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Chapter 1300 The arrow is on the string
"…If no one raises any more objections, the Advisory Office can implement it immediately. Go ahead and do it boldly. As long as you are not careless, you won't have to bear the consequences even if it fails. The Ming Empire is not made of paper. It still has some responsibility and is not afraid of provocation from anyone.

But I would like to take this opportunity to mention the policy of ethnic integration. Over the years, many ministers have asked a question: why not first formally incorporate the neighboring Bukhara, Kazakhstan, Persia, and the U-Tsang region into the territory, instead of opening up overseas territories in the distant South China Sea, the Indian Ocean, and even Africa?

What Director Wang said today is the answer! The religious culture of these places is deeply rooted in their bones. It cannot be changed overnight. It takes one or two generations of unremitting efforts to see initial results. It is extremely unstable and not only time-consuming but also very resource-consuming.

However, the profits obtained from these places are not enough to compensate the empire's efforts. I am unwilling to use the taxes earned by the people with great difficulty to gain the false reputation of a great king who expands the territory.

You'd better follow this concept in future government affairs. You should earn several times the profit for every silver coin you spend to be considered as fulfilling your duties. You can be a whore or a saint, but you must never be a whore and a saint at the same time. Don't even think about it.

But then again, should we just ignore these neighbors and let them fend for themselves? No, we can't. I have only one word for my attitude towards them: open up the economy, invade culture, support and get close to them, and eliminate dissidents.

The Empire can choose not to occupy their land, but it cannot turn a blind eye to them. It must always keep a close eye on them and make use of their internal conflicts to support those who are close to the Ming Dynasty and suppress those with ulterior motives. At the same time, it can lure them with benefits, divide them internally, and further influence more people through spokespersons.

In this regard, the generals and officials of the Western Regions Regional Command and the Western Regions Special Zone did a good job, giving full play to their military deterrence and economic penetration, and reaped rewards in the Fergana Valley in less than ten years.

For the sake of immediate interests, many local tribes no longer obeyed the orders of the Kazakh Khan. As long as they could not form a unified power within, the empire could always have its way, which was equivalent to ensuring the security of the border areas, and the cost was very small, and it could be quickly earned back through trade.

Huang Tai Chi will compile the specific details into a book, which will then be printed and distributed to various departments for detailed study. It will then be flexibly applied according to the different conditions and characteristics of different regions, and will not be allowed to be mechanically copied. "

With Wang Datou charging ahead, the emperor could be as steady as a rock, carefully observing the ideas and demands of all parties, and lending a hand or kicking whenever and wherever necessary.

It was not until Wang Datou explained the doubts from different aspects that Hong Tao spoke up. At this time, he was very comfortable, and then he started to talk nonsense and the topic started to go off track. He basically did not talk about the combat issues, but extended it to the basic policy implementation in China.

The generals and ministers had been focusing their attention on Wang Datou, and all they thought about was the direction of Persia. They could not keep up with the emperor's pace at all. All they could do was write quickly, quickly writing down the key sentences and central ideas, and then slowly study and understand them after the meeting.

"Now that the attitudes of all parties are basically clear, we will not consider whether Persia will go east or west for the time being. Let's first consider the most difficult angle. I and the General Staff have initially formulated an overall combat plan and listed the main responsible persons. Please listen to whether it is appropriate!"

Hong Tao was very satisfied with this situation and decided not to continue to expand on it. He brought the topic back. But it was no longer a discussion, but an announcement. It was said to be a preliminary draft, but in fact, if anyone could not come up with a strong reason, it would basically have no impact on the selection.

“This time, there are five war zones: Cape of Good Hope, Persian Gulf, Western Regions, Ob River and Pearl Harbor.

The Cape of Good Hope and Persian Gulf theaters are commanded by the navy, with the aim of intercepting the eastward advance of European coalition forces from the sea and taking the opportunity to deter their logistical supply routes.

The specific combat areas are concentrated near Enniao Port, Faw Port and Suez Port. The battle will be fierce, but it will not last too long. Our army is generally on the defensive and can counterattack appropriately but should not go too deep to reduce the pressure on logistics.

The Western Region and the Ob River Theater are the main battlefields of the army, and are likely to be one of the main offensive directions of the European coalition forces. The Ob River Theater has a long defense line and a harsh climate, so it is impossible to station too many troops there, so we must be mentally prepared for early failures.

The Pearl Harbor theater of operations was mainly based on landing operations, but it had to rely on the navy to provide a safe landing site and logistical supplies, so it was jointly commanded by the Army and Navy.

The specific combat areas are Panama City and Lima City. The main objectives of the first phase are occupation, clearing, and defense. It is appropriate to build military forts in the surrounding areas and attack Spanish strongholds along the coast.

In the second phase, the General Staff planned to build a permanent naval and land base based in Panama City, not only to cut off land transportation between New Spain and the Viceroyalty of Peru, but also to prevent their travel at sea.

This is also the reason why we will not land in the Viceroyalty of New Spain for the time being. This area has a large population, but relatively poor resources. Many things need to be transported by sea, and it is difficult to be completely self-sufficient. Your Majesty suggested to use siege instead of attack, first seize the silver mines in the Viceroyalty of Peru from the Spaniards, and then slowly operate Panama City and Porto Colon, so as to solve the dilemma of not being able to take care of both the east and west coasts of the American continent, and make the Viceroyalty of New Spain a dead end, so as to defeat the enemy without fighting.

Based on the mission characteristics of each war zone and after careful discussions with various departments, the General Staff recommends ten candidates to Your Majesty to serve as commander and deputy commander.

The commander-in-chief of the Cape of Good Hope was Yan Bushi, the commander of the Indian Ocean Fleet's Enniao Port Garrison Fleet, and the deputy commander-in-chief was Zhang Yongling, the governor of Enniao Port. He led the Indian Ocean Fleet's Enniao Port Garrison Fleet and the Fourth and Fifth Fleets, a total of 21 warships, 17 armed cargo ships, and more than troops from the two land warfare guards, Lulong and Yuheng.

The combat objective is very clear, to cut off the route to the Cape of Good Hope, to defend Port of Ennior, and to defeat any attack against Port of Ennior. If there is a better opportunity, we can take the initiative to attack and defend against the enemy overseas while ensuring our own safety.

The commander-in-chief of the Persian Gulf theater was led by the commander-in-chief of the Indian Ocean Fleet, Jie Ji, and the commander-in-chief of the Tianquan Guard of the Land Forces, Gao Lie, served as the deputy commander-in-chief.

He led the Second and Third Fleets, totaling 15 warships and 12 armed cargo ships, to cruise in the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea, and the Arabian Sea, monitoring the movements of coastal forces and ready to support the two land warfare commanders Cancer and Tianquan stationed in the ports of Suez and Faw at any time.

The commander-in-chief of the Western Region War Zone was Ding Shun, the chief of staff of the army, and Huang Taiji, the commander-in-chief of the Western Region Military Command, was the deputy commander-in-chief. He led the 30-34 guards of the Western Region Military Command and the 9-12 guards of the Central and Western Military Command, and dispatched new soldiers from two guards to mix them, and allowed to recruit up to 5 local civilians to assist in defense.

A barrier was built with Habahe City, Tacheng, Druzhba, Yilibali, Wushi, Kashgar and Sarikul as the main defense centers. At the same time, cavalry units were sent to Bukhara and Turkestan to assist the two countries' armies in position defense training and protect the safety of their capitals.

Due to the special geographical location of the Ob River War Zone, the chief and deputy commanders were both Yuan Datou, the former commander-in-chief of the Northern Military Command, and Sun Dapao, the chief of staff of the commander-in-chief. In addition to the 2nd and 3rd Army Guards and the 3rd Cavalry Guard, the 6th Cavalry Guard, which was reorganized from the Western Region Military Command, was added.

The combat mission in this theater of war was rather special. It was not based on head-on confrontation, but rather on breaking up the cavalry into smaller units and dispersing them to dozens of strongholds on the east bank of the Ob River to increase the patrol range and try to detect possible enemies advancing eastward in advance.

There was nothing missing in this vast land, except for the food and horses needed to supply the army. As long as the fortress could be destroyed in time, it would be a disaster for the coalition forces to attack the empire from the north through here.

However, based on the principle of prudence, the Ob River Theater will concentrate its main forces in Uliastai, Kharakorlin, and Daganerduo, and cooperate with the central regional military commanders to defend against the enemy in the north. At the same time, it can also reinforce Habahe City, Tacheng, and Druzhba in the west in a relatively short period of time.

I served as the commander-in-chief of the Pearl Harbor theater, and there were two deputy commanders-in-chief, the former Indian Ocean Fleet Captain Settle and the Army Governor Du Wenhuan.

Settle led an expeditionary fleet composed of the East China Sea Fleet, the South China Sea Fleet and the Pearl Harbor Garrison Fleet, with a total of 24 warships and 39 armed cargo ships, to escort the army to the landing site safely and ensure that the threats on the nearby sea were eliminated.

杜文焕领陆军华中、华南都司第25、26、27卫和来自日本、朝鲜的2个工兵卫总计3万人，分批经由日本前往珍珠港集结。

In order to ensure the logistics of each war zone as much as possible, His Majesty has also made the following arrangements. Under the premise of unified deployment by the General Staff, a dedicated person will be responsible for supervising the deployment of personnel and materials in each war zone, and submit a written report to His Majesty every three days.

The Minister of War Wang Jiazhen was in charge of the Western Region theater, the Minister of Punishments Yang Lian was in charge of the Ob River theater, the Minister of Rites Liu Fuli was in charge of the Persian theater, the Minister of Revenue Sun Yuanhua was in charge of the Cape of Good Hope theater, and the Grand Secretary Li Ruzhang was in charge of the Pearl Harbor theater.

If there is a deviation in any link and it is not corrected in time, in addition to the specific persons in charge of the Army, Navy and General Staff, the supervisory officials will also be held accountable.

This battle is related to the fate of the empire for the next hundred years. I hope you will unite sincerely, work together, and devote yourselves to the great cause. It will be a great honor for generations to come!"

(End of this chapter)