Chapter 436: The Military Affairs of the Young Governor (1)
The civil servants in the court were furious about the Huanzhou Rebellion. They did not expect that the Xiqiang people who had asked for surrender in the past would dare to rebel on the land of the Song Dynasty.
What I didn't even expect was that the situation would develop so quickly!
The four villages of Pingyuan, Dingbian, Hedao and Shichang are well-known cities in Huanzhou, and there are also many Song troops stationed there. Logically speaking, they should be heavily fortified and difficult to conquer.
However, the martyrdom of the governor Zhao Shilong, the commander Du Cheng and others were enough to show the intensity of the siege and the large number of people of the Xiqiang people. However, more civil servants believed that the fall of the four villages was the result of lax military preparedness.
There are even those who stand up and talk without pain in their backs, directly saying that "the city wall is equipped with rolling stones, wood, lead, water, hot oil, and if the Qiang people want to capture the city wall, it will take five days and nights, and more than a thousand people will be killed or injured.
They are connected by a thoroughfare, how can they be broken?!"
This is a fool's errand on paper. The biggest role of a walled city is not to defend, but to contain the enemy. The total number of defenders in these four walled cities is less than 10,000. To divide the troops in front of enemies who are several times the size of one's own is to dig one's own grave.
And the most important thing is that the walled city has not been broken so far! It is just besieged. The documents sent from Huanzhou have explained the situation very clearly, but some people can't see as if they are blind, saying in the court
This nonsense.
Ye An changed his position and leaned against the palace pillar. Today, there was no longer a royal censor watching over him, because each of them had transformed into "Zhuge Wuhou", giving directions and scolding Fang Qiu. The look was really impressive.
Ye An vomited.
This looks... sizzling... I wouldn't drink like this if I had some food to go with wine!
No wonder those generals had playful smiles on their faces, as if they were watching a fool chase the sun...
Fortunately, the prime ministers of the two houses did not speak, but quietly thought about countermeasures. Obviously, they hired people who really understood military affairs. There were not many civil servants who did not know military affairs. On the contrary, Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng and even Wang Qinruo all had a certain knowledge of military affairs.
learn.
The Art of War and the Art of War are also books that belong to the literati family, but most people just read them briefly and regard them as having read them. Only the elite among the literati will study or even speculate on the contents.
Cao used to be appointed at the critical moment, and he has become a privy envoy from the minister. It can be seen that Liu E is very fond of him now. You must know that the minister is a very high official. The so-called minister is the civil and military minister who can enter the ban with his name.
Being in trouble.
Since the Han Dynasty, the status of the servants has been continuously improved. In the Song Dynasty, it was even comparable to that of the Xianggong of the province. Of course, this is an honorary title and has no actual duties. But even so, it can only serve in the prison.
It is enough to make others envious.
Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Liu E looked through the bead curtain and saw Ye An leaning on the palace pillar. Today she specially asked the Tongjin Yintai Department to select the princes of the two palaces and most of the officials.
Look, I naturally found Ye An's notes. There were annotations on the back by Wang Zeng and Lu Yijian, which shows that the two of them also paid great attention to Ye An's notes.
The contents in the notes are very detailed and the entries are clear. Things that need to be dealt with are listed from the outside to the inside. Among them, the most important thing Wang Zeng and Lu Yijian paid most attention to was the dispatch of the security army and the Dingbian army to attack the stronghold.
The two men had different opinions on this move in their annotations. They both said that the advantage of this move was that it could make the Dangxiang people turn against rats, and it could be regarded as an move to encircle Wei and save Zhao. However, they were also worried about offending the Dangxiang people and making them suspicious, which was not advisable.
Whenever Liu E saw this picture of a young man, she would think of his disdain that day, and her arrogance would suddenly be frustrated, and a sense of powerlessness would rise from the bottom of her heart.
"Ye Shaoqing, I see you tossing and turning on the palace pillars, but do you have any clever ideas in mind? I have read your letter, and it has some new ideas. What do you think of how to quell the chaos in Huanzhou now?!"
As soon as these words came out, the courtiers planned to see Ye An's joke. It was obvious that the saint was reprimanding him!
Think about it, young people are unstable and may panic when encountering such a big event. A young minister from Sinong Temple dared to write a letter to a saint and talk nonsense about military plans!
Ye An didn't expect to be called out by Liu E. Looking at the playful expressions of the courtiers in Chui Gong Hall, he suddenly had a conflict of temper in his heart. I gave you advice, but you let me make a fool of myself here. It's really a lie. If it’s too much, then I’ll give you a good nod!
After sorting out the wrinkles that didn't exist on his body, Ye An hugged the Chao Hut and walked out of the class: "Sage Ming Jian! Ye An has only been in the court for more than half a year, and he doesn't know much about Huanzhou, but he has also heard from his elders in the family. Say a sentence, listen to his words, watch his actions, and then you can know his plan!"
These words were quite satisfactory, but they were also beyond the expectations of the courtiers. It was hard to imagine that such words came from the mouth of a young man.
"Oh? Then whose words are you listening to, whose actions are you observing, and whose plans are you aware of?"
Following Liu E's words, Cao Liang looked at Ye An with great interest. He had heard of this Yunzhong County Marquis before, and originally thought that he had obtained the official status by virtue of his auspicious breeding. Later, looking at his actions, he felt This guy has some skills, but after reading his "On the Six Kingdoms", he didn't care about it. After all, the "On the Six Kingdoms" is completely a scholar's article. Just one glance at it made him feel sour and rotten.
Ye An didn't know how many people in the court were speculating on him. He just held the imperial hut and bowed to Liu E and said: "I'm talking about Dangxiang! No matter what the country and the Qiang people are, no matter what Huanzhou is, the Dangxiang people The purpose has been achieved!”
"What purpose?!"
This was something Liu E had never expected, and the courtiers had no idea what it was about, but it was related to the party, so everyone was slightly surprised. Only some people who looked down on Ye An in their hearts cursed him for exaggerating. In fact, it is "unfounded".
Ye An unconsciously straightened his waist and said slowly: "Looking at the northwest, the area surrounding the state is the Hengshan Fortress, the terrain is slightly gentle, and there is Xi'an Prefecture Duo'er Ridge to the west and Hongzhou Changcheng Ridge to the east! With Helan In the original boundary, Dangxiang people were not allowed to fly across the border. In Huanzhou, our dynasty had the Baima River as a water transport site, the Malian River as a supply backstop, Anhua in Gyeongju, and Tongyuan in Huanzhou as important towns. Dangxiang people could hardly cross the border very far. If we need to secure the key, we can unite Ganzhou and Liangzhou to control the party. If Li Mingde thinks about going south again, he may proceed cautiously, which shows the importance of Huanzhou!"
The courtiers looked at each other. They did not expect that the northwest terrain that most people did not know would become so clear during Ye An's explanation. It was the first time for many courtiers to hear about the Baima River and the Malian River.
Cao Li frowned and stared at Ye An. He didn't believe that a young man could know this, but what followed was just beginning to make the courtiers unbelievable.
"However, many foreigners have joined the Huanzhou area. Our Han people live in different places, but they are also closely united. Most of them are on the side of the fortress. The situation of the branches is also mainly based on the fortress. In the west, there are Anbian City, Qingpingguan, and Liujing. Fort, Xingping City, Hongde Village, Suyuan Village, Wulun Village, and the west of Huanzhou Prefecture, there are Papaya Fort, Guide Fort, Whitingburg, and Ansai Village, thus forming a pincer attack. Pingyuan, Dingbian, Hedao, and Shichang are not fortresses, but towns. They are relatively easy to conquer, and they are more prosperous than other places, making them easy to plunder!"
"What Ye Shaoqing means is that the predecessors besieged these four cities for money?"
Cao Lili suddenly spoke, and at the same time he said thoughtfully: "Those fortresses you just mentioned are all in the north of Pingyuan, Dingbian, Hedao, Shichang... Could it be that you are trying to catch a turtle in an urn?"
Ye An looked at Cao Li in surprise, but he didn't expect that he would reveal his plan in one sentence.