Back to the Song Dynasty as a tyrant

Someone shouted excitedly.

Several scholars came out, and upon hearing such words, one of them said: "Wu Jie recovered Taiyuan?"

Another scholar said: "Wu Jie's ability is still a bit weak, and it is only now that he regained Taiyuan."

When the news spread to the imperial palace, officials from the East and West Mansions and the Military and Political Yuan vaguely heard the voice.

Qin Hui came from Shangshu Youcheng Hall, he looked in the direction of the voice, a little surprised.

"Mr. Zhao, there seems to be a report from the Hedong Army."

Zhao Ding put down his pen and asked doubtfully, "Could it be that there will be a result so soon?"

At this time, the messengers had already arrived outside Wende Hall.

Zhao Ning was stunned, Taiyuan Military Daily?

"Hurry up!"

After finishing speaking, Zhao Ning couldn't wait any longer, and rushed out in two or three steps.

It was snowing heavily outside, but he didn't care.

When the messenger saw Zhao Guan's family, he was stunned for a moment, and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, urgent report from Hedong, Wang Shike will return to Taiyuan!"

After finishing speaking, he presented the general report to Zhao Ning with both hands.

His hands were red with cold and trembling.

Zhao Ning's heart beat wildly, but he still said politely: "Thank you for your hard work, come and take him down to have a good rest."

The orderly was led down.

Zhao Ning quickly opened the battle report, there are two copies.

One was written by Wu Jie to the General Department of the Daming Mansion, and the other was written by Zong Ze to Zhao Guanjia.

Both military newspapers have one characteristic: this is a victory report written with blood!

Between the lines, Zhao Ning seemed to have seen the mountain of corpses and sea of ​​blood in Taiyuan City with his own eyes, and heard the pleading and screams of those countless unarmed people.

After the end of the Taiyuan battle on the first day of December, the Jin army in Taiyuan sent people out to negotiate. Wanyan Hujia was willing to open the city and surrender on the condition that they would not be killed.

If the Song army did not accept their surrender, they would kill everyone in the city and be buried together.

Wu Jie agreed.

On the night of the first day of December, the guards actually entered Taiyuan City.

When the guards entered the city, they discovered that the streets were full of corpses.

It turned out that the great turmoil in Taiyuan City resulted in the death of more than 3 people in the city.

Some families were even exterminated by the barbaric Jin army.

For this reason, countless people pleaded for orders to kill all the golden troops who surrendered.

But they were all suppressed by Wu Jie.

Wu Jie didn't say anything like "killing and surrendering is inauspicious", but that there were still thousands of Jin troops who surrendered before they were initially controlled. He didn't want to fight again in Taiyuan City.

To kill is to cheat out after a while and bury them all alive.

Of course, Wu Jie's thoughts on how to deal with the surrenderers were not written in the military newspaper, so Zhao Ning didn't know.

After reading this military report, Zhao Ning was happy, but also a little heavy.

He suddenly asked, "What year and month is it today?"

Zhang Shuye, who came out, said: "Your Majesty, let's go in first, and be careful not to catch a cold."

"What year and month is it today?"

"Today is the tenth day of December in the fifth year of Jingkang."

"How long did we set for Wu Jie to recover Taiyuan?"

"If the old minister remembers correctly, it will be three months, that is, before January next year."

"Wu Jie finished it two months ahead of schedule."

"Yes."

Zhao Ning said again: "What will the Jinren do next?"

Zhang Shuye replied: "The Jin people will be very angry. Maybe while preparing their troops to go south, they will send envoys to question the crime. The questioning of the crime is false, but it is true to ask for information and hold us back."

Zhao Ning's gaze became firm: "Before the Jin people come to question the crime, I will send someone to ask the crime first."

On the high mountain of Dayi, there is an excellent location that cannot wait for the enemy to grab it.

Zhao Ning's brain began to spin rapidly.

He has already figured out what to do next.

On this day, news of the recovery of Taiyuan spread throughout Tokyo.

For the first time, the name Wu Jie became so dazzling in the government and opposition parties in Tokyo.

Everyone knows what the strategic significance of recovering Taiyuan is.

Since Zhao Guangyi's Yongxi Northern Expedition ended in a hurry, in order to prevent the Liao Dynasty, the Song Dynasty built three important military towns in Hebei and Hedong, commonly known as the three towns in the north.

The three towns in the north are Taiyuan Prefecture in Hedong, Zhongshan Prefecture in Hebei Province, and Hejian Prefecture in Hebei Province.

They helplessly replaced the Great Wall and became the northern frontier defense line of the Song Dynasty.

Taiyuan Mansion, located in the hinterland of Hedong, has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times.

The land of Hedong (Shanxi Province) is mostly majestic and lofty mountains, but there are two roads that can go south quickly.

One is to walk from Taiyuan along the west side of Taihang Mountain to Shangdang, go south to Yinma Yellow River, and overlook the opposite Luoyang.

One is to go down Luliang Mountain from Taiyuan, pass through Fenzhou, and go south to Jiezhou (Yuncheng), the center of salt production in the Song Dynasty. This place is not far from Chang'an in Guanzhong.

Taiyuan Mansion fell into the second Song-Jin War. By the time of the third Song-Jin War, the Jin Army stationed troops in Taiyuan and sent troops south from Taiyuan without any pressure. The hinterland of the Central Plains and Guanzhong were almost exposed under the iron hooves of the Jin Army. .

For this reason, Zhao Ning had to garrison a large army in Longde Mansion, that is, in the Shangdang area to defend against the Jin army.

But now that Taiyuan has been brought back, Da Song's defense line has once again been pushed to the front line of Taiyuan Mansion, and it is only three hundred miles away from Yanmen Pass and only four hundred miles away from Fugu.

These places are all military fortresses.

As long as Taiyuan is there, if the Jin army wants to go south again, they can only go south from Zhending Mansion and Hejian Mansion.

This also means that once Song and Jin go to war, it will be difficult for the Jin army to threaten Shaanxi, which greatly reduces the probability of Shaanxi being attacked by the enemy when the three kingdoms of Song, Jin and Xia go to war at the same time.

It can be said that Taiyuan is firmly in his hands, and the pressure on Mixia has been reduced by at least half.

The ruling and opposition parties were shocked. When the New Deal was rolled out in an all-round way, it was the first time that the frontline received good news of regaining lost ground.

This is undoubtedly a reassurance for Da Song who has just undergone a major purge.

December [-], early morning.

The ministers first congratulated His Majesty the Emperor, and then began to express their opinions on the strategy of managing Taiyuan.

"The recovery of Taiyuan is due to the joint efforts of Wu Jie, all the guards, and the joint efforts of the soldiers and civilians of Taiyuan. There are heavy casualties in Taiyuan City, and the people in the north are all looking forward to the king's teacher day and night. My heart is very painful. The court should issue special gifts to the people who died in the war as appropriate." What do you think about the pension?"

Chapter 467 Questioning the Goryeo Envoy (Second Change)

The Zhao officials want to spread money to appease the people, expressing the importance the court attaches to Taiyuan's military and civilians. This is naturally a benevolent government. Qin Hui immediately came out and said: "Your Majesty is holy, and all officials look forward to the king's master going north. Fortunately, the blessing of all peoples."

Zhang Shuye came out and said: "Your Majesty, the plan for now is to quickly settle Taiyuan, replenish the people's strength, and transfer troops."

"What's your suggestion, sir?"

Zhang Shuye also said: "You can appoint Wu Jie as the envoy of Hedong Jinglu, so as to gather the strength of Hedong and rebuild the Taiyuan military town."

As soon as Zhang Shuye said this, several people were ready to stand up and oppose it.

"Sure!" Zhao Ning was very straightforward. After all, this kind of thing has been rehearsed in private, and he doesn't give others a chance to recommend it.

Qin Hui stood up and said, "Your Majesty, Wu Jie is a military commander after all, and all the envoys in this dynasty are civil servants."

Zhao Guanjia said: "Liu Kai, the envoy of the Yanyan Road, and Li Yanxian, the envoy of the Xihe Road, are all military generals. I think Wu Jie is very suitable for the envoy of the East River."

In fact, Qin Hui wanted to recommend Kang Wang, and several people in the court today wanted to recommend Zhao Gou.

The strategy after regaining Taiyuan is really important, and Zhao Ning is relieved to give this position to Wu Jie.

Next, he will quickly mobilize more soldiers and civilians to Taiyuan Mansion.

Go to Fugu, replace the state, face Yanmen, build the Great Wall, accumulate troops, overcome Wuzhou, and seize Ningbian.

These places are all important border areas. If these places can be regained, almost all the boundaries between the north of Hedong and the Inner Great Wall will be recovered.

This is equivalent to destroying the bridgehead of the Jin army's threat to Hedong, and forcing the Jin army to go outside Yanmen Pass.

What are the benefits of this?

For example, now that the Jin army wants to go south, if they go to Daizhou, the Jin army can hoard food, grass and troops in Daizhou, use Daizhou as the front line, and directly attack Taiyuan.

If all these places are recovered, the Jin army can only gather troops in Yunzhong Mansion (Datong) outside Yanmen Pass.

And Yunzhong Mansion and Hedong are separated by the Great Wall of Yanmen Pass.

Zhao Ning can rebuild the Great Wall.

With the Great Wall, although it is impossible to completely block the invasion of the barbarians, the most important thing is that it prevents the cavalry from going south, or increases the cost of the barbarians' march.

If the Jin army wants to destroy the Great Wall in a flat place, it will take time. Once the Great Wall guard post is found, the Song army can immediately send troops to destroy it while repairing it.

The Great Wall, in addition to controlling the economic exchanges between the Central Plains and the grasslands, probably has a military role here, and it increases the cost of foreign enemies going south.

Isn't money what is fought in war?

If I let your marching cost increase tenfold, you will be even more afraid to go straight.

Some historical inventors on the Internet in later generations are full of prejudice against the Great Wall. It is because they stand on the basis of productivity in the 21st century, put on the halo of God, and swallow the sun and the moon.

During the Warring States Period, it was not unreasonable for the northern Xias to build the Great Wall.

As far as Zhao Ning is concerned, this step of strategy can be called the "repairing the Great Wall strategy."

This is just the beginning of the Great Wall restoration strategy.

After the Great Wall is repaired, the Great Wall can be used to control the internal and external economy, using force and economy at the same time, to double attack Jin Guo.

Zhao Gou is incapable of serving as the envoy of Hedong Economic Strategy.

Qin Hui obviously refused to give up, he said: "Your Majesty is wise, in an extraordinary time, use extraordinary people to implement extraordinary measures."

Others followed suit, "Your Majesty is wise."

Qin Hui also said: "My minister thought that Hedong was concentrated in Taiyuan, while Hebei West Road was concentrated in Zhongshan Mansion. The imperial court was preparing to take back Zhongshan, but there was no commander in front of Hebei West Road. Zong Xianggong was old and could only sit in the township. Daming Mansion."

Zhao Ning nodded.

Only then did Qin Hui go on: "Kang Kang made great contributions to being a diligent king in the second year of Jingkang, and last year he implemented a new agricultural policy for the Jingdong Road, which was well received by everyone. Therefore, I recommended Kang Wang to be the commander-in-chief of the Hebei West Road Army, and to be the head of the Daming Mansion. Jurisdiction."

"Kang Kang is now serving as the governor of the Kaifeng government. He is implementing the new policy of handing over banknotes to the countryside. This is the top priority of the country. Why is he serving as the economic envoy of the West Hebei Road?" Zhao Ning directly declined, "Mr. He has repeatedly made military exploits and can be appointed as the economic envoy of West Hebei Road."

He didn't ask everyone's opinions anymore, but just said: "Mr. Shu Ye, let's make it so."

"Yes."

Qin Hui was beaten back twice, his heart sank, he didn't dare to say any more, he just said: "It's my minister who didn't think well, Your Majesty is wise."

Li Ruoshui, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, came out and said, "Your Majesty, the envoy from Korea has arrived in Tokyo for a few days, and this time he is outside the palace."

"Xuan."

The envoy of Korea, Kim Don-joong, led the mission into the palace and made a big salute.

"The little envoy sees His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, Long Live Sheng'an."

"Saint Boon."

"The envoy brought some tributes from our country. There are thousand-year-old ginseng here. I hereby present it to His Majesty the Emperor."

Jin Dunzhong held a brocade box with both hands. Wang Huaiji went down and opened the brocade box. There was indeed a pair of ginseng inside, which seemed to be quite old.

However, it is somewhat exaggerated to say that the millennium ginseng is only a few hundred years old.

"Thank you for the messenger's gift, I accept it."

Jin Dunzhong said: "I wish His Majesty the Emperor a long live and a prosperous Song Dynasty."