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"Wait, let's disperse the troops drawn from the states to reinforce the Hedong Road, and wait for the right time to attack..."

"Official..."

suitable time?Shouldn't double-teaming be launched when the two sides confront each other and concentrate most of their troops in one place?The current Hebei Road, the two sides are separated by a hundred miles, and all the troops are concentrated on the Hebei Road...

At this time, it should be the best time to send troops from Hedong Road, right?Wang Anshi is not sure.Officials have always had unique insights, but they are correct every time.

Therefore, he did not refute, but asked first, and the other cabinets also had the same expression.

"The so-called double-teaming should be the most affected by the weather, location, and people among all tactics. The weather can be said to be the timing of the battle, let's not talk about it for now. Let's talk about the location and the harmony. The so-called location, I think it is the terrain. question."

"Whether the terrain is familiar, what kind of military service the terrain is suitable for, etc., and harmony is the individual combat quality of the soldiers, the morale of the soldiers, and the size of the team, etc."

"The siege of Xixia was determined by the terrain of Xiping Mansion itself. Deserts and rivers formed a natural resistance line. But what is the terrain of the Hebei Road?"

"My understanding of war is to kill effectively, to eliminate the living forces as much as possible, and to lose combat power, that is, to kill the Northern Liao cavalry as much as possible in the war!"

"Beiliao is dominated by cavalry, and the terrain of the Hebei Road is conducive to cavalry fighting and fleeing. Once the country shows the advantage of outflanking the Beiliao army at the beginning of the war, it will definitely shake the Beiliao army's morale."

"Speaking of which, a wavering of the army's morale is beneficial to the war, especially the team raised by many tribes like the Beiliao. When the army's morale is shaken, it is easy to win."

"Similarly, the premature wavering of the army's morale can easily lead to the withdrawal of all forces in the Northern Liao Dynasty from the battlefield early, and then take advantage of the advantages of the cavalry to flee on the huge plain. At that time, whether it is chasing or turning into civilians, Neither can achieve the strategic goal of limited annihilation!"

"Although the current Northern Liao army is imposing on the surface, and the scale is quite large. In essence, the two consecutive years of war have made the soldiers somewhat war-weary, and the money and food of the Northern Liao court to support this war are also stretched. We should make full use of this point!"

"In this battle, Guochao almost devoted all of the country's efforts. I am not satisfied with just recovering the remaining twelve prefectures in Yanyun. Since I have been planning for many years, I just want to use this battle to make Beiliao a history. And the territory of the Song Dynasty, at least expanded to the Yanshan Yinshan area, and even affected the grassland..."

the first time?Maybe not, but this is the first time that officials have shown their ambition so clearly, and it is still so big.

Nothing, as far as the current strength of the country is concerned, with the foundation for the officials to show their ambitions, Song Dynasty also needs such ambitions.

"I hate entangled wars and stable national defense. The court is committed to the internal governance of the country, so that the lives of the people in the world are changing with each passing day, and they have a sense of gain in a happy life. This is what the court should do."

"So, I don't want to see that after the recovery of the Sixteen States of Yanyun, the Khitan's old and young continue to harass the frontier. I hope to use this battle to completely annihilate the Khitan's vital forces, and the future Khitan people, including All the tribal forces in the Northern Liao Dynasty have become obedient citizens of the Song Dynasty, rather than a rebellious force that always draws the energy of the court!"

"Before the war begins, it's not good to show the full strength of the country! When the war is in full swing, Beiliao is exhausted, and the horses are close to being destroyed. At that time, Hedong Road will send troops to encircle and suppress from behind, and it will be possible to reach Zhen I want to annihilate the results of the war in one fell swoop!"

There are many factors that affect war.The great man once said: The outcome of a war is determined by the military, political, economic, geographical, nature of war, international aid and other conditions of both sides, but not only these; only these, but only the possibility of victory or defeat , which by itself is inconclusive.In order to decide the outcome, subjective efforts must be added, and this is directing and conducting the war, and this is conscious initiative in war.

Zhao Xi is very convinced of this sentence, but now, Zhao Xi is just taking the so-called consciousness and initiative of war into consideration by empathizing with the Northern Liao court, all forces, and even the consciousness of all soldiers in the Northern Liao Dynasty. sex and agency.

After all, wars are still done by people. People, or soldiers, are the most critical factor in determining wars.And people have thoughts and emotions. When guiding war strategies, we must not ignore people, that is, the emotional and ideological factors of soldiers.

Da Song returned without success twice, which made the soldiers suffocate, like a pressed spring.And Fanqi was even more enthusiastic because he sought the approval of the Song court.

Comparing the two sides, Zhao Xi believes that this battle is very hopeful to achieve the victory he wants.

Chapter 927

What Zhao Xi said was not exaggerated, but basically stated the facts.The cabinet ministers didn't feel that the officials were too ambitious. On the contrary, they were also touched by the ambitions of the officials.

How many years have passed, and even in the last cabinet, Guochao already had the strength to recover Yanyun, and the court has never made a move.

Wang Anshi thought that this was the credit left to them this year.After all, the previous cabinet had already completed the reincarnation of destroying Xixia and annexing the Southwest.

But after the new cabinet was confirmed, the imperial court continued to deal with affairs, and the officials continued to implement various new policies in the court, which led to repeated delays in the recovery of Yanyun.The officials have never made a statement, and even if they talk about it, the officials will talk about him from left to right.

When inspecting the management of the Yellow River, the cabinet mentioned it again, and the officials gave permission to plan the Northern Liao Dynasty.

For a long time, Wang Anshi thought that this was the nature of the royal family, an inherent tradition... When the dynasty opened, the soldiers were strong, and the Taizu would cut a sword at the Dadu River to stop the Song Dynasty.

It now appears that is not the case.The purpose of the officials to cultivate the ambitions of the ministers and workers is to make the territory of the Song Dynasty comparable to that of the Han and Tang Dynasties at this stage...

Now, the comprehensive strength of Song Dynasty has indeed accumulated to a considerable extent.

Finally, I don't have to continue to look at such a cramped territory and feel shabby anymore.

"Officials, the recovery of Yanyun is imminent, and the imperial court has dispatched troops to Hebei. During the Taizu Dynasty, a sealed pile warehouse was set up for the recovery of Yanyun, which is now the left and right storage. Since it was set up for the recovery of Yanyun, today Is it enabled when?"

Wang Anshi has been staring at the sealed pile warehouse for a long time. He has been watching the sealed pile warehouse since he was the third envoy.It's hard to figure out Taizu's mind, whether he really wants to use the sealed pile library to recover Yanyun.

Shi Jin cut off Youyan and bribed Khitan, so that the people of one side are restricted to the outside world, I feel very sorry for him.If you want to send envoys to Khitan to make an agreement with the Khitan as soon as you have saved 50 million yuan, if you can return it to our land and people, then you should use up the gold and silk as its redemption value.If it is not possible, I will disperse the stagnant wealth, recruit warriors, and try to attack the ears... This is the words of Taizu in the records.

However, when Wang Anshi was in charge of the court's money and grain expenditure, he only thought that the so-called sealed pile treasury was the official's private treasury, and some money and grain were allocated from tax revenue every year to supplement it.

Therefore, it is Wang Anshi's obsession to cancel the pile closure.

Officials have also said that the royal family is the royal family, and the imperial court is the imperial court...

"Sealed pile warehouse?"

Zhao Xi was really taken aback by Wang Anshi's question.After so many years, he almost forgot that there is such a thing as a sealed pile warehouse.

Zhao Xi never asked the imperial court to add any money and food to the sealed pile storehouse. He believed that the court would not take the initiative to add any money and grain to the sealed pile storehouse if he did not ask.

Up to now, no matter whether it is the royal family or the imperial court, no one should care about the money and food in the so-called sealed pile warehouse.

"Prince Wang, do we need the foundation of our ancestors to make up for the reserves of the imperial court now? No need!"

Before Zhao Xi expressed his opinion, Lu Huiqing spoke first.

It's a pity that Lu Huiqing guessed the official's psychology wrong this time.

Originally, I thought that if the official appointed a spokesperson to run the royal business, he would naturally be quite interested in money, that is to say, the official had considerable ideas about how to control money and food.

How can the officials let go of the sealed pile treasury as the royal private treasury?Besides, the imperial court really doesn’t need any sealed pile warehouses now. The government’s reserves for so many years have made the imperial court quite rich. Isn’t it just to keep the pile sealed warehouses?

"Taizu's last wish, how can we intentionally violate it?"

No one would have thought that Wang Anshi and Wang Jiefu, who shouted that their ancestors were not lawful, would actually take their ancestors' last wishes seriously at this time.

Wang Anshi couldn't help it... Zhao Xi was stunned for a moment, Wang Anshi thought that the officials were unhappy, so he had to find a reasonable reason.

"Who is in charge of this pile warehouse now?"

Zhao Xi questioned, but there was no one to target.As a result, all the cabinet members looked at each other in blank dismay.Shouldn't this be a royal affair?Why did you ask about the cabinet?

"Officials, the Sealed Pile Storehouse was originally set up under the leadership of the royal family. It was renamed Zuo Zang Storehouse and You Cang Storehouse successively. It was renamed Nei Cang Storehouse during the first emperor's time, and it was directly managed by Neiyuan!"

"Oh...what's going on."

Zhao Xi paused, he really didn't care about these things.When he was still a crown prince, he had more money and food at his disposal than his father who was a king, so who would care about such a waste of money.

"Zhongzheng, go ask..."

Seeing that the atmosphere in the chamber was a little awkward, Zhao Xi simply resolved it on the spot.What a big deal?Maybe Tao Niang understands these trivial matters...

The atmosphere was very strange. Since the war against Liao was planned, the meeting hall had never been so peaceful. Even if there was no major event, the cabinet would joke a few words at will.