Chapter 6: The Planning of the Song Dynasty

As a modern man, Wu Ji once worked hard on weapons to seek justice in order to avenge revenge and seek justice. He could not have been so surprised. However, what Wang Shao said was really beyond his expectations, and he would never have imagined that the Song Dynasty would actually study such weapons.

Once this weapon is successfully researched, it means that the pattern of war will change. Although it is impossible to change as in later generations, it is very rare to be able to create such a weapon in the Song Dynasty. Even if it is a prototype, it is shocking.

Seeing Wu Ji's surprise look, Wang Shao couldn't help but smile and patted Wu Ji's shoulder and said, "Don't be surprised, this weapon is very bulky and difficult to use on the battlefield. However, if there are some of them, it would be really good to use for siege cities. Compared with cave cars, goose cars are much more useful. If the Liao Kingdom made this weapon first, it is still hard to say whether Xiongzhou can be saved."

"If it were in the past, the Liao Kingdom would have built it first, Xiongzhou would definitely not be able to be preserved. However, it is different now. No matter how much the Liao Kingdom built it, it would be powerless." Wu Ji knew how powerful this weapon was, but it could not be too powerful in the Song Dynasty.

If it weren't for him, the Liao Kingdom would have developed it first and there would be no problem in capturing Xiongzhou City. However, when he came to the Song Dynasty, even if the Liao Kingdom made more of such weapons, it would not pose a threat to the Song Dynasty, because Wu Ji also wanted to build such weapons, and their power would be much greater than that of the Liao Kingdom.

However, Wu Ji couldn't spare time for a while, and could not find a good craftsman who could do such a weapon. He had only read some drawings and had never made such a weapon. He could not make it alone. The Song Dynasty studied this weapon by concentrating the scientific and technological strength of the whole country and achieving some achievements.

"Haha!" Wang Shao smiled happily and said, "I will feel even more at ease with you. If Yelu Hong chose to endure, he would be ready to attack Xiongzhou after the weapon was made. Once the Liao Kingdom took Xiongzhou, Yelu Hongji would march into the Central Plains, and the battle would be bigger and bigger. The Song Dynasty could not sit idly by and let Yelu Hongji complete the plan. The Song Dynasty would take the lead. If the battle could not be fought in the north, the Song Dynasty would concentrate its strength and take down Xixia first. If the Xixia was solved, the Song Dynasty could concentrate its troops and fight to the death with the Khitans. The other was that it could also threaten Yanyun's land from the west. As long as the Yanyun land was taken back, the Liao Kingdom would plummet and the overall situation was settled."

Although the Song Dynasty claimed to unify China, it was actually far from completing unification. What the Song Dynasty occupied was just the core part of China. The Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, the Desert, the Northwest Plateau, the Western Regions, Nanzhao, Vietnam, and Liaodong, these territories belonging to the Central Plains during the Qin and Han Dynasties became foreign lands and did not belong to the territory. The Song Dynasty did not complete the great cause of unification.

Nanzhao, Vietnam was too small, and although it was independent of the Song Dynasty, it did not dare to cause trouble to the Song Dynasty, and did not cause too much trouble to the Song Dynasty. The main creators of the troubles of the Song Dynasty were the Liao Kingdom and the Western Xia. The Song, Liao and Western Xia constituted the Song Dynasty version of the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", with three legs in a row, checking and balancing each other, and arguing with each other.

Among these three countries, the comprehensive national strength was the strongest, richest and vast land in the Song Dynasty, with more than 100 million people and countless wealth, which was really shocking, far surpassing the Tang Dynasty. However, its military strength has always been very weak, and it was suppressed by Liao and Xixia.

The Song Dynasty had the strongest comprehensive strength, while the Liao Kingdom was second, and the Western Xia was the weakest. Therefore, the Liao Kingdom and the Western Xia colluded with each other to deal with the Song Dynasty. In order to restrain the Song Dynasty, the Liao Kingdom supported the Western Xia. Without the support of the Liao Kingdom, it would be impossible for the Western Xia to establish a country.

There was one alliance in Chanyuan. The Song Dynasty asked the Liao Kingdom to reduce its support for the Western Xia. The Liao Kingdom obeyed the situation on the surface, but it still supported the Western Xia. It was after the Alliance of Chanyuan that the Song Dynasty transferred the most elite troops to the west and into Shanzhou. It launched a large-scale military force against the Western Xia for decades, with only one goal. If the Song Dynasty could not do it, it would attack the Western Xia first, defeat the Western Xia, and then deal with the Liao Kingdom.

The reason why the Song Dynasty chose this strategy was not only the weakest of Western Xia, but also another purpose, which was to destroy Western Xia and threaten the sixteen states of Yan branch from the west. In this way, it would be much easier to attack the sixteen states of Yanyun.

Not to mention that the Western Xia had a large number of war horses, which was the most urgent strategic resource of the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty had a serious shortage of horses. Due to poor management, the "horse politics" that was originally successful during the Han and Tang dynasties became a harsh policy to deceive the people. If the Western Xia was destroyed, if these war horses were obtained, a large number of cavalry could be formed, and there would be a way to deal with the cavalry of the Liao Kingdom.

It is precisely based on these considerations that the Song Dynasty formulated a strategy of starting with the Western Xia and then to the Liao Kingdom, which has been implemented for decades. However, the results were not obvious. It was not until Wang Shao proposed the "Pingrong Strategy" and obtained the Xihe Battle that great progress was made.

"If you want to use troops against the Western Xia, you need elite weapons. The sharp blades of the enemy are extremely sharp, and it is a sharp weapon. These 200,000 are only the first batch to be used to equip the Western soldiers. At that time, the combat power of the Western soldiers will be greatly improved, and it will be much easier to deal with the Western Xia army." Wang Shao smiled happily, patted Wu Ji's shoulder and said, "After the Battle of Xihe, I wanted to make a handy and sharp sword, but I have never succeeded. If you made it, it will be a great contribution."

The Western Army refers to the Song army in Shanzhou, which was the most elite army in the Song Dynasty at that time.

"It was just a coincidence." Wu Ji was very humble.

"Ctually? You are humble and do not take credit." Wang Shao's smile on his face became stronger: "Although the Knife of the Barbarians is good, it is not as good as your thunderbolt. I have tried the thunderbolt and learned in detail about the situation of the Xiongzhou War. I didn't say it, it's very good."

After a moment of pause, he said, "Pi Lie, how many can you make?"

"This depends on the raw materials. This is not like a knife that can be used as long as there is iron ore and fine iron." Wu Ji replied with a brief thought.

"Or, if you present the recipe of the thunderbolt to the court, the official will definitely give you whatever reward you want." Wang Shao looked at Wu Ji with a bright look, looking forward to it.

The power of the thunderbolt was fully verified in the Battle of Xiongzhou. If Wu Ji presented the recipe, how exciting it would be for the Song Dynasty. Song Shenzong was generous. If Wu Ji presented the recipe, he would definitely receive a generous reward.

"Brother Wang, it's not impossible to offer it, but can you guarantee that it will not fall into the hands of the Khitans?" Wu Ji thought for a while, shook his head slightly, and said, "If you don't tell me that the Khitans once stole such a confidential thing, I can offer it. However, if the Khitans can steal such a confidential weapon, if I offer it, I think it won't take long to fall into the hands of the Khitans. At that time, don't talk about Xiongzhou, even the Central Plains will become Khitans."

If the thunder bomb formula falls into the hands of the Liao Kingdom, the consequences will be unimaginable, and it will be ten times more serious than losing Xiongzhou. If that is the case, not to mention the Central Plains, I am afraid that the entire Song Dynasty will perish.

"Hey!" Wang Shao was stunned for a long time, sighed and said, "Brother Wu is extremely worried. Those fools in the military weapon surveillance can actually reveal such confidential things, and there is nothing that cannot be disclosed."

Judging from the technological perspective at that time, the leak of that weapon was tantamount to the modern leak of nuclear secrets, which was shocking. Even such a top-secret secret can be leaked, what else can the military weapon surveillance not be leaked?

"Maybe, it is better to stay in Brother Wu's hands than to fall into the military weapon supervisor." Wang Shao thought for a while, agreed with Wu Ji's statement, and said, "But, Brother Wu, you must keep this secret and must not be disclosed."

"I can." Of course Wu Ji would not leak the secret, and he had already thought about it.

"If you need my help, just say that as long as you make a thunderbolt bullet, you will want gold. I'll go to the official family to get it for you." Wang Shao was pleased and took a lot of money.

Of course, his help was not free, so he immediately put forward the conditions: "Of course, you need to build more thunderbolts, the more the better. If the Song Dynasty used troops to the Western Xia, it would be useful. With the thunderbolts, it should not be a problem to capture the Western Xia."

I was a little too optimistic. Wu Ji didn't think so. No matter how good the Thunderbolt is, it still needs to be used. If it is not used properly, it is no different from that.

The British invented tanks, but they couldn't do it. It was the first to study armored warfare theory for the Germans, and defeated the British and French coalition forces with blitzkrieg. Isn't that the case?

In the Iran-Iraq War, Iran and Irve were wasted so much modern weapons because they couldn't use them.

Wu Ji knew the current situation of the Song army very well. Corruption became a trend, morale was low, morale was unstable, and tactical theory was very poor. If you don’t start from these aspects, no matter how good the weapon is, it will be useless.

Of course, Wu Ji could not help Wang Shao's excitement, so he had to make a little fun: "With the Thunderbolt, if there is another good general, he might be able to destroy Xixia."

"Haha!" When Wang Shao said this, he was the number one general of Song Shenzong, and the important task of destroying Xixia must be on him. With his military talent and the assistance of thunder bombs, it is very likely to destroy Xixia, so he could not be displeased.

"Brother Wu, there is one thing you don't know." Wang Shao squatted down and asked Wu Ji to squat across from him, draw out his sword, and draw up the ground to explain the situation of Xixia to Wu Ji: "The Xixia established its northwestern border, with many mountains, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Therefore, the Song Dynasty's offensive has not made progress in many years. Although the Xihe battle achieved good results, it only blocked the expansion of Xixia in the west. To destroy Xixia, it also had to capture Hengshan. Only by taking down Hengshan can Xixia be locked in the northwest."

He said, with one stroke, it was very clear. It seemed that he knew the situation of Xixia very well: "Only by seizing Hengshan, the Song Dynasty could use troops to the hinterland of Xixia. Xixia is located in the northwest border, with a complex terrain and mountainous land, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the road is not smooth. Whether it is advancing or transporting grain, there are only a few mountain roads. Therefore, no matter how many troops are, it is impossible to distribute the troops, so I need to disperse the army. I discussed with the government and prepared to launch an attack on Xixia at the same time from the Xihe Land and Hengshan, and the two armies will take Xingqing Prefecture directly."

This is the top secret of the Song Dynasty. Why did Wang Shao tell me? Wu Ji was very surprised. Could it be that...
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