Chapter 1059: The Founding Ceremony of the Huaxia Empire (2)

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The strategic direction of the Blue Dragon Legion,.

At present, in the northeast region of the empire, the Jurchens have temporarily migrated, and the scourge of the Tatars has been completely eliminated. However, the Northeast region has not yet calmed down. There was also a great power, Russia, which posed a serious threat to the northeastern regions of the Chinese Empire.

Russia's eastward expansion is already an inevitable fact. All sorts of intelligence indicate that the advance of the Russians, organized explorers and Cossack cavalry, have reached the line of the Lena River and Lake Baikal. There are sporadic explorers, and they even appeared near Heilongjiang.

All signs are showing that there will inevitably be fierce competition in the northeast. Relying on the Mongols alone may not be able to stop Russia's eastward expansion. The Mongols, without the Golden Family, are far from being the opponent of the Russians in terms of ambition and **.

For the country of Russia, Zhang Zhun has never despised it. This is the only one, on land, that poses the greatest threat to China. It is also the only one who has robbed China of land and has never been willing to return it. In the history of previous lives, as long as the land occupied by Tsarist Russia was never returned. Russia's wolf ambitions, among all the empires, are only the most naked and the least in need of a fig leaf.

With such an understanding, it was naturally impossible for Zhang Zhun to let the Russians go to Siberia smoothly. He had to find a way to take Siberia under control with a tougher posture and strike first. Even if it does not have full control over Siberia, it will cause great trouble to the eastward expansion of the Russians. He didn't believe that as a traverser, he would not be able to stop the Russians from advancing. Big deal, the two countries went to war.

To do this, it is not enough to have a Blue Dragon Legion, but also a lot of ambitious colonists. The Blue Dragon Legion only has a strength of 30,000 people, which is of course enough as the main force for the decisive battle. However, if a guerrilla war is waged, it will not be enough. Therefore, in addition to the regular army, there should be a lot of partisans.

The problem now is that as far as the new empire is concerned, there are not many people who are willing to migrate to Liaodong. Even fewer people are willing to move farther north. In the area north of Tielingwei, there are only local natives, and there is hardly a single Han Chinese. On this point, it is clear that the new empire is at a loss. There is no one, how can you compete with others?

The giants of the Ministry of Military Affairs and the General Staff, after thinking about it, finally felt that the number of Han Chinese in the eastern Liaodong region should be strengthened. It is necessary to encourage people from the interior to migrate to Liaodong, and even more so, to encourage those who have migrated to Liaodong to raise as many children as possible. As long as there is a sufficient population, you can compete with others for living space.

"Have more children and raise more!"

"The state subsidizes!"

Zhang Zhun decided without hesitation.

Of course, those are a different kind of deployment.

How to increase the population of the Northeast is the business of the Ministry of Political Affairs, Zhang Zhun only needs to make such a decision, and the specific affairs are the people below who are responsible for the implementation.

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The strategic direction of the White Tiger Legion is the northwest of the empire.

The territory of the Ming Dynasty encircled the northwest of the empire very large, but in fact, the control area was very small. The actual control area of the imperial court was to Shaanxi Xingdusi (today's Gansu area). Out of Jiayuguan, it is no longer actually controllable.

In fact, even the Shaanxi Xingdu Division, which is today's Gansu, has a rather weak ability to control the imperial court. The Ming Dynasty's control of the frontier areas mainly relied on the military households of the guards. A large number of military households were relocated from the interior to enrich the local population. In the early middle and early Ming Dynasty, such a policy still had a little effect. But in the later stages, it's over.

Like many health centers in the interior, the main health centers of the Xingdu Division in Shaanxi, such as Ganzhou Wei, Suzhou Wei, Yongchang Wei, Liangzhou Wei, Xining Wei, etc., have fled from military households. In particular, the westernmost Suzhou Wei is almost gone. The military flags originally planted by the Ming army on Jiayu Pass have disappeared for hundreds of years.

Especially in the middle of Wanli, Ningxia's Bibai rebellion had a particularly strong impact on the Shaanxi Xingdu Division. At that time, many health centers in Gansu had more or less to do with Bibai. After the rebellion of Bibai, almost all the guards in Gansu were cleaned. However, it is easy to clean, but it is difficult to refill it.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, no one wanted to be a military household, and no one wanted to come to Gansu to be a military household. When you come to Gansu to be a military household, it is better to fall into the grass and become a coward. The imperial court tried to replenish the soldiers of the Gansu Guard several times, but to no avail. No money, no one, how to replenish? Later, the Shaanxi rebel army rebelled, and the guards in Gansu and other places were either vassals or scattered, and it is estimated that less than ten of the 100 guards were left.

In fact, by the time of Chongzhen, the people living in this area of Gansu were mainly the Mongolian Tatar tribe. They have some faint ties to the Tumut tribe of Mongolia. But never under the command of the Tumut tribe. These people, if they can benefit from the Ming Dynasty, will be obedient and listen to the dispatch of the Ming Dynasty. If you are dissatisfied with the benefits of the contingent, you will immediately turn your face and deny people. It is not too much to describe these people as mothers with milk.

There is also a very serious problem, which is that the belief in Islam among the local people is gradually expanding and deepening. This is indeed not a good thing for the Han Empire. Islam is very expansive, and once they are allowed to take root in the local area, they will be very difficult to get rid of later.

It's not that Zhang Zhun has any prejudices against Islam, it's just that such a religion is quite unfavorable to the rule of the new empire. He didn't want to see a large Muslim community pop up beneath his rule. For Zhang Zhun, it is feasible and necessary for Mongolians to believe in religion. However, they should and can only be Buddhists.

After the surrender of the imperial court, the cavalry of the Huben army began to march to various parts of Gansu. They reported to Zhang Zhun that the local Tatars, as well as others who believed in Islam, had united to prevent the Tiger Ben army from entering Gansu. The wavering Shaanxi rebel army, some of them quietly headed west, trying to get in touch with the Tatars.

Of course, Zhang Zhun would not allow such a situation to occur, so the Tiger Ben army had to go west, all the way west, until all the Tatars were submitted. To the west of the Tatar region were Turpan (around present-day Hami) and Yeerqiang (present-day southern). In these areas, of course, the Tiger Ben Army must also be held in their hands. However, this is not enough. After taking Turpan and Yeerqiang, the Tiger Army had to continue westward to control Central Asia.

If the world develops, there are no major changes, and the Ottoman Empire (Turkish Sultan) should rule the Middle East. It was a truly vast empire that spanned Europe, Asia, and Africa. The seventeenth century was when it was at its strongest.

The Ottoman Empire was supposed to have more than 11 million square kilometers of territory and a population of more than 30 million. Since it is a theocratic empire, all believers are the army. Therefore, the number of its troops is still very strong. The most elite of them are probably its guards and musketeers.

Before Zhang Zhun crossed over, the world's finest musket was the Ottoman Empire's Lumi Gun. This is a smoothbore gun with a double-layered barrel that gives the bullet a higher degree of accuracy. After Zhang Zhun got the sample, he studied it repeatedly, but he was never able to copy it. One can imagine how powerful the Ottoman Guards will be, equipped with a large number of Rumis guns.

Of course, the technology of the Lu Mi gun, no matter how advanced, is an ancient smoothbore gun after all. Compared with the Tiger Ben as a rifled gun, there is still no advantage. However, the climate and topography of Central Asia will bring great trouble to the Tiger Army. In addition, the local religion is also a great threat. In parallel with military action, the Buddhists must be allowed to go first.

After passing through Central Asia, the Tiger Army continued westward and was about to fight the Ottoman Empire. The war between the two great powers will not end in a short period of time. This will be a great test for Zhang Zhun's new empire. In the Battle of Talas hundreds of years ago, the Tang army was defeated under the Arab Abbasid dynasty at that time.

Zhang Zhun tried to ponder the world every day, and felt that it was indeed a little difficult to conquer the Ottoman Empire from land. Not to mention the combat effectiveness of the troops, the support of the people for the time being, and the mess of religion for the time being, logistics and transportation alone can kill the new empire. It is certain that Zhang Zhun definitely does not have so many manpower to deliver logistics materials to Central Asia.

In fact, the efficiency of land transportation is simply too low. To send one pound of grain from Xi'an to Jiayuguan, an additional thirty pounds of grain will be consumed on the way. Not to mention sending it further afield to Central Asia. In addition to the huge consumption, time is also very bad. From Xi'an to Jiayuguan, it takes at least three months to walk. This kind of efficiency is definitely not hurt.

The only way to do this is by sea, sending troops directly to the Persian Gulf, sending logistics supplies directly to the Persian Gulf, and then landing on both sides of the Persian Gulf, dividing the Ottoman Empire into east and west halves with one sword. With the current strength of the Tiger Warrior Navy, it is capable of doing this. In addition to the Persian Gulf, both sides of the Red Sea are also targets for the Tiger Ben Navy.

The main forces of the Ottoman navy were concentrated on the Mediterranean side. In the years when there was no Suez Canal, the Ottoman navy could not compete with the Tiger Navy. If you have friends who have played "Age of Exploration 4", you will know that Hyreddin is from the Ottoman Empire. He could not fly from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean.

Of course, that's for later.

In the next three or four years, the Tiger Ben Navy should not be able to make a move against the Ottoman Empire. Let's start with large chunks of land to the east and north of the Indian Ocean. As long as it controls the Indian Ocean, the Ottoman Empire has nothing to hide.

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The strategic direction of the Suzaku Legion is the southwest of the empire.

What is the southwest of the empire? Naturally, it was the Mughals.

The Mughal Dynasty is today's India and Pakistan and other places. At that time, the so-called Mughal dynasty was not a strong and united state, but a loose collective of many large and small earth kings. There is no unified regime on the ground, and there is no unified army. As for the Navy or something, it's not at all.

However, the Mughal Dynasty has a fatal feature, that is, the local population is still relatively dense. Religious beliefs are also diverse and varied. Everyone knows that anything, when it comes to religion, can become a lot of trouble.

Obviously, relying on Sun Chuanting's legion alone could not fully control the Mughal Dynasty, and the Suzaku legion had to go up. Moreover, the internal situation of the Mughal Dynasty is very complicated, and Sun Chuanting and Yin Fengyi may not be able to handle it properly. Zhang Zhun estimated that when the time comes, the army will gather, and he will still be the commander-in-chief of the front line and personally sit in charge of the Mughal Dynasty.

The benefits of controlling the Mughal dynasty were not only military-strategic, but also economic. The Mughal land was fertile, flat and open, and water was abundant, making it ideal for growing rice. There is also cotton production, which has always been good. If the Tiger Ben Army consciously guided it, this area could become the largest raw material producing area in the Chinese Empire. The goods produced here are sold to Africa and Europe, and the transportation routes are also much shortened.

In addition to controlling the Mughals, one place that the Tiger Ben navy also controlled was Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka). Ceylon is a fortified island in the Indian Ocean, and most of the shipping routes pass through here. At that time, Ceylon was still under the control of the Dutch. If the Tiger Navy wanted to gain control of the Indian Ocean, it had to defeat the Dutch and occupy Ceylon.

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The strategic direction of the Xuanwu Legion is the western part of the empire.

This west, that is, **.

It has always been a difficult bone to gnaw.

Its difficulty lies in the terrain. Four hundred years later, ** is still a daunting place, let alone four hundred years ago. It is said that it took three years for the former Princess Wencheng to enter Tibet. In the era when there was no Qinghai-Tibet Railway, it was estimated that it would take a year to walk to Luocheng at the earliest.

The Xuanwei Division set up by the Ming Dynasty in ** is actually only a relationship between the state and the state, and there is no garrison. This means that the best toasts, for the orders of the Ming Court, obey those that are beneficial to them, and those that are unfavorable to themselves should not be seen. Anyway, with Ming Ting's ability at that time, it was impossible to exercise real control over **.

However, Zhang Zhun decided that the new empire must be stationed in **. Without garrisons, it absolutely cannot represent the sovereignty of a country. No matter how difficult it is, Zhang Zhun must station an elite army of at least 5,000 people in **. This is by no means for the sake of putting on a show, for the sake of the face of the new empire, but for the sake of really playing the role of the army.

Because the road leading to ** in the Central Plains is indeed too difficult to walk, therefore, when the Tiger Ben army marches into **, it is estimated that the road will have to be repaired. Zhang Zhun has already said hello to the Ministry of Government Affairs, even if he pays a great price, he will build the road. If it can't be done in twenty years, then thirty years. Thirty years is not enough, then forty years. Even if Zhang Zhun dies, this road must continue to be built.

However, then again, if the Tiger Ben army was the Mughal Dynasty, as well as Khorasan and other places (today's Iran and Afghanistan), ** it would not be possible to disobey the yang and the yin. ** The surrounding area is all controlled by the Tiger Army, it is firmly encircled in the middle, what else does it dare to do? Unless it's the local toast who wants to find death.

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Of course, these are only general regulations, and there are no restrictions on other places, so there can be no legion. Or, a certain legion can only participate in a certain direction of warfare. In fact, once a large-scale battle breaks out in a certain direction, all four major legions will be dispatched. As the four axes of the new empire, any place they throw will have a huge impact on the situation in the world.

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In addition to the four major corps, Zhang Zhun also prepared five expeditionary corps, including the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth. Each expeditionary corps, according to different combat missions, is equipped with different numbers of troops and has different combat directions.

The First Expeditionary Corps of the Tiger Ben Army was taken over by Yang Hongwen. Mainly in charge of Japan. The strength of the First Expeditionary Corps was about 50,000 men. Their main task is to maintain stability in Japan. After Japan is completely stabilized, it will go north by ship and control Sakhalin Island and the Bering Sea.

The Second Expeditionary Corps, taken over by Yang Qianqiang, was mainly responsible for the Nanyang direction. Their current strength is about 10,000 people. Later, the attack on the Philippines, the attack on Kalimantan, the attack on Java, the attack on Malacca, and the attack on Ceylon were the main tasks of the Second Expeditionary Corps.

The 3rd Expeditionary Corps, taken over by Wu Qingliang, was mainly responsible for the northwest direction. Their strength is also about 10,000 people. Their task, of course, is to cooperate with the White Tiger Legion and sweep through Central Asia. They will open the way in front, explore the situation, and then the White Tiger Legion will follow from behind, crushing the opponent in all directions.

The Fourth Expeditionary Legion, taken over by Peng Bo, was mainly responsible for the Mughal direction. In the same way, they are also forwards, forwards of the Suzaku Army. Their strength was about 5,000 people. Equipped with all jungle combat equipment, they marched directly from Yunnan to the Mughal Dynasty.

The Fifth Expeditionary Corps, which was taken over by Zou Mingjia. It is mainly responsible for the direction of the southeast peninsula. They are also equipped with rainforest combat equipment and fight in conjunction with Sun Chuanting's legion. Their final destination was still the Mughals.

In addition, there are three colonial legions such as Wang Dou, Li Yan, and Sun Chuanting. They will continue to expand outward, gaining more land and more resources for the new empire. After the battle, they will take root in the Mughal dynasty and increase the number of Han Chinese as much as possible.

There is news that the sister of the Mughal Dynasty is still very good. At the very least, the titular queen of the Mughals, Rosalind, is said to be a very beautiful woman.

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