C91 Ascension 1

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

"Yue Fei, how are your injuries?" Zhao Chen said.

"Your Highness, don't worry. My injuries have already healed!" The Wang Zhenren is skilled in medicine, in fact, when I was in Southern Mountain that day, I was already fine! If not for having to take care of Wang Zhenren's disciple, I would have come back a long time ago! " Yue Fei laughed.

"Very good! We are still discussing military strategy today! Let me tell you a story of a hero on the prairie! " Zhao Chen said.

In the past few days, Zhao Chen had been discussing military strategy with Yue Fei, Wang Gui and Zhang Xian. He taught the three some of the knowledge of modern military strategies, and also gave them some concrete examples of modern military strategies! Today, he actually wanted to tell the three of them about Cheng Jisihan's battle with the number one warrior in the Ancient Battlefield!

From the moment Cheng Jisihan was born, Cheng Jisihan had suffered countless of trials and tribulations, and even his own wife and mother were captured by the enemy. He had no choice but to hide within the mountains! After that, Cheng Jisihan gave his dowry to the sweat of the clyster on the prairie, and only then did he slowly gain his own power by relying on the sweat of the clyster.

He lectured for an entire afternoon and Yue Fei, Wang Gui and Zhang Xian listened with relish! However, the three of them understood that Zhao Chen was explaining military strategies to them, and not telling them a story alone.

Amongst Cheng Jisihan's military strategies, the most important thing was his strategy of taking a detour! This strategy was based on the premise of a comprehensive investigation of the enemy's situation and terrain. The Mongolian Army used his cavalry's endurance and quick mobility to pass through unimaginable deserts, dangerous beaches, snow valleys, and wastelands, and unexpectedly advanced deeper and deeper into the enemy. He also coordinated with troops from other directions to attack them from all sides! Cheng Jisihan did not want to challenge the enemies at all, instead, he wanted to use his ability of Swift Assault and his ability of continuous combat. It formed a vast space of battlefield, causing the enemies to be exhausted, and then he would fiercely cut in and out, allowing the main army and army behind to gather together to surround and quickly annihilate the enemies! Using this devious strategy, Cheng Jisihan had completely grasped the initiative in every single war. Every single time he was the one frantically attacking, using the least amount of troops to completely annihilate the enemy!

At this moment, Zhao Chen was discussing with the other three about this roundabout strategy.

"Your Highness, there are a lot of horses in the prairie. All of the people in the prairie are cavalry! is located in the Central Plains, and we lack war horses. It would be very difficult to learn from them! " Wang Gui said.

"Actually, we can also buy war horses from the north! Of course, if you want to be like them, it will not be easy for everyone to have a few groups of warhorses! " Zhao Chen nodded.

"Your Highness, I feel that the story you are telling is very ridiculous! Every good warhorse has high requirements for the grass! If they did not bring the refined grass, how could it be possible for them to travel thousands of miles for it? " Zhang Xian said.

"The war horses in the prairie are different from the war horses we usually use! Their endurance is excellent, and their need for fodder is lower than that of ordinary war horses. As long as there's grass in the area, their war horses can live! " Zhao Chen said.

The Mongolian Horse had an extremely high endurance and extremely low requirements for fodder. This was the main reason why Cheng Jisihan was able to dominate Eurasia later on. In comparison, the war horses in the Song Dynasty could not compare to the Mongolian Horse, and the Chidama and Xixia horses could not even compare to the Mongolian Horse!

"How are we going to deal with their army rations if we rush for a thousand miles?" Yue Fei said.

"Most of their war horses are mare horses, and their warriors live off their milk and the beef jerky they keep in stock! When we reach the borders of the enemy kingdom, we will of course plunder their citizens! " Zhao Chen said.

"What Your Highness said was simply like a myth! How could there be such an army in the world, such an invincible commander like 'Cheng Jisihan'! I, Zhang Xian, am the first to doubt it! " Zhang Xian shook his head.

Zhao Chen laughed bitterly, what he said was something that would happen in a hundred years time, and now, it sounded like a legend! Cheng Jisihan was a pinnacle figure in the era of cold weapons, he was famous throughout the world, among all the generals of China since ancient times, there was no one who could compare to Cheng Jisihan! Even if it was Yue Fei, who could be called the God of War of China, his achievements in battle would still be far inferior to Cheng Jisihan! Zhang Xian did not believe it, but he had no other choice!

"Actually, we can also learn Cheng Jisihan's tactics! We don't have any horses, but if our soldiers are good at hiding, able to move quickly for long periods of time, and can solve the problem of food and soldiers, we can also go back and forth, constantly going deep into the enemy's territory, and then go back to the army and the main army to coordinate and eliminate the enemy at the minimum cost! "Even if you can't learn such long-distance raiding, you can still practice this roundabout tactics on a small scale!" Yue Fei said.

Very quickly, Yue Fei, Wang Gui, and Zhang Xian began to intensely discuss this again!

At this moment, Zhao Chen had already stood up and was walking toward the entrance of the Dry Clear Palace!

The heavy rain from the past few days finally stopped. A rainbow appeared in the sky!

Looking at the rainbow, Zhao Chen's mood was extremely good!

He was about to ascend to the throne, and before he ascended the throne, he wanted to teach the three of them all the military knowledge and famous battles in his heart! Historically, Zong Ze had been Yue Fei's military strategy teacher. Now that Zong Ze was not around, Zhao Chen wanted him to take on such a responsibility!

"What's going on? The generals' roles are getting smaller and smaller as time goes on?" In future generations, it was rare to hear of a commander turning the tide of a battle. Is it just because the science of the future generations have developed and the scouting techniques have become more advanced, that the role of the high-ranking officer has been reduced? " Zhao Chen suddenly had a question in his heart!

After pondering for a moment, he was unable to come up with an answer. Shaking his head, he suppressed the question in his heart!

In the blink of an eye, it was the ninth day of the seventh month!

It was already the seventh month of the Lunar New Year. The weather had gradually cooled down, and there was already a hint of autumn in the air!

In the morning, when the sun had just risen, Li Gang, Zhe Keqiu, Curved End and the rest had already arrived outside the Dry Clear Palace and knelt on the stairs.

Zhao Chen walked out of the palace and asked: "What brings all my beloved officials here?"

Li Gang continued, "Your Highness, the two emperors, Beishou, the female true Tataru is eyeing my Song Dynasty covetously, and Conan's traitor is even brazenly usurping the position of Shang Qiu! A nation should not be left without a ruler for a single day. This subject and others have come to request for Your Highness to ascend to the throne of emperor! "

Zhao Chen said: "I am lacking, I am afraid I am not qualified to succeed the throne!"

Li Gang said: "Your Highness is wise and intelligent, loves the people, and is the eldest grandson of the direct line of descent of the Song Dynasty. If Your Highness does not inherit the throne, no one in the world can inherit this position!"

Zhao Chen said: "Allow me to think!"

Li Gang and the others advised him for a while, but Zhao Chen did not agree, so he left!

In the afternoon, Li Gang, Zhe Keqiu, Curved End and the others came again. They knelt on the stairs and requested for Zhao Chen to succeed the throne, but Zhao Chen did not agree!

When night came, the Han Palace was already filled with lights. Now that Li Gang and the others came again, they were once again requesting for Zhao Chen to succeed the throne, and Zhao Chen finally agreed!

In fact, these were all the etiquette of the Song Dynasty's emperor before he ascended to the throne. The reason he did so was to show his humility, to show that it was not because he was greedy for power and wanted to succeed the throne, but because his subject had repeatedly requested that he would have to ascend to the throne for the sake of the land!

In Zhao Chen's opinion, this etiquette was extremely hypocritical. However, since this was what the emperors of the Song Dynasty did, he was naturally no exception! Even when Emperor Kang succeeded to the throne of Shang Qiu, he was' invited 'three times before agreeing to ascend to the throne!

The tenth day of the seventh month had finally arrived. The day's weather was extremely beautiful!

When dawn arrived, Zhao Chen, along with countless of guards as well as Yue Fei, Zhang Xian and the others, had already headed towards the great temple!

This was a temporary temple built by Zhao Chen after he came to the Middle Han Area, and inside it were ancestral tablets worshiped by the Zhao Song Royal Family!

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

"May God bless China so that the people of China do not suffer any more calamities!"

"May our ancestor protect Zhao Chen, allow Zhao Chen to save royal father, mother and emperor, and allow the royal family of Song Dynasty to continue on!"

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

He quietly prayed until noon, when Li Gang, Zhe Keqiu, Wang De and the rest arrived once again!

This time, Li Gang and the others requested for Zhao Chen to head to the "Imperial Palace" and officially ascend the throne! The Imperial Palace was the Han Palace! From today onwards, the Han palace will temporarily assume the responsibility of the imperial palace!

Zhao Chen came out of the great temple and sat on the emperor's carriage! Including Li Gang, Zhe Keqiu, Curved End and the rest, the sixteen ministers lifted up the emperor's carriage and rushed in the direction of the imperial palace!

Zhao Chen's face did not look sad nor happy, but his fists were clenched tightly! After waiting for a long time, this day finally arrived! No matter what had happened in the past, no matter what difficulties he would face in the future, from today onwards, he would be the ruler of the Song Dynasty, the emperor of the Central Plains! From today onwards, he would decide the fate of the entire world!