"This is not difficult to guess." Guo Kan took a breath and said, "The emperor's talent is very simple. Even if there are setbacks in Lin'an, it will not make the emperor's brows deeply. The emperor's brows are so tight that there are still things that are not going well outside Yangzhou? Is there something wrong with Huaixi again?"

Kublai Khan was amazed and said, "Zhonghe is Zhonghe, and everything is expected." He helped Guo Kan up, pulled him over the quilt and covered him, and said, "The land in Huaixi was already ready to surrender to us, but Zhang Shijie arrived and stabilized the situation. He also rushed to him to quickly and rush to rescue the siege of Yangzhou."

Guo Kan did not speak immediately, pondered for a moment, and said, "Huaidong and Huaixi have become one, forming a horn, and can echo each other. If Li Tingzhi and Zhang Shijie join forces, A Shu will be in great trouble. The emperor should send reinforcements to reinforce A Shu immediately. Huaidong and Huaixi are difficult to capture for a while, so there is no need to rush to capture. Send an army to harass and restrain each other. This task is best carried out by Shi Tianze."

Kublai Khan shook his head helplessly and said, "Shi Tianze lost tens of thousands of troops, even Gaoyou was lost, and all the food and weapons we stored there were gone. If he hadn't run fast, he would have become someone else's captive."

"Is there such a thing?" Guo Kan was a little unbelievable, and held up a little more, half lying down and said, "Zhang Shijie and Li Tingzhi will move west soon and go straight to Qihuang, wanting to cut off Boyan's supply base. You don't have to worry about this, you can just ask A Shu to go to Yinghanjian."

Kublai Khan praised: "What the hero sees is the same. A Shu has already gone to Yinghan."

"That's good, that's good." Guo Kan agreed and thought, "Your Majesty, is there something wrong with Jiangnan?"

Kublai Khan did not answer directly, but asked, "Why does Zhonghe think so?"

"This principle is very simple. According to common sense, our army is at Lin'an City, and the Southern Dynasties should gather its troops to support the king to protect Lin'an. If Lin'an is not protected, they can retreat south. Fuzhou and Guangzhou are all good support for strategic retreat, with troops, food and silver, and can also fight. The current situation is contrary to this. The Southern Dynasties not only did not shrink the front line, but instead expanded the front line, which became a big game. The person who planned this game was a very powerful figure and would definitely not go to an important place like Jiangnan." Guo Kan analyzed.

Kublai Khan stood up and said, "Although Zhonghe was ill, he clearly saw that the war in the south was like seeing him personally. The Jiangnan land was very troubled. Not only did the people in Lin'an have withdrawn, but many people took up weapons to resist, harassed and destroyed Boyan's traffic line, and attacked his rear. If this momentum was not suppressed, it would become more and more intense and would be out of control." He glanced at Guo Kan and said, "This was all caused by my order to Boyan to deal with the people in Jiangnan. If this matter continues like this, I have to make up my mind to do something I would not want to do."

When Boyan's army went on a war, Kublai Khan gave Boyan a strict order, asking him to restrain the army, not to burn, kill, loot, or slaughter the city, in order to bribe the people of Jiangnan. Now, the people of Jiangnan picked up weapons and began to resist under the organization of Liu Hezi, and the movement was getting bigger and bigger. Kublai Khan was a man who could take it and let it go. What he said was that he was extremely reluctant to do was to go back to the old path of the past and massacre.

"Your Majesty, no, no." Guo Kan hurriedly said: "If that is the case, our efforts will be in vain."

Kublai Khan asked for advice: "What are the clever strategies Zhonghe has?"

"I think the most important thing at the moment is to take down Lin'an. Lin'an is the political center of the Southern Dynasties. If Lin'an is taken down, he will lose the political center, and then resistance will no longer exist." Guo Kan changed the subject and said, "Your Majesty, have you found out who planned all this?"

"I want to know too." Kublai Khan spread his hands and said, "I am also surprised. When did such an amazing talent appear in the Southern Dynasty? I have never heard of it before, but it was really a headache when Lin'an was about to be taken down. Zhonghe, do you think it could be Wen Tianxiang?" Wen Tianxiang was a famous minister in the Southern Song Dynasty and had extraordinary talent. Kublai Khan thought it was him.

Guo Kan denied it without thinking and said, "No. Lu Shan is talented, and he can't do it if he wants to plan this big game. Being able to plan such a big game is not only talent, but also the ability to let Zhao Qi promote it. What Zhao Qi is so stupid is just lacking in this kind of courage."

"I think so too. If Wen Tianxiang is not, there is only one possibility, which is planned by Zhao Qi himself." Kublai Khan said self-mockingly: "This is too difficult for people to believe."

Song Duzong was extremely incompetent, and it was really hard for people to believe that he planned all this. Of course, Kublai Khan would not know that Song Duzong had already replaced people.

"Your Majesty, is there anything special happening?" Guo Kan fully utilized his wisdom.

"There is one thing that is special, not too special. When we were advancing towards the army, Zhao Qi seemed to be sick and fell asleep for several months. He didn't wake up until he was in Gaoting Mountain. Then, Jia Sidao killed him, and everything changed." Kublai Khan was stunned when he said this. After a while, he said: "It's him, it must be him, it's Zhao Qi. All of this was planned by Zhao Qi, which is too difficult for people to believe."

Guo Kan nodded slightly to Kublai Khan, expressing his agreement.

You can't blame Kublai Khan, an obviously incompetent emperor who suddenly became smart and capable, and no one could believe it for a moment.

"Your Majesty, we have more trouble than this." Guo Kan held up a little longer and leaned against the head of the bed.

A shrewd monarch is definitely more terrifying than a ten genius minister. The reason is that he has great power and can better promote his own propositions. Even if the minister is smart, if he wants to turn his ideas into actions, he must first pass the monarch level, and differences will inevitably arise. Liu Bei trusts Zhuge Liang like that, and when he has disagreements, he will give up the strategy of joining Wu to fight Cao to avenge Guan Yu. If all this was done by Emperor Duzong of Song, the consequences would be terrible.

Kublai Khan didn't say anything and nodded slightly.

Guo Kan looked at Kublai Khan and said, "Your Majesty, can you tell me in detail?"

Anyone who is familiar with history knows a rule: no matter how high wisdom is, it is impossible to infer specific details. Although Guo Kan has supreme wisdom, it is impossible to infer specific details of Boyan's defeat in Lin'an, not to mention that many things come from modern society thousands of years later. Not to mention Guo Kan, even gods may not be able to guess.

Kublai Khan walked around the circle and said, "The main reason for the frustration of the Boyan army was that the Southern Dynasties used advanced new weapons, and the cavalry that our dynasty relied on to fight became a living target. One is a steel crossbow, which can fire ten arrows at a time, and the loading time is very short, the range is long, and the penetration power is extremely strong, even the plate armor will be shot through."
Chapter completed!