Chapter 382: Money Burning Tactics
It is true that if Zhu Changluo's method can really be implemented, it can indeed solve the two troubles of the Wa State and the Jianzhou Jurchen at the same time, but the problem is ...... It's so unrealistic!
The army raised by the power of the Japanese state is not idle, even if it is fast, it will take more than half a year to exterminate it, and although the Jianzhou Jurchen and Haixi Jurchen are also the strength of the people, the total of the two sides is only fifty or sixty thousand people, with the ability of Nurhachi, even if it is slowly advanced, it will only take five months at most to completely annex the Haixi Jurchen. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Although there is only a month in between, this month is enough for Nurhachi to subdue the Haixi Jurchens and return to the old city of Jianzhou.
What's more, this is only the most optimistic estimate, as Fang Cai said, now that Nurhachi has noticed the hostility of the Ming Dynasty towards him, he will inevitably abandon the original strategy and capture the Jianzhou Jurchens as quickly as possible, that is to say, he may even be able to annex the Haixi Jurchens in three or four months, and the difference of two or three months will definitely be enough for Nurhachi to lay out the old city of Jianzhou as solid!
Of course, if the Ming army can conquer the Japanese army within three months, even if it is only half of the troops, even if it is a long-distance attack, it will definitely be able to capture the old city of Jianzhou before the Jianzhou Jurchens return to defense, but the problem is that it is too difficult, and it is almost impossible to solve the Japanese army within three months.
And the consequence of forcibly doing so will only be the collapse of the entire Liaodong battlefield, which is really more than worth the loss!
After hesitating for a moment, Zhu Yijun still spoke.
"Luo'er, I know that you are worried about the country, but the country's major affairs are not idle, the key to the strategy you said, the key is to conquer the Japanese army within three months, and then under the evenly matched, this is really impossible, Jianzhou Jurchen is just a disease of ringworm, even if I let go of this opportunity, I can also plan for the future of the Ming Dynasty, but if the Liaodong battlefield is lost, then North Korea will not be guaranteed, and then the Jurchens of the Japanese Kingdom will be each other's horns, and the threat will be greater......"
Zhu Yijun said these words very tactfully, since he had decided to cultivate Zhu Changluo as an heir, he did not want to hurt his indomitable spirit, but the consequences of this matter were too serious, and he had to be made known, so Zhu Yijun really thought about it before saying these words.
In his eyes, even though Zhu Changluo has excellent talent, he is a teenager after all, and he has never really experienced the major events of the imperial court, and he thinks about battlefield killing too simply!
However, Zhu Changluo shook his head and said.
"Father Emperor Rongyu, when the son came to visit the Chinese military governor Fei Du Governor, he also said to the son that if the battle is won, you must have to slowly plan it, not to rush in, as for how long, Fei Du Governor told the son that the short is half a year, the long is a year......
"And you're still there?"
Zhu Yijun frowned, and found that he couldn't see through this son's mind more and more.
Fei Jiajin was picked up by him, and he was also a fierce general on the battlefield in his early years, and the judgment he made was undoubtedly very accurate, which coincided with Zhu Yijun's prediction, but since Zhu Changluo already knew the situation, why did he put forward such an unrealistic plan......
Zhu Changluo arched his hand and continued.
"I didn't dare to deceive my father, but my son was not satisfied at the time, so he continued to ask Fei Dudu again, what should I do if I want to win quickly?"
"And what did he say?"
Zhu Yijun followed Zhu Changluo's words and asked, he was also aroused his curiosity at the moment, the plan proposed by Zhu Changluo was indeed a little unrealistic, but if he had talked to Fei Jiajin about this matter in advance, maybe it was really a little possible......
Zhu Changluo raised his head, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and said.
"Fei Dudu gave his son two methods, one of which is to fight head-on with the Japanese army, and fight hard! Although the Japanese soldiers exceed my Ming 20,000 people, but the combat power is not comparable to my Ming army, if our army from the beginning of the war with it head-on, at all costs only for a quick victory, at most three months, can lay the victory! ”
However, Zhu Yijun's face was ugly, he didn't know this method, but the problem was...... No one can afford the consequences of this!
If you start a direct frontal war, the price you will have to pay will increase exponentially, in other words, this way of playing is to fill in the lives of the soldiers of the Ming army, even if you can win, it will be a miserable victory!
It's just that before he could speak, Zhu Changluo continued.
"However, Fei Dudu also told his sons that this method is absolutely not feasible, because of this way of fighting, after the war, at least more than half of my 120,000 army of the Ming Dynasty is buried in other places, and it is not worth paying such a price for a war that can be won in the first place!"
Zhu Yijun nodded, this is indeed the truth.
But in fact, he thought deeper, as an emperor, the first thing is to be able to distinguish when to be merciful and when to be ruthless, if this can solve the problem, Zhu Yijun will not hesitate to do so.
But the problem is that even if you fill it with human lives, you can win the victory on the battlefield in Liaodong and defeat the Japanese army, and the remaining tens of thousands of people will inevitably drop to an unstoppable extent.
What's more, in this way, the government and the opposition will inevitably be in a surge, plus the various affairs after the war, even if he has been in control for so many years, I am afraid that he will be in a mess!
Seeing Zhu Yijun's expression, Zhu Changluo smiled slightly and continued.
"So Fadudu also gave another way!"
Zhu Yijun suddenly reined in his thoughts, and now, he can naturally hear that Zhu Changluo has been talking for so long, and the focus is on this second method!
Sure enough, Zhu Changluo took a deep breath and said.
"Fei Dudu said, the war depends on two points, one is the number of troops on both sides, how the military strength, the other is the advantage of weapons, the logistics are sufficient, now our army's combat strength is higher than the Japanese army, but the number of the Japanese army is better than our army, the two are offset, and the Japanese army is not much weaker than my Ming army! If you want a quick victory, and you don't want to charge with the lives of a large army, then there is only one way left, smash it with money! ”
Again, fighting a war is actually burning money, as long as you are willing to burn money, it is not impossible to solve the Japanese army in three months.
For example, most of the weapons of the Ming army today are cold weapons with broadswords and spears, relying on the commander's ability to command the troops, and finally strive to achieve victory with minimal casualties, which naturally takes time.
But if you are willing to burn money, it will be much easier to do, first set up camp on the battlefield, build a simple city wall, and then gradually advance, set up dozens of Hongyi cannons, bed crossbows and other heavy weapons, and bombard the enemy camp without money.
The enemy retreats and I advance, and I don't engage with you head-on at all, and the casualties are naturally small, but the only disadvantage is that it burns too much money!
If it was before, the Ming Dynasty would never dare to fight like this, because even if it emptied the treasury, it would not be able to support such a war, but today's situation is very different......
Zhu Yijun's eyes lit up suddenly, and he immediately understood what Zhu Changluo meant, looked at Zhu Changluo thoughtfully, and said.
"That's why you're doing everything you can to make up for your military spending?"