Chapter 060 Peach Blossoms Still Laughing in the Spring Breeze
Ding Hao thought for a long time and then said: "It should be mutual victory. If we force a fight, I'm afraid both sides will suffer losses."
Miss Zhe nodded secretly. This person did not have the unrealistic arrogance of ordinary young people. He could judge based on facts and face the enemy squarely. This is something that many people who only know how to talk are unable to do. She asked sweetly: "What's wrong with Manager Ding?"
Dear Sir, please come with me one by one."
Ding Hao smiled and said: "Don't take it seriously. I just made a rough estimate based on the comparison of the strengths of the two sides. It has been fifty years since the Northerners established the country. Although the north is bitterly cold, the national strength accumulation should not be weak. Moreover, the Northerners occupy a dangerous terrain, and they have
There are countless horses, and they can attack and defend with ease. This is real strength. It cannot be wiped out by waving a feather fan and chatting and laughing. Without strength, even Zhuge Wuhou can only flee everywhere."
Girl Zhe nodded slightly, and she was convinced. Now the Northern Kingdom is powerful in the desert and has conquered hundreds of tribes. Its territory borders the Yellow Sea in the east, Jinshan Mountain in the west, Luqu River in the north, and Baigou in the south. It covers thousands of miles, has a vast territory, strong troops, and a population of four
With more than a million people, all men and women, young and old, can ride and shoot. One cavalryman has three or even five horses, and he is the military overlord in the north.
In the ten years since the founding of the Song Dynasty, they had worked hard to govern, and their national strength had grown stronger. Their armor and military strength were unrivaled by other countries in the Central Plains in the past hundred years. However, when the Song Dynasty was founded, it was inherently deficient. Its territory was smaller than that of the Northern Kingdom, and there were no dangerous points to defend geographically.
The initial population was only 970,000 households, and there was no land for producing horses. Although after ten years of gathering and fighting, Jingnan, Wuping, and Houshu were destroyed, and now they are sharpening their swords and guiding the Han Dynasty and the Southern Tang Dynasty.
Enemy on both sides.
Furthermore, the Northern Kingdom has a vast territory. Once the Northern Expedition is carried out, the Southerners, who are short of horses, will need to mobilize the whole country to collect grain and transport it. This will consume too much national power, and the opponent is not a weak one. Once the war continues, it may not be the victory of the country.
Fu, the happiness of the people.
Miss Zhe couldn't help but nodded and said: "I may not understand everything you said...but although there have been no major wars with the Beiren in recent years, there have been constant small battles. I also know all the details in Fuzhou, and the Beiren are all
They are cavalry. They come and go like the wind. Although they each have their own victory or defeat, they can only retreat when they lose, but they can't catch up when they win. In this way, the Northerners' vitality is not damaged and they always come to provoke. The war horses under the command of General Fuzhou Zhe
There are still relatively many, but far less than the Northerners. I heard that each army can only be allocated a thousand war horses. Excluding messengers and generals' personal soldiers, the number is less than 800, which is basically useless."
Ding Hao shook his head and smiled. It was not his turn to worry about this kind of thing. There were many talented people in the Song Dynasty, but due to their innate conditions, this problem has never been solved. The words of some Confucian scholars in later generations have no effect on paper.
, it is even more useless to talk to this little girl.
Seeing that he was not interested in this topic, Miss Zhe fell silent. The two of them walked in silence for a while. Ding Hao suddenly came back to his senses and said, "Ah, what are you talking about? General Zhe has thousands of horses in one battalion.
How many battalions does General Zhe have under his command?"
A flash of vigilance quickly flashed in Miss Zhe's eyes: "Why are you asking this?"
Ding Hao said: "Why does General Zhe distribute the war horses to each battalion?"
Miss Zhe said: "The northwest army has been doing this for hundreds of years. Each battalion must have a light and agile light cavalry team, right?"
Ding Hao shook his head, nodded again, and said suddenly: "Yes, I understand. For the past two or three hundred years, the opponents of the northwest army have been either local nomadic tribes or other vassal towns in the Tang Dynasty.
They are various small countries in the Central Plains. In terms of cavalry strength, each of them does not have much. It is enough to set up a light and agile army in each battalion, ready to move at will. But things are different now. The Central Plains has gradually become unified, and the Khitans outside the pass have gradually become stronger.
, integrating all the grassland tribes into one force, and allocating limited horses like this is simply destroying a force that should be powerful."
Although Miss Zhe is extremely smart, she has never thought about this problem deeply. For a person who has seen a table with four legs since he was born, how many people will wonder why he doesn't make a table that is as stable as three legs?
Table? Miss Zhe was just not surprised. She determined that this arrangement was based on the blood lessons of our ancestors and must have profound implications. Moreover, each battalion was equipped with a cavalry, which met each other in close combat, charged to explore the road, and kept a lookout.
Heading straight towards the central army, such a confrontation was indeed useful. How could he still think about it? When she heard Ding Hao say this, she couldn't help but be very curious and asked: "What do you think it is?"
Ding Hao said: "Today's enemies are different from before. In the past, they were evenly matched opponents. It is a wonderful move to hide a backhand and use it to defeat the enemy at the critical moment. But now, the opponents are gradually integrated into one. Once troops are sent out, they can easily
Even if there is a cavalry group of tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands, it is difficult to withstand such a heavy blow even if you concentrate all your strength. If you don’t clench your fist and hit it head-on, you have to spread your five fingers. How can five fingers be as big as a fist?"
Miss Zhe was greatly moved, but she still hesitated and said: "The Khitan is so powerful that even if all the cavalry are integrated, we still can't compete with him. If the Qing cavalry goes deep, if they are surrounded by the enemy, all the years of hard work may be ruined."
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Ding Hao was talking about the rise. At the same time, because this girl came from a wealthy family, although her status was humble, her knowledge and conversation seemed normal to him, so he had no doubts and only said: "Haha, it depends on your family.
How to use cavalry? If it is used for attack, a large group of infantry will only be mixed with such a cavalry team. Then it will be restrained by the infantry and its advantage will be completely lost. But if it is used for defense, it will be completely different. Attack when the Khitans come.
When the city is plundering the fortress, they are the attackers, while we rely on the strong walls and focus on defense. In the past, we could only hold on to the city. Even if we fought outside the city, we would mainly use infantry to set up battle formations. If the enemy is willing to fight, we will fight.
If you avoid fighting, your efforts will be in vain.
But if you have a strong cavalry team, you can dispatch it at any time to inflict heavy damage on the enemy. You are surrounded by your own military camps or strong cities, and you can escape to cover at any time, which makes you feel more confident. Let them take a few hard hits, and then you can attack again.
I don’t dare to rely on the swift advantage of the cavalry without any scruples to overwhelm you. This is called taking the initiative while being passive, concentrating strength, and promoting local advantages.”
At this point, he suddenly said "ah" and said excitedly: "Actually, when you really want to go on an expedition, deploying limited troops and horses like this can also maximize your own strength. If you go on an expedition with infantry and conquer an army dominated by cavalry,
You must move step by step, so that your cavalry can still maximize its speed advantage, and with the cooperation of your fortress, it can exert even greater lethality."
Miss Zhe secretly thought: "Seize the initiative while being passive, concentrate your strength, and promote local advantages... You might as well tell Uncle Jiu about this method to see if you are the Zhao Kuo who talks on paper..."
I was thinking in my mind, but smiled: "It seems... it seems to make sense, and it sounds enlightening. Hey, you guy, why don't you join the army? Maybe you can become a general."
Ding Hao laughed heartily and said: "Forget it, I have never led a big soldier. I can just talk on paper here. It sounds reasonable, so I can only scare a little girl like you. If we really march and fight, I will
It won't help at all if you don't understand anything."
Miss Zhe pursed her lips and smiled and said: "You are quite self-effacing. In fact, for you to be able to say what you just said, your knowledge is extraordinary. At least it made the little girl stunned for a moment."
Ding Hao laughed and said: "How dare you, don't belittle yourself, girl. Few women in the boudoir have such insight. That's all. As a girl, although she is smart, she doesn't have many
The arrogance of a smart woman, her talent and learning, and her easy-going temperament make talking to you a breeze."
Growing up, Miss Zhe had heard many more lavish compliments than Ding Hao's words. It sounded disgusting, but Ding Hao's words made her very happy. She smiled and said: "Don't you men all say that women are incompetent?"
Is talent a virtue? If you praise me for my talent, isn't that a curse on me?"
Ding Hao asked curiously: "How can this be a scolding on you? I...ah...ah..." Ding Hao was also amused by her witticism. Since it is a virtue for a woman to have no talent, then praising her for being talented doesn't mean she is immoral.
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The two people chatted and laughed and walked out of the market. Ding Hao stopped regretfully and said, "Girl, I have to go back to my station."
"Oh..." Miss Zhe stopped when she heard the sound and said, still unfinished, "Then, will you come to the city again tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow, I will go back to Bazhou."
"Oh..." The smile on Miss Zhe's face disappeared.
After a long moment of silence, a trace of inexplicable emotion rippled between them. Although it was faint, it felt meaningful.
She is a girl from the Zhe family. Even if she is from a different family, how can I match her? Thinking about his identity, Ding Hao felt sad. He finally swallowed back the words that came to his mouth. He only forced a smile and lowered his voice.
He said in a voice: "Miss Zhe, I'm leaving. If we are destined, we will meet again."
When he said this, even he himself didn't believe it. In the vast sea of people, many chance encounters turned into passers-by. It was not easy to meet again.
There was still a slight smile on Miss Zhe's face, and she softly said "hmm", just like the last time she met her at the Cheng Mansion, she only hummed softly through her nose.
Ding Hao sighed, turned around and left.
When Miss Zhe saw Ding Hao walking far away, she suddenly called out: "Hey..."
"Is there anything else you want to say, girl?"
Miss Zhe said with a smile on her face: "You are so insincere. You say you want to see me again, but you don't want to know my name?"
Ding Hao said happily: "I have my wish, but I don't dare to ask my ears."
Girl Zhe smiled sweetly: "My surname is Zhe, Zhe Ziyu."
"Oh? Zi Feiyu, Ziyu who knows the joy of fish?"
"Wrong word."
"Well, then it's Ziyu who holds his hand until death?"
Girl Zhe smiled: "Do you remember?"
"I remembered."
The two looked at each other and smiled, and Ding Hao walked away without looking back.
"Zhe Ziyu, Zhe Ziyu..." Ding Hao sighed leisurely: "On this day last year, in this door, the faces of people and peach blossoms reflected each other's red. The faces of people don't know where they are, but the peach blossoms still laugh at the spring breeze..."
