Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 2156 Total Baikui (Fifty) Balance
"The Western Expedition has not yet been launched, and it is actually frustrated in front of Jiayuguan... Rixin, will this battle really go as smoothly as you said?" In the Xinuang Pavilion, Zhu Yijun frowned and asked.

"It's true that our army has sent troops to Jiayuguan today, but that just shows that Jiayuguan's defenses are strong and dangerous, which is a manifestation of our Ming's strength. As for the loss to the enemy before, in the final analysis, it was because the frontier generals neglected their duties and were not always on guard against the incoming enemy.

Now our army is forced to attack this most fortified pass in the world. If we do not hesitate to exchange blood and blood... there is no doubt that we will suffer heavy losses, which will affect the morale of the Western Expedition army.However, if the use of 'Sky Thunder' breaks through the city in one fell swoop, the situation will be reversed.

Just imagine that such a majestic pass and strong city was broken by our army's "leading thunder". Wouldn't the enemy be terrified, and wouldn't our army be excited?Taking advantage of the situation to pursue them like this, the enemy's morale was completely lost, so they could only flee all the way.On the other hand, our army must think that the gods are protecting us, so if we are united as one, how can there be any enemy that cannot be defeated? "

"That's the reason, but you said before that this battle is about logistics, and there are only tens of thousands of soldiers actually fighting on the front line... As far as I know, Liu Chen is more than brave, but he may not be flexible enough. If Buri Hatu is capable enough to gather the defeated army in the midst of a defeat, and instead lays ambush in the Tao, I'm afraid Liu Chen will be in trouble."

Huh?
Gao Yushi was a little surprised, the emperor actually started to think about these tactical matters now, which was a rare situation before.In the past, the emperor never asked how to fight a battle, which is very demeanor that I am superior to someone... Well, maybe it may be because of my influence.

Then he is now concerned about tactics, what does that mean?Is it extremely boring, or is there another reason?
Ah, yes, the emperor was worried that the Western Expedition would be unfavorable, which would affect the Fengchan ceremony!It is expected that after the great victory of the Western Expedition, the Fengchan Grand Ceremony will be used to demonstrate the power of heaven in the name of completely eradicating Can Yuan. If the Western Expedition is unfavorable, wouldn't this Fengchan appear to be inappropriate?

After figuring out what the emperor was thinking, Gao Wushi smiled and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. Although Liu Chen seems reckless, it's just his habit of rushing to kill himself when fighting, which is easily misunderstood. He is not reckless when using troops. I still have some observations on this point."

"Really?" Zhu Yijun didn't seem to expect that Gao Wushi would guarantee Liu Ting, but since Gao Wushi said so, he couldn't doubt it anymore, so he nodded and said, "Since you have said so, then I can rest assured."

After a pause, he asked again: "By the way, is the sky thunder you mentioned really so powerful?"

"Yes." Gao Yushi said with certainty: "There is no doubt about its power, but it's just a lot of trouble. As the minister just introduced, this is a viscous liquid that is extremely explosive and very difficult to transport. A little carelessness may blow up the entire team..."

"The whole team?" The emperor obviously didn't believe it.This is not surprising. It is very difficult to even imagine something that has not been seen.

Gao Wushi thought for a while, then suddenly pointed to the jug not far away, and said, "Excuse me for being presumptuous, you only need to put a jug in that thing and detonate it here, and the whole Xinuang Pavilion will be gone."

Zhu Yijun was taken aback, his eyes were wrong when he looked at the jug, he took a long while before gasping, and said, "I'm afraid that things like this will hurt the heavens..."

"How can there be any war that does not harm the peace?" Gao Wushi shook his head and said, "Poisoning or Lingchi, beheading or white silk, there seems to be a difference, but is there really a difference?"

Zhu Yijun's words were silent.

Gao Wushi said again: "However, what the emperor said is not unreasonable, and this is one of the reasons why I have not used it for many years after using it once."

This is talking nonsense with his eyes open. How could a person like him who even knows about atomic bombs ignore mere explosives?The only reason for not daring to abuse nitroglycerin is that the safety cannot be guaranteed, because it is really incapable of developing passivation technology.

In the current era when black gunpowder is still the mainstream gunpowder, nitroglycerin is completely black technology, and the power between the two is simply not the same.If Gao Wuzhen can really research the passivation nitroglycerin technology, and even manufacture the corresponding artillery, propellant, etc., he actually doesn't mind at all by using this to win enough space for the survival and development of Chinese civilization.

In the final analysis, it's not that I don't want to, it's simply that I can't do it.If he could do it, he wouldn't mind Daming also having a "Eldest Son Expedition".

However, Zhu Yijun agreed with Gao Yushi's answer, and nodded immediately: "That's right, although beheading and Bai Ling are both murders, but as the saying goes, a gentleman stays away from the kitchen, and it is necessary to have compassion in his heart."

Gao Wushi didn't want to answer, so he smiled.Zhu Yijun said again: "You said just now that this thing may detonate even if it is hit by a little impact? Then how to transport it?"

"Naturally, it is filled with a bottle and then put into a sandbag to ensure that it will not be hit by the force of the impact... I am afraid that the Imperial Guards do not understand these details, so the Imperial Guards are only responsible for escorting during this trip. Those who are actually responsible for transportation and storage will be transferred from the gunpowder factory."

Zhu Yijun breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and asked, "How many guards do you want to transfer?"

"You don't need too many people, one standard is enough... No one will dare to rob the imperial guards in the territory of Daming."

"One bid..." Zhu Yijun thought for a while, the imperial guards had 750 officers and soldiers for each bid, and the number of Ma Biao officers and soldiers was slightly less, 110 and [-] officers and soldiers.Ma Biao must be used in this trip. Now that the world is at peace, more than a thousand cavalry guards are indeed not afraid of being robbed when they go on the road.

"Okay, I'm sure, I will send someone to send the tiger amulet to the Jingbei Camp to transfer troops later."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Gao Wushi bowed his hands in salute.

Zhu Yijun waved his hand, indicating that the high-level pragmatist doesn't need to be too polite, then pondered for a while, and said with a little embarrassment: "Hey, I heard...the Empress Dowager Cisheng had some misunderstandings with Mrs. Xian a few days ago?"

Gao Wushi was slightly taken aback, he didn't expect the emperor to directly intervene in this matter.However, he quickly calmed down, and said with a smile: "Why did the emperor say that? It was the poor lady who misunderstood the empress dowager's deep meaning that day, and I have already explained it to her."

"Is that so? That's great." Zhu Yijun breathed a sigh of relief, and sighed: "The queen mother is old and has lived in the palace for a long time, so sometimes it is inevitable to take some things too simply. I know your character and generosity, but I am just worried that Mrs. Xian will be unhappy because of this, but in short, I hope that Mrs. Xian and his wife understand that the queen mother has no malicious intentions."

"Yes, I understand." Gao Wushi still smiled gently, and even added: "After all, Gao Luo still follows the surname of the minister, and the Queen Mother's proposal is for his cultivation, how can I not know?"

"Okay, okay, okay, if you think so, I'm relieved." Zhu Yijun sighed again after finishing speaking, and said, "If this Western Expedition goes well, then what I should do in this life is about the same, and I will have an explanation when I face my ancestors in the future. As for the younger generation, we can only give them a bottom line, just like the emperor did to you and me, don't you think so?"

Now that Emperor Xian was mentioned, Gao Yushi had no choice but to look serious, and he cupped his hands in the direction of Zhaoling on Tianshou Mountain and said, "I don't know how to repay the kindness of Emperor Xian."

Zhu Yijun got up and patted him on the shoulder, and said, "You've done a good enough job." Without waiting to be pragmatic and humble, he suddenly said, "By the way, I promised the Queen to go to the theater together today, so Rixin wants to go with me?"

Gao Yushi is not so blind, he knows this is not an invitation letter - nonsense, how can he, a foreign minister, go to the theater with the queen casually?It was inappropriate even for the Emperor himself to be present.

So he immediately declined and said: "I have to hurry up to arrange the transportation of 'Tianlei'. I think it's hard to watch the show with peace of mind, so I won't bother the emperor. If the emperor has no other orders, please leave."

"Okay then, I'll treat you to a play after you've finished your work."

"Thank the emperor, the minister will leave first, it's impolite."

After leaving the Xinuang Pavilion, Gao Wushi immediately returned to the cabinet and asked Zhou Yong to contact the Ministry of War to accept the escort dispatched by the Imperial Guard.At the same time, it was natural to immediately send someone to notify the Marquis of Nanning to issue an order to activate nitroglycerin to the gunpowder factory in Kaiping.

It was hard to get to the next duty, and as soon as I got back to the mansion, I immediately heard the report that Jia Feiji had sent a letter from another pigeon.I don't know if Jia Feiji also got the news that Liu Xin had gone south. This time Fei Ge sent the letter to Gao Wushi instead of sending it to the secretariat.

Since he didn't go to the secretariat, Gao Wushi simply took it apart and looked at it. After looking at it for a while, he gradually fell into thinking.

For Kaiji's mission in Japan, Gao Pragmatic only gave the goal, and the specific operation was basically left to Jiafeiji to arrange.Of course, if she has any needs beyond Jinghua's strength in Japan, she has to report the application to Jingshi.

This time, Jia Feiji reported the latest situation in Japan to Gao Wushi first.It is roughly the same as in the previous article, but some details that were originally hidden in the fog are now explained in her letter.

For example, Tokugawa Ieyasu wholeheartedly hoped to stabilize the interior, and tried to kill the buds of the civil war, but Kai Ji had been secretly promoting the outbreak of the civil war because of Gao Yushi’s instructions—because Gao Yushi and Liu Xin had arranged a group of secret agents to infiltrate Japan a long time ago, so now both sides of the conflict have Jinghua’s secret agents, and some people have even achieved higher or more important positions.

For example, on Ishida Mitsunari's side, Jinghua Speicher Long Ze Shiyang was active in it as a close friend of Changshu Zhengjia, helping Ishida Mitsunari to secretly spread rumors and win over famous names and generals from all over the world;
On Tokugawa Ieyasu's side, Jinghua Seisaku Shinmiya Yoshikatsu has also been promoted from the previous ashigaru general, and now he has mixed in with Ieyasu's elite pro-military "Hatakemoto".Relying on the technology of "mastering the formation of firearms of the Tang army", he became one of the generals of the "Flagmoto's first service", and joined the famous Tokugawa generals such as Sakakihara Yasomasa, Honda Tadakatsu, and Torii Motochu.

According to Kaiji, everything is ready for the outbreak of the Japanese civil war, and now it depends on when a little spark can be sparked-as long as there is a little spark, the war will definitely break out.

Kaiji said in the letter that she made vague promises to both parties-this sentence is not contradictory, because Japanese is a very ambiguous language, and many words are ambiguous, and you can understand them however you want.

That is to say, whether it is the arbitrariness faction or the pursuit faction, both sides have received vague assurances from Kai Feiji: As long as the war breaks out, I—or Jinghua—will support you.

As for Tokugawa Ieyasu, Kai Fei Ji's statement is even more vague.Ieyasu can understand that Jinghua will fully support his "great cause of peace", or that Jinghua supports him to put down all "rebellions" by force, but at the same time, it can also be understood that Jinghua believes that he can "stabilize the world" by himself-as for how to stabilize, I didn't say.

"Japanese is indeed an 'ineffective language', it's as if you didn't speak it." Gao Wushi muttered angrily when he saw this.

When Gao Wushi continued to read, he had to get serious, because Jia Feiji seriously analyzed the strength of both sides below.

On Tokugawa Ieyasu's side, he himself has 250 million stones in height, and with genealogy generations such as Sakakibara Yasumasa, the basic disk is about 320 million stones in height.

None of Ishida Mitsunari's side can compete with Ieyasu alone, and the three strongest Maori (Moori, Kobayakawa, Yoshikawa) are only in the early 200 million.

除此之外就是石田三成25万石；增田长盛20万石；长束正家六万石；前田玄以五万石；小西行长18万石；宇喜多秀家48万石，合计120二万石。

In this case, Sancheng's strength is basically the same as Ieyasu's, but if Sugi Jingsheng's 120 million shi is added, it is a sure bet.

However, Jia Feiji also mentioned that the above strength analysis has not included many daimyos who seem relatively neutral at present.Before the war broke out, the two sides would definitely try their best to win over these people, so it was these people who finally decided the balance of power.

Kaiji analyzes that Ieyasu may be relatively smooth in the process of winning over these neutral daimyos, because since Ishida Sancheng was driven out of Osaka and returned to the skill, the Toyotomi regime has actually been dominated by Ieyasu—in other words, Ieyasu can rely on the Toyotomi regime to reward these daimyos, and then win them over to his side.

Gao Pragmatism agrees with this very much, because Ieyasu did this in the original history.He took out many hidden places of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and rewarded them in various names.Although these rewards seem to be in the name of the young master Toyotomi Hideyori, no one would know that they should be grateful to Ieyasu, so this caused two changes:
One is that Hideyori's direct leadership is decreasing day by day; the other is that Ieyasu's popularity is getting better and better.

It's so cool to be generous to others.

In short, the main purpose of Kaihime's letter is to tell Gao Yushi: Ieyasu's probability of winning is much greater than [-]%, but if Ieyasu wins too easily, it may violate the husband's purpose of causing internal friction in Japan.

Therefore, she proposed to let the Shimadzu family join Sancheng's party and help Sancheng fight this battle seriously.

Gao Wushi fell into deep thought: Let the Shimadzu family completely side with the Western Army? ——
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