Xinshun 1730

Chapter 187

Liu Yu still wanted to express such trust.

After expressing that, the emperor talked about the current affairs again.

"Sun Tzu said: That is why the victorious soldiers win first and then seek war, and the defeated soldiers first fight and then seek victory."

"Conquering Junggar, I never thought of a big defeat that would shake the foundation of the country. I can lose three or five times, but Junggar can't bear a single defeat. Even if there are famous generals like Cering Dunduobu, they can only be defeated. Fight first and win later.”

"It's just that wars cost money. The smoother the war in the northwest, the more money I can spend on the navy. You are familiar with military books, and you know this truth. I will encourage you. Although it is roughly You must despise the enemy, and you must never underestimate the enemy when facing the enemy in the army. Although as you say, the country does not need famous generals, but leveling requires famous generals. Because of logistics, a maximum of [-] troops can be used in one direction."

"Encourage it, encourage it! If Junggar can be pacified, if the Qingzhou Army makes great contributions, I will do my best to overcome all opinions and invest millions of taels in the navy, schools, etc. every year."

Motivating different people requires different approaches.

Some people love money, some people love sex, and some people are famous, but Li Gan motivates Liu Yu by enticing money from schools and the navy.

Although Liu Yu sounded very useful, she couldn't help muttering in her heart.

Isn't it the emperor who benefits the most from investing money in the navy and military academies?This seems to say that he is the biggest beneficiary.

The more I thought about it, the more I wanted to laugh, but I finally held back, thinking that there is another saying behind my grandson: Those who make good use of soldiers practice the Tao and protect the law, so they can govern victory and defeat.If you can practice Taoism and protect the law, and collect the money, how can it be so troublesome?Or with the ability of Heshen, with hundreds of millions of taels of silver, the navy and school are still a big deal?
I complained a lot in my heart, and I didn't feel grateful, I just said: "I will do my best. In the first battle of Ping Zhun, please send a note to the Rakshasa envoy and send someone to follow the Qingzhou Army to watch the battle. The deterrence of the First World War in Heilongjiang has been there for several years. , I'm afraid it has expired. And Raksha has had a lot of contacts with this dynasty in these years, I am afraid that he has already figured out the level of the military system of this dynasty."

"If Rakshasa sends people to follow, on the one hand, it can deter Rakshasa, and on the other hand, if the Junggar army is defeated, Rakshasa will not dare to take him in, so as not to run to Rakshasa and be controlled by Rakshasa, and make trouble in the future. The level of the observation team must be Gao, at least you can have a direct dialogue with the Governor of the Raksha Frontier, and if the head of the quasi-buy flees to Raksha, you can directly notify the observation team to inform the Governor of the Raksha Frontier, and they will not be taken in.”

The emperor hadn't thought about this question yet, and he had never thought about the concept of diplomacy before.

But when Liu Yu mentioned it, the emperor immediately figured out the key point.

The Zhunbu and Turhutbu belonged to Oirat Mongolia.The Khalkha tribe in Mobei also said that the Turghut tribe is still on the Volga River and is under the control of Russia.

If the leader of the Zhunbu escaped to Luocha, and Luocha took him in, he would use the influence of the Torghut and Zhunbu to encroach on the Western Regions in the future, so he had to be careful.

Fortunately, after the battle between the two sides in Heilongjiang, the Raksha Kingdom also had a special envoy in the capital.

Of course we can't talk about this right now, but when we really want to start a war, we must arrest a special envoy to follow.The level should be sufficient. If the quasi-department really runs to Luocha, the special envoy can also directly communicate with the governor of the Luosha garrison.

"Well, it should be done. This is something I hadn't thought of. What else is there to say?"

"Return to Your Majesty, don't be reluctant to spend money on immigration. The Zhunbu is located in a remote place. Once our army enters the Western Regions, smallpox and other diseases will inevitably flood. It is like the smallpox rampant when the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs. The Zhunbu believes in the yellow religion. , the south is mostly believed to be green. If the Zhun tribe dies, the western regions may be filled with green. Therefore, it is necessary to immigrate to the real border. At this time, it will cost one tael more, and in the future it will cost ten taels less. I ask you to set a period of 20 years and emigrate every year. Cut off, this money cannot be saved. Your Majesty should also consider the candidates for the future Jiedushi, it is best to choose those who have been out of the towns in Jilin, Liaodong, Mongolia, Hetao and other places, and have experience in dealing with various ministries."

Li Gan nodded, then said with a smile: "Aiqing wants to talk about plans again. You have plans for military training and navy training, and you need to plan for emigration."

Liu Yu took a deep breath and said, "If you don't have a plan, you're like a donkey. You only move once you hit it. There was no plan in the previous court, and it was all others who attacked you. If you give feedback and adjust yourself, you have to watch what happens. Your Majesty Since it is said that the Han, Tang, Song and Ming Dynasties should be used as a lesson, changes must be made. The borders of the Western Regions have come to an end, so we have to plan for the long-term. Bastions, guns, garrisons do not need more; river valleys, oases, immigration is indispensable.”

"Hahahahaha..." Li Gan's laughter echoed in the Nuan Pavilion for a long time, before he said after a while: "Wen Qing's words, those who don't know think that the Zhunbu has been pacified."

"Returning to Your Majesty, I can't think of how to lose. The mobile force that the quasi-department can mobilize is only 3. The Qingzhou Army can go at will, and his [-] people can't eat the Qingzhou Army. Ruochen took the Qingzhou Army to fight Saarhu, That is not to let you come and fight all the way, but to gather around and annihilate the center."

"There is a large army on the west road, and there are cities to rely on, so the Zhunbu dare not fight. When building the city on the north road, the Zhunbu must be afraid to build the city and advance all the way. There are few soldiers on the north road, so the Zhunbu will choose to attack the north road first. If they can win, they will go straight Inserting the Khalkha tribe, threatening the capital from north to south, forcing the West Army to retreat, maintaining the peace talks, and only seeking to continue their lives, this is their only possible short-lived strategy."

"Your Majesty uses his troops in such a way that he has a general plan in mind. This battle must be won, so why worry about it?
Hearing this, Li Gan frowned slightly. He hadn't thought about how the Junggar tribe would respond, but felt that relying on national strength to advance slowly into an urgent battle.

The creep is because of logistics.

The reason for the urgent battle is that Dashun's military strength is not bad, he is not afraid of field battles, and he knows the basics of Junggar after many years of fighting.

This time, they are going to go on a personal conquest again. Of course, it is impossible to sit in front of the castle and command the siege like last time.

However, in order to maintain the pattern that the nobles are in charge of the army and the imperial power has prestige in the army, this time it is still necessary to personally conquer, but it is to sit in Guazhou and take strategic command.

He tried his best to use the Qingzhou Army, which had no known effect. It can be said that he put the treasure on Liu Yu, hoping that Liu Yu could help him gain a wave of prestige in the army like last time.

Listening to it now, Liu Yu seemed to underestimate the enemy, he hesitated and asked: "Please tell me, what do you think is the general situation in the court?"

Liu Yu estimated that the court did not think so much, but for the sake of the navy, the flattery that should be flattered had to be flattered, so he explained the strategy he thought about.

This is a strategy that predicts the enemy and is lenient. Liu Yu brought himself into the perspective of the big strategy Ling Dunduobu to think about the way to break the situation.

After thinking about it, only the strategy he mentioned can the Ministry of Finance maintain.

This can be regarded as a classic anti-encirclement and suppression tactic.

The fighting power of the Khalkha tribe in the north is weak, and the quasi-bube has the "mass base" of Mongolia, and can go directly to Inner Mongolia to threaten the capital.

This is a strategy of survival in the face of death. As long as Dashun moves his mind, accepts Khalkha, and garrisons in the snow-capped mountains, the Zhunbu must die.

If you want to survive from death, you have to do this.Attacking Hami out of the Hexi Corridor, attacking the city all the way to Xi'an, it is not a problem with the brain, it is drinking too much.

In particular, the emperor personally took charge of the west, and the elite soldiers of the Northwest Camp and the Beijing camp were all there. The Junggar tribe would never dare to attack the army of the West Road.

To hedge against a war of attrition, Junggar might as well commit suicide.

Once Dashun's Northern Route Army crossed the Altai Mountains, built a fort in the hinterland of Junggar and pushed the war to the inside, without Dashun's contribution, the temporarily subdued tribes such as Kazakhs and Yarkands would rebel first.

Moreover, the logistics pressure on the North Road is extremely high. Khalkha's new service, the frontline troops are insufficient, and it looks weaker.

Liu Yu thought, the army gathered on the west road, and Dashun's famous generals in the northwest all the year round were in charge.

He is unknown, and the only news that the Junggar tribe can get is that Liu Yu was good at attacking the fort when he was fighting with Luo Sha.

Liu Yu was transferred to the northern front again, and the Junggar people thought about it, this must be someone who is good at siege and fortification, an unknown soldier, and the field battles are sparse, who else will he fight?
If you can attack the city, you will definitely defend the city.

In particular, the Zhunbu and Tsarist Russia had suffered losses in the offensive and defensive battle of the Yamesh Lake fortress, and Liu Yu easily captured the Raksha fortress. No matter how you think about it, you will feel that Dashun's strategy is to "fortify the northern line and advance to Altay", That's why Dashun transferred the young man who was most capable of attacking and defending the city.

This kind of strategic deception was unexpected by Dashun, but the reality exists.

Liu Yu felt that if he was in the position of Da Ce Ling Dunduobu, he would definitely think so.

Once the Northern Route Army went deep into the hinterland of Junggar, built the city, and went out to loot from time to time, the Zhunbu soldiers would enter the city to defend the city when they arrived, and the Zhunbu would definitely not be able to bear it.

Therefore, Liu Yu believed that if he was the master planner of Ling Dunduobu, all his strategies should revolve around the northern line: lure the guy who is good at defending and attacking the city into a field battle.

Changing back to his own perspective, Liu Yu felt ashamed to attack the city of Junggar.

In field battles, the Qingzhou soldiers he drilled were tailor-made for the Zhunjia, emphasizing rapid changes and tactical maneuvers. He wished that the Zhungar used tricks to trick himself into attacking.

After talking about this idea, he flattered him and said: "Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and I think so. Qingzhou Army is good at field warfare, but the Zhunbu thinks that his ministers are good at building and defending cities. The so-called soldiers are not tired of deceit, Your Majesty thinks deeply, is it Zhunbu? Can you think of it?"

"If the Zhunbu lures me to attack, then I will do whatever I can. If I can defeat the main force of the Zhunbu in one fell swoop north of the Altai Mountains, the Western Regions will be flat."

"Your Majesty sits in Dunhuang and advances slowly. There are enough soldiers and food, and the quasi-department will not dare to attack the front line of the Hexi Corridor."

"Sun Tzu said: Soldiers are deceitful. Therefore, if you can, you can show that you can't, and if you use it, you can show that you don't need it. The Qingzhou Army is best at field warfare, but it shows that it can only defend the city and attack the city. In order to save money, His Majesty on the Northern Front must fight in the field. Destroy the enemy, but show him to advance by building a city."

"Your Majesty is wise and has mastered the art of war. This is why I thought that the Zhunbu would be able to pacify it all at once, so I talked about things that will be pacified in the future."

It's an epic level of reading comprehension with a flattering bragging.

The emperor used Liu Yu's Qingzhou Army to never think of anything like "the unknown makes the quasi-bu think that this person can only defend the city and attack the city".

But after listening to this relatively restrained flattery, Li Gan's frowning brows gradually relaxed, and he thought he was right, if I was thinking about Ling Dunduobu for the big plan, I must be thinking like this.

Only soldiers who break the northern line can have peace talks; only soldiers who break the northern line can threaten the Khalkha tribe, which belongs to Mongolia, can supplement the population, horses and soldiers, and can directly threaten the capital.

And Liu Yu was indeed not famous for his field battles before. The Junggar people must know this person, but the first impression must be "defending the city and building the city".

The advancement of city building does cost money and food.

If you can lure the quasi-bu, let the quasi-bu use the strategy of "luting the enemy to go deep", use the trick, and defeat its main force in the field, then Pingzhun can save at least seven or eight million taels of silver, at least.

One less day of fighting can save one or two thousand taels of silver.

And... the key is that when the leveling is over in the future, the strategic guidance given by the emperor can just give another wave of prestige in the army.

If other veterans said this strategy, the emperor would definitely not agree.

Liu Yu said that it was not because of the emperor's trust, but because the Qingzhou soldiers in Liu Yu's hands seemed to be... picked up.

Even if Liu Yu talked big and lost this Qingzhou army, it would only be equivalent to losing a few hundred thousand taels of silver.

Not the elite of the Fifth Battalion, nor the frontier troops in Hetao and Xijing.

According to the original strategy, this Qingzhou army should not have existed.Even if it is destroyed, it will not cause the whole world to shake, and the world will be shocked.

But if this Qingzhou army is an elite of [-] veterans and the fifth battalion, or a [-] Xijing Hetao frontier army, the emperor naturally dare not gamble on it.

If you lose the bet, you will be hurt.

Thinking about Liu Yu's performance in the previous battle with Luo Sha in the north, Li Gan also felt a little impulsive.

Recalling the phrase "so you can show that you can't, and use it to show that you don't use it", my heart gradually became brighter.

What he thinks about can be used is to build the city on the northern line and advance slowly.

However, Liu Yu said that whether this can be done or not, and whether it can be used or not, he wants to take the Qingzhou Army with him, and trick the Junggar tribe into fighting with him.

There is no need for a hearty victory, as long as a fierce battle with similar casualties, Zhunbu will be seriously injured.The west line can be directly pushed all the way, from Dunhuang to Hami, attack Luntai, and go straight to the Ili River Valley.

If it is such a victory, whether it is saving military expenses or the emperor's personal prestige, it will be a big profit.

Liu Yu flattered and said that the emperor was wise and powerful, and the emperor didn't say that he hadn't thought about it. After hesitating for a moment, he asked seriously: "Qingzhou's army is only [-] people, and you may guarantee that you will be undefeated in field battles with the Zhunbu?"

Undefeated is not necessarily a victory tactically, but it is a victory strategically.

"I thought that the Qingzhou army was marching so fast that the rest of the arquebus gunners and spearmen couldn't follow. If there were three thousand government soldiers with light cavalry, they would be able to fight. And... I don't know how to command arquebus gunners and spearmen at all. The cooperation, the formation is too complicated, I haven't learned it before."

"The Duke of E can lead the army to build the city behind, and the minister will lead the Qingzhou soldiers and three thousand government soldiers to lightly ride in front, and use engineers to cooperate with some auxiliary soldiers to go out to build the city. The quasi-department is a scout, and I have seen Yamesh Lake Fort in Rakshasa , I will be impatient when I see the fort built by the minister, and will definitely find a way to lure the minister to attack."

Hearing this, Li Gan stood up, walked around for a few weeks, weighed the pros and cons, and asked again: "Don't underestimate the enemy! The big and small strategy Ling Dunduobu is a famous general. Even if your Qingzhou Army conscripts two thousand more soldiers, it will be no more than two thousand soldiers." 1. With [-] light cavalry, it's only [-]."

"The Zhunbu can always mobilize about [-] troops if it wants to fight. It's not a joke to fight two against one."

Seeing that the emperor didn't ask about strategy anymore, but asked whether it was feasible in terms of tactics, Liu Yu knew there was something to be done, and asked tentatively: "Duke E has also seen the Qingzhou Army trained by the minister. But I don't know what the Duke of E thinks? Don't you speak wildly, didn't you succeed in the battle against Raksha in the past? If the soldiers you train can't be used against two, what face do you have to talk about military reform?"

E Guogong spoke highly of the Qingzhou Army, and what is even more exaggerated is that Liu Yu only recruited victims for a year.Although Liu Yu trained officers first, then recruited thousands of people, and finally expanded to ten thousand people, it can't just be counted in this year, but the speed of this kind of training is also shocking.

Thinking about Duke E's saying that the Beijing camp can't win, these military and state affairs are no joke.

Anyway, even if Liu Yu's ten thousand soldiers were gone, Dashun would not be injured.Dashun didn't only have [-] to [-] soldiers who could be sent to the northern front, but because of the pressure of logistics, they had to choose only [-] to [-] elite soldiers.

He thought that even if he lost, it would be no big deal; if he won, he would save millions of taels of silver, so he could really try it.

After hesitating for a moment, Li Gan said: "Let me think about this matter a little longer. You can just step back."

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blink of an eye.

Taixing 14th, May.

Emperor Li Gan personally conquered, and ordered the eldest prince Li Wei to supervise the country, with the assistant of the British Duke Zhang Mu.Yuan Lan, the Duke of Jingguo, was in charge of the Liao and Mongolian armies and horses, defending the northern border of the capital, and was ready to support the northern front at any time; Xie Wuji, the Marquis of Zichuan, led the army to control the Khalkha tribe.

Yi Guogong Liu Sheng went out of Wendeng Town to supervise the official school of Jinghai Palace.

The general Zhi and Jiaxijing stayed behind, Jiang Chen, the general of Anxi, supervised 15 soldiers and horses on the West Road, numbered [-].

The emperor drove to camp in Guazhou.

Li Jiusi, the Duke of E, was the general of Beiting, who was in charge of the soldiers and horses of the North Road.

The soldiers under the tent included [-] Qingzhou Army recruited by a new batch of recruits, [-] Song and Ji Zhuzhe Chongfu soldiers, [-] Heilongjiang Tribal Frontier Army, [-] Musketeers and Spearmen from the Hetao Camp, and [-] Mongolian cavalry. There are four thousand elites in the Beijing camp.

The rest of the reinforcements arrived later and stationed in various post stations and grain cities.

The army number of the North Road is [-], and it is stationed on the bank of the Buyantu River at the northern foot of the Altai Mountains.After the army followed, Liu Yu led the troops first and built a city to survive the winter.

(End of this chapter)