There is no doubt about the Northern Expedition, and public opinion from top to bottom is emphasizing this. But the final strategy is still being debated or debated.

Ever since Zhu Yongxing put forward the plan of severing the ties between inside and outside the Guan, breaking the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and achieving a complete victory in one fell swoop, the General Staff Headquarters has been conducting research and discussion to prove that the plan drawn up by the wise and martial Banzai is feasible.

Of course, if the plan is successful, it will not only be as simple as recovering the northern land and recovering the capital division, but also the Liaodong issue will be solved at the same time, which can be said to be a complete success. Zhu Yongxing also hoped that a famous amphibious war that would go down in history would be written in the history of war.

The advantageous aspect of amphibious operations is that it can carry out strategic deployments that are unfavorable to the enemy and force him to transfer forces, so as to effectively surprise and strike at enemy forces; The disadvantage is that the implementation conditions are very harsh, and it will be more difficult than other offensive styles in terms of planning and preparation, organization and implementation, command coordination, and logistical support.

For example, the high difficulty, high attrition, and high risk brought about by forcibly crossing the sea area, landing in front of the enemy, and attacking fortified positions on the back of the water are also incomparable with other offensive operations. Problems in any part of the operation will cause huge losses, and even if the landing operation is victorious, it may pay a heavy price.

In the final analysis, amphibious operations are the most complex military operations even in modern warfare, requiring coordination, specialization, and complexity in mobility, maritime transportation, logistics, and strategy. For example, amphibious ships specially used to carry personnel, materials, and equipment for landing combat troops, and can land on beaches, only appeared in World War II.

Of course, transporting troops by sea has been around for a long time, which means that it is not that amphibious operations cannot be carried out without amphibious ships, but that it may be more difficult. Secondly, there is the difficulty of ensuring the rapid arrival of troops and supporting a larger follow-up force. Because the speed of the offensive in amphibious operations is a key factor. It allows rapidly deployed, large-scale follow-up forces to take full advantage of the suddenness of strategic operations.

There is a lack of professional landing ships, and there is a lack of professional engineers and equipment to quickly build temporary port facilities, and when the difficulties are listed, they are to strive to solve them one by one.

The landing operation in Shandong was actually a rehearsal and test. And Zhu Yongxing's plan to seal the throat with a sword is obviously larger in scale and more demanding.

Thanks to Jiaodong Yuqi's internal cooperation response. The landing operation of the Ming army in Shandong was successful. However, this was only the action of more than 10,000 people, and it was the result of the successful interception of the Qing army's news channel by Yu Qisuo's division and the time gained time for the landing force.

After stabilizing Jiaodong, the General Staff Headquarters once again discussed and discussed the operational plan of "sealing the throat with a sword." Because Jiaodong can be used as an advance base, it is obviously easier to transport troops and materials to Jiaodong in advance and land in the western Liaoning corridor across the Bohai Bay, and the possibility of success is greater.

As early as 55 B.C., Caesar led his army across the English Channel. Landing in the British Isles. However, the Ming army was not an aggressor, but a liberator, so it could not "feed the war with war" and scavenge supplies from the withered occupied areas. This is also a rather unfavorable issue.

When a grand plan has to be abandoned due to constraints and safety considerations, the frustration and frustration of the planner is indescribable. Zhu Yongxing is now in such a state of mind, and the General Staff Headquarters has repeatedly studied it. It was concluded that even with Jiaodong as the forward base, the maximum number of troops to carry out the landing operation in the western Liaoning corridor would not exceed 50,000.

Fifty thousand. It may succeed in blocking the connection between inside and outside the gates, or it may be defeated and suffer heavy losses. At the same time, logistical pressures will make it difficult for troops on other fronts to carry out strategic operations.

It was a difficult choice, and Zhu Yongxing knew that it was up to him to decide. No matter what his decision is, the General Staff and the Ming Army will go all out, but he will cost tens of thousands of lives. To win a possible victory designed to flaunt yourself?

Because he is the emperor, because it is the plan he proposes, because of the examples of his successes, because of the wisdom of his hardly inferior cuò, because of the admiration and adoration of his courtiers. Zhu Yongxing could have been stubborn, he could have persevered, but he didn't do that.

"50,000 is not enough to have a complete chance of winning." After thinking about it all night, Zhu Yongxing finally vetoed himself, he smiled bitterly and shook his head again and again, "This is also the disadvantage brought about by the rearmament of our army's weapons and equipment, and the requirements for logistics are higher." Once these 50,000 soldiers are put into the western Liaoning corridor, the pressure on the transportation and supply of ammunition, grain and grass and other materials will be too great. As a result, the troops on other fronts were unable to make major moves, and it can be said that they were taking care of one at the expense of the other. ”

Wu Sangui and the others listened quietly, after all, this was a plan formulated by the emperor, and it had been planned and prepared for a long time, and now it is not that there is no hope at all, but the emperor seems to be about to deny it and reconsider the strategy of the Northern Expedition. From this point of view, the emperor deserves to be evaluated without fame and advice.

"Therefore, I have decided to revise the strategic plan of the Northern Expedition." After Zhu Yongxing finished speaking, he breathed a sigh of relief, whether it was relaxed, helpless, or both, he couldn't say clearly, "But the amphibious landing still has to be carried out, and in Liaodong, the scale is smaller, and containment is still needed." If you look at the map, there are several places where you can take advantage of Jiaodong. ”

At a glance on the map, the Liaodong region closest to the Jiaodong Peninsula is Lushun. Then Denglai, Lushun, Phi Dao, and Kuanjiao will be connected as a line, and the naval blockade of Liaodong can be completely completed. And this idea is similar to the role played by Dongjiang Town in history. Now that North Korea has made its stance clear, it is even more advantageous to implement this strategy.

In other words, Zhu Yongxing gave up the strategy of seeking victory by danger, and instead sought victory with stability. In the case of containing the Manchus everywhere, from the south to the north, the victory of the Northern Expedition was achieved with upright tactics. As for Liaodong, it is not impossible to let the Manchus retreat.

With the whole country in the corner of Liaodong, the Xiaoice period is far from over, and the impact on the north is even greater than that of the south, and the advantage of the Ming army will be greater. In other words, the strategy of seeking stability only delayed the final recovery of Liaodong, but after the success of the Northern Expedition, it could turn to a situation of national confrontation.

A hundred-legged insect that dies but does not stiffen. Zhu Yongxing can be regarded as having a correct understanding, not expecting to finish his work in one battle, not expecting to defeat the Manchu Qing with a heavy punch, but using his strengths, not being careful, not impatient, and not relaxed. (To be continued......)