Five days passed, and under the auspices of Liu Gon, the construction of the river defense fortifications was completed.

Under Zhao Junsheng's order, Liu Gon quickly arranged for the deployment of troops to the Jiangfang fortifications, and these surrendered troops also came in handy and were arranged to be stationed at the Jiangfang fortifications, and some cadres were stationed with them.

"From now on, all of your troops will be renamed the Xiecong Army, and it will be inconvenient to call them within three years, and within these three years, we will gradually eliminate the old, weak, disabled, and disobedient generals, and soldiers who have pro-Song tendencies, and all the generals and soldiers who can stay will be reorganized, changed their titles, awarded titles, and officially become a member of the cadre army!"

"In short, it's just a sentence, it's not that I have the heart to beware of you soldiers and generals, I give you people a chance to see your performance! You have to take action that will be approved by both me and the Daqian dynasty, otherwise why should you make me and the Daqian believe you? ”

Zhao Junsheng stood in front of tens of thousands of private soldiers who had been requisitioned from the newly occupied areas, surrendered troops, demoted generals, and powerful landlords.

"My great cadre has the most important military merits, whether you are now in the assistant army, or you officially become a member of the cadre army in the future, as long as you are not afraid of death on the battlefield, dare to fight, and make meritorious achievements, you can be rewarded! So, if you want to be recognized by others, you have to show your courage and strength! ”

After Zhao Junsheng finished his lecture, he asked Li Bao, Niu Dali and others to reorganize the more than 10,000 co-operative troops, let them have a compilation, and record them into a book.

Under the arrangement and busyness of Li Bao, Niu Dali, Hua Xiong, and others, the more than 10,000 co-affiliated troops were reorganized into three schools, and the leading officers were school captains.

The temporary numbers are Jiangbei No. 1 School, No. 2 School and No. 3 School. Zhao Junsheng promoted three commanders to serve as captains of these three schools, and most of the commanders and building masters of these three schools were promoted from the cadres and troops, and the purpose was of course to ensure that Zhao Junsheng had absolute command and control over these auxiliary troops.

Zhao Junsheng beckoned to Liu Gon, and Liu Gon immediately came over and hugged his fists and said, "What does Your Majesty command?" ”

Zhao Junsheng said: "The surrendered army and the landlord's powerful private soldiers requisitioned from the area just conquered are here, about 11,000 people, and now these soldiers will be collectively called the Cooperative Army!" I ask you, how many men do you need to defend your riverbank? ”

Liu Gon calculated in his heart and replied, "At least five thousand are needed!" ”

Zhao Junsheng said: "I will give you 6,000, sufficient ration of grain and grass, and enough ordnance and materials, you will guard the river defense for me!" These people are transferred from all over the country and are not familiar with each other, and they have not run in, so they must practice while stationing, and they must also be strict in military discipline! If you have merit, I will not be stingy with high officials; Yes, I won't show favoritism, I will hit the board when I should hit the board, and I will kill the head when I should kill the head, do you understand? ”

Liu Gonxin said that the emperor's words are open, and the emperor should be like this, if the emperor always speaks with hidden mysteries, the ministers and generals only care about guessing the emperor's mind all day long, where is the energy to work?

He immediately saluted and replied loudly: "The minister must live up to His Majesty's high expectations and trust!" ”

More than 11,000 people were taken away by Liu Gon 6,000, and there were more than 5,000 people left, plus 6,000 troops had surrendered before, so there were more than 11,000 people who joined the army as a mobile force.

In addition to the assistant army, 5,000 new cadres were added to the cadre army, plus the original 2,600 and more than 9,000 people brought by Sima Chuzhi and Li Bao, making a total of more than 16,000 cadres.

Among the more than 16,000 cavalry, there are 8,000 cavalry, and the remaining more than 8,000 are infantry.

However, in terms of the current strength, the cadres are no longer afraid of the Song army's counterattack across the river, and the key issue is to see whether Liu Gon can control those auxiliary troops and whether he can defend the river.

On this day, Zhao Junsheng was studying strategic deployment in the lobby of Taishou Mansion.

Sima Chuzhi got a notice from him and rushed over, "Your Majesty!" ”

Zhao Junsheng asked: "Sima Qing's family, how many cavalry did Zhu Gui bring to attack the five thousand soldiers and horses in Nanjun?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the cavalry was brought by Lao Chen last time, and there are not many cavalry among the soldiers and horses stationed in various places, so there must be no cavalry among the five thousand people brought by Zhu Gui, and even if there are, there will not be more than two hundred cavalry!"

Zhao Junsheng thought about it for a moment and said: "With only 5,000 introns, the combat effectiveness is still a little insufficient, if the Song army in Nanjun finds out that Zhu Gui has 5,000 infantry in his hands, I am afraid that they will have the courage to gather troops to fight Zhu Gui in the field!" In this way, spread my will, and send 3,000 cavalry to Jingling to join Zhu Gui, and temporarily be under his command and control! ”

Sima Chuzhi hugged his fists and agreed: "No!" ”

Zhao Junsheng thought about it again and said: "At present, our cadre army has divided the cavalry and infantry into an army, which seems to make the combat strength of the cavalry more obvious, but in fact, it does not give full play to the combat strength of our cadre army as a whole, but limits the combat capability of our army as a whole!" ”

Sima Chuzhi thought for a moment and couldn't figure out the gist, "Your Majesty's words, the minister feels a little confused when he listens to it······

Zhao Junsheng said: "You see, with the current situation of our cadres and cavalry being organized into an army separately, if it is a large-scale group operation, this kind of formation has a great advantage, which can not only give full play to the advantages of the infantry formation, but also allow the cavalry to give full play to the advantages of group charge!" But in the event of a skirmish, an army of this formation will have a lot of restrictions in terms of operations! ”

"For example, if both sides only have more than 1,000 people participating in the battle, all of them are infantry, they can only give full play to the advantage of siege, and there is no advantage in maneuver and rapid reinforcement in the field; If it is all cavalry, it will not be able to attack the city at all, and if it encounters an area with a dense water network or a mountainous area, this army will not be able to function at all."

"But if a mixed infantry and cavalry formation is adopted, no matter what terrain can play a role, especially in local battles and small-scale battles, the role of this mixed infantry and cavalry formation can be best reflected, and there is no need to draw additional infantry or cavalry from other armies!"

"Just like now, we have to send another cavalry to Zhu Gui's command, first, it is too troublesome, but the reinforcements that have been dispatched over have the disadvantage that the generals are not familiar with each other, which will bring certain obstacles to the command!"

When Sima Chuzhi heard Zhao Junsheng say this, he also felt that with the current establishment, it really limited the combat function of the army, and it was impossible for the Qianguo and Song States to fight such large-scale battles all the time, and there would always be a time for a truce.

However, the armistice does not mean that the state of hostilities is lifted, and as long as it is still hostile, skirmishes will often break out between the two sides on the border, and the role of mixed infantry and cavalry will be reflected at this time.

After all, in the past, the main enemy was the Rouran people, and they were accustomed to fighting with the Rouran people in a large cavalry group, even if it was a border conflict, they were surrounded by cavalry, and the infantry did not have any advantage in the face of the Rouran people.

But now the main enemy of the Qianguo has become the Southern Dynasty Liu Song, and the cavalry group operation mode will not work, as the party that holds the strategic initiative, the Qianjun will eventually have to carry out substantial occupation, and to achieve this, only the infantry siege can do, so the cavalry can basically only play a threatening role, and it still has to rely on infantry in the siege!

In order to achieve the strategic goal, it is necessary to carry out a mixed organization of infantry and cavalry, and it is imperative to reform the military system! However, it is not a simple matter to carry out the reform of the military system, and this involves problems in all aspects, and it is first necessary to carry out an overall plan and come up with a specific and detailed plan, and it is not a matter of swiping a wave to implement the plan after it has been formulated, and it will take time.

Sima Chuzhi hugged his fists and said: "The old minister felt that the mouth suddenly opened when he heard His Majesty say this, I always feel that something is wrong these days, and the problem is here, it seems that the imperial court is indeed going to work the military system!" ”

Zhao Junsheng nodded: "In this matter, I will let the Ministry of War come up with a restructuring plan first, and the first to reform should be the southern garrison, which is also urgently needed by the southern garrison, and the northern garrison still needs a transition period for the time being, and the northern Xinjiang side is still dominated by cavalry because it wants to control the grassland and monitor the barbarians in the northern part of the country!" Let go out of the wind on your side first, and see the reaction of the generals and soldiers of the various armies in the south! ”

Sima Chuzhi agreed: "No! ”

While the cadres were actively deploying defenses, the Song army at Xiakou on the other side of the river was not idle.

On the night of September 29, under the order and command of the commander Xiao Bin, the Song Army's naval division in Xiakou suddenly dispatched to kill the Qian's water village in Hanshui.

At the dawn of September 30, when the sun jumped out of the horizon, the sentries of the Qianjun army on the watchtower of the Hanshui Water Village suddenly found a large number of Song army sailor warships blocking the river surface where the Han River entered the river.

"Dangdangdang······" The lookout post immediately sounded the alarm.

The rapid sound of the alarm bell woke everyone in the water village, and the chief of the water master, Xu Yibao, and the deputy general Wu Xi, ran out of the barracks and boarded the watchtower, and their faces changed.

"What's going on, are the alert patrol boats we deployed on the river sending back the alarm?" Wu Xi asked loudly.

The lookout post immediately replied: "Back to the two generals, the villain has not closed his eyes since late at night, and when the sky is not yet dawn, the lights on the guard patrol ship are still on, and there is nothing abnormal!" ”

Xu Yibao said with a solemn face: "No need to ask, Xiao Bin must have planned it, since he is going to dispatch, he will definitely ensure that nothing goes wrong, the warning ship must have been raided, otherwise it is impossible not to even send a warning back!" ”

Wu Xi said with a gloomy face: "Now that the Song army's warships are blocked on the river at the mouth of the river, our army's sailors are like tigers in a cage, what can I do?" Besides, how can you and I explain to the emperor? ”

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