Chapter 1081 Runzhou Turmoil
Ye Mengde is also helpless about this situation, he understands that Zhao Kai wants to use Yang Zhi by doing this, but he is worried that Yang Zhi is too powerful, but Shaanxi without Chang'an and Jiezhou is almost a barren land, and there is no source of funds. Although Ye Mengde knew that Yang Zhi was always original in business, he was not optimistic about the prospects.
After talking to Wang Yu on Huanqing Road, Ye Mengde went to Qinzhou for a long time, and he was even more worried about Zhong Zhong along the way; Wang Yu was a veteran of the Western Army, and he still recognized Yang Zhi, but for Liu Qi and Qu Duan, Wang Yu thought that they had risen too fast, and Yang Zhi was suspected of using nepotism. These two people are Yang Zhi's sworn brothers, although they have made a lot of military exploits, but in the words of Wang Yu and others, they seem to think that they are still not high enough, at least they cannot be compared with Han Shizhong and Yang Yizhong, and in terms of qualifications, they are not as good as Yang Zhi's original deputies Zhang San and Han Tao.
Ye Mengde is not a person who reads sage books to death, he knows that Zhang San is now the deputy of the breeder Min, and Han Tao is the deputy of Zhang Suo, and this opportunity is mainly caused by Zhao Kai giving Yang Zhi 100,000 new troops when Yang Zhi went to Gyeonggi Road, so that Liu Qi and other young generals stand out.
Heroes emerge in troubled times, don't say Dingbei Army, it is Wang Shu, Liu Guangshi, Zhang Jun and others under King Kang, who are similar in age to Yang Zhi. But some words come out of the mouths of people with ulterior motives, and they become a different flavor entirely, Wang Yu is the same as Wang Ping, one of the few veterans in the army, Wang Yu's son Wang Xun is about the same age as Yang Zhi and others, and now he is just a state of soldiers and horses.
In Ye Mengde's thoughts, the carriage stopped, and the guards stepped forward to say: "Lord Ye, when you arrive at the ten-mile Changting in Qinzhou, General Yang Yizhong and Lord Quan Bangyan have already led the crowd to wait in the Changting. ”
These two people are now Yang Zhi's right-hand men, and they are here to greet them, which shows Yang Zhi's love for him; Ye Mengde waited for Yang Yi to salute, and said with a smile: "There are two adults, Yang Shuai is good?"
Ye Mengde is a person who can be Yang Zhi's elder in terms of age, but because of the relationship between Cai Jing's protégés, the two are still commensurate with each other, Quan Bangyan smiled slightly and said: "Qinzhou is waiting for a long time, Yang Shuai has every opportunity, and he has been looking forward to the adults coming to Qinzhou as soon as possible to preside over affairs." ”
Quan Bangyan knew that Yang Zhi did not have absolute control over the transfer department, Ye Mengde changed the original plan of Yang Zhi and moved the transfer department to Qinzhou, just to discuss with Yang Zhi on everything, the deputy envoy of the transfer once said that he was Yang Zhi's person, and he was responsible for specific operations in Huanqing and other four roads. Ye Mengde waved his hand and said, "I'm just here to help and share the burden." ”
Fortunately, after entering the city, Ye Mengde found that the situation in Qinzhou was not as unbearable as Wang Yu worried, and the popularity of the market was not bad, although it was not as good as Puzhou, but it was lively from the perspective of the city he had traveled all the way. Yang Zhi personally greeted Ye Mengde at the gate of the Zhifu Division, the two of them were talking happily, talking and laughing side by side to sit inside, after greetings, Ye Mengde took the teacup sent by the waiter, and couldn't wait to ask Yang Zhi: "There is a huge gap in the military salary and materials needed, what are you going to do?"
Yang Zhi seemed to have known that Ye Mengde would ask this question, and said unhurriedly: "I plan to get some external flowers, but the most important thing is that all parties must find ways to solve most of the expenses, Lord Ye, we have to make a plan." ”
A series of news in Shaanxi made Zhang Jun and others, who were in charge of Bianliang, extremely depressed, and the Western Xia army looked violent, and they were unwilling to fight to the death with the Great Song Dynasty, and in the end, only 5,000 Western Xia troops entered Huanzhou and were easily driven away by Yang Zhi. Affected by the victory, Qu Duan, Wu Jue and other 50,000 troops left in the west, about less than 10,000 were willing to retreat to the Yongxing military road. Although Zhang Jun accepted 40,000 troops from Li Gui and Zhang Yong, he still lost 40,000 Western troops in Guanzhong, and it can only be said that it was a draw.
Zhao Huaien's matter was even worse, Qian Gai had this suggestion at that time, Xie Liang discussed with Xi Gong, Wang Yi, and Wang Shu, but in the end he still did not take the initiative to take action, and even transferred the supply of Xihe Road to Bashu. Who knows, less than a month after Yang Zhi arrived in Shaanxi, the news came, and part of the territory of Jingyuan Road and Huanqing Road was also recovered, which eased the whole situation.
Fortunately, Wang Shu and others were able to bring 170,000 people to Gyeonggi Road from all over the country, which could ensure that the Gyeonggi army exceeded 200,000 in the end, which made Zhang Jun breathe a sigh of relief. It's just that Yang Zhi gave Song Huizong a piece of music when he thanked him, which made the hundred officials of Runzhou and Bianliang jump again.
Yang Zhi wrote his views on the war situation, believing that from the essence of the Jin people's words and untrustworthiness, the peace talks were only temporary, in order to prevent the Jin army from tearing up the agreement, the Jin cavalry killed Yangzhou and raided Jiangnan and other places, Yang Zhi suggested the establishment of the Yangtze River Naval Division, and the ships of Caoyun were under the control of a certain department in the south of the Yangtze River, in case of emergency.
In addition, in any case, the Song army must hold the Jingchu North Road and the Huaixi area, this area is the main road connecting Guanzhong, even if Yangzhou and Bianliang are defeated, the materials on both sides of Jiangnan and Guanzhong can be deployed, and they must not be lost, Yang Zhi believes that it is best for these two places to form a separate area, and order Liangchen to hold it, and now it is necessary to imitate the original Gyeonggi Road and remove the displaced people and thieves.
This was originally Song Huizong's request, let Xu Zhi often pass on the words, Yun Wang Zhao Kai also knew, but Song Huizong would never say it, Song Huizong would never let his subordinates take the blame, so in the eyes of the hundred officials, this piece shows contempt for the agreement of Zhang Jun and others, what Jin army raid, a clear-eyed person can understand at a glance, Yang Zhi means that once the Jin people tear up the agreement, Zhang Jun and others will definitely not be able to hold Bianliang. However, strengthening the strength of Jiangnan is exactly what Song Huizong wanted, although in the midst of opposition, Song Huizong did not reply, but secretly asked Zhu Shengfei, Tang Chong, and Guo Zhongxun to make plans.
Zhu Shengfei is now using Hangzhou as a companion to the construction of the capital, Guo Zhongxun is in charge of the defense of Jiangnan, and Tang Chong has just been appointed as the secretary of the military department, and the three of them naturally understand that Yang Zhi's suggestion is an opportunity for them, if the army in Jiangnan is self-contained, there is no need to worry about what will happen to the collapse of the army in the north. The confrontation between the north and the south, from the south of the Yellow River to the north of the Yangtze River, is a battlefield for the two sides to put it bluntly, and the Yangtze River Naval Division is an indispensable decisive journey.
The first plan that the three of them came up with was to establish a naval army of 35,000 men and a Shengjie army of 50,000 men, with Tang Chong and Guo Zhongxun respectively in charge; this incident caused a sensation in Jiangnan, and Zhu Shengfei, Tang Chong, and Guo Zhongxun actually controlled the forbidden army of nearly 100,000 people, and after the army was expanded again, the army in Jiangnan was expanded to 200,000 people, which should not be underestimated.