I became the son of Renzong

Chapter 526

The smoke of the beacon is transmitted very quickly, but no matter how fast the imperial court operates, it is impossible for the entire army to go north within a day or two.

The military situation in the frontier is unclear, and all the court can do is to prepare for a big war.

All departments began to operate at a high speed, and the workshop city began to work overtime to build firearms.

Firearms are different from traditional armaments. Whether it is from the preservation of firearms or the purpose of preventing frontier troops, the base of the frontier army's firearms reserves is a fixed number.

From the moment Bianliang's wolf smoke was ignited, the whole Bianliang became tense, not only the courtiers, but also the common people.

There are always good people who understand this wolf smoke, and the common people know that the Song Dynasty was attacked by Xixia and Beiliao at the same time...

The frontier report finally came...~
On the third day of August, without any warning, [-] cavalrymen and nearly [-] tribes, livestock, and war horses of the Xixia Left Wing's Brave Army suddenly broke through from Yong'an Village, bypassed Jinghua Village and headed straight for Fuzhou.

Along the way, people and livestock were engulfed, and the grain to be harvested was wiped out.

On the same day, Northern Liao Xijing Road was stationed, and Yelu Liangchen, the left-behind secretary of the Western Academy of Northern Liao, led an army of [-] troops and [-] Oruduo, supported by nearly [-] Han troops, and launched an attack on Yanmen Pass.

Fulin Erzhou is the guard of Zhejia, and its firearms and equipment are definitely not as good as those of Huanqing, Yanyan, and the new army of the capital, but the imperial court still equipped them with the first-generation gunpowder bombs and tiger squatting guns in the early days.

The same is true for Yanmen Pass.With the Chanyuan Alliance at the bottom, there have been no major wars with Beiliao for decades, and the frontier army is mainly equipped with first-generation firearms.

Originally, with these firearms, it should be no problem to resist the attack of Lord Liaoxia.

However, the report from the front stated that no matter whether it was the Beiliao or Xixia, their forward cavalry seemed to be no longer afraid of the explosion of gunpowder bombs, and they adopted the offensive method of spreading their forces, and the gunpowder bombs had no previous effect...

This kind of front-line report made the entire court hall chilly for a while, and the courtiers' breathing could be heard in the quiet.

Liaoxia cavalry are no longer afraid of gunpowder bombs. The first possibility is that gunpowder bombs from the state dynasty were sold to Liaoxia; secondly, Liaoxia can also manufacture gunpowder bombs...

No matter which possibility it is, it will be a heavy blow to the fighting power of the country that has just improved... ~ There is no way, being suppressed and beaten by Liaoxia for many years, this fear is deeply rooted in the bone marrow.

Originally thought that the country would have firearms, a sharp weapon that could take advantage of the power of heaven and earth, to destroy Xixia and recover Yanyun just around the corner.As a result, before the imperial court was ready to show off its power, it was pulled back to the same starting line.

How is this played?
Guochao's military power, up to now, has been full of battles and calculations, and the number of transformed into a new army is less than 30. It is an optimistic estimate to be able to compete against any Liaoxia family.But now they are facing Liaoxia's alliance!

It wasn't that the imperial court was delaying the progress of the new army's transformation, but that it was already difficult for the Imperial Guard Xiangjun to select soldiers who met the minimum standards of the new army.

There are 30 new troops, and no less than 10,000 new troops should be retained to garrison Bianliang. The border stretches for thousands of miles. It is already stretched to deploy [-]+ people, but now they have to resist the attack of the Liaoxia coalition forces...

With such a status quo, even the courtiers who don't know anything about military matters dare not evaluate the war optimistically.

"Everyone, please tell me, if you have any suggestions for the current war, you can talk about it..."

Here's the program.After Fu Bi read out the front-line report just now, Zhao Xi didn't expect them to give advice on the performance of the courtiers and workers.

The reason for going through such a procedure is that Zhao Xi wants to unify his thoughts and forcefully suppress some messy thoughts, so as to ensure that the court's thoughts are unified when fighting abroad.

Zhao Xi does not allow the court to have gossip at this time!

"Your Majesty, I think it is urgent to find out about my missing firearm! If this matter is not clear, the soldiers will not be able to fight with peace of mind!"

"Your Majesty, it is really a disaster to attack the generals of the border towns of our Great Song Dynasty with the sharp weapon of our Great Song Dynasty. The top priority of the imperial court is to thoroughly investigate and eliminate the channels for the firearms to flow out!"

Fan Zhen, Minister of Rites.I really don't know how to evaluate it. What he said doesn't help the war, but it makes people more and more confused.

"Your Majesty, what Fan Xueshi is worried about, I can answer now: Liaoxia war horses are not afraid of firearms and the outflow of firearms from the Kingdom has nothing to do with it."

"First of all, the coded production of firearms in Guochao Workshop City, that is to say, the ammunition of each musket is numbered, let alone gunpowder ammunition?"

"Secondly, regardless of whether it is the Frontier Army, the Western Army, the Hebei Army, or the new army stationed in Bianliang, the firearms depot is checked every three days, and the imperial city department must compare the serial numbers of all the firearms in stock. All personnel will be killed without mercy!"

"Furthermore, the "Wu Jing Zong Yao" written by Zeng Xiang and Ding Xueshi has gunpowder production methods. "Wu Jing Zong Yao" is not only printed in my dynasty, not to mention the Northern Liao Dynasty, even Dali and Annan are sold. .”

Su Song's words were like a lead wire, detonating the suffocating court, and the Qinzheng Hall was in chaos in an instant.

bother!
Zhao Xi had no choice but to strike Jin Ou again...

"Men and workers, don't be alarmed. The gunpowder mentioned in the "Wu Jing Zong Yao" is not the same as the gunpowder made in the workshop city. It is okay to say that there is a big difference."

"Besides, the way horses are not afraid of firearms is not because they are familiar with gunpowder explosions. It is also possible to stab the ears of war horses. The frontier war reports did not mention the situation where Liaoxia used firearms to attack us."

Generally, scholars who study science tend to be rational, and Su Song should be regarded as one of the few officials in the Song Dynasty who focuses on seeking truth and being pragmatic.

The fear in the battle report did not make Su Song lose his rational thinking.

Nearly [-] cavalry in Northern Liaoxi and Xijing were still attacking the side wall as skirmishers. Su Song could almost imagine the situation...Gunpowder bombs may no longer kill a large area like before. Similarly, this way of attacking the city also makes the so-called The siege has turned into momentum.

Su Song is one of the people who really understand the power of gunpowder bullets.

"Your Majesty, firearms use the power of heaven and earth to take people's lives. In the early years, His Majesty led the army to defeat Xixia invaders with firearms, which was justified and righteous."

"However, my Great Song Dynasty, with the power of firearms, was good at provoking frontier quarrels, using the power of firearms to massacre Tubo tribes, invade Lanzhou, and advance Miaochuan.

"Nowadays, Liaoxia has a method of guarding against firearms, which is the principle of the balance of heaven and earth, and warns us of the fault of excessive killing. I think that we must not make mistakes and continue to gather brutal soldiers to fight with firearms, otherwise heaven and earth will fall apart." There will be retribution!"

Who is this?Zhao Xi really didn't know him, and had never seen this person before.

"Officials, this person's name is Xingshu, a member of Sima Xianggong's family."

Wang Zhongzheng reminded Zhao Xi in a low voice, so that Zhao Xi could understand who it was.

Zhao Xi knew it, and seemed to remember this person.When the court debate was discussed, this person seemed to belong to Cheng Hao's school, and he had the experience of studying under Zhang Zai, and now he is Sima Guang's person.

Zhao Xi couldn't remember who recommended this person, and he also forgot when he had the qualifications to go to court.It's just that he said that...Zhao Xi looked at Sima Guang...Old Sima seemed to be fine.

Looking at Cheng Hao, who is already in the censor's supervision, it seems that he is also unaware.

Since he was introduced as cannon fodder, Zhao Xi didn't mind letting him become cannon fodder.

"Xing Aiqing, as you said, what should the court do now?"

(End of this chapter)