Chapter 896: Handsome Xiong Lu Taishi Sweeps North
At the end of the day, Shen Long invited the brothers from Liangshan to the mansion to discuss, "Now that the government is stable for the time being, we can finally take care of the Kingdom of Jin. I decided to lead the troops northward and attack the Huanglong Mansion. What do you brothers think?"
"The grand master is a man of gold, so why take the risk yourself? Now there are many powerful generals in the court, including the brothers present here, as well as new generals such as the Yang family, Zhe family, Zhong family, and Di family, as well as civil and military generals like Li Gang." The generation of both, the grand master only needs to sit in the capital, and my brothers will beg for the grand master to buy Wanyan Wu, Wanyan Zongwang, and Wanyan Zonghan in front of the grand master!" Lin Chong stood up and said, but now the heroes of Liangshan are I dare not call Yuanwai brother anymore.
That Wanyan Aguda is dead, and now Jin Taizu Wanyanmin is in power, and his Jurchen name is Wu Qimai. The rest Wanyan Zongwang and Wanyan Zonghan were the commanders of the Jin army's attack on the Song Dynasty last time, so they have to be brought together.
"What Lieutenant Lin said is very true." Wen Huanzhang nodded in agreement, Lin Chong can now be called a Taiwei, which is not much less than Gao Lian who oppressed him back then.
"It's a mere state of Jin, why do you need the grand master to go out in person? What's more, the central capital is not stable yet. If there is no grand master in charge, there may be troubles in people." Wen Huanzhang was worried about this.
"I also know about this, but when the time comes, there will be brothers in Beijing, the military division will be in charge of the court, Mr. Xu will be in charge of the forbidden center, officials Chai and sister-in-law Gu will guard Zhao Ji and Zhao Gou, brothers Shi Qian will be in charge of the Imperial City Division, The rest of the brothers are guarding the gates of the city, so there is no need to worry about it, even if there are a few people who don't know the current affairs, it would be better to jump out now." Now every key point in the capital is in Shen Long's hands, whether it is the government, the army or The intelligence department and even the Ouchi are under the control of Shen Long.
There are still worries about what will happen, Shi Qian said as soon as he finished speaking, "Don't worry, Grand Master, some restless people have already been targeted by our Imperial City Secretary, if they don't move, it's fine. If they dare to move, they will be taken down by us if they cannot leave the house.”
Shi Qian, together with Yan Qing, Le He and others, is serving as the Secretary of the Imperial City. This position is not exclusive to the servants, and military officials can also hold it. The department is quite similar to the Jinyiwei in the Ming Dynasty, and they are in this position like ducks in water.
"This time I led the army to go out, it's not that I can't trust you brothers, it's just that firearms have entered the army for a short time, and you brothers are not as skilled as me in command, so it's better for me to lead the army myself; brothers, don't worry about being useless. In the future, it will be up to you brothers to conquer Xixia, recover the Land of Rejuvenation, and even reopen the Western Regions to restore the glory of the Han and Tang Dynasties." After persuading Wen Huanzhang and other civil servants, Shen Long turned to the general.
"It's just that I'm stupid, and I haven't learned the tricks of the grand master." Speaking of this, all the generals bowed their heads. Although Shen Long taught them carefully, what they learned since childhood was the tactics of the cold weapon era Strategy, after all, is still a bit worse.
"It's okay, when this battle is over,
You have experienced trials, and you will be familiar with the Xixia and Western Regions in the future. If you want to reproduce the glory of the Han and Tang Dynasties, you will still have opportunities to make contributions in the future. "Shen Long reassured that since he entered Tokyo, he has opened up martial arts, and personally taught Liangshan heroes, generals, and generals he collected from his memory. There must be no shortage of leaders in the future.
"When I leave the capital, the affairs of North Korea, Chinese and military affairs will be discussed and handled by the military adviser, Brother Zhu Wu, Brother Lin Chong and others. If anyone dares not to follow, just take it down..." Shen Long told himself carefully Everyone listened carefully and kept in mind the matters after leaving Tokyo for the Northern Expedition.
It is not a casual thing for the army to go out. There are a lot of preparations to be done. The most important thing is the logistics supplies, including the food and grass chewed by the horses, the armor and weapons on the sergeants, etc. The Song Dynasty has just suffered from the war. He still hasn't recovered, so when he heard that Shen Long wanted to attack Yanyun in the north, many officials who surrendered to him tried to dissuade him.
"Grand Master, the imperial court is short of food, grass and weapons now, so let's wait a few more years!" Of course, some people were silent or even agreed with Shen Long, and what they had in mind was to wait for Shen Long to leave Beijing to carry out the conspiracy. He began to think about colluding with Jin Guo, leaking information about the army's expedition, and even cutting off the army's food and grass.
"I have already prepared food, grass and military equipment. The annual steel production in Liangshan is several times that of the rest of the Song Dynasty combined. It is no problem to help the whole army buy armor and weapons!" It is said that the annual steel production of the Song Dynasty can reach 150,000 tons, but it is a pity. It's a pity that Da Song couldn't convert production capacity into combat effectiveness.
"As for grain and grass, I have grown a lot of high-yield crops in Liangshan these years, and I have quite a lot of savings; Secretary of Agriculture Tao Zongwang also promotes these crops in various places. In the future, my Song Dynasty will not be disturbed by hunger and cold." Shen Long continued, "In addition, Commander Li Jun of the Fubo Army has already led the army to conquer Jiaozhi and returned with a great victory, and the food he brought back with the army is more than a million stones, which is enough for the Northern Expedition army."
Jiaozhi had repeatedly invaded the Great Song Dynasty before, and even massacred cities in Yongzhou and other places. How could Shen Long let it go? It has long been arranged for Li Jun to lead the navy to attack Jiaozhi.
Hey, think about how pitiful the Great Song Dynasty is. Not only countries like Liao, Xixia, and Jin came to bully them, but even the little Jiaozhi dared to invade the territory of the Great Song Dynasty. This time, let them learn a lesson first. In the future, Jiaozhi County must be restored again.
Since food, armaments, soldiers, and military generals were not a problem, and the officials in the hall had nothing to say, Shen Long immediately issued a message in his own name, informing the people of his plan to lead the northern expedition, recover Yanyun, and directly attack Huanglong.
The people of the Great Song Dynasty, especially the people of Hebei, Henan, and Hedong generations hated the northern captives to the bone. After hearing this, they responded one after another.
There was also that carefulness, who discovered the strangeness of this notice. Before Shen Long issued various edicts, he had to use Zhao Gou's name, but this time he directly used his own name. Could it be that when the Northern Expedition returns, he It is necessary... If this is the case, it must be prepared early.
After some preparations, when the auspicious day came, Shen Long personally offered sacrifices to the heaven, earth and the military god Chi You, and then led the army to the Northern Expedition.
Just listening to the sound of trumpets and cannons, the army set off from the school field one by one. Shen Longgao sat on the horse, and the central army led the army slowly to the north.
In some dark corners, some people are nervously planning their own plots.