Chapter 1625 From the heart of the dragon, everyone has it
If nothing else, when Yu Wenxian faced Li Xingchen, the emperor, he felt inferior. After all, he was the king, and Li Xingchen was the emperor.
Even if Yu Wenxian himself has no ideas, he cannot guarantee that his subordinates will also have no ideas.
The ambition to ascend the throne and become an emperor may not be shared by everyone, but the desire to follow the dragon is definitely shared by everyone.
Of course, Li Xingchen couldn't express his thoughts directly at this time. After all, this was just his speculation without any evidence. As an emperor, his views would naturally have a certain authority in the eyes of the ministers. Once he said it first
, maybe everyone’s ideas will go astray along the way.
"Your Majesty, we have sent people to announce Liu Xiu's expedition." Yang Su replied hurriedly, "We will be here soon. Your Majesty, please wait."
Li Xingchen nodded slightly and changed the topic first: "If we start a war now, what are our chances of winning?"
It is obvious that Yang Su and others have already considered this issue. In other words, the purpose of the Taiwei Mansion is to estimate the feasibility of the war from the perspective of the overall grand strategy.
Yang Su said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, 60% to 70% are available."
"Then do you think if we use this as an excuse to go to war first, can we achieve a breakthrough?" Li Xingchen then brought the issue to the most sensitive point.
If we want to fight, how far can we go?
"Based on the current domestic food reserves, it is enough to support the army for half a year. According to our original plan, we should start the war after the beginning of the next spring. Although this will consume more food in the autumn, it can ensure the smoothness of next year's spring plowing.
." Yang Su said after careful consideration.
Li Xingchen and others nodded slightly. There were actually two options. One option was to launch an attack now, but the attack might not last too long, because once the army went north, it was difficult to guarantee spring plowing, and there would naturally be another round.
It will be difficult to provide enough food during the summer and autumn harvests, so no matter how we harvest, it will only stop within the next year.
Another option is to wait until the spring of next year before heading north. After the spring plowing is completed, the food can at least guarantee consumption during this year and before the next spring plowing in the coming year, giving the Han army at least two or three months. If you include
If Lingnan had three crops a year, it would give the Han army at least two more months, which added up to less than half a year!
There are many great passes in the north, especially Tongguan, Hulao Pass and Dahe. When Li Xingchen entered the pass, Wuguan blocked the Han army for a month. If they want to break through the pass within the year
It may not be that easy to kill the generals into Yecheng, but if the process stops suddenly in the middle, it will be difficult to build a solid line of defense, and it is very likely that the Xianbei cavalry will counterattack in the wilderness.
When the time comes, the Han army will be short of food, and it will be difficult to resist the Xianbei cavalry in the northern wilderness. Failure to protect the troops will turn into another "Yuanjia hastily rush northward". Didn't the original Yuanjia Northern Expedition face a similar situation.
Of course, people in the current dynasty would not know that there was another Duanping invasion in Luoyang in history, and it was the same encounter as this. At that time, the Song army went all the way north, lacked food and it was winter, and was swept away by the Mongolian cavalry from north to south.
The momentum was overwhelming, and in the end the Southern Song Dynasty lost the chance to finally regain the Central Plains.
Of course, Li Xingchen was not inclined to let the tragedy of Duanping enter Luo happen a thousand years in advance, so he wanted to choose the latter. This is why Li Xingchen insisted on waiting until spring plowing, just to let the Han Dynasty have more food reserves, even if
This kind of reserve is still in the fields, at least it gives people a thought.
After all, one and a half years of fighting time cannot be compared with one year less.
One year may only be enough for the Han army to enter Luoyang, but one and a half years should be enough for the Han army to break through the river.
Yang Su obviously understood what Li Xingchen was thinking, so he deliberately emphasized the disadvantages of starting a war now. Of course, this was also to allow the shouting generals in the military to sit down and calm down.
For the Taiwei Mansion and the Ministry of Industry, of course they do not expect to start a war now, because the new firearms of the Ministry of Industry are still being intensively built, and the armies in Huainan have begun to receive them, but the armies in Guanzhong are still there due to the long distance.
It will take a certain amount of time to transfer and wait until the army is familiar with these firearms. If these painstakingly crafted firearms do not have any effect, then won't the work of the Ministry of Industry and the Taiwei Mansion for so long be in vain?
In addition, the Taiwei Mansion is responsible for rewarding merits and paying for casualties. If the artillery and muskets have not been deployed on a large scale, the war has broken out, and the casualties will definitely be greater. Of course, the pressure on the Taiwei Mansion will also be greater.
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Therefore, the Taiwei Mansion hopes to delay the start of the battle a little and wait a little longer. On this point, they are naturally in agreement with Li Xingchen.
In fact, as long as the generals in the army are more stable, they all have similar ideas, but they are often unable to withstand the excitement of the people below. The garrisons in Guanzhong, Huainan and other places in the Han Dynasty have not seen battles for two or even three years. Of course, everyone
They all hope to seize the opportunity to make great achievements.
For ordinary soldiers, if the battle does not break out until after they retire, wouldn't it mean that the soldiers before and after them have contributed, but they have no credit? But for generals, especially young and low-level generals, there is no
Because of his military exploits, he can only squat in this position all the time. Who doesn't want to move up?
Therefore, the voices of many officers and soldiers in the army cannot be underestimated.
Fortunately, the military has established a complete system of training and training for the chiefs. The chiefs are responsible for suppressing the surging morale of the army, which at least prevents the army from jumping on them screaming now.
"My wish is to wait until next spring." Li Xingchen tapped the armrest with his hand, "Where is Liu Xiuzheng now? Let us know when he comes!"
"As soon as we arrived outside the door," Yuan Dashe said hurriedly, "Xuan Liu is off the march!"
Liu Xiuzheng strode in at this time. After seeing Li Xingchen, he solemnly saluted: "Meet the Emperor of Han."
Li Xingchen's voice was a bit colder: "Did you ever know about the border provocation in Guanzhong?"
Liu Xiuzheng was a little helpless: "Already know."
"What's the explanation?" Li Xingchen said coldly, "Does your lord think that it can be resolved by using the word 'misunderstanding' if Yuchijiong comes forward?"
Sweat broke out on Liu Xiuzheng's forehead.
He only received the news about provoking a side provocation later. Yu Wenxian made his intentions clear to him in the exchange of letters. Yu Wenxian wanted to test Li Xinchen's attitude through this time and see whether Li Xinchen dared or not.
A big fight.
As for the deeper meaning, Liu Xiuzheng can certainly figure it out.
His Highness King Qi couldn't sit still, he was afraid that he wanted to have a taste of the Nine-Five-Year King.