What Wang Shao said is the crux of the problem, no matter how good an idea is, if there is no means to achieve it, it is all empty talk. The blueprint outlined by Wu Ji is indeed very tempting, exciting, and exciting, but in terms of the combat strength and tactics of the Song army, it is impossible to achieve it.

First, the Song army lacked horses and was not strong in mobility. Such a thing as going deep into the Liao realm to rob requires high-speed maneuverability, and if there is no war horse entering the Liao realm, it is not a robbery, but a death.

The second is that the Song army's tactics are single, and they have not entered the Liao realm to rob for hundreds of years.

The third is that the combat power of the Song army is not strong, and if it encounters the Liao army, it is likely that the whole army will be annihilated. When it comes to strong combat power, there is only the Guixin Army, and although the Xiongzhou Army has good combat strength, there is still a big gap compared with the Guixin Army. The same Liao army is not the same thing for the Guixin army, but it is different for the Xiongzhou army. Not to mention, the Song army in other places is not as powerful as the Song army.

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

As soon as Wang Shao's words fell, Zhou Wei and the others stared at Wu Ji, waiting for him to come up with an idea, and they all looked nervous. The reason why I am nervous is because this is a rare opportunity, and it would be a pity if I couldn't teach Liao a good lesson.

Wu Ji looked at everyone for a while, smiled slightly, and said, "Well, Wang Shumi, don't you already have an idea?" Why ask me. ”

"Huh!" Wang Shao pointed at Wu Ji with his right finger and laughed: "You are really not good at stubble, I have some ideas, you are also in the chest, or you can talk about it." ”

When Zhou Wei and the others heard this, they couldn't help but feel relieved. Wu Ji Chengzhu is in his chest, Wang Shaozhizhu is in his hand, it seems that this is no longer a problem, there is no need to worry about it anymore.

"There are still three or two months between Yelu Hongji making up his mind and transferring the remaining generals. This time is very precious for us, and it is completely enough for us. Wu Ji began to dissect and said, "My idea is that we can train an elite army during this time. A group of strong, agile and experienced soldiers were selected from the defenders of the border passes, trained and equipped with the most sophisticated weapons and horses. ”

As soon as he said this, Zhou Wei's eyes lit up, interrupting Wu Ji's words, and said, "If we can build an elite army, use it as the backbone, and carry out captivity, there will definitely be Liao Dog who can bear it." ”

"The 50,000 western soldiers brought by Wang Shumi are the elite of the elite, who have experienced the baptism of war, and can succeed with a little training." Lin Hong was so excited that he couldn't stop rubbing his hands.

Wang Shu and Wu Ji couldn't help nodding, they thought the same way.

"Speaking of war horses, we have quite a few." Wang Shao wrenched his fingers and began to settle the account: "In the first battle of Suixiongzhou, we captured more than 30,000 war horses, and the Wu brothers robbed the New Year's coins and got tens of thousands of dollars, which is 40,000 horses." This time, Brother Wu plundered and how many war horses did they get? ”

"Almost 20,000 horses." Wu Ji replied. In fact, there are more than 30,000 horses, because of the cooperation with Qi Yun Society, 9,000 horses were distributed to Qi Yun Society, and the rest is almost 20,000 horses.

"That's 60,000 horses!" Zhou Wei was very surprised, his mouth opened wide, and his face was incredulous.

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

The Song Dynasty was seriously short of horses, and it was enough to have a few thousand war horses to make people happy, and this calculation turned out to be 60,000 war horses, can it make people happy? Can it not be shocking?

"Our Western Soldiers already have tens of thousands of Western Xia war horses, and this adds up to 70,000. If you make up at the border pass, 80,000 war horses are not a problem. Wang Shao also took a breath of cool air, stroked his forehead, and said in disbelief: "I didn't count much, but there were 80,000 war horses." Did I miscalculate? ”

He also didn't expect that the Song Dynasty, which was seriously short of horses, would have 80,000 war horses at once, and his eyes were round.

The Song Dynasty had a serious shortage of horses, and according to the statistics of the Song Dynasty, the number of horses owned in the country was more than 240,000 at the highest and 1670,000 at the least. 80,000 war horses, almost half of the country's total, who can not be surprised?

"That's right! It's 80,000 horses! It's 80,000 horses! ”

"Oh my God! Eighty thousand horses! ”

The generals were very shocked, and they stood up so excited that they couldn't stop jumping up.

After a while, they calmed down, overjoyed, and sighed in unison: "I didn't expect that we could also have so many war horses!" ”

"It's good to have a war horse, but if it's not used well, it's useless." Wu Ji poured cold water on them: "What I mean, the war horse can't be used in a scattered way like before, but must be used in a centralized manner." ”

No matter how good the equipment is, if there is no advanced tactics to match it, it is just a waste. The reason why the Song Dynasty did not create a cavalry that could be good at fighting like the Han and Tang dynasties was because it did not use it well, scattered the war horses, and did not attach importance to the cavalry, but used the cavalry as an auxiliary army.

If this point is not changed, it is useless, and it is impossible to go to the Liao Realm to do a big job.

If Wu Ji said this in the past, they might not be able to support it, but today, they unanimously support it, and the reason is very simple: "Commander Wu Du, look at what you said, if you don't use it centrally, go to the Liao realm to rob, ride a horse, walk and walk, and act differently, how can this give rise to robbery?" ”

The first requirement for robbery is to be able to maneuver at high speed, if you are riding a horse and walking, you can't rob at all. On this one reason, everyone reached a unanimous opinion.

In the history of the Song Dynasty, it was not that no one advocated the centralized use of war horses and the formation of a large number of cavalry, but it was vetoed for various reasons. It's rare to see such consistency as it is today.

"Of the 80,000 army, we trained 30,000 cavalry, 10,000 Mo swordsmen, and the remaining 40,000 were crossbowmen, archers, and swordsmen." Wang Shao stroked his forehead, very excited, and said: "This training is subject to the Conversion Army, and it will be handed over to Brother Wu to do, and we will assist." Would you like to? ”

"Wang Shumi, can I not do it?" Zhou Wei was the first to echo: "I have long seen that the Guixin Army is red-eyed, Brother Wu helps me train, and I have to send war horses, Mo swords, and strong crossbows, I only manage the troops, this is called picking up cheap, this kind of good thing, where can I find it?" Brother Wu, you still robbed Brother Wei. Ha ha! ”

They heard that Wu Ji went to Liaojing to get a lot of war horses, so they made up their minds, and Wu Ji didn't do it. Now, Wu Ji has to take out the war horse, which is equivalent to robbing them, how can he not be happy.

"Haha!" The generals laughed, surrounded Wu Ji, and kept teasing: "Let your brother Wu be cunning like a fox, and you will also peel off a layer of skin for us!" ”

"Good! That's it. I'll play it to the officials, and the officials will definitely approve it, so let's do it first. Wang Shao is also excited. Although he commanded hundreds of thousands of troops in Xihe, he did not have the surname of investing 80,000 war horses at one time.

If it is really to be implemented in this way, it is a new way of playing and a new beginning for the Song Dynasty!

xxxxxxxxx Bianjing, Jiying Palace, Song Shenzong is reviewing the chapters.

Shao Jiu came in and presented two copies of the recital, Song Shenzong took it in his hand, looked at it slightly, and was very surprised: "Wu Ji's, Wang Shao's." What did they do? The recital arrived. ”

"The official's house, Wu Ji's recital arrived first, and Wang Shumi's recital arrived a little later." Shao Jiu hurriedly told a detail.

"Then come first, come first, I will read Wu Ji's recital first." Song Shenzong shook Wu Ji's recital and said to Shao Jiu: "Shao Jiu, this Wu Ji is a lucky general, he must have good news when he plays." If you don't believe me, let's take a gamble. ”

It can be seen that Song Shenzong is in a very good mood, Shao Jiu is busy making fun, and said: "Official, how dare you bet with you." No more betting, no more betting. ”

"Look at your gall, so small, a rat gall." Song Shenzong teased, unfolded the chapter, his face changed suddenly, his eyes widened, and he looked at the chapter desperately.

"It's over. Could it be that this Wu Ji suffered a big loss, right? Shao Jiu looked at Song Shenzong's appearance in his eyes, and he was very surprised and guessed.

"Haha!"

Suddenly, Song Shenzong raised his head to the sky and laughed: "Sure enough, it's a lucky general, every time it is played, it is good news." This news couldn't be better! Shao Jiu, what are you thinking about? I told you that Wu Ji led the Returning Army, crisscrossing the Liao Territory for 2,000 miles, capturing 20,000 horses, countless grains and grass, and more than 100,000 taels of gold and silver, right? ”

"Two thousand miles across the Liao Realm?" Shao Jiu was a little unconvinced, his mouth opened wide, and he screamed: "Oh my God! The Great Song Dynasty was founded for a hundred years, and there is no such thing! Officials, could it be that they lied about the military situation? ”

"It's unbelievable, but it's true!" Song Shenzong shook his head, vetoed Jun Jiu's speculation, and said, "Who is Wu Ji?" If there is nothing to do, he will not be able to do it. Besides, if such a thing is a lie, it is looking for death. There is a trick to deception, that is, you can't be a head bird. ”

This is the truth, and if you lie about such a thing, you will definitely find out.

"It's a feat! Since the founding of this dynasty, there has been no shortage of famous generals, Pan Mei, Yang Ye, Cao Bin, Di Qing, Yang Yanzhao, all famous generals, but no one is like him, spanning two thousand miles across the Liao realm. Shao Jiu was very emotional.

"That's a good point!" Song Shenzong couldn't help nodding and muttered, "Speaking of which, there are also tricks. No one has done this for hundreds of years, and the Liao State has neglected to take precautions and has been taken advantage of by Wu Ji, which is a trick. However, even so, it requires extraordinary courage, careful planning, and accurate information, Wu Ji can do this, and he does have the talent to command the army! ”

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

"If the army of the Great Song Dynasty is like the army of Guixin, and can crisscross the Liao realm, why should I not be rewarded for my ambition?" Song Shenzong was very emotional, opened Wang Shao's recital, and didn't look at it, but when he saw it, he was taken aback, his hand shook, and the recital fell to the ground, and his face changed.

"Official, but the border pass has suffered a defeat?" Shao Jiu was taken aback and was busy inquiring.

"Fart!" Unexpectedly, Song Shenzong actually burst into foul language: "Go quickly, bring Jiefu and them." "Pick it up and look at it carefully.

Shao Jiuwan was puzzled, and hurriedly ran out, and Song Shenzong's happy laughter came: "Haha! ”

(To be continued)