Xin Qi said: "Zihao, don't worry! I have prepared cotton clothes and felt, each with 250,000 pieces, which are now piled up in Lanzhou, when we set off, the convoy of 100,000 pieces of cotton clothes and felt each set off, but we went fast, so we came first, I see that there are three days at most, and this batch of cotton clothes and felt can be sent to Weizhou. ”

Yang Yan smiled: "In this way, it would be great." ”

Zhao Ruyu asked again: "Then what else?" ”

Yang Yan was also stunned and said, "And?" With no scriptures, all I have is these requirements. ”

Zhao Ruyu couldn't help but be taken aback, he didn't expect that Yang Yan would only make these two requests, and said, "Zihao, it's so difficult that you don't need to add some people?" ”

Yang Yan smiled slightly, and said: "This is not necessary, only now that the people of Western Xia are enough, and I heard that the imperial court has sent reinforcements, please send someone to stop them immediately, and let them return to the army immediately!" ”

This time, not only Zhao Ruyu, but even Liu Heng and Xin Qiji, who are familiar with military affairs, couldn't help but be taken aback. Liu Heng said: "Zihao, have you thought about it clearly, when you sent out the army, there were only 200,000 horses, and after more than two months of campaigning, you will always lose some men and horses, right?" Even if it is handed over to some places, there are still many places to be garrisoned, and it is necessary to divide troops to besiege Xingqing Mansion, I think you can only use about 100,000 troops to deal with the Jin army at most, even if you add the Mongolian army, it will never exceed 150,000! ”

Yang Yan shook his head and said: "Liu Xuanfu, it's not as much as you said, I thought it was expected, to deal with the strength of the Jin army, our Song army can mobilize about forty or fifty thousand troops, plus the Mongolian army, about seventy or eighty thousand, which is enough." ”

The three of them looked at each other when they heard this, it was not Yang Yan who said this, but other generals, if it weren't for Yang Yan's brilliant achievements in the past, the three of them would think that he was talking nonsense.

Zhao Ruyu said: "You must know that the Jin army has an army of 300,000!" ”

Of course Yang Yan knew that they were in his heart? Smiled: "The soldiers are expensive but not too expensive, and a war, not the side with a large number of men and horses can definitely win, the Jin army seems to be outnumbered, in fact, it is just a false appearance, this time the Jin army came to aid the Western Xia, and there are three weaknesses in the scriptures." ”

Zhao Ruyu and the others glanced at each other again, and Zhao Ruyu said, "I want to listen to Zihao's detailed explanation." ”

Yang Yan said: "First, the army is in a hurry, and it must be underprepared. This time, the Jin army dispatched a large army of 300,000, but the preparation time was only one month, and in such a short time, it was very good to be able to gather the number of people, not to mention horses, weapons, clothing, grain and grass. Now that the middle of winter is coming, the weather is unfavorable, so the lack of preparation will make the combat effectiveness of the Jin army greatly dismantled. In fact, it is better for Jin Guo to only use 100,000 horses, contain us first, drag it out until tomorrow's spring is warm, and then dispatch a large army after being fully prepared. ”

Only then did Zhao Ruyu and the others suddenly realize that they were indeed frightened by the number of troops of the Jin Army at the beginning, but they did not expect to come up at this level of preliminary preparations. The Great Song Dynasty dispatched 200,000 troops to attack Western Xia, which was enough to prepare for more than five months, and it took only one month to prepare for the various needs of the 300,000 army, of course, it was not enough.

Yang Yan continued: "Second, now the Western Xia people and horses have been suppressed by us to the west bank of the Yellow River, and the Jin army must first pass through the area on the east bank of the Yellow River, and the dangerous places in the Hedong region are all owned by our Great Song Dynasty, and they will not get the slightest help from the Western Xia here, so the Jin army will lose all its geographical advantages." Third, the first general of the Jin country, Wanyan Changzhi, was demoted by the Jin Emperor Wanyan Yungong, and the second general Wanyan Chen monk also stayed in Shandong. Time, place, and people are all lost, even if there are millions of people, they are just a bunch of ants. I only use 70,000 or 80,000 horses, as long as I can stop the dangerous road, lure it deep into the territory of Western Xia, and then cut off its grain route, it is enough to break it. ”

After listening to Yang Yan's story, Zhao Ruyu and the other three breathed a sigh of relief and were completely relieved. They all have to admire Yang Yan, when others heard about the 300,000 Jin Army, they were already frightened, but Yang Yan was still able to keep a cool head and objectively analyze the advantages and disadvantages of both sides, which is indeed the demeanor of a generation of famous generals.

Zhao Ruyu said: "After listening to Zihao's words, I am relieved, but the Western Xia War is a big matter, and Zihao still can't take it lightly." I want to have more soldiers, it's always good. What's more, the Jiankang Imperial Court sent people to the scriptures, so there is no need to let them go back! ”

Liu Heng also smiled: "As the saying goes: Han Xin points troops, the more the merrier, with Zihao's ability to use troops, it should not be under Han Xin, plus this 50,000 army, it is also safer." ”

Of course, Yang Yan knew that the two of them also had good intentions, and said: "How can I not know the kindness of Xianggong and Xuanfu, but I have other plans, now the main army of the Jin State is in Western Xia, and on the Jianghuai line, Wanyan Changzhi was demoted, and Wanyan Chen Monk is in Shandong, and the Central Plains is guarding the emptiness. And the imperial court still has nearly 300,000 horses on the Jianghuai front, if the imperial court can send troops from Jianghuai at this time, divide the troops into two routes, one way into Shandong, contain the monk Wanyan Chen, and the other way into the Central Plains, it should be promising. Although it is still difficult to recover Kaifeng, it can also lay a good foundation for the Northern Expedition in the future. Therefore, it is better for these 50,000 troops to return to Jiankang. ”

Zhao Ruyu was shocked by Yang Yan's unbridled imagination once, he didn't expect Yang Yan's appetite to be so big, not only did he not let go of Western Xia, but also stared at the place in the Central Plains. And Liu Heng and Xin Qiji are both proficient in military affairs, and after listening to Yang Yan's division, they also feel that it is also a promising thing for the Song army to open another battlefield on the Jianghuai front. However, this time, it turned out to be only a local war, and the scale will expand indefinitely, and it is not impossible to say that the Great Song Dynasty and the Jin State will start a full-scale war. Therefore, caution must be exercised.

Liu Heng pondered for a long time before he said: "With the current national strength of my Great Song Dynasty, if you want to support such a two-front battle, I'm afraid you still have the heart to be powerless!" ”

Yang Yan said with a smile: "Liu Xuanfu misunderstood, I am not going to start a full-scale war with the Jin State now, and I will do what I can on the Jianghuai front, take what is desirable, and retreat if it is not desirable, and on the Jianghuai line, the logistics supply line is short, and there is water transportation to go, and the burden is much lighter than the battlefield in Western Xia." With the strength of the imperial court, one or two small-scale local wars could still be handled. Moreover, the national strength of my Great Song Dynasty is insufficient, and the national strength of the Jin Kingdom may not be better than ours, and everyone is just half a catty and eight taels. If you can only capture Nanyang or Suzhou, it is a success, and if you take a step back, even if it is difficult to capture the Central Plains, it can also involve the forces of the Jin State and distract the attention of the Jin State, which is also very helpful for the war in Western Xia. Isn't it much better than a laborer traveling far into Sichuan?"

Liu Heng thought about it again, then nodded, and said: "What Zihao said is reasonable, but I think that now that it has reached this point, Suo Xing will take another step and immediately send troops from Sichuan to attack Fengxiang Mansion and Jingzhao Mansion. ”

Yang Yan listened, thought about it for a while, and then said: "It's not bad to get this way, it's better to wait until the Jin army is defeated and retreated in Western Xia, and then the soldiers and horses in Sichuan will attack, so it's better." ”

Liu Heng also nodded and said, "Yes, once the Jin army is defeated and retreats from Western Xia, Jingzhao Mansion and Qinfeng Road will inevitably divide troops to rescue, so that the people and horses in Sichuan will have a great chance." ”

Zhao Ruyu sighed in his heart when he heard this, now it is not only a two-front battle, but also will evolve into a three-sided attack, it seems that the scale of this war is getting bigger and bigger. The outcome may not be known.

Although Zhao Ruyu was confident in Yang Yan's ability to use troops, and had the advantages and disadvantages of the two sides in the Western Xia Realm that Yang Yan had just divided, he couldn't help but be a little nervous at this time. On the whole, it still depends on people's strategy five points, and God will look at five points.

However, Liu Heng and Xin Qiji didn't see it that way, because they were both people who understood military affairs, and they knew that in the first battle of Western Xia, the Song army could have at least an eighty percent advantage. With such a big advantage, why don't you dare to fight again.

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When Yang Yan's chapter was sent back to Jiankang Mansion from Weizhou, it was seventeen days later. Zhao Chen was also surprised after reading it, he never expected that Yang Yan would have such a grand plan, far beyond the initial expectations.

But after careful consideration, Zhao Chen also believed that Yang Yan's plan had a good chance of success. Therefore, I am also a little nervous in my heart, and I want to try it. On the one hand, he basically has more confidence in Yang Yan's ability than anyone else, and on the other hand, once Yang Yan's plan is really successful, then the Great Song Dynasty will occupy a comprehensive strategic initiative for the first time in the confrontation with the Jin State, and it is expected to recover the Central Plains within a few years. "Recovering the lost territory, Zhongxing Da Song" is no longer just a slogan, but something just around the corner. Even if it is to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun, it is no longer a dream. This temptation is too big, so big that Zhao Chen can hardly refuse.

However, now Zhao Chen is an adult, and his thinking is fully mature, and he also knows that it is not enough to have enthusiasm to complete the "Reconquest of Lost Land, Zhongxing Great Song Dynasty", and it must be carefully prepared, planned, and then implemented step by step. Sometimes, if the enthusiasm is too exuberant, it is easy to make a judgment skewed, and as a result, the big thing is missed.

Yang Yan's plan came very beautifully, and Zhao Chen absolutely believed in Yang Yan's ability, but now there is only one Yang Yan in the Great Song Dynasty, and Yang Yan can only decide on one of the three sides, and the other two sides have to rely on others to implement. This can't help but make Zhao Chen worry about whether others can complete it. After all, once it is implemented, it is equivalent to pressing all the strength of the Great Song Dynasty. Once there is a mistake, I am afraid that it will be difficult for the Great Song Dynasty to recover within 20 years.

Therefore, on the second day, Zhao Chen summoned Han Yanzhi, Wang Yan, Ye Hao, and Zhou Kui, the four ruling ministers who stayed in Jiankang Mansion, to discuss how feasible Yang Yan's plan was.