Zheng Yunming took out a document from his sleeve, on which the corresponding terms were densely written in small letters.

"I don't have anything else to ask for, but three more things I want to remind you of."

"Jinghu has always been the border area of the country, and when the northern captives invaded, the people knew that they would organize themselves and fight the enemy. After the Mongols invaded Jinghu this time, in almost every prefecture and county they invaded, there were local cattle societies and baojia everywhere to kill and encircle the enemy, and even some strong men spontaneously organized themselves to follow the enemy, and boldly carried out sneak attacks when they plundered or relaxed their vigilance. ”

"But how do the officers and soldiers do it? The officers and soldiers basically ignored these spontaneously organized volunteers, who stood by and watched when the rebels attacked the enemy, and ignored them when the enemy army was surrounded by the enemy. Even the rebels killed the enemy and obtained the enemy's horses and ordnance, and they also tried to kill the rebels and seize them for personal gain. Some officers and soldiers were also afraid that the villagers would gather and cause changes, so they sent people to disband and use the army to suppress them. ”

"This is cannibalism in front of the great enemy! Yun Ming thought that the top priority was to immediately send people to contact the local tyrants in the Jinghu area, and order them to organize the local farmers and strong men, and cooperate with the official army to kill the Mongols. Cao Wenqi in Ezhou also has tens of thousands of farmers available. As long as you send officials to contact them with inscriptions and proclamations, tens of thousands of people will be gathered together to fight the Mongols in the blink of an eye. This is a battle power that can be obtained without spending a penny, so why not do it immediately? ”

"You're still young." Wei Liaoweng leaned back in his chair and said in a serious tone: "But there are not many history books you have read, you should know how dangerous it is to encourage local tyrants to recruit Ding Yong to form a village to defend himself." During the Yellow Turban period, the imperial court encouraged local villages to form villages, but as a result, the heroes rose together, and the heroes were divided, and finally lost the 400 years of the Han Dynasty. ”

"In the Huangchao Rebellion, the imperial court ordered the gathering of Ding Zhuang and ordered the local tyrants to form a village to defend themselves, and as a result, the phenomenon of feudal towns that had already declined in power revived. The Jiedu envoys in various places were strong and strong, and ignored the edicts issued by the imperial court, and the imperial court had no choice but to rely on the surrendered Zhu Wen as a means of confronting the feudal towns. It finally led to Zhu Wen usurping the temple. ”

"Let the local unity and self-protection is a double-edged sword, if it is used well, it can eliminate the invading enemy without the efforts of the imperial court, but it is not used well, and the foreign enemy has not been cleaned up, but has added new strong enemies to the imperial court."

Zheng Yunming argued: "Everything is man-made, and now Mongolia is stronger than any other race in the Central Plains. We only have half of the mountains and rivers left, and if we don't make a decision at this time, we won't even have a chance to fight the feudal town. ”

"It's a pity that the officials of the court can't agree with your point of view." Wei Liaoweng said slowly: "But within the scope of the Governor's Mansion, you do your best." Now is not the time to dwell on the future, the most important issue is to repel the northern army and horses. ”

Zheng Yunming said yes, and then said: "After Xianghan was invaded by the enemy, the people in the city and countryside fled to the south in large numbers. Today, the areas around Jingmen, Gangneung, and Hanyang are full of exiled soldiers and civilians, and the prefectures and counties south of the Han River are even more overcrowded. All the armies stationed here have asked me to ask the Governor's Mansion what to do with the displaced people? ”

Wei Liaoweng pondered for a moment and said, "In this way, I will give Jiangling's other Zhijie 200,000 yuan and let him be responsible for the resettlement of the displaced people in the Jianghan area. Now Xiangyang is not safe, order"

He paused and said, "Order Jiangling, Ezhou, Zhijiang, Yidu, Yingzhou, Xiazhou and other unbroken prefectures and counties to contain and manage as much as possible. And your Raven Mountain. ”

He pointed at Zheng Yunming: "It must have been crowded with people now." ”

"Now there are more than 100,000 people inside and outside Lao Yashan and the ten big villages set up in the south." Zheng Yunming knew that it was the best way to report truthfully: "The enemy came to invade as soon as the autumn harvest arrived, all the houses were burned, farm tools and cattle were destroyed, and all the wheat that was about to be harvested was invested by the enemy. It is very difficult to deal with them properly. ”

"It's a lot of difficulty, and we have to find a way." Wei Liaoweng said proudly: "The people have finished farming and paying taxes to support you officials, just to save them from danger today." Find a way to not let any of the exiled people lose their alms. ”

Zheng Yunming had no choice but to complain in his heart and bowed down to respond.

"What's next?" Wei Liweng obviously felt a little tired, and leaned back in his chair and asked.

"The next thing is the big thing that has a bearing on the fate of the country." Zheng Yunming said solemnly.

"There are three major defense zones run by the state. But you know that as far as the Sichuan region is concerned, now the defense of Shukou has been empty to the point that it is not the same, Yunming heard that in addition to the invasion of Jinghu by the Mongols in the autumn, the direction of the main strategy is actually placed in Sichuan. ”

It is said that the Mongol army that invaded Shukou was personally led by Kuoduan, the second prince of the Mongol Great Khan, with a total of 500,000 elite cavalry. However, the strength of our army used for defense in Shukou may not even be 20,000 people, and once the enemy breaks through Shukou, enters the Chengdu Plain all the way, and then goes down the river, he can go straight to the hinterland of Jinghu. ”

"And Huainan is stable, the water network here is vertical and horizontal, the people are fierce, and it is very close to the south of the Yangtze River, and the soldiers and horses of the imperial court and a large amount of money and grain can be transported in time, and the enemy cannot easily break through in this direction."

"Therefore, the safety of the world depends on Jinghu." Zheng Yunming said categorically: "Although the land of Jingzhou cannot be said to be blocked by a moat, after all, it is also surrounded by mountains and rivers. Among them, Xiangyang, Suizhou, De'an and Jiangling are interdependent. As long as these northern states and counties can be protected, Gangneung will naturally rest easy. But we also have to take into account that after Sichuan is occupied by the enemy, the Mongols may go down the river and go straight to Jiangling from the Three Gorges. ”

"In this direction, both Guizhou and Haju will become the gateways to Gangneung. Therefore, after the enemy returns north, we must re-examine the deployment strategy and defensive policy of the army. ”

Yun Ming's suggestion was to deploy at least 7,000 to 10,000 capable troops in the direction of Xiangxi, and be vigilant at all times that Sichuan would be occupied by enemy troops. In the north, it will take at least seventy or eighty thousand troops to stop the enemy from harassing the hinterland of Jinghu,"

"The Gangneung area has not been harassed by the enemy for a long time, and it is full of fields and farms, and there is no proper arrangement to prepare for the enemy. I suggest that we immediately repair the three seas and eight cabinets around Gangneung, and restore all the natural dangers that Gangneung City is difficult to overcome. Secondly, the Jianghan generation should be ready to plant trees and dig ditches at any time to deal with the attack of the enemy's large cavalry. ”

"But the most important thing is that the vassals everywhere can be single-minded, do not make any peace talks with the enemy, and defend the city with their hearts. And the rescue army can not be afraid of hardships and dangers, go all out to rescue, if this can really be done, Jinghu will inevitably become a real iron wall. Even if we lose Sichuan, facing the enemy's million-strong army, it will be enough to ensure the safety of Jiangnan. ”

Wei Liaoweng shook his head and sighed: "How can these things be done overnight, but one thing you are right, I am also worried that the real target of the enemy is actually Sichuan." ”

"The Mongols used their troops, except for a few occasions when there was no other way to break through head-on, and the rest was to bypass the strong front of the opponent and break through from the weak defenses of the flanks and rear. This is the so-called method of warfare. ”

"Let's assume that after Shukou was broken through by the enemy, there was no large army in the whole of Sichuan, except for two or three places where thousands of troops were stationed, which can be described as a blank in the defense area."

"If the enemy invades the hinterland of Sichuan with a million-strong army, it will be a great threat to Jingzhou. Fortunately, the Three Gorges is dangerous, and it is impossible for the enemy to break through easily. As long as it can mobilize 10,000 thousands of capable soldiers and horses, it is enough to hold back the danger and stop the enemy's attempt to attack. ”

Zheng Yunming hit the case with his hand and said, "Exactly! If you want to send troops, I think it's better to "

He was halfway through when suddenly someone outside the cabin said, "Supervise the minister, Bi Zilun will see you." ”

Zheng Yunming was taken aback, and when he looked back, who was the burly red-faced man who got into the cabin, who was not the former Jin Guodu who was persuaded by himself to surrender by the riverside back then?

Wei Liaoweng saw Bi Zilun enter the warehouse to salute, and said with a smile: "Zheng Yunming, who rescued you by the river back then, is here, let's see it soon." ”

Bi Zilun came to Zheng Yunming and gave a deep salute and said: "If it wasn't for the official to mention it back then, there would be no Bi Zilun today." ”

Zheng Yunming hurriedly returned the salute and said: "Mr. Bi understands the truth of being able to bend and stretch, which is beneficial to the old people of the old country or the new country. ”

Bi Zilun Ha smiled, lowered his voice and said, "You showed me by the river at that time, can you still count?" ”

Zheng Yunming smiled: "Why don't you count? If you can do it, I promise in my own name that I will definitely do my best to help. ”

Wei Liaoweng didn't know what they were talking about, but said to Zheng Yunming: "After Mr. Bi was rescued by you by the river, he will return to the imperial court later. Now that Huaidong is in the army, when I pass through Jiangzhou, he will ask me to take him with me to Jingxiang anyway. ”

"It just so happens that when I see you coming today, Mr. Bi might as well form your shogunate with Liu Qianfu, which will definitely be of great help to you in governing Jingxiang in the future."

Zheng Yunming said yes, but secretly complained in his heart: Originally, it was just a whim meddling on the edge of the Yangtze River, but he didn't expect that this surnamed Bi would find the door thousands of miles away, and he would definitely suffer a lot in the future.