Chapter 1,316 Deduction

Zhong Shidao said: "Before he went to the Sixth Route, the Duke passed by Songyang Academy and gave a lecture to the students. He analyzed the situation of the Song Dynasty and the surrounding countries, and said that although the world is big, if you forget to fight, you will be in danger."

"It also talked about the significance of the Song Dynasty's victory over Xingling. In addition to restoring the glory of the Han and Tang Dynasties, annihilating the rebels, strengthening homeland security, defending the hinterland of China, and obtaining land for raising horses, etc., it also talked about hollowing out the Western Region and reopening the Han and Tang Dynasties.

The importance of the prosperity of the Silk Road means that it will definitely bring huge benefits to the Song Dynasty."

"He also said that the world is a whole and is inextricably linked. After an old contradiction is resolved, countless new contradictions and new changes will inevitably emerge. As a scholar who will shoulder the great responsibility of the country, he should

Be prepared in advance.”

"I was also present at the time. After I came down, I thought about where the new contradictions mentioned by the Duke would appear."

"Later, I felt that if the Song Dynasty reopened the Silk Road, there would be a decline and a large number of merchants would no longer take the old route of Hehuang, and the Qing and Tang Dynasties would definitely fall into decline and become a powder keg."

"As the Song Dynasty gradually regained its homeland in China and forged ahead, the country's borders would become longer and longer, and more generals would be needed to guard them."

"The Duke of Guo said in his recent "Rediscussing the Virtue of Scholars" that scholar-bureaucrats should be models for the world and protect the country. They should contribute to the well-being of the people and serve as kings, Yao and Shun."

"Therefore, we should uphold morality, cultivate education, temper our bodies, and forge our spirits. We should not waste our time wandering around in the woods."

"Regardless of morality, intelligence, literature, and martial arts, we must be fully prepared, take the world as our own responsibility, go where the Song Dynasty needs it most, and do what the Song Dynasty needs most."

"So I discussed with my brother and Ji Wuyi, and simply gave up my civil service and entered the Royal Military Academy."

"Okay!" Zhao Xu felt very comfortable in his heart: "Mr. Gaozu Mingxi was famous for his moral articles. If the Xia people had not spread chaos, and Mr. Zu Zhongping was upright, he would probably have taken the path of remonstrance.

Enter the court."

"The ancestors said that civility should be used to control military force. Recently, I have been thinking about it. In addition to what Duke Fu said, the system is used to restrain military ministers and soldiers serve the country. There is another important one, which is to use etiquette, loyalty and integrity to restrain one's heart.

of savagery, cruelty and greed.”

"Therefore, military ministers must also study, cultivate virtue and cultivate their moral character. The army of the Emperor and Song Dynasty should not only be a mighty division, but also a civilized division."

"They are not conquerors, but defenders of China's thousands-year-old fire virtues and pioneers in spreading civilization, practitioners who let people in the world observe etiquette, be benevolent, and live and work in peace and contentment!"

This set of rhetoric was instilled in Zhao Xu by Cai Jing. Now that it was brought out, all the military officials in the palace were extremely excited.

This kind of evaluation is no weaker than that of civil servants. Together they beat their chests with their right hands: "I dare to die if I don't serve!"

Zhao Xu then returned to the topic: "Please tell me the basis for your judgment."

Guo Kui handed the baton to Zhong Shidao with a smile, but Zhao Xu took off the copper pencil from his right breast pocket: "Use mine."

Master Zhong took it with both hands with tears of gratitude, then skillfully pulled it away and stood in front of the sand table. With his professional confidence, his temperament suddenly changed: "The reason why we made this judgment is because of the structure of the new army.

The system and logistics are all completely different from those of the old army..."

Next, Zhong Shidao began to analyze this march from all aspects. The final conclusion was that the Xia people wanted to eat up Gao Zunyu's troops who were fully prepared and defended them with merit. Without 300,000 people, it was impossible to achieve

of.

This is actually a replica of Liu Changzuo's Shuangyan. The question is, why did Gao Zunyu do this, why did he fight against the enemy and trap himself to death?

Obviously, this is a bait. The Chinese army is concentrated under Lingzhou City, and Su You is also inside. For the Xia people, as long as they eat this Song army, this battle can be completely overturned.

There are several prerequisites to achieve this goal. One is the number of soldiers in the army, so that the Xia people can feel confident that they can eat it.

The second is the east and west routes of the Song army, which the Xia people will judge to be unable to rescue them.

The Song Army's West Route Army also had to guard against Tu Gangan and Yeli's Jishi Army; while the East Route Army had a long way to go.

Thirdly, Xia people still have to be determined to die.

In fact, when the Song army marched, the Xia people had two choices. One was to withdraw the latent troops, gather heavy troops under the fortified city, and fight the Song army decisively.

The advantage of this is that there is a big city to rely on, and there is no need to worry about supplies and weapons losses.

The disadvantage is that once the Song army's attack is unfavorable, they can easily withdraw without suffering huge losses, and they can make a comeback soon.

Obviously, the Xixia people had never used such a strategy in their eighty-year military strategy, so in the end they chose another plan, the one they were used to.

That is a huge gamble. Once successful, it can cause a devastating blow to the Song Army and completely turn the tables.

They have gone through this kind of situation countless times, so when the Duke of the State and the senior manager attacked at the critical moment of advance and retreat, Ren Duolingding, the most powerful general of the Xia Kingdom, probably did not hesitate and chose to continue to lurk.

Then surround Gao Zunyu’s plan.

This also has the advantage of stimulating the determination of the subordinates to fight to the death.

Although the current battle situation is still called the Battle of Lingzhou, Lingzhou itself has become insignificant. With the firepower of the Song army, it will be easy to capture this city.

The current battle situation has become that the Xia people's last military strength in the Hetao area is more than 200,000, or there are more than 100,000 servants, and the third army of the Song Dynasty has added 30,000 cadets, and the old army has 150,000

great military showdown.

This is a situation that the generals of both Song and Xia are willing to see, and it is also the result of their joint choice.

In terms of tactics, the Song army turned the battle that was supposed to be about siege and reinforcements into a battle where they were best at defending and waiting for reinforcements, while the Xia people turned the battle that was supposed to be about defending and waiting for reinforcements into a battle where they were best at encircling points and gathering reinforcements.

In terms of strategy, the Song Army is obviously superior, and this strategic intention has been fully realized.

This formed a huge siege of the Xia people, which could focus on annihilating all the Xia people's effective forces in the Hetao, and avoid turning the battle into guerrilla warfare, which the nomads are best at.

The only problem is that there are too many fish in this weak net, and there is another big fish - Liang Yongneng. We only know that it is in the net, but we don't know where it is. It is also an unknown variable.

Now either the fish is dead or the net is broken!

In the end, Taneshidao concluded: "The battle situation has evolved to this point. The strategic intentions of both sides have been completely exposed to the other side. It's past the time for additions, so we made some subtractions."

"Liang Yongneng is definitely lurking in the southeast of the battlefield. His goal can only be to prevent Uncle Wu and Manager Liu's army from participating in the battle in Lingzhou, so as not to let Renduo be attacked alone."

"So we estimate that he will most likely be at this place - the last post station and pass on the southeastern border of Lingzhou - the Ma Lian Station in Nailiping!"

However, this explanation did not make Zhao Xu's worries lessen. On the contrary, he had just entered the military aircraft office and was calmed down by the atmosphere. He was a little flustered. He waved his hands and rejected the baton sent back by Zhong Shidao: "This is for you.

.”

"So, my army is only 180,000 in total, while the Xia people may be as many as 400,000?"

"My uncle and the 48,000 people in the Duke of Fujian Province have to withstand the siege of more than 100,000 people from Renduo?"

Zhong Shidao smiled and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty. When Chen Tang and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty discussed the Xiongnu, they once said: 'If the Hu soldiers are five and the Han soldiers are one, which one? The weapons are simple and blunt, and the bows and crossbows are not good. I heard that the Han soldiers are quite clever.

, but they are still three but one.'"

"However, later on, the nomadic clan's riding and archery skills developed day by day, and their weapons, tactics, and organizations became more and more sophisticated. In this world, they even have heavy cavalry such as Iron Kites and Gongzhang Tielin. However, the progress of my farming clan has not been constant.

Big, eventually the two became even, and then overtaken."

"Until firearms far superior to bows and crossbows came out, and excellent riding horses, pack horses, and carriages were developed, we, the Song Dynasty, have now reversed this situation again, suppressed the Xia people, and once again won one Han as five

Hu’s advantages.”

"The only regret is that the new army of the Song Dynasty is not large in number now, but combined with the old-style cavalry army with sufficient troops and food, our middle road seems to be in danger but is actually safe."

"And the most important point is that the Xia army, Ren Duo Lingding, was defeated by Li Xian before, and Liang Yongneng was defeated by Wu Shu, and then lurked in the drought sea. It has been close to a month today."

"One month is their logistical limit, and this time, they don't have the advantage over me because of food. At this moment, I estimate that the Xia army is in danger of running out of food!"

Zhao Xu couldn't help but feel very excited: "So, not only does uncle have no trouble, he may even have the possibility of victory?"

Guo Kui sighed: "Your Majesty, the boys have not considered that returning to the army without food is crazy."

"Now that the news from the middle route is cut off, the military aircraft department can only judge the situation from the reactions of the armies on the east and west routes."

"Fortunately, Su Lie on the west road can communicate with the middle road through the Qin Canal, and he is still guarding Qiyan at the mouth of the gorge. This at least shows that the situation has not worsened."
Chapter completed!