The chief commander of the Tiangui Army, Ba, led his army to occupy Guozhou.

The Luzhou garrison army was entrenched in Shangzhou and guarded the two cities of Shangluo and Luonan.

The other garrison troops of Jiading and Chengdu in the Shuzhong Military Region, as well as the five imperial guards of Tianshen, Tianmeng, Tianchuang, Tianqiao, and Tianbang, were almost all stationed in Languan Pass.

The imperial guards of the Song Dynasty have formed a confrontation with the Yuan army within Jingzhaofu Road.

On the way to Languan by Liu Zhuwen's messenger, Zhao Dongting also received good news from Wen Qi, Zhang Hongwei and others occupying Suqian and Shuyang.

Immediately afterwards, I received news that Shi Kaiji led his army to take down the Blue Pass.

This is something that excited Zhao Dongting.

Although the Song Dynasty imperial guards have not destroyed many main forces of the Yuan army until now, they have occupied quite a few territory.

After seeing the good news, he immediately asked Zhang Tingen to summon Wen Tianxiang, Zhang Jue, Lu Xiufu, Wang Wenfu, Zhao Yuluo, Chen Wenlong and other provincial chiefs and deputy commanders to the imperial study room.

Although there is still a long way to go before completely solving the flood disaster, the war on the destruction of the Yuan Dynasty was still the top priority of the Song Dynasty.

After all, Zhao Dongting was betting on the national fortune of the Song Dynasty.

If the attack on Yuan and Dayuan is ultimately unfavorable, then the Song Dynasty will inevitably be damaged.

It is very likely that within a few years, there will be no more war against the Yuan Dynasty.

Zhao Dongting naturally did not want to wait for such a long time, because several years were enough to form many variables.

After Wen Tianxiang, Lu Xiufu and others arrived at the imperial study room, Zhao Dongting handed them the victory report.

Wen Tianxiang and others were all very happy about it.

Zhao Dongting smiled and said, "At present, our soldiers won consecutive victories in the Yuan Dynasty, and the victory achieved exceeded my expectations. Perhaps the struggle with the Yuan Dynasty did not take as long as we imagined."

When Lu Xiufu heard this, he immediately bowed and said, "Your Majesty, this is God bless me to the Song Dynasty!"

Zhao Dongting nodded slightly. Although he didn't think that God had anything to do with him at all, he naturally wouldn't discuss with Lu Xiufu about this matter.

He only said again: "However, although our soldiers in the dynasty are invincible on the front line, there are also many troubles that need the court to help them solve.

I think all my dear friends should see that Shi Kaiji, Yue Peng, Su Quandang and other generals were reporting in the report to ask how to deal with the surrendered soldiers.

To date, there are tens of thousands of Yuan troops captured by us, which is no longer affordable for the front-line army.

Even though many of them decided to surrender after being persuaded, I was unwilling to let them go to the battlefield to fight in a short period of time.

I can't just put them back. I wonder what good solutions do you have in your heart?"

Wen Tianxiang and others started to ponder when they heard this.

They hadn't thought about this problem before, but they didn't expect it to be so hasty.

In this short period of time, the number of surrendered soldiers on the front line had reached tens of thousands.

It is obviously a bit difficult to solve such a problem suddenly.

After a while, Wen Tianxiang bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I think we can arrange these surrendered soldiers in several ways.

First, we will give them money after being educated and released to the elderly, weak, sick and disabled people.

Secondly, those who surrendered in the stroke of surrender were relatively not so loyal to the Yuan royal family. I thought they could continue to use them and deploy them in the base areas of our dynasty, and defend the city with our dynasty soldiers.

Doing so can not only save our dynasty's military strength, but also strictly prevent the chaos of civilians and military affairs in our dynasty's base areas.

The third one is the surrendered soldiers who were defeated and surrendered. They may still turn against each other, so I suggest escorting them to Jingxi South Road, Huainan West Road and other places to carry out labor camp reform! It is not too late to decide their whereabouts after the war ends."

When Zhao Dongting heard this, he couldn't help but look extremely surprised in his eyes.

Because he didn't expect Wen Tianxiang to come up with such a method, which was even more comprehensive than him.

It seems that veterans like Wen Tianxiang are also constantly improving.

Their thinking is getting more and more trendy, no longer limited to the old customs of the past.

After a little thought, Zhao Dongting said: "These methods of military orders are really great.

Especially the way to deal with the first two is a clever plan.

I have some doubts only for the third party.

Nowadays, the most common part of the base areas of our Song Dynasty is the soldiers who were forced to surrender. Their number is quite amazing. If they are escorted to our dynasty, it will be a time-consuming and labor-intensive task.

I even think that it may be difficult to draw so many people from the front line army now, but the Yuan Emperor Zhen Jin has already dispatched the army to the front line. At this moment, it is likely to be a move that will affect the whole body..." Wen Tianxiang was slightly stunned, "Then the emperor means..." Zhao Dongting said: "I advocate keeping these surrendered soldiers in the base area, so that they can carry out labor camp reform in the base area, helping the people to reclaim wasteland, etc.

Just send a few garrison soldiers to guard them, and when the war begins and the troops are tight, they will be taken back to prisons in various cities and camps."

As he said that, he looked at Zhang Jue, "What do you think of Deputy Zhang Junji?"

Zhang Jue frowned slightly and said, "I have no objection, but... if so many surrendered soldiers are left in the front line base, the pressure on our food and supplies is probably..."                                                                                                         

Zhang Jue's concerns about logistics food and grass supply are obviously not without reason.

The food and grass in the Song Dynasty were already quite tight.

Zhao Dongting did not forget this problem. He sighed softly when he heard this, saying, "Even if you tighten your belt, you have to overcome this difficulty! When the people's livelihood in the base area is also improved in the future, everything will be fine."

Wen Tianxiang, Zhang Jue and others stopped talking when they heard this.

Zhao Dongting said he had to bear it, so of course he had to bear it.

They also believe that the Song Dynasty was able to develop from the verge of destruction to the current situation, without the difficulties that the Song Dynasty could not withstand.

It is just that there may be food shortage. Compared with the predicament of several sieges of several countries in the Song Dynasty, it is really nothing.

This is probably decided.

Zhao Dongting then looked at Chen Wenlong and said, "Deputy State Council Order Chen, I'm afraid you have to go out to the imperial city again."

Chen Wenlong is now the "emergency ambassador" used to serve as the emperor. Whether it was the former mission to Dali, Xixia, the construction of the Changsha Royal Palace, and later the investigation of the Wen Dang on Guangnan West Road, he was the one who took action himself.

Now many officials in the court laugh at each other, saying that Deputy State Council Order Chen was a timely rain in the court and a gold brick beside the emperor, and he moved wherever he needed.

And this is actually related to Chen Wenlong's ability.

He is the most calm, doing things without any leakage and orderly.

Zhao Dongting can rest assured that he can leave anything to do.

Listening to Zhao Dongting's words, Chen Wenlong immediately stepped forward and bowed and said, "Please tell me."

Zhao Dongting said: "Although our army has taken down many bases and left soldiers to station, the city is still in a state of no government governance.

In the future, the surrendered soldiers would be sent to various places to reclaim wasteland, and the cooperation of the local government offices would be required.

So I want you to go to the front line and reorganize the government office.

I will ask the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel, the right minister of the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Water Resources and the Ministry of Agriculture to accompany you.

The base area is in chaos and the first thing to do is to rebuild the government office and protect people's livelihood."

Chen Wenlong didn't say much and said directly: "I will receive the order."

Zhao Dongting knew that he would not refuse, and said a little guiltily: "This trip must be hard work for Deputy State Chen to order you."

Chen Wenlong is not young now, and in fact he is unwilling to let old ministers like him travel long distances again.

However, except for Chen Wenlong, I don’t know who should be sent.

Young and strong officials such as Zhong Jian and Xi Yi did not reach the level of the chief and deputy commanders of various provinces.

But when you go to the front line to establish a government office, you must be in charge of such a senior official.

It was not until he was about to leave the imperial study that Chen Wenlong asked Zhao Dongting, "Emperor, the officials in the government offices in the base..." Zhao Dongting chuckled and said, "Since I have sent the Left Minister of Personnel to accompany you, then you two will discuss it! I will order the Military Information Department to cooperate with you. If those surrendered ministers are capable but friendly but loving the people, it is not impossible to postpone their old positions, or even promote them.

The rest will be ordered by the Deputy State Council to select the Left Minister of the Ministry of Personnel from the People's Republic of China, or to be transferred from the country. Officials below the provincial level will be ordered by the Deputy State Council, and the Deputy State Council will not need to ask me for instructions."

"yes."

Chen Wenlong nodded slightly before walking outside the imperial study room.
Chapter completed!