Chapter 420: Expansion of the Army
"Where are Li Ruoshui and Liu Tao? What about Liu Ziyu? Trampling Bianliang City under his feet, Zhao Gou looked at Wang Qiong in front of him and asked.
With the opening of the city gate of Bianliang, Zhao Gou made people communicate with Wang Zongmi, and took the family of Yan Wangfu out of the city early, and now Wang Zongmiao has taken Zhao Gou is private message to Jiankang.
Isn't it true that Li Ruoshui and Liu Tao are respected in Bianliang City. And Wang Qiong, who was called by Zhao Gou, was originally the deputy head of the Mabu Army of Zhongshan Mansion, and followed the seed master to fight with the Jin people in Yuci. Before the Second Battle of Tokyo, he and Zheng Jianxiong led 8,000 soldiers and horses to King Qin. Zhao Huan was very happy, appointed him as the inspector of the capital, and gave him a white flag with the word "loyalty" written on it to commend his meritorious service to the king. After the war, it was natural for Zhao Huan to stay by his side.
However, this person's personality is a little upright, and there is not much ink in his stomach, he is not on good terms with his colleagues in the Beijing Forbidden Army, and he is not valued by Sun Fu, if it weren't for Zhao Gou's troops going south, Wang Qiong would be kicked out of Tokyo by Sun Fu sooner or later.
Or that Wang Qiong has no future at all in the forbidden army in the capital, who made him 'vulgar' in the eyes of Sun Fu.
As for Sun Fu, who is deeply trusted by Zhao Huan in charge of the military, whether the Privy Council knows about the soldiers, that is a very clear matter. But this is the "tradition" of the Great Song Dynasty.
"Back to the king's words, Li and Liu's two fathers are unwell and are recuperating in the house today. Xiao Liu Xianggong also accompanied him at home. ”
Behind Wang Qiong were also kneeling Li Shi, Zhang Xian, Pei Yuan, Meng Zao, He Zhonggang, Zhang Yu and other generals defending the city, one by one honestly listened to the orders, but their hearts were full of envy and jealousy towards Wang Qiong.
Under Liu Tao and Liu Ziyu's father and son, their status as a standard person is roughly the same, why can Wang Qiong show his face in front of King Yan? Isn't it the big banner given by the government? I don't believe that King Yan can do it at all, and he doesn't mind.
Besides, who doesn't know what happened to Li Ruoshui and Liu Tao father and son? Wang Qiong still dared to speak for those people, she really didn't know whether she was alive or dead.
Look at his scenery, and look at his bad luck.
As Zhao Gou entered the city—the fish that should have been baited had already been baited, so there was no need for him to stay outside—a large number of Northern soldiers poured into the city, first occupying the city gates, and then seeing a group of armor soldiers driving in with several gorgeous carriages. This is Zhao Gou's wives and concubines and children in this world.
As Yue Fei and Han Shizhong took over the imperial city, Zhao Gou also called Zhi Yanwen (the son of Zhe Keqiu) to lead the army to the Yan Wangfu to escort his wife and children to the outside of the city, and now he naturally entered the city with Zhao Gou.
The two sides have been separated for more than a year, and Zhao Gou's identity is very different from the identity when he was out of Tokyo, and it is logical that there are some changes in his behavior. Hengzhu Xing's and Pan's daughters, no one thinks he has changed people.
At the same time, because the child in Xing's womb was born safely, Zhao Gou already had two 'sons'. The range of choices for future successors is also broader.
The two babies are not yet a year old, but their bodies are very strong, white and tender.
Zhao Gou has seen such a small doll for the first time in his three lives.
The daughters are also very young, the eldest is only three or four years old, and the youngest is only one or two years old.
Holding it in your hand, you really like it in your heart.
But this likes to put it bluntly, that's it.
No matter how beautiful the little doll is, no matter how beautiful it is, it is not his species. I like it just because she's cute and beautiful. It is natural for an adult with an unstable mind to see a few little dolls carved in pink and jade, and have a feeling of affection.
However, the joy he expressed also made the mothers of several cheap girls breathe a sigh of relief.
Zhao Gou did not live in the imperial city, but continued to settle in the Yanwang Mansion, and if he didn't take Zhao Huan down, he was not going to go to the imperial city.
Just like when the new emperor comes to power, he has to play three resignations and three concessions with the ministers and hundreds of officials, and Zhao Gou also needs to play this trick with Zhao Huan if he wants to come to power. Otherwise, before Zhao Huan was caught, he ascended the throne and became the emperor, and the food was a little ugly.
With the change of hands in Bianliang City, the reorganization of the military and soldiers, the appointment of new officials, and even the new entrance examination, everything is proceeding in an orderly manner.
And Yue Fei and Han Shizhong also led the iron horse to divide into two in Fengqiu, all the way north to Huazhou, all the way to the northeast to cross the river in Kaide Fu (Puyang).
Their duty is not only to kill Benyandi, but also to sweep the two roads in Hebei along the way. Han Shizhong is in the west, and Yue Fei is in the east. It's like two iron brushes, sweeping the place, sweeping away all those restless enemies.
At this time, Zhao Butry also gave Zhao Gou an excerpt to expand the army, but he aimed at many surrendered troops.
Starting from the Yellow River defense line, Zhao Gou's army went south, but he gathered a lot of surrendered troops.
Zhao Butry felt that he could absorb all of them, and the essence would be incorporated into the main army, and the rest would be included in the local army. As soon as possible, a sufficient number of local garrisons were established in Qilu, the Central Plains, and later in the Guanxi Sixth Road, the Commander's Office of Soldiers and Horses, and at the same time, troops were recruited in the Hedong region of Hebei, where the foundation was better.
It's really different from the usual peaceful years. If it is placed in peacetime, one state capital, a thousand garrisons, and a few hundred servants are enough to control. However, at this time of year, when the government is handed over, there are many restless people of all kinds, and it is difficult for people to guard against it. Therefore, it is imperative for the Commander-in-Chief of Soldiers and Horses to do so.
Zhao Gou looked at the song and was silent for a long time, Zhao Buqiu's suggestion was not impossible, but that number was a bit too much, right?
According to his concept, the main force and garrison under Zhao Gou should be at least doubled.
That's overkill!
Don't look at Zhao Gou's current soldiers and horses are a little stretched, compared to the number of 500,000 troops stationed in Hedong, Hebei Province when Zhao and Song were at their peak, but that was because his net was too big. It is necessary to go both internally and externally - to the south, and to keep soldiers and horses to guard the key points in various places, so the army is somewhat insufficient.
But let's look at the essence through the appearance, after deducting the 80,000 main army, the garrison in Hedong, Hebei is more than 100,000. What is this concept?
In Hebei and Shanxi provinces, there are more than 100,000 local troops, which is definitely more, not less.
Zhao Gou felt that there was really no need for this to continue to expand.
Because his soldiers and horses are fundamentally different from those of the Zhao and Song dynasties, they do not pay attention to quantity, but to quality. Even the treatment of the soldiers of the garrison army is only higher than that of the previous Fourth Army, and too many garrisons are definitely a big burden for the imperial court. Moreover, although the garrison is a local force, it does not mean that its combat effectiveness is low, and their training is not lax at all.
In addition, in the future, Zhao Gou will use troops on the grasslands and northwest in the north, which requires a large number of cavalry, and now there are too many infantry, and it will be difficult to use some strength at that time.
What's more, he has already recovered the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, so can the war situation of the Central Plains regime with the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun be the same as without the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun? How can the strategic situation of Hebei Hedong Third Road be the same as before? Each state and county is operated by a military stronghold.
Zhao Gou had previously set up a military and horse governor's office or commander in each state capital on Hedong Third Road in Hebei, and the garrisons of many state capitals were fully formed, which itself was prepared for many miles. The plan was to transfer the existing battalion heads to the newly established Commander's Mansion after gaining new territory.
How could they continue to strengthen the garrison in Hedong, Hebei?
This is a little inconsistent with his thinking, with that money and food, it would be good for him to get more horse troops to fight abroad.
"The war will end one day, and the third road in Hedong, Hebei will no longer be an important border in the future. Now there are more than 100,000 garrisons on all three roads, is it still less? What Lone lacks now is a strong elite soldier, a horse army that can fight out. ”
Garrison, what is a garrison? It is the main responsibility of the garrison army to stabilize the locality, and foreign conquests still depend on the main force.