Chapter 145: The Collision of National Strength

He Xi arrived in Cangxian.

Ye Shen and Tie Xuan came to greet him.

Ye Shen saw He Xi and directly pleaded guilty: "The last general has lived up to the expectations of adults. Please punish you. ”

He Xiyi waved his hand and said, "It's okay, I'm not here to ask about the guilt." It's about solving problems. It's not terrible to lose, but you have to know where to lose. Let's review it first. ”

Soon, He Xi and Ye Shen reviewed the battle together.

He Xi crossed his arms and said, "Why, Jin Shengyu broke Jin Town, and Tie Xuan was able to block the attack of Xingyang Hou?" Without these two victories, the command of this battle would have been even worse. ”

Ye Shen was a little ashamed and said, "It's the last general who has embarrassed the adults." ”

He Xi said: "I didn't ask this. I'm asking, why did the two of them win? ”

Ye Shen was a little dazed for a while. did not grasp the point of He Xi's sentence.

Tie Xuan thought for a moment and said, "My lord, do you mean that Zheng Yuchun, the Marquis of Xingyang, has a vain name?" ”

He Xi said: "It's not in vain, it's just that they are already behind the times." And Jin Zhen is not as spicy as the veteran in the end. It's just that do you think these two people are Fu Youde's mistake in employing people, or Fu Youde has no one to use. ”

Ye Shen suddenly understood He Xi's thoughts, and said, "There must be no one available." The last general has fought with Fu Youde many times, and Fu Youde can be described as old and strong, and he does not leak. How could such a person reveal such a mistake. Unless it is a last resort. ”

He Xi smiled slightly and said, "Not bad." That's where our chances come in. How Han Gaozu defeated Xiang Yu. How we outperformed Fu Youde. ”

Ye Shen's eyes lit up, then dimmed again, and said, "Your Lord's intentions are good. However, although the Han army has generals such as Han Xin, Peng Yue, and other generals, they can't resist Xiang Yu alone, and Han Gaozu's ability as a general should not be underestimated. But we're different. Because of the formation and training of the new army, the qualifications of the people below are very shallow, not to mention their abilities. It's impossible to stand alone. And Fu Youde's side is full of famous generals, and there are more than a dozen names that can be counted. With these unknown people, is it not appropriate to confront these famous generals? ”

He Xi said: "Isn't Zheng Yuchun a famous general? ”

Ye Shen was speechless for a while, and a thought flashed in his heart, and he felt that this thought seemed to be very important. But for a while, I couldn't catch it.

He Xi said: "In order to organize and train the new army, I will discuss with you the tactics of firearms warfare for three years, and select talents in the army who can use firearms. I remember that at that time, a group of people were selected from Yingkou University and Beijing Guozijian, but there were only more than 100 people. A batch was formed, and last year it was the establishment of Beijing martial arts. No one has graduated yet. But you also know how much effort you and I have put into selecting suitable officers. Fu Youde only began military reform after the start of the war last year. Do you think Fu Youde has a suitable officer? ”

Ye Shen was overjoyed, and then his eyes were a little dim, and he said: "But many of the generals under our command have never fought any battles, and they don't know what their abilities are at all?" In such a situation, can you hope that they will work? Moreover, people like Zheng Yuchun and Tang Shengzong are certainly outdated. But not everyone among the nobles is like this. For example, Fu Youde. What if you lose? ”

He Xi said indifferently: "If you lose, you will be defeated." ”

Ye Shen's eyes widened, and he didn't understand why He Xi said that.

He Xi smiled slightly and said: "You haven't adapted to your identity yet, you are a marshal on one side, not a general who leads the army to fight." For a general, what is needed is to win a hundred battles, but for the commander, what he needs is the implementation of the imperial court's strategy. Temporary success or failure is nothing, as you said, these people under our command have not fought a good battle, I don't know if it will work, it can be on the training ground, it doesn't mean that it can be on the battlefield. But if you don't let them fight, you'll never know if they're okay. And I'm here this time to stand for Your Majesty. You can rest assured, at this moment, the Liaodong Army, the Eastern Army, is fully mobilized. There are a total of 300,000 people, and the Beijing camp has gone south in an all-round way, and has even begun to recruit cavalry from various units in Monan, with a total of 300,000 people. Plus the forces in your hands. Already Hebei Minzhuang. Millions of soldiers are not a problem. Defeated. I'll make up for you as much as I lose. Don't be afraid to lose. ”

He Xi did not tell Ye Shen that this was already all the war potential of Beijing. Even if it is squeezing, it will affect the output value of industry and agriculture. That would be a real reckless militarism. Even the shorter the time to maintain such a large army, the better.

Otherwise, there will be great sequelae.

And after this million-strong army is really gone, Beijing can only surrender.

If He Xi doesn't want to die, going to the Americas may be a way.

For He Xi, it will be a big gamble and a decisive battle.

With such a large amount of capital, he gambled not only on military victory or defeat, but also on Nanjing's reaction speed.

Preparations for the withdrawal of Japanese troops began very early. Now it's underway, and it's about the same in a month. And because of the railway, the dispatch of the Liaodong army to Beijing was very fast. Not to mention Jingying. It was originally a strategic mobile army, ready to be used at any time.

As for the Monan cavalry, it is the cavalry that naturally has enough mobility.

In other words, He Xisuo's army, who can move in place in a month or two. But what's going on in Nanjing?

The soldiers of Jiangbei, Henan, Shandong, the two Huai guards, and the first part of the Nanjing Jingying are already in the hands of Fu Youde. This is the source of a total of nearly half a million troops in Fu Youde's hands. Shanxi, the soldiers of Shaanxi, have also arrived in Shanxi, this is the source of Geng Bingwen, King Jin, Zhao Yong's troops and horses.

If the troops are transferred to the front line, it is most likely that the troops from the Beijing camp will be transferred. Nanjing Jingying is the most convenient to go north from the canal.

But it is also the least likely.

Because it is impossible for Zhu Yunwen to hand over the soldiers of the whole country into the hands of one person. Let Zhu Yunwen have no soldiers and horses around him to protect him.

Moreover, the Beijing camp has already been partially transferred, and it is impossible to continue to transfer. Then you can only transfer the troops of the Southern Guard. That is, Sichuan, Huguang, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian and other places are all soldiers and horses.

The southwest soldiers and horses cannot move. Because of the Southwest Tusi Rebellion, there was hardly any stopping.

Before the Ming Dynasty, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were only about three million when they were full, and many of them were still short. He Xi mobilized millions of people, and almost all the people everywhere were evacuated. Zhu Yunwen also piled up on the front line, nearly a million people. If there is more troops, the localities will have to be evacuated.

This is not something that Zhu Yunwen can do.

And after the victory, Nanjing also had the mentality of underestimating the enemy.

I think Fu Youde can handle it. An increase in troops is unlikely.

This is also the difference between Nanjing and Beijing.

Under the auspices of He Xi, Beijing at this moment almost entered a wartime state, and the military politics of the first army. All resources are skewed militarily. Nanjing, on the other hand, does not, not to mention that Nanjing's mode of governance is fundamentally different from Beijing's. The level of mobilization of social forces is also different from that of Beijing.

To say that many gentry in Nanjing have always despised Beijing. They are also reluctant to let the nobles sit big. Therefore, the support for front-line generals such as Fu Youde is actually within the scope of the imperial court's financial support, and it has not reached the level of smashing pots and selling iron.

This is the confidence He Xi feels can defeat Fu Youde.

No matter how powerful Fu Youde is, he is also a person. In the war between countries, the comparison of national strength is more important than one person.

Even if Fu Youde has Han Bai's talent. The same is true. After all, Lian Po Li Mu's talent in using soldiers is really much worse than Bai Qi Wang Qian? Not. It can only be said that the national strength of Zhao is much worse than that of Qin.

He Xi didn't expect that Ye Shen's ability could surpass Fu Youde.

He only begged Ye Shen to be a little less worse than Fu Youde. And the previous war proved this. Ye Shen may not be as good as Fu Youde, but in front of Fu Youde, he is not without the power to parry.

That's enough.

The rest of He Xi can make up for it with manpower, material resources, financial resources, and firepower.

The gap in national strength is enough to crush Fu Youde.

Ye Shen didn't understand He Xi's intentions, but when he heard He Xi say this, he couldn't help but burst into tears, and said: "Please rest assured, my lord treats me as a national soldier, and I will repay him as a national soldier." ”

Some people died, but not completely......