Thirty-eight hundred New Army soldiers, this really made Zhao Xi feel distressed.
It was he who led the army to fight against Xixia. Both sides invested almost ten times the military strength of this time. At that time, the number of New Army soldiers lost was only more than 5,000... The loss of the Western Army is another matter.
After all, the Western Army was the main force at the beginning, with the New Army as the supplement. But this time against Tibet, it was completely the New Army, and it actually had such a high casualty rate.
Therefore, after Guo Kui and Zhong E returned to the court, Zhao Xi did not receive them at all and directly sent them to the martial arts hall.
No one in the court thought it was strange.
Except for Dali, all the great external victories of the country were won by the official government. Even the one in Dali was won by the old guard battalion.
This time, he defeated the fierce and bellicose Tibet. In the eyes of the courtiers, the significance of this victory was more profound than that of being the official leader.
It is not difficult to understand why the officials ignored the heroes in such a way...and think about some of the practices of Taizu Taizong.
A dynasty is still a world dominated by civil servants.
"Han Chen, the task of persuading them will be left to you. Although I have no intention of punishing them, I am worried that I will really lose my temper when I see them."
"This battle should not have been like this. We have all deduced that the most unsatisfactory tactics only resulted in 20% casualties. But what about them? They actually suffered more than 30% casualties!"
Zhao Xi did not receive Guo Kui and Zhong E, not because he wanted to leave them alone. Today's dynasty cannot leave them alone.
"Your Majesty, I understand. In fact, the reason for the high casualties this time is not the generals' discord, nor the lack of two wings to pursue the pursuit. The real reason for the high casualties is that the two veterans Guo do not have a deep understanding of firearms warfare.
This resulted in unreasonable distribution of tanks during pursuit."
"The purpose of placing the chariots in the central army is to coordinate the front and rear of the central army. It is a mature and prudent formation of troops, but it makes the chariots lose their intended role. The function of the chariots is biased toward defense, and it has the disadvantage of slow movement.
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"The new army has advantages in raids and positional warfare, and the role of tanks should be reflected in positional warfare."
"The two veteran generals only regarded the chariot as a fortified city and the backing of the soldiers, and ignored most of the role of the chariot in positional warfare. This is the main reason for the excessive casualties."
"The veteran will deduce this battle with the two veterans in the martial arts hall. In this way, they will realize their mistakes and will never have any complaints about the official's handling."
Di Qing really didn't think it was wrong for the officials to do this.
When he first campaigned in Guangnan, he was still covered by officials' personal expeditions. But after he returned to the court, he did receive a reward and was admitted to the Xifu, where he was promoted to deputy privy envoy. So what? From the first day he entered the court, he
I have never stopped being criticized.
Guo Kui and Zhong E also won a great victory. If the officials did not hesitate to reward them at this time, I am afraid that the result may not be much better than theirs.
In fact, Di Qing thought simply.
Even if Guo Kui and Zhong E received rewards, they would not be in the same situation as Di Qing.
Both of them belong to a family of military generals, and they are not purely grassroots generals like Di Qing.
Whether it has a foundation or not is the key to the Hunchaotang in any era.
Of course, Di Qing would not say that, and even if Zhao Xi could think of Di Qing's thoughts, he would not point them out.
"Indeed, we will let them go to the martial arts hall this time. Although they will not receive lessons like other general schools, I still hope that they can calm down and become familiar with the methods of firearms combat."
"The combat examples on various terrains envisioned in the early years allowed them to have as much contact as possible, and the new weapons in Workshop City also allowed them to participate in experiments. Only in this way can the old commander not grow old..."
Although they are called veterans and commanders, they are not actually old. Neither Guo Kui nor Zhong E are under fifty.
Di Qing is a real old man, he is over sixty years old.
In the echelon of generals in the dynasty, from Di Qing down to Zhong'e, Guo Kui can be regarded as the backbone.
It's not that there are no generals of this age, but without their prestige and military exploits, when they actually lead an army, they are not as able to convince the crowd as they are.
Just like Kumamoto, just like Xiang Minzhong...
As for the next echelon, such as Cao Lin and the other four Vajras of the old guard camp, they still need to accumulate fame...
Regardless of whether it was protection in disguise or not, Guo Kui and Zhong E were left idle in the martial arts hall, and there was no memorial criticizing them in the court.
This has never happened before in the country. After a war, all military generals, regardless of victory or defeat, will definitely have to face impeachment by the courtiers.
But not this time. Di Qing was truly envious of this result, and Zhong'e and Guo Kui seemed to have realized the deep meaning of the official family...right or wrong, Zhao Xi didn't have the heart to think about this.
Because the courtiers had nothing to do and saw the newly built pavilions and pavilions in the inner garden, they began to accuse the officials one after another of being extravagant.
Why don't you sympathize with the sufferings of the frontier generals? The reward for the great victory over Tibet is not enough to repair the inner garden.
If the affairs of the country are trivial and the officials do not want to make progress and are content with pleasure, it will be a disaster for the country... Fortunately, there is no mention of subjugation of the country.
Any excuses that could be related to the construction of the inner garden were used by the ministers to accuse Zhao Xi.
At this time, no one thought about the source of the money, let alone the fact that even the Qinzheng Hall was built with funds from the inner treasury.
Zhao Xi ignored it and kept silent. He even took a look at the memorial. As long as it was about this aspect, he would just put it aside and use it to light the fire another day.
Not only that, Zhao Xi also sent a team of a thousand people to Hebei Road at this time...
There is a rumor in the market that the officials went to Mount Tai and asked the Taishan stone to be placed in the inner garden.
This aroused the anger of the ministers even more!
Not publishing a memorial to examine the emperor's gains and losses is already a sign of contempt for his ministers, and he actually intensified his efforts to waste people and money...
One by one, they began to rise from the low-level censor to the fourth- and fifth-level officials.
"The officials have been staying inactive, and the court meeting has been suspended. Prime Minister, if this doesn't work, we still need to communicate with the officials. The courtiers are at odds with the officials, and in the end it is us who are in trouble..."
Han Jiang said...
Except for Lu Gongbi who wanted to second the proposal, no one else wanted to get involved.
Wang Anshi has been talking less since the officials once again improved the market transaction law. He must have realized that the officials have been using him to distract firepower. No, during this period, he did not continue to introduce any new laws, and the ammunition of the courtiers was rushed.
He left.
Sima Guang, on the other hand, talked about the reform of the official system in Guan Guanjia...~He handed over the coupons for going out.
"Communicate with the officials? What do you mean? Every sixth-grade official has a maid who specializes in chopping onions. Which family in the entire court has fewer concubines than the official concubines?"
"The inner garden was built to build the courtyard, but not a cent of the money and food stored in the treasury was used. Even the workshop city and the inner treasury were not touched. What reason is there to blame the officials?"
"We are not communicating with the officials now. I am asking you to warn your disciples and former officials not to go too far. We all understand the source of this spare money, and we all enjoy the benefits. Please think carefully about how you use yourself to save others."
Fu Bi became more and more annoyed with the current court, even more annoyed with them than the officials.
This was not the case during the late emperor's time, when the court was in distress and the courtiers used bullets to stop the officials from repairing their courtyards. This was a good reason.
Nowadays, whether it is the imperial court or ministers, or even the people are living a prosperous life, why can't they have room to build a courtyard in the inner garden?