Shen Tang, Liu Xiangling, the iron-blooded traitor in the Southern Song Dynasty Chapter 1200: The husband blows the son-in-law, Shen Tang talks about the army again
Chapter 1200: The husband blows the son-in-law, Shen Tang talks about the army again
Chapter 1200: Father-in-law brags about son-in-law, Shen Tang discusses military affairs again
"Including when we played against Gao Cunfu in Shangjing, do you think it was because I had a brain problem?
Humph, if my son-in-law hadn’t secretly written to me to plan, you bastards would have been freezing in the north, and I’d probably have had to kill a lot of brothers before we could kill that bastard!”
"So, you bastards, shouldn't you thank me for being such a good son-in-law?"
"Besides, His Majesty has passed on the war reports and intelligence of the Song Dynasty to our Daming Prefecture! Last year, Tubo invaded Chengdu Prefecture, and the Holy Emperor lent troops to this guy. Together with several troops from the Song Dynasty, he defeated the many with less. , and directly killed nearly 200,000 Tibetan soldiers and horses in one pot! I am afraid it will take several years for Tibet to recover. With such a war, which one of you is not convinced?"
"Not long ago, you must have read the imperial report! All the tribes in the southern border of the Song Dynasty surrendered to the Song Dynasty! Huh, do you think those courageous guys in the Song Dynasty can do anything to those barbarians?
It’s a joke! However, my son-in-law is different. He went to the southern Xinjiang tribe for a month, and most of the southern Xinjiang tribes surrendered. Otherwise, do you think Dali would directly withdraw from the Song Dynasty? "
"How about it?
Is my son-in-law much better than you?"
Although it was only a few years after Shen Tang became an official, he had a lot of achievements in the southern and northern wars! Even most people didn't know about these things! Now that Wanyan Hao said it, in the account All the generals were shocked! Some of them had directly participated in these battles, and some even if they had not participated, they knew some inside information. However, they did not expect that these battles would all take place in the hands of this young man in front of them?
Although they had heard of Shen Tang's name, they didn't know until this moment that they might have underestimated their uncle before.
Feeling that his father-in-law was looking over him, Shen Tangdang said, "Soldiers have no constant momentum, and water has no constant shape! Shen Tang is young and dare not say the word "teaching". However, the battle of Southern Xinjiang and the battle of Chengdu Prefecture It would be feasible to discuss the process with you."
After that, Shen Tang walked to the sand table and first set the simple terrain of the Chengdu Prefecture and the locations of each army on the sand table.
"Actually, the situation at the beginning was more dangerous than imagined! At that time, most of Chengdu had fallen into the hands of Tubo. In addition, local tribes also began to fight against the imperial court together with Tubo. Soldiers and horses.
Therefore, the first two reinforcements were directly ambushed and killed, and the other reinforcements were trapped in the city..."
Just as Shen Tang said before, soldiers have no constant momentum, and water has no constant shape! Although this kind of explanation can let everyone present understand some of the situation in Chengdu Mansion, some key information is not known.
In addition, what Shen Tang described mainly focused on the formation and use of troops. In terms of tactics, the terrain and the actual situation of the local tribes were basically passed over. However, it was not until sunset that Shen Tang This is a good introduction to the entire battle of Chengdu Prefecture.
"This was the entire process of the Battle of Chengdu at that time. As far as the Jin Kingdom was concerned, the main force was the cavalry! The reason why the cavalry is strong is not because of its charge, but because of its mobility! After you get up, look for fighter opportunities, look for omissions on the enemy's battlefield, and then gather your strength to hit the target with one hit. This is what you should do."
"Uncle!"
Zhong Yan stood up and spoke respectfully. The whole day's narration really made them realize Shen Tang's genius ideas and strategic planning on the battlefield! One of the reasons why this battle of Chengdu Prefecture is classic is because of the battle with Shen Tang. From the very beginning, Tang was at an absolute disadvantage! The second reason was that the Tibetan side at that time almost occupied the initiative on the battlefield!
Especially when Shen Tang entered Shu for the second time, all the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty were surrounded. In other words, the opponent had already chosen the battlefield, and Shen Tang could only step forward to fight!
"Since strategy and tactics are so important, can we bring fewer troops during the war to ease the pressure on the rear?"
"The number of soldiers and horses you carry is limited first by food and grass, and the second is the time it takes to gather the soldiers and horses! Although what I said today is biased towards the use of troops and strategies, you must always remember that in the face of absolute power, The so-called strategy is worthless!"
"If possible, I would rather lead hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses to crush the enemy with absolute strength without taking risks!"
"Throughout the ages, there have been many battles in which a small number defeated a large number. However, this was not the will of the general, but only so many soldiers and horses could be gathered! Just like the battle of Chengdu Prefecture, the situation in the Song Dynasty at that time, my father-in-law and the Your Majesty, you actually know something! All the local garrison in Chengdu Prefecture has fallen, and the two previous supporting troops are considered a failure! In a short period of time, it is simply unrealistic for the Song Dynasty to organize a force with sufficient strength."
"In addition, the supply of food and grass is also a big problem!"
"So, I came to your country to borrow troops! In addition, haven't you noticed that, although overall, the number of my troops is much inferior to that of Tubo, in fact, during the real war, on the local battlefield , there is no qualitative difference between the number of my soldiers and horses and that of the enemy, and even, in some places, my soldiers and horses have an advantage."
"As a general, I have the trust of the court and the emperor, and have thousands of brothers relying on me. Every order we make will involve the death of thousands of people! Therefore, deliberately using tricks is definitely an irresponsible commander. .
During a battle, the biggest strategy is to gather several times the number of soldiers and horses to completely crush the opponent with the power of a mountain!"
"Strategy is a supplement to strength and the overall battle situation. It is important but not necessary!"
"Of course, when conditions are tight, it is normal to appropriately reduce the number of troops and horses in order to relieve the pressure on the court and the rear, but you cannot deliberately reduce the number of troops and horses in order to have fewer troops!"
"On the battlefield, after all factors are put aside, strength is the biggest factor that determines victory or defeat! Therefore, it is necessary for a commander to understand some methods of using troops and strategies for using troops, but there is no need to deliberately pursue military strategies!"
"What's more, every war will have its differences. Past wars are deliberately used as reference for us, but they cannot be copied mechanically!"
"There is a saying in the Song Dynasty that "war on paper" means that the use of a strategy will change depending on the time and place. Therefore, the strategy should not be used lightly. It needs to be considered again and again before the rear can win the battle!"
Shen Tang's words made all the generals present feel a lot, especially for some brave generals. They discovered for the first time that war turned out to be like this!