Xinshun 1730

Chapter 395 The Privy Council

Although the words were not shocking, but the detailed figures convinced the emperor and others that this was not nonsense.

If it goes well, such a battle will not count the face and political significance of those tributes, nor the future trade with Japan. Just the indemnity may make double the money.

Fighting wars can really make money!
The one who was most moved by this figure was Jiang Chen who had been confronting Junggar in the northwest for a long time. Thinking about what he could do with 200 million taels when he was leading the army, and thinking about what he could do with 200 million taels today, he was overwhelmed with emotion. thousand.

The less money was spent, the less the amount of embezzlement was not deducted in the middle, the same 200 million taels, the fact that it was done was far better than before.

At this moment, Jiang Chen also admired Liu Yu.

He thought to himself that in a place like the northwest, with the same strength and training, he would definitely have a [-]% to [-]% chance of winning against Liu Yu.

As for the battle north of the Altai Mountains, after the replay, in his opinion, what did Liu Yu fight?He failed to seize many opportunities, but he could win all of them. In his heart, he obeyed Liu Yu's method of training soldiers, but he really didn't accept Liu Yu's command in front of the battle.

In terms of the land-sea cooperation of Kefawo, or the strategy prepared before the war against Wawo, Jiang Chen also understands that his own method may be outdated, and the No.1 in the future army must be this person.

At the level of the Privy Council, it is no longer important to command in front of the battle, what is important is strategic planning.

Liu Yu's preparations for defeating the Japanese, especially the matter of leading troops to attack Tosa, Jiang Chen felt that he could not do it himself.

But sometimes when I think about it, I feel a little unconvinced.

In the Privy Council, there are now only a group of army staff officers who fight according to the army's ideas. The navy is responsible for sending the army up, transporting logistics supplies, and protecting the retreat of sea power.

If the Privy Council can control both the navy and the army, there will naturally be more methods, which may not be the same as Liu Yu's move, but the effect will probably not be bad.

Thinking of this, I feel a little uncomfortable.

He muttered to himself, thinking that it looked like the navy was a vassal of the army in this battle, as long as the army was sent ashore.

But in fact, it was clearly the navy's staff who made the general plan and let the army follow the plan.

How to mobilize the Japanese army to defend, how to make the Japanese look forward and backward, your army doesn't care at all, you just need us to send you ashore, and you will be done after two battles.

As for if the situation of one country and one city in Wa country cannot be conquered, then the army is incompetent.The Marine Corps of the Navy may teach the Army how to attack the city...

Feeling uneasy for a while, he couldn't help but shook his head, the emperor wondered: "Jiang Aiqing, but do you think there is something wrong?"

Jiang Chen hurriedly said: "No problem. I just thought about it for a moment. Du Feng of the navy will attack Ezo first. If he can overcome it, Ying Suo Bo's strategy will be considered complete."

"The navy gathers in Pusan, and they are the heads and tails of the Ezo. The Japanese may be landed by the navy everywhere from Shimonoseki to Tsugaru, so they have to be guarded. And if they are to be guarded, they have to be divided into several groups according to what Eagle Sobo said. A mobile corps, the soldiers' feet cannot run a warship."

"As for the south side, from Tosa to Edo, Ryukyu can also be the starting point. Yingsaobo cleaned up Ryukyu, and Ryukyu was also located in Zhongtu.

"That's why the old minister said that those who are good at war have no great achievements. The navy only needs 5000 people, and it can restrain [-] Japanese soldiers from moving around. This is all Yingsuobo's plan."

"I think that since the battle has been agreed upon, we might as well carry out what Ying Sabo said. The navy is ready, first stationed in Busan, and the logistics is transported to stockpile, and then transported to the [-] army to cooperate with the marines."

"The fleet goes out first and captures Tsushima Island. Then it goes northward along the way, draws maps, conducts armed investigations, keeps raiding and harassing, and determines the situation of the Wa country's troop deployment."

"It's my time. If the Japanese really shrink back a few regiments, the army will land in Nagasaki and Xiaocang, close the door and beat the dogs. The Japanese people in Kyushu Island are all famous, and they may be lured to avoid the war."

"If the Wa Kingdom does not retreat to a few regiments, the navy may land with manned troops, and after half a year of harassment, the Wa Kingdom will be in chaos. If there is no need to fight a war, they will ask to surrender."

"I just lamented that a colossus like the Wa Kingdom would be vulnerable if it had no sea power. If it was in the northwest, if the Zhunbu had a so-called banner of 200 cavalry, let alone [-] million taels, I'm afraid it would be necessary to quell the chaos. More than [-] million taels of military expenditure."

"Your Majesty used to be far-sighted and built a navy, but I only know of His Majesty's vision today."

These words reached Li Gan's heart, Li Gan thought about Liu Yu's "threat prophecy" at the beginning, and asked Jiang Chen, "If Aiqing is the shogun, what is the solution?"

Jiang Chen shook his head and said, "There is nothing we can do."

"If you don't care about the life and death of the foreign name, the position will be unstable. Although the banner can be preserved, it is hard to say if the Celestial Dynasty intervenes."

"If there is no intervention from the Celestial Dynasty, it may be possible to work hard and let the daimyo rebel, and fight back later. But since the Celestial Dynasty intervenes, how about supporting the foreign daimyo's rebellion against the shogunate? It is useless to try hard to govern."

"If you shrink back and don't fight, the taxation of the Japanese country is too high. There are five lords and five people, and there are more than eight lords and two people. Ying Suobo said that the tax is one for thirty, which may be an exaggeration, but this dynasty selects officials to govern and counties. If you divide the land of the warriors among the common people, you will have to eat the pot of pulp."

"In addition, there are many Confucian scholars in Japan. As Ying Suo Bo said, there was a great Confucian who was asked by his disciples what would happen if Confucius and Mencius came to attack? Since this question was asked, it can be compared to the old Confucian who asked the Eastern Captives how to avenge the emperor after Jiashen. Then the mind is already confused, otherwise, if Saarhu was in front of him, there would never be a great Confucianist asking: Why don't you shave your hair if it doesn't itch?"

"No matter what I think, it's a dead end. This dead end has been settled since Ying Suobo captured Tosa. I can't solve this game."

Jiang Chen thought he couldn't solve the deadlock of the Wa Kingdom.As far as the temple is concerned, it has already lost. In fact, this battle will not be a big splash, and it may be more boring than the battle of reforming the land and returning to the people.

But there was another thing that Jiang Chen thought of.

The threat from the north was lifted.

There is no threat to the northwest, northeast, and Mongolia. The Raksha people are incomparable to the Huns, and the entire Siberia cannot gather a population of 5 to [-].

If there are still wars in the future, and the emperor still wants to expand his territory, he can only fight south.

Fighting south, just like this time to conquer the Japanese, as long as the navy wins, the rest is really just step by step.

There might even be new combat strategies like... Narrow Annan.

After this battle against Japan is over, it is possible that Dashun's future combat direction will be to use this method of cooperation between land and sea.

It's just that in the battle like the battle against the Japanese, it seems that the army is playing the leading role, but in fact the navy is leading the army by the nose.

Without the navy making such a fuss in Japan, the army may have to face several tough battles. At least Japan can piece together a field army with a sufficient number to look for a decisive battle on Kyushu Island.

The group of young staff officers in the army are qualified tactically, but strategically, they are still far from the cooperation between land and sea, and their thinking still cannot keep up.

The people in the navy, under the guidance of Liu Yu, will go south to fight, and the navy will play the leading role. In some ways, they are different from the group of young army staff officers under him.

Jiang Chen was thinking, what exactly are the rights and responsibilities of the Privy Council?If there is the function of the general staff that Liu Yu said, then the navy must be increased from now on. In the future, there will be no wars, or they will definitely go south. There is no dispute on this point.

If the Privy Council wants to make a difference in the future, and truly reach the level envisioned at the beginning, it must hold the navy in its hands.

Only in this way can we formulate a land-sea cooperation strategy similar to the battle against the Japanese.Otherwise, even if the young staff officers of the army want to lose their heads, they don't know the situation of the navy, and they can't control the navy. The strategy they have set can only be to let the navy cooperate.

The Celestial Dynasty has always been a purely land-based country, and the value of naval forces may only be crossing rivers and rivers. This is completely inconsistent with the strategic thinking of the current battle.

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Chen tentatively raised his mouth with the emperor.

"Your Majesty, the Privy Council, this time's strategy, is really... really lackluster. It seems that the Navy has assumed the duties of the Privy Council, making rough plans, forcing the division of troops, and so on. For fear of being inappropriate; but if it is said that the naval staff did it, it is not bad."

"The Northern Territory has been decided. If the Heavenly Empire fights again in the future, I'm afraid it will mostly be this kind of battle with the cooperation of land and sea."

"The strategy of the Privy Council this time is still to use the navy as a navy, which is nothing more than transporting it ashore. I only understand the difference between the navy and the navy today. The staff of the Privy Council are all proficient in land warfare... I think, Is it necessary to transfer a group of naval staff officers? Especially those who cooperated with Ying Suobo to formulate a strategy for dividing the Japanese?"

It stands to reason that he should mention this, so the emperor thought to himself, you just realized today that the Privy Council commanded the army and navy in this battle?

This is clearly the Navy commanding the Privy Council, but when Liu Yu went to Ryukyu, I allowed him to do things cheaply, how could he ever think of doing such a big thing?

Leng Shengsheng turned a big battle estimated to cost 3 to 200 taels and tens of millions of taels into a small battle of [-] to [-] taels and two million taels of silver.

However, Xin Dao can neither blame Liu Yu nor the Privy Council. The responsibilities are not clear, and the Navy does not have a system of the Admiralty Department. In order to pursue efficiency, Liu Yu single-handedly grasps it.

Even if the Privy Council wanted to do it, they couldn't find anyone who knew the navy was not a navy division. They couldn't promote the young Liu Yu to be a privy envoy, right?How can I upgrade in the future?
Although the staff officers of the Privy Council were young, they were not bad in the eyes of the emperor. The only difference was the experience in the future, and they still had the ability of a professional background.

But after all, they are all studying land warfare. If they are in the Northwest, there is basically no problem with this.

You can fight across the sea, or go to Southeast Asia in the future, relying on these who only know land warfare, definitely not.

Li Gan originally had other plans. After he was going to fight Nanyang, he would take advantage of his merits and let Liu Yu be arrested by the Privy Council. He would use his prestige in the navy to directly integrate the navy and the army, and he would be relieved of his military power.

Now Liu Yu suddenly quit, which somewhat disrupted Li Gan's plan.The matter of the Admiralty must be put on the agenda, and the powers and responsibilities of the Privy Council should be determined as soon as possible, especially the lack of naval staff in it, which also needs to be resolved as soon as possible.

After Jiang Chen brought it up, the emperor took advantage of the situation and said: "I also thought that some of the outstanding talents in the navy should also be selected to serve in the Privy Council. The land and sea staff officers only need tactics."

(End of this chapter)