Daming Military Empire

Chapter 620 Borrowing Tunweigu Frontier

Zhu Cijiong really never thought about defending the north, let alone considering the defense of the north and the defense of the west together, because the north is the Arctic Ocean, will there be enemy invasion?

Sun Yuanhua had a different opinion. He pointed to the map and continued: "The northern part of Siberia is the Arctic Ocean. Although it is frozen for at least half of the year, it is still navigable for half a year. The anti-Habsburg alliance powers They all started at sea, and the strength of the navy should not be underestimated. If our rear defense is empty, they are likely to use warships to land from the north. After all, there are two major water systems in the Siberian Plain, and water transportation is well developed. In the absence of railways, relying on the navy to invade It's also very convenient."

Hearing this, Zhu Cijiong felt chills on his back. He was careless. The great powers started off relying on the navy, and their navy became stronger as they went to the back. Now that they have mastered steam power, who knows that their navy has developed What it looks like, if they use the navy to bypass the Ushan line from the Arctic ice sea, then the whole of Siberia will be in danger.

Thinking of this, he quickly asked: "Chuyang, how do you defend this area?"

Sun Yuanhua nodded, pointed to the map and continued: "Because of the underdeveloped water and land transportation on the Wushan line, it is actually not suitable to station too many troops. I think that sending two legions to garrison is already the limit. If there are more, there will be more food and grass." The transfer of baggage will become a big problem."

The two legions seem to be a bit too small. You must know that Tsarist Russia alone has 20 troops. The other five powers, except the Netherlands, can easily pull out 60 troops. In this case, it is 20 troops. For 60, or thousands of miles long defense line, how can it be defended?
Zhu Cijiong asked puzzledly: "There are only two legions, I'm afraid they won't be able to defend them?"

Hearing this, Sun Yuanhua said in embarrassment: "Your Majesty, the Wushan line stretches for thousands of miles. There is no big river running through it, and there is no railway line. The transportation of food, grass and luggage can only be carried out by manpower. It can’t be transported, unless, as it is now, a million troops are hoarded in Wushan City, where the traffic is relatively convenient, to deter the heroes. If they are scattered, they can only hoard 10 horses in Wushan City, and then build bastions in various mountain passes in the north 10 troops were stationed as a warning."

The hoarding of millions of troops in Wushan City is only temporary. If it is hoarded there for a long time, the loss will be astonishing. The barrier was broken, and he asked even more puzzled: "You mean to give up the front line of Wushan?"

Sun Yuanhua nodded and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, through our subsequent investigations, we found that Tsarist Russia actually did this. They built dense bastions on both sides of Wushan Mountain, but they only built ridges in a few mountain passes on the front line of Wushan Mountain. There are no fortresses, not even cities, so I have this idea, that is, to use Osan as a warning line, and build more bastions on the Siberian plain. In this way, no matter if the enemy attacks from the north or the west, we can Invincible, and there is no transportation pressure of food and grass."

There are already more than 100 bastions in the Siberian Plain, and if bastions are still being built, how many troops will be sent to garrison them!

Zhu Cijiong felt that he could no longer keep up with Sun Yuanhua's train of thought, so he didn't ask any more questions. He just looked at Sun Yuanhua, then at the map, and waited for his detailed explanation.

Seeing the emperor's expression, Sun Yuanhua quickly pointed to the map and continued: "Now there are more than one hundred bastions in Siberia, but the guards we plan to move there have more than 40 capitals and more than two hundred guards. Therefore, my minister Think about building more than a hundred bastions, strangling all water and land arteries, and letting all the guards live in the bastions. As long as there are enough artillery, even if the guards are stationed, it will be difficult for the enemy to conquer them. We have enough It is time to mobilize the army to support. This not only saves troops, but also strengthens the defense, and can also give the guards more training. What does the emperor think?"

It's a good idea to use millions of guards to garrison!

However, it is impossible for the Tunwei to be equipped with muskets. In this case, the combat power is far worse than that of the regular army. How long can they last, and what if they can't?
Zhu Cijiong hesitated and said, "Siberia is far away, can the guards hold on until the reinforcements arrive?"

Sun Yuanhua said with confidence: "If the emperor is worried, you can station a legion in Tungus City and Rem City, ready to support the bastions at any time. In this case, the enemy will definitely be held back until the reinforcements arrive."

Hearing this, Zhu Cijiong couldn't help but nodded and said: "Well, Chuyang's suggestion is very good. Do you have anything to add? If not, Siberia's defense will follow what Chuyang said."

The remaining three people are Yang Sichang, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Zhang Cai, Minister of Commerce, Zhang Cai, Minister of Commerce, and Zhang Pu, Minister of Transport, who is in charge of transportation. These few seem to have nothing to do with fighting. Any suggestions?

Zhu Cijiong looked over one by one, and the first one was Yang Sichang, Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

Seeing the emperor looking over, Yang Sichang quickly cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I thought that all the bastions should be connected to telegrams, so that it would be even more difficult for the enemy to move."

Zhu Cijiong nodded and agreed: "Well, what Wen Ruo said is good, there must be this."

Then there was Zhang Cai, Shangshu of the Ministry of Commerce. He didn't have any suggestions, but worried: "Your Majesty, Lord Sun, what if the enemy also builds armored chariots? Can the bastions everywhere be defended?"

Naturally, there is no need to worry about this problem. The armored chariot was invented by myself. How could there be no way to deal with it? Zhu Cijiong had already taught Sun Yuanhua and the others. He just gestured to Sun Yuanhua with his eyes. Worry, we have plenty of ways to deal with armored combat vehicles, such as digging traps, incendiary bombs and so on, even if they imitate the armored combat vehicles, it will be useless.”

Hearing this, Zhang Cai nodded again and again in admiration, and he was done with it.

Immediately after was Zhang Pu. When he saw the emperor looking over, he stood up and bowed to Zhu Cijiong, and then said to Sun Yuanhua: "Master Sun, can you borrow the white wax rod?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Yuanhua quickly handed him the white wax stick.

Zhang Pu took the wax rod, pointed to the map and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that in order to speed up the reinforcements, we must establish a water and land transportation network in the Siberian Plain."

Hearing this, Zhu Cijiong nodded with great interest and said, "Well, yes, let's talk about it quickly."

Hearing this, Zhang Pu pointed to the map and introduced: "For example, the waterway transportation. Now the Yeni River, the Ob River and even the Wuhe River are all separate waterway systems. If the enemy attacks from the west of the Ob River Basin, they will be stationed in Tunguska City. If the enemy is attacking from the Yeni River Basin in the north, the legion stationed in Rem City must first take the train to Tunguska City, and then turn to the waterway. You must bring a lot of food, grass, supplies, weapons and ammunition, and it will take a lot of time to go around like this. Weichen suggested that a canal should be dug here to connect the Yeni River Basin and the Ob River Basin, and then dig a canal here. A canal connects the Ob River Basin and the Wu River Basin. In this way, the waterway transportation will be much more convenient, and it will be much faster whether it is for wartime support or for transporting goods in peacetime."

(End of this chapter)