After Zhao Xu reprimanded Zhou Dong's arrogance, he then said to all the ministers: "As for Goryeo, we don't have to worry about their army at all, no matter how they fight us, I believe in the combat effectiveness of the generals and imperial soldiers of my Great Song Dynasty, but a problem that we can't ignore is that the Goryeo naval army, the Goryeo Kingdom is surrounded by the sea on three sides, and the total military strength of its naval army can be said to be comparable to the military strength of its army. However, the number of our entire East China Sea Fleet navy is only 30,000, and the Dengzhou Navy is only 3,000 people stationed, while the entire South China Sea region is only a coastal defense naval division, that is to say, our Great Song Navy is only 33,000 people, although the entire East China Sea Fleet is fully equipped with gunboats equipped with shipborne artillery, but the scarcity of personnel is far from meeting the needs of our Great Song Empire to explore the world by sea. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"Then Your Majesty means a large number of naval personnel?" Chu Luli said with a fist at Zhao Xu

"The massive expansion of the number of soldiers is a necessary condition for pre-war preparations, but how much and how to expand is a question we need to consider." Wu Yong said with this stubble

And Zhou Tong continued with Wu Yong's words: "Your Majesty's preliminary estimate is that if it is calculated according to Your Majesty's plan just now, our country's naval strength will have to be expanded to about 100,000 people in order to meet the current needs of the campaign. ”

"Your Majesty has just said that there is no huge naval force in the South China Sea to support the war, and at the same time, the minister believes that if the East China Sea Fleet is restructured into the South China Sea Fleet, it will lead to a huge maritime military vacuum in the entire East China Sea region of our country, and once the naval forces of Goryeo and Fuso are filled, the eastern coastal areas of our country will become the hunting grounds of these two countries, but if we want to retrain the entire South China Sea Fleet, the delay caused by this time will also be a loss that our country cannot bear." Chu Luli broke the key point of the entire contradiction with one word, and then all the beings fell into contemplation at the same time.

Zhao Xu and his ministers stood quietly in front of this huge sand table, and after about a cup of tea, as Zhao Xu tapped the frame of the sand table a few times, all eyes were focused on Zhao Xu's emperor, "The Ministry of War, from now on, the East China Sea Fleet will be divided into two, divided into the East China Sea Fleet and the South China Sea Fleet, Yue Fei will continue to serve as the Admiral of the East China Sea Fleet, as for the Admiral of the South China Sea Fleet, General Liu Feilong, a veteran of the Naval Division of the Military Department. ”

"Your Majesty, our navy is already insufficient, and you are dividing your forces here, isn't this cutting off your own wings?" Zhou Tong, Chu Luli, and Wu said to Zhao Xu with a worried face

"Everyone, don't be impatient, and listen to me. After the existing East China Sea Fleet is divided into two fleets, the East China Sea and the South China Sea, the Ministry of War will be able to issue an article to expand the number of recruits and recruit 70,000 soldiers of the Imperial Navy, and give priority to the recruitment of fishermen living along the rivers, lakes and seas. Ladies and gentlemen, you must remember that our soldiers can become veterans from recruits through training, but only when they have experienced battlefield fighting, are accustomed to seeing stumps and broken arms, are no longer afraid of the bloody battlefield, and are no longer sad for the slaughter of old and young women and children, then they can be called elite soldiers. ”

Zhao Xu said it very indifferently, as if he was talking about an inconsequential gossip message, but the content contained in this so-called gossip message may not be so light to be brought over

"Goryeo and Fusang must also become part of our Great Song Empire, not to mention that Fusang blocked the sea route for the warships of the two lines of Liaozhou to go to sea, and the Busan Strait across the sea between the Goryeo Kingdom and Fusang will completely control the northern waters of our country within their control, and once a war breaks out, if our warships want to enter and exit the two roads of Liaozhou, they must make a detour to the sea of Fuso, which wastes a lot of time, not to mention, but all the sea areas of the two roads of Liaozhou in our country will become Fusang and Goryeo Water Park, Moreover, their constant attacks will also drag down a large number of troops in the north of our country, and if these two countries cannot be fully owned by our Great Song Dynasty, it will be extremely detrimental to our future military development. ”

"Sending troops to attack Goryeo and Fuso at the same time? In this case, will China's economic development be affected, and the transportation of military supplies such as grain, grass, weapons and equipment will also make our country tired. Zhou Tong said with some concern

"The supply of grain and grass should be enough, right?" Zhao Xu looked at Liu Shihai and said

"Your Majesty, so far, our country's military rations have been hoarded enough to feed our two million troops for three years." Speaking of the hoarding of military rations, Liu Shihai was definitely proud, and he didn't dare to pat his fat chest for other merits, but when it came to military rations, there were only three words left on his old willow's face: "I'm proud!!" ”

"The two secretaries of the Ordnance Division, how much is my country's weapons and armor, swords, guns, bows, and artillery ammunition reserves?"

"Long live Lord, at this point, your old man will put his heart in your old belly, absolutely no problem, all the things that have been hoarded in the past two years, I dare not say more, there is no problem in equipping four or five hundred thousand people, if your old man needs any specific weapons and equipment, as long as you give an order, give us the Ordnance Division a month, and you can make them energetic in two or three battlefields." Gong Yi naturally his own vernacular, which only he could speak, and said to Zhao Xu while gesturing

Over the years, Zhao Xu and all the ministers have long been accustomed to the half-public and half-vulgar vernacular of losing nature, so Zhao Xu ordered: "The military department, dispatch 100,000 elite forbidden troops to Liaozhou South Road, and order Shi Wengong to be the deputy commander of the march, Han Shizhong to be the vanguard officer, Xu Qiang of the military department to be the head of the front army, Liu Yong to be the head of the rear army, as soon as there is any military movement in the Goryeo Kingdom, I will personally drive the army to conquer the Goryeo Kingdom." ”

"Your Majesty, the son of a daughter, you can't sit down, as the emperor of my Great Song Empire, how can you easily take risks, although the old minister is too old, but for the sake of Your Majesty, for the empire, the old minister is willing to put on a fight." Is Zhou Tong stupid, of course not, otherwise how would he take advantage of such a good opportunity to pat himself on the back (to be continued.) )