When he returned to the government office, it was already dark, but Li Qi didn't have much time to delay. Of course, he was not in a hurry to report to the emperor, because Zhao Kai had given him full power to make the decision. Zhao Kai had always
There would be no objection, so Li Qi's top priority was to discuss the strategy of landing in Japan with a group of generals.
In Li Qi's inner hall, Niu Gao, Han Shizhong and other generals were sitting inside.
Li Qi introduced the situation in Japan to them in detail, and then asked: "What do you think?"
Han Shizhong narrowed his eyes and said: "I think we should send troops as soon as possible. Japan is an island country. The most difficult thing about conquering Japan is the landing battle. If there is no dock, it will be difficult for us to land. As far as I know, the Hokuriku Taira clan owns
Both docks are built according to the standards of our largest cargo ships, which is enough for our giant ships to dock. In addition, there are no such big docks that can dock our warships, so the two docks in Hokuriku are absolutely perfect.
We cannot afford to lose. We should send troops as soon as possible to occupy those two docks and consolidate the local defenses so that our soldiers can continuously land in Japan. Otherwise, even if we win for a while, we will be exhausted by the enemy over time."
"General Han's words make sense." Li Qi suddenly glanced at the person next to Han Shizhong and said, "Wei Ming, how are the preparations for the Laizhou warship now?"
Wei Ming replied: "Reporting to the Privy Envoy, the Laizhou Navy has 300 giant ships, more than 400 medium-sized warships, and more than 600 small warships. However, small warships are not suitable for going to sea, and General Han will also
The small warships have been deployed to Yanshan Prefecture and Hunyuan Prefecture, and only seven to eight hundred can actually go to Japan."
This Wei Ming used to be Han Shizhong's subordinate in Fuzhou. After the Yunsang Alliance, he stayed in Laizhou and was in charge of the Laizhou Navy and Laizhou Shipyard.
Li Qi hummed and said: "Actually, the navy may not be used much. After all, we don't need to rely on the navy to land. The key is to transport soldiers to the Hokuriku region of Japan."
Han Shizhong shook his head and said, "I don't think so."
Li Qi snorted and said, "What suggestions does General Han have?"
Han Shizhong said: "Japan is made up of islands. Among the five islands and seven islands in Japan, Nankaido and Saikaido are both large islands. They are separated from the Kanto region by the strait. But once Kanto is attacked, Nankaido and Nishikaido will
Troops will definitely be sent to rescue, so he must cross the strait. We can actually use cargo ships to transport soldiers, and warships will escort them. After the troops land, the warships will then go south to enter Nankaido and Saikaidō to prevent the two rescues.
Divide them and destroy them.”
Niu Gao worriedly said: "But such a large number of warships require a lot of manpower. It may be difficult for Laizhou to recruit so many people."
Li Qidao: "You don't have to worry about this. Goryeo promised to provide 20,000 laborers. The Ping clan still has 60,000 troops plus a lot of laborers. We will send another 60,000 troops and 20,000 grain soldiers. Then we will directly let the navy
Acting as a boatman, replacing one batch when passing through Korea, and another batch when arriving in Japan, that should be enough. But---"
Speaking of this, he was very worried and said: "According to the information we have gathered, these Japanese soldiers are extremely fierce, and their individual combat capabilities are not weaker than those of the Jin soldiers. Moreover, their domestic system requires that the common people participate in the training. Everyone is a soldier. You cannot
Look down on you."
Wei Ming frowned and said: "Moreover, Japanese weapons and armor are also extremely powerful. They are comparable to Xixia swords. In terms of swords, they are stronger than our Song Dynasty, and their armors are also very hard. We have tried it, and it is more than one
Ordinary bows and arrows cannot penetrate their armor at a hundred paces. At least a medium-sized crossbow is required to penetrate the Japanese armor. In addition, the terrain of Japan is unlikely to allow cavalry to deploy, but cavalry is indispensable.
Yes, so the infantry and cavalry must be balanced, otherwise we may lose sight of one."
Li Qidao: "As for the cavalry, I plan to dispatch 10,000 cavalry, with 5,000 troops and horses in each group. In addition, I have also prepared 20,000 Yunnan horses for chariots and supplies. Regarding the enemy's armor, do you have anything?
Any suggestions?”
Niu Gao pondered: "According to this, although the bed crossbow can effectively kill the enemy, the enemy army should not gather together to charge like the Jin army. They are most likely to fight in a scattered manner. I am afraid that the bed crossbow will not be able to perform well."
What's the use? I think we should add more poisonous arrows to our armaments and rely on poisonous smoke and poisonous iron pieces to kill the enemy."
Han Shizhong nodded repeatedly and said: "General Niu is right, no matter how thick the enemy's armor is, it can't stop the intrusion of poisonous smoke."
Li Qi also nodded slightly and said: "Actually, I have already stocked up poison arrows in Laizhou, but last time we fought in Jiaozhi, we found many plants that can temper poison arrows. The weapons supervisor has some knowledge in this regard.
This is a huge breakthrough, far better than the poisonous arrows currently being stocked in Laizhou, but they won’t be able to be delivered for a while. For the time being, we can only use the poisonous arrows that were originally stocked in Laizhou. But don’t worry, I will immediately dispatch people from various regions.
Poison arrows, try to deliver them to Japan during the first supply."
At this point, he suddenly sighed and said: "Since the Jin Army's western expedition may pose a very big threat to our Song Dynasty, the emperor has not approved allowing me to lead the troops in person. I have to leave it to you."
All the soldiers immediately stood up and said in unison: "Privy Minister, please rest assured, we will definitely fulfill our mission."
"Of course I have confidence in you."
Li Qi nodded with a smile and said: "Niu Gao, I now appoint you as the East China Sea Propaganda Envoy and Peace Aid General, to take full charge of Japan's war."
The Xuanfu envoy is usually held by civil servants of the second government, but the problem is that Li Qi is actually the only commander in the Privy Council now, with great power. If he does not go, the Privy Council will not be able to send anyone, and the original reform of the military system focused on
This illustrates this point. There must be a clear division of labor between civil and military forces on the battlefield, and doves cannot occupy the magpie's nest. Therefore, Li Qi was able to appoint the general Niu Gao as the Xuanfu envoy.
Moreover, no matter what the purpose of the Song Dynasty was, at least on the surface they were going to aid the Ping family. For the current situation, this flag is very important and must be expressed very straightforwardly.
"The general will obey your orders."
Li Qi said again: "Wei Ming."
"The end will be here."
"I now appoint you as the East China Sea Defense Envoy and Deputy General for Peace Aid, in charge of the navy."
"The general will obey your orders."
Han Shizhong was stunned when he heard this. He originally thought that he must be in charge of the navy. Unexpectedly, Li Qi handed over this task to Wei Ming with just one sentence. He was greatly surprised. However, the military orders were like mountains, and the Privy Council had all the appointments.
Right, as long as the emperor nods. Even if Li Qi wants to appoint a beggar as marshal, you, Han Shizhong, have no right to object.
Next, all generals were appointed, except Han Shizhong.
Since the specific tactical design had to wait until they arrived in Japan, Li Qi did not know much about this aspect. His main responsibility was to try his best to meet the requirements of these generals in terms of armaments.
After the appointment was completed, Li Qi asked them to go down and quickly prepare for dispatching troops.
"General Han, please stay."
Li Qi suddenly stopped Han Shizhong who was about to resign.
The depression on Han Shizhong's face was clearly evident, but he did not dare to disobey Li Qi's wishes, and still said very respectfully: "I wonder if the Privy Councilor has anything else to say?"
Li Qi chuckled and said, "General Han doesn't seem very happy. Come on, come on. Please sit down."
Han Shizhong sat back again.
Li Qi personally stepped forward to pour a cup of tea for Han Shizhong and said: "I know General Han must be very depressed now. I asked General Han to lead the navy to Laizhou to prepare for the Japanese plan, but now there is nothing to do without General Han."
, I'm very sorry for this. In fact, that was my original plan, but the Jin army's dispatch also disrupted my plan. The emperor thought that Niu Gao was enough on the Japanese battlefield. If I shoot General Han again, then it will be a little trial.
The emperor still hopes that General Han will stay in Laizhou to supervise the Japanese war and take care of the northwest."
Han Shizhong said: "But there are old generals in the northwest, General Zhe, Yue Fei and Wu Jie."
Li Qi smiled and said: "But General Zhong and Zong Zhifu are both old. They are unable to do many things. The emperor actually values General Han very much and hopes that General Han can take over their duties."
As he spoke, he suddenly took out an imperial edict from his sleeve and handed it over. He said: "This is the imperial edict given to you by the emperor."
Han Shizhong was shocked, stood up quickly, and respectfully received the imperial edict. After opening it, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. It turned out that Zhao Kai asked him to slowly take over the army of Yanshan Prefecture while taking charge of the navy, so as to share some of the pressure on Zongze.
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This arrangement is very obvious, that is, he is to take over Zongze's job. After all, Zongze is old and it is difficult for him to be in charge of military and government affairs at the same time.
Li Qi smiled and said: "Our country has been suppressed by the northern powers. The emperor is very dissatisfied with this and tries his best to change this phenomenon. From the current point of view, the Northern Expedition is not far away, but Yue Fei and Wu Jie can only take care of both.
The northwest, and the north, still lacks a pillar, and the emperor hopes that General Han can serve as the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition and shoulder this heavy responsibility."
The significance of the Northern Expedition to the Song Dynasty is self-evident. During the Song Dynasty, there were only two Northern Expeditions. One was Song Taizong's Northern Expedition, and the other was Song Huizong's Northern Expedition. However, both failed and the winning rate was zero.
Therefore, the word "Northern Expedition" was also very heavy in the Song Dynasty, with a lot of humiliation. This burden was much heavier than that on the shoulders of Yue Fei and Wu Jie, because the Northern Expedition was against the Song Dynasty's biggest enemy, the Jin Kingdom.
This is really a good way to keep the clouds clear and see the moonlight.
In fact, Han Shizhong has always been very depressed, because he feels that Yue Fei, Wu Jie and other younger generations are now responsible for their own responsibility and are worthy of important responsibilities, but he is a bit unwilling to live or die. Yes, the Song Dynasty Navy is under his control, but the problem is whether they can
There are really not many places to use the water division, and there is no place to use the strength.
He was even a little dissatisfied with Li Qi. After all, Li Qi was very protective and specialized in promoting his own people. He single-handedly promoted the commander-in-chief of the three yamen offices. He especially took great care of Yue Fei. Yue Fei was promoted very quickly, and now he is still
With Li Qi's help in marrying into the Zhe family army, everyone knew that Yue Fei's future was limitless and he would definitely be the mainstay of the Song Dynasty in the future.
Han Shizhong is also a very proud man. He thinks he is no worse than Yue Fei, but he has never had a chance to stand out. Although his navy has never lost, no one cares about it. People are paying attention to Yue Fei's visit to the state to put down the rebellion, and Yue Fei's Nan
He conquered Jiaozhi, Yue Fei pursued Wanyan Zongwang for hundreds of miles, Wu Jie conquered Dali in the south, Wu Jie conquered Tubo in the west, Zongze Yanyun showed his majesty and defeated Wanyan Zongwang, but no one remembered him.
He seemed to have been excluded all the time. Thanks to Liang Hongyu's constant persuasion, he felt better, but his life was still miserable. Just now he saw that he was not even included in the war against Japan, and he felt really bad.
Unexpectedly, there was a sudden turn of events. Zhao Kai asked them to take over the army of Yanshan Prefecture. Although he was not promoted to an official position, he was only asked to assist Zongze. However, based on Zongze's age, his intention was already very obvious. It is conceivable that once the Northern Expedition
If he wins, then Han Shizhong is the number one player in the Song Dynasty, and even Di Qing cannot compare with him. Of course, there is no pressure if he loses, and the winning rate does not change anyway.
Han Shizhong was so excited that tears filled his eyes and he was speechless.
Li Qi chuckled and said: "General Han has worked hard in Yanshan Mansion in the past few years to build up troops. This time we can't lose again."
Han Shizhong took a step back, bowed his head, and said: "Han Wu will never let down the grace of God."
Li Qi suddenly laughed and said, "It seems that General Han still blames me."
Could it be that he had already guessed what I was thinking. Han Shizhong was really dissatisfied with Li Qi at first, and said with a hint of guilt: "What did the Privy Council say?"
Li Qi sighed: "You only remember thanking Shengen and didn't mention a word about Li Qi. It's conceivable."
"The Privy Councilor misunderstood." Han Shizhong hurriedly said: "Han Wu can be where he is today, thanks to the Privy Councilor's kindness at the beginning. Han Wu has always kept this in mind, and will repay him generously in the future."
Li Qidao: "Then I take it seriously. You have to remember that you owe me a favor."
Han Shizhong originally just said a polite word. He was a dignified privy minister, and his power, power, and financial resources were beyond his reach. He nodded blankly and said: "Yes, Han Wu dare not forget each other."
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