It’s all in the longevity!

The fighting lasted for a day and a night, from noon on the 24th to the early morning of the 25th. The Song army chased the Liao people for more than a hundred miles.

Along the way, large Liao army units were defeated, some killed and some captured by the Song army, suffering heavy losses.

It was not until the morning of the 25th that Fan Zhongyan finally began to assemble his troops.

It's not that he doesn't want to continue to expand the results of the battle, but now the Song army soldiers are also very tired, tired, sleepy and hungry, and their spirits are tense to the extreme.

After all, since lunch yesterday at noon, the Song army has been in a high-intensity fighting. They have not slept or eaten until now, and it has lasted for a day and a night.

Even a body of iron can't withstand it.

So Fan Zhongyan naturally had to assemble the troops immediately to give the soldiers a good rest and also to rest the troops.

At this time, the main force of the Song army had arrived in Shunzhou and Huairou areas.

Due to the previous chaotic battles, each army was in great chaos, and the generals of each army had few troops under their command, and all of them were under the control of others.

One is the information gap.

Fan Zhongyan smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying, "I actually did nothing. It was the soldiers who sacrificed their lives."

"Who could have imagined that the Liao people's retreat was a retreat to advance? Only you, my lord, have such wisdom."

Therefore, Zhao Jun must change this atmosphere to encourage the emergence of talents.

"This place seems to be where the Liao people are planning to ambush us. Those mountains should be where they deploy their artillery."

Inside the fence, which was only half a person's height, there were countless simple tents densely packed together. The Song army soldiers were all sleeping soundly inside. The snoring in each camp was like thunder, and they seemed to have no worries about the enemy attacking.

Before the end of the Chenshi hour, they began to cut down trees, build fences, prepare food, and then set up tents in these places to provide food and accommodation for the soldiers on the front line.

He is far behind the first-class commanders in history, not to mention top commanders like Sun Wu, Bai Qi and Han Xin.

Once a brilliant talent appears in the court, like Di Qing in history, he or she will be immediately suppressed, criticized, and even slandered.

For example, under the current system, even if Fan Zhongyan had an army of more than 200,000, it would be almost impossible for him to rebel.

Because the overall military system of the Song Dynasty was only at the army level, with each army having 5,000 men, Fan Zhongyan had more than 30 armies under his command, led by nearly a hundred middle and senior generals.

That was Shunzhou City of the Liao Dynasty.

To the north of the camp, I saw a vibrant and lush green landscape. In the distance, hills and mountains rose and fell, covered with dense forests, with a few dilapidated villages nestled there. Further away, a city rose on the distant horizon.

As a result, if there is no actual evidence within the court, people will no longer make groundless accusations, impeach, spread rumors, or slander colleagues at will.

When Fan Zhongyan heard the compliments from everyone, he could only smile awkwardly and didn't say anything more about this matter.

Unless Fan Zhongyan could instigate more than one hundred mid- and high-level generals, including Zhang Kang and Di Qing, to rebel, it would be almost impossible.

By the time of Si in the morning, the Song army had already settled in Shunzhou, Huairou and other places.

The busiest people now are the logistics support troops and civilian laborers.

The person who led all this was naturally Zhao Jun.

It was not that the officials' temperaments improved, but that those who were disobedient and unsubmissive as before would often be dismissed, excluded, and exiled, and would no longer be allowed to serve in the court.

"Yes, my husband is truly a god. I've only read about him predicting the enemy from a thousand miles away in the past, but now I've actually seen him."

But in recent years, the atmosphere in the court has changed greatly. When colleagues meet talented people, they will no longer be jealous of their talents.

Wei Huanzhi also put his hands behind his back, stepped on the green grass, and said with a smile: "It was all thanks to your planning and wisdom that we defeated the Liao people's conspiracy."

In fact, he knew his own abilities well, and he was at most a second-rate commander.

There are two main reasons why he was able to do this.

Therefore, it is imperative to clean up the atmosphere in the court.

Not to mention whether senior generals and civil servants like Zhang Kang, Di Qing, Wang Su, and Wei Huanzhi were willing to follow, it would be difficult to do this even after the military reform.

"Indeed, my lord, you are a master of wisdom. You have calculated every move of the Liao people clearly. If it were anyone else, there would be no chance of victory. All this is thanks to my lord."

Fan Zhongyan pointed to the distance and said, "It is indeed dangerous. If we rashly pursue them, the forests in the distance will be so dense that we can only take the main road. We will definitely be ambushed by their artillery fire, and the consequences will be disastrous."

It’s not that Zhao Jun was persecuting these officials, but he had to change this atmosphere.

Fan Zhongyan, with his hands behind his back, walked leisurely outside the camp with Wang Su, Wei Huanzhi and others, his eyes scanning the wilderness in the distance.

Everyone praised it, almost complimenting it.

If this continues, it will be strange if the Song Dynasty can be saved.

The second is the arrival of the era of firearms.

After all, it is easy to get thousands of soldiers but difficult to get a good general. Whether it is governing a country or marching and fighting, talents are very important.

As for problems such as having troops and being self-reliant, they can be completely solved through the system.

"No way, if it weren't for you, I'm afraid we would have fallen into the Liao people's trap."

Someone from later generations told him the information in advance, allowing him to anticipate the enemy and naturally win every battle.

In the past, if Fan Zhongyan were in a similar situation, even if he was a civil servant, he would have probably been attacked by everyone, and would have been brought down in the name of preventing him from gaining power and becoming powerful.

Therefore, the Song army made timely adjustments and stationed in Dazhuzhuang, Wangjingguan, Sunhouting and other places south of Shunzhou and Huairou, letting each unit return to its camp, eat breakfast, and then take a nap.

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