Changing the law.

As early as the Battle of the Southern Expedition, in order to fill the troop vacuum that appeared in the Hengshan defense line after the Western Army moved south, Han Gang had already proposed a change of tactics to Zhao Ji, and transferred part of the troops of Hebei and Beijing to Shaanxi to guard the various walled forts.

Although the combat effectiveness of the forbidden armies in Hebei and Gyeonggi is no longer much stronger than that of the Xiang Army, it is far inferior to the Western Army and the Hedong Army, and even inferior to the Bow and Arrow Society and the Zhongyi Society of the township soldiers in Shaanxi, except for the equipment.

However, due to the rapid progress of the war situation in the south, the Annan Xingying only used the first batch of southbound Western troops to solve Jiaozhi, and the military leaders from all over the country, especially the generals of the forbidden army in Hebei and Beijing, openly and covertly, encouraged the soldiers to jump out and make trouble, and the matter was not resolved at the very least.

At present, in order to deal with the imminent threat of Liao, it is only the change of defense between Hedong and Shaanxi, and the situation will not become the same as before. In any case, the Hedong Army and the Shaanxi Army were more obedient and not afraid of war, rather than rotting to the bones like the Beijing and Hebei armies.

Having said that, the lower forbidden army on Hedong Road and the elite in the western army of Shaanxi will be replaced, and the key node of Hedong will be strengthened, which is the key to ensuring the defense of Liao, and it is a top priority.

- As long as Zhao Ji agrees with his own suggestion.

Han Gang held the wat in both hands, waiting for Zhao Ji's decision.

Zhao Ji did not object to Han Gang's proposal. It is beneficial to reorganize the combat effectiveness of the forbidden army in Hebei and Beijing and to strengthen the control of the court over the forbidden army, and with this example in the first place, after the beginning, the Hedong army will be replaced with the western army today, and the Beijing camp and Hebei will be exchanged to Shaanxi and Hedong tomorrow.

It's just that how many troops will have to be mobilized to achieve the desired goal, you have to think carefully.

He looked at the Privy Council, "Guo Qing? Do you think it's possible? ”

Guo Kui lowered his head and thought for a while, and said: "If you want to strengthen the troops in Hedong, and achieve what Han Qunmu said about the Western Party, be a Khitan in the north, and aid Hebei in the east, then at least twenty to thirty commanders of the horse army or horses and infantry can be used, and if the troops transferred out of Hedong are counted, it will be even more necessary to transfer 30,000 to 40,000 elite Western troops that can fight." ”

'Twenty conductors! ’

"Thirty thousand to forty thousand?!"

Both Zhao Ji and the three governors in the political hall were shocked by this number.

The 30,000 to 40,000 forbidden troops are indeed not much compared to the total number of nearly 600,000 forbidden troops in the world. But if the condition of elite warfare is taken into account, this is the entire combat force that can be mastered by a strategic pacification envoy on the edge of Shaanxi. Coupled with the fact that there were twenty to thirty commanders of the horse army or the horsemen, that is, the army that relied on horses to maneuver and dismounted during battle, and there was a dragoon in the capital,—— this restriction almost emptied all the way to the army.

Zhao Ji gasped: "The elite western army of 30,000 or 40,000, including more than 10,000 cavalry, can be worth half of the Hedong Road." ”

'It's half of it!' Han Gang said in his heart, if the military strength of the Zhe family is removed, this number of elite Western troops is actually almost the same as the strength of the remaining Hedong Army.

Guo Kui responded: "The Khitan controls one million, and at least 100,000 cavalry can be dispatched south at any time." Among the 40,000 western troops, only 20,000 people, including more than 10,000 cavalry, can be dispatched to aid Hebei at any time. ”

Zhao Ji frowned and thought for a moment: "The thirty commanded horse army or horse foot people are inevitably a little too much, how about changing half of them to Fan Cavalry?" ”

Guo Kui and Han Gang shook their heads at the same time.

Guo Kui said: "The Tibetan people can drive them to fight and use them to garrison famous cities, and I am afraid that there will be chaos." ”

Han Gang also said: "The Tibetan army is good at fighting, but unfortunately it is difficult to be restrained, the dispute between the Han and the Tibetan in Shaanxi has never stopped, and it is the source of unanimous chaos to move to Hedong rashly." ”

"The war is limited to the forbidden army, and if the Tibetan army is moved, there will be too many things involved inside and outside the government and the opposition." Lu Huiqing also opposed Zhao Ji's idea, "The Anshi Rebellion is not far away, and the Fan army can be trusted or not, and it cannot be stationed in China." ”

In the ranks of the forbidden army in the capital, in fact, there are also Guiming Bohai, Khitan Zhi first, Khitan Zhi second, Tuhun Zhi, such a military quota named after Bohai, Khitan and Tuhun, but the number of troops has never been much, and it is still a foreign army established with captives at the beginning of the founding of the country. The Khitan has canceled the number, and the number has not been canceled, and now the people inside have already changed a few times, although there are still the descendants of the captured Tibetans, but all of them are no different from the Han people.

Moreover, these Tibetan armies were all established at the beginning of the founding of the country, and the system was not established at that time, so it was okay. Now no one dares to take this risk, and there is no need for that, the combat effectiveness of the Han army can easily overwhelm the Fan army after strengthening the equipment.

was opposed by two important ministers who were proficient in military affairs, as well as one who participated in politics, and Zhao Ji also stopped thinking about calling the Tibetan army: "Thirty commanders are thirty commanders, and the roads in Shaanxi can still be squeezed out." ”

"The system of changing the military is not only for the local leaders to sit in the locality, but also for the purpose of training. Thousands of miles of trekking are common in battle and cannot be trained daily, which is a good method for the ancestors to train soldiers. The change of defense in Shaanxi and Hedong was just regarded as a training before the start of the war. ”

Regarding Han Gang's words, Zhao Ji could listen to and understand it.

The mobilization of tens of thousands of troops to change the guard is in itself a huge test of the army's combat effectiveness. It is also a test of the support capacity of local states and counties.

Shaanxi Tonghedong, must go to the Fenhe Valley, from Jinzhou through Yangliang Pass into Taiyuan, the two sides add up to 70,000 or 80,000 troops, including tens of thousands of horses and mules, the local grain and grass and materials to be prepared are an astronomical amount, come and go, the leading generals and the officials of the prefectures and counties along the way, who is qualified and who is not qualified, whether they are capable or incompetent, in this change of defense, can be seen in general. If the problem breaks out after the war, the impact on the war situation can be imagined.

Xue Xiang was silent for a long time, and then he also spoke: "Spring will start after the Chinese New Year, even if the Khitan wants to use troops, they have to wait until after the autumn, and it will take half a year to move between Shaanxi and Hedong, and thirty or forty thousand troops are not too big a problem." ”

"Then let's do it." Zhao Ji finally made a decision, in order to destroy Western Xia, a little problem can still be overcome.

It's just that when he looked at the few courtiers in the Chongzheng Palace, the face of the Great Song Emperor hung down again.

There are almost 100 commanders in Shaanxi and Hedong who want to transfer the garrison locations, and the Privy Council must preside over it. However, both the Privy Counsellor and the Privy Counsellor were at home, but how to issue official documents was a difficult problem.

For such a major resolution, if the document from the Privy Council is signed by only Guo Kui, it has no effect at all, even if it is stamped with the seal of the Son of Heaven, it must be signed by the Privy Envoy or the Privy Deputy Envoy.

But in any case, the strategy of building a track in Hebei first, communicating the north and south, and at the same time hoarding grain and grass in Guanxi, and rotating the defenders of Hedong and Shaanxi, and waiting for the right time was determined.

The next personnel arrangements were not the topics that Han Gang should interject, but Zhao Ji still left him and Xue Xiang for consultation.

This is basically the role that Han Gang can play in the court for a period of time in the future.

Although a fellow shepherd is a rare idle messenger in the actual dispatch. But in the future, as long as it is about the military of Kansai and Guangxi, the construction of tracks, the invention and production of weapons, and the development of the iron and steel industry, he still has to consult Han Yukun.

Wang Shao went out, Zhang Dian was at home behind closed doors, Zhao Yu and Kumamoto were far away in the border states, and in the current Chongzheng Palace, Han Gang was already the only civilian official with experience in commanding the army, except for Guo Kui, who served as the signing of the Privy Council, he had the heaviest weight in military affairs.

Although he doesn't care about things, he can still participate in politics and discussion on important military affairs, which is the weight of authority!

Han Gang was also glancing at several colleagues in the Chongzheng Hall with his spare eyes. The two mansions add up to four people in the temple, and this number is really pitiful. However, this problem should be solved soon.

In order to issue a two-way transfer document, at least one privy envoy or deputy envoy must come out and sign it. The two privy envoys and deputy envoys to be participated, Lu Gong's case involving humanity and humanity Guan said, don't think about it in a short time, Zhang Dian just had something wrong when he bought Mintian, and was bitten by the imperial history. To a certain extent, Zhang Dian's problems are far lighter than those of Lu Gong's book.

Since the Son of Heaven needs someone to sign and draw on official documents, it is only natural that Zhang Dian was liberated.

Han Gang thought so, but when his eyes caught a glimpse of Xue Xiang, the idea that he was originally very confident in became not so sure again.

The next day, in response to Han Gang's bad premonition in the Chongzheng Hall at that time, Xue Xiang's appointment to be promoted to privy deputy envoy also came down, and Lu Gongzhu and Zhang Dian were still staying at home. Immediately afterwards, the resolution made in the Chongzheng Hall the day before went through a series of processes and was issued from the Council and the Privy Council.

Then, the appointment of Han Jin, the herd envoy, as well as the Hanlin Bachelor, also came out.

Han Zhen is a group of herdsmen, and Han Gang is a group of herdsmen, one is the main and the other is the deputy. But Han Jin is only a direct bachelor of Longtu Pavilion, and Han Gang is a bachelor of Longtu Pavilion, although the bachelors and direct bachelors of the two are only non-practical posts, but Han Jin is still Han Gang's subordinate in name, and Han Zhen has to stand behind Han Gang in the court.

This is, of course, problematic. Han Jinke is an old minister of Wang Anshi's generation, born in the Lingshou Han family, and is a nobleman. In addition, in terms of dispatch, Han Zhen is also higher than Han Gang. So before Han Gang took office, Han Zhen became a bachelor of Hanlin.

Han Zhen was promoted only by himself, but Han Gang didn't have any leisure to joke. Because Zhang Yu was convicted of a mistake he made in purchasing the land, he was finally convicted, so that Zhang Yu finally resigned from the position of privy councilor.