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Chapter 602 Details determine success or failure
"I believe that there are many military castles and fortresses along the way. Although they have been in disrepair for a long time, they can still be used. Send troops to station first, store up luggage in batches, and then your Majesty will lead the troops forward. This problem will be safe for Du Song." It's not difficult, the solution was given immediately, and it's very feasible.

Because the Ming Dynasty frontier army did this before abandoning Liaodong Town, they built countless forts of various sizes along the Liaoxi Corridor from Shanhaiguan to Jinzhou, and stationed troops in all of them, in order to form a safe transportation channel for transporting goods from the mainland. The grain and grass supplies were smoothly transported to various places in Liaodong, while ensuring normal communication.

If the enemy sends a small number of troops to harass, the distance between the forts is not far, and they can defend against the enemy by cooperating with each other. If the enemy attacks in large numbers, large defensive cities like Jinzhou, Ningyuan, and Guangning that can station relatively large numbers of troops should come into play. They can block the attack in sections or counterattack together.

"This method is feasible, but relying on me and your defenders alone is far from enough. Recruiting civilians will cost a lot of money, and the gain outweighs the loss."

Hong Tao sighed helplessly, what kind of answer is this? If we can maintain the normal operation of many armies and fortresses, why bother giving up Liaodong Town in the first place? Isn't this just taking off your pants and farting?

"...I'm sorry for my stupidity, but your Majesty, please give me a clear explanation!" At this time, although Jun Song was apologizing, there were already countless grass-mud horses galloping in his heart. If we fight a battle, we can't do this or that. We are afraid of wolves in front and tigers in the back. It's so verbose. Guess what your mother is!
"Li Ruzhang, just in time, you are here to help General Du clear up his doubts and tell him how the army's baggage was transported when he entered North Korea to quell the Japanese."

At this time, Li Ruzhang heard that the emperor had returned from the sea. At the city gate, he met Jun Jun and Ding Shun, who had not been seen for a long time. He hurriedly looked for them, but he was caught as soon as they showed up and refused to let them tell the answer.

"Uh...most of them are shipped from Liaodong, and a little less than half are delivered by sea." Looking at Jun Song and Ding Shun who looked helpless, Li Ruzhang didn't know what they were talking about just now, so he could only answer truthfully.

"Long live the Lord, you want to use sea ships to transport baggage!?" Ding Shun finally understood. If the army went on an expedition, it would have to be accompanied by the navy.

"The sea is changing rapidly, isn't it safe?" Jun Song also understood, but the sadness on his face only increased.

When conquering Korea, sea ships were indeed used to transport soldiers, generals and baggage, but the effect was not very good. Although land transportation is very expensive, it can still be reached in the end, but sea transportation is really useless. If you say no, it will be all gone, leaving nothing left.

"This sea transport is not that sea transport. The ships of the Shipping Yamen have been transporting grain and products from Guangdong and Fujian for several years. Although they have drifted, they have rarely disappeared. Compared with the East China Sea and the South China Sea, this place is only a small bay, so there is no need to worry. "

Why didn't Juniper and Dingshun, and even most of the courtiers and enemies, think of sea transportation? It's not that they are stupid, but that shipping in this era is indeed unreliable, and no one dares to assume it is inevitable. Over time, an inertia of thinking has been formed. A land war is a land war and has nothing to do with the sea.

But with the advent of ships more suitable for ocean voyages, the situation is completely different. No matter how strong the wind and waves are in the Bohai Bay, they are not as big as those in the East China Sea and the South China Sea. As long as the batches are arranged properly, even if there is force majeure, the whole army will not be wiped out, at most it will be less.

The sea voyage from Dagukou to Liaodong is less than a thousand miles, and the round trip takes less than ten days based on the average cargo ship speed of 4 knots. There is still time to make up for any accidents, and the error tolerance rate is still very high.

"So your Majesty is waiting for the ship from the Shipping Office?" Du Song finally figured out that the emperor had planned it a long time ago and was not delaying the matter on purpose, but was waiting for the ship to arrive.

"No, no, I'm waiting for God!" But the emperor still shook his head.

"Long Live Lord is waiting for the sea ice to melt!" Ding Shun suddenly spoke at this time, his expression still very determined. "Well, if you can't guess it anymore, you really should go back to Kaito Division and take the exam again. I've been catching crabs nearby by boat these past few days, and I casually looked at the extent of the melting of the sea ice. I guess it's almost time.

If there are no unexpected weather conditions, the army will leave the customs at dawn tomorrow. Juniper, you must remember my words. As long as no one comes with my head in mind, no matter how urgent it is, you are not allowed to send troops out of the border.

My safety has nothing to do with you and others, and I don't need to take responsibility. However, if something goes wrong in Shanhaiguan, your guilt will be greater. Even if I really die in battle, Yuan Keli and Yuan Yingtai will not let you off lightly.

Okay, now that you know everything you need to know, don’t mess around here. I didn’t catch many crabs, only enough for one person. Go back quickly and send people to the major passes every hour to report the news. Don't be afraid of trouble, as long as the north is clear, it will be a great achievement. "

Some parts of the Bohai Bay will freeze in winter. Many people may not realize it if no one warns them. As the saying goes, details determine success or failure. If Hong Tao had not thought of it and rashly arranged for sea ships to supply supplies near the coast, he would probably have to look at the ice and sigh.

The reason why I talked so much with Jun Song and Ding Shunfei was not because they were born to talk nonsense, but because they were using this method to change their thinking and provide experience for similar problems they might encounter in the future.

From now on, Daming has been released from the ICU ward, passed the critical period, and his internal organs have basically recovered their functions. Then what? After you recover from your illness, you will naturally have to settle accounts with your enemies. Whoever bullied or scolded us while we were sick must be accounted for clearly.

Some people are reasonable, so use reason to convince others. Some people are unreasonable, so you have to use your fists to speak. But we can’t let the emperor lead the expedition in person every time. I’ll give you an example so that you can learn from it in the future.

Generals such as Jun Song and Ding Shun are getting busier and busier and have no time to teach step by step. They can only teach by words and deeds when they have the opportunity to contact them. Let's learn as much as they can.

"Deputy Chief of Staff Ding, Your Majesty has been in the palace for a long time and has never been to Liaodong, but you know so much about the freezing of the sea water. Even I didn't expect it. Could it be that he really knows it from birth?" Du Song was still struggling after being driven out by the emperor and riding side by side on horses. He was mainly confused.

"Long live the Lord has never been to the sea, hasn't he built an invincible navy. Emperor, how can it be beyond the reach of you and me mortals. But when it comes to being smart, I have learned some tricks. Do you want to hear about it? ?" Ding Shun looked sideways at Jun Song, with a sinister smile on his face.

"Deputy Chief of Staff Ding, please speak. Du is all ears!"

"I've heard in the Kaito Division that His Majesty loves noodles and crabs the most. Why don't you try it, Mr. Du? Maybe it will work wonders. I'll take the first step and quickly implement His Majesty's orders. The army will be here tomorrow Let’s set out without any delay.”

Just like the teacher, there are the same kind of students. No matter whether the children taught by Hong Tao are smart or dull, they will never lack one quality, and that is badness. Being bad for no reason and secretly enjoying watching others suffer misfortune. If no one is unlucky, take the initiative to create conditions and treat harming people as a lifelong pleasure.

"...Noodles and crabs...you two quickly go to the boat at the beach and put away His Majesty's crab-catching things. From now on, you will catch a few crabs every morning!" Looking at Ding Shun's back as he galloped on his horse, Jun Song fell into deep thought.

It's definitely too late to compare with the emperor's talent, so you can only work hard on acquired growth. Everyone can catch crabs, but no one can use an iron cage to catch crabs in the deep sea like the emperor did. This may be the difference, crabs in the shallows are different from those in the deep sea!
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