Chapter 190 The matter of beating the wolf

Wa Zhuang followed Wang Zong and ran back and forth in front of him for a day or two. Wang Zongming knew that the young man had just turned 18 years old. Although he was a little old, his eyes were also smart. After getting along with him for a day or two, Wang Zong had a good impression of the young man, but I don't know why Wang always felt that the child was a child. Something is wrong. It seems that there is always something on my mind, and my eyebrows often tighten.

After all, Wa Zhuang is not the bodyguard of the king. It is inconvenient for the king to ask too many questions, and now the king does not have time. Early in the morning, Ye Lvliang, a member of the palace, came to pick up the king to see Yelu Hongji. Yelu Hongji was not in the bowl. After returning from Prince Mountain, Yelu Hongji went to the imperial city of Zhongjing Dadingfu. ,

Along the way, Yelu Liang became the guide of the king. He pointed to the Daliao Tower and said to the king, "When the king comes back, let's go to visit Elder Qi Song together."

Entering the south gate of Dadingfu from Zhuxiamen, the outer gate of the outer city of Zhongjing, Liaoning. You can see a Fucheng in Bianjing, which is similar to that of the Northern Song Dynasty. A wide avenue leads directly to Yangdemen, the south gate of the inner city. This avenue is 20 or 30 feet wide. The temples on both sides of the avenue are one after another, handicraft workshop and merchants. The market is located in it, and there is a bustling scene in the city.

Crossing Yangdemen continues to the north, which is the imperial city of Liaoning, the core of Zhongjing. Liaozhongjing is an important town in the history of Liaoning. It is an important accompanying capital second only to Shangjing. Although Liaozhongjing Dadingfu is not the capital of Liao, because it was built in the middle of Liaoning and has a strong national strength, it has caught up with more than a hundred years of Liao and Song alliance and In good times, the capital was built better and bigger than the capital,

Although it is not the first time for Wang to enter Dadingfu City, this time I feel different. Time flies. When I first came to Liao, I don't know when I can leave, but now I will soon send troops to Goryeo. My mood at this time is naturally different from when I first arrived in Liao.

Yelüliang brought the king's side into the inner city of the palace. Yelu Hongji, the emperor of Liao, had already set up a banquet in the imperial garden. The king saw that the people who came to the banquet were not only the Goryeo emissary Li Enze, but also Yelü Asi, who was ordered to go on an expedition this time, and Lin Yaxinzan in the South Courtyard. In addition, there were naturally King Xiao Ying, the prime minister of Yelu Ren, who had made great contributions to the rebellion.

Yelu Hongji, the emperor of Liao, and Empress Xiao Guanyin, sat on the felt of the main seat. Yelu Hongji's drooping hand was empty. Yelu Hongji saw the king walk into the hall and greeted with a smile, "King Immortal, I'm waiting for you. Get to your seat quickly." Saying that, pointing to the empty position,

This is not an ordinary treat like a guest. Even the prime minister and king of the Liao Kingdom are ranked behind the king. The king hurriedly thanked the Liao Emperor and sat there as ordered.

After a burst of drums, songs and dances, the wine and dishes in front of everyone have been set. Yelu Hongji said to Li Enze, "Ambassador Li was ordered to ask for help this time. Now he has successfully invited Wang Xianren for help, and there are also 30,000 Bohai troops from our Liaoning country. It is worry-free to expel the Japanese slave country."

Li Enze held up his smiling face and thanked him. Yelu Hongji looked at his reluctant expression and asked with a little dissatisfaction, "Why, is Ambassador Li not satisfied with the harvest of this trip? Why don't you thank the king fairy?"

Li Enze hurriedly explained, "Satisfied, satisfied. It's only because I, the strength of Goryeo, is weak, that makes the Japanese country so bully. Why do I need 30,000 troops to deal with Japanese slaves? I'm afraid that because of the years of war in Goryeo, if so many troops arrive in Goryeo, I'm afraid of treating the Liao army badly, so..." When he said this, he looked at the king. ,

Before Li Enze went to the State of Song this time, he finally met his sister Li Enxi and knew something about Wang from Li Enxi. Originally, he wanted to find an opportunity to meet Wang and communicate well. In addition to thanking Wang for taking care of his sister, he always felt that although these 30,000 soldiers were Help Goryeo solve the harassment of the current Japanese slave state, but in case the Liao Kingdom does not withdraw its troops and stationed there, it will be a greater threat to Goryeo. Does Goryeo go out of the tiger's den and enter the wolf's nest?

Wang looked at Li Enze and looked at himself. He knew in his heart that this was Li Enze's help. From the perspective of the king, he really hoped that Yelu Hongji would not be benevolent. If he had passed Goryeo in the Song Dynasty, he would have to avoid crossing the Yalu River in the future. Even if he thought for Goryeo, he would avoid them. A hundred years later, there will be a north and south,

Wang side looked at Li Enze's embarrassment and smiled secretly in his heart. Yelu Hongji nodded instead. He turned his face to Wang and said, "Alas, I borrowed the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty for the rescue of the king's immortals. Otherwise, I would send troops to get food again. It's not cost-effective to help Goryeo fight Japanese slaves from afar, and it's true. In the territory of Goryeo, if they don't supply food and fodder well, won't our troops be wasted there?

This matter turned out to be a matter of fear, and it can't be blamed for Yelu Hongji's thinking too much. Wang Bian thought that he had read a book called "Memoirs of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea". It was mentioned that when our army first arrived at the Korean battlefield, many soldiers froze to death due to lack of logistics. When was it? It's still in ancient times. The marching of food and fodder is an extremely important question,

The king has calculated: Generally, when the army travels, obtaining military grain from the enemy is the most urgent task. It is not only expensive to transport grain, but also difficult to carry grain for a long way. For example, each person carries six buckets of rice, soldiers carry their own dry food for five days, each of whom provides one soldier, one line can reach 18 days; six buckets of rice, each person eats two liters a day, and two people eat. , just 18 days to finish eating;

If calculated by round trip, you can only eat nine days of food. Two people provide food for a soldier, and one line can be up to 26 days; (One stone and two buckets of rice, three people eat six liters a day. For eight days, one of the grain carried by the husband has been eaten up, and he will be given six days of food back. In the next 18 days, two people will eat four liters or dry food every day. ),

If it is a round trip, there can only be 13 days, (the first eight days of eating six liters a day, the next five days plus the return journey, four liters of dry food every day) three people for a soldier, one line can be provided for 31 days, one stone and eight buckets of rice, the first six and a half days, four people eat eight liters a day, send back a husband, and give him four days of rations; seventeen Three people eat six liters a day, and send another Minfu to give him nine days of food; the next 18 days, the two people eat four liters of dry food every day, and calculate the mileage of 16 days if they go back and forth, (the first six and a half days, eat eight liters a day, the middle seven days eat six liters a day, and the next eleven days plus four liters of dry food a day), three people It is the maximum limit for a soldier to eat,

If there are 30,000 soldiers, one-third of the soldiers will be guarded, and there will be only 20,000 soldiers who can fight, and the people who transport food will use 100,000 people. In addition, it will be difficult to increase the number of people. (If the transporter is released, there will be soldiers to support. Due to death and disease on the way, the number will continue to decrease, and the food saved will be prepared for protection. The system of eating and transporting food for soldiers is calculated on an average of six buckets per person. This is a total method. Among them, the captain does not carry things, the burden of those who collect firewood and draw water is halved, and the extra weight is evenly distributed to the people. What's more, they can't carry rice for death and diseases. The weight they should bear is shared equally, so the weight that everyone bears is Often more than the weight of six buckets,

Therefore, excess meals are not allowed in the army. If an extra person eats, two or three people will have to supply him, and it may not be enough. If the food is transported with livestock, the camel can bear three stones, the horse, the mule can bear one stone and five buckets, and the donkey has one stone. Compared with carrying food by people, although it is more negative and less, If the grass is not fed on time, most of the livestock will die. If one animal dies, the food it carries will have to be thrown away. Compared with using people to carry it on their backs, there are both advantages and disadvantages, and the benefits are half.

At present, the question came out. Yelu Hongji promised to lend 30,000 troops to the king. There is no reason to say that regardless of the food and fodder of his army, before sending troops to Goryeo arrived in Pyongyang, it was necessary for Liao to produce food and fodder, which was also a small expense. Moreover, after these 30,000 soldiers arrived in Goryeo, Goryeo had to prepare at least tens of thousands of people to transport food to help. Go to this huge team,

Now the king can't watch it. The army of the Liao Kingdom lacks food and fodder before it fought in the Korean war. Li Enze, the envoy of the Liao Dynasty, and Yelu Hongji, the emperor of Liao, threw the difficult questions to the king together. The people in the big tent also looked at the king's side. What other tricks does this fairy have?

Li Enze thought that the State of Liao was helping Goryeo, but how did he explain to the Emperor of Goryeo that he needed so much food and fodder, and he could eat the State of Liao of Goryeo at any time. Yelu Hongji thought that he asked me to borrow troops to keep my promise. I couldn't help Goryeo fight a war. I returned the food and armaments. In the end, the benefits were all about the Song Dynasty. A reputation for helping Goryeo,

Can't you see the king's thoughts? Wang smiled and said, "Since Goryeo doesn't believe in the strength of the soldiers of Liao, Liao was not willing to send troops to help Goryeo. As a Song Dynasty, I, should try my best. Anyway, I borrowed the soldiers. As the saying goes, the soldiers and horses can't move food and fodder first, and I have to go back if I can't solve the specific matter. The State of Song has returned his life.

After saying that, Wang didn't look at anyone at it. He took a sip of wine leisurely. It seemed that his mission had been completed. Wang was not nervous at all. If both sides withdrew the ladder at this time, it would be regarded as half empty for himself, but he was not afraid. The worst result was a three-way attack to take the Japanese slaves. Country, just take it out of your anger,

Fortunately, Yelu Hongji and Li Enze are afraid that others will say that borrowing troops is fake, and the other is really afraid that they can't borrow soldiers. Li Enze hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Wang Shilang, don't get me wrong. Now Goryeo's real national strength is not good. You said that you don't have money, and you don't want food, so you came up with a way to ask for help everywhere. Fortunately, in Liaoning. Both the Song Dynasty and the State of the Song Dynasty govern the country with benevolence and righteousness. They will not take advantage of the danger of others, but also send carbon to the Goryeo Snow. First of all, thank the two upper countries for the Goryeo Emperor. He is complaining about grievances first, and then Gao Yelu Hongji,

Yelü Hongji can't hear it. He said sincerely, "Since I promised the king's immortals, I will definitely do it. I will ask the king's immortals to do it again to solve the difficult problem now."