I became the son of Renzong

Chapter 939 Evaluation
What is fought is money and food, equipment, logistics, morale, the bravery of the soldiers, and the strategy of the generals.

When it really comes to the battlefield, when it's time for soldiers and horses to run against each other, strategy seems to be of little importance.

In the current Hebei Road, on the battlefield of Song and Liao, it seems that strategy is not very necessary. At least, strategy is not so important for the battlefield itself.

In many aspects of the outcome of the war, Beiliao has almost no advantage at this time...

But this battle has to be fought.

Perhaps, in this battle, Beiliao was forced to the point where it had to fight.

Since the civil strife in Yelv Yixin, the fighting in Beiliao has never stopped.It was precisely because of the civil strife in Yelv Yixin that the Northern Liao court felt that some forces needed to be weakened.Therefore, when it was known that there would be a war at the beginning, Beiliao did not choose to negotiate with Song Dynasty.

It is precisely because of this that the elite main force of the Northern Liao Dynasty did not put much energy into quelling the civil strife and fighting Yelu Yixin's rebels. They have always been on guard against the Song State...
However, Song State's formation of troops this time made Beiliao's team particularly uncomfortable...
Zhao Xi's strategic planning is still relatively influenced by later generations.In the battle of the cold weapon era, the two sides basically concentrated their combat power in one place, and the final victory or defeat of the entire battle was determined by the victory or defeat at a certain point.

Earlier, it was even the one-on-one battle between generals that determined the outcome of a war.

Even now, when the two sides are fighting, they basically determine a certain area as the battlefield.For example, the previous Battle of Hedong and the previous Battle of Haoshuichuan all used a specific area as the battlefield, and then the outcome was determined.

However, Zhao Xi is a descendant, and his strategic deployment tends to be large.If hundreds of thousands, or even millions of people are all concentrated in Xiongzhou and Yizhou... Such a war, Zhao Xi has no idea.

Unexpectedly, it was precisely because of this deployment that the advantage of the cavalry in Beiliao was completely lost.Coupled with the fatigue of war horses and untimely logistics supplies, these objective problems cannot be changed by the king's own conquest.

The civil servants and generals of the Northern Liao Dynasty are all aware of the current situation in the Northern Liao Dynasty...
Da Song now does not need to rely on the number of infantry to fight against the cavalry of the Northern Liao Dynasty, and does not need to use the original army formation to fight against the cavalry.With the sturdiness and mobility of chariots, the mass destruction of firearms, and the advantages of long-range and medium-range crushing, the original pattern of tens of thousands of people carrying thousands of cavalry has become a situation where fewer can be compared with many, or even equal. ability.

There is a camp every [-] miles, and all the cavalry and chariot soldiers are coordinated in equal amounts, almost making the entire border defense line of the Hebei Road airtight...

The original method of relying on the maneuverability of the cavalry in the Northern Liao Dynasty to make the Song Dynasty's defense line riddled with holes in the Hebei Plain is almost useless now...
At the same time, Song Dynasty's balanced deployment of troops across the board forced Beiliao to deploy troops accordingly.However, the Northern Liao Dynasty was not an absolute unified dynasty, which led to complaints from all parties.

This was really not intentional by Zhao Xi, it was purely an unintentional result...

The personal conquest of the king of the Northern Liao Dynasty has improved morale, but it has really little effect.

Song Dynasty is different.How should I put it, now the soldiers of the Song Dynasty are basically brought out by the old guard battalion and the guards, that is to say, the soldiers of the Song Dynasty are basically Zhao Xi's disciples.

Not to mention Zhao Xi's reforms in the military system, not to mention the improvement of the status of generals, just from the current situation that the Song Dynasty made the surrounding countries surrender, and the improvement of the Song Dynasty's military strength all started from the first southern expedition led by Zhao Xi.

The first Southern Expedition, the Battle of Haoshuichuan, the Battle of Hedong, all the way to the annihilation of Xixia, all the battles made the entire army of the Song Dynasty blindly worship Zhao Xi.

This time, it was the official conquest... Da Song's entire morale was soaring.

When the officials inspected the vehicles passing by, the uniform and loud roar made every visitor feel excited.

In fact, Zhao Xi really didn't do anything.During the personal conquest, Zhao Xi said that the personal conquest is a form, and everything is fought according to the established strategy... So, he just strolled around the entire defense line in a carriage...

"Officials, this veteran has not been in contact with the army for a long time. The old minister is not flattering the official. Whether it is recorded or seen, the veteran believes that there is no dynasty in the world today that can win the army of the Song Dynasty! Chen Wen Yanbo congratulates His Majesty!"

"Many years ago, the old officials took the lead in suppressing the rebellion of Wang Ze. At that time, all the forbidden troops from Hebei Road and Jingdong Road came, but they couldn't do anything about some mobs. If the Song Dynasty had such an army at that time, the ministers only needed three to five thousand soldiers. That rebellion will be quelled..."

Wen Yanbo accompanied the officials on inspection, the shock was astonishing, and he was also impressed. He really saw the changes in the army of the Song Dynasty, which is really different...
"Officials, I think that the imperial court should start preparing for the officials of the Twelve States of Yanyun!"

It’s really not a compliment, this is the first time in Wang Anshi’s life to review the team. After seeing Da Song’s current combat power, he no longer has any worries about the outcome of this battle, and even understands why Zhang Dun’s hawkish style. ·····
With such a team as the backing, this is the courage of the imperial court!
"I don't have to worry about this kind of thing, it's the responsibility of the cabinet. However, I would like to make a suggestion that anyone who works in the newly recovered state capital after the war can increase their salary by [-]% compared to the original state capital."

"In a great war, the damage is immeasurable. From Dingkou to people's livelihood, it needs to be restored. Those who dare to come to the devastated land after the war to be officials will be rewarded by the imperial court. This edict is for five years... "

After patrolling the entire battle line, Zhao Xi was completely relieved.

A hundred years of obsession, decades of keeping a low profile, and three years of planning, finally possessed the strength to completely defeat Beiliao.

After the review, Zhao Xi also felt that the imperial court could completely consider the post-war affairs...

There will be no surprises in this battle.

Of course, this is not a conclusion based solely on the impression of the review, but a comprehensive consideration of all factors such as military strength, armament, morale, logistics, and intelligence collection on both sides. conclusions drawn from the assessment.

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The entire Hebei Road is a battlefield, there is no main force and partial division, no distinction between support and main attack, just like this, the whole line is advancing in a balanced way...
Even with such a deployment, since the king has conscripted himself, he still has to display the king's flag and the king's guard of honor.The same is true for Beiliao...

(End of this chapter)