In the Chongzheng Hall, Emperor Liu was discussing the deployment of troops and generals with Liu Tinghan and other military ministers. It was said to be a discussion, but in fact, Emperor Liu was receiving a report.
According to the plan of the Privy Council, in response to the Yulin Rebellion, the imperial court will strike hard, resolutely attack, and completely eliminate it. Different from the previous small fights, it will move like thunder, crushing all rebellions with absolute crushing force.
Even if Yulin is completely destroyed, he will not hesitate.
Even in the Privy Council's preliminary plan, a hundred thousand troops were mobilized to go to the northwest to suppress the bandits. If the local troops in Yulin were included, there would be nearly 130,000 troops, and most of these troops were professional personnel employed by the imperial court.
The army, even the regiment-trained soldiers, are well-trained and selected from troops with experience in border defense.
After ten years of layoffs and rectification, the number of professional soldiers in the Han Dynasty has dropped sharply, and they have been replaced by training from rural corps. In terms of the quality of the army, there has been an inevitable decline compared to ten years ago, but the consumption of soldiers by the imperial court has indeed
descending.
Of course, this does not mean that the strength of the Han army has become weaker. The remaining Han army, especially those professional soldiers, have higher quality, higher requirements, and naturally stronger combat power.
Yang Ye, Pan Mei, Shi Shouxin and other meritorious generals have been absent from the court in recent years, and their tasks have become patrols on behalf of the sky, visiting all the armies in the world, and supervising the reform of the military system and the post-reform national defense setup and military training.
, to safeguard the reform of the military system.
The Han army, which had undergone ten years of transformation, had not encountered any major challenges except for a bloody battle in the Western Regions to truly test its achievements. It was not qualified to fight against the Three Buddhas and Qi Kingdom, and the opponent was too weak.
It's too easy to win.
In contrast, the rebellion in Yulin can be used as a testing stone to sharpen the temperament of the Han army in actual combat. In addition, the development of the Han army, in addition to improving personal quality, has also become more and more important.
Become increasingly dependent on the use of equipment.
In the past few decades, the Han Dynasty's military technology and armament technology have been significantly improved and achieved leapfrog development. In the past, they relied most on strong crossbows, sharp blades, and strong armor. However, with the development and application of gunpowder technology, a large amount of gunpowder was used.
Weapons based on weapons began to appear in the Han army. Various new weapons were developed by smart craftsmen with heavy rewards from the weapons workshop.
Cold weapons are still the mainstream of warfare in this era, but in the more than thirty years of changes in the Han Dynasty, many "hot" attributes have been quietly added. After all, even artillery has been developed.
Sun Yongping, the "eighth-level worker" who took the lead in building the artillery, was directly awarded a marquis by Emperor Liu. Even though he was a third-class marquis, it was still hereditary, just like the previous rewards for the improvement of cotton spinning technology.
Of course, so far, the artillery is still being tested. A group of them were deployed against Black Khan to see its actual effect on the battlefield. However, before it was put into use, Black Khan was already defeated.
Kucha conquered and swept south of the Tianshan Mountains.
The victory in the Western Region War was a traditional victory for the Han army, and the test of new weapons now focused on the Yulin Rebellion. For this reason, the Ministry of War had already allocated fifty artillery pieces, and the ones directly under the Dianqian Division were still in place.
The artillerymen under training and research were dispatched.
The birth of new weapons often brings about changes in new military and tactical thinking. The birth of rockets, to a certain extent, replaced the role of sharp weapons such as the traditional rhubarb crossbow, not to mention the artillery, which was particularly loved by Emperor Liu.
In the research of some military officers, if the power of the artillery can achieve the expected effect, then in the future this sharp weapon will completely replace the thunder cannon that played a vital role in the Han army's invincibility in the past.
That guy is really powerful. As its name suggests, Fierce Fire Oil can create a war inferno. However, it is bulky and difficult to operate. It requires a lot of operators. A thunderbolt cannon can be used by at least a dozen people or as many as dozens of people.
.Before the counterweight-type throwing vehicle was developed, a thunderbolt cannon even required hundreds of people to pull and launch it.
In comparison, artillery is much "lighter", much more concise, and more powerful. After all, gunpowder can break mountains and rocks, shaking the earth.
Not only the traditional army, but also the navy is particularly concerned about artillery. It is not even to cater to the holy will. After all, in order to increase the strike capability of the naval fleet, thunderbolt cannons have been moved to warships, and the new artillery seems to be more suitable.
Warship.
Of course, at this time Emperor Liu was not discussing with his ministers the power of artillery and its role in the military innovation of the Han Dynasty, but he was still considering Yulin's strategy for countering the rebellion.
The counter-rebellion army is obviously dominated by the northwest local army, and there are also troops from neighboring Hedong and Shanyang. If we add in the volunteers recruited temporarily by the Han volunteers, the number of troops to suppress the rebels can easily reach 200,000.
people.
Without delay, surrounding the entire Yulin, Zhao Pu's strategy of trapping the enemy still makes some sense. Emperor Liu also called it a cage policy, surrounding all the Yulin parties, slowly crafting them, and wiping them out one by one.
The local Han people and even the miscellaneous Hus can be distinguished and treated differently, but there is no need to treat the Dangxiang people. Emperor Liu has completely lost patience and trust in the Dangxiang people, or in other words, he has never had the so-called trust.
Even for the Khitans, Emperor Liu's senses were better.
In original history, at the beginning of Li Jiqian's rebellion, Song Ting's power in the northwest was still very strong, and Li Jiqian could only make small troubles in the land. However, Song Ting's own performance was too bad, and there was no unified unity from beginning to end.
, a resolute strategy to suppress thieves.
First military strike, but the military strike didn't work, then political differentiation, but that didn't work, and then economic siege. Step by step, it seems that the attack is step-by-step and steady, but in fact it is changing.
As the emperor, Zhao Kuangyi also looked forward and backward. On the one hand, he wanted to eliminate the rebels, but on the other hand, he constantly sought compromises. When it came to employing people, he was even less impressive.
Both Tian Chongjin and Tian Renlang were veteran generals on the battlefield, especially Tian Renlang, who once forced Li Jiqian to a desperate situation and became a trapped beast. However, Zhao Kuangyi could not sit still in Tokyo and was impatient. He wanted to give orders and urge him, and finally simply
Tian Renlang was removed and replaced by Wang Qian.
Wang Qian's talents have been fully proven in the Han Dynasty. What's even more ridiculous is that he actually let Li Ji take him back to Xiazhou with the intention of recruiting Li Jiqian, but he was fooled into a fool by the two cousins.
Of course, there is a crucial objective condition, that is, the Song Dynasty has a powerful enemy in the north, the Liao Kingdom, which has been under tremendous military pressure, and also gave Li Jiqian the opportunity to play both sides of the conflict between Song and Liao.
Why has the Northern Song Dynasty been criticized and not even considered a unified dynasty? In addition to those annoying policies, Yanyun is missing a piece, Northwest is missing a piece, and the good Jinou is broken and leaking everywhere. How can it not be despised?
However, in the Han Dynasty, the Liao Kingdom was already dead, and Li Jipeng's entire clan was wiped out early. The mistakes that Zhao Kuangyi could make could be completely avoided by Emperor Liu.
It was not taken seriously before, but now, the real effort is to strike in all directions. Zhao Kuangyi would be concerned about the influence and pressure of the rebellion of hundreds of thousands of party members, but what Emperor Liu wanted was to kill all the hundreds of thousands of party members. Absolutely, even without taking into account the disparity in actual conditions, the gap between the two is significant.
"The counterinsurgency in the northwest is somewhat different from the previous battles. This time, we are facing a nation, and the combat methods and objectives have to change!" Emperor Liu gave his final instructions: "However, nothing changes. According to his sect, victory on the battlefield is fundamental and everything. However, when marching to defeat Zhang Zhang, the cost of fighting is still soldiers, horses, money and food. In Yulin, the importance of logistics is even more important! On this point, the imperial court must be fully prepared. Full support!"
Seeing Emperor Liu turn his attention to himself, Han Tong immediately expressed his position: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I have urged my subordinates to allocate military supplies in accordance with the military order of the Privy Council. If there is any problem with this matter, I will come to see you!"
Hearing this, Emperor Liu smiled and said to Shen Yilun, the Minister of Household Affairs who was summoned to listen: "Shen Qing, I will thank you for your efforts in suppressing the military expenses of bandits!"
"Yes!" Shen Yilun, who was already over seventy years old, said calmly and respectfully. The veteran also knew that when the chaos in Yulin was settled, it would probably be the time for him to retire and retire, so his mentality was very peaceful.
Shen Yilun's official career can be said to have officially begun with the establishment of the Han Dynasty. He initially served as Bai Wenke's staff, and later served as the Mianchi Ling, the governor of Shaanzhou, and the prefect of Hezhong. After entering the imperial court, he has been working in the financial system, although he has never He once served as a financial officer, but he has always been a famous rationalist.
This chapter is not finished, but it is reported that Japan is lagging behind, so I have to comment on it.