"Does the emperor really want to use Yue Fei?"
Unexpectedly, after a pause, it was Lu Haowen who spoke this time, rather than Lu Yihao whose prestige was becoming increasingly apparent.
"If we don't use him, who else can we use now?" Under the snow, Zhao Jiu turned his head with his hands behind his back to look at the main camp of the Jin army in the north which was gradually becoming more solid, and then he sighed.
Whether it was Lu Haowen or the others, they were all stunned at first, and then they all sighed a little... because as the emperor said, who else could they use at this time?
Besides, the reason why Emperor Zhao used Yue Fei is self-evident. For him, a time traveler, the two words Yue Fei are already a reason. Together with the three words Han Shizhong, they give him the basic courage to act accordingly. But even if we put aside this reason, who else can be used at the moment?
You must know that at this moment, looking around the entire battlefield, the Tokyo Garrison still has some spare troops and can take some action.
So, no matter who it is, he has to go to Tokyo to take charge of the situation.
Of course Zong Ze can be used, but according to Emperor Zhao's guess, he must be seriously ill and in critical condition.
After the Jingkang Incident and the current chaos in the southeast, Li Gang had made everyone lose confidence in his military ability.
Li Yanxian is definitely useful, but Shanzhou is the connection point between the Central Plains and Guanxi and Hebei, and it is itself a critical node. Its survival is related to whether the Song-Jin front can maintain the Yellow River line. And don't think that the situation in Shanzhou is slightly better now, that's just that the main force of the Western Route Army has not come to Shanzhou. Once Li Yanxian is sent to Tokyo to lead the troops, will it immediately attract Wanyan Loushi or Wanyan Yinshu to counterattack Shanzhou? At that time, the gates are opened, and the Jin army's eastern and western armies merge, which is a dead end.
By the same token, Zhang Jun cannot make dispatches easily, otherwise the gates of Jianghuai will be wide open, and if a Jin army suddenly marches south to Yangzhou, that would be a big trouble!
After much thought, even in the eyes of the central ministers, the only person in Jingdong and Jingxi who had some military achievements and could be trusted was Yue Fei, the pacification envoy who was a death row prisoner a year ago.
Therefore, he must be used. There are not many generals available now, but it is impossible to give him a super-class title, otherwise it will be bad.
This can be seen by looking at Li Yanxian, Han Shizhong, Zhang Jun, Qu Duan, and the rebellion in the southeast.
Why did Li Yanxian change his name to Kangjin?
Wasn't it because he had been dissatisfied with Li Gang's military strategy from the very beginning and slandered Prime Minister Li Gang as a military waste, which led to him being wanted?
Han Shizhong watched the new emperor ascend the throne in Nanjing, looked at the troops gathered, and said what was in his heart after drinking too much - "We are the first in the world!"
What does it mean?
The rest of the people are trash!
As for Zhang Jun and Qu Duan, they are both veterans of the Western Army and there is no need to mention them further.
There is also the rebellion in the southeast. You put Wang Shunchen in power. He has a big name, but he has not been involved in the army for decades. Who will accept him?
Oh, there is also the deceased Liu Guangshi. He didn’t care about status and rarely felt dissatisfied. He just liked to take advantage of his neighbors.
Things in the military are not that simple. It is one thing to have arrogant soldiers and brave generals, but the fundamental problem is that if so many people want to entrust their lives to one person, there must be some evidence.
Not to mention, most of the soldiers in the Tokyo Garrison were refugees from Hebei and bandits from the two capitals. If something bad happened, these people would not have much psychological pressure to turn into bandits.
However, to be honest, it was a bit unexpected that things had come to this point, because Zhao Jiu had worked extremely hard in Nanyang before and had considered this difficult situation.
Emperor Zhao didn't know how long Zong Ze lived in history, but he knew that Zong Ze died of grief and anger in Tokyo. Plus, given his age, he set up a special insurance policy from the beginning to ensure Yue Fei's performance.
And this insurance was provided by Zhang Suo, the two-route governor of Jingdong.
Zhang Suo had set up a camp in Huazhou very early and got along very well with Zong Ze. A considerable number of Zong Ze's subordinates had served under Zhang Suo. More importantly, like Zong Ze, he was Yue Fei's mentor and his trust in Yue Fei was unquestionable...So according to the original plan, even if Zong Ze got into trouble, it would just be Zhang Suo, a senior official in Nanjing, who would take over the Tokyo Liaison Office, and Yue Fei would definitely gain stronger protection and more room to play.
But it’s no use saying all this... Kong Yanzhou defected in the middle of the battle, and Zhang Suo died for his country!
"This matter is not so simple, we need to think about it more." Perhaps because he had waited for a long time without hearing Lu Yihao's words, Lu Haowen had to continue speaking with some hesitation. "Your Majesty... I wonder if your Majesty has thought about the matter in Nanyang when considering other situations?"
"What is it?"
"This was mentioned by Minister Chen before, and I agree with it." Lü Haowen turned his head to look at Chen Gui, which attracted the cold eyes of another Minister Lu. Lü Haowen didn't have time to care about it, but pointed to the shadows and lights in the north under the gradually dense snow and turned back to speak seriously. "The Jin army is afraid of our artillery, so they dare not approach the city and have no siege, but are the Jin army really powerless? It is understandable that they are surrounded on three sides and lack one, but with so many cavalry, can't they stop the messengers from coming and going? Why do they just let the messengers go in and out?"
"I knew what they meant that day." Zhao Jiu looked at the Jin army camp outside the city with his hands behind his back and answered frankly. "It's a psychological tactic. Since Nanyang's defense is excellent, they just use this tactic to force us to mobilize. Once we mobilize, we will inevitably reveal our flaws, which will be an opportunity for them to fight... But this is an open conspiracy. You can't say that Han Shizhong is in danger, the Tokyo garrison is stagnant, and the situation in Guanxi is worrying. Are they all false?"
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