Chapter 114: The Imperial Commander

"Diaoyucheng has been defeated." Li Jun said to Liao Shenggong, who had just entered the house and his right foot, and his words were very happy, as if there was something great.

It is no wonder that Li Jun is familiar with history and knows how much influence the Diaoyucheng battle was. The impact of the Diaoyucheng battle was very great. It was the victory of this battle that caused the Mongols to stop on the Egyptian border on the third western expedition, leaving a small amount of land that had not been conquered by the Mongols in Central Asia.

If it weren't for the victory of the Diaoyu City Battle and the Mongolian generals rushed back to the country to participate in the national mourning, the Egyptians would have been unable to defeat the Mongols at that time, then the future of Egypt, an ancient civilization, would be great.

Many Western scholars always vaguely when talking about this, saying that it was because the Mongolian emperor died, and not the reason. They probably did not want to record the credit on the Chinese, but on their good luck.

If the Southern Song Dynasty seized that rare period of calm adjustment and strengthened the defense of the river, it would be difficult to say whether the Mongols would come to Lin'an. Even if they could arrive in Lin'an, they didn't know when they would have to wait. However, because Jia Sidao was in trouble and Xie Daoqing was unclear in discerning matters, Song Duzong's incompetence missed this opportunity, which often makes people sigh.

The battle between the Diaoyu City led by Wang Jian and foreign countries did not have a positive impact on the Southern Song Dynasty, which was really ridiculous. The fault was not the soldiers who fought bloody battles, but the incompetence of the Southern Song court.

Zhang Jue and his friends re-captured Diaoyu City. How much significance is? As long as there is no problem with the nerves, they can imagine it. Not to mention the strategic throat of the north of Chongqing, once it is taken down, Liu Hezi can go north to Sichuan, attack Jiange, and realize the strategic intention of mobilizing the Mongolian army.

When people mention Diaoyu City, just say "Mongolian Khan died under this city" is enough to show how great the significance of Diaoyu City is. Li Jun has long been fascinated by this historical city, and Chad is naturally very happy.

After Liao Shenggong received the news, he rushed over. Unexpectedly, before he could salute Li Jun, Li Jun happily handed him the battle report. He took it and browsed it. He also said excitedly: "In the last battle of Diaoyu City, General Wang Jian killed the Tartars, Meng Ge. In this battle of Diaoyu City, Zhang Jue and others wiped out the Tartars defenders. It was a great joy." He said with great emotion: "How great! Diaoyu City! Don't fall into the pass!"

As Liao Shenggong said, Diaoyu City is a heroic pass that will never fall. If it weren't for the betrayal of the traitor Wang Li, I wouldn't know when I would stay. Diaoyu City is actually a fortress, and that battle is a fortress defense war, which has a great impact on later generations and has great inspiration fortifications in later generations. It is precisely because of this influence that the ancient war museum of the Chinese Military Museum made a sand table model of the battle of Diaoyu City.

Did he really wipe out the Mongolian defenders in Diaoyu City? Of course not. The Mongolian army killed the bloody Song soldiers. Zhang Jue was the leader. He had bloody eyes and didn't know how many Mongolian soldiers were about to surrender. With his example, the soldiers would not be polite, so naturally they let go of their hands and feet to kill.

Wang Jian's heroic deeds inspired the soldiers, all of which were full of resentment. In addition, the Mongols were plundering and had deep racial hatred. It would be strange if the soldiers of the Song army were not using them as "sacrifice" to them.

Liu Hezi and Zheng Jinghe knew that they could not stop Zhang Jue and the others from slashing and slaughtering. They thought that if this was spread, it would be detrimental to the Song army and would increase the resistance of the Mongols. Instead of spreading, it would be better to kill them all to seal them up. They each led a team of soldiers to "clear the place" behind them. When they found the Mongolian soldiers who were not dead, they would let them follow Mengge at Diaoyu City.

Zhang Jue is a person who is brave enough to take responsibility. He wrote clearly in the war report that he admitted to leading his army to kill and asked Li Jun to deal with it. Although Li Jun did not want this kind of thing to happen, Li Jun could understand why this happened. The fundamental reason was that the Mongols were too cruel and the racial hatred planted.

Besides, in that case, the soldiers were all red-eyed and no one could stop them. Moreover, when they were killing, the Mongolian soldiers were still holding weapons in their hands, and they were not really prisoners, so they could not be considered as killing prisoners. Compared with the Mongols who killed innocent people, prisoners of war were many times better.

Liao Shenggong said this to excuse Zhang Jue. Li Jun knew what he meant and smiled and said, "The courage of the Mongols is really impossible to say. They all fought to the end and were all killed." Li Jun was also able to do so. This was obviously a lie. It was reasonable to tell him, which was linked to the bravery and good combat of the Mongols.

Li Jun said this, Zhang Jue and the others were fine. Liao Sheng was relieved to be proud of his great achievements and was about to salute Li Jun. Li Jun shook his hand to stop him and said, "No need to be polite, come, sit down quickly."

Liao Shenggong looked at it and found that there were already several people in the house. It seemed that he was still one step late to get the news and fell behind Li Tingzhi and the others.

The people in the room included Li Tingzhi, Wen Tianxiang, Chen Yizhong, Du Dayong and Lu Xiufu, all of them were full of joy. Needless to say, the battle in Diaoyu City was indeed exciting and good news. They got the news and put down their work and rushed to congratulate Li Jun.

Although Diaoyu City is small, it is of great significance. It is naturally a huge matter to return to the court again, and it would be right if Li Tingzhi and the others did not come.

When Liao Shenggong sat down, Li Jun walked and thought happily, saying, "The army of all walks of life is progressing smoothly, and our reform is also progressing smoothly. It can be said that the two happiness is coming."

This is indeed the case with the current Southern Song Dynasty. The military has been reversing the decadent aura of more than two hundred years. The history of repeated defeats in front of foreign enemies has ended. The army from all walks of life is singing and good news is frequently passed, and a large number of land is restored. What is even more rare is that under the promotion of Li Jun, the internal affairs are also smoothly promoted. All walks of life are prosperous. Although the reconstruction time is short, the people's living and working in peace and prosperity are already foregone conclusion, and the prosperity has revealed signs.

When the double happiness came, it was not that Li Jun was very happy about his achievements, but that he was a pertinent comment. Li Tingzhi and the others kept nodding in agreement. The significance of taking back Diaoyu City was really great, which made them so happy that they even forgot about saying "the emperor's wiseness".

Li Jun would not care about these things. He pressed his left hand on the Guizhou location on the map and said, "Huang Han's progress in Guizhou is also very smooth. The Mongolian army in Guizhou is retreating step by step, and the recovery of Guizhou is also just in the day. By the way, General Huang Han was able to achieve such a great victory, not only was my army in the Song Dynasty good at fighting, but also the achievements of the more famous general Chen Xingdao. 'All the king's land is the king's land; the guests of the earth are the king's ministers', Vietnam is also a foreign country of the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty could not treat him badly, but wanted to remember his merits and reward him. Immediately sent an imperial envoy to praise Chen Renzong well and give him twenty diamonds."

He paused, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth that was not easy to detect and said, "Of course, he asked him to send more troops to the war. In addition, send people to Thailand and Myanmar to ask them to send troops as well. You might as well say something harsh to them."

Li Jun is really able to say that he would obviously coerce these satellite countries to send troops, but he also gave him gifts and put pressure on him to suppress and win over. Under his wise diplomatic skills, these countries would not be able to send troops.

The combat effectiveness of these "satellite countries" troops is a problem. Li Jun doesn't like this at all. He is interested in the political significance of their participation and the resulting blockade of the border. Then the Mongolian army will have nowhere to escape in the southwest area and will be wiped out completely. Even if they flee to Thailand's satellite countries, the Song army will be able to cross the border without hesitation to clear the border without any hesitation. This is a plan to prepare for the future.

Li Tingzhi and the others naturally don’t have anything to say about this preliminary preparation, and they deeply agree with it.

Looking at the map, Li Jun said: "Guizhou, Sichuan, and Yunnan are about to be recovered. These places have been deeply harmed by the Mongols for 20 or 30 years. There are many things that need to be dealt with. I can't sit in Lin'an and wait for them to report to deal with it. I'd better go to Sichuan and deal with it nearby."

Although Li Jun only talked about these three places, his eyes were looking at another place, which was the Guanzhong place. If Guanzhong place was brought back, since Zhongyuan Road was blocked, all matters must be reported through Sichuan and went east to Lin'an, which would take too much time. Li Jun did not wait in Lin'an, but went to Sichuan to deal with it nearby. It was indeed a good idea.

However, there is another problem with this. The emperor is responsible for everything. If he wants to command the army in person, there will be too many aspects involved. Wen Tianxiang took the lead in expressing his objection and said: "Your Majesty, this matter must not be done. The emperor's body of ten thousand gold should not be subject to this hard work."

"Yes." Chen Yizhong also agreed and said, "The emperor is responsible for everything, so it is not advisable to move lightly. Please think twice."

Li Tingzhi and Liao Shenggong also wanted to express their opinions. Li Jun knew what they were going to say, so he shook his hand to stop him and said, "Don't say this, I have made up my mind. Emperor Zhenzong led the army to fight in person, and with the victory of Chanyuan, I think I will take back Sichuan, Guizhou and Guanzhong this time when I go to Sichuan. In addition, I will also take back Yunnan, a foreign land." He took a heavy shot on the map with his right hand, showing his determination.

Yunnan was incorporated into the territory during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, but it was split in the Song Dynasty, saying that it was Dali. If the Mongols destroyed Dali and the Song army took it back, Li Jun would have to incorporate him into the territory no matter what, and complete the great cause of national unification. However, some people would definitely object. This was the old minister of the original Dali, that is, the nobles of the original Dali, and there would inevitably be a political problem to be solved.

What Li Jun said will inevitably be realized, so Li Jun's achievements in this trip are much greater than those of Emperor Zhenzong of Song in person and the establishment of the Chanyuan Alliance.

It was obvious that Li Jun had made up his mind and could not be changed. Li Tingzhi and the others had to consider what to prepare for Li Jun. As soon as their thoughts came, Li Jun spoke again and said, "There are too many affairs in the southwest. A serious official must be in charge. Yizhong will hand over the legislation to Xiao Yu and come with me."

Xiao Yu was a person who was proficient in the law. In modern terms, he was a shrewd and capable legal expert and was highly appreciated by Li Jun. It was precisely because of his efforts that the laws formulated during this period were very realistic and provided legal guarantees for Li Jun's reform.

It was naturally reassuring for Chen Yizhong to go to Sichuan and hand over the legislative work to him. Xiao Yu compiled the summary and editing of the laws formulated during this period, which was the famous "The Great Code of Emperor Wu", which had a great impact on later generations.

The Chengdu Plain is rich, tantamount to another south of the Yangtze River. Its importance is self-evident. The Song army is centered on this and marching westward and northward to Guanzhong, Yunnan. Li Jun naturally had to follow the army when he arrived here, and he must go to Guanzhong. Because Guanzhong is too important, he can go directly to the hinterland of the Central Plains from Guanzhong. If Li Jun does not handle military affairs, it will be wrong.

Therefore, it is necessary to leave an important official in Sichuan to deal with the affairs of the southwestern provinces. Li Tingzhi patted the table and said, "The emperor's words are indeed the words of wise men!"

"I obey the order." Chen Yizhong naturally understood the profound meaning and had no choice but to do so.

Li Jun said to Chen Yizhong: "You go and select a group of capable personnel to follow us into Sichuan. In addition, Xiangfu prepares, technicians and equipment and other urgently needed people and things, and enter Sichuan together. For the affairs in the court, the literary affairs will be handled by Xiangfu, Lu Shan and Lu Xiufu. If you have any matters, you will discuss and deal with them. If you have any martial affairs, Liao Shenggong and Du Dayong will discuss and handle them."

Sichuan is rich and famous throughout the ages, and there are many mineral materials. Not to mention the famous Zigong salt, Jiangyou also has a lot of nitride. Nitrogen is an important raw material for gunpowder and is of great significance to the military of the Southern Song Dynasty. If it can achieve self-production and self-sufficiency in the local area, it will not have to be transported from Jiangnan, which will save trouble and labor. It can also cultivate a group of technical talents, which is conducive to reconstruction and the development of Sichuan.

In addition, natural gas in southern Sichuan and titanium ore in Panzhihua are all very important industrial raw materials. Due to the conditions at that time, they may not be useful.

Li Tingzhi is shrewd and capable, proficient in government affairs, Wen Tianxiang is upright and selfless, Lu Xiufu is honest and reliable, and they need to say that there are literary affairs, so they have great confidence. Liao Shenggong and Du Dayong are both strategists who are proficient in military affairs and can grasp the overall situation. They will not have any problems in presiding over military affairs. It can be said that Li Jun had no worries about the imperial command in person this time.

"Abide by the order." The ministers received the order.

At Ningbo Port, Li Jun was about to board the boat and said to Li Tingzhi: "Xiangfu, I'm going to have more hair on you. To be honest, I really can't bear to give you the burden. The southwest is too important, I have to go."

Li Jun is the truth. If Li Jun leaves, not to mention anything else, just money is enough to make Li Tingzhihua reborn. If Li Jun is in Lin'an, everyone will discuss it and worry about it. If you have something to worry about, it will be much better than worrying alone.

Li Tingzhi knew that Li Jun's burden was not light on this trip, and said, "The emperor has a heavy word and is loyal to the court. The duty of his ministers is that even the heavy burden is the ministers, the ministers have no choice. The emperor's journey is related to the luck of China, and the burden is much heavier than the ministers. Please take care of the dragon body more and don't work too much."

"Thank you, Xiangfu." Li Jun turned to Liao Shenggong and Du Dayong and said, "I will stay here for your dispatch. You must implement the war in Shandong as soon as possible and must not delay it. This is a major event related to the Central Plains and North China. Please pay more attention to it."

The strategic significance of attacking Shandong is of great significance. To conquer Shandong, it can be used as a strategic base for moving north and westward. We have to act carefully. Liao Shenggong and Du Dayong said: "Prince, please rest assured, I will do it well."

"Well, I'll feel relieved with your words." Li Jun turned to Chang Yu and said, "Chang Yu, I'll call you before leaving because there are important things to you. When the Ministry of Health is established, you must be more attentive. This matter concerns the health of the people and is a major event that concerns the great fortune of the country. Don't take it lightly. After the Ministry of Health is established, it will operate immediately, promote the health cause as much as possible, do things that are beneficial to the health of the people, and improve the health conditions of the people."

My friends know how important the health cause is to a country and a nation, so I won’t say much. The establishment of the Ministry of Health was caused by Chang Fengying. It was her words that made Li Jun think of the work that the health cause missed for him, and decided to establish the Ministry of Health. Of course, this minister is very good.

Chang Yu, a medical expert, would not be unaware of the importance of the health cause and said, "Prince, please rest assured, I will do my best. I expect that the Ministry of Health will be able to operate in another month."

"That's good, that's good." Li Jun used two of them to express his good mood, patted his shoulder and said, "I'm waiting for your good news. I believe that when I return to Lin'an, you will definitely have good performance."

He clasped his fists and said, "You all go back, I'm leaving." He took a big step and was about to board the ship.

"Your Majesty, please wait a moment." A delicate cry came, and the sound hit the jade plate like a pearl, crisp and pleasant, and it was very pleasant. Needless to say, his master was a great beauty.

Sure enough, when Li Jun saw that it was no one else, it was Chang Fengying. Chang Fengying ran over like a butterfly, panting and said, "Your Majesty, don't tell me if you leave." His coquettish attitude was very likeable.

"So it's you." Li Jun was also a little surprised and said with a smile: "You are not working in your laboratory, so you come to give me a vulgar man with a stinky smell. It's a bit unexpected."

For modern people, blood transfusion seems ordinary, and it is really impossible to explain how much work there is behind it if you are not witnesses. Li Jun knew that it was impossible to complete it with Chang Fengying's personal strength, so he issued an order to set up a laboratory with Chang Fengying as the person in charge for special research.

In fact, Li Jun himself could handle blood transfusions, but what he knew was modern medicine. In the Song Dynasty, there were modern technology and modern medicines, and he had to start over. He issued an order to Huang Yongshan and Shen Bi, asking him to cooperate fully and study blood transfusions as soon as possible.
Chapter completed!