Du Zhongxiao stood up, stretched, and walked out of the room to take a breath.

Liu Ji was responsible for the war on the southern front. Due to the changes in the situation caused by the war on the southern front, Du Zhongxiao had to be clear and responded. Where were the foreign households who fled to Dangxiang, how did they do after the war, the response of the surrounding Dangxiang Prefecture Army, the impact on the Linfu Road next to them, and so on, were not the responsibility of the front-line commander, but Du Zhongxiao had to understand, predict and respond.

In the room next to it, Du Zhongxiao was divided into several cases, each responsible for several items, and summarized and sorted them out. This is the work of the case. Many officials hate it, but it is actually a very important practice. Han Qi did not have Du Zhongxiao's patience and asked about everything.

Han Qi was interested in watching the staff members performing the work on the map. When he saw Du Zhongxiao coming out, he said, "It's hard to do it."

Du Zhongxiao bowed: "A war is full of things. It is worth it to be hard, but it is wrong if it is not hard. The weather is sunny, go out and sit down."

After saying that, he walked out of the official hall and arrived in the yard. There was a stone table under the jujube tree in the yard, with a few stone benches beside it. Du Zhongxiao sat down and asked the soldiers to make a pot of tea. The tea was fermented tea produced by the Xinyang army in recent years. Some were loose tea, and some were pressed into tea bricks. It was very popular in the north. Du Zhongxiao didn't know whether it was black tea, white tea, black tea, or the famous Pu'er tea in his memory. Anyway, he just drank it.

The sun is just right today, and white clouds in the sky are blowing, and there is no chill.

After a while, Han Qi walked out of the official hall, sat down opposite the stone table, and said, "It's so comfortable to take care of."

Du Zhongxiao poured tea for Han Qi and said, "I won the first battle of Dulun Village, and there will be no major battles later. I can let go of half of my heart."

Han Qi nodded: "Jingluo said it is right. In that area, Dangxiang's troops were mostly in Dulun Village. In the other villages, there were more than one or two hundred soldiers, and the few were only twenty or thirty, and there were no more big battles. By the way, the Luich thinks that if Dangxiang rescues, where would he order the troops to gather?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "It is mostly in Xiazhou and Yinzhou. Wuzang's territory is in that area. Wuzang'erpang has a deep foundation. If he saves his own property, he will naturally do his best. Moreover, the soldiers of Dangxiang Hengshan are hard-working and capable of fighting. They must use people there whenever there is a big battle."

"Yes, I think so too. The soldiers came out of Hengshan instead of Xingqing Mansion, so I had to prepare."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Originally, it would be best to let Linyan Road send troops to respond, so that the Hengshan Party and Xiang troops dare not go north in large numbers. However, there was a place under the rule of Shaanxi Road. Linyan's commander Xia Scholar was not familiar with him, so he had to give up."

Du Zhongxiao and Xia Xuan had a business relationship. Knowing Du Zhongxiao's personality, Xia Xuan did not have much personal contact with him. Xia Anqi was Xia Xuan's son. At this time, he was the commander of Fuyan Road and was not a good person to talk to. Hedong Road just informed him and did not ask him to cooperate.

Han Qi nodded and said nothing. His relationship with Xia Shu was not good, so he had no reason to contact Xia Anqi.

After drinking a sip of tea, Du Zhongxiao said, "But don't worry, it's nothing to gather troops in Hengshan. When they send troops, our army has already returned to the Jin Su army. If Dangxiang attacks north and attacks Jin Su army and Heqing army, then Linfu Road will follow its back. Attack Linfu Road, our southern army will attack its flanks. This dynasty occupied several states in Hequ, which is different from before. It is connected to Linfu Road. Dangxiang does not send a large army and can dominate the country's strength to attack me. There is no big threat to the Hengshan army. Moreover, the fortress has been burned and there is no place to stay. How can we stay for a long time?"

Han Qi said: "This is the reason, but every time Dangxiang invades a large scale, it will shock China and the world, and have to be guarded."

Du Zhongxiao poured tea for Han Qi again and said, "My husband, this is the reason, so that should be the case. If there is any trouble, find one."

Every time Dangxiang invades and the Song Dynasty suffers major losses, almost something happens to the Song general. Either they are not careful in using their troops and are ambushed by Dangxiang, or they are afraid of the formation and flee without fighting. Not to mention that everyone uses their lives, as long as the guard general performs normally, Dangxiang often returns without success.

This has almost become an incurable disease for the Song army. No matter how the generals are selected, there will be a loss in every battle. Han Qi once served as a guide for Linyan Road, so he naturally had a deep understanding of this. The defense of the fort in the Hengshan area is a whole. Once a problem occurs, the gap will be opened by the Party Corps. I don’t know how many times the effort it takes to plug the loophole.

Speaking of this, we talk about the command system of the army, especially Han Qi just saw how Du Zhongxiao commanded the war.

Han Qi said: "When it comes to military affairs, it is nothing more than having enough soldiers and generals, having enough money and food, and having a delay in military discipline, and everyone uses their lives. The only way to manage the military is to say frankly, the soldiers are not elite soldiers, and generals are not good generals. After arriving in Tanglong Town, they won consecutive victories. All the people in charge are invincible, or even flee in the wind. What is the reason?"

Du Zhongxiao smiled and thought for a while before saying, "Duke, what kind of soldiers are elite soldiers? What kind of generals are good generals?"

Han Qi said: "It's like the imperial guards in the capital. The soldiers were selected from thousands of people, with sufficient money and food and skillful training. They were naturally elite soldiers. Although they were lazy and unlucky in the capital, after they arrived in the northwest, they were incomparable to others when they experienced several wars."

Du Zhongxiao said: "But now, most of the elite soldiers in the northwest are foreign soldiers, and even the cavalry are almost all foreign soldiers. How can I solve this problem?"

Han Qi said: "They are different. They were born and raised there, grew up on horseback, and were familiar with bows and arrows. They were familiar with geography and bows and horses, so they were naturally elite soldiers. This dynasty lacked horses, even in the imperial guards, there were many horse soldiers but no horses. How could they be good cavalry? That is, the horses in the imperial guards are not so short. Isn't the cavalry of the imperial guards in the capital stronger than before?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "My husband, I don't think so. I think elite soldiers are first of all familiar with the army and adapt to the army. Not only are they familiar with the environment of the military camp and abide by the military discipline, they are part of the military environment. They are proficient in martial arts, just like the imperial guards in the capital. The military camp is already in chaos. The so-called elite soldiers become lazy people and cause trouble for the local area. In this way, how can they fight in the army when they are like this?"

Han Qi said: "The meaning of strategy is that there must be discipline in the army? Military discipline is indeed important."

Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "I have been practicing soldiers for so many years. Now when I think about it, discipline is still superficial. Discipline is actually just a part of the army, a superficial thing. If you have truly practiced soldiers, discipline is their instinct and have no abiding by any statement. As long as you arrive at the military camp environment, they will naturally abide by discipline. Not only discipline, every word, action, and every move are integrated with the military camp environment. Such soldiers are the real elite soldiers. In the military camp, no matter what they ask them to do, they will be wholeheartedly focused.

If you are determined to complete it, you don’t have to look at it. It is not like a puppet at the mercy of people, but if you allow it, you will find a way to complete it at the fastest speed and the best way. On the battlefield, as long as you clearly place the combat tasks, you will use your brain to complete the combat tasks according to the battlefield standards formed in peacetime. With such elite soldiers, fighting is much easier. As my husband saw, each will take responsibility, and various combat plans are formulated here, and the front-line generals lead troops to complete it, with very few surprises."

I remember when I saw soldiers in military uniforms on the street. If I walked, I could naturally walk in two people, three people, and each of them had neat military appearances. It is almost certain that this was from a strong army. If soldiers laughed and scolded, there was no rules, the combat effectiveness of the army can be imagined. Discipline is not a characteristic of the army, it is just a stepping stone. Starting from strict discipline and forming the instinct of soldiers is the symbol of the real elite army.

As for the proposition of disciplined troops, they are just migrant workers, which just means they are not the army.

When Han Qi heard this statement for the first time, he asked with interest: "So, is Yingtianxiang Army such an elite soldier?"

Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "It's far from that. It's just that the Dangxiang people opposite us are even more unbearable, so they seem to be able to do it. I didn't think deeply before, and I could only train the army to explore little by little, and I could only train the Yingtianxiang Army. If I practice now, it would be different."

I just won the battle, and I saw him these days and opened a door for Han Qi. I was in a good mood. After hearing Du Zhongxiao's words, I said, "Since I have free time today, it's better to say how to train elite soldiers than to do things."

Du Zhongxiao said: "When we study poetry, we often say that our time is outside of poetry—"

After hearing this sentence, Han Qi frowned, but he didn't say anything. Du Zhongxiao didn't care. Perhaps this sentence did not appear at this time. It just made Han Qi feel strange if he had never heard of a common word. This kind of thing happened a lot, and Du Zhongxiao had already remained calm.

"Training soldiers is like a classmate's poem. In fact, it is also a time outside, from the outside to the inside. First, it is said that there is enough money and food. What should I do if there is not enough money? If there is no money, can't I fight a war? The opposite Dangxiang, military food can only be used as horse materials. How many times have they fought them? In ancient times, famous generals shared the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, and there was no strange dish in the military camp. As for Wu Qi, they shared the same food and clothing with the soldiers, wrapped and won the food and even sucked the soldiers in anger, and everyone was willing to use it for them. They did not worry about the lack of money and food, and there was a way to insufficient money and food. Of course, now the world is prosperous, and these methods are used as a false demeanor, and gentlemen do not take it. When the soldiers are well-fed and have no worries about food and clothing, they can train soldiers. If they want the horse to run away, they will not eat grass."

Han Qi said: "Wu Qi was a general, and he had no problem with his soldiers. However, killing his wife and asking for generals, does it mean that he is false to suck a cervix for the soldiers?"

Du Zhongxiao poured tea for Han Qi: "My husband, killing his wife and asking for generals is one thing, but sucking cervical for soldiers is another thing. You must not put it together. Killing his wife and asking for generals means that he is profit-oriented and has weak human feelings. This general lacks human taste. Sucking cervical is to win the hearts of soldiers and do such things that are not ordinary people can do. Sucking cervical is not fake? I think so, so what? Even if everyone knows the falsehood, the soldiers know that it is buying people's hearts, so what? Wu Qi did it, not for a moment, as long as he is in the army, what is the point of saying that he is fake! I am not ashamed to kill his wife and ask for generals, but it is not necessary to say that his cervical is fake. How many people can be recognized by the soldiers with this point?"

Han Qi nodded slowly: "What the ruler said makes sense."

Du Zhongxiao said: "So, from the selection and training of the army, we have always had enough food and clothing, and try to make them eat and dress well. Compared with the surrounding countries, both Khitan and Dangxiang, we are much richer. Of course, the army must use the best weapons, eat the best military rations, wear the best armor and clothing. If we cannot do it, there will be problems in the command of the army. After enough food and clothing, there are two military ranks in the army. One officer and the other is a clear class, and the two are in the opposite direction. The officers and soldiers are in a common military command. All officers and soldiers eat and live with the soldiers. They eat the same food in the daily life. They do not open a separate house, and live in the same barracks and no other official camp. The class is clear, from soldiers to effectiveness to officers, different classes, and different salaries and courtesy, and they must not be confused. All affairs in the army, subordinates obey superiors, cannot be overcome, and they cannot be entrusted."

Han Qi smiled and shook his head: "If you eat and live together, you will have no majesty. How can you maintain your class?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "There are examples available. The Taiwei Di who was expeditioning the south ate and lived with his soldiers in the army. Who dared to surpass his class? It's just military law."

One of the reasons why Di Qing was able to gain support from the soldiers and not make special contributions in the army was that he could endure hardships, and when he went to the military camp, he ate the same meal and lived in the same military tent, and gave all the rewards to others and did not keep them himself. This is a popular quality of good generals since ancient times. In the entire Song Dynasty, including this era, some generals could do it. Of course, Di Qing was not as majestic as Du Zhongxiao said, and the soldiers were close to him but were not afraid of him.

The officers and soldiers of the Yingtianxiang Army were consistent, which did not mean the same treatment, nor was it equality between officers and soldiers. It was impossible to do this in this era. It was about the commanding officers and soldiers who ate together, ate the same food, and lived in the same house in the military camp. There were single rooms and entourages, but the conditions were the same. First, it was to bring the relationship with the soldiers closer, and it was also a measure to prevent them from deducting food and pay. If the soldiers were not well eaten, they would have to eat themselves first.

It is necessary to make strict orders in the army, and it is necessary to distinguish classes. Different classes have different statuses, different responsibilities, and different treatments. The Yingtianxiang Army has basically been divided into three categories: officers, utility and soldiers, corresponding to later military officers, non-commissioned officers and soldiers.
Chapter completed!