With a series of orders issued, Cho Hyo-seok also suppressed the plan to attack Goryeo and made every effort to prepare for the Battle of Song-Liao. Even if the New Year is approaching at this moment, it seems that there are more naval warships heading to Dengzhou.

This was originally intended to be used as a springboard to attack the strategic forward base of Goryeo, which is separated by a sea. After the plan to attack Goryeo, the naval base here entered a prosperous period of large-scale construction.

Compared with other bases, there are also many people stationed, and this base is set up on an unnamed island off the coast of Dengzhou. It has always been a high degree of secrecy, and there is often a navy under the command of Cho Hyo-seok, patrolling the vicinity and prohibiting anyone from approaching.

In order to improve Cho Hyo-seok's plan, it was too late so that there would be no changes. Zhao Xiaoxi even dispatched a new force of 3,000 people from the Penghu base to the base on the nameless island through sea ships.

In addition, the secret agents of the Buyi Pavilion who were lurking in the coastal cities in the territory of the Liao State also began to inquire about the military situation of the Liao State. For the Liao State, they also have their own naval army, but the strength of the naval army is not even as good as that of the Li Dynasty.

In addition, this place is also a place where the cavalry of the Skeleton Regiment has not been disbanded, focusing on looting and plundering people. In these coastal cities, most of the measures taken by the Liao State were to seal off the sea. I don't want to fight with pirates at sea.

This strategy of sealing off the country made the navy of the Dengzhou base begin to be within the bend of the Bohai Sea. On some inhabitable islands, the army began to move like ants.

Arrange these things, even if Zhao Xiaoxi cares about it, it is not of much use. The pace of the Great Song Dynasty's war was in motion, and he couldn't stop it for the time being. Now we can only hope that this cousin can be victorious.

The first year of Shaosheng is undoubtedly a harvest year for Zhao Xiaoxi. After the annexation of a Li dynasty, the imperial court also seemed to be less concerned about the subsequent formation of the state capitals of Annam.

Except after Li Qiande arrived in Bianliang City. After demonstrating the majesty of the Celestial Empire, Zhao Xu paid more attention to the military preparations for the Kaichun march into Daliao. Many forbidden troops in the south also began to march to the north to assemble.

This kind of abnormal behavior naturally can't escape the meticulous work of the Great Liao. From this border atmosphere, I can feel that the Great Song Dynasty is only afraid of raising troops to attack Liao. The Great Liao side was also surprisingly surprised to shrink its forces in winter, store grain and grass, and train cavalry for war.

Accompanied by Zhao Xiaoxi's subduation of the Western Xia, and successfully provoked the disputes between the Western Xia and the Liao State, and with the help of the internal strife in the Liao. The originally powerful Liao State was also seriously damaged. For the Great Song Dynasty, which revived its military strength, Da Liao was also afraid.

At present, the Great Song Dynasty began to continuously dispatch troops and send them to military camps in the northwest for winter training, and the Great Liao side knew it as long as they were not stupid. This is a precursor to the preparation of the Great Song Dynasty to attack the Great Liao, which means. This battle is definitely not going to be there.

If they were strong and strong before, they would definitely move their troops south in the face of this situation. But now, the cavalry of the Song army, which is active on the Song-Liao border, makes the Liao iron cavalry a little fearful, and the small group of cavalry does not dare to invade the border at all.

Now that the Great Song Dynasty troops are beginning to gather, and they are also taking the initiative to come in to find death, then the result will undoubtedly outweigh the losses. In this way, it does not matter about strengthening armaments. began to train young and strong people in various cities of Liao to prepare for the start of war.

A veteran of the cavalry active in the northwest. Knowing that the imperial court was going to prepare to attack Da Liao, he naturally felt very excited. But when they learned that the commander of the army was not Zhao Xiaoxi, but today, many cavalry generals also felt a bit risky.

Compared with those in the DPRK and China, who do not know about military affairs, they only know how to pat their heads and make decisions. These are at the border. The cavalry generals who fought with the cavalry of the Liao army knew very well how strong the cavalry strength of the Liao State was.

At the moment, they seem to have a chance of winning every time, but most of them rely on the intelligence of the cloth pavilion to win more and smaller. It's really going to be a one-to-one fight. The outcome is really uncertain.

The cavalry of the Liao army had rich equestrian and archery skills, while the cavalry of the Song army was well-equipped, and the selected cavalry was also the elite of each army. In such a battle, when the battle is imminent, any accident can happen.

As for the cavalry in the current border army, to be honest, the commanders and generals of the cavalry army know it. I believe there is no problem in beating the infantry of our country. If you really want to fight against the cavalry of the Liao State, the possibility of losing is very high.

Since the formation of Zhao Xiaoxi, the cavalry has been equipped with the best weapons in the Great Song Army. And these border cavalry naturally did not have such good treatment. Moreover, the training of the cavalry of the border army was not as hard as that of the cavalry.

Zhang Tingguang, the current commander of the cavalry, received a secret edict from the emperor and immediately convened his subordinates to discuss the matter. This was the commander of Yanmen Pass back then, and now he is also the most powerful cavalry general in the Great Song Army.

But Zhang Tingguang knew very well that the real strength of the cavalry was still in the hands of the cavalry commanders of the battalions arranged by Zhao Xiaoxi. In addition, even if Zhao Xiaoxi stepped down as commander, his prestige in the cavalry was still unmatched.

Another thing that made Zhang Tingguang a little helpless was that Zhao Xiaoxi's departure also took away the elite of the ghost cavalry. So far, the strength of the cavalry is generally good, but the small elite who can really form an army independently has not been able to train it.

As Zhao Xiaoxi's former deputy, Zhang Tingguang knew that most of the elite of the ghost cavalry army were composed of martial arts people. Compared with the current cavalry, most of them are composed of ordinary elite soldiers, which is a completely different concept.

Moving from Chengdu Road to Zhending Mansion, the scale of the cavalry is also expanding. But in Zhang Tingguang's opinion, the current strength of this cavalry army is only afraid that he will not be able to fully exert its strength in his hands.

Only when Zhao Xiaoxi returns, can the cavalry truly burst out with super combat effectiveness. It's a pity that Zhao Xiaoxi was sent to Qiongzhou by a holy decree, and Zhang Tingguang, as a courtier, could not do anything about it.

At present, the emperor has sent a secret decree to prepare for the Great Liao, and the cavalry is still the main vanguard of this battle. As the commander of the cavalry, Zhang Tingguang naturally felt very stressed. 30,000 cavalry, how can it be an opponent far beyond 300,000 Great Liao cavalry?

Looking at the full hall of commanders of the cavalry battalions, Zhang Tingguang, who was in charge of the handsome seal, said very calmly: "The day before yesterday, I will receive a secret decree from the emperor, and after the spring of next year, the emperor will personally conquer Daliao and recover the sixteen states of Yanyun."

On the secret decree, the emperor also specially stated that the cavalry will be the vanguard of the war. The general knows that you all want to compete with the Da Liao cavalry. But what I want to say is that the person who led the troops this time is afraid that he is not the king of Qiongzhou.

According to the news that Ben will receive, the king of Qiongzhou destroyed the Li Dynasty in the southwest this autumn with the success of January. Even the lord of the Li Dynasty is now pledged in Bianliang City, and the Li Dynasty has also become the Annan Road of the Great Song Dynasty.

Given the time constraints, I am going to gather you here just to hear your opinions. You must know what the emperor's personal expedition means to the Great Song Dynasty. This is a battle you can't afford to lose, please understand that! ”

Before the war began, it was going to be won. Even these cavalry commanders, who are usually very confident, feel a little ridiculous. If they were really sure of this, they would have led the army to recruit the Great Liao a long time ago, so why bother to fight with the Liao army on the border?

As the commander of each battalion, Gao Mingjun, who was the most qualified, frowned when he heard this: "General, this is not child's play!" How can you win before you start fighting? Moreover, the battlefield is dangerous, how can His Majesty the Emperor be in danger? ”

At this time, Wang Zishu, who had grown up, said very calmly: "This is because of the conspiracy of the Great Liao, after the prince won a big victory, they sent a fine work to provoke the relationship between His Majesty the Emperor and the prince in Beijing.

Nowadays, many people in the south and northwest of the Yangtze River are grateful to the prince for bringing peace to them. Even if the decision to go to war this time was stopped by someone in the court, it was a decision made by His Majesty the Emperor. This battle will definitely be fought! ”

There are some things that the prince didn't say, but these people present are all Zhao Xiaoxi's old subordinates. Their promotion and gratitude to Zhao Xiaoxi are self-evident, and even many times, the soldiers who died in the cavalry in actual combat can receive corresponding pensions.

In short, this cavalry seems to have changed its head. But people who really don't respect Zhao Xiaoxi will not be able to survive here. Those old cavalry soldiers of the year were far more loyal to Zhao Xiaoxi than to Emperor Zhao Xu.

At present, a large part of the equipment used by the cavalry is constantly updated and replaced by Zhao Xiaoxi. Even if Zhao Xu knew that this was Zhao Xiaoxi's means to entrap the cavalry in disguise, he couldn't do anything, and he didn't have some things.

Take the clairvoyant mirror that the current cavalry commander has a thousand commanders, which is not at all produced by the imperial court's craftsman's workshop. In addition, although the military salary given by the imperial court to the cavalry was good, it was far less generous than when Zhao Xiaoxi was there.

In addition, about the pension for the death of the cavalry, the court felt that the pension was too high, after Zhang Tingguang took over. The pension system set by Zhao Xiaoxi, which exceeded that of ordinary troops several times, was canceled, and the cavalry officers and soldiers also felt a little chilled.

Knowing the news, Zhao Xiaoxi told Zhang Tingguang. This system will not be canceled because he is gone. Anyone who died bravely in the cavalry is still eligible to bury his name and ashes in the cemetery of the old cavalry camp.

As for the pension, there are also special people who send them to their families. Of course, it was sent in the name of the imperial court and the cavalry. But everyone knows that all this money was paid by Zhao Xiaoxi. Such a kind general, who doesn't respect that soldier?

It can be said that Zhao Xiaoxi is now sitting in Xinnan City, and it can be said that he will not make money every day. But the amount of money he consumes every day is also an astronomical amount. Without the support of sufficient wealth, he would not have been able to win the hearts of the people like this.

In the final analysis, the officers and soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty were so keen to join the cavalry. Except that this is the army commanded by the Son of Heaven, and he is very proud on face. The super high welfare of the cavalry is also the main reason why these soldiers flock to it.

As long as you can join the cavalry, you can support a family of five with just the salary of an ordinary soldier. If you can make meritorious contributions on the battlefield, your rewards will be even richer. If he can be promoted to military attaché, the military salary will be doubled. Many benefits, what about the soldier who does not desire? (To be continued......)