This is a large-scale war, and it is also the most important war since Li Jing entered the world, which is related to the stability of the country and the number of the Tang Dynasty, and the eyes of the world are focused on Bianjing.

On the third day of the ninth month, Hongwu Emperor Li Jing personally inspected the three armies in Xuande Gate, Bianjing City was full of empty alleys, countless Bianjing people gathered in front of Xuande Gate, watching the majestic and mighty Tang Guards, different from the army of the previous dynasty, the Tang Dynasty Guards were the elite of the elite, not the appearance of the Zhao and Song dynasties, all of them were killed from the sea of corpses and blood.

A team, a column, countless soldiers passed in front of the Xuande Gate, among the crowd, there are six doors of the Southern Song Dynasty, there are golden wolf guards of the Jin people, these people look at the guards in front of them, their faces are pale, their eyes flashed with horror, this is not the appearance of the Northern Song Dynasty, the forbidden army is not enough, so they use the rangers and splashes on the market in Bianjing to make up the numbers, these are regular troops, or professional armies, no need to farm, only know how to march and fight, they spend the most important time in their lives on fighting, with the exploits in their hands, Get the chance to get ahead, get money, gain fame and fortune, and under the leadership of the Tang Emperor, open your sharp fangs to the enemy. The momentum is so fierce that people are frightened and dare not compete with it.

Different from the previous dynasty, the Tang Dynasty has a strong cavalry, whether it is the war horse of Hexi, or the war horse of Mongolia, it is far more powerful than the war horse of the previous dynasty, and the cavalry holds a spear or a big sword, which looks extremely powerful.

Insiders look at the doorway, and laymen look at the liveliness. Downstairs in Xuande, whether it is an insider or a layman, they were shocked by the army in front of them, the army was orderly, when walking, the murderous aura was overwhelming, the black armor or leather armor looked extremely powerful, and it added a bit of solemnity, which made people shudder.

Upstairs in Xuande, Li Jing and Li Dingbei, the king of Qin, and the Chinese military minister of the dynasty were on top of it, looking at the rows of troops walking in front of them, with a smile on their faces, Duan Zhengyan was also invited to watch the review in front of him, comparing the army of Dali back then, suddenly, he found that he was not comparable to the Tang army at all, thinking of the rebels of Gao Cheng and Ziqi who were still wantonly rebelling in Dali, the corners of Duan Zhengyan's mouth showed a trace of disdain, although he has now become a monk and has no power in his hands, But he managed to save his life and enjoy a peaceful life. And Gao Liangcheng and others, when Datang pulls out his hand, I am afraid it will be the death period of the two. Thinking of this, Duan Zhengyan was still a little proud in his heart.

"With such a strong soldier in hand, who in the world can resist?" Li Jing said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, if Yue Fei sees our army, he will be too frightened to resist." Zhao Ding had a smile on his face, he felt a burst of relief, thinking that he had followed Li Jing for many years, from a small prison army back then, to now he has become a minister of Zaifu, and his daughter has also become an imperial concubine, and the Zhao family will definitely soar in the future. Zhao Ding was still very happy in his heart.

"Yue Fei will not surrender, but the ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty don't know, as long as they give them a ruthless fight." Li Jing said with a smile: "In ten days, I will send troops to Jiangnan, Zong Zheng will follow me, and the major affairs of the DPRK and China will depend on you." Pay special attention to the situation on the grasslands. ”

"Your Majesty rest assured, the ministers will do their best to make Your Majesty have no worries." Zhao Ding hurriedly said. Generally, Li Jing will take Li Fu with him when he goes on an expedition, after all, Li Fu has been the first auxiliary minister and has been a Zongzheng. Following Li Jing's side, he can help Li Jing deal with state affairs, and there are Zhao Ding and others in Beijing to deal with some miscellaneous matters. Li Jing is still very relieved.

"The dark guard came to report that Yue Fei put the main forces in the area of Hangzhou, it seems that he is preparing to use the city defense of Hangzhou to fight a decisive battle with me, and if he knew this, the artillery should not be sent to Nanyang." Li Jing thought of the information he received in the morning, and said slightly depressed.

"Your Majesty, no one knew that Zhao Huan was so cowardly that he would move the capital at this time." Yelu Dashi persuaded on the side: "However, even in Nanyang, if the water division transports the artillery to Jiangnan, the city wall of Jiangnan is different, and Xiangyang may be able to defeat Yue Fei." ”

Xiangyang city wall is strong, not to mention, the key is to be surrounded by water on three sides, even if it is with artillery, in a short time, it is difficult to destroy the Xiangyang city wall, but the city wall in Jiankang, Hangzhou and other places is different, under the artillery attack, the city wall can be destroyed soon.

Li Jing thought about it, but still shook his head and said: "The one stationed in Xiangyang is Liu Qi, a veteran, he is the hardcore of Zhao Song, the most loyal person, he will definitely defend Xiangyang." If we want to capture Xiangyang, we are afraid that it will take a certain amount of time to transport those artillery to Jiankang, although it is by water, but it is still very troublesome, once a big battle occurs, the enemy will attack us whether it is on land or by water, once the artillery falls into the river, everything is equivalent to waste. So it's better to stay in Nanyang. ”

Although the use of artillery, may be able to reduce a lot of time, but it is extremely difficult to transport artillery, especially in the place where there are many water networks in the south of the Yangtze River, if it is transported from Nanyang, the danger along the way is too great, and it takes more time, it is better to stay in Xiangyang and storm Xiangyang, so that the Xiangyang problem can be solved as soon as possible.

"Nanyang's artillery does not need to be mobilized for the time being, but the artillery just produced in Beijing can go with the army, although the speed of action is relatively slow, but it can always achieve certain results." Yelu Dashi thought for a while and said.

"Well, how many artillery pieces are there in Jingzhong now?" Li Jing thought for a moment and asked. Where artillery can be used, artillery is used, money is a trivial matter, this thing is not only not less lethal, but more importantly, it can deter the military and solve the problem of Jiangnan with the fastest speed. Although the production capacity is limited, Li Jing believes that it is still possible to solve a small Southern Song Dynasty.

"It's still okay to have less than ten, it's really not possible, you can remove all the artillery on the wall of Bianjing City, and it's no problem to get ten guns." Zhao Ding thought about it carefully. At first, I thought that the main force of the attack would be in Xiangyang, and most of the artillery had already been transported to Xiangyang, but I didn't expect that now I would suddenly change the direction of the attack, which caused the lack of artillery.

"That's ten, I believe ten is about the same." Li Jing said with a smile: "To deal with Yue Fei, it is difficult to solve the problem with artillery, and in the end, it will be the bloody battle of the soldiers to solve him." "Yue Fei is not a fool, it is impossible to defend the city to the death, that is a third-rate general's business. Li Jing never believed that his artillery could kill Yue Fei, and the artillery at this time only had a relatively good effect on the siege.

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