After visiting the position, Zhao Yu said repeatedly: "Excellent, great! If I hadn't seen the power of artillery, I could not understand why the battlefield was arranged like this, nor how to fight the war. After watching it one day today, I knew how the Yingtian Xiangjun fought and how powerful it was. In the past, I just heard that you all use firearms here, which are stronger than the Xiangjun in the world, and even some imperial guards. Now I know that there are not many of the imperial guards who can beat you."

Zhao Zi said: "We have been practicing for several years and have spent countless efforts. How could it be compared? This time, Guangnan Nong Zhigao and barbarian chaos, we were so angry that we wanted to go there to quell the rioters and make contributions to the court. But we are the wing army, and I don't know what the court will think."

Zhao Yu said: "It is one thing for the army to practice at the garrison, and it is another thing for the long-range combat. The court will naturally be cautious. If you really send more people to Lingnan, it will be difficult to transport so many artillery, and the arms needed every day are not a decimal. Once your army has no artillery, how is it stronger than other armies? The court must consider it. I think the most advantageous place for your battle is the northwest, and going to the southwest will be a waste of talent."

Zhao Zi shook his head repeatedly: "Since the Dangxiang peace talks, where will there be wars in the northwest? Unless the railway to the Zhenrong Army is built and the imperial court dispatches a large army to pacify Dangxiang, we will have a place to use our skills. Now there is war in the southwest, and there is no need for cannons, and small cannons are the same. In addition to artillery, cavalry and infantry should not be underestimated. The army uses muskets, which can attack and defend well, which is most conducive to field battles."

Zhao Yu nodded: "This is also reasonable. Unfortunately, I must leave tomorrow, take a bus to Henan Prefecture, and meet the generals of the provinces. If I have time, I really want to watch here for a few more days to see how you practiced it. Now, in addition to the Baiting Supervisor, the Xiangzhou Railway Supervisor of Hedong Road has also been made. Su Zhijian brought people there and most things can be produced. If the firearms are useful, it is not difficult to replace them with guns and cannons in the imperial guards and Yingtianxiang Army. The difficulty now is that the entire army does not know how to use guns and cannons. It has been many years since the imperial guards still do not use guns and cannons in field battles, and only a small number of personal soldiers carry muskets. If Yingtianxiang Army is used well, you can learn it in other places."

Liu Ji, who was walking in front, heard it and whispered to Du Zhongxiao: "Please, if we can really go south to quell the chaos this year and fight well, the whole army will see that the firearms are useful, that would be very different. Now it is just the wing army, and most officers are in charge of the power, so the morale of the army is difficult to stabilize."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Master, what do you think our Yingtianxiang Army has today? "

Liu Jidao: "The long-term recommendation is seen, the proper command, and the ability to select talents with keen eyes should have achieved the current achievements."

Du Zhongxiao shook his head slightly: "This is right, not right. Our Yingtianxiang Army has today. In fact, the most important thing is to establish various examples early. As long as you are interested, you can learn the skills in the army. As long as you learn it, you will know how to fight the war and how to arrange and command the battlefield. Of course, now it is all about war on paper, and it is sharp to see how it always needs to be fought. However, there is one disadvantage, that is, the generals who came out of our army have adapted to fighting in this way. It is hard to say if they go elsewhere."

Liu Ji nodded: "It's good to say this. We met each other when we were in Bozhou. Now it's been ten years. We know each other well. How can you manage your finances when you were a young Jinshi? You know how to marching and fighting? In fact, it's nothing else. No matter what you do, you're organized. It won't matter. You're willing to learn and take others to learn together. I've been an official for many years, and then joined the army for several years. Have you ever seen you so willing to start school and teach people those trivial knowledge? Ordinary local officials are good at learning in the county. You're different. When you were in the local area, the Railway Supervision Office opened various schools, and you can learn the knowledge that you've been able to enter for a lifetime. The Railway Supervision Office has today, which is closely related to the schools you started. Establishing a wing army and building a school. No matter what knowledge it is, you'll teach together, learn together, and teach each other. In a few years, there's a strong army today."

Speaking of this, Liu Ji sighed: "I have been on the West Road in Jingxi Road for several years. I can see that the Yingtianxiang Army was built from scratch, which is different from other troops in the world. Muskets and cannons are just appearances. In fact, the most important thing is that whether it is a soldier or an officer in the army, they all know what they want to do and how to do it. At first, it doesn't matter, but I learned it bit by bit, and I can always think it out and learn it. Everyone has high firewood. Now that we have this Yingtianxiang Army and several schools in the army, it is the most useful. There are those schools, and the textbooks and regulations have been improved today. There are no shortage of teachers, so it is not difficult to train a new army."

Du Zhongxiao smiled: "It is better to teach people how to fish than to teach people how to fish. No one teaches us, so we have to work hard together and do a few knowledge. What truly supports our army is those schools, not people, but regulations and systems. This is more useful than the imperial court's military training and martial arts. It's a pity that there are not many people. Without a big victory, the Yingtianxiang Army is difficult to correct its reputation, and our military system is difficult to truly be valued. Now the court looks at it and thinks it is fresh and seems to be very powerful, but it is hard to tell the truth. So in recent years, Yingtianyuan and Changpingsi have done a good job, so I let me do it here. Now, the time has come, this Xiangjun has been established, and more importantly, the schools that support the army have been improved and can continuously cultivate talents. Without big victory, it will not be recognized by the imperial court. What are these talents doing?"

Speaking of this, Du Zhongxiao sighed slightly: "It has been years of hard work. We need a big battle and a big victory. With military merits, everything can continue, otherwise, without the motivation to move forward, we will slowly fall silent."

Now, Du Zhongxiao is eager to fight, not just to make some military achievements for himself, but to have a future. The development of Yingtianxiang Army on West Jinglu requires a great victory. Only by shutting up people, removing noises, and promoting his own ideas.

The result of this drill was that I wonder if the court could make up the mind to lead his troops to Guangnan to quell the rebellion.

Back at the commander's tent, Du Zhongxiao arranged a banquet to see Zhao Yu off. His main purpose was to watch the basic situation of the drill and see the appearance of the Yingtianxiang Army. The purpose had been achieved, and seeing the power of the cannon was considered an unexpected joy, and he was particularly happy.

Before leaving, the court asked Zhao Yu to come and see Yingtianxiang Army and report what he saw. This is one of them. Another thing is Zhao Yu, the commander of Jingxi Road, who was catching thieves, had another chaos like Zhang Hai on this road. As long as the Yingtianxiang Army was mobilized to quell the rebellion, there would be no major trouble.

After coming up with wine and meat, Du Zhongxiao raised his glass and said, "It's a pity that the commander has been here for a long time. I'm sorry that he's not allowed to get close to you only these two days. Let's drink a glass."

After drinking, Zhao Yu said, "If it were the past, it would be difficult for me to transfer to Henan Prefecture to the mountains. But now it is different. There are railways and trains, which can be reached in one or two days. Where can I find it? The young Jinshi was not in office for ten years, and he did a lot of great good things for the court. As far as I know, when I was in Bingzhou, a fur market was built there, and the local area has benefited. A few months ago, when Mr. Han arrived at Jingxi Road, he mentioned this matter in the memorial, and I don’t know how many furs from northern China were sold to Bingzhou every year."

Du Zhongxiao drank a glass of wine and sighed: "When it comes to Bingzhou, the two commanding ministers, Xia Gong and Zheng Gong, who were there, passed away in the past few years, which is a pity. It was not appreciated by both of them back then, so how could I have today? Zheng Gong was destroyed on his post on Hedong Road, and Xia Gong died in the capital. It's a pity that I was in my official position, and I didn't see them in the end."

Speaking of this, Du Zhongxiao stood up and sprinkled the wine in his glass on the ground. He said, "The world is impermanent. When we parted, we would never see each other again. Although I have not achieved success today and have not yet achieved my reputation, I have become a supervisor in the road before I reach my thirty years. If there were no two ministers to cultivate on the same day, how could we have today? If the two ministers know about it under the spring, drink this wine. When I leave, I will go to the tomb to pay tribute!"

Zhao Yu said: "Yes, today, two ministers must be promoted. After Xia Gong went to Bingzhou for the signing of the judgment, it was important. Today, the local government still remembered the kindness of the minister and the grace of the day. Zheng Gong asked the minister to build the Volcano Army and built Tanglong Town, which became the key trade place for various countries. Although the Khitan and Dangxiang have been fighting in recent years, Tanglong Town has remained prosperous on that day. The income there supports the cost of Hedong Road. It has also built a wool weaving industry in the Volcano Army, which has become more and more prosperous in recent years. In the past, whether it was Khitan or the people of several surrounding states, it was not easy to sell sheep to the mainland. Now, as long as you sell wool cashmere, you will get countless money a year, and I don't know how many people will benefit from this."

The wool industry of the volcanic army has grown. Whether it is the Khitan or the Dangxiang people, sheep raising industry has emerged, and wool cashmere has become an important source of income. Now a large number of wool products used in the imperial guards come from there, and even the capitals in the capital have been affected.

Du Zhongxiao has been away from there for five or six years, and his impression has been blurred. However, Chen Qin is still there, and has excellent horse raising, and has been promoted to the official position, becoming an important official in the management of the horse farm on Hedong Road. Now Hedong horses have become an important source of the imperial guards' horses, and they have to surpass the horses in the northwest city.

In the south of Xiangzhou, the climate is like misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River. The volcanic army is on the frontier, which is a completely different scenery. When it comes to the days of that year, Du Zhongxiao couldn't help but feel a little confused when he remembered the past. At that time, he had also been ambitious.
Chapter completed!