"I forgive you for not being guilty, just tell me!"
Chongzhen's curiosity was aroused by Fang Zhenghua now. He wanted to hear what disrespectful words Fang Zheng would say.
Fang Zhenghua, who was kneeling on the ground, took a deep breath and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, Daming's back is broken!"
With one sentence, Wang Chengen who was waiting on the side was frightened and he winked at Fang Zhenghua repeatedly.
But I was secretly complaining in my heart, Your Majesty asked you to talk about your thoughts, not to find fault.
You said that Ming's spine was broken, which is such an outrageous thing. Do you want His Majesty to break your spine?
On the other hand, Chongzhen's expression remained as usual, as if he had not heard these words.
"The older generation of the Ming Dynasty have been frightened by Ye Xian and Jian Nu. They have lost the slightest ambition and the belief that they dare to fight and must fight."
"Your Majesty, our Ming Dynasty has a vast territory and many foreign enemies, but the biggest enemy is the Jiannu in Liaodong."
Chongzhen frowned and asked Fang Zheng to talk about his ideas. Why did he involve foreign enemies again, but he still asked patiently: "What's the basis?"
"In the forty-sixth year of Wanli (1618), Nurhachi sued the world with the "seven hatreds" and raised troops to rebel against the Ming Dynasty. These seven hatreds already showed his determination to establish slaves.
Then they attacked our Ming Dynasty several times. The more we attacked, the more troops we had, the stronger our fighting power, and the more we plundered. Therefore, I expected that establishing slaves would be a serious problem for our Ming Dynasty. "
Chongzhen was shocked in his heart, but had a nonchalant expression on his face, and asked: "So what, there is the Guan Jinning defense line built by Sun Chengzong in Liaodong.
There are nine big cities, more than 40 fortresses, and more than 100,000 troops. The tens of thousands of people who build slaves are nothing! "
"Innocent!"
As soon as Chongzhen finished speaking, Fang Zhenghua, who was kneeling on the ground, straightened his body instantly: "Your Majesty, although I don't know what Mr. Sun Ge's ultimate goal is, I am a martial artist and know that if you defend for a long time, you will lose.
There is a saying among the people that a thief can take a thousand days to be a thief. How can one guard against a thief for a thousand days? The same goes for war.
We have a castle to defend, but no corresponding field cavalry. They can use endless harassment tactics. Every time we attack, we will consume endless resources, but they rely on the speed of the cavalry, and their losses will be very small.
If our situation in the Ming Dynasty is stable and our annual tax revenue is fifty million taels, this tactic will naturally be feasible, but what about now? "
Chongzhen did not respond. He turned around and walked to the hanging map. He stared at the Guan Ning Jin defense line outside Shanhaiguan and was filled with emotions.
Later generations had mixed reviews of this line of defense. Some people said that this line of defense was the most important line of defense in the Ming Dynasty because it greatly blocked the time for Jiannu to enter the customs. One line of defense killed two of Jiannu's masters.
Some people also say that this line of defense is the Maginot Line of Defense of the Ming Dynasty. It seems to be strong, but in fact it is full of loopholes.
If you think about it carefully, you will understand. Which dynasty, which generation and which country's defense line will overlap with the enemy's offensive line or be highly parallel?
For an enemy who is bound to invade, this line of defense forces them to find other methods.
Sure enough, in the second year of Chongzhen, Huang Taiji led his troops to detour through Mongolia, avoid the Jinning defense line, enter from the Longjingkou and Da'ankou of the Great Wall, capture Zunhua, and point directly at the city of Beijing.
In Chongzhen's view, Sun Chengzong's establishment of the Guan Jinning Defense Line was both offensive and defensive. It not only defended against the cavalry of establishing slaves, but also served as a garrison point for the future recovery of the Liaodong region.
This was also one of the main reasons why he wanted to recruit Sun Chengzong into the cabinet again.
But this line of defense has a huge flaw, which is what Fang Zhenghua said. The headquarters of the Guan Ningjin line of defense is the Ming court. The court is unstable and has insufficient finances, but this line of defense is extremely expensive.
The finances continued to deteriorate, and in order to ensure that there would be no mutiny, they had to reach out to the people, leading to a refugee uprising.
It can be said that the Guan Ningjin defense line was a burden to the Ming Dynasty, accelerating the Ming Dynasty's slide into the bottomless abyss.
In fact, the most important point is what Fang Zhenghua said at the beginning: the backbones of the military commanders and nobles of the Ming Dynasty were broken, and they were frightened by Wala and Houjin.
Jiannu only had so few troops. If he had the determination to fight to the death, even if the Ming court replaced ten sergeants with one Jiannu, Jiannu would be exhausted, not to mention that the Ming army still had various firearms.
In the Battle of Songjin (1640), hundreds of thousands of troops from Jiannu fought against the Ming army. The Ming army actually adopted retreat tactics, and was eventually wiped out. The tactics were so stupid that they can only be described as ridiculous.
When Wang Chengen saw Chongzhen staring at the map without saying a word for a long time, he said softly: "Your Majesty, Mr. Fang was just in a hurry and bumped into you. I hope your Majesty will forgive me!"
Fang Zhenghua also calmed down at this moment. Knowing that his words and deeds were disrespectful, he immediately put his forehead to the ground again, waiting for Chongzhen's rage.
Chongzhen stared at the map for a while, then turned around and looked at Fang Zhenghua: "Fang Zhenghua, tell me your next thoughts."
Fang Zhenghua raised his head again, his eyes full of light and pride.
"If I take over the Royal Horse Guards, I will reorganize the Tengxiang Four Guards. The first Tengxiang Four Guards commander will be selected. I will select young generals from the Beijing camp and the nine frontier armies to serve because they are bloody and dare to fight. Dare to kill and invade;
Second, use the retained sergeants of the Tengxiang Four Guards as the main body, and then recruit a group of warriors from the civilian population to join the Tengxiang Four Guards, so that the Tengxiang Four Guards can be fully staffed;
Thirdly, the four guards of Tengxiang relied on the silver earned from the pastures under the supervision of the royal horse and the imperial village to form cavalry. Not all of them were cavalry, but at least 80% were cavalry. The rest were all infantry and were responsible for controlling firearms. During the battle, the cavalry Charge after firearms.
Normally, only one battalion is left in Beijing, and the remaining three guards go to suppress civil uprisings, or go to fight in border towns, or are responsible for training with guards from various prefectures.
I want to train the four Tengxiang guards to be able to ride and shoot, and to be better at fighting. Their decisive charge is very powerful, and their dismounted infantry combat effectiveness is also considerable. This cavalry will eventually be as powerful as Jiannu's cavalry, and the final enemy will be as well. Build slaves. "
Happy, great joy.
Chongzhen was a little shocked at this moment. Fang Zhenghua really gave him too many surprises. His strategic vision was gratifying, and his proposal was even more gratifying.
If it goes according to his plan, then this will definitely be an elite among the elite.
Even if there were firearms at this time, even if he planned to establish the Daming Industrial Department after the government stabilized, with Xu Guangqi and Bi Maokang as deans, focusing on the research of firearms.
But within twenty or thirty years, it is impossible to create the kind of 38-year-old Gai that later generations will have. This is determined by the industrial base.
Therefore, firearms in a short period of time cannot stop a cavalry that charges rapidly and regards death as fearful.
For at least the next thirty years, the powerful cavalry will dominate the battlefield.
In the short term, the cost is huge and the gain outweighs the losses, but in the long term, it is absolutely necessary to build it.
The cavalry is not only for Jiannu, but also for the neighboring tribes such as Oara, Tatar, Tubo, Yarkand, Wusizang, Siam, South Vietnam, etc., strong cavalry will be needed.
After pondering for a moment, Chongzhen said in a deep voice: "Fang Zhenghua, although the proposal is good, I want to ask you a few questions."
