The commander of the Song army's conquest of Tokyo Road was not Di Qing, who was still dealing with the funeral in Heihan.

It is now Xinjiang of the Song Dynasty, and its impact on the future is very important. Yang Huaiyu was also on his way back to the court. After all, the 200,000 reserve troops were not the regular army sequence of the Song Dynasty. They were veterans who were ordered to convene during the war.

These people are the main labor force in the family and the pillars of the family. Zhao Zhen is quite sympathetic to these people who have made no regrets. After the army returns to war, of course, they must have a good rest.

The Song Dynasty conquered all directions, and it would definitely not work if there were fewer military generals. Even Di Qing was still exhausted for one day, so he naturally had to train his successors, so Zhao Zhen promoted this time

A military general who was born with a slightly cold background was almost without a background, Zhang Zhou.

Unlike the generals in the army, he is the only one who was born slightly cold like Di Qing. Even Wang Gui and Tiedian have the title of "the 55th generation grandson of Wang Jin, the Crown Prince of Eastern Zhou Ling"!

But he had nothing, and his talent was also a slightly moderate existence in the Military Academy. His only advantage was to command firearms, and he did not just command but to combine the use of firearms with actual combat. A military exercise made the famous family feel embarrassed.

Zhao Zhen has read the articles he wrote, which are slow, word by word, no gorgeous words or clever metaphors. There are only data and experience gained through actual combat.

Some people say that he has no talent and can only start with these dead things, some people say that he is dull and not good at speaking, and Zhao Zhen knows that Zhang Zhou is the talent he is looking for.

His tactical theory was advanced, and even to the point where the lecturers of the Military Academy did not understand it, so they loudly scolded him for writing a mess, but Zhao Zhen saw the trend and form of war later.

As the Dasong firearms became more and more sharp, a new combat system needed to be established, and Zhang Zhou was undoubtedly the first among them.

Zhao Zhen was not in a hurry at the beginning, but was waiting and inspecting patiently. He wanted to see how strong this young man with a cold appearance was. Everyone who knew Zhang Zhou said that he was a cold-faced man.

His face was expressionless and his eyes were wandering away from the sky most of the time. I don’t know what he was thinking, as if he was in a daze. This feeling was unbearable. Even if he talked to you, he would still have a cold face, as if he owed him eight hundred coins!

Zhao Zhen still trusts such a person because he is rarely moved by external objects. All he cares about is his firearms, and these firearms can only be provided by the Song Dynasty, and the right to command firearms can only be given by Zhao Zhen.

Even if Zhang Zhou had the idea of ​​installing the mortar cannon on the navy warship, in his opinion, if the mortar cannon is a "big killer weapon" like the mortar cannon has no mobility, it is basically a waste. In his memorial to Zhao Zhen, he wrote very clearly, "It is a good tool for the national tripod, and it is a sharp weapon for the mortar cannon to break the city, but it is very expensive on the way. The battle of siege cannons will lead to the lead in a quick way, and the artillery is enough!"

Having said that, Zhang Zhou still took five mortar cannons to Tokyo Road. The mortar cannons are big and small, and all of these five mortar cannons are huge without exception.

In fact, the development of artillery should be based on the mortars first followed by ordinary artillery. However, due to the emergence of Zhao Zhen, the development of artillery in the Song Dynasty changed. Zhao Zhen completely forgot about the mortars, and he didn't even think about it at all, because the mortars in later generations had long evolved into mortars......

But the firearm craftsmen of the Song Dynasty built mortars. This smoothbore cannon with a short body, a large firing angle, a low initial velocity, and a high arc ballistic ballistic have amazing destructive and deterrent power.

Its appearance also proved that the Song Dynasty's verbalism had been on the right track and systematic research appeared.

With the addition of the mortar cannon, the city on Tokyo Road was basically useless in front of the Song people. Sometimes, even before the mortar cannon has arrived, existing firearms can break through the city gate and capture the city.

The army was very fast, heading towards Tokyo Liaoyang Prefecture on Tokyo Road.

The huge sand table was placed in the Ganyu Hall, and the staff and military personnel of the Ministry of War marked the direction of the army's attack and results in detail in the hall. The long wooden poles easily pointed out the direction of the army's advance and the direction of the army's upcoming use of troops to the courtiers.

A large amount of intelligence is transmitted to the Ministry of War every day, and they summarize the reports to Zhao Zhen and demonstrate to the court officials.

The courtiers were already accustomed to this novel situation. The military use on the front line was reflected in every detail on the sand table, which completely made them feel aware of it and avoided the only slightest uneasiness left in their hearts.

Zhao Zhen looked at the map and lost interest. If he could not take the Tokyo Road with such a charge, Zhang Zhou should really wipe his neck!

The only thing he cared about was speed. The faster the army attacked Tokyo Road, the smaller the losses, the less damage it caused to the local area, and the greater the benefits the Song Dynasty gained. This is why Zhang Zhou was used for.

The surrender of Suzhou City proves this very well. The casualties ratio of military and civilians in the city is not large, and only the destruction of the city wall is nothing. After all, the troubles that can be solved with money are not called trouble.

This time, not only the Song army, but also the Jurchens cooperated, and the Goryeo Kingdom provided assistance, which was twice the result with half the effort. From the very beginning, Zhao Zhen never expected Goryeo to participate in this war. This dynasty wanted to stab the Song Dynasty in the back, but he really did not have the courage to provoke the Song Dynasty.

Once Tokyo Road falls into the hands of the Song Dynasty, it becomes inevitable to hand over the Goryeo, and it is normal for the people to communicate with each other, but the Goryeo people cannot cross the Yalu River and continue to occupy the land.

This country with many mountains lacks a lot of land to support its people, and it relies entirely on the merchants of the Song Dynasty to provide food. At the beginning, the Goryeo people felt that there was nothing, but over time, the threat became greater and greater.

Because growing vegetables on the already rare land can make money, so what about food! Naturally, it is provided by merchants from the Song Dynasty, and the amount is large and the price is cheaper.

The people can think so, but the Goryeo court cannot. In their eyes, the Song Dynasty is controlling their lifeblood step by step. Once one day the Song people cut off their food supply, and the land of Goryeo is full of fruits and vegetables?

As the population increases, Goryeo needs more and more grain. The only things that Goryeo can make money from the Song Dynasty are Goryeo celadon, Goryeo paper, Goryeo cloth, tussah silk, fur, ginseng, and precious yew.

Of course, the money given by the Song Dynasty merchants was relatively high, but as long as they transferred it, they could get more than three times the profit. Isn’t this a kind of exploitation for Goryeo?

People are always greedy. They only see the merchants of the Song Dynasty earn more money, but they cannot see the risks and costs borne by the merchants of the Song Dynasty. Once they encounter difficulties in Shanghai, they will lose all their money.

This is also one of the benefits of the Song Dynasty after seizing Tokyo Road, and traded between Goryeo by land to avoid such accidents.

It’s not that there is the word "loyalty and courage" in my heart, but that I respect the powerful power of the Song Dynasty!
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