In the August season, in the evening, although the scorching heat has passed, the heat has not completely disappeared, and people are still sweating and complaining.
The temperature in the study room in the Humble Administrator's Garden is appropriate. As the emperor of the Song Dynasty, the house had ice to cool down, which was naturally incomparable to the students in the martial arts hall.
Wei Liaoweng, the minister of the Ministry of War, and Zhou Ping, the head of the Anti-Corruption Department, came in hurriedly. Both of them looked ugly. Wei Liaoweng handed over the newspaper.
"Your Majesty, Zhao Shanxiang, the envoy of the Coastal Agency, has sent us a report!"
Zhao Hong saw the solemn expressions on the two men's faces, and couldn't help but feel a shadow in his heart.
"...On the fifth day of July, the Tatar army and Peng Yibin's troops encountered each other at Wuma Mountain in the Huanghuang Mountains. Peng Yibin's troops turned against him in the face of the battle. Tatar general Shi Tianze led his troops to sneak attack behind Peng Yibin's troops. Peng Yibin was defeated and captured, and died calmly... "
Zhao Hong put down the newspaper and sighed, the good mood just now was gone.
He had already issued an order to Peng Yibin to return to Shandong to guard Shandong, but who knew that something would happen to Peng Yibin's troops.
"Zhao Shanxiang said in Tang Bao that Peng Yibin wanted to defeat the Tatar army and then return to Shandong, but he failed in his success. He was betrayed by the traitor Yan Shi, suffered enemies from both sides, and was killed by Shi Tianze."
Wang Gang whispered and wrote a footnote in Tang Bao.
"The decree was passed and Peng Yibin was granted the title of Duke of Wei, with the posthumous title of "Wuzhong"."
Zhao Hong thought for a moment and then said listlessly.
Historically, Peng Yibin was defeated and captured in Hebei. Meng general Shi Tianze persuaded him to surrender, but Peng Yibin flatly refused and said: "I am a great minister of the Song Dynasty, and Hebei and Shandong are all Song people, how can Yibin belong to others!" Then he died calmly.
Peng Yibin's ending is as disappointing as in history.
The loyal army and loyal men were all lost, leaving only arrogant people like Li Quan sitting on the ground and raising prices, obeying orders but not propaganda.
The entire Northland would be under the rule of the Mongolian cavalry.
"Shilang Wei, Yan Shi, Shi Tianze, do you know the situation of these people?"
Zhao Hong asked softly.
It sounds like the Han warlords are at work, which makes people helpless and hateful.
"Your Majesty, Yan Shi was an official of the Jin Dynasty. In the thirteenth year of Jiading, he surrendered to our dynasty and later surrendered to Mongolia. This man was very popular in Shandong. After Peng Yibin's defeat, his general Wang Yishen killed Yan Shi's two sons, and then Return to the Song Dynasty."
Under Zhao Hong's surprised gaze, Wei Liaoweng continued.
"The Jin Dynasty surrendered general Wuxian to rebel against Mongolia, killed Mongolian marshal Shi Tianni of the Hebei West Road Army and Horses, and joined forces with Peng Yibin to resist the Mongols. Shi Tianni's younger brother Shi Tianze took over the post of marshal, killed Peng Yibin, and repulsed Wu Immortal. Among the largest groups of Han armed forces in Hebei, one is Shi Tianze, the other is Zhang Rou, and the remaining one is Yan Shi. As for Hedong, Liu Heima, the fierce general, is based in Taiyuan, and Tachaer lives in Yanmen Pass and Yunzhong Line."
Wei Liaoweng was the minister of the Ministry of War and had a deep understanding of the war between the two rivers.
His introduction gave Zhao Hong a general understanding of the situation in Hebei.
Zhang Rou, if his prediction was correct, one of his sons was the famous Zhang Hongfan in history. Zhang Hongfan's younger brother Zhang Hongzheng was the vanguard and captured the famous Wen Tianxiang in history. Zhang Hongfan defeated Zhang Shijie's army of the Southern Song Dynasty at Yashan.
Zhang Hongfan, on the other hand, carved the twelve words "Zhang Hongfan, the great general of the country, destroyed the Song Dynasty here" on the stone wall of Yashan.
I don’t know if Zhang Hongfan is young at this time or not yet born.
The land of Two Rivers is in chaos with powerful bandits and bandits. The Mongolian army has not yet completely controlled it, so he wants to make arrangements as soon as possible.
"In the land of two rivers, the east of the river is the foundation. Only by capturing the east of the river can we have long-term peace and stability in the two rivers. The Anshi Rebellion is proof of this."
Zhao Hong suddenly said something.
"What your Majesty said is true. During the Anshi Rebellion, even though the rebels captured Chang'an, they still failed. The fundamental reason is that there is no control over the east of the river. The east and west of the river enters Shaanxi, and the south and east are plains. The Yanmen Great Wall on the Yellow River is in danger. Get Those who live east of the river will conquer the world, and this will be the eternal truth."
Zhou Ping glanced at Zhao Hong in surprise.
The Song Dynasty was located in a corner of the south of the Yangtze River. Why did the emperor talk about Hedong?
Could it be said that the emperor is planning to establish a plan in Hebei and Hedong?
"Your Majesty, how should Li Quan's troops be dealt with?"
Wei Liaoweng asked softly.
Li Quan was so cunning and ambitious that he even dared to kill the imperial officials, which was no different from rebelling. The imperial court's national policy of recruiting the Shandong Zhongyi Army has proven to be a failure.
The reason why Peng Yibin was defeated and died was also related to Li Quan's constraints and unstable retreat.
"The purpose of recruiting the Shandong Loyalty Army was to seize Shandong and Hebei. The annual fee was millions of dollars and the rice was tens of thousands of dendrobium. Shandong and Hebei gained nothing. Instead, Huaidong was poisoned and troubles occurred frequently..."
Zhao Hong shook his head slightly, which meant a lot.
"Li Quan thinks he is good at dancing, so let's maintain the status quo. The rest of the rice and grain supplies will still be supplied, so let's maintain the status quo. People are doing it, and God is watching to see how many years he can keep running."
The Mongols, Jin people, and Li Quan were competing in Shandong, so the Song Dynasty did not want to participate.
The Song Dynasty needed time to organize and train the new army, rectify the weapons and equipment, and trade time for space.
Now that he has fallen out with Li Quan, Huainan will be in chaos, and it will also affect the implementation of the New Deal on Jiangnan East Road. When the time comes, all life will be devastated and the army will conquer, and the cost will be more than tens of millions?
According to the historical knowledge in his mind, if what he remembered was correct, within two years, the Mongolian cavalry would invade the south, Li Quan would start internal strife, and Li Quan would defect to the Mongolian army. The imperial court only needs to spend three to four million yuan and have two years of preparation time.
Two years of preparation time should be enough to do a lot of things.
If nothing has been done for two years and things have not improved, then there is no need to worry about it and just wait for the country to be destroyed and the species to be destroyed.
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
Zhou Ping and Wei Liaoweng looked at each other and sighed secretly.
The consequences of war are incalculable. The emperor did not break up with Li Quan and knew how to be patient and patient. This is the way to maintain stability and maintain the country.
The sound of drills from the training field outside kept coming, and Zhao Hong suddenly asked:
"Wei Qing, you are the Minister of War and a native of Sichuan. How many officers and soldiers are there in Sichuan?"
Wei Liaoweng was the minister of the Ministry of War and a native of Sichuan. The Wei Gao family in Pujiang was famous throughout the world. Wei Liaoweng's brothers were all Sichuan scholar-bureaucrats. Wei Liaoweng should know a lot about Sichuan.
Sure enough, Zhou Ping and Wei Liaoweng looked at each other, and Wei Liaoweng spoke.
"Your Majesty, the Lizhou Dutong Division originally had 60,000 soldiers, the Xingyuan Dutong Division originally had 17,000 soldiers, and the Jinzhou Dutong Division had 11,000 soldiers. Including Chengdu Prefecture, Tongchuan Prefecture, and Kuizhou Prefecture. There are 40,000 forbidden troops in various parts of the government, and about 100,000 Xiang troops. The entire Sichuan Zhiji Division has about 230,000 officers and soldiers under its command."
He is from a prominent family in Sichuan, and the four brothers are all senior officials in Sichuan and are in charge of military matters, so they know everything about them.
Fan Zhong is the head of the Sichuan Road Anti-Corruption Branch. Zhou Ping should have received his report on Sichuan's military affairs.
"Wei Qing, how many soldiers are there in Shukou?"
From Wei Liaoweng's words, Zhao Hong heard the clues.
The original, not the existing, also shows that the current Shukou defense must be greatly reduced.
"Your Majesty, during the successive years of war during the Song and Jin Dynasties, the defense of Shukou was riddled with holes. The total number of soldiers in Lizhou Dutongsi, Xingyuan Dutongsi, and Jinzhou Dutongsi combined was probably only thirty thousand, or even less. If it were like this Jiangnan East Road also eliminates old and weak soldiers, so I’m afraid there will be even fewer soldiers!”
Wei Liaoweng said nonchalantly, feeling a little embarrassed.
The defense at Shukou was riddled with holes, and it seemed that he, the Minister of War, was not exempt from the blame.
"Thirty thousand? The entire northwest frontier? I..."
Zhao Hong looked ugly, shook his head repeatedly, and almost blurted out the words "I'll go".
"Without a hundred thousand soldiers, it is impossible to defend Shukou! Thirty thousand soldiers are useless!"
Sichuan was the northwest gateway of the Song Dynasty. The 30,000 garrison troops who had no idea of their fighting strength were eliminated and probably only had about 20,000 troops scattered across a front line of 400 to 500 miles long and thousands of square kilometers, making them useless.
More importantly, he really couldn't trust the military command by scholar-officials, especially the military command by scholar-officials in the late Southern Song Dynasty.
The Mongolian army and the Dinghai Incident only took more than a year. It seems that a group of outstanding students from the martial arts hall must be graduated in advance and the fence at the gate of Sichuan must be tied up first to be prepared.
