"What Your Majesty said is very true, and the subordinates are obedient, and I ask Your Majesty to give advice." Sun Chengzong listened to the emperor's explanation, it seemed that he suddenly realized, and immediately recognized Zhende to ask the emperor for advice, and conquered a country with a few cannons, which seems a little outrageous, even arrogant, but if you think about it, this seems to be in line with the practical approach, and the more Sun Chengzong thinks about it, the more he feels that the emperor is reasonable.

"Actually, I will definitely encounter ...... in the future" Yang Reform thought about it and prepared some rhetoric.

"Back to Your Majesty, yes, if I expand in the Ming Dynasty, I will definitely encounter Jiaozhi in the future, this Jiaozhi is on my Ming side, it is the passage to the south, if you do not solve the Jiaozhi, the expansion of the South Seas, it must be unrealizable, e......h, I think back then, I also established a political envoy in Jiaozhi, but in the end I had to retreat Huilai and give up this place,...... Indeed, as Your Majesty said, if our dynasty does not have a practical, reliable, and proper, economic strategy and tactics, overseas expansion, and colonization, I am afraid that it will repeat the mistakes of the past! "Sun Chengzong understood, it's not that the military is strong or omnipotent, wasn't the Yongle Emperor strong when he was strong? That's the best soldier of a hundred battles! And it's still a huge number, but in the end, isn't the Jiaozhi Political Envoy Department abolished? In other words, appropriate, economical, and feasible strategies and tactics are actually more important than strong soldiers.

"Exactly, reliable, appropriate, economic strategy and tactics are indeed more important than many things, strong troops can not solve all problems, in the future I Ming expansion, Jiaozhi that place, but one of them, I Ming to expand the place, must be far more than that, if only Jiaozhi will involve my Ming tens of thousands of troops, the world is so big, how many troops do I need to conquer and maintain those places? One million, or two million soldiers? Supporting such a war of intensity, I am also looking forward to sighing! Yang reformed.

"Back to Your Majesty, it is exactly, thinking that the world is so big, Jiaozhi is only a small one, such as this place alone involves so many troops, I still talk about what expansion, it is really wishful thinking, it is really whimsical,...... In this way, His Majesty's statement that a few cannons will conquer a country, the minister is convinced, and the minister feels more and more reasonable......" Sun Chengzong Yijing understood the meaning of the emperor's words. According to the "Complete Map of the World", the world can be quite large, and so many troops are involved in a little bit of Jiaozhi, and what kind of colonial expansion is talked about, it is a joke.

"Hehehe, now Master Sun understands why I said that Yuan Chonghuan is more suitable for naval warfare, right?" Yang Gengai asked with a smile.

"I don't understand this, and I ask Your Majesty to explain it." Sun Chengzong asked with a serious face, he understood what the emperor said about setting up a few cannons to conquer a country, but does this have anything to do with Yuan Chonghuan? Sun Chengzong didn't react for a while.

"Uh......" Yang Reform choked, Sun Chengzong didn't have a sense of humor!

“…… Doesn't Master Sun think that Yuan Chonghuan is more good at hitting people with cannons? Yang said faintly.

"......" Sun Chengzong was stunned again, Yuan Chonghuan is more good at setting up a cannon to beat people? Doesn't this mean that Yuan Chonghuan set up a cannon in Ningyuan to fight Jinning's great victory? The emperor is still joking about this! This ......, although this matter is indeed not very good, but there is no need for the emperor to despise Yuan Chonghuan with this matter...... Sun Chengzong began to break out in a cold sweat.

“…… Doesn't Master Sun think that Yuan Chonghuan is very good at building a fortress in the open sea and the open ocean, and then setting up a few cannons? Yang added a few more words, repeating his own views.

Sun Chengzong could only look at the emperor dumbfounded, but his heart was sweating, and the emperor was still "despising" that Jinning victory! Isn't it, it's been like this for so long, and the emperor still can't let it go? Yuan Chonghuan has also won a big victory now, and he is still the secretary of the military department appointed by the emperor, which is completely different from what it used to be!

"Your Majesty, but you are still worried about the previous Jinning victory?" Sun Chengzong xiangdao this, and he said this, but he has no scruples, and it is quite different from ordinary people.

"Hehehe, where is Master Sun Xiangdao, Jinning Dajie is Jinning Dajie, how can I be obsessed? I am saying zhende, fighting the ocean, fighting the battle of the far sea, it is necessary for me to learn from the Yi people, Master Sun saw how the Yi people controlled the territory tens of thousands of miles away? Isn't it just to build a fortress and set up a few cannons? Yang Reform said with a smile. ,

“…… This seems to be the ......" Sun Chengzong wiped the sweat on his forehead, which didn't seem to be wrong, Sun Chengzong now felt that the emperor must be telling a cold joke.

"So, Yuan Chonghuan seems to be more proficient in doing this......" Yang Gengai said with a smile.

“…… Therefore, His Majesty found Yuan Ziru to be the secretary of the military department............ specializing in fighting the battles of the ocean and the sea, "Sun Chengzong is now about to become "Genghis Khan".

“…… Hehehe, where is Master Sun Xiangdao, building cannons and repairing bunkers, it is just one aspect of the battle of the ocean, I am optimistic about the reason for Yuan Chonghuan, and there are other ......" Yang Gengai saw Sun Chengzong's appearance of dementia waterfall Khan, and hurriedly explained.

"Please also ask Your Majesty to give advice...... "Sun Chengzong Zhende was defeated by the emperor's cold jokes, and the emperor made Yuan Chonghuan the secretary of the military department for this?

"In fact, it is not enough to build a fortress, and it is not enough to build a fortress, but also to add Yuan Chonghuan's set of 'scout warfare', so that it can be regarded as a more suitable, reliable, and economical strategy and tactics for the ocean and the sea." Yang Gengai explained with a smile.

Sun Chengzong's cold joke to the emperor just now froze his thinking, and now when he hears the emperor talk about this, this cold thinking has gradually begun to wake up, plus Yuan Chonghuan's set of "scout warfare"? This seems to be a bit interesting.

“…… What Your Majesty means is that Yuan Ziru's set of tactics plus fortresses and cannons ......" Sun Chengzong asked triedly.

"Yes, artillery warships, scout warfare is used on the sea, you can make a certain country near the sea completely lose maritime trade, you can *** the sea, build fortresses can consolidate your own power, you can maintain sea traffic, supplies, protect the safety of trade, you can protect my Ming ships from intrusion, cut a nail into the territory of other countries, and constantly encroach and supply at a point, and finally achieve the purpose of occupation, of course, this method is more suitable for which place with a low degree of civilization, If it is a country with a high degree of civilization, it is still necessary to send a large army to defeat their regular resistance, such as Jiaozhi ......," Yang said.

“…… Your Majesty has a point...... "Sun Chengzong said, the emperor superimposed the battleship cannons, fortresses, and scout battles, Sun Chengzong felt that the matter of the ocean sea battle was a bit reliable, not that the emperor was telling a bad joke. Sun Chengzong put these three things on Yuan Chonghuan again, Sun Chengzong doesn't think the emperor is telling a cold joke now, perhaps, Yuan Chonghuan Zhende is very good at these things; Perhaps, Yuan Chonghuan Zhende is a good hand at naval warfare; Maybe zhende as the emperor said, Yuan Chonghuan fought water wars, and the benefits of colonization were greater, and the scout warfare was the same, but Yuan Chonghuan made it, and he must have a deep understanding.

“…… The battle of the ocean and the sea, there is no need to have 100,000 or hundreds of thousands of horses on the land, it is impossible for our dynasty to support the army to fight in the ocean for a long time, in the future, my Ming will control tens of thousands of miles away, and every time I occupy a place, I can only control a large area with a relatively small liliang, in addition to the regular army, local inspection, the township soldiers are also a very important part of the liliang, and even the sī people are armed, it is also necessary to take it into account, it is impossible to be as comprehensive as this land, above the ocean, Often in a large area, there is only a regular liliang, which can only be cruising, and it is impossible to stay in a certain place for a long time, so Yuan Chonghuan's scout warfare, slightly modified, is very suitable for ocean-going and far-sea colonial operations............" Yang Gai said.

"What Your Majesty said is very true, the battle at sea, especially the ocean, the battle on the far sea, and the way of fighting on land is completely different, you must not use the set of means on land to set up things at sea, Your Majesty is reasonable......" Sun Chengzong nodded silently and said, he can understand the emperor's meaning very well, according to the current blueprint of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty will continue to expand, and the territory will become larger and larger in the future, so it is naturally impossible to use a large army to suppress every place occupied, this is really impossible, think that the emperor now supports less than 100,000 elite soldiers, Yijing has spent a lot of energy, and it is so supportive of hundreds of thousands, then zhende will kill people, the fact is that the Ming Dynasty wants to expand, it will only control a considerable number of troops in a considerable place, undoubtedly, artillery and fortresses are a good choice, undoubtedly, relying on the fortress to "cannibalize" the enemy is an inevitable choice, the army can only be used occasionally, and the Ming Dynasty can not support hundreds of thousands of horses to fight everywhere all year round.

“…… Oh, yes! This ocean-going and far-sea war, in fact, is more concerned about the cost-effectiveness ratio...... "Yang Gai said. ,

"Dare to ask Your Majesty, what is the cost-effectiveness ratio?" Sun Chengzong didn't understand the emperor's words, and hurriedly asked.

"It is to choose a balance between cost and efficiency, the higher the cost, the faster the goal must be achieved; The cost is small, presumably the speed of achieving the goal will be slow, in the case of spending as little money as possible, I can afford to support the premise, overseas expansion can only choose time, overseas expansion must be a slow process......" Yang explained.

"What Your Majesty said is very ......," Sun Chengzong said.

"Hehehe, so it is inevitable that a few cannons will conquer a country!" Yang concluded. This summary is not a whim of Yang reform, but a historical fact, and the historical facts are here, and it is really too difficult to bypass history and blaze a new trail again.

"What Your Majesty said is very ......, this sentence suddenly sounds, it seems a little arrogant, but it is also suitable for the future ocean, the battle of the far sea, as our dynasty's ocean, the sea strategy and tactics, it is indeed a good choice......" Sun Chengzong now understands what the emperor means, this sentence suddenly sounds very outrageous, very arrogant, but carefully extended, but it is also real, as the future expansion strategy of the Ming Dynasty, it is actually summarized in place.

"It'......s good that Master Sun can understand my mind," Yang Gaiai said with a smile, it seems that he has persuaded Sun Chengzong, and with Sun Chengzong's support, it will be easy to do, and then let Yuan Chonghuan be a supporter and executor, it will be almost the same, and if the high-level is done, there will be no problem with the strategic problem, there is a new army in the middle and lower levels, there are sailors, and there is no problem in implementing strategy and tactics, and this matter can be regarded as basically finalized.

Sun Chengzong was a little dumbfounded, the words he talked to the emperor were only for a short time, but they decided the future of the Ming Dynasty for decades, or even one or two hundred years later.

The topic is a bit heavy, and the atmosphere has become heavy.

Yang Reform also seemed to have fallen into some deep thought, walking slowly forward with a single step, and Sun Chengzong also seemed to have fallen into deep thought, following behind.

Half ringing.

"It's okay for Master Sun to know about this matter, but for the time being, we still have to focus on the battle in the north, don't let this matter be distracted......" Yang Reform seemed to think of something, and ordered.

"Obey! Your Majesty can rest assured that the minister knows the severity. Sun Chengzong immediately replied, it is also true that the strategy and tactics of the open sea and the ocean will have time in the future, and it can still be adjusted in a few years or decades, and now the energy should still be focused on the decisive battle in the north.

"By the way, from Master Sun's point of view, what are the chances of my dynasty winning this battle?" Yang Reform suddenly threw out such a topic.

“…… Well, back to Your Majesty, based on the current situation, there is about a fifty or sixty percent chance of achieving the set goal......," Sun Chengzong said. Sun Chengzong said five or six percent, referring to the many goals given by the emperor, such as driving the eastern captives westward, using the hands of the eastern captives to sweep the desert grassland, completing the purpose of occupying the grassland, and finally killing Lin Dan Khan, getting the seal handed down by Lin Dan Khan's ancestors, and obtaining a better legal system and reasonable rule over the grassland. The troops used, in addition to the elite core troops of the Ming Dynasty, as well as the border army of the border pass, although they do not have much ability, Danshi can still prevent the Donglu and *** people from knocking on the border wall of the city, creating conditions for sweeping the grassland, and the imperial army. To accomplish this goal, this is a rather complicated process, even if the Ming Dynasty is not short of money now, and there are enough manpower and material resources to support this war, Sun Chengzong does not dare to set the odds too high, of course, if it is just to solve the Dongyu, this is not a problem.

"Oh, fifty or sixty percent is not bad,...... Does Master Sun feel that I am a little greedy? Too anxious to make a difference? Yang asked again.

"Your Majesty, the arrow is ready to fly, I have to send it! The form on the grassland, your majesty can not wait any longer, today's desert grassland, has long been a river of blood, killing corpses all over the field, without killing a result, it is impossible to stop, and the result, will definitely come out soon, in the current form of the grassland, if I do not interfere, the eastern captives will definitely dominate the grassland desert, Lin Dan Khan is not the opponent of the eastern chieftain at all, Your Majesty, if the eastern captives rule the grassland, the consequences are unimaginable! Therefore, there is no way for us to stay out of the situation, and there is no choice at all, so how can we afford to wait? I can only fight hard. Your Majesty, I have no choice in this matter!! Sun Chengzong said very firmly. ,

"Yes! I can't fight, I can't wait! There is no way out except to face it...... "Yang Reform said with emotion, this problem is basically not a problem, it has been decided very early, and when the war comes, Yang Reform has some feelings.

There was silence for a while.

"I don't know if Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng have arrived, and I don't know if they can do it." Yang Reform sent another sentiment, saying that it was emotional, in fact, he was also consulting Sun Chengzong's opinion, many words, Yang Reform would not say it in front of people, for fear of leaking the emperor's prestige, and only when no one was around, he would only talk to Sun Chengzong.

"Back to Your Majesty, it should be time to take office, these two people are both people with mental fortitude and ambition, naturally know the weight of this matter in His Majesty's heart, naturally know the severity, and should be able to go to office non-stop ......, I am afraid that it will not be long before good news will come......" Sun Chengzong said on this matter, his brow was much more relaxed, not as tight as just now.

"Oh, hehehe, how can this happen?" Yang Gengai asked with a smile.

"Your Majesty, other ministers dare not say it, but that Lu Xiangsheng, the minister dares to conclude that he will definitely come with good news soon......" Sun Chengzong seemed to have a smile and made a decisive judgment.

"Oh, hehehe, how can you see it?" Yang asked the reformer.

"Your Majesty doesn't know? And ask the ministers what they do? Although Lu Xiangsheng was born as a scholar and a literati, he was born with a different talent, that is, he is a martial arts general, and when he arrives in office, it is strange that he does not take people to the battlefield immediately, and he leads troops in that place, goes to the battlefield, and enters the court, and he wants to subdue those arrogant soldiers, which is simpler than eating, or it is strange if there is no good news......" Sun Chengzong said Lu Xiangsheng, the smile on his face became more and more obvious, and the words were also a lot easier.

"Hahaha......" Yang Reform laughed out loud, and let Lu Xiangsheng go to Datong as a governor to lead the new army and the Imperial Army, Yang Reform also took a fancy to Lu Xiangsheng's "ability to fight", can endure hardships, and is more military than a general, I believe that the proud generals there will be shocked when they see Lu Xiangsheng's true face. If you want to talk about Lu Xiangsheng's ability to control the troops, Yang Reform is a hundred and twenty hearts, as long as he can go to the battlefield once, Lu Xiangsheng can undoubtedly completely control the troops there. Lu Xiangsheng, who was eager to control the troops there, didn't have to think about it, he would definitely lead his men and horses to fight, this is better than any rhetoric, arrogant soldiers, and the Japanese can fight.

Yang Reform and Sun Chengzong had been embarrassed for a long time on the issue of Hong and Lu going there, and now when they talked about it, they all laughed, this time it was Zhende who picked up the treasure.