I am Da Song

Chapter 181 Increase the number of troops
The great ambitions of the soldiers in Hebei inspired the monarchs and ministers in the court.

Zhao Huan looked at Zhang Shuye with concern, and asked, "Private Minister, do you think we can recover the three towns?"

Hearing this, Zhang Shuye only felt a headache, as a military general, he was most afraid of this kind of layman leadership.

The war is changing rapidly, and a small change may cause the battle situation to go in a completely different direction.In this kind of war involving hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians, no one dares to claim victory.

What the generals can do is to plan carefully, rectify military discipline, motivate the army, and then maximize their own advantages and wait for the enemy to expose their weaknesses.

But as a privy envoy, his duty is to help the emperor sort out the important military affairs, so he must not be outspoken.

I had to analyze to Zhao Huan: "According to the current situation, Hebei lost its territory to the Kingdom of Jin for only about a year. The Jin people have been busy fighting for a year, squeezing the people and collecting corvees, so they must be unpopular. There are many people in Hebei who love our court. Therefore, the disadvantage of the Jin people is that their rule is unstable, and the army cannot be dispersed. Once the Jin army disperses, its food supply cannot be maintained."

"In particular, the Jin army is dominated by cavalry, and its logistics is six times that of infantry. Its mobility on the battlefield is stronger than that of infantry, but it is at a strategic disadvantage."

Regarding the advantages and disadvantages of cavalry, Da Song has fought against the Hulu for nearly 200 years, and it can be said to be clear.Even the civil servants in the main hall can get a general idea of ​​it.

The biggest problem with cavalry is the huge consumption of war horses.War horses can't maintain their strength by eating grass. If they rely on eating grass to replenish their strength, they will be like a herd of wild horses. Whenever they look at them, they are eating grass.

Therefore, in wartime, the war horses must be fed with grains and grains to ensure the physical strength and mobility of the war horses.However, the food intake of war horses is much greater than that of humans. The golden army has one man with two horses or even one man with three horses. It is the most conservative estimate that its logistical supply pressure is six times that of infantry.

On the battlefield within a range of hundreds of miles, the Jin army undoubtedly has the advantage of maneuvering.But when the battlefield expanded to thousands of miles, covering the entire Hebei, the speed of the heavy cavalry of the Jin Army depended entirely on how fast the carriages following the march were.

This also means that if the Song Army dared to divide its troops, it would be strategically superior to the Jin Army's iron cavalry.The Jin Army's iron cavalry must hold together the main force to stabilize logistics, and it does not deter the Song Army's infantry thousands of miles away.

In history, Jin Wushu is also deployed in this way. The 10,000+ main force of the Jin army often gathers on one battlefield.In Huainan, it is impossible to take into account Shaanxi, and in Shaanxi, it is impossible to resist the Central Plains.

Therefore, the Northern Expedition in the Southern Song Dynasty was often dispatched across the board, marching from Shaanxi, Jingxiang, Central Plains, and Huainan in an all-round way, and could always gain an advantage in certain battlefields.

After talking about the disadvantages of the Jin army, Zhang Shuye continued: "But there is an important prerequisite for all this, that is, the Jin people did not hoard food and grass in important military towns. If they hoarded a large amount of food and grass in certain cities, the cavalry could rely on these cities to quickly Maneuverable. You can march thousands of miles in a few days."

Zhao Huan waved his hand resolutely, and comforted: "Impossible. This is just a theoretical state. It is impossible for the Jin army to have such organizational capabilities, especially in Hebei, which has just been captured and has no time to govern."

At the peak of the French army, the Napoleon Legion did not have this kind of organization and mobilization ability, and the Golden Army could not be stronger than the modern French army.

If you can forcibly march thousands of miles casually, then the French and German armies will no longer have the pressure to fight on the east and west fronts.Anyway, their east-west line is only as wide as Hebei, and they can easily organize cavalry to fight on two lines. Why are they so exhausted by the enemy?
Zhang Shuye agreed very much and said: "I only expected the worst situation. I also thought that it would be difficult for the cavalry of the Jin Army to move thousands of miles away. But for this, our dynasty can formulate a strategy, rely on superior forces to recapture key towns, and completely cut off the The possibility of the Golden Army's strategic assistance will divide the battlefield."

Then Zhang Shuye pointed to the Jing'an Army on the map and said: "Jing'an Army is an important town in Hebei. It was built in the second year of Zhou Xiande (955) in the Five Dynasties. It is a hundred miles away from Jizhou in the south and [-] miles away from Shenzhou in the north. Jiahulu River is the fortress. Since the Khitan did not dare to commit crimes in the Hulu River, the people of Henan can rest. It is here that Zong Xianggong's army fought fiercely, intending to take back the Jing'an Army."

"If the imperial court can send reinforcements into Hebei and restore Jing'an with the main force, it will be equivalent to a sharp sword hanging in the throat of the Jin army. Whether it is facing east or west, it will be threatened by our soldiers. Then our dynasty can occupy a strategic advantage. There are two ways to advance, and one way must be able to make meritorious deeds."

After listening, Zhao Huan finally understood. After all, the Privy Council had the same meaning.Increase troops, make money!

It is not difficult to hold Hebei. If you want to regain the three towns, you must increase the army to Hebei.An army of 10,000+ going to Hebei yards will naturally form an advantage. Whether it is threatening the throat of the Jin people in the middle, or advancing from east to west, it will make the Jin army extremely uncomfortable.

To sum up, just two sentences, relying on more wins!A good fighter has no great achievements.

Mentioning the need to increase troops, Zhao Huan was about to twitch with distress.Because Da Song really has no money now!
The empty rats in the treasury wept when they saw it.

In order to purchase food and grass, supply the army, and build a line of defense, almost all the property in the inner warehouse was evacuated.

We must know that the total of the internal treasury is only 2000 million taels of silver and nearly 2000 million guan, one tael of silver is slightly equal to three guan, which is equivalent to about 8000 million fiscal, which is slightly more than previous years.

But to support the formation of the new army and purchase equipment from beginning to end, Zhao Huan would like to spend every penny in half.

So Zhao Huan had to ask: "How many troops does the imperial court have now?"

Zhang Shuye immediately replied: "According to the figures reported by the generals, there are 3 in Hebei, [-] in Hedong, [-] in Shaanxi, [-] in Sichuan, and [-] in Shenwu Youjun. There are more than [-] troops controlled by the Privy Council along Jingdong Road."

The particularity of the Shenwu You Army can also be seen from the distribution of the army. This army almost recovered Huainan, Jingxiang, Jiangnan, Huguang and other places by itself.

Yue Fei meant more to Zhao Huan than Li Jing did to Li Shimin.Li Jing pacified Jiangnan in March, while Yue Fei pacified both Jiangnan and Huainan for Zhao Huan.It can be said that two-thirds of the territory of the Song Dynasty was recovered by Yue Fei.

Of course, I also want to thank Zhao Gou, who united the south of the Yangtze River and was able to be destroyed by Yue Fei.Without Zhao Gou, Jiangnan would fight on its own, Yue Fei might not be able to have such high efficiency.

Zhao Huan calculated in his heart that the Song Dynasty now has a total of more than 24 troops.Excluding the Shenwu Youjun, there are a total of 20 troops.

This figure is probably the total number of all the young and old people along the Yellow River.Zhao Huan still believed in the efficiency of the civil government of the Song Dynasty.Although they are slack in all policies aimed at scholar-bureaucrats, resulting in policy failure.But for ordinary people, their efficiency is still extremely high.

(End of this chapter)