Xia Hua is Zhang Chao's daughter and Cheng Qian's wife, and both of them are in blood anger at this time.
When he returned to the palace, he immediately summoned the ministers of civil and military affairs.
The two of them didn't even have the heart to eat lunch, and while waiting for the ministers to arrive, the two of them stood directly in front of the sand table to study the battle plan.
Zhang Chao is ready to fight Li Shimin in a decisive battle at the mouth of the Yangtze River, and if he wants to occupy the home advantage, then he needs to take Yangzhou and Runzhou first.
At that time, it occupied Yangzhou in Huainan on the north bank of the Yangtze River and Runzhou on the south bank of the Yangtze River.
Occupy both sides of the river, control the Yangtze River, and fight a decisive battle with Li Shimin here to be invincible.
"The soldiers are divided into two routes, all the way from Hangzhou along the Jiangnan River, along the canal to the north, to Runzhou."
The Jiangnan River, the southernmost section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, is the southern section of the Yangtze River.
From Runzhou to Hangzhou, the canal is 800 miles long.
The canal is significantly safer and faster to navigate than to walk around the coast.
At the same time, the important towns of Suchangrun Prefecture are located on the banks of the canal and are easy to capture.
"Another march along the coast."
Zhang Chao's finger drew a line on the sand table.
The Southern Army has a strong navy and a large fleet, and it is not afraid of wind and waves.
Set off on two roads, so as not to be delayed in case the canal is blocked.
At the same time, the dispatch of troops from both sides can also flank the possible resistance of Jiangnan Province.
"The two armies converged in Runzhou, and then attacked Yangzhou."
Runzhou is the ancient city of Jinling, the ancient capital of several dynasties.
In that year, the Sui destroyed Nanchen and ordered the destruction of Jinling, the capital of Nanchen, and later built a new Runzhou Prefecture next to it.
Runzhou City is adjacent to Yangzhou across the river, with the Yangtze River on one side and the Jiangnan Canal on the other, which is very important.
It is imperative to occupy Runzhou.
The ministers soon arrived, and the important generals and colonels also arrived, and the intelligence staff officers of the Privy Council Staff Office were present to report on the current military situation in Gangnam Province and Huainan Province.
Some inquiry.
Soon I had a better understanding of the military situation of the two provinces, and the 50,000 soldiers and horses in Hangzhou before, in addition to the naval division, the other 30,000 soldiers were basically government soldiers drawn from Zhejiang, Jiangnan, Huainan, and Jiangxi.
The four daos have transferred 30,000 government soldiers, which can be regarded as a very empty draw of the few that are already small.
The capture of Hangzhou by the Southern Army was too sudden, and although a few days have passed now, the imperial court has not been able to fill the void here.
At present, only Yangzhou has a slightly larger number of troops, and the imperial court urgently dispatched a group of troops from Huaibei, Henan and other places to Yangzhou.
It is estimated that when they capture Runzhou, there will be at least 20,000 or 30,000 people in Yangzhou.
And there are only a few thousand people in Runzhou now, and when they attack it, it is estimated that it will not exceed 10,000 people, and there are no troops to replenish on the spot.
And Zhang Chao's troops on their side are now very sufficient.
When Zhang Chao set out from Guangzhou to the north, he brought an army of 80,000.
In Hangzhou, 50,000 were collected.
Then he captured all parts of Zhejiang Province and incorporated more than 10,000 people.
In addition, there were about 20,000 follow-up troops from Fujian, Liuqiu and other places.
So, in fact, there are now about 160,000 people in Zhejiang.
At present, after the reorganization of these soldiers and horses, they are divided into two fleets, the South China Sea and the East China Sea, each with 30,000 men each, and their own land units, which can be regarded as very strong.
The other 100,000 soldiers and horses were reorganized into five group armies, each with 20,000 men each.
Although this army is not as well-equipped and well-trained as the navy, it is not bad.
"Leaving one group army to defend Hangzhou and other places, we can also dispatch two fleets of the Navy and three group armies of the Army.
In terms of troops, we are not few, and we are not weak.
If we can capture Runzhou and Yangzhou before the emperor arrives, then we can win this decisive battle."
"How many soldiers and horses will the emperor bring to conquer in person," Ma Zhou asked.
"It is said that it is 200,000 horses, and the number of 200,000 should not be a problem, and the imperial court can draw it out."
A staff officer replied. "200,000 against 140,000, if we can snatch Runyang, we will have a favorable geographical situation, and we are indeed not afraid."
Ma Zhou nodded.
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However, Yang Shidao was a little worried.
"Prime Minister, will there be such a possibility.
Your Majesty's so-called southern expedition is actually just a cover" "What does Dean Yang mean?"
"I'm worried that Your Majesty is attacking the West.
In case His Majesty deliberately released the rumor that he was going to come to Jiangnan for a decisive battle.
In fact, when he turned the banner, he directly led the army down the Xiang River or the Gan River to the south, and then attacked Lingnan directly, and copied our backyard, what should I do?"
It's not impossible.
After all, Hanjing is far away from Yangzhou, but it is closer to Wuling.
If the emperor leads the army out of Beijing when he arrives, he will go halfway, turn the direction, and attack Wuling.
And Zhang Chao gathered in Runyang with a large army to wait for the decisive battle, wouldn't this be a show It doesn't matter if he is shown, but if Li Shimin joins forces with Li Ji and storms Wuling, it will be difficult for Zhang Zhongjian to defend at that time.
If Wuling is broken through, Li Shimin will be able to take advantage of the situation to hit Guangzhou, Qinzhou, and Jiaozhou. was really copied in the backyard, Zhang Chao would be absolutely dangerous even if he took down Runzhou Yangzhou.
Compared with Lingnan, there are natural barriers, which have geographical advantages.
Huainan Road, Jiangnan Province, which is at the mouth of the Yangtze River, is really risk-free.
"Otherwise, let's go directly to Hanjing," someone proposed.
"No" Zhang Chao shook his head.
It is too dangerous to lead the army deeper.
Zhang Chao frowned and pondered.
"Dispatch a group army back to defend Lingnan."
"Then we only have 120,000 horses, is it enough?"
One group army stayed in Zhejiang, and the other group army returned to defend Lingnan.
Only three army groups and two naval fleets remained, with 60,000 men on land and sea.
This seems to be a little less. "120,000 people, not too little.
If there are more soldiers, it may not necessarily be superior.
Zhang Chao made up his mind.
"Inform the generals of Qin Yicheng, let them cooperate with us to launch a wave of offensive at that time, and also contain the forces of the Hanjing Imperial Court."
The discussion lasted until midnight.
Zhang Chao returned home very tired, and the Zhang Jing brothers also heard about Xia Hua.
All of them had red eyes and said that they wanted to avenge Xia Hua.
"Da Lang, you follow the Seventh Army back to Guangzhou.
Erlang, you stay in Hangzhou with the Sixth Army.
Saburo, you go to Ryugu.
Shiro, you take a merchant ship to Xindu and go to find your senior brother Wang Xuance.
Gorou also went with him, and you got off the boat at Li Jiapo in the South Seas, and stayed there. ” The decisive battle was imminent, and Zhang Chao's heart was suddenly very chaotic.
He thought of Xiao Thirteen's tragic death, and also thought of his daughter's misfortune.
These five children were originally brought out by him at the beginning of the year to experience them, but who knew that these things would happen later.
Compared with Cui Yingying and the others, who are still hiding in Tibet, these five brothers are lucky.
He also looked at these children, more mature than before.
But in this decisive battle, Zhang Chao didn't know what the final outcome would be.
After all, he challenged the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the emperor who had the world's heroes.
Li Shimin fought in the south and the north, rarely defeated, and won more with less many times.
The people under his command are also elite soldiers.
And although there are a lot of soldiers under Zhang Chao, they really can't compare with the elite of the imperial court.
In particular, they are actually rebels, and he doesn't know what kind of influence the two armies will bring when the two armies fight and the emperor fights in front of the battle.
"Father, I'm not leaving" the boss Zhang Jing gritted his teeth and refused.
The second Zhang Cong refused to leave.
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Little pigs, little sheep, two dogs, and the three of them said they couldn't leave.
"We will stay by our father's side, and when the time comes, we will go into battle to kill the enemy and avenge our sister."
"You are still young, and it is not your duty to go to war.
If your brothers and sisters escape, maybe I'll take you with me this time.
But they are still scattered all over the Central Plains, if there is a case this time, you can be regarded as leaving a seed for our old Zhang family, and in the future, there will be a chance to rise again. ” "Dad, I'm not leaving."
"Get out," Zhang Chao scolded.
The five sons stepped back aggrievedly.
Zhang Chao leaned back in his chair, the war has reached this point, and there are no rules at all.
Li Shimin is like a mad dog, anyone dares to kill.
And they are the same.
Su Dingfang killed Li Tai and all three.
Actually, Xiao Thirteen, Xia Hua and Li Tai are all children.
To get this far, in fact, no one wants to.
But revolution is not a dinner party, and it is impossible to go without bloodshed.
Originally, Zhang Chao wanted to boil frogs in warm water, but slowly, in Li Shimin's era, he also promoted the division and then made a council.
It didn't even think of giving the parliament any real power, let alone a charter to bind the emperor.
But Li Shimin was very keen, and he noticed the slightest sign of it.
Zhang Chao also regretted it a little in his heart, maybe he wasn't in such a hurry, and waited, more than ten years later, Li Shimin died.
At that time, if Chengqian succeeded to the throne, his prestige would definitely be inferior to Li Shimin, and even his control over the imperial court would be far inferior.
At that time, he may be able to make a parliament and a constitution.
Even if you wait until Cheng Qian's son, it will not be too late to come to the constitution.
But there is no turning back from the bow.
Today's emperor is not the emperor who just experienced the Xuanwu Gate, at that time, the imperial power was unstable, and Li Shimin knew that forbearance knew how to compromise.
But now, he has regarded himself as an emperor of the ages who surpassed the Qin Emperor and Han Wu, such an emperor, who wants to and pee on his head, he will never tolerate it.
Even the prime minister of the three chambers said that he would be half dismissed, not to mention any parliament and constitutional monarchy.
Early the next morning, Zhang Chao had big dark circles under his eyes.
The five sons had already gotten up early for morning exercises.
They were not satisfied with Zhang Chao's arrangement, but their father's majesty could not be refused.
In addition, Zhang Chao sometimes doesn't have a father to giggle with them, just like a friend.
But when Zhang Chao's face became serious, the children in the family were very scared.
After exercising, I will come back with breakfast on the table and a few newspapers.
The front page of The Times.
It was the great incident that happened in Hanjing, where students, workers, and businessmen took to the streets, and then they were suppressed by Jin Wuwei, killing many people and arresting many more.
"There is no way to be a faint gentleman," the slogan shouted by someone who did not know it, was quoted several times by the Times.
An emperor who let the army target his own court students will definitely not be a wise and martial emperor, and the Times even gave Li Shimin a new title, the Mad King A capricious, insanely cruel emperor.
The Times said that these great changes in Li Shimin were due to his poisoning by taking pills, and the Li Shimin of today is no longer the Li Shimin of the past.
In the thirteenth year of Zhenguan, the emperor was already dead The person who is now on the emperor's throne is not Li Shimin, it is a madman who has been poisoned by pills and has a crazy mind.
He was suspicious of his crown prince, suspicious of his heroes, and even a madman who brutally killed his daughter-in-law and grandson. t1706231537: