Zhao Ning looked around and said: "From now on, the "Jingkang New Military Law" will be implemented."

This short sentence was a new beginning for the military affairs of the Song Dynasty.

The New Military Law was led by Zhang Shuye and compiled by Zong Ze, Li Gang, and Zhang Jun. It also incorporated a large number of opinions from Liu Qi, Yue Fei, Wu Jie, and others.

In the end, a brand new military law was adjudicated by Zhao Guanjia, which took two years.

In the past, the Song Dynasty also had a strict set of military laws.

But there were too many pitfalls in the old military law. For example, officers could beat and scold soldiers at will, but soldiers were not allowed to complain.

After Zhao Guangyi finished racing the donkey cart on the Gaoliang River, the Song Dynasty carried out major internal reforms and began to comprehensively suppress military personnel.

Zhao Guangyi not only pioneered the practice of building an army in secret, but also vigorously improved the imperial examinations within the civil service, and at the same time redefined the army.

The main task of the Song army in Zhao Kuangyin's era was to unify the world.

The ambitious Chai Rong reigned for six years and conquered more than 20 states, equivalent to more than 20 prefecture-level cities. There was almost no major change in the territory in the following weeks.

This is not to say that Chai Rong was not good. Chai Rong was also a very capable monarch, but he was too conservative.

When Zhao Kuangyin came to power, he took two years to destroy Jinghu, and another two years to destroy Bashu. It only took two months to truly destroy Bashu.

In the tenth year after he ascended the throne, he destroyed the Southern Han Dynasty. In the fourteenth year, he sent the famous founding general Cao Bin to destroy the Southern Tang Dynasty and basically unified the south.

Therefore, many people in later generations said that it was a pity that Chai Rong died so early. In fact, this is not the case. The achievements of Chai Rong and Zhao Kuangyin in history are supported by sufficient historical events and data.

The so-called Tang Zong and Song Zu are not nonsense made by that person.

Others say that Chai Rong laid the foundation for Zhao Kuangyin. Zhao Kuangyin picked peaches, which was just talking nonsense.

The internal situation when Zhao Kuangyin came to the throne was almost the same as when Chai Rong came to the throne. There is no way that Chai Rong had laid a good foundation during his six years in office.

It can be said that the Song Army of that era was invincible wherever they were directed!

Whether it was the coordinated command of large corps, logistics dispatch, or the quality of the army, it was the best in the world at that time.

And there was an emperor like Zhao Kuangyin who had worked his way up from the bottom as the commander-in-chief.

(It is said that Zhao Da is good to everyone, good to his younger brother, good to ministers, and good to the people, but he only has high requirements for himself)

It's a pity that no matter how strong the Song army is, it is still the era of Zhao Kuangyin.

After the car god drifted, all the elites of the Song Dynasty were lost. Even the founding generals like Cao Bin were trapped to death. This was equivalent to the British Duke of the Ming Dynasty being trapped to death in a civil fort.

Since then, most of the people recruited by the Song Army were bandits, refugees, and gangsters.

Why?

The car god is disgraceful, and he is afraid that the army will become bigger.

This guy has little prestige in the military, and he suffered a huge defeat, so he can only use the strategy of shrinking crazily to suppress the warriors.

From now on, it can be said that the Forbidden Army of the Song Dynasty is getting worse every year. The only ones that can really fight are the Northwest Forbidden Army, which has been fighting Xixia for a long time.

Even the Imperial Guards on Gyeonggi Road are mostly a group of gangsters and bandits, and most of the upper-level officers are playboys who are just here to make a living.

There are also many people who live on empty wages. It is said that there are 800,000 forbidden troops, but there may be less than 200,000, and there are a lot of old, weak, sick and disabled.

Even those in the Shenzong era were still receiving military pay.

Concealing reports from top to bottom, not cultivating martial ethics, and the sky is full of moths.

In the past two years, a group of Imperial Guards has been rebuilt, almost a blood change.

But it's far from enough.

There is a very important article in the new military law: those who join the army must be from good families.

In fact, this article has been implemented since the recruitment of the Guards Brigade last year.

Why was the Tang army so powerful back then?

Because the army in the prosperous Tang Dynasty were all educated sons of good families, such as Yue Fei.

Soldiers were a symbol of honor in the Tang Dynasty, and not just any cat or dog could come in to eat and drink.

From this point, we can see Zhao Ning's determination to truly revive the Song Army.

Everyone said: "Your Majesty is wise, the new military law will be great for our Song Dynasty!"

Zhao Ning added: "I have also set up the martial arts hall. The new army must be literate and read, and the soldiers must have faith, faith in the court, and faith in the Song Dynasty. Only such an army can win the war."

Li Gang said: "Your Majesty, I am worried that if we are too laissez-faire, we will make the military arrogant."

"I know what you mean, but now we are not defending internally, we are trying to reopen the situation. In the near future, the Song Dynasty will take the initiative to send troops to Xixia and the Kingdom of Jin."

"If you want to change your offensive and defensive positions, you must expand your martial ethics!"

The more Zhao Ning spoke, the sharper his tone became. His whole body was like an unsheathed sword. His gaze became deeper and deeper, and even his tone naturally became aggressive: "Dangxiang has been lying in the northwest like a poisonous snake for nearly a hundred years. Jin

The country has hung a sword over our heads again!"

"I will not destroy Xixia and flatten the Jin Kingdom. I won't be able to sleep!"

Zhang Jun immediately said: "Your Majesty, don't worry. Even if I die of exhaustion in Shaanxi, I can still revive the power of our Song army and defeat Xixia!"

Zhao Ning's eyes fell on Zongze: "Zongshuai, what do you have to say?"

Zongze said in a deeper tone: "The veteran also agrees with what your Majesty said. Judging from the current layout of our army, it does need to be strengthened, whether it is recruiting troops, logistical supplies, or armaments. Of course, the most important thing is

What is important is to revitalize the military system, eliminate redundancies, and clean up the source."

"Where is Mr. Li?"

Li Gang said: "I also agree that most of the people who join our army are refugees or bandits who have been recruited for peace. They have bad natures and are difficult to tame. They eat and drink all the time. In times of disaster, they disperse in a rush, so it is difficult to achieve great things."

Li Gang continued: "Let us say that in September last year, the Jin army crossed the Yellow River south and retreated in Shijiaquan Town, southwest of Cangzhou. It was the leader of the folk rebels on the East Road of Hebei named Li Chun in the first year of Jingkang. He was famous for his bravery there.

It is famous, but when it encounters the Jin army, it collapses."

"It's not Li Chun who is not brave, but his troops. Most of them are refugees. Refugees enlisted in the army. Some are willing to die to protect their families, but most of them are just for a bite of food. When the Jin people came in large numbers, these people suddenly panicked.

At a loss, he fled on his own, which also affected the army."

"Such situations happen all over the place." Li Gang also sighed with emotion. His eastern front can be said to be the weakest and the weakest, and the only one who can fight is Han Shizhong.

Most of them were just rebels from the Hebei East Road area, or soldiers and civilians recruited temporarily.

Lack of formal training, fear of war, and vulnerability.

Li Gang even believed that it was God's blessing that he could hold on to the Eastern Front until now.

Li Gang seemed to be the one with the most emotion. He continued: "To be honest with you, your Majesty, I later found out that the Jin army that went south to Cangzhou in September last year was Liu Yu's men. Their combat power was very different from that of the elite Jin army."

, even if this is the case, the defenders of Shijiaquan Town are also vulnerable, and this is my fault."

"Liu Yu?" The name immediately attracted Zhao Ning's attention.
Chapter completed!