When Di Qing came out like this, Zhao Zhen, as the emperor, was more surprised, but everyone else knew it well.
As for Zhao Xi, this incident was arranged by him, otherwise Di Qing would not have chosen such a suitable opportunity to meet His Majesty.
For several of the husbands, they knew that the final result would be like this from the day they met Di Qing on the day of the fight at the post house.
However, they thought it would be His Highness the Crown Prince who proposed it, but they did not expect that it would be Di Qing who requested the battle in person.
"Di Qing..."
Zhao Zhen supported Di Qing, as if to lift Di Qing's bowed waist. He was really a little excited.
"Give me a seat..."
When the ministers gather for discussion, they all have seats. It is not like in the early dynasty, where ministers and ministers stood, but seats were set up according to people.
"Your Majesty, I don't dare! I have come here today to ask for permission from the imperial court to allow Di Qing to serve as a general, so that he can perform great service for the country and the dynasty!"
Di Qing is obviously able to talk more than he did in his early years.
He is an introvert, at least that's how he behaves...it's all because of circumstances that force him to be like that.
Things are different now. Not to mention the influence he received from communicating with His Highness the Crown Prince in the past few years, his current status has also made him a lot more open-minded.
The title of "Official Veteran" is only used during the war. After the war, Di Qing still does not belong to the court. He has no entanglements with the court, so he can naturally let go.
"Di Qing, the general manager of Qinzhou Road's troops and horses, could you please advise Xia Zhong's army?"
"Your Majesty, this position is absolutely unacceptable!"
Zhao Zhen was excited, even confused. But Di Qing knew better.
Not to mention that His Highness the Crown Prince is the absolute commander of the expedition this time, even after he got to know His Highness the Prince after communicating with him, he also admired His Highness the Crown Prince's war literacy.
With such a great figure as His Highness the Crown Prince, there is no room for him, Di Qing, to show off.
"Your Majesty, gentlemen, Your Highness the Crown Prince should be in charge of all military affairs for this campaign, and only Your Highness can be in charge of all military affairs."
"This is the first battle of the new army, and the training of the new army comes from the guard camp. The guard camp was founded by His Highness the Crown Prince and formulated relevant regulations. This is one."
"Secondly, this campaign was the first time that firearms were used in large-scale combat, and the inventor of firearms was His Highness the Crown Prince, who is the only one who knows how to use firearms in combat."
"Furthermore, whether it was the Wanyinshan exercise, the southern expedition to Annan, or the quelling of the Xinyang Army's rebellion, His Highness the Crown Prince took the lead in all of them, demonstrating excellent strategic qualities that Di Qing could not match."
"To sum up, I believe that in this battle against Xia, His Royal Highness is the only one to be in charge... This way, the generals of the Western Army can be familiar with and understand the firearms warfare strategy, and the Western Army generals can understand the new army's combat methods."
Yes! All worries are useless. The most famous general in the country, Di Qing, who has outstanding military exploits, all admire His Highness the Crown Prince so much...
It seems that when everyone gathered for discussion, His Highness the Crown Prince remained silent. Was it not because he agreed, but because he was disdainful?
"Your Highness..."
Fu Bi's tone was a bit unfriendly.
Also, your father is worried about you and summons all the princes for a meeting, but you are here watching a monkey show?
"Dad, gentlemen..."
Zhao Xi looked at his father and all the husband's faces, and knew that he had misunderstood.
"Dad, gentlemen, Xi very much agrees with Mr. Han's judgment on the main force of the Western Bandits, and also agrees with your general arrangements for this campaign."
"On this point, Xi has deduced it many times and discussed it in the guard camp. Although it is not as comprehensive as the other ministers, the general strategy is similar."
Wear a hat and say some compliments. It doesn't take anything away from you, but it can make everyone happy.
Before a war, the most important thing is for the monarch and his ministers to be united, and even for the whole country to be united.
Sure enough, Chui Gong Hall suddenly felt cooler and felt refreshed instantly.
"To be familiar with the Western Bandits and the entire border terrain, Xi urgently needs some advice from Prime Minister Han, Prime Minister Fu, and Commander Di."
"Similarly, the entire war strategy, including general arrangements, also requires central planning and formulation. As for tactics..."
Zhao Xi was very afraid that the court would show those ancestral formation diagrams to the public... To say that they were about carving boats and seeking swords was to save face, but that was just a joke about the war.
How to seize combat opportunities, even on the spot, requires the commander to have considerable acumen, otherwise there will be no such thing as a famous general.
Those drawings, let the general follow the drawings...
Fortunately, no one mentioned the formation map.
"Fighter opportunities are the most uncertain factor on the battlefield. This requires generals to have the authority to make decisions on the fly. That is, there are no restrictions on generals in terms of tactics..."
"Your Highness, I'm afraid it's not appropriate. As Your Highness once said, any war has its own goals that it needs to achieve. If the generals are allowed to do their best, it is likely to cause the goals to separate and go in opposite directions."
"Although we still don't know how many troops the Western Bandits will send, when the troops are used by the imperial court, it is estimated that there should be more than 150,000 troops. If such a large number of troops cannot be concentrated on one point, I am afraid that the final result will be dismal."
He was very reserved and didn't say that Zhao Xi played the piano randomly.
"What Prime Minister Han said is absolutely true. What Xi said about the right to make decisions on the fly does not refer to a change in the general direction, but refers to the operational process of how to achieve this goal in the process of completing the big strategic goal."
"For example, if the decisive battle location is set in Huichuan, then the entire pre-war headquarters must stipulate when to form an encirclement of the decisive battle location, and every troop must arrive on time."
"But there are no restrictions on how to arrive, which roads each troop of soldiers and horses should take along the way, how many enemies are killed, whether it is a roundabout way or all the way, whether it is crossing the border or arriving from the border between China and North Korea."
"That is to say, on the premise of completing the strategic objectives, any general along the way can make specific decisions on the specific tactics of the soldiers and horses on the way."
In this era, Zhao Xi has never seen the so-called strategy and tactics, so he can only explain it with this specious statement.
As for how to fight this battle, it really cannot be planned in the court. Instead, after the pre-war headquarters is formed, all the generals are summoned to conduct a real combat deployment.
If he discussed the war with a group of civil servants and settled it like this, Zhao Xi was really not sure what the final result would be.
The first thing that can be determined now is the Xixia offensive route map. The second is the arrangements of the various generals.
Sanchuankou, Dingchuanzhai, Haoshuichuan... Several battles between Guochao and Xixia were basically in this canyon in Xiaoguan from Qinzhou. This is the only canyon on the border between the two countries that has the terrain conditions for large-scale battles.
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As for the generals, except for Di Qing, Zhao Xi didn't know anyone else. How to use them properly and give full play to their advantages requires further understanding and observation to decide.
"How is the military rank determined?"
According to convention, the titles are nothing more than appeasement envoy, military commander, military knowledge, imperial jurisdiction, etc.
When Fu Bi heard His Royal Highness the Prince talking about the pre-war headquarters, he felt that this name seemed more suitable for the title during combat.
"Dad, gentlemen, Xi proposed to establish a frontline command post with a general commander and a commander for each branch of the army. This will separate it from the imperial court's rear strategic command."
"During the war, regardless of the official position, civil servants or military generals, all orders from the frontline headquarters will be respected."
"In addition, the frontline command is granted the right to kill first and report later. Anyone who interferes with or disobeys the orders of the frontline command, regardless of military discipline during wartime, will be subject to battlefield discipline."