Li Zicheng actually underestimated the appeal of the Mongolian leader.
As the sole orthodox heir of the Golden Family, Sangar nominally enjoys the right to recruit troops from various tribal alliances such as Horqin, Chahar, Oirat, Tumut and Khalkha.
In theory, even the Kazakhs, Nogais, Kyrgyz, and Uzbeks in Central Asia have the right to recruit, because most of these Central Asians are from the Golden Horde, Blue Horde, and White Horde. Legally speaking, descendants of the royal family must unconditionally obey the recruitment of direct descendants of Genghis Khan.
If that were the case, it would be possible to summon one million cavalry.
So now we can only summon 80,000 to 100,000 cavalry, which is already very poor.
Li Yan echoed: "A cavalry of about 100,000 is indeed a lot, but it is a drop in the bucket for the battle of Ming and Qing Dynasties. I am afraid it will not play a big role. The decisive factor in the battle of Ming and Qing Dynasties lies in the two armies themselves. "
Li Zicheng asked again: "So who does Zuo Military Advisor think will win in the end of the Ming and Qing Dynasties?"
"Reporting to your Majesty, I can't be sure." Li Yan shook his head and then said, "But one thing is certain. Regardless of the political situation in the court, the vigor of the army and the abundance of armaments, Nanming is far superior. Compared with Jiannu, Jiannu's only advantage is to fight at home, while the Ming army has to spend time on expeditions."
Li Zicheng suddenly realized: "Military Zuo is saying that the key to this battle is logistical supplies?"
"Holy Master," Li Yan said solemnly, "If Jiannu can cut off the Ming army's logistics supply line, then the Ming army will be defeated no matter how large the number of troops and morale is. On the contrary, if the Ming army can ensure the safety of the logistics supply line, Jiannu will be defeated." .”
Li Zicheng added: "But no matter what, this battle cannot end soon."
"That's right." Li Yan said, "This must be a protracted war."
Song Xiance also said: "It is possible to fight for a year."
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Chongzhen, who was far away in Dengzhou, also had the same judgment.
"The winner of this battle is the safety of the logistics supply channel."
"Grain road security has been a key factor in determining the outcome of a war since ancient times."
"In this Northern Expedition, there were nearly 300,000 soldiers alone. If we include the Korean servants, civilians and boatmen, the number would exceed 500,000."
"In addition there are hundreds of thousands of mules and horses."
"With so many soldiers and horses eating horse chews, the amount of food and grass they consume every day is astronomical."
"And this is only the consumption of food and grass. In addition to the consumption of food and grass, the consumption of ammunition is not a small amount, especially the paper shells, hand grenades and air force tung oil are the major items."
"With so much consumption of food, grass and baggage, it would be a foolish dream to carry it with the army."
"The army can carry at most half a month's rations plus a base amount of ammunition. Subsequent food, grass and baggage can only rely on the logistics troops to continuously transport them to the frontline battlefield."
"So, once our army's logistics supply line is cut off by the Jiannu slaves,"
"The hundreds of thousands of troops on the front line will soon fall into a desperate situation of running out of ammunition and food, and will collapse without a fight."
After a pause, Chongzhen said loudly: "So the key to winning or losing this battle is the safety of the logistics channel! Sun Tzu said in the Art of War, before thinking about victory, consider defeat first, so we must do our best to ensure the safety of the logistics channel."
"Your Majesty, I am about to say this. There are great hidden dangers in the security of the logistics channel."
"Because naval warships cannot enter the North Sea, food, grass and baggage can only be transported through the ice."
"Even if the ice sledge slides faster on the ice, there is still the possibility of being attacked."
Zhu Shunshui, as a member of the logistics department, can be said to be the first person responsible for the safety of the logistics channel, so he is particularly concerned about this matter.
After a pause, Zhu Shunshui pointed to the unfolded map and said: "Because it is a full 600 miles from Dengzhou to Dagukou or Chaohe River mouth. No matter how fast it is, it will take several days. This period of time is very long."
Vulnerable to attacks by the slave cavalry."
"Your Majesty, the Jiannu cavalry is nothing to worry about." Xu Yingwei said, "As long as one infantry brigade is sent for protection, it is enough to deal with the harassment of more than 10,000 Jiannu cavalry. The real trouble is the ice ambush."
Speaking of this, Xu Yingwei turned to Yan Yingyuan and said, "Brother Jianheng is all responsible for this."
"That's right." Lu Xiangtong also smiled and agreed, "Brother Jianheng set up ambushes on the ice twice at the foot of Shanyang City and at Dagukou, killing tens of thousands of Jiu slaves, and even caused hundreds of Hongyi cannons to sink to this day.
We were unable to fish it out from the bottom of the Wei River, but Brother Jianheng was ahead of us. Even though Jiannu was stupid, there was no guarantee that he would not follow suit."
"God, this is really possible."
"This matter must be guarded against. It is better to believe that it exists than to believe that it does not exist."
"You really can't be careless, otherwise not only the baggage will be ruined."
When the scholars participating in the military meeting heard this, they also reacted.
Jiang Tianyi finally said: "Not only the baggage troops need to be more vigilant, but our main army also needs to be more vigilant to guard against Jiannu setting up an ambush on the ice ahead."
"This is not necessary." Xu Yingwei waved his hand and said, "The North Sea is so big. Unless Jiannu has hundreds of millions of gunpowder to cover the entire North Sea ice, he will never do this."
"But could the Jiannu have so much gunpowder? It's obviously impossible."
"However, it is still possible to pre-arrange gunpowder at several important river mouths."
Yan Yingyuan continued: "If the army still wants to disembark at the mouth of the Chaohe River, scouts must be sent out to investigate in advance to ensure that there is no gunpowder buried in the ice before the army can be driven ashore from the mouth of the river."
All the scholars agreed: "Yes, the safety of the ice surface must be ensured."
"It doesn't have to be so troublesome." Chongzhen shook his head and said, "I have an idea."
Hearing this, Xu Yingwei, Yan Yingyuan, Jiang Tianyi and other scholars immediately pricked up their ears and listened attentively.
To be honest, Xu Yingwei fought well in the Battle of Hunhe in Liaodong, and Yan Yingyuan fought well in the Battle of Shanyang and the Battle of Dagukou. The Qin princes and scholars in the scholar camp all admired them, but in the hearts of all the Qin princes and scholars,
, including Xu Yingwei and Yan Yingyuan, Chongzhen is the true master of tactics!
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Xu Yingwei was a flag raised by Chongzhen for the Ming army.
But this does not mean that Chongzhen's military use is inferior to Xu Yingwei's.
In fact, Chongzhen had overall consideration for the Northern Expedition from the beginning.
Of course, Chongzhen would not directly interfere with the command. Since it was agreed that Xu Yingwei and Yan Yingyuan would have full command, Chongzhen would definitely do it, so the wording he used had an idea.
The implication is that this is just a suggestion from him.
Chongzhen asked Gao Qiqian to bring a dozen paper-cased bullets.
Then these dozen bullets were placed vertically along the North Sea coast.
Place one every inch, from Dengzhou to Dagokou.
Xu Yingwei and Yan Yingyuan had the highest understanding, and their eyes lit up immediately when they saw this.
However, other scholars were still confused as to what kind of medicine was sold in Chongzhen's gourd.
"This is called the String of Pearls Defense Line." Chongzhen said, pointing to a dozen paper-cased fixed-loaded bombs arranged on the map. "It is a simple fortress built every fifteen miles along the coast of the North Sea."
"It will take about sixty to build from Dengzhou to Dagokou."
"Then leave an infantry battalion to garrison each simple fort."
"A total of approximately four platforms will be needed for protection logistics."
"In this way, the civilians can transfer food, grass and baggage between the two camps. The distance is short and safe. Because of the presence of the garrison, the Jiannu cannot set up an ambush on the ice. Even if the Jiannu cavalry comes to attack, there is still a garrison.
The protection, civilians and food and supplies can also be transferred to the nearby camp."
"That's it." All the scholars suddenly realized.
"String of Pearls Line of Defense? This tactic is indeed a good one."
"In this way, the logistics channel will be safe."
However, the staff department raised questions about Jiang Tianyi.
"The string of pearls line of defense mentioned by the Holy One is indeed good and can ensure the safety of logistics channels to a large extent, but it has a fatal drawback."
Hearing this, Xu Yingwei and Yan Yingyuan looked at each other and smiled.
If nothing unexpected happened, Jiang Tianyi should have fallen into a trap carefully designed by the Holy One.
As for the others, not only did they not discover the hidden traps, but they didn't even discover the drawbacks. Jiang Tianyi's vision was quite sharp.
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Chongzhen asked with a smile: "What are the disadvantages?"
Jiang Tianyi replied: "Each fortress is only garrisoned with one battalion of infantry and is extremely vulnerable to attack by Jiannu. Jiannu only needs to mobilize enough troops and firearms to seize one or more simple fortresses. In this way, it is not difficult to capture one or more simple fortresses."
, the pearl string defense line carefully constructed by the Holy Spirit was directly cut into two parts in the middle, and the food, grass and baggage could no longer be transported to the front."
"Yes, this is indeed a hidden danger." Only then did the other scholars react.
Chongzhen just smiled when he heard this, but Xu Yingwei and Yan Yingyuan burst into laughter.
"Brother Youzhen, Brother Jianheng, why are you laughing?" Jiang Tianyi asked with some confusion.
Xu Yingwei smiled and said nothing, but Yan Yingyuan said: "Brother Wenshi, Jiannu sent troops to attack our grain road. This is exactly what the Holy One wants. It is easier to deal with Jiannu taking the initiative than huddled in a solid fortification."
Much more, right?"
"Oh." Jiang Tian also realized in an instant that the Holy Emperor's pearl string defense was actually a bait!
Xu Yingwei said sincerely to Chongzhen: "My Majesty's use of troops is truly admirable to the ministers. If this strategy is successful, it may not take six months to recover the capital and return our mountains and rivers."
Yan Yingyuan also said: "Your Majesty, let's begin."
"Well, the discussion still needs to be discussed. We can't treat it differently just because this is a suggestion I made. What if there are other disadvantages in it?" Chongzhen waved his hand and said, "What's more, establishing slaves may not necessarily mean that
If the slaves are not willing to submit easily, is there a better strategy to lure the enemy?"
"The Holy Spirit has a clear vision." Yan Yingyuan said sincerely.
"Brother Wenshi, I'll help you prepare for the war game."
"Quick, quick, quick, set up the war chess." Jiang Tianyi immediately called to several soldiers from the Staff Department to set up the war chess.
The war chess was quickly set up, and dozens of scholars such as Xu Yingwei and Yan Yingyuan were automatically divided into two groups. One group commanded the Ming army, and the other group acted as slaves and started a fierce battle on the map.
