Chapter 1059 The Founding Ceremony of the Chinese Empire (2)

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The strategic direction of the Qinglong Legion is the northeast of the empire.

In the current northeastern region of the empire, the Jurchens have temporarily migrated away, and the disasters of the Tartars have been completely eliminated. However, the northeastern region has not yet calmed down. There is another big country, Russia, posing a serious threat to the northeastern region of the Chinese Empire.

Russia's eastward expansion is an inevitable fact. Various intelligences show that the Russian vanguards, organized explorers and Cossack cavalry have all reached the Lena River and the Baikal line. Sporadic explorers even appeared near Heilongjiang.

All signs indicate that there will inevitably be fierce competition in the Northeast region. Relying on the Mongols alone may not be able to stop Russia's eastward expansion. Without the Golden Family, the Mongols are far from being matched by the Russians.

Zhang Zhun never underestimated Russia. This is the only one, on land, that poses the greatest threat to China. It is also the only one who snatches China's land and never returns it. In the history of his previous life, as long as the land occupied by Tsarist Russia was never returned. Russia's wolfish ambitions are probably the most naked and least need fig leaf among all empires.

With such an understanding, Zhang Zhun naturally could not allow the Russians to go to Siberia smoothly. He had to find a way to take the initiative to take the lead and control Siberia. Even if he could not completely control Siberia, he would have to cause great trouble for the Russians to expand eastwardly. He would not believe it. As a time traveler, he would not be able to stop the Russians' progress. At worst, the two countries would go to war.

To achieve this, it is not enough to have a single Azure Dragon Legion, and it also requires many ambitious and desire-related colonists. The Azure Dragon Legion has only 30,000 troops, which is of course enough as the main force of the decisive battle. However, if a guerrilla war is fought, it will not be enough. Therefore, in addition to the regular army, there should be many guerrillas.

The problem now is that as far as the new empire is concerned, there are not many people who are willing to migrate to Liaodong. There are not many people who are willing to migrate to the north. There are only local natives in the area north of Tielingwei, and there is almost no Han. At this point, the new empire is obviously at a disadvantage. Without anyone, how can you compete with others?

After thinking about it, several major giants of the Ministry of Military Affairs and General Staff finally felt that the number of Han people in Liaodong should be strengthened. People from the mainland should be encouraged to migrate to Liaodong, and those who have migrated to Liaodong should be encouraged to raise as many children as possible. As long as there is enough population, they can compete with others for living space.

"More birth and more nourishment!"

"The state provides subsidies!"

Zhang Zhun made a decision without hesitation.

Of course, those are another deployment.

How to increase the population in the Northeast is the affairs of the Ministry of Government. Zhang Zhun only needs to make such a decision. The specific matters are the people below who are responsible for the implementation.

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The strategic direction of the White Tiger Legion is the northwest of the empire.

The territory of the Ming Dynasty encircled the northwest of the empire very large, but in fact, the control area was very small. The actual control area of ​​the imperial court, that is, to the Xingdusi in Shaanxi (now Gansu area). After leaving Jiayuguan, it was no longer possible to actually control it.

In fact, the Shaanxi Xingdusi, which is today's Gansu, had a very weak control ability. The Ming Dynasty's control over the border areas mainly relied on military households in the garrison. A large number of military households were migrated from the mainland to enrich the local population. In the early Ming Dynasty, such a policy had some effect. But in the later period, it was over.

Like many garrisons in the mainland, the main garrisons of Xingdusi in Shaanxi, such as Ganzhou garrison, Suzhou garrison, Yongchang garrison, Liangzhou garrison, Xining garrison, etc., were very serious. Especially the westernmost Suzhou garrison, it was almost gone. The military flags that the Ming army had originally planted on Jiayu Pass had disappeared for hundreds of years.

Especially in the middle of Wanli period, the rebellion of Ningxia in Ningxia had a particularly large influence on Xingdusi in Shaanxi. At that time, many garrisons in Gansu had more or less related to garrisons. After garrisons in Gansu, almost all garrisons in Gansu were cleaned. However, it was easy to clean, but it was difficult to get it back.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, no one was willing to be a military household, and no one was willing to be a military household in Gansu. It would be better to be a bandit if you were a military household in Gansu. The imperial court wanted to supplement the soldiers of the Gansu garrison several times, but it was gone. Without money and no one, how could it be supplemented? Later, the Shaanxi uprising army rebelled, and the garrisons in Gansu and other places were either vassals or fled. Among the 100 garrison military households, there were probably less than ten left.

In fact, during the Chongzhen period, the Tatar tribe in Gansu was mainly living in the Mongolian area. They had some slight connection with the Tumote tribe in Mongolia. However, they never accepted the command of the Tumote tribe. If these people could gain benefits from the Ming Dynasty, they would surrender and obey the Ming Dynasty's orders. If they were dissatisfied with the benefits they had gained, they would immediately turn against each other. It would not be an exaggeration to describe these people as mothers.

Another very serious problem is that local people have a tendency to gradually expand and deepen their belief in Islam. This is indeed not a good thing for the Han Empire. Islam is very expanding, and once they are allowed to take roots and sprout in the local area, and they will be very difficult to clear them in the future.

It’s not that Zhang Zhun has any prejudice against Islam, but such a religion is quite unfavorable to the rule of the new empire. He does not want to see a huge Muslim group appear under his ruling area. For Zhang Zhun, it is feasible and necessary for the Mongols to believe in religion. However, they should and can only believe in Buddhism.

After the court surrendered, the cavalry of the Hu Ben Army began to march across Gansu. They reported to Zhang Zhun that the local Tatars and other people who believed in Islam all united to prevent the Hu Ben Army from entering Gansu. Some of the swaying Shaanxi Uprising Army also quietly headed westward to try to contact the Tatars.

Of course, Zhang Zhun would not allow such a situation. Therefore, the Hu Ben Army had to go west, and always surrender all the Tatars. To the west of the Tatars were Turpan (around now Hami) and Yeer Qiang (a few days later). Of course, the Hu Ben Army had to hold these areas in their hands. However, this was not enough. After taking down Turpan and Yeer Qiang, the Hu Ben Army had to continue to go west and control the Central Asian region.

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The strategic direction of the Suzaku Legion is the southwest of the empire.

Where is the southwest of the empire? It is naturally the Mughal Dynasty.

The Mughal Dynasty is today India and Pakistan. At that time, the so-called Mughal Dynasty was not a powerful and united country, but a loose collective composed of many large and small local kings. There was no unified regime or a unified army in the local area. As for the navy, there was nothing at all.

However, the Mughal dynasty had a fatal feature, that is, the local population was relatively dense. Religious beliefs were also varied and diverse. Everyone knows that anything, once it involves religion, would become very troublesome.

Obviously, relying solely on the Sun Chuanting Legion, the entire Mughal dynasty was unable to control the Mughal dynasty, and the Vermilion Bird Legion had to go up. Moreover, the internal situation of the Mughal dynasty was very complicated, and Sun Chuanting and Yin Fengyi might not be able to handle it properly. Zhang Zhun estimated that at that time, when the army gathered, he would still be the commander-in-chief of the front line and personally took charge of the Mughal dynasty.

The benefits of controlling the Mughal dynasty are not only military strategic but also economic. The Mughal dynasty has fertile land, flat and open, and abundant water sources, which is very suitable for growing rice and cotton production, which has always been good. If the Hu Ben Army consciously guided it, this area may become the largest raw material production area of ​​the Chinese Empire. The goods produced here will be sold to Africa and Europe, and the transportation routes will be much shortened.

In addition to controlling the Mughal dynasty, the Huben Navy also had to control one place, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Ceylon was a fortress island in the Indian Ocean, and most of the routes to and from the river were passed by. Ceylon was also controlled by the Dutch at that time. If the Huben Navy wanted to gain control of the Indian Ocean, it had to defeat the Dutch and occupy Ceylon.

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The strategic direction of the Xuanwu Legion is the western part of the empire.

This west is Tibet.

Tibet has always been a difficult bone to crack.

Its difficulty lies in its deadly terrain. Four hundred years later, Tibet is still a daunting place, let alone four hundred years ago. It is said that it took three years for Princess Wencheng to enter Tibet. In the era when there was no Qinghai-Tibet Railway, it would probably take as soon as one year to walk to Lusuecheng.

The Xuanwei Office established in Tibet in the Ming Dynasty was actually just a relationship of bans and did not garrison. This means that the chieftains in Tibet would abide by the orders of the Ming court that were beneficial to them, and pretend that they would not see them. Anyway, with the ability of the Ming court at that time, it was impossible to truly control Tibet.

However, Zhang Zhun decided that the new empire must garrison troops in Tibet. Without garrison troops, it must not represent the sovereignty of a country. No matter how difficult it is, Zhang Zhun must station at least 5,000 elite troops in Tibet. This is by no means to put on airs, for the sake of the new empire, and to truly play the role of the army.

Since the road from the Central Plains to Tibet is indeed too difficult to walk, the road was probably still needed when the Hu Ben Army marched into Tibet. Zhang Zhun had already greeted the Ministry of Government and even if he paid a great price, he would have to build the road. If it could not be completed in twenty years, then it would be thirty years. If it would not work for thirty years, then it would be forty years. Even if Zhang Zhun died, this road must be continued.

However, after all, if the Hu Ben Army generals of the Mughal Dynasty, and Khorasan and other places (now Iran and Afghanistan), Tibet would not be able to disobey the slander. All around Tibet are areas controlled by the Hu Ben Army, and it is firmly besieged in the middle. What else can it dare to do? Unless the local chieftain wants to die.

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Of course, these are just general regulations and do not restrict other places, so a certain legion cannot appear. Or, a certain legion can only participate in wars in a certain direction. In fact, once a large-scale war occurs in a certain direction, all four major legions will be dispatched. As the four axes of the new empire, they will place them in any place, which will have a huge impact on the situation in the world.

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In addition to the four major legions, Zhang Zhun also prepared five expeditionary legions, namely the first, second, third, fourth and fifth. Each expeditionary legion is equipped with different forces according to different combat tasks and has different combat directions.

The First Expeditionary Corps of the Tiger Ben Army was taken over by Yang Hongwen. They are mainly responsible for the Japanese direction. The First Expeditionary Corps has a force of about 50,000 people. Their main task is to maintain Japan's stability. After Japan becomes completely stable, they will take a boat north to control Sakhalin Island, the Bering Sea and other places.

The Second Expeditionary Legion, taken over by Yang Qianqiang, is mainly responsible for the Nanyang direction. Their current troops are about 10,000. Later, attacking the Philippines, attacking Kalimantan, attacking Java, attacking Malacca, and attacking Ceylon are the main tasks of the Second Expeditionary Legion.

The Third Expeditionary Legion, taken over by Wu Qingliang, is mainly responsible for the northwest direction. Their troops are also about 10,000. Their mission is of course to cooperate with the White Tiger Legion to sweep across Central Asia. They will open the way in the front and explore the situation, and then the White Tiger Legion follows from behind and crushes the opponent in an all-round way.

The Fourth Expeditionary Legion, taken over by Peng Bo, was mainly responsible for the direction of the Mughal Dynasty. Similarly, they were also the vanguard, the vanguard of the Suzaku Legion. Their troops were about 5,000. They were equipped with all jungle combat equipment and marched directly from Yunnan to the Mughal Dynasty.

The Fifth Expeditionary Legion was taken over by Zou Mingjia. It was mainly responsible for the direction of the Southeast Peninsula. They were also equipped with tropical rainforest combat equipment to cooperate with the Sun Chuanting Legion. Their final destination was still the Mughal Dynasty.

In addition, there are three colonial legions including Wang Dou, Li Yan, Sun Chuanting. They will continue to expand outward to obtain more land and more resources for the new empire. After the battle, they will take root in the Mughal Dynasty and increase the number of Han people as much as possible.

There is news that the Mughal girl is still very good. At least, Rosalind, the nominal queen of the Mughal dynasty, is said to be a very beautiful woman.
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