As a traveler, Zhao Yu knows that there may be many accidents in history. If there is no interference from external factors, Sun Quan will follow the strategy designed by Zhou Yu all the way to the west, and fight for the Central Plains according to Jiangdong. But Liu Cong's unexpected surrender and Cao Cao's swift southward march in pursuit of Liu Bei disrupted Eastern Wu's early strategy. Cao Cao's southern expedition brought Liu Bei to Sun Quan, an unstable factor, and at the same time activated Lu Su's early strategic design, completely changing the strategic choice after Eastern Wu.

At the beginning of the occupation of Jiangnan, although Zhao Yu designed the Yangtze River defense line according to his own knowledge, he took Ezhou and Jiankang as the two areas as the entire defense line as the support point without seizing Xiangfan, and deployed the whole line along the river, and took the initiative to abandon Sichuan and Shu. He thought that with Ezhou, he could not only resist the enemy army heading south from the Han River in the north, but also block the enemy army advancing westward from Sichuan and Shu, and at the same time rely on the naval army to implement mobile defense and block the enemy's attempt to cross south.

But after having a long talk with Jiang Cheng that day and listening to his strategy of leveling the west, Zhao Yu suddenly realized that the defense line he had arranged was almost a copy of Sun Wu, but he was indeed more sinister than him in terms of situation, not only losing the opportunity to expedition to the Central Plains, but also facing threats from the upstream from time to time. This cannot but lead to reflection and a re-examination of their own strategy.

Zhao Yu found that the mistake he made was that he was accustomed to the confinement of the thinking of the Three Kingdoms, and fell into the poison of Luo Guanzhong, and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" took Shu Han as orthodoxy and distorted the understanding of future generations. It is natural to think that the alliance between Sun and Liu is a natural plan to fight against Cao Cao, and the impression is that Jingzhou is an important town in the upper reaches, and if Eastern Wu loses it, it is equivalent to losing the Yangtze River, but in the early founding strategy of Eastern Wu, Jingzhou is not very important. In fact, the hidden dangers of Dongwu's national defense are hidden in the two regions of Jingzhou and Jianye, which have become a lingering nightmare for Dongwu.

But in fact, the Eastern Wu monarchs didn't think so at first. There was no possibility of seizing Yizhou, Sun Quan concentrated his forces on recapturing Jingzhou, and Lü Meng lived up to his expectations and attacked Nanjun, allowing Jingzhou to return to the arms of Eastern Wu, but at this time there was a big problem in Jingzhou, the key was that Xiangfan had been mastered by Cao Wei, and the northern part of Jingzhou was completely lost.

In the case of only the central and southern parts of Jingzhou, if you can control Yizhou to the west, it is not a big problem, if Cao Wei goes south from Xiangfan, the troops stationed in Jiangling and Wuxia can attack the Wei army together, but now Yizhou is occupied by Shu Han, and the northern part of Jingzhou is in the hands of Cao Wei, and the central part of Jingzhou may be attacked by two fronts at any time.

For Soochow, losing the central part of Jingzhou is equivalent to sharing the Yangtze River with the enemy, but if it is not lost, then the defense is a big trouble. Sun Quan's solution was to make Ezhou the capital, so that he could not only support Jingzhou in times of crisis, but also deter Jingzhou's defenders nearby. Ezhou's geographical location is very good for military defense, it is located between the two forks of the Yangtze River, and the Sun-Liu coalition army was also near this place to snipe Cao's army, but as the capital has an irreparable disadvantage, that is, the economic power of Wuchang and its nearby areas is not enough to maintain the long-term existence of the capital.

Zhao Yu went over the relevant historical books and knew that the most prosperous economy of Sun and Wu was the Sanwu region, accounting for half of the total economic volume of Eastern Wu, and the other half was provided by the Jingzhou region, which is similar to the current situation. Since Jingzhou could not be used as the capital, there was only one choice left for Jianye, and later even Liu Bei persuaded Sun Quan to build the capital in Jianye. But the naval army is so far away from Jianye to Jingzhou, and it is still going upstream, if Jingzhou is attacked, there is basically no reinforcement to be expected.

With Jianye as the capital, Zhao Yu thought that this might be Sun Quan's helpless choice, but it was also a wrong choice. The reason is that Jianye's geographical location is too close to the Yangtze River, but in terms of the geographical location of Jiandu, it is a bit like Beijing in the Ming Dynasty in the later generations, forming a situation of 'the Son of Heaven guarding the country', as long as the reaction speed to the enemy's actions is a little slow, the battlefield situation is very passive. Look at Beijing in the Ming Dynasty, the Qing army has run a few laps around the capital, and the armies of Qinwang are still on the way.

The Yangtze River, as Jianye's natural hazard, is in fact only separated by a river, and as long as the enemy breaks through, Jianye will immediately face an emergency situation of troops approaching the city. At the beginning, Sun Ce wanted to capture Jiangdong, and Liu Xuan, who was the assassin of Yangzhou, was stationed in Qu'a, and Sun Ce beat him to Huiji as soon as he crossed the river. The Hou Jing Rebellion in Southern Liang also fully proved this, and when Emperor Wu of Liang slowly let the command system issue orders layer by layer, Hou Jing's lone army had already taken the opportunity to cross the river. If you hope that other parts of Soochow will send reinforcements in time, it is almost the same as dreaming.

From this point of view alone, Zhao Yu thought that Zhao Gou, who was good at escaping, knew better than Sun Quan, and after occupying Jiangnan, he gave up the idea of Jiankang, the ancient capital of the Four Dynasties, as the capital, and took Hangzhou, which was farther away from the Yangtze River, as the temporary capital. He also often secretly rejoiced in his miserliness, after recovering Jiangnan, if it weren't for the dilapidated Jiankang City and the need to spend a lot of money to rebuild, he might have taken Jiankang as his temporary stay.

Therefore, it is quite good to say that Jianye is close to the south bank of the Yangtze River, and it is quite good to use it as a base for the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains. It can only be vigilant against the situation in Jiangbei at all times to prevent the danger of sudden annihilation. The Empress Chen of the Southern Dynasty made a leisurely mistake, and as soon as the Sui army generals He Ruobi and Han Baohu crossed the river, the Chen Dynasty was wiped out.

With the respective situation of Jianye and Jingzhou determined, the hidden dangers of Dongwu's national defense were completely obvious. If the Wei army goes south, both sides don't expect to get each other's assistance, each other has more than enough strength and can only defend their own defense areas, the Yangtze River defense line is fully developed from east to west, just like the Great Wall, it is said that it is a natural danger, but in fact it is a separate battle, either side of the east and west is broken through by the enemy, and the remaining side will be in a situation of being flanked, Jin annihilated Wu is the first to break through Jingzhou, and Sui annihilated Chen is the first to break through Jianye.

Just imagine, if Emperor Wen of Wei accepted Liu Ye's suggestion and advanced the time of sending troops, then Liu Bei attacked Yiling from the east of Wuxia, Cao Zhen went south from Xiangfan to Jiangling, Cao Ren from Hefei pointed directly at the mouth of the Xuxu, Jingzhou and Jianye were attacked at the same time, Sun Quan was afraid that he would have to accept the fate of the Empress Chen in advance. In this way, while giving up Zhou Yu's bichotomy of the world, Soochow also gave up the qualification to participate in the unification of the world......

"Boyan is a smart man, he will not give up such a good opportunity, once this attack is crushed, he will definitely think of marching from Xichuan, so the recovery of Chongqing must be done!" After Zhao Yu explained the situation, he said in an unquestionable tone.

"In that case, the ministers have no objections!" Lu Xiufu looked at the little emperor, and then at everyone, and he saluted.

Lu Xiufu also realized that his previous estimate of the situation was too optimistic, and Da Song still did not get rid of the danger of stepping on the same mistake again. It can be said that the environment they face is even more sinister. At that time, Eastern Wu still had Cao Wei in the north of Western Shu to contain it, and they were indeed attacked on three sides, except for the frontal Yangtze River defense line, Mengyuan's threat to the flanks was still there, but they had no foreign aid to contain the enemy, everything needed themselves.

"Okay, now we need to start preparing for the westward expedition. Xichuan has been in war for decades, the people's livelihood is poor, and the supply of grain and grass is bound to be poor, so it needs to be dispatched from Ezhou, and arrangements must be made as soon as possible, but it is also necessary to pay attention to confidentiality, and do not want the outside world to notice! Zhao Yu said.

"The minister understands, I don't know when His Majesty is going to move troops!" Jiang Xuan replied.

"The situation is still uncertain, and it is necessary to be cautious and not to mobilize large forces. After May, the river swelled sharply, and the upstream water was rapid, making it difficult for ships to sail against the current, and it was not appropriate to move troops. I planned to lead a large army to the west in late September, when the precipitation decreased, but when the river was abundant, to recover Chongqing and rebuild the defensive line. But start preparing and reconnoitring upstream! Zhao Yu said.

"Your Majesty, the son of a daughter can't sit down, don't go to the army at every turn, in case of accidents, it will cause chaos. Or choose a good general to conquer, Your Majesty only needs to strategize! Lu Xiufu listened and persuaded.

"I heard that there are still soldiers of our army in Lingxiao City who are still holding on to the city for more than 30 years, thinking how heroic they are, how can I hide in the deep palace because I am greedy for life and afraid of death!" Zhao Yu waved his hand and said.

"Lingxiao City is still in the hands of our army?! How is this possible! Wen Tianxiang stood up suddenly, but he couldn't believe it, "Alone in the lonely city, foreign aid is cut off, there is no news, and there are strong enemies around, if they are still alive, it can really be described as a miracle!" ”

"It's been a long time since this news, but we can't verify it at the moment, I hope it's true, and I hope to see these soldiers with my own eyes and thank them!" Zhao Yu said.

"If Lingxiao City is here, our dynasty can regain the cities of Chongqing in the name of sending aid, and it will also boost the morale of the army and the people, and strengthen the confidence of victory!" Ying Jieyan also said with great emotion.

"The matter of the Western Expedition is not only to recover Chongqing and reconstruct the defense line, but also to let my Great Song army and people understand that even if they are under siege, as long as there is still a breath of you, we will not give up our people and abandon our loyal and brave soldiers!" Zhao Yu let out a long breath, and in this way, the matter was resolved.

Seeing that it was also lunch time, Zhao Yu announced that he would temporarily disperse the court, rest for a while, and discuss it in the afternoon. However, when it comes to dining, everyone is admonishing the little emperor again. The traditional emperors of the Central Plains are very different, because of the concern for the safety of the dynasty, the emperor generally cannot venture to the front line of the battlefield, in case of accidents, the whole country is in chaos.

When he was in Qiongzhou, every time there was a big battle, the little emperor would lead the army to meet the enemy, and he would be alone. If it is said that at that time, due to the forced situation, the last resort of the lack of soldiers and major generals in the DPRK was carried out. But now there are thousands of fierce generals in the Great Song Dynasty and 500,000 soldiers, where is he needed to recruit in person, but the little emperor has not changed his temperament and still leads the troops into danger. What he did not want to be the emperors of the Central Plains of the previous dynasties, that is, like Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, they called the emperor and queen that they were ordered to conquer, and there were very few cases of going into battle in person, but they were very similar to the Xiongnu Shan Yu or the Mongolian Khan.

Previously, everyone had also advised many times and severely criticized the extremely irresponsible behavior of the little emperor, but he remained the same after that, and led the battle to recover Jiangnan. You must know that Your Majesty has just gotten married, and there are no heirs yet, and the other brothers are either dead or dead, if there is a three-long and two-short who does not even have a replacement. In addition, everyone knows that although the little emperor has this or that fault, it does not conform to the image of the benevolent monarch in their minds. But everyone also knows that the little emperor is still a rare master, the savior of the Great Song Dynasty, and only he can complete the great cause of Zhongxing, and no one can replace him.

Zhao Yu is very indifferent to everyone's admonition, he has another understanding of war, in the past it was to save his own life, and then to defend his foothold, and now it is a stage to show his ability. Now that we have embarked on the road to hegemony and become king, why not leave a glorious page in the history books. And he also likes the kind of brotherly life and death on the battlefield, the satisfaction and excitement brought by victory. As for the painstaking persuasion of these people, it can be regarded as their love for themselves, which shows that they have been recognized in their minds.

In the afternoon, the assembly continued, and several deacons reported on the matters in charge of their respective departments, and Zhao Yu inquired in detail about the preparations for the imperial examination, the placement of candidates and the number of applicants for each subject, and the selection of examiners. Later, he asked about spring ploughing and sowing, as well as the repair and dredging of irrigation canals and other water conservancy facilities by using winter slack. Then, Zhao Yu assigned work to the two new governors, and Jiang Xuan led the military department and the official department to complete the formulation of the military merit system and official position system left over after the military reform in Qiongzhou; Wang Yinglin was in charge of the Imperial Bureau, and together with the Ministry of Rites, the Criminal Department, and the Dali Temple, he completed the preliminary preparations for the Imperial Court as soon as possible.

Next, Zhao Yu again mentioned the matter of discussing the country together, and set the long-term and short-term development goals of the Great Song Dynasty. Among them, the main ones are: the expulsion of the Tartars and the restoration of the Central Plains, which are still the main tasks at present; secondly, the national political system and government structure were determined through the edict, and the "Great Song Dynasty Law Code" was revised; Then there is the improvement of the current land system, tax system and military service system; In addition, we should encourage the development of industry and commerce, and vigorously develop overseas trade to diversify tax sources, thereby reducing dependence on agriculture and improving people's livelihood.

In terms of military affairs, Zhao Yu suggested further improving the military system and speeding up the construction of an armed system with the forbidden army as the main body, the state army as the auxiliary, and the township soldiers as the supplement; We should speed up the construction of the military industry and intensify the research and development of new weapons to meet the needs of weapons for war, combat readiness, and training; In addition, it is necessary to pay unremitting attention to the training of the armed forces and master new weapons and new tactics as soon as possible. At the same time, it is necessary to strengthen military discipline and aim to build a benevolent and righteous army that is invincible in all battles and invincible, loyal to the monarch and loves the people.

After Zhao Yu finished his speech, he ordered the two governments to discuss with officials of various ministries as soon as possible, put forward suggestions, and formulate corresponding plans. At the same time, it is required that the war is coming, and all the ministries should go all out to serve it, and if anyone slacks off, they will be severely punished......