Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

In the afternoon, Zhao Chen called Yue Fei, Wang Gui, and Zhang Xian to him.

"Yue Fei, how is your injury?" Zhao Chen asked.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, my injury has already healed! Zhenren Wang is very skilled in medicine. In fact, when I was in Zhongnan Mountain that day, I had nothing to do! If I didn't want to take care of Zhenren Wang's apprentice, I would have been back long ago!" Yue Fei smiled. road.

"Very good! Today we are still discussing the art of war! Let me tell you a story about a hero on the grassland!" Zhao Chen said.

Zhao Chen has been discussing the art of war with Yue Fei, Wang Gui, and Zhang Xian these days! He taught the three of them some knowledge of the modern art of war, and also told the three of them some specific examples of the modern art of war! Today, he wants to tell the three of the battles of Genghis Khan, the number one warrior in ancient times!

He started from the birth of Genghis Khan. Genghis Khan suffered countless hardships in his early years. Even his wife and mother were captured by the enemy, so he had to hide in the mountains! Afterwards, Genghis Khan gave his wife's dowry to the Great Khan of the Kelei tribe on the grassland at that time, and then slowly gained his own power by relying on the power of the Kerebe tribe!

His lecture lasted all afternoon, and Yue Fei, Wang Gui, and Zhang Xian listened with gusto! But the three of them also understood that Zhao Chen was explaining the art of war to them, not just telling stories alone, so they were thinking about it while listening!

Among Genghis Khan's art of war, the most important is the big detour strategy! This roundabout strategy is based on the premise of comprehensive reconnaissance of the enemy's situation and terrain. The Mongolian army relies on the endurance and fast maneuverability of the cavalry to cross unimaginable deserts, dangerous beaches, snow valleys, and wastelands, and boldly penetrate deep into the enemy's interior unexpectedly. , Divide, and cooperate with troops from other directions to attack the enemy from all sides! The great detour strategy was used to the limit by Genghis Khan, which is completely different from the previous war methods of various countries. Genghis Khan did not challenge the enemy in formation at all, but used the ability of rapid assault and continuous combat to form a vast battlefield space, which made the enemy exhausted. He then carried out violent interspersion and division, allowing the rear army and the main force to encircle the enemy and quickly annihilate the enemy! Using this big detour strategy, Genghis Khan has mastered the complete initiative in every war, and every time he is attacking wildly, using the least amount of troops to completely annihilate the enemy!

At this moment, Zhao Chen was discussing this roundabout strategy with the three of them.

"Your Highness, there are so many horses on the prairie, and all the people in the prairie are cavalry! Our Great Song Dynasty is located in the Central Plains and lacks war horses. I'm afraid it will be difficult to learn from them!" Wang Gui said.

"Actually, we can also buy war horses from the north! Of course we want to be like them. Everyone has several batches of war horses. It's really not easy!" Zhao Chen nodded.

"Your Highness, I think the story you told is very absurd! Every excellent war horse has extremely high requirements for fodder! Without refined fodder, how could it be possible for them to run thousands of miles?" Zhang Xian said.

"The breeds of war horses on the grasslands are different from our common war horses! They have excellent stamina, and their demand for feed is lower than that of ordinary war horses. As long as there is grass, their war horses can survive!" said Zhao Chen. .

What Zhao Chen said is exactly the characteristics of Mongolian horses. Mongolian horses have extremely strong endurance and have extremely low requirements for forage. These are the main reasons why Genghis Khan was able to cross Europe and Asia later! In contrast, the domestic war horses in Song Dynasty are far inferior to Mongolian horses, and Khitan horses and Xixia horses are far inferior to Mongolian horses in this respect!

"Running thousands of miles, how will their rations be dealt with?" Yue Fei asked.

"Most of their war horses are mares, and their warriors live on horse milk and beef jerky in their daily reserves! When they reach the enemy's territory, they will naturally plunder the enemy's people!" Zhao Chen said.

"What Your Highness said is like a myth! How can there be such an army in the world, how can there be an invincible commander like 'Genghis Khan'! I, Zhang Xian, am the first to not believe it!" Zhang Xian shook his head.

Zhao Chen smiled wryly. What he said was something that would happen a hundred years later. Now it really sounds like a myth! Genghis Khan is the pinnacle figure of the cold weapon era, and he is famous all over the world. Among the generals in China since ancient times, no one can match Genghis Khan! Even Yue Fei can almost be called the Chinese Army God, but his military achievements are far inferior to Genghis Khan! If Zhang Xian doesn't believe it, there is nothing he can do!

"Actually, we can also learn the tactics of 'Genghis Khan'! We don't have horses, but if our soldiers are good at hiding, can march quickly for a long time, and can solve the problem of rations, we can also continue to detour, continue to penetrate the enemy's territory, and then detour the army Cooperate with the main force to destroy the enemy at the lowest cost! Even if you can't learn such a long-distance raid, you can still implement this roundabout tactic in a small area!" Yue Fei said.

Soon, Yue Fei, Wang Gui, and Zhang Xian began to discuss heatedly again!

Zhao Chen had already stood up at this moment, and walked towards the gate of Qianqing Palace!

The heavy rain for several days finally stopped, and a rainbow appeared in the sky!

Looking at the rainbow, Zhao Chen was in a great mood!

He is going to ascend the throne soon, and before he ascends the throne, he wants to teach the three of them all the military knowledge and famous battles in his heart! In history, Zong Ze was Yue Fei's art of war teacher. Now that Zong Ze is away, Zhao Chen has to take on such a responsibility himself!

"The role of generals is getting smaller and smaller as we move forward in later generations. What's going on? In later generations, it's rare to hear of a general turning the tide of a battle? Is it just because the science of later generations is developed and the reconnaissance methods are advanced, so the generals Has the effect become smaller?" Zhao Chen suddenly had a question in his mind!

After thinking for a while, he couldn't think of an answer, so he shook his head and kept the question in his heart!

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In the blink of an eye, it is the ninth day of July!

In the seventh month of the lunar calendar, the weather has gradually cooled down, and there is already a hint of autumn!

In the morning, when the sun had just risen, Li Gang, Zhe Keqiu, Qu Duan and others came to the outside of Qianqing Palace and knelt down on the steps!

Zhao Chen came out from the palace, and said, "What's the matter, all my lovers?"

Li Gang said: "Your Highness, the two emperors hunted north, the Jurchen Tartars are staring at our Great Song Dynasty, and Kang Wang's rebels are brazenly usurping the throne in Shangqiu! The country cannot be without a king for a day, and the ministers come to invite Your Highness to be the emperor!"

Zhao Chen said: "I have little virtue and talent, I'm afraid I'm not good enough to inherit the great position!"

Li Gangdao: "Your Highness is smart and wise, benevolent and caring for the people, and is the eldest grandson of the Song Dynasty. If His Highness does not inherit the throne, there will be no one in the world who can inherit it!"

Zhao Chen said: "Let me think about it!"

Li Gang and others persuaded for a while, but Zhao Chen just refused, so Li Gang and others left!

In the afternoon, Li Gang, Zhe Keqiu, Qu Duan and others came again. They knelt on the steps again and asked Zhao Chen to succeed him, but Zhao Chen still did not agree!

At night, the Han Palace was already full of lights. At this moment, Li Gang and others came again. This time they still asked Zhao Chen to succeed him, and Zhao Chen finally agreed this time!

In fact, these are the etiquettes before the emperor of the Song Dynasty ascended the throne. The courtiers asked three times before the prince agreed to inherit the throne! This is just to show humility, to show that it is not that I am greedy for power and want to succeed to the throne, but that my courtiers have repeatedly requested that I have to ascend the throne and proclaim myself emperor for the sake of the country!

In Zhao Chen's view, this etiquette is extremely hypocritical, but all the emperors of the Song Dynasty did this, and he is no exception! Even when King Kang succeeded to the throne in Shangqiu, he was "invited" three times before agreeing to take the throne!

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The tenth day of July finally arrived, and the weather was extremely bright on this day!

When the sky was getting dark in the morning, Zhao Chen was already heading towards the Taimiao accompanied by Yue Fei, Wang Gui, Zhang Xian, Kang An and countless other guards!

This Taimiao was built temporarily after Zhao Chen came to Hanzhong, and it enshrines the tablets of the ancestors of the Zhao Song royal family!

Zhao Chen was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe today. He knelt down respectfully, first kowtowed three times, and then prayed silently!

"May God bless China, so that the Chinese people will not suffer any more disasters!"

"May the ancestors bless Zhao Chen, so that Zhao Chen can rescue his father, mother, and Supreme Emperor, so that the Song Dynasty royal family can continue!"

"May the people of the world work together to drive out the Tartars and restore China!"

He prayed quietly here until noon, when Li Gang, Zhe Keqiu, Wang De and others came again!

This time, Li Gang and others invited Zhao Chen to go to the "Imperial Palace" and formally ascend the throne! The imperial palace is the Han Palace! From today onwards, the Han Palace will temporarily assume the responsibility of the Imperial Palace!

Zhao Chen came out of the Taimiao and sat on the imperial chariot! Sixteen ministers including Li Gang, Zhe Keqiu, Qu Duan and others lifted the imperial chariot and headed towards the palace!

Zhao Chen's face was neither sad nor happy, but his fists were clenched tightly! After waiting for a long time, finally came this day! No matter what happened in the past, no matter what difficulties he will face in the future, from today onwards he will be the monarch of Song Dynasty, the emperor of Central Plains! From today onwards, he will decide the fate of the world!