Sometimes the outbreak of war does not change by human will, but sometimes it proceeds by human will. Zhao Zhen's will is the will of the Song Dynasty, and the will of the Protectorate of the Western Regions where Yizhou is located.

The 160,000 army was dispatched, not only the 100,000 imperial guards of the Song Dynasty, but also the 60,000 border troops led by Cao Kang, the Protectorate of the Western Regions. This is a very huge number. For the countries in the Western Regions, the 100,000 army was impossible to produce any of them, and the 100,000 army was still armed to the teeth, the elite among the elite.

The 160,000 army was divided into three groups, with Cao Kang's 60,000 border troops as the vanguard, Wang Gui's 50,000 Japanese troops as the rear army, and 50,000 Shengu troops among them, and 160,000 troops were personally commanded by Zhao Zhen. This was a rare battle for Zhao Zhen to personally command the army. Since the Battle of Yanyun, he has not been on the battlefield for a long time.

When he was not fighting alone, he also brought half of the staff and military...

This was Zhao Zhen's bold attempt, which was entirely guided by the people of the Staff Military Academy.

This strengthened the imperial power's control over military power to a certain extent.

The emperors of the Song Dynasty began to gradually tend to be literary temperament after Taizu Taizong. Zhao Zhen knew that if he had not traveled through time, he would have become more literary than Emperor Renzong. The subsequent kings of the Song Dynasty in all dynasties would have surpassed their abilities as emperors.

Zhao Zhen did not want his children to become gentlemen with kindness. Although villains cannot be emperors, gentlemen cannot be able to do it either!

This time, I brought Zhao Xu and Zhao Yun to them to lay something called iron blood in their hearts, so that they can know that war is also an art, a kind of beauty, and a part of the way of the emperor......

Zhao Xu needs to go through the baptism of war, and Zhao Yun also needs it. This child is not as lucky as his brother, but he is extremely talented and needs a correct guide.

Zhao Zhen hopes that he understands a truth in this war he has experienced, what price he must pay and what conditions he has to meet to win. This is not to hope that he will participate in the battle for the throne, but to tell him that he does not have this strength.

Zhao Xu was excited at the beginning of the war. Zhao Zhen saw this child constantly struggling from the Four Books and Five Classics and the world of etiquette and Dharma depicted by literati. He was like a butterfly emerging from a cocoon. Reality and blood were constantly gnawing on the cocoon surrounding him that was crafted by literati.

Zhao Zhen seemed to see the struggles he had experienced when he was when he chose his future path. Should he continue history and be an emperor of Renzong or a king of revival who expanded his territory? Zhao Zhen himself chose the latter.

He did not want his children to become a king with literary temperament, as this would not be beneficial to the current development of the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty not only needed a monarch who was successful, but also a monarch who dared to fight.

This was not something Zhao Zhen decided, but something that the Song Dynasty was developing itself.

In the future, there will be more disputes in the development of the Song Dynasty. Even without the Liao Dynasty and the Western Regions, there will be many other forces in the world, and there will be many unstable factors around the Song Dynasty, which will prompt the emperor to make changes.

Although Zhao Xu can be a successful king, he must also have the ambition and ability to dare to fight and be good at fighting.

Looking at Zhao Xu's excited and red face, Zhao Zhen was very satisfied. How could a man, a man who stood up to the sky, not accept the baptism of the military? As long as he went to the battlefield once, he would plant a brave heart.

Compared to Zhao Xu, Zhao Yun was more familiar with everything about the Firearms Camp. He spent more time in the Firearms Camp than in the Zishan Hall. The civil officials in the court turned a blind eye to this. First of all, they knew that the Firearms Camp was absolutely loyal to the government, and whoever became the emperor would be loyal to whom, would not finally be a prince of the Song Dynasty.

Secondly, a prince who is not the crown prince likes to investigate things. This hobby is really great, especially the investigation of things is also very hard to work. In this way, he completely spends time elsewhere and does not pay attention to the crown prince's position. Naturally, everyone is happy and court officials are happy to see it.

Fortunately, Zhao Xu was more obedient in the Central Army and did not move around. He knew what he should do now, and learning how to command was his priority.

And Zhao Yun, the boy, has long disappeared into the Divine Guard Army. He and Li Jiu are studying how to make the musket and spear cooperate perfectly.

The combination given by Zhao Zhen has changed the kid a lot, especially in the magic formation. Although the musketeers and spearmen are still used, except for these two others, they are changed beyond recognition. Of course, some places are suitable for the Song Dynasty. For example, the musketeers are not arranged behind the army but stand directly at the forefront of the military formation.

The conclusion given by Zhao Yun is very realistic. The musketeers' muskets are best at launching continuous attacks on enemies in the distance. Instead of letting them be in the back, it is better to stand in front of the team. When the enemy attacks, they will hit the enemy with powerful and continuous firepower. This effect is definitely much more cost-effective than placing them in the back.

The spearmen were arranged on four corners of the musketeers' position. Once the enemy approached a distance that was enough to threaten the musketeers, the heavily armored spearmen would launch an attack to cover the musketeers of the front army.

In addition, the musketeers should replace the bayonets and charge at this time to avoid killing friendly troops by chance. The spearman's spear can completely form a forest of guns to prevent local cavalry or infantry. At this time, the musketeers who charge at this time can use the bayonets in their hands to slaughter.

After the musket is equipped with bayonets, the length and power are the same as those of short guns, which are most suitable for matching with long guns. The acceleration brought by charge can completely make them the king of short-range charges.

Facing Li Jiu's admiration, Zhao Zhen was speechless and had to admit that Zhao Yun, a kid, did inherit his flexible thinking and never conservative thinking.

As for Ling'er, she has now become a medical officer in the army. Nightingale of the Song Dynasty, she changed into a white rescue suit, wearing a veil like a guardian goddess in the army, and took her maids and military guards to disinfect and treat patients all day long.

Along the way, there will be symptoms of illness and disagreement. This will greatly reduce the combat effectiveness and momentum. With medical officers and guards, there will be certain protection.

At least Ling'er's noble status as a princess of a country helped disinfect the military tents of the fighters, which touched the soldiers in the army a lot, and praised her kindness and virtuousness. Of course, Zhao Zhen knew that Ling'er did this a little bit to gain a reputation for her future family, but this was the best that a woman could do. Who made her the daughter of the Tian family?

Zhao Zhen came out with his three children and had some selfishness, erecting a taller and more consolidated image for the crown prince Zhao Xu, finding a good way out for Zhao Yun, and a good reputation for Ling'er. These are the best things a father as an emperor can do.
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