It can be seen that there are more than 30 generals in Hebei, the capital, Jingdong, and Jingxi.

From Huainan to Liangzhe, Jiangnan, Jinghubei, Nanlu Tanzhou, Quan, Shao, Guangxi, Fujian, Guizhou, and Yongzhou, there are only a dozen generals in total.

And there are very few soldiers, only 3,000 people per general, and no deputy generals.

There are more than 30 generals in the northwest, as well as Han and Fan archers, and there are regular generals and deputy generals.

The five northwest routes plus Hedong and Hebei have become the most powerful military regions. Among them, the five northwest routes have more soldiers, generals, and generals because they want to attack Xia. They are given the most armor, weapons, and supplies.

In addition, the people are tough and there are many generals. After the cancellation of the garrison law, the soldiers and generals are united, and the combat effectiveness naturally rises sharply, far exceeding the period of Song Zhenzong, Renzong, and Yingzong, and the weak state is swept away.

If it weren't for the misuse of generals and Shenzong's eagerness for quick success, Xixia would have collapsed during the reign of Shenzong.

Even so, by the time of Huizong, the Western Army had won battle after battle, and it was only a matter of time before the Xia was destroyed. There was no need to wait a hundred years for the Mongols to take action.

This series of reforms affected the Western Army and Hedong the most, after all, they were war zones.

Hebei, the capital, and the south had little impact, just a change of name.

Wang Anshi's reforms encountered various obstacles.

Sima Guang, Fu Bi, Wen Yanbo and others were the leaders, and many conservatives including Su Shi strongly opposed it.

Whether it was the Bao Ma Law, the 02 Qingmiao Law, or the Shiyi Law, they all failed one after another.

Only the military strategy was preserved.

No matter how stupid Sima Guang was, he knew that this was the only way to reorganize the military and at least ensure that the Song Dynasty could resist foreign enemies.

But even if Wang Anshi was a famous stubborn prime minister, with an iron face and a ruthless iron fist... he knew that he could not touch the real reform of the imperial guards in the capital.

His many reforms have caused civil officials and scholars to fight against him with all their strength.

Wang Anshi needs at least the nobles and generals not to jump out and oppose the military strategy with all their strength.

The generals of the Western Army are the profit-making class, of course they will not oppose it.

If the Beijing camp is carefully sorted out, Wang Anshi will be stung by bees.

Song Shenzong was not a wise and ambitious king. He presided over the reform because the three redundancies had made the Song Dynasty's finances unsustainable.

The deficit was more than 10 million guan.

The army was defeated repeatedly.

The bureaucracy was getting bigger and bigger, and the fiscal revenue was getting less and less.

He urgently needed reforms to solve these chronic problems.

It is not that he had a deep understanding, nor did he have strong mental perseverance and determination, nor did he have deep consideration and coordination means.

In the early stage, Wang Anshi rushed recklessly and appointed many villains to promote the new law.

In the middle and late stages, the military tactics and other laws were effective, and fiscal revenue increased.

Song Shenzong immediately pulled out the ladder and drove Wang Anshi away. Later, the old party came in force and the situation was about to get out of control. Song Shenzong invited Wang Anshi back to suppress the old party. After using him, he threw Wang Anshi away like a chamber pot.

After that, Wang Anshi became discouraged., and never considered returning to the throne again in his lifetime.

Song Shenzong was not an emperor worthy of loyalty, just like his sons and grandsons.

Such an official could not possibly support Wang Anshi and dig up his own roots.

Unlike the Western Army, most of the generals of the Imperial Guards of the Capital were married to the royal family, and they were extremely reliable in loyalty.

Clean up the Imperial Guards of the Capital, and remove a large number of loyal generals of the Capital.

Then use the military tactics...

Hundreds of thousands of elite troops in the capital were commanded by a group of generals and deputy generals.

What if another Zhao Da appeared among them?

It is better to have a weak capital camp than to have such a dangerous and uncontrollable situation!

This is the real reason.

Zhezong and Huizong Zhao Ji both understood the reason. On the one hand, it is difficult to govern, and on the other hand, it cannot be governed!

The Beijing Camp just needs to maintain its appearance and maintain the dignity of the Song Dynasty officials and the public security of the capital.

The outside world will be handed over to the Western Army and the Hebei Imperial Army.

The Western Army will not allow one family to dominate. There is the Zhong family, but there are also the Liu family, the Qu family, the Xin family, the Zhang family and other families, which are involved with each other, and there are also civil servants to control and manage logistics.

That's good.

The Song Dynasty only had to fight against the Western Xia, which was a threat to the heartland.

The Liao Kingdom had already formed an alliance and negotiated peace, and there was a hundred years of peace. The Liao nobles had no intention of going south. There were the Han areas of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun to provide supplies, and they were comfortable with the annual tribute of several million strings of money. Why would they go south and fight the Song people to death?

So the overall strategy of the Song Dynasty did not have any major problems. It was enough to suppress the uprising internally and destroy the Xia externally.

If the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun were in the hands of the Song Dynasty, they could build a defense line along the Hetao and Yanshan Mountains. This strategy can be said to be extremely sober and pragmatic. With the financial management ability of the Song Dynasty's monarchs and ministers, it was also a rare dynasty that recruited soldiers, and its combat effectiveness could always be maintained above the same level.

Including the supply of military equipment and materials, and logistical support, it was much stronger than the Han and Tang Dynasties.

The later Ming Dynasty was simply incomparable.

It's a pity that it didn't have the Yanyun defense line, and didn't consider that the Liao Kingdom would not be able to withstand the rebellion in its own territory.

First there was Jin, then Mongolia.

It was also the bad luck of the Song Dynasty and the Zhao family, and it was also the time and fate.

Zhao Gou was a person who could understand his father's thoughts and considerations. From the perspective of the emperor's posture and mind, the ninth Zhao Gou was a natural emperor.

He was much stronger than Zhao Huan.

Later, the military system, finance, imperial camp, and central government system of the Southern Song Dynasty were adjusted, and Zhao Gou was quite pragmatic.

The military system of the Southern Song Dynasty changed again in the system of generals and soldiers, which further promoted the system of generals.

For example, the Wu family, who had been in Sichuan for generations, could be said to have fought from the beginning to the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, and the Wu family had been gritting their teeth and fighting until Sichuan was destroyed.

Because the interests of dozens of counties in Sichuan belonged to the Wu family, and they had been guarding Sichuan for generations, the Wu family had a say in local military and political affairs.

Except that they were not Jiedushi, in fact, they had considerable power and interests.

In addition,The Zhao family, which had been guarding Xiangyang for generations, had Zhao Fang, Zhao Fan, and Zhao Kui. Three generations of the family guarded Xiangyang and held on until the last moment.

The bad thing about Jia Sidao in the Southern Song Dynasty was that he made random changes. It didn't matter if he was a traitor, but he began to collect military power and wanted to change the situation of the local area.

This undoubtedly touched the interests of the guarding generals. General Liu Zheng led his elite troops and the garrisoned areas to surrender to the Mongols. This bad example happened more than once.

This is where Jia Sidao deserves to die the most.

He had a poor vision, poor skills, and liked to mess around.

The situation of the imperial guards in the capital at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty was not easy to mess around with.

Unless there was a risk of civil strife and reshuffle in the entire Northern Song Dynasty.

050 Wang Anshi could see it, as could Song Shenzong, philosophy, Zhao Ji, and even Zhao Gou.

Things that were known but could not be changed.

The result is the current embarrassing situation.

The bandits suddenly arrived.

There are no strong soldiers outside and no guards inside.

It was extremely embarrassing.

Zhao Gou only had some experience and understanding of the twists and turns here, and he did not dare to guarantee that what he said was correct. How could he explain it clearly to a little girl at this time?

He could only smile bitterly and wave his hand, chasing after Zhao Ji and others.

Now it depends on what the ministers have to say, and everyone will come up with ideas together. (To read the exciting novels, go to Fulu Novel Network!)

But Zhao Gou estimated that he would most likely run away!

His task was to select a hundred or so strong squads, and they did not have to be brave and good at fighting, but loyalty was the first priority.

He could not sell the father and son of the Zhao family when he met a few bandits outside.

The other thing was to prepare horses.

Even if the Beijing camp is short of horses, there is a place for raising horses in the palace. It is not difficult to pick a hundred good horses.

Prepare gold, silver and other valuables.

Finally, it depends on where to run.

Originally, the heavily-armed Daming Mansion is the safest place, but Zhao Gou estimated that his father would not choose Daming Mansion.

First, it is the front line, which is dangerous.

Second, it is across the Yellow River and may be intercepted by Liangshan warships in the middle, which is too risky.

The two routes of Jingdong and Jingxi are not possible.

It seems that we can only run to Luoyang first and then enter Guanzhong.

Zhao Gou's face is full of worry. He feels that this seemingly ordinary battle to suppress bandits is similar to the battle against Fang La. Now it seems that there is a worry about the destruction of the country! .

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