The Reborn Lao Tzu Is the Emperor

Chapter 1545 Emergency Ambassador

Ba Tong, the commander-in-chief of the Tiangui Army, led the army to occupy Guozhou.

The Luzhou garrison was entrenched in Shangzhou, guarding the two cities of Shangluo and Luonan.

The rest of the Jiading and Chengdu garrisons in the Central Shu Military Region, as well as the Tianshang, Tianmeng, Tiankui, Tianqiao, and Tianbao five forbidden troops, were almost all stationed in the Languan pass.

It can be said that the Forbidden Army of the Great Song Dynasty has formed a rivalry with the Yuan Army in Jingzhaofu Road.

On the way Liu Zhuwen's messenger rushed to Languan, Changsha, Zhao Dongting also received news that Wen Qi, Zhang Hongwei and others occupied Suqian and Shuyang.

Immediately afterwards, news was received that Shi Kaiji led his army to take down Languan.

This is something that makes Zhao Dongting quite excited.

Although the imperial army of the Song Dynasty has not wiped out many main forces of the Yuan army until now, the territory it occupies is not small.

After reading the victory report, he immediately asked Zhang Tingen to summon Wen Tianxiang, Zhang Jue, Lu Xiufu, Wang Wenfu, Zhao Yuluo, Chen Wenlong and other provincial chiefs and deputy commanders to the imperial study.

Although there is still a long way to go before completely resolving the flood disaster at this time, the battle to destroy the Yuan Dynasty is still the top priority of the Song Dynasty.

After all, Zhao Dongting was betting on the national fortune of Song Dynasty.

If the attack on the Yuan and Da Yuan ends up being unfavorable, then the Great Song Dynasty will inevitably be hurt.It is very likely that within a few years, it will be impossible to launch a war against the Yuan Dynasty.

Zhao Dongting naturally did not want to wait for such a long time, because a few years is enough to form many variables.

After Wen Tianxiang, Lu Xiufu and others arrived at the imperial study, Zhao Dongting handed them the victory report.

Wen Tianxiang and the others were overjoyed.

Zhao Dongting smiled and said, "At present, our generals have won successive battles in the territory of the Yuan Dynasty, and the victories we have achieved have exceeded my expectations. Perhaps the struggle with the Yuan Dynasty does not need to take as long as we imagined."

Lu Xiufu immediately cupped his hands when he heard the words, and said, "Your Majesty, this is God's blessing to my Great Song Dynasty!"

Zhao Dongting nodded slightly, although he didn't feel that God had much to do with it at all, but naturally he would not discuss this with Lu Xiufu to find out.

He only said again: "But although our soldiers are invincible at the front line, there are still many troubles that need the court to help them solve at this time. I think you should see that Shi Kaiji, Yue Peng, Su Quandang The commander-in-chief asked in the report how to deal with those surrendered soldiers. So far, the number of Yuan troops captured by us has reached tens of thousands, which is no longer affordable for the frontline troops. Even if there are many of them People are determined to surrender after persuasion, but within a short period of time, I am not willing to let them go to the battlefield to fight. But I can't just let them go back, I wonder if you have any good strategies in mind?"

Wen Tianxiang and the others fell into deep thought when they heard the words.

It's not that they haven't thought about this question before, but they just didn't expect to come so hastily.

It has only been such a short time since the war started, and the number of soldiers on the front line has reached tens of thousands.It is obviously a bit embarrassing to solve such a thing suddenly.

After a while, Wen Tianxiang saluted and said: "Your Majesty, I think we can arrange these soldiers in several ways. One is to send the old, weak, sick and disabled people after stroke. Release them to go home. The other two are those who surrendered and surrendered. They were relatively not so loyal to the Yuan royal family. City. Doing so can not only save our troops, but also strictly prevent riots and riots in our base areas. The third is that those soldiers who were defeated and surrendered may still turn against them, so I suggest that They were escorted to Jingxi South Road, Huainan West Road and other places, where they were reeducated through labor! It will not be too late to decide where they will go after the war is over."

When Zhao Dongting heard the words, he couldn't help being extremely surprised.

Because he didn't expect Wen Tianxiang to come up with such a method, which was even more comprehensive than him.

It seems that a veteran like Wen Tianxiang is also making continuous progress.Their thinking is becoming more and more trendy, and they are no longer limited to the old customs of the past.

After thinking for a while, Zhao Dongting said: "These methods of the Military Aircraft Order are really good. Especially the first two methods of dealing with it can be described as a clever plan. Only the third one, I still have some doubts. At present, our bases in the Song Dynasty In China, the largest proportion is probably those soldiers who were forced to surrender. Their number is quite alarming. If they are escorted to the territory of our dynasty, it will be time-consuming and labor-intensive. I even think that the front-line army It may be difficult to recruit so many people now, Yuanhuang Zhenjin has already dispatched an army to the front line, at this moment, it is very likely that the whole body will be affected..."

Wen Tianxiang was slightly stunned, "The emperor means..."

Zhao Dongting said: "I would like to keep these surrendered soldiers in the base area, let them undergo labor reform in the base area, help the people reclaim wasteland, etc. Just send a small number of garrison soldiers to guard them. When a big battle breaks out and the troops are tense, then they will be escorted back to the prisons and barracks in various cities."

As he spoke, he looked at Zhang Jue, "What do you think of Deputy Zhang's orders?"

Zhang Jue frowned slightly and said, "I don't have any objections, it's just...if so many soldiers are left in the frontline bases, the pressure on our food supply may be..."

The flood on Jingnan South Road has just passed, and there are countless internally displaced people.Zhang Jue's worries about the logistics of food and grass supplies are obviously not without reason.

The food and grass of the Song Dynasty are already quite tight.

Zhao Dongting didn't forget this problem. Hearing this, he sighed softly and said, "Even if we tighten our belts, we have to overcome this difficulty! When the people's livelihood in the base area is improved in the future, then everything will be fine." .”

Wen Tianxiang, Zhang Jue and others stopped talking after hearing the words.

Zhao Dongting said he would carry it, so of course he had to carry it.

The Song Dynasty was able to develop from the brink of extinction to the current situation, and they also believed that there was no difficulty that the Song Dynasty could not overcome.

It's just that there may be a shortage of food, which is really nothing compared to the predicament that Song Dynasty faced several times before when it was besieged by several countries.

That's probably how the matter was settled.

Zhao Dongting then looked at Chen Wenlong again, and said, "Vice Minister Chen, I'm afraid I have to trouble you to go out to the imperial city again."

Chen Wenlong is now the Queen's "emergency ambassador". Whether it was the previous missions to Dali and Xixia, or the construction of the Changsha Palace, and later Guangnan West Road to investigate the Wen Party, he personally took the initiative.Now many officials in the court are jokingly saying that Deputy Chen's State Order is a timely rain for the court, and it is a golden brick by the emperor's side, and it can be moved wherever it is needed.

And this is actually related to Chen Wenlong's ability.

He is the most calm, impeccable and methodical.Zhao Dongting can rest assured that whatever is entrusted to him.

Hearing Zhao Dongting's words, Chen Wenlong immediately took two steps forward, saluted and said, "Please show me, Your Majesty."

Zhao Dongting said: "Although our army has won many bases and left soldiers stationed there, the city is still in a state of no official management. In the future, those soldiers will be sent to various places to reclaim wasteland, and the cooperation of the local government is indispensable. So I want you to go to the front line to reorganize the government office. I will let the left servant of the Ministry of officials, and the right servant of the Ministry of war, water resources and agriculture go with you. The base area is full of waste, the first thing to do , is to rebuild government offices and protect people’s livelihood.”

Chen Wenlong didn't say much, and said directly: "I accept the order."

Knowing that he would not refuse, Zhao Dongting said apologetically, "This trip must be hard work for you by Vice Minister Chen."

Chen Wenlong is not young anymore, in fact, he is not willing to let a veteran like him travel long distances.However, apart from Chen Wenlong, I don't know who to send.

The young and strong officials such as Zhong Jian and Xi Yi have not reached the level of chief and deputy orders of the provinces after all.

But to go to the front line to establish a government office, it is necessary to have such a high-level official to sit in the town.

It wasn't until he was about to leave the imperial study that Chen Wenlong asked Zhao Dongting, "Your Majesty, those officials in the government office in the base area..."

Zhao Dongting chuckled lightly and said, "Since I have sent Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Officials to accompany you, then you two should discuss what to do! I will order the Military Intelligence Department to cooperate with you. It is not impossible to let him continue his old post, or even promote him. For the rest, the deputy minister of state will select you from the private sector, or he will be transferred from the country. Officials below the state level, the deputy minister of state will No need to ask me."

"Yes."

Chen Wenlong nodded slightly, and then walked out of the imperial study.

(End of this chapter)