Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 442 The general trend
Look into May, the weather is getting hotter day by day.The ears of wheat in the fields have turned yellow and will be harvested soon. Xiangyang and Dengzhou have entered the busiest season of the year and the harvest season.

There is a special breeding institution under Wang Xiaolie.After two or three years of hard work, relatively stable seeds have been selected and bred to supply a village.A few days ago, I sent people to the fields to check. If there is no shortage of water, it can harvest two stones and three buckets of wheat, which is already very good.

After dealing with the miscellaneous affairs in the army, he ordered the officials to hold the official documents.Wang Xiaoli sat under the ginkgo tree in the courtyard and watched slowly.

Empress Dowager Longyou collapsed in the palace last month, this legendary woman ended her life.At the end of April, Zhang Jun killed Qu Duan in Gongzhou, who had been appointed as the deputy envoy of Haizhou regiment training, and brought the Battle of Fuping to an end.Eriduo sits in Shaanxi.Unlike the previous Western Army, in summer they no longer go back to the north to escape the summer heat, but instead send Ulu Sabah to attack Monk Yuan.Wu Jie led the army to fight, and the two sides were at war, seeing that the war was about to break out.

Wang Xiaolie remembered the place name of Monk Yuan, and Wu Jie should be a big winner.In a short period of time, you don't need to care about the situation in Shaanxi.

The most important thing in the internal affairs under his own rule is the nearby wheat harvest.This year, the weather is good and the weather is good, with bumper harvests reported everywhere, and local officials are trying their best to ensure the manpower for the wheat harvest.As long as the wheat is harvested smoothly, the army rations will be safe.

Last year, the Song army concentrated its forces to wipe out the Huaidong rebels, but it didn't go well.Li Cheng, governor of Shu, Qi, Guang, and Huang, took the opportunity to rebel and sent Ma Jin, the deputy commander of the capital, to lead an army across the river and attack Jiangnan.Quickly occupied several states, with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, directly threatening Zhao Gou in the southeast.Zhao Gou ordered Shenwu Youjun to command Zhang Jun to recruit envoys on Jiangnan Road, relieve the siege of Jiangzhou, and put down Li Cheng's rebellion.Zhang Jun's subordinates, in addition to the former military commander Wang and the latter military commander Chen Sigong, also had Tong and Tai Zhenfu envoys Yue Fei.From this time on, Yue Fei officially entered the regular army sequence of the Song Dynasty.

Over the past few years, Wang Xiaolie has been concerned about Yue Fei's movements.Knowing that he has made some military exploits, but it has not been smooth, Jianyan was appointed as the envoy of Tong and Tai Towns just like himself in the fourth year of Jianyan.Not long ago, he was appreciated by Zhang Jun and accepted by his subordinates.

After closing the official document, Wang Xiaolie sighed lightly.Yue Fei entered the regular army and stepped onto the battlefield, heralding the end of the rebellion in Lianghuai, Jinghu, and Jiangnan.None of the various leaders who are currently in the limelight is Yue Fei's opponent.Taking the southeast as the center, from the inside to the outside, Yue Fei used three or four years to wipe out the heroes from all walks of life.In the fourth year of Shaoxing, these heroes either surrendered or perished, or went north to the Puppet Qi, and the territory of the Song Dynasty was basically pacified.

It's just that at this time, no one believes that Yue Fei is so brave.The imperial court in the southeast is still trembling.At this moment, besides Li Cheng, the most powerful warlords in the world include Zhang Yong, Kong Yanzhou, and of course Yang Yao.Except for Yang Yao, the other three began to slowly gather around the core area consisting of Ezhou, Huangzhou, and Qizhou.

These states are located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, which has important strategic value, and the land is fertile and can support a large army.There are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, who can attack Xiangyang and Dengzhou at the top, and go east along the Yangtze River at the bottom, directly threatening the core southeast region.Compared with Wang Xiaolie, these forces are much more threatening to the imperial court.For two or three years, the attention of the imperial court was there.

The next three years will be a gap in Wang Xiaolie's development.The Jin army mainly attacked Shaanxi, Liu Yu's strength was weak, the Song army was pacifying various places, and Wang Xiaolie had no strong enemies around.With the help of these three years of development, Wang Xiaolie is unstoppable.If it fails to develop, things will be complicated.

How many troops do you need to calm the world?In his previous life, Wang Xiaolie was affected by the War of Liberation, and always felt that there was no one or two million troops.After entering this world, slowly change your views.Now I feel that as long as the army is well-equipped, 200 troops are enough.After Taizu established the Song Dynasty, the imperial army was actually less than 20, and it was like a broken bamboo to pacify the world.Later, the forbidden army grew to 20, but no one could win.

Simple arithmetic can tell this truth.Soldiers have a large appetite. Ordinary people eat one liter of rice a day, while soldiers eat an average of three liters.One hundred thousand soldiers and horses cost three thousand stones a day.Even with the supply of meat, oil, etc., eating less rice will not reduce the weight too much.Three thousand shi of grain is needed a day, and the weight of the grain and grass will more than double with the addition of military equipment. How many people are needed to transport the grain?
In fact, according to Shen Kuo's calculations, the supply of three civilians to one soldier is the limit, which can only last for 31 days.If counting back and forth, there are only sixteen days.Even marching and fighting, a war ends on the [-]th, which is basically impossible in terms of time.

Not because of food for the enemy, 30 troops need 30 civilians, which is basically the limit of the army along the way.No matter how many, the troops must be divided.In a big battle, it is not easy to divide the troops into three groups, and it is easy to make mistakes if there are more routes.Sending [-] troops is also a battle to destroy the country for big countries like Song and Khitan.If you don't rely on the rear to transport food, because the food is in the enemy's hands, you must rely on looting.In the Song Dynasty, there were not many big states with [-] households, and it was not easy to grab one-tenth of the folk grain reserves.One hundred thousand troops in a wealthy state can't stay for a few days, so they have to be transferred.

Calculated, the 20 troops are guaranteed to have about 15 mobile troops, which is enough to sweep the world at this time.In fact, according to the current establishment of Wang Xiaohun's army, more than 20 people are enough for two armies.

Four years after Shaoxing was basically pacified, Zhao Gou talked with his officials and said that he had never heard of 20 soldiers who were still afraid of people.The facts at this time are basically the same.More troops, in practice, are of little use.It is not true that a certain person in the history books has hundreds of thousands or millions of troops at every turn.

Just like Li Cheng, Kong Yanzhou, Zhang Yong and others, Jianyan served as the governor for four years.The maximum number of troops per person will not exceed [-].Wang Xiaolie expanded his army to more than [-]. In fact, no one believed it at all.According to the general level of governance at this time, there are [-] to [-] troops, and the people under the rule will be in dire straits.Everyone can see the prosperous scenes in Xiangyang and Dengzhou.

Putting down the official document, Wang Xiaolie rubbed his eyes.I never thought before that as the hero of one side, internal affairs are so important.If the internal affairs are not repaired, the locality will not be able to realize its potential for war at all.It is impossible to recruit [-] troops in the territory of ten states.Forced conscription will not be able to support them in the future.Only when the local government is well-organized and the people are harmonious will there be a strong army ahead.

After putting down these official documents, Wang Xiaolie rested for a while before picking up the documents of Yu Huan and Zhang Jun.

Zhang Jun talked about Ding Jin's top spot with great interest, and found it very novel.Wang Xiaolie couldn't help smiling.Not to mention Ding Jin, he is still building a headquarters in the army.In an army, only the people in the headquarters are the leaders, and the strength of the rest is incomparable.To some extent, these chairs are actually the headquarters of Ding Jin's army.Only after sitting in the top position can he become the leader of the army and participate in various major events in the army.

Ding Jin wanted to merge with himself, and asked where he could take the top spot, which amused Wang Xiaolie.Wanting to take the top spot is Ding Jin's simple desire based on his past experience.In fact, in the Wang Xiaohunting Army, it is to enter the Supreme Command.With Ding Jin's quality, when he entered the headquarters, didn't Wang Xiaolie take the initiative to corrupt the quality of his own army?It's no surprise that he wants money and power, Wang Xiaolie, it's too much to want to sit in the top position.

Seeing that his qualifications were not high, Wang Xiaolie didn't care if Ding Jin wanted to vote for Liu Yu.If you vote for Liu Yu, as long as you are still in the Songshan area, there is actually not much difference from before.It's just that it's impossible for me to go through Songshan Mountain, so I can only go to Lushi County.As for the pressure on himself, does Wang Xiaolie still care about the pressure of a Ding Jin?

In the end, Yu Huan and Zhang Jun said they wanted to get rid of Ding Jin, Ma Xi, and Peng Tan, which made Wang Xiaolie think for a long time.If you do this, it will be really convenient for you.But this kind of thing can't be hidden from people.What other people would think made Wang Xiaolie afraid to make a rash decision.

At this time, Wang Xiaolie's principle is to be ruthless in fighting the Jin army.If the Jin army invades, the counterattack must be firm and ruthless.But for other forces, try not to be aggressive and focus on cooperation.Wang Xiaolie needs time to consolidate his power.

(End of this chapter)