Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 41 Counting Hebei People
"I heard that in the early years of the Yuan Dynasty, they fought against Japan once, but failed to land successfully. Did they learn any experience this time? Is there anything special about Japan's ports?" Grand Duke John Perdica Stan seems interested in these technical issues.

"Actually, I don't have much experience." Zhao Liang said honestly: "I have a relative who joined the army at the time. According to him, the Japanese's port defense is very ordinary, and they can be defeated if they are serious. They couldn't be defeated before. In fact, they just didn't care. That's all."

"Is that so..." Perdicas looked a little disappointed.

"That's true." Shi Ke replied: "We still have records from the Yuan Dynasty here, so we can see the situation at that time. Later, I will ask the secretary to transfer a copy to your ministry, and you will know after a look."

"Okay, thank you." Perdicas was still a little puzzled, but he still complied.

"When you get the book, count how many Hebei people are dispatched in every military operation, and you will know how much the Yuan Dynasty Central Committee attaches importance to it." Seeing this, Guo Kang reminded: "Of course, this is only limited to the early Yuan Dynasty. You have to count Henan people."

This is also the experience that Guo Kang himself confirmed.

The territory under the jurisdiction of Zhongshu Province, that is, the "Hebei people" in a broad sense at that time, was the core force of the Yuan Dynasty.How many people participated in the battle here directly shows how much power the Yuan Dynasty invested in the battlefield.

"Let me give you an example." He thought for a while and said, "When the Yuan Dynasty attacked Japan for the first time, Xindu, a Mongolian, was the Marshal of Zhengdong; Marshal, led more than 1 Mongolian and Han troops. In addition, there were more than 5000 Korean troops led by general Jin Fangqing."

"This Liu Fuheng is a student of the well-known official Yelu Chucai from Dongping, Zhongshu Province. He once followed Kublai Khan in the conquest of Brother Alibu, all the way to Helin, and has a history of military exploits."

"Look, if you count them like this, you will know that there are so many listed, but this one is actually going to war in a serious way." He concluded.

"Does this mean that the Yuan Dynasty didn't pay much attention to it?" someone asked.

"Maybe there is a little bit of attention." Guo Kang hesitated: "But it's not completely important..."

"The early stages of the war went very smoothly. Although the Yuan army did not have many effective troops, it still smashed the resistance of the locals and successfully landed." He tried to use a way that is easy for everyone to understand: "Japan... Sudan, mobilize the nearby emirs Support. As a result, when the two sides were fighting, Liu Fuheng was too close to the front line for the convenience of command, and was shot by a Mamluk. After the battle, he had to return to the ship to recuperate."

"At first, he was fighting alone. After he was injured, the others had no intention of fighting. Xin Du and others neither took over the command nor arranged for the pursuit. Seeing Liu Fuheng returning to the ship to repair, they also took the opportunity to return to the ship, and then went directly to the ship. Announced the withdrawal of the troops and went home. The war is over."

"So hasty?" Papadopoulos said in surprise.

"It wasn't serious at first." Guo Kang spread his hands: "After a few years, the envoy sent by the ancestor Kublai Khan was killed by the Japanese sultan. Kublai Khan was very angry, so he remembered to fight again."

"Of course, at this time, not only the Japanese caliphate, but the Japanese sultan has also been emptied. The one in power is the Ataboke Hojo clan of Japan."

"This is normal." Perdicas pointed out: "Unlike Persian civil servants, warlords have always been bad at diplomacy and can mess up everything. Please continue, we can understand. Have you sent the main force this time? "

"No." Guo Kang said: "Because at this time, there was a great rebellion launched by the Mongols. Haidu, the descendant of Okuotai in the northwest, Xiliji, the son of Mengge in the north of Mobei, and the Hongji tribe of the queen's family in the west of Liaoning, etc., They all rebelled."

He pointed to the map and said, "From Liaoyang Province to Bieshabali, the entire northern territory of Dayuan has been attacked."

"So, at that time, there were no more troops?" Papadopoulos asked.

"Yes. At that time, the war against the Song Dynasty was not over yet, and the Yuan Dynasty was fighting at both ends, and couldn't take care of itself." Guo Kang continued to explain: "The guards of the Han army who were still idle all went north to suppress the Mongols. On the southern front, we have to transfer our manpower back, how can there be any extra troops to manage a place like Japan.”

"This big sweat, why do you suppress the Mongols every day..." Otrifus muttered.

"In short, the second crusade against Japan started in such a hasty way." Guo Kang ignored his question and continued to introduce: "The generals in charge of the army are still the same as last time, but Liu Fuheng's troops are currently in Huaixi. Guarding. That place is much more important than Japan, and I can’t get away, so this time there is no Hebei native of the general level.”

"Isn't this even worse." Perdicas asked: "Without a reliable backbone force, how are they going to land?"

"Yes, there are. Kublai Khan assigned them nearly 1 people in the army of Wanhu and Zhang Xi. These are Hebei soldiers. But the quality of other troops is even worse." Guo Kang said: "In the North Route Army, Xindu The Mongolian soldiers under him were hit by a storm when they ran home before, and the loss should not be too great, but it caused everyone to disband. So this time, we can only temporarily recruit more than [-] prisoners to join the army."

"The Koreans have also increased their strength a lot, bringing in at least [-] soldiers. But these people...to be honest, they lowered the average combat effectiveness of the entire army."

"As compensation, Kublai Khan asked Fan Wenhu, a general of the Southern Song Dynasty, to recruit Zhang Shijie's defeated army and Jiangnan people who voluntarily joined the army to form the South Route Army. This army assembled in Ningbo, preparing to cross the East China Sea, and directly meet with the previous North Route Army and."

"How is the combat effectiveness of this army?" Perdicas asked.

"It's almost like a Persian." Li Xuanying muttered.

Guo Kang quickly motioned him not to interrupt, and continued: "The level of soldier training and armament in the Southern Song Dynasty is very worrying. This has always been the national policy of the Southern Song court."

"In the early Southern Song Dynasty, Qin Hui, who was in power, began to deliberately reduce the combat effectiveness of the army. When appointing generals, he deliberately selected blunt people and encouraged everyone to manage money instead of soldiers. The barracks were full of businessmen and merchants, and no one trained them."

"Later, the Southern Song Dynasty sent people to inspect the army, and found that among the 2-strong army, only 600 people could wear armor. The number of armor on paper has lost its meaning. At this point, the goal has been achieved. .”

"What kind of strange idea is this..." Borjan, an old scholar engaged in hydraulic engineering, expressed his incomprehension.

"The foundation of the Southern Song Dynasty is the international order that coexists with the Jin Dynasty. This order is most beneficial to the rulers of the Southern Song Dynasty." Guo Kang explained: "If the army's combat effectiveness is too strong, it will break this order, so we must weaken it a little bit. .”

"Of course, it doesn't matter if it's too weak. Fortunately, Jin Guo's combat power is just that way, and the pressure is actually not that great." He thought for a while, and then added: "In short, for the imperial court, winning or losing , are all very embarrassing things. So it is better to give the old coin and not to type it directly."

"I don't know how to maintain this kind of country." Borjan was speechless.

"Look, this is the end." Guo Kang didn't want to be entangled, so he quickly ended the topic.

　I used AI to make a few pictures as vertical paintings, and they are slowly released these days.This feature is quite fun.

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