"Who is it?"

The second eldest son of Quan said in a low voice: "The surname is Cai, it seems to be the Cai Ting Cai Gong you said by Da Lang." ”

"That's good," Wang Ju said happily, but he also wondered in his heart why Cai Ting came to Gyeongju, and he didn't even know. Where does he know? When Cai Tinglin left the capital, Han Qi explained a few words to Cai Ting euphemistically, the new monarch of the imperial court ascended the throne, and he must reward the world. Therefore, Cai Ting came to Gyeongju, and the financial resources and troops that the imperial court could support were very limited.

Cai Ting wanted to scold his mother, why didn't he mention it when he came to the capital, and only said it after he took the award?

But on the surface, he didn't dare to be angry, so he had to say euphemistically: "Han Gong, if it is as Wang Ju said, the number of enemy troops coming from Western Xia will not be small, and the number of troops available on Huanqing Road is too small, and I hope that Han Gong can try his best to give some support." Only when the Tanguts were repelled on the Huanqing Road would the war between the two countries not arise. Otherwise, if the Huanqing Road is lost, a big war will start, and the state will be even more embarrassed at that time. ”

If you don't support it, you have to support it, otherwise Gyeongju will fall, and the Song Dynasty will have to fight back.

I didn't say anything else, and hurried to Gyeongju.

When I came to Gyeongju and handed over to Sun Wei, I was not embarrassed by Sun Wei, but what if I was embarrassed, I was retired, and I was embarrassed, but I ended up with a notorious reputation. Therefore, he came to Huachi County and was very fast, so Wang Ju has not received the news yet.

This is also something that can't be helped, if something happens in the future, the key is on Wang Ju.

But he used to be in Shaanxi, but he was in Chang'an City, and he didn't know the real situation on the front line. Either it's Sun Wei's retribution. That's not credible. Either it was the report of the two eunuchs who went down to investigate. It may not be credible.

You must ask Wang Ju himself to know the truth of the three wars, and you must also talk carefully with Wang Ju.

Wang Ju came out and immediately sang: "Xiaguan has seen Cai Gong." ”

When Sun Wei was there, he had the benefits of Sun Wei, and he could play some small means, Cai Ting came, which was what he was looking forward to the most, but some small means could not be played anymore.

"No need to be polite. Wang Ju, this official used to be in Chang'an City, you can tell me about the battles last year and how they were arranged. ”

Wang Ju said about the three battles last year.

"Western Xia will definitely invade?"

"Not necessarily, if there is a huge natural disaster**, it will not invade. If not, then there will be an invasion. ”

"You still use prisoners of war to provoke?"

"Cai Gong, if they don't provoke, can they change their minds? This is a long-planned invasion, what does it have to do with thousands of prisoners of war? If that's the case. What about the tens of thousands of people on the border who were killed by the Tanguts? The reason why the officials did that they came to my Great Song Dynasty realm to burn, kill and plunder. Now the imperial court not only does not blame the Western Xia. On the contrary, a gentle edict was issued, and these people were released, so what would the people think? What do the officers and men of the three armed forces think? Without morale, how to fight. Therefore, what the lower officials did was to deliberately humiliate the Western Xia and boost their morale, so that when the prisoners of war were released this time, they would not bring about a negative side. ”

"However, when the official came, Han Gong once again instructed that the border must be quiet, there have been disasters in the past two years, the country's finances are tight, and it is best not to make trouble at the border, so as not to grant the handle of Western Xia, and the war that there was no original war really caused a war."

"Cai Gong, don't worry, it was actually the third war last year, and the remaining officials have been based on military training and government affairs, but there is nothing to do." But Wang Ju said in his heart that if the Xixia people didn't come to attack, maybe it would be a good thing for Han Qi, but he was sad, and a big hat of bewitching and confusing the public would inevitably press on his head.

"Then let me ask you again, why did you repeatedly ask the old man to come to Gyeongju in front of the two lieutenant envoys?"

"Cai Gong, there are no generals in Qingzhou, Zhang Yu, Wang Zhaoming, Zhuang Diagnostic, Lao Fan General Zhao Ming, and Yao Ji, all of whom are first-class generals, by the way, Cai Gong, Zhang Tuiguan's military talent should not be underestimated, in military affairs he is only above the lower officials, not under the lower officials." Wang Ju reminded.

Sun Wei is the same as Sun Changqing, there are no people under him, there are people, but there are no good people. Especially Zhang Qi, after all, he is in Huachi, and it is impossible to go to Gyeongju every day, so Zhang Qi is a good assistant to Cai Ting if he uses it well.

"You said Zhang Qi?"

"That's him.

Cai Ting paid attention, things gather by like, people by groups, through the three wars just now, Wang Ju is not weak in military talent, in the three wars, pay attention to the terrain, morale, troop distribution, strategy, and pay attention to the psychology of the other party, can do these points, a qualified general will have. Of course, Wang Ju is a civil official, and government affairs are his responsibilities, but along the way, he looked and saw that Huachi had done a good job in government affairs, built many water conservancy roads, and planted a lot of winter wheat. The person who should be favored by Wang Ju will not be bad if he thinks about it.

"Cai Gong, in the past, the Gyeongju border defense table was not good, but several governors did not dare to act. Therefore, although Sun Gong is good to Xiaguan, Xiaguan is very worried. Just when the envoy asked, Xia Guan thought in his mind that the new Zhizhou should be bold in his style, second, he could no longer be greedy, and third, he should be able to make good use of talents, so he thought about it, and only Cai Gong was familiar with him. Therefore, the name of Cai Gong was said. ”

"With this, you can repel the Western Xia invasion?"

"Cai Gong, that's enough. Xia Guan's recital presented to Cai Gong to read it, unless the Western Xia does not invade Huanqing Road, it will not start from Huanzhou, start from Huanzhou unless it is plundered, otherwise advance to Yuanzhou or Qingzhou layer by layer, the time is too slow, and it is mostly mountain roads, and my dynasty has also built forts in many key places. The rest either invaded by Huai'an Road, but Huai'an Town was taken, and Wujiao Town and Rouyuan Town joined forces to resist and take Wujiao Town, and there were city defenses such as Yele Town below. And the mountains over there are taller and more lush, which is not conducive to the Western Xia cavalry fighting. Therefore, there is only this point of Dashun City, and there are also many ridges and beams in the rear Liyuan Fort and other places, but most of them are hilly terrain and sparse vegetation, which is conducive to the battle of the Western Xia people, and it is precisely because of this terrain that our dynasty has not been able to set up a heavy fort between Rouyuan Village and Gyeongju City. As long as Dashun City is taken, the Western Xia people will be able to threaten Gyeongju with Dashun City and Jiangbao Fort. Therefore, Fan Wenzhenggong rushed to build Dashun City that year. ”

"Kind of makes sense." Cai Ting said, this is also the reason why he was happy after looking at the map. But how specifically. I also have to go to the front line to observe it for myself.

"It's difficult to defend the entire Huanqing Erzhou. However, it became much easier to defend Liyuan Fort, Dashun City and Rouyuan Village, because of the narrow terrain constraints, no matter how many troops the enemy came, he could not use the advantage of his troops. Secondly, Sun Wei migrated to the border last year, which led many people to resentment, but it laid a good foundation for Cai Gong. ”

"Tell me why."

"The front is empty of the people, the enemy is coming, and there is time to move the people to the forts and the major villages to defend together. And it can also draw a large number of strong men and horses, and these people, if properly organized, are also a considerable force. In fact, Huanqing Road is not as small as it seems. The subordinate estimated that if the organization is good and the intelligence is meticulous, at least 15,000 officers and soldiers can be drawn to fight, and more than 15,000 strongmen can be organized, either offensive or defensive. That's a lot of troops. ”

"Well, what else?"

"Cai Gong," Wang Ju pulled Cai Ting to the side. whispered: "I brought a general, Zhao Zhong, who was originally a member of the Yeliyu beggar tent on the other side of the mountain. The Yeli tribe is quite prestigious, and under his contact, there are several Yeli tribes on the other side of the mountain who want to defect to our dynasty. I didn't let them come over immediately, but let them stay on the other side of the mountain until after the autumn to put them to use. ”

"You want to fight back?" Cai Ting gasped and said, if this is used well, it will be fatal.

"Why can't you fight back, especially with this kind of rugged terrain?"

"The old man understands, why your information is so accurate."

"Some of them were brought over by the Yeli tribe, but now they are all powerless, and they are being excluded by different degrees of severity in the local area, and it is difficult to get useful information, so under my construction, General Yao has successively formed a white team in each battalion."

"Does anyone else know?"

"No one else knows, in order to keep it secret, I didn't report to His Majesty, including the various tribes on the other side of the mountain, I just sent someone to inform them to wait patiently, so as not to leak the news in advance."

"This must be kept secret."

"The lower official knows."

"I came to Gyeongju, and I heard that you put a strong man in the capital?"

"Cai Gong, this is an expedient measure, if you want to set up the capital, you have no prestige and no ability, if you don't get it right, the people of Fan will have objections, and after the capital, the people of Fan will be easy to hold together, and there will be some bad consequences. Therefore, the lower officials thought that they could not discriminate against the Tibetan people, but they should also be divided and dissolved. However, because of the three wars last year, once the Western Xia came to attack, they would send a lot of troops, and there were Dashun City Liyuan Fort and Rouyuan Village to block it, they did not dare to divide their troops to Gyeongju, but they would be able to send many troops to Liyuan Fort to retaliate against the lower officials. Therefore, setting up the capital and strengthening their cooperation and combat effectiveness is also a strategy that the subordinate officials have no choice but to do. ”

"Then you still use prisoners of war to provoke Western Xia?"

Cai Tinghu asked suspiciously, wouldn't this be even more hateful? It's not worth it even if it boosts morale.

"Wealth and danger are sought, not afraid of many enemies, afraid of not being able to defeat them, as long as they are defeated, the more enemies the better."

Cai Ting amused him with this sentence.

But this time he also had some confidence in his heart, of course, how to arrange it had to be understood before he could make a decision.

Wang Ju said again: "But it's better for Cai Gong to be virtual outside and inside the inside." ”

"Outside the void and inside the reality?"

"Continue to show weakness to the enemy, and if there are any other arrangements, it must also be carried out secretly, and on the surface continue to be as quiet as the previous governors. Otherwise, the fanfare may attract more enemy troops. If you don't fight, you will be yourself, and you will also need to win a battle on the other side of the mountain, so that the dominant position of that small country will be more secure. But we will also fight back and defeat them, and if we defeat them, the border will be at peace. ”

Wang Ju is not unreasonable, 100,000 troops are coming, and they can be defeated, so what if 200,000 troops are coming?

But Wang Ju's main intention was to worry that Gyeongju would make a big show and Western Xia would change his plans.

I don't know if Cai Ting saw through his intentions, but this time Cai Ting didn't say anything. However, even if he saw through it, Cai Ting was helpless and wanted to make a big splash, but did the imperial court have that financial support?

"And the next official will show Cai Gong another thing."

Wang Ju used gunpowder to blow up the mountain and open a mine, and the Western Xia side also knew, and they also had gunpowder, including tribulus terrestris, of course, they also knew that Wang Ju's gunpowder was more powerful, and he didn't think about blowing up the city wall for the time being, but he knew that getting this technology would help the Western Xia, so he also secretly sent scouts to inquire.

How could Wang Ju let them get their hands on it, the three materials of gunpowder were reformulated in this workshop, almost in a state of secrecy, only a retired old craftsman invited by Zhu Huan and a few official craftsmen sent by the capital intervened.

Moreover, outside the workshop, a group of officers and soldiers were sent to patrol day and night in turn, so the Tangut people did not succeed. But if you want to succeed in the future, it is impossible, the road construction is stopped, the mining is also stopped, or some fire tribulus terrestris is prepared, and after the preparation is completed, after the officials and craftsmen in the capital go back, they will not produce it.

This gunpowder was known, but this new type of trebuchet was not known to the Tanguts. In the past, in order to keep it secret, stone bullets were used for testing.

In order to increase Cai Ting's confidence, this is the first time that the workshop has used this trebuchet to equip a large fire tribulus terrestris experiment.

This is also a trump card and confidence in Wang Ju's hands.

A loud bang came out, although Cai Ting's ears were buzzing, a smile finally bloomed on his face, with this alone, he still couldn't repel the enemy, but all aspects were taken together, and the disadvantages of the Song Dynasty were pulled over bit by bit.

Wang Ju saw Cai Ting smiling, and his heart was also settled, after all, unlike history, it seems that when the Western Xia invaded, Cai Ting arrived in Gyeongju and was forced to fight. But I don't know it in advance.

Now you know, there is pressure to change anyone.

And it seems that from this battle, Cai Ting really bloomed with brilliance, and there are many good expressions on the border behind. However, he was not very interested in making meritorious achievements, and after only a few years at the border, he wrote down the words: The Holy Lord is worried about the border, the prestige is far away, and the arrogance is still wide and the sky is begging. The years are sad to the evening, who misses the old people of Yuguan? Taiping is also peaceful, and entertaining, don't hesitate to fall down frequently.

The border is stable, and I have made war achievements, Your Majesty, can you still bear to see me, an old Yuguan person?

When Zhao Ji saw this word, he had no choice but to recall this lazy old guy back to the capital to serve as the deputy prime minister of Xifu.

Cai Ting talked with Wang Ju for a while and said, "Do a good job, as long as it's not too much, the old man will support you." (To be continued!)

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