Meishan Su family, Su Yun is the most virtuous

Chapter 272: One Step to Heaven!!

Zhao Xu agreed to Zhang Dun's request, and then ordered Sifangguan to inform the envoys of Liao and Xia that they could go to Yanzhou to negotiate with Su Yun, the governor of Fuyan Road.

The envoys from Liao and Xia were stunned, but since that was the case, they had no choice but to set off for Fuyan Road.

When the envoys from Liao and Xia set out for Fuyan Road, Zhen Shixuan returned exhausted.

Because it was Zhao Xu who sent him out personally, Sun Sigong naturally did not dare to neglect him after he came back, and he took Zhen Huixuan directly to see Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu was also very happy when he heard that Zhen Shixuan had returned. Although he had received Su Yun's battle report, no one would brag in the battle report. Most things would probably just be mentioned in passing, and only the important things would be explained. Although one could understand the outline of the matter, it was ultimately less interesting.

Zhen Shixuan had personal experience at the front line, and when he described it in person, many key details could be learned.

However, Zhao Xu was still shocked when he saw Zhen Shixuan. The Zhen Shixuan in front of him was dark and thin, and he looked ten years older. He was originally a delicate and graceful young eunuch, but now he had turned into a middle-aged man with rough skin.

Zhao Xu was surprised and said, "Shi Xuan, you have suffered!"

Zhen Shixuan's eyes suddenly filled with tears, and he choked up and said, "I am serving the emperor, so even if I have to endure a little hardship, it is nothing. I am just afraid that I will miss the emperor's important task."

Zhao Xu was slightly moved and patted Zhen Shixuan's shoulder, but two clouds of dust fell off. Zhen Shixuan felt a little embarrassed and said, "It is my fault. I should have bathed and changed clothes before seeing the emperor. This is too dirty."

Zhao Xu smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. I have seen your hard work. You have made contributions. You were also worried and frightened when you were trapped in Funing City, but you did not lose face for me. I am very satisfied."

Zhen Shixuan said with emotion: "I claim to have seen the world, but this trip to the northwest is really an eye-opener!"

Zhao Xu immediately became very interested and said, "Quick, tell me about it."

Zhen Shixuan then continued, "I went to Yanzhou with the emperor's appointment letter. In addition to the strange sights along the way, I also learned a lot about the combat effectiveness and discipline of the border troops..."

Zhen Shixuan's face suddenly became worried. "...This time, the Su family won a great victory, almost like a legendary story. Eight hundred cavalrymen attacked the camp, broke Yinzhou with a brilliant plan, conquered Xiacheng with a clever plan, and overthrew Youzhou with a strange method. These things are so bizarre. It's a pity that I can't see them with my own eyes. I can only get a glimpse of them from the mouths of the eight hundred cavalrymen..."

Zhen Shixuan then told Zhao Xu about his investigation one by one, and Zhao Xu listened with great interest. He knew the general outline of the incident, but he had no idea that the inside story was so fascinating.

Su Yun's ingenious strategies and decisiveness were so easy to come by. He had his own way of conquering each city, and none of them were repeated. Moreover, the effect was incredibly good. Without suffering any casualties among his own people, he conquered three cities and cut off the food supply of the Western Xia army!
This approach is much more shocking than the famous generals in ancient times who relied on the combat effectiveness of their army to defeat the enemy, because it is a purely intellectual victory, which fully satisfies people's imagination of a wise general!

When Zhao Xu was listening to Zhen Shixuan's description, he just felt that Su Yun was Zhuge Liang himself.

He felt like he was reading Romance of the Three Kingdoms again.

"Su Lang's brilliant plan brings peace to the world!"

Zhao Xu sighed.

Zhen Shixuan also felt the same way and said, "These are certainly amazing enough, but as a general, these are just acts of disrupting the enemy's rear. More importantly, Mr. Su's strategy is the most powerful."

Speaking of this, no one understood Su Yun better than Zhao Xu, who nodded and said, "Ju Zheng led 800 cavalrymen to break through three cities and cut off the food and fodder for the Xixia army.

They insisted on defending their positions and clearing the countryside, holding back the Western Xia army for three months, making it extremely exhausted and exhausted.

Then he concentrated his main forces to lure them into a decisive battle, and personally led 3,000 cavalry to attack the central army from behind, scaring away the main general Ye Beima and causing the Western Xia army to be defeated.

If it had ended there, it would only be a war worthy of praise, but it would not have become a classic example. What Ju Zheng did next was a truly genius move!
Three thousand cavalrymen took advantage of the complex geographical environment of the Loess Plateau and drove seventy to eighty thousand defeated soldiers into the complex ravines, making it temporarily difficult for them to find a way out and losing contact with the main general of the army.

At the same time, they chased to the city of Luowu and besieged it, causing the people of Luowu to lose confidence and surrender the city!
Three thousand cavalrymen directly defeated more than 100,000 Xixia soldiers and generals!"

Zhao Xu was shocked and said, "I have never seen such a talented military man!

Before this, I read the Romance of the Three Kingdoms written by Ju Zheng. Although I felt that it made sense in terms of military strategy, I never thought that it could come true in the real world.

But all of Ju Zheng's battle examples show that Zhuge Liang's brilliant strategy may be fabricated, but Su Yun is really a brilliant one! "

Zhen Shixuan nodded repeatedly, but the worry on his face still did not dissipate. Zhao Xu also saw it, so he asked, "Shixuan, what are you worried about?" Zhen Shixuan seemed to be a little embarrassed to speak, so Sun Sigong quickly said, "Shixuan, don't have other thoughts in front of the emperor, just say what you know!"

Zhen Shixuan quickly said, "I don't have any ulterior motives, I just don't want to disturb the emperor's interest."

Zhao Xu's joy suddenly disappeared, and he said, "Tell me, I am not only able to hear happy things, I have seen and heard a lot of things that I cannot bear to hear, and I will never avoid them."

Zhen Shixuan pondered for a moment and said, "I think that this great victory is nine out of ten due to Su's brilliant plan. If it were someone else, firstly, they would not have the courage, secondly, they would not have the wisdom, and thirdly, I'm afraid they wouldn't even have the mind to do it.

This is a problem of generals, as well as soldiers. The Western Army is known as the elite among the elite of the Song Dynasty, but its training is lax, its spirits are scattered, and it has no fighting spirit at all!

If it weren't for Mr. Su's military prowess, how could he have molded the mud into something, and how could he have won such a great victory?
I have said something a bit confusing..."

Zhao Xu suddenly said, "I understand what you mean. You mean that although Su Yun won a great victory, because the soldiers were so bad, this victory was just a fluke, right?"

Zhen Shixuan thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty is right. However, if the Su family were to lead the troops to fight, they would probably still be able to win. But if there were better soldiers, I think the Su family could even destroy Xia!"

Zhao Xu sighed and said, "How could I not know about the problems of the Song Dynasty's military commanders? Since I ascended the throne, in addition to reforming the court, I have also reformed the army. However, over the past 120 years, the army has been deeply entrenched. How can I change it just because I want to?"

Zhen Shixuan was a little more excited and said, "I sent you a letter before. I wonder if you still remember that Su Da was training troops in Suide Army."

Zhao Xu nodded and said, "You said they trained some good soldiers?"

Zhen Shixuan said excitedly: "More than good, the soldiers trained by the Su family are not only brave and good at fighting, but also have strict discipline!
When Su Da led 800 cavalrymen to the expedition to Western Xia, I was besieged in Funing City. At that time, there were about a hundred veteran soldiers from the Qiying Camp recuperating in the city.

When the Western Xia army was attacking the city, more than a hundred veteran soldiers joined in defending the city after seeing that the situation was not right. The fighting spirit displayed by the more than a hundred veteran soldiers was something I have never seen in my life!

They may not be much better than other soldiers in terms of fighting skills, but their fighting spirit is far superior to that of other soldiers!"

Zhao Xu nodded and said, "The selection of the imperial army of the Song Dynasty is strict, and the border troops are even stricter. Those who can enter the army are naturally in excellent physical condition. The only difference is that they have too little training and poor fighting will. If these two aspects are supplemented, they will naturally be good soldiers!"

After saying this, Zhao Xu seemed to be thinking about something. Vaguely, he felt that he had a specific direction for the future.

Zhao Xu suddenly thought of the arrogance of the envoys from Western Xia and Liao. The reason why the envoys from these two countries were so domineering and dared to put forward such excessive conditions even after Western Xia suffered a great defeat was that they knew that the Song Dynasty could no longer fight!

Since they knew that the Song Dynasty could no longer be defeated, they had the confidence to threaten it.

After all, it's still weak!

Zhao Xu suddenly understood many problems clearly. After thinking them through, he became more determined. Some pending issues should also be resolved.

Yes, the issue of Su Yun’s reward should also be put on the agenda.

After this great victory, the issue of rewards should have been discussed immediately, but the emperor and his ministers were all focused on the negotiations with Liao and Xia, and ignored the rewards that should have been decided.

However, who can tell whether it was really ignored at once or the emperor and his ministers were temporarily avoiding the issue.

But at this moment, Zhao Xu had figured it out in his mind: a wise monarch should employ people according to their abilities, and official rules should not be applied to these geniuses!

It takes many years for such a military genius to appear in the Song Dynasty. If we fail to use him well and let him help us become a wise and powerful emperor who surpasses our ancestors, wouldn't we be letting down God's kindness?
In this case, we should boldly promote him!
So Zhao Xu summoned the ministers to discuss the issue of rewarding Su Yun.

However, this time, not only Wang Gui, Zhang Xu and others opposed it, but Cai Que also did not dare to say much. Even Zhang Dun was quite conservative and advised him to be cautious about rewarding Su Yun.

Zhao Xu naturally knew what the ministers meant, but he still insisted. Finally, the parties reached a compromise and finally decided to reward Su Yun.

Zhen Shixuan had no news, so he rushed to the northwest again with the appointment letter.

In the appointment letter, Su Yun was promoted seven ranks in a row, from Chao San Da Fu to Zheng Yi Da Fu (third rank), and was also appointed as Hanlin Academician and General of Fuyan Road!

The appointment letter was quickly sent to the northwest by Zhen Shixuan, but the shock it left in Bianjing City spread like a huge wave. Everyone who heard it was dumbfounded. It was much more shocking than hearing about the great victory in the northwest!
(End of this chapter)