Chapter 441: Shen An’s Methods Can’t Be Learned

The situation in Xixia was so unpredictable that the kings and ministers of the Song Dynasty were caught off guard.

At the beginning, Han Qi suggested stationing troops in the northwest. When news came that Pang's rebellion was successful, the Song Dynasty immediately sent troops to catch the Xixia people by surprise.

Later, this suggestion was intercepted, but the senior generals in the northwest were still informed of the plan, and were frequently recalled to the capital to express their views on the Xixia war.

Zhong Er was the general who returned to the capital to explain his views, but now that he had not Zang Er Pang and was overturned by Li Liangzuo, his visit was in vain.

Come for free, come for free, since someone is responsible for the food and accommodation, just treat it as a tour.

"...After the great victory in Fuzhou, Zhe Jizu felt quite proud. After drinking, he said that the Zhong family was always arrogant. This time the Zhong family has turned around. Next time he meets the Zhong family, let's see if they still have the face. …”

Zhang Baibian's narration was cold and without any stance.

"... Zhonge held a banquet in Fanlou and asked people to invite Zhe Kexing. He would definitely not be polite. Shen An also rushed there after hearing the news and brought more than ten local soldiers. Fanlou is afraid that he will use weapons later."

When Zhao Zhen heard this, he sighed: "How many people did that kind of E bring?"

Zhang Baibian said: "There are more than twenty people, all fierce soldiers from the northwest, and one can be as good as ten."

Han Qi remembered that the officials had asked Ouyang Xiu to dissuade him, but based on the time calculation, he was afraid that he would not be able to make it in time, so he said: "Your Majesty, those country soldiers are lazy, and Shen An has not gone out of the city to train. It shows that the young man is temporarily curious. , now that it’s no longer novel, naturally I won’t care about it anymore…it’s okay if I lose, I’ll teach him a lesson at least.”

Zhao Zhen thought so, but Zhang Baibian said: "The army is ruthless when it comes to cultivating people. They often cut off hands and feet, and killing people is also common..."

Running an army by generals is different from running an army by generals. Generals are constantly changing, and his subordinates are just passers-by to him, so no matter how rigorous he is in running an army, he seldom kills people.

But the general is an iron-clad general and a smooth sergeant, so his methods are naturally different.

But this kind of heavy-handed military management method made Zhao Zhen a little dissatisfied.

Han Qi explained: "Your Majesty, there are many domineering people in the army. If they are not deterred, those people will not listen to orders when the war comes."

Zhao Zhen didn't understand this, but he still sighed: "Punishment is fine, but killing people is...not good."

At this moment, the impression of E in his mind directly fell below the bottom line and turned into a negative image of being cruel and easy to kill.

Han Qi didn't expect such a reaction, and couldn't help being a little dumbfounded, "Your Majesty, the Zhong family is the mainstay in the northwest. The methods of running the army are questionable, but you can't break the heart of a strong general!"

Zhao Zhen shook his head and said: "Han Qing will give him a lecture later. After all, they are all soldiers serving the country. If you can speak well, speak well."

Han Qi cursed in his heart: How can we talk to those thieves and soldiers? After the Zhong family was a great Confucian, how could they think highly of those sergeants?

This was the case in the army at this time. The literati looked down on the warriors, and the generals looked down on their subordinates, level by level, so the morale of the army became a luxury. When the Liao people were beaten into dogs by the Jin people, the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty felt that the opportunity had come, and they started to fight. The army went to attack, but was beaten into dogs by the defeated Liao army.

At this time, the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty finally knew what their own army was like, so when the Jin people attacked later, they almost collapsed at the first touch. Neither the monarchs nor the ministers had the will to fight. This was the sin committed at this time.

"Your Majesty, here you come."

When Zhang Baibian saw his spy, Zhao Zhen said hurriedly: "How cruel is that kind of cheating? Come in and talk about it."

The secret agent came in and saluted, and said: "Your Majesty, Zhong'e and Zhe Kexing are doing something indoors. One of Zhong'e's men has a broken arm, and the other has a broken sternum..."

What a cruel Zhe Kexing!

Han Qi and others felt a chill in their hearts when they thought about Zhe Kexing's silent appearance.

Zhao Zhen nodded slightly. Although it was hidden, Chen Zhongheng saw it.

This is a thumbs up.

The official thought it was appropriate to provoke the enemy and counterattack.

As for the great Confucian, in the eyes of the emperor, there are only likes and dislikes. What is a great Confucian?

Great Confucians and emperors all over the Song Dynasty were not short of this thing.

The secret agent continued: "Later Shen An arrived, and the two sides had heated words. Then Zhonge said they would have a test to see Shen An's ability in military training..."

Zeng Gongliang said: "More than twenty people versus more than ten people, isn't this unfair?"

If he didn't say shameless, he was showing restraint.

Han Qi secretly smiled in his heart and said: "When fighting on the battlefield, can you still choose one-on-one when encountering a superior enemy? Isn't that child's play!"

These words seemed ordinary, but Zeng Gongliang knew that they were in response to his winning the last bet.

You, Zeng Gongliang, don’t know how to fight. What’s this beeping about?

The secret agent glanced at Han Qi with some surprise in his eyes.

Han Qi was unhappy and said, "Come quickly."

Shen An being abused is something that everyone likes to see!

The spy said: "So the two sides started fighting, and the villain blinked a few times, and a piece fell inside..."

Damn it!

So fierce?

Han Qi was more satisfied with the Zhong family's ability to run the army. He thought that for such a fierce general, let alone killing his subordinates, it would be fine even if he killed a few more.

"If you look closely, I will see that the person who fell down is a member of the Zhong family..."

Well!

Zhao Zhen was originally covering his forehead with his hands. Hearing this, he couldn't help but let go of his hands and asked in surprise: "You read that right?"

The secret agent said aggrievedly: "Your Majesty, I have the best eyesight in the Imperial City Department..."

Zhao Zhen raised his head slightly and said, "Okay."

"Shen An ordered the soldiers to break many of those people's hands and feet."

This is too cruel!

Zheke cuts off people's limbs without moving, which seems to have a source.

Han Qi frowned slightly, feeling that the Zhong family's military training methods were probably a bit behind the times.

"Although this matter is child's play, but... Shen An's military training method is really worthy of my appreciation. Go and call him."

Shen An came later, looking very calm and relaxed.

"You fought with people? You broke many people's limbs?"

Zhao Zhen's question made Shen An very innocent. He said: "Your Majesty, someone else took the initiative to ask me to compete with him, and he has more people than me... I didn't want to be violent, but you I know it, I hate evil as much as I hate it, and I don’t want others to be arrogant..."

Zhao Zhen wanted to scare the boy first before asking questions, but Shen An looked innocent, which made him a little embarrassed.

He coughed dryly and said: "It is said that the Mangshan Army's training was a bit careless, but they were able to defeat the strong soldiers of the Zhong family. Why?"

Is this acknowledgment of my ability in military training?

Shen An glanced at Han Qi and said, "Your Majesty, it's just a rumor that the training is careless. I train soldiers as a rule. As long as you can't train to death, then train to death."

Do you understand three principles and one principle?

Don’t you understand?

As soon as Zhao Zhen thought about it, he shook his head and asked Han Qi: "Is this kind of military training method possible?"

Han Qi said: "It's difficult. If the training is too harsh, the soldiers will complain and become lazy. If they are forced again, the morale of the soldiers will be messed up."

That's right, the Song Dynasty's army is so pissed off at the moment.

Zhao Zhen looked at Shen An.

"What Prime Minister Han said is true, but I think the confusion in the military morale is mainly due to the low status of warriors. People with low status just want to hang out, and defending the home and country is just a joke. If such soldiers go into battle, I worry that it will It collapses at the first touch.”

This is a chronic disease, but it is difficult to improve in today's environment.

Zhao Zhen said: "That's all, you go back."

After Shen An left, Zeng Gongliang reminded: "Your Majesty, you haven't asked him about the detailed training methods?"

Zhao Zhen shook his head: "What he does... others can't learn from him."

Treating soldiers kindly is just one rule. Who can follow it?

In these days, warriors are just like pigs and dogs. Will people treat pigs and dogs kindly?

Zhao Zhen was a little depressed, but he didn't know that Shen An had never had hope for him.

This emperor was kind-hearted and a good emperor to his subjects. But for the people of the world, such an emperor forced the Song Dynasty to stand still, causing more and more problems. It gave the successors a headache looking at the Song Dynasty, and they could only ruthlessly carry out reforms.

Later, Shen An went to Zhuangzi outside the city, while Zhonge went to visit Zaifu.

When a farmer from the northwest comes to visit, this is the one you want to meet.

Ouyang Xiu gave a few hints, telling him to study more and be less aggressive, which made Zhong E almost want to hide his face and run away.

Zeng Gongliang just listened to his views on Xixia with a smile, but did not comment.

Then came Han Qi.

Han Qi's words were not pleasant: "When I used troops in the northwest, the Zhong family was not so useless. I heard that you are the leader of the next generation of the Zhong family, why did you lose to Shen'an's soldiers?"

This was such a slap in the face that Zhonge felt ashamed. After leaving the political hall, he asked his entourage to inquire about the situation of the Mangshan Army.

"Mr. Lang, the Mangshan Army was originally a rural soldier trained by Shen An's father in Xiongzhou. They made many meritorious deeds in the Battle of Fuzhou and the Battle of Southwest..."

Are they really rural soldiers?

Zhong E became even more confused. When he found out that the Mangshan Army was stationed outside the city, he took his people there.

All the way to Zhuangzi outside the city, Zhonge saw that there was no one guarding him, so he said: "There is no one guarding him. This must be a arrogant soldier, and he will suffer a big loss sooner or later."

As soon as he rode his horse in, the flat ground on the roadside suddenly collapsed. A country soldier stood up in the pit, cupped his hands and said, "I've seen deputy envoy Zhong."

The war horse was frightened by this unexpected person and could not help but hiss loudly. The unprepared Zhonge was almost knocked off the horse.

After finally calming down the war horse, Zhonge said with a straight face: "I came here to see the Mangshan Army."

The soldier said with a smile, "Mr. Lang is also inside, so the deputy envoy can go on his own."

This is not a proud soldier!

Zhong E knew that his previous judgment was wrong, so he looked forward to seeing the Mangshan army, which was said to have only a hundred people.

As we walked in, the rows of workshops made people curious, but there were people wandering around, obviously no one was allowed to get close. UU reading www. uukansｈhu.net

"It is said that fragrant dew is produced there."

Fragrant dew!

That's a cornucopia.

If the family had fragrant dew in hand, the situation would be different.

Zhong E was a little envious until a group of people appeared in front of him.

The village soldiers stood upright now, as if the previous idleness was all illusion.

"...They all say that I don't know how to train troops, but can the Zhong family do it? Right? Today, the elite of the Zhong family were beaten by our local soldiers, and they were knocked to the ground in an instant. Who knows how to train troops? "

Shen An asked very sarcastically, and Zhong E turned away from him. He felt that this man had no grace at all, and he seemed to be a villain.

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