Zhao Yu and Chen Zhishi said that they were getting more and more excited, to be precise, they should be excited, saying that he wanted to persuade him, but it was better to persuade himself. Starting from the character of the Mongols, it rises to the level of society and the state.

He analyzes that the Mongols, who are mired in pretentiousness and admiration for individual heroism, are easily driven by blind passions to plan for a big thing, but rarely seriously assess the risks and consequences beforehand, which they consider a sign of timidity. If it happens to be done, the Mongols will be very proud and proud, thinking that everything in the world is nothing more than that, and the vanity of individual heroism will be greatly satisfied.

But if they fail, the Mongols are rarely like the Han people to blame others, the evil result is that the Mongols are very lacking in the courage to admit their own shortcomings, self-esteem and self-confidence are very fragile in a sense, like hard and fragile porcelain, very brittle, after failure, it is easy to fall into inferiority and self-doubt, it is easy to collapse, often self-pity, and gradually depressed.

In addition, because the Mongols consider themselves to be invincible heroes, the simple appearance of the Mongols also leads to a lack of cooperation and unity, hindering the unity and integration of Mongolian society, which is always an important missing link in Mongolian culture. Under such circumstances, as long as the scheming foreign ruler adopts a divisive strategy, or publicly praises or rewards one of the Mongol tribes, or grants a certain tribe some special rights, it is easy to sow the seeds of discord among the Mongols, provoke disputes among the Mongols, cause them to fight among themselves, and attack each other, so as to achieve the goal of weakening the Mongol nation. This was also the norm in the Mongolian steppes before the rise of Temujin, as long as the Jurchens moved their hearts, the steppe would be full of blood.

From this, Zhao Yu extended to the aspect of 'humanity and freedom'. Starting from the ancient Greek Spartacus saying "I long for freedom", he believes that all the achievements in human history that we are proud of and grateful for have nothing to do with obedience, and that obedience and blind obedience may have a positive impact on efficiency in some aspects, but they are more likely to have disastrous consequences.

Chen Shishi listened to the little emperor talk eloquently, but in fact, most of the time he didn't know why, not to mention that he didn't know which 'sage' Spartacus was, and he couldn't even tell where Greece was. Because this has gone beyond what he has learned, breaking the past cognition, and even subverting many previous words. But he didn't feel disgusted, but felt that the little emperor's analysis seemed to be very reasonable, and he could calm down and listen to the following.

After talking for a long time, Zhao Yu felt that he had convinced himself, so he felt that his mouth was dry, and he drank a cup of tea before he said his plan. He thought that he could now use the original coercion of the captured generals to dominate his subordinates, accept the feudal edict of the Great Song Dynasty, and fight for the Great Song Dynasty. Of course, certain benefits also need to be given, such as ensuring the safety of their children, retaining their original territory and property, and enjoying responsive treatment according to their position.

Chen Shishi also expressed his worries when he heard this, after all, these people kept their territory and subordinates, and if they were given power again, they might use the old subordinates to defect or make demands for non-division. If the conditions are not met, there is a possibility of rebellion, and it is better to be cautious. Moreover, the current submission is also forced by the situation, and it cannot be regarded as loyal surrender, and there should be countermeasures.

Zhao Yu thought that what he said was reasonable, and he then said his own arrangement, that is, to cancel the military household system of Mengyuan, incorporate it into civilian households, and distribute land according to the law; Those who are willing to enlist and serve in the army will also be paid military salaries in accordance with the system of the Song Army and enjoy corresponding treatment. He understood very well that war was nothing more than a struggle for survival resources, and the Mengyuan soldiers fought just to make ends meet, not to have any lofty ideals.

Some people say that the military household system is not useless, at least it can save ordinary people from the suffering of military service, but I don't know how cruel the Mongolian military system is to military households. The "Stacking Army" system is a major invention after Meng Yuan entered the Central Plains, which formed a "Stacking Collection" of three households, one of which is responsible for producing cannon fodder, and this household is called "Zhenghu"; The other two households provide subsidies and supplies for cannon fodder, which are called "subsidized households".

The Yuan Dynasty divided the Han households into upper, middle and lower according to their property, and the middle-class households unfortunately became the targets of the "Stacking Army". If you have a strong man in your family who can pull a hard bow, then your family will become the so-called "main household", and after the strong man dies in battle, his brothers and even cousins will immediately take the top. Once the "sub-households" were made to be Yang Bailao, they became the debtors of the main households, and once they were unable to provide for them, the government of the Yuan Dynasty would pawn the property of the "sub-households" to ensure that the "sub-households" would fill in the hole of military spending if they went bankrupt.

The Mongolian military system is also very cruel to ordinary Mongolians. Adult men produce for the people on weekdays, serve as soldiers in wartime, and almost unconditionally fight with the lord for almost their entire lives. Not only did they have to go to the battlefield to contribute, but they also had to carry their own horses, weapons, and equipment, and pay for supplies, so going on expeditions was also a heavy financial burden for them, and the result was often a loss of people and money. On weekdays, he also has to undertake the task of producing and paying taxes for the lord, which can be said to be like a slave

And their underage children will also be incorporated into the 'cowardly capital', which is what the Han people call the gradual Ding army. According to Genghis Khan's decree, Mongol men were part of the Mongol army from the age of fifteen to the age of fifteen, and they would follow the Great Khan to fight thousands of miles under the command of the prince and a thousand households. At the time of the war, most of the "cowardly capitals" who were not yet 15 years old had to stay in the "Oulu" in the rear, assisting the women of the "Oulu" battalion in taking care of the horses, cattle and sheep, and taking on the task of taking care of the armed forces.

In addition to the "cowardly capital" of the boy scouts, Genghis Khan also established a junior military academy. Every Mongol Nayan had to send his own sons to Genghis Khan to serve as soldiers and protons of the cowardly Xue army, and Genghis Khan also actively selected talents from among them. While he let these young nobles serve him, he also made them sit in on his military meetings and teach them his art of war. But any officer who did not come to be educated, but stayed at home, was to be put to death.

Zhao Yu believes that no one who has a sense of independence will be willing to lose his economic and personal freedom. In this way, he was bound by the current system and harsh laws, and had to submit to his lord. And once these conditions are stripped away, then neither economically nor people will be attached to the lord, and the children will completely get rid of the fate of serving as soldiers for generations and serving as cannon fodder for those in power.

In this way, the lord lost the most powerful means of restraint over his subordinates, and could no longer have the same absolute control over his subjects as before, and it was difficult to command the liberated subjects, and the basis for rebellion was lost. The military households, who had been freed from their dependence, had their own land, only had to pay taxes to the state, no longer had double obligations, and their economic situation improved, so how could they join the rebellion with their old masters and return to their former lives.

In addition, those lords and Nayan were required to send their sons to the Great Khan as hostages in order to show their loyalty, and although they may have been appreciated by the Great Khan and obtained official positions, it was almost as good as losing their lives on the battlefield. Taking a step back, no person of sound character would like to obey others, and even less would be willing to submit to coercion.

However, Zhao Yu knows that the two sides have fought for decades and formed a blood feud, and they are full of distrust from top to bottom, not only will they give up their previous suspicions because of some promises, but also that the implementation of some policies will take time to appear. So now he still needs the assistance of these lords and Bayans, and take the necessary measures to contain and restrain them, so as not to betray them.

Of course, the most realistic method is to use the relatives of the chiefs as a weight, but the means are more modest and covert, as was the case with the previous Central Plains Dynasty - their children will be sent to Hangzhou in the name of studying Sinology. In fact, everyone understands what is going on, or is it a hostage in disguise, once it is born of rebellion, the relatives in Beijing will not hesitate to be executed......

The monarch and the ministers talked deeply all night, and the next morning, when Chen Shishi was told, he was ordered to negotiate with the leaders of the Mongol Yuan who had surrendered. And Zhao Yu was not idle, he issued a series of edicts to reward individuals and troops for meritorious service in this battle. He ordered a feast for three days to reward the three armies, open a warehouse to release grain to help the hungry people in the city, and allocate funds to compensate the residents who suffered from the military disaster and stabilize people's hearts.

At the same time, Zhao Yu convened the generals to discuss the next move. It was decided to transfer one regiment from each of the three divisions of the First Army to defend Yangzhou, Zhenzhou and Taizhou; Chen Fenglin led the remaining two divisions of the First Army and the Marine Brigade to seize Shanyang from the waterway along the canal to the north to block the enemy's reinforcements; He led the Guardian Regiment and the Baggage Brigade, and planned to incorporate a 10,000-strong army to capture Xuyi day and night on horseback.

Zhao Yu demanded that the soldiers and horses of the two routes should achieve the battle goal as quickly as possible, ignore the harassment of small enemy troops, do not have to capture the prefectures and counties along the way, and avoid the well-defended cities. As long as the enemy controls the enemy's southward and northward passages, isolates the enemy forces in the two places with the Huai River as the boundary, completes the strategic encirclement of the remnants of the two Huai and Huai enemies, and after completing the annihilation of the invasion of Jiangdong, the various divisions will go north, and then recover Huaidongzhou County one by one and restore the rule of the Great Song Dynasty.

The generals had no objection to the deployment of the little emperor, but they resolutely opposed the mixed formation of the little emperor and the surrendered army to the north, and Chen Fenglin also asked for the exchange of attack targets, so that the little emperor could lead the main force to the north by boat. However, their request was rejected by Zhao Hao, and the reason was that he was in the center to facilitate the dispatch of the Song army on the left and right flanks to fight together, echoing the Huaixi battlefield. In desperation, Chen Fenglin selected and transferred 2,000 horsemen from the first army to form a reinforced regiment, which was assigned to the little emperor all the way north to ensure his safety.

After all the discussions and arrangements were completed, on the first day of the eleventh year of Xiangxing, Zhao Yu worshiped heaven and earth in Yangzhou City, and sacrificed the military flag. Then he set out with artillery, and the land army he led went north to Xuyi with a 10,000-strong army of 10,000 troops as the vanguard......