I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 471 Transporting Troops by Sea
"But what Sun Aiqing said makes sense."

Zhu Youxiao is not the kind of person who is blindly confident. Even if he estimates that Lin Danhan is not a fool, he will definitely send troops to help Jianlu when the time comes.

But just in case, you still have to make complete plans.So he immediately turned to Zhang Weixian and Sun Chengzong and said:

"How are the preparations at Beijing Camp? When is the expected departure time?"

"Your Majesty, according to the discussion between the ministers and the military officials, more than 5 people in the three armies of the Beijing camp will start training as soon as New Year's Eve. The training will be completed on the [-]th of the first lunar month and set off on the [-]th of the first lunar month."

Listening to Zhang Weixian's answer, Zhu Youxiao immediately counted the time secretly.

Beijing and Liaoyang are thousands of miles apart. If the army sets out, it will take at least more than a month to about two months. By the time we reach Shenyang, it will be almost mid-February.

Of course, this does not include stopping in Liaozuo, arresting Sun Degong and others, and rectifying the officialdom of Liaozuo.In this case, he was afraid that it would take even longer. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel worried.

"Xiong Tingbi previously wrote a letter saying that there was a severe drought in Liaodong this year, and the Jianlu people were not having a good time, with frequent grain shortages. For this reason, Nurhachi had to plunder the Han people who were in Jianlu to seize their rations to meet military needs. Even so, their food and grass were stretched thin. .According to Xiong Tingbi's estimation, it will last until March and April at most. Before then, the frozen soil in Liaodong has not thawed, making walking very convenient.

If this happens, Jianlu will definitely launch troops before March or April.But now the Beijing camp is so slow. If there is any delay on the way, Jianlu will attack Liaodong while the Beijing camp is still on the way. What should we do? "

The two people present naturally knew that Zhu Youxiao's worries were justified.

Because when the Beijing camp is heading to Liaodong, there are other things to do in Liaozuo, so its speed will definitely slow down.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. The situation in Jianlu is very clear now. Xiong Tingbi has also sent rangers to conduct reconnaissance day and night. As long as there is any trouble, Liaodong will definitely know it as soon as possible.

Besides, since Xiong Tingbi reported this matter, he must also know about Jianlu's attack next year, and he must have been prepared for it.Since we can achieve two big victories against Jianlu this year, we will definitely be able to withstand Jianlu's attack next year. "

Seeing that the emperor was a little worried, Sun Chengzong couldn't help but feel relieved.There is no need to worry about this kind of thing, Xiong Tingbi and Yang Lian must be prepared.

Zhu Youxiao still lowered his head and thought after hearing this. He naturally knew that Xiong Tingbi had been prepared.But he was afraid that something might happen to Nurhaci and Huang Taijiwan, which would make Xiong Tingbi unable to guard against them, so what should he do?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel angry. Didn't the Military Aircraft Department and the Ministry of War see Xiong Tingbi's question book and analysis?Or maybe they are very confident in Xiong Tingbi and feel that it doesn't matter if Jingying is slower.

Seeing the emperor's demeanor, Zhang Weixian understood that the emperor was still worried and wanted the Beijing camp to march faster.I actually thought about it for a while and came up with a solution.

"Your Majesty, I think there is a way we can try."

"Say it, let me listen."

Seeing that Zhang Weixian had a solution, Zhu Youxiao immediately waved his hand and asked him to tell him.

"Your Majesty, I remember that last year the cabinet suggested that we should set up prefectures in Tianjin and Denglai, build ships, and train naval forces. This year, Tianjin Prefecture and Denglai Prefecture will try to transport ships to transport grain, which will save a lot of cost and time. If your Majesty really wants the Beijing camp to reach Liaodong quickly, I would like to suggest that some of the soldiers from the Beijing camp can be sent to Liaodong by boat, which will definitely speed things up a lot."

Shipping?When Zhu Youxiao heard this, he immediately reacted and secretly wondered why he had forgotten this.

Since it takes a long time to go to Liaodong by land, it is not impossible to change the idea. If we use sea transportation, it is also convenient to transport artillery and other supplies. The speed will definitely be much faster, and the time can be reduced by at least half.

"Ai Qing's suggestion is a good one, but there are three armies with a total of more than 5000 people setting off from the Beijing camp this time. Even if only one army is transported, it will cost about [-] people. Not to mention whether so many have been transported before. Based on human experience, do you think this ship is enough?”

Zhang Weixian is not very worried about this issue.

"What your Majesty said is true, but in my opinion, there is no need to worry. The Tianjin and Denglai navies were originally responsible for transporting grain to Liaodong. This time they just changed the transportation of grain into transporting people, which only increased the supply problem. At that time, as long as you walk along the coastline and supply supplies at the ports along the way, there will be no problem.

As for the number of people your Majesty is concerned about, I think it is true as your Majesty said, it cannot transport so many people.But if the Denglai Navy and the Tianjin Navy are integrated and transport two battalions of the troops, a total of 7000 people will be no problem. "

As soon as these words came out, Sun Chengzong next to him also nodded and agreed, thinking that this method was feasible. Zhang Weixian did not stop and continued:

"Although these troops may seem small, they are still elite troops. After they pass, they can be used as a reserve force to go to Liaoyang first. If there is a war in Liaodong and troops are urgently needed, they can be used as a reserve force. If there is no war, then they only need to wait patiently. You can arrive at Beijing Camp later.

This approach has no harm at all. Not only can it help Liaodong deal with possible wars, it can even take this opportunity to allow the navy to train troops and horses, which may be of great benefit to future wars. "

Zhang Weixian's analysis was so clear and logical that Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but nod.What he cared more about was Zhang Weixian's last words, which was to train the navy to transport troops and prepare for the future.

These words may have been his unintentional words, but they spoke to Zhu Youxiao's heart.

In his plan, he might invade Japan and attack Luzon in the future. At that time, he would definitely let the Navy transport troops, and this time it happened to be familiar to the Navy.

"What you said makes sense, so it's settled. You will send a message to the Tianjin and Denglai Prefectures later, asking Zuo Guangdou and Guan Yingzhen to prepare, and send the navy to gather in Tianjin first, and wait for the New Year. Promote the movement of troops."

"I will obey your orders!"

Seeing that the matter was over, Zhu Youxiao was in a good mood. At this moment, Zhang Chang suddenly came in from outside.

"Your Majesty, Taining Marquis Chen Liangbi has arrived."

"Let him in quickly."

After a while, Chen Liangbi came in and saluted Zhu Youxiao.Zhu Youxiao was already immune to this and waved his hand for him to get up and reply.

"Chen Liangbi, I was just discussing with Zhang Aiqing and Sun Aiqing about the dispatch of troops from the Beijing camp. I just finished talking and you, the rightful owner, are here. Hurry and take a seat. I am just in time to ask you for your opinion, and at the same time I also know how the preparations for the Beijing camp are going."

(End of this chapter)