Chapter 113 Fighting

It's late at night, the north wind is roaring, and the snow is flying.

There are still a lot of sergeants in the barracks of the Jurchens. They are used to living on a snowy day, and they also know what they should do at such times. It is said that snow removal late at night is essential. Otherwise, the heavy snow will fall all night, which can crush the tents and bartress.

Wanyan Zonghan's slanted couch was on a bear skin couch, with an oil lamp in front of him, reading quietly, Volume 8 of "Kuo Di Zhi". This is a book compiled by Li Tai, the son of Li Shimin, in conjunction with many scholars during the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty of the Central Plains, which introduces the geography of the Central Plains in detail.

For the Wanyan family, which aims to enter the Central Plains and replace the Southern Dynasty, it is imperative to understand the geography of the Central Plains. Wanyan Zonghan is one of the pioneers. For many years, he has been committed to practicing Sinology, and focusing on the interpretation and interpretation of the local customs and geographical history of the research. Since the day he rose up against Liao eleven years ago, he has been the most loyal confidant and powerful arm of Wanyan Agu, the founding king of the Kingdom of Jin, and a member of the highest leading group of the State of Jin.

It is extremely strong, that is, the predecessor of "Belle" in Houjin (i.e. the Qing Dynasty). The meaning of "sor" in the Juriman language is "sor".

When Wanyan Aguda established the Golden Kingdom, he established a vigorous system on the basis of the original tribal chief system. In fact, he concentrated some of the most important tribal chiefs and military commanders together, and each of them was extremely vigorous. All the vitreous are almost equal in status. Wanyan Agu is called the founding king, but he absolutely does not have the absolute authority and arbitrary power of the traditional emperor of the Central Plains. All the vitreous use a very primitive form of democracy to vote on national affairs together, which is a little like a "democratic republican system".

And all the vigorous people also perform their own duties and have their own names.

It is a metaphor for Aguda, which is called "du Bo Ji Lie", that is, the emperor; Wu Qimai, who has just succeeded to the throne as the new king, once served as "Beng Ji Lie", that is, the crown prince; A Gu Da's cousin Wan Yan changed to serve as "National Theory Ji Lie", that is, the prime minister; in addition, there are the governor's military affairs of Hu Lubo Ji Lie and Hao, who is in charge of the national criminal law. , wait.

The national theory of serving as the chancellor of the State of Jin is extremely vigorous, that is, Wanyan Zonghan's father; while Wanyan Zonghan himself is extremely vigorous, which is equivalent to a deputy prime minister.

If you want to use one sentence to include Wanyan Zonghan's actions and contributions over the years, it is - to rule the army, and the charge is invincible; to rule the people, to formulate laws and reform the tax system to make everything.

Not long ago, Jin Taizu Wanyan Aguta passed away. Aguda's mother's brother Wu Qimai succeeded to become the new king of the State of Jin. Wanyan Zonghan, who is not a direct relative, is still in stable position. Wanyan Zongwang, the second son (also the eldest son) of Aguda, is in charge of the military power and becomes the two military leaders that the new king of Jin is most relied on. Sleeves.

This time, the southern invasion plan was proposed by him to the new king Wu Qimai together with Wanyan Zongwang.

According to the original military plan, the two soldiers and horses of Jin should use the method of "lightning surprise attack" to catch the Southern Dynasty in the cold winter, and the target is to guide the heartland of the country - Kaifeng Mansion, Tokyo. But now, Wanyan Zonghan's people have been tripped in Taiyuan. The siege has not fired a single shot for ten days, and the army is quite slight, and Wanyan Zonghan also feels some pressure.

Therefore, when reading the book tonight, Wanyan Zonghan was a little impetuous and impatient.

I just turned over a few pages of the book, and the master immediately came to see me. Wanyan Zong Hanxin said it was just right. I was going to find you!

The two sat down. Wanyan Zonghan sent the pawn out and personally scooped a bowl of hot mutton soup for Shi Liai to entertain him. He said to him, "The master is just right. I have something to ask for advice."

"I also have something to do, and I want to submit it to the wolf master." Shi Li loves the way.

"Well, you can say it first."

Shi Liai arched his hand and said neither humble nor arrogantly, "I am ordered by your majesty to be in charge of the Privy Council of the Eastern Court. Although I tried my best to sleep at night, I still did not do my duty. According to its principle, I am still too talented and shallow to learn. Therefore, I came here to take the blame and resign today.

"What?" Wanyan Zonghan was stunned at first, and then smiled, "I understand. Maybe you have heard some complaints against you recently, right?

Shi Li Ai smiled slightly, "To be honest, it's true. The Dajin Kingdom practiced vigorous and fierce restraint. I was in a prominent position as a surrendered minister of the State of Liao, and it was difficult to convince the public. Now the soldiers in the army have complained about me. If it goes on like this, I, the authority of the Privy Council, will be unable to perform the opportunity, which will mislead the national event. Therefore, Shi Li Ai is willing to ask the wolf owner to choose another virtuous person to take over as a minister.

"I will not allow your resignation, because you are the best." Wanyan Zonghan said firmly, "Actually, my subordinates have a problem with my military deployment, but they don't dare to target me, so they have to point the finger at you. Mr. Shi, you shouldn't be so pretentious, because I trust and rely on you so much!"

In a straightforward sentence, he went straight to the middle of the point, and he was quite ashamed to say it in love. He sighed and arched his hand and said, "I'm ashamed. It's about that I have developed some bad habits in the officialdom for so many years, and I can't get rid of them for a while.

"Haha! But I'm afraid that every scholar has such a problem more or less, right? It's not strange, I don't mind either." Wanyan Zonghan smiled and said, "Mr. Shi, you should remember that in our Dajin country, you only have to work hard to do what you should do. It doesn't matter what others think. To fight back against the provocation of others and refute the suspicion of others with facts, this is the heavenly nature that we believe in. Don't think too much, and don't fight in vain. That's the method that is used by the mediocre officials in the southern country. It's not enough.

"Yes, I will remember the teachings!" Shi Liai bowed down very convincingly.

"Let's talk about business!" Wanyan Zonghan said, "It has been more than ten days since the dispatch of troops, and our army has been blocked in Taiyuan. As for the progress of Zong Wang's soldiers and horses, we only know that he has successfully taken the Yanshan Mansion. Because it is inconvenient to communicate thousands of miles away, we don't know anything else for the time being. It was after learning the news of the fall of Yanshan Mountain that Mr. Shi boldly proposed to temporarily change the military plan. But I don't know what kind of response we should take again now?"

"Actually, I came to see the wolf master today for this matter." Shi Li Ai said with a smile.

"Oh? Please talk about it!" Wanyan Zonghan was refreshed.

Shi Li Ai arched his hand and said, "Before that we temporarily changed the military plan, one of the main reasons was that our plans and whereabouts had been exposed, but we had to shoot arrows on the string, so we were forced to turn the surprise attack into a frontal attack. Now the siege without attacking and cutting off the auxiliary wings first is completely the way of fighting a regular soldier.

"Yes, I personally appreciate Mr. Shi's suggestion very much." Wanyan Zonghan nodded approvingly and said, "In the face of our tactics, Taiyuan will be very passive. If we watch us cut off the forces of Xishan and Taihang one by one, they will gradually become isolated; if they dare to go out of the city to save, they will face greater risks. In the field battle outside the city, Song Bing is not the opponent of my real iron horse. But now that the city has been besieged for ten days, Taiyuan City seems to be very calm; on the contrary, our own army seems to be a little calm. In addition, we really don't have much food and fodder. The southerners are very hateful. What kind of hard walls and clear fields? We can't find any supplies near Taiyuan at all. It's not easy to build a Qingyun Fort, but we only harvest a pile of ashes! Now we can only rely on the grain and fodder robbed from the two states of the Shuo Dynasty. Today, the grain officials came to report that the army can still support two months at most. Therefore, should we also take action?

Shi Liai gently twisted his long beard and nodded, "These are actually expected by my subordinates. All the soldiers are used to galloping with fierce horses and knives, and it is difficult to adapt to such tactics of defense instead of attack. Therefore, although I still firmly believe that my tactics will be successful, I also have to consider the mood of the soldiers, otherwise it will affect the morale of the army, and I'm afraid it will not be worth the loss.

Wanyan Zonghan seemed to be waiting for Shi Liai to say these words for a long time. At this time, he couldn't help laughing and taking a soft breath, "Sir, wise!"