Chapter 600 The master of war, the idea of ??the new army
"In order to compete for power, Cai You even turned against his father Cai Jing... It has been more than fifty years since the old and new parties fought. The Zhijiao New Deal has been in and out of power, and the people are at a loss. Now the traitors in the government are also fighting for their own ends.
Attacking each other privately and destroying the imperial court's principles is not a blessing to the country..."
When Xiao Tang left the inner palace of the imperial city and returned to his own residence in Bianjing, Xiao Jiasui, Xu Guanzhong, Yan Qing and other close brothers heard Xiao Tang talk about what he saw and heard in Yanfu Palace today. Xiao Jiasui sighed first, and then
After a pause, he continued: "It's just a blessing in disguise. Although my brother holds a military position, he is also a figure who can speak in front of officials. Like Cai Jing, Tong Guan, Cai You and others, in order to win over the courtiers,
I will never underestimate my brother. And we can also act according to the opportunities among various forces to devise strategies to strengthen the Song Dynasty's army."
Xu Guanzhong frowned and said: "The reason why my brother seeks official position and fame is to correct the long-standing shortcomings of our Song Dynasty military as much as possible, and to use a strong army to prevent foreign countries from entering the country."
.... Just to get to the bottom of it, we must have a good morale in the court, the government's decrees are clear, and the people have enough food and clothing, only then can we talk about a prosperous country and a strong military. But nowadays, there are traitors in the court who are causing trouble for the government, and there are also many people in the yamen of various prefectures.
Demons and demons rely on officials to use their power to knock at the bones and suck out the marrow.
If the country does not have capable rulers and virtuous ministers, such as Gao Qiu and others who control the power of the Bianjing Forbidden Army, the discipline of many branches of the Beijing Forbidden Army will be weakened, military and political affairs will not be repaired, and it can even be said that the people do not know the soldiers, and there is no one to use them.
In addition, the Jiangnan area is now agitated because of the Huashi Gang. It takes a thousand days to raise troops and deploy them for a short time. The military must also have the support and guarantee of the state government. It must not be neglected in peacetime. How can you be a great leader in times of emergency?
use?"
After hearing what Xiao Jiasui and Xu Guanzhong said respectively, Xiao Tang nodded and agreed deeply. The national policy pursued by the Song Dynasty in the army was to strengthen the branches and strengthen the branches internally and externally. After Song Huizong came to the throne, he had his
The favored minister Cai Jing used "random casting of ten coins", Yang Jian used "rice field affairs", and Zhu Meng used the "Hua Shi Gang" and other policies to increase taxes and collect people's wealth, which led to constant small-scale uprisings in various parts of the Song Dynasty.
It has also seriously led to the further corruption of the imperial troops guarding various state capitals. The phenomenon of redundant soldiers and redundant officials has long become a chronic disease that has long been a serious problem in this country.
If most of the people in the military are greedy for money and afraid of death, how can they have the ability to defend the enemy from outside the country, especially the golden cavalry that seems to be in the ascendant?
But did the Song Dynasty really deserve to be criticized by many people in later generations as a weak Song Dynasty, unable to resist in the face of external humiliation? Xiao Tang pondered for a moment, and then said: "Although the officials were ignorant, they were also powerful and treacherous, which caused the court to
It is impossible to implement virtuous and benevolent government to the people, and the Liao people, Jurchens and other tribes were mostly born in the northern part of the Great Wall. They usually lived as nomads and were good at riding and archery. They were not good at farming in the Song Dynasty. However, our Song Dynasty has a vast territory. If
In terms of people's power and wealth, they are also extremely rich. Moreover, our Song Dynasty is good at using various firearms, as well as sophisticated equipment such as divine arm bows and infantry armor, and is better than the tribes in the north of the Saipei to defend the city.
Since I have a military position and talk about military affairs, in fact, in the Song Dynasty, we still have powerful forces like the Western Army in the side court, which can defeat the Xia people several times. Therefore, although the country's military and political affairs now have many shortcomings, they may not be available to anyone.
.The rest of the left-behind bureaus were in disgrace, and the military system of the Forbidden Army under their command collapsed. Every year, the state provided a heavy amount of food, salary, money, and silk to the military, but it raised a large number of idiots who drank the blood of the soldiers... If you can
Putting honeysuckle on the edge of a sword, recruiting strong men and building a new army, but you don't know whether this method will work."
New Army? Xiao Jiasui and Xu Guanzhong perked up after hearing this. Although the phenomenon of redundant troops was serious in the Song Dynasty, depending on the current situation, the imperial court established military-level administrative structures in side courts or strategically important areas, or upgraded them.
It is also normal for local counties to recruit new armies when they are Jiedu Prefecture. In recent years, the Song Dynasty has issued orders to promote Zeng Zhaozhou to the Qingyuan Army, Yongan County to the Yongan Army, and Zhaocheng County to the Yongan Army.
Qingzuo Army. However, due to the fact that there had been no war for a hundred years between the Song and Liao Dynasties, most of the armies in the Rongwei and Heshuo areas had low combat effectiveness, and were far less capable than the various military and state tribes in the northwest who often clashed with Xixia.
According to Xiao Tang's plan, of course he wanted to build another powerful force in the name of the government. However, the biggest problem was that the Song Dynasty had to firmly control the central imperial army and strictly prevent military generals from taking over military power and plotting nefarious national policies. Even if Xiao Tang
Zhao Ji can be persuaded to select and train a new army separately, but if Xiao Tang cannot command this army, I am afraid that the new army will most likely be a weak brigade that wastes people and money but has low combat effectiveness.
When Xiao Jiasui and Xu Guanzhong told themselves what they were thinking, Xiao Tang nodded again and said: "In the Song Dynasty, I first had Taizu release his military power with a cup of wine, and then Emperor Taizong advocated literature and suppressed military power. As a military general, if you want to
It is almost impossible to lead an army alone, but there are always exceptions.
After the rise of Xixia, the Song Dynasty and the Xia State went through four wars intermittently. Among the Western Army, Duke Zhongping (Zhong Shiheng), Zhenggong (Zhong E) and even Lao, Xiao Zhong, the general manager, became respected in the Western Army for three generations.
, all the troops affiliated to the Western Army were willing to serve the generals of the Zhong family. Why? Even under the situation where powerful enemies were watching from outside, the imperial court also acquiesced in allowing three generations of generals from the Zhong family to use their troops to guard the side court. This also caused my
Xiang Tongguan coveted the power in the Zhong family army, intending to get involved in the military and political affairs of the Western Army. Most of the military divisions of the Western Army were fortified on Qinfeng Road, Fuyan Road, and Jingzhaofu Road. If we say that the strategic key points of the Song Dynasty, they are also
There are more than just those roads."
Xiao Jiasui is also a quick-thinking person. After listening to Xiao Tang's words, he immediately guessed where the strategic location Xiao Tang pointed out was, and asked: "Brother wants to persuade the officials, and there are other places in Hedong or Hebei."
Select and train new troops in the land border, and take advantage of the confrontation with Xixia and Liao to take charge of these troops?"
Xiao Tang said flatly: "That's right! In my opinion, the northwest of Hedong Road does not border Xixia, and the north is the border of Liao Kingdom. However, the military officers and generals of various roads on Hedong Road have embezzled food and pay, and the old and weak in the army have become weak.
The current situation of the army and health is becoming more and more serious. If a new army can be set up on Hedong Road, not only when the Song Dynasty and Xixia are fighting again, they can surround the Xia army with the Western army, and it will take several years to practice.
When the Jurchen tribes in Liao really want to raise troops to invade the south, they can also defend the enemy chiefs in the land of Qin and Jin."
Although all military attachés in the Song Dynasty were subject to the control of the Privy Council and the Palace Chief, the court had to entrust generals with military power to lead the army during wars. For example, after the Jingkang Incident, the Southern Song Dynasty set up a Marshal's Office to control the armies, but Yue Fei commanded them.
Judging from the Yuejia Army, the Eight-Character Army commanded by Wang Yan, and the troops commanded by Han Shizhong and Wu Jie, the military power that the generals can control far exceeds that in peacetime. In addition to basically retaining the military leadership system, the Privy Council has no control over the army.
The control strength of the Song Dynasty has also been weakened a lot. For now, the Song Dynasty will soon plan to use troops against Xixia again. In the next few years, it will conquer the uprising forces in various places, mainly Fangla, until the Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty conquer the Liao Dynasty, and Tong Guan
He also took advantage of the continuous large and small wars to gradually expand his power in the Western Army.
Although the Western Army was able to maintain a strong combat effectiveness due to the long-term war against Xia, such a powerful force fought frequently in the following years. It had to go through the Battle of Hengshan in Song and Xia, suppress the La Uprising in the south of the Yangtze River, and unite with the Jin Kingdom.
After recapturing the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun, they were defeated by the remnants of the Liao Kingdom before the Jin Army invaded the south. If the wars in the past few years can be used to temper another new army that is good at fighting, Xiao Tang thought it would be a good idea.
We will not let the Jin Kingdom be invincible when it invades the south. Speaking of taking 10,000 steps back, we should not let Bianliang, the capital of the Song Dynasty, fall to the point where it was as useless as in the official history.
In the official history, Tong Guan gradually took control of the military and political power inside and outside the court by urging the court to use troops against Xixia, dispatching the Western Army to defeat the Manichaean Fang La, and advocating for an alliance with the Jin Dynasty to conquer the Liao Dynasty. Although Xiao Tang's plan was just like Tong Guan's
He wanted to claim credit from the court through war, but acquiesced to the military power he could control in the side court.
It's just that Tong Guan's ultimate goal is to be canonized as a king during his lifetime, and to satisfy his ambition to pursue power, Xiao Tang sincerely hopes that through his plan, the Song Dynasty will have one more warriors who are good at fighting.
, officially formed another effective force capable of resisting the Jin army.
After Xiao Tang explained the frame-up in his mind to Xiao Jiasui, Xu Guanzhong and other brothers in detail, Xu Guanzhong pondered for a moment and then said: "After all, we in the Song Dynasty have always valued literature and restrained martial arts. My brother's idea requires many courtiers to respond in the court.
I'm afraid I'll have to look at the looks of powerful traitors like Cai Jing, Tong Guan and others...
Moreover, even if my brother can rely on the favor of the officials to establish a new army on Hedong Road, he will not neglect the selection, training, and supply of the army. Most of the generals of the Bianjing Forbidden Army are subservient to the old thief Gao Qiu.
As an official in the capital court and in charge of the troops and horses on Hedong Road, he must be a general who is good at commanding troops and has a good character and is dedicated to serving the country. Only then can he share his brother's worries."
"I will discuss with the officials how to form a new army. If it can be done, I can think of two suitable candidates for the generals of the new army on Hedong Road..."
Xiao Tang thought for a while and then said: "Back then, Dadao Guan Sheng followed me to appease Jingnan Road. Now he is serving as the Military Superintendent of the Xizhou Command Department on Hedong Road. Guan Sheng is not only proficient in martial arts, but also well versed in the art of war. He is also willing to
Following the example of his ancestors, he had the heart to serve the country with fists and fists, and he assisted Hao Siwen, Xuan Zan and other generals under his command. I also know that they have a loyal heart. As for the other candidate... he was also born in Hedong Road.
, after many generations of generals.
That man is the direct descendant of Hu Yanzan, a famous general from Hedong at the beginning of the Song Dynasty. His single name is Zhuo. He is good at using two bronze whips and has courage that no man can match. Now he is under the control of the capital of Runing County, and he has many subordinates.
He is an elite soldier and a brave general. I heard that he imitated the Xia army's iron kite and heavy cavalry, and built a chain of horse officers and soldiers.
The shape is a heavy cavalry that severely demoralizes the enemy. That whip Huyanzhuo has a good temperament, and he is also capable of commanding troops and generals. In selecting and training new troops, this person will definitely be of great use."
