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Chapter 398

The essence of cavalry wall charge lies in organization, discipline and training, and cavalry has taken a backseat.The weakness is the time it takes to organize before going into battle, just like if infantry cannot form a battle formation, they will be vulnerable.

The strength of the cavalry of nomadic or fishing and hunting nations lies in their superb riding skills. They will also have a great advantage by virtue of their riding skills and martial arts skills when fighting alone or with fewer enemies.

In fact, this is also similar to infantry battles.A group of rabble, fighting against opponents in a mess, will be beaten to the ground in all likelihood.

But to avoid hasty confrontation, what Sun Yingyuan said to strengthen reconnaissance and prepare in advance is naturally correct.With a telescope, coupled with a powerful sentinel, it can indeed greatly make up for the shortcomings.

The emperor's proposal to join the Lancers and use the long-range projection of muskets to play the role of cover and buy time also makes sense.

Dragoons, or Lancers, not only have the ability to maneuver, they can also shoot from a distance during combat, and they can also dismount and fight in close combat.Such an all-around arm is actually what Zhu Youxiao wants to vigorously develop and has put into practice.

It takes ten days and half a month for an infantryman to learn how to ride a horse, or at most a month.That's right, it's just riding on a horse and not rushing to kill. The training time is very short.

As long as the number of war horses is sufficient and the supply of food and grass is sufficient, only in Liaodong, tens of thousands of cavalry can be quickly equipped with firepower and mobility, enough to compete with Jiannu.

The reason why it has not been realized for the time being is still due to the limitation of food and grass materials.It's not that there is not enough money, nor is it that they cannot be bought, but that there is a bottleneck in transportation.The land route consumes too much, and the sea route cannot reach such a huge amount.

Is there a solution, of course it is.As long as the Liaodong recovery area is stabilized, the resettled Liao people will be able to cultivate and produce on the spot, which will be quite supplementary.

But the conditions are obviously not met now. First, the recovery area is not large, and second, the self-sufficiency of the resettled Liao people is a problem. How can there be a net output if they rely on the imperial court to deliver food?

At present, the increased horses and cavalry in Liaoxi, Liaonan, and Liaodong, in addition to transporting supplies by sea, have also purchased pastures from various Mongolian ministries.

This is why sending flying cavalry to Liaodong was limited to around 1 to [-].To wait until the autumn to go to Liaodong is also an action that can only be taken after the material storage in Liaodong reaches a certain amount.

There are food materials, but the speed and quantity of transportation are not enough, which is also an inevitable difficulty under the ancient transportation conditions.

The conquest of Goguryeo in the Sui Dynasty and the conquest of Goguryeo by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty were unable to attack for a long time because of the problem of logistics and supply.It took decades for the two dynasties to finally destroy Goguryeo, and it was useless to consume manpower and materials.

The so-called "transporting grain for thousands of miles, ten do not save one", the cost of transportation in ancient times was so huge.There may be exaggerations, but it does prove the difficulty of logistical support.

Zhu Youxiao didn't want to mobilize a large number of people to deliver food and supplies like Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty.It can only adopt the strategy of Tang Taizong's conquest of Goguryeo, limit the troops invested in Liaodong, and make compensation by strengthening the military.

With elite soldiers and strong generals, excellent equipment, and sufficient food and salaries, Zhu Youxiao can only do his best to ensure these points.Of course, in his opinion, if these three points can be achieved, victory in the Ping-Liao battle next year can already be expected.

Looking forward to this, Zhu Youxiao divided three criteria: completely wipe out the Jiannu, and the Ping-Liao War ended; achieved a decisive victory, and Jiannu became a bandit-like existence and fled everywhere; won a big victory, and Jiannu lost more than half , can only linger on.

The joy these three standards bring to Zhu Youxiao is naturally different, and can be divided into ecstasy, great joy, and small joy.

But no matter which one is reached, Zhu Youxiao thinks that he can breathe a sigh of relief and transfer his energy to deal with the coming disaster.

Even if the big counterattack next year has no results, Zhu Youxiao has a plan to relieve the people's hardship and will implement it this year.

Last year, taxes were reduced or exempted in Shaanxi, this year in Henan or Shanxi, and next year in Shandong or Hebei.

You must know that at the peak of the Little Ice Age, these northern provinces were the most affected.

And Zhu Youxiao's tax reduction and exemption is also in accordance with the standard of "because of grain", which is inevitable for landlords and gentry, but for ordinary people, the tax is exempted for one year, so that they can save some grain.

Landlords and gentry have rich family backgrounds, and even if there is no reduction or exemption, they still have surplus food. The common people are different, living a miserable life, and a year of reduction or exemption is enough for them to breathe a sigh of relief.

In the promulgation and implementation of each policy, Zhu Youxiao is actually more cautious and considerate.

He was too aware of the virtues of civil officials and gentry in the late Ming Dynasty. If there was no supervision and punishment, his sympathetic government would become an act of harming the people and harming the people.

So, until now, he hasn't leaked the word, lest those bastards can prepare in advance, snatch the benefits that the common people deserve, and pass the burden on.

When the autumn is crisp or the cold wind blows, another wave of greedy and cowardly people will be slaughtered and the houses of a group of officials, landlords, and gentry will be raided.

Zhu Youxiao basically arranged the affairs of the Liaodong campaign, and then concentrated his energy on killing people and ransacking their homes.There is no way, there are always guys who are not afraid of the laws of the country, greedy for money and desperate for life, and they will feel embarrassed if you don't fulfill them.

Thinking of ransacking the house, Zhu Youxiao squinted his eyes. Luo Sigong should have gone to Shanxi, right?
Eight families, each family has at least 200 million silver, plus the house, land, and shops, more than 2000 million, which is enough to spend for one or two years.

Now, Zhu Youxiao doesn't feel much guilt.

If it weren't for his efforts, the situation of the Ming-Jin war would have been different, and the Eight Great Families would have betrayed the country, the imperial court, and the nation for black-hearted money.Countless compatriots died because of their greed.

It's not that they don't want to do it, but that they didn't find the opportunity.That's it, they don't regret their death, they even deserved it, and they deserved it.

Zhu Youxiao was meditating, leaning on the large imperial chair, his eyelids became heavier and heavier, and he felt a little drowsy.

Fan Xiaohui played the fan unhurriedly, looking at the tired emperor with his head tilted and his eyes closed, he seemed to be resting, but also seemed to have fallen asleep.She was a little hesitant, not knowing whether to stop the fan, or...

The emperor seemed to feel a little cold and tightened his body.

Fan Xiaohui stopped her fan, gently took a thin blanket, came to the emperor's side, and slowly covered the emperor.

Zhu Youxiao's eyelids moved, and a beautiful figure was in front of him in the haze. He stretched out his arms and hugged Wen Xiang's body in his arms, and asked in a low voice, "Is it Xiaohui?"

Fan Xiaohui paused for a moment, then replied in a low voice shyly: "My lord, you are a slave."

Ok!The emperor responded with his nose, hugged the girl tightly, and kept silent, closing his eyes as if he was about to fall asleep again.

After a long while, Fan Xiaohui quietly and lightly adjusted her posture to make the emperor more comfortable.Hearing the slight snort that was close at hand, the girl stretched out her hand, perhaps wanting to touch the emperor's face, but finally stopped in mid-air.

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(End of this chapter)