One Piece of Song Dynasty

Li Xin explained: "When all the children graduate from Taixue, I will let them make a choice. If they want to sit in my position in the future, then I will send them to the countryside and let them start as village chiefs. If they If you can make the villagers of a village rich, then they will be promoted to township head or county magistrate. If you do well, you will be promoted again. This is my method of selecting successors, let them start from the bottom and climb up step by step. I will also send people to monitor me during this period. None of you can help them privately. I just want them to compete in political performance to see who among them can bring the people under their jurisdiction to the road of prosperity. Only such people will become successors in the future. Only in this way can the country be brought on the right path. This selection method will become the ancestral motto from now on and will be passed down."

Liang Hongyu smiled bitterly and said: "The method of selecting husbands is really unprecedented, but it is indeed good for the country. It is expected that some people will withdraw from such a difficult selection. How will the husband plan to arrange the other children?"

Li Xin said: "I have many factories under my command. If you are interested, you can manage the factories. These factories are your own industries and must be inherited by someone, or you can join the army as a soldier."

Liang Hongyu asked: "Aren't you afraid that your children will become generals and engage in mutiny like you?"

Li Xin smiled and said: "No, it takes money to carry out a mutiny. No matter who you are, you can only do the same thing in the future. Those who are generals cannot do business, and those who do business cannot be soldiers. Isn't this how the current army stipulates."

Liang Hongyu nodded and said: "Okay, the slave family has no problem."

Soon it was time to prepare for autumn. On this day, Wu Shu braved the pouring rain and galloped to Qizhou under the background of lightning and thunder. He announced to Wanyanchang the emperor's military edict at Wanyanchang's mansion. Empress Dowager Wei, who was pregnant again, heard the sound and hurried outside to take a peek amid the rumbling thunder. It turns out that the Jin Kingdom has decided to cooperate with the puppet Qi Liu Yunan to commit crimes. The military edict ordered Wushu and Wanyanchang to go from Shunchang to Hefei and cross the Yangtze River from quarrying to the south.

Wanyanchang and Wushu were worried in front of the map that if they went south according to this plan, the Quduan currently in Xiangyang would have to send troops from Xiangyang, making them vulnerable to enemies from both sides. Wan Yanchang believes that the East Road Governor's Mansion commanded by Han Shizhong is easier to fight than the Three Governor's Mansion of the Song Dynasty. It is better to avoid Quduan, go straight from Bianhe River to Sizhou, divide the troops to go eastward, seize grain and rice from Haizhou and Chuzhou, and after crossing Huaihe, the main force will guard Xuyi, and divide the troops to capture Luzhou, Hezhou, Yangzhou and other places. Then cross the river from Caishi in the west, and cross the river from Guazhou in the east to attack Jingkou.

"This is indeed a good plan." Wu Shu nodded in agreement, and Wan Yanchang changed the topic: "Wu Shu, don't you think we were kidnapped by Liu Yu? Liu Yu wanted to occupy Xiangyang and other places, but he didn't have the ability. Only then did he encourage the emperor to send troops and enlist our country, the Kingdom of Jin, to embolden him. If things go on like this, I'm afraid Liu Yu will become a guest. This would deviate from the original intention of establishing his country."

Wu Shu agreed: "It's his shit. Why should I wait until I wipe his butt before saying that it will rain heavily this year and the Jianghuai River will be muddy and difficult to travel."

Wan Yanchang said: "Then why do we have to work hard for Liu Yu to go south this time? Why don't we just send thousands of troops and horses, march slowly, and act according to the opportunity."

The two had reached an agreement, and Wu Shu left. Wan Yanchang had just sent him back with a gloomy expression. Empress Dowager Wei came out and asked, "Aren't you the lord of peace? Don't you want to negotiate peace with the Song Dynasty? Why are you sending troops south again?"

Wan Yanchang explained: "Wu Shu and I don't want to send troops, but Liu Yu of Qi State borrowed troops from the emperor and said that he would drive the Song State south for miles, and our Jin State could occupy the Huaihe River and Wuyue. The Emperor Unable to resist Liu Yu's temptation, Wu Shu and I were ordered to send troops."

Liu Yu was determined to drag the Kingdom of Jin into trouble. As a result, the peace between the north and the south will be delayed for who knows how long. Wanyanchang saw lightning and thunder outside the window and heavy rain. He shook his head helplessly: "It's such a heavy autumn rain."

In September of the Jianyan year, the Jin, Puppet and Ten Thousand Allied Forces marched south brazenly again.

After receiving the report, Han Shizhong immediately summoned the generals to discuss: "This time, the Jin-Qi coalition bypassed the defense area of ​​the Dudu's Mansion on the Middle Road and went straight to our East Road Dudu's Mansion. Apparently, they felt that our East Road Dudu's Mansion was the best among the three Dudu's Mansions. Bullying, I will let Jin Jun suffer another loss this time."

The generals echoed: "Commander, just tell me how to fight."

Han Shizhong said: "Chuzhou cannot be lost this time. Jieyuan, you lead soldiers and horses to defend Chuzhou, and bring enough food and grass to defend the city. Yue Chao, you lead men and horses to defend Chengzhou. Wang Sheng, you lead people." To guard Luzhou, I will bring men to guard Yangzhou. Li Shifu, your cavalry will stay in Yangzhou for now. There has been a lot of rain in Huaihe River recently and the roads are muddy and are not suitable for cavalry operations. When the time is right, I will let you out. Everyone must act in accordance with the order and must not retreat without authorization, otherwise military law will be dealt with."

The generals clasped their fists and said, "Yes, Commander."

Han Shizhong said: "Master Qiu, please leave it to the people to fortify the walls and clear the country. We cannot leave a grain of food to the Jin army."

Qiu Chan nodded and said: "Don't worry, Commander, I'll leave this matter to you. I promise not to let a grain of food fall into the hands of the enemy."

At this time, Li Xin was looking at the map in the Lin'an government office to discuss with Zhao Ding the Jin-Qi coalition's southern invasion. Li Xin looked at the map and asked, "What do you think the strength of the Jin-Qi coalition forces is like this time?"

Zhao Ding replied: "The Jin and Puppet allied troops are coming. The enemy is strong and we are weak. With today's situation, if the enemy troops cross the river, I will no longer be able to recover as before. Therefore, we must not let the enemy troops go this time." Now that we have crossed the river, please ask the prince to send an edict to fight in person, and the soldiers will be brave."

Li Xin waved his hand and said: "Mr. Zhao is overly worried. It's not that serious. The enemy army will definitely not be able to cross the river this time. If Liu Yu goes south, the Central Plains will be empty. If I take the opportunity to send troops north and attack Yingchang by surprise, Liu Yu will return to rescue him." Our army will take advantage of the victory and pursue it, and we will definitely defeat the enemy."

Zhao Ding thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty is right."

Li Xin said: "It is said in the art of war that if you attack the enemy, you must rescue him. Send a message to Qu Duan. Ten days after the war between the Huaihe River and Huaihe River begins, ask him to send troops to advance into the Central Plains. I don't believe that Liu Yu will not come back to save him, so I will send a message to Han Shizhong." If the enemy retreats, let him take a bite at the right moment. In addition, he will inform Zhang Jun, Yue Fei, and Jiangnan East Road to enter a state of combat readiness. Although the enemy may not be able to cross the river, we must be prepared just in case. .”

After receiving the order, Qu Duan called Wang De and said: "Your Majesty has just sent the order. Ten days after the war between the Huaihe River and Huaihe River begins, let our army send troops to march into the Central Plains with great fanfare to attract the enemy troops to rescue and reduce the pressure on the East Road Governor's Mansion. I will give you three Ten thousand soldiers and horses will give you the craftsman of the thunder chariot, and then you can lead the army to attack Yingchang directly, and fight as far as you can."

Wang De cupped his fists and said, "The last general respects your order."

Qu Duan instructed: "After receiving the order to retreat, we must withdraw quickly without fighting. When we come back, if there are people who are willing to come back, bring them all back."

Wang De nodded and said: "Yes, Commander, I understand."