The Maojin knife from the late Jin Dynasty

Chapter 218 Discussing Countermeasures
When Liu Tai saw the term "Buddha Soldier", he felt more novelty than fear.

Because whether he looks at religion from the perspective of feudal history or from the perspective of the new era, Liu Tai does not believe that religion can take root and sprout in the land of China and become an existence that can resist the regime.

After all, in the final analysis, China has always adopted a basic structure that centralized all power to the emperor.

This brings all religions to China. No matter what kind of dragon crossing the river you are, you should crawl and kneel when you should, and you can't make waves.

Because religious rights develop to a certain extent, they will definitely erode the interests of other political groups.

Shi Le wanted to fight against the Han soldiers who advocated nationalism, instead of making a wedding dress for Buddhism.

Just like this, there is a conflict at the core between them. Even if there is no conflict at the beginning, as the Buddhist power develops under Shi Le, conflict will inevitably arise.

Unless Shi Le directly leads the entire Jie clan into the Buddhist forces to become Brahmins or Kshatriyas, theoretically completing the integration.

Otherwise, whether it is Buddhism's natural behavior of occupying land, collecting incense, distributing interest, shaping golden bodies, etc., sooner or later the interests of the Jie clan will be invaded, and then the two sides will inevitably confront each other.

In contrast, nationalism, the more a country weakens, the more it can become a life-saving straw for the country.

On the contrary, when the country is strong, nationalism should be suppressed a little to prevent people from going to extremes.

In modern terms, conservatives often think that radicals are too conservative, and this conservative is nationalism.

The most regrettable thing about Shi Le is that the Jie people do not have their own nationalism, because one small step for Shi Le will lead to a new peak for the Jie people.

This made Shi Le think that the method of promoting nationalism like Liu Tai would not work at all.

Because the Jie tribe before Shi Le had no writing, no glory, and no records, this made Shi Le no matter how high his nationalism was.

Therefore, Shi Le found religion in a different way. Regardless of whether it is useful or not, let's talk about it first.

Even if Buddhism is poisonous to Shi Le in the future, Shi Le doesn't mind giving it a try as long as it can fight against Liu Tai's army.

Who told me that my ancestor was not that powerful, so when fighting against Liu Tai, I had to rely on myself to figure out a solution!

At this point, Liu Tai used nationalism as the guiding ideology of his army, which became the core program to unite his team internally, and externally to unite the largest Han group as much as possible.

Even those Xianbei soldiers who wanted to enter Han nationality, Liu Tai did not refuse.

He just put forward certain conditions for entry. In the era when aristocratic families still valued blood, Liu Tai was already very kind.

"Apart from the Buddhist soldiers?" Liu Tai looked around at the crowd and said again.

"Horses!" Zhou Ping said, "The number of cavalry in Shile's army is staggering."

"Tell me in detail!" Liu Tai couldn't help but frown when he heard Zhou Ping's words and said to Zhou Ping.

Zhou Ping did not refuse, and said directly: "Shi Le used almost [-] cavalry this time. He will attack Jinyang first, and then make a detour to attack Liu Kun's main force.

What must be noted is that the mobility of Shile's army was terrifying.

If we fight against Shi Le in the future, we must pay attention to this, otherwise we will definitely suffer a big loss in the future. "

"Militarily speaking, how should we deal with this kind of cavalry?" Chu Hui couldn't help but ask Zhou Ping.

"Generally speaking, the only way is to use cavalry against cavalry!" Zhou Ping thought carefully and said, "If a decisive battle situation arises, it is best for Liu Xia to lead the heavy cavalry to confront them head-on and crush them head-on. Otherwise, if the fight continues, we will also It’s very troublesome!”

Liu Tai said helplessly: "Liu Kun's Jinyang has the Taihang Mountains, which actually restrains the cavalry to some extent.

If we fight against Shi Le, the entire Jizhou will be almost flat.

If there are not enough cavalry to fight with the opponent, then the only way is to form a stronghold and fight in vain! "

"Fighting in the stronghold?" Chu Hui was more or less surprised when he heard Liu Tai's words.

"Yeah!" Liu Tai nodded and said, "You can't take any chances when fighting Shi Le. As long as there is a fight, you will have to be aware that all the bottles and jars will be smashed.

Regardless of whether Shi Le fights with us, several armies will attack many of our cities and villages, creating a situation of encirclement and reinforcements for us.

What we have to do is, no matter how many times their cavalry comes, we must go all the way.

The target was pushed all the way to Yecheng, forcing him to fight us head-on.

And as long as they fight head-on, the greatest advantage of the cavalry will be weakened! "

"If so, we need to get Qinghe County in our hands!" Chu Hui pointed at Qinghe County and said,
"When we played against Wang Jun, it might not be a good thing to have Yuan Yan standing between us and Shi Le.

And now that we plan to plot Shi Le, even if we don't control Qinghe County, we must at least ensure that Qinghe County will not be an obstacle to us when we send troops! "

"The main focus is infiltration and lurking. After all, the big man won this war. Your Majesty's power has greatly increased. There is no need to contradict His Majesty at this time. If you act rashly, it will be unwise behavior." Liu Tai said seriously.

After hearing Liu Tai's words, everyone present looked at each other and nodded, not objecting to Liu Tai's words.

"Since the main focus is infiltration and lurking, let's not mention it for now. Next, we plan to fortify the stronghold and fight a blind war. Do you have any ideas?" Liu Tai looked at everyone and asked.

"Actually, we can use the method of the surprise attack on Jizhou!" Chu Hui said.

"Send warships up the Yellow River? Attack Yecheng directly?" Zhou Ping shook his head after hearing Chu Hui's words,
"The river is much narrower than the ocean, and we used this plan to destroy Wang Jun. If Shi Le is unprepared, I don't believe it.

Especially when the Yellow River freezes in winter, it is much more difficult than dealing with ice floes on the ocean! "

"Of course I don't expect another surprise attack on the ship." Chu Hui's eyes seemed to shine:

"We have a large number of teams and can control the Yellow River waterway. When the time comes, we can transport grain and grass directly on the Yellow River.

Although it is transported against the river, it is more convenient than land transportation after all, but the most important thing for us is to be able to transport the materials for the stronghold! "

"Transporting materials!?" Liu Tai found it interesting when he heard Chu Hui's words.

Because Liu Tai discovered that Chu Hui's thinking had changed, or in other words, Chu Hui had discovered the greatest role brought by the navy.

In fact, don't think of your navy as a war arm, but as a transport arm. At least on the first level, it can basically be unimpeded.And it must be noted that in the north there are no various lakes or swamps connected to the Yangtze River like in the south. Professional navy can be trained to build ships and then sail freely in the Yangtze River.

In the north, the most suitable place for training navy is Bohai Bay and Jiaozhou Bay in Qingzhou.

Although it sounds very stupid for a ship to sail against the Yellow River, the size of the ship determines that it can not only transport a large amount of grain and grass, but also transport various war preparation materials. It is not even afraid of Shi Le's advantage in cavalry, and is not afraid of the other party coming to rob the grain,

Because the other party wants to rob the grain, unless the horses are killed on the ship.

Of course, this kind of shipping is restricted in winter. After all, in winter, when the Yellow River freezes, no ships can pass.

But at this time, the role of his own stronghold came into play.

Don't talk nonsense. First, pour water on your own camp to add a layer of ice barrier, and then hang up the battle-free card. If Shi Le has the ability, he will come and beat him.

If you don't have the ability, then wait until the ice and snow melts, then the follow-up supplies are delivered, and then you can continue fighting!
Of course, this tactic can only be used east of Luoyang, because if you go beyond that, you will reach Sanmenxia.

Even in modern times, there are few ships passing through the waterways there. As for ancient times, don't even think about it. There is definitely a dead end for shipping!

No matter how you put it, Chu Hui's proposal of letting the ship provide building materials at this moment somewhat coincides with Liu Tai.

The greatest value of this thing is actually that Chu Hui's thinking has become that war is not only a confrontation between frontline soldiers, but more importantly, a confrontation between entire groups, and a confrontation in the efficiency of the entire system's operation.

If it is only transported by land, then all it can transport is grain and grass. But if it is transported by warships that it has developed, then it can transport not only grain and grass, but also various other materials.

The cavalry was Shile's advantage, while the navy was his own advantage. Both sides only saw who could make full use of their own advantages.

"Remember this!" Liu Tai nodded to Xun Chuo, and Xun Chuo took out a pen and quickly wrote down Chu Hui's suggestion.

To be honest, Xun Chuo at this moment also admired Chu Hui for being able to come up with such a method.

Compared with fighting on the battlefield, logistics is always an important constraint on the deployment of troops.

If the total amount of military logistics transportation could be increased, Xun Chuo did not dare to imagine how terrifying the frontline army could be!

Liu Tai did not continue to discuss this item, because he only wanted to make suggestions on the direction.

As for how to continue the enrichment plan, this is a follow-up matter, and I will just have to think about it carefully when the time comes.

Needless to say, maybe for this plan of fortifying the stronghold, I need my own soldiers to display and dismantle the tents they usually build, and select the necessary buildings among them for standardized production.

Some facilities that need to adapt to local conditions provide corresponding basic materials. Compared with the need to go to the battlefield to cut down trees to obtain the wood for building camps, and then directly transport it from the rear ships all the way to the hands of the army, the improvement brought about by this system change is definitely a leap forward. of.

As for the other point, that is how to find a way to hoard a large amount of wood without making other people suspicious.

Liu Tai vaguely felt that he needed to carry out crazy construction in order to hide his true purpose.

These are all the details of the transportation plan. Liu Tai can think of one or two just by thinking about it. After the meeting is over, let Chu Hui think about it again, add one or two, build the framework of the entire plan, and then polish it. More perfect.

"Is there anything else you want to add!?" Liu Tai looked around the crowd and asked.

"Xianbei Cavalry, do we need to pay attention?" Yang Yu said slowly.

"Huh?" Liu Tai heard Yang Yu's words and looked at Yang Yu with a somewhat confused look.

"The biggest credit for Liu Kun not being destroyed this time is Tuoba Yilu!" Yang Yu said,

"In order to gain Tuoba Yilu's support, Liu Kun once promised to hand over Youzhou to Tuoba Yilu, and this became the starting point for the breakdown of the relationship between Liu Kun and Wang Jun.

So I think if we really fight against Shi Le, no one knows whether Tuoba Yilu will help Shi Le.

But at least, if we put all our energy on Shi Le, Youzhou is likely to be annexed by Tuoba Yilu!
Therefore, I suggest that before we deal with Shi Le, we must prevent the Tuoba tribe from disturbing our capital.

Although we have cooperation with Liu Kun, we are not allies after all, and we cannot place our own safety on Liu Kun! "

"Good words!" Liu Tai heard Yang Yu's words and felt that it was right for him to take Yang Yu, a civil servant who represented Youzhou, with him. At least they would fight for the interests of their hometown, which would make their layout better. More comprehensive.

"Our cavalry has not been fully trained yet. I think we can start trading with Tuoba Yilu!"

At this time, Chu Hui said to Liu Tai, "Moreover, we have too little information about Tuoba Yilu. Rather than easily quarrel with Tuoba Yilu, it is better to first understand Tuoba Yilu's basic situation through mutual trading and then find out more about it." !”

When Liu Tai heard what Chu Hui said, he nodded and said, "Then let's start with the mutual market. We are not in a hurry!"

After hearing Liu Tai's words, everyone saluted Liu Tai at this moment.

To be honest, what they are most satisfied with about Liu Tai is that although Liu Tai is a young man, he does everything slowly but advances steadily.

Liu Tai now controls three states and a large Han population. In theory, this should be Liu Tai's craziest time.

But Liu Tai was so calm and not arrogant at all. On the contrary, he cleared the obstacles in front of him step by step and planted a bomb that would detonate the enemy's heart.

When it comes to a decisive battle with the opponent, they will allocate the resources of the entire force to directly deliver a fatal blow to the opponent.

It can be said that Liu Tai is quite as quiet as a virgin and as active as a mad dog.

Basically, the goal is to end the war in the shortest possible time, thereby minimizing the cost of the war.

For generals, as long as they have all the armor, plenty of food and grass, and high morale of their soldiers, they can fight anything!

But Chu Hui and other civil servants who handled the logistics really understood that it was Liu Tai's pattern of foreshadowing thousands of miles, but doing his best to kill people, and not delaying the war into a protracted war, that caused the war's economic damage. dropped to the lowest level.

Liu Tai looked around the crowd and said, "In addition to increasing our own heritage, our next focus is on Qinghe County, the Yellow River Channel, and Tuoba Xianbei in the north.

After the meeting today, everyone will go back and write a copy if they have any ideas for strategic reference! "

"Yes!" When everyone heard Liu Tai's words, they immediately responded, and the meeting was finally over.

(End of this chapter)