Yang Yan set up a large camp under the city of Xingyuan Mansion. At this time, Yang Changpeng, who was stationed in Jinzhou, and the imperial garrison of Xingzhou were under the control of Yang Chaoguang, and Wang Yan, the deputy commander of the imperial garrison of Xingyuan Mansion, had already received news from Yang Yan and was waiting for him here.

Yang Yan hadn't seen this uncle for almost three years, and when everyone saw each other, they were naturally happy, and Yang Yan gave Yang Chaoguang a salute first. Yang Chaoguang pulled Yang Yan up, patted Yang Yan's shoulder, and said, "Zihao, you did a good job, you really deserve to be the queen of my Yang family, and the uncle is happy for you." Then he said to Yang Changpeng: "When Zihao just returned to the Yang family, your grandfather said that Zihao will become a great weapon in the future, and his achievements should be above your brothers, which is really good." In the future, you have to ask Zihao for more advice. ”

Wang Yan also said to Yang Chaoguang on the side: "Yang Dutong, the Yang family can produce such a young talent, which is not only the luck of the country, but also the luck of the Yang family." Zihao's achievements in the future are limitless. ”

Yang Yan waved his hand again and again, and said, "Uncle, Wang Xuanfu, you are too awarded." ”

After everyone greeted each other, Yang Chaoguang wanted to give Zhao Yueru a salute again. Zhao Yueru knew that he was Yang Yan's uncle, although he and Yang Yan had not officially married, so it was not good to give him a gift, but he didn't dare to accept Yang Chaoguang's big gift when he said anything, and tried his best to refuse. Everyone also knows about the relationship, and they all think it's quite funny. persuaded him again, and Yang Chaoguang forgot it. Because the situation in central Sichuan is very good now, everyone is in a good mood, so they are in the mood to laugh.

After laughing for a while, everyone sat down to discuss the matter, and Wang Yan first asked Yang Yan: "Zihao, how do you think Xingyuan Mansion should be attacked?" He and Yang Yan have been together for a few days, and they are more familiar with it, and the official rank, seniority, and seniority are indeed higher than Yang Yan, so he calls Yang Yan by the table. And he first asked Yang Yan's opinion, and also expressed his respect for Yang Yan, everyone knows that the situation in Sichuan was saved by Yang Yan.

Yang Yan thought for a while and said: "The terrain of Xingyuan Mansion is dangerous, easy to defend but difficult to attack, if it is forcibly attacked, our army will inevitably suffer serious losses, and the gains will outweigh the losses." What's more, the troops in central Sichuan will have to be transferred to Jiangnan in the future to fight against the Jin army, and they must not be lost in vain now. ”

When everyone heard this, they all nodded in agreement with what Yang Yan said, and Wang Yan asked again: "Then does Zihao have any good strategies for Xingyuan Mansion?" ”

Yang Yan didn't answer Wang Yan directly, but asked: "Wu Xi only has a few thousand remnants left, but he still dares to hold on to Xingyuan Mansion against our 100,000 army, why do you think this is?" ”

Everyone pondered for a while, and then Yang Changpeng said: "It's because there is still Jin Jun behind the back to support Wu Xi." After a pause, he added: "In addition, there are also Western Xia people." ”

Yang Yan nodded and said, "Yes, so Wu Xi's thousands of men and horses in the Xingyuan Mansion are not to be feared, only the Jin Army and the Western Xia Army are the great enemies we are facing now." Even if we break through Xingyuan Mansion and capture Wu Xi, if we can't repel the Jin army and the Western Xia army and recover the three counties outside the Guanwai, Sichuan will still not be able to restore stability, and the people and horses of Sichuan will not be able to withdraw from Sichuan to support Jiangnan to resist Jin. On the contrary, if we can repel the Jin army and the Western Xia army, we can also cut off Wu Xi's last glimmer of hope, and Xingyuan Mansion can also win without a fight. Therefore, the top priority is not how to find a way to capture Xingyuan Mansion, but also to repel the Jin army and the Western Xia army, and recover the three counties outside the Guanwai. ”

After everyone listened, they suddenly realized that Yang Yan was looking at the overall situation, not sticking to the gains and losses of one city and one place, and this only knowledge was really superior. However, it was not so easy to repel the Jin army and the Western Xia army, because it was facing two countries at the same time. What's more, now the Jin army has received the Tianshui Army, Chengzhou, and Fengzhou of the Great Song Dynasty through the scriptures, and the Dasanguan at the gate of Shukou is under the control of the Jin people.

Although Yang Yan reversed the situation in Sichuan in one fell swoop, after entering Sichuan, he actually did not really fight a big battle, and in the face of the Jin army and the Western Xia army, he could no longer use the method of dealing with Wu Xi. So can Yang Yan still have a clever plan?

Yang Yan obviously saw what everyone was thinking in their hearts? He continued: "Now although the Jin people occupy the Tianshui Army, Chengzhou, and Fengzhou, their foothold is not stable, and the Xihe Prefecture and Jiezhou in the west are still in our hands, not to mention that the main force of the Jin army is concentrated in the southeast, and there are not many troops left in the northwest, only about 60,000 or 70,000, and there are also guarding the counties on the northwest border, and at most 30,000 or 40,000 troops can be dispatched. ”

Yang Chaoguang said: "Although Zihao said yes, in fact, if only the Jin army is on the side, we can not only send troops from Xihe Prefecture and Jiezhou to attack the flank of Chengzhou, but also send troops from Gongzhou and Lanzhou to attack Xinhui, Qinzhou and other places, and we will not worry that the Jin army will not retreat." But now there are still Western Xia men and horses, holding back our army, so that we can't attack the Jin army with all our strength! ”

Yang Yan nodded again and said, "So the first task at present is to repel the Western Xia people first, as long as the Western Xia army retreats, the Jin army will naturally retreat, and other things will be solved." ”

Yang Chaoguang said: "That's a good thing, but the Western Xia gathered 50,000 troops in the area of Zhuoluo and Junsi, and held all the key points, and the front line is not as long as the Jin army, which is really difficult to deal with." I think if you want to defeat the Western Xia army, you can't do it without an army of seventy or eighty thousand. Moreover, once the Jin army knew that we were attacking Western Xia, it would inevitably attack Lilanzhou, Gongzhou and other places, involving our army. It's a big problem. ”

Yang Yan nodded and said, "So if you want to defeat the Western Xia Army, it is naturally not possible to use conventional tactics, and you must win by surprise." ”

This sentence immediately aroused everyone's interest, because everyone knows that since Yang Yan entered Sichuan, he has always won with surprise soldiers to take Jinzhou, Kechengdu, and defeat Wu Xi, so what is his plan now?

Yang Yan paused for a moment, and then said: "My plan is to make a detour to Tubo, turn to the back of Zhuo Luo and the military division, attack from the rear flank of the Western Xia army, and attack the men and horses of Lanzhou back and forth, so that I can defeat the men and horses of the Western Xia in one fell swoop." Then he laid the map on the table and made a gesture on it: "We can send a cavalry army from Jishi Prefecture into Tibet, reach Haiyan on the Qinghai border, and then turn north and go around from Rindo Spring City to Zhuo Luo and behind the military secretary." Before and after, not three days. ”

Wang Yan nodded and said: "This is indeed a clever plan, but I have to send someone to envoy Tubo to borrow the way, but I am afraid that Tubo may not be willing to borrow, even if Tubo is willing to borrow the road, this back and forth will also take time!" I'm afraid that I will be detected by the Western Xia army at that time. ”

Yang Yan said lightly: "From Jishi Prefecture to Haiyan, and then to Renduoquan City, if you use the speed of the cavalry, it will only take one day." Tubo may not be aware of it, and even if it is known by Tubo, our army is afraid that it has already entered the territory of Western Xia, so we don't need to borrow from Tubo, just send troops. ”

As soon as he said this, everyone couldn't help but be shocked, although Yang Yan had the right to act cheaply, but without the permission of other countries, he passed through the territory of other countries without authorization, Yang Yan's approach was too bold, once it caused a diplomatic conflict, it was not a good thing for the Great Song Dynasty.

Wang Yanfu forcibly held back his dissatisfaction and said, "Zihao, if Tubo asks in the future, how should I explain it?" Now that we are facing the men and horses of the Jin State and the Western Xia at the same time, in case we anger the Tibetans again and send an army to attack the Great Song Dynasty, wouldn't we have set up a strong enemy again? You'd better think about it again. ”

In fact, as early as after taking Chengdu, Yang Yan began to consider ways to repel the Jin army and the Western Xia army, but after thinking about it, only by taking advantage of Tubo and raiding the rear of the Western Xia army could he achieve a surprise victory and defeat the Western Xia army at the lowest cost. At that time, he met many merchants and people who had been to Tibet in Chengdu, and asked Ali to inquire about the big food merchants. On the one hand, I understand the geographical path of Tibet, and on the other hand, I also understand the domestic situation in Tibet, as well as the situation of the imperial court. After making a clear decision, the final decision was made.

Seeing Wang Yan ask like this, Yang Yan naturally knew what he was thinking, and said: "I have long thought about this, Tubo has been friendly with the Great Song Dynasty for more than 100 years, and there is no war between the two countries. Moreover, the Tibetans want to move with our Great Song Dynasty, but it will take at least a month to gather the army, as long as we can quickly defeat the men and horses of the Western Xia and Jin Kingdoms, stabilize the overall situation of Sichuan, and also be able to deter the Tibetans, so that they do not dare to send troops easily. ”

After a pause, Yang Yan said again: "And if you want to defeat Western Xia quickly and win by surprise, I only have this one way." I don't know if you have any other opinions. ”

When they heard this, they were silent. No one can come up with any other way. For a moment there was silence in the tent.

After a while, Yang Yan said, "Since there is no way, then it is decided." I'll take care of all the consequences. He didn't want to spend effort to convince everyone else to agree, and when he was decided, he could act cheaply when he entered Sichuan this time, and he had the prestige he had established before, so he was in a hurry to do it, so he acted arbitrarily.

After a long while, Zhao Yueru said, "I agree with Yang Yan's plan. ”

Then Yang Changpeng also said: "I also agree." ”

Yang Chaoguang hesitated for a moment and said, "I think it has to be like this." ”

Wang Yan saw that so many people agreed, and he knew that there was really no other way, so he also said: "Zihao, just follow your plan, but I still have an idea." ”

Yang Yan said: "Lord Xuanfu, please speak." ”

Wang Yan said: "After you send troops, we might as well send a person with good words to envoy Tubo with generous gifts, and ask for a loan, which is actually to make up for future troubles, and it will be good for the Great Song Dynasty to defend and maneuver in the future." ”