Jin Yuanwu came to the Wende Hall and found that many officials had already sat down in the main hall, and even Qin Quan and Meng Xiao appeared in the hall, obviously called back in a hurry.

Realizing the importance of this assembly, he hurriedly found a place to sit down.

Soon, Lu Yuan entered the main hall with Qin Youyu and Sun Shaoqing.

"The ministers will meet the king." The officials all stood up.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please be seated."

After the officials sat down, Lu Yuan looked around and said with a smile: "More than a year ago, when I was still the envoy of the Hui'an Army, I discussed the development strategy of the Hui'an Mansion with many people here, does anyone remember?" ”

"Of course I remember, at that time, everyone finalized the strategy of attacking the south and defending the north!" Zhang Wande said loudly.

At each meeting, he spoke most actively, unlike other officials.

"Yes, now that our army has captured Hangzhou, Yuezhou and Mingzhou, the strategy of attacking the south is very smooth, but the situation in the north has changed, especially one thing, which worries me." Lu Yuan said in a deep voice.

"What are you worried about?" Su Qingzhe asked.

"Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures!"

Zhang Wande scratched his head and said puzzledly: "Your Majesty, the minister doesn't understand, what is there to worry about in the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun?" ”

"The king must be worried that the Han people there will be abused by the Liao!" Zhan Yuan said loudly.

Immediately, quite a few officials nodded in agreement.

"It is a blessing for the people of the whole world that the king cares for the people!" Qin Li said in a high voice.

Many officials sitting in the back echoed and slapped their ass, but seeing that the officials sitting in front did not echo much, they hurriedly closed their mouths.

Jin Yuanwu secretly disdainful, these officials think that a few sycophants can please the king? It's a dream!

Qin Youyu glanced at Lu Yuan's expression, and said softly: "What the king is worried about should be that the time drags on for more and more, the people of the sixteen states of Yanyun are completely attached to the Liao, and it will be very difficult to defeat the sixteen states of Yanyun when the time comes." ”

"Not bad." Lu Yuan bowed slightly.

Shi Chongxin nodded secretly, Lu Yuan was really the same as Guo Wei, he was a person with the world in mind, and he sensed the crisis in the sixteen states of Yanyun.

This point Shi Chongxin and Wang Zhen discussed, the geographical location of the sixteen states of Yanyun is too critical, if it cannot be recaptured as soon as possible, the Liao State will always form a Taishan overpowering force against the Central Plains regime.

Originally, the Liao people had been adopting a strategy of bloody suppression in the sixteen states of Yanyun, which would only make the Han people resist to the end, as long as the Han people's hearts were still towards the Central Plains, then sooner or later they could take it back.

But later, the Khitans turned to moderate means and adopted the method of dividing the north and the south.

Guo Wei was also worried that if he didn't make a move, the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun would never be able to take it back, so he brazenly started a war against Liao.

Shi Chongxin was extremely excited, Lu Yuan, like Guo Wei, was also aware of this, and only such a person could take back the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun and fulfill his long-cherished wish.

However, Shi Chongxin didn't want Lu Yuan to be in a hurry and follow in Guo Wei's footsteps, so he spoke out against it:

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that we should continue to expand the land and accumulate strength now, and the sixteen states of Yanyun can only slow down, and we must not be in a hurry."

"I know." Lu Yuan nodded and said, "I didn't say that I would immediately conquer the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, but we can find a way to let the people there know that the Central Plains King Division is not far away, and the Han people in the Central Plains have not forgotten them." ”

Yu Xun's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile: "Doesn't the monarch want to send troops to Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures?" ”

"There are Tang and Zhou in the middle, how can I go?" Ma Kongming was stunned.

"You can go by sea." Meng Xiao spoke slowly.

"Even if the navy goes, it may not be useful, if it is useful, Zhou Guo will send the navy early." Yuan Chi pouted.

"Our navy is different from the Zhou State, and it may be able to teach the Liao people an unforgettable lesson." Yu Xun narrowed his eyes.

"What's the difference?"

"We have artillery!"

Shi Chongxin hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the sea route from Hangzhou to Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures is too far, and it has to pass through the waters of Tang and Zhou, and there are also problems with supplies. ”

Qin Quan said lightly: "So our next strategy is to solve these problems one by one, so that the warship can sail to the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun." ”

Shi Chongxin thought about it carefully, if he could really do this, he could indeed slow down the pace of the Khitans without taking too many risks.

A feeling of blood boiling swept through his body, and he could feel that these generals of the Wu State were not much different from him, and they all remembered the sixteen states of Yanyun in their hearts, which made him extremely encouraged.

Su Qingzhe muttered: "As long as our army captures Suzhou, the naval army can set off from Suzhou to Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, the journey will take about fifteen days, and then consider the journey back, the main problem is still in supply." ”

"And the Dengzhou Navy will definitely intercept it, and it will take some effort to defeat them." Shi Chongxin hurriedly added.

Zhang Dezhong stroked his beard and smiled: "So, does General Shi think that my country's navy can defeat the Dengzhou navy?" ”

"If we talk about water warfare capabilities, the Zhou State is not our opponent, if the warships can be quickly equipped with artillery, the Forbidden Army and the Navy alone can defeat the entire Zhou State Navy!" Shi Chongxin's voice revealed strong confidence.

His words immediately ignited the pride of the officials of the Wu State, especially the civilian officials, who did not know so much about the combat power of the Wu army.

"Your Majesty, the minister has an idea." A clear voice rang out.

Yuan An, who had been staring at him all the time, glanced at the person who spoke up, and his brows furrowed.

This person's name is Du Hongzhang, he is the champion of the new department, he was appointed as the inspector of the household department, and he is an official under Yuan An.

Du Hongzhang was the youngest official among the officials who participated in the rally, and Yuan An was very dissatisfied with his speech on such an occasion.

In Yuan Anxin, the court of Wu was clearly hierarchical, and only the highest-ranking officials were qualified to speak on such occasions.

After his observation, this is indeed the case, and the youngest person who speaks at the moment is also a waiter.

Even he, Langzhong, is one level behind and can't speak at will, but Du Hongzhang dares to express his opinion, which is really arrogant!

Du Hongzhang didn't expect his words to provoke Yuan An to think so much, he saw that Lu Yuan and the officials all looked at him, and said calmly: "The minister thinks that we can take Dengzhou as a stronghold, and then we can send a naval army to approach the sixteen states of Yanyun." ”

Geng Qing was stunned for a moment, and said loudly: "What you said is light, is it easy to defeat Dengzhou?" And even if it is defeated, Dengzhou is so far away from us, how can we defend it? ”

Du Hongzhang said unhurriedly: "There is a city called Rongcheng in Dengzhou, surrounded by the sea on three sides, it is a water city, General Shi also said, our water army can defeat the Dengzhou water army, then it is easy to defeat Rongcheng." ”

"Dengzhou Rongcheng is indeed surrounded by the sea on three sides." Ji Yan agreed, he had been to this city when he was young.

Lu Yuan said warmly: "I understand what Du Aiqing means. You're saying that it's enough for us to just take Rongcheng and use it as a supply point, right? ”

"That's what I mean." Du Hongzhang bowed and said.

"What do you think?" Lu Yuan looked at the other ministers.

Zhan Yuan hesitated: "The army of the Zhou State is very strong, so I am afraid that Rongcheng will be difficult to hold." ”

Xiao Shilang said loudly: "There is only one city wall in Shuicheng, and with the help of the naval army and artillery, it is not difficult to defend, even if the Zhou army sends a large army to attack, we can retreat to the sea, and wait for the army to leave, and then take it back." ”

Zhan Yuan glanced at him and didn't refute it anymore.

Lu Yuan swept his eyes around, and seeing that no one questioned it anymore, he announced loudly: "Then the next strategy of our army is to attack the three states in the north." After taking these three states, they will march to Dengzhou, take Rongcheng as a supply point, and march to the sixteen states of Yanyun, so that the Han people there know that Wang Shi is not far away from them. ”

"Wait for the order!" The officials said in unison.

Lu Yuan continued: "This strategy is in the hands of the Third Army, the Fourth Army, and the Forbidden Army Naval Division. ”

"The minister commands." Yu Xun, Meng Xiao and Shi Chongxin came out of the ranks.

"The Second Army is ready to prepare for war, and after the Dengzhou strategy is completed, the next strategy will be started to unify Jiangnan!"

"The minister commands." Qin Quan is out of the ranks.

Just a month after this rally, Wu's army launched an attack on Xiuzhou.

(PS: The weather is getting colder, everyone pay attention to keeping warm.) ）