Chapter 69 Fearing danger like a tiger, five years of planning
Luo Youdu asked about the situation in Monan, especially Songting Pass. Monan was not the vast grassland as imagined, stretching as far as the eye could see.
Between Chengde and Dading Prefecture in Khitan, there is a mountain range called Qilaotu Mountain that stretches for hundreds of miles. It starts from Baicha Mountain in the northwest and connects to Nuruerhu Mountain in the southeast. It forms a natural barrier between the two places. One of them is
The peak shape is similar to Ma Yu, so it is also called Ma Yu Mountain.
The altitude of Qilaotu Mountain is more than 1,000 meters, and the highest peak is more than 2,000 meters. The mountains are stacked on top of each other and cannot be climbed by human power.
If you want to attack Khitan's Dading Prefecture, you can only bypass Qilao Tu Mountain, or go north and deep into the grassland, bypass the northern foot of Qilao Tu Mountain from the Yinliang River, and attack Dading Prefecture. Or you can attack Dading Prefecture from Qilao Tu Mountain.
To advance troops from the southern foot of the country, take the direction of Songtingguan in Zezhou.
Each of these two approaches has advantages and disadvantages.
The former road is flat, with mostly deserts and grasslands along the way, making it easier for the army to walk. However, walking around Qilaotu Mountain means an extra three hundred miles of distance.
This adds more than 300 miles of logistical roads on the grassland, which is like a living target. The logistical pressure will increase several times.
As for the latter, it avoids the pressure of logistics, but it will face a complex geographical environment, Niushan, Songziling, Shenshan, and many unknown large and small mountains that branch off from the Yanshan Mountains as well as deserts and deserts.
territory.
Yang Ye was able to come and go freely in Yelusha's pocket network because he took advantage of the complex terrain around him.
Among them, Songting Pass is the only road leading to Khitan's Dading Mansion. It faces high cliffs on the left and right, and the terrain is difficult.
Luo Youdu didn't care about the complex terrain. Geographical issues were something both sides had to face. The Central Plains cavalry formation was far superior to that of the Khitans, and could better adapt to various environments.
But Songting was in Khitan hands, which was very disadvantageous for them.
As the first line of defense against the Khitan, the Khitan has worked hard on the defense of Songting Pass in recent years.
Yang Ye frowned and said, "My subordinates lurked nearby in person and used the telescope given by His Majesty to look at Songting Pass. There are hundreds of soldiers patrolling Songting Pass day and night. There are twelve crossbows and ten crossbows on top of the pass.
Set up a catapult. Their guard is Yelu Dumin, who is the first general under Yelusha. He is the most cautious and steady, and is not easy to attack. "
Luo Youdu smiled and said: "I know this situation, so I will not fight if it is not easy to fight. Anyway, it is not us who are anxious. After Lin Renzhao and Chen Decheng make decisive progress on any road and advance to Pyongyang, it will depend on whether the Khitan chief can sit still.
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No matter who Lin Renzhao or Chen Decheng breaks the situation first, the next step will definitely be to attack the northern peninsula occupied by the Khitan. Once there is an accident in the northern peninsula, the Central Plains can threaten the Bohai Kingdom by going north, and attack Liaodong by going west.
The Khitan did not build effective defense facilities in these two places. Soldiers and horses could easily enter them and take the initiative on the battlefield.
It is also because of this that the Khitan took the initiative to attack.
Now that both sides have arrived at the front line, the Khitan is still timid and does not dare to fight. She is really like a little daughter. Luo Youdu praised Yang Ye again and asked him to go down to rest. He also asked Fu Yanqing, Lu Duoxun, Han Wei and others to go down.
He thought for a moment and gave Pan Mei an order to capture Yingzhou as soon as possible.
There is another way to attack Dading Prefecture, which is to take Liujiakou, bypassing Songting Pass and attack Dading Prefecture directly.
This road was the road that Emperor Yongle took on the eve of his calamity in history when he made a surprise attack on King Ning Zhu Quan and recruited the three guards of Daning and Duoyan.
However, Liujiakou is located in the northwest corner of Qinhuangdao City, so he had to capture Yingzhou to ensure smooth logistics. Then he called Zhang Jin.
In this battle, intelligence is the most important. Zhang Jin from Wude Division also came with the army. "Your Majesty!" Zhang Jin saluted solemnly.
Luo Youdu smiled and said: "Sit down, there are many of our people in Dading Prefecture, right?" Dading Prefecture is a place where Khitan, Han and Xi people live together.
Among them, Han people account for one-third. Whether it is for profit or righteousness, it is still very easy to develop some downlines among these Han people.
Zhang Jin nodded and said, "Wude Si has indeed won over many people over the years."
Luo Youdu smiled calmly and said: "After a while, I will ask someone to give Yelvbi a woman's bellyband and rouge and gouache as a meeting gift. With Yelvbi
The style of photography, this matter will not be spread outside. Please help me tell the people of Dading Prefecture about my good intentions..."
Zhang Jin didn't ask why, he nodded solemnly and said solemnly: "I will do it now."
Luo Youdu's eyes were deep, and this kind of provocation tactics would definitely be ineffective against people like Yelv Bishe, Yelu House Zhi, and Handerang.
But the Khitan is a martial nation, and many people in the army have the attribute of being reckless.
There are also many veterans who do not agree with Yelu Bishe's philosophy. They will definitely compare Yelu Bishe's style with Khitan heroes such as Yelu Abaoji and Yelu Deguang.
It is impossible not to be affected.
Luo Youdu was not in a hurry to go to war, and read a book in his tent leisurely.
As dusk approached, he, who was originally very cheerful, became a little impatient and walked out of the tent to look out from time to time.
It was like this for half an hour, until news of a letter arriving came from outside the tent. What made him so anxious was not the war, but the letter from Chou Chou.
The imperial court had a complete post station system, and it only took three or four days for the news from Bianjing to reach Chengde where he was located.
Luo Youdu asked Chou Chou to write an article of experience every two days and send it immediately.
If there is an emergency between the DPRK and China, you can also send it along so that you can understand the movements in Gyeonggi after you leave Gyeonggi.
Of course, these are all overt, secretly there are spies from the Wude Division who are also watching everything inside Gyeonggi. The situation in Gyeonggi has been very exciting these two days, and Luo Youdu was a little impatient while waiting.
What the postman sent was not the original letter from home, but a bag, which was heavy inside. Luo Youdu smiled knowingly, opened the bag and took out the contents.
Three memorials and a letter from home.
Luo Youdu did not pay attention to the memorial, but opened the letter home: the opening line was naturally a greeting: Father is well.
The next content is paragraph by paragraph. Chou Chou writes whatever comes to his mind, writing in batches.
The child was a little panicked. During the court meeting, the ministers made a lot of noise. However, the child did not embarrass his father and did not have stage fright. What they said was very reasonable, and the child didn't know who to listen to...
The court was quiet this day. Zhang Shangshu, who was the most vicious in the debate yesterday, was impeached, saying that he formed a clique for personal gain, and sent Prime Minister Zhao to prison. Wow, Prime Minister Zhao is breaking the news! Today's memorial is not for Zhang Shangshu
Those who interceded were those who impeached Prime Minister Zhao, and some even referred to Prime Minister Zhao as Li Linfu. Yes, I remembered, my father said that you hated Zhang Shangshu deeply and wished you could drive him away. Hehe, this is Prime Minister Zhao.
I'm helping my father.
No, sir, teach your children to examine themselves three times a day.
When the child was in bed, he was thinking about what happened today. Did his father do it on purpose? Zhang Shangshu is a Confucian leader. If he really wants to touch him, even his father will inevitably be discussed. Now they are all scolding Prime Minister Zhao.
The kid feels a little sorry for him...
When Luo Youdu saw this, he laughed with joy.
It’s not that he is really taboo against stigma, it’s just that today’s civil servants are very sensitive and fragile. How badly they were bullied by military officials in the past, they are deeply afraid of military commanders.
Except for a few of the older generation of civil servants, not many people are willing to believe that the military will get better.
After all, Zhang Zhao is a Confucian leader and has a strong influence. If he kills Zhang Zhao with his own hands, not to mention his dirty hands, it will inevitably cause some insecure scholars to panic and not work hard.
Zhao Pu acted really quickly. When he arrived at the front line, Zhang Zhao let him continue before the fighting started.
Of course, this is Zhang Zhao's own fault. The old guy is very old and doesn't care about his life or death at all. He just wants to fight for greater benefits for their "Scholar-bureaucrat Group" while he is away.
As for accountability afterwards, people like Zhang Zhao can also gain a reputation as a straight minister. Because the old guy always thinks that he is right.
Luo Youdu finished reading Chou Chou's letter with satisfaction and stuffed it into his arms. Then he read the three memorials.
As he expected, all three memorials were pleading for Zhang Zhao.
One is Dou Yi, who is Zhang Zhao’s nephew and studied with him in his early years.
After reading the "Six Classics", there is a friendship between teachers and students. One is a memorial jointly signed by the scholar-bureaucrat group, and the last one is a confession memorial from Zhang Zhao's son Zhang Bingtu. Luo Youdu - after reading it, he wrote two letters at will to appease Dou Yi.
With Zhang Bingtu.
Then he replied to his son seriously, stuffed the letter to Chou Chou and the joint memorial of the scholar-bureaucrat group into his bag, and asked someone to call Qin Han.
He first handed the letters to Dou Yi and Zhang Bingtu to Qin Han, and said: "Have the postman send these two letters to Dou Xiang and Zhang Langzhong..." There is a signature on the envelope, and he is not afraid that others will not know about Zhang Langzhong.
who is it.
Then he handed the bag over and said with some caution: "Send this to the palace and give it to King Qin." It was true that the letter was addressed to Chou Chou, but it was a joint memorial of the scholar-bureaucrat group, and he asked Chou Chou to pass it on to Zhao Pu.
Luo Youdu couldn't say whether Chou Chou understood what he meant, but he knew that Zhao Pu would definitely understand.
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Dadingfu.
Everything was as expected by Luo Youdu. Instead of being angry after receiving the gift, Yelu Bishe said to Yelu Wuzhi and Han Derang beside him: "I am not anxious, but this thief became anxious himself. He regards himself as Zhuge Liang,
Comparing me to Sima Yi. But I don’t know that the winner in the end was Sima Yi, not Zhuge Liang..." He said and laughed to himself.
Seeing that Yelu Bishe had such a magnanimous attitude, Yelu Wuzhi said happily: "The leader of the Southern Dynasty thieves came up with this plan, which means that the situation is under our control."
Han Derang echoed: "The younger generation admires Yu Yue for his uncanny calculations."
Yelu Wuzhi said a month ago: Looking at the troops used by the Southern Dynasties, they like to plan and move, and are unwilling to waste their troops on attacking the city. Songting Pass is located in a dangerous location, and the Southern Dynasty will not attack easily. He may
It is to find a way to force our army to attack, or to capture Yingzhou and bypass Songting Pass. Or to wait until there are changes in the Haidong Peninsula and we have to move.
Sure enough, everything was just as Yelvwuzhi said.
Yelu Wuzhi shook his head slightly and said: "It's too early to say this now. We want Nanchao to think that we are completely
When you take the initiative, you can make a decisive move and give them a fatal blow."
Everything in this situation is developing according to Yelu Wuzhi's strategy, and the two of them are becoming more and more sure of victory. Initially everything was going well, but as the situation worsened.
Yelvbishe found that he was happy too early.
It is true that he has a belly that is no less than Sima Yi, and he can look at bellybands and rouge and gouache very indifferently.
However, the generals under his command could not bear to see that their monarch was so humiliated, so they applied to fight one after another with fierce attitudes.
Yelv Bishe also realized the difference between himself and Sima Yi.
Sima Yi could find an excuse to shirk the blame, ask Emperor Cao Wei for a fight, and stall for time to suppress his angry subordinates.
Yelv Bishe himself is the Khitan emperor, so where can he find excuses? The calmer and calmer Yelv Bishe is, the more excited he becomes.
Especially those veterans who had never been accustomed to Yelu Bishe, they recalled the martial arts of the Khitan heroes Yelu Abaoji and Yelu Deguang...
Just as this matter was fermenting, a piece of news reached Dading Mansion.
Yelv Bishe looked at the battle report in his hand and didn't know whether he should be happy or horrified.
He finally waited for the time to go to war, and no longer had to call the emperor a coward, but this also meant that something had happened in the Haidong Peninsula.
Yelv Bishu sent the battle report to Yelu Wuzhi, and said with mixed feelings: "Lin Renzhao has suppressed Jin Xingbo, regrouped and reorganized the rebel army in the southern peninsula, and marched towards the northern peninsula we occupied. This is faster than we imagined.
Last month..."
There was a bitter taste in his mouth, and he said with a sour taste: "I have heard of Lin Renzhao and Lin Huzi's reputation for bravery, but I didn't expect that he was actually a man of both wisdom and courage. Talents from the Central Plains are enviable..."
Yelu Wuzhi carefully read the battle report from Haidong, and a hint of wonder flashed in his eyes.
It turned out that after Jin Xingbo captured Jincheng, he found that Wang Bo and Chen Chuyao had escaped. In anger, he massacred all the rebel officials who respected Wang Nian as their leader.
Jin Xingbo annexed Wang Xian's troops and horses.
The power has surpassed that of many rebels, no one dares to touch the edge, and many rebels have chosen to submit.
Because his tribe was killed by Jiang Gongzhen, Jin Xingbo lost his mind and became overbearing and full of violence. He would kill those who disobeyed him at every turn, causing anger and resentment.
Lin Renzhao was like a savior, killing Jin Xingbo at the right time and saving Goryeo from the fire and water.
At the same time, Wang Xian and Chen Chuyao found Lin Renzhao.
Lin Renzhao did not hesitate to use Wang Min's name to consolidate the devastated Goryeo. Yeluwuzi remained silent and handed the battle report to Han Derang.
After looking at it, Han Derang said: "Lin Renzhao had been sitting in Donglai Port long ago to observe the situation and chose the best time to attack. The appearance of Wang Min and Chen Chuyao gave him another chance to do justice. This is all too coincidental. I estimate,
Wang Nian and Chen Chuyao have long been in Lin Renzhao's hands. They just didn't want to attract Jin Xingbo's hatred, so they hid them deliberately." Yelu Wuzhi looked at Yelv Bishe word by word and said: "It won't be long before the Southern Dynasty will also get this news.
We have stepped into the Southern Dynasty's situation step by step, and it is time to take the initiative to seek war."
As he spoke, he looked at Han Derang again and said, "Five years of planning, the outcome depends entirely on you." This chapter has been completed!