The struggle of the reborn prince

"Pu San Zhongyi now presents Zhao Li with a problem, but he is also seeking his own death!" Zhao Tuo said with a smile as he looked at the battle report sent by the Northwest Metropolitan Government.

"Your Majesty, your subordinates think that although it is a helpless move for the loyal servant to abandon Changchun Prefecture, it is also a way to survive. How can your majesty think that he is seeking his own death?" Liu Biao, the commander of the infantry commander, was a little puzzled asked.

"Hehe, Pu San Zhong Yi is indeed courageous and courageous, but the decision he made was still based on the fact that Ningbian Fort was not lost, that Xingguo and Wuzhou could not be breached, and that he was defending against danger and had superior military strength. It was done!" Zhao Tong pointed to the situation map of the enemy and us and said, "Zhao Yong, do you think that if Zhao Li insists on fighting, can the Jin army be able to defend the boundary trench?"

"Generally speaking, after the reinforcements from Ningbian Fort Pusan ​​Zhongyi arrived, the Golden Army did have an advantage in strength, but in Wuzhou and Xingguo, we had partial strength advantages, and all of them were equipped with firearms and artillery. Support, if you attack with all your strength, you will be defeated within three days!" Zhao Yong said after thinking about it.

"When Zhao Li learned that Pu San Zhongyi had come, he knew that his attempt to fight decisively in Changchun Prefecture had failed, and the situation between the enemy and ourselves had reversed. Now he intends to use the method of containment in the middle and detours on the two wings to complete the encirclement of the Jin army of Xishuai Mansion. Annihilate it in the border area and complete our initial campaign deployment one step ahead of time, let's see if it can be achieved!" Zhao Tong said, pointing at the map.

"Pu San Zhongyi belongs to the cavalry army. Among them, the [-] Tie Futu are composed of Jurchens who have been trained for a long time. The equipment and treatment are also higher than other troops. The combat effectiveness should not be underestimated. And we can not be underestimated in the confrontation with Tie Futu. Only dragon generals are the only ones to lose, but they are far away in Changchun Prefecture and cannot participate in the battle. I am afraid it is easy to surround them. It is difficult to wipe them all out, or they will be caught with raw rice!" said Dou Jun, the commander of the Ma Jun.

"I also think it is more secure to transfer the dragon general back. Zhao Li's arrangement will be very difficult, and the outcome is unpredictable. Why does your majesty think that he is seeking his own death?" Zhao Yong also asked with some doubts.

"Look!" Zhao Tang led the crowd to the sand table, and took a few small flags to mark the positions of the two sides on it, "After the Dragon Wing and Lion Wing armies broke through the boundary trench, they marched from the south and north directions. The middle is squeezed, and this area is the transition area from the mountains to the plains. Except for some small hills, there are river networks and large grassland wetlands. If it is summer, they can still defend across the river, but what is the weather in the northwest now? I know it well, that is to say, if the boundary trenches are lost, they will have no danger to defend. The cavalry may break out from the cracks in the junction of our army, but what about the infantry? They will definitely suffer heavy casualties in the pursuit."

"What Your Majesty said is very true. The boundary trench is like a formation of long snakes. If we hold down its head and tail and strike another seven inches, the entire formation will collapse. Combine the strength of the three armies and fight again, and the loyalty will be scattered. Even if we cannot win completely His vitality is seriously injured!" Liu Biao said.

"That's right. Back then when we fought against Chage's iron kite. The hussars were still difficult to contend with. There were less than [-] troops, and there were a large number of foreign archers among them. But we also defeated it. Killed Chage's horses Run away!" Dou Jun said, "As long as we arrange it properly, I don't think their Iron Futu is much better than the Iron Harrier back then."

"In this way, servant San Zhongyi is really looking for death, Your Majesty. If it is you, how should you deal with it? Should you return to fight Changchun Prefecture, or insist on rescue?" Zhao Yong looked at the emperor and asked with a smile.

"If I'm a loyal servant, I won't go anywhere. Before the encirclement is complete, I will jump out from the grassland to save my strength. The rendezvous will intercept the dragon general's reinforcements on the grassland, and then go back to the flank of the dragon wing army to defeat them. Open the gap, and let the brothers inside escape quickly!" Zhao Tang looked at the crowd and laughed.

"Hehe, it's a good thing that His Majesty came up with this idea, and it's also fortunate that Zhao Li reacted quickly, otherwise I would really let my servants run away!" Zhao Yong and everyone laughed and explained their ridicule.

"In fact, Zhao Li's idea is good, but there are still mistakes in it. He launched a general attack first and wanted to concentrate his forces to complete the encirclement, but he also exposed his intention too early. If Wushu is there, even a veteran like Tu Hesu is in the army Even if there are dragon generals and lion generals who cannot wait for their loyal servants to return to the army, they should not be allowed to idle, but should be captured when the Huanglong Mansion is empty, and will be used for future wars. It is very beneficial, but Zhao Li forgot to use this idle chess piece, and missed a good opportunity!" Zhao Tun said regretfully.

"How does Your Majesty conclude that Huanglong Mansion is empty of troops and can be taken lightly?" Zhao Yong asked curiously. Now everyone is working in a joint office, and all kinds of information are exchanged, even the Intelligence Agency is no exception. He has not seen any information about Huanglong Mansion.

"It's very simple. The two generals, the dragon and the lion, took advantage of the grasslands to attack the Huining mansion, and the Jin army had already killed all the Tatars. Without the watchdog, they could only go into battle by themselves, but the defense line of the Youshuai mansion was once again attacked. We are attacking fiercely, and its strength is inevitably stretched. Wushu is worried that his servants will not be able to defend the boundary trench after the loyalty and righteousness are divided, so he promises to send more reinforcements. Because the two generals are going to attack Huining Mansion, Wushu will definitely not tear down the east wall to make up for the west wall. However, there are only heavy troops stationed in Huanglong Mansion nearby, which can be used as a mobile force, so they must be drawn from it!" Seeing everyone's curiosity, Zhao Tuo explained.

"Oh, that's how it is!" Everyone suddenly said after listening to the emperor's explanation. The situation on the battlefield was ever-changing, and they were all dazzled and didn't see anything deeper.

"Your Majesty, we can also notify the two generals to attack Huanglong Mansion now!" Dou Jun said.

"The opportunity must not be missed, and it will never come again!" Zhao Tun shook his head and said, "The grassland is vast, and although there are tens of thousands of people, it is just like a grain of sand in it, and the Jin army is without the help of the Tatars. It is not easy to find the traces of the two generals, Dragon and Lion. It was through this that the two generals successfully raided Changchun Prefecture. However, due to the slow transmission of news, the enemy army is still wandering around on the grasslands at this moment looking for them. If you know that the servant San Zhongyi didn't look back, and the two generals took advantage of the time difference caused by the news transmission to attack Huanglong Mansion decisively, and they would surely succeed. But now the enemy army can also use the time difference in our news transmission to complete the defense, and if they go again, they will only be rejected!"

"Oh, I missed such a good opportunity for nothing, and I don't know how much effort it will take to fight Huanglong Mansion again." Dou Jun said with a sigh.

"War is to avoid mistakes as much as possible, but to catch the mistakes of the enemy. There is no place to buy regret medicine. Now that Zhao Li launched the general offensive in advance, we must also send troops in advance!" Zhao Tang said with a curl of his lips.

"Your Majesty, why is this? Now that the armies have not fully entered the preset positions, at this time the oath master has lost the suddenness of the war." Zhao Yong asked in surprise. Although the preparations had already started, the armies were also Mobilization, but after all, it is still fighting in the name of border conflicts, so most of the northern corps are on standby in Pingzhou and Yanjing. Once the oath is made, it means that the Song Dynasty officially declares war on Jin, which must leave time for the enemy to prepare.

"Well, Zhao Li has now launched a general attack, but you can see that the attack point of the Lion Wing Army is at the junction of the left and right commanders' mansions of the Jin Army. The enemy's Zuoshuai Mansion. Once Pu San Zhongyi breaks out to the south, the Lion Wing Army will be under the attack of the two enemy armies. Not only will they not be able to complete the task of encircling the encirclement, but they may also suffer serious losses!" Zhao Tang sighed. The disadvantages of taking the oath, but the situation is so unavoidable to make changes.

"Du Yuhou is really reckless, why didn't he consider the enemy's Zuo Shuaifu to participate in the war!" Liu Biao couldn't help complaining, according to the plan, the Southern Corps launched an attack as soon as the oath was sworn in, broke through the enemy's border by surprise, and opened up a route to the north. Access, so there must be a hard fight.

"Zhao Licai is not reckless, but scheming. He must have already realized the loopholes in his battle plan, but he also knows that His Majesty can also see it, and will try to make it up for him. In this way, he alone will kill us. All the people have been mobilized!" Zhao Yong pouted and said, he knew Zhao Li too well, he never did anything he was not sure about, the battle report must have been issued as soon as he made up his mind, and the previous ones were not necessarily Received orders at the same time.

"Although there are disadvantages in taking an oath in advance, it is not without benefits. In fact, the Northwest has become like this. As long as Wan Yanliang is not a fool, he must be prepared. The only secret for them is when we will do it. It’s just where to start. And after taking the oath, our military operations can also reduce a lot of taboos, and the Northwest Corps wiped out the Jinyou Commander’s Mansion, which can also reduce a lot of pressure on the Southern Corps.” Zhao Tong waved his hands to suppress everyone’s arguments.

"Since His Majesty has made up his mind, I will obey!" Zhao Yong said, he understands that complaints belong to complaints, and he can't just ignore death just because there are more difficulties.

"Well, you wait and get ready. I am going to announce this at the court meeting tomorrow. The swearing-in ceremony will take three days at the earliest, but I can't wait now. You can make some small moves ahead and create some tension. It's good that Wan Yanliang gives up on sending aid!" Zhao Tong said, telling the generals to speed up their deployment...

Zhao Tuo left Gen Garden, and immediately rushed to Ruisi Hall, where there were still a group of people waiting, discussing the drafting of the Northern Expedition Edict, asking the Qin Tianjian to select auspicious days and times, and the Ministry of Rites to make preparations for the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the heavens and flags, ordering The accompanying guards also had to pack their bags and so on... Anyway, there are a lot of things waiting for him to decide, and it is a headache to think about it.

However, thinking that he would be able to return to the battlefield soon, commanding thousands of horses and thousands of troops to charge into battle, Zhao Tang felt an inexplicable excitement in his blood.Although he is already an emperor, he still has a hard time giving up on the battlefield of gold and iron horses. He still thinks that he is a warrior in his bones, and his best destination is to shed blood on the battlefield and shroud in horse leather... (To be continued...)