Back at the Yushitai, Du Zhongxiao felt a little depressed. In fact, the situation in Ye County, in more than ten days, I don't know much about it. It's just that intuitively, I feel that the creation of factories will inevitably change society greatly. When we put forward reform, we just want to turn passivity into initiative and seize the initiative.

Today's rally, on the whole, was not very successful. It was difficult for Du Zhongxiao's idea to be recognized by other officials, and the final result was only that everyone admitted that there was a problem, and there was no specific solution. After a while, I thought it through, and then we gathered again.

What's the solution? It's not an overnight thing, and it's hard to have a foolproof approach without a lot of practice. But practice? Du Zhongxiao shook his head. How many of today's officials are willing to practice and find a solution?

Guo Shenxi said: "Zhongcheng, looking at today's meeting, the ministers don't think there is anything going on in Ye County. To change or not to change, if it is not for the will of God, in their eyes I am afraid that there is nothing. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "That's true. That's it, I've done what I have to do, and it's not up to us to follow up. There is no need to put more thought into this matter, and pay attention to the government. It is now late September, and the autumn is high and the horses are fat, and it is time to use the troops, so pay more attention to the military in the northwest. ”

Guo Shenxi said yes. For Ye County, Yushitai paid attention to the large number of cases that were found, and the current governance that led to this is unreliable, how to reform, that is a matter of the political hall, and Guo Shenxi doesn't worry much.

Guo Shenxi left, and Du Zhongxiao sat down after returning to the case, closing his eyes and pondering. Judging from today's meeting, except for a few officials, most of them do not know much about the factory and do not feel that they need to pay more attention. In the matter of Ye County, the opinion of the officials is to upgrade the county to a state and send more officials. As for the various reforms underneath, they are not interested.

Shaking his head, Du Zhongxiao had no choice. When he entered the court as the middle of the imperial history, he began to have a lot of contact with these big people in the court, and many things are just the beginning now. If you're in a hurry, let's take your time. Wait until you are slowly familiar with the court before you can really start.

Now is not the time for me to be on the river meander, at that time I have the final say, as long as I recognize it, I can start immediately. Now, no matter what, you can only make suggestions, but you don't have the power to make decisions.

Zhenrong Army, Song Army Shuai, Di Qing said to Liu Ji in front of the case: "Now that the weather is cold, the army is four, and it is time to send troops." The army joined forces in one place and attacked the port. According to the township guide, there are not many party soldiers there, and it is not difficult to conquer it. After arriving at the reward port, our troops divided into two ways. I am handsome on the east road to attack Weizhou, and you are handsome on the west road to attack the West Shou Military Division. Both of these places are mountain valleys, and although they are fortified by cities, it is not difficult for us to capture them with artillery. After taking these two places, there is no strong enemy on the way out of Huluchuan in the north, and you can combine troops to sweep away the remnants of the enemy and encircle the enemy army in Lingzhou. ”

Liu Jidao: "Tai Lieutenant, nearly 300,000 soldiers and horses have gathered around the Zhenrong army, and the party garrison is not worth mentioning. The party members also knew that they were defeated, and there were not many people in Weizhou and Xishou, but they gathered soldiers and horses in Lingzhou. I thought that the main force was quickly moving forward, and swept around with flanking troops and horses. An army of 300,000, even if there are 50,000 on the left and right flanks, is enough to break through the military divisions of Weizhou and Xishoujian. ”

Di Qing said: "Deployment, fighting with a large army, the most important thing is to have a neat lineup, so as not to give the enemy a chance to take advantage of it." The Weizhou Supervision and Military Division is in the east, and the West Shou Supervision and Military Division is in the west, guarding the Huluchuan River Valley on the left and the right. If we don't capture these two places, our army will go forward, and the party members will suddenly go around the back, and it will be troublesome at that time. We divided our troops, and after capturing these two places, we swept the rest, and then joined forces to attack Lingzhou. ”

Liu Ji was silent for a while, and finally could only nod: "Since the Taiwei has decided so, I am the one who is ordered." ”

The Song army gathered troops and horses to the Zhenrong army, and the party had already received the news and made targeted arrangements. Under the artillery of the Song army, the general walled city was useless, and the party gave up many places, gathered soldiers and horses, and built several strong cities. The two largest ones are the Weizhou Supervisory Military Division and the Xishou Supervisory Military Division, which are divided into two sides of the Hulu River Valley Road and rely on the strong city to defend it. When the Song army came out, the first thing they had to face was these two places.

Liu Ji was the first general to follow Du Zhongxiao to train and fight together, and his command style carried the shadow of the Yingtian Xiang Army. After changing the guns, the field combat ability of the Song army was much stronger than that of the party army. Now that there are many horses in the army, a large number of scout horses should be used to control the entire Huluchuan River valley first. Then divide the army into several legions to destroy Weizhou and Xishou and cover the main army out of Huluchuan.

In Liu Ji's view, due to the loss of the field maneuver advantage, the party did not have many soldiers and horses in the Huluchuan Valley Road. To deal with them, it is enough to use a partial division, and the main force of the army should advance as quickly as possible under the protection of the left and right flanks.

Du Zhongxiao commanded the battalion Tianxiang Army, which was one-third cavalry, one-third artillery, and one-third infantry. Before sending troops, send scouts to control the overall situation. Then, in the selected battlefield, fight the enemy. Di Qing is not like this, or according to the old habit before, the whole is mainly infantry. A large number of cavalry, organized into two legions of more than 30,000 men each, followed the main force of the army.

Nearly 300,000 people, gathered in a formation, walking along the river valley road, Liu Ji felt that his head was big when he thought about it. When he was in the camp of the Tianxiang army, Du Zhongxiao once made it clear that the army with guns and cannons is divided into several ways for how many people a legion is suitable for. Each side fights alone, does not interfere with each other, and has its own independence. Di Qing had no such concept at all, and the existing establishment was completely disrupted.

Leaving the handsome tent, Liu Ji sighed. This attack on the party, due to Di Qing's arrival, was completely chaotic.

Liu Ji left, and Di Qing sat behind the desk, closing his eyes and thinking. Speaking of which, although he led the troops to quell the rebellion of Nong Zhigao, Di Qing has been in the army for twenty or thirty years, and it is the first time that he has commanded so many troops, and he is extremely cautious in fighting alone. His own army, the other party's party arrangement, thought about it repeatedly. How to march into the army, how to provide logistical support, and how to attack the enemy are all cautious.

Du Zhongxiao sorted out the set according to the training of the battalion Tianxiang Army and the actual operation of the Hequ Road, although there was teaching in the military academy, Di Qing also seriously studied in the military academy, but he still felt that he was not used to it. All kinds of calculations, complex and huge command structures, all of which had not been seen in the army before, Di Qing was in his forties, and it was extremely difficult for Di Qing to learn. For several years, Di Qing knew the general idea, but he couldn't fully grasp it.

In this attack on the party, Di Qing finally decided to abandon the method of meandering the river and follow the old combat methods. The generals in the army made extensive use of old men and reduced the chain of command in order to make their decisions reach the armies as quickly as possible. However, the 300,000 army still made Di Qing feel tired. It's not a simple increase or decrease in numbers, but when there are more people, there are too many things to consider.

On the table in front of you is a huge map of the terrain and military situation around the Hulu River. The map was made by a person who came out of the military academy, and it was drawn in great detail. However, Di Qing was still not used to fighting against the map, and he preferred to put everything in his head and think about it himself.

In the side tent next to it, several staff officers had nothing to do. Some flipped through the papers on the table, and some sat in their seats, stupidly looking outside. In the past few months, they, the main personnel of the handsome account, really have nothing to do.

Gan Xing sighed: "When I was in the military academy before, I heard the instructor talk about their war on Hequ Road, and they were the busiest. All the things in the commander's tent, the arrangement in the small tent, and the formulation of large orders, are all done by the staff officers. We arrived here with the captain, but we had nothing to do all day, and the captain next to us was so busy day and night that he didn't even have time to sleep. ”

Yu Chengyue said: "Is there any way?" Taiwei is a person who has fought for decades, and he takes everything to heart, for fear that if he says it, he will accidentally leak the news. We people don't have much to do except send military orders. ”

Feng Qiang, who was behind the case, said: "What do you know! How to fight, it's all in the belly of the captain, and we need to say more! As long as the military order is correct and delivered in time, it is well done! ”

Gan Xing said: "That is, General Feng is a person valued by the Tai Lieutenant, and he has to discuss everything, which is different from us." That's not what you learn in military school. We have to calculate the materiel of each army, calculate the offensive route, analyze the enemy on the opposite side, estimate victory or defeat, and provide the commander with various battle plans. Now we don't do any of this, we don't even know the military situation, and there is nothing we can do in reality. In the end, the military school has learned in vain. ”

Feng Qiang said: "What we learned in the military academy is the tactics of Du Zhongcheng on Hequ Road, of course we are different. Captain Di has been in the army for decades, and everything is in his heart, where we need to do it! You just need to do things with peace of mind, where are there so many complaints! ”

Gan Xing said: "Yes, as long as you do things with peace of mind." But now, what do we do? Look at the beginning of the big war, we have been sitting here for more than a month, it is better to let it go to the armies. ”

Feng Qiang said: "The whole army is trained by the Holy God, and the military system is so determined, you dare to talk about it!" ”

Yu Chengyue stood up, arrived at the door of the tent, looked at the sun outside, and said, "Yes, who dares to speak about the things that the Holy Lord has decreed." General Gan, wouldn't it be good to bask in the sun and look at the surrounding scenery? ”

Gan Xing listened, stood up, went to the other side of the door, looked at the scenery outside, and said, "That's right, don't talk nonsense." It's okay to look at the scenery and rest more, how about it? ”

Feng Qiang looked at the rest of the people who didn't speak, and then looked at the two people at the door, puffing up, and it was not good to say anything. He is a person that Di Qing values very much, and many things are discussed together, which is of course different from these people.

Di Qing values Feng Qiang because he is proficient in affairs, quick in his work, and a good helper. In the final analysis, although Di Qing is literate, he can't personally handle the paperwork in the army, and he needs such a person. Now Feng Qiang is more like an official relied on by the commander in the army in the past, rather than a staff officer.

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