Xingguo Gong Yan Chunsheng has always been in the capital, and he does not need to receive orders from other places to enter Beijing.

Today, he is the right governor of the Chinese military governor's mansion, and he is the commander of 3,000 battalions.

And Li Jin's son Li Yuan has already taken the title of Earl of Chicheng, and today he has also come to the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies.

Here, now the important ministers of the five governments gather. Li Yuan is only twenty-four, although he has the position of earl, but he was brought over by Lu Bing. Li Yuan is now staying in the Jinyiwei Special Operations Battalion, and his current military rank is only captain.

But Li Yuan was a student of Yan Chunsheng. After being taken by Li Quanli to participate in the northern expedition of the 11th and 12th years of Jiajing, he returned to the capital and entered the military camp first.

Seeing such a young face, Guo Xun missed for a while: This round, it should be a young man to make meritorious contributions.

He sits in the most important position, and his military position is the Zuo Governor of the Central Military Governor's Office, and he is slightly superior to Yan Chunsheng only by virtue of his age and qualifications.

But both of them are national princes, and they are both military officers with the rank of general.

Sitting in his position and waiting quietly, Guo Xun saw Zhu Yue, the son of Zhu Qi, who served as a general in the Shenji Battalion. Zhu Qi restored the title of Duke of Baoguo, but he was removed from the world voucher and rewarded for merit, and his son Zhu Yue could only inherit the title of Marquis of Funing.

And Zhu Qi has been dead for three years.

Li Quanli left the year before last, and his son Li Yingchen also only attacked the Marquis of Xiangcheng, not the Duke of Xiangguo that Li Quanli was awarded. Li Yingchen stayed in the Shenji Camp, but he was not qualified to come to this meeting today.

However, Gu Huan, the son of Gu Shilong, the first newly crowned prince of the Jiajing Dynasty, came. He is thirty-nine years old, and now he is the governor of the Chinese military and the commander of the five military camps.

After His Majesty reigned to the throne, there were five more princes in the Ming Dynasty, and now only two of them are still alive.

Guo Xun is also sixty-seven.

Twenty years later, when he was favored by His Majesty and his blood was boiling, he was in the prime of life and wanted to fight.

After that, he was punished for the Liangguang and 1 cases and the Li Fuda case, and made meritorious contributions in the 6th year of Jiajing and the 11th and 12th years of Jiajing.

Now may be his last chance: arrange this time and make a little merit, so that his son Guo Shouqian can still be the prince of the country.

When everyone was together, he sat up straight. His lips moved, his gray beard trembled, and he spit out a few words: "At today's meeting, we will first truthfully sort out the available combat strength of the border regions, provinces, pro-army, the three major battalions in Beijing, and the Zhenwu battalion in Nanjing. The number of soldiers, the type of troops, the equipment situation, and the soldiers who are willing to fight. ”

The words were very simple, and he glanced at everyone: "The military has been reformed for many years, and the soldiers are strong. Now, the big thing is coming. I am not afraid to tell you that the Council of Military Affairs has agreed that, as long as the plan is successful, this time His Majesty will be appointed to the position of duke. ”

Guo Xun stretched out his right hand and spread his five fingers.

Li Yuan couldn't help but stare at it: Can you newly seal at least five national princes?

"It's over fifty!"

Guo Xun knew what they were guessing in their hearts, except for a few people in the Five Mansions who were qualified to participate in the national policy, no one else knew this information.

There was a sudden silence in the official hall of the discussion, and then there was an incredible sound of breathing.

"Therefore, let's reconfirm the strength of the Ming armies again." Guo Xun looked at them, "It is necessary to be able to travel thousands of miles and dare to fight." To mobilize, to train together, troops, equipment, and the will of generals are indispensable! You may have appreciated generals, and you also have your own calculations, but you need to remember: how big is the reward promised by His Majesty, and if it is ruined, the punishment will be heavy! Let's get started, starting with the three major camps in Beijing! ”

After the reform of the Ming Army, the standing army was divided into three categories: border guards, territorial armies, and mobile armies.

Among the border guards, there are not only the elite border defense armies of Qinggan, Hetao, Xuanning, and Jiliao, but also the three major maritime divisions of Beiyang, Dongyang, and Nanyang.

The mobile army is the three major battalions in Beijing, the Zhenwu battalion in Nanjing, and the Yangtze River Naval Division.

The hinterland provinces, on the other hand, are all territorial armies ranging from thousands to more thousand.

The total standing strength of 600,000, plus the special operations battalion and the special service thousand households under the command of Jinyi Wei, the two major Great Wall companies on sea and land, the river transportation bureau, the shipping bureau, the Huangming Ji Sea Trade Bank, the Daming Bank, the Railway Bureau, the Tongyi Bureau and other special enterprises of the guards, the ordinary public security forces under the system of the Department of Public Security, the Ming Dynasty is about to carry out a super-large action, this time we can't just look at the surface strength.

Because it was an expedition, it was to fight in many unfamiliar environments.

For different regions, the combination of arms and the combination of generals and officers of the expedition needs to be considered holistically.

The war did not start at the same time, so the bottom should be found first, and then the military council and the five governments would come up with a plan. The transfer of what should be transferred, the joint training that should be carried out, and the replenishment and replacement of equipment should also be started.

Touching the bottom of this general, which is based on the willingness to go to war, is still to discuss the tactics of war.

This important event was pondered by the staff officers at the military affairs meeting.

In the Wuying Palace, Zhu Houxi is also here.

Over the years, through the caravans of border trade, the people who inspected the factories outside the territory did not know how many places they had reconnoitred outside the territory.

The data reported back is naturally not accurate, but it can generally make a suitable sand table.

Now in the room of the main hall of the Wuying Palace, there is a huge sand table, involving not only Mobei, but also Outer Yunnan, Nanyang, Western Regions, Northeast, Korea, and Japan.

Among them, there are important cities, each with different small flags.

Gathered around the sand table with Zhu Houxi, there are Xia Yan, Tang Shunzhi, Yang Bo, and Tang Shaozong's grandson, Tang Shilong, who has been taught by the emperor since he was a child.

Tang Shaozong was promoted to the Marquis of Lingbi when he conquered Waiyun, and after his death, his son was not very good, so he was only demoted to the title of Lingbi Bo. If Tang Shaozong's son can't make any contributions, Tang Shilong will only be a county lord when he succeeds to the title.

Now that the monarchs and ministers are discussing the tactics together, Zhu Houxi couldn't help but look at Tang Shunzhi: "You said that you have the power to sweep, but now that you have listened to the accounts of the State Palace, why don't you talk about how to sweep?" ”

Xia Yan smiled.

He and Tang Shunzhi have no conflict of interest. In any case, he is the general staff officer, and Tang Shunzhi is still very young. During Xia Yan's tenure, the surrender of Outer Yunnan, the recovery of the Hetao, and the Northern Expedition reversed the situation in one fell swoop. And now, who is still in Xia Yan's tenure, how can he lack credit this time?

So he handed over the stage to Tang Shunzhi, so it was better to sell this good to him.

Tang Shunzhi pointed to North Korea and Japan on the sand table: "North Korea will definitely be in chaos this time, but it can be left behind." After seizing Tsushima Island and the four Japanese Kyushu countries first, Korea was already surrounded by the Ming Dynasty. Japan has a long and narrow territory and a very wide maritime territory. In the mountainous and narrow terrain of Japan, the firearms and mandarin duck battalions still use swords and few horses against the Japanese army, what is the force of sweeping? ”

"One is fighting for power, the other is fighting for hegemony, I am asking about these two places?" Zhu Houxi frowned, "Luzon is also choking the sea artery, and in the future, if you want to prevent foreign enemies from coming from the eastern sea, Luzon must be taken." There is very little Ming knowing. Don't talk about it at sea, with the combat power of the Daming Sea Division, it will definitely not be able to suffer losses at the moment, and it will always be able to seize the stronghold and claim the royal land. ”

He pointed to a few places: "The important ones are the areas of Outer Yunnan and Jiaozhi, Tubo, the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, and the north of Moxi!" ”

Tang Shunzhi looked at Yang Bo and asked with a smile: "Wei Yue has been a protector in Nanyang for several years, what do you think of it?" ”

Judging from Yang Bo's resume, the emperor's arrangement for him in the future is probably to assist the emperor's eldest son, and he will have to stay in the south for a long time in the future.

Yang Bo opened his mouth and said: "The shape of the Outer Yunnan Domains is still unified by the large, medium and small ethnic groups, and the borders are even more unclear. The area of Pingwai Yunnan and Jiaozhi is naturally both land and water. Your Majesty, the minister thinks there are several important points. ”

"Speak."

Yang Bo also stretched out his hand and pointed: "The fertile soil of the North Jiaozhi River Valley should be the solid soil of the Ming Dynasty." South Cochin, Champa, Ayutthaya in Siam, Mong Yang in Upper Burma, Taungoo in Central Burma, and Bago in Lower Burma, these places were taken, and those deep mountains and dense forests were surrounded by the Ming Dynasty and the new feudal states. Cheli is friendly to the Ming Dynasty, and the princess of Lanna is the concubine of His Majesty's palace and the mother of the prince, one changes the land and returns to the stream, and the other is a vassal state to help it expand to the Mubang Mountains, so the southwest will be unhindered. It can not only choke Tibet, but also open the ocean, and can help the arm to peek into the islands of the South Seas such as Guawa. ”

Zhu Houxi looked at Tang Shunzhi again: "What about the Western Regions and I?" ”

"The Western Regions and Mobei are far away, the sand sea, the snow-capped mountains, and the ice fields are not suitable for an expedition with an infantry army. In order to solve the problem of the Western Regions and my answer, the minister thought that the crux of the problem was in Tibet. ”

Xia Yan had to speak: "Tubo is too easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it has always come from the world. ”

"It is precisely because it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, so Tubo has always been unwilling to be lonely. After seizing Qinghai, Zang monks frequently went to Qinghai to preach Buddhism, and the border people believed in it. I replied that the Yellow Sect was introduced into the grassland, precisely because Tubo could help it threaten Turpan and the Ming Dynasty. Tang Shunzhi bent over Zhu Houxi, "Your Majesty, I have avoided the war for several years, and the best way to deal with the Khan Court is to force him to fight and destroy his main force first." To attack Tibet, you only need to feint first, and I have to send the main force to contain the Ming Dynasty. ”

Zhu Houxi thought thoughtfully: "I promised to rescue Tubo?" ”

"There is a doctrinal dispute between Tibet and Chagatai, which is now gaining momentum. For Tibet, if the Western Regions can be converted to Buddhism, then the Western Regions and Mobei can be made to believe in the Yellow Religion. They ruled over the people by the teachings, and the more believers, the stronger the power. Therefore, Man Su'er was caught between the already allied Khan Court and Tubo, and he had to face the Ming Dynasty, and he was the most happy to see the Ming Dynasty cut off the troubles first. The Ming Dynasty feinted to attack Tibet, and the full speed must sit idly by, and choose the opportunity to fall to the Ming Dynasty, trying to meet the source left and right. ”

Tang Shunzhi said and judged, and then pointed to Mobei: "I am bitter and lonely, in order to force the Western Regions to become the enemy of the Ming Dynasty, so that tens of thousands of miles to the north and west of the Ming Dynasty are threatened, and to maintain the status quo under fear and wait for a good opportunity." If the Ming Dynasty has any signs of exerting its efforts to relieve Tibet, Man Suer will definitely turn against him again, and even be willing to return to the hometown of the Ming Dynasty Guanxi Qiwei, and still base himself in the Western Regions according to the silk trade route. I replied that the Ming Dynasty's military strength was extraordinary, how could I sit back and watch the Ming Dynasty really get rid of Tibet? ”

Zhu Houxi looked at the vast Western Regions on the sand table, and then looked at the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, pondering the difficulty in his heart.

"Feint?" He shook his head, "If it weren't for the fact that he really had the posture to destroy those monks and nobles in Tubo, I'm afraid I wouldn't have given me the opportunity to easily destroy his main force." ”

And if you really want to destroy Tibet, how easy is it to talk about it?

The strong Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty could only adopt a special strategy against Tibet. Under today's technical conditions, the topography of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is too advantageous.

So Zhu Houxi asked Tang Shunzhi again: "Tell me again, how did Tubo sweep?" ”

That day, Tang Shunzhi blew the cowhide too hard, and now Zhu Houxi uses this to scare him from time to time.

The combat power of the Ming army is indeed extremely strong now, but marching combat is not just a simple arithmetic of combat effectiveness. Nowadays, the logistics conditions have been improved due to the large number of sea-going ships on the sea routes, but the land, especially on land, where the terrain is treacherous, is still not optimistic.

No matter what kind of grand strategy is agreed on now, in the end, it will still need to be fought with real guns.

This specific tactic should also be considered now.

Tang Shunzhi laughed: "It is precisely because Tubo is easy to defend and difficult to attack, if the Ming army is trapped in the plateau and has the possibility of being defeated, I can only take the bait." Although Man Su'er will not send troops to help Tibet, he can still do it by borrowing the way to answer me. Your Majesty, the Hetao, Xuanning cavalry and Tatars have only been training troops in recent years, although the cavalry has also brought bird guns and small cannons, but the changes in military weapons over the years, I still know very little. ”

He stretched out four fingers: "Bombers converted into mine guns, a lot of grenades, a lot of binoculars, a special operations battalion." In addition to defending the land and reassuring the people in Hetao over the years, the minister was still thinking about new tactics at other times. The expedition is not easy, but it is precisely because the expedition is very easy to get into a predicament, but there is a tactic of attacking with defense, destroying the enemy's army, and losing his liver and courage. One is called the mine array, and the other is called the king capture technique. ”

Xia Yan couldn't help but look at him: King Capture Technique...... It's a big rebellion.

Zhu Houxi was full of interest: "Tell me in detail." ”

Landmines are not new under today's more systematic Daming weapons development system.

It would have been there for a long time. In all kinds of messy records, traces of this thing have even been found since the Qin Dynasty. Including Zhuge Liang has also used it, although at present it is only the wild history in the story of the Three Kingdoms.

However, during the Song Dynasty, there was a record of the official history of the Eight Classics.

In the "General Essentials of the Martial Arts" and the official history, it is recorded that the Song Dynasty used tribulus fireballs, thunderbolt fireballs, and explosives in actual combat, which could be buried in the ground or thrown from the city.

More than 100 years ago, in a book of "Fire Dragon Sutra" in the early Ming Dynasty, this thing has been improved: [The bombing is cast with pig iron, on an empty stomach, with a medicine pestle, into a small bamboo tube, through the fire line inside, and a long line through the fire groove outside...... The artillery burned, the sound was like thunder, the earthquake city and the earth collapsed, the smoke rose to the sky, the soldiers frightened the dead, the fire was extinguished, and the ashes were gone. 】

Now that the emperor attaches great importance to firearms, the Ming Dynasty naturally began to play new tricks with these firearms.

Mine artillery has been improved, grenades have already been combated, and now they are mass-produced. Similarly, the telescopes that only belonged to senior generals to check the battlefield situation at that time are not manufactured in quantities at all.

Tang Shunzhi explained his "mine array" in detail.

To put it simply, since it is difficult to travel too far with a new cannon that is too heavy in the terrain or too wide, it is better to use only lighter firearms.

Then, with the reconnaissance advantage of the telescope, try to create an ambush battle that is beneficial to your side.

If you can plant a large number of mines in certain terrain, and when the enemy army is chasing or marching, it will be stunned and blown up in an instant. Mines are followed by grenades, and then the pursuit is point-and-shoot the remnants of the soldiers, and such a battle can be fought much easier.

Zhu Houxi frowned: "On the march, how can the enemy army not set up reconnaissance horses?" Where it is easy to set up ambushes, the enemy will also pay more attention, and I am afraid that it will not be easy to attract the main force of the enemy army into this minefield. ”

"So you need to use it appropriately and be adaptable." Tang Shunzhi is very confident, "Your Majesty, now the general's service has also been greatly improved, and when he arrives in Mobei and Tubo, he is not unable to fight in the winter moon." If it drags on until the beginning of winter and is still in a dilemma, the enemy and thieves will naturally misjudge. If it is a heavy snowfall, the wind and snow will hide the traces of the mines. ”

“…… I won't talk about the specific application. But as long as there is a lesson, people will naturally remember. Even if you win by defending, you still have to advance in the end. ”

"This is what the minister said about the king's capture technique." Tang Shunzhi said again, "In the first battle of Hetao, Xingguo Gong led the special combat battalion to make great contributions. Over the years, the minister has been studying the art of special warfare. After thinking about it, the special operations battalion does not need to be used to gather together to overcome difficulties, and the best way to use it is to work in a team of three or five to assassinate key personnel. Your Majesty, as long as you can hide behind enemy lines, with exquisite martial arts and exquisite weapons, if those high-ranking officials and dignitaries are killed and wounded, the foreign feudal domain can not appoint new officials as quickly as the Ming Dynasty, and it is still orderly. ”

Zhu Houxi couldn't help but open his mouth: Decapitation tactics?

Yang Bo's eyes lit up when he heard it: "It makes sense!" Most of the outer vassals were rabble, and the thieves and chieftains scattered as soon as they were removed. If there is chaos in the rear, it will be much easier for the army to sweep up. It's just that the special operations camp is full of Hermes-Epitek faces, but I'm afraid it will be difficult to blend in. If you succeed, it will not be easy to evade pursuit. ”

Tang Shunzhi bent down again: "If Japan and North Korea are solved first, and then Wai Yunnan is crossed, then there is still time." Your Majesty, many of the Shan and Meng people migrated from Tibetans, and there are also many Hu and Mongolian people in the Western Regions. If you want to do this well, you need to make peace and attract some people to cover it up. The minister believes that with two or three years of kung fu, he can get in under the guise of a businessman and a guard. With the skills of a special operations battalion, as long as it can accomplish so many cases, it will not be difficult to evade for a while. After all, whether it is Tibet, the Western Regions or Mobei, they are all vast and sparsely populated. ”

“…… Keep deliberating, keep pondering. ”

Yang Shen's side had to calculate the food and salary and internal operational support needed for this super-large-scale operation that could last for ten years in the future, while the military affairs conference needed to conduct targeted troop coordination and strategic and tactical research according to the future adversary and battlefield environment.

Once these are settled, the Ming war machine will be able to start working at full capacity.

It will take time for the armory park to produce special equipment and what kind of tactics to train with the mobilized and coordinated armies of all aspects.

Now the least need to worry about these aspects is the sea master.

On the other side of Tianjin Zhigu, a new dock is already being dug, and more and more warships are gathering outside the military port.

On the island of Taiwan, 8,000 marines from the Beiyang and Dongyang naval divisions who were preparing to accompany the fleet to Japan had already been assembled.

After all, you have to land after all.

"A year, practice this island! It just so happens that the bandits who are still causing chaos in Taiwan today will be cut off! ”

Xue Han himself was here, and he said hoarsely: "After capturing Tsushima Island, the Mandarin Duck Battalion of Hanhai Hou Lian will also send an elite army to conquer Japan with the army!" The marines under the command of the naval division can't be held back by the ridicule of the famous Mandarin Duck Battalion! ”

He waved his hand on the high platform: "The reward is enough!" This Hou Ye clearly told you that in the future, many of you will be able to be Hou Bo in Japan! Japanese women are delicate and obedient, high-ranking officials and wealthy, waiting for you to enjoy! But the only one who can follow this marquis can only be the elite soldiers trained in this actual battle to suppress bandits! ”

"Kill! Kill! Kill! ”

The first roar of the Ming War Machine was on the island, which had remade up its mind to operate.

Its topography is very suitable for marines who rarely have the opportunity to actually fight.

A year later, when they left the mountain, the Japanese side also reached the point where the chaos and fighting in the area of Kyushu and Shikoku became more frequent by Yan Shifan and Wang Zhi.

At that time, with the full support of huge resources, perhaps the first steam ironclad ship could also be completed on a trial basis.

Xue Han's eyes lit up.

At first, his father suggested that he go to the shipping department, and now he has embarked on a very bright path.

If this battle can make a great contribution to the destruction of the country, he can also get the position of a prince promised by His Majesty!

Guarding the outer domain, that is the hand of the generals, the arm of the prince!

Taiwan is isolated overseas, abandoned by the Ming Dynasty for many years, and now it has not become the real land of the Ming Dynasty.

There are always some people who prefer to be a soil emperor and be a blessing.

Now, hiding in the mountains, they are about to face the catastrophe of annihilation, and the Ming army is just training.

(End of chapter)