Chapter 475 Analysis of Han Zhang
"Your Majesty, urgent report from the north."
In Longtuge, Zhao Xing was reviewing Zha Zi when a chamberlain hurried in holding a bamboo tube.
Sanshui quickly stepped forward, took the bamboo tube, checked it, opened it, took out the emergency report inside, and delivered it to Zhao Xing.
Zhao Xing took it and opened it and read it. When he saw the contents, he frowned.
"What a fool!"
After Zhao Xing read the contents, he immediately cursed.
The urgent report was sent by the British Duke, saying that Yelu Chongyuan was ambushed and killed by his son Nerugu.
Nerugu surrendered to Yelu Yixin and recruited Yelu Chongyuan's remaining troops and tribes in the grasslands.
After Yelu Yixin annexed Yelu Chongyuan's troops, his strength greatly increased.
Now that the civil strife in Liao has subsided, it is already in sight.
Empress Dowager Xiao relied on going to the capital and could not resist Yelu Yixin.
Although the city of Shangjing is tall and tall, there are nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses in the city including the imperial army, and there is sufficient food and grass. But Yelu Yixin and Yelu Chongyuan are different.
Yelu Yixin has been operating for such a long time. In the inner city of the city, there are not only those on the surface, but also secretly.
After Yelu Chongyuan was pacified, the next step was to get rid of the Empress Dowager Xiao, whether it was by coercing the emperor to order the princes, or directly ascending the throne and proclaiming himself emperor, the civil strife in the Liao Kingdom would be quelled in a short time.
Although the Liao Kingdom was in chaos for so long and its vitality was seriously damaged, it was completely okay for the Liao Kingdom to interfere with the Song Dynasty's construction of the Great Wall after the civil strife was settled.
Yelu Chongyuan, this idiot, would not regret his death.
As long as Fan is smart, even if he is not Yelu Yixin's opponent, as long as he exists for one day, Yelu Yixin will have worries and may not provoke the Song Dynasty.
"Call all the ministers and chief ministers to come over to discuss matters!" Zhao Xing ordered.
"Yes!"
Sanshui responded and quickly went down to arrange for someone to summon him.
"One-third of the Great Wall has been built, and the rest will be repaired by the middle of next year at the latest. How to delay the time?" Zhao Xing murmured.
Last year progress was a bit slow because there were so many things to prepare.
The construction speed will be much faster next year, and the construction will definitely be completed next year. Before that, we have to find a way to stabilize the Liao Kingdom.
After about a stick of incense, Han Zhang and others arrived one after another.
Zhao Xing asked people to circulate the urgent report to them. After they read it, he said: "You have finished reading it. Let's talk about it. What should we do next?"
Everyone looked thoughtful when they heard this and remained silent.
This kind of thing is entirely a matter of the Liao Kingdom, and since the matter has reached this point, there is absolutely nothing that can be done.
Unless the Song Dynasty sends troops to delay Yelu Yixin's attack on the capital.
But this is not very realistic. After all, the situation is different now from when Yelu Zhongyuan was still there.
When Yelu Chongyuan was here, he had many soldiers and horses in the grassland.
If Yelu Yixin wants to destroy them, it will not only require a large number of soldiers and horses, but also a long time.
But now Yelu Yixin has annexed Yelu Chongyuan's troops. Even if the Song Dynasty sends troops, Yelu Yixin can besiege Shangjing and divide his troops to block the Song Dynasty.
In this way, unless the Song Dynasty really captured several cities in the Liao Kingdom, it could relieve the siege.
Just relieving the siege is not enough, because most of the troops and horses of the Liao Kingdom are in the hands of Yelu Yixin. As long as the Song Dynasty retreats, Empress Dowager Xiao will still be no match for Yelu Yixin.
In other words, if the Song Dynasty wants to send troops, it means that it really wants to fight the Liao Kingdom. It cannot retreat after a while, but it really wants to wage a long-term war with the Liao Kingdom.
If this is the case, then why build the Great Wall?
"Master, please tell me." Zhao Xing said. Although he was a little angry at Han Zhang, it was undeniable that Han Zhang was still somewhat capable in the military.
In fact, a person like Han Zhang can govern a place and can also be used as an adviser, but he is not suitable for being a general.
Take the Three Kingdoms period as an example. A large number of advisers emerged. These advisers made plans and formulated strategies, and the generals implemented them according to their plans.
Looking at it this way, it seems that these counselors can serve as commanders, and the existence of generals is somewhat redundant.
But in fact, planning and commanding war are completely different things.
Advisors plan the overall situation, but generals direct local wars.
To give a simple example, the counselor said which city should be conquered, what are the benefits of conquering it, and what is its strategic significance.
Military generals don't need to think about this, they only need to think about how to conquer the city.
Of course, many commanders also have an overall view.
In general, counselors formulate plans and generals execute them.
There is no mistake in every song, one post, one content, one 6 one, one book, one book, take a look!
Being able to formulate a plan may not necessarily be able to command troops and horses to execute the plan.
To put it simply, it is the difference between talking on paper.
"Your Majesty, unless the Song Dynasty is willing to start a complete war with the Liao Kingdom now, there is no good way to stop it. The most it can do is delay it, which is of little significance."
Han Zhang paused and continued: "But I think your Majesty doesn't need to worry too much."
"Oh?"
Zhao Xing said: "Tell me carefully, why don't you worry?"
"Although Empress Dowager Xiao is no match for Yelu Yixin, she is not a fool either. She will not do anything when things happen. She will probably escape with the young emperor of Liao." Han Zhang said.
"Huh?"
Zhao Xing was startled and said in surprise: "Is the Grand Prime Minister going to accept the Empress Dowager Xiao and the Little Emperor of Liao?"
"No!"
Han Zhang smiled and said: "If the Song Dynasty accepts it, Yelu Yixin will definitely not give up, and war will inevitably break out in the north. Moreover, Shangjing is farther from the Song Dynasty than from Xixia and Hehuang. I think Empress Dowager Xiao wants to escape. They will also flee to Xixia and Hehuang. It is less likely to happen to Xixia, but most likely to Hehuang.”
After hearing this, Zhao Xing was silent for a while and said: "Although what the Grand Prime Minister said makes sense, Dong Felt may not accept Empress Dowager Xiao."
No matter whether Empress Dowager Xiao enters Hehuang or Xixia, Yelu Yixin will force them to make friends.
If you go to Xixia, you will probably be used by Xixia as a bargaining chip in negotiations to exchange for the piece of grassland that Xixia lost to Liao.
Even if Xixia did not do this, it would not accept Queen Mother Xiao and would conflict with Liao.
Empress Dowager Xiao must have known this, so Han Zhangcai said that Empress Dowager Xiao was more likely to flee to Hehuang.
But even though Dong Fei married a princess of Liao, he couldn't offend Liao, so how could he accept Empress Dowager Xiao?
"I have different views from Your Majesty. Dong Fei is likely to accept Empress Dowager Xiao and others." Han Zhang said.
Zhao Xing pondered for a while and said uncertainly: "The Grand Prime Minister is saying that Dong Xiang wants to use Empress Dowager Xiao and others to expand territory towards the Liao Kingdom?"
"Not bad!"
Han Zhang nodded and said: "Hehuang is in the gap between the Song Dynasty, Xixia and Liao Kingdoms. In addition to these three countries, it also connects to the plateau. If you want to expand your territory, you must either attack one of the three countries or return to the plateau. But in that case, we will still face the previous situation. When losing to Xixia, it will be difficult for the Song Dynasty to send troops to help.
There must be people in the Liao Kingdom who were loyal to the Empress Dowager Xiao and the young emperor. With their status, Dong Xiang could take advantage of this to capture part of the Liao Kingdom's territory.
After all, Yelu Yixin was plotting rebellion and needed to stabilize the situation internally, which gave Dong Fei an opportunity to take advantage of. ”
(End of chapter)