Early the next morning, Han Qi rushed to the command hall designated by Du Zhongxiao in the Management Office, but found it empty. It was too early, and Du Zhongxiao and others had not come yet, and only a few young officers were making arrangements.

Han Qi has been a leader in the three roads along the border for many years and has traveled several times. This is the first time he has seen such a layout.

There is a large table in the middle, with a large and fine map on the front half, and a few sand tables in the back half. There are several chairs and small tables against the wall, which seem to be a place for people to rest. On the front wall is a huge enemy-to-me situation map, which has not been completely spliced. A small officer under twenty years old stood on the chair and faced it up little by little. There are two small rooms connected to the left and right of the hall, with roughly the same decoration inside, and a huge table in the middle is full of documents. There are screens inside, and there are several chairs in front of the table.

Han Qi went to the table and looked at the map laid above. The lines on it were dense and dizzy. He knew the place name, but it was drawn into different symbols, and I don’t know what it meant. When he arrived at the sand table in front, he clearly understood that it was the terrain of the Quye River area that was about to attack.

Unable to see the reason, Han Qi turned around and looked at the enemy and us situation chart hanging on the wall. The picture was simple and clear. It was drawn on it, with various forts, main mountains, rivers, and large and large roads. It still had various symbols, and some small flags with unknown uses were also inserted.

The little officer got off the chair, turned around and saw Han Qi, and hurriedly crossed his hands to salute.

Han Qi said: "What's your name? Where did you come from? What are you doing here now?"

The young officer crossed his hands and said, "The last general Wang Dexing was originally from Suizhou. His father was a Jinshi in Benzhou Township. He could not pass the Ministry of Rites several times, so he taught in his hometown to make a living. He built a field affairs in his province and set up a school. I studied and learned to read since I was a child, so I entered the school and stayed in the army."

Han Qi nodded: "So that's it? How many years have you been in school? How old is this year?"

Wang Dexing said: "It has been five years since I entered the school, and I am twenty years old this year."

Han Qi saw Wang Dexing's baby face and smiled and said, "You look young and look like a teenager. I heard that the schools run by Yingtianxiangjun are different from each other. For example, Yao Shouxin is learning artillery, and he has the best grades every time and made great contributions last time. What did you learn?"

Wang Dexing said: "When I returned to my husband, I will learn command in the end and keep following the manager to do things."

"Conductor? Can you learn this?" Han Qi was interested. "What do you learn commanding usually?"

Wang Dexing said: "Every other subjects must be studied. Although you don't study them deeply, you must know the general idea. You also need to learn strategic command, tactical command and staff homework, as well as logistics, training, combat, etc. The subjects are more than others have learned."

Most of these nouns Han Qi had never heard of, and did not know what they learned or what they were useful, so he asked, "What are you doing now?"

Wang Dexing said: "Hang a map. These are all staff operations, based on geography and military information, and plan for combat."

Han Qi was surprised: "You planned the combat plan? You have never been on the battlefield and have not been to the battle formation in person. What, what? What--"

Wang Dexing said: "My husband misunderstood. We just made a plan to ask Master Liu to read it, the staff agreed, and then re-arrange it. When Master Yang was there, Master Yang looked at it first. We revised it and reported to Master Liu many times. If Master Yang was not here, he could only report to Master Liu."

Han Qi nodded, "Oh" and didn't know what the baby officer meant. Han Qi had never seen such a scene of war and felt it was novel everywhere. In fact, when he arrived in Tanglong Town, the combat system that Yingtianxiang Army had practiced in this area had never been fully developed. Everything was too urgent, the troops were not intact, and there was no time to work on paper.

Han Qi turned around and looked at the map on the wall. He knew the place name himself, but the symbols marked were confused. He pointed to the double circles of Dulun Village and asked Wang Dexing: "Why are there two circles here in Dulun Village? But it is not elsewhere."

Wang Dexing crossed his hands: "When you return to your husband, the two circles indicate that Dangxiang is the highest command in this area, and it is the primary place. The rest of Dangxiang Fortresses are either circles, blocks, or triangles, which all represent different status, different forces, and different defenses."

Han Qi nodded and turned to look at the map. Seeing that Han Qi was not paying attention to him, Wang Dexing hurried to a pile of documents, and rushed through a piece of paper and hung it on one side of the wall.

Han Qi turned around and saw Wang Dexing busy, so he came forward to take a look. It was a legend that marked the meaning of various symbols on the map.

After a brief look, when Wang Dexing looked embarrassed, Han Qi said, "You go busy, I'll just look at it myself."

Wang Dexing promised to continue to splice the map. Du Zhongxiao and Liu Ji came in, and these should be prepared.

Han Qi looked at the legend on the wall and understood why Wang Dexing was embarrassed. The court ordered the decree and decided to start a war against Dangxiang. The preparation time was very tight. Now the busy people in the room each have their own responsibilities, and the same goes for Wang Dexing. After asking questions, he would be punished if he delayed his work. Wang Dexing couldn't say anything, so he had to rush to hang out this picture.

By comparing the legend and looking at the situation chart on the wall, Han Qi felt it clear at a glance. How many troops Dangxiang has in the Quye River area, where they are stationed, what their strength is, and what their situation chart are. How to advance, anyone can propose several plans.

Du Zhongxiao has been in Hequ Road for more than two months. Apart from handling cases, the army will certainly not be idle. The directly-level personnel of the Management Department lead their own teams to collect information around them, and they can clearly understand the surrounding geography and military information. Without these preparations, how dare Du Zhongxiao fight?

When Han Qi was just watching, Du Zhongxiao and Liu Ji came in. Seeing that Han Qi had arrived, they hurriedly bowed.

After the lecture, Han Qi said, "This is the first time I have seen this war. The military situation is very close. Are you not afraid of missing military opportunities when you leave it like this?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "This is the General Administration, which specializes in the command hall. If the information is leaked here, what else can I not leak?"

Han Qi nodded: "Jingluo said the same thing. In the past, he always used the words of the military in charge of the military's intelligence and generals to use the children of generals. After all, the younger generation was young, and there were no children in the military, so he had to use these young people."

Seeing Han Qi pointing at Wang Dexing and other young officers, Du Zhongxiao said, "My husband, this is not the case. You must have corresponding knowledge to do these things, and professionals do well. These people are the best students in Suizhou school. After years of study and practice several times, they chose to do these things in the command hall. How can their children compare? Yingtianxiang Army is different from other troops. They have to talk about professionalism and knowledge in everything. As long as they do better than others, they are in a professional position. For example, those who learn artillery and cavalry, they can't do these things."

After saying that, Du Zhongxiao said, "Let them be busy, my husband, let's go inside and talk."

The three of them entered the room on the left together, and Du Zhongxiao said: "On the other side is the place where Master Liu Jun, and my husband rests here on a daily basis."

Han Qi said: "Then where are you? This is the Manager's Department, and you can't be without you."

Du Zhongxiao said: "My husband and I have squeezed in this room. More than 30,000 people, soldiers along the way should be commanded by Liu Junzhu. But we have many major generals, and my husband and I are here to watch and help Liu Junzhu come up with ideas."

Liu Ji hurriedly said that he didn't dare. The three of them sat down together, and the soldiers came to tea.

Han Qi had already understood that Du Zhongxiao's Yingtianxiang Army had its own command system, which was different from other armies. In terms of system, the commander on the front line was Liu Ji, and Du Zhongxiao himself said he was helping, so naturally Han Qi was too.

This is both a polite word, nor a polite word. Liu Ji is the commander of the front line, and he is responsible for the command. Du Zhongxiao and Han Qi can know that they can suggest it, but they cannot command the command over the level. All command orders on the front line must be issued by Liu Ji, unless his military power is removed.

Only by clear division of labor, clear responsibilities, and smooth command system can the front-line army ensure that the orders received by the front-line army will not be extended to the political profession, which will make them at a loss. This is the requirement of the Yingtianxiang Army for combat, not from the orders from the combat command, and they will be put aside. If the command is not qualified, the superiors will first remove the command of the command, re-appoint new people, or the superiors will temporarily serve as a representative, and there will be clear orders.

This is something Han Qi had never experienced before, and it was also a headache for him. The Song army required that once there were police on the front line, all the troops that received the alarm were dispatched. Five thousand soldiers were deployed, and the chief supervisor led 3,000 troops to fight in the local area. Without unified command, one side often fought hard, the other side watched, or even led the troops away without saying a word. There was no plan, no responsibility area, and any police had to dispatch. There were many Khitan or Dangxiang people, which attracted a large number of thousands or even tens of thousands of Song troops. When they arrived, the enemy had long no idea where they ran.

Starting from Fan Zhongyan, after many years, many people worked hard to introduce the military strategy. It is to set up generals in the battalion to divide combat areas, so as to prevent the enemy from using only the extreme force to mobilize the army, which is futile. Such a change is so difficult, of course, to divide the generals' combat power and achieve the goal of restraining each other. It is not easy to deal with the basic principles of the military system.

After drinking tea, Han Qi asked Liu Ji: "Military Master, how do you plan to arrange this battle?"
Chapter completed!