News of the attack on Fuzhou soon spread to Tokyo City, but the party members made no next move after capturing Xuanwei Village. More than a thousand people stationed in Xuanwei Village were already occupying the magpie's nest, and Zhewei Zhong
The content of the letter was very brief, requesting the imperial court to send more reinforcements, and the party members occupied Xuanwei Stronghold to prepare for another invasion.
As the Deputy Privy Envoy, Wang Zeng also reported to Zhao Zhen that he should merge the prefecture and the border troops of Dai Prefecture should be prepared in strict formation. If Li Yuanhao dared to invade the prefecture, his retreat would be cut off and a blockade would be formed.
Zhao Zhen adopted his suggestion and issued an edict to reprimand Li Yuanhao for his border violations. At the same time, he allocated money and food from the Third Division to support Fuzhou.
This kind of response is not unsafe. The party members really had no next move, and Fuzhou also got a brief respite in the summer. It seemed that the crisis was over, but Ye An always felt that something was wrong.
With Li Yuanhao's character, he would not lead an army of tens of thousands on an expedition, occupy only one Xuanwei stronghold and then cease operations, or quickly retreat without even seeing the shadow of Fuzhou City.
Either they really don’t plan to take action against Fuzhou and plan to use this opportunity to put pressure on the Song Dynasty and force the court to open the ban, or they have other goals!
Even if an army of tens of thousands is an existence like Dang Xiang who feeds on the enemy, it will consume a lot of people to eat horses and chew them. It is impossible to just take the border village of Fuzhou and stop. This is a loss-making business, and no smart person will do a stupid thing.
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So Ye An sent three seals to Zhazi overnight, and at the same time suggested at the super meeting that the border states on Hedong Road, Yongxing Military Road, and Qinfeng Road should strengthen their defenses to ensure complete response.
However, Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng both believed that this was a groundless worry. It was almost mid-June, and in a few months it would be the autumn harvest. Neither the Song Dynasty nor Dangxiang would and could not delay the farming season at this time.
Don't forget, the entire Hetao is in the hands of Dangxiang. The land in the Hetao is fertile. If the farming season is delayed, it will be a devastating blow to Dangxiang.
In the court, Ye An responded tit for tat: "What we can think of, Li Yuanhao must also be able to think of. The northwest has been in turmoil for many years. If we are not careful, there may be a big disaster!"
"Xueshi Ye may be overly worried. Border states are mostly dangerous places. If the party invades our land from the south, it will take a long time. Before they can seize an inch of land, the border army will arrive in an instant! How to invade south? Farming is important now. If
By delaying farm work, a year's work is wasted, and the summer and autumn taxes cannot be paid in full. This is a big deal!"
Fan Xi objected. He valued the national economy and people's livelihood the most. The Song Dynasty could not delay the land harvest of all border states because of an attack with a slim chance.
Lv Yijian also came out and said: "I am telling the officials that the Dangxiang people have been living in the northwest for many years. Since Li Deming, they have sent troops to Xizhou and have no time to invade our country from the south. If we rush to secure the border or anger Yuan Hao, it is better to order the states to be vigilant on the outside and tight on the inside.
It not only reassures the people, but also takes precautions. We can also order the Ganliang and Huaiyuan troops to watch and help each other. If the Dangxiang people invade from the south, the two armies can attack Guazhou and Shazhou together to force them to retreat. At the same time, we should
Order Yousi to spy on the military situation and take early precautions!"
Jiang is indeed old and hot. Lu Yijian put the responsibility on Ye An in a few words. Both the Xilie Army and the Huaiyuan Army were under his control. Although he does not lead the troops now, if he cannot put pressure on the party, he will eventually take responsibility.
It will fall on him.
Why can you destroy the party when you lead troops, but others can't when they lead troops?
As for the Imperial City Division's spying on military intelligence, they directly exerted pressure. It would have been better if they had received the news one step ahead, but if they could not wait until there was a police force in the border state, it would be Ye An's responsibility.
For a moment, the court looked at him sideways, but Ye An secretly said that he couldn't believe what the "old fox" said. He said he wanted to reconcile with him, but at this time, he was stabbed in the dead hand.
Clenching his fists with both hands, Ye Ansheng suppressed his anger and said: "What Mr. Lu said is reasonable, but even if the Xi Lie Army and the Huaiyuan Army captured Shazhou, what about Guazhou? The two places are far away from Ganliang, so they may not last long, and Dangxiang
The invasion of people from the south is also a loss for our Song Dynasty. It is the duty of the Imperial City Department to spy on the enemy, but how far is the northwest from Tokyo City, and it will take time to transmit the news. Only taking precautions early is the best way to wait for work!"
Zhao Zhen nodded slightly: "What you all said makes sense. The defense of the northwest must be taken seriously, but the farming work must not be delayed. Does Privy Wang have any advice?"
Wang Shu is already very old, and it is not easy for an old man in his seventies to insist on going to court. But since he was named by Zhao Zhen, he went out and bowed and said: "I thought the border states should be on guard against party items. During the slack season,
Farmers are trained to prepare for war. After harvesting, the grain is transported to the nearest state capital, fortified city, and state capitals and even county governors have beacons to send messages. The Imperial City Department spy on the military situation and pass it on quickly. As for the Xi Lie Army and Huaiyuan
military……"
Wang Shu glanced at Ye An and said with a bitter smile: "There is no need to capture Shazhou and Guazhou. It is better to arrange troops on the border to intimidate the party!"
Wang Shu's answer was quite pertinent. It was not biased either towards Ye An or Lu Yijian. Obviously, the old man's attitude was to not even help, but in Ye An's view, this was the greatest help.
As long as he can defend against Li Yuanhao's invasion, it is better than anything else. Ever since he learned that Xuanwei Village was lost in Fuzhou, Ye An's nerves began to tighten. Based on his understanding of Li Yuanhao, this matter is by no means as simple as it seems.
If the Song Dynasty does not respond well, the city will definitely be plundered, which is what he least wants to see.
Ye An's impression was that Li Yuanhao had become emperor in the past few years. He must have needed a victory over the Song Dynasty to improve his prestige and consolidate his position.
After the dynasty was over, Ye An was pulled back by Cao Yi and said: "You shouldn't go out to class today. Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng have joined forces to trick you! If Wang Shu hadn't intervened, you would be in jail today."
Ye An shook his head: "Even so, I have to say what I need to say. Once there is police in the border state, will our business be done?"
Cao Yi was stunned for a moment and then nodded slightly: "That's true, but the Dangxiang people have not taken advantage of Fuzhou, so they should not easily cross the border."
"You can't say for sure. This guy is not a kind person. Tens of thousands of troops attacked Fuzhou and only captured one stronghold and then withdrew. Do you think it's normal? He is Li Yuanhao, not Jiao Siluo!"
Cao Yi didn't care about Ye An's worries at all: "So what about Li Yuanhao? He is just the leader of the northwest barbarians. If he had the ability, he would have gone south long ago. Compared to his father, he is still a little behind. He doesn't know how to recuperate, and his identity is not important. He is still our big brother.
King Xiping of the Song Dynasty, all this trouble will only make him more ugly..."
"What if he really goes south and seizes my capital of Song Dynasty, and destroys the land of several states?"
Ye An Youyou spoke with a solemn expression, but Cao Yi was surprised and then laughed: "If he really has this ability, it will be when the country sends troops to the northwest. Our Song Dynasty will never let him, Li Yuanhao, behave like this. Where is this?"
You are trying to proclaim yourself emperor in the northwest! He doesn't have the guts, and the court won't let him have the guts!"
Although Ye An had a strong ominous premonition in his heart, he still nodded in agreement with Cao Yi's words. It is true that Li Yuanhao now does not dare to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, nor does he dare to kill the state capital of the Song Dynasty, otherwise it will only lead to his path to becoming emperor.