On November 22, the emperor summoned Zhao Ji into the palace to teach him face-to-face. This is also the inheritance, since the founding of the Song Dynasty, the emperor crossed the three ya, personally intervened in the military and political is a tradition, the purpose of this is to make "the world's military handle, outside not in the domain, not in the strong ministers, not eunuchs, not close relatives, the power of the power, in the Son of Heaven arch" only the emperor is the supreme ruler of the army.

Not only does the chief general not have the power to dispose of the deputy general, but everything must be discussed and signed by the generals to contain each other.

As for the mobilization and deployment of troops, and other key decisions, they had to be reported to the emperor himself for instructions from thousands of miles away, and the emperor issued an edict to make a decision, and the eunuchs served as supervisors or horses, and they were responsible for conveying the emperor's will and monitoring the movements of the soldiers. Starting from Taizong, he recorded the camera command of the generals by issuing the "array map".

Zhao Ta followed the small yellow gate into the vertical arch hall on the west side of the Daqing Palace, which was the place to deal with daily government affairs and summon ministers, and it was the first time he had been here. Attending this military meeting were the Taishi Cai Jing, the Privy Council Envoy Deng Xun, the Zuo Cheng Wang Sheath, the Right Cheng Li Bangyan, and the crown prince Zhao Mad and others, none of whom had led soldiers to fight, and it was estimated that the blood on the battlefield had to be the master of peeing his pants, but the violent machine of the Great Song Dynasty was in the hands of this person.

Everyone greeted each other, Zhao Ta asked about recruiting soldiers, and then ordered Xiao Huangmen to carry out a huge square table from the apse, Zhao Ta took a closer look, it turned out that there was a huge sand table on it, it was the whole map of the northwest, mountain 1, rivers, state capitals, and paths were all marked on it, and the form was no different from the modern sand table.

"Prince Yan, can you see clearly?" Seeing Zhao Ta staring for a long time, Wang Sheath thought that he couldn't understand it, so he was dumbfounded, and asked in a weird way.

"Fortunately, I know a little bit about it, this is the Hedong Road where I will go, west of Xia and east of Liao, it is an important place for soldiers!" Zhao Ta said with his eyes still staring at the sand table.

"Erlang, if you want to lead the troops to attack Xia, how will you arrange the troops?" Zhao Ji saw that his son was not a layman, and he also wanted to show off, so he asked him with a smile.

"Father, the area of the Xia Kingdom is smaller than that of my Great Song Dynasty, the land is barren, and the mountains, rivers and deserts are all over the territory, which will inevitably not be able to feed many people, which has led to their frequent invasion and looting, and competing with my Great Song Dynasty for the fertile land of Quye River in Hengshan. If I lead the troops of Hedong, I will now restore Fengzhou, so that it and the two states of Linfu will become the shape of the glaive to seize Hengshan! ”。 Zhao Ta pointed on the sand table, "The feudal Qiang in the Hengshan area are good at climbing mountains and crossing streams, and the infantry of the Xia Kingdom are walking in steps, and there are many places where the grain and grass are raised, which is the place where the soldiers of the Xia Kingdom, grain production, and horse grazing are located!" ”。

"Prince Yan knows that this place is an important place in the Xia country, once it is surrounded, he will definitely send heavy troops to come, how can you seize it with troops along the way?" Wang Sheath asked again.

"Ordered to strictly guard the border along the border fort, control the road, and send another strange army from Fengzhou into the enemy's territory through the desert to attack Xiazhou, uproot its stronghold in the desert, and then destroy the city and advance westward, threatening Lingzhou, attacking the enemy will be saved, attracting the enemy army here, using the method of encirclement to send reinforcements, waiting for the opportunity to annihilate the enemy. The border roads can take the opportunity to send troops to seize the Hengshan line and defend it with the ancient Great Wall! ”。 Zhao said.

"If the enemy sends a large army to defend Lingzhou, how will this strange army be dealt with?" Wang Sheath asked again.

"If you can fight, you can fight, if you can't fight, you will retreat, this battle is only for Hengshan, not Turingzhou!". Zhao Ta said.

"So what will happen if the enemy army strictly guards Lingzhou and refuses to defend itself?" Li Bangyan asked again.

"Lingzhou is an important town of the enemy, the water and grass are abundant and the fertile fields are ten thousand hectares, the grain and grass and horses, one of the three, but the climate there is cold, only one season of grain can be grown every year, I will destroy its fields and seize its horses, after the plunder, the original way back, in the autumn harvest again to attack, then its grain and grass will be poor in the second year, then the hungry people are everywhere, and no longer able to violate my territory, so it is possible, the east of the Yellow River will be in the bag!". Zhao Tan smiled.

"Hedong is tight, Xia Guo can transfer troops from Hexi, replenish grain and grass, and fight you in a decisive battle, how can you resist?" Wang Sheath took it and asked again.

"Now Tong Taiwei is sitting in Lanzhou, eyeing Hexi, I'm afraid that Hexi will not be able to protect itself, how can he easily divide the troops, even if he sends reinforcements, it will not be too much, I am the border state capital along the east of the river, but the red cliff is clear, strictly guarding the main road, and waiting for work." Zhao Ta thought for a while and said, "If they attack all the way, they are short of food and grass, as long as they persist in ten days, they must withdraw their troops, we can take the opportunity to cover up, and we will have something to gain: if they attack in several ways, we can concentrate superior forces, break them all, so that they have no return, when the enemy's Hedong troops are lacking, and their Gyeonggi is in danger, if they increase their troops in Gyeonggi, Tong Taiwei can take the opportunity to take Hexi, if he abandons Gyeonggi, we can cross the Yellow River and herd horses Helan!" ”。 …,

"Prince Yan's tactics are to destroy his arable land and recruit his people!" Cai Jing interjected.

"What Taishi said is that the Xia Kingdom has always had a shortage of population, and the land for grain production is scarce, as long as its economic base is destroyed, its army is consumed, and its population is reduced, it will be defeated!" Zhao Ta said, the words of the heart, this old man really hit the nail on the head, to the point.

"Well, what Ta'er thinks is novel, but the enemy has many cavalry, and I have many infantry troops, and it comes and goes like the wind, like going deep into the enemy's territory, I am afraid that it will be difficult to get out and cause defeat, remember not to act recklessly!" Zhao Ji affirmed his son's idea, but he was still self-aware.

"What my father ordered, my sons should remember!" Zhao Ta can only bow down to be taught, his own plan is indeed a little difficult to implement in their opinion, one is to go deep into the enemy's territory, and the transportation of grain and grass required by the army will become a big thing: the second is that Xia and Ling are both important lands, how can they be easily captured, so they just think that they are children dreaming and are addicted. But it's no wonder that these people have not seen the power of firearms, let alone their devastating power.

Next, Zhao Ji officially taught the formation diagram, and he was afraid that his son would not understand, so he explained it in detail, and several bigwigs also taught Zhao Ta a lesson. This formation diagram is actually Taizu, Taizong summed up several methods of arranging troops after years of war, their brothers have led troops to fight, and they also know the mystery of the Tao, from them, how can these generations of emperors understand things on the battlefield. Just said that Zhao Ta dreamed, they were daydreaming, and the renderings were designed with the assistance of a few Wenchen who crawled out of the stacks of books, but Zhao Ta couldn't help but listen, so he could only listen to them tell stories!

"Father, what you said is good, but Erchen is young, as a commander all the way, I'm afraid that when I get to the border, there are all arrogant soldiers and fierce indigenous tyrants, I'm afraid that Erchen is difficult to deploy, and the fighter is fleeting, I'm afraid that I will miss my father's major affairs, since several Zaizhi are proficient in border affairs, please also ask my father to invite which Zaizhi to go to the town with his son!". Zhao Ta listened and said with a sad face.

"Your Majesty, what Prince Yan said is very true, Wang Youcheng is deeply respected by the emperor, and he is quite admired by the courtiers, but he can go with Prince Yan and will definitely be able to make contributions!" Li Bangyan's brain reacted quickly, the four of them Cai Jing and Deng Xun were old, I am afraid that the game will be finished before the ground, and he and Wang Sheath are young, of course, this errand will fall to the two of them, the dead friends are not dead and poor, let's start first!

"The minister seconded the proposal, Wang Youcheng can go as an accompanying messenger to assist Prince Yan!". Cai Jing's mind was not slow, and he thought to himself Anyway, the two of you are not in the same group as himself, it is better to go anywhere Since Li Bangyan proposed it first, let you dogs bite the dogs, he added fuel to the fire.

"The minister also seconded the proposal, Wang Youcheng can take on this position!". Deng Xun is Cai Jing's hardcore dogleg, as for his defection in the future, it is another matter, and now he is still an obedient little follower, Cai Jing's voice just fell, and he also seconded it!

"Your Majesty, Prince Yan, a young hero, he is not only proficient in the art of war, but also has a good way to govern the officials, how can he need the assistance of others, as long as he is given the right to act cheaply, how dare those people not listen, and that one dares to disobey!" Wang Sheath was anxious when he heard this, you are not fucking stupid and play with me as a stupid boy, and immediately started, "Besides, the minister can't do without the emperor, the minister will be uneasy if he doesn't see the emperor for one day, he will be uneasy if he doesn't sleep for two days, and he will die if he doesn't see him for three days........."

Wang Youcheng really deserves to be a genius of performance, pulling the emperor's sleeve to make a reluctant gesture, crying so much that people feel pity at first sight, "Why should Aiqing be like this, the affairs of the DPRK and China are busy, where can I leave you!" ”。 Zhao Ji sighed and patted Wang Sheath's back and said, Wang Fu got the letter, so he collected his tears and glared at Li Bangyan hatefully.

"Father, Wang Youcheng's words are also reasonable, the younger brother of the king went to the northwest alone, where many vassals are not subject to the king, and they really need the power of dictatorship to deter, and it also shows my royal majesty, and I also ask my father to allow him to ask!" The prince Zhao Yan, who had been silent for a long time, had always felt guilty about recommending Zhao Ta to the northwest, thinking that he could help a little and relieve the anxiety in his heart.

"Well, in that case, the alliance will grant Ta'er the privilege of acting cheaply in case of emergency, deposing redundant commanders, reducing redundant soldiers, recruiting samurai, and granting special supplements, you see if it is feasible!" Zhao Ji pondered for a moment and said.

"The emperor is sage, the minister agrees!". This time, Wang Sheath took the lead, and if he didn't agree, he might go to the northwest, and he was more active than anyone else. …,

"Since the prince and the right prince are both concerned, the old minister has no objection!" Cai Jing also said, but his heart was not calm, this Prince Yan was too capable of exploiting loopholes, using his conflict with Lin Lingsu to seize his own life, so that he had to contribute to his helm of Hedong. Now he has taken advantage of the contradiction between Wang Sheath and Li Bangyan to get the right to act cheaply, and his scheming is so deep, where is it like a teenager! Thinking of this, Cai Jing thought about Zhao Ta's previous actions, and strung them all together, the more he pondered, the more difficult it became to understand, was it for today's trip to the northwest, but what did he go there for? He looked at Zhao Ta's childish appearance, and he didn't look like the deep appearance of the city government, maybe he was really old, these "poisonous eyes" couldn't be opened.........

The event has been completed, Zhao Ji set up a banquet in the Jiying Hall to see off his son, hundreds of civil and military officials, royal relatives, and hundreds of people participated. The court banquet of the Song Dynasty was divided into several levels, the first-level banquet was held in the Jiying Palace, the second-level banquet was held in the Zizhen Palace, and the third-level small banquet was held in the Vertical Arch Palace. It has been a hundred years since the prince came out of the place, so of course he had to put on a big show.

Before the banquet, "there is a division in the palace to set up a mountain tower pomp, for the group of immortals, six tributes, nine dragons and five phoenixes, Si Tianji singing on its side." ”。 The lanterns are colorful, the splendid curtains are laid, and the luxurious scene is not difficult to imagine. Above the main hall, there is a group of celebrations, not a farewell is better than a farewell.

After the banquet was announced, the wine was poured first. During the pouring period, there are a series of performances, ventriloquism, music, dance, and a lot of tricks.

As a rule, this kind of banquet requires nine times of wine, and every wine drunk must be accompanied by a performance of music, dance, and acrobatics. On this day, everyone's efforts finally came to fruition, all of them were in tears, and they frequently raised their glasses to toast Prince Yan, and Zhao Ta seemed to be extremely happy today, and he did not refuse, and the wine was dry, and he was extremely bold!

Suddenly, the music changed abruptly, and a meteor-like "urgency" was played. , a team of fluffy sideburns and majestic wrestlers walked up to the Golden Palace. Sumo wrestlers have become a must-have at banquets, and one of the important missions of these wrestlers selected from the various armies on the left and right sides of the palace is to support national celebrations and other events. They pulled out a terrifying stash and fought hard. Fluttering flags, drumming and the roars of sumo wrestlers are intertwined, and in order to achieve the effect of making people break out in a cold sweat in the midst of the intertwined cups of arsenic, the sumo wrestlers shout with all their might, which can be described as a sonic boom in the house, which is exactly the response to the poem "It is suspected that the wind and rain are roaring, and the angry dragon and tiger horns are in vain."

After the two competitions, the palace applauded the sky, Zhao Ji was even more happy, a lot of silver was rewarded, then suddenly the drum thundered, everyone looked at the hall in the field, the drunk Prince Yan was beating the drum with his own hands, after a drum sound, he sang loudly with the drum:

"The wolf smoke rises, the rivers and mountains look north, and the dragon rolls up and the horse hisses like frost. The heart is like the water of the Yellow River, who can resist in 20 years! Hatred is crazy, the long knife is going, and how many siblings are loyal to their bones. What a pity to die to repay the family and country, endure sighs, and are even more speechless, full of blood and tears. The horseshoe goes south to the north, the people look north, the grass is green and the yellow dust is flying, I am willing to defend the land and reopen the territory, and China wants to let the Quartet come to congratulate ......"

"Dignified China wants the Quartet to congratulate!" Zhao Ta sang, threw the drumstick on the hall, snatched the wine jar in the hands of the little yellow door of the wine servant, drank it all, smashed the wine jar with one palm, stained the palm with blood, tore off the curtain on the palace, and wrote down the blood as ink, "Loyal to the country, four big characters, drop the stunned palace civil and military, laugh wildly!"

The next day, Zhao Ta entered the palace early in the morning to bid farewell to the queen, and went straight to the Jinming Lake campus, where 2,000 guards were already lined up. Mao Shizheng, the emperor came in person, announced the holy decree, gave gold armor, royal horses, treasure swords, awarded tiger charms, new animal sacrifice flags, Zhao Ta put on armor and got on the horse, and asked the emperor to read it.

The sound of the military horn sounded, the people on the school field were like a dragon, the knife was out of the sheath and cold, Zhao Ta took the handsome flag, unfolded in the wind, and took the lead in riding through the point of the platform, and the sound of two thousand iron horsemen behind him was as neat as a knife and an axe, with a thunderous momentum, and walked through with a lineup of mountains and seas, and the breath of slaughter seemed to be overwhelming the people in the field. People were amazed, and they speculated how Prince Yan could raise an iron army in such a short time, but now no one has explained to them, and all that is left for them is majestic singing and insulting dust.........

Zhao Huan led the brothers to send Zhao Ta to the ten mile long pavilion outside the city before parting, the majestic palace city slowly disappeared in Zhao Ta's eyes, he sincerely prayed, one day when he came back, it was still majestic and magnificent! (To be continued.)

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