Just as July entered, Zhao Yu, the commander of Beijing West Road, was appointed as the commander of the robbery. As soon as Zhao Yu took office, he went to the Iron Supervisory Bureau.

Du Zhongxiao was discussing military information with Yang Qiong, Liu Ji and others in the field, and arranged the subsequent drill. A small officer came in and said with his hands: "Tiju, Zhao Yu, the new commander of Jingxi Road, has arrived at the Iron Supervisor, and is now waiting for the camp in the rear."

Du Zhongxiao frowned: "It's midsummer now, and it's important time. Why are there anyone coming? After autumn, although the weather in the north is getting colder, I heard that Guangnan still has a scorching heat, which is almost the same as the current weather. Just as the army was about to familiarize themselves with how the world fought, people came to disturb us from time to time. A few days ago, Jia Xianggong, the new governor of Xuzhou, had just sent generals to watch, and now people are coming again."

The governor of Xuzhou led the pacification envoy of Jingxi Road, and the commander of the whole route was Wen Yanbo. He was transferred last month and replaced by Jia Changchao. As the commander of the road, Du Zhongxiao led the Yingtianxiang Army to practice in the Iron Supervisory area. Jia Changchao specially sent trustworthy generals to check. Du Zhongxiao had some friendship with Wen Yanbo and Jia Changchao during the Pingbeizhou Rebellion, and he had acquaintance at that time. Du Zhongxiao's status has risen in recent years, and both of them just sent people to ask questions, and did not interfere too much.

Liu Jidao: "Tiju, Zhao Yu is the son of former Grand Marshal Zhao Zhen. His brother Zhao Xun is highly valued by the emperor and unfortunately died in the battle of Dingchuan Village. Zhao Yu was promoted because of this, and he was not an ordinary person. Since we came to the army, we should go over and meet him."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Well. Let's continue to practice as the entire army has already decided. Let's go back to the camp!"

This time, the training was for infantry and artillery coordination. In the upper reaches of the Lishui River, where Ye County and Lushan County were close to each other. Yao Shouxin, Shisanlang, Yang Wenguang, Zhao Zi and Dou Shunqing each led elite troops to enter the mountain according to the combat plan, and inspected artillery attacks on the battlefield designated by Du Zhongxiao and others, and carried out battlefield cover and partitions for the infantry. At the same time, the cavalry was dispatched to protect the artillery artillery team and the flanks of the entire army, and at the same time carried out roundabout attacks. The army had just begun, and the officers in Du Zhongxiao's tent were investigating the nearby terrain and making military maps, and even the final drill site was not determined.

Several people got on the horse, took their confidants and followed them all the way back to the camp before departure.

Zhao Yu had already been waiting inside, and when he saw Du Zhongxiao and others, he hurriedly crossed his hands to salute.

After the chirping, the guest and the host sat down. Du Zhongxiao ordered tea to come and said to Zhao Yu: "I don't know that the commander has come from afar and cannot welcome him. I hope I will forgive my crime. The army is entering the mountain for practice these days. It has just begun. Everything is mixed and the hospitality is not good."

Zhao Yu said: "The army is a matter of training and training, and there are idle personnel below. I went to the West Jing Road to catch thieves. I didn't want to come here to avoid trouble. However, when I left the palace, the official explained to come here to see. How to practice in your army, and how to compare with the previous Western Army, I have to give the official memorial afterwards."

After hearing this, what else could Du Zhongxiao say? Thinking about the good news, the emperor has not forgotten his wing army yet. The bad thing is that the emperor is thinking too much. The tens of thousands of wing army gathered together at once, and the local area is concerned, and the emperor is also concerned. He also sent an official whom he trusted to check it out.

After drinking tea, Du Zhongxiao said, "Since that's the case, the commander will follow me into the mountain tomorrow and see if the drill is ready. Our army is different from other armies. They use muskets and cannons, and they will naturally be different when fighting. It is true that if you don't look at this fact with your own eyes, it will always be difficult to know the truth."

Zhao Yu said: "Architecture is a good thing! In recent years, many key cities and villages have begun to install artillery, reinforce camps and set up turrets on the city walls, which is different from the future. The Western thieves are not good at siegeing cities, and with cannons, the city is even more solid. Just one thing, the Qinzhou and Zhenrong Army are far away from the Central Plains, and now there is no railway, so it is very inconvenient to transport artillery shells."

Du Zhongxiao said: "There is no way to artillery, so it can only be used to renovate the roads in the local area to facilitate the passage of artillery vehicles. As for artillery shells, you can choose a suitable prefecture and county to make them, which is more powerful than long-distance transportation. Although the self-made ones are a little worse, they can still be used."

Zhao Yu smiled and said, "That's true, but people always have the desire to compete. For frontline officers and soldiers, why do they use shells produced by iron supervision in other places? They have to use their own production? The difference is indeed a bit far away. There is no big battle now, so it will be stored slowly. By the time the railway can be built into the Zhenrong Army in a few years, everything will be different. With the road and the car, it will take several days to get from the capital, and it will not be far away from the sky."

The railway court on Shaanxi Road spent countless efforts, and the railway supervision provided a lot of physical support. It had just been built to Baoji County, Fengxiang Prefecture. The next step was to build from Baoji to Zhenrong Army. Once this line could be opened, it would open a channel to directly attack Dangxiang. After passing the Zhenrong Army, one horse was flat and with railway support, two or three hundred thousand troops could advance together, and Dangxiang could not stop it. Now that it was built to Baoji, Dangxiang was much more honest and dared not act rashly no matter which direction it was. Otherwise, once the Zhenrong Army was restrained, Dangxiang would be passive.

Another railway to be built on Shaanxi Road was proposed by the court to build from Jingzhao Prefecture to Yanzhou. Jingzhao Prefecture is the Yongxing Army, which is the ancient capital Chang'an. At this time, it was divided into Chang'an and ten thousand years of counties. This is one of the special places in the world. It is important for military status. Generally, the name of Jingzhao Prefecture is not used. The important officials came to guard and called the Yongxing Army, rather than the other places called the governor of a certain prefecture.

Between Jingzhao Prefecture and Yanzhou, there are large loess plateaus, with ravines and roads that are very difficult to walk. Although the middle roads have been explored for thousands of years, it is still difficult to build railways. When you open a mountain and build a bridge to a river, the cost of building roads there is much higher. Most of the railways that have been built are in plain areas. Once the railways between Jingzhao Prefecture and Yanzhou are built, the road construction technology will reach a higher level.

Listening to Zhao Yu's introduction to the situation in the northwest, Du Zhongxiao nodded repeatedly. The key to fighting with Dangxiang lies in transportation. Once the road is opened, Guanzhong and Central Plains along the road are connected into a whole, which can support the front-line combat against Dangxiang, and everything is completely different. Dangxiang's military limit is that it can block 100,000 or 200,000 Song army. The Song army has difficulty in military supplies on the front line, so Dangxiang has a chance to win. With the railway, the Song army can gather 400,000 to 500,000 troops on the front line, and sweeping Dangxiang is no longer a problem.

This is where Dangxiang and Khitan are different, with limited territory, limited population, and limited military strength. Dangxiang was at a disadvantage against Khitan, and had to rely on a large desert uninhabited area between the two countries to have the opportunity to win. Dangxiang's geographical advantage occupies a more important position in the Song Dynasty. Relying on geography, it can only attack and defend. Once the Song Dynasty could assemble a large number of troops on the front line, Dangxiang's national strength determined that it could not be compared. The Khitan was different. Even if the Song Dynasty gathered troops that were scattered on the front line, the Khitan still had enough military force to make the two sides evenly match. Unless the Song Dynasty completed the development of the south, could conduct military mobilization, and put its strength on the front line, it could suppress the Khitan.

Railways are the gathering direction of the world's military forces. Now they are mainly economy and develop the places where the railway arrives. The most lively place is Jinghu North and South Road. Once the military forces are deployed from these developed and under development areas to the north, the military power of various countries will change. Even if it is a tactic of adding fuel, the Song Dynasty also continuously invested manpower and material resources to the front line.
Chapter completed!