Chapter 207: Grace

The suggestion suddenly put forward by Yu Yunwen was extremely risky and unfeasible in itself, and could be described as wishful thinking.

For example, if the weather suddenly turns cold, and it doesn't need the Yellow River to freeze, but only the Bian River and the Guangji River freeze, the matter will become a joke.

For another example, asking Liangshanpo, a bandit force that had just surrendered to the imperial court, to entrust its inland fleet, which was like its lifeblood, to such a seemingly risky plan was itself a huge practical obstacle...because it was not just a question of whether Liangshanpo was willing or not, the key was that they had to make a decision and take action in a very short period of time for it to be possible.

This was a huge test for the military group of Zhang Rong-Liangshanpo-Dongpingfu.

In addition, now that Tokyo City is half open, how to dig through the Guangji River and the Bian River without arousing the vigilance of people with bad intentions, how to let the ships from Liangshanpo find an excuse to go to Bianliang, and how to allow the ships to pass through the densely built Tokyo unimpeded, all of these are problems.

These things are basically connected in series rather than in parallel. Once one of them goes wrong, the matter will be as ridiculous as a castle in the air.

But having said that... everyone has to admit that Yu Yunwen's suggestion or plan did point out a military plan that could theoretically be implemented in the current difficult situation.

After all, even the planners themselves found it extremely difficult. On the other hand, once the plan was successful, that is to say, once the Liangshanpo navy appeared in the Yellow River, the subsequent surprise attack could almost be said to be a sure thing.

Even more than that, even if the subsequent raid failed, even if the Jin army fleet of Xiaowusha discovered something and fled directly along the old course of the Yellow River, as long as the Liangshanpo navy entered the Yellow River, it would completely reverse the strategic situation between the Song and Jin in the middle reaches of the Yellow River - because for a long time, the power of Liangshanpo was objectively existing but confined to that huge body of water. The appearance of such a military force like a divine soldier sent from heaven on the Yellow River could almost immediately liberate the Henan area outside the Yellow River coast from the military pressure of the Jin people.

What is optimized force allocation? This is a typical example of optimized force allocation, where good steel is used on the blade.

Therefore, the significance of this matter was so extraordinary that Zhao Jiu hurried back to Tokyo on the third day of the twelfth lunar month to talk to the four prime ministers in person. Although the four prime ministers knew that this matter was extremely risky, they still unanimously agreed to take a gamble.

However, that's all. This matter is top secret and no one knows about it except the Prime Minister.

On this day, Emperor Zhao was sitting in the palace. When Yu Yunwen and Yang Yi Zhong should have arrived at Liangshanpo, he originally wanted to write another sincere private letter to Zhang Rong in person, but after picking up the pen several times, he just practiced calligraphy.

He asked himself if he had done his best for these generals, giving them all the official positions, honors, money, even moral encouragement and personal friendship that he could give them... In this situation, there was no need for this letter.

If I send it over, it would seem like I am timid.

On the next morning, the capital province and the Privy Council issued an official order, which was passed to Liangshanpo through public channels, asking Liangshanpo to send a fleet along the Guangji River (Wuzhang River) to Tokyo to collect the next year's military pay, weapons, and food fodder for the Imperial Navy, and requiring the prefectures and counties along the way to carefully assist in logistics and to help dredge the river to remove debris.

At the same time, Chen Gui, the Shumi who was in charge of the defense of Bianliang, finally announced his new city defense plan after several months. The plan was to open up the Wuzhang River, Jinshui River, Bian River and Cai River in Dongjing City to form an internal moat system around the imperial city and the palace city.

This kind of thing sounds reliable as soon as you hear it, at least it is more reliable than "returning to the river".

Once the plan was issued, the Privy Council, Kaifeng Prefecture, and the capital province all set out in unison. At noon, they remobilized tens of thousands of civilians in the city according to the military divisions and started work immediately... One can only say that it was fortunate that Emperor Zhao and the ministers did not remove the control over the officers and military stations.

It is worth mentioning that the work started at noon, and in the afternoon a local old man in Tokyo found several students to write the petition on his behalf... The old man meant that the terrain of Tokyo city was uneven from north to south, and the riverbeds of the Bian River and the Wuzhang River were also at different heights. Even if the moat was dug, it could only be used for a while. When the summer rains came, it would be easy to cause floods!

According to my father-in-law, in the early years during the reign of Emperor Renzong, some people had already thought about connecting several rivers, but they failed.

The Privy Council took the petition very seriously and invited the students and the old man to the Chongwen Courtyard in the palace where the Dutang is located today, in the name of city defense. Then, Chen Gui, the project designer, the Minister of War, the prefect of Kaifeng, and the secretary of the Privy Council, personally came down the stairs to greet them. He set up a desk in the public room in Chongwen Courtyard and listened carefully to the old man's explanation. At the same time, he asked several students who participated to help organize their suggestions.

The Prime Minister, the chief minister of the court, was so courteous to the wise and humble. The students were shocked and thought that the matter of "stealing books" must be a false accusation, let alone the current project.

So, several people contacted other students and assisted Chen Shumi and the old man in the project discussion in the west of the city. They measured the height, studied the waterway, and explored the possibility of the sluice.

For several days, several students and the old man were busy inside and outside the palace.

While the leaders here were listening carefully to the suggestions of the people, just three days later, tens of thousands of able-bodied men in the city, under the strong stimulation of the government's distribution of 60,000 kilograms of fresh pork during the New Year, had dug a qualified ditch more than two miles long along the former prosperous area of ​​Tokyo on the east side of the inner city and across Niuxing Street.

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