choke element

Swords and guns were raised on the battle line, and blood and flesh were flying everywhere.Screams, roars, weapons clashing, and horseshoes stamping on the ground, all kinds of sounds converged together, carried through the second formation on the wind, and faintly fell into the ears of Guo Ning and his party.

There was an endless stream of knights coming back from the front to report the battle situation, and there were flags flying from time to time on the hot air balloons hanging high in the rear.The staff officers who followed Guo Ning were all proficient in mathematics and drawing. They constantly summarized information, recorded it in words, and drew a picture of the current situation.

Guo Ning would take pictures and look at them from time to time, but he would not issue any orders.

Chen Ran accompanied Guo Ning. He listened to the fighting at the front for a long time and said twice: "The troops trained by Xiao Moule are very solid. The Mongols can't stand it at all. Commander Qiu said he would take command personally. I don't think he has any need." Where to worry.”

Not only the fighting itself, the Zhou army also had a large number of sentinels, and with the blessing of telescopes and hot-air balloons, all aspects of the Mongolian army's mobilization were in the palm of their hands.Even if they use the method of spreading earth, dragging wood, and raising dust into the sky, it will still be the same.Our side can always dispatch and respond in time; almost all responses are completed in time in the hands of Qiu Huiluo, who is in charge of the former enemy.

Since Qiu Huiluo didn't need to worry, there was no need to trouble the emperor.

His Majesty the Emperor did not even issue military orders, let alone charge into battle himself.

After hearing Chen Ran's words, many of the attendants glanced at each other. Some of them breathed a sigh of relief and glanced at Guo Ning cautiously, lest the emperor misunderstood that they were lax.

Guo Ning calmly observed the battle situation. He felt that the smell of dust in the air was getting heavier and heavier, and his eyes seemed to have sand in them, so he asked someone to get a wet wipe to wipe his face.Some of the attendants on the side took the opportunity to drink water, and some leaned over to give the war horse some bean cakes.

There were not many knights accompanying Guo Ning, less than a hundred in total, but everyone was quite comfortable.

What's more, as the battle progressed, it became clear that I had the advantage, and most of the initial nervousness of the soldiers dissipated.

Guo Ning spent most of his past days in killings and battles, so he felt very clearly that the soldiers' views on the Mongols had been changing over the past few years. Guo Ning's sudden actions this time, further promoted this change.

In the eyes of the soldiers, Mongolia, a great enemy and a powerful enemy, became more and more satisfying to everyone.In other words, this enemy is large and powerful, but our own force can defeat it. They also attract special attention from the government and the public, which is especially suitable for warriors to earn military merit.

The decline of the Jin Army in the early years was almost synchronized with the rise of the Mongols.People in an environment of constant decline have experienced a huge change in just a few years from looking down to looking up at a powerful enemy. The psychological frustration and blow they have suffered are indescribable.

Especially the few courageous soldiers in the army. Many times, they denounced the traitors in the court and denounced the Jurchens for being useless, which led to the corruption of the army; but more often than not, they could not accept their own decline. They didn't understand why the tried-and-tested routine on the grasslands failed, so they reversed the situation and concluded that the Mongols were invincible in cavalry and shooting, and imagined the Mongols to be more and more terrifying.So much so that even warriors are increasingly afraid to fight the Mongols head-on.

In fact, when everyone is familiar with the battle and thinks about it carefully, the Mongolian army is really powerful, but it is just that.Their strengths have their own reasons, which are by no means unimaginable and can be clearly grasped.

The simplest example is that the Mongols were thought to be particularly terrifying at the time. They had tens of thousands of horsemen spread out over thousands of miles, and when they encountered a sudden warning, they quickly rallied and immediately went into battle.After careful analysis, you will know that the Mongols also had to do it.

The Mongols have no baggage or logistics. If 2 people attack, they have to have [-] horses to follow them. Wherever they go, they can eat wherever they go.

It's just a matter of paying it back on the grassland. There is no pasture in the Central Plains, so they can only eat grain. If the city treasury cannot be opened, how can the ordinary grain fields be enough for the horses?I’ve finished eating today, what will I eat tomorrow?What's more, horses also need a huge space to move around, and herds of different sizes cannot mix.That's not raising pigs. Just keep them in pens. If you're a little negligent, the horses will die!

In this case, what else can we do if we eat without spreading out?

As for the separation of the enemy and the alliance of the enemy, these are the results of passive responses based on changes in the enemy's situation after the army is dispersed, and are not the original purpose.

Besides, after the Mongolian army was concentrated, the reason for their ability to repeatedly lure, outflank, bluff, and tire the enemy was very simple.

The Mongolian army had to disperse over long distances to eat, quickly concentrate on fighting, and often gallop hundreds of miles or even farther, and the horses would get tired.Back then, Tuo Lei led his troops to drive six hundred miles and storm Haicang Town. What was the result?Not only did he lose his troops, but he himself became a prisoner.

Therefore, tired horses cannot and should not charge into battle at full speed. The army must wait for the horse power to recover.

In this situation, luring the enemy and outflanking are not only strategies to defeat the enemy, but also an inevitable choice to buy time so that the main force can rest and regroup. At this time, if we can accurately discover the Mongolian "Olu" where the old camp is, we can directly attack it. Launch an all-out attack...

The one who is in a hurry can only be the Mongolian army.

A lot of things have been laid out and explained thoroughly, and this is all true.The Mongols penetrated into the Central Plains several times. Although they killed millions of people, they were also exposed to the gaze of millions of people.

With the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, the military academy system became more and more mature.Thousands of lecturers and students here have repeatedly refined various battle cases, discarded mystery and fear, analyzed and studied them, and in the eyes of the Zhou soldiers, there are no invincible tactics, nor are there any natural battles. Nations and conquerors.

The Mongolian army's own tactics were like this. They imitated cats and tigers and used a group of forest men to spread out the Jin army's infantry to fight against the Zhou imperial army, which made them even more unbeatable.Chen Ran took away the towel for Guo Ning and couldn't help laughing: "We are all infantry. How many people, money and resources have we invested in training our troops? What can the Mongols invest? This is not to attack our army with the shortest of them. How long is it?"

Guo Ning smiled: "It costs money to train the army, but the Mongolians are unwilling to pay. Belgutai is too poor, and his choice is actually very similar to the situation in the northern border trenches back then."

Chen Ran subconsciously wanted to agree, but was stunned as he pondered.

In order to fight against the Mongols, the Great Jin Dynasty continued to build the Great Wall of Boundary Hao from the Tianhui period of Emperor Taizong to expand the garrison along the line.Relying on the continuous investment from the wealth of the Central Plains, the border trenches are large-scale, including the two Great Walls of Lingbei and Lingnan, covering three recruiting divisions, 38 military prefectures, and more than 400 large and small forts, and related garrisons and villagers. The total number is in the millions.

However, over the century since the boundary trench existed, a huge interest group has formed around the boundary trench itself.From the generals who led the troops, to the local subordinates, to the merchants who traveled around the wealthy family, to the high-ranking officials and nobles in the court, they were all involved. I don't know how many people were attached to this boundary trench to suck blood and eat flesh.

In order to maintain this boundary trench and the attached army, the imperial court spent all its money and invested gold and silver in it every year.However, the imperial court could not move this interest group at all, and the benefits that really fell into the hands of the border soldiers were very few.

What is particularly ridiculous is that the remaining parts have to be divided up by the Jurchen officers, but the Jurchens cannot fight.In the end, the soldiers at the bottom were unable to survive on their own, and their combat effectiveness plummeted.In order to maintain the balance of power on the grassland when the combat effectiveness of the army declined, the imperial court could only continue to expand the size of the army and fill the border trenches with humble and cheap Zhongyuan signed troops.

The soldiers who were forced to sign from the Central Plains did something good, and everyone saw it later.

It turns out that the Mongols also followed the same path?
"The Mongols can't fight on their own?" Chen Ran asked, his eyes couldn't help but fly to the east and west sides of the battlefield.

If the Wutouxia tribe in the eastern part of the grassland and the cavalry from the Western Regions conquered by the Mongols are all trash, then why should we be polite?
Guo Ning shook his head: "The Mongols can still fight. They have been riders and hunters since they were young. We can't compare. However, in the past, the Mongolians, nobles and ordinary people all lived a hard life. Even the famous Yan Yan , I only have one more reliable tent and a few more sheep in my hand. When faced with black and white disasters, my chances of survival are higher..."

Chen Ran suddenly understood: "After the Mongolian army plundered the Central Plains, the situation changed. The wealth of the Mongolian Nayan people has been thousands of times greater than that of ordinary Mongolians. They have been exposed to the enjoyment brought by wealth. Once exposed, they will never They will not give up. Their wealth originally came from robbery, but now it comes from trade. In the final analysis, it comes from the control of ordinary Mongolians. Therefore, it is still undecided whether they are hostile to us, but who wants to start from them? They will never agree to take wealth and people away from their mouths."

Guo Ning nodded: "Beelgutai has nothing to do with these Nayan. If he wants to make a difference, he has to open his pockets and fill a bottomless pit. However, even if the wealth of thousands of households in the Golden Family is different from this bottomless pit, In comparison, it is insignificant. If he wants to save some money, he can only abandon the Mongolians who have experience in riding and shooting and prepare their own war horses, and turn to the forest people who are poorer and easier to drive."

Speaking of this, Guo Ning couldn't help but smile and shake his head: "In Belgutai's opinion, this may be a clever plan."

"Well, Your Majesty, what's so wonderful about it?"

"The Mongols' raids on Daikin relied on their brutality and fearlessness of death. So, wouldn't it be great to use a little financial resources to organize an army that is equally brutal and fearless of death? Use the blood of the people in the forest to exchange the blood of the people in the Central Plains Han'er's blood, no matter how you look at it, it was all earned by the Mongols, right?"

"But he didn't expect that the era of defeating the enemy with brutal force has passed."

Chen Ran said with emotion: "In the past few years, our Zhou soldiers have families and careers, so they have a sense of honor and know why they are fighting; they have read and understood, so they know the secret to defeating the enemy, and they are no longer easily afraid; they have strong armor and sharp swords, and they know the secret of defeating the enemy. Then you can calmly carry out coordination and cooperation on the battlefield, without having to rely on the courage of a single man! These things, and more, the Mongols simply cannot learn!"

Guo Ning nodded with satisfaction.

He was injured and on the verge of death in Tangluoli, Hebei Province. After having a big dream, he figured out a lot of things.The most important of these is that it is difficult to accomplish great things by relying solely on the military.

As his status continued to rise, his vision and knowledge became broader.After ascending the throne and proclaiming himself emperor, the focus of his actions and thinking increasingly shifted to politics and economics.This famous evil tiger has long been more than just a warrior on the battlefield.

Just like the current battle, it cannot be wrong to say that it originated from Guo Ning's sudden high fighting spirit.

But Guo Ning's purpose in coming to the grassland in person was not to fight in person.He wanted to see with his own eyes whether Zhou's many political and economic measures in recent years could help the military; whether Zhou's political and economic investment had penetrated into the grasslands, thus ensuring military success. Enterprising.

Before the decisive battle between the two armies, Da Zhou had already made long-term political and economic preparations.As for military victory, when we use wealth to fight poverty and use well-trained warriors with perseverance and perseverance to fight against the barbarians, it will be a matter of course.

Suddenly, a messenger knight rushed over. Chen Ran took the document and reported: "Your Majesty, Belgutai's troops have moved."

"They can't fight stupid battles, so they want to fight smart battles again." Guo Ning said with a smile: "Guess how smart they are?"

"I'm afraid that cleverness will lead to mistakes."