"See the Emperor." Liao Shenggong, Li Tingzhi, Chen Yizhong, and Wen Tianxiang hurriedly saluted Li Jun who came in.

Li Jun smiled and said, "I'm fine, I'm fine. I've told you so many times that these common etiquettes can be avoided. A truly good minister does not do well to the emperor, but does the important things well. That is the true loyal minister, capable minister, and wise minister."

"Your Majesty!" Liao Shenggong and the other two laughed. They also understood that Li Jun did not like these traditional Chinese and literary festivals, especially when they met, they could kneel down and bow down to the big gifts. Therefore, they didn't have to kowtow when they saw Li Jun's face. Li Jun was also worried, and their foreheads and knees were less painful.

Li Jun put a thick stack of war reports on the table and greeted them, "Sit down, sit down, sit down." Hearing to a young officer following him, "Come on, Du Dayong, you sit here too." He pointed to an empty chair next to Liao Shenggong.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Du Dayong sat down after thanking him.

Liao Shenggong and the others had noticed this young officer for a long time, but they couldn't understand why Li Jun brought this young man to such an important imperial meeting. Of course, they also understood that Li Jun was a very principled person in his work. He must have made sense to bring this young man to him, and he was ready to give the answer automatically.

Du Dayong is shrewd, young and handsome, with a figure of about 1.8 meters, straight and standard posture when walking. Liao Shenggong, a military strategist, could tell at a glance that this was an excellent soldier with strict training. What made Liao Shenggong a little confused was that Du Dayong was actually wearing a military uniform of the Military Academy. The person in charge of the Military Academy didn't know who Du Dayong was, and he couldn't even think about it.

It's no wonder that there is no idle person here. Everyone is a busy person who has a lot of trouble every day. Liao Shenggong has more affairs. He has to be responsible for the military work and the military academy. There are more affairs, and there are too many busy people. He can't know everyone at all.

Li Jun glanced at Wen Tianxiang and the others, laughed before speaking, and said, "I know, you are all busy people, you have endless things to do, so busy that you don't even have time to eat and sleep. This is what the ancient saying says is that the night clothes and food are eaten. I am the same, so I am so busy that I have no chance to leave the palace to take a breath."

As soon as the opening remark was finished, he immediately got to the point and said, "It is a last resort to find you today. There are many things we need to discuss, and we must brainstorm and find solutions to the problem. Overall, there are many problems and the situation is very good!"

"There are many problems and the situation is very good", which is the best evaluation of the current situation. Not to mention that the reform was carried out in the Southern Song Dynasty, a dynasty with more than two hundred years of ills, as long as it is reform, it will be the same in any era, and there are endless things to be done, and there are many problems to be solved.

With the efforts of Li Jun and Li Tingzhi, these problems are being solved one by one, the situation is getting better and better, reform has begun to show its dawn, and the future will surely be great.

As soon as Li Jun finished speaking, Wen Tianxiang exclaimed: "This is all the emperor's wise and wise. The Song Dynasty has such a great situation today."

What Wen Tianxiang said was exactly what Li Tingzhi and the others thought, and they all nodded in agreement. If Li Jun had not been wise and brave, had made no choice but to defeat the Mongols and create such a great situation, the current Southern Song Dynasty would definitely be the same as the Southern Song Dynasty in history. Wen Tianxiang had retreated to Guangdong and had "sighed the zero-dial in the ocean of zero", so how could he discuss the world situation with Li Jun here?

It has been more than half a year since Lin'an cleared the siege. Looking back on last year, Wen Tianxiang felt like he was a different life, and he couldn't help but sigh.

Li Junqian said: "Lu Shan, don't flatter. You are an upright person, and it's boring to always flatter."

Wen Tianxiang immediately expressed his dissent and said, "Emperor, I have always kept the holy words that the emperor wants me to always speak the truth in my heart, and I never dared to forget it for a moment. What I said is the truth."

Li Jun asked Wen Tianxiang to tell the truth, which was a joke when they were studying the situation. Unexpectedly, Wen Tianxiang used this to refute it. Li Jun had to shake his head and said, "Okay, okay, you have a reasonable point. It is really not easy to have such a situation today. This is all the officials who are diligent in the affairs of the king. The soldiers use their lives and blood to shoot it. It is not my own credit. This credit is everyone."

The Southern Song Dynasty was able to turn danger into safety and turn defeat into victory. Although Li Jun was a soul figure, it would be impossible without the soldiers of the three armies and the joint efforts of civil and military ministers. This is a very pertinent sentence. Wen Tianxiang and the others had to admire it and said: "The emperor is humble and I admire you."

"Look at you, I came to you to discuss a big plan, but you came to flatter me, saying nice things." Li Jun smiled and immediately got to the point, saying: "The best thing is still military victory. Now, what I can tell you is: Huaidong, Huaixi, Qihuang, and Yinghan have all been brought back. We have won many great battles in these places! In these areas, there are no Mongolian troops." The middle knuckle of the right hand hit the table hard, showing his good mood.

The army from all walks of life kept singing triumphantly and the news of good news was frequent. Liao Shenggong and the others already knew it, but they never expected that the progress would be so smooth. They were all surprised. After a while, Wen Tianxiang stood up and said, "Your Majesty! I will be prosperous in my martial arts!" Li Jun could hear it, his voice trembled a little, because he was too excited.

For Wen Tianxiang, who had experienced great ups and downs, under the circumstances at that time, it was already a burning incense to be able to keep the Southern Song Dynasty immortal. Unexpectedly, everything changed since Li Jun came to this world. Not only did the Southern Song Dynasty not be destroyed, but also restored the country in large quantities. It would not be possible to not be excited.

Liao Shenggong, Li Tingzhi and Chen Yizhong also wiped their eyes, and their eyes were filled with tears.

Li Jun understood their mood very well. When they calmed down, he said, "Lu Shan, you were wrong this time. This is not mine, it is this person, Du Dayong." He pointed to Du Dayong and said, "According to my idea, Zhao Liangchun, Zhang Shijie and Gao Da attacked separately. I believe they will win, but it will take seven or eight months. It was Du Dayong's plan that made our victory come early. It took less than four months for the court to recover these lost lands, shortening by half. I suggest that we express our gratitude to Du Dayong with the warmest applause." He took the lead in applause.

Liao Shenggong and the others applauded and looked at Du Dayong with admiration.

Du Dayong didn't dare to accept this kind of passion, so he stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I..." Li Jun pulled him down and said, "This is the honor you deserve."

The applause stopped, and Li Jun continued: "There is an obvious deficit in my plan, that is, Zhao Liangchun, Zhang Shijie and Gundam are each responsible for the same area, and they fight each other, and it is difficult to act in a unified manner and cannot coordinate. Du Dayong judged the situation and proposed a new plan, and decided to underground the four Huaixi, Huaidong, Qihuang and Yinghan into a game of chess. The four places are in the same place and support each other, making it difficult for the Mongols to support each other."

He walked to the map and pointed to the map and said, "These four places are far apart. To complete this big game, an army needs to fight across regions, thread and connect the four places together. The one who shoulders this important task is the cavalry led by General Jie Jin. They are good, and they are very brave. Starting from the Battle of Yangzhou, they attacked westward. First, they took down Qizhou, then Huangzhou, and then to the Jianghan Plain, and gave A Shu a big dumpling. A Shu was good at fighting, but his belly was a little smaller and he couldn't eat it, so he took the dumplings back to the north." He knocked heavily on the wall.

Li Jun was really able to say that he told him that Gundam reconciled Jin and surrounded A Shu as a big dumpling to A Shu, and said that A Shu’s defeat was like a stomachache and no dumplings.

Liao Shenggong and the others were all extremely intelligent and talented people, so they naturally understood what Li Jun said and couldn't help laughing.

Liao Shenggong analyzed from the perspective of a strategist: "No wonder Zhang Shijie sang a good show in Hefei. On the one hand, he could attract the Mongolian army in Huaixi to gather and annihilate it near Hefei, and on the other hand, he could distract A Shu's attention. He asked him to pay attention to Hefei and could not take care of Qihuang, so that he could resolve the Jin raid.

"With Jiang Xinyi's side troops entering the north of Huangzhou and pretending to attack, one is to lure the Mongolian army in Qihuang to gather together to facilitate the complete annihilation. The other is to transfer the troops from Qizhou and Huangzhou to the north to reduce the pressure to resolve the Jin Dynasty's raid. A clever plan! A clever plan! A few birds with one stone!"

Liao Shenggong is indeed an excellent strategist. He revealed the essence of Du Dayong's plan in one sentence. Li Tingzhi, Wen Tianxiang and Chen Yizhong also nodded and praised him.

Li Jun handed the battle report to Li Tingzhi and the others and said, "Look, this is the battle report sent by Zhang Shijie and the others, a thick stack." His eyes narrowed into a slit when they smiled.

"No wonder the emperor is so happy. With so many good news, anyone would be very happy." Li Tingzhi thought in his heart.

Liao Shenggong finished reading the battle report and exclaimed: "What a great move to alert the enemy!" This was the comment given by Zhang Shijie after listening to Du Dayong's plan that day. Unexpectedly, Liao Shenggong also saw it like this. As the saying goes, heroes see the same thing.

In addition to reporting the war to Li Jun, Zhang Shijie, Gundam, Zhao Liangchun and Jie Jin naturally strongly recommended Du Dayong. After reading the battle report, Li Jun immediately sent Duan Ganmu to take Du Dayong to the study room. The two had a long talk. Li Jun believed that Du Dayong was a strategist with a calm mind, witty and calm, good at grasping problems, and outstanding military talents. He decided to use him so that he brought him here to meet Liao Shenggong and the others.

Li Jun looked at Du Dayong and said, "Du Dayong, tell Xiangfu and the others your opinion. Your opinion is very insightful, novel, and refreshing."

"The emperor praised it, but I dare not take it." Du Dayong walked to the map and was about to start expressing his views on the current military situation in the Southern Song Dynasty.

Liao Shenggong, Li Tingzhi, Wen Tianxiang, and Chen Yizhong are not smart people. They want to get Du Dayong who can play such a wonderful chess. His views must be very unique, and will definitely inspire people and be prepared to listen to the words.

"The emperor, General Liao, Prime Minister Li, Prime Minister Wen, Prime Minister Chen, Da Yong was the last to learn and advance, and he was not afraid to show off his skills. The emperor had an order, but Da Yong did not dare to obey Da Yong. Da Yong had a brief opinion, and please correct me if he didn't want it." Du Da Yong first gave a very modest opening remark and said, "Your Majesty, I think that although our dynasty has won, there are still many problems. The court should do three things well."

There were many problems in the Southern Song Dynasty, and this was a consensus. Li Tingzhi and the others did not become arrogant because they were successful in the battle. Instead, they were walking on thin ice, working diligently, and did not dare to take it lightly at all.

Du Dayong said this to Wen Tianxiang and the others, and they all nodded in agreement. Wen Tianxiang asked, "What three things?"

"Dayong believes that the land of Qihuang in Huaidong and Huaixi and Yinghan in Ying and Han areas are rich and generous places. It is a great joy for our dynasty to restore these four places, and our dynasty's strength will be rapidly improved." Du Dayong began to analyze and said: "We can realize this benefit, and the Mongols can also recognize it. They will inevitably reorganize their army and attack these four places. Therefore, the court must be prepared for a counterattack, which is the first thing."

"Yes, yes." Du Dayong's words interrupted Li Tingzhi and the others' agreement.

Li Tingzhi and the others also viewed this issue. For Kublai Khan, even if he could not possess these four places, he could not get the Southern Song Dynasty safely. It would be much better to let the four places be in a turbulent situation than to govern the Southern Song Dynasty, and he would inevitably have to attack.

Du Dayong continued: "There are many ways to prepare for counterattack. It is not necessarily waiting for the Mongolians to attack the court, but the court can also take the initiative to attack. Dayong believes that the places where the actively attack can be selected in two places, one is to attack Shandong and the other is to accelerate the process of the war in Sichuan. This is the second thing. The better the two places fight, the more Mongolian troops will be restrained."

Li Jun's plan mentioned that Liao Shenggong and the others had already understood this, and it was not new, but it could only be considered "heroes see the same thing", and everyone thought of going together.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for your words." Du Dayong apologized to Li Jun.

Li Jun knew that he could talk about the shortcomings of the court and smiled and said, "Tell me. Say it out loud."

"Thank you, the emperor." After thanking Du Dayong, he analyzed: "Your Majesty, I think our dynasty has won many victories, the morale of the army has been unprecedentedly high, the equipment is excellent, and the technical and tactical theory has been improved to a higher level. However, the general combat effectiveness of our dynasty army is still far from that of the Tartars. Although the Tartars are our mortal enemy, I think the Tartars are indeed an excellent army, with good equipment, high technical and tactical levels, and superb chopping, good cooperation, and the cavalry's maneuverability is very strong, and our army will not be able to surpass it in a short period of time."

Li Jun once mentioned this and discussed this issue with Liao Shenggong and others. Li Jun also warned them: "Don't be arrogant and look down on your opponent just because you have achieved good results. That will lead to a defeat."

Liao Shenggong expressed his opinion: "What you said makes sense, and we think so too. How do you think we should deal with this issue?"

"General Liao, Dayong believes that our dynasty cannot fully catch up with the strength of the army in the short term, but the court can improve the strength of some troops and use these troops as strategic assault forces to strike the enemy's important facilities and strategic goals." Du Dayong expressed his unique view and said: "Our dynasty already has a lot of advanced equipment, which is much more advanced than the equipment of the Tartars. Dayong believes that these equipment is difficult to fully equip the army for a while, and can equip some elite troops. In a word: Use as much high-tech equipment as possible to arm some elite troops. Emperor, I think it is urgent for our dynasty to establish a strategic force, and I also ask the emperor to dictate it."

Li Jun had this idea for forming a strategic force, but it has not been implemented for many reasons. The most important problem is that there is no strategic force commander who can look at the overall situation. Although Liao Shenggong is competent for this position, he is responsible for too many things and can no longer add tasks to him. Liu Hezi and Zheng Jinghe are both good candidates, but they need them on the front line and cannot be assigned, so this matter has been dragged on.

Li Jun called Du Dayong to sit down, looked at Li Tingzhi and the others and asked, "What do you think?"

Liao Shenggong nodded and said, "It is beneficial to our dynasty for the establishment of a strategic force, and I feel the same. General Jie Jin's cavalry unit concentrated the elite of the entire army and equipped the most advanced equipment. Their training was the strictest. Each person was not only an excellent soldier, but also had a skill. Some were good at exploring the way, and some were good at medical skills, so they could start from Yangzhou and conduct long-distance attacks.

"Your Majesty, I think our dynasty should build a few such elite troops according to this example. Not only cavalry, but also infantry, mountain division, navy, and marines. Oh, by the way, Huang Yongshan and others are developing a new type of firearm. According to him, the loading problem is expected to be solved. It's just that the production of this weapon is too time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the cost is very high. We cannot equip the troops in large quantities. We can just use it to equip the strategic troops."

Li Tingzhi, Wen Tianxiang and Chen Yizhong nodded in one go and praised: "Emperor, what General Liao said is very reasonable, so please accept it."
Chapter completed!