Before the sun rose, Wang Xiaolie's soldiers arrived at the inn and asked Lei Can to go to the state government office.
Lei Can said: "My brother has waited for me to have breakfast after all! When we arrive at the Yamen, we don't know when we will have lunch. Isn't it difficult?"
The soldier bowed and said: "There is breakfast in the state government office. Strong men can go there to eat. Several officials are waiting there. We don't want them to be kept waiting for a long time."
Lei Can shook his head, ordered his son, and followed the soldiers to the state government office.
When they arrived at the state government office, the soldiers led Lei Can to the back and into the cafeteria. The breakfast here was much richer than the breakfast stalls outside, and Lei Can was surprised. The usual breakfast is no different from other times, it is still millet or steamed buns and noodles. It's different here, mostly steamed buns and fried dough sticks, served with various kinds of porridge.
Lei Can had never eaten fried dough sticks before, so he took five of them, filling a large plate. I also took two mutton buns, two boiled eggs, and a large bowl of tofu curd, which I ate with gusto. After eating, I stood up and touched my round belly, feeling satisfied.
After clearing away the tableware, the soldiers took him to a big house.
As soon as they entered the house, they saw Wang Xiaolie as the leader, followed by Wang Ruohai, Wang Yan, Jiang Min, Zhang Jun, Wei Ren, Zhang Chi, Chi Yuping and Qiu Sheng. The whole room was full. Lei Can couldn't help being shocked when he saw it.
Wang Xiaolie stood up and said: "Today, I ask Lei Zhuangshi to tell us about the situation of the Suide Army. How many troops there are, how the forts are arranged. Who are the generals of the Xia Kingdom opposite, where are they stationed, and how to take precautions. All kinds of things, Let’s talk about it all, and if you don’t understand, just ask.”
After that, Lei Can was asked to come forward and explain in front of the map. Where has Lei Can seen such a scene? I was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to do.
Wang Xiaolie urged again and again, but Lei Can had no choice but to step forward. He was originally a military commander, and he could understand it after just talking about the map.
In Fuzhou, Zhe Keqiu and Manzhou Wenwu stood outside the south gate, looking at the guard of honor of Wanyan Yuying coming from the north, his face sinking.
When it first surrendered to the Jin Kingdom, the Jin Kingdom regarded the three prefectures of Lin, Feng, and Fu as Shaanxi and were under the jurisdiction of the Shaanxi Road. This change was very important to the Jin State because they regarded Hedong Road as the territory north of the Yellow River and the territory directly ruled by the Jin State. Shaanxi is regarded as the territory south of the Yellow River and the pseudo-Qi territory. Only with Wang Xiaolie in the middle, the Puppet Qi could not directly control Shaanxi, so it was ruled by the Jin army. After Wang Xiaolie occupied Luoyang and Shaanzhou, he returned to the jurisdiction of Taiyuan Prefecture.
At the beginning of this year, Wang Xiaolie succeeded in the Northern Expedition to Luoyang and marched northward on a large scale. However, the puppet Qi was unable to resist, and the situation on the western front deteriorated. Until now, because the Jin army could not concentrate its forces to move south, no one could control Wang Xiaolie.
In this situation, it is very contradictory to ask for something. He was caught between Jin Guo and Wang Xiaolie. If he made a wrong move, he would be doomed. Wang Xiaolie had hundreds of thousands of soldiers and did not dare to offend him easily. The occupation of Wubao Village only caused his nephew Zhe Yanruo to retreat on his own initiative without fighting with him. On the other hand, he did not dare to offend the Kingdom of Jin. If the Jin Kingdom's West Route Army went south with all its strength, there would be nearly 200,000 troops. How could Fuzhou resist? For the Kingdom of Jin, the most valuable thing is to resist Xixia. Once the Jin Kingdom decided to abandon the three states outside Hebei, the value of it would be lost.
When they arrived, Wanyan Yuying got off his horse, folded Keqiu in half and cupped his hands, saying, "I haven't seen you for many days, I miss you so much!"
Zhe Keqiu stepped forward and took Wanyan Yuying's hand, saying, "I came all the way from Yameni and did not avoid the dangers of the road. I am very grateful!"
Wanyan Yuying looked up to the sky and laughed, holding hands with Zhe Keqiu, and walked towards the city.
When we arrived at the Yamen, the guests and hosts took their seats.
Wanyan Yuying said: "Is Fuzhou still peaceful these days? Wang Xiaolei garrisoned in Shizhou, and his troops are pointing directly at Fuzhou. We must be on guard! It has entered the twelfth lunar month, and the strategy must be to prevent the Song army from taking advantage of the New Year to attack Fuzhou. Ah! This important place in the prefecture has many dangers at stake, so we must be on guard against it!"
Zhe Keqiu said disdainfully: "If Fuzhou is not another place, how can we carry out a sneak attack? Looking at Fuzhou City in the yamen, it is backed by mountains and rivers, with towering walls and tens of thousands of stones of grain stored inside. It was Wang Xiao who hunted down a hundred thousand troops. What can you do to me?"
"Okay, okay, that's good!" Wanyan Yuying nodded repeatedly. "The imperial court is mobilizing troops and horses in an effort to eliminate Wang Xiaolie in one go. It just takes time to gather troops and horses, and it cannot be done in a moment. In the meantime, it all depends on people like managers to resist the Song army."
Zhe Keqiu was so busy that he didn't dare.
Wanyan Yuying said with a smile: "You don't have to be too modest in your strategy. Now the generals in Taiyuan Mansion still have enough energy left in their strategy. In recent days, my father has thought about it again and again, and decided to divide Lanzhou, Xianzhou, Kelan Army, Ninghua Army, Huoshan Army The army and other military states were all placed under the jurisdiction of Jinglue. Just like the Baode Army, everything was governed according to the will of Jinglue."
Zhe Keqiu was startled and silent for a moment.
Expanding the vulnerable defense zone at this time certainly does not mean giving him power or expanding his power. It's because Taiyuan Prefecture's military strength is limited and it's a mountainous area. It's hard to defend these places but not enough. Relatively speaking, the Zhejia Army is familiar with geography and can effectively control these places.
After a long time, Zhe Keqiu said: "Haojiao Yameni knows that the Zhe family army can only mobilize more than 10,000 troops, and it is really unable to garrison these places. If you assign these state troops to me, I am afraid that I will miss the important national events!"
Wanyan Yuying said: "How could it be! Now under the rule of Hedong, the first priority is to have strong troops and strong horses! These state armies are under the rule, so those who can do more work!"
Seeing Wanyan Yuying's insistence, Zhe Keqiu knew there was no way to refuse. He had no choice but to say: "Then I'll thank all the households."
Wanyan Yunying was overjoyed: "Thank you for your hard work! When Marshal Du gathers his troops next year and defeats Wang Xiaolie's troops in one fell swoop, I will definitely remember your great achievements!"
It was late at night, and Zhe Keqiu returned to the back house after picking up Wanyan Yuying, and sat alone for a while. Said: "Go and invite Zhonggu to come."
After a while, Zhe Yanzhi hurried over. As soon as he entered the room, he said: "How is it?"
Zhe Keqiu looked complicated and said, "The mountainous states between Taiyuan and Fuzhou are under my control. I don't know whether it is a blessing or a curse."
Zheyan questioned: "Does this need to be said? For a while, the Jin army could not send out a large army to go south. Wang Xuanfu had no choice but to control these mountain state armies. Putting these areas under the name of Zhejia was just an excuse to Zheyan. It’s just the manpower of the family army!”
Zhe Yanzhi is the only Jinshi in the Zhe family. Although he is a junior, he has great weight in the eyes of Zhe Keqiu. This time, Wang Xiaolie came to persuade him to surrender, and he did not dare to underestimate it. After arriving at Zhejia, no one except his close confidants knew about it.
Zhe Keqiu rubbed his forehead and said: "A few years ago, when Wang Xuanfu was still in Xiangyang, Lou Su and I attacked Shaanzhou many times, which offended Li Zhizhou and also fought against Wang Xiaolie several times. At that time, we were forced to Li Zhizhou has no way to go to heaven and no way to enter the earth. This hatred is deep. Now Li Zhizhou is Wang Xuanfu's deputy, how could he let me go? If you want to join the Song Dynasty, this road is difficult! "
Zhe Yanzhi sneered: "I think Zhizhou didn't defect to the Song Dynasty, but he still had illusions about the Jin army! If Wang Xuanfu is defeated this time, Zhizhou will still be a general of the Jin army, and he will naturally have the capital to deal with it. Once he surrenders to the Song Dynasty, if the Song Dynasty If the army is defeated, it will be difficult to deal with it!"
Zhe Keqiu turned around abruptly and stared at Zhe Yanzhi. After a while, he said with a serious face: "Whatever you think."
Zhe Yanzhi pulled up a stool, sat next to Zhe Keqiu, and said sincerely: "Uncle, you have never seen Wang Xuanfu's army, so it is inevitable that you have illusions. In the past few years, wherever the Jin army has gone, there has been no war. Invincible and invincible, it can be said that it is invincible. But, uncle, think about it, has the Jin army ever won a battle with Wang Xuanfu?"
Zhe Keqiu kept a straight face and said nothing.
Zheyan questioned: "When Ba Lisu and Yuying came back from the south of the Yangtze River, they were blocked by Wang Xuanfu at Jingmen and almost couldn't come back. When you attacked Shaanzhou, Wang Xuanfu came to rescue several times. Which time did he not prevail? In the end, it didn't work. It was Wang Xuanfu who gave up on his own initiative, and Lou Su captured Shaanzhou. At the beginning of this year, Wang Xuanfu's army went north, defeated Liu Lin in Zhongmou, and beheaded Ba Lisu in Shaanzhou. How majestic was it? Now that they have arrived in Shizhou, their troops are pointing directly at Fu. Zhou, uncle, why do you still have any hesitation?"
Zhe Keqiu gently closed his eyes, with a look of embarrassment on his face.
After surrendering to the Jin Dynasty, Zhe Keqiu was greatly appreciated by Nianhan and respected by Salihe. In his heart, he has always looked down on Liu Yu, and still imagined that one day he would replace him. Being an emperor, even a son-emperor, is very tempting. Zhe Keqiu has always had this fantasy in his heart and it is difficult to give up.
With this fantasy, there is no way out. Zhe Keqiu does not want to surrender to Wang Xiaolie. What if, even if, Wang Xiaolie is defeated this time? At that time, there was no surrender, and there was room for maneuver. And if once surrendered, even this possibility would be gone.
