The three words "don't dare to be" prepared by Song Pian were so unspeakable and uncomfortable that the "hum" came out in the end. He snorted heavily and said, "Pian Ben is not as good as Ming Gong's wisdom and martial arts. Dare to hear the high opinion of the public? ”

Xin Er knew that he was still angry with himself, and said in his heart: "I have no intention of inserting willows." In a letter from Lao Cao a month ago, when discussing how to deal with Zhang Jin's father and son that day, Song Hong and Song Fang had diametrically opposite opinions. Thinking about the fact that I coaxed Song Pian to break Zhang Wu with me, Zhang Hun is very likely to think that Song Pian is behind Song Fang's instructions. It's no wonder that it's been a few months, and Song Pian is still angry. ”

Because of his own reasons, the Song family was wronged and suffered such a big grievance, but it is still impossible to explain it. Song Pian was a little angry because of this, which was reasonable. Although Xin Er doesn't feel that he is at a loss, there is still "a little room for people".

Because Song Pian didn't speak well, he just smiled slightly as the wind in his ears.

Let's say, "a letter from Lao Cao", this Lao Cao is Cao Fei, who is now the leader of the army in the DPRK.

Because of the worry that Jia Zhen was slandering, hoping to get the latest news from the DPRK and China at any time, Xin Er has deliberately interacted with Cao Fei in the past few months; And that Cao Fei is the same as Xin Er, his roots are shallow, Fang Jin is suddenly an upstart, and he lacks friends, similar to Xin Er's earlier difficulties in the county, he was also rejected by Song, Zhang, Koji and other families in the court, so he is also quite interested in Xin Er, a friend in distress.

The two hit it off and didn't need too many words, but whenever there was any news in the court, Cao Fei would write to tell Xin Er, and if there were any rumors in the place, Xin Er would also write to inform Cao Fei. To some extent, the two are now a small "officialdom gang".

After listening to Song Pian's question, Xin Er was not in a hurry to say his opinion, and asked Fu Qiao and the others: "What do you think?" ”

Speaking of the "officialdom gang", Fu Qiao can also be regarded as a member of the small group of Xin Er, but although he has a high reputation for Qing Er talking, his ability to govern is limited, and the important thing is not to make Hu Feng happy, and then he is not valued by Cao Fei, so his status is lower than that of Xin Er and Cao Fei, and he is in a state of dependence.

Context determines attitude.

Although he is the same as Song Pian, he is also worried that he will be hated by the Zhang family, but he is only worried, not angry.

Not only was he not angry, but in the past few months, he has also cooperated with Zhang Gui up and down, and worked very hard to publicize those "anecdotes" of Xin Er one by one. I have to say that Zhang Gui did learn a lot about fame from Zhang Jin, and it has only been a few months, and Xin Er's reputation in the county is very different from the past, and the praise of "trustworthiness, elegance, calmness, and resourcefulness" has been heard far and wide.

Fu Qiao touched his beard and said: "The Hu tribe on the coast of the West Sea has been attached for a long time, and when Rouran invaded Dunhuang in the south, all of their departments sent Hu cavalry to participate in the battle and attack Rouran's rear road. The victory of Dunhuang, the fall of the West Sea and the meritorious service. Qiao Zhi's foolish opinion that if Rouran really wants to go south again, Xihai County will of course be the first to be preserved, but the Zhuhu Department of Xihai seems to be inappropriate to ignore it. ”

Even Fu Qiao can see this, not to mention Yang Fu, Huang Rong and other officials.

They spoke one after another, and they all agreed with Fu Qiao's opinion, believing that Beigong should be given more troops and strengthen the defense force along the coast of the West Sea.

Xin Er said in his heart: "Last time, Bald Lianfan was robbed and killed by Lu Shuihu, and Lao Song was furious and resolutely demanded requisition; This time, Rouran may go south, and he proposes that there is no need for assistance to Hu in the West Sea. This old Song is really strictly abiding by the 'difference between Tang and Yi'. ”

In today's northern country, there are few Tang people who do not hate Hu Yi, and there are many people who hold Song Pian's opinion, and Hu people fight Tang people, no; But if it's between the Hu people, it doesn't matter, just fight to the death, and the more they die, the better.

Xin Er would not agree to this.

He also thought that Beigong Yue should be given more troops.

However, what is different from the reasons for increasing troops by Fu Qiao, Huang Rong and others is that there is another reason why he advocates increasing troops.

That is, taking into account the problem of military training.

The combat effectiveness of the troops is not obtained from the training ground, and what the training ground can do is only basic drills.

No matter how well you practice on the training ground, it is better to go to the battlefield.

At the soldier level, only when the enemy fights, with real swords and guns, between life and death, can we identify who is a warrior and who is a silver-like pewter spearhead. At the officer level, only when they are on the battlefield and face the transient situation can they judge who has the talent to lead the troops and who does not have the ability to lead the troops.

Therefore, as early as a few months ago, when Xin Er discussed military training matters with Yang Fu, Yan Xi, Lan Baozhang and other officers, he decided on the ****** of "wheel fighting", taking turns to defend the border, and this side refers to the West Sea.

Xin Er supervised the three counties, and the West Sea was on the front line bordering Rouran, which was a good place for soldiers to come into contact with actual combat.

Every autumn, when it comes, the horses are fat, and the weather is cool, suitable for fighting; Second, the crops cultivated by the Tang people are ripe; Third, after autumn and winter, it is a difficult season for the Hu people, they need to reserve a large amount of food and other materials, so whenever this time, there are often Hu people in Mobei who go south to plunder.

Now that it is autumn, it is the early autumn season, so to speak, even if there is no Beigong Yue's request for reinforcements, at most half a month, Xin Er will take turns to send troops north to the West Sea to prevent Rouran's southern plunder, and take the opportunity to fight with it.

Xin Er already had this intention, and it happened that Beigong Yue had sent troops for help, so it was of course imperative to send troops.

Xin Er asked Yang Fu and Lan Baozhang, and said, "How is Hu Qi's drill and assessment?" ”

Yang Fu replied: "The general knows that the assessment of Hu Qi has just begun, and half of them have not yet been conducted. However, as far as the assessment has been carried out so far, military law, flags, golden drums, queues, mounted archery, weapons, and so on, all tuns and teams are excellent. ”

"When will the rest of the assessment be completed?"

"The assessment of soldiers can be completed in two days. It will take two to three days to start the comprehensive assessment of military law, art of war, cavalry and archery martial arts and other aspects of the military officers above the team leader, and plan to start after the assessment of the soldiers is completed. ”

The officers of the Hu cavalry went up to Lan Baozhang and down to the army chief, and most of them were Hu people from various departments of Inoze Inozawa, and the reason why they were able to get the rank of officials in the army was that some of them relied on their family's status in the Hu department, and some relied on their martial bravery, but in addition, none of them had received systematic officer training. With such a quality, once it is pulled into the battlefield, it is okay to fight with the wind, but in the face of arduous bloody battles, I am afraid that I will not be able to bear the responsibility.

Because of this, while carrying out high-intensity training for soldiers, Xin Er organized several "classes" to conduct advanced education in military law and elementary education in the art of war for officers above the head of the Hu cavalry.

"Baozhang, how did you learn the art of war I taught you?"

Lan Bao scratched his head and replied honestly: "The general taught me the art of war, and some of the principles that seem to be similar to those of our Hu people hunting, I understand them all; Some of them don't quite understand yet. ”

Xin Er smiled: "I don't understand it, do you want to understand?" ”

"Yes."

"I'll show you how to figure it out."

"What's the solution?"

"General Beigong asks for reinforcements, do you dare to take your headquarters Hu cavalry to help and fight a few battles with Rouran?"

Lan Bao puffed up his chest and said loudly, "Why don't you dare!" ”

"Good! That's what I teach you. We Tang people have a saying, called 'On paper, you will eventually feel shallow, and you must bow to this matter', do you know what it means? ”

Fu Qiao and the others looked at each other and said in their hearts: "When did we Tang people have this sentence?" Savoring it, I didn't realize that I thought, "This word contains a philosophical flavor and makes a lot of sense!" ”

If you don't read a lot of books, you just think that your knowledge is shallow and you don't go to the bottom of it, such as Fu Qiao and Song Pian, who are full of poetry and books, but they can't help but think hard, where is the source of this statement? I can't think about it. Song Pian was suffocated again.

Xin Er didn't know, his casual quote of poetry, triggered the mystery of Fu Qiao and Song Pian's lives, after Lan Baozhang shook his head to say that he didn't know what he meant, he just went down and smiled at Lan Baozhang: "The meaning of this sentence is that the things obtained from the book are not yours, you must practice them yourself, and then you can do it." The art of war is broad and profound, not only do you not understand, but I also don't understand, how to solve it? It will be solved from actual combat and learn from battle. ”

Lan Baozhang kept Xin Er's words firmly in mind and responded: "Yes! ”

Yang Fu asked, "When does the general plan to send troops?" ”

Xin Er pondered for a while, and said, "Wait for me to report the military situation to the lord first, and then send a letter to the Koji Protector, and then decide the date of sending troops." "Xindao," I haven't communicated with Koji for a few days, and I don't know how his Hu soldiers are organized and practiced? ”

He and Koji have a similar temper, these months, although the two have met less, the letters are constant, Koji Qiu is good for wild hunting, and from time to time he will send someone to Xin Er to send a few hunted deer, yellow sheep and other things, Xin Er also has a corresponding gift feedback, and the relationship has been deepened.

The method of rotation, Xin Er talked about it in a letter to Kojiqiu, and Kojiqiu was very interested and actively asked to participate in it.

The Hu soldiers of the koji ball have been completed, but I don't know how the drill is, if it can be used, this time the north will aid the West Sea, you might as well count him as one.

After the military discussion, Xin Er asked Yang Fu and others to prepare for the war, wrote a letter to Kojiqiu, and presented a book to Linghu on the other hand.

When the book arrived in the royal capital, Linghu Feng was a happy event, and he was not free for two days in a row, and he only opened it to watch it on the third day.