If you get to know Zhong Xingyin, you will find that his political vision is ridiculously poor.
Zhongxingyin took over the Zhongxing clan in his early years. After becoming the head of the family, he followed the Fan clan. He created a situation where the Fan clan and the Zhongxing clan combined to account for 60% of the strength of the Jin Kingdom. Many countries were invited to participate in the civil war. It was clear that the strength of the war situation was overwhelming. In the end,
But he lost the drama of the civil war.
You have so many kings, but you lose in the end? This is not a matter of strength gap, it is clearly a matter of incompetence on the part of the leader.
In view of Zhong Xingyin's poor vision, Zhiyao had to be cautious after hearing the suggestion.
Because many people were arranged to work as undercover agents in the past, some undercover agents managed to reach mid-level and high-level positions. The Yuan State had very detailed information on Zhao's behalf.
According to some intelligence, the Zhao Dynasty had a population of less than 500,000, but its total military strength reached an astonishing figure of 180,000.
In the past few years, Zhao Wuhe stared at Loufan and initiated many wars. He lost once or twice out of ten, won the rest, and obtained a lot of loot two or three times.
It is said that Zhao Wuxie's Zhao Dynasty seems to have relied on sucking blood from Loufan to maintain its development, not only to obtain livestock, but also to rapidly increase the population.
The Zhao Dynasty was able to recruit 180,000 people as a fighting force? This number was much larger than that of many other countries with a population of one million.
To use a term, Zhao Guanjie implemented the model of all-people soldiers. The soldiers he pulled out to participate in the war included both men and women, ranging in age from nearly sixty to about thirteen years old.
If we refer to history, the current Zhao Dynasty is very similar to the Xiongnu. It has tapped out more aggressive power from itself, and its strategy is to use war to support war.
Zhiyao asked: "How many soldiers can Yiqu fight?"
Since Zhong Xingyin suggested that Yuan Guo be an oriole, why should he have sufficient understanding of Yiqu and Zhao Daiguo?
The center of the Yuan Kingdom pays different attention to Zhao Daiguo and Yiqu. It planned the Zhao Daiguo earlier, and only made plans later when it understood the threat of Yiqu. There is a relatively large gap in the intelligence that can be obtained.
Zhong Xingyin was obviously carefully prepared and began to describe his intelligence spying on Yiqu one by one.
It is difficult to say how much the total population of Yiqu is today. We can only guess based on the number of troops sent out by Yiqu repeatedly.
Considering that the mobilization rate of nomadic people is more flexible than that of farming people, for every person mobilized by nomadic forces, there will be about two to four people behind; it is also possible that one person goes out to fight, and there are dozens of people behind, or even more
There are many people with nothing to do. Contact us should be taken into consideration.
However, in general, the mobilization rate of nomadic ethnic groups is generally much higher than that of agricultural ethnic groups. It is common for a population of nearly one million to mobilize an army of four to five million people.
Zhongxing Yin mentioned that the number of troops dispatched by Yiqu in recent years is generally between 60,000 and 80,000. So the total population of Yiqu should be between 300,000 and 400,000?
The Zhao Dynasty has a population of about 500,000, and has repeatedly mobilized more than 100,000 troops. This is due to the special age structure of the population of the Zhao Dynasty, and it cannot be applied to other forces.
"If it were extreme mobilization, Yiqu might have 100,000 troops?" Zhong Xingyin concluded.
Zhiyao didn't know that the Qin State was forced to suffer misfortune by Yiqu several times in history. To be honest, she looked down on Yiqu.
Of course, the current Yiqu is not at its most prosperous. They have just mastered the tactics of "swimming without fighting" and need more time to understand the essence of "the enemy advances and we retreat, and the enemy retreats and we harass".
What Zhiyao needs to be concerned about is that Yiqu has obtained a group of craftsmen from the Qin State, and they are estimated to have mastered more advanced mining and smelting technologies to enhance the quality of weapons held by the combatants.
In the past, the countries that bordered the foreign races were easy to fight against the surrounding foreign races because of the professionalization of their armies, their weapons and equipment, and their advantages in tactics and tactics.
However, the Central Plains dynasties usually had an advantage in weapons and equipment when facing the northern nomadic groups. There were still frequent wars in which the Central Plains dynasties were defeated by the nomadic groups. From this, we can find that tactics fully dominated the victory or defeat of the war.
For example, in the Western Han Dynasty, the Han army used iron weapons to fight the Xiongnu armed with bronze weapons. From the beginning, they were at a comprehensive disadvantage. Later, the Han army also developed new tactics, and then they gradually fought back and forth until they were able to suppress the Xiongnu.
That was a demonstration of the Xiongnu's superiority in tactics. It took nearly a hundred years for the Han Empire, which had more than 60 million people and was technologically superior, to defeat the Xiongnu.
The essence of the Huns' tactics is not complicated. They often succeed in surprise attacks on the borders of the Han Empire. Once the Han army has an advantage in the battle, they will not engage in combat. When the Han army comes, they will become aggressive. They will then repeat the same trick of carrying out sneak attacks while the Han Empire is on guard.
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In recent years, the Yuan Kingdom has not completely indulged the Zhao Dai Kingdom. The difficulty lies in finding the main force of the Zhao Dai Kingdom, and it is also difficult to seize the correct habitat.
No joke, the Yuan army knew that the Zhao Dynasty was in the land of Jiuqu, but this Jiuqu land was quite large. Once the Zhao Dynasty learned that a large number of Yuan troops were attacking, they hid in the Yinshan Mountains, hoping to escape in the vast Yinshan Mountains.
The probability of finding someone inside is really low.
If the original army was small in number, Zhao Wuji could concentrate his superior forces to try to annihilate them.
The war between the Yuan Kingdom and the Zhao Dai Kingdom entered the fishing mode very early. Usually, the Zhao Dai Kingdom was hiding. Zhao Guangshe clearly had a plan to build a city, but it was delayed repeatedly without even starting to build the foundation.
Zhong Xingyin said: "Zhao Wuji does not want to fight Dayuan, and fighting Yiqu would be profitable. If the Zhao family wins on behalf of the country, they can march into Yiqu. Zhao Wuji may not be able to seize land, but he is very eager to seize people.
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How else can we say that Zhao Guanji grew up under the education system of Zhuxia? He fully understood that it is not easy to accomplish anything without enough people. Only a sufficient population can ensure the increase of national power.
Zhiyao's greed for increasing the population has never stopped. Several times, she couldn't help but want to issue a decree to force more children. She knew that the relevant system could not keep up, so she resisted.
"Indeed! With Yiqu's population as bait, Zhao Wushe knew the risks and was willing to take the risks, right?" Zhiyao looked at his uncle with strange eyes, not quite sure whether Zhong Xingyin had a sudden enlightenment or whether he had obtained an expert's help.
Guidance.
Zhiyao had something to say clearly, and said: "If Dayuan gathers a large army in Qin and the Zhao family takes over the country, Yiqu will definitely know about it, and the original war will be eliminated."
How could Zhong Xingyin not know this?
Zhiyao continued: "In Qin alone, the number of troops that can be assembled in one month is about 20,000. Can such a force do anything?"
Zhong Xingyin nodded, shook his head, and said: "Twenty thousand can only be used for sneak attacks, and a large army will be needed to help in the next month."
At this time, Zhiyao understood that Zhong Xingyin did not just make a sudden decision. He might have been thinking about it a long time ago, and he probably even had a battle plan ready.
"How many reinforcements are needed?" Zhiyao asked simply.
Zhong Xingyin answered quickly: "It needs to be no less than 50,000."
There are only a few areas where reinforcements can quickly reinforce Qin. There are not many people living in Hexi, even fewer than Sanrong.
Then, there is only one area left that is most likely to quickly gather troops and carry out rapid reinforcements, and that is the Hedong area.
The current Hedong area is divided into three counties. In addition to Hedong County, Shangdang County and Taiyuan County are all included in the belonging sequence.
Hedong County used to be the area where the Dukes of the Jin Dynasty concentrated, Shangdang County was originally dominated by the Han family's fiefs, and Taiyuan County was the "Jinyang" hometown of the Zhao family.
Nearly thirty years have passed since Zhishi turned his family into a country, and Zhiyao has been dealing with the remaining problems of the original, and many things have undergone major changes.
For example, the Han family's current fiefdom is concentrated in Sanchuan County, the Hu family was squeezed to the intersection area of Hedong County and Taiyuan County near the river, and the Zhong family moved to Hanoi County.
As long as you are familiar with the geography of mountains and rivers, you will find that Zhiyao has reclaimed those strategic locations and assigned them to the Han, Hu, and Zhong families. The new territories may seem rich in products, but are actually undefeable.
Zhiyao silently did some calculations in her mind, and became more sure that Zhong Xingyin had a plan.
Hedong County, Taiyuan County and Shangdang County are all relatively highly developed places. After receiving the mobilization order, 50,000 troops can be assembled within one month. It takes one month to reach the battlefield. The remaining month is obviously
It is a buffer period that can be adjusted.
There were some things that Zhiyao still needed to ask clearly, so he asked: "Zhao's Daiguo and Yiqu have each gathered one hundred thousand soldiers. Even if there are casualties in the battle, there will not be many in three months. Is it possible to defeat them with seventy thousand troops?"
, or even total annihilation?”
Zhong Xingyin shook his head and said: "What I want is to capture the habitat of both sides, force their main force to rescue them, and then engage in a head-on battle."
That means they are not rushing to annihilate the opponent's main force, nor are they trying to eat up Yiqu and Zhao Daiguo all at once.
Sure enough, Zhong Xingyin continued: "The Zhao family's expansion on behalf of the country will definitely cause trouble to Dayuan's confidants. It cannot be allowed to grow stronger and it is better to eliminate it as soon as possible."
This statement is true not only because Zhao Guanjie is very capable, but also because the land of Jiuqu is a treasure land with excellent conditions for nomadic herding and farming.
There is such a force that has grown stronger in the land of Jiuqu. It can easily occupy the vast plains by expanding to the north, and it can threaten the security of the Wei River line at any time to the south.
There are clearly mountains all over the north of Qin, so how can we easily reach the Wei River from Jiuqu? The reason is that there are too many mountains, and it seems that we can defend everywhere, but it is impossible to control so many passages.
If someone else... or someone from another family seeks Zhiyao for the military power of a 70,000-strong army, Zhiyao will definitely confuse him.
No matter what, the Zhonghang family is still a member of the Xun family... Now that the Zhi family has replaced the Xun family as the main clan, it means that the Zhonghang family is a member of the Zhi family.
Zhiyao is not only the king of the original country, but also the patriarch of the Zhi clan. From the perspective of human sophistication and practical needs, he naturally needs to treat his own clan members more favorably.
What Zhiyao is now worried about is, can Zhong Xingyin command an army of 70,000 people?
Zhong Xingyin said with great self-knowledge: "The king can send Yang Hu as general at that time."
Yang Hu once served for the Zhao family. Even if many of the tactics and tactics used by Zhao Guanji changed, the core of them would still be the Zhao family's tactics.
Moreover, Yang Hu could be said to have watched Zhao Wuxie grow up, so he should have some understanding of Zhao Wuxie's thinking.
After listening to Zhong Xingyin's suggestion, Zhiyao felt a little happy and thought: "In the past, because Yang Hu was from the Lu State, he was sent to attack the Lu State again and again; now because Yang Hu is familiar with the Zhao family, he has to continue to bear important responsibilities."
In fact, this is very damaging and will cause a great negative impact on Yang Hu's reputation.
It's just that Yang Hu never cared about that, and even enjoyed it, as long as he could actually get the promotion of the title and other rewards.
So, Zhiyao seems to use Sun Wu and Sima Ranju very much. When it comes to which general is the most useful, Yang Hu is without exception.
After the matter was settled, Zhong Xingyin did not follow Zhiyao on his tour of Qin.
The Qin Kingdom has been destroyed for more than twenty years. Maybe some people still miss the rule of the Qin family named Ying, but the clothes of the people in Qin have changed to those of the original country.
Each of the previous countries differed not only in their writing, language and customs, but also in their clothing.
For example, people in Jin generally like to wear red and black clothes, people in Qi like white with green, and people in Qin wear black and gray. Each country has its favorite color combination.
The difference in clothing styles is not too big, but there are some subtle differences, generally concentrated in the sleeves and waist.
The biggest feature of the original country is that it has reduced the materials used for clothes. The first thing is that the military uniforms no longer use long-sleeved styles. Later, the same design was also carried out on the unified court uniforms, which led the people to gradually abandon long-sleeved styles and change to
For a better fit and lighter weight.
The phrase "I save cloth for the country" is not a joke at the moment, but something that is really happening.
Relationships that are not forced to change among the people have been criticized, but not too much.
In fact, most people really don't care that much as long as it doesn't have a "left gusset", and they can only complain about "losing the fluttering style of long sleeves".
Because the Yuan Kingdom did not pay much attention to Qin, the number of cities did not increase much, but the number of villages in some areas was increasing rapidly. As a result, the Yuan Kingdom had to pay attention to it. According to the local terrain and rural distribution, it planned to build a certain area somewhere
Carry out fortification.
This can also be regarded as a kind of local pressure to force the center, but it is just something Zhiyao prefers to see.
There is no way. When the population of a certain place is large, there must be a city as the core of the place. Firstly, it is to facilitate the smooth flow of government orders, and secondly, it is to control the ownership of people's hearts.
Why is there a saying, "The mountains are high and the emperor is far away"? Isn't it because the central government's orders cannot be conveyed effectively?
What Zhiyao didn't know was that the patrol team entered Qin, which caused high tension between Yiqu and the Zhao family.
The two forces have stopped all friction, and there is even a trend of warming up the relationship. Once there are signs that the original country is sending troops to conquer, a new round of alliance will inevitably be formed.
This is simply more normal than normal.
Who made the original country strong?
However, Zhao's Daiguo and Yiqu also developed another kind of urgency. They were extremely eager to strengthen themselves, lest they be frightened again by the slightest movement from the Yuan Kingdom...