Zhang Yuzhi and Su Shunqin carefully studied the booklets over there, and Du Zhongxiao chatted with several military generals.

From now on, Du Zhongxiao's main energy will be on the regular liquidation and the formation and training of the box army, and the camp and field affairs will only focus on the general outline, Zhang Yuzhi is right. A person's energy is limited, and it is impossible to manage everything. If the ministry is not shared among several officials, it is to be handed over to the officials.

The two people in charge of the camp and field affairs are both demoted officials, but there are some differences. Zhang Yuzhi's main reason is that he is unlucky, there is no problem with his ability to do things, there is no problem with his personal integrity, and he has not offended anyone even in the court. Since he came to Hebei Road to work, it is said that he has also taken credit, but in the end, it has all become bad things, and he can't hide from it. From one thing, the second comes next, and each time it gets worse and worse. As far as the matter of being implicated by Wang Ze is concerned, some people say that Li Jiao, who he let go, was the mastermind of Wang Ze's uprising, but the rebellion was put down, and there was no such person at all, who to reason with? There is such a thing by chance, the court can ignore it, and within a few years, one after another, who will you belittle? You can't complain about the society, you can only bear it.

Unlike Zhang Yuzhi, who is good at handling official affairs and practical matters, Su Shunqin became famous as a young man, and he was born in a big family, so he was used to being praised by others. It is true that a scholar takes the world as his own responsibility, but after reading two books, he feels that he can guide the country and rebuke the world, and sooner or later something big will happen. In particular, criticizing this policy impassionedly every day, accusing that person, but not paying attention to the subtleties and not doing practical things, it is simply obvious that people will get you. With Su Shunqin's state during the Qingli period, something was almost inevitable. It's just that the blow is so heavy, unexpected, and it's hard for him to accept it himself.

The current Su Shunqin, on the one hand, is still indignant, feeling that he wronged himself at the beginning, and it was because of the party's struggle for himself that he ended up in this end. On the other hand, after several years of cutting his job to live for the people, and in the name of the economic crime of self-theft that he was most ashamed of by the scholars, the whole person has changed a lot. At least now, he no longer comments on the government and politics at every turn, and is willing to do practical things with his heart.

After drinking tea for a while, Du Zhongxiao said to Yang Ji and Liu Ji: "Fu Xianggong reorganized the box army on Jingdong Road, eliminated the old and weak, and taught and read at four o'clock, which was very effective. A few years ago, the imperial court gave the military name of Yingtian Wuxiang Army and placed high hopes on it. We should take the Jingdong Road Teaching and Reading Chambers Army as an example and train the camps and fields. I have never led my troops to war, and although I have the heart, I have nowhere to start, and I have been troubled. The two rulers, Liu Zhan fought with the party on Shaanxi Road, and Yang Zhan fought against the party on Jinghu Road, one south and one north, and all kinds of soldiers and horses have seen them, so I don't know what they think about military training? ”

Liu Jidao: "According to what I have seen on Shaanxi Road, compared with the soldiers and horses of this dynasty and the party, they will not be brave and fierce, and it is really difficult to match." Moreover, military discipline is lax, and military orders are not good. Tens of thousands of people gathered in one place, silent. With military food, the thief chief uses tendons, and the thieves dare to raise their hands. In this way, all the people can be like one person, and the two armies will be invincible when they meet. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Governor, it's not that I'm finding fault with your words. In the three major defeats in the northwest, I have carefully read the battle reports, and the defeat of our army is all due to the enemy's unknown situation, and it has been taken advantage of by the enemy, surrounded on all sides, and fought more and less. The two armies fought in formation, even if the soldiers and horses of the dynasty were less than the party, they would not be left behind. Taking the Battle of Sanchuankou as an example, thousands of people of Taiwei Liu were surrounded by tens of thousands of party members, and he was especially able to fight bravely and die of exhaustion. In the end, thousands of the forbidden army fled back, and the former was only two or three out of ten. If the number of enemies killed, the forbidden army will die one person, and the party will have to die at least two or three people, which is inconsistent with what the ruler said. ”

Liu Ji was speechless for a while, and was stunned for a moment and said: "The front-line soldiers all think as I just said. Tiju felt that what the front-line soldiers said was wrong, and dared to ask what was the reason for the defeat? ”

Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "I'm not on the front line, how can I say it?" It's just that from the battle report, it's not like that. When we train troops, we must base our military training on facts and seek truth from facts. Only then can we truly find our own shortcomings, discover the enemy's weaknesses, promote our strengths, avoid the enemy's shortcomings, and win the battle. ”

Seeing Liu Ji's displeasure, Du Zhongxiao said again: "Governor, we are talking about the war, but we will express our opinions and find out the real problem." There is no battle of will, there is no distinction between high and low. Everything depends on facts, modesty and prudence, in order to gain. ”

Whether it is historical records or legends of later generations, the national strength of the Song Dynasty is much stronger than that of the Khitan and the party. But when it really fought, there were always more defeats and fewer victories. Du Zhongxiao learned that war is the continuation of politics, and military strength is the embodiment of national strength, how could such a thing happen in the Song Dynasty. If you think that the national strength of the Song Dynasty is inferior to that of the Khitan and the party, all statistics do not support it, and the Song Dynasty should be ahead in the economy, culture and system. Militarily, in addition to pacifying the various separatist forces at the beginning of the founding of the country, he defeated the nomadic regime in the north once and again.

There must be a reason for this, and Du Zhongxiao just wants to find out this reason. Only when we find the cause can we prescribe the right medicine and treat the stubborn disease. Instead of relying on a momentary rise and a momentary fluke, to win a battle, temporarily cover up the crisis, and cause even greater disasters later.

The Song Dynasty's military strength was sluggish, and the martial arts were not good, and in his previous life, the most widely circulated and recognized was because of the emphasis on literature and light on martial arts. Or some people take a step back, not emphasizing literature over martial arts, but advocating literature and suppressing martial arts. The status of the military generals is not high, and of course they cannot attract talents, and they do not work hard in wars, causing all kinds of drawbacks, and they can only defeat the war. Especially compared with the enemy, they are all soldiers, all military generals are in power, and they have almost no scruples about burning, killing, and plundering, and they are a group of armed bandits. It is even believed that because of the reverence for literature and the suppression of martial arts, the Han people have lost their blood and can only let people eat meat. There has also been a wolf spirit, wolves eat meat, and good people can only be robbed by robbers.

Du Zhongxiao also once thought so, and after training his own troops, he knew that this statement was unreliable. Just like what Liu Ji said just now, he didn't look for the real reason, but just picked up a statement either because he echoed it or because of practical needs. Military generals and armies can fight when they have a high status? Is it a warlord in power? There are five dynasties and ten kingdoms in front, and according to some people, although there are emperors in it, they always block the Khitan. But it is actually related to the Khitan interior, and the actual Khitan has also entered Bianliang, but it can't sit in the world, and it just retreats. If it is said that the five dynasties and ten kingdoms are not obvious, after a thousand years, the warlords are in power again, and the military strength has not improved. In the Republic of China, there was a higher status than the army? The supreme governor of the region was the Overseer, and later the Warlords. The supreme governor of the Central Committee is also the largest warlord, and all the military is in charge. It is so powerful and powerful, and it does attract talents, and the revolutionary army has been widely respected, so it should be able to fight, right? It's actually still a joke.

This millennium has been a period of warlords, and its performance can also be compared. The Song Dynasty could not defeat the strong enemy in the north, but it was able to capture the rebellion of various ethnic groups in the south, and it also fought under the capital of Jiaozhi. The Republic of China was also faced with a strong enemy being cut melons and vegetables, and when it reached the south, it was rampant. And this millennium was the period when the Central Plains had the weakest military strength and the most unbearable martial arts.

What is because of the admiration of literature and the suppression of martial arts, the national spirit is not bloody, and even pushed to the ancestors of thousands of years, and the culture is not good, it is just an excuse to vent. The real reason is hidden behind all this hustle and bustle, and for various reasons, I dare not or do not want to turn it out.

If we talk about social culture, Du Zhongxiao can feel that people in this era really don't want to fight, and even fear war. This kind of thinking is the mainstream from top to bottom, from the emperor and ministers to the common people. This is related to the cruel five generations, to this day, the Central Plains is still underpopulated, everywhere idle fields, the painful memory of the war still exists. For more than 100 years in the late Tang Dynasty, the world was tired and afraid, and it couldn't afford to lose so many people. Just as the brutality of World War I and World War II set off anti-war movements around the world. Of course, China is an exception, it has been tortured by foreign enemies for a thousand years, and the civil wars of World War I and World War II are nothing compared to this, and we have seen too much.

However, it is unjustifiable that the world's war-weariness can lead to such a weakening of the military, and there must be deeper reasons. The reason for this is not only to be found in the army of the Song Dynasty, but also in the army of the later Ming Dynasty, and to the later warlords and the Kuomintang army.

Just talking about discipline and morale, that's not enough, it doesn't get to the point. If you don't find the root cause, you end up cutting your feet. If there is no musket and artillery, go and learn from the armies of Europe, after all, will future generations know the history of Europe? But in this era, the European army was not stronger than the forbidden army of the Song Dynasty. The two armies have formed a formation, and there are really not many who can fight the forbidden army head-on. With muskets and artillery, you can learn the European armies in history, what Spanish phalanx, Gustavus, British lobster soldiers, Napoleonic tactics, can you learn? Those countries have been rampant in the world for less than two years.

Du Zhongxiao has never been a soldier and is not familiar with military affairs, but he likes to get to the bottom of things. Training by oneself is not to argue and convince others, but to convince oneself first and foremost. Now the reasons he has heard and learned are just not convincing himself.

The two rulers, one who had fought in the south and the other in the north, could be described as comprehensive. In fact, Yang Jin's experience in Jinghu is not of much use, those barbarian armies do not need to use the forbidden army at all, and the box army plus the strong men are enough to be ten. The main thing is why the Song Dynasty failed in the face of the nomads in the north, and it was defeated again and again.

Don't ask why, even if Du Zhongxiao trained his troops and finally defeated the Khitan and the party with advanced weapons and much stronger national strength, it is still unknown how many years this victory can be held. Without nomadism, there is no sea, and there are always foreign enemies, and they are in all directions.

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