Chapter 1357 The Beginning of the Japanese Conquest and the Army Expansion Plan
Chapter 1357 The beginning of the Japanese conquest and the military expansion plan
When Qin Zheng annexed Liu Bang, Liu Bang also secretly sent lobbyists to ask Yuan Shao for relief. Even Cui Hao, Yuan Xi and other counselors used this to persuade Yuan Shao.
However, Yuan Shaoxin was defeated, and even Gao Gao, Yan Liang, Wen Chou and other generals were all involved. And Yuan Shao fully believed that Liu Bang could hold on for a while longer, so he delayed this matter again and again.
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It was so late that Liu Bang self-immolated and saw that Qin Zheng could unify the entire Youzhou soon. At this time, Yuan Shao regretted it. After all, some problems in Yuan Shao's character began to be exposed.
And during this period, the news that Zhao Kuangyin, Zhu Yuanzhang, Cao Cao, and Chi You jointly attacked Yuan Shu was also widely circulated. Even Li Xiang symbolically issued an order to punish the thief, ordering Li Mu to garrison Nanyang.
Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses went to put on a show.
Next, what kind of corner Li Xiang can poach from Yuan Shu mainly depends on Li Mi's ability.
The four princes Zhao Kuangyin, Zhu Yuanzhang, Cao Cao, and Chi You jointly attacked. At this time, not only the world was shocked, but Yuan Shu himself was also shocked and shocked by the news. Finally, he could not continue to enjoy himself and sent the main men under his command.
Civil and military officials convened to discuss countermeasures.
But Li Xiang smiled coldly at this. Many princes joined forces, and Yuan Shu's defeat was determined. Next, Zhu Yuanzhang should compete with Liu Che and not go too deep into the Central Plains.
After that, it should be Cao and Chi who fight against Zhao Kuangyin. The south and the Central Plains will definitely be in raging war, and this is why Zhang Liang, Liu Ji and others suggested that Li Xiang take advantage of the situation.
Cao Cao, Chi You, and Zhao Kuangyin all aimed to unify the three states of the Central Plains before they could be qualified to go to the world, just like Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu Che were about to compete in the south.
Will Cao Cao and Chi You be happy when Zhao Kuangyin becomes stronger? Once Zhao Kuangyin becomes stronger and begins to unify the three states of the Central Plains, how will Cao and Chi deal with themselves? After a new defeat, Cao Cao and Chi cannot compete with Zhao Kuangyin. Even Chi You is in a situation where
The geographical location determines that he cannot take advantage of Yuan Shu.
Therefore, once Yuan Shu is destroyed, Zhao Kuangyin will definitely become stronger with the blood of Yuan Shu. And once Zhao Kuangyin becomes strong, Cao Cao and Chi You should find a way to target Zhao Kuangyin! To put it lightly, it is a struggle of interests between these three people, to put it seriously,
There is a battle between life and death and a battle between these three people.
If any one of these three people wants to unify the Central Plains, the remaining two will be destroyed. This is a deadlock that cannot be broken out!
But one wave after another, Liu Bei and Dou Jiande of Qingzhou, Zhu Yuanzhang of Yangzhou and finally Li Xiang all sent large-scale troops to Xuzhou. Mainly because Zhao Kuangyin's territory was located in the middle of several princes' forces, so
, and then decided to gather in his Xuzhou.
After the news about Li Xiang and several other princes joining forces reached the ears of other princes in the world, they all began to take the initiative to care about this matter and wanted to find out why these few princes started to play together again!
If these people really unite to attack the other princes in the world, then it will definitely be a disaster for the other princes in the world!
Of course, these princes could not care about what the other princes thought for the time being. After such a long period of preparation, the conquest of Japan was finally put on the agenda.
Regarding this matter, despite the fact that when Li Xiang sent people to negotiate with these princes, they had some wrangling with each other over some exchange of interests, the princes still attached great importance to this matter.
Judging from the fact that the Jin army was so grand this time and insisted on conquering Japan, it is impossible not to have huge benefits. And if those so-called gold and silver mines can really be obtained, then these princes will send troops this time
, you will definitely make a lot of money.
Among the five princes, Li Xiang, as the initiator, must have sent the most troops, dispatching a hundred thousand troops. Among them, there were 20,000 naval troops and 80,000 infantry and cavalry troops. The 20,000 naval troops alone were enough to defeat Han Shizhong.
The entire Yellow River Navy was mobilized.
However, Han Shizhong did not set off from the Yellow River. Instead, he left a general to follow Li Xiang's order to re-recruit the 10,000 naval vacancies that Qi Jiguang had taken away, and he led the existing two
Wan Shui Division went to Jingzhou and prepared to set off from the Yangtze River.
If we set out from the Yellow River, we will inevitably have to argue with Yuan Shao and even Cao Cao, which will only cause trouble for ourselves.
As for Qi Jiguang, he has nothing to do with him this time. His next main task is to vigorously build the Yangtze River Navy. With the current combat power of the Yangtze River Navy, it is not suitable to hand over the important task of conquering Japan to them.
Li Xiang's share for Qi Jiguang was only 80,000. In other words, if the Yangtze River Navy is formally established, it will include 80,000 troops, which is nearly three times the number of the previous Yellow River Navy. As of now, it is still far from completely completing this work.
, and Qi Jiguang cannot be distracted by other things.
In addition to the large-scale expansion of the navy, the army also needs to carry out large-scale military expansion. As the first step, Li Xiang estimates that the pre-war 100,000 garrison troops in each state will be added to the two major battalions of Guangcheng and Lantian.
All 50,000 troops and horses were replenished.
The garrisons in other states will naturally make up for the 100,000 soldiers and horses, but Jingzhou is an exception. In addition to Qi Jiguang's 80,000 naval troops, Li Xiang expects to form a 200,000 garrison here in Jingzhou.
On the one hand, there are no majestic passes like Hulao Pass or Hu Pass here, and with such an important geographical location in northern Jingzhou, once encountering princes, a large-scale garrison is necessary to ensure peace.
Secondly, if you want to deal with Liu Che next, there are two routes to send troops to Yizhou in Jingbei alone. This place will definitely be a top priority in the future. From this point of view, a large scale of troops is also needed.
After all, Li Xiang has controlled half of Jingzhou now. After a great war, it will definitely be difficult to supply 280,000 troops by land and water with this half of Jingzhou. He may also need support from other states.
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This is only the first step. After the goal of expanding the army is completed, the next step is the beginning of Li Xiang's crazy rampage.
Li Xiang predicts that after this plan is completed, his second round of military expansion will directly expand the army to 500,000. In other words, the number of his second round of military expansion can even be said to be greater than that of the first round of military expansion.
After completion, it accounted for more than half of his total military strength.
Yizhou is a difficult bone to chew. If he wants to chew this bone, Li Xiang must be prepared for bleeding, and he must be prepared for heavy bleeding. To put it bluntly, if he wants to chew this bone, he must be there.
The checkpoints in front of each checkpoint are covered with bones.
With the dangerous mountains and rivers in Yizhou, coupled with Liu Che's strength and the war potential brought by the huge population, if we don't make sacrifices in advance, it will be impossible to conquer this place by then.
Of course, if we really want to expand a part of our army on such a large scale, it will definitely cause panic among all the princes in the world.
Among the princes in the world except Li Xiang, perhaps only Liu Che could take out half a million troops and horses with gritted teeth. Among the other princes, even Zhu Yuanzhang did not have this ability. And this is not all Li Xiang has.
Soldiers and horses are just the soldiers and horses that Li Xiang wants to expand.
Thanks to the large number of people implanted in the system every year, the world's population has increased dramatically. Otherwise, it would be impossible to achieve this. Let alone Li Xiang's current territory, without these people implanted, he would have unified
There are not so many soldiers and horses in the entire Han Dynasty!
However, after Li Xiang takes over half of the country, the function of population implantation will no longer be available. In other words, after Li Xiang takes Yizhou, the system will not add more people every year.
And once the news of his crazy expansion of troops spreads, there will be no need for Li Xiang to attack Yizhou. The panicked princes will probably unite and make concerted efforts to attack him proactively.
Therefore, this second round of military expansion plan must not be forced. It must be implemented slowly and secretly in a subtle and silent way.
