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Chapter 1193 Decentralization
Luoyang.

Li Xia has already settled in Luoyang City, and he still feels the sense of story coming to his face.

There are peonies here, "Only peonies are truly national, and they move the capital when they bloom"; there are also pear blossoms here, "Pear blossoms fly in Luoyang in March, and pedestrians in Qin land return home in spring"; Put plum blossoms to drunk Luoyang"; there are willow catkins, "to win the big fur and grow ten thousand feet, and to build Luoyang City with the king."

But most of these poems come from the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

As for after the Jingkang change, there were fewer poems about Luoyang.If Li Xia really wanted to, he could only think of one sentence.

"Yonghuai Heluo, the ancestral business of Huanghuang."

This is Lu You's "Climbing the City". More than ten years ago, when Li Xia went north to the Central Plains for the first time, he met two young people who were studying in Luoyang, one named Yao Sui and the other named Yan Fu. They read this poem to him .

He no longer remembers most of the sentences, only a few.

"From the beginning of Jingkang, Zhao Wei's blood can be shed."

"The survivors are loyal and loyal, weeping blood and being threatened by sweat."

It was Yi Shiying who explained the battle report to the generals at the military meeting.

Yi Shiying said unhurriedly: "The situation in Hebei is different from that in Henan. Henan is where the Meng Yuan and Zhao Song bordered. Qi. And Hebei is located in the hinterland of the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties, and there are many princes, which can be described as an empty place. Now, Zhang Hongdao’s vanguard has crossed the Yellow River in Mengjin, and the first strong city to face is Qinyang. .”

And Shi Bang actually looked down on the Zhang family's children, thinking that the Zhang family was showy and would end badly sooner or later.

"Your Majesty, this is not the time to joke!"

After many years, Li Xia gave an answer. He mentioned Wanqi and wanted to answer the poetry of Luoyang City and the blood and tears of the survivors.

He always felt that the disciples of the historians were pretending to be indifferent and lazy because they were obviously greedy for power.

"Bo Yan did not stick to the city, but ordered the cavalry to scatter to avoid Zhang Jue's main force, and instead attacked our supply line. This is an old trick of Meng Yuan. After decades of fighting between Song and Meng, the Song army has been difficult to recover This is the reason for the loss of land, you can win if you stick to the mountains and build a city, but once you go on an expedition, you will lose food and grass."

However, although there were many difficulties, the situation Li Xia faced was better than that of Song Junduanping who entered Luoyang more than 30 years ago.

A trace of fear flashed across Zhao Jin's eyes, and he turned his head and ran away without saying anything.

This day's rehearsal ended, Li Xia returned to Han Qiaoer's residence, but met Zhao Jin.

After much deliberation and discussion with everyone, at the end of the day, Li Xia sent someone to pass a letter to Zhang Hongdao.

As Yi Shiying said, he marked it on the map, so he could clearly see that starting from Zhengzhou, the east was the flat terrain of Yimapingchuan.

"Before Boyan withdrew from Luoyang, he sent a large number of ships to Kaifeng."

It's so busy every day.

"Shoot my poem with an arrow, and go to Wuling Xia."

"For what reason?"

Of course, these are all feelings. It is easy to talk about feelings, but it is much more difficult when encountering specific practices...

"Now that we're talking about this matter." Li Ye suddenly opened his mouth, changed the topic, and asked: "The people in Heluo have been using the Zhongtong Yuanbao banknotes of the Meng Yuan all the time, and the next step is to void or replace them, which must be done as soon as possible. Make an agenda."

Only then did Li Xia speak, and asked, "Is there a better way?"

When it comes to Zhongtong Yuanbao handing over banknotes, everyone has a headache.

"Wulang is amazing! The army has not completely crossed the river, but Wulang has already entered Mengzhou City!"

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The boat wobbled across the Yellow River.

Li Xia's gaze fell back to the map, and said, "Tell me about the situation of the Northern Route Army."

"Why are you here?"

Li Xia murmured, "Kublai Khan employs talents in an eclectic manner."

When Xi Jihu raised this question during the day's political discussion, Han Qi'an immediately said: "This matter is already being dealt with, but the progress is not fast."

"Your Majesty, since the North Route Army is crossing the river in Mengjin, there is a shortage of boats and boatmen. I propose to recruit boatmen on the spot."

The civil servants and military generals discussed for a long time, and finally, Yi Shiying said: "Your Majesty, this battle can only be successful in accordance with Zhang Shuai's current style of fighting steadily. If the desire to succeed is too eager, the long-term drive will be useless. If there is no supply of food and grass, it may lead to defeat."

"Is there no palace in Luoyang City? Why do you live in such a small mansion?"

"Originally there was. The most recent construction of Ziwei City in Luoyang is that Zhu Wen moved the wood from Chang'an to make it the capital of his Liang Kingdom. It was still there during Song Chengping, and it was called Xijing."

Then it talked about the treatment of wounded and sick soldiers, the pension of war dead soldiers, the cleaning up of the city, the prevention and control of plague after the war, and so on.

Shi Bang sighed like this, but with a tone that had nothing to do with him.

"According to the order."

"Is it gone now?"

"Yes, Zheng Gao, Zheng Ding's father..."

In the end, it was Li Xia who made the final decision, saying: "The payment of the Mongolian Yuan banknote must be abolished. Instead of worrying about the impact on the people's hearts, we should think about how to restore the people's hearts."

To put it simply, Boyan guards Henan and Ahema towns Shanxi, and now the breakthrough point of the Northern Expedition is Hebei.

Of course, because the Zhang family has a good daughter, he is far from being qualified to be compared with Zhang Hongdao now, and calling "Wulang" at this time is just for friendship.

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"As a result, the progress of the siege of the city is still slow. Now Lu Xiufu is stationed in Gong County, arranging the mobilization of food and grass. If Zhengzhou is not under, the baggage will not dare to move forward. As for the army to attack Kaifeng after Zhengzhou, how to transport the baggage? Still an issue."

First of all, the Song army went up from the north of Huaihe River, and it was extremely difficult to transport grain in the area where the Yellow River was flooded. However, Li Xia first recovered Guanzhong, and then advanced from Guandong to the east. The supply line was much more stable.

Li Xia only thought for a moment, and said, "Qinyang is guarded by Shihou Zheng Ding."

If Zhang Hongfan is allowed to lead his army back to defend Hebei, Meng Yuan's entire line of defense will be stabilized.

In front, Zhang Hongdao was talking with Dong Wenyong, when he turned his head and saw Shi Bang, his brows frowned slightly.

There is also a sentence "Who can mention Wanqi and shout for a horse?"

What Li Xia was facing was such a situation that was waiting to be done.

He carefully prepared to deal with these and many more unrevealed problems little by little.

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A few days later, when a new batch of grain and grass arrived in Luoyang, Li Xia breathed a sigh of relief and shifted his focus back to the war.

"Also, Wang Shi just entered Luoyang, and the people are still afraid, and they don't recognize our banknotes."

After talking for a while about matters of public opinion, Yuan Yan, who had never spoken often at the right time, stood up and raised a question.

"Your Majesty, the information from the Northwest has arrived. Zhang Hongfan has been appointed as the Marshal of the Mongol Han Army and is in charge of the Northwest War. Now he has gathered a large number of defeated troops. He must rush back to Hebei to guard..."

"I believe that Luoyang does not have the conditions to publish newspapers for the time being, and it is advisable for people to post and read all imperial edicts and articles..."

A while ago, he would often see Zhao Yun's daughter dangling in front of him, reminding him that even an emperor like Zhao Yun once regained Sanjing.

From the remaining traces, it can be seen that it was a difficult battle to conquer Mengjindu and Mengzhou City.It's not that the Yuan army didn't pay attention to the important place of Mengjindu, but they didn't expect Luoyang City to fall so quickly.

"Let's talk about the Eastern Route Army first."

"War, fight back and forth, it's all about the fat and anointing of the people."

"Zhang Jue's main force is heading east along the Luoshui River, and is now attacking Zhengzhou. But after leaving the mountains of Mangshan and Songshan, the tactics of the Yuan army began to become more flexible."

Traveling all the way north, they soon arrived at Mengzhou City.

"That's right, so what if the Yuan army retreats into the city?"

Secondly, the Mongolian army's damage to the Central Plains 30 years ago far exceeded Song Ting's imagination, and it was impossible to supply supplies on the spot. Now, not to mention how much vitality has been restored, at least Li Xia is psychologically prepared for this.

"But we also have cavalry, which can be released to chase the Yuan army."

Following the arrival of several battle reports, he spread out the map again, summoned the generals, and started a military discussion.

The blood stains outside the city had not been cleaned up, and there was an unpleasant stench in the hot summer.

After entering the city gate and climbing to the top of the city, Shi Bang's gloomy expression was swept away, replaced by an enthusiastic voice.

Looking around, there are people everywhere, soldiers and luggage are still crossing the river, and a large amount of supplies are still piled up on the north bank, making people feel powerless that they will never be able to move.

With his background, how can he truly appreciate the kindness of the people?
It's just because it is attached to Xintang now, so it has to be integrated into the atmosphere of honesty and love for the people.

This is probably the case with the Eastern Route Army. It may not be impossible to capture Kaifeng, but under the constant harassment of the Yuan army's cavalry, it is destined not to be too fast.

"Burn it all up." Li Xia said: "During the Jingkang Revolution, the Jin soldiers moved the people of Xijing to Hebei, and burned all of Xijing away. You see, not every victor will treat the conquered land well."

The reason for this certainty is that there are only more than 2000 households left in the city, and almost no one is literate.

It was only halfway through the meeting, and Lin Zi, who was absent from the military meeting today, arrived in a hurry, stopped outside the door, and strode up to Li Xia.

And he has not recovered Kaifeng yet, and there is still the possibility of being driven back by the Mongols.

But he didn't take the initiative to surrender, but was defeated and captured. So far, he obviously doesn't have much future.At this time, there was an unavoidable look of depression on his face.

But Zhao Jin was not afraid of him, and when he saw him coming, he got up to leave, and then remembered to ask a few questions.

This military general who was born as a civil servant is actually very good at analyzing the situation.

It has been under the rule of foreign races for more than 100 years, and the Han law, which is not considered thorough, has been implemented in just over ten years, and the whole city seems to be in ignorance.

Yi Shiying became a little anxious.

There is also a tacit understanding between Li Xia and Yi Shiying, and there is no need to say anything to understand how this will affect the situation.

Zhang Hongdao only asked in such a light tone, and Shi Bang's momentum was completely suppressed.

"Brought the imperial edict to Zhang Shuai, His Majesty has promised that Zhang Shuai will have the full power to recruit Hebei princes, and Zhang Shuai will decide whoever is promoted to two ranks or lower in the official position of Mengyuan..."

As Shi Gang said, his eyes on Zhang Hongdao became more and more hot.

In the land of Hebei, I don’t know how many people want to curry favor with Zhang Wulang, who was a bit mediocre in the past...

(End of this chapter)