Wei Renpu was as calm as a machine without the slightest emotion, completely extinguishing the glimmer of expectation in Liu Chengyou's heart: "The topography of Hebei, a flat river, and no danger to defend, this is an indisputable fact, and it is also the biggest disadvantage of our army. Although the defense line set up by His Majesty in the area of Nanyishui has been adjusted several times, additional soldiers and horses have been dispatched, and fortifications have been built, but it is really simple because of its ugliness, and it is impossible to be optimistic about how much defense it can have on the Khitan cavalry. ”

"This time, Hu Kou only used a small army of horses, constantly attacking and harassing everywhere, making our northern border army warn everywhere, not too disturbing, and miserable."

"Your Majesty is also a person who knows the army, if the Khitan moves south, if the imperial court does not have a large army to deal with the threat, so that it has some scruples, once it breaks through the northern border defense, what damage will it cause to our Hebei Prefectures. And if Your Majesty raises a large army to attack Huainan, with the strength of the pseudo-Tang Dynasty, it will not be easy to capture, it is a place of long-term war. ”

"If the war doesn't go well, the consequences will be unimaginable if it drags on for a long time. If there is a threat from the Khitan behind, the pseudo-Tang side will be even more difficult to conquer, which will definitely boost its resistance. Even more terrifying, the Khitan army drove straight into Tokyo to ......"

Wei Renpu's words completely dispelled Liu Chengyou's idea of "fighting on two fronts".

The emotions calmed down completely, considering the gains and losses, and the expressions slowly twisted together, Liu Chengyou couldn't help but say angrily: "After three years of planning, painstaking planning, in the end, do you still have to look at the faces of the Khitan people?" ”

In the tone of the Son of Heaven, with irrepressible resentment and grievance, several ministers in the palace subconsciously lowered their heads.

Whether you want to admit it or not, in fact it is exactly what it says. Conquering the south is not like sending a fold from Ruan to fight the pheasant clan and other miscellaneous captives, that is the need to use most of the power of the imperial court, as long as the Northern Han does not have the strength to fight on two fronts, it will always be controlled by others. Moreover, even if you have that strength, you should try your best to avoid the situation of being attacked by the enemy on your back.

"The old man is too careful to look at the two Shangshu!" Seeing that the atmosphere was too calm, Gao Xingzhou spoke at this time, and glanced at Wei Renpu and Wang Pu: "Although the Khitan disaster is serious, it will not destroy the ambition of my dynasty. Now the situation in the north is only the beginning of the beginning, and it is still unknown whether the Khitan will invade on a large scale, which is convenient for the Chongzheng Hall to speculate, hesitate, and worry about changing the general strategy of the imperial court. Such a frightened bird, how can he have the face to seek the country and the army above the temple? ”

Gao Xingzhou's words were like deafening and uplifting, but they didn't give Wei and Wang face. When Wei Renpu heard this, he just showed a wry smile, and Wang Pu's face flashed with urgency and dissatisfaction, and he wanted to speak, but was stopped by Liu Chengyou raising his hand.

"Wei, Wang Erqing, don't think about winning and losing first, don't think about the good and think about the bad first, this is the old Cheng Mouguo! Military affairs should have been guided by the situation, and they should change according to the times! Liu Chengyou was completely calm at this time, and said to his father-in-law: "However, what King Linqing said is not unreasonable, the Khitan changes remain to be seen, no matter how he moves, we can't mess up!" ”

"It's time for us to move, too!" After pacing back and forth in front of the map, Liu Chengyou said directly: "Let the Military Intelligence Department send someone to the Khitan to investigate, make more capable people, pay a lot of money, and pay a lot of money, at any cost." Ordered all the borders to be plugged, strengthen the guard, and command and guard along the borders, including the Yan army, to firmly monitor the movements of the Khitan. ”

He said to Zhang Dejun, who was waiting on the other side: "Go, bring the two envoys of Wude to me, hurry!" ”

"Yes!" Listening to the tone of the Son of Heaven, Zhang Dejun's buttocks tightened, and his steps flew away.

"The Khitan attack has caused major damage along the border, and the displaced people have risen up, in view of this, how should the imperial court deal with it, do you have any suggestions?" Keeping his eyes firmly on the northern region of central Hebei, Liu Chengyou asked in a deep voice.

Gao Xingzhou bowed his hand and suggested: "Your Majesty, although the commanders set up by the imperial court in the north are all deployed by He Fujin to co-ordinate, but each commander is actually dedicated to its own affairs, and the troops are scattered, and the dispatch is not smooth. Your Majesty may issue another edict to clarify the command, the upper and lower ranks, and make the military order smooth. And to the armies, more coordination and contact, timely warning, if there is an enemy attack, joint operations, and give the armies the autonomy to capture fighters and take the initiative to attack! ”

Gao Xingzhou's words fell, and Liu Chengyou suddenly turned his head and looked at him. Under the old man's head, the white sideburns are visible, and in addition to the old state on his face, he is calm and calmly meets the emperor's gaze.

Twisting his eyebrows slightly, Liu Chengyou pondered in his heart, what Gao Xingzhou meant, he understood. It's just that this right has been confiscated, and it will start to be released again? But Gao Xingzhou's suggestion is not unreasonable, the side affairs are complicated, and the military situation is changing at any time, so it is impossible for Liu Chengyou to give the generals a garrison map or formation map, and then let them fight according to the map. Passionate about e-books

"Is He Fujin credible?" Liu Chengyou asked himself silently: "Ma Quanyi, Luo Yanbi, Li Yun ......"

Liu Chengyou was a decisive person, so he didn't hesitate for too long, and said directly: "Just listen to the words of the king of Linqing, inform the town guards and commands, and deploy He Fujin to coordinate and command, and the military orders are like mountains, and they must not be postponed." I gave them the right of military autonomy, but I made it clear that Hu rode to the Kou, and the guard of the pass was the main thing, and the attack was supplemented. ”

In addition......" Almost in an instant, Liu Chengyou added a patch to this decision: "With Li Hub, the observer of the German army and the governor of Hengzhou, as the water and land transfer envoy of Hebei, in the future, the food, clothing, medicinal materials, and weapons required by the border towns and customs will be uniformly allocated and supplied by him." ”

"Yes!"

Gao Xingzhou's suggestion, with the result, Murong Yanzhao also took the initiative to say: "Your Majesty, the minister can only think of a stupid way, in the past few years, the imperial court has built a fortress in Hebei and placed town soldiers to ride the royal beard." However, with the power of the imperial court alone, it is not enough. The minister suggested that when the north and south were in turmoil, the Central Plains heroes built a fort and built a fort on their own, and they were idle to farm, and chaos was fortified. ”

"Your Majesty, the strategy taken by General Murong should be feasible." Wei Renpu agreed: "In this way, we can not only minimize the damage of Hu Qinankou to the people of Hebei, but also cooperate with the imperial court soldiers and horses to fight back!" ”

For some reason, listening to the suggestions of these two people, a picture immediately appeared in Liu Chengyou's mind: the dock wall fortress, the village and the garden, and the government of the imperial court are difficult to enter......

However, everything has its own benefits, and there is also its own harm. At this time, for Liu Chengyou, the immediate benefits are obviously more important than the disadvantages of others. Without much hesitation, I agreed.

"Youyan and the people along the border, if they wish to move south, the imperial court should do their best to help them move inward and settle in the state and county!" Wei Renpu suggested.

“......”

The four civilians, who soon came up with the current situation, put forward a series of countermeasures. But no matter which one it is, it is passive, but there is no way, the form is not up to people.

"It's terrible to feel controlled by people!" Liu Chengyou scolded secretly.

"Your Majesty, do you want Daizhou Yang Ye and Fuzhou to lead the army to attack as a test of counterattack?" Murong Yanzhao proposed.

directly vetoed for Liu Chengyou: "No! Its strength is not enough, now is not the time to face the Khitan, if there is no determination to win, the land will be taken, why waste money and food soldiers! ”

Retracting his gaze from the map, Liu Chengyou looked around and said solemnly: "The matter of the Khitan southern invasion is a deduction, and there is no conclusion yet. Before the situation changed greatly, the imperial court war was still in Huainan, and the preparation for the war should be orderly and continue to advance, and we must not be lazy! ”

"Yes!"

Saying that, Liu Chengyou couldn't help but be bitter: "In this way, it can further confuse the pseudo-Tang monarchs!" ”