Chapter 201 sent troops to Luzhou

In the chamber of the Mongolian Privy Council, Kublai Khan was standing in front of a large military map, carefully examining it. There were many senior Mongolian generals around him, such as military generals Shi Tianze, Zhang Hongfan, Boyan, Zhang Rou, Dong Wenbing, Atahai, Kura, Sun Qi, etc., and Liu Quan, who was a little farther away, stood alone, looking out of place. Wenchen strategist Emperor Hao Jingze and Zhongshu Provincial Counselor Governor Shang Ting, Tongzhi Tengzhou Guo Kan and others stood on the other side.

Suddenly, Kublai Khan raised the long stick in his hand, pointed heavily on the "Luzhou" on the map, and said: "Everyone, Ben Khan has decided to attack Luzhou Mansion and Anqing Mansion, the seat of the Song people's Huainan West Road. ”

Liu Cheng chuckled in his heart and said secretly, "How can it be Luzhou Mansion?" Didn't the Great Khan agree with my proposal to use Xiangfan as a breakthrough? ”

In ancient times, there were many wetlands, water network rice fields, and primeval forests in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and the Xiangyang area had better conditions for passage, and Xiangyang was the main road, which was very suitable for stationing a large number of troops, which was conducive to the large-scale field battles of the Mongolian iron cavalry. If you don't fight Xiangyang and take a small road, it can only be a small army of thousands of people, which can not carry too many baggage materials, and it is easy to be separated and eliminated, and even the back road is easy to be cut off by the defenders of the Song Dynasty who are familiar with the environment.

Only by occupying Xiangyang, can we form a good material loading point, and control the main passage section, the east can take two Huai and go straight down to the south of the Yangtze River, and the west can be with the Mongolian army of western Sichuan, southern Sichuan (Dali is already the land of Mongolia) to encircle Chengdu Mansion, which is the so-called place where soldiers must fight.

Liu Quan believes that "if there is no Xiang, there will be no Huai, and if there is no Huai, Jiangnan will be at your fingertips". Although it cannot be said that Liu Quan's view is absolutely correct, according to the course of history, the Mongols finally adopted Liu Quan's suggestion and won the Battle of Xiangyang, and took this opportunity to flatten the entire Southern Song Dynasty.

Boyan was eager to try, and immediately said: "Great Khan, the minister is willing to lead the troops to expand the territory for the Great Khan, and by the way, test the actual combat ability of the cowardly Xue New Army." ”

Both those who hold the opinion for and against know that Kublai Khan is bold in killing and the strategy set is difficult to change, so they have expressed their willingness to lead the troops to the battle, only Liu Chuan did not say a word, still standing alone on the side.

"Ladies and gentlemen, there is no need to fight, Marshal Ah Shu has already set off, and he can reach the front line in just one or two days, and it won't be long before good news comes."

"The Great Khan is clever, the so-called soldiers are fast, the Great Khan has kept us in the dark, presumably the Song people don't know it." Veteran Zhang Rou praised.

Shi Tianze also said: "Great Khan, the Song Dynasty Luzhou guard general Fan Sheng, the commander [***] and others are brave and unscrupulous, self-righteous, Marshal Ashu is both wise and brave, and he is unexpected, and he will be victorious." ”

Kublai Khan smiled: "Well, pass on the order, attack as planned, the Privy Council will follow the battle report at any time, everyone Aiqing, dismiss the meeting." Liu Quan, Zhang Wenqian. ”

"The minister is here."

"You stay."

"Yes." Liu Cheng was stunned for a moment and said.

Zhang Wenqian, in his fifties, was a classmate of Liu Bingzhong for several years, and as an important minister of Kublai Khan's shogunate, he took up the post of secretary of agriculture at the beginning of the year, in charge of agriculture.

Kublai Khan waited for everyone to leave and said, "Liu Quan, you must think that Ben Khan is wrong to attack Luzhou, right?" ”

Liu Quan hurriedly knelt down and said, "Great Khan, the minister doesn't dare." ”

"Liu Aiqing, get up. Ben Khan asks you, how long will it take for you to build a thousand warships? ”

"With plenty of money, it takes about two years."

"Two years? Okay, Liu Quan, you will build a thousand medium and large warships for Ben Khan in two years, and then add the original warships of our dynasty, and if you count the large and small, there will be nearly 5,000 ships. At the same time, the training of our naval division should also be intensified, and we must reach the same combat strength as the naval division of the southern dynasty after two years. Ben Khan intends to launch a general offensive to the south in two years' time, and then the breakthrough point will be Xiangfan, which you have chosen. ”

"Great Khan Shengming, the battle of Luzhou?"

"Liu Quan, you don't have to worry about this. My Chaoshui division is currently inferior to the Song people, you must hurry, Ben Khan has instructed the relevant departments to give full support, and let Zhang Wenqian personally take charge of the allocation of personnel, financial and material resources. If the combat strength of the naval division can be equal to that of the Southern Dynasty, then the entire military strength of our dynasty will definitely be able to defeat the Song army. ”

Kublai Khan was proud but not arrogant, and he was indeed an outstanding military strategist when comparing the military strength of the Song and Mongolia sides, seeking truth from facts, making up for their weaknesses and promoting their strengths. Liu Quan was greatly impressed in his heart, if the rulers of the Song Dynasty could have half of the mind and ability of Kublai Khan, they would not fall to the point where only half of the country was left.

"Rest assured, the Great Khan will do his best to create an invincible sailor for the Great Khan."

"Okay, Liu Aiqing, Ben Khan is looking forward to this day coming soon."

Zhang Wenqian finally said: "Lord Liu, Zhang will help you." ”

Liu Quan knew that Zhang Wenqian was a close minister of Kublai Khan's side, so he didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly saluted: "Liu has thanked Master Zhang here." ”

Jia Yidao's mind has calmed down a little recently, and Hao Jing's departure does not seem to have caused too much trouble, and from the information obtained, the Mongol Dynasty has been calm and calm, and there is no news of Hao Jing's reinstatement, nor has it sent an envoy to question the Song court.

It seems that the letter brought by the monk who claimed to be Yang Lian Zhenjia should be genuine.

"Junhan, is Ulhan okay in the manor?"

"Your Excellency, everything is fine."

"Well, remember not to let him escape."

"Don't worry, my lord, I understand the severity, I have arranged for an elder of the Wu family to personally sit in the manor."

"Well, it's all about doing things, the old man can rest assured. Many years have passed, since the old man rescued your father twenty years ago, your Wu family has been following the old man, and he has been loyal all these years, and the old man is also grateful. ”

"My lord, I obey my father's orders, and it is natural for me to do things for adults."

"It's a pity that your Wu family's status in the rivers and lakes has gradually faded."

"My lord, the rivers and lakes are sinister, although the reputation is no longer there, but at least the children of my Wu family have been alive all these years, and it is also a blessing for adults."

"Alas, life is like a dream."

Wu Junhan was silent for a while, in order to respect his father's last wish, he led the Wu family to protect Jia Nidao for more than ten years. It's just that Jia Nidao, who listened to orders under the account of the marshal of Yuhui back then, seems to have changed too much, and he is not at all like the current Taishi. At the beginning, Wu Junhan still agreed with his father's last wishes, and Jia Yidao at that time seemed to be a person with ideals and ambitions, otherwise Yu Jue would not have recommended him to be the envoy of Jinghu before his death, and regarded him as his successor. However, no matter how you look at it now, Jia Rudao is a "annihilation phase" who only knows power and only enjoys.

Is it all worth it?

"Xiangye, Lord Liao, Lord Weng has arrived." The sound made by Jia Xuan after entering the house interrupted Wu Junhan's thoughts.

"Let them in, Junhan."

"Your Excellency."

"All contained, in the future, I will regularly ask Na Ulhan to leave a letter, and the old man will send it to the north."

"All understood."

"See Taishi."

"Yes, you two, sit down. Jia Xuan, serve wine and food. ”

"Yingzhong, the Ministry of Commerce is still very busy."

"My lord, it's a lot easier than at the beginning, and after the personnel are in place, Yingzhong doesn't need to worry about everything."

"Well, do it well, the old man estimates that the post of secretary of the Ministry of Commerce will be yours sooner or later."

Liao Yingzhong said: "My lord, how do you say this? The loyalty of his subordinates to his lords has never changed. ”

Jia Rudao smiled: "Don't talk about this today, what do you think of Zhao Yu's provincial system?" ”

Weng Yinglong said: "My lord, isn't this obvious? His Majesty took the opportunity to rearrange the duties of officials, but for such an important matter, the Government Council took the lead, which was clearly weakening the authority of the Zhongshu Province. ”

"Yingzhong, what do you say?"

"My lord, Lord Weng is right. Judging from His Majesty's series of measures, it is clear that His Majesty is purging dissidents. ”

Jia Rudao nodded slightly: "Well, once a son of heaven and a courtier, Zhao Yu wants to restore the situation in the period of Taizu and Taizong." ”

Liao Yingzhong knew that during the period of Taizu Taizong, the imperial power was dominant, and the rise of the prime minister's power was from the time of Zhenzong, and with the weakness of the later emperors, the power of the prime minister became greater and greater, and continued until the period of Lizong.

Weng Yinglong and Liao Yingzhong looked at each other, and then looked at Wu Junhan, who was indifferent, and didn't know what Jia Yidao's intentions were, so they had to be silent.

"Compared with the first emperor, Zhao Yu is too strong, and he seems to regard himself as the ancestor of the Tang Dynasty and the Song Dynasty under his domineering attitude, in the face of such a situation, how should we deal with it?"

"Your Excellency." Liao Yingzhong thought for a while and then said, "My subordinates think that when the provincial system is implemented, we should strive for more regions so that the protégés of the adults can stay in office as much as possible, and take advantage of the lack of manpower when the Government Council is busy implementing the provincial system, and strive to let Chen Yi and others enter the Government Council." ”

Jia Ru said: "Although this method is feasible, can we only continue to be so passive all the time?" ”