After hearing this, Han Qiqi said, "How did the Taiwei say this? What's wrong with one army being trained, stationed in other places, and then training another army?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "My husband, if you have trained one army, if there is no war, you will fall soon. Most of the experience in the military, if you have not seen it in war, will be forgotten soon. So what if you go to school in books? So what if you don't make any war? If you don't fight, those are useless things. Only if you have seen it in war and experienced it, you will really learn it."

Zhang Sheng said: "It may not be like this. According to the Taiwei, no matter how well an army is trained, it will never be able to fight without going to the battlefield? If this is the case, what is the use of running a military academy and teaching new recruits?"

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Yes, an army has never been on the battlefield. If there is no war, it is actually impossible to fight. If there is no war, then we must simulate the war and practice. The more we practice, the more realistic the simulation, the better the effect will be. But compared with actual combat, it is always worse. We are actually just reorganizing the army and have no chance to practice-"

Han Qi said: "Why don't you have a chance? Just organize a new army and let them practice outside."

Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "The newly formed armies are not clear about the war. How can they practice without suitable enemies? Only by truly finding wars, going to the battlefield, and knowing how to fight the war, can we know how to practice. When not fighting, even if the soldiers look brave and brave, they really go to the battlefield, they are indefinitely. Some of them scattered when they see the enemy, but they can't beat the enemy, and some of them are extremely vicious to the people. Where can the discipline be written, how many troops can really ensure the discipline on the battlefield?"

Seeing Du Zhongxiao speaking seriously, Han Qi looked at Zhang Sheng, Zhang Fangping and the others and said, "According to the Taiwei's intention, if the army can fight, it is a bad thing if it is not on the battlefield? I see that the troops on Hequ Road are very well-organized, and Dangxiang is really vulnerable."

Du Zhongxiao said: "That's because after the Yingtianxiang Army was trained, the enemy army went to Hequ Road and won a lot of victory. After one victory and one victory, the army's spirit became different. At that time, if the army was trained well, if it was a strong enemy, it would be hard to say what the army would end up. It's like a human being, it's hard to make a difference in strength, and it's hard and soft to finally stabilize."

After hearing this, no one else said anything for a moment. They did not expect that Du Zhongxiao had such a view on the army. He originally thought that the training was just to replace the military system of Hequ Road, and then reorganize the army. However, they did not expect that the actual completion would take a big war. Without going through the war, the organization would be just written.

Looking at the sky, Han Qi said, "There is nothing to do today, so we will serve some wine and food, and we will drink and talk."

Soon after, the wine and food came, Han Qi raised his glass: "It's rare that we'll get together today and have a drink."

Putting down the wine glass, Han Qi said to Du Zhongxiao: "In the past, when the Taiwei was on Hequ Road, he led his army to win consecutive battles, and opened up a land of thousands of miles. But he never asked what kind of army the Taiwei thought was considered a truly strong army?"

Du Zhongxiao thought for a while and said, "It is not possible to rely on the army alone. It requires the hearts of the people of the world. Logically speaking, the army should have come out of the people and fight for the court. The former imperial guards had served in the army for many generations for various reasons. These people had weak relations with the people and could not fight bad wars. Only by truly coming out of the people, fighting for the people and the world, can they become truly strong military."

Du Zhongxiao learned this principle. In a simple sentence, come from the masses and go to the masses. Only when the army is connected with the people can it be indomitable and become stronger the more the war is. However, in this era, it is difficult to achieve this without conditions. Not only is it impossible for the court, but it is impossible for the people, and it does not have such objective conditions.

The former imperial guards, because the Song Dynasty was born in the Five Dynasties and usurped Zhou and established themselves, deliberately kept their troops away from the people. Not to mention coming from the group or going to the masses, they deliberately kept their distance from the people. With such an army, if the generals are not capable of being able to do so after a long time, the soldiers below will naturally not do it. Moreover, they have no resilience and will be irreversible once they fail.

Du Zhongxiao knew very well that there was no condition to establish a people's army now, so he settled down and established a professional army. Let the army maintain its most basic combat effectiveness, and then rely on its strong national strength to fight head-on with the enemy.

An army has its own personality. It is impossible for the army to grow up according to the new organization and train without the baptism of war. The original personality will not disappear and will soon corrupt the new army.

After hearing Du Zhongxiao's words, Zhang Fangping said: "The imperial guards are the minions of the country, as long as they can fight, it is good to have a comfortable life in the world. How can they rely on them to fight? Ordinary people do not know the war, which is the blessing of the court."

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "You are right to participate in politics. It is a blessing for the people to not hear about military wars. But without a strong army and enemies, this blessing is not to be found. Only when you can fight can you be harmonious. Only when you fight your neighbors have nothing to say can you have real peace. If you can't fight, how can the strong enemies around you let go of the fat meat at your mouth? Just like in the previous Tang Dynasty, when the national strength is strong, the four barbarians come to congratulate you. Once the national strength is weak, the troops will be everywhere."

This is a theory of contradiction. For people of this era, it is not a very profound theory, but it is not something that ordinary officials can understand. Zhang Fangping obviously does not agree with this. For him, the army is the army. Just do your own part and enjoy peace.

It is a blessing for the people not to know the war, but such blessings can only be based on luck, whether others give them to you. Only by being a strong army in the world and the four barbarians dare not have the idea of ​​invading will it be true peace at that time.

Zhang Sheng nodded: "The Taiwei is right. Only when he can fight can he speak. If he cannot fight, what's the use of tolerating him? After the Anshi Rebellion of the Tang Dynasty, there were no good people around him in the surrounding Tubo, Uighurs, and Nanzhao."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Yes, the court must realize this. Why is there peace? Because it is strong and the surrounding enemies cannot get a good chance. Once it invades, it is profitable to foreign enemies, and peace will be very good. It is like the alliance of Chanzhou. If Xiao Talin is not shot and killed, the Khitans know that they cannot win, how can there be a brotherly country that will come later?"

Han Qi said: "I understand the Taiwei's meaning a little. It's just that such a strong army is not as good as the right time, place and people, so it's probably difficult."

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Yes, many things can be done by knowing how to do. They can only do the right things according to the actual conditions. If the whole world cannot be united, then they can only think of ways from the army itself. Determine what they want to do, what conditions they need, and choose the right people. The current imperial guards may understand the war, but who knows about real wars? Without a war that requires the whole world to do its best, many people still have no idea of ​​the war. When the two countries fight, they are not just a sword and a gun in the front, but from the government to daily meticulous matters, all aspects. Only by making complete preparations can the war be won."

Zhang Fangping said: "I destroyed Dangxiang last year, and it didn't take much effort."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Compared with politics, compared with this dynasty, how big is Dangxiang's territory? How many people does it have? How much money and grain? As long as it is normal, you can even pile up your best friends with money and grain, and you can't count it. Only by comparing Khitan with this dynasty can you be evenly matched. Only by defeating Khitan can you say it is safe."
Chapter completed!