After sleeping until midnight, Li Yanxian felt thirsty and got up to drink water. After taking a sip of tea, I heard the cold wind howling outside, like a ghost crying. Stroll out the door. A gust of cold wind blew, biting to the bone, with a chilly feeling. I stretched out my hand and caught it, only to realize that it was snowing again without my noticing.
In the official hall ahead, there is a solitary lamp, which gives off a desolate feeling in this windy and snowy night.
Li Yanxian tightened his clothes and walked into the official hall. Seeing a pile of official documents on the case, a piece of paper was placed under the lamp. When I stepped forward, I saw a seven-character poem written on the paper: "Le Youyuan is covered with ice and snow, and the captives in Hebei and Henan are riding proudly." I am the envoy of the emperor of the Han family, and I stand in the sky for you in the wind and snow.
After reading it several times, Li Yanxian put down the paper. He looked up at Wang Xiaolie, who was sitting by the door, leaning against the charcoal basin, looking at the wind and snow outside.
Li Yanxian stepped forward and said, "Why is Zhenfu sitting by the door in such a strong wind?"
Wang Xiaolie suddenly came back to his senses. He stood up and said, "Why are you here at the official office? I'm on duty tonight. Just have a good rest."
Li Yanxian said: "I was thirsty for a while and couldn't sleep after drinking water, so I came over to take a look."
Wang Xiaolie hurriedly asked Li Yanxian to sit down at the table and ordered the guards to make tea.
While drinking tea, Li Yanxian pointed to the paper under the lamp and said, "Is this poem written by Zhen Fu?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "Yes. These days I am no longer fighting on the front line, so I try to write some poems to relax. In the past, I always read poetry collections of predecessors. I wonder how they are so talented and good at writing? Write out There are so many poems. If you try to write them yourself, you will know that sometimes, writing poems can really relax your mood. Don’t worry about whether the writing is good or not, then it won’t matter.”
Standing in the sky for the king in the wind and snow is a poem that Wang Xiaolie remembers in his previous life. I don’t know which dynasty or person wrote it. However, I had never seen this world before, so on a whim, I added three sentences and made it into a short poem. For Wang Xiaolie, writing this was just to relax and not take it seriously. There are very few people who are appreciated for their poetry, and even fewer people who are appreciated and can become officials. In the Tang Dynasty, Li Bai's poems were famous all over the world, but they have never been important. In this era, there was a person who was appreciated for his poetry and became a high official, and that was Chen Yuyi. But now that Chen Yuyi is under Wang Xiaolie, he can't say that he enjoys official career, and Wang Xiaolie doesn't look down on him just because he writes good poems.
After drinking tea for a while, Li Yanxian said: "In such weather, Zhenfu is still sitting at the door. Isn't it just to watch the snow?"
Wang Xiaolie said with a smile: "The north wind is howling, and it feels like a knife cutting you. Who is in the mood to watch the snow!"
"It's not just to see the snow. I want to come to Zhenfu because I have troubles. Why don't you tell us and we can look into the details together." Li Yanxian said slowly and calmly.
Wang Xiaolie said: "Actually, you all know that. Zhang Qi is from Mianchi. He brought a thousand soldiers and horses northward two days ago to meet up with Xue Cheng. For a while, their reputation became so great that people from hundreds of miles nearby responded. . The soldiers on the front line suddenly had a huge appetite."
Li Yanxian said: "Of course I have a big appetite. Now on the Mianchi line, we have the advantage in terms of strength and geography. Wushu has such a large group of enemies trapped in the mountains. If we are determined to fight to the death, we will probably eat them!" "
Wang Xiaolie nodded: "Yes. If we try our best, it is very possible to wipe out Wu Shu's army now. There are more than 10,000 people under Shao Yun's command on the Mianchi-Shaanzhou front line. As long as nothing happens to them, the Jin Army will be able to defeat them in a short time. It is difficult to break through. Behind Mianchi, Meng Bangxiong of Luoyang is not worth mentioning at all. If Niu Gao leads an army of 30,000 people to the north, plus Dong Xian's 5,000 people, plus Xue Cheng and the Hedong Rebel Army of 10,000 or 20,000 people, Wu Shu will be defeated. It is very possible to eliminate them in Mianchi. But I have a hard time making this strategic determination."
After saying that, Wang Xiaolie stood up, walked to the door, and looked at the wind and snow outside.
In Guozhou, there are still more than 6,000 people from Wang Xiaolie. Not counting Wei Yang's army, the total number of troops Wang Xiaolie could mobilize in the Mianchi area was about 70,000. Wu Shu had less than 20,000 fine cavalry and was surrounded in the Mianchi Valley. It was very likely that he would be surrounded and annihilated.
Everyone can clearly see the situation in Gu, even Wu Shu himself knows it. It's just that Wei Yang's occupation of Jingzhao Mansion was too shocking, and Wu Shu didn't dare to retreat even if he desperately tried to save his life. He must enter Guanzhong as soon as possible and reoccupy Jingzhao Mansion, otherwise he will not be able to explain.
The generals on the front line were very excited and sent several official documents to Guozhou a day, demanding a decisive battle with the Jin army. Wang Xiaolie weighed carefully and never hesitated or made a decision. Now not only the soldiers on the front line are anxious, but Li Yanxian is also anxious.
Looking at the wind and snow outside, Wang Xiaolie said: "Whether or not to fight Wushu is a strategic decision. It will not only affect the present, but also affect the situation in Dengzhou in a few years. Even if one bad move will directly Influence the internal affairs of Kim."
Having said this, Wang Xiaolie turned around and looked at Li Yanxian. He said in a deep voice: "Everyone knows that Wu Shu is the fourth prince. In fact, he is the fifth son of A Guda, Taizu of the Jin Kingdom. It's just that Taizu's eldest son Sheng Guo died early, so he is called that. After many wars such as the destruction of Liao Dynasty and the destruction of Kaifeng Mansion, The current political power of the Jin Kingdom mainly consists of two major factions: Nianhan and Zhu Taizi. On the battlefield in Shaanxi now, the coach Yinliduo is the second prince, and together with Wu Shu, the fourth prince, the prince faction is the main one. Wanyan Huo She is a Nianhan, and no matter what, he will probably not return to rescue Jingzhao Mansion."
Li Yanxian was stunned for a moment and said: "Wanyan Huonv is the son of Lou Su and has been under the command of the Yunzhong Privy Council. I know about it. However, I don't know much about the internal affairs of Jin. Zhenfuyuan is in Dengzhou, so how can I know? So many things?”
Wang Xiaolie said: "We are at war with the Kingdom of Jin. How can we not even know the politics of the Kingdom of Jin? How can we do that? Of course, we can know more by asking around and even sending people to the north to investigate. Understand the internal situation of the Kingdom of Jin. , but it took a lot of effort.”
After saying that, Wang Xiaolie added: "The general manager must understand that Nianhan is not a member of the Wanyan tribe, but another powerful force of the Jurchens. During the war with the Liao Kingdom, Nianhan made great achievements and his power increased greatly. In the Jin Kingdom, Nianhan was very powerful. Ordinary people can compare. For so many years, the main force in the war with this dynasty was the prince's family. After so many wars, the power of the prince's family gradually increased, and now it is no less than Nianhan. In the battle of Shaanxi, Wushu came to the west , falsely appointed Li Duo as the commander-in-chief because the Jin Emperor was dissatisfied with Lou Su and came to Shaanxi with the troops of the Prince's family. After defeating Privy Zhang in Fuping, the reputation of the Prince's family was rising. If we defeated or even killed Wu Shu, for the Jin For the Crown Prince and his family, this is like a bolt from the blue!"
Hearing this, Li Yanxian couldn't help but open his mouth. I never imagined that the politics behind this battle would be so complicated.
Wang Xiaolie sighed: "If we encircle and annihilate Wushu in Mianchi, it is likely to be successful. A few days ago, Privy Council Zhang sent a letter saying that he would do his best to hold off Nianliduo and prevent his army from returning to Guanzhong. Wanyan Huonu It is very possible to sit back and watch the success or failure in Yuanzhou. At this time, Wushu was blocked in Mianchi and actually became a lonely army. However, the consequences of this victory are probably not something that I, including my army, can bear. "
If the Encirclement and Annihilation Technique triggers a full-scale war between the Jin Kingdom and the Song Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty devotes all its strength to fighting the Jin Dynasty, Wang Xiaolie will not hesitate. The reason he has been hesitant is because Wang Xiaolie understands that it is very likely that Zhao Gou will not fight the Jin army, but will sit back and watch as the Jin country uses the power of the whole country to attack Xiangyang and Dengzhou. As a local separatist force, Zhao Gou would not regard him as one of his own.
With hundreds of thousands of Jin troops attacking south, Wang Xiaolie was not yet arrogant enough to think that he could escape unscathed. The best outcome might be that he would be driven across the Yangtze River, and his hard work in Ruzhou and Dengzhou would be completely ruined. If you don't do it well, you will become a homeless dog without a base.
Having said this, Wang Xiaolie smiled bitterly: "Jing Lue, you said this strategic determination, how can I make it?"
After being stunned for a while, Li Yanxian said: "In that case, what do you want Zhen Fu to do?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "How can I be willing to let such a good opportunity go in vain? Even if I give the order, the soldiers on the front line will not be convinced. But the situation I face does not allow for a decisive battle. So I have been in a dilemma. .”
After saying that, Wang Xiaolie sat beside the case. Knocking on the paper on the case, he said: "I will stand up for you in the wind and snow. This gentleman is really worrying."
Li Yanxian sat down, listening to the howling cold wind outside, and looking at the lights in the room, also lost in thought.
The four years of Jianyan are about to pass. Of course Li Yanxian can see what kind of emperor Zhao Gou is. Not only Li Yanxian can see it, but also most of the people in the world. The general view is that the Song Dynasty lost its virtue and caused the disaster of Jingkang. It's just that the Jin army was too brutal and a foreign race, so they still supported the Zhao surname. If the Jin army were Han Chinese, how could Zhao Gou have so many supporters?
