Chapter 28: Doing cheap

The legendary army is the best evaluation of the army of the Han and Tang dynasties. The strong Han style and the prosperous Tang dynasty were fought by the army. Although these two armies have different eras and different equipment levels, one thing is the same: they are well-trained, well-equipped, have advanced tactics, flexible tactics, and strong combat power. They have established great martial arts and are two peaks in ancient Chinese history and are insurmountable.

Since the fall of the Tang Dynasty, it has never been restored to such a level. These two armies have become masterpieces and legends.

When Song Shenzong was worried about how to build an army that could conquer and fight, Wu Ji's good news came. Song Shenzong was happy for a moment and actually gave such a high evaluation.

It is undeniable that the Converted Army has strong combat power, but it cannot be called the legendary army. The Han and Tang Army was fought one after another with great martial arts. The Converted Army only fought one battle after another, showing its strong combat power and had an overwhelming advantage over the Liao army. However, it is still far from the Han and Tang Army and there is still a long way to go.

This news is the most joyful news in Song Shenzong's life, and it makes him happy than the great victory of Xiongzhou. Although the great victory of Xiongzhou is really joyful, it is just a victory. After this battle is over, no one can say whether it can win next time. The Congxin Army has strong combat power and can fight against the Pishi Army. This fundamentally solves the current situation of Song army's weak combat power. As long as time goes by, this army will truly grow. Not to mention the great victory of Xiongzhou, it is not a problem to win several times the result of the great victory of Xiongzhou. Moreover, there will be many victories. This is the fundamental way. Can Song Shenzong not be happy?

"Haha!" Song Shenzong's eyes widened, and he looked at the good news again and again. It had endless charm, as if a pervert was looking at a naked beauty, with red light on his face, and he was happy Mo Ming.

"Officials, what are you talking about?" Wang Anshi's curiosity aroused, and he couldn't help asking.

Logically speaking, Song Shenzong didn't speak, so he could not ask like this, but Song Shenzong's actions made him too curious, and he couldn't ask any more. His question was exactly what Lu Huiqing and Lu Gong were thinking about. He opened his eyes wide, looked at Song Shenzong, calmed down, and hoped that Song Shenzong would give an answer.

"Haha!" Song Shenzong laughed before he could speak, and then he shook the good news in his hand, saying, "I will tell you good news, Wu Ji won the battle again."

"Ah!" Although this news was pleasant, it was also surprising. Wang Anshi raised his eyebrows and said, "Officials, I haven't heard of the Liao Kingdom invading the territory."

"Yes!" Lu Huiqing and Lu Gongzhu nodded constantly, and agreed with this statement.

"The Liao Kingdom did not invade the territory, which is even more worthy of joy." Song Shenzong's eyes flashed, and he was quite naughty, which showed his joy: "Wu Ji led a large army into the Liao territory to fight. You say that the Song Dynasty has been established for hundreds of years, how many people dared to lead their troops into the Liao territory to fight? Isn't this a good thing?"

When the Liao Kingdom invaded the territory, the Song Dynasty could only passively; when Wu Ji entered the Liao Kingdom to fight, he took the initiative to attack. This was a change of power between home and guest, and an easier offense and defense, which was definitely a happy thing.

"So that's it." Wang Anshi suddenly realized.

"The official family, the law of the Song Dynasty, the army should be transferred." Lu Gongzhu thought to himself that the more Wu Ji made contributions, the more unfavorable it would be for their opposition, and he should take this opportunity to convict Wu Ji.

Moreover, his mind was vicious and listed a huge crime for Wu Ji: "In view of the lessons of the previous dynasty, Taizu could not let the generals become big, so he was able to suppress him with literature. It was a huge crime for him to send troops without orders. He also asked the official to punish Wu Ji's crime."

The Song Dynasty emphasized culture and neglected military power, and was guarded against military generals as if they were thieves. As long as the general had a slight change, they would be labeled as such, and the future of the military general would be gone. Lu Gong was sinister and too vicious.

Wang Anshi and Lu Huiqing's faces changed. If they really wanted to do this, Wu Ji would be finished. It is really a pity that a new star that had just risen ended here.

"Hmph!" Song Shenzong snorted coldly and said, "Lu Gong, you are so unclear about the matter! Wu Ji was not going to go to war with the Liao Kingdom, but he was taking the Converted Army to Liao territory for training. Unexpectedly, when he met the Liao army escorted annual monies, he had to fight. In this battle, Wu Ji not only defeated the eight thousand Liao army, but also took all the annual monies back. Haha!"

Zheng Tai knew the situation in the court well, so naturally he would not say that Wu Ji was willing to rob the annual monies. He just said that in order to train the convertible army, Wu Ji pulled the team to the Liao Kingdom for training, and encountered the Liao army who escorted the annual monies and had to fight.

It is impossible to hide this from Song Shenzong. However, as long as Song Shenzong has a document, he will not punish Wu Ji's crime. Even without this document, Song Shenzong would not punish Wu Ji's crime. The reason is very simple. The Conversion Army created by Wu Ji is not an ordinary elite army, but an elite force that can be compared with the Han and Tang dynasties. If he punished Wu Ji's crime, it would be that he would destroy the Great Wall himself. Song Shenzong would never do this.

Besides, Wu Ji is just a new star. He has no foundation and no power, so he will not pose a threat to the throne of Emperor Shenzong of Song. Not only does it have no threat, it will be of great help. Emperor Shenzong of Song will not punish Wu Ji for any reason.

"Get the annual monies back?" Lu Huiqing was extremely surprised. The annual monies have been going on for decades. Many people want to get the annual monies back, but no one dared. Wu Ji actually brought the annual monies back. How amazing it is.

"Officials, how many troops did Wu Ji use to defeat the 8,000 Liao army?" Although Wang Anshi was surprised to get the annual monies back, he was more concerned about a major issue.

"Oh! It's not defeat, it's annihilation. Wu Ji only used 2,500 troops." Song Shenzong looked at the good news and said happily: "There are one thousand soldiers in the eight thousand Liao troops..."

"Pi Shi Army?" Wang Anshi, Lu Huiqing and Lu Gong were shocked. They knew the reputation of the Pi Shi Army. The Liao Kingdom actually dispatched the Pi Shi Army. The Converted Army encountered a tough idea. The casualties must be quite large: "The official family, are there heavy casualties in the Converted Army?"

This was what Mr. Lu asked, and then said, "This Wu Ji is so brave. He dares to play like this. He must punish him! He must punish him!"

"Mr. Lu, why are you so disgusted with Wu Ji? I haven't said anything yet." Song Shenzong's face darkened and he shouted softly.

When Lu Gong heard it, he felt like he had a thunderclap. He was so scared that he was shocked and he didn't dare to speak anymore.

"The Congxin Army died in battle and lost its combat power. There were 446 people in total. More than 100,200 people were slightly injured, and the rest were not injured. However, they wiped out all 8,000 Liao troops, including one thousand Pishi Army, which was Pishi Army!" Song Shenzong's tone suddenly turned high, and it was very sharp and harsh: "The Congxin Army was destroyed as soon as it rushed to the Congxin Army and lost its combat power! The Congxin Army is my Han army and Tang army, with amazing combat power!"

"Impossible!" Wang Anshi, Lu Huiqing, and Lu Gong exclaimed in unconvinced.

The Liao army is famous for its reputation, and the Song army is not strong in combat. Once it encounters the Liao army, it will be defeated. At such a small price, it will wipe out 8,000 Liao troops, not to mention that there are 1,000 Pishi troops among them. Wang Anshi and the other three would not believe it no matter what.

"You can't believe it, right? I can't believe it either, but I have to believe it. Jiefu, see who's handwriting is." Song Shenzong handed the victory report to Wang Anshi.

Wang Anshi took the news and looked it up, and shouted: "It's his! He said that there must be such a thing! Congratulations to the officials and congratulate them! The Song Dynasty finally had an elite army comparable to the Han and Tang dynasties!"

"Haha!" Song Shenzong was very happy and accepted Wang Anshi's congratulations happily, saying, "This matter is certainly gratifying, but there are many problems. Yelu Hongji will definitely send someone to ask for punishment. As for this matter, the Song Dynasty refused to admit it and just quarreled with Yelu Hongji. Speaking of talking about verbalism, the scholars of the Song Dynasty were good at this, so they should let them talk well. By the way, they made a sound and said that this was done by Qiyun Club."

A cunning flashed in Song Shenzong's eyes, and a brief pause was said: "The Converted Army has been initially trained. Its tactics, training, and battlefield experience will not be perfect, and it needs to be tempered more. Therefore, I decided to let Wu Ji do things cheaply and ask him to polish the Converted Army more sharply."

This makes sense. The tactics and training methods of an army need to be tested on the battlefield, and it is impossible to be perfected just by winning a battle. It was an extremely wise move for Emperor Shenzong of Song to grant Wu Ji arbitrary power to act immediately.

"This..." Wang Anshi and the other two were very shocked. The Song Dynasty had very strict control over military generals. When the general went to fight, the emperor would grant the formation map and control it remotely. Even Wang Shao had no right to act cheaply. Song Shenzong actually gave such power to Wu Ji. What kind of trust was that.

The most shocking thing was that when Mr. Lu was caught, he had to refute it. He only heard from Emperor Shenzong of Song, saying, "This matter has been decided! The matter of the Return Army is the highest secret of the Song Dynasty. If any leak is revealed, the nine clans will be killed!"

Although the Conversion Army showed strong combat power, it was still just a prototype. It still had a long way to go to truly form combat power and surround the battlefield. Song Shenzong listed the Conversion Army as the highest secret, which was to protect the Conversion Army well. This was an extremely wise move.

"The Song Dynasty's military orders are rigid and not flexible enough. They are restrained and interfered with too much. In order to allow Wu Ji to train troops better, I decided that Wu Ji will report directly to me without having to pass the Privy Council." What Song Shenzong said was even more surprising. He actually asked Wu Ji to report directly to him: "I will give him whatever Wu Ji wants."

Wu Ji not only has the power to act cheaply, but also the power to speak. This is amazing. Lu Gongzai was shocked, but he dared not speak. Opposing at this time was a bad idea.

"I will send another order to add 2,500 elite troops in Shaanxi Province to Wu Ji, so that Wu Ji can command and train them strictly." Song Shenzong raised his eyebrows and another order came down.

"The official family wants Wu Ji to train more elite soldiers, so he can adjust more." Lu Huiqing understood what Song Shenzong meant and hurriedly reminded him.
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