Northern Song Dynasty Revitalization Strategy

Chapter 498
Yue Fei's best strategy, in Zhao Huan's view, is a bit cruel, but it is very much in line with Song's interests.

And the difficulty of execution is extremely low.

【Wait and see what happens】

Yue Fei already knew what the Xixia people were doing in the Hetao area through exploring horses.

The morale of the soldiers led by Li Renzhong was very high because he was looting unscrupulously.

When besieging the city, not only the morale of the defenders will be low, but also the soldiers who are besieging the city will also face this problem. Li Renzhong's solution is simple, brutal and effective.

Longitudinal looting brings not only an increase in morale, but also the captured people can act as the vanguard of the siege.

The most important thing is to plunder to get a lot of wealth and boost morale.

Based on this, Yue Fei gave Zhao Huan a best strategy.

Although it looks cruel, it is extremely beneficial to Da Song.

Wait and see.

It was Da Song who watched Li Renzhong's army looting, watched them commit suicide and the people, and watched their people's support in Hetao for nearly a hundred years, exhausted all at once.

By the beginning of spring next year, Sun Yi will also train the recruits properly, and Dongshengwei's city will become stable, Dongshengwei's military supervisor will be perfected, and the defense of the city will become easier. After that, Sun Yi will lead the Yanjing army to defend Dong Shengwei, switch defense Yue Fei.

From Dongshengwei, whether Yue Fei went to conquer Xixia or Shangjing Road, he had more room for maneuver.

At that time, when Yue Fei attacks, no matter from which direction, the Xixia people will not be able to resist.

The purpose of watching the changes is not only to give Da Song a little time for a strategic buffer, but also to lay the foundation for future rule.

The composition of the people in the Hetao area is extremely complex, with Dangxiang people, Qiang people, yellow-headed Uyghurs and even the rumored cannibal among them.

"If you are not of my race, your heart must be different." Zhao Huan put the letter in his hand on the case.

As a commander-in-chief, Yue Fei did not disappoint himself. The three strategies are all well-founded.

Zhao Huan hesitated for a long time, looking at these three strategies, he was in a dilemma.

The worst strategy is the easiest to implement, but it will cause endless troubles, so Zhao Huan finally decided to give up.

Although the wife is good, Zhao Huan still puts state affairs first.

The implementation of the middle strategy is more difficult, and there may be a danger of losing Dongshengwei, and it may also cause major damage.

The best strategy is simple and beneficial to implement, just wait for the Xixia people to commit suicide, and then the soldiers of the Song Dynasty will arrive to regain the hearts of the people.

On the issue of Hetao, it also has a once-and-for-all effect.

The [-] Xixia soldiers looting in the Hetao area has actually completely angered the people of Hetao. The people who originally wanted to be loyal to the Xixia people should now be gnashing their teeth at the Xixia people.

If the Xixia people want to enter the Hetao area again, it will not be as simple as it is now.

The people in Hetao will make the right choice without making any promises from Song Dynasty.

They will let Xixia soldiers know what it means to be caught in the vast ocean of the people.

Zhao Huan suddenly remembered that when he was in the city of Datong, he wanted to order that when the soldiers of the Song Dynasty captured the city, the casualties of the civilians should be minimized.

But was stopped by the teacher.

The lives of the soldiers of the Song Dynasty should not be exchanged for the lives of the people of Datong.

Zhong Shidao stood in the position that a general should have, and Zhao Huan agreed with Zhong Shidao.

However, the benevolence of the officials of the Great Song Dynasty still made the soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty not attack the common people during the execution, but only looked for the Jin people.

Zhao Huan really wanted to choose the second middle strategy, to win the hearts of the people in the Hetao area, and to save them from the fire and water.

Moreover, Zhao Huan believed that his orders would also be carried out by Yue Fei.

Yue Fei's temperament is like this, and he will not easily oppose him on major issues.

But he finally chose the best strategy and urged Sun Yi to train the new army well.Fight again in the spring of the coming year.

The lives of the people in Hetao are their lives, but the lives of soldiers of the Song Dynasty are not their lives?

Soldiers are also flesh and blood born of their parents.

A little carelessness in winter marching and combat will cause frostbite and death, armor will become brittle, and there will be more casualties in battle conflicts.

Yue Fei's soldiers, the Hejian Army, were the elite of the Song Dynasty.

But no matter how elite soldiers are, they have been fighting for a whole year!
The Hejian soldiers had already begun to suppress bandits at the end of autumn last year. They moved from Jingji Road to Guanzhong, then to Taihang, and on the way to Yanjing, they even pacified a Lianyun village.

The battle of Tiandezhou was a solid and tough battle.

He went to the bottom of Xixia twice in a row, and then moved to Shangjing Road to intimidate the Kelei Ministry.

After returning, take Hetao, then march to Kunyi Prefecture and return to Fengsheng Prefecture.

The Hejian army, which has not stopped for a year, is a victorious army!
But they also need to cultivate after traveling thousands of miles.

Why the Western Army of the Great Song Dynasty collapsed thousands of miles in the battle of the Liao Dynasty was related to Zhao Ji's nonsense recruiting and surrender strategy, and it was also related to the fact that the Western Army of the Great Song Dynasty had no respite after years of fighting.

The Hejian army will forcibly fight against the invading army of Xixia, even if it is always victorious, it will win again and again!

There will also be many soldiers who died.

Zhao Huan carefully weighed the pros and cons. He carefully weighed the lives of the people in Hetao and the soldiers of the Hejian Army in his heart. Finally, he felt that the lives of the Hejian Army were more valuable than the lives of the people in Hetao.

The distinction between Hua and Yi was still relatively prevalent in the Song Dynasty, and Zhao Huan really couldn't do it for the people of Hetao.

When the people of the Kingdom of Jin were allowed to enter the pass, Zhao Huan was also the principle that Han Er gave priority to.

Zhao Huan finally decided to choose the best policy. He leaned back in his chair, staring at the lanterns in the hall in a daze.

"System, do you think that I am becoming more and more like an emperor and have a choice? The dragon slayer has finally grown evil scales? I actually chose the best strategy." Zhao Huan muttered to himself. .

【…】

Zhao Huan sneered and said, "You're talking about it."

Since he became more and more powerful as an emperor, courtiers respected him more and more, and this respect tended to turn into worship.

Even Li Gang is not so rigid now.

[Compassion does not control soldiers, your kindness can only shine in the Song Dynasty now. 】

"Doesn't compassion command soldiers?" Zhao Huan asked in a daze.

[In other words, your Da Song is actually not strong enough!Your fist is not hard enough!It is already so strenuous to conquer the Kingdom of Jin, which is even more useless than Goguryeo, do you still want to shine Rendepu to a place beyond your power? 】

[Your fist is not big enough, not strong enough, you want to khan that day, but virtue is not worthy! 】

[You need to convince others with virtue! 】

Zhao Huan couldn't laugh or cry, looked at the subtitles in front of him and shook his head with a smile. The system still pointed directly at his heart as always.

Virtue does not match, and morality convinces people.

The virtue here is not the vain spiritual cultivation like benevolence, but the power in the hands is not strong enough.

"Officials, we're almost ready to go back to Beijing. When are we going to leave?" Zhao Ying asked from the shadows again.

Obviously, the official's government affairs have come to an end for the time being. Zhao Ying watched the official's daze and recovered, and hurried out.

"Go back to Beijing, the day after tomorrow." Zhao Huan said with a yawn.

It was very late at night, and he was already a little sleepy.

The reason for Zhao Huan's return to Beijing was very simple. The war in the north had fallen into an anxious waste time. The north in the winter was no longer suitable for war, and there were only small-scale conflicts.

There was still a time when the guy who repeatedly talked about Li Qingzhao jumped out again.

But this time Cheng Chu finally caught this person's tail, and pulled out a large group of people by following the clues. He had to rush back to Bianjing.

This person was beyond Zhao Huan's expectation, but it was also reasonable.

　Zhao Mingcheng is a cowardly person, he dare not jump out.Thanks to "another novice" and "Thunder 82" for their rewards, thank you for your support, (づ￣ 3￣)づ

　　
　
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