If killing the defenseless indigenous troops with bare guns and cannons is considered a great military exploit, what do you think of the soldiers who are stationed in the northwest and deal with the Tatar cavalry every day?
What do you think of the expeditionary force that has traveled to the Indian Ocean and even Africa and faced numerous crises?
The Battle of Fuso was basically an armed parade. This is not a slight, but a fact.
The Army of the Tang Dynasty would not despise the enemy for no reason, but it would not overly elevate the enemy either.
The Army of the Tang Dynasty was very afraid of the Tatars. Over the years, they have always regarded the Tatars as the army's biggest imaginary enemy. Even today's war in India is mainly to resist the Tatar invasion.
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In such a comparison, the battle at Fuso is not that important.
However, in this kind of battle, although it is impossible to get big credit or anything like that, but what can I say, there is still hard work without credit?
When everyone was sharing the profits after the war, Bi Zhian, an officer who led his troops on the front line and killed many indigenous troops, was also able to share part of the benefits, or at least be able to write it down on his resume.
With such a sum, it will be used when I get promoted in the future.
When there are two officers who are similar in other aspects, Bi Zhian has participated in actual combat and killed many natives, and the other one has no similar experience, so Bi Zhian must have the advantage for promotion.
This is why many people know that the Battle of Fuso is unlikely to bring any great achievements, but they still squeeze their heads to participate in this battle.
Although the benefits are not big, they are better than no benefits at all!
But these people do not include Ying Yikang!
When he arrived in Osumi Prefecture to take office and led his troops to land on Kyushu Island by boat, he felt completely calm!
Not to mention excitement and nervousness!
After landing on Kyushu Island, his infantry battalion strengthened an artillery team, a baggage team and a cavalry team, and then acted independently. In order to sweep across Kyushu Island as quickly as possible and clean up all the daimyo on the island, Osumi County went up
The garrison of ten thousand people was based on each infantry battalion as the core, and was then divided into six reinforced battalions. The troops were divided into six routes from south to north to launch an attack.
This march route did not have too many military considerations. Basically, each unit kept a certain distance, covered the entire island, and then pushed all the way up.
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Those recalcitrant daimyo were basically wiped out, but some daimyo who surrendered decisively when the opportunity came their way, survived with a small life!
But basically, whether they were captured or surrendered Fuso soldiers, they were all put under supervision and then used to build roads.
The road traffic on the Fuso Islands is really bad. In order to ensure the march of the troops and logistical supplies, a lot of coolies are needed to build roads and build bridges.
In addition to requisitioning local indigenous young people on the spot, a large part of the labor force came from these prisoners of war.
Because except for prisoners of war, there are actually not many young people among the people on the Fuso Islands. Years of wars have caused the population to decrease significantly, and the number of young people is extremely limited.
Most of these limited young men were incorporated into the army by famous families, and then used by traditional warrior commanders to fight.
Speaking of which, this is also a major military change in the Fuso region. In the past, fighting in the army was a matter for samurai. Ordinary farmers did not have this qualification. However, as the population becomes smaller and smaller, there are fewer and fewer traditional samurai.
, a large number of young peasants were also incorporated into the army to fight.
This is why it is difficult to find a large number of young coolies among the people to build roads, and they have to rely on a large number of prisoners of war to build roads.
Because in the Fuso area, apart from the army, there are not many young people among the people. There is a lack of labor among the people, so that countless lands have been abandoned. The reduction in food production has also led to the death of a large number of people due to lack of food. This has also led to the death of a large number of people.
It has created a vicious cycle and caused the population in the Fuso area to plummet, with no end in sight.
Ying Yikang led his reinforced battalion, a total of more than 1,500 people, to march northward. Most of the time they were marching, and they killed eight famous families, captured thousands of prisoners, and then became the whole army.
The first unit to reach the Kanmon Strait.
But even so, he still showed no happy expression, leaving a group of subordinates quite speechless!
In a short period of time, he swept across Kyushu Island, annihilated eight daimyo, killed thousands of enemies, and captured more than 3,000 people. These results are not small, but why is my lord still looking depressed and frustrated?
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And the reason?
That's because Ying Yikang has just received a letter from China. This is a private letter sent by his classmates in the Royal Academy. What is the content?
He said that he had already received the transfer order and was preparing to serve in the northwest. He said that he would be away for at least a few years. And brother Ying, you are serving in Fuso again. I don’t know when we will see each other again after leaving.
The content of this letter was originally innocuous, but after reading it, Ying Yikang felt envious and jealous!
Speaking of graduation results, when his classmate graduated last year, he only ranked third in the walking department. He was two feet shorter than him. But now, he has been transferred to serve in the northwest and fight with the Tatars.
, establishing meritorious deeds is just around the corner.
As for myself, I am trapped in this poor place like Fusang. Even if I kill thousands of people and capture thousands of people, what does it matter? How heavy are these natives? I am afraid that in the eyes of those in Quanxu Division, their value is estimated.
Not as good as a cavalry squad of Tatars.
Moreover, he is even more worried that if he cannot be transferred back to the country in a short time after the Fuso war is over, he may accidentally stay in Fuso for several years. In this case, it will have a great impact on his future.
In this way, it would be a shame if he could be happy.
After waiting for two days in the Kanmon Strait, he finally caught up with other friendly forces. At this time, the navy also prepared various ships!
Immediately, Ying Yikang's force and another force acted as the vanguard and crossed the Kanmon Strait directly into Honshu Island.
Their next mission is very simple. It is the same as the mission on Kyushu Island. They sweep and push all the way to clear out all the daimyo until they reach Osaka.
This kind of mission is another standard armed parade.
How could those Ming Dynasties stop the Tang army, let alone an army of tens of thousands!
The Fuso War was a standard armed parade from beginning to end.
However, for the civil affairs department, Fusang affairs are very heavy.
The army at the front purged the daimyo and brought the entire Kyushu Island under the control of the Tang Dynasty. According to the long-standing tradition of the Tang Dynasty, the army must be followed by a large number of civilian officials. They will follow all the way and
Establish administrative agencies at all levels.
According to the personal instructions of Emperor Sheng, the Tang Empire will establish a province in the Fuso Islands area. This is also the first time that the Tang Empire has established provincial-level institutions in overseas areas.
The newly established province will be called Hokkai Province, named after the Hokkai (Sea of Japan). Its jurisdiction includes Kyushu Expressway, Honshu Island, Shikoku Expressway and Ezo Island in the Fuso Islands. In addition, Osumi Prefecture in Ryukyu Prefecture will also be included.
It was separated from Ryukyu Prefecture and then placed under the jurisdiction of Hokkai Province.
The entire Hokkai Province will have six prefectures, namely Kyushu Prefecture, Kansai Prefecture, Kanzhong Prefecture, Kanto Prefecture, Ezo Prefecture, and Shikoku Prefecture.
The Governor's Office of Beihai Province will be directly restructured from the Fusang Affairs Office. Chang Yongming, the former Minister of Fusang Affairs, will become the first governor of Beihai Province. The other governors' offices at all levels will directly govern various agencies and local officials of prefectures, counties, etc.
, a considerable number of them are also held by officials from the original Fuso Affairs Office and officials from various colonial offices in Fuso.
For example, officials from the Osaka Colony will become the main officials of the Kanzhong Prefecture Yamen, and officials from the Edo Colony will become the main officials of the Kanto Prefecture Yamen.
Datang had been operating in Fusang for many years. There were many colonies and many colonial officials. Even if officials were not dispatched from the country, the basic governance structure could be established by relying on these colonial officials.
Of course, this is at most the most basic administrative structure. If you want to completely rule Beihai Province, you still need to send many officials from the country, especially many grassroots officials.
Unlike before when officials were dispatched from China to Nanyang, a group of officials were unwilling to go because Nanyang was like a tiger. This time, it was very simple to dispatch officials to serve in Beihai Province. Although many officials still resisted, their resistance was different.
It's not that big.
Because when I go to Nanyang to work, the locals are full of savages, and they are not accustomed to the acclimatization. It is easy to get sick, and you will die if you get sick.
As for the Fuso area, the climate and environment there are similar to those in China, and they are maturely developed. It is not a tropical rain forest, and there are all kinds of diseases unique to the tropics.
At the same time, everyone also knows that the empire is preparing to move a large number of people to Fuso. This large number will be at least 500,000 people, and as many as one million people are possible.
Because the empire was preparing to annex Fusang directly to the mainland, the policy adopted was the same as that of the Koryo Peninsula.
This can be seen from the fact that the empire directly established a province in Fuso and established administrative agencies at all levels such as prefectures, counties, and towns. This kind of treatment is only available in the local area. Overseas territories usually bear the name of the state capital, but these states
There is a huge difference between the prefecture and the local state capital.
Look at Banten Mansion, it sounds like just a government office, but in fact the institutional structure in Banten Mansion is completely different from that of the local state capital. It is purely the organizational structure of the colonial governor's palace.
As long as Beihai Province is the mainland, there is no need to take office, because in this case, the transfer of its officials will be the same as the officials of the domestic provinces, and there is no need to worry about not coming back.
The officials did not resist much, so the Ministry of Civil Affairs immediately organized a large number of officials at all levels to go to Fusang. These officials followed the army with their entourage. Once the army captured a certain place,
They directly established administrative agencies and then established governing agencies.
And began to measure the land to welcome the large number of immigrants arranged by the country. At the same time, it was also preparing to organize a large number of local indigenous immigrants to various parts of Southeast Asia.
How to deal with the more than two million native people in the Fuso region, the empire has also prepared a complete solution early. You can call this solution mild, but you can call it cruel or cruel. The specifics depend on your perspective.