Chapter 8 The Forbidden City
Forbidden City, Eastern Palace, summer night.
After Sun Dewei, 24, was writing hard. After taking down the land in Jiangnan and south of the Tianshan Mountains, the land of the empire had expanded to a pity. Since His Majesty the Emperor was away for many years, he seemed to have endless things to do as the prince and the governor.
Outside the hall, after passing the train, Harhatu, who was quickly passing by to the capital, sat in the side hall with Li Yangeng, Prime Minister of the State Council, Luo Chengzhi, the left censor of the Censorate, and Mu Ren, the Prime Minister of the Lifan Academy, sat in the side hall waiting.
After about half an hour, these people were finally recruited into the hall.
Sun Dewei, who looked grim and seemed to be thinner than before, sat high on it. In the eyes of everyone in the audience, this expression was what the king of a country should have. He went to court every now and then, when there were major events, he recruited relevant personnel into the palace for discussion. The phenomenon of throwing all the matters of various departments and courts to deal with was too lazy for them - of course, they dared not say all of this.
"Dear ministers, everyone should know about Anxi. I believe there is a strategy to deal with it now. You might as well tell me what to do with it."
Among the few, although Luo Chengzhi was the Premier of the State Council, Li Yangeng and Mu Ren were the chief positions of the Privy Council and the Lifan Academy, everyone knew that in the mind of His Majesty, Sun Xiujie was the first, let alone he was the founding Duke.
Therefore, Luo Chengzhigui was the Prime Minister of the State Council and said in one sentence: "It seems that His Majesty wants to use a war to completely resolve the major events near Anxi, including the Junggar Khanate, the Kazakh Khanate, Persia, the Ottoman, Russia and the entire Europe. Although His Majesty himself is in charge, with Anxi's military strength, it is probably not enough to solve it in a short time. Therefore, the humble minister is foolish and suggests that a part of the military force be drawn from the local area to support Anxi!"
"I'm sorry!"
"I'm sorry!"
"Add to me!"
After hearing Luo Chengzhi's words, Li Yangeng, Mu Ren and Sun Xiujie all came forward to discuss.
After several people sat down again, Sun Dewei said, "Mr. Li, tell me, how to transfer troops as fast as possible?"
Li Yangeng replied: "Your Highness, I think so. Since the war against the Junggar Khanate has begun, there are two armies in addition to Anxi's troops, Yang Tingdong and Yang Tingyu. They each have three legions, so there should be no big problem in the Junggar side."
"There are currently one legion near Anxi, Angara Province, Kusugur Province, Chita Province, and Ulyasutai Province each have one legion. We recommend that all be transferred to the battlefield of Anxi, and Shaanxi, Gansu and Qinghai can also be transferred one legion to the near Tianshan Mountains, and there are ten legions near the capital. Now that the world is peaceful, our army rarely encounters an enemy at the sea. It is recommended that five legions can be drawn. These five legions can first arrive at Zhangjiakou at a rapid march, and then take the train to Dingyuan Province from there."
"In this way, the battlefield of Anxi can be increased to twelve legions, with nearly 150,000 people. Together with the local Anxi, the total number is more than 300,000 people, which is enough to deal with wars of all sizes and big or small."
"At present, there are two intercontinental fleets on the land, and a large number of old-fashioned fleets. According to His Majesty's instructions, an intercontinental fleet needs to be drawn to Europe and take the Indian Ocean route. This is what I think. Since Persia is also very likely to be involved, it is better to simply carry a large number of albatrosses and ship two legions mainly composed of infantry to go there. After annihilation of its fleet in the Persian Gulf, find a suitable place to land and threaten its territory from the south."
"At the same time, we inform Ya'an to attack Persian land from the east, so that it could not escape from the battlefield of Anxi."
Sun Dewei nodded, and he looked at the others, "What are your opinions?"
Mu Ren said: "Weichen advises not to cause trouble. With our country's transportation capacity, it will take three months to arrive in Anxi for 150,000 people to arrive in Anxi in one month. It will be better to set off as soon as possible. Your Majesty is worried. If the Dutch, British, and Spanish unite, it is impossible to defeat a European fleet alone."
He hesitated for a while, and finally said: "It is best to transport the army to Anxi as quickly as possible, and the safety of Your Majesty is the most important."
After hearing this, Li Yangeng knew that he had been a little reckless just now, so he quickly said: "What Prime Minister Mu said makes sense. It is because the minister is not considerate and asks His Highness to punish him."
Sun Dewei waved his hand, "What the Prime Minister of the Lifan Academy said is very reasonable. Once the father goes to war, with the powerful combat power of the Hanhai Army, he will most likely take risks. He is now in Turkestan. If the surrounding tribes such as Xiaoyuzi, Shiva Khanate, Zhongyuzi suddenly turn against the water, it is entirely possible to draw a hundred thousand troops to siege, and I really have to guard against it."
He looked at Luo Chengzhi again: "Uncle, the legions of the four provinces in Mobei, as well as the legions of Shaanxi, Gansu and Qinghai are naturally going to him. According to the time, since they are all cavalry corps, they have arrived in one month, and these five legions in Beijing..."
Luo Chengzhi understood what he said and replied: "According to the largest carrying capacity of trains in my country, when two cars are filled with fresh water and coal at the end and end, the car can be loaded with twenty knots, and the average speed can reach 30 kilometers per hour, but only sixteen hours a day is running on the road, and coal and water need to be added every distance."
"In this case, you can only travel about 500 kilometers in a day. The journey to Dingyuan Province is nearly 5,000 kilometers, and it will take at least ten days to arrive. In addition, they need to walk to Zhangjiakou, and they can reach Chentangcheng in half a month, and then arrive at various battlefields. It will be almost a month. It should be about the same time as the legions of Shaanxi and Mobei."
"Twenty carriages, each carriage can carry 150 soldiers, which is 3,000 people, but if you consider war horses, artillery, supplies, etc., you can't load so many..."
At this time, Li Yangeng took over the conversation, "Your Highness, sir, the Ministry of Justice recommends that the soldiers of the five legions carry only some supplies and weapons and armor to go there. Yenisei Province, Dingyuan Province, Oriental Province, and Kenkun Province all store a large amount of supplies and weapons. In terms of war horses, Dingyuan Province, Oriental Province itself is one of the war horse cultivation centers, and people can be informed in advance. If the cultivation center is not enough, collect it from all ministries, including the Bogranate Ministry, and people in Dingyuan Province can do a good job in domestication, nailing and other matters in advance."
"In this way, one train can carry a brigade, and four trains are a legion. By the way, Prime Minister, how many trains are there in total that we have reserved in Zhangjiakou?"
Luo Chengzhi said: "There are still enough to meet the number of people shipped to the five legions."
"That's it!" In the end, Sun Dewei made the final decision, "Anyway, He Qing and Hai Yan are the local people, so I'd just transfer the five most elite legions in the capital over, Lord Li."
"There is a good minister"
"Immediately after the meeting, I will let these five legions set off in three days!"
"yes"
"Cough cough", Li Yangeng said again, "Your Highness, there are three legions in Shaanxi and Gansu, four in Mobei and five in Beijing. All of them need unified command, otherwise... there will be chaos on the road."
Sun Dewei understood what he was saying, and he asked back: "You are the chief envoy of the Privy Council, what suggestions do you have?"
Li Yangeng bowed to Sun Dewei deeply, "I just made suggestions, and the ministers had to discuss the specific situation. In the end, His Highness made arbitrary decision. This is the case. Since it is a national war and Your Majesty is there, I suggest that the several heroes who followed Your Majesty to overcome obstacles have just returned, so just..."
"Tell me"
"Yes, Your Highness, General Chuckdan can command the five divisions of the capital. The four divisions in the north of the Mo was better than being commanded by General Enso. As for Shaanxi, the current governor of Shaanxi and Gansuo is General Xiao Alin, which is worse than..."
Sun Dewei knew very well that his uncle, deputy envoy of the Privy Council, and commander of the imperial garrison garrison, must have stayed, but what he is thinking now is: "Since it is a national war, as the crown prince of the empire, should I personally command these armies to go?"
After thinking for a while, I rejected this idea in my heart, "I am the backbone of my father if I am not here. How can I move lightly? It would be better to be in charge of the capital."
He looked at Sun Xiujie. At this time, Sun Xiujie was already in his sixties, but Nikan did not allow him to hold the position of Premier of the State Council in recent years. The so-called left censor of the Censorate was only named, and the real person in charge was Han Chengying, the right censor of the Censorate. Therefore, although he was in his sixties, he did not look old.
Sun Xiujie stepped forward and took a step forward, "Your Highness, the old minister has two things to explain to you."
"First, this matter is of great importance. These three people have the same position and similar titles, and they also need one person to take charge. The old minister recommends General Zhuketu, who is serving as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, to take charge."
"Secondly, from the north of the desert to the forest and to Siberia, our country has no less than one million herders. The empire is kind and righteous, and has been kind to them for many years. At such a critical moment, how can they stand by? Therefore, the old minister suggested that Lord Mu Ren go with him. Among these million households, at least half of them near Anxi, it is easy to draw 200,000 tribal cavalry from them. They lack combat power and cover the unimportant battlefield. They can still attack sideways."
"Accurate", Sun Dewei suddenly realized something, and he thought to himself: "Zhuketu, Enso, Chuckdan, and Xiao Alin are all old people who started their father's family. Letting them all go is actually to let the father's old man relive the glory of the past. Why didn't I expect this?"
When he thought that this might be the last battle of his great father, his thoughts to accompany him to finish this battle were rekindled. At this time, the bead curtain on the door leading to the inner palace on one side of the hall sounded, and Sun Dewei felt nervous.
"This is my mother reminding me to be calm in everything. Although my younger brothers have been enfeoffed everywhere, before ascending to the throne, I still have to be careful in everything. As long as I defend the capital and do not make any big mistakes, the second emperor of the Daxia Empire will not be able to escape."
"Ahem," thinking of this, his face returned to his usual coldness, "Who will lead the Intercontinental Fleet to the place? Lord Li, have you thought about it?"
"Your Highness, not long ago, the Indian Ocean route port was opened, and the Navy Minister Sun Jiaji personally took an old squadron and arrived in Morocco as far as the whole country. Since it was a national war, I suggest that he should lead the team himself. This route is a newly established route in our country, and the strongholds along the way have only been established for a short time. I suggest that you bring some albatrosses and carry a legion dominated by infantry. If there are vassal states or Europeans who make trouble along the way, you can punish them slightly nearby."
Chapter completed!