The six-dimensional pictures of emperors of all dynasties were exposed, and the ancestors panicked

Chapter 445 Yue Fei: Your Majesty...I...Zhao Shen: Approved!

{Is it that Song Jun was born with bad luck? Why is it that he never has a good time?}

{The strategy and tactics of entering Luoyang during the Duanping period were not wrong. Xu Minzi and Yang Yi fought against the Mongolian cavalry under the city of Luoyang, and defeated the Mongolian cavalry several times with hungry infantry, showing strong fighting power. The subsequent retreat was entirely due to hunger, which was a necessary action.}
{The Song army actually had the advantage of time and place, but lacked the support of people.}
{To put it bluntly, the supreme commander lacked confidence and was constrained by his generals. At this time, the rule established in the early years of the Song Dynasty that the emperor should not kill ministers played a negative role.}
{As the supreme commander, Song Lizong could not control his ministers.}
{First, Shi Songzhi opposed this plan, which made it full of uncertainty. Perhaps encouraged by this example, during the entire Duanping invasion of Luoyang, ministers and generals formed factions, resisted the emperor's orders, and did nothing.}
{When the Lianghuai grain delivery troops got stuck in the quagmire, the Jingxiang area and the Sichuan-Shu war zone completely stood aside and acted as a bystander.}
{The then Sichuan governor Zhao Yanna was reluctant to send troops or provide food when faced with the imperial edict.}
{A strange phenomenon throughout the Song Dynasty: some people were busy working, while others stood by and watched the joke.}
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Datang.

Li Shimin understood what they meant.

"Because of the emperor's indecisiveness and lack of confidence, as well as the failure to coordinate the internal conflicts of the Southern Song Dynasty in a timely manner, this victorious battle ended in failure."

He recalled the situation when the Song Dynasty was first established.

Unlike the Han and Tang dynasties, the Song Dynasty was established on the quagmire of the Five Dynasties.

The Han and Tang dynasties were built on the ruins of the previous dynasties. Although they are ruins, the foundation is still there and can be cleaned up and used again.

The Song Dynasty filled the quagmire themselves, laid the foundation themselves according to the characteristics of the quagmire, and even competed for building materials with their neighbors who were not in the quagmire.

and so.

"From the very beginning, the establishment of the Song Dynasty's system determined its future."

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Ming dynasty.

"If you do something, either don't do it at all or do it thoroughly!"

Zhu Yuanzhang slammed Ruyi on the table and said loudly:
"Perseverance is the foundation of success!"

"The emperor of the Song Dynasty just had no courage!"

"Learn from Jin Aizong! Conduct a nationwide general mobilization, dispatch troops from Jingxiang, Sichuan, and Lianghuai war zones, quickly repair the city after recovering the lost territory, gather the scattered people, resume production, reorganize the refugees, store food and grass, increase the depth of strategic defense, and appoint officials to exercise effective rule!"

"They even moved the capital from Hangzhou to Kaifeng to show their determination to recover lost territory!"

Empress Ma quietly interrupted Zhu Yuanzhang's passionate speech.

"Zhongba, do you think it's possible?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's passion was interrupted in an instant.

"…It's itchy!"

"It's so frustrating!"

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[In December 1234, Ogedei sent an envoy to accuse Song Lizong of breaking the alliance.]

[In June 1235, while Ogedei was on a western expedition to Europe and an eastern expedition to Goryeo, he sent his general Ashulu to lead the eastern army to attack Lianghuai, the second prince Kuoduan to lead the western army to attack Sichuan, and the third prince Kuochu to lead the central army to the south to Jingxiang.]

[In December, the Mongol army from the west invaded Sichuan and surrounded Zhao Yanna, the governor of Sichuan of the Southern Song Dynasty, at Qingye Plain, the throat of northern Sichuan. Cao Youwen, the commander-in-chief of Lizhou, led his troops to defeat the Mongol army.]

[In September 1236, the governor Zhao Yanna did not adopt Cao Youwen's strategy of defeating the enemy by taking advantage of the terrain, and forced him to go to war. Cao Youwen and his troops bravely fought against the Mongolian army, which was several times larger than theirs, and the entire army was annihilated, and Cao Youwen died in battle.]

[The Mongolian army then marched straight in. Within a month, 54 prefectures in three routes, Lizhou, Chengdu and Tongchuan, fell one after another. Sichuan suffered the first looting by the Mongolian army, killing 1.4 million soldiers and civilians. After looting extensively, they returned north.]

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Great Song.

Zhao Kuangyin ate the pills with an expressionless face.

This kind of small matter can no longer cause any ripples in my heart.

Not strong enough!

Come again!

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Song Zhenzong period
Zhao Heng made the decision.

Military reform is imperative!

The first thing is to measure the land.

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[On the eastern front, the Mongolian army launched a fierce offensive against the two Huaizhou counties, and the vanguard even reached Zhenzhou. However, this is the gateway to the Yangtze River and the barrier to the south of the Yangtze River. The Song army's defense is relatively strong, and the Mongolian army did not gain much advantage. ]

[On the central battlefield, the Mongolian army invaded from Henan to the south. The deputy envoy of Jinghu, Quan Zicai, was stationed in Tangzhou. He abandoned the city and fled upon hearing the news.]

[Zaoyang, Guanghua, De'an and other Hubei counties also fell one after another. ]

[Zhao Fan, the governor of Jinghu, was stationed in Xiangyang, drinking and having fun day and night, and the border defense was neglected. The northern and southern armies stationed in Xiangyang were at loggerheads, and the northern army finally burned down the city and surrendered to the Mongols.]

[In 1236 AD, the Mongolian army also broke through the Jinghu defense line and captured Xiangyang. ]

[After Xiangyang fell, Jun, Fang, Sui, and Ying states also fell one after another.]

[The Mongolian army went straight to Jiangling and their horses drank water from the Yangtze River.]

[Song Lizong regretted provoking the war. He dismissed Zheng Qingzhi, the prime minister who actively advocated the recovery of the three capitals, and issued an edict of self-blame.]

[Appoint Shi Songzhi to reinforce Guangzhou, and Zhao Kui to reinforce Hefei.]

[When Shi Songzhi learned that the Mongols had already attacked Jiangling, he sent Meng Gong to lead an army to rescue them.]

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Great Sui.

Yang Jian had never seen a dynasty that was plagued by internal strife and discord that lasted from its founding to almost the end of its country!
"The gradual decline and demise of the entire Song Dynasty was mostly due to its own internal strife and discord."

"To resist foreign aggression, we must first stabilize the internal situation. This is impossible."

"Everything is over!"

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Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period
Kangxi put his hands behind his back, twisting a rosary made of polished coral.

He snorted softly.

"Since Yue Zhongwu recaptured Xiangyang, it has been a major military town of the Southern Song Dynasty." "The city walls are high and the moats are deep, impregnable as a rock. It has a permanent reserve of 300,000 tons of grain and 24 warehouses of military weapons."

"Even if we are besieged for several years, it won't be a problem."

"Years of accumulation have been wasted just like that."

"Do your own fault, don't live."

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[Meng Gong was ordered to go to the rescue. Seeing that the Mongolian army was large and powerful, he adopted a strategy of confusing the enemy and ordered his general Zhang Shun to cross the river first, while he led the main force to follow.]

[After crossing the river, he secretly ordered the soldiers to constantly change their clothes and flags.]

[At night, he ordered people to hold up torches on the river bank, stretching for dozens of miles to create the illusion that the Song army was large in number.]

[The Mongolian army fell into a trap, and it is unknown how many reinforcements the Song army had received.]

[Meng Gong took the opportunity to launch an attack, breaking through 24 camps of the Mongolian army and rescuing more than 20,000 refugees.]

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On the canopy.

The minister with a resolute face pointed at the hanging map of the territory.

He explained to the emperor in front of him:
"Your Majesty, the Yangtze River is like a long snake."

"Lin'an is the dragon's head, Sichuan is the dragon's tail, and Jingxiang is the dragon's heart!"

"Jingxiang is the frontier of the country!"

"However, the defense line from Zigui in the upper reaches to Ezhou in the middle reaches is long, with both ferry crossings and passes, and the defensive forces are too dispersed everywhere."

"But if we lose a county, we must fight for it with all our national might!"

"If you do this, you will be pinned down by the enemy."

"Therefore, we must concentrate our efforts and highlight the key points."

The minister pointed to Xiangyang.

"As long as we can keep the key position of the dragon's heart, the whole dragon will survive."

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[In October 1237, the Mongolian army returned and captured Guangzhou and Fuzhou. However, when they attacked Huangzhou, they were defeated by Meng Gong again.]

[The court transferred Meng Gong to be the governor of Jinghu and ordered him to recapture Xiangyang and Fancheng.]

[In October 1238, Meng Gong launched a counterattack and recovered Ezhou and Jingmen.]

[The following year, Meng Gong led his troops northward to attack Xiangyang and Fancheng, and fought three battles with the Mongolian army, winning all three battles.]

【Recover Xiangyang, Fancheng, Xinyang, Guanghua, Xi, Cai and other places. 】

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Southern Song Dynasty - Gaozong Period (Timeline of Emperor Xiaozong's Early Ascension to the Throne)

Yue Fei, wearing a winged hat, pointed to the Jingxiang area on the territory map with his tablet, and said to Zhao Shen, who was looking at him with admiration:
"Your Majesty, Xiangyang and Fancheng are located on both sides of the middle reaches of the Han River, supporting each other."

"These two cities are connected to Qin and Shu in the west, Huguang in the south, Central Plains in the north, Wu and Yue in the east, and Jing and Yu in the east. They control the north and south. Their geographical location is very important and has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times."

"This Meng Gong knows a lot about military affairs."

"As long as we can cultivate land and station 100,000 troops here!"

"The Northern Jinmeng cannot cross the line even a single step!"

"Your Majesty! I request Your Majesty to send more troops to defend Jinghu Lake."

Zhao Shen didn't hesitate at all.

"can!"

Yue Fei bowed his head and requested:
"Your Majesty, this place is extremely important...? What?"

The young Zhao Shen showed no hesitation at all and said firmly:
"All military affairs depend on Prime Minister Yue!"

"I appoint Prime Minister Yue as the Minister of Military Affairs. All military decisions are subject to Prime Minister Yue!"

Yue Fei stared in amazement at the young emperor who looked nothing like Zhao Gou.

He has never experienced such a thing!
When has he ever had a suggestion that was agreed to just because he mentioned it?
What he expects is the trust of the monarch!
The king and his subjects get along well with each other!

Yue Fei's eyes suddenly turned red.

He crossed his arms and bowed, choking with sobs:

"Your Majesty, I will devote my life to your cause...until my death!"

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【Since Xiangyang and Fancheng are located at the crossroads between the north and the south, their strategic position is very important. 】

[Meng Gong wrote to the court: "Xiang and Fan are the foundation of the court. Now that we have captured them after hundreds of battles, we must take good care of them. Without 100,000 soldiers, they will not be enough to defend them."]

[The court attached great importance to Meng Gong's opinion, so he ordered him to recruit the surrendered soldiers from Xiangcheng and Fancheng into the "Vanguard Army" and the surrendered soldiers from Xi and Cai into the "Loyal Guard Army."]

[In Xiangyang, Meng Gong took the Jinghu war zone as the center and began to build an overall defense system in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. ]

[From Zigui to Hankou, a large area of ​​land was built for military farming. Refugees, farmers, and engineers were mobilized to build dams, dig ditches, and recruit farmers to give them seeds for free. In one fell swoop, 188,000 hectares of land were built for military farming.]

[Meng Gong adopted an active defense strategy against the Mongolian army. Specifically, it can be summarized as follows: if the enemy is stationed, we harass them; if the enemy is tired, we attack them; if the enemy advances, we retreat.]

[At the same time, he sent his capable general Wang Jian to launch a surprise attack on Xichuan, burning down the shipyard that the Mongolian army had just built, along with all the accumulated shipbuilding materials, instantly destroying the navy that the Mongolian army and others had just formed.]

[This delayed the Mongol army’s crossing of the river for more than ten years.]

[The defense system established by Meng Gong made it difficult for the Mongolian army to advance any further until his death.]

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(End of this chapter)