Chapter 1,067 Nomadism and Farming

Zhao Xu shook his head: "Can't it be settled at once? Can't we draw more military power?"

Su You said: "Your Majesty, opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared. This battle scenario has been carefully considered by the Military Aircraft Department."

"Although the new army can play a decisive role, learning alone is not enough. It must be tempered by actual combat."

Zhao Xu said: "Isn't the South China Sea of ​​Jiaozhi..."

After saying this, I also knew that something was wrong. The Jiaozhi Army and the Xixia Cavalry Army were really not the same thing.

Su You continued: "At present, the cavalry training of the New Army has not yet been carried out. With the heavy equipment such as thunderbolt cannons, our army's maneuverability is worrying. Therefore, the strategy cannot be set on chasing death and chasing north, but on attacking the enemy, we must save it and encircle the points to provide reinforcements."

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"Our army's logistics is also not complete. The basic logistics reserve set by the Military Aircraft Department for combat needs to meet the needs of at least 200,000 people for three months. This is only the first phase requirement."

"But to achieve His Majesty's overall goal, these are far from enough - if we control the newly occupied area for less than a year and cannot cultivate it for a season, how will we return it just as we occupied it."

"If the army is to be stationed, it must have sufficient logistics resources. The army will continue to sweep around, and it needs to be arranged according to the three years of the 300,000-strong army. This inference is relatively reasonable, right?"

Zhao Xu was a little depressed: "Can't we imitate the Western Xia and Liao Kingdoms and lose food to the enemy?"

Su You even made Zhao Xu laugh: "Your Majesty, the enemy of the Western Xia and Liao Kingdom is our Song Dynasty. The people of the Song Dynasty are engaged in farming and have time to collect and store. The two countries invade mostly after the autumn. Of course, they can fight for food.

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"Even so, they mostly carry half a month's worth of food, and they only have one month to enter the country. Even if they rob food, it's only limited to three months."

"The time I broke through Xiao Pass in Xixia, it took more than three months for the troops to retreat to Jingyuan. In the end, the Xia army suffered huge losses in its crazy retreat."

"If the cavalry armies of Xixia and Liao are like this, our army can imagine."

"They are different from the former Zhao, Southern Tang, and Later Shu. They are a nomadic people. When our army enters, they can definitely implement the strategy of strengthening the wall and clearing the wilderness to lure me deep."

"To destroy them by the same method as the Southern Tang Dynasty and Hou Shu will lead to great losses."

"As long as our supply line is extended by three hundred miles, there will be countless loopholes in the supply line, giving the enemy opportunities to take advantage of."

"This is also an important reason why our dynasty failed repeatedly in the battle with the Western Xia and Liao Kingdoms."

"Your Majesty, it's still the same sentence - opportunities are only reserved for those who are prepared. The construction of Xingluocang is for this purpose."

"And the Military Aircraft Department also needs to develop tactics that can restrain them based on these characteristics of the enemy."

"Before the tactics are successfully researched, don't be careless."

"This is why we cultivated war horses and invented carriages and mobile gun mounts."

"Although these are the most conservative estimates, with the current production capacity of Song Dynasty, it is only a matter of time before we go all out to build and cultivate it."

"What I can assure your Majesty now is that this time may be faster than your Majesty imagined..."

Zhao Xu finally relaxed: "Then let's do it as it is now, but..."

After speaking, he took the baton from Guo Kui: "Intensify the supervision of the construction of Xingluocang and Luobian Canal. There is no need to wait for supplies from Bianjing. They will be shipped to Luoyang immediately. It doesn't matter if you walk a section of the Yellow River first;"

"Order Gao Shilin and Shi Zhao to step up the production of weapons in Zhengzhou and Shangzhou to meet the needs;"

"In addition to the Ganyi Army outside the capital, the Dingguo and Zhenguo armies are also commanded by Gao Zunyu, Cao Nanzhijun, Wang Zhongzheng, and Li Xian to supervise the army. By the way, Sun Neng is ordered to assist in camp affairs. The three armies must be in combat strength by the end of the year. In addition..."

"The two armies of Dun'an and Guanhe have outstanding merits. I rely on them to conquer victory. I order Su Lie, Fan Longshan, Su Chihuo, and Tian Shouzhong to start training in accordance with the new military drills. All supplies of ammunition and muskets will be sent to Beijing.

Distributed to the middle and upper four new armies."

"Tell them that I have high hopes for them and let them take my heart into consideration."

Everyone saluted together: "I obey your Majesty's decree!"

Zhao Xu proudly put away the baton and inserted it into the pocket of his military uniform on his chest.

Guo Kui: "..."

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Forbidden Military Academy in the western suburbs, seventy-meter target.

Zhao Xu stood behind the sandbag bunker and shot hard at the target in front of him.

"Bang!" After a sound, Zhao Zhen broke and pulled the bolt of the gun, and a brass cartridge case jumped out of the barrel of the gun.

Zhao Xu pushed and moved the gun bolt again, adjusted his posture, and "Bang!" was another shot.

Su You pressed the magazine with Zhao Xu on the side. Zhao Xu quickly fired five rounds, stood up the hunting gun, removed the magazine, and put the one Su You handed him on the gun: "This is good, really good.

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Su You asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, are you angry at being a minister?"

Zhao Xu snorted, changed from a kneeling position to a standing position, and fired another shot at the target in the distance.

Su You also stood up: "I don't have the courage of Ben Yu or the wisdom of Zhang Han. I will only know one move in my life, which is to first make myself invincible, and then choose the opportunity to make progress."

"No matter how the enemy is attacking or defending, I just focus on fighting my own, breaking down the goals into small tasks and achieving them step by step according to the plan."

"There are rumors in the Western Army that I can only form a stronghold and fight in vain. In fact, the summary is very reasonable."

"But what I want to distinguish is that fighting a war is a waste of time. In other words, it means completely controlling the trend of the war in one's own hands."

"The word "Jiehaozhai" means deploying strategic nodes, strengthening the coordination of military forces, controlling the pace of the advance, compressing the enemy's space, and ensuring the security of one's own logistics. Emphasis on power, not on struggle."

"If Xiang Yu and Wei Huo's tactics are like winning a horse, Chen's tactics are more like cloth on a chessboard."

"With the appearance of a middle-aged man, when it comes to elite soldiers and strong generals, isn't the honest method like this more reliable?"

Zhao Xu laughed angrily: "No one in your Su family has a decent appearance, and you are not an honest person either. What Duke Yu said is heartbreaking."

Su You flattered and said with a smile: "Every inch has its shortcomings and its strengths. The Su family is not capable of everything. It is possible to write articles, but not necessarily military."

"You dare to say that you are not good at military affairs?"

"Your Majesty, it's really not possible, but I just need to stand a little higher, have a wider view, and...be better prepared."

"If you give me five thousand elite soldiers to face Wei Huo, I'm afraid... I'll have to kill myself to serve the country."

Zhao Xu couldn't help laughing all of a sudden.

But I heard Su You continue to say: "But if you give me a task, then don't be afraid. Even if you face Wei Huo, there are always many methods you can use. Not to mention defeat, at least a defensive counterattack will be no problem.

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"Your Majesty, I think the Song Dynasty is a farming tribe. Its soldiers are destined to be weaker than the nomadic tribes, their training is destined to be worse than the nomadic tribes, and their logistics are destined to be more troublesome than the nomadic tribes. So if the farming tribes want to compete with the nomadic tribes, then this

You can use your own tactics."

"The nomadic tribe has a nature like blazing fire and is good at swallowing whales; the farming tribe has a nature like still water and is good at soaking and nibbling."

"The power of nibbling is destined to be less glorious than swallowing a whale, but who made us good at this?"

"It's not beautiful or glorious, but it's still a win in the end. Rather than using one's own shortcomings to compete with the other's strengths, and in the end even losing what was supposed to win, it's better to be a little more beautiful and glorious, right?"

These words made Zhao Xu really lose his temper. Facts are facts, and they are the facts that the Song Dynasty gained through repeated defeats over the past hundred years.

Except for Zhang Kang and Fan Zhongyan, no one has been willing to recognize this fact for a hundred years, and the more they lose, the more they refuse to recognize it.

Zhao Xu is also a contradictory person, and he doesn't want to admit it, but at least he can listen to the truth.

He patted the hunting gun placed on the sandbag: "Di Yong!"

Di Yong came over and raised his hunting gun: "Pah! Pah! Pah! Pah!" The four bullets were fired in an instant.

Zhao Xu felt comfortable: "To deal with them, we still have to deal with this. Di Yong did a good job!"

Di Yong put down the hunting gun: "With this, the previous reloading technique will be in vain."

Su You smiled and said: "General Di is right to the point. With well-made and simple-to-operate equipment, the farming people can train farmers into qualified soldiers within a few months, and they can compete with those who have been fighting since childhood."

The nomadic tribes with horses and bows fight against each other.”

"The previous Divine Arm Bow could fire ten shots in a row. It must be an elite in the army. If you can hit five arrows within seventy steps, you can secure your job in the Fourth Army."

"Even so, it will only take one stick of incense to burn, and it will take only three shots when facing an enemy."
Chapter completed!