Zhao Hao figured out the opponent's mind, and then made up his mind to fight, but this time he didn't want to just defend passively, but seized the fighter to expand the scale of the war. However, he also knew that this was not a battle that he could organize on the improvisation, nor was it a battle with greater intensity, but a local war with greater scope and influence.

'War is a continuation of politics', and Zhao Hao's understanding of this has deepened over the years as his identity continues to change. At the beginning, he knew this sentence, and his understanding was literal, and at that time, there were only 1,800 people in the hands of the Shuai Mansion Gang Jian, and he was thinking about how to save his life, what to restore the country and save the people is the beautiful words on his lips, where there are any political goals, let alone a long-term strategy, and he is thinking about how to win the battle in front of him.

When he arrived in Qiongzhou, in the face of the situation of 'one poor and two poor' and surrounded by enemy troops, Zhao Hao considered how to hold on to the scene, win people's hearts, and gain a firm foothold. And his level at that time was limited, so he could only see the world from a tactical perspective, relying on courage and the experience of his previous life to solve strategic problems, to put it bluntly, it was a headache to heal his head and feet, and at best he was just doing a job of Zhizhou.

However, this period was not long, and Zhao Yu soon became the emperor and moved the dynasty to Qiongzhou. The change in the situation forced him to consider the problem from the larger picture, but the main thing is to 'survive and develop', although the restoration of the country has been put on the agenda, but in his opinion it is still a distant dream, and he does not know when it will be realized. And he also knew that in the name of the emperor, he was doing the work of a feudal official, and his realm had improved, and he could barely look at the world and solve problems with the perspective of a campaign.

Even when Zhao Yu made the decision to recover Jiangnan, his judgment of the situation was one-sided, weakening Meng Yuan's dominance in Jiangnan, hitting its economy, calculating Kublai Khan and initiating the battle to protect the tomb were all from the perspective of organizing a major battle, and he did not expect that he could occupy the entire Jiangnan in such a short time, and he had even prepared a plan to return to Qiongzhou once the war was unfavorable.

Looking back now, Zhao Hao will be in a cold sweat, and he will be lucky. At that time, it could be said that it was a chaotic battle, several battlefields started at the same time, and they won by surprise, and instantly stirred the entire Jiangnan into a pot of porridge. Meng Yuan was not prepared to deal with it at all, and could only respond passively, coupled with the sudden death of Kublai Khan, the court was also in chaos, which allowed Zhao Yu to control the situation.

Due to the lack of political considerations, and the corresponding plan was not formulated at that time, Zhao Hao could only respond in a hurry, although it would not lead to a big mistake, but thinking about the policy at that time was not without flaws. But with the assistance of the ministers, he could barely cope with it, and the ensuing 'infighting' made him tired and in a hurry.

At that time, Zhao Yu had already prepared for the worst, and was even ready to use the army to take over power, implement military management, and complete the transition, so as to consolidate his throne. Fortunately, there was a strict mediation and reconciliation in it, which resolved the political crisis and quelled the possible split in the imperial court. And that period of 'seizure of power' also allowed him to reflect on his own actions, make him understand his shortcomings, and understand that if he wants to consolidate his position, he must learn to look at the world from the perspective of a supreme ruler in order to make the right decisions.

With this awareness, Zhao Yu is also more cautious about waging war, instead of only thinking about whether the battle can be won in the past, but thinking about the 'ultimate goal', that is, the war plan, how to make the entire military activity a unified action with an ultimate goal. That is to say, the war plan makes all military operations directed towards the ultimate goal, so that all military operations have a clear goal and are not siloed.

Zhao Hao knows that war and politics affect each other, that political goals affect war goals, and that war is a tool of politics. War planning involves four aspects, including the operational policy, the scope of the means used, the size of the forces used, and the impact of time. The policy refers to the direction and goal of guiding the cause forward, and it is also based on the political goals of both the enemy and the enemy; the strength and multiplicity of relationships between friend and foe; the character and capacity of the government and the people of both sides; The political union of other countries and the possible impact of wars on them.

The concept of war planning, which he recalled, was described in the "Theory of War" as follows: War planning encompasses the entire military operation and makes it a unified action with an ultimate purpose. If people do not know what to achieve with war and what to achieve in war), then war cannot be started, or war should not be started. This main idea lays down all the directions of warfare, determines the scope of the means to be used and the magnitude of the forces to be used, and affects all the way down to the smallest link of military action.

There are two theories about the outcome of the war, one is that the war is a whole, and everything depends on the final result; The other is that wars are independent of each other, and the end result is the accumulation of individual results. Zhao Hao thinks that the first can be regarded as a basic viewpoint, and the second is a correction of the first in specific situations. Zhao Yu believes that war is composed of some independent results, and these results are like independent 'games' in gambling, where the wins and losses of the first few games have no effect on the subsequent wins and losses, while people can accumulate each individual result like a chip to change the situation......

"Ladies and gentlemen, Meng Yuan recently deployed heavy troops on the line from Runzhou to Jiangkou, and I thought that the enemy wanted to invade the south from the canal and approach the Gyeonggi area. At present, although our army has entered combat readiness, it is very passive in defense everywhere! Zhao Yu summoned several ruling leaders in the DPRK to discuss the defense of Jiangdong and listen to their opinions, and he pointed to the map on the table and briefly introduced the current situation between the enemy and us.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this battle should be resolutely counterattacked, and it is best to be able to inflict heavy losses with the enemy. In this way, we can not only ensure the security of Gyeonggi, but also contain the enemy's troops in Henan and Shandong provinces and reduce the pressure on the Jinghu frontline. Lu Xiufu said first.

"The minister thought that the battle to recover Sichuan and Shu was imminent, and the Huguang System and Placement Division undertook the task of raising baggage and reinforcements, and the main force of the Yangtze River Water Army was almost all transferred westward. If Jiangdong goes to war again, he can only rely on the Jiangdong System Division to fight independently, and the ministers think that their strength is not enough, so they still put defense first, rather than counterattacking with all their might! Jiang Xuan, the chief of staff and political affairs in charge of military affairs, thought for a while and said.

"The minister thinks that what Governor Jiang said is very true, if our DPRK launches an all-out counterattack, it is inevitable to mobilize a large army to cross the river, so Jiangdong is empty. And Gangdong is not only where Gyeonggi is located, but also the main source of taxes for our dynasty, once the code is lost, the whole country will be in turmoil! Liu Huang pondered for a moment and stroked his beard.

The three of them spoke separately, and Ying Jieyan squinted his eyes beside him, looking like he was asleep but not asleep, if it weren't for Zhao Yu seeing his fingers on his legs, he really thought he was asleep. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, he asked for a pension on the table at the end of the year, and he rejected it immediately, but the old man played again, and he simply deducted it this time. And today, after all, he is old, and his spirit is no longer good.

"What do you think, sir?" Zhao Yu leaned over and asked.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that what the Minister of Land said is extremely true, and he should resolutely counterattack the enemy!" Ying Jieyan seemed to have just reacted, and coughed lightly and said.

"Your Majesty, the minister also thinks that this battle should be a big fight, and he should go deep into Jiangbei in order to win a complete victory!" Privy Deputy Han Zhen spoke at this moment. At present, Zhao Yu is also a privy envoy, so he presides over daily affairs, so he is also qualified to participate in court meetings.

"Your Majesty, at present, the two countries are still in the process of peace negotiations, and the minister thinks that Meng Yuan's demonstration in Jiangbei is nothing more than a defeat in the negotiations, and he wants to blackmail him. Therefore, the minister thought that Meng Yuanyi was not fighting, as long as he saw that our dynasty was well defended, there was no gap to take advantage of, and he would retreat! Liu Huang said at this time.

"What Governor Liu said, I dare not agree!" Lu Xiufu continued, "Although our army has heavy troops in the south of the Yangtze River, the defense line is thousands of miles long, and it is still necessary to mobilize hundreds of thousands of village soldiers and servants to deploy defenses everywhere. Once the enemy army crosses the river, even if it is only a few hundred, it will cause the government and the opposition to shake, and the people will be panicked. ”

Zhao Yu listened to the arguments of several deacons at this time, and he did not interfere too much. He has long understood that since war is an instrument of politics, war must inevitably have a political character, so it must be measured by political yardsticks, and the main contours of war are still always determined by the government, and in modern terms, war is decided by the political authorities, not by the military authorities.

Moreover, war is nothing more than the continuation of political exchanges by another means, but at the same time it should be pointed out that such political exchanges are not interrupted by war, nor do they become something completely different because of war, and that political exchanges will always continue in essence no matter what means are used; Moreover, the main line followed by and bound by the events of war can only be the contours of political interaction that runs through the entire war until peace.

Thus, war is, in its main respect, politics itself, and politics here writes with the sword, but this does not mean that it ceases to think according to its own laws. In order to know exactly how many means are required to wage war, it is necessary to take into account the political aims of both the enemy and us, which involves considering the forces and relations between the enemy and us, the character and capabilities of the enemy government and people, and the situation of our side in these respects; Consideration should also be given to the political affiliations of other countries and the possible impact of wars on them.

This means that it cannot be decided by Zhao Yu alone, but must consider all issues comprehensively, listen to the opinions of many parties, and even if he subjectively wants to expand the war, he must also follow this principle......