Military reform is now a hot topic. Many ministers in the court are talking about it, and many people have their own opinions. The basis is naturally the example of Du Zhongxiao's Tianxiang Army in Suizhou Training Camp. In a few years, there were military academies in the capital, and many officials also learned about military knowledge and had various ideas. There are many different suggestions for the examples of the imperial guards.

Han Jiang said: "In this battle between Dangxiang, many officials were dissatisfied with Taiwei Di, thinking that his march was too slow and he lost his opportunity to fight. On the contrary, the Zhongcheng was not like this. He has always emphasized that the troops led by Taiwei Di were different, which led to the delay of the opportunity to fight."

Du Zhongxiao said: "This is a fact, but many people have ignored it. During the war, Taiwei Di only divided his troops once and then broke out in Qinggang Gorge. It can be seen that there are indeed many problems with his troops."

Wang Gui said: "The Chief Secretary thought that what are the problems with the troops of Taiwei Di's troops?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "Since the Han Dynasty, many people have forgotten that the army is the power of the court, and the most important thing is the government of the court. Since the late Tang and Five Dynasties, soldiers have been privately owned by the emperor and override the government. After entering the Song Dynasty, the government and local governments were separated and returned to the court. Correspondingly, most court officials were not allowed to participate in internal affairs of the army. Even after Zhenzong's dynasty, civil officials were used as commanders, and the military affairs were managed by military generals themselves. Nowadays, many military generals in the army do not understand the writing, how could the army manage well?"

Wang Gui said: "The generals are those who go to battle to kill the enemy. There is nothing to be able to understand the words. Just like Yang Yanzhao during the Emperor Zhenzong, he was illiterate and called him a good general. Many generals in the army are like this, and nothing to do."

Du Zhongxiao said, "You have forgotten that military generals who do not understand writing are assisted by others. Once they encounter bad people, there will be big problems. Isn't Yang Yanzhao like this? Due to the incomplete system, the entire military affairs committee commands the military officers and strictly enforces class laws. Once the military generals are illiterate, they must rely on trusted officials. When not fighting, there is no need to say how harmful such a thing is."

Wang Gui and Han Jiang nodded, as if they understood, but in fact they still didn't understand. They had never led troops and were just a glimpse of military affairs and could not truly understand them. Due to their violence, the army must be closely controlled by the ruling. Due to its closure, it must have strong political work to ensure its loyalty. The Song Dynasty made opposite choices in both aspects, reducing the combat effectiveness of the army, and completely delegating power to the commanding officers. There was almost no political work, and the army had problems.

The current Song army is almost completely separated from the national government and is two independent organizations. For the army, the imperial court is more like a role providing money and food, and there is almost no participation in the specific management. From the perspective of the army, money and food are needed, while combat can only be attracted by money. Once money and food are not in place, the army will immediately disperse. What Du Zhongxiao wants to solve is such a relationship, which is not that simple.

After drinking for a while, Han Jiang said, "I think during the Tang Dynasty, the powerful and powerful people were in charge of the four seas. Officials often chanted the border officials and had frontier poems passed down from generation to generation. However, this dynasty defeated the Northern Barbarians in battles, and even the hearts of the people were not as good as that time. In recent years, Dangxiang and Western Regions were destroyed. I think it would change the style of the Shifeng. Zhongcheng led troops on Hequ Road for more than three years, fought countless battles and won consecutive victories. It was really amazing."

Du Zhongxiao said: "It is different now than before. There is nothing extraordinary about winning the battle against the Northern enemy. After the military system is truly changed, the court officials may find that the battle is not that difficult to fight."

Wang Gui smiled and said, "The Chief Executive is a great hero, so he said so. Who else in the court dares to have such an idea?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "It's not because I did it, but it's like this. Strategic planning, the victory or defeat of the temple is not the same as a thousand years ago. At that time, how many people in the world could make plans? How many are there in the world now? Real famous generals can make decisions at the most critical moment. As for the management of the daily life, they can now be handed over to the system. Changing the military system is the change. It's not that everyone can command the battle, so they have to choose a commander, but it's not that difficult to manage and do things according to the rules in daily life."

Speaking of this, Du Zhongxiao sighed: "It's a pity that it's not easy for many people to realize this. This is the case for the commanders in the army. In the past, military affairs were all under their control, and soldiers were determined by life and death. In the new military system, commanders mainly command operations, but management must be based on the military system. Do you think the commanders in the army like it?"

Wang Gui said: "Of course they won't like it if they want to weaken their power."

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "This is the case now. To change the military system, you must first think about the original way out of the imperial guards. You can't say that from now on, they will ignore them. Hundreds of thousands of imperial guards, even hundreds of thousands of families, and the whole family depends on their food and clothing. The poor reform of the imperial guards in the capital is very important, which has a great relationship with this. Why did the emperor know that the army on Hequ Road is better able to fight, but in the end he did not train the imperial guards in the end? Isn't it because after the military academy was opened, the generals of the imperial guards went to study, and most people were not suitable at all? If they were not suitable, they would be eliminated. How could the imperial guards deal with so many people? In the end, they could only compromise and use them. This time, the Taiwei Di led his troops to attack Dangxiang and was not effective in combat, which was because of this."

After drinking a glass of wine, Wang Gui said, "If the Chief Secretary came to change the military system and train the imperial guards, can we do it?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "We must find a way out for the current imperial guards before we can start to reorganize the army. If we don't give the current imperial guards a way out, who dares to start the military reform rashly? Hundreds of thousands of troops, plus their families, will definitely cause a huge chaos if they take their drinks."

Han Jiang nodded: "Zhongcheng said it well, this is indeed a big deal. Most of the ministers in the court did not think of this matter, but just wanted to reform the current imperial guards according to the Hequ Road military system. Where the original imperial guards should be thought about first."

Du Zhongxiao said: "So, the whole army must first think about where the eliminated imperial guards will go so that they can truly let go. In the past few years, the soldiers who were replaced did not find a way out, and they could only give up all the generals. After the Dangxiang was destroyed, His Majesty would definitely not be able to restore Yan Yun. However, many generals in the army, including their families, were not so easy to arrange."

It is actually easy to say that the soldiers are now. With so much land, they can be arranged to go to camp. However, the commanders of all sizes in the army are not so easy to arrange. They are officials, so where can they find so many suitable positions? Moreover, many of these families have been in the army for generations, and they cannot do anything else. They are not good at fighting against the outside world, and they are still familiar with civil strife.

Zhao Zhen said that Du Zhongxiao was responsible for changing the military system, and this was what Du Zhongxiao thought about. Military academies could select talents and eliminate inappropriate generals, but the imperial court could not ignore the eliminated generals, and then something big must happen.

Du Zhongxiao hasn't figured out what to do. Today, he talked about this with two people in the same year and vented something.
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