Chapter 396: Calculation

Cai Que said: "Oh? What is the time of heaven?"

Su You said: "The wheat ripening time! From south to north in Shaanxi, the wheat ripening time is from mid-July to mid-August. In the Liugu Man tribe, the wheat ripening time can be pushed to late August. In Xixia, the wheat harvest has to wait until

Early September!”

Cai Que thought for a while: "In this way, after the new wheat harvest in Song Dynasty, the new wheat in Xixia is still in the ground..."

After saying that, his expression changed drastically: "Mingrun! You want to defeat the enemy for food? You can't do that!"

Su You shook his head: "How is it possible? There is a prerequisite for providing food to the enemy, and it is only suitable for small-scale guerrilla troops."

"Lao Cai, when does Xixia invade our territory? When the grass is lush in autumn and the cattle and horses are fat, right? After all, the battle is all about logistics!"

"When is Xixia's weakest time? It's between January and February every year. Why? That's when Xixia is out of business, and all the autumn fat of cattle and horses is used to survive the winter. It's the time when its military and national strength is at its weakest. At that time

Our cavalry strength is already half of what it was in the autumn."

"What I mean is, to report to Mr. Xue, how about we conduct a military exercise when the Xixia people are at their weakest?"

Cai Que thought thoughtfully: "Knocking on the mountain will shock the tiger?"

Su You nodded: "Exactly, in this way, winter should be the period of our military construction. Marching in winter is originally a big taboo, but for us, the scruples are much smaller than those of the Xixia people."

Cai Que shook his head: "Mingrun, why do I feel that you have been a little distracted lately...seeing that the autumn harvest is around the corner?"

"There are more than 100,000 troops on the border of Xixia, and you still want to provoke him? If the Lord of Xia is not angry and makes a desperate move, how will you and I respond?"

Su Younan smiled and said: "Since we are planning Shaanxi, we cannot avoid war. We should use our own strengths in various aspects to offset the enemy's strengths; make up for our own shortcomings and expose the enemy's shortcomings. There is a trade-off between one and the other.

, there will be an opportunity for success.”

"The so-called defense is a broad strategic plan; but in order to achieve this goal, the tactics must be flexible and flexible, rather than just waiting to be beaten."

Cai Que still shook his head: "Although Xixia cattle and horses are weak in January, how can our Song Dynasty be any better...go to hell...Qingchu!"

Su You nodded: "It's Qing Chu! I can assure Mr. Xue that the horses in Langduyuan will not be affected by winter."

Cai Que added: "The Xixia people will not give us a chance. They will come in autumn. After a battle, both sides will recuperate and the whole winter and spring will pass like this."

Su You said: "What if we can survive this wave?"

Cai Que pondered for a while: "If you can survive this wave without using cavalry and preserve the strength of the cavalry until January...this is a good strategy!"

Su You was overjoyed: "Then you agree to sign it?!"

Cai Que smiled bitterly and said: "One is a kind of five, and the other is you, ah, young man... Instead of betting on him, I might as well bet on you. After all, you are a scholar and can control your temper..."

Tiandu Mountain, the mountain behind Summer Palace, and Guanyin Cave.

Liang Yiduo was talking to Chaogu: "Liang Yiduo is incompetent and wants Mr. Lei to remain anonymous. I'm really ashamed."

Chaogu looked indifferent: "Chaogu is dead. From now on, there will only be Jialiang in this world."

After speaking, he took off the long knife from his waist and said, "This knife was a reward from Su Mingrun when I escorted him back from his trip to Dali when he was young."

Stroking the mottled scabbard of the long sword, he seemed to have mixed emotions: "How can a person be embarrassed if a sword is like this? I have nothing to live with, only this sword, dedicated to the capital. From now on, I will be reborn, and all the karma in the past will be cut off."

Liang Yiduo took the knife and said, "This knife makes Mr. sad. It is a shackle in Mr.'s heart. He wants to get rid of it, but he has to rely on it."

After saying that, he threw the long knife far away into the valley: "From now on, these shackles will be gone. The sky and the land of Dabai Gaoguo are wide enough for you, sir, to gallop!"

Chaogu stood up and bowed deeply to Liang Yiduo: "Thank you Ming Gong!"

The two laughed loudly, remounted their horses, and walked down the mountain.

Chaogu asked: "Ming Gong, is Marco coming back?"

Liang Yiduo smiled and said: "As expected by Mr. Weizhou, Weizhou's defense is empty, and Su Mingrun is very serious. All three things he threatens are accomplished."

Chaogu asked, "What's the situation like in Dun'an Village?"

Liang Yiduo said: "Dun'an Village is just an empty village. I want to know how to dig a well in Meishan. Hahahaha, I laughed to death..."

Chaogu frowned: "Why?"

Liang Yiduo smiled and said: "Dun'an Village is different from Qingjian City. I will report carefully. Although the well was drilled, the water pressure is not enough to form a spring."

"Hahahaha, we only filled two ponds, and the water from the two springs gurgled back by itself, leaving only two holes!"

"How much time will be wasted to provide enough for the army? The Song Dynasty explored flowers and reversed different military affairs, but it was mediocre! It makes me laughable..."

But Chaogu couldn't laugh at all: "Ming Gong, Su Mingrun has been cunning since he was a child and cannot be ignored. His actions must have deep meaning..."

Liang Yiduo smiled and said: "Sir, what is that... In Chinese, if you are bitten by a snake once, you will be afraid of well ropes for ten years. The stockade is made of pine wood with walls, has a rough shape, and lacks water, it is a joke.

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"It's fine if Su Mingrun doesn't send troops to garrison. Otherwise, when the army arrives, he will burn the ground to ashes! Sir, I rely on you to win over the familiar people and trade with Weizhou. The rest of the matter will be taken care of by the emperor."

Chaogu nodded: "Ming Gong, the economic benefits from trade are only one of them. What I mean is that we can develop detailed industries, find out the military and people's sentiments in Weizhou, and win over some small tribes."

"Tiandu Mountain is the place where the Wu soldiers are stationed. We should build a safe zone. The Weizhou line of Xiaoguan Tiandu Mountain must ensure absolute safety."

Liang Yiduo stroked the wound on his abdomen: "Li Wenzhao, this wolf, is so cunning."

Chaogu cupped his hands and said: "Although Li Wenzhao is a wolf, there are ways to kill wolves. You don't have to go deep into the mountains and forests to find traces of it, you just need to squeeze its living space step by step."

"There used to be a lot of prey in the mountains around Meishan, but now they have turned into terraced fields, and tigers and wolves have long disappeared."

"Li Wenzhao's confidence lies in the Tibetan tribes on the border. We only need to control them, just like removing the trees on the mountains. Li Wenzhao will naturally be exposed to our sight!"

Liang Yiduo said: "Then leave this matter to sir. Sooner or later, I will capture this thief and I will cut him into pieces with a thousand knives!"

After saying that, he handed over to Chaogu and said, "Weizhou's meticulous work has suffered a lot this time. Grandpa Huang now regrets that he didn't listen to your teacher's advice earlier."

"Weizhou's intelligence needs to be more secretive. Sir, I leave it to you to re-establish the intelligence."

Chaogu said: "I don't dare. The villain is still a suspect. Besides, the army has its own system..."

Liang Yiduo buried himself and said to Chaogu in a low voice: "It's our own system. You do this quietly. Don't let even Grandpa Huang know about it."

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The scientific research and technical team of Dun'anzhai is still working hard on the work of pumping water, and a large windmill has been built. However, when the windmill turns, you can only hear the gurgling sound at the mouth of the well, but you still can't see the clear spring coming out.

So the technical team was fined wages by Prefect Su.

On Bingzi of the seventh month, the imperial court appointed Dong Fe, the military envoy of the Chengzhou regiment of Chengzhou, the leader of Miaochuan, Jisi Luo, as the defense envoy of Shunzhou.

The imperial edict was given to Siluo to add one hundred jins of big colors, two hundred jins of horned tea, and three hundred jins of loose tea every year; Zidong Zeng was appointed as the defense envoy, and he was ordered to add three jins of big colors, five jins of horned tea, and ten jins of loose tea every month.

Dacai is Caijin. Today's Liugufan nobleman, the newly appointed defense envoy of Shunzhou, Dong Fei, is wearing the simple and elegant dark flower brocade from Meishan on the inside and the Dacai Shu brocade from Chengdu on the outside. He is cheering on the stage.

Su You was by his side, and his fifth-grade official uniform was like a red bird in front of the bird-of-paradise Dong Fei, a perfect foil.

Dong Fei brought the athletes from the first Weizhou Games in Liugufan to compete.
Chapter completed!