Han Shizu

Chapter 1257 Here comes the question, who is the coach

"Excuse me, Clerk Shi, how many troops are you going to use?"

It was Song Qi who was asking the question, Shi Shouxin took a look at the solemn prime minister, then stood in front of the military map, and introduced: "The Privy Council's preliminary plan is to send troops in three directions.

The main attack on the east road was to gather 200,000 troops, and 150,000 troops were recruited from Yanshan and Hebei Erdao garrison soldiers, local army horses and township soldiers, and [-] cavalry were drawn from the two Beijing Imperial Army to go north.

The military order has been issued, the frontier army has been assembled and prepared, and the local soldiers and horses are being recruited. Within a month, they can be gathered in Youzhou for rectification.The imperial army is also preparing, and they can go out under the edict.

Out of Shanyang on the middle road, [-] cavalry troops were mobilized from the iron cavalry and Longjie armies to go north, and then all the cavalry troops from Hedong and Shanyang were mobilized, and [-] cavalry troops were concentrated out of the fortress.But in the middle, it is only used as a diversion, to disperse the Liao army's strength, and not to fight against the enemy!

On the west road, all the cavalry was also used, mainly in Yulin and Guannei, and [-] cavalry were mobilized to go north from Fengzhou, passing through the western territory of the Liao Kingdom, and still focusing on harassment!

When telling the generals of the Chinese and Western routes, tell them to respond to their goals, and don't be greedy for merit! "

The plan made by the Privy Council was naturally carefully considered, especially in the dispatch of soldiers and horses, and he was very familiar with it. In this regard, Emperor Liu would not have any objections.

However, Emperor Liu still habitually asked other people's opinions: "Is it appropriate to schedule this way?"

"appropriate!"

"Excellent!"

Cao Bin didn't speak much, but at this time he took the initiative to remind: "Three routes are going out together. The most important thing is to provide supplies, especially the Eastern Route Army. Once troops enter Liaodong, it will be an expedition of thousands of miles. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers Martin Strong, consumes a lot, let alone make any mistakes!"

"Cao Bin is still prudent!" Hearing this, Emperor Liu smiled slightly, looked at Zhao Pu, Song Qi and Pan Mei: "The supply of military supplies depends on you!"

"The ministers should go all out to be thorough!" Zhao Pu took the lead in expressing his opinion.

Emperor Liu turned around and asked Shi Shouxin: "A 200,000 army is strong enough to take down Liaodong?"

Seeing that Emperor Liu seemed to have doubts, Shi Shouxin immediately said: "The ministers have carefully planned, and the expedition of 200,000 soldiers and horses requires the same number of young and strong soldiers to accompany the army. The actual number of people inside and outside the pass should be more than 400,000. If there are too many, it will inevitably bring more difficulties in the transfer and supply of military supplies!"

Zhao Kuangyin pointed out: "The Navy should still use it!"

Shi Shouxin nodded, the big man has not relaxed in the construction of the navy these years, how could he ignore it, and immediately said: "Denglai and Mizhou's [-] navy, when the whole division goes north, assists the land, floats to attack Liao .The Great Han Navy has an absolute advantage against the Liao Dynasty, and the water and land advance side by side, which can achieve miraculous results!"

"Your Majesty, I have considered that it is difficult to transfer supplies on land. After the troops enter Liaodong and achieve results, after gaining a foothold, military supplies can be transferred by sea!" Zhao Pu said proactively.

"Very good!" Emperor Liu nodded with satisfaction: "Naturally, we must make full use of the advantages of the navy!"

In recent years, with the openness and support of the government, Dahan has significantly improved both in shipbuilding and in navigation technology, and the sea transportation has already matured.

The Liao Kingdom also invested a lot of money and food in the Bohai Bay, and established a water army just to defend against attacks from the sea. However, with the strong advantages of the Han water army, it is enough to crush it and control the bay. It won't be a big problem to use it again.

"We need to add another road!" After staring at the map for a long time, Emperor Liu instructed again.

"Please show your Majesty!" Shi Shouxin cupped his hands.

"Hexi soldiers and horses should also be used!" Emperor Liu said his plan: "We don't need too many soldiers and horses. Whether we are crossing the quicksand in the north or going out of Yangguan in the west, we must move!"

Shi Shouxin hesitated, but reminded: "Your Majesty, this is still a full-scale attack. The east and west are thousands of miles away, and the echo effect is not good, and the northwest is hard to call solid. If too many troops are used, it will lead to emptiness."

Listening to his words, Emperor Liu said: "Only send partial teachers, the priority remains the same, and the strategic goal remains unwavering, is that okay?"

It can be seen that Emperor Liu's attitude is very firm, Shi Shouxin pondered a little, and replied: "If so, we can dispatch [-] cavalry from Helong to attack!"

According to the plan of the Privy Council, the elimination of Liao should also be hierarchical, first east and then west, first in Liaodong, the central and western regions do not need to be too focused, and going out of the fortress is a matter of the future.On the Hexi side, there is no need. The stalls are spread too wide, which is also putting pressure on oneself.

Of course, it's not a big problem to send out a partial division. In this way, it will also make the Liao Kingdom fight everywhere, giving the opponent the illusion of a big man attacking in an all-round way.

As for Emperor Liu, he also thought to himself, if calculated in this way, the total number of soldiers on several fronts, the navy and army, would be 300,000.More than [-]% of the army in North China is involved, which will inevitably cause the emptiness of the Han Dynasty in the north.

If the auxiliary soldiers and strong men are counted, the scale is even larger than that of the Northern Expedition.However, the situation is also different. The attack is farther away, the battle line is longer, the troops are more dispersed, and the difficulty of attack is also greatly increased. These situations still need to be carefully considered and prepared for various countermeasures.

"There is one last question left, how will the commander of the army arrange it?" After regaining his senses, Emperor Liu continued to ask.

Shi Shouxin replied: "Shanyang Road can be dominated by Liu Tinghan, with Kang Yanze as deputy; Yulin Road with Yang Ye as the leader, and Wang Shenqi as the deputy; Hexi Road with Wang Yansheng as the leader and Guo Jin as the deputy; the navy is still led by Guo Tingwei! "

"Guo Tingwei is old, can he be tired?" Emperor Liu asked.

Shi Shoudao: "There are tens of thousands of sailors in the East China Sea, conquests and dispatches, water battles to defeat the enemy, a great general, only Guo Hou can use it! Moreover, Guo Hou has trained sailors for many years, and he is the only one who has the experience of crossing the sea to attack Liao! Although he is old , but the body has always been healthy, and he is still the best candidate to lead the floating sea battle!"

Emperor Liu frowned immediately, he couldn't hear such words, if there would be a problem if the Han navy was separated from one person, then this matter itself would be a big problem.However, at such a juncture, Emperor Liu would not delay the important event because of personal suspicion. To be on the safe side, Guo Tingwei is enough, so let him use him!

"Where's the East Route Army?" Emperor Liu asked again about the main force that Shi Shouxin didn't mention.

Regarding this, Shi Shouxin said conservatively: "It still needs to be ordered by His Majesty!"

In this matter, Shi Shouxin didn't dare to exercise his authority, and he didn't even dare to make suggestions first.You know, since the time of Emperor Liu, there has never been a single general commanding such a large army and concentrating so many elites.

This time, Emperor Liu's attitude of not intending to conscript himself is already very obvious, but it's a matter of who gets this handsome position.There are many qualified people, but it depends on Emperor Liu's thoughts.

It is impossible for Zhao Kuangyin and others not to be tempted, but it is not good to be too active, including Han Tong, the eagerness in his eyes is almost overflowing.

He probably also knew Shi Shouxin's concerns. As for Emperor Liu, he glanced at the generals present, Zhao Kuangyin, Gao Huaide, Xiang Xun, Han Tong, and Pan Mei. Obviously, he was selected from among them with a high probability.

However, it is obvious that Emperor Liu himself is not so sure, even if the guarantees in all aspects are sufficient, when he really wants to hand over the military power, he will inevitably have some murmurs in his heart.

"All preparations continue to advance. The other generals will be discussed by the Privy Council. As for the commander of the East Road, I will make a decision!" After all, Emperor Liu did not make a direct decision.

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)