The Rise of History’s Most Powerful Empire Chapter 472: Consumption
Compared with those of the Yuguo army, the Southern Expedition Army of the Ming Dynasty is much more attractive.
The 200,000 old army will not talk about it. Many of them have fought with foreign troops, especially in the recent period when they encountered the invasion of the Great Jin Kingdom. The battle was even more deadly, and the casualty rate before the battle was that It is a huge increase, and those who can survive are undoubtedly the elite.
Let's talk about the 300,000 new army. Because of the improvement policies of Emperor Ming Dynasty over the years, the reputation of various places has become much better. People's life is not so difficult, at least they can survive.
Therefore, the local people who have received these benefits have a lot of goodwill towards the emperor, and unknowingly, their cohesion and sense of identity with the Ming Dynasty have increased day by day.
The level of loyalty and temperament of the soldiers selected from these people is needless to say. It is far from comparable to those of Zhong Yu's soldiers who think they are participating in rebellion. This is righteousness.
Even if Zhong Yu was not a subordinate of the Ming Dynasty, he played the banner of rebellion early, you distinguish the difference between Yuguo Yuguo and Ming Dynasty. In addition, many improvement policies have been made in the localities, so that people's livelihoods have been much better, and their families have some surplus.
But the local people still didn't buy his account, thinking that he was an anti-thief.
The management of the Ming Dynasty for thousands of years is not a joke, at least it has been deeply rooted in people's hearts, and all local people recognize their identity as the people of Ming Dynasty from the bottom of their hearts.
Almost all of this has formed a traditional culture, which cannot be forgotten in the bones.
With 500,000 brave, wary, and not very afraid of death troops, as the army of the Southern Expedition, facing a group of low morale, unstable army, and even some people thinking of rebelling enemies, the war will naturally be unprofitable.
On both sides, there was a decisive battle of 300,000 large legions of each, but within three days, it ended in a full-line defeat of the imperial state.
Among the 300,000 troops, 100,000 Yuguo fled back to the rear. After being gathered, they were reorganized and reorganized into an army.
About 100,000 troops were taken prisoner by the Ming army after the disintegration, and after a little persuasion, they directly flipped their flags and changed their flags. They became the regular army of the Ming Dynasty, representing the first-year kings of the Ming Dynasty.
There are more than 50,000 people who turned their backs during the war and attacked their companions.
It was precisely because of the betrayal of these people that the 300,000 army of Yu Guotang Tang was completely defeated within three days. It was impossible to even stop the Ming army at all. It was extremely incompetent.
Only 50,000 soldiers really died on the battlefield. There are twenty to thirty thousand of these troops who are Zhong Yu’s confidants brought to this world from all walks of life, and there are also twenty to thirty thousand troops who are trained during this period. They have such a sense of belonging and loyalty to Zhong Yu’s country. war.
In the entire 300,000 army, more than half of the people turned to the Ming Dynasty, and the remaining 100,000 people were wavering. Just like a wall of grass, only 50,000 people were reliable, but all of them died in battle.
From this, we can see how unstable the foundation of Zhong Yu's empire is.
If more than ten or twenty years pass, Zhong Yu, with his benevolent policy, tough methods, and huge army, slowly and imperceptibly, may be able to change the minds of these people at the bottom of the Ming Dynasty, and even Even the high-level can make them truly home.
But, this is obviously unrealistic. Zhong Yu didn't have so much time to rest, and it was impossible for the Ming Dynasty to wait here for that long.
After the defeat of the 300,000 troops on the front line, Zhong Yu's defense line shrank completely and he no longer had a field battle with the Ming Dynasty. Instead, he insisted on defending according to his respective first interests, intending to slowly kill the Ming Dynasty.
Yuguo tends to be defensive in terms of war.
Just when Zhong Yu was about to stick to it, the Ming Dynasty didn't mean to end the war.
We collected 100,000 soldiers and collected some money and food in the local area. After being transported to the rear, the court used to form a new army, plus the money and food collected these days through taxation and other means. An army of 100,000 people was successfully formed and slowly sent to the front.
After about a month after the decisive battle ended, the money, food and reinforcements from the rear arrived on the front line, and together with the remnants that were recruited, the army of Ming did not decrease, but increased by a circle, with a total of 700,000 troops. Pushing away with Zhong Yu's line of defense.
And after Zhong Yu lost 200,000 troops in the previous battle, there were only 800,000 troops deployed on the defense line. There was still a slight advantage in number, and he occupied the position of defending the city. .
However, this did not make Zhong Yu feel at ease, because according to his investigation and estimation, among the 800,000 troops, 200,000 of the Mingyuan army and 100,000 of the 200,000 new army were basically not reliable.
They are all toward Daming in their hearts, and they don't know why on the battlefield, they might be able to take refuge in Daming at any time.
The remaining people have to eliminate the 100,000 collapsed soldiers. Their morale has been vented, and then let them encounter the Ming Dynasty army that defeated them on the battlefield~IndoMTL.com~ will definitely be collapsed, and thus Caused the collapse of the entire battle.
In other words, only 300,000 direct troops can be trusted by Zhong Yu, plus about 100,000 new troops that can be guaranteed because of his loyalty and loyalty.
Relying on these strengths, even because of the advantages of the geographical position, I want to fight the momentum like a rainbow. The southern expedition army of the Ming Dynasty at its peak was still very powerful, and it could only be said to be reluctant.
The offensive of the Ming Dynasty began one after another.
Those unstable troops, Zhong Yu, were all sent guards from the direct line of guards. As the supervising team to persecute, whoever has the idea of fleeing and surrendering, as long as there is a little sign to kill directly, in order to deter the military's mind.
Such a high-strength bombing force has actually made these wall-and-grass armies really start to exert their strength, and the battlefields are fought vividly. Although they often lose battles, they are not collapsing like before, or even reverted directly.
However, it is inevitable to lose territory one after another, and Zhong Yu has been mentally prepared for this a long time ago.
Now Yuguo's goal is to drag.
Using his own territory and strong military strength, he slowly contained the Ming Dynasty army on the battlefield, and then bleed him through the continuous supplementary reinforcements of the Ming Dynasty, thus depleting the last trace of the Ming Dynasty.
When Da Ming's strength is almost consumed, his finances will collapse. It is estimated that the Da Jin dynasty in the north could not bear it, and once again sent troops to the south to invade Da Ming.
At that time, it will be another protracted war. After such a long battle in the Ming Dynasty, although it was able to cultivate a group of capable troops, it was definitely not a recuperating opponent of the Great Jin Dynasty after a long battle. Failure is definitely inescapable.
And this process, Zhong Yu estimated that it will take 3 to 4 years.
With the current situation and background of Yuguo, this time can be delayed, and it can be delayed.