Northern Song Dynasty Revitalization Strategy

Chapter 603 The Necessity of the Royal Conquest

Zhao Huan looked at Zhao Ying, he wanted the bullets to fly for a while, and let Zhao Ying finish what he wanted to say.

Zhao Ying said with some fear on his face: "When the official's family conquered Hedong Road, I was always worried about the safety of the official's family. When the official's family arrived at the head of Ningwu Pass, when Wanyan Zonghan rushed up with a ghost mask, I was so worried. It was mentioned in the throat."

"Officials, we have money, people, food, and people's support in Song Dynasty. We can get what we want. Just fight slowly. You don't need to go to the front line personally."

Zhao Ying was thinking about Zhao Huan's personal safety. He looked at the emperor with a bitter face, and continued: "The official family, it's better not to go, just stay in Yanjing. We are already at the front line. Thinking of rushing straight to Yanjing, looking for officials."

Zhao Huan looked at Zhao Ying, sighed, pointed to Kanyu map and said: "If we can reproduce the actions of Ningwuguan to lure the enemy, and trick Wanyan Zongwang to go out of the city to fight like Wanyan Zonghan, how many casualties will be saved by our Song generals? ?”

Liaoyang City is not easy to fight, and there are five essentials for defending the city, and everything is available.

Like the original Bianjing City, if you want to capture such a city, you will need to suffer extremely heavy casualties, and even need a long-term siege to win it.

If the city is besieged for a long time, there will be many uncertainties, and it will be easy to be surrounded by the enemies of Huanglong Mansion and Huining Mansion.

Zhao Huan didn't want to fail the battle against Liaoyang, so he took such a move, but Zhao Ying and Yu Wenxu were extremely opposed.

Not to mention the courtiers in Bianjing, they must also be opposed by Yishui.

"The official family is benevolent." Yu Wenxuzhong bowed his head and said: "But I still feel that it is better for the official family to be in Yanjing, and not give the Jinren any chance."

Zhao Huan thought for a long time, and insisted: "I still decided to go to the state to reward the three armies."

"Zhao Ying, prepare 300 million taels of silver and some food from Yanjing. I still plan to go."

Looking at the determination on Zhao Huan's face, Yu Wenxu knew that the official's family had already made up their minds, and they were determined to come to Zhou after eating the weight.

"Does the official insist on going?" Yu Wenxu said slightly absent-mindedly.

Zhao Huan nodded and said, "Of course!"

"Then go." Yuwen Xuzhong suddenly smiled and said: "It doesn't matter if you go to the official's house. After a year of reclamation at the eastern foot of Yanshan Mountain, the straight road is already very convenient. It only takes two days to get from Yanjing to Zhouzhou. .”

"Besides, Wang Zhi and Wang Jiedu envoy are in Laizhou, what else can happen? He Wanyan Zongwang may not dare to come to the state to make trouble for Wang Bao."

"Mr. Yuwen understands why I want to come to Zhou?" Zhao Huan asked curiously, looking at the smile on Yu Wenxuzhong's face.

Yu Wenxu nodded and said with a smile: "Officials value literature over martial arts."

"Mr. Yuwen is worthy of being a minister who seeks the country." Zhao Huan and Yuwen Xuzhong exchanged a wave of business, with smiles on their faces.

From Zhao Kuangyin's use of literature to suppress martial arts, to Zhao Guangyi's emphasis on literature over martial arts.

Wantonly suppressing warriors has become the ethos of the Great Song Dynasty Hall, and it is also the political correctness of the Great Song Dynasty Hall.

To change this trend, it is not enough to take back the Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, the Kingdom of Jin must be destroyed.

It was based on such considerations that Zhao Huan made up his mind to go to Laizhou and give the soldiers a platform in person. Improving the winning rate was one aspect, but Zhao Huan's idea was to change the atmosphere of the court.

In Li Qingzhao's letter to himself, he said that the fourth mirror of the Song Dynasty is the Kingdom of Jin!

If the value of the Jin Kingdom is not squeezed out, the Jin people will not go so peacefully.

Yu Wenxu sighed. In the four years since the official's accession to the throne, he has worked hard to govern, and he is determined to change the old habits and change the bad habits of the Song Dynasty. It really has the style of Song Taizu.

"Then it's settled, Zhao Ying, you and Mr. Yuwen will make preparations together. When we receive the good news from Kunyi Prefecture, we will set off to come to the state." Zhao Huan nodded and said.

Zhao Huan's heart is full of B numbers. Before Yue Fei came to the state, he couldn't put himself in danger.

What if the wheels of history come and go, and the trend of the general trend reproduces the shame of Jingkang in the original historical line, it will be difficult.

Yuwen Xuzhong looked at the officials and said: "Then the officials have to agree to the minister, if Wanyan Zongwang's elites come out to attack Laizhou before the encirclement of Liaoyang is completed, the officials should leave Laizhou as soon as possible, and don't let the soldiers be tied up .”

Zhao Huan nodded and agreed to the agreement.

"If the Jin people come out of Liaoyang City, it will be a decisive battle ahead of time. My Song army has just won a field battle and defeated Yan Zongbi, and reproduced the strategy of luring the enemy at Ningwuguan, which is exactly what I wanted. If the Jin people don't leave Liaoyang City, it can also improve morale."

"Notify the historian that if I was really persecuted by Wanyan Zongwang and escaped from the city, remember not to write escape, just say transfer in. Well, just use this word."

Turn into?What trick is this playing?Yuwen Xuzhong looked confused, there is no such allusion in the classic history books.

Yuwen Xuzhong thought for a while and asked: "Officials, do you want to increase troops when you come to the state? Wang Zhi only has [-] Jiesheng main army, [-] Khitan main army, and [-] to [-] auxiliary troops. The officials can take them with them." You can’t bring many people, but you can bring about [-] Yanjing’s main army. If you need to transfer troops, you need to notify Koryo earlier and make arrangements.”

Zhao Huan shook his head, this is enough.

Yu Wenxu nodded meaningfully, with a smile on his face.

"What are you laughing at?" Zhao Huan looked at Yu Wenxuzhong full of curiosity. Is this problem serious?
He wasn't there to make trouble, so naturally he wouldn't interrupt Shen Cong and Yang Zaixing's battle in front of the formation, mobilizing the Yanjing Army on the Koryo side would disrupt the deployment of the generals.

"Since Emperor Taizong, they have been guarding the inside and the outside, strengthening the cadres and weak branches, and the officials did not increase their troops. This shows that the officials do not agree with this... policy theory. The ministers do not agree with this policy very much." Yu Wenxu said in a sentence. It's amazing, and it clarifies the intention behind this question.

It was only then that Zhao Huan realized that his feelings had dug a hole for him here.

Behind every question these top-notch ministers asked was to test the emperor's determination and the emperor's ruling philosophy.

The story of Zhao Huan's decision to go on a personal conquest by the royal family again is miraculously spread in Bianjing.

No one would believe that the emperor would fail. The most pessimistic estimate of public opinion was that he would fail at best.

The optimism of public opinion is actually the same as when Zhao Guangyi personally conquered Yanyun sixteen prefectures.

It is a pity that Zhao Guangyi at that time failed the expectations of the people of the Song Dynasty.

The most serious issue in strategy is that Zhao Guangyi himself is as optimistic as the people.

Zhao Huan always remembered the principle of combat taught by Zhongshi Taoism, that is, to think about defeat before thinking about victory, so that you can fight a hundred battles without danger.

He arranged for the Mulan boat from the Shipping Department of Jinkou City to accompany him to the state.

The navy of the Great Song Dynasty all came from Yang Yao's Jinghu navy, and the combat effectiveness in water warfare has yet to be tested.

The naval forces of the Great Song Dynasty had a long way to go, although Zong Ze established many naval training camps in Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi, Zong Ze in Jinghu, He Li in Liangzhe and Liangjiang, and Fan Ruwei in Fujian and Guangdong.

But it is still a long time before the day of flowering and fruiting, and it is barely enough to be able to sail.

Therefore, there is only one purpose of accompanying the Mulan boat, if the battle goes wrong, to welcome the emperor of the Song Dynasty to transfer in at any time.

For the accompanying Mulan boat, the people of Song Dynasty had the purpose of watching a show.

They hoped to see the emperor of the Song Dynasty, who was invincible in all battles, flee in a hurry by boating on the sea.

The emperor who is too dazzling is not the official family they are familiar with.

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Benxi is an iron mountain that has been used since the Han Dynasty. The quality of iron materials is very high. Anshan Iron Mountain is not far from Benxi Iron Mountain.

Everywhere you can see wild people picking up coal on their backs, heading towards Iron Mountain.

With five thousand soldiers, Chen Xing chased and killed Wanyan Zongbi, who was fleeing in a hurry. The wild people along the way gave a numb look, and continued on the trail, heading towards Iron Mountain.

Wanyan Zongbi's rumors were turbulent, and when Chen Xing led his troops to attack Benxi, Wanyan Zongbi hastily took away some iron materials from Benxi, and ran back to Liaoyang City.

Chen Xing stopped his horse and looked at Tieshan in front of him, but he frowned because he smelled the pungent smoky smell.

"The official's plan to stay here has failed. I'm afraid the official will not be able to bear the smoke."

"The method of smelting iron by the Jinren is rough enough. Such good iron is made into such a thing as a weapon?"

Chen Xing made up a golden man who was trampled by the cavalry. He looked at the weapon in the golden man's hand and sneered.

A thing that looked like a hammer and a mace was firmly held in the hand of the dead golden man.

"Benxi and Anshan are the iron mountains around Liaoyang. The iron materials are of high quality and the terrain is dangerous. It has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. It is also the gate of Liaoyang." A playful female voice took off her pocket and took out a booklet.

Wen Ying, she said that wherever Chen Xing was, she was there.She didn't want to break her word.

"I didn't expect you, a woman of the generation, to have two skills in marching and fighting." Chen Xing first affirmed Wen Ying's role in battle.

Not to mention Wen Ying's proficiency in bowing, horseback riding is not bad, riding and shooting is not very accurate, but infantry is still a leader in the army.

"That's right, who said that women are inferior to men. There are times when women don't let their eyebrows go!" Wen Ying raised her head proudly and said, jumped off the horse, cut off the golden man's ears, and put them in her belt.

"That's my trophy..." Chen Xing stretched out his hand.

The golden man obviously fell off his horse and was trampled half to death by the golden man's own people. Chen Xing also picked up the spoils.

Whoever picks it up belongs to him.

"You are already a captain, don't you know that the merit of a captain's head does not count as military merit?" Wen Ying asked with a smile, patting his belt.

"I know, but it can be exchanged for money, one twenty guan." Chen Xing counted with his fingers, and along the way, Wen Ying picked up at least seven of his heads as a reward.

140 Guan, he was able to marry the daughter of the landlord's family in his hometown, so he was picked up by Wen Ying.

100 silver dollars!
I can buy two houses and more than ten acres of land!

Wen Ying took off her belt and said, "If you want it, then set up a separate military tent for me in your camp, next to your military tent."

"Deal!" Chen Xing nodded.

The Imperial City Division has a separate department in the army in charge of spying and intelligence along the way.

Because of Wen Ying's status, she has a high rank in the Imperial City Division, and she originally lived in a separate military tent, so this requirement is not too much.

Wen Ying looked at Chen Xing's appearance, laughed loudly, threw the waist bag in his hand to Chen Xing, and explained: "Is mine not yours? I don't have military registration."

It was only then that Chen Xing remembered that without military registration, he couldn't exchange for military meritorious rewards.

Wen Ying looked at Chen Xing's dumbfounded look, and didn't know why she fell in love with him blindly.

She took out a Kanyu map, pointed to Anshan and said, "Benxi and Anshan have not built cities, and their defense forces are extremely limited. A team of [-] people stationed in one place is already a lot. I think you should go to Anshan now. These two places occupy Come down, each other's horns, advance and retreat with evidence."

(End of this chapter)