Tang Dynasty Mingyue Song Dynasty Pass

Chapter 525
Great Song Dynasty, Bian capital.

Zhao Kuangyin gathered senior generals and important ministers in the capital to discuss the matter of defeating the Tang Dynasty, and insisted on the strategy of "first south, then north".

Although he was wounded in Western Shu, the Song army could mobilize more soldiers and horses this time to crusade against Southern Tang.

The failure of Western Shu, the Song court finally attributed the reason to the right time and location. It was rainy in winter, and the Sichuan and Sichuan were steep, which was not conducive to marching. The soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty did not exert a lot of combat power. Passive like Fashu.

Zhao Kuangyin was calm and composed, and talked eloquently: "Since ancient times, relying on the defense of the Yangtze River, there is no defense depth and it is not strong. As long as the troops are divided into three groups, Jinling City in Jiangning Prefecture can be quickly blocked."

"I think about it this way. Qian Chu, the king of Yue on the East Road, served as the envoy of the camp in the southeast of Shengzhou, and sent Ding Deyu to supervise his army. He led [-] soldiers and horses from Hangzhou to the north to support him. He passed through Suzhou, Changzhou, and Runzhou to open the east gate. , attack Jinling, and contain the troops stationed in the east of the Tang State."

"The main force of the Central Road Guard, appointed General Cao Bin and the capital inspector Pan Mei, led [-] forbidden troops, and then integrated the soldiers and horses in Huaibei, gathered [-] water and army troops, built pontoon bridges in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, built warships, forcibly crossed the river, and attacked Chizhou. Insert into the hinterland of the Tang Kingdom."

"Wang Ming of the West Road inspected the Chi and Yuejiang Roads, sealed off the generals of the waterways, integrated Jingchu soldiers and horses, and led [-] troops to contain the [-] Tang troops from Lin Renzhao in the Hukou area, ensuring that the main force landed and crossed the river smoothly."

Xue Juzheng, the servant of the Ministry of War, said: "The use of troops and horses this time is of great importance. In terms of food, ships, military salaries, and armor, it is necessary to make a budget in advance. It is difficult to deploy completely without two months."

Zhao Kuangyin waved his hand: "Soldiers are precious and fast. If my Song Dynasty is fully prepared, then the Tang Kingdom will also be ready for the battle. Therefore, while we dispatch the forbidden army, the treasury and the local government will prepare food and grass at the same time. Integrate the local people and horses. Let a few generals do it. Shi Shouxin, Li Jixun, Wang Shenqi, Liu Guangyi, and Dangjin several generals of the Forbidden Army followed southward, and each went to recruit Jiangbei local government soldiers. The area converges to launch the battle of crossing the river. Most of the food, grass and military pay can be collected from the Yangzhou area."

Prime Minister Zhao Pu nodded and said, "That's no problem. The Ministry of Household Affairs will allocate some money and silver as military pay. The food and grass accompanying the army will also be collected. The food and grass for the follow-up army will be collected from the warehouses of the states along the way, and the food and grass will be collected."

Zhao Kuangyin began to plan the time schedule: "At the beginning of March, the Privy Council, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Households cooperated to start preparations for the expedition against Tang. In mid-March, [-] forbidden troops went south. They arrived at the north bank of the Yangtze River in early April to build pontoon bridges and ships. Attack, capture Jinling City before winter begins!"

This Zhao Kuangyin himself was born in the army, he does things boldly, and never hesitates. Once the goal is established, he will forcefully push it forward and act vigorously.

As the governor of Kaifeng, Zhao Guangyi's eyes flickered. He wanted to go out in command and get a chance to gain military power, but he was also worried that this campaign against Tang would not go well, and he would return in failure and lose his reputation.

In addition, if he takes command of the expedition, he will inevitably resign from the position of governor of Kaifeng. This position is very important. He can grasp the mixed forces and forces in Bianjing, Kaifeng. The residences and activities of the ministers of all parties can be detected by him. He realized that it was really a position of real power. After two years of operation, he couldn't bear to give up.

Therefore, he didn't say anything about the expedition against Tang, and planned to observe it before talking about it.

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Su Chen checked some personnel lists in the Ministry of Officials to distinguish which ones are the main fighters, which ones are the conservative ones, and which ones are the reformers. They have a general understanding of their names, official positions, departments, etc.

Only those who are familiar with the various factions circle out some stinky fish officials who affect the occupation, so as not to affect the occupation.

Lin Renzhao, Zhu Lingyun, Kui Yan, Ma Chengcheng, Ma Chengjun, Lu Jiang, etc. in the Southern Tang Dynasty are all available generals and can be used to resist the Song army.

Once the Song army really attacked the Southern Tang Dynasty, Su Chen felt that he should recommend these generals to Han Xizai in advance and assign them important tasks.

"If the regime in the south wants to survive, it must firmly control the Jianghuai area. Otherwise, the defense of the Yangtze River alone will not have the depth of defense. In addition, the economic center of gravity of the southern separatist regime in ancient times was mostly along the river. The Yangtze River can be said to be everywhere. Defend."

After Su Chen looked at the map, such thoughts came to his mind.

As long as the northern Central Plains regime completes preparations, it will be able to descend from the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River in an instant. Not all regimes have the national fortune of Soochow during the Three Kingdoms period.

But it is a pity that the Southern Tang Dynasty completely lost control of the Jianghuai land during Li Jing's period. The thirteen prefectures in Jiangbei were lost five years ago and were captured by the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Now they are in the territory of the Northern Song Dynasty court.

At dusk, it was already time to go to the office, and Han Xizai hadn't come back yet. It seemed that he had been discussing deeply with the officials in the palace, and he might not be able to make a decision for a while.

Su Chen left the official office, got into the carriage, and Jing Yun drove away.

When I returned to Peng's mansion, I found that there was a guest in the mansion, standing in the courtyard, with a graceful figure, pure and clean, it was Xu Cai who had arrived.

"Qingwan, aren't you in Runzhou? Why did you come to Jinling?"

Xu Cainv smiled and said: "My uncle is an official in Jinling, and the Imperial College has sent me an invitation card long ago, inviting me to come to the Imperial College as a teaching assistant!"

Su Chen was a little surprised. In ancient times, "Guo Zi" often referred to the upper-class children with titles, while the "Jian" of the Guo Zi Jian was often used as the official name and official signature, and officials were often called "Jian Zi".The students of Guozijian are all the children of eunuchs.

Moreover, in the ancient Imperial College, female students were never recruited. Although Xu Qingwan is the most talented woman in Runzhou, it is a bit unreasonable to enter the Imperial College as a teaching assistant (teacher).

Su Chen asked suspiciously: "Who is your uncle?"

"My uncle, Xu You, is the sacrificial wine of the current Guozijian."

"So that's how it is!" Su Chen nodded slightly. He had seen some Beijing officials of the fourth rank and above in the Ministry of Officials in the afternoon, and he had seen Xu You's resume. With his current photographic memory, he was able to print all of them into his mind.

Xu You is the grandson of Xu Wen, the powerful minister of Yang Wu, and the son of Xu Zhihui. He is very knowledgeable. He was favored by Li Jing and Li Yu. high.

"Oh, from now on you will be permanently stationed in Jinling City!"

Xu Cainu nodded and replied: "That's right, before I left, I asked my father for some money, silver, and plan to build a small elegant garden in Jinling City, where I will live, and I will have more opportunities to exchange poems with you in the future. "

Su Chen was a bit resistant to discussing poetry with talented women, and it was easy to reveal his "true talent and knowledge", but he thought of the idea of ​​Tiangong Academy, and suddenly said: "Going to the Imperial Academy to explain poetry and allusions is mostly commonplace, not very interesting. And how much impact can giving lectures to the children of rich families have? Why not join Tiangong Academy, where you can give lectures to scholars, study physics and arithmetic, and even set up a women's school, so that daughters and daughters of rich children can also come to study , Gain insight, this is what is truly transformative!"

(End of this chapter)