to the King of Yinshan. Emperor Tianzuo was very helpless without military power. The Liao court officials are now in chaos. Although they moved to Tokyo, they have been dealing with this matter for so long. They have neither restored the place nor cleared the military affairs. They are in a mess, and the soldiers have no desire to fight. Before I came, some palace tent soldiers have quietly surrendered."

Liu Qi said: "Don't underestimate the Liao Kingdom, it's mainly because of their internal discord. Liao Kingdom has a special artillery army to maintain the stability of the Ministry. Besides, it's not that gunpowder cannot keep up, so it's unlikely that our imperial guards will be able to go so smoothly."

"A gentleman is harmonious but different, villains are the same but not harmonious." Ouyang said: "Several generals each have their own methods and style of conduct, but they are harmonious, which means that everyone is a gentleman. The Liao Kingdom was originally a big country, but because of internal discord, internal friction and being beaten by the Jurchens, it was the current state of decline." Whether it is the rebellion of the prince, the frontier uprising, or the peasant uprising, it is called internal struggle. Intra-fighting is one of the reasons that destroys the country's strength to the greatest extent.

"It's reasonable" Liu Qi said: "The three of us are all Jinshi in the same subject, although they are different. Even when we were in the Northwest Military Road, the Grand Marshal and I had many command disagreements, but as long as we defeat the enemy, the same difference is a trivial matter."

"The three armies are all here, but unfortunately there is less than one sea route, Yue Fei." Zhang Jun smiled and said, "Now the three armies meet, and the Hangzhou fleet can take a break."

Han Shizhong shook his head: "I'm afraid it won't work. General Yue has received an order and will attack from the sea to lead the Bin Mansion, occupy Xingkai Lake, and turn the Jurchens into two."

Zhang Jun was shocked: "General Yue's headquarters does not seem to be very good at land warfare."

"It's Yongxing Army Road." Liu Qi said: "The Grand Marshal considers the Jurchens' combat power, and believes that the two battlefields are the most difficult, so one general of Yongxing Army Road leads the Bin Mansion by sea, and the other general is sent from Huanglong Mansion to cut across the road to the Bin Mansion. The Yongxing Army Road headquarters will focus on dealing with the Jurchens in the East China Sea. The Hebei Army Road will focus on dealing with the Jurchens in the Five Kingdoms."

"I don't agree," Ouyang suddenly said.

The three were surprised. Ouyang rarely said he disagreed with such a question, and this was the fastest way to solve the war with Han Shizhong and the Military Aircraft Department. Han Shizhong couldn't help but ask: "Sir, what do you mean?"

"General Han, you are not only from the Liao people in Tokyo, but also from Mongolia to the west of Tokyo, and more than 100 groups including Western Liao." Ouyang said: "Although your Majesty did not give an order, I personally hope that you can provoke the war and take advantage of this army's deep north to completely deal with them."

The three generals looked at each other and Han Shizhong asked carefully: "Sir, is the emperor thinking about it?"

Ouyang shook his head: "The emperor seems to be unwilling to make any more wars except for the Liao and Jin Dynasties."

Han Shizhong clasped his fists and said, "Sir, it may be inappropriate to do this."

"I mean, Yongxing Army Road does not participate in the extermination of the Jurchens. If you cause friction on the northwest, you will suspect that you are the Liao army, and you can just wipe out it." The few hundred people with few tribes, thousands of people, and they are all alliances and scattered with each other. The more than 200,000 regular troops on Yongxing Army Road are absolutely unstoppable.

Han Shizhong thought for a while and said, "Sir, I can discuss with the Military Affairs Office whether to mobilize Yongxing Army Road to Jurchens. It takes some time to encircle and suppress the Hebei Army Road, but it is enough. You can report to the emperor that Tokyo is large and it will take at least one year to deal with the Liao people. It is not impossible not to go back to the court and turn to the west."

"I'm afraid I can't convince me." Ouyang smiled bitterly: "Not only his majesty, but even the ministers and even the business association will not support me, so I want to ask you to support me."

Han Shizhong shook his head: "My lord is my mentor, and there are no men and we are not today. And I know the credit of my elders. If you have other matters to do, we will naturally do our best. But Han is the one appointed by the court to lead the troops, so he can only obey the court's orders."

Liu Qi said: "My Lord, Liu Qi dare not forget the kindness. But the soldiers are not from Liu Qi, but from the court. The great man often tells us that we are the leaders of the army, but not the soldiers. Whether to use soldiers or not, we don't have to say to whoever we use soldiers."

"I was the only one in the dynasty who had fully opposed the Union of Jin and Liao, and supported Union of Liao and Jin. You have all fought wars, and you should know that the Jurchens were much more difficult to deal with than the Khitans. The facts proved that I was not wrong." Ouyang said: "Now I feel that Mongolia and Western Liao will pose another threat to the Song Dynasty in the future. Why no one believes it? What are the benefits of Ouyang, Ouyang, to destroy Mongolia and Western Liao?"

The three generals stopped talking and bowed their heads to ponder. Ouyang sighed and said, "Forget it, I didn't say it. Today is a good day after all, everyone raises their glasses together." Mongolia allows it to show off, and the more harmful thing is that no one pays attention to the security of this area. Maybe he is just worried about it, because Song's current national strength is not afraid of any nomadic people at all. But as a time traveler, Ouyang will not allow the invading nations to survive.

Liu Qi raised his glass for a long time and finally said, "I'll do it."

"General Liu?" Han Shizhong was shocked.

Liu Qi said: "During Dongting Lake, I wanted to discard the poisonous people and chase Zhong Xiang. The adult asked me if I could believe him again. So I believed it. The result was better than I thought. The adults should have cooperated with him to fight wars the most. Not only did he never seek personal gain, he also used money to supplement the war. Everyone see, the war in Xixia was promoted by the adults, which ended the expansion of Xixia for nearly a hundred years. The border was harmonious and the Silk Road was opened. No matter what happened, the adults did not get any substantial benefits. Maybe everyone would say that the business association would have benefits, but you know that the business association was not the adults at all. If there was no commercial exhibition, could we be equipped with firearms? Can Hebei Military Road be replaced in winter? I feel that there is no reason not to believe it. If the adults say that it is destroyed, there is always a reason for the adults to destroy it."

Han Shizhong shook his head: "I don't agree. It is the death rule set by Taizu."

Liu Qi said: "After the Liao and Jin war, it was no longer important that the Song army had one more general and one less general. The last general begged the Grand Marshal to persuade the Military Affairs Office to transfer Yongxing Army Road to the west."

Zhang Jun said: "General Liu, that may be ruined."

"Your Majesty dares to make such a suggestion without hesitation. The reputation of the last general is nothing." Liu Qi said: "If you wipe out Mongolia and Western Liao, your territory in the Song Dynasty will be greatly expanded. Siege cities, capture cities and plunder land, and expand the border have always been the main reasons why I abandoned martial arts since I was a child. Even if I am sentenced to death in the future, hundreds of years later, everyone will say that the place was captured by Liu Qi back then."

Han Shizhong said: "The emperor is wise. If you open a border and flat land, you may not cause trouble for you. But I am afraid you will be in trouble." Han Shizhong knows some politics after all, and even if everything goes well, Liu Qi will not be punished, but will be abandoned. Ouyang Wuwuwu and is determined to provoke the border chaos, so he must be responsible for this matter. He provokes the generals holding troops to attack without authorization, provoke the border, and commits a serious crime of complicity. The nature is very bad.

Ouyang said: "I don't care." In the era of no electricity, no beer, no chili, no cars, no phones, I was tired of it. Well... the fact is that Ouyang knew that the demon king Temujin and his descendants killed countless people, and almost destroyed Yuan in essence, making Yuan stop moving forward. Moreover, during his rule, it led to a large-scale economic regression, and the Han people were ranked third-class. Of course, from a modern perspective, Mongolia was also a Chinese, but from the perspective of the Song Dynasty, Mongolia was an invader. If the anti-Japanese war failed, would the Yamato nation become the fifty-seven ethnic groups of the Chinese nation? Do our descendants still have to be harmonious and united? The invaders are invaders, even if the historians are whitewashed. For example, Ouyang has always admitted that he was provoking the Song Dynasty to invade and expand outwardly.

Han Shizhong said: "This matter will not be discussed anymore, and we will not mention it anymore. Everyone raises their glasses. Today should be the time to congratulate General Zhang Jun and Zhang on his successful capture of Huanglong Mansion."

"Okay" several people raised their glasses and drank them all, but Zhang Jun still drank cold boiled water.

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The capture of Huanglong Mansion was a symbol, which marked the incomparable strength of the Song army. The Royal News recorded in detail the fierce offensive and defensive battles of Huang Longfu, and interviewed the seriously injured Zhang Jun, the military supervisor Ouyang, the acting general Wu Jie, the hero Wang Yan, the logistics officer Chen Gui, etc. At that time, people were honest and would not brag, because it was a glorious victory, and Ouyang did not intend to brag. A report that was close to the facts appeared.

Then there were wonderful comments. The special commentator was the former general branch division. Mr. Zhong believed that such victory could be achieved was not only because of the bravery of the soldiers in the front and the proper command of the generals. He also because of logistics support. Mr. Zhong said that in their era, there would be no large-scale wars in winter, and the Song Dynasty completely overcame this point. The clothes that kept warm to the teeth and the huge amount of ceramic water bombs consumed were all made by today's productivity. The emergence of heavy artillery and other firearms, as well as the traditional clever way to use heavy artillery, all illustrate the importance of talents.

Zhao Yu also issued an order to establish a miscellaneous research department at the Royal University of Tokyo to encourage talented people like Chen Gui to enter and study academically and teach the people.

In March, Ouyang returned to Tokyo. He thought he could step down, but he didn't expect that he would have something to do. After Zhao Yuxuan Ouyang, he saw that Ouyang was quite tired from the journey and was a little disgusted. He specially asked the Imperial Chef to make some snacks, but Ouyang had a natural resistance to the shemale and did not feel that the Imperial Chef's craftsmanship was good.

Zhao Yu said: "Emperor Tianzuo sent someone to contact Tong Guan and wanted to surrender to the State of Song."

"As far as I know, Emperor Tianzuo is now a royal family, and the throne is already under his control. Moreover, the military power is in the hands of Yelu Dashi who supports Yelu Chun. His surrender seems to be of no benefit to us."

"Yelu Chun also sent a letter to his ministers, expressing his willingness to surrender to the State of Song."

Ouyang asked: "Be a vassal state?"

"That's what it means." Zhao Yu said: "They pay tribute every year, with Tokyo as the boundary."

"Tokyo was plundered by the Jurchens once, and it has no value. It is not impossible to be a vassal state, but there must be several conditions."

“What conditions?”

Ouyang said: "First, the army must be abandoned. Both inside and outside Tokyo must be the imperial army. All the Liao army was disarmed and returned to the fields. We sent agricultural experts to help them settle down and cultivate, but they cannot live a nomadic life anymore. The imperial court can also provide certain subsidies."

"What else?"

"Secondly, the Khitans are allowed to migrate to Han land and the Han people are allowed to migrate to Khitan land. Tokyo uses the laws of the Song Dynasty to protect merchants."

"You mean assimilating them?" Zhao Yu said: "Slowly merge?"
Chapter completed!