Chapter 210: Elite Soldiers of the Imperial Court Monthly Pass
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"My husband, this is the official letter from Wang Observer (Wang Jian has the official title of Observer)... It put forward an idea to train new recruits..."
Liao Yingzhong was holding a stack of official documents and was following Jia Sidao. ¢£ In Jia Sidao's yamen hall, there were still a bunch of people, listening to the treacherous minister's fingers assigned tasks.
"Are you ready to send the boat to cross the river in Wulianghetai? Don't think that even if you prepare the boat, it is not the first time that the Tartars are untrustworthy. Asking everyone below to cheer me up! If you are a little unconscious, they will take the boat at the ferry, it will be a huge disaster! If you have to have 10,000 Tartar soldiers, you must have 30,000 soldiers stare. Let's fight a little wider, and you would rather have more than less!"
"All cities along the north of Jiangbei must be guarded. The gates are closed and the people and the people are dispatched. Even if there is more rewards, it is fine! Why not let the Tartars go on the Han River and retreat... You are so vicious! Are you not afraid that the Tartars will stay in the upper reaches near Xiangyang? If the Tartars occupy a piece of land beside the Han River, will it be discussed?"
"The Pili Navy wants repair fees, and needs to replenish sulfur and flame salt? What chaos will be caused by this time? After the battle is over, they still need sulfur. What does the flame salt do? Do you make firecrackers? Allocate 200,000 yuan to Chen Dexing to repair the ship, and then talk about the rest when you return to Yangzhou!"
After finally making an arrangement for the treacherous ministers to cross the river to meet Kublai Khan (from Dali to the Yangtze River) to cross the river and meet Kublai Khan, Liao Yingzhong handed over the official documents. During this period, Jia Sidao from Jiangling was busy discussing peace with Hao Jingmo sent by Kublai Khan. The talk went smoothly. Kublai Khan did not make any excessive demands, either, not to ced the territory of Song State; second, not to pay attention to Emperor Lizong's surrender. He just wanted some annual monies and to open a trade to trade, which were easy to discuss. The only troublesome things were two things. First, Kublai Khan insisted on getting the annual monies for the next three years - 1.5 million guan of copper coins and 1.5 million pieces of silk, before he could retreat north; second, he arranged to burn, kill, loot and attack the Wublai Khan's troops from Dali to cross the river to Dasheng Pass and meet Kublai Khan.
Now that Wulianghe’s retreat in Taipei has already come to light, Lin'an has raised copper and silk, he can send Kublai Khan’s army to retreat north. This disaster that almost sent the Zhao family to the country is safe!
After finishing his work, Jia Sidao was a little uneasy. He sat on the chair and panted, looking at the official letter of the current commander of the Xingyuan army and governor of Hezhou Wang Jian, who was holding Liao Yingzhong. He really didn't want to read it in his heart - he knew it was not an emergency military service. Liao Yingzhong said just now that it was a matter of training. However, looking at Liao Yingzhong's face, he reached out and took it lazily. He opened it and took it casually, and snorted: "Make trouble!"
Liao Yingzhong had known the content of this official letter for a long time. He sent it to Jia Sidao after reading it and thought it made sense.
Wang Jian put forward two suggestions in his official letter, one is to reform Lin'an martial arts - that place is not a training officer at all, it seems to be a branch of the Imperial College, and martial arts students generally claim to be Tai students. Wang Jian hopes to use the model of the Pili Navy Army's follow-up martial arts school to run Lin'an martial arts and turn it into a school that truly trains grassroots officers.
The second is to train the new army, and follow the methods of the Pili Navy. Spend ten years to train all the troops directly under the Imperial Army into a new army, so that the Song Dynasty could have 100,000 elite soldiers. Not to mention the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, at least they could protect their families, right?
Seeing what Liao Yingzhong wanted to say, Jia Sidao did not give him this opportunity. He raised his hand and said, "Qunyu, don't worry about military affairs anymore... The big thing now is a peace talk with Mongolia!"
He sighed: "I am now the right prime minister, and I can't just think about military affairs. I also have to consider the overall situation. Now the court has no money in my hand, and those who are empty in the warehouse can run away. The 1.5 million stags of copper and 1.5 million pieces of silk for the Beilu have to be taken from the official sealing warehouse. Next, there are rewards from all the soldiers from Lianghuai, Jinghu, and Sichuan... It's not possible to have tens of millions. Where can I still have money to train new recruits and run martial arts schools? Are you talking about this causing trouble?"
Seeing Liao Yingzhong's face flushed, Jia Sidao's tone eased a little, and a smile appeared on his face: "Qunyu, I know you are for the country... but now I can't move. This battle really kills enemies for 3,000 yuan and loses 10,000 yuan! Four roads in Sichuan, three roads in Jinghu, two roads in Lianghuai, and one Guangnan West Road have suffered heavy losses. Especially Sichuan... The country of Tianfu is already scorched earth! Although the Mongolians were willing to retreat from Chengdu Prefecture and Lizhou Road, they would definitely not leave the city and the people. The court took it over and looked good, and I don't know how much money it would be lost. Besides, now that the war is over, it is time to suppress the military. The ancestors of the Song Dynasty used literature to control the military. What are the military domineering now? They also have to train troops to run martial arts schools. Wouldn't the power of these warriors be even greater?"
Liao Yingzhong had nodded. He knew that what Jia Sidao said was all the truth, but he always felt that Wang Jian’s method was very good. The peace talks between the north and the south cannot be controlled for many years. Once the new Mongolian Khan came to power, he would probably still have to go south. This time, Chen Dexing, a military genius, was about to hand over military power to be the prince-consort. What should I do then? Who will resist Mongolia? Just rely on a Lu family army to do it? Look at Lu Wende’s appearance, you will know that you can’t fight!
Wang Jian’s idea is indeed a solution. Even from the perspective of civil servants in the world, he must train an elite force who truly obeys the Privy Council... However, the cost of training and martial arts schools is indeed a problem!
Seeing that Jia Sidao was not interested, Liao Yingzhong gritted his teeth and said, "My husband, you can always squeeze out some money... The central government must have an elite force to control the military, otherwise it would be empty talk to use civil servants to control martial arts. Now there is no soldier directly under the command of the military commander of the front army. In this way, how can the court collect military power from military officials? How can civil officials control military officials?"
Jia Sidao had already stood up and wanted to go back to the back house. He had been busy for several days to withdraw his troops from Wuliang Hetai, and it was time to rest. When he was about to go out, he heard Liao Yingzhong's last persuasion and turned around and smiled: "Don't worry, these things are all in my plan! The court already has elite soldiers, isn't the Pili Navy? Chen Dexing wants to be the son-in-law, and can he keep holding the military power? Then he will dismantle the Pili Navy and into the Three Yamen Army... and then draw a group of good combat soldiers from all over the place to invade them together, so that the court will have an available elite force. In addition, when I go back, I will talk to Li Tingzhi and ask if he can train an elite force in Huaidong."
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The singing sounded in the fields, and the bright sunshine shone down from the bright sky in December. A group of infantry came neatly from the paved road. It was obvious that these infantry had just returned from camping and training, and I don’t know how many days they had been. Their red battle jackets were washed white, and their shoulder positions were on the shoulders of carrying spears and crossbows, and the legs and elbow joints that often rubbed against the ground, all had patches.
The officers and soldiers have already shown their bronze skin tone. They all look a little thin, but they are a hundred times more energetic, as if they contain infinite energy. All this shows that the Pili Navy is much more elite than a few months ago. The battlefield they can handle will soon be not on the water and on the beach, but will include the vast continent.
Behind this infantry team of about one general was a team of artillery soldiers, four short Dali horses pulling a light torque generator or a three-bow crossbow. The artillery generals lined up in columns and followed the artillery carriages, equally energetic.
After the artillery, there were a team of instructors and students from the Pili Navy Army's camp, half walking and half riding horses. The team led by Zhang Hongfan and Xiao Da, Wang Yan and more than 20 other Wang family sons and nephews were among them. They all fought horses under their crotch, raised their heads and raised their belly, and rode forward. In the field training that had just ended, Wang Yan commanded all the students of the horse-riding camp who acted as "imaginary enemies" and imitated the Mongolian tactics to launch a simulated attack on the insurgent formation of the Pili Navy soldiers.
This kind of field confrontation between infantry and cavalry should not have been the focus of naval army training, but now it has become the main training subject of the Pili Navy. On the contrary, the water war training is a bit loose. Is it true that the slogan of the Northern Expedition in the Pili Navy that was clamoring in the Pili Navy? But now the peace talks between the Mongolian Song Dynasty are progressing smoothly and the conditions have been negotiated, so I just wait for the Lin'an government to nod - the government is eager for this matter and will definitely not agree!
What exactly do Chen Dexing want to do when practicing infantry and cavalry all day long?
Wang Yan frowned. When he was thinking about the matter, Xiao Da had already rode his horse to come over. During this period, the relationship between Instructor Xiao and Wang Yan was very good. The two of them were about the same age and had similar status. They were both soldiers, so they naturally had a common language, so they talked about everything, and now they were almost kowtowed and bowed to the master.
"Brother An Guo, how many years can this peace talk be guaranteed?"
"After five years, my elders think we can protect it for ten years, but I think it can last for five years. Every time the Tartars dies, the Khan will only last for three or five years. After the Tortures are over, the new Khan will have to use our Song Dynasty to establish his authority! However, this is also our opportunity to reorganize the mountains and rivers!"
The ongoing peace talks have now become a hot topic in the Pili Navy - of course, it is the discussion under the control of the Dayi Instructor Group and the Fuxing Society. The results of each discussion are similar, and peace talks are difficult to last. This is just a truce for several years. After the truce is over, a decisive battle that determines the rise and fall of the Han family will come!
Chapter completed!