When Yanzhou was defeated, the people in the northwest were in panic. Han Qi was the mass pacifier of Shaanxi Road, and Fu Weizhong was the deputy envoy, inspecting several routes along the border to appease people's hearts. The focus of this trip was Yan, Huanqingji Road, and the two did not come to Qinfeng Road.

After Han Qi returned to the court, the court adjusted the four border roads along Shaanxi. Xia Feng no longer served as the deployment and strategic pacification envoy of Shaanxi Road Capital, but only served as the commander of Yongxing Road. Xia Shou was appointed as the commander of Shaanxi Road Capital. Fan Yong was defeated due to the defeat of Yanzhou, and was promoted to the governor of Anzhou as the Minister of Personnel. Yanlu was appointed as the commander of Xiangzhou defense, Longshenwei and the deputy commander of Yanlu. Zhao Zhen was appointed as the commander of Yanzhou. Huanqing Road Chief was appointed as the commander of Yangzhou and the commander of the four wings of the four wings of the Tianwu.

The deputy commander of Huanqing Road was deployed by Liu Xing, the governor of Huanzhou for temporary reign. The former deputy commander of Jingyuan Road was deployed by Cao Cong to the deputy commander of Shaanxi Road and deputy commander of the Strategic Commander, led a large army to station the prefecture, and at the same time supported the Yan and Huanqing Road, and guarded the safety of Yongxing Army Road in Guanzhong. The deputy commander of Jingyuan Road was replaced by Ge Huaimin, the in-laws of Laizhou regiment. Ge Huaimin was Wang Deyong's in-laws. He was removed from military power in the Shufu, and was reused at this time. When he took office at Jingyuan Road, Ge Huaimin appointed Yin Zhu as the judge of the Jingyuan Bureau.

Along the four border roads, only Qinfeng Road won the battle and the personnel did not change.

At this time, all the Shaanxi Road was deployed from Xia Shou to the deputy deployment of each route, and all the military generals were used because Fan Yong performed too poorly in Yanzhou. Immediately afterwards, except for Xu Ping, the other three routes ordered the military commanders of the other three routes to conduct a cheap edict, which relieved the civil servants' right to act cheaply, and then re-appointed the military commanders of each route along the border in Shaanxi.

Han Qi was appointed as the Jingyuan Road Strategic Instructor and the Ministry of Deployment. At the same time, he recommended Fan Zhongyan as the Yan Road Strategic Instructor and the Ministry of Deployment. Wang Yan in Lingnan was appointed as the Huanqing Road Strategic Instructor and the Ministry of Deployment because of his outstanding military achievements.

The three of them took office. According to the rules of Xu Ping and others' office, the court asked them to exchange their posts for military affairs, which was strongly opposed by Fan Zhongyan. Although Han Qi, Wang Yan and others did not write a letter, they were actually dissatisfied. In the end, the court compromised and exchanged the commanders of the four borders for cultural resources. Xu Ping changed his military merits to the Zhongwu Jiedushi and replaced the bachelor of the Civilization Hall, and returned to the civil servants.

Xu Ping was shocked when the imperial edict was sent to Dingxi City. Before coming to the northwest, he was a direct scholar of the Privy Council, and at most he was promoted to the Pavilion Bachelor. This time, he not only skipped the Pavilion Bachelor, but also directly promoted to the top of the Pavilion Bachelor. At this time, the first-level palace bachelor's level included the Civilization Hall Bachelor, the Grand Secretary and the Grand Secretary of the Zizheng Hall, and the Grand Secretary of the Duanming Hall Bachelor. They were basically treated with preferential treatment for old ministers or prime ministers. They were promoted to the additional posts when they were resigned from the outside of their posts. Another qualification was military merit. The Civilization Hall Bachelor was changed from the Duanming Hall Bachelor in the fifth year of Taiping Xingguo. The order was under the Deputy Privy Councilor, and the Grand Secretary of the Zizheng Hall and the Hanlin Bachelor. At this time, the hall bachelor's level was divided into the hall, and it was not a first-class level with a big character. In the second year of Mingdao, the Duanming Hall Bachelor was re-established, which was located under the Bachelor of the Zizheng Hall.

The bachelors in the palace were given the "gratitude and rule together", called "footnotes for bachelors", and occasionally exceptions were called "no footnotes". The position was different from the officials and the dispatchers, and the emperor's opinions were heavier. Zhao Zhen gave the highest palace scholars to Xu Ping, so he would not not have footnotes. When Xu Ping was thirty-one, he finally received the treatment of a priest. He was sent to Kou Zhun, who was thirty serving as a priest, but his official position was the only one.

After receiving the edict, Xu Ping looked at Shi Quanbin who came to pass the edict, and was stunned for a long time before saying, "The kindness is too heavy, how dare I accept it?"

Shi Quanbin smiled and said, "The position is the kindness of the king. Compared with the official, there is no such thing as a letter of return to the imperial edict."

How could it be? However, the position is indeed different from the official and the dispatcher. Apart from the vain and flawless consultant, he has no position. If the imperial edict is returned, it is obvious that he is dissatisfied with the court.

Xu Ping finally sighed: "Your kindness is too heavy, I can't bear it."

Shi Quanbin stepped forward and said, "Master, let's talk with one step."

It seems that Shi Quanbin also brought Zhao Zhen's words, Xu Ping gave him to his study and said, "There are only you and me here. If you have anything to say, just say it. Could it be that the court is in a difficult situation and I want to make more military achievements here?"

Shi Quanbin looked out the window and lowered his voice and said, "Although it is not far away, it is not far away. Since the Hao thief rebelled against the Song Dynasty and fought with Dangxiang in Shaanxi, he has only managed Qinfeng Road here, without any defeat, and a great victory. If it were not for your victory, the court would be in chaos now. You have reformed the military system and reorganized the training department, and sent detailed memorials to the court. The officials always watched carefully every time, and some could even recite it. According to the officials' wishes, you are on Qinfeng Road.

It is better to promote it and do the other routes. However, as if you are doing it here, the three yamen will be dispensable from now on. Those lieutenant generals can only train and learn with other officers, and there is no advantage. Think about it, how would they comment on Qinfeng Road? Just one battle in Sanduchuan is far from enough. Have you noticed that the elite troops of the imperial guards are now concentrated in Huanqing and the two routes, while Jingyuan Road and Qinfeng, there are very few imperial guards coming from the capital?"

Zhao Zhen on Yanlu Road was the commander of the four wings of the Longshen Guard, and Liu Xing on Huanqing Road was the commander of the four wings of the Pengri Tianwu. They were there, indicating that the main force of the "Shangsi Army" was also there. Jingyuan and Qinfeng Road were mainly stationed in the imperial guards, with tens of thousands of people in the capital. This arrangement has already shown the attitude of the court.

To be honest, the elites of the capital city's imperial guards are indeed strong in combat power. In terms of individual combat power, they are almost the strongest soldiers of this era. Mikawaguchi Yuanhao won a great victory, but at the cost of more personnel losses. Since that war in history, he has basically avoided the elite soldiers of the imperial guards represented by the "Shang Fourth Army" and has never collided with the established imperial guards. However, these powerful soldiers were used to fight hard camps and fight unscathed wars and sweep away the uninhabited tribes.

To fight, we must first determine what the purpose of the war is? Should we conquer cities and plunder land, or to eliminate the enemy's living forces? The Central Plains dynasty was defeated by nomadic peoples, and generally defended the city one after another, gradually exhausted the elite troops. Once we concentrated our efforts, we could sweep across the grassland and desert like autumn wind swept the fallen leaves. A city in the Central Plains represents a population and materials of hundreds of miles. The city is naturally important, but if this experience is applied to foreign wars, it will not be possible. The Song Dynasty went further, extending from defending each city to defending every village and every fort, and the troops were dispersed, so that the originally advantageous military forces were at a disadvantage in every part and were passively beaten.

Zhao Zhen needed Qin Fenglu's military achievements to support Xu Ping. His rule was based on the imperial guards. It was impossible for him to offend all the generals of the imperial guards, otherwise he would not even sit still in the palace. If he was optimistic about Xu Ping, Xu Ping had to fight for it himself.

After thinking for a long time, Xu Ping said to Shi Quanbin: "These days, Hao thieves have been in charge of Zhuo Luo and Nan, and want to re-use the old trick of defeating Jinming Village, and send people to surrender and sneak into Yuzhong County. I have already received news that Hao thieves will not cross the Yellow River without breaking Yuzhong City, and if Yuzhong City loses, it will be easy to attack and defend. I am afraid that the fish will swallow it and drag themselves into the river, so I dare not send Yuzhong City out to lure the thieves. I originally thought that if I drag it back, I can see if the Dangxiang army can tentatively attack Lanzhou. At that time, I will swallow it in one bite. Although Hao thieves will definitely flee north and cannot move him, such a victory will always give the court an explanation. Now it seems that this is not enough. To make the officials feel at ease, we can only take the initiative to attack and move the thieves."

Shi Quanbin said: "Is there any risk in doing this? Don't steal a chicken and lose a handful of rice, then you will not be able to live on Qinfeng Road. The thief is cunning, so don't take it lightly!"

"As originally decided before the New Year, our army would take the initiative to attack after the Spring Festival, destroy the Dangxiang clan tent, and rob their cattle and sheep. Now it is just early. It is early spring, and Dangxiang is unable to fight again, and there are not many soldiers and horses around Haozi. We take the initiative to cross the Yellow River. Although we can't catch him, we can always scare him, and the spring hunt will be much smoother."

Shi Quanbin said: "Since Hao Zhe is short of troops, why not just capture him? If you make such a great contribution?"

Xu Ping couldn't help laughing and shook his hand and said, "How could it be like a marching war? In the future, the Hao thief will come up with his personal soldiers like Liu and Shi Ershuai? The three thousand iron cavalry around him can save his life and can't stop him. If you want to catch him in the battle formation, you either go to heaven to help or have enough troops to surround him from all directions. I can only gather 50,000 troops to fight against the 30,000 troops in the Dangxiang. If you can win, how can you surround him!"

Shi Quanbin sighed: "It's a pity to say this. If I can get Hao Zhe back here, that would be a great contribution, and no one in the court will tell you any more."

The Song army was always in charge of the generals and was not captured. One was to lead their troops to fight, and the other was that there were no personal guards around them, so it was easy to get into trouble when they were targeted. How many troops would fight like this? After crossing the Yellow River, it would no longer be a mountainous terrain, and it would not be possible to surround the enemy by blocking a few key nodes. Ten times surrounded them. Without the assistance of the terrain, it would be difficult to achieve the effect of the Battle of Sanduchuan. The vast plains of combat, cities, and passes were reduced, and the army's mobility was of decisive significance.

The greatest significance of cavalry is to greatly improve the maneuverability of the army. Whether it is the maneuver that quickly adjusts the attack direction on the battlefield, or the long-distance maneuver that raids important places within the battle range and changes the long-distance maneuver of the battlefield, it is enough to affect the outcome of the war. The four words "From the wind" accurately describe the characteristics of cavalry combat. In comparison, the charge of heavy cavalry is less important.

Xu Ping is not short of horses now, but he is still far inferior to Yuan Hao.
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