In fact, Gao Pragmatic did not tell Liu Xin all his analysis, especially some of his own ideas.
For example, one of his key ideas in thinking about the Japanese issue was to try not to let the Maritime Trade Alliance directly intervene in Japan while Toyotomi Hideyoshi was still alive.
As the first "man of the world" to unify Japan after the Great Rebellion - regardless of whether his unification was only in name - as long as he lives, Japan will have a "communist". In this case, if Japan faces such a big change as another day, everyone will most likely spontaneously unite under his flag to fight.
Obviously, Gao Pragmatic must try to avoid this situation, lest he, an "imperialist reactionary", suddenly "fall into the vast ocean of people's war."
The "vast ocean of people's war" is not limited to China. Japan at this time has a population of more than 12 million. If they can unite as one, it will also be a vast ocean for Gao Pragmatism. Therefore, the priority of political means must still be higher than military means.
According to Gao's pragmatic vision, political means must be used first to make it impossible for Japan to unite, and then to win over a group of people, attack a group of people, and stabilize a group of people, in order to establish an absolute superior force, and then start to implement the rule strategy.
Now Toyotomi Hideyoshi, as the leader of the Communist Party of Japan, has established Toyotomi Gongyi. Unless he completely goes against the grain in the country and offends all the factions, the basics of this system will be stable, even if the high pragmatism provokes Tokugawa Ieyasu. The rebellion will most likely not succeed - if Tokugawa Ieyasu really had that strength, he would not have expressed allegiance to Toyotomi Hideyoshi before.
It is true that if the Maritime Trade Alliance fully supports Tokugawa Ieyasu, enlists the help of Shimazu Isaku, and uses the joint efforts of the three parties to fight Toyotomi Hideyoshi, then of course it can win in the end, but the question remains: Is this a good deal? ?
Conquest is no child's play. Conquest is an act to expand the right to rule, and rule must consider the cost of rule and the benefits of rule. The price paid in the process of conquest is also the cost of rule, which is a kind of "advanced investment." If the initial investment is so huge that the cost cannot be recovered later, or it takes a very long time to recover the cost, then such a conquest is obviously not worth carrying out.
Why did the expansion of ancient Chinese ancestors reach the "Thirteen States within the Pass" and then they had little motivation to continue conquering foreign countries? It is simply for this reason: in terms of the objective conditions at the time, continuing to conquer would become a "loss-making business."
Gao Pragmatic wanted to conquer Japan under the guise that Japan "had mines", but deep down he knew it was more than that. Whether it is about feelings, that is, anger at the ungrateful aggression against China after the rise of Japan in the original history, or from geopolitical considerations, that is, as long as Japan can rise, it will definitely play the role of "offshore balancer" like Britain in Europe. , affecting the stability and harmony of the East Asian continent. In short, high pragmatism will not allow Japan to become a force on its own.
This idea does not seem to be based on the cost of governance, but in fact it is still based on the cost of governance, but it has expanded the geographical scope of consideration, from "China" to at least the entire scope of East Asia.
However, these words cannot be said now, neither to the emperor nor to his colleagues, and it does not make much sense even to say to Liu Xin. It's not that Gao Pragmatic didn't know that Liu Xin herself wasn't very interested in these things. The reason why she helped him was largely because she didn't integrate as well as herself in this world. Apart from herself, she had no real confidants. .
Loneliness is very scary, and for women who are more dependent on social groups, this fear may be even worse.
After Gao Jingshi and Liu Xin discussed these strategic issues, they gradually refined them into specific operations, especially for the negotiations that Kaiji would preside over after returning to Japan. Liu Xin believed that Misaki Castle was not strong enough to ensure that Tokugawa Ieyasu could not It seemed that it was not enough to dare to fight. She suggested strengthening the strength of the Kanto side, especially the land strength.
Gao Pragmatic agreed with this view in principle. After all, the current land force in Misaki City is only the Marine Corps in Gao Yunping's hand, and the formal establishment is only about 1,800 people.
The 1,800-man fusiliers are also equipped with some relatively advanced land combat artillery. From Japan's perspective, such strength cannot be said to be weak, but the strength is still weak.
In terms of the theory that Gao Qingshi has always believed before, the power of firearms units comes from the "volume of bombs dropped per unit time." If the 1,800-man Fusiliary Marines were to fight against 5,000 or even 10,000 Japanese troops, they would still be able to fight given the technical advantages of fusiliers and effective range.
However, if the opponent's army is larger, the outcome of the war will be difficult to say. Considering that although the Japanese army's artillery is weak, its musketry skills are not bad, the outcome can only be said to be a win or a loss. I am afraid that more depends on the discipline of the opponent's army and the firmness of the opponent's general's offensive will.
Gao Jingshi and Liu Xin found the city defense maps and various data submitted by Misaki City and Yusheng City. After careful study, they believed that based on the current strength of the Marine Corps, defending Misaki City was not a big problem.
This actually depends on Gao Pragmatic's previous site selection for the Kanto Fleet. There is an island south of Misaki City. Because of the Kanto Fleet, the island can be said to be a safe zone. It is not only enough to store all kinds of supplies, but also to receive supplies at the most critical moment. Personnel from Misaki Castle.
In addition, Misaki Castle itself is located in the southwest of the Miura Peninsula. It is also surrounded by sea on two sides. It was originally easy to defend and difficult to attack. However, it was transformed by Kyoka into a bastion-style fortress, and its defensive strength was further improved. It should be said that they were foolproof in front of the Japanese army, which lacked heavy firepower.
But the problem is that Jinghua not only wants to ensure the safety of Misaki Castle, but more importantly, Yusheng Castle. As Kyoka's only subordinate force on the main island of Japan, whether the Narita family's Tamawa Castle can hold on is a political issue. If it can be maintained with the support of the Sea Trade Alliance, other daimyo who may seek refuge in the future will be reassured; otherwise, if it is lost, who will dare to seek refuge easily in the future?
The biggest task of being the boss is to ensure the safety of the younger brother. This principle is the same everywhere. If you, the boss, can't even protect your younger brother, why should people hang out with you? From this perspective, among the "hegemony needs to provide public goods" mentioned in later international politics, "security" must be one of the key public goods, and may even be the most basic public goods.
This truth is very easy to understand, just like NATO will have no problem without anyone, but the United States is indispensable, because the United States is the hegemony that provides basic public goods such as security in NATO.
"So how many troops do you think should be added?" Gao pragmatically asked.
"At least send one more bid." Liu Xin said simply: "Since you didn't give Kafihime the power to direct the defense of Yusou City, then the power of the Narita family itself is not worth mentioning in my opinion. Moreover, considering The Narita family's position may not be 100% firm, so we have to consider the possibility of internal changes.
In this case, we must not only have our own armed force in Yusheng City, but this force must also have the ability to quickly counter rebellion. There are not many troops left in one target, so we can't just send one battalion, right? No matter how elite and capable this battalion is, once the number of people is too small, the deterrent effect will not be enough. "
The new army organization determined by high pragmatism has eight levels from large to small: army, town, association, standard, battalion, company, platoon and shed. Obviously, compared with the military system of later generations, the town here corresponds to the division, the association corresponds to the brigade, and the standard corresponds to the regiment. The three levels of battalion, company, and platoon remain unchanged, and the shed corresponds to the standard squad.
Specifically, there are two infantry regiments in each town, with 4,038 officers and soldiers in each regiment; two standard regiments in each regiment, and 1,756 officers and soldiers in each regiment. (Mabiao has slightly fewer officers and soldiers, 1,010 One hundred and seventeen); each bid is divided into three battalions, each battalion has four companies, each company has three rows, and each row has three sheds...
In the end, each town had a quota of 12,512 officers and soldiers, consisting of infantry, horse, artillery, engineering, and baggage units. Depending on the differences between the north and south regions, there will sometimes be some adjustments, but generally the difference will not be too big.
There are less than 1,800 men per bid, and the average battalion is less than 600 men, which is obviously not enough. Therefore, if you want to send more troops, you must send at least one more bid.
However, Gao Pragmatic said: "In this case, it doesn't matter to the navy, but for the army, Misaki City and Yusheng City each have a standard, but there is no unified command. Once a battle breaks out in the two places at the same time, it is likely that there will be Leading to confusion in command authority.”
Liu Xin was a little surprised and asked: "You mean to simply upgrade the size of the Marine Corps in the Kanto region to an alliance?"
"That's right." Gao Jingshi nodded and said: "When Gao Yunping defeated Toyotomi Hidekatsu before, there was no official reward until now. He just gave a reward of silver. Now we can use this as an excuse to award another reward. Let his standard be upgraded to an association on the spot."
Liu Xin thought about it and thought that this would work. She nodded and said: "Their establishment has been changed once. Now they are the first independent association of the Jinghua Marine Corps in Japan. If they are upgraded now, will they be changed to the first independent association in Japan?"
"Yes." Gao Pragmatic answered cheerfully, but added: "However, this time we will not carry out an expansion with the old leading the new. Instead, we will directly transfer a recruit from the newly formed Marine Corps. Gao Yunping will be directly promoted to the associate commander, and he will be the former deputy. Biao Tong took over the post of Biao Tong, and the following positions will be filled in sequence.
As for the deputy commander-in-chief and chief of staff, please select two people from the Taiwan Colonization Force and submit them to me for approval, and then transfer them there as soon as possible with the troops. "
The reason why the last paragraph is "Following the troops" is that the Marines in Jinghua are currently trained in Taiwan, and most of them are stationed in Taiwan during normal times. A small number of them changed their defenses and were stationed in Luzon.
After talking about this, Liu Xin winked and asked: "Kafiji is going back to Japan tomorrow. Do you want to give her a gift?"
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