I am Da Song

Chapter 340 Goal, catch fish in the sea!
There is a famous question in later generations, why Mongolia's combat effectiveness was not good in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Didn't it mean that as the nomads contact the Central Plains, they will become stronger and stronger?

In fact, the reason is very simple. It is not that the Mongolian cavalry is dead, but that the power of the Central Plains firearms phalanx is too great.

The Mongolian cavalry is still the same cavalry. In the Battle of Baliqiao, the Mongolian cavalry's succession and heroic combat performance amazed the British and French allied forces.

But in the end, three French soldiers were killed and two British soldiers were killed.

You must know that the Mongolian cavalry in this battle were very brave and charged repeatedly. They withstood the strong firepower that caused him to be killed and killed. In the end, they would rather not retreat, bravely persist, and all died on the spot.

This level of Mongolian cavalry, even Mongolia at its peak, dare not say that it is stronger.

At this time, the British and French allied forces did not have any Maxim machine guns, but only muskets and cannons.The gap is already like a chasm.

And why was the Qing Dynasty able to conquer Mongolia, but not the Ming Dynasty?
There is no other reason. The Qing Dynasty was rich and was willing to pay the army wages.Therefore, the Qing army was more capable of fighting than the Ming army.

In order to quell the Taiping Rebellion, the Qing court poured in [-] million taels of silver.

If the Ming army had so much military pay, the Ming army could hang up Mongolia, Wala, Tatars, Jurchen, and Japanese pirates together.

Nomadic cavalrymen would kneel in front of a civilized army armed with firearms.

And these two points are precisely the advantages that Song Dynasty will have.

Therefore, Zhao Huan only asked that northern Xinjiang be kept for ten years.Don't have a massive crash for ten years.

With this prerequisite, the generals will be much more relaxed.

The commander of the Jingsai Army, Han Shizhong, stood up and said, "I think it's not difficult if you don't see any war for ten years. As long as you injure the Mongols once, it will be enough to make them dare not invade the border for more than ten years."

"Mongolia's population is limited. As long as the current group of young and strong die in battle, it will take at least ten years for the grasslands to cultivate the next generation before they can threaten the border of the Central Plains."

"That's why I think it's wise to fight first and then make peace, to destroy the main force, and to build up our prestige."

"Judging from my recent long-term experience in fighting Mongolia, the Mongolian tribes also live by the water. If I retreat to the main force of the army and the Mongolian cavalry goes south, our army can gather elites in advance and attack them unprepared."

Zhao Huan believed in Han Shizhong's talent.As long as he doesn't pay for nothing, the army can fight very well.

His plan is similar to Wang Bolong's, which is loose on the outside and tight on the inside.

As long as Song Dynasty is unwilling to garrison 40 troops outside the Great Wall, the battle with Mongolia will be inevitable.

But the difference is that Han Shizhong wants to take the initiative to attack, and take two elite field troops to take the initiative to go outside the Great Wall to attack the Mongols on the way south.

Zhao Huan had to ask, "Where did you think the Mongols would be?"

Han Shizhong immediately pointed to a piece of land outside the Great Wall on the sand table, and said firmly, "It must be in the area of ​​Yuyuer Haizi."

"They will never go to other places. Because there is a sister lake in the north of Fisher Haizi, Kao Lao. These two lakes almost maintain everything that Eastern Mongolia needs when it goes south to plunder."

"Especially in winter, the algae, reeds and duckweed in the lake can supplement the few fodder for war horses and livestock. The mussels, otters, ospreys, teals, swans, carp, crucian carp, fish and shrimp in the lake support the Mongol physique."

"The Mongols must have been hanging around here while they waited for my retreat."

Fishing children Haizi and Castanopsis are the famous Hulun Lake and Beier Lake in later generations.This is the top five freshwater lake systems in the Central Plains, and it is also the pearl on the Hulunbuir Prairie.

After all, this piece of land is still not outside the sphere of influence of the Central Plains.

When the Song army came here to fight, it was really not an outside battle, and it was an expedition.

If the Song army concealed their flags and drums, marched concurrently, fought the battle, and then withdrew and wandered back, the food and grass carried by the army might not have been exhausted.

Zhao Huan looked at the mountains and rivers beyond the Great Wall on the sand table.

Fisher Haizi connects the current territory of Song Dynasty along the Hele River.

It is too easy for the Central Plains to detect the Mongolian army stationed here.

In particular, Mongolia has been watching them for too long, and the Jingsai Army has continued to fight with them for more than half a year.

In terms of military tactics, Mongolia is naturally at a disadvantage.

Their offensive intentions were too obvious, and they lost the suddenness of the Mongolian cavalry's offensive.

Their best option is actually to retreat and come back next year.It is impossible for the Song army to stand in battle for a long time.

But they had to go on in such a stalemate. They went south this winter, and they had already consumed too much wealth.

If they can't plunder a lot, their food will not be able to survive the next year, and a group of herdsmen will inevitably die.

Zhao Huan said in a stern tone, "Mongols don't do production, but rely on plunder to support them. Their nature is cruel and despicable! The reason why they dare to attack our court is, in the final analysis, because they don't know our military power and have no sense of reverence. I agree. As Han Xianggong said, unite the elite, severely damage the army, and bring about ten years of frontier peace for our dynasty."

Since there was going to be a counterattack against Mongolia, Zhao Huan looked at the Privy Council and asked, "How many troops do you think the Privy Council should station in Xintuo?"

Zhang Shuye replied seriously: "Since the officials intend to keep two elite legions, there can be no more guards. And they need to be stationed in a dispersed manner to reduce the logistical pressure."

"Under the old systems of Liao and Jin, generally only 10,000+ troops can be maintained. Therefore, the Privy Council believes that the Northern Guards should be limited to 20. Together with the two elite legions, there are a total of [-] troops."

"The part with insufficient logistics supplies will be supplied by the Central Plains."

"The other [-] troops of the Northern Expedition were deployed in stages to the south of Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures to reduce the supply pressure in Hebei and Hedong."

The problem of the emptiness of the frontier, the country has already considered this problem when it collects taxes on Longyou pastures.

Zhao Huan said: "I firmly remember that the Zhengshitang put forward the program at the beginning, the empire was strong and prosperous, starting with rent and taxation. The political affairs hall should have a countermeasure for the logistical supply of the troops stationed on the border of the empire, right?"

Zhang Jun immediately came out and said, "Reporting to the officials, the Zhengshitang has made a detailed plan. According to my expectations, this newly expanded land can not only meet the needs of the garrison, but also become an important financial resource for our dynasty." source."

"It's a good thing." Zhao Huan nodded in relief. What the Central Plains Dynasty was afraid of was not war.What the world fears is a meaningless war.

If it cannot be transformed into wealth by expanding the territory to the outside world, it will be a waste of money and people.

On the contrary, it is called casting a sword into a plow!

Use the sword in the hands of the generals of the Song Army to seize the cultivated land for the people of the Song Dynasty.

Zhao Huan breathed a sigh of relief, leaned on the soft couch, and said to Zhang Jun: "Let the left minister explain in detail the government affairs plan of the Zhengshitang for northern Xinjiang. How to ensure the consolidation of this newly expanded territory?"

(End of this chapter)