The Struggle of the Reborn Prince

Four years have passed since the first Jurchen invasion in the seventh year of Xuanhe. The imperial guards of the Song Dynasty have basically disintegrated. The royal army and the volunteers and village soldiers of various prefectures have become the main body of the anti-Jin. In order to appease the army, Zhao Gou and Zhao Qiong were the main body of the anti-Jin period.

They all appointed officials, and they were in charge of the military power, regime and financial power of the state army under their jurisdiction. As a "way to save the evil" of the Jin army, the army of the state army around the Song and Jin dynasties was actually a local tyrant.

The sub-properties of defeated generals, photographers, "groups of thieves" and others.

Some court officials believed that it was better to recognize the fait accompli and set up a subjugation envoy to some extent to restore the law of the Tang Dynasty's vassal states to achieve unified government orders. Although Zhao Jie was also considered a "vassal state", he knew it well and the country was

The unity is not only a nominal unity for accepting the appointment of the court to do their own politics, but also a de facto unity with the unity of the army and administration.

If it is recognized now, a situation of warlord separatism will be formed over time. When they monopolize financial resources and support private troops, the court will face a situation of financial exhaustion and irreconcilable soldiers. Of course, Zhao Qiong is decisive.

This proposal was rejected, and now this situation that is extremely harmful and threatens the central government must be stifled in the cradle. We must not take action when the local separatist formation is too big.

Therefore, the two generals Gao Chong and Zhao Yong had their journey to the north and south. While completing the task of eliminating bandits and defending the enemy country, they also had to assist the government in completing the reorganization of the armed forces of separatist forces in various places, so as to ensure that they could not only do so.

Integrate the armed forces across the country.

The original various numbers and organization of Song Jinbing were no longer possible or necessary to recover. After more than a month of rest and supplementary force of Zhao Qi, the Zhongxing Army was divided into three. Dragon General, Lion General and Tiger General.

Each of them was drawn to three brigades with Zhao Yong to the north. The Leopard and the Wolf were drawn to three brigades with Gao Chong to the south, and the remaining troops remained in the Jingji area.

In the process of reorganizing other departments, recruiting new recruits and expanding them. They will become the main body of the imperial guards of the Song Dynasty, and the former generals will be the main body to build a garrison. The troops under their jurisdiction are led. Although they are stationed in the local area, they will not be subject to the jurisdiction of the local government.

He directly obeyed the emperor's orders, and the logistics and soldiers were managed by the Ministry of War, and the training was guided by the Privy Council.

The troops heading north will be organized into three mixed infantry and cavalry troops mainly composed of dragon cavalry, called dragon wings, lion wings and tiger wings to show inheritance and trace the origin. The five brigades are organized by each army, which is the five brigades. Each brigade will be under the jurisdiction of five brigades.

The army and brigade each have direct troops to artillery, baggage, scouts, military law and other direct troops, and the desert brigade and hunting cavalry brigade left behind in Datong are included in its sequence; after the reorganization is completed, the full unit will be completed

With more than 20,000 troops per army, they will be stationed in Xi'an in the future, Datong and Zhending, and will become the main forces of the various tutoring departments.

The troops heading south were also organized into two armies: Leopard and Wolf Wing. The difference is that the southern water network is not conducive to cavalry running, so the two mixed armies will be the main force of infantry. Each army has an inland river.

The fleet cooperates with cooperation and set up Lianghuai and Liangjiang Town Fushi. Lianghuai Town Fushi is responsible for the defense of Huainan North Road, Huainan West Road, Lizhou Road, Hubei Road and other areas, and is stationed in Jiangling Prefecture; Liangjiang Town Fushi is responsible for the east of Jiangnan

The defense of Jiangnan West Road, Jinghu South Road, Jinghu North Road, Fujian Road, Guangnan Two Road and other areas is stationed in Hangzhou.

The troops left behind in the capital were re-enlarged into the Central Imperial Army. The numbers and organization of the various troops of the Zhongxing Army were used, and the Jingji Town and Control Department was established, which was responsible for the defense of Jingdong East Road, Jingdong East Road, Jingxi South Road, Jingxi North Road, Jingxi North Road, and the Four Jingfu Prefectures.

The ZTE completed its transformation to the Imperial Army. The total force reached 200,000, which doubled. However, it still shrank a lot compared to the 860,000 imperial troops at its peak. They still followed the past of the ZTE and used

Weapons mainly focus on firearms, and the distribution of troops still maintained the central and local forces set by the Taizu era, which was half of the central and half of the local forces to prevent mutiny.

The Song Dynasty was divided into twenty-six routes, including thirty prefectures, 254 prefectures, and 63 supervisors. However, after this adaptation, the former wing army was disbanded and replaced by various commanders.

The local army will set up one or several generals to guard each route according to the population, public security situation and border situation. Each general will have a service force ranging from 2,000 to 5,000 people. At the same time, it can be organized to form a service army according to the situation, responsible for construction, water control, transportation, etc.

Work, of course, these troops are actually hard labor camps, and most of the soldiers are exiled. Criminals serving sentences and prisoners in the war are regarded as labor reforms, and of course they cannot be treated equally. The total strength of the local army is more than 250,000.

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The Lu Army was divided into various prefectures and counties, and was responsible for defending border defense and maintaining social security. Local troops were led by the Ministry of War and the local government's guards in normal times, and were dispatched by the Privy Council during wartime, implementing the same military service system as the Imperial Army and enjoying the same enjoyment.

Welfare military pay, but the biggest difference is that they are still equipped with cold weapons. Although they are numerous, if they want to rebel, they have to consider whether the guy in their hands is the opponent of the imperial guards...

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At the same time, Cheng Xishou also led the navy to take advantage of the opportunity of the world's unfreezing to go south, accepting and adapting various naval armies of the Song Dynasty.

Most of the Song navy was deployed in the south and maintained public order in various places. The coastal commander was established in Mingzhou, usually the governor of Mingzhou, and was a permanent institution. When the general was appointed as the governor of Mingzhou, he also served as the governor of Mingzhou.

.There is a navy under its jurisdiction, which is divided into general commanders and the general territorial sea ships are set up. The magistrate of Pingjiang Prefecture or the magistrate of Shaoxing occasionally uses the coastal commander as the joint commander. The coastal commander is sometimes

It was incorporated into the Zhejiang East Pacification Department. When two coastal commanders were set up, they were stationed in Mingzhou and Pingjiang, and the deputy commander was often appointed as military generals.

The real naval army of the Song Dynasty was used for border defense, mainly the naval army of Dengzhou, Jingdong. Dengzhou was at the tip of the Shandong Peninsula. It used to be the jurisdiction of the Liao Dynasty, but now it is located across the sea by the Liaodong Peninsula belonging to Jin. It is called "Zi Bian".

", "The wind is like a sail, and the city is coming to the city." Therefore, the Song Dynasty "often stationed heavy troops to teach water wars. The beacon was spread throughout the morning and evening to communicate with the police. Every year, the troops were sent to guard the island in April, and until August, they returned.

, to prepare for unexpected surprises." There were two commanders of the Chenghai Navy and Crossbowmen in Dengzhou, the Peace Navy and the Pinghai Navy and the largest naval division in the Song Dynasty.

In addition, there are also commanders along the river, but most of them are temporary institutions. The permanent commanders along the river are assigned to the Jiankang Prefecture, where the prefect serves as the prefect, and "specially deals with naval vessels". They are also often set up in Ezhou.

The Yangtze River Control Department was established, and sometimes only the deputy envoy of the Yangtze River Control Department was established, and the departments were established separately, all of which were appointed by the Ezhou Prefecture. Now, these inland river water armies were assigned to the Zhenfu Department and were no longer accepted.

Zheng Xishou is now full of energy. He stands at the bow of the boat facing the sea breeze. After his beard turns white, he finally takes off the merchant's robe and puts on military uniforms, becoming the leader of the Song Dynasty's naval army. When he received the edict of the prince to ascend the throne, he immediately took the opportunity to take the opportunity.

The ship arrived in Dengzhou and rushed to the capital. A month later, he was appointed as the commander of the navy and took over the navy. Before leaving, the official summoned him into the palace for two days to discuss, explaining the importance of the navy and

The new army's troops configuration and composition were explained in detail.

After receiving the order, Cheng Xishou immediately rushed back to Dengzhou again. With the help of Dengzhou prefect Liu Zi'an, he had already set up a base here. When he walked into the Dengzhou navy camp with an imperial edict, he

Everyone in the camp was shocked. No one expected that the manager Cheng Da who had flattered them in the past became the commander of the navy. When they saw a hundred warships following his orders into the port, the ground was covered with teeth.

And the eyeballs, and this was exactly the result Cheng Xishou wanted to see, and he finally stood up in front of them.

At this time, with the strong support of the prince, Sheng Zhongtang fleet has developed more than ten years, and it is no different from the past when the robbery of Han cannot be compared with the return army. Now the fleet has large and large seas.

There are more than 600 ships, of which only 5,000 hu of large ships are twenty, half of which are converted into warships, 200 medium-sized warships are one hundred, and 200 warships are 'Dragon Wind' warships, and 200 large warships are

Merchant ships are also equipped with artillery, which can be converted into military use with just a little preparation.

In order to develop, Cheng Xishou, under the instructions of the prince, trained thousands of sailors in turn to go out to sea. Most of them had experience in voyages. At the same time, they formed three land combat brigades, established two supply bases overseas, and occupied the

An island group far away from the mainland was used as a base, with the ability to fight far-sea and landing operations. This time the entire fleet was divided into two, and the merchant ships were still managed by Shengzhongtang, while the warships and marines joined the Dasong Naval Army.

Cheng Xishou's mission was to receive the original naval army of the Song Dynasty, eliminate the old and weak, and recruit all the soldiers on a large scale to expand their forces and build warships. The entire army reached 50,000 soldiers and 1,000 warships, and established Dengzhou, Mingzhou, and Quanzhou.

, four naval bases in Haizhou. Intensify training, clear out pirates in the waters around the Song Dynasty, keep the sea routes open and open up shipping routes. At the same time, block the coastal areas of the Jin Dynasty, block merchant ships from other countries, and prohibit them from trading with the Jurchens.

The other armies were all cut, and only the navy was not compiled, but instead recruited troops and expanded. This decision puzzled many people and even opposed it. They thought that the threats from the Song Dynasty came from land, not sea.

Moreover, the responsibility of the navy is to investigate and arrest smuggle and eliminate pirates on the coast. Isn’t it a waste of money and food to expand like this? However, on this issue, Zhao Qiong showed a rare toughness, which can be said to be arbitrary and advocated construction.

The navy forces forcibly made a plan to reorganize the navy amid opposition.

Although Cheng Xishou did not fully understand the intentions of the government, in his opinion, even at its current scale, it was enough to sweep the naval armies of the surrounding countries and dominate the sea. But like other people in the palace, he had a blind trust in the government.

.How many people could believe that a down-and-out prince under ten years old could build an invincible army and a commercial kingdom that could be rich and wealthy, and reached the peak of power with his own struggles? And facts are often unexpectedly proven

He is right...(To be continued...)