"What? Transfer Zhang Ji's troops to Hebei?!" In Chongzheng Hall, Wen Yanbo looked at Du Zhongxiao and couldn't believe his ears.

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Yes, it's just to transfer Zhang Ji's troops. The Western Regions have been pacified, and the main force of Karakhan was destroyed, and he has no ability to fight another big battle within a few years. Zhang Ji's troops have completed the training for a few years, and then in the northwest, which is not very useful. You can transfer the troops from Shaanxi to Hexi and Western Regions to change Zhang Ji's army to the Central Plains. With Dou Shunqing, Liu Ji and Zhang Ji's three armies on Hebei Road, the Khitan has no choice."

Wen Yanbo shook his head repeatedly: "The road from the Western Regions to Hebei is more than ten thousand miles! It's too ridiculous to mobilize troops from thousands of miles away!"

Han Qi said: "Now in June, the rivers on Hebei Road will not freeze until late October. In four months, Zhang Ji and his army gathered together to take the train, and they should be able to arrive on Hebei Road. With 150,000 troops in Hebei, we are not afraid of Khitan blackmail."

Zhao Zhen nodded: "The railway reached the Western Regions, which was not comparable before. Wang Gongchen, the governor of Shaanxi Road, ordered the Shaanxi Road Administration to make proper arrangements and immediately sent troops north through Xingzhou and took a train to Tianshan North and North Road in Hezhou. Zhang Ji's army gathered one after another and took a train to Hebei."

After hearing this, the other ministers thought it was too ridiculous to transfer troops from the Western Regions thousands of miles away, but they could not give any reason to object. Now there is a railway, and the concentrated preparation time, it will arrive in one or two months. The long-distance mobility of the railway is not comparable to that before.

Du Zhongxiao pointed to the Hebei map on the table and said, "When the Khitan attacks, there are only a few important places on Hebei Road. The front line is Xiongzhou, Baozhou and Dingzhou, and the depth is Zhending Prefecture and Yingzhou. Especially Xiongzhou is the most important way, Khitan goes south to a flat horse, which is the most important. After the three armies arrived at Hebei Road, I thought that Zhang Ji and Baozhou should be stationed by Xiongzhou and Baozhou, Dou Shunqing and Zhending Prefecture, and Liu Ji and his army would go to Yingzhou in the east. Yingzhou is Hejian County, a big city in Hebei, where a military academy can be built, and Liu Ji is in charge, and the soldiers and horses on Hebei Road should be trained first."

Zhao Zhen frowned and walked forward to see where Yingzhou was located on the map. Now the two military academies, the military academies in the capital were trained in the capital, and the Wudu military academies trained in the Shaanxi Road and Hedong Road imperial guards. Originally, the imperial guards were arranged to train in the capital, so they would change to the Hebei Road imperial guards. If another military academies were set up on Hebei Road, the training would be carried out on the spot, which would speed up, but the effect would be much worse.

Tian Kuang said: "If a military academy is set up on Hebei Road, the speed of training the imperial guards will be faster, and I am afraid the effect will not be good."

Du Zhongxiao said: "The effect is not good, and I have always been trained. In the future, in the war with the Khitan, it is all about everyone's fortune. In the past, we always thought that after Yelu Hongji pacified Chongyuan, it would take three to five years to pacify the internal situation. Now it seems that it may not be necessary. The civil war between the Khitans defeated the Yanyun area. They could still easily send hundreds of thousands of troops."

Tian Kuang said: "Without Yan Yun, where did these Khitans come from?"

Du Zhongxiao was helpless: "The Khitans may not think about this problem. It is not strange for them to gather their troops and find food and clothing. There is not enough troops on the Hebei Road and cannot defend the enemy outside the country. They can go to Hebei to get food and food. Even if they repel the Khitans, they will inevitably be corrupted. Therefore, the most important thing is to concentrate the troops on the Hebei Road as soon as possible."

After hearing this, the ministers remained silent for a moment. The Khitans were not normal farming people. Their practices were different from those of the Song Dynasty. Such things could really happen. Concentrating 200,000 to 300,000 troops, rushing across national borders, entering Song territory, looting, and then withdrawing. The Song Dynasty really had no choice.

Nomadic peoples are different from farming peoples, let alone, during the Five Dynasties, it was a common practice to fight food over the enemy, and the Khitans were even more scruples. Hebei Road was on the front line and experienced many wars, so he was not unfamiliar with such things.

Looking at the map, Zhao Zhen said in a deep voice: "It is not easy to train the soldiers and horses in Hebei. After training, the army has to add several times of the generals. Where can there be so many talents? Without several years, it is impossible to teach people to read."

Du Zhongxiao said: "There is no way, we can only transfer people from the trained army first. For example, Zhang Ji, Wang Kai, Jia Kui, Liu Ji and other troops have been reorganized for several years. Many of the soldiers are at the time of decommissioning. The court can give benefits, keep those who read and write, and organize them into the army as officers. Among the imperial guards, soldiers are taught to read, and some small officers can arrange for those who read and read. Everything is simple and build the army's arsenal first. Even if it is not satisfactory, as long as the airing is set up, they can be gradually changed in the future."

Wen Yanbo said: "Does the Taiwei do this and feel that the war with the Khitan is about to be done?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "Yes. My husband, Yelu Hongji was defeated on Hedong Road at the beginning of the year. Although he won the Chongyuan period, he would definitely not be willing to accept it. The terrain of Hedong Road is complicated and is not good for the Khitan. He may not be able to fight a battle on Hebei Road after consolidating the interior."

Tian Kuang couldn't help but frown: "Can the Khitan fight after a year, after fighting again and again?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "We must always be fully prepared. If we have soldiers in our hands, we are not afraid of the Khitans."

For a moment, everyone didn't speak. After destroying Dangxiang last year, he defeated the Khitan on Hedong Road. The ministers in the court felt that there would be a few years of stability in the next few years. As Du Zhongxiao said, "A normal country can bear one battle after another?" In other words, the industry has developed too fast in recent years, and with the railway transporting national supplies, the money and food will not be returned to Zhang. Otherwise, the court would not be able to bear it if these troops were mobilized alone.

Han Qi said: "Taiwei, although the court's money and food can still be supported now, this kind of battle is not a good thing after all."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Yes, my husband thinks this way, but I'm afraid the Khitans think this way too."

Wen Yanbo breathed a sigh of relief: "For several years, we will restore the Western Regions, pacify the Dangxiang, and then go to war with the Khitan. We will continue to fight one after another. I am bluntly, how many such wars have been in history? Once the war is unfavorable, the court will inevitably suffer heavy damage!"

Du Zhongxiao looked at the map, was silent for a while, and said to Zhang Fangping on the side: "Can money and food be supported when participating in politics?"

Zhang Fangping thought for a while and nodded: "It can still be supported. However, once the war begins, the court will have no more wealth."

Du Zhongxiao said: "In the past, the three departments had great losses every year, so what would it be if they didn't have any money? In the past few years, with the prosperity of the Iron Supervision, the court's commercial tax has been collected several times more. After all, this money was printed by the court, and it was useless to save it. After a few years, when there was too much money for various expenses, it would not be easy to have money to fight."

Since Du Zhongxiao built the railway supervision system, railway development, and industry and commerce have developed rapidly. In recent years, it has been an era when the imperial court's income has increased significantly. At this time, new fiscal expenditures have not yet appeared, and the income has increased, and the imperial court has a very abundant money and grain. If we don't take advantage of this time to fight, we will wait until the future is full of money and grain, and various new expenses appear and the money and grain will be lost again, which will be even more difficult.

Zhao Zhen looked at the map, thought about it and then said decisively: "Okay, a battle with the Khitan is inevitable! It is better to fight early than to fight late. He ordered Liu Ji to go to Hebei along the railway. Yingzhou was promoted to Hejian Prefecture, and Liu Ji's army stationed in Hejian. Zhang Ji immediately discussed with Wang Gongchen, transferred the troops of the headquarters and went to the Anli Army along the railway. After entering Beijing to report his duties, the army headed north to Xiongzhou and Baozhou. The 150,000 troops were arranged ten months ago and waited for the Khitans to come!"

The ministers hurriedly bowed and said yes.

Zhao Zhen also said: "At the beginning of the year, Yang Qi was asked to go to the Western Regions to replace Zhang Ji. Because his mother was sick, he had not arrived. He could order him to go to Hejian Prefecture and train the army with Liu Ji. When the first army was trained, he could order him to lead him."
Chapter completed!