Looking at the crowd, Nian Han said: "Hangzhou has sent back news many times. This summer, the Song Army is planning a large-scale counterattack. We already have a rough idea of how to march on the east road and how to fight. On the contrary, Wang Xiaolie on the west road blocked the news. It’s so strict that we still don’t know how to arrange it. In the current situation, we can’t control the east road and can only protect ourselves. On the west road, our opponent is Wang Xiaolie. The other generals who want to guard against Xixia should not Join this war."
The Chinese name of the Grain God is Wanyan Xiyin. He is a careful and wise man who knows the laws. It is said that he can communicate with the gods and is regarded as a shaman by the Jurchens. He was a wise man among the Jurchens who created Jurchen writing under the orders of Wanyan Aguda.
In Nianhan's small group, Gushen's opinions are very important and he often makes suggestions.
After Nian Han finished speaking, Gu Shen said: "Wang Xiaolie is different from others and must be treated with extra caution. Looking at his life, first a small group of rebels was active between the two capitals. After Zongze's death, they pursued Yang Jin southward and occupied Xiangyang. Pay special attention to what it did after occupying Xiangyang. Unlike other forces, it recruited refugees and reclaimed land in the Dengzhou area of Xiangyang, and its power expanded rapidly. Although it rescued Shaanzhou many times during this period, it blocked Li Suyu. The Jingmen Army is not particularly outstanding. After moving north to occupy Luoyang last year, the number of troops suddenly increased and they won consecutive battles. Last winter, Wang Xiaolie occupied Shaanxi. I am worried that if we cannot make a quick battle and quickly eliminate Wang Xiao Lie’s power, once he has digested Guanzhong, I’m afraid we won’t be his match.”
Yelu Yu laughed after hearing this: "This Wang Xiaolie, what kind of extravagant person is he? The summary said it is so scary!"
Gu Shen said: "Ba Lisu and Sa Lihe, both famous generals in the world, lost their lives at the hands of Wang Xiaolie. Do we still dare to look down upon them?"
Yelu Yu saw that he was still arguing, but Nianhan stopped and said: "In just a few years, Wang Xiaolie occupied several states and had hundreds of thousands of troops. He must be an extraordinary person. You cannot fight him." Compared with other Song generals, we should pay special attention to it. Supervisor, what do you think should be done?"
Gu Shen said: "The most important thing now is to know how Wang Xiaolie fights. We also sent a few people to Luoyang, but Wang Xiaolie avoided seeing them and kept them under surveillance at his residence. We couldn't get any information. That's it. No. I heard that Wang Xiaolie often sends people to pretend to be businessmen to get intelligence, and the enemy often takes no precautions. We can also learn this method and send a few businessmen to Luoyang to find out the Song army's battle plan."
Nianhan nodded: "This method is very good. Let the supervisory army handle it."
Ceres obeys.
Nian Han said: "Although I don't know Wang Xiaolie's battle plan, I can roughly guess it based on his layout. On the Hedong front line, Wang Xiaolie has several garrison locations. They are Pingyang Mansion, Longde Mansion, and There are Shizhou, Fuzhou and other places. Shizhou and Fuzhou should be used to guard against Xixia's troops. They are not large in number, so they can be ignored. The fundamental places used by the Song army to attack Taiyuan are Pingyang Mansion and Longde Mansion."
Everyone nodded after hearing this. Pingyang Mansion is Jinzhou, and Longde Mansion in Luzhou was originally the two advancing bases of the Song Army. Everyone could see that it was impossible for the Song army to abandon these two places and take other routes.
Nianhan said: "Last year we did not have enough troops. The Song army had already occupied the dangerous pass, so Taiyuan was no longer in danger. Moreover, our army is good at field battles and not good at defending the city, so this time we will not defend the city, but fight with the Song army in the field! Wait until Start the war, abandon Fenzhou, and let the Song army occupy the three counties of Jixiu, Pingyao, and Xihe. At this time, the entire army will attack and defeat the Song army as quickly as possible. Then, calmly deal with the Song army coming from Longde Mansion."
Yeluyu clapped his hands when he saw it: "Marshal is absolutely right! Why bother dealing with the Song army? Defeating them as quickly as possible is the most important thing!"
Nianhan said: "When the autumn is high and the horses are fat, about late August, our entire army will set off for Taiyuan! The troops are divided into two groups, one is led by the left supervisor Gu Shen, with about 80,000 troops. The other is led by the right supervisor Yelu Yujian He leads about 70,000 people. Including Yin Shuke's original army in Taiyuan Prefecture, there are nearly 200,000 soldiers! When we attacked Bianliang, it was far less than this number. We pay enough attention to this Wang Xiaolie!"
All the generals crossed their hands together and sang loudly.
Gao Qingyi said: "In addition, there is one more thing that everyone must pay attention to. Last year, the right deputy Yuanshi planned and organized carefully to steal artillery from the Song army. After so many years, the generals should understand that Wang Xiao The most feared thing in the hunting army is the artillery. Once a cannon is fired, it is unstoppable and the army formation automatically collapses. The artillery and craftsmen have now arrived in Xijing, and I am organizing craftsmen to imitate it. After it is produced, all armies must be familiar with it in advance."
Yeluyu saw it and said: "They say artillery is powerful, is it true? If there is such a sharp weapon in the world, who else can be the opponent?"
Nianhan said: "Of course it's true! Ba Lisu and Sa Lihe are both famous generals in the world, but they were defeated by artillery! You can't take it lightly!"
Seeing Nianhan's stern attitude, the generals hurriedly agreed.
Nianhan said: "It's April now. After everyone goes back, make preparations early. The army will go south after autumn!"
All the generals shouted together, raised their glasses and drank.
Gu Shen returned to Datong Mansion and drank heavily with his second concubine Li Shunying that night.
Li Shunying was originally the wife of He Wang Zhaoshi. She was captured after the Jingkang Incident and returned to the God of Grains. She was beautiful and good at flattering, so she was very favored and became the second concubine of the Grain God. In particular, the first wife of the Grain God, Ugu Lun and Hora Luo, was old and beautiful, so she was even more favored.
During the Jingkang Incident, too many concubines and princesses of the Song Dynasty were captured, and the generals of the Jin Dynasty basically had the concubines of the Song Dynasty as their concubines. Some, like Lee Sun Young, live a fairly decent life. Some were unfortunate enough to be tortured to death quickly. Overall, of course, there are many unfortunate people.
After a few glasses of wine, Gu Shen said: "I want to find someone to go to the south to do business. You know more people from the south. Do you know anyone familiar with him?"
After hearing this, Li Shunying thought to herself. Doing business in the south gives you more opportunities to go home and reunite with your loved ones, which is of course a good thing. Said: "There is a Zhang Yuan who sells wine in Xijing now. I heard that when he was in the Central Plains, he was a businessman with a very good mind."
After hearing this, Gu Shen hurriedly asked Zhang Yuan about the specific situation.
It turns out that the Zhang family was engaged in silk and satin business during the Jingkang period. The war broke out and the whole family was separated. He was captured by the Jin soldiers to perform rituals, so he lived in the north. In the past few years, because of his diligence, a wealthy family allowed him to sell wine on credit, and he gradually settled down.
"Doing business in silk and satin——" Gu Shen secretly planned in his heart. I want to send someone to Luoyang. The silk and satin business is quite good. After Wang Xiaolie built a textile factory in Luoyang, the supply of cotton cloth increased greatly, and many people from the north came to sell there. Especially the cotton clothes worn in winter, although the price is not as high as that of Jinqiu mink, it is still more expensive than ordinary cotton clothes. Popular in the north because of its protection from the wind.
After thinking for a while, Gu Shen said: "I have something to do and I need to use this person. I will ask him to come to the house tomorrow and I will see him."
(End of chapter)
