In the night sky, the bright moon hung high, and the entire lecture hall melted into the hazy moonlight, mysterious and quiet.

A flat playground with no green grass, on which teenagers run and laugh to their heart's content. The classroom was empty, and the golden sunlight sprinkled on the tables and chairs near the window, which was warm and sad.

Classrooms are gone, weeds are overgrown, and several dilapidated houses are built alone on the mountainside, in the middle of the mountains and forests. It seemed like he couldn't go back to his hometown.

Suddenly, he stood on the podium, and the children below read aloud in unison, "The east is adjacent to the Jieshi to watch the sea." The water is surging, and the mountains and islands are sturging. The trees are overgrown and the grass is abundant. The autumn wind is bleak, and the flood waves are ......"

In the blink of an eye, he returned to the palace hall in Lin'an City, holding a sharp blade in his hand, chasing Shi Miyuan, Zhao Guicheng and others all over the hall, and the blade was stained with blood.

A fortified city near the water, the city head is covered with Song army soldiers, the sound of artillery is rumbling, the crowd outside the city wall is surging, feather arrows are flying all over the sky, and countless hideous Mongolian troops are wielding swords and guns, swarming to attack the city. Outside the city, there are many tall stone throwers, and huge stones with large grinding discs are roaring towards the city, and the "Song" flagpole at the head of the city is constantly broken.

And on the north gate, it seems to be the three words "Xiangyang City".

Isn't this Jinling City, how did it become Xiangyang City?

Smoke billowed from the sea, and huge warships were either burning or sinking at a sloping slope. There are countless corpses floating in the water, mixed with soldiers and civilians, men, women and children, boundless, there are more than 100,000. On a boulder by the sea, a Lenten Song in armor will carry a seven or eight-year-old child on his back and jump from the cliff......

"Don't!"

Zhao Hong screamed and wanted to stop it, but woke up.

Zhao Hong wiped the sweat on his head and sat up, feeling palpitations.

Think about it day and dream night night. It turned out to be just a dream.

Battle of Cliff Mountain!

The end of the dream should be after the cliff mountain.

"Your Majesty, are you alright?"

The guard asked softly outside. It seems that a shout from the emperor's dream has already alarmed them.

"It's nothing, it's just a dream. What time is it? ”

There seemed to be some light outside the window, and before you knew it, it seemed to be early morning.

"Your Majesty, it's just dawn."

Sure enough, the guard's answer confirmed Zhao Hong's guess.

went to bed early and got up early, as if he couldn't sleep, Zhao Hong simply got up and went out of the room.

"Let Yang Du, who guards Ma Junsi, go to the north city wall to see me. If Cui He comes to me, tell him to go to the city wall. ”

Zhao Hong pondered for a moment and stepped forward.

After passing by the teaching ground, many teachers and students were already busy, cleaning, moving tables and chairs, and setting up the venue. Today is the graduation ceremony, but it is about nine o'clock in the hour. It's only about six o'clock now, and the school is already busy.

"Hello Headmaster!"

"Hello Headmaster!"

Cao You heard that Yu Yu and others were all in the teaching field, and when they saw Zhao Hong, they saluted one after another.

"Hello!"

Zhao Hong nodded, hesitated, waved his hand, and left directly.

Later, Cui He, the Sichuan envoy, may come to him, if Cao You heard that Yu Jue, the generals of the Northwest Frontier Army, were present, it would not be so convenient to speak.

Standing on the north city wall of Jinling, the first thing that catches your eye is the big river rolling away, and in the morning light, the irritable nature seems to have been restrained. The branches of the huge willow trees on the riverside sway in the wind, and the boats of all sizes passing in the waves are exhilarating.

You can see narrow or wide cement avenues going in all directions, stretching out to the various state capitals and counties on Jiangnan East Road in the distance. Since the successful implementation of the Jingjie Law on Jiangnan East Road, the number of roads has increased day by day, especially the improvement of the traffic arteries of Jiangnan East Road.

With the help of the dividends brought by the Jingjie Law and the support of the people for the errand service, the official roads from Jiankang Mansion to Jiangnan East Road have been changed to cement roads without exception. The most obvious change is from Jinling City.

As the location of the Jiankang Prefecture, the Jiangnan East Road Preparation Division and the Consulate General, Jinling City not only turned the large and small roads in the city into cement roads, but even the wharf was renovated. Due to the establishment of various factories such as iron works, soap factories, and cement factories, merchant ships of all sizes came from all over the world every day, anchored at Jinling Ferry, and transported goods in and out.

Judging from the new five-year development plan of Jiangnan East Road publicized in the newspapers, within two or three years, the development speed of Jinling City will exceed that of Lin'an City.

Sewers, public toilets, garbage bins, smooth roads, and the ubiquitous street clerks......

It can be said that in less than a year, Jinling City has undergone earth-shaking changes, and it all seems to have just begun.

"It's still too slow!"

On the north wall of Jinling City, Zhao Hong looked at the changes in the city and outside the city, and he still didn't seem to be satisfied.

The construction of an official road on Jiangnan East Road may take several years of effort. If it were the entire Great Song Dynasty, or even the diversion of the Yellow River in the future, it would not be decades long.

Life is short, how many decades are there? Will he survive to that point?

Although he was not satisfied, he still had to accept the reality. The people must not oppress too much, lest the world be uneasy.

Eyes focused on the pedestrians on the official road, except for the hikers, a sedan chair and a wheelbarrow are eye-catching, horse-drawn carriages are scarce, and donkey carts are slow and leisurely.

Zhao Hong couldn't help but shake his head secretly.

What was that four-wheeled carriage and rickshaw like? It shouldn't be difficult.

In any case, the manpower method of carrying the sedan chair that prevailed in the Southern Song Dynasty had to be changed as soon as possible.

Looking at the far northwest direction again, Zhao Hong was distracted for a while.

Shukou border stopper, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Gansu three provinces junction, what kind of scenery is there? And it won't be long before a vicious battle will start there.

"I've seen Your Majesty!"

Yang Du, the commander of the panting guard Ma Junsi, and Cui He, the Sichuan envoy who took office again, saluted Zhao Hong together.

I was called to the city wall by the emperor early in the morning, I don't know what is important?

"Yang Shuai, the military order for the imperial court to transfer troops was passed to the soldiers of the guard Ma Junsi, right?"

Zhao Hong nodded and went straight to the point.

The country's most elite cavalry was placed in the backyard, but it could not kill the enemy, which was very helpless for the Southern Song Dynasty, which lacked cavalry.

"Your Majesty, the military order has been issued. The guards are 5,000 elites, and they can be drawn at any time at your majesty's disposal. ”

Yang Du wiped his sweat, nodded his head, and played with a smile on his face.

"Yang Shuai, after you go back, transfer 3,000 elite soldiers and 3,000 war horses to go to the northwest with the graduates of the martial arts hall."

There are tens of thousands of guards and horses, and there are only 5,000 good war horses. Considering the three fronts of the Great Song Dynasty, only 3,000 could be allocated to the northwest side. And even so, the 3,000 cavalry were divided into two roads in Lizhou and more than a dozen border towns, which was still a drop in the bucket.

Yang Du hurriedly received the order.

Choi was taken aback. The guards Ma Junsi had 5,000 elites, and directly dialed 3,000 to the Shukou defense line. The emperor is very fond of the northwest frontier.

"Yang Shuai, time is pressing, let's do it quickly."

Zhao Hong looked at Yang Du, who was in his early fifties, and was not as good as Cui He, who was over the age of old. How can this man with a wide robe and big sleeves lead his soldiers to fight?

"Yes, yes, yes! Retire! ”

Yang Du hurriedly retired.

For this little thing, it is not enough to send someone to pass the decree, and let yourself climb the city wall early in the morning. Isn't that a toss for people?

"The country's war in the next ten years will be in the northwest. It is better to defend against the enemy than to keep the enemy out of the country. Cui Qing, did you say? ”

Zhao Hong looked at the back of Yang Du leaving, retracted his gaze, and said playfully to Cui He.

"Your Majesty's words are very true. The defense of Shukou is broken, and I am afraid it will take several years of hard work to repair. The old minister only looks forward to His Majesty's horse, and he should do his best. ”

Offense is the best defense;

The purpose of war is to kill and injure the other side to the greatest extent;

War is about logistics.

After coming to Jinling to lecture on martial arts for two days, he had memorized these famous words of the emperor.

"Cui Qing, there are 230,000 Song Dynasty officers and troops in Sichuan, except for the two roads in Lizhou, within two years, you will train into a 100,000 strong army. The method of training is such as the Jinling Lecture Martial Arts Teaching, and the instructors are also assigned by the Jinling Lecture Martial Arts Hall. This is one of them. ”

Zhao Hong was noncommittal and made a direct order.

Cui nodded again and again, and Zhao Hong continued to point out the country.

"Second, Sichuan Road is about to implement a new policy, and the Economic Boundary Law and the Anti-Corruption Law are the top priorities, and they must be implemented. The eliminated officers and soldiers must be properly resettled. This is the second one. ”

"The defense of the northwest frontier, that is, the Lizhou two roads, is decided militarily by Cao Youwen and Yu Jue, and the pacification of the two roads in Lizhou must not interfere. You, the Sichuan envoy, can't be restrained. Just check and fill in the gaps. Do you understand what I mean? ”

Cui nodded yes, hesitated for a moment, and then said:

"Your Majesty, Cao Youwen, Yu Jue and others are young and have no qualifications in the army, wouldn't it be too risky to suddenly be promoted to the position of commander of the first army?"

"The bigger the wind and waves, the more expensive the fish. Wealth and danger are sought. Cui Qing understands these truths better than me. ”

Zhao Hong laughed, confidently making Cui He feel arrogant and rigid.

"Your Majesty, the affairs of the military family are extraordinary, Your Majesty must not be hasty!"

"Cui Qing, I have made up my mind. With those generals in the army to help him, I believe that in a few years, they will be the best generals in my Great Song Dynasty. Cui Qing will wait and see. ”

Again, that's the same sentence. A famous general who has proven himself in history, he doesn't need to worry about it.

Cui He originally wanted to persuade again, but seeing that Zhao Hong insisted, he no longer insisted.

There are many good generals in the Northwest Frontier Army, and they are all in important positions, so it seems that there is no need to worry too much. The emperor boldly used Cao Youwen, Yu Yu and others, these people should have something extraordinary.

"Your Majesty, if you want to rectify your armament, you must first implement a new policy and clarify the rule of officials. Chengdu has many people and little land, and most of the land is concentrated in the hands of powerful officials. Sichuan officials have always been xenophobic, and if they want to implement the new policy, I am afraid that there will be many obstacles. However, the situation in Sichuan officialdom is complicated, and it is not as complicated as Jiangnan East Road. Your Majesty thinks twice. ”

Cui's words are the same as Wang Gang's. Zhao Hong snorted coldly.

"Old Minister Cui, you are too worried. Just take office, there are some things you don't have to worry about, I won't let you fight alone. And the implementation of the new deal, no one can stop it! ”

Now that he has decided to implement the new policy on Sichuan Road, he will clear all obstacles and let Cui go into battle lightly.

Sichuan must be the Sichuan of the Great Song Dynasty, not the Sichuan of Sichuan scholars. Otherwise, there is no way to talk about the defense of Shukou, and military training is also nonsense.

Cui He hurriedly received the order, secretly frightened.

Seeing the emperor's calm and calm appearance, he should already have a plan in his heart. I hope that Sichuan will not be like Jiangnan East Road, where the heads of scholars and officials are rolling and the place is uneasy.

"Your Majesty, it's not too early, it's time to go back to the martial arts hall."

Dong Songchen was on the side and reminded him softly.

"Cui Qing, you might as well go with me to attend the graduation ceremony of the students!"

After Zhao Hong finished speaking, he was thoughtful, and suddenly turned around.

"Cui Xianggong, I want to build a branch of Jiangwutang in Sichuan, what do you think?"

Much of the fighting for the next decade will be in the northwest. At the junction of Sichuan and Jinguo, which is too far away from Jinling and the southeast, it seems necessary to build another military academy to train more officers for the country in preparation for future wars.

After the cliff mountain......

Thinking of the nightmare in the early morning, Zhao Hong's heart tightened again.

Dreams are all reversed, and I hope that nightmares will become sweet dreams, and there will never be any more "after the cliffs".