Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"What Your Majesty said is very true. Once the three cities defending Dangxiang are destroyed, the western defense line will be wide open." Defang said, "However, there are still thousands of troops in Linfu and Fengzhou, and the guards will fight against each other all year round. The city will not be destroyed so quickly, for the current plan, we should send reinforcements to relieve Linzhou as soon as possible."

Lu Mengzheng said, "What the Eight Sage Kings said is very true. If Li Jiqian is not repelled as soon as possible, the Liao Kingdom will definitely take advantage of this attack to harass the border towns. This matter should not be delayed for a long time. We should deploy to attack the enemy as soon as possible."

Zhenzong ordered someone to bring a map of Hedong Road, "Here, Fengzhou Fuzhou has divided its troops to help. I plan to let Baode and Kelan troops keep a small amount of troops to deploy along the Yellow River, and the rest of the troops cross the river to increase Linzhou."

"Your Majesty" Defang said, "I thought that the Baode and Kelan troops could not leave the station, nor could they send too many troops to defend the Yellow River. Time to leave the garrison and divide the troops to cross the river, there is no guarantee that the Liao Kingdom will not suddenly invade the south to seize food and grass, and Li Jiqian will definitely take precautions. When the [-] cavalry attacked the city, he might have already sent troops to the banks of the Yellow River. If the Baode and Kelan troops crossed the river rashly, Fear of falling into the siege of the enemy bandits."

Zhenzong nodded when he heard this, "What the emperor said is reasonable, but Baode and Kelan's army are close to the bank of the Yellow River. If they don't send troops to cross the river, how will they solve the siege of Linzhou?"

"The minister thought that the east and south armies should send more troops." Defang pointed to the map, "Shizhou and Xizhou should each increase their troops by [-], first cross the Yellow River west, and then march north to the east of Yongle City to station. Yanzhou, Bao'an Prepare for battle, cut off Li Jiqian's way to the south, send [-] troops each to Bingzhou and Daizhou, and send a message to Fuzhou. Two groups of soldiers and horses cross the Yellow River from the north of the volcano and the south of Baode. , line up to prevent the enemy from crossing the river eastward, Baode and Kelan troops transport food and supplies, Xianzhou and Xinzhou are all ready for battle, and Ninghua recruits soldiers as soon as possible to prevent the Liao people from harassing Beiguan."

"Well," Zhenzong looked at the map, "In this way, Li Jiqian can be blocked to the west along the Yellow River, and the reinforcements from the east and south will trap him in the Linzhou area."

Kou Zhun took a close look at the map, "Your Majesty, Li Jiqian's [-] heavy troops are going straight to Linzhou. The Liao people must be ready to move at this time. I think that the important town of Beiguan should also be prepared for war, and beware of the Liao people's surprise attack."

"What Kou Aiqing said is that the area around Dingzhou Road and Gaoyang Pass is an important town, so we can't be careless at all."

"Your Majesty," Lu Mengzheng said, "Eight thousand soldiers were conscripted on the East Road a month ago. Are you going to send more troops to Linzhou at this time?"

"No, the [-] members are new recruits, and they have no experience. If they enter the battlefield, they may hurt the freshmen." Shinzong pointed at the map and said, "Assign them to the Huanqing and Jingyuan roads to station, step up training, and replenish the west and north as soon as possible." Two towns with insufficient troops."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Zhenzong also asked people to take out the map of the East Road of Hebei and said, "The Liao Kingdom has invaded Beiguan all the year round, and many people have been displaced. Order the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry to send people to the two places, strengthen the city, send troops to garrison, and reduce taxes and taxes, distribute cattle and farm tools, and let the exiled people return to their original places to cultivate."

"Your Majesty has done a thorough job. The Liao people have repeatedly invaded the south, burned, killed, looted, and looted Cangzhou, Binzhou, and Dizhou. The local people have long been miserable. Now that the northern border is stable, I believe that the people will return to their homeland and recuperate."