Dare to fight against the Northern Liao Dynasty, this is definitely an improvement for the imperial court.
Zhao Xi can't let the ministers feel cold. Even though he knows what the outcome will be, he can't really pour cold water on the cabinet at this time.
"Let's move the troops. But I think we can test it first and make the next decision based on the situation."
The Imperial Court could find out that Yelu Yixin had colluded with the Jurchens, and I believe the Northern Liao court would also know about it. If the Imperial Court increased its troops in Hebei at this time, the entire Northern Liao court would think that Yelu Yixin was also in cahoots with the Song Dynasty.
Such a result will only make all the nobles of Northern Liao have the same hatred...
Besides, Guochao has always regarded itself as an orthodox dynasty, and colluding with a rebellious minister will be despised in Shilin.
Zhao Xi is not really worried about the nonsense of Shilin Hermit. He feels that the Northern Liao court, which has established a dynasty for more than a hundred years, is not so shallow and does not know how to deal with the outside world in a consistent manner.
After all, the country was not yet ready to go to war with Liao. Whether it was the reserve of soldiers or the preparation of war materials, they were all planning gradually, even at a very small pace, to avoid being spied upon.
This time, consider it a trial.
According to the report from the Imperial City Division, Beiliao is also conducting firearms training for cavalry. It would be nice to have some experience. I hope it will not destroy the confidence of the country...
The cabinet ministers didn't think too much about it. Although they felt that the official's decision was a little cautious, they didn't care. As the official got older, they did lose the energy of their youth...
War is never a simple matter. When it comes to fighting against Liao and such a long border, more considerations need to be taken into consideration when launching a war.
From the northwest to the border with the Uighurs in Xizhou, to the sea in the northeast, and thousands of miles away, they are all the borders between the Kingdom of China and the Northern Liao Dynasty. How to start the war, where to start it, how many troops to mobilize where, and the priority of the troops.
Formation, etc., all require detailed consideration.
"Yelu Yixin conspired to rebel and led his army northward from Nanjing Road, which means that the Nanjing Road in the Northern Liao Dynasty, that is, the area around Yanzhou, was empty of defenses. It would be a good idea for the state to march from Hebei Road."
"The northwest is mostly desert, which is not good for our defense. Once the war breaks out, if Bei Liao sends a division to counterattack from the northwest, it will be easy to attack the northwest state capital. In addition, the newly returned northwest territories, the Dangxiang people, the Tubo people and the Uighurs,
There are even some Khitans whose return destination is unpredictable. Once a war breaks out, the northwest will be unpredictable."
"With Hedong as a response, we can cross the Taihang Mountains eastward to cooperate with the desires of Hebei Province, and we can also cross the Yellow River to the west to support the military situation of the newly built state capitals in the northwest. Therefore, placing heavy troops on Hebei Province can take care of both."
"After the Yunying Four Prefectures are recovered, Hedong is more suitable for defense than attack. If the battlefield is set in Hebei Road, although Hedong has strong support, it will still need to waste part of its troops in Hedong."
"With the recovery of Yanyun as the primary task, Hebei Province must be the main battlefield. Whether it is east of Hedong or northwest, defense should be the main focus. Moreover, the current chaos in the Northern Liao court is still dominated by Nanjing and Zhongjing, and Shangjing and Northwest
There is nothing unusual in the Recruitment Department, and even the soldiers have not been mobilized..."
"Everyone, the officials define this troop dispatch as a test... let's focus on Hebei Province."
Wang Anshi felt somewhat uneasy about the definition of the official family as a test. He had to admit that all the victorious battles of the country started from the official family. Regarding military matters, the official family should be the absolute authority.
Zhao Xi did not participate in the cabinet's deliberations. Whether it was a test or whether he would really go to war, Zhao Xi directly left it to the prince and the cabinet to decide.
In fact, in Zhao Xi's opinion, it may not be the right time to send troops. It's not that he wants to be a benevolent soldier, or that he thinks it's inappropriate to take advantage of others' danger, or that he's worried about the idle chatter of scholars. None of that.
From Zhao Xi's point of view, he would rather choose to secretly support the relatively weak side of Beiliao's civil strife and let Beiliao continue this war for three to five years. By then, perhaps the Guo Dynasty will really be invincible.
Now Bei Liao's strength has not weakened at all, and the battle between China and North Korea may be more evenly matched.
War is really not that simple, and it does not mean that you can start a war at will. Even if the emergence of chariots and firearms has a curbing effect on the cavalry to a certain extent, Zhao Xi has never dared to underestimate the role of light cavalry.
In the vast plains, the mobility of the team is ultimately the key to determining the battle.
Before the naturalized cavalry from the northwest cannot take the field, the country will not have the power to contain mobility... This is the biggest problem.
The so-called planning over the years has actually been the evolution of the naturalized cavalry. From the indoctrination of ideas to beliefs, to the adaptive training of firearms.
It is not a simple matter to make the cavalry of Dangxiang, Uighur, Tubo and other ethnic groups have a sense of identity with the country. The policy is in place, but it will take some time...
Therefore, Zhao Xi is not very optimistic about this war. Our side is not ready, the enemy is not weakened, and if we are evenly matched, it will be a protracted war. Zhao Xi has never thought of fighting a protracted war, because it will consume too much.
The reason why Zhao Xi can win all the wars he leads is that he never fights a war that he is not prepared for. This is also based on the fact that the country has been defeated too many times, and maintaining this confidence requires more time and complete victory.
When the strategy agreed upon by the cabinet was presented, Zhao Xi read it in detail and made no further adjustments.
Zhang Dun, Wang Shao, and even Lu Gongzhu all participated in the war as commanders, and the overall strategy was quite satisfactory. Perhaps affected by their own attitudes, the cabinet's approach after calming down was not radical and made relatively safe decisions.
deploy.
The northwest and east of Hedong did not increase their troops, but dispatched sufficient armaments to maintain a defensive posture against the Northern Liao Dynasty in a state of war readiness.
Deploy 30% of the troops from each of Jingdong Road, Jingxi Road, Jiangnan Road, and Jinghu Road north to Hebei Road.
The naturalized cavalry who are undergoing firearms adaptability training in the northwest and other places will be deployed in the northwest, Hebei and Hedong... The cavalry still feels stretched.
As for the naturalized generals who were in military camps in Gyeonggi Province and trained in martial arts halls, the cabinet still did not move.
Overall, this is a comprehensive strategy that can advance, attack, retreat or defend without breaking any muscles and bones. It fully embodies the intention of a tentative attack.
At this time, detailed information about Yelu Yixin's rebellion in the Northern Liao Dynasty also reached the court.
It turned out that when the Northern Liao Emperor was about to start his Nabo journey again, Yelu Yixin sent a petition asking his grandson to stay in Zhongjing, but his fellow magistrate Xiao Wuna revealed this.
From the queen to the prince, and this time to the emperor's grandson, no matter how stupid the Northern Liao emperor was, he was too careless. Therefore, he demoted Yelu Yixin to the position of knowing the affairs of the king of Nanyuan, cut off his title of king, and made him a county.
Wang Tongtong.
From then on, Yelu Yixin started to take action.
If this report is true, Zhao Xi will be even less optimistic about sending troops this time.