Social people always have two identities. One is an individual person, and the other is a member of the collective. These two attributes do not always overlap and are sometimes contradictory. In other words, human nature is the biological characteristics of the individual on the one hand, and social on the other hand. The understanding of these two attributes almost runs through all political issues. If you are not careful in this, you will make political mistakes. When there is no god or destiny in politics, the understanding of human nature is the foundation of politics.

Time is tight today, so Xu Ping has no time to explain in detail to Du Qi, so he has to mention it for the time being. After a few days, Xu Ping wants to summon the generals to explain clearly to them the restructuring of the imperial guards.

Never treat the soldiers who have been eliminated from the Imperial Army as sinners, let alone treat them as waste. They are just not adapting to the new system. If they do not reform, there may be many outstanding officers among them. The Secretariat of the Central Committee must cooperate with the Privy Council to properly resettle the Imperial Army. This is a very important part of the Imperial Army's reform.

After drinking tea, Xu Ping brought the generals into the palace to meet Zhao Zhen.

He went to Jingfang Hall to perform the ceremony. The ritual officer of the Psychic Literature brought the generals from other places to pay their respects. It took nearly an hour before the end. Zhao Zhen ordered the middle and lower-level generals to leave the palace and return to the camp. He sent the envoys to bring the imperial wine to comfort him.

Only when the middle and lower generals left did Xu Ping and several senior generals formally report the next combat arrangements.

Wang Kai and Li Zhang, who were promoted to Zhongzuosi, and Zhao Xun, hung up the recently drawn map of Hebei Road and stood on the side. Wang Kai and Li Zhang were Zhao Zhen’s military right-hand man, while Zhao Xun was the member of Xu Ping’s Ministry of Deployment. The two departments were connected through Wang Xuezhai. The war was commanded by Xu Ping’s Ministry of Deployment. Zhao Zhen, as the nominal commander, participated closely, and no longer went to the front line to close the door and ignored the war.

With the actual commander's yamen of Zhongzuoshi, Zhao Zhen truly had the ability to participate in the command of war. The Privy Council in the past actually did not have this ability. Before that, the emperor commanded the war and temporarily recruited capable ministers and generals for consultation, and then issued orders through the Privy Council. The command system was both limited in ability, not smooth, and had too much instability.

Zhao Xun saluted with his hands, stepped forward to look at the map, and said, "The deployment department has arranged this way in the war against the Khitan this winter. The northwest Fengsheng Road is centered on Yunneizhou, from the foot of Yinshan to Zhenwu County. There are now four armies of Pingsai, Hengsai, Ningshuo, and Qingshuo. Among them, the Qingshuo army of Liu Jianji was originally scheduled to be moved to Lanzhou, and now it is decided to wait for the end of the war to leave next year. These four armies strictly guard the garrison and do not have any abnormal movements to avoid causing Khitan doubts, thinking that this dynasty would go to war along the border."

Wang Kai turned around and crossed his hands to Zhao Zhen, adding: "Your Majesty, the four armies of Fengsheng Road are used to threaten the Khitan Xijing Datong troops, so that they dare not join the war in Hebei Road. If the Khitan troops do not move behind the mountain, the Hedong Road imperial guards can come east."

Zhao Zhen nodded and studied with Zhongzuoshi for several months. He is no stranger to military affairs. Although the war was fought on the Hebei Road on the Eastern Front, it has to start from the northwest, because the entire border confrontation is now connected, and it will be driven by the whole body.

Zhao Xun said: "Now at the end of August, the Ministry of the Ministry of Deployment plans to take three months. By the end of November, each army will complete the training. The soldiers who were eliminated will be organized from the prefectures and counties where the troops are located, and will be uniformly concentrated in Cizhou and Mingzhou, and will be accepted by Wang Longtu's Hejuan River Office. In order to calm the people's hearts, there must be no shortage of money and grain for these people. The money will be allocated from the bank by the three departments, and the grain will be transported along the Yellow River. After the soldiers are eliminated, the amount they are short of will be selected to be filled in by the charity of the generals and schools of the army, and the training will be carried out for several months. Although the time has been a little haste, there are generals and schools in the northwest, which are roughly available."

Zhao Zhen said: "Whether it is Hedong or Hebei, there are still many imperial guards stationed in it. Why not choose from them to make up for the vacancies? The imperial guards have been selected, and they are much stronger than righteous heroes after all."

Xu Ping held the scepter: "Your Majesty, you are indeed familiar with military affairs and equipment with old soldiers. However, your accumulated habits are difficult to change. I am afraid that you will not be able to adapt to the new military system for a while. After weighing the pros and cons, it is more appropriate to use righteousness to make up for it."

Zhao Zhen nodded and said nothing.

The Imperial Guards recruit soldiers with soldiers, tall and strong figures. For example, the highest-demand First Army of Tianwu must not be less than 5 or 8 inches, close to 1.8 meters in Xu Ping's previous life. The upper fourth army all required more than 5 feet and 7 inches, about 1.77 meters. The three yamen directly under the Imperial Guards must not be less than 5 feet and 5 inches, about 1.7 meters. In this era, such figures cannot be selected from the courage of the righteous. Zhao Zhen was very sorry for selecting soldiers, but he recognized that institutional reform was more important.

In the past, the recruitment of imperial guards was carried out by local prefectures and counties. The recruits were sent to the capital and then transferred to the three yamen after being inspected by the Military Head Office. After the establishment of the Volunteer Office, the local prefectures and counties no longer participated in this matter, and the functions of the Military Head Office were abolished.

Zhao Xun said: "In order to command the war, the Metropolitan Deployment Department plans to set up a deployment in Daizhou and Xiongzhou. Daizhou is expected to be appointed to Gaodaquan, and Xiongzhou is expected to be appointed to Sangyi. The Yunjie and Yunyi armies stationed in the middle of the road will be directly commanded by the Metropolitan Deployment Department. November ago, these armies will have to fill up artillery, horses, mules, horses, and carts, and there will be no delays."

Zhao Zhen nodded repeatedly. In Daming Mansion, he had seen several drills organized by the Zhongsou Shi and newly formed imperial guards. With light artillery on board and a large number of cavalry, he was almost unstoppable. The army used mules, horses and chariots to move quickly and was not slower than the entire cavalry unit. In particular, each army could carry more than ten days of logistics supplies, and its mobility was far greater than that of the cavalry. After seeing these, Zhao Zhen was confident in the subsequent war.

Anyway, the Song Dynasty had more people than the Khitans, more money, and more mules and horses after winning the Northwest. With the help of strong financial resources, a formal army with well-equipped equipment was established, and with the help of technical means, it formed an absolute military advantage over the Khitan.

After the reorganization of each army was completed, it was actually impossible for the Khitan to use its cavalry to break into the Song territory. The unreorganized about 300,000 imperial guards were only the heart of An Guo people. Hebei Road plus the 200,000 imperial guards brought by Zhao Zhen, a total of 500,000 troops, and about 200,000 were reorganized. The remaining ones were checked for omissions and used as strategic reserves.

This is a major strategic arrangement, and the specific details will be added slowly in the future. Now all three routes on the front line are deployed by Wang Deyong, and Xu Ping's camps are deployed to take over the command of the war, Wang Deyong's role is to command the remaining imperial guards with Zhao Zhen.

After asking about the number of soldiers in detail, Zhao Zhen said to Xu Ping: "When winter begins, what kind of words should be used to launch a war against the Khitan? It cannot be said that because the Khitans have been in a difficult relationship, our dynasty will fight a war and force them to negotiate peace. The court can fight because of this matter, but it cannot say this to the world. There must be a cause for the war, and there must be an explanation."

Xu Ping said: "This matter is not urgent. Since last year, disputes between the two border areas have occurred almost every day. You can always find a remark when launching wars. There are still a few months left to choose the most suitable one and report to the world."
Chapter completed!