Nianhan's plan was hidden from many people. It can even be said that he correctly guessed all possible reactions from the Song people and held back all those who might pose a threat to him.
He concocted the Jiangnan rebellion, and then forced Song Ting to use the most elite soldiers and horses to suppress the rebellion, and then used Jin Wushu and Liu Yu to hold these people back in the Jiangnan and Jianghuai areas.
Finally, he gave the Song people benefits on Shandong Road, so that the Song people and the court could not react.
In the end, he will attack the Daming Mansion, which seems to be the most powerful and solid and has no chance of taking advantage.
At this time, after many battles, the Song people's Daming Mansion, which they thought was extremely strong, gave Nianhan a huge opportunity!
When the opportunity comes, the soldiers and horses will naturally arrive.
But he never expected that there was really a person in the Song Dynasty who not only uncovered his plan, but could even deduce what he wanted to do.
Back in time, after Zhao Huan received the letter from Luoyang, he discussed with Zhang Jun and others and found no problems. Then everything should be done according to the plan above.
The generals around him, Zhao Bingyuan and Zhang Yong, expressed their opinions at the same time.
Zhao Bingyuan's opinion was, "We are all rough men and don't know much about the art of war, but we know that General Yue Fei is a real hero.
I think he must understand these things. "
Zhao Bingyuan didn't know it himself, so he knew who could figure it out.
But Zhang Yong is different.
"I'm a rough guy. I don't know what it says, but I know it's not right."
As for Zhao Huan continuing to ask, Zhang Yong would be confused about all the questions. It wasn't that he was pretending not to know, it was because he really didn't know anything after looking at the battle report.
Purely intuitive.
If it had been anyone else, Zhao Huan would have kicked him away with just one kick, but this was Zhang Yong, who was known as a strange person in the history circle in the late Northern Song Dynasty.
Zhao Huan was a little panicked.
"Take this and go to Jiangyin County as quickly as possible. There are also all the problems marked in this map. You can go and tell Pengju these things.
See what he has to say. "
Zhao Huan finally chose to believe in Yue Fei, and Yue Fei did not let Zhao Huan down.
"This battle report from Luoyang seems reasonable, but there is one biggest problem. Although the terrain of Shandong Road is mostly flat, there are many fortified cities in it, and there are also dangerous mountains and rivers.
If you want to attack here, not only will you spend a lot of troops, but the effect will be ineffective.
But if suspicious soldiers are deployed here, the defenders of Daming Mansion will immediately go to support them.
And as a result, Daming Mansion was in danger silently. "
Yue Fei's eyes were as calm and cunning as ever, but he was also very helpless.
“Let’s not say whether a certain family’s idea is correct or not. The battle report now makes it very clear that two months have passed since the Wang Yuan incident happened.
This letter is more of a notification than a consultation.
It shows that the Luoyang direction has made a decision and started to implement it. It is a little too late for me to analyze it now.
If someone's guess is correct, the soldiers and horses on Shandong Road have already begun to take action, then the suspected soldiers from the Jin Kingdom have appeared, and the rest is the mobilization of soldiers and horses from Daming Mansion.
Even calling an emergency stop would not help. "
After analyzing it, Yue Fei sighed helplessly, but what he sighed was not the loss of Daming Palace and the defeat of Song Dynasty, but the loss.
"Daming Mansion will definitely suffer heavy losses in this battle. Since it is unavoidable, we can only make up for it.
Please report to Your Majesty that a certain family will also break up the troops and horses into parts, and then attack from all sides to open up the situation.
Later, the plan to replace Wang Yuan with Pharmacist Guo was cancelled. Instead, Pharmacist Guo left with his troops and appeared in Jiangyin to replace the command of a certain family.
A certain family left Jiangyin with their troops and entered Daming Mansion through Jianghuai, but there was one more thing.
The reason why a certain family believes that the Jin man's method is to head towards Daming Mansion is because after Zong Shuai died of illness, although all the generals under Zong Shuai's command are people who understand the general principles of justice.
But the power, status and even the soldiers and horses are equal.
Guo Yongzhao of Daming Prefecture did not try, Yang Weizhong and Li Mida of the Western Army, and Zhang Suo and Wang Yan of the Eight-Character Army.
All the three parties are loyal to the Song Dynasty, but this is just like the Song Dynasty in the past. The three parties are constrained and no one can convince the other. The final outcome is delay.
Today's Daming Mansion needs an existence with greater power and prestige than anyone else.
The end will not be enough! "
When Zhao Huan heard Yue Fei's reply, he cursed angrily and almost kicked over the table in front of him.
"Can't I just carry it with me safely?
Have you ever seen any Emperor of the Zhao family always running to the front line whenever he had nothing to do?
The god of racing in Gaoliang River! "
"Cough cough cough cough... cough cough cough cough..." After hearing Zhao Huan's rebellious and insulting words about his ancestors, Zhang Jun, who has a very good relationship with Zhao Huan now, almost coughed out of his lungs. come out.
This thing is scary, how dare you say anything!
Why did Zhao Guangyi, the god of carriages on the Gaoliang River, say that he was also the ancestor of His Majesty... Although his words were really appropriate.
But could this be said so openly? But Zhang Jun also understood what Yue Fei meant.
His status and prestige were not enough to suppress Zhang Suo, Wang Yan, Yang Weizhong, Li Mida, and Guo Yongzhao.
But the official family can do it. You see how happy Zhang Jun is being suppressed, and he has all the dignity.
So Yue Fei meant to let Zhao Huan do this again and continue to take them to the front lines of Kaifeng and even Damingfu to build up their momentum.
But the problem is, if what Yue Fei said is correct, the official family, which acts as a facade, has to go to the forefront in person. As the saying goes, swords and guns have no eyesight... Zhao Huan is actually quite afraid of death.
However, Zhao Huan also knew his priorities well. When Pharmacist Guo left, he entered Jiangyin first and was escorted by Zhao Bingyuan, Zhang Yong and others to join Yue Fei.
After that, Yue Fei mobilized his troops and left three generals, Wang Gui, Yao Zheng, and Fu Qing, plus half of the troops to deceive Jin Wushu. He took Zhang Xian, Niugao, Dong Xian, Koucheng, and others and took a detour directly into the Central Plains.
The first thing is to turn around to Kaifeng.
Let’s deal with the chaos in Kaifeng first.
At this time, Kaifeng did not know about the problems in Daming Mansion. The battle in Pingyuan County had just begun, and Xue Yongcai died in the city.
Kaifeng City is also in chaos. The two forces of Zhang Suo, Wang Yan, Yang Weizhong and Li Mi have become a mess. The root cause is not a fight for power, but whether to fight!
Du Chong and some Jin generals attacked the Central Plains from Hedong Road, which greatly delayed many troops in the Central Plains, which were the main troops of Yang Weizhong and Li Mi.
Yang Weizhong's general Zhang Hao is currently fighting with the opponent.
As the person who succeeded Zongze, Yang Weizhong's purpose and idea was to integrate the forces in the Central Plains as quickly as possible. Although it was somewhat unjustifiable in terms of logic, the war was now underway.
You can't let the soldiers and generals under his command be ineffective.
Yang Weizhong must defend first and then attack.
After Zhang Suo arrived, he said directly that the Eight-Character Army was willing to obey Yang Weizhong's orders, but!
"Now the war between Daming Mansion and Shandong Road is in full swing. We must stabilize the situation first. In other words, fight first!"
What Zhang Suo means is that it's okay to ask for command power, and it's okay to ask us to surrender, but Zhang Suo and Li Gang are brothers, and in order for Zhang Suo to found the Eight-Character Army, Li Gang gave him treatment and official positions comparable to Zongze.
When Zongze was alive, this man also admired Zongze's courage and ability. No one dared to say no to the man who came and turned the tide of the war in front of him.
Now that Zongze is gone, it is okay to let him make way for Yang Weizhong, but the battle must be finished first, and the battles at Damingfu and Shandong Road must be finished first.
At this time, neither party knew that Daming Mansion had been corrupted. The lack of a fast communication method such as the telephone network was the biggest loophole.
Nian Han's calculations made them quarrel in Kaifeng, and no one could convince anyone, until Zhao Huan, filled with anger, came to them carrying the army staff.
"You should all be ministers of my Great Song Dynasty, do you recognize me?"
Zhao Huan, who had a kind face, looked at the generals kneeling on the ground in front of him. He didn't curse, he was already calm.
"Now that I'm here, can you guys stop arguing?"
"If you have to quarrel, can you wait until I finish this battle before you quarrel?"
His tone was kind and his face was kind, but the stick that kept hitting the ground made no one dare to say a word.
"Yang Weizhong, if you can't control the Central Plains, you can go back home and take the child. Li Mida, if you will shut up and say not a word, you will surrender your official uniform." Pull it off.
When did this break up? You and Yang Weizhong have gone through countless ups and downs, and you can't let go of this?
Then how about I write a personal edict and kneel in front of you to say sorry? Ah! "
The last voice almost made Li Mida tremble with fright, and he didn't dare to shout.
When Yang Weizhong and Zhang Suo quarreled, if Li Mi spoke up, Yang Weizhong wouldn't have to work so hard. It was because he remained silent on internal affairs that Yang Weizhong was a little weak and the situation fell into a stalemate.
The first thing Zhao Huan did when he came here was to scold everyone one by one, and then seize power to Yue Fei.
"Come here, send an order to Luoyang and ask Tong Guan to kneel down and apologize to our General Manager Li, and then invite all the members of the Zhao family to come to Kaifeng to vent their anger on our General Manager Li.
Today I even brought the staff and sticks from the army. How many times are you prepared to beat me before you can say this?
I'll take it! "
Looking at Zhao Huan whose face was full of anger, Li Mida didn't dare to say a word. This time he was really dumb.
"You were also a brave man back then, attacking Xixia and stationed in Hedong. Li Mi was said by Li Gang that although you were not good at war, you were loyal and a good minister.
Why can't you get over this mess?
Tong Guan gave your achievements to his confidants. It was his fault, and that is why you, Li Mida, made the mistake.
Then we have to kill all the Song Dynasty and crush all the bones of the ancestors of my Zhao family and raise them for them?
If so, I will open the imperial mausoleum for you, and you can go dig their graves yourself, okay? "
"I know my mistake!"
"I know you are wrong, sir!" Zhao Huan, who was anxious, kicked Li Mi to the ground, then turned around and slapped Yang Weizhong on the body with a stick.
"According to age and seniority, you, Yang Weizhong, are considered my uncles. If I were not the emperor, you would not be a general.
When I see you, I have to call you Uncle Yang. You have been following Zong Shuai for a long time, and you are quite famous in the Song Dynasty.
If I ask you to take back power, will you just use your words?
Is your knife dull?
When his mother-in-law Zong Shuai came to Cizhou, could it be that he persuaded Wan Yanchang, the golden man, to kneel down and beg for mercy?
Did he take back most of the military power of Liu Yanqing and his son by arguing with them?
If you are old and can no longer fight, tell me as soon as possible.
Back then, you traveled thousands of miles from the Liao Kingdom and worked hard all the way to get here. Are you just trying to make excuses?
I have really opened my eyes today. You are all important ministers of my Song Dynasty.
One by one, they were able to fight for several days in Kaifeng City in order to attack and defend. They were able to go through such troubles.
Awesome, awesome! "
As a surrendered general, Yang Weizhong was also a surrendered general who took the initiative to surrender to the Liao Kingdom before it was destroyed. Whether from a rational or fundamental point of view, he has always been worried that he is an outsider and will not be trusted.
Therefore, after taking over the military power in the Central Plains, he has always been timid and did not dare to be tough.
Zhao Huan scolded him today, but he also gave him peace of mind. When words are no longer good, take action when you have to. What's the use of keeping a knife?
After Yang Weizhong understood, Zhao Huan immediately changed his expression and looked at Zhang Suo.
Nowadays, Zhao Huan has really matured a lot. He has become very mature in his scheming and scheming, and how he treats his generals.
"Mr. Zhang, please get up quickly, please get up quickly!" Zhao Huan did not scold, let alone beat him. He could even be said to be polite, and helped Zhang Suo up from the ground.
"I can't afford Mr. Zhang's kneeling down, I feel so guilty, I don't deserve it!"
Zhang Suo, who was already very worried, suddenly straightened up and knelt down again after hearing Zhao Huan's strange words.
The Song Dynasty did not pay attention to kneeling and worshiping, but this was during normal times. Now it was Zhao Huan who was asking for guilt. This time Zhang Suo also knew that he was playing too big a trick.
However, Zhao Huan did not intend to let him go. This Eight Character Army was a good army, and this office was also a truly good official.
But when these two things were combined, Zhao Huan was about to beat them.
"Mr. Zhang cannot kneel down. I, the scholars of the Song Dynasty, and the officials of the Song Dynasty are all famous for their backbone, and Mr. Zhang is even more of an iron-clad man.
How do you say that?
Although I am a general under your command, you must also listen to my words...
Mr. Zhang, what are your plans? I’m listening! "
These words were originally spoken by Zhang Suo and Yang Weizhong, but now that these words came out of Zhao Huan's mouth, Zhang Suo regretted them.
"Your Majesty, I am guilty!"
"Don't dare, you must not dare!" Zhao Huan pulled Zhang Suo up again, "How dare I say Mr. Zhang is guilty, and how can I dare to convict Mr. Zhang?
Mr. Zhang has some ideas. All the generals in the army have to get out. Who do I think I am?
I am nothing here to Duke Zhang. For the sake of the Song Dynasty, so what if I change the emperor!
Anyway, in your hearts, I am the emperor who was replaced by Li Gang. Later, Duke Zhang will talk to Li Gang about which of the royal children should I be replaced.
Or simply replace it with my prince.
Can it be done? "
"Old minister is terrified!" Zhang Suo was not afraid that Zhao Huan would kill him. He was a man of character, but people always have weaknesses and cares.
What Zhang cares about is Li Gang.
During the Huizong Dynasty, he was a Jinshi and a supervisory censor. Because of his violent temper, he got into a fight with Huang Qianshan, a powerful minister at that time, in public. The two sides were very unhappy. In the end, Huang Qianshan kicked him out and became the deputy envoy of Fengzhou regiment training and settled in Jiangzhou. .
After that, it was not until Zhao Huan used Li Gang again and entrusted him with important tasks that he returned to the world of chess with the help of Li Gang.
After Li Gang became the prime minister, he supported Zhang Zuo and made him a bachelor of Longtuzhi and an envoy of Hebei West Road. He also gave Zhang Zuo half of his small food and baggage to support him.
If Yue Fei had the full support of Zhao Huan who risked his life behind his back, then Zhang Suo had the crazy support of Li Gang.
Zhang Suo did not disappoint him. He appointed his general Wang Yan as the commander of the capital to recruit and train soldiers and horses in preparation for recovering the "Two Rivers" land. He recruited nearly 700,000 troops in his lifetime.
Of course, leaving aside the mess of old, weak, women, children, etc., there are still more than 100,000 troops.
In one fell swoop, he became a well-known figure in the court. If history had not changed, he would have been deposed along with Li Gang and then be chopped into pieces by Yang Yaozhong.
However, Zhao Huan gave Li Gang a chance, and Li Gang naturally gave Zhang Suo a chance. Today, Zhang Suo is in full swing.
He has a good personality, good abilities, and good character, but he has a bad temper. He is the kind of person who can't stand Yang Weizhong, and he insists that he is the one who can save the crisis.
Or maybe there is still a little bit of dissatisfaction and dissatisfaction.
This little thought is not a big deal, but if Li Gang is dragged down by the things he did, he will feel that his whole life is full of guilt.
Zhao Huan knows very well that people like Zhang Suo are the standard. If something happens to me, I will take it upon myself and it has nothing to do with others, so I can do whatever I want!
Such people will appear at any time and in any place. Zhao Huan can't say anything else, but it does not prevent him from throwing everything Zhang did on Li Gang.
"Mr. Zhang must have given me some advice from Prime Minister Li. It seems that Prime Minister Li is dissatisfied with me."
"I am guilty, I hope your Majesty..."
"Come here!" Zhao Huan ignored Zhang Suo, but called Zhang Yong in with an order, and then interrupted Zhang Suo's words, "Go to Luoyang in person to ask Li Xiang for advice.
Let’s see which prince Li Xiang has chosen this time.
If you need me to abdicate the throne, I will just obey! "
Zhang Yong could tell that Zhao Huan was angry at these angry words, but Zhang Suo really couldn't listen to it at this time.
"If this veteran disturbs Your Majesty, please kill him and don't implicate Prime Minister Li!"
After saying that, Zhang Suo was about to draw his sword and kill himself, but at this time Zhao Huan grabbed the blade of the long sword. The sharp long sword directly cut through Zhao Huan's palm and he grinned in pain.
"Is this what Mr. Zhang calls one person doing things and one person taking responsibility?"
