Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 732
"This is the key point." Zhang Qiyuan replied crisply, and said in a loud voice: "The Northern Guards invested troops and horses in Hebei, resulting in a situation of defending the military states in Hebei. The Hedong side turned into a feint attack. When all the captives are thrown into the battlefield, everything is in danger. It's easy."

Li Gang kept nodding his head. Zhang Qiyuan's method must be said to be ingenious, and it is very likely that he will make great contributions to Hedong. He said seriously: "The main force of the captives is entangled in Hebei. The imperial court will take the Western Army as the main force, and it will definitely be able to recover Hedong."

"It's a good idea." Mo Mo rarely glanced at Zhang Qiyuan, his eyes were full of teasing.

Wang Xiu suddenly understood, it turned out that Li Gang and Zhang Qiyuan were playing a double play!They must have calculated it long ago and worked together to convince him.

However, he didn't care about the calculations of the two of them, but calculated the feasibility of Zhang Qiyuan's suggestion, and he didn't expect that he was in the game.

Taking advantage of the upcoming war in Hebei to launch military operations against Hebei, it cannot but be said that it is a tiger's mouth, but it is very feasible.

Even he has never considered capturing Hedong, let alone the Jurchens. I am afraid that few people in Jurchen believe that it is a big joke that the Great Song Xingchao dared to take the initiative to attack, and even conspired to seize Hedong. Forgive me, how can I believe in Song Jun's counterattack?

Zhang Qiyuan's plan seemed very feasible, and he was somewhat optimistic about it, but he still had a lot of hesitation.Also, the key point is how does Hebei entangle the main force of the Jin army?How can the Western Guards and the Northern Guards cooperate to win Hedong in the shortest time?Two problems must be solved.

The number of troops invested in Hebei should not be too large. It must be able to attract the attention of the main force of the Golden Army, and the soldiers and horses invested in Hedong must not attract the attention of the Golden Army. At least before the breakthrough is completed, the Jurchen noble chiefs must not be able to discover their true intentions, otherwise it will be a disaster.

After pondering for a while, he concluded that the probability of success was only [-]%, which really made people hesitate.

"It's a very constructive proposal, but I have two questions. First, the imperial court must invest some of its main force in Hebei, resulting in a decisive battle between the northern guard and even the main force of the Dianqian Division. How many people should be invested? Also, the western guard What should we do with the Northern Guards to convince the captives that we launched a feint attack on the east side of the river. The key point is when our army advances to a certain depth, will we be able to stop the captives from counterattacking?"

Regarding Wang Xiu's reaction, Li Gang and Lu Yihao appreciated it, and no one could avoid two questions.Because war is by no means a child's play, and a little lack of consideration will lead to a complete loss, especially Li Gang is particularly sensitive to Hedong. Back then, he dispatched 18 troops to rescue Taiyuan, but suffered a devastating failure.

The Song army counterattacked Hedong, and although it could use Hebei to hold back the main force of the Jin army, the horse army took the lead, and the mobilization speed was very fast.If you cannot complete a deep breakthrough, you will not be able to contain the opponent's counterattack. Only by controlling the key points of the depth can you delay the opponent's counterattack and organize forces for mobile defense.

"One more thing, even if this counterattack can achieve its goal, can it be sustained with the current financial resources of the imperial court?" Mo Mo put forward his own point of view. From an economic point of view, fighting a war is burning money, and there is not enough money to fight a war. bird!
The cost of stationing an army of [-] is worth a thousand gold a day. If it is a defensive war, it will soar to ten thousand gold, not counting the consumption of cowhide, tendon, copper and iron. It is simply unbearable. Algorithms are really another set of calculation methods.

"Brother Zhizhi is right. Judging from the scale of the front line of thousands of miles, the mobilized army must exceed 30, let alone those civilian men. Now, the main fleet of the guard navy is gathering at Dazhai in Yazhou. If all the troops are transferred to the south, it will definitely not be able to provide strong support to Hebei, and there are only dozens of warships that can be dispatched, which cannot pose a threat to the captives' rear."

Cai Yi clarified his point of view from the standpoint of the guard water army. During the expeditionary operations of the guard water army, he was responsible for supporting the northern guard army, or he launched a landing battle behind the Jin army and carried out an attack in the east of Yanshan Mountain.

Because Wang Xiu insisted on the plan to conquer the South China Sea, Li Changsheng led his team to the sea, and Li Bao and Shangguanqian immediately organized the second wave of troops going south.

Almost half of the main ships of the bodyguard water army were transferred away, and the first and second Tiger Wing armies also followed south to serve as the main force for conquering Sanfoqi in the South China Sea.It is true that Sanfoqi is a vassal of Fangwai, but it is also a big country in the South China Sea. After mobilization, there are more than [-] troops. Without a considerable elite force, it is difficult to fight against it.

Therefore, as the Tiger Wing Army went south, the remaining guards, apart from defending the Dahe, Huaishui and Dajiang, were not enough to form a strong deterrent, let alone attack Yanshan.

Zhang Qiyuan was in a dilemma because of this, the navy guards played a great role in keeping a considerable number of captives in Yanshan, but the sea ships were transferred to the southern sea fleet for control, and the crucial Tiger Wing Army also followed the expedition, and the northern sea ships The fleet was unable to carry out large-scale operations, and his plan was even flawed.

What's more serious is that if you keep silent, fighting is a waste of money, and such a large troop organization is unrealistic. It is a direct blow to his plan!
But when everyone hesitated, Lu Yihao said decisively: "I know, how long can the imperial court last?"

"If it's a pure defense, it's okay. Whether it's Changping warehouse or sealing money, it can only last half a year until the collection of money and food next year. However, if we want to launch a counterattack and mobilize more than [-] troops, I'm afraid the court will have more money and food. It won't last long, and it will be exhausted in three months at most."

Silence has settled the bill, the imperial court has developed, and it is not as embarrassing as it was when it moved south just now, even the imperial court could not be built,
Wang Xiu knew that what Mo Mo said was not an exaggeration at all. Defensive wars are completely different from offensive wars. A 360-strong army would spend [-] gold a day on high-intensity defense. Putting it into offensive wars is simply a waste of money. According to Mo Mo's three Counting ninety days a month, that's [-] million yuan, not including a lot of other consumption.

If a battle is lost, a lot of war equipment needs to be added again, and the cost is not something that can be won by a thousand gold.

The financial situation of the imperial court is gradually improving, but there are also many places to spend money. Whether it is the manufacture of navy warships, or the equipment of the Imperial Army's armored battleships and new weapons, it is all piled up with money!

Salaries and envoys’ money for the bureaucratic class of the imperial court are also a big piece, which has not been effectively resolved so far. The flood control and disaster relief plus various welfare benefits for the living people, the imperial court regards the income as high, and the average income is shared. The remaining money every year is not many.

"All kinds of expenses are too high. The imperial court is constantly increasing income, but it can't cut down on expenditure. Now the landlord's family has no food left!" Wang Xiu said with black humor.

(End of this chapter)