Isn’t it enough to regain Hebei and Shandong?

Did the Restoration Army spread to other places?

Wanyan Liang was a little confused and didn't know what Xu Lin meant.

"What about that?"

"Your Majesty, have you ever thought about why no one of the troops went south and surrendered to the army?"

“…………”

It would be fine if you didn’t say it. Wanyan Liang thought about it carefully and felt an inexplicable sense of incongruity.

Logically speaking, hundreds of thousands of troops of the imperial court came to attack the bandit army, which was so powerful that no matter what, someone should take the initiative to surrender, but until now, there is no one.

Thinking about it again, an inexplicable panic swept across Wanyan Liang's heart.

"you mean……"

"Hebei people have surrendered to the thief."

Xu Lin's face was solemn.

Wanyan Liang's fist was clenched in an instant.

"Impossible! The thief has not won the imperial examination, and the people in Hebei will definitely not be able to submit to them all!"

"But the thief army is strong and once suppressed our army. This situation may have made people in Hebei think that the Great Jin Kingdom is very weak, and even if they do not truly accept the thief, they will not be devoted to helping me."

Xu Lin's expression was serious, which made Wanyan Liang realize that what Xu Lin said made sense.

"You mean, they are sitting in the mountains watching the tiger fight, waiting for the Great Jin army and the thief army to decide the outcome?"

“That’s exactly that.”

"Damn it!"

Wanyan Liang's anger was instantly full: "I'm stinging the bastards! I want to kill them all! Kill them all!"

"Your Majesty, this is not the most important thing."

Xu Lin shook his head and said, "There are only pros and cons in the eyes of the Confucian family. It is not difficult to understand whether they sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight. Whoever wins will surrender to whom. However, the people of Hebei also follow and strengthen the walls and clear the fields, and never surrender to the army for forgiveness. This is very puzzling."

Wanyan Liang was stunned again.

"People?"

"Yes, people."

Xu Lin said slowly: "The Confucian family knows how to distinguish between pros and cons. Even if they follow, they will have a backup plan. However, ordinary people do not have such means. If they follow the wrong person, they will die. Therefore, the people are very ignorant and timid, and dare not follow the thief.

But now it is not the case. The people of Baozhou, Anzhou, Mozhou and Bazhou all moved south. Zhending, Boye, and Hejian. The people either entered the city or entered the fort, all of which were guarding and did not surrender the army.

A few people in one or two places can understand that they follow the thief, but what the army saw along the south is probably not just that the people in one or two places surrender to the thief. If I expected it, continue to go south, the situation will be the same in various places, and there will be no difference."

"What the hell do you want to say? Tell it clearly in one go!"

Wanyan Liang is out of patience.

Xu Lin did not go around in circles and said, "The thief army can do things to strengthen the walls and clear the fields in Hebei. First, it is to use people effectively, and the people's hearts will be supported. In a very short time, the people in Hebei will sacrifice their lives to follow each other. You can imagine what kind of means of the thief have.

If the thief is followed by the people, it will only defeat the thief army. Even if Hebei and Shandong are recovered, it will be useless. The thief army will not be defeated. Therefore, the old minister believes that if Hebei and Shandong are in a long-term stability, it is necessary to make a killing strategy."

"Killing someone to kill your heart?"

Wanyan Liang narrowed his eyes, and after thinking for a while, he looked at Wanyan Bijian with a little suspicion and said, "Tell me, look."

"Here."

Xu Lin's eyes flashed and he said slowly: "Our army can capture the people of Hebei in large quantities, and it is best to use the elderly, weak, women and children. When the next time he besieges Hejian, drive away the elderly, weak, women and children in front of the army and serve as the shield for the army to advance!"

After Xu Lin finished speaking, all the generals around him showed shock.

To drive away the people in front and let the defenders of the Restoration Army in the city throw themselves into a bad habit?

Then successfully conquer Hejian City?

Although this trick sounds quite effective, it is too shady, right?

If you remember this, you will be scolded in the future...

The generals looked at Xu Lin with different expressions, wondering how this old guy came up with this method.

Wanyan Benji looked at Xu Lin with an unhappy look on his face.

"Xu Dujian, did you come up with such a sinister trick to offer to Your Majesty, because you want His Majesty to be recorded in a hundred years later when the city is attacked and the army is behind? Do you want His Majesty to pass on to future generations as a tyrant?"

Wanyan Benji and Xu Lin have a bad relationship.

As a relative of Wanyan clan, he naturally had a bad relationship with the favorite ministers of various tribes around Wanyan Liang, and he was hostile to each other and looked down on each other.

As Wanyan Liang's favorite minister, Xu Lin, like other favorite ministers around Wanyan Liang, was very inconsistent with these old ministers of the Wanyan royal family, fighting for power and slandering each other. This is commonplace.

This time, Wanyan Benji was the commander-in-chief of the left leader, and Xu Lin was the commander-in-chief of the left governor, which was equivalent to the identity of the supervisor.

Wanyan Liang's original intention should be to ask Xu Lin to supervise and pinch Wanyan Benji instead of letting him arbitrarily abusing his power, so as to ensure the emperor's absolute leadership over the army.

However, because the emperor himself was there, Xu Lin, the left governor, could not play any role in supervising the left-leading commander-in-chief.

But it is true that the relationship between the two is not good.

Wanyan Ben saw a look, which made Wanyan Liang, who was a little moved just now, stunned for a moment, and then looked at Xu Lin with a bad expression.

"Xu Lin, this idea is of course useful, but people who have used this strategy since ancient times seem to have not had a good reputation? It seems a bit inappropriate for you to offer such a strategy?"

Wanyan Benzhe was immediately happy and felt that he had grasped Wanyan Liang's pulse.

But Xu Lin seemed to have expected Wanyan Benjihui to say this.

He glanced at Wanyan Ben with a vicious look, and Xu Lin raised his head and raised his chest.

"This is a plan that I suggested to Wanyan Benxing, the commander-in-chief of the left leader. After thinking about it, the commander-in-chief decisively adopted my plan and had many plans in private.

When we discussed the plan, Your Majesty was ill and had no idea about this. He entrusted the military affairs of the entire army to me and the Grand Governor. It was not until Hejian City was captured that Your Majesty learned about this.

After learning about this, His Majesty deeply believed that it was inappropriate to do so, so he deeply blamed the ministers and the governor, punished us, and set up an altar in Hejian to pay tribute to the people of Hejian who suffered for no reason."

Xu Lin highlighted the script he designed for Wanyan Liang and focused on explaining the key plot.

When the generals heard this, they were stunned, and then looked at Wanyan and saw it.

Wanyan Ben was stunned when he saw it, and then was shocked.

He really didn't expect Xu Lin to do such a thing that harms others and is not good for himself. He... is he a lunatic?

Wanyan Benji hadn't reacted yet, but Wanyan Liang had reacted.

He felt great relief.

It turns out that people who are wholeheartedly considering me rather than me still exist!

Xu Lin! You are the one who is dedicated to me!

So Wanyan Liang walked forward happily and grabbed Xu Lin's hand, and praised: "I never thought that Xu Dujian was so loyal. Xu Qing, you don't let me down!"

"It is my duty to do my best to do my best to your Majesty."

Xu Lin looked selfless and had a perfect picture with Wanyan Liang's monarch and ministers.

However, through the figures of the two, Wanyan Benji, who was standing opposite, seemed quite embarrassed.

It's not human inside or outside this time.

Xu Lin was really willing to sacrifice himself and wanted to take him off the horse. Now, Wanyan Benji didn't know what to do.

Do something like this?

It doesn't matter, he has no sympathy, and he will not have any sympathy for these Han people to rebel against the people.

But he was worried that writing down what happened today for those who wrote his biography after he died would go against his life's open and honest behavior.

He did kill people like a lot, but he was also an enemy soldier who was openly killed on the battlefield. He had a lifetime of war, but suddenly a record of "Turning the People in the Front" appeared, which was inconsistent no matter how you look at it.

But if you don’t follow Xu Lin’s wishes, I will continue...

Isn’t it just that I don’t want to share the blame for the main cause?

Wanyan Liang pays great attention to the difference between the monarch and the ministers, and the moral norms between the monarch and the ministers. The so-called humiliation of the ministers is a slander. If the ministers can help share the burden, why not?

Does the emperor have to bear it personally?

Wouldn't the ministers have some scruples and help the emperor take the blame?

Xu Lin has already taken the blame, but his status is not enough. He can't take the blame by himself. He needs another heavyweight guy to take it with him.

This person is Wanyan Benji.
Chapter completed!