"It is impossible for officials to have a million-dollar Western Army. However, Bachelor Qian and Lieutenant Zhong lied about millions not to deceive the emperor, but to scare the gold thieves outside the city!"
Of course it was Li Gang who was explaining to Qian Gai and Zhong Shidao in the Chongzheng Hall. Li Gang was in a good mood today, and a smile finally appeared on his face that had been tense for three months.
The Western Army is finally here!
Although before Kaifeng was trapped, edicts demanding local Qinwang were scattered everywhere like snowflakes, the savior the Kaifeng court really counted on was the Western Army.
After all, after the middle of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Western Army, which had been at the forefront of conflicts with Xixia and Tubo all year round, was the strongest army in the Song Dynasty. Although they were completely defeated by the seemingly desperate Liao soldiers commanded by Yelu Dashi during the Xuanhe Northern Expedition, they finally had to spend huge sums of money to buy back Youzhou, which was missing a "door", laying the groundwork for the current gold thieves to invade. Hidden danger.
But apart from them, Li Gang really couldn't think of any other army in the Song Dynasty that could trap the golden thieves in Kaifeng Mansion and fight.
If the Western Army is delayed in coming to King Qin, then Li Gang really has no confidence to fight in the field with the gold thieves - if he cannot fight in the field and insists on defending, he will definitely not be able to defend the city of Kaifeng.
After all, Kaifeng Prefecture does not produce food in the city. Once the grain reserves are exhausted, Kaifeng Prefecture will be destroyed without a fight. And once Kaifeng Mansion fell, who could the Song Dynasty count on? Zhao Kai, the king of Daming Mansion? It doesn’t make sense to think about it...
Therefore, if King Qin's Western Army hadn't arrived yet, Li Gang would really not dare to risk the national destiny of the Song Dynasty to fight against the golden thieves.
And even if he wanted to gamble, the Imperial Army, Xiang soldiers, and Minzhuang in Kaifeng City would not dare to go out to fight the gold thieves. They really don't have the ability, and forcing them out of the city will lead to their death in vain.
But things are different now. The most elite Western Army of the Song Dynasty has arrived. With the Western Army joining, Li Gang has the confidence to fight.
Not only did Li Gang gain confidence, but so did the prince Zhao Huan... Before going to court today, the prince's teacher Geng Nanzhong had already had an affair with Li Gang. The prince was now resolute in taking the lead, determined to fight the Jinren. Got it!
If the official family wants peace, then hahaha...
The prince also asked Li Gang to spread the news that "millions of Western troops have arrived" so that all the good people in Kaifeng City would know... In this way, the peace talks would be impossible to succeed!
If the peace talks cannot succeed, then King Yun Zhao Kai's contribution to the peace talks will be gone. It would be a good idea if he is not punished for his crime of tyranny and harming the country in the future...
Thinking of these happy things, Prince Zhao Huan, who had a seat next to Zhao Ji, almost laughed out loud!
Zhao Ji glanced at Zhao Huan out of the corner of his eye, feeling a little unhappy again. Isn't it because the Western Army is coming... Why are you, the prince, so happy? Are you colluding with Qian Gai, Zhong Shidao and the others? No, I can’t let you get too proud.
You look a bit like a traitor now! Do you want Huangpao to become an official after the Jin people retire?
This is not possible! I don't agree!
After making up his mind, Zhao Ji coughed and asked Li Gang, "Li Qing, how many troops do you estimate King Qin's Western Army has in total?"
"This... I estimate there are two hundred thousand, right?" Li Gang reported a quite reassuring amount.
"There are so many?" Zhao Ji shook his head slightly, expressing disbelief.
"There are always, there are always 100,000 to 150,000." Li Gang had to say a little less.
Zhao Ji looked at Li Gang, "Li Qing, tell me the truth... How many troops are there in Kaifeng City that can go out to fight in the field?"
"This..." Li Gang was not sure whether there was such an army in Kaifeng City? However, he thought about it for a while and finally quoted the number, "About fifty thousand."
Zhao Ji said: "The number of King Qin's Western Army outside Kaifeng Mansion is 100,000, and the number of combatable soldiers in the city is 50,000, and the total is only 150,000... Then the gold thieves besieging Kaifeng Mansion are... how many?"
"About one hundred thousand." Li Gang reported another guessed number.
No one else can guess how many soldiers you have, and how many enemies you have!
Zhao Ji nodded and asked: "Then can Li Qing defeat the Jin's 100,000 army with 150,000 imperial troops from Northwest and Kaifeng?"
"This..." Li Gang didn't know what to say.
The 150,000 Song troops fought against the 100,000 Jin soldiers...it seemed impossible to defeat them!
Back then, the Western Army and the Hebei Forbidden Army with this number failed to defeat the remaining soldiers of the Liao Kingdom on the Nanjing Road!
Zhao Ji looked at Li Gang and had nothing to say, and then said: "King Yun has been in Hebei for a while. He must not be just busy negotiating peace, right? King Yun knows how to fight, and the officials and soldiers from all over Hebei are not ready." One hundred thousand people. Before, they were leaderless, but now with King Yun as the leader, they must have gathered together. If you add the soldiers and horses from Hedong, there will be even more.
If King Yun can lead the troops from Hebei and Hedong to the area of Liyang, Weizhou, and Kaide Prefecture, and occupy the Yellow River to block the return of the gold thieves, then Li Qing, you can send another 150,000 troops out of Kaifeng, and advance step by step as a camp. This will put the gold thief at a loss, and he will be attacked from both sides. At the same time, neither Qing nor King Yun has to fight with the bandits. They only need to advance with high bases and slowly force each other to force the gold thieves to retreat north. After the thieves have retreated, and then send out more troops to pursue them, they will be able to gain full success.
Li Qing, what do you think of my method? Can we prevail? "
After hearing what Zhao Kai said, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and Prince Zhao Huan were all shocked - when did the officials learn to fight?
Amid everyone's surprised looks, Zhao Ji just smiled proudly, it's just a fight...it won't be a problem for me! I have been studying military books in the palace these days, such as "Sun Tzu's Art of War", "Wu Zi's Art of War", "Six Tao", "Sima Fa", "Three Strategies", "Wei Liaozi", "Li Weigong's Questions" 》Read them all thoroughly!
So now I have learned to fight!
"My father uses his troops like a god, and my sons and ministers admire him!"
Zhao Huan was the first to flatter Emperor Daojun.
"The official's military skills are superb. This battle will be won without a doubt. I congratulate Your Majesty!"
The ministers also took pictures together, but Li Gang remained silent.
Zhao Ji coughed, and the hall immediately became quiet. He looked at Li Gang, who frowned slightly, "Li Qing, you think my method won't work?"
"Your Majesty has misunderstood," Li Gang shook his head and said, "I also think that your Majesty's strategy is clever and enough to defeat the enemy. But now the internal and external transportation is not smooth, the information is blocked, and the situation in Hebei is also unclear..."
Zhao Ji chuckled and said: "The traffic is not smooth, but it is not completely inaccessible. Didn't the memorials of Qian Gai and Zhong Shi Dao come in? I can also imitate the cat and the tiger, and also send a dozen teams of cavalry to give an edict to King Yun. Order him to lead Hebei. Millions of troops will advance to Liyang, guard the Yellow River, and cut off the northern route!"
As he spoke, he glanced at Zhao Huan again and said: "To encourage King Yun to fight, I can also issue an edict and confer him the title of General Tiance!"
The matter of being granted the title of King of Wei was no longer mentioned, and he changed back to the "Zhao Shimin" approach!
Zhao Huan trembled when he heard the official title "Tiance General"!
Li Gang asked calmly: "Your Majesty, I wonder what the responsibilities of General Tiance are?"
Zhao Ji said: "General Tiance is above the Taiwei. He is a first-class military attache and the head of the military officials of this dynasty!"
This turned out to be a military officer!
But Zhao Huan is still worried. After all, Zhao Kai has long claimed that he wants to learn from Li Shimin, and now he has become the general of Tiance... It is scary to think about it!
Thinking of this, Zhao Huan looked at Li Gang for help again.
Li Gang pretended not to have seen it, but talked about the peace talks: "Your Majesty, will the peace talks with the Jin continue?"
Zhao Ji smiled and said: "Of course I have to continue... I have to let the Jin people break the siege of Kaifeng Mansion first, so that I can dispatch the soldiers of the world!"
It turns out that Zhao Ji, who has learned how to fight, did not find a way to defeat the Jin army outside Kaifeng from the military books, so he could only make peace!
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