It turned out that the southern expedition of the Jin army has been carried out very smoothly so far, sweeping the land of Huai and Zhejiang, and attacking the two capitals of the Southern Song Dynasty in one fell swoop. Wan Yan Yong was even more ambitious, bent on establishing a meritorious career that surpassed Emperor Taizu Taizong and realizing the great achievements of Dajin in unifying the world in his own generation.

But then due to the lack of supplies for the Jin army and the need for soldiers to rest, the offensive was temporarily halted. Wan Yan Yong lives in Lin'an, and in terms of military affairs, he has his own Fu Shi Lie Zhining, Xiao Sa, Bai Yanjing, Wan Yan Changzhi and others, and there are not too many government affairs to deal with, so life is very leisurely, plus the mood is comfortable, so Wan Yan Yong holds a banquet every day and drinks heartily.

And it turned out that the eunuchs in the palace there would also come to the matter and try their best to welcome them. There are also stunning palace beauties to be served. Although Wan Yan Yong is not an emperor who likes fishing colors, but wine helps the color gall, and the beauties in the south of the Yangtze River are more gentle than the enchanting of the north, Wan Yan Yong can't help but be a little unstoppable, and there is no civil official dissuasion around him. For more than ten days in a row, I drank happily every day, and I couldn't miss it every night. One day, I was rowing on the West Lake, and I suffered some wind and cold, if it was in normal times, it would be nothing, but now Wanyan Yong has long been empty, and I can afford it, but I finally fell seriously ill and was bedridden for several days.

Finally, Yan Yong's body was strong, and after more than ten days of recuperation, his illness gradually improved. Moreover, now the Jin Army's post-replenishment supplies have been sent to the warp, and the rest of the Jin Army has also been completed.

And although it was many days late, there was civil strife within the Song Dynasty, and the news of the change of emperors, including Zhao Kai's self-proclaimed emperor in Jianning Mansion, still reached Lin'an. Although I don't know the situation inside, in Wan Yanyong's view, the change of the emperor and the coexistence of the two monarchs will inevitably bring internal chaos, political turmoil, and even internal friction to the Southern Song Dynasty. It was a good time for the Jin army to continue the offensive, sweep away the remnants of the Southern Song Dynasty, and completely complete the great cause of reunification. Before the Jin army could send troops, the Song army took the lead in attacking, and captured Xinzhou and Huizhou in one fell swoop. Therefore, Wan Yanyong immediately gathered the generals of various armies to discuss the military situation.

Po Saxian said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, the Song army's attack this time was only taken advantage of our unpreparedness, and it was not to be feared." Now that my Dajin people are all prepared for the difficulties, just waiting for His Majesty's order, I can wave my army to the south, sweep away the remnants of the Southern Song Dynasty, unify the world for my Dajin, and create a foundation for all generations. ”

Wan Yanyong nodded, in fact, he basically thought so in his heart, and said: "Now that the Southern Song Dynasty and the two monarchs are standing side by side, Zhao Chen of Tanzhou and Zhao Kai of Jianning Mansion are both suspended by the sun and the moon, if we send troops, which side should we attack first?" ”

Su Shi Lie Zhining said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is better to attack Zhao Chen in Tanzhou first. ”

Wan Yanyong said: "Why is this? Distant friendship and close attack is the way to use troops, now it seems that Tanzhou is far away from Lin'an and Jianning Mansion is close, and Zhao Chen's power is obviously stronger than Zhao Kai, why should we give up the near and take the far, first difficult and then easy? “

Su Shi Lie Zhining said: "As Your Majesty said, now Zhao Kai only occupies a few states, and there are only 30,000 or 40,000 people. If we force Zhao Kai to be in a hurry, maybe he will switch to Zhao Chen, but instead add Zhao Chen's strength. If we attack Zhao Chen, Zhao Kai will never send troops to rescue him, on the contrary, he may fall into the ground. If Zhao Chen is destroyed, Zhao Kai will not be able to protect him alone. Then my Dajin can calm the world in one fell swoop. ”

Wan Yanyong nodded and said, "Qing's words are reasonable." ”

Po Sa continued: "And now that the Southern Song Dynasty has just changed its new monarch, the political situation is unstable, although the Song army is connected to Xinzhou and Huizhou, but there is no need to be afraid. Now we can divide our troops into two routes, all the way to Chizhou, all the way to Xinzhou, and then two ways to attack and take Longxing Mansion directly. As soon as the Longxing Mansion is broken, Tanzhou is also just around the corner, and such an army can defeat the Song army in one fell swoop. ”

Wan Yan Yong laughed, glanced at the generals present, and said with a smile: "Then those two Aiqing are willing to send out to ask Ying to capture the two places?" ”

At this moment, Wan Yan Changzhi came out and said: "Your Majesty, for the Song army, we must not underestimate the enemy. The minister thought that the plan of sending troops from these two ways was really inappropriate, and it needed to be considered in the long run. ”

Wan Yan Yong was a little surprised, and said, "Changzhi, if you have any ideas, just put them forward." ”

Wanyan Changzhi said: "The plan of sending troops on two roads has four disadvantages for my Dajin, and now although the Southern Song Dynasty is two monarchs standing side by side, Zhao Chen obviously has an absolute advantage, and there is an edict from Zhao Gou, and the ministers have responded, it can be seen that it is still quite popular, the political situation may not be as unstable as we think, one of them is also the Southern Song Dynasty although it lost Jiankang and Lin'an, but its army vitality is not injured, now there are no less than 300,000 troops, only in Jiangnan West Road alone there are 150,000 people and horses, not counting the soldiers of Sichuan, so it can not be underestimated, the second is also although my Dajin is good at riding and shooting, But it is shorter than foot combat, and the rivers and lakes in the south of the Yangtze River are densely covered, the hills are undulating, which is not conducive to the cavalry, and now the Song army has Yang Yan in Longxing Mansion, this person is resourceful, sent troops like a god, extraordinary Song generals, he is guarded in Longxing Mansion, may not be easy to capture, the third is also my Dajin Beiren, not conducive to water warfare, if the Song army along the river across the sea, water and land together, we are afraid it is difficult to resist, the fourth also. Therefore, if you rashly march, it will definitely be detrimental to my Dajin, and I hope you will think twice. ”

Listening to Wan Yan Changzhi's words, Wan Yan Yong and Su Shi Lie Zhining all fell into deep thought, and the more he listened, the more angry he became, because the plan of the two-way march was proposed by him, and when Wan Yan Changzhi said this, it seemed to be useless. Finally, after Yan Changzhi finished speaking, Po Sa immediately said: "Then according to Changzhi's words, how should we march?" ”

Wanyan Changzhi: "The minister thought that he should first stick to the south of the Yangtze River, turn to attack Xiangyang, and take the south of the Yangtze River since ancient times, so as to occupy the land of Jinghu Lake in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River first, and then float into the river and go east along the river, so as to sweep the south of the Yangtze River in one fell swoop." He paused, and then said: "And there are two advantages to attacking Xiangyang, one is that the main force of the Song army is in the south of the Yangtze River, and there are only seventy or eighty thousand horses in Xiangyang, which is just to avoid the real and the virtual, and after the second attack on Xiangyang, it is just possible to go all the way south and go straight to Tanzhou, and the Lord captures Zhao Chen, Yang Yan is holding Longxing Mansion, and there is no place for it." ”

Wan Yan Yong said: "What Changzhi said is not often unreasonable, but in this way, it is necessary to transfer troops back to Nanyang, and then send troops from Nanyang to Xiangyang, how much time will it take to go and come, and when will it be able to sweep the south of the Yangtze River and unify the world?" ”