Zhao Tai and Zheng Qingzhi had a great conversation.
During the conversation, the Song Dynasty Prime Minister Zheng Qingzhi, who was the main militant, was influenced by Zhao Tai and determined his own governing strategy.
To sum up, it can be summed up in one sentence, "Send aid, prepare for war, and wait for opportunities to regain the Central Plains!"
In history, after Zheng Qingzhi took over Shi Miyuan's position, he also actively took charge of the battle and promoted the "Duanping Into Luo". Unfortunately, due to lack of preparation and the constraints of the Zhuhe faction, the Song Army failed to achieve the goal of "securing the pass and guarding the river." The goal of "recovering the three capitals" was defeated by the Mongols.
Zhao Tai and Zheng Qingzhi reached a consensus that there must be a battle between Mongolia and Song Dynasty.
Under this consensus, all plans revolved around preparing for the Mongolian-Song War.
Zhao Tai believes that there are three main reasons why the "Duan Ping Enters Luo" failed.
The first reason is that Song and Mongolia united to destroy the Jin. The Song army cooperated with the Mongolian army to capture Caizhou and destroy the Jin Kingdom.
Although this was a shame for Jingkang, it was a tactical victory, but it was a strategic failure. It also prevented the Song army from receiving support from the remaining Jin forces in Henan when it entered Luo.
Although the Jin Kingdom was occupied by foreigners in the Central Plains, it has been Chineseized to a certain extent within a hundred years. The people in the Jin Kingdom have been separated from the Southern Song Dynasty for hundreds of years, and they also have a certain sense of identification with the Jin Kingdom.
The second reason is that the Southern Song Dynasty had insufficient principles. Zhao Fan and Zhao Kui were eager to occupy Henan and took over the Tongguan Yellow River Defense Line that had been run by the Jin Kingdom for many years. They hurriedly sent troops into the Central Plains.
At this time, the Central Plains was destroyed by the Mongols, and the Song army was poorly trained and prepared. After entering Luoyang, it was discovered that Luoyang, Xijing, had a population of less than 300 households. The army was unable to obtain supplies locally, and the logistics could not keep up, so the battle failed.
The third reason is the internal problems of the Southern Song Dynasty. The will is not strong enough, the main battle is wavering left and right, and the strategy is changed when encountering setbacks, and there is no full effort to implement a strategy.
When Duan Ping entered Luo, neither Zhao Yanna of Sichuan nor Shi Songzhi of Jinghu sent troops to cooperate with the main battle.
Jinghu was able to transport 300,000 stones of grain and grass to the Mongolian army attacking Caizhou, but they were unwilling to transport grain to Bianjing. Internal party strife in the Southern Song Dynasty led to a lack of coordination, which was also an important reason for the failure.
Zhao Tai summed up his experience and put forward a targeted plan. After he obtained Song Yuan, he prepared to return to the Kingdom of Jin and use the money and grain of the Song Dynasty to train his own troops.
Zhao Tai felt that the Southern Song Dynasty's strategy of "Duanping into Luo" was not wrong, but there was something wrong with its execution.
Because after Mongolia destroyed the Jin Dynasty, the Mongolian adviser Yelv Chucai immediately reported the "Pingnan Strategy" to Wo Kuotai, "first plan to invade Shu, and then go down the river to peek into the south of the Yangtze River."
In the same month that the Southern Song Dynasty initiated Duanping's entry into Luo, Wo Kuotai convened a meeting of the kings and said to the princes, "Now the Central Plains, Xixia, Goryeo, and Uighur kingdoms are all destroyed, but the southeastern corner has not yet been conquered. This Khan wants to Lead your troops to destroy them, what are you waiting for?"
It can be seen that after Mongolia destroyed the Jin Dynasty, they immediately launched a plan to destroy the Song Dynasty.
Therefore, in the Southern Song Dynasty, the strategy of "securing the pass, guarding the river, and restoring the three capitals" was not wrong.
The Jin people relied on the Tongguan and Yellow River defense lines to hold off the Mongols for more than ten years. If the Southern Song Dynasty quickly regained Henan, they could increase strategic depth and delay the Mongolian attack, giving the Southern Song Dynasty more strategic depth to block the Mongolian attack.
If Zhao Tai could raise tens of thousands of troops in the Jin Kingdom and prepare food in advance, he would be able to quickly cooperate with the Song army to regain Henan after the Jin Kingdom fell.
In this way, the outcome of the Song army's entry into Luo could be changed, and the Southern Song Dynasty would not be so passive strategically.
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Mongolian Post House. Kuoduan, who had just returned from Shi Miyuan's mansion, left the post house again. The Mongolian followers inside had already begun to pack their things.
Now the main fighting faction's position is very clear, that is, they believe that there must be a war between Mongolia and Song Dynasty. The main fighting faction hopes to prepare for future wars through financial aid and war preparations.
The views of the Zhuhe Sect are also consistent and have not changed much from Qin Hui to Shi Miyuan.
They believed that the Southern Song Dynasty could not win at all, so it was best not to start a war. They knelt down directly to the Mongols and ceded their interests in exchange for the Southern Song Dynasty court to have peace.
After Kuo Duan and Shi Miyuan met, the two sides reached an agreement. Kuo Duan cooperated with Shi Miyuan to help Shi Miyuan regain his position. After Shi Miyuan became prime minister, he fully cooperated with Mongolia to destroy the Jin Dynasty and transferred the annual coins from the Southern Song Dynasty to the Jin Kingdom. To Mongolia in exchange for peace in the Southern Song Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, are we leaving Lin'an like this?" Yeluxuan asked.
Kuo Duan said in a deep voice: "Now that the main war faction in the Southern Song Dynasty has become the prime minister, it is useless for us to stay here. It is just a waste of time. However, I will not leave like this. Before I leave, I will make a big fuss."
Ye Luxuan asked: "What are you going to do, Your Majesty?"
"Go to the Ministry of Rites!" Kuo Duan said, "I am going to give the Song people an ultimatum. If they do not accept my conditions, they will bear all the consequences."
After finishing speaking, Kuo Duan got on his horse and led Yelu Xuan and others to the official office of the Ministry of Rites in a menacing manner.
Along the way, the Mongolian envoys galloped, causing the pedestrians to scatter in shock. The people of Lin'an looked sideways, but they dared not speak in anger.
Not long after, they arrived outside the Yamen. The guarding soldiers saw a group of Mongolians coming on horseback, and the leading officer quickly stepped forward to stop them.
"Don't get close to the important government site!" The officer stepped forward to stop him, but he didn't have much confidence.
Kuo Duan reined the horse in front of him, glanced condescendingly, then turned over and dismounted, pushed the officer away, and shouted loudly, "Let your ministers come to see this king."
A large group of Song soldiers gathered around, but they all looked at each other and did not dare to take action.
After all, the Song Dynasty had been weak to the outside world for a long time. Famous generals who resisted the Jin Dynasty could be beheaded, and the prime ministers in the Northern Expedition could be killed and their heads given to the enemy. The Song army had been restrained for a long time, so that they did not dare to offend the Mongols.
Furthermore, the status of the Song Dynasty's army was very low. If the Mongols were offended, what would the court do if they blamed them? Therefore, in the face of the domineering Mongolian envoys, the soldiers guarding the government offices did not dare to take action.
An officer saw the Mongols making trouble and ran into the yamen. Not long after, he saw an official coming out in a hurry, "Your Majesty, why is this happening?"
When Lord Shangshu heard about the trouble in Mongolia, he immediately hid and sent the Minister of Rites to come out to inquire.
Kuo Duan said in a deep voice: "I heard that Zhao Tai, the murderer of my fourth uncle, has arrived in Lin'an. Now I ask you to bring that Zhao Tai to me immediately and agree to join forces with Meng to extinguish the money, otherwise there will be all consequences. It’s on you.”
In this case, Kuo Duan would definitely not dare to say it in another country, for fear that the other party would come forward and kill him.
However, Kuo Duan had a certain understanding of the Southern Song Dynasty. This was a relatively weak country externally. They were afraid of Mongolia. No matter how arrogant he was, they would not dare to do anything to him.
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