Chapter 419 is changed

On the evening of June 2, Quan Jiu and I had just finished dealing with the folds when we heard Gonggong Zhou say outside the door of the imperial study: "Official, the Military Affairs Institute is urgent. ”

"Father-in-law Zhou, come in."

"Yes, official." Gonggong Zhou hurriedly entered the inner road, "Official, the battle report of the Eastern Expeditionary Army." ”

I took over the battle report: "Father-in-law Zhou, what about Xiao Qi?" ”

"Official, the seventh father-in-law has a meeting in Jinyiwei tonight."

"Oh, yes, I forgot."

Quan Jiu said: "Father-in-law Zhou, your complexion doesn't seem to be very good recently, is there something uncomfortable?" ”

Father-in-law Zhou's face changed slightly: "Queen Mother, the slave occasionally felt a cold a few days ago, and it has not healed. ”

"Really? Then you have a good rest. ”

"Yes, the slave thanked the queen mother."

I was in a hurry to read the battle report, and I didn't notice anything wrong with Father-in-law Zhou. This is the first report I have ever received of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, which was recorded on 16 April, and after several twists and turns, it arrived in my hands a month and a half later.

If there are still 800 miles on land, but there is no way to think about it at sea.

Yin Yinglei and Li Beiyang said in the battle report that the Eastern Expeditionary Army had successfully captured the Tamna Kingdom on the outskirts of Goryeo in mid-April, that is, the renamed Jeju Island, and that in this battle, our army suffered very few casualties, and due to the timely treatment of the army's doctors and hygienists, less than one of the few wounded was killed. After that, the army rested for a while, and the next day it launched an attack on the Goryeo Peninsula.

The occupation of Jeju Island was the first and simplest goal of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, and the description in this report is basically consistent with the original projections. Although it was only an expected victory, it was a happy and good thing anyway.

During this period of time, there has been no news from Yang Lian Zhenjia and Yun Ze, as if they disappeared from the world. Jin Yiwei interrogated the other monks of Yanfu Temple, but they did not know their whereabouts, and in the end, he could only notify the dragon tooth organizations in various places to secretly investigate. If Yuan Jian's speculation is correct, with Lian Zhen's martial arts, he can easily cross the pass and go to various places in the north.

On the 21st of June, I convened a military council in the apse. Before the meeting, the intelligence department of the Military Affairs Yuan sent the second battle report of the Eastern Expeditionary Army.

The general content of the battle report is as follows: The Eastern Expeditionary Army easily landed on the Goryeo Peninsula at a time when civil strife was breaking out in Goryeo. The two major forces of Goryeo, Lin Yanjun and Kim Junjun, clashed because of the dispute over the territory, and our army took advantage of the situation and added fuel to the fire, which aggravated the contradictions between the two sides, and then developed from civil strife to war. After clarifying the situation, our army bribed the prince of Angyeong of Goryeo with a large amount of money, and promised him that after our army destroyed the Mongols, he would be the king of Goryeo, and our army would also evacuate Goryeo. With the help of Wang Shu, when Lin Yan and Jin Jun were both defeated, our army easily defeated the two largest forces in Goryeo in the name of Wang Shu and successfully occupied Ganghwa Island.

Under the protection of Daesung Yoo-su, the king of Goryeo, Wonjong, hid in the mountains near Ganghwa Island, and his troops were divided into pieces, and they united with the local forces of Goryeo to constantly harass the logistics line of our army. After careful deliberation among the ministers, it was unanimously agreed that if our army wanted to advance further north, it would probably fall into a quagmire due to insufficient troops. In this case, I ask Your Majesty for instructions.

After reading it, I said: "Lu Aiqing, Fan Aiqing, what is the opinion of the Military Affairs Yuan and the Ministry of War on the current situation of the Eastern Expeditionary Army?" ”

Lu Xiufu hesitated for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, the ministers unanimously agree with the suggestion of Yin Yinglei and Li Beiyang, that they should not go north for the time being, and the Eastern Expeditionary Army should first stabilize the situation in the south of Goryeo, and then make plans." ”

I know the reason for Lu Xiufu's hesitation, after all, the matter of the Eastern Crusade was proposed by me: "Ladies and gentlemen, this Eastern Crusade is too hasty, and this is my fault. ”

"Ah, what? Your Majesty's fault, how can Your Majesty be wrong? Your Majesty is a man of God, how can a man of God be wrong? The ministers present were quite surprised and thought to themselves.

This is the first time I have publicly admitted that I made a mistake, so I was surprised by the ministers. You know, with my current prestige, that's a god-man.

I thought for a moment and continued: "Regarding the situation in Goryeo, my judgment was wrong, and even after Ouyang Jianqing's reminder, I still sent troops to the expedition, intending to form a new route to attack Mongolia proper. However, I still underestimated the guerrilla tactics of the Koreans. Compared with Mongolia, Goryeo is only a side detail, and if we forcibly open a road for attack, and our tens of thousands of troops are trapped in Goryeo, it will really outweigh the losses. Ladies and gentlemen, I have decided to withdraw the army, except for a part of the soldiers stationed on Jeju Island, and the rest of the army will immediately return to our court. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Lu Xiufu said.

"The retreat of the army does not mean the failure of the Eastern Crusade, after all, our army successfully took Jeju Island, as long as we defeat the Mongols in the future, we can attack from the north and south, and it is easy to recover Goryeo. As I have said before, no one can predict the entire course of a quasi-war 100 percent, and the ancients had a cloud, and if they did, they would change it, and if they didn't, they would encourage it. Since I am wrong, then I correct it, if I know that there is a problem and do not change it, that is the big taboo of the leader. ”

"Your Majesty is sage, and the ministers are also taught."

"Okay, the matter of the Eastern Expeditionary Army has been discussed here, Lu Aiqing of the Military Affairs Yuan, and ordered Yin Yinglei and Li Beiyang to return to Lin'an immediately."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"This brings us to today's meeting. Ladies and gentlemen, I plan to set up a front-line command in Yicheng County, in the upper reaches of the Han River, and after the Battle of Xiangyang breaks out, I will sit in Yicheng and personally command the Battle of Xiangyang. Fan Aiqing, at present, how is the reserve of military supplies in Xiangfan and Fan going? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, Xiangfan's military food reserves are enough for Xiangfan's soldiers and the people of the city for two years, and the standing bows and arrows, large city defense crossbows, armor and other armaments and weapons are also enough to support one year."

I nodded approvingly: "Okay, Fan Aiqing, all the remaining military supplies will be transported to Yicheng, and the Yicheng guard Lu Wenfu (Lu Wende's cousin) will secretly build a military warehouse." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, Your Lordship."

"Ouyang Jianqing, order Chen Yi, the envoy of the fleet along the river, to expand the base of the Yicheng Naval Division, and the supply of Xiangfan and Xiangfan in the future will depend on the Naval Division."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Lu Aiqing, pass on my will, and order General Wang Anjie, the deputy envoy of the Lin'an Military Region, to dispatch half of the soldiers of the first box to Yicheng in advance, and General Zhang Shun, the commander of the first box, will personally lead the team and take over Lu Wenfu to guard Yicheng."

"Yes, Your Majesty, the ministers obey." Lu Xiufu continued, "Your Majesty, please also ask Your Majesty for instructions on the distribution of firearms. ”

"Well, the musketeers from all military regions who came to Lin'an for training have already mastered the shooting essentials of muskets, right?"

"Back to Your Majesty, I have passed the assessment."

"Okay, let's discuss the distribution of firearms at the end, and first discuss the tasks of each military region. The task of the Xiangyang Military Region is the most concise, and there is only one, that is, to defend Xiangfan, which everyone must have known for a long time, so I won't say more. The tasks of the Yangzhou Military Region and the Luzhou Military Region need to be adjusted at any time with the development of the Xiangyang war, and their tasks have been said by me, one is to hold on, the second is to support Xiangyang, and the third is to send troops to the north. Next, I will mainly talk about the tasks of the three major military regions in the southwest. ”

"Everyone, please look at the map, my plan is that when the battle of Xiangyang forms an intertwined situation, our dynasty and Mongolia will continue to increase troops in Xiangyang, time, I estimate that at the end of next year or the beginning of the next year, at that time, my Guangnan Military Region and Miaojia Military Region will join forces to send troops to the original Dali State, that is, Yunnan Province in my planning, and the Sichuan Military Region will send a box of troops to wait for the opportunity to go south while defending, and the three parties will work together to quickly eliminate the Mongolian army in Yunnan Province. Most of the men and horses of the Miaojia Military Region went north with the officers and men of the Sichuan Military Region to form the Western Route Army, and when the time was ripe, they went directly north from Yangping Pass, Dasanguan and other places. ”

After Shi Yanzhi heard this, he immediately said: "Your Majesty, with all due respect, although Your Majesty's plan is bold, there is a problem. ”

"Shi Aiqing, what's the problem?"

"Your Majesty, although Dali, oh, the enemy army in Yunnan Province is only 5,000 Mongolian troops and 30,000 former Dali troops, but the environment of Yunnan Province is complicated, the road is rugged, if you want to defeat the enemy army in a short time, I am afraid it will not be easy, if our army falls into Yunnan, and the Mongolian West Route Army knows that our Sichuan army is moving south, it is bound to launch a strong attack, and then Sichuan is in danger."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Fan Wenhuan also said, "The minister also agrees with Lord Shi, Your Majesty's move is a bit risky. ”

"Shi Aiqing, Fan Aiqing, you don't have to worry, if it's just a three-way army to attack Yunnan, I am not sure to take Yunnan in a short time, but I have already ambushed a surprise army all the way in Yunnan, so it should be a four-way army, as for this fourth-way army, I will sell it first, and you will naturally know it in the future."

In Fan Wenhu's view, it is nothing more than hoping that the relics will make trouble in Dali in order to ensure the safety of our borders, and even Yuan Jian and the great wizard of Hongyuan are not very clear about the matter of the relics to take refuge in me.

Shi Yanzhi and the others didn't dare to ask more, and said: "Your Majesty Shengming, if you can eliminate the enemy army in Yunnan Province in a very short time, then there should be no problem in Sichuan." Your Majesty, since there is such a strange army, why did you wait until the Battle of Xiangyang entered a state of interweaving before launching an attack from Quang Nam West Road? ”