"Lord, do you really plan to go south and take away the Song Dynasty?"

Zhu Yuzhen's eyes were worried, and he felt that the person in front of him had become too much from the person he used to get along with.

Xiao Feng couldn't deny it, nodded and replied, "That's right." After all, in the current situation of our army, if we want to seek the Northern Expedition, the consumption is too huge, and the reserves in the pass are really unsupportable, and only after the capture of the Song Dynasty can we have enough taxes to support the Northern Expedition. ”

"But my lord, what about the people in the Song Dynasty?"

Hearing this, Zhu Yuzhen couldn't help but show a little sadness, but she cried.

Xiao Feng had no choice but to explain: "You also know that the people of my northern land are still being ravaged under the iron hooves of the Tartars, if I don't launch the Northern Expedition, how can I liberate them? ”

"Those are my old friends, how can I ignore them?"

Zhu Yuzhen raised his voice suddenly, which also caused the rest of the people to look strange, especially Duan Ling and Song Zizhen, although they deliberately turned their heads, they never concealed their contempt.

"Miss Zhu. ”

That Song Zizhen interjected: "I know that you are soft-hearted, but do you think that even if we don't attack, they will live well? Don't forget the Gongtian Law! Because of this evil law, many people have been displaced and forced to leave their hometowns and come to our Lin'an City." ”

"And even if we don't go, the Song Dynasty will definitely not be able to resist the Mongol attack. The Mongolian is extremely cruel, you have also heard of it, in this case, why don't you fall under the command of my Red Phoenix Army?" Duan Ling also persuaded him.

Hearing the two of them say, although Zhu Yuzhen was in a better mood, he was still resistant.

"But how can you ensure that if you really go south to conquer the Song Dynasty, nothing will happen along the way, and no one will be harmed?"

"This!"

The two of them were stunned for a while, although they were quite confident in the military discipline of their own army, but after all, this was a battle between the two countries, and after the conflict together, the burning, killing and looting caused by the rout of the army would definitely happen, and it would not change because of any one.

"Can't!"

Xiao Feng nodded and admitted directly.

That Duan Ling and Song Zizhen were also surprised, and hurriedly persuaded: "Lord, how can you say this?"

"It's just a fact, how can it be covered up?" Xiao Feng's expression was calm, looking directly at Zhu Yuzhen, and her tight eyebrows showed that she was particularly serious: "But you should also know that if you don't go on the Northern Expedition as soon as possible and completely unify the Central Plains." That will continue to happen like the previous Northern Expedition, and it will never stop. ”

In order to recapture the Central Plains, the Northern Expedition launched by the Song Dynasty was not a few, but each time it was a failure.

Although the Red Phoenix Army had won once before, it did not achieve the strategic goal of completely crushing the opponent's main force, allowing Na Ali Buge to escape, and using this as an excuse to continue to rectify internal contradictions, and it could come back at any time.

Xiao Feng understands this quite well, and naturally it is impossible to give up easily.

"Then you can use this as an excuse to attack the Southern Dynasty? Don't forget, those people may also die because of this. ”

"Maybe. But for me, it may be a necessary sacrifice. ”

Xiao Feng closed her eyes slightly, and the scenes on the battlefield in the past appeared in front of her, and the fresh lives withered away, all in order to achieve today's glory, and she could only answer like this.

"For the sake of victory, sacrifice is always necessary. ”

"Maybe you're right, but I can't accept it. ”

After being silent for a while, Zhu Yuzhen stood up from her seat, and the group did not stop her when they saw her leave from here.

After he left, Xiao Feng sighed secretly in his heart, "Perhaps, this is the difference between us." Not too obsessed with it, she stared at the crowd and continued to ask her previous questions.

"What are your plans for the Song Dynasty?"

"Enlighten the lord!"

Song Zizhen said impatiently: "In the minister's humble opinion, I can first map Sichuan and Shu, and then seek the Jiangnan area." After stabilizing the world, he can naturally lead an army of 100,000 people, no matter how powerful Mongolia is, it is categorically impossible to resist!"

"Let's talk about it, how should I act?"

"In the past, in order to expel the Tatars, the lord had personally led a large army into Sichuan, and the Mid-Autumn Festival along the way was not committed, and everyone thought that it was the rebirth of King Yue, and the lord was naturally regarded as a god and treated him with the courtesy of a bodhisattva saint! If the lord is willing to take the name of King Jin and claim justice for them, I think that this Sichuan and Shu area can easily be included in our army without spending half of its troops. ”

These words naturally made everyone look reserved and a little proud.

At that time, although they retreated from Sichuan and Shu, they also took this opportunity to infiltrate their influence into it, and they also opened up the business and the prosperity that was destroyed by the Mongol invasion also returned to this land of abundance.

"It's just that the Jiangnan area is very difficult. ”

It's just that then Song Zizhen showed a little embarrassment and continued to expound her concept.

"That Lin'an has been operating here for a hundred years, and the people have long been accustomed to the Zhao and Song dynasties, although it is because of the perverse behavior of the important ministers in the court, which has led to the people's complaints, but it still has a huge foundation. Moreover, the agriculture here is developed, and it is adjacent to the ocean, and the strength of its naval army is not comparable to ours. Even though we can go down the Yangtze River and attack Lin'an directly, if the other party relies on the strength of the naval army and allows us to maneuver on the ocean, it will not be able to solve it in a short time. In this way, it is much more troublesome. ”

Speaking of this time, Song Zizhen raised her head again and glanced at Xiao Feng, not knowing whether to admire or reproach at this glance.

"And the most important thing is that because of your existence, the Song Dynasty has felt a crisis, no matter how much we show weakness, the other party has not weakened its vigilance. Just like the 50,000 horses stationed in Xiangyang outside Tongguan, they are vigilant against us. If you want to break through Xiangyang in a short period of time and attack Lin'an smoothly, it is too difficult. ”

In China today, it is just the three forces of Mongolia, the Red Phoenix Army, and the Song Dynasty that share the world.

And the Song Dynasty was not without capable people, so naturally they had already seen the threat of the Red Phoenix Army, and then made this defensive strategy.

Xiao Feng couldn't help but feel embarrassed, and laughed at himself: "If that's the case, isn't it my fault?"

"The lord can have today, but also because of your tenacity and ability to do what others don't do, these problems are not the fault of one person, but they are just inevitable products. After all, no one thinks that a single leaf can hide a tiger. Song Zizhen said with a smile.

"Okay. Gossip aside!"

Xiao Feng smiled and continued to ask: "Even so, for the sake of the world, we still have to go south after all." I wonder if you have a suitable plan?"

"This, but I don't know if the lord is willing to wait!"

"Wait, what's the reason for that?"

Xiao Feng was curious, her patience had always been very good, she had made up her mind since she was ten years old, and she had been cultivating for ten years, and she had only dared to do it until she had cultivated to become an earth immortal, and she had already accumulated considerable strength before she dared to make a move.

Fortunately, I was lucky enough to get all the way to where I am today.

Song Zizhen replied: "It's very simple, because of Mongolia?"

"Mongolia?"

Others also seem to think that Song Zizhen has worked together under the Mongolian tent, and he is quite familiar with those Mongolians.

Song Zizhen explained: "You also know, because I waited for the Northern Expedition, the Mongols lost the land of the Seven Roads, and the losses were quite heavy, and they had just fought a battle with the Song Dynasty, although they were barely beaten back, but their strength must be extremely weak, and they will inevitably be unable to move in a short time." ”

"It's a pity that we are also exhausted, otherwise we can take advantage of this time to drive Mongolia out in one fell swoop. Zhou Shi caught a glimpse of Xiao Feng's intention, and hurriedly interjected.

Of course, he was unceremonious to others, but now that Xiao Feng was here, he didn't dare to show his temper, and only dared to advise from the side.

The corners of Xiao Feng's mouth twitched slightly, and he consciously saw his thoughts: "Is there really not much left in the treasury?"

The previous accumulation has already been exhausted because of the Northern Expedition, and now the reason why we can still support it is only because of the treasury bonds sold by Xiao Jingmao before, and these treasury bonds can only last for half a year. Fortunately, the autumn harvest will be half a year later, and if the grain is harvested at that time, we will be able to survive this catastrophe. Of course, during this period of time, it is really not easy to raise troops!" Everywhere persuaded.

"So that's it?"

Xiao Feng had no choice but to give up.

She is not the Zhao Yun who is so happy, nor is she the Jia Nidao who doesn't know how to sympathize with the people, so naturally it is impossible to do something like the Gongtian Law to plunder the people's money.

Moreover, now the development of the Red Phoenix Army is quite stable, and the taxes have increased considerably every year, but there is no need to open up additional financial resources, otherwise it will affect the internal tranquility.

waited until the end of the conversation between the two before Song Zizhen complained: "If our army is still like this, then Mongolia will naturally be more serious." But my lord, you should also know that Mongolia has always been barbaric, and has lived in the steppe for a long time, and has never been engaged in production, and has made a living by plundering money. The reason why I stopped fighting now is just to recuperate, but if I wait until I recover, I will definitely fight again!"

"Indeed, I can't take it lightly, I must be vigilant, you know?"

Xiao Feng nodded, and his sharp gaze swept over all the ministers, so that everyone was shocked in their hearts, and they didn't dare to slack off.

These days, they're a lot busier than usual.

In order to facilitate production, the former war policy needs to be readjusted, and those who have retired from the army need to be trained and then placed in the local area, so that they can exert their strength and stabilize the local order and tranquility.

These things are quite tedious and cannot be solved in a short period of time.

The ministers replied in unison: "I will understand. ”

"If only you understood. ”

Xiao Feng nodded, and looked at Song Zizhen again, she was quite curious about this guy who had served as Shi Tianze's staff: "Then who do you think their target will be?"

"That's right, my lord, you also know that although the Song Dynasty is known as a million forbidden army, most of them are indiscriminate, and because of the chaotic military system, many warlords appeared, each of them guarded from the ground, and they did not rule each other, which was really the root cause of the repeated failures of the Northern Expedition of the Song Dynasty. ”

During the rest of these years, Song Zizhen also began to collect information, analyzing the differences between the Mongols, the Red Feng Army and the military system of the Song Dynasty, and wanted to find out the root cause.

It's also a shame that he is smart by nature, but he has found some root causes.

"Speaking of this military system, it is also a problem caused by the southward migration in the past. At that time, the Central Forbidden Army was completely annihilated, but fortunately, thanks to the help of local warlords, Zhao Gou was able to gain a firm foothold in Lin'an, because he did not have much money under his command, and in order to win over those warlords, he could only give them the right to collect taxes from the local government. It would have been fine during the war years, but after a long period of peace, these warlords have become bigger, and in order to maintain their selfishness, they naturally have to maintain the situation of the two countries. That's why the Northern Expedition failed!"

Although the Song Dynasty is famous for its civil rule, it is not a dynasty that emphasizes literature over military force, and the treatment of generals has always been several times stronger than that of civil ministers, only because there is no right to participate in politics, so it has led to the impression that people think that generals have no rights.

But how could the emperor of the Song Dynasty be a stupid person, especially in an environment full of foreign enemies?

You must know that the queen of the previous dynasties is not the daughter of Jiangmen!

And these generals have directly formed a huge network of interests with each other in the form of fathers-in-law, in-laws, and worship, etc., and have formed a huge generals, if there is no support from these generals, how can they do this kind of thing with Han Yuxuan, Shi Miyuan, Jia Yidao and others?

In order to maintain their own interests, it is naturally impossible for these generals to let the Song Dynasty be destroyed, and they also understand the truth that the skin does not have hair, but if the enemy is eliminated, their own interests will inevitably be curtailed under peace, and of course it is impossible to do their best.

It is also for this reason that led to the failure of the Northern Expedition in successive dynasties.

Xiao Feng also agreed with this, and Song Zizhen was even more happy when she saw Xiao Feng's praise.

"That's right. But now, Naja seems to be forcibly pushing the public land law. Although this public land law satisfied the financial needs of the DPRK and China for a time, it angered those generals. In order to protect their own interests, they are afraid that these people will secretly contact Mongolia and create conditions for them to attack Lin'an. ”

"Attack Lin'an, how are they going to attack?"

Zhou asked next to him.

"According to my opinion, I'm afraid it's just following the sea route!"

If you encounter an invasion by a foreign enemy, you may be able to defend against one or two, but if you want to attack, "That's right." But now, Naja seems to be forcibly pushing the public land law. Although this public land law satisfied the financial needs of the DPRK and China for a time, it angered those generals. In order to protect their own interests, they are afraid that these people will secretly contact Mongolia and create conditions for them to attack Lin'an. ”

"Attack Lin'an, how are they going to attack?"

Zhou asked next to him.

"According to my opinion, I'm afraid it's just following the sea route!"

If you encounter an invasion by a foreign enemy, you may be able to defend against one or two, but if you want to attack,"