Chapter 302 Opening up the second battlefield, Jinzhou also has
After the Tongzhou Conference, Zhu Youjian and his civil and military officials returned to the capital in a rail car.
The Jingtong-Tongren Railway that was repaired from the end of last year to the beginning of this year has been in operation for more than a month. This period of more than a month has allowed the courtiers to further realize the benefits of railway transportation.
Zhou Yanru is now like a railway quality inspector. Whenever he passes a station, he wants to stop and see the quality of the railway. The old man really treats the railway project as a century-old project.
"The dual-lane is faster and more convenient! It's just too expensive. Otherwise, it would be nice to have double-lanes in Xuanhua, Shanhaiguan and Baoding." Sitting on the four-wheel rail car, Zhou Yanru said with regret.
Zhu Youjian sighed.
"Double lines are definitely useful, but now the court has to solve the problem of what is and what is not. First, connect these railways, and then gradually improve the conditions. Fortunately, when they were built, they left places for double lines. When they are improved in the future
, it will be a lot easier." Productivity and money cannot keep up, so railway construction can only be done step by step. It is hard to say whether the current railways can be repaired in the next year.
"Nowadays, the railway is a matter of convenience for both the military and the people. However, the cost is a bit high. Nowadays, railway construction can be financed by borrowing money, which does not occupy much of the court's expenses. In the future, the railway veterans in the Beizhi Railway believe that it must be completed
"Shuangdao. Even if the people cannot borrow money, the imperial court must save money and repair it. This is a matter of creating peace for all generations and cannot be taken lightly." Zhou Yanru now has a very deep understanding of the role of railways.
It was because his understanding was so profound that he became anxious and thought of finishing the matter in two or three years.
"Building railways is of course a good thing, but you still can't do it too hastily. Taking small steps and running quickly is the best way to govern the country that I have learned after running into obstacles over the years. Including railways, you can't do anything too hastily, but you can't do anything too hastily.
We can't wait for it. Let's all work together to make things better. After three to five years of accumulation, a small percentage of the work will be achieved. If we continue to work hard for ten to twenty years, the world will be generally safe and peaceful."
The monarch and his ministers talked about their ideas for governing the country on the rail car. The more they talked, the more things they had to do. However, the myriad of things did not make them feel afraid. On the contrary, they felt that they only needed to solve these things one by one.
, the Ming Dynasty’s ZTE was completed.
It is difficult to build a country, and it is even more difficult to revive a country. However, if you really do it, the sense of accomplishment you will feel is unimaginable. There is a saying that a wise king builds a country, and famous ministers rejuvenate the country. The reason why Zhou Yanru is so motivated now is,
Just to earn a reputation as a famous official of ZTE who will be famous for eternity.
After several years of contact, Zhu Youjian felt that he might have viewed Lao Zhou based on historical stereotypes. Although this man had the problem of a traitorous minister, he was also an ideal person. He was not bent on harming the country and the people. As long as he set the general direction
As long as he has the right control, Lao Zhou can still use it.
In the 18th year of Chongzhen, on May 28th, the long-planned Battle of Daning officially started. This was the first time Zhu Youjian took the initiative to solve the Liao affair since time travel, and it was the first important move he played.
, he was actually worried about whether it would succeed.
At this point, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties should have fully understood the Ming Dynasty's strategic vision. This is just like Sun Chengzong's rebuilding of Daling City. It is a clever move. Anyone with a little strategic vision will not treat this matter as completed. Short
In a month or two, or as long as winter, the Qing army will definitely organize its main force to prevent the final completion of the Daning Bastion Group.
The passive situation of the Battle of Daleng River must never happen again. After thinking for a few days, Zhu Youjian felt that the Manchus could not be allowed to put all their energy on Daning, and they had to fight on two fronts.
"Notify the military command hall that a meeting will be held in the afternoon to discuss the restoration of Lushun and Jinzhou." The second battlefield was opened in two directions. One was to go east from Shanhaiguan and fight along Ning and Jin, and the other was to fight in the east of Shanhaiguan. Making a fuss about the Liaodong Peninsula.
Gu Kua and Zhu Youjian felt that the long and narrow Ningjin was not suitable as a breakthrough point. The military facilities built by Sun Chengzong on this road have now become the advantages of the Qing army. It is not easy to move so many military forts one by one. Restoring Ningjin , the best way is to leap to Jinzhou by sea, capture Jinzhou first, and then Ningyuan and other cities can be defeated without attacking. Jinzhou is not easy to fight now. The old thief Zu Dashou is still staying in Jinzhou City. In addition to facing the Manchurian Eight Banners still had to face Ning Jin's gang of young men.
After arriving at the Military Order Hall in the afternoon and meeting Huang Degong and Chen Xinjia, Zhu Youjian told the point straight to the point his plan. Within two months, the war to regain Jinzhou would be launched.
Chen Xinjia was stunned for a moment before replying: "Your Majesty, the fighting has just started in Daning. Is it too anxious to start the Jinzhou war at this time?"
"It is precisely because the war in Daning has begun that I rush to start the Battle of Jinzhou. We cannot let the Manchus focus all their energy on Daning. If the Battle of Jinzhou is started too late, there will be no way to start the Battle of Jinzhou. Repair the defensive offensive before winter comes."
"We don't have many troops to mobilize right now!"
"In the battle of Jinzhou, at most two brigades will be mobilized. I looked at the map of Jinzhou. Between Jinzhou and Lushun, there is a narrow section sandwiched by the sea. If the two brigades can move over, they can strangle this section. If the aperture is opened, Lushun will have no soldiers to worry about. After the fortifications are repaired, even a brigade of troops can hold it."
"There weren't many soldiers in the past, so maybe they wouldn't be able to contain the Daning battlefield as they should?"
"The Battle of Jinzhou is not planned for this year. Our three or four divisions are all in Daning this year. If they cannot withstand the pressure this year, this battle will not be fought. It is mainly to prepare for next year's war. My idea for Daning is to stand firm this year and develop it next year. If we want to develop it, we cannot let the bandits concentrate most of their forces in Daning. Therefore, Jinzhou next year is very critical. We can use the Jinzhou Peninsula controlled this year as a base to launch the project. The battles to recover Fuzhou, Haizhou, and Gaizhou diverted the main energy of the bandits to southern Liaoning."
"Next year we still don't have that many soldiers to fight such a big war!"
"Jian Heng! Can't we expand the army? From now on, we will launch a new round of army expansion plan. In the spring of next year, we will organize and train three to four main divisions. Next year, these new divisions will be deployed on the battlefield in southern Liaoning. "
Want to expand another 50,000 troops? Huang Degong and Chen Xinjia were shocked by the emperor's generosity. Now the entire Beizhili area, including the security brigade, already has 178,000 troops. If we expand another 50,000 troops, the total strength will be over Two hundred thousand. With this little territory, can we raise so many soldiers?
Zhu Youjian must be able to afford it, that's why Zhu Youjian did this. Adding in the revenue from the imperial tax this year, Zhu Youjian feels that the fiscal revenue is likely to be close to 20 million taels of silver dollars, so raising more than 200,000 soldiers is not too big. The pressure. After working hard for more than three years, it is not easy to earn so much money in one year!