One Piece of Song Dynasty

After entering Chongwu Academy, Ma Kuo sighed: "This Taixue is really big."

Li Xin said: "Of course, the place for cultivating talents here must be the best place in the city. If you want the Han Dynasty to rise again, you will need many, many talents. Now, You don't have the appeal of the imperial court. In addition to relying on Kidnapping and other methods can only be cultivated by yourself."

Liu Fa led everyone into a large room and said, "This is the staff room of the Wuyuan."

Entering the staff room, I saw a huge sand table placed in the room, and several large maps were hung on the walls. There were also several students in the staff room carrying out some activities.

When some students saw Liu Fa and others coming in, they immediately stood at attention and saluted. Liu Fa motioned for them to continue. Ma Kuo asked: "What is this staff room used for?"

Liu Fa replied: "This is a new system created by the Lord in our army. The military is a major event for the country. Although the commander plays a decisive role in a war, the commander is only one person after all. It is impossible for everyone in the war to Taking into account all aspects, this staff system is used to make up for the loopholes of the coach. One person's wisdom is short and everyone's wisdom is strong. The victory rate of everyone is much higher than that of one person. Moreover, if the coach has a temporary accident, the staff It can also temporarily take over the command of the army, so as to prevent the army from losing its commander's command and causing chaos. This staff room is used to train staff officers."

Ma Kuo praised: "Wonderful, wonderful, this system is good, it can greatly increase the risk of war failure."

Li Xin asked: "What is being deduced on the sand table now?"

Liu Fa replied: "My lord, the students have been deducing the Song-Jin war based on the information obtained from the Song-Jin Dynasty."

Li Xin nodded and said, "Well, what are your experiences with the deduction?"

Student Zheng Zhonghui reported: "Reporting to the commander, the Song Army made almost no preparations before the war between the Song and Jin Dynasties. After the war broke out, the Song Army responded slowly, and the Yi Sheng Army and the Chang Sheng Army caused the Since the beginning of the war, the Jin Army has been in uninhabited territory in the Song Dynasty. It was not until the Jin Army on the West Route arrived in Taiyuan that it encountered strong resistance from the Song Army. However, what is more surprising is that the Song Army did not fortify much along the Yellow River. This The Jin Army on the East Route could easily cross the Yellow River and reach the city of Tokyo. Even if the Song Army placed thousands of capable soldiers on the Yellow River, it would not be possible for the Jin Army on the East Route to cross the Yellow River so easily."

Student Ouyang Rui then reported: "Reporting to the commander, after Taiyuan was surrounded by the Jin Army on the West Road, there were also problems with the Song Army's rescue strategy. First, the rescue army did not have a unified command, which caused the rescue army to be defeated by the Jin Army individually. Secondly, it should not have been Go directly to rescue Taiyuan. If I were the commander of the Song Army and Wanyan Zonghan led the Jin Army to come out this time, I would lead the army directly to attack his home base of Datong, and be on the only way Wanyan Zonghan must pass back to Datong. Ambush him and the siege of Taiyuan will be easily solved."

Student Chu Zhou continued: "Captain Shanshan, according to the latest news obtained yesterday, the Song Dynasty court has reached a peace agreement with the Jin Army, and the Jin Army is preparing to withdraw. If I were the commander of the Song Army, I would wait until the Jin Army crossed the Yellow River. When the time comes, attack it halfway across the river. To sum up, we believe that the senior Song army and the Song Dynasty court have unshirkable responsibility for causing such a passive situation in the first half of the Song-Jin war. Now it depends on whether the Song Dynasty court has the courage to concentrate. The superior force annihilated the Jin Army on the East Route on the way back. Moreover, the Jin Army on the East Route must have carried a large amount of gold and silver with them when they returned. This would not be conducive to the Jin Army's actions, but it was a good opportunity for the Song Army to annihilate the Jin Army. ."

Li Xin nodded and said: "What you said is good, but what predictions do you have for the situation after the Song-Jin War?"

Student Qin Hongwu said: "Captain, it depends on whether the Song Dynasty court dares to annihilate the Jin Army on the East Route. If the Jin Army on the East Route is annihilated on the way back, then the Jin Army will not dare to easily invade the border again for at least two or three years. , and the Song Dynasty will not be in a weak position when Song and Jin negotiate again; if the Song Dynasty court does not dare to attack the Jin Army on the East Road, it will only increase the arrogance of the Jin Army. Don’t forget that the Jin Army has no military pay. It all depended on plundering, and this time only the Jin Army on the east route benefited, while the Jin Army on the west route did not get much benefit, so the Jin Army on the west route must be dissatisfied, and maybe a year later the Jin Army will invade the Song Dynasty again."

Ma Kuo listened with great interest, but he was also very embarrassed when he heard some parts. When he thought of Ma Kuo in the imperial court, he had a headache. The Dukes of the imperial court were not as knowledgeable as these young people.

Ma Kuo looked at the maps hanging around. Li Xin saw Ma Kuo looking at the map and asked, "What are you looking at, Mr. Ma?"

Ma Kuo asked: "Master Li, where is Tamluo Island? I wonder if Master Li can point it out to me."

Li Xin pointed out the location of Tamna Island and said: "Tamna Island is here, but a certain person has now renamed it Jeju Island."

Ma Kuo looked at the location of Jeju Island and thought about it. Li Xin looked at him and thought for a while and said, "What did Mr. Ma think of?"

Ma Kuo shook his head and said, "No, it's nothing."

After leaving Chongwu Academy, Li Xin and others went to the weapons testing site, but before they entered the gate of the testing site, they heard a roaring sound.

Zhao Liangsi asked: "What is this sound? It is so loud."

Li Xin said with a smile: "You will find out soon when you go in and take a look. There is a weapons testing ground just ahead. The weapons testing ground is where we test new weapons, but it is also where our artillery trains normally."

Ma Kuo asked: "Artillery"

Li Xin nodded and said: "Yes, artillery. As you know, catapults and horses, catapults are considered a type of artillery."

Ma Kuo suddenly realized: "Oh, I understand."

After entering the weapons testing site and arriving at the artillery training site, Li Xin introduced to Ma Kuo and Zhao Liangsi: "This is the unique equipment "artillery" of our Xinghan Island army. Over there is a new catapult. I gave it to Named the Thunder Car, you two will first see the power of the artillery."

Li Xin ordered the artillerymen to fire a few shots. After the sound of the cannons, Li Xin said: "You two can go and see the results of the artillery fire."

Ma Kuo and Zhao Liangsi came to the place where the cannonball landed and took a look. Zhao Liangsi said: "The power of this artillery must be too great. A big hole was made in the ground. If this If it hits someone, it won't be broken."

Ma Kuo said: "Don't just look at the power. The range of this artillery is much further than that of a catapult. This artillery can hit three miles away. If such a sharp weapon is used to defend the city, the Jin army attacking the city will suffer heavy losses." "

Zhao Liangsi added: "It's not just about defending the city, it's also about attacking the city. This kind of power is how long the walls of the capital can hold up."

Ma Kuo shook his head and said: "Whether it can be used in field battles and sieges depends on an important factor. Let's go back to Master Li first."