The season deepened day by day, and half a month passed in the blink of an eye. During this period, it snowed, and Lu Junyi also came to Tokyo.
After Lu Junyi was settled, Zhao Tong began to prepare for troop training.
Not only training troops, but also practicing the art of war.
Meng De's new book may not be a first-class military book. There are many military books copied from the Song Dynasty. It is not necessarily worse than Meng De's new book. It may be better. Although it is not easy for ordinary people to see, but the generals and officials of the army It's still common.
The reason why Zhao Tong attaches great importance to Meng De's new book is not because he thinks it will be better than other books, but because the world doesn't know it.
None of the art of war circulating in the world is a real secret. As long as the Song Dynasty has it, the Liao Kingdom will basically have it, the Xixia Kingdom will also have it, and the Jurchen Kingdom may also have it.
Everyone is familiar with it and knows it. Regardless of whether you have learned it well or not, you can always compare it with each other and deduce it. The power and effect will naturally be reduced by a few percent.
Although it is said that one master teaches two apprentices, some are strong and some are weak, but the routines are known to each other, so the competition is not only various tricks, but also the foundation and background.
In this way, apart from the basic method of marching and controlling an army, the use of military books will be greatly reduced.
Meng De's new book is different. It was lost at the end of the Tang Dynasty. After the turbulent times of the Five Dynasties and the Spring and Autumn Period, few people in the world understand the strategies and tactics of this set of military books. This is the biggest advantage.
Meng De's fourteen chapters on war, except for the first general outline and the last political strategy, the middle twelve chapters are all about military tactics.
The first chapter talks about the preparations and things that the monarch and the commander-in-chief need to do before launching a war, including domestic care, diplomacy, raising food, military pay, declaring war, etc., which means coming.
The second part of the military chapter talks about what preparations the army needs to make before the war, including pre-war mobilization, boosting morale, rewards and pensions, and logistics supplies, so that the soldiers can reach the best spiritual and psychological state, and have no worries about the future. Go to war.
These two articles and the general outline were sent to Zhang Xian by Zhao Yu. Just a few days ago, Zhao Yu passed on the third article to him.
The third chapter on fighting talks about how to improve the combat capabilities of the army, including individual combat, encirclement combat, large-scale legionary warfare, fighting with few people against many people, and fighting with many people against few people. How to improve in these battles The combat ability of each soldier will be used to maximize the combat power.
These three military books have been enough for Zhang Xian for a while, but even if he understands them and does not practice them, they are still just "theories" in his head and have not evolved into real skills.
Because the theory may be correct, but people sometimes make mistakes. When people use the theory, they need a familiar process, which is like accumulating experience.
When practicing a martial art, the moves and routines are there, but even if you read the boxing manual a hundred times, you may not be able to get it right the first time you use it, and you may even hurt yourself. Only by practicing a few more times will you be able to do it right. No mistakes.
The same principle holds true for military books and strategies. Not to mention what happens on the battlefield, the battlefield changes rapidly and must be done randomly and cannot be copied mechanically. However, the preparation before going to the battlefield can be practiced.
The so-called not to fight unprepared battles, the so-called knowing yourself and the enemy, doing these things is preparation, it is to know yourself.
Therefore, military training is not only training soldiers, but also training generals and commanders!
Of course, Zhao Tong also thought about practicing Lianjun. After all, in the final chapter, there are not only handsome but also Jun who need to prepare. But this can only be thought of as a joke. Although Daojun and Emperor are very happy with their achievements, they have little regard for real war. Not interested, even a little disgusted, all he wanted was the result.
Nowadays, compared with more than a year ago, the armies of various divisions of the Sima Infantry Army have changed a lot.
The strength, speed, and spirit are all much stronger than they were more than a year ago. This is the result of training.
If we were to face the army under the Shangdian Qiansi now, we would be at least 90% sure of winning, not to mention 100% victory.
However, he still cannot go to the battlefield, because no matter how hard he practices, true courage cannot be developed.
If you want to be courageous and fearless of death, in fact, apart from being born with faith or tempering it in the fire of war, the only other option is to be like the disciples of the Ming Cult and believe that they will be rescued by the Ming Zun and ascend to the Ming Realm after death. Naturally, he is not afraid of death.
This time Zhao Yu was practicing infantry. He and Tan Zhen each led a team. Zhang Xian was his deputy and Lu Junyi was Tan Zhen's deputy.
He led the left wing of the Divine Guards, while Tan Zhen led the Tiger Wing Army, so they started to practice in a confrontation by the Yellow River.
Everything was prepared according to the real war. The camps were set up directly opposite each other. There were a lot of preparations for mobilization. Both sides even wrote letters and sent envoys to deliver them.
All practical things such as military pay, supplies, and equipment were replaced with other things. In short, a complete set of pre-war procedures was completed.
Then the scouts would spy, the scouts and horses would report back, the vanguard officers would march around the Yellow River, and then set up camp independently, continue to scout and spy, report back to the camp, and report back to the commander's tent.
Inside the commander's tent, Zhao Tong looked at the map and asked Zhang Xian: "How many can you remember?"
Everything from the beginning to the end was decided by Zhang Xian, passed on by Zhang Xian, and was even supervised by Zhang Xian. Zhao Tong just sat back and watched it all with a cold eye.
"My lord, I remember almost everything. Sure enough, some things are actually done differently from what is in the book." Zhang Xian thought.
"What's the difference?" Zhao Tong asked.
"Military pay and pensions are difficult to determine. I am afraid that the national strength will be insufficient and it will be difficult to fulfill them. I am afraid that the soldiers will complain." Zhang Xian said: "There is also the matter of the subordinates' inspection of grain, grass and baggage. According to the military structure after Yuanfeng's restructuring, Law, this is the responsibility of the Ministry of War, and the food and grass are allocated to the Ministry of War by the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the transportation and carriage are allocated by the Ministry of Work to the Ministry of War..."
"How?" Zhao Tong said.
"It's okay to fight in a short period of time. If the war and the front are prolonged, and the transmission of information from the front and rear is delayed, some mistakes may occur and affect the war situation." Zhang Xian said.
Zhao Tong thought for a while: "If the war drags on for a long time, it will probably be attrition, one will be eliminated, the other will be eliminated, and the east wind will prevail over the west wind. It is no longer a mistake. If you win, you will have exhausted the opponent. If you lose, you will have insufficient strategic planning. As for the long battle front, that’s not a problem.”
Zhang Xian said: "Your Majesty, I don't quite understand."
Zhao Tong said: "The front is too long and it is nothing more than fighting to support war. The attacking side can just burn, kill and loot, while the defending side can stand strong and clear the country. At this time, we can no longer count on supplies from the rear. Everyone has to rely on their own abilities."
Zhang Xian said: "Your Majesty, what if we attack the city and defend it?"
"Attack the city and defend the city..." Zhao Tao narrowed his eyes when he heard this, and suddenly laughed: "I am not good at this. You can ask Wang Zhen, isn't he in the army right now?"
Zhang Xian said: "It turns out that Mr. Wang is good at it, so I will ask my subordinates now."
Looking at Zhang Xian's back, Zhao Zhen's eyes gradually narrowed. Wang Zhen had always been an officer in the Infantry Commander's Department, but just a month ago, he was promoted to the Commander of the Infantry Department.
One day later, we began to practice individual combat and coordinated combat.
The main weapons of the infantry of the Song Dynasty at this time are swords, guns, sticks, bows and crossbows, long knives, spears, clubs, bows and arrows, divine arm crossbows, and catapults.
At this moment, the infantry's heavy armor has not yet been fully formed, and the infantry wearing infantry armor is not yet considered heavy armor.
Among the weapons of the infantry, the only one that can really pose a big threat to the cavalry is the divine arm crossbow. However, the divine arm crossbow is not a melee weapon, and its usefulness has certain limitations in real large-scale combat.
The second is the long knife. The long knife can break the legs of a horse, but because the infantry armor at this moment cannot cover the whole body, the threat of the long knife is also limited. As for guns, clubs and catapults, the same is true, especially individual catapults. The consumption of cannon stone is a shackle that is difficult to replenish.
If you want infantry to equip cavalry, it is probably feasible to rely on trenches, use crossbows to clear the way, be fully covered in heavy armor, and hold heavy weapons such as axes and hammers. This was also the main way Yue Fei and Han Shizhong later used heavy armored infantry to fight against enemy Jurchens.
As for the so-called arrangement of archers on the flanks to shoot the opponent's horse in the butt so that the opponent's cavalry cannot charge and destroy the infantry formation, this kind of thing is just a thought. It is logically correct, but it is extremely difficult to implement and is more fake than talking about it on paper. .
According to the current equipment of the infantry, there is no chance of winning against either the Liao cavalry or the Jurchen cavalry.
Training for individual combat on the battlefield is not just a matter of two people competing in martial arts. While fighting, they also have to react to drums and flags, flying arrows and horses, and whether to advance or retreat.
The same is true for multi-player cooperation. Siege, attack, less fighting, more fighting, more fighting, less fighting, all have different rules.
Meng De's new book describes these in great detail, which is different from other military books.
Zhang Xiancao held the left wing of Shenwu, but found that training infantry based on this was not something that could be accomplished overnight. The Forbidden Army was already lazy, and it would be difficult for them to accept so many things at once.
Moreover, this does not count the most basic combat power.
When Zhang Xian returned to the camp, he was a little depressed. Zhao Tao said: "Dou Pian is a method of training elite soldiers. It cannot be completed in an instant. If you can train an elite soldier in just a few days, everyone in the world will be a military god." .”
Zhang Xian said: "Your Majesty, how long will it take to train an elite army?"
Zhao Tong glanced at him and said: "The temperament of the Forbidden Army has been formed for a long time, and the army has a set of battlefield life-saving experience passed down for a hundred years. If you want to train them into elite soldiers, even if they are one out of ten, none of them will be able to survive for two years." It can’t be completed, let alone..."
At this point, Zhao Tong paused: "What's more, the so-called elite soldiers are elite first and soldiers second."
Zhang Xian said: "Your Majesty, what is the essence first and then the soldiers?"
Zhao Tong said: "Not every soldier can become an elite soldier. Some people have poor conditions and cannot become elite soldiers no matter how hard they train. Some people are dull by nature. It may take ten or eight years to train them. And thousands of soldiers , which coach could let him train alone?"
Zhang Xian said: "Your Majesty, is there such a difference between rural soldiers, Xiang soldiers, and forbidden troops?"
Zhao Tong shook his head and said: "Not to mention the local soldiers, as for the Xiang soldiers, there are many in the Western Army who are stronger than the local Imperial Army. If you take them alone, I am afraid that many of the local Imperial Army are no match."
Zhang Xian said: "Your Majesty, are the Western Army's soldiers so strong?"
Zhao Tao looked at the Imperial Guards writhing and resting on the ground outside the tent, and said, "At least you are better than them."
Zhang Xian thought for a while and said, "I understand. Your Majesty really wants to train elite soldiers. You can't train the good and the bad together indiscriminately. You have to choose from them. Ten thousand people should be selected from five thousand, five thousand people should be selected from three thousand, and three thousand people can be selected again." Choose a thousand and practice accordingly.”
Zhao Tong nodded approvingly: "The principle is this, but the number does not need to be rigid. Maybe if there are 5,000 people out of 10,000 people who are qualified, then practice 5,000, and if 3,000 are able, then practice 3,000." It still depends on the general’s vision.”
Zhang Xian nodded and said, "I remember it."
Zhao Tong thought for a while and then said: "Recruits are easier to train than veterans. They are like a piece of white paper. You can draw whatever color you want. However, the veteran's paper has been painted with messy things like these. Although the Gyeonggi Forbidden Army can barely draw a painting, it takes more effort and effort."
Zhang Xian pondered for a moment and said: "But Your Majesty, where do the new recruits come from for training? I heard from my father that most of the Forbidden Army are inherited from their families, and father and son attack each other. I'm afraid they didn't know those so-called life-saving experiences before they joined the army. But every year, most of the strong men who flee from famines in various places are recruited into the Xiang army, and not many can be allocated among the Forbidden Army."
Zhao Tong looked at him and said, "Want to train new soldiers?"
Zhang Xian said: "Yes, Your Majesty."
Zhao Tong nodded and smiled: "Don't worry, there will be a chance."
More than ten days later, the military training ended, and as time passed little by little, the new year gradually came.
The New Year atmosphere in Tokyo is gradually getting stronger. Not only are there more peach charms selling in places like Daxiangguo Temple, Kaibao Temple, and Guanyin Temple, but also in the markets in Zhouqiao and Maxing Street, some down-and-out scholars are also selling them. I set up a small stall and wrote spring posts while selling new peaches.
Spring posts are spring couplets.
Zhao Tong went to court that day. It turned out that Hebei Tianhu rebelled and rebelled with great momentum. He had already occupied Weisheng Prefecture and four subordinate counties, and was now attacking Zhaode Prefecture.
Daojun Emperor Long Yan was furious, and all the ministers shrank and said nothing, so Tong Guan, the minister of the Privy Council, came out and recommended Liu Zhengyan to go to Hebei to quell the rebellion.
Liu Zhengyan is the son of Liu Fa, a famous general of the generation. Liu Fa is known as the most famous general nowadays. He once served as the third chief general of Yanyan Road, the commander of Yanyan Road, and the guard of the Sima Army in Yuhou. Especially in the battle of Jishi Army, He made great achievements in Hehuang and served as an official envoy to Xihe Road.
But in March of this spring, Liu Fa was ordered to attack Tong'an City in Xixia and died in a fierce battle. Li Gang, who had just been demoted from censor to Yuan Wailang, wrote "Essays on Diaoguoguo" to commemorate him.
When Emperor Daojun heard that he was the son of Liu Fa, he immediately approved the report and named Liu Zhengyan Taizhong Dafu and Wei Shengjun Jiedushi, and went to quell Tian Hu's rebellion.
After going to court, Zhao Tong returned to his house. After seeing that nothing happened around him, he strolled to the back house.
Although the snow on the paths in the palace had been cleared at this time, the snow on the eaves, roofs, rock gardens and other places formed a snowy scene that complemented the carved beams and painted buildings.
Many courtyards in the back house were deserted and deserted. Only the small courtyard where Zhang Zhenniang was located had some aura and human sounds at the moment.
When Zhao Tong walked in, he saw a snowman piled in the courtyard. Jin'er was wearing a small red jacket and was playing with the snowman's body with a broom, apparently trying to make arms for the snowman.
Zhao Tong saw that her little face was red from the cold, and even her eyelashes were covered in white frost. He couldn't help but smile and said, "Why don't you wear more clothes when you come out to play?"
Jin'er was shocked when she heard this. When she saw it was Zhao Tong, her face turned even redder and she hurriedly came over to salute.
Zhao Tong said: "Where is Zhenniang?"
Jin'er said: "My wife is doing embroidery inside the building."
"Embroidery..." Zhao Tong thought for a moment and said, "What's so good about embroidery? It's almost the New Year's Eve and there's a lot of excitement outside. I told her to dress more thickly, and then I asked Xiao Lang to go for a walk to Zhouqiao together. "
Jin'er was young and loved to be lively. Hearing this, he happily said: "Your Majesty, I'm going to call my wife now."
(End of chapter)
