In his previous life, as a military enthusiast, Zhao Yu and many military history enthusiasts had such a preliminary impression of the Song Dynasty, that is, the Song Dynasty was a weak country that could not be defeated by anyone, and it sought peace everywhere, and blamed the reason for the sharp decline in the social status of Chinese soldiers. As the saying goes, "a good iron is not a nail, and a good man is not a soldier", many friends also attribute the military weakness of the Central Plains Dynasty to this after the Song Dynasty. Some people also say that if you are backward, you will be beaten, and the Song Dynasty must have been mediocre and incompetent from top to bottom, so the great rivers and mountains were buried.

Based on what Zhao Hao saw now, he thought that this statement was actually debatable. But in the face of the original historical appearance, in fact, no one can avoid a question, why was the Song Dynasty, which was so rich and powerful, destroyed by Jin and Yuan one after another? Zhao Hao thinks that in fact, it boils down to five words - the commander is unprofessional. What does it mean to be unprofessional? It is that the things that should be done are not done well, and the things that should not be done are done well.

Gao Yu was only a great minister because he played the ball well, and future generations need to pay attention to the fact that Gao Yu was not favored by the emperor just because he kicked a good ball. The real Gao Yu is not an ordinary person, he has some means to gain power for the official, so he can hold a high position for decades without falling. However, he did not have any talent in managing the army, and only blindly pandered to Huizong.

When Gao Yu was managing the forbidden army, he played a lot of tricks in army training. He does not pay attention to the training of the army's combat effectiveness, but is willing to let the army compete in all kinds of competitions. The commander of the forbidden army was unprofessional, and the army guarding the Beijing division was also unprofessional. The battle is certainly not fought like this; The army, for sure, is not like this. However, Huizong, who didn't know how to fight and only knew Fengyue, was very satisfied with this.

It's okay if the commander is unprofessional, but the unprofessionalism of the entire forbidden army from top to bottom will not make the Song Dynasty lose the country. The emperor is not professional and he is not saved, Huizong Zhao Ji will be an outstanding artist today, but in terms of governing the country, he can really afford the word "faint". His artistic attainments are very high: he is excellent at both painting and calligraphy. He created the original thin gold calligraphy, and his authentic handwriting has been handed down to the present, and its value is tens of millions, which is recognized as the best and divine product in the history of Chinese art.

However, as an emperor, Zhao Ji was incompetent, and he could not distinguish the difference between art and politics in governing the country. He is not sensitive enough to politics and conspiracy, what he values most is art, he is dedicated to cultivating personal sentiments, improving his artistic accomplishment, and trying to shape himself into a person full of romantic feelings. In fact, the emperor becoming an artist does not necessarily mean that the country will die, but if the emperor takes art as his own job, he will definitely lose the country.

Cao Cao is also an artist, during the entire period of the Three Kingdoms, he went on horseback to fight in the east and west, and easily picked up a laurel for himself called "the pioneer of a new situation in Jian'an literature", but he is a full-time politician, and he will play calligraphy and chant poetry in his spare time, while Huizong has reversed his job and hobby, he is a professional artist, an amateur emperor......

Zhao Yu knows that the current situation in Jingxiang is decadent, and he is to blame. There is a problem in employing people, although Jiang Cheng is from a prime minister's family, has the heart of a loyal monarch, and the integrity of a scholar, but he has the feelings of a literati in his bones, but he lacks the courage to kill decisively. Therefore, it is only suitable for being a general in peacetime, but it cannot be a commander in wartime to attack cities and seize land.

It's like putting a tiger in the hands of a dog, and then the tiger's wildness fades, its sharpness is lost, and its sharp claws become ornaments. Look at the door, it's okay to scare the wild cats and rats, and then let them chase the prey. And when faced with a wolf, even if the wolf is already old and frail, it is at a loss, that is, it forgets to show its still sharp claws, and does not dare to step forward, only let out a few roars to try to show that its tiger power is still alive.

What Zhao Hao has to do now is to regain the tiger's wildness, but to get it to get rid of its lazy habits, it is necessary to use some means. Inevitably, you have to give it a few whips to let it know the taste of pain and the feeling of anger. It is also necessary to let it understand that if it can't catch its prey, it can only starve, or be skinned for clothing, deboned and soaked in wine.

"The unfavorable supervision of Liu Hua, the Marquis of the Seventh Army, caused the storage of gunpowder to fail, causing great property losses and affecting the course of the campaign. Removed from office and investigated with the royal permission of His Majesty; Feng Kang, the commander of the Seventh Army, and Han Wei, the commander of the baggage regiment, as the person in charge, should bear the main responsibility for the failure of gunpowder due to dampness caused by improper storage, and be executed on the spot in accordance with wartime military law! After a pause in the little emperor's thunderous rage, Wang Yinglin got up and announced.

"Take it out!" As soon as Ni Liang waved his hand, several guards immediately stepped forward to grab Liu Hua and pull him up, while the other two were not so polite, directly tore off the armbands and badges, searched the number plate, and took them out with their arms tied up.

"Your Majesty, the two of them have also contributed to the country, I hope Your Majesty will allow them to redeem themselves before wearing the sin array!" Seeing that his subordinates had been convicted one after another, the commander of the Seventh Army hurriedly got up and pleaded.

"Merit is merit, and passing is excess. Merit has been rewarded, and punishment must be punished, and the two cannot be offset! Zhao Yu glared at him and said.

"The Second Division of the Seventh Army is under the control of He Qing, and the influence of violating military discipline in the battalion to raise singers is very bad, and His Majesty is removed from his post for investigation; Bai Bingxing, the Marquis of the First Division of the Sixth Army, violated military discipline by paying for meals beyond the standard with public funds, removed from his own post, and demoted to a third-class appointment. After Wang Yinglin announced again, the two were taken out again.

"The 3rd Regiment of the 1st Division of the Eighth Army was forcibly bought and sold during the occupation of Fancheng, beating and injuring two people, and the commander Zhang Bai was removed from his post for investigation!"

"Li Shen, commander of the artillery regiment of the 1st Division of the Sixth Army, resold 600 catties of gunpowder without permission, and was executed on the spot in accordance with military law!"

"Check that Sun Bing, commander of the cavalry battalion of the Second Division of the Sixth Army, falsely reported consumption, embezzled 300 yuan of horse raising money, and was removed from his post for investigation!"

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Seeing that the officers were released from the hall by the guards one by one, everyone was like pins and needles, and those with weak hearts were already cold sweat and wet clothes, and the shock in their hearts was even more incomprehensible, lest they would be next. By the time Wang Yinglin finished reading, more than 20 people had been taken out of the hall, and no less than half of them had been executed. Only then did the generals in the hall feel that they had breathed a sigh of relief, and raised their hands to wipe the cold sweat on their foreheads.

"The ministers are guilty!"

"Alas!" Listening to the cliché that has not changed for a hundred years, Zhao Yu sighed.

Look at these trembling people below, who knows how sincere their answers are, and how many of them realize their mistakes. And everyone's performance Zhao Yu He was even more disappointed, so many officials were punished and even executed, only Wu Long came forward to intercede for his subordinates, and no one else let go of the fart, and no one questioned it.

Zhao Hao was disappointed in their performance, and their performance in this way can be seen as deferential and unconditional obedience to themselves, but it can also be seen that they are indifferent and indifferent to the life and death of their subordinates, and only think about protecting themselves, lest they be burned. It is enough to see the tension between the superiors and subordinates of Jingxiang's various armies, and they refuse to say a word of protection at the moment of life and death, how can they expect their subordinates to sincerely obey their orders and sacrifice their lives to protect them at the moment of life and death.

"I clearly told you and the others, don't take Xiangyang, I swear not to withdraw troops, don't have delusions, thinking that if you don't conquer it for a long time, you will withdraw your troops!" Zhao Hao was no longer able to complain about them, so he simply told them that he was determined to recover Xiangyang, and he had no other thoughts than to try to capture the city.

"If you don't conquer Xiangyang, you vow not to withdraw your troops!" Everyone in the hall responded in unison.

"I can't hear you!" Zhao Yu said with a calm face.

"If you don't conquer Xiangyang, you vow not to withdraw your troops!" This time, the crowd was obedient and shouted hoarsely.

"Well, this is still a bit like my Great Song soldier, let me know that you are still a little bloody!" Zhao Yu smiled and nodded.

"The minister is by no means a coward, nor is he a coward, he is willing to lead the troops to attack the city and conquer Xiangyang!" Wu stood up and saluted.

"Okay, these words are uplifting, some of them led the King of Qin back then, and fought to the death with the enemy army in Yashan and did not retreat!" Zhao Yu pointed to the case and praised it.

"The minister swears to follow His Majesty to the death, as the imperial flag points to, the sword mountain and the sea of fire will never retreat!" Pan Nian also got up and saluted.

"How does this sound a bit false!" Zhao Hao smiled, and then said loudly, "But I like to listen, which means that you still have me and Da Song in your hearts, and they are incorrigible!" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister is confused. I forgot the difficulties of creating a foundation with His Majesty, forgot the suffering of losing the country in the past, and forgot that half of my Great Song Dynasty still fell into the hands of the enemy! Pan Nian gave a deep salute and said with tears in his eyes.

"Born in sorrow and dying in peace, forgetting war will be dangerous. Although we have recovered Jiangnan, we are not at ease, Mengyuan occupies an area of only 100,000 li, and Jiangnan is just a corner of its territory. Although it has been defeated by our dynasty repeatedly, as long as it survives the difficulties, it can easily mobilize a million troops and fight Jiangnan again. Zhao Yu pressed his hand to let him sit down, pointing to a map of the situation between the two countries that had just been hung, and he pointed to the large Mengyuan land road in the north.

"Listen to Your Majesty's teachings!" And they saluted again.

"At present, the East Group has recovered Huaidong and Huaixi, occupying the first line of Haizhou, Xuzhou and Yingtianfu, which can shield Jiangdong and prevent the enemy from moving south along the canal; Yesterday, Wen Xiang came another good news, the army of Shu has recovered Chongqing, occupied eastern Sichuan, and blocked the enemy's passage along the upper reaches of the Yangtze River to invade our dynasty. Now, as long as Xiangyang is still in the hands of the enemy, its importance does not need to be said, Meng Yuan is now also mobilizing Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu and grassland kings to go south to rescue Xiangyang. Therefore, Xiangyang is likely to become the place of our decisive battle with Meng Yuan. Zhao Yu pointed to the map.

"So at present we have no way to retreat, once our army is defeated, not only the success of the Northern Expedition is close to loss, but the eastern part of Sichuan has become an enclave again, and Jiangdong is under the enemy's front. At present, we cannot wait any longer, and only by fighting against the odds and conquering Xiangyang as soon as possible, instead of slackening and fighting for a long time, and concentrating our forces to annihilate the current enemy, can we reverse the disadvantage. ”