Chapter 359: Five-Year Plan

"Brother Wei, dare to sign a joint letter with me?"

On the flagship of the Liaodong Naval Division, Cao Bianjiao looked in the direction of Shengjing, the capital of the Jin Emperor, waved his fist and roared, as long as Lao Tzu was given enough troops, enough food, grass, weapons and ammunition, he could kill Shengjing City and destroy the Jin Empire.

With the assistance of Wei Yuanqing's Liaodong Naval Division, he led the wolf battalion to land, and the Liaodong Naval Division Marine Corps cooperated to raid several places in the hinterland of the Jin Empire, but the effect was not great, firstly, the Jin Empire strengthened its vigilance, and secondly, the large and small tribes inhabiting this area were beaten and killed by him, and they all moved to farther places, leaving only a large area of uninhabited open land.

Cao Bianjiao led the wolf camp deep into the hinterland of the Jin Empire for hundreds of miles, only to find two small tribes of small scale, these two unlucky small tribes except for the young men who followed Huang Taiji on the expedition and went out hunting were spared, the entire tribe was served in one pot, rescued more than 100 suffering Ming people, captured a large number of cattle, sheep and war horses, countless leather and other items, and some young tribal women, other old, weak, sick and disabled and other camps were reduced to ashes.

Can't blame the wolf camp for being too cruel, these are all learned from the outside of the Guan, with the other way to give back to the other, I am a big country, a state of civilized etiquette, people have done the first year of junior high school, we have to return the gift to others, this is called the courtesy, just know that the gift does not know to return the gift, it is very impolite.

Of course, this move has suffered a lot of criticism in the court, and there are sufficient reasons, we are a civilized country, how can we do these things that are unconscionable and indignant like those barbarian states outside the Guan, and we want to use our civilization to influence them, so that they willingly submit to the authority of the Ming Dynasty.

"Well said, I like it."

Zhu Jian took the case and applauded these dissenting ministers, I was moved by your preaching, or else, I appointed you as the minister of goodwill, and went to Guanwai to teach those tribesmen to learn the culture of the Central Plains, and influenced them, so that they could put down their butcher knives and be a good and educated person? If you can't be reformed in three years, it will be five years, and if you can't do it in five years, it will be ten years? If it doesn't work in ten years, it's a hundred years, okay?

As soon as these words came out, the court was silent, and no one dared to make remarks about Cao Bianjiao and some of the practices of the generals in Liaodong. ”

The wolf battalion relied on strong soldiers and horses, sharp muskets and artillery, open fire robbery, and the tribal warriors who stayed in the rear came from all directions, wanting to encircle and annihilate the wolf camp, but under the command of Cao Bianjiao, the wolf battalion listed a hedgehog array, calmly and slowly retreated, no matter which side the tribal warriors attacked, no matter how brave they were, one after another, but after all, they were flesh and blood, unable to break through the death blockade line constructed by dense bullet rain, but suffered heavy losses.

The wolf battalion also had some losses, mostly wounded, and there were not many real casualties, compared with the losses of the tribe, it was so small that it was completely negligible, if it wasn't for the fear of insufficient ammunition and food and grass, Cao Bianjiao really didn't want to withdraw the army, but fought a big battle with the enemy.

With the cooperation of the marines of the Liaodong Navy Division, and under the vicious escort of tens of thousands of tribal cavalry, the soldiers of the wolf battalion safely retreated to the seashore and calmly boarded the ship.

The caliber of the naval guns is much larger than the caliber of the Franc machine guns equipped by the army, the shells are also large, the power of the explosion is more terrifying, the firing range is long, Cao Bianjiao retreats after each landing attack, they kill in the rear, but every time they chase to the seashore, as soon as they enter the range of the naval guns, they immediately enjoy the terrifying power of the naval artillery bombardment, and suffer a few losses, who would dare to send them to death?

Cao Bianjiao boarded Wei Yuanqing's flagship, and chatted with Wei Yuanqing about the details of this robbery operation while resting and dining, and suddenly touched something in his heart, and recalled every previous raid and robbery operation, and after comprehensive analysis, he found that the combat effectiveness of the Guanwai clan was not as terrible as the legend, of course, it was not that the combat effectiveness of the Guanwai clan had declined, but because the firearms of the Guanwai clan were getting more and more powerful, if there were enough troops, food and ammunition and other military supplies were sufficient, God would not rain if there were enough troops, There was really a possibility of breaking through Shengjing, so, under impulse, he wrote these thoughts into the fold, and also pulled Wei Yuanqing, the commander of the Liaodong Naval Division, to sign.

At present, the main responsibility of the Liaodong Navy Division is to assist and cooperate with the operation of the wolf battalion, carrying military materials such as grain, grass and ammunition, so as to ensure the normal operation of the logistics supply of the Phi Dao and the nine border defense lines of Liaodong.

"This kid...... There is a future, but how can it be so easy to destroy the Jin Empire......"

Zhu Jian carefully watched the joint recital of the two, and complained, you are fighting well on the front line, but I don't know how much pressure on logistics is, the war is about logistics, the comprehensive strength of an empire, it is a game of burning money, after two years of recuperation, the pressure on the people's lives has changed a little, but the pressure of the empire is still huge, and it is not easy to accumulate a little family foundation, and the army on the Horqin grassland was defeated at once, and now I don't know what the results are.

Of course, Cao Bianjiao and Wei Yuanqing's ideas are indeed in line with his plan to force Huang Taiji to concentrate the main force for a decisive battle, but that is three to five years later, the top priority is to recuperate, and the people's livelihood is still the priority.

Three to five years, this is also one of the important plans in the first five-year plan he implemented, three or five years is not a long time, not too short, gritted his teeth and passed, he has this patience.

"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that Cao Shaoshuai is also idle when he is idle, anyway, he has money, so it is better to let him do it first."

Song Xiance proposed that he was the imperial military advisor of the Son of Heaven, and he was qualified to know many important secrets, and there were several of them in the final decisive battle plan drawn up by the Son of Heaven, and the empire would start a violent army from next year, and after two years of training, he would take turns to practice on the front line in Liaodong, and then he would officially start a full-scale war with the Jin Empire.

The preliminary plan of the war of annihilation is to attack from Liaodong with a large army, advancing layer by layer, fighting steadily, and the other army will cross and land from Phi Dao, directly into the hinterland of the Jin Empire, and the two armies must have the strength to fight with the main force of the Jin Army, depending on which way Huang Taiji wants to fight, everyone speculates that Huang Taiji will fight the army of Phi Dao, because this sharp knife is too sharp and fierce, if Huang Taiji does not fight, the Phi Island army will not only turn the hinterland of the Jin Empire upside down, but also threaten the capital of the Jin Emperor Shengjing, which is a clear move on the table. Huang Taiji had no choice at all.

As the Liaodong Naval Division, which is responsible for transporting troops and ensuring the supply of logistical materials, it cannot guarantee sufficient carrying capacity, and can only requisition a large number of large merchant ships and fishing boats, but escort ships and sudden accidents are a big problem.

"Old Song, this is a battle of the century, let the Fujian sailors join in." Zheng Zhilong said.