The Rise of History’s Most Powerful Empire - Chapter 477

[Chapter 472 Consumption]

Compared with the armies of Yuguo, the Southern Expedition Army of the Ming Dynasty looked much better.

Not to mention the 200,000 old troops, many of them have fought with foreign troops, especially when they were invaded by the Jin Kingdom recently, and the battle was fought to the death. The casualty rate before the battle was huge. Increase, and those who can survive are undoubtedly the elite.

Let’s talk about the 300,000 new troops. Because of Emperor Ming’s improvement policies over the years, the reputation of various places has become much better. The life of the common people is not so difficult, at least they can survive.

Therefore, the local people who have received these benefits have a lot more goodwill towards the emperor, and unconsciously their cohesion and sense of identity with the Ming Dynasty has increased day by day.

The loyalty and temperament of the soldiers selected from these people is needless to say, far from being comparable to those soldiers under Zhong Yu who think they are participating in the rebellion. This is the name of the righteousness.

Even if Zhong Yu was not a subordinate of the Ming Dynasty, he had raised the banner of rebellion early on.

In addition, a lot of improvement policies have been made in the local area, so that the livelihood of the common people has improved a lot, and there is some surplus in the family.

But the local people still do not buy his account, thinking that he is a rebel.

The management of the Daming Dynasty for thousands of years is not a joke.

This has almost formed a kind of traditional culture, which is engraved in the bones and cannot be forgotten.

An army of 500,000 brave and good at fighting, not afraid of death, as an army in the southern expedition, faced with a group of enemies whose morale was low, the army was unstable, and some people even thought of defecting, the war would naturally be unfavorable.

The two sides fought a decisive battle with large armies of 300,000 people, but in just three days, the entire line of the Royal Kingdom was defeated.

Among the 300,000 troops, 100,000 of the Imperial State fled back to the rear. After being gathered up, they were reorganized and became an army again.

There were also about 100,000 troops who were captured by the Ming army after they collapsed. After a little persuasion, they directly overturned their flags and changed their flags. They became the regular army of the Ming Dynasty and represented the freshman Wang Shi.

There are also 50,000 people who defected in the middle of the war, and played black hands on their companions.

It is precisely because of the betrayal of these people that the 300,000-strong army of Yuguo was completely defeated within three days, and it was impossible to even block the Ming army at all.

Only a mere 50,000 soldiers died on the battlefield.

There are 20,000 to 30,000 people in these troops that Zhong Yu brought to the world from all walks of life, and 20,000 to 30,000 troops who were trained during this period. They have such a sense of belonging and loyalty to Zhong Yu’s country that they desperately died. war.

In the entire army of 300,000 people, more than half of them turned to the Ming Dynasty, and the remaining 100,000 people were swaying. It was like grass on the wall. Only 50,000 people were reliable, but they were all killed.

From this, it can be seen how unstable the foundation of Zhong Yu’s empire is.

If more than ten or twenty years have passed, Zhong Yu, relying on his own benevolent policy, tough methods and huge army, may be able to change the minds of the people at the bottom of the Ming Dynasty, even the high-level people. can bring them back to their hearts.

But, this is obviously unrealistic, Zhong Yu doesn’t have so much time to rest, and it is impossible for the Ming Dynasty to wait here for so long.

After the defeat of the 300,000 army on the front line, Zhong Yu’s defense line shrank in an all-round way, and he would never engage in a decisive battle with the Ming Dynasty.

The Royal Kingdom tends to be on the defensive when it comes to war.

Just when Zhong Yu planned to stick to it, the Ming Dynasty did not intend to stop the war.

100,000 surrendered troops were collected, and some money and grain were collected from the local area. After transporting it to the rear, the court used it to form a new army. In addition, the money and grain collected through taxation and other means these days, another 100,000 people. The army was successfully formed and slowly sent to the front.

About a month after the decisive battle, the money and reinforcements from the rear arrived at the front line, plus the remnants of the recruited soldiers, Daming’s army not only did not decrease, but expanded, and the army of 700,000 people moved towards Zhong Yu. The line of defense was pushed away.

After Zhong Yu lost 200,000 troops in the previous battle, the number of troops on the defense line was only 800,000. He still had a slight advantage in numbers, and occupied the geographical advantage of defending the city.

However, this did not make Zhong Yu feel at ease, because according to his investigations and estimates, among the 800,000 troops, 200,000 of the former Ming Dynasty surrendered and 100,000 of the 200,000 new troops were basically unreliable.

They all turned to Daming in their hearts, and for some reason on the battlefield,

It is possible to rely on Daming at any time.

Among the remaining people, the 100,000 soldiers who have lost their morale have to be eliminated. Let them meet the Ming Dynasty army who defeated them on the battlefield. UU Kanshu www.uukanshu.

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In other words, Zhong Yu can really trust only 300,000 direct line troops, plus about 100,000 new troops whose loyalty can be guaranteed because of his own kindness and loyalty.

With these strengths, even because of the geographical advantage, he wants to fight against the momentum.

The Ming Dynasty’s southern expedition army, which was at its peak, was still invincible, and could only be called reluctance.

The Ming Dynasty’s offensive began one after another.

Those unstable army Zhong Yu all sent direct line guards, as the supervising team to persecute, whoever has the idea of escaping and surrendering, as long as there is a little sign, they will be killed directly to deter the military’s heart.

Such a high-intensity bombardment has also made these sloppy troops really start to exert their strength. They fought vigorously on the battlefield. Although they often lost battles, they did not collapse as soon as they were touched, and even turned away directly.

However, the loss of territory one after another is inevitable, and Zhong Yu has long been prepared for this.

The goal of the Royal Kingdom now is to procrastinate.

Using his own territory and strong military strength, he slowly contained the Ming Dynasty’s army on the battlefield, and then let him bleed through the continuous supply of reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty, thus exhausting the last trace of the Ming Dynasty’s heritage.

When Daming’s strength is almost exhausted, the finances will collapse.

It is estimated that the Jin Dynasty in the north will not be able to bear it any longer, and will once again send troops to the south to invade the Ming Dynasty.

At that time, it will be another protracted war. After such a long battle, the Ming Dynasty can cultivate a group of troops that can fight well, but it will definitely not be an opponent of the Jin Dynasty who is recuperating after a long battle. The final failure must be Inescapable.

And this process, Zhong Yu estimates that it will take 3 to 4 years.

With Yuguo’s current site and background, this time can be dragged on, and it can be dragged on.

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