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Having learned the lessons of the rebellion of the five generations of military generals in the late Tang Dynasty, the Song Dynasty was very cautious in its military system. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 In addition to the fragmentation of the power to transfer and lead troops, the garrison has also been greatly adjusted.

Of course, the right place should be insisted on as always. In the early Tang Dynasty, the government army system was adopted, and more than half of the country's government soldiers were in Guanzhong, defending Gyeonggi. The same was true of the Song Dynasty, where the focus was on the strong and weak branches.

The army of the Song Dynasty was distinguished by the forbidden army and the box army, and the combat effectiveness and number of the forbidden army were second to none. A large number of forbidden troops were mainly stationed near Bianjing, guarding the capital, and called the Beijing Forbidden Army. Although there are other parts of the forbidden army, after a long time, in people's habits, the forbidden army refers to the Beijing forbidden army.

The number of its troops may have reached more than half of the entire ** team. In this way, no matter where the rebellion occurs, the troops that can be mobilized will not be too many, which can ensure the absolute superiority of the imperial court in terms of troops when quelling the rebellion.

For ancient feudal dynasties, the capital of the empire was always the most important place.

Moreover, the selection of soldiers in the forbidden army is also stricter, and their physical fitness is better, and their combat effectiveness is therefore very strong. Locally, it is mainly the Xiang army, and its strength is much worse than that of the forbidden army.

It's just that the Jingying Forbidden Army must be the strongest elite of the Great Song Dynasty?

Perhaps this was true at the beginning of the founding of the country, but as time went by, a hundred years passed, and the forbidden army was no longer what it used to be.

There was not much war, the forbidden army had to be trained, and although the number of soldiers was increasing, the combat effectiveness was not as good as before. The Northern Song Dynasty adopted a conscription system, but in fact it was a military system. Wherever there is a famine, immediately go to conscription. The emperors of the Northern Song Dynasty firmly believed in one thing. There were only rebel outcasts. There were no rebel soldiers.

And so it goes. The number of troops is constantly expanding, but the quality of the soldiers is uneven, and there are many of them who are indiscriminate, and the overall quality of the army is almost inevitable.

In addition, it is a peaceful and prosperous era, and there will be erosion after a long time, and the forbidden army cannot avoid it, and now there are already very serious problems. In addition to the palace front division, the other Jingying forbidden army is also becoming more and more abandoned. Combat effectiveness and order are much worse than in the past. Although the Renzong Dynasty and Wen Yanbo once proposed to streamline the forbidden army, the effect was very effective.

In this case, from the perspective of combat effectiveness, the strongest elite troops of the current Great Song Dynasty should be the Western Army.

In fact, the so-called Western Army should also be a part of the forbidden army, and the Northern Song Dynasty forbidden army was mainly composed of three parts, the Beijing camp that guarded Gyeonggi, the Hebei Army that defended the Liao State on the Hebei Road, and the Western Army that defended the Western Xia on the Shaanxi Road.

Shaanxi Road, where the Western Army is located, is located in the northwest, and the people have been fierce since ancient times. Since the time of the Qin Dynasty. The spirit of the old Qin has been passed down. The men in the northwest are physically strong, and there are many tiger and wolf warriors. The foundation is very good. In addition, the martial spirit in the northwest is also stronger, and the emphasis on literature and light on military force may not be very strong here, so the foundation of soldiers is better.

The Western Army has a great superiority fundamentally, but the strength of the army has never been innate, and the acquired factor is the key.

The most important thing is that they have been fighting almost all the time for tens of hundreds of years. The northwest is a chaotic place, at the junction of nomadism and farming, and wars are bound to break out. After the establishment of the Northern Song Dynasty, especially after the rebellion of the Western Xia, wars were already commonplace. On average, every once in a while, the Western Xia would be ready to move, and there would be wars on the frontier, large or small.

The sturdy soldiers have continued to accumulate experience in one battle after another, and their combat effectiveness has also been continuously improved. The army that has experienced the baptism of war has no need for its spiritual outlook alone.

The Western Army can fight hard and dare to sacrifice, it is already famous in the world, and Shaanxi Fourth Road has been operating since Fan Yong, the son of Dafan, and the name of the strong army has been hanging for nearly a hundred years. In addition to the four-way army, the Western Army did not care about the soldiers, strong, bow and arrow society, and the Western Xia, Qingtang Zhuqiang entangled for a hundred years, is an army that dares to go deep into the Hanhai Gobi for more than 1,000 miles to do field battles, and open up territory for the Great Song Dynasty!

In Zhulu, Shaanxi, a family has served the Western Army for several generations, men do not live to be thirty, and a bunch of widows live together. It can be said that the Northwest Men used their blood and lives to create an elite army.

Because of the continuous combat and the continuous training, this strong combat effectiveness has been maintained. Now the soldiers of the Western Army are like professional soldiers, and they are absolutely second to none in the Great Song Army.

Coupled with the careful management of the major military families, the combat effectiveness of the Western Army is self-evident. The famous troops in the Western Army include the Fuzhou Zhejia Army, the Linzhou Yang Family General, and the Qingjian City Seed Army. The generals of the Western Army are generally inherited from generation to generation, and compared with the ordinary Song army that "does not know the soldiers, and the soldiers do not know the generals", the combat power is much higher.

It is no exaggeration to say that the Jingying Forbidden Army has a big battle with the Western Army, and the Jingying is afraid that it is not the opponent of the Western Army.

Although there is no direct comparison, there are some indirect comparisons before that.

In the fourth year of Emperor Renzong's reign, Nong Zhigao, the leader of the southwestern tribes, rebelled, and the Huguang army was eroded, and it was not an opponent at all, and soon let the rebels occupy many cities in the Yongjiang River Valley, and threatened the eastern part of Lingnan, and even besieged Guangzhou for a time. Half of the southern part of the Great Song Dynasty was in turmoil because of this, and the country was shaken.

Under such circumstances, the imperial court was greatly shocked, and immediately sent the Beijing camp to suppress the rebellion in front of the forbidden army, not wanting to be defeated in the end, and there was no way to help Nong Zhigao.

In the end, in a desperate situation, the Emperor Rensong made a desperate attempt - appointed Shi Diqing, the deputy of the Privy Council, as the envoy of the southern festival, and led an army of 200,000 to the south day and night to suppress the rebellion. The vanguard of the Song army is the famous Yang family general Yang Wenguang. Di Qing attacked Kunlun Pass on the fifteenth night of the first lunar month, defeated Nong Zhigao, and recovered the lost territory in the south.

In this battle, the comparison between the combat effectiveness of the Beijing Forbidden Army and the Western Army can be seen, in addition to Di Qing's personal ability, the combat effectiveness of the army is also a crucial aspect.

Later, the reason why Di Qing was deposed, suspicious, and finally depressed was also related to this.

The strength of the Western Army is too strong, and he himself has a very high prestige among the Western Army, and his presence will inevitably make the imperial court uneasy. Emperor Renzong may be relieved of Di Qing, but some people can't stand it, such as Han Qi and others. is even more on the grounds that Di Qing is a martial artist. There are many attacks.

Besides. Later, when the Jin Kingdom invaded. The other armies were no match at all and were powerless to stop the Jurchen iron hooves.

Only the Western Army led by Seed Master Dao and others had some effect, and to a certain extent, it blocked the invasion of the Jurchen army. It's just the trend of the times, but with the already scattered Western Army, the chances of turning the tide are too small. In addition, the Western Army is good at field warfare in the mountainous areas of the northwest, and it is not very suitable for plain operations. In the end, the Northern Song Dynasty could not escape the doom of the country, and the Western Army also collapsed in Bianliang. The ending is embarrassing.

However, at this time, the Fuzhou family has been inherited for a hundred years and has been going on for a long time. Qingjian City is in its heyday, the influence of Fan Zhongyan, Di Qing, Chong Shiheng and others in the northwest has not yet faded, and the Western Army is still the first elite of the powerful Great Song Dynasty.

The Iron-Faced Sect Master knew the Western Army well, had deep feelings, and was even more aware of the current situation. Lin Zhao wants to regain the throne that belongs to him, it is very difficult! It is not possible by normal means. Zhao Zongshi's family has been planning for three generations for many years, and it is not easy to have today's achievements, how can they be willing to easily give up the throne that has been reached?

Perhaps the Bianjing court's plans will have some effect. A palace coup d'état is one way. But strength is always the most important thing, and the worst plan is to use abnormal violent means. All in all. No matter what plans are made in the future and what method is adopted, it is very necessary to accumulate strength, and both military and political aspects must be pursued simultaneously.

Especially in the military, without the support of the military, how can it become a big thing? Politics comes out of the barrel of a gun, a truth that is not easy for the ages. This was even more true in ancient times when the struggle for the throne was made.

The Jingying Forbidden Army is firmly in the hands of Zhao Ji, although it is possible to think of ways in some places, but it can only be used at certain critical times, and the effect is relatively average. It doesn't help much for the overall situation, and it can't give more obvious support, so you still have to find a way on the periphery.

As for the other two elites, the Hebei army is mainly used to defend the Khitan, not to mention the strength, but now it can't be intervened at all. Whether it is himself or Lin Zhao, he has nothing to do with the Hebei Army, not to mention that now Han Qi is the Xuanfu envoy of Hebei Road, and with that old fox here, he really doesn't dare to act rashly

The only one who can compete with the forbidden army in Beijing is the Western Army, and he and Lin Zhao both have a relationship with the Western Army and have connections. Lin Zhao's trip to the northwest to fight this time was a very important opportunity.

Lin Zhao already has a very important relationship in the Western Army, since the day Zhe Wenxin married into Weiyuan Bofu, in fact, the Fuzhou Zhe family has been riding a tiger, and he must support his aunt in the future. Speaking of which, Lin Zhao seems to be kind to the planter, but this kindness is relatively weak, to be precise, it may be a kind of guilt for Lin Zhao.

The relationship is there, but it's not deep enough. What needs to be done now is to continue to expand this relational advantage and reach out to more and more places, more people.

Although he had some strength, after all, it had been many years, and for some special reasons, the Iron Mask Sect Master was not sure that he would be able to succeed. The stakes are high, and you must not take risks, and you must be cautious. Moreover, even if he came forward, that person might not be able to help Lin Zhao wholeheartedly.

The best way is for Lin Zhao to accumulate military exploits by himself, ascend to a high position, and master military power while enhancing his prestige and constantly strengthening his strength. One day, when the strength can compete with Zhao Ji, it will be the time to raise his arms and shout, and the situation will change abruptly.

As for how long this time will take, the Iron Mask Sect Master really wants to come as soon as possible, but he also knows that it will be a long process. I've survived twenty years, so why wait a few more years?

Soon, Lin Zhao's appointment came down and he went to Gyeongju as a commander.

The establishment of the Song army is generally based on a team of 50 people, the second team is a capital, the fifth is a command (battalion), the fifth command is an army, and the tenth army is a box. Command is the basic combat unit.

Lin Zhao served as the commander, which means that there are 500 soldiers under him, which is not a lot of people, but he can be regarded as a famous little general. After all, he was leading the army for the first time, although he was an earl, and he had served as a county commander and a middle official in the six departments, but he had no experience in the army.

If it weren't for the fact that he was sent to Tibet and was involved in the military, it would have been an exception to suddenly let him serve as a commander. Lin Zhao has no opinion on this, you must know that Liu Changzuo has been in the army for a long time before he is just a commander, and it is already good to have this foundation when he gets involved on his side.

The starting point is not low, and in the future, we only need to continue to work hard, and the future is still bright. Therefore, Lin Zhao was not particularly satisfied with this arrangement, but he did not have any opinions.

As for the location of the post, Gyeongju has nothing to say, after all, he has the experience of fighting in Liwon Fort and Daesun City. Among the roads in Yanbian, Huanqing Road is the most familiar. What's more, Li Fugui escaped from there. For Lin Zhao, who was bent on revenge. Gyeongju is undoubtedly a good fit. The humiliation suffered there. It will also be there to save face.

The current commander of Gyeongju is Wang Shao, Li Fugui defected, although there are his mistakes, but Wang Shao really can't be blamed. In Gyeongju, where Lee Fu-gyu is covering the sky with one hand and there are many party henchmen, it is commendable to stabilize the situation without mutiny or turmoil.

Handled like this, Zhao Ji was already very satisfied. There is also a lot of praise for Wang Shao's ability, and there is a lot of praise for him at present. The military of Huanqing Road has been handed over to Wang Shao to take full control.

For the boss he is about to face, Lin Zhao still has a good impression. Li Fugui is his great enemy, and Wang Shao's actions in Gyeongju can be regarded as helping him avenge himself, and Lin Zhao is somewhat grateful. Moreover, I vaguely remember that in the original history, the battle of Xihe between the Song Dynasty and Tubo was commanded by Wang Shao. This is a remarkable expansion in the history of the Northern Song Dynasty, and Wang Shao's ability and reputation are self-evident.

What's more, there are Jing Sili and Liu Changzuo in Gyeongju, and now they are good brothers who see the truth in adversity, and they take care of each other. As the commander of this battle, Shaanxi Lu Xuanfu made Han Jiang an old acquaintance. can get some care, so Lin Zhao is interested in this trip to the northwest. The mentality is relatively relaxed.

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In the spring of the fourth year of Xining, the twentieth day of the first month, the spring is cold.

The ice of the Bianhe River had just melted, and the northwest wind was still cold, but the Western Xia had already launched an attack. The Northwest Frontier Army was in turmoil, and it was imperative to send troops to counterattack.

Lin Zhao, who was on the list of conscriptions, had to separate from his newly married wife who had only been married for more than a month, and embarked on the road to the northwest.

It stands to reason that Lin Zhao should have set off with Han Jiang, but after Han Xianggong found out that Commander Lin was accompanied by a beautiful girl, he opened up and agreed that Lin Zhao could act alone. However, Lin Zhao was required to rush to Gyeongju before the sixth day of the second lunar month, otherwise he would be dealt with by military law.

After all, Zhe Wenxin is a family member in Fuzhou, and he just went home by the way. Since there is time on the road, I simply take care of the young couple and give others a little more time.

Although Lin Zhao is only a small commander, his background is really not simple. Look at a few old fathers-in-law of other people, Chongyi is highly respected, Uncle Cao Guo is also one, not to mention the eldest brother of Zhi Kexing. What's more, there is a queen mother behind the family, and she is the life-saving benefactor of the eldest princess of Chu State.

seems to be just an ordinary little person, but the power behind it is quite amazing, so without affecting the overall situation, it is always good to give Lin Zhao as convenience as much as possible, and sell personal favors.

To be honest, Han Jiang felt very fortunate that he gave Lin Zhao a certain amount of maintenance when he was in the northwest and saved Lin Zhao's life. Not to mention that he has a good reputation in this way, the official family and Wang Anshi don't blame themselves too much, everything is very harmonious.

Not only did he not suffer because of this incident, but he became a governor and entered the ranks of prime ministers because of a blessing in disguise. Speaking carefully, it seems that Lin Zhaocai has to thank him.

However, at this moment, Han Jiang didn't seem to have much energy to think about this, and the chaotic situation in the northwest was the most headache for him. Counterattacking Western Xia seems simple, but it is also quite difficult to implement. Especially when Xixia put so much effort into it this time, and there is a spy like Li Fugui, many things make them very passive.

It's hard to deal with!

Han Jiang sighed from the bottom of his heart, and then he had to devote himself to the war in the northwest. As for Lin Zhao...... Han Jiang just smiled lightly, he would definitely be able to rush to Gyeongju on the sixth day of the second month, and that would be enough. As for the rest, Han Jiang can only say that he expects his good performance......

From Bianjing to Gyeongju, half a month's time, the journey is really a bit far, so it is impossible for Lin Zhao and Zhe Wenxin to travel in the mountains and rivers, and there are many delays. Both of them were in a hurry all the way, and only at night were they like glue, and their love lingered......

When he was in the Earl's Palace in Bianjing, because there were several other ladies there, it was inevitable that he would be reserved. Now there are only two of them on the way, the newlywed little woman, who is especially affectionate!

After entering Guanzhong, the two separated in Chang'an. Lin Zhao continued west to Gyeongju, and Zhe Wenxin wanted to return to Fuzhou, after all, generals could not bring their families with them outside.

The two agreed that after the war was over, Lin Zhao would go to Fuzhou to visit the old and young of the Zhe family. has already married someone else's girl, but has not been to someone's door, it is really a little unreasonable.

Lin Zhao and Zhe Wenxin didn't know that although they didn't encounter any danger all the way west, in fact, there were always people silently following behind them, secretly protecting.

The identity of the son of Renzong is so precious, and the protection of the Iron Mask Sect Master is naturally meticulous and thoughtful. Zhe Wenxin is no exception, she is Lin Zhaoping's wife and the daughter of the Fuzhou Zhe family, and she is the key to Lin Zhao's contact with the support of the Fuzhou Zhe family, and she should not be taken lightly.

It's just that you can provide protection covertly on the way, but what to do on the battlefield? This is what the Iron Mask Sect Master is most worried about right now.

Although he hoped that Lin Zhao would make military achievements in this war against Western Xia, he would be promoted, and accumulate strength to prepare for the future. However, the sword has no eyes on the battlefield, and the safety issue is really worrying.

On the battlefield, among thousands of troops, close protection is impossible, and there is no way to intervene at all, and now I can only hope that Emperor Renzong will bless him in the spirit of heaven......

In the blink of an eye, it was already the beginning of February, and Lin Zhao arrived in Gyeongju on the third day of the first month of February, three days ahead of schedule...... (To be continued.) )