Li Jiqian defeated Linzhou and withdrew his troops back to Dangxiang. This was indeed great news for Guo Da. Without Li Jiqian's deterrence, Guo Da could invade Fengzhou without any scruples.
Guo Da was also a threat in his heart. However, Yeqi Ganbo was now supported by Yang Dezheng. Guo Da led his troops to invade Fengzhou, and there would be almost no obstruction.
Even if he cannot capture the entire territory of Fengzhou, as long as he captures the two counties to the east of Fengzhou and three iron mines, Guo Da's status among the vassal forces of the Xiao family will skyrocket. The Liao people are short of iron.
, this is a well-known thing. Having made up his mind, Guo Da immediately summoned his troops and began to assemble the army and set off.
Opportunities must not be missed, and they will never come back. Guo Da understood this truth deeply. Thirty thousand Liao troops, plus 20,000 servants of the Han people in Liao, under the leadership of Guo Da, invaded the territory of Fengzhou. Fengzhou and Shengzhou
, Daizhou, at the junction of the three states, Yang Yanzhao, who was always concerned about the war situation, was scratching his head.
He really felt a little itchy. The newly integrated Datong Army under his command basically consisted of 80% recruits. If he wanted to quickly hone the recruits into elites, he had to go through continuous war training. Only those who were calcined by the flames of war
Only an elite soldier can become a sharp sword. Yang Yanzhao is already over fifty, and he has no time to carve out the rough jade in his hand one by one. He can only speed up the process of training elite soldiers through constant battles.
However, he rushed to the junction of the three states to ask for a chance to fight, but no one gave him a chance. Whether it was Guo Da from Shengzhou or Yeqi Ganbo from Fengzhou, they seemed to subconsciously
They forgot about the existence of Daizhou. Even the soldiers under their command chose to avoid Daizhou from a distance, not giving Lao Yang a chance to attack.
"Sir, I think you should go back with the Datong Army." Lao Ge said dryly with his toothless mouth. Ever since Yang Yanzhao usurped his son's power and took charge of the Datong Army, Lao Ge has
With the rising tide, he became Yang Yanzhao's personal soldier and has been responsible for serving Yang Yanzhao.
Yang Yanzhao sat in the makeshift military tent with a golden sword, his face as black as stone, "I have been on the battlefield for many years, when should I send troops, when should I withdraw my troops, I have the freedom to plan my strategy, and it is not your turn to teach me a lesson."
Lao Ge smiled bitterly and said: "Sir, everything is different from the past. In the past, you led the troops and horses of the imperial court. When you went on an expedition, the imperial court was responsible for all the supplies. Now you lead the Datong Army, which is just a sidebar.
Although the army also received food and wages from the imperial court, the wages and silver distributed by the imperial court were simply not enough to feed so many people.
We have been wasting here for more than half a month, and there is no progress at all. If we continue to spend more, we will not have enough food and grass." Lao Yang said with a dark face, "If there is not enough food and grass, then we can collect food from Daizhou."
." When Lao Ge heard this, his expression became more and more depressed, "Sir, the eldest young master is in charge of Daizhou now, and the eldest young master has handed over the affairs of Daizhou to Sun Ji, a guy who has no money and salt. We are in Sun Ji.
I can't say anything in front of you, so it's impossible for Sun Jian to allow us to collect grain in Daizhou."
"Bang!" Yang Yanzhao slapped the table and said angrily: "I rebelled against him. I just asked him for it, can he still give it to me?"
Lao Ge couldn't laugh or cry and said: "Master, now that spring plowing has just passed and it is not yet time for the autumn harvest to collect grain, even if you ask him for grain, he has a reason to shirk. Master, can you still force him to grab grain from the people? Even if you ask him for grain.
Even if he robbed it, the Datong Army soldiers might not be able to eat it." The Datong Army soldiers are all local young people in Daizhou. If they really robbed food from the local people in Daizhou, I'm afraid they would rebel immediately.
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Of course, that's what Lao Ge said. He was just explaining to Yang Yanzhao the difficulty of collecting grain. Yang Yanzhao blew his beard and roared with eyes wide open: "He is a government office in the state, and now he is building private schools and repairing bridges."
He spends tens of thousands of taels of money on the road every day. Is it so difficult to ask him to use a little to supply the army?"
Lao Ge said helplessly: "Master, my subordinates are still saying the same thing. Now it is the eldest young master who takes care of things in Daizhou. Daizhou's money and food are all controlled by the eldest young master. If the seventh master doesn't let go, no one can get the money."
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Yang Yanzhao stood up suddenly, glared and shouted: "What a outrage, he is a little brat, and he is riding on my head? Send someone to find him now, and tell him to prepare the Datong Army's three months' food supply, otherwise we will not
I blame me for enforcing the family law." Lao Ge was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said: "Sir, the eldest young master has been missing for almost ten months since he left the house that day."
Yang Yanzhao said angrily: "A living person disappeared like this for no reason?" Wang Gui, who had just entered the tent, heard the conversation between Yang Yanzhao and Lao Ge, coughed slightly, and whispered: "Perhaps my subordinates
Know the whereabouts of the eldest young master." Yang Yanzhao and Wang Gui are not so polite. The two have been fighting together for decades, and their relationship is deeper than that of real brothers.
After hearing what Wang Gui said, the eldest young master immediately asked: "Where is it?" Wang Gui cupped his hands and said with a strange expression: "According to the reports from his spies, the eldest young master is very likely to be with that group in Linzhou and Feng.
The Fuxing Army, which was causing trouble in the state, got together.
According to the latest news, a few days ago, the second master had contact with the eldest master at the southwest corner of Daizhou and Fengzhou. The eldest master handed over 60,000 war horses to Erlang, and also entrusted them with a large amount of property.
After Erlang took over the war horse, he seemed to have no intention of returning to Daizhou. Instead, he took the war horse and covered the areas along Fengzhou and Daizhou, gathering the refugees who had escaped from Fengzhou.
According to the inferences of his subordinates, this revival army is likely to have been controlled by the eldest young master." Wang Gui couldn't help but look strange. As far as he knew, when the eldest young master left Daizhou, he left alone. Then, with the help of
With him alone, in just one month, the situation in the northwest was stirred up. It can be said that the current chaotic situation in the northwest was entirely caused by the young master alone.
In this way, the eldest young master not only did not suffer any losses, but judging from the horses and property he sent back, he also gained a lot. He even controlled an increasingly powerful army. To Wang Gui, these are all
It was something unheard of. He had never encountered a person who could make such a big fuss by relying on his own strength. He remembered that when he first met the eldest young master, the eldest young master was just a fledgling little guy.
You have to ask him for help when you encounter even the smallest problems, and even in the end, you need his help to tie things up. Now, in just a few years, the eldest young master has become so terrifying. His methods are not weaker than those in the court.
Big guys, to describe it in four words, it is like turning clouds and rain. Hearing Wang Gui's words, the anger on Yang Yanzhao's face froze, and he glanced at Lao Ge.
Lao Ge understood and hurried to the door of the tent to guard the door to prevent others from eavesdropping. After confirming that the tent was safe, Yang Yanzhao solemnly asked Wang Gui, "Brother, is what you just said true?" Wang Gui
He solemnly nodded and said: "It's true." Yang Yanzhao frowned and said in a deep voice: "Brother, tell me, what on earth do my sons want to do?" Wang Gui was stunned for a moment, but stopped talking.
After all, some things are just speculation for him and have not been confirmed, so it is not easy to talk nonsense.
Yang Yanzhao seemed to see what Wang Gui was thinking, and he said solemnly: "Brother, you and I have known each other for many years. We are not brothers, but we are better than brothers. In front of me, what do you have to hide? Just say whatever comes to mind."
Wang Gui hesitated for a moment and then said cautiously: "As far as I know, in this war in the northwest, the Zhe family won Linzhou." Yang Yanzhao raised his eyebrows and said angrily: "Did that little bastard get involved with the Zhe family?
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"Brother!" Wang Gui roared and said solemnly: "The grievances between the Yang family and the Zhe family are no longer the point. The point is that the Zhe family won Linzhou." "Hiss~" After Wang Gui's reminder, Yang Yanzhao understood
Understand the meaning of Wang Gui's words. Now that the northwest war situation is in chaos, the Zhe family took the opportunity to occupy Linzhou. So how can Yang Dezheng, who is most likely the instigator, be satisfied with a single army or tens of thousands of horses?
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Yang Yanzhao was shocked and said: "Brother, you mean... the eldest young master wants to take Fengzhou?!" This is something that Yang Yanzhao dare not even think about. Yang Yanzhao has always lived within the rules throughout his life.
Those who used to live according to the rules of the Northern Han Dynasty, but after surrendering to the Song Dynasty, they live according to the rules of the Song Dynasty. But whether it is the rules of the Northern Han Dynasty or the rules of the Song Dynasty, one thing remains unchanged.
That is, without the permission of the imperial court, you have conquered territory that does not belong to the imperial court. That is called opening up territory. But without the imperial court's permission, you have conquered territory that does not belong to the imperial court. That is a serious crime. It involves
Unauthorized mobilization of troops and horses, provoking diplomatic discord between the two countries and many other major crimes. Wang Gui nodded solemnly, indicating that what Yang Yanzhao said was exactly what he had guessed. Yang Yanzhao was shocked and said: "This is not a good thing.
If the news of your son reaches the imperial court, it will be a serious crime..."
Yang Yanzhao was shocked and yelled: "No, I have to find a way quickly to call that traitor back. If he really captures Fengzhou, it will be over." "Brother." Wang Gui suddenly said
He opened his mouth, stared blankly at Yang Yanzhao, and said in a deep voice: "This may be an opportunity for the Yang family. And, as far as I know, the eldest young master is not a reckless person. Since he dares to do this, he must have
I’ve thought about how to end it.”
Yang Yanzhao said angrily: "How can this matter end? Once Fengzhou is captured, the label of trying to stand on its own and having evil intentions will be pinned on the Yang family. Even if they jump into the Yellow River, they will not be able to clean it away.
They may even be annihilated by the imperial court.
If one of you is not good, you and I, and even our family members, will be buried with you." After saying this, Yang Yanzhao was about to recruit people to capture the eldest young master. Wang Gui took a step forward and grabbed Yang Yanzhao's arm. Yang Yanzhao
He was stunned for a moment, frowned and shouted: "Brother, what are you doing?"
Wang Gui solemnly said: "Brother, please listen to me first." Yang Yanzhao said coldly: "What is there to say now? Do you also want to go crazy with that kid?"
Wang Gui let go of Yang Yanzhao's arm and bowed: "Brother, do you think the Yang family has a way out now that it's reached this point? In Bianjing, brother, you don't hesitate to offend the powerful people in the dynasty and treat the ministers as lonely ministers.
However, he was still framed and suppressed.
You have retreated again and again, but the enemy is pressing closer and closer. So far, Yang Yanzhao's eight thousand volcano army has been exhausted, and the Yang family's title has been wiped out. You still want to retreat? If you retreat again, the Yang family will only die." Yang Yanzhao's eyes were complicated.
Staring at Wang Gui, it was as if he was meeting Wang Gui for the first time.
He said in a gloomy voice: "So what if I don't retreat? Should I learn from Wang Mang or Huang Chao? I can do anything, even if it means losing the lives of my whole family. But I will never be a traitor to the Han Dynasty. I am from the Yang family."
My reputation cannot be ended in my hands. I cannot let my descendants in the future, so I cannot hold my head high."
"Hey~" Wang Gui sighed and said: "Well, I can't persuade you, old brother. But I want to ask old brother. If the eldest young master retreats, can the cavalry of the Yeqi tribe stop Guo Da's attack?
Liao soldiers?" Yang Yanzhao said proudly: "If you can't stop it, what do you have to do with me?" Wang Gui said coldly: "Once the Yeqi tribe defeats Fengzhou, Guo Da will station in Fengzhou. Your Yang family and my Wang family
, will become a sinner through the ages."
Yang Yanzhao frowned. He had heard what Wang Gui meant from Wang Gui's words. However, he still refused to admit defeat. He scratched his neck and said: "Even if the Liao people enter Fengzhou, I will try my best."
, Don't let the Liao people take a step forward." "Hahaha~" Wang Gui shook his head and smiled, and said: "Brother, you are deceiving yourself and others. When we guarded Yanmen Pass, we were still too prepared to face the Liao people.
Once the Liao people bypass Yanmen Pass and enter Fengzhou directly, there will be no danger in the northern border of Daizhou. The Liao people will move south in large numbers. How many people can you and I stop? At that time, you will have no choice but to let go.
Open Daizhou and allow the imperial army to enter. Once the imperial army enters Daizhou, how will your Yang family gain a foothold? You don't have to care about this.
But when the infantry of the Forbidden Army faced off against the Liao cavalry, especially on the plains of Daizhou and Fengzhou, who was stronger and who was weaker? By that time, if we wanted to stop the Liao's southern invasion, we would have to have nearly twenty soldiers.
Ten thousand forbidden troops are stationed in Daizhou. Do you think that given the special situation of our dynasty, His Majesty will allow 200,000 forbidden troops to be stationed in Daizhou?
Will Your Majesty allow the Forbidden Army to be controlled by others? As long as the Forbidden Army makes a slight mistake, the Liao people will be able to invade the south in a large scale. By then, the Central Plains will be plunged into many wars. The people of our Han family will also be plunged into dire straits.
Can't you see these?"
Yang Yanzhao stared, breathing rapidly, but could not say a word. He had to admit that everything Wang Gui said made sense. Wang Gui sighed and said: "Do you want to be a thief of a family, or a thief of an entire nation?"
The big thief is all in my brother's mind."
Wang Gui's description is easy to understand. The so-called thief of a family means betraying the Zhao family and becoming a family thief in the eyes of the Zhao family. The so-called thief of the nation means betraying the entire nation and becoming a national thief. However, this
Two choices were placed in front of Yang Yanzhao, which made Yang Yanzhao very embarrassed. The Yang family captured Fengzhou and guarded Fengzhou, which undoubtedly betrayed Zhao Heng, but this was a great thing for the nation.
Yang Yanzhao did not dare to say anything else. In terms of guarding Fengzhou, Yang Yanzhao could definitely prevent the Liao people from infringing. Even Yang Yanzhao could guarantee that the Liao people would not be able to do anything until all the men of the Yang family were dead.
Through Fengzhou, we entered the territory of the Central Plains. However, as a loyal minister, he was an upright loyal minister.
Doing so violated his moral principles as a minister. On the other hand, allowing Fengzhou to remain on its own and allowing the Liao people to capture Fengzhou was undoubtedly watching the Liao people open the door to the Central Plains, giving the Liao people an opportunity to invade south.
opportunity. This is a huge disaster for the nation.
It would have been fine if Lao Yang had not encountered this matter, but now that he had encountered it, how could he ignore it? Did he really want him to watch the people fall into dire straits? Speaking of which, it was also because of Fengzhou, Daizhou, Shengzhou, and Sanzhou.
The state formed a special terrain that resulted in today's situation.
On the northeastern border of Shengzhou and Daizhou, a large mountain stretches past, forming a natural barrier. Yanmen Pass guards the mountain pass on the Daizhou side, blocking the Liao people from invading south. Shengzhou has become another
The Dashan Pass. Moreover, the Dashan Pass is also in the shape of a Hukou. It was difficult for the Liao people to break through from Shengzhou and invaded the Song Dynasty from the south.
Because once the Liao army wants to break through Shengzhou, it can only borrow a road from Fengzhou. The first to bear the brunt is the Dangxiang people. If the Liao people want to deal with the Dangxiang people, they have to use some means. Wait until they are eliminated
When the Dangxiang people invaded the Song Dynasty again, the Song Dynasty had already set up a defense line in Daizhou.
Therefore, invading from Shengzhou was equivalent to provoking a war between the Song Dynasty and Dangxiang at the same time, which was a bit outweighing the gains. However, it was different after Guo Da captured Fengzhou. Fengzhou has a flat terrain. Once the Liao people captured Fengzhou,
Prefecture is equivalent to having a place to station troops, and it is also equivalent to having a buffer place. Not only can the Liao people continue to station troops in Fengzhou, but they can also use Fengzhou to continuously invade the territory of the Song Dynasty and attack the Song Dynasty.
Song caused destruction.
Once they find an opportunity, the Liao soldiers in Fengzhou will march straight into the Song Dynasty. It can be said that in the northwest, Fengzhou is a place that must be fought over by military strategists. But now, whether to have Fengzhou or not is a dilemma.
It was placed in front of Lao Yang. Yang Yanzhao was very hesitant. He neither wanted to become a thief of the family nor a national thief. Yang Yanzhao, caught in the hesitation, frowned and sat down on the chair.
When Wang Gui saw Yang Yanzhao so worried and confused, he couldn't bear it. Wang Gui said: "Brother, you can't take advantage of others. Taking Fengzhou will be of great benefit to the Song Dynasty.
This does not affect the fact that, brother, you are still Song Chen.
Although the Yang family cannot be a pure general like before, the Yang family can become a Tibetan soldier like the Zhe family." Wang Gui's words woke up Yang Yanzhao. Yang Yanzhao stood up slowly, nodded solemnly, and said:
"What you said makes sense. I have indeed gone too far. No matter whether His Majesty will hold him to account or not, we must first capture Fengzhou. As long as we hold Fengzhou in our hands, I can be considered worthy of the people of the world.
If your Majesty really wants to hold accountable, I can hand over Daizhou and Fengzhou and let others take charge. As long as these two places are in my hands, the Song Dynasty, I will be worthy of the people of the world and your Majesty." Wang Gui was ridiculous.
Quietly, he felt that his old brother had a good idea. Once Fengzhou was captured, Yang Yanzhao would have no choice but to hand it over.
After all, Fengzhou was conquered by the eldest young master, and the only person who can really decide whether to stay in Fengzhou is Yang Dezheng. Moreover, Yang Dezheng is now full-fledged and seems to have 30,000 troops in his hands. In addition, Yang Dezheng seems to have already established an alliance with Youzhou.
Yang Peng got involved. With the help of Youzhou, Yang Dezheng could control the entire Fengzhou without using the weak Datong army in Yang Yanzhao's hands.
At that time, Fengzhou will be controlled from top to bottom by Yang Dezheng. Only Yang Dezheng can decide whether to stay in Fengzhou. Just like the current government affairs of Daizhou. Wang Gui is a clear observer and can see clearly, but he
The matter was not revealed. Wang Gui vaguely guessed that Youzhou was laying out a big plan.
Obviously, this overall situation is extremely beneficial to the Yang family. As a family that has experienced both prosperity and loss with the Yang family, the Wang family naturally yearns for the Yang family to develop in a better way. Now, Wang Gui can't help Yang Dezheng.
, he could only try his best to persuade the stubborn Yang Yanzhao not to cause trouble to Yang Dezheng.
Under Wang Gui's persuasion, Yang Yanzhao figured out the 'joints', and the confusion in his heart was no longer so deep. Immediately, he straightened his face and said loudly: "Send someone to pay close attention to Fengzhou's movements. Once
After finding the fighter plane, I will lead the Datong Army into Fengzhou and give them a head-on attack."
Wang Gui decisively accepted the order and retreated. If word spread about what happened in Yang Yanzhao's tent today, I am afraid many people would wonder why Yang Yanzhao, such a powerful figure, did not see it as clearly as his deputy Wang Gui?
In fact, this matter is easy to explain. Yang Yanzhao is a person in authority, and Wang Gui is a bystander. The so-called authority is obsessed with bystanders. The most important link in this matter is Yang Dezheng. Yang Yanzhao has always viewed Yang Dezheng from the perspective of a feudal family patriarch.
.In his eyes, Yang Dezheng is Monkey King, and he is the Tathagata Buddha. No matter how powerful Yang Dezheng is, he cannot escape from his grasp.
Of course, Yang Yanzhao is not the only one who has this idea. Almost all the heads of feudal families have this mentality. Wang Gui is different. Although Wang Gui is Lao Yang's deputy general, his relationship with the Yang family
It's different, but his surname is not Yang. Therefore, Wang Gui will understand Yang Dezheng from a different perspective.
From the initial contact to the present, Yang Dezheng's feeling for Wang Gui is changing every day, and every time they meet, Yang Dezheng will be more powerful than before. In fact, Wang Gui feels that Yang Dezheng has become a victorious Buddha.
The Tathagata Buddha Yang Yanzhao may not be able to suppress the monkey.
Moreover, Yang Yanzhao currently only has an unformed Datong Army in his hands. And Yang Dezheng not only has a renaissance army that has been tempered, but also has a natural ally in Youzhou. Therefore, in the future, Yang
Moral governance is destined not to be suppressed by Yang Yanzhao. Therefore, personal wisdom is not involved in this matter.
It's just because the location is different and the scenery seen is different. Since Yang Yanzhao has decided to participate in the war in Fengzhou at any time, he has no intention of backing down. In order to allow the Datong Army to continue to be stationed outside.
What happened after all, let’s see the breakdown next time