As soon as Zhang Daohan finished speaking, all four of them turned their eyes to Lin Chunhong to see what Lin Chunhong had to say.

Lin Chunhong said: "The influence of Jingzhou has stopped at Fangcheng, Nanyang. The lack of war horses is not the main reason, but at least one of the key factors. Therefore, war horses are related to whether we can completely eliminate the threat of nomadic peoples on the grassland. We did not pay enough attention to it before, which is wrong."

Zhang Daohan and Zhu Zhiyu's faces became very ugly, and even Zhou Wang and Lu Shiming were uneasy, fearing that Lin Chunhong would really forcefully push Gaizhou to build a city.

Seeing the four of them nervously, Lin Chunhong couldn't help but laugh: "Don't be nervous, building a city in Gaizhou is not feasible in the short term, I agree with this."

Zhang Daohan took the lead and breathed a sigh of relief, which made everyone laugh. Although Zhu Zhiyu kept laughing, he felt a little uneasy in his heart: If Lin Chunhong forcibly pushes Gaizhou to build a city, it seems that no one can stop him now.

Lin Chunhong obviously didn't know Zhu Zhiyu's thoughts. He continued: "About waterways, our strategy has always been very clear, that is, to advance step by step, control all waterways. From Qingjiang to Jingjiang, and then expand from Jingjiang to Yangzijiang. Canal: this is an inland river; at sea, it is also from controlling the coast of Guangdong to the Strait of Malacca, and then controlling the East China Sea, and expanding to the Atlantic Ocean. Whether it is the success of the inland river or the success at sea, it benefits from the step-by-step strategy. As for war horses..."

Lin Chunhong shook his head and said, "We have never had a clear strategy for war horses. It is not a system for one hammer and one stick in the east. At the beginning, I thought about buying horses from Dashi and exhausting all the efforts of the Dashi horses, and only riding Dashi horses in the nearby guard camps was a failure."

"Later, we opened a horse-raising place in Nanyang. After occupying Jeju Island, we raised horses on Jeju Island. The climate in Nanyang is similar to Jingzhou, and the climate in Jeju Island is not satisfactory. There are less than two of them who can grow into war horses in the end. In addition, the area is small, so even the cavalry that supplies two armies cannot be used to."

"At present, our land forces include eleven legions including Hu Xiao, plus the three armies of the Cavalry, Longwu Army and Jinwu Army, Qinshui, Shanxi, and Zhou Shiliang's two or three thousand men and horses, and there is no number yet. My idea is that in the future, the Cavalry, Longwu Army and Jinwu Army, including Zhou Shiliang's men and horses will all be expanded into legions. At least ten legions are under the jurisdiction of two to three infantry troops, as well as one cavalry army, with a total force of about 400,000 or 500,000."

Zhang Daohan took a breath. The fifteen legions, at least ten cavalry troops, needed at least 200,000 war horses. How strong financial resources do this need to support it?

With Zhang Daohan like this, Zhu Zhiyu was not much better. Even Zhou Wang and Lu Shiming were stunned by Lin Chunhong's ambitions.

"Governor, even if we turn all the Liaodong Peninsula into horse farms, we cannot meet the needs of 200,000 war horses!"

Zhou Wang took the lead in questioning.

Lin Chunhong nodded and said, "That's true. However, since it's a strategy for war horses, we have to first set a goal. When we were wandering around the Qingjiang River, how could we think of the Jingzhou army traversing all over the world and thousands of miles away from the West?"

Zhu Zhiyu closed his mouth and asked, "Cabinets account for more than one-third, isn't it a bit too much? Besides, we can make up for the shortcomings of cavalry by increasing the number of infantry!"

Lin Chunhong shook his head and said, "Not much. Whether it is against Zhang Xianzhong, Gao Yingxiang, or this time he fought with the Tatar cavalry, it proves a fact: it is based on infantry and cavalry as its wings, and the combat efficiency is the highest, in other words, it is the most conservative force."

"In our Jingzhou army, the most basic tactical unit is the battalion, and all tactics are formulated around the battalion. What about the strategic unit? I'm afraid most people think it is a legion. In fact, our legion is far from meeting the strategic requirements. Take the current example, the Southeast Army and the Central Plains Army have reached the strategic level, which is a huge waste of troops. What is the reason? The most critical reason is that our cavalry is insufficient."

"The Southeast Army was not organized into independent cavalry, mainly considering that the Southeast Army mainly operates in areas with dense water networks, and can rely on the navy to perform maneuvers and transfer. The Southeast Army is now stationed in Huzhou, Yangzhou and Anqing, which means that the three legions are responsible for three different strategic directions, which is considered to be a barely meeting the strategic requirements."

"In contrast, the Central Plains Army can only be responsible for one strategic direction. If I don't tell you, everyone will understand the reason."

Zhou Wang was moved and sighed: "If each legion really had a cavalry division under his command, in the Battle of Thunder, it would probably only take three legions, 60,000 to 70,000 troops, which would be enough to wipe out the entire Tartars army. And we used 150,000 troops, plus the Yangtze River Navy... Alas... the combat efficiency is incomparable..."

Lin Chunhong said: "In the Battle of Thunder, the Tatars suffered a loss because they were arrogant and did not understand the Jingzhou army, so they gave us the opportunity to calmly dispatch troops. If Huang Taiji was not too stupid, such an opportunity would not be possible in the future. I estimate that the most important way for the Tatars to fight in the future is to maneuver several cavalry at a large scale, looking for fighter jets, and defeat our army in one fell swoop. In this regard, the scale of our cavalry must be expanded to 100,000!"

Zhang Daohan and Zhu Zhiyu were silent, and an idea emerged in their minds: ideals are beautiful, but reality is cruel.

Seeing Zhang Daohan and Zhu Zhiyu feeling embarrassed, Lin Chunhong said with a sigh: "Although it is even more difficult, we must do it! In history, the Han people almost lost their country and destroyed their race, and civilization almost destroyed them. All of them were invasions of nomadic peoples. As long as we can continue to resist the nomadic people for a hundred years, I believe that the nomadic people will always be thrown into the garbage dump of history. This is not because I am very happy with me, nor to create the emerging group of Jingzhou, but for the future of the Han people!"

"Future generations will remember our achievements today!"

These words made the four people excited. However, the four people held great power for a long time and were not impulsive. After a moment of excitement, they calmed down.

Zhou Wang said: "The root of lack of war horses lies in the lack of horse breeding. Since the late Jingtai year, the Mongolian Bolai led his people into Hetao, and the Ming Dynasty gradually lost the origin of Hetao horses. During the Jiajing period, Xia Yanchangyan was framed by Yan Song, and eventually lost his life. Later, Nurhaci caused chaos, and the Ming Dynasty lost the last place to raise horses in Liaodong. The Tartars in Liaodong cannot be caught. Could it be that the governor wanted to fight Hetao?"

Lin Chunhong said: "In the long run, Hetao must be controlled in his hands. But how can we cross Henan and Shaanxi now and turn to Hetao?"

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Lin Chunhong continued: "Since war horses are related to the future of the Han people, we must formulate detailed and feasible strategies. I think the strategy of war horses can be divided into three phases: near, medium and far."

"The near-term goal is to allow our men and horses to directly contact the Mongolian tribes, obtain war horses through trade, and make up for the shortage of our war horses,"

"The medium-term goal is to use the Hetao Plain and the Liaodong Peninsula. Needless to say, the Liaodong Peninsula will naturally build Gaizhou City after Jiangnan is included in the middle. At that time, if Huang Taiji knows the situation, the best choice is to step back and have a large-scale cavalry duel with the Jingzhou army. If he is stupid, then Gaizhou will be enough to become the tomb to bury the Jurchen warriors!"

"As for Hetao, it is now controlled by the Mongolians. Mongolia is in decline, with many internal tribes, and has been suppressed by the Jurchens. It is not difficult to reconstruct, and the difficulty lies in mastering Guanzhong. Once we master Guanzhong, we can put the reconstruction on the agenda."

"The long-term goal is naturally to control the entire Liaodong and even the southern desert Mongolia, so that the two places can provide us with a steady stream of war horses and knights!"

When Lin Chunhong talked about the short-term goals and the medium-term goals, Zhang Daohan and the other four listened in a slight manner, fearing that a word would be missed. However, when it comes to the long-term goals, the four of them breathed a sigh of relief and looked slack.

Obviously, the four of them felt that the long-term goals were too far away, so it would be fine if they didn't want to. Or in other words, they thought that Lin Chunhong was just trying to make the best sounds so that he could distinguish the near, medium and far goals.

All four of them believed that they had defeated the Jurchen Tartars, and what long-term goals should be considered?

Unexpectedly, Lin Chunhong said seriously: "Don't think that you can slack off by rushing the Jurchen Tartars into the deep mountains and forests. From Liaodong to the west of the desert, on the desert grasslands, whether it is the Jurchens or the Mongols, you will finish your debut. One tribe quickly rose, then quickly weakened, and then another tribe quickly rose. The Jianzhou Jurchens became weak, and perhaps the Haixi Jurchens rose, and it is difficult to guarantee that another person like Timuzhen appeared in the Mongolian tribe to unify Mongolia. If this is true, it would be a disaster for the Han people! The future of the Han people is involved, and our plans cannot tolerate any negligence!"

The four of them were all moved and said, "We all agree with what the governor said. It's just that the details need to be further improved."

Lin Chunhong nodded and pointed at Lu Shiming and said, "The strategy of war horses involves finance, personnel training, development of veterinary medicine, etc. Manager Lu is responsible for improving it."

Lu Shiming answered the order happily.

The strategy has been decided, and the topic has returned to the issue of Jirgalang cutting off the source of the war horses in Jingzhou.

According to Lin Chunhong’s recent strategy for war horses just mentioned, Jirgalang has obviously become a roadblock for Jingzhou and will inevitably take tough measures.

Zhou Wang thought that Lin Chunhong had just said that he wanted to let the Jingzhou army have direct contact with the Mongolian tribes, and asked, "Does the governor want to send troops to the front line of Xuanda?"

Lin Chunhong nodded heavily and said, "I feel uncomfortable if I don't cut a piece of meat from Jiergalang's body!"

Zhu Zhiyu asked in surprise: "Sun Chuanting is persistent and stubborn. How can he allow us to send troops to Xuanda?"

Lin Chunhong sneered: "He will ask us! Wouldn't you hear of the Datong Mutiny?"

After saying that, Lin Chunhong moved from the sand table to Shuozhou from the vicinity of the capital.

The four of them suddenly realized: Compared to the cavalry cruising near the capital, Zhu Youjian was probably more willing to let the cavalry go to Xuanda!

I'm afraid this is the main reason why the Jingzhou army was able to enter Xuanda.
Chapter completed!