Back to the Song Dynasty as a tyrant

"When I return to Beijing, I will discuss state affairs with the officials. How dare I talk about hard work lightly."

This year, Yue Fei was 34 years old, and he looked more stable, like a mountain.

"A few days ago, I received a secret report from Youzhou that the Jin people may have hoarded a large number of elite soldiers in Yunzhong Mansion, and their target is Anbei Mansion."

Chapter 967 Binding the hands and feet of Jin Wushu (third)

"Reporting to the official family, is this secret report credible?" Yue Fei asked.

A secret report from Youzhou?

Yue Fei couldn't help but feel puzzled, it seems that the imperial court has arranged a lot of secret work in Yanyun.

"Nine times out of ten it's true." Zhao Ning said, "Let's see the truth for now."

"Now Han Shizhong is fighting very hard in Liaodong, and the Jin army has started to manufacture a large number of heavy artillery. The city wall can no longer defend the Zhongjin army." Zhao Ning continued.

"I have read the "Compilation of Liaodong Military Affairs" sent to Hebei by the Military and Political Academy," Yue Fei said.

"People outside have seen how many victories the imperial court has won in the war against the Kingdom of Jin in the past few years, and some people are even advocating that they should send troops to the north to conquer Jin." Zhao Guan's tone was a little heavy, "But where you can't see, everything is there. changes happened."

Zhao Ning sat down and said, "Sit down, I want to discuss this matter with you."

"Yes." Yue Fei sat down.

"I found that there is an impetuous and flattering atmosphere in the country, and everyone says that the Song Dynasty is invincible. This atmosphere is not desirable!" Zhao Ning said bluntly.

"Your Majesty has far-sighted plans."

Zhao Ning said again: "Pengju, you have been on the front line all these years. You have fought against Jin Guo many times. I want to hear your opinion on the current Jin Guo."

"In the past, the Liao Kingdom was strong and prosperous, but Emperor Tianzuo lost his country because of his stupidity. Today's Jin Kingdom has almost inherited most of the Liao Kingdom's heritage. I even learned that the Jin people's iron smelting and forging surpassed that of the Liao Kingdom, and even more so in our country. Above the Song Dynasty."

"That was a few years ago, and now the iron smelting and forging of the Song Dynasty have caught up." Zhao Ning added, "You can continue to talk, you can say anything, today you and I have the right to discuss."

"Yes, the Kingdom of Jin is powerful. Although it has been defeated many times over the years, it has not shaken its foundation." Yue Fei said, "First, the number of iron mines of the Jin people is also higher than that of my Song Dynasty. The iron armor is like a cloud, and the Jin army Since the time when the Liao Dynasty was destroyed, they have paid great attention to firearms, and when they took back Hebeishan Town, the officials carefully checked, and the Jin people captured all the craftsmen in the three towns of Hebei to the north, including many firearms in the Song Dynasty."

"Secondly, the Kingdom of Jin occupies the land of Yanyun. The Jurchens originally cultivated land, and their management of household registration and soldiers is even worse than that of the Liao Kingdom."

What Yue Fei meant was that farming civilization is better than nomadic people in terms of refined management.

Yue Fei, as an ancient person, can see this, which has surpassed most people in this era.

"Thirdly, the Kingdom of Jin is currently governed by the fourth prince Wanyan Wushu. This man is quite talented. I originally planned to raise troops to attack Yizhou many times. The scouts reported that at least ten cities in Yizhou have been connected with each other, forming a The military is vertical and horizontal, and the land of Bazhou is also the same."

"Fourth, the Jin people went south many times in the past, and most of the time our dynasty used defense instead of attack. It was impossible for the Jin people to overcome the strong city, but now it is different. The Jin people have mastered heavy artillery, and the city's impact on the Jin army The effect has dropped sharply, and the battle situation may have entered..."

Yue Fei paused.

Zhao Ning said: "The battle situation has entered the point where both sides must fight in the field, and the role of defending the city will be greatly reduced in the future."

"Yes." Yue Fei said.

Zhao Ning said with a smile: "So, the current situation is more serious than we imagined?"

"Our ability to recover Hebei proves that our army has enough strength to fight the Jinren in field battles anytime, anywhere."

"That's your Yue Fei's department." Officer Zhao stood up with a rather melancholy look on his face, "Last year Dongsheng Prefecture dispatched armed cavalry in a surprise attack to defeat the Jin Army, but our current armed cavalry is limited. The Jin army gathered elites in Yunzhong Mansion, and there must have been a large army arriving in Yunnei Prefecture."

"Your Majesty is worried that the Anbei Mansion will not be able to defend?" Yue Fei asked.

"After all, Yu Yunwen Department still lacks experience and is not as strong as your people."

"Then His Majesty summoned the minister back, is it because he hopes that the minister will go to support Yinshan?"

"No!" Zhao Ning's eyes suddenly became firm, "Although there is no war in Hebei, it is the most important barrier in the Song Dynasty. If I were Jin Wushu, as long as the defense line in Hebei is slightly loosened, I will concentrate all forces to attack Hebei. With heavy artillery, if you are not in Hebei, the situation is unimaginable, so you must be in Hebei, and you can’t go anywhere.”

"Yes, the minister will do whatever His Majesty arranges."

"No, no, I want to hear what you can do to break the current situation."

After all, Yue Fei was trained as a generalissimo-level talent, and he was definitely not limited to Hebei.

Yue Fei thought for a while and said, "The key to breaking the game may lie in Hebei."

"What do you think."

Yue Fei said in one sentence: "Forcing the main force of the Jin army not to go to Anbei Mansion easily, greatly reducing the pressure on Anbei Mansion."

Zhao Ning regained his energy immediately, and it really was Yue Fei, who spoke to his heart in one sentence.

"The minister led the troops to attack Yizhou, and the army was on display. The front of the soldiers pointed directly at Yanyun. Jin Wushu must not dare to easily push the main force to Yunneizhou to deal with Yu Yunwen."

"But do you know how many troops Jin Guo has now?"

"I believe that with my current strength, I can contain at least half of Jin Wushu's strength."

"Let me tell you that Jin Wushu still has at least 20 troops in his hands. Jin Wushu is currently being restructured within the Kingdom of Jin. Many government offices in Huining Mansion have been moved to Youzhou. The Jin people want to suppress the main force. In Yanyun, after the defeat of Zonghan, the nobles in the interior began to be suppressed by Jin Wushu, and the financial and tax revenue of Jinting has increased in recent years."

Zhao Ning continued to ask: "If Jin Wushu wants to mobilize the entire Jin Kingdom to fight us, how much can he mobilize?"

No one answered this question.

"Let me tell you that the total population of the Kingdom of Jin is more than 1000 million, and it implements a military system similar to the military system. Jin Wushu is now trying to join the recruitment system to increase the number of standing troops. Once it enters the war, everyone over the age of 15 and under the age of 55 They all must obey the transfer order, Jin Ting is not responsible for the livelihood of the people, and does not have such a heavy responsibility as my Song Dynasty, this is their greatest advantage."

"Then how much can they mobilize?" Zhao Ning continued, "If you, Yue Fei, are the Golden Wushu, and I, the Song Dynasty, go all out, and you are forced to retreat, how much can you mobilize?"

Yue Fei's expression darkened, he was silent for a while, and said: "I can mobilize at least a million people."

"A bandit and bandit with no burden of responsibility, who has mastered powerful force and possesses heavy artillery, is an extremely dangerous existence." Zhao Guan's eyes were deep, "They are all boasting that they want to go north to conquer gold, and I can't dampen their confidence. , but you and I can't be impulsive."

Yue Fei took a deep breath: "Your Majesty is right."

"Your attack on Yizhou is a very good move. Jin Wushu will definitely send heavy troops to guard it, but this is not enough. Liaodong has played very hard these years. I know that Han Shizhong is under a lot of pressure, and his contribution is also great. I will see it In my eyes, however, the battle situation in Liaodong must be pushed forward!"

Such is the case with the viewer.

"I need you to send a general who can fight hard to Liaodong to support Han Shizhong to open up the situation. This person must be able to fight tough battles with the Jin army head-on, and it is best to be a cavalry!" Zhao Ning said, "If this situation One step forward will force Jin Wushu to increase resources to Liaodong, and Yan Yun and Liaodong will tie his hands at the same time, and the pressure on Yu Yunwen will be much less."

In the end, Zhao Ning breathed a sigh of relief and said, "In this way, I will have the peace of mind to send my troops to the north and destroy Xixia."

Chapter 968 Changes in the Situation between King Qi and Liaodong (first change)

"Han Shizhong is a bit slippery in government affairs, but he is a loyal man in military affairs. If you send someone there, he will not mess around."

In order to dispel Yue Fei's worries, Zhao Guanjia said again.

"I remember that you also had contacts with Han Shizhong."

"Yes, the minister and he were both promoted by His Majesty back then, so they were lucky to make meritorious service in the army."

"You can delegate with confidence."

"Yes."

The reason why Zhao Guanjia explained it this way is also because the Song Dynasty had a glorious tradition of pitting friendly troops before.

At this moment, Wang Huaiji hurried over and said: "Officials, His Royal Highness King Qi has arrived and is waiting outside to listen to the announcement."

"Let him in."

"Yes."

Not long after, Zhao Chen walked all the way to the back garden along the corridor.

After he walked over, he raised his long skirt, knelt in front of Zhao Guan's house, and bowed: "I see Your Majesty, I wish His Majesty peace."

Zhao Ning helped King Qi up, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "I've grown taller, and I've also sunburned."

Holding a brocade box in his hand, Zhao Chen said, "This is the thousand-year-old ginseng that I ordered someone to dig in Korea. It is the best ginseng among all the ginseng. I made a special trip to present it to my father."

"You have a heart." Zhao Ning took it over and asked, "Have you gone to see your empress?"

"I haven't gone to see the empress yet."

"She misses you every day and every night."

"The boy also misses his father and mother very much. There are many wars in Liaodong. In fact, the soldiers miss their hometown very much."

"I have seen it in the memorials of you and Han Shizhong, and I can understand it, it is human nature."

"But what is more important right now is that the Jin army is stationing more and more troops in Liaodong. We have recruited a lot of troops in Koryo to keep them in suspense, but the situation is..."

"I know all of this. The imperial court will arrange support. You have suffered in Liaodong these years."

Zhao Chen knelt on the ground again, put his forehead on the back of his hand, and said, "Father, this kneeling is my apology for my childishness and recklessness back then."

Zhao Ning showed a fatherly smile, and he said: "Get up, no parent needs an apology from their children. As a parent, I just hope that my children can grow up healthily and find what they want."

Zhao Chen stood up.

Zhao Ning continued: "You can go and apologize to your teachers Mr. Luo and Cai Xianggong. Your recklessness back then failed their expectations of you. Our family members should stop saying such outrageous things. See The way you are now, I am also happy for you."

Tears suddenly appeared in Zhao Chen's eyes.

In fact, when he first went to Liaodong, he hated his father very much.

But after experiencing so many things in Liaodong these years, and he also had his own child, he suddenly understood his father.

"By the way, have you brought my grandson back?"

This sentence came from a 37-year-old population, and even Zhao Ning himself felt a little awkward.

But in ancient times, this was considered normal.

"In Liaodong, together with his mother, she...she is a very kind person, she helped me when my child was in the most difficult time, I hope my father can accept..."

"Whether you accept it as Princess Qi or not, you can make your own decision. I won't interfere with these matters of yours. Only you know best whether it is appropriate or not."

"She came from a humble background, just a fisherman's family in Fuzhou..."

"The Empress Dowager Liu also came from humble beginnings, and all the officials in the court of the Song Dynasty came from humble beginnings. The Qian Xianggong in front of you was often hungry when he was a child, and Yue Xianggong was farming in Xiangzhou, but now one is in power, and the other is a deputy envoy and concurrently a privy secretary. Hebei made an envoy."

"The child understands, thank you father for fulfilling it."

"Let's get down to business. Let me introduce you. This is Qian Xianggong, your little mother's elder brother. This is Yue Fei and Yue Pengju. You should have heard of his name."

The two immediately bowed to each other: "I have seen His Royal Highness King Qi."

"I met Qian Xianggong and Yue Xianggong."

"The Liaodong battlefield is at a stalemate, and the people's livelihood in Koryo is recovering slowly, which is not enough to support the current situation. I plan to transfer a group of cavalry from Hebei to support Liaodong. This person is arranged by Yue Xianggong, and you need to assist this Shenwu army in this process. Make sure there are no internal problems, it's a game of chess and you should know what's at stake."

Zhao Ning knew that Zhao Chen's prestige in Liaodong was very high, and it was most suitable for him to arrange this matter. Coupled with Han Shizhong, this could ensure that there would be no problems between the two armies.

King Qi said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will make proper arrangements."

"Then I will thank Your Highness." Yue Fei said.

"It should be Xiao Wang thanking Mr. Yue for his support." Zhao Chen said again, "However, the situation of the battle is ever-changing. The current Liaodong is very different from the Liaodong three years ago, and even from last year's Liaodong."

"What changes?"

"I remember that Han Duhu's last letter was at the end of last year. Before I came back this year, there were suddenly a lot more cavalry in the Liaodong Jin Army's deployment, and the number was at least double that of before. This made the two At the beginning of the month, we fought a battle outside Fuzhou City. We lost 7000 people in the First World War, and even [-] cavalrymen were killed. At that time, the guards of Japan and South Korea were also in that army."

Yue Fei asked: "Is it the Iron Buddha?"

"It's the hard army of the Jin people, not connected by iron chains, and they cooperate with the kidnappers and horses, and they come and go like the wind. Often our tiger squatting cannons can't quickly hit those cavalry."

"It seems that Jin Wushu has spent a lot of money in Liaodong." Qian Yuqing said.

Zhao Ning pondered for a moment and said, "No, what you saw may only be part of it. It is also possible that Jin Wushu has armed the hard-line army in the Kingdom of Jin, expanded its elite troops, and completely turned the Kingdom of Jin into a war machine."

According to the news he learned, the entire iron smelting in Jin Kingdom not only serves agriculture, but also serves the military and government.

Jin Guo has a lot of iron mines, and iron smelting is well developed.

"With such a configuration, if Jin Wushu is supervising the manufacture of heavy artillery, I'm afraid..." Zhao Chen also said in a dignified tone.

"In this way, our understanding of the Kingdom of Jin is quite biased now." Qian Yuqing said, "Just as the Kingdom of Jin's perception of my Great Song Dynasty was also biased before, arrogant soldiers are bound to lose."

"There is a fierce general under my command, and his name is Yang Zaixing, who is very good at cavalry warfare!" Yue Fei said, "Send this person to Liaodong to cooperate with Han Duhu and King Qi in cavalry warfare, and Yang Zaixing also deployed [-] cavalry soldiers. Equipped with cavalry, I believe it will be of some help."

"Yang Zaixing!" Zhao Chen's eyes lit up, "That would be great, thank you Mr. Yue for your help!"

"This matter is top secret." Zhao Guanjia said again, "Only a very small number of people in Liaodong are allowed to know, and it must not be disclosed. Otherwise, if the Jin people know about it, they will definitely take other measures."

If the battle value of Han Shizhong's Shenwei Army is [-], then the cavalry in the Shenwu Army, led by Yang Zaixing, has a combat value of more than [-].

In the battle of Changping that year, Qin Guo quietly replaced the coach with Bai Qi, but Zhao Guo didn't know it at all, which was also an important reason for Zhao Guo's defeat.

"The inside of Da Song cannot be easily disclosed."

"Yes, I will know."

The matter was settled like this. After the discussion, Zhao Chen went to see Zhu Lian, while Yue Fei went home to visit his family.

However, news of King Qi's return to Beijing spread quickly.