Brother Song Taizu

Chapter 155 Northwest Guzhong
This time the Song Dynasty fought on two fronts and attacked on four fronts.

In fact, the defeat of Tubo is not the main task of the Song Dynasty. Zhao Guangmei is also handling the overall work. The main task of the Song Dynasty is still the defeat of Shu. This is the big project that Zhao Kuangyin is personally working on.

Then, no matter what, Zhao Kuangyin secretly taught a set of formation diagrams to the frontline generals who were conquering Shu, and told the frontline generals to march and set up their formations according to this formation diagram, and not to open it before arriving at the battlefield. This is what I Ingenious tips.

And he also specifically emphasized that the formation must be strictly followed, and there should be no mistakes at all.

Zhao Guangmei was left speechless.

Although he knew the outcome very well, Song Dynasty won this battle, and won beautifully.

Because Zhao Kuangyin was so well prepared for this battle, the frontline generals opened the formation map and saw that the formation and terrain were perfectly matched, and even completely blocked the key points of the Shu army's formation. It was completely targeted deployment. , so he sternly emphasized that frontline generals cannot change at all.

So... anyone with a little common sense can guess that Zhao Kuangyin has an internal enemy force in his hands!And the level of this insider is definitely not low. He has obtained the full deployment of the Shu army before the war begins.

Although he himself said that this was a magical plan, the emperor was also a human being. Did Zhao Kuangyin also have the need to pretend to be B?If he really calculated this from thousands of miles away, then he would not be called a military strategist, but a magician.

People with normal IQs should be able to distinguish between this kind of pretense and reality. Everyone can give the founding emperor a face and no one can criticize it, but...

Who would have thought that some people might not be able to tell the difference.

Who would have thought that Zhao Guangyi in history would dare to play tricks like teaching formations to each other?
I feel like the second brother is a bit crazy, and I feel like "I want to do everything the eldest brother has done, and I want to do even more things that the eldest brother has never done." Then, naturally, it turns out to be a mess.

Although in this life, the probability that my second brother will succeed seems to be low, but it is difficult to say whether any of the descendants of our Zhao family are evil-minded.

As for the war against Liang, Zhao Guangmei didn't understand anything.

Not to mention making any formations, he can only play strategy, that is, he is responsible for giving the order: "Slice him for me."

Then he doesn't care about how to cut it.

At most, read the battle report.

At present, the entire city of Kaifeng is also covered with clouds, and everyone is extremely nervous, because as the Song Dynasty's two and four lines of armies have all set off, the number of troops thrown away has been close to 15, not counting various auxiliary troops. The guard strength of Kaifeng City has been completely depleted.

In the entire Kaifeng, there are less than [-] soldiers left.

Moreover, among these 6 people, there are almost no large-scale cavalry.

The Song Army's cavalry was indeed small, and all the cavalry that could be sent out were sent out.

As a result, outside the two lines, the Hedong border of the Song Dynasty was not peaceful, and the Khitan reconnaissance cavalry became more and more frequent and unscrupulous.

After all, Guo Jin, who succeeded Li Yun in charge of the war on the western front, and other military envoys and defense envoys were not proficient enough in their business and were not familiar with the military situation in the Hedong area. They did not do as well as Li Yun.

And they also know that the main imperial guards of the Song Dynasty are now in the northwest and southwest. As long as the two battlefields reach a stalemate, they will not be able to go back even if they want to. There are not many imperial guards left in Kaifeng. Do they dare to rescue when the time comes?Even if they are rescued, they are not too afraid. At worst, they will run away. They dare not say that they will capture Hedong, but if they take the opportunity to grab a fortune, the problem will definitely not be big.

Although Daliao and Song Dynasty are now in a stage of strategic mutual trust, but... the mutual trust is in the north, what does it have to do with them in the west?
Were the people who negotiated at the beginning also from the Xiao family? Xiao Siwen was very good at speaking in Yanyunzhong, but not so good in speaking in Yanyunzhong.

The Liao Kingdom had its own national conditions, and the Song Dynasty could not understand it. Historically, Song and Liao were still fighting fiercely in the west during this period, and the north peacefully coexisted with each other and restrained each other without adding troops. They could even develop border trade.

At this time, Zhao Guangmei no longer had the energy to pay attention to the war, and it would be useless for him to pay attention anyway.

Just as the military envoys from the three parties were sent away, the envoys from the Guiyi Army also arrived.

Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Guangmei both excused themselves from being busy and did not meet at the first time. However, as the king of Qi, Zhao Guangyi gave him a treatment that far exceeded the standards. He personally went out to Kaifeng City for thirty miles, brought hundreds of civil and military officials to greet them, and even directly dispatched After leaving the city, Liao Banzhi formed two rows to serve as a guard of honor, then sprinkled water to quiet the streets and paved the roads with flowers, almost as slow as they could pull up.

You must know that the person who returned to the Yi army was not Cao Yuanzhong himself, the Jiedu envoy, but Cao Yanlu, his mixed-race son with his Uighur wife. This treatment was simply much higher than that of Li Yixing.

However, Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Guangmei, who did not show up at all on the pretext of being busy and did not even plan to meet him within two days, were standing leisurely on the watchtower on the city wall, dressed in cross-dressing, eating. While holding the melon seeds, he looked condescendingly at the envoy from the Guiyi Army and his envoy.

It seemed that both of them were relaxed and not at all worried about the war on the front line.

"They're here to offer horses again. Looking at the scale... they're only a few hundred horses."

Zhao Kuangyin himself couldn't help but sneer: "Is it just a little bit of fun to show tribute? Is this a returnee army?"

Zhao Guangmei also sighed and said: "Yes, it is difficult to deal with people who are returning to the rebel army. If the reception is not good, future generations may not want to scold us. But if the reception is too good, I am afraid it will be difficult to handle in the future." "

"Haha, Northwest Guzhong? You are so loyal, so loyal."

I have to say that future generations, let alone future generations, even people in the Song Dynasty have some myths about the Guiyi Army.

The birth of this army is so legendary. Who in any dynasty or generation would not burst into tears or even get excited after hearing the story of the Guiyi Army?
The Central Plains were shaken by the Tubo attack, and the homeland of Yongliang did not belong to the east.The heroes rose up and cheered, and the righteous people of Guasha rose up to the front.After many battles, the Hehuang land was recovered, and the old road corridor was reopened.After guarding Dunhuang alone for two hundred years, he learned that there was Gu Zhong in the northwest.

This story is really legendary no matter how you listen to it. It is not an exaggeration to say that Zhang Yichao is one of the backbones of the Chinese nation, the foundation of Chinese civilization, and the soul.

But the problem is that Zhang Yichao has been dead for more than 100 years after all, and the Guiyi Army now is no longer the Guiyi Army back then.

But the aura of the Guiyi Army is still there. Even the people of the Song Dynasty have a natural affection for them. Moreover, if the Song Dynasty wants to inherit the legal tradition of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the aura of the Guiyi Army must be recognized.

Hey ~
Seeing the people who returned to the Yijun, Zhao Guangmei missed Xiao Chuo.

The Guiyi Army in history was dragged into the Liao camp by Xiao Chuo's extremely clever strategic methods and became its allies, which ultimately led to the Northern Song's disastrous defeat in the northwest game.

Ah ~
Get angry.

In the evening, Xiao Chuo must be given a few injections to defeat the fire.

The brothers Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Guangmei really had no choice, so they had to let Zhao Guangyi be responsible for being the mascot, he be responsible for respecting them, and they were responsible for alienation.Wear a high hat, high hat.

Let's get down to business, let it sit for a few days and then talk about it.

Fighting on the front line gave the two brothers a reason to wait and see.

It's not that the two of them have any objections to the Guiyi Army. In fact, Zhao Guangmei has no objection to the Guiyi Army who finally became the Khitan's ally in history.

The most basic truth is that throughout the ages, the four words strategic autonomy have nothing to do with small countries, especially in hotspots.

The entire northwest is destined to be a chessboard for the game between the Song Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty. Everyone can only be a pawn on this chessboard. Who wants to embrace which thigh still depends on the respective strategic interests of the Song and Liao countries. From beginning to end This decision-making power is not in their own hands.

The most difficult thing about the Dingnan Army is that they actually have diplomatic relations with the Song Dynasty. Even if we are bordering one day, it may take two or even three generations to reduce the military power of the Cao family. Come one at a time.But in name, they still maintain the relationship between monarch and minister, and it is the kind of relationship between monarch and minister that is almost politically correct.

The more the Song Dynasty wanted to regard the Tang Dynasty as Zhengshuo, the more it had to treat the Guiyi Army as a corporal. The word "Guiyi Army" itself carries an aura, and if the aura is too big, Zonghui will find it dazzling, and it will in turn affect the Song Dynasty. actual benefits.

Diplomacy requires a combination of soft and hard tactics, even double-dealing. You have to use all kinds of methods, and you have to be relaxed, right?
If you call me big brother and I give you a little help, then you have to let me take care of you appropriately, right?It was as if Zhao Guangmei had figured out what Li Yixing would become a few days ago.

But once the Guiyi Army's shining golden name, Northwest Guzhong's sign was on display, Zhao Guangmei and Zhao Kuangyin were embarrassed to take advantage of them.

In fact, that’s what they really thought. It was obvious that everyone was unfamiliar with them.
But facing the Guiyi Army, it's not easy to handle it like this. At least, you have to make a sufficient gesture.

Then, as the envoy of the Guiyi Army, Cao Yanlu came here for the first time and was not familiar with everyone. However, when he saw Zhao Guangyi and faced with such a grand scene, he immediately got off his horse, knelt on the ground, and then raised his voice loudly. Cry, the one who cries so loudly wants to be heard by half of Kaifeng City.

It was also the first time that Zhao Guangyi encountered such a scene, so he asked: "What is it that makes you so sad?"

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu. After that, a total of 16 waves were dispatched, but all of them fell into disgrace. Today, finally, finally... I and the Northwest survivors can once again set foot in the Central Plains."

"Kaifeng! Kaifeng~!"

Then Cao Yanlu knelt on the ground, dug out a handful of dirt from the originally clean road, put it on his face and smelled it vigorously.

"I finally arrived in Kaifeng."

Zhao Guangyi: “…………”

"Your Highness! It's hard for the Guiyi army, and it's hard for me and the lonely loyalists in the northwest. We are short of food and clothing, and we are surrounded by enemies everywhere. There are also more and more Uighurs on the sandbank. I hate that the Ganzhou Uighurs keep bullying me. Han people, humiliate my Han people, hate those Tibetan dog thieves, they will never die in their desire to kill me, and they will never stop my way of paying tribute, woohoo, woohoo~"

Zhao Guangyi obviously didn't expect that Cao Yanlu, who was Cao Yuanzhong's biological son after all, could actually... be able to do such a thing.

After all, this was in public, and this Cao Yanlu had a really loud voice.

It seemed that if Zhao Guangyi could not agree on the spot and then give the Guiyi army the entire 80 million yuan in supplies, it would appear that he was indifferent to these lonely loyalists in the northwest.

Suddenly, Zhao Guangyi understood the reason why his eldest brother and third brother had expected him to come and expected them to send someone, but they avoided them at the critical moment.

It is true that these four words are so useful for the Northwest Guzhong. For the Guiyi Army, it is useless to use them.Anyway, if you cry, you won't lose anything. How about if you don't wait until you cry, you will be rewarded with hundreds of thousands of gold?

Zhao Guangyi couldn't help complaining in his heart: 'Do you think that we didn't know that you wanted to surrender to the Khitan 30 years ago, but it was just a waste of time that you couldn't do it? '

The Guiyi Army 100 years ago may indeed be something that cannot be overestimated, but the Guiyi Army 100 years later is no longer like that.

But on the surface, Zhao Guangyi still had to help him up with a sincere face and hold his hand firmly.

This guy is also a good actor who was delayed. Within three seconds, he burst into tears. With tears streaming down his face, he held Cao Yanlu's hand and shook it violently:
"Okay, okay, just come. Just come. Don't worry, Da Song will always be your backer. My eldest brother and third brother will definitely not ignore you. Come on, let's go to the city first."

After saying that, he saw outside the city gate that many soldiers and civilians who accompanied him to greet him, and even the civil and military ministers, all had expressions of sadness on their faces, and many of them were still crying secretly.

I couldn't help but sigh, the name Guiyijun is really useful. No wonder it was renamed to Jinshan Kingdom, but it was changed back again.

To put it bluntly, this depends on the ambitions of the Song Dynasty. If you think that the Tang Dynasty is Zhengshuo, or even regard the entire Western Region as a sacred and indivisible part of yourself, then you will have to accept this trick.

If the Western Regions were completely abandoned like the mid-Northern Song Dynasty in history, and the Guiyi Army came to do this again, the imperial court officials would call them the Uighur Cao family, or the Guazhou Uighurs.

Immediately, Zhao Guangyi personally walked arm in arm with the visitor, got into the carriage with him, and walked slowly around the city.

　Explain the historical background. If it’s not appropriate to put it in the main text, I’ll put it here.

　　In the northwest game, Xiao Chuo and Han Derang had three specific tactics: the first was to support the independence of the Dingnan Army, which later became Xixia, and the second was to push Tubo, who was hated by people in the northwest, to the Song Dynasty. , and thirdly, he pushed away his vassal Ganzhou Uighurs and kicked this ally to Song Dynasty.

　　The third stage is specifically divided into two stages. The first stage is to stand behind the Ganzhou Uighurs and support them. Through the Ganzhou Uighurs, support the Kucha Uighurs to go to the sandbank to graze, become the sandbank Uighurs, and cannibalize the Guiyi Army.

　　After the Shazhou Uighurs became bigger, the most outrageous thing came. The Liao Kingdom actually supported the Shazhou Uighurs to turn against the guest and annex the Ganzhou Uighurs in reverse, breaking with the Ganzhou Uighurs.

　　The Guazhou Uighur, who was originally a loyal younger brother of the Liao Kingdom, was personally handed over to the Song Dynasty by the Liao Kingdom.

　　But at that time, the Guiyi Army and the Ganzhou Uighurs were almost like two and only one could survive. It didn't matter whether it was you or me. Because the Ganzhou Uighurs became the younger brothers of the Song Dynasty, the Guiyi Army had no choice but to surrender to the Liao Dynasty.

　　So it became Song + Tubo + Ganzhou Uighurs vs Liao + Dingnan Army + Guiyi Army + Shazhou Uighurs.

　　Did you see it? The Liao Kingdom basically completed a strategic change. He replaced all the reliable allies of the Northern Song Dynasty with unreliable allies.

　　This method of stabbing one's allies with his own hands, but actually killing the Song Dynasty, is also a top-notch strategic plan in the whole history. It has to be said that the politicians of the grassland people are really masters of diplomacy.

　　On the other hand, in the Song Dynasty, since the death of Zhao Kuangyin, the strategy has been bullshit. On the surface, the Guiyi Army was annexed by Xixia, but in fact, they were played to death by the Liao Kingdom.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)