Chapter 307 focuses on the Zhenrong Army

In the later military discussion, Zhao Yu's main thing was to order a three-day military general training to be strengthened, but not all military generals came, but only at the battalion level, and in view of the fact that the local garrison could not be without the person in charge, so among the generals at the battalion level, in addition to the commander and deputy commander to stay, the battalion Yuhou went back to preside over the overall situation.

The training is not profound, that is, to teach the generals how to train the soldiers more reasonably to stand and walk in unison, and to strengthen literacy learning. However, this literacy learning effect is actually better than nothing, after all, it is only three days, and each general knows at most twenty or thirty words!

After such a combination of grace and power, Zhao Yu has established his prestige in Qin Fenglu, although he has not yet reached the point of controlling the overall situation, but he has also reached the full three points with Yin Zhu and Ge Huaimin.

During this period, Zhao Yu's busiest thing was patrolling around, especially the Ordnance Department and the arsenal. The Fengxiang Mansion Ordnance Department is the largest Ordnance Department in Qinfeng Road, and it is also the main production area of Qinfeng Road weapons. However, the scale is not large, the Ordnance Department currently has only 50 craftsmen, and more than 10 of them were recruited this year because of the Song-Xia War.

And there are not many iron tools made by this Ordnance Administration, because the largest iron mine in Shaanxi is in Shangzhou. Shangzhou is located in the southeast of Jingzhao Prefecture, located in the Qinling Mountains, surrounded by mountains. At the beginning, Liu Bang went to Wuguan and entered Guanzhong before Xiang Yu, which was to enter the customs in this area of Shangzhou.

Therefore, it can be seen that the close relationship between Shangzhou and Jingzhao Mansion is that the iron ore produced is basically sent to the capital of Jingzhao Prefecture, and Fengxiang Mansion wants to get pig iron. Either you can only buy it from Jingzhao Prefecture. Either only able to come from Hanzhong during the Three Kingdoms period. It is now renamed the purchase of Heungwon House. Because they all need to be transported for a short distance, Fengxiang Mansion, the largest ordnance department on Qinfeng Road, can only produce fifteen pairs of iron armor and swords every month, because they need to be ordered to produce, because they consume too much iron. The most commonly produced arrowheads are arrowheads, and even spear heads are not produced much.

The most powerful of this armory department are bows and crossbows and hardwood saddles, of which crossbows can produce thousands of crossbows of various colors every year.

It's just that this is not what Zhao Yu wants, the price of the bow and crossbow is too expensive! An arrow costs thirty-eight dollars! Where are the arrows? It's all money!

Think it's dazzling to fire thousands of arrows on the battlefield, right? If you really shoot 10,000 arrows, it is equivalent to shooting 380,000 copper coins. Or three hundred and eighty times!

It is no wonder that after the war between the Northern Song Dynasty and the Western Xia, he claimed to be the most powerful economic force in all dynasties of China, and he could not bear it after only three years of fighting. Is there a war there? It's burning money!

And the bow and crossbow are very logistically stressful, don't forget that this is ancient, and the transportation is very backward. Even Zhao Yu couldn't do much to change this. Moreover, when attacking Western Xia, it would be difficult to find supplies in deserts, Gobi, grasslands and other places where it was difficult to find supplies. At that time, it was said that the arrows were replenished, and even food replenishment was a problem. Is it a bow or a crossbow without arrows?

Without gunpowder and projectiles, muskets can be used as iron rods, and bows and crossbows can be used as melee weapons. There is no convenience for your own fist.

The arsenal was there, and Zhao Yu had been inspecting it for a day. The expression was helpless. Even if it is corrupt, Zhao Yu had expected this matter, he would not be really selfless, as long as it was not too excessive, Zhao Yu would also warn him to finish the matter. After all, this matter is already deep-rooted, even if you kill the main person of the arsenal, is it possible that the latecomer will not be corrupt?

The most helpless thing for Zhao Yu is that the iron armor in the arsenal is not often oiled, and all of them have traces of rust, and more than eighty percent of them cannot be used. That's it, the most in the armor is actually paper armor and cloth armor. This thing may have acceptable defense when it was first made, but after a long time, it really can't be used.

Paper nails are easy to say, paper is a thing, everyone knows that it is easy to get damp, and it is easy to attract insects and ants to eat. Cloth armor is slightly better, but it is also susceptible to moisture, and cloth is also prone to rot when wet.

Zhao Yu once saw a personal soldier who wanted to carry a piece of cloth armor, but the cloth armor that looked good and seemed to be preserved was okay, and there was a feeling of collapse in an instant. The soldier grabbed it with his hand, but as if he had penetrated into the mud, he immediately sank into it, and pulled out his hand, and it was all muddy cloth.

As for the iron weapons in the warehouse, Zhao Yu ordered to pick out twenty pieces and break them, and found that many of them had bubbles. This shows that the pig iron used to make weapons is not of high quality, and that craftsmen cut corners in the refining process. Such a weapon may look good, but the bubbles inside will make it more brittle than a normal weapon.

It's just that before Zhao Yu could figure out how to reform the Ordnance Administration, an urgent document was sent to Fengxiang Mansion, disrupting Zhao Yu's rhythm.

"Lord Wang! Eight hundred miles of expedited military report! Li Yuanhao sent troops to suppress the army, and all kinds of documents asking for help have been issued! Zhao Xun, who was considered by Zhao Yu to be a famous counselor of the military aircraft, hurriedly walked into Jingde Hall and said with a little horror.

Zhao Yu's face changed greatly, Huo Ran stood up and shouted, "Go to the White Tiger Hall!" ”

The White Tiger Hall of the Pacification Division is set up next to the Jingde Hall, and Zhao Yu arranged it in order to be able to deal with military affairs at any time, the White Tiger Hall is divided into the inner room and the outer room, the outer room is the place where the scribe works, and the inner room is the place where major matters are discussed.

Moreover, in the inner room, Zhao Yu also specially found craftsmen, and according to the guidance of the atlas and Zhao Xun and other generals who were familiar with the terrain of Qinfeng Road, he made a sand table seven feet two inches long and five feet six inches wide. Moreover, you can intuitively feel the strategic change, which is better than the cumbersome floor plan, and it is an epoch-making establishment.

Therefore, there is usually no one, and there is also a group of ten forbidden soldiers standing guard and patrolling in the White Tiger Hall.

In the military salute of the forbidden soldiers, Zhao Yu quickened his pace and walked into the White Tiger Hall. The location of the Zhenrong army was immediately found.

The Zhenrong Army is located on the west bank of the Hulu River at the northern foot of Liupan Mountain on the Loess Plateau, and the terrain makes people very helpless. The Zhenrong Military Administration is located in a wide river valley with Liupan Mountain in the back. The river valley is long in the shape of a strip, long from north to south and narrow from east to west. The Zhenrong army is located at the southern end of the river valley, and because the river valley is high and low in the south, the Zhenrong army is also located in a higher position in the river valley.

However, it cannot change the fact that this area is a plain area, and although there are many rivers, most of them are gentle rivers and rivers that wade through people. The acropolis and military fortresses set up by the Zhenrong army on the periphery are mostly set up on the plain, which is easy to attack and difficult to defend.

Once the Western Xia took the Zhenrong army, it reached a favorable strategic situation of attacking, retreating, and defending!

When the Zhenrong Army was in the Tang Dynasty, formerly known as Yuanzhou, there was such an evaluation. "The left controls the five plains, the right takes the Lanhui, the yellow stream surrounds the north, Kongtong blocks the south, according to the shoulders of the eight counties, and the three towns of the three towns."

This shows how important the strategic location of the Zhenrong Army is!

To attack, Western Xia could go south and take the official road, attack Weizhou and Longzhou, enter Baoji County in Fengxiang Prefecture, and enter the Guanzhong Plain. To the east, you can attack the Jingyuan Road, and to the west, you can attack the Deshun army, which has lost its flanks. If you don't attack, you can rely on the natural danger of Liupan Mountain to defend, which is equivalent to hanging a sharp sword on the top of Qinfeng Road and Jingyuan Road that you don't know when it will fall, which can contain a large number of troops in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Zhao Xun also saw the powerful relationship, and said with a shocked face: "Lord Wang, if Li Yuanhao, a thief, takes the Zhenrong Army, Shaanxi will be shaken, and half of Shaanxi Road will no longer have peace!" ”

"The Zhenrong army must be saved! Immediately point up the back army, this king will personally lead the troops! Zhao Yu said decisively.

Zhao Yu is now very glad that he did not scatter the Beiwei army to become an officer in order to control Qin Fenglu. The reason why Zhao Yu did not follow the rumors and consolidate his military power was because he considered the role of the 500 Beiwei Army on the battlefield in Shaanxi. The Northern Song Dynasty does not have a very good cavalry army at present, although the number of 500 elite cavalry is not large, but if it is used well, its role on the battlefield can definitely exceed 5,000 infantry.

Just like now, if Zhao Yu rushes to the Zhenrong army with infantry, it is very likely that the battle of the Zhenrong army has ended. Either the Western Xia retreated, or the Western Xia took the Zhenrong army. After the infantry of Fengxiang Mansion arrived, their role was nothing more than as a counteroffensive force for the first wave, or as a force to strengthen the defense line of Liupan Mountain.

The cavalry is different, they can definitely arrive before the end of the battlefield of the Zhenrong army and contribute their own strength.

Zhao Xun was a little nervous when he heard this, and said, "Lord Wang, I just arrived at Qinfeng Road now, how can I leave?" ”

The current date is September 21, which means that it has only been ten days since Zhao Yu arrived at Fengxiang Mansion. If once Zhao Yu is gone, someone wants to make waves, it is definitely a good time.

Zhao Yu understood Zhao Xun's concerns, but he also had his own ideas. "Don't worry! Yin Zhu is staying in Weizhou now, and the Zhenrong army is in front of him, where does he still have the heart to make small moves? As for Ge Huaimin, he has a chance, but this reckless man, now in Qinzhou, is afraid and wants to take credit for taking credit for the flank of the Deshun army attacking the Western Xia, where will there be this calculation of the wit of the king? ”

Seeing Zhao Xun say this, Zhao Xun thought about it and didn't continue to object. said: "Since this is the case, then please ask the prince to bring the officials too!" Xiaguan is familiar with the main roads in Shaanxi, and some of the trails on the border that are not recorded on the map are also known to Xiaguan! With a subordinate official leading the way, the prince can guarantee that he will not go the wrong way! ”

Zhao Yu thought about it, nodded and said, "Well, it's good!" You have gone out with the army, and now take the king's warrant to gather the back army!" ”

Zhao Xun had just gone out, and Du Xiansheng, Qian Yanyuan, Yang Yu and others who had rushed to get the information had already arrived. Zhao Yu seized the time to say the arrangement after he left. (To be continued......)