Chapter 1,277 The tone of war

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Black flags were planted on the sand table, and the situation instantly became clear. Zhu Yunwen put his hands behind his back, looked at the sand table and said: "In view of a lot of intelligence, it can be determined that the Ming Dynasty will face a large-scale and wide-ranging multi-front war, scattered across the three islands in the East China Sea, North Korea, Daning, Datong, Jiayuguan, Yunnan , Uzang! It's not the third line, not the fifth line, it's the seventh line, and there are even eighth and ninth lines hidden in the dark!" The faces of Xie Jin, Yang Shiqi, Tie Xuan, Xu Huizu and others became solemn. .

It can be said that there are black flags everywhere in the north, from Jiayuguan and Hami in the west to North Korea and the three islands in the East China Sea in the east. Within thousands of miles, there may be battlefields everywhere!

In the southwest, it is unknown whether the Yunnan chieftain rebellion will be limited to Yunnan. If the chieftains in Guangxi, Guizhou, Guangdong and other places respond one after another and resist the rule of the Ming Dynasty, it will be a big war that affects several provinces!

Xu Huizu, Li Jian, Yuan Yue, Duan Yun and others didn't care. Even Yang Fenghuo and Lu Yi, a sergeant-turned-serviceman of the Logistics Bureau, didn't care either.

As a military commander, what is the loneliest thing? It is the loneliest thing to have no war to fight! The responsibilities, sacred missions, personal values, and glory of life that military generals and sergeants shoulder lie in protecting their homes and countries, opening up new territories, and killing enemies and making meritorious deeds!

In times of peace, military generals and sergeants defend the territory without losing an inch of territory! During the war, military generals and sergeants should be brave enough to take the lead, charge forward, use gold and iron horses, and use their blood to kill all invading enemies, guard the mountains and rivers of the Ming Dynasty, and become the strongest shield for the people of the Ming Dynasty!

Yuan Yue came out and asked for an order: "Your Majesty, the situation seems complicated and complicated, and it means that the whole world is conquering the world. However, these chaos are like the tide crashing on the shore. Although there is a long tide, it is still not easy to swallow up the base. Possible! I would like to request an order to go on an expedition and give you a chance to become a lord!"

"Become a Marquis?" Duan Yun's eyes lit up and he stood up: "Your Majesty, I also want to ask for a chance to be granted a Marquisship!" Yuan Yue is Uncle Zhongyong, Duan Yun is Uncle Shanshan, and above the earls, there are marquis and dukes. .

The two of them are not like Xu Huizu. After all, Xu Huizu is Xu Da's son. He has also achieved military exploits and has been mixed up to the end.

But there is still a lot of room for promotion between the two of them. If they don't become marquis, duke or something, they are embarrassed to meet people. After all, there are many earls in the Jianwen Dynasty, which has exceeded the number of earls in the founding period.

It cannot be said that there are more earls than dogs, but they are all over Jinling, so there is really nothing enviable about them.

There is nothing we can do about it. Fighting Annan is a battle to destroy the country and requires a reward. When Timur was defeated and his army of one hundred thousand was destroyed, there were many who had military merits and were rewarded.

In particular, Zheng He went out for four or five years before coming back. Not only did he bring a bunch of high-yielding seeds, he also brought a group of marquises and earls... Yuan Yue and Duan Yun now regard earls as their

"shame". Zhu Yunwen looked at the two people who were actively asking for a fight and smiled knowingly: "Don't worry, I estimate that if you can get the heads of Arutai, Mahamu and others during this battle, the Duke will not be able to do it. Don't give it." Yuan Yue and Duan Yun's blood surged!

Zhu Yunwen pointed to the sand table and said seriously: "Yuan Yue is right. The situation seems complicated. The Ming Dynasty seems to be caught in a group attack and forced to switch to multi-front operations. But from another perspective, the Oara, Tatar, and Uliang Ha, chieftains, Japanese troops, etc. are regarded as one and are defined as the enemies of the Ming Dynasty. Then this war is the war between the Ming Dynasty and the enemy invaders. The Ming Dynasty fought on multiple fronts, so how could the enemy invaders not fight on multiple fronts?"

"Since we are fighting on multiple fronts, what else do we have to worry about? We have a great Ming Dynasty, a strong national power, a new army strategy, brave soldiers who serve the country loyally, generals who have been on the battlefield for a long time, and advanced firearms. How can we still worry about it? Can’t we defeat the enemy?”

"Everyone, what is the war about? It's logistics, it's firepower, it's military morale, it's people's morale, it's national strength! Of these five points, at which point will the Ming Dynasty lose to the enemy? The enemy wants to take this opportunity to disrupt our Ming Dynasty. I still want to Take this opportunity to rejuvenate our Ming Dynasty! When Taizu was here, he conquered the desert many times! The enemy's strength was greatly reduced, but the centipede insect was dead but not stiff. Following Taizu's will, I should cut off its centipede and avoid future troubles forever!" Zhu Yunwen Looking at everyone, he said firmly: "There is a saying in the Craftsman Academy that it is better for problems to be exposed earlier than later. I borrow this saying, it is better for the war to come sooner than later. Now, you can still plan and still If we can fight, if we wait another ten or twenty years, I will be old and you will be old too, then who will fight?"

"Although there are talented people from generation to generation, war is not a child's play. If you only talk about war on paper and lack actual combat, you will suffer big losses sooner or later. What I mean is that the Ming Dynasty wants to achieve a century of peaceful national destiny and leave enough development time and a stable environment for its descendants. We should make peace, and through this war, we should completely eliminate all enemies and invaders, and at least make them unable to invade the border within a hundred years!"

"The result I want is not the extinguishing of the beacon fire, the retreat and escape of the enemy, but the complete disintegration! No matter how much Oara and Tatar can escape, no matter where Wu Liangha flees to, no matter which sea area the Japanese pirates wander in, no matter the chieftain occupies No matter which mountain top I want, the result I want is to destroy their bodies, their will, and all the weapons they can resist the Ming Dynasty!" Yang Shiqi and Tie Xuan looked at each other, secretly surprised.

Zhu Yunwen is setting the tone for this war, and the tone he has set is to completely eliminate all enemies, not to repel them. It is to pursue and destroy by all means, not to show mercy and compromise with alliances under the city!

Xu Huizu, Li Jian and others firmly supported Zhu Yunwen's views. Li Jian said bluntly: "Nowadays, the domestic industrial base is under construction, and industries powered by steam engines are beginning to appear. It is the time when stability is needed. If the foreign enemies are not eliminated, we need to disperse our forces to be on guard at all times. Rather than guarding against them for a thousand days, it is better to end the war in one battle. For industry and many constructions, strive for a smooth road for a hundred years!" Xu Huizu took a deep look at Li Jian. Although this man was in charge of the navy, he had a very close relationship with the shipyard and knew a lot about the development of steam engines and related industries. After all, A large number of steam engines were invested in the navy.

Facing Zhu Yunzhen, Xu Huizu said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, what Governor Li said is absolutely true. Unless the enemy is eliminated, the pace of domestic development will be easily interrupted. Now, when the New Army has achieved its ten-year results, when all the efforts are made, Strength, end the situation where the Ming Dynasty is always threatened by foreign enemies!" Xie Jin was worried and scrupulous: "In this way, the scale of the war, the mobilized people, the affected places, and the financial resources consumed will all be immeasurable." Yang Shiqi Agreeing with Xie Jin's concerns, he said to Zhu Yunwen: "Your Majesty, it is powerful to destroy a group of bandits in one battle, but Xie Ge's worries are also true. Although the construction of granaries has kept up with them over the years, these granaries can only use what was taken during the march. , once the war breaks out and the army goes deep into battle, logistics will inevitably require the mobilization of a large number of civilian forces."

"During the war in the Western Regions, there were problems with logistics supply. If we fight another war that is several times larger than the war in the Western Regions, will the logistics problems restrict the front line, making it difficult for the army to achieve the emperor's goal of eliminating all incoming invaders? The enemy's strategy." Zhu Yunwen looked at Lu Yi: "You are in charge of the logistics of the Beijing army, let's talk about logistics." Lu Yi rose from fighting under the Tianshan Mountains, and was later transferred to the cavalry and artillery battalion and performed well. , Xu Huizu and Zhu Di recommended Lu Yi to take charge.

This person is quite capable and has a strong learning ability. He learned a set of management methods in the Imperial College, sorted out all aspects of logistics operations, and created a logistics bureau that can respond quickly.

Lu Yi came out and said seriously: "Your Majesty, although the Logistics Bureau has been around for a short time, the 50,000 Beijing troops went north for inspection some time ago, and it has been proved that the operation of the entire Logistics Bureau is not a big problem. I believe that the deployment of troops and the The logistics problem for the expedition is no longer a big one. We can use local granaries and local garrison posts to be transformed into logistics troops on the spot, which can guarantee food and supplies for the army's march as quickly as possible."

"The Logistics Bureau can roughly support the 2,000-mile delivery of 100,000 Beijing troops in one month. The logistics that restricts operations are not within the country, but outside the country. There is no granary for us outside the country, and there is no place of defense for us. If the army goes out to attack far away, we can only Mobilizing people's power. Benefiting from the great increase in the number of private horses and the improvement of carriages, even the mobilization of people's power will be greatly reduced compared to previous periods." Xie Jin frowned and asked: "What is the so-called great reduction? How many hundred thousand soldiers need to be mobilized? Manpower to ensure logistics?" Lu Yi replied cautiously: "One hundred thousand soldiers, it is necessary to mobilize 200,000 to 300,000 people to ensure logistics." Zhu Yunwen's eyes narrowed slightly.

Jie Jin was worried: "Your Majesty, the civilian strength of 300,000 is significantly reduced compared to previous years. But if all enemies are completely eliminated as the Emperor said, then the number of troops involved in the battle will be more than 300,000. Aren't we going to Use one million civilians to ensure logistics?" Yang Shiqi's eyes were full of worry: "One million civilians, this is just a preliminary estimate. Once the war starts, it is likely to cause logistical difficulties due to various problems. By then, three civilians may not be able to To raise a sergeant, it is likely that there will be five or ten civilians. By then, it will be more than one million, it may be more, and if it exceeds two million, it will be three million! In this way, it will be a nationwide matter!" Zhu Yunwen knew the dilemma of logistics and knew that logistics was the biggest constraint. But this time, Ming Dynasty had no way to retreat!

"A national matter?" Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly, walked to the desk and sat down, and said in a deep voice: "There is nothing wrong with attacking the world and responding with the logistics of the whole country. Now, it is time to test people's hearts. Logistics issues, I think. There is a solution, you just need to devote all your attention to combat planning."

"My dear friends, the war has begun. Don't hide it. Use your wisdom and courage to think about this final big war. A war of this scale may never happen again in the future!" Xie Jin and Yang Shiqi looked at each other and saw that Zhu Yunwen persisted and seemed to have a way to solve the logistical difficulties, so he said no more and turned his attention to the sand table.

There is a sequence in chess and there is a priority in everything. If you want to win completely, you must deal with it in different ways.