Chapter 83 Zhu Yunwen’s anxiety
Fu Youde said: "I accept your wishes, but you are not needed for this matter. You have been fighting in Huaiqing for several months. Even if you don't care, you still have to understand the soldiers below. Now I am afraid that you have no intention of fighting anymore. The land of Denglai is now irretrievable. In the past, I was just cleaning up the mess and making the situation more respectable. The person who can turn the tide in the future is none other than you. All you have to do now is to be careful in your words and deeds. Prepare your troops and wait for the opportunity."
"Do not disappoint me."
Fu Youde already had a very bad premonition in his heart.
He knew very well that the relationship between him and Zhu Yunwen had become very cold since his comeback.
After losing again and again, many people will attack him one after another. He no longer dares to think too much about the future.
It’s just a matter of taking one step at a time.
He was just trying to support the whole situation. What he said to Sheng Yong was sincere, but there was some encouragement in it. Can Sheng Yong lead the Southern Army to save the situation in the future? Fu Youde doesn't know.
But he felt that the generals who could save the situation would not be among the older generation of generals, but probably among the younger generals. Sheng Yong is the most likely.
Sheng Yong felt hot blood all over his body. Said: "The final general will definitely not let down the Duke."
As Fu Youde said, he quickly stabilized the situation in Shandong.
With Jinan, Qingzhou, and other key cities as the core, relying on Mount Tai and the remaining mountains of Mount Tai, the Northern Army blocked the northern part of Shandong. They cannot be allowed to invade Lunan. It's just that the situation has been very passive.
Without him, the Denglai offensive, which was a thorn in the side, illustrates the possibility of coastal water and land linkage. No matter how powerful Fu Youde is, he can't resist the fleet at sea. Fu Youde's troops will not climb the Pingping River.
However, Fu Youde immediately ordered the establishment of the Huaihe Navy Division in Huai'an. The home port is established in Haizhou. We must guard Haizhou and the outlet of the Huaihe River.
In fact, these so-called naval forces were essentially formed by ships transported from the Huaihe River to Liaodong. Most of them are ocean boats. Only in this way can it be successfully established quickly, but relying on cities, rivers, and guarding ports, there may be some possibilities. Don't even think about more things.
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The war situation has reached Nanjing.
Zhu Yunwen stayed up all night.
How can I sleep in this situation?
Almost half a year later, the Northern Army launched multiple attacks in four directions, with victories in every direction. For Nanjing, it was a comprehensive defeat in all directions. This kind of pressure made many people breathless.
Among them is Zhu Yunwen.
In fact, in Fu Youde's view, although the current situation is not good, it has not reached the point of collapse.
But the problem is, Fu Youde is Fu Youde, and Zhu Yunwen is Zhu Yunwen.
Fu Youde crawled out from the dead. He has also seen the lowest situations. But Zhu Yunwen is different. Zhu Yunwen always felt that pacifying the rebellion in Beijing was an easy task, just like how the Han Dynasty pacified the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms.
It is the prelude to his ascension to the throne. It passed quickly. At first it seemed that the war, which lasted a few months at most, had lasted two years. Now they are still losing ground.
He couldn't help but think of one thing from deep in his heart, that is, he would not lose.
When he thought of this, Zhu Yunwen was sweating profusely and couldn't sleep all night long.
The fear in Zhu Yunwen's heart strongly demanded that Zhu Yunwen must do something. It seemed that only after doing something could he feel at ease.
Driven by this emotion, Zhu Yunwen convened another cabinet meeting.
Zhu Yunwen determined the theme at the beginning and said: "Now that the front line has been defeated in a row, the world is talking about it. Can you guys have some good advice for me?"
"Your Majesty," Duke Han said, "I believe that the disadvantages in frontline operations are mainly due to the lack of firearms. The Northern Bandits have organized a total of 600,000 firearms troops, twelve armies. However, our entire firearms troops are only less than 100,000. The mass is not enough to deal with provocations from all sides. I think we should organize a firearms army. At least 600,000 soldiers."
Korean Gong Li Qi
There has been a major change in the speech.
Before that, the Korean public said nothing else. It is to find some positions for the generals behind the Korean army. Fortunately, he has made great achievements on the front line and has once again entered the second peak of his life.
But now the battlefield situation is becoming more and more obvious.
The Battle of Huaiqing has been incomprehensible to many people. If we maintain a front line dozens of miles wide. Tens of thousands of troops spread out across this width. How to dispatch the army, how to use cavalry and artillery, and even some details of the army itself, such as the staff system and map drawing, are all somewhat incomprehensible.
Many of the regulations were set down when the country was founded. But more of the regulations were re-drafted. There is inheritance and connection with the previous charter, but it is still completely different.
Generals who fight, especially those who win, are the most realistic.
If you can, you can, if you can't, you can't. After all, on the battlefield, no one will treat you favorably. I didn’t understand or understand it before. Only then did they feel that He Xi's hair was not fully grown yet, so why should he come up with new tactics? Now I don't dare to make such nonsense.
Facing the difficulties on the front line, I did not hesitate to say that I was doing my best.
Instead, let’s talk about the number of firearms.
Is it a fact that the number of firearms is insufficient? Of course it is a fact. The industrial gap between the two sides has always been Beijing's magic weapon to win. But this was not recognized by many generals before.
They feel they are armed to the teeth. The number of armors was something they had never dared to imagine before, almost one armor per person. What if there are more firearms on the other side?
Now, the South Korean public's statement actually means that the military community has reached a consensus. That is, the style of play in Beijing is good and powerful.
Everything must be done according to Beijing's style of play, which is the only right way.
From the Battle of Hejian, the Battle of Northern Henan, the Battle of Huaiqing, the Battle of Sanggan River, and a series of other battles, this was proved to everyone with blood. For these people, they don’t know whether it is good or bad. .
The benefit is also very simple. The resistance to military reform is getting smaller and smaller.
Many people are also weighing the pros and cons, but they dare not say anything when faced with the test of whether they can win the war. You can only surrender.
And without the threat of this war. If you want this group of people to give up their own interests for nothing, it would be better to believe that all of them are saints.
Zhu Yunwen said: "Master Qi, how many gaps are there in terms of ordnance?"
Qi De said: "Your Majesty, if we follow the formation of the Northern Bandits, our army will lack hundreds of thousands of artillery and muskets, and even more warships. The Shandong Navy surrenders to the bandits, and north of the Yangtze River, We don’t have enough naval force anymore.”
Zhu Yunwen was stunned and said: "You mean, the thieves may enter the Yangtze River and reach Nanjing City at any time."
Zide knelt on the ground, not daring to say anything.
But silence itself is a power.
Zhu Yunwen only felt a little dizzy.
He never imagined that the war would be so serious.
It’s just that in many things, people scare themselves.
Entering the Yangtze River from the sea and attacking Nanjing City is the most ideal situation. After all, there are hundreds of thousands of troops stationed in Nanjing at the moment, with the largest number of firearms, especially the artillery at the top of the city. When the front line lacks artillery, Nanjing's artillery has never been mobilized.
Nanjing's city defense is strong, Nanjing's artillery is numerous, and Nanjing's elite soldiers are always first-class, not to mention that the people near Nanjing return to the imperial court.
As long as Zhu Yunwen can stabilize his position and don't cause the people below to sacrifice the city, it will take a long time to conquer the city of Nanjing.
Moreover, with no rear and no support, tens of thousands of soldiers were desperate. Of course, if you win, it goes without saying. If you lose, at least one or two armies will be trapped here. Zheng Chenggong is a lesson learned from the past.
Such a military adventure would only be chosen when there is no other choice. For example, King Yan in the Battle of Jingnan really made no progress, because he knew that even if he retreated, he would only die, but the way of death would be different. It is no longer possible for Beijing
Support the continued fight.
But now the situation is completely different.
He Xi wished that the war lasted longer, because only in this way would there be enough pressure on all forces and the new deal would become the consensus of everyone.
Facts have proved that this war was the catalyst for the reform.
No one would take such risky measures, whether public or private. But Zhu Yunwen didn't think so. In his heart, Zhu Yunwen was not an expert on military affairs, and he had not thought about many practical difficulties at all. To measure the possibility of this thing.
Because just this possibility was enough to make his back sweat and his whole body feel cold.
At this moment, Zhu Yunwen had only one thought, that is, he must not let this matter become a reality. Zhu Yunwen said: "Ding Xian."
Zhu Yunwen didn't even call him chief assistant or husband, but called him by his first name. This represents great dissatisfaction and disrespect.
Ding Xian said: "I am here."
Zhu Yunwen said: "As the chief assistant, what do you think?"
Ding Xian said: "Your Majesty, please give me some time. The court really has no money."
Zhu Yunwen said: "I don't care, at least one million elite soldiers will be trained, and the navy will be built. The scale cannot be lower than that of Beijing. If you can't do this, first assistant, take care of yourself."
Ding Xian trembled after hearing this. He naturally knows what it is like to take care of himself.
He handled Fang Xiaoru himself.
Could he not know how to handle himself?
It's just that it's not that Ding Xian doesn't do things, but that many things are too difficult for him to handle. If various reforms were so simple, why did Zhu Yuanzhang arrange this war before his death.
In fact, if we don’t do this, it will be impossible to destroy many stubborn ideas. Only war is the greatest way to promote and destroy social development and reform.
Destruction and construction are twins in themselves.
