Lin Gao Qiming
Chapter 2838 Strategy
Chapter 2838 Strategy (II)
"After landing, the first goal is to capture Songjiang Prefecture and Suzhou Prefecture; the second goal is to use the task force to cooperate with the ground forces to capture Zhenjiang, Yangzhou, and Huai'an, seize the grain and cut off the grain transport; the third goal is to besiege and attack Nanjing, the capital. At the same time, the navy will launch a feint along the coast of Fujian and Zhejiang to contain the Zheng family and prevent the Zhejiang Ming army from moving to the southern Zhili. The entire operation will be adjusted according to the weather and sea conditions, and strive to achieve the combat objectives and end the combat operations before the Mid-Autumn Festival."
"Have you considered taking Nanjing?" Wang Luobin asked.
"We don't plan to do this in our goal," Xi Yazhou said. "Taking Nanjing would be too much of a shock to the Ming court. Our goal is to force peace through war, so we have to give the other side a way out."
"Taking down Susong Changtai will be enough to shock the Ming Dynasty..."
"I have a question," said Dr. Lin Motian, who was also returning to Linggao for vacation. "We have to use the navy anyway, so why not just go north to bombard Tianjin, or land directly on Beijing to give Chongzhen a direct shock. If I remember correctly, we have ports in Jeju and Longkou for supplies."
"Tianjin is not a good place to land," Old Di said before Xi Yazhou could speak. "That damn place called Dagukou is full of muddy shoals. If you sink in, you can't get out."
"That's right. Besides, the current Tianjin is less than 500 times the size of the old time. From the mouth of the Haihe River to Tianjin City, which is the center of the water transport, you have to go up 60 to 70 kilometers. The Haihe River is shallow and has many bends. If the Ming army gets some advice from a master and finds a bend in the river to place red-haired cannons, who knows who will bombard whom. Don't forget that the Qing Dynasty achieved its greatest victory against foreigners at Dagukou."
"The navy suffered a lot from this kind of sneak attacks during the battles in Guangdong and Guangxi." Li Di rarely agreed.
"Also, even if we successfully land in Tianjin and march towards Beijing, the Ming court will certainly send out its most elite border troops, such as the Jizhen Army, the Guanning Army, and even the Xuanda Army, to encircle and suppress our army. The Ming Dynasty garrison in Nanzhili has not seen war for a hundred years since the Japanese invasion during the Jiajing period, and its combat effectiveness has declined terribly. It is easy to tell which persimmon is softer and easier to squeeze. Of course, the Fubo Army is not afraid of any Ming army. If they can break into Nanzhili, Chongzhen will probably transfer the northern border troops to the south. However, the dense water network in the south of the Yangtze River, coupled with our naval advantage, will actually help us fight a war of annihilation in Nanzhili, rather than just a frontal defeat."
The benefits of this plan are self-evident. First, it breaks away from passive defense and replaces defense with offense, thus gaining strategic initiative. Second, it is relatively inexpensive. Other plans all involve large-scale mobilization and defense. Basically, the Guangdong-Guangxi garrison troops must be deployed in defensive operations, and some reinforcements must be transferred in. Plan D requires much fewer troops to be mobilized.
"I am also more inclined to this plan D." Wang Luobin expressed his attitude: "We must fight the war and bring the flames of war to the heart of the Ming court. We must not only strangle the grain transport, the lifeline of the Ming Dynasty, but also let Chongzhen see that we can strangle it for as long as we want and as many times as we want, and we can also annihilate his field army here, so as to puncture Zhu Youjian's fantasy of war. As for those upright scholars and officials in Beijing who oppose peace talks, when the food in the Jingtong warehouse is used up and they have nothing to eat, will they still have the energy to talk?"
"Marching into Nanzhili will not only draw Chongzhen's attention and prevent him from harming Guangdong and Guangxi, but also millions of shi of grain will fall into our hands, which will greatly ease the logistical pressure. More importantly, the political impact is the first time that the richest gentry in Jiangnan during the Ming Dynasty have faced the power of the Senate. If we can win, and win beautifully, they will completely jump on the ship of the Senate. So I have only one question: an infantry brigade, plus the marines and foreign security forces, a total of 7,000 to 8,000, less than 10,000 troops. No matter how rubbish the Ming army in Nanzhili is, there are still tens of thousands of people. The tens of thousands of Ming troops originally planned to go south to Guangdong and Guangxi will definitely be sent to rescue Nanzhili. Can we win beautifully?"
"Whether we can win beautifully or not is not enough to just ask the army. The navy has many problems." Li Di's tone was quite calm at first, but gradually became more and more excited. "From Operation Overlord to the Guangdong-Guangxi attack, the navy has not added any large ships for sea operations. So far, the only new ship accepted is a coal supply ship, which was built in batches for the Dabo Company. There are only eight steam combat ships over 500 tons. These ships are currently entering the overhaul period, and a ship needs at least 3 to 6 months of overhaul. Now we have to rely on the ships of the Coast Guard to block the Zheng family's maritime smuggling-this It would be very passive. If the plan is really passed, we can only rely on the few long-distance combat ships of the navy to sweep Zhoushan, march into the Yangtze River, support the army, and at the same time maintain a lot of tasks from Halong Bay in the south to Jeju Island in the north, including blockade, patrol and feint attack on the shore. You guys, you are going to let the navy go to heaven." He grabbed the teacup and gulped down several mouthfuls. "Oh, and that Deputy Minister Zhou who is far away in Sanya, Emperor Zhou, is full of his Mekong River colony. He keeps asking when the navy will go south to clear pirates for him. So where are the ships? Where are the guns? Where are the skilled officers and sailors? Can you show them to me?"
"It's probably too late to build big ships now," Chairman Wang responded calmly to Li Di's barrage of criticism. He avoided the key issue of "no money" and only talked about the time issue. "The Coast Guard was recently approved to build eight motor-sail patrol boats, and the construction progress must be accelerated. Tasks such as blockade patrols and anti-piracy should be taken over by the Coast Guard as much as possible to free up the fleet. In addition, I remember that the Lichun entered the dock and began reconstruction at the end of last year, and this must be completed as soon as possible. Everyone has difficulties, and we must find ways to overcome them. New ships are not available for the time being, but new guns can be arranged. If there is a war, the Ministry of Finance will probably arrange a supplementary budget - but this year, Mr. Cheng's plan to reduce the deficit will probably be ruined again."
"He says every year that the deficit is too high and needs to be reduced, otherwise there will be a crisis. What a crisis! The market is booming..."
"You can't say that." Wang Luobin is well aware of the current fiscal situation. The market is booming, and the figures for household consumption are really good, but this is at the expense of fiscal easing. Massive fixed asset investment and huge military and administrative expenses have caused the fiscal deficit to increase day by day in recent years.
Although the rigid exchange of the so-called "silver standard" can still guarantee the confidence of the society in the currency, the market cannot be fooled. According to the secret statistics of the Finance and Taxation Bureau, the price index has been rising steadily. In order to maintain the stability of the currency, the Planning Agency has begun to release food and cloth to the market at low prices to maintain the CPI index and prevent the cost of living of residents from rising further.
Although moderate inflation is good for the economy, the definition of "moderate" is still being debated in the business and financial sectors. Cheng Dong has said many times in internal meetings that if the deficit cannot be reduced significantly as soon as possible, the Senate should find someone else, as he is not fit to be the finance minister. "Our finances are indeed not very healthy. It is normal for him to be worried," said Wang Luobin. "It's just that we have no choice now. Whether to fight a war or not is not something that can be resolved by saying we hope for peace."
"It would be great if we could fight a war and gain three to five years of peace..." Lin Motian said.
"If we look at it optimistically, we may be able to have ten years of peace," Wang Luobin said. "Of course, we don't have the final say on this issue. It depends mainly on the debate within the Ming court."
"Why don't you stop keeping us in suspense and reveal some inside information?"
"Good fellow, you really don't read books or newspapers." Wang Luobin laughed, "They are all from the weekly news..."
"I'm too lazy to watch that thing."
"Well, to sum it up, there is a possibility that two factions, the pro-Qin faction and the anti-Qin faction, will gradually form within the Ming court... Of course, this is only a possibility at the moment."
"Damn, isn't this a replica of the Qing Dynasty?"
"I think this is a very normal reaction. After all, over the years, many people in the government and the public have seen the power of our 'unique skills'. Moreover, we are different from the Qing Dynasty. In the 19th century, Chinese people had almost no chance to go to Europe, but the common people and gentry of the Ming Dynasty could travel to Hainan and Guangdong relatively conveniently. It is easy for them to compare the advantages and disadvantages. If you say that people of insight have no ideas, it is an insult to people's intelligence."
"The Ming Dynasty is facing internal and external troubles, and there is a drive for change. I think the movement to shave the head of a family will be launched soon. This is a good opportunity for us to transform society subtly."
"It's hard to say." Wang Luobin shook his head. "The political situation in the late Ming Dynasty was very different from that in the late Qing Dynasty. It felt more complicated than that in the late Qing Dynasty. Chongzhen and Cixi were not of the same kind, and the relatives of the Eight Banners and the royal family of the Ming Dynasty were also different... Some things cannot be inferred by common sense. The Westernization Movement in the late Qing Dynasty can only be used as a reference, not as a basis. Moreover, we have deviated from the original historical trajectory, and many things have become unpredictable. For example, the Manchus entered the customs in the 17th year of Chongzhen. If the situation continues to evolve like this, they may not be able to enter the customs."
"Sun Yuanhua won a great victory in Korea, and the Qing Dynasty could not help but look ahead and behind."
"Yes. Dongjiang is another variable..."
"Wouldn't it be better if we couldn't enter the pass? Does the Senate really not want the Ming Dynasty to perish in our hands?"
"People of our generation probably don't care." Wang Luobin shook his head with a heavy heart. "It's hard to say what will happen in the future. Rather than giving future generations something to talk about, we should do more thorough work now."
The train whistled again, and the speed gradually slowed down. "We are almost at Linggao," Wang Luobin lifted the curtain and glanced, then turned back: "I have gained a lot from this trip, including our informal meeting today. Time is running out, and I hope everyone will take stock of the work at hand. Ladies and gentlemen, the war is imminent, and we must not only win, but also win beautifully, yes, win quickly!"
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