Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 892 Military Power
Military orders can only be issued from one department, and Wang Xiaolie emphasized this sentence.Zhao Ding could tell that this was something that Wang Xiaolie paid special attention to and could not be changed.

After a long time, Zhao Ding replied: "Let me think about this matter carefully before making a decision, how about it?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "It should be like this!"

After speaking, he raised his wine glass and drank it down with Zhao Ding.

Normally, the Xuanfu Division, as a subordinate institution of the Dudu Mansion, should not have the problem of competing for power with the Dudu Mansion.However, if there happens to be a Xuanfu Division in the place where the governor is, how can it be possible not to fight for power?Especially Wang Xiaolie, a military force that has always been independent, how could it be possible to listen to the Dudu Mansion with peace of mind?
Wang Xiaolie brought it up in advance, which not only shows his confidence in his own strength, but also shows that the war is indeed the most important thing.

Zhao Dingdao: "It's June now, and it's not far from the end of autumn. I've ordered Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu envoy Wang Si and his generals in Luoyang to discuss the war after autumn. The tens of thousands of troops in Sichuan-Shanxi are not weak, so it should be A big help!"

Wang Xiaolie said: "Xixia is in the north, so we should take precautions against it. The Sichuan-Shanxi army, last winter, I had them focus on guarding against Xixia."

Zhao Ding said: "Xixia is a small country, tens of thousands of people is enough. Now the Sichuan-Shaanxi army is nearly [-], and most of them can be mobilized to fight the Jin people!"

Wang Xiaolie said: "The governor thinks it's appropriate, so let's transfer them to the east."

After returning from Hedong Road, Wu Jie, Liu Kai, Guan Shigu and others all expanded their army. Now the three generals add up to almost [-] soldiers and horses.If they expand their army again before coming east, they will have about [-] to [-] troops.

In order to prevent chaos in command, Wang Xiaolie did not use a three-man army in the Battle of Taiyuan.After Zhao Ding came, it was different.Transferring the army from Shaanxi not only strengthens the strength of the front line in Taiyuan, but more importantly, it will not be subject to Wang Xiaolie in every way.It is all Wang Xiaolie's army, no matter where the military order is issued, the subordinates can choose to execute it or not, Zhao Ding has nothing to do.

After drinking two more glasses of wine, Zhao Ding asked, "I don't know how many troops there are on the front line in Taiyuan? What about the whole East Road?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "On the front line of Taiyuan, Jinzhou has six divisions with nearly 14 people. Longde Mansion has two divisions with more than 4 people. There is one division on Hedong Road and Linfu Road to guard against Xixia. Shizhou has A division can frighten the mountains."

Zhao Ding nodded and said: "Enough, these troops are enough. Except for the Battle of Fuping, this dynasty has never had such a large number of troops."

Wang Xiaolie said: "The governor said it was enough, but if you think about it, it should be enough."

Zhao Ding felt a little strange when he heard what Wang Xiaolie said, and wanted to say something, but finally just shook his head.

The moon has climbed into the sky, and the stars have faded a lot.In the distant woods, there were bursts of cicadas singing.It was a quiet summer night, a beautiful night.

After a long time, Zhao Ding asked Wang Xiaolie: "Shaanxi's army is coming, where does Xuanfu think it is suitable for him to arrange?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "Just arrange where the governor thinks they should be."

Zhao Ding couldn't help saying angrily after hearing this: "Xuanfu, you and I are ministers of the same court, so you should devote yourself to sharing the country's worries! If you are like this tonight, you will be contemptuous! Any mistakes or omissions in the frontline battle It will affect the situation of the battle, what do you mean I arrange it wherever I think it will be arranged?"

Wang Xiaolie turned to look at Zhao Ding, and said, "I don't think the Shaanxi army is needed in the Taiyuan campaign, just let them take precautions against Xixia. Who did you discuss with when the governor asked them to come? Suddenly such an army came, their How to raise military rations? How to arrange the barracks? If I arrange, you will think that I want to fight for power. If I don’t arrange, they will come east, what will they eat, what will they drink, and where will they sleep?”

Zhao Ding suddenly said nothing.

The purpose of mobilizing the Shaanxi army to the east was to prevent Wang Xiaolie and his family from being dominant, and he had real power in the army.But how can you tell Wang Xiaolie these words?If you don't tell Wang Xiaolie, what else should you say?

After a long time, Zhao Dingcai said: "The battle of Taiyuan is of great importance, and everyone pays attention to it. It may even become the dividing point between our army and the Jin army. How can we not pay attention to it?" With 18 troops, the military strength is not superior. I ordered the Shaanxi army to come to strengthen our military strength, what is wrong?"

Wang Xiaolie listened and shook his head: "Whether the troops are dominant or not, we should analyze carefully. How many troops will the Jin army come? How to arrange them? With so many troops, they must not be swarmed. They must be divided into several groups. Can we defeat them one by one?" ? All kinds of things can’t be explained clearly in one sentence.”

Zhao Ding said with a smile: "There is a saying in the art of war. If you know yourself and the enemy, you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles. But how many troops are there in the Jin army? How do we know how to march? We can only make complete preparations to face unpredictable enemies. Otherwise, so what?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "It's already June, and it's not far from the end of autumn. How can you know everything about the enemy? The troops that the Jin people can mobilize are nothing more than a few generals of the West Route Army, about 15 to 17. Ten thousand. According to geography, there are only a few marching routes, and we can do targeted defense."

Zhao Ding couldn't help being stunned.

According to the usual practice, the Song army generally did not know the situation of the Jin army until the Jin army attacked.It's never happened that Wang Xiaolie understands so well.Zhao Ding said that he knows himself and the enemy, and he is victorious in every battle, but he doesn't actually understand the Jin army.

Wang Xiaolie said: "That's what I mean by setting up a headquarters to command all armies in a unified way. The so-called headquarters, of course, is not just a few people sitting there, commanding thousands of troops below. The headquarters has various Its subordinate organizations, such as intelligence, logistics, operations, military discipline and so on. With the help of these organizations, the headquarters can command the troops below. Without the headquarters, the command would be too rough.”

Zhao Ding thought for a while, and said: "Let me think about this matter, think about it. This is a big matter, so I can't make a rash decision."

Wang Xiaolie said: "The governor should think faster, we really don't have time to procrastinate. It is estimated that in mid-August, after the Mid-Autumn Festival, we will go to the front line. Before that, there must be results."

Zhao Ding looked up at the sky, lowered his head and nodded heavily: "Okay!"

After drinking a few more glasses of wine, everyone dispersed.It's not a happy night for everyone, but it's not a shame.

When he arrived at the Governor's Mansion, Zhao Ding said to several staff officers and counselors: "It's still early, let's have a chat and gossip."

In the yard, he ordered his soldiers to bring some chairs over, and Zhao Ding sat down with the others.

Zhao Ding said: "Wang Xuanfu is different from ordinary generals, and of course things are different here in Luoyang. Please bear with me."

After finishing speaking, Zhao Ding took a sip of tea and said: "Today, Wang Xuanfu proposed to set up a headquarters, and all military orders will be issued from the headquarters. Correspondingly, no matter whether it is the Governor's Mansion or the Xuanfu Division, no more military orders can be issued. .”

Fu Songqing frowned and said: "The headquarters must be Wang Xiaohun's people. In this way, wouldn't it take away the military power of the governor?"

Zhao Dingdao: "The personnel of the headquarters, Wang Xuanfu and Jianyi are composed of some people from the Governor's Mansion and the Xuanfu Division. I haven't agreed yet, not to say that Wang Xiaolie has the final say. However, there are many yamen under the headquarters, These yamen must belong to Wang Xuanfu. Otherwise, the headquarters cannot command. If so, the military power of the Dudu Mansion has indeed been handed over. I am also thinking about this matter and want to hear your opinions."

Qi Chongli said: "I don't know which offices are in the headquarters? What are they doing?"

Zhao Ding said: "Now we know that there are intelligence, logistics, combat and other institutions. The most important thing now is not the yamen, but what these yamen do on weekdays. We don't know anything. Even if we send people here , and don’t know what’s going on.”

Qi Chongli said: "This is troublesome."

Xiang Zichen said: "We don't know, but Wang Xuanfu's people know it? It's the same head, so it's impossible for Wang Xuanfu's people to know more!"

Zhao Ding sighed: "If you don't study, how do you know what they usually do? As an official, even the old ones can do whatever they want. Why? Because those official documents know the characters, but they don't know what they mean when they are put together. About Even more so in war.”

Qi Chongli said: "It depends on the governor and what we want to do. If we want to control the headquarters, it is absolutely impossible. If we want to know how to fight, how to deploy troops, and how to command, it is generally possible."

Zhao Ding was silent for a while, and said: "If I can't control the military power, what's the point of me being the governor?"

Qi Chongli said: "Commander, from Xiangyang to Luoyang, Wang Xuanfu has been operating here for many years. How could it be possible that you seized the military power as soon as you came? If the military power is in your hands, Wang Xuanfu will hand over his life to others. Why? Maybe?"

Zhao Ding said: "I, Zhao, is that kind of person? The military power is in my hands, and I won't touch a single hair of Wang Xuanfu!"

Qi Chongli said: "If the governor leaves and the court sends another person, what should we do? It is impossible to hold military power!"

Zhao Ding stared blankly at the sky, and after a long time, he sighed: "The truth is naturally the same, and I know it well. But the imperial court sent me to supervise all the soldiers and horses. If I can't control the military power, what's the use of it?" ? I control the military power, which is the intention of the imperial court to send here."

Qi Chongli shook his head and said no more.

Fu Songqing said: "Now it's mid-June. According to the autumn, there is still a period of time. Why don't the governor try to fight for military power with Wang Xuanfu within one month. If the result is that there is no fight after January, then there is no need to fight again." We fought. If we continue to fight, I'm afraid it will affect the war."

Zhao Ding said slowly: "One month, the time is really too short. How can we compare with the hundreds of thousands of frontier generals under our command? If the time is longer, it may affect the war. It is really difficult to make a choice."

The night is as cool as water, the sky is full of moonlight, and the sky is full of stars.

Zhao Ding is a person who puts state affairs first. Although he has conflicts with Wang Xiaolie, he doesn't want to affect the war.Looking at the night sky for a while, I don't know what to do.

(End of this chapter)