The first ninety-seventh chapter is connected first
The generals nodded. The current armored cavalry in the Han army is actually the Yulin cavalry. The remaining armored cavalry are not large in number and are being formed. They are naturally unreliable. Therefore, the main force to compete with the enemy's armored cavalry is
The strength is still muskets and artillery.
Centralized deployment can avoid individual efforts when emergencies arise.
To put it bluntly, it is to prevent the enemy's armored cavalry from breaking out of the formation, and the musketeers and artillery are too scattered to form an effective blockade, so they can only give the centralized command and deployment of firearms teams a chance to respond at the expense of the infantry who bear the brunt.
Traces of armored cavalry have appeared on the battlefield in Hanoi and even Hedong - if Qiziling is included in the scope of Hedong, this means that Yu Wenxian also had a similar idea, spreading out armored cavalry to maximize the individual combat capabilities of armored cavalry.
Or fighting with a small team can also turn the tide of the battle, trying to find the Han army's flaws and defeat them one by one.
Since this is your plan, then we will naturally do the opposite. As long as we send fewer partial troops, we will naturally not give you a chance.
In order to achieve victory in the end, it is not unfeasible to slow down a little now.
"What about other than that?" Li Xingchen said with a smile.
Lu Guangda said directly: "We should break through the Qiziling and Qinshui defense lines as soon as possible, so that the troops from Jizhou, Hanoi and Hedong can gather together. If we are united, we will naturally not give the enemy more opportunities to take advantage of the situation.
, and it also facilitates the transportation of grain and grass. Since the enemy troops in Qiziling have been trapped in the mountains and cannot move, we might as well use this as a breakthrough to open up the connection between Hanoi and Hedong, and then make Henan and Guanzhong become the key points of the entire Northern Expedition.
The rear area."
Li Xingchen nodded. Opening up various battlefields will naturally help with overall planning. Even the household department, which loves money as much as life, will not have any objections to this.
After a pause, Lu Guangda added: "As for the remaining points, I believe that we should step up the production of armored cavalry and artillery, and make targeted improvements as much as possible. Even if we cannot suppress the Zhou people's armored cavalry, we must still form an advantage.
, forcing Zhou people not to dare to use armored cavalry rashly."
After Lu Guangda said this, several officials from the Ministry of Industry naturally showed joy. What does this mean? It means that the Ministry of Industry must increase allocations. Otherwise, where will the Ministry of Industry get the money to engage in research and development and improvement? Especially
Once production is stepped up, it means mobilizing workshop production capacity in large quantities, which is another expense. However, for the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Accounts has given enough money, so naturally everything can be said.
Naturally, the officials of the Ministry of Revenue did not think so, and they immediately came out one by one to express their opposition.
Li Xingchen reached out and pressed it, then said after careful consideration: "Now the imperial court has tried its best to produce as many armors and artillery as possible, which can fully meet the needs of armored cavalry equipment. The number of cavalry is not enough now, and there is no way to produce more armors."
As for the artillery, it has been installed in the entire army. Even if we speed up production, will there be so many people in the army to operate it now? "
Lu Guangda was embarrassed for a moment.
The officials of the Ministry of Revenue breathed a sigh of relief. His Majesty said this, which at least shows that Your Majesty has not completely lost his mind.
And Li Xingchen's eyes swept over everyone. As an emperor, he certainly couldn't listen to Lu Guangda and other military generals. It was impossible for military generals to speak with personal interests in mind, even if they were
They are selfless, and this "gong" is relative to the entire army rather than to the entire Han Dynasty.
Therefore, what they can represent must be the interests of the military.
For the military, the more money allocated, the better.
But whether such a large amount of appropriation is necessary, whether the military has such a big demand now, and how much impact it will have on logistics and even the entire society, Lu Guanda and others naturally cannot consider it. After all, this
It itself is not within the scope of their consideration.
Once Li Xingchen agrees hastily, it is very likely to bring a disaster to the six departments and even the entire society.
If nothing else, the war has just begun, and the price of rice in Luoyang has already begun to rise. If too much labor and even social resources are concentrated on the production of weapons and equipment, the production of daily necessities may be affected. And food, etc.
Transportation and even harvesting will also be directly affected by the war.
The front line is far from being stretched now, and it is impossible for Li Xingchen to directly destroy the social stability in the rear just to protect the front line.
What's more, what the military lacks now is not firearms and armor, but enough people who can standardize the use of these weapons. Now the production capacity of various workshops in the imperial court has long been able to meet the requirements of the military, even if more other weapons are produced.
The supplies were of no use because the military simply could not afford that many people.
Artillery is okay, it is relatively easy to master the operation after simple training, but it is almost impossible for armored cavalry, because the training of cavalry is inherently protracted, and training armored cavalry on top of cavalry is naturally a longer process.
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The Northern Zhou Dynasty had a large number of light cavalry. On this basis, it was naturally easier to select excellent war horses and cavalry to form armored cavalry. However, the Han Dynasty did not even have many light cavalry. No matter how many armors there were, it was impossible to cultivate enough in a short time.
Lots of armored cavalry.
This was also one of the reasons why Li Xingchen insisted on marching in person. If he hadn't been here and knew the actual situation, I'm afraid Li Xingchen really thought that the front line would be unable to hold on and might collapse at any time because of the Zhou people's armored cavalry.
"I was not thinking well at the moment, so please forgive me." Lu Guangda knelt down on one knee, cupped his hands and said. Kneeling down is already a great gift even though he is wearing armor. It shows the fear and uneasiness in Lu Guangda's heart now. After all, he just said
If this rhetoric comes into the mouth of someone who cares about it, I don’t know what it will be like.
Li Xingchen waved his hand: "I know you are also public-minded and think about my big man. How can I blame you? Get up quickly."
Lu Quanda was moved and hurriedly agreed.
And Li Xingchen pointed at the map: "The top priority is to capture Qiziling!"
The generals immediately agreed with a roar.
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At this time, Xiao Shilue, who was at the foot of Qiziling, did not know that the mountain in front of him had become the next strategic target of the Han Dynasty.
They had been made such a fuss by Shuofeng before. If the reinforcements hadn't arrived in time, Xiao Shilue and Du Fuwei might have had to retreat. Otherwise, they would have been attacked from several sides. No matter how powerful Xiao Shilue was, he wouldn't have been able to withstand it.
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The reinforcements came not because they received Xiao Shilue's request for help. Opening up Qiziling was originally an order given by Yang Su after the war began. Although the focus of the attack on the Hedong battlefield was Jinyang, Yang Su himself also tended to open up the Hanoi and Hedong battlefields as soon as possible.
The Qinshui River Valley is a road, and Qiziling is also a road.
Therefore, Yang Su sent the Han army from Shaozhou to support early, and even Chun Yucen, who was stationed in Shaozhou, personally led his troops to move eastward.