Chapter 499 Planning
Zhao Xing did not know the situation in Bianjing, and he was enjoying the service of Empress Dowager Xiao.
I don’t know how long it took, but Zhao Xing held down Empress Xiao’s head and let go after a long time.
Empress Xiao looked up and gave Zhao Xing a blank look, got out of the bed, and after rinsing, she returned to the bed, and snuggled up to Zhao Xing to lie down.
"How does your brother control those soldiers?"
Zhao Xing asked while carrying the ball.
Captained dozens of cities, and although there were not many surrendered troops, there were still thousands of people.
These thousands of people are Khitans, and Zhao Xing can't use them either. Empress Dowager Xiao asked him for it. After thinking about it, he agreed and gave those people to Xiao Asu.
These surrendered soldiers are always a problem and cannot be killed directly.
During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao was killed because his father passed by Xuzhou. When he attacked Xuzhou, he not only harmed the gentry of Xuzhou, but also inspired the people of Xuzhou to resist Cao.
Since ancient times, it has been said that killing prisoners is unknown, but in fact it is not that mysterious at all. To put it bluntly, killing prisoners will inspire the resistance of the opponent's soldiers.
Even if the soldiers are defeated, the soldiers will fight to the death.
But keeping these people not only requires raising them, but also sending troops to watch them.
Anyway, all the generals among them ran away, and it would be easier for the Song Dynasty to leave them to Xiao Asu.
Of course, there are some hidden dangers. If Xiao Asu has a strange intention and is back-pricked at the critical moment, it will be dangerous.
However, Zhao Xing is naturally sure of doing this.
It's just thousands of people, even the back stab is not very important, not to mention that Empress Dowager Xiao and his sister are still inseparable from him. "It's not bad. They are all Khitans. Ordinary soldiers don't understand the affairs of the upper class. My brother's official position was not low before, and these soldiers have already returned to their hearts." Empress Xiao smiled.
Having troops on your hands can always make people feel more at ease, but there are fewer troops, so it would be great if there were more.
But she also knew that it was precisely because of this reason that Zhao Xing could agree to her.
If you really want too much, it may not be.
This is why she will serve Zhao Xing more hard. "There is a plan next, and he may need to cooperate." Zhao Xing said. "Huh?" Empress Xiao frowned without any trace and smiled, "I wonder what Your Majesty has to do?" "I need to bring those soldiers too much to the battlefield." Zhao Xing said.
"Your Majesty, although my brother has already taken control of those soldiers, the time is still short and there is no combat power. Moreover, those soldiers are somewhat hating the Song Dynasty, and their relatives are still in the Liao Kingdom. Now I am afraid that they will go to the battlefield. He will turn against him at the last minute." Empress Xiao said.
Xiao Asu was worried before that the Song Dynasty gave them the troops to let them control the troops for the Song Dynasty. After he took control, the Song Dynasty would likely let him take these troops with him. Be cannon fodder on the battlefield.
Now it seems that Xiao Asu really hit it.
"If you are disobedient, just kill me."
Zhao Xing pinched Empress Xiao's face and said with a smile: "Do you know that Xixia is attacking Hehuang?"
"I heard it." Empress Dowager Xiao smiled and said, "Your Majesty can rest assured when you start a war between Xixia and Hehuang."
"I am really relieved, but you are afraid you are unhappy." Zhao Xingyi pointed out something. road. "Why can't I understand what Your Majesty said?" Empress Xiao smiled.
"No, you understand very well."
Zhao Xing's smile was restrained, he pinched her face, looked directly at her, and sneered: "Dong Wen doesn't want to take you." My son sent it here, but you were flirting with me every day, and you were not anxious at all. Do you think this is normal? "
When Empress Xiao heard this, she lost her smile on her face and looked like she was crying, "I am naturally anxious, but will Your Majesty turn against Dong Wen now for me? I have nothing now, so I can only please you with my beauty. Your Majesty, if he really has something to do, it is his life." Zhao Xing sneered, "If he dies, what do you want to control the Liao Kingdom?" His hand slid down, grabbed Zhao Xing's life gate, and smiled and said, "That's up to Your Majesty to work hard." Zhao Xing let go of Empress Xiao, sat up, and said lightly, "You think I am a fool." No? How could you and my children control the Liao Kingdom? You are not in a hurry because you have an agreement with Dong Wu? "
"Why doesn't Your Majesty believe in this palace?"
Empress Xiao also sat up, dribbled the ball and hugged Zhao Xing from behind.
"Don't deny it." Zhao Xing said lightly: "Dong Wen accepted you directly without the consent of the Song Dynasty. It was equivalent to telling Xixia that he had no relationship with the Song Dynasty. It's so good on the surface. Your agreement with Dong Wen should be to try to persuade the Song Dynasty to send troops. Once the Song Dynasty sends troops, Xixia will also take advantage of the fire to rob. But Dong Wen did not expect that Xixia would not have the fat piece of Liao Kingdom. Go and take a bite and actually launch troops against Hehuang. "
" Or he thought of it, thinking that as the Song and Liao war escalated, Xixia could not stand in Hehuang for a long time and would turn around and attack Liao Kingdom When the Liao Kingdom saw that Xixia and Dongwu had fought, they would draw troops from defending Xixia and Hehuang to deal with the Song Dynasty. At that time, for Xixia and Hehuang, it was a good opportunity to send troops, right? " br>
"Haha..."
Empress Xiao covered her mouth and chuckled, "It is said that the Han people are best at conspiracy, so the Han people often complicated a simple thing. Your Majesty's guess is wonderful, but this is what I left Jun'er in the river with this palace. What does Huang have to do with it? "
"If it is as speculated by Your Majesty, I and Jun'er are also Dong Wen's chess pieces, what are the benefits of this palace?" "
"At first glance , it seems that you really have no benefit. But Dong Wen married Liao Kingdom Princess, he is now sandwiched between the three kingdoms of Song and Liao and Western Xia, and has no room for development. Even if he can conquer some territory of Liao, it will take a lot of time to digest. Regardless of whether he can destroy Liao in the end, Song and Xixia will not give him time to digest it. "
"Only by cooperating with you can he quickly control those territory." "
"But these are just good for him, and they are for me. What's delicious? " Empress Dowager Xiao asked back.
"Of course there are benefits." Zhao Xing said lightly: "I said I would give you all the troops surrendered by the Liao Kingdom, but do you believe it? I won't really give it to you. Even if I give it, there will be one. My plan. You are the same, you have your own plan in your mind."
"But Hehuang is different. Compared with the Song Dynasty and Xixia, Hehuang has the worst strength, although you and Dong Wen are also They have plotted against each other, but it is precisely because Hehuang has the worst strength that you will not turn your back easily."
Empress Xiao reached out to touch Zhao Xu's face, leaned into his ear, and whispered: "Since your Majesty, that's it If you don’t trust me, it’s useless to say anything. Since that’s the case, then Your Majesty will please me once and then give me the death of me.” Zhao Xing stretched out his hand and Empress Xiao lay down with the flow. On Zhao Xing's legs, he looked at Zhao Xing with a sad expression.
"I can't bear to die a beauty like you. No matter what you think, if you can escape, that's your ability. If you can't, then be a slave to me for the rest of your life." Zhao Xing smiled and said : "I want to sneak attack Youzhou City, and you need your brother to trick me into opening the city gate. You can explain this to him clearly. It is best not to play tricks, otherwise I will not be willing to kill you, but I will be willing to kill him. Of course, if he is I felt that Yelu Yixin could tolerate him and escape to Liao Kingdom. "
"Surprising attack on Youzhou City?"
Empress Xiao was shocked when she heard this and said, "Youzhou City" The nearby city has not been captured yet, and the army goes deeper. Once discovered, it will be in danger of being wiped out. "
"You don't need to worry about these things, just remind your brother. .” Zhao Xing said lightly.
After Zeng Gongliang talked about the plan with the British Duke, the British Duke carefully considered it and agreed to the proposal to attack Youzhou City.
But he disagreed with Zeng Gongliang's original plan.
Youzhou City is strong and tall, and has always been a major city in the north.
The Northern Expedition was when Emperor Taizong attacked Youzhou City, but he could not conquer for a long time. In the end, the Liao Kingdom seized the opportunity and suffered a great defeat.
Even if the power of gunpowder has increased, with its current power, it is not possible to explode Youzhou City once or twice. Although Yelu Yixin did not increase his troops to Youzhou City, there were already many defenders in Youzhou City.
Once the city of Youzhou is not exploded, the defenders in the city will react and it will be difficult to take down Youzhou City in a short period of time.
When Yelu Yixin reacts, it will be dangerous.
After careful consideration, the British man made a new plan.
Xiao Asu led the surrendered Khitan soldiers to trick him into opening the city gate.
And if there is really a fraud, the surrendered soldiers will suffer, and there will be no loss to the Song Dynasty.
There is a prerequisite for this plan, that is, Xiao Asu cooperates.
For Empress Xiao and the others, they did not hope that the Song Dynasty would fight too smoothly.
Otherwise, the Song Dynasty could really destroy the Liao Kingdom in one fell swoop.
In their expectations, the Song Dynasty wanted to have an advantage, but the advantage could not be too great.
In this way, the Song Dynasty could give them all the surrendered soldiers.
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Because the guards of surrendered soldiers also needed to disperse the troops of the Song Dynasty.
When the Song Dynasty destroyed the Liao Kingdom, it would inevitably have a great damage to its vitality.
And they have a certain number of troops in their hands, which will make the Song Dynasty afraid at that time.
Therefore, when attacking Youzhou City, Xiao Asu is likely to deliberately reveal his flaws.
The two wrote a letter to tell Zhao Xing about the hidden dangers and problems. After Zhao Xing finished reading it, he chose to show off with Empress Xiao.
Zhao Xing never really believed in Empress Xiao and the others.
Before, he sent envoys to Hehuang and asked Dong Wen to hand over the little emperor of Liao.
But Dong Jing refused because the young emperor of Liao was not in good health and could not withstand the long journey.
Except for her anxiety at the beginning, Empress Dowager Xiao never mentioned this again.
What Zhao Xing just said is not necessarily correct, the purpose is to beat Empress Xiao. "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will tell my brother to cooperate with you as much as possible." Empress Xiao also understood what Zhao Xing meant. "This is the best." Zhao Xing let go of Empress Xiao, got out of bed, and called the maid to take a bath.
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After Zhao Xing left, Empress Dowager Xiao sent someone to find Xiao Asu.
The separate house where Empress Dowager Xiao lives is surrounded by imperial guards, which is nominally to protect her from safety, but actually to prevent her from escaping.
But Zhao Xing did not restrict her from seeing outsiders.
Of course, she saw that Xiao Asu would not stop the Imperial Guard. If others wanted to see her, the Imperial Guard would definitely report it to the authorities.
"I have met the Queen Mother!" Xiao said quickly.
"Sit!"
Empress Xiao asked Xiao Ah to sit down quickly, and sent someone to guard outside, and then told Zhao Xing that he wanted him to go and open the gate of Youzhou City. Said it once again.
"The Empress Dowager cannot agree to this matter!"
Xiao Asu said hurriedly: "Once there is a loss in the south, it will be difficult for Xijing to defend for a long time. The Song Dynasty will be unstoppable and go straight to Zhongjing City. ! ”
The Liao Kingdom, like the Song Dynasty, had five capitals, and the capital was Shangjing City.
In addition, there are East, West, South and Zhongjing.
Xijing is Datong Prefecture, while Nandu is Youzhou City.
These five cities are the five largest in the Liao Kingdom and are of great significance.
It can be lost, but it cannot be lost so quickly. The Song Dynasty has to pay a considerable price.
"How can I not understand what you said? But Emperor Song has warned me that if he dares to make a fuss about this matter, Emperor Song is afraid he will attack you!" Empress Dowager Xiao frowned.
"But if you help the Song Dynasty, if you lose the city of Youzhou, you will lose all the Great Wall. The Song Dynasty has not suffered any losses so far. When the Song Dynasty really drives the Liao Kingdom to the grassland, I will think about it in the future. It will be difficult to come back!” Xiao Asu frowned. "Let's not talk about this for now. Did you find out what Da Song used to blow up the city wall?" asked Empress Xiao.
According to their original plan, they were both in the defeat of the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom, and then used Dong Wen's troops to annex the remnants of Yelu Yixin, and took advantage of the Song Dynasty's failure to recover its vitality and regain the lost territory.
The emergence of gunpowder disrupted their plans.
"Not yet, I'm not afraid to inquire about it all the time. But I found out the hidden thing."
Xiao Asu whispered: "Why don't I send someone to try it out and see Can you steal it? "
"No, this is too risky. If it fails, we must run away."
Empress Xiao frowned. If she didn't understand Dasong Yong Even if they plan successfully, it is a hidden danger. "Then find a way to reveal the Song Dynasty's sneak attack on Youzhou City to Yelu Yixin. Such a Song Dynasty will inevitably suffer heavy losses!" Xiao Asu gritted his teeth and said.
"No!"
Empress Xiao shook her head and said, "Didn't I say that, has Emperor Song warned me? He must be on guard against me. If one is not good, both of us may lose our lives. ."
"This is not OK, that is not OK. Could it be that you really want to help the Song Dynasty take down Youzhou City?" Xiao Asu frowned.
Empress Xiao pondered for a while, and suddenly smiled: "If the Song Dynasty wants to attack, it must be that it cannot take down Xijing in a short time, which means that the Song Dynasty's means of blowing up the city wall have no effect on the heavy city like Xijing. Yelu Yixin has been guarding him, probably because he is trying to figure out the means of the Song Dynasty. It is not impossible to help the Song Dynasty take down Youzhou City." "Empress Dowager, you..." br>
"Don't worry, listen to me."
Empress Xiao waved her hand and said with a smile: "Once Youzhou City is lost, it will be difficult to defend Xijing. At that time, the Great Song Dynasty soldiers are directed to Zhongjing, Yelu Yi Xin could only fight to the death. Otherwise, if Zhongjing would be in trouble, the Song Dynasty would be able to go directly to Shangjing. "
"Although I don't know what the Song Dynasty used, this thing can only have miraculous effects on the city walls. Once it is done, it will be very effective. The war between the two armies should have no effect. Otherwise, why didn’t the Song Dynasty use it in other places? "
"Only by forcing Yelu Yixin to a dead end, he would fight to the Song Dynasty to the death and make the Song Dynasty go to great lengths. Both Song and Liao Kingdoms were injured! "
"But what if it fails?" Xiao Asu asked back.
"Nothing is the case!"
Empress Xiao said decisively: "Even if we run away now, we will eventually become Dong Wen's puppet. If Dong Wen cannot do anything, he will probably abandon us. This is the case with Da Song. No, so it's better to stay in the Song Dynasty now."
(The end of this chapter)