In the afternoon, Zhao Chen called Yue Fei, Wang Gui, and Zhang Xian to him.

"Yue Fei, how are your injuries?" Zhao Chen said.

"Your Highness, rest assured, my injuries have long since healed! Wang Zhenren's medical skills are excellent, in fact, when I was in Zhongnan Mountain that day, I didn't have anything to do! If it weren't for the apprentice who had to take care of Wang Zhenren, I would have come back a long time ago! Yue Fei said with a smile.

"Excellent! Today, we are still discussing the art of war! I'll tell you a story of a hero on the steppe! Zhao Chen said.

Zhao Chen has been discussing the art of war with Yue Fei, Wang Gui, and Zhang Xian these days! He taught the three of them some knowledge of the modern art of war, and told the three of them some specific examples of the modern art of war! Today, he is going to tell the three of them about some of the battles of Genghis Khan, who was the first in ancient times!

He started with the birth of Genghis Khan, who suffered countless hardships in his early years, and even his wife and mother were captured by the enemy, and he had to hide in the mountains! After that, Genghis Khan gave his wife's dowry to the Great Khan of the Kerebu on the steppe at that time, and only then did he slowly have his own power by relying on the power of the Great Khan of the Kerebu!

His lecture was an afternoon, and Yue Fei, Wang Gui, and Zhang Xian listened to it with relish! However, the three of them also understood that Zhao Chen was explaining the art of war to them, not telling stories alone, so they were also pondering while listening!

Among Genghis Khan's art of war, the most important is the Great Roundabout Strategy! On the premise of comprehensively reconnoitering the enemy's situation and terrain, the Mongol army relied on the durability and rapid mobility of the cavalry to cross the unimaginable deserts, dangerous shoals, snow valleys, and wastelands, and unexpectedly boldly interspersed and divided the enemy's internal depth, and cooperated with troops from other directions to flank the enemy on all sides! Genghis Khan's strategy was used to the limit by Genghis Khan, which is completely different from the previous way of warfare of various countries, Genghis Khan did not challenge the enemy at all, but used rapid assault capabilities and sustained combat capabilities to form a vast battlefield space, so that the enemy was exhausted, and then he carried out violent interspersing and division, so that the rear army and the main army could jointly achieve encirclement of the enemy and quickly annihilate the enemy! Using this great roundabout strategy, Genghis Khan has mastered the complete initiative in every war, and every time he is attacking frantically, using the least number of troops to completely annihilate the enemy!

At this moment, Zhao Chen was discussing this big roundabout strategy with the three of them.

"Your Highness, there are a lot of horses on the grassland, and all the people of the grassland are cavalry! Our Great Song Dynasty is located in the Central Plains, lacking war horses, and it is only difficult to learn from them! Wang Guidao.

"Actually, we can also buy war horses from the north! Of course, if you want to be like this, everyone has several batches of war horses, it is really not easy! Zhao Chen nodded.

"Your Highness, I think the story you are telling is ridiculous! Every excellent war horse has extremely high requirements for forage! If they don't carry refined forage, they have to travel thousands of miles, how is it possible? Zhang Xian said.

"The breeds of war horses on the grassland are different from our common breeds of war horses! Their stamina is excellent, and their need for feed is lower than that of ordinary war horses, as long as there is grass, their war horses can survive! Zhao Chen said.

What Zhao Chen is talking about is the characteristics of Mongolian horses, Mongolian horses have extremely strong endurance and very low requirements for forage, which are the main reasons why Genghis Khan was able to cross Europe and Asia later! In contrast, the war horses in the Great Song Dynasty are far inferior to the Mongolian horses, and the Khitan horses and Xixia horses are far inferior to the Mongolian horses in this regard!

"Running thousands of miles, how to solve their military rations?" Yue Fei is the way.

"Most of their horses are mares, and their warriors live off the mare's milk and the beef jerky they keep on weekdays! When you reach the territory of the enemy country, you will naturally plunder the people of the enemy country! Zhao Chen said.

"Your Highness's words are like a myth! How can there be such an army in the world, how can there be an invincible commander like 'Genghis Khan'! I, Zhang Xian, am the first to disbelieve it! Zhang Xian shook his head.

Zhao Chen smiled bitterly, what he said was something that would only happen in a hundred years, and now it really sounds like a myth! Genghis Khan is the pinnacle of the Cold Weapon Age, world-famous, and no one in China from ancient times to the present day can compare with Genghis Khan! Even if it is Yue Fei, he can almost be called the god of the Chinese army, but his military achievements are far inferior to Genghis Khan! Zhang Xian didn't believe it, and he couldn't help it!

"Actually, we can also learn the tactics of this 'Genghis Khan'! We don't have horses, but if our warriors are good at hiding, can march for a long time, can solve the problem of military rations, we can also keep making detours, constantly penetrating deep into the enemy's territory, and then detour the army and the main army to cooperate and destroy the enemy at the minimum cost! Even if you can't learn such a long-distance run, you can still implement this roundabout tactic in a small area! Yue Fei said.

Soon, Yue Fei, Wang Gui, and Zhang Xian began to discuss fiercely again!

Zhao Chen had already stood up at this moment and walked to the door of the Qianqing Palace!

The heavy rain that had been raining for days finally stopped, and a rainbow appeared in the sky!

Looking at this rainbow, Zhao Chen's mood is excellent!

He is about to ascend the throne, and he wants to teach the three of them some knowledge of the art of war and famous battles in his heart before he ascends the throne! Historically, Zong Ze was Yue Fei's art of war teacher, and now that Zong Ze is gone, Zhao Chen has to take on such a responsibility himself!

"The more future generations go on, the role of generals becomes smaller and smaller, what is going on? In later generations, it is rare to hear of a general who turned the tide of the entire battle? Is it just because science has developed and reconnaissance means have advanced in later generations, so the role of generals has become smaller? Zhao Chen suddenly had a question in his heart!

After thinking about it for a while, he couldn't think of an answer, so he shook his head and pressed this question in his heart!

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In a blink of an eye, it is the ninth day of the seventh month!

In the seventh month of the lunar calendar, the weather has gradually cooled down, and there is already a hint of autumn!

In the morning, when the sun had just risen, Li Gang, Zhe Keqiu, Qu Duan and others came to the outside of the Qianqing Palace and knelt down on the steps!

Zhao Chen walked out of the palace and said, "What happened to all Aiqing?" ”

Li Gang said: "Your Highness, the Second Emperor Beijiao, the Jurchen Tartars are eyeing my Great Song Dynasty, and King Kang's traitors are brazenly usurping the throne in Shangqiu!" The country cannot be without a king for a day, and the ministers come to ask His Royal Highness to be the emperor! ”

Zhao Chen said: "I am weak and talented, but I am afraid that it is not enough to inherit the throne!" ”

Li Gang said: "Your Royal Highness is smart and wise, benevolent and loving the people, and is the eldest grandson of the Great Song Dynasty, if Your Highness does not inherit the throne, there is no one in the world who can inherit this throne!" ”

Zhao Chen said: "Let me think about it!" ”

Li Gang and others persuaded for a while, but Zhao Chen just didn't agree, so Li Gang and the others left!

In the afternoon, Li Gang, Zhe Keqiu, Qu Duan and others came again, and they knelt on the steps again, asking Zhao Chen to succeed him, but Zhao Chen still did not agree!

When it was night, the Han Palace was already full of lights, and at this moment Li Gang and others came again, this time they still asked Zhao Chen to succeed to the throne, and Zhao Chen finally agreed this time!

In fact, these are the etiquette of the emperor of the Song Dynasty before he ascended the throne, and the courtiers invited him three times before the prince could agree to inherit the throne! This is just to show modesty, to show that it is not that he is greedy for power and wants to succeed to the throne, but that his courtiers have repeatedly requested that he has to ascend the throne and become the emperor for the sake of the country!

In Zhao Chen's opinion, this etiquette is extremely hypocritical, but the emperors of the Great Song Dynasty did this, and he is naturally no exception! Even when King Kang succeeded to the throne in Shangqiu, he was also "invited" three times before agreeing to ascend the throne!

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The 10th day of the seventh month has finally arrived, and the weather is extremely sunny on this day!

When the sky was bright in the morning, Zhao Chen had already walked towards the Taimiao accompanied by Yue Fei, Wang Gui, Zhang Xian, Kang An and countless other guards!

This temple was temporarily established after Zhao Chen came to Hanzhong, and it enshrines the tablets of the ancestors of the Zhao and Song royal families!

Zhao Chen was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe today, he knelt down respectfully, first kowtowed three times, and then prayed silently!

"May God bless China and let the Chinese people not suffer any more calamities!"

"May the ancestors bless Zhao Chen, so that Zhao Chen can rescue his father, mother, and emperor, so that the royal family of the Great Song Dynasty can continue!"

"May the people of the world work together to drive out the Tartars and restore China!"

He prayed quietly here, until noon, Li Gang, Zhe Keqiu, Wang De and others arrived again!

This time, Li Gang and others invited Zhao Chen, and asked Zhao Chen to go to the "palace" and officially ascend the throne! The Imperial Palace is the Han Palace! From today on, this Han Palace will temporarily assume the responsibility of the palace!

Zhao Chen came out of the Taimiao and sat on the emperor's chariot! Sixteen ministers, including Li Gang, Zhe Keqiu, Qu Duan and others, lifted the imperial chariot and headed in the direction of the palace!

Zhao Chen's face was not sad or happy, but his fists were clenched! I've been waiting for a long time, and I've finally waited for this day! No matter what happened in the past, no matter what difficulties he will face in the future, from today onwards he will be the monarch of the Great Song Dynasty and the emperor of the Central Plains! From this day forward, he will decide the fate of the world!