Chapter 661 This should be considered good news, right?
Chapter 661 This should be considered good news, right?
Yelu Bishe looked at Zhao Kuangyi solemnly and said, "What do you mean by this?"
Zhao Kuangyi said: "The reason why the King of Nanyuan wanted to withdraw to Beijing was for the sake of his clan. As far as he was concerned, the existence of Dading Mansion was dispensable, and he did not want to fight with the Southern Dynasty again. The King of Qin originally stayed in Zhongjing, and Wei Guogong,
The Duke of Yue and others also have deep roots in Dading Prefecture, and of course they are not willing to give up their own foundation. What they say seems to be reasonable, but in fact they are all considering themselves."
Yelv Bishe looked at Zhao Kuangyi, who spoke righteously and sternly, and felt pain in his heart. How could he not see the interests involved? But without Yelu Wuzhi's control over the ministers, his prestige as an emperor was greatly reduced, and he sighed helplessly.
He said: "In the autumn of the survival of our family and country, all the ministers have their own thoughts, which really makes me feel chilled."
Zhao Kuangyi said: "It is human instinct to pursue profit, which is inevitable. Although it is not beneficial to the family and the country when the princes act for profit, it is reasonable. Your Majesty should use their selfishness to achieve their goals instead of blindly blocking them.
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Yelu Bishe suddenly felt that it made sense and praised: "The general's words are very touching to my heart." He paused and asked: "What about you, general? Do you have selfish motives?"
Zhao Kuangyi smiled bitterly and bowed: "I must have the qualifications to be selfish... Luo Youdu, this thief, and I have an sworn hatred. In today's world, except for Your Majesty, who has the courage to take me in? If Your Majesty is well, I will be well.
Your Majesty is ill, others may be able to submit to you in exchange for a chance to survive, but I... can only die."
Yelu Bishe was moved after hearing this. Thinking about Zhao Kuangyi's situation, he also knew that what he said was true, and said: "General, don't worry, you and I, the king and our ministers, share weal and woe. I don't believe it. I can't overcome the current difficulties. If we break the current situation, I will be great."
Dingfu is entrusted to you, and if there is a chance to go south, it is not a bad idea to avenge the general."
Of course, Zhao Kuangyi knew that this was a big cake for him, but he still happily accepted it and said excitedly: "I am willing to die for your majesty."
Yelu Bishe nodded with satisfaction. The death of Yelu House and Han Derang left him without a trustworthy confidant to discuss matters. It is not that there are no capable people in the court, but they all have their own thoughts and cannot be completely trusted. On the contrary, Zhao Kuangyi has a blood feud with the Central Plains.
The Khitan also has no foundation, so there is no need to worry about his selfishness. He is one of the best candidates.
"But we have to try his skills."
Yelu Bishe was so secretly thinking in his heart that he asked directly: "What does the general think about retreating to Shangjing or staying in Zhongjing?"
Zhao Kuangyi said: "Anyone can retreat to Shangjing, except Your Majesty. If you stay in Dading Mansion, the whole army will know that no matter how dangerous the situation is, there is still a way out. Once you retreat to Shangjing, it means there is no way to survive."
Faced with a life-and-death situation, Your Majesty, do you think more people are willing to fight to the death with Your Majesty, or do you think more people are seeking a way out?"
Yelu Bishe remained silent. The sinicization of Khitan was very successful, but there were serious problems in the inheritance law.
In many cases, even the Central Plains cannot understand the inheritance of this country, let alone the Khitan?
So far, no Khitan emperor has ascended the throne normally since the founding of Yelu Abaoji.
If there is no succession, there will inevitably be conflicts.
When it comes to life and death, Yelu Bishe really can't guarantee how many people will be willing to follow him to the end.
Yelvbishe agreed with his point of view and continued to ask: "Tell me what you think?"
Zhao Kuangyi said loudly: "The temple is safe, and the people are in submission. My old husband, if you want to fight outsiders, you must first make peace inside."
Yelu Bishe was very excited and said hurriedly: "General, tell me quickly!"
Zhao Kuangyi said: "The King of Nanyuan is unwilling to fight, not because he does not have the Liao Dynasty in his heart and is unwilling to contribute to the country. It is all because of his bad temper. Among the eight Khitan tribes, the Yaonan clan is the second. In recent years, there have been no successors among the Yaonan clan.
Come, Yelusha, the only one who can lead the army in battle, is also killed. As long as your Majesty regains trust in the King of Nanyuan, reuses his son Yelu Abili, and promotes the descendants of the Yaonan clan in the army. The King of Nanyuan is the most important person in the temple.
The only Su Lao comforted him, and there will be no chaos on the Khitan side."
Yelv Biphoto nodded slightly.
Zhao Kuangyi continued: "Actually, the real hidden danger is not the King of Nanyuan. The King of Nanyuan has Khitans in his heart. In his opinion, the Khitans can at most go back to their nomadic life hundreds of years ago and would not choose Nantou. But Han, Kang, and Gao
But it is different with many Han ministers. It is possible for them to return south."
Yelu Bishe looked solemn, this was what he was most worried about.
Gao Xun was a minister of the Jin Dynasty at that time and followed Du Chongwei to surrender to the Liao Dynasty.
As for Han Kuangmei, Han Deshu, and Kang Yanshou, it is true that their ancestors were the founding heroes of Khitan, but no one can guarantee whether they will use their status to sell Khitan to become a ladder for their own promotion.
This situation occurs frequently in history.
As for other Han ministers, this is even more true.
Yelv Bishe has been deeply aware of the Southern Dynasty's infiltration of their Khitans over the years. Even Yelv Xian, the first heir to the throne at that time, defected to the Southern Dynasty. How many of them are still worthy of trust?
Zhao Kuangyi's words touched Yelu's heart deeply.
The more dangerous the Khitans are, the less reliable the Han officials who are of Han descent will be.
In recent years, many Han people have surrendered to the Southern Dynasty, especially Yao Neibin and Song Xiong. These two people got along very well in the Southern Dynasty. One became one of the commanders of the Infantry Division of the Guards and Pro-Army Division, and the other took charge of Jinzou Academy.
He controlled the newspapers and mouthpieces of the Southern Dynasties, and was a resounding presence, which undoubtedly gave great encouragement to the rebels.
This is what Yelv Bishe is most worried about right now. Faced with the current crisis and there will be large-scale defections internally, they will only have the only way to survive by hiding in the deep mountains and old forests.
Zhao Kuangyi said: "If you want to stabilize the Han officials, you must give them enough power. Especially at this critical moment, you must use extraordinary methods. The Khitan people are good at attacking, and the Han people are good at defending. Building forts around Dading Mansion for defense is a top priority.
strategy, but their response method is really worrying, and they are completely unable to exert the power that Baowu should have. Let the Khitans assist in the attack, and let the Han generals be responsible for the defense. By reusing Hanchen, they should be given appropriate military power to deal with the current situation.
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Yelu Bishe frowned and said, "But I'm worried that if I give them military power, if they defect directly, the gain will outweigh the loss."
Zhao Kuangyi said: "Therefore, we must pay attention to the selection of candidates, choose Han officials who are trustworthy and have the handle, reuse them, and give others hope as an example."
Yelv Biphoto nodded silently.
Zhao Kuangyi said with a solemn expression: "All of this is a method to stabilize the interior. When implemented, it can cure the symptoms but not the root cause. Our army suffered a huge defeat and its morale was low. All the reasons stem from this. If you want to cure the root cause, you have to do it again.
A victory can clear away the gloom and restore confidence to everyone in Daliao."
When Yelu Bishe heard this, he became energetic. Zhao Kuangyi's remarks were deeply impressed by him, and he valued him more and more. He hurriedly said: "It's just that the Luo thieves in the Southern Dynasty are really good at using troops. I have fought with them many times."
In the battle, neither of them took advantage."
He already said it very tactfully.
Not only did they not take advantage, but it was not an exaggeration to say that they lost troops and generals. Even figures like the King of the North Courtyard and the Prime Minister of the South Mansion were killed in battle.
Zhao Kuangyi became more and more excited as he talked. Political tactics were just his petty tricks, and military strategy was his specialty: "Your Majesty, the morale of the Southern Dynasty is now at its peak, and our army has suffered a new defeat. We must not face it head-on. In my opinion, first
Hold on to the city and avoid the enemy's edge. Use the solidity of the city and fortress to weaken the enemy's energy. Wait until the opponent's energy dissipates and the weather turns cooler, then we can fight with him again. We can also take this opportunity to reorganize our internal affairs."
Yelu Bishe was a little disappointed, but he also knew the current situation. If Zhao Kuangyi could really turn the tide in an instant, then he would not be called Zhao Kuangyi but Wu Qi, Bai Qi, Han Xin, and Li Jing.
Yelu Bishe sighed slightly and said, "That's all we can do."
Zhao Kuangyi solemnly said: "Your Majesty, I have been in the Northeast for many years, and I know that the Khitan soldiers are not weaker than the Southern Dynasties. However, they have repeatedly failed in field battles. All the reasons are that the Khitan soldiers do not know the battle formations. They have no brute force and cannot fight.
Flexible use. On the contrary, in the Southern Dynasties, they were well-trained and cooperated with each other on the battlefield, between soldiers, between arms, and between officers, often forming a situation of using less to attack more. Therefore, the Khitan was proud of its field mounted archery.
They are all restrained by the Southern Dynasty. If we do not make changes in this regard, it will be extremely difficult to defeat the Southern Dynasty head-on."
Seeing the hesitation on Yelu Bishe's face, Zhao Kuangyi stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I know a little bit about the formation map. If your Majesty can trust me, I would like to take this opportunity to teach our army the method of fighting formation to make up for our shortcomings."
Yelv Bishe always felt that the Khitan warriors were the best in the world, but they could not win every time they fought. The Khitan's shortcomings in battle formations were indeed a major weakness. However, Yelu Wuzhi still heard the comments about Zhao Kuangyi's perfect position and did not dare to rush
He tried, but when he saw Zhao Kuangyi's expectant eyes, he made up his mind and said: "I have no doubt about the general's talent. It's just that the general's qualifications are still young. If the army is given to the general for training, I'm afraid he won't be able to convince the public. This way
Well, it just so happens that I want to promote some Han people to fill the vacancies. Instead of slowly selecting suitable and trustworthy ones, it is better to let the general be responsible for training the Jingzhou Army in Dading Prefecture. If the training shows results, I will let the Pishi Army cooperate with the general's training.
, it’s not a bad idea.”
Zhao Kuangyi was a little disappointed at first, but after hearing the end, he became energetic.
The Jingzhou Army is an army composed of Han, Bohai and others.
The Jingzhou Army in Liaoyang Prefecture was mostly composed of Bohai people, but the Jingzhou Army in Dading Prefecture was mainly composed of Han people, with a large number of them, totaling fifteen thousand.
Zhao Kuangyi said loudly: "I will never let your Majesty down."
There is a saying that Zhao Kuangyi's political talent is extremely strong.
Aiming at the petty thoughts of King Yelu Haili of the Southern Academy and the selfish interests of the Khitan Han ministers.
Yelv Bishe promoted many generals of the Yaonian clan to make up for the vacancies lost in the war. In particular, Yelu Haili's son Yelu Abili replaced Yelu Xiezhen.
As expected, Yelu Haili no longer talked about returning to Beijing.
Hanchen, who had never had access to military power, also received a lot of benefits.
The Khitan Dynasty, which was originally thought to be in turmoil after the death of Yelu Wuzhi, was actually stabilized under Zhao Kuangyi's plan.
Yelu Bishe paid more attention to Zhao Kuangyi and became his new favorite.
Moreover, under Zhao Kuangyi's suggestion, the Han people were allowed to guard Baowu. This suggestion indeed slowed down the offensive in the Central Plains.
Compared with Khitan generals, the Han people are indeed better at defensive talent.
The outstanding performance consolidated Zhao Kuangyi's position.
Dayu Military Camp in the south of Dading Prefecture.
Luo Youdu was listening to Han Wei's report on the material delivery situation.
It's late summer now and autumn is about to begin.
Winter on the grasslands came early and lasted for a long time. The imperial court had already begun to arrange warm clothes and quilts to avoid being affected by the harsh environment and having to withdraw its troops.
Han Wei said: "Your Majesty, the cotton-padded clothes and quilts of my department and those of Cao Bin's department are all delivered normally. The supplies of Lin Renzhao and Chen Decheng's departments are also transported to Japan and Haidong Peninsula through the Jiangnan waterway. Only General Xiao's department,
Going deep into Monan, I couldn't find any trace for a while."
Luo Youdu pondered for a moment and said: "Just send it to Zhangjiakou. If they really need it, they will definitely send someone to contact them."
Xiao Hun's fighting style is completely different from theirs.
After long-term development in Monan, Xiao Hunian tribe already has its own herding cattle and sheep.
This time she led her troops on the Northern Expedition, bringing with them a small amount of food, cattle, sheep and horses.
In their case, when they are hungry, they drink a large bowl of cow's milk, goat's milk or mare's milk, and then add some fried noodles, fried rice or highland barley, which is both nutritious and filling.
Cow's and goat's milk are readily available every day. They only need to bring some dry food with cow's and goat's milk, and they can continue to fight on the grassland for a year and a half.
This unique talent is far beyond the reach of the farming people of the Central Plains. Even if they relocate to another place and are not used to a similar diet, the Han people may not be able to rely on cow's milk and goat's milk as food for a long time.
The pastoral camp led by Xiao Hunian attacked Mongolia. Both sides were nomadic in the north while looking for opportunities to fight.
In the first month or two, Luo Youdu could accurately grasp Xiao Hunian's movements, but in the last few months, he had no idea of his specific location.
It's not that Xiao Hunian didn't send someone to send news. He could still receive news from Xiao Hunian every half a month.
However, the location described by Xiao Hunian in the letter was beyond Luo Youdu's understanding.
In the same place, the distance between the two places can be hundreds of miles.
It is impossible to know the exact location by relying on the map alone, only a rough idea.
If you really want to look for this approximate location, chances are you won't be able to find it.
So Luo Youdu himself didn't know where it was.
But they have lived in the north for many years and know the environment there very well.
Luo Youdu believed that with Xiao Hunian's ability, he would not ignore the weather factor.
Although Luo Youdu said this, he couldn't help but feel a little worried. After all, the other party was already one of his own. He had been hanging around among grown men for a long time, and he missed him a little...
"Your Majesty!" The news of Zhang Jin's request for an audience interrupted his thoughts.
"Come in!"
Luo Youdu glanced around and saw that Lu Duoxun and Han Wei didn't notice anything unusual. He put away his little embarrassment. After three years in the army, he was really a sow competing against Diao Chan.
Just thinking about it makes little brother restless. No wonder Brother Asan would attack the lizard.
"This is the news from Dading Mansion!"
Zhang Jin handed the information in his hand to Qin Han.
Luo Youdu reached out to take it. Looking at the news about Zhao Kuangyi's favor and rise, a thought came to his mind: This should be considered good news, right?