"Dear ministers, perhaps we have thought too much..."
Zhao Xi saw that the morale he had just aroused was showing signs of fading...~This is not possible. At this time, the court must become a rope. Any compromise in any link may affect the entire strategic plan.
"Your Majesty, I am stupid, please explain clearly!"
The strategy and military literacy of the officials are obvious to all, and there is no shame in asking the officials for advice. Fu Bi said very calmly... At this time, being pretentious is not the right choice.
"Our new army of the Song Dynasty is 300,000. This number is known to the Privy Council, the Ministry of War, and the Third Division of the Ministry of Household Affairs. I am afraid that even the court officials may not be fully aware of it. How did Liao and Xia know?"
"Since Liao Xia doesn't know the truth, what's the difference between the New Army and the Forbidden Army? What's true and what's false is what's true!"
"Judging from the current border reports, except for Hedong Road, there is no military intelligence at the other borders. Since the smoke was lit in Linfu Prefecture and Yanmen Pass, all border defenses have ordered Ma Kuo to be visited fifty miles away, but there is no military intelligence."
"This means that in the early stages of the war, our analysis was correct. The only thing that may change now is that because the resident envoys in Bianliang cannot feedback information, the intensity of the Liaoxia attack on Hedong Road will increase, and even force the
Due to the pressure, the Liao-Xia coalition forces had to fight the war for real."
At this point, Zhao Xi stopped talking. He believed that his group of ministers could complete the rest.
To put it bluntly, the fear of Liao Xia still exists in the bones of the ministers. Even a moment of pride cannot change the fear that goes deep into the bone marrow.
Everyone looked at the sand table...
If you want to completely annihilate, or effectively kill the Liao-Xia coalition forces, it is difficult to achieve such an effect by arraying against the enemy outside Yanmen Pass. It may be another rout...~There were too many such wars in the Warring States Period.
Even if it is a new army, it is almost impossible to gain an advantage in mobile warfare.
Di Qing remained silent, as did Guo Kui and Zhong E... Civil servants discussed military strategy, and without their generals, nothing would happen. This was the reality of the country.
"Di Hanchen, when it comes to war, no one in the country can help you. If the court wants to achieve its strategic goals in this war, do you have any ideas?"
It’s not that I don’t know how to do it, it’s just that as husband-in-law, I have to hide some things.
At this time, Han Qi dragged Di Qing out without politeness.
Di Qing suppressed his blush, but he had to take a step forward when his name was called...
Di Qing looked at the official family and saw that the official family had no bottom line in their trust in him. Even if he was run against by Han Qi, when he saw that the official family seemed to be encouraging, he completely let go.
Anyway, Di Qing is just a veteran who has become an official. He has nothing to do with the court and does not pose any threat to the court. He is just a teacher.
"Your Majesty, gentlemen, I believe that if you want to achieve the imperial court's strategic goals in this battle, the battlefield must be set within the pass!"
Just waiting for this sentence. After Di Qing finished speaking, there was no need for him to continue.
"The battlefield can be set up in Dingxiang and Xinxian areas..."
"The two prefectures of Linfu sent troops along the Kelan River, avoiding the Xixia Zuoxiang Shenyong Army Division, advancing eastward, joining the Kelan Army, and ambush in Yunnei Village and the Xinchuan River area..."
"With a partial army, we will go from Suide to the Wubao area, cross the Yellow River and go north, from Loufan to assemble in the area of Yihezhai..."
"Hedong Road is the main force, heading north from Taiyuan Prefecture to fight the enemy head-on..."
"Hebei Road goes west from Tang County, passes through Wutai and sets up defenses along the Futuo River..."
A master of strategy at this moment.
With a vivid terrain representation like a sand table, anyone can intuitively see the general trend clearly.
Besides, everyone present is still an elite.
The key is that Di Qing made it clear that there is a prerequisite for losing a teacher and humiliating the country, so that everyone will no longer have the trouble of being impeached.
In the early wars between the country and the dynasty, some strategic retreats were easily impeached by the courtiers. This is why no one spoke up to explain.
Han Qi's attempt to trick Di Qing was actually not considered a trick. Di Qing had already retired from office and did not even attend the court meetings. The courtiers' impeachment had no purpose and they naturally lost their temper.
The key is that once this battle is won, there will be no impeachment situation at all.
It's just that everyone is used to thinking about defeat before thinking about winning... It's really a habit.
In this way, you and I explained the strategic deployment of the entire campaign clearly.
One person can be short-sighted, and everyone can be successful. This kind of pre-war discussion was still very successful.
Zhao Xi saw that the entire large-scale deployment had basically taken shape, and it was time for him to finalize it. He was really worried that if he continued, the ministers in the Political Affairs Hall had already formulated detailed tactics.
That would be a disaster for the generals before the battle!
Seeing the urgency and nervousness on the faces of Di Qing, Guo Kui and Zhong E, Zhao Xi felt that he couldn't let them continue to be excited.
"Don't worry about victory, think about defeat first. In this battle, the court must be prepared for emergencies on all fronts! Wang Shao is in charge of Xihe, and Gao Zunyu is in charge of Qinzhou's military, step by step."
"Next is Huanqing...Zizheng, is it possible to defend Huanqing, the master of the seed clinic?"
When Zhong'e returns to the imperial court, the soldiers and horses on Huanqing Road supervise the planting clinic, which belongs to Huanzhou. Now that the war is about to begin, the defense of Huanqing Road must be given the necessary tasks for the planting clinic.
Zhong Di is the brother of Zhong E, and together with his brother Zhong Ji, they are known as the Three Small Classics and Lue Gong.
"Return to Your Majesty, implantation diagnosis is possible!"
My brother, I should do this to protect myself.
"Then the chief of the clinic, Huanqing, will order Kumamoto to postpone and take charge of the defense. Lu Gong will send the Hebei pacification envoy to take charge of the entire defense of Hebei Province."
This is a defensive arrangement, that is to say, these people are just in case, and there may not really be a war.
Likewise, there are significant risks.
The decisive battle is in the Hedong Road area, but no one can tell whether there will be fighting on these borders.
The most important point is that judging from the previous research and planning, the imperial court is likely to mobilize the main force for a decisive battle in the land east of the river, and the defense capabilities of these borders must be lacking.
Once a major war breaks out, these are the places where problems are most likely to occur.
"New troops will be mobilized from Gyeonggi Province, Jingdong Road, and Jingxi Road in a ratio of five to one, and the 30,000 new troops garrisoned in Bianliang will be gathered together to strive to raise 50,000 new troops. Di Hanchen will lead the troops to Hedong, which will be the main force of this battle.
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"Zhong'e moved to Linfu, and Zhongji became a partial division. He also implemented a five-in-one approach from Qinzhou, Huichuan, Huanqing, Yan and other prefectures to mobilize new troops. As for how to distribute the two main and partial divisions... Zengzheng and his brother
discuss."
"Guo Kui left Hebei and transferred new troops from Jinghu Road to the north. At the same time, he transferred new troops from Hebei Road in five orders to form the East Route Army for the decisive battle."
"The armies of the two armies in the east and west must decide whether to participate in the decisive battle or defend on the spot based on the progress of the war. The main army in the center must decide to participate in the decisive battle after the east and west armies have arrived at the designated location before they can launch the decisive battle in a unified manner."
"All arrangements start with a defensive posture, and then decide whether to implement the established strategy based on the evolution of the war and changes in military conditions."
"One thing must be guaranteed. None of the four armies can participate in the decisive battle. This battle is still based on defensive counterattack!"
"Gongfang City must prepare for the new army of 150,000 people. The rail carriages will stop all commercial transportation and use all their strength to transport war preparations. Logistics must be ensured!"
Basically, it is arranged according to the military strategy everyone has drawn up, so there should be no mistakes.