Chapter 407: Speech before the expedition

I said to Shi Yanzhi: "Shi Aiqing, you select thirty students from Lin'an Military University as an observation group to accompany the army to the east, but you must not let them go to the battlefield in person, you can only serve as a staff officer in the army, and feel the atmosphere of the battlefield by the way." Also, you informed Tian Xiuyan and Gongsun Xiaochen to go together. ”

Shi Yanzhi: "Yes, Your Majesty." ”

"Yin Aiqing, Li Aiqing, after the Eastern Expeditionary Army has completed the first two tasks, you will immediately send someone back to Lin'an to report the situation to me."

"I understand." Yin Yinglei said, "Your Majesty, the minister also has a question, after defeating Goryeo, will you support the local forces to establish power like Ryukyu Province?" ”

"No, first adopt the method of military control, and wait until the end of the entire Song-Mongolian war before discussing it."

Goryeo is not quite the same as the Ryukyus, it has a much longer history and is relatively not easy to conquer.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Yin Aiqing, Li Aiqing, when you set out, I will have fifty imperial guards accompany you so that we can protect your safety closely."

The two said gratefully: "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

I nodded, and said to Lu Xiufu: "Lu Aiqing, have you planned the establishment of the Ryukyu Military Division in Ryukyu Province?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the planning has been completed, and the newly established Ryukyu Military Division, with an establishment of 6,500 people, is under the direct jurisdiction of the Military Affairs Yuan, of which 4,000 are naval divisions, which are the main force of the Ryukyu Military Region, and the other 2,500 personnel stationed on the island are composed of officers and men of the former Lin'an Military Region, and by the end of this year, 2,000 Ryukyu natives will be recruited to replace 30% of the existing soldiers, and the ratio will be increased year by year in the future. The Military Affairs Yuan suggested that the first envoy of the Ryukyu Military Division should be Zhang Qingshan, the deputy commander of the former Lin'an Military Region, and that Cai Chang, the governor of Ryukyu Province, should serve as the first envoy of the Ryukyu Military Division. The relevant recital has been drafted and will be submitted to the palace tomorrow for His Majesty's review. ”

"Well, do you have any suggestions or ideas about the Eastern Crusade?"

Li Beiyang said: "Your Majesty, can you use the artifact?" ”

I didn't hesitate to say, "This can't be done, artifact, of course it has to be used in key places." ”

"Yes, I understand."

Ouyang Jianqing, who was sitting in the corner, saw that no one spoke, so he suddenly got up and said, "Your Majesty, minister, the minister doesn't know whether to talk about it or not?" ”

At this level of meeting, with Ouyang Jianqing's official position, he had no right to speak at all, I looked at Ouyang Jianqing, who was a little nervous, and said with a smile: "Ouyang Jianqing, please have something to say." ”

According to him, in the heyday of the Goryeo Dynasty, the army once reached 100,000 people, and in the last ten years, although the Goryeo army was defeated by the Mongols one after another, so that it retreated to Ganghwa Island, and the army directly controlled by the Goryeo regime was only more than 10,000 people, but it should not be underestimated that its local armed forces scattered in various places, he estimated, those local forces combined, at least there were twenty or thirty thousand, perhaps one of the reasons why Kublai Khan did not forcibly occupy the entire territory of Goryeo."

"There are so many local armed forces in Goryeo?" Lu Xiufu was surprised, "It seems that the intelligence of our army is still not detailed enough." ”

Fan Wenhuan said: "Local armed forces, it shouldn't pose a threat to our army, right?" ”

Shi Yanzhi echoed: "Yes, Your Majesty, the minister also thinks that it will be no big problem." ”

In later generations, even the mighty U.S. military fell into the pit of Vietnam, which was made up of thousands of small pits, like ants moving houses, and the elephant of the U.S. military was brought down.

Even famous generals like Shi Yanzhi are not optimistic about the so-called local armed forces, which shows that the generals at this time despise Xiaokeng, and among the generals present, it seems that only Yin Yinglei and Lu Xiufu are in deep thought.

After thinking about it for a long time, I said: "The situation that Ouyang Jianqing said is very important, you must not be careless, if you can fight, you will fight, if you can't fight, you will retreat, don't fall into it, I will make corrections to the task just mentioned, in addition to occupying Tamna abroad, you must also evaluate the second task before making a decision." I believe that with the capabilities of our army, we can defeat the Goryeo army, but it may be followed by endless scuffle, and we may not know where the enemy is, which is not what I want to see, after all, Mongolia is our most important enemy at the moment. ”

Lu Xiufu, who had the most contact with me, said: "Lord Yin, Lord Li, Your Majesty will not be untargeted, the purpose of our army's eastern crusade is not entirely to recover Goryeo, but to cause oppression to Mongolia, if you are entangled with the local armed forces in Goryeo, you will not be able to attack Mongolia, so please be cautious." ”

Yin Yinglei nodded and said, "Your Majesty, the minister understands, the minister will judge the situation." ”

"Well, Yin Aiqing, you are flexible, and I am at ease. Yin Aiqing, Li Aiqing, you just need to understand the purpose of Lu Aiqing's Eastern Crusade, and I will make you act cheaply. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, your ministers obey."

After discussing the techniques, tactics and precautions of the Eastern Expedition, I said: "The Eastern Expedition to Goryeo is the first war of this year, and it can also be said to be the prelude to the third war between Song and Mongolia. Although I don't like war, but only through war in exchange for long-term peace, my dynasty since the Taizu Taizong, through hardships, first Song Liao confrontation, then Song Jin, and then now Song Meng, the surrounding has never been peaceful, during which there is also the unforgettable shame of Jingkang in my Song people, the reason for this should be clear to everyone. Ladies and gentlemen, only by reflecting on history can we understand history, I am not afraid of exposing my own ugliness, the emperors of the past dynasties have serious improprieties in foreign policy, the economy of our dynasty is developed, even when Gaozong crossed to the south, the country's tax revenue is much higher than that of the Jin State at that time, this is the success of my dynasty, but a country can not rely only on the economy, but also need a rich country and a strong army, only the first robbers who covet our dynasty can be completely eliminated, in order to ensure that we can enjoy the benefits of economic development to our dynasty. ”

"When it comes to the thousands of years of history of China, it is easy for everyone to think of the prosperity of the Han and Tang dynasties, where is the 'prosperity' of the Han and Tang dynasties? Not only is the economy developed, the military is also strong, the economy of our dynasty has surpassed the Han and Tang dynasties, but the military strength is relatively weak, objectively speaking, there were no Liao, Jin, Mongolia and other powerful countries around the Han and Tang dynasties, so the Han and Tang dynasties can defeat the surrounding powers, I said that the military strength is relatively weak, is the result of a comprehensive comparison. Today, the existence of Mongolia is an indisputable fact, so we can only face it bravely. History has come to this day, God has given me a new historical mission of the Xianchun Dynasty, that is, to maintain the orthodoxy of my Chinese family, continue the inheritance of thousands of years, I should be the mandate of heaven, as the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, I will naturally bear this mission, no matter how powerful Mongolia is, it is difficult to prevent me from unifying the world, my Great Song Dynasty, my Chinese nation will surely achieve the final victory. ”

Yin Ying Lei praised: "In the past years, although Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty opened up the largest territory of the Han Dynasty and made brilliant achievements, but because of his successive wars, he did not develop the economy at the same time, so that the treasury was exhausted, resulting in the withering of the people's livelihood, and the peasants in his later years of reign occurred; Although Tang Taizong had the rule of Zhenguan, the country and the people, and was respected by the people of all ethnic groups as the Heavenly Khan, which laid an important foundation for the Kaiyuan Dynasty in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, but Tang Taizong also had the defeat of Goryeo, as for the Kaiyuan Dynasty, although the society presented an unprecedented prosperous scene, but Tang Xuanzong judged two people before and after, which eventually led to the collapse of the Tang Dynasty. The minister thought that His Majesty's wisdom far surpassed that of Tang Zong and Han Wu, and he was actually a real emperor through the ages. ”

"Yin Aiqing, have you also learned to pat on the back?" I smiled and said, "When I recover the mountains and rivers, unify the world, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, Aiqing will come to comment like this again." ”

Yin Yinglei Zhengse said: "Your Majesty, it's not a sycophant, since the minister served as the envoy of the Lin'an Military Region, he has been in contact with President Lu of the Military Affairs Yuan and other adults, and he knows that His Majesty's thinking is really unprecedented, not to mention anything else, just on the sixteen words of His Majesty's words, it is enough to surpass the previous military masters, just now when General Ouyang mentioned the local forces of Goryeo, His Majesty was able to make a correct judgment in a very short period of time, and surrendered." The minister thought that to be able to be so far-sighted is beyond the power of a very human being, and only a man of God can do it. The minister is also quite proficient in the history of the Han people, and the emperors since ancient times are only the ancestor of the Han people, Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor, can be called a god, and the god of His Majesty is no less than Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor, so the minister has such a saying. ”

Fan Wenhuan followed up and said: "The words of Lord Yin are very reasonable, the ancients have clouds, three years old to see the big, seven years old to see the old, with the god of His Majesty, it can be seen that the next decades also, the minister also agreed. ”

The so-called sycophants are not worn for thousands of shots, and I feel very enjoyable after listening to it. The sycophant itself is not slander, but it is only because most of the intentions of the sycophants are well-intentioned, even sinister, that it becomes a negative statement. Of course, I will not indulge in sycophants and lose myself.

I continued: "Although Tang Zong and Han Wu are both great men, they have passed, whether I am a god or a human being, the most important point is to continue to innovate on the basis of the ideas of the ancients, absorb the correct ideas of the predecessors, and at the same time avoid the mistakes made by the predecessors. For example, Yin Aiqing, I sent you to the Han Dynasty more than a thousand years ago, with your familiarity with history, you will definitely do better than Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, because you already know the process of history, you can follow the correct approach of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and you can also correct his wrong practices, which is like the military saying that the enemy is the first to take the lead, and you will naturally be invincible. ”

"Back to the Han Dynasty?" Yin Yinglei was surprised and said, "Your Majesty, is this possible?" If it is possible, Your Majesty will send the minister to more than a hundred years ago, and the minister will not let the Jin people step into my court half a step to the death. ”

Li Beiyang said with a smile: "Lord Yin, according to my opinion, you should stay here." ”

Yin Yinglei was slightly dissatisfied and said, "Lord Li, what do you mean by this?" Isn't Mo Feiyin the enemy of the Jinren? ”