Chapter 241: Breaking the Army

Many times, people will have forward-looking thoughts before doing certain things, especially for some major things, you know, there is no perfect thing in this world, let alone thinking of a perfect plan before things are done.

Only when you do it, do you know what you will encounter, this is like two masters playing against each other, before you fall, you can't be sure of the opponent's next step anyway,

For the reform of the army, I thought for a long time, before the Mongols invaded Luzhou, I had been hesitating, hoping to find a perfect way to avoid the possible backlash of Jia Yidao, when I did this, I realized that I seemed to think too much, although Lu Wende was an accident, but after all, this is an era of imperial power, I look at the world too much from the perspective of future generations, but it seems too careful,

After the morning dynasty, I went back to the Funing Hall to sleep for a while, and then came to Ningkun Palace with Quan Jiu, and reported to Xie Daoqing about the situation of the military reform meeting, before the Ninety-Nine Conference, I had briefly told Xie Daoqing my thoughts, and this time I told the meeting in detail face to face, as for the matter of Lu Xin in Tongle Building, I didn't mention a word, and I only brought a sentence of muskets and artillery.

"Yesterday afternoon, Master Jia came to see the queen mother." Xie Daoqing said after listening,

I was stunned and said, "Yes, it's really fast, Queen Mother, what did Jia seem to say." ”

"What else can I say, whether my Zhao family doesn't trust him anymore, and how he is loyal to my dynasty."

"Huh." I smiled, "What did the queen mother say?" ”

"The queen mother told him that my Zhao family has always believed in him, but we are all old, let the young people do this matter in the court, the young people are full of vitality and energy, not to mention that the official family is still doing well." Xie Daoqing's words were understated, "The queen mother said to him, 'Master, look, isn't it very good that I now enjoy the joy of family life every day and don't worry about major events,'"

"The queen mother is smart, what does Jia seem to say."

"I didn't say why, I cried and left."

"Queen Mother, if Jia Rudao can be interesting, the child will ensure that he can enjoy his old age in peace, if he dares to make trouble, the child will not let him go."

Xie Daoqing thought for a while and said: "After all, Taishi is an important minister of the first emperor, so he has to spare people and let them be spared." ”

"Well, don't worry, the child will take care of it."

"Official, after the military reform, do you have any consideration for the commander of the Imperial Forest Army and the Lin'an Theater?"

"The queen mother, the child has considered, the Royal Forest Army has a staff of 10,000 people, and there are two deputy commanders, the child intends to merge the young guard into it, and let Wen Zhang serve as a deputy commander of the Royal Forest Army, there is no suitable person for the commander at present, if there is no one for a while, then the child himself will come to serve first, and then slowly look for it, as for the two major theaters of Lin'an and Guangnan, it will be in accordance with the normal establishment, but the commander of the theater is not yet elected, and the child is ready to discuss with the ministers at the court meeting, by the way, does the queen mother have a suitable candidate in her heart, you can recommend it."

My meaning is very clear, I will choose the commander of the Imperial Forest Army myself, and as for the commander of the other two theaters, I can consider the suggestions of some people.

Xie Daoqing looked at me, and suddenly smiled: "Official, the queen mother is not familiar with military affairs, except for a few old generals such as Zhao Kui, the queen mother almost doesn't know her, how can anyone recommend it to the official family." ”

I suddenly felt embarrassed, I thought that Xie Daoqing would intervene in the post of commander of the capital garrison, but it seems that this time I am spending the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain: "Queen Mother, this child will discuss the issue with the ministers of the DPRK and China and then report to the queen mother." ”

"Well, official, listen to it and make it clear, you just have to make up your own mind."

"Yes, Queen Mother."

"Official, Jiu'er, have you finished sorting out the books and materials of the Xianwen Pavilion?"

"It's finished, but there are too many contents in it, and I can't take care of it with the official's time."

Xie Daoqing nodded and said, "Well, the first emperor likes to collect the books of the ancients, and he doesn't know which ones are useful and which ones are not. ”

I smiled: "Jiu'er, I have a way. ”

"Official, what method."

"Jiu'er, you and my other concubines are all people who read poetry and books, you can go to the Xianwen Pavilion when you have nothing to do, read all the books and materials in it, and then make a brief introduction and transcript, then I can choose which books to read according to the introduction."

"This is a good idea, but there are a lot of imperial pens of the first emperor in the Xianwen Pavilion, which may involve the secrets of our dynasty, which doesn't seem appropriate."

"Jiu'er, I think it's okay, Jiu'er, you and the queen mother, and other concubines are all my relatives in this world, I don't believe that you have anyone else to trust, not to mention that the first emperor has died, what secrets are there I should know, borrowing from the past can learn from the present, this is beneficial and harmless for my dynasty, queen mother, what do you say."

I traveled alone from 800 years later, and I did regard Quan Jiu and others as my relatives.

Xie Daoqing said lightly: "The queen mother thinks it's okay, Jiu'er, you just need to tell Yang, Yu, Hu and the new concubines in Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, if you see some confidential information manuscripts, you will immediately report them to the official family, and at the same time, you must not spread it to the outside world, otherwise you will be punished by the family." ”

"Yes, Jiu'er understands." Quan Jiu couldn't help but tremble when he heard Xie Daoqing's last sentence,

"The matter of the Xianwen Pavilion is so decided, after the official family goes to court in the morning, you will go to the pavilion to read books together, and then come to play cards and talk with the queen mother in the afternoon, this is what the official family said" go to work."

I praised, "Queen Mother, that's what 'going to work' means, and the Queen Mother's understanding is rare both inside and outside my country." ”

"Haha." Xie Daoqing laughed and said, "Hugh wants to pat himself on the back, the official family, if you have something, you can get busy, the queen mother and Jiu'er play cards, after so many years, the queen mother found that this kind of life is still comfortable, and what Taishi Jia said is not made up by the queen mother, people should live a quiet life when they are old." ”

"Xiao Qi, go to Yanhe Palace, Lu Xiufu and they should also arrive." After coming out of Ningkun Palace, I said,

"Yes, official."

In the Yanhe Palace, Lu Xiufu and the four major envoys were already waiting here, and I walked into one of the huts through the side door and said, "Xiao Qi, pass on Junshi first." ”

"Hideo Hiroshi, your majesty."

"No courtesy, Junshi, you went to Lin'an University in the morning to see the sand table."

"Yes, Your Majesty, Mr. Shen and Quan Jue gave a detailed introduction to the production process of the sand table, and all the adults were quite interested in it, and said that they would make it as soon as they went back."

"Well, Junshi, tell Xia Gui to come in, and I will talk to you alone."

"Yes, I understand."

After a while, Xia Gui entered and said, "Minister Xia Gui sees Your Majesty." ”

"Aiqing, no courtesy, sit down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

I opened the military map of Huainan West Road and said, "Aiqing, I have seen your plan, you can tell me your detailed plan." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Xia Gui got up and walked to the table, pointed to the map, and said, "Your Majesty, this is Yangjia Town in the north of Anfeng Army, and there is a mountain pass called Yangshan Ping in front of Yangjia Town, known as the gateway of Yangjia Town. ”

I looked at the map, bowed slightly, and listened to Xia Gui continue: "The minister is the Anfeng clan of Huainan West Road, and he has been friends with the Lu Wende brothers since he was a child, that Lu Wende is from the Anfeng woodcutter family, and he is very familiar with the mountain roads in the Anfeng area, and he is also very familiar with the mountain roads in the Anfeng area, and he also knows a very hidden path, which can bypass the dangerous place in front of Yangjia Town, so as to go directly to the west of Yangjia Town, Your Majesty, please see, the west of Yangjia Town is full of lofty mountains and mountains, and there will be no road on the map, so its defense is also the weakest, The minister is going to attack Yangjia Town from this path. ”

"Well, Aiqing continues."

"Your Majesty, the minister's detailed plan is, first, to order all the Shouchun Sailors to dispatch and launch a water war along the Huai River from east to west, and suppress the Mongol Sailors with the advantage of our Sailors, so that they can only defend; Second, General Miao Zaicheng led 3,000 Luzhou troops to enter Shouchun in the name of changing defenses, and joined forces with the Shouchun army, dispatching a total of 5,000 men and horses to cut off the connection between the Mongol army's base on the south side of the Huai River and Yangjia Town; Third, the ministers led a thousand death squads to Yangjia Town from the small road, and the interior blossomed; Fourth, General Wang Sheng led 15,000 soldiers to oppress Yangjia Town from the front, make a feint, and wait for the ministers to capture Yangjia Town, and then take the opportunity to break through Yangshan Ping; Fifth, Ling Xia Qing led all the 3,000 cavalry troops on the Huainan West Road, just waiting for the mountain pass to be broken, and then went straight to the south bank of the Huai River, and the ministers discussed that as long as Yangjia Town was occupied, we could give full play to the advantages of our army relying on the city to fight a defensive war, which would inevitably make the Mongols chaotic position, and the Yangshan Mountain Pass was in chaos, Wang Sheng could approach the army to enter, and then march north with a bang, defeat the Mongol base by the Huai River, and thus take the south bank of the Huai River in one fell swoop. ”

"Xia Aiqing, according to the news you sent back, the Mongols have 8,000 soldiers in Yangjia Town, 3,000 men and horses on the south bank of the Huai River, and 2,000 sailors, and you lead a death squad of 1,000 people into it, and it is very likely that you will be besieged by the Mongols, for example, the Mongols will stay in the town for 3,000 and the other 5,000 will be defended in Yangshanping, then you will not fall into a bitter battle, and the fighting ability of our soldiers may be weaker than that of the opponent." I shook my head and said, "No, you can't lead the team yourself, it's too risky." ”

Xia Gui knew that I was worried about his surname, and said with emotion: "Your Majesty, this path is intricate and very difficult to find, only the minister knows, so the minister must go in person, as long as the minister holds on for a while, Miao Zaicheng can divide at least two thousand men and horses to attack from the north gate of Yangjia Town, so the risk is not too great, and once the sneak attack is successful, the loss of our army will be much lower than the frontal attack, this is worth a fight, Your Majesty, but please rest assured, the old minister still has some effort." ”

Coupled with the forbidden army brought by Xia Gui, there are about 50,000 troops on Huainan West Road, but the combat effectiveness of the soldiers of the original border army along the way has always been ranked at the end of the four major theaters, and half of the soldiers in the forbidden army are on the battlefield for the first time, so although the number of our soldiers seems to be far away from the Mongols, the actual combat effectiveness may not be able to win.

"This is the first time that I have taken the initiative to attack in recent years, we must win, otherwise it will not be conducive to the improvement of our army's morale, Xia Aiqing, I will let Li Tingzhi help you."

Xia Gui said: "Your Majesty, please speak clearly." ”

"I ordered Li Tingzhi to dispatch two thousand troops to break the captives, enter Shouchun, and then work with Miao Zaicheng, Miao Zaicheng will block the enemy, and the Yangzhou army will directly attack the north gate of Yangjia Town, so that you can shorten the time you can fight alone in Yangjia Town to the shortest."

Xia Gui was overjoyed: "Yangzhou Lord Li's broken army." ”