I became the son of Renzong

"Enable!"

Following Su Song's command, I saw craftsmen dismantling and connecting the carriages of these dozens of carriages like operating chariots, and slowly formed a nearly closed formation of chariots in front of the Palace of Qinzheng. .

"Zi Rong, open it and have a look."

This is... This is not a chariot, nor is it the carriage formulated by the regulations, this is purely a shrunken Qinzheng Hall... When Su Song directed the craftsmen to open it, everyone first The impression is this.

It is indeed a reduced version of the Hall of Qinzheng, or it has many more functions than the Hall of Qinzheng.This is the plan that Zhao Xi decided on after discussing with Su Song many times according to the design basis of later generations of RVs.

To put it bluntly, this is an active Qinzheng Palace, and it is also a fully functional palace that can be called a mobile palace.

"Official..."

"Recovering Yanyun, I feel the same way with my ministers and people, and I don't want to miss this moment that will surely be glorious forever. It's easy for me to conquest personally. Although I am middle-aged, I have never stopped training, even if I am galloping. It's not difficult at all."

"Perhaps in your opinion, many years ago, the Kingdom had the strength to conquer the Northern Liao, or you think that the Northern Liao is no longer the tyrannical Northern Liao in its early years. However, I know in my heart that even if it declines, It has not declined to the point where it is easily manipulated by Da Song."

"The main reason is that I still don't want to take back Yanyun with the lives of soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty. I still want to win a bigger victory at the least cost. That's why I have pushed until now to launch the Northern Expedition."

"When I was still young, I promised Di Shuai that I would let him see Yanyun take back with his own eyes... the delay was repeated again and again, and even when Di Shuai was already an octogenarian, he initiated the initiative. The battle to conquer Liao in the north."

"When the imperial court was preparing for the Northern Expedition, I asked Zirong to design such a chariot. For no reason, it was just so that veterans who could no longer mount their horses and endure the fatigue of the journey could also see with their own eyes how the Song Dynasty regained Yanyun. Moment of glory!"

"Di Shuai, I have fulfilled my promise!"

"Officials, old ministers... old ministers..."

Di Qing was speechless.He still remembers the previous scene. He told the officials: I hope that when Yanyun is recovered, Di Qing can be involved, even as a soldier!

It has been decades, and the officials still remember...

Di Qing fell to her knees, tears streaming down her face.As a general of the Great Song Dynasty, who wouldn't want to see the Great Song Dynasty recover Yanyun with his own eyes?

"Actually, regardless of whether the Emperor of the Northern Liao Dynasty personally conquers or not, I will personally conquer this battle. Now, of course, the Emperor of Liao cannot be allowed to be the only one who excels at the front."

Chapter 936 Advance

The morale of the soldiers is scum in the face of absolute strength. The stronger the morale, the easier it is to die.

It's a pity that Song Dynasty really couldn't have absolute strength when facing Beiliao.Although the workshop city has never been slack in these years, the basic progress of science and technology has been slow, which has caused the development of firearms to reach a bottleneck.

For example, the fire rate and range of muskets are still not comparable to bows and arrows.The reason why the Song Dynasty has an advantage is more due to the platooning method, and the combination of various crossbows and various gunpowder launchers.To put it bluntly, it is a kind of coordinated operation.

There is a gap, but it is not an absolute gap, which also makes Beiliao feel capable of fighting.In particular, the first battle between the two sides was when Beiliao penetrated deep into the defense line of Song Dynasty, and ended with a loss ratio of five to two.This made Beiliao feel that the firearms of Song Dynasty were just like that.

This is also the basis for the personal conquest of the emperor of the Northern Liao Dynasty.

The court of the Song Dynasty also cooperated, as if they really cared about the effect of the imperial conquest on the morale of the soldiers.

Dozens of carriages, transporting armaments as usual, head north from Bianliang, and go north along the track... This is the team of the Song Dynasty imperial driver.

The crown prince stayed behind, leaving Su Song in charge of armaments, Xue Xiang in charge of logistics, Han Zhen in charge of civil affairs, Wang Shao in charge of court military affairs, and the rest of the cabinet went north with the officials.

Even old commanders such as Di Qing and Zhong Ya, and veteran ministers like Wen Yanbo also went north with them.

In the Song Dynasty, it was indeed not a simple matter for the imperial conquest, not even the same as in the Northern Liao Dynasty.This is almost the court moved north...

"Report to the official family, the commander-in-chief is waiting for the imperial driver at twenty miles away from Heqing..."

This is not the first time the orderly has reported.Since leaving the border of the original Great Song Dynasty, the coaches from all walks of life have not stopped the journey of giving reports, almost every ten miles there is a report.

"This is personal conquest! It's not that I don't want to personally conscript these years, but I'm worried that if I do so, it will disrupt the entire frontline arrangement. Zizheng...your nephew is very worried about you guarding me... ..."

"Officials, this is the front line. It is a normal reaction of the loyal lord that the soldiers pay more attention to the safety of the officials..."

What the official said clearly did not match the expression on his face.The kind of jaw still understands, so naturally it doesn't take it seriously.The explanation still needs to be explained.

"Officials, the battle ahead still requires the imperial court to strategize, otherwise wouldn't it be a mess?"

Wen Yanbo was invited to witness the glorious moment of recovering Yanyun. In addition, he was already at the age of no taboo, and his speech was much more casual than when he was in power.

"Mr. Wen, this is wrong. Mr. Wen also led the military affairs. Do you really like being dictated by the court? The court lives in a temple, and no one sees the battlefield with their own eyes. They just outline the battlefield in their minds based on reports. How can we accurately judge the battlefield situation?"

"The only ones who understand the situation of the battle are those on the battlefield. I'm sure that those of you who have been commanders are tired of the imperial court's instructions on the battle. Since this is universal and all commanders are tired of it, this should not happen again."

"The strategy needs to be drawn up by the imperial court, and the specific tactics should be handed over to the soldiers in front to be correct. The order: All armies will fight according to the established strategy, and there is no need to report!"

"I'm purely here to sing with Emperor Liao this time, I'm afraid he'll be lonely..."

I don't know if it's because I haven't been out of the palace for a long time, and this time I have the opportunity to go out for a stroll again, or because Zhao Xi is gratified by the war situation.Anyway, Zhao Xi had a very happy journey.

Even seeing the unsmooth management in the refugee camp, he passed it with a sigh of relief, and did not blame the officials... They are all fugitives, and they are probably satisfied with a meal, who dares to expect more .

Can't compare with the wounded barracks.Even those who went to work in the wounded barracks in the refugee camps had to cleanse themselves completely when entering the wounded barracks.This has also affected the refugee camp, although there are still some omissions in management, at least cleanliness is maintained.

When Zhao Xi arrived at the Wounded Barracks, those soldiers who were lightly wounded were screaming and wanting to go to the battlefield again... The king is really effective in boosting morale!

Morale is available, but the coaches of several routes have not been influenced by this kind of almost restless morale.

The Northern Liao retreated, and even gave up Fanyang. The Liao army retreated to the Gaoliang River area such as Liangxiang and Feiyin. It seemed that they wanted to repeat the battle of Gaoliang River during Taizong's time...

Not to mention the various reasons for the defeat of Gaolianghe, the army of the Song Dynasty at this time is completely different from the army of the early years.

Although the Liao army retreated and abandoned many cities, the Song army did not become aggressive because of the temptation of the city ahead, and continued to advance step by step according to the strategic deployment.

Where the chariots could not be swept away, Fanqi, with [-] cavalry as a unit, continued to search and move forward to ensure that there would be no Liao cavalry behind the army.It's almost a carpet push...  

This is also because the official family is behind the army, and the front army has to advance slowly to ensure the safety of the official family.

The original strategy was like this, but it was more cautious.

The front line is no longer waiting, but the report has never been interrupted.Zhao Xi understood the current battle situation very well, and Zhao Xi saw the benefits of such a steady advance in the seemingly passive advancing tactics.

Zhong Jai was a little impatient, and Guo Kui also looked anxious, but this involved the safety of the officials, so he couldn't blame the army in front.

"Don't worry, I agree with this way of advancing."

"Officials, the season is already midsummer. If the war does not advance smoothly and the war continues into winter, this time the kingdom will be limited to recovering Yanyun."

Zhang Dun understands the ambitions of the officials, and knows that after the war begins, it will not be limited to recovering Yanyun, but...

"Zi Hou, Liaodong, and even the desert, this year is out of season. Even if we speed up the progress at this time, or speed up the advance from the beginning, it is still out of season to fight in the desert and Liaodong this year."

Liaodong and the desert are neither Hebei Road nor Yanyun. For the Song court, they are absolutely strange places.Although the Imperial City Division has been collecting intelligence over there over the years, it still cannot give people a comprehensive understanding.

There are too many differences with later generations, and Zhao Xi is not familiar with it.Therefore, it is impossible to win in the short term.Once the war continued into winter, it would be difficult for the army of the Song Dynasty to adapt to fighting in a particularly cold climate.

"Recovering Yanyun, stabilizing Yanyun, based on Yanyun and then going north is a safe strategy."