Lu Huiqing said: "What if." ”

Both Zhang Dian and Zeng Bu's eyes flashed with brilliance.

Don't talk about Western Xia, just like the Song Dynasty's ability to bear, after the defeat of the Gaoliang River and Qigou Pass, it was also like the sky fell. The Western Xia spent less troops than the Song Dynasty, but don't forget how many people and how much finance the Western Xia had.

If all 300,000 soldiers and horses were lost in Gyeongju, Western Xia would face an unprecedented crisis.

Wang Ju was made laughed by these three goods who were dreaming.

Can you get rid of all these 300,000 soldiers and horses?

This depends on the comparison of the forces of the two sides, not only the strength of the troops, if that is the case, Wang Ju will not have to go to Gyeongju, or the Western Xia people will not have to jump, anyway, they will use people.

In addition to the strength of troops, the morale of the soldiers on both sides, military discipline, familiarity with bow horses, combat effectiveness, actual combat experience, the planning of the main general, the ability to know people, dispatch and command ability, and whether the rewards and punishments can be fair, the weather, terrain, logistics, as well as the financial situation of the rear, whether the monarch and the people support or not, city defense, and armor, can all affect the outcome of the war.

If you look at it this way, the gap is narrowing this time.

However, no matter what, the Tanguts still have the upper hand on the cards.

Of course, if the manager is very capable, then this advantage can be erased. If you are particularly outstanding, such as letting Wei Qing, Huo Quzhi, Han Xin, and Li Jing ∵ command, then you can pit these 300,000 enemies.

After all, in addition to the strength of troops, in other aspects, the Song army basically has the advantage, fighting at home, and the terrain is familiar. The armor is well-made. Logistical adequate. It is also the defender of the city, although the number of troops is small, and the individual combat effectiveness is also a little worse, but the military discipline is better than that of the Tanguts.

But the gap between the two sides is the gap, even if Zhang Ji and Qinzhou, who have grown up, come here, they can't completely pit the 300,000 soldiers and horses.

Wang Ju himself couldn't do it either.

So he said with a cool head: "Brother Jifu, don't tempt me, go to the northwest this time." I still hold the purpose that Yeonhwa Hall said, not to seek merit, but to seek no fault, and try my best to keep the forts of Gyeongju without losing, and if I can keep it, it will be a victory. ”

"But imagine it." Zeng preached.

Wang Ju was speechless: "Okay, let's imagine that in terms of 50,000, if I can hold Gyeongju without losing it, and I have lost 50,000 soldiers and horses in Western Xia, it will be a great victory." That's what I want the most. ”

Zhang Dun's forehead, don't look at the kind of man who fought majestically in Luo Wucheng. After several battles, only 10,000 soldiers and horses of Western Xia were killed. However, he felt that Wang Ju used a word that had fallen into a pit, which was very interesting, and after thinking about it, he couldn't help but be happy.

"This result will not allow the Tangut people to break their muscles and bones, and in the face of the remaining 250,000 troops, I can't take the initiative to fight back. And then make a plan, that is, to pit the Western Xia people 50,000 to 100,000 soldiers and horses, I still can't attack, this is almost impossible to do, I think at the beginning, I and Cai Gong's battle of Dashun City, carefully laid out for so long, paid an extremely tragic sacrifice, but also pit the Western Xia 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers and horses. But if you can really pit the 100,000 soldiers and horses of the Western Xia, the Western Xia people will mourn all over the wilderness, and the Song-Xia border will also be exchanged for a long period of peace. ”

With this result, it will be very beneficial to the Song Dynasty, several people have become important ministers of the state, even if Zhang Dun's current official position is slightly higher than Wang Ju, they also heard some insiders, and the court is ready to open the border Hehuang.

If you can't fight on both sides at that time, how much will it cost, and the country still has a big hole that has not been filled.

"The third result is that I can pit 100,000 to 150,000 soldiers and horses of the Western Xia people, which is almost impossible, as for the pit of more than 150,000 enemies, you don't even think about it, unless Li Jing is reborn and Wu Qi is reincarnated. But that's the result, and that's not trivial. The Tanguts have lost nearly half of their soldiers and horses, and when the morale is depressed, I can take the initiative to counterattack with the soldiers. That's what you call what if. ”

"yes, what if that's the outcome?"

"Brother Zihou, if this is the result, let's push it down, and I will lead the army to pursue and expand the results. So what's the most sensible thing to do? Homeopathically joined forces with the officers and soldiers of Yanzhou to take Jintang City and White Leopard City, and then marched into Hengshan. By that time, it was almost the end of the first month, and although the river had not really melted, it was still possible to build a castle. Then take advantage of the devastation of Xixia to build several forts in Hengshan, cut off Hengshan, and insert a nail in Hengshan, which can advance or retreat in the future, and will no longer be as hasty as now. ”

Hengshan has become a nightmare in the eyes of almost all Song people.

If Wang Ju can achieve it, this significance is not trivial, not only to greatly increase the morale of the Song Dynasty and gain a strategic advantage, but also to link the security army and Gyeongju into a line, and even Dashun City has become the rear.

However, this is just a hypothesis, although Wang Ju does not have a specific plan for the time being, but in his heart, he just wants to use the advantage of the terrain to kill and damage the enemy on a very large scale, as he himself said, it is best to pit 50,000 Xia soldiers.

"As for whether I can enter Western Xia, I can continue to make assumptions, and when I get to that point, how many 80,000 soldiers and horses are left in Gyeongju?"

"You can join forces with Yanzhou and Weizhou."

"Well, who is the leader?"

Weizhou is Cai Ting, Wang Ju's old boss, can't let Wang Ju be above Cai Ting. So led by Cai Ting, but what about Yanzhou, there are Han Jiang and Guo Kui, Han Jiang is the Xuanfu envoy of Shaanxi, and he is a Pingzhang matter, don't forget Guo Kui, he is also the deputy minister of Xifu. They are unwilling to be under Cai Ting. Also, Zeng Gongliang of Chang'an, in the face of such a great achievement, if Lao Zeng is red-eyed, he will also come to rob him, what will he do when the time comes?

You don't have to fight, you'll be messed up.

"Even if several roads can unite and join forces tacitly, the fall of the country is imminent, and the Tangut people will inevitably fight back wildly, so the losses of our army will be even heavier. What about the country's finances? ”

Wang Ju learned from Zhang Ruoshui that the country had repaid 30 million arrears this year.

In the first year of Zhao Ji's reign, the situation was the worst, and the big bank had to spend money, and there was a big drought in Hebei. The year before last, the situation was not very good, and the Yellow River was broken. So on the edge of the Spring Festival last year, Zhao Ji opened the inner library, everyone, you see. The money in the inner treasury is also gone.

However, it has gradually improved since last year. Although the Yellow River broke again. This year, the situation is even better than last year.

One of the most important reasons for this is that the military expenditure in the northwest is gradually saving.

For example, a series of wars in the city of Luowu in the city of Zhuangfu. The cost is only more than 6 million.

One is the local grain production in Shaanxi, including Suizhou's tuntian in Dasanchuankou, although the scale of the plantation is large, but only a small amount of grain and grass from Zhengbaiqu and Hedong has been transferred, and the rest is produced by Dasanchuankou itself. With this alone, there are significant cost savings.

The second is Han Qi's bravery, the original transportation of grain, the first is to use the box army. What should I do if the army is not enough, buy grain from the merchants, or exchange salt and tea money for grain, so the merchants can't lose money, so the grain is transported to the northwest, and the huge loss and labor cost must be calculated, so there is a sky-high price of 1,000 yuan for a bucket of millet, and these grains are also mixed with sediment and moldy grain, the court spent a lot of money, but the soldiers can't eat it.

Food is only one of them. There are many other supplies and baggage.

Now with Han Qi's bravery, the imperial court treats them as disguised van troops. Raising a one-year soldier is given at least 30 yuan a year, but what Yiyong gives is just some pickle money, which is this pickle money, and there are generals on it.

Invisibly, the imperial court did save a lot of expenses, at least the food transported to the front line could be eaten by the soldiers.

However, the people of Shaanxi are also suffering.

Therefore, some scholars and doctors used the word "boiling of public grievances" to attack the people.

In fact, if the strategy of Song Renzong is adopted, the state fee will be doubled, and where does this fee come from, it is not collected from the people.

The third is that there has been no fatal rout. For example, in the battle of Dingchuan, not only did tens of thousands of soldiers of the Song Dynasty die, but because it was a fatal rout, the grain, grass, baggage, and armor were obtained by the Western Xia, which was all money, and it was transported to the front line, which was still a lot of money.

The military expenditure was not large, so the imperial court tried to start paying off the arrears.

How Wang Anshi repaid this debt in history, Wang Ju didn't know, he only knew that even if Wang Anshi went down, this debt had not been fully repaid, but I believe that in the third year of Xining, he would not repay 30 million as soon as he made a move.

This is the change brought by Wang Ju.

In the first year, a large amount of resettlement money was given for the reduction of troops, but this year, the resettlement fee will be less, and it will begin to bear fruit. Just these two items were one in and one out, which increased the income of nearly 20 million yuan for the Song Dynasty in disguise.

Moreover, the increase in pit production brought about by the promotion of cotton, cane sugar, and gunpowder, as well as the profit of the seedling method, although less than 30 million a year, is believed to be not much worse. After all, what Wang Ju counted was Guan Qian, and the 30 million that Zhang Ruoshui said was Ma (silk), Guan, Shi (rice, wheat and corn), and Shu (grass).

What's more, Xue Xiang is in charge of the regulation and control of the southern economy, and the imperial court forcibly controls floating expenses, so it can also bring more than 10 million yuan of invisible income to the Song Dynasty in a year.

Therefore, even if the imperial court repaid 30 million, there were still some "stocks" in the treasury, which was also the reason why Wang Ju begged for a large amount of materials. There is food, money and soldiers in hand, and the conference will not panic during the war, like a kind of seed to save costs for the country, so the battle of Luo Wucheng was bumpy, who received the love of the seed, and finally did not take Luo Wu City.

But this storage is limited, and the imperial court cannot be expected to come up with 30 million or 40 million yuan to support itself.

Therefore, there is not enough financial support, and it is impossible to imagine that it can destroy the Western Xia, even if it will kill all the 300,000 Western Xia troops.

The last reason Wang Juwei said, there is still a country in the north, what if they come to help? Don't forget that the heavy burden of the country has not yet been shaken off. At that time, not only will he be useless, but he may become a sinner for the ages.

However, these two reasons are sufficient.

Zhang Dan let out a long sigh.

"Brother Zihou, don't sigh, please compare the Qingli War, at that time there were more defeats and fewer victories, but now there are more victories and fewer defeats, and the victory is a big victory, and the defeat is a small defeat. The country's finances are also gradually improving. I believe that in a few years, our dynasty will be able to truly extinguish the Western Xia. As soon as the Western Xia is gone, it is only an enemy of the Liao State, and our dynasty will no longer be in a hurry. At that time, our dynasty will be more powerful and prosperous, and it will be able to reproduce the prosperity of the Han and Tang dynasties! ”

Wang Ju attaches great importance to this person, and the descendants have the greatest distortion of the entire Northern Song Dynasty, among the generals are Pan Mei and Di Qing, and among the Wenchens are Pang Ji and Zhang Dian.

Therefore, Wang Ju couldn't help but think in his heart, the women in the little emperor's harem were more troublesome than the other.

But this Wang Juzhen has no choice, does he have the ability to let Zhao Ji abolish the little Xiangxiang in the palace?

Wang Ju said again: "But when the time comes, the results of the battle can still be expanded according to the situation, if Hengshan is taken, where is the Western Xia on the other side?" ”

"Xiazhou?"

In the Tang Dynasty, the two avenues of communication between the mainland and Yinchuan were unrelated to Dashun City and White Leopard City, the south road was from Gyeongju to Huanzhou, Huanzhou to Lingzhou, and the north road was Suizhou to Xiazhou. In the Song Dynasty, these two roads were still avenues, but there were still many small roads, such as the road from Dashun to Baibaocheng to Yanzhou to Lingzhou. However, after taking Hengshan, is it still difficult for the army to move to Yanzhou?

"It's Xiazhou, if Yanzhou cooperates properly and restrains the forces of Youzhou, then there is only less than a hundred miles from Hengshan West to Yanzhou, and Lingzhou to Yanzhou is a full 300 miles, then our army can advance or retreat."

"Take Yanzhou?" Zeng preached.

"Brother Zixuan, that can't be done, the army is alone, just like Taizong's Northern Expedition back then, although he occupied Zhuozhou, how can he hold it? It cannot be taken up greedily, but it is destroyed and made the Western Xia even poorer. The weaker the enemy, the stronger I am. If you deform bit by bit, it will eventually turn into a huge advantage, and it can also finally destroy Western Xia. ”

This is the shallow attack tactic.

Zhang Qi succeeded, and the second ancestor in Wang Ju's previous life succeeded, sent troops to Vietnam, greatly urged, and then quickly retreated. There is no talk in the international community, but there is deterrence, and it also weakens the opponent. As a result, the monkeys have been honest for nearly twenty years!

An example of unsuccess is the US imperialism, which can be said to be stuck in the pit of Iraq for oil, but why is it trapped in the pit of Afghanistan. Do you want to besiege China, can you besiege it, can you really besiege it? This, in turn, gave China time to degenerate.

This is also the wisest way to play under unsatisfactory conditions.

Or as Sima Guang said, it is equivalent to becoming the first power in the universe to use troops, so how long do you have to wait, or can you wait? As a result, the more afraid of beating, the more you are beaten, and even dogs and cats have come up to slap their faces, and the surrounding environment is getting worse and worse.

"But it's all hypothetical," Wang Ju then smiled and said, that kind of credit is huge, but is it possible? Then he asked, "Ladies and gentlemen, don't talk any more, what are you doing here, are you resigning for me in advance?" ”

"Zi'an, when you leave the capital, we will inevitably say goodbye, but today has nothing to do with resignation, but to ask about one thing." Lu Huiqing said.

"Oh."

"Armor Protection Law."

Wang Ju immediately had a headache when he heard these three words. (To be continued......)