Chapter 59 Before the War Part 1 After more than two consecutive years of exploration, Zhu Chongjiu's General Manager's Office already has a complete set of mature operating mechanisms.
As long as he made a decision himself, various departments immediately began to act around this decision, and soon, two complete response plans were placed in front of him.
The first one was made on the assumption that Xu Shouhui's envoy arrived in Yangzhou in time.
The minimum goal was to repel the joint attack of the Yuan army and Ni Wenjun's troops and ensure that Tianwan's regime would not be completely destroyed.
With these two conditions as the core, the response plan proposed by the General Staff Headquarters was to first send the navy to quickly go upstream and set up camp at the junction of the Yangtze River and Xishui River.
In this way, the food routes of Yuan Army and Ni Army can be cut off at any time, forcing them to turn back to protect themselves.
If the Yuan army and Ni army still don't know how to advance or retreat, the Huai'an army will send a main army to Qichun directly from the waterway.
Together with Xu Shouhui, Chen Youliang and others, he defended the capital of Tianwan regime.
And look for opportunities to cause huge damage to the invading enemy.
When the enemy retreats after realizing the difficulty, it is logical to ask Xu Shouhui to give up the imperial title and rejoin the red scarves in the north.
The second plan is based on the assumption that Xu Shouhui will be defeated quickly and the entire territory of Qizhou will be captured by the rebels and Meng Yuan.
The strategic goal of the Huai'an Army accordingly became to support Peng Yingyu and let him lead the Southern Red Turbans to withdraw from Chizhou.
In this way, Peng Yingyu on the south bank of the Yangtze River and Zhu Yuanzhang on the north bank became two barriers that blocked Badulu and Ni Wenjun from flowing down the river.
Coupled with the Huai'an Navy, it is enough to ensure the safety of the Huaiyang area in a short period of time.
"Is there any better option?
For example, let Monk Peng go back to Qizhou and completely occupy Xu Shouhui's territory."
Zhu Chongjiu slowly put down the two plans and asked with some reluctance.
Both plans seemed a bit conservative, not as grand as when he led his troops south to attack Yangzhou.
But now he has more than twenty times more troops, money and food than he did back then.
"My lord, this is the most beneficial plan for me in Huaiyang."
Feng Guoyong, a member of the army, thought for a while and reported truthfully, "I believe that there is not much difference between Peng Yingyu and Xu Shouhui.
No matter who has the control The relationship between the Tianwan Imperial Court and my Huai'an Army cannot last long.
Zhang Shicheng and Zhu Chongba are the precedents.
However, the situation faced by our Huai'an army after sending troops is very complicated, not to mention that Zhang Shicheng's territory is just between Qizhou and Yangzhou.
After capturing Jiqing, he also had constant contacts with the Pu family in Quanzhou."
"Zhang Shicheng is less trustworthy than Zhu Chongba.
Although Zhu Chongba is ambitious, he is not reckless.
But Zhang Shicheng is greedy and foolish," Su Mingzhe added angrily as he tapped the ground with his golden cane.
This sentence immediately resonated with many people.
Both Zhang Shicheng and Zhu Chongba received strong support from the Huai'an army in the early days of their careers.
But after these two men hardened their wings, they both decisively chose to part ways with the Huai'an Army.
Especially Zhang Shicheng, because of his guilty conscience, actually colluded with the Quanzhou Pu family who dealt the final blow to the Southern Song Dynasty.
They have completely forgotten the original intention of raising troops to fight against the Yuan Dynasty.
They cannot distinguish between ourselves and the enemy.
"Lord, among the red scarf heroes, our army is already out of shape, and it is really not suitable for cross-border operations.
Moreover, the seventh legion has not yet completed its training, and the second, third and fifth legions are also in the process of rest and reorganization.
The new liberation of various places is also Not fully under control."
Amid the noisy discussion, Liu Bowen, a Chinese soldier who joined the army, stepped forward and reminded in a low voice.
The situation has changed.
Back then, Zhu Chongjiu was just a tiger general under Sesame Li, so the main targets of the Mongolian Yuan court were Liu Futong and Xu Shouhui, and other red scarf princes would not look covetously at the Huai'an army.
But now, the strength of the Huaiyang General Manager's Office has leapt to the top of the list of red scarves.
Not only did Meng Yuan regard it as the first target for eradication, so other princes were absolutely unwilling to see it continue to develop and grow.
Never put your legs away when you can use it secretly.
In addition, last year it just took over the huge territory left by Sesame Lee, and in the first half of this year it swallowed up Taiping, Jiqing and Zhenjiang roads.
The Huaiyang General Manager's Mansion has expanded too quickly.
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If we continue to expand without end, we will run into big trouble sooner or later.
Liu Bowen and Feng Guoyong are both leaders in the world in terms of their knowledge and ability.
After Zhu Chongjiu heard this, he immediately understood that he was a little too greedy and had completely violated the principle he once said, "accumulate food widely, build more cannons, and slowly become king."
So he smiled, nodded and said, "Forget it, it's too far away over there, and we ourselves are not strong enough to despise the heroes.
Let's deploy according to the first plan first, and let Wu Liangmou's troops end it immediately Rest and gather at Jiangwan Port, ready to board the ship at any time."
"Yes" Feng Guoyong agreed and immediately drafted a military order.
"The officials should seize the time and appoint local officials to Jiqing, Taiping and Zhenjiang.
These three places are all grain-producing areas.
Yamen at all levels must be established at the latest before winter wheat is sown."
Zhu Chongjiu nodded with satisfaction and added Turning to Lu Lu Zeng said, "Try to send experienced people as much as possible, and don't send new recruits who have just been selected.
They can easily become playthings in the hands of the local gentry.
If that doesn't work, even if they are selected from veterans who have retired due to injuries, it will be better."
People who shouldn’t use it are strong” "Old minister, I obey," Lu Luzeng stood up with his waist stooped and responded loudly.
"Liu Canjun, please give an order to Xu Dayi for me.
Appoint him as the General of the Southern Conquest and governor of all areas south of the Yangtze River.
If there is an emergency and it is too late to ask for instructions, you will decide to fight and defend yourself.
At present, all the troops on the three roads south of the Yangtze River, He is also fully responsible for the errands of the director of the military bureau, and he has temporarily handed it over to Liu Ziyun."
The third order was given to Liu Bowen, but the specific target was Xu Da, the director of the military bureau.
After hearing this, all the civil and military officials around them showed envy on their faces.
The governor-general of various places in the south of the Yangtze River made his own decisions on war and defense, and was fully responsible for military preparations.
This was equivalent to having the power of a prince, and only the last step was left to open a palace and establish teeth.
But everyone was envious and envious, but no one spoke to dissuade him.
First of all, with the current communication conditions, it will take at least two to three days for the news to reach Yangzhou about any changes in Jiangnan.
Many opportunities will pass by in a flash, never to be pursued again.
After Zhu Chongba's team established a foothold on the south bank of the Yangtze River, it showed a great aggressive attitude.
Although the General Manager's Office was constrained by the Gaoyou Alliance, it was inconvenient to suppress him.
But no matter what, you can't fall behind him.
Secondly, Xu Da is brave and resourceful, cautious in doing things, and strict with himself.
In the previous trend of clean government, several other leading figures of the five main forces were more or less found guilty of nepotism.
Xu Da was the only one who never interfered with the personnel arrangements of other departments.
The selection of generals in the army was completely impartial and he never opened a back door to any relatives or friends.
Third, and most importantly.
Xu Da was born in the Xuzhou Zuojun at that time, and was a confidant that Zhu Chongjiu discovered and promoted.
The degree of trust and reliance is no less than that of the elder Shi Su Mingzhe.
If he is not qualified to preside over a party's military affairs, others will never be qualified.
If Zhu Chongjiu manages everything by himself, he will be exhausted sooner or later.
"Try to prepare enough weapons to replenish the Fifth Army.
Let Wu Liangmou come to the General Manager's Mansion as soon as possible to see me.
I need to arrange some things with him face to face."
After scanning for a week and seeing that no one had any objection, Zhu Chongjiu continued to give orders.
After repeated tests in the war, the Huai'an soldiers' understanding and mastery of firearms are also rapidly increasing.
Few people no longer admire the tactic of when they first had artillery, and they wished they could use one to bomb the enemy's advance route indiscriminately.
On the contrary, there are relatively clear explanations about the cooperation between different firearms, about the cooperation between cold weapons and hot weapons, about the comparison of the power of different tactical formations on the battlefield, and about the placement and arrangement of artillery with different ranges.
Among them, the trio of Wu Liangmou, Liu Kui and Lu Deshan were the most outstanding performers and contributed the most to the new tactical theory.
Because they had read a lot of books, were young and bold, and had the courage to explore, many new tactics were first proposed by these three people and then developed through exploration within the Fifth Army.
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As a result, while the combat effectiveness of the Fifth Army was increasing day by day, the weapon equipment was gradually simplified.
Most of the cold weapons of the past have been basically abandoned, and each company only retains one platoon of cuirass pikemen.
None of the civil and military officials had any objections to this order.
Giving face-to-face instructions before going out is originally a traditional way for the coach to show his presence.
Practice has proven that Zhu Chongjiu's past advice to any general was not just to reflect his personal authority.
Instead, he can always guess something unexpectedly, and every time he is as accurate as the legendary horse racing lesson.
This time, Wu Liangmou, commander of the Fifth Army, and Zhu Qiang, commander of the navy, went out hand in hand, and of course, their lord's tips were indispensable.
Maybe if you take it out at a critical moment, the two of them will have a sudden enlightenment and double their gains.
It is even possible to turn danger into good fortune and achieve unparalleled feats Just when everyone was thinking wildly with a little bit of envy, Zhu Chongjiu smiled again and took the initiative to reveal the answer to the mystery, "Wu Youtu has always complained that the matchlock gun is afraid of water and is inconvenient to fight in the south of the Yangtze River.
Although the magic gun has a long range, it is difficult to load.
It's extremely troublesome.
The Grand Craftsman's Institute and the Works Bureau issued a military order last time, saying that they would definitely find a solution.
Now that the new muskets and magical muskets have been manufactured, the first batch will be given to the Fifth Army for Wu Youtu to take to the battlefield.
Go up and try the effect.”
"What, the divine gun?
My lord is saying that the divine gun can be loaded as fast as a matchlock gun."
After hearing this, the civil servants present performed well, and the generals were overjoyed.
Invariably, they ignored the difference between matchlocks and muskets in Zhu Chongjiu's words, and focused all their attention on the magic gun with a range of more than 400 steps.
"It's still a little slower, but it's nearly twice as powerful as the previous magic gun."
Zhu Chongjiu smiled and nodded lightly.
"And the impact of rainy days is not as great as before.
It can completely replace the strong crossbow."
"The Lord is wise" "Congratulations, lord" "The Lord's great blessing reaches heaven" The warriors smiled happily and used their poor vocabulary to flatter Zhu Chongjiu.
Everyone knows that some time ago, my lord ran to Jiangwan New City almost every day.
Apart from taking care of the money making business, he stayed with Jiao Yu and beat the matchlock gun and the magical blunderbuss.
Therefore, the rate of fire of the magic gun can be doubled.
In everyone's opinion, the credit must belong to their lord.
As for the master Jiao Yujiao, at best, he gave the lord a hand, and he succeeded.
Once the magic gun, which has roughly the same range as the four-pound cannon, solves the problem of moisture and loading, it can greatly increase the Huai'an army's attack power.
In the future, even if they encounter friendly forces also equipped with a large number of artillery, they will be able to defeat them without the ability to fight back.
"Everyone, don't be too happy too soon."
Zhu Chongjiu pressed his hand down, and the expression on his face did not show much relief.
"The problem of the magic gun has been solved, and the matchlock gun no longer needs to carry a match rope in the future.
However, The contents of my stomach are almost empty.
For a long time in the future, our Huai'an Army's weapons will not change much.
At most, some improvements will be made in terms of durability."
His words were drowned in louder cheers.
None of the cheerful civil and military personnel in Huai'an noticed that there was a hint of regret and worry in their lord's eyes.
From matchlock to suifa, from simple smoothbore to preliminary rifled soft lead bullets.
In just a few years, driven by Zhu Chongjiu, the craftsmen of Huai'an Master Craftsman Academy completed a weapons upgrade process that took nearly a hundred years in another time and space.
However, the "welfare" of being a time traveler has been basically exhausted by now.
The history of this time and space has also been messed up, and it is getting further and further away from the template of another time and space in memory.
He has to walk the next road on his own.
Maybe if he takes one wrong step, he will be in the abyss
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