"Fan Aiqing, although you are the only candidate in the Guangnan War Zone, if you fail the assessment, I will not let you take the post."
"Your Majesty, I understand,"
"Okay, let's get started,"
"Your Majesty, the Guangnan War Zone is a newly established war zone of our DPRK. It is located in a remote location. It borders Annan to the south and Mongolia to the west. Therefore, its geographical location has become very important. I believe that the establishment of the Guangnan War Zone has three major aspects.
The first purpose is to prevent the Mongols from attacking our country from the land of Dali. Although the terrain of Guangnan is complex and is not conducive to large-scale cavalry operations, if it is broken through by the Mongols, it will directly
It threatens the hinterland of our country, so we must take precautions. Weichen's plan is to use the dangers of the local mountains to build multiple mountain strongholds. As long as the traffic arteries are controlled, the entire western line of Guangnan can be defended. The second is to cooperate for three years
In the subsequent Northern Expedition, if the opportunity exists, we can send troops westward and conquer the former Dali land in one fell swoop. Third, we must always be prepared to go south to the Annan kingdoms and bring the vassal states under our direct jurisdiction."
Fan Wenhu looked at me and continued: "In response to the above three points, the military officials in the Guangnan Theater plan to split into two, with half of the army responsible for the defense of the western border, using the dangers of the mountains to defend the territory, while most of the soldiers will
Taking attack as the training direction, and based on the local terrain, the mountains will be used as the main training venue, which means that troops similar to the previous mountain soldiers will be trained so that the soldiers can freely shuttle between the mountains."
Judging from the expressions of the four people, Fan Wenhu was the clearest. After all, Fan Wenhu had been in the court for many years and had enough time to make targeted preparations. The only thing that surprised me was what Fan Wenhu said about regaining Annam.
Plan, I don’t seem to have said this publicly in court. If he analyzed it himself, it would be beyond my expectation.
Regarding Jia Sidao's party, I usually only pay attention to their political words and deeds, but I have always ignored their own abilities.
"My dear, continue,"
"Your Majesty, last but not least, there are many ethnic groups in Guangnan. When recruiting new soldiers, I will try my best to put other ethnic groups first and ensure the equality of all ethnic groups. At the same time, I will maintain a close relationship with the local government and strive to win the support of the local people.
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Compared with the recovery of Annan, Fan Wenhu's ethnic strategy surprised me even more. Since ancient times, various dynasties in our country have liked to call themselves the Celestial Dynasty, and they like to refer to foreign races as barbarians. Even the foreign races within the territory are discriminatory. Guangnan
There are many ethnic groups in the war zone, especially the area near Dali in the west. Fan Wenhu was able to put forward the idea of equality of all ethnic groups, which made me regard him with special attention.
I nodded and said, "Dear dear friends, do you have any questions for Fan Aiqing?"
Lu Xiufu said: "Master Fan, if the Guangnan War Zone sends troops to Dali and Annan at the same time in three years, will the military strength of both sides be enough?"
"Sir Lu, I have calculated that if the two fronts fight at the same time, there will not be enough troops."
I took Lu Xiufu's question and asked, "What's Fan Aiqing's plan?"
"Your Majesty, I have two plans in mind. One is to expand the troops. Of course, this requires your Majesty's instructions. The other is that without increasing the number of troops, I think it is not possible to implement the plan of fighting on two fronts at the same time. Three years later, I will
Mongolian soldiers planning to attack Dali
For the sake of the name, I asked Annan to send troops to assist. If Annan is unwilling to send troops, I will first concentrate my forces to destroy Annan in one fell swoop on the basis of firmly guarding the west, and then turn to the west to attack Mongolia. If Annan cooperates, I will advance westward first.
Turn around and march into Annan again."
"This is a good method," I said. "My dear friends, if there are no other questions, this interview is over."
"I have no problem with you,"
"Okay, Fan Aiqing, please step aside and inform the other three to be present at the meeting tomorrow morning. I will announce the results."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will retire."
After Fan Wenhu left, I said: "Everyone, it's up to you to vote. There are three candidates in the Lin'an War Zone. According to today's interview situation, you can choose one. In the Guangnan War Zone, there is only one candidate. You vote yes." Or just vote against it,"
Returning to the Imperial Study Room, I opened everyone's note. Guangnan War Zone and Fan Wenhu were unanimously approved by four people. For Lin'an War Zone, two recommended Wang Anjie and the other two voted for Yi Yinglei.
Regarding the restructuring of the Forbidden Army, my first step plan is to break it up first. It seems that there is no problem in this.
Fan Wenhu's performance today is quite good. Regardless of whether someone is giving him advice or not, I will just go with the flow. After all, I want to give Jia Sidao some face. I am not the same as for the strength of Jia Sidao's party in the government. It can be cleared in a day. After the Guangnan War Zone is established, I will slowly think of ways to control it. With the decline of the Xiangfan War Zone, there will only be one Guangnan among the six military regions in the future. That is not What's the problem? I feel more and more that the imperial power in feudal society is overbearing. As long as the emperor is strong enough, the powerful ministers will become weaker. Unless someone wants to wear a yellow robe again, no matter whether he is a wise emperor or a tyrant, his status cannot be violated.
As for the commander-in-chief of the Lin'an theater, it is of course much more important. If the defense of Lin'an is the first choice, then Wang Anjie is suitable. If the Northern Expedition three years later is the goal, then Yin Yinglei is more suitable.
This Yin Ying Lei feels a bit like Li Yunlong on TV. He doesn't play according to common sense. If he uses it well, he will be a sharp knife. If he doesn't use it well, he may do bad things. Compared to Guangnan War Zone On the contrary, it was the commander-in-chief of the Lin'an War Zone who made it difficult for me to make a decision.
Just as I was thinking about it, Xiao Qi came to report: "Guan family, thank you Daolin and thank you for bringing Wen Zhang and Zhang Shijie to see you."
"Well, Xuan,"
After a while, Xiao Qi led the three of them to the imperial study room.
"I will see your Majesty,"
"Well, no courtesy," I said straight to the point, "I called you here today because I want to talk to you about the Royal Forest Army."
"Please give your Majesty's instructions,"
"I have already told you about the structure of the Royal Forest Army. It is organized in the form of squads, companies and platoons. Both Wen Zhang and Zhang Aiqing have seen the power of muskets. Xie Aiqing, please take the time to visit the Gunpowder Department recently to experience the power of firearms."
"Yes, Your Majesty,"
"The Royal Forest Army is a force that mainly focuses on firearms, so its training methods will be different from other troops. Zhang Aiqing, you have been training musketeers. Do you have any good ideas or suggestions?"
"Your Majesty, it takes about three months for an ordinary soldier to master the most basic shooting skills of a musketeer. There are not many skills to speak of. It is much simpler than that of an archer. I thought there were only four words , that is, practice makes perfect. As for a sharpshooter like Li Long, it depends on talent,"
"Well, that's right. Practice makes perfect. Zhang Aiqing, among the 500 musketeers you brought back from Yangzhou, are there any sharpshooters like Li Long?"
"Your Majesty, it hasn't happened yet. I will organize a challenge competition every ten days in the army. Every time, Li Long won the first place. Later, I selected thirty potential gunners in the army to form a team. We have formed a sniper team and Li Long is responsible for teaching it, but there is still no one who can stand shoulder to shoulder with Li Long."
"It seems that geniuses in all industries are rare,"
"Exactly,"
I smiled and said: "Wen Zhang, all of you young guards have joined the Royal Forest Army and will train with adults in the future. Do you have the confidence?"
"Your Majesty, don't worry. After nearly a year of training, I believe that the young guards will not be worse than others,"
"Okay, if you are ambitious, you and Zhang Aiqing will be the two most important generals under Xie Aiqing from now on. You must not smear the Royal Forest Army."
"Yes, I will definitely satisfy His Majesty,"
"Well, the Imperial Forest Army, which is dominated by musketeers, is the forerunner of our army. Whether firearms can replace cold weapons depends on you,"
"Your Majesty, don't worry," Zhang Shijie said, "Your Majesty, with the deepening of my understanding of firearms, I feel more and more that firearms will one day replace existing weapons and become the mainstream configuration of the army."
"That's natural. The most critical point at the moment is the matching of musketeers with other arms before the muskets are fully formed. How do you consider this?"
"Your Majesty, I have tried several combinations. After repeated discussions with Mr. Li, I decided to follow the three-two-one combination, which is composed of three musketeers, two sword and shield players with martial arts skills, and a thrower. The combination of hands is the most effective. Your Majesty, when the enemy cavalry attacks close by, the musketeers can install bayonets on their muskets and transform from musketeers into lancers. Since muskets weigh more than spears, during training, Weight-bearing ability is also a necessary training item. Of course, in the usual discussions, the musketeers unanimously agreed that the enemy's cavalry should not be allowed to rush in front of them as much as possible. The reason why the sword and shield players are required to be proficient in martial arts is because once the enemy is close, , can protect the musketeers while fighting and running away. It just so happens that many members of Wen Zhang's youth guard are proficient in martial arts. If they can be combined together, it will be even more perfect."
I don't know if this method is effective, but since Li Tingzhi also agrees, there must be a reason. Sword and shield players are naturally mainly swordsmen, and the Fujian Lin family's sword skills are the strongest among the martial arts families I know. , I thought about this and hurriedly said: "Thank you Aiqing,"
"I am here,"
"You are good at sword skills. You will be responsible for training these sword and shield hands from now on,"
"Yes, Your Majesty, by the way, can I recruit a group of experts from the Lin family?"
"sure,"
"With the help of the Lin family, I think we can get twice the result with half the effort,"
I chuckled and said, "That's good. The Northern Expedition is a major event for our government. I welcome martial arts warriors to join me."
Wen Zhang also said: "Master Xie's move is very sensible. It kills two birds with one stone."
Xie Daolin was a little confused and said: "General Wen, why do you kill two birds with one stone?"
"Sir Xie, it is naturally a good thing to have masters from the Lin family to serve as sword and shield wielders or to train other sword and shield wielders. Secondly, if His Majesty wants to personally conquer the Northern Expedition, then the Royal Forest Army will inevitably follow His Majesty. With the help of martial arts masters from the Lin family, , His Majesty’s protection problem will be solved easily,”
Xie Daolin realized: "General Wen is right."
I smiled and said: "Wen Zhang, you must be thinking that with the protection of the masters of the Lin family, you can kill the enemy with confidence,"
When Wen Zhang saw that I had seen through his intention, he said with embarrassment: "Your Majesty, I will obey your Majesty's arrangements."