In fact, Zhao Xi really had no intention of preparing for war immediately, he just wanted to give him a heads up.
Regarding the current situation of the soldiers, Zhao Xi is no worse than Wen Yanbo. According to his later memories, Zhao Xi asked each new army training camp to submit a training report every month. This was done in the guard camp in the early years, and the old guard camp
The soldiers all know it.
The military service system, voluntary service and military selection, still cannot avoid the unevenness of the new army soldiers. What's more, these old guard battalion soldiers were once the level of one in ten thousand. For the newly selected soldiers, it takes almost three years.
Only then did I accept the reality...
Transforming from a peasant boy who has never had a good meal, or from a well-dressed young man, or from a powerless scholar, to a soldier who can fight, is still the standard of the new army, it is not an event.
Easy thing.
The standards of these instructors in the old guard battalion have been lowered and lowered again and again, which only makes these soldiers mediocre and usable. Of course, there are also outstanding ones, who are naturally selected to form the forward selection battalion.
The country has always had a military system, but because there were too many soldiers recruited in a short period of time, and border conflicts have decreased in recent years, it is difficult to train all the new soldiers.
Therefore, Hehuang Kaibian led by Wang Shao has almost become a training ground for the new army.
"What Mr. Wen Ge said is absolutely true. On the one hand, the soldiers of the New Army have been reduced to a certain extent due to the Huazhou dam collapse. The country is indeed not suitable for war at the moment."
"Dear ministers, I want to unify my thoughts today. The work in the next two or three years and everything in the imperial court will be for the conquest of Xixia!"
It is said that it is a unified thought, but in fact it is more like the official announcing his decision. Fu Bi had already guessed, which is why he stopped the Jinmingchi test and let the cabinet discuss it.
Fu Bi had actually been preparing for this moment for a long time, or in other words, most of the people present were preparing all the time. Xixia, since the Qingli Year, has always been a catastrophe hanging in the heart of the Song Dynasty.
In fact, for Zhao Xi, he hesitated when choosing Xixia or Beiliao as his opponent for the first battle.
From the memory of later generations, Bei Liao was destroyed very early, even earlier than the Song Dynasty. Although the Song Dynasty ignorantly called the alliance with Jin to destroy the Liao, the Bei Liao was destroyed by his original slaves, which is enough to illustrate the decay of the Bei Liao.
The extent is beyond redemption.
As for Xixia, its original history was that after the Song Dynasty moved south, Xixia was destroyed by the Mongols. It is said that a generation of geniuses died in the battle with Xixia. This shows how powerful Xixia's combat power is.
Zhao Xi hesitated for a moment whether to do it easy first and then the hard one, or to do it hard first and then the easy one. In the end, he chose to do it first and then the easy one.
The basis for such a decision is that due to his own appearance, the original historical trajectory has been changed.
For example, in the original history, there was no major confrontation between Xixia and Beiliao after Dad came to power, let alone the war that lasted for nearly two years in the past few years.
For example, in the original history, there were not many refugees from Xixia, nor were there many entire tribes who surrendered to the Song Dynasty like they do now.
More importantly, the original history did not have him Zhao Xi, there was no new army, and there were no firearms...
Once the imperial dynasty can crack the hard nut of Xixia, it will be easy to regain Yanyun.
"The officials, in the early years, opened the border with Hehuang to form a strategic encirclement of Xixia. Now, the land of Hehuang has become a training ground for the country. I think that in the past few years when the court is fully preparing for war,
, we can delegate power to Wang Shao and ask him to change his strategy, from focusing on pacification as the main force and suppressing as auxiliary, to suppressing as the main force and stroking as the auxiliary!"
"Old Wangge, this proposal is not impossible, and the veteran also seconded it. However, once the Hehuang border is opened and controlled by Fu, Wang Shao will inevitably fail in governance. The veteran believes that he should be sent to take charge of the government affairs in Hehuang to prevent Wang Shao from advancing westward.
Distracted.”
In the past, Han Qi had definitely directly opposed Wang Anshi's proposal, bluntly saying that Wang Shao's military and political power was too powerful and was detrimental to the rule of the court. Now, he also knows how to be euphemistic... because he knows that it is impossible for the officials to touch the king.
Shao's right to open borders.
Although Wang Anshi was disgusted with Han Qi's statement and understood that he wanted to control Wang Shao's power, he had to admit that once the country moved westward, the number of troops led by Wang Shao would be quite astonishing. The trust of officials was limited...
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In fact, Zhao Xi really doesn't care. The real core of the new army of the country is in Gongfang City. This is his confidence. However, he is still happy to see the cabinet ministers solemnly discussing the war to destroy the country in Xixia. At least at this point,
The cabinet is basically unanimous.
"The official family strategically formed a siege on Xixia. The first battle was to capture Qingtang City, use Qingtang as the base point to advance westward, and open up the area around the former Anxi Protectorate. Only in this way can we truly defeat Xixia
Form a strategic encirclement."
"Nowadays, due to the increase in the number of tribes attached to the Hehuang area, the Xihe area has far exceeded the jurisdiction of Jingxi Road and Qinzhou Prefecture. Once the imperial court decides to move westward, under specific management, it will really
There are circumstances beyond our capabilities.”
"The veteran believes that it is time for the imperial court to divide the Hehuang land into regions. Building an administrative structure will be conducive to the sense of belonging of the attached tribes, conducive to the rule of newly opened territories, and also conducive to the establishment of a rear area for westward expansion!"
This is Fu Bi. Although he expresses the same meaning, he is more convincing than Han Qi in terms of words. Even Wang Anshi will not have other thoughts.
A person's character, habitual stance, pattern and height can all be reflected in words.
Fu Bi is not gentle in character, but compared to Han Qi, he pays more attention to harmony and is more mellow. He knows how to put aside sharp ways when expressing his position.
And these reasons are indeed quite tenable.
"In this case... I think it's better for Prince Xuan Shao to go to Beijing to report on his duties. First, if the imperial court has plans to prepare for the war in Xixia, as the leader of the Hehuang Kaibian, he needs to know about it."
"Second point, whether the Tubo or Dangxiang tribes in the Hehuang area agree with the imperial court or Wang Shao's leadership, he needs to make a clear report to the imperial court."
In fact, Zhao Xi valued Wang Shao and gave him the right to choose.
Whether to continue to lead the westward advance or to stay and consolidate Hehuang, Zhao Xi hopes that Wang Shao will make his own choice.
For a meritorious official like Wang Shao, Zhao Xi didn't want him to feel that the imperial court was trying to hide everything.
However, to the ears of all ministers and ministers, it does have another meaning...
What does it mean to identify with the imperial court or Wang Shao? Doesn’t this mean that Hehuang has become Wang Shao’s private territory?
The official's words have already determined Wang Shao's path...~Return to the court!
No matter whether you choose to continue to lead your troops to the west or stay in Hehuang to consolidate, I am afraid that you will not be able to reassure the officials!
That's it, the speaker has no intention, but the listener has the intention.
Everyone in the cabinet even looked at each other. Wang Anshi even deliberately wrote a letter to remind Wang Shao.