Sure enough, something went wrong here. Hearing Zhao Ji's question, Han Gang thought.

As long as you have a little understanding of the forbidden army, you should know that among the forbidden army of the Great Song Dynasty, only the Western Army has been fighting all year round and has rich combat experience. In every big war, the only one who is most suitable for battle is the Western Army. At present, if we want to crusade against Jiaozhi, whether it is in terms of strength, or in terms of combat performance, and even in the old matter of Di Qing leading the Western Army south to quell the rebellion, the Western Army must be used.

At this time, I still have to ask myself which way I plan to use the soldiers and horses, and it is obvious that the court is still hesitating whether to mobilize the Western Army, and even Zhao Ji himself is hesitating.

The corners of Wu Chong's mouth twitched, as if he was smiling. The importance of the north was far greater than that of the south, and neither the Son of Heaven nor the imperial court would agree to reduce the defensive capacity of Kansai and then transfer troops from the western army to the south. He wanted to see how Han Gang would open his mouth and persuade the Son of Heaven to suppress Zaifuzhong's opposition.

"Fengzhou has fallen into the hands of thieves for nearly a year, and the people in the state have been killed, and they are eager for the officials and soldiers to wait for a long drought and hope for a rain, and they can not delay for a while. The minister also heard that Guo Kui had made preparations in Taiyuan, and quickly sent troops to recover Fengzhou. ”

As soon as Han Gang's words came out, even Zhao Ji was a little flustered, how could Han Gang help Hedong speak? Even the speeches were not much different from the speeches of Wu Chong, Wang Qi and others when the officials were arguing before.

At the same time, in order to prevent the western thieves from using Fengzhou as bait and taking the opportunity to attack Hengshan or other important places, all roads on the edge of the border must be prepared, and even if necessary, a group of soldiers and horses will be dispatched to attack the territory of Western Xia as a containment. So Kansai must maintain the current quantity. In addition, in order to quell the rebellion of Maozhou, Xihe Road has transferred troops to the south, and now it is no longer possible to reduce the strength of Xihe Road. ”

Han Gang said as he examined the expressions of the Zaifu present with the corner of his eye, and sure enough, there was a trace of surprise that could not be concealed. They seem to have forgotten one thing, that they would never lose their say in the Kansai War to any of their ministers, so there was no reason not to take advantage of it.

Not to fight unprepared battles, this is the creed that he has always obeyed.

"Doesn't Han Qing plan to use the Western Army?" Zhao Ji finally couldn't help the surprise in his heart, according to Han Gang's words, the soldiers in Kansai couldn't move at all.

"Jiaozhi is far away in the southern wilderness, and it is not easy to transport grain and salary, so it is difficult to use more soldiers. There are many miasma in the south, and when the rainy season comes, the epidemic will break out, so the army cannot be used for a long time. Even if there are not many soldiers, and they cannot last long, they must choose the elite in order to win quickly. Han Gang's attitude has always been very clear, without the elite of the Kansai Army, he will never participate in the war to pacify Jiaozhi, "He is not very good at dealing with ministers, but the Western Army has been in battle for a long time, and there are many good generals." If His Majesty dispatches strong soldiers and good generals from Kansai, Jiaozhi should be able to fight in one battle. ”

Zhao Ji is now confused, Han Gang's words are self-contradictory, first saying that the strength of Kansai cannot be reduced, and now saying that if you want to pacify Jiaozhi, you must use the Western Army. In front of the Son of Heaven, he spoke repeatedly, and once it was rumored, the imperial historians would basically rush to the book to question Han Gang's qualifications for his current position.

However, the monarchs and ministers present would not doubt Han Gang's IQ, they would only think that Han Gang was hiding words in his words and had some other plans.

"But you plan to call in the soldiers and horses to quell the rebellion in Maozhou?" Cai Ting thought that he had thought of it, "From Shuzhong to Yongzhou, you can basically take the waterway, and if you transfer troops from Maozhou, it is convenient." ”

Several Zai Fu shook their heads secretly, and Wu Chong didn't hide the sneer on his face, how could Maozhou's soldiers and horses be mobilized now? If Han Gang planned to do so, he would have to approve him to be disgraced.

Han Gang looked at the deputy privy envoy, Cai Ting's words looked like he was setting a trap for himself - the convenience of transferring troops does not mean the convenience of Maozhou - but he would not step on it, "That's not the case." Maozhou was initially decided, but the local barbarians had not completely surrendered, and they hastily transferred troops to leave, I am afraid that the barbarians would rebel. ”

"Besides, where else is there about the Western Army?" Wu Chong shook his head, regardless of whether Han Gang was confused or not, but the Western Army definitely did not have any extra troops to transfer to Guangxi, "Your Majesty!" The Hebei Forbidden Army is full of soldiers and armor, and the school training is also day by day, although it is not as elite as the Western Army, but Jiaozhi is far inferior to the Northwest Erjiao. If the Hebei Forbidden Army is used to attack Jiaozhi, as long as the command is appropriate, the grain and straw are sufficient, and the merit is not greedy, it can be calmed down in one fell swoop. And there is Han Gang, so there is no need to worry about the northerners not being accustomed to water and soil. ”

Wang Shao felt that Wu Chong seemed to be determined to send the Hebei army into battle, but Zhang Dian Hangang had no prestige in the Hebei army, and when he was in charge of the army, how could he make the generals and soldiers below bow down and obey orders? If he loses, the first person to be held accountable is the leader Han Gang Zhangdun, but Wu Chong, the recommender, will not have much of a problem.

Of course, Han Gang will not ask for Hebei soldiers: "The Hebei Forbidden Army has enough soldiers and armor, and there are many daily proofreadings, but if you don't practice fighting for a long time, you will go into battle rashly, and I am afraid that there will be many losses." No matter how weak Jiaozhi is, when the Hebei army fights against it, thousands of casualties are inevitable. ”

Wu Chong immediately kept silent, Han Gang's words were originally the right thing to say. However, Han Gangdong denied the western negation, the western army could not be transferred, and the Hebei army refused to ask for it, so if he wanted to use the Beijing camp, it would really be a joke. It is impossible for the Son of Heaven to agree.

Zhao Ji was thinking about Han Gang's words at this time. Even he understands that elite soldiers are only from above the battle formation. How can the Hebei Army, which has not been in battle for decades, be compared with the Kansai Forbidden Army?

But in the old years, the elite soldiers of Heshuo, who had made the Khitan iron cavalry have to make a detour, have now fallen to the point where they are about to go into battle, and the generals of the unified army don't even want it. Han Gang in front of him, as well as Wang Zhongzheng, who was going to lead the army to Maozhou before, are all like this.

Han Gang is from Kansai and only believes in the strength of the Western Army, and Wang Zhongzheng has also witnessed the combat effectiveness of the Western Army in Dunyan Road and Xihe Road, their attitude may not be surprising, but none of the Zai Fu present came out to question Han Gang's words, even Wu Chong, who opposed it the most.

In other words, the Hebei Army is unbearable, and it has become a consensus in the court.

Zhao Ji's heart can be described as mixed. Now the Jingnan Army, which is sweeping the barbarians in the south, is also based on the Western Army, which can be regarded as a branch of the Western Army. Could it be that in the future, the southern and northern wars will not be able to rely on the western army?

"If you don't practice war, you can't be of great use, what Han Gang said is very true." Feng Jing stood up at this time, "And the use of soldiers is a strict order, and you must be able to command like an arm." The great victory in Yongzhou was because the Jingnan Army was often under the command of Zhang Dun, and Li Xin was Han Gang's cousin, no matter the generals, they could control it and would not do it on their own. If it is Hebei, Jingying, Zhang, and Han, can they convince the generals and arrogant soldiers? It is better to wait for less time, and wait until the two roads of Yanyan and Xihe can be mobilized, and Wang Sunchen, Zhao Long and other good generals will withdraw from the front of the formation, and then march into the army. ”

Feng Jing's words, Wang Shao's face changed greatly when he listened, Li Xin, Zhao Long, and Wang Sunchen, who are now famous young generals, are all friends with Han Gang, and in terms of age and combat performance, they are all the commanders who will sit on one side in the future, and they are even expected to be promoted to the third government. But now that he deliberately pointed it out, it was simply ill-intentioned, and it made Han Gang and him Wang Shao fall into trouble together.

Han Gang glanced at Feng Jing coldly, and laughed, "What Feng Xianggong said Han Gang didn't dare to agree with, since he knew that the Hebei Army was unusable, why did he practice it?" If you can avoid war now, will you continue to avoid war in the future? ”

Han Gang's words were unceremoniously, Feng Jing smiled very gracefully, and asked rhetorically: "The Western Army will not succeed, and neither will Hebei, I don't know which way Han Gang you plan to transfer soldiers and horses?" ”

"Han Qing!" Zhao Ji looked at Han Gang and said for a long time, but he really didn't give a clear answer.

Han Gang raised his eyes to face the Son of Heaven: "Your Majesty, attack and defense, naturally it is more difficult to attack, and the damage will be greater." However, if it is to defend the palace, even if it is the thousands of old and weak people in Yongzhou who have never been in battle and are unable to fight, won't they also block the 100,000 troops of Jiaozhi? ”

Lu Huiqing raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and Wang Shao also patted the edge of the sand table, "There is still this trick!" ’

The Zai Fu present all understood, and Zhao Ji also understood, "What Han Qing means is ......"

"Transfer the Hebei Army into Hedong and Kansai to help defend it! And the Western Army went south! Han Gang said loudly, "The Western Army has outstanding achievements in the south and the north today, which has been slowly trained after 30 years of defense since the emperor's blessing. The Hebei Army has a profound heritage, presumably as long as it goes through many years and progresses step by step, after a few years, it will inevitably not be inferior to the Western Army. Not only the Hebei Army, but also the Beijing Forbidden Army were also trained in battle. It can also come in handy in the future! ”

Han Gang's eyes swept all the Zaifu in the palace, and he wanted to drag the Western Army in Kansai? He, Han Gang, also plans to drag the two departments of Hebei and Jingying into the water together!

Feng Jing, Wu Chong and others vigorously said that Guanxi could no longer reduce its troops, and suggested that the Hebei Army be mobilized, so let them get their wish!

Han Gang sneered in his heart, such a statement would indeed delay the pace of the Western Army going south, but at the same time, wouldn't it also make the Son of Heaven worry about the combat effectiveness of the forbidden armies in other places?

The forbidden army is 560,000, and Shaanxi only accounts for a little more than one-third of them. Do you want to let them continue to rot if there are more than 300,000 left?!

"At the time of the ancestors, they paid attention to the internal and external systems, and the forbidden army had to be changed year by year. The border army fought all year round, and the Beijing battalion of the Gongwei Beijing Division was also an army with outstanding achievements, so that Beijing would not be affected by the outside. It's just that now, most of the forbidden troops have been stationed, and the law of changing the military has not been implemented for many years. Jingying and Hebei have not practiced fighting for a long time, and the Western Army is biased towards one side, so how can we talk about mutual control!? Han Gang questioned sharply, and with a slight turn, he unloaded all the charges that Feng Jing had planted.

Zhao Ji groaned and nodded, "What Han Qing said is very true!" ”

Han Gang glanced at Wu Chong: "It is not wrong for Wu Shumi to use the Hebei Army to go south and train the troops. However, just as if you want to get rid of it, you can first nourish your vitality with a warm formula, where can you suddenly apply the medicine of the tiger and wolf? The western army went south to attack Jiaozhi, while the Hebei army filled it and defended the border fort. And the Beijing battalion should also select the elite and mobilize them to the front line to wait for the enemy. ”

There is only one voice in the Wuying Palace, Han Gang, who has been an official for several years, and he doesn't want the Zaifu in the hall to be invisibly constrained by the mindset, so he can jump outside the circle and think: "Compared with the weight of the military system, the thieves in the north and south are just ringworm diseases." The minister asked His Majesty to carry out the law of change again, so that the armies could survive the war! In this way, the 560,000 forbidden army can live up to its name, not just a western army! ”