Chapter 734

Among the civil officials, there are not many excellent military commanders who can learn and apply them well, but they really don’t have many.

After all, their professional direction was more about governance than leadership. As civil officials became more and more tight in control of military power, it naturally led to the retreat of the generals of the Song Dynasty's military.

The place they focused on was no longer the entire Song Dynasty or the entire world, but only the land of the state guarded by the troops they commanded.

In fact, it means that there is an increasing lack of excellent military talents with strategic vision and standards, and the root of all this really falls on the political means of promoting literature and suppressing martial arts in the Song Dynasty.

The strategic vision of military generals is getting narrower and narrower, but the problem is that few civil officials are truly familiar with military tactics and good at using troops. Zhang Yan, who has been guarding Huanqing Road for more than 20 years, is even a military sect among the few civil officials.

This is also the reason why he stayed on Huanqing Road for more than 20 years and never left, because the civil officials of the Song Dynasty were able to speak up and get too many people from the ground. But if they really wanted them to do military strategies, it would be a rush to put them on the shelves and a difficult rhythm.

Just like Grand Secretary Su, his literary talent is so powerful, and his political talent is also in the Ganggang. But it’s military, haha… Even Su Dongpo has complained about Wang Yang in private.

I am afraid that my understanding of the Song Dynasty military is not as good as the old soldiers in the army. However, if I don’t come, if I come over to command blindly, it might even harm the interests of the Song Dynasty.

It would be better to come here by yourself. After all, I am a humble gentleman who is good at speaking. Moreover, along the way, Su Dongpo was still studying military books hard.

Although it is useless, it means that Su Xueshi is indeed a humble and studious outstanding talent, and knows how to use it well. This is why the Song Dynasty won several great victories against the Western Xia.

In fact, after Wang Yang came to this northwest border, he studied in detail the many wars that had occurred in this area in the past and came to a very frustrating conclusion.

That is, in the war between the Song Dynasty and the Western Xia, the winning rate of the war commanded by civil officials accounted for about one-third, while the winning rate of the small-scale and local wars commanded by military generals can reach two-thirds.

What does this mean? It shows a very important thing, that is, professional problems must be left to professionals to solve. Instead, as some ministers who brag about to blow out the Blue Whale said, half of the Analects of Confucius ruled the world.

If you have the ability, you can climb out of the coffin and see that I smashed it into pieces with you, and that's a bit like a bragging rhythm without drafting.

Zhe Keshi looked into the distance with a serious expression, listening to Wang Yang's words, and after a long time, he said in a sigh.

"Your brother, you understand deeply. It's a pity, what can we do, Qiu Ba? There have always been only civil officials to order the rule of military generals to lead troops. If you don't obey the orders, you will disobey orders. To put it bluntly, it may be that you will not obey the orders. Many orders, even if we know they are wrong, can only bite the bullet and execute them..."

Wang Yang smashed his mouth. Although it was still very mysterious on the surface, in fact, his heart was as if he was sniffing in his heart at this moment. Um... because it seemed that the topic was being led by him.

What I wanted to tell the other party at the beginning was that only by knowing the other person could win every battle, but in a blink of an eye, the topic was turned to Yangwen and Wu.

It seems that sometimes my thinking cannot let myself go too far, otherwise, I don’t even know which direction the ox that I blown out will fly. After the elderly driver Zhe Keshi complained deeply, Wang Yang cleared his throat. "We are better off returning to the topic before."

"Only by knowing one's own knowledge can you win every battle. My Song Dynasty seems to have not cared too much about this sentence. For example, now, my Song Dynasty's understanding of Northern Liao can be called slim."

Seeing the puzzled gaze that Zhe Keshi cast, Wang Yang smiled confidently and said, "I wonder if Brother Zhe knows how many major turmoils happened after the Northern Liao emperor Yelu Hongji ascended the throne?"

"I naturally know this. When the emperor of Northern Liao, Yelu Hongji, ascended the throne, he credited the powerful minister Yelu Chongyuan, but Yelu Chongyuan intended to usurp the throne and was eventually killed.

Later, he reused another powerful traitor, Yelu Yixin, and Yelu Yixin was not a good bird. In order to usurp power, he first falsely accused the queen Xiao Guanyin of having an affair with an actor, causing Empress Xiao to hang herself.

Then Yelu Yixin falsely accused the prince Yelu Jun of planning to seize the throne. Yelu Hongji imprisoned the prince despite his every move and made every defense. Later, he was assassinated by Yelu Yixin..." Zhe Keshi proudly showed off the knowledge he knew.

"Do you know what Yelu Yixin's fate?" Wang Yang asked slowly.

"Zhe also knew about this. Just a few years ago, the emperor of Liao had seen through his appearance and killed him."

"I wonder if my brother-in-law knows what he did before Yelu Yixin was killed?"

"How do I know this?" Zhe Keshi looked at Wang Yang with a confused look on his face. What is wrong with this guy? Is it necessary to pay attention to these things in Beiliao?

"The reason why Yelu Yixin was killed was because he found out that the emperor of Liao Kingdom had trusted him less and less, so he developed a strange ambition and secretly contacted his confidant and minions, preparing to return to Song."

"...Brother, aren't you fooling me?" Zhe Keshi looked at Wang Yang in shock, his face full of disbelief.

"Haha, the death of Yelu Yixin has been around for several years. As a major general of the border army of the Song Dynasty, you have never heard of this. This shows that the ancient military saint's words that only by knowing that they can win every battle is to win every battle. To my Song Dynasty court..." Speaking of this, Wang Yang couldn't help but shake his head.

"How is this possible? Although Zhe is not very clear, he also knows that it was because the emperor of Liao finally realized Yelu Yixin's tricks and ambitions, so he killed him. This is too far from the rumors that he wanted to turn against Liao and surrender to Song?"

"Brother, don't believe it. Among the smuggling merchants who interrogated before, many of them had arrived in Liao Kingdom to go to Beijing to do business. The news they heard was also confirmed by repeated verification by me and many interrogation officials."

Wang Yang sighed lightly. "Not to mention something, just talk about the warts of Xixia? The warts of Xixia are so strong. I guess brother Tai has heard of it a long time ago?"
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