Chapter 32 Chapter 60: The Peach Blossom Still Smiles in the Spring Breeze

Ding Hao pondered for a long time before saying: It should be a win or lose for each other.If a fight is forced, both sides will suffer. Zhe girl nodded secretly, this person does not have the unrealistic arrogance of ordinary young people, he can judge based on facts and face the enemy squarely, this is something that many people who only know how to talk can't do.She asked sweetly: "What advice does Guanshi Ding have, please come along one by one." Ding Hao smiled and said: "I don't dare to be a high opinion. I just compare the strength of the two sides and roughly estimate it."It has been 50 years since the northerners founded the country. Although the north is bitter and cold, the national power savings should not be weak.Moreover, the northerners occupy all the dangerous terrain, there are countless horses, and they can attack and defend freely.If his strength is weak, even Zhuge Wuhou can only flee everywhere.

Zhe girl nodded slightly, deeply agreeing.Today, the Northern Kingdom is prestige in the desert, conquering hundreds of tribes, bordering on the Yellow Sea in the east, Jinshan in the west, Luqu River in the north, and Baigou in the south. overlord. In the ten years since the founding of the Song Dynasty, the country has been vigorously governed, and the national power is also strong, and the armored soldiers are prosperous. In the past hundred years, the countries in the Central Plains have been unmatched. There are less than one million people. Although they have gathered together for ten years and fought for ten years, they have destroyed Jingnan, Wuping, and Houshu.

Furthermore, the territory of the Northern Kingdom is vast. Once the Northern Expedition, for the southerners who lack horses, they will need to mobilize the whole country to collect grain and transport, which consumes too much national power, and the opponent is not weak. Fu, the blessing of the people. Zhe girl couldn't help nodding and said: "I don't necessarily understand everything you said, but although there have been no major wars with the Beiren these years, small wars have continued.I also know it well in Fuzhou. The northerners are all cavalry. They come and go like the wind. Although they each win or lose, they can only retreat when they lose, and they can’t catch up when they win. to provoke.General Fuzhou Zhe has a relatively large number of war horses, and it is far less than the northerners. I heard that each army can only allocate a thousand horses. Excluding messengers and generals, there are less than 800 horses, which is basically useless.

Ding Hao shook his head and smiled. It was not his turn to worry about such things. There were so many talented people in the Song Dynasty, but limited by their innate conditions, this problem was still unsolved. , It is useless to talk to this little girl. Seeing that he was not interested in this topic, Miss Zhe also fell silent, and the two of them walked silently for a while, Ding Hao suddenly came to his senses: Ah, what did you say? match?How many battalions does General Zhe have under his command? A flash of vigilance quickly flashed in Zhe girl's eyes: What are you asking this for?

Ding Hao said: "Why did General Zhe distribute the war horses to each battalion?" Zhe girl said: "The Northwest Army has been doing this for hundreds of years. Every battalion must have a light cavalry team, right?" Ding Hao shook his head, nodded again, and suddenly said: Yes, I understand. For the past two or three hundred years, the army in the Northwest has faced either small local nomadic tribes or other feudal towns in the Tang Dynasty. There are many small countries in the Central Plains, and there are not many of them in terms of cavalry strength.It is enough to set up a light Czech army in each battalion, waiting to be moved at random.But now it is different, the Central Plains has been gradually unified, and the Khitan people outside the pass have also gradually become stronger, integrating all the tribes of the grassland into one force, and then allocating limited horses like this is simply compromising a force that should be strong.

Although Zhe girl is extremely clever, she has never thought about this problem.A person who opened his eyes and saw a table with four legs since he was born, how many people would wonder why not make a table that is as stable as three legs?Zhe girl is not surprised, she believes that this arrangement is the conclusion of the lessons learned by the ancestors, and it must have profound implications.Moreover, there is a cavalry in each battalion, and it is really useful in such confrontations, such as close combat, charge to explore the road, look out from the side, and go straight to the center. He blurted out and asked: So what do you think?

Ding Hao said: "The enemy now is different from before. They were all evenly matched in the past. It is a clever move to hide a backhand and use it to defeat the enemy at critical moments."But now, the opponents are gradually integrated into one. Once troops are dispatched, there will be tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of cavalry brigades. Such a heavy punch will be difficult to parry even if you concentrate all your strength. , How can five fingers reach a fist? Miss Zhe was very moved, but still hesitated and said: Khitan is powerful, even if all the cavalry are assembled, they cannot compete with him.If Qingqi goes deep, if it is surrounded by the enemy, I am afraid that all the hard work of many years will be ruined.

Ding Hao was talking excitedly, and at the same time, because this girl was from a wealthy general family, although her status was humble, this kind of knowledge and conversation seemed normal to him, so he had no doubts, and only said: Haha, it depends on your cavalry How to use it, if it is used to attack, a large group of infantry, only mixed with such a cavalry team, then it will be restrained by the infantry, and the advantage will be completely lost, but if it is used for defense, it will be quite different.When the Khitan came to attack the city, they were the attacking side, while we relied on strong walls and focused on defense.In the past, you could only stick to the city, and even if you go out to fight, you are mainly infantry. If you set up a battle formation, the enemy will fight if he is willing to fight. If you avoid and don't fight, you will be futile.

But if you have a strong cavalry team, you can dispatch at any time to inflict heavy damage on the enemy.You are surrounded by your own military camps or fortified cities, and you can escape for cover at any time, and you have nothing to fear.Let them take a few hard shots, and they will no longer dare to rely on the cavalry's swift advantage to overwhelm you without any scruples.This is called mastering the initiative while being passive, concentrating strength and promoting local advantages. Speaking of this, he suddenly let out an ah, and said excitedly: In fact, when we really want to go on an expedition, such a limited army horse can also maximize our own strength.In infantry expeditions, when you conquer an army dominated by cavalry, you must step by step, so that your cavalry can still maximize its swift advantage, and with the cooperation of your fortress, it can be more lethal.

Zhe girl was stunned for a while, then murmured: It seems to make a lot of sense, it sounds like a sense of enlightenment.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'm a person who has never led a big soldier. It's okay to talk about wars on paper here. It sounds clear and logical, so I'm just trying to scare a little girl like you."If it's really about marching and fighting, I don't know anything about it, and it won't help at all. Zhe girl pursed her lips and smiled and said: You are self-effacing, in fact, you can say what you said just now, your knowledge is already extraordinary, at least you can scare the little girl for a while.

Ding Hao laughed and said, "Don't you dare, don't belittle yourself, girl. With this insight, there are few women in the boudoir who can have such insights."That's all, as a girl, although the girl is ice-snow and smart, she doesn't have the arrogance of many smart women. She is talented and easy-going, and talking with you makes people feel like a spring breeze. Zhe girl grew up, I do not know how many times she has heard more hype than Ding Hao's words, she just felt disgusted, but Ding Hao's words made her very happy, she said with a smile: Don't you men all say that women have no talents? Is it virtue? If you praise me for being talented, don't you scold me? Ding Hao wondered: How could this be scolding you?Me, Ding Hao, was also amused by her witty words.Since a woman is virtuous if she has no talent, wouldn't it mean that she is immoral if you praise her for being talented? The two chatted and laughed and walked out of the market, Ding Hao stopped regretfully and said: Girl, I have to go back to the station. Oh Zhe girl stopped when she heard the sound, and she still couldn't finish her words: Then tomorrow, will you come to the city again? Tomorrow, I will go back to Bazhou. The smile on the girl's face disappeared. After a long while of silence, a trace of inexplicable affection rippling between each other, although faint, but meaningful. She is a girl from the Zhe family, even if she is from a different family, how can I match her?Thinking of his own status, Ding Hao felt sad, and finally swallowed back the words that came to his lips, he forced a smile, and said in a low voice: Miss Zhe, I'm leaving.If there is fate, we will meet again. When he said this, even he himself didn't believe it, the crowd was so vast, how many chance encounters became passers-by, and it was not easy to meet again. Zhe girl still had a slight smile on her face, and hummed softly, just like the last time I first met in Cheng's mansion, she only hummed softly through her nasal cavity. Ding Hao sighed, turned around and left. Zhe girl looked at Ding Hao's back, and murmured to herself: Master the initiative while being passive, concentrate your strength, and promote local advantages. You might as well tell Uncle Jiu to see if you are Zhao Kuo who is talking on paper. Seeing Ding Hao traveling far away, she called out suddenly: "Ai!" What else do you want to say, girl? Zhe girl frowns and smiles: 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 will stick to my wish, but I dare not ask for it." Miss Zhe smiled sweetly: My surname is Zhe, Zhe Ziyu. oh?Zifeiyu, the Ziyu who knows the joy of fish? There was a typo. Well, then it's Ziyu who holds his hand and will never change until death? Zhe girl smiled: Do you remember? I remembered. The two looked at each other and smiled, Ding Hao walked away without looking back. Zhe Ziyu, Zhe Ziyu is a good girl, and her name is a good name. It's just a farewell today, and we will never see each other again. Is it really destined to see you again?When that day really comes, I'm afraid you'll be married to someone else's wife Thinking of this point, Ding Hao sighed leisurely: Last year, today, in this gate, people's faces are complemented by peach blossoms.The human face does not know where to go, the peach blossoms are still smiling at the spring breeze