Chapter 423: Joint Chiefs of Staff 3
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Ren Xuefeng smiled and said, "First of all, you also know how scummy the state of the official roads is, and the information will be transmitted from level to level until at least August to get to Beijing, and then the princes of Gon will have a dispute for their own interests, and they will definitely delay the decision until after September - this is still the best plan, even if the decision is made in September, September is the autumn harvest season." In the north, unlike ours, the grain in the field is harvested once a year, and harvesting grain is the top priority. It is impossible for the localities to use the time for collecting grain to mobilize troops and supplies, and when they are free, it is generally around November. By then, it had turned cold. Now it seems to be really the Xiaoice period, although last year we said that there was no snow here, but the minimum temperature was once as low as about five degrees, and people froze to death. With the logistical support capabilities of the army of the Wu Dynasty, it was impossible to carry out such a long-distance march in winter. And even if they wanted to, they couldn't do it. Because the military household system of the Wu Dynasty has long existed in name only, the current military households are basically the private soldiers of the generals of the guard, in order to increase their own strength and consume the power of others, the generals of the guard will definitely attack each other or pass the buck, and when the adjustment is good, it will be at least more than a month. It is absolutely impossible to send troops in December, otherwise a large number of soldiers will freeze to death and frostbite. One thing is for sure, if the Wu Dynasty wants to attack, it can only choose after next spring. β
"I think you're being too pessimistic," Xiao Mingwei said, "and given that the end of an empire is always very decaying, we can deduce the situation of the Wu Dynasty today from the situation at the end of the Qing Dynasty." Cen Minneng was driven out of Beijing to be a thousand households here, so it means that Wei Zhongxian's strength is still very large. β
"That's right," Ren Xuefeng said with a smile, "Wei Zhongxian's existence is actually a kind of backlash of the bureaucratic class overly restricting the emperor himself, although Emperor Chongzhen immediately brought down Wei Zhongxian after coming to power, but one thing must be affirmed is that Wei Zhongxian is actually a pawn used by the Emperor of the Apocalypse to confront the bureaucratic class." The Emperor of the Apocalypse in the history of the old time and space was relatively diligent at first, but later he was harassed by those officials who always hindered the ruling of the Apocalypse everywhere by relying on their official authority, so they simply learned that Wanli did not go to court and specialized in carpenters. He knew that Wei Zhongxian was persecuting bureaucrats outside the East Factory, but he always let it go lightly, and he must have the idea of eradicating these people who hindered him. β
"It can be seen from this," Ren Xuefeng said and drew two strokes in his notebook with a pencil, "the bureaucrats who represent the interests of the sovereigns of the land and the eunuchs who represent the interests of the emperor will inevitably quarrel over whether to levy us." Both sides want to push the other into the fire pit, when in fact whether or not to deal with us, or how to deal with us, is not the thing they need to worry about the most. Therefore, if we have to wait until they decide whether to attack us or not, it may take half a year, and even next year we will not be able to decide whether to attack us or not. β
"As for how to deal with the Wu Dynasty, I have an idea," He Rolling Dragon suddenly said, and everyone turned their eyes to him. Being stared at by so many people couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, and after a pause, he continued, "I think we can go to Cen Min and ask Cen Min to offer a treasure or something through Liu Chuanzhi's line, at least to show a little kindness, those Maidno people can rent Macau as a place of residence, and we can also rent Oriental Port as a place of residence." β
"This is a solution," Xiao Mingwei nodded, but the conversation was quickly interrupted by Wu Di, "What?" Do we want us to bow down to that feudal emperor? Why? β
"This is not a matter of subservience," Xiao Mingwei visibly disagreed with Wu's view, "and this is a tactic, and if you offer something to the emperor, then you will definitely force the local officials to maintain a friendly attitude towards us, or at least a wait-and-see attitude." We can at least spend some time in peace with this wait-and-see attitude, so that we can accumulate enough strength. If some fragile things could be added to these things, then the transporters would have to be carefully transported to Peking, and the delay would be even greater, at least three months or so before they could reach the emperor, which would add a little spark to the disputes over whether or not to take us. In this way, it is basically certain that there is not much chance of being encircled and suppressed by the Wu Dynasty next year. β
"Yes," Wu Di nodded thoughtfully, "That's right, I agree with this point of view, so should this matter be reported to the Executive Committee?" β
"This can be reported to the Executive Committee, but again, the information about the upcoming Annan counteroffensive is absolutely confidential and cannot be leaked." Li Jieqi nodded, "No matter which combat plan it is, it will be decided by the Joint Chiefs of Staff before it can be reported to the Executive Committee." β
"Then will you be warned by the Senate for concealing the report?" Bu Zhongfu on the side asked, "It's quite boring to be warned for this." β
"No," Li Jieqi and Xiao Mingwei said the same thing almost at the same time, then glanced at each other, and smiled at the same time, and then Xiao Mingwei continued to explain, "Although the military department is an integral part of the entire Senate, it is very high. Although our action plan must be authorized by the Executive Committee, the plan of action is decided by our Joint Chiefs of Staff. So this matter will definitely not be warned by the Senate, even if it is to be warned, isn't there still Li Jieqi's high top in front? β
The people in the room immediately burst into laughter, and Li Jieqi smiled helplessly, "It's really okay to sell teammates before this starts?" He waved his hand again, "Okay, let's go back and make a few sets of plans, and strive to do it before the noon meeting tomorrow." Adjourn the meeting. β
"Comrade Qian Longzhou! You wait! Qian Longzhou, who was about to walk to the summit square, was stopped by a voice from behind. He stood still and turned around to look, it turned out that Xiao Mingwei was behind him, "Uncle Xiao, what's the matter?" β
"That's right, I have something to confirm with you," Xiao Mingwei said as he walked over to Qian Longzhou's side, pulled him aside and whispered, "The enemies you may need to face in this battle are relatively large, and it may not be easy to deal with them with your existing Foreign Legion." β
Xiao Mingwei's words were actually quite polite, the Foreign Legion passed the Battle of Zhancheng Port this time, and an entire company completely lost its combat effectiveness and was almost erased from the organization. There are only four companies left, two of which are still training companies that have just been formed, and if anything, only two companies are available that can be immediately put into battle.
Xiao Mingwei looked at Qian Longzhou and said to him, "If this time it is a plan to keep the enemy out of the country, then the Marines and the Foreign Legion will have to face the enemy together, but if it is the second plan, then your Foreign Legion will be isolated in Fort Shabak." I don't know how long it will take to break the siege, but I am sure that it will be as little as ten days or as much as a month, and in this time, will all the troops and supplies of Shabak be able to hold up? β
"It may not hold out, but I'm sure the soldiers of the Foreign Legion can do it." Qian Longzhou paused as he spoke, "But we still have a choice, which is to mobilize hundreds of soldiers of the Ito Legion to participate in the battle, so that the combat effectiveness can be improved, but the shortcomings are also obvious." The first is that they have not received our combat training, and their ability to coordinate with our troops in combat is very poor, and they may not be able to cooperate at all. The second is that their weapons are very bad, most of them are knives, guns and clubs, I have seen their firearms, which are real firearms, they are barrels made of iron plates, which are easy to explode when shooting, and in order to ensure that they are not burned enough by the smoke and dust from the fire door, they don't aim when they shoot. Most importantly, I don't believe in such an army yet, and if I need to mobilize them, I will put them in the wooden fort outside for defense, and not let them enter the inner fort of Shabak. β
"Then I would like to ask if it is necessary to transfer your Foreign Legion out of Shabak and four companies of the Army into it." Xiao Mingwei continued, "When the time comes, you and the Marines will be ready for battle on the north shore, and once the conditions are right, how about you rescue the army?" β
"I'll think about it, but I don't think the officer corps of the Foreign Legion will agree to this battle plan." Qian Longzhou continued, "Since its formation, the Foreign Legion has been looking forward to proving its combat effectiveness and loyalty to the country in battle, and in the Battle of Champang, which was still the battle to liberate their own city, the Foreign Legion suffered very heavy casualties, which made many soldiers feel very resentful, and now they are asking me to be the first to fight in the next battle, and I am ashamed. β
"Hehe," Xiao Mingwei laughed, "You think about it, it's best to talk to your officer corps, your main problem is not your combat determination and combat ability, but your lack of combat experience, if you force yourself into a battle of more than 100,000 people, it is likely that you will suffer very heavy losses." When the time comes, the morale of the impact will be more obvious, but it will not be good. β
"Yes," Qian Longzhou nodded, "Uncle Xiao, what you said is right, I will definitely think about it carefully, I'll go first." Saying that, he saluted Xiao Mingwei, and Xiao Mingwei hurriedly returned the salute.
Qian Longzhou lowered his hand and pursed his lips, "Uncle Xiao, I don't think the chances of us agreeing to transfer Shabak are high." You must know that the headquarters of the Foreign Legion is in Shabak, if you just slap your ass and leave because your ability is a little weak, and even have to be guarded by others to help you guard your own lair, then in the future, our Foreign Legion people will be inferior when they go out. β
"That's it!" Ruan Wenyu was the first to stand up, "Commander-in-Chief Qian is right!" The head can be broken and the blood can flow, and the face cannot be lost! This is a shameful battle for our Foreign Legion, even if Shabak will fall, we must live and die with Shabak, and we must not leave our duties to others to complete! β
Niu Jinxing on the side also stood up, "That's right! I think the same as Ruan Wenyu, if we let the army turtles guard Shabak, we will really lose face when we go out in the future, absolutely not. Niu Venus now has bandages on both hands and thick gauze on his abdomen. He was lucky not to die in the battle of Champong, although the 10,000-strong enemy fell on his side, but was blocked by the soldiers next to him, he was unscathed and angrily attacked the city wall, only to be hit by an arrow in the stomach, and then under the castle tower another thunderbolt shell - yes, no one expected that there would be a Foreign Legion in that position, and the collapsed wall buried him underneath, and it was not until the Ito Legion, who was cleaning the battlefield, found him the next day and sent him to the ambulance team for treatment. At that time, everyone thought that he had died in the first round of attacks, and the first name in the report of the martyrs was suddenly his.
Several company commanders who had been promoted from the old army also expressed their opposition, and all the officers and men of the Foreign Legion were proud of the opportunity to fight for the Senate, and at this time, this opportunity to play their own role had to be given to others, and no one would do anything else.
"Okay then, you guys," Qian Longzhou nodded, turned to Naoki Maruyama, who was sitting next to him and didn't have any reaction, and asked, "I don't know what Mr. Maruyama thinks?" β
"The soldiers will block the water and cover the earth." Maruyama smiled, "But it's always a nuisance to be undernumbered. β
"Also, I wonder what Maruyama-san thinks?" Ruan Wenyu on the side was a straight intestine, and asked directly, Maruyama smiled again, "Maruyama recommends himself here, there are tens of thousands of soldiers and auxiliaries in my legion, and since returning to the Senate, he has either built water conservancy projects outside the city or carried out forced demolition in the port of Zhancheng. He did not know the meaning of the infamous word of later generations, but every day the patriarch spoke it beside him, and he remembered it inadvertently. If Commander-in-Chief Qian needs it, our legion can provide troops to ambush outside the city, and once necessary, we can ambush troops everywhere, attack them unprepared, and force them to withdraw. As he spoke, he shook the feather fan in his hand and continued, "The Ito Legion used to be part of the South Bank Army, and I am very familiar with these colleagues. The commander of the corps, Zhao Ximin, is very happy, and his ability to command the soldiers is limited, but he likes to use tricks and tricks to harm his own people in the back. And Ruan Wei has a sinister personality, and he never cares about the life and death of his soldiers, and he has a habit of looting. Our legion has always hated it, and I can't ask for the opportunity to fight it head-on this time. β
"So in Mr. Maruyama's opinion, how should this Shabak be guarded?" Qian Longzhou looked at Maruyama as he spoke, and several company commanders in the house also looked at him at the same time.
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