The messenger is killed!

The news spread to the Jinling Lecture Hall as soon as possible, which made Zhao Hong, who was making an appointment to meet the generals, couldn't help but be surprised, and his face sank instantly.

"I ...... Grass you big ......"

The word "master" finally did not come out, Zhao Hong's face was pale, he slapped the table, walked to the window, looked at the teaching field outside, and remained motionless.

This Li Quan, where did he get such a murderous aura?

Why did he kill the Great Song Envoy?

Could it be that the Great Song Dynasty cut off the supply of food and salary, so that the Chuzhou Loyal and Righteous Army was in civil strife, and his two sons were killed?

"Your Majesty, Li Quan took refuge in Tatar and recruited troops, and now that the soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, the intention to go south is very obvious. The minister thought that in the next few days, Li Quan would invade the south, and there would be a war in Yangzhou. ”

Du Gao took a few steps forward and whispered behind Zhao Hong.

Zhao Hong turned around, glanced at Du Gao, and patted him on the shoulder affectionately, which was meaningful.

"Du Qing, you are a master of defensive warfare, let you guard Yangzhou, overkill, wronged you!"

"Your Majesty's reputation is excessive, and the minister does not dare to be it."

Du Gao's old face turned red, and he quickly humbled himself.

There is no one in the handsome Huaixi who surpasses Du Gao. This is the best evaluation of Du Gao by the people of the time.

In history, the Mongols destroyed the Jin Dynasty and overpowered the Song Dynasty. The two famous generals of the Southern Song Dynasty, Meng Heng, were able to crisscross the Jianghuai River and recover the cities of Xiangyang and Dengzhou, and became famous all over the world. In the siege of Luzhou, Du Gao resisted hundreds of thousands of Mongol troops with thousands of Song troops, so that they could not advance a bit, and fought several battles against the Mongol army, and it was difficult to find a defeat.

What's more, this gentleman is still an "invention maniac", inventing all kinds of weapons against the enemy in battle, which made the Mongolian army suffer, and can be called the Southern Song Dynasty version of "Edison".

There is no strength or weakness in the country, and people do it. Talent is the foundation that determines the war, but it is a pity that the Southern Song Dynasty was politically corrupt, congenitally insufficient, and accumulated too many shortcomings, and finally played itself to death.

"Your Majesty, Li Quan wants to capture Yangzhou and control Jiangbei before winter. Once the Tatar army moved south, it could directly enter the Jianghuai and threaten the south of the Yangtze River. Please ask Your Majesty to give an order, our army will attack from the north and south, use both land and water, and destroy Li Quan, the dog thief! ”

Another fierce general, Meng Heng, came up to ask for an order, and had another opinion.

This historical god of war of the Southern Song Dynasty made immortal contributions to the Southern Song Dynasty court, and confronted the Mongolian army between Jinghu and Sichuan with a lone army, and became the mainstay of the Southern Song Dynasty. Meng Heng died and the Song affair was unsupportable.

Coupled with Yu Jue, so many fierce men, it's a pity that the Southern Song Dynasty destroyed the Great Wall and ruined it in vain.

"Your Majesty, Li Quan has plagued the southern border of my Great Song Huai for a long time. Please give an order to your majesty to destroy this thief immediately, and I am willing to be the pioneer of the coastal preparation division! ”

Wu Qian is the same, and he asked for an order.

Li Quan's men and horses were tens of thousands, and there were hundreds of naval warships. To defeat Li Quan, it is necessary to advance by land and water.

The north and south are flanked, and the water and land are used at the same time, and the blow is successful.

It seems that these generals coincide with what they think. Huainan can't go on any more chaos, and Li Quan can't be allowed to go on any more.

"The upper class guards Sichuan, and the river must guard Huai. I've done my best, but unfortunately people's hearts are unpredictable. ”

Zhao Hong sighed helplessly.

He was sincere, and his posture was very low, wanting Huaidong to avoid a war, which seemed to be whimsical. He gave Li Quan a chance, since the other party didn't cherish it and cut himself off from the people, he could only see each other.

On the side of the couch, you will not allow others to snore. Li Quan is domineering, he may be able to turn a blind eye, but Li Quan defected to Mongolia, and he couldn't bear it.

Just because Li Quangan was a pawn for the Mongolian army and attacked Jiangnan, he died innocently. still wants to crisscross the Jianghuai River and wait for the opportunity to go south, does he really think that the Great Song Dynasty is the great coward of the past.

"Your Majesty, Chuzhou is originally the territory of my Great Song Dynasty, how can I tolerate Li Quan's occupation and poison the people? Your Majesty, please send troops, destroy Li Quan, recapture Chuzhou, and return Huaidong to peace! ”

Meng Hui asked for orders again.

In his opinion, the imperial court sent an envoy to Chuzhou, which was completely redundant. How could Li Quan's ambition be just a glory and wealth to pass away? Just send troops to do it.

"I just want the people to avoid the flames of war and protect Huaidong's vitality. Chuzhou is under the rule of my Great Song Dynasty, once the swords and soldiers meet, the people will be in dire straits. Li Quan, Li Quan, I will get rid of it! ”

Such a "tumor" brewed by the Southern Song Dynasty court and the current situation can only be solved with fists.

"Bring in the sand table on Huainan East Road."

The sand table was brought in, and the splicing was completed, and the topographic map of Huainan East Road was vividly presented in front of everyone.

"Du Gao, Li Quan killed the envoy, he will definitely go south, Yangzhou and Taizhou are already the front line, and tens of thousands of elites on Huainan East Road, can they hold the front line of Yangzhou and Taizhou?"

Zhao Hong pointed to the line from Yangzhou to Taizhou on the sand table, and said to Du Gao, the envoy of Huainan East Road.

Li Quan went south and faced Yangzhou. Du Gao's Huaidong Frontier Army was the main force to meet the battle.

"Your Majesty, there are only tens of thousands of enemy troops, and the minister still doesn't pay attention to them. The minister is willing to make a military order to ensure that the front line of Yangzhou Taizhou is safe and sound. ”

Du Gao looked at the sand table, pointed to the coastline, and did not forget to remind.

"Your Majesty, all the sailors of Li, hundreds of large and small warships, are concentrated on the front line of Yancheng. Chen's sailors could only fight on the inland river, and if Li Quanquan went south from the sea, he still needed the assistance of the sailors of the coastal control division to ensure the safety of Yangzhou's flank. ”

"Du Gao, you have thought it through."

Zhao Hong nodded with satisfaction and pointed to the front line of Yangzhou.

"Du Gao, how do you plan to arrange the defense line of Yangzhou City?"

The inch is long, and the ruler is short. The strategy is decided by itself, and tactically, it is still left to these more professional generals to decide.

"Your Majesty, the minister plans to deploy defenses in the north of Yangzhou City and fight with the Mongolian army in the field. Let Du Shu and Xiang Shibi serve as the commanders of the infantry cavalry, commanding 20,000 foot soldiers, 8,000 cavalry, 2,000 artillery, and 30,000 troops, dragging Li Quan's army. Let Nie Bin lead the Yangzhou Navy Division to snipe Li Quan's westward sailors in a section of the Yangzhou East Canal. ”

Du Gao pointed to the west of the Grand Canal on the sand table and continued:

Once the two armies fell into a stalemate, the minister led his troops to set up defenses west of the canal from Yangzhou to Gaoyou, and waited for the rabbit. With General Meng cutting off the Huaishui, this time he will definitely be able to kill and injure the Mongolian army. ”

The loyal army has become a Mongolian army, and there is no need to leave half of the face of the enemy and us.

"Du Gao, you are the coach, Yangzhou front, as you said. Du Shu, listen to Shibi's order, be sure to repel Li Quanquan! ”

Zhao Hong looked at Du Shu and Xiang Shibi, who were eager to try, and the two graduates of Jinling Lecture and Martial Arts Hall hugged their fists and saluted together.

"Your Majesty, the minister is willing to make a military order to repel all of Li's Yuan army, otherwise he will be willing to accept military law!"

"Your Majesty, the minister is also willing to make a military order, and do not let Li Quanquan take the next step, otherwise he will come to see him!"

Du Shu and Xiang Shibi stood up one after the other, and asked for battle.

"Du Shu, Xiang Shibi, I'm waiting to see how you perform. Don't care about the level of the position, and don't care about personal gains and losses. Our dynasty has made great efforts to restore the former glory of the Central Plains Dynasty and make the country strong and the people rich. You are all the pillars of my Great Song Dynasty, and some of you have the opportunity to make contributions. ”

Du Shu is the son of Du Gao, calm and bold, with the style of a general. Xiang Shibi is eight years old, both of them are famous generals in history, they are both arrogant and can be used.

"Thank you for your majesty's teachings!"

Du Shu and Xiang Shibi saluted together, both of them were excited.

The war in the northwest continued, and the credit was taken by Cao Youwen Yu Jue, and it was finally Huaidong's turn, of course, he had to seize the opportunity.

Zhao Hong nodded slightly, and looked at Wu Qian, the deputy envoy of coastal control.

"Wu Qian, this naval battle is indispensable to you!"

This champion of his father, Emperor Ningzong Dynasty, was suddenly promoted by him to be the deputy envoy of the coastal system, exercising naval power, shrewd and capable, and having the talent to go far, Jingping on the southeast coast, and the Great Song Dynasty sailors crisscrossing overseas, all of whom are dedicated to the humerus and can be the minister of the humerus.

Who said that scholars and doctors can't command the army, as long as the mind is right and there is less selfishness, everyone is a good general.

"Your Majesty's rest assured that tens of thousands of sailors and soldiers of the Coastal Control Division are well prepared, and it is all up to Your Majesty's dispatch."

Not surprisingly, the Coastal Control Division was about to move north.

"Wu Qian, tell me what you think!"

Zhao Hong nodded and asked appreciatively.

"Your Majesty, please look!"

Wu Qian pointed to the sand table, along the coastline all the way to the north, slowly said.

"Your Majesty, the Coastal Preparation Division can send 20,000 sailors to garrison in Jinghai, Tongzhou. Once the war in Yangzhou and Taizhou was together, the minister immediately ordered a naval division and soldiers to go north, destroyed Li Quan's sea power, and went to the Huaishui estuary, cutting off the sea route for Li Quan's escape to the sea. Another part of the sailors could go directly north and occupy Haizhou and Mizhou. These two seaports are so deep that they can moor large seagoing ships without excavation, and then build coastal batteries and barracks, which can be used for transshipment in the Northern Expedition in the future. ”

Wu Qian's words made Zhao Hong laugh involuntarily.

Dare to say and dare to do, talents are rare. In many cases, without his hard work, these generals helped him solve problems or help him make decisions.

"The first line of Yangzhou moved first, and the sailors inspected the two sections of the canal, and entered Tongzhou first, beware of Li Quanquan going south and poisoning the place. After killing Li Quan's sailors, he went directly north and occupied Haizhou and Mizhou! ”

Zhao Hong immediately agreed to Du Gao and Wu Qian's advice, and his mind immediately came alive.

"It occupies Haizhou and Mizhou, is closer to Tamna and Hepu, and has more supply areas along the coast. In the future, we will be more sure of the use of troops against Japan. ”

Tamna is the Jeju Island in later generations, 400 miles from Japan. Hepu is the area of Busan in South Korea, and the port of Hakata in Kitakyushu, Japan, is far away, but more than 300 miles, there are Tsushima Island and Izaki Island between the strait, which are all springboards for landing in Hakata Port.

First Li Quan, then the Northwest, then the Northern Expedition, Japan, and even Europe, there will be no less wars in the future.

"Obey the order!"

"Obey the order!"

The people in the house will clasp their fists together to receive the order.

Troops against Japan! It seems that there is only a lot of fear of war in the future.

Zhao Hong's eyes swept to Meng Heng, returned to the sand table, pointed to the front line of Surabaya, and directly issued a military order.

"Meng Hui, together with the Yangzhou war, you led 30,000 people in Jingnan and 5,000 sailors to advance eastward from Surabaya, cut off the north and south of Huaishui, attacked Chuzhou, and cut off Li Quan's back route to Shandong and Henan."

Meng Heng received the order, secretly frightened.

Investing more than 100,000 troops at a time, not including the sailors, the emperor wanted to destroy Li Quan in one go.

"Your Majesty, do you want to go north directly and occupy Shandong? Xuzhou, the land of iron production, can provide inexhaustible iron and stone. Dengzhou is a natural harbor, and the sailor can be used as a supply station, which is very convenient to go north, and it is also a springboard for the east to enter Japan. ”

Meng Heng's idea seems to be more radical.

The Northwest Frontier Army attacked the city and conquered the city, fought vigorously, and almost restored the entire Western Xia homeland. On the other hand, the southeast front has not made an inch, and the generals in the southeast are holding their breath in their hearts.

Zhao Hong smiled slightly and did not express his position immediately.

After defeating Li Quan's naval division, the naval division of the Coastal Preparation Division could go north to occupy Haizhou, Mizhou, and Dengzhou as the garrison of the naval division.

As for the iron-producing land in Xuzhou, it really made him excited, but now it is not as needed as before. The iron ore in Australia alone is enough for the Song Dynasty to smelt iron.

After defeating all of Li's naval divisions, the naval strength of the Mongol army was not worth mentioning, and the Great Song naval divisions could go directly north, occupy the good port of Shandong, as a stronghold for the future Northern Expedition, restore the two rivers, or advance eastward, directly to Goryeo and Japan.

Now that winter is about to begin, Ogedai is the Great Khan's seat, and the southward march of the army is probably just around the corner. The southern warriors were not accustomed to the cold of the north, and when the time came, the Bohai Sea was frozen, and winter did not seem to be the ideal time for the northern expedition.

The soldiers and horses have not moved, the grain and grass go first, and the transfer of grain and grass alone seems to take months to prepare.

It seems that even if you want to go on a northern expedition, you will have to wait until spring at the earliest.

"Although Xuzhou is a strategic place in the thoroughfare of the five provinces, the terrain is flat and there is no danger to defend. I am afraid that the Mongolian army will go south again in the autumn and occupy Xuzhou, I am afraid it is not the time. Let's wait until Li Quan is defeated. ”

Zhao Hong hesitated for a moment before he said.

Once you go north, it is not as simple as seizing Xuzhou and Dengzhou, but seizing Shandong, and even Lianghe and Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures is the goal. In Shandong, the coastal port can be used as a transit station for grain, grass, and heavy soldiers in the Northern Expedition.

From the south of the Yangtze River to the two rivers, more than 2,000 miles, the transportation is impassable, the risk of going to sea is too great, and it is difficult to travel in winter.

Meng Heng's idea is good, and at present, it seems to be a little aggressive.

"Your Majesty, keep the enemy out of the country, otherwise Huaidong will become a battlefield."

Meng Hui was still a little unwilling.

"Not only Huaidong, but also the northwest will be the main battlefield. Destroy Li Quan first, and then the big war. ”

Zhao Hong warned the generals that in the end he did not choose to take risks.

"Preemptively, Zhu Qing went down to prepare. As for how to fight, you can act at the opportunity and decide for yourself, and you don't have to report to me! ”

As the ruler of a country, he only provides strategic references, and as for the tactical aspects, it is up to the generals to decide for themselves, and he never intervenes.

Sending a supervising army to the central emperor, these rules and regulations imposed on the commanding generals, under his rule, will never happen.

"Your Majesty, Li Quan has surrendered to the Tatars, what should the loyal army and its subordinates do? How should Li Quan and his wife deal with it? ”

Meng Heng said more.

There are many brave people in the loyal army, and how to deal with them still needs to be made clear by the emperor.

"Remove only the first evil, and forgive the remnant. For a capricious person like Li Quan, don't live. Anyone who can kill Li Quan will be rewarded with ten thousand dollars and a short sword of "military soul"! As for Yang Miaozhen, let's do it. If you resist, you can't kill. ”

Zhao Hong finally added another sentence.

The "soldier's soul" short sword, the symbol of the soldier, the most courageous soldier, is certainly worth having.

As for Yang Miaozhen, although she is a long-legged beauty, in the face of national affairs, no matter how long her legs are, she will not give face.