Zhang Xingzhi and Su Shunqin carefully studied the booklets there, and Du Zhongxiao chatted with several generals.

From now on, Du Zhongxiao's main energy will be on Changping Cang and the training of the wing army. The field affairs of the camp were only roughly grasped, and Zhang Fengzhi said it well. A person's energy is limited and it is impossible to take care of everything. If several officials do not share the duties, they will have to hand it over to the officials.

The two officials in charge of the land affairs were demoted, but they were somewhat different. Zhang Yingzhi was mainly unlucky, his ability to do things, his personal ethics were not a problem, and he did not even offend anyone in the court. Since he went to Hebei Road to serve, he had some credit, but in the end they all turned into bad things and could not be avoided. He escaped from one thing, and then the second thing came again, and it became more and more serious. As for the matter of being implicated by Wang Ze, some people said that Li Jiao, whom he had let go, was the planner of Wang Ze's uprising, but the rebellion was put down, and there was no such person at all. Who would he ask for reason? There was such a thing that the court could ignore, and within a few years, who would you defame? If you don't blame the society, you can only bear it.

Unlike Zhang Fengzhi's good at handling official affairs and practical matters, Su Shunqin became famous when he was young and was born into a big family, and was used to being praised by others. It is not wrong for scholars to take the world as their responsibility, but after reading two books, he felt that he could give guidance to the world and denounce the world. Sooner or later, he would have a big problem. Especially when he criticized this policy passionately and accused that person every day, but he did not pay attention to the details and did not do practical things, it was obvious that someone would come to you. With Su Shunqin's state during the Qingli period, something was almost inevitable. It was just that the blow was so severe that it was unexpected that he could not accept it himself.

On the one hand, Su Shunqin is still indignant and feels that he was wronged by the party to end up in this situation. On the other hand, he has been deposed for several years for the people, and has also been accused of being stolen by the literati and officials of the most shameless economic crime. At least now, he no longer comments on the government affairs, criticizes the ministers, and is willing to do practical things with his heart.

After drinking tea for a while, Du Zhongxiao said to Yang Ting and Liu Ji: "Fu Xianggong reorganized the wing army on Jingdong Road, eliminated the old and weak, and taught the wings in all seasons, which was very effective. A few years ago, the court gave the name of the wings and the army, and put high hopes on the wings and fields. We should take the wings and fields as an example. I have never led troops to fight, and although I have this intention, I have nowhere to start and have been worried. The two chiefs, Liu Qiang once fought against Dangxiang on Shaanxi Road, and Yang Qiang had quelled the barbarians and chaos on Jinghu Road, and saw all kinds of military and horse tactics, and I wonder what I have to think about training?"

Liu Jidao: "As far as I saw on Shaanxi Road, the soldiers and horses of this dynasty were compared with Dangxiang. It was really hard to match the generals and soldiers were not brave. Moreover, the military discipline was scattered and the military orders were not implemented. Dangxiang's soldiers and horses gathered together, silently. Only when the military food was used, the thief chiefs used chopsticks, could the thieves dare to raise their hands. Only in this way can the whole army be as strong as one person, and the two armies met, invincible."

Du Zhongxiao said: "The Chief Secretary, it's not my fault in your words. I have read the battle report carefully in the three major defeats in the northwest. Our army was defeated by the enemy and surrounded by the enemy, and fought with more and less. The two armies fought in a formation, even if the troops in this dynasty were fewer than Dangxiang, they would not be at a disadvantage. Taking the Battle of Sanchuankou as an example, Liu Taiwei was surrounded by tens of thousands of Dangxiang, and he could even fight bravely to kill the enemy and die exhausted. In the end, thousands of imperial guards fled back, and the disaster was only two or three. If the number of enemies killed, one imperial guards would die, Dangxiang would die at least two or three, which was inconsistent with what the Chief Secretary said."

Liu Ji was speechless for a moment and was stunned for a moment and said, "The soldiers on the front line all think as I said just now. Tiju felt that the soldiers on the front line were wrong. How dare you ask what the reason for the defeat?"

Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "I am not on the front line, so how can I say it? It's just that from the perspective of the battle report, it's not like that. When we train troops, we must be based on facts and seek truth from facts. Only by truly finding our own shortcomings, discovering our enemy's weaknesses, raising our strengths, avoiding our enemy's weaknesses, and winning our battles."

Seeing that Liu Ji looked unhappy, Du Zhongxiao said again: "Master, we are talking about war, but we only express our opinions and find out the real problems. There is no distinction between high and low when we do not fight for intention. Everything depends on facts and be modest and cautious, so that we can gain something."

Whether it is historical records or legends from later generations, the national strength of the Song Dynasty was much stronger than that of the Khitan and Dangxiang. But when they really fought, they often lost more and won less. Du Zhongxiao learned that war was a continuation of politics and military strength was the embodiment of national strength. How could the Song Dynasty have happened? If we think that the national strength of the Song Dynasty was not as strong as that of the Khitan and Dangxiang, all statistics did not support it, and the Song Dynasty should be ahead of the economy, culture and system. But in terms of military affairs, except for the initial establishment of the country, we will defeat the nomadic regime in the north once and defeat it once.

There must be a reason for this. Du Zhongxiao just wanted to find out this reason. Only by finding the cause can you prescribe the right medicine and treat the chronic disease. Instead of relying on rising for a while, taking a chance, winning a battle, temporarily covering up the crisis, and causing even greater troubles.

The Song Dynasty was weak in military strength and its martial arts were not good. In his previous life, the most widely circulated and recognized was because they valued culture and over military. Some people took a step back, not because they valued culture and over military, but because they respected culture and suppressed military. Military generals and soldiers had low status, of course they could not attract talents. They did not work hard in wars, resulting in various disadvantages and could only defeat wars. Especially compared with the enemy, they were all soldiers, all military generals were in power, and they burned, killed, and plundered almost without any scruples, just a group of armed robbers. They even believed that because of the respect of culture and suppressed martial arts, the Han people lost their blood and could only let mermaid meat. Some wolf spirits arose. Wolves ate meat, and good people could only be robbed by robbers.

Du Zhongxiao once thought so, and when he trained his troops, he knew that this statement was unreliable. Just like what Liu Ji said just now, he didn't look for the real reason, but just picked up a statement because of the consent or because of the needs of reality. Can generals and the army have a high status? Is it the warlords in power? There were five generations and ten countries before it. According to some people, although there were son emperors in it, they always blocked the Khitan. But it was actually related to the Khitan, and the Khitan had actually entered.

After passing Bianliang, I just couldn't sit in the world and retreated. If the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms were not obvious, and the warlords were in power again a thousand years later, and the military strength did not improve. During the Republic of China, there were still people with higher status than the army? The highest commander in the local area was the general, and later the warlords of various ranks. The highest commander in the central government was also the largest warlord, and all military controls were in charge. Such power and power, and indeed attracted talents. The revolutionary army was also widely respected, so it should be able to fight, right? It's still a joke.

This thousand years was a period of warlords' rule, and their performance was comparable. The Song Dynasty could not defeat the strong enemies in the north, but went south to deal with rebellions of various races, but it was easy to capture them. It also fought under the capital of Jiaozhi. The Republic of China also faced strong enemies and was cut into vegetables, and it was rampant when it arrived in the south. However, this thousand years was the period when the Central Plains had the weakest military strength and the most unbearable martial arts.

What is because of the worship of culture and suppression of martial arts, the national spirit is not bloody, and even when it comes to ancestors who have been for thousands of years. If culture is not good, it is just an excuse to vent. The real reason is hidden behind these hustle and bustle. Due to various reasons, I dare not or don’t want to dig it out.

If we talk about social culture, Du Zhongxiao could feel that people in this era did not want to fight, or even fear war. This idea is mainstream from top to bottom, from emperors and ministers to common people. This is related to the cruel Five Dynasties. To this day, the Central Plains area is still in short supply, and the painful memories of war still exist. More than 100 years of late Tang and Five Dynasties, the world was tired and afraid of fighting, and could not afford to lose so many people. Just like the cruelty of World War I and World War II, an anti-war movement was launched around the world. Of course, China is an exception. It has been tortured by foreign enemies for a thousand years. The civil war in World War I and World War II is nothing compared to this, and it has been seen too much.

But it is unreasonable that the world is tired of war and can lead to such a weak military force. There must be a deeper reason. This reason is not only found in the army of the Song Dynasty, but also in the army of the Ming Dynasty, and continue to the warlords and the Kuomintang army.

Just talking about discipline and morale is far from enough, and it has not touched the essence. If the root cause is not found, it is ultimately cutting its feet and shoes. Without muskets and cannons, we will learn from European troops. After all, have future generations learned about the history of Europe? But in this era, European troops were not stronger than the imperial guards of the Song Dynasty. The two armies formed a round-robin formation, and there were not many people who could fight head-on with the imperial guards. With muskets and cannons, we could learn from European troops in history, such as Spanish phalanx, Gustav, British lobster soldiers, and Napoleon's tactics. Can those countries have been rampant in the world for as long as the Han Dynasty.

Du Zhongxiao has never been a soldier and is not familiar with military affairs, but likes to ask the bottom line when doing things. He trains his own military forces, not arguing about convincing others, but the first thing he needs to do is to convince himself. What he has heard and learned now cannot convince himself.

The two commanders, one of whom fought in the south and the other in the north, were all in full swing. In fact, Yang Ting's experience in Jinghu was not very useful. Those barbarian armies did not need to use the imperial guards at all. The wing army and the strong men were enough to serve as ten. The main thing was why the Song Dynasty failed in the face of the nomadic peoples in the north, and they were defeated again and again.
Chapter completed!