In the year 329 of the Great Song Dynasty, Li Yun, the chief of the General Staff, was already 40 years old. Simply sitting in this position equivalent to the secretary of the military department at the age of less than 40, Li Yun is not uncommon in the history of the Great Song Dynasty. But in this position, he can continue to study seriously, and Li Yun is probably the one with the most correct attitude so far.

The "Draft Reform of the Great Song Dynasty Military System" is seriously spread out in the place on the left side in front of it, and the part on the right side in front of it is a notebook. Chief of General Staff Li marked the draft with a pen for a while, and wrote down his views and questions in a notebook for a while. The reform of the imperial court and the reform of the army were carried out at the same time, and the army had already been changed once before, so there were not too many changes this time.

This relatively big change is to clarify the military and political system, and the school that was previously considered to be the supervision of the army has been renamed political work. What was previously a unitary officer system became an officer and a non-commissioned officer.

If it was just a change of this magnitude, Li Yun would not have to sit so upright. With his experience and understanding, you can understand it by watching it a few times. The draft reform tells what kind of army Zhao Jiaren wants to build and why he wants to build such an army. Li Yun naturally had to study it carefully, and he couldn't know why it was because he didn't know it.

After studying for a while, Li Yun only felt impetuous, and had to raise his head. The part about 'humanitarianism' was painful and difficult for him to understand. If it is completely confused, Li Yun also found that the 'humanitarianism' expounded by Zhao Jiaren is not nonsense, nor is it fanciful. It's just that Li Yun still can't figure out the internal logic in it.

Although he still wanted to continue reading, Li Yun knew that he had actually reached his limit, so he simply got up and left to go for a walk outside. After walking a few steps, I saw the director of the Fifth Bureau of the General Staff Headquarters in charge of equipment walking briskly across the compound, and after seeing Li Yun, he actually walked towards Li Yun. Li Yun knew that the organization of the troops would have to be readjusted, that a large part of the power would be handed over to the political workers, that the equipment units would be readjusted, and that part of the equipment production would have to be handed over to other enterprises. The reason is very simple, the troops are very dissatisfied with the defects of the arsenal's products, and they can't bear the kind of high-minded uncle style of the arsenal at all.

"Chief of Staff, the official family handed over the new combat knife to us." The director of the Fifth Bureau looked excited, and told the Zhao Guanjia about the arrangements for the new melee weapons.

Li Yun looked at what the director said, and his eyebrows fluttered, and he actually felt a little pity in his heart. After the director finished speaking, he said: "As far as I know, if the Zhao official family is personally involved, they will be more concerned about the process......

"Process?" The director was a little surprised.

"Yes, it's the steps in it. Officials will not ask for full blame and demand that everything be smooth sailing, but will want to know what happened during research and development. When the official hands over this to the technical department, he will only need to see the results. Li Yun gave advice very implicitly, hoping that the director of the bureau would not be hot-headed and misestimate the situation.

The bureau chiefs were not fools, and Li Yun could clearly see that the intense enthusiasm on the director's face was beginning to fade rapidly. It didn't take long for the director to take the initiative to end the conversation, looking at his somewhat lost back, Li Yun hoped that this person could face the reality well.

When Li Yun returned to the office, he received a notice. Zhao Jiaren asked him to go, and Li Yun stood up a little tired and put on his military hat. I couldn't help but guess what Zhao Jiaren wanted to talk about, if it was too complicated or too simple, Li Yun felt that it was better not to talk about it.

Zhao Jiaren saw Li Yun appear in front of him, and asked with some surprise: "Why do you look so tired?" ”

"Yes?" Li Yun didn't expect his mental state to be seen so easily.

"Look at the way your heart is tired. Uncommon. Zhao Jiaren replied. Even if Li Yunping looks relatively calm, at least there is a spirit in his heart.

"Official. I have three questions I would like to ask. ”

"First, if there is a breakthrough in the manufacturing technology of the Japanese sword, and there is also a breakthrough in the Japanese knife technique, will you be happy?" Li Yun asked his question very bluntly. Confirming his judgment always makes Li Yun feel better.

"I'll let this matter go." Zhao Jiaren replied simply.

"Second, what is the humanitarianism that the government is talking about? How can we be called humane when we kill people like hemp? ”

"Do you think I went to war to kill someone?" Zhao Jiaren couldn't help but smile when he spoke.

"I think the officials are going to war for the sake of victory."

Shaking his head slightly, Zhao Jiaren replied: "I am here to protect my own life and life, in order to protect the lives and lives of the people around me." A war to live in order to protect the lives of the Han people. Li Yun, why did you go to the battlefield? ”

"I want to follow the official family. And the Mongols are so hateful, they killed so many people of the Great Song Dynasty, they can't let them go. ”

"Then you are also on the battlefield to protect others. That's when we can talk about humanitarianism. ”

Hearing this explanation, Li Yun couldn't help frowning. He found that his understanding of humanitarianism seemed to be much more complicated than Zhao Jiaren's words. But although what Zhao Jiaren said is simple, it is not so easy to find the answer.

"Third, why did the official family let the prison army lead the army. Even if you are a political worker, don't you still have to supervise our soldiers? ”

"Before you become soldiers, you are first and foremost human beings. You were human when you were soldiers, not humanoid beasts like the Mongols. The hunter cannot be accused of not having compassion when hunting wild beasts, for this is what he does. But just because hunters have a lot of blood on their hands doesn't mean they are allowed to hunt humans at will. If you want the military to have a higher morality and status than the ordinary people, you have to let the political workers lead the direction of the army. ”

"I understand a little, I still don't understand it too much."

"Li Yun, let me ask you, is this Song army my army?"

"Yes."

"Since it's the army, should the commanders and fighters in the army listen to me?"

"Yes."

"So will the army automatically listen to me?"

“…… No. ”

"Then the role of political work is to make the army understand why they want to listen to me, and the role of political work is also to ensure that all people in the army are people. My hope is not only that, but also that the soldiers can be recognized by the people of the Great Song Dynasty. Only when soldiers really understand that they are the defenders of the Great Song Dynasty and the defenders of the people of the Great Song Dynasty can the soldiers be recognized by the people. This is the duty of a political worker. ”

“…… So what are we, the ones who command the war? ”

"Aren't you a member of the Society? Why do you want to be outside the political work? The political worker is not the emperor of the army, and the political worker himself is also a soldier. All the requirements for military personnel apply to those who do political work, but in addition, there must be higher requirements for political work. ”

"What about the officials?"

"I am the commander of the Great Song Army, and I am the defender of the Great Song Dynasty, which is not only my responsibility, but also my obligation."

Li Yun stopped talking. In this world, only when Zhao Jiaren says such proud words can Li Yun be convinced. When they attacked a powerful enemy, they could always see Zhao Jiaren's back further forward.

"Still have questions?"

"Nope."

"I called you here to ask if you can attack Helin this year?"

"Does the official family want to drive the expedition in person?" Li Yun asked in a cautious tone.

"Although I am not yet 50 years old, I already want to learn from Xie An. When everyone praises your merits, it seems very casual to say, children are big thieves. Zhao Jiaren said with a smile.

Li Yun couldn't help but laugh when he saw Zhao Jiaren pretending to rely on the old and sell the old. Then I heard Zhao Jiaren continue: "But if someone in the court shouts something to win, I won't agree." That's what I'm looking for you to talk about this time. ”

"Why?" Li Yun asked with some surprise. He had been north of Yinshan for a few years and knew how difficult it was to chase the enemy horde across the vast grasslands. The so-called complete victory requires unimaginable manpower and material resources.

"In order to ensure the safety of the Great Song Dynasty, the Mongols must be driven away. This is a matter of more than ten years and twenty years, that is, a large army will be dispatched at all costs, and the result is only to drive away today and come back tomorrow. But there are people who are greatly dissatisfied with the current tax and agricultural policies. If you attack the Mongolian Golden Horde, I am personally worried that someone will want to play on the topic. ”

"They...... How dare you do that? ”

"What would they not dare. I can suppress things in the court, but on the side of the army, you have to be able to suppress it. I don't want to be a big dismissal of people in the military because of this happy event. ”

"Yes." Li Yun replied simply. Although he said it cheerfully, he was actually very uneasy in his heart. In the past year, Zhao Guan's family has dismissed many high-ranking officials, and some high-ranking officials have just reached the minimum age of Zhishi. By now, half of the important ministers of the court have been replaced. But Zhao Guanjia showed no signs of relaxation.

Thinking of this, Li Yun said: "Official. The army of the Great Song Dynasty was the army of the official family, and it only obeyed the orders of the official family. ”

"How long will it take to storm Horin?"

"The outpost is less than five hundred miles away from Helin, and the main force of 10,000 cavalry began to move north in April. The main force carried carts north. It's just that according to the habits of the Mongols, they will never defend the city. I'm afraid that there is nothing big about it. ”

"Understood. You go get busy. ”

Looking at Li Yun's back, Zhao Jiaren was very satisfied. The conquest of Horin could only encourage morale in the Great Song Dynasty, and the Mongol Golden Horde had left Helin for several years. Counting on the capture of countless loot over there is probably no hope at all. And Zhao Jiaren did not want to kill Mongolia, if he could drive the Mongols to Central Asia, Zhao Jiaren would be willing to negotiate peace with Mongolia.

There is a saying, "But make the dragon fly in the dragon city", which refers to Helin. It is also the land of the Han people since ancient times. Zhao Jiaren's thinking couldn't help but start diverging. Then he thought about how Kublai Khan would react if he knew that Horin was occupied.