The struggle of the reborn prince

On July [-]th, Zhao Tun received Zhao Li's battle report that the West Route Army was divided into two groups. Taking advantage of Wanyan Yuying's transfer of the Jiangfang troops to Zhaozhou, he successfully crossed the Huntong River and captured Yichun City.At the same time, Zheng Ping led three generals to attack the Jin army retreating across the river in the Battle of Zhaozhou, killing more than [-] people, including Shi Jianu, the [-]th wife, and more than [-] officials below Pucha, killing more than [-] enemies and taking more than [-] prisoners. People, Wanyan Yuying led the remnants back to the south of the Yangtze River, and seized the enemy's camps, armor, and weapons piled up like a mountain.Now Zheng Ping is rushing to Yichun with the supply fleet to cross the river to meet up.

"This Zhao Lizhan played cleverly, one upright and one strange, one bright and one dark, and played a trick on the young God of War of the Dajin Kingdom." Zhao Tong put down the battle report and said with a smile.

"Yes, but Zhao Li is also taking risks. If Changchun City is really lost and the supplies are destroyed, the West Route Army will face the threat of food shortages, which will make us march northward day and night." Zhao Yong couldn't help shaking his head. Unexpectedly, Zhao Li, who has always been cautious in doing things, would be so bold in using troops this time.

"Hehe, Brother Li is sure that His Majesty will not refuse to save you and see yourself starving, that's why you dare to use troops like this, but if you don't, how can you fool the little fox Wanyan Yuying!" Zhao Lian smiled. said.

"Now that Zhao Li has gone deep into the Huining mansion alone, he will definitely be besieged by the enemy. He may be in danger at any time if he fights with his back to the river. Let's meet." Zhao Tong said. "Your Majesty, Commander-in-Chief Gao has conquered Xinzhou, and he is marching into Weizhou. He will arrive at the city of Huanglong Mansion in a few days." Zhao Yong spread out the map and said.

"Where is the Dengzhou navy now?" Zhao Tong asked.

"Your Majesty, the navy has gone up the West Liaohe River and has reached the waters near Hanzhou." Zhao Yong said after finding Hanzhou on the map.

"Yeah. Zhao Li's department is fighting against the water, and the depth is narrow. And there is the old den of Wanyan's department. The resistance will inevitably become more intense, so Ma Wei will quickly go north to attack Xiangzhou. Then enter the Hudong River, which will open up the water passage between our two armies. , It can also allow them to get support and avoid being attacked by the enemy." Zhao Tong said.

"Yes, Your Majesty! I will immediately send an order to let them go." Zhao Yong replied.

"Zhao Zhi, after capturing Xiangzhou, the waterway between the Liaohe River and the Huntong River has been opened up, and the upper reaches of the Huntong River will be frozen in more than a month. You must seize this time to quickly mobilize supplies, especially those needed for the winter. Clothes are needed, otherwise the river will be frozen and a large number of civilians will be recruited to transport by land, which will consume a lot of manpower and material resources." Zhao Tong turned to Zhao Zhidao, the logistics manager.

"Yes, my subordinates have ordered the supplies hoarded in Pingzhou to be shipped into the sea, escorted by the Haizhou Navy into the Liaohe River, and they will arrive in Liaoyang Mansion in a few days." Zhao Zhi quickly replied with a salute. "Well, very good, you have to establish a logistics supply base in the Huanglongfu area together with the supply department. Make material preparations for the attack on Huining Mansion, and don't delay the military operation because of the shortage of supplies. At the same time, you must consider how to survive if the war is prolonged. Guarantee what is needed for winter combat." Zhao Tong urged again.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I guarantee that the head of the item will never delay the progress of the war because of logistics. But just in case, I ask Your Majesty to allow the autumn tax of Hebei Road, Hedong Road, Dading Road and Jingji Road Half of them will be reserved for military use, and they will be stationed in Dading and Pingzhou to prepare for needs." Zhao Zhiyan said.

"Your Majesty. I think Master Zhao's words are justified. Now that the Jin army is retreating, all the crops that are about to ripen in the fields will be taken away. All the grain stored in the state capital's warehouses and people's homes has been collected, but many old and weak women and children have been abandoned in the wilderness. The minister's preliminary statistics The number of people should not be less than 10. And it is a foregone conclusion that the new harvests along the way will fail, and the people who need relief this winter and next spring are more than we expected in advance, so we should make preparations early." Hu Quan, the servant of the household department, also played.

"Zunzuo, you can negotiate with each other, so that the taxes collected in each place can be transferred to the two places." Zhao Tang thought for a while and nodded.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your compassion!" The two saluted in unison, and both heaved a sigh of relief.

"Your Majesty, our army is marching forward triumphantly, and the news of success spreads continuously. However, wars are raging everywhere in Liaodong. The Khitan, Bohai, and Xi people took the opportunity to occupy the state capital and establish themselves as kings. I think that we should take advantage of their fledglings to recruit and suppress them. Otherwise, they will wait for them." It will cost a lot to go on a crusade after a long period of time," Chen Yun, the right chancellor, said at this time.

"Well, what Chen Xiang said is very true. Although our army has occupied the state capital and the big city, some remote counties have no time to take care of it, and then the state army stationed there is limited in strength, so it can only ensure the safety of the surrounding area of ​​the big city, so that it is occupied by those rebels. The few are thousands, and the many are tens of thousands. They often harass our Xinshou prefectures and counties and disturb the hearts of the people. If we can’t conquer them at this time, it will be even more difficult to use troops when winter comes. Your Majesty should make plans early.” Zhang Suo, Minister of the Ministry of War, also echoed.

"Your Majesty, the domestic imperial army has basically been recruited for the Northern Expedition, and the domestic troops are already insufficient; [-]% of the state army is also going out with the army, so it is difficult to deploy again. Now the battle is urgent, Huining Mansion is close at hand, and winter is coming. The Northern Expedition should be the most important thing, and the protection of the newly harvested land should be the top priority." Seeing the emperor bowed his head in thought, Zhao Yong worried that he would give up continuing to attack because of this, so he hurriedly said.

"I know the importance, but the newly harvested land also needs to be calmed down quickly. Now we still have a large army that can still be used, so let them go." Zhao Tong smiled lightly.

"Your Majesty is referring to the descending troops of Liaoyang and Jinzhou?" Zhao Yong asked in surprise.

"That's right, they have an army of tens of thousands, and they definitely don't want to use them to attack the former Paoze, but they have nothing to do with pacifying places." Zhao Tong nodded.

"Your Majesty, they haven't joined for a long time, and I'm afraid they still have a second heart. If they go and never return, it's tantamount to letting the tiger go back to the mountain and let the dragon and the sea go!" Chen Yu said with some worry.

"Although this is possible, they are almost the same. One is that they have no way out, and with Wanyanquan's temperament, they will never tolerate betrayers; the other is that as long as we are undefeated, they will not dare to rebel, otherwise the world will be too big. There is no longer a place for them to stay; moreover, we should give them enough trust, otherwise they will be hard to return." Zhao Tong said with a light smile, "If there are armies from the five countries that have long wanted to surrender, Master Zhang can send someone Contact them, organize them into the forbidden army sequence and reorganize them, and use them as a mobile force to stay behind, which is an urgent need."

"Your Majesty, the Five Kingdoms Army is composed of the Jurchens. I am worried that they will have two minds. If they stay behind, will they..." Although the Five Kingdoms Army has been serving as a coordinated army to cooperate with the Song Army, it is still born Yu Zhen, Zhang Suo said worriedly.

"Your Majesty Zhang, you can rest assured that the leader of the Five Kingdoms Army is a minister of the hidden mansion just like us. He is a soldier that His Majesty has long buried. I thought they would be so obedient after so many years." Zhao Yong took the words and said, now that the overall situation has been settled, the identities of these people can now be revealed.

"This... Excuse my ignorance. It turns out that your majesty has already made arrangements, and you are overwhelmed." Zhang Suo blushed and saluted, but he felt a sense of emotion in his heart. Your majesty is really a strange person. At that time, Song Jin was still a friendly country, but the emperor It has already been thought that there will be such a war between the two countries in the future, and the arrangement has been made early. Over the years, the Ministry of the Five Kingdoms can be said to be the confidant of the Jurchens, and they cannot be subdued after repeated conquests. On the contrary, the more they fight, the stronger they become. The energy, so that there is no peace in the Liaodong area, it turns out that everything is in the hands of the emperor.

"Now everything has been agreed, I am going to move to Xinzhou in the future, and all my lovers should also make preparations!" Zhao Tuo looked at the crowd and said, he must not miss the big show of attacking Huanglong Mansion, which was also a wish of his previous life , of course I won't give up if I have a chance in this life...

Zhao Tong returned to the backyard without taking a rest, led by Jian Xi to the study room, where Li Jun from the intelligence agency had been waiting there for a long time.Zhao Tun waved his hand after seeing the ceremony and giving the seat, Jianxi knew that His Majesty had something important to discuss, he wisely went out and closed the door, keeping the guards away ten feet away, and not allowed to enter unless summoned.

"How's the situation in Beijing?" Zhao Tun didn't have to maintain a straight posture in front of Li Jun, and asked lazily on the soft couch.

"Your Majesty, everything in Beijing is as usual. With the assistance of Prime Minister Zuo and Li Gang, the Empress Dowager and Empress did not have any problems. The surrounding countries did not dare to act rashly when they learned that His Majesty's Northern Expedition was progressing smoothly. Instead, they sent envoys to congratulate them. The Supreme Emperor and the princes have also expressed their congratulations many times, but there is no change. However, the Confucian scholars of the Imperial College went to the streets several times to ask to join the army, and they killed the enemy to serve the country with death, which made a lot of noise." Li Jun said with a smile. .

"Hehe, it's a good story for scholars to join the army, let them go!" Zhao Tang also laughed. In order to improve the quality of the army, he had issued an order to call on scholars to join the army, but he was scoffed at, saying that he was insulting to the gentlemen. It's a good thing that things have turned around.

"It's all because of His Majesty's ability to govern the country. There are no Confucian scholars in all dynasties who volunteered to join the army." Li Jun also echoed.

"Is the eldest prince's affairs settled?" Zhao Tang waved his hand to reject his flattery, and asked with a serious expression.

"Your Majesty, Lord Chen Dong returned from the northwest in June to assume the post of Xijing's left-behind guard. His Royal Highness also returned together. The Ministry of War ordered the Leopard General to supplement the brigade as the commander, and he has already arrived." Li Jun replied.

"Well, didn't you alarm the others?" Zhao Tang nodded and asked again.

"This matter is all in accordance with the rules. Mr. Chen's three-year term of office has expired. No one has any objection to his transfer according to the rules. It's just that some people have some complaints about him not being able to enter the court. There is no problem with the eldest prince. His identity is rarely known. I have also sent people to secretly protect it, just in case." Li Jun said.

"Yes, the arrangement is very proper. You will stay in Xijing after you go back. If you have something to do, you can act according to my secret order." Zhao Tang said with a sigh of relief. He knew that Li Jun must have guessed the inside story from his arrangement with his cleverness, so he also agreed. There is no need to hide from him.

"Your Majesty's dragon body is in good health, and I hope that there will never be a time to open the secret decree." Hearing the emperor's words, Li Jun's heart trembled, and he immediately understood what he meant, stood up and saluted.

"The world is impermanent, it's not for you and me to decide!" Zhao Tang said indifferently...