Back at the Privy Council, Du Zhongxiao said: "You will come to our official hall later and discuss the war in Hebei with Taiwei Zhao. Alas, this dynasty has obviously no flaws on Hebei Road, but the Khitan still has to go south. I really can't figure it out. The emperor has thus thought of taking this opportunity to destroy the main force of the Khitan. We must carefully consider whether it can be done and report back to calm the holy heart."

Tian Kuang and several deputy envoys said that they would return to the official hall.

Du Zhongxiao came back and ordered his soldiers to call Zhao Zi and Li Fugui, and sit alone behind the desk.

At this time, when the Khitan went south, Zhao Zhen wanted to achieve the greatest victory. The most successful time for the imperial guards to train, the next step was the water-melting kung fu, which was no longer so easy. How could the 150,000 troops on Hebei Road be wiped out in total with nearly 300,000 Khitans? It was really not easy to train a few troops.

Du Zhongxiao was upset because this was really not a good time. The Song army had not completed the training, and the Khitans came at this time and just kept them back. The meaning was too small. If they wanted to attack, their strength was not enough.

After a while, Zhao Zi came and saluted Du Zhongxiao.

Let Zhao Zi sit down, Du Zhongxiao said: "Jiangzheng Hall has just discussed matters. The emperor said, let the Privy Council report in detail how we should deal with it if the Khitan attacks in autumn. After a while, Taiwei Tian and several deputy envoys came over and we will discuss together."

Zhao Zi said: "There are as many as 250,000 imperial guards trained on the front line of Hebei Road. How can the Khitans come to the south?

Du Zhongxiao said, "The Khitans don't know. When they were in Mayi, the Khitan power had not arrived. Although Hong Ji brought 400,000 troops, he came from Youzhou and the surrounding areas, and his combat power was not good. Now he concentrated the main force of the Khitan and then from Youzhou. They thought it was not the same as before. It was normal to show this dynasty. When the two emperors fought for the establishment of the country, they often had hundreds of thousands of troops. In fact, they mainly recruited sects from the underworld. There were only tens of thousands of people who were truly strong. Now it is different. The main force of the Khitan, and they must deal with it carefully."

Zhao Zi thought for a while and said, "Taiwei, do you think the Khitans will attack the people under their control like in the past few years, and as well as the main force from the grassland, organize an army of 500,000 to 600,000 to go south? Ants bite the elephant to death. If this is the case, it will not be easy to defend."

Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "It shouldn't be. The two emperors fought for several years, and Youzhou and Yunzhou were broken, and it was difficult to recruit so many troops. At that time, both sides breathed a sigh of relief, not caring about the future, and the troops recruited more than one year after another. Now that anger has been discharged, and it is not that easy to get up again."

Zhao Zi nodded: "What the Taiwei said is that Youzhou will attack hundreds of thousands of troops, and the young and strong will almost attack it, which is difficult to do."

Du Zhongxiao said: "There is another point. The Han people who were recruiting sects in Youzhou can use them when the two emperors fight for the establishment, but it will be difficult to use them to fight with this dynasty. It is okay that the Khitans have always had the upper hand, but once the battle is not effective, it will be difficult to say these people. This battle is based on this battle, from the perspective of military strength alone, the Khitans are not as many people as when the two emperors fought for the establishment in the past few years."

Zhao Zi said: "What the Taiwei said is. However, although the number of people is small, the combat power is even stronger."

After a while, Tian Kuang, Fu Bi, Zhang Sheng and Zeng Gongliang came in together and sat down. After tea, they came and talked a few gossips before Li Fugui arrived.

Du Zhongxiao said: "Just just now, the emperor said that the Khitan army is very likely to go south this autumn and winter. Let us discuss and see how to deal with it. If we can take this opportunity to annihilate the Khitan main force in Youzhou when the Khitan goes south, it will be a blessing."

Tian Kuang said: "This matter is extremely difficult. The Khitan's journey south must be dominated by cavalry, and they are coming and going. How to stop it?"

Fu Bi said: "If you want to encircle and annihilate the cavalry, you must have strong cavalry. Although the armies trained now have cavalry, the main force is infantry. There are more rules and the attack may be insufficient. If you want to train powerful cavalry, the time will be too short."

Zhang Sheng said: "In the past few years, most of the cavalry officers taught in the military academies are assigned to various armies. It is easy to have cavalry, but it is difficult to find officers. Without suitable generals, where can powerful cavalry come from?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "Yes, the most convenient way to deal with strong soldiers is the cavalry. The soldiers on Hebei Road have more rules, and it is not enough to attack or even surround the Khitans. We will discuss it later, so we will record this in advance."

In recent years, the Song Dynasty has been training field corpses based on military units. Each army has more than 10,000 cavalry, but there are no separate cavalry combat units. Facing a large number of Khitan cavalry, it is impossible to surround them without enough cavalry.

After thinking about it, Du Zhongxiao said to Li Fugui: "There is no shortage of horse farms in the imperial court, and there are still enough horses in recent years?"

Li Fugui said: "Abundant. The imperial cavalry now does not lack horses. Most of the troops have actually changed their horses. If it is necessary, it is not difficult to transfer another 100,000 horses from Hexi on Hequ Road."

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "It's easy to have a horse. With a horse, when you really want to build a cavalry, you will have a support."

After saying that, he ordered the soldiers to take a map of Youzhou on Hebei Road, put it on the table, and look at it with a few people.

Pointing to Baozhou, Du Zhongxiao said: "The place where the Khitans are most likely to go south is Baozhou. From the Ansu army heading south, the whole way is flat, and they can send troops from the Taihang Mountains, and the two routes can cooperate. However, there are large troops stationed in Dingzhou and Zhending Prefecture, so I am not afraid of him."

Zhao Zi said: "It's not just that there are large troops stationed, but this is still the place where the Hebei Railway is. If there is a railway, you can transfer troops from other places at any time. You are not afraid of the Khitans. It's easier for the Khitans to go this way."

Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "It's not easy to deal with. We are easy to defend when we go to Baozhou. It's much more difficult to encircle and annihilate. The Khitans can take the mountain road at any time and withdraw from Feihu, which is unimaginable. The Khitans attacked Baozhou, and this dynasty must take the initiative to attack."

Everyone nodded, looked at the map, and discussed the situation on both sides. The battlefield was backed by the mountains, and there were too many variables, so it was not easy to annihilate the enemy. After thinking about it, there was no complete solution.

Du Zhongxiao said: "If the Khitans go to Baozhou, if they want to encircle and annihilate, they must first occupy the flying fox and control the roads in the mountains. In autumn, they can order Jia Kui and his army to return from Shuozhou and prepare to attack the flying fox."

Tian Kuang said: "What if the Khitans go south from Datong Prefecture as soon as Jia Kui leaves?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "At that time, the troops on Hedong Road should be able to be organized into a single army, and it is just up. What's more, the Khitans have all the elite troops this time, so how could there be enough troops to go south? If the troops on Hedong Road are going, Jia Kui's army can be used for Hebei Road."

From Daizhou to the east, walk on Lingqiu, and the flying foxes leave Taihang Mountain. It is the main road from Hedong Road to Hebei Road. After controlling Lingqiu and Feihu, it occupied the geographical advantage of Taihang Mountain, and the mountains and backs are connected together.
Chapter completed!