On July 12, Zhao Tan received a battle report from Zhao Li, and the Western Route Army was divided into two routes, and he took advantage of the opportunity of Yan Yanying's transfer of the Jiangfang troops to Zhaozhou, and successfully crossed the Tongtong River to attack Yichun City. At the same time, Zheng Ping led the three generals to slam the retreating Jin army across the river in the Battle of Zhaozhou, killing more than 100 officials below the rank of Shi Jianu and Pucha, killing more than 10,000 enemies and capturing more than 26,000 people. Now Zheng Ping is rushing to Yichun with the baggage fleet to prepare to cross the river to rendezvous.

"This Zhao Lizhan fought smartly, one positive and one strange, one bright and one dark, and played the young god of war of the Dajin Kingdom around." Zhao Ta put down the battle report and said with a smile.

"Yes, but Zhao Li is also in danger, if he really loses Changchun City and destroys his baggage, the Western Route Army will face the threat of running out of food, which will cause us to march north day and night." Zhao Yong couldn't help shaking his head and said, he didn't expect Zhao Li, who has always been cautious in doing things, to be so bold in using troops this time.

"Hehe, Brother Li'er is sure that His Majesty will not die without help, and he sees himself starving, so he dares to use troops like this, but if not, how can he deceive Yan Yanying, the little fox!" Zhao Lian said with a smile.

"Now that Zhao Li has gone deep into Huining Mansion alone, he will definitely attract the siege of the enemy army, and he may be in danger at any time when he fights against the river, and we must also seize the time to conquer Huanglong Mansion and join him." Zhao said.

"Your Majesty, Gao Shuai has conquered Xinzhou, and is marching into Weizhou, and he will reach the city of Huanglongfu in a few days." Zhao Yong spread out the map and said.

"Where has the Dengzhou Navy arrived now?" Zhao asked.

"Your Majesty, the sailor has gone north along the West Liao River and has reached the waters near Hanzhou." Zhao Yong found Hanju on the map and said.

"Hmm. Zhao Libu fought with his back to the water, and the depth was narrow. And there is the old nest of the Wanyan Department, and the resistance will inevitably become more and more intense, so Ma Wei quickly went north to attack Xiangzhou. Then they entered the Mingtong River, which opened up the water passage between our two armies, and also allowed them to receive support and avoid being attacked on their backs. Zhao said.

"Yes, Your Majesty! I immediately gave the order for them to go. Zhao Yong replied.

"Zhao Zhi, after capturing Xiangzhou, the waterway between the Liao River and the Mingtong River was opened, and the upper reaches of the Mingtong River will freeze in more than a month. You must seize this time to quickly mobilize materials, especially the clothes needed for winter, otherwise the rivers will freeze and a large number of people will be requisitioned to transport them by land, which will consume a lot of manpower and material resources. Zhao Ta turned to Zhao Zhidao, the head of logistics.

"Yes, the subordinates have ordered the materials hoarded in Pingzhou to be loaded into the sea, and they will be escorted into the Liao River by the Haizhou Naval Division, and they will be able to reach Liaoyang Mansion in a few days." Zhao Zhi hurriedly replied.

"Well, very well, you have to establish a logistics supply base in the Huanglong Mansion area with the Baggage Division. Prepare for the attack on Hoeryeong Province in terms of materials, and do not delay the military operation because of the shortage of materials. At the same time, it is necessary to consider how to ensure the needs of winter operations if the war is prolonged. Zhao Ta admonished again.

"Yes, Your Majesty, my subordinates will guarantee that they will never delay the progress of the war because of logistics. However, just in case, his subordinates asked His Majesty Xià to allow half of the autumn tax on Hebei Road, Hadong Road, Dading Road and Gyeonggi Road to be reserved for military use, and stationed in Dading and Pingzhou for necessary purposes. Zhao Zhiyan said.

"陛xià. The minister thought that Lord Zhao was reasonable, and now the Jin army would go to the fields and ripe crops on the way back. The state capital's warehouses and the people's homes were all confiscated, but many old and weak women and children were abandoned in the wilderness. According to preliminary statistics, the number of ministers is not less than hundreds of thousands. The failure of the harvest in the newly harvested areas along the way is a foregone conclusion, and the people who need more relief this winter and next spring than we expected in advance, so we should prepare as early as possible. Hu Quan, the head of the household, also played.

"Quasi-music, you can consult with each other, so that the taxes collected in each place can be transferred to the two places." Zhao Ta thought for a moment and nodded.

"Thank you for your compassion!" The two of them saluted in unison, and they both breathed a sigh of relief.

"Your Majesty, our army is marching forward, and the good news is spreading. But Liaodong everywhere is also full of smoke, the Khitans, Bohai people and Xi people take the opportunity to occupy the state capital and establish themselves as kings, the ministers think that they should take advantage of their fledgling to recruit and suppress, otherwise it will cost a lot to wait for them to sit on the big and then go to the expedition. Right Prime Minister Chen Yu said at this time.

"Well, what Chen Xiang said is extremely true, although our army occupies the state capital, but some remote states and counties have no time to take care of it, and the subsequent state army stationed there has limited strength, which can only ensure the safety of the surrounding area, so that it is occupied by those rebel gatherers, some in thousands, and in more than tens of thousands, often harassing our new prefectures and counties, and disturbing the people's hearts. If it cannot be subdued at this time, it will be more difficult to use troops when winter comes, and His Majesty should also make plans in advance. Zhang Suo, the secretary of the Ministry of War, also agreed.

"Your Majesty, now that the domestic forbidden army has basically been requisitioned for the Northern Expedition, the domestic troops are already insufficient; Forty percent of the state army also went out with the army, and it was difficult to draw again. And now that the war is urgent, Huining Mansion is close at hand, and winter is coming, it is still necessary to focus on the Northern Expedition and postpone the maintenance of the newly harvested land. Zhao Yong saw that the emperor bowed his head and pondered, worried that he would give up continuing the attack for this reason, and hurriedly spoke.

"I know what is important, but the newly acquired land needs to be pacified quickly. Now that we have a large army at our disposal, let them go. Zhao Tan chuckled.

"Majesty refers to the surrender of troops in Liaoyang and Jinzhou?" Zhao Yong asked in surprise.

"Yes, they have tens of thousands of troops, and they are definitely reluctant to attack the former robes, but they are not necessary to pacify the place." Zhao Ta nodded.

"Your Majesty, they haven't been attached for a long time, I'm afraid they still have two hearts, if they don't return, it's tantamount to returning to the mountains and releasing the dragon and the sea of people!" Chen Yu said with some concern.

"It's possible, but it's almost nothing. On the one hand, they have no way out, and they will not tolerate betrayers with their perfect temperament; As long as we are undefeated, they will not dare to rebel again, otherwise there will be no place for them to live even though the world is great; Moreover, we should give them enough trust, otherwise it will be difficult for them to return. Zhao Ta chuckled and said, "If the troops of the Five Nations have long been submissive, Lord Zhang can send someone to contact them and integrate them into the forbidden army sequence for reorganization, and use them as mobile forces left behind in the rear, which has solved the urgent need." ”

"Your Majesty, the army of the Five Kingdoms is composed of Jurchens, and the minister is worried that they will have two hearts, and if they stay in the rear, will they ......" Although the army of the Five Kingdoms has always fought with the Song army as a cooperative army, after all, it was born in the Jurchens, Zhang Suo said with some concern.

"Lord Zhang, you can rest assured, the leader of the army of the Five Kingdoms is a minister of the hidden mansion like us, and he is a strange soldier buried by His Majesty a long time ago, even Ah Shu was rescued and subdued by His Majesty when Ah Gu fought westward, otherwise you think they would be so deferential for so many years." Zhao Yong took over and said, now that the overall situation has been decided, the identities of these people can now be used in broad daylight.

"This ...... Forgive the ministers for being ignorant, it turns out that His Majesty has already made arrangements, and the ministers are too careful. Zhang Suo's face flushed and said, but there was a feeling in his heart, His Majesty was really a strange person, at that time Song and Jin were still friends, but the emperor had thought that the two countries would inevitably have this war in the future, and made arrangements early, for many years, the Ministry of the Five Kingdoms can be said to be the henchmen of the Jurchens, and they can not be subdued after repeated conquests, but the more they fight, the stronger they become, which greatly restricts the energy of the Jin State, so that there is no peace in the Liaodong region, and it turns out that all of them are from the hands of the emperor.

"Now that everything has been agreed, I am ready to move to Xinzhou the day after tomorrow, and you Aiqing should also prepare early!" Zhao Ta looked at everyone and said, he couldn't miss the big drama of attacking the Huanglong Mansion, that was also a wish of his previous life, and of course he would not give up if he had a chance in this life......

Zhao Ta returned to the backyard and did not rest, and went to the study under the guidance of Jianxi, where Li Jun of the Intelligence Agency had been waiting for a long time. Zhao Ta waved his hand after seeing the gift, and when he saw that his majesty knew that he had something important to discuss, he went out with interest to bring the door well, so that the guards were far away from ten zhang away, and they were not allowed to enter without being summoned.

"What's going on in Beijing?" Zhao Ta didn't have to maintain a straight posture in front of Li Jun, and asked lazily leaning on the soft couch.

"陛xià, 京中一qiē as usual. The Empress Dowager and the Empress did not have any problems with the assistance of Zuo Xiang and Li Gang, and the surrounding countries did not dare to make the slightest move when they learned that His Majesty's Northern Expedition was progressing smoothly all the way, but instead sent envoys to congratulate them. The Emperor Taishang and the princes also congratulated him many times, and there was no change. However, those Confucian students of the Guozijian took to the streets several times to ask to join the army, and they wanted to repay the country with death when they went into battle to kill the enemy, and there was a lot of movement. Li Jun said with a smile.

"Hehe, it's a good story for scholars to join the army, let them toss it!" Zhao Ta also smiled, in order to improve the army's quality, he had issued an order to call on scholars to join the army, but he was scorned, saying that he was insulting Sven, and now the situation has reversed, which is also a good thing.

"This is all His Majesty's way of governing the country, how can any Confucian scholars in all dynasties take the initiative to ask to join the army." Li Jun also echoed.

"Is the matter on the eldest prince's side done?" Zhao Ta waved his hand to reject his sycophancy, and asked with a sinking face.

"Your Majesty, Lord Chen Dong has returned from the northwest in June to take up the post of Xijing's stay-at-home. His Royal Highness also returned with him, and was ordered by the Ministry of War to serve as the commander of the Leopard General's supplementary brigade, and he had already arrived. Li Jun replied.

"Well, didn't alarm the others, did you?" Zhao Tan nodded and asked again.

"This matter is all in accordance with the rules, Lord Chen's three-year term has expired, and no one has any objection to the transfer of officials according to the rules, but some people have some complaints about his inability to enter the court. The eldest prince has no problem, his identity is rarely known, and his subordinates have also sent people to secretly protect him, just in case. Li Jun said.

"Yes, the arrangement is very proper, you will stay in Xijing after you go back, and if there is something, you can act on my secret order." Zhao Ta breathed a sigh of relief and said, he knew that with Li Jun's cleverness, he must have guessed the inside story from his own arrangement, so there was no need to hide it from him.

"Your Majesty is in good health, and your subordinates hope that there will never be a time to open the secret decree." Hearing the emperor's words, Li Jun's heart sank, and he immediately understood what he meant, and got up and saluted.

"The world is impermanent, and it is not up to you and me to decide!" Zhao Ta said indifferently...... (To be continued......)