Wanyan Zongqian and Wanyan Zongfu were not used to hearing the word "crow's mouth oblique protection".
You have a crow's mouth! He rarely says nice things, so why did you think of cheering us up this time? Are you seeing that the Kingdom of Jin is dying, and want to say some kind words to "bless" it?
But do your kind words work?
Wanyan Xiebao looked at Zong Qian and Zong Fu with suspicious expressions on their faces, so he squeezed out a smile and patiently said to his two uncles: "You two uncles, please don't think that our Kingdom of Jin lost to Zhao Kai. , losing the land of Hebei, Jingdong, Datong, and Yanshan will weaken..."
Upon hearing this, Wanyan Zongqian and Wanyan Zongfu both sighed.
The Great Jin Kingdom is now weak!
Until now, including the losses of Hebul, the Jin Kingdom's army has lost at least 150,000 people... Although most of the lost troops are Khitans, Mongols, Hans and other very special forces. nationality, but at least 40,000 of the troops lost in the Battle of Yuguan and the Battle of Yanghezhai were from the Jurchen and Bohai nationalities. In addition to the losses accumulated in previous battles, the Jurchen and Bohai tribes lost at least 50,000 people.
Although this loss is bearable for the Jurchen and Bohai nations with a total population of two to three million, it is still very painful!
In addition to these 50,000 people, Dajin also lost four roads (Jingdong Road was still in the hands of Zhao Gou, but for Dajin, it was also lost), and countless soldiers, armor, equipment, food, grass and livestock.
After this battle, Daikin lost at least two-thirds of its national strength!
That's right, two-thirds!
Not to mention anything else, the population of Yanshan, Hebei, Jingdong, and Datong alone is no less than 20 million... And how much is the population of Dajin in Saibei and Kouwai? I'm afraid it's less than eight million, right? Among the eight million people, there are still two to three million ethnic groups who are only responsible for providing the "blood tax", and there are also many mountain forest tribes and grassland tribes that are difficult to control. Even the Khitans (Hanxi people) and Han people who were once "conquered" will definitely be ready to take action due to the review of the Liao Kingdom and the rise of the Northern Song Dynasty.
So Xie Bao is right about one thing. If Goryeo cannot be conquered as soon as possible and a reliable land of money and food is laid for the Jin Kingdom, the Jin Kingdom will lose its generals - a country cannot only have people paying blood tax, and no one can pay the blood tax. Money and food!
Unless there happens to be another fat sheep-like country next to this country that can plunder a large amount of wealth...
Wanyan Xiebao saw the two distant uncles with sad faces, so he continued to cheer them up: "Two uncles, although we have lost some territory and population, our heavenly soldiers in Dajin are unprecedentedly powerful!
Now we can not only cast large barrels, but also make camel barrels. Speaking of the Chuanqi sent by Uncle Wushu, in the previous battle, our camel barrel soldiers fought very well!
In addition, my nephew also learned the secret of the short-footed fort... This short-footed fort plus the camel barrel is definitely a powerful weapon to pacify the four directions!
By the way, we can also sell the drawings of the Dwarf Fort and the samples of the camel barrel to Zhao Huan in exchange for a large sum of copper coins and fire salt and sulfur produced in the Southern Song Dynasty to prepare gunpowder. In this way we can cast more camel barrels and prepare more gunpowder. And Zhao Huan was also able to resist Zhao Kai's attack with the help of short-legged forts and camel tubes. "
At this point, Wanyan Xianbao was already a little excited!
The Kingdom of Jin suffered heavy losses this time, but his family's vitality did not suffer much, and they also obtained two powerful weapons, the camel tube and the short fort.
Western countries were so frightened that they almost fell down when they saw a bomb. If there was a camel tube, wouldn't it be invincible? You can become a Roman official by just hitting with your eyes closed!
As for the short-legged fort, it is even more useful. The land that was conquered in the future will be guarded by the short-footed fort. The short-footed fort is equipped with a camel barrel, which is really impregnable...
...
"Guan Jia, this is the camel cannon that killed Xiao Heda. My brother has already had it weighed. The cannon weighs only one hundred kilograms, and the bullets weigh about eight taels... This is a good cannon! "
"Guan family, if he hadn't encountered this cannon, Xiao Heda would never have died, and my brother would not have been defeated by the gold thief..."
Jieshi Mountain, Shuiyan Temple. Before the celebration banquet started in the evening, Han Shizhong and He Ji, who had suffered a defeat in Huaishuling, came with a captured camel barrel.
The camel tube was placed together with a camel saddle carrying a cannon in the courtyard of the Zen monastery where Zhao Kai lived. Zhao Kai stood on the edge with his arms folded, looking left and right, and finally just sighed, "This is the butterfly effect!"
In fact, the butterfly effect caused by technological cheats is already very serious!
Now in the East Asian continent, the four major dynasties, namely the Dai Jin, the Northern Song Dynasty, the Southern Song Dynasty, and the Pseudo Song Dynasty (Zhao Gou), are all striving for progress.
Because the ongoing competition for hegemony in East Asia is particularly cruel and has reached the point where it cannot be eased... It is impossible for the Northern Song Dynasty of Dai Jin and Zhao Kai to ease.
It is impossible for Zhao Kai and any of the three kingdoms of Jin, Southern Song and Puppet Song to coexist on the East Asian continent.
Even between the Southern Song Dynasty and the Pseudo Song Dynasty, there was no room for reconciliation... How could Zhao Huan admit that Zhao Gou was also qualified to be emperor? He also has a lot of brothers!
So now the East Asian monster has become particularly cruel, and all countries must work extra hard!
This situation is almost the same as that of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period, so everyone sharpened their heads to develop the military and did not dare to neglect at all... Oh, Zhao Gou in the Puppet Song Dynasty wanted to cause trouble, but now he is in power It’s his wife Wanyanyan. This woman's idea is relatively simple, she just doesn't want to subjugate her country!
In this case, it didn't take long for the golden finger Zhao Kai took out to be used to draw inferences.
It's normal for Zhao Huan to have a "strong ship and barrel" first, and then for Daikin to have a camel cannon...
Han Shizhong heard the word "butterfly" and didn't know it meant "butterfly effect". He thought Zhao Kai had heard it wrong, so he added another sentence: "Guan family, this is called a camel cannon, and it is placed on the back of a camel. It has nothing to do with butterflies.”
"Oh...it's a camel cannon, not a butterfly cannon." Zhao Kai could only nod, "This cannon is indeed good. We can also imitate more."
"Guan family, we don't have many camels!" Han Shizhong reminded, "This cannon weighs a hundred kilograms!"
Zhao Kai said: "If you don't have camels, just raise them. If you don't know how to ride, just learn! If we want to conquer the grasslands and deserts in the future, we will have to rely on cavalry and camel cannons!"
In addition, we can also place these eight-two cannons on the bastion... This can save a lot of money! "
When the word money comes up, Zhao Kai can't help but frown.
There is really no money now!
And there are so many places to spend money!
Not to mention anything else, just to defend the home, there must be at least one or two hundred bastions built, right? It is impossible to build a medium-sized bastion with six sides and twelve corners. Zhao Kai has already figured out that the bastions guarding the Beijing and Datong roads should mainly be built with three sides and six corners. This can save at least half of the construction cost, and the garrison can be reduced accordingly. It is best to control it to about 500 people, which is the strength of a battalion.
It would be great to use this kind of camel cannon for artillery. It can be placed on the city wall or mounted on a camel for field combat... If the 500-man fortress battalion can have strong field combat capabilities, it can severely damage the invading enemy. A small group of enemies can defend the bastion while a powerful enemy invades.
In this way, Zhao Kai can expand to Yanshan, Grassland, and Liaoxi at a lower cost!
Whether the tactics of fortress advancement can be used well or not, the key is cost-effectiveness, that is, spending less money to build a better fortress!
No matter how little you spend, you still have to spend it!
Even if only 100 forts were built, and each fort was equipped with only 500 defenders and 36 camel cannons, it would still have to maintain an army of 50,000 people all year round, and cast three to four thousand camel cannons... Oh, and a large number of them would have to be deployed. horses and camels!
"Officials..." Han Shizhong saw Zhao Kai frowning when he mentioned money, so he asked in a low voice, "Is the treasury of our Song Dynasty a little empty now?"
What does it mean to be a little empty? Zhao Kaixin said: That is quite empty!
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers are serving in the army, and most of them have passed the four-month "free use period", so they have to spend a large amount of military expenses every day! And the deployment of defenses on Beijing and Datong roads will cost a lot of money!
There is a lot of land that has been grabbed, but most of it cannot be divided when the two taxes are collected tomorrow.
Even if there is no separation for the time being, it has little to do with Zhao Kai's court - the Yingtian Envoy Department, the Appeasement Envoy Department, the Tidian Prison Department on Hebei Road and Beijing Road, as well as the yamen at all levels below will all spend a lot of money. Only with sufficient funds can the administrative, judicial, and military systems be effectively supported.
"Officials," Han Shizhong said with a smile, "people don't get rich without windfall, and horses don't get fat without night grass... Now that the imperial court doesn't have enough money, it's better to find some windfall."
Zhao Kai glanced at him: "Aren't you just going to rob?"
Han Shizhong shook his head and said with a serious face: "The official's words are wrong... The official is the emperor. How can it be considered robbery when the emperor's master asks a place for money?"
He Ji, who "made a mistake" and felt a little guilty, nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes...Master Wang's matter cannot be considered a robbery."
"Then...who can I ask for money from?" Zhao Kai asked.
What he actually meant was "Who are you going to rob?"
Han Shizhong smiled and said: "The official family...you don't need to make a choice in this kind of thing, of course you have to go and ask for it!"
He means "everyone is going to be robbed", and Zhao Huan's money is going to be robbed! Zhao Gou also wants to grab his money!
Seeing Zhao Kai's hesitation, Han Shizhong added fuel to the fire and said with a smile: "Guan family, as long as you are willing to take everyone to go to King Wu and King Kang to ask for money, everyone is willing not to take military pay and share the worries for the country!"
What a warrior! Zhao Kaixin said: Not only is he willing to help the court rob it, but he doesn't even want military pay!
I just don’t know what will be left after Jiang Nan lets them rob it?
Thinking of this, Zhao Kai smiled and said: "We will discuss the money matter after the imperial court moves to Shuntian Fucheng... Let's not talk about this today. Let's talk about something happy today!"
"What are you happy about?"
"Guan Jia, what do you want to say?"
Zhao Kai smiled and said: "Ennoble me! It's time to ennoble you!"
