Chapter 986: Although the world is safe, if you forget to fight, you will be in danger
Li Qingzhao never thought that the young man in front of her who had always been kind to her would act like a devil in front of these tall and powerful men. The fear on those faces was definitely not fake, but came from the bone marrow.
fear.
After a while, I saw the soldiers running around the playground carrying brooms, dustpans and other tools.
Li Qingzhao looked at the soldiers, smiled at Li Qi and said, "Li Qi, I really didn't expect that you have such means. I really underestimated you before."
Li Qidao: "Sister Qingzhao does not look down on me. In fact, this is not a means. To use a common saying, this is to crush people to death at the highest level."
Zhong Shidao waved his hand and said: "You don't need to belittle yourself. There are countless people who run the army, but I'm afraid there are only a few who can do what you do."
"But the stud must be one of them." Li Qi chuckled.
Zhong Shidao smiled and shook his head, but did not continue to speak. His ability to run an army was of course much better than Li Qi's. Everyone in the world knew this, but it would be superficial to say so.
Li Qingzhao smiled and said: "I often heard rumors before that the Imperial Guards in the capital would only bully the people, but they would be useless in fighting, and they would all be losers. But since Dengzhou put down the rebellion, I have found that those rumors are not true. I have this in the Song Dynasty."
The army, why worry about losing Yan Yun."
Although she is a woman, she has feelings of concern for the people and the country. Yan Yun has always been a concern for the subjects of the Song Dynasty.
Li Qi, Zhongshidao, shook his head at the same time after hearing this.
Seeing that they didn't seem to agree with his words, Li Qingzhao was very confused and asked, "Uncle Zhong, did I say something wrong?"
Zhong Shidao sighed and said: "Zhao'er, although you are talented and knowledgeable, there are some things you still can't understand!"
Li Qingzhao said: "I hope Uncle Zhong can give me some advice."
Master Zhong said: "You are right. This Forbidden Army is indeed much better than before. But that's all. It is still far behind the Xixia Army, let alone the Jin Army."
Li Qingzhao was shocked and said: "How is this possible? I heard that in Lanzhou last year, Li Qi led the Imperial Army to a great victory."
Zhong Shidao shook his head and said: "That battle was mostly a fluke. It cannot be used to measure the strength of the two armies. Xixia did not make up its mind at that time. If an all-out war really started, our Song Dynasty would have more than enough defense but not enough offense. Gein
, I, the Song Dynasty, have few horses. If the Xixia army cannot be defeated, we can run away. If we go deep alone, once the enemy counterattacks, we will have no place to run. This is why we, the Song Dynasty, have repeatedly penetrated into the hinterland of Xixia, but every time we fail
He came back defeated."
Li Qingzhao said: "If that's the case, then why don't we find a way to take back the Hetao area."
Zhong Shidao smiled and said: "Of course we want to. But we know that Xixia also knows that if you want to seize the Hetao area, then unless you destroy Xixia, they will fight for every inch of this land. If they
If they lose the Hetao area, they can be declared completely defeated."
Li Qi nodded and said: "The father-in-law is right, otherwise the Song Dynasty would not have fought with Xixia for hundreds of years for this piece of land. Although there was a temporary victory or defeat, the situation has not changed at all."
"That's it!" Li Qingzhao nodded slightly and asked again: "Then how can our army of the Song Dynasty be compared with that of the Jin Kingdom?"
"this---."
Zhong Shidao shook his head and sighed, and said: "About this aspect. I have to admit that the Jin Army is much stronger than us. Let alone the offense. Even the defense is very reluctant. We are not their opponent at all."
."
Li Qingzhao raised his eyebrows and said, "Is it so different?"
"There are more than you think. Although these words hurt morale, it is a fact. As a general, you must respect the facts." Zhong Shidao's words were obviously meant for Li Qi.
Li Qi nodded and said, "That's what the breeder said."
Zhong Shidao said again: "I remember when the Jin army captured Yanjing without any effort, I was really afraid that the Jin army would take advantage of the situation and go south, because the Song army was all concentrated in Xiongzhou. If the Jin army took the opportunity,
The consequences of a sneak attack would be unimaginable. Fortunately, the economic envoy sent to Yanjing and reached an alliance with the Jin Kingdom."
Li Qingzhao frowned slightly and said: "The Song Dynasty has a large population, and its soldiers and horses are more than ten times that of the Jin army. It can't be like this." She has always had a dream of a great country in the Central Plains. Therefore, it is difficult for Li Qi and Zhong Shidao to say
accept!
Li Qi shook his head and said: "Sister Qingzhao, if we don't fight this battle, we will win. If there is a battle, no matter whether we win or lose, we will already be at a disadvantage."
After hearing this, Master Zhong was also curious and asked: "Li Qi, do you have any other insights?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "How dare I offer any advice in front of the breeder? In fact, I don't know much about war. I also think about war from the perspective of a businessman."
Master Zhong made a sound and said: "The businessman's perspective? I really want to hear it."
Li Qingzhao also nodded.
Li Qi smiled and said: "Brother, sister Qingzhao, interests are always the starting point of war. Do you agree with this view?"
Zhong Shidao pondered for a while and said: "Of course, no one will fight a war without a purpose."
Li Qidao: "The breeder is right. Businessmen get what they want through buying and selling, and some things can only be obtained through war. Since interests are the starting point of war, then judging the outcome of a war can also
Use profit to measure constants. What do you think?"
Zhong and Li both nodded at the same time.
Li Qi continued: "Well, earlier, the breeder said that our Song army is not as good as the Jin army. This is not wrong. Then sister Qingzhao said that our Song army is more than ten times more than the Jin army. It is not like this. This is not true either.
Wrong, but, Sister Qingzhao, have you ever thought about it, holding on or holding on is not a victory, it is still passively being beaten. The breeder said that the Jin Army is much stronger than us, but I thought this was just the second thing, and this can be compensated.
Yes, what really makes them better than us is the cost of their war."
Zhong Shidao frowned and said: "The cost of war?"
"Yes, once the two countries launch a full-scale war, what they will compete for is national strength. Although the Jin State's national strength is not as good as ours, their losses are much lower than ours." Li Qidao: "For example, our army and the Jin Army
In a war, each side invested 10,000 troops, and each side lost a thousand troops. Judging from the scene, the war was undoubtedly evenly divided, but from a profit perspective, our losses were 10,000 times that of the Jin Kingdom."
"Ten thousand times?"
Zhongshi Dao, Li Qingzhao exclaimed at the same time.
This number surprised them, especially Zhong Shidao, because for him, if he really fought against the Kingdom of Jin, he would win if he did not lose. However, Li Qi said that a draw was a loss, and the loss was so miserable.
This is too exaggerated, Master Zhong said: "Why is this?"
"This is the difference in war costs." Li Qi sighed and said: "It takes at least five years for our Song Dynasty to train a qualified soldier. Even if each person consumes ten guan of money per year, five years is 50 guan. That is to say
In the Song Dynasty, it takes fifty guan to train a qualified soldier. So once this soldier is sacrificed, the loss will be at least 50 guan. One thousand people is 50,000 guan. In addition, there are horses, grain and grass, etc.
The Jin Kingdom is different. The Jin Kingdom was founded not long ago. From ancient times to the present, the lowest cost of war in every dynasty is always in the early days of the founding of the country. Moreover, their military system is also very different from ours. They are people and soldiers, and soldiers are people.
Those who don’t have military salaries can’t even talk about subsidies. Their soldiers go to other countries to plunder property and fight to support their wars. This is completely different from our orthodox army. Therefore, they don’t need to spend a lot of money to train a soldier.
How much is it? Moreover, after the Jin Kingdom occupied the Liao Kingdom, their horses and manpower were fully supported. Based on the loss of one hundred people per day, although the number of people on both sides died is the same, we still have an additional 50,000 guan
Losses, this is only the cost of training soldiers, not counting horses and other losses. When the war reaches a point, the battle is all about national strength, but in the case of a draw, our losses are 10,000 times that of the other party, even though we have a rich history in the Song Dynasty
It is deeper than the Kingdom of Jin. If we continue to fight like this, I can’t afford it.”
Master Zhong was silent for a while, then hehehe said: "I really didn't expect you to have a more profound view than me. The cost of war is a truth. We can't fight this war, we can't fight it!"
Li Qingzhao said: "If this is the case, if the Jin Kingdom launches a war, then we are guaranteed to lose but not gain."
Li Qi hummed and said, "Not bad."
"So, wouldn't it be possible for them to start a war with us, the Song Dynasty?" Li Qingzhao asked again.
Master Zhong said: "I originally thought so too, but after the emergence of Li Qi's economic construction, I found a change in this view. I just want to go back to Yunzhou and other places, I'm afraid it's not that easy. The Jurchens are not
They will tell you the truth. If you swallow something in your stomach and want them to spit it out, it will be really difficult to reach the sky."
Li Qingzhao nodded and said: "That's right. We have signed an alliance with the Kingdom of Jin. They should not break the alliance."
Li Qidao: "Brother, sister Qingzhao, you must not be too optimistic. The key to the Jin people's agreement to form an alliance with us lies in interests. Once they feel that the war will bring them more benefits, I think they will not hesitate.
Hesitantly launched a war. As for that piece of covenant, I don’t know what the Jin people will think of it, but in my eyes it is worthless. If I can recapture Yunzhou by sending troops today, I will never wait until dark before sending troops.
As for the covenant, it is just an insignificant thing. The key is whether the covenant can bring you benefits. If not, it is a burden and should be discarded."
Zhong Shidao looked at Li Qi doubtfully and said, "When you say this, do you mean that the war between Song and Jin Dynasties is inevitable?"
Li Qi was slightly stunned and thought to himself, it seems that I have said too much today. He shook his head and said: "That's not what I meant. I just want to say that as a leader or a soldier, you should remember one sentence more than the common people.
"Although the world is safe, if you forget to fight, you will be in danger."