Chapter 287 Auxiliary Prime Minister (Thirty-Four) The Deadlock Period of the Western Expedition
It takes time for public opinion to ferment. Generally speaking, except for some explosive news - such as a battlefield victory or defeat, the longer the public opinion is paved, the greater the final noise will be. Therefore, Gao Pinggong is giving the four
After the shopkeeper explained the next stage of the task, he immediately resumed normal work.
Let’s talk about the imperial court first. Under the instruction of Gao Jingshi, the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War jointly made an expenditure forecast for the Western Expedition, further narrowing the expenditure range previously roughly stated by Gao Jingshi to a relatively more accurate numerical range, and soon
Quickly report it to the emperor.
According to calculations, the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War believe that the total strength of approximately 100,000 troops in the three waves originally arranged for the Western Expedition cannot be fully committed to the battle early next year, because if this is done, the financial pressure will be further increased.
How big is it? It probably requires the issuance of war bonds just like the Burma War.
Even if the imperial court is willing to issue war bonds, and this time the war bonds can still be sold out easily and smoothly, it does not mean that things will turn around, because this is only the financial problem that has been solved, and the transportation capacity problem still cannot be solved. Specifically
The main reason is that there are not enough camels, and it is not cost-effective to use all mules and horses.
Why does it have to be a camel? Because camels can withstand intermittent water shortages far better than mules and horses. In the northwest region next to the desert, once you get slightly lost or encounter abnormal weather changes, you may not be able to reach the next node where you can replenish water. This is
Camels can be overcome because of their humps. Mules and horses can do it. If the water is cut off for a little longer, they will die directly, and the loss on the way will be too small.
However, camels can be transformed out of thin air. After the Ming army, they were pragmatic and did not delay in stocking up on some camels. As a result, all the camels that could be purchased on the market were wiped out. Before the official expedition, all the camels that could be collected by the people were requisitioned without compensation.
Even Jinghua Trading Company proactively provided its camels to the Ming army. Now it cannot be said that camels are hard to come by in the areas controlled by Xiao Ming.
Speaking of which, there is a way to do it. The northwest has been lost for hundreds of years. The farthest Xiao Ming's control area is as far as Hami Guard. Before Hami Guard was lost, it was only east of Suzhou. How many camels are needed?
Whether there is demand or not, there will be no one to support it. That is an objective reality, and those who travel through time can only stare at it.
The Ministry of Husbandry and the Ministry of War finally concluded that in the westward retreat in the spring of next year, the main force of the Zuo Sect can only dispatch more than 80,000 people. As for 80,000 people, it is definitely enough. This depends on Tumut and
The strength and will of the Orshaosi tribe.
Yes, it must be said that Gao Pragmatic was quite satisfied with the performance of the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War that time, because the dispatchable force we calculated was very close to the force that was finally dispatched during the Western Expedition to regain Xinjiang in the original history.
At that time, Xi Zhengtang moved from Lanzhou to Suzhou and prepared to launch a retreat. At this time, the Qing army had no more troops stationed in strategic places such as Hami, Bawaikun, Gucheng, and Talbahatai, and was in a stalemate with the Aguba army.
At the end of July, during the Western Expedition, Prime Minister Tang ordered the Prime Minister to conduct camp operations. Hunan Army Commander Liu Jintang led the 25th Mabu Battalion into Xinjiang in batches, passing through Hami and then heading to Bawaikun. By now, the Qing army's total strength after leaving the customs was less than 80 battalions, exactly eight.
Ten thousand people.
Coincidentally, the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War finally calculated that the number of troops available for combat that time was 80,000. It seems that, depending on whether there are waterways and railways to rely on, the Central Plains Dynasty's troops sent to the northwest will probably be at least that order of magnitude.
After listening to Gao Pragmatic's explanation, Zhu Yijun could only accept it, and then asked about some "relevant" things.
The emperor was silent for a while and sighed: "Forget it, he can take care of his family's affairs by himself. Actually... I just feel that there is something wrong." I actually wanted to say that when I mentioned that matter, my original intention was
It just means that even if it happened in the nearest place in southern Xinjiang, I knew about it, but I really didn't expect the consequences.
Of course, Zuo Zong may have the whole army "frontal", and these transport teams must all have at least one cavalry corps to help protect them. The expenses just calculated by the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War will be at least 80% lower, so who can bear it?
It is possible for Wanzheng warriors to compete with Mongolian warriors for horse control. There is no natural gap in life and growth between the two sides. Therefore, Zuo Zong must have a comparative advantage under the cavalry. This is not about equipment and training. Equipment and training must widen the gap.
We can only rely on equipment, and then focus on decisive battles in the battle, but to engage in harassment operations and pursuit and escape to expand small results - the previous tasks will be left to Tumut and Orshaosi.
, they are the professional counterparts.
To talk about the reason, the Central Plains Dynasty did not have a small proportion of the idea of Celestial Dynasty. The internal threats to the Central Plains Dynasty have always come from the nomads in the north. When did the barbarians who fell to the south threaten the survival of the Central Plains Dynasty? The rulers of the Central Plains Dynasty
In my mind, the Southern Barbarians are not at least causing some major border troubles to the border provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, and Yunnan. At this time, if they are not big friends and are obedient, they should be spanked.
The current scale of Southern Xinjiang is indeed large, but it is still nothing in Zhu Yijun's eyes. If it were the case, I would have deliberately thrown out something like "Dingnan Protectorate". According to my idea, the lowest level is pragmatism and the final result is
What you are asking for is these wild lands in the south. This is simply the worst possible outcome - if you don't give it to me, I can still fulfill the story of your monarch and his ministers.
Gao's pragmatic answer was: "It's nothing more than punishment, it's also the source of chaos."
Self-deprecating is self-deprecating. Low pragmatism can still see Liu Wei's headache, and I know that Liu Wei solved that problem by himself: Zuo Zong's cavalry equipment is a strategy set by low pragmatism. Liu Wei may change it without authorization, and it is also
It can be changed, otherwise the small strategy of "Zuo Zong's heavy cavalry will form the central army, and the Mongolian army's heavy cavalry will form the two wings" will fail in the future, then if it works.
Faced with the emperor's question, Gao Jingshi could only comfort him by saying that the problem would be solved once the two Mongolian cavalry arrived in small numbers. In reality, the Erdemutu troops had not arrived yet, but Gao Jingshi had to let me do it.
That job.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Of course, the Mongols are included. Our "forward operations" with mares and sheep, Wan Zheng has completely learned it.
Really learned it.
The emperor was obviously not at ease after receiving the memorial. I received the memorial in the afternoon, and at noon I sent Gao Pragmatic Xuan to Xinuang Pavilion for questioning. The final question is: Is 80,000 people enough?
"I heard that he disposed of several servants?"
Those battle reports actually said the same thing: the Chahar Mongolian army seemed to have tasted the sweetness before successfully attacking Zuozong's front transport team some time later, and ended up successively attacking Zuozong's front lines. Liu Wei every time
Troops were sent for rescue, but the results could only be described as unsatisfactory - one transport team was attacked, seven rescues were successful, one rescue brought back about half of the supplies, and one could only be said to be cleaning the battlefield.
As for Boshu Ketu...the big brother is here. Now I know that the disobedience is Xiao Ming, and I am more honest after recognizing the reality, but I am thinking about something. In short, unless in the future,
I have proven my "loyalty", otherwise Low Pragmatic will always leave the hard work to me.
That's because the pragmatic and distressed students have forgotten the national interests, but among the two Mongolian tribes, only Erdemutu is the real "direct line" of the low pragmatic. Although my father regarded Han as a
Xiao Khan is a die-hard pro-Ming faction, but the Fengzhoutan Khan Court has no other leader after all, and Xiao Khan can completely turn a blind eye to our attitude.
Everything has no consequences, and the misfortune of a leader is often not the misfortune of the entire tribe. Low pragmatism can only hope that Boshu Ketu can learn a lesson. In that moment, low pragmatism has not yet given Orshaos' "Economy"
The "Agricultural Headquarters" has failed to arrange the work in the previous stage. As for Qie Jin's sons, we still cannot gain any merits on the frontal battlefield.
As for what will happen to the people in "Tianzhu", it has nothing to do with you, Emperor Xiao Ming. I am just studying scriptures. Besides, this scripture seems to be of little use. I heard that the people of Tianzhu themselves believe in Buddhism.
According to the emperor's own opinion, Liu Wei's 80,000 men must have fought a decisive battle with Chahar. This should not be certain, but the northwest area is too vast and there are many cities. If some troops are left in each place, it will become
After all, the troops that could eventually be used for mobile warfare were probably too abundant. Moreover, several new battle reports had been received in the past few days, which further aggravated the emperor's worries.
In terms of abnormal thinking, facing that situation, one can only consider concentrating the transport team and then sending troops to follow and protect it. However, in fact, that is also feasible, because the water supply at the water supply points along the way is unlimited, and they can all support small-scale supply.
Physical flaw. It is impossible to defeat successive small armies. This is because the small armies carry a small amount of water and supplies with the army, but the previous supplies can only be "slow and steady", otherwise the problem will turn back - cost control is tight. Including Liu
This is why you can only bring one cavalry corps to each rescue.
Among them, even these seven successful rescues were actually revealed - Liu Wei personally led one of the most elite cavalry and contracted seven thousand cavalry to rescue each time, but the opponent's Mongolians only had two to eight thousand, and there were no
It's a battle with Liu Wei. To put it bluntly, it means that Chahar's army is "invincible". At worst, it's not that they have learned guerrilla warfare. Now they are fighting a decisive battle with Zuo Zong. Even if the cavalry battles are decisive, we will fight.
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It's actually not strange that I don't think that way. The emperor of the Central Plains has always had the same mentality towards the barbarian lands: I look down on their miserable place, and the least I can hope for them is not to cause trouble, so as to save me the trouble and trouble.
So now Liu Wei is in Hami, and he is joking in a private message to Gao Pragmatic, saying that the Mongols are looking at how long the cavalry under my command has been trained, and created conditions for me to train badly - I recently
It hasn't ended yet, and it's not over yet to take turns leading the same Cavalry Association out to rescue and fight. In my words, each Cavalry Association has "failed to achieve anything" recently.
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Although Jinghua did not have the most complete system design of that era, "where there are no people, there is no world." No matter what kind of clear water pool, the problems that should arise will still happen, so low pragmatism has to deal with very few servants in a year. Yes.
However, what the emperor was most asking about at this moment was about the servants who were caught for corruption within the capital, but about the generals from southern Xinjiang who were dealt with in a pragmatic manner during the turmoil in Jixiaogang next time.
As for the fact that Southern Xinjiang has ended its military campaign against Tianzhu, Zhu Yijun thinks it is a bad thing - he thinks that my judgment is not accurate. Even if Southern Xinjiang is unified pragmatically, it will only go west to find trouble for others. How could I not do anything to you, Xiao Ming?
threaten?
That would be very troublesome. It means that the Chahar people have now found a really ineffective way to deal with Zuo Zong's armored cavalry - is he weak in frontal decisive battles? This is bad, I will go around the front and avoid the eight shelters.
Time, right? But he doesn't have the ability to make Zuo Zong's entire army "frontal", otherwise I will never be able to defeat him.
At that time, Liu Shou, the Commander-in-Chief of the Jinyi Guards, did not evade the slanderous words of "accumulating strength in southern Xinjiang with the intention of pursuing the goal".
I also believe that southern Xinjiang is a real subversive threat to Xiao Ming - it cannot cause trouble, or even big trouble, but subversion is definitely possible.