From the reports from various armies, Zhao Xi finally saw traces of internal changes in Xixia.
For example, the Di Qing Ministry reported that the tribes of the Xixia cavalry who fought against them began to rotate, which proved that there were internal complaints in Xixia; for example, the Zhongja Ministry reported that the Xixia people no longer randomly discarded the war horses that were killed, and
It was Xixia that started to run out of food.
This is a good sign.
In fact, in terms of the intensity of the war, the more peripheral it was, that is, when fighting against famous generals such as Di Qing, Zhongja and Guo Kui, the intensity of the war was not strong. The battle to encircle and annihilate Gao Zunyu's troops was more intense.
However, at the beginning, the Xixia nobles did not think so, thinking that the battle would result in greater losses. Therefore, the distribution of the Xixia people also reflected the closeness of the parties to the Xixia royal family. Those who wanted to defeat Gao Zunyu's tribe could easily make meritorious deeds.
The damage must be relatively small. In the battle against Di Qing and others, the tribe will suffer too much loss.
But in fact it was just the opposite. In the past six months, the battlefield had made these nobles see the differences, so disputes arose.
There is a view that war is inevitable, but there is great uncertainty in the outcome of a war. There is also a view that all accidents are inevitable results.
For Zhao Xi, the best way to eliminate the uncertainty of the outcome of this war is to consider all possible accidental and inevitable conditions as thoroughly as possible.
Again, everything has its own laws of occurrence and development. If you plan from a development perspective, you can avoid uncertainty and accidental results to a great extent.
For Zhao Xi, this battle should have been something he has been thinking about since he came to this era... Even an ordinary person can turn one thing into a piece of cake if he thinks about it for a long time.
Everything was planned perfectly.
There are many factors that determine the outcome of a war, including weapons and equipment, the financial resources of the court, the battlefield environment, the combat effectiveness of soldiers, and the command and combat capabilities of generals, etc. However, for Zhao Xi, he values the human factor as the decisive factor.
Why we fight and why we fight are what the court officials, the scholar-bureaucrats, officials and even the gentry need to know. Who we fight for and for whom we fight are what soldiers and the general public need to know.
How this kind of knowledge became everyone's desire is what Zhao Xi has been doing for so many years...it's nothing more than profit.
No one can truly feel the cruelty of war without going to the battlefield in person. The same is true for Zhao Xi.
He had personally led his team to fight, but now such a large-scale war did not have the same strong impression on Zhao Xi as before. All he saw were numbers.
How much damage was done along the way, how much supplies were needed along the way, how many places were annihilated, how many soldiers participated in the battle, etc., there are only numbers...
Therefore, no matter what happens on the front line, what the court should do should be done as well.
The annual Great Court Meeting is here again, and the court has not affected the normal official duties of the court because of the war on the front. It is nothing more than increasing the content of serving the front line from the court to the localities.
This session of the Great Council may be the simplest one since the introduction of the three-level decision-making system. There are no chapters in the "Internal Reference", and there are very few proposals for participation in political affairs that are divorced from war issues. This is almost a
A special meeting on the war.
With such powerful officials and cabinets, no official would go against the imperial court at this time. Not to mention that local and state capitals were also serving the war effort, and even some minor matters would not be mentioned at this time.
All issues revolve around the war, and are all about correcting the process of serving the war. They are all about standardizing or straightening out the coordination between the local government and the court when serving the war, the division of labor and clarification of the responsibilities of the various government offices, etc.
What is worth celebrating is that such a big war did not affect people's livelihood within the country, so official affairs were carried out step by step.
"Officials, this issue has been mentioned many times in political discussions..."
Fu Bi, as the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, submitted a proposal to Zhao Xi, regarding the fact that after the grand plan was formed and a general attack on Xixia was launched, the imperial court should send a cabinet member to lead the war.
At this point, the situation of a large-scale siege has been formed. Even if it is learned by the Xixia people, it will not change much. Therefore, the big plan will be known to all those participating in political affairs.
Zhao Xi felt that this was just a notification, but he didn't expect that someone would consider it from another angle.
It is a good thing to use your brain more to think about national affairs, but such a suggestion...how to say it made Zhao Xi confused.
"Did the cabinet discuss it?"
Zhao Xi is very straightforward. When facing Fu Bi alone, Zhao Xi is used to being straightforward.
Zhao Xi considered that the reason why the cabinet asked Fu Bi to report to him alone had a certain meaning... I'm afraid he had some ideas.
"We have discussed it, and it is generally agreed that this should be the case. After all, the coordinated operations of various armies require a role that can control the overall situation."
"What do you think?"
Fu Bi felt that something was wrong. It seemed that the officials were not happy with such a proposal, and could even be said to be disgusted.
I'm afraid this time it's really self-defeating. Fu Bi doesn't know if there is a cabinet behind this matter... It's inappropriate. If you want to make a contribution, it's fine, but if you want to pick ripe peaches, it's not. The key is
This also involves the issue of whether the court has complete trust in the generals.
A person who travels a hundred miles is half a mile. Some people think too much.
"The veteran also agrees. When the various armies finally converge, they need someone who can lead the left and right teams. Once they converge, they will still fight independently, which may be detrimental to the final outcome."
Although Fu Bi doubted the reason behind this matter, he still expressed his opinions to the officials truthfully. Whether there were other intentions behind it did not affect this as a responsible issue.
"Fu Xiang, besides me, who else do you think is qualified to command nearly 90% of the soldiers of the country?"
This... Fu Bi was also a little surprised. Who has the qualifications to command 90% of the elite army of the country? Anyway, Fu Bi did not dare to agree.
"Official family······"
"Actually, this is not the main reason. The key is what does it mean for the military generals to do this? This is a chilling behavior. The point is, it is a kind of distrust. In a sense, this is a kind of distrust.
Such a betrayal!"
"I trust them. Whether it's Di Qing or Zhong Jia, or Guo Kui or Wang Shao, I think that none of them only considers the loss and victory of their own army. They all have a certain view of the overall situation!"
"The fact that the entire war situation has progressed to this point is due to the cooperation of all the armies. Otherwise, Gao Zunyu's entire army would have been destroyed long ago. Prime Minister Fu, please don't mention this matter again!"
"I allow the cabinet to draft an edict. After the encirclement trend is formed, I will emphasize the coordination and cooperation of all armies. I will review the wording. That's it."