The founding emperor of the Song Dynasty, who was born in the military, attaches great importance to the army. After the founding of the country, the military power was concentrated in the imperial court management, and for the meritorious generals in the court, more of the way of sealing the shadow of the children was adopted to refute their military power.

Among them, the most famous is undoubtedly the allusion of Song Taizu's cup of wine to release military power. In this way, although it is possible to prevent the power of the feudal town from being too great, he shook hands with heavy troops and raised troops to rebel, endangering the Zhao family of the Great Song Dynasty.

But since the founding of the country, the surrounding area of the Great Song Dynasty has not been stable. Especially like the sixteen states of Yanyun at the throat, which were occupied by the powerful Great Liao, the importance of the Song Dynasty to the army has never dared to relax.

Adopt a conscription system, and it is recommended that there be a military system with clear hierarchies, such as the forbidden army, the box army, and the township army. A huge reserve of soldiers was formed, but it also increased the burden on the country, making the imperial court unable to make ends meet, and even the emperor was extremely frugal.

It's just that after Zhao Xiaoxi succeeded to the throne, he knew that since the founding of the Song Dynasty, the accumulation of wealth among the people has been extremely huge. Otherwise, the novelties produced in New South City would not have sold so well, bringing him a steady stream of wealth.

Clearly reducing some old and weak soldiers and dismantling some nominal troops is also a good deed to reduce the burden on the national treasury. Although this kind of disarmament will make the treasury invest a large amount of money to comfort the old and weak soldiers who have been retrenched.

In the long run, Zhao Xiaoxi knew that this was beneficial to the Great Song Dynasty. Cut the ordinary troops that were originally unbearable and replace them with elite troops that can be truly useful. The number of troops has decreased, but the combat effectiveness of the troops has increased unabated.

Secondly, another decision made by Zhao Xiaoxi was to raise the military salary and supply standards of the border army of the Great Song Dynasty. In Zhao Xiaoxi's view, compared with the so-called elite forbidden troops currently deployed in various places in the Great Song Dynasty, these border armies have stronger combat effectiveness.

The elites who have never seen blood are also a group of soft-footed shrimp when they are pulled to the battlefield. On the contrary, these troops stationed in the border army of the Great Song Dynasty have always been in an environment of war with the enemy. On the contrary, the combat effectiveness is not bad, and it can be reused if it is rectified well.

Another point is that Zhao Xiaoxi knows that the tasks of the border army are heavy, the military salary is not high, and the environment is relatively bad. On the contrary, the forbidden army stationed in various parts of the Central Plains has the highest military salary, not to mention the light task. The conditions in the barracks are also relatively superior.

In this way, many officers and men in the border army feel as if they were the troops raised by their stepmothers. The resentment of the soldiers is relatively large, and there is even a matter of not going to the battlefield if they do not give money.

At present, Zhao Xiaoxi has improved the treatment of the officers and men of the border army, and strictly investigated the situation of embezzlement of military salaries in the border army. In this way, he told the soldiers of the border army that the imperial court was very important to them. But they must come up with achievements that are worthy of the court's attention.

With Zhao Hyo-seok taking office, he began to distribute money in large quantities. Whether it is the soldiers of the army. The people of Li who were still in the Great Song Dynasty, after seeing the benefits, their gratitude to the new emperor was naturally greatly enhanced.

Another point is that Zhao Xiaoxi relied on the cloth pavilion that laid out the world to integrate the military guard with the royal secret guard. Build an espionage system to monitor the world, strictly investigate the corruption of officials, and send the imperial history inspector to govern.

This kind of thing is a bit of a panic for officials outside the imperial city. With Cho Hyo-seok improved again. The officials who were released to the outside world even introduced a method of raising silver cheaply. It makes many officials think. As long as you don't be greedy, the rest of your life will be settled.

In short, with the succession of Zhao Xiaoxi, the six Shangshu felt that they were busy. One measure after another was issued to the state capitals in the form of a decree by Zhao Xiaoxi, and the results received were very significant.

Originally, the Fanbang states that originally expected civil strife in the Great Song Dynasty could only watch. The influence of Cho Hyo-seok, the new emperor, soon became deeply rooted in the hearts of the people with these measures. With the support of the people and the army, who would dare to provoke the banner of rebellion?

The situation in the rear was stable, and the soldiers at the front who led the troops to continue to fight against Da Liao watched the steady stream of supplies to the incoming soldiers. There is also a military ration that has never been broken, and I also feel much more relieved.

The morale of the soldiers at the front was stable, and the army of Zhengliao, with the Qiongzhou army as the spearhead, also began to continuously regain lost territory. Let the monarchs and ministers of Daliao also feel the oppressive force of the country. What shocked them even more was the Song army's measures to reassure the people.

Generally speaking, as an occupying army, the wealthy merchants in the enemy's territory are the first targets of robbery. However, the Song army retained the right of residence for the Khitan tribes in the recovered area, even if they were serious, as long as they did not confront the Great Song Dynasty.

Even their property, the Song army protected it. And all of this was won by the Marquis of Anliao, who was appointed by the Song army, for the Khitan people in the recovered territory. Gradually, Qiao Feng's prestige also spread.

The extremely terrifying Great Song Expeditionary Army, which was originally propagated by the Great Liao, spread by word of mouth among the Khitans in the recovery area, so that many small tribes who were still hesitating to stand there began to choose not to help each other.

If the persecution in the direction of the Great Liao was too great, then they moved to live in the area controlled by the Song army. Qiao Feng will also give the best arrangements for their arrival, so that these Khitan people will be grateful to Qiao Feng and the Great Song Dynasty.

Looking at this kind of favorable time, place and people, it seems that they are all shifting in the aspect of the Great Song Dynasty. Liao Emperor Yelu Hongji also has a kind of mania at the end of the hero. began to carry out a new round of purge operations in the palace of Shangjing in Daliao.

This kind of self-defeating move made Da Liao, who was already panicked, fall to the brink of extinction. And when he returned to the rear, Yelutu, who was left out in the cold, was also elected by some people in due course.

As a result, no one expected it, even Zhao Xiaoxi didn't expect it. When Duan Yu officially succeeded to the lord of Dali, the Great Liao Emperor Yelu Hongji was poisoned by Yelu Tu and died in the palace, and a generation of Liao Emperors died so aggrieved.

With the death of Yelu Hongji, Yelu Tu successfully succeeded to the throne as the new emperor, and Da Liao seemed to be stubbornly persevering. But the Jurchen tribe's step-by-step advancement is constantly compressing the living space of the Liao State.

Faced with the threat of the destruction of the country and the destruction of the family, the Great Liao officially canonized Yelu Aguda of the Jurchen tribe as the king of Liaodong. And agreed, the two sides together to fight the fierce Great Song attack force.

Zhao Xiaoxi, who received the battle report from the front, gave the order of the troops to stop advancing and garrison the place in a timely manner. Since the Great Liao and the Jurchens are united, the strength of the front-line troops is slightly inferior.

And the front-line troops have been fighting for so long that the troops have already begun to show fatigue. Stopping the offensive at the right time can also reserve strength for subsequent attacks. In addition, Cho Hyo-seok also has more time to lay out the next strategy of catching them all.

According to the spy report sent by Bu Yige, the king of Liaodong, who was canonized by the Great Song Dynasty, also died of a very strange illness. It was not the patriarch's eldest son who became the new leader of the Jurchens, but the Wanyan Aguta who lurked beside Zhao Xu.

Regarding the successful ascension of the emperor of the Jin Kingdom, Zhao Xiaoxi also knows that some history still cannot be changed. If you want to change history, it seems that it will take a lot more hard work.

After ordering the front-line troops to shrink their strength and garrison in situ, Cho Hyo-seok passed by sea. A large amount of materials were continuously transported to the recovered Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures.

At the same time, in the rear, seize the time to train troops. The re-equipped troops are constantly being sent to the front line of the war. The scale of the new armies in Xinnancheng and Qiongzhou has also begun to expand their armaments.

This strange pause gave Liao a chance to breathe. In the face of the envoy sent by Tubo, the Great Liao side was naturally overjoyed. After reaching an alliance agreement, Da Liao proposed an alliance to Western Xia.

At present, the Great Song Dynasty is powerful, and if the Great Liao is destroyed, these small countries will also have a hard time. Regarding the persuasion of the envoy, Li Qiushui said very firmly that forming an alliance with the declining Da Liao was a move to bring about his own destruction.

Just when everyone felt that Li Qiushui's words were a bit alarmist. Knowing that Tubo had formed an alliance with the Great Liao, Zhao Xiaoxi personally sent a letter to Duan Yu to send troops from the Annan Road to join the elite soldiers of Dali Chen Bing on the Tubo border.

In addition, the soldiers and horses of the state capitals on the Chengdu Road, which had completed the streamlining of the army, also gathered on the border of Song and Tibet to make offensive moves. For a time, the people in Tibet were also in turmoil, and they also felt the advantage of the Great Song Dynasty.

Seeing that Da Song's movements were so fast, the Western Xia side also felt deeply. At present, the Great Song Dynasty, which has recaptured the sixteen states of Yanyun, also has a forward position if it wants to attack Western Xia, and the cavalry can even come on horseback.

Faced with this situation, the Western Xia Emperor finally understood that he was still not as far as this mother who lived in the harem. According to Li Qiushui's suggestion, he began to mobilize heavy troops, pressed to the border of Daliao, and made a move to help the field.

On the Tibetan side, heavy troops were deployed, but the border with the Great Song Dynasty reduced the number of garrisons. This move of choosing the same front as the Great Song Dynasty made Tubo regret it even more, why did he want to form an alliance with the Great Liao?

No one thought that at such a time, Goryeo, who was originally on the side of the Great Song Dynasty. Suddenly made a seizure of the New South City merchant group, and at the same time assembled a large army on the border with the Great Song Dynasty.

Cho Hyo-seok, who received the news, quickly received the news through the spy personnel arranged in Goryeo. Kim Yuna's identity was finally exposed. The general Park Yongchang, who escaped his life at the beginning, actually took refuge in the Goryeo Emperor.

According to the information he had, Park Yongchang dared to risk his life and reveal the news to the Goryeo Emperor. It seems that there is also someone behind him, and this person is also the confidant of Murong Fu who has disappeared for a long time, Deng Baichuan, the owner of Qingyun Village.

Zhao Xiaoxi, who learned the news, also knew that Murong Fu, who was lying on his salary and trying his courage, seemed to be really haunted. actually instigated Goryeo, and at this time joined forces with the Great Liao and Jurchen, intending to fight against the military might of the Great Song Dynasty.

Knowing this situation, Zhao Xiaoxi issued a holy decree, and there was no need to mobilize a single soldier in the Great Song Dynasty. With the commander of the navy, Li Yuncong, commanded the navies of each base and officially declared war on Goryeo.

Anyway, Kim Yuna, who is staying in Xinnancheng, is about to give birth, and Zhao Hyo-seok doesn't mind, before the second child is born, he will give the former Silla princess, Kim Yuna, who is now named the concubine of Yi, a special gift! (To be continued......)