The sun is shining outside the window, the spring breeze is ten miles, the green branches are full of flowers, and the birds are flying lightly in the clear sky. The Daimyo's Mansion ushered in a rare period of calm and gentle days.

Standing in front of the window and looking at the blue sky outside the window for a while, Wang Song turned around and hesitated for a while before asking:

"Gong Li, Zhang Heng's side, is there any news coming?"

In the eighth or ninth year of coming to the Great Song Dynasty, Wang Song had also followed the customs of the countryside and was accustomed to the lifestyle of this era. He was dressed in a long shirt, black cloth shoes, and his hair was forked with copper hairpins, completely dressed as an ordinary scholar of the Song Dynasty.

Of course, when he goes out on weekdays, he will carry a sword and saber to show the martial side of this nation. Even in the selection of officials at all levels, those who have military experience or are skilled in martial arts, he deliberately re-recruits.

People who are physically healthy tend to be more confident, have a more positive attitude towards life, and have a much more open heart.

"Back to Xianggong, the sailor has occupied Banqiao Town and Jiaoxi, Li Bao is currently stationed in Jiaoxi, and Huang Feihu led the sailor to the north, preparing to seize the land of Dengzhou and Weizhou. As for Zhang Hengbu, he should have arrived at Dongping Mansion, which is the last barrier of Jinan Mansion. A big war may be on the verge of breaking out, or it may have already begun. ”

Wang Song nodded lightly. Zhang Heng's 30,000 troops, plus more than 10,000 water divisions, although the strength is not as many as Liu Yu's hundreds of thousands, but the loyal army is concentrated in one place, and the pseudo-Qi is scattered everywhere.

With the elite of the loyal and righteous army and the sharpness of the firearms, as long as there are no major command mistakes, this battle should not be difficult.

What's more, the naval division of the Loyal and Righteous Army was pinned down on the periphery, and Liu Yu had to divide his troops to garrison it, so as not to be attacked by the Loyal and Righteous Army from several sides.

Removing the pseudo-Qi can not only eliminate the couch trouble of the loyal and righteous army, but more importantly, the annihilation of the pseudo-Qi attached to the Jurchens will also have an advantage in the general righteousness.

Compared with the incompetence of the Great Song Dynasty and the blind flight south, the Loyal and Righteous Army is full of successes, and the people under the rule of Xuanfu Division, even the people in the land of Yanyun and the Great Song Dynasty, it is obviously clear who they support more.

"The Jin people in the north, and the Xia people, are they moving?"

According to Wang Song's estimate, the Jurchens and the puppet Qi are closely related, the loyal and righteous army uses troops against the puppet Qi, and the Jurchen army, especially Wanyan Zongbi stationed in Yanjing, will definitely go south to restrain them.

"Xianggong, Wanyan Zongbi's troops want to go south, but our army is already deploying defenses in the Juma River. The two sides faced each other across the river, forming a confrontation trend, but no major fighting had occurred. ”

Wang Song smiled lightly and snorted coldly in his nose.

In the first battle of Shaanxi, the Jurchen army suffered heavy casualties and suffered great losses, as Li Ruoxu said, the two sides have formed a confrontation situation.

Although the loyal and righteous army also suffered heavy losses, the people of Lianghe, Shaanxi, and Henan exceeded 20 million, and it was easy to recruit tens of thousands of soldiers.

On the other hand, the Jurchens, who are sparsely populated, are not so easy.

"As for the Xia people, they just watched from the wall and never sent troops. I want to cherish the broom and wait for the opportunity to move. ”

"Treasure yourself!"

Li Ruoxu's words provoked Wang Song's laughter.

Li Qianshun wanted to make profits from the left and right, but he made a mistake. Xixia is my homeland in China, and when Liu Yu is destroyed, the next step is Xixia. ”

He looked at the staff next to him, and Wang Dajie immediately walked out.

"Xianggong, since you want to use troops against the Xia people, you need to take precautions. Hexi is the right arm of the Xia Kingdom, and if you cut it, Xia will be destroyed just around the corner. Xia Guan was willing to go to Lanzhou Mansion to prepare military affairs, prepare grain and grass, and welcome the westward march of the army. ”

Wang Song nodded, this Wang Dajie is also a sage named in history, and Wang Song naturally will not doubt his ability and loyalty.

Hexi and Hengshan are the right-hand men of the Xia people

, seized Hexi, opened up the Western Regions, the western barrier of the Central Plains was worry-free, and could wave troops to the west, reset the Western Regions Protectorate, and reproduce the past glory of the Han family.

"Dajie, this official has appointed you as a pacification envoy to Hexi, sit in Lanzhou, appease the people, and prepare heavy grain and grass."

Wang Song Zhengse said: "When you arrive in Longyou, you must cooperate closely with the intelligence officers of the military to win over and divide the other party, especially those Han officials, and clear the way for the army to advance westward."

Wang Dajie happily promised and was overjoyed. He has been in Wang Song's staff for six or seven years on and off, but he has no chance to make meritorious contributions, and this time he can finally show his strength.

The other staff members were also secretly envious. The land west of the river, the barrier of the Central Plains, connects the Western Regions, but unexpectedly, it gave Wang Dajie a step ahead and took the lead.

"Xianggong, now in the south, the competition between the imperial court and Yang Mi in Huguang is intensifying, and the two sides come and go, and there are heavy casualties. Jinghu and Jiangning Prefectures, including Huainan and Yangzhou, have displaced people and are miserable. Should our army go south, first occupy the north road of Jinghu Lake and the ...... north of the Huai River"

Zhu Meng's words made Wang Song's brows furrow slightly, and he began to ponder.

If Huaibei and Jinghu North Road are not "occupied", the people will not be able to recuperate and get rid of the scourge of war. But if he moves his troops south, he is afraid that he will have to clash with the Great Song Dynasty again, which is exactly what he is worried about. In this way, the Loyal Army has lost the moral advantage.

"Everyone knows that now is not the best time to tear up face with the imperial court."

Wang Song's face was cold, he no longer had any illusions about the Great Song Dynasty, and he would never let the other party hold his nose.

At this time, his heart was like a mirror. What he wants to do, seal the wolf Juxu, swallow the world, expand the army overseas, relying on such a bloodless group of monarchs and ministers, is tantamount to an idiot's dream.

Outside Fuzhou City, the corpses of more than 10,000 loyal and righteous brothers, can't they still make him sober.

"Set up shelters along the Huai River to house homeless refugees. Do not cross the Huai River, unless it is a trading ship. Let them fight for a while, and we'll clean up the mess when we get back. ”

Historically, even with the famous Yue Fei, Yang Qi's uprising lasted for six years. Now that there is no Yue Fei, Yang Qi's peasant regime and the Great Song Dynasty, it is not yet known who will kill the deer.

"Xianggong, if the sailor occupies the islands of Shandong, what will happen next?"

The staff members who are too optimistic have already set their sights on pacifying the Shandong Peninsula. In their opinion, it was only a matter of time before the Loyal and Righteous Army used the front of the Loyal and Righteous Army, both by land and water, to annihilate the puppet Qi army and pacify Shandong.

Everyone came to the map together, Wang Song looked at the topography of the East China Sea on the map, and pointed to the southern part of Goryeo.

"Could it be that Xianggong wants to pretend to be Goryeo and attack the Jurchens from the flank?"

"Goryeo is a small barbarian, and you can't work with it because you don't want to do anything about it. Moreover, Goryeo has already declared itself a vassal to the Jin Dynasty, and out of self-preservation, it will not let our army enter the country. ”

Wang Song nodded lightly. The Goryeo Dynasty has always adhered to the national policy of "big things", and the two ends of the head and the rat cannot be conspired with it.

Historically, after the disgrace of Jingkang, Song Gaozong Zhao Gou ascended the throne, and in the first year of Jianyan, he sent merchants Hu Li, Liu Yue and others to Goryeo many times as national messengers, hoping to spy on the intelligence of the Jin State through the other party, but they were all refused. In the second year of Jianyan, Zhao Gou asked Yang Yingcheng, the head of the Mabu Army on the East Zhejiang Road, to come forward to discuss whether he could ask Goryeo to take advantage of the "welcome back of the second emperor", but was directly rejected by the Goryeo people, and was humiliated by Goryeo: "The two saints are in Yanyun today, although the dynasty has exhausted the land, it may not be available, why not train and fight?" ”

wanted to use Goryeo, but was humiliated by the other party, the Great Song Dynasty monarchs and ministers, it can be said that they lost the face of the Heavenly Empire.

Seeing that Wang Song was speechless, everyone quieted down, wanting to see him and what kind of answer he made.

"By Goryeo?"

Wang Song shook his head slightly, and then frowned.

"Goryeo is my Chinese homeland, learn my Chinese language, and respect my Chinese culture. Wouldn't it be unjustifiable to borrow through Goryeo? This time, we are going to pacify Goryeo and rebuild the Andong Metropolitan Protectorate and the Gilin Prefecture Metropolitan Protectorate. ”

Andong Protectorate was one of the six major capitals of the Tang Dynasty, and was originally established by the Tang Dynasty and the Silla coalition army to manage Goguryeo's homeland after the destruction of Goguryeo. Later, the Andong Prefecture moved from Pyongyang to Liaodong. After the Anshi Rebellion, the Andong Protectorate lost control of the Central Plains Dynasty. However, in the Tang Dynasty, Liaodong, that is, the main part of the north and south of the Yalu River, still belonged to the Central Plains Dynasty, and the territory of Silla was still south of the Taedong River and Pyongyang. Silla remained subservient to the Tang Dynasty.

The Jirimju Prefecture Governor's Mansion was established by the Tang Dynasty on the territory of Silla, and the Governor was served by the King of Silla. Since 663 AD, 16 Silla kings have been appointed by the Tang Dynasty as the governor of Jilin Prefecture, which lasted for more than 200 years.

The Silla Dynasty used the power of the Tang Dynasty to destroy Baekje and Goguryeo, and then took advantage of the internal strife in the Tang Dynasty to expel the Tang Dynasty's influence on the Korean Peninsula and unify the central and southern regions of the Korean Peninsula. It was divided into the "Later Three Kingdoms" in the civil strife, and later annexed to Goryeo, and the country perished.

Everyone in the hall was taken aback, and no one thought that Wang Song already had such great ambitions.

"Not only Goryeo and Japan, but also Liuqiu in the south, Champong, Mayi, and Boni, these are all places that we will conquer in the future. We must leave enough living space for future generations, and we must know that a huge living space is the key to the freedom and security of a country and a nation. This is the future of China. ”

"Xianggong, this matter has to be done slowly, and you can't be in a hurry."

Li Ruoxu was sweating profusely. Wang Song's thinking was too jumpy, and he couldn't keep up with the other party's pace.

"What Li Gong said is very true, so naturally you can't be in a hurry."

Wang Song nodded and said, "First destroy the pseudo-Qi, and then the Western Xia." Fighting a war is logistics, and we must not use all kinds of military force to make the people complain, then it will be wrong, it will be wrong!"

After wars, what is needed is the input of the whole people. If the weight of grain and grass cannot keep up, no matter how big the goal is, it can only be in vain.

When the staff came out, they all looked solemn, and they didn't see the ease they used to be.

"Xianggong uses troops like this, this is crazy, isn't it?"

Zhu Meng said that he wiped a handful of sweat from his head. In the early spring, he was sweating profusely and cold all over.

"Who said no, Shandong is not flat, it is already aimed overseas. It seems that after this, I am afraid that there will be a series of big wars. ”

Li Ruoxu let out a sigh, and the depression in his chest made him a little breathless.

"Everyone, there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and he always takes precautions to do things, and he won't come nonsense!"

Guo Yong, who has not spoken, is calm and composed.

"Don't forget, the army expands overseas, and it is completely possible to feed the war with war. Besides, with such a large population in my Celestial Empire, there is always a need for a large amount of land. Do you want them to stay here all the time, without eating or drinking, and get up and make a fuss?"

China needs more living space. Wang Song's theory won his deep appreciation.

With the population growing rapidly, the best way is naturally to get more land, so do you have to huddle together and compete for limited resources?

"In any case, we have to defeat the pseudo-Qi first, destroy the Western Xia, and level the land of Yanyun."

Li Ruoxu said solemnly. He looked at the clear sky, and somehow regained some confidence.

"Guys, let's do our part. As for what the future holds, let's wait and see. ”