Zhao Ying ran around outside all day, returned to the East Palace with his tired body, and didn't wash, so he couldn't wait to climb into bed to rest.

Xiao Linglong looked at the tired Zhao Yingying, her heart ached, and while massaging him, she said aggrievedly: "Your Highness, why are you making yourself so tired all day?" You are still so young, those national affairs let those ministers worry about it, you are like this, the slave and maid look distressed! ”

"Okay, okay, stop pouting, it's not pretty. This prince is young, there is nothing to do, there are few ministers who can be trusted, they are insatiable, they are indulgent, they are lazy, and they will ruin my great Song Dynasty sooner or later. "Speaking of those ministers, Zhao Yingfu has no virtue.

"Your Highness, isn't there still a Kou Xiang?" Xiao Linglong saw that Zhao Yingying had a good relationship with Kou Zhun, so she reminded her.

"Master Kou is good, but he's too old to bear to let him work so much! Those young and capable talents are stopped from the door by these ministers who are now eating vegetarian food, and they are not allowed to serve the imperial court. I look at the current situation as calm and calm, but in fact, the undercurrent is surging, forcing Prince Ben not to prepare in advance. Zhao Yingying enlightened Xiao Linglong.

"Okay, don't worry, Prince Ben is very strong." After speaking, Zhao Yingying also showed his muscles, which made Xiao Linglong burst into laughter.

"Your Highness is really fast, almost surpassing slaves." Xiao Linglong seems to be stuck in the memories of the past.

"It's not too early, so go down and rest! The prince is going to bed. ”

"The slave has retired, Your Highness, you have a good rest." Xiao Linglong left after covering the quilt for Zhao Ying.

Lying on the bed, Zhao Yingying thought about his gains over the years, and was very satisfied, and his plan was basically achieved.

The most important thing now is to establish a new army, and Zhao Yingfu has also made certain plans for the establishment of the new army with reference to the historical data in his mind.

The Royal Field Army of the Great Song Dynasty is divided into infantry regiments, cavalry regiments, chariot regiments, strategic regiments, special combat regiments and naval forces. Due to the immaturity of the conditions now, for the time being there are only infantry regiments and cavalry regiments, and mainly infantry regiments......

Infantry regiments are organized in a decimal system. With 10 people as the smallest combat unit, 6 of them hold vertical shields and spears, wear helmets, can carry javelins, mainly melee combat, while protecting their companions, throw javelins at short distances, can attack enemies within 30 paces; Another three people hold repeating crossbows, wearing soft armor and helmets, which can fire 10 crossbow arrows in a row, with an effective attack distance of about 100 paces, as the main firepower output, equipped with short blades for self-defense; The last person is the squad leader, holding a crossbow with a divine arm, which is also used as light armor equipment, which can carry out precision strikes on templates within 200 steps, mainly shooting enemy generals, and also taking into account the responsibilities of squad command.

A squadron has 10 squadrons, with a principal and deputy squadron leader and five squadrons each. In addition, it was accompanied by a cavalry squad for reconnaissance and communication, mainly armed with sabers and crossbows. The entire squadron numbered about 110 people.

Ten squadrons form a brigade, and there is also a chief and deputy captain. The scale of the battle of about 1,000 people is not small, and a bed crossbow squadron was added as long-range fire support, with one for every five people, for a total of 20 aircraft.

If you replace the crossbow arrows with thin arrows, each of which can shoot 10 arrows at a time, then there are 2,000 arrows in one salvo, which can completely cover the enemy within 700 steps. Although the strength of the arrow is small at 1,000 paces, its own weight can pierce through the enemy.

The brigade has a large number of people and consumes a large number of arrows, and a special baggage squadron is responsible for supply. In this way, a large group, plus the reconnaissance cavalry directly under it, logistics and the like, is almost 1,400 people.

As a regular unit for large-scale operations, the battalion is mainly composed of 10 brigades. There is one main general, who is a four-rank general, and three deputy generals, who are from the fourth grade, and a number of generals.

In order to meet the needs of large-scale operations, a brigade of longbowmen was added, which was improved from the English longbow and had a range of up to 300 paces, which could further make up for the battlefield attack space. At the same time, it can also carry out flexible projectiles, according to the placement of auxiliary rulers, can adapt to different distance projectiles, which can not be done by crossbows.

There is also a trebuchet brigade, consisting of 50 trebuchets, which are called by the chief officer according to the needs of the war.

One battalion, together with its proprietary logistical baggage, command system, medical personnel, and other miscellaneous items, is about 20,000 people.

Zhao also borrowed the military system of later generations and set up a supervisory army and a staff department in the army. The supervising army is arranged at the squadron level, mainly responsible for ideological work and military law, teaching soldiers the idea of loyalty and patriotism, and brainwashing. At the same time, he is also responsible for the payment of military salaries, and the chief officer supervises it.

Military commanders are responsible for military training and operations, regardless of military salaries, and military salaries are deducted. The General Staff Department is responsible for specific campaign planning and training plans, and is the specific executor of the war. The coach more of this work is instead to coordinate the various ministries, and spiritual symbols.

The prison army was served by the brain-dead fans trained by Zhao Huifu himself, and in order to prevent them from falling, he also sent secret agents to patrol the armies and accept reports at the same time.

Zhao Yingfu hopes to limit the army's performance and improve its combat effectiveness through these measures. One of the main reasons for the low combat effectiveness of the Song Dynasty army was that officers at all levels deducted military salaries and even ate empty salaries. If a soldier can't get a salary, can't support his family or even himself, how can he work hard. The degeneration of the military attaché did not dare to fight to the death, and he took the lead in fleeing in battle, and the soldiers scattered in a hurry. It is precisely because of this that Zhao Yingfu does not plan to be selected from among the existing soldiers, and the habit of being a ruffian cultivated over the years is not easy to change, so it is better to re-elect and train strong.

As for the cavalry regiments, the conditions are limited and can only become auxiliary. The cavalry was mainly a sufficient group, and it was necessary to maintain a certain number, so there were no squads, and they started directly from the squadron. Zhao Fufu planned to control the number of cavalry in the entire cavalry battalion at about 5,000, with five brigades and 50 squadrons under his jurisdiction. The equipment is relatively simple, with a pair of crossbows, a long-handled saber, and light armor, all of which are light cavalry.

In order to give the cavalry a certain ability to charge at the main gate, Zhao also planned to buy hundreds of war elephants from the south to form a squadron of war elephants. The squadron consisted of 100 elephants, each of which consisted of three warriors, one in control of the elephants, one in the hands of a repeater, and one in melee combat with a long-handled heavy weapon. The key parts of the war elephant are covered with heavy armor, and the sharp knife is also installed on the tooth during the war, completely in the form of a heavy tank. If necessary, a large chain ball can also be installed, which can be dragged with great lethality, which is a rare weapon to break the formation.

As for the kind of combat vehicles, it can only be **. The animal power of the Great Song Dynasty was insufficient, and the farming was not enough, and there was no surplus for towing chariots.

The chariot is heavier, and the war horse is not suitable for traction, only the ploughing ox is more suitable. Zhao said that the chariot he wanted was not the kind of chariot he wanted during the Warring States Period, but a semi-enclosed one, which was protected along with the oxen. There are protruding spikes on the outside, and the main weapon is a miniature version of the bed crossbow, which reduces the range and weight and increases the frequency of fire. Each vehicle is operated by five people, one driving, two controlling a miniature bed crossbow, and the remaining two using repeaters or other weapons. The main role of the chariot is to break through the main gate and open the gap in the battlefield.

Thinking about it, Zhao Yingyi fell asleep unconsciously.

When he woke up the next day, Zhao Yingfu wrote down last night's plan on paper so as not to forget. In order to show that he had no intention of competing for the position of his father, he had to leave the current position of the supervising army to Song Zhenzong's people.

Under the service of Xiao Linglong, Zhao benefited from dressing and simply had breakfast. First go to the Ministry of Rites to arrange for diplomats to go to Dali to negotiate the purchase of war elephants and mahouts. At this time, the Great Song Dynasty was still a large country in the Central Plains, and Dali was a subject country of the Great Song Dynasty, and often paid tribute to the Great Song Dynasty, and the war elephants also paid tribute, but they were not taken seriously.

Coming out of the Ministry of Rites and taking his entourage to the academy and the general as a supervisor for an inspection, although Zhao Yingyi did not stare at it, it has to be said that the professional ethics of people in this era are much better, and they are all taking responsibility for their own work. The work of the superintendent and the academy is also slowly on the right track, the craftsmen have begun to study the craftsmanship given by Zhao, and the academy has also begun to run in according to his syllabus.

After a round of walking, the morning passed. Zhao Yingfu has not yet been in the court at this time, and he is an official position, so he can go around leisurely and leisurely all day long.

After lunch, Zhao Ying staggered towards the Vertical Arch Hall. It turned out that Song Zhenzong was not there, and he ran to Kunning Palace to pick up girls, so he had to run to Kunning Palace. Running and running, I suddenly felt that something was not quite right, and after thinking about it carefully, I realized that I hadn't gone to ask Concubine Liu for a long time. I found myself so busy that I forgot that there was an older woman to coax, which is a big taboo.

Zhao Fuyi stopped, stared at the big eyeballs, shook his head and looked around, and suddenly somewhere caught his eye.

"Hey, it's you!" Zhao Ying ran over with a smirk. It turned out that he found that there were still some flowers in the imperial garden that had not withered, and he was going to put up a bouquet of flowers to offer a courtesy.

Song Zhenzong and his family were chatting, and a big light bulb came out of the cold.

"Sons and daughters meet their fathers and mothers!" Zhao Fu's lewd voice sounded behind them.

Song Zhenzong and Concubine Liu turned their heads and saw Zhao Yingying holding a bouquet of flowers in a funny image, and immediately laughed. finally stopped laughing, and then quipped: "Is the emperor's dress today going to mess with flowers and grass!" ”

"Mother...... You see that the father made fun of the child, and the child worked very hard to make this bouquet of flowers, and he still wants to make you happy! "A child who is almost nine years old is still very powerful.

Concubine Liu pulled Zhao Yingfu over, looked at him carefully, touched his face and whispered: "Why has my son lost so much weight recently, you are still young, don't worry so much, pay attention to your body, you know?" ”

Song Zhenzong took Concubine Liu's words and said: "This period of time has really worked hard for the emperor, and he is running a academy and building a new army. Who called me old, this huge country will have to rely on him in the future, I can't do it, only let him grow up as soon as possible, I can leave with confidence. ”

"Your Majesty, don't say that, you can live a long life! You are leaving, what should you do with the concubine, you can't leave the concubine! Liu Feiyu said to Song Zhenzong with pear blossoms.

Their relationship can be called a model for all emperors, and Song Zhenzong only likes Concubine Liu all his life, which is rare, even if it is an ordinary family. At this moment, Zhao Yingying also had to admit that he was moved. Thinking of his lover and his own world, he was even more touched by the sadness and cried.

Song Zhenzong comforted Concubine Liu: "Don't cry your concubine, I won't leave your concubine." Let's see what moth our emperor has come up with? ”

Song Zhenzong successfully changed the topic and gestured to Zhao with his eyes.

"Father, there are still some things I want to discuss with you. Na, this is the new army establishment and drill code written by Erchen, you can take a look. Zhao Yingfu gave the plan he had written in the morning to Song Zhenzong.

After reading it, Song Zhenzong said to Zhao Yingying: "Father's view of this new army is really quite novel, but as far as my father knows, the emperor chooses these crossbows and my Great Song army now has them, but the applicability is not strong." Is it safe for the emperor to use these to train the new army? ”

"Father rest assured, Erchen has been carefully deduced, and Erchen has also improved these weapons, their power has been greatly improved, and they are more convenient to use, especially when dealing with the Northern Liao cavalry, the lethality has been greatly increased. Coupled with Erchen's newly created battle formation, which is specially designed for cavalry, after one to two years of forming an army, it will be able to compete with Northern Liao. Zhao Yingfu said to Song Zhenzong.

"The other sons and daughters can still arrange it themselves, but I hope that my father will send the most loyal and capable person to serve as the candidate for this supervising army, which will also have a certain impact on the combat effectiveness of the new army, and I hope that my father can carefully consider the candidate." Zhao Yingfu then said to him.

"Father knows your thoughts, don't think about it, in the future, this country will be yours, and my father is very relieved of you. Your foundation is too thin now, and my father will send some people to help you train the new army as soon as possible, they are all loyal to the Great Song Dynasty, you can use it with confidence. As for money, I have issued a special order to the Ministry of Households, fully cooperate with you, and don't worry about this. Is there anything else you want your father to help you with? ”

"Well...... it's not there for the time being, and the minister there has retired first." After Song Zhenzong nodded, Zhao Ying turned around and left Kunning Palace.