In the afternoon, Shi Quanbin asked Yao Shouxin to take him and became familiar with the military camp affairs. Due to the different military systems, Shi Quanbin paid special attention to the military regulations and asked Yao Shouxin to find someone to record a copy for him. But he didn't expect that the article was so complicated. After the recording, he looked at it for an afternoon and felt dizzy and had no energy to do other things.

At night, Du Zhongxiao called important officers in the army to listen to Shi Quanbin discussing the situation in the court.

Next to the large osmanthus tree in the Houya, a wine banquet was placed, and Yang Wenguang, Zhao Zi, Dou Shunqing and others were seated. A stove was set up and a good cook in the army was selected. Some barbecue, some stir-fry, and some made soup. You can order whatever you want.

Before Du Zhongxiao and Shi Quanbin arrived, Zhao Zi said to Yang Wenguang: "This palace official is so powerful. In order to welcome him, he recommended that he would make such a big deal tonight and do whatever he wants. Later, we ordered lamb legs and let them grill them carefully and eat them slowly."

Dou Shunqing on the side smiled and said, "You have such a rich and generous leg, but you have a little lamb leg. Wouldn't you let down the good intention of lifting up?"

While a few people were joking, Du Zhongxiao came with Shi Quanbin and said to him: "The regiment training, I said before that the army is now formed, the Yingtianxiang Army is the first army, and the following three divisions. All the generals above the division tonight have arrived. Listen to the regiment training to talk about what the regiment training is now."

Shi Quanbin waved his hands repeatedly: "How dare I take it? Besides, I came here to observe the army by the court to see what you are doing, and I can't say anything extra. I'm talking nonsense here and spreading it out. How can I explain it to the Beijing government?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "The Tuanjian is too worried. We don't want to listen to the secrets of the court and what will happen in the future. Suizhou is located in a remote place, and the Yingtianxiang Army is particularly closed. I have not heard of the outside world for several years and I am not clear about the government affairs. The Tuanjian talks about things that everyone knows in the court so that everyone can see and hear."

Shi Quanbin thought for a while and said, "If this is the case, there is nothing. Let's say it first. I'll just talk about my experiences. If someone takes what I say as the intention of the court and starts to think about it, don't blame me then."

"How could it be? The team training is at ease." As he said, Du Zhongxiao let Shi Quanbin take him to sit down.

A soldier brought a piece of hard paper and handed it to Shi Quanbin, saying, "Group training is good. Let's see what to eat, and the younger one will tell you to do it."

Shi Quanbin took the paper in his hand and said to Du Zhongxiao: "Come here, can you order food?"

Du Zhongxiao smiled and said, "The Yingtianxiang Army has been trained for so many years. However, the dishes in the army are Xiang, which are in the major categories in this area. Nowadays, there are two major schools, one is the dishes from the Iron Supervisor, and the other is the dishes from our Yingtianxiang Army, called military dishes. It is rare for the group training to come, so how can we not take a closer look? The ingredients are all bought outside, and the chefs are all military chefs. No matter how good they eat, they are much cheaper than outside."

Shi Quanbin nodded: "Since that's the case, I'm not polite. Try any good dishes."

There is a prosperous place where the population is gathering, and various cuisines are most likely to be produced. Needless to say, the iron supervisor has many people and prosperous places. Within a few years, merchants from all over the world have developed a preliminary cuisine based on several dishes. The population that Yingtianxiang Army has trained in the army has been nearly 100,000 in recent years, and finally about 30,000 people are eliminated. With so many people gathering, the chefs have their own tricks to cook. Everyone communicates with each other and has developed a set of their own unique cuisine. The characteristic of military dishes is that they are mainly big pot dishes, which are very popular among the people in markets and docks.

After ordering the dishes, the soldiers poured wine. Du Zhongxiao said, "The people in our army do not participate in political affairs. Suizhou is also remote and does not know much about the affairs of the court. It is rare that the Shi Gang trained the army to observe the army. Please tell me about it. Now the world is in great affairs, and you will also talk about your experiences!"

After saying that, Du Zhongxiao took the lead in drinking the wine and asked Shi Quanbin to speak.

Sitting in the middle of the crowd and looking at the officers around him, Shi Quanbin felt quite energetic and said, "When it comes to the general trend of the world, I believe you all understand that the most important thing now is to go south to fight against Nong Zhigao. There is no need to talk about this matter. Yingtianxiang Army has already decided to go south, and most of you must have understood it clearly. If you don't talk about the south, I will talk about the north first."

"Since the time when Xiang Yuanhao was in the country, he had a conflict with the Khitan. It has been several years since the Khitan attacked Dangxiang every year and asked him to surrender. This dynasty took the shore to watch the fire, and the two did not participate, and they were fighting more and more lively. With the military town of this dynasty in the northern border, neither Khitan nor Dangxiang dared to do their best. This year, he drew 10,000 or 20,000 elite troops from the three routes of Shaanxi to prepare to go south to pacify Nong Zhigao, and the pressure on the opposite Dangxiang suddenly became smaller. Dangxiang mobilized troops, and this year the number of troops used to fight against Khitan was more than in previous years. How could the Khitan great power be willing to show weakness? Nong Zhigao, who was in the south, made a rebellion, and they became bolder. As soon as October entered, the Khitan king gathered a large army and personally led the attack on Dangxiang. Before I left the capital, the Khitan king personally led the army to Yunneizhou, and the other route was led by the Khitan royal brother Yelu Chongyuan as the commander, and was starting from Datong Prefecture."

Speaking of this, Shi Quanbin looked at everyone and said, "I have been in peace for several years. This year, because of the Nong Zhigao Rebellion, the war has risen again. Not only in the Song Dynasty, but also the Khitan and Dangxiang will fight a big battle. This dynasty has beaten Nong Zhigao, and Khitans have to subdue Dangxiang. Both of them can only have a real peace. For Khitans, the civil strife in this dynasty is a rare opportunity. Once you miss it, it will be even more difficult to subdue Dangxiang in the future. This time, the Khitan king personally fought with his army that was so popular that he would not give up until he achieved his goal!"

After hearing this, everyone was talking. Because they were going south, everyone knew about the war on Nong Zhigao. They couldn't surround Guangzhou, Nong Zhigao gathered their subordinates, plundered the surrounding counties, and began to strategically retreat along the Yujiang River to Guangnan West Road. It can be seen that they wanted to return to Yongzhou and split the soil and divide the brigade. Unexpectedly, while the war in the south was full of war, the Khitan and Dangxiang were not idle, and they also set off their stance to make a big move. This year was really lively.

Seeing this topic aroused the interest of everyone, Shi Quanbin continued: "Why did the Khitan take the dynasty south to quell the chaos this year and attack Dangxiang? Everyone, since Du Tiju built the railway and ran the train a few years ago when he built the railway station in Ye County, the situation in the world has been different. Railways can determine the world's pattern, and trains are a powerful weapon for transporting troops. In the past few years, the court has devoted its efforts to build railways in Yanbian, the Khitans cannot hide this matter. In recent years, whenever Khitan envoys come to the capital, they must mention the railway. They even came to propose that they wanted to buy trains from this dynasty and build railways within their territory. How can such a weapon be used with others? The court naturally refused. However, in order to avoid the Khitan dissatisfaction, they assembled on the border.

The railway is mainly surrounded by Dangxiang Xiu. The west is already Fengxiang Prefecture, and after reaching Dingzhou in the north, it extends to the Baode Army, which is only a river from the prefecture. Facing the Hebei Road of the Khitan, in order not to stimulate the Khitan, he only built it to Cizhou, and then turned to Daming Prefecture. In addition, the road to Dengzhou east, passing Qizhou, Qingzhou, and connecting from Qizhou from Qizhou. In this way, the railway is connected into a line in the north. Even if the Khitan army goes south, it cannot pass the railway line. When this dynasty destroys Nong Zhigao and builds the railway to Zhenrong Army in the west, everything will be different. The railway goes north, from Cizhou to Zhending in the west, and from Qizhou to Hejian in the east, and then connects it in the middle, and the Khitan army will have no place to cross the line."

Seeing that everyone was surprised, Shi Quanbin smiled and said, "You are far away in Suizhou and in the army. You may have never heard of these news before. In fact, it is not a secret. Everyone in the court knows it. This is a strategy decided by the two governments, and even the Khitans understand it. Therefore, they must solve the Dangxiang before this and make them completely surrender. The two work together to deal with the changing pattern after the railway of this dynasty is built."

Du Zhongxiao has been paying attention to the layout of the railway and has made suggestions, but he never knew that the Zhengshitang and the Privy Council had such plans. After the chaos in the local emergency repair of railways in the first one or two years, the right to repair the road was quickly received by the Zhengshitang and the Privy Council. The subsequent planning was unclear unless it involved the place where he was governed. It is wise for the shipping department to repair the railway from Xiangzhou to Jiangling. If it was later, all the road construction capabilities would be concentrated in the places Shi Quanbin just mentioned. The most difficult thing is the railway north of the Yellow River. Both trunk lines start from Baima, one to Bingzhou and the other to Cizhou, preparing to build to Zhending. Baima has a floating bridge, and is preparing to be replaced with a stone bridge and an iron bridge to connect with Kaifeng Prefecture.

The White Horse is the most important ferry of the Yellow River. It is guarded by a large number of imperial guards and a large number of wing troops, responsible for river affairs. Many of the imperial guards who went south came from there, and many crossed the river from there.

If the railway is used to surround the Dangxiang, the railway built to Hebei Road will be on the string and will inevitably be built. After the railway is connected, the threat of the Khitan cavalry going south is greatly reduced, and everything is different. In response to key offensive and defensive wars, the Khitan has not shown strength that is stronger than the Song army, let alone the railway greatly increases the movement ability along the road.

This is the grand strategy of the two prefectures, and it is also an open conspiracy. It is not concealed, and it is impossible to conceal it. The officials of the court are clear, the Khitan is clear, and the Dangxiang is also clear. When this railway network is formed, the pattern in the north will completely change, and the Song Dynasty has gained the advantage of internal maneuverability, and the strength comparison will change as a result.

After finally waiting for the civil strife of the Song Dynasty, the Khitan would not miss the opportunity to attack Dangxiang, and Dangxiang would also fight with all his might. This battle will determine the future form of joining forces between the two countries. The Khitan should be an obedient Dangxiang and be his own follower, and Dangxiang should strive for equal status as much as possible. This is their national destiny battle. If one wins, he will have the initiative in the future.
Chapter completed!