Chapter 47 A new beginning

What Wang Shao said is the key to the problem. No matter how good the idea is, it is empty talk if there is no means to achieve it. The blueprint outlined by Wu Ji is indeed very attractive, exciting and exciting, but with the combat power and tactics of the Song army, it is impossible to achieve it.

First, the Song army lacked horses and had poor maneuverability. Such things as robbing deep into the Liao realm require high-speed maneuverability. Without war horses entering the Liao realm, it is not robbing, but rather killing.

Second, the Song army had a single tactic and had not entered the Liao territory for hundreds of years to rob. Once they entered the Liao territory, they were not flexible enough, and they would be a disaster.

Third, the Song army's combat power is not strong. If it encounters the Liao army, it is likely that the entire army will be wiped out. Speaking of strong combat power, there is only the Converted Army. Although the Xiongzhou army has good combat power, it is still a big gap compared with the Converted Army. The same Liao army is not the same for the Converted Army, but it is different for the Xiongzhou army. Not to mention, the Song army in other places has a combat power that is not as good as the Song army.

Therefore, if this problem is not solved, everything is empty talk.

As soon as Wang Shao finished speaking, Zhou Wei and the others stared at Wu Ji, waiting for him to come up with an idea, and each looked nervous. The reason they were nervous was because this was a rare opportunity. If they could not teach the Liao Kingdom a lesson, it would be regrettable.

Wu Ji looked at everyone for a while, smiled slightly, and said, "That's right, Wang Shumi, have you already got an idea? Why ask me?"

"Haha!" Wang Shao pointed at Wu Ji with his right hand and laughed: "You are not a good person. I have some ideas. You are also confident. Let's talk about it."

When Zhou Wei and the others heard this, they couldn't help but feel relieved. Wu Ji was in a good position and Wang Shao and Zhizhu were in his hands. It seemed that this was no longer a problem, so there was no need to worry anymore.

"There is still three or two months from Yelu Hongji's determination to the remnants of the army. This period of time is very precious and is enough for us." Wu Ji began to analyze and said, "My idea is that we can train an elite soldier during this period. Select a group of strong-bodied, flexible-minded, and rich in combat formation experience from the defenders at all sides of the border to train, and equip the most well-equipped weapons and equipped with war horses."

As soon as he said, Zhou Wei and his friends lit up their eyes, interrupting Wu Ji's words, saying, "If we can build an elite soldier to serve as the backbone and plunder, there will definitely be a good thing for Liao Gou."

"The 50,000 Western soldiers brought by Wang Shumi are the elite among the elites. After experiencing the baptism of war, they can succeed with a little training." Lin Hong was very excited and kept rubbing his hands.

Wang Shu and Wu Ji nodded constantly, and they thought so too.

"When it comes to war horses, we have quite a few." Wang Shao pulled his fingers and began to settle the accounts: "Last year in the battle of Xiongzhou, we seized more than 30,000 war horses. Brother Wu robbed the annual monies and got ten thousand live again. There are 40,000 horses. This time, Brother Wu plundered, how many war horses did he get?"

"Absolutely twenty thousand horses," Wu Ji replied. In fact, it was more than 30,000 horses. Because of his cooperation with Qiyun Club, he distributed 9,000 horses to Qiyun Club, and the remaining one was about twenty thousand horses.

"There are 60,000 horses!" Zhou Wei was very surprised, his mouth wide open, looking disbelief.

"Sixty thousand war horses!" Lin Hong was also shocked.

The Song Dynasty was seriously short of horses, and it was enough to have thousands of war horses to make people happy. After this calculation, it turned out to be 60,000 war horses. How can it not make people happy? How can it not make people shocked?

"Our Western soldiers already have tens of thousands of Western Xia war horses, and this total is 70,000. If you gather at the border, 80,000 war horses are not a problem." Wang Shao calculated this and took a breath of cold air, stroked his forehead, and said in disbelief: "I didn't count much, but there were 80,000 war horses. Did I calculate it wrong?"

He didn't expect that the Song Dynasty, which was seriously short of horses, had 80,000 war horses all at once, and his eyes were wide open.

The Song Dynasty was seriously short of horses. According to statistics from the Song Dynasty, the number of horses in the country was at the highest, at the highest, more than 240,000, and at the lowest, there were 160,000 to 170,000. Eighty thousand war horses accounted for almost half of the total number in the country. Who can not be surprised?

"That's right! It's eighty thousand! It's eighty thousand!"

"Oh my God! Eighty thousand war horses!"

The generals were shocked and stood up excitedly, and kept jumping up.

After a while of old age, they calmed down, were filled with joy, and sighed in unison: "I didn't expect that we could have so many war horses!"

"It is good to have a war horse, but if it is not used well, it is useless." Wu Ji poured cold water on them: "I mean, war horses cannot be used scattered like before, and must be used in a concentrated manner."

No matter how good the equipment is, if there is no advanced tactic to match it, it will be a waste. The reason why the Song Dynasty did not create a cavalry that was able to conquer and fight like the Han and Tang Dynasties was because it was not used well, and the war horses were dispersed, and the cavalry was not valued, but instead used cavalry as auxiliary troops.

If this is not changed, it is useless and it is impossible to go to Liaodi to do a big battle.

If Wu Ji said this in the past, they might not be able to support it, but today, they are unanimously supporting it. The reason is very simple: "Commander Wu Du, look at what you said, if you don't use it in a concentrated manner, go to Liao territory to rob, ride horses, walk and move in a different way, how can you rob?"

The first requirement for robbery is to be able to maneuver at a high speed. If you are riding a horse or walking, you can't robbery at all. For this reason, everyone reached a consensus.

In the history of the Song Dynasty, it was not that no one advocated the use of war horses and the formation of a large number of cavalry, but it was rejected for various reasons. It is rare to be so consistent as today.

"Eighty thousand army, we train 30,000 cavalry, 10,000 knives, and the other 40,000 are crossbowmen, archers, and knifemen." Wang Shao stroked his forehead and was very excited, saying, "This training is based on the Converted Army. Let us do it for Brother Wu, and we will assist. Do you want to?"

"Shumi Wang, can I not want to?" Zhou Wei was the first to echo: "I have long seen that the Cong Xin Army was jealous. Brother Wu helped me train, and he also had to use war horses, swords, and crossbows. I just took charge of the troops. This is called picking up cheapness. Where can I find such a good thing? Brother Wu, you still robbed me. Haha!"

They heard that Wu Ji had made a lot of war horses in Liao territory, so they were making a decision, but Wu Ji refused. Now, Wu Ji had to take out the war horses, which was equivalent to robbing them. How could he not be happy?

"Haha!" The generals burst into laughter and surrounded Wu Ji, constantly teasing: "No matter how traitorous brother Wu is, you must peel us a layer of skin!"

"Okay! This matter is decided. I will report to the official family now. The official family will definitely be accurate. Let's do it first." Wang Shao was also excited. Although he commanded hundreds of thousands of troops in Xihe, he did not invest 80,000 war horses at one time.

If this is really done, it would be a brand new way of playing and a new beginning for the Song Dynasty!

In Bianjing, Jiying Hall, Song Shenzong is reviewing the memorials.

Shao Jiu came in and presented two memorials. Song Shenzong took them in his hand. After a brief look, he was surprised: "Wu Ji's, Wang Shao's. What did they do? The memorials arrived together."

"Reported to the official family, when Wu Ji's memorial arrived first, Wang Shumi's memorial arrived a little later." Shao Jiu hurriedly reported a detail.

"Then come first and then come. I will read Wu Ji's memorial first." Song Shenzong waved Wu Ji's memorial and said to Shao Jiu: "Shao Jiu, this Wu Ji is a lucky general. If he submits the memorial, there must be good news. If you don't believe it, let's bet."

It can be seen that Song Shenzong was in a very good mood. Shao Jiu hurriedly gathered his fun and said, "Official family, how dare you bet with you? Don't bet anymore, don't bet anymore."

"Look at your courage, you are so small, you have a rat gall." Song Shenzong teased and unfolded the memorial. His face suddenly changed, his eyes widened, and he looked at the memorial desperately.

"It's over. Could it be that Wu Ji suffered a great loss, right?" Shao Jiu saw the appearance of Song Shenzong, and was very surprised and guessed.

"Ha ha!"

Suddenly, Song Shenzong raised his head to the sky and laughed: "It's true that it's a lucky general. Every time he makes a memorial, there is good news. This news is so good that it can't be better! Shao Jiu, are you in Hu Siji? I tell you that Wu Ji led the Congxin Army to cross two thousand miles of Liao territory, seized 20,000 war horses, countless food and grass, and about 100,000 taels of gold and silver. Isn't it amazing?"

"Two thousand miles across the Liao territory?" Shao Jiu was a little disbelief, opened his mouth and screamed in dismay: "Oh my God! The Song Dynasty has been established for hundreds of years, so there is no such thing! Could the government be lying about military information?"

"It's a bit unbelievable, but it's true!" Song Shenzong shook his head, rejected Jun Jiu's guess, and said, "Who is Wu Ji? He will not report to me if there is nothing. Besides, if such a thing is lies, it is seeking death. There is a trick to cheating and making achievements, that is, he cannot be the first to be a bird."

This is the truth. If you lie about such a thing, you will definitely be found out.

"This is a feat! Since its founding, there have been many famous generals, Pan Mei, Yang Ye, Cao Bin, Di Qing, and Yang Yanzhao, all of whom are famous generals, but none of them are like him, traversing two thousand miles across the Liao territory." Shao Jiu was very moved.

"It's right!" Song Shenzong nodded and pondered: "Speaking of it, there is also a way to take advantage of it. No one has done this for hundreds of years. The Liao Kingdom is negligent in preventing it and is taking advantage of it by Wu Ji. This is a way to take advantage of it. However, even so, it requires extraordinary courage, meticulous planning, and accurate information. Wu Ji can do this and has the ability to command troops!"

This is a praise for Wu Ji, but he deserves it.

"If the army of the Song Dynasty is like the Returning Army, and I can traverse the Liao territory, why worry about not receiving my ambitions?" Song Shenzong sighed very much. He opened Wang Shao's memorial and did not read it. When he saw it, he was shocked. His hand trembled, and the memorial fell to the ground, and his face changed.

"The official family, but the border was defeated?" Shao Jiu was shocked and was busy asking.

"Fart!" Unexpectedly, Song Shenzong swears: "Go quickly and find Jie Fu and the others." He picked up the memorial and looked at it carefully.
Chapter completed!