"Why?" Hearing that Li Zhang was so determined to destroy the Li Dynasty, Zhao Zhen couldn't help but ask with a surprised expression.

Li Zhang also sent the information in his hand to Zhao Zhen at this time, and then said solemnly: "Judging from this information, after the army of the Li Dynasty entered the city, it burned and looted everywhere, and even wanted to slaughter all the people who occupied the city. ”

"Of course, Li Foma and his father Li Gongyun are both a generation of heroes, and they are extremely decisive in killing, they have been mortal enemies of South Vietnam and Zhancheng for hundreds of years, and the hatred between them cannot be solved at all, and it is normal for the Li Dynasty to want to completely destroy Zhancheng." Zhao Zhen also nodded when he heard Li Zhang's words.

At this time, Li Zhang turned the information to the end, and then spoke again: "But in the end, Li Foma changed his strategy, it is estimated that he also knew that he could not kill all the Cham people by slaughtering alone, after all, there are many mountains and forests in Zhancheng, as long as they are hidden in the mountains and forests, it will be difficult for the Li Dynasty's army to clear them, so he finally stopped the massacre, and instead began to pacify the Zhancheng." ”

When he said this, he saw Li Zhang pause for a moment and then said: "I have to say that Li Foma's move is extremely clever, he first used cruel means to kill the Champa people, and even killed the king of Champang, which is equivalent to beating off the backbone of the Champa people, and then appeased by gentle means, in this way, Champa will not dare to rebel again, I am afraid that in the next few decades, Champa will have to be a vassal to the Li Dynasty, and Champa will also completely become a vassal of the Li Dynasty!" ”

After listening to Li Zhang's words, Zhao Zhen couldn't help frowning, Zhancheng also once called the Great Song Dynasty a minister, if Zhancheng also called the Li Dynasty a minister, wouldn't that put the Li Dynasty and the Great Song Dynasty in the same position? This is also an insult to the Great Song Dynasty, after all, outside of the Liao Kingdom, no other country dares to sit on an equal footing with the Great Song Dynasty.

"But even so, I'm afraid you can't send troops to the Li Dynasty for this reason, right?" Zhao Zhen thought about it for a long time, and finally he was still a little uncertain, although he was also a little inflated after defeating the Liao State, but it was still a little too rash to send troops to the Li Dynasty just because of the occupation of the city.

"Your Majesty, don't underestimate the surrender of Zhancheng to the Li Dynasty, since Li Gongyun established the Li Dynasty, this small southern country has been ambitious, ostensibly to our Great Song Dynasty, but in fact, it has repeatedly sent troops to the border to loot the population and property, in the past, the Li Dynasty and Zhancheng were mortal enemies, so the Li Dynasty also has to take care of the safety of the rear, and now that the Zhancheng is surrendered, they can go all out to send troops to the border of my Great Song Dynasty, I dare to assert that in a few years, the Li Dynasty will become a confidant of my Southern Great Song Dynasty!" Li Zhang asserted with great certainty.

In fact, in the original history, before the Li Dynasty defeated the city, the scale of the Great Song Dynasty's troops was very small, and only two times had a more serious impact, but after the complete defeat of the city, the Li Dynasty sent troops to the Great Song Dynasty on a larger and larger scale, and even once broke through Qinzhou, Lianzhou, Yongzhou and other places, which also led to the later Song-Yue War, but although this war ended with the Li Dynasty's peace, the Great Song Dynasty did not take much advantage.

Zhao Zhen has always been very convinced of Li Zhang's judgment, so since he said that the Li Dynasty will become the henchman of the Great Song Dynasty in the future, this makes Zhao Zhen also have to reconsider the expansion of the Li Dynasty, and now the Li Dynasty is still very weak, even if it defeats the city, it is just a small country in the southeast, and if the Great Song Dynasty sends troops, it is not difficult to destroy it.

However, Zhao Zhen also has difficulties now, the most important thing is that the country is in the midst of change, and the army is needed everywhere to prevent chaos, in addition, the Great Song Dynasty has formed an alliance with the Liao State, and is also preparing to use troops against the party, of course, it is also necessary to guard against the Liao State, so the army on the border cannot be easily mobilized, and the army in the south has long been rotten and cannot be used at all, so even if he wants to destroy the Li Dynasty, he feels that there are no troops to adjust.

Li Zhang could see at a glance what Zhao Zhen was worried about, but he smiled calmly and said, "Is Your Majesty worried about the transfer of troops?" ”

"Yes, cousin, you also know the current situation, even if I want to send troops, I'm afraid I won't be able to draw troops!" Zhao Zhen spread his hands helplessly at this time, Li Chao is indeed nothing to the Great Song Dynasty, but now he has to use soldiers everywhere, and he is also a clever woman who can hardly cook without rice.

"Your Majesty, don't just think about the army on land, don't forget, we still have an army on the sea, and the Li Dynasty happens to be a small country near the sea, and even their capital is built by the river, which is not very far from the sea, so as long as the navy is dispatched, it is enough to destroy this small country in the southeast!" Li Zhang smiled proudly and said, since he suggested sending troops, he naturally had already considered all aspects.

"Navy?" Hearing Li Zhang's suggestion, Zhao Zhen also showed a look of surprise, but then he said with some suspicion, "But the navy has been newly built, and the personnel have just been allocated, and now they are only starting to practice, and they have not gone through actual combat at all, is it really okay to send them to attack Li Chao?" ”

"Your Majesty's worries are also reasonable, but Your Majesty should not forget that actual combat is the only way to make an army grow up quickly, and if the border army had not experienced the war between the party and the Liao State, it would not have become the elite it is now, so I want the navy to grow up quickly in actual combat!"

When speaking of this, Li Zhang paused for a moment and then said: "Of course, the actual combat is not to let this newly built navy go to death, in fact, fighting at sea, in addition to the most important thing is not the quality of the army, but the performance of the ship and the excellent weapons, our Great Song Dynasty warships are tall and strong, and now the artillery is also loaded on the ship, it is too easy to deal with the weak sailors of the Li Dynasty, as for the landing of the navy, you can select some experienced generals from the border army, let them command the navy after landing, I believe that with their experience, Even if you can't win, you won't let the army suffer too much losses! ”

Li Zhang's above words finally moved Zhao Zhen, and he finally nodded and said: "Okay, since this is the case, then send the army out, first destroy the Li Dynasty's sailors at sea, and then land on Xu Xu Tuzhi, and the selected border army generals should also be steady, and they must not be greedy for merit!" ”

But when he said this, Zhao Zhen suddenly thought of another question, only to see him frown slightly at this time and asked Li Zhang again: "But Li Chao is a tribute to us, and we can't send troops to attack them without any reason, if we send troops, do we have to find a suitable reason?" ”

"What is the danger of adding sin? What's more, Li Chao is not clean in the first place, and it is too simple for us to find a reason! Li Zhang also smiled slyly when he heard this.