Qiming 1158

Chapter 1659 Brother, this war is meaningless

Yuan Yoshitsune didn't know how to evaluate this matter.

He was surprised at first, and thought it was incredible, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was not so surprised, only a deep sigh and helplessness.

On the contrary, his vassals talked a lot about it, and found it surprising.

Some retainers thought that those who surrendered to the Ming army after being captured and still worked for the Ming army were bastards, and they should be sentenced to death to let them know that betrayal will not end well.

However, there are also some retainers who believe that the Ming army’s method of buying people’s hearts is very powerful. A mere trick of food temptation has allowed so many locals to serve them across language barriers and national barriers.

Only Musashibo Benkei, who was born as a monk who followed Minamoto Yoshitsune for a long time, thought that this matter was inevitable.

"People have to eat. In the past, the reason why I went up the mountain was to fill my stomach. Then I learned the way of loyalty. Before I was full, I didn't understand these things. Maybe those people are the same as me in the past. I only know how to fill my stomach and don’t know anything else, so I don’t think it’s right to blame them in this situation.”

Minamoto Yoshitsune sighed and nodded slowly after hearing the words.

"What Benkei said makes sense. In the Ming Dynasty, the locals who delivered logistics supplies for them could eat the same food, and they could also eat three meals a day. Putting it here, only officials, dignitaries and a few warriors can do it. It turns out that most people can eat two meals at a very good level.

You have either seen betrayal, or bought people's hearts, or the importance of filling your stomach, but what I have seen is the large amount of food that Ming's powerful national power can provide. If there is not enough food supply, how can Ming Is it possible to let everyone in the delivery logistics eat pancakes? "

The retainers were silent when they heard the words.

Yuan Yoshitsune did not continue to stay here, but chose to return to Izu quickly.

He ran all the way back to Izu country, and told Minamoto Yoritomo what he had witnessed.

Yuan Yoshitsune told him in detail why the Mino Army failed, and even how the entire Japanese army failed.

"The Ming army is a whole. Each arm or leg is like a person's arm or leg. There are no individuals in their army, only the whole. An army is a person. The commander is the head, and the other arms are the left hand. Right hand, left leg, right leg.

They command a large number of soldiers with commanding skills that I can't imagine, making them clenched into fists like a hand, and then attack us fiercely. They are like tall giants. Can crush our armies. "

Yuan Yoshitsune awakened, and explained to his elder brother the huge gap in military thinking between the two armies.

The army should be a whole and should be used as a whole. Everyone is a part of this whole and should not be detached from it.

On a chaotic battlefield, no matter how brave an individual is, he cannot surpass the power of the whole. More people are more advantageous than fewer people. More people beat fewer people, which makes it easier to win.

Therefore, he strongly suggested Minamoto Yoritomo to carry out military reforms on the army under his command, change the military types, train different techniques and tactics, let the army change from individual bravery first to a whole, pay attention to group attacks and military formations, in order to enhance combat effectiveness,

No matter how strong one person is, it is impossible to defeat a hundred people.

Minamoto Yoshitsune was surprised by what Minamoto Yoshitsune said, and felt a little reasonable, but he knew that he had no time for the military reforms that Minamoto Yoshitsune envisioned.

"There is no time. The attack speed of the Ming army is too fast. Even the Mino country has already broken through. The Shinano and Kai countries are also in danger. These two places are important horse grazing lands. There are a lot of war horses. Once Ming If the army gains, we are completely in decline.

Now what we have to do is no longer military reform. What we have to do now is to find a way to win a battle. Yoshitsune, you should have learned something in Mutsu country. Now, it is you who show your talent when. "

Minamoto Yoshitomo decided to appoint Minamoto Yoshitsune as a general, hoping that he could use his military talents to defeat the Ming army on the battlefield and curb the Ming army's offensive.

The terrain of Shinano is important. Once the Ming army takes control of Shinano, they will be able to attack the local forces in the entire eastern and northeastern Japan. At that time, everyone will face a crisis.

The terrain of Shinano is conducive to defense. If the Ming army can be contained on the front line of Shinano, everyone will have a chance to breathe, and they can regroup more troops to fight against the Ming army for a long time.

Therefore, Minamoto Yoritomo, Hojo Shizheng and others are going to use the terrain of Shinano to contain the Ming army's offensive. They are going to transfer the forces they can currently concentrate to Shinano to fight, so as to ensure that Shinano will not be controlled by the Ming army.

In this regard, Yuan Yoshitsune is relatively pessimistic.

He believes that the strength of the Ming army is not just tactical strength, and no matter how planned tactics are, it does not make much sense.

Even if the Ming army was really blocked in the Shinano country and couldn't advance for a while, so what?
The strength of the Ming army is a product of the strength of the country, and it is a comprehensive manifestation of the strength of the Ming country, rather than any other reason.

Minamoto Yoshitsune does not believe that the entire strategic thinking of the Ming army is far superior to that of Japan. Even Shinano's defensive terrain cannot offset this advantage.

What Yuan Yoshitsune saw and understood in that battle has deeply affected his will.

So Yuan Yoshitsune decided to speak to Minamoto Yoritomo.

"Brother, this war is meaningless, it just increases casualties. Even if we really have time to train an entire army, we can't win."

He told Yuan Yoshitsune what he saw when he sent his retainers to venture into the Ming army barracks.

Minamoto Yoritomo was surprised by this.

"Three meals a day? There are pancakes to eat? How strong is the Ming army's food reserves?"

"Everything reflected in this incident is the strength of the Ming country."

Yuan Yoshitsune said helplessly: "Ming's food reserves are so strong that we can use food to buy people's hearts and win people's hearts. The local people are willing to work for Ming's country, just to eat three meals a day, and this is what we do no matter how hard we try. not reach."

Minamoto was silent.

He had to admit that Kamimoto Yoshitsune had a point in this matter.

Three meals a day can only be achieved by officials, dignitaries, and a small number of high-ranking warriors, while the rest of the people are not bad if they eat two meals a day.

The level of three meals a day is directly distributed to an ordinary civilian who transports logistics, not to say that it is completely impossible, but impossible.

Let the powerful and officials lower their living standards to give the common people three meals a day, it is impossible to even think about it.

In Japan, where the hierarchical system is strict, it is simply a fantasy to do such a thing, unless all the existing rulers are killed and overthrown and restarted.

Minamoto Yoritomo knew that this kind of thing was impossible, but he didn't want to admit defeat.

"The Ming Dynasty is nothing more than relying on the great power to strengthen the country and bullying the weak. How can I accept such despicable behavior? Even if I die in battle, I will never admit defeat!"

Minamoto Yoritomo is determined and must fight the Ming army to the death.

But Minamoto Yoshitsune knew that Minamoto Yoritomo's so-called death on the battlefield was not a good will at all.

He died alone on the battlefield, and it meant how many young men would die on the battlefield with him?
The strength of the Ming Dynasty is definitely not just because the country is big and strong.

Just because of this, can those soldiers of the Ming army sit down and eat with local civilians?

Perhaps the root cause of the Ming army's victory is not here at all.

But would Minamoto Yoritomo believe this kind of thing?

He doesn't think Minamoto Yoritomo can win, and he doesn't think Japan can win this war. He thinks that the Ming Dynasty will surely win, and Japan will surely fall, so the most important thing to do is not to resist.

But then again, even if the most important thing to do is not to resist, what can they do?

After leading the appointment of a military general, Minamoto Yoshitsune left in front of Minamoto Yoshitomo full of worries. When he was alone, he secretly took out a book from his luggage.

The first volume of "Hongwu Political Theory".

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PS: It feels really good to enter winter in a second.

PPS: Ask for monthly tickets as usual, don’t waste the time for double monthly tickets, everyone.

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