…because it will expire soon.

As the saying goes, big things cannot be hidden, and small things are worthless.

As for getting some high-level political information from the opponent's inner circle, it is difficult for the Song Dynasty to even count on the Taihang Rebels. It is better to hope that the Koreans will come easily. The Jin Kingdom is even more stubborn, so they might as well look at the opposite side.

Di newspaper.

But now Di Bao can no longer be trusted, because the Zhao and Song officials across the street have realized that Di Bao has established credibility and power of public opinion, so they began to use it to fool people.

In fact, this deception may not all be aimed at the Jurchens, and it may not even be aimed at the Song people themselves.

When the people of the South took a look at it, they saw such a detailed military layout, with hundreds of thousands of troops arrayed, and tens of millions of military reserves... including the fact that the armor coverage rate was less than 100%.

Of course, as for this, everyone in the Chancery still has not solved the most direct problem.

"Then let's get over it." Wanyan Offen saw Qin Hui fooling around with a question, feeling a little unhappy, so he continued to ask. "Qin Xianggong, just tell me whether Zhao Song will cross the river and go to the north this time!"

Qin Hui was silent for a moment again, and then simply answered with one word: "Yes."

In the main hall of Shangshutai, there were cicadas incessantly. Wanyan Oben and others all lost their voices, except for Wanyan Wushu, whose expression remained unchanged.

"What should I say?" After a while, Han Fang couldn't bear it anymore. "Didn't Mr. Qin say that the information in the newspaper was uncertain whether it was true or false?"

"What is true or false depends on the content, but whether it is true or false, it shows that Zhao Guan's family has made a posture both internally and externally... Why did he do those things? Isn't it to intimidate you and me? Or is it to cheer up his family?

?”

"Since it's a threat..."

"Mr. Han did not understand what I meant... This matter has nothing to do with whether he is intimidating or showing weakness, nor does it matter whether the content of the Di report is true or false. The key is that this Zhao Guan family has not behaved in any way since Huaishang, the first year of Jianyan."

Don't hesitate for a moment!" Qin Hui suddenly raised his voice in response, startling all the dignitaries of the Jin Kingdom in the hall. "Huai Shang blocked Bagong Mountain and rejected the fourth prince in order to survive! Nanyang escaped, Yan Ling captured the army, and defeated King Lu (End)

Yan Talan), in order to gain a foothold! The decisive battle at Yaoshan, personally welcoming the King of Yue (Wanyan Loushi), was to fight for luck! The overthrow of Xixia, the concubine Liao Meng, was to seize power... step by step, layer by layer, regardless of

We don’t know what he thinks in his heart. We can only say that this person has ever hesitated even a little bit when things have come to a close?! Have he ever dared not take a gamble?! Have he ever made a fool of himself without actually doing anything?!

"

The whole hall was silent, and even the cicadas outside the hall seemed to be frightened. Only Qin Hui kept shouting:

"If you calculate carefully, it has been three years since the last war in Xixia, and it has been more than eight years since this person ascended the throne. If we measure the war between the Song and the two armies, it will be a full ten years... Everyone, this is Di

The content in the newspaper can no longer be believed. In three years, did he also expand his army and save food? Did he finally go to the south to pacify the southeast for a whole year? Did he accumulate eight years of achievements and ten years of shame?

Then we are just waiting for the Northern Expedition? If we are only waiting for the Northern Expedition, then we should ask him why he didn't come to attack, instead of asking why he came to attack?! I dare to ask you, he has gathered troops and horses, and the rear has been determined, why on earth didn't he come?

Coming to cut down?"

At this point, Qin Huizhi looked serious, looked around at everyone, and came to a conclusion: "Xiaguan, there are only two of us here, so I will stake our lives on this to make a conclusion... This Zhao Song official family is just making false threats.

, that’s just false threats for the purpose of crossing the river and heading north!”

"If there is an attack, when will it be?" After a while, the fourth prince, King Wushu of Wei, ignored the question and broke the silence.

"Maybe it will come tomorrow, maybe after next spring..." Qin Hui was still unambiguous. "But if there are no current events, it should be more after next spring."

"What's the point?" Wu Shu's expression remained unchanged.

"Although the Di newspaper is not trustworthy, there are some things that you have to believe... For example, the decision to fill the quota of 300,000 soldiers in the southern imperial camp was only made in the first half of this year, so if it is to be accomplished, it must be at least late autumn and early winter; another example is

Only by transferring this year's autumn grain into the warehouse during the winter will everyone feel at ease." Qin Hui answered fluently. "It is impossible for Zhao and Song Dynasty to hide these two things, and there is no need to hide them."

"That's true...but why didn't the troops be sent out in the winter after entering the warehouse at full strength, but in the spring?" Wanyan Oben, the king of Liao who was sitting at the top, frowned.

"The most important thing is the Yellow River." Without waiting for Qin Hui to speak, Wu Shu explained directly. "The Yellow River has two ancient routes, with four branches going deep into Hebei Province. Daming Prefecture is sandwiched by two ancient routes. If the Song Army wanted to devote all its efforts to the Northern Expedition,

It is impossible to give up the water advantage, and the Yellow River generally has two dry periods, which prevents large ships from entering the old Yellow River... One is midsummer, and there is often little rain in the upper reaches, but whether it will dry up depends on luck; and the other naturally

It is the middle of winter, not only because of the depth of the water, but also because of the ice. In addition, the spring plowing in the south is earlier than that of the northern expedition. They will come after spring, so there is a time difference."

Since Wu Shu spoke, everyone couldn't help but take a look at the King of Wei... It was obvious that the fourth prince actually had mature thoughts and opinions on this matter, and he agreed with Qin Hui.

And if this is the case, it will be even more convincing to those present.

In fact, Wanyan Onben, who had no military experience in the South, immediately came to his senses after hearing this, and then made a brief summary:

"In this way, the Northern Expedition of Zhao and Song Dynasties is inevitable, but unless something big happens, there is a chance that they will come again after the spring plowing next year? The current wave of reports are more of false threats, okay?

Overwhelm us?"

"But we have to be careful." Talan expressed his position again, but he said nonsense. "If there is a big oversight, with the Zhao Guan family in the south, he will definitely cross the river directly without hesitation..."

Wanyan Oben nodded: "But you can't be over-scheduled. Everything must be done with a certain degree of control. The third child goes to Zhending Mansion, which is enough to control Taiyuan, Xijing (Datong), Daming Mansion, and Longde Mansion.

Coordination... The key is that we are here in Yanjing and must make all preparations. When we need to collect food and grass, we must collect food and grass, gather troops and horses, gather leaders, and count ordnance."

"We must prepare the roster in advance and be prepared to mobilize the signing army at any time... half as a supplementary sergeant and half as a civilian." Wanyan Xiyin sighed and also made suggestions.

"There are also the Mongols and the Koreans." Ulin Dazanmo finally spoke. "We can't reach the Mongolians, and the Khitans hate us to the core, so don't think too much about it. As for the Koreans, the ruler of the country is in charge there.

Also, how good is the Prime Minister Kim Fu-sik? I think they will never make decisions on their own until the outcome is decided... The biggest variable is Hebul Khan in Eastern Mongolia."

Because Nanfangdi newspaper changed it to Mongolia, the Jurchens also called it Mongolia.

"Then send another envoy over." Wanyan Onben thought for a while, then held his chin and spoke decisively. "Show sincerity, and I can grant him gold, silver, wealth, and silk. Not to mention the King of Eastern Mongolia, he is the king of Khans in the entire Mongolia.

He can also be given a position! Even some tribes and villages on the border can be given to him! At critical moments, you have to distinguish the priorities!"

As soon as these words came out, Wu Shu, Xi Yin, Qin Hui, Han Fang, Hong Ya, Ta Lan, Yin Shu Ke, Wu Ye, plus Wu Linda brothers, including the Pu family slaves, almost everyone present nodded.

"I think the key to this battle is the New Army." Seeing that the atmosphere was gradually calming down and his brother's opinions were being supported, Wu Lin Taiyu also spoke up at the right time. He is the right deputy commander of the New Army in Yanjing. "The New Army.

Here, the local people in Yanjing are still very enthusiastic, but the soldiers from outside the customs have not arrived... so what should we do?"

"The King of Liao just said that he would have a special meeting with the tribal leaders outside the Guan." Wanyan Xiyin interrupted and scolded. "Lian Hebu Le will have to spend a lot of money, let alone my own family?"

"Regarding this matter, would it be better to send people out of the customs?" Ulin replied, Zanmo asked before his brother wanted to say anything else. "It would be faster."

"But who will go?" Xi Yin still frowned. "The leaders outside the pass are not trivial, and they must be truly ruling kings. Now the King of Jin (Yu Liduo) has gone to Zhending Mansion to take charge of the south; in case of the Song Dynasty, In case of a sudden attack, the King of Wei (Wushu) will immediately go south to separate the left and right sides with the King of Jin; His Royal Highness the King of Liao will even take control of Yanjing..."

"So what if we let the king go?" Qin Hui suddenly interrupted Xi Yin. "The king is seventeen years old. Last year, he visited the outside of the pass and dealt with Puluhu's rebellion. If the king comes in person, the tribe outside the pass will You must be rejoicing!"

Xiyin was startled for a moment, and immediately looked at Wanyan Oben, which seemed to agree with Qin Hui, but Oben was obviously hesitant... because there was no doubt that there were political risks in doing so.

But at this moment, Wanyan Yinshuke, who had been silent until now, was slightly moved in his heart and couldn't help but speak: "It's for the sake of the new army, and the three kings cannot leave the prison for a moment, so why should I, the commander of the new army, escort the country?" Lord, take a trip?"

Wanyan Pu's slave heard this and immediately responded: "I am also willing to escort the king out of the customs. For the tribes outside the customs, I, the Pu's slave, still have some face."

Everyone looked at each other, knowing of course that these two people were unwilling to be left alone and wanted to burn the king's stove. They even wanted to use this gathering of new troops to recruit new soldiers. But at the same time, everyone had to admit that at this time, let the king It was the best choice to go outside the customs to unite the tribes in Liaodong. These two people accompanied the leader of the country to go out of the customs and asked the tribes to send troops to Yanjing in time. It was considered that these two people were exerting their remaining heat for the overall situation.

And sure enough, after leaning for a moment, and after looking at each other with his fourth brother Wu Shu, the eldest prince finally gritted his teeth and nodded: "In that case, you two must take good care of the king... But it's Bachelor Han who needs your help here in Yanjing. , but can no longer accompany the king out of seclusion."

Yin Shuke and Pu Jianu were secretly happy for a moment, and immediately bowed their heads as if to obey their orders. Han Fang hesitated for a moment, and then bowed in the seat along with the first two... He knew what Oben meant. Once Zhao Song went to the north, It was a battle to overthrow the country. The Kingdom of Jin not only needed the power of Liaodong, but also the power of the Yanyun Han people. The Han family was the most influential representative of the Yanyun Han people at the top of the Jin Kingdom. Of course, we could not easily defeat them at this time. Leave Yanjing.

Seeing the frankness of the two princes and the pragmatism of the meeting, Wu Lin Da Taiyu, who had been blocked by his brother before, finally couldn't hold back: "The New Army here is not only short of soldiers, the key is that most of them are new soldiers who have never seen a battle formation. …”

"How can we let them see the battle formation in such a hurry?" After answering many things, Auben finally seemed impatient. "Even the newly recruited soldiers in the imperial camp of the Song Dynasty have never seen the battle formation, haven't they? Everyone has to fight to see blood."

"What I want to say is that we can dispatch some more veteran soldiers from the east and west routes and exchange them?" Wu Lin Tai wanted to explain quickly. "For example, we can dispatch two more veteran soldiers with ten thousand households from Taiyuan and Longde. By the way, Send out two new armies with ten thousand households?"

Ta Lan wanted to agree, but in the end he chose to remain silent and just looked at the two princes and other people present.

Yes, it is exactly the same as Yin Shuke just now. Everyone actually knows that Wu Lin Da Taiyu wants to take the opportunity to expand the strength of the troops he leads, but they have to admit that considering the overall situation, doing so is still good for the possible all-out war.

more.

Therefore, many people in the hall were moved for a moment, and then their eyes gradually focused on Wanyan Ofen who had fallen silent again. During the founding period of the People's Republic of China, Onben, who had always stayed in front of Aguda and rarely led troops independently, immediately looked towards

He attracted his fourth brother Wu Shu, and then attracted others to look at Wu Shu as well.

There is no way, there is really no way, even if Xixia's people are a bit shameful for their bad skills, but now, in terms of closeness and war experience, when Nian Liduo is not here, if you don't listen to this person, you still can't do it.

Who can I listen to? Wanyan Talan?

They actually want to hear about Wanyan Aguda, Wanyan Wu begging for money, Wanyan Nianhan, Wanyan Yibububu, Wanyan Loushi... where are these people?

Wu Shu, who was stared at by everyone, also sighed and nodded after a long while.

Besides, the Fourth Prince is not hesitant about whether this matter is feasible or not, because in his view, as long as it has a positive impact on the outcome of the war, no matter who has any selfish motives, it is acceptable... The key is that it has a positive impact on the overall situation.

Main force.

The reason why he sighed was more because he lamented that Wu Lin's words in Taitai's words revealed a helpless fact, that is, just like in the south where they still had to rely on those commanders and officials for control, even though the Great Jin Kingdom here was undergoing restructuring and reform, there was no way around it.

In addition to those generals of Wanhu and those hereditary men and women, this level of military dispatch must also be carried out from the level of Wanhu.

In fact, the reason why a new Yanjing army was organized and trained was because the restructuring of the East and West armies could not defeat those generals.

Of course, now that things have happened, there is no point in saying this. The Zhao Guan family has already passed the Yellow River, so why do they care so much?

There are cicadas outside the palace, and the meeting inside the palace continues... It can only be said that although the top brass of the Great Jin Kingdom are increasingly declining at this moment, the people who can make the decisions are still the remnants of the founding period, and these people are very concerned about the war.

There are no naive or chaotic ideas.

Once it was determined that the Zhao and Song officials in the south would launch a full-scale war at any time, or even within half a year at the latest, they immediately made political compromises with each other, and without hesitation passed a series of agreements ranging from domestic affairs to diplomacy, from military supplies to soldiers.

Responses.

And execute it immediately after the meeting.

Compared with the united efforts here in Yanjing, on the south side of the Yellow River, the official family of Zhao and Song, who were treated as if they were facing a formidable enemy, were not as comfortable as they imagined these days, and they did not see the domineering power that was reported in the newspapers to whip the world.

In fact, troubles continued after Zhao Guan's home returned to Tokyo.
To be continued...