Da Bong fights more people

Any strategy has two sides.

Ji Xuan glanced at him and said:

"Yang Gong insisted on clearing the land, burning food and grass, and not leaving us a grain of rice. The pressure on our side will be multiplied. This is cutting our flesh with a blunt knife and slowly consuming our foundation. Of course, we don't have to be afraid. "

Yang Gong's purpose is obvious, to weaken the strength of the rebel army as much as possible in Qingzhou.

The generals present here are all smart people with rich experience, so it is not difficult to figure out this problem.

Qi Guangbo said indifferently: "The national teacher has been preparing for many years, and has a profound foundation. How can the little Qingzhou consume it? It just happens to use this to promote the reputation of our volunteer teacher."

The generals looked at each other and smiled.

Qi Guangbo said: "It's time for the monks and soldiers from the Western Regions to appear. I have already sent someone to ask the national teacher for instructions."

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Qingzhou chief envoy.

In the backyard, the round table in the living room was filled with delicacies. Lina and Xu Lingyin ate and drank on the table.

The faces of the master and the apprentice are the same, swollen into buns.

"I eat fish and bacon every day, and I have to squat for a long time to go to the toilet." Lina said vulgar words without any psychological burden, even though she had exquisite facial features.

There is a lack of fresh fruits and vegetables on board.

"Master, I can shit." Xu Lingyin announced loudly, saying that she was better than Master.

"Shall we save some for Brother Erlang?"

Lina said so, but the speed of swallowing food became faster.

On the way to Qingzhou by boat, Zhang Shen, Xu Erlang's tutor, and Li Mubai came to him and brought the disciple to Qingzhou first.

Of course Xu Erlang couldn't let Lina and Lingyin stay on the boat, so they went on the road together.

"Erguo, Erguo is not hungry."

Xu Lingyin forcibly defined Xu Erlang.

"If you're not hungry, then there's nothing you can do..."

Lina said seriously.

The Chamber of Chief Envoys.

Xu Erlang picked up the blue and white teacup, took a sip of the scalding tea, and listened in silence.

At the head of the long table made of pear blossoms, sat Qingzhou chief envoy Yang Gong in a scarlet robe. This Ziyang layman who was born in Yunlu Academy and was well-known in the Central Plains had lost a lot of weight.

He hadn't slept for half a day, and his pale face couldn't hide his fatigue, but his eyes were still sharp, and his spirit was still strong, as if he had endless power.

"...The situation in Qingzhou is currently like this, and the border has not been defended."

After Yang Gong finished his long speech, he picked up the teacup, moistened his throat, and looked sideways at Zhang Shen:

"How do you feel about it?"

Among the two students who came all the way to serve as staff, Zhang Shen majored in the art of war, a talent that Yang Gong urgently needed.

Zhang Shen nodded and said:

"If it were me, I wouldn't let those merchants, wealthy households, and gentry families leave. The rebel army would definitely choose to support war with war. The day they break the city, their family will be ruined.

"If you don't want your family to be destroyed, then help defend the city, so that the rebel army can be consumed as much as possible. However, this is when the imperial court has reinforcements. Ziqian, you have done a good job in making a compromise."

As he said that, he looked at his proud disciple, thinking about the exam, and said with a smile:

"Farewell to the old days, come and analyze the situation in Qingzhou for you."

The prefect of Qingzhou, the commanding envoy of the capital, the procuratorial envoy for the punishment, as well as the officials and generals under their command all came to watch.

Xu Xinian was not stage-frightened. He straightened his back and slowly swept his eyes across the crowd:

"This official believes that how long Qingzhou can defend and how to defend it, first of all, you adults must understand three points.

"One: The environment of Yunzhou!

"The climate in Yunzhou is humid and warm, the land is fertile, and every household has surplus food; and it is backed by the ocean, and there are countless salt fields; in the past 20 years, the rebel party has secretly eroded the court's water transportation yamen, and secretly transferred countless iron ore. There is no shortage of salt, iron and food.

"In such a rich place, Governor Yang wants to use the refugees and the poor to drag the opponent down, it's just a drop in the bucket."

"According to Master Xu, the strategy of Yang Buzheng is not appropriate?" The prefect of Qingzhou frowned.

Xu Nian shook his head: "Emissary Yang Bu's strategy will certainly not go wrong, but the focus must be changed. Don't think about dragging them down, but fighting for their elite."

He looked behind Yang Gong at the map of Qingzhou and Yunzhou pasted on the wall, and said in a deep voice:

"We returned to Yunzhou, do you still remember the other name of Yunzhou?

"Bandit state!

"Since Emperor Gaozu, Yunzhou was occupied by the rebels of the previous dynasty, who turned into bandits and caused disasters. For 600 years, the banditry in Yunzhou has never been resolved.

"My lords, do you still remember, when the yellow book was recreated last time, how many people did Yunzhou have?"

The officials looked at each other in blank dismay, but no one knew.

They are officials in Qingzhou, how could they know about Yunzhou's affairs.

Yang Gong tapped his finger on the table, swept across the officials with some dissatisfaction, and said slowly:

"The last time was in the 30th year of Yuanjing, there were 83 recorded households in Yunzhou, with a population of about 350 million."

This is data from eight years ago.

Xu Erlang arched his hands, and continued with a calm expression:

"If I remember correctly, every time the yellow book is remade, the population of Yunzhou is decreasing sharply. This is the price of rampant banditry."

At this time, the officials already understood what he wanted to say.

"The population limits the number of their troops, and in the past few decades, the training and raising of troops has been carried out secretly." Xu Erlang tapped his fist lightly on the table, and his voice resounded loudly:

"The lack of elite soldiers is the biggest weakness of the rebellious party. Regardless of all costs, try to fight off their elite soldiers. This is what we have to do."

"That makes sense!" Everyone nodded slowly.