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    "Even if you adopt the strategy of luring the enemy deep, there is a lot to be done in between where to hold on and where to abandon the defense. Instead of placing heavy troops in dangerous fortresses like Motian Ridge, they place troops in the valley. After the enemy occupies Motian Ridge, they will be condescending.  They clearly saw the reality and weakness of our army and ridiculed our army for not knowing the art of war. This kind of tactics can only be called stupid pig tactics!" Everyone saw Zheng Yunming getting angry and felt uneasy in their hearts.  .  The Song army has always been good at guarding the city, but since Tuoleina Shaoding invaded the south, many people were frightened by the Mongols. When encountering the Tatar cavalry, their first thought was to protect their own retreat.  Zheng Yunming was just saying that they didn't understand the art of war, but he didn't reveal what was going on behind the scenes. What was the problem of not understanding the art of war?  In a dangerous place, one man can be a barrier and no one can break it, but it is also very difficult to retreat smoothly. If it is not done well, the entire army will be annihilated.  There is nothing better than the plains of the valleys. It is easy to take action when the opportunity arises. Moreover, after escaping in a battle, you can rob the people and make a fortune, and then wait for the court to recruit you.  Since Wu Xi's rebellion, everyone has believed that a hundred battles are worse than a single defeat. Fighting at the risk of one's life is not as good as the money gained from a rout. Therefore, soldiers habitually rout when they see the enemy.  Bandits wearing red, white and yellow turbans carried out robberies, which was called the White Turban Rebellion at the time.  It is Zheng Yunming's plan to first show kindness to everyone and then establish authority. Only by grasping everyone's attitude in advance can Zheng Yunming truly announce his strategy.  "There are three things to do in central Sichuan right now. Let's listen to one of them in order of priority." "The most urgent task in Sichuan right now is to save time. When should we save time? The first is the people, the second is the officials, and the third is  The third is land. There are tens of millions of refugees near Chongqing and they are in urgent need of resettlement. You may look down on these refugees, but the city of Chengdu has been wiped out by the Mongols. It is up to these refugees to leave any seeds of the essence of Sichuan.  For the sake of the country and the future of Tianfu, the imperial court has recently issued an official document to resettle some of these refugees in Chongqing Prefecture, move some to Kuizhou, Guizhou, Fangzhou, and Xiazhou, and some to Jinghu.  Residence. The principle of relocation is to negotiate with the elders of the tribe separately, and there will be no coercion. Those who are willing to move will be given travel expenses according to the distance, and will be given grain seeds and cattle farming tools after arriving at the relocation place. The government will exempt them from taxes and levies for three years.  The Song Dynasty already had experience and established examples of resettling refugees, and there was no need for Zheng Yunming to pay attention to his instructions. Moreover, at this time, there was actually a large amount of uncultivated land in Hubei and Hunan. Try to reclaim this land as much as possible, making Huguang familiar with the world.  , in order to ensure the food supply for the war against Mongolia.  Zheng Yunming added: "Since the war, eight out of ten officials at the state and county levels have fled. Now some counties can't find the county magistrate, some can't find the county magistrate, and some can't find the chief registrar. The state officials  Some people can't find a general judge, some can't find a transfer envoy, and some can't find a general manager. How can the local officials handle the matter? Even if they have great ideas, they can't do anything, so the court will urgently appoint a group of people.  Officials came to support. In addition, local affairs cannot be handled by these bureaucrats who dropped from the sky. I discussed with Li Zhizhi to recruit local capable people and select a group of capable officials. Everyone saw that the government officials  The Jixian Hall next door has been busy every day since it opened, but a group of people with real talents and knowledge must be selected to fill the vacancies. One capable official is more valuable to the country than a hundred useless officials.  "Benefits." "There is a lot of wasteland in Chongqing, Kuizhou and Jinghu. There is no need to worry about the livelihood of the refugees. However, these farmers need government assistance before the wasteland can be reclaimed. Fortunately, Jinghu has gradually promoted legume crops and  By interplanting crops and using green manure to replenish soil fertility, I believe that within five years, the reclaimed barren land will become fertile fields again.¡± None of the generals under his command could listen to what he said.  You know, originally Zheng Yunming only talked about them in general terms.  Those who need to be concerned about these are the tribunals in various places. As for these warriors, they are concerned about the things that will be mentioned below.  When Zheng Yunming continued to speak, his voice rose slightly: "Safeguarding the people is the first priority, and the second priority is reorganizing the army. Now that the entire army in Shukou has been wiped out, the remaining troops of the Chengdu Prefecture have set up the envoys."  There are not many other troops, or the troops are too small to resist the Mongols moving south again, so the court sent me to reinforce, but with more than 10,000 people, how can I compete with the 100,000 Kuaduan troops.  , So to increase the military strength, the first is to reorganize the existing Sichuan army, and the second is to start recruiting new troops." When these warriors heard Zheng Yunming's words, they became energetic, and they all stared at this with bright eyes.  A young man is in charge of the capital. Reorganizing the army and recruiting new troops are good opportunities to change the strength and status of the army. Whoever can expand the army will play a decisive role in the future war of resistance. Don't look at these big bosses who can't read all the words.  In fact, they are very thoughtful.  Given the strength of the Jin Kingdom, it was still entangled with the Song Dynasty for hundreds of years.?, although the Mongols have strong soldiers and horses, they cannot cross the Yangtze River on horseback, nor can they reach the lofty mountains of Bashan. The war will inevitably become protracted. And according to the speculations of recent dynasties, the consequences of protracted war will inevitably lead to the expansion of vassal towns, not to mention becoming a dominant force.  , maybe there is still a chance to become an emperor. Naturally, the Song Dynasty's control over the army is far from comparable to that of the Tang Dynasty. However, when the war is urgent and the court needs help from others, go to the political hall to honor your ancestors and despise those people.  Scholars, how can such a good thing not make everyone eager to try it?  Zheng Yunming saw the generals' enthusiasm and sighed secretly in his heart. Since ancient times, military generals' passion for fame has never diminished. Even when their families and countries are in danger of overthrow, many people are still busy making careful calculations for their own selfish interests.  The more this happens, the more we can appreciate the greatness of generals like Yue Pengju and Qi Nantang who put national security above personal gain.  "The principle of reorganizing the army is to be as close as possible and not as far away as possible, and as small as possible as large as possible. If there is no special need for the troops that retreated from Shukou, they will all be merged under the command of He Yanwei Dutong. The troops and horses originally belonging to Chengdu Road will all be  Under the control of Wang Kui, the Zhizhi envoy has agreed to give Wang Tongzhi the title of deputy commander of Kuizhou and control all the remaining soldiers in Chengdu Prefecture. " Wang Kui's eyes lit up. Although this Zheng Dutong has an amazing reputation,  The discipline is also extremely strict, but it is really good for me. Before the war started, I was promoted to an official. Besides, the Chengdu Prefecture was not completely wiped out. Many of the troops were defeated. It would not be a problem for me to seriously recruit and expand the number of tens of thousands of people.  Although Zheng Dutong's discipline was difficult, people and food came first.  He usually only concentrates on collecting money and deducting food and salary, and never asks about outside affairs. How could he understand the history of Zheng Yunming's business in Jinghu?  If he had paid a little attention to the rumors in Jinghu, he would have understood that Zheng Yunming's handling of the existing army has never been the focus, and the focus has always been on the latter one.  "About the issue of recruiting new troops." Zheng Yunming glanced at the generals. Everyone's interest suddenly dropped a lot. The new recruits could not pay the bills. At most, they could only pay for one ration, but the Mongols wanted it in a moment.  When you come back, when your life is at stake, you can't just think about how to collect military salary. You still need to have some brothers who can fight to save your own life. All the generals in Sichuan understand this truth, so expanding the military membership and getting food and salary are all  Happy, as for training a new army from scratch, no one has the energy and time.  "You don't need to worry about it. You can make up for the vacancies caused by battle losses and escapes in your own establishment. I will handle the recruitment of the new army. The imperial court has given the Sichuan Xuanfu Envoy Flag List and Appointment Certificate, and the decision has been made.  To establish the scope of the new army, I discussed with Ambassador Li Xuan and decided to use the old establishment of Emperor Taizong. A total of forty battalions of horse infantry were organized, with each battalion having 500 men. Each battalion was to be led by an officer above the rank of general.  It is still called the battalion commander. Each three battalions are led by a general, with a total of thirteen generals. The remaining one battalion is the Beiwei battalion, which is under my direct control. In addition, the six naval battalions are selected as the back and forth troops in the river.  "The total number of land and sea troops is more than 20,000. In the eyes of the Sichuan generals, this is not an extraordinary number.  Xishu, like Jinghu, has a tradition of using a large number of irregular troops to fight. They are called Zhongyi people in the court. The difference is that the Zhongyi people in Jinghu and Lianghuai are all red-coat thieves and Jin army troops who fled from the north.  The Zhongyi people in Sichuan are mostly composed of local residents.  In terms of quantity, Sichuan's loyal troops are definitely not small. An ordinary attack or defense in Shukou often involves more than 100,000 loyal troops. Naturally, these loyal troops often have no weapons or only very simple weapons and need to capture the enemy's territory.  The weapons even picked up the weapons of our own dead officers and soldiers, and its combat effectiveness can be imagined.  How much better can these so-called new armies gathered by Zheng Yunming be than the loyal people?  The generals in Sichuan all held a skeptical attitude, but they did not dare to say it openly.  Zheng Yunming continued directly: "The following will talk about the most critical issue, which is the battle and defense strategy adopted by Sichuan in the future. You are all veteran generals in Central Sichuan. Zheng is just a newcomer, but Zheng is bold today.  , to lay the foundation for Sichuan's future strategy to fight against the barbarians, which is to abandon the plain land in western Sichuan and stick to the dangerous mountains and rivers in eastern Sichuan. First, we must hold on and then advance steadily. " As soon as he said this, there was a commotion in the hall.  When Zheng Yunming arrived in Sichuan, a Huguang guest general dared to offer to hand over the best parts of Western Shu to the enemy. This was not only unacceptable to the military and civilians, but from the perspective of the country, Zheng Yunming could be sentenced to the heaviest penalty almost immediately.
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