bookrandom Chapter 1179 I can prepare for a rainy day
Chapter 1179 I can prepare for a rainy day
Chapter 1179 I can prepare for a rainy day
In the palace.
Feng Jing insisted that the enemy could not be rescued, which was his consistent attitude. He was opposed to easily getting into disputes with the Tanguts.
"The last time we won a great victory in Lanzhou, killing Liang Yimai was just a clever victory. This cannot happen again and again."
"If this is false, the rescue Guiyi Army was ambushed and annihilated, and Lanzhou is in danger of being lost again. If this is true, what can a few tens of thousands of Han people really do?"
"On the contrary, there is a danger of betrayal, and the Tanguts will have an excuse to use force. Are we going to take such a risk just based on the words of a few merchants?"
Zhang Yue heard that after Liang Yimai died, Li Bingchang sidelined Queen Mother Liang and became the real ruler. He kept getting along with the Song Dynasty and was very generous to the Song Dynasty envoys.
At the same time, Li Bingchang also bribed many scholars in the Song Dynasty. Later, he heard that Fu Bi had advocated not to talk about military affairs for 20 years. Therefore, every time Liang Yimai's envoys came to the Song Dynasty, they would ask where Fu Zhenggong was and how Fu Zhenggong was doing.
Later, when he heard that Feng Jing was Fu Bi's son-in-law and had won the top three places in the imperial examination, he expressed his admiration for him on the spot.
He said that our king Li Bingchang admired Chinese studies and was very envious of Feng Jing, a talent who had won the top three places in the imperial examinations.
Anyway, it was a compliment, and of course with Feng Jing's intelligence, he wouldn't fall into the trap so easily.
However, in terms of ideology, Feng Jing was consistent with his father-in-law Fu Bi and Sima Guang, that is, they believed that Guan Jia and Zhang Yue should stop making trouble.
Even though Feng Jing had been quiet for a while after the victory in Lanzhou, he was very resolute today. Zhang Yue remembered that Feng Jing always stopped talking at the right time in the past, so why was he so resolute today? Could it be that he didn't want to do it anymore?
Zhang Yue knew that he had set up the Secretariat for the Detailed Determination of the Official System and recruited many young and courageous officials. Among them, his reforms to the military system violated the interests of the Privy Councilor Feng Jing.
In fact, Feng Jing is now old and sick, and he really wants to retire. Moreover, Feng Jing does represent the opinions of some serious officials.
Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty, I think we cannot fail to rescue the descendants of the Guiyi Army just because of the abduction."
The official asked, "What do you think?"
Zhang Yue said, "Your Majesty, I think we should make the following arrangements. Order all the states in Xihe Road to be on alert. Order Miao Shou to leave Xizhou and deploy defenses from Guzhibao in Lanzhou. Order Wang Kuo to lead the navy from Huangshui, Lanzhou, and the Yellow River upstream along the Zhuanglang River to gather information about the Guiyi Army."
"Finally, I ordered Lanzhou to send a brigade of light cavalry to cross the Yellow River within a limit of ten miles to meet the Guiyi Army. At the same time, Qinfeng Road and Jingyuan Road each dispatched troops to the border for assistance."
After listening to what Zhang Yue said, all the ministers knew that he had a plan in mind for everything and would not do anything without preparation.
The emperor was surprised and delighted and asked, "Did I know that Xihe Road had prepared a navy and was able to sail upstream?"
Zhang Yue did not want to expose his intention to establish a navy in Xihe Road.
In the future, he would sail down the Yellow River from Lanzhou and finally attack Lingzhou. Over the years, he had secretly ordered people to find out the hydrological conditions of the Yellow River from Lanzhou to Lingzhou.
In the future, it will be used as food supply for the navy and even for advancing troops.
If the Dangxiang people knew that he had a navy, they would certainly be more cautious about his intention to attack Lingzhou by water from Lanzhou in the future.
Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty, since the fifth year of Xining, after the court conquered Xizhou, I set up a navy in Xizhou for transportation. At that time, there were more than 500 navy soldiers."
"Over the years, the military farms along the Tao River and the Huang River have continuously provided food and supplies to the heavily-stationed troops in Lanzhou, Xizhou and Huizhou. Therefore, the navy's flanks have always been safe on the waterway."
"The people of Xihe Road are tough and there are two million locals. These locals seem to be very friendly with the Song Dynasty, but if something happens, the court cannot rely too much on their loyalty. So I recruited a fleet from Sichuan and Shu, which can be used for self-defense and transportation of food."
"It is well known that the Dangxiang people definitely do not have a navy. If we send out a navy, we should have no problem going up the Zhuanglang River to find support."
"The Zhuanglang River flows mainly due to rainfall and melting ice and snow. The water level is only suitable for boats from July to October. The rest of the year is dry or dry. I calculated the time and this trip was just in time."
What else does the emperor have to say after hearing what Zhang Yue said? Zhang Yue is a man of good plans and has thought of everything before you.
While Feng Jing was still wondering whether the surrender of the Guiyi Army was true or not, Zhang Yue had already created all the conditions. Who would have thought that the navy would come in handy?
Zhang Yue did not tell the whole truth, because the hydrological conditions of the Zhuanglang River were not very good, and it was still risky to use the navy to provide support.
The emperor said, "Mr. Zhang has prepared for a rainy day and specially trained a navy for me in a place like Xihe Road."
"Do everything as you planned."
After Zhang Yue left the hall, Feng Jing said, "Mr. Zhang, the Guiyi Army has been in Liangzhou for a long time and has long been assimilated by the Tanguts. If they surrender to us today, what if they rebel again in the future?"
"He is capricious and fickle, which may be the root of trouble in the future."
When Zhang Yue heard what Feng Jing said, he suddenly thought of someone, that was Pharmacist Guo.
Historically, when Guo Yaoshi surrendered to the Song Dynasty, he spoke very nicely, for example, he had been in Liao for many years, but he always regarded himself as a Han Chinese.
Anyway, Song Huizong was also very happy to hear this talk about national identity. After all, every emperor was the same.
The most important thing is that Song Huizong's intention is exactly the same as that of the emperor and Zhang Yue. He also needs a role model like Guo Yaoshi to recruit Han people in Youyan.
Song Huizong had great trust in Guo Yaoshi.
Zhang Yue said: "The Guiyi Army tribe is only tens of thousands of people. If they surrender to Song, they will have to rely on us for survival. In fact, it all comes down to the strength of the country."
Zhang Yue responded to Feng Jing's suggestion: "Mr. Feng, I appreciate your kindness."
Feng Jing sighed upon hearing this, feeling quite regretful that his good advice had gone unappreciated.
Afterwards, the imperial edict was delivered to Lanzhou in an urgent manner. Wang Kuo, the son of Wang Shao, who led the Lanzhou navy.
Wang Kuo inherited his father's ambition and was responsible for training the navy. When the court ordered Wang Kuo to lead the navy north to Zhuanglang River to meet the enemy,
Brother Wang Hou frowned. It's not like he hadn't thought about this situation, but the Zhuanglang River is only navigable for four months, and the Song army's navy has only sailed on the Huangshui and Taoshui rivers and is not familiar with the water conditions of the Zhuanglang River.
Normally, if they went north, they would be intercepted by the Tanguts to prevent the Song army from spying on them. However, Wang Kuo gladly accepted the order, showing the spirit of a newborn calf that is not afraid of a tiger.
Wang Hou had no choice but to let his younger brother take the risk.
The Yellow River is navigable from Jishijun onwards.
By the time the influence of Xihe Road reached the area of Jishi Army, they had begun to build dams upstream to irrigate the people's fields, while also dredging the river and building docks.
All of this is for the convenience of grain transportation.
Xihe Road was short of grain, so the imperial court bought grain from the people at high prices to avoid the trouble of transportation. At the same time, it recruited foreign archers and granted them land to cultivate the land.
In fact, Zhang Yue’s ideas were borrowed from Diao Yong, a famous official of the Northern Wei Dynasty.
At that time, the Northern Wei Dynasty established a town in Lingzhou. Diao Yong proposed to actively cultivate the land in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, and then transport grain to Woye Town via the Yellow River. At that time, Diao Yong tried to transport grain on the Yellow River by wooden boats for the first time.
After years of management of waterways by the Han people, the water transportation from Jishijun to Lanzhou had become very mature. Local people often sailed to the vicinity of Lanzhou to exchange grain or other commodities with the Song people for silk or cotton cloth.
Sometimes, these foreign people would secretly go to the Dangxiang people to exchange smuggled goods during the flood season of the Zhuanglang River.
The Song Dynasty and the Dangxiang turned a blind eye to this.
Because the Song Dynasty and the Dangxiang traded through the Heshi, these Qingtang were now semi-independent from the Song Dynasty, and it was difficult for the Song Dynasty to control their trade with the Dangxiang.
Now Wang Kuo was also sailing his boat from the upper reaches of the Yellow River, arriving at a town on the bank of the Zhuanglang River in the name of a Qingtang foreign merchant.
As we sailed along the way, we could see countless barley and wheat fields on the north bank of the Yellow River, which were full of fruits. It was a scene of a bumper harvest.
The merchant said to Wang Kuo, "In the past, when the Song Dynasty and the Tanguts were at war, the Tanguts were afraid that the Song people would come and rob them, so they would rush to harvest the barley in advance and would never leave it in the fields now."
Wang Kuo listened to the merchant's words and said, "The common people and us merchants are looking forward to peace. The Tanguts and the Song Dynasty have been fighting for decades, and the people of the two families have suffered the most."
"But the officials in the government probably have their own thoughts. Once the war breaks out, there will be no peace between the two families. Unfortunately, this peace will only last for half a year."
Wang Kuo sneered when he heard this. He was a man eager to make achievements, so he would not take the merchants' complaints to heart.
When Wang Kuo led the navy to the Dangxiang military town on the bank of the Zhuanglang River, the Dangxiang people were as nervous as if they were facing a formidable enemy when they saw hundreds of ships suddenly appearing.
This merchant had been trading with the Dangxiang people for many years and was said to be transporting wood upstream for the construction of the temporary palace.
The Dangxiang people were not surprised to hear this.
After peace between Song and Xia, Li Bingchang changed Han customs and built a temporary palace near Liangzhou imitating the Han system. He also met with merchants from the Western Regions almost as a spokesman for the Song Dynasty.
The general idea is that you can rest assured when doing business with me.
However, the credibility of the Dangxiang people is still almost zero.
The Dangxiang soldiers were not surprised to hear this. In addition, the merchants had been dealing with them for many years, so they allowed the fleet to go north without even checking them.
This was indeed the time when the relationship between Song and Xia was the best, and everyone thought that the two families would stop fighting from then on.
The businessman told Wang Kuo the result of the negotiation with a feeling of emotion. What he meant was, "Look, this good peaceful situation is going to be destroyed by you. I will have no business to do in the future."
Wang Kuo originally thought that he would have to force his way through, but now he was able to travel north smoothly. Every time he traveled a certain distance, he would send people ashore in small boats to inquire about the news of the Guiyi Army.
Only after the boat team had gone upstream for dozens of miles did it become difficult to move forward.
Wang Kuo immediately took half of his troops and stationed on the shore, while the other half stationed on the boats. Wang Kuo then sent people to the trade route to gather information.
And God helps those who work hard. Finally, the news of the Guiyi Army's march south was learned from a Western Region merchant who was traveling south.
We learned from the merchants that after the Guiyi Army moved south, they had already engaged in several battles with the blocking troops.
Now that the Liangzhou righteous troops continue to pursue them, the Guiyi Army is in an extremely dangerous situation.
Wang Kuo was delighted after hearing what the merchant said. He confirmed that there were indeed descendants of the Guiyi Army heading south, and that this was not a trap set by the Dangxiang people. They really did not forget their ancestors and returned to the Han land.
Wang Kuo acted decisively. He immediately ordered a boat to return south to Lanzhou to report the matter and ask the court to send troops to intervene.
Wang Kuo himself led this half of the navy and ventured north to meet the Guiyi Army heading south.