In the palace, Qinzheng Hall.
Wang Jing was listening to the report from the officials of the Ministry of Rites. There were also Bu Zhi, Gao Xi, Xie Hui, Zhang Juzheng, Liu Bowen, Fu Youde, Xie An and others in the hall, all of whom were the core ministers of Great Xia.
The news reported by the officials of the Ministry of Rites was naturally the three envoys sent by Fang La.
After the officials of the Ministry of Rites finished explaining the request of the envoy Fangla, Wang Jing looked calm, while the faces of the generals Fu Youde and Shi Wansui already showed angry expressions.
In their opinion, Fang La was really ungrateful. He was clearly besieged by Zhao and Song and wanted to ask Daxia to send troops to save his life. In the end, he refused to surrender, pay tribute, or cede territory, and only agreed to send his niece to the palace for marriage.
A mere woman wanted Daxia to send out an army to help, but she didn't know whether she was really stupid or just confused.
Gao Xi's expression was as calm as that of several civil servants around him.
Gao Xi smiled and said: "Fang La took the initiative to send an envoy, which gave us a reason to send troops south, but Fang La seems to have ambitions and doesn't want to be subordinate to others!"
"He is just a short-sighted and short-sighted rebel leader. Our army goes south to attack Zhao and Song Dynasty, and he is the next step! In my opinion, it is just right for Fang La not to surrender and not cede territory. In this way, our army will not have the burden of reputation when attacking Fan La. !」
A cold look appeared on Xie Hui's face. Obviously he despises Fang La, a Manichaean leader with a grassroots background. Fang La used Manichaeism to rebel, much like the Tianshi Dao Sun En rebellion in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, which used religion to unite people's hearts.
"Yes, the more Fang La behaves like this, the easier it will be for our army to deal with him. If Fang La is really willing to send envoys to surrender, it will be difficult for us to deal with him, especially the Manichaeism, which confuses people and makes it more troublesome to calm him down!"
Bu Zhi said that his views were similar to Xie Hui's, and neither of them had much favorable impressions of Fang La. Wang Jing sat on the throne, and everyone was divided into two rows. He listened quietly to everyone's discussion. After a while.
Everyone stopped talking.
At this time, Wang Jing also knew the opinions of his subordinates Wenwu.
At this time, his eyes moved slightly. In his eyes, the life level of each person, the strength of their life halo, as well as their cultivation methods and their respective talents and magical powers were all very clear to him.
All the civil and military officials in the palace are of the ninth rank.
Those who are not at the ninth level are not even qualified to step into the temple.
In the eyes of others, the civil and military personnel of the Daxia Dynasty were a gathering of heroes, each of whom was a famous hero and celebrity in history. But in Wang Jing's eyes, the current civil and military team is still not strong enough.
In addition to these ninth-level powerhouses, the generals, officers, and civil servants trained by the Great Xia Dynasty were all still at the mid- to low-level.
For example, there are a few strong men of the seventh and eighth levels in the Daxia army.
"Fang La is indeed an ambitious rebel, but the generals under his command are not strong enough... My dear friends, do you think my envoy can persuade Fang La to join our court?"
Wang Jing glanced at everyone and asked softly.
None of the civil and military personnel in the palace showed any strange expressions, because they had already guessed His Majesty's thoughts.
In addition to the officials from the Ministry of Rites, there were also spies from the Military Intelligence Department who just explained to them the situation of Fang La's civil and military personnel.
Everyone knows that Fang La had more than fifty generals under his command during the heyday of history, and the top few had great potential. For example, Fang La's nephew Fang Jie, known as Sailu Bu, had a Fangtian painted halberd that no one could use. Invincible.
His strength and potential are still above Lin Chong and Guan Sheng, catching up with the top generals. Such talents can naturally make people love talents.
"Your Majesty, Fang La's ambition has not been eliminated, and I am afraid that he will not be able to accept your majesty's kindness. Also, if your majesty recruits Fang La, you must pay attention to the issue of Manichaeism!"
Xie Hui quickly stepped forward and cupped his hands. The others did not speak, obviously agreeing with Xie Hui's words.
Wang Jing smiled and said: "No problem, send an envoy first to hear Fang La's answer. If the other party is really stubborn, I will not hesitate to kill him!"
His voice was calm and gentle, but everyone in the hall could hear his firm will, so Xie Hui did not dare to persuade him.
As for the three envoys sent by Fang La.
What they were thinking was not qualified enough for the ministers of Great Xia to hold a special meeting to speculate. After talking about Fang La.
Wang Jing and his ministers then focused their attention on Anqing and Lin'an.
Half a year ago, Wang Jing had already issued an order for the center and provinces of Daxia to quickly stabilize the place and consolidate the foundation.
The Privy Council and the Ministry of War mobilized grain, grass and baggage, prepared troops and horses, and prepared for dispatching troops.
Now the central departments, the Ministry of War, and the generals representing the soldiers in the army have all begun to report the progress of the things they are responsible for. In general, under the busy situation, the center and the army have done their best.
With just one order from Wang Jing, at least 500,000 soldiers can be mobilized quickly.
After rest and training, these 500,000 soldiers are more powerful and sharp than when they went south to fight. The strength has increased by at least 10%.
In this world, it is not only those famous civil servants and generals who can quickly increase their strength and become strong.
Ordinary soldiers and common people also have ways to become stronger.
The soldiers in the army may have limited potential, but even ordinary soldiers and ordinary people can still rise to the third level of life as long as they have enough resources.
Only the fourth level requires a certain foundation and potential.
There are two million soldiers in the Daxia army. Except for tens of thousands of special units, the others are ordinary soldiers. The last time they went south to attack the Ming army, their average strength has improved between the first level and the second level. Space.
As a result, after going through battle after battle and half a year's rest, their strength improved a lot.
Wang Jing believed that as long as the Great Xia Dynasty did not collapse, sooner or later the soldiers in the army would be able to reach the third level. Two million third-level elite soldiers sounded like an unstoppable torrent of steel.
"If you add the 500,000 soldiers and the 300,000 soldiers and horses from the Lin'an camp and the more than 200,000 soldiers and horses from Anqing, the total will be an army of one million!"
Wang Jing sighed secretly in his heart.
This time, troops were still sent from both sides, but unlike last time, whether Anqing could capture Jiujiang all depended on He Ruobi's ability. Wang Jing only wanted the result, not the process.
As for attacking the Southern Song Dynasty, Wang Jing still wanted to conquer it personally.
In this kind of war to destroy the country, the best way is for Wang Jing to take action personally. After all, many generals often have many things that are not suitable for making decisions when they attack and destroy the enemy's country.
Of course, the most important thing is not to give the subordinates a chance to surpass their masters in martial arts.
"Now that everything is almost ready, after dispatching Fang La's envoy, our army can set off... This time, we will mobilize 500,000 troops and set up an expedition against the Southern Governor's Mansion. I will personally lead the troops! "
Wang Jing stood up and said in a deep voice.
When he stood up, the expressions of the civil and military officials in the palace became solemn, the civil servants looked solemn, and the many generals had happy faces, obviously waiting for the opportunity to go into battle and make meritorious deeds.
"Long live Shi, I will appoint you as the deputy governor of the Conquering Governor's Mansion. You will command a hundred thousand soldiers and horses to attack Dinghai by sea and threaten Ningbo from the rear!"
Wang Jing's eyes immediately fell on Shi Wansui.
Shi Wansui was a little surprised. He didn't seem to expect that His Majesty's general would be the first to order him, and he quickly stood up to accept the order. His mission as deputy governor was similar to the last attack on Soochow. He also took the back route of attacking the place by sea.
At this time, everyone also saw that the strategy of attacking Zhao Song this time was similar to that of the original attack on Soochow.
They all advance frontally, and then send the navy to act as a surprise force. There are good and surprising forces, relying on strong troops and horses to make the enemy unable to defend.
With the sharpness of Xia's soldiers, as long as they break through the defense line of Zhao and Song's army, they will soon turn into a torrent that drowns everything, and quickly drown Zhao and Song.
"Fu Youde, Xie Xuan, Yuwen Chengdu, Lu Kang, Gan Ning, Tan Daoji...the generals followed the army to obey orders. Gao Xi was the commander-in-chief of the rear army, in charge of the logistics dispatch of grain and fodder, Liu Bowen was the military advisor, Zhang Juzheng, Xie An, Xie Hui Follow the army!" Wang Jing directly decided on the civil and military candidates for the attack on the Southern Song Dynasty without consulting the officials.
These civil and military generals
The school is half of Daxia’s heritage.
Wang Jing has always believed in a truth, that is, a lion fights a rabbit with all his strength. Of course, it is not the full strength of Yang Guang's conquest of Goryeo, but a strategic emphasis on the opponent.
The education he received in the original world was in many aspects the dragon-slaying skills of the ancient dynasties. It brought great benefits to Wang Jing.
Wang Jingneng grew up to this day, and the education of later generations accounted for half of the credit.
Zhao Song is not Goryeo. After all, it is an orthodox dynasty in history. The monarch Zhao Yu, Yu Yunwen, Han Shizhong and others are also famous ministers and generals. If they despise them, then they will definitely let the soldiers and horses of Daxia know the consequences of despising them.
Daxia's strength was far superior to that of the Southern Song Dynasty.
But Wang Jing would not be careless, nor would he treat the lives of his soldiers as trivial, so after considering Zhao Song's strength, he decided to mobilize 500,000 soldiers.
It’s almost the same as the last time we defeated the Ming army!
The only difference is that last time Wang Jing faced two powerful enemies and the army attacked in three directions, now there is only one enemy.
"I will take your orders!"
Gao Xi, Zhang Juzheng, Liu Bowen and others who were named stood up and took the order.
Those who were not mentioned were mainly civil servants such as Shen Yi, Wang Guangyang, Su Wei, and Li Shanchang. The ministers were already used to it. Every time Wang Jing sent troops, he chose Gao Xi to be his deputy and in charge of logistics arrangements.
As for other civil and military combinations, they are not important. "Do you have any suggestions?"
Wang Jing asked.
Chen Yi, Bu Zhi and others immediately said: "I have no objections!"
"Okay, since there are no objections, let's do it! You all have a good rest at home these days. On June 1st, we will start mobilizing the army, and on June 10th, we will send out troops!"
Wang Jing said.
"After conquering Zhao and Song Dynasties and seizing Jiujiang, I will hold a banquet to celebrate the success of all my dear friends and military officers! The tenth year of Taichu! I plan to invade Jiangling before the tenth year of Taichu and completely consolidate the foundation of Daxia !" "I will definitely assist Your Majesty in achieving your great cause!"
The ministers bowed down again.
Wang Jing smiled, waved his hand and turned to leave, ending the discussion. The next few days.
Wang Jing found a time to summon Fang Maang, Deng Yuanjue and Fang Baihua, and asked about some situations in the south. During the summons, the three of them gave Wang Jing a feeling.
It seemed that they wanted to defect to Daxia, and their attitude was very respectful. If Wang Jing's feeling is true, that's good news.
Fang Mao's ability is relatively average. He doesn't have the potential to reach the eighth level in terms of both mental strength and force. However, it is already very good to have the strength of the seventh level.
There is nothing special about Baoguang Tathagata Deng Yuanjue except that he is extremely energetic and looks fierce. He has the ability to lead infantry troops and can also serve as a fierce general in the battle, but he definitely does not have the talent of a general.
If we divide talents into a grade, their appearance is average and Deng Yuanjue is top-notch, but he is still far from the top.
Fang Baihua's appearance is not stunning, but she can be regarded as a top-notch beauty, and she has a heroic aura about her.
There is also Fang La’s niece who is going to be sent to Jinling. She is Princess Jinzhi who was canonized after Fang La became emperor in the history of the original world. Although she has never seen her in person, according to the information from the spies of the Military Intelligence Department, Princess Jinzhi's appearance is still better than Fang Baihua's.
Wang Jing just took a look at this information.
No matter how good-looking Fang Jinzhi is, can she be as beautiful as Feng Xiaolian sent by Gao Huan?
Feng Xiaolian was placed in the harem by Da Qiao to be responsible for singing and dancing. Da Qiao said he was powerful, but he did not really deal with Feng Xiaolian.
However, Feng Xiaolian became a dancer in the harem, and her identity was stained. Even if she was favored in the future, she would not be able to threaten the court...Wang Jing was not that kind of person.
After summoning Fang Maang and the other three people.
The officials of the Ministry of Rites agreed to Fang La's request. And there are no additional conditions.
If Fang Mang and the other three people still had their original thoughts, they would definitely be very satisfied with the result. However, after they had the idea of defecting to Daxia, they were a little uneasy about the result.
because they feel
I felt that the more readily Daxia agreed to their requests, the less attention it paid to them. It seems that Fang La's holy army is dispensable in Daxia's eyes.
After the three people returned to the post house, they looked at each other with a worried look in their eyes.
"Sigh... The more Xia Jun agrees, the more uncertain I feel. After I go back, I must persuade my elder brother! I must put the Fang family's family business first!"
Fang Mao secretly gritted his teeth and made up his mind. .....
Anqing, Wangjiang!
The mighty river is constantly turbulent, with big waves rolling. Dozens of warships are chasing the remaining enemies. The sun is shining, many fires are scattered, and thick smoke covers a small half of the river.
There were many broken ship planks on the water, as well as shouting soldiers who fell into the water. On a large five-tooth ship, Lin Renzhao was commanding the naval warship.
A city on the bank of the river, Wangjiang City, which had just fallen into the hands of the Xia army, had already hoisted the dragon flag representing Daxia.
The flags were flying high and rustling in the river wind. On the city wall.
He Ruobi's eyes were like eagles, looking at the water battle on the river in the distance, and nodded slightly.
By capturing Wangjiang City, the entrance to Poyang Lake will be obtained. Xia Jun's navy can enter Biyang Lake without any further trouble.
during this time.
He Ruobi continued to send troops and horses to sweep across Anqing. The remnants of Zeng Guofan's Hunan Army were pursued and wiped out by the Xia Army. This city was the last stronghold of the remnants of the Hunan Army.
"General, spies have found out that Chen Youliang's troops have withdrawn..." A deputy general stepped forward and reported in a low voice.
