I am not Song Qinzong

That smile was obviously fake.

Rather than expressing goodwill, it is better to express disdain.

Most of the military officials were ordinary-looking, and they did not hide their disdain. After all, it was common sense that the prince did not understand military affairs.

The civil servants didn't care too much, and they didn't think the prince could say anything useful.

After sorting out his thoughts a bit, Zhao Huan looked at Tong Guan and said, "Any use of troops is nothing more than self-protection, deterrence, looting to weaken one's strength, attacking cities and territories, and destroying the country. Dare I ask the Duke of Jing about sending troops to Xixia this time?" , what do you want?"

"Uh..." Tong Guan was dumbfounded.

He only thought about sending out troops, and indeed he hadn't thought about the target yet.

Actually don't blame him.

Throughout the Song and Xia Dynasties, wars have been fought almost year after year, and there are very few peaceful times, so that wars have become a habit.

People in Xixia always think that they can fight if they can, and they rarely set specific goals, basically they count where they hit.

The only time the goal was clear was the battle of Pingxia City. At that time, Xixia mobilized 40 troops to push Pingxia City, but it failed.

Then the Song army retaliated and fought in Xixia.

The strategic goal of the Song Dynasty was relatively clear, which was to destroy Xixia.

But after more than a hundred years, the heart has been worn out, and no one has taken this as a goal.

Therefore, many times it is for the sake of fighting.

When Zhao Ji came to power, Tong Guan, Cai Jing and others used their troops against Xixia in order to claim credit.

They are deeply favored and trusted, and they have power in the government and the public. As long as they decide to send troops, there will be basically no obstacles.

Seeing Tong Guan dumbfounded, Zhao Huan said: "The goal has not been determined, how to choose the leading general? How to determine the marching route? How to calculate the required troops and food?"

Tong Guan took a deep breath, and said: "The court decided to send troops, and the Privy Council has just mobilized soldiers and generals to allocate food, grass and armaments according to the number, and then choose the target to send troops."

"It turned out to be putting the cart before the horse." With a smirk, Zhao Huan said: "In the third year of Yuanyou, Ma Shuai sent troops to sweep Hongzhou in Xixia, in order to understand the siege of Saimenzhai and stabilize the morale of the people.

Because the goal is clear, the light soldiers advance quickly, and the battles are constantly flowing, with obvious results.

In the first year of Yuanfu, Xixia gathered troops outside, Ma Shuai and Miao Lu led the troops to Dashadui and other places, smashed the thieves, and captured a lot. This is an active attack for self-protection. "

Zhao Huan scratched Liu Fa's itch.

At this time, when the melon eaters drink and brag, they like to rank the generals of the court and China. Basically, Liu Fa is undoubtedly the first.

It's so arrogant!

The prestige gained from killing with a knife and a gun has absolutely no water in it.

The well-known Zhong Shi Dao and Zhong Shi Zhong are all little brothers in front of him.

He was the number one able to fight in the Song Dynasty.

So, of course Zhao Huan wanted to make friends.

At the same time, he also wanted to try to change Liu Fa's fate.

Originally, the court's decision to send troops was successfully passed, and the war will officially start in March next year. At that time, Tong Guan asked Liu Fa to send troops to raid Xixia Shuofang.

Liu Fa persuaded him on the grounds that "Western Xia still has strength to spare, and the lone soldiers will be defeated if they go deep." However, they couldn't hold back their thighs and were forced to send troops. In the end, they were defeated and died in Tong'an City.

If the use of troops is disturbed this time, or if a plan is carefully formulated, it may not be possible to save Liu Fa's fate.

After all, one more general, one more point of strength, and more confidence in Jin Guo.

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twenty procrastination

"In the second year of Yuanfu, Ma Shuai went out of the fortress again, and moved to Shenjiliu, Wuyan and other places, beheading more than [-] levels successively, and returned with a big victory.

However, Xiao Wang dares to ask, what was the significance of sending troops at that time? "

Liu Fa was taken aback, not understanding what Zhao Huan meant.

Praise it, you should never question it like this, and criticize it will not say that you have won a big victory.

Subconsciously, Liu Fa replied: "At that time, our army was strong, and Xixia's military equipment was not complete. In order to weaken its border strength, that's why we sent troops."

"Besides beheading, is there any other gain?"

"At that time, we marched lightly, and all the seized items were destroyed except for our own use, so there was no other gain."

"How about the loss?"

"More than [-] people were killed in battle, and more than [-] yuan in money and food were spent."

"At a mere price, it is a great victory to get four thousand beheads." Zhao Huan nodded in admiration.

"Dare to ask the prince, what do you want to express?"

Tong Guan felt that Zhao Huan could not be allowed to continue rambling, otherwise the matter of sending troops would have to be messed up.

"This king thinks that Marshal's going out of the fortress is very successful in tactics, but it is useless in strategy." Zhao Huan turned around and scanned the hall, and began to sell his private goods.

"Tactics, methods of directing and conducting battles, techniques employed for small victories.

Just like attacking Hongzhou to rescue Saimenzhai, it is really a good tactic.

Strategy refers to the policies, strategies and methods formulated and adopted by war commanders to prepare and implement wars in accordance with the laws of war in order to achieve the political goals of war.

The ultimate goal of Guochao's use of troops against Xixia is to destroy the country and reclaim the old land.

Anything that is not beneficial for this purpose is not considered successful and should not be done. "

"This statement is wrong. Liu Fa went out of the fortress and beheaded four thousand people, which weakened the strength of the party members. How can we say that it is not beneficial to destroy the country?" Tong Guan asked back.

"A mere 4000 people, compared to the millions of people in Xixia, what is the benefit?" Zhao Huan asked rhetorically.

Tong Guan shut up.

Strong words can indeed be said to have accumulated advantages for the follow-up war, but Tong Guan needs some face after all.

To be honest, 4000 people are irrelevant to the overall situation.

Zhao Huan said: "In order to destroy Xixia, Shenzong started side affairs, took Xihe River and Qingtang, and expanded the land for more than [-] miles. In fact, he formed a form of attacking Xixia from left and right, and gained a strategic advantage for the country.