The Red House starts from Liaodong

Chapter 191
At the beginning of the year in Jinzhou, there were nine main barracks with a total of 7000 people.

Most of them are soldiers who have been in the camp for one or two years.

They are accompanied by veterans who have participated in the war and survived. Compared with the veterans who have participated in the war in Dazhou, they have been exhausted. Of course, they can be regarded as elite soldiers.

Half of this year is over.

At the beginning of the year, 7000 people scattered into guerrilla groups. As of last month, the casualties reached more than [-] people.

Among them, more than 4000 people died, and as many as [-] people were discharged due to disabilities.

In other words, these are at least two years of soldiers, and there are less than 2 soldiers left.

After receiving this report, Tang Qing'an couldn't sit still.

Leading the guard camp, first went to the camp of the second brother Liu Chengmin.

Liu Chengmin was in charge of the southern part of Liaozuo, backed by Jinzhou, the guerrilla zone was the smallest, so the casualties were also the smallest.

That's it, when he saw his elder brother, he also grinned his teeth, his face full of distress.

"Brother, this is our pillar."

Tang Qing'an understood what the second brother said.

"Can you still hold on?"

"I can still persevere, but I'm afraid that Zhu Xiu will find it the hardest."

Zhu Xiu's defense area is the largest, and without the support of Jinzhou and Zhenjiang, it can be said that the situation is the most difficult and the casualties are the heaviest.

"Brother, it's not worth it for this false name."

One hundred thousand elite soldiers, it sounds nice to say, but it's not true, it's just bragging like the ancients.

Tang Qing'an nodded.

It is the most advanced organization in history, and it took more than ten years of resistance to forge a steel-like team.

What kind of organization does he have? The guerrillas have only been in it for half a year, relying on shooting guns quietly to deal with the barbarians among the Liao people.

Of course, no one knows how effective the current guerrillas are, because there has never been a head-to-head organized war.

"With the current military strength, we don't mention food and other matters, but only talk about the confrontation between the two armies. If we fight a decisive battle with the barbarians, can we win?"

Tang Qing'an asked.

"Brother, are you going to launch a big offensive?"

Liu Chengmin asked back worriedly.

Tang Qing'an shook his head.

Commanding a war of 1 men is not the same as commanding a war of 10 men.

People have to be self-aware.

Although he has read a lot of military books and has two famous books by Qi Jiguang for reference, he doesn't have much confidence unless he is fighting a dull battle.

Choose to crush opponents by strength, for example, since he went to sea, relying on the long coastline to deal with the weaknesses of the barbarians with absolute advantage.

He is so far.

There has never been a head-to-head battle with barbarians.

The same is true for the Jinzhou Army and Zhenjiang Army.

Now the barbarians have abandoned the coastal areas, and even the mountainous areas have half abandoned. Although they lost a lot of land, they are more stable, which means that the barbarians have lost their land.

At the current stage, using the sea to rule barbarism can no longer meet the strategic requirements.

Guerrilla warfare is also because of the support of the people, and relying on guerrilla strategies, the barbarians are exhausted and unable to fight.

Only then did Liu Chengmin heave a sigh of relief.

As a general in the military and as the second brother of the elder brother, he knows better than anyone else the current situation in Zhenjiang, Jinzhou.

The logistical pressure is extremely high everywhere.

Although the guerrilla zone has set a policy of self-sufficiency, how can it be completely self-sufficient requires a large amount of supplies from the rear.

Weapons, gunpowder, food, horses...

Also know that the general is short of food, counting on the sea.

But although the sea has endless resources, Jinzhou does not have enough ships, salt, and icehouses can't keep up.

A slogan is a slogan.

If it is really implemented, everyone knows that the shipyard and fishing ground are impossible to complete.

Ten thousand fishing boats.

how is this possible.

There are less than [-] fishing boats in Jinzhou.

Making a boat is a slow job.

For example, the navy's warship.

Counting from the raw materials, various accessories, to falling into the water from the dock, it takes four years, and it needs to be repaired every six months at most eight months.

In the past, in order to quickly build fishing boats, shipyards not only built small boats, but also used wood, and there was not enough time for oiling and drying in the shade.

The bottoms of many ships have begun to rot, and even if the shipyard has repaired and maintained it many times, some ships have begun to be eliminated.

In short.

As far as he knows, the current Jinzhou, Zhenjiang, and Changbai East Coast have acres of land, plus seafood, which can barely feed 100 million people.

Not to mention the people in the guerrilla zone, there are more than [-] people, and the officials are overwhelmed.

Although he is a general, he is also extremely worried.

So when he heard the general's question, Liu Chengmin guessed whether it was because the eldest brother's logistics could not be maintained, so he wanted to fight the barbarians.

Thinking of the continuous flow of Liao people coming here, Liu Chengmin took a deep breath.

Although it is so difficult.

But there is no time for a decisive battle.

"Brother, in fact, the confrontation between the two armies does not rely on the general's talent."

Tang Qing'an heard what his second brother said, but did not refute him.

In the current army, only the second brother would tell him the truth without any scruples.

Yoo Seung Min really thinks so.

He started from training in the Donghai Battalion and now he has become a general. He is also a veteran who has participated in major battles for more than four years.

Except for those talented people, the real war, the key point, is indeed not the general's talent.

The ones who really play an absolute role are the soldiers, the corporal leaders, and the captains.

Before the battle, the general can still serve as subordinates on the battlefield.

When the war begins, all the generals can do is to watch how the various ministries ahead kill the enemy and mobilize reinforcements to support them.

The ever-changing situation on the battlefield requires front-line soldiers to respond head-to-head under the leadership of the corps leader, captain, or sentry officer.

You are brave, then the corps leader, the captain will target you.

You are in decline here, the corporal leader, the captain will attack here.

Countless small victories here and there, and then ushered in a big victory, crushing the opponent.

Excellent generals can use their military power to the limit, but mediocre generals can reduce their military power.

But no matter what, it can't change the nature of military power.

It's like the battle of Salhu.

Even if Zhou Jun's command failed again and again, even if it was defeated, but relying on the elite soldiers, it still caused great casualties to the barbarians.

Qin State defeated Zhao State.

The national strength of the two countries is the key.

Jinzhou boasted [-] elite soldiers, which could deter the imperial court, enemies, North Korea, etc., but they should not be superstitious.

To recognize yourself.

"Brother, the barbarians gave up Liaozuo Central, not because of defeat, but because the loss outweighed the gains in the Liaozuo Central."

Most of the middle part of Liaozuo is mountainous, with little food income and a large area, and there are loopholes everywhere in defense.

The barbarians sent a large army to garrison. First, they had no support from the people, and second, they needed to consume food and grass in the rear, and the guerrillas never confronted them head-on. With the help of the Liao people, they could feel like a fish in water. "

This is the meaning of guerrilla existence.

If the strength is stronger than the opponent, why do you engage in guerrilla warfare?

"The day when the decisive battle is launched is the day when the guerrilla zone is abolished."

The abolition of the guerrilla zone means that the barbarian cities have been wiped out, which means that the strength of the guerrillas has changed and is stronger than the barbarians.

This is when the decisive battle can be fought.

"Ugh."

Tang Qing'an sighed after hearing Liu Chengmin's words.

Guerrilla guerrilla.

Attacking the strong with the weak not only sheds the blood of the barbarians, but also sheds his own blood.

Tang Qing'an didn't get any guarantee from his second brother, so he went to Zhu Xiu's defense zone.

Zhu Xiu's camp is located along the coast of the Zhuanghe River, and it is well-arranged.

Tang Qing'an met with the generals, and then left Zhu Xiu behind.

"With the current military strength, we don't mention food and other matters, but only talk about the confrontation between the two armies. If we fight a decisive battle with the barbarians, can we win?"

Tang Qing'an also asked Zhu Xiu.

"The general wants to fight, and if he fights, he will win, and if he fights to the death, he will never retreat."

Zhu Xiu said firmly.

Hearing the first half of the sentence was okay, but after hearing the second half, Tang Qing'an understood the exhortation in Zhu Xiu's words.

"The barbarians plundered the left of Liao, and their vitality recovered very quickly. I gathered the Liao people, and now the food shortage is getting bigger and bigger. This is one of them.

The east coast of Changbai Mountain, which I recovered, and the central part of Liaozuo, were originally poor and sparsely populated places.

The barbarians now retain the hinterland, which is the essence of the original Liaozuo. No matter the fertile acres or the population, it is far from comparable to other places.

I save slowly, but the barbarians save fast, the second is also.

The barbarians have been accumulating for decades, and have plundered countless soldiers and supplies from the Great Zhou Dynasty and Mongolia one after another, but our troops are in short supply.

Although more than [-] craftsmen were recruited from various places, civilian craftsmen accounted for half, ship craftsmen accounted for [-]%, and military craftsmen accounted for less than [-]%.

The Ordnance Institute only has various shields, but now it can only manufacture 560 two-sided shields and 160 various chariots every month.

There are also various weapons such as bird guns, gunpowder, lead, armor, long spears, long knives, etc., all of which can only be equipped for a small battalion a month.

Relying on the previous income from Haizhou and the supplies from the imperial court over the years.

Not to mention the defenders, there are now two hundred small battalions, of which there are only sixty battalions with full armor and weapons.

There are only fifty battalions with half of the armor and weapons.

And those with less than half of the armor and weapons are as high as ninety battalions.

With the current construction speed of various ordnance institutes, it will take seven or eight years for the entire army to have enough weapons.

This does not include the monthly damage of the armor and weapons of the guerrillas that need to be repaired, and the exchange is even more astronomical. "

Zhu Xiu frowned when he heard the general's words.

He is a general, of course he knows the difficulties in logistics.

Because iron armor is the most difficult to manufacture and takes a lot of labor and materials, the current Jinzhou Army and Zhenjiang Army have all switched to cotton armor since the beginning of the year.

It is to nail the iron sheet inside the thick clothes.

Not to mention how difficult and time-consuming it is for a blacksmith to hammer a piece of iron. To make a cotton coat, he is riveting the iron piece and nailing the armor piece to the cloth.

It sounds simple, but when the quantity is too high, it cannot be supplied.

Moreover, the entire army cannot use cotton armor all the time, and leather armor must be manufactured for use by the elite. As for the more difficult chain armor and chain armor, production has now been discontinued.

Tang Qing'an understood better than Zhu Xiu.

In the most politically clear year of the Great Zhou Dynasty, only 170 armors of various colors, [-] horse-buoyed knives, [-] bows, and [-] arrows were produced in the whole country a year...

That is to say, it would take several years for Da Zhou to supply more than [-] soldiers in Zhenjiang, Jinzhou.

What's more, there are nine sides in Dazhou, Liaoxi, and other places. How can they all be supplied to Zhenjiang, Jinzhou.

Although Jinzhou's current manufacturing capacity is improving every month, it is only inferior to Zhili, Jinling, and wealthy provinces in Dazhou, but it has suddenly expanded its army by tens of thousands this year.

Even if the ordnance shops in various places are working day and night, they cannot supply them.

(End of this chapter)