Zhang Qu glanced at Zhang Dun, pondered in his heart, and continued decisively: "The Xia people are not very strong in the official family. Now we occupy many fortresses, the geographical advantage is in Song, the court is united, and the people are in Song. Our dynasty has been prepared for a long time. The Xia people have rushed to fight, and the time is in Song. I will win this battle in Song!"

It was not because Zhang Dun was a brother of his clan, and both of them were both detrimental, but because the current situation was not allowed to be given up by the Song Dynasty!

Once the Song Dynasty seeks peace with the Liao Kingdom, it will not be said to damage the national prestige, but it will cost a lot of money. If it only makes concessions to Liao, the Xia people will inevitably be very prosperous. At the same time, the Liao people may not really be able to sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight. The Song Dynasty has no choice!

Zhao Xu's face remained unchanged and his eyes were coagulated.

Zhao Xu needs to consider the situation suddenly changes.

He looked at Erzhang, his heart flew around. After a moment, his thoughts came to an easy voice and said in a deep voice: "First, the Liao people will definitely not be able to go south. Otherwise, our dynasty will definitely not send Liao envoys again, nor will it just do such small actions. They still have to force me to seek peace in the Song Dynasty, so we don't need to worry, our plan will be the same. Second, the Xia people rushed to war, and our plan worked, but we didn't expect that they were so easily angered, and time was pushed forward."

Seeing that Zhao Xu was not scared and had no intention of retreating, Zhang Dun felt relieved and raised his hand and said, "Your Majesty, I ask the general to be in charge of this battle, no mistake should be made."

Zhao Xu understood it, but he was not so nervous. He smiled and said to the two: "They want to reorganize the army and send troops, at least half a month. Now is the time for us to dispatch troops, so let's talk about other things. First, we need elite troops and strong generals. Second, we need sufficient food and grass for support. Third, the military information must be smooth. Fourth, General Xu and Liang Tao recalled them back to Beijing. In addition, we will keep it secret for the time being and make every effort to prepare."

"I received the order!" Erzhang raised his hand and responded in a deep voice.

Zhao Xu thought about it and said, "Zhe Keshi, Zhong Jianzhong, Zhong Shizhong, and various strategies, as well as Zong Ze, etc. The troops around Qinfeng Road had more than 200,000, and all of them were moving forward. In order to fight against the rebellion, the other generals led their troops and were ready for battle!"

"I received the order!" Zhang Feng's face was so stubborn and his tone was decisive.

Zhang Dun stood up, with a firm expression, thinking about the incident in his heart.

Zhao Xu was also full of thoughts in his heart, and he had an idea that was surging uncontrollably and was forcibly suppressed by him.

The three of them stood in front of the Chuigong Hall and continued to speak.

Xixia suddenly came. They were a little hasty, but not very nervous, and they were talking about various things inside and outside.

Not far from the east of Chuigong Hall is the green tiled house, and to the south is the political affairs hall. I don’t know how many people come and go.

They were very curious, curious about what the officials and their two husbands had to discuss in front of the gate of Chuigong Hall, and they seemed very serious.

The three of them stood in front of the Chuigong Hall and discussed for half an hour.

Half an hour later, Zhang Dun convened the temporary chiefs of the six ministries and three temples in Beijing to hold a meeting in the Political Affairs Hall, and Zhang Du held a meeting in the Privy Council at the same time, and made a comprehensive arrangement of the "Xia people's invasion" from the two worlds of "military" and "political".

Inside the arched hall.

The yellow gate came and went, reporting various things, and Zhao Xu had to arrange more things, and was even more busy than the Political Affairs Hall and the Privy Council.

By the evening, Zhao Xu and Erzhang set up a table in the Chuigong Hall, and continued to discuss this matter while having a meal.

Zhao Xu held the bowl, drank a sip of fish soup, and said with a smile: "Qingtianwei is still stepping up its spy. If the Liao Kingdom wants to go south, it will need at least 50,000 troops. It is temporarily determined that they do not have these, and wait for subsequent news from Qingtianwei."

Zhang Dun didn't care about the so-called "don't talk about food" or something. He sat upright, his eyes coldly, and said, "Your Majesty, Xiao Tiancheng is moving more and more powerfully. He is obviously prepared. I plan to test it again..."

"No!"

Zhang Qing immediately interrupted Zhang Dun and said, "Then Xiao Tiancheng let him go first and wait for news from Qingtianwei. Since the Xia people are here, let's fight well. After this battle, you can do whatever you want, but it won't work now!"

Zhang Dun glanced at him and continued, "I plan to invite him once to the bottom of the house."

There are not many people in the court who can let Zhang Dun have a banquet alone.

Zhao Xu took a mouthful of rice and said, "No need, it will only make him feel that I am weak in Song Dynasty and have more small means. Just be calm and let the Imperial City Office stare at it. My idea in this battle has not changed. We cannot just focus on defense and take the initiative to attack. Xingqing Mansion is not far away, so that Zhong Jianzhong's cavalry will tentatively attack, silently route, cavalry will be fought, not trained..."

Zhang Feng said: "Yes, the staff room has also proposed the 'tired enemy' tactic. It should be unexpected and put some pressure on the Xia people."

Zhao Xu had almost finished eating, so he slowed down and said, "I don't know much about military affairs, so I won't interfere with you, but there are a few points that must be remembered."

Zhang Qi bowed and listened solemnly.

Zhao Xu held the bowl in one hand and picked up food casually with the other hand, saying, "First, the strategy of the Song Dynasty is to take offense as the defense, and to take the initiative to attack, and to have clear strategic goals and tactical means. It is not a way to block the door after a person hits the door. This is not the way to survive, nor is it the survival of a country."

Chapter 2, his expression became more and more solemn.

If it is a discussion among court officials, it is no big deal. But this is the words of the officials of the Song Dynasty, and it is his will.

This indicates that the Song Dynasty's foreign policy is undergoing a fundamental change!

"second,"

Zhao Xu took a bite and his voice was still clear, saying, "There are two goals in the short term. One is to seek peace on the border. This kind of peace is to be fought out, not seek peace, and come in peace. We must distinguish the differences. The second is to expand the living space of our Song Dynasty. This goal is mainly the northwest and the south, that is, Tubo and Dali. How to manage it? Zhang Xianggong has a draft, and I agree with it."

"There is another medium-term goal, which is to completely defeat Li Xia and take back the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, bring the initiative back, and lay the foundation for the unification of our Song Dynasty."

Chapter 2's expression changed slightly, because a strange word appeared in Zhao Xu's words: Unity.

Zhao Xu knew what they were thinking when he looked at their expressions, and said lightly: "The land occupied by Dali and the northwest Tubo are the old land of the Han and Tang dynasties, and there is no need to say that Li Xia is my traitor of the Song Dynasty, and there is no doubt about this. The Khitan occupied my sixteen prefectures in Youyun, which is unbearable."

Zhang Dun's eyes flashed violently. He had always known that the young official in front of him had great ambitions, but he did not expect that his ambition was beyond his imagination!

unified!

These two words are so ambitious and thrilling!

Zhang Shi was not as excited as Zhang Dun. He is now the Privy Councilor, and his "strategy" must be small, so he listens to the training calmly.

After saying these words, Zhao Xu smiled and said, "Let me talk about what I see in front of you. Grandpa Zhang is going to the front line to supervise the battle. This is not advisable. Grandpa ran to supervise the battle. It sounds strange. Not to mention that the population is actually the case, it may not be fierce for the soldiers on the front line. The court cannot give people a look of being exhausted and fighting to the end. It is not good-looking."

"I decided to lead the army to fight in person."
Chapter completed!