Wa Zhuang followed Wang Bian in front of him for a day or two before the saddle and ran back and forth, Wang Bian asked Ming to know, this young man has just turned eighteen years old, although he looks a little old-fashioned, but his eyes are also lively and smart, get along for a day or two, Wang Bian has a good impression of this young man, but I don't know why, Wang Bian always feels that this child is a little wrong, it seems that there is always something on his mind, and he often frowns,

After all, Wa Zhuang is not the king's guard, the king is inconvenient to ask too much, and now the king does not have time, the next morning the palace man Yelu Liangren came to pick up the king to see Yelu Hongji, Yelu Hongji is not making a bowl, after returning from Taizi Mountain, Yelu Hongji went to the imperial city in the city of Dadingfu in Zhongjing,

Along the way, Yelu Liang became the king's guide, and he pointed to the Daliao Pagoda that he passed by and said to the king: "When the king returns, let's go and visit Elder Qisong together." ”

From the south gate of the outer city of Dading Mansion in Zhongjing of Liaoguo Zhu Xia Gate into the city of Dading Mansion, you can see a layout similar to the capital city of Bianjing of the Northern Song Dynasty presents in front of you, a wide avenue leads directly to the south gate of the inner city Yangde Gate, this avenue is twenty or thirty zhang wide, the halls and temples on both sides of the avenue are lined up one after another, handicraft workshops, merchant markets are located in it, a prosperous scene in the city,

Guoyang Demen continues to the north, is the core of the imperial city of the Liao State in the middle of the capital, the Liao Zhongjing is an important town in the history of the Liao State, it is second only to the important capital of Shangjing, although the Dading Mansion of Liaozhong Beijing is not the capital of the Liao State, but because it was built in the middle of the Liao Dynasty, the national strength is strong, and it has caught up with the Liao and Song Dynasty alliance and good period for more than 100 years, the capital city is better than the capital Shangjing, and it is bigger,

Although it is not the first time for Wang Fang to enter the capital of Dadingfu, but this time the feeling is different, time flies really fast, when he first came to Liao, I don't know when I can leave, but now I will soon send troops to Goryeo, and the mood at this time is naturally different from when I just arrived in Liao,

Yelu Liang brought the king into the inner city of the palace, and the emperor of Liao, Yelu Hongji, had already set up a banquet in the imperial garden, and the king saw that the people who came to the banquet were not only the Goryeo envoy Li Enze, but also Yelu Asi, who was ordered to go on the expedition this time, and Lin Ya Xinzan of the Southern Courtyard, in addition, there was naturally King Xiao Ying, who had made meritorious contributions to quelling the rebellion, and Yelu Ren, the first prime minister,

The emperor of Liao, Yelu Hongji and Empress Xiao Guanyin, sat on the felt, Yelu Hongji's drooping hand was empty, Yelu Hongji saw the king and walked into the hall, and greeted with a smile: "Wang Xianren, just wait for you, quickly take a seat." As he spoke, he pointed to the empty spot,

This is not an ordinary treat, even the prime minister and the king of the Liao State were ranked behind the king, and the king hurriedly thanked the Liao emperor and sat there as ordered.

After a burst of drumming and dancing, the wine and food in front of everyone had been arranged, and Yelu Hongji said to Li Enze: "Ambassador Li was ordered to ask for help this time, and now he has successfully invited Wang Xianren to help, and with the 30,000 Bohai Navy of our Liao State sending troops, it is worry-free to expel the Japanese slave country." ”

Li Enze forced a smile and thanked him, Yelu Hongji looked at his reluctant expression, and asked with a little dissatisfaction: "Why, is Ambassador Li still not satisfied with the results of this trip, so why don't you thank Wang Xianren." ”

Li Enze hurriedly explained: "Satisfied, satisfied, it's just that my Goryeo national strength is weak, so that the Japanese slave country is so humiliated, why do you need 30,000 troops to deal with the Japanese slaves, I am afraid that because of the war in my Goryeo for many years, in case so many troops arrive in Goryeo, I am afraid that I will treat the Liao army badly, so I ......" When he said this, he looked at the king,

Before Li Enze went to the Song Kingdom this time, he finally met his sister Li Enxi, and knew some things about the king from Li Enxi, originally he wanted to find a chance to meet the king, and have a good exchange, in addition to thanking the king for taking care of his sister, he always felt that although these 30,000 soldiers were to help Goryeo solve the harassment of the current Japanese slave country, but in case the Liao State did not withdraw its troops and stationed there, it would be a greater threat to Goryeo.

The king looked at Li Enze and looked at himself, and understood in his heart that this was Li Enze's request for help, and from the perspective of the king, he really hoped that Yelu Hongji would not be benevolent and righteous, and if he got Goryeo over in the Song Dynasty, he would not be able to cross the Yalu River in the future, even if he thought about Goryeo, it would save them from having a division between north and south in a few hundred years.

Wang Bian looked at Li Enze's embarrassment, and snickered in his heart, Yelu Hongji nodded instead, he turned his face to Wang Bian and said: "Alas, I am also rushing to the rescue of this Wang Immortal, so I will lend you the soldiers and horses of the Great Song Dynasty, otherwise, this will send troops and get food, and it is not cost-effective to help Goryeo fight the Japanese slaves from afar, and if they really go to the territory of Goryeo, they will not supply grain and grass well, so won't our troops be wasted there." ”

This thing turned out to be a hemp pole to beat the wolf at both ends, and it can't be blamed for Yelu Hongji thinking too much, Wang Fang thought about a book he had read back then, what was it called "Memoirs to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea" It was mentioned that when our army first arrived at the Korean battlefield, many soldiers froze to death and starved to death due to lack of logistics, when was this a thing, and now it is still in ancient times, and marching food and grass is an extremely important issue.

Wang Bian calculated: In general, when the army travels, obtaining military rations from the enemy is the most important and urgent task, and transporting grain is not only expensive, but also difficult to carry grain for long distances, such as carrying six buckets of rice per person, and the soldiers themselves carry five days of dry food, each person provides a soldier, and a line can last up to 18 days; Six buckets of rice, each person eats two liters a day, two people eat, exactly eighteen days to eat;

If it is calculated as a round-trip, it can only eat a nine-day trip, and two people can feed a soldier, and the trip can reach twenty-six days; (One stone and two buckets of rice, three people eat six liters a day, if eight days a porter has eaten all the grain he carries, give him six days of food to be repatriated, and after eighteen days, two people eat four liters or dry food a day),

If it is counted as a round trip, there can only be thirteen days, (the first eight days eat six liters a day, the last five days plus the return journey, eat four liters a day plus dry food) three people for a soldier, a line for thirty-one days, one stone and eight buckets of rice, the first six and a half days four people eat eight liters a day, send back a porter, give him four days rations; For seventeen days the three men ate six litres a day, and they sent another man to give him nine days' rations; For the last eighteen days, two people eat four liters of dry food a day, and if you calculate the mileage of the round trip, you can only go forward for sixteen days, (for the first six and a half days, you will eat eight liters a day, for the middle seven days you will eat six liters a day, and for the next eleven days you will eat four liters of dry food a day on the return trip).

If there are 30,000 soldiers, one-third of them will be in charge of the baggage, and only 20,000 soldiers can fight, and the people who transport grain will use 100,000 people, and it will be difficult to increase the number of people. There are even more deaths and diseases that can't carry rice, and the weight they should bear is evenly shared, so the weight of each person is often more than six buckets.

Therefore, there is no room for surplus food in the army, a surplus person eats, two or three people will be required to supply him, and there may be insufficient supply, if the livestock is used to transport grain, camels can bear three stones, horses, mules and five buckets of one stone, donkeys one stone, compared with people to transport grain, although the burden is more and less, but if you do not feed the grass on time, the livestock will die, a livestock dies, and the grain it carries has to be thrown away, compared with using people to carry, there are advantages and disadvantages, and the benefits and disadvantages are half,

The current problem came out, Yelu Hongji promised to lend 30,000 troops to the king, there was no reason to say that regardless of the grain and grass of his army, before sending troops to Goryeo to Pyongyang, he would ask the Liao State to provide grain and grass, which was also a lot of expenses, and after these 30,000 soldiers arrived in Goryeo, Goryeo had to prepare at least tens of thousands of people to transport grain to help this huge team.

Now the king can't watch it, the army of the Liao State has not yet fought in the Goryeo war, and the Goryeo envoy Li Enze and the emperor of the Liao State Yelu Hongji threw the difficult problem to the king, and the people in the big tent also looked at the king, what other tricks does this immortal have,

Li Enze thought that the Liao State was helping Goryeo, but he explained to the Emperor of Goryeo that he wanted so much grain and grass to fatten the Liao State that might eat Goryeo at any time; Yelu Hongji pondered, let me borrow troops and I keep my promise, I can't help Goryeo fight, I still have the grain and grass armaments upside down, and in the end, the benefits have made the Great Song Dynasty have a reputation for helping Goryeo.

They can't see their thoughts, Wang next to the smile slightly: "Since Goryeo doesn't believe in the strength of the Liao army, the Liao State is not willing to send troops to help Goryeo, I, a Song person, should do my best and do my best, anyway, I borrowed the soldiers, as the saying goes, the soldiers and horses go first before the grain and grass are moved, and the specific matter cannot be solved, so I have to go back to the Song State to resume my life." ”

After Wang Bian finished speaking, he simply didn't look at anyone, and took a sip of wine leisurely, as if his mission had been completed, Wang Bian was not nervous at all, if these two ends would be withdrawn from the ladder, it would be considered to be half empty for himself, but then he was not afraid, the worst result was a three-way pinching attack to take the Japanese slave country, and the girl said that he was angry.

Fortunately, Yelu Hongji and Li Enze were afraid that others would say that borrowing troops was fake, and the other was really afraid that they would not be able to borrow soldiers, Li Enze hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Wang Shilang, don't get me wrong, now Goryeo is really not strong, you said that you want money or not, and you want grain and no grain, so you came up with a way to ask for help everywhere, fortunately, the Great Liao State and the Great Song Kingdom are both benevolent and righteous rulers, and they will not take advantage of the danger of others, but also send carbon to Goryeo, and thank the two Shangguo for the Goryeo Emperor first." "He is first complaining about grievances, and then elevating Yelu Hongji,

Yelu Hongji couldn't hear it, he said with sincerity: "Since I promised Wang Xianren what I promised, I will definitely do it, so I will ask Wang Xianren to make another clever plan to solve the current problem." ”