Zuo You walked towards the steps from the base of Jinxiang Hall, and couldn't help but stop and look to the west.
There are dark clouds in the sky, but the light liest in the cloud hanging west, and the sun is hidden inside.
At this time, in addition to listening to the bells and drums on the city tower, the most intuitive way to judge the time is to look at the height of the sun.
He walked out of the imperial city through the corridor next to Xuande Gate. He was about to get on his own carriage waiting on the Imperial Street, but he saw Wang Pu's ceremonial guard and stopped and stood by the roadside.
Sure enough, Wang Pu also walked off the carriage.
Officials all have their own pomp, so it's easy to see on the street.
Zuo You bowed to the opposite side through the Imperial Street.Wang Pu also returned the gift next to the carriage.
After the etiquette, Zuo Youcai walked across the Imperial Street with his servants and met and greeted Wang Pu.
At this time, Zuo You looked at a construction site on the east side of the south side of the imperial city, pointed at and said: Is that the temple built by the inner warehouse?
Wang Pu said calmly: It is called Xuanren Merit Pavilion.All civil and military officials who made contributions to the country and the people in this dynasty had tablets placed in them after their death, as well as portraits and life-making records to carve steles for future generations to sacrifice and feel for every year.
Zuo You said: The official read the memorial before, and it seemed that the construction was to burn paper to sacrifice to the fallen soldiers.
That's right.Wang Pu said.
The two of them talked about it and suddenly fell into silence at the same time.
Zuo You was wondering whether his portrait would be hung inside, and whether he would become a respected minister in the future... Wang Pu was thinking that way.
After a while, the two looked at each other and Wang Pu said: It's getting late, I'm going to take the lead.
Zuo You blurted out: The Wang Envoy's family is also on the east side, why not take a car together?
After hearing this, Wang Pu laughed and said: Since we invited each other, I would rather obey orders than respect.
At this time, the Zhou court was not focused on the establishment of cliques by the court officials, and the more serious military generals did not control their brothers and brothers, and civil officials didn't care who they had a personal relationship with.So they took the same car without any worries.
Zuo You got into the car and asked in a low voice: Is the king's envoy also advocated using troops against the Liao Kingdom first?
Wang Pu pondered for a long time and said: At the beginning of the founding of the Han Dynasty, Jing Wen and Jing rehabilitated, and Emperor Wu of Han reduced his vassals and started a war with the Huns...
After hearing this, Zuo You thought to himself, if the Great Zhou Dynasty had been recuperating for two generations, what else would we do?
Wang Pu continued: But this time is different from the Han Dynasty.After the Warring States Period, the tyranny of the Qin Dynasty, and the melee at the end of the Qin Dynasty, the world was in a depressed state and the population dropped sharply. It is said that Emperor Gaozu of Han could not find four horses of the same color; at that time, it was impossible to have the strength to fight the Huns.
The situation in the Great Zhou Dynasty was much better than in the early Han Dynasty, and the Shu area and the south of the Yangtze River had been recuperating for decades without any damage. In the Central Principles, the military troops were sufficient, and the grain was full of food, and the imperial guards were strong and the horses were strong. We had the strength to continue fighting.
In addition, the Liao Kingdom is now in civil strife and the internal situation is relatively loose, so the time is excellent at this time; but their strength has not been damaged, and as long as a strong master appears, they can quickly restore their offensive power.So I advocated a few years ago that it should not be too late to go to war with the Liao Kingdom.
It can't be too late.Zuo You fully agrees.
Wang Pu said: From the previous emperor to the present, there has been a wavering within the Great Zhou Dynasty (to put it more tactfully). My original idea was that the country still needs to be consolidated and make plans to fight the Liao Kingdom for a long time after full preparations.
However, the battle of Jinyang surprised Wang Pu, and his views on this changed.If we can quickly conquer Youzhou and recover Hebei first, the situation will be very good.
Zuo You was not very proficient in military affairs; although Wang Pu was a civil servant, he had served in the Privy Council for a long time and was very familiar with military affairs strategies.Zuo You asked: If you can capture Youzhou, can you recover Hebei?
Wang Pu said: Of course, at least the chance of winning is very high.Youzhou City is an important city, dominating Hebei. There is no such a thick city south of Mount Yàn.If you occupy this city, you will have a support.
Zuo You didn't understand this general statement very well.
Wang Pu seemed to see that Zuo You was not a person who could understand military affairs at all. He took a breath and said in a deep voice: This is the situation.It is estimated that from the many confrontations with the Liao army over the years... (The Great Zhou army is now stronger than before), the Zhou army is not afraid of the Liao army when they are fighting in the field, otherwise there will be nothing to fight on the offensive; how can you talk about attacking when you stay in the city and fight with people?
However, after the main force of the Liao army advanced south, there were more horse soldiers and stronger maneuvers; they could not play with us and win and lose.
As long as the chief general of the Liao army knew the troops, he would definitely keep trying to find opportunities. Even if he was defeated ten times, he could repel the Zhou army's attack as long as he defeated one time, and even gathered to defeat the main force of the Zhou army's infantry. Even if the Zhou army won ten times, he could not completely eliminate the Liao army's reinforcements, and he would not dare to siege the city under the threat of the Liao army... Unless the military strength far exceeds the Liao army, he would dare to siege the city while fighting the Liao army's reinforcements while fighting the Liao army's reinforcements; otherwise, he would be defeated faster by inside and outside.
But once the Great Zhou Dynasty has occupied Youzhou City, it will be different.
Infantry defends the city, and cavalry move inside and outside the city.
If the Liao army first attacked the cavalry outside the city, the horse soldiers would move closer to the city and the infantry and cavalry would fight together. If the Liao army dared to attack the city, the infantry would form a formation behind the city, and the cavalry would threaten the Liao army's back at any time.
The timing was not good, and the Zhou army retreated to the city and waited for the fighter.The Liao army had no chance to remove Youzhou City, and a large number of horse soldiers went on a war. As time went on, the waste was greater than that of our dynasty.
Zuo You pondered for a long time and asked again: Are there enough food and grass in Youzhou?
Wang Pu said: The Liao Kingdom has always managed Youzhou, and there is a large amount of food inside and outside, not to mention eating on the battlefield, as well as the food and grass gathered after the army sieges in the early stage; even if it is temporarily delivered, it is still time.The Liao army was not strong enough to siege the city. How can we prevent the Great Zhou from transporting grain from the country?
Zuo You said: Horse soldiers raid the food road.
Wang Pu frowned and glanced at Zuo You: If Youzhou is in the hands of our dynasty and has strong offensive strength, the main force of the Liao army must be stationed in the north, otherwise what should they do with their food routes and retreat?
The fields in Hebei are thousands of miles away. Unless the Liao army can completely cut off the traffic in the south of Youzhou and encircle Youzhou from the outside, it will not be stopped from our dynasty. Hazarding is inevitable, and there will be a lot of losses in the delivery of food on the battlefield. The Great Zhou army also has cavalry looking for opportunities to counterattack, and the Liao army also has to take risks in harassing.
After hearing this, Zuo You sighed and said, "The lower official did not intend to argue with the king, but the ministers and others were planning for the king, so they dared not understand it at all."
Wang Pu said calmly: I understand.
Zuo You deliberately breathed a sigh of relief: Now the best is good at fighting, perhaps the situation in the battle formation is better than we plan.
Wang Pu said: That's right, when we debated, we did not weigh the lords of the two countries. The Emperor of Great Zhou was wiser than the lord of Liao... The battlefield changed rapidly, and it still depends on the hearts of the superiors and subordinates.
He pondered for a moment and said: I have changed my opinion and have had many trade-offs.The most important reason is that even if the Northern Expedition fails, with Your Majesty's clarity, the situation will not be too bad; the situation in Liao Kingdom at this time will not be as good as us.
After hearing this, Wang Pu became more and more aware. At this time, the court trusted the emperor very much, because according to experience, he would not be defeated if the emperor was prepared for the war. How could the wholeheartedness of the emperor?
There are dark clouds in the sky, but the light liest in the cloud hanging west, and the sun is hidden inside.
At this time, in addition to listening to the bells and drums on the city tower, the most intuitive way to judge the time is to look at the height of the sun.
He walked out of the imperial city through the corridor next to Xuande Gate. He was about to get on his own carriage waiting on the Imperial Street, but he saw Wang Pu's ceremonial guard and stopped and stood by the roadside.
Sure enough, Wang Pu also walked off the carriage.
Officials all have their own pomp, so it's easy to see on the street.
Zuo You bowed to the opposite side through the Imperial Street.Wang Pu also returned the gift next to the carriage.
After the etiquette, Zuo Youcai walked across the Imperial Street with his servants and met and greeted Wang Pu.
At this time, Zuo You looked at a construction site on the east side of the south side of the imperial city, pointed at and said: Is that the temple built by the inner warehouse?
Wang Pu said calmly: It is called Xuanren Merit Pavilion.All civil and military officials who made contributions to the country and the people in this dynasty had tablets placed in them after their death, as well as portraits and life-making records to carve steles for future generations to sacrifice and feel for every year.
Zuo You said: The official read the memorial before, and it seemed that the construction was to burn paper to sacrifice to the fallen soldiers.
That's right.Wang Pu said.
The two of them talked about it and suddenly fell into silence at the same time.
Zuo You was wondering whether his portrait would be hung inside, and whether he would become a respected minister in the future... Wang Pu was thinking that way.
After a while, the two looked at each other and Wang Pu said: It's getting late, I'm going to take the lead.
Zuo You blurted out: The Wang Envoy's family is also on the east side, why not take a car together?
After hearing this, Wang Pu laughed and said: Since we invited each other, I would rather obey orders than respect.
At this time, the Zhou court was not focused on the establishment of cliques by the court officials, and the more serious military generals did not control their brothers and brothers, and civil officials didn't care who they had a personal relationship with.So they took the same car without any worries.
Zuo You got into the car and asked in a low voice: Is the king's envoy also advocated using troops against the Liao Kingdom first?
Wang Pu pondered for a long time and said: At the beginning of the founding of the Han Dynasty, Jing Wen and Jing rehabilitated, and Emperor Wu of Han reduced his vassals and started a war with the Huns...
After hearing this, Zuo You thought to himself, if the Great Zhou Dynasty had been recuperating for two generations, what else would we do?
Wang Pu continued: But this time is different from the Han Dynasty.After the Warring States Period, the tyranny of the Qin Dynasty, and the melee at the end of the Qin Dynasty, the world was in a depressed state and the population dropped sharply. It is said that Emperor Gaozu of Han could not find four horses of the same color; at that time, it was impossible to have the strength to fight the Huns.
The situation in the Great Zhou Dynasty was much better than in the early Han Dynasty, and the Shu area and the south of the Yangtze River had been recuperating for decades without any damage. In the Central Principles, the military troops were sufficient, and the grain was full of food, and the imperial guards were strong and the horses were strong. We had the strength to continue fighting.
In addition, the Liao Kingdom is now in civil strife and the internal situation is relatively loose, so the time is excellent at this time; but their strength has not been damaged, and as long as a strong master appears, they can quickly restore their offensive power.So I advocated a few years ago that it should not be too late to go to war with the Liao Kingdom.
It can't be too late.Zuo You fully agrees.
Wang Pu said: From the previous emperor to the present, there has been a wavering within the Great Zhou Dynasty (to put it more tactfully). My original idea was that the country still needs to be consolidated and make plans to fight the Liao Kingdom for a long time after full preparations.
However, the battle of Jinyang surprised Wang Pu, and his views on this changed.If we can quickly conquer Youzhou and recover Hebei first, the situation will be very good.
Zuo You was not very proficient in military affairs; although Wang Pu was a civil servant, he had served in the Privy Council for a long time and was very familiar with military affairs strategies.Zuo You asked: If you can capture Youzhou, can you recover Hebei?
Wang Pu said: Of course, at least the chance of winning is very high.Youzhou City is an important city, dominating Hebei. There is no such a thick city south of Mount Yàn.If you occupy this city, you will have a support.
Zuo You didn't understand this general statement very well.
Wang Pu seemed to see that Zuo You was not a person who could understand military affairs at all. He took a breath and said in a deep voice: This is the situation.It is estimated that from the many confrontations with the Liao army over the years... (The Great Zhou army is now stronger than before), the Zhou army is not afraid of the Liao army when they are fighting in the field, otherwise there will be nothing to fight on the offensive; how can you talk about attacking when you stay in the city and fight with people?
However, after the main force of the Liao army advanced south, there were more horse soldiers and stronger maneuvers; they could not play with us and win and lose.
As long as the chief general of the Liao army knew the troops, he would definitely keep trying to find opportunities. Even if he was defeated ten times, he could repel the Zhou army's attack as long as he defeated one time, and even gathered to defeat the main force of the Zhou army's infantry. Even if the Zhou army won ten times, he could not completely eliminate the Liao army's reinforcements, and he would not dare to siege the city under the threat of the Liao army... Unless the military strength far exceeds the Liao army, he would dare to siege the city while fighting the Liao army's reinforcements while fighting the Liao army's reinforcements; otherwise, he would be defeated faster by inside and outside.
But once the Great Zhou Dynasty has occupied Youzhou City, it will be different.
Infantry defends the city, and cavalry move inside and outside the city.
If the Liao army first attacked the cavalry outside the city, the horse soldiers would move closer to the city and the infantry and cavalry would fight together. If the Liao army dared to attack the city, the infantry would form a formation behind the city, and the cavalry would threaten the Liao army's back at any time.
The timing was not good, and the Zhou army retreated to the city and waited for the fighter.The Liao army had no chance to remove Youzhou City, and a large number of horse soldiers went on a war. As time went on, the waste was greater than that of our dynasty.
Zuo You pondered for a long time and asked again: Are there enough food and grass in Youzhou?
Wang Pu said: The Liao Kingdom has always managed Youzhou, and there is a large amount of food inside and outside, not to mention eating on the battlefield, as well as the food and grass gathered after the army sieges in the early stage; even if it is temporarily delivered, it is still time.The Liao army was not strong enough to siege the city. How can we prevent the Great Zhou from transporting grain from the country?
Zuo You said: Horse soldiers raid the food road.
Wang Pu frowned and glanced at Zuo You: If Youzhou is in the hands of our dynasty and has strong offensive strength, the main force of the Liao army must be stationed in the north, otherwise what should they do with their food routes and retreat?
The fields in Hebei are thousands of miles away. Unless the Liao army can completely cut off the traffic in the south of Youzhou and encircle Youzhou from the outside, it will not be stopped from our dynasty. Hazarding is inevitable, and there will be a lot of losses in the delivery of food on the battlefield. The Great Zhou army also has cavalry looking for opportunities to counterattack, and the Liao army also has to take risks in harassing.
After hearing this, Zuo You sighed and said, "The lower official did not intend to argue with the king, but the ministers and others were planning for the king, so they dared not understand it at all."
Wang Pu said calmly: I understand.
Zuo You deliberately breathed a sigh of relief: Now the best is good at fighting, perhaps the situation in the battle formation is better than we plan.
Wang Pu said: That's right, when we debated, we did not weigh the lords of the two countries. The Emperor of Great Zhou was wiser than the lord of Liao... The battlefield changed rapidly, and it still depends on the hearts of the superiors and subordinates.
He pondered for a moment and said: I have changed my opinion and have had many trade-offs.The most important reason is that even if the Northern Expedition fails, with Your Majesty's clarity, the situation will not be too bad; the situation in Liao Kingdom at this time will not be as good as us.
After hearing this, Wang Pu became more and more aware. At this time, the court trusted the emperor very much, because according to experience, he would not be defeated if the emperor was prepared for the war. How could the wholeheartedness of the emperor?
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