Daming Military Empire

Chapter 513 More Than Millions
It seems that the idea of ​​pulling a batch to fight a batch is difficult to realize. Even if the Yarkand Khanate is pulled, there are still Yuejibie and Khalkha. Four provinces are as big as it is, with a population of at least one million.

With the custom of all the nomadic tribes being soldiers, they can muster at least 20 troops. If they join forces with Wacha and the Kazakh Khanate, 50 troops will definitely not be enough.

You know, the wilderness is dominated by cavalry, and they don't necessarily have to fight you head-on. With the mobility of cavalry, they play with intercepting grain roads and breaking down each one, and you have nothing to do with them.

How to do it?Zhu Cijiong frowned and pondered for a long time, but there was still nothing he could do. He couldn't help but sighed: "Oh, it would be great if we could mobilize a million troops. As long as a million troops go there, all the countries in the Western Regions will be silent. Who would dare to help Waci? !"

Indeed, if it is an army of 50, they will still have ideas, because there is still hope of winning. If it is an army of one million, they will be desperate. Just kidding, if they see an army of one million fleeing, they will not be in a hurry. Who would go up to seek death? ah!

The Ming Dynasty has more than one million troops. The problem is that it is impossible to mobilize so many troops in the third-front battle. Everyone was lost in thought when they heard the words. Only Sun Yuanhua asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, you should mobilize the vassal army for the railway construction this time." Come fix it?"

Do you still need to ask this question?The Construction Corps is watching the 50 captives farm in South Asia. Moreover, once the Persian Safavid Empire is defeated, the construction of the Eurasian Railway will start. It would be a waste of time to transfer them over.

The legion of the vassal state is different, anyway, they have nothing to do, so they are idle if they are idle, and repairing the railway is regarded as helping them practice.

Hearing this, Zhu Cijiong nodded absent-mindedly and said, "Well, they also gained some experience in Siberia last year, so it's just right for them to come here, since they are idle anyway."

Sun Yuanhua heard the words and carefully reminded: "Your Majesty, they are actually an army."

Does that count as an army?In Zhu Cijiong's eyes, only an army equipped with muskets and artillery is considered a regular army. Like them, most people are armed with broadswords and spears, what kind of army can they be!

Of course, they all use muskets, because they have this item in their usual drills, and Daming will also provide them with muskets to practice their hands. Zhu Cijiong thought that Sun Yuanhua wanted to equip them with muskets for regular military use.

He immediately shook his head and said, "If I want so many muskets, I will be better than them if I directly equip the reserve army. The problem is that there are not so many muskets now."

Sun Yuanhua said awkwardly: "Your Majesty, I don't mean that. What I mean is that the equipment of the armies of the Western Regions is actually similar to theirs. In the eyes of the Western Regions, aren't they the army? Moreover, there are many arsenals in the Ming Dynasty. Spears, halberds, bows and arrows, these are relatively restrained cavalry, and sooner or later they will rot if left there, it is better to equip them, I think, the countries of the Western Regions have seen this kind of army full of spears, halberds, bows and arrows, Will it be more of a headache?"

When Zhu Cijiong heard this, he slapped his hands. That’s right, don’t most of the countries in the Western Regions have cold weapons? After the armies of the vassal states were equipped with cold weapons that Ming didn’t use, wouldn’t they be the same as them?

Thinking about it, he couldn't help but praised: "Chuyang, you are right, the six vassal state legions are indeed 60 troops in their eyes, as long as they are equipped with equipment for cavalry, their combat effectiveness will also increase. Boya's 50 troops are more than a million, and the countries in the Western Regions will definitely be too scared to help, very good, very good, let's do it like this."

Seeing the emperor's happy smile, everyone showed a smile, and all of a sudden, "the emperor is wise", "Mr. Sun's great opinion" and other compliments were heard endlessly, and the atmosphere in the study was suddenly very warm.

The problem was finally solved, Zhu Cijiong and everyone were happy for a while, then coughed, and said loudly: "Chuyang, immediately issue a transfer order, ordering each reserve army to select 20 elite soldiers to gather at Jiayuguan, and order the various guards to deploy elite guards Replenish the reserve army, and order the armies of the vassal states to set off immediately outside Jiayuguan to prepare for the construction of the railway."

When Sun Yuanhua heard the words, he immediately cupped his hands and said, "I follow the order, dare to ask the emperor, what is the appropriate name for the two newly formed legions, and which two generals will be appointed as the main general?"

Hearing this, Zhu Cijiong slapped his forehead. This is indeed his negligence. The newly-built army must have a name, otherwise the Ministry of War will not be able to register and make a list. practice.

He thought for a while, then decided: "With the expansion of the territory of the Ming Dynasty, there will inevitably be more and more important frontier defense towns in the future. The two newly formed legions should be called the Third Frontier Defense Army and the Fourth Frontier Defense Army. As for the main general, Let Zu Dabi and Hou Gongji be in charge."

Zu Dabi and Hou Gongji are indeed qualified to be the commanders of the army. They are not only the queen generals, but also have outstanding military exploits.

Especially Zu Dabi, who has participated in various battles since the beginning of Liaodong, and has made countless achievements. After so many years of tempering, coupled with the growth of age, he has gradually become mature and stable. At this time, it should be no problem for him to lead the army alone.

When Sun Yuanhua heard the words, he also bowed his hands in a heartfelt convincing way: "I understand."

Zhu Cijiong then said in a loud voice: "Meng Hou, after you go back, immediately transfer the steel rails and other materials needed for the construction of the railway to Jiayuguan. In addition, the production of weapons must also be stepped up. Within half a month, we must gather the equipment for 20 people."

Hearing this, Bi Maokang hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "I understand."

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Cijiong said in a loud voice: "Zhong Ruo, immediately transfer supplies such as grain and grass to Jiayuguan. Except for the five corps in Siberia, all other materials will be transferred to Jiayuguan for storage."

In fact, the preparations for these grains and supplies started years ago, but the ice and snow in Siberia have not yet melted, so they have not been transported there. Now it is just right, and they can be transported directly to Jiayuguan.

Hearing this, Cheng Guoxiang also cupped his hands and said, "I understand."

Zhu Cijiong thought for a while, and then said to Shi Kefa: "Xianzhi, you should send 5 people to the capital to protect the core of Ming Dynasty."

It seems that the emperor is going to personally conquer again, guarding the capital, Shi Kefa is used to it, he bowed his hands respectfully and said: "The last general will obey the order."

Finally, Zhu Cijiong said to Qin Liangyu: "Marquis Zhongzhen, you lead the first regiment of the imperial guards to follow me to Jiayuguan to guard the rear for Boya."

It's not that he wants to go to the Imperial Guards to fight in person, the main reason is that Sun Chuanting has only 50 troops in total, and Jiayuguan and Hamiwei and other places can't be ignored. He can lead 50 troops with the First Army of the Imperial Guards to help him garrison Go to the Western Regions and give it a go.

At the same time, he can also play a supervisory role in Jiayuguan. He can see that as long as the emperor is there, the efficiency of all aspects can be increased by at least [-]%!
(End of this chapter)