Chapter 751 The Civil and Military Views of the Official Family (Thanks to the Leader of the Alliance, Cai Shuning
No matter what tricks the Xingqing Mansion plays or what ideas they have, the result will be determined by the situation.
The situation is: there are no omissions in the siege of the Song Dynasty, and there is no possibility of breaking out of the siege.
Although the Song Dynasty stopped advancing and showed its sincerity in negotiating a peace and truce, the Xingqing Mansion still did not give up.
At first, there were some sporadic, tentative breakthroughs by small groups of cavalry. The front line also blamed Xingqing Prefecture for this, and Xingqing Prefecture's reasons were very sufficient...the tribal cavalry fled because they were afraid of the battle.
It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. It doesn't make any difference whether there is a reason or not. It doesn't make a difference whether the tribal cavalry is fleeing. As far as the army is concerned, they will kill as many breakouts as there are.
Sure enough, seeing that the Song army did not launch another large-scale attack because of the breakout cavalry, the sporadic breakouts turned into more breakthroughs, and the small groups of cavalry also turned into an integrated cavalry team.
The war was ignited again. However, this time, it was not the Song Dynasty that was advancing, but the Xixia people who were fighting left and right to break out.
It's quite boring. I really don't know what the party members are thinking. Since the army can advance in a crushing manner, how can it care about you dividing your troops to break out? A good battlefield has become a hunting ground for the soldiers of the Song Dynasty to play with Xixia's breakout.
The chariots were almost connected from end to end, and all the armies achieved a truly airtight siege without any omissions. Unified military orders and unified training subjects formed the encirclement of the Song army. When commanding the battle, any general
There is no such thing as a soldier who does not know the order.
Although it looks like it is surrounded by multiple armies, in fact, it can be regarded as a whole.
"It's almost time to return to the DPRK..."
Zhong Jia is too lazy to go to the front line now. City defense is the traditional advantage of the Song Dynasty military. Even with the original armaments, the Song Dynasty city defenders have never suffered a loss in front of the party cavalry, not to mention that they now have an absolute advantage in strength and armaments.
It's not just him. It should be said that in the current war, there is no need for generals. The most basic captain is completely capable of commanding a breakout and counter-breakout of this scale.
"It's really time to return to the DPRK. The army has been out for nearly two years..."
Di Qing likes the current situation very much. Going out to fight when there is a war, cultivating without fighting, and being freed from the disputes in the court, but still useful. Whether it is fighting or teaching in the martial arts hall, it is what he dreams of.
"Shuai Di, after this battle is over, who among our coaches will stay in the northwest?"
Xixia definitely no longer exists, and the Hexi Corridor has been opened. This does not mean that there will be no wars in the northwest. Whether it is the Xizhou Uighurs or the Huangtou Uighurs, the disputes with the Song Dynasty in the northwest will not be caused by the demise of Xixia
And disappeared. On the contrary, due to the interest disputes in the Hexi Corridor, I am afraid that war is inevitable.
Zhongja really wanted to stay in the northwest. He really couldn't adapt to the life of training in the martial arts hall.
As for the battle against Northern Liao, everyone should understand that in the short term, the imperial court will not take the initiative to provoke a major war. Regarding Northern Liao, the imperial court's strategy must be to capture the sixteen states of Yanyun in one fell swoop.
Therefore, looking at the country, there is an area for war, that is, the northwest area. His kind jaw likes to fight.
"Zizheng, Qing thought that none of the others like me would stay in the northwest. The garrison in the northwest would only be chosen from among the deputy commanders..."
"Zizheng, your contribution to the annihilation of Xixia is overwhelming. Now we are not considering staying in the northwest, but we should consider how to escape unscathed. I don't have to worry about it. I don't belong to the court and will not cause trouble..."
He has been a colleague for many years, both came from the northwest, and were promoted in the battle with Xixia. Di Qing has the obligation to warn Zhong Jia.
"Shuai Di, officials value military power!"
"So what if the officials emphasize military affairs? Zizheng, the difference between civil and military affairs between the country and the dynasty was improved during the period of official administration. That is because the officials set up civil servants and commanders in the army, which allowed civil servants to intervene in military matters and
It’s not that the officials have changed the country’s nature of being noble and military.”
"Using civility to control military affairs was decided by Taizu when he founded the dynasty. Even if the official family has a prestige comparable to that of Taizu, it cannot be done in a short time if it wants to change the differences between civil and military affairs that have formed for hundreds of years. I believe that it will be a plan for future military commanders.
, it is the best support for the official family that we wait for success and then retire."
"Zizheng, in the past few years in the martial arts hall, I, Zhongtong and you, as well as Xiongben and others, still have not deeply understood the intentions of the official family. In fact, the ultimate goal of the official family is to integrate civil and military affairs, or not to distinguish between civil and military affairs.
In other words, regardless of the origin of civil servants or military commanders, a channel for civil and military exchanges should be constructed."
"Just seeing that Duke Ouyang has always been in charge of the Jiangwu Hall, and that the generals and captains trained in the Jiangwu Hall participate in the lectures and examinations of the Gongyuan every month, you should have thought that there will be no absolute distinction between civil and military affairs in the future of the country.
of."
In recent years, because Di Qing no longer has a title in the imperial court, he has had more contacts with important officials in the imperial court, and he has also communicated with important officials in the imperial court. Of course, this is also because of Ouyang Xiu.
"There is no difference between civil and military affairs?"
Zhong Jia was a little stunned.
"Zizheng, as far as this war is concerned, which one do you think is more important, personal bravery or strategy, in a large-scale battle?"
Which is more important? If it had been earlier, Zhongja would have said without hesitation that it was the general's bravery. Because it is the general's bravery that will determine the final outcome in a stalemate.
But now, or rather ever since the advent of armaments such as firearms, bravery can no longer determine the outcome of a war.
Back then, the frightened Iron Kites could no longer withstand the bombardment of two gunpowder bombs. The Xixia cavalry, which was originally invincible, was also vulnerable to chariots.
It is even said that a weak scholar sitting in the central army can win a victory with the absolute advantage of armaments. Like Wang Shao, like Zhang Dun, even Gao Zunyu and other deputy commanders, Wen Zuoshuai, can't go two rounds with him on the school field, but
In terms of credit for this battle, I'm afraid Wang Shao's partial division takes the lead.
The seed jaw suddenly felt a little lost.
"Zizheng, if you want to achieve the model envisioned by the officials, it will definitely not be achieved overnight, nor can it be formed in one or two generations. If the officials are moving in this direction, we need to cooperate with them."
"Teach in the martial arts hall, go to the Gongyuan to teach at the right time, let the civil servants understand the battle, and let the military generals familiarize themselves with the classics... I remember the official saying: Civilization is the spirit, barbarism is the body. This is the official's
Target."
"Actually, our existence is more about helping, passing on, and leading as the officials call it. Helping new generals grow, imparting many years of experience in the military, and bringing out batch after batch of people who can replace us in the battle.
General... Zizheng, this is what the officials expect of me and other generals, and this is also our current role."
"Of course, if the body allows it, maybe we can regain the Sixteenth State of Yanyun for the Song Dynasty!"
Di Qing still remembered that when the Guan family was still the prince, he told himself that Di Qing was still needed to regain Yanyun.
Di Qing said a bit too much, the kind of jaw needs to be considered carefully...