Lin Shuying was generous, not winning or losing, out of the Song Dynasty, Li Mu, Liang Chengming expected. Heaven's Voice. 『⒉

In this battle, the Song army suffered heavy casualties.

Contrary to the plan before the war, the three of them failed the empress and rose up, and they should be dealt with by law.

Fortunately, the empress looked at Song Qi and said: "Song Qi, you are injured, go to heal, and after treatment, come to the empress's palace to discuss matters." ”

"Your Majesty Xie cares, and the last general's injuries are fine." Song Qi endured the pain, and there was no wave in the ancient well.

Today, he was severely injured by Lin Feng, and was forced to jump off the chariot by Cao Aman, Song Qi was seriously injured, especially his arm was cut by a saber, and the wound was serious.

This kind of encounter was regarded by him as a great shame.

The empress and the ministers did not stay in the West Gate for a long time, the empress rode the dragon chariot, the generals rode horses, and the armor soldiers protected, and went to the empress's palace with great momentum.

On the way, the empress had a grim face and did not smile.

In this battle, the Yan and Song armies suffered many casualties, but they never broke the balance of power in the Yan and Song dynasties.

With such an ending, the empress believes that if nothing else, Yan Song will enter a protracted war.

Yan and Song did not fight for a time and a place, and they should prepare for many years and months to carry out a war of attrition and a protracted war.

Those who are strong and determined may win the final victory.

Lin Shuying thought that it was time to take advantage of the confrontation between the two sides, and the Yan army should return to the dynasty at any time to quickly strengthen the power of the Song State.

What's more, Liu Zhuoya, Han Tao led the army to lurk to Yan State, if the army was raised, causing Yan State to fall into civil strife, the situation would gradually change in favor of Song State.

After that, for a long time, the Song army needed to find ways to weaken the Yan State, either directly or in disguise to enhance the strength of the Song State.

In the empress's palace, the empress summoned all the generals and strategists to gather in the palace to discuss the solution.

On the dragon chair, Lin Shuying's face was cold, she picked up the teacup, tasted tea leisurely, swept her eyes over the ministers, and asked calmly: "Ladies and gentlemen, today's battle, the three-way army, one victory and two defeats, the strength of Yan and Song is almost equal, what do you think?" ”

At this moment, in the palace, the officials obtained the results of the battle and expressed regret that they could not completely annihilate the Yan army.

However, the wood has been completed, the Song army has withdrawn, and regret cannot reverse the situation.

Prime Minister Qin Ming was silent for a while, hurried out of the ranks, and said: "Your Majesty, in today's battle, the Song army suffered heavy casualties, and it also severely damaged the Yan army and dealt a blow to their arrogance.

Weichen felt that after this battle, coupled with the increasingly cold weather, Emperor Yan was bound to lead his troops to evacuate, and the crisis in Kaifeng City was easily resolved.

At present, His Majesty should tighten its defense against the outside and expel the Yan army that invaded the border of the Song State from three directions. ”

People have no long-term worries, there must be near-term worries, and the Song Kingdom has both near-term worries and far-sighted worries to solve the Kaifeng crisis.

The border three-way Yan army has not yet been resolved, and if the Song State wants to be quiet and rise quickly, it must ensure external stability.

What's more, the three-way Yan army in the west, counterattacking from Yandi, has sufficient food sources, can attack, retreat can defend, when Yuzhendong was defeated, the north and south armies of the Song State, Guo Wanshan and Meng Kuo have not yet led the troops to deploy.

The border defense of the Song State was weak, and for Yan Qi, it was like a no-man's land.

It will not be like the blade soldiers who go deep into Kaifeng, there is a food crisis, the weather is cold, and they are worried about the trap soldiers.

Therefore, the three-way Yan army is a great threat to the Song State, if it is not cleared quickly, the border troubles will continue, and the strength will be consumed, and the Song State will rise, which is a great risk.

In the hall, when the ministers heard the voice, their serious expressions became more and more nervous.

Qin Ming's words pointed out that the main contradiction of the Song State, if not resolved, would become a stubborn disease of the Song State.

However, the civil ministers and military generals in the palace are all very human and far-sighted.

Jian Ye stepped forward, slowly stepped out of the ranks, and said, "The prime minister is too worried, the Yan army's three-way army is menacing, and it will indeed cause serious harm to the Song Kingdom.

However, did the prime minister forget that the three generals Liu Zhuoya, He Shanzhang, and Han Tao had already led their troops to Dayan, and the main forces of the Yan army were all fighting outside.

General Liu, General He, they set off troops in Yan State, took the initiative to attack, Yan State court in order to control the rebellion, it is bound to mobilize Hou Mingfeng, Zhao Hongru, Ju Wentai to lead the army to return to the court, to quell the civil strife.

At that time, the Sanlu Yan army withdrew, and the border crisis of the Song State was naturally easily resolved. ”

Jian Ye was optimistic and did not think that the eastward advance of the Yan army would cause a crisis to the Song Kingdom.

He believes that it is imperative that the Song State must have a method against the Yan army, otherwise, when the Yan army quells the internal rebellion and the Great Yan is stable, it will continue to advance eastward.

During this time, if the Song army has no way to resolve it, and then fights against the Yan army, the mechanical army will control the chariot and still have no advantage.

Losses and territorial losses are inevitable.

"Your Majesty, in today's hard battle, the Song army took the initiative to attack, and the Yan army was defenseless, so it should have won a complete victory.

However, the outcome of the war is not optimistic.

The mechanical army, the cavalry, in the fierce battle, in the face of the Yan cavalry, which is strong and which is weak, is clear at a glance.

Weichen felt that the current recruitment of the army should train more mechanical troops, and at the same time actively build combat vehicles, so as to enhance the combat effectiveness of the Song army.

On the contrary, the performance of the cavalry was not optimistic, wasting huge manpower, material and financial resources, and Weichen proposed that the cavalry should be reduced as a last resort, and the cavalry should be reduced and the cavalry expenditure should be reduced. ”

In today's battle, the cavalry suffered heavy casualties, and almost became lambs, allowing the swallow cavalry to be killed.

On the contrary, the same number of mechanical troops, under the leadership of Liang Chengming, also attacked by surprise, posing a serious threat to Yanqi.

Since the contact of the Yan and Song cavalry, the Yan cavalry has never occupied the advantage, and many elite cavalry.

Therefore, Jian Ye strongly believed that when the Song State recruited a new army, it should be more inclined to the mechanical army that could repel the Yan cavalry, and it was necessary to ensure that the Song State's money and food were spent on the blade.

Instead of continuing to train cavalry, on the battlefield, he was slaughtered by the Yan army, which made the Song State spend a lot of money, but there was no gain.

Hearing this, before the empress had time to express her position, Li Mu hurriedly moved her wheelchair and shouted in the center of the main hall: "Lord Jian, the combat effectiveness of the Song cavalry is indeed far different from that of the Yan cavalry.

On the other hand, the mechanical army is mostly elite in a hundred battles and has rich combat experience.

If the cavalry experienced more blood and fire, and continued to experience, it was bound to become stronger and stronger.

Moreover, the prince led the mechanical army, which was reversed by the Yan cavalry, and the defeat turned into victory, proving that the cavalry is not useless.

In addition, during several days of fierce fighting, the Yan army seemed to have found a way to restrain the chariot, and specially relied on the fire attack, and the chariot was seriously damaged.

Master Jane, dare to ask if you have a solution to the burning of the car?

Your Majesty, the last general believes that the cavalry cannot be abolished, and in time, the Song cavalry will be strong and gallop north. ”

Li Mu also knew that in the past few days, in the onslaught of the Yan army, the Song cavalry lost one after another, 200,000 cavalry, only 50,000 were insufficient, so that the Song State spent manpower and material resources and burned it.

The Song cavalry did not compete with the Yan cavalry on the battlefield as expected, bringing supreme honor to the Song army.

Even so, Li Mu still had great expectations for the Song cavalry, and even hoped that the cavalry would take revenge.

"General Li, what Master Jian said is right, the court can no longer train cavalry, and it will become a whetstone for Yan cavalry. At the beginning of the Yan and Song hegemony struggles, the Song State needed a strong army, not a straw bag. After Song Qi was healed, he changed into a python robe, limped and walked slowly from outside the hall, and said loudly as he walked forward.

That's right, Song Qi also supported Jian Ye's suggestion to strengthen the mechanical army and weaken the cavalry, so as to expand the strength of the Song State.

"Lord Wang, if the cavalry is defeated, it will be regarded as a straw bag by the prince. The prince was severely injured by Emperor Yan, scarred all over his body, and half dead, should he be called a wreck? When Li Mu heard this, he retorted without hesitation, and was angry at Song Qi's call of the cavalry straw bales.

For a while, Song Qi's face was cold, and he coughed angrily.

was hit hard by Lin Feng, which made Song Qi very annoyed, and regarded it as a shame in life, unexpectedly, Li Mu mentioned it in public, and did not save face for him at all.

Song Qi became angry, hurried, and hurried towards Li Mu, wanting to compete with Li Mu.

"Song Qi, Li Mu, pay attention to your words and deeds, the palace here is definitely not a vegetable market, let you spill insults." On the dragon chair, the empress noticed that Song Qi and Li Mu were tense and wanted to fight, her expression was cold, and she reminded.

"Your Majesty, the last general will be rude, I hope Your Majesty will forgive me." Song saluted.

Li Mu also clenched his fists and said: "Your Majesty, the last general has made a mistake in his words, and he should be punished." ”

The empress waved her hand and motioned for the palace maid to sit for Song Qici.

Whether to cut the cavalry, the empress hesitated.

At the beginning, she hoped that Li Mu would return to the Song Dynasty and train iron cavalry similar to the blade warriors, who would be invincible and invincible, and open up territory for the Song Kingdom.

In addition, the empress is well aware of the lethality of cavalry on the battlefield in the era of cold weapons.

Therefore, it is hoped that the Song State will have a cavalry to fight against the Yan cavalry.

However, facts and imagination have detected that the northern vassal states have decreased, and the Song cavalry has no opportunity to train, and it is extremely difficult to be as powerful as a blade warrior.

In particular, it has not yet been successfully trained, and it is expected to go directly to the battle with the strongest cavalry in the north, causing huge losses.

At this moment, she did not accept Jian Ye and Song Qi's suggestion, and absolutely did not dismantle the cavalry, which made Li Mu and her years of hard work ruined.

After a moment of silence, Lin Shuying had a cold sweat on her face, and said coldly: "There are indeed many improvements in the cavalry under General Li's account, but they must not be cut, otherwise, General Li's efforts for several years will inevitably be wasted, and all the expenditures of the Song State will be wasted."

However, in the future, if General Li wants to train cavalry and ask for military expenses, he must exchange money and food according to the head, and replenish the battle damage, if the cavalry is defeated one after another, and the court spends a lot of money and has no gain, there is no need to set up cavalry. ”

"Your Majesty rest assured, the last general will never live up to Your Majesty's expectations." Li Mu gasped, and while rejoicing, he secretly distressed, the cavalry should be strong, and it was time to fight.

"Your Majesty, support the cavalry, and reduce the expenditure of the mechanical army, the last general thinks that Your Majesty should think twice." Song Qi hurriedly stepped forward and said with a anxious expression.

"From the Song Dynasty, the court will not give up the cavalry easily, let alone the mechanical army. General Li, there is a good saying, the Yan army gradually used the flames to destroy the chariot, if there is no perfect defense, the chariot's advantage over the Yan cavalry is bound to decrease.

What's more, do you think that after capturing the siege vehicle according to Emperor Yan's treacherous character, don't you study the method of restraining the chariot?

Therefore, it is imperative that the Song State should make concerted efforts to improve the combat effectiveness of the cavalry, the mechanized army, the camp and the crossbow battalion, so as to ensure that the Song army is invincible, rather than arguing about the removal of cavalry. The empress refused to accept Song Qi's proposal, she had her own worries.

Hearing the sound, Song Qi was silent, and he didn't know what to say?

In the fierce battle, among the Yan cavalry, there seemed to be a small number of cavalry, who had mastered the method of restraining the chariot and had to guard against it.

In silence, Bai Changde hurriedly came out, clasped his fists and saluted the empress, and said: "Your Majesty, the weather has changed dramatically, and heavy snow is coming, Weichen feels that the spies should be sent to closely monitor the movements of Yan Cai, and when the other party evacues, send troops to block along the way, causing a chain of defenses and severely damaging Yan Cai." ”

Bai Changde always believed that the withdrawal of the Yan army would be a good opportunity for the Song army to counterattack, and the court would definitely not be able to take good measures.

"General Bai, Emperor Yan led the army, and quietly appeared in Kaifeng City, if you take the initiative to evacuate, it is bound to be silent, and it may be difficult to stop.

However, if there is a silver lining, it should not be given up.

General Bai, you send someone to closely monitor the Song army, if you have the opportunity, quickly send the army to pursue, if you don't have the opportunity, don't worry. Lin Shuying said.

The Yan army has hot air balloons, and the march comes and goes without a trace, which is extremely difficult to fight.

This time, the weather is very cold, there is a food crisis in the Yan army, and there are many wounded, if you evacuate, you must find the fastest way to evacuate, and most of them use hot air balloons to transfer the cavalry.

However, the craftsmen of the Song Kingdom, according to the method she provided, designed the hot air balloon, which is still in the preliminary stage, to be made on a large scale, at present, the time is not ripe.

Therefore, taking advantage of the withdrawal of the Yan army, it is very difficult to deploy defenses in various places and block the Yan army, and to put it bluntly, it is almost impossible.

"Yes!" Bai Changde has a resolute expression.

The mechanical army suffered serious losses, and many chariots were destroyed, if there was a revenge plan, he would never give up, not to mention, when he evacuated with Song Qi before, he planned to take revenge when the Yan army withdrew.

At this time, Lin Shuying continued: "Yan and Song are about to start a full-scale war, Jian Ye, convey the order of the court, all the merchants in the Yan Kingdom will be evacuated, and all the merchants of the Song Kingdom will strictly trade with the Yan State, and any trader will be dealt with according to the enemy." ”

The Song State was commercially prosperous and had close trade with the Yan State, and it was unceremoniously said that the Yan State was strong and inseparable from the support of the Song State merchants.

Over the years, the Yan and Song dynasties traded with each other and gradually became stronger with each other, and now the Yan and Song dynasties began to compete for hegemony, and they categorically could not let the Yan State obtain a huge tax burden from the Song merchants.

Otherwise, it will be detrimental to the Song Kingdom.

"Your Majesty, the Yan and Song Dynasty have close commercial ties, and if you do this, you may kill a thousand enemies and lose eight hundred, and it will also bring serious losses to the merchants of the Song State and the Song State, once the decree is issued, the Yan army will definitely retaliate against the Song State with a tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye." Jian Ye said to Lin Shuying with a worried face.

What's more, severing trade with Yan will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among many merchants, and Jian Ye is worried that the alliance of merchants will not be conducive to Lin Shuying's rule.

However, Lin Shuying's attitude was resolute and said bluntly: "Any businessman who is dissatisfied with the court's decision-making will be arrested and imprisoned." In addition, not only should the Song State sever commercial relations with the Yan State, but the Song State should also call on the southern princes to stop commercial exchanges with the Yan State, so that the Yan State is isolated and helpless. ”

"Your Majesty, the cessation of commercial trade, the Song State has lost the source of war horses, and many important materials have also been seriously damaged, weakening the Song State in disguise." Tian Xu also suggested.

On the dragon chair, Lin Shuying Gujing Wubo, all the ministers present, attacking on the battlefield, good at scheming and judging her, business matters, but she is by no means proficient, and said strongly: "This matter is undoubted, it will never change, Lord Tian, you arrange for officials to go to the southern princes to discuss comprehensive cooperation with the southern princes to fight against the Yan Kingdom,"

"Yes!" Unable to change Lin Shuying's attitude, Tian Xu could only receive the order, according to the empress's order,

However, uniting the southern princes and dealing with Yan together made Yan State in a state of isolation, and Tian Xu and Jian Ye were very supportive.

In the empress's palace, after Lin Shuying made a choice, she motioned for the ministers to leave.

She didn't sleep for two days in a row, her spirit was extremely poor, and now the war in Yan and Song Dynasty was gradually subsided, and she had to rest quickly to replenish her strength.