Poor Family Chapter 695

  Chapter 695 Using Chinese to Control Chinese

As the time gradually approached August, the civil and military officials of the Kingdom of Jin in Yanjing Mansion began to get nervous. Wan Yansheng, the wolf lord of the Kingdom of Jin, arrived in Yanjing and began to inspect Yanjing Mansion formally, and inspected the attack on the Song Dynasty, including the Jin Dynasty on the east and west fronts. The military commanders Wanyan Zonghan, Wanyan Zongwang and Wanyan's mother all rushed back to Yanjing Mansion to attend the audience with the Wolf Lord.

On the official road to the north of Zhending Mansion, a team of 500 cavalry is galloping northward on the official road. Yellow dust billows on the official road, but there is no trace of anyone along the way, and large areas of wheat fields are barren. Now, the villages are as silent as death.

This army is Wanyan Zonghan and his party who went north to Yanjing to report on the battle situation in Hedong. After the battle, one hundred thousand Jin soldiers entered the siege battle. When the food in the city was exhausted, the Song army had to open the city and surrender.

But Wanyan Zonghan didn't know the bottom line. He didn't know how much food was left in the city, and he didn't know whether the morale of the Jin soldiers would gradually fade away if the siege continued. Confession?

  At the end, Yan Zonghan bit his lips tightly, whipped the horse hard, and accelerated the horse to run towards the north room.

  The next afternoon. Wanyan Zonghan arrived in Yanjing City. At this time, Yanjing City was facing a big enemy. The guards brought by the gold master Wanyan Sheng could be seen everywhere inside and outside the city. This time Wanyan Sheng brought 100,000 of the most elite Jurchen cavalry south , showing his determination to attack the Song Dynasty with the whole country.

Not long after Wanyan Zonghan arrived in Yanjing City, Wanyan Sheng ordered the first meeting to attack the Song Dynasty to discuss the matter of attacking the Song Dynasty, including the main officials who went south with him, and the senior military generals who participated in the attack on the Song Dynasty, etc. More than 20 people gathered in the Qianyang Hall of the former Liao Palace.

Bo Jilie means Great Chief. The Jurchen Gebo Jilie participated in the negotiation of major national policies. Among the more than 20 powerful Wanyan nobles, three Han people also participated in the military affairs. One is Guo Yaoshi, who was received by Wanyan Sheng, and he was named Yanjing of the Kingdom of Jin to stay behind.

  The second Han is Liang Fangping, the former Hebei two-way transfer envoy. He was reused by Wanyan Zongwang and became Wanyan Zongwang's chief counselor.

The third Han is Dong Cai, the prefect of Zhending. Not long after he surrendered to Jin Kingdom, he put forward the strategy of using Han to control Han, and proposed to use the system of Song Dynasty to govern the Central Plains. He was also brought to participate in the military affairs.

Wanyan Sheng is the fourth younger brother of Wanyan Aguda, also known as Wanyan Wu Qimai. He is a very talented and general monarch. He personally formulated the strategic goal of attacking the Song Dynasty in the first stage, demanding that Zhending, Hejian and the three prefectures of Taiyuan laid a solid foundation for attacking Bianjing in Tokyo in winter.

   Now there are still twenty days before the deadline, some of the goals satisfy him, but some of the goals make him very disappointed.

  Wanyan Cheng nodded after listening to Wanyan Zongwang's report, and then asked Yan Zonghan coldly, "The East Route Army has captured the entire Hebei Route. I want to know how the West Route Army is progressing?"

  Wan Yan Zonghan blushed, knelt down on one knee and said: "Taiyuan Mansion has been moved from the north to the south."

   "What about Taiyuan City?" Wanyan Cheng stared at Wanyan Zonghan sharply.

  Wan Yan Zonghan lowered his head and whispered: "Not yet captured!"

"Ha! Haven't captured yet?" Wanyan Cheng's voice suddenly became louder, and he asked sharply: "More than a month has passed, and Zongwang and his mother have begun to consider withdrawing their troops to the north, but you told me that Taiyuan City has not yet been captured. Next, let everyone listen, you still have the face to report to me? Tell me again, how many people were killed or injured in the attack on Taiyuan City?"

  Wan Yan Zonghan didn't dare to hide anything, so he had to whisper: "There were 48,000 casualties, of which 42,000 were killed."

"What!"

  Wanyan Cheng slapped the table hard, and became furious, and the whole hall was in an uproar. No one could believe their ears, and more than 40,000 people were killed in battle.

In the main hall, only Wanyan Cheng's angry reprimand was heard, "The Eastern Route Army captured the Yanjing Mansion and the Hebei Routes, with only a total of more than 2,000 casualties, but you actually killed more than 40,000 people, how do you explain that?" ?”

   "Weichen is willing to take all responsibilities!"

Wanyan Ci, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Jin, has a very good relationship with Wanyan Zonghan, and he is Wanyan Sheng's cousin, who has a high prestige in the Kingdom of Jin. He couldn't stand it anymore, so he came out and said slowly: " Zong Han is recognized as a famous Jurchen general. He was the number one hero who conquered Shangjing of the Liao Kingdom, defeated Xixia, and seized the Datong Mansion. No one would doubt his combat ability. Since he fought hard for more than a month and suffered heavy casualties, he was unable to capture Taiyuan. There must be his reasons, Lord Wolf might as well listen to him."

   "You explain! I'll give you a chance."

  Wan Yan Zonghan sighed for a while and said: "There is only one reason, the opponent's general is too powerful, and I am not his opponent."

   "Who is the general of Taiyuan City?"

  After Yan Zonghan hesitated, he said, "Li Yanqing!"

There was a sudden silence in the hall. The name 'Li Yanqing' was a taboo among the high-ranking officials of the Kingdom of Jin, and no one wanted to mention it. To some extent, the old wolf lord died indirectly at his hands, and everyone tried to avoid it. Name, so as not to arouse the memory of the old wolf lord.

  Wanyan Zonghan's opponent was Li Yanqing again, making them inevitable. This reason made Wanyan Sheng's anger disappear. He was silent for a long time and said, "Then how do you deal with the disadvantage of attacking Taiyuan now?"

   "I can't think of a suitable solution, so I can only use the siege to deal with it. I hope that the food in the city will be cut off, and I will surrender without a fight!"

   After a pause, Wanyan Zonghan said again: "I have received information before that the official food storage in Taiyuan City is 500,000 shi, so I am afraid that the goal will not be achieved in the short term."

  The hall fell into silence again, and Wanyan Zonghan's statement made everyone feel helpless. At this moment, Wanyan Zongwang said: "Master Wolf, please allow me to say a word."

  Wanyan Zonghan suddenly looked a little ugly. At this time, the last thing he wanted to see was his brother Wanyan Zongwang standing up.

  Wanyan Sheng waved his hand, "Just say what you want!"

   "On our way to Yanjing, Mr. Liang thought of a way to conquer Taiyuan City, and I think it is feasible!"

  Everyone in the main hall immediately focused on Liang Fangping, and Wan Yancheng said happily: "Mr. Liang, please tell everyone about the strategy to defeat the enemy?"

  Liang Fangping came out and bowed in a salute, "I would like to report to the wolf lord. In fact, the method of my minister is very simple. Since Taiyuan City cannot be attacked because of Li Yanqing, then we can find a way to get Song Dynasty to transfer Li Yanqing away from Taiyuan."

  The main hall was filled with whispers, and Wan Yanci asked loudly: "Would the Song Dynasty do such a stupid thing? Break off your most powerful hand."

  Liang Fangping nodded, "Although it sounds unbelievable, I know that the Song Dynasty would do this."

  Wanyan Sheng looked at Dong Cai again, "Does Mr. Dong think it's possible?"

Dong Cai smiled slightly, "In the past, Bai Qi of the State of Qin fought against Lian Po of the State of Zhao. Bai Qi repeatedly challenged Lian Po, but Lian Po never moved, making Bai Qi helpless. Bai Qi then sent people to Handan to preach that Lian Po was old and cowardly. After leaving Lianpo, Zhao Bing was murdered by 400,000 people in the First Battle of Changping. Once he was relegated to the end, if Zhong Shidao was in charge of the overall situation in Hebei, our East Army would not be able to go so smoothly. I believe that as long as there is a Li family army in Taiyuan, the foolish emperor of the Song Dynasty will definitely transfer Li Yanqing away from Taiyuan and deprive him of military power. , Li Yanqing is the second kind of teacher."

At this time, Guo Yaoshi also said: "Mr. Liang and Dong are very incisive. My minister suggested sending envoys to Bianjing for peace talks. Then the two sides reached a reconciliation agreement and completely withdrew the troops. The West Route Army withdrew from Yanmen Pass, and the East Route Army only Keep the Zhending Mansion, with the heart of the emperor and ministers of the Song Dynasty, and use Mr. Dong's trick in two months to buy the courtiers with a lot of money, transfer Li Yanqing out of the Taiyuan Mansion, and we will be done."

   Wanyan Sheng looked at the crowd again, "Anyone else have anything to add!"

Wan Yanxie also sneered and said: "The Han people have always been unhappy in doing things. Simple things are made so complicated by them. There is no need to use any **** tricks. Just tell the Song Dynasty Hunjun that we went south for the sake of old wolves. The Lord will take revenge, hand over Li Yanqing to the Kingdom of Jin, and we will withdraw from Hebei!"

  (end of this chapter)

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