"I believe that our army should concentrate its superior forces, take hundreds of large ships, sail down the Yellow River, carry out a 'blitzkrieg', and quickly besiege Xingqing Mansion, the capital of Xia Kingdom. Don't let Xia Emperor Li Qianshun escape!"

Even Zhongshi, who was familiar with the art of war and had extensive experience in fighting in Xixia, was very puzzled when he heard the lightning tactics mentioned by Zhao Guanjia.

Zongze, Liu Yanqing, Yao Gu, Guo Cheng, Wang Zhen, Han Shizhong, Yue Fei and other generals all had expressions of confusion on their faces.

Zhao Ji smiled slightly and simply explained to the generals like he had heard of lightning tactics for the first time before.

"The blitzkrieg I'm talking about requires that when our army goes out to attack the capital of Xia Kingdom, it must have lightning speed, and must concentrate a large number of superior forces to launch a sudden surprise attack on the enemy! Catch the enemy by surprise!"

Yue Fei was the first to suddenly realize:

"If this is true, then the blitzkrieg created by the officials should originate from what is said in the "Nine Places Chapter" of "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu, that 'the emotion of the soldier determines speed'!"

Zhao Ji smiled and said: "Although they are generally similar, they are slightly different."

Han Shizhong cast approving glances at Yue Fei.

Zhang Jun glanced at Yue Fei and said to himself: "Peng Ju is too upright! He exposed in public that the lightning strategy created by Zhao Guan's family originated from "The Art of War"?!"

"I have been in the army for nineteen years, and I have long understood the principle of 'soldiers are more valuable than speed', but if I were to say it, I would definitely want to compliment the officials!"

Zong Ze, Zhong Shizhong, Liu Yanqing, Yao Gu, Guo Cheng and other generals also immediately understood the essence of blitzkrieg by listening to the conversation between Zhao Guanjia and Yue Fei.

However, many generals fell into deep thought.

Niu Gao muttered in a low voice: "Alas! The blitzkrieg that Zhao Guanjia said is wonderful!"

"Of course, our Song army is mainly infantry and cannot have as many war horses as the Xia army or the Liao army. How can we achieve the 'soldier's passion and speed'?"

Yue Fei turned his head and glared at Niu Gao, who was half a body behind him and was sitting on the ground.

He reprimanded in a low voice: "Since the officials can propose a blitzkrieg, they will naturally have a plan in mind! Don't mess with our military morale here!"

Niu Gao has never been afraid of anyone since he was a child, nor has he ever obeyed anyone;

However, in the martial arts test in the capital, he was impressed by Yue Fei's dominant archery, horse riding, archery and superior martial arts;

He followed Yue Fei's troops in the western expedition against Xia, and saw that Yue Fei was strict in running the army, but he could also treat his soldiers well. He was highly supported by his subordinates, and he could make good decisions and fight bravely;

Yue Fei has a strong personality and charm,

Anyone who serves as a soldier or general under Yue Fei can always win battles, which makes Niu Gao admire him.

Therefore, when Niu Gao saw Yue Fei angrily reprimanding him, he was so frightened that he stuck out his tongue and kept silent without daring to say more.

Yue Fei actually had the same question as Niu Gao, but when he saw the Yellow River drawn on the Xia Kingdom map spread on the ground in front of Zhao Guan's house, he seemed to have the answer in his heart...

Niu Gao and Yue Fei's whispered conversation was overheard by many generals sitting around with Zhao Guan's family.

The young Yang Xinzhong was born as a general. He had been familiar with military books since he was a child and had a lot of strategies in mind.

He whispered to Zhang Jun sitting next to him:

"General Zhang, I guess that in order to carry out the blitzkrieg, the officials should choose the water route, go down the Yellow River, and go north to attack Xingqing Mansion, the capital of Xia Kingdom?"

Zhang Jun put his mouth to Yang Xinzhong's ear, fearing that what he was about to say would disturb Zhao Guan's family and many high-ranking officials and generals, he whispered:

"I also have this idea. However, you and I have just been favored by Zhao Guan's family, so we must not act in vain!"

Yang Xinzhong was a little confused and asked in a low voice: "Why?"

Zhang Jun whispered in Yang Xinzhong's ear: "Brother Yang Xian, you and I are low-key. None of the ministers and ministers sitting here have spoken. It's not our turn to speak now."

!”

"If you and I speak rashly, I'm afraid we will offend all of you."

"What's more, you and I don't know the Holy Will. Do you want us to guess it and then say it? Or do you not want us to guess it? Therefore, you and I should not say too much, nor should we presume to interpret the Holy Will.

!”

Yang Xinzhong was convinced and nodded heavily.

Liu Yanqing and Liu Guangshi, father and son, did not fully understand the essence of the "blitzkrieg" proposed by the Zhao Guan family.

Neither of them could guess the holy will, so how could they implement a blitzkrieg?

This father and son, you look at me, I look at you, big eyes and small eyes...

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Zongze, who was sitting on the floor, looked up at Zhao Guan's family, who was also sitting on the ground. He then looked at the two maps spread out in front of Zhao Guan's family.

One is a city defense map of Xingqing Mansion, the capital of the Xia Kingdom, drawn by Zhao Guanjia himself.

The other one is a map of the Xixia Kingdom that was seized from the Puwang Mansion in Xijing, the original Xia Kingdom.

Zongze looked at the map of the Xia Kingdom and saw the nine-bend Yellow River in the shape of "ji". The left and right sides of the first stroke of the "ji" shape that flowed through the Xixia Kingdom had already been used by Zhao Guan's family.

The imperial pen made dots and circles.

Zongze's frown immediately relaxed and he started:

"Wei Chen Zongze just now understood the far-reaching intention of the officials who asked Wei Chen to recruit ships during the Western Expedition!"

"While the officials directed the Song armies to attack Xijing City of Xia Kingdom, they also secretly sent out a powerful force to seize the Yellow River ferry on the western outskirts of the original Xiping Prefecture as soon as possible!"

"Weak minister Zongze, I admire the officials for their strategic planning!"

"Hahaha..." Zhao Ji laughed and said:

"Actually, the Prime Minister should have already guessed that I want to send troops to the north along the Yellow River waterway!"

Zongze was a little surprised to be called the Prime Minister by Zhao Guan's family. He nodded and said:

"I am stupid. Although I guessed a little bit, I couldn't guess all the holy meaning!"

Zhao Ji smiled slightly and drew out the Emperor's sword from his waist.

"Zanglanglang..."

Many generals sitting around Zhao Guan's house were so frightened that they trembled.

They listened to the crisp sound of the Emperor's sword being unsheathed, and then looked at the cold-gleaming Emperor's sword in Zhao Guan's hand, and none of them knew what the official was going to do.

Zhao Ji, who was sitting on the ground, held the hilt of the sword in his right hand. He stretched out his right arm forward and pointed the sharp tip of the sword at the map of Xia Kingdom spread on the ground. He could pierce the map with just a hair's breadth.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Zhao Guanjia pointed his sword at the Yellow River ferry outside the original Xiping Mansion on the map, and said proudly to the generals:

"Your Majesty, it was only after we conquered Xijing of the Xia Kingdom that we probably realized that I had already sent troops to seize the Yellow River ferry and several wharves in the western suburbs of Xiping Mansion at the same time, right?"

All the generals nodded...

Zhao Ji looked up at Zongze, stretched out his left hand, making a gesture of invitation to Zongze, and at the same time said loudly to the generals:

"The emperor of the Han Dynasty had Xiao Xiangguo prepare to transport military grain and grass;"

"I have the Prime Minister Zong Rulin to collect and prepare enough warships for the Northern Expedition!"

When the generals heard the holy words, their spirits were lifted.

"I would like to ask the Prime Minister to tell you how many warships our army captured in total at the Yellow River ferry and many wharves outside Lingzhou City in the Song Dynasty, in the former Xiping Mansion, as well as the number of troops collected that can transport troops.

Merchant ships and fishing boats!”

The generals who looked up to Zhao Guanjia followed Zhao Guanjia's gesture and looked sideways at Zongze.

When Zongze heard the praise from Zhao Guanjia, he was inspired and said happily:

"Weak minister Zongze, thank you for your trust and trust!"

"Today, at the Yellow River ferry outside the west city of Lingzhou, there are parked a total of thirty vehicles and ships, forty-two flat boats, eighty-six multi-rotor boats, and nine hook-and-trough boats seized from the Yellow River Wharf in Xijing, Xia Kingdom.

Fourteen boats, more than 170 loach boats."

"In addition, the humble minister Zongze, following the imperial edict of the official family, immediately requisitioned all the more than 160 merchant ships and more than 280 fishing boats in the original Xia Kingdom's Xiping Prefecture for military use after our army captured the Xijing City of the Xia Kingdom.

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When all the generals heard this, they were all shocked by how well prepared Zhao Guan's family was and how effectively and quickly Zong Ze, the privy envoy, was able to handle matters for Zhao Guan's family.

Zhao Ji said to Zong Ze: "Ru Lin, tell me, most of my generals are army generals, and they don't know much about the loading capabilities of warships."

"Just tell them directly, how many troops and horses can be transported at one time by these vehicles, ships, large-scale ships, multi-saddle ships, hook-and-trough ships, loach ships, merchant ships, and fishing boats that I asked you to collect and prepare?"

Zongze immediately loudly said proudly: "These ships, taken together, can transport more than 80,000 troops at a time."

"Of course, the officials want to use blitzkrieg to quickly attack Xingqing Mansion, the capital of the Xia Kingdom. Therefore, the officials must ask the generals to bring all your cavalry and war horses, plus the firearms and ammunition from the army.

As well as enough food and fodder for two days, I have carefully calculated it many times, and I can transport more than 30,000 troops and horses at one time!"

Han Shizhong, Yue Fei, Liu Guangshi, Zhang Jun, Yang Xin and many other rising stars were very excited when they heard this...

Among the masters, Liu Yanqing, Yao Gu and other veterans lowered their heads in thought and have not expressed their stance yet...

Zhao Ji also saw the expressions of the generals, and he could roughly guess what they were thinking.

It's nothing more than the young and middle-aged generals who were promoted later. They can be said to be newborn calves who are not afraid of tigers. They still have the courage and confidence to "sweep the world"!

As for the veterans of the Northwest Army, not only have they personally experienced the defeat of many wars against Xia, but their ancestors have also participated in the war against Xia, and most of them ended in final failure. And they summarized the Great Song Dynasty

The war experience with Xia Kingdom tells them that it is better to defend...

Zhao Ji knew that he did not have the need or time to enlighten and clarify the doubts of these veterans of the Northwest Army.
To be continued...