The struggle of the reborn prince

The moment the navy embarked on the journey to attack Liaoyang Mansion also marked the beginning of an all-out war between the Song and Jin Dynasties. On the border between the two countries, the Song Army dispatched eleven armies, five artillery brigades directly under it, and three navy divisions. And the four attached marine brigades, in addition to the Guards, Desert Army and Chaser Army as a reserve force, and then there are state troops on the border to guard, escort and consolidate the occupied areas. The total strength reaches 40 people can be said to have come out in full force. *

Now the Song Army is divided into two main attacking corps, the Northwest Group and the Southern Group, which belong to the two deployment divisions.Both the two groups divided their forces again. The Northwest Group launched an encirclement and annihilation of Pu San Zhongyi in the border area, and attacked Changchun Prefecture on the other side, threatening its capital; Go to Liaoyang Mansion and cut off the back road.

Now the Song army has divided its troops into four directions to attack, but the emperor wants to divide his troops again, and wants the Haizhou navy to carry the marines to cooperate with Helandian's Jurchen Five Kingdoms to capture the Liaodong Peninsula and completely cut off the Jurchens' sea routes.In this way, the Song Army was divided into five routes and spread out on the Song-Jin border thousands of miles away, forming a fan with Pingzhou as the dot.His idea was immediately opposed by the ministers who followed him...

In fact, at the beginning of the war planning, everyone advocated the traditional tactics of dividing roads and attacking together, but some people pointed out that it was inappropriate, especially Li Gang, Zhang Suo, Ma Kuo and other veterans who had experienced the three dynasties.Although these people are ministers, before the Song Dynasty, the policy of governing the military was implemented, so they all presided over the military. He led the whole army and commanded the defense of Bianjing.

After the Jingkang Incident, these people also reflected on and discussed the repeated defeats of the Song army in foreign wars, thinking that the Song army had repeatedly failed in its wars against Liao, Xixia, and Jin.Although there are various reasons, the main military reason is the division of troops.As a result, the various ministries do not belong to each other, and it is impossible to coordinate and support each other under the leadership of multiple leaders.They were defeated one by one by the enemy, and if they failed all the way, the whole line collapsed and eventually failed.

In particular, the various embarrassments and difficulties that Li Gang experienced after being excluded by Geng Nanzhong and others after the first Bianjing defense war to lead the troops to reinforce Taiyuan made him unforgettable all his life.Several armies totaled more than 20 troops, but due to poor coordination, they fought on their own. In the end, they were defeated by Zong Han with less than [-] troops, and the veteran Zhong Shidao also took his life.Since then, the Song Dynasty had no invincible soldiers, so that the Jin army was powerless to stop it when it went south for the second time. This lesson is too profound.

And when everyone analyzed that the emperor was able to win repeated battles despite his troops being significantly smaller than the opponent's, they thought that it was because the emperor had strong control over the army and could do what he ordered and prohibited, and because he could always gather his limited troops to fight all the way. The enemy's fatal blow disrupts the enemy's deployment and reverses the situation of the battle.Even if the strategy of dividing troops is adopted, the enemy is often contained with a small number of troops, and the troops are still concentrated on the other road to maintain local advantages.This is the secret of his ability to win every battle.

Therefore, when Li Gang publicly proposed the strategy of splitting up and attacking together, and joining forces in Huining Mansion, Li Gang and others believed that this violated the emperor's consistent principle of using troops.Instead, we should insist on gathering troops and attacking all the way into the territory of the Jin Kingdom, directly taking the Huining Mansion, the capital of the Jurchens, and then sweeping the whole territory.Although Li Gang is only participating in political affairs now.He has no real power, but he served as prime minister after the emperor succeeded to the throne.Assisting the emperor to rectify the administration of officials, reform the official system, resume production, and stabilize the government made great contributions, so he was deeply respected by the emperor and his officials.His opinion is certainly not to be taken lightly.

After learning about Li Gang and others' opinions, Zhao Tong specially summoned a group of them to explain this.He thought that, first of all, after years of development, the national strength of the Song Dynasty has grown stronger, and its military strength has also increased accordingly. Although they can advance triumphantly, the enemy also has legs, and they will run away if they can't beat them. The result is a rout battle, unable to wipe out the vital forces of the Jin army. This will bring great trouble to the later eradication and rule, and it may take several years. Even more time to stabilize the situation.

In addition, nowadays the tactics of multi-way attack are adopted. First, it can make the enemy confused which way is the main attack and which way is a feint attack, forcing the enemy to disperse their forces and fortify everywhere, so as to effectively contain the enemy's forces from all sides; The various ministries of the army seem to be scattered, but they actually respond to each other and retain a strong reserve team that can reinforce each other; the "coordination and command" that worries Li Gang and the others is not a problem. This operation only set up the emperor's camp and the Northwest Army. The two-level command organization of the Southern Metropolitan Deployment Division and the Southern Metropolitan Deployment Division has granted the Metropolitan Deployment Division the right to act, which reduces the intermediary links, eliminates the disadvantages of multi-headed command, and ensures that military orders can be fully implemented.

Zhao Tong successfully persuaded Li Gang and others to implement the split attack plan proposed by the Privy Council, which also gave the leading generals of all parties room and room to play.Judging from the current battle situation, it was very successful. The Song army opened up multiple battlefields in a row. The two generals of the Jin army were restrained in their respective defenses and could not move. put them in a very passive position...

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"Zhao Lian, how is the battle going on in the Northwest Corps?" Zhao Tong's battalion entered Yingzhou, and the brigade also rushed to meet up. The highest command organization of the Song Dynasty was also established, and Gao Chong's capital deployment department moved forward. The state is commanded by the front.

"Your Majesty, according to the latest battle report, after the Lion Wing Army conquered the defense line of Wuzhou, they turned to the northeast and gathered the remnants of the enemy in the lower reaches of the Talu River. After Kexing State wiped out more than [-] enemies, it detoured to the southeast. At present, the forward has reached the Yahe area; Fleeing in the direction of Taizhou, after being blocked by the lion generals, they entered the meadow area on the east of the Yahe River and west of the Talu River." Zhao Lian pointed to the map and explained in detail.

"April is about to enter, and the rainy season in the northwest is coming. At that time, the roads will be muddy, the rivers will swell, and large swamps will appear on the meadows, which will not be conducive to the maneuvering of cavalry and artillery. We must end the battle before the rainy season arrives. "Zhao Tun nodded.

"Your Majesty, Marquis Du Yu also thought about the same, but he wanted to rest for a few days after the three armies had just finished the war, and now that the weather is getting warmer, the river is melting, and the water and ice are surging, the Jin army will not be able to cross the river for a while, so he considers resting Then launch a joint attack!" Zhao Lian said.

"Hehe, Zhao Li is determined to beat the dog in the water!" Zhao Tang said with a smile, and immediately understood his thoughts. Now that Pu San Zhongyi lost the two big cities of Changchun Prefecture and Taizhou, Jiehao collapsed and lost everything. Zhao Li wanted to wait until then before attacking.

"Didn't Your Majesty always teach us that if we are cheap, we are sorry for God? How dare Zhao Li forget that!" Zhao Lian said to the crowd with a smile, causing a burst of laughter.

"Yeah, Pu San Zhongyi must be yelling at God. He wanted to escape in the southeast because he thought about the Duck River and the reinforcements sent by the Huining Mansion. He didn't expect the weather to suddenly turn warm and the river would melt!" Dou Jun grimaced and smiled. said.

"I can't remember anything else, but I remember these things clearly!" Zhao Tun said with a smile, "Send someone to tell Zhao Li that the weather is changing, and ask him to pay close attention to the changes in temperature and temperature, and never let the cooked duck fly again. gone."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will order someone to send a letter to inform you!" Zhao Lian obeyed.

"Lou Gan, now that the river is civilized, you must ensure that the supplies can be transported up on time, and there must be no delay." Zhao Tang turned his face to Lou Gan, the director of the transportation department.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, your subordinates have already ordered the Second Supplies Brigade to prepare for the bridge erection. Once the ice platoon passes, the pontoon bridge will be erected immediately. Furthermore, your subordinates have prepared hundreds of tank boats to hide along the Hun River, and there will be no delay in supplies. Transportation." Lou Gan said.

"Well, you need to send the materials to Changchun Prefecture as soon as possible to build a new material transfer station, and prepare material reserves for the next battle. Ammunition and siege equipment must be sufficient!" Zhao Tang nodded, expressing satisfaction with his preparations.

"Your Majesty, Tongzhi now wants to forcibly cross the Zhou River to attack Xizhou, what does your Majesty think?" Zhao Yong asked with the battle report he just received.

"Let him wait for another two days!" Zhao Tang stopped immediately.

"Your Majesty, the navy attacking Liaoyang Mansion has been launched for two days and will start soon. If after Wan Yanliang hears the news, his subordinates are worried that he will give up Jinzhou and withdraw northward because he is worried that his retreat will be cut off, then we will annihilate Zuo Shuai's mansion. The goal will be defeated." Zhao Yong did not expect that the emperor would refuse, so he said hastily.

"Wan Yanliang is young and vigorous. He has never suffered a big loss at our hands. He has always been eager to fight with us and make contributions. He will not abandon the city or go to help Liaoyang Mansion. What worries me the most The most important one is Sa Liyin from Xizhou, he is a veteran soldier, he has fought against us for many years, he may see through our plan!" Zhao Tong said.

"Your Majesty, then we should quickly capture Xizhou and annihilate its troops to eliminate future troubles!" Zhao Yong was a little confused. The emperor was afraid that Sa Lihe would see through the plan, so he didn't beat him. Isn't this contradictory?

"It's easy to defeat him, but it's hard to catch him. In such a dangerous situation in Goryeo, he was able to escape back to the Kingdom of Jin alone. Can you guarantee that you can catch him this time? But this time we failed to cut off Xizhou. Contact with Jinzhou, he will quickly flee back to Jinzhou after the defense line of Zhouhe is lost, and he will never fight us to the death!" Zhao Tong said with a light smile.

"Then what does Your Majesty want to do?" Zhao Yong asked after thinking about it. He understood that the Southern Corps had already dispatched all its guards as a reserve, and there was no more soldiers to send to land behind it again.

"Instigating rebellion!" Zhao Tun looked at the crowd and smiled...