Just as Su Yonglin expected, Chen Kangbo did talk to Zhao Zuoliang about some things that he had not discussed with Yu Yunwen before. The content of the conversation was completely different in level.
Before, I just tentatively talked about some peripheral content, but this time it seems to go a little deeper into the core.
Chen Kangbo directly asked him what he felt and thought about local governance, whether he felt that governance was difficult, and whether there was something missing. He also used some ancient examples to tell him stories about people who were good at fighting but not good at governing.
This made Zhao Zuoliang feel a little unhappy.
What made Zhao Zuoliang most unhappy was when Chen Kangbo told the story of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu.
What he meant between the lines was to compare Su Yonglin and the Guangfu Army with Xiang Yu and the Jiangdong Disciple Army, and tell the story of Xiang Yu's final tragic experience.
It sounds like Chen Kangbo's words are very considerate. He has always put himself in the shoes of the Liberation Army and considered the future, saying that governance is not easy, that finances are difficult, and that selecting talents is an eternal problem.
But Zhao Zuoliang still heard that Chen Kangbo was testing their views on independence and dependence.
snort!
Zhao Zuoliang waited patiently for Chen Kangbo to finish speaking without refuting him. Then he followed his words and talked about Kaifeng, changing his offensive.
The Guangfu Army did not have much confidence in governing Kaifeng, so they hoped to discuss it with the Song State to see if they could sell Kaifeng to the Song State through a transaction and earn some hard money.
"Sell Kaifeng to me?"
Chen Kangbo was shocked at that time.
"Yes, it is indeed very difficult to govern Kaifeng. We are beyond our capabilities. We originally wanted to return Kaifeng to the Song Dynasty. However, some people in the army objected, saying that they had fought tooth and nail to capture Kaifeng and could not give it up without anything. So in Logically speaking, selling Kaifeng at a good price is considered an explanation to them, right?"
Zhao Zuoliang had a smile on his face and looked like a pure businessman without a trace of political calculations.
This request of the Liberation Army made Chen Kangbo and the Song envoy unprepared. Some of their previous ideas were shelved and were directly led astray by Zhao Zuoliang.
There is no way, as the old capital of the Song Dynasty, if it can be captured without bloodshed and returned to the old capital, the political symbolic significance is really too great.
No one could ignore this proposal of the Liberation Army, so that some of the original issues were directly shelved and all were transferred to discussions in this area.
On behalf of the Liberation Army Lion, Zhao Zuoliang asked for a very high price, which was so high that Chen Kangbo was a little frightened.
But in any case, he felt that this matter could be discussed, but he did not have such high authority and needed to ask the court for instructions.
It just so happens that Zhao Jinnu and others are also here, so let them go back together first, ask the emperor for instructions, and then come back to discuss it after it is confirmed.
After returning to Linyi, Zhao Zuoliang sent people to Zhongdu to tell Su Yonglin about the matter, and asked him what he planned to do next, and if the price was really negotiated, whether Kaifeng and the entire Nanjing Road should really be handed over to the Southern Song Dynasty.
In Zhao Zuoliang's view, it was not easy for the Liberation Army to capture Nanjing Road, and as the hinterland of the Central Plains, Nanjing Road still had great strategic and economic significance.
Although it is said that it is a time bomb now, but no matter what, it was the Liberation Army soldiers who fought hard to capture it.
How could it be embarrassing for the Henan Corps stationed there if it was delivered like this?
After the people sent by Zhao Zuoliang arrived in Zhongdu with the news, Su Yonglin had just completed the task of reorganizing the last army of the Liaodong Corps and approved the last transfer order. The Liaodong Corps was about to take shape, and the plan to capture Liaoyang Mansion could begin.
Immediately afterwards, he received news from Zhao Zuoliang and learned that the bargaining with the Southern Song Dynasty about Kaifeng was about to begin.
Zhao Zuoliang was skeptical and negative about whether Kaifeng and Nanjing Road should really be handed over to the Southern Song Dynasty.
In fact, Su Yonglin's attitude on this matter has not changed.
If the price can be negotiated, and the Southern Song Dynasty really gives the money, then give it to them, it doesn't matter, it will be recovered sooner or later.
In this way, it would be easier to approach Kaifeng, and besiege Kaifeng again, killing people and killing people, allowing Zhao Gou to experience what his father and brother experienced back then.
The main force of the Song army can be destroyed without even using the navy, so why not do it.
But if the Southern Song Dynasty wants to cause trouble, play tricks with him on the price negotiation issue, or even plan to fight with him, then he will definitely not be ambiguous.
All in all, even if you don't take the initiative to start a war with the Southern Song Dynasty before beating the Jin Kingdom to death, if the Southern Song Dynasty is looking for a beating on its own, there is no need to stop, just deal with him.
As for the opinions of the army that Zhao Zuoliang was concerned about, Su Yonglin was not worried, because he firmly held the control of the army, and the Liberation Army would not go against his wishes, that was for sure.
However, the current situation is so widespread that the test for the Liberation Army is still very severe.
Several large corps were formed one after another. The time was tight and the tasks were heavy. The number of veterans was relatively small. Therefore, neither training nor ideological education was in place. Therefore, based on current observations, the overall combat effectiveness of the Liberation Army is showing a downward trend.
The most direct manifestation is the previous Battle of Tongguan.
Su Yonglin gave an order to Zhang Yuejing a few months ago, asking him to lead troops to try to attack Tongguan and secure the main gate of Guanzhong.
So Zhang Yuejing sent Zhou Zhi to lead the reorganized You Yi Army to launch an attack in the direction of Luoyang.
The advance went smoothly at first. The small number of Jin troops left behind in Luoyang did not dare to resist, and all the Jurchen soldiers fled. The remaining Han defenders kidnapped the Luoyang county magistrate who tried to resist, and surrendered directly to the Liberation Army. Luoyang was defeated without attacking.
Zhou Zhi killed the magistrate of Luoyang County who was unwilling to surrender and then pursued the victory with great momentum. He chased to Tongguan area in one go, trying to capture Tongguan in one go and secure the main gate of Guanzhong to complete this strategic mission.
As a result, You Yi's army failed to capture Tongguan after attacking for more than a month, and its progress was slow.
After the Jin army retreated into Tongguan, it was as if they had changed their species. They became extremely tough and fierce. They relied on the advantageous terrain to defend tightly and fought bravely. They tried their best to defeat Tongguan even though they ran out of gunpowder and siege stones.
Zhou Zhi was not without efforts. He used his personal troops to organize the rest of the army to attack the city wall twenty-one times, but he was driven off the city wall twenty-one times, and all attacks failed.
The Jin soldiers seemed to be determined to crucify Tongguan, and would not let the Liberation Army capture Tongguan no matter what. They attacked the city in waves to defend, which felt like they were fighting one after another.
As a result, the Guangfu Army lost more than a thousand troops and failed to capture Tongguan. The army was unable to succeed, the army's will to fight was low, and deserters even appeared for the first time.
Zhou Zhi attached great importance to this and interrogated the captured deserters and found that they were all former soldiers of the Jin army.
This situation made Zhou Zhi realize that he couldn't go against it and it was time for him to make a decision.
So at the suggestion of military secretary Chen Zhixue, Zhou Zhi reluctantly chose to retreat, led his army from Tongguan back to Luoyang, and reported the matter to Zhang Yuejing.
Zhang Yuejing was a little surprised when he learned that Zhou Zhi failed to take Tongguan but was hit by Tongguan and suffered a bloody head. He went to Luoyang personally to inquire about the situation, compiled the report, and then sent it to Zhongdu and handed it over to Su Yonglin.
After receiving the report, Su Yonglin analyzed it carefully and quickly came to a conclusion.
The Henan Corps is expanding too fast, and the real number of old soldiers is too small, only a little over 10,000. The rest are either surrendered troops or newly recruited soldiers. It is okay to follow them and fight with the wind. Once they encounter a real fortified city and elite enemies, they will Be frustrated.
Political, cultural education and military training must keep up. If we do not keep up in this regard, we will suffer hardship if we continue to expand blindly.
However, Su Yonglin felt that it was better to be frustrated now than to discover the problem during the general attack in the future. There was still time to make up for it now.
So Su Yonglin sent an order to Zhang Yuejing and Wen Anzhi, secretary of the Corps, and ordered them to come up with a military training schedule.
In the coming period, the Henan Corps should not take the initiative to raise troops for combat, but should devote all its energy to defense and training, and give full play to the experience accumulated by the Liberation Army in the education and training of recruits and surrendered troops.
The Henan Corps is in urgent need of training and education.
Likewise, the Liberation Army was in urgent need of rectification and education.
