There were tanks in the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 487 Your Majesty, Overjoyed!
These transfer envoys and magistrates who returned to their state capital immediately gave the imperial court a report, which strictly stated that the Kirin Army modified the purpose of the exercise without authorization, and used troops against the Liao Kingdom without declaring war and occupied Suzhou in the Liao Kingdom. one place.

After that, it tells about the equipment period of the Qilin Army. The tanks and the like, especially the iron-clad ships, are infinitely exaggerated in these people's books. A house was smashed, something like invincibility at sea.

When Song Huizong saw these excerpts, he threw them away angrily.

On the Chuigong Hall, Zhao Ji pointed at the scattered folds on the ground cursingly and said: "Look, take a look, especially the Ministry of Industry, please take a closer look, the imperial court has allocated money to you all these years, why can't you make it?" Such a powerful artifact?"

Zhao Ji believed the content on the brochure.

He couldn't help but believe that he already knew about the might of the Qilin army's tanks long ago, and it was verified, and now it's even more clear that the iron-clad ships are so powerful. You can't go wrong.

The servant of the Ministry of Industry's face was pale.

It was the first time that the officials were so angry at the Ministry of Industry, and he was even more at a loss when he saw it. He still didn't know how capable those craftsmen were.And the weapons and equipment made by Zao Zuojian can also be used, it is like this every year, why this year...

You want to say that it’s okay to create super-innovative weapons, but if you want to create such a powerful weapon as mentioned in this brochure...

At first glance, he suspected that the transporters were lying and dreaming.

With a second glance, he accepted the fact that it didn't make sense for so many people to dream together.

"My dear friends, what do you think of this matter?"

What's your opinion?

Cai You stepped forward, picked up a folder on the ground and looked at it. With a joyful expression on his face, he quickly knelt down to Song Huizong and shouted: "The official family, happy event, great joy!"

happy event?

Overjoyed?

The faces of the officials changed, and they all looked at Cai You.

Even Song Huizong couldn't help being moved and asked, "Where does the joy come from?"

"Recovering Yanyun is hopeful!"

Song Huizong was puzzled and waited for the following.

Cai You said happily: "Good thing, great thing, since the Qilin Army has occupied Suzhou in the Liao Kingdom, then I have an additional bargaining chip in the negotiation with the Jin Kingdom. Today, the Jin Kingdom has captured Shangjing in the Liao Kingdom." At first, I thought that since the Jin people broke through the Liaoyang Mansion, then the Liao soldiers in the area around Liaoyang Mansion must also be destroyed by the Jin people. But now it seems that although Liaoyang was broken by the Jin Kingdom, the area south of Liaoyang is still there. In the hands of the Liao people, it is thought that after the Kingdom of Jin defeated Liaoyang, it took Shangjing directly.

In this way, the area south of Liaoyang became an enclave of the Liao people. The Qilin army was able to capture Suzhou so easily. It can be seen that the Liao people here are seriously distracted. There will be too much loss.

Why didn't the officials send troops to land in Suzhou and attack the enclave of the Liao people before the Jin people?
Although this place is of no benefit to our Great Song Dynasty, if we control this place, it will be tantamount to adding a lot of bargaining chips to the Jin people.The sixteen prefectures of Yanyun are currently negotiating with the Jin people. What if we exchange Suzhou, Fuzhou, Ningzhou, Muzhou, Chenzhou and other places with the Jin people?Maybe in addition to the original Yanyun sixteen prefectures, our dynasty can acquire some more lands from the Liao Kingdom, such as Shengzhou and Dezhou..."

In addition to getting the Yanyun Sixteenth Prefecture, can we also get Shengzhou and Dezhou?
Song Huizong's eyes lit up, and his heart was a little moved.

Many ministers in the court were also moved.

Cai You continued: "Now that the Qilin army and water army are so powerful, the warships of the Liao people on the sea should not be a concern. We can let the Qilin army attack and cut off their minions, so when we march into Suzhou, Fuzhou and other places It can also reduce a lot of losses. I also heard that when the Qilin army and water army conquered Fang La in Jiangnan, they even let the water army cooperate with them along the way. Add a layer."

Song Huizong was itchy.

Tong Guan's breathing became even more rapid.

Tong Guan has always been the main minister who supported the alliance with the Jin Dynasty to destroy the Liao Dynasty, and he was the main combatant.

In history, the Shanghai Shangmeng came and went back and forth for so many years, and Tong Guan played a big role in it. Later, Fang La rebelled in the south of the Yangtze River, and the imperial court had to send Tong Guan to lead the Western Army into the south of the Yangtze River to destroy Fang La. It took half a year to come and go. So much so that the imperial court did not have the support of this main combat faction in the negotiation with Jin Guo, and the opinion was a little uncertain, so it dragged on for so long in the end.

Now the Fangla rebellion in the south of the Yangtze River has the Kirin Army fighting the rebellion.

The Western Army was safely in the Shanzhou area, and Tong Guan did not lead the troops to fight. With the support of Tong Guan, the main combatant here, the alliance negotiations between the Song Dynasty and the Kingdom of Jin were much smoother than in history, and progressed much faster. .

Tong Guan is the main combat faction.

Cai You is also a main fighter!

Song Huizong is also a main fighter, because once this is done, then the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun will be recovered. What does this mean?
The great achievements that Taizu and Taizong failed to accomplish will be completed in the hands of Zhao Ji.

Can Song Huizong not be moved by such a huge merit?
It's more than just a heartbeat, I can't wait for this day to come immediately.

It's just that he is a bit indecisive. There are war factions in the DPRK and there are opposition parties.

And it's fiercely opposed.

Dazai Zheng Juzhong was particularly firm. He said: "The Chanyuan alliance has been in existence for more than a hundred years. Soldiers do not know how to use swords, and farmers do not increase their service. Although the Han and Tang dynasties' policies for peace and marriage are not as good as our dynasty's policy for securing borders. Today, the Quartet There is no danger, but if you want to break the contract rashly, you may incur the wrath of heaven and the people. And the way of using troops is unpredictable. If you win, the treasury will be exhausted and the people will be trapped; Yun, we lost both battles, so how can we lightly start the war today!"

Deng Xunwu, who was in charge of the Privy Council, thought this was nonsense, and Shangzuo retorted: "What is 'combining the weak and attacking the ignorant'? In my opinion, we should help the weak and restrain the strong. Now the country's military strength is weak, financial resources are scarce, and people's strength is withered. Everyone knows this situation. But no one dared to speak up. I don’t understand: Is it better to be neighbors with strong Jin than with weak Liao?”

These voices of opposition are not unreasonable, so Song Huizong also hesitated.

The reason why the covenant with the Kingdom of Jin has been delayed for so long is also due to these reasons. Song Huizong is not sure whether to go to war or not.

Now, Cai You's words immediately opened a new window for Song Huizong.

If they occupy Suzhou, Fuzhou and other places, wouldn't Yanyun Sixteen States have a better chance of winning in the negotiations with the Jin people?
Tong Guan is also happy and excited.

Today is the first time I see Cai You so pleasing to the eye.

This alliance will destroy the Liao Dynasty, and he must be the coach at that time. Once the sixteen states of Yanyun are recovered, if Shengzhou and Dezhou can also be obtained, then his childishness will be included in this achievement. A consistent name.

Naturally, the higher the credit, the better.

(End of this chapter)