The first emperor of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 221
Hearing what Zhang Yu said, Zhao Huan couldn't help smiling, he touched his nose and smiled, and said to Zhang Yu: "What you said makes sense, it's like two people fighting a war, you are not afraid of being beaten, use your strength If you hit it back, you're afraid of an egg!"

"What is an egg?" Zhang Yu asked suspiciously.

Zhao Huan laughed and said, "It's nothing, anyway, you reminded me that since the Jin army wants to fight for a long time, then I can't be idle like this."

"Come here!" Zhao Huan acted swiftly and resolutely. Now that he had made a decision, he stopped procrastinating and said to Cheng Dafu, "I call Li Gang, Zhao Ding and others to have an audience."

Seeing Zhao Huan's urgent order, Cheng Dafu hurried to announce the decree.

Soon, several ZTE ministers from the court arrived in Zhao Huan's imperial study.

"According to the weather in previous years, in another month, the Yellow River will freeze. When the Yellow River is no longer dangerous, Shicheng and Bianjing will be in danger!" Zhao Huan said softly to several courtiers.

"Your Majesty, the Jin people are not determined to take control of the Central Plains. Now that our army has the upper hand, it is better to send envoys to negotiate a peace with the Jin army, and the two sides will sign an agreement to tie Qin and Jin forever." Li Ruoshui, Minister of Rites, said softly.

His personality is relatively weak, and he probably dislikes fighting the least. If Zhao Huan hadn't known in later generations that he was loyal to the Zhao royal family, he really had the urge to kill him at this time. Hold back.

"You should have read "Six Kingdoms", right? Could it be that the above is not clear enough, and now you still have this kind of illusion about the enemy. Could it be that if we negotiate a peace, the Kingdom of Jin will not make a comeback? Are you going to let me, the son of the Song Dynasty, exchange The tax that comes up is for nothing cheaper for the nobles of the Jin Kingdom?" Zhao Huan asked rhetorically.

When several ministers heard what Zhao Huan said, they didn't dare to answer.

After a while, it was still Li Gang who took a step forward and said to Zhao Huan: "Your Majesty, but now that winter is approaching, the Yellow River is about to freeze. After the ice, I am afraid that even if we really want to negotiate a peace, the Jin Army will not agree."

"Joke, when did I say that I want to negotiate a peace?" Zhao Huan was amused.

"Your Majesty is not going to negotiate a peace?" Li Gang also said somewhat unexpectedly: "But in winter, our army's combat effectiveness will decline, but the Jin army will improve after fighting. I am afraid that our army will not be an opponent at all when the two armies are at war."

"When the first emperor signed the Chanyuan Alliance with the Liao Kingdom, he was also hesitating that winter was coming, so he signed this somewhat humiliating Chanyuan Alliance as a last resort."

Zhao Huan waved his hand and said to Li Gang, "It's still too early for the water to freeze. According to calculations in previous years, there should be more than a month for the Yellow River to freeze. One month is enough."

"Your Majesty, do you want to?" Li Gang asked suspiciously.

"Since the Jin army is staying on the north bank of the Yellow River, let's seize this opportunity and keep the 25 troops here." Zhao Huan said solemnly.

"Your Majesty, this... this is not realistic." Zhao Ding said softly.

"Why is it unrealistic?"

"Although the Jin army is only 25 now, the strength of our army is also insufficient. There are 10 defenders in Bianjing City and Shicheng, and the combined army of Yue Fei, Zongze, and Yue Fei is 10. People, if you want to win, I'm afraid it will be difficult." Zhao Ding said softly.

"Moreover, the Jin army is not only 25 people, there is also a 10 army from the puppet Qi in the east, and less than [-] rebels organized by Li Lei, the empress of the Tang Dynasty, in the west. Although these two teams are not good , but it can contain our army, so the strength of our army that can fight head-on now is about [-] people."

"Our army was never the opponent of the Jin army, and now the Jin army is twice as large as our army. It may be difficult to win this battle."

"Of course there are difficulties, but now our army is no longer the weak army it used to be. If you want to fight, it's completely possible." Zhao Huan said, pointing to the map on the wall and said: "This time, I decided to Fight to the death with the Jin army."

Li Gang and the others were shocked when they heard the words, they really didn't expect that Zhao Huan summoned them all of a sudden, and what he wanted to talk about was actually such a thing.

"Your Majesty, it is absolutely impossible. Although our national strength has improved, we are still not ready to fight the Jin army. Think twice, Your Majesty!" Li Ruoshui was the first to stand up when he heard what Zhao Huan said. Said.

Li Gang also had a serious expression on his face. He didn't dare to speak out at this time, but obviously he didn't agree with this matter very much. I'm afraid everyone thought that Zhao Huan was crazy about wanting to win.

"Your Majesty, the floods in the Northeast region have just passed, and it is the time when there is a great need for food and grass. If there is a large-scale army at this time, I am afraid that there will be a serious shortage of food and grass." Zhu Shengfei stood up and said.

"Your Majesty, I also think that this matter needs careful consideration!" Li Gang also stood up at this time and said: "Your Majesty, our army is not fully prepared at this time. The so-called don't fight uncertain battles, you can't just joke about the lives of soldiers. .”

Zhao Huan nodded and said to Li Gang: "Of course I'm not unprepared, you see!"

Zhao Huan pointed to the map in front of him and said, "I'm going to send six armies to encircle and wipe out the Jin army this time."

"Six Route Army?" Li Gang asked suspiciously, "Could it be that His Majesty is planning to divide the troops?"

Zhao Huan shook his head and said to Li Gang: "Yue Fei led an army all the way to attack Liu Yu's army in puppet Qi. The rebel army led by Liu Yu was just a mob. , Yue Fei firmly bit the west side of the Jin Army.",

"The rebel army led by Li Lei, the orphan of the former Tang Dynasty in the east, will not be a problem. General Zongze can completely ignore it and attack the east side of the Jin army."

"Your Majesty, although Li Lei's army doesn't have much fighting power, if our army ignores it and allows it to develop, I'm afraid it will cause a lot of trouble for our army." Li Gang shook his head and said.

Zhao Huan nodded, and said: "You don't have to worry about this matter, I have already sent someone to deal with this matter, and the intelligence work over there has also been prepared, leave it to him alone, I just have a look at his level , so there is no need to worry about this matter.”

Although Li Gang didn't know who Zhao Huan sent to deal with this matter, but seeing how sure Zhao Huan said, it should be no problem, after all, His Majesty the Emperor is still reliable.

(End of this chapter)