Beta City.
The prefect's Yamen, the back Yamen.
Wu Nian was wearing single clothes and performed a simple set of boxing techniques. But he was already sweating profusely. He picked up the white cloth from the plate held by the Ouchi guard next to him and wiped the sweat from his face.
Then, he and Wu Min came to the pavilion and sat down.
"Time is really unforgiving. Boxing on such a hot day is a bit unbearable." Wu Nian picked up the water glass on the stone table, drank a glass of water, and said to Wu Min.
"Father, please take care of the dragon body." Wu Min said seriously. Wu Nian was often in the army, fighting in the north and south. Physically, it really worried him.
"You should take care of yourself." Wu Nian smiled and nodded.
After the father and son chatted for a while. Wu Nian returned to the present topic, raised his head and asked Wu Min: "Son, do you have any thoughts about the current situation?"
"Reply to my father. No." Wu Min sighed and said depressedly.
The turtle formation is inherently difficult to break.
What's more, Meng Yuan was so strong and had the ability to fight the Han army head-on, but he put up a defensive posture. It’s really hard to put into words.
"Really?" Wu Nian also sighed. Although he ordered everyone to brainstorm, whoever has a way to break the formation will be heavily rewarded.
So far, he has received a lot of advice. But none of them are really useful.
It's such a tight headache.
But we must storm the city and slowly bulldoze it. If you have to choose between being quick with your troops and directly attacking the capital of Mongolia and Yuan Dynasty.
Wu Nian chose to slowly bulldoze it.
The army went deep alone and lacked food and grass.
That is very dangerous.
at this time. An Ouchi guard walked over quickly holding a black box. After entering the pavilion, he bent down and saluted, and reported: "Your Majesty, this is the information sent by the imperial court this month."
"Yeah." Wu Nian hummed and asked him to put the box on the table.
Wu Min stood up in a measured manner and walked out of the pavilion.
Wu Nian glanced at him and shook his head slightly. This son has a really strong sense of proportion. The distinction between monarch and minister is very clear.
Wu Nian reached out and opened the box, took out the folds inside, and read them one by one. Although he left all national affairs to cabinet ministers.
There is also the prince as the supervisor of the country.
But every January, the court would send such a box. There are some official documents inside.
Liu Zhixing would also write a general outline of the major events that would be handled in the court within a month and give it to Wu Nian.
Although Wu Nian was leading troops outside, he knew everything about the affairs of the court.
Wu Nian looked at it and saw the excerpt from Ma Youguang, Minister of the Ministry of Industry.
"Well, not bad." Wu Nian's eyes lit up and he nodded repeatedly.
Although Wu Min has a strong sense of proportion, she is still young. Seeing the joy on Wu Nian's eyebrows, he couldn't help but ask: "Father, has something good happened?"
"Yeah. Ma Youguang, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, said in the excerpt. Because of some discoveries, the output of the Ministry of Industry's cement has risen to a big level."
Wu Nian smiled and handed the folder to Wu Min for viewing.
There is a difference between peeking and being allowed to look.
Upon seeing this, Wu Min unceremoniously reached out and took the folded book to watch. As Wu Nian's son, he is quite knowledgeable about technological matters.
Also know what cement is.
"Congratulations, father." Wu Min also beamed with joy and congratulated with a smile.
"Yeah." Wu Nian hummed, very pleased.
etc.
suddenly. Wu Nian's eyes narrowed and he frowned. I seemed to have thought of something just now, but it flashed by and I didn't catch it.
But since it has happened before, there are traces to follow.
Wu Nian sat back, lowered his head and fell into deep thought.
Seeing this, Wu Min was thoughtful, then left the pavilion quietly, and whispered to an imperial guard: "Guard the entrance and exit gates, no one is allowed in, no one is allowed to go out."
"yes."
The Ouchi guard glanced at Wu Nian first, then responded, turned around and went down.
As Wu Nian pondered, a full quarter of an hour passed. He caught the thought that had just passed by and laughed.
"Father, do you have a strategy to deal with the Meng Yuan people?" Wu Min looked happy and returned to the pavilion to sit down, looking expectant.
"Yeah." Wu Nian couldn't hide his smile, but he didn't tell his strategy immediately. Instead, he raised his head and said to the imperial guard outside the pavilion, "Go get the map."
The Ouchi guards were overjoyed when they heard the conversation between father and son.
The king's strategy must be a good strategy.
My great Han Dynasty is not far away from destroying Meng Yuan.
"Yes." An Ouchi guard responded, then turned around and left in a hurry. After a while, he came back holding a rectangular box, bent down and handed it to Wu Min.
Wu Min reached out and took it, placed it on the table, opened the box, took out the map and spread it out. The entire territory of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, including the outer northeast and northeastern regions.
The northernmost reaches the Transkhinggan Mountains, and the easternmost reaches Sakhalin Island.
The terrain includes mountains and plains, and water resources are very developed.
Between the mountains, there are three large plains. One of the plains is the Songnen Plain. Most of the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties were located in the northern part of the Songnen Plain, in the mountainous area.
At present, the Han army has captured three cities. In theory, it can take a less straight line to reach Meng Yuan.
But there were more than a dozen cities blocking the road and they were heavily guarded.
Bulldozing these cities requires paying a huge price.
If they directly attack the capital of Mongolia and Yuan Dynasty, they will not be able to keep up with the food and grass.
How to do it?
Very simple.
Technology increases productivity.
"Son. I plan to build a very wide and smooth cement road leading directly to Meng and Yuan." Wu Nian drew a straight line between the capital of Meng and Yuan and the three cities, and said to Wu Min with a smile.
"Uh!!!" Wu Min was stunned. The current roads are all dirt roads. To transport grain and grass, rely on manpower or livestock to pull the cart forward, not to mention the speed is very slow. On rainy days, the road is full of potholes and the speed is reduced by half and then half again.
The team transporting grain struggled on the dirt road. After being spied on by Meng Yuan spies, as soon as the cavalry came up, they robbed and burned the food.
If the Han army sends troops to escort them, too many troops will not be enough.
Nothing less will do. All in all, the road directly to the Mongolian and Yuan capital was full of challenges in terms of food and grass.
If cement roads are built, it will certainly speed up the transportation of grain. But it cannot solve the problem of being attacked.
So if the cement road is built, doesn’t that mean it’s not built?
"Do you think your father is confused?" Wu Nian asked with a smile.
"I don't dare." Wu Min quickly bent down and lowered his head.
"While we are building roads, we use cement and steel bars to build small towns beside the road. Every ten miles, there is a small town."
"Transferred from Liaodong, the four Youyan soldiers guard ten thousand households. Each small city is assigned a soldier of one thousand households to guard. These small towns are responsible for both defense and warning."
"For example. A small city is responsible for detecting movements within thirty miles. After discovering enemy cavalry attacking the grain transport team, it will light a beacon and notify the grain transport team."
"After receiving the news, the food transport team can speed up and enter the small town to take refuge in advance."
"Feng Chong's cavalry can still roam on the road. The Mongolian and Yuan cavalry can be eaten in small groups and driven away in large groups."
"what do you think?"
Wu Nian smiled and told his son all his thoughts.
