frightfiction Chapter 457 What do you want to do?
Chapter 457 What do you want to do?
"Later, Zhu Di was furious and led an army of 500,000 to fight in person, marching northwards. He led an army of 500,000, while the Tatars numbered about 200,000 or 300,000.
The Khan and the Imperial Master were scared to death when they knew that he was going to lead the army in person. It is said that the two had a big disagreement at that time. They were not arguing about how to fight Zhu Di, but about where to escape....
I feel like it’s useless to say more. After all, our history is different now than it was then. I even doubt that the entire North Territory may not have 500,000 soldiers and horses.”
Shen Zhiqiu was desperate at the moment, and he said, "Yes, I estimate that there are only about 400,000 soldiers in the North, because didn't the Ministry of Revenue tell me before that it would be best if 450,000 pairs of military boots could be supplied in half a year?"
Shen Youyou spread her hands and said, "That's it. Besides, even if we have 450,000, we can't take all of them to the north. There are still people in the south who are eyeing us covetously.
Adding to the other checkpoints, some troops from the capital must be left behind. According to this analysis, the number of troops in the north is estimated to be only 100,000 to 150,000, no more."
The most crucial point is that when Zhu Di fought in the north, he not only brought his own army, but also some surrendered Mongolian and Zhenhua troops, as well as recruited Korean troops.
Moreover, their area within the Great Wall was unified at that time, but now their area within the Great Wall is divided into pieces!
"In fact, your analysis is not completely useless. Didn't you just say that the Tatars had an army of 200,000 to 300,000? Then let's analyze that there were 100,000 to 150,000 Fu's troops in the north, which is half of their strength! I'm afraid this battle will be difficult to fight."
The father and daughter looked at each other in silence for a long time. Shen Youyou suddenly asked, "I remember it was after the founding of the Ming Dynasty. The war with the Mongolian tribes in the north never stopped.
The original Yuan Dynasty was destroyed and became the Northern Yuan Dynasty. Then the Northern Yuan Dynasty was defeated again and dispersed, which gave rise to the Tatars.
Last time you said that the hostile country in the north is still called the Northern Yuan Dynasty. What's the matter? Does this mean that the Northern Yuan Dynasty has not been disbanded? But in this case, the Northern Yuan Dynasty should have more than 200,000 or 300,000 troops, right?"
Shen Zhiqiu's heart skipped a beat when his daughter said this, and his mind became a mess: "Who knows? History has taken a turn.
When the old emperor was in power, he often fought wars with foreign tribes on the borders. Otherwise, how could his four sons all have military power?
Logically speaking, it is a good thing that all the sons are good at fighting and one son is in charge of a region. This shows that their family gained the kingdom quickly.
But no one is willing to give in to the other, isn't that the end of it?"
Li Jingshu listened to the father and daughter's analysis, and became more and more annoyed. "Don't say that, it's useless. This is the world now.
Anyway, we are not afraid of conscription, we just need to provide military supplies in the rear, and as long as the foreign race does not win, we should be fine."
But when the father and daughter heard this, they couldn’t believe their ears. Could they still think like this?
"Mother, you said it yourself, we are providing military supplies to the imperial court, which imperial court are we providing military supplies to?
If the King of Yan loses, and the new prince who attacked our hometown comes here, will he let us, who provide military supplies, go?"
"Yeah, how can we be angry that we provide military supplies and then we can be wiped out."
"Okay, the two of you are right in your analysis. So tell me what to do. Don't even think about analyzing the new prince. It's not enough to cause trouble. Isn't this the Northern Yuan Kingdom?"
"Hey!" Shen Youyou sighed again, kicked off her slippers, and crossed her legs on the sofa:
"Mother, the point is, I suspect that the old King Yan is about to die.
So he was afraid that after his death, the south would attack him, and the Beiyuan Kingdom in the north would take the opportunity to cause trouble.
Why not, let's go all out and send Duke Fu to attack the Northern Yuan Dynasty and cripple it. Then when we fight the new prince in the south, the Northern Yuan Dynasty will be unable to do anything.
Even if we lose to the south, at least the land inside the Great Wall is still Han Chinese."
Shen Zhiqiu agreed with his daughter's words and immediately responded: "Not only that, even if he can't sit on the throne, if the South wins, it will still be his Zhu family's world."
At this point, Shen Youyou, Shen Zhiqiu, and Li Jingshu were all stunned.
Shen Zhiqiu: "Another common point."
Shen Youyou, Li Jingshu: "The royal family of this dynasty also has the surname Zhu?"
These three people said it at the same time. Shen Youyou also felt that her father was really unreliable: "Why didn't you tell me the surname of the emperor of this dynasty before?"
Shen Zhiqiu, who had just felt a little guilty, immediately said confidently: "What am I saying? Don't you know that people in this era cannot mention the names of those in higher positions? I subconsciously ignored this issue."
Li Jingshu sighed: "Can't the Prince of Yan also be called Zhu Di?"
"Don't worry, his name is not Zhu Di, and his father's name is not Zhu Yuanzhang."
But the mother and daughter were not comforted by these words at all, mainly because this parallel world left them speechless.
"Dad, it's a good thing you haven't taken the imperial examination yet. You have to remember the emperor's name at all times. It's a taboo, you know?"
"Old Shen, this won't work for you. It's useless to have ancient memories. You always fail at critical moments. It's better to let Yoyo have memories."
Shen Zhiqiu, who was complained by his daughter and daughter-in-law, said: "It is not my decision to decide who has the memory. Let's talk about how to deal with this matter first."
Shen Youyou stood up, put on her slippers, went back to the room to get a pen and paper, drew a simple map on the paper, pointed to the location she had circled and said:
"In the previous life, Tatar was located in the area south of the Onon River, the Kerulen River and Lake Baikal, in the eastern part of the Mongolian Plateau,"
Shen Zhiqiu also came over to Jinqian to look at the map carefully: "Yes! It's almost this area. What's the matter? What did you remember?"
"I can't remember anything, that's all the history I can recall, but we can analyze from the terrain and climate what the army would encounter if it attacked the Northern Yuan Dynasty.
The entire Mongolian Plateau is bordered by the Greater Khingan Range in the east and the Pamirs in the west.
There are rivers, lakes, deserts, grasslands, forests, and hills in the middle. The climate is dry and the annual rainfall is scarce. There is a big temperature difference between day and night, with cold winters and hot summers.
“Lack of water, food, and winter supplies.”
Li Jingshu, who had come up to them at some point, couldn't help but interrupt as Old Shen and his daughter were talking:
"So what we are doing now is to provide supplies to the army, even though the workshop is not yet built."
Shen Youyou also turned his head to his father:
"So, Dad, don't think about anything else for now. Ask Lord Qin how many cotton machines the Ministry of Industry has made for us. By the way, speed up the project. The sooner we can produce cotton and military boots, the more help they may have.
If you want to do something more, prepare some plastic water bags or bottles so that they can carry water with them. If that doesn't work, ask the brothers to make some plastic boxes.
It's too troublesome to set up a pot to cook on the march, so make a self-heating hot pot or something. If you want to order dried vegetables at home, just order vermicelli and meatballs. I'll find a way to get you a vacuum cleaner."
As a result, his father said: "Why don't you just make some compressed biscuits?"