The movement of Tubo and the appearance of Luotuo, and the support of the Yuan Dynasty's firearms in Great Xia, made Zhao Dongting realize that the Yuan Dynasty must have a large number of arms.

They must have been fully prepared for the sudden appearance of their hideous minions.

Zhao Dongting was in a solemn mood.

He is deeply aware that Da Song is actually passive now. If you are led by the nose by the Yuan Dynasty like this, then the great disaster may come at any time.

"Let's stand down first!"

Zhao Dongting waved his hand and asked Xuanxue and Zhongsun Guge to retreat, and then pondered in the imperial study.

Li Goudan made a pot of tea beside him and didn't dare to speak.

He had never seen his Dongting brother show such a dignified appearance.

Zhao Dongting writes and draws on paper.

Yuan Dynasty, Tibetan Dynasty, Western Xia, Great Song Dynasty, Yue Li Dynasty, Japanese ......

At present, although the Yuan Dynasty is only helping Great Xia, its ultimate goal must be the Great Song Dynasty. Zhao Dongting knows this.

Break the Western Xia first, completely because the Western Xia is the northwest barrier of the Great Song Dynasty. The Yuan Dynasty was paving the way for the army to attack the Great Song Dynasty.

If Zhao Dongting wants not to be passive, he must anticipate the enemy. Strategically know the intentions of the Yuan Dynasty.

Tubo had already bowed to the Yuan Dynasty, and its strength was not strong, even when the Great Song Dynasty Forbidden Army defeated the Yuan army one after another, the Tubo tribes did not see any movement. Now that he is suddenly dispatched, I think it is also because he learned that the Yuan Dynasty already had firearms and was able to fight against the Great Song Dynasty. But they may not really have the courage and strength to dare to confront the Great Song Forbidden Army, and the most likely thing is to bluff to contain the Great Song Shuzhong Military Region and prevent the Great Song Dynasty from having room to support Zhongxingfu.

This is the most annoying.

Even if Zhao Dongting didn't take the Tubo soldiers to heart, he couldn't ignore them. After all, if these guys really take advantage of it, it's also a problem.

So, let the Xianglong Military Region lead the army to relieve the siege of Zhongxingfu?

Zhao Dongting's eyebrows were always tightly frowned, and he drew a circle on the four words of Xianglong Military Region.

Only in the north of the Xianglong Military Region, there are two roads, Yuanjing Zhaofu Road and Nanjing Road.

Since the Yuan Dynasty even mobilized the Tubo troops, it would not sit idly by and watch the Xianglong Military Region go to support Zhongxingfu.

If the Xianglong Military Region moves, I am afraid that the Yuan army will raid from Jingzhaofu Road or Nanjing Road into Jingnan Road, and may even directly attack Xiangyang City, the northern border barrier of the Great Song Dynasty.

The previous Yuan army was fine, but now that the Yuan army has firearms, it can no longer be treated like before.

Jiankang Military Region ......

The Jiankang Military Region has Yuanshan East and West Road and Shandong East Road, which are also facing threats at any time. Moreover, it is far away from Zhongxingfu, and it is unrealistic to send troops to Zhongxingfu.

and then to the Xingguo Military Region, although the Xingguo Military Region is located inland, and there are not many foreign enemies around, it is impossible to cross the Great Song Dynasty to relieve the siege of Zhongxingfu.

The same is true of the Zhennan Military Region, and there is also a Yue Li Dynasty and the Great Song Dynasty in the south.

The Dali Military Region is also beyond the reach of the whip.

When Zhao Dongting drew circles on the words on the paper, he found that it was inconvenient for him to mobilize any military region.

However, we must not sit idly by and ignore the Zhongxing government.

Not to mention that Western Xia and Great Song are allies who depend on each other, just based on his relationship with Li Xiushu, he must not sit idly by and watch Western Xia be destroyed.

His eyes fell towards the Dali Military Region and the Shuzhong Military Region.

After a while, he narrowed his eyes slightly, "Since you want to fight, why do you have to hide it anymore...... If the wind is stirred, then I will simply light another fire......"

After that, Zhao Dongting wrote on the paper again.

There are a large number of defenders in Chengdu, Jiading, Chongqing and other cities in Shuzhong, and now it is time to use these defenders.

Although the defenders of the Great Song Dynasty cities were not as elite as the forbidden army, they were by no means an army without combat effectiveness.

As long as the defenders are gathered, there is no need to be afraid of what the 50,000 soldiers in Tibet can do.

In addition, there is the Dali Military Region, and the Great Song Dynasty, Bagan, Tianzhu and other countries have no long-cherished wishes, and it is unlikely that the Yuan Dynasty will be able to invite these countries to attack the Song Dynasty.

The Dali Military Region should be safe and sound.

In this way, it is better to let Liu Zhuwen lead the soldiers to attack Tubo. Since he wants to fight, Zhao Dongting doesn't just want to keep Zhongxing Mansion.

Sooner or later, there will be a big war between the Great Song Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty, and now that the Yuan Dynasty already has firearms, and they show their minions to the Great Song Dynasty, it is better to directly distinguish the winners and losers.

Only the Zhennan Military Region still has the Xingguo Military Region, and Zhao Dongting still does not plan to transfer it for the time being.

Not to mention how much effort it would take to circumnavigate the coastline to the territory of the Yuan Dynasty with the strength of the two major military regions, and how much grain and grass would be needed, with the strength of the two military regions alone, it may not be possible to win the Yuan Dynasty now.

"Intended!"

After a while, Zhao Dongting suddenly shouted at Li Goudan: "Liu Zhuwen, the marshal of the proposed Dali Military Region, led the four armies of Tianhui, Tianjiu, Tianxian, and Tianjian to attack Tubo!" Zhang Guangbao, deputy commander of the Shuzhong Military Region, led all the soldiers of the forbidden army of the Shuzhong Military Region to rush to the aid of Zhongxing Mansion, and the defenders of each city sent half of the troops to Chengdu Mansion and Yazhou along the line. The four major military regions of Zhennan, Jiankang, Xingguo, and Xianglong have been training diligently and are ready to actively respond to the battle! Ready to be mobilized by me. ”

Li Goudan was busy writing a pen next to him.

His handwriting is quite beautiful and fast. It was not much slower than Zhao Dongting's dictation.

Soon, several letters were presented on paper.

After Zhao Dongting saw it, he called in a eunuch from outside and asked him to send it to the Ministry of State. And let the Ministry of State convey it to the major military regions as quickly as possible.

Then he said to Li Goudan: "Go and announce the state order, the deputy military aircraft order, and the military department." ”

Li Goudan hurriedly ran out of the imperial study.

He had drafted the decree just now, and even though he was not very old, he knew that something big was about to happen.

Such a major event may involve the entire territory of the Great Song Dynasty.

Even, decide the ownership of the Central Plains.

It was only a short time before Lu Xiufu, Su Liuyi and Zhong Jian, who was temporarily appointed as the acting secretary of the Ministry of War, rushed to the imperial study.

Looking at their expressions, it was obvious that they had already heard Li Goudan talk about what had just happened outside the imperial study.

As soon as he entered the house and saluted, Lu Xiufu asked, "Is the emperor planning to start a war with the Yuan Dynasty?" ”

Zhao Dongting snorted lightly and coldly: "Their intention to support Great Xia with arms and let the Tubo soldiers suppress our Great Song border is already obvious. If the Western Xia is destroyed, our Great Song Dynasty will inevitably suffer from the dilemma of being surrounded by enemies on all sides again. How can I let them get their wish, since he intends to take it step by step, then we must advance and retreat, and disrupt their deployment. ”

Lu Xiufu, Su Liuyi and Zhong Jian all nodded lightly when they heard this.

For Zhao Dongting's military insights, they all admired it from the bottom of their hearts. After all, today's Great Song Dynasty was defeated under the wise guidance of the emperor.

Although the emperor is not very old and is not very good at commanding the army, he has never lacked in the overall situation.

Then Lu Xiufu said again: "Then the emperor announced that I would wait, should I wait to prepare grain and grass, right?" ”

"Hmm!"

Zhao Dongting nodded and said, "The three armies want to move, and the grain and grass go first." The Ministry of State Affairs, the Ministry of Military Affairs, and the Ministry of Military Aircraft must work closely together to deliver grain to the major military regions as quickly as possible, so as to be prepared. Except for the necessary grain and grass to meet the needs of the time, all the cities were concentrated in the forbidden armies of the major military regions. In addition, the surplus grain was purchased from the people in various places. ”

"Yes."

Lu Xiufu, Su Liuyi and Zhong Jian all bowed down to receive orders.

The Yuan Dynasty has always had a deep heritage, and if you want to compete for hegemony with the Yuan Dynasty, such preparation is a must. Even, even if it is to gather the grain and grass of the whole country, it may not be perfect.

After all, the time for Da Song to recuperate over the years is still too short. Domestic food reserves are also limited.

This is also due to Zhao Dongting's reform of agriculture and the promotion of new crops. Otherwise, at this time, I am afraid that there are still many people in the Great Song Dynasty who can't eat, and where can there be any surplus food.

Unless it is a war to feed the war, no country in this era can hold on to a ten-year conquest and still fill the stomachs of the people. Only the Great Song Dynasty is excepted.

Later, Zhao Dongting asked Su Liuyi and Zhong Jian to jointly draft the order of the defenders of each city in the Shuzhong Military Region.

Under the current Great Song Dynasty system, the defenders in various places are under the triple jurisdiction of the Grand Military Region, the Military Machinery Province and the Military Department. The major military districts can only move the defenders as appropriate when the situation is critical, and in normal times, they do not have the right to mobilize the defenders. The Ministry of Military Aircraft and the Ministry of Military Affairs oversaw the logistics and salaries of the defenders in various localities, but they did not have the right to mobilize the defenders individually. To mobilize the defenders, only Su Liuyi, the center of the Military Machinery Province, and Zhong Jian, the military department, jointly signed an order.