The matter of the Three Kingdoms' alliance was aroused in the Song Dynasty, and many frontier ministers already knew about it.
Tong Guan, the master is far away in the northwest, but the emperor has informed the two of them of the specific contents of the Bianliang Covenant, and now the two are discussing the matter.
"This is a great thing! This Goryeo envoy is not simple, he can actually come up with such a strategy! We will destroy the Liao with the Three Kingdoms first, and then the two will destroy the Jin. This is better than Ma Zhi's plan of allied Jin to destroy the Liao.
Ah! Now, our Song Dynasty has great hope of winning the world." Tong Guan said excitedly.
"There is something wrong with this matter... Goryeo is just a small country with limited national power. If we unite with Goryeo, we may not be able to destroy the Jin Kingdom in the end." Zhong Shidao frowned.
Goryeo had only a population of 5 million and not many soldiers. Moreover, it was formerly the Shu Kingdom of Liao Kingdom, so its military strength was obviously not very strong. Zhong Shidao did not trust this "ally" at all.
"Sir Zhong, you are really too worried! After Korea broke off diplomatic relations with the Liao people, they recruited more than 100,000 new troops and horses. Adding the original troops and horses, there are already more than 300,000." Tong Guandao.
"What's the use of having more soldiers? The millions of soldiers in the Liao Kingdom are now difficult to resist the Jin people, and the Jin people are said to have only tens of thousands of soldiers in total. The Jin people are too fierce, like a hungry wolf. The three of us will unite to destroy the Liao people."
It is possible to conquer the country, but it is basically impossible for us to unite with Goryeo to destroy the Jin people. I think the best strategy is for us to unite with the Liao people and Goryeo to destroy the Jin people, and then we can unite with Goryeo to destroy the Jin people.
Liao people." Zhongshi Dao said.
"Uh... Master Zhong, the Liao Kingdom is our feud, how can we unite with the Liao people?" Tong Guandao.
"For the future of the Song Dynasty, it is not a bad idea to unite with the Liao people." Master Zhong said.
"Master Zhong really attaches too much importance to the Jin people. The Jin people are just barbarians. If we join forces with Goryeo, we will definitely destroy the Jin people in the end. Besides, His Majesty has personally decided on this matter.
The Grand Master and the Grand Lieutenant have also confirmed this strategy, we just have to follow it." Tong Guan curled his lips and said.
He felt that this way of cultivating teachers was too unfounded. He actually regarded the Jin people as so important and believed that the Jin people would be the greatest enemies of the Song people in the future. Tong Guan disagreed with this view.
"Hey!" Master Zhong sighed deeply.
However, no matter what, he felt that the current strategy was stronger than Ma Zhi's original strategy of "alliance with Jin to destroy Liao". Although Goryeo's national power was not good, with Goryeo in the north to contain the Jin people, it would be impossible for the Jin people to do so in the future.
Attack the Song Dynasty unscrupulously.
"Master Zhong, from now on you and I can show off our talents! The troops and horses in the northwest are all under your control. We will definitely be used when we conquer Liao. Then it will be the time for us to make great achievements... In the future, we will be crowned kings
I don't know if I will be granted the title of Marquis." Tong Guan felt a little excited in his heart.
He has controlled the military power in the northwest for more than ten years, and his biggest wish now is to be crowned king. However, to be crowned king requires military merit. Without military exploits, even if Song Huizong favors him, it is impossible to make him king. And the three families joined forces to destroy Liao.
Seeing the victory in battle right in front of me, I was a little ready to take action.
Historically, Tong Guanshi was made king by Song Huizong after he pacified Fang La. Now Fang La has not rebelled yet, so he is still just the supervisor of the northwest army. He does not know that the opportunity to make him king is already beckoning to him.
Zhong Shidao ignored Tong Guan's words and said: "I heard that your Majesty wants to strengthen the national power of Goryeo and is preparing to provide Goryeo with a lot of armor and weapons. This is a good thing... The strengthening of Goryeo's national power will be good for us in the future.
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Tong Guanzheng was fantasizing about being crowned king, but Zhong Shidao actually mentioned this matter again, which made him a little unhappy, so he just said lightly: "Oh."
Master Zhong said: "I would like to advise Your Majesty that we must strengthen the assistance to Goryeo and make Goryeo a sharp blade for our Song Dynasty in the north... The national situation is difficult!"
Zhong Shidao is very worried now. He feels that there are too many threats facing the Song Dynasty, and he must not go wrong, otherwise he will be in an abyss. In addition to worrying about foreign affairs, there is also the matter of Liang Shanbo that worries him.
In the first month of the first month, he sent Han Shizhong to rob and kill Wu Dong, the leader of the bandits in Liangshanbo, but instead of killing Wu Dong, he lost information about Han Shizhong.
The 1,000 troops and horses led by Han Shizhong, except for a few in other counties, all disappeared without a trace on the same day in Yanggu County. No one knows where they went. However, Zhong Shidao estimated that Han Shizhong should have been captured by Liangshan.
If someone is captured, he is probably dead.
Regarding this matter, Zhong Shidao is very sorry. Even though Han Shizhong is just a minor general, Zhong Shidao attaches great importance to it and prepares to vigorously train him. Han Shizhong is likely to become a pillar of the country in the future.
"Hey, Han Shizhong, how could he be trapped in Yanggu County? That's all, that's all, I'd better go to His Majesty first and ask Your Majesty to strengthen the assistance to Goryeo." Zhong Shidao shook his head and left Tong Guan's military camp, and began to think about things.
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Han Shizhong is currently in the military camp outside Incheon City. This military camp is very large. In addition to the sounds of soldiers training, the sound of horses neighing can also be heard here.
There are many horses here. These horses are relatively short. Compared with Khitan horses and Xixia horses, they have smaller frames, but they are somewhat similar to Mongolian horses further north.
These horses are all domestically produced in Goryeo, and they were purchased by Liangshan from the Goryeo people in the past two years.
Goryeo is actually also a good land for horse breeding, especially Jeju Island. Later, when the Mongols conquered the world and occupied Jeju Island, they also regarded it as a good horse breeding land.
Now Yangsan also trains horses in Jeju Island, but more horses are outside Incheon City.
Han Shizhong was training cavalry here, while Wu Dong was watching from the hillside.
After a while, Han Shizhong came to Wu Dong and paid homage to Wu Dong.
Wu Dong said: "General Han, are you satisfied with the Korean horse?"
Han Shizhong said: "It's okay, just a little short, but the weight is pretty good."
Wu Dong nodded and said: "This is the advantage of Korean horses. I hope you can make good use of these horses and train these cavalry well."
Han Shizhong initially followed Hua Rong, but after only more than ten days, Hua Rong recognized Han Shizhong's talents. When he was in the northwest, Han Shizhong trained cavalry, so Hua Rong gave Han Shizhong the important task of training cavalry.
Han Shizhong said: "Grand Governor, we have a small number of horses, so we can only train 2,000 cavalry at most. Such a small number of cavalry may not be of much use."
Wu Dong thought for a while and said: "2,000 cavalry is actually not a small number. General Han, do you know that the Jurchens' Wanyan Aguda only relied on 2,500 cavalry to defeat tens of thousands of Khitans. After that,
Wanyan Aguda only relied on 3,700 cavalry to defeat another 100,000 Liao army. So as long as it is used well, 2,000 cavalry can also play a huge role."
Wu Dong said this just to cheer up Han Shizhong. A person like Wanyan Aguda was only something Han Shizhong could compare to now.
Wanyan Aguda was from the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms to the end of the Northern Song Dynasty. He was the most powerful military man in East Asia for more than 200 years. Not to mention the current Han Shizhong, even the founding kings like Zhao Kuangyin and Chai Rong were far behind him.
Only Genghis Khan in later generations could surpass him after he came out of nowhere. And this was because Wanyan Aguda died early. If Wanyan Aguda had not died early, his later military achievements might even surpass Genghis Khan.
However, Han Shizhong was greatly encouraged after hearing this and said: "What the Governor said is that I must let these 2,000 cavalry play their greatest role in my hands."
Wu Dong nodded and said: "Shizhong, the key to a cavalry charge is courage. In the past dynasties, those powerful foreign tribes did not have many soldiers, but they were often able to defeat the powerful Central Plains. The key was courage."
The word. Their living conditions are difficult, so they have to fight hard. I hope you can also bring the word courage to our cavalry, so that our cavalry will not be afraid of anything and can compare with those foreigners."
Han Shizhong nodded and said: "Don't worry, Commander... I will use the most cruel methods to train the cavalry, so that they can learn to be brave and fight hard."
The two were talking about the cavalry when suddenly Hua Rong arrived in a hurry.
As soon as Hua Rong arrived, he interrupted the conversation between Wu Dong and Han Shizhong and said: "Grand Governor, I have something extremely important to report to you."
Wu Dong asked strangely: "What happened?"
Hua Rong said: "Grand Governor, this is information from the Intelligence Department. Come and take a look. It is very important."
Hua Rong kept saying "important", Wu Dong did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly took the information and read it carefully.
At the end, he had an expression of disbelief on his face and said, "Is this true?"
Hua Rong said: "It's true! It can't be wrong! Now Wu Yong, the 'Korea Envoy', has gained a great reputation in Bianliang City. Everyone in Bianliang City knows it. Not long after,
Wu Yong will bring the envoys from the Song Dynasty to Goryeo."
Wu Dong couldn't help laughing, and after a long while he said: "I am really surprised that Wu Yong did such a thing! This time, he has made great contributions to Liangshan!"
Hua Rong also said with a face full of surprise: "Yes, this Wu Yong, I always looked down on him in the past, but this time he also surprised me."
To be honest, although Wu Yong was Liangshan's military advisor and a member of the Military Aircraft Department, he almost never played an important role. But this time, if this matter can be accomplished, he can be regarded as Liangshan's number one hero.
Wu Dong thought for a while and said: "Let's go back immediately to discuss the matter of receiving the envoys of the Song Dynasty. I want to immediately rearrange the governor's palace, and also make jade seals and a large number of Goryeo official uniforms... What's wrong?
Everyone must point out the place and make the envoys of the Song Dynasty believe that we are the Goryeo government. We must also come up with reasons why we receive them in Incheon City instead of Kaijing."
If this thing is done, then we can get a steady stream of benefits from the Song Dynasty court. Wu Dong and Hua Rong left in a hurry, but Han Shizhong was still training cavalry.
Han Shizhong now likes the atmosphere of the military camp in Liangshan. It is different from the military camp in the Song Dynasty. The soldiers here are trained very hard and the discipline is extremely strict. In Han Shizhong's opinion, the soldiers here have almost no flaws.
At present, he continued to train these cavalry, thinking that he must train these cavalry to the level of Jurchens.
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