The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 131 Jia Sidao's "Good News"

During Song Lizong's period, the entire Southern Song Dynasty formed four war zones for the establishment of envoys, one was the Jianghuai theater centered on Yangzhou, the other was the Jinghu theater centered on Xiangfan, the third was the Sichuan theater centered on Chengdu and Chongqing, and the fourth was responsible for Jiangfang, the coastal theater of Haiphong, these four theaters constituted the main body of the defense system of the Southern Song Dynasty and became the pillar of national defense.Except for the relative tranquility of the coastal theater, the other three major theaters have undertaken considerable defense tasks.

Judging from the current situation, the Sichuan theater is the most chaotic. Since the Battle of Song and Mongolia five years ago, Marshal Meng Gong’s team in the Sichuan army was torn apart. Liu Zheng, who had nowhere to go, surrendered to Mongolia. Jian, Zhang Jue stayed in Chongqing, Li Tingzhi was promoted by Jia Sidao to Yangzhou system envoy, while Gao Da was excluded.

Gundam has a straightforward personality. He once ridiculed Jia Sidao for not understanding military affairs and commanding indiscriminately, so Jia Sidao said that Gundam was wrong in front of Li Zong, hoping to get rid of Gundam. Fortunately, Li Zong was still a little wise and did not kill Gundam.After returning to Beijing, Emperor Lizong appointed Gao Da as the Privy Council to take charge of the internal affairs of the Privy Council, and inspect the merits and demerits of officials below the Privy Council chief and their replacements.However, Gao Da knew that in the Privy Council, Jia Sidao covered the sky with one hand, so he just muddled along and didn't care about world affairs.

"Gao Aiqing is proficient in military affairs, so it is suitable." I nodded, and then looked at Jia Sidao, "Master, Gao is currently working in the Privy Council. If he leaves, can someone replace him?"

Jia Sidao replied without hesitation: "Your Majesty, the most important thing is that the Privy Council should obey His Majesty's arrangement."

Liao Yingzhong frowned, as if she opposed Jia Sidao's opinion, but in the main hall, everyone was watching, so she didn't speak well.

I know what Jia Sidao thinks, let Gundam go to the front line and fight the Mongols to the death, when the first emperor saved your life, let the Mongols deal with you.In Jia Sidao's view, going to Sichuan is like a distribution.

"Since that's the case, I also think it's feasible, Gao Da obeys the order."

"The minister is here."

"I have appointed you as the envoy of the Chengdu government. You will be in charge of all military affairs in Sichuan, including Chengdu and Chongqing, and you will be given the rank of third rank. You will leave immediately after the military affairs of the Privy Council are handed over."

"Chen Gao complies with the order."

"Zan Aiqing listens to the decree. I will appoint you as the deputy envoy of Chengdu Fulu, with the title of third rank, to assist Gao Aiqing in handling all matters. The former Ministry of Commerce will hand over the affairs immediately, and leave with Gao Aiqing."

"Chen Zan Wanshou complies with the order."

"Fan Wenhuan, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Ye Mengding, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, listen to the order."

"The minister is here."

"Pass down the decree, appoint Zhang Jue, the prefect of Chongqing, as the deputy envoy of Chengdu Fulu, and also the prefect of Chongqing, and cooperate with Gao Aiqing to handle military affairs in Sichuan."

"The ministers obey the order."

"Well, what's more, the Ministry of Officials immediately sent people to Ganzhou to recruit Peng Daya, the former prefect of Chongqing, to come to Beijing to face me immediately."

"Peng Daya?" Ye Mengding asked in surprise.

"Exactly, Peng Daya who was demoted to Ganzhou to serve the people during the late emperor's time."

"Yes, I obey the order." Ye Mengding didn't know why I suddenly thought of Peng Daya.

Among the four war zones, the coastal war zone is safe for the time being. Yangzhou has Li Tingzhi in charge, so you can rest assured. Although Xiangfan was finally breached in history, it will be a few years later. What I am most worried about right now is Chengdu Fulu.If it is not rectified, it may become a situation of warlord separatism, and the general Liu Zheng is good at water warfare. Judging from the current generals of the Sichuan Army, except for Zhang Jue, it seems that no one is his opponent.

As for the control of the army, I start with the Zhenbian Army and the Navy Division, and finally Jia Sidao's direct line of the Forbidden Army. As for the Xiang Army, there is no need to worry about it.

"Retreat."

After going to court, Liao Yingzhong hurriedly followed Jia Sidao back to Jia's mansion.

"My lord, Yingzhong feels that today's matter is inappropriate. Li Tingzhi has an ambiguous attitude in the three major areas of the Zhenbian Army, and Sichuan is in chaos. Going up today will surely bring Sichuan's military affairs under the emperor's control."

"Yingzhong, don't worry. If the old man's prediction is correct, the Mongols will attack our dynasty in the future, and they will definitely take Sichuan first. Besides, the frontier army of Fulu Town in Chengdu has always been independent. Except for Meng Shuai back then, no one can coordinate. Sichuan military affairs It's already out of the old man's control, so let Zhao Yu and Gundam clean up this mess."

"My lord, Yingzhong always feels a little bad."

"Yingzhong, it's not that I'm ignorant of your concerns, but tell me, who in the Privy Council or the Imperial Army can take on the responsibility? Over the years, more and more people have turned to me, but in the trilogy of generals, except for Lu Brothers, who can really win the battlefield?"

Liao Yingzhong didn't know anything about military affairs, so she didn't know how to answer.

"My lord." Jia Xuan interrupted the conversation between the two, and said after entering the room, "Xiangyang urgent report."

"Well, let's go down." Jia Sidao took the urgent report and read it slowly.

"Lv Wende reported that the Mongols stationed troops, and wanted to discuss the issue outside Xiangyang City."

Liao Yingzhong said: "It turns out that the Mongolian army wanted to build a negotiating field on the border to do business with our dynasty."

"That's right, Lu Wende's urgent report is to ask the old man, if it is feasible, the Mongols will retreat immediately."

"What does your lord mean?"

Jia Sidao thought for a long time, and said slowly: "Yingzhong, prepare your pen and ink, and immediately pass the letter on horseback, and ask Lu Wende to report to the imperial court, saying that the battle of Xiangyang was a great victory. If you are defeated, you will retreat."

Liao Yingzhong worried: "My lord, is this okay?"

"Why not? The dispute is irrelevant. Let Lu Wende make up his own mind. What the old man needs is a big victory. No matter the reason, the result is all that is needed. Only in this way can the prestige of the Imperial Army and the Privy Council be enhanced. Lu Wende naturally understands that Mongolia When retreating, just make a charge for a while. As for the battle field, don't let Zhao Yu know about it. Anyway, it will take half a year to build the battle field. Let Lu Wende buy more horses at that time, and naturally you can deal with the business. How to write a good report , is the key, the old man has finished writing, let Lu Wende transcribe it and play it."

The discussion field outside Xiangyang was made by Kublai Khan of Mongolia as the front line to attack the Southern Song Dynasty after discussing with A Shu, Boyan, Shi Tianze and others according to Liu Zheng's suggestion.After receiving a large amount of gold, silver and jade belts and a hundred Mongolian horses from the Mongols, Lu Wende acquiesced.Lu Wende used these golden and silver horses to build a guard of a hundred people for himself. This team is composed of local martial arts masters. It is said that it can be compared with the Mongolian Qi Xue Army, and it is named Xiangyang Iron Guard.A few years later, it wasn't until the start of the Xiangyang War that Lu Wende knew Mongolia's intention to set up a dispute. Too late to regret, he sighed and said: "I am also the one who wronged the country!"

From this point, it can be seen that Jia Sidao, Lu Wende and others had far less vision than Kublai Khan of Mongolia, and Liao Yingzhong had no military skills, which led to the subsequent Xiangyang War being passive from the beginning.

After Jia Sidao finished writing, he affixed a big seal, ordering Jia Xuan to send someone to Xiangfan immediately.

"My lord, the emperor's calmness is beyond our expectations. It seems that the changes in the court are unstoppable."

"Yes, Zhao Xuan has changed."

Liao Yingzhong was silent for a moment, and seemed to want to say something, but was interrupted by Jia Sidao: "Yingzhong, go and call Junhan, he said yesterday that he needed to find the old man."

"Yes, my lord."

After a while, Wu Junhan came to the back room and said: "My lord, my apprentice Han Zhen came to visit the mansion a few days ago. It happened that my lord was out, so I asked me to tell my lord that he intends to join the army and serve the country."

Jia Sidao had a thought, and said happily: "Well, this is very good. The old man is considering it. There are no outstanding people among the generals of the imperial army. Fan Wenhu and Xia Gui have been enjoying themselves for too long. They are already timid and can only move their mouths. And Xia Jiangang, Long Zaitian and others only know the bravery of men, and if they lead troops into battle, they will definitely lose. Han Zhen is both civil and military, and he is indeed suitable for leading troops in battle. Within ten days, let him take charge of the imperial army slowly."