"The whole defense system is built in three parts, and the defense system consists of two important lines of defense; The first line of defense is the Great Wall defense line located in the Song and Xia borders twenty to thirty miles, the whole line of defense from the sea in the east to the Yellow River in the west, and then build a fortress in the important area on the west bank of the Yellow River, the entire Great Wall defense line every ten to thirty miles to build a beacon tower, every fifty to a hundred miles to build a military town; The Great Wall also has to build double walls in some important areas, and catapults, projectiles, and bed crossbows are also deployed on the city wall, and the whole Great Wall has to build a hidden cave every other distance, and in addition, within 50 miles behind the Great Wall, it must be equipped with corresponding warehouses, such as weapons, armor, grain and grass The second line of defense is the Yellow River defense line, which needs to be diverted, but before the diversion, the river channel needs to be cleaned up, the river banks and embankments need to be reinforced, and the Yellow River water can also be diverted deep into the plain areas, and the farmland can be watered in peacetime, and once there is a war and the Great Wall defense line is broken, we can dig up the embankments of these small rivers to create a large number of artificial swamps, and trap the northern cavalry in the swamps" The introduction of the entire defense system is very detailed, from the allocation of troops in various places, to the direction and role of each river, to the joint defense operations in each region, and the logistics supply of the front-line army; and how each region is built, and the materials used.
"Your Majesty, my brother thinks that in order to reduce the cost of the front-line army, in fact, the system of tuntian can be implemented on the front line, and the soldiers and the people can be integrated, which can greatly reduce the burden on the imperial court."
Zhao Yan suggested to Zhao Ji.
Zhao Ji nodded and said, "It's not going to be built in three parts, you can tell me how to divide it first."
The master said: "Your Majesty, the first line of defense in this first step is to establish beacon towers and military towns, once something happens, you can give early warning and spread it to Bianliang as quickly as possible, and the second way is to dredge the river to strengthen the river embankment and dredge the original channel of the Yellow River; The second step is to build the Great Wall between the beacon towers and military towns to connect them, and the second line of defense is to divert water from the Yellow River and start digging ditches to irrigate farmland; The third step, the first line of defense is to build double walls and warehouses at the rear, and the second line of defense is to fill the various ditches with water" When the entire defense system is completed, the Great Song Dynasty will form a large in-depth defense system with Bianliang as the core and the Grand Canal and the middle of the Yellow River as the arteries in the north and west of the Central Plains.
Even if the defense line of the Great Wall is breached at that time, a large number of swamps and waterways will block the speed of the cavalry's attack, and the Song army only needs to stabilize the defense line of the Yellow River, and the rest of the cities are fortified and cleared, and the cavalry from the north can be dragged into the quagmire of war, and the longer it drags on, the more beneficial it will be to the Great Song Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, in addition to the defense on land, my Great Song also needs to establish a naval division, the purpose of which is to prevent the two landings on the coast like the Xia and Liao countries," the master continued.
"What materials are the Great Wall made of?"
Zhao continued.
"The inside is built with rammed earth, and the outside is covered with green bricks, so as to strengthen the city wall, and two city gates are built in some important places, in fact, mainly in the plain area, such as the area west of the Taihang Mountain, as long as a few passes are built at a key pass."
Seed Master Dao continued.
"After the entire defense system is completed, do you dare to guarantee that the cavalry of the Xia army will not attack the Central Plains?"
Zhao Ji asked with sharp eyes staring at the seed master.
"Wechen guarantees that as long as this system is built, enough troops will be allocated to Wechen, and Wechen guarantees that it is impossible for the cavalry of the Xia army to enter the hinterland of our Great Song Dynasty from the north."
The Planter swore an oath.
"Okay, that's what I want."
Zhao Ji said; "The defense system of the entire north is in charge of King Zhao, you are responsible for the specific facts, start with the first step, and now the imperial court is in financial difficulties, so you can only come step by step."
"The Minister's Brother's Decree" That night, Song Shenzong feasted the ministers in the Chongzheng Palace, the whole scene seemed to be lively, but this was only the excitement before the storm, with Zhao Wang Zhao leading the troops into Beijing, the entire Bianliang undercurrent surged, some officials who had originally taken refuge under the command of King Chang were ready to turn, and some had begun to show loyalty to Zhao Ji and Zhao Zhen, the struggle for power was like this, many people chose to follow the wind, in fact, this is also a helpless choice.
On the third day after the banquet, Zhao Ji went to Funing Palace to greet the Empress Dowager Gao; Zhao Ji said to the Empress Dowager Gao: "The sons and daughters ask the queen mother for peace." ” "It's the emperor, sit down," Empress Dowager Gao said kindly.
"Queen Mother" "Is there anything wrong with coming to the queen mother so late?"
"The son has a matter to report to the queen mother."
"If the emperor has anything to say, just say it."
"The queen mother is now in turmoil, internal and external troubles; However, the king of Chang has formed his own line to fight against me, and has put the country in danger, and the son of the minister asked for the dismissal of all official positions of the king of Chang, and only retained the prince, I don't know what the queen mother wants" Zhao Ji said respectfully to the Empress Dowager Gao.
"Do you have to be like this, do you two brothers have to meet each other," Empress Dowager Gao asked.
Zhao Ji knelt down and cried and said: "Erchen has no choice, if I continue like this, I am afraid that my Great Song Dynasty will be in danger of losing the country."
Empress Dowager Gao didn't speak, and went back to the back room directly, which was tantamount to acquiescence; The result that Zhao Hao wanted has been obtained, to be honest, Zhao Hao is already considered light, it is already good if he is not killed and demoted to a commoner, and let him be a happy prince, and provide good food, drink and fun every day.
Outside the Funing Palace, Zhao Yan was waiting anxiously, and after Zhao Yan came out, Zhao Yan asked Zhao Xu: "Brother Huang, did the queen mother agree?"
"The queen mother didn't say anything, she just didn't want our brothers to kill each other."
Zhao said.
"The younger brother will go out of the city and raise troops and horses to enter the city, besiege the Changwang Mansion, and start early."
"I'm afraid it's not that simple, now the entire Bianliang is under Zhao Hao's control, I'm afraid you won't even be able to get out of the city at this time, and if you don't make trouble, people will be arrested, this matter must be considered in the long run."
"Brother Huang, I must do it tomorrow, I have already sent the seed master out of the city to lead the army, and after a long time, I am afraid of long nights and dreams; Brother Huang, you stay in the palace, I will take the guards to meet the army, after the army enters the city, it will surround the palace of King Chang and the camp of the forbidden army, and after the emperor brother reads out the holy decree tomorrow, he can go to the camp of the forbidden army to surrender in person. ” "Okay, just do as you say, but be careful."
"Brother Understands" On the other side, Zhao Hao, the king of Chang, will naturally not sit still, and now the king of Chang controls hundreds of thousands of troops around Bianliang, and the forbidden army stationed in Bianliang City alone is as many as 200,000, although these soldiers and horses have not been on the battlefield, but they have also undergone strict training, and the field battle may not work, but it is more than enough to defend the city.
Inside the palace of King Chang.
"Lord Wang, we can't delay it any longer, now King Zhao's 30,000 army is ready to attack outside the city, we must do it before them, otherwise it will be too late."
Sun Changling suggested to Zhao Hao.
The second is offered, and everything is in plain sight: