After discussing the situation on the front line, he returned to his seat and sat down, Zhao Zhen said: "From tomorrow, if I have spare time, I will come to Tianzhang Pavilion to explain the combat matters in the army. I will choose ministers, mainly Hanlin scholars, and listen to Zhongcheng's explanation. By the way, there are many of your old departments in the Beijing Military Academy. When you arrived in the capital, I heard that except for Wu Song, who had been with you for many years, no one else had seen him. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "They are all imperial court generals, since I have handed over the military power, I should not come and go." When Wu Song was in Yongcheng, I saw that he was talented and deliberately promoted and brought with him, which was naturally different from others. ”

Zhao Zhen said: "It's always a colleague, and you can't be too unkind." From tomorrow, you can go to the military school to get acquainted and see what is going on there. At present, the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Committee have a lot of spare time to go to the military academy to learn how the current army fights. It's just that when they get older, many people don't learn anything, they just know that they are different from before. ”

Hu Su said: "This is inevitable. Chen is 60 years old this year, and he has also looked for the textbooks used in military academies, and he has also listened to them in military academies, but he has no idea what they are talking about. The ministers of the court are afraid that they are like this, and they want to learn, but they really can't learn. ”

Ouyang Xiu said: "According to the minister's view, most of the ministers who go to study in the military academy are at a loss and don't know what to say. On the contrary, some young pavilion officials are able to sort out their heads and learn something. ”

Zhao Zhen said: "There is no way to do this, the rules in the army set by Du Zhongcheng, how to fight, how many years have been summed up, and it has been tested in actual combat, for a while, where can I learn to understand?" ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "The minister of the DPRK and the central government, in fact, you don't have to know everything in the army, as long as you know the general outline." ”

Ouyang Xiu said: "But now in the military academy, they all start with the most basic soldier drills, where can we know the general outline." ”

Du Zhongxiao suddenly thought that the military academy was actually for the training of generals in the army, and it was for middle and lower-level generals. For the teaching of ministers and senior generals, there is actually no corresponding subject. When he was on the river meandering road, there were actually few high-ranking generals who would not work it. The content learned by senior generals is very different from that of middle- and lower-level generals, and it is mainly based on strategy. And things like how to train soldiers and so on are not of much use to high-ranking generals. At present, there is no way to systematically train generals, and ministers and senior generals should be specially trained.

It's better to wait until you understand the Beijing Military Academy and then raise it. Moreover, there are really not many qualified high-ranking generals now, and it is a troublesome matter to compile teaching materials and so on. The military system, as a scientific study, is inherently very complex.

After chatting until the middle of the night, Zhao Zhen ordered to disperse. Du Zhongxiao and the three Hanlin scholars thanked him and went out of the inner hall together.

Outside the Donghua Gate, the street is still very lively. The streets are full of people, and vendors from all walks of life are setting up stalls on the roadside or carrying baskets and shouting loudly. Tokyo Castle is known as Nanhebei City, and Nanhe River is naturally the Caihe River route in front of Daxiangguo Temple, and Beishi is this area.

Ouyang Xiu said: "It's not too late, why don't we find a restaurant and drink two glasses of light wine?" ”

Wang Qi said: "That's just right. When I go home at this time, I have nothing to do. ”

Du Zhongxiao was about to communicate with the courtiers, so naturally he did not shirk.

Hu Su said: "Then go to Gaoyang Zhengdian in the south, where the lamb is very meaty, and it is incomparable to other places." ”

The four of them went all the way south with their entourage, turned east at Xuande Gate, and arrived at Gaoyang Zhengdian. It's not far from Du Zhongxiao's house, but it's convenient. Since Du Zhongxiao arrived in the capital, he didn't even figure out the restaurant near his house.

It was late at night, and the color building in front of Gao Yangzheng's store was empty, and only a few small servants stood outside the door. On the nearby streets, there are still a few stalls selling all kinds of food. Since it is not far from Sangkokuji Temple, there are still many pedestrians on the street.

Seeing the four of them coming, the little guy hurriedly stepped forward. While greeting, he led the four into the color building. When they arrived at the pavilion facing the street on the second floor, the four of them sat down, ordered wine and food, and the little servant went to arrange it.

Hu Su said to Wang Jue: "You and Du Zhongcheng are Jinshi in the same year, and you have always been a noble official. The official of human speech is the rank of promotion, but today it is the official position of Zhongcheng, which is rare in this dynasty. ”

Wang Qi said: "How can it be compared? How much has Du Zhongcheng made in Jingxi Road and Hequ Road? This dynasty has today, the inside and outside are clear, how many of them rely on Du Zhongcheng? I'm just writing articles, of course, I can't compare with Zhongcheng. ”

Yu Shi Zhongcheng is the same as the Hanlin Bachelor, they are all four heads, and if they do a good job, they can be the ruler in the next step, and their status is almost the same. But if you send it like this, your official position will be much worse. Du Zhongxiao is already a scholar, and Wang Jue has not yet arrived at Shilang, and they are far away. This is before he was still a junior sergeant, Wang Qi had been an official for many years, otherwise it would be impossible to become a bachelor of Hanlin now.

Du Zhongxiao entered Beijing as a border commander, young and with great merit, many ministers were willing to make friends. It's okay to be a deacon, their status is above Du Zhongxiao, and the imperial court prohibits Zaizhi from having anything to do with Zhongcheng in the imperial history, and the officials under the Hanlin bachelor don't have that taboo.

Ouyang Xiudao: "In the year that Du Zhongcheng was established, he made countless military achievements, defeated strong enemies in a row, and was really a minister of the society. ”

Du Zhongxiao arched his hand: "You guys." It's just that the time has come, just in time. ”

Ouyang Xiu said with a smile: "There are too many officials who are handsome in the border areas, why can't other officials catch up?" Zhongcheng defeated the Khitan and the party in succession, and restored the Western Regions, which was a great achievement in the founding of the country. As soon as the term of office arrived, he let go of his military power and became an official in the court, which is really a model for my generation. ”

Du Zhongxiao didn't dare to say anything.

At this time, the wine and food came up, and the little servant placed it on the table, and filled it with wine for everyone.

Hu Su raised his glass and said, "It's not easy to drink with Zhongcheng for the first time today. And drank the cup to the fullest, and spoke slowly. ”

And they drank the wine and put their glasses on the table. Eat their own vegetables. The roasted mutton in the store was recommended by Hu Su, and Du Zhongxiao tasted it and felt that it was tender and delicious, which was really not comparable to other places. The big restaurants in the capital have their own specialties.

After drinking for a while and talking a few words, Ouyang Xiu said: "Zhongcheng, this battle against the party, I see that you are not satisfied with the front. If there is a business trip, Zhongcheng thinks, will there be any risks? ”

Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "As long as there is no big basket in front of you, what risk can there be?" The party claims to have 700,000 soldiers, but in fact, only 200,000 can really be pulled to the front line to fight. Captain Di's 300,000 troops attacked the party, and even if the party poured the whole country's troops, it could not resist. That's why the Taiwei troops are gathered in one place. As long as the forces are not dispersed, the party will not be able to take advantage of it. ”

Hu Su said: "In this way, although Captain Di's style of play is a little clumsy, it is a foolproof strategy? ”

Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "It's not a secret, it's too exaggerated." The most important thing is to know oneself and one's opponent and win all battles. When an army of 300,000 gathers in one place, it can be said that they know each other, but they do not know themselves. Now the army uses muskets and artillery, and to really fight, there must be a distance. With the local geography, this distance should be clear to the coach. Now they are gathered in one place, and only a small number of troops can fight when they encounter the enemy, and they can only temporarily send troops to fight if they do not encounter the enemy. According to my estimates, 300,000 people can only be used as 100,000 people in this arrangement. ”

Ouyang Xiu couldn't help frowning when he heard this: "Zhongcheng said so, didn't he mean that Taiwei Di went all the way, in fact, there were only more than 100,000 people?" ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "That's not what I mean, Neihan misunderstood." Now the railway only goes to the Zhenrong army, and if the troops are not sent from there, where can they come from? Rather, it is said that the 300,000-strong army should first send troops to clear the enemy of the party in Tiandu Mountain as soon as possible, and then launch out of Huluchuan as soon as possible. Attack Mingsha all the way, occupy Yanzhou all the way, and completely sweep away the enemy south of Lingzhou. The 300,000 army was properly arranged, enough to surround Xinglingzhou. ”

Ouyang Xiu nodded, somewhat understanding what Du Zhongxiao meant. The normal combat range of the 300,000-strong army spread out for hundreds of miles on the front and one or two hundred miles in length and width, actually covering the entire core area of the party. The Song army's style of play should be quickly launched after clearing the two Huluchuan.

Du Zhongxiao said: "Now this way of playing, because the disparity in strength between the two sides is too great, it should be able to win." But I thought it wouldn't be a good thing to win. With this example, future generals do not attract lessons, and still fight like this, wasting military strength in vain. ”

Ouyang Xiu smiled: "Is there any way?" Since the army switched to guns, only the soldiers and horses on the river meandering road were used easily, and other armies inevitably had doubts. There are a few times when the war is familiar, and it will slowly get better in the future. ”

Wang Qi said: "That's true, as long as you can win, everything is easy to say." ”

After drinking a glass of wine, Du Zhongxiao said: "This kind of victory, it is inevitable that the imperial court will have to pay too much material resources. In the past few years, due to the opening of factories in the world and the storage of shopping malls, the money and grain have been overcharged, and all the officials feel that there is nothing. In fact, since the establishment of the iron prison and the gathering of local factories, there have been many things to do. It's just been dragging on there. Once it is done, it requires a lot of manpower and material resources. This money would have been useful. Not to mention, the Khitan in the north, Yelu Hongji has already defended and attacked, and the two emperors are fighting, and the result will be soon. ”

Speaking of Khitan, everyone's expressions became solemn. The Khitan is not comparable to the party, with a large population and sufficient soldiers and food. Moreover, the territory is extremely vast, with a strategic depth of thousands of miles. Once unified, it was the great enemy of the Song Dynasty.

In the past, the two countries were equal in strength and fearful of each other, and finally a stalemate was formed. The inability of the Song army to recover Youyun and the inability of the Khitan to move south were a strategic balance in which the Song army was inferior. Now it is different, the Song army clearly has the upper hand, and the strategic balance can no longer be maintained.

As long as the Khitan is unified, the two countries will inevitably be opposed, and the front line must maintain a large army. 300,000 troops were trapped in the party, and the Song Dynasty Hebei Road could still be supported, and the Hequ Road obviously became a weakness. The actual strategic situation did not allow Di Qing to attack the party slowly.

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