I became the son of Renzong

Chapter 882

Dare to speak war against the Northern Liao Dynasty, this is definitely an improvement for the court of Guochao.

Zhao Xi couldn't cool the hearts of the ministers, even though he knew what the outcome would be, he couldn't really pour cold water on the cabinet at this time.

"Let's transfer troops. But I thought we could test it out first, and then make the next decision based on the situation."

Guochao was able to find out that Yelv Yixin had colluded with Jurchen, and I believe the Northern Liao court would also know about it.At this time, if the imperial court increases troops to Hebei, the entire Northern Liao court will think that Yelu Yixin is also connected with Song Dynasty.

Such a result will only be the common enemy of all the nobles in the Northern Liao Dynasty...

Besides, Guochao has always regarded itself as an orthodox dynasty, and colluding with a rebellious minister will be cast aside in Shilin.

Zhao Xi is not really worried about the nonsense of the Shilin hermits. He feels that the Northern Liao court, which has established a dynasty for more than 100 years, is not so superficial and does not know how to unify the outside world.

After all, Guochao was not yet ready for war against Liao. Whether it was the reserve of soldiers or the preparation of war materials, they were all planning gradually, even at a very small pace, to avoid being spied on.

This time, consider it a trial.

According to reports from the Imperial City Division, Beiliao is also training cavalry in encountering firearms.I hope that the confidence of Guochao will not be destroyed...

The cabinet ministers didn't think too much, although they felt that the official's decision was a bit cautious, they didn't care.As officials grow older, they do lose the drive they had when they were young...

Wars are never easy. When it comes to fighting against Liao, with such a long border, more considerations need to be taken into account when launching a war.

From the northwest to the border of the Xizhou Uighurs, and the northeast to the sea, the line connecting thousands of miles away is all the border between the Guochao and the Beiliao.How to start the war, where to start it, where to mobilize how many troops, and how to prioritize and arrange troops, etc., all need to be considered in detail.

"Yelu Yixin conspired to rebel and marched northward from Nanjing Road, which indicated that the Nanjing Road in the Northern Liao Dynasty, that is, the Yanzhou area, was empty. It is better for the country to march from Hebei Road."

"The northwest is mostly desert, which is not good for our defense. Once the war starts, if the Northern Liao sends a partial division to counterattack from the northwest, it will be easy to attack the northwest state capital. In addition to the new return of the northwest border, the Dangxiang people, Tubo people and Uighurs, There are even some Khitan people, and it is unpredictable. Once the war starts, it will be unpredictable in the northwest."

"Using Hedong as a countermeasure, the east of the river can cross the Taihang Mountains. In line with the heartbeat of Hebei Road, it can also cross the Yellow River westward to support the military situation of the new state capitals in the northwest. Therefore, placing heavy troops on Hebei Road can take care of it."

"After the recovery of the four prefectures of Yunying, Hedong is more suitable for defense, not for attack. If the battlefield is set on Hebei Road, although Hedong has strong support, after all, it will need to waste some troops on Hedong."

"With the recovery of Yanyun as the top priority, Hebei Road must be the main battlefield. Whether it is Hedong or Northwest, defense should be the main focus. Moreover, the current chaos in the Northern Liao court is still dominated by Nanjing and Zhongjing, Shangjing and Northwest There is no abnormality in the recruiting department, even the soldiers have not been mobilized..."

"Gentlemen, the officials define this troop dispatch as a test... let's focus on Hebei Road."

Wang Anshi was somewhat disturbed by the official definition of temptation.It has to be admitted that all the victories in the country began with the officials.For military affairs, officials should be the absolute authority.

Zhao Xi did not participate in cabinet discussions.Whether it was a trial, or whether it would really start a war, Zhao Xi directly handed it over to the crown prince and the cabinet to decide.

In fact, from Zhao Xi's point of view, it might really be inappropriate to send troops at this time.It's not that I want to be a teacher of benevolence and righteousness, or that it is inappropriate to take advantage of others' dangers, and worry about some scholarly gossip.neither.

In Zhao Xi's view, he would rather choose to secretly support the relatively weaker party in the civil strife in Beiliao, and let Beiliao continue the war for three to five years.When that time really comes, maybe Guochao will really be invincible.

The strength of the current Northern Liao Dynasty has not weakened in any way. I am afraid that the battle between the kingdoms and the dynasties may be evenly matched.

War is really not that simple, and it doesn't mean that you can start a war at will.Even if the appearance of chariots and firearms had a deterrent effect on cavalry to a certain extent, Zhao Xi never dared to underestimate the effect of light cavalry.

In the vast plains, the mobility of the team is still the key to the battle.

Before the Northwest naturalized cavalry could not enter the field, Guochao had no power to restrain mobility... This is the biggest problem.

The so-called planning in these years has actually been the evolution of the naturalized cavalry.From the indoctrination of ideas to beliefs, to the adaptive training of firearms.

It is not a simple matter for the cavalry of various ethnic groups such as Dangxiang, Uighur, and Tubo to have a sense of identity with the state. The policy is in place, and it will take some time...

Therefore, Zhao Xi is not very optimistic about this battle.Our side is not ready, the enemy is not weakened, and evenly matched is a protracted war. Zhao Xi has never thought of a protracted war, and the consumption is too great.

The reason why Zhao Xi was able to win all the battles he led was that he never fought unprepared wars.This is also based on the fact that the country has been defeated too many times, and it takes time and a complete victory to maintain this confidence.

When the strategy agreed by the cabinet was presented, Zhao Xi read it in detail and did not make any adjustments.

Zhang Dun, Wang Shao, and even Lu Gong wrote, all participated in the war as coaches, and the whole strategy is quite satisfactory.Perhaps affected by his own attitude, the cabinet's actions after calming down were not radical, and made relatively safe deployments.

Northwest and Hedong did not increase their troops, but dispatched a large number of armaments to maintain a defensive posture against Beiliao in a state of combat readiness.

[-]% of the soldiers were transferred from Jingdong Road, Jingxi Road, Jiangnan Road, Jinghu Road, etc. to go north to Hebei Road.

The naturalized cavalry who are undergoing firearms adaptation training in the northwest and other places will be deployed in the northwest, Hebei, and Hedong respectively... The cavalry still feels stretched.

As for the naturalized generals trained in the military camps in Gyeonggi Province and in the lecture hall, the cabinet still did not move.

On the whole, this is a comprehensive strategy, which can advance, attack, retreat, and defend, without hurting muscles and bones, and fully reflects the intention of a tentative attack.

At this time, detailed information about Yelu Yixin's rebellion from Beiliao also reached the court.

It turned out that when the emperor of Beiliao was about to start his Nabo journey again, Yelv Yixin made a request for the emperor's grandson to stay in Zhongjing, but it was revealed by his fellow inspector Xiao Wuna.

From the empress to the prince, and this time to the emperor's grandson, the emperor of Beiliao was over-hearted no matter how stupid he was.Therefore, Yelv Yixin was relegated to know the great king of Nanyuan, and the word "wangjue" was cut off, and he was equated with the king of the county.

Since then, Yelv Yixin started to make trouble.

If this report is true, Zhao Xi will be even more pessimistic about sending troops this time.

Chapter 883 This is Yang Conspiracy

Guochao is now mobilizing troops very quickly. Within ten days of the court's agreement, nearly [-] soldiers have already gone north to Hebei Road.

Originally, when the war broke out, the entire Hebei Road track was closed to civilians, and all of them were used to transport soldiers and chariots... The chariots could directly carry armaments to the north on the track.

For a while, the entire Hebei Road became tense.

"Beiliao has ceased fighting..."

Unfortunately, news came from Beiliao just after Chen Bing bordered the country... Yelu Yixin actually asked the Emperor of Beiliao to negotiate on the grounds that Song State had recovered Yanyun.

The request seems to be simple, that is, the emperor of the Northern Liao Dynasty should defend the Hebei Road with the palace guards, the Pishi army and so on.

Otherwise, he will directly abandon the defense of Hebei Road and let the Song State army in...~

"Isn't he afraid that the Northern Liao Palace Guards will steal the way from behind? That would be a two-sided attack on him, and there will be no place for him to die!"

Zhang Dun was a little puzzled.Yelv Yixin's uprising was based on the Nanjing Road in Beiliao, and the border of Hebei Road, to put it bluntly, was in the Nanjing Road area.

Originally, there were more Han troops in Nanjing Dao, and they were loyal to the emperor of Beiliao.

Once the Beiliao Palace Guards and Pishi Army went south, they could turn around and attack Yelu Yixin's back at any time.

If the Han army cooperates again, Yelu Yixin will really fall into a tight siege...

"If the palace guards of the Northern Liao Dynasty and the royal leather army go south, the emperor of the Northern Liao can only rely on the leather army of the descendant Xiao family."

"That way, for Yelv Yixin, is it the most likely chance to get things done, or the only chance of winning."

"Xiao Guanyin was bestowed to death, so the descendants must have resentment, and the chief whip of the Shangjing Road and the Northwest Recruitment is hard to reach. Yelu Yixin probably wants to end the battle as soon as possible..."