Chapter 584 Preparations for the Western Expedition
In the fifth month of the lunar calendar, looking at the water splashing on the tiles of the palace city, Zhu Youjian felt a wave of emotion in his heart. It has been nine spring and autumn years since time travel. As the saying goes, ninety-nine years are the result of the effort.
After the storm, it is time for Ming Dynasty to embark on a new era.
Judging from the weather conditions, this year is a relatively smooth year. At least in the several provinces under our control, the harvests will not be greatly affected. The harvests are correct, and we will have the confidence to start the war.
"The Imperial Military Order Hall officially appointed Cao Ruohai as the commander of the First Front Army of the Western Expedition and the commander of the newly established Sixth Group, appointed Mayou Liang as the commander of the Second Front Army of the Western Expedition, and the commander of the newly established Seventh Group, and appointed Ren Shuangyou
He was the commander of the Third Front Army of the Western Expedition and the commander of the newly established Eighth Army. The three armies were assembled in Yanzhou, Shimen, and Yunzhong. One month later, the troops left the Central Plains and Taiyuan Valley to launch the first phase of the Western Expedition.
The mission of the first phase of the Western Expedition was to recover most of the Central Plains, including the major cities of Kaifeng, Zhengzhou, and Luoyang, as well as the entire Shanxi Province. In this battle, the three armies used their orders, the Military Command Hall, and the Fifth Army Governor's Office Operation Center to ensure the success of the war.
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"In the Zhengshi Hall, after the Western Expedition started, the Zhengshi Hall and the central government offices were all transferred to wartime status. The main work revolved around the war process. It was necessary to provide logistical support for the war, mobilize civilians and troops, and take over and regulate the recovered areas.
Work."
Accompanied by the sound of wind and rain, Zhu Youjian officially issued the order for the Western Expedition, ordering the army and political personnel to make final preparations and mobilization for the war. One month later, the Western Expedition began on time.
The Western Expedition was mainly divided into two stages. The first stage was to recover the Central Plains and Shanxi first, and the second stage was to recover Shaanxi, Gansu and Sichuan.
In the first stage of the war, the main opponents faced were the Guan Ning Army Corps of the Wu family that had been exiled to the front line in Taiyuan, the Shanxi local armed forces organized by Chen Qiyu, and the Central Plains Corps of Zhou Wang, Gao Mingheng, and Chen Yongfu. Among them, the Guan Ning Army had about 40,000
Chen Qiyu has about 30,000 troops, the Central Plains Corps has 70,000 to 80,000 troops, and the total number of enemies is about 150,000.
Of course, after the war begins, it cannot be ruled out that Sun Chuanting will send reinforcements from Guanzhong to support these friendly forces. Intelligence shows that the civil unrest in Gansu has not ended yet, and tens of thousands of Qin soldiers are still there. After the war begins, Sun Chuanting can withdraw
It is still unknown how many troops will come, or whether they will be mobilized.
To be fair, the total combat strength of the three fronts in the Western Expedition will exceed 150,000. In addition, about 100,000 transport civilians will have to be mobilized for logistical support.
The war soldiers are ready-made troops. The disadvantage is that there are some new soldiers, but it is not a big problem. Judging from the experience of the past few years, the recruits can also produce combat effectiveness. The mobilization method of the civilians is quite special, with more than half of them
Railway construction workers were directly transferred from the site to the war zone, and the other half needed to be recruited from the private sector. Zhu Youjian's idea was that most of these civilian workers would be converted into railway workers after the war. In other words, railway workers will be
The general logistics team of the Ming Dynasty army during combat.
Letting railway workers serve as the main force in logistics support will at least be a lot more convenient in terms of organization, the level of professionalism will be higher, and there will be a ready-made framework for management! Judging from various factors, if this support force is used well, it will definitely make people happy.
The wartime security mechanism has been improved to a higher level.
After the decree was spread, the Military Command Hall, the Political Affairs Hall, as well as Zhou Yanru and other idlers all rushed to the main hall to meet the saint! How could such a big move be carried out without holding a meeting?
"Your Majesty, the Military Command Hall has been making plans since the beginning of the year, and now it has been basically completed. This is a written document. Please ask your Majesty to judge." The war must be fought. The time is right for the war to start this year. At this point, none of the ministers in the court have any idea.
Opinion. So as soon as the meeting started, Huang Degong handed over the battle plan that had been prepared for many days.
"How to fight the battle? I have talked a lot with you in the previous meetings. Today I will not look at your battle plan. Everything is subject to the battle plan decided by the military command hall. I only want the results. How to implement it specifically?
Regarding your military command hall, I am neither a general nor a military expert." After receiving the battle plan, Zhu Youjian put it aside without even looking at it, and then asked the people in the attendant's room to use their seals.
After such a long time, do you still need to be a master of micro operations? There was no way in the past few years, but now you still do it, why do you need a military command hall? The purpose of establishing this organization is to let them play the role of the war headquarters.
Otherwise, the wages given to them will be in vain! To be a boss, you must have the consciousness of a boss. If you cannot lead a team, you will have to work alone until death.
Huang Degong saw that the emperor wanted to be the master of the army and no longer worried about the battle plan, so he had no choice but to break his promise and said that the military command hall would fight the battle well so that the saint could share his worries.
There was nothing to talk about at the Military Command Hall, so Wu Sheng quickly stood up and asked the emperor what the government affairs department should do to serve the war effort.
"It's very simple. It ensures military supplies and military food reserves without worries, and can keep up with the rhythm of the war, and deliver them to the frontline troops smoothly and timely. It can carry out the reception work of the new liberation area in an orderly and timely manner, and make the new liberation area available as soon as possible.
The administration of the Guangfu District will be normalized and stability will be restored without causing chaos for the frontline troops. The economic production in non-war zones will be normalized and will not have a big impact. Mainly in these three directions!"
What are you talking about? Wu Sheng and other cabinet members were full of complaints. We asked you what to do specifically, not how to grasp the general direction. Who doesn't know how to grasp the general direction?
"Your Majesty, will railway construction be completely suspended due to the war?" Wu Sheng couldn't help but ask for specific details.
"Keep the normal pace in Liaodong, and the railways in other places should be temporarily stopped until the Western Expedition is over before starting again. If the war goes smoothly, there will be many railways that can be repaired in the future."
After Wu Sheng gave an introduction, the participating officials from the cabinet, six ministries and other government offices quickly climbed up the pole and asked how they should do their jobs during the war.
After answering a few questions, Zhu Youjian became a little impatient. Am I a hundred thousand why? Did the imperial meeting become a press conference? He interrupted their questions angrily and asked them to go back and make their own decisions.
.When it comes to work, you are the experts. Don’t ask the Holy See for everything.
"Your Majesty, I still have this report. How should the Advisory Council carry out its work to share responsibilities for the war in this Western Expedition?" The emperor stopped asking questions, but the veteran Zhou Yanru was not used to his problem, so he still took the lead.
Asked a question.
It's not that he can't bear to see the emperor being the hands-off boss, but that he doesn't want to stay out of such a big event. The whole court is busy preparing for the Western Expedition, so they can't just do nothing like idlers.
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