Chapter 677: The Struggle for Military Power

No one expected that as soon as Meng Shanming came out, he didn't do anything to make such a sharp change in the war.

A group of people in the court did not know that the change in the battle situation was caused by Meng Shanming, if they knew that Meng Shanming had such a great influence, they actually made the Song army directly point the threat at them in Beijing, and they were afraid that they would regret letting Meng Shanming go on the expedition.

In their consciousness, it is natural that the people below can only threaten them when they are gone.

The crisis suddenly came, and the Yanjing military center issued orders one after another, urging the army to intercept the Song army!

At this time, the Yanjing magnates naturally take protecting themselves first as their first priority, who cares how to fight the next battle, if they can't even keep the center of the court, what kind of battle will they fight?

In order not to disrupt Meng Shanming's rhythm, Shang Chaozong withstood the pressure and left enough time for Meng Shanming's army.

Meng Shanming already knew the battle situation, and Shang Chaozong believed that Meng Shanming knew what to do, and also believed that Meng Shanming knew the urgency of the matter.

The two had already discussed properly, Meng Shanming's first priority when he went to the front line was to firmly control the army of Yan State, otherwise the interference from above could not be ruled out, and to put it bluntly, it was to some extent to snatch military power with the imperial court!

Military power is not a will that can work, if you can give you a will, you can take it out for you, so the above will is unreliable, and you need to fight for it yourself. It is also a last resort, unable to command the military power in the face of disturbances, and there is no way to fight a battle in such a situation.

It's not that Shang Chaozong is greedy for this military power, but that Dayan has reached such a point that if he wants to keep Dayan, he has to do this, and only when the struggle is won can they decide how to fight this battle!

If this were not the case, how could Meng Shanming have built a five-way law enforcement overseer army in the first place? Such a huge team of law enforcement overseers, all of which were composed of Meng Shanming's old troops, would naturally gradually reveal their hidden meaning in the future.

And the Shang Dynasty Sect on the table withstood the pressure and had endless quarrels with the court.

The imperial court wanted to march a large army to urgently intercept the Song army, but the Shang Dynasty delayed on the grounds that the men and horses were not properly organized and the battle was lost.

The imperial court wanted to let the princes of Nanzhou, Gongzhou, Tuzhou, Haozhou, Fuzhou, and Changzhou go out to participate in the war, and Shang Chaozong did not agree.

The reason is very simple, it is the nest of the princes and soldiers, the wives and children of the princes and soldiers are all at home, and with those people and horses to protect the family, the Song army will not attack easily, and it can cover the evacuation in case of something. If those men and horses are really to be transferred away, who will protect the families of the soldiers? Do you expect the imperial court? You can't count on it! If the princes and soldiers who are not of the same mind as the imperial court cannot fight with peace of mind, how can this battle be fought?

If you really want to force these people who are not single-minded with the court, in order to protect themselves, they may communicate with the enemy country at any time and turn back.

He will not be easily transferred from Nanzhou, he has to guard against Zhao for Dayan, once Zhao sends troops, he can't let the Zhao army drive straight in, at least he has to stop and delay for a while, to buy time for the war on the other side.

What's more, today's war is no longer something that can be solved by increasing the number of men and horses, if the front-line men and horses cannot win, no matter how many men and horses are deployed, it will only become a burden, and it can be crushed by food and grass alone.

These truths don't make sense with the group of people in the court, the court just repeatedly urges to send troops to defend the powerful and powerful Jingshi!

Shang Chaozong resolutely resisted, on the grounds that it would force the anti-princes to resist.

On the other hand, Shang Chaozong wanted to let the Wulu princes know that only he could withstand the pressure of the imperial court and keep the last retreat of the Wulu princes.

At the same time, 100,000 iron horsemen chose a favorable position, and once the men and horses of the princes of which way were abnormal on the front line, his army would immediately rush to the lair of the princes of which way.

The grain transportation team raised by Lan Ruoting in Nanzhou has also set off to ensure the supply of grain and grass for these 100,000 iron horsemen.

It was already difficult to raise grain and grass from other places, and Shang Chaozong could only find a way from his own Nanzhou.

At this point, there is really no way, Meng Shanming dragged the old and crippled body, almost alone on the front line, there was no soldier in his hand to dominate those arrogant soldiers, and some things were easy to change by Meng Shanming alone. Therefore, Shang Chaozong wanted to take a two-pronged approach, combining grace and power, and he wanted to stabilize the military morale of the princes of the Five Roads and firmly control this power in his own hands.

In order to save this precarious Dayan, what is infamous and not infamous is no longer taken care of, Shang Chaozong is really working with Meng Shanming to support the collapse of the Great Yan Kingdom, Shang Chaozong is fighting internally, and Meng Shanming is fighting externally.

After such a thing, Shang Chaozong himself was growing rapidly.

There is also Lan Ruoting, who has worked hard to operate in Nanzhou, trying his best to accumulate materials to deal with the unexpected things that may come.

And Niu Youdao hid behind the scenes and observed silently, he let go of the outside things for Shang Chaozong and others to do, and he may not be able to do a good job if he intervenes in some things, so he can only pay close attention to the surroundings, waiting for the time when he needs to take action, and try to ensure the safety of Shang Chaozong and others.

As Huang Lie said, Niu Youdao hides behind the scenes, like a poisonous snake that will come out to bite at any time.

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"I'm afraid the plan to assassinate Shang Chaozong and Meng Shanming has failed. ”

In the palace of the Jin Kingdom, Tai Shuxiong recruited Shao Pingbo to talk, and when they met, they told a not-so-good news.

Shao Pingbo, who had just saluted in front of the case, raised his head and said with some puzzlement: "What does Your Majesty mean by this?"

Tai Shuxiong said slowly: "Meng Shanming ordered that all the monks of the Jin Kingdom be transferred out, and another errand was arranged, guess what errand it is?"

The information I know is limited, how can I guess this, Shao Pingbo gave up his hand and asked: "Weichen is stupid, please ask Your Majesty for advice." ”

Tai Shuxiong shook his head and sneered: "Meng Shanming actually asked the monks of the Jin Kingdom of the Lone King to find a way to assassinate Luo Zhao, the capital of the Song Army, isn't this a joke, Luo Zhao is protected by thousands of troops and horses, and others can't get close to him at all, not to mention that there are a large number of monks and masters of the Song Kingdom by his side, how can he succeed?"

Shao Pingbo frowned, his eyes flashed slightly, and he suddenly spit out a few words, "Niu Youdao has made a move!"

Uncle Tai sighed, "How can you see it?"

Shao Pingbo pondered how to answer, and it was not easy to answer, this was out of the intuition of the old opponent, Meng Shanming suddenly came to this hand, and he immediately realized that Niu Youdao was playing behind his back, and Niu Youdao would guard against the monks of the Jin Kingdom, and he was not surprised at all.

He knows very well that it is actually him who has the right to defend the cow!

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And as the princes of the Five Roads returned to various places to find out the situation of the surrounding people, Meng Shanming's military order shocked the Yan Ting and changed color!

Meng Shan Ming ordered the five princes to enforce the law for the overseers, and at the same time redeployed and distributed the heavy troops assembled in the states of the Yan Imperial Court, divided them into five parts, and ordered the five princes to keep an eye on the road.

This is simply not giving the court factions a way to live, while being forced by the court to fight hard with the Song army, there are also princes behind them who are sloppy and want to make a black hand.

What's even more excessive is still behind, Meng Shanming actually ordered all the men and horses pursuing the Song army to evacuate, all retreat, and ordered the princes of the Five Roads to supervise the retreat, and those who violated the order were suppressed!

Actually giving up the encirclement and interception of the Song army is tantamount to allowing the Song army to directly take the Yan Guojing Division, how can the Yan court not be shocked? Is this an attempt to deliberately kill the officials of the Manchu Dynasty?

Shang Chaozong also ordered the remaining men and horses of the imperial court in the state capitals, saying that the time had come for them to be loyal to the imperial court, and asked them to assemble to intercept the Song army.

As soon as this order came out, the people of the state capitals of the imperial court immediately greeted his ancestors, which was equivalent to scolding Shang Jianxiong together, and even the armies of all walks of life couldn't stop the Song army, let's go, what are you kidding?

"Your Majesty, Shang Chaozong has a bad intention, his 100,000 iron cavalry stopped, and he didn't have any intention of participating in the war at all, and now he has asked all the armies to stop the encirclement and interception of the Song army, and also let the armies of all walks of life retreat, this is deliberately burying the Beijing Division!"

In the imperial study, Shang Yongzhong condemned Shang Jianxiong, who was sitting behind the case, with grief and indignation.

He came back again, after handing over the power of the conquest to Shang Chaozong, he immediately ran back from the front line, and now he is also trembling, and it is difficult to get rid of the guilt on his body, there is such a big thing, it is impossible to think that no one will bite him, after all, there are still people who want to sit in his position as a big Sima.

At this time, he naturally wanted to step on Shang Chaozong to the death, in order to prove that Wu Gongling's escape was deliberately connived at by Shang Chaozong before, and he was also harmed by Shang Chaozong when he ran to take over later, if he didn't take this opportunity to put the responsibility on Shang Chaozong, who else could he push it to?

Shang Jianxiong's face was ugly, because he issued an order to arrest Shang Chaozong, and it was he who issued an order to clear Shang Chaozong's charges and reactivate it, is it necessary to issue a new decree to remove Shang Chaozong from his post as the governor of the conquest of the capital?

Tong Mo and Gao Jiancheng, who were at the next station, did not look good, the two of them knew too well that once the Song army captured the capital, even if they could escape here, they could only flee partially, and most of the court officials and family members would not be spared.

Once these people are abandoned, not only will their prestige be lost, but those people will also be their team in control of power, and if they lose them, the power they hold in Dayan will be equivalent to losing a lot.

Even if they all dragged a large number of people to escape, the speed of the march can be imagined, if the reinforcements did not come, could they have escaped the pursuit of the Song army?

Therefore, for these big soldiers, the Jingshi cannot afford to lose, in the final analysis, it is still necessary for all people to intercept the Song army!

Tong Mo said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the Jingshi cannot afford to be lost, if you can't even keep the head of the Yan Kingdom, how can you keep the Great Yan?"

Shang Jianxiong took a deep breath and said with a dark face: "Spread the decree, Shang Chaozong can disobey his orders, and order the people of all state capitals to immediately intercept the Song army at any cost." ”

Shang Yongzhong said in a lamented voice: "Your Majesty, it's too late, Meng Shanming controlled the five princes, and used these people as law enforcement overseers, forcibly forcing the people and horses of all departments to obey the order, and if they don't obey, they will be killed! There are also Chen Jiu in Bozhou and Wu Kangan in Qizhou, and they were the first to carry out Meng Shanming's military orders when they arrived. Hasn't Your Majesty understood it? This is all the old ministry of King Ning, Your Majesty should not have given power to Shang Chaozong in the first place, and he should not have given him the opportunity to seize power, and now that he has taken the opportunity to pinch the military power, how can he let it go easily?"

PS: On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the new leader of the "Public Enemy of Rome" is a good omen!