After visiting the position, Zhao Yu said: "Amazing, amazing!" If I hadn't seen the power of artillery, I wouldn't have understood why the battlefield was arranged the way it was, and I couldn't figure out how the battle would have been fought. After looking at it today, I realized how the Yingtianxiang army fought and how powerful it was. In the past, I just heard that you all use firearms here, which is stronger than the world's box army, and even stronger than some forbidden armies. Now I know that there are not many people in the forbidden army who can defeat you. ”

Zhao Zi said: "We have been practicing for several years and have spent countless efforts, is it ordinary and comparable? This time, Guangnan Nong Zhigao was in turmoil, and we held our breath up and down, and we wanted to go there to quell the chaos and thieves and make meritorious contributions to the imperial court. It's just that we are the Xiang army in the end, I don't know what the court will think. ”

Zhao Yu said: "It is one thing for the army to drill at the station, and it is another thing to fight remotely, so the imperial court will naturally be cautious. If more people are sent to Lingnan, not to mention that so many cannons will be difficult to transport, the daily need for arms is not a small number. And once you don't have artillery in your army, how strong is it compared to other armies? The imperial court must deliberate. I see that the most advantageous place for you to fight is in the northwest, and it is useless to go to the southwest. ”

Zhao Zi shook his head again and again: "Since the party negotiated peace, where is there still a war in the northwest?" Unless the railway to the Zhenrong army is repaired, and the imperial court dispatches a large army to extinguish the party, we will be useful. Now there is a war in the southwest, and there is no need for artillery, and it is also fought with small artillery. In addition to artillery, cavalry and infantry should not be underestimated. The army uses muskets, which can attack and defend well, and is most conducive to field warfare. ”

Zhao Yu nodded: "This also makes sense. It's a pity that I have to leave tomorrow and take a car to Henan Mansion to see the generals of Zhuzhou. If I have time, I'd like to watch here for a few more days and see how you guys practice. Now in addition to Baiting supervising the production of iron, the Xiangzhou Iron Supervisor on Hedong Road has also been done, and Su Zhijian has brought people over, and most things can be produced. If firearms are usable, it is not difficult for the forbidden army and the battalion army to replace them with guns. Now the difficulty is that the whole army does not know how to use guns and cannons, for many years, the forbidden army still does not use artillery in field battles, and muskets are only carried by a small number of personal soldiers. The camp is well used in the military, and other places can learn it. ”

Liu Ji, who was walking in front, heard it and whispered to Du Zhongxiao: "Lift, if we can really go south this year to quell the chaos and fight well, and the whole army sees that firearms are usable, it will be very different." Now it's just a box army, and most of the officers are in power, and the morale of the army is unstable. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Commander, what do you think is the most important thing for our battalion Tianxiang Army to have today?" ”

Liu Jidao: "If you have a long-term view, a proper command, and a discerning talent selection, you should have today's achievements." ”

Du Zhongxiao shook his head slightly: "This is right, and it is not right. In fact, the most important thing is that we have established various academic samples early on. As long as you have the heart, you can learn the technology in the army. As long as you learn it, you will know how to fight a battle, how to arrange and how to command on the battlefield. Of course, it's all on paper now, and it looks sharp, and you have to fight to know how to do it. However, there is a disadvantage, that is, the generals who have come out of our army have adapted to fighting like this, and it is difficult to say if they change to other places. ”

Liu Ji nodded: "It's good to mention this." We met when we were in Bozhou, and now it has been ten years, and we know each other very well. How can you manage your finances as a young jinshi? Knowing how to march to war? In fact, there is no other, no matter what you do, you have an organization. It doesn't matter, I am willing to learn, and I am willing to bring others to learn together. I have been an official for many years, and then I joined the army for a few years, how have I ever seen you so willing to start a school and teach people those trivial knowledge? Ordinary magistrates, being able to open a state school and a county school is already good governance. You are different, when you are in the place, the iron superintendent runs all kinds of schools, and you can learn knowledge that will be used for a lifetime. The fact that the Iron Supervisor can have today has a lot to do with the schools you ran in the first place. No matter what kind of knowledge it is, teach together, learn together, teach together, and learn from each other, and there is a strong army today in a few years. ”

Speaking of this, Liu Ji sighed: "After several years on Jingxi Road, I can see that the Yingtianxiang Army was built from scratch, which is different from other armies in the world. Muskets and artillery are only appearances, in fact, the most important thing is that both soldiers and officers in the army know what they want to do and how to do it. It doesn't matter if you don't know at first, learn little by little, use your brain, and always come up with it and learn. Everyone gathered firewood and the flame was high, and now there is this battalion and field army, as well as several schools in the army, which is the most useful. With those schools in place, the teaching materials and regulations have been perfected to this day, and there is no shortage of instructors, it is not difficult for an army to come out with a new training. ”

Du Zhongxiao smiled: "It is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish." We didn't have anyone to teach, so we had to work hard together to do a few things. What really supports our military is those schools, not in the people, but in the regulations and systems. This is more useful than learning a few books of the art of war in the imperial court, but unfortunately not many people have seen it. Without a big victory, it will be difficult for the Yingtianxiang army to correct its name, and it will be difficult for our military system to be truly valued. Now that the court has seen it, it feels fresh, and it seems to be very powerful, but it is just a flower in the fog, and it is difficult to say. So in the past few years, Yingtian and Chang Pingsi have done well, so I toss here. Now that the time has come, this army has been finalized, and more importantly, the schools that support the army have been perfected and can continuously train talents. If there is no big victory, and it is not recognized by the imperial court, what are these talents going to do? ”

Speaking of this, Du Zhongxiao sighed slightly: "It's been a few years of thinking, we need a big battle, a big victory." With military exploits, all this can continue, otherwise, without the motivation to move forward, it will slowly fall silent. ”

Up to now, Du Zhongxiao is eager to fight, not only for himself to make some military achievements, but also to have a future in the future. The development of the Jingxi Road Yingtianxiang Army requires a big victory. Only victory can silence people, can eliminate the noise, and can promote one's ideas.

As a result of this exercise, I don't know if it can make the imperial court make up its mind and let itself lead troops to Quang Nam to quell the chaos.

Back at the handsome tent, Du Zhongxiao arranged a wine feast to see Zhao Yu off. The main purpose of his visit was to watch the basic situation of the drill and to see the appearance of the battalion and the army. The goal has been achieved, and it is a surprise to see the power of the artillery, and I am particularly happy.

Before leaving, the imperial court asked Zhao Yu to come and take a look at the Yingtian Xiangjun and report what he saw according to the truth, which was one of them. Another Zhao Yu is under the jurisdiction of Jingxi Road, where thieves are arrested, and there will be chaos like Zhang Hai on this road, as long as the camp Tianxiang army is mobilized to quell the chaos, there will be no more major incidents.

Coming up with wine and meat, Du Zhongxiao raised his glass and said: "It's hard to come from afar, but it's a pity that you only stay for the past two days and can't get close." Let's have a drink. ”

After everyone drank wine, Zhao Yu said: "If it was before, I was promoted to the army in the mountains, and it was naturally not easy for me to transfer here in Henan Mansion." But now it's different, there's a railway, there's a train, it's only a day or two away, there's something there! promoted the young jinshi, did not be an official for ten years, and really did a lot of good things for the imperial court. As far as I know, when the state was annexed, a fur market was built there, and it is profitable to the local area today. A few months ago, when Han Xianggong went to Jingxi Road, he still mentioned this matter in the song, and every year I don't know how many northern furs are sold in Bingzhou. ”

Du Zhongxiao drank a glass of wine and sighed: "Speaking of Bingzhou, the two handsome ministers when I was there, Xia Xianggong and Zheng Xianggong, have passed away in the past few years, which is embarrassing to say. When it wasn't for the two of them who appreciated it, where would I be today. Zheng Xianggong died in office on Hedong Road, and Xia Xianggong died in the capital, hating me for being in an official position, and I didn't see them in the end. ”

Speaking of this, Du Zhongxiao stood up and spilled the wine in the glass in his hand on the ground. Said: "The world is impermanent, and there is no goodbye to the day of farewell." Although I have not achieved success and fame today, I have not yet reached the year of establishment, and I have been a supervisor all the way. If there were no two ministers who cultivated on the same day, where would we be today? If the two ministers know under the spring, and drink this wine, when I leave office, I will go to the tomb to pay respects! ”

Zhao Yu said: "Yes, today, the promotion is not necessary for the two ministers." With the arrival of Xia Xianggong and the state for the signing of the judgment, it is important, and today the local government still reads the Xianggong and promotes the kindness of the day. Zheng Xianggong raised the Zhihuo Army and built Tanglong Town, which became an important trade place for all countries. Although the Khitan and the party have been fighting endlessly in recent years, Tanglong Town is still prosperous today, and the income there supports the use of Hedong Road. In addition, a wool weaving industry was established in the Volcano Army, and it has become more and more prosperous in recent years. In the past, whether it was the Khitan or the people of several surrounding states, it was not easy to sell sheep to the mainland. Now as long as you sell wool and cashmere, you can get a lot of money a year, and I don't know how many people are affected by this. ”

The wool industry of the Volcanic Army has become bigger, and the people of both the Khitan and the party have risen up to raise sheep, and wool and cashmere have become an important source of income for them. Now a large number of wool products used in the forbidden army come from there, and even the capital of the capital has been affected.

It has been five or six years since Du Zhongxiao left there, and his impression has been blurred. However, Chen Qin still stayed there, raised horses well, and the official was also promoted, becoming an important official in the management of the horse farm on Hedong Road. Now the Hedong horse has become an important source of horses for the forbidden army, and it will surpass the horses of the Northwest City.

Xiangzhou is southern, and the climate is like smoke and rain in the south of the Yangtze River. And the Volcano Army is in the side of the fortress, which is a completely different scenery. Speaking of the days of the year, Du Zhongxiao remembered the past and couldn't help but be a little distracted. At that time, I was also ambitious.

Dai Ma Yifeng, the fox died on the hill, people can never forget the land where they were born. Du Zhongxiao is in the prime of life, and he wants to be a horse galloping on the battlefield, and he is in the border pass. In the hinterland, I have seen everything that should be seen in local politics, and I began to miss the days of the border gates.