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Chapter 667 0664 [Guerrilla warfare? ]

At the end of every year, Emperor Han Zhen was always the busiest.

There was a heavy snowfall last night, and the whole city of Tokyo was covered in a layer of white.

Zhao Fujin huddled in the quilt and quietly opened the window a crack. The cold wind mixed with snowflakes made her shiver and she quickly closed the window.

"My dear, can I not go today?"

Even though the little girl became a mother, she still always acted like a spoiled child in front of Han Zhen.

Han Zhen was immediately amused and joked, "I don't have any objections, but the ministers in the court should impeach you."

The great affairs of the country lie in sacrifice and military affairs.

The sacrifice was before the war, and if she, the queen, did not go, she was afraid that before the New Year was over, impeachment memorials would pile up on the imperial desk like snowflakes.

"Why is being a queen so troublesome? I have to take care of the palace maids and eunuchs, and I have to take care of the trivial matters of my sisters..."

Zhao Fujin pouted and muttered to herself as she crawled out from the warm quilt, washed up with the help of a palace maid, and then changed into a gorgeous and dignified dress.

When the Nine-Phoenix Coronet weighing more than ten kilograms was placed on her head, the little girl's body stiffened and she dared not move above her shoulders.

"Since you have become the queen, you can't escape the suffering you have to endure."

Han Zhen teased her and took her slightly cold hand and walked out of the bedroom.

After all, she is a princess of the royal family. Her demeanor is indeed incomparable to that of ordinary women. She walks gracefully, but her upper body does not move at all. There is a faint smile on the corner of her mouth. As she walks, the jade pendant on her waist jingles, and the sound is crisp and pleasant.

I don't know how much hardship I went through in my childhood to develop this demeanor.

Where there is gain, there must be sacrifice.

For example, Xiao Heyue and Shengnu, aren’t they also practicing etiquette with the female officials every day?

Whenever she saw her legs tied and forced to sit motionless on a chair, Runniang would wipe away her tears out of heartache.

As princes and princesses, they enjoyed wealth and naturally had to pay some price.

This was Han Zhen's fourth time offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, and he had become much more proficient at it.

After struggling in the wind and snow for nearly two hours, he finally returned to the palace and continued to offer sacrifices at the Taimiao.

After a tiring day, Zhao Fujin returned to his bedroom and lay on the bed like a salted fish, unwilling to move, and did not even bother to show affection to his beloved little cat slave.

In the side hall of the bedroom, four stoves emitted waves of heat.

"The little thing is crawling so fast."

Han Zhen held the little cat in his arms and watched his children crawling around on the thick and soft blanket with a smile on his face.

Now, the children born to the Di sisters and An Niang are more than a week old. They are very busy and want to touch and put everything they see into their mouths.

After playing with his daughters for a while, Liu Chang came forward and whispered, "Your Majesty, Yue is so handsome."

"Ah."

Han Zhen nodded and handed the cat in his arms to Zhao Fujin.

In the main hall of Yanfu Palace, Yue Fei stood with his hands hanging down, his strong body standing upright like a green pine tree.

Han Zhen smiled: "Pengju is here."

"I have met your Majesty."

Yue Fei bowed in greeting.

Han Zhen waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite, sit down."

When Yue Fei sat down, a palace maid brought him a cup of hot tea.

Looking at Yue Fei's dark and weathered face, Han Zhen said with emotion: "The conditions in Lingnan are difficult, and Pengju has worked hard in the past two years."

"I should be loyal to my emperor as I am fed by his salary. Your Majesty has treated me with great kindness, and I have no way to repay you!" Yue Fei put down his teacup and said sincerely.

Yue Fei was a pure person, his mind was filled with loyalty to the emperor and patriotism.

In his previous life, he was Zhao Gou's confidant who was promoted by him, so if Zhao Gou wanted to march north to welcome the two saints, then he would march north.

The Southern Group forced Zhao Gou to kill him, but he did not complain at all. He handed over his military power and returned to Beijing to die.

This is Yue Fei. Apart from him, which of the local warlords in the early Southern Song Dynasty did Zhao Gou dare to touch?
If it were Zhang Jun and others, there was a chance that the scene of wearing the yellow robe would be staged again.

"Tell me about Lingnan in detail."

Yue Fei had written several memorials before, but they were not very detailed. He just gave a general report on the progress of the expeditionary force.

Yue Fei pondered and said, "The topography of Lingnan is very different from that of the Central Plains and the North. It is mountainous and humid, with vegetation everywhere, and poisonous snakes and insects are hard to guard against. Therefore, firearms and artillery cannot be used, and pure troops cannot be used. Therefore, I think flower costumes are most suitable for Lingnan."

Han Zhen nodded: "Not bad."

The flowery suit has obvious advantages in small-scale combat and encounters, and is suitable for mountainous and dense forest terrain.

But it’s not the same on the vast plains, that’s the world of pure teams.

The overwhelming cavalry formed a horizontal array and charged forward like a landslide or tsunami.

This is also one of the reasons why the Western Army was defeated by Yelu Dashi twice in its northern expeditions.

In addition, Tong Guan's command was reckless, and the Western Army soldiers were exhausted, lacking food and clothing, so it was impossible for them to win.

It’s not that the Western Army is weak, nor is it that Yelu Dashi is strong, but that they have all three advantages: time, place, and people.

Yue Fei continued, "In order to adapt to the battles in Lingnan, Jiaozhi, and Dali, I have made some changes to the flower armor. One hundred people form a team, five teams form a city, five cities form a battalion, and two battalions form an army. We abandoned the heavy iron armor and used leather armor to ensure its mobility. The soldiers were all equipped with the powerful crossbows newly developed by the military industry."

"If the enemy is small, surround and annihilate it. If you encounter an enemy force several times your size, break it up into small pieces, escape into the mountains, and harass them mainly while cutting off their food supply. Within a few days, the enemy's morale will be in chaos." Guerrilla warfare!
These three words instantly came to Han Zhen's mind.

Each man was equipped with a powerful crossbow, and when they dispersed into the forest, if the enemy dared to pursue them, they would be courting death.

But if left unchecked, they will be harassed endlessly and their food supply routes in the rear will be cut off.

This tactic is not very effective in other areas, but it is almost unsolvable in the hundreds of thousands of mountains in Lingnan.

Unless the enemy's weapons and individual combat capabilities are superior to those of the expeditionary force, but this is impossible.

In this era, no country or force could provide full pay and food, endless supply of meat and tofu, plus five hours of training a day except the Qi army.

Of course, there is a key point in this guerrilla warfare, and that is organizational ability.

From breaking up into small groups and fighting independently to regrouping into a battle formation, middle and grassroots officers are required to have extremely strong organizational skills.

However, since Yue Fei dared to use this tactic, it means that he has his own means to solve it.

Thinking of this, Han Zhen clapped his hands and smiled, "Pengju is indeed a great talent. It seems that it is right to let you go to Lingnan to train the troops."

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Yue Fei said modestly: "Your Majesty, I am just repeating what my ancestors said."

Han Zhen waved his hand and said, "Pengju, there is no need to be modest. Nowadays, there are many brave generals in the military who charge into battle, and there are also several who can command an army and defend a region. However, there are only two generals like Pengju who can train soldiers when they are off the horse and command the army when they are on the horse."

Han Shizhong was also able to train soldiers, but he only focused on selecting the vanguard. In terms of military discipline and morale, Yue Fei was better.

In this era when bandits are as numerous as combs and soldiers are as numerous as rakes, the fact that Yue Family Army was able to train up a strictly disciplined army is enough to show its ability.

Yue Fei asked: "Your Majesty, the expeditionary army has formed a fighting force. When will we start against the natives?"

He is a calm person. Since he said that the expeditionary force has formed combat effectiveness, it means that it can be deployed to the war at any time.

Han Zhen said, "We'll probably start in April next year."

Wait a little longer. Gao Xiruo's side is making good progress now. All the native tribes, big and small, have been infiltrated. However, some of the native tribes have not been infiltrated completely. To be on the safe side, it would be best to wait for a few months.

"it is good."

Yue Fei nodded.

After chatting for a few more words, Han Zhen chuckled and said, "It's rare for you to come back to Beijing. Please spend more time with your mother and children. I won't keep you for dinner."

"I will take my leave first."

Yue Fei cupped his hands and turned to leave.

……

The grand court meeting a few days later was full of joy.

The domestic situation is stable and improving. Although there was a drought in Guanzhong, the three granaries of Shandong, Jiangnan and Liangzhe all had good harvests, so the impact was not significant. After three years of recuperation and light taxes, Hebei and the two places have achieved self-sufficiency.

The development progress of the two lakes is gratifying. The inexhaustible river mud in Yunmengze is the best natural fertilizer.

Externally, Western Xia was half-dead, the Jin Dynasty was busy with internal strife, Goryeo and Japan successively became vassal states and paid tribute, especially Japan, which shipped back millions of kilograms of silver every year.

With the mediation of Gao Qingyi and Ma Kuo, the six tribes in the Shangjing Road grassland surrendered, the largest of which was the Mogeshi tribe.

Nige was an expert at sitting on the fence and watching the wind. Now the Jin State suffered a series of defeats against the Qi State, and even lost the Xijing Road. Although Yelu Dashi regained Linhuang Prefecture, he was obviously powerless and could only barely gain a foothold. As for the restoration of the country, it was still unknown when that would happen.

As Qi became increasingly powerful, the Mogeshi tribe was located at the junction of Xijing Road and Shangjing Road, so it was natural for them to submit to Qi.

In fact, there is another point, that is, two years ago, Yelu Dashi's forced borrowing of grain completely offended Xunige.

He didn't dare to say anything openly, but in private he was probably cursing Yelu Dashi's ancestors for eighteen generations.

Now, Yuwen Xuzhong has opened a border trade with the six grassland tribes including the Mogeshi tribe.
Inside the main hall of Yeonbok Palace, everyone had a happy look on their face, as this year's dividends were twice as much as last year's.

In addition, the Academy of Commerce also distributed ten kilograms of spices to each official of the fifth rank and above.

Zhao Ding held the thick red envelope in his hand, wondering whether he should buy a small courtyard in the capital. He thought that as a minister, renting a house all the time was not an option.

Moreover, judging from the current situation, the housing prices in the capital will continue to rise. The sooner you buy, the sooner you can enjoy it, and you will not lose out at all.

"The government is so generous!"

Yao Pingzhong counted the green money happily.

The key is that the money is earned in an upright manner. There is no need to worry about draining the soldiers' blood or collecting empty salaries. No matter how the money is spent, no one can find fault with it.

At this moment, he suddenly discovered that Liu Qi took out two thousand-string green coins from the red envelope, stuffed them into his shoes stealthily, and then resealed the red envelope and put it into his sleeve pocket.

Yao Pingzhong asked in confusion: "What are you doing?"

"Hehe, my wife is very strict." Liu Qi laughed awkwardly, then lowered his voice and said, "Brother, don't spread this matter, save some face for me."

He just got married to the young lady from the Fang family this year, and they are in perfect harmony.

The young lady of the Fang family is good in every way except that she is very strict in this aspect. If she wants to use money, she can, of course, but she has to clearly state the purpose of use. If it is normal dealings between officials, she will never be stingy.

But the problem is that he has to help his elder brother from time to time.

Liu Xi bought a house with a bank loan, and now lives a tight life.

"Look at your behavior, it's so damn shameful. At home, if I point east, your sister-in-law will never dare to go west." Yao Pingzhong sneered.

Liu Qi curled his lips and said nothing.

While he was not paying attention, Yao Pingzhong quietly took out a piece of green money and put it in his arms.

(End of this chapter)