At the end of Song Dynasty: I want to be the master of ZTE

Chapter 206 Sichuan and Shu
The night is as dark as ink, and occasionally a little sparkle of light comes out of the Han River, which is fleeting.

Brother Jie Tie carefully went ashore to find the sentry rider and galloped back to Fancheng.

Hearing that brother Jie Tie had returned, the lord of Fan City, Song Dudai, and his deputy Jie Cheng came out to welcome him.

"Marshal, call for envoys." Xie Ruji saluted and said, "The general will understand after inquiring that Xiangyang changed hands and Marshal Boluo Huan died for his country."

"Let's go down and have a bowl of ginger soup." Xie Cheng sent his grandson away and asked, "Has the Marshal made a decision?"

The fall of Xiangyang had been predicted for a long time, but he was unwilling to accept the news without confirmation. Brother Jie Tie took the risk and swam across the Han River to find out, and Song Dudai completely gave up.

"Xiangyang gathered [-] soldiers, ten generals, but they held on for two months, and Fancheng only had [-] soldiers, who will not be able to defeat you and me. How can we defend?" Song Dudai said worriedly.

"The general believes that Fancheng can no longer be defended, so it is better to retreat to Guanghua to buy some time for the Hanzhong defense line." Xie Cheng said.

Downstream of Guanghua City is Gufeng Mountain, which has high mountains and steep peaks. If military camps were set up on the tops of each peak, even the Song army's cannons would not be able to hit it.

"Okay, leave immediately!" Song Dudai immediately ordered a retreat without much hesitation.

At dawn, the Yuan army went out of the city one after another. By the time the sun was three poles, there was no garrison in Fancheng.

Although the Song army did not surround Fancheng, they kept an eye on the movement here and immediately sent troops to garrison.

At this time, in Jiankang Mansion, the morning court was about to begin.

Before the emperor came, everyone was chatting, and while chatting, they turned to the matter of moving the capital.

"Your Majesty is staying in Jiangning and won't leave. Can Prime Minister Li give you some advice?" Chen Yizhong said.

"Prime Minister Chen can make suggestions, and we will definitely support him." Li Tingzhi declined.

Why did everyone come to Jiankang Mansion from Lin'an?Isn't it because the emperor didn't return to Lin'an?

The emperor didn't say it, and it's not easy for everyone to ask, but in fact this is already a default thing, so the ministries are moving one after another.

Who can be more stubborn than the emperor?

When he was depressed, Lu Xiufu came in with a smile on his face.

To be able to make the always upright Lu Xiufu look like this must be a victory on the front line.

Sure enough, Lu Xiufu said: "My lords, Xiangyang has been restored, and the overall situation of Hubei has been settled."

"Okay!" Li Tingzhi clapped his hands and laughed, saying: "We are about to leave Xiangyang. We can send troops in two ways, one way to take Nanyang along the Baishui River, and all the way up the Han River to Hanzhong."

"The purpose of taking Hanzhong is to take Sichuan, and taking Nanyang is not a waste of strength?" Chen Yizhong didn't know much about military affairs, so he asked immediately.

"Nanyang has many fields and abundant products, and it can be taken to break the Yuanlu army! Moreover, it is surrounded by mountains, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the king's division returns to him, so he can divide the soldiers of the Yuanlu in the posture of going north.

Moreover, the Yuan Dynasty soldiers gathered heavily in Hanzhong, Sichuan. Unexpectedly, the imperial court sent troops to Nanyang. It would not be difficult to catch them by surprise. "Lu Xiufu took the initiative to explain for Li Tingzhi.

"I'm just afraid that the troops will be exhausted and unable to make progress." Ma Tingluan was worried.

"Is the Mahu Department worried about money and food?" Zhao Shi strode in.

"Meet Your Majesty..."

"No gift." Zhao waved his hand and continued: "When will the bonds be issued?"

"It can be sent out next month." Ma Tingluan replied.

"Slowing down will not help, but the momentum of the armies is strong and cannot be reduced." Zhao Shi threw the money and food behind him and said: "I ordered Liu Shiyong to march to Nanyang, and then ordered the Pengri and Tianwu armies to support Xiangyang and capture Hanzhong."

"I obey the imperial edict." Except for Ma Tingluan, everyone else was eager.Restoring the country will not only bring fame and fortune to the emperor, but also everyone present will be remembered in history.

As for the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance... Judging from his lack of strong opposition, you can guess that he can probably cope with it.

In Jiankang Mansion, they were discussing mobilizing troops. In Yiling City, Zhen Jin was also discussing military matters.

He had just arrived in Yiling and didn't know the specific situation yet, so Timur didn't bother to introduce him first.

"Your Highness, the Three Gorges is just up from Yiling. There are steep mountains on both sides of the river. Wang Shi has built military strongholds on the tops of each mountain, equipped with returning artillery, so that he can control the river from a high position.

Yiling is the entrance to the Three Gorges. There are [-] troops stationed in the city and [-] troops stationed in Xialaoguan. The two sides cooperate and the Song army's warships cannot pass. " said Timur Buhua.

Zhenjin nodded and asked: "Maybe the Song army entered Shu through a side road?"

Timur Buhua pointed to the map and said: "Both sides of the Han River also built strongholds on the mountains, making it difficult for the Song army to go upstream."

"Can money and food support it?" Zhenjin asked the key point.

"Most of Sichuan's money and food is supported by Shaanxi, and there is a lot of loss along the way..." Timur did not hesitate for a moment, and said: "I think about whether to abandon Sichuan and Sichuan and concentrate our forces in Hanzhong."

Zhen Jin was lost in thought.

In the past, he would have shouted that the country must not abandon any territory lightly. However, after experiencing the war between the two lakes, he was no longer naive.

There are [-] troops stationed in various parts of Sichuan and Shu, and at least [-] civilians are required to ensure logistics. However, the total population in Sichuan is less than one million, and most of them are hidden in deep mountains and old forests and cannot be mobilized.

If we only rely on Sichuan to provide manpower, let alone local production.

Years of war have continued, and production in Sichuan has been abandoned. There is no savings in various places, so grain can only be transported from the outside world.

From Hanzhong to Shudu Mountain Road, transporting food for one stone to the front line consumes at least two stones on the way. To support the 30 troops in Shu, it takes [-] stones a month, and the civilian labor is doubled.

The accounts cannot be calculated in detail, and those who do the calculations will panic.

Real gold can't solve this problem, so I can only sigh: "The army of King Xiangri entered Shu and massacred the city at every turn. The disadvantages are only revealed today!"

"Your Highness, Sichuan and Shu are beautiful places, we must not abandon them." Tumuge'er advised: "Shu is located above Yunnan. If the Song army takes it, Yunnan will be unstable, and Tubo may also be in chaos. Moreover, this is the starting point for conquering Jiangdong. The essential."

"Organize the people to establish military camps." Zhenjin looked at Jia Juzhen and said, "This matter must be done by you."

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will do my best." Jia Juzhen agreed.

He and Ali Hague abandoned their troops and hurriedly ran out before the Song army took control of the Yuanjiang River. They planned to move the people from western Hunan to Shu, but the Song army came and the matter had to be left alone.

Thanks to the friendship forged on the way to escape, Ali Hague felt that he should support Jia Juzhen's work, so he took the initiative and said: "I will persuade each family to release the slaves and prohibit soldiers from disturbing the people."

"Good!" Zhenjin said with a smile, stroking his palms: "The civil and military are of one mind, and the army and the people work together, why worry about Sichuan not being able to defend it?"

If it is said that the biggest gain lost by the two lakes is that General Mongolia has realized the importance of the people's support and is willing to make changes for this.

After the meeting, Zhenjin discussed with his confidants for a while and submitted a memorial to Kublai Khan, asking whether he would stick to Sichuan.

The geographical location is important, but the price is too high, people and people will be lost, and it may not be cost-effective in calculation.

Moving all Sichuan soldiers and civilians to Hanzhong can save civilian and material resources and disperse the Song army's military and civilian resources.

The matter was so important that Zhenjin could not and did not dare to act on his own, so he had to ask Kublai Khan for instructions.

Even if they finally decide to give up, the defense line along the river still needs to be built, because it takes time to move people and materials, and the Song army must be blocked in Hunan.

(End of this chapter)