Chapter 277: Adding Troops to Aid Korea and Fight against the Japanese (Twenty-Two)
In fact, Gao Pragmatic did not tell Liu Xin all his analysis, especially some of his own ideas.
For example, one of his key ideas in thinking about the Japanese issue was to try not to let the Sea Trade Alliance directly intervene in Japan while Toyotomi Hideyoshi was still alive.
As the first "man of the world" to unify Japan after the Great Rebellion - regardless of whether his unification was only in name - as long as he lives, Japan will have a "communist". In this case, if Japan faces
If there is such a big change as another day, it is very likely that everyone will spontaneously unite under his banner to fight.
Obviously, Gao Pragmatic must avoid this situation as much as possible, lest he, an "imperialist reactionary", suddenly "fall into the vast ocean of people's war."
The "vast ocean of people's war" is not limited to China. Japan at this time has a population of more than 12 million. If they can unite as one, it will also be a vast ocean for Gao Pragmatism. Therefore, the priority of political means must still be
higher than military means.
According to Gao's pragmatic vision, political means must be used first to make it impossible for Japan to unite, and then to win over a group, attack a group, and stabilize a group to establish absolute superiority, and then begin to implement the ruling strategy.
Now Toyotomi Hideyoshi, as the leader of the Japanese Communist Party, has established Toyotomi Gongyi. Unless he completely goes against the grain in the country and offends all the factions, the basics of this system will be stable, even if the high pragmatism provokes Tokugawa Ieyasu.
The rebellion will most likely not succeed - if Tokugawa Ieyasu really had that strength, he would not have expressed allegiance to Toyotomi Hideyoshi before.
It is true that if the Maritime Trade Alliance fully supports Tokugawa Ieyasu, enlists the help of Shimazu Isaku, and uses the joint efforts of the three parties to fight Toyotomi Hideyoshi, then of course it can win in the end, but the question remains: Is this cost-effective?
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Conquest is no child's play. Conquest is an act to expand the power of domination, and domination must consider the cost of domination and the benefits of domination. The price paid in the process of conquest is also the cost of domination, which is an "advance investment." If this upfront investment is too
If it is so huge that the cost cannot be recovered later, or it will take a very long time to recover the cost, then such a conquest is obviously not worth carrying out.
Why did the ancient Chinese ancestors have little motivation to continue conquering foreign countries after they reached the "Thirteen States within the Pass"? This is simply the reason: in terms of the objective conditions at the time, continuing to conquer would become a "loss-making business."
Gao Pragmatic wants to conquer Japan under the guise that Japan "has mines", but deep down he knows it is more than that. Whether it is about feelings, that is, anger at Japan's ungrateful invasion of China after the rise of Japan in the original history, or
From geopolitical considerations, as long as Japan can rise, it will definitely play the role of "offshore balancer" like the United Kingdom in Europe, affecting the stability and harmony of the East Asian continent. In short, high pragmatism will not allow Japan to become a force on its own.
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This idea does not seem to be based on the cost of governance, but in fact it is still based on the cost of governance, but it has expanded the geographical scope of consideration, from "China" to at least the entire East Asia.
It's just that these words can't be said now, neither to the emperor nor to his colleagues, and it doesn't even make much sense to say it to Liu Xin. It's not that Gao Pragmatic doesn't know that Liu Xin herself doesn't have much interest in these things.
So to help herself, it's largely because she doesn't integrate as well as herself in this world, and she has no real confidants except herself.
Loneliness is very scary, and for women who are more dependent on social groups, this fear may be even worse.
After Gao Jingshi and Liu Xin talked about these strategic issues, they gradually refined them into specific operations, especially for the negotiations that Kaiji would preside over after returning to Japan. Liu Xin believed that Misaki Castle was not strong enough to ensure that Tokugawa Ieyasu could not
It seemed that it was not enough to dare to fight. She suggested strengthening the strength of the Kanto side, especially the land strength.
Gao Pragmatic agreed with this view in principle. After all, the current land force in Misaki City is only the Marine Corps in Gao Yunping's hand, and the formal establishment is only about 1,800 people.
The 1,800-man fusiliers are also equipped with some relatively advanced land artillery. From Japan's perspective, such strength cannot be said to be weak, but the strength is still weak.
According to the theory that Gao Pragmatic has always believed before, the power of the firearms force comes from the "volume of bombs dropped per unit time." If the 1,800-man Fusiliary Marines are fighting against 5,000 Japanese troops, or even 10,000 Japanese troops, considering
With technical advantages such as flintlock and effective range, it can still be fought.
However, if the opponent's army had a larger number, the outcome of the war would be hard to say. Considering that although the Japanese army has weak artillery, its musketry level is not bad, then the result can only be said that victory or defeat is possible, and more may depend on it.
It depends on the discipline of the opponent's army and whether the opponent's general's will to attack is firm.
Gao Jingshi and Liu Xin found the city defense maps and various data submitted by Misaki City and Yusheng City. After careful study, they believed that based on the current strength of the Marine Corps, defending Misaki City was not a big problem.
This actually depends on Gao Pragmatic's previous site selection for the Kanto Fleet. There is an island south of Misaki City. Because of the Kanto Fleet, the island can be said to be a safe zone. It is not only enough to store all kinds of supplies, but also to receive supplies at the most critical moment.
People who came from Misaki Castle.
In addition, Misaki Castle itself is located in the southwest of the Miura Peninsula. It is also surrounded by sea on two sides. It was originally easy to defend and difficult to attack. However, it was transformed by Kyoka into a bastion-style fortress, and its defensive strength was further improved.
It should be said that they were foolproof in front of the Japanese army which lacked heavy firepower.
But the problem is that Kyoka not only wants to ensure the safety of Misaki Castle, but more importantly, Tamana Castle. As Kyoka's only subordinate force on the main island of Japan, whether the Narita family's Tamana Castle can hold on is a political issue. If it can survive
If it can hold on with the support of the Sea Trade Alliance, other daimyo who may seek refuge in the future will have peace of mind; on the other hand, if it is lost, who will dare to seek refuge easily in the future?
The biggest task of being the boss is to ensure the safety of the younger brother. This principle is the same everywhere. If you, the boss, can't even protect the younger brother, why should others hang out with you? From this perspective, later generations of international politics mentioned
Among the "public goods that hegemony needs to provide", "security" must be one of the key public goods, and may even be the most basic public goods.
This principle is very easy to understand, just like NATO will have no problem without anyone, but the United States is indispensable, because the United States is the hegemon that provides basic public goods such as security in NATO.
"So how many troops do you think should be added?" Gao pragmatically asked.
"At least send one more bid." Liu Xin said simply: "Since you didn't give Kaiji the power to direct the defensive battle of Yusou City, then the power of the Narita family itself is not worth mentioning in my opinion. Moreover, considering
The Narita family's position may not be 100% firm, so we still have to consider the possibility of internal changes.
In this case, we must not only have our own armed force in Yusheng City, but this force must also have the ability to quickly counter rebellion. There are not many troops in one target, so we can't just send one battalion, right? Even if this battalion is
No matter how elite you are, if the number of people is too small, the deterrent effect will not be enough."
The new army organization, which is highly pragmatic and determined, consists of eight levels from large to small: army, town, association, standard, battalion, company, platoon, and shed. Obviously, compared with the military system of later generations, the towns here correspond to
It is a division, the association corresponds to the brigade, the standard corresponds to the regiment, the battalion and company platoons remain unchanged at the third level, and the shed corresponds to the standard squad.
Specifically, there are two infantry regiments in each town, with 4,038 officers and soldiers in each regiment; two standard regiments in each regiment, and 1,756 officers and soldiers in each regiment. (Mabiao has slightly fewer officers and soldiers, 1,010.
One hundred and seventeen); each bid is divided into three battalions, each battalion has four companies, each company has three rows, and each row has three sheds...
In the end, the quota of officers and soldiers in each town is composed of infantry, horse, artillery, engineering, baggage and other arms. Depending on the differences between the north and south regions, there will sometimes be some adjustments, but generally the difference will not be too big.
There are less than 1,800 men per bid, and an average of less than 600 men per battalion, which is obviously not enough. Therefore, if you want to send more troops, you must send at least one more bid.
However, Gao Pragmatic said: "In this case, it doesn't matter for the navy, but for the army, Misaki City and Yusheng City each have a standard, but there is no unified command. Once a battle breaks out in the two places at the same time, it is likely that there will be
Leading to confusion in command authority."
Liu Xin was a little surprised and asked: "You mean to simply upgrade the size of the Marine Corps in the Kanto region to an alliance?"
"That's right." Gao Jingshi nodded and said: "When Gao Yunping defeated Toyotomi Hidekatsu before, there was no official reward until now. He just gave a reward of silver. Now we can use this as an excuse to award another reward.
Let his standard be upgraded to a consortium on the spot."
Liu Xin thought about it and thought that this would work. She nodded and said: "Their establishment has been changed once before. Now they are the first independent association of the Jinghua Marine Corps in Japan. If they are upgraded now, will they be changed to the first independent association in Japan?"
"Yes." Gao Pragmatic answered cheerfully, but added: "However, this time we will not carry out an expansion with the old leading the new. Instead, we will directly transfer a recruit from the newly formed Marine Corps. Gao Yunping will be directly promoted to the associate commander, and he will be the former deputy.
Biao Tong took over the post of Biao Tong, and the following positions will be filled in sequence.
As for the deputy commander-in-chief and chief of staff, please select two people from the Taiwan Colonization Force and submit them to me for approval, and then transfer them there as soon as possible with the troops."
The reason why the last paragraph is "with the troops" is because the Marine Corps of Jinghua are currently trained in Taiwan, and most of them are stationed in Taiwan during normal times, and a small number of them have been stationed in Luzon.
After talking about this, Liu Xin winked and asked: "Kafiji is going back to Japan tomorrow. Do you want to give her something as a gift?"
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