Shu area, Zhenbei Wangfu.

The second prince Meng Xuanyu was named King Zhenbei because he made great achievements in fighting against the Song army in the north and resisting foreign enemies.

Therefore, his royal palace is called Zhenbei Prince Mansion.

Meng Xuanyu's reputation in Shu Kingdom became increasingly famous and his fame became increasingly higher and higher, and he had surpassed the crown prince. This gradually made the Shu Kingdom courts say that the crown prince was abolished and the second prince was renamed.

This is very similar to the situation where Li Shimin, the second prince of the Tang Dynasty, surpassed Prince Li Jiancheng in history, and it has aroused many speculations and rumors.

Some people even say that if you don’t make decisions in advance, it is very likely that the second prince will have a “Xuanwu Gate Incident”, and it may be possible to kill your brother and force your father.

However, every time the King of Shu heard this advice and rumors, he always smiled slightly and did not take it seriously, because he felt that it was impossible to depose the crown prince and establish the second prince.

Even the prince was relieved and seemed to care about the rumor.

Meng Xuanyu sat in the attic, wearing a mysterious suit, heroic and picturesque.

He held two pieces of intelligence in his hand, which came from the Song Dynasty in the Central Plains and the Tang Dynasty in Jiangnan respectively. The content was similar, and they both stated a fact, that is, the Song Dynasty used troops to the Tang Dynasty.

This time, it was no longer tens of thousands of people who attacked Shu, but instead dispatched 50,000 elite troops from the Imperial Guards and launched 150,000 local wing troops, which together received 200,000 troops.

The Wu Yue Kingdom also sent 50,000 troops, and set out from the east route to restrain the front line east of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

This is equivalent to a 250,000 army that attacked the Tang Dynasty. It was indeed larger than when it attacked Shu Kingdom, and the number of people increased several times.

"It seems that this time, the Song Dynasty has great determination to destroy the Tang Kingdom. The battle between Song and Tang will change the situation of the world!"

Wei Ying stood aside and interrupted, "Your Highness, the Song Dynasty is serious this time. Do you think the Tang Kingdom can withstand it?"

"There is a great possibility! Although the Tang State is stronger than our Shu State, it is still impossible to compare with the Song Dynasty. Moreover, the Tang State and the Song Dynasty only have one natural danger in the Yangtze River, but the Song Dynasty controlled the Jinghu land. Crossing the river is not difficult. Therefore, for the Song Dynasty, the natural danger of the Yangtze River is actually not a real natural danger. It can use troops from the Jingchu land to the west to attack the Southern Tang territory, and Wu Yue troops also attacked the Yangtze River to the east. The navy battle was only part of the battlefield, and the Song army would definitely not rely entirely on the navy to destroy Tang!" Meng Xuanyu saw it very thoroughly.

This is true. The Yangtze River defense line is not completely reliable, because the Southern Tang Dynasty only occupies the defense line in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, but the Song Dynasty controlled the Jinghu area and the waters in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. It could completely cross the river from the upper reaches and send the troops of land infantry. .

But the Song Dynasty still developed a navy, in order to eliminate the main force of the Tang army navy on the Yangtze River surface, so as not to occupy the Yangtze River waters and cut off the connection between the two banks of the Yangtze River. Moreover, it is mobile and flexible, and can help Jinling City or other riverside cities. Two points were intolerable to the Song Dynasty, and it was necessary to build ships and develop its own naval forces to compete with the navy of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

"So, the Tang Kingdom is likely to be destroyed." Wei Ying was a little surprised.

Meng Xuanyu pondered for a moment, looked out the window, and said softly, "It depends on whether Su Lang Jiangzuo can turn the tide!"

"Yes, why did I forget him? Jiangzuo Sulang's talent and ability are really amazing!" Wei Ying thought of the battle with the Northern Song Dynasty at the end of last year, and Su Chen was using his intelligence step by step to predict the enemy's initiative. , set up a plan step by step, and gave advice to the Second Highness, and finally narrowly defeated the Song army.

It can be said that the biggest reason why Western Shu was not conquered by the Song Dynasty was Su Chen’s help!

It is very likely that no one would believe that the role of a scholar and talented man would be so great that he is comparable to Zhuge Kongming.

"He is already the top scorer in the new subject in the Tang Dynasty. Now he has three wives and four concubines in his family, so he is so happy!" Meng Xuanyu snorted, as if he had complaints about this.

Wei Ying made a blow and sighed: "If I were him, I would have been so indulged in the title list and had amazing talent and knowledge!"

"Hmph, there is no good thing!" Meng Xuanyu finished speaking, with a hint of disdain.

Wei Ying smiled awkwardly and stopped talking.

I almost forgot that my highness has a cleanliness obsession with this aspect.

"When I go to the palace, I want to meet my father and fight with him. Take this opportunity to be the Navy of the Song Army who has sent troops to disturb the Jingchu area. It can be considered as helping the Tang Kingdom. After all, my lips are gone and my teeth are cold!"

"However, when Shu Kingdom was besieged, the Tang Kingdom did not help!" Wei Ying said a little depressedly.

Meng Xuanyu shook his head and said, "The Tang Dynasty does not send troops. First, they do not have the courage and are lucky. Second, Li Yu's eyes are like a torch and lacks strategic vision. If we do not save him like this, wouldn't we Shu people be as short-sighted as them.

. Moreover, this time we were not sending troops to fight against the Song Dynasty, but we just sent naval troops to disturb them. On the river, we could fight against the Song navy and drag their troops in the Jinghu area."

In the Northern Han capital Jinyang Imperial Palace, the ministers stood solemnly and bowed slightly to face the throne.

On the high seat, Liu Jun said: "My dear friends, the country of Song is currently fighting against Tang. Do you think that if our Han country should take this opportunity to send troops to attack Song and recover its territory?"

Liu Jun was forty years old this year, and his original name was Liu Chengjun. In the seventh year of Qianyou in the Northern Han Dynasty (954 AD), the founding ancestor of the Han Dynasty, Liu Min died. Liu Chengjun succeeded to the throne as emperor of the Liao Kingdom. He did not change his reign and his name was changed.

He reported that he had called himself "male" when Emperor Liao issued an edict, and when Emperor Liao issued an edict, he called him "child emperor".

After Liu Jun ascended the throne, he worked diligently and loved the people, respected the scholars and officials, appointed Guo Wuwei as the minister, fearing the strength of the Later Zhou Dynasty and reducing the invasion of the south, so the territory was still stable. However, Liu Jun was not as respectful as his father was to Liao, so he was so in

In the late stage, Liaoning's assistance gradually decreased.

But this time, the opportunity came. Song Guogang failed to attack Shu last year. This year, he dispatched 50,000 elite imperial guards, 150,000 wing troops, navy troops and others to participate in the battle against the Tang Dynasty. The strength will definitely be greatly reduced. The Northern Han should take this opportunity.

If you take back several cities, you cannot miss this god-given opportunity.

Tongpingzhangshi Guo Wuwei stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the Song army dispatched 50,000 elite imperial guards to go south, but some imperial guards are still eyeing us to guard against our Han country. Unless the Khitan sends troops to help, join forces with our Han army to come from the Song Dynasty.

It is feasible to regain a few cities in your hand."

"I think it's inappropriate!"

The Minister of Revenue, Li Yun, the Minister of Revenue, came out to report: "Your Majesty, the national treasury is now empty and the people are suffering. Our Han Dynasty has gradually supported the Khitan. With my lonely city and tens of thousands of people, it is impossible to meet the Song Dynasty.

It is better to sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight temporarily if the army fights. If the Song army wins, it means that the Song Dynasty unifies the Central Plains, and the momentum is irreversible. Our Han Kingdom should make plans to surrender early!"

Prime Minister Li Yun's words were supported by many ministers. Now that someone has spoken first, many ministers have agreed.

Liu Jun shook his head and sighed softly. He wanted to recover several cities, but there were only so many obstacles? It was a pity to not use this opportunity.
Chapter completed!