Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 1200 Fighting a war is not acting in a movie

New palaces and pavilions have been added, rockery has been built with lake stones, and a large number of vegetation has been planted to delineate a lake area, which is elegant and elegant.

Every year, Zhu Lian spends half of his time living in Yuyang Palace, and sometimes even the Han family brings a few princes and princesses to live here, which is known as Bei Nei.

"I have seen the empress, and I have seen the saint." Wang Xiu is not used to being called a saint. He has the status of a disciple of the heavenly saint among the people. In the Song Dynasty, calling the queen a saint was really unacceptable to him psychologically.

Today, when he came to meet Zhu Lian, he was in the Xianji Hall of Yuyang Palace, a complex of palaces located by the lake, surrounded by 99 towering ancient trees, and the entire hall was shrouded in a green shade. Zhu Lian and Han Shi met him in the pavilion under the tree by the lake, and Zhang Quan and Qing Jun were naturally waiting on him.

Seeing Wang Xiu coming, Zhu Lian's eyes, like clear flowing water, were always on Wang Xiu's body. Due to the presence of Mrs. Han, it was inconvenient to show too much intimacy, so she said casually: "Your Majesty, you don't need to be too polite, please give me your seat."

"Thank you, ma'am." Wang Xiu looked very respectful, thanked him and sat down. He is a state affairs officer of the Pingzhang Army, and he is fully qualified to sit opposite the empress dowager. Even the empress can't afford his courtesy. This is the realm of a scholar. The scholar-bureaucrats of the Song Dynasty are proud of it.

"Today, I summoned my husband to ask how the preparations for the Northern Expedition are going." Zhu Lian glanced at Mrs. Han, and said again: "The official's body is getting weaker and weaker, and he suffered from the wind and cold a few days ago. The prison country is too young. It can only be asked by the Ai family and the sage, and I hope you don’t blame me.”

Wang Xiu nodded lightly, Zhu Lian rounded up his words very well, no matter what the court's national policy was, without the presence of the emperor or the prince of Jian Guo, it was really untenable to spread the word with only two women, and it would make the court and the public Objectionable.

Now that Zhu Lian was evasive, he didn't postpone it anymore. Anyway, the empress dowager was hanging the curtain, and he was involved, and it was not for outsiders to make irresponsible remarks. He said sternly: "Right now, food and grass are being shipped all over the country. The various divisions of the Division are gathering one after another, the ten armies of the northern Servant Army are ready to fight, and the Western Servant Army has also begun to gather in the river, but it still needs to be prepared in the next day.

"These are all determined by the princes of the two governments, and the wife of the Ai family doesn't understand, but she doesn't know when to raise troops?" Zhu Lian said calmly.

Wang Xiu shook her head, and said plainly: "The Northern Expedition is of great importance, and the imperial court still needs to prepare for the Southern Expedition, so careful planning is required."

"The imperial court has prepared for too long, I am afraid that the captives will deal with it calmly, should we slow down or advance the southern expedition?" Han suggested cautiously.

Wang Xiu smiled slightly, but didn't speak. He really couldn't tell the time. Who would be sure to tell the time in such a big battle?I don't know that Taizong's second Northern Expedition was prepared for many years. Even the Khitan Empress Dowager Chengtian went south and fought back and forth with partial divisions for several years.

This battle is the biggest battle he has ever faced in his life, and it will also put the fate of the country on hold. Slowly or early, it is simply a child's play. There must be no mistakes, and he cannot afford to lose.

Zhu Lian turned his head and glared at Mrs. Han, and said in a deep voice: "Saint, the Northern Expedition itself has no secrecy, and the Southern Expedition is an established national policy, how can it be changed at will?"

Han's face was embarrassing, knowing that she had said something wrong, she said in a low voice: "My lady, forgive me, but my son is Meng Lang."

"Your Majesty, I think the sage's words are somewhat reasonable." Wang Xiu had a plan in mind, but when the Han family hit the right button, he took advantage of the situation to say it.

"Oh, let's talk, my lord." Zhu Lian didn't want Wang Xiu to have something to say, so he raised some interest.

"It's better to advance the Southern Expedition. The Southern Guards and Water Guards will be the first to launch. The armies along the river will temporarily accumulate strength, so don't be so anxious."

Zhu Lian was startled, and said in surprise, "Isn't it too hasty to take the lead in going south?"

"No, the conquest of Jiaozhi has been in preparation for many years, and it has long been a matter of course. The two armies of the Southern Guards go from north to south and do not need much support. The Guangnan East and West Roads are enough to support them. The relatively independent war zone does not require too much guidance from the imperial court, and the expenses required are supported by overseas military states, and their conquest has nothing to do with the Northern Expedition."

Wang Xiu pondered for a while, and then said: "The Southern Expedition is just success or failure. The scholars and people don't care much about it. It's just a continuation of the South China Sea strategy. The imperial court has prepared for seven years. It's just a backhand that can knock down the Li family."

"What Xianggong said makes sense. Anyway, it's up to the two governments to decide. It's just that the Northern Expedition has to be dedicated." Zhu Lian didn't want to interfere too much with the Southern Expedition. It was a distant war. It's good to win, but it's also good to lose. Nothing to do with the big picture.

In fact, she supports Wang Xiu's overseas strategy and understands the benefits of expanding overseas. Taking Jiaozhi to build a road and bridge will completely connect the mainland with the South China Sea.However, compared with recovering Yanshan, Hebei, and Hedong, she still underestimated the war in the south.

"As for the timing of the Northern Expedition, there is a great deal of controversy at the moment. I estimate that it will be at the end of the year at the earliest before dispatching partial divisions." Wang Xiu hesitated for a moment, and gave Zhu Lian an answer. Following the principle of marching troops in autumn and winter, the Song Army prepared all matters, and finally It will be half a year soon.

Fighting a war is not a game, let alone a film and television drama. It is too nonsense to talk about soldiers pulling people up.No matter whether it is troops, horses, food, and grass, it needs to be deployed, and there is also a series of matters related to farmland, water conservancy, and civil affairs to appease the people of the military states.

Usually, the ministries are stationed in the defense zone and are not ready for battle. Once mobilized, it will take time to prepare.

First of all, frontier troops need to be on guard. Grain and grass must also be transported from the warehouses in the rear counties and counties to the grain and grass Dazhai in the offensive position. This involves the recruitment of hired laborers from the local area, and the special transportation of armored weapons. These must be supervised by the township army.

With the scale of the army gathered from all walks of life, the number of transshipment civilians who are guaranteed in the rear alone will reach more than one million, which is barely usable. This is still a few major cement roads built by the imperial court and two steel tracks laid. Advanced grain and grass equipment can save manpower and reach the front faster.

Once the armies from all walks of life go north, they will lose this convenience, and more than 200 million civilians will be hired. That is to say, the Great Song Dynasty has accumulated a lot of wealth. If it is replaced by any dynasty, let alone fighting, just these people gather together. The enemy has not been defeated yet, I am afraid that the finances will collapse first.

There are also the assembly of the various ministries of the Imperial Army, and the supplementary training of the various troops, which is not a cumbersome thing. Even if the Song Dynasty has been preparing, it will take a long time to complete.

It can be said that there is no concealment in instigating a war. The key depends on whether your rhetoric can convince the opponent, whether there is an excellent reason, and the deception and suddenness of the tactical attack, causing the opponent's strategic misjudgment.

"It seems that the princes of the two governments still have differences." Zhu Lian shook his head and said.

(End of this chapter)