"The General Staff Office believes that there are several troubles..." Zhang Han signaled to Sun Yao and continued, and Sun Yao continued: "First, the grassland is too large, our troops are insufficient, and the business roads are spread too wide, which makes it difficult for us to take into account both the beginning and end without any mistakes... Second, once a war occurs, if the enemy and the whole people are soldiers, no matter what the relationship is in normal times, except for a few people, most herders and nobles will stand opposite us. This will lead to too many enemies, and the number of people will be very different! Third, we are a guest army, and it is nearly a thousand miles from Lizhuang to Qingcheng. Along the way, our army has no defense capabilities except supply points. Not only is the logistics pressure, but the business roads are at risk of being harassed and cut. What is more dangerous is that our military command will be dispatched north and it is easy to be divided and surrounded by the enemy with superior forces and annihilated each one..."

Liang Xing said: "Yang Sisun took the initiative to attack with 300 people head-on, defeating the enemy's 5,000 cavalry. We can dispatch troops at least 300 people as a unit. What are you afraid of?" &□wán□□ ロba,⊥.∧¤.vp;

Sun Yao shook his head and said, "President Yang fought in that battle, but we can't think so..."

When Sun Yao saw Liang Xing glaring, he quickly said, "One, Yang Commander-in-Chief is good, and the other is that the army has four artillery pieces. We have no way to ensure that every time we transfer troops, we have an artillery team to accompany us..."

This is indeed a key point. If Yang Sisun can win that battle, the key is that there is a gun team accompanying him. The power of the four cannons is really amazing. Otherwise, no matter how powerful Yang Sisun is, it would be difficult to fight that battle!

Four-pound cannons are still too few now!

The command of the artillery battalion was still determined, and the officers such as the Portuguese Joao were appointed as military member and became Tang Wangzong's deputy and subordinates.

Zhang Han was also helpless when he called a group of white-skinned men into the army... Although the Ming Dynasty had a tradition of attracting Tartar officials, it would not cause disgust. It was more acceptable than a pure mercenary form, and the more important thing was the serious lack of excellent artillery talents.

Like clearing the chamber, carrying, and ignition, these trained young people are competent. The artillery leader and higher-level command are not mastered by knowing words or understanding mathematics. It takes years of practical experience to learn from practical experience... Zhang Han's artillery is casting more and more, and he will wait for the young people in the literacy school to come out and receive military training and then pick out qualified ones to join the artillery, and then slowly practice... This method is the best, but it is not urgent. At least within one or two years, he needs these foreign officer helpers, at least, they can serve as instructors and assist in training new recruits.

When Sun Yao saw Wang Changfu talking again, he made a firm hand gesture and signaled the other party to wait.

"So the conclusion of the Military Office is that if we only keep a small-scale business road running, then military actions need to give way to political and diplomatic efforts and try to please the Mongols. Then we continue to expand the scale of cavalry, and the ultimate goal is to use cavalry to control cavalry and use high maneuvers to high maneuvers. But in two to three years, we will lose a lot of benefits in the north, with a minimum of hundreds of thousands a year. I think this is not what everyone is willing to see... So the advice of the General Staff Department is to refer to the key decisions that have always fought against the Northern Barbarians, to build military forts and control key passes, as a supplement, stamina, control strategic points, and slowly embezzle and encroach... Our goal is not to maintain business roads, but the ultimate goal is to control Tumot and the Mongolians in the northern Mobei region, so that they can truly be included in the Heyusheng system!"

After Sun Yao finished speaking in one last breath, his tone became sonorous and powerful, and these words seemed particularly determined.

"What a great determination..."

Despite being involved in it, Sun Jingting was still shocked by Zhang Han's determination and will at this time.

You should know that even if the Ming Dynasty uses the power of a country, whoever proposes to completely digest and control the Northern Territory will be regarded as a madman!

As Sun Yao said just now, from the Qin and Han Dynasties to the Ming Dynasty, the Han people, except for a few periods of the Northern Expedition and deep into the grasslands, were mostly defending. Even during the Southern and Northern Dynasties and the Song Dynasty, the dynasties built by the Han people were suppressed and beaten by the nomadic peoples in the north.

The war between the two sides is unequal. On one hand, they are born cavalry, and on the other hand, they have to pay a huge price to build cavalry. During the Han Wu period, the northern expedition to the grasslands and finally sealed the wolf's servants. The price was the fatigue of the whole country... The situation was the same during the reign of Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty. Five northern expeditions were ineffective, and the national strength could not be sustained. The income from the five expeditions was really limited. The nomadic people could easily break it into pieces, and the army could move and avoid it as soon as it arrived. However, the Ming army had difficulty in supplying, so they would definitely not stay on the grassland for a long time.

Moreover, the army dominated by infantry penetrated into the vast grassland like the sea, and the risks were infinite. The Duke of Guo Qiu Fu gave 100,000 troops, but underestimated the enemy and made dumplings on the grassland... When Chengzu was still alive, the Ming army was so prestigious that during the reign of Emperor Yingzong, the Beijing camp soldiers were no match for Yesian. Before Emperor Yingzong was at a loss, the tens of thousands of elite cavalry of Duke of Chengguo Zhu Yong were defeated by Yesian. The troops of both sides were equal in the outpost battle, which shows that the combat effectiveness of the Ming army was no longer as good as that of the Northern Lu.

At this time, the rise of the Eastern Barbarians had only been quiet for a few days. The Ming army had been taking a defensive stance for two hundred years. Not to mention truly digesting the Northern Barbarians, even if someone really attacked the grassland and then gained a foothold, this was already an amazing achievement.

"We can do things that our predecessors dare not do, and we can succeed, so that we will not be able to do. This will make our life worthwhile." Zhang Han did not raise his tone, but his tone was full of enthusiasm, and he revealed a very confident and strong aura.

At this time, everyone was shocked to realize that the young owner who had been following had grown to this point?

In a word, the Mongolian tribes with nearly tens of thousands of miles of territory and hundreds of thousands of people were annexed?

This plan sounds crazy, and it gives people the feeling of being crazy, but everyone is still discussing it seriously, and everyone feels that following Zhang Han, this crazy plan can be successful!

"We can't move Lin Danhan and the Khan tribe. We have to be friendly with them for the time being, digest Tumot to Ordos, and then the Takun tribe, stop at Weilat Mongolia, go north to the north of the desert, and border with the Russians..."

Lin Danhan and the Han tribes, including the Neikalkha and Korqin tribes, Zhang Han only planned to maintain trade and did not intend to cause too many entanglements. Within a few years, it would be difficult to complete the grand strategy of going north and embezzle the Mongolian tribes in the north. Then burn the war to the Mongolian tribes in the east, and even border the Later Jin in advance. At that time, it would be troublesome, and it might even cause the overall failure of the Northward strategy...

"The military command command of course obeys the grand strategy." Sun Jingting said: "The preparations have begun to be made, and the strategic move to the northward in terms of the baggage and many measures."

"The Staff Office also has a specific plan..." Sun Yao said: "Of course, the army mainly went out of the Xinping Fort area, and some of them were diagonally penetrated from Zhangjiakou to the west. The Staff Office's plan was to build a fortress in five miles, one pier, ten miles, one military platform, and the important place was to build a fort..."

Sun Yao pointed to the sand table in the middle of the conference room and pointed to a point on the west side of Zhangjiakou Fort, and said, "A larger military fort is to be built here. This is the Yuanxinghe Guard Qianhu Station. The terrain is important. We must build a fort here in advance, including the square and three miles of garrisons, but also an important turnover station for the business road to the east. Then there are rivers such as Daqing River and Erlong River. Forts should also be built at dangerous passes that are easy to cross the river. The scale should be smaller. It is suitable for military forts with a circumference of about 900 steps. Then in Haizi, Jining, a large fort, a small fort, a small fort, a bank of Dahei River, and a small fort, and finally to Xiaohei River, Daqing Mountain, and the old Fengzhou area, respectively."

The places Sun Yao refers to are all aimed at Qingcheng, that is, Guihua City and Bansheng City, the core of western Mongolia. From west to east, military forts will be built one by one. As long as they are completed, a huge noose will be formed, and sooner or later all the rebellious northern captives will be tied up like wild dogs.

This plan is of course very good, but Li Dongxue couldn't help but show a strange look on his face. The Military and Political Department is in charge of not only military and political affairs, but also factory production, military supplies and barracks, and the logistics bureau of the military and political system are all under the rule of the Military and Political Department. Of course, it is impossible for Li Dongxue to be the head of the entire business. It should be decided by the meeting. Of course, the specific affairs of the daily life still fall on Li Dongxue alone.

"Dongxue, you don't have to grin..." Zhang Han smiled at this time: "I know you are under great pressure, you should choose more deputy to help you, and you don't have to hold everything in your hands..."

Li Dongxuedao: "How dare my subordinates be afraid of difficulties and difficulties? I just thought of such a large project, there are dozens of military forts alone. Based on the military forts with a circumference of three miles, at least 200 furnaces were built to burn bricks in the early stage. It would take hundreds of thousands of trenches to burn the city bricks. Then build the fort. The buildings inside also require a large amount of bricks and wood. The materials required require a large amount of manpower. I think about it and feel a little afraid..."

There are only so many military forts, plus the dense military stations and fire road piers, the project volume is so large that it is unimaginable... That is, the new king of the dynasty, the founding king, with absolute authority and millions of manpower, can do such things.

Li Shenming said: "It's not that Dongxue is so afraid of difficulties. These military forts need to be built within a radius of 2,000 miles. This is much more difficult than in the mainland. It is particularly difficult to do such a thing outside the Great Wall. There are dozens of military forts in Datong and hundreds of military towers, but that is slowly built with a hundred years of hard work..."

At the beginning of the establishment of the town, Datong Town was guarding against Yesen and Wastu Mongolia. At that time, the border defense was under great pressure. The military towers were built very dense. It was also the most military towers in the Jiubian area and the most complete military towers were built. However, although Datong controlled thousands of miles and border forts were mostly built on the mountain border. After all, it was powered by the whole country. The court supported the finances with the intact Chinese and French development at that time, and provided manpower and material resources from the local government. This was the initial scale within dozens of miles. Later, it was repaired for decades, and finally formed the scale in front of us.

Zhang Han wanted to build a huge project comparable to the Datong defense line as the guard of the Acropolis and commander of the two guards, and it was built in the heart of the Beilu. If this matter is really done, it will be worthy of the ages!

The people present also thought of it, and their eyes were extremely enthusiastic.

Money and wise are important, but people will also pursue fame!
Chapter completed!