When he arrived at Tianzhang Pavilion, he saluted like a ritual, and Zhao Zhen said: "The three strategies of attack and defense you talked about in the book are very reasonable. If the pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info are determined to destroy Yuan Hao's clown, then it seems more appropriate to send troops from the Zhenrong army. This dynasty is a big country, with a wide range of money and food, and there is no shortage of manpower, so it sent troops in the middle to hit the heart of the party. Moreover, the Zhenrong army can march north along the Hulu River, and after arriving at the Yellow River, go down the Yellow River, and directly hit Xingqing Mansion, and the road will be given. If Weizhou and Fengzhou are used as the foundation to support an army of two or three hundred thousand, the party can be destroyed! ”

Xu Pingxin said, now you understand, why don't you say it in the Chongzheng Hall during the day? What's the use of telling me now?

Without waiting for Xu Ping to speak, Zhao Zhen sighed again: "It's easy to gather two or three hundred thousand soldiers, but it's a pity that there are no generals." ”

Xu Ping thought for a while before he said, "Your Majesty, what does the king think?" ”

"Wang De became famous as a young man, and he was wise and brave, but unfortunately he never led a soldier to fight. Hundreds of thousands of troops attacked, thousands of miles into enemy territory, very different from thousands of people marching. I asked Wang Deyong, but he wasn't sure. It's a pity that now the imperial court has no suitable candidates besides him. Your plan is good, but it doesn't work now. ”

This is also the truth, those who have the ability to lead an army of two or three hundred thousand to attack the enemy territory really can't find such a general. There is nothing in the forbidden army in terms of logistics, organization, intelligence, marching, etc., which is extremely dependent on the personal abilities of the generals, and has been peaceful for decades, where is there such talent? Two or three hundred thousand people attacked and advanced, and the daily scheduling, coordination, and organization were very complicated, and it was by no means possible to get to the predetermined place with a single order. Even if there is no battle on the road, just walking, being able to walk hundreds of miles within the specified time according to the requirements, without causing chaos, is beyond the ability of the current forbidden army.

Xu Ping said: "If Your Majesty is worried that the speed of the march is too fast, there will be unexpected chaos on the road, it is better to build a fort and advance slowly." Now that the road to Shaanxi Road has been opened, the mailing department is recruiting manpower, and with the preparation of the three divisions, it can support hundreds of thousands of people there for a few years, and it can still be done. Build forts all the way, reach the Yellow River, and then fight a decisive battle with the party, it is not impossible. ”

"Who's the handsome?" Zhao Zhen shook his head, "Originally, I was optimistic about you, but the countermeasure was proposed by you, and I led a large army to fight Jiaozhi in Yongzhou." Although the party is stronger than Jiaozhi, this time it is not a state land, but a country of troops, if you go there, the troops in your hands are not comparable to Yongzhou. Alas, but in the past two years, you have to change the military system, and then you have been defrauded of loans by the Jingshi Bank, which has ruined the forbidden army. Privately, I have tried to say that most of the forbidden troops in the capital do not want to be under your control. Soldiers are dangerous, and discord between generals is a taboo for soldiers, so there is no way. ”

Xu Ping couldn't help but be stunned, he wanted to change the military system, but he didn't succeed, and he scared the forbidden army. There is really no way, the system is not perfect, and the army is highly dependent on the cooperation of commanders at all levels. Xu Ping offended not one person, but the commanders at all levels in the forbidden army, from top to bottom, did not have a good impression of him, and there was no way to change him.

Zhao Zhen said again: "Now that the soldiers are not proficient, they will not practice war, and it is indeed too risky to start a war." For a year or two from now, the northwest will be dominated by defense. One is to be safe, and the other is to take this opportunity to select capable generals. The three offensive and defensive strategies you mentioned in the book can only use the lowest strategy, two main defenses, and open up the river. When the Han Dynasty was founded at the beginning, it was also more defeated than won against the Xiongnu. The second emperor of Wenjing recuperated and rested, and when Emperor Wu rose hard, he first took the land of Henan, then fought in Monan, and finally took the west of the river into the Han Dynasty, and the Xiongnu was already the end of the strong crossbow. In the fourth year of the Yuan Dynasty, the general Wei Qingtong army attacked Mobei directly, and broke the single with the Wugang car formation, and the champion Hou Huo went to the sick wolf Juxu, and the battle was fixed. After the defeat of the Xiongnu in four battles, later generations only knew that the Han army was mighty outside the fortress, but it should not be forgotten that before the battle in Henan, the Han army was defeated. It was these previous defeats that allowed the Han army to train the army, elect generals, and test the truth and reality. Therefore, we should not be in a hurry for the battle of the party, and even if there are some small defeats at the beginning, we should not care too much. The key is to learn from these defeats. ”

Xu Ping got up and bowed and said, "Your Majesty is far-sighted, where can Weichen think so far." ”

Zhao Zhen said with a smile: "You don't have to compliment me, as a king, at this juncture of the war, of course, you must learn to know the history and use it for the present." However, if you think about it this way, whether you can do it or not depends on the generals on the front line. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Zhen shook his head helplessly: "I can spare no money and food, no matter the people's strength, no matter the soldiers, I can use two or three years to test the party's items, and let the front-line generals fight." However, the most feared thing is that after two or three years, everything will still be the same. It's still that the soldiers are not proficient, and the generals are not used to war, so what is the point? ”

After speaking, Zhao Zhen's expression was a little lonely. He is an emperor, and he will only be an emperor, and he will not fight. If the soldiers on the front line can't fight, no matter what Zhao Zhen thinks, he can only be helpless.

Historically, Renzong was the biggest backstage of the main battle faction, and Han Qi's rapid promotion to become a marshal was inseparable from his strong support. It's a pity that the result of the final attack was that before it could be fought, it encountered three major defeats, and the main battle faction died down from then on. Now that the national strength is no longer the same as in history, there is no need to wait so long, and it will be replaced by Xu Ping.

Let Xu Ping sit down, Zhao Zhen said: "The current arrangement of the imperial court is according to your third strategy. Linfu, Yanyan, Huanqing and Jingyuan Road I will not choose ministers to sit in the town, you go to Qinfeng Road, Enwei and Shi, for the imperial court to recover the land of Hehuang. In the past, when you were in Yongzhou, you used to brace the soil there, although there were some small messes, but on the whole the results were outstanding. The Han army's conquest of the Xiongnu began with the recovery of Henan, and the Han army was invincible in the north from then on. Wei Qing and Li Xi attacked the Hetao, detoured thousands of miles from the clouds, and led the army to march more than 1,000 miles in dozens of days in the desert, breaking the enemy with one blow. After you pacify Tibet, you can attack Lanzhou, cut off the party's connection with the land west of the river, cut off its right arm, and at the same time pull the party's flank. This is something you have already said in the countermeasures, and I don't need to repeat it. The only thing I want to tell you is that although the former Han Dynasty strong army is thousands of miles away from the country, it can still chase the enemy for thousands of miles in the desert, which the current forbidden army cannot do in any case. You have always wanted to change the military system, and now I will hand over Longyou to you, and all the affairs of the military state will be decided by you. Give you the sword of the Son of Heaven, and those who violate the military order will be beheaded immediately! It's just that two or three years later, when the imperial army is heading north, you have to give me back a strong army that can march thousands of miles in the desert, not to mention a few hundred miles, and directly attack the enemy! ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Zhen stood up, walked to the window, looked at the night outside, and did not speak again.

Xu Ping hurriedly got up and bowed, and said respectfully: "The minister respectfully obeys the holy decree and will live up to His Majesty's trust!" ”

After a long while, Zhao Zhen said: "For decades, Tubo has been oppressed by the party and has not stopped attacking. Therefore, they have always been deferential to this dynasty, and although Yuan Hao has been defeated repeatedly, they have been courteous to this dynasty. If you go this time, you will be able to collect Hehuang, if you are too lenient with him, you will not be able to do things, and if you are too strict, you will lose the hearts of the people, so you should pay attention to proportion. ”

"Your Majesty, for Fanhu, it is nothing more than to show justice and treat him with sincerity. Those who are loyal to the dynasty are respected in a high position, and they are generous, and the court can treat their children and grandchildren preferentially. If the base does not surrender and resolutely refuses to be attached, then it will be approached with swords, the ancients so-called cadres and dance, Fan Hu has to obey! In the meantime, the key lies in a public word, a sincere word, those who follow me prosper, and those who oppose me die! The champion Hou is in the story of Hexi, and the service is stopped! ”

Zhao Zhen nodded, and shook his head again: "A public word, a sincere word, it's easy to say, but how difficult it is to do!" ”

"It's really hard. After all, people are selfish, have seven emotions and six desires, and the so-called knowledge and obstacle of Buddhism always have places where they are not fully done here. As long as the minister remembers his original intention and is not confined to prejudices, he can always overcome difficulties and serve His Majesty! ”

Ethnic relations are the most difficult to handle, especially in the land of the river, which is also the most complicated place for ethnic relations. It is said that it is the territory of the Tubo and Qiang people, but in fact, the most populous people are the Han people, and these Han people have been Hu for more than 100 years. On the other hand, the Fanhu there is sinicized to varying degrees, which is not the same as the Fanhu in other places. Especially the upper class, both in terms of customs and culture, are no different from the Han people. It's very difficult to deal with them after they get there, which ones need to be co-opted and which ones need to be attacked. Don't think that the Han people who have become Hu are better at talking than Fan Hu, that is not necessarily, in fact, it depends on the tribe to which they belong, look at the leader, and treat them separately. The Han, Tibetan, and Qiang ethnic groups were originally of the same origin, and they have been mixed together for one or two hundred years, and they are a group that is different from other places.

Xu Ping has experience in Yongzhou and knows that the most important thing in dealing with these problems is to seek truth from facts, and that things in history are what they are, and they should be praised and criticized. In order to please some people, we must not ignore right and wrong and mud, or even reverse black and white, so that even if it has a temporary effect, it will leave endless troubles. There was a lesson in his previous life, which was originally out of a compensatory mentality and gave preferential treatment to ethnic minorities, but in the end it became a matter of ignoring right and wrong.

Whenever we talk about ethnic minorities in history, we must talk about being oppressed by the Central Plains Dynasty, the leaders of the ethnic minorities must be wise and martial, and the emperors and civil and military officials of the Central Plains Dynasty must be mediocre and incompetent, which has almost become a kind of political correctness. Even some careerists who have not made any positive contributions in history, who are bent on splitting the country and are full of blood, have been whitewashed.

If you are trying your best to advocate the historical splitters and dress up as heroes, why do people in reality still have their hearts set on the center? Those who prevent the separatism of ethnic minorities cannot be called national heroes, because they are afraid of hurting the feelings of certain people, but the executioners of the separatists who kill people are held up to the altar and are not allowed to be smeared a little.