Lu Yunqi's report caused controversy in the Ministry of War. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

Now the power of the military department has become enormous, they are directly responsible to the wartime cabinet, and their opinions can go directly to the ears of the emperor, this linear power structure makes it extremely efficient, as long as they can get the emperor's support, they can get any resources.

The structure of the military department is also different from that of peacetime, and the army and navy staff departments have become extremely important, and the army and navy chiefs of staff are directly under the jurisdiction of the military department's secretary, and the plans jointly drawn up can be acted upon after being deliberated by the military department's secretary, and only the adjustment of the strategic direction requires Zhu Jinglun's consent.

Although Lu Yunqi's action proposal was not large-scale and involved only the three armies that landed in California, it wanted to disrupt the previous plan of the Ministry of War.

Under normal circumstances, the army and navy will formulate some targeted plans to simulate the situation when fighting some enemy who may have a war, and even need to carry out corresponding military exercises.

The Ming Dynasty had previously formulated a war plan against France, Russia, and even Britain, but it had never formulated a war plan against the United States, because before this war, no one thought that the Ming would go to war with the United States.

So the plan was actually made before the decision to go to war, and there were three plans in total, three different sets of plans.

The first plan is to land in the Americas, those western coastal areas of the United States, and the military and political leaders believe that as long as the Ming Dynasty can take these places, the United States will inevitably seek reconciliation, and then through negotiations to ensure the rights that the Chinese should have in the United States.

This plan only requires the use of 100,000 troops.

The second plan is that after the first plan fails, or the Americans are unwilling to reconcile, or the negotiations break down, then the Ming army will cross the complex mountainous terrain composed of the Western Coast Mountains, the Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountains in the United States, enter the Great Plains of the United States, and finally march to the Mississippi River. At this time, the United States should compromise no matter what, and at this time, the Ming army will no longer only demand the legal rights of the Chinese, but will further seek to cede American territory and pay reparations. The initial goal was to acquire California, and if the international situation did not allow it, to settle for a lease of San Francisco.

This plan requires a million troops, and the army needs to carry out a certain amount of mobilization.

The third option is that the march into the Great Plains of the United States does not go well, or the United States is still unwilling to reconcile, or there are other unexpected circumstances, so that the war must end in a war way. At this time, the Daming Army will continue to advance to the northeast of the United States, with the goal of Washington. The third plan, and two more filings, is that once the eastward march does not go well, it is allowed to change the direction of the march, and it can develop to the southeast of the United States, march to the Gulf of Mexico, attack Texas and other states, and then actively seek Mexico to join the war.

Under the third plan, it is necessary to carry out a full-scale war, at this time the Ming Army needs to carry out the maximum mobilization, all the reserves into active duty, the total strength of the army to expand to three million, and the next step of mobilization according to the situation.

Now the first plan is going very well, and before the United States can sue for peace, Lu Yunqi demanded that it immediately enter the Great Plains region, which is obviously in conflict with the military plan.

However, now that the United States has not sued for peace, the attitude of the Foreign Affairs Department is that the United States should first propose peace talks, so that it can take the initiative in negotiations and more easily achieve strategic goals; if the Ming Dynasty proposes peace talks, it will expose the Ming Dynasty's war intentions, so that the other side will perceive that the Ming Dynasty has no intention of engaging in a full-scale war, and they will probably not make too many concessions at the negotiating table.

As for what the Americans think, the intelligence agencies in the United States have played a small role because of the anti-Chinese issue, and the intelligence work is mainly transmitted through some foreigners who have been bribed, and its credibility is to be discussed; in short, the US Government's public attitude is that it is angry, and they have made a large-scale propaganda about the invasion of the Ming Dynasty, which has aroused the common hatred and hatred of the entire United States, and the government has taken this opportunity to carry out large-scale mobilization and recruit a large number of soldiers, and it is obvious that the United States has plans to fight a big war.

This did not exceed Zhu Jinglun's prediction, if the Americans succumbed so easily, they would not have grown to the status they later had, and any powerful empire must have its own inherent ambitions. It is difficult to bring the Americans to their knees by relying only on local attack methods of warfare, but it will provoke their anger, as the Japanese did during World War II.

"I think it would be better to allow Lu Yun to attack and occupy more strategic points before the United States can concentrate its forces in the west, so as to put tremendous pressure on the United States and force it to surrender earlier."

"No, the first priority of the landing force is to eliminate the resistance forces, and now that there is resistance everywhere, how can they rush forward?"

"The Navy is not yet able to provide sufficient guarantees that the Army is not recommended for large-scale combat until we completely eliminate the US maritime forces in the Pacific."

"But if you don't seize the advantageous terrain now, you will miss the opportunity. Where only 10,000 troops can be taken now, it may take hundreds of thousands of troops in the future. Instead of regretting it then, it is better to overcome the difficulties now. ”

There are two factions that are deadlocked, and what they say is quite reasonable.

Even Zhu Jinglun didn't know who to support.

He compromised his opinion: "I don't think it's better to do this, wait for the second phase of troops to land, and then allow Lu Yunqi to advance." Let him clear the resistance as soon as possible and prepare for the march. ”

Zhu Jinglun said to Mei Qizhao, who came to report.

Mei Qizhao nodded, and then went to coordinate, not so much to coordinate, but to convey the emperor's attitude.

But the opposition did not give up, and the backbone of the opposition asked to see the emperor.

Zhu Jinglun couldn't help but be a little dissatisfied, he firmly believed that his attitude had taken into account the opinions of all parties, and it was a safe plan, so why should he oppose it.

At present, the main radical is the army, and the main conservative is the navy, and it is very difficult for the army to see the ripe fruit and not pick it, while the navy opposes the army's tendency to fight quickly out of logistical supply considerations, and if the army wins, it has nothing to do with the navy, and if it loses, it may be blamed on the navy for not being responsible for supply.

Deng Shicai was born in the army, and in his capacity, he should support the attitude of the army, but he is the most fierce officer who opposes the rapid war.

"Call him in!"

After Deng Shicai entered the office of the wartime cabinet, he saluted in a circle, and everyone here held a higher position than him.

"You're against marching?"

Zhu Jinglun opened his mouth and asked.

Deng Shicai was unceremoniously: "Yes, Your Majesty!" ”

Zhu Jinglun asked, "Tell me your reasons." ”

Deng Shicai said: "Because our army is extremely dangerous now. ”

Zhu Jinglun was stunned and couldn't help frowning.

"Alarmist, just say your truth."

He doesn't like this kind of high-pitched singing as soon as he opens his mouth, which is very similar to the tone of the Zongheng family in the Spring and Autumn Period.

Deng Shicai said: "The current battle situation seems to be extremely beneficial to our army. But this was expected, the US military has not fought a major war for 30 years, and the senior generals are all veterans of the Civil War. Middle- and lower-ranking officers have almost no experience in confronting the powerful countries, and our army had fought a bloody battle with the French in Vietnam only a few years ago, so it is not something to be proud of in the current victory. ”

Zhu Jinglun urged: "What else?" ”

Deng Shicai said: "At present, we can't even guarantee the authenticity of basic information. The United States knows nothing about the domestic situation, and all the information is either scattered news sent from the inside of the United States, and regardless of the authenticity, these messages are very contradictory in themselves. On the contrary, the most useful information came from Europe, but this news is only some public news reports by the United States, in which there is no guarantee at all about the information about the US military and the news about the US military. Penetrating into an enemy country without knowing the enemy's situation is dangerous in itself. Moreover, it is necessary to go deep into the hinterland, the rear is not stable, and once it fails, the consequences are unimaginable. ”

Zhu Jinglun said: "Didn't I say that Lu Yunqi was allowed to march after the follow-up troops landed?" ”

Deng Shicai said: "Even if the follow-up troops arrive, they should be focused on stabilizing the rear, and they should not attack in a hurry." The immediate priority is to restore the intelligence network as soon as possible. The last time we were able to win against France, the intelligence provided by the British was crucial. But this time the British will not provide us with information. If all the information is collected through Europe, I am afraid that the accuracy and invalidity cannot be guaranteed. ”

Zhu Jinglun calmed down, what Deng Shicai said was not unreasonable, going deep into the enemy country, the rear is unstable, once there is a slight defeat, the advance and retreat will be lost, and there will be no advance or retreat, and there will be no room for maneuver when the time comes.

Zhu Jinglun found that he also made a mistake, that is, seeing that it was too easy to advance at present, and the enemy was rash to advance, he really didn't want to see the fruit that was so easy to pick and missed.

"If we can't restore the intelligence network, then we won't attack?"

Zhu Jinglun asked rhetorically.

Deng Shicai said: "If the intelligence network cannot be restored, Weichen thinks that three points must be achieved before entering the army." ”

Zhu Jinglun said: "Which three points? ”

Deng Shicai said: "First, the navy captured Hawaii, thus completely driving the US maritime power out of the Pacific Ocean. This ensures two transportation and supply routes, one from Shanghai to the northwest to Alaska, and the other from Taiwan via Hawaii. Second, it is necessary to eliminate the forces behind the enemy and thoroughly stabilize the rear in order to advance with confidence, otherwise it is easy to repeat the mistake of Napoleon's invasion of Russia. Third, it must be supported by Mexico. ”

Zhu Jinglun knows and knows a lot about the example of a complete collapse caused by a light enemy's rash advance. The example of Napoleon cited by Deng Shicai is one, Napoleon marched all the way to Moscow, but because he was never able to eliminate the resistance forces, once the front was frustrated, there was not even a chance to retreat. In addition, there are many such examples in history, and many rulers or military officers could not resist the temptation to expand the results of the war, and as a result, the expansion was too large, and finally caused the collapse of the whole situation. From Alexander's empire in ancient times to Germany during World War II, Japan was like this, and there are countless inferences in later generations, what if Germany did not attack the Soviet Union, and what if Germany joined Japan and only occupied Manchuria and North China, it was the result of indigestion caused by this excessive expansion.

These Zhu Jinglun can understand when he calms down, but Mexico is so important to this war?

"How important is Mexico and the war?"

Zhu Jinglun was puzzled.

Deng Shicai said: "It's about winning or losing!" ”