Chapter 395 The ministers in the-for-tat hall were all silent, whether they were civil officials or military generals, everyone knew very well in their hearts that no matter how strong the city was, there would be a day when it would be breached, what should it be? Although everyone had their own ideas, they all looked at me in unison.

"I also agree with the idea that such a fortress will be breached sooner or later, so I believe that the best defense is to attack. Just like the Han Dynasty more than 1,000 years ago, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent famous generals Wei Qing and Huo Qubing to lead the army to attack the Xiongnu three times in order to settle the border once and for all, and when the opportunity was ripe, there was a situation of long-term peace and stability of the country. For the future Song-Mongolian war, I will do the same, never die, completely cripple the opponent, and never let the Mongols have half a chance to turn the tables. ”

Looking at everyone's surprised faces, I paused and continued: "Everyone must think that it is possible for the Han Dynasty to surpass the Xiongnu in strength back then, but now the Song Dynasty is not as strong as the Northern Mongolia, why do I have this confidence?" This point is actually very simple, as long as our monarchs and ministers are up and down, facing inside and outside, and work together, the Han civilization that has lasted for thousands of years will be inherited, and our Great Song Dynasty will eventually stand on top of the world. What was Kublai Khan's 500,000 Mongol army? In my opinion, it's just a paper tiger, hehe, Shichen, do you say yes? ”

Seeing that I suddenly called him by name, Jia Rudao had no choice but to reply: "Yes, Your Majesty Shengming." ”

I glanced at Jia Yidao and said with a smile: "Ladies and gentlemen, are you confident?" Do you want to become the minister of Zhongxing and pass it on through the ages? Do you want to make contributions and become the pride of my Chinese family? ”

Perhaps it was my faith, my smile that infected everyone, and everyone unanimously said: "If the ministers are willing, the ministers will follow Your Majesty and establish immortal feats." ”

"Okay, ladies and gentlemen, the focus of our work in the future will be to focus on the center of resisting and destroying Mengmeng, and in this regard, I will never allow different voices to appear. This is the end of today's court meeting, Shichen, inform the relevant personnel of the Military Affairs Yuan, the Ministry of War and the Privy Council, and go to the apse in a quarter of an hour for a meeting, Wen Tianxiang and Wen Aiqing, you are also present, and at the next military meeting, I will explain why Kublai Khan's 500,000 army is a paper tiger, and why I have confidence. Of course, because this is a secret of our dynasty, everyone only needs to know that there is such a thing, and as for the reason, it is only necessary for the military top to know. Retreat. ”

Since the court has made me a god, I should be a mystery, so that the ministers will be filled with the belief of victory without realizing it.

Apse.

I stared at the military map on the wall, imagining the scene where the Mongol three-way army attacked from Sichuan, Xiangyang, and Jianghuai at the same time, and Gao Gao, Zhang Jue, the Lu brothers, Li Tingzhi and Xia Gui each led an army to confront them.

In my memory, the Mongol generals who eliminated the Southern Song Dynasty mainly included Ashu, Boyan, Ali Hague, and Zhang Hongfan. Judging from Kublai Khan's public conquest of the southern generals, almost all the elites of the Mongol generals were concentrated. According to the number of Mongolia's eastern, central, and western armies, the middle route is the most, that is, Xiangyang will become the main battlefield of the future war, which is due to the factors of Liu Cheng and others' suggestions, as well as the reason why Lu Wende is insatiable; In the Sichuan Theater, Gundam can take advantage of the danger in Shuzhong to hold on to various key roads and passes, while Zhang Jue uses the fortification of Chongqing City to strangle the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and there are two generals Li Tingzhi and Xia Gui in the Jiangbei Plain. In the critical Xiangyang Theater, I plan to personally lead the Lin'an Military Region and the Imperial Forest Army to meet with the famous Mongolian generals Ashu and Boyan.

"The Mongolian three-way army conquered the south, what about the sea?" I cast my eyes on the eastern coast and thought, "Didn't Liu Cheng say that he wanted to build a sailor that surpassed the Great Song Dynasty?" With Kublai Khan's ability, it is natural that the useless Sailor Wanhu Mansion will not be established. In other words, in addition to land, Li Beiyang and Liu Chuan will also fight at sea. ”

Thinking about it, I suddenly remembered the Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period, Liu Bei Bai Emperor Cheng Tuogu, Cao Cao united with Eastern Wu, divided into five armies to attack Shu, which made the people of Chengdu panic for a while, but Zhuge Liang closed the door, only Liu Chan and the ministers of the court and the central government were at a loss. In desperation, Liu Chan came to the Prime Minister's Mansion in person, only to learn that Zhuge Liang was meditating hard in the house, and finally thought of a countermeasure.

Just when I thought of this play, Jia Rudao led Lu Xiufu, Fan Wenhuan and others to walk in.

"See Your Majesty."

"Yes, excuse me. Guys, sit down and have a meeting. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Ladies and gentlemen, Kublai Khan's proclamation is equivalent to a declaration of war against our dynasty, and from now on, our dynasty also needs to make our military arrangements in response to his proclamation. It's like chess, and since the opponent has already made the first move, we naturally have to respond. Regardless of whether this move of the Mongols is false or real, it means that the chess game has begun. Before the meeting, it suddenly occurred to me that the Mongolian Liu Quan was clamoring to create an invincible sailor. If his words are true, then Mongolia will be a four-way army south. ”

Lu Xiufu said: "Your Majesty, this possibility is very big. ”

I pointed to the map on the wall and said, "Look, the Mongolian sailors can attack from three routes: one is to go down the river from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River; The second way is to go south through the Han River, the future battle of Xiangyang is a joint battle of the land and water armies, I have studied the Xiangyang city defense map, if the Mongols want to take Xiangyang, they will inevitably need the help of the sailors; The third road is through the eastern coast, directly south, this way down, will threaten our two Zhejiang Road. ”

Li Beiyang, the commander of the naval division, said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the waters of the Yangtze River are blocked by the Diaoyu City of Chongqing Prefecture, and General Zhang Jue and Master Peng Daya are stationed in Chongqing, and the Mongols are bound to be difficult to please; The Hanshui basin belongs to the inland river, and with Liu Quanzhi's ability, it is completely possible to build a warship suitable for the inland river, and my Xiangyang defenders are all army, so I should strengthen the naval division stationed in the Hanshui; As for the sea route, the minister thought that it would be the main offensive route of the traitor Liu Quan, because the sea route was the most suitable for a large-scale naval battle, and if Liu Quan wanted to prove himself, he would have to defeat our naval division by sea, and from north to south, he could threaten the hinterland of our dynasty - Jiangsu-Zhejiang Road. Of course, our naval division can also go straight north and threaten the hinterland of Mongolia. Therefore, the battle by sea will be the focus of the battle between the naval divisions of the two sides. Your Majesty can rest assured that even if our dynasty does not have a giant ship or an artifact, the minister believes that our navy division will definitely defeat the Mongolian navy. ”

I nodded and said, "Okay, Li Aiqing, I believe it." I ask you, did your sailors go to explore the sea route to Goryeo, and the results are there? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, it's already completely clear."

"Yes, that's good. Ladies and gentlemen, I now formally begin today's military meeting. ”

It was rare for Jia Rudao to be so active, and he actually took the lead in speaking: "Your Majesty, since the Mongols have made a notice to conquer the south, then our dynasty should also go-for-tat and set up a northern expedition headquarters, and also announce it to the world." ”

"Master, the proposal is very good, quasi-play. Junshi, this matter will be handed over to your Military Affairs Yuan, and you will also make a similar notice to calm the worries of our people and combat the arrogance of Kublai Khan. Lu Aiqing, Fan Aiqing, what is your view or response to Kublai Khan's notice? ”

"Your Majesty." Lu Xiufu stood up and said, "After receiving the news yesterday, the Military Affairs Yuan and the Ministry of War discussed this matter overnight, and everyone believed that the news from the Mongolian side was by no means untargeted, but a signal before the war, and its purpose was first of all to create panic among our soldiers and people. At the same time, he also told them to adapt to all changes with the same for the time being, practice their internal skills hard, and as long as their own military strength is strong, they can fight tough battles at any time. In addition, there are three measures: First, the scout force in the north will be increased, second, the military regions will be ordered to report every 10 days to every 5 days, and third, the inspection cycle of military supply roads will be changed from once every three months to once a month, so as to ensure the smooth flow of military supplies. Your Majesty, another point is about the merger of the Yangzhou Military Region and the Luzhou Military Region and the establishment of the Jianghuai Military Region. ”

Xia Gui and Li Tingzhi are both tiger generals in the world, and the difficulty is here, one mountain does not tolerate two tigers, and the two military regions are merged, who is the leader? During the 100 years of the Southern Song Dynasty, the two major military regions were sometimes divided at times and at times, and there was never a conclusive conclusion.

I thought for a moment and said, "I will make a decision on this matter when the envoys of the military regions come back at the end of the year." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"For the future Song-Mongolian War, I believe that in the main battlefield, it is essential to go through three stages, that is, what I said before, defense, stalemate and counteroffensive, of course, the defense I am talking about is no longer passive, passive, and simple defense, but to use the solidity of our city to eliminate as much of the living force of the Mongol army as possible under the city wall, and in the phase of stalemate, you can use sneak attacks, ambushes and other ways to promote the strength of our infantry, and partially eat away at the enemy, so that the Mongolian soldiers feel that the grass and trees are all soldiers, When it comes to the counteroffensive stage, it is time for our army to attack the enemy's city. Therefore, the Military Affairs Yuan and the Ministry of War now need to start working out outlines of operations and tactics at different stages, and at the end of the year, they should discuss them with the military regions. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Lu Xiufu and Fan Wenhuan said in unison.

"In addition, before the end of the year, you still need to make a detailed plan for landing in Goryeo, and I plan to send troops to Goryeo at the beginning of spring next year, and strive to take Goryeo before the Mongols go south."