In the Southern Song Dynasty, I competed with Mongolia for the world

Chapter 548: Which one to choose?
At this point, Zhao Ping didn't say it directly: "We will continue to collect food and supplies tomorrow, so we don't want any more casualties."

"No." Everyone shouted in unison.

Next, the people near Thang Long suffered. The Song army looted continuously and took away all supplies and food. The people were arrested together and prepared to attack the city as civilians.

In mid-November, Li Tingzhi did not wait for reinforcements from behind, and knew that Chen Yu had abandoned Shenglong and began to attack the city.

Thang Long City resisted for a long time before being broken, and the Song army looted the city. The wealthy officials in the city who had no time to escape, as well as the royal family's wealth were all captured by the Song army, with a value of over 100 million.

After the city was broken, the Song army arranged for prisoners and civilians to help collect grain on the spot, because the rice of the Yue people was ready to be harvested at this time. At the same time, the troops were divided into two groups, one to Wanjie and the other to Qinghua.

On the other side of Wanjie, Chen Guojun led his men to attack Bohai Defense and suffered another disastrous defeat. After the Song army arrived, Chen Guojun was defeated again and could only flee north to Lang Son Province. There were many mountains here. He broke his troops into pieces and fled. Go to the mountains and plan to fight a protracted battle.

On the other hand, the Vietnamese army intercepted the Song army at Xianzi Pass. The Song army used artillery and incendiary bombs to break through Xianzi Pass in half a day. After breaking Xianzi Pass, they headed straight for Qinghua.

This Chen Guojun can be regarded as a famous general of the Chen family in Dai Viet. When fighting the Mongols, he set up defenses in Lang Son, and there was no way to let Kublai Khan's son escape.

The Yuan army had little experience in fighting this kind of mountain warfare. The mountain cities in Sichuan were completely different from here. There were mountains everywhere and dense jungles. After having fun, they had to retreat in the end.

Li Tingzhi fought with the Yue people in several decisive battles with an army of more than 20,000 people, and defeated the Yue people with more than 300,000 soldiers and horses in front and behind.

When he entered the mountain, he brought in 15,000 people. When he came out, he surrendered with less than 3,000 people.

Cao Shixiong and Chen Guojun fought in mountain battles in the Lang Son area for nearly half a year. In the end, Chen Guojun couldn't stand it anymore because he had no food after the battle, so he had to lead the remaining soldiers to surrender.

Wang Anjie and Meng Zhiying of the South Route Army also fought relatively quickly, successively attacking Champa and Angkor. By October of the 14th year of Yuanzhen, the three armies gathered in Angkor, preparing to rest for a period of time and replace the lost troops. Then he commanded his troops to enter the Sukhothai Dynasty.
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In December of the fourteenth year of Yuanzhen, Lin'an was relatively cold.

The Song Army's campaign to conquer Vietnam lasted from November of the 1246th year of Yuanzhen to August of the th year of Yuanzhen (). It lasted for more than half a year, mainly wiping out the effective strength of the Vietnamese army, and finally won the victory.

There are many caves in Lang Son, some of which can hide thousands of people. When the Vietnamese army fought against the Northern Song Dynasty, they set up strongholds here and had the habit of hoarding grain and grass, but it is of no use now.

Cao Shixiong of the Song Army was mainly attacking here. Without saying a word, he threw incendiary bombs when he saw many trees on the mountain and burned them first.

However, Annan's territory is larger and more difficult to conquer than a large number, which does not prove that Li Tingzhi is inferior to the two.

They set up an ambush in the mountains, but the Song army had dogs and telescopes, so they could detect ambushes in the mountains from a long distance. They set up an ambush in the forest, and the Song people directly burned the jungle.

At this moment, he had just pacified Annan. Zhang Jue and Liu Yuan had both pacified Dali and arrived at Shenglong. This proved that they were faster than him.

He led the army to burn all the way, and Lang Son was burned with fire. The fire burned away the virus, and the Song army would not be infected with the disease, and it could also force the Vietnamese army to come out, which was quite useful.

Zhao Yurui already knew that the Song army had completed its set goal and was about to invade the Sukhothai Dynasty.

No cave can be hidden from Song Jun's dogs. After discovering the cave, Song Jun did not go in. He first threw wood into it, then lit it on fire, blew smoke into it, and at the same time put some poisonous weeds and poisons into it to push the poisonous smoke inside.

But the Song Army was different. Dajun was also surrounded by mountains. The process of conquering the natives of Dajan was the experience of the Song Army. Moreover, the Song Army was well prepared and brought a large number of dogs and incendiary bombs.

Li Tingzhi suddenly became a little unhappy.

This Bagan Kingdom is the noodle shop of later generations.

Otherwise, just use explosives to blow up the entrance of the cave and bury the Vietnamese troops inside.

Chen Guojun was quite speechless when he saw that Song Jun did not follow the routine.

Almost at the same time that Li Tingzhi won the victory, Zhang Jue and Liu Yuan, who attacked Dali from the north, led their troops to Shenglong at the same time.

The main force of the Vietnamese army of the Chen Dynasty was completely wiped out, and they could no longer muster more than 5,000 soldiers and horses, so they were willing to surrender.

After the Sukhothai Dynasty was defeated, the Song army could connect the Malay Peninsula into one, and the next step was to attack the Bagan Kingdom.

This place is not easy to fight either. The Mongolian army fought from 1277 to 1287 during the Kublai Khan era. It took ten years and several attacks before finally forcing the surrender of the Bagan Kingdom.

Kublai Khan first established a central province, then revoked it, allowing it to be autonomous, thus laying hidden dangers.

However, the local people were not allowed to govern themselves in the areas conquered by Zhao and Rui. The Song people must be allowed to manage the local area.

After the destruction of the Bagan Kingdom, the territory to the west was the later Bangladesh, and now it belongs to the Delhi Sultanate.

The next step is to deal with the Delhi Sultanate with all our strength. After the Delhi Sultanate is destroyed, Southeast Asia and Persia will be connected, and the territory of the Song Dynasty will be unprecedentedly powerful. By then, all of Asia, except Japan and Goryeo, will belong to the Song Dynasty.

The next step was to conquer Japan and Goryeo.

Zhao and Rui's three goals in their lifetime were to rule all of Asia, then destroy Mongolia and occupy most of Europe.

"39." Zhao Yurui said to himself on the imperial couch.

Huang Shang behind him was stunned for a moment, and quickly realized that the official was talking about his own age.

Zhao Yurui is already thirty-nine years old, and the whole of Asia has not yet been unified. He estimates that it will take another year or two or even longer to defeat Japan and Korea.

"The Second Prince Zhao Fu has arrived." At this moment, the voice of the chamberlain came from outside.

The second prince Zhao Yu is here.

The second prince Zhao Yu is seventeen years old this year. Compared with the eldest prince Zhao Qi, the second prince Zhao Yu is more smooth and more like Zhao Yurui.

"My son, I wish you long life and good health." After the second prince Zhao Yu came in, he knelt down and lay on the ground with a very upright attitude.

Zhao Yurui couldn't help but look at his son. If Zhao Qi was here, the most he could do was come in and say: "Meet Father." It was impossible to kowtow, nor to kneel down.

"Get up, I told you that we are all members of our own family, so there is no need for so many courtesy." Zhao Yurui could only say.

"Thank you, father." The second prince Zhao Yu stood up happily, and then carefully came to Zhao Yurui, with a look on his face to please him.

Zhao Yurui chatted with him for a few moments about their daily life. As they were talking, the topic suddenly changed.

"I plan to let you also outsource the title of king. There are several places for you to choose from."

The second prince Zhao Yu was stunned for a moment, with a little panic in his eyes, but he soon came to his senses and his expression returned to his natural state. His expression changed very quickly. He went through several emotions in a short period of time, but Zhao Yurui saw them all. inside.

When his eldest brother Zhao Qi was named the King of Han and went to Hanzhou, Zhao Qi was very happy. Many people in the court thought that Zhao Qi was no longer worthy of the emperor's position. Who thought that he had just turned seventeen and would be leaving?
Thinking about his other younger brothers, Zhao Yi and Zhao Wei, who were also fourteen years old, Zhao Fu felt quite panicked and thought that he had also been kicked out as the heir to the throne. But he quickly came to his senses. His father was the most unique emperor in history. No one knew who would be the successor until the end.

He immediately knelt down and said, "My son, I will obey my father in everything."

"My son also wants to learn from his elder brother and open up territory for his father outside."

"Okay, okay, that's all you can think of."

"Come here." Zhao Yurui called him to the map.

"This is Liaodong Province, which is the Far East Province that was just established the year before last."

"These two places are relatively bitter and cold. If you go here, you will become the King of Yan and may have to use troops against Goryeo and Japan in the future."

“This is Annam Dai Viet, Angkor, this is the Delhi Sultanate.”

"Our government has already conquered Dai Viet and Angkor, and will conquer Sukhothai and the Sultan of Delhi in the future."

"If you go here, you will be the king of Yue. After opening up with Persia in the future, you will use troops against Mongolia."

"This is northern Thailand (Kharahe Forest). If you go here, you will be the king of Thailand and will use troops against Rus and the Principality of Kiev in the future."

Zhao Yurui gave him three places to choose from and three goals.

The first is to conquer Goryeo and Japan, the second is to destroy Sukhothai and the German Sultanate, and the third is to go north to destroy Luo Qi and Kiev.

The most difficult of these three places should be Korea and Japan.

Sukhothai and the Delhi Sultanate followed, because now that the Song army had pacified other kingdoms, Takhothai and the Delhi Sultanate were surrounded by Song forces on three sides and could attack from three directions at the same time.

The easiest thing is to fight north, but Zhao Fu knows that whichever side he chooses will be where he may be enfeoffed in the future. This step is very important to him.

His mind was working like crazy.

"You don't have to rush to choose. Think about it carefully when you go back. Tomorrow we, father and son, will have lunch together, and you will tell me your choice and why."

"My son, I know." Zhao Yu said quickly.

After Zhao Fu left the imperial city, he did not go back to his prince's mansion. After checking the time, he went to his uncle Xie Yichang's home.

Xie Yichang is the eldest brother of Queen Xie. Historically, he was a junior official, but in the hands of Zhao Yurui, Xie Yichang is currently the prefect of Fuzhou, far away from the capital.

However, Zhao Fu did not go to find his uncle, but his cousin, Xie Yichang's son Xie Tang.

Xie Tang was a Jinshi in the 11th year of Yuanzhen. After winning the Jinshi, he first served as a bachelor, and then as the governor of Qiantang County, Lin'an. He is currently a small governor.

Although Qian Tang's official position is small, he is the cousin of the second prince and has a promising future in the eyes of others.

He and Zhao Yu also have a close relationship. After all, they grew up together since childhood, and with Queen Xie's relationship, Zhao Yu will discuss everything with him, because they both know that they are on the same boat, and they deserve mutual trust. of.

When Zhao Yu went there, Xie Tang happened to be returning home from get off work. Of course Xie Tang was very happy to see Zhao Yu and immediately said: "I asked my servant to add some dishes, and we will have dinner here today."

"Just here to take advantage of the meal, haha." Zhao Fu said with a smile.

Xie Tang seemed to know something, so he first called a close servant, and after whispering a few words, the two looked at each other and smiled, as if they had a tacit understanding. After a while, a maid brought two cups of tea. After the maid put down the tea and left, Xie Tang came to the back of a bookcase, twisted it slightly, and there was a buzzing sound. The bookcase actually opened a secret door, and the two of them entered. Secret door.

There is actually a basement downstairs, which is relatively dark. Before going down, I lit a wax pillar and then lit the lamps all the way down. The place was suddenly bright and cheerful, and the place was quite large. There was a long table in the middle, enough to seat more than twenty people.

Most people would definitely feel a little uncomfortable with just the two of them in such a spacious place, but they seemed to be used to it. They each found a place to sit down. Zhao Fu happened to be sitting in the first place, and Xie Tang was sitting on the left side. One, the two of them were chatting without saying a word, as if they were waiting for someone.

Sure enough, after waiting for about two quarters of an hour, buzzing, the door above actually opened again.

When Xie Tang spoke to his confidant just now, he actually asked him to call someone.

After a while, two more people came down. One of them was holding a plate with four cups of tea on it, and the other was holding a kettle.

"It's a little wet down here. We need to use some charcoal to absorb the moisture." One of the teenagers laughed.

Both of them were young when they came down.

One of them looks more like Zhao Yurui's cousin Quan Yong, who is Quan Yong's eldest son Quan Ying.

Another tall, tall man with a majestic face is Meng Gong's second brother, Meng Zhile, Meng Chen's son.

In the early days, Quan Yong went to other provinces to serve as the capital commander. Later he returned to the capital and served as the Imperial City Secretary. The Imperial City Division was expanded a lot under Zhao Yurui's hands, and a branch intelligence department and Jin Yiwei were added. Therefore, the Imperial City Division of the Song Dynasty is now It can be said to be one of the most powerful real power organizations in the Song Dynasty, and it is also the most elite imperial guard in the hands of Zhao Yurui.

Quan Yong has two sons. The eldest son Quan Ying has a close relationship with Zhao Fu and has played together since childhood. The second son Quan Meng has a close relationship with Zhao Qi and has played together since childhood.

In fact, it's strange. In terms of age, Quan Ying and Zhao Qi are similar, and Quan Meng and Zhao Yu are similar, but they don't play together at similar ages. This is due to their personalities.

Zhao Yurui's eldest son Zhao Qi is gentler and kind-hearted, while his second son Zhao Yu is more like Zhao Yurui and is quite petty.

The same is true for Quan Ying, who has many ideas and thinks that Zhao Qi is too straightforward and some things are not pleasant to play with Zhao Qi.

For example, when they were young, brothers Quan Ying and Quan Meng often played a kind of chess with the four brothers Zhao Qi and Zhao Yu, which was the Four Kingdoms Army Chess invented by Zhao Yurui. Quan Ying would deliberately let the Zhao Qi brothers, but after Zhao Qi saw it, , Zhao Qi would talk to him face to face and didn't like playing with him.

From then on, Quanying and Zhao Fu got closer and closer.

Meng Zhile's father, Meng Chen, has also been in the capital. His position is the military commander of the Imperial Forbidden Army. He is mainly responsible for the defense and protection of important military departments of the capital such as the Firearms Bureau and the Craftsmanship Bureau. Because these places are also under the jurisdiction of the Imperial City, there are many conflicts between the two sides. Cooperation, so Meng Zhile also got acquainted with Quan Ying very early.

Meng Zhile is twenty-three years old this year. He is currently the oldest of the four people present. He is neither a military attache nor a civil servant, but the vice president of the Royal Bank of the Song Dynasty in the capital.

After these two people arrived, the basement became lively. After all, there were only two people in such a big place just now, which was a bit weird.

"Come on, come on, let's play chess first." Zhao Fu saw the two people coming down and immediately waved and said with a smile.

Xie Tang quickly stood up and took out a set of Four Kingdoms military chess from the side.

(End of this chapter)