"Your Majesty, Wen Tianxiang, please leave Mengyan to see your Majesty,"
During the court meeting, I met Wen Tianxiang and Liu Mengyan, academicians of the Government Affairs Council, who had been in Fujian Province for more than a month to supervise the reform of the provincial system.
"My dear friends, when will you return?"
"Your Majesty, I just arrived in Lin'an at midnight last night," Wen Tianxiang said.
"Well, thank you for your hard work, you two. Please tell me about the situation in Fujian Province first."
Wen Tianxiang said: "Your Majesty, due to the thorough preparations of the Government Affairs Council in advance and the strong cooperation of Mr. Chen Xinshu, the new envoy of Fujian Province, the provincial reform of Fujian Province has been carried out smoothly. At present, all provincial-level administrative agencies have been restructured. Mr. Chen and other officials at all levels in Fujian Province are carrying out the comprehensive restructuring of lower-level government offices in an orderly manner,"
"Okay, my dear friends, please give me the detailed information. In particular, all the problems you have encountered must be listed. If you have good experiences, you must promote them. If you have problems, you must improve them to avoid repeating the same mistakes in other places. "
"Yes, Your Majesty,"
"You two, please take a rest first," I then said to everyone, "Dear dear friends, the Royal Forest Army has been formed. Now I will announce the candidates for the commanders of the Lin'an and Guangnan theaters. After my consultation with the Military Academy, After discussions between the Privy Council and the Ministry of War, the list of five commanders of the two war zones has been determined. Xiao Qi, declare the decree, "Yes, Your Majesty," Xiao Qi took a step forward on the golden steps and said loudly, "By your Majesty's decree, , Long Zaitian, the former general of the Imperial Army, Wu Songhan, the former general of the Imperial Army, Lang Zhaobao, the former secretary of the Ministry of War, Ma Ji, the former deputy general in front of the palace, and Zhang Shun, a native of Anji on Liangzhe Road, entered the palace to listen to the order."
Among these five people, only Zhang Shunnai was a commoner and had no political experience.
Zhao Bao is the adopted son of the veteran Zhao Kui. He is in his early forties. When he was young, he followed Zhao Kui in the war. He was good at using a spear and once won the title of King of Spears. Later, because he was dissatisfied with the powerful minister Ding Daquan at the time, he went to prison on the pretext of recuperating from his injuries. According to Zhao Kui, Zhao Bao's injury had healed several years ago. Zhao Bao joined Longya in the middle of last month after being recommended by Zhao Kui.
Wu Songhan is one year older than Zhao Bao, and is the eldest among the five. He joined the Forbidden Army twelve years ago. He is good at riding and shooting, and is known as the god of arrows in the Forbidden Army. With his accumulated military exploits, he was promoted to the commander of the Forbidden Army. He is not sociable. , has always been a low-key person, and is a loner in the Forbidden Army. He does not seem to belong to any party. His only hobby is drinking and having fun with the lower-level soldiers, and he is deeply loved by ordinary soldiers.
Long Zaitian, who was born in martial arts, took part in the martial arts examination six years ago. The examiner at that time was Fan Wenhuan, who is now the Minister of the Ministry of War. With the help of Fan Wenhuan, Long Zaitian, who ranked ninth in the palace examination, entered the top three. In the end, he was appointed by Song Lizong as the third flower. After the ranking was released, Long Zaitian joined the Imperial Army and joined the Fan brothers. In the past six years, Long Zaitian's performance was acceptable and he had also been on the battlefield. In addition, he was quite knowledgeable in the art of war. He was good at dealing with people and was very familiar with the military structure of the Song Dynasty, so he was highly valued by Fan Wenhuan and others.
Ma Ji, whose ancestral home is in Dangzhou (now Dangchang County, Gansu Province), was born as a Jinshi. He participated in the Anti-Mongolian War in central Sichuan six years ago. He was brave and good at fighting. In fact, he was one of the few people in the Dianqian camp who was both civil and military. Whenever there was a war At that time, Ma Ji must have written the first plan in front of the palace. Ma Ji was an upright man and hated evil. According to the records of later generations, the defense battle of Jingjiang (now Guilin) led by Ma Ji was regarded as a tragic and tragic battle in the late Song Dynasty. According to historical records, Ma Ji "was captured and killed. After his head was cut off, he still raised his fists and stood up before he was ready." After Ma Ji's death, general Lou Lingji still led the rest of his troops to defend Yuecheng for more than ten days until the city was destroyed. , no one in the Song army surrendered.
The information on the above people was comprehensively analyzed by me from the information files of the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War plus Longya’s information.
"My lord Zhao Bao, my lord Wu Songhan, my lord the dragon in the field, my lord the horse Ji, and the common man Zhang Shun come to see the emperor. Long live my emperor, long live the emperor."
"Five beloved princes, please be free of any courtesy."
"Thank you, Your Majesty,"
"Zhang Shun," I called him first.
"The grassroots are here,"
"Zhang Shun, you are the only qualified candidate in this recruitment of generals. However, because you have no actual combat experience, I appoint you as the acting commander of the first wing of the Lin'an Theater. The authority of the wing commander, Zhang Aiqing, battlefield Things are changing rapidly, and the experience of war can only be accumulated after being baptized by the flames of war. This cannot be replaced by no matter how many battle cases anyone studies. When you are in the army, you should learn more from experienced veterans and generals, and remember not to claim to be proficient in the art of war. , just self-righteous,”
"Yes, I, Zhang Shun, would like to thank the Emperor for his grace, and I will obey the Emperor's will."
"Zhao Bao,"
"I am here,"
"Zhao Bao, I heard that you were known as the King of Guns back then, but my dear, you haven't been on the battlefield for several years. Do you still have your gun?"
"Your Majesty, my spear is always at hand."
"Really? He Zai,"
"Your Majesty, I don't have a gun in my hand, but I have a gun in my heart."
"Ah," I exclaimed and laughed, "Haha, you have a gun in your heart, Zhao Bao, I appoint you as the commander of the second wing of the Lin'an Theater Zone,"
"Thank you, Your Majesty,"
The saying that there is no gun in the hand but a gun in the heart is most common in martial arts novels of later generations. I didn't expect to hear it here too.
"Wu Songhan,"
"I am here,"
"Wu Songhan, I have read your information. For more than ten years, you have been serving in the army, accumulated military exploits, and been promoted to the deputy commander of the Forbidden Army Archer and Horse Army. It can be said that you have been promoted step by step completely relying on your own ability. , In the Forbidden Army, you are known as the God of Arrows. This name is not bad, and it can be compared with Zhao Bao's Spear King. When I have some free time, I can go to the military camp and see who is more powerful, a Spear King or an Arrow God. "I Then he said, "Wu Songhan, I appoint you as the commander of the third wing of the Lin'an War Zone,"
"Your Majesty Wu Songhan thanks you for your kindness,"
"By the way, the commanders of the second and third wings of the Lin'an Theater Zone all have their own nicknames. Zhang Shun, as the commander of the first wing, do you have one?"
Zhang Shundao: "Your Majesty, I don't have any."
"Then let me get one for you, Zhang Shun. Let me see, you can call it 'Langli Baitiao',"
"Langli Baitiao," Zhang Shun didn't know what it meant, but he was very happy to see me personally giving him the name. He hurriedly thanked me and said, "Thank you for the name, Your Majesty. From now on, I will be called Langli Baitiao."
Baitiao in the Waves, an alias for Zhang Shun in "Water Margin", means that he is extremely fast when crossing the water, just like a white bar flashing past. I don't know whether the real Zhang Shun is like this.
After the appointment of the three commanders of the Lin'an theater was completed, I continued to shout: "The dragon is in the field,"
"I am here,"
"I heard that you have a lot of research on the military system of this dynasty,"
"Yes, Your Majesty,"
"Well, Long Zaitian, you are a martial arts graduate and have served in the Forbidden Army for six years. You have many years of experience in leading troops and actual combat experience. I appoint you as the commander of the fourth wing of the Guangnan Theater."
"Yes, Chen Long is in Tian to thank His Majesty for your kindness,"
Regarding Long Zaitian, I hesitated for a long time. I knew that he was a member of the Jia Party, but firstly there was no suitable candidate. Secondly, because of Fan Wenhu's strong recommendation, I temporarily approved it.
I finally named him: "Maji,"
"I am here,"
"Ma Ji, I appoint you as the commander of the fifth wing of the Guangnan War Zone,"
"I thank you, Your Majesty,"
"Ma Ji, I have read an article about your memorial on the Guangnan border area. It is recommended to establish a defense system in Guangnan with border troops as the main force and ethnic minority garrison troops as the supplement. This time I have established a new Guangnan war zone. The purpose The purpose is to incorporate the entire Guangnan into our regular defense system, so it will be uniformly called the Guangnan War Zone regardless of ethnicity. The troops you bring south to Guangnan will only be half of the establishment, and the other half will be recruited by yourself after arriving locally. There are many ethnic groups in the area. You must unite all ethnic groups and not oppress any ethnic minority. As long as you treat everyone equally, you will be invincible,"
"Yes, I sincerely obey your Majesty's will,"
"Yin Yinglei, Wang Anjie, Fan Wenhu,"
"I am here,"
"Yin Aiqing, Wang Aiqing, the soldiers of the three compartments of Lin'an War Zone have been recruited, and the commanders of each compartment have been appointed. Next, you must complete the establishment of various departments in the war zone as soon as possible. The staff department, intelligence department, etc. are all indispensable. ,"
"Yes, I obey the order,"
"Fan Aiqing, there are only half of the soldiers in both sides of the Guangnan war zone. You can arrange some teams to go to Guangnan first. However, you need to build the skeleton of other departments in the war zone as soon as possible."
"Yes, I obey your order,"
"My dear friends, after you have arranged the stationing of the soldiers, immediately start training. Judging from the Anfeng Battle on Huainan West Road, the combat effectiveness of our soldiers still needs to be improved,"
"Yes, Your Majesty,"
"Well, dear friends, I hereby officially announce that our Luzhou Army has broken through Yangjia Town to the north of Anfeng Army and successfully recovered the land on the south bank of the Huaihe River. In this war, our army suffered three casualties. At the cost of more than a thousand people, more than 10,000 Mongolian troops were killed, wounded and captured, and the enemy's main general, the Mongolian general Hu Chi, who was the commander of ten thousand men, was killed. As for the details of the battle, we still need to wait for the battle report from Xia Guixia Aiqing,"
After hearing this, Ma Tingluan said happily: "With more than 10,000 Mongolian troops, Your Majesty, this is actually a great victory for our dynasty in recent years. I congratulate Your Majesty,"
Ye Mengding was equally excited and said: "Yes, I am very happy, Your Majesty."
All the ministers also said together: "Congratulations to Your Majesty on the great victory of Anfeng."
"Haha, congratulations," I said, "Everyone, although our army has achieved great victory, it has also exposed many problems. Among the more than 10,000 Mongolian soldiers, there are only about 2,000 Mongolian soldiers. It is these two thousand people who have caused great damage to our army, and our army is still making sneak attacks. This shows that in individual battles, our army is still weaker than our opponents. This is why I ask Lin'an and Guangzhou to attack. The reason why the Southern War Zone immediately launched military training,”
"Your Majesty, I think I should ask for a reward for General Xia and the Luzhou Army," Jia Sidao said slowly and calmly.
"Well, it's accurate. The teacher is right. After Xia Aiqing's battle report arrives, the Military Administration Council, the Ministry of War and the Privy Council will discuss the matter."