The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 430

During the interview with the envoy of the Lin'an Military Region that day, Yin Yinglei and I discussed this matter.

"Your Majesty, of course I remember,"

"Well, Yin Aiqing, this time I have expanded the Lin'an Military Region to four divisions. One of the purposes is to form a special advance team to go northward directly from the sea. Look at the map. From Shandong The peninsula landed, crossed its hinterland, and turned upside down in Shandong, Hebei, Shanxi and other places. At the same time, the Yangzhou and Luzhou military regions will wait for the opportunity to go north to support and hold back the Mongolian Eastern Army, while the Mongolian Central Army is trapped. In the Xiangyang area, I think there is a great chance that such an army will go deep into the enemy's rear and leap thousands of miles into the Taihang Mountains, which will definitely speed up the progress of the war. If the time is right, they can directly attack the capital of Mongolia, Dadu."

Li Beiyang said: "Your Majesty, this plan is bold. Although there are certain risks, the chance of success is also very high."

"That's right, but I've never been able to determine the leader of this army,"

Yin Yinglei said: "Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the army."

I just waited for Yin Yinglei's words: "Okay, Yin Aiqing, this matter is quite risky, so I need a resourceful, courageous and knowledgeable general to lead the army. Yin Aiqing can take on this important task,"

Hearing my praise, Yin Yinglei is very useful: "Thank you, Your Majesty, I will devote myself to the emperor's grace,"

"Yin Aiqing, in terms of martial arts, qualifications, and actual combat experience, you have no advantage over other generals in our dynasty, but there is one thing I appreciate very much, that is, you can assess the situation and adapt to the situation. After entering the north, this independent The advance team will not receive any support from our court, and the difficulty is great, far exceeding other troops,"

Yin Yinglei nodded and said firmly, "Don't worry, Your Majesty."

"Yin Aiqing, I can only give you a vague task about going north, but you need to decide what to do. The most direct point is how to solve the problem of food and grass. Under the rule of Mongolia and Mongolia, many people have already felt numb to their Han identity. I will not blame them for this. After all, the first emperor did not protect them well. After Kublai Khan ascended the throne, he adopted a series of soft policies. , so that the Han people’s sense of belonging to it is getting stronger and stronger, so after you go, you must try your best to restore their long-lost Chinese heart.

"Your Majesty, I understand that when it comes to matters such as food and grass supplies, I will learn from the grass bandits who occupy the mountain and rob, of course, only the Mongols are robbed."

I smiled knowingly and said: "Yes, Yin Aiqing, you are the person who understands the guerrilla warfare I mentioned most thoroughly. I believe that you will be able to complete this arduous task. After you go back, you will secretly organize The advance team, this team is going to be composed of one side of the Lin'an Military Region plus [-] marines. The total number will be controlled at about [-]. In the early stage, we will strengthen mountain training, field survival skills and individual combat Ability, when the Xiangyang War enters into a state of intertwining, I estimate that there is still a year at most, which is the day when you send troops. As for when you arrive in the north, you can expand your army at will if you have the opportunity. Maybe you and the main force of our dynasty will join forces At that time, the advance team was formed by a military region again."

"Your Majesty, the minister leads the order,"

"As for the number of advance teams, I have thought about it carefully. If there are fewer people, it will not work, but if there are too many people, it will be inconvenient. The advance team must rely on flexible strategies to go deep behind the enemy's rear. Many, Yin Aiqing, you can also think about this point, but you and Li Aiqing know about this advance team, so keep it a secret for now."

"Yes, Your Majesty,"

In a blink of an eye, it was the end of the year again. Due to the war, I canceled the normal annual military meeting at the end of the year. Instead, I sent five imperial envoys to the five major military regions including Sichuan and Guangnan to inspect and condolences to the local garrisons.

When the several days of government affairs meetings ended, it was the last day of the third year of Xianchun, that is, New Year's Eve in 1267. Because the expenses in the palace had been reduced a lot, this year's New Year's Eve was relatively deserted. Both Xie Daoqing and Quan Jiu expressed their strong support for cost saving, so the other concubines would naturally have no objections.

Of course, there are still normal New Year’s Eve dinners. As in previous years, all the concubines and I gathered in Ningkun Palace, including Fang Ling, to attend the New Year’s Eve dinner held by Shou and Empress Dowager Xie Daoqing.

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Ruan Sicong, Jerry, Polo and others returned to Lin'an after half a year's voyage of the South China Sea Fleet, adding a lot of joy to Xianchun's four-year New Year.

In the afternoon of that day, I summoned the main personnel who had returned from the long voyage in the Hall of Yanhe, including Jerry, more than 20 talents recruited by Polo, and more than a dozen businessmen from Venice and the area along the way, accompanied by Grand Master Jia Sidao , Wen Tianxiang, dean of the Government Administration Council, and Li Beiyang, head coach of the Navy, the lineup is so big that it shows that I attach great importance to this voyage.

"See Your Majesty," Ruan Sicong, Jerry and others bowed first.

"Free of courtesy, flat body,"

"Thank you, Your Majesty,"

Immediately, under the leadership of Jerry and Polo, a group of foreign friends knelt together in accordance with the rules of the Song Dynasty: "See His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, and wish the Emperor a happy new year." On the way to Lin'an, Jerry, Polo Luo not only introduced the customs of the Great Song Dynasty, but also told these Westerners the rules and etiquette of meeting the emperor.

"Everyone, please be polite, dear friends, friends who have come from afar, please sit down,"

Dozens of seats are placed in the Jiying Hall, which is the first time in the history of the Jiying Hall.

"Thank you, Your Majesty," after everyone saluted, they sat down on chairs one by one.

Ruan Sicong first described the process of the voyage, and handed over the logbook to me: "Your Majesty, I have gained a lot of insight during this long voyage. I have recorded all the details of my experiences. Please read them over, Your Majesty."

"Okay, I'll read it slowly," I signaled Xiaoqi to take four thick logbooks from Ruan Sicong.

Ruan Sicong continued: "Most of the world maps drawn by His Majesty have been verified, but there are many discrepancies in the names of the places His Majesty marked on the map,"

I smiled and said, "Hehe, naturally, the world is constantly changing. Lin'an University also has scholars and experts accompanying us this time. Let them make corrections according to the actual inspection results."

History has changed frequently. Although there was only a short period of more than 700 years from the Song Dynasty to later generations, the speed of development in these 700 years far exceeded the previous thousands of years. Especially the rise of Western Europe has changed the world so much.

That is to say, in these hundreds of years, my great China began to decline, closed its doors, and self-righteous. When the world was changing with each passing day, our emperors still regarded themselves as the celestial dynasty, until foreigners forcibly opened us with foreign guns and cannons. Only a few people of insight took the lead in waking up.

The experts from Lin'an University present responded: "Yes, Your Majesty, I obey the orders."

"Ruan Sicong, this voyage has lasted for more than half a year. Although it is only to the end, it has already created our dynasty, no, it has set a precedent in the history of world voyages. During this voyage, you not only carried out overseas trade, but also spread The most important thing is to show the value trend of our Chinese nation to conquer nature without fear of hardships and dangers. I believe that your voyage will be recorded in the annals of human history, and will be immortalized forever. will definitely be admired by future generations.”

Ruan Sicong and others were very excited when they heard that my evaluation of this voyage was so high: "Your Majesty, I am willing to continue the voyage for Your Majesty,"

"Well, this is inevitable. As I said, there are far more water areas on the earth than land. With the use of the compass and the development of navigation technology, future voyages will become more and more frequent. I plan to Carry out another voyage within two years, and the next voyage will be composed of several ships, forming a fleet voyage, and its scale, personnel, and time will far exceed this first time, "

More than 100 years later, Zheng He of the Ming Dynasty made seven voyages to the West, creating many achievements in the history of ancient Chinese navigation.

"Your Majesty, my subordinates are also interested in participating," Jerry Polo said.

"Of course," I said with a smile, "Wen Aiqing, erect a stone monument at the departure point of the Shenzhou to commemorate this voyage."

"Yes, Your Majesty,"

"Mr. Jerry, please introduce me to these friends from the West,"

"Okay, Your Majesty, firstly, I would like to introduce these more than a dozen businessmen from Venice and other places to you and your lords. Your Majesty knows that the business in Venice is quite developed. This time, the goods brought back by this subordinate won their favor." The love is basically swept away, so they all hope to come to the east to discuss business with us, and the subordinates have selected these more than a dozen powerful businessmen to come to our court for inspection in advance," Jerry pointed to the right An elderly man said: "Your Majesty, this is Mr. Broscia, the vice president of my Venetian Chamber of Commerce, and a veteran of my Venetian business community,"

"Mr. Brosia, welcome to the Great Song Dynasty, I hope you can find your favorite items here,"

"Thank you, Your Majesty the Emperor,"

Afterwards, Jerry introduced more than a dozen businessmen to me one by one.

I clapped my hands and said, "Welcome everyone to visit us. I wish you all a prosperous business."

Jerry pointed to the 20 people on the left and said: "Your Majesty, these 20 people are all kinds of talents recruited by his subordinates for the Emperor. The first one on the left is called Crete, who is the chief engineer of the Venetian Armory. It took a lot of effort for my subordinates to convince me of their rich experience, and for this reason, my subordinates were only delayed for three days in Venice,"