Shao Song - Vol 2.2 Chapter 72

Chapter 399 Talking

On the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, it was snowing outside. Wu Jie was eating mutton soup cakes in the army’s camp north of Taiyuan City, while Zhao Jiu was sitting expressionlessly and watching Wu Jie eating mutton soup cakes.

Things are so interesting.

This is not only to say that Zhao Guanjia is feeling that everyone can bring him surprises and surprises, but more importantly, he found that in a complicated system, a person who seems to have mastered everything is actually very limited… This feeling began in the autumn of the first year of Jianyan and lasted until the coming ten years of Jianyan. It seemed that it had never changed.

This has nothing to do with his prestige, and it has nothing to do with his achievements, because there are always strange things at work between people. It seems that changes in the external situation will never bring about a unified change. A good and big change always has some bad effects, and some bad things always seem to have acceptable reasons and experiences behind them.

Just when Zhao Jiu’s thoughts were drifting, Wu Jiu had finished three bowls of lamb soup puffs, and then stood up and respectfully thanked the Zhao official family… This thank you should be a simple and sincere expression, because there is nothing like marching in a cold winter. After a few days, there is no need to report or think about other things. It is more comfortable to eat and warm first.

And let’s not say anything else, let people serve hot food first, that is, the Zhao Song official who is universally compared to Guangwu in front of Wu Jie can think of it. Put it in the past, don’t say Qu Duan, any boss , Even Wu Jie’s old-hearted father would not be so careful.

“How did Wu Qing come so fast?”

Recovered, Zhao Jiu raised his hand to stop the other party’s salute, and entered the topic blankly, and at the same time, he did not forget to point a few cases in front of the other party with his fingers. “Take it, and change the soup.”

“So that the officials know that the main thing is that Wanyan Sali can’t get out of the city.” Wu Jie sat back to the original place according to the instructions of the official, and be careful. “So, after the ministers crossed the river from Wubaozhai and lured the capital of Shizhou to Lishi, they found the next smooth journey. They divided their troops by five thousand, with the governing official Guan Shigu as their superintendent, and went to the north of Loufan City, Lanzhou. He stood in front of Shipenzhai in the south, and then the minister led only 5,000 soldiers, 15,000 Dangxiang auxiliary soldiers overturned the mountain… As for the remaining members of the minister, there is still a main force of 20,000 soldiers, and the deputy will rule Guo. Hao headed out from the three prefectures outside the river, and the Baode army entered Shuozhou to press on the South Datong Road, while Yeluyuui and Huerzhahusi should be from the Yinshan Izumo, and press on the Datong North Road…except for this. In addition, the remaining subordinates of the rear army under the supervision of Shang Yuying, Wu Lin, and his 30,000 Dang Auxiliary soldiers, were responsible for the logistics of transshipment on Shaanxi Road and Ningxia Road in Hewai.”

These are all planned things, but Yan Sali drink’s fear of fighting has become a very interesting breakthrough at this time, so that Wu Jie can calmly pass through the undefended Jurchen defense zone.

Sure enough, Zhao Jiu nodded, and immediately stopped caring about the matter, but just continued to ask: “Although this is the case, why does it have to be so fast? Too hard, right?”

At this time, the sheep soup was served again, and Wu Jie leaned slightly before the case: “Serve the country, be loyal to the emperor, and be a minister as a general.”

Unexpectedly, in the face of such a natural answer, Zhao Guan’s family fell silent, so that the originally empty account fell silent for a while, and the proper playing between the monarch and his subjects also stopped instantly. At time, only the noise and movement outside the account are particularly clear.

And this also made Wu Jie, who had always been arrogant, a little apprehensive… It’s been five years since Yaoshan, and now the capital of the Northern Expedition has been cut to the city of Taiyuan. The prestige of this official is undoubtedly becoming more and more grand, so that the whole world is Gradually, no one has the right to fight against it… No one thinks that the little emperor of the Kingdom of Jin or Yelv Dashi, or the two remaining ruling princes of the Kingdom of Jin have the right to sit on an equal footing with this official. This is not a matter of national power, but that The Emperor Jin Guoxiao plus two ruling princes, plus a group of Jurchen tens of thousands, might have the official’s share of his promise.

After a long time, no one in the world is qualified to fight against Zhao Guanjia finally speaks, but the first to sigh: “Wu Qing, is my appearance like this very scary?”

Wu Jie was at a loss for a while, not knowing how to respond, so she could only scan the tent. Except for a few guards in the tent at this time, there was actually not a close minister, and the newly active iron-faced **** Shao Chengzhang was not there either. Even Yang Yizhong is not there.

also made Wu Dutong more nervous.

“Actually, I don’t hide anything from you.” Zhao Jiu became more and more agitated when he saw this, and seemed to express an apology or give an explanation. “Since the Northern Expedition, I seem to be able to do everything I can, but I have become increasingly anxious inside. I am afraid that wherever I have been defeated, where logistics are not supported, I will laugh at the world… Therefore, my thoughts have gradually become complicated, and my doubts and fears have also risen… When I saw you come so fast today, my first reaction was that Wu Jinqing, like Han Liangchen, Li Shaoyan, and Qu Shiyin, was afraid that he would not be able to gain military merit, so he was desperate… This seemed a little suspicious.”

Wu Jie was taken aback, but relieved: “Is it unusual for officials to think about this? It should be noted that everyone in the world knows that this Northern Expedition is to set the situation in the world. Who doesn’t want to make an unworldly contribution? And me? Waiting for the subordinates, even if they don’t have such a mind, how can they survive the push and instigation of their subordinates?”

“Yes.” Zhao Jiuzhuang thoughtfully. “Such as Qu Duan before, knowing that it can’t be done, I was forced by subordinates to come over and ask for a fight. I had to give him a whip so that he could give some explanation to those in the imperial cavalry.”

Wu Jie hesitated when he heard the words, but after looking at the official in front of him, he was still careful: “It’s nothing more than talking about others, Qu Dutong’s ministers know the basics… he used to boast of the world’s geniuses. In the end, it was almost impossible to recover. It was all due to the grandeur of the official family. It shouldn’t have been against the official family anymore, but the imperial cavalry had some arguments…”

“I know.” Zhao Jiu leaned sideways in the seat to hold his forehead to face. “The imperial cavalry has rushed into the army and came to help the miscellaneous. Although he is the same as the general, he is also Jiedu, but the deputy general Li Shifu is also extremely stable. The father and son are loyal and brave in the world. It is only due to age and background. He was in the deputy capital… What’s more terrible is that the number of party Qingqi led by him almost occupies the general share of the cavalry. That is to say, the battlefield qualifications, the party Qingqi is also better than the newly formed heavy cavalry… The remaining half are newly formed. The heavy horse is divided into two. There is also a faint Liu Qi who took the Tubo horse and the Xihe army to occupy half of the country… These people, of course, it is nonsense to say that they do not listen to the command of Qu Duan, but it is said that Qu Duan can be properly subdued, in fact Impossible… And the direct lineages he relies on are like the Zhang brothers, and what other people like Xia Houyuan, if he has the heart to make merit, how can he still live? Therefore, he can only bite the bullet and eat me. A whip, so that I can give my confidants an explanation.”

Let’s say, what kind of character is Wu Da?

This person is probably the smoothest person among the handsome officials, but it does not mean that he has no determination and courage. Otherwise, he would not have gritted his teeth, and properly tied the curly ends and handed over to Hu Yin and Wan Tuan. Or in other words, he looked so smooth afterwards, but it was more or less because he was ordered to tie up his boss once, so he was easily reluctant to show his sharp side.

However, these are old sayings. It is actually very interesting to just say that the relationship between Wu Da and Zhao Guan’s family… Compared with Han Shizhong, Zhang Jun, Zhang Rong, Yue Fei, and even Qu Duan, Wu Da, as one of the heads of the imperial camp, has always There is a little lack of distinctive’good stories’ between him and Zhao Guan’s family.

That’s right, it’s those things like the night rebellion that doesn’t go back into the camp, and the whips in public.

Wu Da himself was recommended by Hu Yin to replace Qu Duan. He jumped up and became a general. Then he stabilized his identity by virtue of his talent and ability to behave. In the end, Yaoshan shined brightly, and he was known to the world as a handsome minister. …With Zhao Guan’s family, there is a lack of personal fetters.

In a sense, Wu Da also wanted to make friends with officials and establish a little personal relationship. He was not just being smooth and proper to his colleagues.

Therefore, when the Zhao official’s family talked about it, the imperial army reunified and immediately realized that this was an opportunity… He believed that the other handsome officials must be the same as himself, keenly aware of the tension and tension of the Zhao official family before the war. Suspicious, because this is indeed normal, and it is difficult to hide from those elite officials and even close officials.

But obviously, it was not as good as it was to come early. Only he, Wu Da, encountered the opportunity of this official trying to talk.

“So that the officials will know that the matter of Qudu all getting the whip will be heard on Chenlu.”

Have a turn in my heart, without delaying Wu Da directly connected to Zhao Guan’s words. “But depending on the ministers, everyone has their own difficulties and ideas. Qu are all being held up underneath, so why didn’t they mean to try it out? But what’s the problem? Who doesn’t have their own little ones? Mind? Who would dare to say that he is selfless?”

Zhao Jiu was slightly startled.

“For example, Junwang Han, he is considered to be the ultimate martial artist of this dynasty. At this time, he will strive for merit, but he will be able to keep his position as the first merit. Therefore, the Hezhong Mansion has made a leap.” Wu Jie didn’t seem to see the official Zhao’s family. The weird gaze speaks directly. “It’s like Li Jiedu. He used to fight for merit in Tieling Pass. One was in Shaanzhou for eight years and he was really frustrated. Second, his troops were mostly from Shanluo and his army was mixed, which meant that he would justify his name… As Chief Ma, Chief Ma seems to be indisputable and unable to fight, but that’s because he doesn’t want to fight for his own merits, and all his subordinates will be able to get results after the war.”

At this point, Wu Jie saw that the Zhao official’s family did not intend to stop, so he continued to say non-stop: “However, it is these three and Qu Dutong. Although they all have the heart to fight for merit, they can meet the officials. Home, but you can stop smelling it, converge your mind, and then order and prohibit it, so why not be a little selfish?”

“Wu Qing.” Zhao Jiu finally laughed. “You want to go around the Fa to comfort me, saying that I am just like the four of them. Although I am a little worried and suspicious, but I have not been at a loss. That is a bit of thought. What’s wrong… Right and wrong? ?”

“Your Majesty Mingjian.” Wu Jie got up and bowed her head to face each other. At this time, the soup bowl in front of him was no longer hot.

“Thanks to Wu Qing’s kindness.” Zhao Jiu shook his head and smiled unabated. “But Wu Qing, I am really different from them…”

Wu Jie didn’t know what he was thinking, but he was immediately solemn on the face: “The officials know the difficulties of the officials, and it’s a thousand times more trouble than the officials like me… The overall situation of the world, the north, the west, and the east, are all aspects of the official’s consideration. In the middle, and the ministers only need to take care of what is in front of them, where is the same thing?”

“Logistics consumption is too fast.” Zhao Jiu shook his head more and more. “The armor and routine military needs are sufficient, but the food, carts, horses, and clothing are actually prepared by the court based on the consumption of 300,000 soldiers and 500,000 civilians in a year, but there are too many variables… There are more than expected, and suddenly there are more than hundreds of thousands of refugees in Hebei, and then Yue Pengju will suddenly be in Dazhai, which is dozens of miles away, in the daming mansion. All of these will have logistics like flowing water… and also here on the east side of the river, except The originally planned number was extra, but there were only tens of thousands of people, but the consumption in front of and behind him has doubled, and Ma Kao has more soldiers and horses than expected, plus you come here, there will be party items behind him. People, as well as the Khitan and Mongolian reinforcements, all have to be our money and food. I don’t know if we can stop them from taking advantage of the situation to rob the place… It’s really too difficult, and I’m really worried.”

For the time being, we will not count the consumption and reduction of personnel since the war started. Only 300,000 soldiers in the imperial camp, 90,000 in Hebei, and 210,000 in Hedong, now include 15,000 Khitan reinforcements and 20,000 Western Mongolia reinforcements. In the early days of Minhu, it was 500,000, but now according to the Zhao official’s statement, I am afraid it is no less than 600,000 to 700,000. In addition, there are five or sixty thousand of the party’s auxiliary soldiers who consume more than the civilians and less than the soldiers… Wu Jie doesn’t need to count, and he probably knows in his heart that Zhao Guanjia’s statement is probably not exaggerated.

After all, no one has ever tried preparations for a war of this scale… It was once a five-way cut to the summer, but once, the logistics collapsed. Wu Da is actually quite familiar with this.

At this point, Wu Yan also became completely serious: “Dare to ask the official, how much support does the grain and grass have?”

“I can’t report the exact number for the time, but the previous consumption was 50% more than originally expected. When your imperial army and the northern reinforcements move, it almost doubles.” Zhao Jiu gave it a terrifying. The result is also very intuitive.

“In other words, it used to be a year, but now it is estimated to be just over half a year.” Wu Jie made a calculation in her heart and almost blurted out. “The war has been going on for almost three months…Before next year’s cold food festival, must the war be truce?”

“Almost!” Zhao Jiu sighed in the seat. “At that time, there were soldiers and horses, and some money and food, and we had to put out the battle and save our strength… If we don’t use the Jurchens, the Mongols and Goryeos will cause us some big troubles. Sometimes I really don’t understand. Why can the Jurchens and the Mongols hold it?”

Because they are not the king’s division, because they are fighting inside, because they carry the livestock with them, and they can drink goat’s milk and milk. Can it be the same?

Wu Jie was speechless in her heart, did not say this, but skipped directly, and continued to ask: “Then dare to ask the official…Is this the reason why the official wants to quickly break the city of Taiyuan?”

“Yes.” Zhao Jiu nodded in response. “If you can quickly break through Taiyuan City, you can’t say that you can’t take advantage of the spring sunrise in Hebei to make a decisive battle in order to achieve full success.”

“But there is a saying, since the minister has arrived, I still have to say… The city officials of Taiyuan have not been here. The city looks small, but there are few flaws in the military…especially Fenshui is about to thaw.” Wu Jun sincerely arched his hands. “Officials, haste is not enough.”

“I know.” Zhao Jiu nodded again, but suddenly changed the subject. “Jin Qing…you just talked about the selfishness of other handsome officials for a long time, and half pushed and half admitted that you have selfishness, but never said what your selfishness is…you are so fast on your trip. You have heard some rumors, UU看书www. uukanshu.com said that I am preparing to go to the story of Yaoshan, and I will give you the general plan for the east battle of the river, so I can’t wait to come, right?”

Wu Jie was a little embarrassed, but he didn’t know that it was meaningless to cover up in front of this official.

So, after a short meal, he bowed his head and admitted: “The minister is ashamed.”

“It’s okay.” Zhao Jiu sighed again, then finally stood up and walked out with her hands in her hands. “I do have this meaning, Han Liangchen and Li Yanxian I have somehow passed through, and Wu Qing can also prepare appropriately… However, before that, I have a letter with Yue Pengju to try to break the city together tomorrow… So, You have to make two-handed preparations, the overall preparation after the city is broken, or the overall preparation for not breaking the city, because no matter what, after tomorrow, I will give you the overall situation here. It is still like the story of Yaoshan, and you are responsible for the overall planning. , I also relax appropriately.”

Wu Jie was stunned for a moment, not knowing whether to thank her or to gaffe, or to be at a loss.

And after Zhao Guanjia said this, he opened the curtain of the big tent, but he saw that it was a little bright outside. It turned out that during the conversation between the monarch and the minister, although the snowflakes outside the account had not been large, they had been scattered. Unknowingly, the nine years of Jianyan had already been laid out slightly white.

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