"In November this winter, I am going to launch the second Northern Expedition against the Jin Kingdom!"

At the meeting of the military headquarters, Zhao Pu did not have the slightest room for negotiation, as if issuing an order, he said the plan for the second Northern Expedition.

At this time, it had been three years since the First Northern Expedition.

In the past three years, Song and Jin have been fighting sporadically and fiercely. Although it was not as impressive as the momentum of the First Northern Expedition, it was won frequently. Like a tidal wave, the Song army launched an attack on the occupied areas of the Jin State in waves.

It could be an attack of two or three hundred people, a battle of two thousand people, or a duel of several hundred iron horsemen.

does not pursue, the magnificent victory, but in the continuous battle, hone the recruits, so that the recruits gradually become veterans, and the new generation of generals become veterans. A strong army is not trained, but fought, selected from the pile of dead.

Set small victories into big victories, and constantly grind the Jin Army!

In this era, manpower and material resources were limited, and the command was backward, and neither the Song Dynasty nor the Jin Kingdom could afford to play those huge and gambling-like battles.

The general battle is too dangerous, either a big victory or a big defeat, unless you are a madman, unless you are a military novice, try to avoid it.

It is only in the struggle for some key strategic points that there will be a general battle.

At this moment, the balance of power between the Song and Jin dynasties was maintained, with some areas in Shandong, some areas in Henan, or some areas in Shaanxi as a "separation belt", separating the Song and Jin sides and confronting each other.

Since ancient times. It is difficult to attack and easy to defend, and it is much more difficult to fight a tough battle than to defend a city!

At this moment, the Song Dynasty relied on northern Sichuan. The dangerous terrain in the Hanzhong area, the dangerous terrain in the central Xiangyang area, the Shandong fortress defense front in the eastern region, and the naval base in Goryeo achieved strategic defense of the Jin army.

Although it is said that in the negotiation of peace, the Jin army will take most of Henan and Shandong. Shaanxi was "returned" to the Song Dynasty.

It's just that the Song Dynasty did not send a large army of soldiers and horses to accept the lost territory.

It doesn't make sense!

In the peace talks, the Jin State returned these areas. It is mostly plain, and it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, which is conducive to cavalry attack, but not conducive to infantry defense.

Once. A large army of the Song army was stationed. It will only disperse the main forces and give the Jin army a chance to break through.

Before annihilating the main force of the Jin Army, it is extremely not cost-effective to recover these lost territories!

"At this moment, the time for the Northern Expedition has come, the Emperor Wu of the Jin State is dead, and the one who takes over the throne is Wan Yan Kang. And this made Zong Pan, who was the eldest son of the emperor, extremely dissatisfied, Zong Han faction, Zong Bi faction, Wan Yanchang faction, etc. Several factions, with the alternation of thrones. Fierce fights ensued, and there was even a tendency to fight............"

Zhao Pu analyzed the situation in Jin Guo and said.

"Time is not waiting for me, this is the best opportunity for the Northern Expedition, and I missed this time. There may not be such a good opportunity next time! ”

The opportunity is limited, and after losing it, there is no more.

Once, the Jin State rose in the Northeast, first destroyed the Liao State strongly, then defeated the Western Xia, and then defeated the Song Dynasty, which was originally the best opportunity to dominate the world and establish a strong country like the Han and Tang Dynasties. It's a pity that the Jin State has repeatedly made stupid moves, first setting up a pseudo-Chu, and then establishing a pseudo-Qi.

The Jin State spent a lot of energy on plundering in the south, and lacked effective consolidation of the occupied areas.

In terms of strategy, it was even more stupid, attacking in three ways, and scattering the troops, which made it more than enough to defeat the Song army, but it was difficult to completely eliminate it, giving the Song army a chance to recuperate.

In the early days, the northwest was despised and the northwest battlefield was seriously under-armed and the results were limited. In the later period, a large number of troops were invested in the northwest, but they were in a hurry to achieve success, and there were many defeats in the northwest.

There is constant infighting, which consumes too much of its own strength.

Mistakes again and again wiped out the military superiority of the Jin State, and gradually went downhill from victory to decline.

Now, the Song Dynasty has gradually recovered from the defeat in the early stage to the regrouping and combat strength, and has the strength of the Northern Expedition, and has the opportunity to push the battle line to the Youyun area and recover Youyun.

It's just this chance, only once.

Once defeated, the domestic peacemakers will raise their heads again, and there will be no chance for the Northern Expedition.

The gentry class is short-sighted, they only see that the Northern Expedition will cost them money, and the reconstruction of the North will cost money, and as for the recovery of the North, the long-term benefits will not be seen;

The people at the bottom are also short-sighted, in their eyes, it is not important for the country to hate the family, the important thing is to have enough food.

This time, the alternation of the throne of the Jin State was the best opportunity for the Northern Expedition of the Song Army.

If you miss this opportunity, the difficulty of the Northern Expedition will increase countless times in the future!

"Your Majesty! At this time, the internal struggle in Jin had just begun, and at this time, our DPRK vigorously went north, and the Jin army would inevitably abandon its previous suspicions and unite with the outside world; It's better to attack again when the fighting is fierce and the losses are heavy within the Jin Army! ”

Wan Qian said. At this time, he was a man of the previous year, in his prime, talented and amazingly wise.

Zhao Pu sighed secretly in his heart, Wan Qiao is a little smart, but he lacks great wisdom.

"Qing family, when the Jin Kingdom rose, some courtiers suggested to their father, saying that they would join Jin to destroy Liao and collect the sixteen states of Youyun; Some courtiers said that they would unite Liao to destroy Jin and prevent the Jin army from becoming bigger. I don't know the Qing family, do you think it is better to destroy Jin with Lianliao, or with Lianjin to destroy Liao? ”

Zhao Pu asked Wan Qianqiu, and also asked the military officials present.

The military department belongs to the staff military, assists the emperor in handling military affairs, and the power is big and small, and everything is with the emperor.

There is no limit to the specific staffing, and it mostly depends on the specific situation.

At this time, the military department was mainly composed of six people, including Zhang Jun, Liu Guangshi, Wan Qianqiu, Zhao Ding, Yu Yunwen, and Shi Hao.

Zhang Jun was born as a bandit, and his subordinates' combat effectiveness was too poor, so in order to reorganize and reorganize the generals under Zhang Jun, he was transferred to the military department, which was regarded as a bright rise and a secret surrender.

And Liu Guangshi was born in a military family in the Western Army, and throughout his life, he has not fought a famous victory, but he has never fought a defeated battle, and he belongs to a generation that does nothing. However, he has a great skill in controlling the obedience of the ruffians under his command.

Wan Qianqiu, when he was guarding Jiangling, defeated the Jin army, although there were some tricks, some with the help of others, but in any case, he was a capable person, and he was simply the second Qin Hui.

It seems that in order to miss Qin Hui, Zhao Pu transferred this courtier, who was very similar to Qin Hui, to the military department.

Zhao Ding, this person is a thorough literati, a little square, and clever to play, when a gentleman is unqualified, when a villain praises him too much, he is an unqualified hungry hypocrite!

Yu Yunwen was born in the navy, but he has also participated in land battles many times, and he can be regarded as a fierce general.

Shi Hao is good at financial management and has strong governance ability!

These six people formed the team of the military department.

If there are no accidents, these six-member team will need to continue until the end of the Second Northern Expedition, or even the end of the Battle of Jin.

"Back then, our dynasty led the wolf into the house and joined forces with the Jin army to destroy Liao, causing the Liao State to take care of one thing and lose the other, so that the Liao State perished. After the fall of the Liao State, our dynasty lacked the barrier in the north, and was taken advantage of by the Jin army to enter the disaster, which became the disaster of Jingkang! ”

Wan Qiqi said that this is also the conclusion that the Song people came to after crossing to the south.

Zhang Jun and Liu Guangshi nodded one after another, Zhao Ding also agreed, Yu Yunwen wanted to speak and stopped, but Shi Hao was silent.

Zhao Pu shook his head and said, "Lianliao to destroy Jin, it is wrong; And Lianjin's annihilation of Liao is also wrong. Whether it is a joint strong to destroy the weak, or a weak to destroy the strong, you must have strong strength in order to laugh at the end. Without strong strength, no matter which way you go, it is a dead end! ”

"Cranes and mussels compete with each other, they all want to make a profit, but they forget that if they don't have strong strength, not only can they not be fishermen, but they will kill themselves!"

"The high-level infighting in the country has begun, this is my chance, but don't think about being a fisherman. Because when the battle between the crane and the clam ends, the victorious side not only did not weaken in strength, but became stronger, and at that time it was impossible to be a fisherman! ”

Zhao Pudao.

"The best time to make a move is when the cranes and mussels are fighting, and at the beginning of the moment, when the fisherman appears. Maybe because of the appearance of foreign enemies, Hebang may work together to resist foreign enemies, but there is a disagreement, and it is always difficult to unite as one, but they want to calculate each other and preserve each other's strength. One plus one is less than one! (To be continued......)