Chapter 271 Seeking Countermeasures
Before I could see that the early autumn night was getting longer, and the breeze was heavy and desolate. The scorching heat faded away, and the vegetarian vegetarian silence was shining, and the sacred sacred sacred rays were shining under the steps.
Before we knew it, more than a month passed, the weather entered the mid-7th month of the lunar calendar, and the scorching heat finally subsided. Runzhou ushered in late summer and early autumn. In the morning and evening, it gradually felt cool, and it was no longer the burning and sultry day.
The wheat fields outside the city began to turn yellow, and the lotus seeds in the lotus pond gradually matured. All these changes were completed quietly in nature.
Su Chen has made great progress in practicing martial arts at home for more than a month. On the one hand, his bad articles and classics have enriched his ancient literature and literature. On the other hand, his martial arts have gradually improved. It is no problem to deal with a few younger people.
If he had a knife in his hand, he was confident that he could deal with several officers and soldiers. This was because his sword skills were sharp and his daily hard work, he finally improved his strength. However, what he lacked now is actual combat, and he had never really killed anyone and sharpened his sword, and he lacked blood and energy.
Su Chen was not in a hurry. After all, no matter what ancient and modern times, it is wrong to kill people casually. It is an illegal act. As long as he persists in practicing hard, he may have one day to go to battle and kill the enemy in the future.
In the afternoon of that day, Xu Qingwan came to Su Mansion and brought a message that Shu Kingdom was attacked by the Song army. Song army general Wang Quanbin sent a vanguard to tentatively conquer two cities.
"Yixuan, do you think Shu Kingdom is really going to perish?" Xu Cainu said with some anxiety.
Thinking of the fate of Hou Shu, Su Chen nodded slightly and said, "It shouldn't last half a year!"
"Ah? It won't last half a year?" Xu Qingwan was shocked by his remarks.
Su Chen smiled embarrassedly and said, "I'm just an estimate. The Song army is strong and the horse is strong. The Shu Kingdom has been comfortable for many years. Although the Song army temporarily symbolically tempted attacks, a vanguard can quickly conquer two cities in a row, which is likely to expose the shortcomings and weakness of the Shu army. Then the northern tiger and wolf army will quickly adjust its strategy and launch a comprehensive attack on the Shu Kingdom. At that time, the Shu army may be about to destroy the country after half a year of resistance."
This is a historical record. It only took sixty-six days until Meng Chang surrendered to the Song Dynasty.
A huge Shu Kingdom only resisted for 66 days and was approached by the Northern Song Dynasty soldiers. The Shu emperor Meng Chang did not dare to defend the imperial city to death. In the end, he surrendered directly with 100,000 imperial guards and civil and military ministers in the court. It can be said that he was quite backboneless.
Even his wife, Huifei Huarui, could not read it, and wrote a poem "Poem on the Demise of the Country" to criticize it, and therefore it has been passed down through the ages.
The flags of descending were erected on the King's City. Where did I know in the deep palace?
Fourteen thousand people were disarmed together, and none of them were men!
In this poem, she was cursing people all over the poem, but there was no dirty word in the whole poem, and she scolded men from Shu again. It was really thought-provoking to read.
In fact, when the Shu Houzhu Meng Chang was young, he was quite capable monarch. He paid attention to political affairs and released a large number of palace maids in the palace to return home freely. He also issued a "Stone Precepts" to local prefectures and counties, requiring local officials to take care of the people, provide pensions for exile, and save expenses. Life in the palace was also relatively frugal. The bedding was not used for plastic surgery, and the toilet was mostly black painted wood.
In terms of criminal law, light punishment is implemented, especially in the death penalty, and more cautious. In order to save expenses, the Southern Suburbs ceremony will not be held or lights will be put on. All of this has played a certain positive role in reducing the burden on the people, restoring and developing production, and is in sharp contrast with the former Shu Wang Yan.
But after thirty years of his reign, in the late period of Meng Chang's reign, he was over forty years old. It seemed that he wanted to understand the view that "life should be enjoyed in time". Life in the palace gradually became extravagant, so that the urinating tools (room pots) he used were decorated with seven treasures. Because his body gradually gained weight, he could not ride a horse when he went out, but rode a chariot, hung with heavy curtains, and tied a sachet. The fragrance was smelled for several miles, and people could not recognize his face.
It is precisely because of the long-term peace in Shu that the royal family and nobles and the children of high-ranking officials who have become popular and have a great desire to have a lot of extravagance. Because of the lack of ability of the Shu Later Lord, he has been unable to correct the disadvantages of the powerful and noble class and rectify the unhealthy trends in the officialdom, which has led to the increasing corruption of the Later Shu politics.
After hearing this, Xu Qingwan looked dim and sighed: "I have been in contact with Mrs. Huarui, Huifei of Shu Kingdom for a long time. I often have letters and discuss poetry and prose with each other. These days, because Shu Kingdom was attacked by the Song army, the government was unstable. Therefore, her letters were full of concerns. Qingwan also learned that the Song army began to attack Shu Kingdom!"
Su Chen didn't expect that Xu Cai's girlfriend had such a wide range of friends, and she actually communicated with Mrs. Huarui from Shu. She really appreciated each other!
"Yixuan, you are so talented, don't you know if you have any way to solve the problem of Shu?" Xu Qingwan suddenly asked, staring at Su Chen with a look of expectation.
"I'm giving advice for Shu?" Su Chen was a little shocked and suspected that he had heard it wrong.
He himself is neither a Shu nor a stubborn strategist. What kind of solutions can he solve the problem for Shu?
Xu Qingwan nodded and said with a bit of admiration, "Yes, you are outstanding in literary talent and have extraordinary experiences. You are known as the number one talented man in Jiangzuo. Maybe there is a way?"
Su Chen smiled bitterly: "What is the number one talented man in Jiangzuo? This is just a rumor outside, so you should take it seriously!"
Xu Qingwan smiled and said, "Your Jiangzuo Sulang's talent and reputation have spread far away from all over the princes and countries, but it is not limited to Jiangnan Tang Kingdom. I heard that the Song Kingdom, Shu Kingdom, Yue Kingdom, etc. in the north are circulating your lyrics and operas. Mrs. Huarui admires and praises your poems and legendary stories. There is also the meaning of asking Jiangzuo Sulang between the lines!"
"..." Su Chen was speechless. His false reputation seemed to be spread a little wider, and good fortune and misfortune depended on each other!
However, with the character of the Shu Kingdom's later lord, he had a 100,000 army that did not resist and directly surrendered, and gave him advice, which was basically useless.
Besides, the Northern Song army during this period, inherited the tiger and wolf army of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. They fought year by year, fought against the Northern Han, Khitan, and fought year by year. They were the strongest army in the entire Song Dynasty. The Shu army had no wars all year round, aging armies, lacking training, and were mostly old, weak and remnants, and had no combat effectiveness. They fought head-on with the Northern Song army, and basically hit stones with eggs, which was completely vulnerable.
Even if Zhuge Wolong is resurrected, it is unknown whether it can reverse the crisis and help Shu protect the Northern Song army's advance and be invincible.
Just read this little military book by yourself. What can you do in the face of a precarious and almost irreversible situation like Shu Kingdom?
Chapter completed!