Daming: Refining zombies at the beginning, Lao Zhu was shocked

Chapter 302 Chapter 302: Western missions come to seek peace? Let's go to Honglu Temple to practice Tai Chi!

For Lan Yu and the others, looting after attacking a city is a basic operation. They did this kind of thing a lot when they fought against Beiyuan!

Even Xu Da and Chang Yuchun are like this, especially Chang Yuchun, who is even more ruthless. He is the one who directly massacres the city!

Zheng Heping's behavior is relatively mild on weekdays. Even on the battlefields of the Battle of Japan and the Battle of Nanyang, he did not do anything too outrageous, so Lan Yu had doubts in his heart.

Now after hearing Zheng He's statement, Lan Yu's worries were immediately relieved.

"If you say that, we'll know for sure!"

"Don't worry, we won't make it difficult for you. Just leave the rough work to us rough guys!"

Lan Yu laughed and said.

Zheng He:"……"

Why are you afraid that I will join in and take away what you can grab?

Zheng He is too lazy to be happy and argue with Lan Yu. This guy is now the chief officer of the Royal Guard Academy. In addition, with Zhu Li's important position, his status has long been different from what it used to be!

There is no practical meaning in arguing with Lan Yu about these issues.

"By the way, Duke Liang, His Majesty said that matters at sea are up to me, and matters on land are your decision. I would like to ask, what are you going to do after landing ashore?"

Zheng He suddenly asked seriously.

"You are really in a hurry. To get to the Persian Gulf, no matter how fast we sail, it will take more than a month and a half. It would be great if we can get there within two months!"

"Your Majesty asked us to be in position within three months. You started asking about things on land just two days after setting off. Are you a little too anxious?"

Lan Yu laughed immediately after hearing this.

"Isn't this boring? After all, being idle is nothing but idleness!"

"Let's discuss more about the specific marching arrangements now. Once we get ashore, we will be confident and everyone will have a clear mind!"

Zheng He reminded him seriously.

"Well, since you asked, we can discuss it together!"

"Bring me the map!"

Lan Yu nodded, without any nonsense, and directly called the people below to bring over a map!

This map mainly shows the general terrain and orientation of the Persian Gulf and Red Sea areas. In the center is Damascus, their primary destination this time!

"Look, if you want to go to Damascus by sea, there are two closest routes!"

"One goes directly to the Persian Gulf, and the other goes directly to the Red Sea!"

"However, if these two routes go too deep, our fleet will go deep into the enemy's siege, which will be disadvantageous for us!"

"So we thought we would not enter the Persian Gulf or the Red Sea, but land directly from this place called Yemen, and then go north and fight all the way to Damascus by land!"

Lan Yu was on the map, gesturing to all the Huaixi nobles and Zheng He, and expressed his existing thoughts.

Zheng He looked at the location marked by the blue jade on the map and his understanding of the two landing sites in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, and nodded.

If you want to reach Damascus as quickly as possible, going directly into the Red Sea or the Persian Gulf is definitely the fastest option.

But the risk to the Ming Dynasty fleet is also the greatest!

Although the Ming Dynasty fleet is very powerful, if it is surrounded by all sides, it will inevitably suffer a lot of losses!

"You are right, and you have considered it very comprehensively. Our fleet is indeed not suitable for going deep into the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. In the early stage, it can only operate in the open sea!"

"As long as they are not surrounded, the Ming fleet will be invincible on the sea!"

Zheng He nodded slowly, obviously agreeing with Lan Yu's point of view.

It has to be said that although Lan Yu has a somewhat reckless personality and seems to be a rough guy, in fact he is rough but has subtleties. Especially in the military field, his experience and on-the-spot command ability are also undoubted!

"According to the intelligence analysis obtained by Honglu Temple, after landing from here, we will actually not encounter much resistance, because this large area is actually desert, and the situation is not much different from Mobei. The land is vast and the people are dilute!"

"What we need to do is think about how to get through this area and reach Damascus in the shortest time. After all, we don't have many horses. The total number of horses carried on the ship is only about 10,000!"

Lan Yu pointed at the area where Saudi Arabia was and reminded everyone.

Indeed, even during the Chengwu period, this area was a desert and there was not much population.

It is obviously difficult to cross this area on foot, and it is not something that can be accomplished in a short time. However, the number of horses is very limited, which is equivalent to only 10,000 cavalry!

"Do you have any ideas?"

Zheng He looked at Lan Yu talking and knew that this assassin must have thought of some idea to cross this area.

"Our idea is to use 10,000 cavalry as the vanguard to first capture the coastline area on the Red Sea or Persian Gulf side. The remaining army can follow the fleet in depth!"

Lan Yu pointed to the coastlines on both sides of the peninsula. If one side could be controlled, there would be no need to worry that the Ming fleet would be surrounded by enemies after it penetrated into these two sea areas!

"That's a good idea!"

"I personally have no objections and support your decision!"

Zheng He also nodded with deep understanding.

If there are ground troops to cooperate, then the fleet will not have so many worries if it goes deep into these two sea areas!

And it can also cooperate with the cavalry on the ground. After all, these cannons on the fleet are not just decorations!

"Since you have no objection, then this matter is settled for now!"

"We have to wait until we get to the place to see what the specific situation is!"

Lan Yu immediately waved her hand and put the map away again.

"You just said before that we still have two or three months to reach the Persian Gulf, but you have already planned your next actions as soon as you set off?"

Zheng He asked Lan Yu in surprise.

"In the past few years at Imperial Guard Academy, we have mostly talked about tactics on paper. Tactical exercises like this are commonplace!"

"When it comes to the battlefield, that's another matter. After all, plans can't keep up with changes, right?"

Lan Yu reminded him seriously.

"Well, this makes sense. The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly. No matter how good the plan is, it must be adjusted on the spot!"

Zheng He nodded with deep understanding and said.

"Zheng He, this may also be the last time we fight for the Ming Dynasty, right?"

At this moment, Lan Yu suddenly took out the wine bottle he carried with him, raised his head and took a sip, and then asked.

"Yes, we are all old!"