Hearing what Zhang Yu said, Zhao Huan couldn't help but laugh, he touched his nose and smiled, and said to Zhang Yu: "What you said makes sense, it's like two people fighting, you are not afraid of being beaten, you are afraid of beating back, you are afraid of an egg!" ”

"What is an egg?" Zhang Yu asked suspiciously.

Zhao Huan snorted and said, "It's nothing, anyway, you reminded me, since the Jin Army wants to fight for a long time, then I can't be so idle." ”

"Someone!" Zhao Huan acted resolutely, and since he had already decided, he no longer procrastinated, and said to Cheng Dafu: "Summoning Li Gang, Zhao Ding and others to meet him." ”

Cheng Dafu saw the urgency of Zhao Huan's orders, and hurriedly announced the decree.

Soon, several Zhongxing ministers in the court went to Zhao Huan's imperial study.

"According to the weather of previous years, in another month, the Yellow River should be frozen, and when the Yellow River is no longer dangerous, Shicheng will be in danger, and Bianjing will be in danger!" Zhao Huan whispered to a few courtiers.

"Your Majesty, the Jin people do not have the determination to enter the Central Plains, at this time, when our army has an advantage again, it is better to send an envoy to negotiate peace with the Jin army, and the two sides sign an agreement to tie the Qin and Jin dynasties forever." Li Ruoshui, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, said softly.

His personality is relatively weak, it is estimated that he dislikes war the most, if Zhao Huan didn't know in later generations that he was loyal to the Zhao royal family, at this time there was really an urge to cut him, every time this guy was dragging his feet.

"You should have read "The Theory of the Six Kingdoms", right? Isn't it clear enough that the above is not clear, and now that the enemy still has such illusions, is it possible that if we negotiate peace, the Jin Kingdom will not make a comeback? Do you want to make the taxes paid by the people of the Great Song Dynasty cheaper than the nobles of the Jin Kingdom? Zhao Huan asked rhetorically.

When several ministers heard what Zhao Huan said, they didn't dare to answer.

After a while, Li Gang took a step forward and said to Zhao Huan: "Your Majesty, but now that the cold winter is coming, the Yellow River is about to freeze, and it is still the best policy to negotiate peace at this time. ”

"Joke, when did I say I was going to make peace?" Zhao Huan was.

"Your Majesty is not ready to negotiate peace?" Li Gang also said with some surprise: "But in winter, the combat effectiveness of our army decreases, but the Jin army will improve after fighting, I am afraid that when the two armies fight, our army is not an opponent at all." ”

"When the first emperor and the Liao State signed the alliance of the Yuanyuan, it was the hesitation that winter came, so he signed this somewhat humiliating alliance of the Yuanyuan as a last resort."

Zhao Huan waved his hand and said to Li Gang: "It's still early before the day of freezing, according to previous years, there should be more than a month before the Yellow River water will freeze, and one month is enough." ”

"Your Majesty thinks?" Li Gang asked suspiciously.

"Since the Jin army is staying on the north bank of the Yellow River now, then let's seize this opportunity in front of us and leave the 250,000 troops here." Zhao Huan said with an oath.

"Your Majesty, this ...... That's a bit unrealistic. Zhao Ding said softly.

"How unrealistic?"

"Although the Jin army is only 250,000 now, the strength of our army is also insufficient, there are 100,000 defenders in Bianjing City plus Shicheng, and the army of Yue Fei, Zong Ze, and Yue Fei adds up to 100,000 people, 200,000 against 150,000 people, if you want to win, I'm afraid it will be a little difficult." Zhao Ding said softly.

"Moreover, the Jin army not only has 250,000 people, but also the 100,000 army of Pseudo-Qi in the east, and there are less than 50,000 rebels organized by Li Lei, the queen of the Tang Dynasty, in the west.

"Our army was not the opponent of the Jin army in the first place, and now the Jin army is twice as large as our army, and I am afraid that it will be a little difficult to win this battle."

"Naturally, there is difficulty, but now our army is no longer the weak army it used to be, and if you want to fight, you can still do it." Zhao Huan said, pointing to the map on the wall and said, "This time, I have decided to fight to the death with the Jin army. ”

When Li Gang and the others heard this, they were taken aback, they really couldn't imagine that Zhao Huan suddenly summoned them over, and what they wanted to say was actually such a thing.

"Your Majesty, you must not, although the national strength of our dynasty has improved, it is not yet time to fight the Jin army to the death, Your Majesty think twice!" When Li Ruoshui heard what Zhao Huan said, he was the first to stand up and say.

Li Gang also had a serious face, and he didn't dare to stand up and speak at this time, but obviously he didn't agree with this matter, I'm afraid everyone thought that Zhao Huan was already crazy about wanting to win at this moment.

"Your Majesty, now that the flood in the northeast has just passed, it is the time when a large amount of grain and grass is needed. Zhu Shengfei stood up and said.

"Your Majesty, the minister also thinks that this matter needs to be carefully considered!" Li Gang also stood up at this time and said: "Your Majesty, at this time, our army is not fully prepared, and the so-called not to fight an uncertain battle, you can't joke with the lives of soldiers casually." ”

Zhao Huan nodded and said to Li Gang: "I am naturally not unprepared, you see! ”

Zhao Huan pointed to the map in front of him and said, "I am going to send the Sixth Route Army to encircle and annihilate the Jin army this time. ”

"The Six-Way Army?" Li Gang asked suspiciously: "Could it be that Your Majesty is preparing to divide the troops?" ”

Zhao Huan shook his head and said to Li Gang: "Yue Fei has a large army all the way to attack the army of puppet Qi Liu Yu, the rebels led by Liu Yu are just a group of rabble, Yue Fei wants to defeat him, it is not difficult, and when the puppet Qi army is eliminated, Yue Fei will firmly bite the west side of the Jin army." ”、

"The rebels led by Li Lei, the former Tang orphan in the east, can't be a problem, General Zong Ze can completely ignore it and attack the east side of the Jin army when the time comes."

"Your Majesty, although this Li Lei's army has no combat effectiveness, if our army ignores it and allows it to develop, I am afraid it will also cause a lot of trouble to our army." Li Gang shook his head and said.

Zhao Huan nodded and said, "You don't have to worry about this matter, I have already sent someone to deal with this matter, and the intelligence work over there has also been prepared, and I will leave it to him alone, I just look at his level, so there is no need to worry about this matter." ”

Although Li Gang didn't know who Zhao Huan had sent to deal with this matter, seeing that Zhao Huan was so determined, there should be no problem in thinking about it, after all, His Majesty the Emperor is still reliable.