The news that Nong Zhigao defeated Wu Xin spread back to Guangnan, and Liang Chuan was the first to be shocked.
It is said that every house in Guangyuan was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations that night, and a large amount of property and food were sent to the homes of everyone who settled in Guangyuan.
The Nong people are also proud of their own nation's heroes. Although most of them followed Liang Chuan to Tianzhou and hid, it did not affect their belief in Nong Zhigao's achievements.
Everyone thought that Nong Zhigao would pay the price for his arrogance this time, but no one expected that he would lead a group of Han people along the way, and join forces with the chieftains and leaders of various Yitong to expand his territory to the city of Guangzhou!
This is really a great relief. They have been suppressed by the Song people and the South Vietnamese people for so many years. When they were angry, they first attacked the South Vietnamese people and then the Song people. They had no temper at all!
Although Liang Chuan knew that Nong Zhigao would achieve some results, he really didn't expect that Nong Zhigao would be so bold and push the battle line all the way to the gates of Guangzhou!
If Guangzhou City is captured, there will be a super large port, which is more valuable than several gold mines, and the momentum of the Guangyuan Army will be even stronger.
But It’s not just the defense of the Song people. They held on to Guangzhou City for more than fifty days. No reinforcements came, and the Guangyuan Army themselves Retreat first.
In long-distance combat, it would be best if it can be resolved quickly. Nong Zhigao was also afraid of being cut off. If Duanzhou and Wuzhou fell at this time, they would become turtles in the urn, and they would be destroyed sooner or later.
Knowing how to advance and retreat is very valuable! Sometimes retreating at the right time can actually make better preparations for the next attack!
The people of Guangnan have always been known as wolf soldiers, with the best combat power in the world. Although it does not only refer to the various ethnic minorities here, the Hakkas among the Han people also learned their fierce style.
Liang Chuan heard about Nong Zhigao from many people and felt sorry for Nong Zhigao.
This kid is still not mentally strong enough, he has committed a common problem among rebels, and his bandit mentality is at work!
If he had taken action against Guangzhou City earlier and adopted some strategies, it would not be impossible to capture the city!
After the city of Guangzhou is captured, it can replace Yongzhou and become their base camp. One south and one north will be separated from Bianjing. The surrounding states and roads will definitely have to surrender.
The transportation in the south is too inconvenient. Starting from Fujian Prefecture to Guangnan West Road, the Lianghu Road and other roads above can only look at the faces of Guangzhou in the south. The soldiers from Bianjing have not yet arrived, and the soldiers from Lingnan may have copied them from the small roads. Way back.
Therefore, when Nong Zhigao met Gao Shiyao, some people said it was God's will!
Gao Shiyao, Gao Shiyao, the high-death medicine! This Gao Shiyao is the nemesis sent by God to punish Nong Zhigao!
Although this statement is very ridiculous, it is very convincing to ordinary people! They believe in this statement so much that they even take the initiative to add a mysterious color to it!
It is unknown whether this folk superstition reached Nong Zhigao's ears, but many people felt that Nong Zhigao did not really want to fight.
How could someone who wanted to fight retreat and retreat back to Yongzhou!
Don’t you want such a large piece of land acquired by the east and west roads of Guangnan?
The Han family watched eagerly, hoping to give them some land. How could Nong Zhigao dare to divide his troops and let them defend these enemies?
Regardless of whether they can hold the land they came to, if they attack by themselves, their own strength will be weakened!
It stands to reason that the Song Dynasty should also send people to negotiate peace. .
Now that Guangyuan's strength is at its peak, Zhao Zhen still wants to fight them to the death, right?
This is a thankless job, and he doesn't want much for himself. Could it be that the court would rather spend tens of thousands of national funds than give him an official position?
This is a sign that Nong Zhigao doesn’t understand politics!
For rulers, anything can be negotiated, including territorial matters. If it is ceded, it can be ceded, and it can also show the generosity of the Celestial Empire. But there is one thing that cannot be discussed, and that is the throne. If you, Nong Zhigao, dare to establish yourself as emperor, then you have violated the emperor's will. If you don't give your son
If it is shoveled, then others will follow suit, and everyone will be an emperor for two days, and then they can be recruited and appointed as officials by the court. Why isn't everything in chaos?
During the Liangshan Uprising at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, the reason why the imperial court recruited Song Jiang and his party and killed Fang La's gang was the same.
There are some things you can't do. Once you do it, there's no turning back.
NongIf Zhigao simply robbed homes and became a local bandit, the imperial court would not even look at him. If he was in a good mood, he might actually be included. Go to the system and change his status as chieftain!
Now he has become addicted to the emperor and has blocked his own way!
Guizhou, in the southern military camp.
After Wu Xin discussed with the generals, they decided to truthfully report the situation of the war in the south to Bianjing. They also knew that even if they didn't tell them, the supervisors accompanying the army would tell the situation to Bianjing in detail. , instead of hiding it themselves, it would be better for them to make it clear directly!
The few people were not very educated and could not even write a battlefield report. In the end, it was Di Qing who completed the task.
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Di Qing analyzed the reasons for the failure of the Southern Expedition from the comparison of the enemy's and our own military strength, the characteristics of the arms, and the tactics of the Guangyuan Army. His thinking on the problem also stems from Liang Chuan's influence on them.
When he was in the Northwest Army, Liang Chuan would call together the leaders of the army in every battle, big and small, and everyone would express their opinions freely!
Although this method is very common, it can make possible accidents on the battlefield known to everyone. If the judgment is accurate, many dangers can be avoided.
Liang Chuan's way of thinking directly affected Di Qing. Everyone sees the problem from a different perspective. He and his men would often sit down and talk about the changes and possibilities on the battlefield.
Those who are on the front line of the charge have an understanding of the battlefield that is incomparable to those who ride on tall horses and sit in the middle of the army.
Di Qing's starting point was not to be a general, but to look at the war from the perspective of an ordinary soldier, and to write down the situation on the battlefield. It was not a confession of guilt and punishment, but a real description of the situation on the battlefield!
The defeated documents were sent directly to the capital on the fastest postage Baili.
No one knows what severe punishment awaits.
Under the system of the Song Dynasty, military generals were very harsh, and no one had any illusions. They just hoped that the court would take a lenient sentence in recognition of their hard work.
In Bianjing, no one in the court, including Zhao Weixian who recommended Wu Xin, expected this.
This war started with the Song Dynasty losing.
If the infantry has no advantage against the Dangxiang and Khitan people, then forget it, but who is the opponent this time? Like the Song Dynasty Forbidden Army, these people are all ordinary people fighting on two legs, with various equipment. They are not as good as the Imperial Army of the Song Dynasty in all respects. To deal with such a group of people and still suffer a defeat is simply unforgivable!
Many civil servants even directly clamored that if they were asked to fight, they might be able to win!
People who stand up and speak never feel pain in their backs, and they don't mind the big thing even more. They wish to make it bigger. The court has suffered such great humiliation. If they don't impeach a few of their husbands and dispose of them, they won't be able to afford the royal food they eat!
While they were sharpening their knives, the battle report Wu Xin asked Di Qing to ghostwrite was delivered to Xifu.
From Xia Song and Zhao Weixian down, all the big shots in the imperial court are sitting together. There are no talkers here, and it is quite pragmatic and they discuss matters as they happen!
The current position of privy envoy was originally held by Xia Song. Later, Xia Song was promoted to Pingzhang. There has been no suitable candidate for this position. Only two deputy envoys were replaced, and he was still his left in the Western Army Right hand, Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi.
The privy envoy represents military power and is a great real power. If it were anyone else, although Xia Song was made Prime Minister of Pingzhang, it would be equivalent to eclipsing his power in disguise.
Now Xia Song is Zhao Zhen's most powerful person. How could he make Xia Song feel cold? Therefore, the position of the first brother of Xifu has been reserved for him. It is said that the power of Pingzhang is equally divided between the third division of Xifu and the third government office. But now it seems Look, it’s not just that the Grand Prime Minister has the final say, others have to obey the arrangements below!
A group of people from the Western Army were also very angry. Even Zhao Weixian found it incredible. How could he not be able to defeat Nong Zhigao?
They also knew that Nong Zhigao's previous two rebellions were just like monkeys fighting in the mountains. The imperial court settled the matter without even sending troops. Why, this time, the imperial court sent out the most elite Forbidden Army and suffered a huge defeat!
Zhao Weixian once thought that he had hired another loser like Cao Qiansong, who looked like a silver-toned gun, and that he had ruined his relationships and reputation, and couldn't get things done.
You don’t need to read the battle report that was sent to you, but it must be an excuse to exonerate yourself!
Fan Zhongyan opened the report and read it carefully before he realized the seriousness of the matter!
Not a single word in this report excuses myself!
Di Qing carefully summarized and analyzed every detail of the war from the beginning to its failure, including the composition of the Guangyuan Army, their personnel structure, their numbers and tactics, and even their purpose of rebellion and the intention of their marching route. analysis!
The people were far away in Bianjing, talking about heaven and earth from high above. I thought they were a mob. After reading the reports of the people below, I realized that these people were not wild men in the mountains and forests. They were clearly a large-scale and well-trained regular army. The troops and their tactics and strategies were carefully considered and deployed. No one even expected that the number of Guangyuan Army could reach 60,000. And after a series of expansions, they are still increasing and their strength is still rising. !
Moreover, this group of people actually has a special unit such as the War Elephant Troop. They did not expect that the terrain in Guangnan is so complicated and there may be traps everywhere. If they can just send 30,000 people to regain this place, then that's it. There really is a ghost!
