Zhang Qi glanced at Zhang Dan, groaned in his heart, and answered decisively: "Official, the Xia people are not very strong, now we occupy many fortresses, the geographical advantage is in the Song Dynasty, the court is united, the people are in the Song Dynasty, our dynasty has been preparing for a long time, the Xia people rushed to war, the time is in the Song, this battle, my Song Dynasty will win!" ”

Zhang Qi is not because Zhang Dian is his brother, and the two of them are both lost, but the current situation does not allow the Great Song Dynasty to retreat!

Once the Great Song Dynasty sued peace with the Liao State, not to mention the damage to the national prestige, how much to pay, just say that once the Liao retreated, the Xia people's popularity would inevitably flourish, and at the same time, the Liao people may not really sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, the Great Song Dynasty has no choice!

Zhao Xu's complexion remained unchanged, and his eyes were condensed.

The sudden change in the situation required Zhao Xu to consider it carefully.

He looked at the second chapter, his heart was racing, but after a moment, his thoughts were clear, and he said in a deep voice: "First, the Liao people must not be able to go south, otherwise I will kill the Liao envoy, and we will definitely not send Liao envoys again, and it will not be just such a small action, they still have to force me to sue for peace with the Great Song Dynasty, so there is no need to care, our plan is as usual." Second, the Xia people started the war in a hurry, it was our plan that worked, but we didn't expect them to be provoked so easily, and the time was pushed forward. ”

Seeing that Zhao Xu was not frightened and had no intention of retreating, Zhang Xuan felt a little relieved, raised his hand and said: "Your Majesty, please oversee the army, this battle cannot be lost." ”

Zhao Xu figured it out, so he was not so nervous, and said to the two with a smile: "They want to reorganize the army and send troops, it will take at least half a month, now is the time for us to transfer troops, and we will wait and so on." First, it is necessary to have strong soldiers, second, the grain and grass for backup must be sufficient, third, the transmission of military information must be smooth, and fourth, General Xu and Liang Tao are recalled to Beijing. In addition, for the time being, keep it a secret and make every effort to prepare. ”

"Command!" Chapter 2 raised his hand and answered in a deep voice.

Zhao Xu thought about it and said: "It is suitable to be adapted, in the construction of the plant, the middle of the seed division, plus the strategies of each road, as well as Zong Ze, etc., there are more than 200,000 troops around Qin Feng Road, all of them are moving forward, and the privy envoy is to rebel against the commander, and the other generals will lead their armies and be ready for battle!" ”

"Command!" Zhang Qi's face was stiff, and his tone was resolute.

Zhang Dian stood, his expression resolute, thinking about this matter before and after.

Zhao Xu's heart was full of thoughts, and there was a thought that was uncontrollably surging, and he forcibly suppressed it.

The three of them stood in front of the vertical arch hall and continued.

Western Xia suddenly attacked, they were a little hasty, but not too nervous, talking about all kinds of things inside and out.

Not far from the east side of the vertical arch hall is the green tile house, and the south side is the political affairs hall, and I don't know how many people come and go.

They were very curious, curious about what the official family and the two prime ministers had to say, and they wanted to discuss it in front of the door of the vertical arch hall, and they looked very serious.

The three of them, standing in front of the arched hall, discussed for half an hour.

Half an hour later, Zhang Dian summoned the temporary directors of the six ministries and three monasteries in Beijing to hold a meeting in the political affairs hall, while Zhang Kai held a meeting in the Privy Council at the same time, and made all-round arrangements for the 'Xia invasion' from the 'military' and 'political' worlds.

Inside the arched hall.

The Yellow Gate came and went, reporting all kinds of things, and Zhao Xu had more things to arrange, which was busier than the Political Hall and the Privy Council.

In the evening, Zhao Xu and Erzhang set up a table in the vertical arch hall, and continued to discuss the matter while eating.

Zhao Xu took the bowl, took a sip of fish soup, and said with a smile: "Qingtianwei is still stepping up spying, if the Liao State wants to go south, at least more than 50,000 troops are needed, and it is temporarily determined that they do not have these, and wait for the follow-up news of Qingtianwei." ”

Zhang Dian didn't care about the so-called 'food without words' or anything like that, he sat upright, his eyes were cold, and said: "Your Majesty, that Xiao Tiancheng is moving more and more violently, obviously he came prepared, and the minister plans to test it again......"

"No!"

Zhang Qi immediately interrupted Zhang Dian's words and said, "Then Xiao Tiancheng will let it go first, waiting for the news of Qing Tianwei." Since the Xia people are here, let's fight a good battle, after this battle, you can come as much as you want, not now! ”

Zhang Dian glanced at him and continued: "The minister plans to feast him once and find out the bottom. ”

There are not many people who can let Zhang Dian feast alone.

Zhao Xu took a bite of rice and said, "It's not necessary, it will only make him think that my Da Song is weak, and there are more small means, just take it calmly and let the Imperial City Division keep an eye on it." This battle has not changed, I can't just focus on defense, I have to take the initiative to attack, that Xingqing Mansion is not far away, let the cavalry in the construction of the kind of tentative attack, silent route, cavalry, after all, it is fought, not trained......"

Zhang Qi said: "Yes, the staff room has also proposed the 'tired enemy' tactic, which should be taken by surprise and put a little pressure on the Xia people." ”

Zhao Xu had almost eaten, slowed down, and said, "I don't know much about military affairs, so I won't interfere with you, but there are a few things that must be remembered." ”

Zhang Qi bowed down and listened solemnly.

Zhao Xu held the bowl in one hand and picked up the dishes in the other, and said: "First, the strategy of the Great Song Dynasty is to attack and defend, to take the initiative to attack, to have clear strategic goals and tactical means, not to block the door when people hit the door, this is not the way to survive, let alone the survival of a country." ”

The expression of the second chapter became more and more solemn.

If it's a discussion between courtiers, it's not a big deal. But this is the words of the Great Song official, and it is his will.

This indicates that the foreign policy of the Great Song Dynasty is undergoing a fundamental change!

"Second,"

Zhao Xu took a bite, his voice was still clear, and said: "There are two goals in the short term, one is to seek peace on the border, this kind of peace is to fight, not to seek peace. Second, it is to expand the living space of my Great Song Dynasty, this goal, mainly the northwest and south, that is, Tubo and Dali, how to go through the strategy, Zhang Xianggong has a draft, and I also agree. ”

"There is also a medium-term goal, which is to completely defeat Li Xia and take back the sixteen states of Youyun, take back the initiative, and lay the foundation for the unification of our Great Song Dynasty."

The expression of the second chapter changed slightly, because in Zhao Xu's words, an unfamiliar word appeared: unification.

Zhao Xu looked at their expressions and knew what they were thinking, and said lightly: "The land occupied by Dali and Northwest Tubo is the old land of the Han and Tang Dynasties, needless to say. Li Xia is a traitor of my Great Song Dynasty, there is no doubt about that. The Khitan occupies the sixteen states of Youyun, which is unbearable. ”

Zhang Dan's eyes flashed violently, he had always known that the young official in front of him had great ambitions, but he didn't expect that this ambition was beyond his imagination!

Unification!

These two words, how ambitious and thrilling!

Zhang Qi does not have the excitement of Zhang Dan, he is now a privy envoy, and the 'pattern' should be small, and he listens calmly.

After saying these words, Zhao Xu smiled and said: "Let's talk about the front line first, the Grand Zhang Xianggong is going to the front line to supervise the war, which is not advisable, the Great Minister is going to supervise the war, it sounds strange, not to mention the truth, the front-line soldiers may not be fierce, and the court can't give people a look of poor donkey skills and desperate to the end, which is not good-looking." ”

"I've decided to take the royal conquest myself."