The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 444 Strategic Layout

Hao Jingdao: "Hui Da Khan, by the middle of next year, around May or June, the first batch of Huihui cannons should be produced. A Lao Wa Ding and Yi Sima Yin assured me that at least ten can be produced before the end of June. , by the second half of next year, it will be able to produce in large quantities.”

"Okay, Ben Khan has seen the trial product of the return cannon, and it is indeed far better than the stone-throwing machine I have now. It is real gold. Ben Khan decided to build an artillery battalion, with Ismain as the commander of the capital, and it belongs to the Privy Council. , I will leave this matter to you. After the first batch of returning cannons are produced, let Yisi Mayin lead the artillery battalion to Xiangfan, and all the trebuchets in our army on the East Road will also belong to the artillery battalion."

"Yes, Father Khan,"

Boyan said: "Khan, our army's trebuchets have always belonged to each army, will they be used in a centralized way..."

Kublai Khan interrupted: "Bo Yan, judging from the incident of Ashu's bombardment of Xiangyang, the effect of concentrated launch of stone catapults is more effective. This Khan has seriously considered this point, so it is decided. Yisima Yin After the artillery battalion arrived in Xiangyang, it was directly commanded by A Shu, "

"Yes, Khan,"

Yin Tianya followed up and said: "Bo Yan, I also think that Da Khan's decision is correct. If we concentrate our forces to attack the enemy, the effect will be much greater when attacking the city."

Kublai Khan smiled, and then ordered: "Bo Yan, order the two armies of the East and West to closely monitor the movements of the three major military regions of Sichuan, Luzhou, and Yangzhou in the Southern Dynasty. There is no fighting between the two places for the time being, so we can dispatch troops from these three military regions to Xiangyang for reinforcements, so that our army can destroy them outside Xiangyang city, so as to avoid having to defeat them one by one in the future."

"Yes, I obey the order,"

After talking about the conquest of the Southern Army, Yin Tianya said, "Big Khan, Yang Lian Zhenjia wrote to ask for instructions, when can Fang Chengan raise the army?"

Kublai Khan said: "God, how many troops are there in Fang Chengan?"

"Profuse Khan, about 2000 people,"

"2000 people,"

Yin Tianya nodded slightly and said: "The number of people is really not that many, Khan. After the little emperor ascended the throne in the Southern Dynasties, the lives of the people gradually improved. It is becoming more and more difficult for them to recruit members for the Tiandao League. However, although the number is only two thousand, but According to Yang Lian Zhenjia, these 2000 people are all masters with one as ten."

Kublai Khan thought for a while and said: "Let Yang Lian Zhenjia continue to train troops. The soldiers are good but not many. The Tiandao League is located near Lin'an. If there are too many people, the goal will be big. When the Southern Dynasty mobilizes troops from the Lin'an Military Region and the Yulin Army to go to Xiangyang for reinforcements. , Fang Chenqian attacked Lin'an with lightning speed, "

"Okay, Da Khan's move is feasible," Yin Tianya said, "At that time, the deity will also send Tianya experts to help, try to win Lin'an first, and even if it fails, it will also cause panic and uneasiness in the Southern Dynasty court and its people."

"The specific plan will be discussed at that time. Everyone, follow Ben Khan to the New Palace."

Another new year.

In a heavy snowfall, Lin'an City ushered in the fifth year of Xianchun.

Due to the war, officials in the military affairs system and related departments only had three days off. They started work on the fourth day of the new year, and the rest of the departments would also start work on the seventh day of the first month.

During the three days of the new year, except for the first day of the New Year when I received congratulations from all the officials in the Daqing Hall, the rest of the time was spent in the Imperial Study Room or the War Room of the Funing Hall.

In the early morning of the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, I held the first military affairs conference in the five years of Xianchun in the Hall of Yanhe, and made arrangements for the tasks of each military region.

"Dear dears, during the war, everyone worked hard,"

"Your Majesty has worked hard,"

I motioned everyone to sit down, and cut straight to the point: "Yin Aiqing, please tell me about the distribution of troops in the Lin'an Military Region first."

"Your Majesty," Yin Yinglei got up and said, "Our Lin'an military region has four troops. The third army of General Wu Songhan is stationed in Yingzhou, the second army of General Zhao Bao is stationed in Lin'an, and the army of General Zhang Shun is stationed in Lin'an. The first wing of the Ministry is divided into three places, one is in Yingzhou, the other is in Ryukyu Province, and the other is stationed in Jeju Island, and the rest is the newly formed independent wing, which is currently undergoing intensive training,"

"Okay, I got it, dear friends, I plan to go on a personal expedition in the middle of this year, and the Imperial Forest Army will go with me. The independent wing of the Lin'an Military Region has other tasks. The city defense of Lin'an City will be handed over to General Zhao Bao's second wing. What do you think? how,"

"Your Majesty, no," almost all the ministers objected.

"Why?" I didn't understand why everyone objected, and said in a daze, "Lin'an is located inland, with the Yangzhou Military Region in the north and the East China Sea Fleet in the east. Could it be that the Mongols would cross Xiangyang and reach Lin'an directly, not to mention the Lin'an Military Region's No. There are more than 1 elite soldiers in the second compartment."

Jia Sidao coughed dryly: "Your Majesty, Lin'an is where we are going. Although it is far away from the frontline battlefield, there are only more than 1 soldiers guarding it. Falling into Linan is also in danger, "

"Yes, what the grand master said is very true, please think twice, Your Majesty."

In my memory, there was no uprising at all in the last years of the Southern Song Dynasty, nor was there any usurpation of the party and power.

"Dear dears, since I ascended the throne, my dynasty has been changing with each passing day, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. How can there be many people with evil intentions?"

The current situation in the Southern Song Dynasty is indeed as I said. The court and government are gradually becoming clear and clean, and the lives of the people tend to be stable and prosperous. On the road of seeking rebellion, the government will force the people to rebel. Besides, there are no hostile forces in the DPRK and China, so I am relieved.

Lu Xiufu persuaded: "Your Majesty, it is better to keep more troops in Lin'an."

I know that the good intentions of Jia Sidao, Lu Xiufu and others are indeed for the sake of the country, not for their own sake: "Li Beiyang, Li Aiqing,"

"The minister is here,"

"How many members of the Marine Corps are there now?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, there are a total of 8000 people in the Marine Corps directly under the Navy Command,"

"Eight thousand," I thought to myself, Yin Yinglei would bring two or three thousand members of the Marine Corps with him when he went north, and the other five thousand would be useless for the time being. These five thousand Marine Corps should be useful.

At this point in my mind, I said: "Li Aiqing, if I personally conquer Xiangyang, you will order Commander Zhang Gui to lead [-] marines to Lin'an and guard Lin'an with General Zhao Bao's second chamber."

Li Beiyang said: "Yes, Your Majesty,"

"Well, this matter is decided in this way. Lin'an City still has imperial guards, Jin Yiwei, thousands of teachers and students from Lin'an Military University, and thousands of people who are loyal to our dynasty. I believe there will be no problems."

Seeing my resolute tone, everyone didn't dare to persuade me any more: "Yes, Your Majesty,"

"Okay, now let's talk about the current situation. The current main battlefield outside Xiangyang City has 5000 Mongolian Central Army troops. According to information from Mongolia, more than 6 of them are training and reorganizing in the Nanyang area. , It is expected to be completed in March or April. At the same time, Mongolia has recruited tens of thousands of sailors, who will be trained by Liu Tao and Liu Yi, the younger brothers of Liu Zhengzhi. I think that once the [-] troops are assembled and reorganized, they will send troops to Xiangyang , the Mongolian Navy will gradually participate in the battle of Xiangyang, so the most intense battle will start around April,"

I paused and continued: "For this reason, I have decided that when the Mongolian Central Route Army is all concentrated in the Xiangfan area, our army will implement the planned plan. First, the Sichuan Military Region, Guangxi Military Region, and Miaojia Military Region should prepare to march into Dali. The preparations must be to eliminate the Mongolian defenders in Dali in a short period of time, and return to Sichuan in time to prepare for the attack by the Mongolian West Route Army. Since this month, the two have been merged into one, and the Jianghuai Military Region has been established. General Li Tingzhi will serve as the envoy, and he will be promoted to the vice president of the Military Affairs Council. General Xia Gui will serve as the deputy envoy. .12 chambers and eight chambers consist of a total of 10 troops. Li Tingzhi is stationed in Yangzhou and is ready for the Northern Expedition at any time. Xia Gui leads the No.11 and No.12 hatchback troops to station in Suizhou before the end of March. I will go there in person Yingzhou, organize our army to carry out an anti-encirclement campaign,"

Li Beiyang asked: "Your Majesty, what about the mission of my navy?"

"Li Aiqing, don't worry, I will talk about the navy at the end," I smiled, "For the current Yingzhou garrison, I plan to have Zhang Shun's troops stationed in Junzhou (now Danjiangkou City, Hubei Province) in the west of Xiangyang immediately, so that Xiangyang can be formed. The situation surrounded by the east, south, and west sides of the center, "

Shi Yan praised: "Your Majesty is far-sighted, this game of chess is very big,"

"Shi Aiqing, the battle between Song and Mongolia is a big game. I will talk about the navy at the end. Li Aiqing, the first task of the fleet along the Yangtze River is to guard the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. The Mongolian navy will never be allowed to pass through Chongqing. Therefore, it is the task of reinforcing Xiangyang from the waterway. I intend to hand over to Li Zengbo's East Sea Fleet, Ruan Sicong's South Sea Fleet will continue to guard the coastal defense line for the time being, and the Navy's main force, the North Sea Fleet, will be ready to go directly northward by sea."

"Yes, Your Majesty, my navy is ready to go at any time,"

"Well, this is our military's strategic plan for this year, do you have anything to add?"

Jia Sidao got up and said: "Your Majesty, not counting the Mongolian navy, the army of the Lu army has a total of 15 people, and our dynasty has invested a total of more than [-] troops in the Xiangfan area. I suggest that one more troop should be dispatched from the Jianghuai Military Region to go there." Xiangyang support, "

I thought for a while and said: "Well, the words of the teacher and minister are also reasonable. Let the No. 13 of the Jianghuai Military Region be used as a mobile force, ready to support Xiangfan at any time,"

I have told the ministers of the Military Affairs Council about the overall strategy in pieces before, and this time it is only integrated, so the ministers present do not have much opinion on this, but only put forward their own views on some details.

"Your Majesty, I still have this performance," Lu Xiufu said after a moment of hesitation.