The Reborn Lao Tzu Is the Emperor

Chapter 1493 Revisiting Attack Yuan
The palace at night looked a little cold.

Because Zhao Dongting's harem is not huge, and he himself is not interested in those red tapes.Therefore, the palace is far less crowded than in previous eras.

There is snow.

Falling slowly in the firelight.

Only at this moment, more than ten people were heading towards the imperial study under the guidance of the eunuch.

The leaders are Wen Tianxiang, Su Liuyi, and Zhang Jue, the three giants in the Song army.After that, Liu Zhuwen, Yue Peng, Su Quandang, Shi Kaiji, Liu Hongyi, and Huang Hua were the marshals of the six military regions.

Then, Zhong Jian, Minister of the Ministry of War, Ren Wei, President of the Flying Army, and Zhao Da, President of the Flying Dragon Army.

This can be said to have gathered all the top generals in the Great Song Army.

Only the Tubo sub-military region was not in the sequence of the Yuan Campaign, so Miao Cheng did not appear here.

Everyone looked a little solemn, the emperor called late at night, they knew what was going to be discussed.

Last year's good harvest can basically determine the matter of this year's attack.

And this is undoubtedly top secret.

Therefore, after arriving at Deyu's study, everyone's expressions were even more serious, even Zhao Da was not as careless and bluffing as before.

Zhao Dongting came to the imperial study only after everyone had arrived.

Before everyone saluted, he waved his hand and walked towards the bed.

On his desk, there are several thick stacks of materials.There is a map spread out on the table, it is a map of the Yuan Dynasty.

After Zhao Dongting glanced at the crowd, he said, "Don't be cautious, all lovers, come here!"

When everyone walked to the bed, they all looked at the map on the desk.

Zhao Dongting continued slowly: "After collecting grain last year, we have already hoarded a lot of grain in various parts of the Song Dynasty, and the Ministry of Finance still has surplus silver, so we can buy grain from the people at any time. If there is no major disaster this year , I feel that our Great Song already has the conditions to attack Yuan, do you have any objections to this point?"

Wen Tianxiang and the others shook their heads.

Zhao Dongting nodded, and continued: "Since that's the case, then the matter of attacking Yuan has been settled."

He pointed to the stacks of materials in front, and said: "These are all the materials about military and political officials from various places in the Yuan Dynasty sent back by the Military Intelligence Department and Skynet. I have asked someone to collect them. Wait a minute, Yue Peng, take them back and read them." Look. I announced you to come tonight to determine the policy of attacking the Yuan Dynasty. The Yuan Dynasty has a vast territory, and it is by no means easy to defeat them. It is imperative that the six military regions work together. Let's talk about it first. My own opinion."

After speaking, he looked at Wen Tianxiang.

Wen Tianxiang looked at the map and pondered for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, among the six military regions of the Great Song Dynasty, the Xianglong Military Region and the Jiankang Military Region have now converged in the territory of the Yuan Dynasty. The Xingguo Military Region is not too far from Nanjing Road. I think, We can first gather the strength of the Xianglong, Jiankang, and Xingguo military regions, and strive to defeat the Yuan general Yuanwuqi as quickly as possible, and first give the Yuan Dynasty a blow. When the Yuan Dynasty marched on the frontier, the Shuzhong and Dali Military Regions went straight to Jingzhaofu Road, and then went straight north. The Zhenguo Military Region moved along the Haiyan Road to Shandong East Road.

Zhao Dongting nodded slightly when he heard the words, and looked at Zhang Jue again.

Zhang Jue said, "Your Majesty, there are many soldiers in the Yuan Dynasty, and I think you should avoid the strong and attack the weak. Marshal Yue's soldiers from the Xianglong Military Region and Marshal Su's soldiers from the Jiankang Military Region have been confronting Yuanwuqi for such a long time. It should be because they have a clear understanding of the strength of the opponent. Although Yuanwuqi did not lead the army to go out, the Emperor Yuan did not send soldiers to Kaifeng Mansion and other places to support. It can be seen that they should have gathered enough in Kaifeng Mansion and other places. Although we may catch them by surprise by gathering the strength of the Xingguo Military Region, we are afraid that there will be heavy casualties, and the pace of attacking Yuan will surely stagnate by then."

He and Wen Tianxiang are also close friends now, so he didn't shy away from Wen Tianxiang.

This was originally for discussing the military, if you still want to take care of your face, then Wen Tianxiang only needs to open his mouth.No one else needs to talk.

Zhao Dongting nodded upon hearing the words, "Go on."

Zhang Jue went on to say: "Instead of going head-to-head with the Yuan army under the command of Yuanwuqi on Nanjing Road, it is better to confront them there first. The Zhenguo Military Region goes up the coast, and at the same time, the two major military regions of Shuzhong and Dali march towards Jingzhaofu Road. , when the time comes, let's see how the Yuan army will respond first, and then make countermeasures. Although the Yuan army now also has Shenlong blunderbuss, grenade launchers, etc., their national strength is far inferior to my Song Dynasty, and the military system is also very different. It is not as perfect as our Great Song Dynasty. If we gather a large army to press down on the southern border, it will inevitably waste people and money. Maybe we can disperse the Yuan army in Nanjing Road. At that time, we can take advantage of the situation and destroy the Yuan army on Nanjing Road. Next, It's easy to fight."

Zhao Dongting didn't make a statement, but looked at Su Liuyi again, "Deputy Su Jun ordered, what do you mean?"

Su Liuyi looked at Wen Tianxiang, then at Zhang Jue, and said, "I think Wen Jun's order and Deputy Pavilion Master Zhang's words are both reasonable. But I think that since the Yuan army can't march as fast as our Imperial Army of the Great Song Dynasty, the food and logistics Why don't we gather the troops of the six major military regions on Nanjing Road, defeat the Yuan family enterprise first, and then go straight to the central capital? As long as the central capital is captured, the rest of the idle troops of the Yuan Dynasty , it should be difficult to persist for a long time."

Zhao Dongting still didn't express his opinion, and asked Yue Peng and others to express their views, even Zhao Da said a few words.

By the time everyone finished speaking, the night was already quite dark.

After Zhao Dongting was silent for a long while, he said quietly: "The Yuan army finally possesses such things as Shenlong blunderbuss and grenades, which are not as easy to deal with as before."

His words caused Wen Tianxiang and the others to change their expressions slightly, Wen Tianxiang said: "The emperor means..."

Zhao Dongting said: "I think the matter of attacking the Yuan can be delayed, and we must fight them, but it is not appropriate to send all of our Great Song Imperial Guards up there. Although our Great Song Dynasty is strong now, we cannot afford to lose. If the imperial army encounters any setbacks in the territory of the Yuan Dynasty, I am worried that the Yuan army will take advantage of the situation to counterattack. When the time comes to face their attack, the Song Dynasty will be in chaos. To take Yuan, we need to plan it slowly."

He stretched out his finger to the area of ​​Nanjing Road on the map, "The Yuan Dynasty gathered heavy troops here, so it is not appropriate to take it first. If we take it, just as Deputy Pavilion Master Zhang said, I am afraid that the Imperial Army of the Song Dynasty will suffer heavy casualties. It is better to take Jingzhao Mansion than to take Nanjing Road." Road, Shanxi East Road, and Shandong East Road. My idea is to let Jiankang Military Region and Xianglong Military Region stay on Nanjing Road and wait and see with the Yuan Army. Take Jingzhaofu Road first, and after taking Jingzhaofu Road, you can let the defenders of Xiangyang and Kuizhou Prefectures defend the city, let Jingzhaofu Road be the rear of our Great Song Imperial Army, and then plan to go northward to the southeast road of the river. "

Hearing this, Liu Hongyi couldn't help but said, "Your Majesty, what about our Zhenguo Military Region?"

Zhao Dongting waved his hands and said, "Marshal Liu, don't worry. Both the Zhenguo Military Region and the Xingguo Military Region have the advantage of the coast. You can take the coastal road to Shandong East Road, take Haizhou first, and then go to Shandong East Road to continue living in other places."

"Your Majesty, what does the Emperor mean to say that now the Yuan Dynasty has laid its foundations in southern Xinjiang, and then encircled Kaifeng Mansion?" Wen Tianxiang asked in surprise.

Zhao Dongting nodded, "That's exactly the case. We can only advance or retreat if we first establish a rear area in the territory of the Yuan Dynasty. We won't fall into any danger."

Everyone was silent after hearing the words.

Except for Zhao Dongting, the policies of the other people in the imperial study were indeed too hasty.

Their previous policy cannot be said to be bad, but it is extremely dangerous.It is very likely that the Central Capital can be captured extremely quickly, but it may also make the Song Dynasty's imperial army beyond redemption.

After a while, Wen Tianxiang and others agreed with Zhao Dongting's policy.

Zhao Dongting clapped his hands on the table and said, "Then the matter of attacking the yuan will be settled in this way. After the autumn harvest this year, the military regions will listen to the order and prepare to attack the yuan!"

Then he looked at Zhong Jian, "Zhong Shangshu, your military department will be responsible for the transportation of grain and grass in each city. I will give you the right to allocate the defenders of each city. The major forbidden troops will remove the Zhenguo and Xingguo two along the coastal road. Outside the large military area, everyone marched lightly. On the way, food and grass were replenished in the cities along the way. Is it possible for the Ministry of War to do this?"

Zhong Jian cupped his hands and said loudly: "Don't worry, the emperor, I will not disgrace my life!"

Zhao Dongting pointed to the stacks of materials on the case, and said: "Then all my lovers, go back and look at these materials first!"

Zhao Da and the others held the materials in their arms, and they all left the imperial study.

Zhao Dongting sat alone in the imperial study in a daze, and went back to the palace after a long time.

In a blink of an eye, he has been in the Song Dynasty for more than ten years, but he doesn't know how long it will take to destroy the Yuan Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)