Xu Feng's personal information appeared on the system.
Xu Feng, General
Age: 28
Strength, 80
Intelligence, 60
Martial arts, Xu family's saber technique
Place of Birth, Border Mountain Village, Xinzhou
Born as a butcher
Weapon, family heirloom black iron butcher knife
Battle record: Killed 52 Liao soldiers
Xu Feng knelt on the ground in full armor. It was an honor to be summoned by the Emperor alone.
"Xu Feng, do you dare to lead the Imperial Army to attack Jiaozhi?”
"This humble subject is extremely honored!" Xu Feng puffed out his chest and said in a deep voice.
"The prime minister is sent from the state capital, and the valiant general is sent from the soldiers. I have high hopes for you, so I will give you 20,000 imperial soldiers. You can choose any imperial soldiers in the capital.”
"This lowly subject obeys the decree!" Xu Feng was born in a poor family, and he relied on fierce fighting to rise to the commander of the imperial guards, personal army, and horse army. It was a rare opportunity to lead troops.
After Xu Feng left, the Jiaozhi soldiers on the system minimap had already taken down the city of Hong Kong Prefecture and were burning, killing, and looting. The Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Lu Wenzhong, was fighting with the other Jiaozhi soldiers. The Song army was clearly at a disadvantage.
The situation in the north was even more serious than in the south. The Liao Emperor Yelu Hongji was in Shangjing to call for a meeting. The Western Xia army had been defeated, and the Liao Kingdom felt a sense of loss.
In the past, the Song army had tried to attack Xixia, but they were forced back by the Liao reinforcements every time.
This time, the Western Xia army was defeated, and the Liao Kingdom was shocked when they heard the news.
This was especially true after they learned that the new general Yue Fei was sent by the new emperor of the Song Dynasty. Both the emperor and Yue Fei were very unfamiliar with the Liao Kingdom.
According to the sparring in the past few decades, the Song Dynasty was a very docile sheep. How could they have such sharp fangs that could devour 50,000 elite soldiers of the Western Xia in one go?
There were less than 300,000 soldiers in Xixia who had combat power.
On the system mini-map, 150,000 Liao Kingdom reinforcements had already set off. They were prepared to go to the border between Western Xia, Great Song, and Liao Kingdom to help Western Xia and Great Song fight at any time.
It was also very likely that they would take the initiative to attack the Great Song army.
150,000! They were the most elite cavalry of the Liao Kingdom.
There were very few cavalrymen in the Great Song, which was the main reason why they could not defeat the Liao Kingdom in the past.
At this time, hurried footsteps came from outside the Hall of Heroes, and Wang Yong ran in.
"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister's memorial."
"Give it to me."
Zhao Xu closed the system and took the memorial. He frowned.
Sima Guang reported that the situation in the Yanshan area of Hebei Province was tense. The 400,000 troops of the Liao Kingdom were frequently mobilized. The marching marshal of Hebei Province, Fan Quanfu, requested 500,000 catties of grain and fodder as support.
"Allow!"
Zhao Xu said without hesitation.
"Allocate the silver. Withdraw the coins and money from the national treasury. Don't transport those cumbersome money.”
Great Song's finance was developed, and paper money used for settlement of bulk goods like Jiaozi and Qianyin had already appeared. With Jiaozi and Qianyin, one could buy food locally in Hebei Province.
400,000 elite Liao troops against 400,000 Song troops, Zhao Xu had no confidence at all. He knew how weak the Song army was.
Once Hebei Road was broken through, Kaifeng City was in danger.
Fan Quanfu was Fan Zhongyan's son, but his combat value was not high and his intelligence was average. He did not have one-tenth of his father's talent, so he could be considered to have inherited his father's grace.
Zhao Xu was determined to abolish such absurd official habits.
Fortunately, Fan Quanfu's loyalty was very high, reaching 100. His martial strength was very weak, reaching 35, and his strategic planning ability was 42.
After reading the memorial, he opened the system map again.
In the north, the Song army and the Liao army had already begun to confront each other.
On the mini-map, rows of dense willows were very eye-catching, winding along the border of Song and Liao.
This was planted by the emperors of the Song Dynasty in order to prevent the cavalry of the Liao Kingdom. The more they planted, the more the hundred years old willow trees multiplied and formed a willow forest.
There was a ditch in front of the willow tree, which was filled with water and could effectively resist the surprise attack of the Liao cavalry.
However, the ditches and willow trees could only slow down the Liao cavalry's attack, but they couldn't hold them off for long.
He had to think of a foolproof plan.
Zhao Xu looked at the situation on the mini-map and finally decided to transfer Yue Fei to Hebei Road.
The Song army had just won a battle in Xixia, and their morale was high. With the valiant general Wang Shao in charge, they should be fine for a while. The most important thing now was to curb the Liao Kingdom's eagerness.
Right now, he could only use Yue Fei. With the Yue Family Army and the elite troops of Hebei Province, it was possible to defend the northern front.
In this troubled time, muskets had yet to be mass-produced. Everything depended on the lives of the soldiers and a little luck.
However, what made Zhao Xu feel relieved was that the Liao army's fighting spirit on the minimap was not high. They were lazily holding their weapons and basking in the sun, not ready to fight at any time.
Zhao Xu, who was familiar with history, knew that after 100 years of unintentional Han assimilation, the combat effectiveness of the Liao army had decreased significantly compared to 100 years ago.
This was all thanks to the Han culture. Any foreign race that invaded the Han people would be assimilated by the resplendent Han culture.
However, even though the Liao army had been assimilated, the system showed that the Song army's combat value was still far inferior to the Liao army.
Zhao Xu turned around and said to Wang Yong in a deep voice:
"Prepare the decree! Eight hundred li was urgent. Yue Fei was ordered to lead the Yue family army to march Hebei Road. He was not allowed to rest and his horse was not to be unsaddled. After receiving the imperial edict, he must arrive at the front line of Yanshan within five days to replace Fan Quanfu as the marshal of Hebei Road. He was to control the 400,000 troops at the front line. If anyone refused to obey, Yue Fei was given the right to act first and report later.”
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