Zhao Kaishan thought about it and couldn't think of a solution to the problem, so he wanted to ask Zhao Zuoliang.
In the end, when I was about to ask someone to call Zhao Zuoliang over, I remembered that Zhao Zuoliang had been dismissed from his post because of his eldest son's mistake and had gone back to his hometown to work.
There is no reliable planner around him, and Zhao Xiang is a dog-headed strategist. What should we do?
But before he could figure out how to confront Su Yonglin, news suddenly came from the rear.
Caozhou and Shanzhou, which he had previously sent troops to capture, fell again, the defenders were defeated, and the two states were back under the control of the Jin army.
It is said that Kong Yanzhou, who stayed in Nanjing on the Jinting side, led 20,000 troops to recapture Caozhou and Shanzhou. In this way, Jeju, which was a major logistics transportation center, was directly exposed to the Jin army, and the situation was extremely urgent.
Jeju is the location of an important logistics channel for Zhao Kaishan's Western Expedition. Most of the grain and fodder needed by the Western Expedition are transferred from Jeju. Once something happens to Jeju, the problem will be huge.
The army would have no food to eat.
The newly conquered Daming Mansion did not have much food in store to keep them full.
It was precisely with this in mind, and because Caozhou and Shanzhou were on the banks of the diverted Yellow River, that Zhao Kaishan captured Caozhou and Shanzhou as barriers to the Jeju Grain Road, trying to use the Yellow River as a boundary to block the golden route of the Nanjing Road. Military Border Guard Force.
Moreover, he believed that across the Yellow River, it would be very difficult for the Jin army to attack the two states, so he did not leave too many troops to guard them.
As a result, the Jin army really crossed the Yellow River, reoccupied Caozhou and Shanzhou, and had a strong posture to intimidate Jeju. The situation was very bad.
Zhao Kaishan was so angry that he almost lost his temper.
He was just about to do something to Su Yonglin, but then you gang of gold thieves came to cause trouble?
Are you in the same group?
"Who is defending Caozhou and Shanzhou? Why are they so incompetent? I want to kill him!"
Zhao Kaishan was very angry.
Then he learned that the people guarding Caozhou and Shanzhou were also members of the Zhao family, appointed by him personally, and that they had died in the battle in Shanzhou, and the Jin people had helped him kill them in advance.
The main reason was that he had too few troops and horses left in Caozhou and Shanzhou, only 2,000 in total. The Jin army started fighting as soon as they crossed the river, and the Guangfu Army could not hold it back at all, and they could not defend the city for a few days.
Zhao Yuanwang, who was responsible for guarding Caozhou and Shanzhou, had a bit of backbone. His subordinates asked him to run away. He said that he had no shame in running away. When he ran back and met Zhao Kaishan, he didn't know what to say. He was so embarrassed that he finally chose to die fighting with the army.
This is great, Zhao Kaishan is very embarrassed.
After being embarrassed, he helplessly realized that he had to return to the army to protect Jeju and fight the Jin army in Caozhou and Shanzhou, otherwise he would not be able to guarantee the logistical supplies for the Western Expedition.
Then Zhao Kaishan further felt that leaving Nanjing Road alone was a huge hidden danger.
Who knows what troubles will occur on Nanjing Road during his western expedition, and how they will threaten his logistics. Instead of going west, it would be better to go south.
Directly capturing Kaifeng and defeating Jin Ting's Nanjing Road troops to create a more stable and secure logistics was the best situation for him this time.
And it should not be said that Kaifeng was the Nanjing of the Jin Dynasty, one of the Five Capitals. The political significance of capturing Kaifeng will be far greater than the actual military significance.
Daming Palace is not enough to prove my strength, but Kaifeng Palace is enough, right?
Hmm, that's a good idea.
However, since he had such a plan, Zhao Kaishan started to think again.
The combat effectiveness of this golden army seems to be quite strong. If he only relies on himself, the previous situation will probably repeat itself. He cannot afford to lose now and must keep winning. So the best way is to find a teammate. Share the risk.
Who is the most suitable teammate?
Southern Song Dynasty.
Zhao Kaishan called Zhao Xiang and had some discussions with him, hoping to explore the possibility of uniting the north and south of the Southern Song Dynasty to attack Nanjing Road.
"Nanjing Road is originally the land of the Song Dynasty, and Kaifeng is the old capital of the Song Dynasty. I think the Song Dynasty will not reject our proposal. Don't they want to take back the old capital?"
Zhao Kaishan thinks so.
Zhao Xiang is not so convinced about this.
"If Song Dynasty wanted to regain the Central Plains, he would not have killed Yue Fei back then. In the final analysis, whether Song Dynasty wanted to regain the Central Plains or not has always been a question. We don't understand what the Zhao family thought, and the Jin and Song Dynasties signed If there is a peace negotiation, will they really help us?”
Zhao Zuoliang was gone. At this time, Zhao Xiang remembered Zhao Zuoliang's worries before and felt inexplicably worried.
He felt that there was huge uncertainty in the Southern Song Dynasty, and it might not be that reliable to be a teammate of the Liberation Army, and he couldn't really count on it.
"That's true, but Kaifeng is the old capital of the Song Dynasty. Zhao Guan's family was born in Kaifeng. Doesn't he want to go back to the place where he was born? Isn't this human nature?"
Zhao Kaishan looked at Zhao Xiang.
Zhao Xiang thought for a moment and couldn't think of any reason to object. He also felt that if the Southern Song Dynasty agreed to a flanking attack from the north and the south, it would undoubtedly be a major benefit to the Liberation Army.
"If this is the case, of course it is good. Then why not try to contact them. If Song State has such an idea, it will naturally be a good thing for us."
Zhao Kaishan got a satisfactory answer, so he immediately wrote a letter in person to Chen Chengzhi, the Privy Councilor of the Song Dynasty who was responsible for contacting him. He sent the letter through secret channels between the two parties and handed it over to Chen Chengzhi for the Southern Song Dynasty court to discuss carefully. Ichiban.
And he couldn't wait to send troops.
It is necessary to stabilize Jeju's grain road before the Jin army threatens Jeju, and to curb the possibility of the Jin army entering his rear area and destroying it at will.
It was late February. Kong Yanzhou led a mixed force of 20,000 Jin troops to massacre the Liberation Army soldiers and the powerful Han landlords who supported the Liberation Army in Caozhou and Shanzhou. Punishment.
Anyway, to him, killing a few traitors is nothing, and if he kills these people, he can also confiscate their homes, have a good meal, and accept all their property and land. Wouldn't it be nice?
It was precisely because of this idea that even some landlords who were neutral were targeted by Kong Yanzhou because their families had money and land, and were framed as traitors and executed.
After their execution, the money, land, and houses owned by these people naturally belonged to Kong Yanzhou.
Kong Yanzhou selected a small number of rewards and gave them to his old subordinates who had followed him for many years, or to young people who had made great contributions, in order to win over people's hearts and make these people work for him wholeheartedly.
The effect was good, and everyone happily enjoyed the joy of looting and destruction.
Of course, those who were killed were all men, the elderly and young children. The fair-smelling girls in their teens and the charming young women in their twenties were Kong Yanzhou's favorites.
If anyone has them at home, they must be allowed to live and become their playthings.
This is what Kong Yanzhou planned.
Therefore, the powerful landowners in Caozhou, Shanzhou and Two Prefectures were unlucky.
Of course, Kong Yanzhou is a pure bastard with no moral sense. Whether it is official business or private life, he does his best to do evil and enjoy it.
He even became lustful after discovering that the daughter of a concubine was beautiful, so he forced the concubine to perjury to prove that the daughter was not his biological daughter, so that he could extend his dirty hands to his biological daughter.
The concubine was originally unwilling to cooperate, but after being abused by him in many ways, she suffered a mental breakdown and finally relented. So Kong Yanzhou got his wish and took his concubine's daughter as his concubine.
Everyone who knew about this incident despised Kong Yanzhou's actions.
However, he had a keen sense of politics and stood up well. He had rebelled against the Song Dynasty and returned to the Jin Dynasty and had held real power for decades. Therefore, people hated and despised him as a person, but no one really dared to judge him.
Although he is old now, his desire to do evil is still the same as before, and he still does his best to have fun. Even with his gray hair, he does not forget to kidnap the twenty-eight-year-old beauty and stage a show called "A pear blossom crushes a begonia."
On February 23rd, when he was enjoying his beautiful girl, news suddenly came.
The news is that the main force of the Liberation Army is moving south and has arrived in Jeju. A small force is being sent south for testing, and there is a large main force behind it.
Kong Yanzhou suppressed his strong desire, got out of bed, and summoned a group of generals who were enjoying the happiness of the world with him to discuss countermeasures.
