Hao Jingdao: "Hui Khan, by the middle of next year, around May or June, we should be able to produce the first batch of Hui Hui artillery. Alao Wading and Yisi Mayin assured me that at least crosses can be made before the end of June." , we will be able to mass-produce it by the second half of next year,”
"Okay, I have seen the prototype of the Hui Hui artillery. It is indeed far better than the existing trebuchets in our country. It is real gold. I decided to establish an artillery battalion, with Yisi Mayin as the capital commander and subordinate to the Privy Council. , leave this matter to you. After the first batch of return artillery is produced, let Yisimain lead the artillery battalion to Xiangfan. All the trebuchets in my east-route army will also belong to the artillery battalion."
"Yes, Father Khan,"
Boyan said: "Great Khan, our army's trebuchets have always been owned by each army. Will they be used collectively?,,,,,,"
Kublai Khan interrupted: "Bo Yan, judging from the incident of A Shu's bombardment of Xiangyang, the effect of concentrated trebuchet firing is more effective. I have carefully considered this point and decided on it. Yisi Mayin After the artillery battalion arrived in Xiangyang, it was directly commanded by A Shu,"
"Yes, Khan,"
Yin Tianya followed: "Bo Yan, I also believe that the Great Khan's decision is correct. If you concentrate your efforts on attacking the enemy a little, the effect will indeed be much greater when attacking the city."
Kublai Khan smiled and then ordered: "Bo Yan, please order the eastern and western armies to closely monitor the movements of the three military regions of Sichuan, Luzhou and Yangzhou in the Southern Dynasty, but do not act rashly. It is best to let the imperial court of the Southern Dynasty consider the east and west armies to be closely monitored." There is no fighting between the two places for the time being, so we can mobilize troops from these three military regions to Xiangyang for reinforcements, so that our army can defeat Xiangyang outside the city and save us from having to defeat them one by one in the future."
"Yes, I obey your order,"
After talking about the conquest of the Southern Army, Yin Tianya said: "Great Khan, Yang Lianzhenjia wrote to ask for instructions when Fang Chengan can be mobilized."
Kublai Khan said: "Sir, how many men and horses are there at Fang Chenqian?"
"The Great Khan, about two thousand people,"
"Two thousand people,"
Yin Tianya nodded slightly and said: "The number of people is indeed small, Khan. After the young emperor ascended the throne, the lives of the people in the Southern Dynasties gradually improved. It is becoming more and more difficult for their Tiandao Alliance to recruit members. However, although the number is only two thousand, According to what Yang Lian Zhenjia said, these two thousand people are all experts who are as good as ten,"
Kublai Khan thought for a while and said: "Let Yang Liazhenjia continue to train his troops. There are not many soldiers who are good at it. The Tiandao Alliance is located near Lin'an. The more people there are, the bigger the target will be. When the Southern Dynasty once again dispatches troops from the Lin'an Military Region and the Yulin Army to Xiangyang for reinforcements, , Fang Chenqian used lightning speed to sneak attack Lin'an,"
"Okay, the Great Khan can do this," Yin Tianya said. "At that time, I will also send Tianya experts to help, and strive to capture Lin'an first. Even if it fails, it will cause panic and uneasiness in the Southern Dynasty court and its people."
"The specific plan will be discussed later. Everyone, follow this Khan to the new palace to see it,"
It’s a new year again.
In a heavy snowfall, Lin'an City ushered in the fifth year of Xianchun.
Due to the war, officials in the military system and related departments only had three days off. They started work on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, and other departments would start work on the seventh day of the first lunar month.
During the three days of the New Year, except for the first day of the New Year, when I accepted the congratulations from hundreds of officials in the Daqing Hall, the rest of the time was spent in the Imperial Study Room or the War Room in the Funing Hall.
Early on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, I held the first military affairs meeting in the fifth year of Xianchun in Yanhe Hall and made arrangements for the tasks of each military region.
"Dear dear friends, we all worked hard during the war,"
"Your Majesty, thank you for your hard work."
I motioned for everyone to sit down and said straight to the point: "Qing Yin Ai, please first tell me about the distribution of troops in the Lin'an Military Region."
"Your Majesty," Yin Yinglei stood up and said, "We in the Lin'an Military Region have four armies. The third arm under General Wu Songhan is stationed in Yingzhou, the second arm under General Zhao Bao is stationed in Lin'an, and the army under General Zhang Shun is stationed in Lin'an.
The first wing of the department is divided into three locations, one is in Yingzhou, the other is in Ryukyu Province, and the other is stationed in Jeju Island. The rest is the independent wing that has just been formed and is currently undergoing training."
"Okay, I understand. My dear friends, I plan to go on a personal expedition in the middle of this year. The Yulin Army will accompany me. The independent wing of Lin'an Military Region has other tasks. The defense of Lin'an City will be handed over to General Zhao Bao's second wing. What do you think?
how,"
"Your Majesty, no," almost all the ministers objected.
"Why?" I didn't understand why everyone was opposed. I said in a daze, "Lin'an is inland, with Yangzhou Military Region to the north and the East China Sea Fleet to the east. Could it be that the Mongols would cross Xiangyang and reach Lin'an directly? What's more, the Lin'an Military Region
There are more than 10,000 elite soldiers in the second compartment,"
Jia Sidao coughed dryly and said: "Your Majesty, Lin'an is where our court will be. Although it is far away from the front line and battlefield, it is really too small to be guarded by only more than 10,000 soldiers. If, if there is a secret rebellion by someone with evil intentions, it is very likely that there will be a rebellion.
To put Lin'an in danger,"
"Yes, what the Grand Master said is absolutely true. Your Majesty, please think again."
In my memory, there was no uprising or rebellion in the late Southern Song Dynasty, nor was there any attempt to usurp the party and seize power.
"Dear dear friends, since I came to the throne, our country has been in a state of great change and has changed with each passing day. The people live and work in peace and contentment. How can there be so many people with evil intentions?"
The current situation in the Southern Song Dynasty is indeed as I said. The imperial government is gradually becoming clear and honest, and the people's lives are becoming stable and prosperous. Naturally, there are few people who conspire to rebel. The people in China are modest and docile by nature. As long as they have a mouthful of food, they will generally not
If you embark on the road of rebellion, people will rebel only if they are forced by the government. Besides, there are no hostile forces in the DPRK and China, so I can rest assured.
Lu Xiufu advised: "Your Majesty, it is better to leave more troops in Lin'an."
I know that the good intentions of Jia Sidao, Lu Xiufu and others are indeed for the sake of the country, not for their own sake: "Li Beiyang, Li Aiqing,"
"I am here,"
"How many members are there in the Marine Corps now?"
"Your Majesty, there are a total of 8,000 Marines in the Marine Corps directly under the Naval Command."
"Eight thousand," I thought to myself. Yi Yinglei would bring two or three thousand Marines with him when he went north, and there were still five thousand that had no use for the time being. These five thousand Marines could be used.
As soon as I thought about this, I said: "Li Aiqing, if I personally conquer Xiangyang, you will order Commander Zhang Gui to lead five thousand marines to station in Lin'an and guard Lin'an together with General Zhao Bao's second wing."
Li Beiyang said: "Yes, Your Majesty,"
"Well, this matter has been decided. Lin'an City still has imperial guards, imperial guards, thousands of teachers and students from Lin'an Military University, and tens of millions of people who are loyal to our government. I believe there will be no problem,"
Seeing my firm tone, everyone did not dare to persuade me: "Yes, Your Majesty."
"Okay, let's talk about the current situation. There are currently 85,000 Mongolian Middle Army troops outside Xiangyang City, the main battlefield. According to intelligence from Mongolia, more than 60,000 of them are training in Nanyang.
The reorganization is expected to be completed in March or April. At the same time, Mongolia
Tens of thousands of naval troops have been recruited in ancient times, and Liu Tao and Liu Yi, brothers of Liu Zheng's clan, are responsible for training. I believe that once these 60,000 troops are assembled and reorganized, they will send troops to Xiangyang, and the Mongolian navy will gradually participate in the Battle of Xiangyang.
"So the most intense fighting will start around April,"
I paused and continued: "For this reason, I have decided that when all the Mongolian Middle Route Army gathers in the Xiangfan area, our army will implement the predetermined plan. First, the Sichuan Military Region, Guangxi Military Region, and Miao Military Region will be ready to march into Dali
preparation,
It is necessary to eliminate the Mongolian defenders in Dali within a short period of time and return to Sichuan in time to prepare for the attack of the Mongolian West Route Army. Secondly, in order to coordinate the 100,000 troops in the entire Jianghuai Theater, the Yangzhou Military Region and the Luzhou Military Region will start this month
together
Two into one, the Jianghuai Military Region was established. General Li Tingzhi served as the military commander and was promoted to the deputy director of the Military Academy. General Xia Gui served as the deputy military commander. After the merger, the Jianghuai Military Region had eight positions from the fifth to the twelfth chamber.
The composition of the troops in the compartment,
With a total of 100,000 people, Li Tingzhi is stationed in Yangzhou and is ready for the Northern Expedition. Xia Guize will lead the 11th and 12th troops to station in Suizhou before the end of March. At that time, I will go to Yingzhou in person to organize our army to carry out the anti-encirclement campaign.
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Li Beiyang asked: "Your Majesty, what about my navy's mission?"
"Li Aiqing, don't worry, I will talk about the navy last," I smiled, "As for the current Yingzhou garrison, I plan to have Zhang Shun's troops immediately stationed in Junzhou (today's Danjiangkou City, Hubei Province) in the west of Xiangyang, so that we can form a stronghold based on Xiangyang.
The situation is surrounded by the east, south and west sides of the center,"
Shi Yanzhi praised: "Your Majesty is far-sighted and this game of chess is very big."
"Shi Aiqing, the Song-Mongolian war itself is a big game. Let me finally talk about the navy. Li Aiqing, the first task of the fleet along the Yangtze River is to guard the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. The Mongolian navy will never be allowed to pass through Chongqing. Therefore, it is the task of reinforcing Xiangyang from the waterway.
I plan to hand it over to Li Zengbo’s East China Sea Fleet, Ruan Sicong’s South China Sea Fleet will continue to guard the coastal defense line as a maneuver, and the navy’s main force, the North Sea Fleet, will be ready to go directly northward by sea.”
"Yes, Your Majesty, our navy is ready to go to war at any time,"
"Well, this is our army's strategic plan for this year. Do you have anything to add?"
Jia Sidao stood up and said: "Your Majesty, not counting the Mongolian navy, there are a total of 150,000 troops in the Lu army, and the total number of troops invested by our government in the Xiangfan area is just over 100,000. I suggest that one more troop be deployed from the Jianghuai Military Region.
Go to Xiangyang to support,"
I thought about it and said, "Well, what the teacher and minister said makes sense. Let the 13th Wing of the Jianghuai Military Region serve as a mobile force and be ready to support Xiangfan at any time."
I have told the ministers of the Military Council about the overall strategy in pieces before, but this time it is just integrated. Therefore, the ministers here do not have many opinions on it, but only put forward their own opinions on some details.
"Your Majesty, I still have this memorial," Lu Xiufu hesitated and said.