"Yes, the person you picked has brains and hard work, and he is a material that can do things, so I'm much more relieved now. I will leave this matter to you, and it should be able to be done. ”

"Prime Minister Xie praises!" Kong Zhang also stood up and saluted the prime minister.

"Okay, you can go down too, I'm going to deal with other state affairs." The prime minister made another gesture to ask him to leave, "Remember, the style of the dynasty is to reward merit and heavy rewards, but if there is a mistake, it will be punished, and I have already shown you the reward, but if you don't do it well, I will also give it to you." ”

"Xia Guan understands! The next official retires! Kong Zhang also bowed deeply, and then turned around and left the side hall.

Just when the prime minister summoned Kong Zhang and Zhou Pu to listen to their reports and give face-to-face lectures, in the army camp outside the city, Zhao Song, the Yongqin viscount who was scheduled to become the commander of the army of the Han Dynasty against Japan shortly after, was also summoned by the emperor again.

However, this time the emperor did not summon him alone, and the few senators who were transferred back with him were also summoned.

Although it was a great honor to be summoned by the emperor again, Zhao Song was a little tired. There was no way, he hadn't rested much in the past few days, so his face was very ugly, and even his eyes were a little puffy, and he didn't let his eyes close because he wasted his boss's strength, and he barely bothered to deal with this summons.

The other people were just as tired as him, but they saw the emperor much less often than Zhao Song, who had served as a guard before, so this great sense of honor easily repelled that tiredness, and they seemed to be much more energetic than Zhao Song.

As soon as they saw the emperor, they gave a military salute first, and then knelt down together. "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

"Get up, find a place to sit." Looking at Zhao Song's dark face, the emperor frowned slightly, looking a little worried. "It seems that you have really worked hard these past few days."

"Serve my emperor, although there is no regret in death!" Zhao Song shouted loudly with several other people.

This is their heartfelt words, they are actually because they joined the Zhao family army in the early years to have a chance to get ahead, without the emperor's words, God knows that they are still suffering there, and may have even become starvation among the homeless people, where will there be today?

Their relationship is not an isolated phenomenon, within the army, almost all senior officers will have this idea of gratitude, so the emperor's prestige in the army is extremely high, and it can always be said that it is forbidden by order, and only he can rest assured that he can put the various heavy army groups in the outer frontier without worrying about any abnormal situation.

"Okay, what kind of etiquette are you so tired, sit down quickly." The emperor looked at them with great concern, and it was not until they were seated one by one that he slowly sat down himself.

This is a side hall, where the emperor usually discusses military issues with important ministers, so in the center of the room is a large table, on which is now placed a large map, and in the corner of the room is a sand table and some other documents.

After everyone was seated, the attendants stepped forward and placed a bowl of meat soup in front of everyone.

"This is fresh mutton soup, it tastes very good, you can drink it together, it's cold, we'll talk about business after drinking."

The emperor took the lead in picking up the spoon and scooping himself up a mouthful of meat soup, and after the emperor took matters into his own hands, the others also began to drink the soup one after another.

"Emperor Xie!"

After the steaming broth was poured into their stomachs, the original chill and exhaustion were dispelled, and the soldiers were refreshed and even sat more straight.

When everyone had finished drinking, the attendants re-entered, and took the bowls, and the side hall reverted to its solemn atmosphere.

"How's the plan going these days?" The emperor looked up at his officers. "How much progress has been made?"

"Back to the emperor, I have been participating in detailed research in the past few days, trying to familiarize myself with the situation in Japan...... Now I have a little experience. Zhao Song replied cautiously, "But because I didn't know much about the situation in Japan before, after all, it was done behind closed doors, and there may be some things that don't fully fit the facts." ”

"A bunch of people are working behind closed doors right now, and I don't expect you to build it well." The emperor waved his hand indifferently, "As long as you are willing to move, I can rest assured, your brains are good, as long as you move, you can always come up with some way!" Okay, now that you have an experience, tell me about it, right? ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Zhao Song was nervous for a while, and then stood up expectantly. "The most important thing in military affairs is to know oneself and know one's opponent, and before going to war, the most important thing is to determine the advantages and disadvantages of both the enemy and the enemy. Therefore, we have been studying the Japanese intelligence that we have obtained for the past two days, and we have already made some preliminary judgments about the advantages and disadvantages of the two armies......"

"Go on."

"Since our army intends to be the enemy of Japan, then the Tokugawa shogunate, which now dominates Japan, will naturally be the biggest enemy of our army. Although the Tokugawa shogunate could not be compared with the imperial court of our country, after all, it had a large number of territories and populations, and it also had a system that was in harmony with the upper and lower levels, and its military structure was layered, and if it was fully activated, it could even mobilize more than 200,000 people...... There is no doubt that compared to the number of people in one brigade of our army, the number of people that the shogunate can send to meet this time will far exceed our army, and this will be the biggest disadvantage of our army......"

Although it was terrifying, Zhao Song's face did not see a trace of fear, but it seemed to be a bamboo in his chest.

"Oh, this is indeed a great disadvantage...... the emperor smiled bitterly, "to ask you to take one as ten, or even more, it is indeed bitter for you." ”

"Your Majesty, although there is a disadvantage in numbers, our army has more advantages, so the minister is very confident!"

Zhao Song suddenly raised his voice, and then looked at the emperor proudly, "Your Majesty, our army has four advantages.

First, fighting a war is never won by the one with the most people, but by who is more elite. Since the beginning of our army, we have been fighting non-stop every year, and after many years of fighting in battle formations, the officers and men have been united in their hearts, and the officers and men have been strict in their lives. And the Japanese army, since the initial decision of the shogunate, has not fought for almost 20 years, and the armament has long been relaxed under the shogunate, not to mention that the first two generations of shogunate generals have passed away, and the third generation of shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu has not been in battle, and he will definitely not practice military affairs, the enemy army must be uneven, and the command must not be smooth.

Second, the ordnance of our army, including muskets and artillery, is far superior to that of the other side. According to the information we have obtained so far, most of the Japanese army uses weapons such as knives and guns, and a few people use firearms, but the workmanship is rough and the power is extremely small, and even the target is not good. Therefore, when the two armies are fighting, even if the enemy can outnumber our army, our army's firepower will be stronger than the opponent's, and according to our experience in fighting with the Manchuria and the Mongols, they will definitely find it difficult to maintain their position after withstanding the fierce blows of our army, and may even collapse quickly.

Third, our navy has an absolute superiority and can take advantage of transshipment -- Japan is a long and narrow island country, and all parts are bordered by the sea, so our army can rely on its navy to move around and attack any point, while the Japanese army can only be exhausted on the narrow land and cannot form a joint force, so it can only be exhausted everywhere and passively fortify, and it is even unable to concentrate too many troops on one battlefield, and cannot give full play to its greatest strength, the superiority in numbers.

Fourth, our army is ordered by the emperor to raise a large army to conquer the country that is not subject to it, raise the prestige of our country in the four seas, and spread my destiny in all directions, which is justifiable; And the shogunate, as a subordinate, overthrew the monarch, which was originally unjustifiable, and was a chaotic minister and thief. At the same time, the shogunate is forcibly plundering the world, but there are still some wealthy clans in various places, they have private soldiers in their hands but have a grudge against the shogunate, so they will secretly oppose the shogunate at every opportunity, so that not only can they thin the shogunate's forces, but also make them have no time to deal with us with all their strength, how can they be our enemies if they are not aligned? ”

After talking endlessly, Zhao Song's face was already full of confidence, and he raised his head to look at the emperor, "Your Majesty, with so many advantages, even if our army is much smaller, what are you afraid of?" The minister will be able to capture the Japanese army for His Majesty! ”

"Hahahaha......" The emperor listened to his words and was silent until he finished speaking, and the emperor finally laughed, "Interesting...... One or two points actually said so much, Zhao Song, you are becoming more and more able to speak. ”

"It's not that the minister can speak, this is the conclusion that the minister and several senators have been planning together for a few days." Zhao Song lowered his gaze slightly, and no longer dared to look directly at the emperor, "When I first received this task, the ministers were still a little nervous, and they were afraid that the preparation would ruin the emperor's major affairs, but after detailed research, the ministers are now extremely confident that our army will win this battle!" ”

"Good!" The emperor knocked lightly on the table, "I hope you don't just talk about it, but really achieve this." Is there already a specific combat plan? ”

"Back to the emperor, now we have a draft." Zhao Song was silent for a moment, then took a few pages from his assistant and respectfully handed them to the emperor. "At present, we must first do a good job in the organization of the troops, this brigade will have three full regiments, of which compared with ordinary regiments, each regiment will be strengthened with elite companies, and it will also be equipped with a cavalry battalion composed of three knight companies, and another 50 artillery pieces, and a total of 2,000 people from the baggage regiment and the engineer regiment will be supported."

"Is a cavalry battalion too little?" The emperor was a little puzzled.

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