Chapter 1168 The difference between north and south
At the same time, the population in the north must be controlled to prevent it from growing too fast, otherwise it will be the same as the population. The population base in the north must be large, and the growth rate will be faster.
This is definitely not an easy thing. If Li Xingchen wants to do the latter, he has to continue to provoke disputes in the north. From now on, Yu Wenxian and Yang Jian also realize that it may be difficult for the two sides to completely annex each other in a short period of time.
Therefore, we have begun to focus on accumulating strength and preparing to solve the problem through a battle to determine the outcome. There will definitely be fewer and fewer large-scale conflicts like before.
In the same war, the casualties caused by large-scale battles and continuous small-scale battles are definitely different.
In a small-scale battle, the casualties of both sides are likely to be 1,000 enemy kills and 800 self-inflicted losses. This is especially common in scout team battles. One of the original tasks of the scout teams on both sides is to cut off the enemy.
They have minions, so they always kill the opponent's scouts, but the war is different.
If a huge army wants to maintain full combat effectiveness, the battle losses cannot exceed 30% to 40%. Even elite troops can actually only withstand the pressure of 50% to 60% battle losses. After all, the mortality rate is 1/2.
It's enough to scare even the most determined people.
An army can be divided into pieces to fight, and it can break into pieces and rush into the enemy's heart, but it is difficult to watch the enemy's unstoppable pressure and watch the brothers around you fall one after another. Sometimes.
Human nature and the human heart are very magical and elusive.
Therefore, in large-scale battles, the fighting time between the two sides is long and the fighting area is wide, but this does not mean that the battle loss ratio will be high. When the army cannot support it and collapses, many soldiers are actually captured rather than killed.
Kill them, otherwise there would be no historical facts about the two fierce gods Bai Qi and Xiang Yu trapping and killing surrendered soldiers in the Battle of Changping and the chaos at the end of Qin Dynasty.
Once Yu Wenxian and Yang Jian prepare to change the way of future fighting from the original small-scale continuous conflicts to a large-scale battle, it means that the population in the north will only flow but will not decrease on a large scale. Anyway, no matter which direction these young adults move to
, will definitely not move to Li Xinchen, so the population gap between the north and the south will still become wider and wider.
Even if Li Xingchen has extraordinary abilities, it is impossible to really reverse such a military disadvantage in every battle, especially now that his judgment on the battle situation is completely impossible to have sufficient historical basis as before, so next
The battle that followed was destined to be cruel and tragic for the big man.
Li Xingchen wanted to end this troubled world, but he couldn't really have any mercy. At least for now, killing all the soldiers and horses in the North was the best way to unify the world faster.
"Your Majesty, I have been discussing this for many days," Xiao Mohe said in a deep voice at this time, "I am willing to offer three strategies for the war in the north. This is also the result of the discussion between me and Duke Gu."
Li Xingchen ran out for a walk. Of course, the civil and military ministers in the Jiankang Mansion were not hard-working people. They were also thinking about how to solve the current impasse.
Immediately Xiao Mohe stretched out his hand and pointed on the map: "Now the system reform of our Han Dynasty has been carried out step by step, and the military reform has been fully implemented in the frontline armies. The newly formed armies are also being reorganized. In addition, the navy
We have carried out slightly different reforms based on local conditions, and all of them have been reported to His Majesty."
Li Xingchen nodded slightly. Of course he knew this. As the Hanzhong armies that prioritized restructuring, they performed very prominently in this northwest battle. As for the Navy, after all, the composition of the army is different from that of the Land Division.
It was different, but Wang Chang and Qi Xin still implemented it bit by bit.
After all, in Li Xingchen's vision and the plan that is now being implemented, the Navy will be built into a large-scale navy, and in the long-term future, this navy will serve as the decisive force in the eastward march.
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The Huaibei defense line was already impregnable, and it was obviously a fool's errand to achieve a breakthrough in a short period of time, so Li Xingchen simply placed his hope on the navy in order to use the navy to cross the Huaibei defense line and attack Qingzhou from the sea.
Xiao Mohe then said: "Now we need to form a new army within the framework we already have, especially to fill in the teams one by one, and transform the Nanzhong and Lingnan ministries that have not yet been reorganized into actual troops.
Combat strength, so that it can replace the soldiers and horses staying in the rear, or even go to the front line as a reserve."
After a pause, Xiao Mohe added: "But such military reorganization must be carried out without affecting farming and workshop production, and we must try our best to give every young and middle-aged man enough marching and military training."
Array training to ensure that all people can fight and cultivate."
"Farming and war are the foundation of the country." Luo Ya, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, said at this time, "The Ministry of Revenue has compiled statistics on the annual income changes in various places in the south for the past ten years for your Majesty's reference."
After a cursory glance at the thick memorial presented by Luo Ya, Li Xingchen couldn't help but sigh. Since Hou Jing's Rebellion, Jiangnan's vitality has been greatly damaged. Coupled with the Huajiao Rebellion more than ten years ago and the subsequent Battle of Huainan, Jiangnan's
The family wealth that was finally accumulated was almost exhausted. The army, which was mainly composed of common people in Jiangnan, naturally consumed the young and middle-aged labor force in Jiangnan, so that the towns in Jiangnan have been densely populated for a long time.
The speed is not even comparable to that of Lingnan.
It wasn't until Li Xingchen replaced Nanchen that Jiangnan's harvest began to improve. This historically the most prosperous heartland of the Chinese nation for thousands of years, finally began to demonstrate its strong production capacity again.
In any case, the water and soil in the south are indeed easier to produce more fish and rice to support the population. As you go further south, the production of food is higher, and there are more types of fruits and rare animals, so
It is also easier to feed people.
Sometimes Li Xingchen believed that it was more difficult for countries going south to rise. It was probably because the sultry environment and abundant food made them too lazy. For example, in later generations, there were almost no rising powers along the equator. In ancient China, the south
The dynasties were generally conquered after being peaceful.
In addition to the difference in body size, the main reason is that the affluence in the south makes them not want to become a "combat nation", but more greedy for pleasure and indulge in a comfortable environment, while rustling in the cold wind in the north
The trembling nomads naturally hope to conquer others to obtain more food.
Food and clothing are the foundation of human survival and development at all times. Talking about anything else without food, clothing and a good life is just a hooligan. (To be continued)