Daming Military Empire

Chapter 459
Millions of troops!Even Zhu Cijiong, who has always been talented and bold, was shocked by this number. Except for the last war to capture South Asia, Ming had never invested so many troops at one time in the other wars.

He wanted to tell Lu Xiangsheng that it was different in South Asia, where three sides faced the sea, and it could be transported by sea and land, no matter whether it was the army, food, grass, or luggage, there was no need to worry about transportation.

Although Siberia is also facing the sea in the north, the sea is a sea of ​​ice and snow. It is not bad if it can pass for four or five months a year.
Thinking of this, Zhu Cijiong said with a guilty conscience: "You don't need so many troops?"

Before Lu Xiangsheng opened his mouth, Qin Liangyu spoke first. She analyzed in detail: "Even if Tsarist Russia has no reinforcements, we have to invest at least 50 troops, because the territory of Siberia is too vast, and we are not familiar with the terrain there. , just to be on the safe side, we must advance across the board, otherwise, if they jump behind us, cut off food and grass, or even occupy such an important pass as Manjingwei, the frontline army will be in danger. The emperor also analyzed that the enemy will definitely have Reinforcements, therefore, while advancing across the board, we must also prevent them from concentrating superior forces to defeat them one by one. Calculated in this way, an army of one million is already considered small."

Cao Wenzhao also nodded and said: "We must also consider the enemy's combat effectiveness. Wei Han once told the general that the Raksha soldiers are different from the enemies he has encountered before. Their will is very tenacious. By the way, they are also ruthless characters who are not afraid of death. How can I describe them? It seems that they were born for fighting!"

fighting tribe!Zhu Cijiong suddenly remembered this famous title in later generations. Indeed, Tsarist Russia was very tenacious in wars. They would either not fight with you. Once they fought, their will was quite terrifying.

When the famous lunatic in the history of later generations fought against Tsarist Russia, he invested 300 million troops for the first time, and then successively invested 550 million troops. In the end, he was still defeated!
Of course, the current Tsarist Russia is far from being as powerful as the later generations, but he is not as militaristic as the lunatic of the later generations. Calculated in this way, a million troops is not too much.

Thinking of this, Zhu Cijiong nodded slowly and said: "Well, let's invest millions of troops. This battle must be won, and Siberia must be taken. Otherwise, it will not be enough to deter the great powers, let alone relieve my hatred!"

Now that it has been decided to use millions of troops, the next step is to consider which legions to call.

Now there are only four regular legions, 40 troops, assembled on the front lines of Zhenzhenhewei and Manjingwei. They are

The First Corps of the Imperial Guard Commanded by Qin Liangyu;

Guanning Army under the command of Cao Wenzhao;
The Dongjiang Army commanded by Mao Wenlong;
The Liaodong Army commanded by Mangui;

In other words, there is still a gap of 60 yuan, and the Tianxiong Army under Commander Lu Xiangsheng must be transferred here. Even so, there is still a gap of 50 yuan.
The Ming Army now has a total of thirteen regular regiments and six reserve regiments. The reserve regiments don’t have to think about it. It’s okay to defend the bastions, but they don’t need to participate in the battle because they have few weapons and equipment, and they can only use the artillery in the bastions to have combat effectiveness. .

So can the remaining regular legions be transferred?

Zhu Cijiong asked Cao Huachun to fetch a map of the army's garrison, and discussed it carefully with everyone.

First of all, the First Class Legion.

The Qin army commanded by Sun Chuanting cannot move, because there is only one legion in the western part of the Ming Dynasty, and there is no stability there. That's troublesome.

The First Army of the Expeditionary Army, commanded by Hou Shilu, could not move either. The Persian Safavid Empire was near Kandahar. If the First Army of the Expeditionary Army was transferred away, the Persian Safavid Empire would definitely have ideas. If you go crazy and attack the South Asian subcontinent, then South Asia will be in danger.

Commander Qin Yiming's Second Corps of Expeditionary Army may consider transferring it back, because there are three reserve armies stationed there in South Asia, and the reserve armies may be a little short of going to the battlefield, and suppressing civilians is still not a problem.

Then there is the second-class army. It seems that only the Dingliao army under the command of Qin Gongming is still stationed at the Eurasian Canal. It's okay to change to another third-class army, but which one should I change?

Everyone's eyes could not help turning to Nanyang, because there were the Wuwei Army under the command of Li Mingfu and the Second Frontier Army Corps under the command of Ma Xianglin.

Relatively speaking, Nanyang is relatively stable, because it used to be almost all the vassal states of Ming Dynasty, and the people did not have any sense of resistance, but the possibility of some people taking the lead in rebellion cannot be ruled out. Now the legions of the vassal states are all transferred to repair the railway It won't work without any troops stationed there.

After much deliberation, everyone came up with a solution. If the army is not enough, use the navy to make up for it.

The current Dongfan is no longer the front line, that is to say, there is no need for the Naval Reserve Corps to station there. The Naval Reserve Corps can be transferred to Luzon, Old Port, and Annan's Haiphong Port for garrison.

In fact, Xingcheng Port can’t be regarded as the front line. A Nanyang navy stationed there is enough, and the South China Sea Fleet can be transferred to Siam and Donghu waters. In this case, the entire Nanyang region should be fine. The Second Army Corps can be transferred out.

After discussing for a while, they decided to send the Wuwei Army to guard the Eurasian Canal, replace the Dingliao Army under Commander Qin Gongming, and transfer the Second Frontier Army Corps under Commander Ma Xianglin to Zhenzhenhewei.

In the end, there were only two third-class regiments left, the Second Army of the Imperial Guard under the command of Shi Kefa and the First Army of the Border Defense Army under the commander of Cao Bianjiao.

The capital city and Dongdaying are the core of the Ming Dynasty, and it is impossible to have a regular army. If this is the case, the Second Army of the Imperial Guard cannot move.

The First Army Corps of the Frontier Defense Army can be considered, because Liaodong is now considered the rear area, and it is enough to transfer a reserve army to garrison.

It just so happens that the Shaanxi Reserve Corps, commanded by Hong Chengchou, and the Shanxi Reserve Corps, commanded by Zuo Liangyu, are still stationed in the Monan Grassland in turn. Let Zuo Liangyu command the Shanxi Reserve Corps to station in the Monan Grassland, and Hong Chengchou command the Shaanxi Reserve Corps to station in Liaodong. In this way, the First Army Corps of the Border Guards can be transferred over.

The transfer of the legion has been negotiated, but there are only nine legions in total, and 100 million troops can only be considered adequate. Can 90 troops make do?

This is a key battle against the big powers, and it is obviously impossible to make do with it. However, the regular army has been transferred, what should we do?Is it possible to transfer a reserve army?

This was obviously not acceptable, and in the end, Zhu Cijiong gritted his teeth and simply formed another regular army.

The weapons and equipment of a regular army can still be assembled quickly at the arsenal of the Ministry of Industry. In terms of personnel, it is enough to directly transfer the capable six reserve army. Enough to be recorded in the annals of history, and there is no problem at all in promoting him as a general.

In this way, Zhu Cijiong formed another third-class army, named Zhongyongjun Army, to praise and commemorate the loyal, brave and fearless Ming warriors in the defense of Manjingwei.

(End of this chapter)