When it came to Zhao Heng, some commanders simply refused to listen to him as the emperor. You can command as you like, but I won't listen anyway. I'll beat you when you order you.

The reason why he was forced to lead the expedition in person was because if he had not shown up, the generals would have started to fight on their own. They would send civil servants to convey orders, but no one would even read them. He had to go to the battlefield himself and give orders personally.

The people below dare not listen, and in this way, the command will not be delayed, and the Song Army's combat effectiveness will be restored.

After the Chanyuan Alliance ended, Zhao Heng's fear of the generals of the Forbidden Army almost reached the extreme. From then on, he slowly became a civilian-controlled army. Because there was no war between Song and Liao, the military pressure was not so great, and then

, emphasizing culture over military force, the Forbidden Army will be completely abolished.

Thinking of this, Zhao Guangmei couldn't help but feel heartbroken. Obviously our army of the Song Dynasty is invincible in the world!

Shaking away the messy melancholy in his mind, Zhao Guangmei solemnly said to Zhao Kuangyin:

"The advantage of the Song Dynasty lies in fighting small battles, while the advantage of the Khitan lies in fighting big battles. The way of war is to exploit strengths and avoid weaknesses. Therefore, my main purpose later is actually the core idea: 'Fight small battles, do not fight decisive battles, and cannibalize them.

Make a plan to recapture Yanyun and destroy Daliao!'"

Zhao Kuangyin pondered and said: "That's why you said that if you want to determine the north, you must first move to the west?"

"Yes, the later policy also said that our Song Dynasty should be based on the three continents of Lin, Fu, and Yan, and gradually annex the six tribes of Tubo, the Li family of Xiazhou, the Uighurs, and the Guiyi army, stabilize the western front, and suppress the Liao Dynasty.

country, extend the front."

"If the Liao Kingdom wants to fight a decisive battle with us, we will defend it. Even if we fortify layers of defenses, build strongholds, and fight stupidly, it doesn't matter even if we lose one or two battles. As long as the front is long enough, we will retreat when the enemy advances and we retreat when the enemy retreats.

Just go ahead.”

"The Liao Kingdom has a conscription system, and we have a recruitment system. If the war lasts for one month, they will delay the production of the year. If the war lasts for half a year, there will be a great famine in their country. If this kind of war lasts for two years, the people in their country will starve.

Death, how can he have the strength to fight with us?"

"So after the Liao army is mobilized, although it is strong, it will not last long. As long as he retreats, we will fight back. We are professional soldiers. As long as he does not engage in large-scale mobilization, he will definitely not be able to defeat us. He has done so.

Mobilize, we won’t fight him, right?

Can the Liao Kingdom still mobilize to fight a big war with us every year? This year we will seize five of their cities, and next year we will seize ten of their cities. Such a long-term battle will definitely cost us a lot of money, and it will definitely be difficult for us, but the Liao Kingdom,

It must be more uncomfortable than us!"

Zhao Kuangyin nodded when he heard this. Although Zhao Guangmei's strategy is very conservative, it has to be said that it is almost foolproof. To put it bluntly, it is a war of attrition.

As an army with a recruitment system, am I still afraid of being consumed by fighting with you? I have to spend money to raise soldiers even when I am not fighting. When fighting, the war consumes money and food. When not fighting, the soldiers will be hungry? It is nothing more than when fighting begins.

The reward money is just a little more, and most of the reward money comes from the seizures.

The reason why the later Song Dynasty did not dare to go to war, and once it went to war, it was said that the country was poor and could not afford to fight. That was because it valued civil servants over military affairs, and the military expenditures could be transferred whenever possible. All the soldiers were in arrears, so when they went to war, they

The army had to be repaid, and then the civil service group was corrupt and deducted layers of money. If the pay was not enough, it had to be repaid. Naturally, it was unaffordable. It was completely different from the army in the early Song Dynasty at this time.

The Liao Kingdom is different. They have a conscription system. Every major conscription is a traumatic event. If they cannot achieve a great victory in the large-scale conscription campaign for two consecutive years, they themselves will collapse.

"What else?"

"Also, it's time to use time. Since we are fighting a war of attrition, the local people in the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun are very important. In recent years, the Liao Kingdom has changed its national policy and begun to fully operate Yanyun. The treatment of the local Han people has been better.

Quite a few, if the Han people in Yanyun are interested in the Liao Kingdom, then that place will indeed be difficult to fight, so we must break their game."

"For this purpose, I summarized it into four strategies, namely 'cultural export', 'spy infiltration', 'money redemption', and 'economic dependence'. If we can finally peacefully unify Yanyun, that would be the best. If not,

, at least it will be much easier when playing."

"I don't understand this paragraph very well. Please explain it to me in detail."

"The so-called cultural export is to strengthen the cultural identity, national identity, and identity of the Han people in Yanyun. We can use stories, books, cultural exchanges, etc. to keep the people of Yanyun from forgetting their national hatred.

At the same time, we convey to them the idea that the people of Song Dynasty are living well and that this is a paradise on earth, so that they can think about it day and night and hope that our king will go north. If this is done well, Yan Yun actually does not need to fight.

You can come back soon."

"The so-called spy infiltration means sending a large number of spies to Yanyun. On the one hand, it is to convey military information to us, but more importantly, it is to let them provoke ethnic conflicts in the Yanyun area. In fact, this is too simple. Yelu Abaoji and

Yelu Deguang killed hundreds of thousands of my Han people, as long as he kept repeating this

Just keep mentioning this matter so as not to let this hatred fade away. Make trouble from time to time and rebel every now and then. Even if it is pacified, the rift between the Khitans and the Han people will become wider and wider.

Within the Liao Kingdom, there were quite a few conservatives who were unwilling to accept the Han people."

"Money redemption is even simpler, just bribe and buy off the local grassroots officials. Now, the national policy of the Liao State is that Liao people rule Liao and Han people rule Han. A large number of middle-level officials in Yanyun area are all Han people. As long as we export culture

Okay, give them a lot of money and trick them into secretly sending their thieves to our Song Dynasty. Then do you think they are officials of the Liao Kingdom or our Song Dynasty?"

"You can even come up with another policy and spend money to buy Liaotou. As long as we buy the heads of Liao people all the year round, Yanyun will never be able to calm down, and the Han people in Yanyun will never be able to fight with

The Liao people are complicit."

"The so-called economic dependence actually means condoning smuggling, supporting compradors, and conducting large-scale trade with the Han people in Yanyun. Even if it is dumping, it doesn't matter whether they make money or not. The important thing is to let those powerful people in Yanyun gain from trade with us.

The advantage is that even the entire Yanyun economy will become dependent on us. As long as there is a big war, if our jam is interrupted, they themselves will collapse."

"With these four strategies, the Han people in Yanyun will definitely have their hearts turned towards the Song Dynasty. If they start a fight, they will naturally get twice the result with half the effort. As I said in my article, if I follow my strategy, within ten years, the Liao Kingdom will become increasingly exhausted.
Chapter completed!