The sales strategy of selling insurance can only fool two fools. Even if they exchange ten for one on the battlefield, Pigtail would have been so scared that he ran back to the woods.
Some people would say that even if there are 100,000 pigs, the enemy will have to capture them for a while...
The person who says this is himself a pig, because humans have a fatal flaw that pigs do not have.
People will surrender, but pigs will not!
Braids entered the pass to plunder this time. When attacking Jining, Zu Dachun, the leader of the group, was shot dead by the defenders.
There is no need to elaborate on the relationship between Zu Dachun and Zu Dashou. How he added braids certainly does not need to be explained.
Considering the current situation between the enemy and ourselves, the only way to prevent the various Ming armies from surrendering, fleeing, or being completely annihilated is to avoid field battles as much as possible, defend the city, and naturally withdraw outside the pass when the braids have robbed enough.
This strategy seems very useless, but it may be able to preserve the effective strength of the Ming army and prevent the main force from being dealt a devastating blow by the pigtails. New soldiers can be recruited at any time, but it will take at least two or three years of training to be able to fight.
Fighting a field war with a braid is not something you can win by shouting a few slogans, throwing hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, and getting everyone angry.
If they really have the aura of victory, let alone pigtails, even Megatron and the Purple Potato Demon are no match for the Ming Dynasty's army.
A certain prince also didn't want the people of the Ming Dynasty to dig holes everywhere and be used as rats, but the situation was overwhelming. The Ming army was currently unable to fight on the ground. This was obvious, and both the court officials and the common people knew it clearly.
He was still insisting on resisting the prisoners, vowing to sacrifice his life for righteousness and never live a contented life, but in his heart he had already given in. If he did not open the door to welcome the arrival of the "Master of the Qing Dynasty", he would be considered to have some backbone.
If the Ming army shrinks its forces and deploys heavy troops at many strategic nodes, it will inevitably abandon many areas, especially Shuntian Prefecture or plain areas, where there are no natural barriers at all.
For the current plan, the simplest and most effective way is to call on the village ministers to dig deep holes in the ground, so that even if the pigtails stand on top of them, they will not be able to do anything to the people.
However, Feng Yuanbiao did not agree with the prince's tactics and retorted: "We are a great Ming Dynasty, with a vast territory and millions of armors. Once upon a time, the people were reduced to living like rats and living in an ignoble way. How could they have the dignity to appear in front of others?" Ancestors? This method has never been seen in ancient times. Once it is implemented, it will definitely make people laugh. It is unworthy of the great ancestor Gao Emperor, and it goes against the hundreds of millions of people of our Ming Dynasty. It is absolutely impossible!"
The imperial court ordered people everywhere to dig holes like mice. Not to mention how the people responded, even officials everywhere would resist.
It seemed that this old guy was really stubborn. Yaoji put away his smile and asked, "I wonder if Feng Aiqing has any good strategies to protect the country and the people?"
You say that my burrowing tactics are very crude. If you have a high opinion, I can still listen to you. Don’t tell me that you don’t know anything, and you will just keep spouting.
Since the prince asked, Feng Yuanbiao blurted out: "I think that as Taicang is now rich, the imperial court must reorganize its military equipment, rebuild the capital camp, and repair the border gates to ward off stubborn enemies. If things go on like this, the garrison will be safe, the capital city will be stable, and the slave chief will be captured." . I am determined not to use heresy, which is very harmful and harmful to the peace of the world. It is actually a technique that harms the country and the people. I hope Your Highness will learn from it!"
Yaoji also understood that this guy just had an elm-wood head and was a shabby creature. He was not much different from Liu Zongzhou and Huang Zongxi before him.
Then follow his strategy and see if he can still answer: "According to Feng Aiqing's policy, how many people will the court need this year? How much silver will it need? 'In the long run' does it mean how many years? During this period If the Donglu invade the pass again and plunder, how will the villagers protect themselves?"
Old Feng's two deputies, Wang Jiayan and Jin Zhijun, were both in court for the first time, but they already understood that although the prince was young, he was definitely not someone who could fool around with things. The rumors of his colleagues that the prince was extremely shrewd were not true. Virtual.
Faced with a series of questions from the prince, Feng Yuanbiao calmly stated his long-term plan: "I believe that it is necessary to rebuild 100,000 troops in the capital camp, and train another 100,000 troops in various places. In addition, the troops of Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting And all the tribes in western Liaoning, the total is no less than 450,000, which is enough to deal with the threat of the Eastern invaders. The training of 200,000, each costing 40 taels, a total of 8 million taels, will definitely allow our Ming Dynasty King's Division to regroup for five years. , to repel the stubborn enemy. The people in the countryside are in poverty, and the Eastern captives have already been doomed. They will turn the crisis into safety, and this is the best policy."
Yaoji scratched his head after hearing this, and was speechless for a long time. The Minister of the Ministry of War is just at this level, so why set up the Ministry of War?
You are getting more and more confused as you get older. This is just a clever trick to fool the blame-shifter. Then he said coldly: "Feng Aiqing, does he know that each soldier now needs fifty taels of silver a year, and this is not counted as a reward. 2 One hundred thousand horses also need to purchase food, fodder, weapons, ammunition, armor and many other materials, with an annual expenditure of no less than twelve million taels. Such a vision is truly worthy of the title of Minister of the Ministry of War. I dare say that all the money in Taicang is prepared for the Ministry of War. Yes, the other six tribes are all begging for a living! It is really shameless to say that the people will turn around the crisis. Should the people be asked to pray that the Donglu will not kill, plunder, or torture them? It claims to be the best policy, but in fact it is nonsense. .Come here, Feng Yuanbiao will be relieved of his post as Minister of War and return to his hometown! His post will be held by Wang Jiayan, and Chen Xinjia will be appointed as the Left Minister of War."
On the surface, he is loyal, but in fact he is stubborn. If it were the dumper, he would really believe it, because that is how that fat guy Yang Sichang tricked the dumper into expanding the army and preparing for war.
The result was that the salary was collected for longer and longer, and the people's lives became harder and harder. In the end, more and more rogue bandits were suppressed, and finally they swelled to the point that they swallowed up all the officers and soldiers who went to encircle and suppress them, and directly destroyed the old lair of the scapegoat.
Of course, we need to organize and train a new army, but this is definitely not the method. If you crank out 200,000 troops at once, the quality is uneven, and you can't immediately go into battle. This kind of troops with no combat experience will be eaten up by pigtails when they arrive on the battlefield.
Besides, one must act within one's ability. Even if the Ministry of Household Affairs has recently received a lot of income, it can still meet many of the current expenses. It cannot be just for the Ministry of War to draw large sums of money, otherwise it will definitely repeat the mistakes of Liao's salary.
The goal of the military expansion in the first half of this year is to replenish the strength of Huang Degong's Yongwei Battalion and restore its combat effectiveness, and then let Zhou Yuji form the East Palace Guards. If Sun Yingyuan can recover, he can then establish the North Factory.
In addition, there are the 30,000 Yulin New Army and Qin Liangyu's expansion of the Baigan Army. If other troops want to expand their troops, they must refer to their respective achievements.
Even though there were only a few supplementary and newly formed troops, the total budget was no less than five million taels. Before getting the wallet of Shanxi merchants, a certain prince did not dare to expand the army in a big way to prepare for war.
If Shanxi merchants can contribute five million taels, and use 60% of it as military expenses, and split half of it to raise new troops, that's only 30,000 people. This has to be infantry. Raising cavalry is not the case. The price is up.
"If Your Highness does not listen to your advice, our country, the Ming Dynasty, will be in danger!"
Feng Yuanbiao would not admit defeat at all, and resigned arrogantly. In his opinion, good advice was harmful to the ears, but the prince simply insisted on going his own way, and sooner or later he would suffer the consequences...
"Your loyal words are worth 12 million taels of silver. I really can't bear to listen! According to your logic, if the army is expanded by 400,000 and costs 24 million taels of silver, wouldn't it be more loyal? How dare you let the people If you are left to fend for yourself, you are really a scholar in vain! Cut off your status! Never reuse it!"
It was easy for you to become an official just now, but you still don't know what's going on. Now you can't even receive your pension. Are you comfortable?
The king was deprived of his status before the Jin Dynasty, and now he has been reinstated. He will be very happy if you just fill in the carrots and pits.
Publish this conversation in tomorrow's "Jingshi Daily" and you will soon know the meaning of "notorious".
After the old man rolled out of the hall, Yao Ji restarted the topic: "In view of the current situation, I intend to change the entire passive defense to key active defense. The general meaning is to gather troops at many strategic nodes in the Jifu area. With infantry With the artillery as the defender and the cavalry as the mobile force, we will not engage in field battles with the Donglu. Our army mainly defends the city. If the enemy comes to attack, we can just hold on. The cavalry will wait for opportunities to sneak attack on their baggage and food. In the countryside, dig holes first and wait for the enemy to come. If the enemy invades, the people will go down to the underground caves to defend themselves, so that the Donglu will have nothing to do."
Without 200,000 to 300,000 troops, it would be impossible to defend the Great Wall defense line. It was not worth investing too much capital in this defense line. Once the Qing army made dumplings, it would be too late to cry.
With Jingcheng, Tianjin, and Baoding as the three strategic hubs, a defensive triangle was formed, radiating to the surrounding areas. Troops were stationed in the county and garrison, and deep holes were dug in the nearby villages to resist the invasion of braids.
This trick doesn't require killing a lot of people, nor does it cost a lot of money, and it's relatively easy to do, and there's no way to remove the braids one by one. It's the simplest and most cost-effective tactical strategy at the moment.
When Yaoji saw Yan Yingyuan who was confused, he understood what it was like to drive a duck to the shelf, so he took the initiative and said: "Yan Aiqing is a new comer. Like all the other Aiqings, he must not know the ingenuity of this underground burrow tactic, so I will explain it. Burrow." As the name suggests, it is to dig a hole underground, which seems to be a tentative camp, but can protect the lives of the people. The entrance of the hole must be cleverly designed and can be set up in many places such as the stove, under the bed, in the stable, etc. The entrance of the hole can be equipped with false holes and real holes. Confuse the enemy. After entering the cave, there are deep tunnels with traps, flaps, and puncture holes inside to deal with invading enemies. They are also fireproof, smokeproof, and waterproof. And the people hiding in them can play a role. The effect of concealment, survival and even counterattack. Each village can not only dig one layer of burrows, but as long as the soil is solid, it can also dig double or even three tiers of burrows. Internally, every household must be connected, and externally, every village must be connected, so as to achieve three burrows. Donglu was at a loss. The common people could attack and defend at the same time. When the time was right, they could catch the enemy off guard and kill him! The cave seemed humble, but in fact it was an underground fortress, which made Donglu unable to attack. As long as he dared to Go into the hole, if one comes in, one will die, if two come in, they will die!"
Whether you are a braided warrior or a flag lord, if you think you are powerful enough, then come down and give it a try, I guarantee you will be happy.
It was so dark inside that you couldn't see very far even with a torch, and the inside of the cave was extremely narrow, with no room to dodge.
Just a spear or a bow and arrow can play the role of one man being able to defeat thousands of enemies.
Sometimes you don't even need a bow and arrow, you just need to make a replica trap with a bunch of sharp picks stuck underneath, and you can catch the prey.
What's more important is that you can neither ride a horse nor have multiple people riding in the braid. You can only give away people's heads one by one. This good fact couldn't be more wonderful.
"Your Highness is wise, this policy is really a blessing to the people of our Ming Dynasty!"
Xue Guoguan initially thought that the burrow was just a hole dug underground. Unexpectedly, after seeing the picture and hearing the prince's explanation, it was completely different from his previous assumptions. It was really a tactic to defeat the enemy, and it was indeed a bit like Liu Junshi's. features.
"I agree with the chief minister's words. With this cave in the countryside, the people will not be afraid of the threat of the Eastern pirates!"
Feng Quan, the Minister of Rites, was Xue Guoguan's number one fan. He immediately followed up after the chief minister's statement. Although he had the same surname as Feng Yuanbiao, his brain was much more flexible than the old man's.
"I also agree that the method described by His Highness is very exquisite. It may seem simple, but in fact it has rich connotations. Although the Donglu cavalry is powerful, it cannot penetrate the cave. If you underestimate the enemy and enter the cave, you will definitely be severely damaged."
Jin Zhijun, the right minister of the Ministry of War, also came one after another. Compared with his former boss's strategy, which cost tens of millions of taels of silver, the prince's move cost very little, but the effect was immediate, so he had to nod his head in praise.
These three people were completely flattering, but no one could find much fault with them, because what the prince said was clear and true, and it was indeed true.
No matter how powerful the enemy is, as long as he enters the cave, he will be shot by hidden guns and arrows. There is no place to hide, let alone escape. If he turns around, he will be his accomplice, and there is no room for maneuver at all. .
Only a small number of village ministers are needed to protect the entrance of the cave, and dozens or even hundreds of Donglu soldiers can be helpless and easily enter the cave without understanding the situation below. The result is catastrophe.
Wang Jiayan, who had just been promoted to Minister of War, looked at the schematic diagram for a long time and asked seriously: "Your Highness, this diagram is very confidential. If it is captured by the Donglu, wouldn't the effectiveness of the underground tactics be lost?"
What he means is that after Donglu soldiers understand the map, they can go down to the cave to capture people, so that the cave fighting will have no effect on the enemy.
Yao Ji still didn't believe that Braid would be so stupid, so he pursed his lips and smiled and said: "This picture is only for demonstration. Waiting for the government decree, each village will dig out unique burrows according to local conditions, so all burrows will not be completely perfect." Same. If Donglu really follows the diagram and comes to carve a boat and ask for a sword, then we will have a good show to watch!"
This is a gambling game that tests IQ. Whichever side is more stupid will lose their life.
It is estimated that after the pigtails have suffered a few losses, they will not go down the hole easily, and will stay on the ground and wait for the rabbit.
As long as the villagers still have food, there is no need to rush out. It is not too late to conduct a reconnaissance first and then let everyone get to the ground.
Wang Jiayan was relieved when he heard this. If the caves in each village were different, then Donglu wouldn't be able to use any map he got.
Every time you go down into the cave, it will be a new experience, and you will have to reluctantly leave a few bodies behind before you can exit.
Then everyone just wears it out to see who is more patient.
There is nothing else like Yaoji, but there is plenty of time!
