In the Shengzhou Official Hall, Han Qi slapped the official document on the desk, and said to Fu Bi on the side: "Taiwei Di has finally captured Lingzhou City!" Since the Xingqing Mansion was broken, the world has been looking at Lingzhou, and some people are about to get sick! ”

Fu Bi picked up the official document and read it carefully, and said, "Okay, if you capture Lingzhou, many things will be easy to do!" Without Lingzhou, only the party is left in the Hengshan area, and in a few months, it should be swept away. ”

Han Qi stood up, paced a few steps, and said, "Now that the Spirit Breaking State is not a trivial matter, many things are equivalent to a year in advance. Hengshan could not use an army of 200,000, and the soldiers and horses under Captain Di Taiwei could be transferred to Hedong Road to help there. ”

Fu Bi thought for a while and said, "Yesterday, the official document of the cardinal government said that in view of the fact that there have been too many wars in the past few years, there will be no big fight with the Khitan. As long as you can take the opportunity to take the key one or two states, such as Shuozhou, it will be a great achievement. If this is the case, there is no need for Captain Di's soldiers and horses to help. ”

Han Qi shook his head: "At this time, it is the weakest time for the Khitan, if you don't take the opportunity to fight on a large scale, when will you wait!" ”

Fu Bi said: "However, the imperial court is not well prepared, and the party is destroyed, so it is really powerless to fight." Here in Shengzhou, the savings of several years were all exhausted when he attacked the Western Regions last year. A few days ago, the Du Branch Division issued a document, saying that it was to transport some grain and grass from Jingdong Road to support the next battle against the Khitan. There is no more food and grass. I can only wait a few years, and with my savings, I can fight with the Khitan and restore Yanyun. ”

Han Qi sighed unwillingly: "Khitan civil strife, a rare opportunity, how to miss it, wouldn't it be a pity!" ”

Fu Bi said: "Speaking of which, there is actually nothing, if the party is destroyed, the court can concentrate troops and horses against the Khitan." Moreover, it can be seen from the battle to destroy the party that the combat effectiveness of Captain Di's more than 200,000 troops is really a problem. I don't know how Lingzhou is, judging from Liu's several departments, they are really much worse than the Hequlu army. It's also good to have a few years to retrain. ”

Hearing this, Han Qi was silent for a while. He took Zhao Zi all the way from Xingxing Gorge for more than 3,000 miles, and rushed ahead of Di Qing and entered Xingqing Mansion. Although there was luck in this result, it has to be said that Di Qing's army was problematic. I have brought it, Liu tens of thousands of people, and Zhao Zi's 30,000 people are very obvious. Zhao Zi's army basically doesn't have to worry about it, as long as they set a big strategy, they can complete it themselves. Liu's subordinates are different, and the generals below have all kinds of things, and they almost never stop.

It can be said that Liu's department is an incomplete form of Zhao Zi's department, and it still needs large-scale training. Since dividing the troops with Di Qing, Liu Ji has made a lot of changes to the army, and this is still the case, you can imagine the appearance of Di Qing's troops.

Sighing, Han Qi sat down again and said to Fu Bi: "Since you don't fight with the Khitan, then you can only take Shuozhou first according to the will of the cardinal government." Shuozhou and Daizhou face each other across the mountain, and it was originally the most convenient to attack from there. It's just that the Khitan and the Ben Dynasty have been on guard for many years, and the guards there are strong, and it is not advisable to attack from Daizhou. The meaning of the Privy Council was to let the river meandering march and attack its flank. ”

Fu Bi said: "For the rest of the day, I was thinking about the feasibility of what the Privy Council said. The Hequ Road to attack Shuozhou, one is through the mountains, starting from Shengzhou, about 600 miles. The other is from Tanglong Town, through the head village, to Shuozhou about 200 miles. There is a railway in Tanglong Town, which is not too far from the side village, so it seems easier to walk from there. However, I see the intention of the Privy Council to send troops in both directions. ”

Han Qi said: "The meaning of the Privy Council is that since you don't fight with the Khitan, then you will recover the middle of the Tibetan Department first. Six hundred miles from Shengzhou, the mountains passing through in the middle are mostly small Fanbu. When the river meandered on the day, Du Taiwei relocated some of the Tibetan tribes and gathered them into villages nearby. But in the mountains, there is never a shortage of Tibet. The meaning of the Privy Council is that the army will occupy these small tribes first and calmly send troops. ”

Fu Bi nodded: "The meaning of the cardinal government may be that after occupying Shuozhou, these small tribes will make trouble in the rear." It is slowly approaching spring, and we can send troops into the mountains to let these small tribes obey the orders of the imperial court. However, how to fight Shuozhou in the end, we still need to be cautious. The Privy Government asked us to discuss the strategy in detail, and it seems that we are very cautious about this matter. ”

Han Qi said with a smile: "This time it is Taiwei Du who is presiding over this matter, and his temperament, Jingluo should also know that he will not act arbitrarily." In my opinion, what Captain Du meant, seize the opportunity in Shuozhou, and hit it with one blow. Another is to take care of the rear in advance, so as not to occupy Shuozhou on the front line and cause trouble in the rear. That's easy. All the way from Hebin County to the south, only said that it was to clean up the place, not to mention to attack Shuozhou, and clean up the Tibetan part of the mountain. The troops who really attacked Shuozhou, and from the westward direction of the Guantou, it was best to arrive at the city of Shuozhou in one or two days. ”

Fu Bi nodded: "This arrangement is not bad." However, the Privy Government attaches so much importance to this matter that we still gather the generals and discuss it together. The way to do things in Hequlu is to let your subordinates know in advance and make ideas together. ”

This is Du Zhongxiao's habit when he was on Hequ Road, as long as there are conditions, let the participating generals and officials discuss things, and think about the difficulties in front. This is a habit in memory, plan in advance, and summarize afterwards. Every time we do something, we should not only look at the results, but also look at the process, and let the participants summarize the lessons learned. Fu Bi has been on Hequ Road for many years and is used to this.

In the Privy Council, Du Zhongxiao looked at Di Qing's recital, and sighed softly: "It can be regarded as capturing Lingzhou." These days, I don't know how many officials in the DPRK are accusing Di Qing of attacking Lingzhou for a long time, and his life is very uncomfortable. ”

After speaking, he took the official document and went to the privy envoy Jia Chang to discuss with the official hall.

Seeing Jia Changchao, Du Zhongxiao said: "Taiwei, I just got the news that Di Qing's department has broken Lingzhou. According to the newspaper, they are gathering troops and horses to prepare to attack Yanzhou. At the same time, he sent Wen Yan Lu Xia An period, and asked him to immediately send troops to attack the Hengshan Dangxiang Army. ”

Jia Changchao nodded again and again: "Okay, good, Di Qing has been encircling Lingzhou for more than a month, and it's finally down!" Originally, the imperial court thought that he would not be able to capture Lingzhou before winter. After going to Lingzhou, the party's affairs will be easy to do. ”

After speaking, he ordered Du Zhongxiao to sit down. Said: "I think I can order the Xia An period to immediately send troops from the Suide army to the north and extend the Wuding River to attack Dangxiang Yinzhou." Yinzhou is the fundamental place of the party, as long as it is down, it can be regarded as a big victory. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Yinzhou and Xiazhou are the places where the party project rises, and it is naturally not comparable to other places. However, now that Lang Zuo has been in the capital, most of the princes and ministers have surrendered, it is difficult to say how much fighting spirit the party members there have. ”

Jia Changchao waved his hand: "The battle in Lingzhou was fought so hard, where do you care what the party members think now!" As long as you don't submit to the court, then the army will enter and suppress it, and everyone who deserves it will be powder! Di Qing's army of more than 200,000 troops, how could they stop it! ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "That's what I'm thinking about. Di Qing's department was blocked in Lingzhou for more than a month, and the generals and soldiers were all resentful. I'm afraid that when they march, they will vent and kill more. After capturing Hengshan, it was the place of the imperial court, and it was difficult to govern it in the future if there were too many killings and pokes. ”

Jia Changchao said: "The two armies are fighting, where can you think of so much!" The imperial court spent a lot of money on this attack on the party, and ending the war as soon as possible was the most important thing. Ordered Cheyenne period, immediately go north. At the same time, he ordered Di Qing to immediately lead the army eastward and attack the enemy in Hengshan together! ”