In the military tent, the candlelight flickered, reflecting on everyone's faces in an uncertain manner.
After Zhang Yan finished speaking, everyone, including Song Zhiwen, looked strange.
Soldiers who, deception also.
The deputy general of the Song Army, Yang Cheng, almost raised his eyebrows and beard. He stared at the inspector sitting in the military tent. Just as he was about to say something, Song Zhiwen suddenly glanced at him and spit him out in his throat. The sentence in it was swallowed alive.
"Master Zhang is right." Song Zhiwen said, and the famous sword Nuanyu was placed on the tables at the head of the military tent. The young general in the battle robe took his time and looked at Zhang Yan, "But I believe that the way to use troops should be based on benevolence, justice and moderation."
"Benevolence, justice and moderation?" Zhang Yan heard this and sneered. He glanced at Song Zhiwen, his eyes slightly raised, full of contempt, and whispered in a sharp voice, "Could it be that the general has read too much and moved his talk of benevolence, justice and morality to this fierce place?" Is the cruel battlefield coming? If the use of troops is based on benevolence and justice, why did the general march into Zheng and after conquering eighteen cities, he was blocked at the Sishui Pass. It seems that almost half a year has passed and the Sishui Pass has not yet been conquered. ?”
When Yang Cheng heard this, he couldn't bear it.
This banquet clearly accuses Sang and Huai, which sounds like it is damaging to the incompetence of Song Zhiwen, who has not been able to break through Sishui Pass for such a long time.
But in fact, they and Song Zhiwen were both grasshoppers on the same rope. Zhang Yan scolded Song Zhiwen for his incompetence in a roundabout way, how could they be any better? Zhang Yan pointed his nose at him and scolded him.
"Knowing it, benevolence cannot guard it. Even if you gain it, you will lose it." Song Zhiwen said.
"The general is always talking nonsense, hehe, but it's a pity that I, Zhang Yan, am a rough man. I haven't read a few books since I was a child, so I don't understand what the general says." Zhang Yan said with a smile, "But what is reason? I am still I understand. What is reason?"
Zhang Yan looked around at the people in the military tent with a stern look in his eyes.
After all, Yang Cheng couldn't hold himself back, and he was holding his neck and wanted to say a few words. But before he could say anything, he was stepped on by the old general Lu Yunshan beside him.
Yang Cheng glared at Lu Yunshan.
But the old general was calm and did not react at all. It was as if he hadn't stepped on it.
Seeing that everyone in the tent was silent, Zhang Yan nodded with satisfaction, took a sip of tea, and said: "I believe that whoever has a bigger fist is the right one! I haven't read many books, but During the years I have been working for the Lord, I have traveled extensively and seen a lot. It is said that when a scholar meets a soldier, it is hard to explain why. Why? Because the fist of the soldier is stronger than that of the scholar! The scholar is reasonable, who can I talk to?"
As he said this, Zhang Yan glanced at Song Zhiwen, and there was clearly something behind his words.
"General, do you think what I said is correct or not?" Zhang Yan asked.
"The inspector general and the commander-in-chief are all for the Song Dynasty. Gentlemen are harmonious but different. Why should we care about some differences." Song Zhiwen said.
"That's right." Zhang Yan said with a smile, "Which northern scholar doesn't know the general's reputation? Confucian sword is a Confucian sword after all, and it is much more educated than me. But before I came to this frontline battlefield, The general settled the eighteen cities with a gentle policy. Are the people in the eighteen cities grateful to the general? No. On the contrary, the people in the eighteen cities are always thinking about fanning trouble behind our army."
Zhang Yan said with an arrogant expression, "The general strongly opposed my officer's massacre of the city, but after the Iron City incident, who among the other cities dared to rebel? Why? Because they were already scared to death by our army. ! When leading troops to fight, I am not as good as the general. But there are some things that the general cannot understand as well as me. "
Song Zhiwen remained silent.
"Now that winter is approaching, if our army cannot break through Sishui Pass before winter comes, and the cold winter comes, how can our army still point its sword at Zhengdu, dig up the tomb of King Zheng, and fulfill your Majesty's wish all these years? "Zhang Yan continued, "To take a step back, the number of soldiers guarding Sishui Pass is only 30,000. And our army has a full force of 100,000! It took half a year to eradicate Sishui Pass. With the might of our Song army, wouldn't it be necessary to defeat them? Become the laughing stock of the world?"
"According to what the inspector said, he must have a complete plan to break through Sishui Pass before winter?" Yang Cheng asked in a dull voice.
"That's right!" Zhang Yan glanced at Yang Cheng and showed an inscrutable smile, "I do have a way to break through the Sishui Pass before winter!"
"May I ask what the inspector can do?" Yang Cheng asked.
"This Sishui Pass is separated from our army's position by a Sishui River. Logically speaking, it is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Besides, the opponent is Chen Shouren. I understand that all the generals have stumbled." Zhang Yan said, "But now It's different. I know that in the past six months, the generals have been preparing for one thing, which is to use local materials to manufacture large-scale siege equipment. Now the time has matured, and the siege equipment has been completely manufactured to break through Sishui Pass. Just around the corner!”
"According to the envoy, the siege equipment is indeed ready. But as the envoy just said, our army's position is separated from Sishui Pass by a big river. In terms of geographical convenience, our army is at a disadvantage. Not to mention other things, just How to transport this siege equipment across the Si River is a big problem." Yang Cheng said.
"General Yang's words are wrong." Zhang Yan said, "Why has our army failed in attacking Sishui Pass many times in the past six months? It's just because the generals themselves want to leave a way out for themselves! For this plan, If you want to conquer the Sishui Pass, you need to break the cauldron and sink the boat, march the three armies together, and after crossing the Sishui Pass, go all out and take the Sishui Pass directly!"
As soon as these words came out, in the military tent, the faces of the Song army generals all changed.
"According to the envoy, if we are not absolutely sure to attack the Sishui Pass, breaking the cauldron and sinking the boat is tantamount to digging your own grave!" Veteran general Lu Yunshan said, "I feel it is inappropriate!"
"There's nothing wrong!" Zhang Yan took pictures of several cases, and everyone in the tent looked cryptic.
"Generals, please think clearly. If you lose this battle, you will be able to save your lives and return to our Song Dynasty, but will you still have the nerve to face your Majesty and thousands of people in our Song Dynasty?!" Zhang Yan said , motioning to the child prisoner beside him to take out a porcelain urn from his arms and hold it in his hand, "As for the problem you are worried about, I think it is not a problem. The generals will find their own solutions for the transportation of siege equipment, even if it is Even if all the door panels of the eighteen cities are torn down, ferries must be built to carry equipment across the Si River."
"How to attack the city, I have told you, whoever has the bigger fist will be the right one." Zhang Yan said, opening the seal of the porcelain urn, and an extremely pungent smell immediately filled the air from the porcelain urn.
"This is?!"
Everyone in the tent looked shocked.
"Yes, it is the Abyss Black Fire." Zhang Yan said in a gloomy tone, "I don't need to say more about this Abyss Black Fire. All the generals understand its power! The Abyss Black Fire has always been guarded by the imperial guards directly under the emperor. . This time my officer came not only to supervise the army as an inspector, but also to secretly prepare for the escort of the Abyss Black Fire! Before tonight, the Abyss Black Fire had not yet arrived at our army camp, so I have not been here. I dare to mention it to the generals, for fear of leaking the news. Now that the black fire of the abyss has been sent here, generals, what do you think is the chance of winning this siege?"
The Black Fire of the Abyss comes from the southern border of the Song Dynasty, the South China Sea.
As the name suggests, this is a black flame found in the abyss of the South China Sea.
As for the black fire, it is actually not a real flame, but an extremely viscous black liquid that can float on the sea.
This liquid, like oil, will burn violently when exposed to fire.
But the power of the abyss black fire is far more terrifying than oil. Because once this liquid is ignited, it will not be extinguished when exposed to water. Unless it burns out, it will be extremely difficult to extinguish it manually!
The Black Fire of the Abyss is extremely rare.
Because this liquid comes from the abyss of the South China Sea, where it is inaccessible to mortals. Even if you are a monk, without the cultivation of the four realms, you will be dead.
The reason why the Song Dynasty was able to mine this liquid also relied on seabed movement. If you want to get this kind of liquid, you can only wait until there is an earthquake under the sea, or when a volcano erupts deep under the sea, the abyss will undergo large-scale terrain changes, cracking the gaps, causing the black fire buried in the abyss to surface.
Only then can the Song State collect a large amount of Abyss Black Fire.
Therefore, the appearance of the Black Fire of the Abyss depends entirely on the right time and place. The reserves of the Abyss Black Fire were greatly consumed during the war in the Northern Territory more than seventy years ago. Nowadays, the reserves of the Song Kingdom are not much. Therefore, when Song Zhiwen went on an expedition, Junzi Qi never thought of letting Song Zhiwen Bring this killer weapon.
It's different now.
Sishui Pass has been unable to be conquered for a long time. Junzi Qi wants to make a final decision and end this tug-of-war, but he cannot help but continue to collect the Black Fire of the Abyss.
"May I ask the inspector how many of these abyss black fires there are?" Song Zhiwen asked with a solemn expression.
"It's more than enough to take down Sishui Pass." Zhang Yan said with a smile.
"Master Zhang, you told me earlier!" someone in the military tent said loudly, "If I had known that there was such a magical thing, what if I had to burn the boat? Fight with your back and win the Sishui Pass!"
"You're right! Hey, with the Black Fire of the Abyss, are you still afraid of Chen Shouren?"
"If you ask me, Sishui Pass will be captured within seven days!"
Zhang Yan observed everyone's reactions with satisfaction, but the expressions of Song Zhiwen, Yang Cheng, and Lu Yunshan in the huge military tent really made him unhappy.
"Several generals, but still have doubts in their hearts?" Zhang Yan asked.
"Since the inspector already has a complete strategy for attacking the city, why do he still have any doubts?" Song Zhiwen said with a slight smile.
"That's good." Zhang Yan said, looking at everyone, "After all, I have also issued a military order to you. If I can't take Sishui Pass, I'm afraid my old life will not be saved. So I I have to rely more on the generals."
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the tent had different expressions.
Zhang Yan was not talking about himself, he was clearly insinuating, telling them that if they couldn't take down Sishui Pass even though they used the black fire of the abyss, then everyone would be punished by the gentleman together.
"Don't worry, Inspector, we will do our best to capture Sishui Pass!" Someone in the military tent said loudly.
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