At this critical moment, Zongze's battle report came immediately, which surprised many people.
However, they didn't have the slightest worry. They had already seen the battle report of Zongze and Liu Hao just now, and judging from the time, it was just the front and back legs. There could be no problem at this time.
It's just that some things that cannot be said in Xiangzhou are being told secretly now.
Zhao Huan opened the secret letter, raised his eyebrows after just one glance, and then his face became more and more excited.
"I never thought that Yue Fei would go to serve General Zong so quickly. This is truly destiny." Zhao Huan couldn't help but admire in his heart, but he quickly suppressed the joy on his face.
Because as an emperor, he slowly had to learn to suppress his emotions and anger deep in his heart, so that his officials would not see or take advantage of him.
"Let's take a look, Zhao Qing. Zong Qing seems to have found a great talent for me."
This report mentioned two things. First, Yue Fei's three strategies. Second, Zongze said that Yue Fei was a great talent and should be reused!
This report is concise and clear. In addition to the strategy, it is also a compliment to Yue Fei. Zhao Huan can see from it how much Zongze, a guy who cherishes words like gold, loves Yue Fei.
And Zhao Ding couldn't help but marveled after seeing the secret performance.
"This young man named Yue Fei has the talent to be a commander. God has helped His Majesty to accomplish this!"
The three strategies in this secret report have an overall plan for the current situation, including but not limited to Cizhou offensive and defensive battles.
"There are three strategies. One is to lead the light cavalry warriors to make a surprise attack on Li Gudu, use the narrow and complicated terrain of Li Gudu to block the Jin people, cut off their supplies, and disrupt the hearts of the Jin people who are now under Cizhou City.
Second, contact the Yanjing Prefecture’s Guo Yaoshi, transfer a generation of soldiers from the Yanjing Prefecture into Lu Gong’s command, and assist with famous generals and warriors. Do not be suspicious of each other. You can use Guo Yaoshi as a flank to attack the Jin people to frighten their courage.
The third is to recruit and surrender the Hebei bandits. Now the Hebei bandits have two major forces. One is Wang Shan of Hedong, who claims to have 700,000 troops and 10,000 chariots under his command. He even once said that he would occupy the capital.
On the other side are many bandits in the Taihang Mountains, claiming to be rebels occupying the Taihang Mountains.
These two forces seem to be thieves and bandits, but in the final analysis they are just a group of people who had to fight in other places because of the Jin people's move south. Although they have no foundation and threaten to fight, they still have the spirit of loyalty and patriotism in their hearts.
At the same time, they all fought with the Jin people. Their bravery and armaments may not be enough, but their courage is not inferior to that of the Song Dynasty sergeants.
If it is possible to obey His Majesty's will and recruit him to surrender, and Xiaozhi can use reason and emotion, he will not only be able to obtain an elite force of no less than 100,000 people, but also be able to quickly restore people's livelihood.
After the war, they can be resettled on site, reclaimed wasteland, repair rivers, and develop slowly for the future. "
The three strategies can be described as emergency, general and far-sighted.
A three-pronged approach can defeat the Jin army, and Zhao Ding was full of praise for this memorial, constantly praising him as the commander-in-chief, and you must trust this person.
It is understandable that Zhao Huan was excited when he saw Zhao Ding. After all, this pair has been a good partner in history.
Zhao Ding helped Yue Fei almost unlimitedly, and Yue Fei did not let him down. The harmony between the two generals was also a good story, but as the situation became bigger and bigger, even Zhao Ding couldn't stand it anymore.
Qin Hui took action to depose Zhao Ding, and the Jin people began to play coercion and strategy, and the final outcome... Oh!
Zhao Huan suppressed the sigh in his heart, and then looked at the excited Zhao Ding.
"Qing Zhao, don't just get excited, there are still serious things to do."
"What your Majesty said is that I was wrong." Zhao Ding chuckled and continued, "This Yue Fei is very capable, and these plans are also feasible.
Your Majesty just obeys, of course they also need Your Majesty.
If this old general Zong Ze only has the official position of Cizhou Zhizhou, it may not be suitable, and it will not be conducive to his future actions. "
"What Qing Zhao said makes sense. I am planning to set up a governor's office in Hebei. I am planning to use General Zongze as the marshal of Hebei's military forces to supervise all military affairs in Hebei."
"This..." This time it was Zhao Ding who hesitated, "Your Majesty's trust in old General Zongze is really admirable, but is this position too high? I still ask His Majesty for such things... I still ask Zongze It’s better if you personally take charge.”
This was a common practice in the Song Dynasty, and it was also a very safe practice.
"Is Zhao Qing worried about something?"
"This... Your Majesty, forgive me. It's hard for me not to worry about this kind of thing. I'm afraid Tong Guan, who is next to Your Majesty, can explain this kind of thing."
While speaking, Zhao Ding also looked at Tong Guan, who was delivering the letter, making his face suddenly become embarrassed.
"If this kind of thing hadn't happened frequently in recent years, the Song Dynasty wouldn't have ended up in this situation."
Zhao Huan's face turned red when he said this, because he remembered that in this era, he really had this problem...
Before I mention it, something that will happen immediately afterwards can make many people extremely embarrassed.
All history books will say that Pharmacist Guo, who is currently stationed in Yanshan, flatters villains and is capricious. It is retribution that he had to die a good death after surrendering to the Jin Kingdom.
But the fact is that he was tricked to death by the local generals of the Song Dynasty.
When Guo Yaoshi surrendered to the Song Dynasty, he immediately came up with a plan to seize Yanjing. While Xiao Qian's main force was on the front line, he used light cavalry to raid Yanjing. He would definitely get a response from the Han people in the city, and Yanjing would definitely be captured.
This suggestion is very good and reliable, and it has been approved.
Guo Yaoshi led the victorious army with thousands of people as the vanguard, followed by Yang Keshi, Gao Shixuan and others.
Afterwards, General Zhen Wuchen under Guo Pharmacist led fifty dead men who knew Yanjing City well and sneaked into the city. They immediately seized the Yingchun Gate of Yanjing and prepared to welcome Pharmacist Guo and his subsequent army to enter.
After that, Medicine Master Guo led his soldiers to enter, and then jointly informed the generals in the rear that there were seven city gates in total, and all the city gates were blocked. A thousand people were enough for one city gate, and Yanjing would be at your fingertips.
At this point, everyone already felt that victory was in sight, and then the local general of the Song Dynasty did something big that Zhao Huan could not figure out for the rest of his life.
Kill all the Khitans and Xi people in the city!
Not only that, their military discipline was lax, drunkenness and murder were common, and they robbed and insulted the people wantonly. For a time, the city of Yanjing burst into mourning. Guo Yaoshi's repeated admonitions were not only useless, but also sent all the memorials to impeach him to the original office. Or in front of the emperor's cheap father.
What happened after that was very simple. Empress Dowager Xiao gave an order for the army to return for reinforcements. After fighting for three days and nights, the city of Yanjing was lost. Only a few hundred people of the Song Dynasty's tens of thousands of soldiers were left alive.
From then on, although Yaoshi Guo was not punished by his cheap father, he no longer trusted his teammates.
Historically, he surrendered to the Jinren because of his teammates. To put it simply, it was just one sentence.
Guo Yaoshi fought to the death for thirty miles, forcing the Jin people to surrender. Just when they were about to win, his teammates, Zhang Linghui, a native general of the Song Dynasty, and others ran away.
Then Guo Yaoshi was surrounded by the Jin people and was defeated. In the end, he surrendered with his men in anger.
This behavior now has a good name, the legacy of the Five Dynasties, that is, today's generals are more familiar with surrendering than fighting...
"That's all, I don't have anyone I can trust among my clan members. I do have brothers, but... I'm afraid it won't be useful. I'm afraid it will ruin things."
"The King of Su, Zhao Shu, and the King of Kang, Zhao Gou, are both loyal and courageous men. Their courage and courage should not be underestimated. Why don't you use them, Your Majesty?"
When Zhao Huan heard these two names, he couldn't help but rolled his eyes. King Su Zhao Shu was fine, because in history, the Jin people who were envoys to the Jin Dynasty were directly detained and never came back.
Kang Wang Zhao Gou... is famous.
However, like Qin Hui, he now has an excellent reputation, otherwise he would not have been able to ascend to the throne and "turn the tide" so smoothly.
In Zhao Huan's opinion, this guy is a real talker. He is not afraid of anything when he talks about it, and he looks like he will never regret throwing his life and blood for the Song Dynasty.
But when it comes down to it, this guy is extremely selfish and cannot be reused.
Of course, Zhao Huan definitely can't say that now.
"They are still young, but now they are just smart-talking and don't have much ability. If we entrust them with important responsibilities, their slightest problem will affect the overall situation.
You can't do this kind of thing, you can't do it! "
Zhao Huan repeatedly waved his hand and rejected Zhao Ding's proposal, and then continued to make his appointments.
"Tong Guan drafts the decree!"
"I accept your order."
"The Jin people are rampant, and now the Marshal's Mansion of Hebei Province is established to oversee the military affairs in the north. Zongze is the marshal and supervises the military affairs in Hebei Province.
Yue Fei was loyal, courageous and talented. He was the commander of the capital of Hebei and was under the command of Zongze.
The people, soldiers and horses of many prefectures in Hebei were all appointed to obey Zongze's command without making any mistakes. "
After this most important decree was drawn up, Zhao Huan specifically told Tong Guan that it should be handed over to Zong Ze as quickly as possible without any mistakes.
There are several more decrees after that.
"I order Kang Wang Zhao Gou to visit the Daojun Emperor of Bozhou in my name and pay my respects to him at the same time."
This is about to start tricking people. As for why it is Zhao Gou, although this guy is a bastard, he still has the skills he should have, especially his sharp teeth and sharp mouth, which is quite strong.
Now that he wants to use himself to rise to power, he will definitely do his best. He doesn't want to go to the battlefield. He can still do this kind of thing.
And if something happens, I don’t feel bad at all.
In the same way, the next person to go to Yanjing will be another important minister who he will "rely on".
"Appoint Qin Hui as Taizhong Dafu and Captain of Qingchao. He will be sent as an envoy to Yanjing with integrity. He will hand over many military powers inside and outside Yanshan Mansion to Guo Yaoshi, and give Lu Gong important responsibilities!
Later, you will be sent as an envoy to the Jin people to discuss peace talks with them. Do you understand what I mean? "
"I understand, and I will definitely buy enough time for Your Majesty!"
At this time, Qin Hui, like Zhao Gou, sought after himself and was a good minister.
