"The DPRK and China have agreed that Pyoju must be recaptured immediately." Han Gang said, "Once the Khitans intervene and come in, they will never sit back and watch the official army move their swords on the edge of Xijing Road." ”

Before the Liao State intervened, it didn't matter how Song and Xia fought each other, even if they occupied Yinxia, the Liao people could only admit the reality. And when the Liao State leather room army is killed at the border, and then wants to continue to carry out, it is necessary to be prepared to be stabbed. Although the possibility of the Khitans sending troops to the Tanguts was extremely small, or even almost zero, it was clear both inside and outside the court that the Son of Heaven would not be willing to take this risk.

The geographical location of Toyosu is not good, it is located on the periphery of the ancient Great Wall. Whether it is the Warring States Qin and Han dynasties, or the later Ming Dynasty, the Great Wall has always been built on the strategic place of Yihe garrison. Since it is outside the Great Wall, nature has a geographical and strategic location that is not conducive to the defense.

In fact, in Han Gang's view, give up Fengzhou, stabilize Hengshan, and then seize Yinxia. From the overall point of view, this exchange is very cost-effective, even if only Luo Wucheng is left, it is a good deal. But in a political sense, the new party will never accept it. The sin of losing the land, even if you get back more land, cannot offset the merits. Yokoyama must be saved, and Toyosu must be recaptured with all his might.

"Therefore, the strategy agreed upon by the imperial court was to continue to attack Yinzhou to the north. As long as Yinxia is controlled, if Xingqing Mansion wants to connect with Fengzhou, it must either cross the desert where Dijinze is located, or bypass along the Yellow River, otherwise it will have to fight hard against the officials and troops occupying Yinxia. ”

Fan Yu twisted his beard, groaned for a while, and nodded, "This is the so-called attack on it must be saved, if you lose Yinxia, what if you occupy Fengzhou?" Without the salt of the Qingbai Salt Pond, Western Xia could not support the national government at all by relying on Xingling and the desert. Seeing that Yinxia may be lost, the Western Thieves will definitely withdraw their troops from Fengzhou. ”

Lu Dalin had been looking at the map silently, and this was the first time he spoke: "Yukun, the Western Thieves captured Fengzhou, how much grain did they get?" ”

"The western thieves captured Fengzhou, and it is no problem for large and small cities and villages to add up to hundreds of thousands of stone grain storage." Han Gang smiled bitterly, "So for the western thieves, it is the most cost-effective to feed the war with war, as long as you can open a stockade, it is a month's ration for tens of thousands of soldiers and horses." ”

"Eat the enemy for one hour, and be me for twenty minutes; One stone, when I have twenty stones. Lu Dalin shook his head and sighed, "What the Western Thief has done is already the way of secretly conspiring with the wise generals." ”

"But only the Great Song Dynasty is rich in the world, so when the Khitan and the party enter the country, they can loot a large number of grain and goods. If it ...... the other way around," Fan Yu stretched out his finger and gestured on the map, "If the official army invades Yinxia, or Youyan and Yunzhong, how much food can be supplied?" ”

"China suffers in this place. The barbarians in the southeast and northwest invaded China for money and children, and as long as they succeeded, they would inevitably return with a full load. On the other hand, the Chinese army's southern and northern wars greatly reduced its national strength. Huo Quai's northern expedition against the Huns, sealing the wolf Juxu, how many war horses died? ! ”

"Whoever let Kyushu, but almost all the plastered land that can be cultivated be occupied by the Han family, living in a cold place, a place of miasma, and his own life is not worth paying much attention to. But as long as there are sufficient sources of finance and taxation, there are not many people who are willing to work hard. Han Gang stretched out his hand and pointed to a piece of land south of Yanshan in the Liao Kingdom, "So the Khitan will no longer raise troops after receiving the New Year's coin, because there is Nanjing Road." "Then he pointed to the two lands of Yinxia and Xingling in Western Xia," and the Western thieves used to raise troops every year, because their land could not support the people in the country. ”

"Yukun is defending the robbers?" Su Yu raised his head and asked with a smile.

Han Gang also laughed, it did sound like a robber's theory, as if to say that the Han people don't give the Quartet barbarians a way to live, "But as long as these robbers can't grab anything, they just give their lives in vain, they won't continue to do stupid things, and they will inevitably bow down." Han and Tang are all like this. It's a pity that he fell short in the Gaoliang River, otherwise there would be no need to hurt his mind now. ”

This is again saying that Emperor Taizong is wrong, but it is not taboo, but it is inevitable to say it far. Su Yu pulled the topic back, "The Hedong Army should beware of the Liao people in Xijing Road, and the troops that can be freed up will not be too many. The Linfu army suffered a loss when it rescued Fengzhou, and it may be difficult to recover Fengzhou with the strength of Linfu all the way. ”

"No matter how difficult it is, it will be recovered, but it will not let the Linfu army rush up directly...... is not a secret, it is estimated that it has spread all over the capital at this time, and Han Gang did not hide it from the division commander, "In the afternoon, Zhongshu transferred the text to the ordnance superintendent, and asked the younger brother to urgently transfer a batch of armor and weapons over." ”

"Shipped from Tokyo to Fuzhou?!" Fan Yu asked in surprise.

"How is it possible, nearly a thousand miles away, where is the time?" Han Gang shook his head, if Zhongshu dared to give this order, he could throw the document back on Feng Jing's face, "It can only be a relay." First from the Taiyuan arsenal, transport the inventory of Zajia and the Divine Arm Bow to Linfu Road. The armory supervisor is responsible for using plate armor to make up for the lack of armor, and the number of divine arms and bows must also be made up. ”

Lu Dalin sighed: "I hope that the official army can successfully recapture Fengzhou." ”

"Uncle You Jing is in the main curtain of seeds, and Uncle Yi is also in the same place, with their achievements this time, they can at least turn two officials." Fan Yu also said, "But if Fengzhou can't get it back, this credit will probably not be awarded." After speaking, he also glanced at Han Gang.

In the recital of Xianjie, he did not say much about the role of Han Gang's series of inventions, and Han Gang would definitely not be able to run away from this credit. But if Fengzhou can't get it back, it will be difficult to evaluate the merit of capturing Luowu City - the soldiers below will not be rewarded, otherwise they will inevitably make a fuss. And the credit of the leading generals can be suspended. If they don't have the merit of Chong Ge and You Shixiong, it is impossible for Han Gang to have the face to receive the merit alone.

The master and apprentice discussed the current situation and military situation for a while, and Han Gang got up to say goodbye to Zhang Zai's house and left with Fan Yu. Outside the door of Zhang's mansion, there were still a few scholars at this time. Either I just came up and handed over the name post, or I was about to hand over the name post to ask to see me.

Zhang Zai is now a generation of grandmasters in Beijing, and it is indispensable for people to visit him in his spare time. Jang Jae accepted it wholeheartedly with the permission of time and body, without the slightest attitude of being arrogant. However, in order to discuss the current situation today, I closed the door and did not see any outsiders.

"Yukun, in the future, the military affairs in Kansai should be mentioned less in front of Mr." Fan Yu and Han Gang walked side by side, and walked for a while before saying, "The capital is not Guanzhong after all. ”

Han Gang was silent for a moment, then nodded, "...... The younger brother understood. ”

Zhang Zai and his disciples were basically from Guanzhong, because they had suffered from the party in the past hundred years, and most of them supported the war against Western Xia. But Tokyo is different. Even if the people of Guanzhong have to become conscripted people every few years for the sake of war, and even if the people of Guanzhong are plundered by the party's cavalry every year, for the millions of soldiers and civilians in Tokyo, it can almost be regarded as a matter of another world.

Only the rise in prices and taxes will make them feel that this is their business. Whether Kansai's strategy is to attack or defend, it is to scrape money from them. The same is true of public opinion in the capital, if you can win without spending too much money and food, you will definitely get the praise of the scholars. But once it affects their own lives, they will immediately raise a sign against it.

Jang Jae's reputation matters. His unequivocal support for the war will definitely arouse the disgust of the military and civilians in the capital and the Shilin. And Zhang Zai is not a character who is willing to lie and hide his opinions, in order to avoid falling into such a situation, it is best not to tell Zhang Zai more about this.

Han Gang sighed: "Which one doesn't want to be peaceful?" The people of the Central Plains want to live a peaceful life, don't the people of Kansai want to? ”

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Just inside and outside the city of Tokyo, when they all set their eyes on Shaanxi and Hedong, Su Mian, the governor of Yongzhou, was staring at every move.

"Jiaozhi Taiwei Zong Ji has already led two thousand soldiers to Guangyuan Prefecture. The tribes of Guangyuan Prefecture were also all dispatched, Liu Ji, Huang Jinman, Shen Jingfu, and Wei Shouan, all of whom were summoned by Zong Yan. ”

Every time a name was announced, Su Mian's face became ugly. Guangyuan Prefecture was a buffer between the Great Song Dynasty and Jiaozhi, and had always been a vassal to the Song Dynasty in the past, but after the Nong Zhigao Rebellion, Jiaozhi's power expanded, and the Song court adopted a conciliatory attitude, allowing Jiaozhi to control this gold-producing area in their hands, and several of its major tribes had to pay tribute to Thang Long Province.

However, Jiaozhi has always been harsh with these tribes, and if it weren't for the loss of livelihood, they would not have gathered together to prepare to invade the north with the Jiaozhi people.

"Thanks to Liu Zhizhong [Liu Yi]." Su Mian looked up to the sky and smiled miserably, who did the forbidden city easy harm! If it weren't for Liu Yi's ban on Jiaozhi City, there would not be so many Xidong barbarians who followed the Jiaozhi people to invade the north.

"But where is the main force of Cochin? Zong Jian only brought 2,000 people...... "Su Mian's cronies and aides were a little puzzled, "If Jiaozhi does not send troops to take the lead, the Nong tribes will never take advantage of it." ”

No one is much more stupid than the other. The Song people cut off the financial resources of the tribe, of course. But the Jiaozhi people behind him are not good people. If you suffer a big loss on the side of the Song army, maybe your hometown will send troops to Shenglong Mansion to end it. Therefore, Jiaozhi must be the first to send troops and come out to take the lead as proof.

Back in the back hall, Su Mian was still thinking about it. Cochin is about to enter the army, but where is their main force?

"Big Daddy."

A crisp shout came from below, and Su Mian, who was interrupted from his train of thought, looked down, but it was a small face with a bright smile on his granddaughter's face.

Seeing her granddaughter's smiling face, Su Mian's heavy mood relaxed a little.

"My lord, is it another matter of Jiaozhi?"

Su Mian's eldest son, Su Ziyuan, also walked out together. He joined the army as a secretary in Guizhou, and he happened to have time to visit. When he came this time, he brought his wife and children by the way, including Su Mian's most beloved granddaughter.

Sending his granddaughter back to the backyard first, Su Mian and his son sat down, sighed for a long time, and said, "Jiaozhi is about to commit, you better go back to office early." ”

Su Ziyuan was a little puzzled: "Don't be in a hurry." ”

"You don't know what to do." Su Mian picked up the teacup and stared at the tea soup in the cup, the heaviness of his eyes was completely reflected in the sparkling water, "It's not good to leave if it's too late." ”

Su Ziyuan frowned and was about to speak, a military academy sweating profusely ran in, stumbled on the threshold in a panic, and after getting up, he didn't care about the ashes on his body, and shouted urgently: "Qiqi Imperial City, Qinzhou urgent!" Tens of thousands of troops crossed the sea, and the commander was Li Changjie, and now he has begun to besiege Qinzhou! ”

The tea bowl in Su Mian's hand fell to the ground, and after a crisp sound, it shattered into thousands of pieces.