Daming Military Empire

Chapter 511
After arranging the affairs of South Asia, Zhu Cijiong fell into contemplation on the map again. Now Shaanxi Xingdusi and Siberia are both facing the same problem, that is, the number of troops is not enough, there is no problem in defense, but there is no force in attack.

Multi-line combat is indeed a headache. Whether it is the number of troops or the supply of military supplies, it has brought a heavy burden to Daming. Now that Siberia has not started fighting, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households are already busy. When the fighting starts in Siberia, Don't know what to do yet.

It's easier to talk about military supplies, food and grass. The current territory of Ming Dynasty is so vast, and the development of agriculture and economy is so rapid. Let alone 200 million troops, even 300 million or even 400 million troops will not be a problem to supply. Money to buy it.

However, in terms of the number of troops, it is a bit stretched. Currently, out of the fourteen regular army regiments of the Ming Dynasty, five of them are stuck in the Yeni River Basin and cannot move, and one cannot move even if they are stationed at the Eurasian Canal. Of the six who fought, the only remaining ones were the First Army Corps of the Imperial Guards stationed in the capital and the Second Army Corps of the Imperial Guards stationed in the Eastern Camp.

The capital city and Dongdaying camp are the core of Ming Dynasty, so there must be a legion stationed there, there is no doubt about it, that is to say, there is only one legion that can be mobilized now.

Generally, Zhu Cijiong likes to bring the First Legion of the Imperial Guards with him when the imperial conquests are in person, because the First Legion of the Imperial Guards is a first-class army, and the Second Army of the Imperial Guards is only a third-class army. At one star and a half, a first-class legion is almost equivalent to two third-class legions. Of course, he tends to lead the first legion of the Imperial Guard.

Therefore, every time there was a war, Shi Kefa would stay behind in the capital, without any chance of going to the battlefield.

It's the same this time. If you want to transfer, you still have to transfer the First Legion of the Imperial Guard.

But where to send the [-]st Praetorian Regiment?
South Asia does not need it for the time being. After the Ottoman army is overwhelmed, the Persian Safavid Empire will definitely be in a hurry. At that time, it should not be a problem for Hou Shilu to defeat the 20 Persian army near Kandahar.

Both Shaanxi Xingdusi and Siberia are needed, but in these two places, it seems that transferring a legion to the past does not have much effect.

Like Siberia, even if the first regiment of the Imperial Guard is transferred there, there are only 60 troops. What is the concept of 60 troops advancing on a front that is more than 100 miles horizontal?On average, there are less than [-] people within each mile!

It would be fine if Tsarist Russia was a weak country, and they couldn't do anything to the Ming army even if they rushed forward like this.

The problem is that Tsarist Russia is one of the most powerful powers in the world. Coupled with the support of the anti-Habsburg alliance, the fighting power that has erupted must not be underestimated.

Now, according to Guangda Ming’s investigation, Tsarist Russia has stationed nearly 30 troops in the Siberian Plain, and the spies of Jinyiwei in the Kazakh Khanate saw nearly 20.
Letting an army of 60 advance on a front thousands of miles long, while also guarding against a surprise attack by a 50 Tsarist Russian army who is very familiar with the terrain, is purely seeking death.

There is no need to consider the direction of Siberia for the time being, only defense, so can transferring a first-class army to the direction of Shaanxi Xingdusi change the situation of the battle?
Transferring the First Corps of the Imperial Guards to defeat the 40 Wacha coalition forces is absolutely easy, but it is basically difficult to go deep into the Western Regions, destroy the Wacha, and force the Kazakh Khanate to surrender.

The Western Regions are not dominated by the Ming Dynasty now. The major powers or powers in the Western Regions, such as Oach, the Kazakh Khanate, Yuejibie, Yarkand, and Erwena, were all former Mongolian and Yuan forces.

If the Ming army went deep into the Western Regions, the Wacha or the Kazakh Khanate united these countries to fight against the Ming army, and the 40 or [-] troops might not be able to return!

How to do it?Ming Dynasty seems to be in a stalemate. Only South Asia may achieve certain results in a short period of time. Shaanxi Xingdusi and Siberia can only passively defend.

Is it just going to be a stalemate like this?That must not work. The mastermind behind this time is the anti-Habsburg alliance. Taking the opportunity to develop rapidly, they can imitate the steam engine, and within a few years, it is entirely possible to develop even more powerful than Daming!

Zhu Cijiong stared at the map spread out in front of him, frowning again and thinking.

The conference table in front of him was covered with various maps, including the latest world map, the latest map of the territory of Ming Dynasty, a partial map of South Asia, a partial map of Siberia, a partial map of Shaanxi Xingdusi, and A partial map of the Western Regions.

Looking at it, his eyes suddenly brightened.

He looked at the railway lines on various maps and roughly estimated them.

Now, the only way to get from the hinterland of Daming to Siberia is to detour through Liaodong.

It is more than 1000 miles from the capital to Liaodong, more than 1000 miles from Liaodong to Nuergandusi, more than 1000 miles from Nuergandusi to the Thanksgiving River Basin, and five miles from the Thanksgiving River Basin to the Yeni River Basin. Six thousand miles!

Calculated in this way, it would take more than [-] miles to transport supplies or troops from the hinterland of Ming Dynasty to the front line of Siberia!
What if you go to the Western Regions?

It is about [-] miles from the Central Plains to Shaanxi Chengxuan Zhengshisi, and about [-] miles from Shaanxi Chengxuan Zhengshisi to Hamiwei, and Hamiwei extends to the northwest, whether it is to the Yeni River Basin or to the Ob River The watershed is less than two thousand miles away!
In other words, as long as the railway is built to Hami, and then repaired from Hami to the northwest for more than 1000 miles, it can directly reach the front line of Siberia.

In this way, not only is the transshipment distance shortened by half, but also there is no need to consider the freezing period, and it can be passed almost all year round!

Thinking of this, Zhu Cijiong's thinking gradually broadened.

If there are not enough troops, then form a new legion.

It's not that Daming doesn't have military expenditures, food, or weapons. The reason why he doesn't expand his army like crazy is because he is afraid of causing too much financial burden on Daming's finances in the future.

You must know that the annual military supplies, food, grass and salaries of a 300-strong army add up to at least 500 million taels, and the first-class army can't afford [-] million taels.

Calculated in this way, a 100 million army will consume about 5000 million taels a year, 200 million is nearly 300 million taels, and 5000 million is nearly [-] million taels. How many countries can afford such a huge army!
In the past few years, he has used his own money to subsidize the national treasury, because Daming's taxes simply cannot afford to support so many troops. The taxes and taxes of a country cannot support the army. What is that called?That's called militarism!

He doesn't want to be militaristic. A country's taxes are not just used for military expenses. Many places need money. If all taxes are invested in military expenses, the country will be in danger.

Therefore, in the long run, militarism is courting death.

However, now, he is not militaristic, but the anti-Habsburg alliance has a tendency to be militaristic. Moreover, not only are they militaristic themselves, but they also try their best to get other countries to use militarism to deal with Daming.

Isn't it just fighting for money, who is afraid of whom, he has enough money now, 300 million troops, and it will be no problem to support him for four or five years. If he expands the army, he will expand the army. At worst, let them go back to farm after the war!

(End of this chapter)