Yellow is the procession, marching in the green mountains, starting from Tianjin, the Song and Zhou nearly 30,000 soldiers and horses who participated in the three alliances have not stopped.

The specific location of the Sanhui Alliance is between the Zhongjing Dading Mansion of the Liao State and the Chengde Mansion of the Zhou State, on the shady river at the northern foot of the mountain range called Mameng Mountain.

The so-called Chengde Mansion is in the area of Chengde County, Hebei Province in later generations, and it was called Bei'an Prefecture when Liao was subordinate. After being seized by the Zhou State, it was renamed Chengde Mansion and became a directly subordinate government of the Zhou State Senate and the Fuhrer's Palace.

The government is in Xinghua County, the state of the former Bei'an Prefecture. Wu Haogu occupied a large area of mountains and river valleys on the banks of Wulie River east of Xinghua County, and invested in the construction of a summer palace as a place for himself to escape the summer and have a tryst with Empress Dowager Xiao in the future......

In the autumn sun, the procession flew forward, rolling up patches of dust on the dry official road. Because of the march within the territory, the nearby Liao State has long since turned from an enemy into an ally. Therefore, the armies of the Song and Zhou dynasties did not wear armor, but only marched in their daily robes.

Among them, the Song army was gorgeously dressed, and the color of the clothes was not the same, but the color of most of the soldiers' clothes was yellow - the color of the Song army's clothes was not consistent, including yellow, blue, vermilion, white, black, gold, silver, and so on. This time, the new army of the eighth battalion escorting Zhao Huan to the north deliberately unified the color of the uniform, and the foot soldiers all wore yellow jackets. The cavalry and officers still wore robes of various colors, which were very bright.

And Zhou Jun's clothing is plain, and the color of the suit is also a single earthy yellow. Before the establishment of the Republic, they wore scarlet coats. However, after the establishment of the Republic, the uniforms of the Zhou army were also upgraded, and the red Song-style jackets and robes that always faded were eliminated. The relatively simple right-sided narrow-sleeved khaki robe was adopted, and it was divided into two sets of clothing, winter and summer.

The soldier's winter clothes are cotton robes, and the summer clothes are cloth robes. Officers wear leather robes in winter, and cloth robes in summer.

And in order to distinguish the officers and soldiers, "epaulettes" were shown on the shoulders of the battle robes.

Among them, the soldier's epaulette is a white five-pointed star, one star is a soldier, two stars are a middle soldier, three stars are a soldier, and a four-star sergeant major.

The epaulettes of officers are mainly divided into three major ranks: general, colonel, and lieutenant, and each major rank is set up with three small ranks: upper, middle, and less. The major steps are distinguished by the color of the five-pointed star, the general rank is vermilion, the school rank is green, and the lieutenant rank is black. The small order is also distinguished by the number of pentagrams, three is less, two is medium, and one is less.

And above the rank of generalissimo, there is also the rank of generalissimo, which is used by the head of the republic when he personally marches, which is three purple five-pointed stars.

Excluding the rank of generalissimo, the rank of the Zhou army is a total of four ranks of soldiers and nine ranks of officers, for a total of thirteen ranks.

In armor, it is distinguished by the color of the shoulder scarf or cloak. White is the rank of soldier, black is the rank of captain, green is the rank of colonel, and vermilion is the rank of general.

Corresponding to the rank of the officer, there is also the rank of the officials of the Zhou State. The officials are divided into four grades, and the officials are divided into nine grades. It is also the thirteenth order.

And the head of state, the elders, and the parliamentarians are all outside the thirteenth rank of officials, and they have no rank.

In addition, the thirteenth rank of officials should be divided into two categories: government affairs and affairs.

Clerks include Wizards and Clerks. Such officials are generally selected through examinations, and after entering the office, they usually start from the bottom. You can be promoted one level at a time, and when you are promoted, you should also consider factors such as seniority, merit, and education. The level of the official is directly linked to the size of the official rank.

And once you enter the office, unless you commit a crime, resign, or make a major mistake, you must not cut officials for the people. Even if there is a vacancy and an election, you can still retain your official rank and half-salary.

The treatment, appointment and dismissal of officers are also similar to those of affairs officers, but they are more generous than affairs officers.

The administrative officer is an official elected or appointed by the Senate, the parliament, the head of state, the governor of the state government, the left and right ministers, and the chief of the six ministries and six superintendents.

It is not necessary to consider factors such as seniority, merit, and educational background according to the standards of the officer. There is no need for a promotion at the first level, and officials of whatever rank are appointed, and they can enjoy whatever kind of treatment they have. However, once the term of office ends or is dismissed for various reasons, they immediately lose their rank and salary, and there is no concept of keeping the election.

At a certain level, the administrative officer must be a senator or a member of the parliament.

In addition, incumbent military officers are not allowed to serve as administrative officers, clerks, senators and parliamentarians.

The administrative officer and the administrative officer shall not serve concurrently, and the administrative officer shall not serve as a senator or a member of parliament.

The Führer is also not allowed to be an incumbent officer, and the rank of Generalissimo of the Führer is only used temporarily during the pro-conscription, not a formal military rank. And there is not only a temporary military rank of generalissimo, but also officers at the rank of colonel and lieutenant - the officers at all levels of the Zhou State (excluding the officers of the courtiers) are obliged to join the militia as temporary officers to participate in the battle when they are ordered by the Senate. So they also have to go to military training on time!

Finally, veterans, parliamentarians, military officers, administrative officers, and administrative officers who have served for a certain number of years can receive a monthly pension after retirement.

Starting from Tianjin, it is about 500 miles away from Yanshan to the destination of the Three Huimeng.

The 8,800 new troops of the Song army and the 20,000 men of the First Cavalry Division of the Zhou army, at a speed of 80 miles a day, by the sixth day, the vanguard had reached the foot of Ma Meng Mountain.

At this moment, a terrible news came from the Dading Mansion of the Liao State.

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"Your Excellency, Your Royal Highness King Ding, in the areas of Yongzhou, Fengzhou, and Yikun Prefecture south of the Huang River, there are a large number of daughters and Menggu and Bubu cavalry. Therefore, the queen mother of my family must sit in Dading Mansion, and she can't go to the shady river. The Queen Mother ordered her ministers to come down to ask, are the two of them going to Dading Mansion to meet the alliance in person, or are they still in the shade to meet with the envoys sent by the Queen Mother? ”

Wu Haogu and Zhao Huan, the king of Ding, were sitting side by side in a large tent, receiving Xiao Delisi, the envoy of the Empress Dowager Xiao.

Shawris brings rather terrible news! The armies of the Jin Kingdom, the Meng people, and the divination people have broken through the Huang River and are approaching Dading Mansion.

Wu Haogu frowned, looking at Zhao Huan from the corner of his eyes, Zhao Huan's face turned white, as if he was still trembling...... I don't know if I'm going to get sick?

He withdrew his gaze and glanced at Su Chi again, Su Shumi's brows were furrowed, but he didn't show fear, as if he was thinking carefully.

Maybe in his opinion, Jin Guo is not an enemy, but Da Zhou is the enemy, right?

If Zhou Jin tears his face and goes to war, then it is just the opportunity for Lian Jin to fight Zhou......

"His Royal Highness King Ding," Wu Haogu said to Zhao Huan with a smile, "Let's go to Dading Mansion to meet Empress Dowager Xiao." ”

"Wait!" Zhao Huan didn't speak, but Su Chi interjected, "My dynasty and the Khitan alliance are only for the redemption of Taiyuan and the pacification of the army, and we will not participate in the war with the Jurchens." ”

Can you participate in the war or not?

Wu Hao Gu snorted coldly.

Barbarians have always bullied the weak and feared the hard...... With the strength of the Great Zhou, if they dared to invade, it was likely to be a disaster of extermination.

Moreover, the Jurchens have formed an alliance with Menggu and Zubu, and with the help of these two steppe overlords, the Jurchen cavalry's mobility on the grassland will be greatly improved.

Therefore, Ah Guta may not enter the Kou from the northeast, and it is also possible to cross the Monan grassland and directly attack Yunzhong, Hedong, and Shuofang!

"Naturally, the Song army does not need to participate in the war." Wu Haogu said lightly, "Even if it is my Great Zhou Army, it is not necessarily to participate in the war...... The Führer has never liked to fight, but has a penchant for fighting. Why don't you let King Ding and the head of this state be peacemakers together and solve this vicious battle for Liao Jin, right? ”

Dingwang Zhao Huan just came on a blind date, and it was not his turn to decide on military affairs, so he set his eyes on Su Chi.

Su Chi smiled, "But the old man is not good at fighting, only good at watching the fight!" ”

That's a bit of a damn!

Is he going to watch the battle of Liaojin, or the battle of Liaojin Zhou? Anyway, it's definitely good news for Da Song!

"Then the privy councillor will not go to Dading Mansion?" Wu Haogu asked.

"Go." Su Chi smiled, "With the strength of the Zhou army, it won't be able to keep the Dading Mansion, right?" ”

"Dading Mansion is foolproof!" Shawris interjected calmly. "The head of state and the king can go with peace of mind!"

Da Liao is not dead yet! Why are you all running for mourning?

Xiao Delisi boasted: "My queen mother has 200,000 elite soldiers around Dading Mansion, 300 fortifications, and 20,000 stones of grain. ”

Of course, his words are deceitful...... It is impossible for Empress Dowager Xiao to put 200,000 troops in Dading Mansion again, and she does not have so many troops available now. However, the Liao State's defense in Dading Mansion was indeed very tight.

As early as last year, after Wu Haogu had a secret meeting with Empress Dowager Xiao, he sent Yu Yongfu, who was familiar with the Jurchen tactics, to lead a military advisory group to settle in Dading Mansion.

And also sent a large number of engineering experts (Yu Yongfu is an engineering expert) and craftsmen. With their help, not only did the defense level of Dadingfu go to a higher level, but also fortified the castles of Chongxinguan, Songshan Pavilion, Songshan Castle, Songlin Castle, Samhan Castle, Woye Castle, Yimin Castle, and Tongchang Castle to the north of Dadingfu. Thus forming a castle line from the thousand-mile pine forest in the west to the Horqin steppe in the east.

In addition, the military advisory group of the Zhou State also trained a Zhou-style cavalry division and a Zhou-style infantry division for the Empress Dowager Xiao.

Although their equipment, training level and serious Zhou army cannot be compared. But you can still rely on the fortress line to fight an internal mobile defense!

According to Wu Haogu's assumption, in the future, the Liao State led by Empress Dowager Xiao should be a force affiliated to the Great Zhou, and it should control the two agricultural areas of Dadingfu and Datongfu, as well as part of the Horqin grassland, Qianli pine forest and Bashang grassland.

With these territories, Empress Dowager Xiao is enough to maintain at least a hundred thousand Khitan and Xi tribes. It is enough to act as a strong shield against the Mongols and Jurchens.

Yelu Dashi, on the other hand, could go north from the land of the Seven Rivers, join forces with the 20,000 troops deployed in the Jian'an Army in Zhenzhou, and work together to conquer the Sticky Bage (Naibarbarians), occupy the western part of the Mongolian Plateau, and establish the Western Liao regime.

In this way, the Zhou State and Beijing will have a situation where the Eastern Liao (Empress Dowager Xiao), the Western Liao, the Jin State, the Mengwu State and other major forces are evenly matched......