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Chapter 246 Attacking Goryeo
"Are we going to deal with it?"

Regarding Lu Hui's problem, Chen Xun had not considered it before.

Chen Xun never expected that Zhao Chen would use such a deadly move, and none of the staff members in the staff expected that Zhao Chen would do this.

Taking history as a guide, any knowledgeable person in power will know that this is a trick to quench thirst by drinking poison. Even if it can disrupt Chen Jiajun's layout, he, Zhao Chen, will not be able to clean up the mess.

"We need to make some countermeasures." Chen Xun looked at the map on the wall in front of his office. After thinking for a while, he replied: "Previously, we planned to stabilize Hebei and then go back to deal with the south. Now it seems that we have to make arrangements in advance. ”

Lu Hui waited for Chen Xun's next words.

"After the new soldiers are recruited, how much strength can the Guangzhou Group Army achieve?" Chen Xun asked.

"8 people." Lu Hui replied.

It has doubled than before, and with the addition of Wang Yuan's Second Navy Army, the number of troops has reached 10.

"Recruit some more auxiliary troops, and the number of troops can exceed 20, which is enough." Chen Xun walked to the map and began to give orders: "To the west of Guangnan East Road is Guangnan West Road, and to the northeast is Fujian Road."

These three roads include all the southern and southeastern coastlines of the mainland.

"You divide your troops into two groups, one to the west and one to the northeast. We will control the entire coastline in our hands."

"Would this be too distracting?" Lu Hui asked.

If you have never seen the map of Vietnam in later generations, it can be said that it is just a coastline country.

"It is a bit scattered, but there is basically no need to defend this side of the sea. When the time comes, we only need to defend the inland with all our strength, which will be easier." Chen Xun replied: "The most important thing is that if we block the coastline, we can directly This cuts off the profits from maritime trade in the Xijiang River Basin, which is equivalent to curbing the development potential of inland forces in disguise."

"However, there are no Liangzhe Roads to the north of Fujian Road. The trade in the Yangtze River Basin is much greater than that of the Xijiang River." Lu Hui said.

"The Xuzhou Group Army is on the two Zhejiang Roads, and most of the Huainan East Road is now occupied by the Xuzhou Group Army. The previously planned strategic goals have been completed. I will let Gan Ping lead the army south after the new year, and then the entire coastline can be completely blocked. " Chen Xun replied.

This is clearly to let the military government enjoy the benefits of maritime trade exclusively.

Moreover, by blocking the coastline, the military government was able to choke the interior of the country on a strategic material: salt.

Blocking the coastline is equivalent to controlling all the sea salt. One of the inland salt producing areas, Jieyian, was also controlled by the military government before, and in the end only Sichuan salt was left.

Although Sichuan salt is good, its output is not high, and it is completely impossible to meet the needs of the inland roads. With salt as a weapon, the military government will have a great advantage.

"I'm worried that all the inland roads will join forces to deal with us." Lu Hui said.

Eighteen princes are attacking Chen?
"Don't worry, time is on our side." Chen Xun was not worried that the military government would be attacked by a group of people: "One step is slow, each step is slow. It is actually too late for Zhao Chen to issue this order now."

"It will take time for the inland roads to recruit large armies to besiege us, and we only need one year to cultivate and recuperate, and we will be able to control the territory of the eleven roads. By then we will not be sure who will ask for whom."

After setting the development strategy for the next year, the most important thing now is on the table again.

Banknotes are issued!

"Be sure to build banks in all states and counties before salary payments next month." Chen Xun warned again.

"Don't worry, I have mobilized a large number of Chen Jiajun to help in the city. The progress is very fast and it will definitely be completed ahead of schedule." Lu Hui replied.

... Just when Guangnan East Road was in a commotion because of new money, Han Shizhong's newly formed Marine Corps finally set foot on the land of Koryo.

"The land we are standing on now is the Jeolla Province of Korea, the southernmost highway of Korea." Ke Lei introduced to Han Shizhong.

Goryeo only made major changes to the domestic administrative divisions seven or eight years ago, reorganizing the administrative divisions into the "Five Roads and Two Boundaries" system.

That is, Xihai, Yangguang, Jeolla, Gyeongsang, and Jiaozhou Wudao and the eastern boundary and northern boundary.

At the same time, Xijing (Pyongyang), Tokyo (Gyeongju), and Nanjing (Hanyang) were successively established in addition to Kaijing, named the Four Capitals.

There are animal husbandry, prefecture, county, county and town under the road.

Because the levels of counties were frequently raised and lowered, for example, if a noble person or hero appeared in a certain place, they would be upgraded, and if a certain place was rebellious, they would be demoted. Therefore, the size and number of these counties were very unstable.

Small prefectures may not be as big as a town in the interior.

"The small town in front is the Annan Protectorate, which is the city with the largest number of troops stationed in Jeolla Province." The spy from the Military Intelligence Department introduced.

After listening to Ke Lei's introduction, Han Shizhong asked: "How many troops will be stationed?"

"Two thousand!" Ke Lei replied.

"Two thousand?" Han Shizhong said in surprise: "So few?"

"It's quite a lot. The population of Goryeo is only over 100 million. The main troops are stationed in the four capitals. Two thousand troops are already considered a big city. For example, the counties and counties around the Annan Protectorate have hundreds of troops stationed. There are only a few dozen." The spies arranged by the Ministry of Military Intelligence in Korea have been here for several years, and they know the country quite well.

"How is the combat strength?" Han Shizhong continued to ask.

"Well..., if we look at their unarmed combat capabilities, they are still pretty good, but the equipment of these garrison troops is very poor. Compared with the current equipment of our Chen family army, there is a big gap." The spy replied.

You know, because of the continuous large-scale expansion of the Chen family army, many soldiers in the army now only have a long gun.

Han Shizhong's navy and land forces were relatively good. With the help of the navy, they were equipped with weapons, bows, arrows, crossbows and muskets, and their armor rate exceeded [-]%.

"It's a good thing. This way it will be easier for us to conquer Korea." Ke Lei replied.

"With just over 2 of us, you plan to destroy the Koryo Kingdom?" Han Shizhong heard that something was wrong. When he came here before, he only planned to capture a piece of land as a stronghold.

"No, I just said that in the long run, the poor equipment of the Goryeo army is a good thing for us." Ke Lei explained.

After surrendering to the Chen Jiajun, Han Shizhong, with the help of Ke Lei, transferred some key personnel from the First Navy Army and recruited 2 people among prisoners and people from coastal counties and counties. After two months of training, he finally established a Navy and Marine Corps.

"Start as planned." Ke Lei ordered.

"Yes!" In terms of military rank, Han Shizhong was lower than Ke Lei, so Ke Lei was generally responsible for commanding this foreign war.

A simple trestle was quickly erected, the troop transport quickly came up, and groups of sailors and marines began to line up to disembark one after another.

After two months of training, these recruits already have a hint of Chen Jiajun's spirit.

Since there are far more training items than simple infantry or navy troops, these new troops are still far behind in marching in formation, and cannot even do simple horizontal and vertical movements.

(End of this chapter)