Chapter 906
Since he wanted to solve the problem, he had to solve the problem. After Zhao Bing discovered that there were rifts among the military generals, he decided to start from these trusted senior generals first and rectify them. So he used the famous generals and generals to "discuss military aircraft" as the name of "discussing military aircraft". Now he was on the New Year's ban on the yamen, and there was no one else in the martial arts except the military soldiers on duty. He ordered the guard battalion to take over the warning of the campus of the headquarters. These generals were organized into a team, with him as the commander of the team, and Han Zhen was the Marquis of Yu, Zhao Mengjin, Jiang Jin and Liu Zhu each served as the team leader.
This should be the highest-level team of the Song Dynasty, which gathered almost all the senior generals in the Song army. The reason why Zhao Bing used this method to gather everyone was because he believed that in order to strengthen the cohesion of a team, besides crisis, there was only the romance of eating, sleeping, and training. Now everyone's distantness and disputes are precisely because of the decrease in communication between each other, and at the same time, the conflicts in interests have led to mutual distrust.
Of course, Zhao Bing would not conduct tactical training for these senior generals who were already older than training recruits, but strictly followed the work and rest system of the grassroots troops in the military. He had to go out for exercises in the morning, organize his internal affairs, conduct basic physical fitness and queue training, and take turns to stand guard at night. He did not choose a single room to stay, but chose a large room. More than twenty people lived in the Datong Bing, even Zhao Bing was no exception. It can be said that food, drink, defecation and urination were inseparable.
However, more time Zhao Bing and other generals used it to discuss the development direction of the army, how to improve combat effectiveness, and discuss future strategic directions and strategic goals to be achieved in the short term. He also deduced the examples of ancient and modern wars, summarized the gains and losses in the battle to recover the Jiangnan, and conducted in-depth research on how the military and military branches work together. At the same time, he also conducted subtle loyalty education, again emphasizing that the role of the army is to protect the territory and safeguard the people and resist foreign aggression, and to be loyal to the country, nation and king.
In fact, Zhao Bing planned to do these tasks as early as the beginning of regaining Jiangnan, but due to repeated changes and the empress dowager taking over the court, all of these tasks were shelved. The departments were basically in their own development, without a clear direction of training and combat, and without long-term plans, which was very harmful to the development of the army. However, this lesson was made up in this way.
A group of people set up camps in martial arts. They seemed to have returned to their past days. In addition to training, everyone was studying and studying. Zhao Bing was good at strategic planning and was more familiar with the internal and external situations. Therefore, he was the main talk about the strategic layout of the enemy and the international situation. Jiang Jin was familiar with military geography and the people's conditions in Jiangnan, so he explained how to use geography to achieve defense and attack against the enemy; Zhao Mengjin had a lot of experience in the coordinated use of water, infantry, artillery, and cavalry, and the newly formed chariot camp was also under his leadership to conduct trial training, so he explained the contract combat tactics of various troops.
Han Zhen was very good at planning and logistics management of the battle, so he would naturally talk about this part; and the water war was naturally Liu Zhu, and in the future, both offensive and defensive wars would require the cooperation of the navy. Therefore, Zhao Bing asked him to explain the coordinated combat between the two armies of the water and invasion, and focused on discussing landing operations and relying on the navy to replenish supplies, which also concerns the direction and route of the Song army's attack in the future.
When other leaders and officials were allowed to have their own strengths, especially in terms of tactics, they were all veterans who participated in previous defense and offensive operations. Therefore, they personally summarized their troops in this offensive operation, and analyzed several key battles in the use of terrain, military cooperation and tactics to learn from them.
Everyone was very familiar with each other and had fought side by side. It can be said that they were friends of life and death. After several days of time and night, everyone quickly forgot the unhappiness of the past, but more of the days when they shared the joys and sorrows and depended on each other. After Zhao Bing intentionally guided and guided them, they untied the knots between them and explained the root causes of conflicts between them. Everyone criticized and self-criticized, and resolved each other's grievances in a timely manner, so that they no longer had to be upset and lay the foundation for future cooperation and collaboration.
"Your Majesty, someone has been lying around the world for the past two days. Have they arrested them for trial?" After the morning class that day, Chen Dun stepped forward and whispered to the little emperor.
"Oh, do you know where it is?" Zhao Bing asked frowned. Although the old land of the palace city has been burned down, the imperial guards are now stationed here and have long been turned into a military forbidden area. This is also a thing that the people in the city know. No one will feel uncomfortable here on weekdays, but now there are people here, and it is their military meeting that they must be wary of.
"It should be from our dynasty, and it is not the same as the same origin, so my subordinates feel strange." Chen Dun knew the weight on his shoulders. If someone attacked here and caused damage, his death was small, but he would cause immeasurable losses to the Song army, so he did not dare to neglect the slightest.
"It's not the spies from the small and medium-sized newspapers in Beijing, are they?" Zhao Bing thought for a while. He is now helpless with the paparazzi from the small and medium-sized newspapers in Beijing. Their professionalism is comparable to that of the spies from the affairs bureau. These people are further divided into internal detectives who specifically inquire about love, hate and affection in the emperor and the harem; inquire about whether there are collusion between the officialdom, the appointment and removal of the court, and whether there are any provincial detectives who secretly hide their charm; in addition to various yamen, especially in prisons, yamen who go to prisons to investigate the progress of the crime, etc.
Zhao Bing knew that he had just taken the post and married the queen again. There were constant storms in the court, which was the focus of the news. Not only were the officials in the court guessing their next moves, but the people were also concerned about their every move. Of course, what interested them was the matter in the harem. There was a demand, and it was not surprising that the tabloids also focused on him. Those people were not the same, so naturally he also suspected these people.
"Your Majesty, although my subordinates have some doubts, it is inevitable that there are mixed things. It's better to be careful!" Chen Dun said.
"Yes!" Zhao Bing nodded and turned to Ni Liang, "You ask the guards to strengthen their vigilance, increase the density of posts and patrols, intercept those who enter the restricted area without authorization, and send people to conduct anti-reconnaissance, find out where these people come from. Those who are weird in their actions can secretly arrest and interrogate them!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Ni Liang politely said, turned around and went out and immediately gave orders.
In the evening, the information feedback came back. These spies on the periphery not only had tabloids but also had servants sent by officials in the court. The reason was nothing more than wanting to know that the emperor and these generals were stranded in martial arts for many days without returning. After asking about their respective details, Zhao Bing did not make things difficult for them, but sent them to Lin'an Prefecture in the name of breaking into a military restricted area, and then asked them to bail and release them home.
Zhao Bing was not surprised by this kind of thing. In the capital, wealthy families and important officials in the court sent their relatives to monitor political enemies. It was nothing new to pay attention to the emperor's words and deeds. He had done it before. This time he left the palace, he wanted to have a banquet with the generals in the name of holding a sprint ceremony, and there was no other intention. However, after discovering the problem, he changed his mind and just asked him to go back to the palace to get some clothes for change, but he did not say much.
Although the yamen has been sealed and on vacation, the emperor cannot completely rest. In addition to endless banquets, there are also various rituals that need to be attended, such as "beating the spring ox" in the Spring Equinox, worshiping Buddha on the fifth day of the day, watching the lanterns on the thirteenth day, preparing for the Lantern Festival, all of which require him to attend and determine the list of accompanying people. But at this moment, he plunged into the military camp, and a group of congratulatory generals disappeared together, not showing up for more than ten days, which inevitably makes people imagine and ambiguity.
Zhao Bing analyzed that it is now in a sensitive period, including the civil officials headed by Lu Xiufu and Wen Tianxiang, who have sensed their dissatisfaction with them, and have expressed their idea of "changing horses" on many occasions. And just after he took power, he disappeared from the sight of everyone with his confidant military officials. How could he not make them feel uneasy? He therefore suspected that the young emperor was conspiring with the generals to prepare for the full control of the court and establishing a regime dominated by military officials, so as to change the situation of the country governing with scholars and officials in the Song Dynasty for three hundred years.
"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister of the Land is here to meet!" The next day, when Zhao Bing was discussing the current military threat with the generals, Chen Dun came in and reported.
"Please!" Zhao Bing did not feel much surprise about Lu Xiufu's arrival. He had already expected someone to come to investigate the news, but he did not expect that Lu Xiufu would come in person.
"See Your Majesty!" Lu Xiufu walked along the way and found that not only were there many sentries on the road leading to martial arts, but patrol teams also kept coming and going. After entering the headquarters, they were all taken over by the emperor's guard camp. The corner towers on the walls were guarded by guards with live ammunition. Outside the gate, fortifications that resisted horses and piled up sandbags were erected. Not only did there be no festive atmosphere, but there was a solemn atmosphere, which made people feel depressed. It was not until he saw the little emperor in the lecture hall that he breathed a sigh of relief and went forward to salute.
"No gift!" Zhao Bing stood up and raised his hand and said.
"The last general and the others met with the left prime minister!" Zhao Mengjin then led the generals to stand up and salute.
"Dear generals are polite!" Lu Xiufu also quickly turned around and bowed and said.
"The Prince Lu came just right, I'll give him a seat!" After the reception was over, Zhao Bing sat down again, and someone set up a seat for Lu Xiufu with his actions.
"Your Majesty, are you preparing to start a war against the Mongolian Yuan?" Lu Xiufu thanked again and sat down. He looked at the wall with a map of the situation between Song and Mongolia. The long table where everyone sat was sitting was a sand table from the middle to the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. He asked in confusion after seeing it.
"The Prime Minister of Lu also knows that the Mongolian Yuan is actively preparing for war under the pretext of peace talks, and we must be prepared. This opportunity is rare, and all the generals gathered in the capital. I will discuss the current situation with you and discuss countermeasures!" Zhao Bing replied with a smile, not intending to conceal it from him.
"Oh, so that's the case. Can anyone do their best?" Lu Xiufu heard the young emperor say it before, but he did not discuss it in detail. The current decorations show that what he said is true, so it is not difficult to understand that he is very cautious. Not only are the elites in the Song Dynasty's army gathered here, but the matters discussed also involve military secrets, so naturally they cannot be discovered by outsiders. Of course, learning the truth also made him feel relieved.
"I have discussed with the generals for several days and analyzed various situations. They all thought that the Mongol Yuan's re-invasion was inevitable, but it is difficult to judge where the enemy general crossed the river!" Zhao Bing said, "I know that the Prime Minister Lu is good at military affairs and has served in Huaidong for many years, so I would like to ask the Prime Minister Lu for more advice."
"I think if the Mongol Yuan invades south from Jiangzhou or Runzhou again, there is the greatest possibility of military use." Lu Xiufu looked at the sand tray on the long table for a moment and pointed with his fingers.
"Why?" Zhao Bing didn't say anything, but asked the reason directly.
"Your Majesty, Runzhou and Yangzhou are across the river, and there is a canal between them to facilitate the use of troops; Jiangzhou is located at the bottom of Huainan West Road, and the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas protrude southward. They can detour eastward after crossing the river here. Our dynasty's heavy troops are all arranged in the riverside areas, which can quickly advance to the hinterland of Jiangdong and cut off our army's retreat to the south. If we divide our troops to resist the enemy, the river will be air-proof and they can take the opportunity to cross the river in large numbers. As long as a city in the upper reaches fall, they can break into Lin'an." Lu Xiufu explained.
"It's really a hero who sees the same thing!" After hearing Lu Xiufu's explanation, Jiang Zheng sighed, "Your Majesty also thinks that Huainan will not be restored and Jiangnan will not be stable."
"Jiang is too good at making commanders. It is common sense for military strategists to defend Jiang and must defend Huai, not just what I see!" Zhao Bing waved his hand and said, "It was the Lu Prime Minister's proposal to remind us that if the Meng Yuan attacked two groups, one right and one strange, one real and one false, it would be difficult for us to determine the direction of the enemy's main attack, and we dare not divide the troops to resist the enemy, which would be a troublesome thing."
"Your Majesty, don't worry too much. Most of the enemy naval forces have been annihilated. It is difficult to compete with us on the river. How dare you cross the river easily!" Liu Zhu stood up and said.
"It is true that the enemy's naval army is weak, but what I am worried about is that it will not confront the river before us, but is intended to send a large army across the river, so that we will not be able to mobilize the naval army to annihilate the enemy on the river." Zhao Bing touched his chin and said.
"Your Majesty said it is right. Although the river is wide, it is still not as good as the strait. The warning time left for them is too short. If they just intend to cross the river, they can hoard heavy troops on the other side in advance, and then choose to suddenly launch a crossing of the river at night or when the weather is bad. As long as they can get ashore, the enemy cavalry can quickly escape, and we can't catch up even if we want to chase it." Zhao Mengjin nodded, agreeing with the little emperor's statement.
"If we take the initiative and take the lead in launching the battle to recover Huainan, then the depth of the defense will be extended and we will not be afraid of any tricks from the enemy!" Han Zhen said at this time.
Chapter completed!