I'm only seven years old, Lao Zhu, you let me supervise the country?

Chapter 356: Soldiers are valuable, speed, and grand strategy!
Ten days later, Fengtian Temple.

Zhu Yunxuan sat high up, and a huge sand table had been raised in Fengtian Hall.

From Zhu Yunxuan's perspective, he could just overlook the overall situation.

This sand table was made according to the map of the Ming Dynasty by Zhu Yunxu's order from the Eighteenth Square of Jinling. It can simulate the marching distance of the armies of both sides, as well as the logistics supply routes of the Ming Dynasty.

It can be said to be clear at a glance.

Below, a minister from the Military Affairs Office was moving the chess pieces on the sand table.

"His Royal Highness Taisun, according to the intelligence from the front line, today, our Ming Dynasty's 50-strong army will gather near Peking!"

"And Beiyuan's 60-strong army is operating in the Beiping area."

"Perhaps, there have been some small-scale battles between the two sides at this time."

This information is naturally speculation.

In one day, no matter how fast it was according to the traffic speed of this era, it was impossible to spread it back to the capital and reach Zhu Yunzhen's ears.

In fact, the news that the capital received was usually the news from three days ago.

Subsequently, based on the terrain, topography, and currently known intelligence, we made reasonable speculations that the original purpose of the Ming Dynasty's 50-strong army was to gather in Peiping.

Then they pushed into the territory of Beiyuan in one fell swoop, looking for the main force of Beiyuan for a decisive battle.

But the specific date may be today, or it may be tomorrow. There may even be some accidents, and it is not impossible to delay it for a few days.

Zhu Yunxuan watched as the chess pieces representing the Ming Dynasty's 50 soldiers and [-] new troops were all placed around Peiping.

Nodding slightly.

Then he asked: "Xia Yuanji, is the food and grass supply that your household department is responsible for enough?"

If the soldiers and horses are not moving, the grain and grass will go first.

This has been true since ancient times, but in today's Ming Dynasty, it has gradually become less applicable.

Due to the construction of national highways, the territory of Ming Dynasty is now well connected in all directions.

The speed and loss of transportation are far less than in the past, so this time it is possible for an army of 50 to be deployed near Peiping at the same time. Otherwise, according to the logistics capabilities at this time.

Peiping alone has no ability to put down 50 troops at the same time.

Just the fact that people eat horse-chewed food every day can make Lan Yu worry for a while!Not to mention, there is the loss of weapons and equipment, and the difficulty of digging wells!

In the previous Northern Expeditions, the Ming Dynasty's millions of troops were scattered along the route.

It looks like there are a lot of people, but in reality?
At this time, the Ming Dynasty had assembled 50 troops in Peiping alone. It was completely different. With the support of strong logistics, the Ming Dynasty's garrison troops in other places only needed to defend.

No need to contain.

The 50-strong army in Peiping was like a wild horse out of the cage.

Go straight to the Beiyuan Royal Court!

Looking for the main decisive battle of the Beiyuan army!Quick victory!Prevent each other and Daming from flying kites in the vast Mobei grassland!
Although Beiyuan had 60 cavalry, they still had to face the problem of people eating horses.

It is also impossible to completely concentrate the troops.

The Ming side seemed to have a numerical disadvantage, but they used points to break through and concentrate their forces. In this way, in any battle, the actual number of people on the battlefield of the Ming Dynasty was far greater than that of the Bei Yuan side.

There are many people on the Beiyuan side, so what if there are many cavalry?

Poor logistics supplies made it impossible for them to assemble, and the density of the battlefield was far less than that of the Ming Dynasty.

This also gave the Ming Dynasty a huge advantage in the actual battlefield.

Under Zhu Yunxu's inquiry, Xia Yuanji, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, elaborated: "Your Highness, Taisun, don't worry. Our Ministry of Revenue will adopt a segmented and layered transportation method for this logistical supply."

"It can be guaranteed that even if Beiyuan's cavalry comes around behind them, they will not be able to intercept a large amount of food."

"At the same time, near the national highway, I have arranged for people to build a nearby camp for the transportation team to rest and defend against enemy attacks." "And with the national highway connecting it, support is extremely fast. There is no need to worry about the logistics of our Ming army!"

Zhu Yunxuan looked towards the sand table.

As expected, there are three national highways connecting them near Beiping alone, and there are even more national highways further back.

The logistics supply transportation arranged by Xia Yuanji only traveled along the national highway, and warehouses were built in each city. At the same time, a stronghold was built every twenty miles on the national highway near Beiping, which was extremely strong for defense.

Now, the food road must be worry-free.

Zhu Yunzhen felt even more satisfied and praised: "You did a good job in this matter."

"In the battle on the front line, soldiers will naturally contribute. What the court can do is to ensure the supplies of the soldiers. Don't let the soldiers on the front line lack food and clothing."

"In this way, the Northern Expedition will be victorious!"

In Fengtian Hall, all the courtiers looked excited.

They all said in unison: "The Northern Expedition will win!"

………………

Peiping, thirty miles outside the city.

Zhu Di led the new army into Beiping along the national highway and found a suitable place to set up camp.

Build high walls widely, build large-scale horse defenses, dig deep trenches, and arrange camps and defenses.

"We arrived in Peiping in just ten days after leaving the capital."

On the high ground, Zhu Di and Zhu Gaoxu stood, watching the armies of the Ming Dynasty marching rapidly along the national highway, and then looked for a place to set up camp.

Zhu Di couldn't help but sigh: "The convenience of this national highway is really beyond imagination!"

"It's no wonder that His Highness Taisun is always thinking about disarmament. With the convenience of the Ming Dynasty's national highways, there is indeed no need to station so many troops in various places."

"In an area that originally required two guard posts, now only one guard post is enough."

Zhu Gaoxu thought so.

They couldn't help but nodded in admiration. They really didn't expect the role of this national road to be so great at first.

And with the completion of the national highway construction.

The true role of national highways has only just begun to gradually emerge, and as time goes by, the role will only become greater and greater.

It's far from just military use.

Along the way, they didn't know how many traders they saw taking advantage of the national highway to travel between the north and south of the Ming Dynasty.

I just want to travel between the north and south of the Ming Dynasty, but there is one last obstacle, which is the wide Yangtze River. It only takes an hour on land, but it has to take a day or even several days to cross.

Only then did they understand why His Highness Taisun insisted on building the Jinling Yangtze River Bridge despite dissuasion!
His Royal Highness Taisun's foresight can only be realized by truly experiencing how terrifying it is!
"As the saying goes, soldiers are valuable but swift. Our Ming Dynasty's 50 soldiers gathered in Peiping in just over ten days."

"I'm afraid those bastards in Beiyuan won't be able to eat now!"

Zhu Di smiled proudly.

Such a fast speed shocked even the generals of the Ming Dynasty. If the people of Beiyuan knew about it, wouldn't they be scared to death?
On the side of the couch, how can you allow others to snore and sleep!
There are 50 troops in Peiping, and no one knows when the other side will come out to fight you!

How can the people of Beiyuan feel at ease?

Zhu Gaoxu also had a flash of pleasure, following Zhu Di living in Peiping for so many years.

He also hates the people of Beiyuan deeply.

He said coldly: "Dad, I will send out the spies tomorrow to look for the main force of Beiyuan."

"At that time, we can have a decisive battle!"

(End of this chapter)