Chapter 551: It is better to defend at the door of your own house than to defend at other people's doorstep

Looking at Qin Liangyu with a puzzled face, Yang Jie felt that maybe he should give Qin Liangyu a message. Otherwise, if the front-line commander understands what he meant wrong, or if he performs his own ideas for a long time, Yang Jie would have to cry.

"Big partner, I have important things to say, let the idle people wait a little longer." Yang Jing ordered Wang Chengen to clear the situation. He still had to communicate with Qin Liangyu about this matter, but it was definitely a secret and could not be known to outsiders.

"I obey the order!" Wang Chengen accepted the order and began to clear the scene.

After a while, Yang Jie saw that the clearing was almost done, so he smiled and explained to Qin Liangyu that this thing was quite complicated. When he persuaded Sun Chengzong, he also took a lot of effort. Now, he has to do it again.

Yang Jie took a command stick and began to explain to Qin Liangyu.

"Look at the sight of Mrs. Qin, our dynasty is now besieging the Eastern Barbarians. There is North Korea to the east of the Eastern Barbarians. Now it has been cut off by Mao Wenlong. The sea is on the south side. Now, our dynasty is preparing to land here. The Jinning defense line is in the northwest. Who is in the west?" Yang Jing explained with a smile, while drawing on the sand table with a command stick.

"Go back to Your Majesty, to the west of the Eastern Barbarians is Lin Danhan." Qin Liangyu replied.

"Yes, what is the north of the Donglu?" Yang Jie asked again.

"Go back to Your Majesty, the north of the Donglu is a wasteland and steep mountains. It should be a place where Liao is deserted and rarely visited. Even the Donglu is difficult to survive in that place." Qin Liangyu thought for a while and answered seriously.

"Yes, that's it. Now the Donglu is surrounded by us. If it is squeezed on both sides of the southeast, where will the Donglu go if it can't bear it?" Yang Jie asked with a smile.

"Your Majesty, you must go west... Your Majesty means that the circle of besieging the East Gate is not reliable now, and Lin Dankhan is not reliable? If our dynasty fights hard, the East Gate may run west?" Qin Liangyu suddenly understood a little. The circle of besieging the East Gate in the Ming Dynasty is indeed not reliable. In addition to the fact that the East Gate in the north does not need to be encircled and the East Gate will not go, the East Gate can only run west. Of course, the premise is that the Ming Dynasty beat the East Gate strongly, and the East Gate will no longer stand firm in the Liaodong area.

"It's not that it is possible to run west, but that it must run west. Judging from the achievements between the Eastern Lu and Lin Dankhan over the years, Lin Dankhan has basically no chance of winning against Huang Taiji, so the Eastern Lu must run west." Yang Jinge explained.

Qin Liangyu seemed to be thinking.

"... Our dynasty still has shortcomings in field battles. The main force is the infantry. Even if the Eastern Captains defeat the Eastern Captains, it will be quite difficult to catch up with the Eastern Captains. Therefore, if the Eastern Captains see that the situation is not good and want to run westward, our dynasty will not have the ability to encircle them. If they forcefully encircle them, they will even be defeated by the Eastern Captains one by one." Yang Jing explained again.

"When you go back to Your Majesty, I understand a little. The reason why Your Majesty does not fight the Eastern Captains this year is that he only seeks undefeated is that he is afraid that the Eastern Captains will run west if they lose too much? If the Eastern Captains run west, it will pose a great threat to our dynasty! I am facing the border wall for thousands of miles. It is difficult to defend the Eastern Captains at every point. Once the Eastern Captains have firmly stood up on the grassland, it is a nightmare for our dynasty!... There is no strong enough cavalry, it is indeed not advisable to take action rashly. Once you take action, you must completely eliminate the Eastern Captains!" Qin Liangyu frowned and realized the seriousness of the problem.

The problem is indeed not as simple as I imagined. I have ignored an important link, that is, Lin Danhan. Lin Danhan's leg is too soft. For example, last year, if it weren't for Mao Wenlong's sudden arrival in Zhenjiang Fort, Lin Danhan's losses last year would probably not be that little. The reason why the Donglu abandoned Lin Danhan and wanted to fight Zhenjiang Fort was not because Donglu had an old nest. Mao Wenlong threatened Donglu's old nest and had to worry about the safety of the old nest. However, once the Donglu beat the Donglu, the Donglu was greatly weakened, making them feel that they could not defend the old nest. If they abandoned the nest, they would definitely have no scruples anymore. They would definitely beat Lin Danhan to the point of not knowing him. The emperor was right. Judging from the record, Lin Danhan would be a tragedy against Huang Taiji and could not win.

Once the Eastern Barbarians give up their nests, advance westward with all their might, then they will be as beautiful as the Ming Dynasty. Thinking about the Ming Dynasty's founding power, the Ming Dynasty almost entered the desert with its founding attitude, and eliminated most of the former Yuan remnants. But so what? There is not a Lin Dan Khan now. The Ming Dynasty still has to defend on the Great Wall? If the Ming Dynasty's mortal enemy, Dong Lu, replaced Lin Dan Khan and became the overlord on the grassland, then the Eastern Barbarians are not as bad as Lin Dan Khan. If they have a firm foothold, it is even more unconceivable. They have to rely on the current strength of the Ming Dynasty to enter the Western Barbarians to chase the Eastern Barbarians... This is a heartbeat. When Qin Liangyu thinks of these consequences, he is also sweating in his heart. He can't beat the Eastern Barbarians too much and have to leave them near the old barbarians. This battle really has to be considered.

"Mrs. Qin said it right. Once the Eastern Barbarians have lost too much, they will not be under the pressure and harassment of our dynasty, and they will most likely give up their nests and flee westwards. Judging from the situation of our dynasty this year, they are not able to go deep into the desert to chase them. If they are afraid that they will not return. Therefore, my purpose this year is to consume the strength of the Eastern Barbarians, train the officers and soldiers of our dynasty, stabilize the Eastern Barbarians, and wait for the various divisions of our dynasty to have enough combat power and morale, it will not be too late to destroy the Eastern Barbarians. Maybe next year, we can probably recover Liaoshen. I guess that Huangtai guitar is not a fool. If I can't beat our dynasty, I will definitely pinch soft persimmons and fight Lin Danhan. Therefore, I have to be prepared to go deep into the desert..." Yang Jing explained. While speaking, he pointed on the sand table.

Yang Jing carefully read Huang Taiji's life and Lin Danhan's life. He found that Lin Danhan was a tragedy. If he had not met Huang Taiji, he could be said to be an ambitious master. It is possible to unify the grassland. Unfortunately, he met Huang Taiji, and the result was a continuous tragedy. At the end, at a young age, Huang Taiji drove from the place near Liaodong to the Qinghai area of ​​Gansu, and later died there. His wife and daughter were taken in by Huang Taiji to become the harem. Yang Jing always believed that Lin Danhan could only have tragedy when encountering Huang Taiji, and there could be no other result. Even if it was

Huang Taiji's strength has been greatly reduced and there will be no big change. Therefore, Yang Jingwei was not optimistic about Lin Danhan today, thinking that Huang Taiji could not do anything and could not defeat the Ming Dynasty, he would definitely attack Lin Danhan, that is, he would definitely advance westward. As for Huang Taiji and the Ming Dynasty fighting to the death, they would die in Liaodong even if they died, Yang Jingwei felt that this was basically impossible, it could only be a wishful imagination. The emperors of the Southern Ming Dynasty knew how to run, to Fujian, to Guangxi, and even to Vietnam, let alone Huang Taiji. There were very few people who died in the country like Chongzhen in history.

"Your Majesty, I understand." Qin Liangyu understood the cause and effect of the matter, and his heart became much more open and he replied in a respectful way.

"...We can conquer Liao Shen next year, and we can almost drive Huang Taiji to the west. We can let Huang Taiji fight Lin Dankhan and let them consume each other's strength. Our dynasty takes the opportunity to occupy the desert and completely end the pattern of our dynasty defending against the side walls..." Yang Jingwei finished talking about this year's war and did not stop. He continued, preparing to tell Qin Liangyu about the strategic direction of the Ming Dynasty in the next few decades. Qin Liangyu is very likely to be in charge of the battle against the Donglu.

"Your Majesty, what your Majesty means is to make Huangtai Kedah Lin Dan Khan? Lin Dan Khan is not from our dynasty..." Qin Liangyu was shocked. The emperor actually said he wanted to occupy the desert. This was really a bit crazy. What are the benefits of occupying the desert in the Ming Dynasty? How many troops should be prepared? To support the war outside the pass, there are many people who need money and food! If they are stationed all year round, it would be even more terrifying.

"Yes, drive Huang Taiji to the west and eliminate Lin Danhan. I believe that Lin Danhan can't beat Huang Taiji and will attack the west. It would be better if he could break up all the right wing tribes of ***, and then drive Huang Taiji to the west. It would be better to drive across the Tianshan Mountains, that's better..." Yang Jing said with a smile. Yang Jing only dared to talk about Tianshan Mountains, not ***, Yili, for fear of scaring Qin Liangyu.

"Ah! Your Majesty, I really can't understand this." Qin Liangyu really didn't understand what the emperor was thinking. He was so happy about his achievements? He had too much money and had no place to spend it. He actually wanted to annex the entire grassland and desert, and wanted to defeat the Tianshan Mountains.

"Haha, there is nothing else. It's better to go to someone else's doorstep to defend." Yang Jingai said with a smile.

"Ah! It's better to go to someone else's doorstep to defend at your own doorstep?" Qin Liangyu was so dizzy that he was completely shocked.

"Yes, defense is also defense at your doorstep, and defense is also defense at other people's doorstep. Compared with the two, I feel that defense is better at other people's doorstep, so I decided to rush to the west, completely clear the desert, and enter the desert." Yang Jing said with a smile.

"Your Majesty think twice, this is absolutely impossible. Although Your Majesty can occupy the entire desert for a while, it will eventually return. Instead of consuming endless manpower and material resources to do this, it is better to stop and end the war as soon as possible to save people's strength..." Qin Liangyu was frightened by the emperor's huge idea and advised the emperor not to do anything. If such a big strategy is implemented, I don't know how much money and food will be needed, which is enough to drag down the Ming Dynasty.

"Haha, why didn't Mrs. Qin ask me, why did she say this?" Yang Jingai said with a smile, without a positive answer to Qin Liangyu.

"It is better to defend at your own door than to defend at other people's door? Your Majesty, what does this mean?" Qin Liangyu came to his senses and asked.

"Mrs. Qin also said just now that it takes an endless amount of manpower and material resources to occupy the entire desert. I want to ask Mrs. Qin, how much money and food do I need to consume every year when I go to the border?" Yang Jingwei asked.

"This..., my Majesty, I don't know." Qin Liangyu replied, looking at Sun Chengzong on the side. Qin Liangyu was even more surprised. Sun Chengzong did not persuade the emperor, obviously he had agreed to the emperor's strategy. Qin Liangyu didn't know how the emperor persuaded Sun Chengzong. This was too incredible.

"Master Sun, say," said Yang Jiewei.

"Your Majesty, now I am facing the walls of thousands of miles, and there are 700,000 to 800,000 yuan. Based on the expenses of one tael of silver per person per month, at least tens of millions of silver will be required in a year." Sun Chengzong replied calmly.

"..." Qin Liangyu looked at Sun Chengzong in shock. Although he was mentally prepared, he couldn't help but be shocked. He didn't expect that this place would actually cost so much money every year, which was really terrifying.

"The number mentioned by Master Sun is just a guaranteed number. If you want to train elite soldiers and fight, the number you need every year is more than this. Mrs. Qin now understands why I say this?" Yang Jingai said with a smile, and there was also a little helplessness in his words.

"..." Qin Liangyu was so shocked that she didn't know what to say. She originally advised the emperor to save people's strength and spend money, but she knew that the money needed to maintain her current appearance was even more.

"I guard the side walls and defend at my own doorstep. I have to spend so much money and food every year. I have to worry about others knocking the door. In a few years, I have to worry about whether the tribe outside the pass will rise again, whether it is necessary to send troops to knock on it again? I have to worry about whether there is a second Eastern Captain again. Instead of this, I might as well take these territories under my control. The money I consume is almost the same. If this happens, I don't have to worry about whether I have to knock on the pass again, what is outside the pass?

Are the tribes going to rise again? Are the people outside our dynasty being massacred again... I have calculated that if we control these territories, the defense of the side walls will not need to be so huge. But if we change the defense of the side walls now to key defense, train a group of elite soldiers, rely on cities, roads, and carriages to perform mobile defense, the officials and military pay is sufficient, and life is good, and they have combat power, which can also ensure the safety of our dynasty. Isn't it as good as the defense everywhere, and there is no strong combat power?..."

"... What's more, with more land, we can support more people, right? Since it is my land, my people should walk and live on it. Now our dynasty is facing a lasting natural disaster and urgently needs a large amount of land to support my people. I should seek more land for my people..." Yang Jing continued, and the more he spoke, the more he became more and more heroic.

"But isn't there a barren land outside the pass?" Qin Liangyu looked at the emperor in shock and said subconsciously.

"Zhensu's words are wrong. Now that there are sweet potatoes, how can there be a barren land outside the pass? As long as there is a river, you can find a piece of land to harvest. A barren land is already the yellow flowers yesterday, so you can't apply what you are today." Sun Chengzong suddenly said, and when he said that, there was a hint of rosy on his face, which was extremely rare.

"...sweet potato..." Qin Liangyu's mind turned a corner of 180 degrees instantly...

"Yes, sweet potatoes. Nowadays, sweet potatoes can not only be eaten raw, but can be eaten with steamed rice or roasted. There are various ways to eat them, and they can also be made into vermicelli. It will not be a problem to put them in the coming year. If there are too many sweet potatoes, you can also raise livestock, such as pigs, so where can you start with the so-called barren land?" Sun Chengzong said with a smile. The more he said, the more rosy the face, the greater the surging in his heart.

"After being taught, what Sun Ge Lao taught me is..." Qin Liangyu suddenly realized that he subconsciously regarded the outside of the pass as a barren land, but in fact, it was not the case. The large-scale sweet potato planted by the emperor in the country can solve the problem of eating well, at least not starve to death. As long as you find some places with abundant water and grass outside the pass, you can basically solve the problem of eating. Once the food problem is solved, the problem of stationing outside the pass will not be big.

"Mrs. Qin must not look at today's things from yesterday's perspective, otherwise there will be great bias. In addition to food, there are also supplies and materials to be transported. I know this. Mrs. Qin should also know about the four-wheeled carriages, and also know that I used more than a thousand carriages to transport silver. With such carriages, it is not a problem to transport government troops or arms and equipment..." Yang Jieyu said that when he started, he poured out his words. To be honest, this exciting thing involves the plans for the next few decades of the Ming Dynasty. The more people they share, the stronger the joy in his heart. It is really suffocating to be alone.

"..." Qin Liangyu was even more shocked and looked at the emperor in disbelief. The emperor had been planning for this day for too long.

"...Mrs. Qin should also know that the Imperial Army is now controlling the Imperial Army with elite forces and fighting with the Imperial Army. In fact, as long as the powerful enemy of Donglu is cut off, the Imperial Army can basically use the Imperial Army to flatten the desert. Controlling the territory outside the pass and the desert does not require too many people from our dynasty. It is enough to just control the Imperial Army in your hands. The one who feeds the Imperial Army is my enemy, their property, and the privilege of allowing the Imperial Army to trade. With these two items alone, I can drive the Imperial Army to fight for me almost for free. The old lady Qin is worried about, but in fact, it costs about the same, or even less than garrisoning the border wall..." Yang Jing was excited and couldn't help it. This core secret was blurted out, and there was a feeling of not being happy.

"Your Majesty, this...!!" Qin Liangyu didn't know what to say. The emperor's layout and strategy involved became wider and wider. She could no longer think about it. She just felt that the emperor's layout and strategy were too powerful and too huge.

"My partner, go and get the wool sweater and spontaneous burning lamp. I want to show it to Mrs. Qin." Yang Jie became more and more excited as he spoke, and he wanted to take out all his proud works for others to see, because it had been too long since he was kept in his heart.

"As for your order, Your Majesty!" Wang Chengen was serving him all the time. When he heard the emperor's words, he immediately went to pick him up.

After a while, Wang Chengen came back.

"Look at Mrs. Qin, this is also a cold-proof thing I have prepared for expansion to the north. This is a wool sweater and wool pants. It is made of wool and cashmere. It is particularly warm and much stronger than ordinary cotton. I have ordered the top-notch production. In addition to equipping the official army, going to the gates and expanding to the depths of the desert, I am not stingy with each person's set. I want to expand my Ming Dynasty territory to every inch of the sun and the moon..." Yang Jing said excitedly, almost dancing, holding a wool sweater and wool pants playing there.

"..." Qin Liangyu looked at the crazy emperor and felt excited, and an indescribable excitement filled her whole body.

"Mrs. Qin, look at it again. This is a spontaneous combustion lamp. Although it was not specially prepared by me, it is also an indispensable good thing for expansion to the north. Just ignite..." Yang Jingwei was extremely excited to play with these things. While speaking, he turned the spontaneous combustion lamp.

"Sher..." The spontaneous burning lamp emitted a spark, igniting the oil lamp.

"Your Majesty, this, this." Qin Liangyu looked at this thing in surprise, unable to describe it in words, and there was only a loud banging sound in his mind.

"This thing was not made by me, but was made by Li Yanyi's wife of Yan'an Prefecture, Shaanxi. I have to use her to refine lamp oil to ignite it. I am planning to distribute this thing to the new army. Today is just right, so I will take it out together. I asked Fu Mingde to study and copy it a few days ago. Now, it can be equipped on a large scale. Although it is still a bit unsatisfactory, it can be used. In the future, it needs to be ignited, and the like cannons are used. "Yang Kai-shek said that he was excited and wanted to shout to vent his pleasure in his heart.
Chapter completed!