22. Xin Qiji Advised Five Strategies to Resist Gold
At this time, not far away, a boat began to row slowly towards Xu Xian's location.
After the boat approached the shore, Xu Xian finally saw clearly that the person on the boat was indeed a young soldier wearing armor, and the person rowing the boat was a fisherman.
Then, the young soldier got off the boat and climbed up the cliff where Xu Xian was.
"Xin Qiji, please pay your respects to Prime Minister Xu!"
When the young soldier came to Xu Xian, he behaved very politely.
Xin Qiji actually saluted me?
This is my favorite lyricist, and he actually has a day to salute me.
It seems that power is such a thing that makes people forget to leave!
If I were not Prime Minister Xu, I am afraid that Xin Qiji, my favorite poet, would not even look at me.
When Xu Xian thought of this, he felt secretly happy.
"Prime Minister Xu!"
"What's wrong with you?"
Seeing that Xu Xian had not responded to him, Xin Qiji suddenly reminded him.
"I'm fine!"
"fine!"
“Brother Xin, there’s no need to be too polite, there’s no need to be too polite!”
After Xu Xian came to his senses, he saw that Xin Qiji was still saluting and quickly went up to help him up.
He called Xin Qiji Brother Xin, naturally because Xu Xian wanted to get close to Xin Qiji.
"The lyrics and music that Brother Xin recited just now are every word, which is enough to show Brother Xin's loyalty to the emperor and patriotism!"
"I wonder why Brother Xin is here?"
Xu Xian took the opportunity to ask.
"Return to Prime Minister Xu!"
"Although I, Xin Qiji, have been educated since I was a child and grew up in Tatar slavery, I know that I will always be a Song Dynasty person and I have a heart to serve the country!"
"So after hearing the news that the Tatar emperor was going to attack the Song Dynasty, I, Xin Qiji, led a group of my fellow countrymen to start revolting against the Tatars!"
"Recently I heard that the Tatars have invaded Jiankang, so I took a few brothers to join the old general Liu Qi who was guarding Yangzhou, and was sent by General Liu Qi's subordinates to inspect the Yangtze River!"
"I didn't expect to meet you, Prime Minister Xu, here!"
Xin Qiji introduced himself.
"Oh, it turns out that Brother Xin is following General Liu Qi now!"
"Then I wonder how General Liu Qi's defense organization in Yangzhou is going?"
"To be honest, I, Xu Xian, am also coming to the front line for the first time, and I only have a partial understanding of the war situation on the front line!"
Xu Xian naturally wanted to ask Xin Qiji about some things he didn't know.
"Now the Tatar navy has arrived north of Yangzhou, and the cavalry is less than dozens of miles away from Yangzhou!"
"Even Zhenjiang and other places to the east have been threatened by the Tatars!"
"And the morale of our army is now extremely low. I am afraid that soon, the entire Jiangbei will be lost to the Tatars!"
Xin Qiji's expression was very solemn.
"Then Brother Xin, do you have any good suggestions?"
Of course Xu Xian also wanted to know if Xin Qiji had any plan to retreat.
"Of course!"
"But as a lower-ranking person, how can I influence the decisions above?"
"Could it be that, Prime Minister Xu, you are willing to listen to my advice?"
Xin Qiji's expression seemed to be very dissatisfied with the current situation as he spoke.
"At this time of crisis for the Song Dynasty, as long as a citizen of the Song Dynasty has the heart to serve the country and has advice to serve the country, what can I, Xu Xian, not accept?"
"And it's fate that Brother Xin and I meet today!"
"Just come!"
Xu Xian certainly admired a great patriotic talent like Xin Qiji.
"good!"
"Since Prime Minister Xu is willing to listen to my advice from Xin Qiji, then I will put forward my five strategies for Prime Minister Xu to retreat from the Tatars!"
Xin Qiji put forward his five suggestions.
First, the army must be reorganized, and Prime Minister Xu or His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should go to supervise the army in person to boost morale in the fight against the Jin Dynasty.
Second, the punishment should be clear, severely punish Wang Quan and Liu Bingcheng who escaped, and reward Liu Zhen, Han Yanzhi and others for their meritorious service in resisting the Jin Dynasty.
Third, organize a group of regular stragglers to enter the rear of the Tatars and destroy military supplies so that the Tatars cannot fully devote themselves to the upcoming cross-river battle.
Fourth, after all, this time the Tatars used all their strength to defeat the Song Dynasty, and were far stronger than our army. Therefore, we should retreat with a step-by-step strategy like General Lianpo did. At least let the Tatars attack the city with every step they took.
It will cause a lot of losses. Only in this way, by the time the Tatars actually want to cross the river to fight, I am afraid they will be exhausted, and it will be easy for us to defeat them at this time.
5. The Tatar Emperor Wanyan Liang was not the orthodox successor of the Tatars, but came to usurp the throne through regicide. He was also extremely cruel and unpopular among the Tatar royal family. Otherwise, he would not have moved the capital to Yanjing and run Bianjing.
Beijing is attacking our Song Dynasty.
And I heard that there is a person named Wan Yanyong in the Tatar royal family. This person has a very high prestige in the Tatar royal family. We can send someone to contact this person secretly, and even some Liao people who are still unwilling to surrender, in the Tatar royal family.
Let's work together at the rear.
As long as something happens in the rear of the Tatars, the Tatar Emperor Wan Yanliang will definitely give up attacking the Song Dynasty and rush back to the north to quell the chaos. Then our Song Dynasty will have the opportunity to defeat the Tatars in one fell swoop and regain the Central Plains.
Xin Qiji's words at this moment were powerful and full of confidence.
"I have already discussed the first three items you mentioned with the prince!"
"This fourth step is to defend step by step and bring down the Tatars. It is indeed a good strategy and worth a try!"
"The fifth one is really an excellent strategy, but I don't know how we can contact Wan Yanyong as soon as possible?"
"After all, the war is getting more and more serious now, and Wanyanyong is far behind the Tatars. I'm afraid we are in a hurry to contact them, right?"
Xu Xian naturally felt that Xin Qiji's five advices were a good strategy, but it was still a bit difficult to implement.
"As long as I can get your support, Prime Minister Xu, I, Xin Qiji, am willing to lead the army to carry out sabotage behind the Tatars in the name of a guerrilla general. I will also contact Wanyan Yong by the way!"
"But I still need someone to help me!"
Xin Qiji had naturally already planned this in his mind.
"Then I wonder who Brother Xin needs help from?"
"Just say so!"
Xu Xian asked.
In fact, Xu Xian didn't know who Xin Qiji wanted to help him. Could it be that he wanted to help him go on an envoy to the Kingdom of Jin to meet Wanyan Yong?
But now that he is the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty, he is indispensable for this frontline war. Of course, he cannot go to Shangjing where the Tatar Wanyan Yong is.
"The person I want is Tongzhi Privy Councilor Ye Yiwen!"
"Because today only Ye Yiwen has been on many missions to the Tatars and is very familiar with the Tatar affairs. As long as he can go to the Tatar capital with me to meet Wanyan Yong, I will definitely let Wanyan Yong cooperate with us in the Song Dynasty.
, together we will destroy the Tatar Emperor Wanyan Liang!”
Xin Qiji suddenly interrupted Xu Xian's thoughts.
It turns out that it wanted Ye Yiwen to help it go to the Tatars. Fortunately, it wasn't me.
"Can!"
"I can ask His Highness to send Ye Yiwen to accompany you to the Tatar capital to meet Wanyan Yong!"
Xu Xian saw that he was not allowed to go, so of course he thought it was feasible.
After all, Xin Qiji's method did not pose too great a risk to the current war between the Song and Jin Dynasties. Even if Xin Qiji and Ye Yiwen died in the Jin Kingdom, he would still fight against the Jin according to his original plan.
If Xin Qiji and Ye Yiwen can really contact Wanyan Yong, causing Wanyan Yong to cause rebellion behind the Tatar emperor Wanyan Liang, and forcing Wanyan Liang to return to quell the rebellion, this will naturally be the best strategy to have the best of both worlds. This chapter has been completed!