Looking at the three secret letters sent from the capital one after another, as well as the information sent back by Bu Yige one after another, Zhao Xiaoxi also knew it. Zhao Xu, who had already set off for the level of war, could not interrupt the decision he made, and it would only be counterproductive for him to open his mouth to block it.

In Zhao Xiaoxi's opinion, this cousin is not small, and there is no problem if he is a gentleman. But if you really want to be the master of Zhongxing, you must twist the court into a rope. But now it seems that Zhao Xu is far from qualified.

Facing the intelligence officers of Bu Yi Ge, waiting for a reply, Cho Hyo-seok found out what he could do. It was just an order that the cavalry troops in the northwest, as well as those elite generals in the Great Song Army, must ensure Zhao Xu's safety.

Even if this expedition to Daliao fails to achieve the expected goal, Zhao Xu's safety must be guaranteed. The emperor is in charge, and the consequences of a slight mistake are unimaginable. It seems that this time, his victory really irritated the cousin.

Looking at his son's solemn expression in the past two days, Zhao Hao, who was immersed in the emotions of winning his grandson. When he found no one, he said a little seriously: "Yun'er, is something wrong?" Look at you these days, why do you look so solemn? ”

Seeing his father's inquiry, Zhao Xiaoxi said a little helplessly: "Father, the secretary of the military department, the secretary of the household department, and the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, all sent a secret letter to the king a few days ago, informing the child of a major event related to the rise and fall of the Great Song Dynasty.

Xiao Liu, it seems that he really cares about my achievements and has made the decision to drive the expedition himself. Even if I had the heart to stop it, I was afraid it would backfire. I'm very worried, Xiaoliu will send troops to Daliao this time, there will be unpredictable dangers! ”

Hearing what Zhao Xiaoxi said, Zhao Hao said with some surprise: "Why do you say that?" With the current military strength of the Great Song Dynasty, if you attack Da Liao, the certainty of victory should not be small, right? Some time ago, didn't you say that there were 100,000 cavalry in the Great Song Dynasty? ”

Zhao Xiaoxi smiled bitterly: "That's right, the number of cavalry that this dynasty has now. There are 100,000 of them. But my father should know that any elite cavalry cannot be cultivated overnight, and this must be tested in actual combat.

At present, the only one who can really compete with the Liaoguo Iron Cavalry is the cavalry I have trained. But even if the cavalry has expanded a lot now, it can actually be fought and ridden. It is only 30,000, which is far worse than the iron cavalry of the Liao State.

In addition, don't forget, the Liao State also has a heavy cavalry. If the Liao State dispatches this cavalry, it is afraid that the cavalry will fight against it, and the victory or defeat is likely to be half of the victory. What I'm most worried about is that Xiaoliu will be greedy for merit! ”

After this worry was spoken, Zhao Hao said again: "Xiao Liu is going on the expedition, presumably those veterans in the DPRK will also go out, right?" Just the current minister. He is also a man who knows the affairs of the army. These questions should be taken into account by Zhangdun, right? ”

Zhao Xiaoxi shook his head and said, "Father, Xiaoliu's character, you shouldn't need me to say it." Once he decides on something, can he convince a strong Xiaoliu with his character? ”

Seeing that Zhao Hao was silent, Zhao Xiaoxi said again: "Actually, if you really want to talk about it, I'm not worried about Xiaoliu's failure. It's his dozen. Disrupt all my plans to recover Liao, but I can't say these things to him.

According to my plan. Tomorrow at the beginning of spring, I will declare war on Goryeo and include Goryeo in the territory of the Great Song Dynasty. Then, relying on Goryeo, he divided his troops into two ways to attack Daliao, and he would inevitably do his best in one battle.

In my opinion, the most important thing in war is not the land, but the people who live on it. As long as there are people. You can build a city there. What's the use of guarding an empty city if there is no one?

If the Great Liao side really couldn't stop the soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty, they would move the people living in the sixteen states of Yanyun and pull them all to live in the grassland. Until that time. Even if the lost land is recovered, what benefit will it be to the Great Song Dynasty? ”

This novel concept made Zhao Hao, who didn't know much about martial arts, imagine that the sixteen states of Yanyun had become an empty city. That retract really doesn't help. On the contrary, after there was no population there, it was useless for the Great Song Dynasty to send troops to station.

After thinking about it for a long time, he could only say: "Da Liao people, shouldn't they think of this way?" ”

Zhao Xiaoxi nodded cautiously and said: "Father, don't underestimate the minds of Yelu's father and son, Yelu Hongji can sit firmly on the throne of the Great Liao Emperor for so many years, and he can also stabilize the foundation immediately after the chaos of the Great Liao, which is enough to prove that this person has a calm personality."

Such a person, if he retreats, then the chances of victory for the Great Song Dynasty this time can be two more days. But the key is that although Yelu Hongji is not in good health, he is still the emperor of Da Liao after all, and those tribal leaders of Da Liao will give him a little thin face.

Over the years, we have fought on the border with Daliao, although there are soldiers tearing them apart. But the root cause is that the focus of contention between the two countries in every war is not the people living on the border. ”

Let Zhao Xiaoxi explain like this, Zhao Hao, as the prince of the Great Song Dynasty, also knows very well the population and feels the heritage of a country. The Great Song Dynasty has always been eyed by others, isn't it because the Great Song Dynasty has the largest population?

In the past, many people didn't pay much attention to the issue of population, but now let Zhao Xiaoxi point it out like this, and Zhao Hao really understands. Why does Cho Hyo-seok say that many times the war is fought by the population.

As long as there are people, wealth will continue to be produced. If there is no one, what is the use of being a mountain of gold? Thinking of this, Zhao Hao was indeed a little worried, with the battle of Song and Liao, it was really possible that such a situation would occur.

It is said that it is the simple people who are really hurt in the war. Prosperity, the people suffer, death, the people also suffer. In short, the people of the Great Song Dynasty seem to be enjoying peace at the moment, but in fact, many people are not having a good life.

In particular, the people living on the northwest frontier live a precarious life every day, not to mention worrying about the raids of the nomadic cavalry who cross the border from time to time. For the people, unless they want to die, it is not difficult for them to be plundered.

Many people have just been robbed to live in the territory of Daliao by the cavalry of Daliao. Not long after, the Song army entered and rescued them again. This kind of back and forth captivity has made the people on the border have no intention of producing, and they are tired of this kind of life dominated by others.

Thinking of this, Zhao Hao said with a little seriousness: "Yun'er, I know you have ambitions, but what do you think about this matter?" You know, this is a national war, and there is no room for loss! ”

Hearing his father's words, Zhao Xiaoxi stared at the world outside the wall and sighed: "Father, what you said is right, the son really wants that seat." Even as I said before, as long as Xiaoliu lives for a day, I won't think about that chair.

You should know that beyond this sea, there are many countries I can conquer. If I want to start a war, a year I can pick a country to start a war. This year, the Li Dynasty, next year Goryeo, and the year after that.

If I want to annex these countries, I have a much more lenient domain. I want to sit on that chair, not for my own ambitions, but for the fate of our Zhao family to be humiliated in the future, and for the fate of our nation! ”

Thinking of the fate of decades later, the war that made the Northern Song Dynasty completely history, the two emperors were exiled, and the royal women were humiliated to death. Zhao Xiaoxi's desire to seize the throne will become extremely strong.

Seeing that Zhao Xiaoxi was still light and serious, Zhao Hao said: "Yun'er, I'm afraid that my father wants you to take charge of that chair." But my father also knew that the chair was not easy to sit on, and it needed to bear the fate of a country, which was very heavy and heavy.

But now that you are aware of this crisis, then you have to find a way to do a good job of finishing up the aftermath for Xiaoliu. Anyway, you can't write two Zhao characters in one stroke, isn't this Great Song Dynasty the world of our Zhao family after all? ”

Regarding his father's concept, Zhao Xiaoxi did not agree with it. But he knows that in this era, many Great Song Dynasty regarded the Great Song Dynasty as the world of the Zhao family. But in Zhao Xiaoxi's view, this world should belong to the people of the Great Song Dynasty.

Without the support of these low-level people, how could the Zhao family be able to stabilize the throne? As the old saying goes, 'the people can carry the boat and the boat can be overturned', the people are the foundation of a country's prosperity!

Thinking of this, Zhao Xiaoxi successively gave the military guards lurking on the Song-Liao border and began to do a good job of relocating the people. If there is a big war, the Liao State really starts to move the people, and the people must be intercepted no matter what.

Those secret camps placed in the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun began to store all food and houses from this moment. Once the people were intercepted, when the Song army failed to attack the sixteen states of Yanyun, they were temporarily placed in a secret camp. When the Song army broke through the city, they were sent back to their original city for resettlement.

In addition, he also wrote a letter to Qiao Feng in western Liaoning, telling him the news that Song Liao was about to start a war. Let the cavalry under his command contain the cavalry of the Liao State as much as possible in western Liao, so as to ensure that the people will not be displaced in this battle.

Although Zhao Xiaoxi understood that for Qiao Feng, he didn't like to see the situation the most. It was Song Liao who started the war, but after living in Liaoxi for so long, he somewhat understood that if Song Liao wanted to end this kind of confrontation, only one side could win.

At least during the period of living in the secret camp, Qiao Feng saw that Zhao Xiaoxi treated the poor people of Liao with the same kindness. He should understand that in comparison, these Liao people would be happier if they lived under the rule of the Great Song Dynasty.

If Qiao Feng really disagrees, then Zhao Xiaoxi will also tell him. At present, the horse bandit cavalry under his command is still the one who really obeys his orders. It's just that Zhao Hyo-seok doesn't want to make cracks in the relationship between the two brothers at that time.

When he was happy to get Lin'er, Qiao Feng and Azhu's first child had already come to the world. Although she is a girl, for Qiao Feng, it also means the continuation of blood.

For the sake of his daughter, for the sake of the clansmen who guarded him, Cho Hyo-seok believed that Qiao Feng had made a wise decision. After all, restoring true peace to the world is in itself the common wish of the two brothers.

In addition, Cho Hyo-seok even began to assemble the navy that was originally used to deal with Goryeo. After the start of the war, they will act as surprise soldiers to raid Jinzhou or Laizhou in the Bohai Sea, and share some of the pressure on Zhao Xu's army.

But in this way, his plan to attack Goryeo can only be temporarily delayed. But in order to ensure victory in this battle, Cho Hyo-seok must make some sacrifices. After all, there is a country to have a home! (To be continued......)