Chapter 396 Paper Tiger A few months ago, I had already mentioned the dispatch of troops to Goryeo, so everyone said without doubt: "The ministers understand."

"Well, if things go well, it will greatly boost the morale of our soldiers. By the way, the battle in Ryukyu Province is over, right? ”

Lu Xiufu said: "Back to Your Majesty, it has all ended, and at present, our army is mainly stationed on the main island of Ryukyu and Amami Island. ”

"Okay, we'll discuss the matter of the Ryukyu Province at a later date. If Goryeo is taken again, then the north and the south will attack together, and it will be easy to take Japan into the bag. ”

"Japan?" Everyone exclaimed, and they all secretly thought to themselves, "Your Majesty's appetite is really big enough." ”

Speaking of Ryukyu, I naturally thought of Zhao Bao, who led the troops to the expedition: "Lu Xiufu and Li Beiyang, sent an order to Yin Yinglei and asked him to send another general to Ryukyu Province to replace General Zhao Bao and see if it was too late, alas, it is really troublesome to have no planes in this world." ”

Lu Xiufu and Li Beiyang both knew that Zhao Kui was seriously ill, but they didn't know what the plane I was talking about was, so they looked at each other and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, the ministers will arrange it immediately." ”

Without further explanation for the attack on Japan, I continued: "I am not casually talking about the claim that the Mongol army of 500,000 was a paper tiger. Ladies and gentlemen, you are all high-level military leaders in our DPRK military circles, so naturally you are well aware of the contrast between the military forces of the two sides. Now, I will make a simple simulation of the course of this future war, and you can raise any objections at any time. ”

"According to the information that our dynasty has, Mongolia's military strength is roughly as follows, the most combat-effective Mongolian iron cavalry is about 200,000, the Western Regions has about 150,000 soldiers, and the Han Jin people are about 300,000, a total of more than 650,000 people, this number is about the same, right?"

Fan Wenhuan said: "Yes, Your Majesty, that's probably the case." ”

"According to the strength of the combat effectiveness and the different periods of the war, the individual soldier ability of the soldiers is calculated in points, if the Han soldiers are used as the standard, their ability is set to one point, then the ability points of the Mongolian soldiers can be set as two or three points, two points refer to the early stage of the war, that is, in the defensive stage of our dynasty, during this period, the Mongols mainly siege cities, and their good riding skills have lost their effect, so their ability is two, in the field war, the equestrian skills of the Mongolian cavalry will increase their combat power, so I set their ability as three points, By analogy, I set the ability of the Western Regions Semu soldiers at one or two points, and the Han Jin soldiers at the standard point, so that in the early days, the total capacity of the Mongol army was about 850,000 points. Among them, the Mongol army needs 50,000 combat power in Dali, Goryeo and other places, and at least 50,000 combat power is needed to stay on the mainland, and 100,000 combat power is also set aside to prevent the surprise attack of the four Western khanates. Therefore, Kublai Khan's total combat strength in attacking our dynasty should be around 650,000 points. ”

"Let's calculate the combat power of our army again, Yangzhou, Xiangyang and other four major military regions plus half of the soldiers and the Imperial Forest Army of the Lin'an Military Region, the total number of people is about 300,000, plus the militia groups and people who assist in defending the city, the combat power of our army can be more than 400,000 points, according to the casualty ratio of defending the city and attacking the city, our army will lose 100,000 points, and the Mongolian army will lose more than 200,000 points, that is to say, when our army has 300,000 combat strength left, the Mongolian army will have 450,000 combat power, and when our army has 200,000 combat strength left, The strength of the Mongol army was only 250,000 points. This is what I call the use of the city's defenses to destroy the enemy's living forces. ”

"At the standoff stage, the combat power points of the two sides are very close, right?"

Lu Xiufu said: "200,000 to 250,000 is already very close. ”

"Not bad. In this phase of stalemate, although we also rely on the city, we will gradually counterattack, for example, using flexible methods such as sneak attacks, camp raids, ambushes, guerrillas, etc., to destroy the enemy in a small area, and strive to make our army's combat power exceed that of the opponent. According to my estimates, it will take at least two to three years for the Mongol naval division to be engaged in large-scale combat, and during this period, our dynasty's financial resources will gather more and more, and it will be able to launch a counteroffensive from the three regions of Dali, Goryeo, and Haihai. In the final stage, we will defend and attack, and the combat power of the Mongols will rise to three points, which will level the strength of both sides. Of course, there is another variable in this, that is, whether our Chaoshui Division can maintain the advantages of the past and eliminate the Mongolian Naval Division in one fell swoop. ”

Li Beiyang said: "Your Majesty can rest assured that the minister is willing to use the head guarantee of the item." ”

I nodded and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, you all know the artifacts of our dynasty, when it comes to counterattacking, I believe that the number of artifacts of our dynasty will increase dramatically, and with the power of the artifact, the opponent's city advantage will be greatly weakened, and even under the bombardment of the joint efforts of the hundred artifacts, the city may become a burden, and in this way, the combat power of our army will be ahead again." And at this stage, I thought, Li Beiyang's sailor should have defeated Liu Quan's sailor, right? Let's look at the map, our army landed from Jiaozhou Bay, the two armies of Dali and Goryeo cooperated, plus the four major theaters, then the Northern Expedition of the Seventh Route Army would be formed, should Kublai Khan consider retreating to the grassland? ”

Many people here have seen the power of artillery, not to mention that our army also has muskets and projectiles, although its power is not as good as artillery, and the range is not as good as that of Mongolian archers and crossbows such as god arm crossbows, but if 10,000 guns are fired in a salvo and 10,000 bullets are thrown at once, then the scene will also be spectacular, at least, the Mongolian war horses will first be unadaptable, so as to chaos in battle.

"To sum up, I am full of confidence in the future Songmeng War."

Lu Xiufu nodded again and again: "Listening to Your Majesty's analysis, the minister thinks that what Your Majesty said about the paper tiger is indeed reasonable. ”

I smiled and said: "Although the above analysis is only on paper, I think that the Mongolian iron cavalry, which is known as invincible in the world, is not really invincible. Today, although Marshal Meng Heng, who is known as the impregnable wall, is gone, but the other generals of our dynasty have gradually grown up, and after comprehensively evaluating the financial, material, and human resources of both sides, the commanders, the soldiers and various factors, I believe that the victory rate of our dynasty should be more than 70%. ”

The battle points and ability points I mentioned were estimated to have made no one here react for a while, but the conclusion is clear, we are not inferior to Mongolia. Of course, my assumption is based on the premise that the Mongols will attack first, and if our army were to attack first, we would not have the confidence to do so for a while. Moreover, war is ever-changing, and everyone here is from a military background, so they naturally understand.

Jia Rudao suddenly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, there is the most important point, that is, the unprecedented unity of my court. ”

Anyone who said this, I can understand, but I didn't expect this sentence to come from Jia Yidao's mouth. I was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "Master, what you said is very good, the unity of our dynasty is the basis for victory in the war. ”

Did Xie Daoqing persuade Jia Yidao? Or is Jia Yidao a smart person who sees the wind and steers the rudder? Anyway, I think it's cool that Jia seems to be able to express his position.

Lu Xiufu said: "Your Majesty, when it comes to the advantages of our dynasty, there is another point, that is, the god of Your Majesty, Kublai Khan must be beyond the reach of Kublai Khan." ”

I smiled and didn't deny that I was God, and that naturally made my subjects more confident. To put it another way, am I not God? There are many remnants of antiquity in later generations, and when they can't be explained, there will be aliens, and for the Song Dynasty, am I not an alien?

"Ladies and gentlemen, the third war between Song and Mongolia has actually begun from this moment. Some members of the Military Council, the Ministry of War, and the Privy Council, which were directly related to the war, will have to work in accordance with the way they work in wartime from now on. ”

"Yes, your ministers obey."

"Lu Xiufu, in response to Kublai Khan's announcement, your Military Affairs Yuan held a press conference attended by major newspapers to convey the belief that our dynasty will win to the people of our court, of course, do not leak the analysis of today's meeting, and do not tell other ministers what happened."

"Yes, Your Majesty. Your Majesty, what is my court's response to Kublai Khan? ”

I thought for a moment and said, "If you want to fight, I will fight." ”

"If you want to fight, I will fight? Just six words? ”

"Yes, this is my reply, these six words are what Genghis Khan said back then, and I should return them to his descendants. As for how to explain it in detail, think for yourself. ”

I remember reading a book with the origin of the "six characters" on it.

After Genghis Khan established the Great Mongolian State, he sent a caravan composed of 450 merchants to the west, passing through the Khorezm country in Central Asia, the greedy Khwarazm monarchs and ministers publicly killed 449 merchants for espionage, and only one person fled back to Mongolia, and confiscated all the gold, silver, silk, mink and other goods loaded with 500 camels. Genghis Khan sent three envoys to reprimand, but the chief envoy was killed by Khorezm, and the two servants were humiliated by cutting their beards and expelled back to Mongolia. In 1218, Genghis Khan convened a general assembly, decided to go west, and sent people to send a war letter to the king of Khorezm, which only contained the six characters "If you want to fight, I will fight".

Lu Xiufu said: "Yes, the minister obeys the order." ”

"By the way, Junshi, at the same time as the press conference, you wrote an article "The Mongols are paper tigers", to the effect that the Mongols can conquer countless small countries in the West, but only the Great Song Dynasty has no way, the first time it went south, even the life of Möngke Khan was lost, the second time it went south, Kublai Khan fled north in a hurry, if there is a third time, then Kublai Khan should stay in the south, and stay in the south permanently. This article was reprinted by all the newspapers and commented on the post, and I want the people to know that Kublai Khan is a paper tiger. ”