Chapter 2081 Gui Zi Juan: Encourage oneself to be strong, and support the bandits to respect themselves.
"Sir, I still don't understand what we plan to do next." Wang Chenghu is more straightforward than his brother and has less scheming. He asked directly: "Brother said that since we have followed you, we will To follow to the end, this is only a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Everyone is willing to risk their lives. However, the gangs in Boyan Village and Baitang Village are too powerful. We are far behind in every aspect. We originally thought we could defeat them. The people from Yu'erhe Village pulled me over, but I didn't expect them to give in, but the relationship between Big Rabbit Falcon Village and Boluosi Village and Boyan Village and Baitang Village are not bad..."
Liu Dingfeng knew what Wang Chenghu was worried about and smiled: "My lord, I have already exhausted my plan. The people in Yuerhe Village do not dare to challenge the people in Boyan Village and Baitang Village. The people in Big Rabbit Falcon Village and Boluo Si Village are fighting The people from Boyan Village and Baitang Village are closely related, and it seems that we have no chance, but this is a superficial phenomenon. People from Datu Falcon Village and Boluosi Village are stranded in Bochuling. According to common sense, isn't this suspicious?"
Wang Chenghu was stunned for a moment, then thought about it for a while, and then came to his senses: "What do you mean, sir, is that the people in Datu Falcon Village and Boluosi Village are at odds with the people in Boyan Village and Baitang Village?"
"It's hard to say whether there was a rift between face and heart in the past, but at least now the two sides have developed a rift, or it is difficult to get together." Liu Dingfeng said leisurely: "It was not such a close relationship in the first place. It was almost just a matter of echoing each other from afar, supporting each other and providing information when the Yulin army came to suppress the troops. Now the number of troops in Baitang Village in Boyan Village suddenly expanded to several times or even ten times. It turned out to be no less than their Big Rabbit Falcon Village and Boluo Village. Can the people in Sizhai have a balance in their hearts? What will happen in the past? Should they listen to Boyan Village and Baitang Village, or stay away from them? There are no two days in the sky and no two masters in the people. Who will command whom in the future? "
Liu Dingfeng's words made Wang Chenghu suddenly feel enlightened, but then he shook his head: "Sir, the situation of the people in these border forts is somewhat different from that of the rebels in the south. They are arrogant and arrogant, and I am afraid they will not surrender easily. I’m afraid it won’t work to let the people from Datu Falcon Village and Boluosi Village attack the people from Boyan Village and Baitang Village.”
"How do you know it won't work if you haven't tried it?" Liu Dingfeng seemed confident, "People always have weaknesses. They also have their own ideas in these fortresses. Do they just plan to run around like headless flies? I believe that They have a vision and they’re moved by it.”
Liu Dingfeng's judgment was correct. At this time, Big Rabbit Falcon Village and Boluo Temple Village were in a dilemma.
Not far away for hundreds of miles from the northwest of Suide, I originally hoped to take advantage of the strong forces of Big Rabbit Falcon Village and Boluo Temple Village to take an extra share of the pie in the next attack on Wubao County, but they didn't. I thought that the time to come has already passed.
Waotian Banner was annexed, but Boyan Village and Baitang Village took the opportunity to gather the "heroes" in Yiheyi City, took the opportunity to integrate the various rebel armies, and became the "alliance leaders".
This situation suddenly became a little embarrassing when facing Big Rabbit Falcon Village and Boluosi Village.
Let's continue going south. The initiative has been taken by Boyan Village and Baitang Village. If you go, you will inevitably be controlled by others. If you don't go, the two parties have already agreed, and the relationship is already relatively close, so there is no room for affection.
And if you don’t go, where can you go? Are you following people behind to pick up leftovers to eat? With so many people there, will there be any leftovers for you to eat?
So when they heard that someone came to their door, and it was Wang Chengwu's envoy, they were also surprised, but there was a bit of joy inside.
No matter what, as long as there is a more suitable way, they will not refuse it, at least they can choose it.
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"Chen Jixian went south to Yangzhou?" Feng Tang asked without looking up while reading his son's letter.
"Well, the troops have finally been sent out. This guy has been dilly-dallying, and his subordinates have given him a lot of hints and reminders, but he is still hesitant, fearing that both sides will be displeased. However, he does not see that the current situation allows him to be cautious and hesitant. Is the Wolf Queen afraid of tigers?" The staff shook their heads repeatedly, "Fortunately, I was smarter after all, and the troops were dispatched very quickly. Now we have controlled Huai'an Mansion, and captured Shanyang City without any blood. As of the latest news, the vanguard has arrived. Baoying, I guess we are almost heading towards Gaoyou Prefecture right now."
"Hey, with the advantage of canal transportation, it is indeed overwhelming. Don't say that Chen Jixian was wasting his time. At least the preparations made in the early stage were sufficient and they almost wiped out all kinds of ships in the Xuhuai area. In fact, it was already early in Shanyang. It is controlled by his people, but it is still under the control of Nanjing. I am thinking about where we will get enough ships after we take over Xuzhou?"
Feng Tang was still satisfied with Chen Jixian's actions.
It's a little slow, but it's done meticulously enough.
Especially the penetration into Huai'an Prefecture can be said to be successful. From the prefect to the magistrates of various counties and then to the local powerful gentry, more than a year of subtle influence can be said to be a natural success.
It can be seen that this guy has been coveting troops from Huai'an and Yangzhou for a long time. He did not come up with this idea because of his own reminder. His support is just to help the situation.
But what he said is correct. He was originally the commander-in-chief of Huaiyang Town. Huai'an and Yangzhou were originally under his jurisdiction, and Xuzhou was just an addition.
Although Xuzhou’s geographical location is important, how can it compare with Huai’an and Yangzhou? Especially Yangzhou.
As the commander-in-chief of Huaiyang Town, he certainly has the right to decide where to move the town. Moving the town to Yangzhou is also a matter of course, especially since Nanjing has basically cut off food and salary supplies to Huaiyang Town during this year, so he can only rely on himself. .
So even Nanjing only dared to criticize a few words indifferently. They were even afraid of scolding too much and angering the other party. What if they really marched south from Yangzhou to Jinling.
"Sir, there is no need to worry. As long as Jining and Xuzhou are solved, the entire northern line of the canal will basically be connected. Ships from the capital and Hejian will continue to go south. Chen Jixian robbed a lot of ships, but compared to The ships on the entire canal are just a drop in the ocean, nothing to mention, and his subordinates believe that Chen Jixian will not be so unwise. He captured Yangzhou and Huai'an. Isn't it the right time to run them and become a source of wealth for him to raise troops? Dao?"
The staff saw this situation very clearly. Chen Jixian took this step, and if he could not take it back, Yangzhou was definitely not the end. Even if he wanted to stop, he would be forced to continue.
For our own side, the most urgent thing is to deal with the Datong Army and Xuanfu Army entrenched on the line from Dongping Prefecture to Jining as soon as possible. However, Feng Tang also realized the seriousness of the situation. The Datong Army and Xuanfu Army were in Dongping Prefecture and The front line in Jining Prefecture finally started to fight.
If this place is lost, and Chen Jixian's attitude in the south is erratic, they are not sure whether their fate will be ruined here, so they fight very tenaciously, far better than the previous battles in northern Shandong, allowing Feng Tang to They all find it difficult.
"Niu Jizong and Sun Shaozu will not be captured without mercy. If they were a little lazy in the early stage, they will fight for their lives now." Feng Tang put away the letter from his son.
The letter contained some confidential information that could not be understood by outsiders, only he could read it.
Once Niu Jizong and Sun Shaozu are eliminated, the posts of governors of the three sides will be removed, so that's fine, but the Northwest Army may also be dismantled, so he will vigorously push Chen Jixian to go south to Huaihe Yang, and even Jiangnan, only in this way can the Northwest Army have the necessity to exist.
But Chen Jixian's move south does not mean that the crisis has been completely resolved. The Northwest Army has regained Shandong. What's the next step?
Chen Jixian will definitely not be able to withstand his Northwest Army. As long as he goes south, recovering Jiangnan is not a problem. If Chen Jixian is eliminated and Jiangnan is recovered, he will still face the same problem.
The imperial court will not tolerate such an army entrenched in the Central Plains or Jiangnan. No matter who is the chief auxiliary or the emperor, it will not agree.
Can you give in? Not to mention the difficulty of working so hard to build such an army, even if I want to retreat, I am afraid that my subordinates will not agree, or it will fall apart and lead to a major mutiny. , this is what Feng Tang doesn't want to see again.
He also asked his son, who was always smart, about this question. The son's answer was that there was no solution. There is a contradiction between governing the country by civil servants and governing the country by warriors. One is a dynasty in a conservative state in the retreat period, and the other is in a pioneering state. dynasty, but this comparison is not appropriate, but that's what it means.
Ziying seemed to have a lot of thoughts, and Feng Tang could feel the ambition in his son's heart, which made him feel excited and relieved, but also a little worried and scared.
This contradictory mentality has been haunting him, making him sometimes want to take a step back, be a rich man, and live the rest of his life peacefully with children and grandchildren around him, but sometimes he feels that even his son has such lofty ambitions, and he The current conditions are not bad, why can't we create a better foundation for our son?
The staff obviously could not guess what Feng Tang was thinking now. He was still immersed in his own thoughts: "As long as Yuncheng and Juye are captured, Sun Shaozu of Dongping Prefecture will not be able to stay any longer and can only retreat to the front line of Jining and Yanzhou. Now Our scouts have discovered that there has been a significant increase in military activity on the line from Zouxian and Tengxian to Hanzhuang, indicating that Niu Jizong's army in Yanzhou is also showing signs of moving south. I guess Chen Jixian probably has contact with Niu Jizong, and this is to move Xuzhou Leave it to Niu Jizong."
Feng Tang stroked his beard. This was expected, but he had no intention of interfering. If Niu Jizong and Sun Shaozu were to be completely annihilated in Shandong, his Northwest Army would probably be crippled, so what would be the benefit?
The word "respecting one's self" cannot be mentioned, but Feng Tang understands this truth.
(End of this chapter)