When Lu Wenhuan saw that Shi Zhaizhi did not agree, he was not anxious. Shi Zhaizhi spent so much money, so naturally he would not keep more than 5,000 horses like this.
At this time, Shi Zhaizhi looked at the five thousand soldiers who were training energetically, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "Zhao Tai really has a way of training soldiers. It's just that such good soldiers have all returned to their own ranks. I wonder how Zhao Tai feels?" "
Shi Zhaizhi's father, Shi Miyuan, was brought down by Zheng Qingzhi and Zhao Tai.
Shi Miyuan was already old at that time, but Zheng Qingzhi did not let Shi Miyuan go. He demoted Shi Miyuan to Fujian first, and then demoted him to Guangnan when Shi Miyuan was halfway there.
Shi Miyuan was too old to withstand such endless long-distance travel. He eventually died of exhaustion on the way to take office, and he was also suppressed and left Lin'an.
Now that the Shi family is in power again, and Shi Zhai is in the position of envoy of the Huaihe system, he naturally wants to seek revenge from Zhao Tai.
Looking at the soldiers who had been poached, Shi Zhaizhi felt a sigh of relief, but until Zhao Tai died, the grudge would not be over.
Lu Wenhuan asked for orders to launch a surprise attack on the north bank. Shi Zhaizhi was very tempted, but he had to talk to his confidants first.
After inspecting Lu Wenhuan's camp, Shi Zhaizhi went to Xia Gui's camp and asked Xia Gui some things.
At this time, the Song generals were already quite disgusted with Lu Wenhuan.
This is not because they are jealous of Lu Wenhuan for getting a lot of money, but because Lu Wenhuan and the soldiers he recruited destroyed the original ecology of the Song Army.
The generals of the Song Army did not originally live in the camp, but lived in Chuzhou City most of the time, but Lu Wenhuan ate and lived with the soldiers, and took them for training every day.
When the news reached the ears of Shi Zhai, he naturally praised it greatly and reprimanded the generals of the Song Army, asking them to learn more from Lu Wenhuan. As a result, the generals of the Song Army found it difficult to fish and were forced to roll up.
The peaceful and comfortable life was broken, and the generals were naturally dissatisfied.
The worst thing was that the soldiers of the Song Dynasty who ate chaffy vegetables were poorly fed, did not take much, and had to train every day. Their hearts were full of resentment, which made the generals feel tremendous pressure.
There is no doubt that Xia Gui also makes money in the army.
Lu Wenhuan reported to the superiors that Song Jun had withheld food, which made Xia Gui very dissatisfied.
Now Xia Gui did not dare to deprive the Qi army of food, but the food of his soldiers has not changed.
Shi Zhaizhi asked Xia Gui to send troops to monitor Lu Wenhuan. The two soldiers shared a camp. The Qi soldiers ate rice and broth, while the Song soldiers ate bran and pickles, which made it difficult for Xia Gui.
At this time, Shi Zhaizhi entered the military tent, sat down in the commander's position, and then asked: "Xia Tongzhi, I have something to ask you. After you think about it, you must answer truthfully!"
Seeing Shi Zhaizhi's seriousness, Xia Gui couldn't help but clasping his fists sternly, "My lord, please tell me!"
Shi Zhaizhi narrowed his eyes, with hatred flashing in his eyes, "What I want to ask is, if, I mean, if King Linyi rebels, do we have a chance of winning?"
Xia Gui was shocked, "Did your husband receive any news? Could it be that the King of Linyi was angry with us for recruiting the Qi army and wanted to send troops to attack us?"
Shi Zhaizhi shook his head, "I didn't receive the news. I want to force him to rebel in advance!"
After Shi Zhaizhi became the envoy of the Lianghuai system, he had a strong desire to seek revenge on Zhao Tai, but Zhao Tai must be the king of the Song Dynasty. As long as Zhao Tai did not rebel, he would have no chance to take action.
Therefore, Shi Zhaizhi wanted to force Zhao Tai and let him take the initiative to rebel.
In this way, he would have the opportunity to use the power of the Song Dynasty to destroy Zhao Tai.
Xia Gui was a little shocked after hearing Shi Zhaizhi's words.
Seeing his expression, Shi Zhaizhi said in a deep voice: "The King of Linyi revised the criminal system in Shandong and changed the official system. He will definitely plot rebellion in the future! I must share the worries of the official family and cannot let him prepare calmly, so he must be allowed to start in advance. In this way, our government can mobilize a large army to wipe out them quickly! Think carefully before answering my question! If I force King Linyi to rebel, can the Huai army block the Qi army to the north of the Huaihe River!"
Xia Gui pondered for a while and saluted: "Since Mr. Xiang took office as the envoy of the Huaihe system, the Huai army garrison has expanded to 200,000. We have an advantage in military strength, but the army's combat strength is weaker than the Qi army. If the King of Linyi rebels, we will It will be difficult to invade Shandong, but with the help of the Huaihe River, there should be no problem in blocking the Qi army on the north bank. After all, under the recruitment of Xianggong, the Qi army navy has become an empty shell, and our army can completely control the Huaihe River!"
When Shi Zhaizhi heard what he said, he felt confident.
"Just now Lu Wenhuan suggested that I sneak attack Lianshui and destroy the Qi army's water stronghold." Shi Zhaizhi said solemnly: "I was undecided at first, worried that the Qi army would break out and enter Huainan. Now listen to your words, I The officer decided to adopt Lu Wenhuan’s suggestion and completely destroy the Qi army’s water stronghold.”
Xia Gui looked serious, "If there is a sneak attack on the water stronghold, the King of Linyi will most likely retaliate."
Shi Zhai's way: "If he dares to retaliate, it will be regarded as treason. At that time, the prime minister will guard the Huaihe River, and then ask the court to mobilize the imperial army and the elite Chu soldiers to gather in Huainan and attack Shandong in the name of treason! If he swallows his anger, he will not If he dares to retaliate, I will nibble away at him step by step until he can't bear it anymore! Now that the Qi army and navy have been spent, our Song navy controls the Huaihe River, and I can be said to be in an invincible position. Are you right? ?”
Xia Gui thought about it and thought it made sense, "My husband is wise!"
When Shi Zhaizhi decided to poach Zhao Tai, he actually had a plan in mind to force Zhao Tai to rebel step by step.
However, he knew in his heart that Zhao Tai was very strong in the field, and he had to make sure that he was safe before he could force Zhao Tai back.
Now that the Qi army's naval force was basically useless, even if Zhao Tai had 100,000 soldiers, he could not cross the river, so he felt that he could further provoke Zhao Tai.
"Okay! Then I will worry about the generals and formulate a plan!" Shi Zhaizhi sneered again and again, "Zhao Tai, I will see how long you can endure it."
After consulting Xia Gui, Shi Zhaizhi decided to further anger Zhao Tai.
That night, he summoned the generals and discussed a plan to attack the north bank, capture and destroy the Qi army's water stronghold, and seize all the ships on the north bank.
Lu Wenhuan attended the meeting, and after returning, he gathered his confidants together.
"Shi Zhaizhi has adopted my general's suggestion. You should be prepared, contact the Song soldiers who want to go to the north bank, and be ready to return to the north bank at any time!" Lu Wenhuan ordered in a deep voice.
Several confidants heard this, but one of them laughed and said: "Is the commander leaving so soon? Why not get the military pay and then withdraw!"
Lu Wenhuan glared at him, but said with a smile: "It's hard to say, it depends on when the Song army will take action! Now Xia Gui can't stand us, and has suggested dividing the camp. As long as Shi Zhai approves, we can get the ship. By then, I will The general will ask him for some big ships, and then take advantage of the Song army's sneak attack on the north bank to escape back to Lianshui!"
Several people nodded after hearing this, "I understand."
Lu Wenhuan said: "When we leave, we must arrange for someone to tie up the horse to achieve success, and then try our best to encourage the Song soldiers to seize the ship and join the king."
