The meeting hall was to prepare for debate. Although Zhao Xi disdained Taizong's formation and was disgusted with the civil servants formulating strategies before the war, when he came to the throne, he found that he was also a little keen on pre-war debates.
In fact, it is not undesirable to formulate a grand strategy before a war. Even in later generations, those classic battles always formulated strategies first.
Just leave the authority for the battle to the general and don't interfere too much.
The debate was about to start, so Zhao Xi went to change clothes first.
It didn't matter to Gun Mian, but Zhao Xi didn't feel comfortable with the Heavenly Crown.
When Zhao Xi changed into his regular clothes and arrived at the council hall, the ministers who were left behind were already discussing around a sand table.
This is also the reason why the Imperial City Division has not found out much foreign news in recent years... Zhao Xi asked them to focus on surveying the mountains and terrain.
Whether it is Jia Xian who works in Gongfang City or his senior brother in Jiangwu Hall, they have spent a lot of time training the Imperial City Secretary in the art of numerology in the past few years.
This sand table extends from the east of the Zuoxiang Shenyong Army Division in Xixia to Yizhou and Tangzhou in Hebei Province, and even includes parts of Zhongjing Road in Northern Liao Dynasty.
It is quite an image to discuss the war on Hedong Road on such a sand table.
"How could the Northern Liao and Western Xia coalition forces be just a bluff? Thousands of elite troops were mobilized from the two prefectures of Lin Prefecture, crossed the Yellow River to follow the Western Xia Shenyong Army Division, and cooperated with the Yanmen Pass defenders to form an encirclement of the coalition forces. Hebei Province did not need to send troops and could retreat!
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Old Han, please never say that you know military matters in the future.
No matter how powerful the soldiers of the two states of Linfu are, they are not soldiers of the old guard camp. With ten thousand to follow and surround hundreds of thousands of cavalry, it can't be so obvious to deceive the generals, right?
"Zhigui, I'm not sure whether you are bluffing or not. It is even possible that if the threat fails, the Liao-Xia coalition will actually launch a war. There is no need to sacrifice the generals... there is no need to do so."
Fu Bi pointed out Han Qi's intention, but Han Qi was not embarrassed at all.
Han Qi was definitely not so ignorant, he just wanted to use Zhejia generals to test the intentions of the Liao-Xia coalition.
Of course, even if some soldiers who lost their families died, it would not do much harm to the court.
Although the Zhe family has gradually integrated into the imperial court in recent years, the traditional prejudices still exist.
When Han Qi said this, most people who discussed politics might only think that he was ignorant of military matters. Only Di Qing's mouth was twitching... So cruel! Killing without blood!
After all, Han Qi still used the court's manipulative thoughts on the war...~This is not good!
"As Prime Minister Fu said, if the Liao-Xia coalition really wants to fight, I'm afraid the war will not be limited to Hedong Road..."
Han Jiang's fingers started along the Xihe River and continued eastward until they stopped at the seaside of Hebei Road...
"Hiss..." If this really happens, I'm afraid it will really be a catastrophe for the country!
"This situation will not happen. Judging from the words of the Liao and Xia envoys today, Liao and Xia are not ready for a war that will overwhelm the country."
Lu Gongbi paused and continued: "The battle report from Linzhou stated that the Xixia Zuoxiang Shenyong Army avoided all defensive camps and marched eastward at a high speed. The purpose was very direct, which was to join the Liao army and attack our Hedong army.
The land poses a threat.”
It's strange that no one from the workshop city or the martial arts hall has spoken...~This is a habit.
In the early years, when Zhao Xi led the army to war, both Lu Gongzhu and Han Zhen were with the army. They would not speak at will until Zhao Xi was ready to formulate a strategy.
Even in the end, it was just a matter of checking and filling in the gaps. They believed that as long as the officials were there, no one could match them in terms of strategy.
As for Di Qing, his fear of Han Qi has never disappeared. He only dared to speak freely when officials were present and asked about him.
"No matter whether the Liao-Xia coalition forces intend to fight a big war or not, we must fight this war! Now that they have provoked a war, they will no longer have the final say on whether and when the war will cease!"
Zhao Xi was not reserved at all, and his arrogance was fully exposed at this moment.
"Yu Ru, Zirong, how big a battle can Gongfang City's armaments and reserves be able to support?"
Listening to what the officials mean, how big a war will the officials be prepared to fight if Gongfang City’s military equipment can support it?
Di Qing's eyes flashed, and even Guo Kui and Zhong E, who were receiving re-education in the martial arts hall, were equally excited...~ The greater the war, the more likely they are to be appointed to serve on the front line.
"Your Majesty, within one month, Gongfang City's armaments can support an army of 200,000 for half a year and an army of 300,000 for three months!"
Gongfang City is not a border village. Gongfang City has a special armory... ~ There should have been a war a long time ago. If the firearms in the armory are not consumed, a new armory will have to be built for new firearms.
"God-given, how many days will rail transportation take to transport the soldiers and ordnance?"
Shen Tianci couldn't even imagine that he would be here today.
He was just a thief who joined the army. He never expected that one day he would discuss politics with the princes... He was not Di Qing. He relied on killing enemies on the battlefield and relying on military merit.
He, Shen Tianci, was just a dispatcher who tinkered with tracks and carriages. He was the dispatcher of Workshop City who was trained by Xue Xiang as his apprentice.
When asked by the official, he was stunned and didn't know what to say. He opened his mouth several times but no words came out.
"Shen Tianci!"
Han Zhen was worried. How could the people in his workshop city lose their control at this time?
"Yu Ru, don't chase... God's gift, just say what it is...~"
Zhao Xi is very optimistic about this boy and still remembers what he looked like more than ten years ago...~Now he is a fifth-rank official.
"Back to Your Majesty, this depends on the number of soldiers dispatched by the imperial court in various places. It will take at least ten days for the new army of ten thousand people, together with armaments, to reach Taiyuan Prefecture in Hedong, and fifteen days to reach Daizhou."
"If a new army of 10,000 people and armaments are sent to Huanqing, it will take five or six days. And if it is sent to Tangzhou and Yizhou, since Hebei Road is flat all the way, it will take three to four days."
Shen Tianci did not say to send them to the second state of Linfu. It was not because there were no rail carriages there, but because he listened to the conversation between Han Xianggong and Fu Xianggong, and he did not know whether the imperial court would send more troops to Linfu.
He didn't dare to say or ask.
After hearing Shen Tianci's words, a group of people turned to the sand table... As for Shen Tianci's incident of skipping Fulin and Linzhou intentionally or unintentionally, they all pretended not to hear.
"Where are Fulin and Fuzhou?"
Zhao Xi continued to ask questions. To be honest, Zhao Xi really didn't know if the track at Fulin was also open.
Except for the tracks he presided over in the early stage, he did not pay much attention to the laying of local tracks in the later stage.
If there is no rail link between Fulin and Linzhou, Zhao Xi will really consider Han Qi's suggestion of letting his family die.
The laying of tracks originally had the function of effective rule by the imperial court. If the Zhe family refused or did not lay the tracks, he would not show mercy just because Zhe could join the guard camp and the martial arts hall.
"Reply to Your Majesty, and it will be delivered within fifteen days at the earliest!"
After Shen Tianci finished speaking, it was obvious that there was a soft sigh from the end of the crowd... Zhe Keke is in the martial arts hall now.
For a while just now, his heart had been in a state of trepidation. He had been educated in the martial arts hall and learned about loyalty and obedience, but he was really in trouble with his family and the court.