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The reason why he didn't believe it was very simple. He didn't see the Xixia army with his own eyes, so the Xixia army didn't come here with all its might.

As a result, Song Jun delayed the most important preparation time.

Zhang Jun is really not good at commanding and fighting. It is because he is not a general and has never been on the battlefield, but this does not mean that he does not understand strategy, nor does it mean that he is as stupid as Xu Xi.

There is Xu Xi's precedent, once the Hengshan line of defense is broken, Xixia will come with all its strength.

The focus of the current battle between the two sides is not the Hongzhou Xia army on the border going south to the security army to attack Yan'an Mansion, but the battle for Yinzhou City!

Yinzhou has become the key to Song Xia's sixth war!

The highest-level mobilization order issued by the Headquarters Department was distributed to Jingyuan Road and Yanyan Road that night.

In order to make sure arrangements, Liu Lin is still stationed on Huanqing Road, just in case.

Although this mobilization order has been issued, it may not be possible to mobilize so many people in a short period of time.

This incident once again shows that war is not just as simple as front-line combat, but the mobilization and logistics of the rear are also the top priorities.

The two sides entered the link of resource mobilization to see whose mobilization force is stronger.

Three days later, Wang Shu received Zhang Jun's order and began to mobilize troops from the Dingbian Army and the Security Army to advance eastward.

On March 28, that is, the fourth day after Zhang Jun received Liu Kai's urgent report, Zhang Jun's memorial arrived in Tokyo.

The news that Yinzhou was taken down by Liu Kai was placed in front of Zhao Ning.

This is a battle report that can pinch Xixia's neck!

This battle report will give Zhao Ning sufficient space to play strategically, and even stir up Song Jinxia's entire chess game.

Chapter 382 Yinzhou's strategic deployment (second update)

The development of the situation in the Northwest was unexpected.

The Zhao official family temporarily summoned important officials to the Wende Hall.

Zhao Ning's brain is running fast, and he is keenly aware of the huge strategic advantage that Liu Kai will bring to Song after he wins Yinzhou.

This strategic advantage can not only check and balance Xixia, but also make up for the current huge loss of Song Dynasty in the green and white salt trade.

It can even affect Jin Guo's trade war with Hebei and Hedong.

However, now the ministers are arguing whether the imperial court should send imperial envoys to supervise Yinzhou.

Cai Mao said: "Yinzhou is related to the overall situation of Song and Xia. When Xixia learned that Yinzhou was lost, it would come here with all its strength. This is a big matter. Zhang Jun and Zhang Xianggong need to sit in Jingzhao Mansion to lead the overall situation, and Yinzhou also lacks one. A highly respected person is in charge of the front line, and the imperial court should immediately send a person there."

Xu Han said: "Xu Xi's matter came first, why bother to repeat the same mistakes?"

Shao Pu, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, said: "To compete for Yinzhou, Shaanxi must mobilize various armies. It is related to the transfer of military expenditures from all walks of life. It must be investigated. The minister also agrees that a person of high morals must be sent to the front line to command the overall situation on behalf of His Majesty."

Zhao Ning said: "Liu Kai is not only the envoy of Yanyan Road, but also the commander of the front line. Why do you need to send it again?"

"The affairs of the imperial court are so slow because of the bloated personnel. I think Zhang Jun's arrangement is reasonable. Everything on the front line is under Liu Kai's command. As for money and food, I remember that the Ministry of Households has allocated a large number of them to fill the pension?"

Mei Zhili said: "Everything respects His Majesty's arrangement. The past 2000 million guan has been allocated, and the rest is going through the process of the Ministry of Finance. Do you want to allocate part of the 2000 million guan to use for military expenses?"

"No! The 2000 million yuan is to stabilize people's hearts in Shaanxi, and the pension fee must not be transferred privately."

The imperial court's large-scale investigation in Shaanxi has already made people panic.

What can stabilize the overall situation is to fill up the pension and the military pay owed in the past.

This involves the game of various classes.

The imperial court investigated officials and military officers.

The pensions make up for grassroots soldiers. As long as grassroots soldiers can receive pensions, they will not be led astray.

They are not led astray, and it is very difficult for those with a heart to do things.

Just like Xihe Road, Wang Yi wanted to surrender to Xixia. The operation was very difficult, and the entire army had to be concealed.

And after this matter was caught by a courageous person like Li Yanxian with conclusive evidence, Wang Yi was immediately cast aside by everyone as soon as it was made public.

The pension only meets the most basic guarantees, and the Military Governor's Office has reshaped the military ideology with the "Jingkang New Military Law".

At this time, both material security and spirituality must be grasped together, both are indispensable, and they cannot be tampered with, otherwise it will inevitably lead to group suspicion.

Zhao Ning continued: "Zhang Jun said that he would use tea as a discount to pay for military expenses and order Shaanxi merchants to transport grain. This is feasible, so let's not make trouble."

"Currently, the northwest is too far away from Tokyo. Everyone here doesn't know much about the front line. There is no need to put your experience on the front line affairs. I think that the court should start preparing some post-war arrangements."

Shao Pu said: "Speaking of post-war arrangements, I feel that we can take this opportunity to completely retake Hengshan to avoid the troubles of Xixia. In this way, the Northwest military expenditure can be greatly reduced to prepare for resisting the Jin people."

Shao Pu brought the topic to the front again.

Zhao Guanjia was a little upset. These courtiers always tried their best to intervene in the frontline war.

None of them knows how to fight, but when it comes to fighting, all of them are full of energy, keeping their mouths shut and destroying the enemy country invisible.

At this time, Zhang Shuye came out, and he asked, "Shao Shilang, let me ask you how to take back Hengshan?"

Shao Pu said: "Since Yinzhou has been captured, it is natural to attack Shizhou and Xiazhou immediately and control Youzhou in one fell swoop."

Zhang Shuye continued to ask: "How many troops, how much food, how much military equipment do you need?"

Shao Pu replied: "For an army of 30, to prepare food and grass for half a year, and for 200 million stones and grass, we need 500 million military expenditures."

Zhang Shuye asked persistently, "Oh, can you explain in detail?"

Shao Pu replied: "It takes half a year to capture Hengshan. The 30 troops pay 90 guan for half a year, spend 200 million guan on food and grass, mobilize people's power to build a city wall of 100 million guan, and receive pensions of 100 million guan and 490 million guan."

Zhang Shuye said solemnly: "When will the 30 troops arrive in Yinzhou? Before arriving, where will the 200 million shi of grain be collected from? Can it be guaranteed to arrive before the 30 troops arrive in Yinzhou?"

Shao Pu replied: "Zhang Jun and Zhang Xianggong have issued a mobilization order, and the 30 troops can naturally arrive in Yinzhou. As for the food, it will be imported into China and sent to the merchants to transport tea."

"If all the merchants are called, there is no guarantee that the 200 million shi (2.4 million catties) will arrive before the 30 army arrives. What will the 30 army go to Yinzhou to eat?"

Shao Pu bit the bullet and said: "Then let the 30 troops collect food on the spot and enter Yinzhou!"

"You asked the army to collect food?" Zhang Shuye's tone became sharper. "If someone along the way takes this opportunity to extort money and oppress the people, what should we do?"

"This..." Shao Pu couldn't answer.

Of course he couldn't answer it. He was a household servant and was in finance. He didn't know anything about front-line business, and he insisted on asking about business matters. How could he answer a professional question when asked by a professional?

People who open their mouths always ignore the underlying logic of how things work.

What they said seemed to make sense at first glance, but when they were asked about the more specific implementation level, they couldn't stand up to scrutiny at all.

Take Hengshan in one fell swoop?

If Hengshan is so easy to get, can Xixia survive for so many years?

If a war can be won thousands of miles by sitting at home and looking at a map, wouldn't the Song Dynasty be able to unify the world in history?

You know, the Song Dynasty ruled the country according to the text, and those who could read maps and deduce theoretically were like crucian carp crossing the river.

Why do we retreat after a crucial battle?

It is because the gap between theory and reality is too great.

Let’s talk about the 30 troops that Shao Pu mentioned, before you transfer to Yinzhou, you have to arrange the food first, right?

From Suide to Mizhizhai, and then to Yinzhou, on this road, the road is winding and rugged along the large and small hills in the east of Hengshan Mountain.

How many people, mules, oxen, and horses will be used?

After these tools are requisitioned, what kind of land will be used in the local area?

If the safe arrival of food cannot be guaranteed, the 30 troops will soon run out of food, and the Xixia people will take the opportunity to fight decisively. Wouldn't it be another Yongle City defeat?

The people sitting in the office are not stupid, let alone bad. These people are academic masters. They have quick thinking and amazing memory. They play tricks in office politics. How can they be stupid?

They just lost their imagination of the logic of grassroots affairs because of sitting in the office for a long time, and became arrogant.

Like the top class has lost its imagination of the poverty of the bottom.

That's why the top class will say: You can eat meat if you have nothing to eat!

Shao Pu was so ashamed by the question, the ministers represented by Shao Pu who wanted to take the opportunity to seize Hengshan in one fell swoop also fell silent.

Shao Pu said in a strange way: "I am a low-level official with little talent and learning, and I would like to hear Zhang Xianggong's advice."

Zhang Shuye said: "Don't think about taking Hengshan, but take holding Yinzhou as the current goal. In the area from Suide to Yinzhou, first build a large-scale city wall, and consolidate and win Yinzhou. The advantages."

Zhao Ning once again sighed in his heart, Zhang Shuye's views on military affairs are still reliable.

Zhao Ning completely agrees with Zhang Shuye's opinion. Not only does he agree, Zhao Ning has even thought of how to use Yinzhou to blackmail Xixia.

Chapter 383 Squeeze strategy against Xixia (third change)

Moreover, when Shao Pu calculated the overall budget, he was obviously playing tricks.

To mobilize people's power to build a city wall of 100 million, how much people's power will be mobilized, these people are usually farming, and now they come to build the city, how much money do they need to pay?

It is impossible to provide free corvee for all, and it is necessary to ensure that they eat, which means that more food is needed.

From Suide to Yinzhou, it is not enough to build one or two walled cities.

At that time, we laid down Xihe Road, built a walled city on Xihe Road, and wooed border residents. We invested 400 million guan every year, which is so much every year.

And a considerable part of this fee may be embezzled.

The most important thing is that everyone stopped farming and came to build the city, the grain harvest decreased, the court tax was reduced accordingly, and the people were short of food. In case of a regional disaster, the court would have to spend money to relieve the disaster. Isn't this all a cost?

Finally, the figure of 100 million yuan in pensions is conservative.

The 100 million pensions correspond to more than 3 people.

What if 15 people die?

That's 450 million guan.

Adding some other places, wouldn't the total budget exceed 1000 million yuan?

For Zhao Ning, who was already filling the huge loopholes in the Northwest military and political affairs, it was even worse. The risk was extremely high, and if he didn't play well, he would collapse.

Therefore, many times, many things cannot be done just by opening your mouth.

Zhao Ning said: "Mr. Shu Ye is right. Liu Kai won Yinzhou, but this does not mean that Yinzhou is safe, and it does not mean that Song Dynasty can fight for Hengshan with all its strength."

Zhao Ning's so-called "Stud" strategy was all played out for Li Qianshun, which is strategic deterrence.

It's like Mao Xiong wants to throw nuclear bombs at rabbits, and rabbits say to Yingjiang, "Mao Xiong wants to throw nuclear bombs at me, and I will throw all my nuclear bombs at you." The essence is the same.

All strategic deterrence.

The core of this strategic deterrence is deterrence, the purpose is to prevent war, not to really destroy the other party.

That's why there is a saying that strategy is contempt and tactics are important.

Zhao Ning continued: "Keep Yinzhou, build a city from Suide to Yinzhou, consolidate the achievements of Yinzhou, and build a new city in Yinzhou. After that, Xixia must and can only hoard troops in Shizhou."

"In this way, the Xixia people must only build a large-scale city in the Shizhou area, and compress the Song Dynasty's front in Yinzhou."

"This will consume Xixia's treasury, preventing Xixia from using more money to build armor and weapons. It will also make the people of Xixia tired and unable to worry about agriculture, further weakening Xixia."

If Li Qianshun wants to stop the war, I also agree, and Xixia will continue to accept payment of banknotes.

Zhao Ning didn't say the last sentence.

Because it's still a secret.

He had just sent Hu Quan to Shaanxi to promote the new payment of banknotes, and the situation began.

Moreover, it is not so easy to force Xixia to use banknotes. It is necessary to leave a certain amount of flexibility for later negotiations between the two parties, so that Xixia can be coerced into accepting banknotes.

As for Xixia's announcement that handing in banknotes is legal currency in the country, what can Da Song get from it?

Very simple, the imperial court printed money to buy green and white salt in Huizhou on a large scale.

Your green and white salt costs 4 Wen per catty?

The total value of my consistent delivery of banknotes of each denomination per catty may be 100 guan, but the cost may not be [-] Wen.

We must know that once the production capacity of banknotes is increased, the unit cost will decrease. This is the principle of small profits but quick turnover.

Ten thousand guan can sell 250 million catties of green and white salt!

And the cost of the 250 million catties of green and white salt is less than 100 Wen. After calculation, one penny can buy [-] catties of green and white salt.

It's not expensive to sell 250 million catties of green and white salt to Gyeonggi, right?

This is the logic of monetary hegemony.

Do you think war is the top game of human beings?