I am Da Song

Chapter 182
Regarding the total number of troops in the Song Dynasty, Zhao Huan made a rough estimate.Based on the calculation of the future population of 13 billion, about 1000 million people take the college entrance examination every year.The population of the Song Dynasty is less than one-tenth of the later generations, which means that the population of the 20-year-old is about 100 million in the Song Dynasty.

Excluding women, there are 50 men.After excluding the disabled, bandits, rebels, omission of household registration and military evasion, there are about 40 people.

In this way, the total number of soldiers aged 23 to 120 is about [-] million.

This number is only an approximate estimate, but it will not vary too much.If the troops along the Huaihe River, the Yangtze River, and Guangdong and Guangxi cannot be mobilized, then this year the Song Dynasty can only rely on the more than 20 troops along the Yellow River to resist the Jin invasion.

There are already [-] soldiers standing on the front line in the Lianghe area, which means that Zhao Huan can still dispatch nearly [-] cavalry to rush to help.

But should the [-] troops be sent to Hebei?Zhao Huan was still undecided, after all there was still a battlefield in the east of the river.

Zhao Huan looked at the map and asked, "What's the situation in Hedong? Can the Jingsai Army stop the main force of Nianhan's troops?"

Although the West Route Army suffered heavy losses in the last battle, their Meng'an Mouke system is similar to that of Fubing, and it is easy to replenish a group of soldiers by drawing three soldiers.And it is the direct line of Jurchen, brave and good at fighting.

Therefore, the West Route Army is still a brigade of hundreds of battles, equipped with famous generals in the world.

If the Hedong battlefield is penetrated again, Nianhan is likely to reproduce the situation of the third Kaifeng battle in history. From the Xijing Luoyang to the east, the front of the soldiers threatened the capital of the Song Dynasty.

Zhang Shuye replied: "When Han Shizhong set off from the capital, the Serbian Army had more than [-] men. The Xuanfu envoy of Hedong, Wang Di, was the grandson of Duke Wen. With [-] troops, it is not difficult to just hold the front line."

The advantage of the Song army on the Hedong battlefield is that it can rely on the Taihang Mountains for defense.Hedong is regarded as a mountain and river inside and outside, and the shape of mountains and rivers has been victorious since ancient times.

The most important thing is that these 8000 people don't need to guard the entire Hedong. What they need to do is to guard the Longde Mansion and other places south of the Weisheng Army.

It is roughly equivalent to 8000 people defending a Hedong County at the end of the Han Dynasty, and there is still terrain to rely on.

As for Shaanxi, Song and Jin both knew that it was just a partial division.Except for Wanyan Loushi, who is superstitious that "Jurchen is less than [-], and full of ten thousand is invincible", no one believes that he can really conquer the whole of Shaanxi by going to more than [-] people.

And Zhao Huan has prepared a big surprise for Wanyan Loushi!His lifelong enemy, Li Yanxian, the famous general of the Song Dynasty, with a large number of firearms and the Shenwu Zuo Army, was waiting in Shaanxi, waiting for him to hit him head-on.

After analyzing the situation on the battlefield, Zhang Shuye said: "Now the Jin army still hasn't let go of its arrogance, and has marched in three directions, intending to destroy our dynasty's imperial army in the wild. We must not be led by the nose by the Jin army."

"That's why the Privy Council decided to deploy according to our North Korea's strategy. Let Han Shizhong defend the east of the river, use the weak against the strong, and hold back the opponent's most elite main force. Then dispatch the main force into Hebei, and attack the two immature princes of the Jin army with superior forces."

Zhao Huan was very appreciative of this plan. The great man of later generations once said: "If you hit yours, I will hit mine."

War is not chess, soldiers against soldiers and cannons against cannons.On the contrary, it is more like Tian Ji's horse racing, concentrating on the advantage and attacking the enemy's weakness.Although Han Shizhong belongs to the underdog strategically, he is against the main force of the Jin people.But he has a geographical advantage, relying on the city to hold on, he will not be eaten by the enemy, and he can hold back the main force of the enemy.

Zhao Huan asked: "Which troops can be transferred to Hebei?"

"There are 4 conscripts in the Gyeonggi area. In addition to Yang Cunzhong who led an army of [-] to guard the Yellow River, there is also the famous general Zhe Yanzhi who led an army of [-] on Jingdong Road."

Jingdong Road is an extremely vast area, including Jingdong East Road and Jingdong East Road, covering almost the entire Shandong.It is roughly equivalent to the peak territory of Qi State during the Warring States Period.It is equivalent to the entire territory of Qingzhou and Yanzhou among the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, plus Yuzhou and the northern part of Xuzhou.

In other words, the 2 people are mainly soldiers near Shandong.Zhao Huan is not worried about the quality of the army, but Zhe Yanzhi is a general.

Zhao Huan frowned and said, "I remember that last year he and Tongzhi Privy Council member Li Hui led an army of 12 to defend the Yellow River, but the whole army collapsed overnight. Can he take on this important task and lead an army to reinforce it?"

Li Gang got up and said, "Zhe Yanzhi, the official family, is the seventh generation famous general of the Zhe family in Linzhou Prefecture. He has both civil and military skills. If he was in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, he would be the son of a general. He may not be weaker than Han Qinhu, He Ruobi, Cheng Yaojin and others. The main reason for the failure in defending the Yellow River last year was that the imperial army had already rotted, and it was difficult for him to lead the army in haste, so it was difficult to turn the tide."

"It's my minister's idea to use Orihiko's quality to proclaim Jingdong East Road. He may not be able to make great achievements, but he will not make a big mistake. The more important thing is that he is loyal and reliable. Even if he is demoted, he still loves the court. Write down" Returning to the boat suddenly can be stable, and you will feel the grace of the king is more radiant'. I look forward to the grace of the king in order to serve the court. During the chaos in the south of the Yangtze River, he firmly defended the city and his heart was towards the court."

It is also heartbreaking that the Zhe family general, who was once famous for a while, has been reduced to such a miserable situation.In the Song Dynasty, the so-called generals were really incomparable with the previous dynasty.Honor and disgrace are all in the emperor's mind.

"Then use him." Zhao Huan said lightly. After all, compared to ability, the integrity of loyalty in this desperate situation is more appreciated by the monarch.

Since he is a loyal minister, he naturally has many more opportunities than others.I hope he can show his strength in this command.

"In addition to the army in Qingzhou direction, what other troops are there?"

Zhang Shuye replied: "There is also the army south of Qinfeng Road. After our integration of Sichuan and Shaanxi, the Sichuan army has been fighting the rebellion in Shaanxi after the reorganization."

Zhao Huan looked at the map. Qinfeng Road was also a very important military route in the Song Dynasty, along the Weihe River, that is, in the Guanzhong Plain.

One of the most famous battles between Song and Jin Dynasties, the Battle of Fuping broke out here.The 20 troops of the Song Army in Shaanxi and Sichuan fought fiercely with the main force of the Jin Army here.

But now the Jin army has not yet entered Shaanxi, so the army south of Qinfeng Road does not need to stay in place after the rebellion is put down.

This is also an important reason why Zhao Huan lifted the salt ban.Qinfeng Road is south of Xixia, and the territory of Xixia broke into the middle of Song and Jin, separating the two countries.The land bordering the Kingdom of Jin and the Song Dynasty is only Hedong and Hebei.If the Jin army wants to enter Shaanxi, it must also go east of the river.

As long as Xixia does not participate in the war between Song and Jin, all the troops south of Shaanxi can be transferred to the Lianghe battlefield.

Zhang Shuye said: "Shaanxi Xuanfu envoy Zhang Jun strongly recommended two famous generals, Wu Jie and Liu Kai, saying that their talents are not weaker than Yue Taiwei. They will definitely help the court to defeat the Jin army's invasion."

As soon as the words fell, the courtiers were in an uproar, and they all exclaimed: "Could it be a lie, that you can be compared with Taiwei Yue?"

"There are so many famous generals in my dynasty? I only thought that Yue Taiwei was a pillar of the world, but there are still famous generals who can be compared with him?"

(End of this chapter)