Chapter 230 Preparation for crossing the river

"It's all here, it's all here. This is the real meeting, perfection." Li Jun looked around everyone and said with great relief.

Li Jun is right. In history, wars have been dangerous. Not only are there many soldiers who have to bury their bones on the battlefield, but even generals are inevitable. It is normal to wear corpses in horses and leather. It is reasonable to lose generals on a large scale like the decisive battle of the Central Plains. This battle was not without generals’ losses. What made Li Jun pleased was that the main generals had no losses, which was already very good.

This is a kind of care and also a cherishment. Liao Shenggong, Du Dayong, Zhao Liangchun, Zhang Shijie, Zhang Jue, Gao Da, Liu Hezi, Jie Jin, European Army Travel, Dai Yuanjun, Xu Guanghan, Huang Han, Zhu Ruixiang, Zhao Qian, Chen Xingdao were moved, and his eyes were filled with tears, "Emperor!" He was so excited that he couldn't say.

"Each of you is the treasure of the court, and you should protect yourself. Being brave does not mean not protecting yourself. The court cannot bear the losses of the heavy generals." Li Jun waved his hand, changed his tone and said, "Apart from Zheng Jinghe, you all have arrived. You really deserve Wang Xizhi's famous saying "Collection of the Sages of the Sages" (referred to by "Lanting Preface"). I feel so relieved! Taking advantage of the opportunity when you are all together, let's study our army's next actions carefully.

"Before the formal research, I will inform you of a situation, that is, Zheng Jing and General have led the navy to Japan. Japan is unrighteous and kills my merchants and plunders my property. I think this is not strong. If the court cannot seek justice, how can the merchants in the court go all over the world in the future? They will not kill them all."

The generals knew about this matter and said angrily: "The devils are unrighteous, and it is not enough to promote my reputation as a Chinese nation."

Liao Shenggong analyzed: "From the current situation, the court has already possessed this strength when fighting on both sides. The Central Plains recovered and the Tartars retreated to the north of the Yellow River. They still seem to have a vast land, and their strength should not be underestimated. However, I think that the main force of the Tartars in the Central Plains was completely lost, and even the Five Guards Imperial Guards and the Qiexue Army were wiped out. Even if the Tartars searched for soldiers and simplified soldiers, it would be difficult for the Tartars to confront the court. If the court was worried that Yan Yun was not determined and did not speak, I think it was an inappropriate approach. The emperor set off a firm move and uphold justice, but I think it was a wise move."

The reason why he was able to become the number one in the army was not entirely because he was resourceful, but because every word he said was carefully thought about. He must have considered it many times long ago. Everyone nodded and echoed: "What General Liao said is reasonable."

"I also thought so, so I sent troops altogether." Li Jun sighed very much: "The wealth is good, but some people just look down on money and ignore the consequences. They have to punish such people. If they are not punished, once this wind is opened, the Western Regions countries in the Western Han Dynasty block the Han envoys and rob them of their wealth will happen again. I have to do this."

Emperor Wu of Han sent Huo Qubing to open up the Hexi Corridor and eliminated the right wing of the Huns, making the transportation between the Central Plains and the Western Regions smooth and trade unimpeded. The goods from the Central Plains arrived in the Western Regions and then led to the Roman land in the Middle East. This was certainly a good thing, but there were also bad things, that is, the small countries in the Western Regions were jealous of the Han people's property, not to mention killing and robbing people, but finally they opened their hands to the envoys of the Western Han court, which annoyed Emperor Wu of Han. In the end, he had to launch a large army to expedition the west. This was the reason why the Second Division General Li Guangli went to the Second Division City.

Many later generations said that Emperor Wu of Han sent two horse soldiers to follow the expedition, and concluded that Emperor Wu of Han was a military expedition, just to get the good horses from the Second Division City. To be fair, it is normal for Emperor Wu of Han to like BMWs, and it is normal for him to send two people to get some good horses by the way of sending troops. There is no need to be surprised, but if he raises troops because of this, it would be a ridiculous world and a nerd's words!

This expedition had a great impact on later generations. It was this expedition that prompted China to bring back the countries in the Western Regions to its territory. Therefore, it can be said that this expedition has very far-reaching strategic significance.

Later generations blamed more and fewer agreed with this battle, and even "Records of the Grand Historian" had quite a complaint. After this battle, "the Western Regions were shocked" and he no longer dared to block the Han envoys wildly, and the effect had been achieved.

Although there are still many places that have not been brought back, it is expected that it is only a matter of time before the Southern Song Dynasty takes back these places. Once the Southern Song Dynasty revived all the territory of the Tang Dynasty, foreign trade will inevitably be an important task after the war is over. If the rules are not established and authoritarianism is not established, it is difficult to guarantee that the embarrassment that Emperor Wu of Han faced back then. It is precisely based on this consideration that Li Jun decided to launch a large-scale military force against Japan and let neighboring countries know that normal legal trade rather than plundering was the correct way for them to get rich.

Of course, from a strategic perspective, it is a bit out of place to send troops to Japan at this time, but history has not made you ready to develop before you develop, but is moving forward while preparing and developing. If you don’t send troops now and wait until the Northern Expedition is fully over, you don’t know how intense Tu Du will be, and how many merchants will suffer.

"The emperor must be more concerned. Sending troops to Japan is just a small matter for the court at this time. As General Liao said, the court already has the strength to fight on both sides." Qing Fengzi analyzed: "I think there are two urgent matters for the court.

"First, the imperial army should cross the Yellow River before the Tartars recovered, chased the dead and chased the north, and took advantage of the Tartars' weak opportunity to recover the land of Yanyun in one fell swoop."

It is already a consensus on crossing the Yellow River and going north. No one will have any strange words. Everyone nodded and agreed: "What the Taoist priest said is extremely true."

Qingfengzi continued: "The second thing is that the court should immediately devote himself to the governance of the Central Plains. After the bloody battles of the soldiers, the Central Plains finally returned to the hands of the court. This is the emperor's wise and wise power that is today."

Li Jun smiled and said, "Master Taoist, you have also learned a lot from the world. You monk ask you to analyze the urgent tasks of the present, but you started to flatter me. Flattering is not an urgent task." After that, you were already joking.

Qingfengzi touched the white beard and smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I am not flattering, but feeling it out of my feelings. It is not that no one has ever thought about the restoration of the Central Plains, or that he has done it, but that he has not succeeded!"

His words were immediately agreed by everyone and he said, "Yes, the emperor."

"Stop, stop." Li Jun waved his hand and said, "Master, let's talk about urgent matters."

Qingfengzi continued: "Getting the land can be cultivated and the people can fight is the way to become stronger and stronger as the battle is. It is certainly a happy event for the court to restore the Central Plains, but I think this is the first step to take a journey of thousands of miles. It is necessary to govern the Central Plains well, let the people of the Central Plains live a good life, and make the Central Plains an important part of the court. The ultimate goal is to make the Central Plains a good life."

Li Jun stroking his hands and said wonderfully: "The words of Taoist Master and the words of far-sightedness, my achievements in Taoist Master are just like King Wen's achievements in Taigong. Restoring the country is only the first step. Governing well and allowing the people to live a good life is the real emperor's career. Only in this way can the country be stable for a long time, and the people are rich and the soldiers are strong."

Qingfengzi's saying "If you can cultivate the land and the people can fight, the way you will become stronger and stronger" is the way to fight through the ages. Those who have done a lot of success in this regard may have to recommend Qin during the Warring States Period. At the beginning, Qin was very weak, and after Shang Yang's reforms, Qin became stronger and stronger, and finally unified China.

People think that Shang Yang's reforms were just to implement the new law, which is a big mistake. Our history textbooks only say that Shang Yang's reforms in Qin became powerful, which is really speechless. Shang Yang reformed the legal system of Qin, which is correct. More importantly, Shang Yang also formulated a complete strategy for Qin, which is why Qin became stronger.

Shang Yang's strategy was very simple, which was to defend eastward, develop westward, and annex a large number of small countries in the West, so that they could cultivate their land and their people could fight. The Qin State's strength increased dramatically in a short period of time, and soon had the strength to compete for hegemony with the six Shandong countries.

Compared with the Qin Dynasty's approach, a famous measure in modern society, "fighting war" can only be a solution.

"Getting the land can be cultivated and the people can fight is the way to become stronger and stronger as the battle goes." Li Jun sighed: "Not only in the Central Plains, all lands must be managed well after they are restored, so that they can become an important part of the court, rather than decoration. I fully agree with the Taoist priest's two views. Let's study how to deal with these two points."

Perhaps the atmosphere was warm, and Du Dayong, who had always spoken last, couldn't help but express his opinion: "Your Majesty, I think the Taoist priest said that crossing the river is the most correct. However, I think that judging from the current situation, after the Tartars suffered heavy losses, their strength was greatly damaged, and it was difficult to recover in a short period of time and could not compete with the court."

This was an obvious thing, and everyone nodded in agreement.

"Therefore, I think that in the Battle of Crossing the River and the Northern Expedition, the court could completely spread the net larger, and then make a cage to annihilate the Tartars' army in Yanyun's land in one fell swoop." Du Dayong said with confidence.

Zhang Jue blurted out the thoughts in everyone's mind and said, "General Du, how to do this cage?"

Everyone knew that Du Dayong was so confident that he must be confident and looked at him with great anticipation.

Du Dayong walked to the map and pointed at Dadu and said, "Your Majesty, I think that the Tatars must concentrate limited troops to defend Dadu in the next battle, and fierce battles must be carried out near Dadu. The court just took advantage of the Tatars' psychology to do a big article. The court still adopted the approach of turning a blind eye to Dadu and moved large-scale troops to Dadu, but don't rush to capture it, so as not to escape."

His words immediately aroused the interest of everyone. Liao Shenggong asked with interest: "General, how can we encircle and annihilate the Tatar army?"

Du Da pressed his right hand heavily on the Great Wall and said, "Here, the court will take down the Great Wall first, make a cage first, and close the door and fight the dogs. If so, the army that the Tartars threw in Yanyun land will inevitably be destroyed, which will be of great benefit to future wars."

Li Jun said Du Dayong's vague words: "General Du is very bold in his intentions, but it is feasible. If the army that casts the Tartars in Yanyun land is completely wiped out, the resistance faced by the strategic pursuit in the future will be reduced a lot. In my opinion, in the war between Dadu, we can implement a method of turning a blind eye to the army deployed by the Tartars on the grassland, so that it is best to clean up the Tartars in one fell swoop. I believe that in order to save Dadu, the Tartars will pay any cost. This is a good bait and should be used well."

"The Emperor's Holy Spirit." Everyone agreed in unison.

Li Jun's vision is very far-reaching. Friends who are familiar with Chinese history must know that the prairie has always been a major military problem that has plagued China for more than two thousand years, and has been a headache for all dynasties. If the Mongols deployed enough troops on the prairie, the pressure of attacking the prairie will be much greater in the future strategic pursuit. The benefits of the Mongols' live power on the prairie and annihilated it in one fell swoop will be of much benefit to the strategic pursuit. Those present will not misunderstand it, and there is also the reason for uneven applause.

"Your Majesty, I have a little misunderstanding about doing a cage." Zhang Shijie walked to the map and pointed to the map and said, "The imperial army divided into two groups, one from Bianjing, crossed the Yellow River, and took Dadu directly to attract the main force of the Tartars. The other group, crossed the river from Luoyang, went north from the Three Jins, and went straight to the Great Wall. Capture the Great Wall and guarded the way for the Tartars to jump north. The Tartars could not escape with their wings."

His words immediately attracted a lot of praise, saying, "General Zhang's plan is great."

Qingfengzi touched his beard and said, "General Zhang's plan is good. However, it is not perfect."

His words immediately attracted a lot of inquiries, saying, "The Taoist priest means..."

Li Jun smiled and answered Dai Qingfengzi, saying, "The Taoist priest means that the two groups of troops can only cut off the road to escape from the Tatars to the west and north, and there is still one road that has not been cut off. Besides, the pressure of a large army to take the Great Wall is too great, so it is not as effective as the two groups."

Everyone who received Li Jun's tips suddenly realized and said, "Yes, there is still no cut off on the east side."

Li Jun walked to the map and pointed to the Northeast: "You are all famous generals who have experienced many battles and are not a layman in the analysis of strategies. At first glance, the Northeast and Yan Yun seem to have no connection, but it is not, but a lip-dentist relationship. Northeast is actually Yan Yun's support. In order to attack Dadu, Genghis Khan first sent Mu Huali to capture the Northeast. The purpose was to avoid Northeast from catching his elbow at that time. If the court did not cut off the path to the east, the Tatars could obtain reinforcements from the Northeast, and the other could escape to the east, which would add a lot of difficulties to the future march into the Northeast."

After saying this, the problem was no longer clear, and everyone's eyes shone. Jie Jin stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I think that based on the terrain of Yanyun, starting from the Central Plains, the court should attack with two routes. When the time is ripe, the court can land here." The place where he pressed his finger was Qinhuangdao now.

"This place is close to the capital, and the imperial court landed here. The Tartars must have thought that the court was opening up a second battlefield and would not attract the attention of the Tartars." Jie Jin said excitedly: "Our army can quickly head north without any resistance, rush straight to the Great Wall, and meet with the Western Army in the Great Wall."

This is a very beautiful picture, which makes people feel passionate and everyone said, "This is a great discussion."

"No one has any objection?" Li Jun asked everyone and said, "No one has no objection, just settle it. I decided to let Zhang Jue be the chief general of the Western Route Army, Liu Hezi, Huang Han and Chen Xingdao be the deputy generals, and the troops will go out of Luoyang and take the Great Wall straight."

"Abide by the order." Zhang Jue and the others ordered.

Li Jun continued: "The middle lane is still dominated by Zhang Shijie and Gao Da as the deputy. I will follow you forward. Start from Bianjing and go straight to Dadu."

"Abide by the order." Zhang Shijie received the order.

Li Jun looked at Liao Shenggong and said, "General Liao will be responsible for planning this landing matter, and you will also command the Eastern Army. Jie Jin and Zhao Liangchun will go to the expedition with you."

"Abide by the order." Liao Shenggong and others received the order.

Li Jun analyzed: "East and East China routes require assault forces, the Eastern Route Army is led by Jie Jin, and the Western Route is led by Xuanjia Cavalry."

"Abide by the order." Zhao Qian received the order.

Li Jun looked at Qingfengzi and said, "The main thing in the Central Plains is to recruit the rebel army, encircle and suppress the remaining enemies, restore social security, recruit talents, form government teams and enable them to operate effectively, and resume production and construction as soon as possible. This requires a large amount of talents, funds, equipment and technology, and Xiangfu will provide necessary help. I think I can only ask the Taoist priest to do this."

In a word, to restore production and construction of the Central Plains, a person with all-round talent in civil and military affairs needs to be in charge. This person is best Li Jun, but Li Jun has to go to war with the army. Besides, the affairs he wants to deal with will not be limited to the Central Plains. There are also a large number of other matters, and Qingfengzi has become the most suitable candidate besides Li Jun.

Qingfengzi naturally understood this truth, and did not politely, and accepted the order happily, saying, "Prince, please rest assured, I will do my best."

"Master, due to the current situation in the court, Xiangfu has limited help to you, and it is mainly because you have to rely on your own efforts." Li Jun smiled and reminded Qingfengzi. The war is still going on, a large amount of land is being restored, and a large amount of capital and manpower is needed. Li Tingzhi will not be able to help too much.

Qingfengzi said confidently: "Prince, please rest assured, I understand."

"The Central Plains is the base for the Northern Expedition. After the army set out, the food and fodder mainly had to rely on the Central Plains. General Du stayed and worked with the Taoist priest to prepare logistics for the army's northern expedition." Li Jun reminded: "Once the army crossed the Yellow River, it will inevitably traverse the vast northern territory, and it will require a lot of materials and soldiers. You two have a heavy burden, I hope you two understand."

This is a bit vague at first glance. Qingfengzi and the others could not understand the meaning of the words. Li Jun had already planned to immediately divide his troops and take the opportunity to take back the Northeast, Northwest, Western Regions, Tibet and other places. They would also march into the grasslands and directly attack Mongolian lairs. In a word: Wars still have to be fought, and the consumption will be very large, and their burden will be heavy.

Although the burden is heavy, it is exciting. Qingfengzi and Du Dayong said together: "Don't worry, yourselves, and you will never let down your mission."

Li Jun said with confidence: "With your words, I will feel relieved. Youdao is the same as heroes. There is a person who has already proposed the matter we discussed today. I know you really want to know who this person is? This person is Guo Kan." Li Jun took out the letter written by Guo Kan to him and said with a swaying: "In the letter, he proposed a strategy to me to manage the northern regions, which is what we discussed."
Chapter completed!