The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 242

"That's right. It's Li Tingzhi's Polu Army. This time, I asked Jiang Cai, the commander, to lead it himself."

The Yangzhou Polu Army is a brave army trained by Li Tingzhi himself.The Polu Army was originally Li Tingzhi's personal bodyguard.All veterans.After Li Tingzhi was stationed in Yangzhou.The oath is broken.Therefore, the guard battalion was named "Polu".And expanded to 3000 people.It can be said to be the elite of the Yangzhou Army and even the entire Song Dynasty army.Even the Mongolian soldiers knew of its fame.Jiang Cai, the leader of the Polu Army, was taken captive to Hebei when he was young.He fled back to Huainan to join the army.Because of his bravery and skill in fighting.Loyalty and righteousness.He was deeply appreciated by Li Tingzhi.Become the commander of the Polu army.I have heard Lu Xiufu mention Jiang Cai many times.So this time let him personally lead the troops to assist Xia Gui in attacking Yangjia Town.Good to see his true ability.

"Your Majesty. With the help of General Jiang Cai and the Polu Army. I think the success rate can be more than [-]%."

"En. Xia Aiqing. What time do you plan to attack?"

"Return to Your Majesty. I plan to launch an attack at midnight (10 o'clock) on October 28."

"Oh. Does it matter?"

"Your Majesty. The 28th of the next month is the Black Surid Festival that the Mongols only meet once every 12 years. This day is the day of reincarnation advocated by Shamanism. I estimate that the Mongolian soldiers in Yangjia Town who are far away from their hometown will celebrate their traditional festivals." .Its defenses may be more lax than usual. So I chose this day to launch. In addition, this operation is a sneak attack. Please keep your Majesty secret."

"En. Mongolians are fond of wine. They will drink to cheer up during festivals. There is still more than a month left. Aiqing will plan well after returning. He can also use this to strengthen the training of the next team. As for the sneak attack that Aiqing mentioned. Before taking action, I will Keep it a secret for you."

"Yes, Your Majesty. The whole plan is only for Chen and Wang Sheng. Xia Qing knows."

"I'm the only one who knows about Aiqing's specific plan. This time, I didn't even tell the Military Affairs Council. The Yangzhou Army only let Li Tingzhi know."

Xia Gui said in high spirits: "Your Majesty, wait for the good news from me."

I nodded and said, "Okay. I'll replace wine with tea. I wish Xia Aiqing every success."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Xia Aiqing. You need to pay more attention to your body on weekdays. Let Xia Qing do some small things. Wang Sheng and the others can just do it. After all, time is not forgiving."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Your Majesty is more honest than Nagu. If you have meat, you will not be happy. Please rest assured, Your Majesty."

"Haha. Good. You should step back first. Xiao Qi. Pass it to General Gundam."

The four major systems are placed in the middle.Xia Gui is the oldest.Nearly seventy.Followed by Lu Wende and Gundam.All around sixty.Li Tingzhi is in middle age. 40s.belongs to the smallest one.

Follow my plan.Except Li Tingzhi.None of the three veteran generals will participate in the Northern Expedition three years later.After all, I am too old.In case something goes wrong.I also feel unbearable.So its successor is a question that should be considered.At the end of talking with Xia Gui.I consciously revealed who will be in charge of the future army on Huainan West Road.That is the next generation of Xia Qing and Wang Sheng.

Wang Sheng has no background in the army.All because of his bravery in battle.He is not afraid of power and is loved by soldiers.Since Dragon Tooth was established.Lu Xiufu took the name of Minister of the Ministry of War.Often meet with the middle-level generals in the imperial army.After in-depth understanding.Absorbed Wang Sheng to join the Dragon Tooth organization two months ago.

"Chen Gaoda sees His Majesty."

"Gao Aiqing. Free yourself from courtesy. Sit down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Gao Aiqing. Are you still used to it in Chengdu?"

Gao Da sat upright: "Go back to Your Majesty. I'm used to it."

"That's good. Gao Aiqing. Tell me about your situation after you arrived in Chengdu."

"Yes. Your Majesty." Gao Da organized his thoughts. "Your Majesty. After the minister and the others arrive, the first thing is to stabilize the morale of the army. The minister and General Zhang Jue walked around the forward positions separately to understand the local defense and the situation of the soldiers. The two adults, Zan Wanshou and Peng Daya, are in charge of internal affairs. Return Chengdu Houchen and others held a military conference attended by all generals above the middle level in the theater. Rearranged the deployment of the entire theater. Adjusted the authority of individual generals. At present, the situation in the entire theater has stabilized. After the four ministers discussed. It was decided that I and General Zhang Jue would be responsible for the deployment and training of the army. Lord Zan and Lord Peng focused on government affairs. A few days ago, I received the military training manual that Ouyang Jianqing transferred from His Majesty. After reading it, I and General Zhang Jue agreed that His Majesty's method Good job. Execution is now underway."

I nodded to express my approval: "En. Gao Aiqing. The Sichuan war zone has a vast area. Facing the west, there are two Mongolian troops in the north. The situation in the other three war zones is more complicated. The entire war zone governs Chengdu Fu Road, Zizhou Road, and Kuizhou Road. .Tongchuanfu Road. More than half of Tongchuanfu Road was occupied by the Mongols five years ago. During the reform of the provincial system, I will consider combining the four roads into one road. Reuse the original name. It is Sichuan Province In the past three years, apart from your normal defense, training soldiers, and establishing bases in enemy-occupied areas, you have another important task."

"Please His Majesty give instructions."

"Five years ago, Liu Zheng defected to the enemy. It shocked the government and the public. Then Liu Zheng is well versed in water warfare. He is also proficient in shipbuilding skills. It will definitely become a serious problem for our government in the future. Therefore, I ask you to build another navy when strengthening the navy. Marines."

"Marines. What's the point?"

"Gao Aiqing. The purpose of this special team is to destroy the Mongols' shipbuilding base on Tongchuanfu Road. In order to slow down the development of the Mongolian navy. Because it may face a battle between water and land. So I named it Navy Lu Team. The soldiers of this team are a new type of arms. In the future, they will also undertake the task of crossing the river and landing operations. You can explore as you form."

"Yes. Your Majesty. The minister leads the order." Gao Gao hesitated for a moment and then said: "Your Majesty, the minister intends to send someone to assassinate Liu Zheng. I don't know if it is feasible."

I shook my head and said: "Liu Zheng surrendered to the enemy. All Song Dynasty people can destroy him. But he is protected day and night by Mongolian Tianya people. These Tianya guards are highly skilled in martial arts. It is difficult to succeed. Ordinary assassins can only die meaninglessly if they go there. .There is no need for this matter for the time being.”

"Yes. Your Majesty."

Fang Ling's martial arts was called by Yuan Ji as the realm of a master.It is remarkable.And his elder brother once assassinated Liu Zheng.But returned without success.He also died because of it.Brother Fang Ling's martial arts are not inferior to Fang Ling's.He also died in the hands of Tianya Guards.Ordinary people will only die in vain if they go there.

"Gao Aiqing. I am very relieved of the four of you. After the reform of the provincial system, you and General Zhang Jue will focus on military affairs. Let Zan Wanshou and Peng Daya be in charge of government affairs. The military and government are separated from each other. Each has its own director. Gao Aiqing. You General Zhang Jue and Zhang Jue are not too young. They should have enjoyed their old age. But there are Mongolian enemies outside. I have to rely on the two old generals. But you should also pay attention to training young people on weekdays. Pass on your experience to them .Elect your successors as soon as possible.”

"Your Majesty. I understand. I recommend someone to Your Majesty."

"Oh. Who."

"Your Majesty, Lord Zan Wanshou is truly a rare man with all-round talent in both civil and military affairs."

"Zan Wanshou. Isn't he a literati?"

"Your Majesty. I have been in the army all my life. I have always looked down on literati and refined scholars. But after these few months of communication, I think that Zan Wanshou is not only handy in handling government affairs, but also has extraordinary views on military affairs. Although Lord Zan himself has only the power to restrain chickens. But he is proficient in the art of war. In addition, he is a young man. On this point, General Zhang Jue and his ministers have the same point of view. Master Zan is a talent for commanding troops. If he can experience the influence of war, he will definitely become a commander-in-chief of Meng Gong Rushuai."

"Really. Good. Very good. Gao Aiqing. After Zan Aiqing straightens out the government affairs, let him also properly participate in military affairs. What about Peng Daya. What do you think?"

"Your Majesty, Mr. Peng is also a very knowledgeable elder. If he hadn't forcibly ordered the reinforcement of Chongqing City, Chongqing City would not be able to withstand the attack of the Mongolian army. It's just that Mr. Peng is not in good health. He is old. Otherwise, it would be You can hand over the government affairs of the entire Sichuan Central Theater to him, so that Lord Zan can concentrate on joining the army."

I thought for a while and said: "Gao Aiqing. After you go back, you and Zhang Aiqing will find an assistant for Peng Aiqing. Try not to work too hard. The other thing is to find talented people in the local area. There have been many heroes in Sichuan since ancient times. If there is a suitable candidate, then Let Zan Wanshou share more military affairs."

"Yes. The minister obeys the order."

"Gao Aiqing. Did the Ouyang family send someone to help you train soldiers?"

"Return to Your Majesty. Before I set off to come to An, Patriarch Ouyang has sent ten direct disciples to serve as instructors in the army."

"Okay. Gao Aiqing. I will leave the Central Sichuan War Zone to you four. I will report to you at any time. I will stop here today. Xiao Qi. Pass it to Li Tingzhi."

"Yes. Your Majesty. I will take my leave."

This is the third time I have met Li Tingzhi.Li Tingzhi is the one closest to me among the four envoys.He is also the candidate for the Minister of the Ministry of War in my plan in the future.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty." Li Tingzhi sat down and said.

"Hehe. Xiangfu. I didn't expect things to go so smoothly."

Li Tingzhi praised: "Your Majesty is really a god. Even Lu Wende supported His Majesty's army reform."

I smiled and said, "It's God's will. My God's destiny. It seems to be true. Xiangfu. Please take a look at the map. This is Yangjia Town on Huainan West Road. Xia Gui's next plan is to attack Yangjia Town so that the Anfeng Army and Shouchun City can become the corner of the world."

"Your Majesty, Yangjia Town is a nail left by the Mongols on the south bank of the Huaihe River. It should have been pulled out long ago."

"En. Xiangfu. Xia Gui's plan is a sneak attack. But he needs to personally lead the death squad. I plan to send out your Polu army. Help them."

"Just as His Majesty orders."

"Xiangfu. Among the armies of Lianghuai. Probably only your Polu army in Yangzhou has this ability. You will ask Jiang Cai to lead the troops to Shouchun on the 23rd of next month. After arriving, he will follow Xia Gui's command. Xia Gui's The specific plan is so-and-so. Does Xiangfu think it is feasible?"

"Your Majesty. There is this small road that General Xia mentioned. I think it is [-]% sure. Don't worry, Your Majesty. The Polu Army will do its best to ensure the safety of General Xia."

"En. Xiangfu. I plan to transfer [-] soldiers from your Yangzhou Army to join the Yulin Army. Among them, Zhang Shijie's [-] musketeers. You choose another [-] loyal soldiers. I plan to build all the [-] Yulin Army into Musketeers. And the thousand soldiers from your Yangzhou army and the thousand youth guards from Wen Zhang will become the main backbone of the Imperial Forest Army."

"Yes. Your Majesty. I obey the order."

"Follow the established policy for other affairs. When you come back to report on your duties at the end of the year, you and I will talk about it again. Xiaoqi, pass it on to Lu Wende."

"Yes. Official."

After Lu Wende entered the room to salute.I poured a cup of hot tea.She smiled and said, "Lu Aiqing. The weather is turning cold. Sit down and drink a cup of hot tea to warm up."