Zhao Zhen laughed out loud, and Cao Wei also laughed.
After laughing, Zhao Zhen said with emotion: "Since the Liao people in the north cannot cross Xingqing Mansion, I am relieved. I am really afraid that they will cross Xingqing Mansion and appear behind the Great Wall.
If this is the case, then I will have to lead my troops back to support you."
The Song Dynasty is now very empty, very empty.
If there were soldiers and horses causing chaos within the Song Dynasty, it could be said to be like entering an uninhabited country.
If the Liao soldiers and horses crossed Xingqing Mansion, crossed the Great Wall, and entered the hinterland of the Song Dynasty, it would be a huge disaster for the Song Dynasty.
Now that it was confirmed that the Liao soldiers and horses did not have the ability to cross Xingqing Mansion, Zhao Zhen felt a lot more relieved.
After feeling relieved, Zhao Zhen thought of other things.
Zhao Zhen stared at Cao Wei and said: "Just now at the Jinta Temple, you and I, the kings and ministers, discussed the heroes of the world. You bluntly said that Di Qing is the pillar of our country after the Song Dynasty. What kind of world balance?
Can’t Zhong Shiheng become the pillar of our country in the Song Dynasty?”
Cao Wei said bluntly: "If Zhong Shiheng is in charge of one side, he will be absolutely foolproof. If he can lead the overall situation, there will always be a slight difference."
Zhao Zhen asked: "What's the difference?"
Cao Wei said frankly: "After the Song Dynasty, the weapons used in military warfare were probably firearms. Firearms warfare is very different from swords, guns, swords and halberds.
Zhong Shiheng has been accustomed to fighting with swords, guns, swords and halberds. Even if he now learns to adapt to firearms fighting, he will still be affected by the tactics of fighting with swords, guns, swords and halberds during combat.
So there will always be a slight difference.
Di Qing is different. Di Qing is still young and his ideas have not yet become rigid.
He will quickly adapt to the tactics of firearms warfare, and will also create new tactics after adapting to firearms warfare.
Decades later, when our officers and soldiers of the Song Dynasty were learning the art of war and strategies, they could not avoid Di Qing."
The Song Dynasty is now a pioneer in the use of firearms in warfare.
There is no example in the world for the Song Dynasty to learn from.
Therefore, when the soldiers of the Song Dynasty used firearms to fight, they had to continue to explore.
Whoever figures out the tactics of firearms warfare first will be able to become famous through firearms, and can provide tactical teaching materials for future soldiers and establish some rules on the firearms battlefield.
Cao Wei tried to adapt to firearms combat, and also tried to derive some new tactics for firearms.
However, some thoughts in his mind were still influenced by the old military strategies of cold weapon warfare.
Therefore, some of the tactics he derived have some shadow of cold weapon combat.
It's hard to change in an instant.
It is precisely because of this that Cao Wei placed more hopes on Di Qing.
Zhao Zhen probably understood what Cao Wei was saying. He smiled and said: "According to your opinion, Di Qing may become our number one coach in the Song Dynasty in the future?"
Cao Wei smiled and said: "The officials can ask Di Qing to follow the example of his ministers. When there is a war, he goes out to fight. When there is no war, he stays in Bianjing to teach and educate people."
Zhao Zhen glanced at Cao Wei and said, "In that case, should I set up an official school specifically to cultivate generals?"
Cao Wei laughed and said: "Why not? In the Song Dynasty, we only relied on the Imperial College and the Imperial College to cultivate talents. As time went by, the internal structure rotted, and the people we cultivated were nothing but rotten people.
Since Kou Gong founded the Wenchang Academy in Li, it has cultivated many talented people and inspired the officials of the Imperial College and Imperial College to work hard.
Nowadays, the three universities compete with each other, and dazzling talents are cultivated every year.
The more fierce the fight between the three universities is, the more talented people we have in the Song Dynasty.
Therefore, it is necessary to not only establish one school, but preferably two.
In this way, we can have a competition with each other, and we can cultivate more general talents for our Song Dynasty faster and better.
If there is a war again, I, the Song Dynasty, will not have to worry about having no one to help me."
Zhao Zhen smiled and nodded.
There were some things that Cao Wei didn't say, but Zhao Zhen knew.
Once a school is established to cultivate general talents, the imperial court will weaken the general's monopoly on the position of general.
The general's threat to the court will be minimized.
While weakening the generals, it also ensured that the court had people available and that the court's force was always maintained at a high level.
This is the best way to solve the problem of causing trouble.
In comparison, the three elders in his family who have been implementing political orders that emphasize civility and suppress military force are really unsightly.
As for whether the generals who come out of the academy will form an academy party.
Zhao Zhen was not worried at all.
He only needs to follow the rules of the Mangshan Lecture Hall established by Kou Ji and take over the position of mountain chief. Even if the generals trained by those schools are divided into a hundred school parties, it will not have any impact on him.
Because no matter how divided those people are, no matter how they fight, they are all his students.
No matter how many academic parties they branch off into, they all have one unified identity in the end, and that is the Imperial Party.
Zhao Zhen said with a smile: "The establishment of many schools is indeed of great benefit to me, the Song Dynasty. In the future, I will not only establish schools to cultivate generals, but also many other schools."
The establishment of Mangshan Martial Arts Hall, Tiansheng Hall, and Forensic Medicine Hall cultivated many talents for the Song Dynasty.
The effect is obvious.
Take the Forensic Medicine Clinic as an example. Since its establishment, the Forensic Medicine Clinic has not been taken seriously by people, nor has it been recognized by the doctors in Xinglin.
But the doctors who have come out of the forensic clinic have made progress in the field of trauma that is obvious to all.
As the doctors accompanying the army and the clerks from the yamen in various places took turns to study in the forensic clinic, the knowledge developed in the forensic clinic also gradually entered the army and yamen in various places.
Yamen in various places have solved many major and important cases by relying on their operations trained by forensic laboratories.
The officers and soldiers in the army, relying on the doctors who accompanied the army who were trained by the forensic clinic, reduced casualties in large numbers.
Their achievements cannot be seen or recognized by others.
But Zhao Zhen could see it and admit it.
It was precisely because he saw the results of the Forensic Medicine Clinic that Zhao Zhen decided to open more schools.
The more schools are opened, the more talents will be cultivated.
It will be much easier to implement education.
Therefore, opening a school would only bring benefits to the Song Dynasty and not much harm.
When Cao Wei heard Zhao Zhen's words, he smiled lightly and did not speak.
Because the imperial court would not open more schools, it was difficult for him to interrupt or participate.
Seeing that Cao Wei didn't speak, Zhao Zhen stopped talking about this topic. He stared at Cao Wei and said, "The reason I'm chasing you here is because I have two important things to tell you."
Cao Wei's face straightened and he looked at Zhao Zhen.
Zhao Zhen said in a deep voice: "There is something I have not told you all this time, and now it is time to tell you. Before I sent out the army, I sent Liu Heng with a group of troops up the coast to raid the capital city of Liao Kingdom.
A few days ago, the spies came with news.
Liu Heng broke into the capital at the end of March.
He captured the queen of Liao and several princes and princesses.
After a lot of plundering, he withdrew from Shangjing City.
Now it is wandering in the northern border of Liao Kingdom.
Now the entire rear area of the Liao Kingdom has become a mess under his agitation."
Cao Wei stared at Zhao Zhen with a look of astonishment.
Could it be that Zhao Zhen didn't panic at all when faced with hundreds of thousands of Liao troops attacking outside the city? It turned out that he sent people to ransack his home.
Cao Wei complained a little: "Why did the officials tell me such important news?"
Zhao Zhen sighed and said: "I am also afraid that Liu Heng will attack Shangjing and make no achievements. Speaking out will only cause trouble."
Cao Wei smiled bitterly and thought about it: "Since the officials have arranged a back-up, it will be easier for us to deal with the Liao people. Logically speaking, with such a big thing happening in the rear of the Liao Kingdom, there should be changes in the Liao military camp.
But there has been no news of any changes in the Liao camp so far.
That means Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu blocked the news."
Zhao Zhen nodded and said: "I think so too."
Cao Wei pondered and said: "I'm afraid not only has the news been blocked, but the Crown Prince of the Liao Kingdom, Yelu Zongzhen, is probably also taken by him. In this way, he can sit back and watch the chaos in the rear of the Liao Kingdom without worrying at all."
Zhao Zhen nodded and said: "It is true that Liu Heng did not meet the Crown Prince of Liao, Yelu Zongzhen, when he was in the capital."
Cao Wei looked at Zhao Zhen and said: "Are the officials planning to release the news on behalf of Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu, or are they planning to continue to let Liu Heng cause chaos in the rear of Liao Kingdom?"
Zhao Zhen said in a deep voice: "I don't intend to abandon Liu Heng, so I plan to send troops and horses from Jiaozhi to go up the coast to meet Liu Heng."
Cao Wei said with some surprise: "The reinforcements from Jiaozhi have arrived?"
Zhao Zhen nodded solemnly and said: "Fifty thousand in total, very powerful."
Cao Wei raised his eyebrows and asked, "How are they compared to our Imperial Army of the Song Dynasty?"
Zhao Zhen pondered and said: "Except for firearms, there is not much difference."
Cao Wei sighed: "So, the King of Jiaozhi really sent elites to help us. It seems that the King of Jiaozhi has a big plan."
Zhao Zhen was silent for a moment, then sighed and said: "Jiaozhi has experienced three years of war. Now, out of ten houses and nine empty houses, almost all the men have been lost, and only women are left. The King of Jiaozhi hopes that by attaching himself to the Song Dynasty, he will surrender to the Song Dynasty.
In exchange for some men from the Song Dynasty who cannot afford wives, I will come over."
Cao Wei was stunned for a moment, then narrowed his eyes and said, "This is a rare opportunity to mix in some sand."
Zhao Zhen nodded and said: "Lv Yijian and the others think so too. That's why I agreed to King Jiaozhi's request and borrowed troops from Jiaozhi."
Cao Wei smiled and said: "As long as the sand is mixed well, Jiaozhi will definitely belong to the Song Dynasty."
Zhao Zhen smiled and nodded.
Cao Wei continued: "Since the Song Dynasty has paid such a high price, the troops and horses sent by Jiaozhi should be put to good use. I feel that the officials should not send them to meet Liu Heng, but should send them
They went to support Liu Heng.
Since Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu was able to suppress the news of chaos in the rear of the Liao Kingdom, it means that the rear of the Liao Kingdom was not chaotic enough.
We are now sending a strong reinforcement in to completely disrupt the entire rear of Liao Kingdom.
At that time, Emperor Yelu Longxu of Liao could not suppress him even if he wanted to.
Once the news spread to the Liao soldiers and horses, the hearts of the Liao soldiers and horses were in shock.
This Yan Yun might be defeated by itself."
Zhao Zhen nodded and smiled: "We are always attacked and robbed by others. We should also take revenge and go back."
Cao Wei laughed and said: "That's the truth."
Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "I will tell Chen Lin to deliver the order."
Cao Wei said with emotion: "Not only will Yan Yun be defeated by this, Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty may also be angry to death. Hahaha..."
Cao Wei laughed heartily at the end.
Zhao Zhen also laughed.
The Song Dynasty had been bullied by the Liao Kingdom for decades, and now they could finally be bullied back. How could they be unhappy?
However, they were happy, but Yang Wenguang, who was far away in the northern border of the Song Dynasty, was not happy at all.
With nearly 200,000 Liao soldiers outside Weifu Mansion in Montenegro, he felt a lot of pressure.
Heishan Weifu Mansion was established on the basis of the former Heishan Weifu Military Division of Xixia. It used to be a corner of Xixia adjacent to the Liao Kingdom, but now it is a corner of the Song Dynasty adjacent to the Liao Kingdom.
To the east of Weifu Mansion in Heishan is the Xijing Road of the Liao Kingdom, and to the north is the Southwest Road of the Liao Kingdom.
After Weifu Mansion in Heishan returned to the Song Dynasty, it was changed into a road by the Song Dynasty.
Later, when the road was changed to Fu, it was changed to Fu again.
Wang Kai used to be stationed here.
Later, when the military system was reformed, Wang Kai was transferred.
Yang Wenguang led the Zhenbei Army into this place and took control of the northern border of the Song Dynasty.
Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty spent a lot of money to break through the northern border of the Song Dynasty. He mobilized all the soldiers and horses on the Xijing Road and the Southwest Road, as well as warriors from all tribes, and assembled an army of 200,000.
The dark group looked very scary,
There are no mountains around Weifu Mansion in Black Mountain, it is almost a flat river.
Although it is already April, there is nothing inside and outside Weifu Mansion in Black Mountain except for some green grass and crops just planted by the people.
Therefore, after the Liao soldiers appeared, people in Weifu Mansion in Heishan could clearly see them.
"General, do you want to ask the imperial court for help?!"
Wang Yi, the loyal general of the Zhenbei Army, accompanied Yang Wenguang and stood on the top of a newly built city, asking questions in a deep voice.
Yang Wenguang put down his hand to protect us from the wind and sand, frowned and said: "Asking for help? What kind of assistance are you asking for? Do you think Privy Council Kou will lead troops from Hexi to come to our aid, or will the officials lead their troops from Youzhou City to come to our aid?"
Nowadays, the soldiers and horses of our Song Dynasty are either in Hexi or in Yanyun. Except for some of the imperial guards and Japanese soldiers who stayed behind, there are almost no other soldiers and horses in our Song Dynasty.
You can’t expect to praise the Japanese army and the Royal Forest Guards for leaving Bianjing City and come over to help us deal with the enemy, right?”
Wang Yi said with a solemn expression: "There are as many as 200,000 Liao soldiers, and we only have 50,000 Suppression Army, so we can't stop them..."
Yang Wenguang stared and shouted: "Our Great Song Dynasty Forbidden Army claims to be able to fight an enemy of 50,000, 100,000, 150,000, why can't we give the opponent 200,000 soldiers and horses to teach them a lesson?"
Wang Yi looked bitter.
Yang Wenguang sighed and said: "Wang Yi, I also know that using 50,000 troops and horses against the enemy's 200,000 cavalry in this place is almost like seeking death.
But even if they are looking for death, we have to stop them."
Yang Wenguang turned around, looked at the Weifu City in Heishan behind him, and said in a heavy voice: "Because behind us are the lives of millions of people in our Song Dynasty.
If we are defeated, the Liao soldiers will definitely attack into the hinterland of the Song Dynasty.
However, our hinterland of the Song Dynasty is currently empty of defenses. Once the Liao soldiers enter our hinterland of the Song Dynasty, it will be like entering an uninhabited land.
At that time, the Liao soldiers will be a disaster to the people of the Song Dynasty."
Wang Yi gritted his teeth, "But even if we risk our lives, we may not be able to stop the Liao soldiers."
Yang Wenguang suddenly laughed, "That's not necessarily the case..."
Wang Yi was stunned and asked: "General, do you have other preparations?"
Yang Wenguang shook his head.
Wang Yi's expression darkened.
Yang Wenguang smiled and said: "Although there are 200,000 enemies, their strength is more than one and a half points worse than ours. According to the scout report, among the 200,000 Liao soldiers, except for the 12th Squadron of the Southwest Liao Army, which is more powerful, Other Liao soldiers were temporarily drawn from various tribes on Southwest Road and Xijing Road.
Their fighting power is not strong, and they can even be said to be a bunch of rabble.
So we don't need to worry about them.
The only thing we really have to face is the 12th Squadron of the Southwest Liao Army.
The 12th Squadron of Liao Southwest Road Army was twice as numerous as ours.
But in terms of combat effectiveness and armaments, it is much weaker than us.
So we have the strength to compete with them.
After the Liao soldiers approach, I will lead the 50,000 Zhenbei Army to launch an attack on the Liao soldiers.
And you need to do something very important."
Wang Yi hesitated for a moment, stared at Yang Wenguang and said: "General, please give me your instructions."
Yang Wenguang nodded and said: "Weifu Mansion in Montenegro is a military-controlled mansion, and the people in the mansion are half civilians and half soldiers. As the guard here, I have the power to recruit them to join the army to defend against foreign enemies.
So when the war starts, I will order them to turn the people into soldiers.
When the time comes, I will face the 12th Squadron of the Liao Southwest Road Army, and you will lead them to deal with the other tribal soldiers of the Liao Kingdom.
I believe that with the combined power of our Heishan Weifu Mansion, we will be able to keep the Liao soldiers out of our Song Dynasty."
Wang Yi said with a somewhat gloomy look: "As a result, there may not be many living people left in the Black Mountain Weifu Mansion."
Yang Wenguang said solemnly: "That is better than Liao soldiers breaking into our Song Dynasty and leaving very few living people in our Song Dynasty."
Wang Yi gritted his teeth and said: "Since you have made your decision, General, I will naturally follow your orders."
Yang Wenguang nodded and said: "Go down and prepare. If my prediction is correct, the Liao soldiers will launch an attack on Weifu Mansion in Heishan after taking a short rest.
So we don’t have that much time to waste.”
Wang Yi nodded and got off the city wall.
Yang Wenguang calmly ordered the Zhenbei Army to prepare to leave the city to meet the enemy.
Weifu Mansion in Heishan was no better than other places in the Song Dynasty, and it was impossible to defend the city.
Almost all the cities in other places in the Song Dynasty were built along mountains and rivers, and straddled the main roads that must be passed through.
If the enemy wants to advance, he has no other choice but to attack the city.
It's almost impossible to take a detour.
Therefore, in other places in the Song Dynasty, you can use the city to keep enemies out of the Song Dynasty.
Often a majestic gate and a majestic city can scare the enemy away.
But Weifu Mansion in Montenegro is different.
Weifu Mansion in Montenegro is located on a plain, surrounded by flat plains.
The Liao soldiers did not need to attack Weifufu in Heishan, but appeared behind the city of Weifufu in Heishan.
Therefore, if Yang Wenguang wanted to prevent the enemy from entering the Song Dynasty, he could only go out of the city to meet the enemy.
At the same time that Yang Wenguang was dispatching the Zhenbei Army, the Liao soldiers outside the city had already taken a break and were approaching in darkness.
Yang Wenguang immediately ordered his soldiers, "Go and see how Wang Yi is preparing?"
The soldier agreed and quickly descended from the city.
Not long after, the soldiers returned to the city and said to Yang Wenguang: "General, General Wang is ready."
Most of the people in Weifu Mansion in Montenegro live in the mansion.
As early as after the Zhenbei Army's scouts detected the movements of the Liao soldiers, Yang Wenguang ordered the people who were farming and grazing outside the city to return to the city.
So it was easy for Wang Yi to summon the people.
In addition, most of the people were military relatives, or soldiers who had retired from military service, or soldiers who had been in Xixia.
So they are very familiar with the routine in the military.
After the sound of drums, Wang Yi didn't need to say anything more. The people had already consciously gathered at the school grounds in the city.
All Wang Yi needs to do is distribute weapons to them.
There is nothing else to do.
Things like temporarily appointing officers are simply redundant.
Weifu Mansion in Montenegro is a military-controlled mansion, so when the people in the mansion are registered as households, they use the same methods as those in the military.
After being summoned, the original commander-in-chief will serve as the commander-in-chief of the army, the managers of each lane will serve as the head of the army, and the managers of each lane will serve as the camp commander of the army.
And so on.
Therefore, it is easy to summon the people in Weifu Mansion in Heishan and it is also easy to use them.
After Yang Wenguang learned that Wang Yi had gathered the people, he didn't say much.
He got off the city and sat astride the horse.
When the Liao soldiers were about to arrive in front of Weifufu City in Montenegro, they led their troops and horses to resolutely rush out of Weifufu City in Montenegro.
The number of troops accompanying Yang Wenguang when he rushed out of the city was only 45,000.
The remaining more than five thousand soldiers lived on the city wall, using the city wall as a high ground to bombard the enemy with artillery.
The battle started from the moment Yang Wenguang rushed out of Fucheng.
Yang Wenguang led 50,000 soldiers and horses and rushed out of Weifufu City in Montenegro, but was immediately discovered by the Liao soldiers.
Yang Wenguang only had 50,000 soldiers and horses, while the Liao soldiers had as many as 200,000.
Therefore, when faced with Yang Wenguang's 50,000 soldiers and horses, the Liao soldiers showed no fear at all.
Zhang Jian, the commander-in-chief of the Liao soldiers, directly ordered all 200,000 Liao soldiers to attack Yang Wenguang in an attempt to defeat Yang Wenguang in one fell swoop.
Both sides galloped their horses together, and the deafening sound of horse hooves resounded throughout Weifu Mansion in Black Mountain.
"kill!"
Yang Wenguang led his troops and rushed to the enemy and roared angrily.
The Zhenbei Army soldiers who were charging at the forefront threw grenades without hesitation.
The musketeers who were charging behind raised their guns and fired fiercely at the Liao soldiers.
After just one confrontation, thousands of Liao soldiers fell on their horses.
But even so, the Liao soldiers were not timid.
Because compared to their huge numbers, thousands of soldiers and horses are not enough to damage their roots.
After a brief exchange of grenades and arrows and bullets.
The two sides fought together instantly.
However, the only ones who fought with the Liao soldiers were Yang Wenguang and more than 20,000 leather-armored soldiers behind him.
The other 20,000 musketeers, when they were about to rush to the Liao soldiers, made a decisive U-turn and left from both wings.
Then while turning from both wings, he fired at the Liao soldiers with the musket in his hand.
The purpose of the Musketeers' existence is not to confront the enemy head-on.
Only when using cold weapon cavalry to deal with the enemy, using muskets to attack the enemy is the most suitable combat method for them.