Du Zhongxiao and Li Jihe sat opposite each other, chatting and drinking wine.

Outside the tent, the iron cannon suppressed the city head, leaving a blank area on both sides of the south city gate. Wang Kai commanded the soldiers of the Divine Guard and leaned against the rebuilt Qucheng to the city wall, and five hundred elite soldiers went up one after another.

At this point, the overall situation has been decided. Du Zhongxiao no longer participated in the war, nor watched the war, and drank in the tent with Li Jihe.

Listening to the sound of killing outside, Li Jihe said: "Bachelor, after you arrive in Beizhou, you will immediately turn the situation around and will win the battle today. At this time, why don't you go out and take a look and just drink here?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "But hundreds of soldiers rebelled, encircling the people in the city and relying on the strong city, which delayed to this day. Once the city was broken, it would be like cutting melons and vegetables. What's the good thing about it? Besides, this is not facing the invasion of foreign enemies. After all, the people of this dynasty were rebelled, but they were just confused by the demon sect for a while. They should be killed in chaos, but if the chaos arose, there will be many things in the court."

Li Jihe nodded: "What the bachelor said is that this battle is not interesting."

The Beizhou Rebellion was of course not a war between the peasants and the landlord class. In this rebellion, the peasants were just bystanders. However, the large-scale spread of Maitreya religion in recent years has shown that social contradictions have intensified and the oppression of the lower class people has deepened. In this sense, the court should bear greater responsibility for this rebellion.

But who is responsible? The Dangxiang rebellion in the northwest consumed countless money and food, but one battle was worse than another. In the end, it could only negotiate peace. No matter what name was used, he still gave silk every year, which was a difficult internal and external relationship, and lost all the face of the Song Dynasty. Shaanxi, Hedong and Hebei border three roads have been burdened in recent years. In the end, this result was not normal.

Du Zhongxiao personally experienced the incident and knew that this situation was not something that a certain person or a few people could take responsibility. This result shows that there was a problem in the world and it was very serious. In the Dangxiang and several states, the imperial court spent too much money to deal with Yuan Hao, which shows that the bureaucratic system was not efficient. With its superior military strength, nearly half of the elite troops in the world were defeated repeatedly, which shows that there was even greater military problems.

The court had nothing to do with the imperial guards. The war was not effective and could not be harsh on the army. After several years of fighting, officials in the court generally donated part of their salary to support the war, and the soldiers on the front line were enough for the soldiers and pay. Without a great victory in several years, the court was still generous with military achievements. For example, Wang Kai, who was under the city of Beizhou, was promoted from a lower-level inspection to a military general who was the most responsible for military officers. More typical examples were Di Qing, who had been promoted from a small Japanese army school in ten years to a general who was deployed all the way to a military general. If Du Zhongxiao remembered correctly, Di Qing would be the deputy Privy Councilor.

In terms of courtesy, the general of the military is equal to the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, and his salary is more generous. However, the Deputy Secretariat is a civil servant system, prefers military orders, controls personnel and finances, and has greater power.

Du Zhongxiao remembered that some people discussed the military generals of the Song Dynasty, and some compared Di Qing with Yue Fei. Du Zhongxiao checked Di Qing's resume, and the two were not comparable at all. Di Qing never showed the ability to command a large-scale battle. In fact, in this era, no senior general showed this ability, and the Song army did not win a big battle. Di Qing's military achievements were not outstanding in the northwest.

If you don’t understand the facts, you will often conclude that officials are corrupt, generals are cowardly and afraid of death, and soldiers are just making up for the numbers. In fact, compared with the opposite party, the Song army’s problems are much less common than the other party.

Then why was it still defeated? This involves the fundamental institutional issue. There are both the relationship between civil officials and military generals, as well as military systems, and deeperly the foundation of the country. This is what people often say now that the army is the foundation of the establishment of the country in the Song Dynasty, but those who hold power are mainly civil officials.

Whether in the northwest or under the city of Beizhou, it is common practice to take civil officials as commanders and senior military generals to be responsible for military command. Minghao uses his magistrate to control military and politics, while Wang Xin is deployed in military affairs. Without Minghao, the logistics of the front-line army would be difficult to coordinate, and the transfer system for military rations had completely become part of the government affairs and had long been dominated by civil officials. Moreover, the quality of military generals could not be connected with the imperial court's Secretariat and the Privy Council. Without Wang Xin, Minghao, as a civil servant, could not effectively command the army.

This system was developed in the northwest. At the beginning of the war, the military generals and commanders on the front line were divided into all directions, and they fought too ugly. The civil officials represented by Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi replaced the military generals on the front line to stabilize the situation. It was not because the civil officials were the commanders that the failure of the front line was caused, but because the failure of the front line and there was no way out, so the civil officials were used as commanders.

Why is this? This involves the military's capabilities under the current military system.

During the Volcanic Army, Du Zhongxiao cooperated with Wang Kai and Zhang Ke. He did not encounter a real war and was not deeply touched by this. After a few days under Beizhou City, Du Zhongxiao looked at the typical imperial guards, their organization, discipline, and their approach to war. From the bottom of their hearts, they did not expect this army. If they really could fight, they had to carry out thorough reforms. How can Du Zhongxiao do this now?

After conquering Beizhou, the generals under the city were promoted and rewarded, and they were all happy. But for Du Zhongxiao, this kind of thing was really meaningless. In the future, they still did not make any progress in the face of foreign enemies.

I will also be promoted to the post because of the Battle of Beizhou, and that's all. What's the point of boasting about such small achievements?

Since the official army began to climb the city, Du Zhongxiao felt boring and really didn't have the mood to watch. Now he just wanted to end it quickly, return to the capital, have a suitable position, and do something that is truly beneficial to the country and the world.

Looking at Du Zhongxiao's expression, Li Jihe sighed: "Bachelor, look at your lonely expression. You are about to break the city and have great achievements. What's wrong with you? Two days ago, you brought someone to bombard the city with artillery, so how excited you are! Why did you feel depressed in the end?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "There are only more than a thousand demon thieves in Beizhou City, just bewitching people's hearts and causing trouble. Relying on the strong city, resisting officers and soldiers for more than a month, it is really important to say that they will die. This kind of battle should be won, but what's the point of being happy about it?"

Li Jihe said: "The important land of Beizhou is attracting attention from the imperial court, and is not comparable to other places."

Du Zhongxiao shook his head and smiled: "Yes, if it were a remote state army, no matter how large the scale was, the court would not take it seriously."

This sentence is not said casually, but is expressed with emotion. Calculated with time, Nong Zhigao in the south is about to make a big fuss. With the enthusiasm of Beizhou to deal with Wang Ze, how could Nong Zhigao make such a big fuss? The backbone of the rebellion of Beizhou Wangze was two battalions of imperial guards, with about a thousand people, and there were not many. The problem was that Nong Zhigao could not defeat this city with such defensive power. Except for Guizhou and Guangzhou, there were no cities of the size of Beizhou, otherwise how could Nong Zhigao feel as if he hadn't slaughtered Yongzhou and attacked Guangzhou, he would not have been suppressed by the court with thunder.

He knew in his heart that Nong Zhigao would cause a big mess, but now Du Zhongxiao told him that no one would believe him.

Seeing that Du Zhongxiao was making some suggestions, Li Jihe said, "I don't know where the scholars said? The northwest party Xiang Yuanhao was in a new mourning and fighting with the Khitan, so he dared not cause trouble again. Even on Hebei Road, if the Khitan had a good relationship with the dynasty, they would not make trouble even if they wanted to attack Dangxiang."

Du Zhongxiao said: "This is true in the northwest, but what about the southwest? I read the court newspaper. Nong Zhigao, Guangyuanzhou, has been a local chief for generations. A few days ago, he no longer surrendered to Jiaozhi. When the two countries fought, Jiaozhi couldn't do anything to him. Nong Zhigao asked the court for rewards several times, but the court refused to allow it, so it was difficult to guarantee that he would not be resentful. The court could not fight against Dangxiang and defeat it. These surrounding tribes saw it, and it was not rare to have any intentions."

After hearing this, Li Jihe smiled and said, "The scholars are too worried. The malaria area in the southwest is sparsely populated and has no horses and military weapons. What kind of chaos can they cause? They dare to make trouble, and as long as they send a patrol inspection, it will be determined by the day."

Du Zhongxiao smiled and didn't say anything. Just click until the time comes, and stay here. When Nong Zhigao's uprising, they will naturally remember it. As a way to bear it, Li Jihe will be able to pass on these words to the emperor.

There are not many rebels in a small place like Beizhou, so what's the point of fighting? Just use a guide and if there is a war in the future, you can remember it by the court. That is the time to make a contribution.

As an official in the court, he did not have the ability to write and write, and could not walk the fast lane of Cichen, so he could only find a way to find a way out of military merit. The Song Dynasty attached great importance to military merits. If he had military merits, others could be promoted to one level, and he could be promoted to two levels. As he ran and jumped, he was promoted to the official.

I did not miss the Beizhou Rebellion, and my military achievements have been obtained. However, this war is too small and can only be a springboard. If I can catch up with the war against Nong Zhigao, I can be the foundation for my future foothold in the court.

After drinking a glass of wine, Du Zhongxiao looked outside the tent. His voice was a little smaller than before. I thought that the government troops had already entered the city, and the Beizhou Rebellion was about to be pacified. At this time, Wang Xin, Wang Kai, Hao Zhi and others were the protagonists.

This time, I relied on artillery and some popularity in the court to squeeze on this bus and succeeded. Next time, the chaos is in chaos, how can I go south to quell the rebellion? In my memory, for decades, there was only that chaos that never missed.
Chapter completed!