Section 615 Battle, battle, battle! Next [Today's Monthly Pass]
What color, then color, no one is listening to these things at all.
The cabinet master obviously wants something, but in fact he is setting a battle line to attack Goguryeo. You must know that the main force of Goguryeo's army and most of its population are in the peninsula. After crossing the Yalu River, there is not much actual population.
Another place with a large population is Beisha City.
The goal of the battle is very clear. To wipe out the loose territory in the north of Goguryeo and capture Bisha City is equivalent to breaking a leg of Goguryeo. If the strategic goal is achieved in this battle, one-third of Goguryeo will be wiped out.
"There is another place that the cabinet master has mentioned several times that will be a strategic location for the Tang Dynasty. There is a need for a military port at the eastern outlet of the Datong River. The Datong River is a very good river, and there are steam warships with less than 2,000 tons.
You can freely enter and leave it. A military port was built in Bisha City and another military port was built at the east mouth of the Datong River. The north and south of Goguryeo were blocked. There are our Tang Dynasty warships in the sea and they can't let them go freely. There is nothing to do next!"
"Your Highness, King Qin, what if Goguryeo asks to surrender?" Wang Jishan asked.
In the view of the Ministry of Rites, if a small country surrenders, it will no longer be possible to fight, and the Tang Dynasty will have no reason to expedition to Goguryeo.
"They won't have the chance to ask for surrender. It's okay to ask for surrender. All the Goguryeo royal family will be sent to Chang'an, all the nobles will move to the Central Plains, all the Goguryeo troops will be dismissed, and all state officials must have my Tang Dynasty household registration
." Li Yuanxing smiled strangely: "But they must have a chance to surrender!"
"What's Wu Lang's strategy?" Li Er asked.
Li Yuanxing pulled down the curtain in Li Er's study and used a small projector to show the map of the Tang Dynasty.
"Brother Yao!" Hearing Li Yuanxing calling him, Li Jing stood up and left his seat and walked towards Li Yuanxing. Li Yuanxing then said: "With Brother Yao's command, I would like to ask how many troops Brother Yao needs to fight against Goguryeo after the victory."
Counterattack, how many troops are needed to completely control Bisha City?"
Li Jing, who was walking towards Li Yuanxing, stopped, turned around and went back, then saluted Li Er: "Your Majesty, I am incompetent. I will not be able to answer this question for two days."
"Can you give me a rough figure?" Li Yuanxing asked Li Jing, "Can you stop being so rigid?"
Li Jing shook his head vigorously: "It's probably impossible to calculate."
"Let's change the question, how many troops do you want? Will you go out tomorrow?" Li Yuanxing insisted on asking Li Jing to name a number.
Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling were also helping Li Yuanxing speak. They could not wait until Li Jing came up with a plan in two days before coming over to discuss it again.
Li Jing asked for the paper, lowered his head and drew for a full quarter of an hour, and then slowly said: "It must be three hundred thousand. These are just soldiers."
"Okay, I will give you 300,000 soldiers, 300,000 auxiliary soldiers, and 200,000 servants. Is that enough?"
"You don't need servants. There are a lot of people in Goguryeo. Those who surrender are civilians and those who don't surrender are slaves. There are enough servants and handymen." Li Jing is a very rigorous person, especially in terms of fighting.
Li Yuanxing asked again: "How much food and grass does Brother Yao need per month?"
Li Jing shook his head: "The quantity is huge. Maintaining it there for a year really requires careful calculation. We can't just barely feed the sergeants. Naturally, we also need to eat good food."
Li Yuanxing asked Cui Junsu again: "Cui Shangshu, how much food and grass do you think we need?"
"The staple food is about the same, 20,000 loads a day. The soldiers are all strong men. One pound of rice for a meal is not much, and it is even said to be barely full. We, the Tang Dynasty, are the victors. If our soldiers are still not full, eat
If it's not good, it will make everyone in the world laugh. Fortunately, Datang has had bumper harvests for two consecutive years, about one million dan a month."
After Cui Junsu finished speaking, he whispered a few words to the people next to him. Everyone present thought that what Cui Junsu said was correct.
At least one million tons of military rations per month, and this is only the staple food. Meat and other food can only be provided locally.
Li Yuanxing asked again: "What does Cui Shangshu say about transporting one million dans of military rations?"
Cui Junsu immediately reacted: "I understand, His Highness has not been in a hurry to start a war, but has been vigorously promoting agriculture in Hedong and Hebei, just to make the distance for transporting grain closer. But now we have to fight, so
, Chang'an, Luoyang, and Hangzhou are responsible for adjusting grains. The staple food alone consumes 130,000 guan every month. Just the food and drink for these sergeants, not counting rewards, is almost 200,000 guan."
Two hundred thousand dollars, a year ago would have guaranteed that everyone present would be looking sad.
But now it is not possible, it can only be said to be a mere two hundred thousand guan, not to mention this little money and food.
Fang Xuanling also said at this time: "It's only 200,000 yuan, which is not enough for the Liaodong War!"
One year later, Liaodong's income will be a hundred times that.
"Nah, all the soldiers in the Goguryeo battle were equipped with snow salt!"
After hearing Li Yuanxing talk about snow salt, no one took it seriously. They just thought it was Li Yuanxing joking. What's more, even if it was really served with snow salt, it wouldn't be a big deal.
"What I want to say is that it is not difficult to attack Goguryeo. The difficulty lies in defense and logistical support. This is just for food, as well as ordnance, supplies, etc., which are huge in quantity. To attack Goguryeo, we also need to pass by sea. As for Gaochang, the whole
I would like to build the railway to Gaochang by people carrying horse-drawn horses. But many places on this road are inaccessible. The rails are made of fine steel. It would be very troublesome to repair them if they are stolen. So how does Datang ensure logistics?
The focus of future battles!”
Bang bang bang!
Li Er clapped his hands: "Wu Lang is really smart."
"The Tang Dynasty established two ministries of transportation and railways. Whoever cares is in charge, but straight roads must be built and railways must be built. I don't care how to protect the railways. Tianying Pavilion is full of elites. I have lost my hair recently," said Princess Ying.
This is because I have overused my brain, so I need to rest."
Pull, really pull.
Except for Li Er, everyone present was more than twice as old as Li Yuanxing.
It is said that you, Li Yuanxing, overused your brain and lost your hair. All the ministers acknowledged this. But trying to win sympathy is definitely a dream.
However, Li Yuanxing did not want to take care of the two ministries of transportation and railways, and Tianyingge would never say that they did not care. These are definitely the two most important ministries of the Tang Dynasty in the next ten years, and they are likely to be on par with the six major ministries in the future.
Equality, the Ministry of Commerce is now almost equal to the six ministries.
Sometimes, the balance of power is also very important.
"Finally, give the emperor another artifact. It will also make the emperor feel at ease in Chang'an City when the war begins." Li Yuanxing walked to the door of the study, arranged a few words and then returned to the house: "Brother, this thing cannot be moved into the house. Datang
It can be made, but it is too big, so I just made one for myself in heaven!"
A carriage entered the inner courtyard of the palace and stopped outside the door of Li Er's study.
Several sergeants wearing leather jackets and wearing lightning signs quickly set up long poles, quickly raised a shelf that was five feet high, and then placed a long stainless steel pole on the top.
The carriage has been opened, brackets have been set up around it, and someone is responsible for connecting the wires.
Two young eunuchs, who were fourteen or fifteen years old, sat in front of the carriage and put a helmet on their head.
Li Er looked carefully. First, he used two bowl-shaped objects connected with copper wires to buckle his ears, and then put on a cloth hat. Next, there was a layer of iron frame assembled, with something similar to cotton fabric in the iron frame.
The outermost layer is leather, and then the bamboo shell is put on. Two guards with swords stand on both sides.
Several other people were assembling the machine, and soon a red bright spot appeared on the machine on the carriage.
"That's the highlight. Brother Chen spent a lot of money. It uses gold wire and is sealed with glass. It's just the size of a finger and costs almost two guan. It's really expensive. Not to mention the big one at the back, which is packed inside
It's a silver plate, several pounds of silver." Li Yuanxing muttered.
Made of gold and silver!
Li Er saw more. This thing seemed to use a lot of fine steel, and there was also red copper.
"Your Highness, you are ready." The team leader came over and saluted.
Li Yuanxing said to Li Er: "Brother Emperor, just say a few words and let them spread the word to Yaozhou."
"Yaozhou?" Li Er asked doubtfully.
Li Yuanxing smiled and nodded: "Say whatever you want, and then send someone to fly to Yaozhou to see if my brother told lies."
Li Er looked at Li Yuanxing and smiled, then ordered: "Come here, cover Wu Lang's eyes. Bring paper and pen."
Li Yuanxing laughed, and asked Li Jing to help him wrap his eyes with black cloth, and then he entered the study room, conscious that he would not cheat. Li Er quickly wrote a few words outside the door, and then handed it to the young man who led the team.
team leader.
The team leader handed those few sentences to a clerk beside him. The clerk quickly turned the sentences into a code of four numbers. He then handed the code to the two young eunuchs.
One of the little eunuchs pressed the transmit button and pressed it quickly.
Everyone fell silent, watching the little eunuch's movements and listening to the beep, beep, beep, long or short. Listening carefully, there were two sounds: beep and click, but the rhythms were completely different.
Soon, the little eunuch completed sending it.
After a while, the machine seemed to beeping again.
Another young eunuch quickly wrote the same code in a group of four numbers on the paper. After writing, the sergeant took it away and handed it to the clerk. The clerk wrote the corresponding words based on the numbers above.
When there are a few groups that I can't write, I immediately take out a small notebook from my body, look it up and write down the words.
Li Er looked at the words on the paper and was shocked.
Because he sent the code to ask what is the main meal and what are the side dishes at the Jinggong Blacksmith Shop in Yaozhou City today. The answer above actually wrote down six dish names, and the main dish is flatbread.
"Wu Lang!" Li Er shouted.
Li Yuanxing got the blindfold and came out: "Brother, don't you want to send someone to investigate?"
"I won't check anymore. I believe this can really be done. I'm just asking you, how far can this method be spread?"
"The craftsmen in Yaozhou are not refined enough. They only have 1,100 li. Of course, this is calculated. The actual number may be more or less. Besides, these people, the two little eunuchs are trained to send and receive messages.
For people, four numbers represent a Chinese character, and after listening to it completely, you can form a sentence."
Li Yuanxing gave the code book to Li Er. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!)