"This is the only way to go in the early stages." Liu Ziyu responded in a deep voice. "When the Jin army of 100,000 comes, we can only rely on the city to resist step by step, divide their troops layer by layer, and use their strength. When the Jin army is exhausted, wait until the weather gets hot next year, and then send out troops to calmly fight back..."
"Should we send more troops to calmly escort the Jin people out of the country?" Hu Yin was furious. "During the Jingkang period, the imperial army was disbanded in this way."
"After all, there are 200,000 soldiers. Can't we resist step by step while gathering the army to find an opportunity to annihilate one or two?" Lu Yihao was also extremely dissatisfied with the general design of the Zhifang Division.
"The chancellor doesn't know about military affairs, and shouldn't discuss them, so please don't talk nonsense." Liu Yanxiu (Liu Ziyu's pen name) raised his head and said this to Hu Yin first, then turned around and bowed to Lu Yihao. "As for the chancellor, he is the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, so he should ask this question, but this is the only strategy I and the Ministry of Personnel can offer you at this time... Please forgive me for being blunt, but as long as the enemy is not exhausted, we should not seek opportunities to fight, otherwise we will surely lose! That's what I said!"
Hu Yin was scolded back and could only keep silent. However, Lu Yihao's face turned livid and he was about to explode on the spot.
"Zi Yu is right." At this moment, Zhao Jiu suddenly said, "Just now we talked about the ruins of Luoyang, the Western Capital. This is a big loophole. Should we let the big and small Zhai retreat to Ruzhou when necessary?"
"The Privy Council had this intention." Liu Ziyu bowed to the emperor again. He didn't know if he realized that if Emperor Zhao hadn't given him face, his current demeanor would have been suppressed by the real boss. "But a few days ago, the big and small Zhai happened to send an official document to the Privy Council, saying that a red turban army had recently risen in Hedong. The army was quite large and had contact with them, and was willing to be controlled by them. The Ministry of Personnel believed that Shanzhou was still too weak to Li Jinglue, so they intended to let them cross the river to receive this army, so as to help Li Jinglue a little... However, this matter still needs the emperor's decision!"
"Then let the two Zhai brothers go to Hedong to prepare the Red Turban Army to serve as Li Yanxian's flank." Zhao Jiu replied straightforwardly. "Let Lu Xing take Niu Gao, who was born in Ruzhou, and retreat to Ruzhou."
Liu Ziyu immediately bowed his head. Lu Yihao, Wang Boyan and Wang Yuan all wanted to say something, but they could only bow.
"Urge Zong to stay behind and have him immediately arrange for the garrisons to be stationed in the cities north of Yingchang Prefecture... We can't wait any longer." Zhao Jiu thought about it again, but finally had nothing to say. "Besides that, is there anything else that needs to be done right now besides waiting for the Jin army to attack?"
It was Liu Ziyu who bowed again.
"Tell me."
"Your Majesty," Liu Ziyu said seriously. "In fact, the Ministry of Personnel has always been worried about one thing, that is, the Jin people are coming in large numbers. What if we use military power to lure them into surrender? You must know that our army is stationed in various key locations from east to west and from south to north. Although it is meant to resist step by step, it also means that the safety of each city is completely left to the generals... Should we send out military supervisors to each city and each army to prevent the past Jinan Prefecture incident?"
"No need!" Zhao Jiu answered before Hu Yin, who seemed to be ready to move, could. "This battle is a test of the times. We are not strong enough. Don't do things that will only backfire... Isn't the military supervisor afraid of death? Just sit in Nanyang and wait for the enemy's situation to be determined... It won't be long!"
Everyone was stunned for a moment, then bowed in agreement.
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