The war continues, and the Jin people are having a hard time.
Gradually, the Jin people and the peace-negotiating faction are rising.
The Southern Song Dynasty was not having a hard time either. Both Yue Fei and Han Shizhong were fighting on two fronts. Both Yue Fei and Han Shizhong were unable to bear the burden. The Southern Song Dynasty suffered from fiscal deficits for consecutive years. The reason why it could persist until now was because of the tenacity of the people and the big heart of Zhao Gou.
The Southern Song Dynasty was somewhat overwhelmed, and the peace-negotiation faction was also on the rise.
It's just that the peacemaker is no longer Qin Hui, but someone else...
After bidding farewell for five years, Liu Xiu returned to Jiangnan again, and it suddenly seemed like a dream.
Soon after, Liu Xiu met Zhao Gou.
At this moment, Zhao Gou's head is covered with white hair, he is much older, and his face is full of fatigue. He is only twenty-five years old, but he seems to be fifty-two years old.
"I am repeating my mistake again. If there are no accidents, I will have no choice but to negotiate for peace soon!" Zhao Gou sighed: "All the civil and military officials in the dynasty want to negotiate for peace, but only a few people are unwilling to negotiate for peace; the people of Jiangnan,
They all want to negotiate peace and are unwilling to fight. They are unwilling to shed blood and sweat for illusory ideals!"
"Public anger is hard to offend. Everyone wants to negotiate peace, and I can't refuse. If I refuse, there will be another mutiny soon, and I will die!"
Zhao Gou sighed, so what if we know the general trend of history.
You can only go with the flow and cannot move against it. If you force yourself to go against the flow, you will only die miserably.
Even though he is the emperor, he cannot go against the current.
Negotiating peace is the general trend.
Once upon a time, Yue Fei went upstream, and Feng Boting died; if he had gone upstream, there would have been a mutiny, and he would have died.
"What a pity..." Liu Xiu sighed: "Your Majesty, among all the dynasties, which dynasty has the strongest military strength!"
"If we talk about the most powerful soldiers in the world, they should be Qin Shihuang, Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Taizong of Tang and others!!" Zhao Gou commented.
"This is ridiculous!" Liu Xiu said lightly: "Qin Xiaogong, Qin Huiwen, Qin Zhao, etc. have completed ninety steps to unify the Qin Dynasty; Qin Shihuang has only taken the last ten steps. His success lies in
On the shoulders of our predecessors: Emperor Wen of Han and Emperor Jing of Han laid the foundation for the prosperity of the Han Dynasty, and Emperor Wu of Han took advantage of the situation to reap the fruits."
"The predecessors paved the way, and they only reaped the fruits. If Your Majesty had the foundation of the Qin Emperor and Han Dynasty, he would have wiped out the Jin Dynasty long ago. In terms of intelligence and strategy, Your Majesty is not inferior to them. The only thing he is not as good as them is that he does not have a good father, let alone a good grandfather!
"
Zhao Gou asked again: "What about Tang Taizong?"
"Tang Taizong was a famous general, but not a famous commander!" Liu Xiu said calmly: "The famous commander is Li Jing, not Tang Taizong. Tang Taizong was a god in using troops, but he could control an army of up to 50,000. No matter how large the army was, it would be beyond his capabilities. Hulao
It was luck to capture Dou Jiande in the first battle of Guan Dynasty! It is not difficult to win a battle, but to capture the emperor of a country in a successful battle, only Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty had such luck! Since ancient times, it is better to lose Luoyang than lose Hedong. If Dou Jiande had not
Attack Hulao, but attack Hedong and occupy Hedong. At that time, Xia and Tang Dynasty clashed repeatedly, and the world was still unknown!"
"However, in war, you should never count on luck, let alone expect the enemy to make mistakes. When the enemy makes mistakes, that is luck. The enemies are extremely shrewd, and that is the normal rhythm! Originally, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was only a famous general, not a famous commander. In fact, it was
It's nothing. But in his later years, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was too famous. He wanted to surpass Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty and lead a personal expedition to Goguryeo. As a result, he could not control an army of 200,000. There were too many troops, which led to logistical chaos and insufficient preparation.
Goguryeo was defeated and suffered heavy losses! On the contrary, his son Li Zhi was self-aware and never led a military expedition himself. Instead, he let the right people do the right things. Instead, he destroyed Goguryeo!"
Zhao Goudao: "Master, what does this mean?"
Liu Xiudao: "Your Majesty does not have a good father or a good grandfather. He cannot be a rich second generation. He can only work hard and learn from Liu Bang! Liu Bang has average talents, but he has the ability to know people. The key to knowing people is to know yourself.
Accurate positioning!"
Zhao Gou suddenly asked: "What does the Imperial Master mean?"
Liu Xiu said lightly: "Of all the dynasties, the Eastern Han Dynasty was the best at using troops. The Eastern Han Dynasty reduced its army, and the country's army was less than 150,000. However, the army was small but good, and few were good at fighting. The Western Han Dynasty fought with many troops on expeditions, and dispatched hundreds of thousands, whether it was
Victory or defeat, a lot of national power was lost. However, the Eastern Han Dynasty only had 30,000 to 50,000 troops, but he was good at uniting the armies of various ethnic groups, with outstanding combat power, and won most of the battles! Once, Ban Gu only had 36 people, but he mobilized dozens of people in the Western Regions.
The coalition of tens of thousands defeated the Huns several times!"
"Whether it was the military system of the Western Han Dynasty or the military system of the Tang Dynasty, the essence was that all the people were soldiers. The soldiers were mainly farmers, half farmers and half soldiers. Their combat effectiveness was limited. Once defeated, the casualties would be considerable. However, in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the army was professionalized and the army was composed of nobles.
If you are good at conquering and fighting, you will only send out 30,000 to 50,000 troops each time, but you will win most of the battles! Both the Western Han and Tang dynasties were said to be militarily aggressive; but the number of battles in the Eastern Han Dynasty was no less than those of these two dynasties, but they were said to be endless militia!"
In terms of military structure, the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Mongolian Army, and the Eight Banners Army are all very similar. They are all small but elite. They are good at making alliances with foreigners, defeating many with a small number, and are good at driving foreigners away and wearing down the enemy.
At his peak, Genghis Khan's army numbered only 150,000.
"There are too many armies, it's useless!" Liu Xiudao said: "The Qin Dynasty had a million troops, but when it came to destruction, where were the millions of troops? The Northern Song Dynasty had a million troops, but when the time of destruction came, where were the millions of troops! There were so many armies.
In the chaos, a lot of food and fodder were lost, good and bad were mixed, and the logistics pressure was great. Once the logistics was cut off, the entire army collapsed. Han Xin ordered more troops, the more the better, but there were several Han Xins! But even Han Xin, at his peak moment, faced off against the weakest
When he was the overlord, he was defeated in the early stage; in the later stage, he relied on fatigue fighting to defeat the overlord."
Liu Xiu sighed: "But Han Xin has never encountered such good luck many times in his life."
"National Preceptor, it's my fault that I have too many troops!" Zhao Gou said.
"Your Majesty wants to make up for the lack of quality by quantity. The idea is good, but the method is terrible. The Song Dynasty's mobilization ability is not as good as that of the Qin State, and the people's tenacity is not as good as the Qin people. The fact that it has persisted until now without destroying the country is simply a blessing from our ancestors!"
Liu Xiu said calmly: "The war should be over. It will take three years to end the war!"