"Back to the emperor, this is the result of careful consideration. Nowadays, the tactics of our army have long been based on frontal infantry battle formations, and the cavalry is only used to cover the flanks and pursue after defeating the enemy, and the infantry of a brigade does not need to be equipped with too many cavalry. Taking into account the specifics of Japan, one battalion of cavalry was enough. Zhao Song hurriedly explained to him, "In addition, according to our understanding, although Japan has horses, they are all short horse breeds, completely unbearable battle formations, even if there are many of them, it is meaningless, the military horses used by our army are all selected, in the case of the infantry battle formation, a battalion of cavalry of our army is enough to sweep away the leaves like a strong wind, sweeping them." What's more, this expedition of thousands of miles, the horses are too delicate, and the consumption is also very large, if you bring too many horses, the logistical pressure of our army will be too great, affecting the progress of our army. ”

"That's a good consideration." The emperor nodded, approved the military opinions of Zhao Song and others, and then he raised his own questions. "But since this brigade has been strengthened a lot, why did you only bring a baggage regiment of 2,000 people?"

"In this expedition, we should try to focus on streamlining, so as not to bring difficulties to sea transportation and affect our army's operations, so our idea is that unnecessary manpower can not be brought without it." Zhao Song expressed their opinions, "The baggage group is a selection of people, many years of experience, efficiency can make up for the lack of manpower, of course, there will still be some manpower gaps, we expect that through the means of employment, we can let some Japanese people to use for me." ”

"Hired people?" The emperor became interested.

"Yes, Your Majesty, we can hire Japanese people." Zhao Song replied with great confidence, "The Japanese people have always been regarded as grass mustard by the shogunate and samurai, they have little loyalty to Japan, and they have suffered from oppression. ”

"That makes sense, too. But...... Give more money, don't fool those Japanese, we have to show the credit of the big man! After all, we don't just sweep there for a while and leave, we want to stay for a long time. The emperor pondered for a moment and then gave instructions, "Don't be afraid to give more money, anyway, the money will be credited to the Japanese in the end!" Remember, don't bother the people too much, their grass people have been cut by the lord's blood for hundreds of years, there is no oil and water to squeeze, it is a waste to spend time on them, and you have to fight the shogunate quickly! ”

"Got it!" Zhao Song bowed down, "The minister must follow His Majesty's instructions, do not disturb the people, and force the shogunate to fight a decisive battle with our army as soon as possible, and win the battle in one battle." ”

"I'll get the Navy to prepare the logistics, and it's going to take a fleet to transport this force, and this fleet needs to be deployed by the Navy." The emperor continued, "I will take care of the people in the navy, they will cooperate with you, they will give you whatever you want, there will be no delay, otherwise we will ask them!" ”

"Thank you for your grace!" Zhao Song was overjoyed when he heard this, "In this battle, the cooperation of the navy is also extremely crucial, as long as there is close cooperation of the navy, the minister is confident that this war will end quickly!" ”

"How to fight then, do you have a way?" The emperor looked at Zhao Song again, "How do you plan to enter the army and force the shogunate to fight a decisive battle with our army?" ”

Zhao Song hesitated for a moment, and then looked at each other a few times with his senators.

"Back to the emperor, we already have two preliminary drafts, please ask the emperor to decide, choose one and use it!"

"Two? Interesting. The emperor smiled slightly, "Let's hear it." ”

Zhao Song looked back at the senators, and then motioned for them to take out the draft they had brought over.

These people didn't dare to slack off, and they took out some papers from their briefcases. These drafts, which have been stained with ink, are the brainchild of their work in the past few days.

The emperor waved his hand, and immediately an attendant officer standing not far away stepped forward and took out a thin wooden stick, which the emperor took and handed to Zhao Song.

"You can demonstrate it with me on the picture, it doesn't make sense to talk about it."

Although Zhao Song had seen others demonstrate the battle plan in front of the emperor in this room many times before, when the emperor handed him the baton this time, he still couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart - just like the people who had the opportunity to do so before.

He finally understood the feelings of those people before.

In front of the emperor, as the commander of the next army, what a glory it is to demonstrate his carefully prepared battle plan!

He took a deep breath, then hunched over the baton, his hand trembling slightly, as if the cork rod was a thousand pounds heavy.

Then, holding the thin wooden stick, he slowly slid it across the map, and finally left it on the place that marked the name of Shenyang.

"This expedition, since it is an expedition of labor divisions, it is not appropriate to mobilize on a large scale, and since it is planned to call only one brigade, it is best to select the elite from all over the country. Therefore, this time the minister implores that a regiment be drawn from the brigade under the command of the previous minister, and assemble and set out from Shenyang......"

Then, his wooden stick slowly moved down, and finally froze on the Golden State, "Then assemble in the Golden State, and get on the boat!" ”

Then, the stick slowly moved downward, across the Liaodong Peninsula, across the narrow Bohai Sea, and finally on top of another protruding peninsula.

"Some of the troops assembled this time are also drawn from the southwest, so in order to save time on the march, they don't need to go to Liaodong to assemble, we think they can assemble in Dengzhou, and then set off with the regiment in Liaodong to meet at sea."

"Two ways to assemble? Not bad. The emperor didn't think long before agreeing with their opinions, and then added his own opinion, "However, since the two places are assembled and boarded separately, then the coordinated work must be done well, and you and the navy must coordinate well." ”

He looked back at the map, "So, what are you going to do when you're ready?" ”

"The ministers think that before attacking Japan, we should find a new assembly point for our army, where we should prepare weapons and horses, and then attack in one fell swoop!" Under the watchful eye of the Emperor, the thin wooden stick continued to move slightly on the map, then moved from the peninsula to the sea, then rowed all the way to the southeast, moved to a new peninsula, and finally stopped at a port at the southernmost tip of the peninsula. "After a long discussion, the ministers decided to set the transit port as Busan, Goryeo!"

"Busan? Why? The emperor was noncommittal, but asked with a frown.

"This is through Busan, which is the largest port in Goryeo, and its port facilities and carrying capacity are better than other ports, so that our officers and soldiers can make the final preparations for assembly in the most convenient form, and it can also allow our supplies to be delivered in the fastest way. In addition, the port of Busan has been an important town for the Koreans for many years, and it is easier for them to support them in the rear. ”

After a pause, Zhao Song continued to explain, "What's more, Busan Port is also the closest port to Japan, it faces Japan's Kyushu Island across the sea, and the sea route is very close, so if we assemble in Busan and launch a war against Japan, we can hit Japan as quickly as possible and attack Kyushu." ”

As he spoke, he also demonstrated on a map, using a thin wooden stick to cross the short strait from the southernmost tip of Goryeo to Kyushu Island, the southernmost point of the Japanese archipelago.

"There is a port of Nagasaki on the island of Kyushu, which is the most important treaty port in Japan, and it is also a very good port, as long as we can occupy the island, then we can take advantage of the situation to directly occupy the port of Nagasaki, and then use the port of Nagasaki to transport military supplies and sergeants, so that we can obtain a base to continue to attack Japan, so as to facilitate the next operation of our army."

The emperor has been listening to Zhao Song's explanation, and his brain has been thinking about it.

Zhao Song's planning ideas are not particularly novel, but they are indeed the most stable and direct. And he also believes that under the condition of holding the superiority of national strength and military strength, it is indeed a very normal way of thinking to find the fastest and most convenient route.

But there's one thing to consider.

"Busan is so close to Japan, if we have a large number of troops, they will easily find out, right? If they find out, it's easy to be on guard, which isn't very beneficial to our army. ”

"As the emperor said, Busan is too close to Kyushu, and if our army gathers there, it will be easy for the Japanese to detect it, and it will cause some trouble for our army." Zhao Song nodded, indicating that he also agreed with the emperor's opinion, "Therefore, when considering this plan, we also considered the issue of secrecy, we want the navy to cooperate, and disguise the transportation of soldiers and materials as merchant ships, so as to cover up the movement of our army......"

"I'm afraid it's not enough to disguise yourself as a merchant ship, there are suddenly so many ships and so many warships in the port of Busan, it's hard to guarantee that it won't make people suspicious." The emperor raised his own doubts again. "Besides, there are so many people coming and going in the port, they all have eyes, what can they not see? Secrecy is not that simple. ”

"The emperor is right, it's as simple as the minister thinks!" Zhao Song felt a heat on his face and was a little embarrassed, "The minister will discuss with them next to see if there is any way to keep the secret more securely." ”

"Don't be too forced, what is there in this world that can be kept absolutely secret? With so many people with eyes, you can't hide them all. You've done a good job, you've put your heart and soul into it. The emperor didn't pursue their affairs, "I don't insist on absolute secrecy, you can just cover it up a little." When I fight Japan with a large army, do we still have to rely on secret sneak attacks? Isn't that a joke! ”

The emperor's relief made Zhao Song also feel relieved.