The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 206 The royal conquest.

At night, Quan Jiu asked, "Officials, is there going to be a war?"

Seeing that Quan Jiu was a little nervous, I comforted him, "Don't worry, Jiu Er, I will take care of it."

"Well, Jiu'er trusts the officials. By the way, the mother came to Ninggan Palace this afternoon,"

"Ah, why didn't you call me?"

"The Queen Mother saw that you were discussing with Mr. Lu, and Mr. Wen didn't bother you. The Queen Mother asked Jiu'er to tell the officials that the soldiers came to block them, and the water came to cover them. There is nothing to be surprised about in war."

For more than half a year, I have been in front of the Taiping Emperor. Xie Daoqing was worried that I had never experienced war and that I might not handle things properly in a panic, so he came here to cheer me up. In fact, Xie Daoqing was right, there is nothing to be afraid of in war. Obsessed with the original history, instead of forgetting that one's own strength is the foundation of defeating the opponent. As long as the soil is thick and wide, it will naturally be handy in dealing with it.

If there is a powerful Song Dynasty, no matter how history changes, it can remain invincible.

I nodded and said with a smile: "The queen mother is right, there is nothing to be afraid of when soldiers come to block you."

"Well," Quan Jiu saw me smiling confidently, and relaxed and said, "Guan, this is the manuscript of the Dasong Royal News, which you asked Huang Yong and Liu Fu to send for review. Let the officials take a look first."

I took the manuscript and asked, "Jiu'er, have you read it?"

"Well, Jiu'er has read it, Master Huang Yong, Master Liu Fu is indeed from Taixue, the writing style is fluent, focused, well-founded, and well-organized, it is really a great contemporary writer, but Jiu'er has a suggestion, I don't know when speak inappropriately, "

I laughed dumbly and said, "Jiu'er, why are you being so polite all of a sudden, what can't you talk to me about?"

Quan Jiu smiled shyly: "Officer, the name of this newspaper was appointed by the official, and Jiu'er thought it was a little inappropriate,"

"Why?"

"Ji'er once heard from officials that this newspaper expresses the affairs of our court from a neutral point of view. If it is named after the Great Song Dynasty, it will make people feel that this is just the opinion of the royal family. Will it make people feel that Some, some biased,"

"Well, Jiu'er, I have also considered your concerns, so my plan is to run two newspapers, one is the Dasong Royal Newspaper, which represents what I mean, mainly focusing on government affairs and current affairs, such as , I want everyone in the world to know that I want to rejuvenate my dynasty, oppose corruption, and make people all over the world have enough food and clothing. The purpose is to let officials and people everywhere know my thoughts at any time. At the same time, through the Royal Newspaper, I also want to Convey confidence and hope to the people, while another newspaper commented on the government in the capacity of a private person. What this newspaper said is the real neutral speech. For example, the Jama lawsuit published in this issue of the Royal Newspaper, put It will be much better in this newspaper, I think that the effect of this two-pronged approach will be even greater."

Quan Jiu said: "The official has a long-term vision, Jiu'er admires it, the official should read the manuscript first."

The content of the manuscript was written in accordance with my instructions that day. The front page is all about the imperial court’s anti-corruption policies, measures and determination, including the establishment of the Supervisory Office, Nanya and other supervisory agencies, as well as an introduction to the upcoming "Code of Conduct for Officials", etc. The other pages are about the Royal Bank of the Song Dynasty, the introduction of the newly established Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Agriculture and Lin'an University, and the introduction of the Ministry of Education that is under preparation. The last one is about the recent hot topics in Lin'an. The cause and process of the Ma two lawsuits.

After reading it, I made two changes. One is to add a short advertisement at the end of the introduction of Lin’an University. Lin’an University recruits all kinds of talents. At the end of the Jiama lawsuit, a sentence was added, the people of Lin'an are eagerly looking forward to the government's ruling.

People in later generations know that the media will subtly influence people's thinking, and the role of public opinion is quite large at any time. The Dasong Royal Newspaper is similar to the official government newspaper of later generations, and the other is equivalent to the evening newspapers of various places.

"Jiu'er, go to sleep first, I will think about Luzhou later,"

I spread out the military map of Luzhou that I brought from the Privy Council, and looked carefully. To the east of Luzhou, there is Chaohu Lake, which is not conducive to cavalry raids. In the west to Anqing, although there are many mountains, they are the official roads. If it is not the size of an army of one hundred thousand, thousands of cavalry are very convenient to pass.

Based on the premise that Kublai Khan would not invade the south on a large scale, I basically accepted Lu Xiufu's view that the Mongols' arrival in Luzhou might just be random. There are 2 multilateral troops in Luzhou, plus the people , there should be no problem in defending the city, and there are nearly ten thousand soldiers in Anqing Mansion and the navy, so it should be no problem to defend the city.

If this is the case, then there is no need to dispatch the forbidden army.

In the early morning of the next day, Jia Sidao took the lead in playing: "Your Majesty, the Privy Council and the Ministry of War have formulated a plan for the battle of Luzhou last night."

"Master, please speak,"

"First of all, according to His Majesty's instructions, order the troops stationed in various places to assist the government and the people to fortify the walls and clear the fields, and organize young and middle-aged men to go to the city to assist in the defense. Second, order Fan Sheng, the governor of Luzhou, to strictly guard Luzhou City, Anhua Town and Anfei Town, and not to send troops at will. Thirdly, to order the Imperial Guards in Beijing to be ready to go out at any time; fourthly, to order the Li Tingzhi Department of Yangzhou to send troops to the west to respond at any time; fifthly, to order the Anqing Mansion to enter a state of emergency alert."

"Okay, teachers and ministers, dear friends, you have worked hard, do you have the latest news from Luzhou Mansion?"

"Return to Your Majesty, not yet,"

"Well, the battle in Luzhou will be discussed later, Li Beiyang,"

"The minister is here,"

"How is the reorganization of the navy going?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, the number of warships and naval personnel in various places is currently being verified. The area under the jurisdiction of the Coastal System Division has been checked, and the jurisdiction of the Coastal System Division is under verification,"

"Li Aiqing, judging from the current situation, the river is more important than the coast. I intend to appoint someone to patrol the river defense and urge all places along the river to speed up inspections. Who does Aiqing think is suitable?"

Li Beiyang thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, I think that the naval officer of the Ministry of War, Wai Lang (in the Song Dynasty, the Shangshu was equivalent to the minister of each ministry today, the minister was equivalent to the deputy minister, the doctor was equivalent to the director of each ministry, and Yuan Wai Lang was equivalent to Deputy Director) Chen Yi is suitable, Chen Yi came from the Department of Coastal System and has been working in the Department of Naval Forces since then, so he is very familiar with the situation of our navy, "

"Chen Yi, Fan Wenhuan, as Minister of the Ministry of War, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty, what Lord Li said is completely true, I think it is feasible,"

"Okay, Xiaoqi, pass the decree, so that Chen Yi, a member of the Ministry of War, will be the patrol envoy to inspect the military defense along the river and supervise the verification of the affairs of the Yanjiang Division, and give 20 yuan to use."

Xiaoqi said: "Yes, official,"

After I made some arrangements for other departments, I received the second battle report from Luzhou.

The battle report was still written by Fan Sheng, the governor of Huainan West Road. After verification, the Mongolian army has about [-] people, including [-] Mongolian soldiers and [-] mixed Jin and Han soldiers. Fat, at present Anfei Town has been breached by the Mongol army, the ministers and others shrink the line of defense, let the Anhua army and civilians retreat to Luzhou, relying on the city wall of Luzhou, they will be able to hold on.

"An Fei has fallen," everyone was a little surprised and murmured privately.

I feel that the speed of loss is also a bit fast. After all, Anfei is an important military town outside Luzhou City, but I know that now is not the time to review gains and losses: "What do the Privy Council and the Ministry of War think?"

Fan Wenhuan said: "Qizou Your Majesty, the Privy Council and the Ministry of War analyzed the situation after receiving the report yesterday. If Anfei Town falls, there will be no danger to defend the frontier of Luzhou. However, our army can stick to Luzhou City and wait for help. People can encircle and attack by force, or they can encircle Luzhou without attacking. They bypass Luzhou and go down to Anqing from the west. If the Mongols want to forcefully capture Luzhou, they will have to pay a considerable price. A Shu adopts the second method, that is, it is more likely that he will not attack by force."

I nodded, and felt that what Fan Wenhuan said was quite reasonable: "Then Fan Aiqing thinks that our court should send imperial troops north to Luzhou?"

Fan Wenhuan said: "Your Majesty, the Forbidden Army is already in preparation, and it is up to Your Majesty to decide whether to send troops."

"Master, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty, there are more than [-] defenders in Luzhou today. If Ashu attacks by force, as long as Fan Sheng can persist for a few days, Ashu will not be able to attack for a long time and will retreat. If Ashu goes straight to Anqing, there will be nearly ten thousand soldiers in Anqing. The frontier army and the naval division can also fight, the old minister thinks whether to send troops or not, please let your majesty decide."

Although Jia Sidao didn't make it clear, he obviously meant that he could defend without sending troops.

At this time, Ma Tingluan suddenly came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, I think you should send troops,"

"Oh, Ma Aiqing, tell me the reason,"

"Your Majesty, even if our frontier army is able to defend the city, it will not be able to protect the safety of the surrounding people. It will take time to fortify the walls and clear the fields, so I think that we should send troops immediately to minimize the losses of the people."

To be fair, if Ah Shu didn't want to capture Huainan West Road, but just plundered it, then whether to send troops is indeed a choice. Jia Sidao and Ma Tingluan have different starting points, but they are both reasonable.

When I woke up today, I still decided to send troops.

The reason is quite simple. The last time Xiangfan made an urgent report, Xia Jiangang took away a group of forbidden soldiers. This time I will have another group taken away. There are [-] forbidden soldiers stationed around the capital that are not directly related to me. I am also a little scared. A butterfly effect came, and Jia Sidao turned back the imperial army in desperation. I really don't know how to deal with it.

As for the reason Ma Tingluan said, I really didn't expect it, which made me feel a little ashamed.

I pretended to be contemplative, and waited for a while before I said: "I recalled that last time when General Lu Wende of Xiangfan gave the battle report, his teachers and ministers said that Mongolia is the biggest hidden danger of our dynasty. It is better to believe that there is something than nothing, and we should send the imperial army to Xiangfan. In the area, to assist the local defense, now that I think about it, I feel that the words of my teachers and ministers are indeed the best advice, so I have decided to send troops to Luzhou,"

Ma Tingluan immediately said: "Your Majesty is wise, this can save the people from fire and water, and can also establish your majesty's heavenly power."

I used Jia Sidao's own words to seal his mouth, and he had no choice but to acquiesce.

"My loves, who is willing to lead the army," I then asked.

The people in the hall looked at each other, but no one said anything.

I glanced at the crowd with some sighs. When I used to read books, I often saw that the generals under the account were scrambling to command the troops, but now they were all silent. I suddenly remembered that Emperor Gaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty once asked Yue Fei: "What do you think?" When will the world be peaceful?" Yue Fei replied: "The civil servants don't love money, and the generals don't fear death, so the world can be peaceful."

Are all my generals greedy for life and afraid of death?

It is undeniable that the Mongolian iron cavalry is indeed powerful, but the Southern Song Dynasty was not incapable of fighting. In the 1235 years from 1264 to 30, the Mongolian Great Khan Wo Kuotai, Meng Ge, and Kublai Khan led their armies to attack the Southern Song Dynasty. Once Kublai Khan took the initiative to withdraw due to domestic affairs. There were hundreds of battles in the previous World War II. Although the Southern Song army blindly defended passively, they did not let the Mongols take advantage of it.

In the past 30 years, although the territory of the Southern Song Dynasty has been defended, the spirit of enterprising has been broken up. This is the most deadly point, so that after the Battle of Xiangyang, even though there were anti-Mongol heroes such as the three heroes of the late Song Dynasty, there was no chance of winning up.

I suddenly laughed, stood up and said: "I understand, all the lovers are not willing to lead the army, your idea is to let Zhen drive the army personally."