Chapter 234: The Battle of Liaoxi
The battle of Liaoxi, in history, is not the focus, in many documents, are only pointed, the process and place are not clearly pointed out, although Zhao Xin is to study history, but his main direction is the history of the Song Dynasty, and the bias is also about the internal and close relationship of the Song Dynasty.
In the history of the Song Dynasty, the battle of Liaoxi, which was not of high status and did not even have much influence, he only dabbled in it slightly, and he did not know it clearly.
Sometimes, things can't be seen on the surface, on the surface, the battle of Liaoxi has no impact on the Northern Song Dynasty, he is a war fought thousands of miles away in the Great Song Dynasty, the two sides tasted it and finally ended peacefully.
But in fact, if you can make good use of this battle, you can get a lot of benefits above the node of the fourth year of Qingli.
The external environment affects the inside, the change of Shenzong, on the one hand, is the emperor's sad urging, no money, on the other hand, it is not determined by the external environment, the suppression of the Liao State and the Western Xia, the increasing military spending in the northwest, the internal region, disasters year after year, this is no longer the time of Renzong to tear down the east wall and make up the west wall, this is the standard in and out.
In this case, what to do without making money, Wang Anshi is actually not so capable, but there is one thing that goes deep into the heart of Shenzong, that is, he can make money.
Zhao Xin can't even remember the name of the place, it seems that in Mongolia in later generations, the name of the place is still a little twisted, because of the less critical history, he can't remember it clearly.
However, the general process, he still knew that the Liao army advanced 400 miles, went deep into the hinterland of Western Xia, and near Helan Mountain, found the main force of Western Xia, continued to pursue, and in the first few battles, the Western Xia was defeated.
There may be an element of acting, but I have to say that after fighting with the Northern Song Dynasty, the Western Xia was the first time to come into contact with the army that was above them in terms of mobility and combat effectiveness, especially the Liao State was far stronger than them.
The power of the Western Xia was just to prepare an army of more than 100,000, but the Liao State was 100,000 casually, and there was a steady stream of support in the country.
If it is replaced by the Northern Song Dynasty, the role that such a strong wall and Qingye can play is limited, because the Northern Song Dynasty marched and carried a large amount of provisions, and their enemies Liao and Western Xia, what kind of place is it, poor and remote, how can there be supplies.
Liao and Western Xia, accustomed to fighting with the Northern Song Dynasty, on the enemy this is the basic, when the Western Xia wall cleared the wilderness, Liao logistics suddenly appeared a huge problem, especially forage, people do not eat for a few days, maybe it's okay, but if the horse does not eat forage for two or three days, it will be over, run and run, let alone fight.
It can be said that after Yuan Hao decided on the strategy, the defeat of Liao Xingzong was doomed, unless ......
This is exactly what Zhao Xin can do, he can get a batch of forage and food in advance, maybe hay and other forage can't be stored for a long time, but the horse doesn't just eat forage, he can also eat grain, when fighting, generally experienced, will feed the horse some soybeans and other grains, increase the endurance and strength of the horse.
Eating forage is to save, the forage consumed by 100,000 cavalry every day is far higher than the consumption of ordinary soldiers, if you use food, there is no country that can bear such a large consumption, but there is no problem in the short term.
When Zhao Xin asked about the Liao State and the Western Xia if there was a big war, the Western Xia Yuanhao chose to lure the enemy into the depths, and then cut off the grain to attack, where would he choose.
In the Northern Song Dynasty, it may be difficult for the Northern Song Dynasty to understand what the Liao State and Western Xia are playing now, but there are definitely things that can be obtained as long as it takes time to get such a map.
Han Qi is the deputy privy envoy, and he has one on hand, and it is relatively detailed.
This is not the first time Zhao Xin has seen a map, but such a map in Han Qi's hand is really exhaustive, including most of the areas controlled by Western Xia.
Soon, according to the overall policy, Han Qi gave several choices, and sure enough, there was that place, in the territory of Inner Mongolia in the later generations, it was called the place of the river meander.
Han Qi also said that if you really want to use the method of clearing the wilderness, this is the most likely place, because the location and surrounding environment are relatively suitable.
That's here, Zhao Xin just needs to go to that place, through the card system, to manifest things, not too much, as long as it can meet the consumption of 100,000 troops for three or four days, he can solve the problem.
When the main force of the Western Xia army is solved, the strong wall Qingye will have no effect, and these things can be placed there in advance.
Perhaps, grain will spoil after a long time, but there is little rain in the northwest, as long as it is a dry environment, find a Shandong, or a place where there will be no water accumulation, you can reserve a large amount of it.
At the same time, there is still a small amount of time before this battle, and he can also make some compressed cookies that are suitable for long-term video placement and drying.
Compressed biscuits are not a very technical content, in fact, such food, in the earliest days, was a method of drying food.
The reason why food will rot is that food contains a lot of water, which is easy to nourish bacteria, and once the food loses moisture, it can be left for a long time.
Newly harvested wheat may rot for a few days, but after drying, it can be ground into flour, and it can be left for at least a year or two, and if it goes further, fried noodles, it will take more time.
As long as the compressed biscuits add some grain and other nutrients, remove the water, compress together, and form compressed biscuits, they can be made, which may require a certain amount of exploration, but as long as the maximum possible, remove the water, it can be stored for a long time.
This method can not only be used in the battle of western Liaoning, but also widely spread to the army of the Northern Song Dynasty.
Logistics transportation is a big thing, for the army, the army of the Northern Song Dynasty must carry enough food, the harsh environment, so that the transportation is quite difficult, almost all of them are transported by the people step by step, often a bag of noodles or rice is transported to the front line, which at least needs to consume three or four times, or even more grain and grass.
Because the people who are transported also have to eat, which is also the fundamental reason for the huge cost.
Compressed biscuits, can compress the grain to a very small extent, generally speaking, according to a pound can be for 4-5 people a day, with ordinary food, a person may be able to eat more than 3 liters a day, which is 12 times the amount of compression.
Reducing the volume and weight can not only allow the same people to transport more grain, which is almost 10 times, but the total consumption has not changed, or even slightly reduced, so that the average consumption of grain and grass per stone is not three or four times, but three or four times, which is a huge improvement.
To tell the truth, in China's military system, logistics has long been noted, and logistical support and sneak attack logistics have long been an indispensable major course for the army, and many wars have decided the war situation because of sneak attack logistics and protection of logistics lines.
However, they did not deeply understand the benefits of logistics and logistics, but only saw some things from the simple appearance, where there are rivers or canals, logistics support is much easier.
The ship has a large transportation volume, uses fewer personnel, and can move forward 24 hours a day, so the efficiency is much higher than that of general land transportation.
China is too big, and most of the places where war broke out, there are no rivers, or the transportation is not developed, which becomes a huge pressure on logistics.
In the eyes of the mainstream, war cannot be launched as a last resort, and in war, consumption will increase terribly, and the most terrible thing is food.
In this area, food is expensive, every pound of grain transported, five or six pounds of food, or even more food, don't underestimate this, when the army of the border fortress exceeds 200,000, the daily consumption is an astronomical amount, many dynasties, are crushed in years of war.
The same is true of the Northern Song Dynasty, the confrontation with the Liao State in Hebei, and the struggle with the Western Xia in Longxi, directly put the political situation of the Northern Song Dynasty into the quagmire, and the higher and higher military spending dragged down a terrible country that occupied eighty or ninety percent of the world economy, which is also rare for the entire feudal dynasty.
A simple idea can be applied to the logistics of the army and improve the efficiency of the army, that is, the traverser has so many whimsical ideas to be able to have such an improvement.
It's a bit early to think about these now, the battle of Liaoxi must be considered, this kind of compressed biscuits and fried noodles and the like, the taste is not very good, at that time, the Liao State will definitely not think so much When the food is about to collapse, this becomes his life-saving straw, they think about saving lives, not the taste.
As long as the Liao State does not collapse, taking advantage of the last almost, Yin Yuanhao may not be able to beat Yuan Hao to death with a stick, and Western Xia will be even weaker.
The weakened Western Xia is the best choice, this is the most certain point for Zhao Xin, who is familiar with the history of the Song Dynasty, if Wang Shao's battle to destroy Xia did not occur in Shenzong, but in the Renzong period, it would be a huge turning point for the Northern Song Dynasty.
The finances will no longer deteriorate, and there will be enough time to adjust the structure, instead of using the most radical methods to obtain money like the Divine Sect.
The construction of the navy, that is the future, that is long-term, may be in three or five years, or even ten years, to be able to play an effect, through a strong, bring great changes to the city, fundamentally change the Northern Song Dynasty, but in the battle of western Liao, fishing in troubled waters, let this battle deviate from the original trajectory, to the direction of the Northern Song Dynasty, this is what should be done.
After Zhao Xin determined the location, he talked to himself, and explained to Han Qi by gesture, Han Qi wanted to speak several times, until Zhao Xin spoke a paragraph, and saw that Zhao Xin's excitement had decreased a little, so he said: "Your Highness, I want to ask a question, why do we want to help the Liao State, shouldn't we help the Western Xia?" "To find this site, please search for "6 Mao" or enter the URL:.