The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 260 Interview

"Old Suo, I don't know when the president can summon me,"

"Hu Feng, Xing Fangzhuo, if you two wait a little longer, the president is currently in retreat. Even this old man hasn't seen the president for more than ten days."

Xing Fangzhuo sighed, and said: "Old Suo, since my subordinates returned to the general meeting, I have been waiting for further instructions from the president, but unexpectedly happened to meet the president's retreat, hey, my subordinates still have important matters to ask the president. The adults report, "

"It should be soon. In a few days, the annual meeting of my society will be held every year. Presumably, the president will leave the customs."

Hu Feng nodded and said: "I hope that the president can show up in time. In the past few months, the development of my club has been much slower than last year. The development of various places has encountered resistance to varying degrees. There are many things that need to be resolved." The chairman will make up for everyone, "

"Is there any resistance?"

Hu Feng said respectfully: "Old Suo doesn't know something. Since the new emperor ascended the throne at the end of last year, he has implemented a lot of reform measures. The current government is relatively benevolent and does not dare to bully the people. And the people seem to have seen hope. , Therefore, the slow progress of subordinates and others in various places is mainly reflected in the fact that when recruiting members, most of the people they meet are unwilling to join our club, and even some of the original members have the idea of ​​quitting, "

"Well, this is not a good phenomenon," Suo Lao said in a low voice, "The president once said that the time when the world is in chaos is the opportunity for me to rise. Now it seems that the new emperor of the Song Dynasty is still a little capable, maybe I will time has to be delayed,"

"What Suo Lao said is true, the subordinate will retire first,"

"Well, after the president leaves the customs, the old man will convey your intentions,"

"Old Xie Suo,"

"Opportunity," Suo Lao said alone after Xing Fangzhuo and others left, "Master's prediction may have been wrong, alas, Chisong Jing, is it a blessing or a curse?"

October [-]th.

I sat on the main seat in the meeting room of the apse to accept the salutation from Jia Sidao and others.

"The ministers see my emperor, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live,"

"Everyone who loves you, please be free from courtesy,"

"Thank you, Your Majesty,"

I have gradually begun to accept this kind of etiquette of kneeling and worshiping. Perhaps this is the inferiority of human beings. As a time traveler, I am no exception. When I was sitting on the dragon chair in the main hall, I also had a kind of floating feeling. Of course, I knew that this was not a good thing, but it gave me great satisfaction in my heart. , but I couldn’t stop, so I stayed in the imperial study room as much as possible, because in the study room I really felt that I was Huyan Donghai from later generations.

Jia Sidao and others sat on both sides of me, and the seat opposite me was vacant, which was reserved for the four candidates including Fan Wenhu.

I said to Cao Shixiong, Fan Wenhu and others: "Dear dear friends, I said yesterday that two of you will be selected as envoys for the Lin'an and Guangnan theaters. The evaluation team will consist of me and several ministers. Let's evaluate everyone, Cao Shixiong, you come first, and the rest go to the next room to rest first."

I pointed to the vacant seat opposite the conference table and said, "Cao Aiqing, please sit down."

"Yes, thank you Your Majesty for granting your seat,"

When recruiting people in later companies, I often participate in this kind of interview, interviewing others, of course I have been interviewed by others, but after time travel, this is the first formal interview behavior, I hope this interview method can be used in this era It became a way to select officials, so Jia Sidao and others were allowed to participate.

"Cao Aiqing, tell me first, what would you do if you became the commander of the war zone?"

Although Cao Shixiong is old, his speech is still clear and his thinking is quick.

"Your Majesty, my minister Cao Shixiong has been in the army since he was a child, and he is very familiar with the situation of our army. As a soldier, I believe that the most basic element is to obey the orders of your superiors. Any war zone is an independent group, but this independence is relative. It is independent under the overall environment of our dynasty, so as the supreme general of a war zone, the first thing is to carry out the orders of the superiors to the letter. Although I have retired for many years, I always pay attention to the movements of our army , Yesterday, Lord Fan, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Lord Lu, Minister of Military Affairs, gave the ministers a detailed account of the current situation. According to His Majesty's instructions, our military plan for the next few years is divided into three parts. The first is the preparation stage. This period is mainly military training. The second is the defensive stalemate, and the third is the counter-offensive stage of the Northern Expedition. If you serve as the envoy of the Lin'an theater, then you should focus on the first and third stages, because the second stage is mainly the task of the four major theaters on the front line, so the minister will Build the army in the Lin'an theater into an attacking force,"

Seeing that Cao Shixiong had said so much in one breath, I seemed a little out of breath, so I said, "Cao Aiqing, you have enough time, just take your time."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern," Cao Shixiong continued after a short break, "After clarifying the main tasks of the Lin'an theater in the future, the key point is to carry out targeted military training. Defense is the main thing, and it is passive, relying on the defense of the city, so the first thing the minister has to do is to reverse the inherent thinking of the soldiers, instill in them the idea of ​​attack and attack, and then train according to the characteristics of the attack."

"Then according to what Ai Qing said, how to conduct aggressive training,"

"Your Majesty, I believe that whether it is attack or defense, we must first improve the basic quality of the soldiers, that is, to ensure that they do not lose to the Mongolian soldiers in individual confrontation, and the second is the method of training and totaling. Various types of arms, such as golden gunners, hookers, shields, etc., if these arms can be effectively combined, the result of one plus one greater than two will be obtained,"

I recorded Cao Shixiong's main points of view on paper while listening. This combination method coincided with my point of view, but I used the combination method of musketeers as the main part, supplemented by cold weapons.

"Well, one plus one, Aiqing continues,"

"There is also the military discipline and style of the soldiers. Orders and prohibitions are one of the basic elements of victory. Your Majesty, regarding military training, I think these three points are the main points."

I nodded slightly and said, "Aiqing's military training method is quite satisfactory, in line with the art of war. I'm here to ask you, how can I compete with the Mongolian cavalry in the attack with the infantry as the main army?"

Cao Shixiong thought for a while and said, "My minister thinks that our court will vigorously develop the cavalry. If we fight against the cavalry with infantry, we will undoubtedly suffer a big loss. If the cavalry is difficult to popularize, we can only attack from the ground. Advancing layer by layer, occupying each city one by one,"

"Cao Aiqing, even if I buy a large number of horses, I can't make my soldiers as proficient in horsemanship and riding and shooting as the Mongolian soldiers. Besides, I can't buy enough horses either."

"Your Majesty, then we can only gradually erode the opponent's vitality, avoid fighting in the wild, and force the enemy to fight for the city with our army,"

"Well, this is also a method, master, do you have any questions to ask Cao Aiqing?"

Jia Sidao said lightly: "Your Majesty, I don't have any."

Lu Xiufu said: "Lord Cao, Mr. Lu has a problem. When attacking the enemy's city, he must go through the field. If the Mongolian army sets up defenses on the road, our army may encounter the enemy halfway and be unable to reach it." Under the enemy's city, it seems difficult to avoid confrontation in the wild."

"Yes, Mr. Lu is right. This is the shortcoming of our lack of cavalry. If we meet in the wild, we can only rely on the combination of our troops to fight against the enemy's cavalry."

"Then Mr. Cao thinks there is a slight chance of winning,"

After a moment of silence, Cao Shixiong said: "If you train properly, there is a [-]% chance of winning."

In all fairness, Cao Shixiong's idea is in line with the current situation, but with this method, it is very difficult to win in the field. After all, the infantry against the invincible Mongolian cavalry is bound to lose.

When I saw that it was almost done, I said, "Okay, Cao Aiqing will step down first, and the next one is Wang Anjie and Wang Aiqing."

Wang Anjie was in his forties, and looked refined and refined, not at all like a general on the battlefield. Perhaps Ding You had been at home for more than a year, and he had washed away all the glory in the army.

"The minister Wang Anjie sees His Majesty, and I have seen all the adults,"

"Wang Aiqing, there is no need to be too polite, just tell me your point of view,"

"Yes, Your Majesty," Wang An said after finishing the ceremony, "Your Majesty, my lords, since I joined the army, I have been following my father and guarding Diaoyu City. During many years of confrontation with the Mongols, I believe that the strength of the Mongolian army lies in The impact and mobility of its cavalry, the Mongolian soldiers grew up on horseback since childhood, and their horsemanship and riding and archery skills are far beyond the reach of our soldiers. If our army wants to make a northern expedition, it is bound to happen in the wild with the Mongolian army. Encounters, this is unavoidable, if our army wants to win in the field encounters, I think there is only one way, "

"Oh, Wang Aiqing, what can I do?"

"Your Majesty, I think that the strength of our imperial infantry cannot compete with the Mongolian cavalry in field battles. Therefore, if your majesty wants to make a northern expedition, you must improve the structure of our army and add a new unit. I call it For engineering soldiers, with the widespread use of gunpowder, in field battles, engineers can dig deep trenches downwards, build low walls upwards, and burn gunpowder as a barrier, so as to suppress the advantages of the Mongolian cavalry. Once formed, they can return to the I am facing the familiar city defense battle, "

Wang Anjie has been at war with the Mongolian army for many years, and he knows the power of its cavalry, which is unmatched by the infantry of our dynasty, so he came up with the method of using engineers to cooperate with the infantry to defeat the invincible Mongolian cavalry.

However, this method has two fatal weaknesses. One is that it requires a large number of engineers, and it is impossible for the Mongolian army to wait for you to repair the fortifications before launching an attack. For this, but it is not a long-term solution to wait for work.

However, Wang Anjie can think of the application of gunpowder and change the structure of the arms, which is considered very thoughtful. If he knows the advent of firearms, he will probably be ecstatic.

I praised and said: "Aiqing's thoughts are quite profound, and I will consider them comprehensively. The next one is Yin Yinglei,"