In the August season, in the evening, although the heat has passed, the heat has not completely disappeared, and it still makes people sweat and complain.

In the study of the Humble Administrator's Garden, the temperature is appropriate. As the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, there are ice cubes in the house to cool down, and the students of the martial arts hall are naturally incomparable.

Wei Liaoweng, the squire of the Ministry of War, and Zhou Ping, the director of the Anti-Corruption Department, hurriedly came in, both of them had ugly faces, and Wei Liaoweng handed over the Tang newspaper

"Your Majesty, Zhao Shanxiang sent a report from the coastal system!"

Zhao Hong saw that the two of them had solemn faces, and couldn't help but pass a shadow in his heart.

“…… On the fifth day of the seventh month, the Tatar army and Peng Yibin's troops encountered Huang Wuma Mountain in the inner Huangwuma Mountain, Peng Yibin's troops were strictly on the verge of defection, and the Tatar general Shi Tianze led his troops to attack behind Peng Yibin's troops, Peng Yibin was defeated and captured, and calmly took justice......

Zhao Hong put down the Tang Bao and sighed, the good mood just now was gone.

He has already issued an order to Peng Yibin to return to Shandong, who knows that people are not as good as heaven, Peng Yibin's department still has an accident.

"Zhao Shanxiang said in the Tang newspaper that Peng Yibin wanted to return to Shandong after defeating the Tatar army, but who knew that he fell short, he was strictly betrayed by the traitor, and he was killed by Shi Tianze."

Wang Gang whispered and made a footnote to Tang Bao.

"Spread the decree, Feng Peng Yibin was named the Duke of Weiguo, and he was called "Wuzhong". ”

Zhao Hong thought for a moment, and then said listlessly.

Historically, Peng Yibin was defeated and captured in Hebei. Meng general Shi Tianze persuaded him to surrender, Peng Yibin flatly refused, and said: "I am a great Song minister, and Hebei and Shandong are all Song people, how can Yibin belong to him!" Then calmly and calmly.

Peng Yibin's ending, like in history, is embarrassing.

The loyal and righteous army and loyal people were completely lost, and only arrogant people like Li Quan were left to sit on the ground and raise prices, listening to the tune and not listening to the announcement.

The entire northern land, I am afraid that if it is ruled by the Mongolian iron cavalry.

"Wei Shilang, Yan Shi, Shi Tianze, do you know the situation of these people?"

Zhao Hong asked softly.

It sounds like the Han warlords are all fighting the warlords, which makes people helpless and hateful.

"Your Majesty, Yan Shi was an official of the Jin Dynasty, and in the thirteenth year of Jiading, he submitted to our dynasty, and then descended to Mongolia. This person was quite popular in Shandong, and after Peng Yibin was defeated, his general Wang Yishen killed Yan Shi's two sons, and then returned to the Song Dynasty. ”

Under Zhao Hong's surprised gaze, Wei Liaoweng continued.

"The Jin Dynasty surrendered to Wuxian to rebel against Mongolia, killed Shi Tianni, the marshal of the Mongolian Hebei West Road, and united with Peng Yibin to resist Mongolia. Shi Tianni's younger brother Shi Tianze took over as marshal, killed Peng Yibin, and repelled Wu Xian. The largest Han armed forces in Hebei are Shi Tianze, Zhang Rou, and the remaining one is Yanshi. As for Hedong, it is a fierce general Liu Heima sitting in Taiyuan, and Tachaer lives in Yanmen Pass and Yunzhong. ”

Wei Liaoweng is a squire of the military department and has a deep understanding of the war between the two rivers.

His introduction gave Zhao Hong a general understanding of the situation in Hebei.

Zhang Rou, if his expectations are right, one of this person's sons is the famous Zhang Hongfan in history. Zhang Hongfan's younger brother Zhang Hongzheng was the striker, capturing the famous Wen Tianxiang in history, and Zhang Hongfan defeated the army of Zhang Shijie of the Southern Song Dynasty at Yashan.

And Zhang Hongfan carved the twelve words "Zhang Hongfan, the general of the Zhenguo Dynasty, destroyed the Song Dynasty here" on the stone wall of Yashan.

I don't know if Zhang Hongfan is young at this time, or he hasn't been born yet.

The land of the two rivers, the bandits, the chaos, the Mongolian army has not yet been completely controlled, he has to lay out as soon as possible.

"In the land of two rivers, the east of the river is the foundation. Only by taking Hedong can we maintain peace and stability in the two rivers for a long time, as evidenced by the Anshi Rebellion. ”

Zhao Hong suddenly burst out.

"Your Majesty's words are very true. In the Anshi Rebellion, even if the rebels captured Chang'an, they were still defeated. The root cause is that they did not control Hedong. The east and west of the river enter Shaanxi, and the south and east are plains, and the Yellow River is dangerous to the Great Wall of Yanmen. Those who get the east of the river win the world, and it is reasonable through the ages. ”

Zhou Ping glanced at Zhao Hong in surprise.

The Great Song Dynasty is in a corner of the south of the Yangtze River, how did the emperor say that Hedong is coming?

Could it be that the emperor is going to lay out Hedong in Hebei?

"Your Majesty, what should I do with Li Quan's department?"

Wei Liaoweng asked softly.

Li Quan is cunning and ambitious, and even the feudal officials of the imperial court dare to kill him, which is no different from rebellion. The imperial court's national policy of recruiting Shandong loyal and righteous troops has been proven to be a failure.

And the reason why Peng Yibin was defeated and died was also related to Li Quan's constraints and unstable backroads.

"Recruiting Shandong loyal and righteous troops, originally wanted to take Shandong and Hebei, and spent millions of dollars and tens of thousands of rice per year, but Shandong and Hebei had no gains, but instead poisoned Huaidong and caused frequent disasters......

Zhao Hong shook his head slightly, meaningful.

Li Quan thought that he was good at dancing with long sleeves, so he would maintain the status quo. The rice and grain supply will continue as usual, and the status quo will be maintained. People are doing it, the sky is watching, and it looks like he can still jump for a few years. ”

The Mongols, the Jin, and Li Quan competed in Shandong, and the Great Song Dynasty did not participate.

The Great Song Dynasty needed time to organize and train the new army, reorganize the armament, and exchange time for space.

Now that he is turning his face with Li Quan, Huainan is in a mess, not to mention, it will also affect the implementation of the new policy on Jiangnan East Road. When the time comes, the lives will be ruined, and the army will conquer, how much will it cost tens of millions?

According to the historical knowledge in his head, if his memory is correct, within two years, the Mongol iron cavalry will invade the south, Li Quanquan will fight among themselves, and Li Quan will join the Mongolian army. The imperial court only needs to spend three or four million guan to have two years of preparation.

Two years of preparation time should be enough to do a lot of things.

If nothing has been done for two years and things have not improved, then there is no need to toss, just wait for the destruction of the country and the extinction of the species.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Zhou Ping and Wei Liaoweng looked at each other, and they both secretly exhaled.

The consequences of the war are incalculable. The emperor did not tear his face with Li Quan, and knew that forbearance was the way to hold the country steadily.

The sound of drills in the teaching field outside kept coming, and Zhao Hong suddenly asked:

"Wei Qing, you are a squire of the military department, and you are a native of Sichuan. How many officers and troops are there in Sichuan? ”

Wei Liaoweng is a soldier and a native of Sichuan, Pujiang Wei Gao's family is famous all over the world, and Wei Liaoweng's brothers are all Sichuan scholars. Wei Liaoweng should know a lot about Sichuan.

Sure enough, Zhou Ping and Wei Liaoweng glanced at each other, and Wei Liaoweng opened his mouth.

"Your Majesty, there were 60,000 soldiers in the Lizhou Metropolitan Division, 17,000 in the Xingyuan Metropolitan Division, and 11,000 in the Jinzhou Metropolitan Division. In addition, Chengdu Mansion, Tongchuan Mansion, and Kuizhou Mansion have 40,000 forbidden troops, and 100,000 Xiang troops. Under the command of the entire Sichuan Division, there are about 230,000 officers and soldiers. ”

He is a prominent member of the Sichuan family, and the four brothers are all members of Sichuan and are in charge of military affairs, so they know everything.

Fan Zhong is the head of the Sichuan Road Anti-Corruption Division, and Zhou Ping should get his report on the military and political affairs of Sichuan.

"Wei Qing, how many soldiers are there in Shukou?"

From Wei Liaoweng's words, Zhao Hong heard the clues.

The original, not the existing, it can also be seen that today's Shukou defense must be greatly discounted.

"Your Majesty, the Song and Jin Dynasty have been fighting for many years, and the defense of Shukou is full of holes, and the Lizhou Metropolitan Division, the Xingyuan Provincial Division, and the Jinzhou Metropolitan Division, the number of soldiers is probably only 30,000, or even less. If the old and weak sergeants are eliminated like Jiangnan East Road, I am afraid that the number of soldiers will be even less! ”

Wei Liaoweng said, very embarrassed.

The defense of Shukou is full of holes, and he, the squire of the military department, seems to be to blame.

"Thirty thousand? The entire northwest side plug? I ......"

Zhao Hong's face was ugly, he shook his head again and again, and the word "I'll go" almost blurted out.

"Without 100,000 soldiers, there is no way to talk about the defense of Shukou! Thirty thousand, no fart! ”

Sichuan is the northwest gateway of the Great Song Dynasty, and the 30,000 defenders who do not know their combat strength are probably only about 20,000 when they are eliminated, scattered on a front of four or five hundred miles long and several thousand square kilometers, which is nothing but nothing.

More importantly, he really couldn't believe that the scholars commanded the army, especially the scholars in the late Southern Song Dynasty.

The Mongol army, the change of Dinghai, only a little more than a year. It seems that a group of outstanding students who have to graduate in advance of the martial arts hall have first tied up the fence at the entrance of Sichuan and are prepared.