The rise of the prince

Chapter 602 The Second Generation

After he finished speaking, Wen Daoli and He Zhao stood up together.

Li Xingzhou waved his hand: "One person, two adults, who agrees not to fight?"

"Me." He Zhao said.

"Then Master Wen will speak first."

He Zhao's face darkened, but he didn't refute.

Wen Daoli said anxiously: "Your Majesty, I understand the difficulties that Mr. Xue said, and also understand that the transportation of grain and grass is not easy, but Nanjing City cannot let it go!

Please think about it, your majesty, how good the Jin people are at fighting. The Liao Kingdom, which has been our enemy for more than a hundred years, has only been under their hands for two years.What if the Jin people covet the Central Plains?They had just finished the battle, and they lost their troops when they defeated the Liao Kingdom. They needed time to replenish, but when they recovered, they recruited a large number of original Liao cavalry, and the Jurchens were good at using cavalry to conquer the world.

How shall we keep it?
There are only two places. One is Yanshan Mansion, which is the northernmost gateway. If there is no Yanshan Mansion, the Qigou Pass to the south can still be guarded.

If there were no these two places, the Jingbei Plain would be flat, and the cavalry of the Kingdom of Jin could go straight to Kaiyuan, and they would have to go south of the Huaihe River if they wanted to defend against danger.

Your Majesty, no matter how hard it is, the Yanshan Mansion must be taken down!If there is no Yanshan Mansion, Jingguo will never be at peace! "

Many people were moved by what Wen Daoli said, and they all started talking in low voices.

Li Xingzhou's eyes also brightened, Wen Daoli, a good old man, couldn't see it.

Wen Daoli, as the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, actually guards the border all the year round. Eight of the twelve chambers of the Privy Council are in the capital. They are functional departments for daily affairs, and four chambers are set up outside. Follow the war.

There is Guanbeifang on Guanbei Road, and Jiannanfang on Jiannan Road. Wen Daoli has stayed in both places, but he has never fought any battles.

Moreover, Wen Daoli doesn't have much background, and he behaves like a good-natured person in the world, and rarely contradicts others. After Li Xingzhou arrived in the Privy Council, he, as a deputy envoy, gave up all his power without complaining. Such a good-natured Li Xingzhou I have seen it, it may be really rare to go to this height in Wendao.

Looking at it now, it takes one's own strength to strike an iron. He is indeed the deputy envoy of the Privy Council and Zhong Daoyu's second in command.

His conclusion on the overall strategy is very correct. The Jing Dynasty, lacking horse troops, is likely to lose Beijing and let the Jin people go directly south, just like the Northern Song Dynasty. To the south of the Huaihe River, strive to rely on the Yangtze River and Huaihe River for defense, but in this way, half of the country will be gone.

Wen Daoli's words made many people wake up and began to meditate.

After that, people came out to talk one after another, but the most popular opinions were rarely unanimous, that is, Nanjing must be fought!
Next, under the guidance of Li Xingzhou, everyone discussed the question of "who will fight".

In fact, this issue was hardly considered. Now that Yang Wenguang was defeated and retreated to Daizhou, Yang Hongzhao was recalled to court, and only Wei Chaoren was left.
Finally, there is the question of "how to fight". Considering factors such as logistics, military strength, etc., this is definitely not an easy battle, because it needs to attack the city. If the Liao people come out to fight head-on with Wei Chaoren, then he will fight the Liao people The elite Guanbei Army for decades, together with the Lingjie Army brought out by Prince Xiao, are all elites who have fought against the Liao Kingdom and the rebels. The 3 or [-] who fought against Yelu Dashi did not say that they were sure of winning, but they were all at least seven [-]% win rate.

But the problem is that Liao people will not be so stupid, especially these elites are led by Yelu Dashi.

If you stick to Nanjing City, there is almost no chance of winning
But as Wen Daoli said, no matter how difficult or difficult it is, the city of Nanjing must be taken, because without the Liao Kingdom, what they are facing is the even more powerful Jin Kingdom. The army can't resist at all.

Not to mention the strong city itself, the city of Yanshan Mansion is also important to Qigou Pass to the south.

This court meeting was discussed from morning to afternoon. Everyone was spitting, and even the hunger was forgotten. Under the guidance of Li Xingzhou, they discussed "whether to fight", "who will fight" and "how to fight" step by step to the final implementation. detail.

Finally, it was rare for the court to reach an agreement on a major matter in one day.

Nanjing must be fought, and Wei Chaoren is the commander. He will march as soon as the summer rainstorm stops. At the same time, after the rain stops, the capital will send additional reinforcements. After everyone's discussion, it is finally decided to drop Jiang Xianjun from Jiangzhou
When I went home from the morning break, the streets were filled with panic-stricken people, lowering their heads and whispering news about the defeat of the North, as if the sky was falling. Many people burst into tears on the street, and some people stepped forward to comfort them.

Grief and fear permeated the crowd.

This was the case when the Jin people defeated the Liao Kingdom last time, and it is even worse now.

Many people wept loudly, because their family members were also on the front line. Everyone knew that if the war was defeated, people would die, and many died.The most recent memory of this kind was ten years ago, when King Wu rebelled, nearly 10 people were killed on the battlefield, and his wives and children were scattered instantly without a family.
Li Xingzhou rode Meixue across the street silently, but he knew in his heart that it was just the beginning, if he didn't deal with it properly, it would not be a matter of tens of thousands, but 10 people, it would be a disaster of tens of millions of deaths!

When he returned home, the atmosphere in the palace was not very good. Everyone was depressed, and before entering the palace, Yan Gu waited at the door, stepped forward and asked anxiously: "My lord, are the frontlines really defeated?"

Li Xingzhou nodded, he stayed where he was, unable to speak at all.

When they arrived at the main hall, Di Zhi, Yan Gu, Wei Yubai, Shen Lin and others were all there, looking at him in unison.

"My lord." Di Zhi hesitated to speak, and with his military acumen, he must have guessed it long ago.

"That's right, we were defeated. The West Route Army was defeated, losing tens of thousands of people, and retreated to Daizhou. The Chinese Army also suffered a surprise attack and killed more than a thousand people. The East Route Army was not damaged." Li Xingzhou simply did for them gave an overview.

Everyone didn't say a word, Shen Lin sat down on the chair and let out a long sigh.

After he told everyone about the specific situation, when he returned to the small courtyard, several girls were waiting there again. Even He Qian, who was usually lively and savage, obediently held Yue'er's hand and didn't speak, just looked at him.

So he said it again.
This atmosphere of the sky falling has been continuing. These more families moved away from Kaiyuan and moved south, bringing about even greater disturbances and panic.

Smart people must be able to understand what the lack of Yanshan Mansion means to Jingguo. It means that if a war starts, Jin cavalry can easily come straight to Kaiyuan from the flat plain. Even if the city cannot be attacked, people outside the city will suffer.
Kaiyuan, the capital city of Jingguo, has been peaceful for nearly a hundred years. Now that this battle is defeated, this situation will no longer exist. Therefore, those who understand clearly want to go south and cross the Huaihe River, preferably the Yangtze River. Safety.

Wei Yubai was also worried, because the emperor ordered his father to take over the army, and when the rain stopped, he would go north to attack the city.

Different from this boredom, Qiu'er always made his eyes shine. After spending May in panic, Qiu'er's second-generation steam engine prototype finally came out. In order to produce this new steam engine, two first-generation steam engines were scrapped in the boring .

But hard work is always worth it. This big guy with a cylinder cylinder has shown impressive strength. Not only is the vibration reduced and more stable, but the lifespan is also very long. Finally, unlike the first generation, it took dozens of hours to scrap a machine. .

What's even more gratifying is that when its power was tested on the water wheel of the Wangfu, although it was slow, it was enough to turn a water wheel weighing a thousand kilograms. This is simply the progress of the times!The seven or eight artisans who participated in this project were overjoyed on the spot.

(End of this chapter)